1 •
János Aczél, 95, Hungarian-Canadian mathematician. •
Lexii Alijai, 21, American rapper, drug and alcohol overdose. •
Chris Barker, 39, English footballer (
Barnsley,
Cardiff City,
Southend United), suicide. •
Joan Benson, 94, American keyboard player. •
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blagonravov, 86, Russian scientist. •
George W. Blair, 98, American politician, member of the
South Dakota House of Representatives (1979–1986). •
Marius Bruat, 89, French footballer. •
Günter Brümmer, 86, German canoeist. •
Martin Bundi, 87, Swiss politician, president of the
National Council (1985–1986). •
Carlos De León, 60, Puerto Rican boxer,
WBC cruiserweight champion (1980–1982, 1983–1985, 1986–1988, 1989–1990), heart attack. •
Alexander Frater, 82, British-Australian travel writer and journalist. •
Marty Grebb, 73, American musician (
The Buckinghams). •
Tommy Hancock, 90, American musician. •
Doug Hart, 80, American football player (
Green Bay Packers). •
Walter Hayman, 93, German-born British mathematician. •
Jiao Ruoyu, 104, Chinese politician and diplomat,
Mayor of Beijing (1981–1983),
Ambassador to Peru (1972–1977) and
Iran (1977–1979). •
Les Josephson, 77, American football player (
Los Angeles Rams) and actor (
Heaven Can Wait). •
Don Larsen, 90, American baseball player (
New York Yankees,
Baltimore Orioles,
San Francisco Giants), esophageal cancer. •
Bengt Levin, 61, Swedish orienteer, world championship silver medalist (
1981). •
Peter Lo Su Yin, 96, Malaysian politician,
Chief Minister of Sabah (1965–1967). •
Aleksandr Manachinsky, 61, Ukrainian Olympic swimmer (
1976). •
Jim Manning, 76, American baseball player (
Minnesota Twins). •
Barry McDonald, 79, Australian rugby union player (
national team). •
Roland Minson, 90, American basketball player (
BYU Cougars). •
Jimmy Moran, 84, Scottish footballer (
Norwich City,
Northampton Town,
Workington). •
Peter Neumann, 88, Canadian football player (
Hamilton Tiger-Cats). •
Ng Jui Ping, 71, Singaporean entrepreneur and army general,
Chief of Defence Force (1992–1995), pancreatic cancer. •
Chris Pattikawa, 79, Indonesian film director and producer. •
Jaap Schröder, 94, Dutch violinist and conductor. •
Dick Scott, 96, New Zealand historian. •
Katsura Shinnosuke, 66, Japanese
rakugoka, acute myeloid leukemia. •
David Stern, 77, American sports executive and lawyer, commissioner of the
National Basketball Association (1984–2014), brain hemorrhage. •
Silva Zurleva, 61, Bulgarian journalist, heart attack.
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John Baldessari, 88, American conceptual artist. •
Fazilatunnesa Bappy, 49, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician,
MP (2011–2018), pneumonia. •
Daitari Behera, 81, Indian politician,
MLA (1974–1977 and 1995–2000). •
Tom Buck, 81, American politician, member of the
Georgia House of Representatives (1966–2004). •
Michel Celaya, 89, French rugby player (
national team). •
Lorraine Chandler, 73, American singer and songwriter. •
Chen Suhou, 83, Chinese politician, Vice Governor of
Hainan (1990–1997), Vice Chairman of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress (1997–2003). •
Marie Clarke, 104, American labor leader. •
Auxence Contout, 94, French Guianese writer. •
Mohamed Salah Dembri, 81, Algerian politician,
Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993–1996). •
R. Kern Eutsler, 100, American
United Methodist Church bishop. •
Marian Finucane, 69, Irish broadcaster (
Liveline,
The Marian Finucane Show). •
Nick Fish, 61, American politician and lawyer, Portland city commissioner (since 2008), stomach cancer. •
Veronika Fitz, 83, German actress (
The Vulture Wally,
The Spessart Inn,
Oh! This Bavaria!). •
Bill Graham, 84, Canadian
football player (
Hamilton Tiger-Cats). •
Robert M. Graham, 90, American computer scientist. •
Terry Gray, 81, Canadian ice hockey player (
St. Louis Blues,
Los Angeles Kings). •
Edward A. Grouby Jr., 92, American politician,
Alabama state representative (1978–1990). •
Luciana Guindani, 82, Italian Olympic sprint canoer. •
Tom Hickey, 86, Canadian politician, member of the
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (1966–1986). •
Gale McArthur, 90, American basketball player (
Oklahoma State Cowboys). •
Bruce McEwen, 81, American neuroendocrinologist. •
Jack McGuire, 86, American politician, member of the
Illinois House of Representatives (1990–2012). •
Yukiko Miyake, 54, Japanese politician, member of the
House of Representatives (2009–2012), suicide by drowning. •
Roman Monchenko, 55, Russian rower, Olympic bronze medallist (
1996). •
George Nicolau, 94, American arbitrator,
MLB (1985–1995),
NHL (1993–1996),
NBA (1979–1981), president of
NAA. •
Bogusław Polch, 78, Polish artist. •
Najwa Qassem, 52, Lebanese journalist and television presenter (
Al Arabiya), heart attack. •
Élisabeth Rappeneau, 84, French film director (''
J'ai peur d'oublier) and screenwriter (Lovers Like Us, Une Femme ou Deux''). •
Jacques Renaud, 96, French racing cyclist. •
Ricardo Rosales, 85, Guatemalan politician, head of the
Guatemalan Party of Labour (1974–1996). •
Edward Spiegel, 88, American physicist. •
Shen Yi-ming, 62, Taiwanese
Air Force general officer,
Chief of the General Staff (since 2019),
helicopter crash. •
D. P. Tripathi, 67, Indian politician,
MP (2012–2018). •
Grant Weatherstone, 88, Scottish rugby union player (
Edinburgh District,
national team). •
Barbara Uehling, 87, American educator and university administrator, complications from Alzheimer's disease. •
Sam Wyche, 74, American football player (
Washington Redskins) and coach (
Cincinnati Bengals,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers), melanoma.
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Derek Acorah, 69, English self-styled
spiritual medium and television personality (
Most Haunted, ''
Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns''), sepsis. •
Antonis Balomenakis, 65, Greek lawyer and politician,
MP (2015–2019). •
Christopher Beeny, 78, English actor (
Upstairs, Downstairs,
In Loving Memory,
Last of the Summer Wine). •
Robert Blanche, 57, American actor (
Grimm,
World Trade Center,
Leverage). •
Pete Brewster, 89, American football player (
Cleveland Browns,
Pittsburgh Steelers) and coach. •
Wolfgang Brezinka, 91, German-Austrian educational scientist. •
Ninez Cacho-Olivares, 78, Filipino journalist (
Daily Tribune), heart attack. •
Domenico Corcione, 90, Italian general,
Minister of Defence (1995–1996). •
Gérard de Sélys, 75, Belgian journalist. •
Mónica Echeverría, 99, Chilean journalist, writer and actress. •
Ken Fuson, 63, American journalist (
The Baltimore Sun,
The Des Moines Register), complications from liver disease. •
James W. Hennigan Jr., 92, American politician, member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives (1953–1955) and
Massachusetts Senate (1955–1965). •
Reuben Hersh, 92, American mathematician. •
Nathaël Julan, 23, French footballer (
Le Havre,
Valenciennes,
Guingamp), traffic collision. •
M. Sakthivel Murugan, Indian politician,
MLA (2001–2006), heart attack. •
Stella Maris Leverberg, 57, Argentine politician and trade unionist,
Deputy (2007–2015), traffic collision. •
Penny Morrell, 81, British actress (
A Stitch in Time, ''
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys, The End of the Affair''). •
Rameshwar Prasad, Indian politician,
MLA (1980–1985), kidney disease. •
Harvey Reti, 82, Canadian Olympic boxer (
1964). •
Bernard Ryan Jr., 96, American writer. •
Michael Shute, 68, Canadian academic, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Yoshikazu Sunako, 87, Japanese motorcycle and racecar driver. •
Douglas N. Walton, 77, Canadian academic. •
Bo Winberg, 80, Swedish singer and guitarist. • People killed in the
Baghdad International Airport airstrike: •
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, 65, Iraqi military commander, head of the
Popular Mobilization Forces (since 2011). •
Qasem Soleimani, 62, Iranian major general, commander of the
Quds Force (since 1998).
