- January 15
- Death of Deem Bristow, voice actor (Doctor Eggman) (born 1947). [26]
- Death of Ruth Warrick at age 89 from pneumonia; singer, actress (Orson Welles' Mercury Players, Citizen Kane movie, The Guiding Light TV show, As the World Turns TV show, Peyton Place TV show, Phoebe Tyler - All My Children TV show). [457]
- January 17
- Death of Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1919). [26]
- January 20
- Death of Per Borten, Prime Minister of Norway (born 1913). [26]
- January 21
- Death of Don Poier, U.S. play-by-play man for the Memphis Grizzlies (born 1951). [26]
- Death of Theun de Vries, Dutch writer (born 1907). [26]
- January 23
- Death of Johnny Carson at age 79 of emphysema; host (Tonight Show TV show for 29 years). [5] [26] [457]
- January 29
- Death of Bill Shadel at age 96 of prostate cancer in Seattle, Washington, USA; longtime CBS and ABC newsman. [457]
- February 1
- Death of John Vernon at age 72 following heart surgery; actor (Wojek TV show, Delta House, Matrix, Acapulco HEAT, Batman). [457]
- February 3
- Death of Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia (born 1963). [26]
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- February 5
- Death of Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (born 1937). [26]
- February 8
- Death of George Herman at age 85; CBS TV newsman, moderator (Face the Nation TV program). [457]
- February 10
- Death of Arthur Miller, American playwright (born 1915). [26]
- February 17
- Death of Nariman Sadeq, Queen of Egypt (born 1934). [26]
- February 24
- David Hernandez Arroyo goes on a shooting rampage at the Smith County Courthouse in Tyler, Texas. He kills two, including his ex-wife, and wounds four others before being killed in a police chase. [26]
- February 26
- Death of Jef Raskin in Pacifica, California, USA; project manager of apple Computer's Macintosh, founder of Information Appliance. [5] [637.101]
- March 2
- Death of Martin Denny at age 93 in Hawaii, USA; composer/pianist ("Quiet Village", "The Enchanted Sea", "A Taste of Honey", "Ebb Tide"). [457]
- March 3
- Death of Rinus Michels, Dutch soccer player and coach (born 1928). [26]
- March 16
- Death of Anthony George at age 80 of complications from emphysema; actor (The Untouchables, Checkmate, Dark Shadows, Search for Tomorrow, One Life to Live). [457]
- March 22
- Death of Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, Antipope Gregory XVII (born 1946). [26]
- March 26
- Death of James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1912). [26]
- Death of Paul Hester by suicide in Australia; drummer (Crowded House - "Skin Feeling"). [26] [457]
- March 31
- Death of Terri Schiavo, American right-to-die cause célèbre (born 1963). [26]
- April 1
- Death of Philip J Amelio II of internal infection at age 27; actor (Kevin Life With Lucy, Scott - All My Children). [457]
- April 2
- Pope John Paul II dies at his home in the Vatican, following complications from the flu. [5] [26] [129]
- April 5
- Death of Debralee Scott at age 52 after falling into a coma; actress (Angie, Welcome Home Kotter, Sons and Daughters, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman). [457]
- April 6
- Rainier III, Prince of Monaco dies (born 1923), succeeded by his son Albert II. [26]
- April 7
- Death of Jose Melis of respiratory failure at age 85; bandleader (The Tonight Show). [457]
- April 13
- Death of Tutti Camarata at age 91; trumpet player (Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman), musical arranger (Glen Gray, Casa Loma Orchestra, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington), musical director (Startime TV show, The Vic Damone Show, The Alcoa Hour). [457]
- April 20
- Death of Zygfryd Blaut, Polish football player (born 1943). [26]
- April 24
- Death of Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (born 1924). [26]
- April 25
- Death of Janette Davis at age 87; singer (Arthur Godfrey Time radio and TV show), producer (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts). [457]
- April 26
- Death of Mason Adams at age 86; actor (Pepper Young's Family radio show, Lou Grant TV show, commercial voice-overs (Smuckers Jams)). [26] [457]
