Deaths in 2024

The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.

April

2

• Maryse Condé, 90, Guadeloupean novelist (Segu, Windward Heights, The Gospel According to the New World), critic and playwright.
• Türker İnanoğlu, 87, Turkish film director and television producer (Yabancı Damat).
• Tatyana Konyukhova, 92, Russian actress (Over Tissa, Balzaminov's Marriage, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears).
• Larry Lucchino, 78, American attorney and baseball executive (Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres), World Series winner (1983, 2004, 2007, 2013).
• John Sinclair, 82, American poet, heart failure.
• Zhang Lixiong, 110, Chinese major general and politician, deputy (1975–1978).

1

• Paliath Ravi Achan, 96, Indian cricketer (Travancore-Cochin, Kerala).
• Vladimir Bannykh, 71, Russian film production designer (Gunpowder).
• Lou Conter, 102, American naval commander, last survivor of the sinking of the USS Arizona.
• Vontae Davis, 35, American football player (Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills).
• Reza Davood Nejad, 43, Iranian actor (The Accused Escaped, Reza, Without Her) and television presenter, complications from sepsis and liver surgery.
• Phil Delire, 67–68, Belgian music producer.
• Sergio Fernández Fernández, 85, Chilean politician, minister of the interior (1978–1982, 1987–1988), comptroller general (1977–1978) and twice senator, cancer.
• Joe Flaherty, 82, American actor (SCTV, Freaks and Geeks, Happy Gilmore), writer, and comedian.
• José Trinidad González Rodríguez, 80, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Guadalajara (1997–2015).
• Mieczysław Grąbka, 73, Polish actor (Woman in a Hat, Vinci, The Collector).
• Gennady Khripel, 74, Russian politician, senator (1996–2007).
• Sami Michael, 97, Iraqi-born Israeli writer (All Men are Equal – But Some are More, A Handful of Fog, A Trumpet in the Wadi) and human rights activist.
• Ed Piskor, 41, American comics artist (Hip Hop Family Tree, Wizzywig, X-Men: Grand Design), suicide.
• Alejandro Semenewicz, 74, Argentine footballer (Morón, Independiente, national team), heart attack.
• Anne Vétillard, 60–61, French role-playing game creator.
• Mohammad Reza Zahedi, 63, Iranian military officer, commander of NEHSA (2005–2006) and NEZSA (2006–2008), airstrike.
• Eduardo Zuleta, 88, Ecuadorian tennis player.

March

31

• Barbara Baldavin, 85, American actress (Medical Center, Star Trek) and casting director (Trapper John, M.D.), heart failure.
• Martin Bax, 90, British consultant paediatrician and publisher, founder of Ambit. (death announced on this date)
• Paul Bence, 75, English football player (Brentford, Reading) and manager (Wycombe Wanderers). (death announced on this date)
• Casey Benjamin, 45, American musician (Robert Glasper Experiment), producer, and songwriter.
• Francesc Codina i Castillo, 79, Spanish politician, member of the Catalan parliament (1984–2000) and senator (1993–1995).
• Hilbram Dunar, 48, Indonesian television presenter (RCTI, MNCTV, GTV) and radio broadcaster.
• Rob Kaman, 63, Dutch kickboxer and actor (Bloodfist).
• Tadeusz Kusy, 72, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, coadjutor bishop (2014–2015) and bishop (since 2015) of Kaga-Bandoro.
• Michael McMartin, 79, Canadian-Australian music entrepreneur and manager (Hoodoo Gurus, Radio Birdman), cancer.
• Nam Il-woo, 85, South Korean actor (Small Town Rivals, Man in Love, Circle of Atonement).
• Barbara Rush, 97, American actress (It Came from Outer Space, Peyton Place, All My Children).
• Nijolė Sadūnaitė, 85, Lithuanian Roman Catholic nun.
• Pavel Svojanovský, 80, Czech rower, Olympic silver (1972) and bronze (1976) medallist.

30

• Martín Almada, 87, Paraguayan lawyer and human rights activist (Archives of Terror).
• Michael de la Bastide, 86, Trinidadian jurist, chief justice (1995–2002).
• Bill Delahunt, 82, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2011).
• Dick Dowling, 85, Irish politician, senator (1982) and TD (1982–1987).
• Quisqueya Henríquez, 58, Cuban-born Dominican artist.
• Ardeth G. Kapp, 93, Canadian cleric and writer.
• Víctor Legrotaglie, 86, Argentine football player (Gimnasia y Esgrima, Chacarita Juniors, Juventud Alianza) and manager.
• James Ross MacDonald, 101, American physicist.
• Tim McGovern, 68, American visual effects artist (Total Recall, Tron, Dunkirk), Oscar winner (1990).
• Lee Mroszak, 55, American DJ (WINS-FM), complications from Guillain–Barré syndrome.
• Věra Nováková, 96, Czech painter.
• Benoît Pelletier, 64, Canadian politician, Quebec MLA (1998–2008), minister of Aboriginial affairs (2003–2005, 2007–2008).
• Hari Sen, 68, Indian academic historian.
• Géza Tordy, 85, Hungarian actor (Suburban Legend, For Whom the Larks Sing, Sleepless Years) and film director.
• Les Twentyman, 76, Australian social campaigner.
• Vanhlupuii, 77, Indian Mizo vocalist, stroke and kidney disease.

29

• Jules Ajodhia, 79, Surinamese politician, vice president (1991–1996, 2000–2005) and minister of justice (1988–1990).
• Daniel Balaji, 48, Indian actor (Kaadhal Kondein, Chirutha, Gnana Kirukkan), heart attack.
• Habib Benmimoun, 66, Algerian footballer (MC Oran, USM Bel Abbès, national team).
• Gerry Conway, 76, English drummer and percussionist (Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention, Cat Stevens), complications from motor neurone disease.
• Simeone Di Cagno Abbrescia, 79, Italian politician, deputy (2006–2013) and mayor of Bari (1995–2004).
• Katsura Funakoshi, 72, Japanese sculptor, lung cancer.
• Louis Gossett Jr., 87, American actor (An Officer and a Gentleman, Roots, Iron Eagle), Oscar winner (1982).
• Trevor Griffiths, 88, English dramatist.
• Péter Juhász, 75, Hungarian footballer (Újpesti Dózsa, Tatabánya, national team), Olympic silver medallist (1972).
• Hugh Lawson, 82, American jurist, judge (since 1995) and chief judge (2006–2008) of the U.S. District Court of Middle Georgia.
• Emilio Lora-Tamayo, 73, Spanish physicist and academic, president of the Spanish National Research Council (2003–2004, 2012–2017).
• Iain McChesney, 79, Scottish footballer (Queen of the South).
• Hans Joachim Meyer, 87, German linguist (Humboldt University of Berlin) and politician (Minister of Education in East Germany), president of the Central Committee of German Catholics 1995–2009
• Meenakshi Patil, 76, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (1995–2004, 2009–2014).
• Chance Perdomo, 27, American-British actor (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Gen V, After We Fell), traffic collision.
• Amedeo Quondam, 80, Italian literary historian and essayist.
• Wayne Schurr, 86, Major League baseball relief pitcher (Chicago Cubs).
• Peter Shapiro, 71, American businessman and politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1976–1979), Essex County Executive (1979–1987), respiratory failure.

28

• Rahib Aliyev, 78, Azerbaijani actor (The Scoundrel).
• Ross J. Anderson, 67, British computer security researcher and author.
• Mukhtar Ansari, 60, Indian politician and gangster, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1996–2022), heart attack.
• Irena Bačiulytė, 85, Lithuanian rower.
• Chi Pang-yuan, 100, Taiwanese translator.
• Sopyan Dado, 54, Indonesian actor (Tukang Ojek Pengkolan).
• A. Ganeshamurthi, 76, Indian politician, MP (1998–1999, 2009–2014, since 2019) and once Tamil Nadu MLA, suicide by poisoning.
• Horațiu Giurgiu, 85, Romanian basketball player (CS Dinamo București, national team).
• Guy Goffette, 76, Belgian poet and writer.
• Mike Green, 75, American politician, member of the Michigan Senate (2011–2019) and House of Representatives (1995–2000), cancer.
• Tom Henry, 72, American politician, mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana (since 2008), stomach cancer.
• Nozir Hossain, 75, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1996, 2001–2008).
• Isa Kasimi, 62, Latvian chess master.
• Robert J. LaFortune, 97, American politician, mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma (1970–1978).
• Stephanie Lai Ming-sze, 58, Hong Kong singer and actress (The Inspector Wears Skirts), cancer.
• Limestone Lad, 31, Irish Thoroughbred racehorse.
• Larry Lloyd, 75, English football player (Liverpool, national team) and manager (Wigan Athletic).
• Ma Shitu, 109, Chinese writer and politician, deputy (1983–1993).
• Natalya Melyokhina, 61, Russian road cyclist.
• Bill Neal, 92, American football player and coach (Indiana University of Pennsylvania).
• Juan Pablo Montes de Oca, 46, Mexican politician, deputy (since 2021) and mayor of Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas (2011–2012), plane crash.
• Winston Register, 88, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1969–1970).
• Mark Spiro, 67, American songwriter ("Are You Still in Love with Me", "I'll See You in My Dreams", "Mighty Wings") and record producer, lung cancer.
• Walt Wesley, 79, American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers), leukemia.
• Marian Zazeela, 83, American visual and musical artist.