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Oliver Batali Albino, 84, South Sudanese politician, heart failure. •
Guy Arnold, 87, English writer and explorer, complications from dementia. •
Sir Jack Baldwin, 81, British chemist. •
Russell Bannock, 100, Canadian
fighter ace during World War II. •
Byron W. Bender, 90, American linguist. •
Herbert Binkert, 96, German football player (
1. FC Saarbrücken,
Saarland national team) and manager (
FC 08 Homburg). •
Emanuel Borok, 75, Soviet-born American violinist (
Boston Symphony Orchestra,
Boston Pops,
Dallas Symphony Orchestra), teacher and concertmaster, lung cancer. •
Bonnie Burstow, 74, Canadian psychotherapist. •
Júlio Castro Caldas, 76, Portuguese lawyer and politician,
MP (1980–1983),
Minister of National Defence (1999–2001). •
Marie-Thérèse Cheroutre, 95, French historian, General Commissioner of
Guides de France (1953–1979). •
John R. Cunningham, 92, Canadian medical physicist. •
Ding Xieping, 81, Chinese mathematician. •
Georges Duboeuf, 86, French vintner, stroke. •
Károly Gesztesi, 56, Hungarian actor (
A Kind of America,
The District!,
Children of Glory), heart attack. •
Emilio Giletti, 90, Italian racing driver. •
Gugum Gumbira, 74, Indonesian gamelan composer and orchestra leader. •
John W. Hasper, 84, American politician, member of the
New York State Assembly (1987–1992). •
Junko Hirotani, 63, Japanese singer, breast cancer. •
Bill Hobbs, 70, American rower, Olympic silver medalist (
1972). •
Jiang Hongde, 77, Chinese engineer. •
Tom Long, 51, American-born Australian actor (
Two Hands,
The Dish,
The Postcard Bandit), encephalitis. •
Lorenza Mazzetti, 92, Italian film director (
Together) and novelist. •
James Parks Morton, 89, American Episcopal priest and founder of
Interfaith Center of New York. •
K. S. S. Nambooripad, 84, Indian mathematician, academic and computer scientist. •
Walter Ormeño, 93, Peruvian footballer (
Club América,
Atlante,
national team). •
P. H. Pandian, 74, Indian politician,
MP (1999–2004), heart disease. •
Puerto Plata, 96, Dominican musician. •
Zdravko Tomac, 82, Croatian politician and writer,
MP (1995–2005). •
Galia Yishai, 69, Israeli actress and singer, cancer. •
Ben Verhagen, 93, Dutch Olympic sailor. •
Kiyoshi Yoshimoti, 71, Japanese swordsman.
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Rubén Almanza, 90, Mexican Olympic basketball player (
1952). •
James Barber, 79, British biochemist. •
T. N. Chaturvedi, 90, Indian civil servant,
Governor of Karnataka (2002–2007) and
Kerala (2004). •
Peter Dyck, 73, Canadian politician,
MLA (1995–2011), complications of
progressive supranuclear palsy. •
Betty Pat Gatliff, 89, American
forensic artist, stroke. •
Maciej Górski, 75, Polish diplomat, ambassador to Italy (1996–2001) and Greece (2005–2006). •
Colin Howson, 74–75, British philosopher. •
Guri Ingebrigtsen, 67, Norwegian politician, mayor of
Vestvågøy Municipality (1999–2007) and
Minister of Social Affairs (2000–2001), cancer. •
Anri Jergenia, 78, Abkhazian politician,
Prime Minister (2001–2002). •
Walter Learning, 81, Canadian actor, director and producer, founder of
Theatre New Brunswick. •
Liu Zhongyi, 89, Chinese politician,
Minister of Agriculture (1990–1993). •
Danny Masterton, 65, Scottish footballer (
Ayr United,
Clyde). •
John Migneault, 70, Canadian ice hockey player (
Philadelphia Blazers,
Vancouver Blazers,
Phoenix Roadrunners), cancer. •
Antoni Morell Mora, 78, Spanish-born Andorran diplomat and writer, ambassador to the Holy See (2005–2010), heart failure. •
Sylvia Jukes Morris, 84, British biographer. •
Charles Oguk, 55, Kenyan Olympic hockey player. •
Issiaka Ouattara, 53, Ivorian rebel general (
First Ivorian Civil War). •
Ana Maria Primavesi, 99, Austrian-Brazilian agronomist. •
Kamal Singh, 93, Indian politician,
MP (1952–1962). •
Sir Michael Stear, 81, British
Royal Air Force air chief marshal. •
Mien Sugandhi, 85, Indonesian politician, member of the
People's Representative Council (1977–1993). •
Hans Tilkowski, 84, German football player (
Westfalia Herne,
Borussia Dortmund,
West Germany national team) and manager. •
Bjørn Unneberg, 91, Norwegian politician. •
Peter Wertheimer, 72, Romanian-Israeli flautist, saxophonist and clarinetist, cancer. •
David Albin Zywiec Sidor, 72, American-Nicaraguan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Siuna (since 2017), brain tumour.
6 •
Bernt Andersson, 86, Swedish football player (
Djurgården) and manager (
Halmstad,
Helsingborg). •
Timoshenko Aslanides, 76, Australian poet. •
John Brownjohn, 90, British literary translator. •
Ray Byrom, 85, English footballer (
Accrington Stanley,
Bradford (Park Avenue)). •
Cabeção, 89, Brazilian footballer (
Corinthians,
Portuguesa,
national team). •
Sir George Cooper, 94, British general,
Adjutant-General to the Forces (1981–1984). •
Michel Didisheim, 89, Belgian aristocrat and royal secretary. •
Duncan Dowson, 91, British engineer. •
Mike Fitzpatrick, 56, American politician, member of the
U.S. House of Representatives (2005–2007, 2011–2017), melanoma. •
Reva Gerstein, 102, Canadian psychologist, educator, and mental health advocate. •
Frank Gordon Jr., 90, American jurist, Justice (1975–1992) and Chief Justice (1987–1992) of the
Arizona Supreme Court. •
Arne Holmgren, 79, Swedish biochemist. •
Prem Nath Hoon, 90, Indian military officer, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the
Western Command (1986–1987). •
Ria Irawan, 50, Indonesian actress (
Biola Tak Berdawai,
Arisan!,
Love for Share), lymphoma. •
Oswaldo Larriva, 74, Ecuadorian academic and politician,
Governor of Azuay Province (2007–2009, 2019) and
Deputy (1992–1994, 2013–2017), leukaemia. •
Richard Maponya, 99, South African property developer, owner of
Maponya Mall. •
Aloïse Moudileno-Massengo, 86,
Congolese politician and lawyer,
Vice President (1971–1972). •
James Mehaffey, 88, Irish Anglican prelate,
Bishop of Derry and Raphoe (1980–2002). •
Minati Mishra, 91, Indian classical dancer. •
Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, 85, Paraguayan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Concepción en Paraguay (2003–2013). •
Akbar Padamsee, 91, Indian painter. •
Ivan Salaj, 58, Serbian basketball player (
Crvena zvezda). •
Alejandro Trujillo, 67, Chilean footballer.
7 •
André Abadie, 85, French rugby union player (
Sporting Club Graulhetois,
SC Albi). •
Raghunath Singh Anjana, 75, Indian politician,
MLA (1990–1993). •
Zijad Arslanagić, 83, Bosnian footballer (
Sarajevo,
Tasmania Berlin,
Yugoslavia national team). •
Igor Avrunin, 62, Soviet-born Israeli shot putter and discus thrower. •
Gerald Bowden, 84, British politician,
MP (1983–1992). •
Vincenzo Cerundolo, 60, Italian medical researcher, lung cancer. •
Chang Chiu-hua, 83, Taiwanese politician, mayor (1973–1982) and
county magistrate (1989–1993) of
Miaoli, liver cancer. •
Chi Zhiqiang, 95, Chinese pharmacologist. •
Stephen Clements, 47, British radio personality (
BBC Radio Ulster), suicide. •
Jacques Dessange, 94, French hairdresser. •
Liliane Dévieux-Dehoux, 77, Haitian and Canadian writer. •
Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, 91, Pakistani judge,
Attorney General (1971–1977) and
Governor of Sindh (1989–1990). •
Larry Gogan, 85, Irish broadcaster (
RTÉ Gold,
RTÉ 2fm). •
Bruce Haywood, 94, American educator. •
Silvio Horta, 45, American film and television writer (
Ugly Betty,
Jake 2.0,
Urban Legend), suicide by gunshot. •
C. Harry Knowles, 91, American physicist and inventor. •
Alexandre Matheron, 93, French philosopher. •
Harvey Alfred Miller, 91, American botanist. •
Jaime Monzó, 73, Spanish Olympic swimmer (
1968). •
Kennedy Njiru, 32–33, Kenyan steeplechase runner, traffic collision. •
Phil O'Neill, 78, Australian politician, member of the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1978–1984). •
Khamis Al-Owairan, 46, Saudi Arabian footballer (
Al-Hilal,
Al-Ittihad,
national team), brain cancer. •
Neil Peart, 67, Canadian
Hall of Fame drummer (
Rush) and lyricist ("
The Spirit of Radio", "
Tom Sawyer"),
glioblastoma. •
David Penner, 61, Canadian architect, heart attack. •
George Perles, 85, American football player and coach (
Pittsburgh Steelers,
Michigan State Spartans), Parkinson's disease. •
Abderrazak Rassaa, 90, Tunisian politician,
Minister of Finance (1969–1971). •
Ron Rogers, 65, American cartoonist. •
Rob Ronayne, 64, New Zealand lawyer and jurist,
District Court judge (since 2013). •
Fritz Hans Schweingruber, 83, Swiss dendrochronologist. •
Colin Seeley, 84, English motorcycle engineer and racer. •
Ana Lucrecia Taglioretti, 24, Paraguayan violinist. •
R. P. Ulaganambi, 81, Indian politician,
MP (1971–1977). •
Patrick Welch, 71, American politician, member of the
Illinois Senate (1983–2005), complications from a stroke. •
Elizabeth Wurtzel, 52, American author (
Prozac Nation),
LMD as a complication of breast cancer.
