Deaths in 2021

The following deaths of notable individuals occurred in 2021. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order by surname or pseudonym. 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.

January

30

• József Csatári, 77, Hungarian wrestler, Olympic bronze medalist (1968, 1972).
• Indrajit Deb, 73, Indian actor (Generation Ami).
• Petr Kužel, 58, Czech economist and politician, president of the Czech Chamber of Commerce (2008–2014), COVID-19.
• Michel Le Bris, 76, French writer.
• Neelo, 80, Pakistani actress (Bhowani Junction, Do Raste, Ghunghat).
• Marco Panari, 23, Indonesian actor.
• Raizal Rais, 66, Indonesian designer.
• Manuel Salinas, 80, Spanish painter, COVID-19.
• Pantelei Sandulache, 64, Moldovan politician, MP (1990–1994).
• Sophie, 34, Scottish singer-songwriter ("Bipp", "Lemonade") and record producer, accidental fall.
• Alla Yoshpe, 83, Russian pop singer, People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2002).

29

• Mahmoud Abdel-Ghaffar, 60, Egyptian actor.
• Ahmed Achour, 75, Tunisian composer and conductor.
• Beatriz Barba, 92, Mexican archaeologist, member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences.
• Dick Callahan, 80, American public address announcer (Oakland Athletics, Golden State Warriors, California Golden Bears football).
• John Chaney, 89, American Hall of Fame college basketball coach (Cheyney State Wolves, Temple Owls).
• Christian Daigle, 42, Canadian ice hockey agent.
• Yvon Douis, 85, French footballer (Lille, AS Monaco, national team), COVID-19.
• Roberto Fernando Frojuelo, 83, Brazilian footballer (São Paulo, River Plate, Colo-Colo).
• Grady Gaines, 86, American blues saxophonist.
• Arvind Joshi, 84, Indian actor (Sholay, Love Marriage, Ab To Aaja Saajan Mere).
• Lai Xiaomin, 58, Chinese businessman and convicted embezzler, Chairman of China Huarong Asset Management (2012–2018), execution.
• Ica Naga, 59, Indonesian comedian, cardiac arrest.
• Steve Stephens, 90, American personal relations practitioner and presenter.
• Tochinoumi Teruyoshi, 82, Japanese sumo wrestler, aspiration pneumonia.
• Hilton Valentine, 77, English Hall of Fame guitarist (The Animals).

28

• Abu Yasser al-Issawi, 39, Iraqi Islamic militant (ISIL), military strike.
• Wismoyo Arismunandar, 80, Indonesian military officer, Army Chief of Staff (1993–1995).
• Chedly Ayari, 87, Tunisian economist and politician, President of the Central Bank (2012–2018), Minister of Finance (1972–1974) and Education (1970–1971), COVID-19.
• Miguel Celdrán, 80, Spanish politician, Senator (2000, 2004–2007).
• Eddie Connachan, 85, Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic, Middlesbrough, national team).
• Paul J. Crutzen, 87, Dutch atmospheric chemist, Nobel laureate (1995).
• Cédric Demangeot, 46, French poet.
• Guillermo Galeote, 79, Spanish doctor and politician, Deputy (1977–1993), COVID-19.
• Kathleen Ann Goonan, 68, American science fiction author.
• Shaibal Gupta, 67, Indian social scientist, multiple organ failure.
• Gil Imaná, 87, Bolivian muralist and painter.
• César Isella, 82, Argentine singer-songwriter (Los Fronterizos), coronary disease.
• Dominic Jeeva, 93, Sri Lankan author.
• Efim Josanu, 73, Moldovan writer and journalist, president of the National Olympic Committee (1991–2001).
• Mangalamkunnu Karnan, c. 65, Indian elephant, cardiac arrest.
• Ryszard Kotys, 88, Polish actor (Operacja Himmler, Shivers, Świat według Kiepskich).
• Sibongile Khumalo, 63, South African singer.
• Annette Kullenberg, 82, Swedish journalist (Aftonbladet) and author, COVID-19.
• Vasily Lanovoy, 87, Russian actor (Colleagues, Going Inside a Storm, Officers), People's Artist of the USSR (1985), complications of COVID-19.
• Rafael Navarro González, 61, Mexican chemist and astrobiologist, COVID-19.
• Juan del Río Martín, 73, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Military Archbishop of Spain (since 2008) and Bishop of Asidonia-Jerez (2000–2008), COVID-19.
• Alice Recoque, 91, French computer scientist.
• Singing Sandra, 64, Trinidadian calypso singer.
• Krishan Dev Sethi, 93, Indian politician and independence activist, member of the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir (1951–1957).
• Cicely Tyson, 96, American Hall of Fame actress (Sounder, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, The Trip to Bountiful), Tony winner (2013).
• Wang Shouguan, 98, Chinese astronomer, Delegate to the National People's Congress (1978–1998) and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Heidi Weisel, 59, American fashion designer.
• Lewis Wolpert, 91, South African-born British developmental biologist, COVID-19.

27

• Eduard Ababei, 52, Moldovan judge.
• Flavio Alfaro, 59, American baseball player, Olympic silver medalist (1984), pancreatic cancer.
• Bertulfo Álvarez, 69, Colombian guerrilla fighter (Caribbean Bloc of the FARC-EP).
• Gert Blomé, 86, Swedish ice hockey player, Olympic silver medallist (1964).
• Blas Camacho, 81, Spanish lawyer and politician, Deputy (1977–1982, 1986–1993), COVID-19.
• Adrián Campos, 60, Spanish racing driver (Formula One) and team owner (Campos Racing).
• Héctor Fix-Zamudio, 96, Mexican jurist, Judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (1987–1997).
• Freddy, 8, English Great Dane, world's tallest dog.
• Goddess Bunny, 61, American drag queen and actress (Hollywood Vice Squad, The Goddess Bunny, Rage).
• Guy Emmanuel Alain Gauze, 68, Ivorian politician and diplomat, Ambassador to the European Union (2000–2002).
• Yuriy Lakhin, 68, Russian actor (Antikiller, Tins, Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive), complications from COVID-19.
• Cloris Leachman, 94, American Hall of Fame actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Last Picture Show, Young Frankenstein), Oscar winner (1971).
• Corky Lee, 73, American photojournalist, complications from COVID-19.
• Saini Lemamea, 56, Samoan rugby union player (national team). (death announced on this date)
• Mehrdad Minavand, 45, Iranian football player (Pas, Persepolis, national team) and manager, COVID-19.
• Aminuddin Ponulele, 81, Indonesian academician and politician, Governor of Central Sulawesi (2001–2006).
• Antoni Puigdellívol, 74, Andorran politician, mayor of Andorra la Vella (1978–1979), MP (1982–1985) and Minister of Tourism and Environment (2005–2007).
• Efraín Ruales, 36, Ecuadorian actor, musician and TV presenter, shot.
• Trung Kiên, 81, Vietnamese classical singer.
• Carmen Vázquez, 72, American LGBT activist and writer, complications from COVID-19.

26

• Georgi Ananiev, 70, Bulgarian politician, COVID-19.
• Alan Ashcroft, 90, English rugby union player (Waterloo, British and Irish Lions, national team).
• Harry Beal, 90, American veteran, first Navy SEAL.
• Winfried Bölke, 79, German racing cyclist.
• Yabing Masalon Dulo, 106, Filipino textile weaver and dyer.
• Margitta Gummel, 79, German shot putter, Olympic champion (1968).
• Richard Holzer, 97, Panamanian architect.
• Nurul Huq, 85, Bangladeshi naval officer, Chief of Naval Staff (1972–1973), complications from diabetes.
• Ron Johnson, 64, American baseball player (Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos) and manager (Norfolk Tides), complications from COVID-19.
• Billy Kenoi, 52, American politician, mayor of Hawaii County (2008–2016), myelofibrosis.
• Mwafak Al-Khani, 99, Syrian journalist and TV presenter.
• Hana Maciuchová, 75, Czech actress (Prázdniny pro psa, In the Coat of Lioness' Arms, Loners).
• Luc Julian Matthys, 85, Belgian-born Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Armidale (1999–2011).
• Gene McDowell, 80, American football player (Florida State Seminoles) and coach (UCF Knights), leukemia.
• Stephan P. Mickle, 76, American judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida (since 1998).
• John Mortimore, 86, English football player (Chelsea) and manager (Benfica, Belenenses).
• Lars Norén, 76, Swedish playwright, novelist and poet, COVID-19.
• Cara O'Sullivan, 59, Irish coloratura soprano singer.
• Daniel Pedraza Castillo, 17, Colombian racing cyclist, traffic collision.
• Sergei Prikhodko, 64, Russian politician, Deputy Prime Minister (2013–2018), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Sekou Smith, 48, American sportswriter and journalist (The Indianapolis Star, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, NBA TV), COVID-19.
• Peter Thorburn, 81, New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland) and coach (North Harbour, US national team).
• Carlos Holmes Trujillo, 69, Colombian politician and diplomat, Minister of Defense (since 2019), of Foreign Affairs (2018–2019) and of the Interior (1997–1998), COVID-19.
• Jozef Vengloš, 84, Slovak football player (Slovan Bratislava) and manager (Celtic, Czechoslovakia national team).
• Peter Vere-Jones, 81, British-born New Zealand actor (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Shortland Street, Xena: Warrior Princess).

25

• Ihwan Datu Adam, 56, Indonesian politician, MP (2016–2019).
• Sōichi Aikawa, 78, Japanese politician, mayor of Urawa, Saitama (1991–2001) and Saitama (2001–2009), respiratory failure.
• Big Drama, 15, American racehorse, euthanized. (death announced on this date)
• Chico Borja, 61, Ecuadorian-American soccer player (New York Cosmos, Wichita Wings, U.S. national team) and manager, colon cancer.
• David Bright, 64, Botswanan football manager (Mogoditshane Fighters, Cape Town, national team), complications from COVID-19.
• Tseng Chang, 90, Chinese actor (Apartment for Ladies, Lunch with Charles, 2012).
• Jaoid Chiguer, 35, French Olympic boxer (2008), heart attack.
• Marie Harmon, 97, American actress (The El Paso Kid, Secret Beyond the Door, I Married a Woman).
• Iron, 29, South Korean rapper (Show Me the Money 3), blunt force trauma.
• Masada Iosefa, 32, Samoan rugby league player (Penrith Panthers, Wests Tigers, national team), traffic collision.
• Avelino Méndez Rangel, 62, Mexican politician, Deputy (2009–2012), COVID-19.
• C. R. Parthiban, 92, Indian actor (Veerapandiya Kattabomman).
• Jean Richard, 99, French historian.
• Dick Smith, 94, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).
• Vladimír Suchánek, 87, Czech artist.
• Maryan Synakowski, 84, French footballer (Sedan, Union SG, national team).
• Enrique Tábara, 90, Ecuadorian painter, heart attack.
• David Washbrook, 71, British historian.

