Deaths in January 2022

The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2022.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

January 2022

1

• Ramiz Abutalibov, 84, Azerbaijani diplomat and historian.
• Paul Adegboyega Olawoore, 60, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, coadjutor bishop (2018–2019) and bishop (since 2019) of Ilorin.
• Edna Brown, 81, American politician, member of the Ohio Senate (2011–2018) and House of Representatives (2002–2010).
• Gary Burgess, 46, British broadcaster (ITV Channel Television), cancer.
• Barbara Chilcott, 99, Canadian actress (The Full Treatment, The Trap, M. Butterfly).
• Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr., 92, American jurist, judge (since 1976) and chief judge (1985–1992) of the U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania, complications from a stroke.
• David Cunliffe, 86, British television director and producer (The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank).
• Jean-Pierre Defontaine, 84, French politician, deputy (1978–2007).
• Francesco Forte, 92, Italian politician, economist and academic, MP (1979–1994), minister of European affairs (1983–1986) and of finance (1982–1983).
• Richard Freed, 93, American music critic, heart attack.
• Sir Victor Garland, 87, Australian politician and diplomat, MP (1969–1981) and high commissioner to the United Kingdom (1981–1983).
• Gergely Homonnay, 46, Hungarian writer, journalist and LGBTQ activist.
• Arnold Jeter, 82, American college football coach (Delaware State, New Jersey City).
• Max Julien, 88, American actor (The Mack, Getting Straight) and screenwriter (Cleopatra Jones).
• Andreas Kunz, 75, German Nordic combined competitor, Olympic bronze medalist (1968).
• Roger-Xavier Lantéri, 91, French journalist.
• Bob Leamy, 87, New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Rarotonga (1984–1996).
• Janusz Łęski, 91, Polish film director (Janna) and screenwriter.
• Mighty Bomber, 93, Grenadian-born Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian.
• Anthony Obi, 69, Nigerian politician, military administrator of Osun State (1996–1998).
• Pierre Parsus, 100, French painter and illustrator.
• Dan Reeves, 77, American football player (Dallas Cowboys) and coach (Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons), Super Bowl champion (1972), complications from dementia.
• Ralph Staub, 93, American football coach (Cincinnati Bearcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Houston Oilers).
• Calisto Tanzi, 83, Italian food industry executive and convicted fraudster, founder of Parmalat and owner of Parma Calcio (1989–2003), lung infection.
• Jean-Charles Terrassier, 81, French psychologist.
• Jim Toy, 91, American LGBTQ activist.
• Xu Xingchu, 87, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

2

• Saliu Adetunji, 93, Nigerian traditional ruler, Olubadan of Ibadan (since 2016).
• Juan Manuel Albendea Pabón, 84, Spanish economist, bullfighting critic, and politician, deputy (1996–2015).
• Larry Biittner, 75, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos), cancer.
• Afra Bukhari, 83, Pakistani writer.
• Jean-Guy Couture, 92, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Chicoutimi (1979–2004).
• Edward J. Cowan, 77, Scottish historian, lung cancer.
• Da Hoss, 29, American racehorse.
• John Efford, 77, Canadian politician, MP (2002–2006) and Newfoundland and Labrador MHA (1985–2001).
• Eric Walter Elst, 85, Belgian astronomer.
• Jody Gibson, 64, American convicted procurer.
• Bob Halloran, 87, American sportscaster (CBS Sports).
• Jens Jørgen Hansen, 82, Danish football player (Esbjerg fB, national team) and manager.
• Jarmo Jääskeläinen, 84, Finnish journalist and documentary filmmaker.
• Jorma Katrama, 85, Finnish double bassist.
• Kenny J, 69, Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian and soca parang singer, COVID-19.
• Richard Leakey, 77, Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and politician, co-founder of Safina and WildlifeDirect.
• Maharram Mammadyarov, 97, Azerbaijani chemist, member of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
• Abd al-Mawla Naqi, 90, Libyan politician, deputy (1960–1964).
• Dorothy McGowan, 82, American model and actress (Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?).
• Hamish More, 81, Scottish cricketer (national team).
• Ion Niculiță, 82, Moldovan archaeologist.
• Charles Njonjo, 101, Kenyan jurist and politician, attorney general (1963–1973), minister of justice (1978–1982) and MP (1980–1983), pneumonia.
• John Quinn, 67, British legal adviser, attorney general of the Isle of Man (since 2017).
• Hagit Shatkay, 56, Israeli-American computer scientist.
• Basti Vaman Shenoy, 87, Indian writer and political activist, founder of World Konkani Centre.
• R. N. Singh, 74, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLC (since 2016), heart disease.
• Joan Soler i Amigó, 80, Spanish pedagogue and writer.
• Traxamillion, 42, American hip hop producer, cancer.
• Zhou Xiaofeng, 57, Chinese entrepreneur and politician, member of the National People's Congress (2008–2012).

3

• Oussou Konan Anicet, 32, Ivorian footballer (Makkasa, HJK, Nam Dinh), poisoned.
• George Bălan, 92, Romanian philosopher, COVID-19.
• Odell Barry, 80, American football player (Denver Broncos) and politician, mayor of Northglenn, Colorado (1980–1982), heart disease.
• Egle Becchi, 91, Italian pedagogist, historian and academic.
• Mordechai Ben-Porat, 98, Israeli politician, MK (1965–1984).
• Igor Bogdanoff, 72, French television presenter and academic fraudster (Bogdanov affair), COVID-19.
• Gina Cabrera, 93, Cuban actress (The White Rose, Star Without Light).
• Gianni Celati, 84, Italian writer and translator, complications from a broken hip.
• Daniel Colliard, 91, French politician, deputy (1993–1997).
• Mel Foss, 82, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos).
• Olga Gavrilova, 64, Russian javelin thrower.
• John D. Hawke Jr., 88, American lawyer and politician, under secretary of the Treasury for domestic finance (1995–1998).
• Nancy B. Jackson, 65, American chemist.
• Ulysses Kokkinos, 73, Turkish-born Australian footballer (South Melbourne Hellas, Melbourne Juventus).
• Mario Lanfranchi, 94, Italian film director (Death Sentence, Merciless Man, The Mistress Is Served) and screenwriter.
• Kamel Lemoui, 82, Algerian football player (Béziers, MC Alger) and manager (national team), COVID-19.
• Jud Logan, 62, American four-time Olympic hammer thrower, complications from COVID-19.
• Zbigniew Łój, 76, Polish Olympic field hockey player (1972).
• Adam Maldzis, 89, Belarusian historian and literary critic.
• Tu'u Maori, 33, New Zealand-born Papua New Guinean rugby league player (national team), motor neurone disease.
• Willie McCray, 68, American football player (San Francisco 49ers).
• Beatrice Mintz, 100, American embryologist.
• Silvino Adolfo Morais, 65, East Timorese politician, MNP (since 2018), complications from a heart attack.
• Jiří Patera, 85, Czech-born Canadian mathematician.
• Carter Revard, 90, American poet and scholar.
• Viktor Saneyev, 76, Georgian triple jumper, Olympic champion (1968, 1972, 1976).
• S. H. Sarma, 99, Indian vice admiral, FOCEF (1971–1973) and commandant of the National Defence College (1975–1977).
• Richard Sinnott, 74, Irish academic, political commentator and broadcaster.
• Harvey G. Stack, 93, American numismatist.
• Nino Sydney, 89, Yugoslav-born Australian architect and water polo player.
• Claude Taittinger, 94, French businessman, director of Taittinger.
• Bashir Tofa, 74, Nigerian politician, MP (1977–1979).
• Lila Wallis, 100, Polish-born American endocrinologist and hematologist.
• Jay Wolpert, 79, American television producer (The Price Is Right) and screenwriter (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Count of Monte Cristo), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Zheng Min, 101, Chinese poet.
• Vladan Živković, 80, Serbian actor (England Made Me, Cross of Iron, A Tight Spot).

4

• Rolf-Dieter Amend, 72, German slalom canoeist, Olympic champion (1972).
• Leanne Armand, 53, Australian marine scientist, cancer.
• Javier Astúa, 53, Costa Rican footballer (Puntarenas, Palestino, national team), heart disease.
• Michael Billen, 66, German politician, member of the Rhineland-Palatinate Landtag (1996–2020), leukemia.
• Ross Browner, 67, American Hall of Fame football player (Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers), complications from COVID-19.
• David Carpenter, 86, English cricketer (Gloucestershire).
• Hilton Cheong-Leen, 99, Hong Kong politician, member (1957–1991) and chairman (1983–1986) of the Urban Council, member of the Legislative Council (1973–1979, 1985–1988).
• Joan Copeland, 99, American actress (Search for Tomorrow, Brother Bear, The Peacemaker).
• Jim Corsi, 60, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros), cancer.
• Sergio Dangelo, 89, Italian surrealistic painter.
• William M. Ellinghaus, 99, American business executive, president of AT&T (1979–1984).
• Julio Ferrer, 68, Puerto Rican Olympic sprinter (1976).
• Max Fordham, 88, British engineer.
• Aranka Goijert, 80, Dutch politician, senator (2007–2011).
• Percy Hobson, 79, Australian high jumper, British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medallist (1962).
• William Terrell Hodges, 87, American jurist, judge (since 1971) and chief judge (1982–1989) of the U.S. District Court for Middle Florida.
• Jaakko Jonkka, 68, Finnish jurist, chancellor of justice (2007–2018).
• Kevin Kalkhoven, 77, Australian telecom (JDS Uniphase) and motorsport (Champ Car World Series) executive and motor racing team owner (KV Racing Technology).
• Anatoliy Kuksov, 72, Ukrainian football player (Zorya Luhansk, Soviet Union national team) and coach (Hirnyk Rovenky), Olympic bronze medallist (1972).
• Carl Linhart, 92, Czechoslovakian-born American baseball player (Detroit Tigers).
• Tom Matchick, 78, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers), World Series champion (1968), COVID-19.
• María Mérida, 96, Spanish folk singer.
• Andreas Michalopoulos, 73, Greek footballer (Panachaiki, national team).
• Irma Mico, 107, Austro-Hungarian-born French resistance fighter.
• Henny Orri, 96, Dutch actress (Puppet on a Chain, Dokter Pulder zaait papavers).
• Darryl Owens, 84, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (2005–2019).
• Craig Ruddy, 53, Australian artist, complications from COVID-19.
• Sindhutai Sapkal, 73, Indian social worker, heart attack.
• Darwin Semotiuk, 76, Canadian football coach (Western Mustangs) and basketball player (national team), complications from sepsis.
• Stelios Serafidis, 86, Greek football player (AEK Athens, national team) and coach, cancer.
• Keishu Tanaka, 83, Japanese politician, minister of justice (2012) and three-time MP.

