Deaths in December 2022

The following notable deaths occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:

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

September

3

• Yuri Bashkatov, 54, Moldovan swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1988, 1992).
• Shavez Hart, 29, Bahamian sprinter, shot.
• Specs Howard, 96, American radio presenter.

2

• Noureddine Bikr, 70, Moroccan actor.
• Mišo Cebalo, 77, Croatian chess grandmaster.
• Jordi Cervelló, 86, Spanish composer, pneumonia.
• Ian Cockbain, 64, English cricketer (Lancashire).
• Frank Drake, 92, American astronomer and astrophysicist (Drake equation), designer of the Arecibo message.
• Manuel Duarte, 77, Portuguese footballer (Leixões, Sporting CP, national team).
• Peter Eckersley, 43, Australian computer scientist and activist.
• T. V. Sankaranarayanan, 77, Indian Carnatic vocalist.
• Ramveer Upadhyay, 65, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (since 1996), cancer.
• Drummie Zeb, 62, English reggae musician (Aswad) and record producer.
• Zenno Rob Roy, 22, Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse, heart failure.

1

• Mahmoud Ahmadzadeh, 89, Iranian engineer and politician, minister of industries and mines (1979–1980).
• Bamba Bakya, 49, Indian playback singer, cardiac arrest.
• Guy-Pierre Baumann, 82, French chef and restaurateur, owner of the Kammerzell House (1987–2009).
• Barbara Ehrenreich, 81, American author (Nickel and Dimed, Bait and Switch, Dancing in the Streets) and political activist, stroke.
• Albert Hasibuan, 83, Indonesian lawyer and politician, member of the Presidential Advisory Council (2012–2015) and Congress (1971–1997).
• Rashleigh E. Jackson, 93, Guyanese politician, minister for foreign affairs (1978–1990).
• Ravil Maganov, 67, Russian petroleum executive (Lukoil), fall.
• Phillip Mann, 80, British-born New Zealand writer (Master of Paxwax, The Fall of the Families), teacher and theatre director.
• Abbas Maroufi, 65, Iranian writer.
• Diane Noomin, 75, American underground cartoonist and editor (Wimmen's Comix, Twisted Sisters)
• Luis Pascual Estevill, 88, Spanish lawyer and judge.
• Mary Roy, 89, Indian educator and women's rights activist.
• Hermann Schaufler, 75, German politician, member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1980–2001).
• Earnie Shavers, 78, American boxer.
• István Szalay, 78, Hungarian mathematician and politician, MP (1998–2002).
• Nelly Trenti, 85, Argentine host and announcer.
• Robert L. Vining Jr., 91, American lawyer, judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern Georgia (since 1979).
• Yang Yongsong, 103, Chinese military officer.

August

31

• Kadyr Baikenov, 77, Kazakh politician, minister of energy and fuel resources (1992–1994).
• Bang Young-ung, 80, South Korean novelist.
• Sören Boström, 74, Swedish bandy player.
• Lorraine Botha, South African politician, Western Cape MPP (since 2014), heart attack.
• Normand Chaurette, 68, Canadian playwright.
• Allan Hawke, 74, Australian civil servant, chief of staff to the prime minister (1993–1996), high commissioner to New Zealand (2003–2005) and chancellor of ANU (2006–2008), cancer.
• Domingo Liotta, 97, Argentine heart surgeon.
• Francesco Manganelli, 79, Italian politician, deputy (1994–1996), and writer.
• Mary Noel Menezes, 92, Guyanese historian.
• Mark Shreeve, 65, British electronic music composer (Redshift) and songwriter ("Touch Me (I Want Your Body)").
• Lee Thomas, 86, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels) and executive (Philadelphia Phillies).
• Bill Turnbull, 66, British journalist and presenter (BBC Breakfast, Songs of Praise, Think Tank), prostate cancer.
• Charles Wilson, 87, Scottish journalist and newspaper editor (The Times, The Independent), blood cancer.
• Wiktor Zatwarski, 86, Polish singer and actor.