24

• George Armstrong, 90, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), Stanley Cup champion (1962–1964, 1967).
• Debbie Bath-Hadden, 61–62, Canadian politician, mayor of Brock, Ontario (since 2018), cancer.
• Arik Brauer, 92, Austrian artist, co-founder of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism.
• Jevrem Brković, 87, Montenegrin writer, poet, and historian.
• Roberto Cañas López, 70, Salvadoran politician, guerrilla and academic, signant of Chapultepec Peace Accords.
• Nikolay Chebotko, 38, Kazakh Olympic cross country skier (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014), traffic collision.
• António Cardoso e Cunha, 87, Portuguese politician, European Commissioner (1986–1992).
• Muhanna Al-Dura, 83, Jordanian painter.
• Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, 70, Icelandic footballer (Celtic, Motherwell, national team), complications from COVID-19.
• Sonny Fox, 95, American television host (Wonderama, Way Out Games), COVID-19.
• John F. Grundhofer, 82, American banker and executive, chairman of U.S. Bancorp (1990–1997, 1999–2002).
• Abdullahi Ibrahim, 82, Nigerian lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice (1997–1999), COVID-19.
• Jerry Johnson, 102, American college basketball coach (LeMoyne–Owen Magicians).
• Abla Al-Kahlawi, 72, Egyptian preacher, Laws academic and social worker, COVID-19.
• Bruce Kirby, 95, American actor (L.A. Law, Stand by Me, Crash).
• Franciszek Kokot, 91, Polish nephrologist and endocrinologist, rector of Medical Academy of Silesia (1982–1984), complications from COVID-19.
• Barry Le Va, 79, American sculptor and installation artist.
• Gunnel Lindblom, 89, Swedish actress (The Silence, Winter Light, The Virgin Spring).
• Sigvard Marjasin, 91, Swedish civil servant, president of the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union (1977–1988), Governor of Örebro County (1989–1994), COVID-19.
• Jeanette Maus, 39, American actress (My Effortless Brilliance, The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle) and acting coach, colon cancer.
• Bobby McKee, Northern Irish politician, mayor of Larne (2002–2004, 2011–2012).
• Jean-Pierre Michel, 82, French politician, MP (1981–1986, 1988–2002, 2004–2014).
• Barrie Mitchell, 73, Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen, Tranmere Rovers).
• Moshe Moskowitz, 96, Israeli politician, head of Shafir Regional Council (1952–1979).
• Bootsie Neal, 68, American politician.
• Patrick O'Donoghue, 86, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Lancaster (2001–2009).
• Ron Rafferty, 86, English footballer (Grimsby Town, Aldershot, Portsmouth).
• Manuel Rodríguez Lema, 68, Spanish businessman, COVID-19.
• Frank Shankwitz, 77, American philanthropist, co-founder of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. (death announced on this date)
• Joseph Sonnabend, 88, South African physician and HIV/AIDS researcher (How to Have Sex in an Epidemic), complications from a heart attack.
• Tom Stevens, 64, American musician (The Long Ryders).
• Marcel Uderzo, 87, French comic book artist, COVID-19.
• Sifis Valirakis, 77, Greek politician and anti-junta activist, Minister of Public Order (1995–1996), drowned.
• Notable Brazilians who died in the 2021 Palmas FR plane crash:
  • Lucas Meira, 32, football executive, president of Palmas Futebol e Regatas.
  • Marcus Molinari, 23, footballer (Tupi, Ipatinga, Tupynambás).
  • Guilherme Noé, 28, footballer (Batatais, Rio Preto, Ipatinga).
  • Ranule, 27, footballer (Atlético Itapemirim, Democrata, Resende).

23

• Anibal Jr., 50, Mexican professional wrestler, COVID-19.
• Walter Bernstein, 101, American screenwriter (The Front, Miss Evers' Boys) and film director (Little Miss Marker), pneumonia.
• Mohamed Hédi Chérif, 88, Tunisian historian and academic.
• Tony Ferrer, 86, Filipino actor (The Vengeance of Fu Manchu, Chinatown: Sa Kuko ng Dragon, Manila Boy), heart disease.
• Paul Foytack, 90, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels).
• Abukari Gariba, 81, Ghanaian Olympic footballer (1968, 1972).
• Peter Gillott, 85, English footballer (Barnsley, Chelmsford City).
• Alberto Grimaldi, 95, Italian film producer (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Gangs of New York, Last Tango in Paris).
• Jonas Gwangwa, 83, South African jazz trombonist.
• Larry King, 87, American Hall of Fame broadcaster (Larry King Live, Larry King Now, Politicking with Larry King), sepsis.
• Steven T. Kuykendall, 73, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2001) and California Assembly (1994–1998), complications from pulmonary fibrosis.
• Achmad Luthfie, 49, Indonesian pilot and businessman, CEO of Batik Air.
• Martha Madrigal, 92, Mexican poet, COVID-19.
• Roberto Martinoni, 59, Uruguayan medical doctor, COVID-19.
• Nilda Pedrosa, 46, American politician, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (since 2020), cancer.
• Cyril Pinder, 74, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys).
• Omar Pirrera, 88, Italian poet, COVID-19.
• J. D. Power III, 89, American marketing executive, founder of J.D. Power.
• Sree Ram, 60, Indian Krav Maga instructor and actor (Sillu Karuppatti), fall.
• Robert Rowland, 54, British politician, MEP (2019–2020), drowned.
• Gabriel Ruiz Díaz, 45, Argentine bassist (Catupecu Machu).
• Sumiko Sakamoto, 84, Japanese actress (The Pornographers, Warm Water Under a Red Bridge, The Ballad of Narayama) and singer, stroke.
• Song Yoo-jung, 26, South Korean actress (Golden Rainbow, Make Your Wish, School 2017), suicide.
• Roy Torrens, 72, Irish cricket player and manager (national team), COVID-19.
• George Weatherill, 84, Australian politician, member of the South Australian Legislative Council (1986–2000).
• Pheoris West, 70, American artist.
• Harthorne Wingo, 73, American basketball player (Allentown Jets, New York Knicks, Pallacanestro Cantu).
• Gunawan Wirosaroyo, 74, Indonesian politician, MP (1999–2009).

22

• Hank Aaron, 86, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Indianapolis Clowns) and civil rights activist.
• Edwin Ariyadasa, 98, Sri Lankan journalist.
• Jean-Pierre Baeumler, 71, French politician, Deputy (1988–1993, 1997–2002).
• Jacqueline Berenstein-Wavre, 99, Swiss politician and activist.
• José Manuel Botella Crespo, 71, Spanish politician, Deputy (1986–1993) and member of the Corts Valencianes (1991–2003).
• Élisabeth Burdot, 81, Belgian journalist.
• Helena Cambó, 91, Spanish cultural patron.
• Ron Campbell, 81, Australian animator (Yellow Submarine, The Flintstones, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh).
• Narendra Chanchal, 80, Indian singer.
• Aeneas Chigwedere, 81, Zimbabwean politician, Minister of Education (2001–2008) and Governor of Mashonaland East (2008–2013), COVID-19.
• Hughroy Currie, 61, Jamaican-born British boxer.
• Louis Dandrel, 82, French sound designer and musician.
• Nick Drake-Lee, 78, English rugby union player (Leicester Tigers, national team).
• Ricardo Durão, 92, Portuguese Olympic modern pentathlete (1952).
• José Ángel García, 69–70, Mexican actor and television director (La rosa de Guadalupe), pulmonary fibrosis.
• Routouang Yoma Golom, Chadian militant and politician, MP (since 2011).
• Jerzy Grelewski, 91, Polish politician and communist activist, mayor of Olsztyn (1971–1977).
• Feliks Gromov, 83, Russian admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy (1992–1997).
• Guem, 73, Algerian musician, composer and dancer.
• Juan Guzmán Tapia, 81, Chilean judge (Augusto Pinochet's arrest and trial).
• Jean Assaad Haddad, 94, Lebanese Melkite Greek Catholic hierarch, Archeparch of Tyre (1988–2005).
• Constance Isherwood, 101, Canadian lawyer.
• Tony Jones, 54, American football player (Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens).
• Jorunn Kirkenær, 94, Norwegian ballet dancer.
• Gianfranco Lombardi, 79, Italian Hall of Fame basketball player (Virtus Bologna, national team) and coach (Scaligera Verona).
• Alfredo Magarotto, 93, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Chioggia (1990–1997) and Vittorio Veneto (1997–2003).
• Meherzia Labidi Maïza, 57, Tunisian politician and translator, member of the Constituent Assembly (2011–2014) and Deputy (since 2014), COVID-19.
• Joel Matiza, 60, Zimbabwean politician, Minister of Transport, Communication and Infrastructural Development (since 2018), COVID-19.
• Sharon Kay Penman, 75, American historical novelist, pneumonia.
• Harry Perry, 86, Irish Olympic boxer (1956, 1960).
• James Purify, 76, American soul singer (James & Bobby Purify), complications of COVID-19.
• Eloy José Ranzi, 79, Brazilian politician.
• José Rivera Pérez, 73, Spanish bullfighter, cancer.
• Luton Shelton, 35, Jamaican footballer (Harbour View, Vålerenga, national team), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Ráphael Steger Cataño, 74, Mexican diplomat, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1989–1991), Turkey (1992–1996), and Australia (1996–2004).
• F. X. Sudjasmin, 77, Indonesian military officer, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army (1995–1997).
• Marius van Heerden, 46, South African Olympic middle-distance runner (1996), COVID-19.
• Johnny Williams, 73, English footballer (Watford, Colchester United, Margate).

