Deaths in February 2019

The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in February 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.
February
1
Conway Berners-Lee, 97, English mathematician and computer scientist, developed Ferranti Mark 1.
Alice Dye, 91, American amateur golfer and golf course designer (TPC at Sawgrass).
Jeremy Hardy, 57, English comedian, radio host and panelist (The News Quiz, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation), cancer.
Ursula Karusseit, 79, German actress (Ways across the Country, KLK Calling PTZ - The Red Orchestra), heart disease.
Lisa Seagram, 82, American actress (A House Is Not a Home, Caprice, The Beverly Hillbillies), dementia.
Clive Swift, 82, English actor (The National Health, Keeping Up Appearances, The Old Guys) and songwriter, respiratory failure.
2
Walter James Edyvean, 80, American Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (2001-2014).
Carol Emshwiller, 97, American writer (The Mount), Nebula Award winner (2005).
3
Julie Adams, 92, American actress (Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Jimmy Stewart Show, Murder, She Wrote).
Detsl, 35, Russian hip hop artist, heart attack.
Carmen Duncan, 76, Australian actress (Harlequin, Another World, Turkey Shoot), cancer.
Bob Friend, 88, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, New York Yankees), cardiac arrest.
Juri Pihl, 64, Estonian politician, Minister of the Interior (2007-2009).
Kristoff St. John, 52, American actor (The Young and the Restless, The Champ, Generations), heart failure.
Joe P. Tolson, 77, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1997-2014), respiratory failure.
4
Isacio Calleja, 82, Spanish footballer (Atletico de Madrid, national team).
Sandrine Doucet, 59, French politician, Deputy (2012-2017), cancer.
Bernard Lietaer, 76, Belgian economist and writer (The Future of Money).
John Otho Marsh, Jr., 92, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th congressional district (1963-1971) and Secretary of the Army (1981-1989), congestive heart failure.
Bruno Messerli, 87, Swiss geographer.
Matti Nykanen, 55, Finnish ski jumper, Olympic champion (1984, 1988), complications from diabetes.
Leonie Ossowski, 93, German children's novelist and screenwriter (Zwei Mutter).
Veronique Schiltz, 76, French historian.
Izzy Young, 90, American-Swedish folklorist and columnist (Sing Out!).
5
Joe Presko, 90, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers).
Vaclav Vorlicek, 88, Czech movie director (Who Wants to Kill Jessie?, The End of Agent W4C, The Girl on the Broomstick), lung cancer.
Vano Zodelava, 61, Georgian politician, Mayor of Tbilisi (1998-2004), car crash.
6
Rudi Assauer, 74, German footballer (Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen) and manager (Schalke 04), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Edwin Barnes, 84, British Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Richborough (1995-2002).
John Cocks, 52, New Zealand television presenter (My House My Castle), kidney cancer.
Paul Dewar, 56, Canadian politician, MP for Ottawa Centre (2006-2015), glioblastoma.
Yechiel Eckstein, 67, American-Israeli rabbi and philanthropist, founder of International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, heart attack.
Manfred Eigen, 91, German biophysical chemist, Nobel Prize winner (1967).
Todor Kavaldzhiev, 85, Bulgarian politician, Vice President (1997-2002).
Rosamunde Pilcher, 94, British writer (The Shell Seekers), stroke.
Tilly van der Zwaard, 81, Dutch Olympic athlete (1964, 1968), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
7
John Dingell, 92, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 12th, 15th, and 16th congressional districts (1955-2015), prostate cancer.
Albert Finney, 82, English actor (Tom Jones, Erin Brockovich, Big Fish), respiratory infection.
Rocky Lockridge, 60, American boxer, complications from a stroke.
Jan Olszewski, 88, Polish politician, Prime Minister (1991-1992).
Frank Robinson, 83, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles) and manager (San Francisco Giants), bone cancer.
Jorg Schonbohm, 81, German military officer and politician, Inspector of the Army (1991-1992) and Deputy Minister President of Brandenburg (1999-2009).
8
Dick Kempthorn, 92, American football player (Michigan Wolverines) and businessman.
Walter Munk, 101, Austrian-born American oceanographer, member of the Navy Electronics Laboratory.