27

• Namig Abbasov, 84, Azerbaijani diplomat and politician, minister of national security (1995–2004).
• Angelo Abenante, 96, Italian politician, senator (1968–1976) and deputy (1963–1968).
• Andriy Antonyshchak, 54, Ukrainian politician, MP (2014–2019), complications from wounds sustained in action.
• Tuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau, 71, Samoan politician, MP (2001–2016).
• Robert Beerbohm, 71, American comic book historian, cancer.
• M. D. Bright, 68, American comic book artist ("Armor Wars", Emerald Dawn).
• Nigel Brooks, 97, English composer, arranger and conductor. (death announced on this date)
• Choi Dae-shik, 59, South Korean footballer (Lucky-Goldstar / LG Cheetahs, Daewoo Royals, national team).
• Aleksandr Domashev, 65, Russian Olympic field hockey player (1988, 1992).
• Harry E. Gallagher Jr., 92, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1972–1974).
• George Gilbey, 40, English television personality (Gogglebox) and reality show contestant (Celebrity Big Brother), fall.
• Avraham Grossman, 88, Israeli historian.
• Russell Hamer, 76–77, Sri Lankan cricketer (national team).
• Alfred Hassner, 93, Israeli organic chemist.
• David Jackson, 87, English footballer (Bradford City, Tranmere Rovers, Halifax Town). (death announced on this date)
• Sara Japhet, 89, Israeli biblical scholar.
• Daniel Kahneman, 90, Israeli-American author (Thinking, Fast and Slow), psychologist, and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (2002).
• Lou Kilzer, 73, American journalist (The Denver Post).
• La Castou, 75, Swiss actress, singer, and dancer.
• Joe Lieberman, 82, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1989–2013), Connecticut attorney general (1983–1989) and member of the Connecticut State Senate (1971–1981), complications from a fall.
• James R. McNutt, 89, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1991–1992, 1993–1998).
• Thomas Mensah, 74, Ghanaian chemical engineer.
• James A. Moore, 58, American horror novelist (Subject Seven, Bloodstained Oz), short story writer, and role-playing game author.
• Francisco Prat, 75, Chilean politician and businessman, senator (1990–2002) and governor of Malleco Province (1989–1990).
• Karl Reger, 93, German Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Aachen (1987–2006).
• Don Saunders, 49, Bahamian politician, shot.
• Concepció Tarruella, 74, Spanish politician and nurse, deputy (2008–2015) and member of the Catalan parliament (1992–2003).
• Georgios Terzopoulos, 93, Greek farmer and politician, MP (1981–1993).
• Carlos Tünnerman, 90, Nicaraguan lawyer, diplomat, and educator.
• Yuriy Vaksman, 62, Russian actor (Garbage Man, Tycoon, Ragin) and film producer.

26

• Lamine Bangura, 59, Sierra Leonean footballer (ASEC Mimosas, national team), traffic collision.
• Kay Benbow, 62, British television executive (CBeebies). (death announced on this date)
• Esther Coopersmith, 94, American diplomat, UNESCO goodwill ambassador (since 2009), cancer.
• Gabriel de la Haba, 78, Spanish bullfighter.
• Clare Elliott, New Zealand singer (Suburban Reptiles).
• Gerhard Gepp, 83, Austrian illustrator, painter, and graphic designer.
• Enrico Giusti, 83, Italian mathematician.
• Chandra Kumara Kandanarachchi, 76, Sri Lankan singer.
• Brigid Kelly, 40, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2017–2022), esophageal cancer.
• Adam Marczak, Polish Army general.
• Rajmund Miller, 69, Polish doctor and politician, MP (since 2011), cancer.
• Slađana Milošević, 68, Serbian singer, songwriter and record producer, Sjögren syndrome.
• George Nicolescu, 74, Romanian musician.
• Wole Oguntokun, 56, Nigerian playwright.
• Richard Phelan, 86, American politician, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (1990–1994), cancer.
• Richard Serra, 85, American visual artist, pneumonia.
• Lollu Sabha Seshu, 60, Indian actor (Lollu Sabha, Vadakkupatti Ramasamy, 80s Buildup), heart attack.
• Zahra Shojaei, 67, Iranian politician.
• Swami Smaranananda, 94, Indian Hindu leader, president of Ramakrishna Mission (since 2017).
• Ana Starck-Stănișel, 89, Romanian handball player (Rapid București, national team).
• Emmanuel Terray, 89, French anthropologist and political activist.
• André Van Herpe, 90, Belgian footballer (K.A.A. Gent, national team).
• Giuliano Vangi, 93, Italian sculptor, leukemia.
• Ihor Yukhnovskyi, 98, Ukrainian physicist and politician, first deputy prime minister (1992–1993) and MP (1990–2006).

25

• Laurent Achard, 59, French film director and screenwriter (Le Dernier des fous).
• Claude Alphandéry, 101, French resistance member, banker and economist.
• Ushio Amagatsu, 74, Japanese choreographer, heart failure.
• Humphrey Campbell, 66, Surinamese-Dutch singer, cancer.
• Gheorghe Cimpoieș, 74, Moldovan agronomist.
• Michael Coady, 84, Irish poet.
• Chris Cross, 71, English musician (Ultravox, Tiger Lily) and songwriter ("Vienna").
• Elisabeth Guttenberger, 98, German Holocaust survivor and human rights activist, witness at Frankfurt Auschwitz trials.
• L. Jane Hastings, 96, American architect.
• Ian Heads, 81, Australian rugby league historian, journalist (The Sydney Morning Herald, Rugby League Week) and author.
• Lauri Heikkilä, 66, Finnish politician, MP (2011–2015).
• Andries Hoogerwerf, 92, Dutch political scientist and public administration scholar.
• Maurice El Médiouni, 95, Algerian pianist, singer, and composer.
• Philip Needleman, 85, American academic and pharmacologist.
• Ambrogio Pelagalli, 84, Italian footballer (Milan, Atalanta, Roma).
• Awuley Quaye, Ghanaian footballer (Accra Great Olympics, national team).
• Imogen Stuart, 96, German-Irish sculptor.
• Nancy Valverde, 92, American LGBT rights activist.
• Enrique Ventura, 78, Spanish comics artist.
• Diana Wall, 80, American environmental scientist and soil ecologist.
• Paula Weinstein, 78, American film producer (The Perfect Storm, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Blood Diamond).
• Fritz Wepper, 82, German actor (Derrick, Cabaret, Die Brücke).
• Larry J. Young, American psychiatrist. (death announced on this date)

24

• George Abbey, 91, American engineer, director of the Johnson Space Center (1996–2001).
• Vincent Bonham, 67, American singer (Raydio). (death announced on this date)
• Gullu Butt, Pakistani vandal.
• Denis Clavel, 81, French poet and politician, mayor of Arâches-la-Frasse (1971–1983).
• Def Rhymz, 53, Surinamese-Dutch rapper, heart failure.
• Luis H. Ducoing Gamba, 86, Mexican politician, governor of Guanajuato (1973–1979).
• Ward Edwards, 94, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1967–1992).
• Péter Eötvös, 80, Hungarian composer (Love and Other Demons, Three Sisters) and conductor (Ensemble intercontemporain).
• Brigitte García, 27, Ecuadorian politician, mayor of San Vicente (since 2023), shot.
• Judith Hemmendinger, 100, German-born Israeli researcher and author.
• Gerd Klamt, 81, German-born Austrian engineer and politician, member of the Federal Council (2000–2004).
• Mike Mercer, 88, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers).
• Philippe Minard, 62, French academic researcher and historian.
• Robert Moskowitz, 88, American painter, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Amaechi Muonagor, 61, Nigerian actor (Karishika, Aki na Ukwa, Aki and Pawpaw), kidney failure.
• Saravuth Parthipakoranchai, 76, Thai Olympic footballer (1968).
• Marjorie Perloff, 92, American poetry scholar.
• Andrew Plympton, 74, Australian football executive, president of St Kilda (1993–2000), lung cancer.
• T. N. Prakash, 68, Indian writer.
• Violetta Quesada, 76, Cuban sprinter, Olympic silver medallist (1968).
• Zoila Quiñones, 83, Mexican actress (Canción de amor, Soñadoras, Amigas y rivales).
• Gordon Singleton, 67, Canadian Olympic cyclist (1976), prostate cancer.
• John Tia, 69, Ghanaian politician, MP (1993–2013) and minister for information (2010–2012).
• José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui, 96, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Valledupar (1977–2003).
• Lou Whittaker, 95, American mountaineer.