8 •
Haskel Ayers, 83, American auctioneer and politician, member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives (1967–1968). •
Edd Byrnes, 87, American actor (
77 Sunset Strip,
Grease) and recording artist ("
Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)"). •
Pat Dalton, 77, Australian
footballer (
Perth). •
Boken Ete, 97, Indian politician,
MLA (1978–1980). •
Buck Henry, 89, American actor, screenwriter (
The Graduate,
Get Smart) and director (
Heaven Can Wait), heart attack. •
Peter T. Kirstein, 86, British computer scientist, brain tumour. •
John Lysak, 105, American Olympic canoer. •
Madan Mohan, 74, Indian cricketer (
Kerala). •
David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, 91, British peer and businessman, member of the
House of Lords (1976–1999, 2005–2015). •
Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, 83, Spanish royal,
Grandee of Spain, colon cancer. •
Christine Præsttun, 48, Norwegian television presenter, cancer. •
Bill Ray, 83, American photojournalist (
Life), heart attack. •
Kevin Thompson, 58, American karateka, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Miklós Vető, 83, Hungarian-born French philosopher. •
Zhu Yuli, 85, Chinese politician and aerospace executive, General Manager of the
Aviation Industry Corporation of China (1993–1999).
9 •
Tom Alexander, 85, Scottish musician (
The Alexander Brothers). •
Michael Allison, 61, American composer and musician, cancer. •
Jacques de Bauffremont, 97, French prince. •
Annette Bezor, 69, Australian painter and feminist. •
Walter J. Boyne, 90, American Air Force officer and writer (
The Wild Blue: The Novel of the U.S. Air Force). •
Galen Cole, 94, American
World War II veteran and philanthropist. •
Bobby Comstock, 78, American pop singer. •
Rudolf de Korte, 83, Dutch politician,
Deputy Prime Minister (1986–1989),
Minister of Economic Affairs (1986–1989). •
Pete Dye, 94, American
Hall of Fame golf course designer (
TPC at Sawgrass). •
David Efird, 45, American philosopher. •
Jack Faxon, 83, American politician, member of the
Michigan House of Representatives (1965–1971) and the
Michigan Senate (1971–1995). •
Pampero Firpo, 89, Argentine-American professional wrestler (
NWA,
WWF). •
Greg Gates, 93, American rower, Olympic bronze medalist (
1948). •
David Glass, 84, American businessman, CEO of
Walmart (1988–2000), owner of the
Kansas City Royals (2000–2019), complications from pneumonia. •
Jo Heng, 59, Singaporean lyricist, lymphoma. •
Chukwuemeka Ike, 88, Nigerian writer. •
Kermit D. Johnson, 91, American army chaplain. •
Euphrase Kezilahabi, 75, Tanzanian novelist, poet and scholar. •
Leo Kolber, 90, Canadian politician,
Senator (1983–2004), Alzheimer's disease. •
Pablo Macera, 90, Peruvian historian. •
Robert Molimard, 92, French physician. •
Roscoe Nance, 71, American sports journalist (
USA Today) and beat writer (
NBA,
SWAC). •
Lan O'Kun, 87, American television writer (
The Love Boat,
Highway to Heaven,
Insight), heart failure. •
Breandán Ó Madagáin, 87–88, Irish scholar, writer and Celticist. •
Ivan Passer, 86, Czech film director (
Born to Win, ''
Cutter's Way, Silver Bears'') and screenwriter, pulmonary complications. •
Matthew Quashie, 68, Ghanaian naval officer. •
Phyllis Rappeport, 90, American pianist. •
Mike Resnick, 77, American science fiction writer (
The Goddess of Ganymede,
Stalking the Unicorn,
Kirinyaga), cancer. •
Karel Saitl, 95, Czech Olympic weightlifter (
1952). •
Bergljot Sandvik-Johansen, 97, Norwegian Olympic gymnast (
1952). •
Jimmy Shields, 88, Northern Irish footballer (
Southampton,
Headington United,
national team). •
Hal W. Smith, 89, American baseball player (
Baltimore Orioles,
Kansas City Athletics,
Pittsburgh Pirates). •
Iñaki Vicente, 65, Filipino footballer (
De La Salle Green Archers,
national team), stroke. •
Geoff Wilson, 81, Australian nuclear physicist and academic administrator. •
Yūji Yamaguchi, Japanese anime director (
The Severing Crime Edge,
Fate/stay night,
Angel Links). (death announced on this date) •
Yong Pung How, 93, Singaporean judge,
Chief Justice (1990–2006).
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Brice Armstrong, 84, American voice actor (
Dragon Ball,
Case Closed,
Barney & Friends). •
Neda Arnerić, 66, Serbian actress (
Shaft in Africa,
Venom,
The End of the War). •
Qaboos bin Said, 79, Omani royal,
Sultan (since 1970), colon cancer. •
Marino Bollini, 86, Sammarinese politician,
captain regent (1979, 1984–1985, 1995, 1999–2000). •
André Capron, 89, French immunologist. •
Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont, 100, British politician,
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (1964–1970) and member of the
House of Lords (1964–2015). •
John Crosbie, 88, Canadian politician,
MHA (1966–1976),
MP (1976–1993),
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (2008–2013). •
Wolfgang Dauner, 84, German jazz pianist and composer. •
Bud Fowler, 94, Canadian football player (
Toronto Argonauts). •
Jørgen Frantzen, 84, Danish Olympic rower. •
Dante Frasnelli Tarter, 95, Italian-born Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Huarí (1967–2001). •
Gopinath Gajapati, 76, Indian politician,
MP (1989–1996). •
Michael Greene, 86, American actor (
The Dakotas,
To Live and Die in L.A.). •
Mozammel Hossain, 79, Bangladeshi politician,
MP (1991–1995, 1996–2001, since 2008), kidney disease. •
Genshō Imanari, 94, Japanese academic. •
Brian James, 76, Australian rugby league player (
South Sydney,
St. George,
national team). •
Patrick Jordan, 96, English actor (
The Angry Hills,
The Marked One,
Star Wars). •
Bernard Joly, 85, French politician,
Senator (1995–2004). •
Roddy Lumsden, 53, Scottish poet, heart attack. •
Guido Messina, 89, Italian racing cyclist, Olympic (
1952) and world champion (
1948,
1953,
1954,
1955,
1956). •
P. T. Mohana Krishnan, 84, Indian politician,
MLA (1987–1991). •
Marc Morgan, 57, Belgian singer-songwriter. •
Michael Posluns, 78, Canadian writer and activist. •
Petko Petkov, 73, Bulgarian football player (
Beroe,
Austria Wien,
national team) and manager. •
Carlos Cuco Rojas, 65, Colombian harpist (
Cimarrón). •
Jean-Pierre Souche, 92, French Olympic rower (
1948,
1952). •
Ed Sprague Sr., 74, American baseball player (
Oakland Athletics,
Milwaukee Brewers,
Cincinnati Reds). •
Tiny White, 95, New Zealand equestrian. •
Wu Shuqing, 88, Chinese economist, President of
Peking University (1989–1996).
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Ahmed Ali, 87, Bangladeshi politician, prostate cancer. •
Tom Belsø, 77, Danish motor racing driver, stomach cancer. •
Sabine Deitmer, 72, German crime writer. •
Jean-René Farthouat, 85, French lawyer and Legion of Honour recipient. •
Alana Filippi, 59, French singer and songwriter. •
Thomas F. Goldsmith, 80, American politician. •
Musharraf Karim, 74, Bangladeshi writer. •
Stan Kirsch, 51, American actor (
Highlander: The Series), suicide by hanging. •
La Parka, 54, Mexican professional wrestler (
AAA), kidney failure after wrestling injury. •
Norma Michaels, 95, American actress (
The King of Queens,
Mind of Mencia,
Easy A). •
Manfred Moore, 69, American football (
San Francisco 49ers,
Minnesota Vikings) and rugby league (
Newtown Jets) player. •
Valdir de Moraes, 88, Brazilian football player (
Palmeiras,
national team) and manager, multiple organ failure. •
M. Chidananda Murthy, 88, Indian historian. •
Edward Pinkowski, 103, American writer, journalist, and historian. •
Fernanda Pires da Silva, 93, Portuguese businesswoman. •
Steve Stiles, 76, American cartoonist and writer, cancer. •
Hilarion Vendégou, 78, French politician, High Chief of the
Isle of Pines (since 1974) and mayor of
L'Île-des-Pins (since 1989). •
Maceo Woods, 87, American gospel musician and organist.
