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Abdul Hakim Al-Taher, 71, Sudanese director and actor, COVID-19. •
George Ancona, 91, American photo essayist and illustrator. •
Barry Austin, 52, British record holder, nation's heaviest man, heart attack. •
Jan de Bie, 74, Dutch painter and photographer. •
Dame Margaret Booth, 87, British judge, judge of the
High Court of Justice (1979–1994), chair of the
Family and Parenting Institute (1999–2004). •
Clint Boulton, 72, English footballer (
Port Vale,
Torquay United). •
Colin J. Bushnell, 73, British mathematician. •
Carlos do Carmo, 81, Portuguese
fado singer ("
Uma flor de verde pinho"), ruptured aneurysm. •
Ben Chafin, 60, American politician, member of the
Virginia House of Delegates (2014) and
Senate (since 2014), complications from COVID-19. •
Emanuele Chiapasco, 90, Italian baseball player (
Milano Baseball Club), sporting director, and entrepreneur. •
Simone Chrisostome, 97, French resistance member and Holocaust survivor. •
Pierantonio Costa, 81, Italian businessman and diplomat, arranged safe passage during the
Rwandan genocide. •
Christine Dacera, 23, Filipino flight attendant, ruptured aortic aneurysm. •
Carrie Dann, 88, American
Western Shoshone indigenous rights activist and spiritual leader. •
Paul Delorey, 71, Canadian curler and politician,
Northwest Territories MLA (1999–2011). •
Traude Dierdorf, 73, Austrian politician, mayor of
Wiener Neustadt (1997–2005). •
Irene Dixon, 96, British World War II codebreaker. •
Ron Dominguez, 85, American theme park executive, vice-president of
Walt Disney Attractions (1990–1994). •
Zoran Džorlev, 53, Macedonian violinist, complications from COVID-19. •
Mark Eden, 92, English actor (
Coronation Street,
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs,
An Adventure in Space and Time), complications from Alzheimer's disease. •
Carlos Escudé, 72, Argentine political scientist and author, COVID-19. •
Cleonâncio Fonseca, 84, Brazilian politician,
deputy (1987–2007). •
Seizō Fukumoto, 77, Japanese actor (
Nihon no Fixer,
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity,
The Last Samurai), lung cancer. •
George Gerdes, 72, American singer-songwriter and actor (
Hidalgo,
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,
L.A. Noire), brain aneurysm. •
Dame Elmira Minita Gordon, 90, Belizean educator, psychologist, and politician,
governor-general (1981–1993). •
Ágúst Herbert Guðmundsson, 53, Icelandic basketball player and coach (
Þór Akureyri), motor neurone disease. •
Bernard Guignedoux, 73, French football player (
Paris Saint-Germain,
Monaco) and manager (
Valenciennes). •
Joanne Head, 90, American politician, member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives (1976–1984). •
Pablo Hernández, 80, Colombian Olympic racing cyclist (
1964). •
Abderrahim Lahjouji, 79, Moroccan construction executive and politician, founder of the
Citizens' Forces, complications from COVID-19. •
Ishak Pamumbu Lambe, 74, Indonesian pastor (
Toraja Church) and politician,
senator (2004–2009). •
Michele Leber, 82, American journalist (
The Post-Crescent). •
Floyd Little, 78, American
Hall of Fame football player (
Syracuse Orange,
Denver Broncos), cancer. •
Harald Maartmann, 94, Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier (
1952). •
Georg Maier, 79, German actor (
Familie Meier,
Irgendwie und Sowieso) and theatre director. •
Christian Massé, 69, French writer. •
Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, 85, Iranian Islamic cleric and philosopher, member of the
Assembly of Experts (1991–2016). •
Misty Morgan, 75, American country music singer (
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan), cancer. •
Muspandi, 45, Indonesian politician, member of the
East Kalimantan Regional People's Representative Council (since 2014), COVID-19. •
Norma, 74, French comic book artist. •
Rosemary Nyerere, 59, Tanzanian politician,
MP (2000–2005). •
Dhimitër Orgocka, 84, Albanian actor and director,
People's Artist, cerebral hemorrhage. •
Jean Panisse, 92, French actor (
An Angel on Wheels,
The Young Wolves,
Perched on a Tree), COVID-19. •
Paatje Phefferkorn, 98, Indonesian-born Dutch martial artist, COVID-19. •
Toabur Rahim, Bangladeshi politician,
MP (1973–1976), COVID-19. •
Liam Reilly, 65, Irish singer and songwriter (
Bagatelle). •
Paige Rense, 91, American editor (
Architectural Digest), heart disease. •
Usama Nadeem Satti, 22, Pakistani student, shot. •
Sun Qiaolu, 25, Chinese actress, heart attack. •
Thomas H. B. Symons, 91, Canadian professor and author, president of
Trent University (1961–1972). •
Tam Sheung-wai, 86, Hong Kong academic administrator, president of the
Open University of Hong Kong (1997–2003). •
Felix Tarasenko, 88, Russian mathematician. •
Jan Vering, 66, German gospel singer and playwright. •
George Whitmore, 89, American mountaineer and conservationist, member of first team to summit
El Capitan, complications from COVID-19.
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Cléber Arado, 48, Brazilian footballer (
Kyoto Purple Sanga,
Coritiba), COVID-19. •
Alex Asmasoebrata, 69, Indonesian auto racer and politician,
MP (1992–1997). •
Mary Catherine Bateson, 81, American writer and cultural anthropologist. •
Mirzaq Biqtash, 75, Algerian writer. •
Asher Brauner, 74, American actor (
B.A.D. Cats,
Switchblade Sisters,
General Hospital). •
Joan Bullock-Morrell, 92, New Zealand sculptor. •
Robbins Burling, 94, American anthropologist and sociolinguist. •
Lady Mary Colman, 88, English socialite and philanthropist. •
Brad Cox, 76, American computer scientist. •
Brian Cowan, 58, Scottish actor (
Taggart,
Family Affairs,
River City). •
Bahrum Daido, 56, Indonesian politician,
MP (2009–2019), COVID-19. •
Oleg Danilov, 71, Russian playwright and screenwriter (
You Are My Only Love,
From Hell to Hell,
Give Me Moonlight), COVID-19. •
Miquel Ferrer, 89, Spanish footballer (
FC Barcelona,
CD Condal,
Real Oviedo). •
Rob Flockhart, 64, Canadian ice hockey player (
Vancouver Canucks,
Minnesota North Stars), heart attack. •
Marco Formentini, 90, Italian politician,
deputy (1992–1993),
MEP (1994–2004), and
mayor of Milan (1993–1997). •
Guadalupe Grande, 55, Spanish poet. •
Wahid Hamed, 76, Egyptian screenwriter (
Terrorism and Kebab, ''
Ma'ali al Wazir, The Yacoubian Building''). •
P. G. Harlankar, 88, Indian police officer,
police commissioner of Bangalore (1983–1986). •
Patrick Hull, 54, American entrepreneur. •
Bernadette Isaac-Sibille, 90, French politician,
deputy (1988–2002). •
Modibo Keita, 78, Malian politician,
prime minister (2002, 2015–2017). •
Vladimir Korenev, 80, Russian actor (
Amphibian Man,
Children of Don Quixote,
Criminal Talent) and teacher,
People's Artist (1998), COVID-19. •
Robert Livingston, 87, American Zen Buddhist teacher. •
Arsenio Lope Huerta, 77, Spanish politician, mayor of
Alcalá de Henares (1983–1987). •
Michael McKevitt, 71, Irish republican, founder of
Real IRA, cancer. •
Ryder Mofokeng, 68, South African football player (
Kaizer Chiefs). •
Christopher Moore, 80, British DJ and radio presenter (
Radio Caroline). •
Neelamperoor Madhusoodanan Nair, 84, Indian poet. •
Aylin Özmenek, 79, Turkish animator, complications from COVID-19. •
W. B. Park, 84, American cartoonist and illustrator, heart failure. •
Marek Pivovar, 56, Czech writer and theatre director, complications from COVID-19. •
Mike Reese, 42, American politician, member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives (since 2009), ruptured brain aneurysm following COVID-19. •
Don Salls, 101, American football player (
Alabama Crimson Tide) and coach (
Jacksonville State Gamecocks). •
Yuri Saukh, 69, Russian football player (
SKA Rostov,
CSKA Moscow,
Soviet Union national team) and manager. •
George Seage, 63, American epidemiologist, acute myeloid leukemia. •
Buta Singh, 86, Indian politician,
minister of home affairs (1986–1989),
governor of Bihar (2004–2006), and chairman of
NCSC (2007–2010), complications from a cerebral haemorrhage. •
Gary Staples, 80, American politician, member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives (1988–1992, 2004–2020), cancer. •
Aziz Tamoyan, 87, Armenian politician, president of the
Yezidi National Union (since 1989). •
Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya, 76, Indonesian politician,
minister of cooperatives and small business (1993–1998), COVID-19. •
Sir Brian Urquhart, 101, British diplomat,
under-secretary-general of the United Nations (1971–1985). •
Rudolf Vatinyan, 79, Armenian cinematographer (
The Tango of Our Childhood). •
Kerry Vincent, 75, Australian pastry chef and television personality (
Food Network Challenge). •
Johannes Wallmann, 90, German theologian, COVID-19. •
Paul Westphal, 70, American
Hall of Fame basketball player (
Boston Celtics,
Phoenix Suns) and coach (
Sacramento Kings),
glioblastoma. •
Brian Whitcombe, 86, Welsh rugby union player (
Keighley).
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Tasso Adamopoulos, 76, French violist, COVID-19. •
Carlos Aránguiz, 67, Chilean jurist, justice of the
Supreme Court (since 2014), pulmonary fibrosis. •
David Arnold, 81, American mathematician. •
Raúl Baglini, 71, Argentine politician,
deputy (1983–1993) and
senator (2001–2003). •
Lee Breuer, 83, American playwright (
The Gospel at Colonus). •
Alf Callick, 95, Australian footballer (
South Melbourne). •
Valentina Chumicheva, 89, Russian Olympic diver (
1952,
1956). •
Alan Daly, 91, Australian
footballer (
Melbourne). •
Zoe Davison, 60, British horse trainer, cancer. •
Eric Jerome Dickey, 59, American author, cancer. •
Cornelis Feoh, 57, Indonesian politician, member of the
East Nusa Tenggara Regional People's Representative Council (since 2019). •
Salvador Franco, Venezuelan
Pemon detainee, tuberculosis. •
Rosa Giannetta, 75, Italian journalist and sociologist. •
Roger Hassenforder, 90, French racing cyclist. •
Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, 71, Nigerian academic administrator, vice chancellor of the
University of Lagos (2000–2007), COVID-19. •
Naohiro Ikeda, 80, Japanese volleyball player, Olympic silver medallist (
1968), lymphoma. •
Shyamji Kanojia, 65, Indian cricketer (
Railways). •
Rabeya Khatun, 85, Bangladeshi novelist, cardiac arrest. •
Dick Kulpa, 67, American cartoonist (
Cracked,
Weekly World News), cancer. •
Renate Lasker-Harpprecht, 96, German Holocaust survivor and journalist. •
Shani Mahadevappa, 88, Indian actor (
Shankar Guru,
Kaviratna Kalidasa,
Guru Brahma), complications from COVID-19. •
Gerry Marsden, 78, English musician (
Gerry and the Pacemakers,
The Crowd), heart infection. •
Anil Panachooran, 51, Indian lyricist (
Arabikkatha,
Katha Parayumpol,
Marykkundoru Kunjaadu) and poet, cardiac arrest. •
Donald Perry Polsky, 92, American architect, COVID-19 and pneumonia. •
Barbara J. Rae, 90, Canadian businesswoman. •
Werner Rataiczyk, 99, German painter. •
George F. Regas, 90, American Episcopal priest, rector of
All Saints Episcopal Church (Pasadena) (1967–1995). •
James C. Renick, 72, American academic administrator, chancellor of
University of Michigan–Dearborn (1993–1999) and
North Carolina A&T State University (1999–2006), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Manola Robles, 72, Chilean journalist. •
Elena Santiago, 79, Spanish writer. •
Barbara Shelley, 88, British actress (
Village of the Damned,
Dracula: Prince of Darkness,
Quatermass and the Pit), complications from COVID-19. •
Chuck Smith, 92, American politician. •
Ali Taher, 59, Indonesian politician,
MP (1997–1999, since 2014), COVID-19. •
Al Ward, 93, American football executive (
New York Jets). •
Wolfgang Wippermann, 75, German historian. •
Ricardo Akinobu Yamauti, 71, Brazilian politician, mayor of
Praia Grande (1997–2000), COVID-19.
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Tom Acker, 90, American baseball player (
Cincinnati Redlegs). •
Anatoliy Butenko, 82, Ukrainian politician,
MP (1990–1994). •
Ronnie Burgess, 57, American football player (
Green Bay Packers), cardiac arrest. •
Judy Cornell, 87, American Olympic swimmer (
1952). •
Mollie C. Davis, 88, American activist and academic. •
Josep Fornas, 96, Spanish editor and politician, member of the
Parliament of Catalonia (1980–1984). •
Patrick Gillard, 73, Belgian Olympic field hockey player. •
Sandra Hutchens, 65, American law enforcement official, sheriff-coroner of
Orange County, California (2008–2019), breast cancer. •
Lee Heung-kam, 88, Hong Kong actress (
Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl,
Moonlight Resonance, ''
Can't Buy Me Love''). •
Franco Loi, 90, Italian poet. •
Laurent Mailhot, 89, Canadian historian and writer. •
John Muckler, 86, Canadian ice hockey coach (
Minnesota North Stars,
Edmonton Oilers,
Buffalo Sabres) and executive, complications from heart surgery. •
Peter Neumair and Laura Perselli, Italian murder victims, strangulation. •
Elias Rahbani, 82, Lebanese lyricist and composer, COVID-19. •
Bernard P. Randolph, 87, American general, complications from COVID-19. •
Tanya Roberts, 71, American actress (
A View to a Kill, ''
That '70s Show, Charlie's Angels''), sepsis. •
Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo, 77, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
San Martín (2003–2018). •
Albert Roux, 85, French restaurateur and chef (
The Waterside Inn,
Le Gavroche). •
Jane Savoie, 71, American equestrian. •
M. R. Schunker, 96, Indian naval officer,
FOCWF (1976–1977),
vice chief of the Naval Staff (1980–1982) and
director general of the Coast Guard (1982–1984). •
George Sekul, 83, American football coach. •
Gregory Sierra, 83, American actor (
Barney Miller,
Sanford and Son,
The Other Side of the Wind), cancer. •
Antoni Stankiewicz, 85, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, lawyer and theologian, dean of the
Tribunal of the Roman Rota (2004–2012). •
Butch Stewart, 79, Jamaican hotelier, founder and chairman of
Sandals Resorts and
Beaches Resorts. •
Bambang Suryadi, 52, Indonesian politician,
MP (since 2019), COVID-19. •
David Thompson, 84, British food manufacturing executive and horse stable owner (
Cheveley Park Stud), co-founder of
Hillsdown Holdings, renal failure. •
Kay Ullrich, 77, Scottish politician,
MSP (1999–2003). •
Martinus J. G. Veltman, 89, Dutch theoretical physicist,
Nobel laureate (1999). •
Karl-Heinz Vosgerau, 93, German actor (
World on a Wire).