23

• Peter Angelos, 94, American lawyer and baseball executive, owner of the Baltimore Orioles (since 1993).
• Linda Bean, 82, American retailer (L.L.Bean).
• Daniel Beretta, 77, French actor (Revolver, Faceless).
• David Capper, 91, Northern Irish journalist (BBC).
• Leszek Długosz, 82, Polish actor (The Third Part of the Night, On the Silver Globe, Smolensk), poet and composer.
• Ulf Georgsson, 61, Swedish songwriter and drummer (Flamingokvintetten).
• Kumudini Hajong, 93–94, Bangladeshi revolutionary, indigenous and secular rights activist.
• Benny Keister, 83, American politician.
• Shahryar Khan, 89, Pakistani diplomat, foreign secretary (1990–1994) and chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (2003–2006, 2014–2017).
• Nicolae Manolescu, 84, Romanian literary critic.
• Paul Masnick, 92, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks).
• C. P. Mudalagiriyappa, 83, Indian politician, MP (1989–1996, 1998–1999) and Karnataka MLA (1985–1989).
• Eli Noyes, 81, American animator (Liquid Television), complications from prostate cancer.
• Igor Ozim, 92, Slovenian classical violinist and pedagogue.
• Maurizio Pollini, 82, Italian pianist.
• Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, 79, Spanish businessman and sports executive, president of Real Betis (1996–2006).
• Mustafa Jaffer Sabodo, 81, Tanzanian economic consultant.
• Salim Salimov, 82, Azerbaijani politician, deputy (1990–1995).
• Serhiy Shevchenko, 66, Ukrainian football player (Krystal Kherson, MFK Mykolaiv, FC Bălți) and manager.
• Abdulah Sidran, 79, Bosnian poet and screenwriter (Do You Remember Dolly Bell?, When Father Was Away on Business, The Perfect Circle).
• Mike Thaler, 87, American author and illustrator.
• Marco Tiberi, 51, Italian screenwriter (I mostri oggi) and writer.
• Silvia Tortosa, 77, Spanish actress (Horror Express, The Loreley's Grasp, The Girl from the Red Cabaret), cancer.

22

• Peter Bennett, 77, English footballer (Leyton Orient, West Ham United).
• Paulo Konder Bornhausen, 94, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Santa Catarina MLA (1955–1959), multiple organ failure.
• Laurent de Brunhoff, 98, French author (Babar), complications from a stroke.
• Luigi Cimnaghi, 83, Italian Olympic gymnast (1964, 1968) and sports administrator.
• Partha Sarathi Deb, 68, Indian actor (Kakababu Here Gelen?, Lathi, Prem Aamar), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Franz Dietl, 90, German Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Munich and Freising (1999–2010).
• Art Ellison, 80, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (since 2018).
• Francisco Gil Craviotto, 91, Spanish writer, journalist and translator.
• Alesia Graf, 43, Belarusian-born German boxer, WIBF super-flyweight champion (2008–2009).
• Martin L. Greenberg, 92, American politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1974–1979).
• Tibor Holéczy, 80, Hungarian Olympic cross-country skier (1968). (death announced on this date)
• Thodoros Katsadramis, 94, Greek actor (I Soferina, The Fear, Gia mia choufta Touristries).
• Zdenka Kratochvílová, 87, Czech dancer, mime and choreographer, Thalia Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient.
• Bronco Lane, 78, British army officer and author, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Varvara Mertyri, Greek actress (To Retire).
• Carl A. Parker, 89, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1962–1977) and senate (1977–1995).
• Alek Popov, 58, Bulgarian writer, essayist and scriptwriter.
• Leo Sanford, 94, American football player (Chicago Cardinals, Baltimore Colts).
• Chuck Seelbach, 76, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers).
• Ti Greg, Haitian gang leader, shot.

21

• Ervín Adam, 101, Czechoslovak-born American epidemiologist, academic, and Holocaust survivor.
• Orlando Aravena, 81, Chilean football player (La Serena, Colo-Colo) and manager (national team), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Jean-Louis Biget, 86, French historian.
• Ger Brady, 44, Irish Gaelic footballer (Ballina Stephenites, Mayo), motor neurone disease.
• Omer Detz, 30, Israeli singer (HaKokhav HaBa), epileptic seizure.
• António Évora, 82, Portuguese actor (Slip-Up).
• István Gyenesei, 75, Hungarian politician, minister of local government (2008–2009)
• Ron Harper, 91, American actor (Planet of the Apes, Land of the Lost, Generations).
• Matthias Jarke, 71, German computer scientist.
• Markus Jooste, 63, South African businessman, CEO of Steinhoff International (2000–2017), suicide by gunshot.
• Lee Kee Hiong, 58, Malaysian politician, Selangor MLA (since 2013), cancer.
• Hal Malchow, 72, American political consultant, assisted suicide.
• Frédéric Mitterrand, 76, French politician, minister of culture and communication (2009–2012), cancer.
• Bahar Öztan, 61, Turkish actress (Ortadirek Şaban, Sönmüş Ocak).
• Wolfgang Plottke, 83, German rower, Olympic bronze medalist (1972).
• Richard Quinn, 79, American political consultant.
• Christian Rodska, 78, English actor (Follyfoot, The Monuments Men, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag), cancer.
• Laurens van Rooyen, 88, Dutch pianist and composer.
• Gina Santos, 96, Portuguese actress.
• Hideki Seo, 49, Japanese-born French fashion designer and artist.
• Sarah-Ann Shaw, 90, American journalist and television reporter (WBZ-TV).
• Barry Silver, 67, American attorney, rabbi and politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1996–1998), colon cancer.

20

• Nathan Agostinelli, 93, American politician, mayor of Manchester, Connecticut (1966–1971).
• Saeed Ahmed, 86, Pakistani cricketer (national team).
• Faramarz Aslani, 79, Iranian singer, guitarist and music producer, cancer.
• Jean Breaux, 65, American politician, member of the Indiana Senate (2006–2024).
• Carmen Cavalli, 86, American football player (Oakland Raiders).
• Dianne Crittenden, 82, American casting director (Star Wars, Witness, Pretty Woman), cancer.
• Muhammad Alwi Dahlan, 90, Indonesian politician, minister of information (1998).
• George Darko, 73, Ghanaian burger-highlife musician.
• Milton Diamond, 90, American academic (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa).
• Javier d'Ors, 75, Spanish jurist and academic.
• Gene Elders, 80, American fiddler (Ace in the Hole Band).
• Sten Elfström, 81, Swedish actor (Real Humans, Kronprinsessan, Beck – Annonsmannen).
• Alfred M. Gray Jr., 95, American military officer, commandant of the Marine Corps (1987–1991).
• Martin Greenfield, 95, American master tailor.
• Billy Kellock, 70, Scottish footballer (Cardiff City, Peterborough United, Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• Winai Kraibutr, 54, Thai actor (Nang Nak, The Snake King's Child, Queens of Langkasuka), blood infection.
• Laetitia Krupa, 48, French political journalist.
• Laurence Levitan, 90, American politician, congestive heart failure.
• Li Junxian, 96, Chinese chemist, heart failure.
• Phil Lowe, 74, English rugby league player (Hull Kingston Rovers, Manly Sea Eagles, national team) and coach.
• Dumitru Macri, 92, Romanian football player (Rapid București, national team) and manager (Algeria national team).
• Firmin Mattis, 94, French Olympic alpine skier (1952).
• Cocky Mazzetti, 87, Italian singer.
• António Pacheco, 57, Portuguese football player (Benfica, national team) and manager (Portimonense), heart attack.
• Roberto Perdía, 82, Argentine guerrilla leader (Montoneros) and lawyer.
• Benoît Rayski, 86, French essayist and journalist (Atlantico, France-Soir, Causeur).
• Vernor Vinge, 79, American science fiction author (A Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness in the Sky, Rainbows End), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Wang Shixiong, 63, Taiwanese politician, MP (1990–1996), pancreatic cancer.