5

• Josephine Abercrombie, 95, American horse breeder.
• Francisco Álvarez Martínez, 96, Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of Tarazona (1973–1976) and Orihuela-Alicante (1989–1995), archbishop of Toledo (1995–2002).
• Lowell Amos, 79, American convicted murderer.
• Rose Beauchamp, 75, New Zealand puppeteer and pianist.
• Enrico Berti, 86, Italian philosopher.
• Robert Blust, 81, American linguist, cancer.
• Lawrence Brooks, 112, American supercentenarian, nation's oldest living man and oldest WWII veteran.
• Bill Bryden, 79, Scottish theatre and film director.
• Dale Clevenger, 81, American horn player, Grammy winner (1994, 2001), complications from Waldenstrom's disease.
• Antoni Dalmau, 70, Spanish politician and writer, member of the Catalan parliament (1988–1999) and president of the Provincial Deputation of Barcelona (1982–1987).
• Alyaksandr Fyedarovich, 48, Belarusian football player (BATE Borisov, Dnepr Mogilev, Naftan Novopolotsk) and coach.
• Valeriy Gorbach, 53, Tajik footballer (Fakel Voronezh, Lokomotiv Liski, national team), heart failure.
• Keith Goullet, 89, Australian footballer (North Melbourne).
• Mohamed Hilmi, 90, Algerian film director and actor.
• Filza Khamidullin, 86, Russian economist and politician, senator (2003–2005).
• Kim Mi-soo, 29, South Korean actress (Hi Bye, Mama!, The School Nurse Files, Snowdrop).
• Jack Kissane, 92, Irish Gaelic footballer (Galway) and brigadier general.
• Saleh Al-Luhaidan, 89, Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar.
• Marian Machowski, 89, Polish footballer (Wisła Kraków, national team).
• John Moriarty, 91, American conductor.
• Ralph Neely, 78, American football player (Dallas Cowboys), Super Bowl champion (1972, 1978).
• Neil Nongkynrih, 51, Indian pianist, founder of Shillong Chamber Choir.
• Anatole Novak, 84, French road bicycle racer.
• Siiri Perälä, 28, Finnish futsal player, B-cell lymphoma.
• Aiyappan Pillai, 107, Indian lawyer and politician, heart disease.
• Sir Allan Ramsay, 84, British diplomat, ambassador to Lebanon (1988–1990), Sudan (1990–1991) and Morocco (1992–1996).
• Greg Robinson, 70, American football coach (Syracuse University, UCLA Bruins, Denver Broncos), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• George Rossi, 60, Scottish actor (The Bill, Roughnecks, The Singing Detective), pancreatic cancer.
• Peter Saville, 75, British psychologist.
• Shahid Uddin Ahmed Selim, 69, Bangladeshi footballer (Brothers Union, national team), oral cancer.
• Mircea Stoenescu, 78, Romanian footballer (Dinamo București) and referee.
• Arnljot Strømme Svendsen, 100, Norwegian economist, politician, and writer.
• Olga Szabó-Orbán, 83, Romanian fencer, Olympic silver medallist (1956).
• Frank H. Wadsworth, 106, American forester and conservationist.

6

• Peter Bogdanovich, 82, American film director (The Last Picture Show, What's Up, Doc?, Paper Moon), actor and writer, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Ray Boyle, 98, American actor (Zombies of the Stratosphere, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp) and production designer (A Boy and His Dog).
• José Cardoso Dutra, 84, Brazilian politician, deputy (1987–1995), cardiac arrest.
• Maria Victoria Carpio-Bernido, 60, Filipino physicist, colon cancer.
• Gritakumar E. Chitty, 82, Sri Lankan jurist and diplomat.
• A. Jamie Cuticchia, 55, American geneticist, cancer.
• Bob Falkenburg, 95, American Hall of Fame tennis player and businessman, founder of Bob's.
• Vladimir Gudev, 81, Russian diplomat, Soviet ambassador to Iran (1987–1993), Egypt (1995–2000) and Georgia (2000–2002).
• Larry Haylor, 76, Canadian football coach (Western Ontario Mustangs), heart attack.
• Barbara Jacket, 87, American track and field coach (Prairie View A&M) and athletic director.
• F. Sionil José, 97, Filipino writer (Po-on, Sin, Three Filipino Women).
• Maria Klenskaja, 70, Estonian actress (Autumn, Rahu tänav, Vana daami visiit).
• E. F. K. Koerner, 82, German linguist.
• Mariano Laurenti, 92, Italian film director (Ubalda, All Naked and Warm, The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High, How to Seduce Your Teacher) and actor.
• Jo Manning, 98, Canadian etcher, painter and author, euthanasia.
• Carlo Meliciani, 92, Italian operatic baritone.
• Rómulo Méndez, 83, Guatemalan football referee.
• Volodymyr Pak, 87, Ukrainian politician, deputy (2005–2006).
• Murray Peden, 98, Canadian Air Force pilot and author.
• Gloria Piedimonte, 66, Italian actress (The Face with Two Left Feet), singer and dancer (Discoring), complications from COVID-19.
• Sidney Poitier, 94, Bahamian-American actor (In the Heat of the Night, Lilies of the Field, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), Oscar winner (1963), heart failure.
• Julian Reed, 85, Canadian politician, Ontario MLA (1975–1985), MP (1993–2004).
• Calvin Simon, 79, American Hall of Fame singer (Parliament-Funkadelic).
• Tony Tallarico, 88, American cartoonist.
• Yoram Taharlev, 83, Israeli songwriter and poet.
• Samuel K. Tan, 88, Filipino historian and academic, complications from COVID-19.
• Kwasi Wiredu, 90, Ghanaian philosopher.
• Clive Zanda, 82, Trinidad and Tobago jazz musician and architect, complications from diabetes.
• Zhang Jiqing, 83, Chinese Kunqu artist.

7

• Amanda Asay, 33, Canadian baseball player (national team), injuries sustained in skiing accident.
• Ishmael Ashitey, 67, Ghanaian politician, MP (1997–2009).
• Ahmad Bamba, 79, Ghanaian Islamic scholar.
• Stéphane Blet, 52, French classical pianist and composer, fall.
• Laurence Boissier, 56, Swiss writer and artist.
• Dee Booher, 73, American professional wrestler (GLOW) and actress (Brainsmasher... A Love Story, Spaceballs).
• Edward Bozek, 71, American Olympic fencer (1972, 1976).
• Harpdog Brown, 59, Canadian blues musician.
• Guy Cavagnac, 87, French filmmaker.
• Tom Corston, 72, Canadian Anglican prelate, bishop of Moosonee (2010–2013), cancer.
• Gerson da Cunha, 92, Indian actor (Electric Moon, Cotton Mary, Water).
• Mino De Rossi, 90, Italian road bicycle and track cyclist, Olympic champion (1952).
• Jack Dromey, 73, British politician, MP (since 2010), heart failure.
• José Évrard, 76, French politician, deputy (since 2017), COVID-19.
• Mark Forest, 89, American bodybuilder and actor (Goliath and the Dragon).
• George Gerberman, 79, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs).
• Lani Guinier, 71, American civil rights theorist, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Bobby Harrison, 82, English rock drummer and singer (Procol Harum, Freedom, Snafu).
• Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside, 90, British politician, MP (1970–1997) and chair of the Anti-Apartheid Movement (1976–1995).
• Anatoly Kvashnin, 75, Russian military officer, chief of the general staff (1997–2004), COVID-19.
• Francisco Laína, 85, Spanish politician.
• Liu Siqi, 91, Chinese public figure.
• Raymond Malenfant, 91, Canadian businessman.
• Robbie Moore, 67, Canadian ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals).
• Ruby Moscoso de Young, 80, Panamanian politician, first lady (1999–2004).
• Luis Pareto González, 93, Chilean politician, three-time member and president (1973, 2001–2002) of the Chamber of Deputies.
• François Perigot, 95, French businessman and trade unionist, president of BusinessEurope (1988–1998) and CNPF (1986–1994).
• Jimmy Smith, 91, English footballer (Chelsea, Leyton Orient).
• Jorge Sotomayor Tello, 79, Peruvian-born Brazilian mathematician.
• John Swantek, 88, American Polish Catholic prelate, prime bishop (1985–2002).
• R. Dean Taylor, 82, Canadian singer-songwriter ("Indiana Wants Me", "There's a Ghost in My House") and producer ("Love Child").
• Alexander Timofeevskiy, 88, Russian writer, songwriter and screenwriter (The Stone Flower).
• Vitaliano Trevisan, 61, Italian writer, playwright, and actor (First Love, Riparo), suicide by drug overdose.
• Eberhard Zeidler, 95, German-born Canadian architect.

8

• Baktash Abtin, 48, Iranian poet and filmmaker, complications from COVID-19.
• Ramesh Babu, 56, Indian film producer (Arjun, Athidhi) and actor (Mugguru Kodukulu), liver disease.
• Eddie Basinski, 99, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Portland Beavers).
• Marilyn Bergman, 93, American Hall of Fame songwriter ("The Way We Were", "The Windmills of Your Mind", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"), Oscar winner (1969, 1974, 1984), respiratory failure.
• Hanef Bhamjee, 75–76, South African-British anti-apartheid activist.
• Lourdes Castro, 91, Portuguese abstract artist.
• Bill Cornish, 84, Australian-British legal scholar.
• José Curiel, 84, Venezuelan politician, governor of Falcón (1996–2000).
• Truus Dekker, 99, Dutch actress (Turkish Delight, Soldier of Orange).
• Don Dillard, 85, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Braves).
• Robin Fernando, 84, Sri Lankan actor (Veera Puran Appu, Saptha Kanya, Kolompoor), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Mike Gore, 87, British-born Australian physicist.
• Frank Hasenfratz, 86, Hungarian-born Canadian businessman (Linamar).
• Andrew Jennings, 78, British investigative journalist, aortic aneurysm.
• Ramdas Kamat, 90, Indian musician and actor.
• Attila Kelemen, 73, Romanian politician, deputy (1996–2016) and MEP (2007).
• Michael Lang, 77, American concert producer, co-creator of Woodstock, non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
• Aleksandr Lebedev-Frontov, 61, Russian painter, collagist, and musician.
• Peter G. Levine, 61, American medical researcher.
• Viktor Mazin, 67, Russian weightlifter, Olympic champion (1980).
• Jaime Ostos, 90, Spanish bullfighter, heart attack.
• Michael Parks, 78, American journalist and editor (The Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun), heart attack and kidney failure.
• Carmelo Pujia, 94, Italian politician, president of the Province of Catanzaro (1970–1975) and deputy (1983–1994).
• John Rambo, 78, American high jumper, Olympic bronze medallist (1964), heart attack.
• Nina Rocheva, 73, Russian cross-country skier, Olympic silver medallist (1980).
• Stanislav Rudolf, 89, Czech writer, screenwriter and dramaturge.
• Hiranmay Sen Gupta, 87, Bangladeshi nuclear physicist, member of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.
• Sinan Al Shabibi, 80, Iraqi economist, governor of the central bank (2003–2012).
• Howard Solomon, 94, American businessman (Forest Laboratories).
• Sornphet Sornsuphan, 73, Thai luk thung singer.
• Manfred Srb, 80, Austrian politician, MP (1986–1994).
• Kazuo Takahashi, 91, Japanese politician, governor of Yamagata Prefecture (1993–2005).
• György Telegdy, 94, Hungarian Olympic basketball player (1952).
• Keith Todd, 80, Welsh footballer (Swansea Town, Pembroke Borough).

