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.

March

29

• Bashkim Fino, 58, Albanian politician, prime minister (1997), COVID-19.
• Sarah Onyango Obama, 99, Kenyan educator and philanthropist, complications from diabetes.
• Park Kyung-ho, 91, South Korean football player (national team) and manager, Asian Games silver medallist (1958).

28

• Olgierd Buczek, 89, Polish singer.
• Malcolm Cecil, 84, British jazz bassist and record producer.
• Joseph Edward Duncan, 58, American serial killer, glioblastoma.
• Liu Kai-chi, 66, Hong Kong actor (Cageman, Infernal Affairs II, SPL: Sha Po Lang), stomach cancer.
• Didier Ratsiraka, 84, Malagasy politician, president (1975–1993, 1997–2002), influenza.
• Enrico Vaime, 85, Italian television and radio presenter, author and playwright.
• Neil Windsor, 75, Canadian politician, Newfoundland and Labrador MHA (1975–1995).

27

• Leon Hale, 99, American journalist.
• Redha Hamiani, 76, Algerian politician.
• Todd Kabel, 55, Canadian jockey, Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey (1992, 1995, 2003–2006).
• Petr Kellner, 56, Czech businessman, founder of PPF, helicopter crash.
• Alex Kiddie, 93, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen).
• Nagayya, 77, Indian actor (Vedam).
• Odirlei Pessoni, 38, Brazilian Olympic bobsledder (2014, 2018), traffic collision.
• Mahbubur Rahman, 81, Bangladeshi politician, minister of education (1986–1988) and religious affairs (1984–1987).
• Rodion Roșca, 67, Romanian rock musician, liver cancer.
• Howard Schnellenberger, 87, American football coach (Miami Hurricanes, Louisville Cardinals, Florida Atlantic Owls), national championship winner (1983).
• Paulo Stein, 73, Brazilian journalist and sports announcer, COVID-19.
• Derek Ufton, 92, English cricketer (Kent) and footballer (Charlton Athletic, national team).
• Sarah Whitmore, 89, British Olympic equestrian (1976).

26

• Želimir Altarac Čičak, 73, Bosnian music promoter, publicist and poet, COVID-19.
• Rateb Al-Awadat, 50, Jordanian football player (Al-Faisaly, national team) and manager (Al-Sheikh Hussein), cancer.
• Mike Bell, 46, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds) and coach (Minnesota Twins), kidney cancer.
• Brett Bradshaw, American drummer (Faster Pussycat).
• Cornelia Catangă, 63, Romanian singer, COVID-19.
• Anil Dharker, 74, Indian journalist and writer, heart disease.
• Piet Hartman, 98, Dutch crystallographer.
• Horangel, 93, Argentine astrologist.
• Tudor Iașcenco, 72, Moldovan journalist, executive president of the Association of Independent Press.
• Nabindra Raj Joshi, 57, Nepalese politician, minister of Industry (2016–2017), MP (since 2008) and deputy mayor of Kathmandu (1992–1997), stroke.
• Gregory Kondos, 97, American landscape artist.
• Orest Krivoruchko, 78, Ukrainian artist.
• Carole Lavallée, 67, Canadian politician, MP (2004–2011).
• Daniel Luna, 24, Salvadoran footballer (Luis Ángel Firpo), drowned.
• Haseena Moin, 79, Pakistani screenwriter (Tanhaiyaan, Dhoop Kinare, Shehzori), cancer.
• Azade Namdari, 36, Iranian actress and TV host.
• Surinder Singh Nijjar, 71, Indian jurist, judge of the Supreme Court (2009–2014) and chief justice of the Calcutta High Court (2007–2009), cardiac arrest.
• Bartomeu Planells, 71, Spanish furniture executive and politician, member of the Balearic Islands parliament (1987–1991), cancer.
• Paul Polansky, 79, American writer and Romani activist.
• Nakiya Safarova, 97, Russian school teacher.
• PC Soman, 81, Indian actor (Fireman).
• Enzo Spaltro, 92, Italian psychologist.
• Elizabeth Thabethe, 61, South African politician, MP (since 1994), complications from a traffic collision.
• Ilie Vancea, 72, Moldovan politician, minister of education (2000–2002).
• Coosje Wijzenbeek, 72, Dutch violinist and violin pedagogue.
• Saâdeddine Zmerli, 91, Tunisian urologist and politician.

25

• Rais Abin, 94, Indonesian military officer and diplomat, commander of UNEF II (1976–1979).
• Luran Ahmeti, 46, Macedonian actor (Limonata, o sa mirë), COVID-19.
• Stan Albeck, 89, American basketball coach (San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets, Bradley Braves).
• Rick Azar, 91, American broadcaster (WKBW-TV).
• Bill Brock, 90, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1963–1971) and Senate (1971–1977), secretary of labor (1985–1987).
• Bobby Brown, 96, American baseball player (New York Yankees) and executive, president of the American League (1984–1994).
• Empar Claramunt, 66–67, Spanish puppeteer.
• Beverly Cleary, 104, American children's author (The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Ramona, Dear Mr. Henshaw), Newbery Medal winner (1984).
• Joe Cunningham, 89, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators).
• Manuel Dammert, 72, Peruvian sociologist and politician, member of Congress (1985–1992, 2013–2019), COVID-19.
• Syarwan Hamid, 77, Indonesian military officer and politician, minister of home affairs (1998–1999).
• Alan Khadziev, 31, Russian MMA fighter, stabbed.
• Alexander Lipnitsky, 68, Russian musician (Zvuki Mu).
• Tavish Maloney, American guitarist (Oso Oso).
• Richard Marsina, 97, Slovak historian.
• Larry McMurtry, 84, American novelist and screenwriter (Lonesome Dove, The Last Picture Show, Brokeback Mountain), Oscar winner (2006), heart failure.
• Roman Micał, 82, Polish Olympic hockey player (1960).
• WAG Pinto, 96, Indian military officer, commandant of the National Defence College (1979–1980).
• Gail Phillips, 76, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1991–2001) and speaker (1995–1999).
• Uta Ranke-Heinemann, 93, German theologian, academic and author (Eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven).
• Arbi Sanit, 81, Indonesian political scientist.
• Jaroslav Šaroun, 77, Czech pianist (Czech Philharmonic), composer and music educator.
• Alberto Sonsol, 63, Uruguayan sports journalist and TV presenter, COVID-19.
• Nazar Suyunov, 84, Turkmen politician, minister of foreign affairs (1979–1985).
• Randy Tate, 68, American baseball player (New York Mets).
• Bertrand Tavernier, 79, French film director (A Sunday in the Country, Coup de Torchon, Life and Nothing But) and screenwriter.
• Jan Waszkiewicz, 76, Polish politician, COVID-19.
• Liana Zhvaniya, 71, Russian actress (The Twelve Months, An Independent Life, Bury Me Behind the Baseboard), Merited Artist of the RSFSR (1991).

24

• Alex Andjelic, 80, Serbian Olympic ice hockey player (1964) and coach.
• Jean Baudlot, 74, French composer.
• Uldis Bērziņš, 76, Latvian poet and translator.
• Aécio de Borba, 89, Brazilian politician, deputy (1983–1995, 1997–1998) and member of the Constituent Assembly, cardiac arrest.
• Enrique Chazarreta, 73, Argentine footballer (San Lorenzo, Avignon, national team).
• Morris Dickstein, 81, American literary scholar, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Jesús Fernández Vaquero, 67, Spanish politician, president (2015–2019) and member of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha (1999–2019), senator (since 2019).
• Finian's Rainbow, 18, British racehorse.
• Derek Hawksworth, 93, English footballer (Bradford City, Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town).
• Toshihiko Koga, 53, Japanese judoka, Olympic champion (1992).
• Kentaro Kudo, 78, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (2004–2010) and House of Representatives (1993–1996, 2000–2003), respiratory failure.
• Dorin Leșeanu, 33, Moldovan composer, COVID-19.
• Haroldo Lima, 81, Brazilian politician and anti-dictatorship activist, general director of the ANP (2005–2011) and deputy (1983–2003), COVID-19.
• Anna Kostivna Lypkivska, 53, Ukrainian theatrologist, COVID-19.
• Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, 75, Emirati politician and horse breeder (Shadwell Racing), deputy prime minister (1971–1973).
• Jorge Martínez Reverte, 72, Spanish writer, journalist and historian, cancer.
• Pedro Saúl Morales, 61, Colombian racing cyclist, heart attack.
• muMs da Schemer, 52, American actor (Oz, She's Gotta Have It, Hightown) and poet, complications from diabetes.
• Ezra T. Newman, 91, American physicist.
• Bob Plager, 78, Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers), traffic collision.
• Zora Plešnar, 95, Slovenian photographer.
• Vlasta Velisavljević, 94, Serbian actor, COVID-19.
• Jessica Walter, 80, American actress (Arrested Development, Archer, Play Misty for Me), Emmy winner (1975).
• Mahmoud al-Werfalli, 42–43, Libyan military officer, shot.
• Xayo, 68, Spanish humorist and transformist.

