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| Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army 1st Lt. Charles Patrick Murray Jr. prior to an awards ceremony held in the hangar bay aboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, Calif., 24 May 2008. Murray and six other recipients were to receive the Midway American Patriot Award and The National World War II Museum's American Spirit Award during the black-tie gala, "Beyond the Call of Duty." Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer R. Hudson, United States Navy. |
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* Neal Abberley, 67, English cricketer, heart and lung condition.
* Ray Anderson, 77, American entrepreneur, cancer.
* Mike Barrett, 67, American Olympic and professional basketball player (Virginia Squires, San Diego Conquistadors).
* Royal Copeland, 86, Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts), Alzheimer's disease.
* Mary Hendrick, 88, American businesswoman and NASCAR team owner, mother of racer Rick Hendrick.
* Anastasios Peponis, 87, Greek politician and author, heart problems. (Greek)
* Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, 89, Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Ayacucho/Huamanga (1979–1991). (Spanish)
* Jiřina Švorcová, 83, Czech actress. (Czech)
* Guillermo Zarur, 79, Mexican actor. (Spanish)
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* Wendy Babcock, 32, Canadian advocate for the rights of prostitutes, suspected suicide.
* Roberto Busa, 97, Italian Jesuit priest, pioneer in Digital Humanities.
* Jeanne Carroll, 80, American blues singer, heart attack.
* Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy, 91, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Beauvais (1985–1995).
* Jimmy Harris, 76, American football player (University of Oklahoma, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles), natural causes.
* Kolapo Ishola, 77, Nigerian politician, Governor of Oyo State (1991–1993).
* Eleanor Josaitis, 79, American activist, co-founder of Focus: HOPE, peritoneal cancer.
* Julian Kenny, 81, Trinidadian zoologist, environmentalist and politician, Senator (1995–2001).
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* P. C. Alexander, 90, Indian politician, Governor of Tamil Nadu (1988–1990), Maharashtra (1993–2002) and Goa (1996–1998).
* Valeriu Damian, 66, Romanian businessman, suspected homicide. (Romanian) (body found on this date)
* Ignacio Flores, 58, Mexican football player (Cruz Azul, national team), shot. (Spanish)
* Norton Fredrick, 73, Sri Lankan cricketer, illness.
* Billy Grammer, 85, American country singer.
* Oldřich Machač, 65, Czech ice hockey player, heart failure.
* Babak Masoumi, 39, Iranian futsal player and coach, blood cancer. (Farsi)
* Lilia Michel, 85, Mexican actress. (Spanish)
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* Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, 88, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop and vicar apostolic of Machiques (1986–1995).
* Don Chandler, 76, American football player (New York Giants, Green Bay Packers).
* Karen Drambjan, 57, Armenian-born Estonian activist, shot.
* Noah Flug, 86, Polish-born Israeli economist, advocate for rights of Holocaust survivors.
* Richard Floyd, 80, American politician and lawmaker.
* Clair George, 81, American CIA officer (Iran–Contra affair), cardiac arrest.
* David Holbrook, 88, English writer and academic.
* Jani Lane, 47, American musician (Warrant).
* Scott LeDoux, 62, American boxer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
* Richard Mannington Bowes, 68, English murder victim, beaten.
* Karen Overington, 59, Australian politician, Victorian MLA for Ballarat West (1999–2010).
* Bob Shamansky, 84, American politician, U.S. Representative from Ohio (1981–1983).
* Joe Trimble, 80, American baseball player (Red Sox, Pirates).
* Paul Wilkinson, 74, British academic, expert on the study of terrorism (University of St Andrews).
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* Austin-Emile Burke, 89, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Halifax (1991–1998).
* Geertruida Draaisma, 109, Dutch centenarian, oldest verified person in the Netherlands.
* Ernie Johnson, Sr., 87, American baseball player (Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Baltimore Orioles) and broadcaster (Atlanta Braves).
* Patricia Lourival Acioli, 47, Brazilian judge, shot.
* Dănuţ Murariu, 56, Romanian banker, CEO of Romanian International Bank Iași branch, apparent suicide by drowning. (Romanian)
* Charles P. Murray, Jr., 89, American Army colonel, Medal of Honor recipient.
* Robert Robinson, 83, English radio and television presenter.
* Francisco Solano López, 83, Argentine comics artist (El Eternauta), complications from a stroke. (Spanish)
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* Marc Druyts, 44, Belgian cyclist. (Dutch)
* Tareque Masud, 54, Bangladeshi independent film director, traffic collision.
* Topi Sorsakoski, 58, Finnish singer, lung cancer.
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* Marcos Barreto, 51, Brazilian actor, heart attack. (Portuguese)
* Shammi Kapoor, 79, Indian film actor and director, renal failure.
* Fritz Korbach, 66, German football player and manager, laryngeal cancer. (Dutch)
* Paul Reeves, 78, New Zealand Anglican archbishop, Primate (1980–1985), Governor-General (1985–1990), cancer.
* Friedrich Schoenfelder, 94, German actor. (German)
* Shawn Tompkins, 37, Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial artist. (body found on this date)
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