19

• Joe Barone, 57, Italian-born American soccer director (New York Cosmos, Fiorentina), complications from a heart attack.
• Raymond Boulanger, 76, Canadian bush pilot and drug trafficker, cancer.
• BrolyLegs, 35, American professional gamer (Street Fighter). (death announced on this date)
• Neeli Cherkovski, 78, American poet.
• Caryll Clausen, 92, New Zealand politician, mayor of Manawatu (1989–1995).
• Réda Dalil, 45, Moroccan journalist and writer, complications from surgery.
• Eberhard Dall'Asta, 84, German academic and politician, member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein (1979–2000).
• Karla Erbová, 90, Czech poet, prose writer, and journalist.
• Léonard Forest, 96, Canadian filmmaker (Walls of Memory).
• Joachim Franke, 83, German speed skating coach, ice hockey player (SG Dynamo Weißwasser, East Germany national team) and coach.
• Takanori Fukushima, 81, Japanese neurosurgeon.
• Simeon Jakovlevič, 98, Czech Orthodox prelate.
• Karl-Josef Jochem, 71, German police officer and politician, member of the Landtag of Saarland (1992–1994, 2004–2012).
• Donny Kesuma, 55, Indonesian actor (Bidadari Yang Terluka, Rajawali).
• Elena Larrea, 35, Mexican animals' rights activist and model.
• Greg Lee, 53, American singer (Hepcat), brain aneurysm.
• Ersen Martin, 44, Turkish footballer (Denizlispor, Ankaraspor, national team), complications from an aortic rupture.
• Yves Michaud, 94, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1966–1970).
• Rod Oram, 73, British-born New Zealand journalist and commentator (Sunday Star-Times, The New Zealand Herald), traffic collision.
• Michael Senyimba, 86, Ugandan Anglican clergyman, bishop of Mukono (1995–2002).
• Jean-Luc Seret, 72, French chess International Master.
• Neil Thimbleby, 84, New Zealand rugby union player (Hawke's Bay, national team).
• Vasily Utkin, 52, Russian sports reporter, author, and television host, pulmonary embolism.
• M. Emmet Walsh, 88, American actor (Blade Runner, Blood Simple, Fletch), cardiac arrest.
• Yang Shi'e, 92, Chinese underwater acoustic engineer.

18

• Daniel Barbu, 66, Romanian political scientist, senator (2012–2016) and minister of culture (2012–2013).
• Ron Baynham, 94, English footballer (Worcester City, Luton Town, national team).
• Peter Bolliger, 86, Swiss rower, Olympic bronze medallist (1968).
• Jean-Maurice Bonneau, 64, French equestrian and coach.
• Rosalía Dans, 68, Spanish actress (Los gozos y las sombras) and painter.
• Nicandro Díaz González, 60, Mexican telenovela producer (Amores verdaderos, Soy tu dueña, Hasta el fin del mundo).
• Rose Dugdale, 82, English paramilitary leader (Provisional IRA).
• Howell M. Estes III, 82, American general.
• Hugo Fernández, 93, Chilean Olympic basketball player (1952).
• George Garrett, 89, Canadian broadcast journalist (CKNW).
• Peter Glover, 78, English rugby union player (Bath, Harrogate, national team). (death announced on this date)
• Jimmy Hastings, 85, British musician (Caravan, Soft Machine, Hatfield and the North).
• Khalid, 60, Bangladeshi singer, heart attack.
• Konstantin Koltsov, 42, Belarusian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, national team), suicide by jumping.
• Peter Kunter, 82, German footballer (Freiburger FC, Eintracht Frankfurt).
• Jennifer Leak, 76, Canadian actress (Yours, Mine and Ours, Eye of the Cat, Another World), progressive supranuclear palsy.
• Angel Marin, 82, Bulgarian politician, vice president (2002–2012).
• Peter McAleese, 81, Scottish soldier and mercenary.
• Pearse McAuley, 59, Northern Irish paramilitary (Provisional IRA) and convicted criminal. (body discovered on this date)
• Roy McMurtry, 91, Canadian politician and lawyer, Ontario MPP (1975–1985) and chief justice (1996–2007).
• Joana Neves, 37, Brazilian swimmer, Paralympic silver medallist (2016).
• Chavelita Pinzón, 93, Panamanian folklorist and singer.
• Parashu Pradhan, 80, Nepalese author.
• James D. Robinson III, 88, American bank holding executive, CEO of American Express (1977–1993), respiratory failure.
• Joaquim Santos, 71, Portuguese rally driver.
• Kenjiro Shinozuka, 75, Japanese rally driver, pancreatic cancer.
• Chris Simon, 52, Canadian ice hockey player (Washington Capitals, Quebec Nordiques, New York Islanders), Stanley Cup champion (1996), suicide.
• Thomas P. Stafford, 93, American astronaut (Gemini 6A, Gemini 9A, Apollo 10), liver cancer.
• Kenneth D. Stofferahn, 89, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1975–1976).
• Kevin Toney, 70, American jazz pianist (The Blackbyrds) and composer, cancer.
• Tone Vigeland, 85, Norwegian jewellery designer.
• James M. Ward, 72, American game designer (Deities & Demigods, Greyhawk Adventures) and author (Pool of Radiance).

17

• Mile Agatonović Aga, 75, Serbian singer.
• Osvaldo Bender, 89, Brazilian businessman and politician, federal deputy (1987–1995).
• Ernesto Bergamasco, 74, Italian Olympic boxer (1972).
• Cola Boyy, 34, American musician.
• Sandra Crouch, 81, American gospel singer and minister, Grammy winner (1984).
• Steve Harley, 73, English musician (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel), songwriter ("Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)", "Mr. Soft") and producer, cancer.
• Timothy Hayward, 82, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1976–1978).
• Robin Hobbs, 81, English cricketer (Essex, Glamorgan, national team), complications from surgery.
• Marwan Issa, 58, Palestinian militant, co-leader of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, airstrike. (death announced on this date)
• Nuno Júdice, 74, Portuguese essayist, poet and writer.
• Pinu Khan, 70, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2009–2019).
• Janusz Komender, 92, Polish doctor and politician, minister of health and welfare (1987–1988).
• István Lajtai, 79, Hungarian politician, MP (1994–1998).
• Niall McEneaney, 44, Irish hurler (Mattock Rangers, Louth), traffic collision.
• Hennadiy Moskal, 73, Ukrainian politician, twice governor of Zakarpattia Oblast, governor of Luhansk Oblast (2014–2015) and MP (2007–2014).
• Suh Chung-hwa, 91, South Korean military officer and politician, minister of the interior (1980–1982, 1997), MP (1988–2000).
• Emmet Stagg, 79, Irish politician, TD (1987–2016).
• Thein Nyunt, 75, Burmese military officer, mayor of Naypyidaw (2006–2011) and chairman of Naypyidaw Council (2011–2016), brain cancer.
• Vaapo Vaher, 79, Estonian journalist, critic and poet.
• Walter Van der Plaetsen, 83, Belgian politician, mayor of Wommelgem, stroke.

16

• Sylvain Augier, 68, French radio and television presenter.
• Jean-Marie Borzeix, 82, French journalist, director of France Culture (1984–1997).
• Ernest Bryll, 89, Polish poet, journalist and lyricist.
• Antônio Carlos Chamariz, 68, Brazilian businessman and politician, federal deputy (2009–2011).
• Jared Cohon, 76, American academic administrator, president of Carnegie Mellon University (1997–2013).
• Betty Cole Dukert, 96, American television producer (Meet the Press).
• Dave Gunther, 86, American basketball player (Detroit Pistons, San Francisco Warriors).
• Abdul Hyee, 71, Bangladeshi politician, MP (since 2001).
• Abul Kashem, 82, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2008–2012), respiratory failure.
• Addold Mossin, 104, Estonian neopaganist, World War II veteran and political activist.
• Roger Pfund, 80, Swiss graphic artist.
• David Seidler, 86, British-American screenwriter (The King's Speech, Quest for Camelot, Tucker: The Man and His Dream), Oscar winner (2010).
• Alan Sieroty, 93, American politician and attorney, member of the California State Senate (1977–1982) and Assembly (1967–1977).
• Meeli Sööt, 86, Estonian stage, television (Kelgukoerad) and film actress.
• Don Smerek, 66, American football player (Dallas Cowboys), cancer.
• André Van Maldeghem, 86, Belgian football player (Kortrijk) and manager (Mouscron, Kortrijk).
• Miloš Velemínský, 87, Czech pediatrician and academic.
• Kees Verheul, 84, Dutch Slavist, writer and translator.