30

• Gheorghe Berceanu, 72, Romanian wrestler, Olympic champion (1972).
• Eve Borsook, 92, Canadian-born American art historian, teacher and author.
• Tommy Carpenter, 97, English footballer (Watford). (death announced on this date)
• Ludmila Diacenco-Sulac, 73, Moldovan musician, violinist and music arranger, cancer.
• Mikhail Gorbachev, 91, Russian politician, general secretary of the Communist Party (1985–1991) and president of the Soviet Union (1990–1991), Nobel Prize laureate (1990).
• Francesc Granell, 78, Spanish economist and academic, cardiac arrest.
• Fauziyya Hassan, 80, Maldivian actress (Emme Fahu Dhuvas, Umurah, Hiyy Halaaku).
• Alexander Izmodenov, 84, Russian bandy player and coach.
• Jaak Kangilaski, 82, Estonian art historian.
• Ruth Lapide, 93, German theologian and historian.
• Don L. Lind, 92, American astronaut.
• Liu Shunsong, 69, Taiwanese politician, member of the Miaoli County Council (since 2014), COVID-19.
• Ron Logan, 84, American entertainment executive (Walt Disney Entertainment).
• Tadeusz Myler, 73, Polish politician, deputy (2001–2005).
• Gennaro Picinni, 89, Italian painter.
• Alexander Skulskiy, 80, Russian conductor, music teacher and television presenter.
• Michael Slocombe, 81, English footballer (Welton Rovers, Bristol Rovers, Bath City).
• Alexander Vedenin, 75, Russian figure skater and coach.
• Steve White, 48, American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets) and blogger (SB Nation), leukemia.
• George Woods, 79, American shot putter, Olympic silver medalist (1968, 1972).

29

• Mick Bates, 74, Welsh politician, AM (1999–2011), cancer.
• Luke Bell, 32, American country singer-songwriter. (body discovered on this date)
• Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên, 95, Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Vinh (1992–2010).
• Charlbi Dean, 32, South African actress (Triangle of Sadness, Spud, Black Lightning) and model.
• Vladimir Gusev, 90, Russian politician, deputy (1994–2000), senator (2001–2012) and deputy premier (1985–1990).
• Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, 93, American historian.
• Pat McGeer, 95, Canadian physician, Olympic basketball player (1948) and politician, British Columbia MLA (1962–1986).
• Vince McNeice, 83, English footballer (Watford).
• Pradip Mukherjee, 76, Indian actor (Jana Aranya, Dooratwa, Utsab), pneumonia.
• Jai Ram Reddy, 85, Fijian politician, MP (1972–1987, 1992–1999), attorney-general (1987) and twice president of the court of appeal.
• Rigoberto Riasco, 69, Panamanian boxer, WBC super bantamweight champion (1976).
• Ron de Roode, 57, Dutch footballer (Den Haag).
• Wafiq al-Samarrai, 75, Iraqi intelligence officer, director of general military intelligence (1990–1991), cancer.
• Abhijit Sen, 72, Indian economist, member of the planning commission (2004–2014), heart attack.
• Hans-Christian Ströbele, 83, German lawyer and politician, MP (1985–1987, 1998–2017).
• John P. Varkey, 52, Indian guitarist (Avial) and composer (Frozen).
• Yoo Joo-eun, 27, South Korean actress (Joseon Survival Period), suicide.
• Ernie Zampese, 86, American football coach (San Diego Chargers, San Diego State Aztecs).