9

• Jim Bakhtiar, 88, Iranian-born American college football player (Virginia Cavaliers).
• Harley Balic, 25, Australian footballer (Fremantle, Melbourne).
• Khalid Balti, 48–50, Pakistani militant commander, spokesman of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, shot.
• Bill Boomer, 84, American swim coach (University of Rochester).
• Moe Brooker, 81, American artist.
• Franco Cavallo, 89, Italian sailor, Olympic bronze medalist (1968).
• Viktor Chakrygin, 37, Russian footballer (Dynamo Makhachkala, Zenit Penza, Anzhi Makhachkala).
• Michael Joe Cosgrave, 83, Irish politician, TD (1981–1992, 1997–2002).
• Fiona Denison, 51–52, Scottish academic, suicide.
• Shakuntala Devi, 90, Indian politician, MP (1957–1967).
• Nicholas Donnelly, 83, British actor (Grange Hill, Dixon of Dock Green, Lifeforce).
• Richard Dorman, 96, British diplomat, high commissioner to Vanuatu (1982–1985).
• Wael el-Ebrashy, 58, Egyptian journalist and television presenter, complications from COVID-19.
• Maria Ewing, 71, American opera singer, cancer.
• Andrée Fortin, 68, Canadian sociologist and academic.
• Tahani al-Gebali, 71, Egyptian judge, vice president of the supreme constitutional court (2003–2012), COVID-19.
• Derek Goldby, 81, Australian theatre director.
• Dwayne Hickman, 87, American actor (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Bob Cummings Show, Cat Ballou) and television director, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Akira Inoue, 93, Japanese film director (Zatoichi's Revenge, Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess, Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict), stroke and pneumonia.
• Mike Jones, 80, Welsh painter.
• Toshiki Kaifu, 91, Japanese politician, prime minister (1989–1991), pneumonia.
• Roman Karpyuk, 57, Ukrainian teacher and politician, member (since 2010) and deputy chairman (since 2014) of the Volyn Oblast Council.
• Abdelkrim Kerroum, 85, Algerian footballer (FC Sète 34, Troyes, national team).
• Dušan Klein, 82, Czech film director and screenwriter (How the World Is Losing Poets, How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions, How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives).
• Jean Maheu, 90, French government official, president of the Centre Pompidou (1983–1989), président-directeur général of Radio France (1989–1995).
• James Maraniss, 76, American academic and librettist, Pulitzer Prize winner (2000), heart attack.
• James Mtume, 76, American musician (Mtume) and songwriter ("Juicy Fruit", "The Closer I Get to You").
• Nguyễn Côn, 105, Vietnamese politician, deputy prime minister (1967–1976).
• Giacomo Properzj, 82, Italian politician, president of the Province of Milan (1990–1992).
• Bob Saget, 65, American comedian, television presenter (America's Funniest Home Videos) and actor (Full House, How I Met Your Mother), blunt head trauma.
• Jouni Seistamo, 82, Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (1960, 1964).
• Bob Shearer, 73, Australian golf player and course architect, heart attack.
• Desmond de Silva, 78, Sri Lankan singer, heart attack.
• Marc Wilkinson, 92, Australian-British composer and conductor.

10

• Herbert Achternbusch, 83, German film director (Hades, Der Neger Erwin, The Ghost), writer, and painter.
• Robert Allan Ackerman, 77, American television and theatre director (Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, The Reagans, Bent), kidney failure.
• Johan Anuar, 56, Indonesian politician, regent of Ogan Komering Ulu (2021), cancer.
• Garry Bradbury, 61–62, British-born Australian electronic musician. (death announced on this date)
• Marion Brash, 90, German-born American actress (Search for Tomorrow, Slaughter).
• Jan Ciechanowicz, 75, Lithuanian politician, member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1989–1991).
• Vladimir Dolgov, 61, Ukrainian swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist (1980), stomach cancer.
• James Drake, 89, American photographer (Sports Illustrated), lung cancer.
• Jim Drake, 77, American film and television director (Night Court, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol).
• Gérard Drouot, 69, French artistic director and live performance organizer, leukemia.
• Ciro Durán, 84, Colombian screenwriter and film director (Gamín).
• Robert Durst, 78, American convicted murderer, subject of The Jinx, cardiac arrest.
• Joyce Eliason, 87, American television writer and producer (The Jacksons: An American Dream, Titanic, A Loss of Innocence).
• Alfred Gager, 79, Austrian footballer (Austria Wien, Wacker Wien, national team).
• Christian Gasc, 76, French costume designer (Madame Butterfly, Farewell, My Queen).
• Christian Görlitz, 78, German film director.
• Gerry Granahan, 89, American singer-songwriter ("Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry)") and record producer.
• Ian Greenberg, 79, Canadian businessman, co-founder of Astral Media.
• Brian Hannon, 85, Irish Anglican prelate, lord bishop of Clogher (1986–2001).
• Aura Herzog, 97, Israeli social activist, first lady (1983–1993) and founder of the Council for a Beautiful Israel.
• Francis Jackson, 104, British organist and composer.
• Khan Jamal, 75, American jazz vibraphonist, kidney failure.
• Arthur J. Jelinek, 93, American anthropologist.
• Glyn Jones, 85, English footballer (Sheffield United, Rotherham United, Mansfield Town). (death announced on this date)
• Friedrich Kurrent, 90, Austrian architect and author.
• Deon Lendore, 29, Trinidad and Tobago sprinter, Olympic bronze medallist (2012), traffic collision.
• Liu Xianping, 83, Chinese writer.
• Øystein Lønn, 85, Norwegian writer.
• Taskeen Manerwal, 72, Pakistani poet.
• Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este, 91, Italian aristocrat.
• Don Maynard, 86, American Hall of Fame football player (New York Titans / Jets, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals), Super Bowl champion (1969).
• Ali Mitgutsch, 86, German illustrator, pneumonia.
• Shinji Mizushima, 82, Japanese manga artist (Yakyū-kyō no Uta, Dokaben, Abu-san), pneumonia.
• Miguel Muñiz, 82, Spanish economist, president of Official Credit Institute (1986–1995) and director of Teatro Real (2004–2012).
• Valentine Palmer, 86, English voice coach, singer and actor (Doctor Who, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Emmerdale).
• Chandrashekhar Patil, 82, Indian poet and playwright.
• Alejandro Quiroz, 101, Mexican Olympic pentathlete (1948).
• Olavi Rinteenpää, 97, Finnish Olympic steeplechase runner (1952, 1956).
• Nils A. Røhne, 72, Norwegian politician, deputy MP (1997–2009).
• Tina Scala, 86, Italian-Irish actress (Capone).
• Burke Shelley, 71, Welsh bassist and vocalist (Budgie).
• Colin Slater, 87, English football commentator (BBC Radio Nottingham).
• Ronald Stewart, 94, Canadian politician, MP (1979–1988).
• Zhanat Suleimenov, 59, Kazakh military leader and politician, deputy minister of internal affairs (2017–2019), suicide.
• Gerald Tanner, 100, Australian footballer (Richmond).
• Silvia Tortora, 59, Italian journalist.
• Abdurrahman Vazirov, 91, Azerbaijani politician, leader of Azerbaijan SSR (1988–1990).
• Gary Waldhorn, 78, English actor (The Vicar of Dibley, Brush Strokes, All at No 20).

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• Anatoly Alyabyev, 70, Russian biathlete, Olympic champion (1980 individual, 1980 relay), COVID-19.
• Clyde Bellecourt, 85, American civil rights activist, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, cancer.
• Jana Bennett, 66, American-born British media executive, brain cancer.
• Orlando Busino, 95, American cartoonist.
• Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık, 27, Turkish footballer (Galatasaray, Konyaspor, national team), traffic collision.
• Jeffery Paul Chan, 79, American author (Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian-American Writers) and scholar.
• Stephen Churchett, 74, British actor (EastEnders, Doctor Who, Agatha Christie's Marple).
• Mike Cochran, 85, American journalist (Associated Press, Fort Worth Star-Telegram).
• Evence-Charles Coppée, 68, Belgian press director, director of Libération (1996–2005).
• Jerry Crutchfield, 87, American music executive.
• Mihir Das, 62, Indian actor (To Bina Bhala Lagena, Dream Girl, Tu Mo Love Story).
• Razmik Davoyan, 81, Armenian poet.
• Louis Dupré, 96, Belgian religious philosopher.
• Francesco Focardi, 72, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, vicar apostolic of Camiri (2009–2017).
• Richard Folmer, 79, American actor (The St. Tammany Miracle, Mad Money, Straw Dogs).
• Jerzy Głowacki, 71, Polish Olympic cyclist (1972).
• Dinos Hadjinicolas, 66, Cypriot politician, member of the House of Representatives (2003–2011).
• Marleen Hutchful, 35, Ghanaian actress (Things We Do for Love), acute myeloid leukemia.
• Boris Khazanov, 93, Russian writer.
• Magawa, 8, Cambodian African giant pouched rat, HeroRAT.
• Duryodhan Majhi, 83, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (1990–2019).
• Kay McNamee, 91, Canadian Olympic swimmer (1948, 1952).
• Khaleel Mohammed, 66, Guyanese-Canadian religious scholar. (death announced on this date)
• Abdillahi Nassir, 89, Kenyan Islamic scholar.
• Hans Nisblé, 76, German politician.
• Pang Chien-kuo, 68, Taiwanese politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (2002–2005), fall.
• Klaus Ploghaus, 65, German hammer thrower, Olympic bronze medalist (1984).
• Karl Harrington Potter, 94, American Indologist.
• A. G. S. Ram Babu, 59, Indian politician, MP (1989–2001), COVID-19.
• Herman Rechberger, 74, Austrian-born Finnish composer.
• Tim Rosaforte, 66, American golf writer (Sports Illustrated, Golf Digest) and broadcaster (ESPN), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Jordi Sabatés, 73, Spanish pianist.
• Guy Sajer, 94, French writer (The Forgotten Soldier) and cartoonist.
• Phil Samis, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), Stanley Cup champion (1948).
• Noureddine Sammoud, 90, Tunisian author.
• David Sassoli, 65, Italian politician and journalist, member (since 2009) and president (since 2019) of the European Parliament, complications from multiple myeloma.
• Arna Schram, 53, Icelandic journalist (DV, Morgunblaðið, Viðskiptablaðið).
• Ernest Shonekan, 85, Nigerian politician, interim head of state (1993).
• Snowfall, 3, Japanese-bred Irish racehorse, euthanized. (death announced on this date)
• Valentina Sorokina, 85, Russian politician, member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1971–1975).
• Don Sutherin, 85, American Hall of Fame football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders, Pittsburgh Steelers) and coach.
• Charles V. Willie, 94, American sociologist.
• Jules Wright, 88, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1967–1969).

