Deaths in December 2022

The following is a list of notable deaths in December 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.

December 2022

1

• Tumso Abdurakhmanov, 36, Russian blogger and Chechen dissident, shot.
• Ferry Mursyidan Baldan, 61, Indonesian politician, minister of land and spatial planning (2014–2016) and MP (1997–2009).
• Ercole Baldini, 89, Italian cyclist, Olympic champion (1956).
• Gerardo Bianco, 91, Italian politician, minister of education (1990–1991) and deputy (1968–1994, 2001–2008).
• Norm Brown, 79, Australian footballer (Fitzroy).
• Kypros Chrysostomides, 80, Cypriot lawyer and politician, MP (2006–2008).
• Skip Cleaver, 78, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2016–2022).
• Thomas C. Corrigan, 84, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1987–2006).
• Mylène Demongeot, 87, French actress (The Crucible, French California, 36 Quai des Orfèvres), primary peritoneal carcinoma.
• Hannes Keller, 88, Swiss mathematician and deep diver.
• Igor Krichever, 72, Russian academic and mathematician.
• Gary LaPaille, 68, American politician, member of the Illinois Senate (1993–1995), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Sylvia La Torre, 89, Filipino actress (One Two Bato, Three Four Bapor) and singer.
• Quentin Oliver Lee, 34, American baritone and actor (The Phantom of the Opera), colon cancer.
• Lu Zhuguo, 94, Chinese screenwriter (The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest, On the Mountain of Tai Hang) and writer.
• Yadollah Maftun Amini, 96, Iranian poet, cardiac arrest.
• Robert Morris, 79, British historian. (death announced on this date)
• Abdul Hamid Pawanteh, 78, Malaysian politician, twice MP, Menteri Besar of Perlis (1986–1995) and president of the Dewan Negara (2003–2009).
• Roni Peiponen, 25, Finnish footballer (Klubi 04, Åsane, HJK Helsinki). (death announced on this date)
• Ludwik Peretz, 99, French architect.
• Gaylord Perry, 84, American Hall of Fame baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres).
• Vasu Pisharody, 79, Indian Kathakali actor, heart disease.
• Dorothy Pitman Hughes, 84, American feminist.
• Julia Reichert, 76, American documentarian (American Factory, Seeing Red, Union Maids), Oscar winner (2019), bladder cancer.
• Alain Sailhac, 87, French chef.
• Harald Schießl, 48, German jurist, judge of the Federal Fiscal Court (since 2015).
• Haralds Sīmanis, 71, Latvian singer.
• Samresh Singh, 81, Indian politician, Jharkhand (2009–2014) and four-time Bihar MLA.
• Andrew Speight, 58, Australian-born American saxophonist, struck by train.
• Omar Trujillo, 45, Mexican footballer (Morelia, Celaya, national team), cardiac arrest.
• Yoo Jae-geon, 85, South Korean politician, MNA (1996–2008).

2

• Afzaal Ahmad, Pakistani actor (Permit, Malanga, Mukhra), brain haemorrhage.
• Assem Allam, 83, Egyptian-British football executive, chairman of Hull City (2010–2022), cancer.
• Tony Allen, 83, English footballer (Stoke City, Bury, national team).
• Imran Aslam, 70, Pakistani journalist, screenwriter (Parey Hut Love) and media personality.
• Mahmoud Bayati, 94, Iranian football player (Taj, national team) and manager.
• Walter Broadnax, 78, American academic administrator and professor of politics.
• Jaume Camps i Rovira, 78, Spanish lawyer and politician, member of the Catalan parliament (1980–2005).
• Choi Byung-ryeol, 84, South Korean politician, mayor of Seoul (1994–1995).
• Sam A. Crow, 96, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (since 1981).
• Jharana Das, 82, Indian actress (Malajahna, Adina Megha, Hisab Nikas) and radio announcer.
• Phil Edmonston, 78, American-born Canadian consumer advocate and politician, MP (1990–1993).
• Dick Enthoven, 85, South African insurance executive, owner of Nando's (since 2014), cancer.
• Jeffrey Friedman, 63, American political scientist (Critical Review).
• Tukaram Gangadhar Gadakh, 69, Indian politician, MP (2004–2009), heart failure.
• Carolyn Grace, 70, Australian-British pilot, traffic collision.
• Raúl Guerra Garrido, 87, Spanish writer.
• Najma Hameed, 78, Pakistani politician, senator (2009–2021).
• Doreen Hamilton, 71, Canadian politician, Saskatchewan MLA (1991–2007) and mayor of Regina (1988), cancer.
• Jill Jolliffe, 77, Australian journalist and author.
• Yoshio Kikugawa, 78, Japanese football player (Mitsubishi Motors, national team) and manager (Chuo Bohan), pneumonia.
• Dominique Lapierre, 91, French writer (City of Joy, Is Paris Burning?, O Jerusalem!).
• Floris Maljers, 89, Dutch business executive, CEO of Unilever (1984–1994).
• Louis Negin, 93, British-born Canadian actor (Get Charlie Tully, Rabid, Physical Evidence).
• Jo Carol Pierce, 78, American singer-songwriter and playwright, cancer.
• Qerlos, 94, Eritrean prelate, patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church (since 2021).
• Duncan Robinson, 79, British art historian and academic.
• Gaddis Smith, 90, American historian and foreign policy expert.
• Laila Storch, 101, American oboist.
• Al Strobel, 83, American actor (Twin Peaks, Child of Darkness, Child of Light, Megaville).
• Tiit-Rein Viitso, 84, Estonian linguist.

3

• Konysbai Abil, 68, Kazakh poet, composer and journalist.
• Willi Blodt, 93, German politician, member of the Landtag of Hesse (1966–1970).
• Gordon Bradt, 98, American art designer.
• Paul Broughton, 91, Australian rugby league player (St. George) and coach (Balmain, Newtown).
• Kenneth O. Chilstrom, 101, American air force colonel and test pilot.
• Michael Collins, 82, Irish politician, TD (1997–2007).
• John Edward Critien, 73, Maltese Roman Catholic official, grand chancellor of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (2016–2017).
• Jamie Freeman, 57, British singer and songwriter, brain cancer.
• Milton Gómez, 74, Bolivian mining union leader and politician, minister of labor, employment, and social security (2019).
• Ursula Hayden, 56, American professional wrestler (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) and actress, cancer.
• Svenne Hedlund, 77, Swedish singer (Hep Stars, Idolerna, Svenne and Lotta).
• Sonny Holland, 84, American football player and coach (Montana State Bobcats).
• Leslie Houlden, 93, British Anglican priest and academic.
• Janis Hunter, 66, American music manager.
• Antigone Kefala, 87, Romanian-born Australian poet.
• Jim Kolbe, 80, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1985–2007) and Arizona Senate (1977–1982), stroke.
• Volodymyr Kozhukhar, 81, Ukrainian classical conductor.
• Angelo Marciani, 94, Italian Olympic water polo player (1956).
• ABM Ghulam Mostafa, 88, Bangladeshi businessman and politician, MP (2008–2014).
• Bobby Naughton, 78, American jazz vibraphonist and pianist.
• Annie Yellowe Palma, 60, British poet, author and child protection advocate.
• Kochu Preman, 67, Indian actor (Dilliwala Rajakumaran, Udayon, My Big Father) and comedian.
• Tyler Roberts, American adult film actor, heart failure.
• Gina Romand, 84, Cuban-Mexican actress (I Am Very Macho, Immediate Delivery, Los astronautas).
• Ilya Shtemler, 89, Russian writer, COVID-19.
• Svyatoslav Sokol, 76, Russian politician, deputy (1995–2003, 2007–2016), heart attack.
• Hari Vairavan, Indian actor (Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Naan Mahaan Alla, Kullanari Koottam), kidney failure.
• Eduardo Vio Grossi, 78, Chilean lawyer and academic, judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2010–2021).
• Alfons Vogtel, 70, German businessman and politician, member of the Landtag of Saarland (1985–2007).
• Tony Waldrop, 70, American middle-distance runner and academic administrator, president of the University of South Alabama (2014–2021).
• Alexandre Zelkine, 84, French folk music singer and rail transport modelist.
• Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, 78, Kazakh basketball player (CSKA Moscow, Soviet Union national team) and coach, Olympic champion (1972).

