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January[edit]

January 1 – Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist and writer (b. 1917)
January 2 – Ken Block, American rally driver (b. 1967)
January 3
- Walter Cunningham, American astronaut (b. 1932)
- Ruslan Khasbulatov, Russian economist and politician (b. 1942)
- Abdelsalam Majali, 2-time Prime Minister of Jordan (b. 1925)
January 4
- Rosi Mittermaier, German alpine ski racer (b. 1950)
- Fay Weldon, British author, essayist and playwright (b. 1931)
January 5
- Earl Boen, American actor (b. 1941)
- Ernesto Castano, Italian footballer (b. 1939)
January 6
- Dick Savitt, American tennis player (b. 1927)
- Gianluca Vialli, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1964)
- Owen Roizman, American cinematographer (b. 1936)
January 7
- Russell Banks, American novelist (b. 1940)
- Yuri Manin, Russian mathematician (b. 1937)
- Modeste M'bami, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1982)
January 8 – Roberto Dinamite, Brazilian footballer (b. 1954)
January 9
- Melinda Dillon, American actress (b. 1939)
- K. Alex Müller, Swiss physicist (b. 1927)
- Mikio Sato, Japanese mathematician (b. 1928)
- Charles Simic, Serbian-born American poet (b. 1938)
January 10
- Jeff Beck, English guitarist (b. 1944)
- Constantine II of Greece (b. 1940)
- George Pell, Australian cardinal (b. 1941)
January 11
- Carole Cook, American actress (b. 1924)
- Rafiq Nishonov, 12th First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbek SSR (b. 1926)
- Tatjana Patitz, German model and actress (b. 1966)
- Murtaza Rakhimov, 1st President of Bashkortostan (b. 1934)
- Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese drummer (b. 1952)
January 12
- Paul Johnson, British journalist and historian (b. 1928)
- Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1968)
January 13
- Gordana Kuić, Serbian novelist (b. 1942)
- Klas Lestander, Swedish biathlete (b. 1931)
- Julian Sands, English actor (b. 1958)
January 14
- Inna Churikova, Russian actress (b. 1943)
- Lieuwe Westra, Dutch racing cyclist (b. 1982)
January 15 – Vakhtang Kikabidze, Georgian singer and actor (b. 1938)
January 16
- Vladas Česiūnas, Lithuanian sprint canoeist (b. 1940)
- Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress (b. 1927)
January 17
- Jay Briscoe, American professional wrestler (b. 1984)
- Chris Ford, American professional basketball player and coach (b. 1949)
- Lucile Randon, French supercentenarian (b. 1904)
January 18
- David Crosby, American singer and songwriter (b. 1941)
- Denys Monastyrsky, Ukrainian politician and lawyer (b. 1980)
January 19
- Anton Walkes, English footballer (b. 1997)
- Yoon Jeong-hee, South Korean actress (b. 1944)
January 22
- Hossein Shahabi, Iranian film director and screenwriter (b. 1967)
- Agustí Villaronga, Spanish film director and screenwriter (b. 1953)
January 23
- Renate Boy, German athlete (b. 1939)
- Álvaro Colom, 47th President of Guatemala (b. 1951)
- William Lawvere, American mathematician (b. 1937)
January 24 – B. V. Doshi, Indian architect (b. 1927)
January 25 – Cindy Williams, American actress (b. 1947)
January 27 – Sylvia Syms, English actress (b. 1934)
January 28 – Lisa Loring, American actress (b. 1958)
January 29
- Odd Børre, Norwegian pop singer (b. 1939)
- Dmytro Pavlychko, Ukrainian poet, translator and diplomat (b. 1929)
- Annie Wersching, American actress (b. 1977)
January 30 – Bobby Hull, Canadian professional ice hockey player (b. 1939)

February[edit]