12

• Christopher Alao-Akala, 71, Nigerian politician, governor of Oyo State (2006, 2007–2011).
• Luis Castañeda, 76, Peruvian politician and lawyer, mayor of Lima (2003–2010, 2015–2018), cardiopulmonary arrest.
• CPO Boss Hogg, 58, American rapper.
• Marie-José Denys, 71, French politician, MEP (1989–1994, 1997–1999).
• Jan Einar Greve, 88, Norwegian lawyer.
• Colin Harburn, 83, Australian cricketer (Western Australia).
• William Hogan, 84, Canadian politician, Newfoundland and Labrador MHA (1989–1993).
• Marc Janson, 91, Belgian-born French painter.
• Willem Jewett, 58, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (2003–2017), assisted suicide.
• Serge Koster, 81, French writer and academic.
• Stjepan Lamza, 81, Croatian footballer (Dinamo Zagreb, Châteauroux, Yugoslavia national team).
• Everett Lee, 105, American violinist and conductor.
• Frank Moe, 56, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2005–2008), brain cancer.
• Chu Okongwu, 87, Nigerian economist and politician, minister of finance (1986–1990).
• Iraj Pezeshkzad, 94, Iranian writer (My Uncle Napoleon).
• Waiphot Phetsuphan, 79, Thai luk thung singer.
• Didier Poidyaliwane, 55, New Caledonian politician and pro-independence activist.
• Richard W. Sabers, 83, American jurist, justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court (1986–2008).
• Stephen H. Sachs, 87, American politician, attorney general of Maryland (1979–1987).
• Meier Schwarz, 95, German-born Israeli plant physiologist.
• Shebby Singh, 61, Malaysian footballer (Johor, Kuala Lumpur, national team), heart attack.
• Adi Andojo Soetjipto, 89, Indonesian jurist and lecturer.
• Ronnie Spector, 78, American Hall of Fame singer (The Ronettes), cancer.
• Sun Bigan, 80, Chinese diplomat, ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1990–1994), Iraq (1994–1998), Iran (1999–2002).
• Taffy Thomas, 76, Welsh jockey.
• Ahmed Touili, 79, Tunisian academic.
• Aminata Touré, 69, Guinean politician, mayor of Kaloum (since 2018).
• Eduard Vaytsyakhovich, 61, Belarusian politician, deputy (1996).
• Geoff Wilson, 82, Australian footballer (Hawthorn).
• George O. Wood, 80, American Pentecostal minister, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God USA (2007–2017), cancer.
• J. Robert Wright, 85, American Episcopalian priest and church historian, complications from COVID-19.
• Joseph Zangerle, 72, Luxembourgish footballer (Union Luxembourg, national team).

13

• Joe Babich, 81, New Zealand winemaker.
• Jean-Jacques Beineix, 75, French film director (Diva, Moon in the Gutter, Betty Blue), leukaemia.
• Mario Cámpora, 91, Argentine diplomat, ambassador to the United Kingdom (1990–1994) and Belgium (1995–1999).
• Rick Cook, 77, American author.
• L. Adrienne Cupples, 77, American epidemiologist and biostatistician, cancer.
• Werner Delmes, 91, German field hockey player, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).
• Israel S. Dresner, 92, American Reform rabbi and civil rights activist, colon cancer.
• Jim Forest, 80, American writer and lay theologian.
• Larry Forgy, 82, American politician.
• Arturo Frei Bolívar, 82, Chilean politician, deputy (1969–1973) and senator (1990–1998).
• Lisa Goddard, 55, American climate scientist, breast cancer.
• Donald Gurnett, 81, American space physicist.
• John Hempel, 86, American mathematician.
• William K. James, 86, American major general.
• Kalamandalam Kuttan Asan, 84, Indian Kathakali artist.
• Ashling Murphy, 23, Irish music teacher and traditional music performer, strangled.
• Cholly Naranjo, 87, Cuban baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), complications from COVID-19.
• Darby Nelson, 81, American politician and environmentalist.
• Troy Pickard, 48, Australian politician, president of the Australian Local Government Association (2014–2016), mayor of Joondalup (2006–2017).
• Wajeeh Qassim, 83, Palestinian politician and diplomat, ambassador to Morocco (1988–2005).
• S. Ramesan, 69, Indian poet, orator and literary activist.
• Chiara Samugheo, 86, Italian photographer.
• Rudolf Schwemmbauer, 78, German politician.
• Junior Siavii, 43, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks).
• Abdul Sajid Tamrin, 69, Indonesian politician, mayor of Baubau (since 2013).
• Lambert Amon Tanoh, 95, Ivorian politician, minister of education (1963–1970), COVID-19.
• Terry Teachout, 65, American playwright and critic (The Wall Street Journal).
• Len Tillem, 77, American attorney and radio broadcaster (KVON, KSRO, KGO).
• Claire Tomlinson, 77, British polo player and coach.
• Sonny Turner, 83, American singer (The Platters), throat cancer.
• Fred Van Hove, 84, Belgian jazz musician.
• Giacomo Vianello, 74, Italian footballer (Como).
• Raúl Vilches, 67, Cuban volleyball player, Olympic bronze medallist (1976), cancer.
• Caroline Wickham-Jones, 66, British archaeologist, amyloidosis.
• Lynn Yeakel, 80, American politician and academic administrator.
• Farrukh Zeynalov, 79, Azerbaijani politician, deputy (2005–2010).

14

• H. P. S. Ahluwalia, 85, Indian mountaineer.
• J. Alexander, 83, Indian civil servant and politician, Karnataka MLA (1999–2004), heart attack.
• Ann Arensberg, 84, American book publishing editor and author, COVID-19.
• Flo Ayres, 98, American radio actress.
• Ricardo Bofill, 82, Spanish architect, founder of Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura, COVID-19.
• Boris Brozhovsky, 86, Russian cinematographer (The Mysterious Wall, The Cold Summer of 1953, Dreams).
• Maria Aurora Couto, 84, Indian writer and educationalist.
• Leonid Derkach, 82, Ukrainian politician, head of the security service (1998–2001).
• Jim Fahy, 75, Irish journalist (RTÉ News and Current Affairs).
• Dallas Frazier, 82, American country musician and songwriter ("There Goes My Everything", "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)", "Elvira").
• Angelo Gilardino, 80, Italian composer, guitarist and musicologist.
• Ron Goulart, 89, American author and comics historian.
• Alice von Hildebrand, 98, Belgian-born American philosopher and theologian.
• Thiago de Mello, 95, Brazilian poet and translator.
• Lol Morgan, 90, English footballer (Rotherham United, Darlington) and manager (Norwich City).
• Sean Rice, 49, Canadian figure skater.
• Edward Roberts, 81, Canadian politician, Newfoundland and Labrador MHA (1966–1985, 1992–1996) and lieutenant governor (2002–2006).
• Maoi Roca, 47, Filipino basketball player (Batangas Blades) and actor, complications from diabetes.
• Angelo Rossetto, 75, Italian Olympic rower (1972).
• John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, 94, British businessman and politician, chairman of Sainsbury's (1969–1992) and member of the House of Lords (since 1989).
• Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry, 96, Indian Vedic scholar.
• Paolo Schiavocampo, 97, Italian painter and sculptor.
• Peter Seabrook, 86, British gardening writer and television broadcaster, heart attack.
• Bill Seward, 63, American broadcaster, cancer.
• Jaswant Singh, 90, Indian field hockey player, Olympic silver medallist (1960).
• Carol Speed, 76, American actress (Abby, Disco Godfather, Dynamite Brothers).
• Anastasia Voznesenskaya, 78, Russian actress (Major Whirlwind, The Garage, Station for Two), COVID-19.
• Kameshwar C. Wali, 94, Indian-born American physicist.
• Dave Wolverton, 64, American writer (The Runelords), fall.
• Yuri Zhuravlyov, 87, Russian mathematician.

15

• Slim Andrews, 90, American country musician, cancer.
• Rink Babka, 85, American discus thrower, Olympic silver medallist (1960).
• Amit Bhardwaj, 38, Indian businessman and convicted fraudster, cardiac arrest.
• Marlon Bundo, 8–9, American rabbit and book subject (A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, Marlon Bundo's A Day in the Life of the Vice President).
• Ebrahim Buzhu, 52, Dutch drug trafficker, shot.
• Nino Cerruti, 91, Italian stylist, founder of Cerruti 1881, complications from hip surgery.
• Ed Cheff, 78, American college baseball coach (Lewis–Clark State College).
• Claire D. Clarke, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2001–2011).
• Dan Einstein, 61, American record producer, Grammy winner (1987, 1988).
• Ralph Emery, 88, American Hall of Fame disc jockey and television host.
• Michelle Go, 40, American financial advisor, struck by train.
• Michelle Grangaud, 80, Algerian-born French poet.
• Joe B. Hall, 93, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Kentucky Wildcats).
• Paul Hinshelwood, 65, English footballer (Crystal Palace).
• Bernard Ryosuke Inagaki, 93, Japanese philosopher and scholar, stomach cancer.
• Michael Jackson, 87, British-American Hall of Fame talk radio host (KABC, KGIL), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Stephen Kovacs, 50, American saber fencer and coach.
• Jon Lind, 73, American songwriter ("Save the Best for Last", "Crazy for You") and musician, cancer.
• Jean-Claude Lord, 78, Canadian film director (Deliver Us from Evil, Toby McTeague, Tadpole and the Whale) and screenwriter, stroke.
• Aurora del Mar, 87, Argentine actress (Aquellos años locos, Había una vez un circo, Crazy Women).
• Robert E. McCarthy, 82, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1971–1975) and Senate (1975–1981).
• Alexa McDonough, 77, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia MLA (1981–1995) and MP (1997–2003), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• John McIndoe, 87, British Church of Scotland minister, moderator of the General Assembly (1996–1997).
• Félix Ormazabal, 81, Spanish politician, member of the Basque parliament (1980, 1984–1995).
• Scot Palmer, 84, Australian sports journalist.
• Robert Péri, 80, French footballer (Bordeaux, FC Metz, Toulon).
• Quarto Pianesi, 81, Italian Olympic field hockey player (1960), COVID-19.
• Beverly Ross, 87, American musician (Ronald & Ruby) and songwriter ("Lollipop", "The Girl of My Best Friend"), dementia.
• Ramazan Rragami, 77, Albanian football player (Vllaznia Shkodër, Partizani Tirana, national team) and manager.
• Michel Ruhl, 87, French actor (Death of a Corrupt Man, Wild Reeds).
• María Cristina Sangri Aguilar, 81, Mexican politician, deputy (1985–1991).
• Steve Schapiro, 87, American photojournalist, pancreatic cancer.
• David Schumacher, 90, Australian Olympic wrestler (1956).
• Nazim Hussain Siddiqui, 81, Pakistani politician and lawyer, Chief Justice (2003–2005).
• Tong Wai Ki, 82, Hong Kong politician, member of the People's PCC (2008–2013).
• Hossein Valamanesh, 72, Iranian-Australian artist, heart attack.
• Andrew P. Vayda, 90, Hungarian-born American anthropologist.
• Reidar Webster, 87, Norwegian civil servant, state conciliator (1988–2004).