4

• Amable Aristy, 73, Dominican politician, member (1990–1999, since 2010) and president (1994–1998) of the senate, cardiac arrest.
• David Bishop, 78, British politician.
• June Blair, 90, American model and actress (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Hell Bound, The Rabbit Trap).
• Nick Bollettieri, 91, American Hall of Fame tennis coach.
• Hamadi Bousbiaâ, 88, Tunisian businessman and sporting director.
• Saïd Chibane, 97, Algerian doctor and politician, minister of religious affairs and endowments (1989–1991).
• Yuriy Dubrovin, 83, Russian-Ukrainian actor (D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers, Trial on the Road, The Prisoner of Château d'If).
• Mofeed Fawzy, 89, Egyptian journalist (Rose al-Yūsuf) and television presenter (Al Qahera Al Youm).
• Barry Fraser, 82, Canadian ice hockey executive (Edmonton Oilers).
• Manuel Göttsching, 70, German musician (Ash Ra Tempel, Ashra) and composer (E2-E4).
• Peter Hedger, 82, British racehorse trainer.
• Saeed Mohammad Khan, 87, Pakistani naval officer, chief of naval staff (1991–1994) and chairman of PNSC (1988–1990).
• Kevin Kilmurray, 72, Irish Gaelic footballer (Offaly).
• Magomedali Magomedov, 92, Russian politician, chairman of the State Council of Dagestan (1994–2006).
• Bob McGrath, 90, American actor and singer (Sesame Street, Follow That Bird, Sing Along with Mitch), complications from a stroke.
• Karl Merkatz, 92, Austrian actor (Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter, Der Bockerer, Lethal Obsession).
• Norman Pattiz, 79, American broadcaster and business executive (Westwood One, Podcast One).
• Patrick Peacock, 79, Canadian lawyer, president of the Canadian Bar Association (1988–1989).
• Pablo Puente, 91, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to Indonesia (1980–1986), Lebanon (1989–1997) and Kuwait (1993–1997).
• Antonio Recalcati, 84, Italian painter and sculptor.
• Jacqueline Rigaud, 97, French resistance fighter, Righteous Among the Nations (2017).
• Gino Scarpa, 98, Italian-born Norwegian painter, printmaker and sculptor.
• Alex Sherzer, 51, American chess grandmaster and physician.
• Patrick Tambay, 73, French racing driver (Formula One), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Robert E. Tranquada, 92, American physician and academic administrator.
• Jeffrey James West, 72, British Anglican priest.

5

• Kirstie Alley, 71, American actress (Cheers, Veronica's Closet, Look Who's Talking), Emmy winner (1991, 1994), colon cancer.
• Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi, 67, Indian poet.
• Jess Barr, 46, American guitarist (Slobberbone).
• John Beckwith, 95, Canadian composer, writer and pianist.
• Georges Caudron, 70, French actor and artistic director (Médecins de nuit).
• Jeremy Davies, 87, English Roman Catholic priest and exorcist, co-founder of the International Association of Exorcists.
• František Dostál, 84, Czech photographer.
• L. Patrick Engel, 90, American politician, member of the Nebraska Legislature (1993–2009).
• Hamsou Garba, 63, Nigerien singer.
• Jay Goldberg, 89, American lawyer and author.
• Mária Kráľovičová, 95, Slovak actress.
• John McGeever, 83, American football player (Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins).
• Jost Meier, 83, Swiss composer and orchestral conductor.
• Anthea Millett, 81, British educator.
• Marie-Édouard Mununu, 86, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1985–1986) and bishop of Kikwit (1986–2016).
• Terrence O'Hara, 76, American television director (NCIS, Smallville, Grimm), cancer.
• Eduard Ovčáček, 89, Czech graphic artist.
• Éric Pfrunder, 74, French artistic director.
• Bernd Rohr, 85, German racing cyclist.
• Hélène Roussel, 90, French actress (The Apprentices, A Christmas Tale).
• Jim Stewart, 92, American Hall of Fame record producer, co-founder of Stax Records.
• Sahibzada Nazir Sultan, 78, Pakistani politician, MNA (1970–1985, 1988–1997, 2013–2018).
• Ronaldo Veitía, 75, Cuban judo coach, complications from diabetes.
• Sam Wakim, 85, Canadian lawyer and politician, MP (1979–1980).

6

• Yoginder K Alagh, 83, Indian economist, chairman of IRMA (2006–2012).
• Risto Alapuro, 78, Finnish sociologist.
• James Alty, 83, British computer scientist.
• Miha Baloh, 94, Slovenian actor (And Love Has Vanished, Among Vultures, Winnetou and the Crossbreed).
• Jet Black, 84, English drummer (The Stranglers).
• Antonio D'Amico, 63, Italian fashion designer.
• Andrée Damant, 93, French actress (Plus belle la vie, Amélie, Belle and Sebastian).
• Jan-Åke Edvinsson, 81, Swedish Hall of Fame ice hockey administrator, general secretary of IIHF (1986–2006).
• Alain Fousseret, 66, French politician, member of the Regional Council of Franche-Comté (since 1998).
• Beto Fuscão, 72, Brazilian footballer (América, Grêmio, national team), stomach cancer.
• Pavel Gajdoš, 86, Czech Olympic gymnast (1960, 1964).
• Huang Kezhi, 95, Chinese physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Carmen Jara, 85, Spanish copla singer.
• Hamish Kilgour, 65, New Zealand musician (The Clean, Bailter Space). (body discovered on this date)
• Hy Kloc, 75, German-born American politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2012–2018), heart attack.
• Edino Krieger, 94, Brazilian composer and conductor.
• Mills Lane, 85, American boxing referee and television personality (Judge Mills Lane, Celebrity Deathmatch).
• David Lifton, 83, American author.
• S. A. Malek, 86, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1973–1979).
• Ichirou Mizuki, 74, Japanese composer (JAM Project) and voice actor, lung cancer.
• Bill Pence, 82, American film curator and theater operator, founder of the Telluride Film Festival.
• Jacques Pousaz, 75, Swiss Olympic ice hockey player (1972), heart attack.
• Salinero, 28, Dutch dressage horse, Olympic champion (2004, 2008). (death announced on this date)
• Adolfas Šleževičius, 74, Lithuanian politician, prime minister (1993–1996).
• François Tanguy, 64, French theatre director.
• Omar Varela, 65, Uruguayan playwright and stage actor, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Bart de Vries, 57, Dutch actor (Punk Lawyer, Left Luggage, Het Woeden der Gehele Wereld), COVID-19.

7

• Karim Bavi, 57, Iranian footballer (Shahin, Persepolis, national team), bladder cancer.
• Jaroslav Bogdálek, 93, Czech Olympic alpine skier (1956).
• Bernhard Brinkmann, 70, German politician, MP (1998–2013).
• Jacques Ciron, 94, French actor (And God Created Woman, The Brain, Frantic).
• Manohar Devadoss, 86, Indian visual artist and writer.
• John Dodge, 89, British paediatrician.
• Darel Glaser, 66, American actor (Bless the Beasts and Children, An Enemy of the People).
• Armando González, 91, Spanish Olympic rower (1960).
• Clive Inman, 86, Sri Lankan cricketer (Leicestershire, national team).
• Roddy Jackson, 80, American rockabilly singer, songwriter and pianist.
• Jann-Peter Janssen, 77, German politician, MP (1994–2005).
• Johnny Johnson, 101, British Royal Air Force officer (Operation Chastise).
• Ákos Kertész, 90, Hungarian writer and screenwriter.
• Jan Nowicki, 83, Polish actor (Colonel Wolodyjowski, Spiral, Magnat), COVID-19.
• Rubby Opio Aweri, 69, Ugandan jurist, justice of the Supreme Court (since 2015).
• Rangga Sasana, 55, Indonesian internet personality, founder of the Sunda Empire.
• Ronald Sherr, 70, American painter.
• Helen Slayton-Hughes, 92, American actress (Parks and Recreation, Crazy on the Outside, Moxie).
• Mack Allen Smith, 84, American rockabilly musician.
• Herbert Volney, 69, Trinidadian jurist and politician, judge of the Supreme Court (1994–2010), MP (2010–2015).
• Stevan Vrbaški, 81–82, Serbian politician, mayor of Novi Sad (1997–2000).
• Harry Yee, 104, American bartender, inventor of the Blue Hawaii.

