JANUARY
Dave Brown, 52
Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback died of a heart attack. (Jan. 10)
Shelley Winters, 85
Two-time Academy Award winning actress. (Jan. 14)
Wilson Pickett, 64
Legendary American R&B and soul singer died of a heart attack. (Jan. 19)
Coretta Scott King, 78
American civil rights leader and widow of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died of ovarian cancer. (Jan. 30)
FEBRUARY
Al Lewis, 82
Actor best known for playing Grandpa Munster on "The Munsters." (Feb. 3)
Betty Friedan, 85
Feminist and writer died of congestive heart failure. (Feb. 4)
Norman Shumay, 83
Surgeon who performed the first U.S. heart transplant died from lung cancer. (Feb. 10)
Peter Benchley, 65
Author best known for "Jaws," died of pulmonary fibrosis. (Feb. 11)
Ernie Stautner, 80
Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman for the Steelers died of Alzheimer's disease. (Feb. 16)
Curt Gowdy, 86
Sports broadcaster died of leukemia. (Feb. 20)
Don Knotts, 81
Morgantown, W.V. native best known for roles in The Andy Griffith Show and Three's Company died of lung cancer. (Feb. 24)
Otis Chandler, 78
Publisher of the Los Angeles Times from 1960 to 1980 died of Lewy body disease. (Feb. 27)
MARCH
Slobodan Milosevic, 64, former Yugoslavia president standing trial for war crimes, died of heart attack (March 11).
Peter Tomarken, 63
Host of the popular 1980s game show "Press Your Luck," died when his private plane crashed. (March 13)
K. Leroy Irvis, 86
Reitred Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the first black to serve in that position, died of cancer. (March 16)
Lyn Nofziger, 81
Press secretary for President Ronald Reagan. (March 27)
Caspar Weinberger, 88
U.S. Secretary of Defense in the Reagan administration. (March 28)
APRIL
Marshall Goldberg, 88
University of Pittsburgh football great died of a head injury. (April 3)
Maggie Dixon, 28
Women's basketball coach at the U.S. Military Academy of cardiac arrhythmia. (April 6)
Louise Smith, 89
First woman inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. (April 15)
Robert Carleson, 75
Official in the Nixon, Ford and Reagan administration. (April 21)
MAY
Louis Rukeyser, 73
Business and economics expert died of multiple myeloma. (May 2)
Earl Woods, 74
Father of golfer Tiger Woods died of prostate cancer. (May 3)
Lillian Gertrud Asplund, 99
Last American survivor of the Titanic sinking. (May 6)
A.M. Rosenthal, 84
Executive Editor of the New York Times for 17 years. (May 10)
Katherine Dunham, 96
Dancer, activist and choreographer brought African and Caribbean influences to the dance world. (May 21)
Lloyd Bentsen, 85
Former U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton. (May 23)
Craig "Ironhead" Heyward, 39
Former University of Pittsburgh runningback died of a brain tumor. (May 25)
JUNE
Robert Ross, 86
Muscular Dystrophy Association leader for 44 years who persuaded Jerry Lewis to undertake the yearly money-raising telethon. (June 5)
Billy Preston, 59
Musician known for the song "You Are So Beautiful," and his work with the Beatles, died of kidney failure. (June 6)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, 39
Leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq died in U.S. military bombing. (June 7)
Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman, unknown
Spiritual adviser of Al-Qaeda in Iraq died in U.S. military bombing. (June 7)
Anna Lee Aldred, 85
First woman in U.S. to receive a jockey's license. (June 12)
Theo Bell, 52
Former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver died of kidney disease and scleroderma. (June 21)
Aaron Spelling, 83
Television producer with hits including "Charlie's Angels," and "Beverly Hills 90210." (June 23)
Patsy Ramsey, 49
Mother of the late JonBenet Ramsey died of ovarian cancer. (June 24)
JULY
Kenneth Lay, 64
Former CEO of U.S. energy firm Enron, later convicted of fraud, died of a heart attack. (July 5)
Dorothea Church, 83
First successful black model in Paris. (July 7)
Howdy Groskloss, 100
Oldest living former Major League Baseball player. (July 15)
Rev. Amos Bailey, 88
Writer of the syndicated column "Our Daily Bread," died of thyroid cancer. (July 17)
Tom Larson, 77
Former PennDOT Secretary and Federal Highway Administrator. (July 20)
Carl Brashear, 75
First black U.S. Navy diver, portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr. in the film "Men of Honor." (July 25)
AUGUST
Harold Ronk, 85
Singing ringmaster for Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. (Aug. 2)
Alfredo Stroessner, 93
Former dictator of Paraguay died after hernia surgery. (Aug. 14)
Joe Rosenthal, 94
Pulitzer Prize winner for photographing U.S. Marines raising their flag on Iwo Jima. (Aug. 20)
Alfred Sherman, 86
Co-founder of the think-tank Centre for Policy Studies. (Aug. 28)
SEPTEMBER
Bob O'Connor, 61
Mayor of Pittsburgh, died of brain cancer. (Sept. 1)
Steve Irwin, 44
Australian naturalist known as "The Crocodile Hunter" died of acute heart trauma caused by a stingray barb. (Sept. 4)
Patty Berg, 88
Golf pioneer, founder of the LPGA, died of Alzheimer's disease. (Sept. 10)
Ann Richards, 73
Former governor of Texas, died of esophageal cancer. (Sept. 13)
Syd Thrift, 77
Former General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles. (Sept. 18).
OCTOBER
Buck O'Neil, 94
Baseball player and manager in the Negro leagues, died of bone marrow cancer. (Oct. 6)
Cory Lidle, 34
New York Yankees pitcher died in a plane crash. (Oct. 11)
Sigmund Strochlitz, 89
Polish Holocaust survivor and co-founder of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. (Oct. 16)
Robert Altman, 81
American filmmaker died of leukemia. (Oct. 20)
Jack McGinley, 85
Businessman and part owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers died of cancer. (Oct. 26)
Michael Genovese, 87
Mafia boss of Pittsburgh. (Oct. 31)
NOVEMBER
Jack Palance, 87
Oscar winning actor. (Nov. 10)
Ed Bradley, 65
CBS News journalist and "60 Minutes" correspondent died of leukemia. (Nov. 9)
Milton Friedman, 94
Economist and Nobel laureate. (Nov. 16)
Bo Schembechler, 77
Retired University of Michigan football coach died of heart problems. (Nov. 17)
Alexander Litvineko
Former Russian KGB spy died in London after he was poisoned with polonium-210. (Nov. 23)
Robert McFerrin, 85
First African American to sing at the New York Metropolitan Opera and father of entertainer Bobby McFerrin. (Nov. 24)
DECEMBER
Jeanne Kirkpatrick, 80
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President Reagan. (Dec. 7)
Elizabeth Bolden, 116
Oldest person in the world at the time of her death. (Dec. 11)
Raymond P. Shafer, 89
Former Governor of Pennsylvania died of congestive heart failure. (Dec. 12)
Lamar Hunt, 74
Owner of the Kansas City Chiefs who coined the term "Super Bowl," died of prostate cancer. (Dec. 13)
Joseph Barbera, 95
American cartoonist and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions. (Dec. 18)
