2 Tikvah Alper, South African scientist (b. 1909) Fred Perry, English tennis champion (b. 1909) Donald Pleasence, English actor (b. 1919) February 4 – Patricia Highsmith, American author (b. 1921) February 5 – Doug McClure, American actor (b. 1935) February 6 James Merrill, American poet (b. 1926) Art Taylor, American jazz drummer (b. 1929) February 9 J. William Fulbright, American senator and congressman (b. 1905) David Wayne, American actor (b. 1914) February 12 – Robert Bolt, English dramatist (b. 1924) February 13 – Alberto Burri, Italian artist (b. 1915) February 14 – U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1907) February 19 – John Howard, American actor (b. 1913) February 22 – Ed Flanders, American actor (b. 1934) February 23 – James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (b. 1916) February 24 – Hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (b. 1914) February 26 – Jack Clayton, British film director (b. 1921) March March 1 Georges J. F. Köhler, German biologist (b. 1946) Vladislav Listyev, Russian journalist (b. 1956) March 3 – Howard W. Hunter, American President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1907) March 5 – Vivian Stanshall, English comedian, writer, artist, broadcaster, and musician (b. 1943) March 8 Paul Horgan, American writer (b. 1903) Ingo Schwichtenberg, German drummer (b. 1965) March 9 Edward Bernays, Austrian-born American propagandist (b. 1891) Yisrael Galil, Israeli firearm designer (b. 1923) March 10 – Ovidi Montllor, Spanish singer and actor (b. 1942) March 11 – Wilfred Jacobs, 1st Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (b. 1919) March 13 – Odette Hallowes, French intelligence officer (b. 1912) March 14 – William Alfred Fowler, American physicist (b. 1911) March 16 – Albert Hackett, American dramatist and screenwriter (b. 1900) March 17 Rick Aviles, American actor (b. 1952) Sunnyland Slim, American blues pianist (b. 1906) March 19 – Nike Ardilla, Indonesian singer, actress, and model (b. 1975) March 20 Sidney Kingsley, American dramatist (b. 1906) John William Minton, American professional wrestler (b. 1948) March 23 – Davie Cooper, Scottish footballer (b. 1956) March 24 – Joseph Needham, British biochemist, historian, and sinologist (b. 1900) March 25 – James Samuel Coleman, American sociologist (b. 1926) March 26 – Eazy-E, American rapper and record producer (b. 1964) March 31 – Selena, American singer (b. 1971) April April 2 – Hannes Alfvén, Swedish chemist (b. 1908) April 4 Kenny Everett, British comedian (b. 1944) Priscilla Lane, American