8

• Jean-Louis Bourgeois, 82, American author.
• Albert Brenner, 96, American production designer (Bullitt, Beaches, Backdraft).
• Djalma Corrêa, 80, Brazilian musician and composer.
• Patrick Delsemme, 48, Belgian snooker player.
• Tom Flanigan, 88, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals).
• Sylvia Flores, 71, Belizean politician, speaker of the House of Representatives (1998–2001) and president of the Senate (2001–2003).
• Gary Fox, 78, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1995–1999), cancer.
• Rostam Ghasemi, 58, Iranian military officer and politician, minister of petroleum (2011–2013) and roads (2021–2022), cancer.
• Aldona Gustas, 90, Lithuanian-German poet and illustrator.
• Martha Hildebrandt, 97, Peruvian linguist and politician, member (1995–2001, 2006–2011) and president (1999–2000) of the congress.
• Ian Hunter, 83, New Zealand naval officer, chief of naval staff (1991–1994).
• Miodrag Ješić, 64, Serbian football player (Yugoslavia national team) and manager (Partizan, Altay), traffic collision.
• Carl Kleinschmitt, 85, American television writer (The Dick Van Dyke Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., 1st and Ten), complications from myelodysplastic syndrome.
• Yitzhak Klepter, 72, Israeli singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist (The Churchills, Kaveret).
• Leno, 73, Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer.
• Lee Lorenz, 90, American cartoonist and editor (The New Yorker).
• Jackie McLeod, 92, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers) and coach (national team, Saskatoon Blades).
• Richard Miller, 80, American visual effects artist (Star Trek, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Rocketeer).
• Rizong Rinpoche, 94, Tibetan Buddhist monk, Ganden Tripa (2009–2016).
• Maurice Robert, 92, French academic and ethnologist.
• Max van Rooy, 80, Dutch writer and journalist (NRC Handelsblad).
• Lidia Elsa Satragno, 87, Argentine actress (La caída) and politician, deputy (2007–2011).
• Kevin Schamehorn, 66, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings).
• René Snelders, 85, Belgian footballer (Beerschot AC, Royal Antwerp) and businessman.
• Kayf Tara, 28, British Thoroughbred racehorse.
• Erasmus Desiderius Wandera, 92, Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Soroti (1981–2007).
• Yoshishige Yoshida, 89, Japanese film director (Coup d'Etat, A Promise, Women in the Mirror) and screenwriter, pneumonia.

9

• Pedro Miguel Arce, 46, Nicaraguan-born Canadian actor (True Blue, Land of the Dead, Are We Done Yet?), cancer.
• Jovit Baldivino, 29, Filipino singer (Pilipinas Got Talent) and actor, intracranial aneurysm.
• Scott M. Bennett, 45, American politician, member of the Illinois Senate (since 2015), complications from a brain tumor.
• Gaston Bogaerts, 101, Belgian bandleader and percussionist (The Chakachas).
• Bob Cooper, 67, Australian rugby league player (Western Suburbs), cancer.
• Patricia Daly, 66, American nun.
• Herbert Deutsch, 90, American composer, co-inventor of the Moog synthesizer.
• Franco Gaudenzi, 81, Italian film producer (Robowar, Zombi 3, Shocking Dark).
• Ademar José Gevaerd, 60, Brazilian ufologist, complications from a fall.
• Jonathan Goldberg, 79, American literary theorist.
• Qamar Gula, 70, Afghan singer, cancer.
• Mihály Huszka, 89, Hungarian Olympic weightlifter (1960, 1964).
• Joseph Kittinger, 94, American air force officer and command pilot (Project Manhigh, Project Excelsior), lung cancer.
• Judith Lauand, 100, Brazilian painter and printmaker.
• Emilia Lupan, 73, Moldovan actress.
• Ruth Madoc, 79, British actress (Hi-de-Hi!, Fiddler on the Roof, Little Britain), and singer.
• Daniel Micallef, 94, Maltese diplomat and politician, speaker of the House of Representatives (1982–1986).
• Lucien Mongrain, 90, Canadian politician, mayor of Trois-Rives (since 1981).
• Abraham Nehmé, 95, Syrian Melkite Greek Catholic prelate, archbishop of Homs (1986–2005).
• Txomin Peillen, 90, French writer, linguist, and biologist.
• Čeněk Růžička, 76, Czech Roma activist.
• Soko Shimabuku, 96, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (1992–2004).
• Fredrick Terna, 99, Austrian-born American painter and Holocaust survivor.
• Jean-Nickolaus Tretter, 76, American LGBTQ activist and archivist.
• Milton Viorst, 92, American journalist (The New Yorker).
• Wes Wise, 94, American politician, mayor of Dallas (1971–1976).
• David Young, Baron Young of Graffham, 90, British politician, secretary of state for trade and industry (1987–1989) and employment (1985–1987), member of the House of Lords (1984–2022).

10

• John Aler, 73, American lyric tenor.
• John Allen, 80, British rugby union player and administrator (Leicester Tigers).
• J. J. Barnes, 79, American R&B singer.
• Walter Bénéteau, 50, French racing cyclist.
• Dave Bolen, 98, American Olympic sprinter (1948) and diplomat, ambassador to Botswana (1974–1976), Lesotho (1974–1976) and East Germany (1977–1980).
• Sulochana Chavan, 89, Indian Marathi singer (Sawaal Majha Aika!).
• Salah Fadl, 84, Egyptian writer and translator.
• John Fogarty, 75, New Zealand jurist, king's counsel (since 1990), judge of the High Court (2003–2017).
• Dame Beryl Grey, 95, English ballerina.
• Tracy Hitchings, 60, English singer (Landmarq), cancer.
• Georgia Holt, 96, American singer and actress (Watch the Birdie, Grounds for Marriage), subject of Dear Mom, Love Cher.
• Gabor Kalman, 92, Hungarian-American physicist.
• Tony Lancaster, 84, British-American Bayesian econometrician.
• Victor Lewis-Smith, 65, British writer and producer (In Confidence).
• Antonio Mazzone, 87, Italian lawyer and politician, deputy (1983–1989, 1994–1996), MEP (1989–1994).
• Tshala Muana, 64, Congolese singer (La Vie est Belle, Aya of Yop City).
• Aziouz Raïs, 68, Algerian chaabi singer.
• Gajiro Sato, 78, Japanese actor (Otoko wa Tsurai yo).
• Otto Seidl, 80, German judge, vice-president of the Federal Constitutional Court (1995–1998).
• Paul Silas, 79, American basketball player (Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics) and coach (Charlotte Hornets), cardiac arrest.
• José Ángel Trelles, 78, Argentine singer, musician and composer.
• Soňa Valentová, 76, Slovak actress (Witchhammer, The Feather Fairy, Requiem pro panenku).
• Kihnu Virve, 94, Estonian folk singer.
• Grant Wahl, 49, American sports journalist (Sports Illustrated) and author (The Beckham Experiment), aortic aneurysm.
• Ryuji Yamane, 74, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (2001–2013), lung cancer.

11

• Angelo Badalamenti, 85, American film and television composer (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive), Grammy winner (1991).
• Pravrajika Bhaktiprana, 102, Indian Hindu nun, president of Sri Sarada Math (since 2009).
• Chris Boucher, 79, British television screenwriter (Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Shoestring) and novelist.
• Munzur Çem, 77, Turkish writer and journalist.
• Geoff Doidge, 68, South African politician, minister of public works (2008–2010).
• Wolf Erlbruch, 74, German illustrator and writer (Duck, Death and the Tulip, 's Nachts, The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business).
• Peter Ester, 69, Dutch sociologist and politician, senator (since 2011).
• Ed Goorjian, 96, American college basketball coach (Loyola Marymount).
• Frances Hesselbein, 107, American management consultant, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA (1976–1990).
• Mel James, 74, Welsh rugby union (Swansea) and league (St Helens, national team) player.
• Neal Jimenez, 62, American film director (The Waterdance) and screenwriter (River's Edge, Hideaway).
• Effie Kapsalis, 51, American open access advocate, suicide.
• Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, 96, American Hawaiian royal princess.
• Gabriel Kinney, 101, American World War II veteran (Merrill's Marauders).
• Joseph Kromelis, 75, American street vendor, complications from burn injuries.
• Klemens Ludwig, 66, German astrologist and writer, amytrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Adrienne Mancia, 95, American film curator.
• Bruce J. McFarlane, 86, Australian economist.
• Khalid al-Misslam, 42–43, Qatari photojournalist (Alkass Sports Channels). (death announced on this date)
• Moshe Mizrahi, 72, Israeli politician, MK (2013–2015, 2018–2019).
• John Molyneux, 74, British Marxist activist, academic and author.
• Kenneth Powell, 82, Indian Olympic sprinter (1964).
• T. Radhakrishnan, 67, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019), heart attack.
• Pieter ter Veer, 77, Dutch politician, MP (1981–1982, 1989–2002).
• Washington Villarroel, 84, Chilean footballer (Universidad Católica).