12 •
Carlo Azzini, 84, Italian racing cyclist. •
Jack Baskin, 100, American philanthropist, engineer, and businessman. •
William Bogert, 83, American actor (
WarGames,
Small Wonder,
The Greatest American Hero). •
Jackie Brown, 84, Scottish boxer,
Commonwealth Games champion (
1958),
British and
Commonwealth flyweight champion (1962–1963). •
Brian Clifton, 85, English footballer (
Southampton,
Grimsby Town,
Boston United). •
Shlomo Eckstein, 91, Israeli economist and President of
Bar-Ilan University (1992–1996). •
Mary Evelyn Fredenburg, 97, American nurse and missionary. •
Tony Garnett, 83, British film producer (
Kes,
Earth Girls Are Easy). •
Paulo Gonçalves, 40, Portuguese motorcycle rally racer, race crash. •
Robert Heinich, 96, American designer and writer. •
Murad Wilfried Hofmann, 88, German diplomat and author, Ambassador to Algeria (1987–1990) and Morocco (1990–1994). •
Rolf Koschorrek, 64, German politician,
MP (2005–2013), cancer. •
Maurice Kujur, 84, Indian politician,
MP (1984–1989). •
Francis MacNutt, 94, American priest. •
Jayalath Manoratne, 71, Sri Lankan actor (
Doo Daruwo,
Handaya,
Sooriya Arana), brain cancer. •
Frank Nervik, 85, Norwegian footballer (
Brage,
Fredrikstad,
national team). •
Marc Riolacci, 74, French football director, President of
Ligue corse de football. •
Kazuo Sakurada, 71, Japanese
rikishi, professional wrestler (
Stampede Wrestling,
CWF,
BJPW) and trainer, cardiac arrhythmia. •
C. Robert Sarcone, 94, American politician, member of the
New Jersey General Assembly (1960–1964) and
Senate (1964–1966). •
Dick Schnittker, 91, American basketball player (
Minneapolis Lakers). •
Sir Roger Scruton, 75, British philosopher and author (
How to Be a Conservative), editor of
The Salisbury Review (1982–2001), lung cancer. •
Aart Staartjes, 81, Dutch actor (
De Stratemakeropzeeshow,
Sesamstraat,
Pinkeltje) and television presenter, traffic collision.
13 •
Jean Delumeau, 96, French historian. •
Carlos Girón, 65, Mexican diver, Olympic silver medalist (
1980), pneumonia. •
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, 77, Mexican film director (
Homework). •
Edmund Ironside, 2nd Baron Ironside, 95, British hereditary peer, naval officer and businessman. •
Andrew Kashita, 87, Zambian politician,
MP (1974–1975, 1991–1996),
Minister of Mines and Industry (1973–1975) and
Transport and Communications (1991–1994). •
Sophie Kratzer, 30, German Olympic ice hockey player (
2014), cancer. •
Pierre Lacoste, 95, French admiral, Chief of
Directorate-General for External Security (1982–1985). •
André Lufwa, 94,
Congolese sculptor. •
Manmohan Mahapatra, 68, Indian film director (
Neeraba Jhada,
Klanta Aparahna) and screenwriter. •
David Scott Milton, 85, American author and playwright. •
Digby Moran, 71, Australian Aboriginal artist. •
Maurice Moucheraud, 86, French racing cyclist, Olympic champion (
1956). •
Ștefan Petrache, 70, Moldovan singer. •
Sherwood Price, 91, American actor (
The Gray Ghost,
Bonanza,
Ice Station Zebra). •
H. L. Richardson, 92, American politician, Member of the
California State Senate (1966–1989), founder of
Gun Owners of America. •
Jack D. Shanstrom, 87, American jurist, Judge (1990–2001) and Chief Judge (1996–2001) of the
U.S. District Court for Montana, Parkinson's disease. •
Doug Shedden, 82, Australian politician, member of the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1987–1999). •
Isabel-Clara Simó, 76, Spanish journalist and writer. •
Hylda Sims, 87, English folk musician and poet. •
Gerald Weisfeld, 79, British retailer, founder of
What Every Woman Wants.
14 •
Nana Akwasi Agyeman, 86, Ghanaian politician, mayor of
Kumasi (1977–2001). •
Tony Beddison, 71, Australian businessman and philanthropist. •
John N. Brandenburg, 90, American lieutenant general. •
José Calle, 75, French rugby union footballer. •
Steve Martin Caro, 71, American singer (
The Left Banke), heart failure. •
Nand Lal Chaudhary, 84, Indian politician,
MLA (1980–1990). •
Chamín Correa, 90, Mexican guitarist. •
Kazi Sekendar Ali Dalim, 75, Bangladeshi politician,
MP (1996–2001). •
Guy Deplus, 95, French clarinetist. •
Bernard Diederich, 93, New Zealand-born Haitian journalist, author and historian. •
Jan-Olof Ekholm, 88, Swedish crime writer. •
Giovanni Gazzinelli, 92, Brazilian physician and scientist. •
Eville Gorham, 94, Canadian-American scientist. •
Heshimu Jaramogi, 67, American journalist, cancer. •
Jack Kehoe, 85, American actor (
Serpico,
The Sting,
The Untouchables), complications from a stroke. •
Naděžda Kniplová, 87, Czech operatic soprano. •
Liang Jun, 90, Chinese tractor driver and national hero, depicted on the
one yuan banknote. •
Gudrun Lund, 89, Danish composer. •
Carl McNulty, 89, American basketball player (
Milwaukee Hawks). •
Jerry Norton, 88, American football player (
Philadelphia Eagles,
Green Bay Packers). •
Saidi Shariff, 79, Singaporean politician,
MP (1980–1984).
15 •
Bobby Brown, 96, Scottish
Hall of Fame football player (
Rangers,
Queen's Park) and manager (
national team). •
Chris Darrow, 75, American musician (
Kaleidoscope,
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), stroke. •
Frederick Darwent, 92, English bishop. •
Mark Harris, 72, Australian rugby league player (
Eastern Suburbs,
North Sydney Bears,
national team), throat cancer. •
Rocky Johnson, 75, Canadian
Hall of Fame professional wrestler (
WWF,
Big Time Wrestling,
CWF) and trainer, pulmonary embolism. •
Julie Malenfant, 46, Canadian athlete. •
Bruno Nettl, 89, Czech-born American ethnomusicologist and musicologist. •
Abe Piasek, 91, American public speaker. •
Katherine W. Phillips, 47, American social scientist and academic, cancer. •
Rocky Rosema, 73, American football player (
St. Louis Cardinals), dementia. •
Victor Salvemini, 73, Australian Paralympic athlete (
1972,
1976). •
Milovan Stepandić, 65, Serbian basketball coach (
Šabac,
Metalac,
OKK Beograd). •
Kotaro Suzumura, 76, Japanese economist, pancreatic cancer. •
Ben Swane, 92, Australian nurseryman. •
Saša Tešić, 50, Serbian footballer (
FK Priština,
FK Milicionar). •
Nikolai Tsymbal, 94, Russian military officer. •
Ivan Ustinov, 100, Russian intelligence officer (
NKVD,
SMERSH,
KGB). •
Michael Wheeler, 84, British sprinter, Olympic bronze medalist (
1956). •
David Wildt, 69, American wildlife biologist.
16 •
Bernard Grosfilley, 70, French alpine skier. •
Maik Hamburger, 88, German writer and dramaturge. •
Peter Hammersley, 91, British rear admiral. •
Harry G. Haskell Jr., 98, American politician, member of the
U.S. House of Representatives (1957–1959),
mayor of Wilmington, Delaware (1969–1973). •
László Iván, 86, Hungarian psychiatrist and politician,
MP (2006–2014). •
John Klyberg, 88, British priest,
Bishop of Fulham (1985–1996). •
Naka Laxmaya, 69, Indian politician,
MLA (1980–1985). •
Alan Pattillo, 90, British television director (
Supercar,
Thunderbirds), writer and editor (
All Quiet on the Western Front), complications from Parkinson's disease. •
Jibon Rahman, 56, Bangladeshi film director. •
Magda al-Sabahi, 88, Egyptian actress (
Jamila, the Algerian). •
William J. Samarin, 93, American linguist and translator. •
Efraín Sánchez, 93, Colombian football player (
San Lorenzo,
Independiente Medellín,
national team) and manager. •
R. Sathyanarayana, 93, Indian musicologist. •
Gene Schwinger, 87, American basketball player. •
Hiroshi Suzuki, 86, Japanese-American jazz trombonist. •
Christopher Tolkien, 95, British academic and editor (
The Silmarillion,
The History of Middle-earth). •
Barry Tuckwell, 88, Australian horn player and conductor, heart disease. •
Zhao Zhongxiang, 78, Chinese TV presenter (''
CCTV New Year's Gala'').