16

• Ibrahim Ashk, 70, Indian poet and lyricist, complications from COVID-19.
• Jaco Azafrani, 89, Spanish football player (UD España, Rayo Vallecano) and manager (San Fernando).
• Tova Berlinski, 106, Polish-born Israeli painter.
• Ethan Blackaby, 81, American baseball player (Milwaukee Braves).
• Morton J. Blumenthal, 90, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1971–1975).
• Michael Brecher, 96, Canadian political scientist.
• Rocco J. Carzo, 89, American football (Tufts) and lacrosse coach (Delaware).
• William Cochran, 78, American opera singer.
• Carmela Corren, 83, Israeli singer ("Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder") and actress (His Best Friend, Don't Fool with Me).
• William Daley, 96, American ceramist and academic.
• Brian DeLunas, 46, American baseball coach (Seattle Mariners, Missouri Tigers), kidney disease.
• Rod Driver, 89, British-born American mathematician and politician, member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (1987–1995, 2009–2011).
• Bas Edixhoven, 59, Dutch mathematician and academic.
• Sten Elliot, 96, Swedish Olympic sailor (1960).
• Alekos Fassianos, 86, Greek painter.
• Richard J. Ferris, 85, American business executive (United Airlines Limited), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Kevin Flynn, 82, Irish rugby union player (Wanderers, national team).
• Françoise Forton, 64, Brazilian actress (Estúpido Cupido, Tieta).
• Bob Gajda, 81, American bodybuilder.
• John Rice Irwin, 91, American cultural historian, founder of the Museum of Appalachia.
• Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, 76, Malian politician, president (2013–2020), prime minister (1994–2000) and president of the National Assembly (2002–2007).
• Tafazzal Hossain Khan, 101, Bangladeshi jurist and politician, MP (1979–1982), pneumonia.
• Birju Maharaj, 83, Indian Kathak dancer, heart attack.
• Charles McGee, 102, American fighter pilot (Tuskegee Airmen).
• Shaoli Mitra, 74, Indian playwright and actress (Jukti Takko Aar Gappo).
• Lucienne Moreau, 88, French actress.
• Andrei Mudrea, 67, Moldovan painter and plastic artist.
• Paul Myners, Baron Myners, 73, British politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2008).
• Georges Pelletier, 82, Canadian doctor.
• Alleppey Ranganath, 72, Indian composer (Pappan Priyappetta Pappan, Captain), film director and screenwriter (Ambadi Thannilorunni), COVID-19.
• Jill Robb, 87, English-born Australian film producer and executive.
• Shizuo Satō, 90, Japanese politician, councillor (1992–1998), heart attack.
• Jeremy Sivits, 42, American army reservist and convicted war criminal, COVID-19.
• Jamie Vincent, 46, English footballer (Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Swindon Town), heart attack.
• Gale Wade, 92, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs).
• Rabia Zuberi, 81, Pakistani sculptor, founder of the Karachi School of Art.

17

• Carlos Mario Álvarez, 54, Colombian politician, mayor of Armenia (2016–2018).
• Rolf Bock, 85, German football manager (Borussia Dortmund, Rot-Weiss Essen), cancer.
• Oliver Braddick, 77, British developmental psychologist.
• Jonathan Brown, 82, American art historian.
• Juan Caviglia, 92, Argentine Olympic gymnast (1952, 1960).
• Jackie Fisher, 96, English footballer (Millwall, Bournemouth).
• Armando Gama, 67, Portuguese singer-songwriter ("Esta balada que te dou").
• Edward Irons, 98, American economist, heart disease.
• Bill Jackson, 86, American television personality (The BJ and Dirty Dragon Show, Gigglesnort Hotel), complications from COVID-19.
• Dean Jaensch, 85, Australian political scientist.
• Michel Konen, 70, Belgian journalist.
• Björn Natthiko Lindeblad, 60, Swedish economist and Buddhist monk, assisted suicide.
• Benoît Lwamba, 76, Congolese magistrate, president of the Court of Cassation (2015–2020).
• Gilbert S. Merritt Jr., 86, American jurist, judge (since 1977) and chief judge (1989–1996) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
• Joseph M. Minard, 90, American politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1990–1994, 1998–2013).
• Rasheed Naz, 73, Pakistani actor (Qayamat – A Love Triangle In Afghanistan, Khuda Kay Liye, Baby).
• Stan Neilly, 79, Australian politician, NSW MLA (1981–1988, 1991–1999).
• Merrill Newman, 93, American army officer.
• Keiji Nishikawa, 60, Japanese shogi player.
• Patricia Kenworthy Nuckols, 100, American Hall of Fame field hockey player (national team) and WASP pilot.
• Karim Ouellet, 37, Senegalese-born Canadian singer-songwriter.
• M. K. Prasad, 89, Indian environmentalist, COVID-19.
• Balram Singh Rai, 100, Guyanese politician, minister of home affairs (1961–1962). (death announced on this date)
• Roger Samuels, 61, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants), cancer.
• Mihir Sengupta, 75, Indian writer.
• Raima Islam Shimu, Bangladeshi actress. (body discovered on this date)
• Michel Subor, 86, French actor (Le petit soldat, Topaz, Beau Travail), traffic collision.
• Ronald G. Tompkins, 70, American physician and academic.
• Jennifer Toye, 88, British opera singer.
• Hale Trotter, 90, Canadian-American mathematician.
• Va'ai Papu Vailupe, 77, Samoan politician, MP (1991–2001, 2006–2011) and minister of justice (1996–1998).
• Neela Wickramasinghe, 71, Sri Lankan singer, heart attack.

18

• Lorenzo Alocén, 84, Spanish Olympic basketball player (1968).
• Hilario Candela, 87, Cuban-born American architect, COVID-19.
• Sir David Cox, 97, British statistician (Cox process, Point Processes).
• Narayan Debnath, 96, Indian cartoonist (Handa Bhonda, Bantul the Great, Nonte Phonte).
• Guillaume Domingue, 36, Mauritian radio broadcaster.
• Fanita English, 105, Romanian-born American psychoanalyst.
• Burton M. Fine, 89, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1961–1965).
• Dave Finney, 88, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1962–1977).
• Ron Franklin, 79, American sportscaster (ESPN).
• Francisco Gento, 88, Spanish football player (Real Madrid, national team) and manager (Granada).
• Dick Halligan, 78, American musician (Blood, Sweat & Tears) and film composer (Go Tell the Spartans, Fear City), Grammy winner (1970).
• Lusia Harris, 66, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Delta State Lady Statesmen, Houston Angels), Olympic silver medalist (1976).
• Paavo Heininen, 84, Finnish composer and pianist.
• Freddie Hughes, 78, American gospel and soul singer, complications from leukemia and COVID-19.
• Michelangelo La Neve, 62, Italian comics writer (Dylan Dog, Martin Mystère) and screenwriter (Diabolik).
• Jean Laborde, 99, French resistant and politician, deputy (1977–1995).
• Ankica Lepej, 73–74, Croatian whistleblower, COVID-19.
• Tito Matos, 53, Puerto Rican requinto player, heart attack.
• Paddy Mendis, 88, Sri Lankan aviator, commander of the air force (1971–1976).
• Jordan Michallet, 29, French rugby union player (FC Grenoble, CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, Rouen Normandie Rugby), suicide by jumping.
• Alberto Michelotti, 91, Italian Hall of Fame football referee and player (Fidenza).
• Arnold Mickens, 49, American football player (Indianapolis Colts).
• Yvette Mimieux, 80, American actress (The Time Machine, The Black Hole, Jackson County Jail).
• Anatoliy Novikov, 75, Ukrainian judoka, Olympic bronze medalist (1972).
• Arvid Nyberg, 93, Norwegian politician, mayor of Trysil (1972–1999).
• Jan Økern, 69, Norwegian business executive.
• David L. Paul, 82, American banker (CenTrust Bank), real estate developer and convicted fraudster, complications from COVID-19.
• Don Pepot, 88, Filipino comedian, actor (Hee-Man: Master of None, My Bugoy Goes to Congress, Enteng the Dragon) and radio host, COVID-19.
• Donald Philbrick, 87, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1993–2007).
• Elio Pietrini, 83, Argentine-Venezuelan actor (Abigail, Amores de fin de siglo, Destino de Mujer), COVID-19.
• Manoel Henriques Ribeiro, 76, Brazilian politician, mayor of Manaus (1986–1988).
• Peter Robbins, 65, American actor (Peanuts, Blondie, A Ticklish Affair), suicide.
• Badal Roy, 82, Indian tabla player, percussionist and recording artist, COVID-19.
• Vic Roznovsky, 83, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies).
• Eliezer Schweid, 92, Israeli philosopher.
• Stepan Shalaev, 93, Russian politician, chairman of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions (1982–1990).
• Shi Jiuyong, 95, Chinese jurist, judge (1994–2010) and president (2003–2006) of the International Court of Justice.
• Jan Smith, 76, American Olympic speed skater (1964), complications from a stroke.
• André Leon Talley, 73, American fashion journalist (Vogue), complications from a heart attack and COVID-19.
• Eloy Tato Losada, 98, Spanish-born Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Magangué (1969–1994).

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• Tommy Angell, 97, American Olympic fencer (1964).
• Yevgeny Aryeh, 74, Israeli theater director, playwright, and set designer.
• Bill Beeny, 95, American Baptist minister.
• Sonya Biddle, 64, Canadian actress (Rebel High, Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster, The Bone Collector) and politician.
• Antonio Borrometi, 68, Italian politician, deputy (1996–2001).
• Leland Byrd, 94, American basketball player, coach and athletics administrator (Western Michigan Broncos, West Virginia Mountaineers).
• Hans-Jürgen Dörner, 70, German football player (Dynamo Dresden, East Germany national team) and manager (Werder Bremen), Olympic champion (1976).
• Dan Dworsky, 94, American architect and football player (Michigan Wolverines).
• Nils Arne Eggen, 80, Norwegian football player (Vålerenga, national team) and manager (Rosenborg).
• Elmar Fischer, 85, Austrian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Feldkirch (2005–2011), COVID-19.
• Kirsten Fründt, 54, German politician.
• Antonina Girycz, 82, Polish actress (Katastrofa, Hunting Flies, A Woman's Decision).
• Bob Goalby, 92, American golfer, Masters winner (1968).
• Stanisław Grędziński, 76, Polish Olympic sprinter (1968), European champion (1966).
• Qazi Anwar Hussain, 85, Bangladeshi writer (Masud Rana).
• Kenneth Norman Jones, 97, Australian public servant.
• Michael Jones, 79, Canadian new-age pianist and composer.
• Haig H. Kazazian Jr., 84, American geneticist, heart failure.
• Fraser Kelly, 87, Canadian journalist and broadcaster.
• Hardy Krüger, 93, German actor (Barry Lyndon, A Bridge Too Far, The Wild Geese) and author.
• Richard Liversedge, 81, British Olympic luger (1968, 1972, 1976).
• Anatoly Malofeyev, 88, Belarusian politician, speaker of the House of Representatives (1997–2002) and member of the Politburo (1990–1991).
• Gloria McMillan, 88, American actress (Our Miss Brooks).
• Tom Mount, 82, American diver.
• Aleksandr Nazarenko, 74, Russian historian, COVID-19.
• Pan Ziqiang, 85, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Marcus Reichert, 73, American painter, photographer, and film director.
• Nigel Rogers, 86, English tenor.
• Rafael Rojas, 59, Mexican operatic tenor.
• Mohan Prasad Sharma, 87, Nepalese jurist, chief justice of the Supreme Court (1998–1999).
• Lyman F. Sheats Jr., 55, American pinball designer, suicide.
• Billy Taylor, 69, British Olympic boxer (1972).
• Gaspard Ulliel, 37, French actor (Hannibal Rising, Saint Laurent, It's Only the End of the World), César winner (2017), skiing accident.
• Jamye Coleman Williams, 103, American activist.

