Deaths in December 2019

The following is a list of **deaths that should be noted in December 2019**. Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

## December
### 1
* Henri Biancheri, 87, French football player (Monaco, Angers) and executive (Monaco).
* Lil Bub, 8, American celebrity cat (*Lil Bub & Friendz*), bone infection.
* Shelley Morrison, 83, American actress (*Will & Grace*, *The Flying Nun*, *General Hospital*), heart failure.
* Paul Sirba, 59, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Duluth (since 2009), heart attack.
* Pat Sullivan, 69, American Hall of Fame football player (Auburn Tigers, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins) and coach, Heisman Trophy winner (1971), problems caused by throat cancer.

### 2
* George Atkinson III, 27, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets).
* Jimmy Cavallo, 92, American rock saxophonist and actor (*Rock, Rock, Rock!*), heart failure.
* Richard Easton, 86, Canadian actor (*The Brothers*, *Henry V*, *Revolutionary Road*), Tony winner (2001), congestive heart failure.
* D. C. Fontana, 80, American television writer (*Star Trek*, *The Streets of San Francisco*, *The Waltons*), cancer.
* Francesco Janich, 82, Italian football player (Lazio, Bologna, national team).
* Robert K. Massie, 90, American historian (*Peter the Great: His Life and World*), Pulitzer Prize winner (1981), President of the Authors Guild (1987–1991), problems caused by Alzheimer’s disease.
* Kenneth Allen Taylor, 65, American philosopher and radio host (*Philosophy Talk*), heart attack.

### 3
* Rawshan Ara Bachchu, 86, Bangladeshi activist (Bengali language movement) and linguist.
* Nosrat Karimi, 94, Iranian actor (*My Uncle Napoleon*) and movie director (*Nikah Halala*).

### 4
* Thomas Elsaesser, 76, German movie historian and critic, cardiac arrest.
* Ján Eugen Kočiš, 93, Slovak-born Czech Ruthenian Greek Catholic hierarch, Auxiliary Bishop of Apostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic (2004–2006).
* Leonard Goldberg, 85, American movie and television producer (''Charlie's Angels*, *Blue Bloods*, *WarGames*), problems caused from a fall.
* Rosa Morena, 78, Spanish flamenco pop singer ("Échale guindas al pavo"), actress (*El Retorno del Hombre Lobo*, *Flor Salvage*) and model, breast cancer.
* Margaret Morgan Lawrence, 105, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
* Bob Willis, 70, English cricketer (Surrey, Warwickshire, national team).

### 5
* Marvin Goodfriend, 69, American economist, cancer.
* Sherman Howard, 95, American football player (Cleveland Browns).
* George J. Laurer, 94, American engineer (IBM), inventor of the Universal Product Code.
* Bruno Scipioni, 85, Italian actor (*Kapo*, *The Pizza Triangle*, *La figliastra*).
* Natalie Trundy, 79, American actress (*The Careless Years*, *Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation*, *Conquest of the Planet of the Apes*).
* Robert Walker, 79, American actor (*Ensign Pulver*, *The Ceremony*, *Star Trek*), Golden Globe winner (1964).

### 6
* Janusz Dzięcioł, 65, Polish reality show winner (*Big Brother'') and politician, MP (since 2007), car crash.
* John L. Harmer, 85, American politician and writer, member of the California State Senate (1966–1974) and Lieutenant Governor of California (1974–1975).
* Piet Huyg, 68, Dutch footballer (HFC Haarlem), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
* Irena Laskowska, 94, Polish actress (*The Last Day of Summer*, *Salto*, *Everything for Sale*).
* Ron Leibman, 82, American actor (*Angels in America*, *Norma Rae*, *Kaz*), Emmy (1979) and Tony winner (1993), problems caused by pneumonia.
* Kimmi Lewis, 62, American politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (since 2017), breast cancer.
* Stoyanka Mutafova, 97, Bulgarian actress (*The Tied Up Balloon*, *Toplo*, *Whale*).