5 •
Marie Albe, 96, French journalist (
Radio France) and actress (
Alone in the World,
The Horseman on the Roof). •
Bonifácio José Tamm de Andrada, 90, Brazilian professor, lawyer and politician,
deputy (1979–2019), complications from COVID-19. •
Colin Bell, 74, English footballer (
Bury,
Manchester City,
national team). •
Jerry Berger, 87, American press agent and journalist (
St. Louis Post-Dispatch). •
Emilia De Biasi, 62, Italian politician,
deputy (2006–2013) and
senator (2013–2018). •
C. George Boeree, 68, Dutch-born American psychologist. •
Brandãozinho, 90, Brazilian footballer (
Palmeiras,
Celta de Vigo). •
Bob Brett, 67, Australian tennis coach, cancer. •
Christina Crosby, 67, American scholar and writer, pancreatic cancer. •
João Cutileiro, 83, Portuguese sculptor, respiratory failure. •
Annasif Døhlen, 90, Norwegian sculptor. •
Thereasea Elder, 93, American nurse. •
Osian Ellis, 92, Welsh harpist and composer. •
Patricia C. Frist, 81, American banker and philanthropist. •
Karl Gamma, 93, Swiss Olympic alpine skier (
1948). •
John Georgiadis, 81, British violinist (
London Symphony Orchestra) and conductor (
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra). •
Mluleki George, 72, South African politician,
MP (1994–2008), founder of the
United Congress, COVID-19. •
Vladimir Gerdt, 73, Russian mathematician. •
Benoît Godin, 62, Canadian political scientist and sociologist. •
Goldikova, 15, French
Hall of Fame racehorse. •
Daniel Grau, 72, Venezuelan jazz musician. •
James Greene, 89, Northern Irish actor (
William and Mary,
Johnny English,
Empire of the Sun). •
András Haán, 74, Hungarian Olympic basketball player (
1964) and sailor (
1976). •
Happy Man Tree, 150, British plane tree,
Tree of the Year (2020), cut down. •
Robert Heptinstall, 100, British pathologist. •
Neil Hopkinson, 63, English Hellenist, myeloma. •
Kim Tschang-yeul, 91, South Korean painter. •
Tyberiy Korponay, 62, Ukrainian football player and manager (
Karpaty Lviv,
Zakarpattia Uzhhorod,
Kremin Kremenchuk). •
Don Leppert, 90, American baseball player (
Baltimore Orioles). •
A. Madhavan, 86, Indian writer. •
Jonas Neubauer, 39, American
Tetris player, seven-time
world champion, cardiac arrhythmia. •
Vladimír Oplt, 83, Czech politician,
senator (1996–2000). •
Pat Patrick, 91, American racing team owner (
Patrick Racing). •
John Richardson, 86, English actor (
One Million Years B.C.,
Black Sunday,
Torso), COVID-19. •
Moncer Rouissi, 80, Tunisian politician and diplomat, minister of social affairs,
culture, vocational training, and
education,
ambassador to France (2003–2005). •
Thelma Shoher Baker, 96, American educator and anthropologist, COVID-19. •
Mehtab Singh, 72, Indian Olympic boxer (
1972). •
Jim Sperry, 90, American politician, member of the
South Dakota House of Representatives (1997–1998), COVID-19. •
Anatol Tsitou, 74, Belarusian historian. •
Vennelakanti, 63, Indian lyricist (
Murali Krishnudu,
Gharana Bullodu,
Pellaina Kothalo), cardiac arrest. •
Pungky Purnomo Wibowo, 52, Indonesian economist, heart attack. •
Keliek Wicaksono, 42, Indonesian visual effects artist (
212 Warrior),
Citra Cup awardee (2018), blood cancer. •
William Windham, 94, British Olympic rower (
1952). •
Mikhail Zhelev, 77, Bulgarian Olympic steeplechaser (
1968,
1972). •
Joseph Zong Huaide, 100, Chinese Roman Catholic clandestine prelate, bishop of
Sanyuan (1987–2003).
6 •
Jonathan Aldrich, 84, American poet, stroke. •
Kenneth Z. Altshuler, 91, American psychiatrist, COVID-19. •
Ashli Babbitt, 35, American rioter, shot. •
Vladimir Biryukov, 87, Russian politician,
governor of Kamchatka Oblast (1991–1996) and
Kamchatka Krai (1996–2000). •
Mircea Bolba, 59, Romanian football player (
Politehnica Timișoara,
Bihor Oradea) and manager (
Olimpia Satu Mare). •
Leonid Bujor, 65, Moldovan politician,
deputy (2005–2009) and minister of education (2009–2011), COVID-19. •
Alan Burgess, 100, New Zealand cricketer (
Canterbury). •
Thomas G. Carpenter, 94, American academic administrator, president of the
University of North Florida (1969–1980) and
University of Memphis (1980–1991). •
Mihai Cotorobai, 69, Moldovan politician,
deputy (1990–1994), COVID-19. •
James Cross, 99, Irish-born British diplomat and kidnapping survivor (
October Crisis), COVID-19. •
Bobby Davis, 83, American professional wrestler and manager. •
Peter S. Eagleson, 92, American hydrologist. •
Nsikak Eduok, 73, Nigerian air force officer,
chief of the Air Staff (1993, 1996–1999). •
Bobby Few, 85, American jazz pianist. •
Eldon Fortie, 79, American football player (
BYU Cougars,
Edmonton Eskimos). •
Donald Frith, 96, American ceramic artist and academic. •
Wiesław Glos, 84, Polish Olympic fencer (
1960,
1964) and architect. •
Edward Gnat, 80, Polish politician,
deputy (1985–1989, 1993–1997), COVID-19. •
Francis Hammel, 70, French politician,
deputy (1997–2002). •
Jim Haynes, 87, American-British underground and avant-garde theatre producer, co-founder of the
Traverse Theatre and
International Times. •
Alfredo Hernández, 69, Mexican Olympic footballer (
1972). •
Gerald Hiken, 93, American actor (
Reds,
Car 54, Where Are You?,
Invitation to a Gunfighter). •
Laurence H. Kedes, 83, American scientist. •
Ludy Kissassunda, 88, Angolan general and politician. •
Ferdinand Kolarik, 83, Austrian footballer (
Admira Wien,
national team). •
John Land, 82, British Olympic field hockey player (
1964), motor neurone disease. •
Jack Lihou, 90, Australian cricketer (
Queensland). •
Danilo Lim, 65, Filipino military officer,
chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (since 2017), COVID-19. •
Alf Lomas, 92, British politician,
MEP (1979–1999). •
Ken Mellor, 86, English footballer (
Mansfield Town,
Swindon Town). •
Pag-asa, 28, Filipino
Philippine eagle, first to have been bred and hatched in captivity. •
Thanasis Papazoglou, 67, Greek footballer (
PAS Giannina,
national team). •
Kate Payne, 63, American nurse and bioethicist. •
Gord Renwick, 85, Canadian ice hockey administrator, president of
CAHA (1977–1979) and vice-president of
IIHF (1986–1994). •
Barry Schwartz, 82, American sociologist. •
Iulian Șerban, 35, Romanian paracanoeist, world champion (
2010,
2011,
2012). •
Mehtab Singh, 73, Indian Olympic boxer. •
Victor Thulare III, 40, South African royal, king of the
Pedi people (since 2020), COVID-19. •
Jim Townsend, 83, Irish politician,
senator (1993–1997). •
Filip Trifonov, 73, Bulgarian actor (
The Boy Turns Man,
The Hare Census,
A Nameless Band). •
Antonio Valdés, 91, Mexican actor (
Club de Cuervos). •
Burt Wilson, 87, American philosopher, writer and jazz musician, COVID-19.
7 •
María Paula Acevedo Guzmán, 88,
Dominican activist,
first lady (1965). •
Alex Apolinário, 24, Brazilian footballer (
Alverca,
Cruzeiro), cardiac arrest. •
Michael Apted, 79, English film director (
Gorillas in the Mist, ''
Coal Miner's Daughter, The World Is Not Enough''). •
Michael G. Barbour, 78, American botanist. •
Val Bettin, 97, American actor (
The Great Mouse Detective,
Aladdin,
Shrek). •
Jan Blommaert, 59, Belgian sociolinguist and linguistic anthropologist, cancer. •
Elanga Buala, 56, Papua New Guinean Olympic runner (
1984). •
Biserka Cvejić, 97, Serbian opera singer. •
Deezer D, 55, American rapper and actor (
ER,
In the Mix,
CB4), heart attack. •
Miriam DeCosta-Willis, 86, American educator and civil rights activist. •
Ronnie Ellenblum, 68, Israeli geographer and historian, heart failure. •
Ian Foreman, 90, Australian
footballer (
Footscray). •
Hussein Bakry Gazzaz, 95, Saudi Arabian cosmetics businessman. •
Grant Gondrezick, 57, American basketball player (
Phoenix Suns,
Los Angeles Clippers,
Limoges CSP). •
Thomas Gumpert, 68, German actor (
Verbotene Liebe,
Lindenstraße,
Polizeiruf 110). •
Connie Hall, 91, American country singer. •
John Heilpern, 78, British theatre critic and editor (
The Observer,
The New York Observer,
Vanity Fair), lung cancer. •
Valeri Khlevinsky, 77, Russian actor (
Big School-Break,
Valentin and Valentina,
Taxi Blues),
People's Artist of Russia (2002). •
Taky Kimura, 96, American martial artist. •
Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa, 75, Ugandan agricultural economist and politician,
MP (1980–1985, 1991–2004), COVID-19. •
Vladimir Kiselyov, 64, Ukrainian shot putter, Olympic champion (
1980). •
Tom LaBonge, 67, American politician, member of the
Los Angeles City Council (2001–2015), cardiac arrest. •
Genival Lacerda, 89, Brazilian
forró singer, complications from COVID-19. •
Tommy Lasorda, 93, American
Hall of Fame baseball manager (
Los Angeles Dodgers) and player (
Brooklyn Dodgers,
Kansas City Athletics), heart failure. •
Christopher Little, 79, British literary agent, founder of
Christopher Little Literary Agency. •
Cassim Louis, 73, Saint Lucian football manager (
national team). •
Jamie O'Hara, 70, American country musician and songwriter ("
Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)", "
Older Women"),
Grammy winner (
1987), cancer. •
Guy Péqueux, 78, French painter. •
Lonnie Perrin, 68, American football player (
Denver Broncos,
Chicago Bears,
Washington Redskins). •
Dominique Rakotorahalahy, 76, Malagasy Olympic decathlete. •
Marion Ramsey, 73, American actress (
Police Academy,
Return to Babylon,
Lavalantula) and singer. •
Carlos Rasch, 88, Brazilian science fiction author. •
Norberto James Rawlings, 75, Dominican poet, complications from Parkinson's disease. •
Adebayo Salami, 69, Nigerian politician,
senator (1999–2003). •
Munira Yamin Satti, Pakistani politician,
Punjab MPA (since 2018), COVID-19. •
Henri Schwery, 88, Swiss Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of
Sion (1977–1995). •
Neil Sheehan, 84, American journalist (
The New York Times),
Pulitzer Prize winner (1989), complications from Parkinson's disease. •
Brian Sicknick, 42, American police officer (
U.S. Capitol Police). •
Solange, 69, Italian psychic and television personality. •
Reynaldo Umali, 63, Filipino politician, member of the
House of Representatives (2010–2019), COVID-19. •
Mel Weitsman, 91, American Buddhist priest, founder of the
Berkeley Zen Center. •
David Wheldon, 70, English writer and physician.
