Was only saying to Mrs Jumper at the weekend, no one of note has left us over the Christmas/New Year. A mere 48 hours later and the Grim Reaper's come for Bella Emberg, Cyrille Regis and now Dolores O'Riordan. I wish I'd kept my mouth shut. Blue Monday alright.
January 16 Ed Doolan, 76, Australian-born British radio presenter, complications of vascular dementia.[1] Madalena Iglésias, 78, Portuguese actress and singer.[2] Oliver Ivanović, 64, Kosovar politician, shot.[3] Wilhelm Melliger, 64, Swiss equestrian, Olympic silver medalist (1996, 2000), stroke.[4] 15 Mariana Alamancheva (bg), 76, Bulgarian actress.[5] Viktor Anpilov, 72, Russian politician and trade unionist.[6] Anshel Brusilow, 89, American violinist and conductor.[7] Bogusław Cygan, 53, Polish footballer.[8] Khadija Abdullahi Daleys, 81, Somali singer.[9] Buddhadev Das Gupta, 84, Indian sarod player, cardiac arrest.[10] Edwin Hawkins, 74, American gospel musician ("Oh Happy Day"), Grammy winner (1970, 1971, 1978, 1993), pancreatic cancer.[11] Raghunath Jha, 78, Indian politician.[12] Mathilde Krim, 91, Italian-born American HIV/AIDS researcher.[13] Samson Kutateladze, 53, Georgian politician and military officer, shot.[14] Pitoy Moreno, 91, Filipino fashion designer.[15] Olive Nicol, Baroness Nicol, 94, British politician and life peer, Member of the House of Lords (since 1983).[16] Dolores O'Riordan, 46, Irish singer and musician (The Cranberries, D.A.R.K.).[17] Gnani Sankaran, 64, Indian journalist and writer.[18] Mike Shanahan, 78, American professional sports team owner (St. Louis Blues).[19] Nand Kishore Trikha, 82, Indian journalist, blood cancer.[20] 14 Harald Brand (de), 76, German journalist.[21] Pablo García Baena, 96, Spanish poet.[22] Dan Gurney, 86, American Hall of Fame racing driver (All American Racers), race car constructor (Eagle Mk1), and team owner (Eagle), pneumonia.[23] Paul Lustig Dunkel, 74, American flutist and conductor.[24] Erling Mandelmann, 82, Danish photographer.[25] Spanky Manikan, 75, Filipino actor, lung cancer.[26] Cyrille Regis, 59, English footballer (West Bromwich Albion, Coventry City, Aston Villa), cardiac arrest.[27] Jean Salem (fr), 65, French philosopher.[28] 13 Otoniel Gonzaga, 75, Filipino opera singer.[29] Doug Harvey, 87, American Hall of Fame baseball umpire.[30] Mohammed Hazzaz, 72, Moroccan footballer (MAS Fez).[31] Sarah Janecek, 57, American political commentator, septic infection.[32] Jeon Ki-sang (ko), 59, South Korean television director (To the Beautiful You, Boys Over Flowers, Witch Yoo Hee), traffic collision.[33] Emmett Johns, 89, Canadian clergyman.[34] Rick Jolly, 71, British Royal Navy surgeon.[35] C. S. Keys, 54, American sportscaster and radio personality (XEPRS-AM).[36] Tzimis Panousis, 63, Greek musician, comedian and actor, heart attack.[37] Jean Porter, 95, American actress (Abbott and Costello in Hollywood, Betty Co-Ed, Cry Danger).[38] Diego Rísquez (es), 68, Venezuelan filmmaker.[39] Julio Rocha López, 67, Nicaraguan football administrator, President of the Nicaraguan Football Federation (1987–2012) and UNCAF (2003–2017).[40] Eliyahu Winograd, 91, Israeli judge.[41] 12 Rudy Árias, 86, Cuban baseball player (Chicago White Sox).[42] Joxean Artze (es), 78, Spanish poet.[43] Lisa Chedekel, 57, American journalist, cancer.[44] Françoise Dorin (fr), 89, French writer, song lyricist and actress.[45] Bella Emberg, 80, British actress (The Russ Abbot Show, The Benny Hill Show, Bear Behaving Badly).[46] Keith Jackson, 89, American sportscaster (ABC Sports, Wide World of Sports).[47] Jean-Louis Koszul, 97, French mathematician.[48] Frankie Muse Freeman, 101, American civil rights attorney.[49] Doodhnath Singh, 81, Indian writer, prostate cancer.[50] John V. Tunney, 83, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 38th district (1965–1971) and U.S. Senator (1971–1977), prostate cancer.[51] Harry Uzoka, 25, British model, stabbed.[52] 11 Doug Barnard Jr., 95, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 10th district (1977–1993).