17 •
Pietro Anastasi, 71, Italian footballer (
Juventus,
Inter,
national team), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Charles Carrère, 91, Senegalese poet. •
Peter Clarricoats, 87, British engineer. •
Jacques Desallangre, 84, French politician,
Deputy (1997–2012). •
Thérèse Dion, 92, Canadian TV cooking show host. •
Rahşan Ecevit, 97, Turkish politician, co-founder of the
Democratic Left Party. •
Derek Fowlds, 82, British actor (
Yes Minister,
Heartbeat,
East of Sudan), heart failure from sepsis. •
Fernando Miguel Gil Eisner, 66, Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Salto (since 2018). •
Grant Goldman, 69, Australian radio announcer (
2GB), cancer. •
Terence Hallinan, 83, American defense lawyer and prosecutor,
District Attorney of San Francisco (1996–2004). •
Hwang Sun-hui, 100, North Korean politician, director of the
Korean Revolution Museum (since 1990), pneumonia. •
Bobby Kay, 70, Canadian professional wrestler (
Cormier wrestling family) and promoter (
Eastern Sports Association). •
Georgi Kutoyan, 38, Armenian lawyer, director of the
National Security Service (2016–2018), shot. •
Khagendra Thapa Magar, 27, Nepali record holder, world's shortest man (2010–2011), pneumonia. •
Bapu Nadkarni, 86, Indian cricketer (
national team). •
Oswald Oberhuber, 88, Austrian sculptor and painter. •
Walter E. Powell, 88, American politician,
Ohio state senator (1967–1971), member of the
U.S. House of Representatives (1971–1975). •
Lech Raczak, 73, Polish theatre director, heart attack. •
Steve Rayner, 66, British social scientist, cancer. •
Claudio Roditi, 73, Brazilian-born American trumpeter, prostate cancer. •
Roger Schneider, 36, Swiss speed skater. •
Emanuele Severino, 90, Italian philosopher. •
Stanisław Stefanek, 83, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Łomża (1996–2011). •
Kaj Sylvan, 96, Danish sprint canoeist. •
Morimichi Takagi, 78, Japanese
Hall of Fame baseball player (
Chunichi Dragons), heart failure. •
Rhona Wurtele, 97, Canadian Olympic skier (
1948).
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Dan Andrei Aldea, 69, Romanian rock musician (
Sfinx), heart attack. •
Fernando Báez Sosa, 18, Argentine law student, murdered. •
V. Balram, 72, Indian politician,
MLA (1996–2004). •
Mario Bergamaschi, 91, Italian footballer (
Milan,
Sampdoria,
national team). •
Peter Beyerhaus, 90, German Protestant theologian. •
Bollin Eric, 21, British racehorse,
St Leger winner (2002). •
John Burke, 68, Canadian composer and music educator, recipient of the
Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music (1995). •
Cajun Beat, 20, American
Thoroughbred racehorse,
Breeders' Cup Sprint winner (2003). •
Isabel Cabanillas, 26, Mexican artist and activist, shot. •
Frieda Rapoport Caplan, 96, American businesswoman. •
Ashwini Kumar Chopra, 63, Indian journalist, cricketer and politician,
MP (2014–2019), cancer. •
Allison Copening, 55, American politician, member of the
Nevada Senate (2009–2013). •
William C. Davis, 81, American football player (
Mount Union Purple Raiders), coach (
Adrian Bulldogs) and executive (
Philadelphia Eagles), complications from Alzheimer's disease. •
Stanley Dudrick, 84, American surgeon. •
André Dulait, 82, French politician,
Senator (1995–2014), mayor of
Ménigoute (2001–2008). •
Urs Egger, 66, Swiss film director (
Children of the Open Road,
Opernball). •
Empire Maker, 19, American racehorse,
Belmont Stakes winner (2003). •
Mohamed Gouider, 79, Tunisian Olympic runner. •
Antonia Gransden, 91, English historian and medievalist. •
Dr. Hannibal, 56, Canadian professional wrestler (
Stampede Wrestling,
FMW), heart attack. •
Norm Hill, 91, Canadian football player (
Calgary Stampeders,
Winnipeg Blue Bombers). •
Peter Hobday, 82, British news presenter (
Today,
Newsnight,
World at One). •
Bubby Jones, 78, American
Hall of Fame racing driver. •
Egil Krogh, 80, American lawyer,
U.S. Under Secretary of Transportation (1973), heart failure. •
Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, 83, British politician,
MP (1966–2001), Leader of the
SDP (1987–1988) and
President of the Liberal Democrats (1995–1998). •
Abdul Mannan, 66, Bangladeshi politician,
MP (since 2008), cardiac arrest. •
Peter Mathebula, 67, South African WBA flyweight champion boxer (1980–1981). •
Roger Nicolet, 88, Belgian-born Canadian engineer (
CN Tower,
Louvre Pyramid). •
David Olney, 71, American singer-songwriter, heart attack. •
Petr Pokorný, 86, Czech Protestant theologian. •
Robert Sampson, 86, American actor (
Bridget Loves Bernie,
Re-Animator,
Falcon Crest). •
Piri Sciascia, 73, New Zealand
Māori leader,
kapa haka exponent and university administrator. •
Abbas Ullah Shikder, 65, Bangladeshi film producer (
Beder Meye Josna,
Moner Majhe Tumi,
Ji Hujur). •
Gordon A. Smith, 100, Canadian artist. •
Jim Smith, 84, Canadian politician. •
Jack Van Impe, 88, American televangelist. •
George Herbert Walker III, 88, American businessman, diplomat and philanthropist,
Ambassador to Hungary (2003–2006).
19 •
Charles Alverson, 84, American screenwriter (
Jabberwocky). •
Kazım Ayvaz, 81, Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympic champion (
1964). •
David Chadwick, 93, American clinical and research pediatrician and author. •
Herbert W. Chilstrom, 88, American Lutheran bishop. •
David Climer, 66, American sports columnist (
The Tennessean), cancer. •
Manfred Clynes, 94, Austrian-born Australian-American scientist, inventor and musician. •
Richard M. Dudley, 81, American mathematician. •
Pat Evans, 93–94, Welsh Olympic gymnast (
1948). •
Fang Shouxian, 87, Chinese accelerator physicist, President of the
Institute of High Energy Physics. •
Lee Gelber, 81, American urban historian and tour guide. •
John Gibson, 60, Canadian ice hockey player (
Winnipeg Jets,
Toronto Maple Leafs,
Los Angeles Kings). •
Harold G. Glasgow, 90, American major general. •
Bill Greenwood, 77, American television reporter (
ABC News). •
Chisako Hara, 84, Japanese actress. •
Jimmy Heath, 93, American jazz saxophonist (
Heath Brothers). •
Marilyn Lanfear, 89, American sculptor and performance artist. •
David Leach, 91, Australian vice admiral,
Chief of the Naval Staff (1982–1985). •
Gene London, 88, American children's television presenter (
WCAU,
WABD,
NBC), cerebral hemorrhage from a fall. •
Dee Molenaar, 101, American mountaineer and writer. •
James Mollison, 88, Australian arts administrator, director of the
National Gallery of Australia (1971–1989) and the
National Gallery of Victoria (1989–1995). •
Nanjil Nalini, 76, Indian actress. •
Ikkō Narahara, 88, Japanese photographer. •
Joe Steve Ó Neachtain, 77, Irish writer and playwright. •
Robert Parker, 89, American R&B singer ("
Barefootin'"). •
Sunanda Patnaik, 85, Indian
Gwalior gharana classical singer. •
Audrey Rennard, 87, British Olympic gymnast. •
Anne Wilson Schaef, 85, American clinical psychologist and author. •
Blagovest Sendov, 87, Bulgarian diplomat, mathematician and politician,
Chairperson of the National Assembly (1995–1997) and ambassador to Japan (2004–2009). •
Ali Mardan Shah, 63, Pakistani politician, member of the
Provincial Assembly of Sindh (2002–2018), cardiac arrest. •
Shin Kyuk-ho, 98, South Korean businessman, founder of
Lotte Corporation. •
Sher Bahadur Singh, 87, Indian politician. •
Man Sood, 80, Indian cricketer (
national team). •
Danny Talbott, 75, American football player (
Washington Redskins), cancer. •
Allah Thérèse, Ivorian traditional musician. •
Guy Thomas, 85, Belgian-born French songwriter. •
Leonard Woodley, 92, British barrister.
20 •
Steph Bowe, 25, Australian author and blogger,
T-lymphoblastic lymphoma. •
Nedda Casei, 87, American operatic mezzo-soprano. •
Franck Delhem, 83, Belgian Olympic fencer (
1960). •
Gilles Delouche, 71, French literary scholar. •
Pesach Eliyahu Falk, 77, British rabbi, heart attack •
Raymond D. Fogelson, 86, American anthropologist. •
Wolfgang J. Fuchs, 74, German author, historian and comic book translator. •
Jay Hankins, 84, American baseball player (
Kansas City Athletics). •
Wendy Havran, 64, American immunologist, complications from a heart attack. •
Kit Hood, 76, British-born Canadian television producer (
Degrassi). •
Bill Kaiserman, 77, American fashion designer, complications from a stroke and pneumonia. •
Emory Kemp, 88, American civil engineer and industrial archaeologist. •
Jaroslav Kubera, 72, Czech politician,
President of the Senate (since 2018) and mayor of
Teplice (1994–2018). •
Reijo Kuistila, 88, Finnish Olympic equestrian. •
Richard L. Lawson, 90, American Air Force general. •
Bicks Ndoni, 61, South African politician, chief whip of
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (since 2018), heart attack. •
Ulf Norrman, 84, Swedish Olympic sailor (
1968). •
Gyanendra Nath Pande, Indian engineer. •
Roy Piovesana, 77, Canadian historian, heart attack. •
Tom Railsback, 87, American politician, member of the
Illinois (1962–1966) and
U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1983). •
Joe Shishido, 86, Japanese actor (
Youth of the Beast,
Branded to Kill,
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness). •
Michael I. Sovern, 88, American legal scholar and academic administrator,
President of Columbia University (1980–1993),
amyloid cardiomyopathy. •
Shamsher Singh Surjewala, 87, Indian politician,
MLA (1967–1972, 1977–1987, 1991–1992, 2005–2009),
MP (1992–1998). •
Mick Vinter, 65, English footballer (
Notts County,
Wrexham,
Oxford United). •
Henry C. Wente, 83, American mathematician, complications from pneumonia.