20

• Sir Martin Berthoud, 90, British diplomat, high commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago (1985–1991).
• Heidi Biebl, 80, German alpine skier, Olympic champion (1960).
• Bobs Worth, 16, Irish racehorse.
• Gernot Böhme, 85, German philosopher and author.
• Randy Boyd, 59, Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks).
• David Bramwell, 79, British botanist.
• Bernardo Caraballo, 87, Colombian boxer, heart disease.
• Athan Catjakis, 90, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1985–1993).
• José Augusto Curvo, 72, Brazilian politician, deputy (1991–1995, 2016), complications from COVID-19.
• Frank Dutton, 72, South African police officer.
• Eduardo Flores, 77, Argentine footballer (Estudiantes), cancer.
• Carla Galle, 73, Belgian Olympic swimmer (1968).
• Ron Grey, 91, Australian senior army officer and Commissioner of the Federal Police (1983–1988).
• Gary W. Johnston, 57, American major general.
• Benjamin Kogo, 77, Kenyan steeplechase runner, Olympic silver medalist (1968), prostate cancer.
• Hattie Ladbury, 47, British actress (Mrs Brown), cancer.
• Sergio Lepri, 102, Italian journalist, director of ANSA (1961–1990).
• Emil Mangelsdorff, 96, German jazz musician.
• Meat Loaf, 74, American singer ("Two Out of Three Ain't Bad", "I'd Do Anything for Love") and actor (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), complications from COVID-19.
• Juro Mětšk, 67, German composer.
• Camillo Milli, 92, Italian actor (Fantozzi subisce ancora, L'allenatore nel pallone, Il Marchese del Grillo), complications from COVID-19.
• Domingo Miras, 87, Spanish dramatist.
• Klaus Peter Möller, 84, German politician, member (1977–2003) and president (1988–1991, 1995–2003) of the Landtag of Hesse.
• Hideo Onchi, 88, Japanese film director (Warabi no kō), lung cancer.
• Popcorn Deelites, 23, American racehorse and animal actor (Seabiscuit), colic.
• René Robert, 85, Swiss-born French photographer, hypothermia.
• Clyde Sanger, 93, British-Canadian journalist and author.
• Egon Schübeler, 94, German politician, member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein (1967–1987).
• Elza Soares, 91, Brazilian singer.
• Earl Swensson, 91, American architect (AT&T Building, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center).
• Donald Serrell Thomas, 87, British crime fiction writer.
• Karolos Trikolidis, 74, Austrian conductor.
• Sam Wetzel, 91, American lieutenant general.
• Kostiantyn Yastrub, 86, Ukrainian politician, chairman of the Cherkasy Oblast Council (1991–1992).
• Irwin Young, 94, American film stock businessman.

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• Louie Anderson, 68, American comedian, actor (Life with Louie, Baskets), and game show host (Family Feud), Emmy winner (1997, 1998, 2016), large B-cell lymphoma.
• Rex Cawley, 81, American hurdler, Olympic champion (1964) and men's 400 meter hurdles world record-holder (1964–1968).
• Romualdo Coviello, 81, Italian politician, senator (1987–2006).
• Felicia Donceanu, 90, Romanian painter, sculptor, and composer.
• James Forbes, 69, American basketball player, Olympic silver medalist (1972), complications from COVID-19.
• Francesco Paolo Fulci, 90, Italian diplomat, ambassador to the United Nations (1993–1999).
• Krzysztof Gawedzki, 74, Polish-French mathematical physicist.
• Clark Gillies, 67, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres), four-time Stanley Cup champion.
• G. William Hamilton, 88, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1973–1975, 1977–1983).
• Edwilda Gustava Allen Isaac, 84, American civil rights activist.
• Jean Jamin, 76, French ethnologist and anthropologist.
• Arnie Kantrowitz, 81, American LGBT activist and author, complications from COVID-19.
• Aftab Ahmed Khan, 81, Indian police officer, founder of the Anti-Terrorism Squad, post-COVID-19 pneumonia.
• Czesław Krakowski, 71, Polish politician, senator (1993–1997).
• Arlo U. Landolt, 86, American astronomer.
• Arnis Līcītis, 76, Latvian actor (The Favorite, Aquanauts, The Fairfax Millions).
• Adolfo Lugo Verduzco, 88, Mexican politician, president of PRI (1982–1986), senator (1982–1987) and governor of Hidalgo (1987–1993).
• Elsa Malpartida, 60, Peruvian politician, member of the Andean Parliament (2006–2011).
• Marcel Mauron, 92, Swiss footballer (FC La Chaux-de-Fonds, national team).
• Valentin Mazikin, 76, Russian politician and volleyball administrator (VC Kuzbass Kemerovo).
• David McGill, 75, Scottish lawn bowler.
• Fred Moore, 99, Australian miner and trade unionist.
• Anatoly Naiman, 85, Russian poet, translator, and writer.
• Mace Neufeld, 93, American film producer (The Hunt for Red October, Invictus, The Equalizer).
• Tatyana Nikolayeva, 102, Russian politician.
• Axel Nikulásson, 59, Icelandic basketball player (Keflavík, Grindavík, KR) and coach.
• Leonor Oyarzún, 102, Chilean family therapist, first lady (1990–1994).
• Jean-Luc Parodi, 84, French political scientist.
• Robert Phillips, 83, American poet and academic.
• Howard Radford, 91, Welsh footballer (Bristol Rovers).
• Petro Sardachuk, 83, Ukrainian diplomat, ambassador to Slovakia (1993–1994), Poland (1994–1998) and Finland (2001–2003).
• Haim Shahal, 99, Israeli naval engineer.
• Dennis Smith, 81, American writer and firefighter, complications from COVID-19.
• Arthur Tarnow, 79, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan (since 1998), heart disease.
• Terry Tolkin, 62, American music journalist and music executive (Elektra Records, Touch and Go Records, No.6 Records).
• Mario Trafeli, 93, American speed skater.
• Antonino Valletta, 83, Italian politician, senator (1994–2001).
• Billy Waddy, 67, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings).
• Gerald Weiß, 76, German politician, MP (1998–2009).
• Zhang Jie, 84, Chinese novelist.

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• Emilbek Abakirov, 92, Kyrgyz politician.
• Denise Allen, 68, Australian politician, Victorian MLA (2000–2002), cancer.
• Judy Banks, 86, Australian television presenter (Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A-Go-Go).
• Hartmut Becker, 83, German actor (Escape from Sobibor, o.k., He Who Loves in a Glass House).
• Subhash Bhowmick, 71, Indian football player (East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, national team) and manager, kidney disease.
• Jimmy Campbell, 84, Irish fiddler.
• Marc Crousillat, 62, French Olympic water polo player (1988).
• Gianni Di Marzio, 82, Italian football manager (Napoli, Catania, Catanzaro).
• Rasmi Djabrailov, 89, Russian actor (Lăutarii, Drama from Ancient Life, The Return of the Battleship) and stage director.
• Pierre Escourrou, 84, French rugby league player (AS Carcassonne, national team).
• Raphaël Esrail, 96, Turkish-born French resistance member and engineer, cancer.
• Andrew Ezergailis, 91, Latvian-born American historian, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• René Gagnon, 93, Canadian painter, cancer.
• Johan Hultin, 97, Swedish-born American pathologist.
• Robert Jashari, 83, Albanian football player (Partizani Tirana, national team) and manager (Kastrioti).
• Kathryn Kates, 73, American actress (The Many Saints of Newark, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Shades of Blue), lung cancer.
• Katuutire Kaura, 80, Namibian politician, MP (1990–2015).
• Colm Keane, 70, Irish journalist (RTÉ Radio 1), cancer.
• Craig McGregor, 88, Australian journalist.
• Ralph Natale, 86, American mobster (Philadelphia crime family).
• Agripino Núñez Collado, 88, Dominican Roman Catholic clergyman and scholar, rector of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (1970–2015).
• Phyllis E. Oakley, 87, American diplomat, assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration (1994–1997).
• Hugo Ott, 90, German historian and academic.
• Bill Owens, 84, American politician, member of the Massachusetts Senate (1975–1982, 1989–1992), COVID-19.
• António Lima Pereira, 69, Portuguese footballer (Porto, Maia, national team).
• Tuomo Polvinen, 90, Finnish historian, chief of the National Archives (1970–1974).
• Emerich Roth, 97, Czechoslovakian-born Swedish Holocaust survivor and writer.
• Clive Sarstedt, 78, British pop singer ("My Resistance Is Low") and musician, heart attack.
• Patrick Shai, 65, South African actor (Red Scorpion, Schweitzer, Generations), suicide by hanging.
• Kirti Shiledar, 69, Indian classical singer.
• Sverre Stensheim, 88, Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier (1960, 1964).
• Thích Nhất Hạnh, 95, Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk (The Art of Communicating, Love Letter to the Earth), co-founder of Plum Village Monastery.
• Michael Thornhill, 80, Australian film producer, screenwriter, and director (Between Wars, The FJ Holden, The Everlasting Secret Family).
• Roger Wallis, 80, British-Swedish journalist and radio presenter.
• Alon Wieland, 86, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (2003–2014).
• Joe Yukica, 90, American college football player and coach (Boston College Eagles, Dartmouth Big Green, New Hampshire Wildcats).