[53] Kevin Dahlgren, 25, American convicted murderer (Harok family murder), suicide by hanging.[54] Ednyfed Hudson Davies, 88, Welsh politician, MP for Conway (1966–1970) and Caerphilly (1979–1983).[55] Donald D. Evans, 90, Canadian philosopher.[56] Stephane Gauger, 48, Vietnamese-born American film director and screenwriter (Owl and the Sparrow, Powder Blue), stroke.[57] Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr., 88, American lawyer.[58] Sumiko Iwao (ja), 83, Japanese psychologist, editor-in-chief of Japan Echo (1997–2007).[59] Edgar Ray Killen, 92, American Ku Klux Klan leader and convicted murderer.[60] Noemi Lapzeson, 77, Argentinian dancer and choreographer.[61] Takis Loukanidis, 80, Greek footballer (Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos, national team).[62] Pierre Pincemaille, 61, French organist.[63] Jan Valentin Sæther, 73, Norwegian painter and priest.[64] Giuseppe Secchi, 86, Italian footballer (Triestina, Udinese Calcio, A.C. Fanfulla 1874).[65] Celestine Ujang Jilan, 70, Malaysian politician.[66] Magomed Yusupov (ru), 82, Russian Dagestani politician, People's Deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991).[67] 10 Leopold Ahlsen (de), 90, German writer.[68] Étienne Bally, 94, French sprinter, European champion (1950).[69] Eddie Clarke, 67, British guitarist (Motörhead, Fastway), pneumonia.[70] Mikhail Derzhavin, 81, Russian actor.[71] Thomas Dinwiddie, 88, American brigadier general.[72] Urs Fankhauser, 74, Swiss Olympic rower (1968, 1972).[73] Sir Angus Farquharson, 82, British public servant, Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire (1998–2010).[74] David Fisher, 88, British television writer (Doctor Who, Dixon of Dock Green, Hammer House of Horror).[75] Pierre Grillet, 85, French footballer (RC Paris).[76] Lies Lefever (nl), 37, Belgian comedian, complications from a fall.[77] Tom Luken, 92, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio's 1st and 2nd Districts (1974–1975, 1977–1991), Mayor of Cincinnati (1971–1972).[78] Philippe Marchand, 78, French politician, Deputy (1978–1991), Minister of the Interior (1991–1992).[79] John McGlashan, 50, Scottish footballer (Millwall, Peterborough, Rotherham).[80] Alfred Morris III, 60, American rock guitarist (Iron Man).[81] Novello Novelli, 87, Italian actor.[82] Doreen Tracey, 74, English-born American actress (The Mickey Mouse Club), pneumonia.[83] 9 Yevgeny Avrorin (ru), 85, Russian theoretical physicist.[84] Bob Bailey, 75, American baseball player (Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers).[85] Neave Brown, 88, American-born British architect, cancer.[86] Dreaming of Anna, 14, American racehorse, ruptured aorta.[87] Brandon Hixon, 36, American politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2012–2017), suicide by gunshot.[88] Vivian Kennedy, 75, Irish racehorse jockey and trainer.[89] Wilton Lanning, 81, American historian, founder of the Dr Pepper Museum.[90] Tommy Lawrence, 77, Scottish footballer (Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers, national team).[91] Terence Marsh, 86, British production designer (Doctor Zhivago, Oliver!, The Shawshank Redemption), Oscar winner (1966, 1969), cancer.[92] Valeri Matyunin, 57, Russian footballer (Dynamo Moscow, Dnepr Mogilev, Fakel Voronezh).[93] Jean-Marc Mazzonetto, 34, French rugby union player (Stade Montois), traffic collision.[94] Cheikh Sidy Mokhtar Mbacké (fr), 94, Senegalese religious chief, Caliph of Mouride (since 2010).[95] Joseph Wayne Miller, 36, American actor (Heavyweights).[96] Robert Minlos, 86, Russian mathematician.[97] Gerald Morkel, 76, South African politician, Premier of the Western Cape (1998–2001), Mayor of Cape Town (2001–2002).[98] Odvar Nordli, 90, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister (1976–1981), prostate cancer.[99] Yılmaz Onay, 80, Turkish author.[100] Kato Ottio, 23, Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer (national team), complications from heat stroke.[101] Mario Perniola, 76, Italian philosopher.