21 •
Paul Addison, 76, British author and historian. •
Norman Amadio, 91, Canadian jazz pianist and bandleader. •
Larry Amar, 47, American Olympic field hockey player (
1996) and manager. •
Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke, 80, Greek poet and academic. •
Hédi Baccouche, 90, Tunisian politician,
Prime Minister (1987–1989). •
Herbert Baumann, 94, German composer. •
Eugène Berger, 59, Luxembourgish politician,
MP (1994–2004, since 2007). •
Bandar bin Muhammad Al Saud, 95, Saudi prince. •
John R. Buckley, 88, American politician,
Massachusetts state representative (1965–1975), Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance (1975–1979). •
Hank Burnine, 87, American football player (
Philadelphia Eagles). •
James Chesebro, 75, American communication theorist. •
Sébastien Demorand, 50, French journalist, cancer. •
Terry Jones, 77, Welsh comic actor, screenwriter and film director (
Monty Python),
frontotemporal dementia. •
Patrick Kennedy, 78, Irish politician,
Senator (1981–1982, 1983–1993). •
Hermann Korte, 71, German academic. •
Shuchi Kubouchi, 99, Japanese
Go player. •
Warren Meck, 63, American psychologist. •
Zlatko Mesić, 73, Croatian footballer (
Dinamo Zagreb). •
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Muravyov, 81, Russian military officer,
Strategic Missile Forces. •
Meritxell Negre, 48, Spanish singer (
Peaches & Herb), cancer. •
Gerry Priestley, 88, English footballer (
Grimsby Town,
Crystal Palace,
Halifax Town). •
Ismat Ara Sadique, 77, Bangladeshi politician,
Minister of Primary and Mass Education (2014) and
Public Administration (2014–2018),
MP (since 2014). •
Ronald Senungetuk, 87, American
Iñupiat artist. •
Tengiz Sigua, 85, Georgian politician,
Prime Minister (1992–1993). •
Boris Tsirelson, 69, Russian-Israeli mathematician. •
Ian Tuxworth, 77, Australian politician,
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1984–1986). •
Theodor Wagner, 92, Austrian football player (
Wacker Wien,
national team) and manager (
Wacker Innsbruck). •
Gloria Weber, 86, American politician,
Missouri state representative (1993–1995). •
De'Runnya Wilson, 25, American football player (
Mississippi State Bulldogs), shot. •
Morgan Wootten, 88, American
Hall of Fame high school basketball coach (
DeMatha Catholic High School). •
Fa-Yueh Wu, 88, Chinese mathematician and physicist, emeritus professor at
Northeastern University.
22 •
Hercules Ayala, 69, Puerto Rican professional wrestler (
Stampede Wrestling,
NJPW,
WWC). •
Tom Calvin, 93, American football player (
Pittsburgh Steelers). •
Roser Rahola d'Espona, 105, Spanish editor and baroness. •
Sonny Grosso, 89, German-born American police detective, actor and television producer (
The French Connection,
Night Heat). •
John Karlen, 86, American actor (
Daughters of Darkness,
Dark Shadows,
Cagney & Lacey), heart failure. •
John Kasper, 73, New Zealand cricketer (
Auckland,
Natal). •
Gerda Kieninger, 68, German politician, member of the
Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1995–2017). •
Salvatore Laudani, 72, Italian Olympic weightlifter. •
Oskar Leupi, 87, Swiss Olympic runner. •
George F. MacDonald, 81, Canadian anthropologist, director of
Canadian Museum of Civilization (1983–1998). •
Julius Montgomery, 90, American aerospace engineer and politician. •
John Douglas Morrison, 85, Australian police officer. •
Paul Murphy, 87, American politician and judge,
Massachusetts state representative (1961–1974). •
John S. Pobee, 82, Ghanaian theologian. •
Sandor Rivnyak, 82, American Olympic handball player. •
Bertrand Teyou, 50, Cameroonian author. •
Addy Valero, 50, Venezuelan politician,
National Assembly Deputy (since 2016), uterine cancer. •
Ralph Weymouth, 102, American Vice Admiral and anti-nuclear activist. •
M. Crawford Young, 88, American political scientist, complications from heart failure.
23 •
Robert Archibald, 39, Scottish basketball player (
Memphis Grizzlies,
Toronto Raptors,
Club Joventut Badalona). •
Sir Frederick Ballantyne, 83, Vincentian cardiologist,
Governor-General (2002–2019). •
Clayton Christensen, 67, American business theorist, cancer. •
Hester Diamond, 91, American art collector, breast cancer. •
Tom Daley, 86, English footballer (
Grimsby Town). •
Fernand Daoust, 93, Canadian trade unionist, President of the
Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (1991–1993). •
Frank Froehling, 77, American tennis player,
lymphocytic leukemia. •
Jake Godbold, 86, American politician,
mayor of Jacksonville, Florida (1978–1987). •
Robert Harper, 68, American actor (''
Frank's Place, Once Upon a Time in America, Twins''), cancer. •
Adolf Holl, 89, Austrian theologian. •
Ricarda Jacobi, 96, German painter. •
Stephen James Joyce, 87, Irish literary executor of
James Joyce. •
Alfred Körner, 93, Austrian football player (
Rapid Wien,
national team) and manager (
First Vienna). •
Marsha Kramer, 74, American actress (
Modern Family). •
Jim Lehrer, 85, American journalist (
PBS NewsHour). •
Thaddeus F. Malanowski, 97, American priest,
Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army. •
Franz Mazura, 95, Austrian operatic bass-baritone,
Grammy winner (
1981,
1986). •
Michele McDonald, 67, American model and beauty pageant contestant,
Miss USA 1971. •
Patrick Mitchell, 89, British Anglican priest,
Dean of Wells (1973–1989) and
Windsor (1989–1997). •
Gourahari Naik, 60, Indian politician,
MLA (2000–2009). •
Adolfo Natalini, 78, Italian architect (
Superstudio). •
Ashish Parmar, 40, Indian photographer, complications from a heart attack. •
Gudrun Pausewang, 91, German author (
The Last Children of Schewenborn,
Die Wolke). •
Barbara Remington, 90, American artist and illustrator. •
Peter Salama, 51, Australian epidemiologist and
WHO official, heart attack. •
Jean-Noël Tremblay, 93, Canadian politician. •
Kalevi Tuominen, 92, Finnish
Hall of Fame basketball player (
Tampereen Pyrintö), coach (
national team) and executive. •
Armando Uribe, 86, Chilean writer and diplomat, Ambassador to China (1971–1973) and winner of the
National Prize for Literature (2004). •
Herbert Voelcker, 90, American Olympic sports shooter (
1956).
24 •
David Adam, 83, British priest and author. •
Nusrat Badr, Indian lyricist ("
Dola Re Dola"). •
Duje Bonačić, 90, Croatian rower, Olympic champion (
1952). •
Georges Castera, 83, Haitian poet and writer. •
José Luis Castro Medellín, 81, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Tacámbaro (2002–2014). •
Chai Chidchob, 92, Thai politician,
President of the National Assembly (2008–2011). •
Fernando Cordero Rusque, 80, Chilean military officer and politician,
General Director of Carabineros (1995–1997) and
Senator (1998–2006). •
Gene Corrigan, 91, American
Hall of Fame lacrosse player, coach (
Washington and Lee Generals,
Virginia Cavaliers) and college athletics administrator (
Notre Dame Fighting Irish). •
Sheldon Drobny, 74, American accountant and founder of the
Air America radio network. •
Robert Erwin, 85, American jurist, Justice of the
Alaska Supreme Court (1970–1977), complications from heart failure. •
John Fry, 90, American journalist, heart attack. •
Aenne Goldschmidt, 99, Swiss expressionist dancer and choreographer. •
Herman Goldstein, 88, American criminologist. •
Carl Holm, 92, Danish footballer. •
Kennedy Isles, 28, Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer, shot. •
Leila Janah, 37, American entrepreneur, founder of
Samasource,
epithelioid sarcoma. •
Yuri Viktorovich Kuznetsov, 73, Russian military officer,
Hero of the Soviet Union. •
Li Fanghua, 88, Chinese physicist, member of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences. •
Margo Lion, 75, American theatre producer (
Hairspray), brain aneurysm. •
Seamus Mallon, 83, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (
Middletown) and politician,
Senator (1982) and
Deputy First Minister (1998–2001). •
Horst Meyer, 77, German rower, Olympic gold medalist (
1968). •
Justice Pain, 41, American professional wrestler (
CZW), suicide by jumping. •
Joe Payne, 35, American heavy metal bassist and guitarist (
Divine Heresy,
Nile). •
Ibsen Pinheiro, 84, Brazilian prosecutor and politician,
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1991–1993) and
Deputy (1983–1994, 2003–2011), cardiac arrest. •
Juan José Pizzuti, 92, Argentine football player (
Banfield,
Racing Club,
national team) and manager. •
Sean Reinert, 48, American drummer (
Cynic,
Death,
Æon Spoke). •
Rob Rensenbrink, 72, Dutch footballer (
DWS,
Anderlecht,
national team), progressive spinal muscular atrophy. •
Zsolt Richly, 78, Hungarian animator. •
Giovanny Romero Infante, 31, Peruvian journalist and LGBTQ activist. •
Jagannath Rout, 77, Indian politician,
MLA (1980–1990, 1995–1999), cardiac arrest. •
Millard Seldin, 93, American businessman. •
Vinay Kumar Sinha, 74, Indian film producer (
Chor Police,
Andaz Apna Apna,
Naseeb). •
Pete Stark, 88, American politician and attorney, member of the
U.S. House of Representatives (1973–2013). •
Edwin Straver, 48, Dutch rally motorcyclist, injuries sustained in race crash. •
Melhupra Vero, 86, Indian politician,
MP (since 1989). •
Wes Wilson, 82, American psychedelic poster artist (
Jefferson Airplane,
Grateful Dead,
Bill Graham), cancer. •
Forrest L. Wood, 87, American entrepreneur, founder of
Ranger Boats.