28

• Stefan Arczyński, 106, German-born Polish photographer.
• Bill Ash, 76, American professional wrestler (Southeastern Championship Wrestling) and bootmaker.
• Gil Cawood, 82, New Zealand Olympic rower (1968), world championship bronze medallist (1970).
• Bicky Chakraborty, 79, Indian-born Swedish businessman.
• Vincent Cheng, 74, Hong Kong banker, MLC (1991–1995) and chairman of HSBC (2005–2010).
• Sammy Chung, 90, English football player (Norwich City, Watford) and manager (Doncaster Rovers).
• Ralph Eggleston, 56, American animator (The Lion King, WALL·E) and film director (For the Birds), Oscar winner (2001), pancreatic cancer.
• Manzoor Hussain, 63, Pakistani field hockey player, Olympic champion (1984).
• Kamen Kostadinov, 51, Bulgarian politician, MP (2005–2009).
• Oleksii Kovalov, 33, Ukrainian politician, deputy (since 2019), shot.
• Gastone Simoni, 85, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Prato (1992–2012).
• Michael D. Smigiel Sr., 64, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (2003–2015), heart disease.
• Ken Van Heekeren, Australian rugby league player (Eastern Suburbs). (death announced on this date)
• Tucker Wiard, 80, American television editor (Murphy Brown, The Carol Burnett Show, Alice), five-time Emmy winner, complications from heart failure.
• John Baptist Ye Ronghua, 91, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate.
• Peter Stephan Zurbriggen, 79, Swiss Roman Catholic archbishop, apostolic nuncio to Austria (2009–2018).

27

• Dave Bailey, 77, Canadian Olympic runner (1968).
• Iulian-Gabriel Bîrsan, 65, Romanian engineer and politician, deputy (2004).
• Tadeusz Ferenc, 82, Polish economist and politician, deputy (2001–2002) and mayor of Rzeszów (2002–2021).
• Kenneth Foulkes, 78, English rugby league player (Castleford, Hull). (death announced on this date)
• Imdad Hussaini, 82, Pakistani writer and poet.
• Suleiman Kangangi, 33, Kenyan racing cyclist, traffic collision.
• Karl Lamers, 86, German politician, member of the Bundestag (1980–2002).
• Robert LuPone, 76, American actor (Jesus Christ Superstar, The Sopranos, A Chorus Line), pancreatic cancer.
• Amanda Mackey, 70, American casting director (The Fugitive, A League of Their Own, The Hunt for Red October), myelodysplastic syndrome.
• Francisco Martín Morales, 76, Spanish cartoonist.
• Tony Nelson, 92, Welsh footballer (Newport County, Bournemouth).
• Neena Pacholke, 27, American news anchor (WAOW), suicide.
• Vicenç Pagès, 58, Spanish writer and literary critic, cancer.
• Mogens Palle, 88, Danish Hall of Fame boxing promoter and manager, melanoma.
• Georges Al Rassi, 42, Lebanese singer, traffic collision.
• Manolo Sanlúcar, 78, Spanish flamenco composer and guitarist.
• Milutin Šoškić, 84, Serbian football player (Partizan, Yugoslavia national team) and manager (OFK Beograd), Olympic champion (1960).
• Ferenc Stámusz, 88, Hungarian Olympic racing cyclist (1960, 1964).
• Aytunç Topaloğlu, 35, Turkish footballer (Zonguldak Kömürspor), hit by a train.
• Emilio Trivini, 84, Italian rower, Olympic silver medallist (1964).
• Horst Vetter, 94, German politician, member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin (1971–1986).
• Roy Wilson, 75–76, New Zealand architect (Wellington Regional Stadium, Supreme Court building).