21

• Clarence Allen, 95, American geologist and seismologist.
• Calixto Avena, 77, Colombian footballer, COVID-19.
• Bob Avian, 83, American choreographer and theatre producer (Dreamgirls, A Chorus Line, West Side Story), cardiac arrest.
• Dave Bolton, 83, English rugby league player (Wigan, Balmain, Blackpool Borough).
• Donna Britt, 62, American news anchor (WAFB), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Henryk Chmielewski, 97, Polish comic book artist (Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek).
• Hank Coe, 74, American politician, member of the Wyoming Senate (1989–2021), cancer.
• Nathalie Delon, 79, French actress (When Eight Bells Toll, The Monk, Le Samouraï), cancer.
• Jordi Fàbregas Canadell, 69, Spanish musician.
• Mauricio Herdocia Sacasa, 62, Nicaraguan jurist, General Secretary of Central American Integration System (2000).
• Jean Graton, 97, French comic book writer and artist (Michel Vaillant).
• Hasso Hofmann, 86, German philosopher.
• Rémy Julienne, 90, French stuntman (Licence to Kill, Fantômas, The Da Vinci Code), COVID-19.
• Jerry Kiernan, 67, Irish Olympic long-distance runner (1984).
• Gernot Langes-Swarovski, 77, Austrian businessman.
• Roger LeClerc, 84, American football player (Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos).
• Svante Lidén, 68, Swedish journalist (Aftonbladet), COVID-19. (death announced on this date)
• Jackson Mthembu, 62, South African politician, Minister in the Presidency (since 2019), complications from COVID-19.
• Cecilia Mangini, 93, Italian film director.
• Anthony Mwamba, 60, Zambian Olympic boxer (1988), COVID-19.
• Keith Nichols, 75, English jazz musician and arranger, COVID-19.
• Mick Norcross, 57, British reality television personality (The Only Way Is Essex).
• Solveig Nordström, 97, Swedish archeologist.
• José Pampuro, 71, Argentine politician, Minister of Defense (2003–2005), General Secretary of the Presidency (2002–2003) and Provisional President of the Senate (2006–2011).
• Randy Parton, 67, American country singer-songwriter, cancer.
• José Crisologo Sorra, 91, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Virac (1974–1993) and Legazpi (1993–2005).
• Lupe Vázquez, 75, Mexican comedian and actress (Dr. Cándido Pérez).

20

• Raisuddin Ahmed, 82, Bangladeshi cricket player (Dhaka University) and administrator, COVID-19.
• Jaume Bassó, 91, Spanish basketball player (Club Joventut Badalona).
• Dinesh Chandra Bhandary, 88, Indian military officer.
• Andrzej Bieniasz, 66, Polish guitarist (Püdelsi), mantle cell lymphoma.
• Doug Bowden, 93, New Zealand cricketer (Central Districts).
• Aslan Byutukayev, 46, Russian Islamic militant, commander of Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs (since 2010), shot.
• Mira Furlan, 65, Croatian-American actress (Babylon 5, Lost, The Abandoned), complications from West Nile virus.
• Joyce Hearn, 91, American politician, member of South Carolina House of Representatives (1975–1990).
• John Jeffers, 52, English footballer (Port Vale, Shrewsbury Town, Stockport County).
• John Baptist Kaggwa, 77, Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Masaka (1998–2019), COVID-19.
• Justin Lekhanya, 82, Lesothan politician, Chairman of the Military Council (1986–1991).
• Jack London, 83, American information technology executive, chairman of the board of CACI International Inc.
• Geraldo Antônio Miotto,65, Brazilian military officer (Amazon Military Command, Southern Military Command), COVID-19.
• Rabi Mishra, 64, Indian actor (Dhauli Express), cardiac arrest.
• Haydn Morris, 92, Welsh rugby union player (Cardiff, British and Irish Lions, national team). (death announced on this date)
• Sibusiso Moyo, 60, Zimbabwean politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (since 2017), COVID-19.
• Unnikrishnan Namboothiri, 97, Indian actor (Kalyanaraman, Mayamohini, Photographer), complications from COVID-19.
• Ronnie Nasralla, 90, Jamaican record producer (Byron Lee and the Dragonaires).
• Lonnie Nielsen, 67, American golfer.
• Storrs L. Olson, 76, American paleontologist and ornithologist.
• Wayne Roberts, 76, Canadian food analyst and writer.
• John Russell, 66, English guitarist.
• Mike Sadek, 74, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants), heart and lung disease.
• Bill Sheat, 90, New Zealand lawyer and arts advocate.
• Dominic J. Squatrito, 82, American jurist, judge (since 1994) of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
• Peter Swan, 84, English footballer (Sheffield Wednesday, Matlock Town, national team).
• Ted Thompson, 68, American football player (Houston Oilers) and executive, general manager of Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl champion (1997, 2011), dysautonomia.
• Harold Widom, 88, American mathematician.
• Boris Zaborov, 85, Belarusian artist.

19

• Habibullah Abdurazzaq, 83, Tajik actor (Ilya Muromets).
• José Alves, 86, Brazilian footballer (Botafogo, Corinthians, América).
• Morice Benin, 73, French singer-songwriter.
• Mujibur Rahman Dilu, 69, Bangladeshi actor (Songsoptok), pneumonia.
• William Fey, 78, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Kimbe (2010–2019), COVID-19.
• Louis Giani, 86, American Olympic wrestler (1960).
• Lou Goetz, 74, American college basketball coach (Richmond Spiders), cancer.
• Renita Grigoryeva, 89, Russian film director, screenwriter (Boys) and actress (There Is Such a Lad).
• Joyce Hill, 95, American baseball player (South Bend Blue Sox, Peoria Redwings, Racine Belles).
• Brian Hillery, 83, Irish politician, Senator (1977–1982, 1983–1989, 1992–1997), TD (1989–1992).
• Danial Jahić, 41, Serbian Olympic long jumper (2000), COVID-19.
• Daniel Kobialka, 77, American violinist.
• Lâm Quang Thi, 88, Vietnamese military officer (ARVN), COVID-19.
• Stephen Lungu, 78, Zimbabwean evangelist, COVID-19.
• Narendra Luther, 88, Indian writer and civil servant.
• Emanuele Macaluso, 96, Italian trade unionist, journalist and politician, MP (1963–1992) and editor-in-chief of L'Unità (1982–1986), complications from a fall.
• Cesare Maestri, 91, Italian mountaineer and writer.
• Mieko Nagaoka, 106, Japanese masters swimmer, respiratory failure.
• Gustavo Peña, 78, Mexican football player (Monterrey, national team) and manager (Leones Negros), COVID-19.
• Toleafoa Ken Vaafusuaga Poutoa, Samoan politician, MP (since 2016).
• Felipe Quispe, 78, Bolivian Quechua politician, Indigenous rights activist and peasant leader (CSUTCB), cardiac arrest.
• V. Shanta, 93, Indian oncologist, director of the Adyar Cancer Institute (1980–1997), heart attack.
• Zdeněk Sternberg, 97, Czech aristocrat, Medal of Merit recipient.
• Carlos Tapia García, 79, Peruvian politician, member of Congress (1985–1990) and Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2001–2003), COVID-19.
• Jim Vickerman, 89, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1987–2011).
• Ellinah Wamukoya, 69, Swazi Anglican prelate, Bishop of Eswatini (since 2012), COVID-19.
• Mark Wilson, 91, American magician and author.
• Giovanni Zucchi, 89, Italian rower, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).

18

• Jean-Pierre Bacri, 69, Algerian-born French actor (Same Old Song, Place Vendôme) and screenwriter (The Taste of Others), cancer.
• Perry Botkin Jr., 87, American composer and musician (Happy Days, Mork and Mindy, "Nadia's Theme"), Grammy winner (1978).
• Carlos Burga, 68, Peruvian Olympic boxer (1972), COVID-19.
• Alberto Cantù, 70, Italian musicologist and musical critic.
• Jean Dumont, 90, French politician, Senator (1986–1995).
• Svavar Gestsson, 76, Icelandic politician and diplomat, Minister of Social Affairs (1980–1983), ambassador to Sweden (2001–2005) and Denmark (2005–2012).
• Andy Gray, 61, Scottish actor (River City, Naked Video), COVID-19.
• James D. Heiple, 87, American jurist, Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois (1990–2000), brain hemorrhage.
• Nombulelo Hermans, South African politician, member of the National Assembly (since 2019), COVID-19.
• Ken Hill, Canadian cigarette manufacturer (Grand River Enterprises).
• Alan J. Hoffman, 96, American mathematician.
• Sinclair Hood, 103, British archaeologist, Director of the British School at Athens (1980–1997).
• Tony Ingle, 68, American basketball coach (BYU Cougars, Kennesaw State Owls, Dalton State Roadrunners), COVID-19.
• Thorsten Johansson, 70, Swedish Olympic sprinter (1976).
• Lubomir Kavalek, 77, Czech-American chess player.
• Maria Koterbska, 96, Polish singer.
• Ákos Kriza, 55, Hungarian health economist and politician, mayor of Miskolc (2010–2019).
• Joshua Kyeremeh, Ghanaian politician, kidney complications.
• Easton Lee, 89, Jamaican Anglican priest, playwright and broadcaster.
• Richard Lindheim, 81, American television writer (The Equalizer), heart failure.
• Josep Mestres Quadreny, 91, Spanish composer.
• Chuck Mills, 92, American college football coach (Utah State, Southern Oregon), pneumonia and organ failure.
• Vic Mitchell, 86, British railway preservationist and writer.
• Dündar Ali Osman, 90, Turkish royal, Head of the House of Osman (since 2017).
• Henryk Ostrowski, 60, Polish politician and farmer, Deputy (2001–2005).
• Catherine Rich, 88, French actress (Captain Conan).
• David Richardson, 65, American television writer and producer (The Simpsons, Two and a Half Men, F Is for Family), heart failure.
• Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez, 65, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Mexico (since 2020), COVID-19.
• Jimmie Rodgers, 87, American pop singer ("Honeycomb", "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "Secretly").
• Henrique Salas Albornoz, 68, Venezuelan urologist, COVID-19.
• Junaedi Salat, 70, Indonesian actor.
• Joseph Scheidler, 93, American anti-abortion activist, founder of the Pro-Life Action League, pneumonia.
• Dani Shmulevich-Rom, 80, Israeli footballer (Maccabi Haifa, national team), cancer.
• Yvonne Sterling, 65, Jamaican reggae vocalist, stroke.
• Gatot Sudjito, 60, Indonesian politician, MP (since 2014), COVID-19.
• Don Sutton, 75, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers) and broadcaster, cancer.
• Juan Carlos Tabío, 77, Cuban film director (Strawberry and Chocolate, Lista de Espera, 7 Days in Havana).
• Kees Teer, 95, Dutch electrical engineer, director of Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium (1968–1985).
• K. V. Vijayadas, 61, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (since 2011), cerebral haemorrhage.