12

• Jonas Abib, 85, Brazilian Roman Catholic priest, founder of Canção Nova, multiple myeloma.
• Alberto Alessi, 83, Italian politician, deputy (1981–1983, 1987–1994).
• Ekambi Brillant, 74, Cameroonian makossa singer.
• Jim Carr, 71, Canadian politician, MP (since 2015), minister of natural resources (2015–2018) and international trade diversification (2018–2019), multiple myeloma.
• Philippa Roe, Baroness Couttie, 60, British politician, leader of Westminster City Council (2012–2017) and member of the House of Lords (since 2016), cancer.
• Ciro Cruz Zepeda, 77, Salvadoran politician, president of the Legislative Assembly (2000–2001, 2002–2006, 2009–2011).
• Maurice Desnoyers, 95, Canadian architect (Autostade).
• Assunção dos Anjos, 76, Angolan diplomat, minister of external relations (2008–2010), heart attack.
• Iván Faragó, 76, Hungarian chess grandmaster.
• Roberto Ferri, 75, Italian singer, songwriter, and lyricist.
• John Gregory, 84, American football coach (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Iowa Barnstormers).
• Mirosław Hermaszewski, 81, Polish cosmonaut (Soyuz 30).
• Chaudhry Saeed Iqbal, 56, Pakistani politician, MNA (2008–2013), cardiac arrest.
• Mohan Jena, 65, Indian politician, MP (2004–2014).
• Zoe Klusáková-Svobodová, 97, Czech economist, academic and author.
• Lado Kralj, 84, Slovenian theatre critic and literary historian.
• Mike Leach, 61, American college football coach (Texas Tech Red Raiders, Washington State Cougars, Mississippi State Bulldogs), heart disease.
• Kurt Linder, 89, German football player (Urania Genève Sport, Rot-Weiss Essen) and manager (Young Boys).
• Stuart Margolin, 82, American actor (The Rockford Files, Death Wish, Bret Maverick), Emmy winner (1979, 1980), pancreatic cancer.
• Kim Mohan, 73, American game designer (Dungeons & Dragons).
• Claude Mossé, 97, French historian.
• Hermann Nuber, 87, German footballer (Kickers Offenbach).
• Latinka Perović, 89, Serbian historian and politician.
• Sheila Russell, 87, American politician, mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts (1996–1997).
• Josef Schagerl, 99, Austrian sculptor.
• Anton Šoltýs, 85, Slovak Olympic alpine skier (1964).
• Jacqueline Stanley, 94, British-Irish painter.
• Remy Sylado, 77, Indonesian author.
• Teh Hong Piow, 92, Malaysian banker, founder of Public Bank Berhad.
• Erik Tønseth, 76, Norwegian industrialist, CEO of Kværner (1989–1998).
• Zbigniew Wawer, 66, Polish academic and historian.
• Wolfgang Ziffer, 81, German actor and radio personality.

13

• Alauddin Ahammad, 74, Bangladeshi academic administrator and politician, MP (1999–2006), vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University (1998–1999).
• Sol Amarfio, 84, Ghanaian-British drummer (Osibisa).
• Miguel Barbosa Huerta, 63, Mexican politician, governor of Puebla (since 2019), deputy (2000–2003) and senator (2012–2018).
• Stephen "tWitch" Boss, 40, American dancer, television personality (The Ellen DeGeneres Show, So You Think You Can Dance) and actor (Step Up), suicide by gunshot.
• Benjamin Bossi, 69, American saxophonist (Romeo Void), complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
• Willard L. Boyd, 95, American academic administrator, president of the University of Iowa (1969–1981).
• Ranjit Singh Brahmpura, 85, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019) and Punjab MLA (1977–1980, 1997–2012).
• Ronnie R. Campbell, 68, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (since 2019), cancer.
• Paul Chollet, 94, French politician, deputy (1986–1997), mayor of Agen (1989–2001).
• Luis "Checho" González, 89, Chilean musician.
• Grand Daddy I.U., 54, American rapper (Juice Crew).
• Jean-Jacques de Granville, 79, French botanist and curator.
• Ludwig Hoffmann-Rumerstein, 85, Austrian Roman Catholic official, lieutenant ad interim (2017) of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
• Jean Landis, 104, American World War II aviator (Women Airforce Service Pilots).
• Alejandro Luna, 83, Mexican scenographer.
• Sir John MacDermott, 95, Northern Irish jurist, judge of the high court (1973–1998).
• Sylvester Mubayi, 80, Zimbabwean sculptor.
• Mikhail Musatov, 72, Russian politician, deputy (since 1995).
• Nihal Nelson, 76, Sri Lankan vocalist and songwriter, heart attack.
• Bayan Northcott, 82, English music critic (The Independent, BBC Music Magazine) and composer.
• Han Peekel, 75, Dutch television presenter, heart failure.
• David Ramsbotham, Baron Ramsbotham, 88, British military officer and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2005), fall.
• Lalo Rodríguez, 64, Puerto Rican salsa singer ("Ven, Devórame Otra Vez").
• Frank Salemme, 89, American mobster (Patriarca crime family).
• Adrian Shooter, 74, British transport executive, founder of Vivarail and member of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
• Kim Simmonds, 75, British rock guitarist (Savoy Brown), colon cancer.
• Curt Simmons, 93, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs), World Series champion (1964).
• Mariusz Walter, 85, Polish media mogul, journalist and film director, co-founder of ITI Group, co-owner of TVN.
• Richard Wurtman, 86, American neuroscientist.

14

• Bert Beverly Beach, 94, Swiss-born American Adventist theologian.
• Constantin Dinu, 77, Romanian rugby union player (Știința Petroșani, national team).
• Djene Djento, 58–59, Cameroonian singer-songwriter.
• Alex Duchart, 89, Scottish footballer (East Fife, Dumbarton, Falkirk).
• Karel van Eerd, 84, Dutch businessman (Jumbo).
• Jean Franco, 98, British-born American academic and literary critic.
• Riccardo Giovanelli, 76, Italian-born American astronomer.
• John Hughes, 92, British-born American journalist (The Christian Science Monitor, Deseret News), Pulitzer Prize winner (1967).
• Roch Kereszty, 89, Hungarian-American monk and scholar.
• Wulf Kirsten, 88, German poet, novelist, and publisher.
• Franz Kurzreiter, 78, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Austria (1986–2003).
• Jacob Luitjens, 103, Dutch Nazi collaborator.
• Charlene Mitchell, 92, American labor and civil rights activist and politician.
• Billie Moore, 79, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Cal State Fullerton Titans, UCLA Bruins, 1976 Olympic women's team), multiple myeloma.
• Mike Nish, 63, American racing driver.
• Haydée Padilla, 86, Argentine actress (Time for Revenge, The Deal, The Supporter).
• Koji Ryu, 60, Japanese musician (C-C-B), stroke.
• Sinnayah Sabapathy, 75, Malaysian Olympic sprinter (1972).
• Sir Sydney Samuelson, 97, British cinematographer.
• Cecil T. Sandifer, 99, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1972–1980).
• Frank J. Shakespeare, 97, American diplomat and media executive, ambassador to Portugal (1985–1986) and the Holy See (1987–1989).
• Georgi Stoilov, 93, Bulgarian architect and politician, MP (1966–1990), mayor of Sofia (1967–1971).
• Christopher Tucker, 81, British make-up artist (The Elephant Man, Quest for Fire, The Phantom of the Opera).
• Salim Zanoun, 88, Palestinian politician, chairman of the PNC (since 1993).

15

• Luis Aguilar, 53, Mexican writer and poet.
• Karel Anthierens, 87, Belgian journalist (HUMO, Het Laatste Nieuws, Knack).
• Bertha Barbee-McNeal, 82, American singer (The Velvelettes).
• Idrio Bui, 90, Italian racing cyclist.
• Dick Burrows, 81, Australian footballer (Richmond).
• Calpurnio, 63, Spanish comics artist and illustrator, cancer.
• Bernard Chabbert, 78, French writer and journalist.
• Dino Danelli, 78, American Hall of Fame drummer (The Rascals).
• Shirley Eikhard, 67, Canadian singer-songwriter ("Something to Talk About", "It Takes Time", "Smiling Wine").
• Sylvie Genty, 67, French writer and actress (Betty, Julie Lescaut, Navarro).
• Walter J. Husak, 80, American aerospace components manufacturer.
• Håkan Lindquist, 64, Swedish writer.
• Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater of Butterstone, 79, British politician, member of the House of Lords (1997–2016), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Liu Mingjiu, 88, Chinese translator.
• Shepherd Makunura, 46, Zimbabwean cricket player (Mashonaland A, Northerns) and coach.
• Belinda Douglas-Scott-Montagu, Baroness Montagu of Beaulieu, 90, British embroiderer.
• James J. Murakami, 91, American art director and production designer (Deadwood, Changeling, Letters from Iwo Jima), Emmy winner (2005), complications from a fall.
• Jerôme Mvondo, 85–86, Cameroonian journalist and politician.
• Eliyahu Offer, 78, Israeli football player (Hapoel Be'er Sheva) and manager (Beitar Jerusalem, Maccabi Sha'arayim).
• Louis Orr, 64, American basketball player (Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks) and coach (Seton Hall Pirates), pancreatic cancer.
• Oqtay Radjabov, 81, Azerbaijani academic and composer.
• Michael Reed, 93, British cinematographer (The Gorgon, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Galileo).
• Thai Selvam, Indian film director (Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai).
• Ademola Rasaq Seriki, 63, Nigerian politician, MP (1998–1999).
• Swami Shilananda, 97, Spanish Jesuit missionary.
• Aki Takejo, 75, Japanese actress (The Ballad of Narayama), colon cancer.
• Vikramjeet, 63, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (2017–2022), heart attack.
• Barry West, 64, English snooker player.
• Zhao Zisen, 90, Chinese engineer and politician, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, deputy (1983–1998).

