9 8 •
Kapila Chandrasena, 61, Sri Lankan telecommunications and airlines executive, CEO of
SriLankan Airlines,
Mihin Lanka and
Mobitel (Sri Lanka). •
Festus Mogae, 86, Botswana politician and economist,
president (1998–2008). •
Ravi Pandit, 75, Indian technology executive, co-founder of
KPIT Technologies.
7 •
Jaime Aparicio, 96, Colombian Olympic hurdler (
1948,
1956). •
Eugenio Binini, 91, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello (1983–1991) and
Massa Carrara-Pontremoli (1991–2010). •
Michael J. Bransfield, 82, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Wheeling-Charleston (2004–2018). •
Carlos Brito, 93, Portuguese politician,
deputy (1980–1991). •
Pat Caputo, 66–67, American sportswriter and broadcaster (
WXYT-FM), pancreatic cancer. •
Philip Caputo, 84, American author (
A Rumor of War) and journalist, cancer. • , 92, Italian politician,
deputy (1987–1994) and
MEP (1984–1989). •
Pierre Chambon, 95, French biologist, member of the
French Academy of Sciences. •
Valery Denisov, 84, Russian diplomat. •
Jana Dubovcová, 73, Slovak politician,
minister of justice (2023) and
MNC (2010–2012). •
Nabyl Lahlou, 81, Moroccan film director (''
Le Gouverneur General de l'ile Chakerbakerben, Brahim Who?, The Night of the Crime'') and playwright. •
Joni Lamb, 65, American Christian broadcaster, co-founder and president of
Daystar Television Network, complications from a back injury. •
Joe Senser, 69, American football player (
Minnesota Vikings). •
James F. Sundah, 70, Indonesian songwriter. • , 55, Chinese politician,
deputy mayor of Chongqing.
6 •
Evaristo Beccalossi, 69, Italian footballer (
Brescia,
Inter Milan,
Sampdoria), complications from a cerebral haemorrhage. •
Vladimir Cvetković, 84, Serbian basketball player (
Crvena zvezda,
Yugoslavia national team) and sports administrator, Olympic silver medallist (
1968). •
László Fazekas, 78, Hungarian football player (
Újpesti Dózsa,
Royal Antwerp,
national team) and manager, Olympic champion (
1968). •
Georgy Golitsyn, 91, Russian atmospheric physicist, member of the
Russian Academy of Sciences. •
Jake Hall, 35, British actor, model and reality television star (
The Only Way Is Essex), head injury. •
Jesse Hector, 78, English musician (
The Gorillas). •
Manuela Hoelterhoff, 77, German-born American cultural journalist (
Bloomberg News), cancer. •
Rajko Kasagić, 83, Bosnian Serb politician,
prime minister of Republika Srpska (1995–1996). •
Timo Kautonen, 81, Finnish footballer (
Reipas,
Kuusysi,
national team). (death announced on this date) •
Algis Jurgis Kundrotas, 75, Lithuanian physicist. •
Mert Lawwill, 85, American motorcycle racer and designer, subject of
On Any Sunday. •
José Navarro, 77, Peruvian footballer (
Defensor Arica,
Sporting Cristal,
national team). •
Kenji Ohba, 71, Japanese actor (
Space Sheriff Gavan,
Battle Fever J,
Denshi Sentai Denjiman) and stuntman. •
Marc Plantegenest, 82, French politician,
deputy (1978–1981),
senator (1981–1986). •
Anatoly Rusanov, 94, Russian chemist, member of the
Russian Academy of Sciences. •
Shin Jong-o, South Korean judge (
Kim Keon Hee), suicide. •
Lawrence J. Smith, 85, American politician, member of the
U.S. House of Representatives (1983–1993). •
Aryeh Stern, 81, Israeli rabbi. •
Ted Turner, 87, American
Hall of Fame media proprietor (
CNN) and sports team owner (
Atlanta Braves), founder of
Turner Broadcasting System, complications from Lewy body dementia. •
Pierre-François Veil, 72, French lawyer and civil servant, president of the
Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah (since 2023). •
Cavayé Yéguié Djibril, 86, Cameroonian politician, member (since 1983) and
president (1992–2026) of the
National Assembly.