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• Nikolay Antoshkin, 78, Russian military officer (Chernobyl disaster), Deputy (since 2014) and Hero of the Soviet Union, COVID-19.
• Dave Arnold, 49, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania Senate (since 2020), brain cancer.
• Jacques Bral, 72, French film director (Black Really Suits You) and screenwriter.
• Harry Brant, 24, American model, drug overdose.
• Joevana Charles, 66, Seychellois politician, member of the National Assembly (1993–2016).
• Brian Christie, American news host and journalist (CNN, WRAU-TV Peoria, WCVB-TV Boston).
• Camille Cleroux, 67, Canadian serial killer.
• Giles Constable, 91, British historian.
• Víctor Crisólogo, 68, Peruvian politician, member of Congress (2011–2016), COVID-19.
• Abel Gabuza, 65, South African Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop Coadjutor of Durban (since 2018) and Bishop of Kimberley (2010–2018), COVID-19.
• Ebe Gilkes, 90, Guyanese pianist (Ebe Gilkes Quartet).
• Barbara Gronemus, 89, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1982–2008).
• Muriel Grossfeld, 80, American Olympic gymnast (1956, 1960, 1964).
• Ghulam Mustafa Khan, 89, Indian classical singer.
• Marlin Kuykendall, 86, American politician, mayor of Prescott, Arizona (2009–2015).
• Gerald Locklin, 79, American poet and lecturer, COVID-19.
• Roger Machin, 94, French football referee.
• Junior Mance, 92, American jazz pianist and educator.
• Jubril Martins-Kuye, 78, Nigerian politician, Minister of Commerce and Industry (2010–2011).
• Sammy Nestico, 96, American jazz composer and arranger.
• Tom Prebble, 75, British-born New Zealand educationalist and university administrator (Massey University).
• Vincent M. Rizzotto, 89, American Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston–Houston (2001–2006).
• József Sas, 82, Hungarian stage actor, comedian and theatre director, COVID-19.
• K. G. Shankar, 70, Indian politician, Puducherry MLA (since 2017), cardiac arrest.
• Jon Sullivan, 70, Australian politician, MP (2007–2010).
• Marius Swart, 79, South African politician, Executive Mayor of the George Local Municipality (2000–2004) and Member of the National Assembly of South Africa (2004–2014), COVID-19.
• Vicent Tur, 62, Spanish politician, cancer.
• Joan Eloi Vila, 61, Spanish guitarist.
• Maynard Wallace, 77, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2003–2011).
• Philip Wilson, 70, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Adelaide (2001–2018).

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• Salleh Abas, 91, Malaysian judge and politician, Lord President of the Supreme Court (1984–1988) and Terengganu MLA (1999–2004), COVID-19.
• Jon Arnett, 85, American Hall of Fame football player (USC Trojans, Los Angeles Rams), heart failure.
• Sharon Begley, 64, American science journalist.
• Mahaveer Bhagora, 73, Indian politician, MP (2004–2009), COVID-19.
• Jerry Brandt, 82, American club owner and manager (The Ritz), COVID-19.
• Charlotte Cornwell, 71, English actress (Dressing for Breakfast, The Saint, White Hunter Black Heart), cancer.
• Choi Jeongrye, 65, South Korean poet.
• Jason Cope, 43, American guitarist (The Steel Woods, Jamey Johnson).
• Juan Carlos Copes, 89, Argentine tango dancer and choreographer, COVID-19.
• Chris Cramer, 73, British news journalist and executive (BBC News, CNN International), cancer.
• Vincent Davy, 80, French-born Canadian actor.
• Little Walter DeVenne, 73, American radio host, COVID-19.
• Einar Eriksen, 87, Norwegian newspaper editor, chief editor of Bergens Tidende (1986–1991).
• György Handel, 61, Hungarian footballer (MTK-VM, Rába ETO, national team), COVID-19.
• Alan Hart, 85, British television executive, Controller of BBC1 (1981–1984). (death announced on this date)
• Dustin Higgs, 48, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
• Xavier Hunault, 97, French politician, deputy (1962–1993).
• Mona Lohanda, 73, Indonesian historian, archivist and academic, heart attack.
• Jim MacGeorge, 92, American voice actor (Bionic Six, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, Clue Club).
• Pave Maijanen, 70, Finnish musician (Hurriganes, Dingo), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• George von Mallinckrodt, 90, German merchant banker, chairman of Schroders (1984–1995).
• Sergi Mingote, 49, Spanish mountain climber and politician, mayor of Parets del Vallès (2011–2018), mountaineering fall.
• Mihai Mireanu, 71, Moldovan painter, COVID-19.
• Steve Molnar, 73, Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
• Claudia Montero, 58, Argentine classical composer, Latin Grammy winner (2014, 2016, 2018), cancer.
• Chris Murphy, 66, Australian talent manager (INXS, Models), lymphoma.
• Carlo Nayaradou, 63, French-Martinican comic book author.
• Bheki Ntuli, 63, South African politician, member of the National Assembly (1999–2003), COVID-19.
• Farida Pasha, 68, Indonesian actress, COVID-19.
• Sam Phillips, 72, South African actor (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Red Dust, The Forgotten Kingdom).
• Phương Mai, 83, Vietnamese royal.
• Jimmy Powell, 85, American golfer, kidney failure.
• Rapper One, 41, Peruvian rapper, COVID-19.
• Dick Rice, 80, American meteorologist (WTVA), COVID-19.
• Sergei Rodin, 39, Russian footballer (CSKA Moscow, Sportakademklub Moscow, Sokol Saratov).
• Om Prakash Sharma, 87, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA, dysentery.
• David Shaw-Smith, Irish film director (Hands).
• Phil Spector, 81, American Hall of Fame record producer (Wall of Sound), musician (The Teddy Bears), and convicted murderer, founder of Philles Records, COVID-19.
• Muammer Sun, 88, Turkish composer, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.
• Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo, 93, Indonesian military officer and diplomat, Deputy Army Chief of Staff (1973–1974).
• Mauro Telles, 80, Brazilian politician, Mayor of Ibaté (1977–1978, 1979–1982, 1989–1992).
• Arturo Tizón, 36, Spanish motorcycle racer, mountain bike fall.
• Pedro Trebbau, 91, German-born Venezuelan zoologist.
• Paul Varelans, 51, American mixed martial artist (UFC), COVID-19.
• Lars Westman, 86, Swedish writer.

15

• William R. Allen, 96, American economist.
• Melanio Asensio, 84, Spanish Olympic sprinter (1960).
• Dale Baer, 70, American animator (The Lion King, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Robin Hood), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Geoff Barnett, 74, English footballer (Everton, Arsenal, Minnesota Kicks), complications from COVID-19.
• Wilbur Brotherton, 98, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1975–1988).
• Michael Bryce, 82, Australian architect and graphic designer, spouse of the Governor-General (2008–2014).
• Vicente Cantatore, 85, Argentine football player (San Lorenzo, Tigre) and manager (Real Valladolid).
• Tyrone Crawley, 62, American boxer.
• Dalakhani, 21, Irish racehorse and sire.
• Elizam Escobar, 72, Puerto Rican art theorist, poet and political activist, cancer.
• Gildardo García, 66, Colombian chess player, COVID-19.
• B. S. Gnanadesikan, 71, Indian politician, MP (2001–2013).
• Bruce Headley, 86, American thoroughbred trainer (Kona Gold, Got Koko), stroke.
• Kathleen Krull, 68, American children's writer and book editor, cancer.
• Eddie Kuligowski, 74, French photographer.
• Ramji Lal, 90, Indian politician, MP (1992–1993, 1994–2000).
• Mark Langham, 60, British Roman Catholic priest.
• Lệ Thu, 77, Vietnamese-American singer, COVID-19.
• Tiit Lilleorg, 79, Estonian actor (Agent Wild Duck, Autumn Ball, O2), COVID-19.
• Thomas V. Miller Jr., 78, American politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1975–2020) and House of Delegates (1971–1975), prostate cancer.
• Paul Moore, 62, American community activist, boxer and actor (Philadelphia, Beloved).
• Kamal Morarka, 74, Indian industrialist and politician.
• Anthony Rhulen, 51, American film producer (The Butterfly Effect, Lucky Number Slevin, Raise Your Voice).
• Benjamin de Rothschild, 57, French banker, heart attack.
• Charlie Thomas, 89, American sports franchise owner (Houston Rockets) and automobile dealer, complications from COVID-19.
• Anatoliy Vishnevskiy, 85, Russian economist and demographer.
• Aleksander Vorobyev, 58, Russian actor (Tycoon, The Irony of Fate 2, The Factory), Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (2000).
• Jon Westling, 77, American educator, president of Boston University (1996–2002).
• Gerald Wiegert, 76, American automotive businessman and engineer, founder of Vector Motors.
• James White, 77, American politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (2009–2015), and Senate (since 2016).

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• Sjarifuddin Baharsjah, 89, Indonesian academic and politician, Minister of Agriculture (1993–1998).
• Carlos Armando Biebrich, 81, Mexican lawyer and politician, Governor of Sonora (1973–1975), Deputy (1967–1970), COVID-19.
• Cliff Burvill, 83, Australian Olympic cyclist (1956), fall.
• José Luis Caballero, 65, Mexican Olympic footballer (1976).
• Antún Castro Urrutia, 74, Colombian musician and actor.
• Pierre Cherpin, 52, French rally motorcyclist, injuries sustained in race crash.
• Storm Constantine, 64, British fantasy and science fiction author (Sea Dragon Heir, Grigori Trilogy).
• Simon Crosse, 90, British Olympic rower (1960).
• Gimax, 83, Italian racing driver.
• Boris Grachevsky, 71, Russian film director, screenwriter and actor (Yeralash), COVID-19.
• Vicente Alejandro Guillamón, 90, Spanish journalist.
• Eiji Hashimoto, 89, Japanese-American harpsichordist.
• Ali Jaber, 44, Saudi-born Indonesian Islamic cleric.
• Shirley Johnson, 83, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1981–1992, 1993–1998) and Senate (1999–2004).
• Vincent Logan, 79, Scottish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Dunkeld (1981–2012), COVID-19.
• Elijah Moshinsky, 75, Australian opera, theatre and television director, COVID-19.
• Evžen Neustupný, 87, Czech archaeologist.
• Aleksandr Nikitin, 59, Russian football player (Torpedo Volzhsky, SKA Rostov-on-Don, Rotor Volgograd) and manager.
• Norodom Yuvaneath, 77, Cambodian royal.
• Duranice Pace, 62, American gospel singer (The Anointed Pace Sisters).
• Leonidas Pelekanakis, 58, Greek Olympic sailor (1984, 2000, 2004), COVID-19.
• Untung Suharsono Radjab, 66, Indonesian police officer, Chief of the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police (2011).
• Yrjö Rantanen, 70, Finnish chess player.
• Peter Mark Richman, 93, American actor (Dynasty, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Poolhall Junkies).
• Joanne Rogers, 92, American pianist and puppeteer (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood), heart disease.
• Éamonn Ryan, 79–80, Irish Gaelic football player (Glenville, UCC) and manager (Cork).
• Ron Samford, 90, American baseball player (New York Giants, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators).
• Safwat El-Sherif, 87, Egyptian politician, Minister of Information (1981–2004), leukemia.
• Jane Sinclair, 64, British Anglican priest, Canon of Westminster (2014–2020).
• Jan de Vries, 77, Dutch motorcycle racer, cardiac arrest.
• Larry Willoughby, 73, American country singer-songwriter ("Building Bridges", "Operator, Operator") and music executive, vice-president of A&R at Capitol Records, COVID-19.
• Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Nepalese politician, MP (2013–2017), COVID-19.