### 7
* Berkley Bedell, 98, American politician and businessman, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 6th congressional district (1975–1987) and founder of Berkley, problems caused by a stroke.
* Reinhard Bonnke, 79, German Pentecostal evangelist, problems caused from femur surgery.
* Charles Koffi Diby, 62, Ivorian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2012–2016), problems caused by anorexia.
* Bump Elliott, 94, American Hall of Fame college football player (Purdue Boilermakers), coach (Michigan Wolverines, Iowa Hawkeyes) and administrator.
* Giuseppe Frigo, 84, Italian politician and lawyer, Magistrate of the Constitutional Court (2008–2016).
* Herbert Joos, 79, German jazz trumpeter, problems caused by surgery.
* Ali Mufuruki, 60, Tanzanian businessman, Chairman of Vodacom Tanzania (since 2017).
* Ron Saunders, 87, English football player (Portsmouth) and manager (Aston Villa, Birmingham City).
* Zaza Urushadze, 53, Georgian movie director (*Tangerines*), heart attack.
* Wolfgang Winkler, 76, German actor (*The Rabbit Is Me*, *Das Mädchen auf dem Brett*, *I Was Nineteen*).

### 8
* René Auberjonois, 79, American actor (*Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*, *MASH*,  *Benson*), Tony winner (1970), lung cancer.
* Wilhelm Helms, 95, German politician, MP (1969–1972) and MEP (1979–1984).
* Juice Wrld, 21, American rapper ("All Girls Are the Same", "Lucid Dreams", "Bandit"), seizure caused by opioid overdose.
* Hirokazu Kanazawa, 88, Japanese karateka and teacher.
* Caroll Spinney, 85, American puppeteer (*Sesame Street*, *Shalom Sesame*, *Follow That Bird*), comedian, writer and cartoonist, problems caused by dystonia.
* Paul Volcker, 92, American economist, Chair of the Federal Reserve (1979–1987), prostate cancer.
* Zvonimir Vujin, 76, Serbian amateur boxer, Olympic bronze medalist (1968, 1972).

### 9
* John R. Broxson, 87, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1967–1971).
* Pete Frates, 34, American baseball player (Boston College) and inspiration for the Ice Bucket Challenge, problems caused by ALS.
* Marie Fredriksson, 61, Swedish pop rock singer-songwriter (Roxette) and pianist, problems caused by brain cancer.
* Omar Graffigna, 93, Argentine Air Force officer and military junta member, Commander of the Air Force (1979–1981).
* William Luce, 88, American playwright (*The Belle of Amherst*, *Barrymore*) and television writer (*The Last Days of Patton*), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
* Veijo Puhjo, 71, Finnish politician, MP (1995–2011).
* Imre Varga, 96, Hungarian sculptor and painter.

### 10
* Frederick B. Dent, 97, American businessman and politician, Secretary of Commerce (1973–1975) and Trade Representative (1975–1977).
* Barrie Keeffe, 74, English playwright and screenwriter (*The Long Good Friday*, *Sus*).
* Gershon Kingsley, 97, German-American composer and electronic musician ("Popcorn").
* Yury Luzhkov, 83, Russian politician, Mayor of Moscow (1992–2010), problems caused from heart surgery.
* Philip McKeon, 55, American actor (*Alice*).
* Jim Smith, 79, English football player (Boston United) and manager (Portsmouth, Derby County).

### 11
* David Bellamy, 86, English naturalist (''Bellamy's Backyard Safari*) and writer.
* Jiří Jirmal, 94, Czech classical jazz guitarist and composer (*Tall in the Trap*).
* Ted Lepcio, 90, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox).
* James McCarthy, 75, American oceanographer, President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2008–2009).
* William S. McFeely, 89, American historian, Pulitzer Prize recipient (1982), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

### 12
* Danny Aiello, 86, American actor (*Do the Right Thing*, *The Godfather Part II*, *Léon: The Professional*), Emmy winner (1981), problems caused by an infection.
* Brian Muller, 77, New Zealand rugby union player (Taranaki, national team).
* Gollapudi Maruti Rao, 80,  Indian actor (*Samsaram Oka Chadarangam*, *Yamudiki Mogudu*, *Aditya 369*) and screenwriter.
* Sir Peter Snell, 80, New Zealand middle-distance runner, Olympic champion (1960, 1964), heart disease.
* Stig Sollander, 93, Swedish alpine skier, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).