8 •
Paul Amargier, 96, French historian and Roman Catholic priest. •
Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, 69, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Trujillo (since 2012), COVID-19. •
Eva Badura-Skoda, 91, Austrian musicologist. •
William H. Barbour Jr., 79, American jurist, judge (since 1983) and chief judge (1989–1996) of the
U.S. District Court for Southern Mississippi. •
Harold Bornstein, 73, American gastroenterologist. •
Ken Bowen, 58, American football player (
Atlanta Falcons). •
Eve Branson, 96, British philanthropist and child welfare advocate, COVID-19. •
Ed Bruce, 81, American singer-songwriter ("
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys", "
You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had") and actor (
Bret Maverick). •
David Buchsbaum, 91, American mathematician, heart failure. •
Steve Carver, 75, American film director (
Lone Wolf McQuade,
Big Bad Mama,
Capone), complications from COVID-19. •
John Corcoran, 83, American logician and philosopher. •
David Darling, 79, American cellist and composer. •
Květa Eretová, 94, Czech chess grandmaster. •
Michael Fonfara, 74, Canadian keyboardist (
The Electric Flag,
Downchild Blues Band,
Rhinoceros), cancer. •
Marissa Garrido, 94, Mexican telenovela writer (
La Leona), complications from COVID-19. •
Otto Geisert, 81, German footballer (
Karlsruhe,
Kaiserslautern). •
Emile Hemmen, 97, Luxembourgish novelist and poet, member of the
Luxembourgish Patriot League resistance. •
Steve Hendrickson, 54, American football player (
San Francisco 49ers,
San Diego Chargers,
Houston Oilers). •
Mike Henry, 84, American football player (
Pittsburgh Steelers) and actor (
Smokey and the Bandit,
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold), Parkinson's disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. •
Peter W. Huber, 68, American lawyer and writer. •
Seth Abid Hussain, 85, Pakistani businessman and philanthropist. •
Norm Jary, 91, Canadian politician,
mayor of Guelph (1970–1985). •
Werner Klumpp, 92, German politician,
minister-president of the Saarland (1979). •
Barbara Köhler, 61, German poet. •
Marian Kondratowicz, 79, Polish footballer (
Odra Opole). •
Steve Lightle, 61, American comic book artist (
Legion of Super-Heroes,
Doom Patrol,
The Flash), complications from COVID-19. •
Colin McDonald, 92, Australian cricketer (
Victoria,
national team). •
Jay W. McGee, 71, American-Canadian musician, complications from COVID-19. •
Stewart McKnight, 85, New Zealand cricketer (
Otago) and curler. •
José Méndez, 83, Spanish Olympic rower (
1960). •
Diana Millay, 85, American actress (
Street of Sinners,
Dark Shadows,
The Secret Storm). •
Dorine Mokha, 31,
Congolese dancer, malaria. •
Samuel L. Myers Sr., 101, American economist and educationist, president of
Bowie State University (1968–1977). •
Bill Nankeville, 95, British Olympic runner (
1948,
1952). •
Oleg Negrobov, 79, Russian entomologist. •
Ivo Niederle, 91, Czech actor. •
Folabi Olumide, 81, Nigerian academic,
vice-chancellor of Lagos State University (1983–1988). •
Wojciech Przybylski, 81, Polish football player (
Broń Radom) and manager (
Lechia Gdańsk,
Al-Jaish). •
Deborah Rhode, 68, American legal scholar. •
Don Robertson, 92, American television announcer (
CBS Sports). •
Grace Robertson, 90, British photographer. •
Michael Shaw, Baron Shaw of Northstead, 100, British politician and life peer,
MP (1960–1964, 1966–1992). •
Rajkumar Jhalajit Singh, 96, Indian historian. •
Pamela Joy Spry, 96, Australian nurse. •
Igor Tõnurist, 73, Estonian ethnographer and folklorist. •
Vladimir Tretyakov, 84, Russian mathematician, rector (1993–2006) and president (since 2006) of
Ural State University. •
Iancu Țucărman, 98, Romanian Holocaust survivor, COVID-19. •
Katharine Whitehorn, 92, English journalist (
The Observer), complications from Alzheimer's disease. •
Shirley Wilson, 95, American football coach (
Elon Phoenix,
Duke Blue Devils). •
Xu Qinxian, 85, Chinese military officer and political dissident, choking. •
Zoffany, 12, Irish racehorse and sire, liver failure.
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Beddu Amang, 84, Indonesian economist, chairman of
State Logistics Agency (1995–1998). •
Mehdi Attar-Ashrafi, 72, Iranian Olympic weightlifter (
1976). •
Kenneth Barker, 86, British academic administrator, vice-chancellor of
De Montfort University (1992–1999) and
Thames Valley University (1999–2003). •
Harry Brüll, 85, Dutch footballer (
Rapid JC Heerlen,
Fortuna Sittard,
national team). •
Antón Cancelas, 65, Spanish voice actor. •
Ed Culpepper, 86, American football player (
Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals,
Houston Oilers,
Minnesota Vikings). •
Jerry Douglas, 85, American director and writer. •
František Filip, 90, Czech film director (
Tři chlapi v chalupě,
Chalupáři,
Utrpení mladého Boháčka), COVID-19. •
Alec Gambling, 94, British electrical engineer. •
Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington, 90, British farmer and landowner (
Muncaster Castle). •
Mohamud Mohammed Hassan, 24, British security guard. •
Barbara Hewson, 59, Irish barrister, pancreatic cancer. •
Isaak Khalatnikov, 101, Russian physicist (
BKL singularity). •
James L. Larson, 89, American historian. •
Vivalyn Latty-Scott, 82, Jamaican cricketer (
national team,
West Indies team) and coach. •
Howard Liebengood, 51, American police officer (
U.S. Capitol Police), suicide. •
John Lutz, 81, American mystery writer (
SWF Seeks Same), complications of Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease, and COVID-19. •
Ved Mehta, 86, Indian novelist, complications from Parkinson's disease. •
Ken Middleditch, 95, British
motorcycle speedway rider (
Hastings Saxons,
Poole Pirates,
Swindon Robins). •
Johnson Mlambo, 80, South African political activist, complications from COVID-19. •
Anatolii Mokrousov, 77, Ukrainian politician,
MP (1990–2006), COVID-19. •
Margaret Morrison, 66, Canadian
philosopher of science, cancer. •
Jack Murphy, 88, American football player and coach. •
Ezra Nawi, 69, Israeli human rights activist, cancer. •
Hans Frede Nielsen, 77, Danish philologist. •
John Reilly, 86, American actor (
General Hospital,
Sunset Beach,
Passions), heart attack. •
Llorenç Rifé, 82, Spanish football player (
Barcelona,
Deportivo de La Coruña). •
George Robertson, 93, Canadian ice hockey player (
Montreal Canadiens), COVID-19. •
Rong Zi, 98, Chinese-Taiwanese writer and poet. •
John Joseph Ryba, 91, American politician, member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly (1993–2003). •
Ken Sedd, 81, British television actor (
The Benny Hill Show,
Doctor Who,
Z-Cars). •
Philip Seeman, 86, Canadian neuropharmacologist, muscle disease. •
Kathy Shaidle, 56, Canadian writer, cancer. •
Bruce W. Shore, 85, American theoretical physicist. •
Fabrizio Soccorsi, 78, Italian physician,
Papal private doctor (since 2015), complications from cancer and COVID-19. •
Madhav Singh Solanki, 93, Indian politician,
chief minister of Gujarat (1976–1977) and
minister of External Affairs (1991–1992), cardiac arrest. •
Todd Stadtman, 59, American musician and writer. •
Mulyadi Tamsir, 39, Indonesian politician and student activist, chairman of the
Muslim Students' Association (2015–2018),
plane crash. •
Berta Taracena, 95–96, Mexican historian and art critic. •
Caroly Wilcox, 89, American puppeteer (
The Muppet Show,
Sesame Street,
Fraggle Rock). •
Jeannette Wood, 88, American politician, member of the
Washington House of Representatives (1988–1994) and
Senate (1994–1999).
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Ahmet Vefik Alp, 72, Turkish architect and political advisor, heart attack. •
Graham Arthur, 84, Australian
football player (
Hawthorn,
Victoria) and coach. •
Hubert Auriol, 68, French rally driver,
Dakar Rally winner (1981, 1983, 1992), complications from COVID-19. •
Sir David Barclay, 86, British businessman. •
Joël Batteux, 77, French politician, mayor of
Saint-Nazaire (1983–2014), complications from surgery. •
Louis-Pierre Bougie, 74, Canadian painter and engraver, pneumonia. •
Arthur Bramley, 91, English footballer (
Mansfield Town). •
Harry Brown, 72, American basketball player (
Oklahoma Sooners), diabetes. •
Michel Caffier, 90, French journalist and literary critic. •
Pedro Casado, 83, Spanish footballer (
Real Madrid,
Sabadell,
national team). •
Tosh Chamberlain, 86, English footballer (
Fulham,
Dover Athletic,
Gravesend and Northfleet). •
Avelino Chaves, 89, Spanish football player (
Real Zaragoza) and executive. •
Adam Dyczkowski, 88, Polish Roman Catholic prelate and philosopher, bishop of
Zielona Góra-Gorzów (1993–2007), COVID-19. •
Nancy Walker Bush Ellis, 94, American philanthropist, complications from COVID-19. •
Theo English, 90, Irish hurler (
Marlfield,
Tipperary). •
Kristen K. Flaa, 95, Norwegian politician, mayor of
Aust-Agder (1972–1976). •
James Follett, 81, British writer (
A Cage of Eagles). •
Tom Gannon, 77, American politician, member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1979–2006). •
Bruno Ghedina, 77, Italian Olympic ice hockey player (
1964), COVID-19. •
Pedro González, 83, Dominican baseball player (
New York Yankees,
Cleveland Indians). •
Tony Gregory, 83, English footballer (
Luton Town,
Watford). •
Ángel Sergio Guerrero Mier, 85, Mexican politician,
governor of Durango (1998–2004). •
Robert Halley, 85, French politician and businessman. •
Betty Lou Holland, 95, American actress. •
Bobby Kellard, 77, English football player (
Southend United,
Portsmouth,
Crystal Palace) and manager. •
Aminu Isa Kontagora, 64, Nigerian politician, administrator of
Benue State (1996–1998) and
Kano State (1998–1999), COVID-19. •
Robert L. Lennon, 87, American politician. •
Sonny Leonard, 77, American engine designer and builder. •
Christopher Maboulou, 30, French-Congolese footballer (
Châteauroux,
Bastia,
PAS Giannina), heart attack. •
Geraldo Antônio Miotto, 65, Brazilian general, commander of the
Amazon Military Command (2016–2018) and
Southern Military Command (2018–2020), COVID-19. •
Behzad Moezi, 82, Iranian aviator, leukemia. •
Tahir Mughal, 43, Pakistani cricketer (
Gujranwala,
Allied Bank Limited,
National Bank of Pakistan), gallbladder cancer. •
Josep Antoni Noya, 81, Spanish footballer (
Sabadell,
Atlético Madrid). •
Barry Oringer, 85, American television producer and screenwriter (
Ben Casey,
The Fugitive,
Hotel). •
Georges Pernoud, 73, French journalist, television presenter and television producer. •
Wayne Radford, 64, American basketball player (
Indiana Hoosiers,
Indiana Pacers). •
Benita Raphan, 58, American filmmaker and designer. •
Dee Rowe, 91, American basketball coach (
UConn Huskies), COVID-19 and cancer. •
Antonio Sabàto Sr., 77, Italian-American actor (
Grand Prix,
One Dollar Too Many,
Shoot Twice), COVID-19. •
Donald Smith, 97, English cricketer (
Sussex,
national team). •
Julie Strain, 58, American actress (
Heavy Metal 2000) and model (
Penthouse,
Heavy Metal), complications from dementia. •
David Stypka, 41, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist, complications from pancreatic cancer and COVID-19. •
Walter Taibo, 89, Uruguayan footballer (
Huracán,
Nacional,
national team). •
Mohammad Khaledur Rahman Tito, 75, Bangladeshi politician,
MP (1986–1988, 2008–2014). •
Pala Thankam, 79, Indian actress (
Rebecca,
Gangasangamam,
Ormakal Marikkumo). •
Thorleif Torstensson, 71, Swedish singer (
Thorleifs), COVID-19. •
Naseer Turabi, 75, Indian-born Pakistani poet. •
Yeng Pway Ngon, 73, Singaporean writer and poet, prostate cancer.
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Massoud Achkar, 64, Lebanese military leader and politician, COVID-19. •
Sheldon Adelson, 87, American casino owner, founder of
Las Vegas Sands, lymphoma. •
Vassilis Alexakis, 77, Greek-born French writer and translator. •
Guy Auffray, 75, French judoka. •
Éric Babin, 61, New Caledonian politician, member of the
Congress (1995–1999), traffic collision. •
Aaron Barlow, 69, American scholar. •
Edward Beard, 80, American politician, member of the
Rhode Island House of Representatives (1972–1974) and
U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1981), Parkinson's disease. •
Joseph Berke, 81, American-born English psychotherapist and author, heart failure. •
Roger Cayrel, 95, French astronomer. •
José Centenera, 89, Spanish Olympic equestrian (
1960). •
Shashikumar Chitre, 84, Indian mathematician and astrophysicist. •
Lloyd Cowan, 58, British hurdler and track coach. •
Étienne Draber, 81, French actor (
May Fools,
Madame Bovary,
House of D), COVID-19. •
Fabio Enzo, 74, Italian footballer (
Roma,
Cesena,
Novara), complications from COVID-19. •
Yousef Ghawanmeh, 85, Jordanian historian. •
Lionel Gossman, 91, Scottish-American literary scholar. •
Ron Grigg, 92, British chemist. •
Ian Griggs, 92, British Anglican prelate,
bishop of Ludlow (1987–1994). •
Ronald J. Hays, 92, American admiral. •
Kathleen Heddle, 55, Canadian rower, Olympic champion (
1992,
1996), breast and lymph node cancer. •
Howard Johnson, 79, American jazz musician. •
Mark Keds, 50, English singer (
Senseless Things,
Deadcuts), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. •
David Khakhaleishvili, 49, Georgian judoka, Olympic champion (
1992), heart disease. •
Gothard Kokott, 77, Polish football manager (
Raków Częstochowa,
Ruch Radzionków). •
Paul Kölliker, 88, Swiss Olympic rower (
1960), COVID-19. •
Rada Lysenko, 99, Ukrainian pianist and pedagogue,
People's Artist of Ukraine. •
Bogdan Macovei, 67, Romanian handball manager (
women's national team,
Macedonia women's national team). •
Johanna Maluleke, South African politician, member of the
National Assembly (2009–2016), COVID-19. •
Jean-Marie Marconot, 82, French sociolinguist. •
Mario Masuku, 69, Swazi politician. •
Tetsuo Najita, 84, American historian. •
Lindiwe Ndlovu, 44, South African actress (
Little One,
EHostela). •
Kurt Oddekalv, 63, Norwegian environmentalist, founder of
Green Warriors of Norway, drowning. •
Francis Perekamoya, 63, Malawian economist, governor of the
Reserve Bank of Malawi (1992–1995), COVID-19. •
Tord Peterson, 94, Swedish actor (
Honeymoon,
House of Angels,
Echoes from the Dead). •
Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval, 74, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Apartadó (2007–2014) and
Santa Marta (since 2014), COVID-19. •
Turlapaty Kutumba Rao, 87, Indian writer and orator. •
Oscar Rizzato, 92, Italian Roman Catholic titular bishop, COVID-19. •
Prentice Earl Sanders, 83, American police officer, chief of the
San Francisco Police Department (2002–2003). •
Benoît Sinzogan, 90, Beninese military officer and politician,
minister of foreign affairs (1967–1968) and member of the Military Directorate (1969–1970). •
Margo St. James, 83, American women's rights activist and sex worker. •
Paul Taylor, 81, American engineer. •
Howard Teten, 88, American FBI instructor, complications from COVID-19. •
William E. Thornton, 91, American astronaut (
Challenger). •
Stacy Title, 56, American film director (
The Bye Bye Man,
The Last Supper,
Hood of Horror), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Gerrit van Rensburg, 72, South African politician and farmer,
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (1999–2014), Western Cape Minister of Agriculture (1999–2001, 2009–2014), cancer. •
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, 96, Indian independence activist and politician,
Bihar MLA (1977–1985) and
MLC (1990–1996), COVID-19.