13

• Howard Andrew, 86, American poker player.
• Kenneth Barker, 86, British academic administrator, vice-chancellor of De Montfort University (1992–1999) and Thames Valley University (1999–2003). (death announced on this date)
• Lidia Bobână, 73, Moldovan journalist.
• Tim Bogert, 76, American rock bassist (Vanilla Fudge, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Cactus), cancer.
• Duke Bootee, 69, American rapper and songwriter ("The Message"), heart failure.
• Nicky Booth, 40, British boxer.
• Mario Cecchini, 87, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola (1986–1998), COVID-19.
• Borivoje Cenić, 90, Serbian basketball player (Radnički Belgrade) and coach (OKK Beograd, Apollon Patras).
• Patrick Chapuis, 71, French photographer.
• Gerry Cottle, 75, British circus owner and presenter, COVID-19.
• Siegfried Fischbacher, 81, German-American magician and entertainer (Siegfried & Roy), pancreatic cancer.
• Benjamin F. Gibson, 89, American jurist, judge (1973–1999) and Chief Judge (1991–1995) of the District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
• Henri Goraïeb, 85, Lebanese pianist.
• Michel Gravel, 84, Canadian photographer.
• Moses Hamungole, 53, Zambian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Monze (since 2014), COVID-19.
• Ben Hines, 85, American baseball coach (Los Angeles Dodgers).
• Bernd Kannenberg, 78, German race walker, Olympic champion (1972).
• Ndubuisi Kanu, 77, Nigerian rear admiral and politician, Military Governor of Imo State (1976–1977) and Lagos State (1977–1978).
• Norman MacLeod, 93, Canadian financier and politician, President of the Liberal Party of Canada (1980–1982).
• Seyoum Mesfin, 71, Ethiopian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1991–2010) and Ambassador to China (2011–2017), shot.
• Bryan Monroe, 55, American journalist (CNN, Ebony, Jet), heart attack.
• Lisa Montgomery, 52, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
• Nelson Nieves, 86, Venezuelan Olympic fencer (1952).
• Sinikka Nopola, 67, Finnish writer (Ricky Rapper).
• Ben Nsibandze, 89, Swazi politician, acting Prime Minister (1979).
• Mircea Păcurariu, 88, Romanian theologian.
• Joël Robert, 77, Belgian motocross racer, six-time world champion, COVID-19.
• Øyvind Sandberg, 67, Norwegian film director.
• Marielle de Sarnez, 69, French politician, Deputy (since 2017), Minister in charge of European Affairs (2017) and MEP (1999–2017), leukemia.
• Eusébio Scheid, 88, Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (2001–2009), COVID-19.
• Natália de Sousa, 73, Portuguese actress.
• Margo St. James, 83, American women's rights activist and sex worker.
• Sylvain Sylvain, 69, Egyptian-born American guitarist (New York Dolls), cancer.
• Philip Tartaglia, 70, Scottish Roman Catholic prelate, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow (since 2012), COVID-19.
• Abay Tsehaye, Ethiopian politician, co-founder of the Marxist–Leninist League of Tigray, shot.
• Gábor Vass, 64, Hungarian actor and voice actor, COVID-19. (death announced on this date)
• Maguito Vilela, 71, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Goiás (1995–1998), Senator (1999–2007) and Mayor-elected of Goiânia (since 2021), COVID-19.
• Hannes Viljoen, 77, South African rugby union player (Natal, national team).

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• Frank Arok, 88, Serbian-Australian football player (FK Jedinstvo) and manager (St George Saints, Australia national team).
• Lingson Belekanyama, Malawian politician, COVID-19.
• Bruce Bennett, 77, American Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders), pneumonia and COVID-19.
• Sir Robert Cohan, 95, American-born British dancer and choreographer, founder of The Place, London Contemporary Dance School and LCDT.
• Florentin Crihălmeanu, 61, Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch, Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (since 2002), COVID-19.
• Wim de Graaff, 89, Dutch Olympic speed skater (1956, 1960) and coach.
• Norman Houston, 62, Northern Irish diplomat, director of the Northern Ireland Bureau.
• Jürgen Hubbert, 83, German mechanical engineer and manager.
• Carlos Joseph, 40, American football player (San Diego Chargers, Manchester Wolves), ruptured brain aneurysm.
• Denis Karasyov, 57, Russian actor (Mute Witness, The Heirs, Viktor).
• Leon M. Keer, 86, American engineer.
• Tim Lester, 52, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys), COVID-19.
• Fred Levin, 83, American lawyer (Levin Papantonio Law Firm), COVID-19.
• Constantin Lozovanu, 74, Moldovan judge.
• Mona Malm, 85, Swedish actress (Heja Roland!, Fanny and Alexander, The Tattooed Widow).
• Álvaro Mejía, 80, Colombian Olympic long-distance runner (1964, 1968, 1972).
• Sidik Mia, 55, Malawian politician, MP (2004–2014), Minister of Defence (2009–2010), Minister of Transport and Public Works (since 2020), COVID-19.
• Theodoros Mitras, 72, Greek politician, MP (1993–1996).
• Adolfo Paredes, 43, Panamanian lawyer.
• Osvaldo Peredo, 79, Bolivian revolutionary (Ñancahuazú Guerrilla).
• Enrique Pineda Barnet, 87, Cuban film director and screenwriter (I Am Cuba).
• Philaret, 85, Belarusian Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk (1978–2013), leader of the Belarusian Orthodox Church (1990–2013), COVID-19.
• John G. Ramsay, 89, British structural geologist.
• Bridget Rowe, 70, British journalist, editor of Sunday Mirror (1991–1992, 1997–1998), The People (1992–1996), COVID-19.
• Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud, 84, Saudi royal, conglomerate magnate (Mawarid Holding) and horse stable owner (Juddmonte Farms).
• Shingoose, 74, Canadian folk musician, COVID-19.
• Bogdan Stanoevici, 62, Romanian actor and politician, clostridioides difficile infection.
• Keith Valigura, 63, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1985–1991).
• John Ward, 83, New Zealand cricketer (Canterbury, national team).
• Robert Warke, 90, Irish Anglican prelate, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross (1988–1998).
• Dame Margaret Weston, 94, British museum curator, Director of the Science Museum (1973–1986).

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• Massoud Achkar, 64, Lebanese politician, COVID-19.
• Sheldon Adelson, 87, American casino owner, founder of Las Vegas Sands, lymphoma.
• Vassilis Alexakis, 77, Greek-born French writer and translator.
• Guy Auffray, 75, French judoka.
• Éric Babin, 61, French politician.
• Edward Beard, 80, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1981) and the Rhode Island House of Representatives (1972–1974), Parkinson's disease.
• Eve Branson, 96, British philanthropist and child welfare advocate, COVID-19.
• Roger Cayrel, 95, French astronomer.
• Shashikumar Chitre, 84, Indian mathematician and astrophysicist.
• Lloyd Cowan, 58, British track and field athlete and coach.
• Étienne Draber, 81, French actor (May Fools, Madame Bovary, House of D), COVID-19.
• Fabio Enzo, 74, Italian footballer (Roma, Cesena, Novara), complications from COVID-19.
• Yousef Ghawanmeh, 85, Jordanian historian.
• Lionel Gossman, 91, Scottish-American literary scholar.
• Ian Griggs, 92, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Ludlow (1987–1994).
• Kathleen Heddle, 55, Canadian rower, Olympic champion (1992, 1996), breast and lymph node cancer.
• Howard Johnson, 79, American jazz musician.
• Mark Keds, 50, English punk singer (Senseless Things).
• David Khakhaleishvili, 49, Georgian judoka, Olympic champion (1992), heart disease.
• Gothard Kokott, 77, Polish football manager (Raków Częstochowa, Ruch Radzionków).
• Paul Kölliker, 88, Swiss Olympic rower (1960).
• Rada Lysenko, 99, Ukrainian pianist and pedagogue, People's Artist of Ukraine.
• Bogdan Macovei, 67, Romanian handball manager and author.
• Jean-Marie Marconot, 82, French sociolinguist.
• Mario Masuku, 69, Swazi politician.
• Colin McDonald, 92, Australian cricketer (Victoria, national team).
• Don Miller, 80, American pop singer (The Vogues).
• Kurt Oddekalv, 63, Norwegian environmentalist, founder of Green Warriors of Norway, drowning.
• Tord Peterson, 94, Swedish actor (Honeymoon, House of Angels, Echoes from the Dead).
• Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval, 74, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Apartadó (2007–2014) and Santa Marta (since 2014), COVID-19.
• Turlapaty Kutumba Rao, 89, Indian writer and orator.
• Lindiwe Ndlovu, 44, South African actress (Winnie Mandela, Little One).
• Mizanur Rahman Khan, 53, Bangladeshi journalist, COVID-19.
• Alexei Revenco, 63, Moldovan radio announcer (Radio Moldova), COVID-19.
• Oscar Rizzato, 91, Italian Roman Catholic titular bishop, COVID-19.
• Prentice E. Sanders, 83, American police officer, chief of the San Francisco Police Department (2002–2003).
• William E. Thornton, 91, American astronaut.
• Stacy Title, 56, American film director (The Bye Bye Man, The Last Supper, Hood of Horror), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