15

• Emmet Bergin, 79, Irish actor (Glenroe, Excalibur, Veronica Guerin).
• Hans Blum, 95, German singer-songwriter ("Primaballerina").
• Antônio Fernando Brochini, 77, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Jaboticabal (2003–2014) and bishop of Itumbiara (2014–2023).
• Joe Camp, 84, American film director (Benji, Hawmps!, The Double McGuffin) and writer.
• Maria Chwalibóg, 91, Polish actress (Mother Joan of the Angels, Man – Woman Wanted, Korczak).
• Paul Josef Cordes, 89, German Roman Catholic cardinal, president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum (1995–2010), vice president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (1980–1995) and auxiliary bishop of Paderborn (1976–1980).
• João da Bega, 80, Brazilian businessman and politician, Santa Catarina MLA (1999).
• Ambroise Kotamba Djoliba, 86, Togolese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Sokodé (1993–2016).
• Rolf Haikkola, 96, Finnish long-distance runner and coach.
• Salim Joubran, 76, Israeli jurist, justice of the Supreme Court (2003–2017).
• Peter Kelly, 82, Scottish actor (The Tall Guy, Welcome to Sarajevo).
• Marian Król, 84, Polish agronomist and politician, MP (1985–1989, 1993–1997).
• Tomasz Łubieński, 85, Polish journalist (Nowe Książki, Tygodnik Solidarność) and writer.
• Vincent Monnikendam, 87, Dutch film director (Zielen van Napels), traffic collision.
• André Paradis, 84, French writer.
• Laxminarayan Ramdas, 90, Indian admiral, chief of naval staff (1990–1993).
• Aleksandr Shirvindt, 89, Russian stage and film actor (The Irony of Fate, Three Men in a Boat, Winter Evening in Gagra) and screenwriter.
• Josef Steinkogler, 69, Austrian business manager and politician, member of the Federal Council (2009–2013).
• Steve Tensi, 81, American football player (San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos).
• Ghulam Arieff Tipoo, 92, Bangladeshi jurist, chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (since 2010).
• Gordon Vance, 72, American politician, member of the Montana House of Representatives (2009–2015) and senate (2015–2023).
• Vasileios Vyzas, 86, Greek physician and politician, MP (1996–2004).

14

• Stephen Adams, 86, American businessman.
• Don Allen, 84, American football player (Denver Broncos).
• Micheline Attoun, 87, French stage director.
• Lekan Balogun, 81, Nigerian politician and monarch, senator (1999–2003) and Olubadan (since 2022).
• Rashid Bawa, 83, Ghanaian diplomat and politician, MP (2001–2005).
• Walter Blum, 89, American Hall of Fame jockey, winner of the Belmont Stakes (1971), lung cancer.
• David Breashears, 68, American mountaineer and filmmaker (Everest).
• Francis Carroll, 93, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (1983–2006) and bishop of Wagga Wagga (1968–1983), president of the ACBC (2000–2006).
• Lamara Chkonia, 93, Georgian operatic soprano.
• Frank Darcel, 65, French guitarist (Marquis de Sade).
• Dahlman Davis, 83, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1997–2005).
• Fred Faour, 59, American author and radio personality (KFNC).
• Eliezer Fishman, 80, Israeli businessman.
• Ted Immers, 82, Dutch football player (Telstar) and manager (Eindhoven, Haarlem).
• Byron Janis, 95, American classical pianist.
• K. K. Kabobo, 64, Ghanaian musician.
• Mal Lucas, 85, Welsh footballer (Norwich City, Leyton Orient, Wales national team). (death announced on this date)
• Mike Lude, 101, American football (Colorado State Rams) and baseball (Maine Black Bears) coach.
• Jean-Pierre Marty, 91, French pianist and conductor.
• Jim McAndrew, 80, American professional baseball player (New York Mets, San Diego Padres), World Series champion (1969).
• Angela McCluskey, 64, Scottish singer (Wild Colonials) and songwriter ("Breathe").
• Louis Minetti, 98, French farmer and politician, senator (1978–1998).
• Grant Page, 85, Australian stuntman (The Man from Hong Kong, Mad Max) and actor (Roadgames), traffic collision.
• Beth Peters, 92, American actress (General Hospital, Back to School).
• Sven-Olof Sällström, 55, Swedish politician, MP (since 2010), bile duct and liver cancer.
• Léon Semmeling, 84, Belgian footballer (Standard Liège, national team).
• Arne Alsåker Spilde, 86, Norwegian farmer and politician, MP (1973–1997).
• Péter Szalay, 64, Hungarian jurist, member of the Constitutional Court (2011–2023).
• Costas Soukoulis, 73, Greek optical physicist.
• Minori Terada, 81, Japanese actor (The Human Bullet, Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, Typhoon Club), lung cancer.
• Tsewang Choegyal Tethong, 88–89, Tibetan academic and politician.
• Frans de Waal, 75, Dutch primatologist (The Ape and the Sushi Master) and ethologist, stomach cancer.
• Paul Wallwork, 82, Samoan weightlifter and civil servant.
• Joshua Zak, 94, Israeli theoretical physicist (Zak transform) and writer.
• Zheng Zhenxiang, 94, Chinese archaeologist.

13

• Stefan Abadzhiev, 89, Bulgarian footballer (Levski Sofia, Wiesbaden, national team).
• Dick Allix, 78, British drummer (Vanity Fare) and darts official.
• Pol de Beer, 89, Dutch politician, MP (1969–1989) and senator (1995–2003).
• Rolf Blättler, 81, Swiss football player (Grasshoppers, St. Gallen, national team) and manager.
• John Blunt, British drummer (The Searchers). (death announced on this date)
• Jacques Donnay, 99, French politician, MEP (1994–1999), senator (1999–2001).
• Marcello Gandini, 85, Italian car designer (Lamborghini Miura, Lamborghini Countach, Lamborghini Diablo).
• György Gát, 77, Hungarian television director and producer (Linda, A Fox's Tale).
• Philippe de Gaulle, 102, French admiral and politician, senator (1986–2004).
• Notker Hammerstein, 93, German historian.
• Helga Haugen, 91, Norwegian politician, MP (1985–1993).
• Bill Jorgensen, 96, American news anchor (WNEW-TV, WPIX-TV).
• Natalia Kasatkina, 89, Russian ballerina (The Rite of Spring) and choreographer (Swan Lake), blood clot.
• Julia Wong Kcomt, 59, Peruvian writer and poet, cancer.
• Julius Kohanyi, 91, Canadian film director (Summer's Children) and television producer (Sprockets).
• Gerald M. Levin, 84, American mass-media businessman (WarnerMedia), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Sylvain Luc, 58, French jazz guitarist.
• Ira Millstein, 97, American antitrust lawyer.
• Sadi Mohammad, 66, Bangladeshi singer and composer, suicide by hanging.
• Claude Mourthé, 92, French writer and film director.
• Neophyte, 78, Bulgarian Orthodox prelate, patriarch of All Bulgaria (since 2013).
• Aribert Reimann, 88, German composer (Lear, Medea), pianist and accompanist.
• Kurt Rosenkranz, 96, Austrian adult educator.
• Hamdi al-Sayyid, 93, Egyptian cardiac surgeon and politician, MP.
• Matthias Schießleder, 87, German Olympic judoka (1964).
• Steve Smith, 77, English football player (Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town) and manager, dementia.
• Gerry Summers, 90, English football player (West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United, Hull City), coach and manager.
• István Szilágyi, 85, Romanian writer.
• Dan Wakefield, 91, American novelist, journalist and screenwriter (Going All the Way).
• Edwin Wilson, 101, American academic administrator and professor of English literature (Wake Forest University).

12

• Robyn Bernard, 64, American actress (General Hospital). (body discovered on this date)
• Terry Everett, 87, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2009).
• Gottfried Feurstein, 85, Austrian economist and politician, MP (1975–2002).
• Michael Knott, 61, American singer-songwriter (Lifesavers Underground).
• John Lomax, 72, American journalist (WKRC), pneumonia.
• Yong Soon Min, 70, South Korean-born American artist.
• Shani Mott, 47, American scholar, adrenal cancer.
• Einar Ólafsson, 96, Icelandic basketball player and coach (ÍR).
• Bill Plummer, 76, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds) and coach (Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies), World Series champion (1975, 1976), complications from a heart attack.
• Jordan Pop-Jordanov, 98, North Macedonian physicist.
• Gani Qaliev, 85, Kazakh economist and politician, member of the Mäjilis (1999–2004).
• Maria Richwine, 71, Colombian-born American model and actress (The Buddy Holly Story, a.k.a. Pablo, Freddy's Nightmares).
• Kim Rudd, 66, Canadian politician, MP (2015–2019), ovarian cancer.
• Bernard L. Schwartz, 98, American businessman, CEO of Loral Space & Communications (1972–2006).
• Sean Tallaire, 50, Canadian ice hockey player (Manitoba Moose, ERC Ingolstadt, Kassel Huskies).
• James Whitbourn, 60, British composer and conductor, cancer.
• Russ Wilson, 62, Canadian bass guitarist (Junkhouse).

