Wednesday, February 8th, 2017

Richard Lyon, American navy admiral., dies at age 93

Richard Lyon (93)

American navy admiral.

Sotsha Dlamini, Swazi politician, dies at age 76

Sotsha Dlamini (76)

Swazi politician

Nilawan Pintong, Thai writer., dies at age 101

Nilawan Pintong (101)

Thai writer.

Neil Gehrels, American astronomer., dies at age 64

Neil Gehrels (64)

American astronomer.

Mikhail Tolstykh, DPR separatist commander in the War in Donbass, dies at age 36

Mikhail Tolstykh (36)

DPR separatist commander in the War in Donbass

Gianfranco Plenizio, Italian composer., dies at age 76

Gianfranco Plenizio (76)

Italian composer.

Alan Simpson, British comedy scriptwriter (Hancock's Half Hour, dies at age 87

Alan Simpson (87)

British comedy scriptwriter (Hancock's Half Hour

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, British socialite and television presenter., dies at age 45

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (45)

British socialite and television presenter.

Ólöf Nordal, Icelandic politician, dies at age 50

Ólöf Nordal (50)

Icelandic politician

Richard B. Wright, Canadian novelist., dies at age 79

Richard B. Wright (79)

Canadian novelist.

Richard DuFour, American educational researcher, dies at age 69

Richard DuFour (69)

American educational researcher

Viktor Chanov, Soviet-Ukrainian football goalkeeper., dies at age 57

Viktor Chanov (57)

Soviet-Ukrainian football goalkeeper.