- May 2
- Death of Wee Kim Wee, President of Singapore (born 1915). [26]
- May 7
- Death of Peter Wallace Rodino, U.S. Congressman (born 1909). [26]
- May 8
- Death of Lloyd Cutler, American attorney and Presidential advisor (born 1917). [26]
- May 11
- Serial killer Michael Ross becomes the first person executed in New England in 45 years. [26]
- May 20
- Death of J D Cannon at age 83; actor (Chief Clifford - McCloud, Alias Smith and Jones, Law and Order). [457]
- May 21
- Death of Stephen Elliott of congestive heart failure at age 86; actor (Chicago Hope, Trial and Error, Saint Elsewhere, Falcon Crest, Executive Suite, Beacon Hill, A World Apart, As The World Turns). [457]
- Death of Howard Morris at age 85 of a heart ailment; comedic actor (Andy Griffith Show TV show). [457]
- May 22
- Death of Thurl Ravenscroft of cancer in the USA; distinctive voice in movies, TV commercials, Disneyland attractions over decades, Johnny Mann Singers ("You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch"), Tony the Tiger ("they're grrrrreat!"), named Disney Legend 1995. [26] [510.350]
- June 23
- Death of Shana Alexander at age 79 from cancer; journalist (Point-Counterpoint on 60 Minutes (1975-79)). [457]
- June 24
- Death of Paul Winchell at age 82 in Los Angeles, California, USA; ventriloquist (dummies Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff on TV in 1950s/60s), inventor, children's TV show host (Winchell-Mahoney Time), voice actor (Tigger - Winnie the Pooh films). [457]
- July 10
- Death of Richard Eastham at age 89 of complications from Alzheimer's disease; actor (Wonder Woman TV show, Bright Promise TV show, Falcon Crest TV show). [457]
- July 17
- Death of Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1916). [26]
- July 20
- Death of James Doohan at age 85 from pneumonia and Alzheimers at his home in Redmond, Washington, USA; actor (Scotty - Star Trek). [457]
- July 21
- Death of Long John Baldry at age 64 of a chest infectionin hospital in Vancouver, BC, Canada; blues singer ("Let the Heartaches Begin" (1967)), voice actor (Dr. Robotnik - Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog TV show). [26] [457]
- July 22
- A Brazilian electrician, Jean Charles de Menezes, is shot dead at a London underground station by police who allegedly mistake him for a suicide bomber. [26]
- July 30
- A helicopter carrying John Garang, vice-president of Sudan, crashes in poor weather into a mountain, killing Garang. [105]
- July 31
- Death of Wim Duisenberg (born 1935), the first president of the European Central Bank. Duisenberg served his term (1998 - 2003) at its headquarters in Frankfurt. [26] [37]
- August 1
- King Fahd of Saudi Arabia dies, succeeded by his half-brother Abdullah. [26]
- August 7
- Death of Peter Jennings at age 68 from lung cancer; news anchor (World News Tonight on ABC) (born 1938). [26] [457]
- August 8
- Death of Barbara Bel Geddes at age 82 of lung cancer; actress (Eleanor Ewing - Dallas TV show). [457]
- August 10
- 103-year old Ted Radcliffe, probably the oldest professional baseball player, dies from cancer; Radcliffe was the 1943 Negro American League Most Valuable Player. [56]
- Lee Seung Seop dies from exhaustion in South Korea after playing the computer game StarCraft continuously for 49 hours. [5]
- August 12
- Death of Lakshman Kadirgamar, foreign minister of Sri Lanka (assassinated) (born 1932). [26]
- Death of Frère Roger, Swiss founder of the Taizé Community (born 1915). [26]
- August 13
- Death of David Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1942). [26]
- August 21
- Death of István Cserháti, Hungarian keyboardist (P.Box) (born 1954). [26]
- Death of Robert Moog at age 71 from a brain tumour; the inventor of the Moog Synthesizer. [5] [457]
- August 23
- Death of Brock Peters AKA George Fisher at age 78 of pancreatic cancer; actor/singer (To Kill a Mockingbird, Joseph Sisko - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine). [457]
- September 2
- Death of Bob Denver following surgery for throat cancer at age 70; actor (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Gilligan - Gilligan's Island). [26] [457]