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• Beegie Adair, 84, American jazz pianist.
• William Álvarez, 87, Colombian-Spanish tennis player and coach.
• Kenes Aukhadiev, 83, Kazakh politician.
• Edgar S. Cahn, 86, American law professor and counsel.
• Renato Cecchetto, 70, Italian actor (Parenti serpenti, Fracchia la belva umana, Pierino colpisce ancora) and voice actor, traffic collision.
• Marie-Claire Chevalier, 66, French abortion rights activist.
• Narciso Debourg, 96, Venezuelan sculptor.
• Božidar Đurašević, 88, Serbian chess player.
• Maiquel Falcão, 40, Brazilian mixed martial artist, stabbed.
• Enzo Fasano, 70, Italian politician, deputy (2001–2006, since 2018), cancer.
• Trude Feldman, 97, American journalist (The New York Times, The Washington Post), member of the White House Press Corps.
• Antonio Fernández, 79, Spanish football player and coach (Málaga).
• Guo Shuyan, 86, Chinese politician, governor of Hubei (1990–1993).
• Ezra Kanoho, 94, American politician, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1987–2006), heart failure.
• Hiroyuki Konishi, 85, Japanese politician, councilor (1980–1992).
• Serge Korber, 85, French film director (An Idiot in Paris, A Little Virtuous, L'homme orchestre) and screenwriter.
• Barbara Krafftówna, 93, Polish actress (Tonight a City Will Die, How to Be Loved, The Saragossa Manuscript).
• Keto Losaberidze, 72, Georgian archer, Olympic champion (1980).
• Lourdes Maldonado López, 52, Mexican journalist, shot.
• Jean-Claude Mézières, 83, French comic book artist (Valérian and Laureline).
• Bruce Miller, 99, New Zealand soil chemist and scientific administrator.
• Thierry Mugler, 73, French fashion designer.
• Baillieu Myer, 96, Australian businessman and philanthropist.
• R. Nagaswamy, 91, Indian historian, archaeologist and epigraphist.
• Osea Naiqamu, 60, Fijian politician, MP (since 2014).
• Carlo Parietti, 71, Italian journalist and trade unionist.
• Roberto Romulo, 83, Filipino businessman and diplomat, secretary of foreign affairs (1992–1995).
• Guy Saint-Pierre, 87, Canadian politician and businessman, Quebec MNA (1970–1976).
• Larry Salmans, 84, American politician, member of the Kansas Senate (1997–2005).
• Janet Scott, 57, South African chemist.
• Alan A. Stone, 92, American lecturer and psychologist, laryngeal cancer.
• Armido Torri, 83, Italian Olympic rower (1960).
• Lavrentije Trifunović, 86, Serbian Orthodox prelate, eparch of Western Europe (1973–1989) and Šabac (since 1989).
• Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, 72, Ugandan economist and banker, governor of the Bank of Uganda (since 2001), complications from diabetes.
• Zofia Walasek, 89, Polish Olympic middle-distance runner (1960).
• Glyndwr Williams, 89, British historian.
• Rolf Zehetbauer, 92, German production designer (Cabaret, The NeverEnding Story, Das Boot), Oscar winner (1973).

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• Theresa Amayo, 88, Brazilian actress (S.O.S. Mulheres ao Mar, The Pilgrim).
• John Arrillaga, 84, American real estate developer and philanthropist.
• Aftab Baloch, 68, Pakistani cricketer (national team).
• Tadeusz Bradecki, 67, Polish actor (Camera Buff, The Constant Factor, Schindler's List) and stage director.
• Olavo de Carvalho, 74, Brazilian polemicist and conspiracy theorist, COVID-19.
• Szilveszter Csollány, 51, Hungarian gymnast, Olympic champion (2000), COVID-19.
• Constance Edjeani-Afenu, Ghanaian military officer.
• Ron Esau, 67, American racing driver.
• Ronnie Fearn, Baron Fearn, 90, British politician, MP (1987–1992, 1997–2001), member of the House of Lords (2001–2018).
• Greta Ferušić, 97, Bosnian architect and academic, survivor of Auschwitz and the Siege of Sarajevo.
• Fatma Girik, 79, Turkish actress (Karakolda Ayna Var, Kız Kolunda Damga Var, Seviştiğimiz Günler), complications from COVID-19.
• Silvia Gmür, 82, Swiss architect.
• Tomoo Ishii, 98, Japanese golfer.
• Hubertus Kramer, 62, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (since 2005).
• Miriam Naor, 74, Israeli jurist, president of the Supreme Court (2015–2017).
• Sally Olsen, 87, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1979–1992).
• Stevan K. Pavlowitch, 88, Serbian-born British historian.
• Ayberk Pekcan, 51, Turkish actor (Mustang, Winter Sleep), lung cancer.
• Osvaldo Peredo, 91, Argentine tango singer.
• Joaquim Amado Quevedo, 75, Brazilian politician, mayor of Tatuí (1983–1987, 1993–1996).
• Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar, 74, Pakistani politician, MNA (2013–2018).
• Sheldon Silver, 77, American politician, member (1977–2015) and speaker (1994–2015) of the New York State Assembly.
• Arnaud Spire, 82, French journalist (L'Humanité).
• Borislav Stevanović, 46, Serbian footballer (Radnički Niš, Rad, BASK).

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• Ekundayo Adeyinka Adeyemi, 84, Nigerian academic and architect.
• Judd Bernard, 94, American film producer (Double Trouble, Blue. The Marseille Contract).
• Hector Borda Leaño, 94–95, Bolivian politician, anthropologist, and poet, member of the Chamber of Senators (1982–1985).
• Wyn Calvin, 96, Welsh comedian and entertainer.
• Svetlana Căpățînă, 52, Moldovan politician, deputy (since 2021), complications from COVID-19.
• Etchika Choureau, 92, French actress (Children of Love, A Girl from Paris, Darby's Rangers).
• Jean-Claude Corbeil, 89, Canadian linguist and lexicographer.
• Barry Cryer, 86, English comedian (I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue) and screenwriter (Doctor in the House).
• Hardev Dilgir, 82, Indian lyricist ("Tere Tille Ton"), heart attack.
• Erwin Eisch, 94, German artist.
• Vladimir Gubarev, 83, Russian writer and journalist.
• Bill Hodgson, 77, Canadian curler.
• Wim Jansen, 75, Dutch football player (Feyenoord, national team) and manager (Celtic), complications from dementia.
• Fredrik Johansson, 47, Swedish heavy metal musician (Dark Tranquillity), cancer.
• Mirza Khan, 97, Pakistani Olympic hurdler (1952).
• Pat King, 77–78, Scottish bassist (Manfred Mann's Earth Band).
• David Elliot Loye, 96, American author and psychologist.
• Donald Mahler, 88, American ballet dancer, choreographer and stage director.
• Ramón Martínez, 73, Venezuelan politician, senator (1998–2000) and governor of Sucre (1992–1998, 2000–2008), COVID-19.
• David G. Mugar, 82, American businessman and philanthropist.
• Joseph T. O'Neill, 90, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1967–1971) and Senate (1971–1977).
• Edna O'Shaughnessy, 97, South African-born British psychoanalyst.
• Ozzie, 60, African-born American western lowland gorilla, oldest male gorilla in captivity.
• Dojčin Perazić, 76, Montenegrin footballer (Red Star Belgrade, Vojvodina, FC Den Haag).
• Andy Ross, 65, British music executive.
• José Ruiz Baos, 75, Spanish bullfighter, complications from a stroke.
• Milena Salvini, 88, Italian-born French Kathakali dancer.
• Gert Schutte, 82, Dutch politician, MP (1981–2001).
• Richard Stearns, 94, American sailor, Olympic silver medalist (1964).
• Sir Crispin Tickell, 91, British environmentalist and diplomat, permanent representative to the United Nations (1987–1990), pneumonia.
• Esteban Edward Torres, 91, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–1999).
• Mark Tseitlin, 78, Kyrgyz-born Israeli chess grandmaster.
• Dolores Wilson, 93, American baseball player (Peoria Redwings, Chicago Colleens).
• Heinz Werner Zimmermann, 91, German composer.

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• Esther Alzaibar, 91, Venezuelan ceramic artist.
• Juan Báez, 86, Puerto Rican Olympic basketball player (1960, 1964).
• David Bannett, 100, American-Israeli electronics engineer, inventor of the Shabbat elevator.
• Hamman Bello, 78, Nigerian customs officer, comptroller-general of the Nigerian Customs Service (2008–2009).
• Bud Brown, 94, American politician, secretary of commerce (1987), member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1965–1983).
• Augusto Cicaré, 84, Argentine inventor, engineer, and aviation designer (Cicaré CK.1), founder of Cicaré.
• Philippe Contamine, 89, French historian.
• Gérald Ducimetière, 81, Swiss-born French artist.
• Ludmila Ferber, 56, Brazilian Christian singer-songwriter and writer.
• Roland Glowinski, 84, French-American mathematician.
• Iván Guzmán de Rojas, 87, Bolivian artist, mathematician, and scientist.
• Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, 85, Australian actress (Jedda) and Aboriginal activist.
• Narcélio Limaverde, 90, Brazilian radiologist and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará (1987–1990).
• Elgen Long, 94, American aviator.
• Janet Mead, 84, Australian Roman Catholic nun and singer ("The Lord's Prayer"), cancer.
• Jan Michalik, 73, Polish Olympic wrestler (1968, 1972).
• Moses J. Moseley, 31, American actor (The Walking Dead, Queen of the South, Watchmen).
• Ludwig Müller, 90, German Olympic middle-distance runner (1960).
• Thomas M. Neuville, 71, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1990–2008).
• Víctor Paredes Guerra, 77, Peruvian politician, member (1990–1992), and president (1990–1991) of the Congress of the Republic, COVID-19.
• Ruy Pérez Tamayo, 97, Mexican pathologist and immunologist.
• Julio Radilović, 93, Croatian comic book artist.
• Mohamad Jemuri Serjan, 92, Malaysian jurist, chief judge of Sabah and Sarawak (1991–1994).
• Jeremiah Stamler, 102, American cardiovascular epidemiologist.
• Ernst Stankovski, 93, Austrian actor (To Be Without Worries, The Good Soldier Schweik, Help, I Love Twins).
• Morgan Stevens, 70, American actor (Fame, A Year in the Life, Melrose Place), heart disease.
• Tony Urquhart, 87, Canadian painter.
• Tim Van Galder, 77, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (KMOV), cancer.
• Peter Wood, 70, English cricketer (Nottinghamshire).
• Glenn Yates Jr., 94, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1965–1971).

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• Alain Bancquart, 87, French composer.
• Georg Christoph Biller, 66, German choral conductor, Thomaskantor (1992–2015).
• Bill Borders, 91, American Olympic wrestler (1952).
• Tommy Brennan, 89, Scottish trade unionist and political activist.
• Buck's Boy, 29, American thoroughbred racehorse.
• Gwinyai Chingoka, 39, Zimbabwean tennis player, complications from a traffic collision.
• Gene Clines, 75, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers), World Series champion (1971).
• Dai Yongnian, 92, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Antoine Dalla Cieca, 90, French football player (Racing Club de France Football) and manager (Paris FC).
• Andy Devine, 79, English actor (Emmerdale, Queer as Folk), complications from a fall.
• Mohammad Ali Farrokhian, 86, Iranian wrestler.
• Edwin F. Flowers, 91, American judge, justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1975–1976).
• Lady Veronica Gibson, 85, Scottish arts patron.
• Gary K. Hart, 78, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1974–1982) and Senate (1982–1994).
• Pavlo Kuznietsov, 71, Ukrainian politician, deputy (1998–2002), COVID-19.
• Martin Leach-Cross Feldman, 87, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (since 1983).
• Mark Levine, 83, American jazz musician, author, and educator, pneumonia.
• Woody Mann, 69, American guitarist.
• Nedjeljko Mihanović, 91, Croatian politician, speaker of the Parliament (1994–1995) and member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
• Max Moszkowicz, 95, German-born Dutch lawyer.
• René de Obaldia, 103, French playwright and poet, member of the Académie Française.
• László Palácsik, 62, Hungarian Olympic biathlete (1984).
• María Pellicer, 72, Spanish politician, deputy (1993–1996), member of the Aragonese Courts (1999–2011) and mayor of Castejón de Sos (2003–2011).
• Matthew Reeves, 44, American murderer, execution by lethal injection.
• Ri Yong-mu, 97, North Korean military officer, vice president of the National Defence Commission (since 2007), heart attack.
• Mick Ryan, 80, British racehorse trainer.
• Salih Šehović, 85, Bosnian footballer (Leotar, Sarajevo, Dinamo Zagreb).
• Susan Shaw, 78, American environmental health scientist, ocean conservationist, and author, founder of the Shaw Institute.
• Charanjit Singh, 90, Indian field hockey player, Olympic champion (1964).
• Karl Spiehs, 90, Austrian film producer (Dance with Me Into the Morning, Always Trouble with the Teachers, Cola, Candy, Chocolate).
• Arnold Squitieri, 85, American mobster.
• John St. Cyr, 86, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1967–1972).
• Coulson Tough, 95, American architect.
• Diego Verdaguer, 70, Argentine singer-songwriter, COVID-19.
• Kenneth Wannberg, 91, American composer (The Tender Warrior, The Great American Beauty Contest, The Four Deuces) and sound editor.