11

• Paul Alexander, 78, American lawyer and paralytic polio survivor, complications from COVID-19.
• Antonije, 53, Serbian Orthodox prelate.
• Mohammed Barakat, 39, Palestinian footballer (national team), airstrike.
• Robert L. Barry, 89, American diplomat, ambassador to Bulgaria (1981–1984) and Indonesia (1992–1995), dementia.
• Charlie Bird, 74, Irish journalist (RTÉ News) and broadcaster, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Boss, 54, American rapper ("Deeper"), kidney failure.
• Eric Carmen, 74, American musician (Raspberries), singer ("Hungry Eyes"), and songwriter ("All by Myself"). (death announced on this date)
• Madeleine Chapsal, 98, French writer.
• Chien Tung-ming, 72, Taiwanese politician, MP (2008–2020).
• Emilio Correa, 70, Cuban welterweight boxer, Olympic champion (1972).
• Paul Denis, 81, Haitian politician, minister of justice and public security (2009–2011).
• Marian Gołębiewski, 86, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg (1996–2004) and archbishop of Wrocław (2004–2013).
• Giuseppe Granieri, 55, Italian essayist.
• Surya Kiran, 49, Indian film actor and director (Satyam, Dhana 51, Brahmastram), jaundice.
• Dorie Ladner, 81, American civil rights activist.
• Horace Lanfranchi, 88, French teacher and politician, president of the general council of Var (2002–2015). (death announced on this date)
• Lisa Larson, 92, Swedish ceramicist and designer.
• Malachy McCourt, 92, American actor (Ryan's Hope, Search for Tomorrow, Gods and Generals) and politician.
• David Mixner, 77, American political activist and author, complications from COVID-19.
• Tamar Pelleg-Sryck, 97, Israeli human rights activist.
• Jessica Pettway, 36, American online personality and beauty influencer, cervical cancer.
• Pete Rodriguez, 89, American pianist ("I Like It Like That") and bandleader.
• Paola Roldán, 42, Ecuadorian businesswoman, pro-euthanasia activist and philanthropist, complications from amyothropic lateral sclerosis.
• Dhirajlal Shah, 89, Indian film producer (The Hero: Love Story of a Spy).
• Ron St. Pierre, 69, American radio host (WPRO, WHJJ).
• Auke Tellegen, 93–94, Dutch-born American psychologist.
• Vadim Yankov, 89, Russian mathematician and political prisoner.

10

• Percy Adlon, 88, German film director, screenwriter, and producer (Bagdad Cafe, Rosalie Goes Shopping, Younger and Younger).
• Khalid Batarfi, 43–46, Saudi Arabian militant, emir of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (since 2020). (death announced on this date)
• Hanspeter Bellingrodt, 80, Colombian Olympic shooter (1972, 1976).
• Doug Blevins, 60, American college football coach.
• Konstanty Ciciszwili, 86, Polish theater and film director, screenwriter and actor.
• Ernie Clark, 86, American football player (Detroit Lions, St. Louis Cardinals).
• Roger Noel Cook, 77, British comics writer, musician, and magazine editor.
• Sergey Diomidov, 80, Uzbek gymnast, Olympic silver medallist (1964, 1968).
• Jerry Foley, 68, American television director (Late Show with David Letterman), skiing accident.
• Blake Harrison, 48, American musician (Pig Destroyer, Hatebeak).
• Mutsumi Inomata, 63, Japanese animator (Space Warrior Baldios, Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko, City Hunter).
• Ihsanul Karim, 73, Bangladeshi journalist (Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha).
• Myōbudani Kiyoshi, 86, Japanese sumo wrestler.
• Margot Lemire, 77, Canadian writer, poet, and playwright.
• Georgy Luntovsky, 73, Russian banker and politician, deputy (1996–1999), deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Russia (1999–2017).
• Steve Maxwell, 59, Australian footballer (Adelaide City, Marconi Stallions, national team).
• Svetlana Morgunova, 84, Russian television and radio host.
• Gigio Morra, 78, Italian actor (Ciao, Professore!, Gomorrah, Pinocchio).
• Paul Nelson, American guitarist, record producer and songwriter, heart attack.
• Giandomenico Picco, 75, Italian diplomat.
• Yves Pillet, 84, French teacher and politician, deputy (1988–1993).
• Abubakar Sodangi, 70, Nigerian politician, senator (1999–2011).
• T. M. Stevens, 72, American bass guitarist (The Pretenders), complications from dementia.
• Marc Tobaly, 74, Moroccan-born French guitarist and composer (Les Variations).
• Karl Wallinger, 66, Welsh musician (The Waterboys, World Party) and songwriter ("Ship of Fools").
• Wayne Wilson, 66, American football player (New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins).
• Yutaka Yoshie, 50, Japanese professional wrestler (NJPW), arteriosclerosis.

9

• Antanas Bagdonavičius, 85, Lithuanian rower, Olympic silver medallist (1960).
• John Barnett, 62, American aerospace engineer and whistleblower (Boeing).
• Hamid Behbahani, 83, Iranian engineer and politician, minister of roads and transportation (2008–2011).
• Julie Robinson Belafonte, 95, American actress and costume designer.
• Tony Braswell, 79, American politician, mayor of Pine Level (1999–2003).
• Bernt Brendemoen, 75, Norwegian philologist and translator.
• Mayte Carol, 82, Mexican actress (Ruletero a toda marcha, El patrullero 777, La boda de mi mejor amigo).
• A. K. Dewdney, 82, Canadian mathematician, computer scientist (The Planiverse) and conspiracy theorist.
• Nikolay Durakov, 89, Russian bandy player (SKA-Sverdlovsk).
• Karl Galinsky, 82, American academic and historic researcher.
• Barbara Hillyer, 90, American academic and feminist activist.
• Malcolm Holcombe, 68, American singer-songwriter, respiratory failure.
• Jimmy Husband, 76, English footballer (Everton, Luton Town, Memphis Rogues).
• Mukhamet Kharrasov, 75, Russian physicist.
• Phosum Khimhun, 64, Indian politician, Arunachal Pradesh MLA (since 2014), heart attack.
• Claire Konold, 86, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1997–2004).
• Besar Nimani, 38, Kosovar-born German boxer, shot.
• Georgi Popov, 79, Bulgarian footballer (Botev Plovdiv, national team).
• Vince Power, 76, Irish music festival promoter.
• Dave Ritchie, 85, American football coach (Montreal Alouettes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Zurich Renegades).
• Raili Riuttala, 90, Finnish Olympic swimmer (1952).
• Pedro Juan Texidor, 72, Puerto Rican actor, respiratory failure.
• Guy Touvron, 74, French trumpeter.
• Kayhan Yıldızoğlu, 90, Turkish actor (The Bandit).
• Jonathan Zak, 91, Israeli pianist.

8

• Milan Arnejčič, 81, Slovenian footballer (Železničar Maribor, Maribor, Red Star Belgrade).
• Kosta Barka, 69, Albanian politician, MP (since 2011).
• José María Benavides, 79, Spanish Olympic sailor (1976, 1980).
• Guy Boutilier, 65, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (1997–2012) and mayor of Wood Buffalo (1995–1997) and Fort McMurray (1992–1996).
• Ron Busniuk, 75, Canadian ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Fighting Saints, New England Whalers).
• Henry Chakava, 77, Kenyan publisher.
• Diana Conti, 67, Argentine lawyer and politician, twice deputy, senator (2002–2005) and member of the Council of Magistracy of the Nation (2006–2010).
• Abdou Cherif, 52, Moroccan singer, heart attack.
• Duncan Fearnley, 83, English cricketer (Worcestershire) and sporting goods manufacturer.
• Ernie Fields Jr., 89, American baritone saxophonist and session musician.
• David E. Harris, 89, American pilot.
• Jonathan Hunt, 85, New Zealand politician and diplomat, Postmaster-General (1984–1987), member (1966–2005) and speaker (1999–2005) of the House of Representatives.
• Kali Kalo, 97, Greek actress.
• Herbert Kroemer, 95, German-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (2000).
• Tommy McAvoy, Baron McAvoy, 80, British politician, MP (1987–2010) and member of the House of Lords (since 2010).
• Kermit Moyer, 80, American author.
• George Newson, 91, English composer and pianist.
• Angelo Nicotra, 75, Italian voice actor, dialogue adapter and dubbing director.
• Estrela Novais, 70, Portuguese actress (Doce Fugitiva, Amar Demais).
• Alexander Orlov, 85, Russian historian and author.
• Dolly Sohi, 48, Indian actress (Kalash, Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani), cervical cancer.
• Ľubomír Stankovský, 72, Slovak pop rock musician (Modus).
• Howard Stein, 95, American philosopher of science.
• Andrew Turner, British broadcaster (BBC Radio 1, Atlantic 252, Capital Radio).
• Ramya Wanigasekara, 73, Sri Lankan actress (Tikiri Suwanda, Ko Mark No Mark, Sarigama), singer, and radio broadcaster.
• William Whitworth, 87, American journalist (New York Herald Tribune, The New Yorker, The Atlantic) and author.
• Venyamin Zakharau, 55, Belarusian ballet dancer.
• Zhu Nenghong, 84, Chinese astronomical optical telescope specialist.
• Rolf Zick, 102, German journalist.