[102] Ted Phillips, 84, English footballer (Ipswich Town, Leyton Orient, Colchester United), dementia.[103] Leonard Radic, 82, Australian theatre critic (The Age).[104] Victoriano Ríos Pérez, 87, Spanish politician, member (1987–1999, 2003–2004) and president (1987–1995) of the Parliament of the Canary Islands, Senator (1995–2003).[105] Milton J. Rosenberg, 92, American psychology professor (University of Chicago) and radio host (WGN), pneumonia.[106] Reza Sheikholeslami, 76, Iranian academic.[107] Wes Strader, 79, American sports announcer (Western Kentucky Hilltoppers).[108] Kurt Thalmann, 86, Swiss footballer (FC Basel).[109] Alexander Vedernikov, 90, Russian singer and teacher, Bolshoi Theatre soloist (1958–1990), People's Artist of the USSR (1976).[110] 8 Hans Aabech, 69, Danish footballer (Skovshoved IF, national team).[111] Agustín Bernal, 59, Mexican actor.[112] Michael Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham, 79, British hereditary peer, company chairman (Pearson PLC), and environmentalist.[113] Salvador Borrego, 102, Mexican journalist and anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist.[114] Bruce Cole, 79, American humanist, Chairman of the NEH (2001–2009), Presidential Citizens Medal recipient (2008).[115] Gerald Degaetano, 53, Maltese athlete.[116] Yvonne Englich, 38, German wrestler, cancer.[117] Juan Carlos García, 29, Honduran footballer (Marathón, Olimpia, national team), leukemia.[118] J. F. C. Harrison, 96, British historian and author.[119] Paddy Harte, 86, Irish politician, TD (1961–1997).[120] Jenny Joseph, 85, English poet.[121] Denise LaSalle, 78, American blues singer ("Trapped by a Thing Called Love").[122] Vojtěch Lindaur, 60, Czech journalist, radio host (Radio Beat) and record producer.[123] James Makumbi, 75, Ugandan physician, politician and kidnap victim, MP and Minister of Health.[124] Keith McKenzie, 95, Australian VFL football player and coach (North Melbourne, Carlton Football Club).[125] Kynaston McShine, 82, American curator (MoMA).[126] James N. Morgan, 99, American economist.[127] Antonio Munguía, 75, Mexican footballer (Club Necaxa, Cruz Azul, national team).[128] Chuck Murphy, 70, American prelate, bishop of the Anglican Mission in the Americas.[129] Jackie Perry, 93, English rugby league footballer (Wakefield Trinity).[130] George Maxwell Richards, 86, Trinidadian politician, President (2003–2013), heart failure.[131] Donnelly Rhodes, 80, Canadian actor (Soap, Battlestar Galactica, Da Vinci's Inquest), cancer.[132] Randy Stoker, 67, American judge, cancer.[133] Ron Tandberg, 74, Australian cartoonist, oesophageal cancer.[134] Moriss Taylor, 93, American country and western music entertainer (The Moriss Taylor Show).[135] László Tőkéczki (hu), 66, Hungarian historian.[136] Charles H. Turner, 82, American attorney.[137] Tricia Walker, 53, British author, breast cancer.[138] 7 Jim Anderton, 79, New Zealand politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1999–2002), MP (1984–2011) and Leader of the Progressive Party (2002–2012).[139] Corrado Beguinot (it), 93, Italian urbanist.[140] Joe Ellis Brown, 84, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1986–2006).[141] Marley Carib, 70, Japanese manga writer (Old Boy).[142] Shiv Chopra, 84, Canadian microbiologist and human rights activist.[143] Bryn Crossley, 59, Welsh jockey, seizure.[144] Placide Deseille (fr), 91, French Orthodox theologian.[145] Tom Dowling, 77, American football coach (Georgetown Tigers, Liberty Flames), pancreatic cancer.[146] France Gall, 70, French singer ("Laisse tomber les filles", "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", "Ella, elle l'a"), Eurovision winner (1965), cancer.[147] Anna Mae Hays, 97, American military officer and nurse, Chief of Army Nurse Corps (1967–1971), complications from a heart attack.[148] Rod Hunter, 74, Canadian curler, world champion (1970, 1971).[149] Markku Into, 72, Finnish poet.[150] Nico, 56, Swiss Western lowland gorilla.[151] Olivia Nova, 20, American pornographic actress.