February 2
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French racing driver (b. 1942)
- Solomon Perel, German-born Israeli author (b. 1925)
- John Zizioulas, Greek bishop (b. 1931)
February 3 – Paco Rabanne, Spanish fashion designer (b. 1934)
February 4
- Luciano Armani, Italian racing cyclist (b. 1940)
- Sherif Ismail, 53rd Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1955)
- Abraham Lempel, Israeli computer scientist (b. 1936)
February 5
- Hsing Yun, Chinese Buddhist monk (b. 1927)
- Pervez Musharraf, 10th President of Pakistan (b. 1943)
February 6
- Greta Andersen, Danish athlete (b. 1927)
- Christian Atsu, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1992)
- Lubomír Štrougal, 19th Prime minister of Czechoslovakia (b. 1924)
February 7 – Friedel Lutz, German footballer (b. 1939)
February 8
- Burt Bacharach, American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist (b. 1928)
- Miroslav Blažević, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1935)
- Elena Fanchini, Italian alpine ski racer (b. 1985)
- Ivan Silayev, 12th Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (b. 1930)
February 9 – Marcos Alonso, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1959)
February 10
- Hugh Hudson, English film director (b. 1936)
- Hans Modrow, German politician (b. 1928)
- Carlos Saura, Spanish film director, photographer, and writer (b. 1932)
- Sergey Tereshchenko, 1st Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (b. 1951)
February 11 – Deniz Baykal, Turkish politician (b. 1938)
February 12 – Vadim Abdrashitov, Russian film director (b. 1945)
February 13
- Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese manga artist (b. 1938)
- David Singmaster, American-British mathematician (b. 1938)
February 14 – Friedrich Cerha, Austrian composer (b. 1926)
February 15
- Paul Berg, American biochemist (b. 1926)
- Raquel Welch, American actress (b. 1940)
February 16 – Tim Lobinger, German athlete (b. 1972)
February 17 – Stella Stevens, American actress (b. 1938)
February 18
- Barbara Bosson, American actress (b. 1939)
- Petar Zhekov, Bulgarian footballer (b. 1944)
February 19
- Richard Belzer, American actor, stand-up comedian, and author (b. 1944)
- Greg Foster, American athlete (b. 1958)
- Jansen Panettiere, American actor (b. 1994)
February 21
- Amancio, Spanish footballer and coach (b. 1939)
- Simone Segouin, French Resistance fighter (b. 1925)
- Nadja Tiller, Austrian actor (b. 1929)
February 22 – Ahmed Qurei, Palestinian politician (b. 1937)
February 24 – Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak film director (b. 1938)
February 26 – Bob Richards, American athlete, minister, and politician (b. 1926)
February 27 – Gérard Latortue, 12th Prime Minister of Haiti (b. 1934)

March[edit]

March 1 – Just Fontaine, French footballer and manager (b. 1933)
March 2 – Wayne Shorter, American jazz saxophonist and composer (b. 1933)
March 3
- Argentina Menis, Romanian athlete (b. 1948)
- Kenzaburō Ōe, Japanese writer (b. 1935)
- Tom Sizemore, American actor (b. 1961)
- Rafael Viñoly, Uruguayan architect (b. 1944)
March 5
- Francisco J. Ayala, Spanish-American evolutionary biologist and philosopher (b. 1934)
- Klaus Bonsack, German luger and Olympic champion (b. 1941)
- Gary Rossington, American guitarist (b. 1951)
- Shozo Sasahara, Japanese wrestler (b. 1929)
March 6 – Pavel Kharin, Russian sprint canoeist and Olympic champion (b. 1927)
March 7
- Dmytro Kotsiubailo, Ukrainian soldier (b. 1995)
- Pat McCormick, American diver (b. 1930)
March 8
- Satish Kaushik, Indian actor, director and producer (b. 1956)
- Chaim Topol, Israeli actor, singer, and illustrator (b. 1935)
March 9
- Robert Blake, American actor (b. 1933)
- Shiro Hashizume, Japanese swimmer (b. 1928)
March 11
- John Jakes, American author (b. 1932)
- Ignacio López Tarso, Mexican actor (b. 1925)
March 12 – Dick Fosbury, American athlete (b. 1947)
March 14
- Bobby Caldwell, American singer and songwriter (b. 1951)
- Richard Wagner, Romanian-born German novelist (b. 1952)
March 15 – Mimis Papaioannou, Greek footballer (b. 1942)
March 17
- Jorge Edwards, Chilean novelist (b. 1931)
- Lance Reddick, American actor (b. 1962)
- Dubravka Ugrešić, Croatian-Dutch writer (b. 1949)
March 18 – Pedro Solbes, Spanish economist (b. 1942)
March 19
- Petar Nadoveza, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1942)
- Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa, 17th Prime Minister of Tonga (b. 1951)
March 20 – Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, Argentine footballer (b. 1931)
March 21
- Francesco Maselli, Italian film director and screenwriter (b. 1930)
- Willis Reed, American basketball player and coach (b. 1942)
March 22 – Vera T. Sós, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1930)
March 24
- Jean-Jacques Favier, French astronaut (b. 1949)
- Gordon Moore, American businessman, engineer and philanthropist (b. 1929)
March 26
- María Kodama, Argentine writer (b. 1937)
- Karl-Josef Rauber, German cardinal (b. 1934)
- Jacob Ziv, Israeli electrical engineer (b. 1931)
March 28 – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer (b. 1952)
March 31 – Rabbie Namaliu, 4th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1947)

April[edit]