### 13
* Lawrence Bittaker, 79, American serial killer.
* Richard G. Hatcher, 86, American politician and lawyer, Mayor of Gary, Indiana (1968–1988) and Vice-Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (1981–1985).
* Sheila Mercier, 100, English actress (*Emmerdale*).
* Ushiomaru Motoyasu, 41, Japanese Sumo Rikishi, blood cancer.
* Wolfgang Nastainczyk, 87, German theologian.
* PHASE 2, 64, American graffiti artist, member of Zulu Nation, problems caused by ALS.
* Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse, 101, German typographer, calligrapher and book-binder. (death announced on this date)

### 14
* Yuri Belyayev, 85, Russian football player (PFC CSKA Moscow).
* Chuy Bravo, 63, Mexican-American television personality (*Chelsea Lately*, *After Lately*), comedian and pornographic actor, heart attack caused by gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
* John Briley, 94, American screenwriter (*Gandhi*, *Cry Freedom*, *Marie*), Oscar winner (1983).
* Jack B. Farris, 84, American military officer, commander of ground forces during Operation Urgent Fury.
* Anna Karina, 79, Danish-born French actress (*Little Soldier*, *A Woman Is a Woman*, *Alphaville*) and model, problems caused by a muscle aneurysm.
* Bernard Lavalette, 93, French actor (*Thomas the Impostor*, *Le gendarme se marie*, *The Apprentice Heel*), singer and comedian.
* Panamarenko, 79, Belgian sculptor.
* Felix Rohatyn, 91, Austrian-born American banker and diplomat, Ambassador to France (1997–2000).
* Jerome L. Singer, 95, American psychologist, member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
* Vladimir Tsyplakov, 50, Belarusian ice hockey player (Los Angeles Kings, Buffalo Sabres).

### 15
* Nicky Henson, 74, English actor (*EastEnders*, *Syriana*, *Psychomania*), lymphoma.
* Chuck Peddle, 82, American electrical engineer, designer of MOS Technology 6502, KIM-1 and Commodore PET, pancreatic cancer.

### 16
* Dmitri Chesnokov, 46, Russian footballer (FC Saturn Ramenskoye, FC Vityaz Podolsk). (death announced on this date)
* Bentley Kassal, 102, American lawyer and politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1957–1962).
* Sir Hans Kornberg, 91, German-born British-American biochemist.
* Jürgen Kühling, 85, German politician and lawyer, Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court (1989–2001).
* Bill Simpson, 79, American racing driver, businessman (Simpson Performance Products) and writer, problems caused by a stroke.

### 17
* Karin Balzer, 81, German hurdler, Olympic champion (1964) and bronze medalist (1972).
* Da Chen, 57, Chinese-born American novelist (*Brothers*), lung cancer.
* Hayden Fry, 90, American Hall of Fame college football player (Baylor Bears) and coach (Iowa Hawkeyes), prostate cancer.
* Bronco Horvath, 89, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks).
* Shriram Lagoo, 92, Indian actor (*Gharaonda*, *Thodisi Bewafaii*, *Maqsad*), cardiac arrest.

### 18
* Claudine Auger, 78, French actress (*Thunderball*, *Le Masque de fer*) and model, Miss France Monde (1958).
* Alain Barrière, 84, French pop singer ("Elle était si jolie"), Eurovision contestant (1963), cardiac arrest.
* Tunç Başaran, 81, Turkish movie director (*Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde*, *Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite*, *Piano Piano Kid*) and screenwriter, soft-tissue sarcoma.
* Herman Boone, 84, American football coach, subject of *Remember the Titans*, lung cancer.
* Zafar Chaudhry, 93, Pakistani military officer, businessman and human rights activist, Chief of Air Staff (1972–1974), cardiac arrest.
* Geulah Cohen, 93, Israeli politician, member of Knesset (1974–1992), founder of Tehiya, Israel Prize recipient (2003).
* Leandro Despouy, 72, Argentine politician and human rights activist, United Nations Special Rapporteur (2003–2009) and General Auditor (2002–2016), cancer.
* Ibrahim Diarra, 36, French rugby union player (Castres Olympique), stroke.
* Kenny Lynch, 81, English rock singer-songwriter ("You Can Never Stop Me Loving You"), actor (*Carry On Loving*, *The Playbirds*) and entertainer, cancer.
* Abbey Simon, 99, American classical pianist.