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• Robert Adamson, 79, Australian poet and publisher.
• Rick Anderson, 75, American rock bassist (The Tubes).
• Elia Alessandrini, 25, Swiss footballer (Chiasso, Kriens, Stade Lausanne Ouchy), drowned.
• Antonín Bajaja, 80, Czech writer, laureate of the Czech State Award for Literature (2010).
• Doreen Brownstone, 100, British-born Canadian actress (High Life, Foodland, Silent Night).
• Petre Constantin Buchwald, 85, Romanian politician, senator (1992–1996).
• Masud Choudhary, 78, Indian police officer and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (2002–2007).
• Jean-Paul Corbineau, 74, French singer-songwriter (Tri Yann), leukemia.
• Barry Cullen, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Bisons).
• Peter Daly, 82, Irish Gaelic footballer (Ballinamere, Tullamore, Offaly).
• Paul De Keersmaeker, 93, Belgian politician, minister of agriculture (1981–1992), MP (1968–1995) and MEP (1979–1981).
• DJ Shog, 46, German trance DJ and producer.
• Ernest Fernando, 84, Sri Lankan Olympic wrestler (1964).
• Charlie Gracie, 86, American rock and roll singer ("Butterfly", "Fabulous"), complications from COVID-19.
• Hans Peter Hallwachs, 84, German actor (Degree of Murder, Slap in the Face).
• Sue Hardesty, 89, American novelist, cancer.
• Aleh Hulak, 55, Belarusian human rights defender, clot.
• Elliott H. Levitas, 91, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1985) and the Georgia House of Representatives (1965–1975).
• Bogdan Łysak, 86, Polish politician and economist, deputy (1976–1985), deputy president of the Supreme Audit Office (1989–1991).
• Klaus Mayer, 99, German Roman Catholic priest.
• Denise Meunier, 104, French schoolteacher and resistant.
• Siniša Mihajlović, 53, Serbian football player (Lazio, FR Yugoslavia national team) and manager (Bologna), leukaemia.
• Mohammad Sadeq Rouhani, 96, Iranian Shia marja.
• Jane Sherwin, 88, British actress (Doctor Who, Blake's 7).
• Jose Maria Sison, 83, Filipino writer and political activist, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines.
• Song Young-jin, 75, South Korean politician, MNA (1992–1996, 2000–2004).
• Tang Hongxiao, 91, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

17

• Lawrence Costa, 52, Australian politician, Northern Territory MLA (since 2016).
• Eloy Fernández Clemente, 80, Spanish economist and historian.
• Drew Griffin, 60, American newscaster (CNN), cancer.
• Dale Harrop, 33, New Zealand ice hockey player (Canterbury Red Devils, West Auckland Admirals, national team), drowned.
• Dieter Henrich, 95, German philosopher.
• Blanca Heredia, 88, Venezuelan beauty queen, Miss Venezuela winner (1956).
• Mike Hodges, 90, British screenwriter and director (Get Carter, Pulp, Flash Gordon).
• Jacky Jakoba, 61, Dutch Olympic baseball player (1988).
• Elayne Jones, 94, American timpanist.
• Werner Leich, 95, German Protestant clergyman, bishop of the Evangelical Church in Thuringia (1978–1992).
• Liu Dalin, 90, Chinese sexologist.
• Archer Maclean, 60, British video game programmer (Dropzone, International Karate, Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker).
• Maria Helena de Moura Neves, 91, Brazilian linguist, stroke.
• Manuel Muñoz, 94, Chilean footballer (Colo-Colo, national team).
• Anders Nyström, 89, Swedish actor (Gentleman with a Briefcase, Maria of Kvarngarden, Barnen från Frostmofjället).
• Soumanou Oke, 67, Beninese military officer.
• P-22, 12, American mountain lion, euthanized.
• Philip Pearlstein, 98, American painter.
• Nélida Piñon, 85, Brazilian-Spanish writer, president of the Academia Brasileira de Letras (1996–1997).
• Severino Poletto, 89, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of Fossano (1980–1989) and Asti (1989–1999), archbishop of Turin (1999–2010).
• Clyde L. Reese, 64, American jurist, judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals (since 2016).
• Albert Reichmann, 93, Austrian-born Canadian real estate executive.
• Christian Saulsberry, 25, American football player (Edmonton Elks), shot.
• Marie-Luise Scherer, 84, German writer and journalist (Der Spiegel, Sinn und Form).
• Mario Sconcerti, 74, Italian sports journalist (Corriere dello Sport) and writer.
• Urmas Sisask, 62, Estonian composer.
• Ann Stephens, 89, New Zealand squash and badminton player.
• Yuji Tanaka, 65, Japanese drummer (Anzen Chitai).
• Eero Tapio, 81, Finnish Olympic wrestler (1964, 1968, 1972).
• Philippe Tillous-Borde, 76, French entrepreneur and engineer.
• Sunday Tuoyo, 84, Nigerian military officer and politician, governor of Ondo State (1978–1979).

18

• Lyudmila Agranovskaya, 90, Russian mountain climber.
• Hilda Augustovičová, 88, Slovak actress.
• Pradeep Bhol, 59, Indian film director and writer (Chini), heart attack.
• Stephanie Bissonnette, 32, American dancer and choreographer (Mean Girls), medulloblastoma.
• Maurice Briand, 73, French lawyer and politician, deputy (1981–1986, 1988–1993), mayor of Guingamp (1983–1989).
• Lando Buzzanca, 87, Italian actor (Divorce Italian Style, The Girl from Parma, Il merlo maschio), complications from a fall.
• Peter Darby, 84, Irish Gaelic footballer (Trim, Meath) and hurler.
• Martin Duffy, 55, English keyboardist (Felt, Primal Scream), complications from a fall.
• Janine Ghobert, 91, Belgian judge and politician, senator (1981–1991), MP (1991–1992).
• Juan Giaconi Gandolfo, 77, Chilean doctor and politician, minister of public health (1986–1990).
• Daniela Giordano, 76, Italian actress (I See Naked, Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay, Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key).
• Hans Grosheide, 92, Dutch politician, MP (1971), state secretary for education (1963–1971) and justice (1971–1973).
• Terry Hall, 63, English singer (The Specials, Fun Boy Three) and songwriter ("Our Lips Are Sealed"), pancreatic cancer.
• Ivan Hamaliy, 66, Ukrainian football player (SKA Lviv/SKA Karpaty Lviv, FC Krystal Chortkiv) and manager.
• Wim Henderickx, 60, Belgian composer (Muziektheater Transparant) and teacher (Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, Conservatorium van Amsterdam).
• Gavin Hunter, 81, British racehorse trainer.
• Don McKenney, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, New York Rangers) and coach (Northeastern Huskies).
• Mikhail Moiseev, 83, Russian military officer and politician, chief of the general staff (1988–1991).
• Greetje den Ouden-Dekkers, 82, Dutch politician, MP (1982–1986).
• Emilio Pegoraro, 101, Italian partisan and politician, senator (1968–1972, 1976–1979) and deputy (1972–1976).
• Petro Pylypchuk, 75, Ukrainian judge, chairman of the Supreme Court (2011–2013).
• Galust Sahakyan, 73, Armenian politician, member (1995–2018) and president (2014–2017) of the National Assembly.
• Laith Shubeilat, 80, Jordanian politician, MP (1984–1993), heart attack.
• Hitomi Suzuki, 26, Japanese voice actress, cancer.
• Carol Teichrob, 83, Canadian politician, Saskatchewan MLA (1991–1999).
• Maggie Thrett, 76, American actress (The Devil's Brigade, Three in the Attic, Star Trek).
• Rosalba Todaro, Chilean economist.
• Ladislav Trojan, 90, Czech actor (Silvery Wind, High Blue Wall, Forbidden Dreams).
• Alessandra Vignoli, 79, Italian poet.
• Gavin Weightman, 77, British journalist (New Society) and documentary filmmaker.
• Xi Xi, 85, Hong Kong novelist and poet, heart failure.