[152] Russ Rector, 69, American animal rights activist.[153] John Running, 78, American vista photographer, brain cancer.[154] Buster Stiggs, 63, British-born New Zealand musician (Suburban Reptiles, The Swingers, Models).[155] Antoni Subirà, 77, Spanish politician, member of Parliament of Catalonia (1980–1993) and co-founder of Democratic Convergence of Catalonia.[156] Peter Sutherland, 71, Irish barrister and banker, Attorney General (1981–1982, 1982–1984), founding Director-General of the World Trade Organization (1993–1995).[157] Bjørg Vik, 82, Norwegian writer, co-founder of Sirene.[158] Shrivallabh Vyas, 60, Indian actor (Lagaan).[159] Saksham Yadav, 28, Indian powerlifter, traffic collision.[160] 6 Horace Ashenfelter, 94, American athlete, Olympic champion (1952).[161] Remídio José Bohn, 67, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul (since 2011).[162] Geoff Bowen, 53, British entrepreneur and wine merchant, brain tumour.[163] Elza Brandeisz, 110, Hungarian dancer and teacher, conferred Righteous Among the Nations.[164] Cuco Del Cid, 73, Mexican-born American mariachi musician (Mariachi los Camperos), stroke.[165] Ricardo Cierbide (es), 81, Spanish philologist.[166] Rita Crocker Clements, 86, American political organizer, First Lady of Texas (1979–1983, 1987–1991), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[167] Walther Dürr, 85, German musicologist.[168] Cinamon Hadley, 48, American fashion designer, colon cancer.[169] Marjorie Holt, 97, American politician, member of the US House of Representatives for Maryland's 4th District (1973–1987).[170] Bob Jenson, 86, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1997–2015).[171] Kapil Mohan, 88, Indian beverage and food executive (Old Monk, Mohan Meakin), cardiac arrest.[172] Emerante Morse, 99, Haitian dancer and folklorist.[173] William R. Ojala, 92, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1971–1974).[174] Peter Preston, 79, British journalist, editor of The Guardian (1975–1995), melanoma.[175] Baldev Raj, 70, Indian nuclear physicist.[176] Nigel Sims, 86, English footballer (Aston Villa, Wolverhampton, Peterborough).[177] Étienne Tassin (fr), 62, French philosopher.[178] Greta Thyssen, 90, Danish-born American actress (Quiz Whizz, Pies and Guys, Sappy Bull Fighters), pneumonia.[179] Dave Toschi, 86, American police detective (Zodiac Killer), pneumonia.[180] Chris Tsangarides, 61, British music producer (Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy), pneumonia and heart failure.[181] 5 Antonio Valentín Angelillo, 80, Italian-Argentine football player (Inter Milan, A.S. Roma, Boca Juniors).[182] Herb Appenzeller, 92, American college football coach and athletic administrator (Guilford College).[183] Muntazir Baba, 68, Pakistani poet.[184] Emanuel Barbara, 68, Maltese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Malindi (since 2011).[185] Thomas Bopp, 68, American astronomer, co-discoverer of Comet Hale–Bopp, liver failure.[186] Christoffer Barnekow (sv), 77, Swedish journalist.[187] Aydın Boysan, 96, Turkish architect, multiple organ failure.[188] Rasa Chughtai, 89, Indian-born Pakistani poet.[189] Carlos Heitor Cony, 91, Brazilian journalist and writer, multiple organ failure.[190] Robert Q. Crane, 91, American politician, Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts (1965–1991); member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1957–1964).[191] Mikio Fujioka, 36, Japanese guitarist (Babymetal), complications from a fall.[192] Jacques Genest, 98, Canadian physician and scientist.[193] Carole Hart, 74, American television writer (Sesame Street), cancer.[194] Bruce Hood, 81, Canadian hockey referee (NHL), prostate cancer.[195] Henry Jean-Baptiste, 85, Martinique politician, Deputy (1986–2002).[196] Hans Werner Kettenbach, 89, German journalist and author.[197] Asghar Khan, 96, Pakistani politician and military officer, Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force (1957–1965).[198] Roy Wheatley King, 81, American judge.[199] Yon Koeswoyo (id), 77, Indonesian singer.