10

• Ahmet Vefik Alp, 72, Turkish architect and political advisor, heart attack.
• Paco Álvarez Moreira, 66, Ecuadorian radio personality and journalist, complications from diabetes.
• Graham Arthur, 84, Australian football player (Hawthorn, Victoria) and coach.
• Hubert Auriol, 68, French rally driver, Dakar Rally winner (1981, 1983, 1992), complications from COVID-19.
• Sir David Barclay, 86, British businessman.
• Joël Batteux, 77, French politician, mayor of Saint-Nazaire (1983–2014), complications from surgery.
• Harry Brown, 72, American basketball player, diabetes.
• Nancy Walker Bush Ellis, 94, American philanthropist, complications from COVID-19.
• Pedro Casado, 83, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid, Sabadell, national team).
• Tosh Chamberlain, 86, English footballer (Fulham, Dover Athletic, Gravesend and Northfleet).
• Avelino Chaves, 89, Spanish football player (Real Zaragoza) and executive.
• Jorge Cupeiro, 83, Argentine race car driver.
• Adam Dyczkowski, 88, Polish Roman Catholic prelate and philosopher, Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów (1993–2007), COVID-19.
• Theo English, 90, Irish hurler (Marlfield, Tipperary).
• Kristen K. Flaa, 95, Norwegian politician, mayor of Aust-Agder (1972–1976).
• Bruno Ghedina, 77, Italian Olympic ice hockey player (1964), COVID-19.
• Pedro González, 83, Dominican baseball player (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians).
• Tony Gregory, 83, English footballer (Luton Town, Watford).
• Ángel Sergio Guerrero Mier, 85, Mexican politician, Governor of Durango (1998–2004).
• Stanley Gusman, 49, Brazilian television presenter, COVID-19.
• Robert Halley, 85, French politician and businessman.
• Bobby Kellard, 77, English football player (Southend United, Portsmouth, Crystal Palace) and manager.
• Aminu Isa Kontagora, 64, Nigerian politician, Administrator of Benue State (1996–1998) and Kano State (1998–1999), complications from COVID-19.
• Pat Loud, 94, American reality TV personality (An American Family).
• Christopher Maboulou, 30, French-Congolese footballer (Châteauroux, Bastia, PAS Giannina), heart attack.
• Tahir Mughal, 43, Pakistani cricketer (Gujranwala, Allied Bank Limited, National Bank of Pakistan), gallbladder cancer.
• Josep Antoni Noya, 81, Spanish footballer (Sabadell, Atlético de Madrid).
• Georges Pernoud, 73, French journalist, television presenter and television producer.
• Wayne Radford, 64, American basketball player (Indiana Hoosiers, Indiana Pacers).
• Dee Rowe, 91, American college basketball coach (UConn Huskies), COVID-19.
• Donald Smith, 97, English cricketer (Sussex, national team).
• Julie Strain, 58, American actress (Heavy Metal 2000) and model (Penthouse, Heavy Metal), complications from dementia.
• David Stypka, 41, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist, complications from pancreatic cancer and COVID-19.
• Walter Taibo, 89, Uruguayan footballer (Huracán, Nacional, national team).
• Mohammad Khaledur Rahman Tito, 74, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1988, 2008–2014).
• Pala Thankam, 79, Indian actress (Rebecca, Gangasangamam, Ormakal Marikkumo).
• Thorleif Torstensson, 71, Swedish singer (Thorleifs), COVID-19.
• Naseer Turabi, 75, Indian-born Pakistani poet.
• Yeng Pway Ngon, 73, Singaporean writer and poet, prostate cancer.

9

• Beddu Amang, 84, Indonesian economist, Head of State Logistics Agency (1995–1998).
• Mehdi Attar-Ashrafi, 72, Iranian Olympic weightlifter (1976).
• Jerry Douglas, 84, American director and writer.
• Antón Cancelas, 65, Spanish voice actor.
• František Filip, 90, Czech film director (Tři chlapi v chalupě, Chalupáři, Utrpení mladého Boháčka), COVID-19.
• Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington, 90, British farmer and landowner (Muncaster Castle).
• Roberto Hernández Vázquez, 54, Mexican telenovela producer (Corazón salvaje, Tres mujeres, Amor de barrio), COVID-19.
• Barbara Hewson, 59, Irish barrister, pancreatic cancer.
• Isaak Khalatnikov, 101, Russian physicist (BKL singularity).
• Vivalyn Latty-Scott, 82, West Indies cricketer (Jamaica national team, West Indies national team) and coach.
• John Lutz, 81, American mystery writer (SWF Seeks Same).
• Ved Mehta, 86, Indian novelist, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Ken Middleditch, 95, British motorcycle speedway rider (Hastings Saxons, Poole Pirates, Swindon Robins).
• Johnson Mlambo, 80, South African political activist, complications from COVID-19.
• Margaret Morrison, 66, Canadian philosopher of science, cancer.
• Ezra Nawi, 69, Israeli human rights activist, cancer.
• Hans Frede Nielsen, 77, Danish philologist.
• John Reilly, 86, American actor (General Hospital, Sunset Beach, Passions), heart attack.
• Llorenç Rifé, 82, Spanish football player (F.C. Barcelona, Deportivo de La Coruña).
• Don Robertson, 92, American television announcer (CBS Sports).
• George Robertson, 93, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens).
• Rong Zi, 98, Chinese-Taiwanese writer and poet.
• John Joseph Ryba, 91, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1993–2003).
• Philip Seeman, 86, Canadian neuropharmacologist, muscle disease.
• Kathy Shaidle, 56, Canadian writer, cancer.
• Fabrizio Soccorsi, 78, Italian physician, Papal private doctor (since 2015), complications from cancer and COVID-19.
• Madhav Singh Solanki, 93, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Gujarat (1976–1977) and Minister of External Affairs (1991–1992), cardiac arrest.
• Mulyadi Tamsir, 39, Indonesian politician and student activist, chairman of the Muslim Students' Association (2015–2018), plane crash.
• Caroly Wilcox, 89, American puppeteer (The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock).
• Jeannette Wood, 88, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1988–1994) and Senate (1994–1999).

8

• Paul Amargier, 96, French historian and Catholic priest.
• Meredith Anding, 79, American civil rights activist, member of the Tougaloo Nine, leukemia.
• Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, 69, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Trujillo (since 2012), COVID-19.
• William Henry Barbour Jr., 79, American jurist, judge (since 1983) and Chief Judge (1989–1996) of the District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
• Harold Bornstein, 73, American gastroenterologist.
• Ed Bruce, 81, American singer-songwriter ("Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys", "You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had") and actor (Bret Maverick).
• David Buchsbaum, 91, American mathematician, heart failure.
• Steve Carver, 75, American film director (Lone Wolf McQuade, Big Bad Mama, Capone), complications from COVID-19.
• David Darling, 79, American cellist and composer.
• Květa Eretová, 94, Czech chess player.
• Michael Fonfara, 74, Canadian keyboardist (The Electric Flag, Downchild Blues Band, Rhinoceros), cancer.
• Otto Geisert, 81, German footballer (Karlsruhe, Kaiserslautern).
• Emile Hemmen, 97, Luxembourgian novelist and poet, member of the Luxembourgish Patriot League resistance.
• Steve Hendrickson, 54, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, San Diego Chargers, Houston Oilers).
• Peter W. Huber, 68, American lawyer and non-fiction writer.
• Seth Abid Hussain, 84–85, Pakistani businessman and philanthropist.
• Angie Jakusz, 40, American TV personality (Survivor: Palau), cancer.
• Werner Klumpp, 92, German politician, Minister-President of the Saarland (1979).
• Barbara Köhler, 61, German poet.
• Marian Kondratowicz, 79, Polish footballer (Odra Opole).
• Steve Lightle, 61, American comic book artist (Legion of Super-Heroes, Doom Patrol, The Flash), complications from COVID-19.
• Antonín Linhart, 80, Czech folk singer-songwriter and guitarist.
• Stewart McKnight, 85, New Zealand cricketer (Otago) and curler.
• José Méndez, 83, Spanish Olympic rower (1960).
• Diana Millay, 85, American actress (Street of Sinners, Dark Shadows, The Secret Storm).
• Jim Bob Moffett, 82, American petroleum geologist, co-founder of Freeport McMoRan, COVID-19.
• Dorine Mokha, 31, Congolese dancer, malaria.
• Samuel L. Myers Sr., 101, American economist and educationist.
• Bill Nankeville, 95, British Olympic runner (1948, 1952).
• Ivo Niederle, 91, Czech actor.
• Vlad Olărescu, 69, Moldovan journalist and screenwriter.
• Folabi Olumide, 81, Nigerian academic, Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (1983–1988).
• Enrique Pérez y Pérez, 97, Dominican military officer, Head of the Armed Forces (1966–1971, 1972–1975, 1978).
• Deborah Rhode, 68, American legal scholar.
• Grace Robertson, 90, British photographer.
• Mario Santonastaso, 83, Italian cabaret artist.
• Michael Shaw, Baron Shaw of Northstead, 100, British politician, MP (1960–1964, 1966–1992).
• Vladimir Tretyakov, 84, Russian mathematician, rector (1993–2006) and president (since 2006) of Ural State University.
• Katharine Whitehorn, 92, English journalist (The Observer), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Shirley Wilson, 95, American football coach (Elon University, Duke University).
• Xu Qinxian, 85, Chinese military officer and political dissident, choking.
• Zoffany, 12, Irish racehorse and sire, liver failure.

7

• Rafik Ali-zade, 71, Azerbaijani footballer (Neftchi Baku).
• Alex Apolinário, 24, Brazilian footballer (Alverca, Cruzeiro), cardiac arrest.
• Michael Apted, 79, English filmmaker (Up, Coal Miner's Daughter, The World Is Not Enough).
• Jan Blommaert, 59, Belgian sociolinguist and linguistic anthropologist, cancer.
• Elanga Buala, 56, Papua New Guinean Olympic runner (1984).
• Leonid Bujor, 65, Moldovan politician, Minister of Education (2009–2011) and Deputy (2005–2009), COVID-19.
• Robbins Burling, 94, American anthropologist and sociolinguist.
• Dave Creek, 42, American character designer (Bob's Burgers, Central Park), skydiving accident.
• Biserka Cvejić, 97, Serbian opera singer.
• Deezer D, 55, American rapper and actor (ER, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, CB4).
• Ian Foreman, 90, Australian footballer (Footscray).
• Grant Gondrezick, 57, American basketball player (Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Limoges CSP).
• Thomas Gumpert, 68, German actor (Verbotene Liebe, Lindenstraße, Polizeiruf 110).
• John Heilpern, 78, British theatre critic and editor (The Observer, The New York Observer, Vanity Fair), lung cancer.
• Valeri Khlevinsky, 77, Russian actor (Big School-Break, Valentin and Valentina, Taxi Blues), People's Artist of Russia (2002).
• Taky Kimura, 96, American martial artist.
• Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa, 75, Ugandan agricultural economist and politician, COVID-19.
• Vladimir Kiselyov, 64, Ukrainian shot putter, Olympic champion (1980).
• Tom LaBonge, 67, American politician, member of the Los Angeles City Council (2001–2015), cardiac arrest.
• Genival Lacerda, 89, Brazilian forró singer, COVID-19.
• Tommy Lasorda, 93, American Hall of Fame baseball manager (Los Angeles Dodgers) and player (Brooklyn Dodgers, Kansas City Athletics), heart failure.
• Christopher Little, 79, British literary agent, founder of Christopher Little Literary Agency.
• Martin Markinson, 89, American theater producer (Torch Song Trilogy) and owner (Hayes Theater), cancer.
• Michal Mejstřík, 68, Czech economist, COVID-19. (death announced on this date)
• Jamie O'Hara, 70, American country musician and songwriter ("Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)", "Older Women"), Grammy winner (1987), cancer.
• Guy Péqueux, 78, French painter.
• Lonnie Perrin, 68, American football player (Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins).
• Marion Ramsey, 73, American actress (Police Academy, Return to Babylon, Lavalantula) and singer.
• Norberto James Rawlings, 75, Dominican poet, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Bill Rappleye, 66, American television journalist (WJAR, WSBE-TV), cancer.
• Adebayo Salami, Nigerian politician, Senator (1999–2003).
• Munira Yamin Satti, Pakistani politician, Punjab MPA (since 2018), COVID-19.
• Henri Schwery, 88, Swiss Roman Catholic cardinal, Bishop of Sion (1977–1995).
• Neil Sheehan, 84, American journalist (The New York Times), Pulitzer Prize winner (1989), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Solange, 69, Italian psychic and TV personality.
• Giuseppe Turani, 79, Italian journalist, complications from surgery.
• Reynaldo Umali, 63, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (2010–2019), COVID-19.
• Brad Venable, 43, American voice actor (World of Warcraft, Devil May Cry 5, Final Fantasy VII Remake).
• Mel Weitsman, 91, American Buddhist priest, founder of the Berkeley Zen Center.