Wolfgang Rindler, 94, Austrian-born American physicist, (Event Horizon, Rindler coordinates), pneumonia.
Robert Ryman, 88, American painter.
Sergei Yursky, 83, Soviet-born Russian actor (Time, Forward!, The Golden Calf, The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed), cardiac arrest.
9
Salvatore Bellomo, 67, Belgian-Italian professional wrestler (WWF, ECW), stomach cancer.
Cadet, 28, British rapper ("Advice"), car crash.
Jerry Casale, 85, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers).
Shelley Lubben, 50, American pornographic actress and anti-pornography activist, suspected drug overdose.
Ron W. Miller, 85, American businessman and football player (Los Angeles Rams), President and CEO of The Walt Disney Company (1978-1984), congestive heart failure.
Tomi Ungerer, 87, French illustrator (Dr. Strangelove, Flat Stanley).
10
Carmen Argenziano, 75, American actor (Stargate SG-1, Booker, Angels & Demons).
Heinz Futterer, 91, German sprinter, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).
Walter B. Jones Jr., 76, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd congressional district (since 1995), complications from a broken hip and ALS.
Roderick MacFarquhar, 88, British politician, journalist and historian, MP (1974-1978).
Maximilian Reinelt, 30, German rower, Olympic champion (2012) and silver medalist (2016), skiing accident.
Daniel Silva dos Santos, 36, Brazilian footballer (Ventforet Kofu, Nagoya Grampus, Oita Trinita), lung cancer.
Jan-Michael Vincent, 74, American actor (Airwolf, The Mechanic, Big Wednesday), cardiac arrest.
Michael Wilson, 81, Canadian politician, MP for Etobicoke Centre (1979-1993) and Ambassador to the United States (2006-2009), cancer.
11
Ricardo Boechat, 66, Argentine-born Brazilian journalist (O Globo, O Dia, Jornal do Brasil), helicopter crash.
Ivan Irwin, 91, American-born Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens), pneumonia.
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, 93, Afghani politician, Acting President (1992).
Lou Sossamon, 97, American football player (University of South Carolina, New York Yankees).
12
Gordon Banks, 81, English footballer (Leicester City, Stoke City, national team), world champion (1966), kidney cancer.
Rolf Bohme, 84, German politician, Deputy (1972-1982) and Mayor of Freiburg (1982-2002).
Lyndon LaRouche, 96, American political activist, founder of the LaRouche movement and multi-presidential candidate.
Olli Lindholm, 54, Finnish singer and guitarist (Appendix, Yo), seizure.
Pedro Morales, 76, Puerto Rican Hall of Fame professional wrestler (WWA, WWWF), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Christian Weber, 72, German politician, President of the Parliament of Bremen (since 1999).
13
Idriz Ajeti, 101, Kosovar albanologist, member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo.
Prince Leonard, 93, Australian farmer, self-proclaimed monarch of the Principality of Hutt River (1972-2017), lung infection.
Jack Coghill, 93, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Alaska (1990-1994).
Bibi Ferreira, 96, Brazilian actress (Leonora of the Seven Seas, The End of the River), heart failure.
Eric Harrison, 81, English football player (Halifax Town) and coach (Manchester United).
Connie Jones, 84, American jazz trumpeter, heart failure.
Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi, 75, Ukrainian football player (Dynamo Kyiv, USSR national team) and manager (Granit Cherkasy).
Opportunity, 15, American robotic rover (NASA), explored Mars (2004-2018), power failure. (declared mission complete on this date)
Marisa Solinas, 79, Italian singer and actress (Boccaccio '70, La commare secca, Almost Blue), lymphoma.
Dezso Tandori, 80, Hungarian poet and writer.
14
Michel Bernard, 87, French middle- and long-distance runner, President of the French Athletics Federation (1985-1987).
Chun-Ming Kao, 89, Taiwanese Presbyterian minister and political activist (Million Voices Against Corruption, President Chen Must Go), liver failure.
Andrea Levy, 62, English novelist (Small Island, The Long Song), breast cancer.
Michael Nudelman, 80, Ukrainian-born Israeli politician, member of Knesset (1996-1999, 2003-2009), acute myeloid leukemia.
Sergei Zakharov, 68, Russian singer, heart failure.
