Deaths in July 2010

The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2010.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

July 2010

1 Kwasi Annoh Ankama, 53, Ghanaian lawyer and politician. Azad, 57–58, Indian politician, shot. Black Tie Affair, 24, American Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized. Alison Booker, 47, British radio broadcaster (BBC Oxford), breast cancer. Francisco Claver, 84, Filipino Jesuit priest, first Igorot bishop, Bishop of Malaybalay (1969–1984). Gareth Clayton, 68, Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives (1974–1975). Don Coryell, 85, American football coach (San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Cardinals). Arnold Friberg, 96, American painter, complications from a fall. Geoffrey Hutchings, 71, English actor (Poppy, Henry V, Topsy-Turvy), viral infection. Aurelio Macchi, 94, Argentine sculptor. Eleanor Morse, 97, American art collector, co-founder of the Salvador Dalí Museum, after long illness. Eddie Moussa, 26, Swedish footballer (Assyriska Föreningen), shot. Ong Yoke Lin, 92, Malaysian politician, minister and ambassador, founder of the Malaysian Chinese Association.Tun Omar Yoke Lin Ong dies of old age John Rinne, 86, Finnish Orthodox prelate, archbishop of Karelia and All Finland (1987–2001). Singspiel, 18, Irish Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized. Borivoj Vukov, 80, Serbian Olympic wrestler.Borivoj Vukov Ilene Woods, 81, American singer and actress (Cinderella), complications from Alzheimer's disease. Betty Lou Young, 91, American writer and conservationist, after short illness.

2 Wilfredo Alarcón, 77, Chilean Catholic priest. Dame Beryl Bainbridge, 77, English novelist (Harriet Said..., An Awfully Big Adventure), cancer. Mahfoud Ali Beiba, 57, Sahrawi politician and negotiator, President of Sahrawi National Council (2003–2010), heart attack.Sahara : Suspicions autour du décès de Mahfoud Ali Beiba, négociateur du Polisario Frank Colacurcio, 93, American organized crime figure. Stephen Kanner, 54, American architect, co-founder of the A+D Museum, cancer. Simon Kornblit, 76, Belgian-born American studio executive, Executive Vice President of worldwide marketing (Universal Pictures), myeloid leukemia. Fred Maryanski, 63, American educator, President of Nevada State College (2005–2010). Carl Adam Petri, 83, German computer scientist. Félix Pons, 68, Spanish politician, President of the Congress of Deputies (1986–1996), cancer. M. G. Radhakrishnan, 70, Indian music director, liver disease.Noted musician M G Radhakrishnan dies Leonard Searle, 79, American astronomer. Steve Stanlee, 90, American professional wrestler. Tommy Tabermann, 62, Finnish poet and politician, Member of Parliament (2007–2010), brain tumour. Laurent Terzieff, 75, French actor, lung complications.Décès de Laurent Terzieff Ann Waldron, 85, American writer and biographer, heart failure.

3 Carlo Aymonino, 83, Italian architect. Murray Chercover, 80, Canadian broadcaster and CEO (CTV Television), complications from pneumonia.Broadcasting pioneer Murray Chercover dead at 80 Abu Daoud, 73, Palestinian politician and military commander, planned 1972 Summer Olympics Munich massacre, kidney failure. William Dougherty, 78, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (1971–1975), cancer.Obituary: William J. Dougherty Herbert Erhardt, 79, German footballer, 1954 FIFA World Cup winner.Herbert Erhardt gestorben Fußball Colin Gardner, 69, British football manager, brain cancer. Israel Hicks, 66, American stage director (Pittsburgh Cycle), prostate cancer. Cle Jeltes, 86, Dutch sailor.Clemens Henricus Jeltes Carlos Juárez, 94, Argentine politician, Governor of Santiago del Estero Province, cardiac arrest. Ed Limato, 73, American talent agent, after long illness. Oguri Cap, 25, Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized. Clara Claiborne Park, 86, American author, complications from a fall. Roberto Piva, 72, Brazilian poet and writer, complications from Parkinson's disease. Johnny Sellers, 72, American jockey. Michael Keith Smith, 56/7, British politician. Sir Frederick Warner, 100, British chemical engineer.