26

• Joel Baillargeon, 57, Canadian ice hockey player (Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques), fall.
• Pete Burnside, 92, American baseball player (New York / San Francisco Giants, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers).
• Daikichi Ishibashi, 90, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (1986–2000).
• Jože Mencinger, 81, Slovenian lawyer, economist and politician.
• Roland Mesnier, 78, French-born American chef and author, White House executive pastry chef (1980–2004), complications from cancer.
• Aldo Mirate, 79, Italian politician, deputy (1972–1979).
• Espen Skjønberg, 98, Norwegian actor (One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, A Handful of Time, The Last Lieutenant).
• Nadia Topalova, 86, Bulgarian actress.
• Goro Tsurumi, 73, Japanese professional wrestler, sepsis.
• Jalaluddin Umri, 87, Indian Islamic scholar, amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (2007–2019).
• Slavko Večerin, 65, Serbian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Subotica (since 2020).
• Hana Zagorová, 75, Czech singer-songwriter and actress (The Hit, Hrubeš a Mareš jsou kamarádi do deště).

25

• Devidhan Besra, 77, Indian politician, Bihar MLA (1980–1990), Jharkhand MLA (2000–2005) and MP (2009–2014).
• Happy Bhavsar, 45, Indian actress (Premji: Rise of a Warrior, Montu Ni Bittu, Mrugtrushna) and dubbing artist.
• Kimmo Blom, 52, Finnish singer (Raskasta Joulua), cancer. (death announced on this date)
• Justo de las Cuevas, 90, Spanish politician, deputy (1977–1982), president of the Cantabrian parliament (1972–1982).
• Joey DeFrancesco, 51, American jazz musician.
• Alpay Ekler, 58, Turkish puppeteer, cancer.
• David Elcock, 78, Trinidadian broadcaster.
• Inez Foxx, 79, American R&B singer ("Mockingbird").
• Graziella Galvani, 91, Italian actress (Shivers in Summer, Seduction, Miracles Still Happen).
• Enzo Garinei, 96, Italian actor (Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics, No, the Case Is Happily Resolved, Banana Joe).
• Fermín Hontou, 65, Uruguayan cartoonist and illustrator.
• Ron Hutcherson, 79, American racing driver (NASCAR, ARCA).
• Mable John, 91, American R&B singer ("Your Good Thing (Is About to End)").
• Ken Jones, 81, Welsh rugby union player (Llanelli, Cardiff, national team).
• Roger Jouet, 77, French writer and politician, member of the Regional Council of Normandy (1986–1992) and mayor of Trévières (1971–1994).
• Dale Joseph Melczek, 83, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Detroit (1983–1992) and bishop of Gary (1996–2014).
• Mani Nagaraj, Indian film director and screenwriter (Pencil).
• Nel Noddings, 93, American feminist, educator, and philosopher.
• Ivana Pleinerová, 93, Czech archeologist.
• Giles Radice, Baron Radice, 85, British politician, MP (1973–2001) and member of the House of Lords (2001–2022), cancer.
• Radovan Radović, 86, Serbian basketball player (BSK, Kartizan, 1960 Yugoslav Olympic team) and coach.
• John Mercer Reid, 85, Canadian politician, MP (1965–1984), cancer.
• Andrei Slavnov, 82, Russian theoretical physicist (Slavnov–Taylor identities).
• Saawan Kumar Tak, 86, Indian film director (Saajan Bina Suhagan, Souten, Sanam Bewafa), producer and lyricist, lung disease.
• Andrea Teo, 56, Singaporean television director and executive producer (Under One Roof, Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd), cancer.
• Orval Tessier, 89, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Chicago Blackhawks).
• Elly Tumwine, 68, Ugandan military officer and politician, MP (since 1986).
• Herman Van Springel, 79, Belgian road racing cyclist.