23

• Gurnam Singh Abulkhurana, 89, Indian politician, Punjab MLA (1992–1997).
• Basrief Arief, 74, Indonesian prosecutor, attorney general (2010–2014).
• Connie Bradley, 75, American music executive (ASCAP).
• Hugo Cabrera, 67, Dominican basketball player, pancreatic cancer.
• Carlos Cerros, 41, Honduran environmental activist, shot.
• Corinne Chapelle, 44, French-American violinist, cancer.
• Alberto Ciurana, 60, Mexican TV producer (Televisa, TV Azteca), COVID-19.
• Cockney Rebel, 17, Irish thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
• Benny Dees, 86, American college basketball coach (Wyoming Cowboys, New Orleans Privateers, Western Carolina Catamounts).
• Len Fletcher, 91, English footballer (Ipswich Town). (death announced on this date)
• Ethel Gabriel, 99, American record producer (RCA Victor) and music executive, Grammy winner (1982 ).
• William A. Gamson, 87, American sociologist.
• Adnan Ganto, 74, Indonesian economist.
• Tony Greaves, Baron Greaves, 78, British politician and peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2000).
• Bashir Ahmed Halepoto, Pakistani politician, Sindh MPA (2013–2018).
• Don Heffington, 70, American drummer (Lone Justice, Watkins Family Hour), leukemia.
• Hana Hegerová, 89, Slovak singer and actress (Frona, If a Thousand Clarinets, Nestyda), complications from a broken neck.
• Farid Husain, 71, Indonesian academic and peacemaker.
• A. Mohammed John, 72, Indian politician, MP (since 2016) and Tamil Nadu MLA (2011–2014), cardiac arrest.
• Melissa Kremer, 25, Dutch writer, leukemia. (death announced on this date)
• Metod Pirih, 84, Slovenian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Koper (1987–2012).
• Julie Pomagalski, 40, French Olympic snowboarder (2002, 2006), world champion (1999), avalanche.
• Ágnes Roboz, 94, Hungarian choreographer.
• George Segal, 87, American actor (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Goldbergs, A Touch of Class), complications from bypass surgery.
• Houston Tumlin, 28, American child actor (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby), suicide by gunshot.
• Joe Vancisin, 98, American basketball coach and executive.
• Peter Viskinde, 67, Danish rock musician (Malurt, Big Fat Snake), blood clot.
• Irena Vrkljan, 90, Croatian writer and translator.
• Granville Waiters, 60, American basketball player (Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls).
• Zhang Shaohua, 74, Chinese actress (Lan Yu, Forever Enthralled, The Grand Mansion Gate).

22

• Luis Arencibia, 74, Spanish sculptor, cancer.
• Elgin Baylor, 86, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers), coach (New Orleans Jazz) and executive (Los Angeles Clippers).
• Petr Brdička, 74, Czech ice hockey player (HC Sparta Praha, HC Dukla Jihlava).
• Susana Canales, 87, Spanish actress (Black Sky, Such is Madrid, John Paul Jones).
• John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, 62, Scottish racing driver (Formula One, 24 Hours of Le Mans) and peer, cancer.
• Zuhur Dixon, 88, Iraqi poet.
• Francka Erjavec, 96, Slovenian nine-pin bowler, world record holder, world champion (1955, 1962). (death announced on this date)
• Theepetti Ganesan, 30, Indian actor (Renigunta, Kadhal Paathai, Mandya to Mumbai).
• Barnabas Imenger, 49, Nigerian footballer (Lobi Stars, national team).
• Lorna Irungu, 50–51, Kenyan television presenter and media relations executive, COVID-19.
• Swede Knox, 73, Canadian NHL ice hockey linesman, cancer.
• Andreja Kocijančič, 78, Slovenian physician.
• Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas, 61, Congolese politician, deputy (since 2007), COVID-19.
• Tatyana Lolova, 87, Bulgarian actress (Man of La Mancha, Indian Summer, Opasen char).
• Jorge Lozano Hernández, 70, Spanish semiologist and academic, COVID-19.
• Alojzy Łysko, 85, Polish football player and coach.
• P. J. McGrath, 79, Irish Gaelic football player (Mayo) and referee.
• Hugo Montero, 44, Argentine journalist and writer, heart failure.
• Sante Notarnicola, 82, Italian poet and convicted robber and murderer, complications from influenza.
• Peng Shilu, 95, Chinese nuclear engineer (Type 091, Type 092), member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Sagar Sarhadi, 87, Indian screenwriter (Kabhi Kabhie, Noorie, Silsila) and film producer, heart disease.
• Alan Slough, 73, English footballer (Luton Town, Fulham, Peterborough United).
• Marie Šupíková, 88, Czech survivor of the Lidice massacre.
• Kotugoda Dhammawasa Thera, 88, Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, Mahanayaka of Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya (since 2017).
• Frank Worthington, 72, English footballer (Huddersfield Town, Leicester City, national team).

21

• Akio Arakawa, 93, Japanese-born American climatologist.
• Robina Asti, 99, American flight instructor and advocate for women's and transgender rights.
• José Baselga, 61, Spanish medical oncologist and researcher, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease.
• Iacob Buhnă, 63, Moldovan sports personality, president of Moldovan Kayak-Canoe Federation.
• Nawal El Saadawi, 89, Egyptian feminist and writer (Woman at Point Zero, The Fall of the Imam).
• Marcel Van Goolen, 75, Belgian politician, mayor of Rotselaar (1989–1991).
• Jeff Grayshon, 72, English rugby league footballer (Dewsbury, Bradford Northern, Featherstone).
• Herbert Gutfreund, 99, British biochemist.
• Barbara Hosking, 94, British broadcaster and civil servant.
• Trisutji Kamal, 84, Indonesian composer.
• Teresa Lozano Long, 92, American educator and philanthropist.
• Bob McKnight, 83, Canadian ice hockey player, Olympic silver medallist (1960).
• Edson Montenegro, 63, Brazilian actor (City of God), COVID-19.
• Honoré Ngbanda, 74, Congolese politician, minister of defense (1990–1997).
• Sir Stanley Odell, 91, British businessman and politician.
• Muchtar Pakpahan, 67, Indonesian lawyer and labor activist.
• Gian Paolo Salvini, 85, Italian Jesuit.
• Suraj Bhanu Solanki, 60, Indian politician, MP (1989–1996), heart attack.
• Karin Strenz, 53, German politician, member of the Bundestag (since 2009).
• Nicholas Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton, 81, British peer.
• Xudoyberdi To'xtaboyev, 88, Uzbek children's author.
• Shahied Wagid Hosain, 59, Surinamese singer.
• Efim Yaroshevskiy, 86, Ukrainian poet and writer.
• Adam Zagajewski, 75, Polish poet (Unseen Hand, Another Beauty).

20

• Kermit Edward Bye, 84, American federal judge, member of the U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit (2000–2016), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Biagio Ciotto, 91, American politician, member of the Connecticut State Senate (1995–2007).
• Constance Demby, 81, American composer.
• Buddy Deppenschmidt, 85, American jazz drummer, complications from COVID-19.
• Taryn Fiebig, 49, Australian operatic soprano, cancer.
• Anton Font, 89, Spanish mime and educator.
• Robert Gard, 93, British-born Australian tenor.
• Andy Haman, 55, American bodybuilder.
• Else Hammerich, 84, Danish politician, MEP (1979–1989), cancer.
• Robert Hershon, 84, American poet.
• Milan Hurtala, 74, Slovak Olympic rower (1968), COVID-19.
• Mohamed Ismaïl, 69, Moroccan film director (Goodbye Mothers).
• Rito Jiménez, 70, Venezuelan politician, deputy (since 2020), COVID-19.
• Bernal Jiménez Monge, 91, Costa Rican politician, president of the Legislative Assembly (1984–1985), MP (1982–1986, 2002–2006) and minister of economy and finance (1964–1965).
• Fred Jones, 78, Australian rugby league player (Manly Warringah, New South Wales, national team).
• Vladimir Kirsanov, 73, Russian choreographer and dancer, Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (1995), COVID-19.
• C. A. Kurian, 88, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (1977–1982, 1996–2001).
• Peter Lorimer, 74, Scottish footballer (Leeds United, national team).
• Richard Mendani, 53, Papua New Guinean politician, MP (since 2012), COVID-19.
• Chris Nam, 66, South Korean realtor and community leader, liver cancer.
• Yevgeny Nesterenko, 83, Russian operatic singer, COVID-19.
• François Nicoullaud, 80, French diplomat and political analyst, ambassador to Hungary (1993–1997) and Iran (2001–2005).
• Orbe Luis Rodríguez, 58, Cuban baseball player (Industriales, Metropolitanos), cardiorespiratory arrest.
• Nguyễn Huy Thiệp, 70, Vietnamese writer, complications from a stroke.
• Dan Sartain, 39, American rock and roll musician.
• Fakiya Tuquzbayeva, 71, Russian writer.
• Raúl G. Villaronga, 82, American politician, mayor of Killeen, Texas (1992–1998).
• Dale E. Wolf, 96, American politician, lieutenant governor (1989–1992) and governor of Delaware (1992–1993).
• Fred Wyant, 86, American football player (Washington Redskins, Toronto Argonauts) and official.