7

• Biraj Adhikari, 63, Indian politician, founder of the Sikkim National People's Party.
• Pedro Altamiranda, 88, Panamanian singer.
• Lynne Barasch, 84, American illustrator and author.
• Jean-Baptiste Bordas, 86, French Olympic footballer (1960).
• Jean-Paul Colonval, 84, Belgian football player (Tilleur, Standard Liège) and manager (Racing Jet de Bruxelles).
• Joe Cutajar, 83, Maltese singer (Helen and Joseph). (death announced on this date)
• Connie Eaves, 79, Canadian biologist.
• Heiner Eichner, 81, German linguist.
• Françoise Garner, 90, French soprano.
• David Granger, 69, Australian footballer (Port Adelaide, St Kilda).
• Roger T. Hughes, 82, Canadian jurist, justice of the Federal Court (2005–2016).
• John Isenbarger, 76, American football player (San Francisco 49ers).
• Ahmet Koç, 46, Turkish-born Belgian politician.
• John Kumah, 45, Ghanaian politician, MP (since 2021).
• Steve Lawrence, 88, American singer ("Go Away Little Girl", "Footsteps") and actor (The Blues Brothers), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Daniel Martin, 72, French actor (The Dinner Game, East/West, Most Promising Young Actress).
• Wayne Moses, 69, American football coach (UCLA Bruins, Pittsburgh Panthers, St. Louis Rams).
• Armistead Neely, 76, American tennis player.
• Minervino Pietra, 70, Portuguese football player (Benfica, national team) and manager (Estoril).
• Heinz A. Richter, 84, German historian and author.
• Jim Roddey, 91, American politician, Allegheny County chief executive (2000–2004).
• Stéphane Rosse, 61, French cartoonist.
• Lucas Samaras, 87, Greek-born American photographer, sculptor and painter.
• Son Myung-soon, 95, South Korean first lady (1993–1998).
• Nili Tal, 80, Israeli journalist (Haaretz) and filmmaker (Women for Sale).
• Oscar Traven, 75, Mexican actor (Martín Garatuza, Pobre niña rica, Desencuentro).

6

• Faqir Chand Aggarwal, 91, Indian educator and politician, Haryana MLA (1996–2000), cardiac arrest.
• Seppo Ahokainen, 72, Finnish ice hockey player (Ilves, EC KAC, Tappara).
• Alfredo Baranda García, 79, Mexican lawyer, diplomat and politician, governor of the State of Mexico (1986–1987) and federal consumer attorney (1990–1994).
• Yuriy Bordakov, 77, Ukrainian cinematographer (Chornobyl.3828).
• Jim Browner, 68, American football player (Cincinnati Bengals).
• Jose Concepcion Jr., 92, Filipino businessman, activist, and politician, president of RFM Corporation (1965–1986), delegate to the 1971 constitutional convention, and secretary of trade and industry (1986–1991).
• Austen Robin Crapp, 90, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Aitape (1999–2009).
• Roger Davis, 85, American football player (Chicago Bears, New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams).
• Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello, 73, Italian-born British container industry executive, chairman of Contship Italia Group (since 1996).
• Hreinn Friðfinnsson, 81, Icelandic artist.
• Ted Gray, 96, American politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1951–1994).
• Ray Grenald, 96, American architectural lighting designer, congestive heart failure.
• Horst Hippler, 77, German chemist, president of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (2002–2012).
• Santosh Madhavan, 63, Indian religious leader and convicted sex offender, heart disease.
• Dick Monteith, 92, American politician, member of the California Senate (1994–2002).
• Dimos Moutsis, 85, Greek singer-songwriter and composer.
• Martin Ndongo-Ebanga, 57, Cameroonian boxer, Olympic bronze medallist (1984).
• Brian Nestande, 60, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (2008–2014).
• Pigcasso, 7, South African painting pig, rheumatoid arthritis. (death announced on this date)
• Nizam Rawther, 49, Indian scriptwriter (Zachariayude Garbhinikal, Bombay Mittayi, Radio) and documentary filmmaker.
• Vikki Richards, 79, British actress (Curse of the Crimson Altar, Zeta One, Black Snake).
• Dietrich Rusche, 87, German lawyer and politician, member of the Hamburg Parliament (2001–2008).
• Mohammed Al-Sharekh, 82, Kuwaiti businessman and author.
• Nick Sheridan, 32, Irish journalist and television presenter (News2day, Reporting Scotland, The Nine), brain aneurysm.
• Aleksandr Sibirtsev, 88, Russian operatic tenor.
• Polo Srimulat, 61, Indonesian actor and comedian.
• Rimas Tuminas, 72, Lithuanian theatre director.
• Claudio Velluti, 84, Italian basketball player (Olimpia Cagliari, Olimpia Milano, national team).

5

• Linda Balgord, 64, American stage actress and singer (The Pirate Queen, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera).
• John Behrent, 85, New Zealand cricketer (Auckland, Wellington).
• Luc Boyer, 88, Dutch mime artist and actor (Het Phoenix Mysterie, Total Loss).
• Debra Byrd, 72, American singer and vocal coach.
• Brahim Fribgane, Moroccan musician (La Mar Enfortuna). (death announced on this date)
• Nesse Godin, 95, Lithuanian-born American Holocaust survivor.
• Kathy Goldman, 92, American anti-poverty activist.
• Guy Griffiths, 101, Australian rear admiral.
• Vadym Hladun, 86, Ukrainian basketball player (Budivelnyk, Soviet Union national team) and coach.
• Sonia Hoey, 44, Irish association (Peamount United) and Gaelic (Louth) footballer, cervical cancer.
• Dalit Bandhu N. K. Jose, 95, Indian historian.
• Wiesław Kondracki, 85, Polish engineer, economist, and politician, MP (1989–1991).
• Haïm Kern, 93, German-born French sculptor, painter, and engraver.
• Rolf Larcher, 89, Swiss rower, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).
• Roberto Leoni, 83, Italian screenwriter (Santa Sangre, My Dear Killer, Street People) and film director.
• Dagmar Loe, 101, Norwegian journalist (Dagsrevyen). (death announced on this date)
• Steve Marsh, 99, Australian football player (South Fremantle, Western Australia) and coach (East Fremantle).
• Ken J. Miller, 61, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1995–1997).
• Siphiwe Mkhonza, 45, South African footballer (Lamontville Golden Arrows, Kaizer Chiefs, national team), kidney infection.
• Sidsel Mørck, 86, Norwegian writer.
• Marcello Norberth, 87, Italian photographer.
• Jack Parrington, 90, Canadian Olympic sprinter (1956).
• Morton Povman, 93, American politician, member of the New York City Council (1971–2001), pancreatic cancer.
• Nadezhda Shaydenko, 71, Russian academic and politician, MP (2011–2016).
• Solihin G. P., 97, Indonesian military officer, governor of West Java (1970–1975), lung and kidney disease.
• Kari Juhani Sorri, 82, Finnish chess player.
• Richard Stone, 86, British anti-racism activist and medical doctor.
• Ian Strachan, 83, Canadian politician, Newfoundland and Labrador MHA (1975–1979). (death announced on this date)
• Misha Suslov, 84, Russian cinematographer (The Sixth of July, The Seagull, Black Moon Rising).
• Giuseppina Torello, 80, Italian middle-distance and cross-country runner.
• António-Pedro Vasconcelos, 84, Portuguese film director (Dead Man's Seat, Jaime, Beauty and the Paparazzo).
• Pavel Zajíček, 72, Czech poet, musician (DG 307) and visual artist, pneumonia.

4

• Michael Adie, 94, English Anglican clergyman, bishop of Guildford (1983–1994), pneumonia.
• Jimmy Anderson, 86, American college basketball coach (Oregon State Beavers).
• Barbara Balzerani, 75, Italian communist militant (Red Brigades) and convicted terrorist.
• Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, 82, French composer (The Game Is Over, Arsène Lupin, Les Maîtres du temps).
• Char-ron Dorsey, 46, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans), complications from a stroke.
• Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera, 81, Chilean politician, senator (1994–2002), complications from a stroke.
• Welson Gasparini, 87, Brazilian politician, four-time mayor of Ribeirão Preto.
• Francisco González Valer, 84, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Washington (2002–2014).
• Tony Green, 85, British sports commentator and television announcer (Bullseye), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Max Hardy, 40, American chef and restaurateur.
• James Hedges, 85, American politician.
• Michael Jenkins, 77, Australian writer, producer and film and television director (The Heartbreak Kid).
• Peep Jöffert, 79, Estonian racing cyclist.
• Lewis Jones, 92, Welsh rugby union (national team) and rugby league player (Leeds, Wentworthville).
• Ronnie King, 76, Dutch-born Canadian bassist (The Stampeders).
• Piotr Krupa, 87, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg (1984–1992) and Pelplin (1992–2011).
• José León Asensio, 90, Dominican tobacco and beverage industry executive, chairman of Cervecería Nacional Dominicana (1986–1993) and president of Grupo León Jimenes (since 1993).
• Paryse Martin, 64, American-born Canadian artist, heart disease.
• Ramón Masats, 92, Spanish photographer.
• Kees Rijvers, 97, Dutch football player (AS Saint-Etiénne, national team) and manager (PSV Eindhoven).
• B. B. Seaton, 79, Jamaican singer (The Gaylads), songwriter and record producer.
• Joe Shannon, 59, Irish chef and television presenter (Ireland AM), cancer.
• Tarako, 63, Japanese voice actress (Inuyasha, Chibi Maruko-Chan, Castle in the Sky).
• Juan Verduzco, 78, Mexican actor (La familia P. Luche, Destilando Amor, The Stray Cat).
• Amnon Weinstein, 84, Israeli luthier.