4 Bal Bahadur Rai, 89, Nepali politician. Robert N. Butler, 83, American physician, Pulitzer Prize winner (Why Survive? Being Old in America), founder of NIA, leukemia. Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, 74, Lebanese militant, spiritual leader to Hezbollah. Glenn Falkenstein, 78, American magician, complications of Alzheimer's disease. James Forrest, 88, South African cricketer. John Hampton, 103, American philanthropist, co-founder of Toys for Tots. Alf Howard, 104, Australian explorer. *Hwang Yau-tai, 98, Taiwanese musician and composer, multiple organ failure. Oscar Kruger, 77, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos), after long illness. John Morkel, 81, Rhodesian international rugby union player, complications from hip surgery.

5 *Nasr Abu Zayd, 66, Egyptian Qur'anic theologian, brain infection. Jim Bohlen, 84, American-born Canadian environmentalist, founder of Greenpeace. William R. Callahan, 78, American Jesuit priest, challenged policies of the Vatican, Parkinson's disease. Brazeal Dennard, 81, American conductor. David Fanshawe, 68, British composer (African Sanctus), explorer and ethnomusicologist, stroke. Jia Hongsheng, 43, Chinese actor, suicide by jumping. Andriy Horak, 64, Ukrainian Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan of Lviv and Sokal in Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate (since 1993), after long illness. Juanita M. Kreps, 89, American economist, Secretary of Commerce (1977–1979), Alzheimer's disease. Pete Morgan, 71, British poet. Bob Probert, 45, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks), heart attack. Victor Rodrigues, 66, Indian Konkani litterateur and novelist. Cesare Siepi, 87, Italian opera singer, respiratory failure. Tony Younger, 91, British general.

6 Tilly Armstrong, 83, British writer. Jan Blokker, 83, Dutch journalist. Harvey Fuqua, 80, American rhythm and blues singer (The Moonglows), and record producer (Marvin Gaye), heart attack. Kristofer Leirdal, 94, Norwegian sculptor. Stanislaus Tobias Magombo, 42, Malawian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Lilongwe (2009–2010). A. T. Mahmud, 80, Indonesian composer and television host, pneumonia. Igor Misko, 23, Russian ice hockey player (SKA Saint Petersburg), cardiac arrest. Johnny North, 89, American football player (Baltimore Colts) and coach (New Orleans Saints), after long illness. José Rico Pérez, 92, Spanish businessman, president of Hércules CF. Glenn Simpson Pound, 96, American educator. Ramón Eduardo Ruiz, 88, American historian of Mexico and Latin America. Alekos Sofianidis, 77, Turkish-born Greek footballer, manager of the Greece national football team (1988–1989). Rebecca Spikings-Goldsman, 42, American film producer (Mindhunters), heart attack.Producer Spikings-Goldsman dies of heart attack Simion Stanciu, 60, Romanian pan flautist, after long illness. Roberto Suárez, 82, Cuban-born American newspaper publisher (El Nuevo Herald), complications from Alzheimer's disease. Roy Waller, 69, British radio presenter, liver disease.

7 Asher Arian, 71, American and Israeli political scientist. Emilio Q. Daddario, 91, American politician, U.S. Representative for Connecticut (1959–1971), heart failure. Frank Dochnal, 89, American racecar driver. Bob Harvie, Sri Lankan cricket commentator. John Henning, 73, American newscaster (WNAC, WCVB, WBZ), complications from leukemia. Robbie Jansen, 60, South African jazz musician, after long illness. Moko, 4, New Zealand dolphin, beached. Brian O'Shaughnessy, 84, Australian philosopher. Sándor Páll, 56, Serbian politician, leader of Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians. Bill Porter, 79, American sound engineer. Luz Sapag, 66, Argentine politician, mayor of San Martín de los Andes (2007–2010), car crash. Frederick John Thompson, 75, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