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• H. Norman Abramson, 96, American engineer and scientist.
• Ali Ahmed Aslam, 77, Pakistani-born Scottish chef and restaurateur, credited with inventing chicken tikka masala, septic shock and organ failure.
• Henriette Bernier, 85, French novelist.
• Jonas Algimantas Boruta, 78, Lithuanian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Vilnius (1997–2002) and bishop of Telšiai (2002–2017).
• Max Brito, 51, Ivorian rugby union player (national team).
• Tom Browning, 62, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals), World Series champion (1990).
• Claudisabel, 40, Portuguese singer, traffic collision.
• Luc De Schepper, 65, Belgian physicist and academic administrator, rector of Hasselt University (2014–2020).
• Stanley Drucker, 93, American clarinetist.
• Mircea Dușa, 67, Romanian politician, minister of national defence (2012–2015), cancer.
• Sonya Eddy, 55, American actress (General Hospital, Those Who Can't, Barbershop), infection after surgery.
• Sandy Edmonds, 74, British-born New Zealand pop singer.
• Erwin Josef Ender, 85, German Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to Estonia (1997–2001) and the Czech Republic (2001–2003), apostolic delegate to Somalia (1990–1997).
• Khalaf Al-Enezi, 76, Kuwaiti politician, MP (1981–2016).
• Iraj Etesam, 91, Iranian architect.
• Valentina Firsova, 85, Russian Soviet politician, people's deputy (1974–1979).
• Joseph Gao Hongxiao, 77, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, coadjutor bishop (2005–2007) and bishop (since 2007) of Kaifeng.
• Encarna Hernández, 105, Spanish basketball player and coach.
• Gary Knafelc, 90, American football player (Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Cardinals), NFL champion (1961, 1962).
• Jamila Ksiksi, 54, Tunisian politician, MP (2014–2021), traffic collision.
• Gilbert Lascault, 88, French writer and art critic.
• Per-Ola Lindberg, 82, Swedish Olympic swimmer (1960, 1964).
• Jamie Lopez, 37, American reality television personality, heart disease. (death announced on this date)
• Aonghas MacNeacail, 80, Scottish Gaelic writer.
• Iván Mesías, 87, Chilean businessman and politician, deputy (1998–2002).
• Manfred Messerschmidt, 96, German historian (Germany and the Second World War).
• Yasuo Minagawa, 75, Japanese baseball player (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Hiroshima Toyo Carp).
• Graham Oakley, 93, English children's author (The Church Mice).
• Alexandr Rodin, 75, Belarusian contemporary painter.
• Al Smith, 75, American basketball player (Denver Rockets, Utah Stars), suicide.
• Steve Smoger, 72, American Hall of Fame boxing referee.
• Andrei Svislotski, 62, Russian animator (Curious George, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Rugrats).
• Rudolf Vraniak, 91, Slovak basketball player and coach (BK Iskra Svit).
• Salam al-Zaubai, 63, Iraqi politician, MP (2005–2010).

20

• Nasser Abu Hamid, 50, Palestinian prisoner (al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades), lung cancer.
• Randy Begg, 71, Canadian drummer (Wednesday), heart attack.
• Charles Edwin Brown, 86, American football player (Oakland Raiders).
• Chia Boon Leong, 97, Singaporean-Chinese Olympic footballer (1948).
• Denny Doyle, 78, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, California Angels).
• Sir Robert Gerken, 90, British naval admiral.
• Franco Harris, 72, American Hall of Fame football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks), four-time Super Bowl champion.
• Brian Horlock, 91, English Anglican priest, dean of Gibraltar (1989–1998).
• Anton Khabibulin, 44, Russian guitarist (Tantsy Minus).
• Lech Kuropatwiński, 75, Polish politician and entepreneur, deputy (2001–2007).
• Vladimír Krčméry, 62, Slovak physician, pneumonia.
• Zoran Lakić, 89, Montenegrin historian, member of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts.
• Barbara Noack, 98, German writer.
• Laura Podestà, 68, Italian Olympic swimmer (1972).
• Luigi Stucchi, 81, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Milan (2004–2020).
• Subroto, 99, Indonesian administrator and economist, secretary general of OPEC (1984–1985, 1988–1994).
• Brenda Swinbank, 93, British archaeologist.
• Toru Takahashi, 81, Japanese computer scientist.
• Iain Templeton, British drummer (The La's, Shack).
• Dejan Tiago-Stanković, 57, Serbian-Portuguese writer and translator.
• Tadeusz Werno, 91, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg (1974–2007).
• Maya Widmaier-Picasso, 87, French art curator, pulmonary complications.
• Zhu Zhihong, 89, Chinese politician, CPPCC chairman of Jiangxi (1994–2003).

21

• Alberto Asor Rosa, 89, Italian literary critic, historian, and politician, deputy (1979–1980), cardiac arrest.
• Amangeldy Aytaly, 83, Kazakh academic and politician, MP (1999–2007).
• Tony Barry, 81, Australian actor (Australia, Goodbye Pork Pie, The Time of Our Lives), melanoma.
• John Berchmans Conway, 93, Irish Roman Catholic religious sister.
• Aminah Cendrakasih, 84, Indonesian actress (Si Doel Anak Sekolahan, Tjambuk Api, Mustika Ibu).
• Christopher Dowling, 78, Maltese Olympic swimmer (1960).
• Haydeé Gastelú, 94, Argentine human rights activist (Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo).
• Franz Gertsch, 92, Swiss painter.
• Ron Hein, 73, American politician, member of the Kansas Senate (1977–1985) and House of Representatives (1975–1977).
• Ronnie Hillman, 31, American football player (Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers), Super Bowl champion (2016), complications from renal medullary carcinoma.
• Harvey Jett, 73, American guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas).
• H. R. Keshava Murthy, 88, Indian gamaka artist.
• Bilqees Khanum, 82–83, Pakistani classical singer.
• Noreen Kokoruda, 75, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (2011–2021).
• Lajos Koutny, 83, Hungarian Olympic ice hockey player (1964).
• Frank I. Marcus, 94, American cardiologist.
• Diane McBain, 81, American actress (Spinout, Surfside 6, Batman), liver cancer.
• Éric Molinié, 62, French businessman.
• Pedro Paulo Rangel, 74, Brazilian actor (Saramandaia, Vale Tudo, Gabriela).
• Gary Ridley, 77, American engineer and politician, Oklahoma secretary of transportation (2009–2017).
• Mauro Sabbione, 65, Italian composer and keyboardist (Matia Bazar).
• Pakize Suda, 70, Turkish actress.
• Ludwik Synowiec, 64, Polish Olympic ice hockey player (1980, 1984).
• Josefina Triguero Agudo, 76, Spanish judge.
• György Tumpek, 93, Hungarian swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist (1956).
• Shigeru Uchida, 83, Japanese politician, chairman of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (2003–2005).
• Zhang Guocheng, 91, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Zhao Yijun, 92, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

22

• Thom Bell, 79, Jamaican-born American songwriter ("The Rubberband Man", "La-La (Means I Love You)", "Mama Can't Buy You Love"), arranger and record producer.
• Big Scarr, 22, American rapper, drug overdose.
• Stephan Bonnar, 45, American mixed martial artist (UFC) and professional wrestler (Impact Wrestling).
• John Moffat Fugui, 61, Solomon Islands politician, MP (since 2010), cardiac arrest.
• Odd-Bjørn Fure, 80, Norwegian historian and political scientist.
• Irena Greifová, 83, Slovak theatre and film costume designer (Oil Lamps, A Night at Karlstein, Beauty and the Beast).
• Gu Zhen'an, 86, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Gui Yufang, 92, Chinese translator.
• Alikram Hummatov, 74, Azerbaijani political activist, president of the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic (1993).
• Concha Ibáñez, 93, Spanish painter and writer.
• Ze'ev Iviansky, 99, Israeli political scientist.
• Ronnie Lamont, 81, Northern Irish rugby union player (British & Irish Lions, Ireland national team).
• Long Yuqiu, 96, Chinese engineer and academic, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Gibson Mbugua, 56, Kenyan actor (The Air Up There, Vioja Mahakamani).
• Milan, 24, British Thoroughbred racehorse.
• Maria Nowak, 87, Polish economist.
• Julieta Pinto, 101, Costa Rican educator and writer.
• Victor Scherrer, 79, Belgian-born French industrialist, art collector, and essayist.
• Abbas Sheibani, 91, Iranian politician, member of the City Council of Tehran (2003–2017) and MP (1981–2000).
• Mukta Tilak, 57, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (since 2019), cancer.
• Anton Tkáč, 71, Slovak racing cyclist, Olympic champion (1976).
• Fikret Verdiyev, 75, Azerbaijani tarist.
• Ronan Vibert, 58, British actor (Saving Mr. Banks, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Snowman).
• Piet Visagie, 79, South African rugby union player (national team).
• Walter "Wolfman" Washington, 79, American blues singer and guitarist, cancer.
• Ken Wilson, 70, Australian rugby league player (Newtown, Penrith), cancer.