19

• Muhammad Ali Al-Sabuni, 91, Syrian Islamic scholar.
• Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, 93, Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Lima (1968–1978), bishop of Chimbote (1983–2003) and president of the Episcopal Conference of Peru (1999–2002), COVID-19.
• Aurelio Desdentado, 76, Spanish judge, member of the Supreme Court (1986–2014), COVID-19.
• Bernard Hugo, 90, French politician, senator (1977–1986), mayor of Trappes (1966–1996).
• Jordi Cornet, 55, Spanish politician, member of the Catalan Parliament (2010–2012) and Barcelona City Council (1995–2010), cancer.
• Cristián Cuturrufo, 48, Chilean jazz trumpeter, COVID-19.
• Katherine Diaz, 22, Salvadoran surfer, lightning strike.
• Marie-Soleil Frère, Belgian researcher.
• Umberto Gandini, 85, Italian writer, translator and journalist.
• Patricia Giles, 88, Australian painter.
• Ludwig Heimrath Sr., 86, Canadian racing driver, pancreatic cancer.
• Martin de Jager, 78, Dutch football club chairman (SV SVV, SBV Excelsior).
• Ali Khavari, 97, Iranian politician.
• Melvin L. Kohn, 92, American sociologist.
• Irmão Lázaro, 54, Brazilian gospel singer and politician, deputy (2015–2019), COVID-19.
• Gary Leib, 65, American cartoonist (Idiotland) and musician (Rubber Rodeo).
• Glynn Lunney, 84, American aerospace engineer (Project Mercury, Project Gemini, Apollo program).
• Gabriel Milési, 73, French writer and journalist.
• Éva Nagy, 73, Hungarian singer.
• Barry Orton, 62, American professional wrestler (WWF, ICW, Stampede Wrestling).
• František Panchártek, 74, Czech ice hockey player (HC Dynamo Pardubice), World Championship silver medallist (1971).
• Elsa Peretti, 80, Italian jewelry designer, philanthropist and fashion model.
• Carlos Rivkin, 81, Argentine actor (Las Aventuras de Tremendo, I Never Been in Vienna, La fuga).
• Alvin Sykes, 64, American civil rights activist, complications from a spinal injury.
• Budge Wilson, 93, Canadian writer (Before Green Gables, The Metaphor), complications from a fall.

18

• Michel Alberganti, 65, French radio producer and writer.
• Zeev Aram, 89, Romanian-born British furniture designer.
• Mona Badr, 84, Egyptian actress.
• Chester Barnes, 74, English table tennis player and assistant racehorse trainer, heart attack.
• Luis Bedoya Reyes, 102, Peruvian politician, mayor of Lima (1964–1969), member of the Constituent Assembly (1978–1980) and minister of justice (1963).
• Michael Boardman, 83, English mathematician.
• David Braithwaite, 83, New Zealand politician, mayor of Hamilton (2001–2004).
• Hermann Flaschka, 75, Austrian-American mathematical physicist.
• Mehmet Genç, 86, Turkish historian and academic.
• Richard Gilliland, 71, American actor (Designing Women, Operation Petticoat, Airplane II: The Sequel).
• Herzem Gusmão Pereira, 72, Brazilian politician and journalist, mayor of Vitória da Conquista (since 2017) and Bahia MLA (2015–2016), COVID-19.
• Paul Jackson, 73, American jazz bassist (The Headhunters, Azteca, Santana).
• Valeriu Negruța, 80, Moldovan violinist and conductor.
• Major Olímpio, 58, Brazilian politician, senator (since 2019), deputy (2015–2019) and São Paulo MLA (2007–2015), COVID-19.
• Picanyol, 73, Spanish comic illustrator (Ot el bruixot).
• Jean-Michel Sanejouand, 86, French artist.
• Michael Stolleis, 79, German jurist and historian, director of the Max Planck Society (1991–2009).
• Wayne Kent Taylor, 65, American restaurateur, founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse, suicide.
• Skariah Thomas, 77, Indian politician, MP (1977–1984), complications from COVID-19.
• Leida Tuulmets, 87, Estonian mathematician.
• Sergio Quirino Valente, 67, Italian lawyer and sailor, leukemia.
• John Vincent, 83, British historian.
• DeWitt Weaver, 81, American golfer, heart failure.
• Bill Young, 74, American football player and coach (Oklahoma State Cowboys).

17

• Ed Armbrister, 72, Bahamian baseball player (Cincinnati Reds), complications from diabetes.
• Gerhard Augustin, 79, German music producer (Beat-Club), complications from a stroke.
• Xosé Ramón Barreiro, 84, Spanish historian, president of the Royal Galician Academy (2001–2009).
• Mayada Basilis, 54, Syrian singer, cancer.
• Helenês Cândido, 86, Brazilian politician and lawyer, governor of Goiás (1998–1999), COVID-19.
• Jacques Frantz, 73, French actor (Asterix and the Vikings, Heartbreaker, Cop au Vin) and voice actor.
• Anton Gămurari, 70, Moldovan general (Transnistria War), COVID-19.
• Dilipkumar Gandhi, 69, Indian politician, MP (1999–2004, 2009–2019), COVID-19.
• Antón García Abril, 87, Spanish composer (Tombs of the Blind Dead, Pancho Villa, Return of the Blind Dead), COVID-19.
• Rym Ghezali, 38, Algerian actress (El Wa3ra), cancer.
• Kristian Gullichsen, 88, Finnish architect.
• Dick Hoyt, 80, American marathon and triathlon runner (Team Hoyt).
• Stephen Jagielka, 43, English footballer (Shrewsbury Town, Accrington Stanley, Sheffield United).
• Ayla Karaca, 87, Turkish actress, COVID-19.
• John Magufuli, 61, Tanzanian politician, president (since 2015), minister of works, transports and communications (2000–2005, 2010–2015) and MP (1995–2015), heart failure.
• David McCabe, 80, British fashion photographer.
• Matt Miller, 34, American keyboardist (Titus Andronicus).
• Mirjam Moll, 54, Dutch museum director (Dutch Museum Association, Museumkaart foundation). (death announced on this date)
• Palienko Valentina Petrovna, 85, Ukrainian geomorphologist.
• Freddie Redd, 92, American pianist and composer (The Connection).
• Vicente Rojo Almazán, 89, Spanish-born Mexican painter, graphic designer and sculptor.
• Corey Steger, 42, American metal guitarist (Underoath), traffic collision.
• Ram Swaroop Sharma, 62, Indian politician, MP (since 2014), suicide.
• Ian Shelton, 81, Australian footballer (Essendon).
• Gyula Szersén, 80, Hungarian actor (The Round-Up).

16

• Kamal Mazhar Ahmed, 84, Iraqi Kurdish researcher, historian and intellectual.
• Moudud Ahmed, 80, Bangladeshi politician, prime minister (1988–1989), vice president (1989–1990) and MP (1979–1982, 1986–1996, 2001–2006).
• Sir Courtney Blackman, 88, Barbadian economist and diplomat.
• Marco Bogarelli, 64, Italian sports manager, complications from COVID-19.
• Jolanta Brach-Czaina, Polish feminist, writer and university teacher.
• Kevin Bradshaw, 63, Aussie Olympic racing cyclist (1980).
• Berit Carlberg, 79, Swedish stage actress (Nine).
• Emma C. Chappell, 80, American activist, founder of the United Bank of Philadelphia.
• Armando De Stefano, 94, Italian painter.
• Amaranth Ehrenhalt, 93, American painter, sculptor and writer, COVID-19.
• Emilia Fadini, 90, Spanish-born Italian harpsichordist and musicologist.
• Timur Faizutdinov, 19, Russian ice hockey player (HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg), cranial injury.
• Mauro Favilla, 87, Italian politician, senator (1987–1996) and mayor of Lucca (1972–1984, 1988, 2007–2012), COVID-19.
• Ombretta Fumagalli Carulli, 77, Italian politician, deputy (1987–1996) and senator (1996–2001).
• Aarón Gamal, 62, Mexican footballer (Deportivo Neza, Tigres, national team), heart disease.
• Líviusz Gyulai, 83, Romanian-born Hungarian graphic designer.
• Henry Kolowrat Jr., 87, Czech-born American Olympic fencer (1960).
• Jacques de Leeuw, 87, Dutch publisher and benefactor, founder of Audax Groep.
• Rogers Lehew, 92, American football executive (Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Calgary Stampeders).
• Ahmed Mghirbi, 74, Tunisian footballer (Stade Tunisien).
• Allan Montgomery, 62, Australian footballer (Carlton).
• Erhan Önal, 63, Turkish footballer (Bayern Munich, Galatasaray, national team).
• Dwite Pedersen, 79, American politician, member of the Nebraska Legislature (1993–2008).
• Jeremy Phipps, 78, British Army officer.
• David Dias Pimentel, 79, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of São João da Boa Vista (2001–2016), COVID-19.
• Borys Rassykhin, 83, Ukrainian football player (Shakhtar Donetsk, Karpaty Lviv) and manager (Karpaty Lviv).
• Euclides Scalco, 88, Brazilian pharmacist and politician, deputy (1979–1991) and co-founder of the PSDB, COVID-19.
• Sabine Schmitz, 51, German motor racer (Münnich Motorsport) and television presenter (Top Gear), cancer.
• Turi Simeti, 91, Italian painter, COVID-19.
• Jimmy Stafford, 77, Irish Gaelic footballer (Cavan).
• Bruno Tinti, 78, Italian magistrate and journalist, COVID-19.
• Wim Verhoorn, 79, Dutch athletics coach (Willem-Alexander, national team).
• Patrick Viot, 68, French footballer (US Orléans).
• Philip C. Wolf, 64, American travel entrepreneur.
• Laurent Zahui, 60, Ivorian footballer (national team).