25 •
Antonia Apodaca, 96, American musician and songwriter. •
Vasily Bakalov, 90, Russian military engineer and designer (
9M113 Konkurs,
2K22 Tunguska,
Drozd). •
Sir Michael Cummins, 80, British parliamentary official,
Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons (2000–2005). •
Siegfried Enns, 95, Canadian politician. •
Meredith Etherington-Smith, 73, British fashion journalist, heart attack. •
Lorenzo Ghiglieri, 88, American sculptor. •
Golok Chandra Goswami, 96, Indian academic and linguist. •
Nina Griscom, 65, American model, television host and columnist, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Ip Ching, 83, Chinese martial artist. •
Anne Kulle, 76, Swedish actress. •
Liang Wudong, 60, Chinese physician,
COVID-19. •
Otakar Mareček, 76, Czech rower, Olympic bronze medalist (
1972). •
Bob Markell, 95, American television producer (
The Defenders,
N.Y.P.D.) and art director (
12 Angry Men). •
Shirley Murray, 88, New Zealand hymn writer. •
Tor Obrestad, 81, Norwegian author. •
Narciso Parigi, 92, Italian singer and actor. •
Todd Portune, 61, American politician,
Hamilton County Commissioner (2001–2019), spinal cancer. •
Stephen R. Reed, 70, American politician, member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1975–1980) and
mayor of Harrisburg (1982–2010). •
Denis Rivière, 75, French painter. •
Holger Romander, 98, Swedish civil servant,
National Police Commissioner (1978–1987). •
Dame Alison Roxburgh, 85, New Zealand women's rights advocate and community leader. •
Jordan Sinnott, 25, English footballer (
Altrincham,
Halifax Town), beaten. •
Hartmut Steinecke, 79, German literary critic. •
Thuy Thanh Truong, 34, Vietnamese entrepreneur, cancer. •
Monique van Vooren, 92, Belgian-born American actress (
Tarzan and the She-Devil,
Happy Anniversary,
Fearless Frank) and dancer, cancer. •
Ben Hur Villanueva, 81, Filipino artist. •
Clifford Wiens, 93, Canadian architect. •
Garbis Zakaryan, 90, Turkish boxer.
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Jos Bernard, 95, Luxembourgish Olympic gymnast (
1948). •
Maharaj Kishan Bhan, 72, Indian virologist and paediatrician, cancer. •
Vsevolod Chaplin, 51, Russian
Orthodox clergyman, stroke. •
Alfredo Da Silva, 84, Bolivian-American artist, traffic collision. •
Maurice Sanford Fox, 95, American geneticist and molecular biologist. •
Lucy Jarvis, 102, American television producer (
Family Reunion). •
Nathaniel R. Jones, 93, American attorney and jurist, Judge of the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1979–2002). •
Gloria Lubkin, 86, American science journalist and editor. •
Gordon McLauchlan, 89, New Zealand author, social historian, and television and radio presenter. •
Terje Meyer, 77, Norwegian industrial designer. •
Michou, 88, French cabaret artist. •
Hubert Mingarelli, 64, French writer, cancer. •
Santu Mofokeng, 64, South African photographer,
progressive supranuclear palsy. •
Louis Nirenberg, 94, Canadian-American mathematician, co-developer of
Gagliardo–Nirenberg interpolation inequality,
Abel Prize winner (2015). •
Bob Shane, 85, American singer and guitarist (
The Kingston Trio), complications from pneumonia. •
Wang Xianliang, 62, Chinese politician,
COVID-19. •
Robert Weilbacher, 73, Micronesian politician,
Governor of Kosrae (2007–2011). • Notable Americans killed in the
Calabasas helicopter crash: •
John Altobelli, 56, baseball coach (
Orange Coast College). •
Gianna Bryant, 13, student-athlete •
Kobe Bryant, 41, basketball player (
Los Angeles Lakers), Olympic champion (
2008,
2012) and
Oscar winner (
2018).
27 •
Sharif al Mujahid, 93, Pakistani professor. •
Frank Anderson, 77, American intelligence officer and spymaster. •
Xana Antunes, 55, British-American business journalist, pancreatic cancer. •
Ramón Avilés, 68, Puerto Rican baseball player (
Boston Red Sox,
Philadelphia Phillies). •
Lina Ben Mhenni, 36, Tunisian political activist and blogger, kidney disease. •
Haakon Bjørklid, 94, Norwegian artist. •
Allen Brown, 76, American football player (
Green Bay Packers). •
Jack Burns, 86, American comedian, actor (
The Andy Griffith Show) and screenwriter (
The Muppet Show), respiratory failure. •
Rathin Datta, 88, Indian physician. •
Bernard de Give, 106, Belgian Trappist monk. •
Derek Edwards, British rugby league player (
Castleford,
national team). •
Flamarion, 68, Brazilian football player and trainer. •
Edvardas Gudavičius, 90, Lithuanian historian. •
James Houra, 67, Ivorian painter. •
Émile Jung, 78, French chef (
Au Crocodile). •
Eva Marks, 87, Austrian-born Australian Holocaust survivor. •
Lovemore Matombo, 75, Zimbabwean trade unionist, president of
ZCTU (2002–2008). •
Norbert Moutier, 78, French film director (
Dinosaur from the Deep). •
Reed Mullin, 53, American rock drummer (
Corrosion of Conformity,
Teenage Time Killers). •
Alberto Naranjo, 78, Venezuelan musician. •
Gennaro Olivieri, 77, Italian football player (
SPAL,
Perugia) and manager (
Reggina). •
Jason Polan, 37, American artist and illustrator, cancer. •
Johnny Ray, 82, American
NASCAR driver. •
K. Amarnath Shetty, 80, Indian politician,
MLA (1983–1998). •
Nelly Wicky, 96, Swiss politician, member of the
National Council (1971–1975). •
Michael W. Wright, 81, American
CFL player (
Winnipeg Blue Bombers) and business executive, CEO of
SuperValu, managing director of
Wells Fargo, pneumonia. •
Yang Xiaobo, 57, Chinese engineer, politician and business executive, mayor of
Huangshi (2009–2014),
COVID-19. •
Mohammad Zuhdi Nashashibi, 95, Palestinian politician,
Finance Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (1994–2002).
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Julia Breck, 78, British actress (
Q...). •
Lowry Burgess, American artist. •
Chris Doleman, 58, American
Hall of Fame football player (
Minnesota Vikings,
Atlanta Falcons,
San Francisco 49ers), glioblastoma. •
Marj Dusay, 83, American actress (
Guiding Light,
The Facts of Life,
MacArthur). •
Frank Edwards, 69, American politician,
mayor of Springfield, Illinois (2010–2011), plane crash. •
Narciso Elvira, 52, Mexican baseball player (
Milwaukee Brewers), shot. •
Paul Farnes, 101, British
Royal Air Force flying ace (
The Few). •
Harriet Frank Jr., 96, American screenwriter (
Hud,
Norma Rae,
The Carey Treatment). •
Robert V. Gentry, 86, American
Young Earth creationist and nuclear physicist. •
Abdul Ghafoor, 60, Indian politician,
MLA (1995–2005, since 2010). •
Oscar N. Harris, 80, American politician, member of the
North Carolina Senate (1998–2002), mayor of
Dunn, North Carolina (1987–1995, 2003–2019). •
Harry Harrison, 89, American radio personality (
WMCA,
WABC,
WCBS-FM). •
Don Hasenmayer, 92, American baseball player (
Philadelphia Phillies). •
Hergo, 68, French photographer. •
Sándor Kaló, 75, Hungarian Olympic handball player (
1972) and coach. •
Naomi Karungi, 41, Ugandan military officer, helicopter crash. •
Théo Klein, 99, French lawyer (
Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France). •
Irwin Lewis, 80, Australian
Indigenous artist. •
Jameela Malik, 74, Indian actress (
Chottanikkara Amma,
Sexilla Stundilla,
Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal). •
Othmar Mága, 90, German conductor. •
John Mitchell, 82, American baseball player (
Birmingham Black Barons,
Detroit Stars). •
Léon Mokuna, 91,
Congolese football player (
Sporting,
Gent) and manager (
national team). •
Mohammad Munaf, 84, Pakistani cricketer (
national team). •
Nicholas Parsons, 96, British actor (
Four Feather Falls), radio and television presenter (
Just a Minute,
Sale of the Century),
Rector of the University of St Andrews (1988–1991). •
Peter Rogers, 72, British businessman (
Babcock International). •
Jasper Sanfilippo, 88, American businessman. •
Dyanne Thorne, 83, American actress (
Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS,
Chesty Anderson, USN,
Hellhole), pancreatic cancer.
