- January 23
- Death of Nell Carter at age 54; actress and singer (Gimme a Break, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper). [5] [24] [457]
- January 24
- Death of Gianni Agnelli, Italian auto executive (Fiat), of prostate cancer at age 81 (born 1921). [24] [177.65]
- January 26
- Death of Hugh Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton, English historian (born 1917). [24]
- January 29
- Death of Frank Moss, U.S. Senator from Utah (born 1911). [24]
- February 1
- American Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates over Texas upon re-entry, killing all seven astronauts onboard: Michael P. Anderson (born 1959), David M. Brown (born 1956), Kalpana Chawla (born 1961), Laurel Clark (born 1961), Rick Husband (born 1957), William McCool (born 1961), Ilan Ramon (Israeli, born 1954). [24] [129] [180.79]
- In Northern Ireland, Protestant Ulster Defence Association Belfast leader John Gregg is killed by a loyalist faction. [24]
- February 5
- Death of Manfred von Brauchitsch, at age 97. Von Brauchitsch was a German race car driver of the 1930a, winning 45 grand prix races over six seasons. [224]
- February 10
- Death of Edgar de Evia, American photographer (born 1910). [24]
- Death of Ron Ziegler, Richard Nixon's White House Press Secretary (born 1939). [24]
- Death of "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, professional wrestler (born 1958). [24]
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- February 12
- Death of American hotel pioneer Charles Kemmons Wilson, at age 90. Wilson founded the first Holiday Inn hotel in 1952. [226.79]
- February 13
- Death of Walt Whitman Rostow, at age 85. Rostow was national security advisor to US Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. [225.83]
- February 14
- Death of Dolly the sheep at age 6, first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell (born 1996). [129] (February 15 [24])
- February 17
- Death of 23-year old Steve Belcher of multi-organ failure, possibly linked to use of ephedra; Belcher was an American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles). [56]
- February 19
- Death of Ty Longley in nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA; guitarist (Great White). [457]
- February 21
- Death of Tom Glazer at age 88; folksinger ("On Top of Spaghetti" (1961)). [457]
- February 23
- Death of Howie Epstein of suspected drug overdose in New Mexico, USA; bassist (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers). [457]
- February 24
- Death of Albert R. Hibbs, retired space scientist with the US Jet Propulsion Laboratory, of complications following heart surgery, at age 78. [194.11]
- Death of Bernard Daniel Jacques Loiseau, French chef, at age 52. Loiseah ran the La Côte d'Or restaurant in Saulieu, France. [234.80]
- February 27
- Death of Fred Rogers, American children's television host (born 1928). [24]
- February 28
- Death of Fidel Sánchez Hernández, President of El Salvador (born 1917). [24]
- Death of Rudolf Kingslake, lens designer, and engineer (born 1903). [24]
- March 2
- Death of Hank Ballard from throat cancer; American singer, songwriter ("The Twist"). [24] [457]
- March 3
- Death of Horst Buchholz at age 69 of pneunomia; actor (Charlie's Angels, How the West Was Won, Raid on Entebbe, Crossings, Logan's Run, Danny Thomas Hour). [457]
- March 7
- Death of Ilya Pavlov, former champion wrestler, probably Bulgaria's richest man, murdered in Sofia. [235.48]
- March 9
- Death of Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (born 1946). [24]
- March 12
- Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic is assassinated in Belgrade. [24] [235.45] [236.45]
- Death of Lynne Thigpen at age 54 of a cerebral hemmorhage; American actress (Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, As the World Turns, The District). [24] [457]
- March 14
- Death of Jean-Luc Lagardère, publisher of world's largest magazine business, with over 200 titles, co-chairman of European aeronautics defence and space firm. [236.59]
- March 16
- Death of Rem Krasilnikov, at age 76; Soviet KGB, Russian embassy in Canada, rid USSR of American spy network. [238.79]
- March 18
- Death of Adam Osbourne in India of a rare organic brain disorder. Osborne founded Osborne Computer company in the USA, and released the Osborne I computer in 1981. [637.86]
- March 22