8 Goro Azumaya, 90, Japanese mathematician. David Blackwell, 91, American academic, stroke. David Blewitt, 81, American film editor (Ghostbusters, The Competition), Parkinson's disease. Anders Bratholm, 90, Norwegian jurist. Robert Freitag, 94, Austrian-born Swiss actor.Schauspieler und Regisseur Robert Freitag gestorben Clint Hartung, 87, American baseball player (New York Giants). Donald Hawgood, 93, Canadian Olympic silver medal-winning (1952) canoeist. Bidzina Kvernadze, 82, Georgian composer, Parkinson's disease. Guillermo León, 82, Costa Rican footballer (Deportivo Saprissa). Lelio Luttazzi, 87, Italian composer, actor, television and radio presenter. Maje McDonnell, 89, American baseball coach and official (Philadelphia Phillies)."Maje" McDonnell, longtime Phillies coach and ambassador, dies Achdiat Karta Mihardja, 99, Indonesian novelist and playwright, stroke. John Moore, 88, British naval officer and editor. Thomas C. Peebles, 89, American physician, isolated the measles virus. Willi Railo, 69, Norwegian sports psychologist. Patrick Rice, 64, Irish human rights activist. Melvin Turpin, 49, American basketball player, suicide by gunshot. Peter Walker, 68, Australian football player, cancer.

9 Yehuda Amital, 85, Israeli rabbi and politician. Jessica Anderson, 93, Australian writer (Tirra Lirra by the River). Olle Barkander, 92, Swedish Olympic equestrian. Kenneth Beard, 83, British cathedral organist.Obituary: Kenneth Beard Mark Bytheway, 46, British Quizzing world champion, esophageal cancer. Eleanor Coen, 93, American artist. Basil Davidson, 95, British journalist and historian. Sir Marrack Goulding, 73, British diplomat. Clément Guillon, 78, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Quimper and Leon. Daryl Hunt, 53, American football player (Houston Oilers), heart attack.Former Oilers Linebacker Hunt Dies Vonetta McGee, 65, American actress (Blacula, The Eiger Sanction), cardiac arrest. Milt Morin, 67, American football player (Cleveland Browns), heart attack.UMass great Milt Morin dead Nobuyoshi Tamura, 77, Japanese aikidoka, cancer. Frank Verdi, 84, American baseball player (New York Yankees).Pheasants Mourn the Passing of Manager Frank Verdi

10 Eric Batchelor, 89, New Zealand soldier, twice awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery. Ray Beachey, 94, Canadian historian. John Coates, 88, British naval architect. David Gay, 90, English Army officer, cricketer and educator, awarded Military Cross for bravery. Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus, 82, Irish politician and lawyer, TD for Dublin North-East (1981–1982). Sugar Minott, 54, Jamaican reggae singer. Ed Palmquist, 77, American baseball player. Aldo Sambrell, 79, Spanish actor, stroke.Aldo Sambrell, secundario de lujo de los 'spaghetti western' Ernie Stierly, 79, American racing driver. Kōhei Tsuka, 62, Japanese playwright, lung cancer.Drama playwright Kohei Tsuka dies of lung cancer at age 62 Drama playwright Kohei Tsuka dies of lung cancer at age 62 George W. Webber, 90, American minister, President of New York Theological Seminary, complications of Alzheimer's disease.

11 Sheila Amos, 63, American film editor (The Thing About My Folks), leukaemia. Idham Chalid, 88, Indonesian politician, speaker of MPR/DPR in Indonesia (1971–1977), stroke. Stuart F. Feldman, 73, American lawyer and lobbyist, co-founded the Vietnam Veterans of America, pneumonia. Walter Hawkins, 61, American gospel music singer ("Oh Happy Day"), pancreatic cancer. Daja Wangchuk Meston, 39, Tibetan-born American Buddhist monk. Marco Aurelio Martínez Tijerina, 45, Mexican journalist, shot. Bob Sheppard, 99, American public address announcer (New York Yankees, New York Giants). Rudi Strittich, 88, Austrian football player and coach. Don Vélez, 62, Nicaraguan Olympic athlete.Don Vélez