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Gerald Achee, 68, Trinidadian drummer, cancer. •
Frank Arok, 88, Serbian-Australian football player (
FK Jedinstvo) and manager (
St George Saints,
Australia national team). •
Lingson Belekanyama, Malawian politician, minister of local government and rural development (since 2020), COVID-19. •
Bruce Bennett, 77, American
Canadian football player (
Saskatchewan Roughriders), pneumonia and COVID-19. •
Barrie Chaplin, 96, British engineer and inventor. •
Joseph F. Crangle, 88, American lawyer and politician. •
Florentin Crihălmeanu, 61, Romanian
Greek Catholic hierarch, bishop of
Cluj-Gherla (since 2002), COVID-19. •
Wim de Graaff, 89, Dutch Olympic speed skater (
1956,
1960) and coach. •
Cecil Humphery-Smith, 92, British genealogist and heraldist. •
Carlos Joseph, 40, American football player (
San Diego Chargers,
Manchester Wolves), ruptured brain aneurysm. •
Sid Lerner, 90, American advertising executive, founder of
Meatless Monday. •
Tim Lester, 52, American football player (
Los Angeles Rams,
Pittsburgh Steelers,
Dallas Cowboys), COVID-19. •
Fred Levin, 83, American lawyer, COVID-19. •
Mona Malm, 85, Swedish actress (
Heja Roland!,
Fanny and Alexander,
The Tattooed Widow). •
Per Martinsen, 84, Norwegian footballer (
Lisleby,
Fredrikstad,
national team). •
Álvaro Mejía, 80, Colombian Olympic long-distance runner (
1964,
1968,
1972). •
Sidik Mia, 55, Malawian politician,
MP (2004–2014), minister of defence (2009–2010) and transport and public works (since 2020), COVID-19. •
Willie Miller, 70, Scottish urban planner. •
Theodoros Mitras, 72, Greek politician,
MP (1993–1996). •
Christopher P. Monkhouse, 73, American architectural historian, stroke. •
Jim Norton, 78, American football player (
San Francisco 49ers,
Atlanta Falcons,
Washington Redskins). •
Osvaldo Peredo, 79, Bolivian revolutionary (
Ñancahuazú Guerrilla). •
Philaret, 85, Belarusian Orthodox prelate, metropolitan of
Minsk and Slutsk (1978–2013), leader of the
Belarusian Orthodox Church (1990–2013), COVID-19. •
John G. Ramsay, 89, British structural geologist. •
Bridget Rowe, 70, British journalist, editor of
Sunday Mirror (1991–1992, 1997–1998),
The People (1992–1996), COVID-19. •
Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud, 84, Saudi royal, conglomerate magnate (
Mawarid Holding) and horse stable owner (
Juddmonte). •
Liudmyla Semykina, 97, Ukrainian painter. •
Shingoose, 74, Canadian folk musician, COVID-19. •
João Henrique de Souza, 78, Brazilian politician,
Paraíba MLA (since 2007), COVID-19. •
Yuval Stonis, 37, Israeli actor and screenwriter, stomach cancer. •
Keith Valigura, 63, American politician, member of the
Texas House of Representatives (1985–1991). •
John Ward, 83, New Zealand cricketer (
Canterbury,
national team). •
Robert Warke, 90, Irish Anglican prelate,
bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross (1988–1998). •
Dame Margaret Weston, 94, British museum curator,
director of the Science Museum (1973–1986).
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Howard Andrew, 86, American poker player. •
Tim Bogert, 76, American rock bassist (
Vanilla Fudge,
Beck, Bogert & Appice,
Cactus), cancer. •
Duke Bootee, 69, American rapper and songwriter ("
The Message"), heart failure. •
Nicky Booth, 40, British boxer. •
Mario Cecchini, 87, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola (1986–1998), COVID-19. •
Borivoje Cenić, 90, Serbian basketball player (
Radnički Belgrade) and coach (
OKK Beograd,
Apollon Patras). •
Patrick Chapuis, 71, French photographer. •
Sir Robert Cohan, 95, American-born British dancer and choreographer, founder of
The Place,
London Contemporary Dance School, and
LCDT. •
Frank J. Coppa, 83, American historian and author. •
Gerry Cottle, 75, British circus owner and presenter, COVID-19. •
Siegfried Fischbacher, 81, German-American magician and entertainer (
Siegfried & Roy), pancreatic cancer. •
Benjamin F. Gibson, 89, American jurist, judge (1979–1999) and chief judge (1991–1995) of the
U.S. District Court for Western Michigan. •
Gimax, 83, Italian racing driver. •
Henri Goraïeb, 85, Lebanese pianist. •
Michel Gravel, 84, Canadian photographer. •
Moses Hamungole, 53, Zambian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Monze (since 2014), COVID-19. •
Ben Hines, 85, American baseball coach (
Los Angeles Dodgers). •
Ken Jones, 70, American LGBT rights activist, bladder cancer. •
Bernd Kannenberg, 78, German race walker, Olympic champion (
1972). •
Ndubuisi Kanu, 77, Nigerian rear admiral and politician, military governor of
Imo State (1976–1977) and
Lagos State (1977–1978). •
Gail Kopplin, 81, American politician, member of the
Nebraska Legislature (2005–2009). •
Fiu Loimata II, 79, Samoan politician,
MP (1996–2001). •
Norman MacLeod, 93, Canadian financier and politician, president of the
Liberal Party (1980–1982). •
Don Mason, 86, British immunologist. •
Seyoum Mesfin, 71, Ethiopian politician and diplomat,
minister of foreign affairs (1991–2010) and
ambassador to China (2011–2017), shot. •
Bryan Monroe, 55, American journalist (
CNN,
Ebony,
Jet), heart attack. •
Nelson Nieves, 86, Venezuelan Olympic fencer (
1952). •
Sinikka Nopola, 67, Finnish writer (
Ricky Rapper). •
Norodom Yuvaneath, 77, Cambodian prince, privy counsellor (1993–2004) and supreme royal advisor (since 2004). •
Ben Nsibandze, 89, Swazi politician, acting
prime minister (1979). •
Mircea Păcurariu, 88, Romanian theologian. •
Bruce Pasternack, 73, American businessman and philanthropist, president of the
Special Olympics (2005–2007). •
Devarapalli Prakash Rao, 62, Indian social worker, COVID-19. •
Joël Robert, 77, Belgian motocross racer, six-time
world champion, COVID-19. •
Øyvind Sandberg, 67, Norwegian film director. •
Marielle de Sarnez, 69, French politician,
MEP (1999–2017),
minister in charge of European affairs (2017), and
deputy (since 2017), leukemia. •
Eusébio Scheid, 88, Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of
São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (2001–2009), COVID-19. •
Safwat El-Sherif, 87, Egyptian politician,
minister of information (1981–2004) and
speaker of the Shura Council (2004–2011), leukemia. •
Folarin Shyllon, 80, Nigerian lawyer. •
Tony Spaeth, 86, American corporate identity planner. •
Sylvain Sylvain, 69, Egyptian-born American guitarist (
New York Dolls), cancer. •
Philip Tartaglia, 70, Scottish Roman Catholic prelate, metropolitan archbishop of
Glasgow (since 2012), COVID-19. •
Abay Tsehaye, 67, Ethiopian politician, co-founder of the
Marxist–Leninist League of Tigray, shot. •
Maguito Vilela, 71, Brazilian lawyer and politician, governor of
Goiás (1995–1998),
senator (1999–2007) and mayor-elect of
Goiânia (since 2021), COVID-19. •
Hannes Viljoen, 77, South African rugby union player (
Natal,
national team). •
Timothy Whidborne, 93, British artist.
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James B. Anderson, 85, American chemist and physicist. •
Melanio Asensio, 84, Spanish Olympic sprinter (
1960). •
Veronica Beechey, 75, British feminist sociologist and
patients' rights advocate. •
Carlos Armando Biebrich, 81, Mexican lawyer and politician,
deputy (1967–1970) and
governor of Sonora (1973–1975), COVID-19. •
Cliff Burvill, 83, Australian Olympic cyclist (
1956), fall. •
José Luis Caballero, 65, Mexican Olympic footballer (
1976). •
Storm Constantine, 64, British fantasy and science fiction author (
Sea Dragon Heir,
Grigori Trilogy). •
Simon Crosse, 90, British Olympic rower (
1960). •
Todd Gabbett, 78, American football player (
Illinois,
Virginia Sailors) and coach. •
Boris Grachevsky, 71, Russian film director, screenwriter and actor (
Yeralash), COVID-19. •
Vicente Alejandro Guillamón, 90, Spanish journalist. •
Eiji Hashimoto, 89, Japanese-American harpsichordist. •
Sheikh Ali Jaber, 44, Saudi-born Indonesian Islamic cleric. •
Corey Johnson, 52, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection. •
Shirley Johnson, 83, American politician, member of the
Michigan House of Representatives (1981–1992, 1993–1998) and
Senate (1999–2004). •
John LaRose, 69, American baseball player (
Boston Red Sox), COVID-19. •
Vincent Logan, 79, Scottish Roman Catholic prelate,
bishop of Dunkeld (1981–2012), COVID-19. •
Dale Rogers Marshall, 83, American political scientist and academic administrator, complications from COVID-19. •
Harold Lawrence McPheeters, 97, American psychiatrist. •
Brian Moller, 85, Irish Anglican priest,
dean of Connor (1998–2001). •
Elijah Moshinsky, 75, Australian opera, theatre, and television director, COVID-19. •
Evžen Neustupný, 87, Czech archaeologist. •
Aleksandr Nikitin, 59, Russian football player (
Torpedo Volzhsky,
SKA Rostov-on-Don,
Rotor Volgograd) and manager. •
Leonidas Pelekanakis, 58, Greek Olympic sailor (
1984,
2000,
2004), COVID-19. •
Yrjö Rantanen, 70, Finnish chess grandmaster. •
Peter Mark Richman, 93, American actor (
Dynasty,
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan,
Poolhall Junkies). •
Joanne Rogers, 92, American musician. •
David Roth, 68, American magician. •
Éamonn Ryan, 79, Irish Gaelic football player (
Glenville,
UCC) and manager (
Cork). •
Ron Samford, 90, American baseball player (
New York Giants,
Detroit Tigers,
Washington Senators). •
Jane Sinclair, 64, British Anglican priest,
canon of Westminster (2014–2020). •
Jember Teferra, 77, Malagasy-born Ethiopian community development worker. •
Jan de Vries, 77, Dutch motorcycle racer, cardiac arrest. •
Larry Willoughby, 70, American country singer-songwriter ("
Building Bridges", "
Operator, Operator") and music executive, vice-president of
A&R at
Capitol Records, COVID-19. •
Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Nepalese politician, member of the
Constituent Assembly (2014–2017), COVID-19. •
Roman Zakharov, 91, Russian Olympic rower (
1952).
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William R. Allen, 96, American economist. •
Dale Baer, 70, American animator (
The Lion King,
Who Framed Roger Rabbit,
Robin Hood), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Sjarifuddin Baharsjah, 89, Indonesian academic and politician,
minister of agriculture (1993–1998). •
Geoff Barnett, 74, English footballer (
Everton,
Arsenal,
Minnesota Kicks), complications from COVID-19. •
Liz Berube, 78, American comic book artist (
Young Love,
Aquaman,
Plastic Man). •
Ali Brakchi, 86, French Olympic long jumper. •
Harvey Branch, 83, American baseball player (
St. Louis Cardinals). •
Wilbur Brotherton, 98, American politician, member of the
Michigan House of Representatives (1975–1988). •
Michael Bryce, 82, Australian architect and graphic designer,
spouse of the governor-general (2008–2014). •
Vicente Cantatore, 85, Argentine football player (
San Lorenzo,
Tigre) and manager (
Real Valladolid). •
Rosalind Cartwright, 98, American neuroscientist. •
Tyrone Crawley, 62, American boxer. •
Dalakhani, 21, Irish racehorse and sire. •
Elizam Escobar, 72, Puerto Rican art theorist, poet, and political activist, cancer. •
Gildardo García, 66, Colombian chess grandmaster, COVID-19. •
B. S. Gnanadesikan, 71, Indian politician,
MP (2001–2013). •
James Gustafson, 95, American theological ethicist. •
Alan Hart, 85, British television executive, controller of
BBC1 (1981–1984). •
Bruce Headley, 86, American thoroughbred trainer (
Kona Gold,
Got Koko), stroke. •
Michael Kelly, 91, Irish Jesuit priest and missionary. •
Kathleen Krull, 68, American children's writer and book editor, cancer. •
Eddie Kuligowski, 74, French photographer. •
Ramji Lal, 88, Indian politician,
MP (1992–1993, 1994–2000). •
Mark Langham, 60, British Roman Catholic priest. •
Lệ Thu, 77, Vietnamese-American singer, COVID-19. •
Tiit Lilleorg, 79, Estonian actor (
Agent Wild Duck,
Autumn Ball,
O2), COVID-19. •
Thomas V. Miller Jr., 78, American politician, member of the
Maryland House of Delegates (1971–1975) and
Senate (1975–2020),
president of the Senate (1987–2020), prostate cancer. •
Kamal Morarka, 74, Indian businessman and politician,
MP (1988–1994). •
Baaron Pittenger, 95, American ice hockey administrator. •
J. R. Rhodes Jr., 81, American politician. •
Benjamin de Rothschild, 57, French banker, heart attack. •
J. Michael Schweder, 71, American politician, member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1975–1980). •
Olav M. Skulberg, 90, Norwegian
limnologist. •
Jeffrey L. Smith, 35, American police officer (
D.C. Metropolitan Police), suicide by gunshot. •
Paola Veneroni, 99, Italian actress (
Maddalena, Zero for Conduct). •
Anatoliy Vishnevskiy, 85, Russian economist and demographer. •
Mihajlo Vuković, 76, Serbian basketball player (
Sloboda Tuzla) and coach (
Valencia Basket,
Yugoslavia women's national team). •
Jon Westling, 78, American educator, president of
Boston University (1996–2002). •
Jerry Wiegert, 76, American automotive businessman and engineer, founder of
Vector Motors. •
James White, 78, American politician, member of the
New Mexico House of Representatives (2009–2015), and
Senate (since 2016). •
Bill Whitehead, 89, New Zealand sports administrator.