April 1
- Klaus Teuber, German board game designer (b. 1952)
- Włodzimierz Schmidt, Polish chess grandmaster (b. 1943)
April 3 – Nigel Lawson, British politician and journalist (b. 1932)
April 4 – Andrés García, Dominican-Mexican actor (b. 1941)
April 5
- Bill Butler, American cinematographer (b. 1921)
- Duško Gojković, Serbian jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger (b. 1931)
- Sergio Gori, Italian footballer (b. 1946)
April 7
- Ian Bairnson, Scottish musician (b. 1953)
- Ben Ferencz, Hungarian-American lawyer (b. 1920)
April 9
- Elizabeth Hubbard, American actress (b. 1933)
- Michael Lerner, American actor (b. 1941)
April 10 – Fernando Sánchez Dragó, Spanish writer and journalist (b. 1936)
April 11
- Anne Perry, British writer and convicted murderer (b. 1938)
- Meir Shalev, Israeli writer and newspaper columnist (b. 1948)
April 12 – Jacques Gaillot, French clergyman and social activist (b. 1935)
April 13
- Craig Breen, Irish rally driver (b. 1990)
- Mary Quant, British fashion designer (b. 1930)
April 14
- Murray Melvin, English actor (b. 1932)
- Mark Sheehan, Irish guitarist (b. 1976)
April 16 – Ahmad Jamal, American jazz pianist (b. 1930)
April 17 – Lázár Lovász, Hungarian athlete (b. 1942)
April 19
- Moon Bin, South Korean singer (b. 1998)
- Elena Pampoulova, Bulgarian tennis player (b. 1972)
April 20 – Josep Maria Fusté, Spanish footballer (b. 1941)
April 21 – Juan Carlos Sarnari, Argentine footballer (b. 1942)
April 22
- Mudar Badran, 3-time Prime Minister of Jordan (b. 1934)
- Barry Humphries, Australian comedian, actor and satirist (b. 1934)
April 23
- Herb Douglas, American athlete (b. 1922)
- Frank Shu, Chinese-American astrophysicist, astronomer and author (b. 1943)
April 24 – Tarek Fatah, Pakistani-Canadian journalist and author (b. 1949)
April 25
- Parkash Singh Badal, Indian politician (b. 1927)
- Harry Belafonte, Jamaican-American singer, actor and activist (b. 1927)
- Vera Krepkina, Russian-Ukrainian athlete (b. 1933)
April 27
- Jean-Paul Costa, French jurist (b. 1941)
- Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Italian actor (b. 1954)
- Jerry Springer, American Television host and politician (b. 1944)
April 28 – Harold Kushner, American rabbi and author (b. 1935)
April 30 – Ralph Boston, American athlete (b. 1939)

May[edit]

May 1 – Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
May 2
- Khader Adnan, Palestinian activist (b. 1978)
- Arun Manilal Gandhi, Indian-American author and political activist (b. 1934)
- Damir Šolman, Croatian professional basketball player (b. 1948)
May 3
- Tori Bowie, American athlete (b. 1990)
- Nikica Valentić, Prime Minister of Croatia (b. 1950)
May 5
- Samuel T. Durrance, American astronaut (b. 1943)
- Arsenio Iglesias, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1930)
May 6 – Philippe Sollers, French writer and critic (b. 1936)
May 7
- Vida Blue, American baseball player (b. 1949)
- Grace Bumbry, American opera singer (b. 1937)
May 8 – Rita Lee, Brazilian singer (b. 1947)
May 9
- Antonio Carbajal, Mexican footballer (b. 1929)
- Wilferd Madelung, German-American author (b. 1930)
May 10
- Ian Hacking, Canadian philosopher (b. 1936)
- Rolf Harris, Australian singer and convicted sex offender (b. 1930)
May 11
- András Adorján, Hungarian chess grandmaster and author (b. 1950)
- Barry Newman, American actor (b. 1930)
May 12 – Owen Davidson, Australian professional tennis player (b. 1943)
May 13 – Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda, Japanese athlete (b. 1933)
May 14
- Doyle Brunson, American poker player (b. 1933)
- Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (b. 1929)
- Ferran Olivella, Spanish footballer (b. 1936)
May 15
- Sharon Farrell, American actress (b. 1940)
- Robert Lucas Jr., American economist (b. 1937)
May 17 – Superstar Billy Graham, American professional wrestler (b. 1943)
May 18
- Helmut Berger, Austrian actor (b. 1944)
- Jim Brown, American professional football player and actor (b. 1936)
May 19
- Martin Amis, British novelist, essayist, memoirist, and screenwriter (b. 1949)
- Dževad Karahasan, Bosnian writer, essayist and philosopher (b. 1953)
- Andy Rourke, English bassist (b. 1964)
May 21
- Alma Adamkienė, First Lady of Lithuania (b. 1927)
- Ed Ames, American singer and actor (b. 1928)
- Ray Stevenson, Irish actor (b. 1964)
May 24
- George Maharis, American actor (b. 1928)
- Tina Turner, American singer and actress (b. 1939)
May 28 – Ilya Kabakov, Russian–American conceptual artist (b. 1933)
May 29 – Harald zur Hausen, German virologist (b. 1936)
May 31 – Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghanaian author, poet, playwright and academic (b. 1942)