15
Kofi Burbridge, 57, American rock multi-instrumentalist (Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Derek Trucks Band, Aquarium Rescue Unit).
Al Mahmud, 82, Bangladeshi poet and novelist, pneumonia.
Adriano Ossicini, 98, Italian politician, Senator (1968-1992, 1996-2001) and Minister for Family (1995-1996), complications from a fall.
Lee Radziwill, 85, American socialite, sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Dave Smith, 78, American archivist (Walt Disney).
16
Sam Bass, 57, American motorsports artist (NASCAR), sepsis complicated by diabetes and kidney disease.
Don Bragg, 83, American pole vaulter, Olympic champion (1960), complications from dementia.
Patrick Caddell, 68, American pollster and political commentator (Fox News), complications from a stroke.
Bruno Ganz, 77, Swiss actor (Downfall, Wings of Desire, Nosferatu the Vampyre), small intestine cancer.
Jeffrey Hart, 88, American cultural critic (The Dartmouth Review) and speechwriter (Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan), complications from dementia.
Alberto Gutman, 60, Cuban-Born American politician and convicted fraudster, member of the Florida Senate (1992-1999).
Li Rui, 101, Chinese historian, activist and politician, Vice Minister of Water Resources, multiple organ failure.
Gene Littler, 88, American Hall of Fame professional golfer, U.S. Open winner (1961), complications from peripheral neuropathy.
17
Eduardo Bauza, 79, Argentine politician, Minister of Health (1989-1990) and Interior (1989-1990), Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers (1995-1996) and Senator (1996-1999), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Ethel Ennis, 86, American jazz singer ("Lullabies for Losers", "Have You Forgotten", "I Can Let Go Now"), stroke.
Paul Flynn, 84, British politician, MP for Newport West (since 1987).
Antons Justs, 87, Latvian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Jelgava (1995-2011).
Saban Saulic, 67, Serbian pop-folk singer and television presenter (Zvezde Granda), car crash.
18
Wallace Smith Broecker, 87, American geophysicist, created the term global warming, National Medal of Science recipient (1996).
O'Neal Compton, 68, American actor (Deep Impact, Roadracers, Kill Me Later) and businessman.
William Frates, 84, American war veteran and radiologist, natural causes.
Richard N. Gardner, 91, American politician, Ambassador to Italy (1977-1981) and Spain (1993-1997).
Peter Wells, 69, New Zealand movie director (Desperate Remedies) and writer (Iridescence), prostate cancer.
19
Marie-Claire Bancquart, 86, French poet and literary critic, bone cancer.
Dick Boushka, 84, American basketball player, Olympic gold medallist (1956), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Giulio Brogi, 83, Italian actor (Days of Fire, Morel's Invention. The Yes Man).
Karl Lagerfeld, 85, German fashion designer (Chloe, Fendi, Chanel), pancreatic cancer.
Don Newcombe, 92, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians).
Joao Paulo dos Reis Veloso, 87, Brazilian economist, Minister of Planning (1969-1979) and President of the Institute of Applied Economic Research (1969).
Namvar Singh, 92, Indian writer (Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman, Dusari Parampara Ki khoj, Adhunik Sahitya Ki Pravrittyan), pneumonia.
Ewald Weibel, 89, Swiss biologist.
20
Chelo Alonso, 85, Cuban-born Italian actress (Goliath and the Barbarians, Morgan the Pirate, Run, Man, Run), complications from Parkinson's disease.
William Broomfield, 96, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 18th (1957-1973, 1983-1993) and 19th congressional district (1973-1983).
Teotonio de Souza, 72, Portuguese historian, member of the Lisbon Geographic Society (since 2000), heart attack.
Claude Goretta, 89, Swiss movie director (The Invitation, La provinciale, The Death of Mario Ricci).
Francisco Manosa, 88, Filipino architect (Coconut Palace, EDSA Shrine), prostate cancer.
21
Sue Casey, 92, American actress (Camelot, The Beach Girls and the Monster, Catalina Caper).
Stanley Donen, 94, American movie director (Singin' in the Rain, On the Town, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers), heart failure.
Giuseppe Mifsud Bonnici, 88, Maltese magistrate, Chief Justice (1990-1995) and member of the European Court of Human Rights (1992-1998), lung cancer.