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Salleh Abas, 91, Malaysian judge and politician,
Lord President of the Supreme Court (1984–1988) and
Terengganu MLA (1999–2004), COVID-19. •
Ernest Ako, 97, Ghanaian police officer,
inspector general of police (1974–1978). •
Jon Arnett, 85, American
Hall of Fame football player (
USC Trojans,
Los Angeles Rams), heart failure. •
Sharon Begley, 64, American science journalist. •
Mahaveer Bhagora, 73, Indian politician,
MP (2004–2009), COVID-19. •
Jerry Brandt, 82, American club owner and manager (
The Ritz), COVID-19 and pneumonia. •
Charlotte Cornwell, 71, English actress (
Dressing for Breakfast,
The Saint,
White Hunter Black Heart), cancer. •
Choi Jeongrye, 65, South Korean poet. •
Juan Carlos Copes, 89, Argentine tango dancer and choreographer, COVID-19. •
Chris Cramer, 73, British news journalist and executive (
BBC News,
CNN International), cancer. •
Little Walter DeVenne, 73, American radio host, COVID-19. •
Einar Eriksen, 87, Norwegian newspaper editor, chief editor of
Bergens Tidende (1986–1991). •
Alice Gibson, 97, Belizean librarian. •
György Handel, 61, Hungarian footballer (
MTK-VM,
Rába ETO,
national team), COVID-19. •
Bill Heal, 86, British soil scientist. •
Dustin Higgs, 48, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection. •
Xavier Hunault, 97, French politician,
deputy (1962–1993). •
Bob Langas, 90, American football player (
Baltimore Colts). •
Mona Lohanda, 73, Indonesian historian, archivist and academic, heart attack. •
Jim MacGeorge, 92, American voice actor (
Bionic Six,
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels,
Clue Club). •
Pave Maijanen, 70, Finnish musician (
Hurriganes,
Dingo), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
George von Mallinckrodt, 90, German merchant banker, chairman of
Schroders (1984–1995). •
Sergi Mingote, 49, Spanish mountain climber and politician, mayor of
Parets del Vallès (2011–2018), mountaineering fall. •
Steve Molnar, 73, Canadian football player (
Saskatchewan Roughriders). •
Claudia Montero, 58, Argentine classical composer,
Latin Grammy winner (
2014,
2016,
2018), cancer. •
Chris Murphy, 66, Australian talent manager (
INXS,
Models), lymphoma. •
Carlo Nayaradou, 63, French-Martinican comic book author. •
Petrica Novosel Žic, 89, Croatian cartographer and academic. •
Bheki Ntuli, 63, South African politician,
MP (1999–2003), COVID-19. •
Meghrig Parikian, 53, Armenian
Apostolic prelate, bishop of
Canada (since 2014). •
Farida Pasha, 68, Indonesian actress (
Misteri Gunung Merapi), COVID-19. •
Phương Mai, 83, Vietnamese princess. •
Jimmy Powell, 85, American golfer, kidney failure. •
Sergei Rodin, 39, Russian footballer (
CSKA Moscow,
Sportakademklub Moscow,
Sokol Saratov). •
Om Prakash Sharma, 87, Indian politician,
Uttar Pradesh MLC (1972–2020), dysentery. •
David Shaw-Smith, 81, Irish film director (
Hands). •
Phil Spector, 81, American
Hall of Fame record producer (
Wall of Sound), musician (
The Teddy Bears), and convicted murderer, founder of
Philles Records, COVID-19. •
Muammer Sun, 88, Turkish composer, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. •
Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo, 93, Indonesian military officer and diplomat,
deputy chief of staff of the Army (1973–1974). •
Arturo Tizón, 36, Spanish motorcycle racer, mountain bike fall. •
Pedro Trebbau, 91, German-born Venezuelan zoologist. •
Paul Varelans, 51, American mixed martial artist (
UFC), COVID-19. •
Lars Westman, 86, Swedish writer.
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Nikolay Antoshkin, 78, Russian military officer (
Chernobyl disaster),
Hero of the Soviet Union,
deputy (since 2014), COVID-19. •
Dave Arnold, 49, American politician, member of the
Pennsylvania State Senate (since 2020), brain cancer. •
Keith Arnold, 94, British Anglican prelate,
bishop of Warwick (1980–1990). •
Jacques Bral, 72, French film director (
Black Really Suits You) and screenwriter. •
Manford Byrd Jr., 92, American academic administrator, superintendent of
Chicago Public Schools (1985–1989). •
Luis María Cassoni, 82, Argentine politician and pharmacist,
governor of Misiones Province (1987), COVID-19. •
Joevana Charles, 66, Seychellois politician, member of the
National Assembly (1993–2016). •
Robert Cheezic, 82, American
Tang Soo Do practitioner, complications from COVID-19. •
Brian Christie, American news host and journalist (
CNN,
WRAU-TV Peoria,
WCVB-TV Boston). •
Camille Cléroux, 67, Canadian serial killer. •
Giles Constable, 91, British historian. •
Víctor Crisólogo, 68, Peruvian politician,
congressman (2011–2016), COVID-19. •
Abel Gabuza, 65, South African Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop coadjutor of
Durban (since 2018) and bishop of
Kimberley (2010–2018), COVID-19. •
Barbara Gronemus, 89, American politician, member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly (1982–2008). •
Muriel Grossfeld, 80, American Olympic gymnast (
1956,
1960,
1964). •
Ghulam Mustafa Khan, 89, Indian classical singer. •
Kurofune, 22, American-bred Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. •
Marlin Kuykendall, 86, American politician, mayor of
Prescott, Arizona (2009–2015). •
David Lea, 85, Australian politician,
Victoria MLA (1985–1992). •
Gerald Locklin, 79, American poet and lecturer, COVID-19. •
Roger Machin, 94, French football referee. •
Junior Mance, 92, American jazz pianist and educator. •
Jubril Martins-Kuye, 78, Nigerian politician,
minister of commerce and industry (2010–2011). •
Haydn Morris, 92, Welsh rugby union player (
Cardiff,
British & Irish Lions,
national team), fall. •
Sammy Nestico, 96, American jazz composer and arranger. •
Tom Prebble, 75, British-born New Zealand educationalist and university administrator (
Massey University). •
Vincent M. Rizzotto, 89, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of
Galveston–Houston (2001–2006). •
József Sas, 82, Hungarian stage actor, comedian and theatre director, COVID-19. •
K. G. Shankar, 70, Indian politician,
Puducherry MLA (since 2017), cardiac arrest. •
Jon Sullivan, 70, Australian politician,
Queensland MLA (1989–1998) and
MP (2007–2010). •
Marius Swart, 79, South African politician, executive mayor of the
George Local Municipality (2000–2004) and
MP (2004–2014), COVID-19. •
Vicent Tur, 62, Spanish politician, member of the
Parliament of the Balearic Islands (1984–1987, 1991–2007), cancer. •
Joan Eloi Vila, 61, Spanish guitarist. •
Richard Vogt, 71, American herpetologist. •
Maynard Wallace, 77, American politician, member of the
Missouri House of Representatives (2003–2011). •
Philip Wilson, 70, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of
Adelaide (2001–2018). •
Liane Winter, 78, German long-distance runner. •
Willis A. Wood, 99, American biochemist.
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Harry Abend, 83, Polish-born Venezuelan sculptor and architect. •
Jean-Pierre Bacri, 69, Algerian-born French actor (
Same Old Song,
Place Vendôme) and screenwriter (
The Taste of Others), cancer. •
Perry Botkin Jr., 87, American composer and musician (
Happy Days,
Mork & Mindy, "
Nadia's Theme"),
Grammy winner (
1978). •
Carlos Burga, 68, Peruvian Olympic boxer (
1972), COVID-19. •
Alberto Cantù, 70, Italian musicologist and musical critic. •
Volodymyr Chernyak, 79, Ukrainian politician,
MP (1998–2006), COVID-19. •
Jean Dumont, 90, French politician,
senator (1986–1995). •
Ash Gardiner, 74, New Zealand rugby union player (
Taranaki,
national team). •
Svavar Gestsson, 76, Icelandic politician and diplomat,
minister of social affairs (1980–1983),
ambassador to Sweden (2001–2005) and
Denmark (2005–2012). •
Andy Gray, 61, Scottish actor (
River City,
Naked Video), COVID-19. •
James D. Heiple, 87, American jurist, justice (1990–2000) and chief justice (1997) of the
Supreme Court of Illinois, brain hemorrhage. •
Nombulelo Hermans, 51, South African politician, member of the
National Assembly (since 2019), COVID-19. •
Joyce Hill, 95, American baseball player (
South Bend Blue Sox,
Peoria Redwings,
Racine Belles). •
Alan J. Hoffman, 96, American mathematician (
Hoffman–Singleton graph). •
Sinclair Hood, 103, British archaeologist, director of the
British School at Athens (1980–1997). •
Tony Ingle, 68, American basketball coach (
BYU Cougars,
Kennesaw State Owls,
Dalton State Roadrunners), COVID-19. •
Thorsten Johansson, 70, Swedish Olympic sprinter (
1976). •
Lubomir Kavalek, 77, Czech-American
Hall of Fame chess grandmaster. •
Maria Koterbska, 96, Polish singer. •
Ákos Kriza, 55, Hungarian health economist and politician,
mayor of Miskolc (2010–2019). •
Joshua Kyeremeh, Ghanaian politician, kidney complications. •
Richard Lindheim, 81, American television producer and writer. •
Jack London, 83, American information technology executive, chairman of the board of
CACI International Inc. •
Stephen Lungu, 78, Zimbabwean evangelist, COVID-19. •
Josep Mestres Quadreny, 91, Spanish composer. •
Chuck Mills, 92, American football coach (
Utah State,
Southern Oregon), pneumonia and organ failure. •
Vic Mitchell, 86, British railway preservationist and writer. •
Dündar Ali Osman, 90, Turkish royal, head of the
House of Osman (since 2017). •
Henryk Ostrowski, 60, Polish politician and farmer,
deputy (2001–2005). •
Winfield Parker, 78, American soul and gospel singer-songwriter, complications from COVID-19. •
V. Doraswamy Raju, 74, Indian film producer (
Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu,
Annamayya) and politician,
Andhra Pradesh MLA (1994–1999), cardiac arrest. •
Catherine Rich, 88, French actress. •
David Richardson, 65, American television writer and producer (
The Simpsons,
Two and a Half Men,
F Is for Family), heart failure. •
Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez, 65, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of
Mexico (since 2020), COVID-19. •
Jimmie Rodgers, 87, American pop singer ("
Honeycomb", "
Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "
Secretly"). •
Donald E. Ross, 90, American engineer. •
John Russell, 66, English guitarist. •
Dani Shmulevich-Rom, 80, Israeli footballer (
Maccabi Haifa,
national team), cancer. •
Gatot Sudjito, 60, Indonesian politician,
MP (since 2014), COVID-19. •
Juan Carlos Tabío, 77, Cuban film director (
Strawberry and Chocolate,
Lista de Espera,
7 Days in Havana). •
Kees Teer, 95, Dutch electrical engineer, director of
Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium (1968–1985). •
John A. Thorpe, 84, American mathematician. •
K. V. Vijayadas, 61, Indian politician,
Kerala MLA (since 2011), cerebral haemorrhage. •
Nancy Wilkie, 78, American archaeologist.
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Habibullah Abdurazzaq, 83, Tajik actor (
Ilya Muromets). •
Michael Abraham, 89, English chemist. •
Ron Anthony, 87, American jazz guitarist and singer. •
Abdulkarim Al-Arhabi, 70, Yemeni politician. •
John G. Bartlett, 83, American physician and medical researcher, pneumonia. •
Morice Benin, 73, French singer. •
Ginette Bucaille, 94, French tennis player,
1954 French Championships finalist. •
Mujibur Rahman Dilu, 69, Bangladeshi actor (
Songsoptok), pneumonia. •
William Fey, 78, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Kimbe (2010–2019), COVID-19. •
Gordon Galley, 90, English footballer (
Darlington,
Sheffield Wednesday) and police officer. •
Louis Giani, 86, American Olympic wrestler (
1960). •
Lou Goetz, 74, American basketball coach (
Richmond Spiders), cancer. •
Renita Grigoryeva, 89, Russian film director, screenwriter (
Boys) and actress (
There Is Such a Lad). •
Brian Hillery, 83, Irish politician,
senator (1977–1982, 1983–1989, 1992–1997) and
TD (1989–1992). •
Roberta Hodes, 93, American screenwriter (
Lad, a Dog) and script supervisor (
On the Waterfront,
The King of Comedy). •
W. John Hutchins, 81, English linguist. •
Danial Jahić, 41, Serbian Olympic long jumper (
2000), COVID-19. •
Daniel Kobialka, 77, American violinist. •
Lâm Quang Thi, 88, Vietnamese military officer (
ARVN), COVID-19. •
Narendra Luther, 88, Indian writer and civil servant. •
Emanuele Macaluso, 96, Italian trade unionist, journalist and politician,
deputy (1963–1976) and
senator (1976–1992), editor-in-chief of ''
L'Unità'' (1982–1986), complications from a fall. •
Cesare Maestri, 91, Italian mountaineer and writer. •
Enrique Marcatili, 95, Argentine-American physicist. •
Mieko Nagaoka, 106, Japanese swimmer, respiratory failure. •
James L. Nagle, 83, American architect (
Chicago Seven), complications from Alzheimer's disease. •
Diana O'Hehir, 98, American poet and author. •
Gustavo Peña, 78, Mexican football player (
Monterrey,
national team) and manager (
Leones Negros), COVID-19. •
Toleafoa Ken Vaafusuaga Poutoa, 53, Samoan politician,
MP (since 2016). •
Felipe Quispe, 78, Bolivian Quechua politician, Indigenous rights activist and peasant leader (
CSUTCB),
deputy (2002–2004), cardiac arrest. •
Ding Schoonmaker, 87, American sailor. •
V. Shanta, 93, Indian oncologist, director of the
Adyar Cancer Institute (1980–1997), heart attack. •
Zdeněk Sternberg, 97, Czech aristocrat,
Medal of Merit recipient. •
Don Sutton, 75, American
Hall of Fame baseball player (
Los Angeles Dodgers,
California Angels,
Milwaukee Brewers) and broadcaster, cancer. •
Carlos Tapia García, 79, Peruvian politician,
congressman (1985–1990) and member of the
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2001–2003), COVID-19. •
Jack Turley, 93, American screenwriter (
General Hospital,
Hawaii Five-O,
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.). •
Jim Vickerman, 89, American politician, member of the
Minnesota Senate (1987–2011). •
Ellinah Wamukoya, 69, Swazi Anglican prelate, bishop of
Eswatini (since 2012), COVID-19. •
Bob Williams, 89, American basketball player (
Minneapolis Lakers,
Harlem Globetrotters). •
Mark Wilson, 91, American magician and author. •
Zague, 86, Brazilian footballer (
Botafogo,
Corinthians,
América). •
Giovanni Zucchi, 89, Italian rower, Olympic bronze medalist (
1960).