6

• Kenneth Z. Altshuler, 91, American psychiatrist, COVID-19.
• Mircea Bolba, 59, Romanian football player (Politehnica Timișoara, Bihor Oradea) and manager (Olimpia Satu Mare).
• Thomas G. Carpenter, 94, American academic administrator, President of UNF (1969–1980) and UofM (1980–1991).
• Mihai Cotorobai, 69, Moldovan politician, Deputy (1990–1994), COVID-19.
• James Cross, 99, Irish-born British diplomat and kidnapping survivor (October Crisis), COVID-19.
• Peter S. Eagleson, 92, American hydrologist.
• Nsikak Eduok, 73, Nigerian air force officer, Chief of the Air Staff (1993, 1996–1999).
• Bobby Few, 85, American jazz pianist.
• Eldon Fortie, 79, American football player (BYU Cougars, Edmonton Eskimos).
• Edward Gnat, 80, Polish politician, Deputy (1985–1989, 1993–1997), COVID-19.
• Francis Hammel, 70, French politician, Deputy (1997–2002).
• Jim Haynes, 87, American-British underground and avant-garde theatre producer, co-founder of the Traverse Theatre and International Times.
• Gerald Hiken, 93, American actor (Reds, Car 54, Where Are You?, Invitation to a Gunfighter).
• John Land, 82, British Olympic field hockey player (1964), motor neurone disease.
• Danilo Lim, 65, Filipino military officer, Chairman of the MMDA (since 2017), COVID-19.
• Pag-asa, 28, Filipino Philippine eagle, first to have been bred and hatched in captivity.
• Yamandú Palacios, 80, Uruguayan singer, songwriter and guitarist.
• Satya Paul, 79, Indian fashion designer (Satya Paul), complications from a stroke.
• Gord Renwick, 85, Canadian ice hockey administrator, President of the CAHA (1977–1979) and vice-president of the IIHF (1986–1994).
• Antonio Sabàto Sr., 77, Italian-American actor (Grand Prix, One Dollar Too Many, Due volte Giuda), COVID-19.
• Barry Schwartz, 82, American sociologist.
• Iulian Șerban, 35, Romanian paracanoeist, world champion (2010, 2011, 2012).
• Brian Sicknick, 44, American police officer (U.S. Capitol Police), head injuries.
• Victor Thulare III, 40, South African royal, king of the Pedi people (since 2020), COVID-19.
• Jim Townsend, 83, Irish politician, Senator (1993–1997).
• Filip Trifonov, 73, Bulgarian actor (The Boy Turns Man, The Hare Census, A Nameless Band).

5

• Marie Albe, 96, French journalist (Radio France) and actress (Alone in the World, The Horseman on the Roof).
• Bonifácio José Tamm de Andrada, 90, Brazilian professor, lawyer and politician, Deputy (1979–2019), complications from COVID-19.
• Colin Bell, 74, English footballer (Bury, Manchester City, national team).
• Jerry Berger, 87, American public relations practitioner and journalist (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), cancer.
• C. George Boeree, 68, Dutch-born American psychologist.
• Brandãozinho, 90, Brazilian footballer.
• Bob Brett, 67, Australian tennis coach, cancer.
• Alan Burgess, 100, New Zealand cricketer (Canterbury).
• Christina Crosby, 67, American scholar and writer, pancreatic cancer.
• João Cutileiro, 83, Portuguese sculptor, respiratory failure.
• Annasif Døhlen, 90, Norwegian sculptor.
• Adrien Dorval, 57, Canadian actor (Shanghai Noon, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Togo), cancer.
• Thereasea Elder, 93, American public health nurse.
• Osian Ellis, 92, Welsh harpist and composer.
• Patricia C. Frist, 81, American banker and philanthropist.
• John Georgiadis, 81, British violinist (London Symphony Orchestra) and conductor (Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra).
• Mluleki George, 72, South African politician, founder of the United Congress, COVID-19.
• Goldikova, 15, French Hall of Fame racehorse.
• James Greene, 89, Northern Irish actor (William and Mary, Johnny English, Empire of the Sun). (death announced on this date)
• András Haán, 74, Hungarian Olympic basketball player (1964) and sailor (1976).
• Happy Man Tree, c. 150, British plane tree, Tree of the Year (2020), cut down.
• Robert Heptinstall, 100, British pathologist.
• Kim Tschang-yeul, 91, South Korean painter.
• Tyberii Korponai, 62, Ukrainian football player and manager (Karpaty Lviv, Zakarpattia Uzhhorod, Kremin Kremenchuk).
• Don Leppert, 90, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles).
• A. Madhavan, 86, Indian writer.
• Vladimír Oplt, 83, Czech politician, Senator (1996–2000).
• Pat Patrick, 91, American racing team owner (Patrick Racing).
• Donald Perry Polsky, 92, American architect, COVID-19 and pneumonia. (death announced on this date)
• John Richardson, 86, English actor (One Million Years B.C., Black Sunday, Torso), COVID-19.
• Moncer Rouissi, 80, Tunisian politician.
• Chacha Sherly, 29, Indonesian singer, traffic collision.
• Nghlhav Mehtabs Singh, 72, Indian Olympic boxer (1972).
• Telly Tjanggulung, Indonesian politician, Regent of Southeast Minahasa (2008–2013).
• Vennelakanti, 63, Indian lyricist (Murali Krishnudu, Gharana Bullodu, Pellaina Kothalo), cardiac arrest.
• Pungky Purnomo Wibowo, 52, Indonesian economist, heart attack.
• Keliek Wicaksono, Indonesian visual effects artist (212 Warrior), Citra Cup awardee (2018), blood cancer.
• William Windham, 94, British Olympic rower (1952).
• Mikhail Zhelev, 77, Bulgarian Olympic runner (1968, 1972).
• Joseph Zong Huaide, 100, Chinese Roman Catholic clandestine prelate, Bishop of Sanyuan (1987–2003).

4

• Tom Acker, 90, American baseball player (Cincinnati Redlegs).
• Anatoliy Butenko, 82, Ukrainian politician, MP (1990–1994).
• Ronnie Burgess, 57, American football player (Green Bay Packers), cardiac arrest.
• Josep Fornas, 96, Spanish editor and politician, member of Catalan Parliament (1980–1984).
• Brij Gopal, 76, Indian biologist.
• Sandra Hutchens, 65, American law enforcement official, Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County (2008–2019), breast cancer.
• Alexi Laiho, 41, Finnish death metal singer-songwriter and guitarist (Children of Bodom, Sinergy, The Local Band). (death announced on this date)
• Lee Heung-kam, 88, Hong Kong actress (Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl, Moonlight Resonance, Can't Buy Me Love).
• Franco Loi, 90, Italian poet.
• Laurent Mailhot, 89, Canadian historian and writer.
• John Muckler, 86, Canadian ice hockey coach (Minnesota North Stars, Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo Sabres) and executive, complications from heart surgery.
• Siavouche Nemat-Nasser, 84, Iranian-born American engineer, leukemia.
• Jonas Neubauer, 39, American Tetris player, seven-time world champion.
• Elias Rahbani, 82, Lebanese lyricist and composer, COVID-19.
• Tanya Roberts, 65, American actress (A View to a Kill, Charlie's Angels, That '70s Show), complications from a blood infection.
• Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo, 77, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of San Martín (2003–2018).
• Albert Roux, 85, French restaurateur and chef (The Waterside Inn, Le Gavroche).
• M. R. Schunker, 96, Indian naval officer, FOCWF (1976–1977), Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (1980–1982) and Director General of the Coast Guard (1982–1984).
• Gregory Sierra, 83, American actor (Barney Miller, Sanford and Son, The Other Side of the Wind), cancer.
• Antoni Stankiewicz, 85, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, lawyer and theologian, Dean of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota (2004–2012).
• Gordon "Butch" Stewart, 79, Jamaican hotelier, founder and chairman of Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts.
• Bambang Suryadi, 52, Indonesian politician, MP (since 2019), COVID-19.
• Xhemil Tagani, 75, Albanian actor (A Tale from the Past, The Return of the Dead Army).
• David Thompson, 84, British food manufacturing executive and horse stable owner (Cheveley Park Stud), co-founder of Hillsdown Holdings, renal failure.
• Kay Ullrich, 77, Scottish politician, MSP (1999–2003).
• Martinus J. G. Veltman, 89, Dutch theoretical physicist, Nobel laureate (1999).
• Karl-Heinz Vosgerau, 93, German actor (World on a Wire).