Alojzy Orszulik, 90, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Lowicz (1992-2004).
Beverley Owen, 81, American actress (The Munsters), ovarian cancer.
Peter Tork, 77, American bassist and singer (The Monkees) and actor (Head), throat cancer.
Hilde Zadek, 101, German soprano.
22
Jeff Adachi, 59, American attorney, San Francisco Public Defender (since 2003), heart attack.
Frank Ballance, 77, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 1st congressional district (2003-2004), complications from surgery.
Victor J. Banis, 81, American author (The Man from C.A.M.P.), liver cancer.
Clark James Gable, 30, American actor and television host (Cheaters), accidental fentanyl overdose.
Brody Stevens, 48, American comedian and actor (The Hangover, Chelsea Lately, Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!), suicide by hanging.
Morgan Woodward, 93, American actor (Cool Hand Luke, Gunsmoke, Dallas), prostate cancer.
23
Marella Agnelli, 91, Italian art collector and socialite.
Nestor Espenilla Jr., 60, Filipino banker, Governor of the Bangko Sentral (since 2017), oral cancer.
Katherine Helmond, 89, American actress (Soap, Who's the Boss?, Brazil), Golden Globe winner (1980, 1988), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Dorothy Masuka, 83, Zimbabwe-born South African jazz singer, complications from hypertension.
24
Ernst-Wolfgang Bockenforde, 88, German legal scholar.
Antoine Gizenga, 93, Congolese politician, Prime Minister (1960-1961, 2006-2008).
Donald Keene, 96, American-born Japanese historian and writer (The Pleasures of Japanese Literature, Travelers of a Hundred Ages, Seeds in the Heart), heart failure.
T. Jack Lee, 83, American engineer, Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (1989-1994), pancreatic cancer.
Johnny Romano, 84, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals).
25
Janet Asimov, 92, American science fiction writer (Mind Transfer, Norby, the Mixed Up Robot) and psychoanalyst.
Fred Gloden, 100, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Seahawks).
John Herron, 86, Australian politician, Senator (1990-2002) and Ambassador to Ireland and the Holy See (2003-2006).
Mark Hollis, 64, English singer-songwriter ("Life's What You Make It", "It's My Life") and musician (Talk Talk).
Paulo Nogueira Neto, 96, Brazilian environmentalist and politician, Secretary of the Environment (1974-1986), pneumonia.
Jeraldine Saunders, 96, American writer and astrologer, creator of The Love Boat, complications from kidney stone surgery.
26
Christian Bach, 59, Argentine-Mexican actress (Bodas de odio, De pura sangre, El secreto), respiratory failure.
Mitzi Hoag, 86, American actress (We'll Get By, Bonanza, The Facts of Life).
Ivar Nilsson, 85, Swedish Olympic speed skater (1960, 1964).
Dennis Richardson, 69, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (2003-2015) and Oregon Secretary of State (since 2017), glioblastoma.
27
Rabindra Prasad Adhikari, 49, Nepalese politician, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (since 2018), helicopter crash.
Milton Morris, 94, Australian politician, member of New South Wales Parliament (1956-1980) and New South Wales Minister for Transport (1965-1975), complications from a stroke.
Edward Nixon, 88, American businessman and political campaigner (Richard Nixon 1968 presidential campaign), brother of President Richard Nixon.
France-Albert Rene, 83, Seychellois politician, President (1977-2004) and Prime Minister (1976-1977), respiratory failure.
28
Xabier Arzalluz, 86, Spanish priest, lawyer and academic, President of PNV (1980-1984, 1987-2004) and Deputy (1977-1980).
Maria Ignacia Benitez, 60, Chilean politician, Minister of the Environment (2010-2014), pancreatic cancer.
Ed Bickert, 86, Canadian jazz guitarist, lung cancer.
Norma Paulus, 85, American lawyer and politician, Oregon Secretary of State (1977-1985), complications from vascular dementia.
Andre Previn, 89, German-born American composer (Gigi, Elmer Gantry, My Fair Lady), Oscar winner (1959, 1960, 1964, 1965).
Stanley Price, 87, British screenwriter (Arabesque, Gold, Shout at the Devil) and television writer (A Royal Scandal).
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
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