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Raisuddin Ahmed, 82, Bangladeshi cricket player (
Dhaka University) and administrator, COVID-19. •
Hagop S. Akiskal, 77, Lebanese-born American psychiatrist. •
Bridgette Barry, 63, American biophysicist and biochemist. •
Jaume Bassó, 91, Spanish basketball player (
Club Joventut Badalona,
national team). •
Dinesh Chandra Bhandary, 86, Indian military officer. •
Vorsila Bohrer, 89, American ethnobotanist. •
Doug Bowden, 93, New Zealand cricketer (
Central Districts). •
Claude Bremond, 91–92, French semiologist. •
David Brewster, 56, British politician, member of the
Northern Ireland Forum (1996–1998), heart attack. •
Sir Keith Bright, 89, British transport executive, chairman of
London Regional Transport. •
Aslan Byutukayev, 46, Russian Islamic militant, commander of
Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs (since 2010), shot. •
Marion Colthorpe, 87, British historian. •
Mira Furlan, 65, Croatian-American actress (
Babylon 5,
Lost,
The Abandoned), complications from
West Nile virus. •
Richard Hancock, 80, American politician. •
Joyce Hearn, 91, American politician, member of
South Carolina House of Representatives (1975–1990). •
John Jeffers, 52, English footballer (
Port Vale,
Shrewsbury Town,
Stockport County). •
Pam Johnson, 74, American newspaper editor, dementia. •
John Baptist Kaggwa, 77, Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Masaka (1998–2019), COVID-19. •
Bud Lea, 92, American sportswriter. •
Justin Lekhanya, 82, Lesothan politician,
chairman of the Military Council (1986–1991). •
Joyce Lishman, 73, British social worker, bronchopneumonia. •
Gordon McVie, 76, British oncologist. •
Rabi Mishra, 64, Indian actor (
Dhauli Express), cardiac arrest. •
Sibusiso Moyo, 60, Zimbabwean politician,
minister of foreign affairs (since 2017), COVID-19. •
Unnikrishnan Namboothiri, 97, Indian actor (
Kalyanaraman,
Mayamohini,
Photographer), complications from COVID-19. •
Ronnie Nasralla, 90, Jamaican record producer (
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires). •
Lonnie Nielsen, 67, American golfer. •
Storrs L. Olson, 76, American paleontologist and ornithologist. •
Wayne Roberts, 76, Canadian food analyst and writer. •
Mike Sadek, 74, American baseball player (
San Francisco Giants), heart and lung disease. •
Abdul Sahrin, 70, Filipino revolutionary (
Moro National Liberation Front) and politician, member of the
Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament (since 2019), brain tumor. •
Gajendra Singh Shaktawat, 47, Indian politician,
Rajasthan MLA (2008–2013, since 2018), COVID-19. •
Eden Shand, 81, Trinidadian environmentalist and politician,
MP (1987–1991). •
Bill Sheat, 90, New Zealand lawyer and arts advocate. •
Dominic J. Squatrito, 82, American jurist, judge of the
U.S. District Court for Connecticut (since 1994). •
Peter Swan, 84, English footballer (
Sheffield Wednesday,
Matlock Town,
national team). •
Ted Thompson, 68, American football player (
Houston Oilers) and executive, general manager of
Green Bay Packers,
Super Bowl champion (
1997,
2011),
dysautonomia. •
Martha Jachi Umbulla, 65, Tanzanian politician,
MNA (since 2005). •
Harold Widom, 88, American mathematician, complications from COVID-19. •
Ian Wilson, 81, English cinematographer (
The Crying Game,
Emma,
Erik the Viking), COVID-19. •
Harthorne Wingo, 73, American basketball player (
Allentown Jets,
New York Knicks,
Pallacanestro Cantù). •
Boris Zaborov, 85, Belarusian artist.
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Clarence Allen, 95, American geologist and seismologist. •
Calixto Avena, 77, Colombian footballer (
Millonarios,
Atlético Junior,
national team), COVID-19. •
Bob Avian, 83, American choreographer and theatre producer (
Dreamgirls,
A Chorus Line,
West Side Story), cardiac arrest. •
Evert Båge, 95, Swedish major general. •
Fred C. Bailey, 95, American engineer. •
Murray Balagus, 91, Canadian ice hockey player. •
Dave Bolton, 83, English rugby league player (
Wigan,
Balmain,
Blackpool Borough). •
Donna Britt, 62, American news anchor (
WAFB), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Howard Carson, 63, American football player (
Los Angeles Rams). •
Hank Coe, 74, American politician, member of the
Wyoming Senate (1989–2021), cancer. •
Anthony Dawes, 92, British actor (
The Avengers,
Fawlty Towers,
Z-Cars). •
Nathalie Delon, 79, French actress (
When Eight Bells Toll,
The Monk,
Le Samouraï), cancer. •
Brian G. Gardiner, 88, British palaeontologist and zoologist. •
Jorunn Bjørg Giske, 93, Norwegian politician,
deputy MP (1973–1977). •
Jean Graton, 97, French comic book writer and artist (
Michel Vaillant). •
Kenneth Halverson, 87, American politician, member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1967–1968, 1969–1980). •
George T. Heery, 93, American architect. •
Mauricio Herdocia Sacasa, 63, Nicaraguan jurist, general secretary of
Central American Integration System (2000). •
Hasso Hofmann, 86, German philosopher. •
Rémy Julienne, 90, French stuntman (
Licence to Kill,
Fantômas,
The Da Vinci Code), COVID-19. •
Jerry Kiernan, 67, Irish Olympic long-distance runner (
1984). •
Roger LeClerc, 84, American football player (
Chicago Bears,
Denver Broncos). •
Abdul Majid Mandal, 72, Bangladeshi politician,
MP (2014–2018). •
Jackson Mthembu, 62, South African politician,
MP (since 2014) and
minister in the Presidency (since 2019), complications from COVID-19. •
Cecilia Mangini, 93, Italian film director. •
Anthony Mwamba, 60, Zambian Olympic boxer (
1988), COVID-19. •
Keith Nichols, 75, English jazz musician and arranger, COVID-19. •
Mick Norcross, 57, British businessman and television personality (
The Only Way Is Essex). •
Solveig Nordström, 97, Swedish archeologist. •
José Pampuro, 71, Argentine politician,
general secretary of the Presidency (2002–2003),
minister of defense (2003–2005), and
provisional president of the Senate (2006–2011). •
Randy Parton, 67, American country singer-songwriter, cancer. •
José Rivera Pérez, 73, Spanish bullfighter, cancer. •
Johnny Rogan, 67, English music journalist and biographer (
Van Morrison: No Surrender). •
Phillip Russell, 88, American arbovirologist and general, cancer. •
Guy Shuttleworth, 94, English cricketer (
Cambridge University). •
José Crisologo Sorra, 91, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Virac (1974–1993) and
Legazpi (1993–2005). •
Dalma Špitzerová, 95, Slovak actress. •
Tony Waldron, British bioarchaeologist. (death announced on this date)
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Hank Aaron, 86, American
Hall of Fame baseball player (
Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves,
Milwaukee Brewers,
Indianapolis Clowns) and civil rights activist. •
Edwin Ariyadasa, 98, Sri Lankan journalist. •
Jean-Pierre Baeumler, 72, French politician,
deputy (1988–1993, 1997–2002). •
Jacqueline Berenstein-Wavre, 99, Swiss politician and feminist, member of the
Grand Council of Geneva (1973–1989). •
José Manuel Botella Crespo, 71, Spanish politician,
deputy (1986–1993) and member of the
Corts Valencianes (1991–2003). •
Élisabeth Burdot, 81, Belgian journalist. •
Ron Campbell, 81, Australian animator (
Yellow Submarine,
The Flintstones,
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh). •
Narendra Chanchal, 80, Indian singer. •
Aeneas Chigwedere, 81, Zimbabwean politician,
minister of education (2001–2008) and
governor of Mashonaland East (2008–2013), COVID-19. •
Henryk Chmielewski, 97, Polish comic book artist (''
Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek''). •
Hughroy Currie, 61, Jamaican-born British boxer. •
Louis Dandrel, 82, French sound designer and musician. •
Clifton De Coteau, Trinidad and Tobago politician. •
Nick Drake-Lee, 78, English rugby union player (
Leicester Tigers,
national team). •
Ricardo Durão, 92, Portuguese Olympic modern pentathlete (
1952). •
José Ángel García, 70, Mexican actor and television director (
La rosa de Guadalupe), pulmonary fibrosis. •
Routouang Yoma Golom, Chadian militant and politician,
MP (since 2011). •
Feliks Gromov, 83, Russian admiral, commander-in-chief of the
Navy (1992–1997). •
Guem, 73, Algerian musician, composer and dancer. •
Juan Guzmán Tapia, 81, Chilean judge (
Augusto Pinochet's arrest and trial). •
Jean Assaad Haddad, 94, Lebanese Melkite Greek Catholic hierarch, archeparch of
Tyre (1988–2005). •
Marius van Heerden, 46, South African Olympic middle-distance runner (
1996), COVID-19. •
Ibrahim Ishaq, 75, Sudanese writer. •
Tony Jones, 54, American football player (
Denver Broncos,
Cleveland Browns,
Baltimore Ravens). •
Jorunn Kirkenær, 94, Norwegian ballet dancer. •
Steven T. Kuykendall, 73, American politician, member of the
California State Assembly (1994–1998) and
U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2001), pulmonary fibrosis. •
Janet Lawson, 80, American jazz singer. •
Gianfranco Lombardi, 79, Italian
Hall of Fame basketball player (
Virtus Bologna,
national team) and coach (
Scaligera Verona). •
Alfredo Magarotto, 93, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Chioggia (1990–1997) and
Vittorio Veneto (1997–2003). •
Meherzia Labidi Maïza, 57, Tunisian politician and translator, member of the
Constituent Assembly (2011–2014) and
deputy (since 2014). •
Joel Biggie Matiza, 60, Zimbabwean politician,
minister of transport, communication and infrastructural development (since 2018), COVID-19. •
Forrest Moses, 86, American abstract painter. •
Sharon Kay Penman, 75, American historical novelist, pneumonia. •
Harry Perry, 86, Irish Olympic boxer (
1956,
1960). •
Cyril Pinder, 74, American football player (
Philadelphia Eagles,
Chicago Bears,
Dallas Cowboys). •
James Purify, 76, American soul singer (
James & Bobby Purify), complications of COVID-19. •
Freddie Ryder, 78, British singer and guitarist. •
Abdul Aziz Said, 90, Syrian-American political scientist. •
Craige Schensted, 93, American physicist and mathematician. •
Martin Schneider, 82, German opera director. •
Alan Selman, 79, American mathematician and theoretical computer scientist. •
Luton Shelton, 35, Jamaican footballer (
Harbour View,
Vålerenga,
national team), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Raimo Suikkanen, 78, Finnish Olympic racing cyclist (
1968,
1972). •
F. X. Sudjasmin, 77, Indonesian military officer,
deputy chief of staff of the Army (1995–1997). •
Johnny Williams, 73, English footballer (
Watford,
Colchester United,
Margate). •
Paradzai Zimondi, 73, Zimbabwean independence activist and military officer, COVID-19.
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Carlos Antunes, 82, Portuguese revolutionary and anti-fascist militant, COVID-19. •
RaNae Bair, 77, American Olympic javelin thrower (
1964,
1968), cancer. •
Walter Bernstein, 101, American screenwriter (
The Front, ''
Miss Evers' Boys) and film director (Little Miss Marker''), pneumonia. •
Emil Bildstein, 89, German Olympic water polo player (
1952,
1956,
1960). •
Sylvanus Blackman, 87, Barbadian-British Olympic weightlifter (
1960,
1964,
1968). •
Marty Brill, 88, American comedian and actor (
The Pope of Greenwich Village). •
Andrew Brooks, 51, American medical researcher, heart attack. •
Mohamed Hédi Chérif, 88, Tunisian historian and academic. •
Charles Dyer, 92, English screenwriter (
Rattle of a Simple Man,
Staircase), playwright and actor. •
Dennis Ede, 89, British Anglican priest,
archdeacon of Stoke (1989–1997). •
Tony Ferrer, 86, Filipino actor (
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu,
Chinatown: Sa Kuko ng Dragon,
Manila Boy), heart disease. •
Paul Foytack, 90, American baseball player (
Detroit Tigers,
Los Angeles Angels). •
Abukari Gariba, 81, Ghanaian Olympic footballer (
1968,
1972). •
Peter Gillott, 85, English footballer (
Barnsley,
Chelmsford City). •
Alberto Grimaldi, 95, Italian film producer (
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,
Gangs of New York,
Last Tango in Paris). •
Jonas Gwangwa, 83, South African jazz trombonist and film composer (
Cry Freedom). •
Sir Peter Harper, 81, British geneticist. •
Hal Holbrook, 95, American actor (
Mark Twain Tonight!, ''
All the President's Men, Into the Wild''),
Emmy winner (
1971,
1974,
1976,
1989). •
Larry King, 87, American
Hall of Fame broadcaster (
Larry King Live,
Larry King Now,
Politicking with Larry King), sepsis as a complication of COVID-19. •
Martha Madrigal, 92, Mexican poet, COVID-19. •
Lothar Metz, 82, German Olympic wrestler, gold (
1968), silver (
1960), and bronze medalist (
1964). •
Geronimo Meynier, 79, Italian actor. •
Trisha Noble, 76, Australian singer and actress (
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith,
Strike Force), mesothelioma. •
John Oliver, 81, English Anglican priest,
archdeacon of Leeds (1992–2005). •
Nilda Pedrosa, 46, American politician,
acting under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs (2020–2021), cancer. •
Omar Pirrera, 88, Italian poet, COVID-19. •
J. D. Power III, 89, American marketing executive, founder of
J.D. Power. •
Margherita Roberti, 95, American operatic soprano. •
Robert Rowland, 54, British politician,
MEP (2019–2020), drowned. •
Sumiko Sakamoto, 84, Japanese actress (
The Pornographers,
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge,
The Ballad of Narayama) and singer, stroke. •
Robert William Schrier, 84, American medical researcher. •
Song Yoo-jung, 26, South Korean actress (
Golden Rainbow,
Make Your Wish,
School 2017). •
Tom Stevens, 64, American musician (
The Long Ryders). •
Wayne Stevens, 84, American basketball player (
Cincinnati Royals). •
Roy Torrens, 72, Irish cricket player and manager (
national team), COVID-19. •
George Weatherill, 84, Australian politician,
South Australia MLC (1986–2000). •
Pheoris West, 70, American artist. •
Gunawan Wirosaroyo, 74, Indonesian politician,
MP (1999–2009). •
Joan Luedders Wolfe, 91, American environmentalist.