5 •
Dante Ang, 83, Filipino journalist, owner of
The Manila Times (since 2001) and chairman of the
CFO (2005–2010). (death announced on this date) •
R. B. Choudary, 77, Indian film producer (
Pudhu Vasantham,
Raja,
Aanandham), traffic collision. •
Soledad Gallego-Díaz, 75, Spanish journalist, editor of
El País (2018–2020). •
René Groebli, 98, Swiss photographer. •
Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst, 63, Antiguan and Barbudan politician,
senator (2014–2026). (death announced on this date) •
Shaikh Idrees, 64, Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPA (2002–2007), shot. •
Viktor Kuzmenko, 42, Ukrainian rescuer and civil defense officer,
Hero of Ukraine (2025), airstrike. •
Lee Hong-koo, 91, South Korean diplomat and politician,
prime minister (1994–1995) and
ambassador to the United States (1998–2000). • , 78, Brazilian composer and music producer. •
Claude Morin, 96, Canadian politician,
Quebec MNA (1976–1981). •
Santhosh K. Nayar, 65, Indian actor (
Nishedhi,
Kurishuyudham,
Vasantha Sena), heart attack. •
José Ortiz, 62, Puerto Rican
Hall of Fame basketball player (
Atléticos de San Germán,
Cangrejeros de Santurce,
national team), colorectal cancer. •
Pierre Pascallon, 84, French politician,
deputy (1986–1988, 1993–1997), mayor of
Issoire (1989–2008). •
Servet Pëllumbi, 89, Albanian politician,
speaker of parliament (2002–2005). •
Chris Phelan, 70, Irish-born Australian rugby league player (
Parramatta Eels,
Oldham,
Queensland), pancreatic cancer. •
Donald Ross, 85, American politician, member of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives (1983–2003). •
Yevhen Syvokin, 88, Ukrainian film director. •
Jonathan Tiersten, 60, American actor (
Sleepaway Camp,
Return to Sleepaway Camp,
The Perfect House). (death announced on this date) •
Valeri Zhabko, 58, Russian footballer (
Torpedo Volzhsky,
Tekstilshchik,
Metallurg Lipetsk).
4 •
Herman Branover, 94, Russian-Israeli physicist (
SATEC). •
Jorge Calandrelli, 86, Argentine composer. •
André Cerdini, 96, French magistrate. •
Geoff Dakin, 90, South African cricketer (
Eastern Province). •
Alexis Dipanda Mouelle, 84, Cameroonian magistrate, president of the
supreme court (1990–2014). •
Olivier Dupuis, 68, Belgian politician,
MEP (1996–2004). •
Carlos Garaikoetxea, 87, Spanish politician,
lehendakari (1979–1985), heart attack. •
Pat Graham, 64, Canadian ice hockey player (
Pittsburgh Penguins,
Toronto Maple Leafs). •
Stein Erik Hagen, 69, Norwegian industrial conglomerate executive, founder of
Rimi, cardiac arrest. • , 69, Malaysian actor (
Buli), singer and producer. •
Marcel Labine, 78, Canadian poet. •
Kazuhiro Ninomiya, 79, Japanese judoka, Olympic champion (
1976). •
Brendan O'Brien, 82, Irish journalist (
Prime Time). •
Hermano da Silva Ramos, 100, French-Brazilian racing driver (
Formula One). •
Miguel Ángel J. Márquez Ruiz, 83, Mexican veterinarian. •
Bob Skinner, 94, American baseball player and manager (
Pittsburgh Pirates,
St. Louis Cardinals,
Philadelphia Phillies). •
John Sterling, 87, American sportscaster (
New York Yankees,
Atlanta Braves), heart failure. • , 77, Moldovan ecologist and biologist, member of the
Academy of Sciences of Moldova. •
Konstantin Tolkachyov, 73, Russian politician, speaker of the
State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (since 1999), cancer. •
Eladio Zárate, 84, Paraguayan football player (
Huracán,
Unión Española,
national team) and manager.
3 •
Jean Alambre, 79, French author and songwriter. •
Babulal Bairwa, 72, Indian politician,
Rajasthan MLA (1980–1990, 2008–2013, 2018–2023), complications from diabetes. •
Régis Barroso, 84, Brazilian politician,
deputy (1967–1971). •
Leslie Campbell, 67, Jamaican politician. • , 96, Italian jurist. •
Alain Marchadour, 88, French Roman Catholic priest and exegetist. •
Nelson Martínez Rust, 81, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of
Valencia in Venezuela (1982–1992) and bishop of
San Felipe (1992–2016). •
Branko Marušič, 88, Slovenian historian. (death announced on this date) •
Claire Maurier, 97, French actress (
La Cage aux Folles,
Amélie,
A Bad Son). •
Józef Michalik, 85, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of
Przemyśl (1993–2016), bishop of
Zielona Góra–Gorzów (1986–1993) and president of the
PEC (2004–2014). • , 82, Portuguese radio announcer, television presenter, and actor. •
Krzysztof Pawłowski, 79, Polish politician,
senator (1989–1993). •
Jean Raquin, 90, French politician, member (1994–2015) and president (2008–2011) of the
General Council of Jura. •
Paul Schwartz, 86, Romanian Jewish community leader. •
Hany Shaker, 73, Egyptian singer, actor (
Sayed Darwish) and composer. •
Gheorghe Ștefăneț, 82, Moldovan singer and musician. •
Boris Volodin, 94, Russian politician, member of the
Soviet of the Union (1984–1989). •
Lee Allen Zeno, 71, American bassist, cancer.