15

• Raifa Ahmed, 53, Syrian actress.
• Masahiro Anzai, 66, Japanese voice actor (Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn).
• Neil Ashcroft, 82, British-born American solid-state physicist.
• Desmond Barker, 71, South African Air Force officer, plane crash.
• Stephen Bechtel Jr., 95, American construction executive and civil engineer, co-owner of the Bechtel Corporation.
• Chai Kim Sen, 56, Malaysian politician, senator (2014–2020), cancer.
• Kristof Delorge, 35, Belgian footballer (Sint-Truidense V.V., K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel, K.F.C. Dessel Sport), brain tumor.
• Jim Dornan, 73, Northern Irish obstetrician and gynecologist, COVID-19.
• Dragoljub Đuričić, 68, Montenegrin drummer (YU Grupa, Leb i sol, Kerber), COVID-19.
• Liisa Enwald, 74, Finnish writer and translator, Eino Leino Prize winner (2016).
• Daniel Eon, 81, French footballer (Nantes, national team).
• Gilmar Fubá, 45, Brazilian footballer (Corinthians), bone marrow cancer.
• Ingrid Harms, 74, Dutch journalist (Vrij Nederland).
• David Edwin Harrell, 91, American historian and biographer.
• Adel Hashem, 82, Egyptian actor and director.
• Frances Horowitz, 88, American developmental psychiatrist.
• Calvin Jackson, 48, American football player (Miami Dolphins, Birmingham Thunderbolts).
• Alan Kane, 75, Irish Gaelic footballer (St Joseph's, Aodh Ruadh, Donegal).
• Yaphet Kotto, 81, American actor (Live and Let Die, Alien, Homicide: Life on the Street).
• Gerard Alfons Kusz, 81, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Opole (1985–1992) and Gliwice (1992–2014).
• Anton Medan, 63, Indonesian gambling tycoon and Islamic preacher, stroke and diabetes.
• Gerri Miller, American magazine editor (Metal Edge) and journalist (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles), cancer. (death announced on this date)
• Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair, 104, Indian Kathakali actor.
• Miriama Rauhihi Ness, 69, New Zealand Māori activist and social worker, cancer.
• Yasuo Ōtsuka, 89, Japanese animator (Panda and the Magic Serpent, Alakazam the Great, The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots).
• Doug Parkinson, 74, Australian pop and rock singer ("Dear Prudence", Fanny Adams, The Life Organisation).
• Chester Porter, 95, Australian barrister.
• Michel Rabreau, 83, French politician, deputy (1968–1978).
• Henri Rancoule, 88, French rugby union player (FC Lourdes, national team).
• Albert Rodríguez, 58, Puerto Rican comedic actor.
• Paloma Rodríguez, 64, Spanish politician, deputy (2012–2015).
• Dick Schenkeveld, 87, Dutch classicist and education director, rector magnifici of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (1978).
• Yuri Shikunov, 81, Russian football player (Torpedo Taganrog, SKA Rostov-on-Don) and manager (Rostov).
• Daniel Vachez, 74, French politician, deputy (1997–2002), mayor of Noisiel (1980–2017).
• Ian Waddell, 78, Scottish-born Canadian politician, MP (1979–1993), MLA (1996–2001).
• Ehrling Wahlgren, 74, Swedish weightlifter and reality television contestant (Expediton Robinson).

14

• H. Douglas Barclay, 88, American politician and diplomat, member of the New York State Senate (1965–1984), ambassador to El Salvador (2003–2006).
• Clark M. Blatteis, 88, German-American physiologist.
• Eulalio Cervantes, 52, Mexican saxophonist (Maldita Vecindad), COVID-19.
• Aurora Cornu, 89, Romanian-born French writer, film director and actress (Claire's Knee, Love in the Afternoon).
• Jean-Louis Coustillet, 78, French football player and coach (ES Viry-Châtillon, Troyes AC).
• Ray Cullen, 79, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars, Vancouver Canucks, Detroit Red Wings).
• Henry Darrow, 87, American actor (The High Chaparral, The Hitcher, Zorro).
• Frankie de la Cruz, 37, Dominican baseball player (Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers), heart attack.
• Lester Francel, 70, Colombian Olympic weightlifter (1972).
• Jean Frydman, 95, French resistance member.
• Helena Fuchsová, 55, Czech Olympic runner (1996, 2000), cancer.
• Māris Grīnblats, 66, Latvian politician, deputy (1991–2010) and minister of Education (1995–1997).
• S. P. Jananathan, 61, Indian film director (Iyarkai, Peranmai, Laabam) and screenwriter, cardiac arrest.
• Mahmoud Khoshnam, 85, Iranian music critic.
• Monty Meth, 95, British journalist (Daily Mail).
• Friedrich Meyer-Oertel, 84, German opera director.
• Shiba Minako, 50, Japanese animator (D.Gray-man, Black Butler, .hack//Sign).
• Laxman Pai, 95, Indian painter.
• Robert A. Pascal, 86, Canadian-American football player (Montreal Alouettes, Duke Blue Devils, Baltimore Colts) and politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1971–1974).
• Paul Ri Moun-hi, 85, South Korean Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Daegu (1986–2007).
• Thione Seck, 66, Senegalese singer and musician (Orchestra Baobab, Raam Daan).
• Jutta Stender-Vorwachs, 66, German legal scholar.
• Rusty Tillman, 75, American football player (Washington Redskins) and coach (Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings).
• Francesco Trabucco, 76, Italian architect and designer, five-time winner of the Compasso d'Oro.
• Coot Veal, 88, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates), neuropathy.
• Jean-Jacques Viton, 87, French poet.
• Reggie Warren, 52, American R&B singer (Troop).

13

• Rostyslav Bahdasarov, 27, Ukrainian footballer (Kolos Kovaliva, Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk), heart disease.
• Raoul Casadei, 83, Italian singer and composer, complications from COVID-19.
• Josep Anton Codina Olivé, 88, Spanish theatre director.
• Igor Cornelissen, 85, Dutch journalist.
• Jean-Claude Fasquelle, 90, French editor.
• Bob Davis, 93, American college basketball coach (Georgetown Tigers, Auburn Tigers).
• Silvio Favero, 54, Brazilian politician and lawyer, Mato Grosso MLA (since 2019), COVID-19.
• Giovanni Gastel, 65, Italian photographer, COVID-19.
• Marvelous Marvin Hagler, 66, American Hall of Fame boxer, undisputed middleweight champion (1980–1987).
• Mona Haskel, 85, Swedish scriptwriter, assistant director and recording manager.
• Najiba Ikhsanova, 83, Russian stage actress, People's Artist of Russia (2000).
• Martin Johnson, 71, English sports journalist (The Independent, Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times).
• Obren Joksimović, 68, Serbian politician, minister of health (2001).
• Mark Lubotsky, 89, Russian violinist.
• Roger Maes, 77, Belgian Olympic volleyball player (1968), COVID-19.
• Garafina Petrovna Makova, 72, Ukrainian religious movement leader, poet and ethnographer.
• Ursula Mattheuer-Neustädt, 94, German artist, Kunstpreis der Stadt Leipzig winner (1972).
• Carole McCartney, 55–56, British-born Cypriot archeologist.
• Bob McPhee, 65, Canadian arts administrator, CEO of Calgary Opera (1998–2017), cancer.
• Terezinha Morango, 84, Brazilian model, Miss Brasil (1957).
• Menzi Ngubane, 56, South African actor (Generations, Yizo Yizo, How to Steal 2 Million), kidney disease.
• Kiyoko Ono, 85, Japanese gymnast and politician, Olympic bronze medallist (1964) and member of the House of Councillors (1986–2007), COVID-19.
• José Antonio Rodríguez, 60, Mexican historian.
• Nikola Spiridonov, 83, Bulgarian chess grandmaster.
• Michael Stein, 70, German schlager music singer.
• Erol Toy, 84, Turkish novelist.
• Murray Walker, 97, British motorsport commentator (BBC Sport, Channel 4, ITV Sport).
• Wang Fuchun, 77, Chinese photographer.