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George Armstrong, 90, Canadian
Hall of Fame ice hockey player (
Toronto Maple Leafs),
Stanley Cup champion (1962–1964, 1967). •
Arik Brauer, 92, Austrian artist, co-founder of the
Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. •
Jevrem Brković, 87, Montenegrin writer, poet, and historian. •
Roberto Cañas López, 70, Salvadoran politician, economist and academic, signatory of the
Chapultepec Peace Accords. •
Nikolay Chebotko, 38, Kazakh Olympic cross country skier (
2002,
2006,
2010,
2014), traffic collision. •
António Cardoso e Cunha, 87, Portuguese politician,
European Commissioner (1986–1992). •
Lars Ditlev, 69, Danish-American football player (
Philadelphia Eagles). •
Gilbert Duchateau, 73, Belgian Olympic sport shooter. •
Mohanna Durra, 83, Jordanian painter. •
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, 70, Icelandic footballer (
Celtic,
Motherwell,
national team). •
Sonny Fox, 95, American television host (
Wonderama,
Way Out Games), COVID-19. •
Phyllis Gilmore, 74, American politician. •
John F. Grundhofer, 82, American banker and executive, chairman of
U.S. Bancorp (1990–1997, 1999–2002). •
Abdullahi Ibrahim, 82, Nigerian lawyer and politician,
minister of justice (1997–1999), COVID-19. •
Jerry Johnson, 102, American basketball coach (
LeMoyne–Owen Magicians). •
Michael Kawchuk, 89, Canadian politician. •
Bruce Kirby, 95, American actor (
L.A. Law,
Stand by Me,
Crash). •
Franciszek Kokot, 91, Polish nephrologist and endocrinologist, rector of
Medical Academy of Silesia (1982–1984), complications from COVID-19. •
Barry Le Va, 79, American sculptor and
installation artist. •
Gunnel Lindblom, 89, Swedish actress (
The Silence,
Winter Light,
The Virgin Spring). •
William Alwyn Lishman, 89, British psychiatrist and neurologist. •
Polly Lou Livingston, 91, American voice actress (
Adventure Time). •
Sigvard Marjasin, 91, Swedish civil servant, president of the
Swedish Municipal Workers' Union (1977–1988) and
governor of Örebro County (1989–1994), COVID-19. •
Jeanette Maus, 39, American actress (
Charm City Kings,
Resident Evil Village,
My Effortless Brilliance) and actress, colon cancer. •
Bobby McKee, 79, Northern Irish politician, mayor of
Larne (2002–2004, 2011–2012). •
Jean-Pierre Michel, 82, French politician,
deputy (1981–1986, 1988–2002) and
senator (2004–2014). •
Barrie Mitchell, 73, Scottish footballer (
Dunfermline Athletic,
Aberdeen,
Tranmere Rovers). •
Moshe Moskowitz, 96, Israeli politician, head of
Shafir Regional Council (1952–1979). •
Bootsie Neal, 68, American politician,
city commissioner of Dayton, Ohio (1991–2005). •
Don M. Newman, 97, American pharmacist,
deputy secretary of health and human services (1985–1989). •
Patrick O'Donoghue, 86, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Lancaster (2001–2009). •
Mike Omoighe, 62, Nigerian artist and educator, COVID-19. •
Urszula Plenkiewicz, 99, Polish scout and liaison officer. •
Ron Rafferty, 86, English footballer (
Grimsby Town,
Aldershot,
Portsmouth). •
Carl Schalk, 91, American composer. •
Frank Shankwitz, 77, American philanthropist, co-founder of the
Make-A-Wish Foundation, esophageal cancer. •
Joseph Sonnabend, 88, South African physician and HIV/AIDS researcher (
How to Have Sex in an Epidemic), complications from a heart attack. •
Barbara Sullivan, 78, Canadian politician,
Ontario MPP (1987–1995), cancer. •
Marcel Uderzo, 87, French comic book artist, COVID-19. •
Sifis Valirakis, 77, Greek politician and anti-
junta activist,
MP (1977–2004, 2009–2012) and
minister of public order (1995–1996), drowned. •
David Washbrook, 72, British historian. •
Joe Yamauchi, 87, Canadian football player (
BC Lions,
Calgary Stampeders). • Notable Brazilians who died in the
2021 Palmas FR plane crash: •
Marcus Molinari, 23, footballer (
Tupi,
Ipatinga,
Tupynambás). •
Guilherme Noé, 28, footballer (
Batatais,
Rio Preto,
Ipatinga). •
Ranule, 27, footballer (
Atlético Itapemirim,
Democrata,
Resende).
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John Ackroyd, 83, British engineer. •
Ihwan Datu Adam, 56, Indonesian politician,
MP (2016–2019). •
Sōichi Aikawa, 78, Japanese politician, mayor of
Urawa, Saitama (1991–2001) and
Saitama (2001–2009), respiratory failure. •
Mike Bell, 63, American motorcycle racer, heart attack. •
Big Drama, 15, American racehorse, euthanized. (death announced on this date) •
Chico Borja, 61, Ecuadorian-American soccer player (
New York Cosmos,
Wichita Wings,
U.S. national team) and manager, colon cancer. •
David Bright, 64, Botswanan football manager (
Mogoditshane Fighters,
Cape Town,
national team), complications from COVID-19. •
Tseng Chang, 90, Chinese-American actor (
Romeo Must Die,
Agent Cody Banks,
2012). •
Jaoid Chiguer, 35, French Olympic boxer (
2008), heart attack. •
Marie Harmon, 97, American actress (
The El Paso Kid,
Secret Beyond the Door,
I Married a Woman). •
Iron, 29, South Korean rapper (
Show Me the Money 3), blunt force trauma. •
Masada Iosefa, 32, Samoan rugby league player (
Penrith Panthers,
Wests Tigers,
national team), traffic collision. •
David Katzenstein, 69, American virologist, COVID-19. •
Pierre Lherminier, 90, French cinematic historian and writer. •
Richard McCann, 71, American writer. •
Avelino Méndez Rangel, 62, Mexican politician,
deputy (2009–2012), COVID-19. •
C. R. Parthiban, 92, Indian actor (
Veerapandiya Kattabomman). •
Jane Priestman, 90, British designer. •
Herman Puig, 92, Cuban photographer and painter. •
Jean Richard, 99, French historian. •
Ron Rodecker, 90, American educator, artist and television writer (
Dragon Tales), heart failure. •
Dick Smith, 94, American baseball player (
Pittsburgh Pirates). •
Vladimír Suchánek, 87, Czech artist. •
Maryan Synakowski, 84, French footballer (
Sedan,
Union SG,
national team). •
Enrique Tábara, 90, Ecuadorian painter, heart attack. •
Dobrivoje Tošković, 93–94, Serbian architect, urban planner, and university professor. •
Mart Vilt, 85, Estonian middle-distance runner. •
Alistair Walker, 76, Canadian-born English racing driver.
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6 Dogs, 21, American rapper, suicide by jumping. •
Georgi Ananiev, 70, Bulgarian politician,
minister of defence (1997–1999), COVID-19. •
Alan Ashcroft, 90, English rugby union player (
Waterloo,
British & Irish Lions,
national team). •
Harry Beal, 90, American soldier, first
Navy SEAL. •
Winfried Bölke, 79, German racing cyclist. •
Stephen Carter, 77, American politician, member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives (2008–2020), COVID-19. •
Kjersti Døvigen, 77, Norwegian actress (
The Last Fleksnes,
Lasse & Geir,
Life and Death). •
Yabing Masalon Dulo, 106, Filipino textile weaver and dyer. •
Berit Oskal Eira, 69, Norwegian politician,
Sámi MP (since 2001). •
Fred Forsberg, 76, American football player (
Denver Broncos,
Buffalo Bills). •
Peter Forster, 86, British wood engraver and printmaker. (death announced on this date) •
Virginia Fraser, 73, Australian artist. •
Ken Frost, 82, American football player (
Dallas Cowboys). •
Margitta Gummel, 79, German shot putter, Olympic champion (
1968). •
James Gita Hakim, 66, South Sudanese–Ugandan cardiologist, COVID-19. •
Richard Holzer, 97, Austrian-born Panamanian architect. •
Val Howell, Welsh lawn bowler. •
Nurul Huq, 85, Bangladeshi naval officer,
chief of Naval Staff (1972–1973), complications from diabetes. •
Constance Isherwood, 101, Canadian lawyer. •
Ron Johnson, 64, American baseball player (
Kansas City Royals,
Montreal Expos) and manager (
Norfolk Tides), COVID-19. •
Billy Kenoi, 52, American politician,
mayor of Hawaii County (2008–2016), myelofibrosis. •
Jack L. Koenig, 87, American chemical engineer. •
Norman Krivosha, 86, American lawyer and jurist, chief justice of the
Nebraska Supreme Court (1978–1987). •
María Teresa Linares Savio, 100, Cuban musicologist and ethnographer. •
Richard Machek, 83, American politician, member of the
Florida House of Representatives (2000–2008). •
Hana Maciuchová, 75, Czech actress (
Holiday for a Dog, ''
In the Coat of Lioness' Arms, Loners''). •
Luc Julian Matthys, 85, Belgian-born Australian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Armidale (1999–2011). •
Bob McCallister, 86, American golfer,
PGA Tour champion (
1961,
1964). •
George T. McDonald, 76, American philanthropist and social worker. •
Gene McDowell, 81, American football player (
Florida State Seminoles) and coach (
UCF Knights), leukemia. •
Stephan P. Mickle, 76, American jurist, judge (since 1998) and chief judge (2009–2011) of the
U.S. District Court for Northern Florida. •
John Mortimore, 86, English football player (
Chelsea) and manager (
Benfica,
Belenenses). •
John Morton, 95, English trade unionist and musician, general secretary of the
Musicians' Union (1971–1990) and president of the
International Federation of Musicians (1973–2004). •
Cindy Nemser, 83, American art historian. •
Lars Norén, 76, Swedish playwright, novelist and poet, COVID-19. •
Abdulkadir Orire, 87, Nigerian Islamic legal scholar. •
Cara O'Sullivan, 59, Irish coloratura soprano singer. •
Sergei Prikhodko, 64, Russian politician,
deputy prime minister (2013–2018), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Sekou Smith, 48, American sportswriter and journalist (
The Indianapolis Star,
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
NBA TV), COVID-19. •
Margaret C. Snyder, 91, American social scientist and feminist, founder of the
United Nations Development Fund for Women, cardiac arrest. •
Ann Suzuki, 85, Canadian textile artist. •
Ben Te Haara, 88, New Zealand Anglican prelate, bishop of
Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tai Tokerau (1992–2001). •
Peter Thorburn, 81, New Zealand rugby union player (
Auckland) and coach (
North Harbour,
U.S. national team). •
Carlos Holmes Trujillo, 69, Colombian politician and diplomat,
minister of the interior (1997–1998),
foreign affairs (2018–2019) and
defense (since 2019), COVID-19. •
Jozef Vengloš, 84, Slovak football player (
Slovan Bratislava) and manager (
Celtic,
Czechoslovakia national team). •
Peter Vere-Jones, 81, British-born New Zealand actor (
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,
Shortland Street,
Xena: Warrior Princess). •
Osamu Yamaji, 91, Japanese footballer.
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Flavio Alfaro, 59, American baseball player, Olympic silver medalist (
1984), pancreatic cancer. •
Sidney Alford, 86, British explosives engineer and inventor, heart failure. •
Bertulfo Álvarez, 69–70, Colombian guerrilla fighter (
Caribbean Bloc of the FARC-EP). •
Ansif Ashraf, 37, Indian magazine editor (
Cochin Herald), COVID-19. •
Gert Blomé, 86, Swedish ice hockey player, Olympic silver medallist (
1964). •
Blas Camacho, 81, Spanish lawyer and politician,
deputy (1977–1982, 1986–1993), COVID-19. •
Yvonne Conolly, 81, Jamaican-born British educator, myeloma. •
José Cruz, 68, Honduran footballer (
Motagua,
Real España,
national team), COVID-19. •
Anne Daubenspeck-Focke, 98, German sculptor and painter. •
Héctor Fix-Zamudio, 96, Mexican jurist, judge of the
Inter-American Court of Human Rights (1987–1997). •
Freddy, 8, English Great Dane, world's tallest dog. •
Dick Gallup, 79, American poet. •
Guy Emmanuel Alain Gauze, 68, Ivorian politician and diplomat, ambassador to the European Union (2000–2002). •
Goddess Bunny, 61, American drag queen and actress (
Hollywood Vice Squad,
The Goddess Bunny,
Rage), COVID-19. •
Godfrey Hodgson, 86, British journalist and historian. •
Margareta Jacobsson, 91, Swedish Olympic alpine skier (
1952). •
Jeh V. Johnson, 89, American architect. •
Helga Klein, 89, German Olympic sprinter (
1952). •
Cloris Leachman, 94, American
Hall of Fame actress (
The Mary Tyler Moore Show,
The Last Picture Show,
Young Frankenstein),
Oscar winner (
1971), stroke and COVID-19. •
Corky Lee, 73, American photojournalist, complications from COVID-19. •
Saini Lemamea, 56, Samoan rugby union player (
national team). (death announced on this date) •
Michael McGrath, 78, American politician,
Minnesota state treasurer (1987–1999). •
Wendel Meldrum, 66, Canadian actress (
The Wonder Years,
Less Than Kind,
Seinfeld). •
Mehrdad Minavand, 45, Iranian football player (
Pas,
Persepolis,
national team) and manager, COVID-19. •
Phillida Nicholson, 96, British artist. (death announced on this date) •
Tim Owhefere, 57, Nigerian politician,
Delta State MHA (since 2007). •
Jerome Pearson, 82, American engineer and space scientist. •
Aminuddin Ponulele, 81, Indonesian academician and politician, governor of
Central Sulawesi (2001–2006). •
Antoni Puigdellívol, 74, Andorran politician, mayor of
Andorra la Vella (1978–1979),
MP (1982–1985), and
minister of tourism and environment (2005–2007). •
Tiina Rinne, 91, Finnish actress (
Kotikatu). •
Efraín Ruales, 36, Ecuadorian actor, musician, and TV presenter, shot. •
Trung Kiên, 81, Vietnamese classical singer. •
Carmen Vázquez, 72, American LGBT activist and writer, complications from COVID-19.