3

• Hanne Andersen, 84, Danish politician, MP (1984–2001). (death announced on this date)
• Edward Bond, 89, British dramatist (Saved, Narrow Road to the Deep North, The Sea) and theatre director.
• Betty Brodel, 104, American actress (Swing Hostess, Too Young to Know, Cinderella Jones).
• Brian Canty, 92, British diplomat, governor of Anguilla (1989–1992).
• Juli Lynne Charlot, 101, American actress and fashion designer.
• Eleanor Collins, 104, Canadian jazz singer, television host and civic leader.
• Carlos Díaz Medina, 88, Spanish politician, member of the Andalusian parliament (1982–1994), mayor of Cádiz (1979–1995).
• Ruxandra Dumitrescu, 46, Romanian-born Greek volleyball player (Panathinaikos, Romania national team, Greece national team), heart attack.
• Emmanuëlle, 81, Canadian singer.
• Roberto Fleitas, 91, Uruguayan football player and manager (Peñarol, Liverpool, national team).
• Oscar Ghiglia, 85, Italian classical guitarist.
• Bob Harrison, 96, American basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks / St. Louis Hawks, Syracuse Nationals).
• Brian Honeywood, 74, English footballer (Colchester United, Chelmsford City). (death announced on this date)
• Agbéyomé Kodjo, 69, Togolese politician, prime minister (2000–2002) and president of the National Assembly (1999–2000), heart attack.
• Günther Leib, 96, German operatic baritone.
• Carl Madison, 93, American high school football coach (J. M. Tate High School, Pine Forest High School).
• Dan McCartan, 84, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (Down), selector and manager.
• Chris Mortensen, 72, American sports journalist (ESPN, Atlanta Journal-Constitution), throat cancer.
• Walter Mößinger, 75, German Olympic artistic gymnast (1972).
• Nakajima Natsu, 80, Japanese dancer.
• Eze V. B. C. Onyema III, 97, Nigerian traditional ruler of Ogwu-Ikpele (since 1976). (death announced on this date)
• Ed Ott, 72, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels), World Series champion (1979).
• Morris Overstreet, 73, American jurist, judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (1991–1999), prostate cancer.
• Amjad Parvez, 78, Pakistani singer and writer.
• Suzy Platiel, 93, Algerian-born French ethnolinguist and Africanist.
• Presto, 31, German rapper, cancer.
• Bill Ramsay, 95, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader.
• Léon-Pierre Raybaud, 89, French legal historian and politician, mayor of Levens (1991–1994).
• Klaus Röhl, 90, German radiochemist and politician, MP (1990–1998).
• Félix Sabal Lecco, 64–65, Cameroonian drummer.
• Mounir Sabet, 87, Egyptian general and sports official, president of the Egyptian Olympic Committee (1990–1993).
• Makoto Shinohara, 92, Japanese composer, stomach cancer.
• Claudio Tognolli, 60, Brazilian investigative journalist (Veja, Folha de S.Paulo, Jornal da Tarde), complications from heart transplant.
• Jim Trujillo, 84, American politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (2003–2020), kidney failure.
• Atie Voorbij, 83, Dutch Olympic swimmer (1960).
• U. L. Washington, 70, American baseball player (Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates), cancer.

2

• Jim Beard, 63, American keyboardist (Steely Dan).
• Maurice Bembridge, 79, English golfer, cancer.
• Blues Boy Willie, 77, American blues musician.
• Montien Buntan, 58, Thai politician, senator (2008–2014, since 2019), member of the National Legislative Assembly (2014–2019).
• Janice Burgess, 72, American television writer, producer and executive (The Backyardigans, Winx Club, Blue's Clues), breast cancer.
• W. C. Clark, 84, American blues musician.
• Mark Dodson, 64, American voice actor (Gremlins, Return of the Jedi, Day of the Dead), heart attack.
• Ángel Duarte Valverde, 89, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, deputy (1986–1988), governor of Guayas Province (1992–1995).
• Vladimir Dyachenko, 75, Russian politician, governor of Amur Oblast (1994–1996), senator (1996).
• Tim Ecclestone, 76, Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Atlanta Flames).
• Mohammed Emami-Kashani, 92, Iranian politician, member of the Assembly of Experts (since 1983).
• Eskendereya, 17, American Thoroughbred racehorse, heart failure. (death announced on this date)
• Wally Firth, 89, Canadian politician, MP (1972–1979).
• Leonard Everett Fisher, 99, American children's books illustrator.
• Alain Gerolami, 97, French government official, prefect of Mayenne (1973–1977), prefect of Seine-Maritime (1982–1985).
• Mark F. Giuliano, 62, American law enforcement official, deputy director of the FBI (2013–2016).
• Howard Hiatt, 98, American medical researcher.
• Paul Houde, 69, Canadian actor (Les Boys, Winter Stories) and television and radio host, complications from brain surgery.
• Hwang Young-ha, 84, South Korean civil servant and politician, secretary general of the Board of Audit and Inspection (1993).
• Jaclyn Jose, 60, Filipino actress (The Flor Contemplacion Story, Familia Zaragoza, Ma' Rosa), heart attack.
• Kenji Manabe, 88, Japanese pathologist and politician, member of the House of Councillors (1977–1989, 1995–2007), director-general of the environmental agency (1998–1999).
• James Corson Niederman, 99, American epidemiologist.
• John Okafor, 62, Nigerian actor (Issakaba) and comedian.
• Ørjar Øyen, 97, Norwegian academic and sociologist, rector of the University of Bergen (1978–1983).
• Søren Pape Poulsen, 52, Danish politician, MP (since 2015) and minister of justice (2016–2019), cerebral haemorrhage.
• Antoine Predock, 87, American architect.
• Leena Rauhala, 82, Finnish politician, MP (1999–2015).
• Dinu Săraru, 92, Romanian novelist.
• Odd Selmer, 94, Norwegian journalist, novelist, and playwright.
• Lawrence Solan, 71, American academic.
• Tizway, 19, American Thoroughbred racehorse, heart attack.
• Nikola Vuljanić, 74, Croatian politician, MEP (2013–2014).
• Eugene Wijeysingha, 89–90, Malaysian-born Singaporean educator and historian.
• Kazbek Zankishiev, 31, Russian judoka.

1

• Norman B. Anderson, 68, American scientist and academic, complications from knee surgery.
• Iris Apfel, 102, American businesswoman and designer.
• Chance Browne, 75, American cartoonist (Hi and Lois).
• Ennio Calabria, 86, Italian painter and illustrator.
• João Maia da Silva Filho, 82, Brazilian philosopher and politician, deputy (1988–1997).
• Alberto De Simone, 85, Argentine-Italian basketball player (Cantù, national team).
• Jacqueline Duhême, 96, French illustrator and writer.
• Erling Folkvord, 74, Norwegian politician, MP (1993–1997).
• Gerald Gustafson, 95, American fighter pilot.
• Ataullah Hamidi, 69, Turkish politician, mayor of Batman (1984–1994) and MP (1996–2002, 2015–2018), heart attack.
• Andrés Miranda Hernández, 89, Spanish politician, president of the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife (1971–1974) and member of the Cortes Españolas (1967–1974).
• David Johnson, 97, American photographer.
• Roy Johnson, 75, Bermudian Olympic boxer (1972). (death announced on this date)
• Monique Journod, 88, French painter and lithographer.
• Farhan Khan, 23, Pakistani footballer (Pakistan Air Force), traffic collision.
• Charles Kurfess, 94, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1957–1978).
• Péter Povázsay, 77, Hungarian Olympic canoeist (1972).
• Tristram Powell, 83, English director, producer and screenwriter.
• Aziz Qureshi, 82, Indian politician, MP (1984–1989), governor of Uttarakhand (2012–2015) and Uttar Pradesh (2014).
• Pit Schubert, 88, German non-fiction author and mountain climber.
• Jacques Tasso, 79, French rally racer.
• Akira Toriyama, 68, Japanese manga artist (Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump) and video game artist (Dragon Quest), subdural hematoma.
• Don Wise, 81, American tenor saxophonist.
• Vladimir Yedalov, 69, Russian politician, senator (2013–2015).

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