[200] Marián Labuda, 73, Slovak actor.[201] Norman Lamb, 82, American politician, member of the Oklahoma Senate (1971–1988).[202] Serge Liberman, 75, Uzbek-born Australian writer and physician.[203] José Molina, 81, Spanish-born American flamenco dancer, lung cancer.[204] Mick Murphy, 77, Irish hurler (Tipperary).[205] Dhiraj Kumar Nath, 72, Bangladeshi diplomat, member of the Caretaker government panel.[206] Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo, 80, Ugandan Anglican prelate, Archbishop of Uganda (1995–2004).[207] Vincent Mojwok Nyiker, 84, Sudanese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Malakal (1979-2009).[208]⋅ Münir Özkul, 92, Turkish actor.[209] Carlo Pedretti, 89, Italian historian (Leonardo da Vinci).[210] Sardar Ahmed Ali Khan Pitafi, 74, Pakistani politician, member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh (2014–2017), cancer.[211] Marina Ripa di Meana, 76, Italian writer, stylist and TV personality, cancer.[212] Arthur Rorheim, 99, American Baptist minister, co-founder of Awana.[213] István Sándor, 96, Hungarian Olympic rower.[214] Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien, 42, American founder of Miss Trans America, beaten and stabbed.[215] Bill Sykes, 90, English-born New Zealand botanist.[216] Jerry Van ****, 86, American actor and comedian (My Mother the Car, The Dick Van **** Show, Coach), heart failure.[217] Peter Wells, 88, British-born New Zealand athlete.[218] Gihan Wikramanayake, 57, Sri Lankan academic.[219] John Young, 87, American astronaut (Apollo 16, STS-1), pneumonia.[220] 4 Aharon Appelfeld, 85, Romanian-born Israeli writer.[221] Ulhas Bapat, 67, Indian santoor player.[222] Dick Bestwick, 87, American football coach (Virginia Cavaliers).[223] Peter Birdseye, 98, English footballer (Wycombe Wanderers).[224] Nicola Gordon Bowe, 69, British art historian.[225] John Braun, 68, American radio personality (WBZI).[226] Johannes Brost, 71, Swedish actor (Rederiet, Black Jack, Stjärnhuset), cancer.[227] Brendan Byrne, 93, American politician, Governor of New Jersey (1974–1982), lung infection.[228] Papa Camara, 66, Guinean football player (Hafia) and coach (national team).[229] Gerard Conley, 88, American politician, member of the Maine Senate (1968–1984) and House of Representatives (1964–1968), Mayor of Portland (1970–1971).[230] Joaquín Cortizo, 85, Spanish footballer.[231] Carmen Cozza, 87, American baseball and football player (Miami Redhawks) and Hall of Fame coach (Yale Bulldogs).[232] Lewis Donelson, 100, American attorney, co-founder of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz.[233] Philip Eden, 66, British meteorologist, broadcaster and author.[234] Rayya Elias, 57, Syrian-born American author and musician, pancreatic cancer.[235] Leon Fox, 77, American judge (Santa Clara County Superior Court).[236] Stan Fulton, 86, American casino owner (Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino), pioneer in developoment of video slot machine.[237] Bruce Halle, 87, American auto parts executive and philanthropist, founder of Discount Tire.[238] Owen Hardy, 95, New Zealand WWII air force pilot.[239] Lyli Herse, 89, French racing cyclist.[240] Senichi Hoshino, 70, Japanese Hall of Fame baseball player (Chunichi Dragons) and manager (Hanshin Tigers, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles), pancreatic cancer.[241] Philipp Jenninger, 85, German politician, President of the Bundestag (1984–1988).[242] Rafiatou Karimou, 71, Beninese politician and teacher, member of the National Assembly (1999–2006).[243] Divi Kervella (fr), 60, French writer.[244] Harry Landers, 96, American actor (Ben Casey).[245] (death announced on this date) Joseph Gunduza Magigwani, 37, Zimbabwean actor and gospel singer, traffic collision.[246] Gail McIntosh, 62, New Zealand politician, MP for Lyttelton (1990–1993).[247] Daniele Porcu (it), 34, Italian jockey, cancer.[248] Sauryavong Savang, 80, Laotian royal.[249] Ivan Otto Schwarz (cs), 94, Czechoslovak general.