23

• Su'ad al-Fatih al-Badawi, 90, Sudanese politician, MP (1996–2005).
• Momo Ayed, 64, Belgian football manager (Standard Liège).
• Karnendu Bhattacharjee, 84, Indian politician, MP (1996–2008) and Assam MLA (1985–1991).
• George Cohen, 83, English footballer (Fulham, national team), world champion (1966).
• Cue Card, 16, British Thoroughbred racehorse, heart attack.
• David Dalton, 88, American violist and author.
• Cotton Davidson, 91, American football player (Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders).
• Jean-Robert de Cavel, 61, French-American chef, leiomyosarcoma.
• Trevor Fancutt, 88, South African tennis player.
• József Fitos, 63, Hungarian football player (Szombathelyi Haladás, national team) and manager (Budapest Honvéd).
• Odette Roy Fombrun, 105, Haitian writer and intellectual.
• Spyridon Galinos, 70, Greek politician, mayor of Lesbos (2014–2018) and MP (2009–2012), cancer.
• Stephen Greif, 78, British actor (Blake's 7, Casanova, Nicholas and Alexandra).
• Jiang Hualiang, 57, Chinese pharmaceutical scientist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Colin Jillings, 91, New Zealand Hall of Fame horse trainer.
• Emine Kara, Turkish Kurdish militant and activist, shot.
• John Kinch, 68, Canadian football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders), cancer.
• Rajeeta Kochhar, 70, Indian actress (Mumbai Godfather, Memsahab, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi).
• Li Wenhua, 90, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Lu Qiang, 86, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Ma Jianzhang, 85, Chinese zoologist, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Maxi Jazz, 65, English musician (Faithless) and songwriter ("Insomnia", "God Is a DJ").
• Claire McLintock, 57, Scottish-born New Zealand haematologist and obstetric physician.
• Alexandru Nacu, 95, Moldovan psychiatrist, honorary member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova.
• Christopher Needler, 78, British businessman, chairman of Hull City A.F.C. (1975–1997).
• Sir Ashok Rabheru, 70, Tanzanian-born British businessman.
• Txetxu Rojo, 75, Spanish football player (Athletic Bilbao, national team) and manager (Salamanca).
• Kaikala Satyanarayana, 87, Indian actor (Kodama Simham, Bangaru Kutumbam) and politician, MP (1996–1998).
• Massimo Savić, 60, Croatian singer (Dorian Gray), lung cancer.
• Genaro Sermeño, 74, Salvadoran football player (FAS, national team) and manager (Juventud Olímpica), complications from diabetes.
• Willie Sims, 64, American-Israeli basketball player (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Elitzur Netanya, Maccabi Tel Aviv), complications from a heart attack.
• Philippe Streiff, 67, French racing driver.
• Dax Tejera, 37, American television executive (This Week), heart attack.
• Germán Tena Orozco, 89, Mexican businessman and politician, deputy (1985–1988).
• Ed Updegraff, 100, American golfer and urologist.
• Anthony Whetstone, 95, British naval admiral.
• Zhang Youshang, 97, Chinese biochemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

24

• Vittorio Adorni, 85, Italian road racing cyclist, Giro d'Italia winner (1965).
• Pavel Antov, 65, Russian businessman and politician, deputy (since 2018), fall from a hotel window.
• V. K. Bali, 77, Indian jurist, judge of the Punjab and Haryana (1991–2005) and Rajasthan (2005–2006) high courts, chief justice of the Kerala High Court (2006–2007).
• Elena Gianini Belotti, 93, Italian writer, teacher, and activist.
• John Bird, 86, English actor (Red, White and Zero, A Dandy in Aspic) and comedian (Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life), stroke complications.
• Ray Boughen, 85, Canadian politician, MP (2008–2015).
• Kenton Edelin, 60, American basketball player (Indiana Pacers) and attorney.
• Franco Frattini, 65, Italian politician and magistrate, twice minister of foreign affairs, twice of public administration, European commissioner for justice (2004–2008), cancer.
• Colleen House, 70, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1974–1976, 1983–1986).
• Demetrious Johnson, 61, American football player (Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins).
• Edie Landau, 95, American film and television producer (Hopscotch, The Chosen, The Christmas Wife) and executive.
• Abraham Levy, 83, English Orthodox rabbi.
• Madosini, 78, South African musician.
• Mampintsha, 40, South African kwaito musician (Big Nuz), stroke.
• Jean Paré, 95, Canadian caterer and cookbook author (Company's Coming).
• Andrzej Pstrokoński, 86, Polish Olympic basketball player (1960, 1964).
• Chalapathi Rao, 78, Indian actor (Mother India, Super Police, Alluda Majaka), heart attack.
• Martin Ravallion, 70, Australian economist.
• Mario Rosa, 90, Italian historian.
• Freddie Roulette, 83, American blues guitarist and singer.
• Barry Round, 72, Australian footballer (Sydney, Footscray, Williamstown), organ failure.
• Royal Applause, 29, British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. (death announced on this date)
• John Howard Sanden, 87, American portrait artist.
• Keith Sanderson, 82, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers, Wimbledon), traffic collision.
• Tunisha Sharma, 20, Indian actress (Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, Ishq Subhan Allah), suicide by hanging.
• Tom Stacey, 92, British novelist, publisher, and journalist, pneumonia.
• Larry Starcher, 80, American jurist, member of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1997–2008).
• Kathy Whitworth, 83, American Hall of Fame professional golfer.
• Zhang Jinzhe, 102, Chinese paediatric surgeon, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

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• Azuquita, 76, Panamanian singer and composer.
• Jean Blondel, 93, French political scientist.
• Françoise Bourdin, 70, French novelist.
• Pierre Brocheux, 91, Vietnamese-French historian.
• Daniel E. Cassell, 56, Liberian psychologist and politician.
• Claudio Donelli, 94, Italian politician, deputy (1972–1976), senator (1976–1979).
• Haim Drukman, 90, Polish-born Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician, MK (1977–1983, 1999–2003), complications from COVID-19.
• Michael Fuchs, 73, German politician, MP (2002–2017).
• Joop Glimmerveen, 94, Dutch political activist.
• Luc Marius Ibriga, 66, Ivorian-born Burkinabé academic and jurist.
• Jo Sehui, 80, South Korean writer, complications from COVID-19.
• Luther Johnson, 83, American blues musician.
• John Leddy, 92, Dutch actor (Zeg 'ns Aaa).
• Li Ziliu, 90, Chinese politician, mayor of Guangzhou (1990–1996), COVID-19.
• Bogusław Litwiniec, 91, Polish theatre director and politician, senator (2001–2005) and MEP (2004).
• Alice Mahon, 85, British politician, MP (1987–2005).
• Alexey Maslov, 69, Russian military officer, commander-in-chief of the Russian Ground Forces (2004–2008).
• John H. McBryde, 91, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern Texas (since 1990).
• Evgeny Moiseev, 74, Russian mathematician, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
• Alya Nikulina, 85, Russian actress (I Still Love, I Still Hope, Confrontation, Metro).
• Yuji Nunokawa, 75, Japanese animator, founder of Pierrot.
• Fabián O'Neill, 49, Uruguayan footballer (Cagliari, Juventus, national team), complications from liver disease.
• Kevin Payne, 69, American soccer executive (D.C. United, Toronto FC, United States Soccer Federation).
• Bob Penny, 87, American actor (Forrest Gump, Sweet Home Alabama, In the Heat of the Night).
• Ridwan Saidi, 80, Indonesian politician, member of the People's Representative Council (1977–1987).
• K. P. Sasi, 64, Indian film director (Ilayum Mullum, Ek Alag Mausam).
• Ken Sidwell, 86, American college basketball (Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles) and baseball coach (Belmont).
• Francesco Silvestri, 64, Italian theater director and actor.
• Tong Tanjun, 88, Chinese oncologist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, fall.
• Rita Walter, 71, American actress (As the World Turns, The Secret Storm).
• Wang Wenjiao, 89, Chinese badminton player and coach (national team).
• Wang Zhongqi, 90, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Kyoji Watanabe, 92, Japanese historian.
• Wu Chengkang, 93, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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• Alain Bernheim, 91, French classical pianist.
• Penda Dallé, 64, Cameroonian artist and musician.
• Sergey Dmitriyev, 58, Russian football player (Zenit Leningrad, Soviet Union national team) and manager (Dynamo Saint Petersburg).
• António Mega Ferreira, 73, Portuguese writer and journalist.
• Blasco Giurato, 81, Italian cinematographer (Cinema Paradiso, A Pure Formality, The Game Bag).
• Guan Qiao, 87, Chinese engineer and politician, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, deputy (1983–1988).
• Guan Zhaoye, 93, Chinese architect, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Dorothy Iannone, 89, American visual artist.
• Cosimo Izzo, 79, Italian lawyer and politician, senator (2001–2013).
• Bojan Jamina, 43, Bosnian footballer (OFK Beograd, Slavija Sarajevo, Čelik Zenica).
• Emilian Kamiński, 70, Polish actor (Akcja pod Arsenałem, Biały mazur) and theatre director.
• Konrad Kruis, 92, German lawyer, judge of the Federal Constitutional Court (1987–1998).
• Li Qingzhong, 92, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Lasse Lönndahl, 94, Swedish singer and actor (Swinging at the Castle).
• Thomas Meaney, 92, Irish politician.
• George Obiozor, 80, Nigerian professor and diplomat.
• Munira al-Qubaysi, 89, Syrian Islamic scholar, founder of Al-Qubaysiat.
• Christian Roberts, 78, British actor (To Sir, with Love, The Anniversary, The Mind of Mr. Soames).
• Carlo d'Ippolito di Sant'Ippolito, 89, Italian Roman Catholic official, grand commander of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (2011–2014).
• Alexander Shevchenko, 61, Russian singer, composer and producer (Alsou).
• Nicola Signorello, 96, Italian politician, senator (1968–1985), mayor of Rome (1985–1988) and twice minister of tourism.
• Fred Valentine, 87, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators).
• Gio Wiederhold, 86, Italian-born American computer scientist.
• Yan Dingxian, 86, Chinese animator (Havoc in Heaven) and director (The Monkey King Conquers the Demon).