### 19
* Ricardo de Aparici, 79, Argentine lawyer and politician, Governor of Jujuy Province (1987–1990), problems caused from a fall.
* Francisco Brennand, 92, Brazilian sculptor, problems caused by respiratory tract infection.
* Jules Deelder, 75, Dutch poet, heart attack.
* Jan de Laval, 71, Swedish actor (*Skilda världar*, *Rederiet*).
* Ward Just, 84, American journalist (*The Washington Post*) and writer (*An Unfinished Season*, *Echo House*), problems caused by Lewy body dementia.
* George Metallinos, 79, Greek priest, theologian and author.
* Yoshio Mochizuki, 72, Japanese politician, MP (1996–2009, since 2011), liver failure.
* Shahdon Winchester, 27, Trinidadian footballer (W Connection, FF Jaro, national team), car crash.
* Alba Zaluar, 77, Brazilian anthropologist, pancreatic cancer.

### 20
* Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, 83, Bangladeshi philanthropist, founder of BRAC, respiratory failure caused by glioblastoma.
* Matti Ahde, 73, Finnish businessman and politician, Minister of the Interior (1982–1983), Minister of the Environment (1983–1987) and Speaker of the Parliament (1987–1989), pancreatic cancer.
* Zilda Cardoso, 83, Brazilian actress (*A Praça é Nossa''), emphysema.
* Thomas Chandy, 72, Indian politician, MLA (since 2006) and Minister of Transport of Kerala (2017), stomach cancer.
* Junior Johnson, 88, American Hall of Fame racing driver (NASCAR Cup Series) and team owner (Junior Johnson & Associates), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
* Eduard Krieger, 73, Austrian footballer (Austria Wien, LASK, national team).
* Roland Matthes, 69, German swimmer, Olympic (1968, 1972) and world (1973, 1975) champion, heart attack.
* Yuri Pshenichnikov, 79, Uzbek-born Soviet-Russian football player (Pakthakor Tashkent, CSKA Moscow, USSR national team) and manager.
* Marko Orlandić, 89, Montenegrin politician, Prime Minister (1974–1978) and President (1983–1984).
* Daniel Selvaraj, 81, Indian writer.
* Woody Vasulka, 82, American filmmaker and artist.

### 21
* Ramachandra Babu, 72, Indian cinematographer (*Dweepu*, *Chamaram*, *Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha*), heart attack.
* Jacques Bravo, 75, French politician, Councillor of Paris (1995–2014).
* Martin Peters, 76, English football player (West Ham United, Norwich City, national team) and manager, World Cup winner (1966), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
* Joseph Segel, 88, American businessman (QVC, Advertising Specialty Institute, The Franklin Mint), founder of television shopping channels, congestive heart failure.
* Krisztián Zahorecz, 44, Hungarian footballer (Kaposvári Rákóczi, Szolnoki MÁV, Bajai LSE).

### 22
* Thor Bjarne Bore, 81, Norwegian newspaper editor (*Romsdals Budstikke*, *Vårt Land*, *Stavanger Aftenblad*) and politician, Chair of the Norwegian Church Aid (since 2000), pneumonia.
* Tony Britton, 95, British actor (*Operation Amsterdam*, *Sunday Bloody Sunday*, *The Day of the Jackal*).
* Myrtle Cagle, 94, American pilot, member of Mercury 13.
* Ram Dass, 88, American spiritual teacher, psychologist and writer (*Be Here Now*).
* Greg Kirk, 56, American politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (since 2014), bile duct cancer.
* Fritz Künzli, 73, Swiss footballer (FC Zürich, national team).
* Ronald Melzack, 90, Canadian psychologist, founding editor of *Textbook of Pain*.
* Maurizio Noci, 82, Italian politician, MP (1979–1983, 1985–1992).
* Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis, 85, Brazilian musician (*Programa do Jô*), stroke.
* Édison Realpe, 23, Ecuadorian footballer (Guayaquil City, L.D.U. Quito), car crash.
* Elizabeth Spencer, 98, American novelist (*The Light in the Piazza*), multi-O. Henry Award winner.
* Emanuel Ungaro, 86, French fashion designer.