12

• Andrés Abt, 47, Uruguayan politician, deputy (2020), COVID-19.
• Gérard Aygoui, 84, French footballer (Olympique de Marseille, national team).
• Fatima Aziz, 47, Afghan physician and politician, MP (since 2005), cancer.
• Miodrag Baletić, 72, Montenegrin basketball coach (Sutjeska, Budućnost, Željezničar Sarajevo).
• John Brennan, 89, Australian radio broadcaster (2SM, 2UE, 2GB).
• Dara Čalenić, 86, Serbian actress (Priests Ćira and Spira, When I Am Dead and Gone, Beach Guard in Winter).
• Gaynor Cawley, 79, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1981–2006), cancer.
• Chao Kuang Piu, 100, Hong Kong textile executive and philanthropist, founder of Dragonair.
• Nicolae Dabija, 72, Moldovan writer, literary historian and politician, MP (1990–1994, 1998–2001), COVID-19.
• Ronald DeFeo Jr., 69, American mass murderer, basis for The Amityville Horror.
• Maximiliano Djerfy, 46, Argentine guitarist (Callejeros), cardiac arrest.
• Ademar Frederico Duwe, 82, Brazilian politician, Santa Catarina MLA (1987–1991).
• Alfredo Fraile, 77, Spanish entertainment manager (Julio Iglesias), COVID-19.
• Uruguay Graffigna, 73, Uruguayan-Chilean footballer (San Luis de Quillota, Los Angeles Aztecs, PEC Zwolle), complications from COVID-19 and Alzheimer's disease.
• Khairuddin Haseeb, 91, Iraqi journalist.
• Malik 'Iismaeil, 84, Egyptian television presenter.
• Aleksandra Koncewicz, 90, Polish actress.
• Nina Krachkovskaya, 90, Russian actress (Commander of the Ship, Hussar Ballad, Beware of the Car).
• Andrew Majda, 72, American mathematician.
• Bruce Mallen, 83, Canadian film producer (The High Country, Paradise), heart attack.
• Noxolo Maqashalala, 48, South African actress. (body discovered on this date)
• Avenal McKinnon, 71, New Zealand art historian and writer, director of the New Zealand Portrait Gallery (2005–2014).
• Irina Vasilevna Medvedeva, 62, Russian scientist.
• John Albert Nordberg, 94, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois (since 1982).
• Dion Payton, 70, American blues guitarist and singer.
• Alena Přetáková, 84, Czech ethnographer, dancer and choreographer.
• Stahan Rakhimov, 83, Uzbek singer, People's Artist of Russia (2002).
• Roei Sadan, 39, Israeli cyclist, traffic collision.
• Tapan Kumar Sarkar, 72, Indian-American electrical engineer and academic (Syracuse University).
• Ivo Trumbić, 85, Croatian water polo player, Olympic champion (1968) and coach (Netherlands national team).
• Jos Van Gorp, 82, Belgian television actor (Familie, De Kotmadam, Ons geluk) and director.
• Eva Vidlařová, 73, Czech actress (Tankový prapor, The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday).
• Bob Walkup, 84, American politician, mayor of Tucson (1999–2011), pulmonary fibrosis.
• Zhou Youyuan, 82, Chinese astrophysicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Goodwill Zwelithini, 72, South African royal, King of the Zulus (since 1971), complications from COVID-19.

11

• Mauro Aparecido dos Santos, 66, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Cascavel (since 2007), COVID-19.
• Ray Campi, 86, American rock double bassist.
• Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury, 66, Bangladeshi politician, MP (since 2014), COVID-19.
• Raisa Ciobanu, 69, Moldovan journalist (Literatura și Arta).
• Grigore Corzun, 75, Moldovan football club founder and patron (Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol).
• Suzana Đozo, 64, Bosnian journalist, COVID-19.
• Carola B. Eisenberg, 103, Argentine-American psychiatrist.
• Jewlia Eisenberg, 50, American singer (Charming Hostess), GATA2 deficiency.
• Lin Emery, 94, American visual artist.
• Petar Fajfrić, 79, Serbian handball player and coach, Olympic champion (1972), COVID-19.
• Florentín Giménez, 95, Paraguayan pianist and composer, COVID-19.
• Sally Grossman, 81, American music label executive (Bearsville Records).
• Peter W. Hall, 72, American jurist, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (since 2004), cancer.
• Francis Hardy, 97, French politician, deputy (1973–1981, 1986–1988) and mayor of Cognac (1979–2001).
• Archie Lang, 72, Canadian politician, Yukon MLA (2002–2011), cancer.
• J.P. Love, 60, Swiss actor and producer.
• Victor Lebedev, 86, Russian composer (Heavenly Swallows, Be My Husband, Gardes-Marines, Ahead!), People's Artist of Russia (2005).
• Orlando Llenza, 90, Puerto Rican military officer.
• Curtis Lovejoy, 63, American swimmer, Paralympic champion (2000), blood cancer.
• Isidore Mankofsky, 89, American cinematographer (The Muppet Movie, Somewhere in Time, The Jazz Singer).
• Donald McDonnell, 87, Australian Olympic boxer (1952)
• Skip Mercier, 66, American set designer, pancreatic cancer.
• Τakis Mousafiris, 83, Greek composer, lyricist and musician, cancer.
• Luis Palau, 86, Argentine-born American evangelist, lung cancer.
• Peter Patzak, 76, Austrian film director (Kassbach – Ein Porträt, Wahnfried, Shanghai 1937) and screenwriter.
• Ernesto Ráez Mendiola, 84, Peruvian stage director, actor and theater teacher.
• George Reihner, 65, American football player (Houston Oilers).
• Jack Sandner, 79, American business executive (Chicago Mercantile Exchange), stroke.
• Jimmy Stevenson, 74, Scottish footballer (Hibernian, Southend United, Margate).
• Lily de Vos, 96, Dutch singer. (death announced on this date)
• Norman J. Warren, 78, English film director (Satan's Slave, Prey, Terror).
• Ken Wilkinson, Northern Irish loyalist activist.
• Hirotaro Yamazaki, 79, Japanese politician, intracerebral hemorrhage.

10

• Mirko Bazić, 82, Croatian football player (NK Metalac Zagreb, NK Nehaj) and manager (Dinamo Zagreb).
• Mario Boccalatte, 87, Italian footballer (Biellese, Reggiana).
• Hamed Bakayoko, 56, Ivorian politician, prime minister (since 2020), cancer.
• Dharamchand Chordia, 71, Indian politician.
• Joketani Cokanasiga, 84, Fijian politician.
• Hélio Fernandes, 100, Brazilian journalist.
• János Gonda, 89, Hungarian jazz pianist.
• Eugene Hughes, 86, American educator, president of Northern Arizona University and Wichita State University.
• Per Kleppe, 97, Norwegian politician, minister of trade and shipping (1971–1972), Nordic cooperation (1971–1972) and finance (1973–1979).
• Govaert Kok, 85, Dutch jurist and historian.
• Lee Chiong Giam, 79, Singaporean diplomat, high commissioner to Papua New Guinea (1982–1999) and Pakistan (2006–2014), ambassador to East Timor (2005–2014), complications from a fall.
• Richard Lind, 98, Malaysian civil servant.
• Lyudmila Lyadova, 95, Russian composer and singer, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1984), COVID-19.
• Henri-Thomas Lokondo, 65, Congolese politician, MP (since 2006), COVID-19.
• Ali Mahdi Muhammad, 82, Somali politician, president (1991–1997), COVID-19.
• Ron Phoenix, 91, English footballer (Manchester City, Rochdale).
• Scott Pilarz, 61, American academic administrator, president of Marquette University (2011–2013) and the University of Scranton (2003–2011, since 2017), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Albert Resis, 99, American historian and writer.
• Henryk Rozmiarek, 72, Polish handball player, Olympic bronze medalist (1976).
• Alberto Sánchez Varas, 74, Ecuadorian sports journalist and historian.
• Manuel Saturnino da Costa, 78, Bissau-Guinean politician, prime minister (1994–1997).
• Marco Sciaccaluga, 67, Italian theatre director.
• Stephen Scott, 76, American composer.
• Joe Tait, 83, American sportscaster (Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Rockers).
• Roger Trigaux, 69, Belgian musician, founder of Univers Zero and Present.
• Theofilos Vandoros, 61, Greek actor, cancer.
• Tomás Vidiella, 83, Chilean film director and actor, complications from COVID-19.
• Jan Vodňanský, 79, Czech writer and performer, Charter 77 signatory, COVID-19.
• Robert-Rudolf Volk, 100, Estonian sculptor.
• David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale, 85, British retail executive and politician, complications of dementia.