2 •
Roque Avallay, 80, Argentine footballer (
Newell's Old Boys,
Huracán,
national team). •
Ubaldo Biordi, 87, Sammarinese politician,
captain regent (1981–1982, 1985–1986). •
Castell V. Bryant, 88, American academic administrator, president of
Florida A&M University (2005–2007). •
Yaya Ceesay, 88–89, Gambian politician,
MP (1960–1994). •
José María Cruz Novillo, 89, Spanish painter, designer and sculptor. •
Michel Debost, 92, French flutist. •
Chet Dobis, 83, American politician, member of the
Indiana House of Representatives (1970–2012). •
Doris F. Fisher, 94, American businesswoman (
Gap Inc.). •
Emily Grosholz, 75, American poet. •
David Kendall, 68, American television writer, producer, (
Boy Meets World,
Growing Pains) and film director (
Dirty Deeds). •
James Lawrence King, 98, American jurist, judge (since 1970) and chief judge (1984–1991) of the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. • , 85, Brazilian journalist. •
Stanislav Petrov, 87, Russian military officer, chief of the
Russian NBC Protection Troops (1992–2001), suicide. •
Dame Shirley Porter, 95, British politician, leader of the
Westminster City Council (1983–1991) and
lord mayor of Westminster (1991–1992). •
Moslem Uddin, 87, Bangladeshi politician,
MP (1986–2024). •
Finn Wagle, 84, Norwegian
Church of Norway clergyman, bishop of
Nidaros (1991–2008). •
Soheir Zaki, 81, Egyptian belly dancer and actress (
Cairo 30).
1 •
Antonio Arcari, 72, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to four
nunciatures including
Mozambique (2008–2014),
Costa Rica (2014–2019) and
Monaco (2019–2023). •
Vladimir Bayunov, 73, Russian politician,
MP (1993–1999). •
Péter Bikár, 81, Hungarian Olympic ice hockey player (
1964). •
G. Robert Blakey, 90, American attorney, drafter of the
RICO act. •
Panayot Butchvarov, 93, Bulgarian philosopher. •
Juliet Winters Carpenter, 77–78, American translator. •
Audrey Beth Davis, 82, American entertainment publicist. •
Yevgeniy Duleyev, 70, Russian rower, Olympic silver medallist (
1976). •
René Henry Gracida, 102, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Corpus Christi (1983–1997) and
Pensacola–Tallahassee (1975–1983). •
Stephen Greene, 81, Irish hurler (
Mount Sion,
Waterford). •
Alfredrick Hughes, 63, American basketball player (
Loyola Chicago Ramblers,
San Antonio Spurs). • , 95, Indian actor (
Saranga,
Bharosa,
Gopi) and film producer. •
Philippe Lazar, 90, French statistician and epidemiologist, president of
Inserm (1982–1996), president of the
Research Institute for Development (1997–2001). •
Stephen Owen, 79, American sinologist. •
Tülay Özer, 79, Turkish singer. •
René Paardekooper, 39, Dutch footballer (
Helmond Sport). •
Man Phatnothai, 85, Thai politician,
minister of information and communication technology (2008),
deputy prime minister (2008). •
Michael Sollis, 40, Australian musician and artistic director, bowel cancer. •
Csaba Takács, 71, Hungarian-Romanian politician,
deputy (1990–1994). •
Dionysis Tsamis, 74, Greek footballer (
Panetolikos,
AEK Athens,
national team). •
Georg Wadenius, 80, Swedish guitarist (
Blood, Sweat & Tears,
Saturday Night Live Band). (death announced on this date) •
Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, 73, Swiss physician and advocate for therapeutic fasting. •
Charlie Williams, 82, Maltese footballer (
Valletta,
Rochester Lancers,
national team). •
Alex Zanardi, 59, Italian racing driver and paracyclist, Paralympic champion (
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