### 23
* John Cain, 88, Australian politician, Premier of Victoria (1982–1990), stroke.
* Mr. Niebla, 46, Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL), problems caused from a blood infection.
* Mustafa Mujezinović, 64, Bosnian politician, Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009–2011).
* Fred B. Rooney, 94, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (1958–1963) and U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district (1963–1979).
* Ahmed Gaid Salah, 79, Algerian military officer, Chief of Staff of the People's National Army (since 2004), heart attack.
* Bob Wade, 76, American sculptor and artist, cardiac arrest.

### 24
* Fred Emmer, 85, Dutch news anchor (NOS Journaal).
* Sergei Karimov, 33, Kazakh footballer (Wolfsburg, MSV Duisburg, national team).
* Noor Ali Tabandeh, 92, Iranian spiritual leader and human rights activist.
* Allee Willis, 72, American Hall of Fame songwriter ("I'll Be There for You", "September") and lyricist (*The Color Purple*), Grammy winner (1986, 2016), cardiac arrest.

### 25
* Dario Antoniozzi, 96, Italian politician, MP (1953–1980), Secretary of the Council of Ministers (1970–1972) and MEP (1979–1989).
* Ari Behn, 47, Danish-born Norwegian writer (*Trist som faen*), member of the royal family, suicide.
* Vladimir Bushin, 95, Russian writer and literary critic, cardiopulmonary arrest.
* Táňa Fischerová, 72, Czech actress (*Hotel for Strangers*), civil activist and politician, MP (2002–2006), 2013 presidential candidate, cancer.
* Makhmut Gareev, 96, Russian Armed Forces general, historian and military scientist, Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1984–1992) and President of the Russian Academy of Military Sciences (since 1995).
* William Greider, 83, American economics journalist (*The Washington Post*, *The Nation*, *Rolling Stone*), political writer and commentator, problems caused by congestive heart failure.
* Lee Mendelson, 86, American television producer (*A Charlie Brown Christmas*, ''It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown*, *The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show*), lung cancer.
* Peter Schreier, 84, German operatic tenor and conductor.

### 26
* Jocelyn Burdick, 97, American politician, Senator from North Dakota (1992).
* Jerry Herman, 88, American composer (*Hello, Dolly!*, *Mame*, *La Cage aux Folles*) and lyricist, Tony (1964, 1984) and Grammy winner (1965), lung disease.
* Sleepy LaBeef, 84, American rockabilly singer ("Blackland Farmer") and guitarist.
* Sue Lyon, 73, American actress (*Lolita*, *The Night of the Iguana*, *7 Women*), Golden Globe winner (1963).
* Kushal Punjabi, 42, Indian actor (*Ishq Mein Marjawan*, *Ssshhhh...Koi Hai*, *Kaal*) and reality television contestant (*Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout*), suicide by hanging.
* Galina Volchek, 86, Russian actress (*Don Quixote*, *Beware of the Car*, *Autumn Marathon'') and politician, MP (1995–1999), People's Artist of the USSR (1989), pneumonia.

### 27
* Romà Cuyàs i Sol, 81, Spanish Olympic sports commissioner and lawyer, President of Spanish Olympic Committee (1983–1984) and National Sports Council (1982–1987).
* Takehiko Endo, 81, Japanese politician, MP (1986–1993, 1996–2009) and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2007), pneumonia.
* Don Imus, 79, American radio personality (*Imus in the Morning*).
* J. Charles Jones, 82, American civil rights activist (Freedom Riders) and lawyer, co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, sepsis caused by Alzheimer's disease.
* Jack Sheldon, 88, American trumpeter and actor (*Schoolhouse Rock!*).

### 28
* Dieter Danzberg, 79, German footballer (FC Bayern Munich, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Freiburger FC), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
* Thanos Mikroutsikos, 72, Greek composer and politician, Minister of Culture (1994–1996), lung cancer.
* Amy Patterson, 107, Argentine composer, singer and poet, wrote the anthem of the Salta Province.
* Fred Richmond, 96, American politician and convicted criminal, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th congressional district, pneumonia.
* Erzsébet Szőnyi, 95, Hungarian composer and music educator, member (since 1964) and Vice President of the International Society for Music Education (1970–1974).
* Fabien Thiémé, 67, French politician, Deputy (1988–1993) and Mayor of Marly (since 2008), problems caused by myocarditis.