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Sheikha Ahmed al-Mahmoud, Qatari politician. •
Qasim al-Raymi, 41, Yemeni Islamic militant, emir of
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (since 2015), drone airstrike. •
Michiyo Azusa, 76, Japanese singer and actress, heart attack. •
Vidmantas Bartulis, 65, Lithuanian composer. •
Ruth Butterworth, 85, British-born New Zealand political scientist. •
Mike Dancis, 80, Latvian-born Australian Olympic basketball player (
1964). •
Georges-Hilaire Dupont, 100, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Pala (1964–1975). •
Kim Eastland, 67, American game designer. •
Larry Eisenhauer, 79, American football player (
Boston Patriots). •
Alfred John Ellis, 104, Canadian banker. •
Tofig Gasimov, 81, Azerbaijani politician and diplomat,
Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992–1993). •
Blagoja Georgievski, 69, Macedonian basketball player (
Rabotnički) and coach, Olympic silver medallist (
1976). •
Homero Gómez González, 50, Mexican anti-logging activist, head trauma. (body discovered on this date) •
Tushar Kanjilal, 84, Indian social worker. •
Donnie Cleveland Lance, 66, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection. •
Irina Laricheva, 55, Russian Olympic trap shooter (
2004,
2008). •
Eddie Legard, 84, English cricketer (
Warwickshire). •
Antonino Riccardo Luciani, 88, Italian classical composer and conductor. •
Félix Marcilhac, 78, French art historian and collector. •
Christoph Meckel, 84, German author and graphic designer. •
Dale L. Mortensen, 53, American politician, member of the
Montana House of Representatives (since 2014). •
Keith Nelson, 77, Scottish-born New Zealand footballer (
national team). •
Frank Press, 95, American geophysicist, President of the
National Academy of Sciences (1981–1993). •
Ajmal Sultanpuri, 95, Indian
Urdu poet. •
Matty Todd, 95, British submariner. •
Yannis Tseklenis, 82, Greek fashion designer.
30 •
Muhammad Abu Khubza, 87, Moroccan theologian and linguist. •
John Andretti, 56, American racing driver (
NASCAR Cup Series,
CART), colon cancer. •
Miguel Arroyo, 53, Mexican road racing cyclist,
National champion (2000), complications during surgery. •
Vidya Bal, 84, Indian feminist writer. •
Lucien Barbarin, 63, American jazz trombonist (
Preservation Hall Jazz Band), cancer. •
Vitaliy Boiko, 82, Ukrainian lawyer and diplomat,
Minister of Justice (1990–1992),
Ambassador to Moldova (1993–1994) and Chairman of the
Supreme Court (1994–2002). •
Larbi Chebbak, 73, Moroccan footballer (
Union Sidi Kacem,
national team). •
Luboš Dobrovský, 87, Czech journalist, politician and dissident,
Minister of Defence (1990–1992) and
Ambassador to Russia (1996–2000). •
Jörn Donner, 86, Finnish writer, film director (
Fanny and Alexander, ''
Men Can't Be Raped, Anna'') and politician,
MP (1987–1995, 2007, 2013–2015),
MEP (1996–1999), lung disease. •
Gisela Eckhardt, 93, German physicist, co-developer of the
Raman laser. •
Nello Fabbri, 85, Italian racing cyclist. •
Terry Fair, 59, American basketball player (
Georgia Bulldogs,
Hapoel Tel Aviv,
Maccabi Tel Aviv). •
Yoshinaga Fujita, 69, Japanese novelist and screenwriter (
Adrift in Tokyo), lung cancer. •
Ge Hongsheng, 88, Chinese politician,
Governor of Zhejiang (1990–1993). •
Johannes Geiss, 93, German astrophysicist. •
Barrie Gilbert, 82, English-American inventor. •
Chanin Hale, 91, American actress (
The Red Skelton Show). •
Roger Holeindre, 90, French military officer and politician,
MP (1986–1988). •
Richard Hunstead, 76, Australian astronomer. •
Dale Jasper, 56, English footballer (
Chelsea,
Brighton,
Crewe Alexandra). •
Ann J. Johanson, 85, American pediatric endocrinologist. •
M. Kamalam, 93, Indian politician,
MLA (1980–1987). •
Pierre-Étienne Laporte, 85, Canadian politician. •
Jake MacDonald, 70, Canadian author, fall. •
William Mitchell, 94, English sculptor. •
Soroku Murata, 92, Japanese violinmaker, cancer. •
Z. Obed, 88, Indian politician,
MLA (1993–1998, 2003–2008). •
Erneido Oliva, 87, Cuban-American military officer (
Brigade 2506). •
T. S. Raghavendra, 75, Indian actor (
Vaidehi Kathirunthal,
Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi,
Vaazhga Jananayagam), playback singer and music director. •
Raymond Reierson, 100, Canadian politician. •
Fred Silverman, 82, American
Hall of Fame television programmer (
CBS,
ABC,
NBC) and producer, cancer. •
Tian Chengren, 93, Chinese actor (
Warm Spring), winner of the 1984
Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actor. •
Manohar Untwal, 53, Indian politician,
MLA (1988–2003, 2008–2014, since 2018) and
MP (2014–2018), brain hemorrhage. •
Mauro Varela, 78, Spanish banker, lawyer and politician,
Deputy (1989–2000) and member of the
Parliament of Galicia (1997–2001). •
Roland Wlodyka, 81, American racing driver. •
Zhang Changshou, 90, Chinese archaeologist, Vice Director of the
Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (1985–1988).
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Khaled Bichara, 48, Egyptian business executive, CEO of
Orascom Telecom Holding (since 2009), traffic collision. •
Michel Billière, 76, French rugby union player (
Stade Toulousain). •
Buck Bounds, 90, American politician. •
Alexander Joseph Brunett, 86, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of
Seattle (1997–2010). •
Johnny Bumphus, 59, American boxer, WBA junior welterweight champion (1984), cardiac arrest. •
Anne Cox Chambers, 100, American media proprietor (
Cox Enterprises) and diplomat,
Ambassador to Belgium (1977–1981). •
Chen Fushou, 88, Indonesian-born Chinese badminton player and coach,
Uber Cup winner (
1984,
1986). •
Louise D. Clement-Hoff, 93, American artist. •
Guy Delcourt, 72, French politician,
MP (2012–2017) and mayor of
Lens (1998–2013). •
James Dunn, 92, Australian diplomat. •
Mark Dziersk, 60, American industrial designer. •
Thomas Fay, 79, American politician and jurist,
Rhode Island state representative (1969–1978), Chief Justice of the
Rhode Island Supreme Court (1986–1993). •
Tony Ford, 77–78, New Zealand lawyer and jurist, Chief Justice of the Kingdom of Tonga (2006–2010). •
Delphine Forest, 53, French actress, cancer. •
Mary Higgins Clark, 92, American author (
A Stranger Is Watching,
A Cry in the Night,
Remember Me). •
Wazi Uddin Khan, 83, Bangladeshi politician,
MP (1986–1988, 1996–2001). •
Wen Zengxian, 68, Chinese politician, Deputy director-general of the Civil Affairs Department of Hubei Province (1997–2010),
COVID-19. •
Mirza Khazar, 72, Azerbaijani author and political analyst. •
Ram Lakhan Mahato, 74, Indian politician,
MLA (1995–2000, 2005–2010), heart attack. •
Andrée Melly, 87, English actress (
The Brides of Dracula). •
Bob Monahan, 91, American ice hockey player (
Michigan Tech Huskies). •
Miloslav Penner, 47, Czech footballer (
SK Dynamo České Budějovice,
1. FK Příbram,
Fastav Zlín). •
Uma Sambanthan, 90, Malaysian political activist. •
Melvin Seeman, 101, American social psychologist. •
Janez Stanovnik, 97, Slovenian economist and politician,
President (1988–1990). •
Gunnar Svensson, 64, Swedish ice hockey player (
Björklöven) and coach (
Djurgården,
Troja/Ljungby), non-Hodgkin lymphoma. •
William Thomas, 92, British priest,
Archdeacon of Northumberland (1982–1993). •
Dalip Kaur Tiwana, 84, Indian author, lung disease. •
Katsumasa Uchida, 75, Japanese actor. •
Donald J. West, 95, English psychiatrist and parapsychologist. •
Yang Xin, 79–80, Chinese art historian and curator, Vice Director of the
Palace Museum (1987–2000). •
César Zabala, 58, Paraguayan footballer (
Cerro Porteño,
Talleres,
national team), bladder cancer. ==References==