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• Jair Bala, 79, Brazilian football player (Palmeiras, Flamengo) and coach.
• Dominique Bentejac, 78, French Olympic equestrian (1972, 1976).
• Pat Briggs, American musician (Psychotica).
• Brian Casser, 86, British rock and roll singer and guitarist. (death announced on this date)
• Brian Davies, 87, British animal welfare activist, founder of the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
• René Deleris, 96, French rugby union player.
• Arnie Ferrin, 97, American basketball player (Utah Utes, Minneapolis Lakers).
• Alfred Goodwin, 99, American jurist, judge (since 1971) and chief judge (1988–1991) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, judge of the U.S. District Court for Oregon (1969–1971).
• Timo Grönlund, 68, Finnish four-time Olympic sprint canoer, traffic collision.
• Thad Heartfield, 82, American jurist, judge (since 1995) and chief judge (2003–2009) of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas.
• Andrzej Iwan, 63, Polish footballer (Wisła Kraków, Górnik Zabrze, national team).
• Jo Mersa Marley, 31, Jamaican-American musician, asthma attack.
• Rodolfo Micheli, 92, Argentine footballer (Independiente, Millonarios, national team), kidney failure.
• André Miquel, 93, French Arabist and historian.
• Stewart Albert Newblatt, 95, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan (since 1979).
• Maximilien Polak, 92, Canadian jurist and politician, Quebec MNA (1981–1989).
• Peter Roussel, 81, American political consultant, cancer.
• Giorgio Salmoiraghi, 86, Italian painter.
• Harry Sheppard, 94, American jazz vibraphonist.
• Imre Szöllősi, 81, Hungarian sprint canoeist, double Olympic silver medallist (1960).
• Tibor Viniczai, 66, Hungarian agricultural engineer and politician, mayor of Székesfehérvár (2010).

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• Bernard Barsi, 80, French Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Monaco (2000–2020), heart attack.
• Félix Alberto Beltrán Concepción, 84, Cuban graphic designer and engraver.
• Italo Bettiol, 96, Italian-French film director (Chapi Chapo).
• Black Stalin, 81, Trinidadian calypso musician.
• Jess E. DuBois, 88, American artist.
• Dick Flavin, 86, American poet.
• Akira Fujii, 81, Japanese astronomer.
• Abdul Hamid, 74, Indonesian voice actor (Si Unyil).
• Arata Isozaki, 91, Japanese architect (Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, MOCA, Nagi Museum Of Contemporary Art) and urban planner, Pritzker Prize winner (2019).
• Volodymyr Kvurt, 55, Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician, member of the Lviv Oblast Council (since 2020).
• Li Tianchu, 77, Chinese metrologist and academic, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Jaishankar Menon, 66, Indian-American computer scientist, stroke.
• Harold Lloyd Murphy, 95, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern Georgia (since 1977).
• Scott Nash, Australian hard rock bassist (Asteroid B-612).
• Vladimir Nesterov, 73, Russian engineer, director of Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (since 2005).
• Germain Anouman Ollo, 71, Ivorian businessman and politician, vice-president of the Senate (since 2018).
• Robert Pynsent, 79, British linguist.
• Sun Jingliang, 92, Chinese rocket engineer and academic, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Linda de Suza, 74, Portuguese singer, COVID-19.
• Sribhashyam Vijayasarathi, 86, Indian writer, Sanskrit grammarian, and literary critic.

29

• Eduard Artemyev, 85, Russian composer (At Home Among Strangers, Solaris, Burnt by the Sun), People's Artist of Russia (1999), complications from pneumonia.
• Roberto Boggi, 67, Italian football referee.
• John Burnett, 87, English rugby league player (Halifax).
• Keenan Cahill, 27, American internet celebrity, complications from heart surgery.
• Miroslav Číž, 68, Slovak politician, MEP (since 2019) and MP (2002–2019).
• Noël Dejonckheere, 67, Belgian road racing cyclist.
• Ruggero Deodato, 83, Italian film director (Cannibal Holocaust, Ultimo mondo cannibale, Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man), screenwriter and actor.
• Margriet Eshuijs, 70, Dutch singer.
• John Jackson, 80, English footballer (Crystal Palace, Leyton Orient, Millwall).
• Vallabhaneni Janardhan, 63, Indian actor (Family, Lakshmi Narasimha), film director (Mahajananiki Maradalu Pilla) and producer.
• Catherine Kasavuli, 60, Kenyan news presenter (KBC, Citizen TV, KTN), cervical cancer.
• Mihalj Kertes, 75, Serbian politician, minister without portfolio (1993–1994).
• Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, 89, German aristocrat, head of the house of Baden (since 1963).
• Norman A. Mordue, 80, American jurist, judge (since 1998) and chief judge (2006–2011) of the U.S. District Court for Northern New York.
• Pelé, 82, Brazilian footballer (Santos, national team), world champion (1958, 1962, 1970), colon cancer.
• Giovanni Pezzoli, 70, Italian musician (Stadio).
• Shabana Rehman Gaarder, 46, Pakistani-born Norwegian stand-up comedian and columnist, pancreatic cancer.
• Subrata Saha, 69, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (since 2011), complications from gallbladder surgery.
• Edgar Savisaar, 72, Estonian politician, prime minister of the interim government (1991–1992), minister of the interior (1995) and twice mayor of Tallinn.
• Jaysin Strife, 37, American professional wrestler.
• Dany Theis, 55, Luxembourgian football player (Union Luxembourg, national team) and manager (Jeunesse Esch), complications from a heart attack and a fall.
• Joseph Ti-kang, 94, Taiwanese Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Taipei (1989–2004), cerebral hemorrhage.
• Ian Tyson, 89, Canadian singer (Ian & Sylvia) and songwriter ("Four Strong Winds", "Someday Soon"), You Were On My Mind.
• Tony Vaccaro, 100, American photographer.
• János Varga, 83, Hungarian wrestler, Olympic champion (1968).
• Dame Vivienne Westwood, 81, British fashion designer.

30

• Vladimer Barkaia, 85, Georgian footballer (Dinamo Tbilisi, Soviet Union national team).
• Robert Dowling, 83, American magazine publisher (The Hollywood Reporter).
• Miklós Duray, 77, Hungarian minority political representative in Slovakia, MP (1992–2010).
• Brian Glencross, 81, Australian Olympic field hockey player, bronze medallist (1964), silver medallist (1968) and coach.
• James Henderson Jr., 80, American politician, member of the Arizona Senate (1985–1999).
• Jian Xianfo, 107, Chinese revolutionary, lung infection.
• Li Jing, 92, Chinese military officer, commander of PLANAF (1983–1990).
• Terence O'Brien, 86, New Zealand diplomat.
• Eric Thomas, 49, American Olympic hurdler.
• Shmuel Toledano, 101, Israeli intelligence officer and politician, MK (1977–1981).
• Barbara Walters, 93, American Hall of Fame television journalist (Today, 20/20) and talk show host (The View).
• John Quinn Weitzel, 94, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago (1986–2013).
• Don West, 59, American commentator (Impact Wrestling) and pitchman (Shop at Home Network), lymphoma.
• Janez Zemljarič, 94, Slovenian politician, prime minister of the Socialist Republic (1980–1984).

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• Benedict XVI, 95, German Roman Catholic prelate and theologian (Introduction to Christianity), Pope (2005–2013) and archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977–1982).
• Simon Hanley, 60, British sports commentator.
• Kim Jung-man, 68, South Korean photographer, pneumonia.
• Jaffar Khan Leghari, 81, Pakistani politician, MNA (since 2002).
• Salvador Sánchez-Terán, 88, Spanish lawyer and politician, minister of transport and communications (1978–1980) and of labour (1980), deputy (1977–1982).
• Pietro Spada, 87, Italian pianist and musicologist.

External links

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