### 29
* LaDell Andersen, 90, American basketball coach (Utah State Aggies, Utah Stars, BYU Cougars).
* Carla Calò, 93, Italian actress (*Totò Le Mokò*, *Captain Falcon*, *One Thousand Dollars on the Black*).
* Sebastián Ferrat, 41, Mexican actor (*Amar de nuevo*, *El Señor de los Cielos*, *El Vato*), problems caused from food poisoning.
* Nilcéa Freire, 66, Brazilian academic and politician, President of the Inter-American Commission of Women (2005–2007), cancer.
* Alasdair Gray, 85, Scottish artist and writer (*The Book of Prefaces*, *Lanark: A Life in Four Books*, *1982, Janine*), problems caused by pneumonia.
* Paul X. Kelley, 91, American Marine Corps general, Commandant of the Marine Corps (1983–1987) and Chair of the American Battle Monuments Commission (1991–1994, 2001–2005), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
* Neil Innes, 75, English comedian (Monty Python), musician (The Rutles, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) and songwriter ("How Sweet to Be an Idiot"), heart attack.
* Vishwesha Teertha, 88, Indian Dvaita Vedanta spiritual leader, Seer of Pejawara Matha (since 1952), pneumonia.
* Manfred Stolpe, 83, German politician, Minister-President of Bradenburg (1990–2002) and Minister of Transport (2002–2005), liver cancer.
* Harry Villegas, 79, Cuban Communist guerrilla and historian.

### 30
* Marion Chesney, 83, Scottish novelist (*Death of a Gossip*, *Death of an Outsider*, *Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance*).
* Jan Fedder, 64, German actor (*Großstadtrevier*, *Das Boot*, *Soul Kitchen*), oral cancer.
* Jack Garfein, 89, Czechoslovakian-born American producer and director (*The Strange One*, *Something Wild*), co-founder of the Hollywood Theatre Row, problems caused by leukemia.
* Prosper Grech, 94, Maltese Roman Catholic cardinal, co-founder of the Patristic Institute Augustinianum.
* Gertrude Himmelfarb, 97, American historian and critic, National Humanities Medal recipient (2004), congestive heart failure.
* Harry Kupfer, 84, German opera director (Komische Oper Berlin, Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar, Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler").
* Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, 77, Libyan-Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli (1985–2017).
* Syd Mead, 86, American concept artist (*Blade Runner*, *Aliens*, *Tron*) and science fiction writer, lymphoma.
* Elizabeth Sellars, 98, Scottish actress (*The Long Memory*, *The Day They Robbed the Bank of England*, *The Last Man to Hang*).
* Nils Petter Sundgren, 90, Swedish movie critic and television presenter (*Filmkrönikan*).
* Charles Williams, Baron Williams of Elvel, 86, British businessman and cricketer (Oxford University, Essex), member of the House of Lords (since 1985).

### 31
* Serikbolsyn Abdildin, 82, Kazakh economist and politician, Chairman of Supreme Council (1991–1993).
* Djimrangar Dadnadji, 65, Chadian politician, Prime Minister (2013), stroke.
* Shahla Riahi, 92, Iranian actress and movie director (*Marjan*).
* Ratko Janev, 80, Macedonian atomic physicist, member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
* A V Swamy, 90, Indian politician, MP (2012–2018), cardiac arrest.
* Basil Watts, 93, English rugby league player (York Wasps, England national team, Great Britain national team), world champion (1954).
* Martin West, 82, American actor (*Assault on Precinct 13*, *Freckles*, *As the World Turns*).

## References
## Other websites
* *The Guardian*, UK obituaries
* *The Telegraph* obituaries
* Obituaries, *Chicago Tribune*
* Obituaries, *Los Angeles Times*
* *The New York Times*, US obituaries
* *The Washington Post* obituaries
* *The Sydney Morning Herald*, Australian obituaries