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Wismoyo Arismunandar, 80, Indonesian military officer,
chief of staff of the Army (1993–1995). •
Chedly Ayari, 87, Tunisian economist and politician,
minister of education (1970–1971) and
finance (1972–1974), president of the
Central Bank (2012–2018), COVID-19. •
Mangal Bagh, 47–48, Pakistani militant, leader of
Lashkar-e-Islam (since 2006), mine explosion. •
Lida Barrett, 93, American mathematician. •
John L. Behan, 76, American politician, member of the
New York State Assembly (1979–1995). •
Rod Boll, 68, Canadian Olympic sports shooter (
1996). •
Ron Botchan, 85, American football player (
Los Angeles Chargers,
Houston Oilers) and umpire (
National Football League). •
Leslie Brown, 84, English footballer (
Dulwich Hamlet). •
Adrián Campos, 60, Spanish racing driver (
Formula One) and team owner (
Campos Racing). •
Miguel Celdrán, 80, Spanish politician,
senator (2000, 2004–2007) and mayor of
Badajoz (1995–2013). •
Eddie Connachan, 85, Scottish footballer (
Dunfermline Athletic,
Middlesbrough,
national team). •
Paul J. Crutzen, 87, Dutch
atmospheric chemist,
Nobel laureate (1995). •
Cédric Demangeot, 46, French poet. •
Yvon Douis, 85, French footballer (
Lille,
AS Monaco,
national team), COVID-19. •
Jean Dubois, 94, Belgian Olympic field hockey player (
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960). •
Guillermo Galeote, 79, Spanish doctor and politician,
deputy (1977–1993), COVID-19. •
Kathleen Ann Goonan, 68, American science fiction author, bone cancer. •
John Grant, 89, Scottish footballer (
Hibernian,
national team). •
Morton Ira Greenberg, 87, American jurist, judge of the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (since 1987). •
Shaibal Gupta, 67, Indian social scientist, multiple organ failure. •
Rafael Heredia, 84, Mexican Olympic basketball player (
1964,
1968). •
Bjarne Holen, 95, Norwegian politician,
deputy MP (1965–1973). •
Gil Imaná, 87, Bolivian
muralist and painter. •
César Isella, 82, Argentine singer-songwriter (
Los Fronterizos), coronary disease. •
Abu Yasser al-Issawi, 43, Iraqi Islamic militant (
Islamic State), military strike. •
Dominic Jeeva, 93, Sri Lankan author. •
Mangalamkunnu Karnan, 60–63, Indian elephant, cardiac arrest. •
Ryszard Kotys, 88, Polish actor (
Operacja Himmler,
Shivers,
Świat według Kiepskich), COVID-19. •
Sibongile Khumalo, 63, South African singer. •
Annette Kullenberg, 82, Swedish journalist (
Aftonbladet) and author, COVID-19. •
Vasily Lanovoy, 87, Russian actor (
Colleagues,
Going Inside a Storm,
Officers),
People's Artist of the USSR (1985), complications of COVID-19. •
Christopher Lewis, 76, American filmmaker (
Blood Cult), heart disease. •
Juan del Río Martín, 73, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, military archbishop of
Spain (since 2008) and bishop of
Asidonia-Jerez (2000–2008), COVID-19. •
Alberto Matos, 76, Portuguese Olympic sprinter (
1972). •
Kenneth Mthiyane, 76, South African jurist, deputy president of the
Supreme Court of Appeal (2012–2014), COVID-19. •
Rafael Navarro-Gonzalez, 61, Mexican astrobiologist, COVID-19. •
Walter Plywaski, 91, Polish-born American Holocaust survivor and lecturer, complications from COVID-19. •
Alice Recoque, 91, French computer scientist. •
Sherman Robertson, 72, American blues musician. •
Krishan Dev Sethi, 93, Indian politician and independence activist, member of the
Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir (1951–1957). •
Singing Sandra, 64, Trinidadian calypso singer. •
Bachir Skiredj, 81, Moroccan actor (''
In Search of My Wife's Husband''), COVID-19. •
Aidan Sprot, 102, British army officer. •
Cicely Tyson, 96, American
Hall of Fame actress (
Sounder,
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,
The Trip to Bountiful),
Tony winner (
2013). •
Wang Shouguan, 98, Chinese astronomer, delegate to the
National People's Congress (1978–1998) and member of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences. •
Jeffrey Watson, 81, British priest,
archdeacon of Ely (1993–2004). •
Heidi Weisel, 59, American fashion designer. •
Lewis Wolpert, 91, South African-born British
developmental biologist, COVID-19. •
Valerie Yule, 92, Australian child psychologist.
29 •
Ahmed Achour, 75, Tunisian composer and conductor. •
Emilia Asim-Ita, 33, Nigerian entrepreneur, co-founder of
The Future Awards Africa. •
Beatriz Barba, 92, Mexican archaeologist, member of the
Mexican Academy of Sciences. •
Bunki Bankaitis-Davis, 63, American Olympic cyclist (
1988), world champion (
1992), cancer. •
Walker Boone, 76, Canadian actor (
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3,
Super Mario World). •
Dick Callahan, 80, American public address announcer (
Oakland Athletics,
Golden State Warriors,
California Golden Bears football). •
John Chaney, 89, American
Hall of Fame basketball coach (
Cheyney State Wolves,
Temple Owls). •
Cy Chermak, 91, American television producer (
CHiPs,
Ironside,
Kolchak: The Night Stalker). •
Michael Clanchy, 84, British medieval historian, stroke. •
Calane da Silva, 75, Mozambican writer and journalist, COVID-19. •
Christian Daigle, 42, Canadian ice hockey agent. •
Art Davis, 86, American football player (
Pittsburgh Steelers), Parkinson's disease. •
Donald J. Delandro, 85, American brigadier general. •
Richard L. Feigen, 90, American art gallery owner, complications from COVID-19. •
Roberto Frojuello, 83, Brazilian footballer (
São Paulo,
River Plate,
Colo-Colo). •
Grady Gaines, 86, American blues saxophonist. •
Robert Heuberger, 99, Swiss businessman. •
Flory Jagoda, 97, Bosnian-born American musician and songwriter. •
Dante Jimenez, 68, Filipino educator and victims' rights campaigner, chairman of the
Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (since 2018), aortic aneurysm. •
Arvind Joshi, 84, Indian actor (
Sholay,
Love Marriage,
Ab To Aaja Saajan Mere). •
José Júlio, 85, Portuguese bullfighter, COVID-19. •
Maurice Kleman, 86, French physicist. •
Otto Dov Kulka, 88, Israeli historian. •
John E. Kutzbach, 83, American climate scientist. •
Lai Xiaomin, 58, Chinese economist and convicted embezzler, chairman of
China Huarong Asset Management (2012–2018), execution. •
Jeremy Lubbock, 89, English pianist and
Grammy-winning arranger ("
Hard Habit to Break", "
When I Fall in Love"). •
Mary Anne Marchino, 83, American Olympic swimmer (
1956). •
Alberto Neuman, 87, Argentine classical pianist. •
Reinaldo Paniagua Diez, 86, Puerto Rican politician,
secretary of state (1977–1979) and
senator (1985–1989). •
Didier Pasgrimaud, 54, French Olympic cyclist (
1988). •
Joe Pat Prunty, 88, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (
Roslea Shamrocks). •
Merritt Ruhlen, 76, American linguist. •
Rolf Siemssen, 87, Dutch-German nuclear physicist. •
Steve Stephens, 90, American personal relations practitioner and presenter. •
Tochinoumi Teruyoshi, 82, Japanese sumo wrestler, aspiration pneumonia. •
Jacqueline Thévoz, 94, Swiss writer, poet and journalist. •
Percy Tucker, 92, South African author and ticket selling agent, COVID-19. •
Varol Ürkmez, 84, Turkish footballer (
Beşiktaş,
Altay,
national team). •
Hilton Valentine, 77, English
Hall of Fame guitarist (
The Animals).
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Jay Blumler, 96, American-British theorist of communication and media. •
Allan Burns, 85, American television producer and screenwriter (
The Munsters,
The Mary Tyler Moore Show,
Rhoda),
Emmy winner (
1968,
1971,
1977). •
Helene S. Coleman, 95, American religious activist, president of the
National Council of Jewish Women. •
Chad Colley, 76, American para-alpine skier, army officer, and disability advocate, Paralympic champion (
1992). •
József Csatári, 77, Hungarian wrestler, Olympic bronze medalist (
1968,
1972). •
Nisa Donnelly, 70, American novelist. •
Double K, 43, American rapper (
People Under the Stairs). •
Rafael Gallardo García, 93, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Linares (1974–1987) and
Tampico (1987–2003). •
Bill Hammond, 74, New Zealand artist. •
Bernice Falk Haydu, 100, American aviator. •
Mick Kerr, 86, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (
Tyrone). •
Abbas Khan, 66, Pakistani squash player, complications from COVID-19. •
Wilhelm Knabe, 97, German ecologist and politician,
MP (1987–1990), COVID-19. •
Rosalyn Koo, 94, Chinese-born American businesswoman and philanthropist. •
Michel Le Bris, 76, French writer. •
Alfreda Markowska, 94, Polish Holocaust survivor and philanthropist. •
Eugenio Martínez, 98, Cuban-born American operative (
CIA,
Brigade 2506) and convicted criminal (
Watergate burglary). •
Edward Stourton, 27th Baron Mowbray, 67, English peer, fall. •
Neelo, 80, Pakistani actress (
Bhowani Junction,
Do Raste,
Ghunghat). •
Pantelei Sandulache, 64, Moldovan politician,
MP (1990–1994). •
Turki bin Nasser Al Saud, 72, Saudi prince and military officer. •
Sophie, 34, Scottish singer-songwriter ("
Bipp", "
Lemonade") and record producer, accidental fall. •
Robert Stevens, 87, British lawyer and academic. •
Nelly Toll, 88, Polish-born American artist, writer, and Holocaust survivor, cardiac arrhythmia and pulmonary embolism. •
Michel Trempont, 92, Belgian opera singer. •
Marc Wilmore, 57, American comedian and screenwriter (
In Living Color,
The Simpsons,
F Is for Family),
Emmy winner (
2008), COVID-19. •
Alla Yoshpe, 83, Russian pop singer,
People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2002).
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Zoila Águila Almeida, 82, Cuban revolutionary combatant, COVID-19. •
Mark Beard, 72, American racing driver and team owner (
Beard Motorsports). •
Douglas Bravo, 88, Venezuelan guerrilla fighter (
FALN), COVID-19. •
Philip Favel, 98, Canadian indigenous activist. •
Peter T. Fay, 92, American jurist, judge of the
S.D. Fla. (1970–1976) and judge of the
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth (1976–1981) and
Eleventh (since 1981) Circuits. •
Benedict J. Fernandez, 84, American educator and photojournalist. •
Terrence L. Fine, 81, American scientist and philosopher. •
John Gibbons, 95, English footballer (
QPR,
Ipswich Town,
Tottenham Hotspur), COVID-19. •
Alejandro Gómez, 53, Spanish Olympic long-distance runner (
1996), brain tumor. •
Nate Hawkins, 70, American football player (
Houston Oilers), COVID-19. •
Andrej Hryc, 71, Slovak actor (
Rivers of Babylon,
Habermann,
Colette), leukemia. •
Ilahi Jamadar, 74, Indian Marathi ghazal poet. •
Andrzej Kossakowski, 82, Polish theoretical physicist. •
Abdul Hamid Mahmud, 79, Indonesian military officer and politician, regent of
Malang (1985–1995) and vice-governor of
East Java (1995–2000). •
Tozama Mantashe, 60, South African politician,
MP (since 2014), complications from COVID-19. •
Bill McKenny, 80, American football player (
Georgia Bulldogs,
Edmonton Eskimos). •
Lothar Meister, 90, German racing cyclist. •
Wambali Mkandawire, 68, Malawian jazz singer, COVID-19. •
Michel Murr, 88, Lebanese construction executive and politician,
MP (1968–1972, since 1992),
minister of national defense (1990–1992) and
interior (1994–2000), COVID-19. •
Elizabeth Muyovwe, 64, Zambian jurist, judge of the
Supreme Court (since 2010), COVID-19. •
Michael O'Keefe, 89, American politician, member (1960–1983) and
president (1976–1983) of the
Louisiana State Senate, cancer. •
Mihail Popescu, 60, Romanian Olympic ice hockey player (
1980). •
David Rose, 89, Scottish rugby union (
Jed-Forest RFC,
national team) and rugby league (
Leeds) player. •
Martial Rose, 98, English educator and historian. •
Herman Prins Salomon, 91, Dutch translator and academic. •
Pierre-Paul Savoie, 66, Canadian choreographer and dancer, cancer. •
Yitzchok Scheiner, 98, American-born Israeli
Haredi rabbi, COVID-19. •
Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, 99, Polish-born Israeli
Haredi rabbi,
rosh yeshiva of the
Brisk yeshiva (since 1959), complications from COVID-19. •
John M. Squire, 75, British biophysicist, COVID-19. •
Ladislav Štaidl, 75, Czech composer and musician,
Medal of Merit recipient, complications from COVID-19. •
Justo Tejada, 88, Spanish footballer (
Barcelona,
Real Madrid,
national team). •
Miroslav Tuđman, 74, Croatian scientist and politician,
MP (since 2011), COVID-19. •
Abraham J. Twerski, 90, American-born Israeli
Hasidic rabbi and psychiatrist, COVID-19. •
Heidi Vanderbilt, 72, American actress. •
Oliver Welden, 74, Chilean poet. •
Eric Wetherell, 95, British conductor, composer and musical author. •
Victor Ziga, 75, Filipino politician,
senator (1987–1992), multiple organ failure. ==References==