24

• Len Dawson, 87, American Hall of Fame football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs) and broadcaster (Inside the NFL).
• Orlando de la Torre, 78, Peruvian footballer (Sporting Cristal, national team).
• Jorge Domínguez, 77, Argentine politician, minister of defense (1996–1999) and mayor of Buenos Aires (1994–1996), pneumonia.
• Charlie Finch, 68, American art critic, suicide by jumping.
• Ali Güney, 66, Turkish actor (Çılgın Bediş, Valley of the Wolves, Geniş Aile).
• Kazuo Inamori, 90, Japanese entrepreneur, founder of Kyocera and KDDI and chairman of Japan Airlines (since 2010).
• Kallistos, 87, English Orthodox prelate and theologian, metropolitan of Dioclea in Phrygia (since 2007).
• Paul Knox, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), Olympic bronze medalist (1956).
• Aram Kocharyan, 68, Armenian politician, governor of Lori Province (2006-2011).
• Ivan Letyago, 76, Belarusian football player (Neman Grodno) and coach.
• Man of the Hole, 60s, Brazilian indigenous person. (body discovered on this date)
• Nicola Materazzi, 83, Italian mechanical engineer (Ferrari 288 GTO, Ferrari F40, Bugatti EB 110).
• Tim Page, 78, English photographer, liver cancer.
• Lily Renée, 101, Austrian-born American comic book artist.
• William Reynolds, 90, American actor (The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The Islanders), pneumonia.
• Mahbub Talukdar, 80, Bangladeshi poet and civil servant, election commissioner (2017–2022), cancer.
• Joe E. Tata, 85, American actor (Beverly Hills, 90210, Unholy Rollers, The Rockford Files), complications from Alzheimer's disease.

23

• Gino Cogliandro, 72, Italian actor (Joan Lui, Italian Fast Food, Fantozzi 2000 – La clonazione) and stand-up comedian.
• Rolando Cubela Secades, 89, Cuban revolutionary, co-founder of the Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil.
• Barbara Cunningham, 96, Australian Olympic gymnast (1956).
• Sandra Deal, 80, American education advocate, first lady of Georgia (2011–2019), breast cancer.
• Božidar Delić, 66, Serbian military officer and politician, vice president of the National Assembly (2007–2012, since 2022).
• William Doe, 81, Australian gastroenterologist and professor of medicine.
• Carlos Duarte, 89, Portuguese footballer (Porto, national team).
• Steven Hoffenberg, 77, American businessman (Towers Financial Corporation) and convicted fraudster, owner of the New York Post (1993). (body discovered on this date)
• Esther Cooper Jackson, 105, American civil rights activist and social worker.
• Abdelhak Khiam, 64, Moroccan intelligence officer.
• Kim Jong-hwan, 98, South Korean military officer and politician, minister of the interior (1979–1980).
• Luiz Mancilha Vilela, 80, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (1985–2002) and archbishop of Vitória (2002–2018).
• Vytjie Mentor, 58, South African politician, MP (2002–2014).
• Nigel Paul, 89, English cricketer (Warwickshire).
• Lev Pitaevskii, 89, Russian theoretical physicist (Gross–Pitaevskii equation).
• Gerald Potterton, 91, British-Canadian animator and film director (Heavy Metal, Yellow Submarine, The Smoggies).
• Julian Robertson, 90, American hedge fund manager and philanthropist, founder of Tiger Management.
• Yuri Safaryan, 84, Armenian architect.
• David Shaw, 71, British politician, MP (1987–1997).
• Winston Stona, 82, Jamaican actor (The Harder They Come, Cool Runnings, One Love) and businessman.
• Creed Taylor, 93, American jazz trumpeter and record producer, founder of Impulse! Records and CTI Records.
• S. V. Venugopan Nair, 77, Indian writer.
• José Vivas, 94, Venezuelan architect.