3

• Tasso Adamopoulos, 76, French violist, COVID-19.
• Carlos Aránguiz, 67, Chilean judge, member of the Supreme Court (since 2014), pulmonary fibrosis.
• Raúl Baglini, 71, Argentine politician, Deputy (1983–1993) and Senator (2001–2003).
• Lee Breuer, 83, American playwright (The Gospel at Colonus).
• Alf Callick, 95, Australian footballer (South Melbourne).
• Alan Daly, 91, Australian footballer (Melbourne).
• Zoe Davison, 60, British horse trainer, cancer.
• Eric Jerome Dickey, 59, American author, cancer.
• Cornelis Feoh, 57, Indonesian politician, member of the East Nusa Tenggara DPRD (since 2019).
• Rosa Giannetta, 75, Italian journalist and sociologist.
• Roger Hassenforder, 90, French racing cyclist.
• Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, 71, Nigerian academic administrator, Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (2000–2007), COVID-19.
• Naohiro Ikeda, 80, Japanese volleyball player, Olympic silver medallist (1968), lymphoma.
• Eva Jurinová, 67, Czech spokesperson and television presenter.
• Shyamji Kanojia, 65, Indian cricketer (Railways).
• Rabeya Khatun, 85, Bangladeshi novelist, cardiac arrest.
• Dick Kulpa, 66, American cartoonist (Cracked, Weekly World News), cancer.
• Renate Lasker-Harpprecht, 96, German Holocaust survivor and journalist.
• Michalakis Leptos, 84, Cypriot property developer (Leptos Estates).
• Shani Mahadevappa, 88, Indian actor (Shankar Guru, Kaviratna Kalidasa, Guru Brahma), complications from COVID-19.
• Gerry Marsden, 78, English musician (Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Crowd), heart infection.
• Warren McLean, Australian rock drummer (Divinyls, Machinations, I'm Talking), cancer.
• Anil Panachooran, 55, Indian lyricist (Arabikkatha, Katha Parayumpol, Marykkundoru Kunjaadu) and poet, COVID-19.
• Shaji Pandavath, 63, Indian screenwriter and film director, complications from heart surgery and a fall.
• Werner Rataiczyk, 99, German painter.
• George F. Regas, 90, American Episcopal priest, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church (Pasadena) (1967–1995).
• James C. Renick, 72, American academic administrator, Chancellor of the University of Michigan-Dearborn (1993–1999) and North Carolina A&T (1999–2006).
• Enrique de Rivas Ibáñez, 89, Spanish poet.
• Manola Robles, 72, Chilean journalist.
• Elena Santiago, 79, Spanish writer.
• Barbara Shelley, 88, British actress (Village of the Damned, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Quatermass and the Pit).
• Ali Taher, 59, Indonesian politician, MP (1997–1999, since 2014), COVID-19.
• Ricardo Akinobu Yamauti, 71, Brazilian politician, mayor of Praia Grande (1997–2000), COVID-19.

2

• Cléber Eduardo Arado, 48, Brazilian footballer (Kyoto Purple Sanga, Coritiba), COVID-19.
• Alex Asmasoebrata, 69, Indonesian auto racer and politician, MP (1992–1997).
• K. Balu, Indian film producer (Chinna Thambi, Uthama Raasa, Jallikattu Kaalai), complications from COVID-19.
• Sakib Bamba, Ghanaian religious leader, chief Imam of Ejura.
• Mary Catherine Bateson, 81, American writer and cultural anthropologist.
• Mirzaq Biqtash, 75, Algerian writer.
• Steve Brown, 62, British music producer (Manic Street Preachers, The Cult, Wham!). (death announced on this date)
• Lady Mary Colman, 88, English socialite and philanthropist.
• Brad Cox, 76, American computer scientist.
• Brian Cowan, 58, Scottish actor (Taggart, Family Affairs, River City).
• Bahrum Daido, 56, Indonesian politician, MP (2009–2019), COVID-19.
• Oleg Danilov, 71, Russian playwright and screenwriter (You Are My Only Love, From Hell to Hell, Give Me Moonlight), COVID-19.
• Carrie Dann, 88, American Western Shoshone indigenous rights activist and spiritual leader.
• Miquel Ferrer i Aymamí, 89, Spanish footballer (FC Barcelona, CD Condal, Real Oviedo).
• Rob Flockhart, 64, Canadian ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks, Minnesota North Stars), heart attack.
• Marco Formentini, 90, Italian politician, Deputy (1992–1993), MEP (1994–2004) and mayor of Milan (1993–1997).
• Guadalupe Grande, 55, Spanish poet.
• Wahid Hamed, 76, Egyptian screenwriter (Terrorism and Kebab, Ma'ali al Wazir, The Yacoubian Building).
• P. G. Harlankar, 88, Indian police officer, Bangalore Police Commissioner (1983–1986).
• Bernadette Isaac-Sibille, 90, French politician, Deputy (1988–2002).
• Modibo Keita, 78, Malian politician, Prime Minister (2002, 2015–2017).
• Vladimir Korenev, 80, Russian actor (Amphibian Man, Children of Don Quixote, Criminal Talent) and teacher, People's Artist of Russia (1998), COVID-19.
• Robert Livingston, 87, American Zen Buddhist teacher.
• Arsenio Lope Huerta, 77, Spanish politician, mayor of Alcalá de Henares (1983–1987).
• Michael McKevitt, 71, Irish republican, founder of Real IRA, cancer.
• Ryder Mofokeng, 68, South African football player (Kaizer Chiefs).
• Neelamperoor Madhusoodanan Nair, 84, Indian poet.
• Aylin Özmenek, 78–79, Turkish animator, COVID-19.
• W. B. Park, 84, American cartoonist and illustrator, heart failure.
• Marek Pivovar, 56, Czech writer and theatre director, complications from COVID-19.
• Mike Reese, 42, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (since 2009), ruptured brain aneurysm.
• Don Salls, 101, American football player (Alabama Crimson Tide) and coach (Jacksonville State Gamecocks).
• Yuri Saukh, 69, Russian football player (SKA Rostov, CSKA Moscow, Soviet Union national team) and manager.
• Buta Singh, 86, Indian politician, Minister of Home Affairs (1986–1989), Governor of Bihar (2004–2006) and Chairman of NCSC (2007–2010), cerebral haemorrhage.
• Gary Staples, 80, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1988–1992, 2004–2020), cancer.
• Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya, 76, Indonesian politician, Minister of Cooperatives and Small Business (1993–1998), COVID-19.
• Sir Brian Urquhart, 101, British diplomat, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (1971–1985).
• Rudolf Vatinyan, 79, Armenian cinematographer (The Tango of Our Childhood).
• Kerry Vincent, 75, Australian pastry chef and television personality (Food Network Challenge).
• Johannes Wallmann, 90, German theologian.
• Paul Westphal, 70, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns) and coach (Sacramento Kings), glioblastoma.
• Brian Whitcombe, 86, Welsh rugby union player (Keighley).

1

• Abdul Hakim Al-Taher, 71, Sudanese director and actor, COVID-19.
• Barry Austin, 52, British record holder, nation's heaviest man, heart attack.
• Jan de Bie, 74, Dutch artist.
• Dame Margaret Booth, 87, British judge.
• Clint Boulton, 72, English footballer (Port Vale, Torquay United).
• Carlos do Carmo, 81, Portuguese fado singer ("Uma flor de verde pinho"), ruptured aneurysm.
• Ben Chafin, 60, American politician, member of the Virginia Senate (since 2014) and House of Delegates (2014), COVID-19.
• Emanuele Chiapasco, 90, Italian baseball player (Milano Baseball Club), sporting director, and entrepreneur.
• Simone Chrisostome, 97, French resistance member and Holocaust survivor.
• Pierantonio Costa, 81, Italian honorary consul, arranged safe passage during the Rwandan genocide.
• Christine Dacera, 23, Filipino flight attendant, ruptured aortic aneurysm.
• Paul Delorey, 71, Canadian curler and politician, Northwest Territories MLA (1999–2011).
• Traude Dierdorf, 73, Austrian politician, mayor of Wiener Neustadt (1997–2005).
• Ron Dominguez, 85, American theme park executive, vice-president of Walt Disney Attractions (1990–1994).
• Zoran Džorlev, 53, Macedonian violinist, COVID-19.
• Mark Eden, 92, English actor (Coronation Street, The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs, An Adventure in Space and Time), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Carlos Escudé, 72, Argentine political scientist and author, COVID-19.
• Cleonâncio Fonseca, 84, Brazilian politician, Deputy (1987–2007).
• Seizō Fukumoto, 77, Japanese actor (Nihon no Fixer, New Battles Without Honor and Humanity, The Last Samurai), lung cancer.
• George Gerdes, 72, American singer, songwriter and actor (Amistad, Bats, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), brain aneurysm.
• Dame Elmira Minita Gordon, 90, Belizean viceroy, Governor-General (1981–1993).
• Bernard Guignedoux, 73, French football player (Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco) and manager (Valenciennes).
• Pablo Hernández, 80, Colombian Olympic racing cyclist (1964).
• Abderrahim Lahjouji, 79, Moroccan construction executive and politician, founder of the Citizens' Forces.
• Ishak Pamumbu Lambe, 74, Indonesian pastor (Toraja Church) and politician, Senator (2004–2009).
• Floyd Little, 78, American Hall of Fame football player (Syracuse Orange, Denver Broncos), cancer.
• Harald Maartmann, 94, Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier (1952).
• Georg Maier, 79, German actor and theatre director.
• Christian Massé, 69, French writer.
• Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, 85, Iranian Islamic cleric and philosopher, member of the Assembly of Experts (1991–2016).
• Misty Morgan, 75, American country music singer (Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan), cancer.
• Muspandi, 45, Indonesian politician, member of the East Kalimantan DPRD (since 2014), COVID-19.
• Norma, 74, French comic book artist.
• Dhimitër Orgocka, 84, Albanian actor and director, People's Artist, cerebral hemorrhage.
• Jean Panisse, 92, French actor (An Angel on Wheels, The Young Wolves, Perched on a Tree), COVID-19.
• Paatje Phefferkorn, 98, Indonesian-born Dutch martial artist, COVID-19.
• Liam Reilly, 65, Irish singer and songwriter (Bagatelle).
• Paige Rense, 91, American editor (Architectural Digest).
• Sun Qiaolu, 25, Chinese actress, heart attack.
• Thomas Symons, 91, Canadian professor and author, President of Trent University (1961–1972).
• Sheung-Wai Tam, 86, Hong Kong academic administrator, President of the Open University of Hong Kong (1997–2003).
• Felix Tarasenko, 88, Russian mathematician.
• Jan Vering, 66, German gospel singer and playwright.
• George Whitmore, 89, American mountaineer and conservationist, member of first team to summit El Capitan, complications from COVID-19.

See also

• List of deaths due to COVID-19
• Lists of deaths by year

External links

• The Guardian (UK) obituaries
• The Telegraph (UK) obituaries
• Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
• Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times, obituaries
• The Washington Post obituaries
• The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) obituaries