- Death of Milton G. Henschel, a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses and 5th President of Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (born 1920). [24]
- March 26
- Death of Daniel Patrick Moynihan at age 76 (born 1926); U.S. politician, ambassador to India and the United Nations, Democratic Senator for New York (1977-). [24] [237.80]
- March 29
- World Health Organization doctor Carlo Urbani, who first identified SARS, dies of the disease. [24]
- April 2
- Death of Edwin Starr at age 61 after a heart attack; soul singer ("War" (1970)). [457]
- April 10
- Death of Little Eva at age 59 of cervical cancer; singer ("The Loco-Motion" (1962)). [457]
- April 11
- Death of Cecil Howard Green, British-born geophysicist and businessman (born 1900). [24]
- April 17
- Death of Robert Atkins, American nutritionist (born 1930). [24]
- Death of Paul Getty, American-born philanthropist (born 1932). [24]
- April 19
- Death of Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Leader/Head of the International Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, 5th Caliph of Promised Messiah (born 1928). [24]
- April 20
- Death of Bernard Katz, German-born biophysicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1911). [24]
- Death of Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle rider, after crashing into a Suzuka wall on April 6 (born 1976). [24]
- April 21
- Death of Nina Simone at age 70 from cancer; jazz and soul singer ("My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I Put A Spell On You", "I Loves You Porgy", "Feeling Good", "Sinnerman", "Ain't got no-I got life"). [24] [457]
- April 22
- Death of Felice Bryant at age 77; songwriter ("All I Have To Do Is Dream", "Bye Bye Love", "Wake Up Little Susie", "Raining In My Heart"). [457]
- April 23
- Death of Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer (born 1910). [24]
- April 26
- Death of Peter Stone, American writer (born 1930). [24]
- May 9
- Death of Russell B. Long, U.S. Senator from Louisiana (born 1933). [24]
- May 11
- Death of Noel Redding at age 57 at his home in Ireland; bassist (Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Are You Experienced", "Axis: Bold as Love", "Electric Ladyland"). [24] [457]
- May 12
- Death of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (born 1933). [24]
- May 14
- Death of Robert Stack at age 84 after a heart attack; actor (Eliot Ness - The Untouchables, The Name of the Game, Falcon Crest), host (Unsolved Mysteries). [24] [457]
- May 15
- Death of June Carter Cash at age 73 after heart valve replacement surgery; singer, songwriter ("Ring of Fire"), actress and comedian (Carter Family), second wife of singer Johnny Cash. [5] [24] [457]
- May 28
- Death of Ilya Prigogine, Russian-born physicist and chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (born 1917). [24]
- Death of Martha Scott at age 86; actress (Dallas, Bionic Woman, Bob Newhart Show, Robert Montgomery Presents, Beulah Land). [24] [457]
- June 10
- Death of Donald Regan, U.S. Treasury Secretary (born 1918). [24]
- June 11
- Death of David Brinkley at age 82; TV journalist (NBC Nightly News 1956-70, This Week with David Brinkley). [24] [457]
- June 12
- Death of Gregory Peck at age 87 in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (To Kill a Mockingbird (Oscar award), Moby Dick, The Keys of the Kingdom, The Yearling, Gentleman's Agreement, Twelve O'Clock High, Abraham Lincoln - The Blue and The Gray TV mini-series, Days of Glory film (1944), The Guns of Navarone film (1961), The Omen film (1976)), President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Founding Chairman of the American Film Institute, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1969). [24] [457] [1493.20]
- June 19
- Death of Peanuts Hucko at age 85; bigband clarinetist (Charlie Spivak, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Ray McKinley, Eddie Condon, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Lawrence Welk Orchestra). [457]
- June 23
- Death of Maynard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (born 1938). [24]
- June 25
- Death of Lester Maddox, Governor of Georgia (born 1915). [24]
- June 26
- Death of Strom Thurmond, U.S. Senator (born 1902). [24]
- Death of Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon National Soccer Team (born 1975). [24]
- June 30
- Death of Buddy Hackett at age 78; comedian and actor (Stanley TV show). [24] [457]
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