- September 3
- Death of William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States (born 1924). [26]
- September 9
- Death of Louis Nye of lung cancer at age 83; comic actor (Men on the Street, Happy Days, Curb Your Enthusiasm). [457]
- September 11
- Death of Chris Schenkel at age 82 of emphysema; sportscasters (play-by-play for ABC TV on college football, Major League Baseball, NBA basketball, golf and tennis tournaments, boxing, auto racing, Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Professional Bowling). [457]
- September 14
- Death of Robert Wise, American film director (born 1914). [26]
- September 20
- Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi hunter, dies in Vienna, Austria, at age 96. He was responsible for tracking down over 1100 war criminals. [10] [26] [37]
- September 23
- Convicted bank robber and Boricua Popular Army leader, Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, is killed in his home in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico when members of the FBI attempt to serve an arrest warrant. [26]
- September 26
- Death of Jerry Juhl, American writer (born 1938). [26]
- Death of Shawntinice Polk, American basketball player (born 1983). [26]
- September 27
- Death of Brett Kebble, South African mining magnate (born 1964). [26]
- October 10
- Death of Milton Obote, President of Uganda (born 1925). [26]
- October 24
- Death of José Azcona del Hoyo, President of Honduras (born 1926). [26]
- November 1
- Death of Skitch Henderson AKA Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson at age 87; musical director (Bing Crosby), bandleader (The Tonight Show TV show), host (The Tonight Show TV show). [457]
- November 4
- Death of Sheree North at age 73 of complications from cancer surgery; actress (Bay City Blues, I'm a Big Girl Now). [457]
- November 9
- Death of K. R. Narayanan, President of India (born 1921). [26]
- November 11
- Death of Moustapha Akkad, film producer (Halloween films) (born 1930). [26]
- Death of Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, British photographer (born 1939). [26]
- November 13
- Death of Eddie Guerrero, Mexican-American professional wrestler (born 1967). [26]
- November 16
- Death of Ralph Edwards of congestive heart failure at age 92; announcer/host/producer (Truth or Consequences radio show, This Is Your Life TV show). [457]
- November 23
- Death of Beverly Tyler at age 78 of a pulmonary embolism; actress/vocalist (Shower of Stars TV show, Cavalcade of Stars, Lorelei Kilbourne - Big Town TV show). [457]
- November 24
- Death of Pat Morita at age 73; comedian, American actor (Arnold - Happy Days, Karate Kid movies). [26] [457]
- November 26
- Death of Irving Ludwig, president of Buena Vista Distribution. [6]
- November 27
- Death of Joe Jones at age 79 in Los Angeles, California, USA; singer ("You Talk Too Much" (1961)). [457]
- November 29
- E. Cardon Walker dies at age 89; president of Walt Disney Productions (1971-80), CEO (1976-83), and chairman (1980-83). [6]
- December 2
- In Wentworth, North Carolina, Kenneth Boyd becomes the 1,000th person to be executed in the United States since the re-introduction of capital punishment in 1976. [26]
- Death of Nguyen Tuong Van, executed in Singapore for drug trafficking. [26]
- December 4
- Death of Greg Hoffman, film producer (Saw, Saw II) (born 1963). [26]
- December 6
- Death of Devan Nair, President of Singapore (born 1923). [26]
- December 7
- A U.S. Federal Air Marshal fatally shoots Rigoberto Alpizar on a jetway at Miami International Airport in Florida. [26]
- December 12
- Gebran Ghassan Tueni is assassinated by a car bomb. [26]
- December 13
- Death of Stanley Williams, American gang founder (executed) (born 1953). [26]
- December 16
- Death of John Spencer at age 58 in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (The West Wing TV show). [26] [457]
- December 18
- Death of Alan Voorhees, American engineer and urban planner (born 1922). [26]
- December 23
- Death of Yao Wenyuan, Chinese politician (born 1931). [26]
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