9

• Joan Walsh Anglund, 95, American children's book author.
• Agustín Balbuena, 75, Argentine footballer (Colón de Santa Fe, Independiente).
• Freddy Birset, 73, Belgian singer and musician.
• Boston Harbor, 27, American Thoroughbred racehorse.
• Micky Brown, 76, English footballer (Millwall, Colchester United).
• Margarita Darbinyan, 100, Armenian historian and translator.
• Richard Driehaus, 78, American fund manager and philanthropist.
• Federico Fabregat, 46, Mexican visual artist, writer and musician.
• Hans-Christian Gabrielsen, 53, Norwegian trade unionist, leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (since 2017), heart failure.
• Bob Graves, 78, English footballer (Lincoln City).
• Maarja Haamer, 82, Estonian opera singer.
• Rafet Husović, 56, Montenegrin politician, deputy prime minister (2012–2020).
• Jhon Jarrín, 59, Ecuadorian Olympic cyclist (1980), traffic collision.
• Bert Kuijpers, 79, Dutch poet. (death announced on this date)
• Walter LaFeber, 87, American historian.
• James Levine, 77, American conductor and pianist (Metropolitan Opera).
• Marino Lombardo, 70, Italian footballer (Torino, Cesena, Pistoiese), heart attack.
• Erling Lorentzen, 98, Norwegian shipowner and industrialist, founder of Aracruz Celulose.
• Carlos Matallanas, 39, Spanish sports journalist and writer, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Michael McDermott, 67, American politician.
• Roger Mudd, 93, American broadcast journalist (Meet the Press, NBC Nightly News), complications from kidney failure.
• Shuichi Murakami, 70, Japanese jazz drummer.
• Steve Ortmayer, 77, American football coach and executive (San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Rams).
• Sir Richard Pease, 3rd Baronet, 98, British banker.
• Antonio Pérez González, 78, Spanish businessman, COVID-19.
• John Polkinghorne, 90, English theoretical physicist, theologian and Anglican priest.
• Léo Rosa, 37, Brazilian actor (Vidas Opostas), testicular cancer.
• Adhemar Santillo, 81, Brazilian politician, deputy (1975–1986) and mayor of Anápolis (1986–1989, 1997-2001), pulmonary embolism from COVID-19.
• Cliff Simon, 58, South African-born American actor (Stargate SG-1), kiteboarding accident.
• Len Skeat, 84, English jazz double-bassist.
• Jim Snyder, 88, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins) and manager (Seattle Mariners).
• Steven Spurrier, 79, British wine merchant and writer.
• Josy Stoffel, 92, Luxembourgian Olympic gymnast (1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964).
• René Taesch, 69, French photographer, musician and writer, cancer.
• Tommy Troelsen, 80, Danish footballer, Olympic silver medalist (1960) and television presenter.
• Blanquita Valenti, 87, American politician.
• Isela Vega, 81, Mexican actress (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia), screenwriter and film director, cancer.
• María de Jesús Velarde, 95, Spanish nun.
• Jiří Ventruba, 71, Czech neurosurgeon and politician, deputy (since 2017), COVID-19.
• Mark Whitecage, 83, American jazz reedist. (death announced on this date)

8

• Risto Aaltonen, 81, Finnish actor (Leikkikalugangsteri, Crime and Punishment, Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle).
• Shahin Alam, Bangladeshi actor (Aami Sei Meye, Hothat Brishti).
• Josip Alebić, 74, Croatian Olympic sprinter (1972, 1976, 1980).
• Ronaldo Aquino, Filipino politician, mayor of Calbayog (since 2011), shot.
• Kuryana Azis, 69, Indonesian politician, regent of Ogan Komering Ulu (since 2015), COVID-19.
• Adrian Bărar, 61, Romanian guitarist and composer (Cargo), COVID-19.
• Joey Benjamin, 60, English cricketer (Warwickshire, Surrey, national team), heart attack.
• Hervé Cassan, 74, French diplomat and professor.
• Cepillín, 75, Mexican clown, TV host and actor, complications from spinal surgery.
• Rhéal Cormier, 53, Canadian baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies), pancreatic cancer.
• Oleksandr Fadeev, 75, Russian ice hockey player (Kristall Saratov).
• Sylvie Feit, 71, French actress (The Demise of Father Mouret, Félicité, Section de recherches).
• Leon Gast, 85, American documentary filmmaker (When We Were Kings, The Grateful Dead Movie), Oscar winner (1997).
• Genésio Goulart, 66, Brazilian politician, Santa Catarina MLA (2003–2011) and mayor of Tubarão (1997–2000), degenerative disease.
• Keith Greene, 83, British racing driver (Formula One) and team owner, cardiac arrest.
• Norton Juster, 91, American author (The Phantom Tollbooth, The Dot and the Line, The Hello, Goodbye Window), complications from a stroke.
• Kind, 19, Irish racehorse, complications from foaling.
• Iosif Konopatsky, 95, Russian actor (713 Requests Permission to Land, Going Inside a Storm, Day of Sun and Rain), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1986).
• Lee Ji-eun, 52, South Korean actress (Emperor of the Sea).
• Pier Francesco Listri, 88, Italian journalist and essayist.
• James MacGaw, French guitarist (Magma), brain cancer.
• Alan Marnoch, 75, Scottish-born Australian soccer player (Sydney Hakoah, Australia national team).
• Danny McAlinden, 73, Northern Irish boxer.
• Fergal McCann, 47, Irish Gaelic football coach (Tyrone).
• Terrence F. McVerry, 77, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania (since 2002), complications from a fall.
• Stanislav Meleiko, 84, Russian television presenter and journalist.
• Djibril Tamsir Niane, 89, Guinean writer and historian, COVID-19.
• Rasim Öztekin, 62, Turkish actor (Düğün Dernek, For Love and Honor, G.O.R.A.), heart disease.
• Rafael Palmero Ramos, 84, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Palencia (1996–2006) and Orihuela-Alicante (2006–2012), complications from cancer and COVID-19.
• Trevor Peacock, 89, English actor (The Vicar of Dibley, Hamlet, Fred Claus), complications from dementia.
• Roman Pokora, 73, Ukrainian football player (Karpaty Lviv, Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk) and manager (Simurq PIK).
• Tatiana Polyakova, 61, Russian writer.
• Sukumari Sekhar, 87, Malaysian women's rights activist.
• Norm Sherry, 89, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) and manager (California Angels).
• Anshuman Singh, 85, Indian jurist, governor of Gujarat (1998–1999) and Rajasthan (1999–2003), COVID-19.
• Éva Tordai, 83, Hungarian opera singer.
• Julien-François Zbinden, 103, Swiss composer and jazz pianist.
• Rimma Zherder, 80, Russian stage actress, People's Artist of Russia (2007).

7

• Mordechai Bar-On, 92, Israeli historian and politician, member of the Knesset (1984–1986).
• Dmitri Bashkirov, 89, Russian pianist.
• Wiesław Bocheński, 77, Polish Olympic freestyle wrestler (1968).
• Fabio Brunelli, 51, Brazilian news anchor, journalist and writer, cancer.
• Thaddeus M. Buczko, 95, American politician, Massachusetts state auditor (1964–1981).
• Olivier Dassault, 69, French politician and aerospace executive, deputy (1988–1997, since 2002), helicopter crash.
• Ed van Dommelen, 86, Dutch politician, mayor of Huijbergen (1977–1997).
• Andreana Družina, 101, Slovenian political commissar and partisan, People's Hero of Yugoslavia.
• Duggie Fields, 75, British artist.
• Almier Godett, 38, Curaçao politician, shot.
• Georges Gruillot, 89, French politician, senator (1988–2008).
• Janis Hape, 62, American Olympic swimmer (1976).
• Sir Jeremiah Harman, 90, English jurist, cancer.
• Sanja Ilić, 69, Serbian composer ("Nova deca") and keyboardist (San, Balkanika), COVID-19.
• Tatiana Borisovna Ivanova, 73, Russian actress, Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (1994), People's Artist of Russia (2006).
• Jan Willem Kelder, 71, Dutch naval officer, commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
• Khin Maung Latt, 67, Burmese politician, MP (since 2011).
• Josky Kiambukuta, 72, Congolese singer (TPOK Jazz).
• Kleber Lopes, 39, Brazilian humorist (A Praça é Nossa), COVID-19.
• Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta, 69, Nigerian jurist, justice of the Supreme Court (since 2011).
• Oishi Matashichi, 87, Japanese fisherman and anti-nuclear activist, pneumonia.
• Mirko Pavinato, 86, Italian footballer (Bologna, Vicenza), kidney problems aggravated by COVID-19.
• Lars Göran Petrov, 49, Swedish heavy metal singer (Entombed, Entombed A.D., Firespawn), bile duct cancer.
• Maganti Ramji, 37, Indian film producer (Tuneega Tuneega), stroke.
• Charles Scontras, 91, American historian.
• Carl J. Shapiro, 108, American businessman and philanthropist, director of VF Corporation (1971–1976).
• Nikolay Smorchkov, 90, Russian actor (True Friends, The Cranes Are Flying, A Cruel Romance).
• Frank Thorne, 90, American comic book writer (Red Sonja).
• Albert Vallvé, 75, Spanish lawyer and politician, senator (1993–1996).
• Jack Welborn, 88, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1973–1974) and Michigan Senate (1975–1982, 1985–1994).
• Zhao Meibao, 74, Hong Kong actress and film agent, bowel cancer.

