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| Jiří Gruša, Czech writer and politician, at the Book Fair in Ostrava, Czech Republic, 17 June 2011. Photo courtesy of Packa. |
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* Jan Boye, 49, Danish politician, complications from brain hemorrhage. (Danish)
* Antonio Cassese, 74, Italian international law expert, Yugoslavian war crimes judge, cancer.
* Peter Goldie, 64, British philosopher.
* Barbara König, 86, German writer. (German)
* Cathal O'Shannon, 83, Irish journalist and television presenter.
* Robert Pierpoint, 86, American broadcast journalist, complications from surgery.
* Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, 83, Saudi royal, Minister of Defense and Aviation (since 1962) and Crown Prince (since 2005).
* Roy Smalley, Jr., 85, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies).
* Ed Thompson, 66, American politician, Mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin (2008–2010), and gubernatorial candidate, pancreatic cancer.
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* Nusrat Bhutto, 82, Iranian-born Pakistani First Lady, widow of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and mother of Benazir Bhutto.
* Amílcar Brusa, 89, Argentine boxing trainer, natural causes.
* Joseph Dao, 75, Burkinabé-born Malian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Kayes (1978–2011).
* Oscar Stanley Dawson, 87, Indian admiral, Chief of the Naval Staff (1982–1984), brain haemorrhage.
* Herbert A. Hauptman, 94, American Nobel Prize-winning chemist (1985).
* Florence Parry Heide, 92, American children's author.
* Sir Frank Holmes, 87, New Zealand economist and government advisor.
* Gene Kurtz, 69, American bassist and songwriter ("Treat Her Right").
* William Franklin Lee III, 82, American music educator, Dean of University of Miami School of Music (1964–1982).
* Bronislovas Lubys, 73, Lithuanian entrepreneur and politician, Prime Minister of Lithuania (1992–1993), heart attack. (Lithuanian)
* John McCarthy, 84, American computer scientist, creator of LISP and the term AI, heart disease.
* Antoine Montant, 30, French extreme skier, BASE jumping accident.
* Henk Pleket, 74, Dutch singer. (Dutch)
* Amnon Salomon, 71, Israeli cinematographer.
* Marco Simoncelli, 24, Italian motorcycle racer, race crash.
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* Margit Brandt, 66, Danish fashion designer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Danish)
* Robert Bropho, 81, Australian indigenous rights activist and convicted criminal, natural causes.
* Liviu Ciulei, 88, Romanian actor, writer and director, after long illness.
* Kjell Johansson, 65, Swedish table tennis player.
* Morio Kita, 84, Japanese novelist, essayist and psychiatrist.
* Sarantis Michalopoulos, 72, Greek journalist and news anchorman. (Greek)
* Alan Morgan, 71, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Sherwood (1989–2004).
* Peter Rhodes, 90, British football referee, Parkinson's disease. (death announced on this date)
* Crescênzio Rinaldini, 85, Italian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Araçuaí (1982–2001).
* Kirtanananda Swami, 74, American excommunicated Hare Krishna leader and convicted felon, kidney failure.
* Oleh Vitovych, 44, Ukrainian politician, MP (1994–1998) and Leader of UNA-UNSO (1994–1999). (Ukrainian)
* Bruno Weber, 80, Swiss artist and architect. (German)
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* Leonidas Andrianopoulos, 100, Greek footballer (Olympiacos F.C.). (Greek)
* Perkins Bass, 99, American politician, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire (1955–1963).
* Bert Cueto, 74, Cuban baseball player (Minnesota Twins).
* Héctor López, 44, Mexican boxer, Olympic silver medal-winner (1984), heart attack. (Spanish)
* Tom McNeeley, 75, American boxer.
* Howard Wolpe, 71, American politician, U.S. Representative from Michigan (1979–1993).
* Norrie Woodhall, 105, British stage actress.
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* Salvador Bernal, 66, Filipino designer, National Artist of the Philippines.
* Daniel Burke, 82, American television executive, President of ABC (1986–1994), complications of diabetes.
* Dave Cole, 81, American baseball player (Braves, Cubs, Phillies).
* Yaropolk Lapshyn, 91, Ukrainian-born Russian film director, long illness. (Russian)
* Janko Messner, 89, Austrian writer, pulmonary infarction. (German)
* William A. Niskanen, 78, American economist, member of the Council of Economic Advisors (1981–1985), chairman of the Cato Institute (1985–2008).
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* Sergei Govorukhin, 50, Ukrainian-born Russian film director, brain hemorrhage. (Russian)
* James Hillman, 85, American psychologist, proponent of archetypal psychology.
* Ron Holmes, 48, American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos).
* Sirazhudin Israfilov, 57, Russian Islamic leader, shot. (Russian)
* Eduard Kojnok, 78, Slovak Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Rožňava (1990–2008). (Slovakian)
* Robert Pritzker, 85, American billionaire industrialist, Parkinson's disease.
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* Ricky Adams, 52, American baseball player (California Angels), cancer.
* Campbell Christie, 74, Scottish trade unionist.
* Willy De Clercq, 84, Belgian politician. (Dutch)
* Jiří Gruša, 72, Czech dissident, diplomat and writer. (German)
* Bernardo Jablonski, 59, Brazilian actor, theatre director and writer. (Portuguese)
* Roger Kerr, 66, New Zealand public policy and business leader, executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, metastatic melanoma.