[250] Zubaida Tariq, 72, Pakistani chef, complications from a heart attack.[251] Ray Thomas, 76, English singer-songwriter ("Veteran Cosmic Rocker", "For My Lady") and Hall of Fame musician (The Moody Blues), prostate cancer.[252] Vladimir Yankilevsky, 79, Russian artist.[253] 3 Mlungisi Bali, 27, South African rugby union player (Griffons, Border Bulldogs), stabbing.[254] Donal Barrington, 89, Irish judge, member of the Supreme Court (1996–2000).[255] Fred Bass, 89, American bookseller (Strand Bookstore), heart failure.[256] Colin Brumby, 84, Australian composer and conductor.[257] Valery Chalidze, 79, Russian-born American publisher.[258] Mamman Daura, 71, Nigerian diplomat, ambassador to Uganda.[259] Bob Frasca, 84, American architect (KOIN Center, Oregon Convention Center), co-founder of ZGF Architects LLP, complications from leukemia.[260] Stanley Hartt, 80, Canadian civil servant, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (1989–1990), cancer.[261] Heriberto Hermes, 84, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cristalândia (1990–2009).[262] Mauricio Johnson, 82, Venezuelan basketball player.[263] Keorapetse Kgositsile, 79, South African poet and journalist.[264] Lara Kruger, 30, South African disc jockey (Motsweding FM) and transgender rights advocate.[265] Rafael López Cansinos (es), 86, Spanish reporter.[266] Aurelio Menéndez, 90, Spanish politician and lawyer, Minister of Education (1976–1977).[267] Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, 89, Maltese Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Vicar of Kuwait (1981–2005).[268] Darci Miguel Monteiro, 49, Brazilian footballer (Volta Redonda Futebol Clube, Widzew Łódź, Antalyaspor), heart attack.[269] Rob Picciolo, 64, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers) and coach (San Diego Padres), heart attack.[270] Maribel Puerto, 61, Cuban journalist, cancer.[271] Alan Sagner, 97, American public servant and political fundraiser, chairman of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the CPB, cardiac amyloidosis.[272] Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva, 87, Turkmen opera singer and music educator.[273] Jim Shaw, 60, Canadian television executive, CEO of Shaw Communications.[274] Ambalavaner Sivanandan, 94, Sri Lankan-born Indian author.[275] Serafino Sprovieri, 87, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Rossano-Cariati (1980–1991) and Benevento (1991–2006).[276] Igor Strelbin, 43, Russian footballer (Dynamo Bryansk, FC Dynamo Makhachkala, Zenit Penza).[277] Miguel Urabayen (es), 91, Spanish journalist and film critic.[278] Betty Woodman, 87, American ceramic artist and sculptor, pneumonia.[279] 2 Rudolf Anděl (cs), 93, Czech historian and academic.[280] Dee Ayuba, 31, British-Nigerian basketball player, heart attack.[281] Małgorzata Bocheńska, 69, Polish journalist.[282] Janice Budd, 49, Jamaican journalist and newsreader, cancer.[283] Frank Buxton, 87, American actor (What's Up, Tiger Lily?), screenwriter and director (The Odd Couple, Happy Days).[284] Tony Calder, 74, English music promoter and executive (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones).[285] Donna Carter, 73, Trinidadian politician, Senator, High Commissioner to South Africa.[286] Thomas Chambers, 83, American Roman Catholic priest, educator and televangelist, president of University of Holy Cross (1987–2003).[287] Roberto Coll Vinent (ca), 93, Spanish lawyer and journalist.[288] Alan Deakin, 76, English footballer (Aston Villa, Walsall, Tamworth).[289] Giovanni Di Clemente, 69, Italian film producer.[290] Emily Dole, 60, American professional wrestler (GLOW).[291] Bernard de Fallois (fr), 91, French editor.[292] Ronald R. Fieve, 87, American psychiatrist.[293] Eugène Gerards, 77, Dutch football player and manager (SV Limburgia, Fortuna Sittard, OFI Crete).[294] Rick Hall, 85, American record producer, songwriter and recording studio owner (FAME Studios), prostate cancer.[295] Ferdinando Imposimato, 81, Italian judge.[296] Anwar Jalalpuri, 70, Indian poet, stroke.