6

• Bengt Åberg, 76, Swedish motocross racer.
• Franco Acosta, 25, Uruguayan footballer (Fénix, Villarreal B, Plaza Colonia), drowned.
• Katja Behrens, 78, German author and translator.
• Joaquin Bernas, 88, Filipino Jesuit priest, lawyer and writer, member of the Constitutional Commission (1986) and president of the Ateneo de Manila University (1984–1993).
• N. S. Lakshminarayan Bhat, 84, Indian poet.
• Chi Shangbin, 71, Chinese football player (national team) and manager (Dalian Wanda, Dalian Aerbin), heart attack.
• Ned Cleary, 90, Irish Gaelic football player (Castlehaven) and coach.
• Renée Doria, 100, French opera singer.
• Jude Patrick Dougherty, 90, American philosopher.
• Ben Farrales, 88, Filipino fashion designer.
• Yehia El-Gamal, Egyptian pediatrician and immunologist.
• Abdul Ghani Gilong, 88, Malaysian politician, MP (1969–1978), minister of works (1972–1974, 1976–1978) and transport (1970–1971).
• Wilhelmina Holladay, 98, American art collector and patron.
• Boris Komnenić, 63, Serbian actor (Days of Dreams, Loving Glances, Seven and a Half).
• Altan Karındaş, 92, Turkish actress (Murder in Yolpalas).
• Valentin Kurbatov, 81, Russian literary critic and writer.
• Orlando Lansdorf, 55, Dutch drag queen and HIV activist.
• Marion Lewenstein, 93, American academic.
• M. Mahadevappa, 83, Indian agricultural scientist and plant breeder.
• Katsuaki Matsumoto, 92, Japanese racing cyclist, lymphoma.
• Allan J. McDonald, 83, American aerospace engineer, fall.
• Herbert Meneses, 81, Guatemalan actor (Sólo de noche vienes, The Silence of Neto).
• Frano Mioč, 65, Bosnian journalist, correspondent and radio station founder.
• Miguel Miranda, 54, Peruvian football player (Sporting Cristal, Universitario, national team) and manager.
• Shrikant Moghe, 91, Indian actor (Sinhasan, Gammat Jammat).
• Tom Moloughney, 80, Irish hurler (Kilruane MacDonagh's, Tipperary).
• Dušan Ninkov, 75, Serbian cinematographer (Great Transport, O Tempo dos Leopardos).
• Pedro Novoa, 46, Peruvian writer and educator, colon cancer.
• Bill O'Connor, 94, American football player (Toronto Argonauts).
• Lou Ottens, 94, Dutch engineer (Philips), inventor of the cassette tape.
• Carmel Quinn, 95, Irish-American actress and singer, pneumonia.
• Sawsan Rabie, 59, Egyptian actress, COVID-19.
• Catherine Valogne, French painter, journalist and sculptor.
• Nikki van der Zyl, 85, German voice-over artist (James Bond films), stroke.
• Carla Wallenda, 85, American acrobat and daredevil (The Flying Wallendas).
• Egil A. Wyller, 95, Norwegian philosopher and historian.

5

• David Bailie, 83, South African-born English actor (Pirates of the Caribbean, The House That Jack Built, Doctor Who).
• Étienne Flaubert Batangu Mpesa, 78, Congolese pharmacist and scientific researcher, pancreatic cancer.
• Jerzy Boniecki, 87, Polish Olympic swimmer (1952).
• Nicolas Bwakira, 79, Burundian diplomat.
• Chuang Ling Yun, 21, Taiwanese singer and actress.
• Buddy Colt, 85, American professional wrestler and pilot.
• Patrick Dupond, 61, French dancer (Paris Opera Ballet).
• Paul Foster, 89, American playwright, founding member of the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.
• Henri Gaudin, 87, French architect.
• Don Gile, 85, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox).
• Enrique González Rojo Jr., 92, Mexican writer and philosopher.
• Mansukh Hiren, Indian car dealer.
• Vilém Holáň, 82, Czech politician, minister of defense (1994–1996).
• Bandula Jayasekara, 60, Sri Lankan diplomat and journalist.
• Frank J. Kelley, 96, American politician, attorney general of Michigan (1961–1999).
• Gabriella Kernács, 77, Hungarian art historian. (death announced on this date)
• Sasa Klaas, 27, Motswanan singer-songwriter, helicopter crash.
• Gerald Kogan, 87, American judge, member of the Supreme Court of Florida (1987–1998).
• Mickey Lewis, 56, English footballer (West Bromwich Albion, Derby County, Oxford United), cancer.
• Stig Malm, 79, Swedish trade unionist, chairman of LO (1983–1993), COVID-19.
• Margarita Maslennikova, 92, Russian cross-country skier, world champion (1954).
• Paolo Moreno, 86, Italian archaeologist.
• M. G. George Muthoot, 71, Indian conglomerate executive, chairman of The Muthoot Group (since 1993), fall.
• Ioana Mihaela Neacșu, 52, Romanian politician, member of the General Council of Bucharest (2016–2018), stroke.
• Pavel Oliva, 97, Czech classical philologist, Holocaust survivor.
• Birgitta Rasmusson, 81, Swedish television personality and cookbook author.
• Janet Sawbridge, 73–74, British ice dancer.
• Gerda Schmidt-Panknin, 100, German painter.
• Samuel J. Scott, 82, American engineer.
• José Carlos da Silva Júnior, 94, Brazilian businessman and politician, senator (1996–1999) and vice-governor of Paraíba (1983–1986), COVID-19.
• Francis Small, 75, New Zealand civil engineer and scouting leader, president of IPENZ (1996–1997).
• Michael Stanley, 72, American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, lung cancer.
• Suna Tanaltay, 87, Turkish poet and psychologist.
• Elena Țau, 74, Moldovan literary critic and historian.
• Adelio Terraroli, 89, Italian politician, deputy (1968–1979).
• Carlo Tognoli, 82, Italian politician, mayor of Milan (1976–1986), deputy (1987–1994), MEP (1984–1987), COVID-19.
• Anton Urban, 87, Slovak football player (Slovan Bratislava, Wacker Innsbruck) and manager (Petržalka), Olympic silver medallist (1964).

4

• Kamal Amer, Egyptian politician and military officer, governor of Aswan (1999–2001) and Matrouh (1997–1999), senator (2012–2013), COVID-19.
• Karima Brown, 54, South African radio broadcaster (Radio 702) and journalist, COVID-19.
• Alan Cartwright, 75, English rock bassist (Procol Harum), stomach cancer.
• Colby Chandler, 95, American executive, CEO of Kodak (1983–1990).
• Phil Chisnall, 78, English footballer (Manchester United, Liverpool, Southend United).
• Roger Coekelbergs, 100, Belgian academic and resistance fighter.
• Marcel Courthiade, 67, French linguist.
• Jim Crockett Jr., 76, American professional wrestling promoter (Jim Crockett Promotions), president of the NWA (1980–1982, 1985–1986, 1987–1991), liver and kidney failure.
• DJ Adviser, Ghanaian disc jockey (Happy FM).
• Osman Erbaş, 58, Turkish military officer, helicopter crash.
• Barbara Ess, 73, American photographer and musician (Disband, Y Pants).
• Francis Van den Eynde, 74, Belgian politician, member of the Chamber of Representatives (1991–2000).
• Sir Leslie Fielding, 88, British diplomat.
• Walter Gretzky, 82, Canadian ice hockey coach.
• Paulette Guinchard-Kunstler, 71, French politician, deputy (1997–2001, 2002–2007), assisted suicide.
• Zygmunt Hanusik, 76, Polish Olympic cyclist (1968).
• Tony Hendra, 79, British comedian and actor (This Is Spinal Tap), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Hossain Toufique Imam, 82, Bangladeshi political advisor, kidney disease.
• Hugh Newell Jacobsen, 91, American architect.
• Atanasije Jevtić, 83, Serbian Orthodox hierarch, bishop of Zahumlje and Herzegovina (1992–1999), COVID-19.
• Johannes Kert, 61, Estonian politician and military officer, commander of the Estonian Defence Forces (1996–2000).
• Donald Kinney, 63, Canadian politician, New Brunswick MLA (1999–2003), cancer.
• Heinz Klevenow Jr., 80, German actor (Entlassen auf Bewährung, Chingachgook, die große Schlange).
• František Lízna, 79, Czech Jesuit priest, recipient of the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, COVID-19.
• Moses McCormick, 39, American polyglot, heart disease.
• Paul McMullen, 49, American Olympic middle-distance runner (1996), skiing accident.
• Bhaskar Menon, 86, Indian-born American music industry executive, chairman and CEO of EMI Worldwide.
• Mark Pavelich, 63, American ice hockey player (New York Rangers), Olympic champion (1980).
• Martin van de Pol, 56, Dutch criminal, shot.
• Andrew Porter, 75, British historian.
• David Schindler, 80, American-Canadian limnologist.
• Chris Schultz, 61, Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts, Dallas Cowboys) and sportscaster (TSN), heart attack.
• Tengiz Sichinava, 48, Georgian football player (Dinamo Batumi, national team) and manager (Gagra).
• Jimmy Spratt, 69, Northern Irish politician, MLA (2007–2015).
• Jonathan Steinberg, 86, American-born British historian.
• Jana Šulcová-Kühnová, 85, Czech music teacher.
• Klára Tamás, 74, Romanian-Hungarian designer.
• Marat Tarasov, 90, Russian poet and translator.
• Willie Whigham, 81, Scottish footballer (Albion Rovers, Falkirk, Middlesbrough), pneumonia.
• Helmut Winschermann, 100, German classical oboist and composer.
• Azad Zaman, 47, Indian politician, Meghalaya MLA (since 2018), cardiac arrest.