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• Alphabet Soup, 30, American racehorse, euthanized.
• George Ayittey, 76, Ghanaian economist, president of the Free Africa Foundation.
• Joseph Belmont, 74, Seychellois politician, vice president (2004–2010).
• Sir Erik Bennett, 93, British Royal Air Force vice-marshal.
• Garry Knox Bennett, 87, American woodworker.
• Richard Christiansen, 90, American theatre and film critic (The Chicago Tribune).
• Richard L. Duchossois, 100, American Hall of Fame racetrack (Arlington Park, Churchill Downs) and racehorse owner.
• Paolo Gioli, 79, Italian film director and photographer.
• Werner Großmann, 92, German Stasi general.
• Lali Gulisashvili, 66, Georgian poet.
• John Hare, 87, British conservationist, author and explorer.
• Heidemarie Koch, 78, German Iranologist.
• Brigitte Kowanz, 64, Austrian artist.
• Hans-Peter Lanig, 86, German alpine skier, Olympic silver medalist (1960).
• Guy Laporte, 69, French rugby union player (SC Graulhet, national team), heart attack.
• Donald May, 92, American actor (Colt .45, The Edge of Night, Texas), laryngeal cancer.
• Mel Mermelstein, 95, Czechoslovakian-born American Holocaust survivor, complications from COVID-19.
• Gilles Mirallès, 55, French chess player.
• Abang Muhammad Salahuddin, 100, Malaysian politician, governor of Sarawak (1977–1981, 2001–2014).
• Harry Steele, 92, Canadian businessman.
• Wayne Stenehjem, 68, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1976–1979) and Senate (1980–2000), and attorney general (since 2000).
• Elis Svärd, 25, Swedish golfer.
• John Tuttle, 70, American politician, member of the Maine Senate (1984–1988, 2012–2014) and four-time member of the House of Representatives.
• Vladimir Virchis, 48, Ukrainian boxer, suicide by hanging.

29

• Suresh Bansal, 78, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (2012–2017), COVID-19.
• Tony Barrand, 76, British-born American folk singer and academic.
• Marie-Françoise Baslez, 75, French historian and academic.
• Jean-Paul Bordeleau, 78, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1976–1985).
• Rashid Byramji, 88, Indian horse trainer.
• Barbara A. Curran, 81, American politician and judge, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1974–1980), judge of the New Jersey Superior Court (1992–2000).
• Des Drummond, 63, British rugby league player (Leigh, Warrington, national team).
• Marty Engel, 90, American Olympic hammer thrower (1952).
• Leonard Fenton, 95, English actor (EastEnders).
• David Gordon, 85, American dancer and choreographer.
• David Green, 61, Nicaraguan baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants), respiratory failure.
• Rainer Hannig, 69, German Egyptologist.
• Howard Hesseman, 81, American actor (WKRP in Cincinnati, This Is Spinal Tap, Head of the Class), complications from colon surgery.
• Jo Kendall, 81, British actress (Emmerdale), comedian (I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again) and writer.
• Rudi Kopp, 95, German Olympic cross-country skier (1952, 1956).
• Sam Lay, 86, American Hall of Fame drummer (Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield Blues Band).
• Simon Lokodo, 64, Ugandan politician.
• Michelle Marquais, 95, French actress (The Taking of Power by Louis XIV, Villa Amalia).
• Ralph Mellanby, 87, Canadian sportscaster and television producer (Hockey Night in Canada).
• Mary Ryan Munisteri, 83, American soap writer (Ryan's Hope, Loving, Tribes).
• Bernard Quilfen, 72, French road racing cyclist.
• Hermenegildo Ramírez Sánchez, 92, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, territorial prelate of Huautla (1975–2005), COVID-19.
• Danny Ranes, 78, American serial killer.
• Gerd Schädlich, 69, German football manager (Chemnitzer FC, Erzgebirge Aue, FSV Zwickau).
• Les Shapiro, 65, American sports broadcaster (CBS Sports, ESPN), lung cancer.
• Brijraj Singh, 87, Indian politician, MP (1962–1977), cardiac arrest.
• Iqbal Singh, 95, Indian spiritual leader, founder of Eternal University and Akal University.
• John K. Singlaub, 100, American military officer, co-founder of Western Goals Foundation.
• Pete Smith, 63, New Zealand actor (The Quiet Earth, The Piano, Once Were Warriors), kidney disease.
• Michael Spafford, 86, American artist, lung cancer.
• Victor Sulin, 79, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1991–1995).
• Freddy Thielemans, 77, Belgian politician, mayor of Brussels (1994–1995, 2001–2013).
• Jon Western, 58, American political scientist.
• Kohei Yoshiyuki, 76, Japanese photographer.

30

• Frans Aerenhouts, 84, Belgian road racing cyclist.
• Francis Apesteguy, 69, French photographer.
• Jon Appleton, 83, American composer and educator.
• Geoffrey Ashe, 98, British cultural historian and author.
• Michael Beahan, 85, British-born Australian politician, member (1987–1996) and president of the Australian Senate (1995–1996).
• Maya Buzinova, 92, Russian animator (The Mitten, Gena the Crocodile, Cheburashka).
• Graham Campbell, 85, Australian football player (Fitzroy) and coach (West Perth, Glenelg).
• Art Cooley, 87, American naturalist and environmental activist, co-founder of the Environmental Defense Fund.
• Roberto Digón, 86, Argentine politician and sports executive (Boca Juniors), deputy (1985–1989, 1993–1997), COVID-19.
• Alphonse Douati, 67, Ivorian politician.
• Piero Gamba, 85, Italian orchestral conductor and pianist.
• Terry Garrity, 82, American author (The Sensous Woman).
• Barney Glaser, 91, American sociologist.
• Graciela Gutiérrez Marx, 79, Argentine artist.
• Jeffrey A. Hutchings, 63, Canadian fisheries scientist.
• Jeff Innis, 59, American baseball player (New York Mets), cancer.
• Yale Kamisar, 92, American legal scholar and author.
• Cheslie Kryst, 30, American television presenter (Extra) and beauty queen (Miss USA 2019), suicide by jumping.
• Leonid Kuravlyov, 85, Russian actor (The Little Golden Calf, Seventeen Moments of Spring, The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed), pneumonia.
• Barry Lane, 89, British Army officer, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Santiago Manguán, 80, Spanish Olympic long-distance runner (1976).
• Viktor Merezhko, 84, Russian screenwriter (Family Relations, Flights in Dreams and Reality, Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs), complications from COVID-19.
• William Mordeno, 74, Filipino sprinter, complications of COVID-19.
• S. K. Paramasivan, 102, Indian politician, MP (1962–1967).
• Philip Paul, 96, American studio drummer, COVID-19.
• Hermann Rappe, 92, German politician and trade unionist, member of the Bundestag (1972–1998), chairman of IG CPK (1982–1995) and president of ICEF (1988–1995).
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins, 84, American Hall of Fame country pianist.
• Jawdat Said, 90, Syrian Islamic scholar.
• Zvonimir Šeparović, 93, Croatian jurist and politician, minister of foreign affairs (1991–1992) and justice (1999–2000).
• Sally Snodgrass, 85, American politician, member of the Idaho Senate (1991–1993).
• Abdul Rahman Sulaiman, 75, Malaysian politician and journalist, MP (1995–1999), chairman of Bernama (2010–2016).
• F. Ann Walker, American chemist.
• Robert Wall, 82, American martial artist and actor (Enter the Dragon, Game of Death, Hero and the Terror).
• Norma Waterson, 82, English musician (The Watersons), pneumonia.
• Zhu Zhaoliang, 89, Chinese agronomist and politician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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• Alejandro Alonso, 69, Mexican singer and guitarist, cardiac arrest.
• Miquel Aubà i Fleix, 56, Spanish politician, mayor of Gandesa (1999–2011) and senator (since 2015).
• Ekkehardt Belle, 67, German actor (Derrick).
• Pierre Bellon, 92, French businessman, founder of Sodexo.
• James Bidgood, 88, American filmmaker, photographer, and visual and performance artist, complications from COVID-19.
• Sir Richard Buckley, 94, British courtier and naval officer.
• Dora Cadavid, 84, Colombian actress (Yo soy Betty, la fea, Café con aroma de mujer).
• Carleton Carpenter, 95, American actor (Two Weeks with Love, Three Little Words, Summer Stock).
• Onésimo Cepeda Silva, 84, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ecatepec (1995–2012), COVID-19.
• Nancy Ezer, 74, American Hebrew scholar.
• Tatiana Farnese, 97, Italian actress (A Garibaldian in the Convent, The Mad Marechiaro).
• Delma Furniss, 87, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1984–1993) and Senate (1993–2004).
• E. William Henry, 92, American lawyer, chair of the Federal Communications Commission (1963–1966).
• Jimmy Johnson, 93, American blues guitarist and singer.
• Jiří Kyncl, 59, Czech Olympic speed skater (1988, 1992).
• Liao Cheng-hao, 75, Taiwanese politician, minister of justice (1996–1998).
• Mohamed Abdul Salam Mahgoub, 86, Egyptian politician, governor of Alexandria (1997–2006) and Ismailia Governorate (1994–1997).
• Henry J. Muller, 104, American Army brigadier general.
• Voldemaras Novickis, 65, Lithuanian handball player (Granitas Kaunas, Soviet Union national team), Olympic champion (1988), cancer.
• Mike Nykoluk, 87, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears).
• Thomas A. Pankok, 90, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1982–1986).
• Vicharnnoi Porntawee, 74, Thai Muay Thai kickboxer, renal failure.
• Radko Pytlík, 93, Czech literary historian and writer.
• Flemming Quist Møller, 79, Danish animator (Benny's Bathtub, Jungledyret Hugo) and screenwriter (Black Harvest), heart attack.
• C. R. Rajagopalan, 64, Indian folklore researcher, COVID-19.
• Isabel Robalino, 104, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, senator (1968–1970).
• Willy Schneider, 92, Swiss Olympic sprinter (1972).
• Bienvenu Sene Mongaba, 55, Congolese writer.
• Leon Silver, 96, American geologist.
• Rajeev Kumar Singh, 69, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1985–1991, 1996–2017).
• Jerry Snyder, 92, American baseball player (Washington Senators).
• Gloria Tew, 98, American abstract sculptor.