[297] Joseph Benjamin Johnson, 81, American university administrator, president of Grambling State University (1977–1991).[298] Ali Kadhim, 69, Iraqi Olympic footballer (1980).[299] Lawal Kaita, 85, Nigerian politician, governor of Kaduna State (1983).[300] Jyrgalbek Kalmamatov, 45, Kyrgyz politician, MP (since 2015), heart attack.[301] Jacques Lassalle (fr), 81, French playwright and actor.[302] Germán León Vaquero, 88, Spanish businessman.[303] Karel Makonj (cs), 70, Czech puppet theatre director and theorist.[304] Guida Maria, 67, Portuguese actress, pancreatic cancer.[305] Mike McCartney, 63, Scottish footballer (Carlisle United, Plymouth Argyle, Southampton).[306] Ali Akbar Moinfar, 89, Iranian politician, MP (1980–1984), Minister of Petroleum (1979–1980).[307] Thomas S. Monson, 90, American religious leader and writer, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (since 2008) and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (1995–2008).[308] Armando Monteiro Filho, 92, Brazilian politician, Minister of Agriculture (1961–1962).[309] Francisco Peralta, 87, Spanish puppeteer.[310] Michael Pfeiffer, 92, German football player (national team) and manager (Roda JC Kerkrade, Alemannia Aachen).[311] Wilbur Plaugher, 95, American Hall of Fame rodeo cowboy and actor (Run, Apaloosa, Run), complications following surgery.[312] Felix Reilly, 84, Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic, East Fife).[313] Kevin Roberts, 76, Australian rugby league referee.[314] Tareka (pt), 90, Portuguese actress and writer.[315] Radha Viswanathan, 83, Indian vocalist, pneumonia.[316] Jim Wiste, 70, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks).[317] Yell Htwe Aung, 24, Burmese comedian and actor.[318] 1 Gonzalo Adrio Barreiro (es), 98, Spanish lawyer and politician.[319] Santiago Elías Castro Escobedo, Mexican politician, heart attack.[320] Humberto Coutinho, 71, Brazilian physician and politician, President of the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão (since 2015), Mayor of Caxias (2005–2013), intestinal cancer.[321] Keyvan Dahesch (de), 76, German journalist.[322] Teddy Edelmann (da), 76, Danish singer.[323] Peter Evans, 88, British musicologist.[324] James Hester Harget, 87, American minister. [325] Jahn Otto Johansen, 83, Norwegian journalist.[326] Raymond King, 52, Nigerian footballer, stroke.[327] Albino Longhi (it), 88, Italian journalist.[328] Vidwan Mahadevappa, 87, Indian violinist.[329] Robert Mann, 97, American violinist and composer, founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet.[330] Régis Manon, 52, Gabonese footballer (Tours FC, FC 105 Libreville, Joué-lès-Tours).[331] Pierre Minvielle (fr), 83, French writer.[332] Dušan Mitošević, 68, Serbian football player (Radnički Niš, Smederevo, Nîmes) and manager.[333] Ebrahim Nafae, 83, Egyptian journalist, cancer.[334] Manuel Olivencia, 88, Spanish economist and diplomat, complications from a fall.[335] Zbigniew Osiński (pl), 78, Polish theatre historian and pedagogue (University of Warsaw).[336] Walter Pilar (de), 69, Austrian writer and artist, injuries caused by a fall.[337] Konrad Ragossnig, 85, Austrian classical guitarist.[338] David Rout, 86, New Zealand basketball executive.[339] Tadeusz Sąsara (pl), 80, Polish volleyball player.[340] Željko Senečić, 84, Croatian film and television production designer.[341] Mauro Staccioli, 80, Italian sculptor, complications from pneumonia.[342] Jon Paul Steuer, 33, American actor (Grace Under Fire, Little Giants, Star Trek: The Next Generation) and musician.[343] Tim Sweeney, 88, Irish hurler (Galway).[344] Wolfgang Treu, 87, German cinematographer.[345] Betty Willis, 76, American soul singer, strangled.[346] Jakub Zedníček (cs), 27, Czech actor, tap dancer and presenter, traffic collision.[347]
Here's a few more for you. January16Ed Doolan, 76, Australian-born British radio presenter, complications of vascular dementia.[1]Madalena Iglésias, 78, Portuguese actress and singer.[2]Oliver Ivanović, 64, Kosovar politician, shot.[3]Wilhelm Mell