3

• Medea Abrahamyan, 88, Armenian cellist.
• Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, 57, Nigerian-born British biophysicist and virologist.
• Tomas Altamirano Duque, 87, Panamanian politician, vice president (1994–1999).
• Joe Altobelli, 88, American baseball manager (San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles), player (Cleveland Indians) and coach.
• Celestino Bonifacio Bacalé, 63, Equatoguinean politician.
• Władysław Baka, 82, Polish economist and PZPR activist, president of the National Bank of Poland (1981–1985, 1989–1991), member of government (1985–1989).
• William P. Cartlidge, 78, English film producer (The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, Consuming Passions).
• Marianne Carus, 92, American publisher, founder of Cricket.
• Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, 66, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Manaus (2012–2019), septicemia.
• Nicolás Curiel, 92, Venezuelan stage director and actor.
• Sadiq Daba, 69, Nigerian actor (October 1) and broadcaster (Nigerian Television Authority), cancer.
• Alan Davis, 82, English Anglican clergyman, Archdeacon of West Cumberland (1996–2004).
• István Fehér, 66, Hungarian Olympic wrestler (1980).
• Kelly Flynn, 66, American politician, member of the Montana House of Representatives (2011–2019), cancer.
• Katharina Gaus, German-Australian immunologist.
• Diego Gómez, 84, Spanish radio journalist, COVID-19.
• József Gurovits, 92, Hungarian sprint canoer, Olympic bronze medallist (1952).
• Duffy Jackson, 67, American jazz drummer, complications from hip surgery.
• Pedro Jiménez Galán, 100, Spanish politician, deputy in the constituent courts (1977–1979).
• Helena Kružíková, 92, Czech actress, Thalia Award recipient.
• Kyal Sin, 19, Burmese protester (2021 Myanmar protests), shot.
• Ingrid Lottenburger, 87, German politician, Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin (1995–1999).
• Klara Marinova, 71, Bulgarian politician and journalist.
• Katharina Matz, 90, Czech-born German actress (The Man Who Sold Himself, Special Mission, The Wonderful Years).
• Jeroen van Merwijk, 65, Dutch comedian, painter and songwriter, colorectal cancer.
• Hideshi Miyake, 86, Japanese baseball player.
• Maria Nedealcov, 60, Moldovan climatologist and agrometeorologist, member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova.
• Richard Olivier, 75, Belgian filmmaker and documentarian.
• Nicola Pagett, 75, British actress (Upstairs, Downstairs, Anne of the Thousand Days, There's a Girl in My Soup), brain tumour.
• Dagoberto Planos Despaigne, 64, Cuban singer, cirrhosis.
• Yuri Rozanov, 59, Russian sportscaster (NTV Plus, Match TV).
• John Sackett, 76, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1967–1971) and Senate (1973–1987).
• Edward Sandoval, 74, American politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1983–2015).
• Ruy Scarpino, 59, Brazilian football manager (Imperatriz, Ceará, Ituano), COVID-19.
• Jonathan Temm, 58, New Zealand lawyer, president of the New Zealand Law Society (2010–2013), Queen's Counsel (since 2019).
• Maria José Valério, 87, Portuguese singer, COVID-19.
• Roger Verhaart, 54, Dutch musician and composer (The Pocket-knife).
• Larry Wahl, 67, American sports broadcaster (Miami Hurricanes, New York Yankees) and executive, vice president of communications (Orange Bowl), complications from multiple myeloma.
• Asmiar Yahya, 76, Indonesian actress and designer, heart disease.

2

• Wanda Antczak-Piotr, Polish economist.
• Czesław Baran, 83, Polish politician and agronomist, deputy (1985–1989).
• Chris Barber, 90, English jazz bandleader and trombonist ("Petite Fleur").
• George Bass, 88, American archaeologist, pioneer of underwater archaeology.
• Luciano Capicchioni, 74, Sammarinese-American sports agent.
• Àlex Casademunt, 39, Spanish pop singer (Operación Triunfo 2001), actor and TV presenter, traffic collision.
• Nandkumar Singh Chauhan, 68, Indian politician, MP (1996–2009, since 2014), COVID-19.
• Claudio Coccoluto, 58, Italian disc jockey.
• Werner Dörflinger, 80, German politician, MP (1980–1998).
• Petra Ehlert, 54, German stage and television actress (Polizeiruf 110, The Legend of Rita).
• Mark Goffeney, 51, American guitarist. (body discovered on this date)
• Peter Grosser, 82, German football player (1860 Munich, national team) and manager (SpVgg Unterhaching).
• Michael Gudinski, 68, Australian music industry executive, co-founder of Mushroom Records.
• Rina Gunawan, 46, Indonesian presenter and singer, COVID-19.
• Jim Hodder, 80, Canadian politician, Newfoundland and Labrador MHA (1975–1993, 2003–2007).
• Claude Lacroix, 76–77, French comic book author.
• Louise McBee, 96, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1993–2005).
• Stan Newens, 91, British politician, MP (1964–1970, 1974–1983) and MEP (1984–1999).
• Radim Pařízek, 67, Czech drummer (Citron) and media proprietor, complications from a surgery.
• Kari Rasmussen, 88, Norwegian actress and singer.
• Gil Rogers, 87, American actor (All My Children, Guiding Light).
• Carlos Sánchez, 68, Argentine comedian, cancer.
• Prabhat Sarma, 85, Indian flutist and singer.
• Anna Shuttleworth, 93, English cellist.
• Jaroslav Tetiva, 89, Czech basketball player (1960 Olympics, Czechoslovakia national team). (death announced on this date)
• Bunny Wailer, 73, Jamaican reggae singer (Bob Marley and the Wailers) and songwriter ("Electric Boogie"), Grammy winner (1991, 1995, 1997), complications from a stroke.
• Edward C. Waller III, 95, American vice admiral.
• Zhou Yulin, 98, Chinese mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

1

• Iurie Berdea, Moldovan drummer (Gândul Mâței).
• Flex-Deon Blake, 58, American pornographic actor (Niggas' Revenge).
• Sir Alan Bowness, 93, British art historian and art critic, director of the Tate Gallery (1980–1988).
• Hauk Buen, 87, Norwegian fiddler.
• Frederico Campos, 93, Brazilian politician, governor of Mato Grosso (1979–1983), COVID-19.
• Ann Casey, 82, American professional wrestler (GCCW, JCP, WWWF).
• Gheorghe Dănilă, 71, Romanian actor.
• Ejaz Durrani, 85, Pakistani actor (Shaheed, Lakhon Mein Aik, Heer Ranjha).
• Víctor Espinoza Peña, 73, Peruvian politician, mayor of Pucusana District (since 2020), COVID-19.
• Emmanuel Félémou, 60, Guinean Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Kankan (since 2007), COVID-19.
• Jahmil French, 29, Canadian actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation, Soundtrack, Remedy).
• Ferdinand Ghesquière, 88, Belgian politician, member of the Chamber of Representatives (1985–1987, 1991–1999) and Senate (1987–1991).
• Fernando Olivié González-Pumariega, 96, Spanish diplomat, ambassador to Paraguay (1970–1973), Colombia (1973–1977) and Yugoslavia (1977–1981).
• Annemarie von der Groeben, 80, German teacher.
• Fatima Gulomova, 86, Tajikistani actress.
• Bernard Guyot, 75, French Olympic racing cyclist (1964).
• Vladimír Heger, 89, Czech basketball player (ATK Praha) and coach (Sparta Praha, Czechoslovakia national team).
• Vernon Jordan, 85, American attorney, non-profit executive (National Urban League, United Negro College Fund) and civil rights leader.
• Boris Kosarev, 69, Belarusian ice hockey player (Traktor Chelyabinsk, HC Dinamo Minsk) and coach (Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk).
• Agim Krajka, 83, Albanian composer.
• Zlatko Kranjčar, 64, Croatian football player (Dinamo Zagreb, Rapid Wien) and manager (national team).
• Pietro Larizza, 85, Italian trade unionist and politician, secretary general of the UIL (1992–2000) and senator (2007–2008).
• Maria Malicka-Błaszkiewicz, Polish biochemist.
• Jorge Marticorena Cuba, 64, Peruvian politician, mayor of Lurín District (2007–2014, since 2019), COVID-19.
• Max Morton, 78, British-born Belgian painter.
• Andrea Nannini, 76, Italian Olympic volleyball player (1976).
• János Németh, 87, Hungarian jurist, president of the Constitutional Court (1998–2003).
• Rossella Panarese, Italian radio broadcaster (Radio3 Scienza) and scientific divulgator.
• Ralph Peterson Jr., 58, American jazz drummer (The Jazz Messengers, Out of the Blue), cancer.
• Helena Pietraszkiewicz, 67, Polish politician and psychologist, voivode of Łódź (2006–2007).
• Enrique San Francisco, 65, Spanish actor (La mujer del ministro, Navajeros, El pico) and comedian, pneumonia.
• Milenko Savović, 60, Serbian basketball player (Partizan, Oximesa, Vojvodina), COVID-19.
• David Searle, 85, Canadian politician, Northwest Territories MLA (1967–1979) and speaker (1975–1979), cancer.
• Toko Shinoda, 107, Japanese painter.
• Marina Skoromnikova, 84, Russian stage actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1988).
• Ian St John, 82, Scottish Hall of Fame football player (Motherwell, Liverpool, national team) and manager.
• Mikhail Studenetsky, 86, Russian basketball player, Olympic silver medallist (1956), COVID-19.
• Lise Toubon, 87, French art expert.
• Ngai Tupa, 84, Cook Islands politician, MP (2006–2010).
• Anatoliy Zlenko, 82, Ukrainian diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (1990–1994, 2000–2003) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1994–1997).

Previous months

• Deaths in January 2021
• Deaths in February 2021

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