(b. 1927) May 29 John Cipollina, American guitarist (b. 1943) Giuseppe Patanè, Italian conductor (b. 1932) May 31 – C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and writer (b. 1901) June June 3 – Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian philosopher, politician, revolutionary and Shia Muslim religious leader, 1st Supreme Leader of Iran (b. 1902) June 4 – Dik Browne, American cartoonist (b. 1917) June 7 – Nara Leão, Brazilian singer (b. 1942) June 8 – Albert Spaggiari, French criminal (b. 1932) June 9 George Beadle, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1903) Rashid Behbudov, Azerbaijani singer and actor (b. 1915) José López Rega, Argentine politician (b. 1916) June 10 – Richard Quine, American actor (b. 1920) June 13 – Fran Allison, American actress and television personality (b. 1907) June 14 – Joseph Malula, Congolese archbishop and cardinal (b. 1917) June 15 Victor French, American actor and director (b. 1934) Ray McAnally, Irish actor (b. 1926) June 17 – John Matuszak, American football player and actor (b. 1950) June 21 – Lee Calhoun, American Olympic athlete (b. 1933) June 23 – Werner Best, German Nazi official, jurist, police chief and SS-Obergruppenführer leader (b. 1903) June 24 Hibari Misora, Japanese singer (b. 1937) Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia (b. 1907) June 25 – Diarmuid Larkin, Irish artist and art educationist (b. 1918) June 27 Sir Alfred Ayer, British philosopher (b. 1910) Jack Buetel, American actor (b. 1915) Michele Lupo, Italian film director (b. 1932) June 28 – Joris Ivens, Dutch filmmaker (b. 1898) June 30 – Hilmar Baunsgaard, Danish politician and 34th Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1920) July July 2 Andrei Gromyko, Soviet politician and diplomat (b. 1909) Franklin Schaffner, American film director (b. 1920) Ben Wright, British actor in radio, film and television (b. 1915) July 3 – Jim Backus, American actor (b. 1913) July 4 Win Maung, 3rd President of Myanmar (b. 1916) Leyla Mammadbeyova, Azerbaijani aviator (b. 1909) July 6 – János Kádár, Hungarian politician and communist leader, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1912) July 10 – Mel Blanc, American voice actor and radio personality (b. 1908) July 11 – Laurence Olivier, English actor and director (b. 1907) July 12 – Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (b. 1896) July 15 – Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (b. 1956) July 16 – Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor (b. 1908) July 17 – Paul C, American hip hop