22

• Abolfazal Alijani, Iranian military official, brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
• Jerry Allison, 82, American Hall of Fame drummer (The Crickets) and songwriter ("That'll Be the Day", "Peggy Sue").
• Edmund Borowski, 77, Polish sprinter.
• Jaimie Branch, 39, American jazz trumpeter and composer.
• Shalom Cohen, 91, Israeli rabbi, rosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef Yeshiva (since 1966).
• Adnan Coker, 94, Turkish painter.
• Capriel Dedeian, 61, Romanian guitarist and composer.
• David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home, 78, British businessman and hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1996).
• Manouchehr Esmaeili, 83, Iranian voice actor.
• Gary Gaines, 73, American football coach (Abilene Christian, Permian), subject of Friday Night Lights, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Alberto Martín Goicoechea, 67, Spanish footballer (Athletic Bilbao, Málaga).
• Heo Dae-man, 53, South Korean politician.
• Rahimuddin Khan, 96, Pakistani military officer, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (1984–1987), governor of Balochistan (1978–1984) and Sindh (1988).
• Katinka Mann, 97, American artist and sculptor.
• Tycho Q. Mrsich, 96, German Egyptologist.
• A. G. Nadiadwala, 92, Indian film producer (Jhutha Sach, Lahu Ke Do Rang, Awara Paagal Deewana).
• György Pásztor, 99, Hungarian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet, Csepel, national team) and executive.
• Jiří Pechar, 93, Czech philosopher, translator and literary critic.
• Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman, 82, Malaysian politician, MP (2004–2013).
• R. Somashekharan, 77, Indian singer, composer (Ithum Oru Jeevitham, Jaathakam) and music director.
• Theo Sommer, 92, German newspaper editor (Die Zeit) and intellectual.
• António de Sousa Braga, 81, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Angra (1996–2016).
• Fredy Studer, 74, Swiss drummer.
• Piotr Szkudelski, 66, Polish drummer (Perfect).
• Margaret Urlich, 57, New Zealand singer ("Escaping", "Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night)", "Boy in the Moon"), cancer.
• Gérard Vignoble, 76, French technician and politician, MP (1988–1997, 2002–2007).
• Rembert Weakland, 95, American Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Milwaukee (1977–2002).

21

• Marina Adashevskaya, 95, Russian actress (Russian Symphony).
• Stuart Anstis, 48, British guitarist (Cradle of Filth).
• David Armstrong, 67, English footballer (Middlesbrough, Southampton, national team).
• Richard S. Cordrey, 88, American politician, member of the Delaware House of Representatives (1971–1973) and senate (1973–1997).
• Celia Correas de Zapata, 88, Argentine writer and poet.
• Oliver Frey, 74, Swiss visual artist.
• Vincent Gil, 83, Australian actor (Mad Max, Stone, Prisoner).
• Anabel Gutiérrez, 90, Mexican actress (School for Tramps, Little Trapeze Angels) and comedian (Chespirito).
• Nikolai Lebedev, 100, Russian actor (Yevdokiya, Eternal Call, Air Crew).
• Sela Molisa, 72, Vanuatuan politician, MP (1982–2012) and minister of finance and economic management (2008–2010).
• Carmen Montiel, 57, Argentine boxer (FAB), house fire.
• Augustino Mrema, 77, Tanzanian politician, MP (1985–1995, since 2010) and minister of home affairs (1990–1995).
• Alexei Panshin, 82, American writer (Rite of Passage, The World Beyond the Hill) and science fiction critic.
• Zalo Reyes, 69, Chilean singer, complications from diabetes.
• Jamey Rootes, 55, American sports executive (Houston Texans, Columbus Crew).
• Monnette Sudler, 70, American jazz guitarist.
• Donald C. Thompson, 91, American vice admiral.
• Irvin Warrican, 56, Vincentian cricketer (Windward Islands).
• Robert Williams, 72, Greek composer and singer.

20

• Samar Banerjee, 92, Indian Olympic footballer (1956), COVID-19.
• Barry Boehm, 87, American computer scientist and software engineer.
• Theodore Bugas, 98, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1977–1983), COVID-19.
• Civan Canova, 67, Turkish actor (Home Coming, Üç Kuruş, Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?), lung cancer.
• Jonathan Destin, 27, French writer and anti-bullying activist.
• Darya Dugina, 29, Russian political activist, car bombing.
• Gail Finney, 63, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (since 2009).
• Séamus Freeman, 78, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ossory (2007–2016).
• Pradeep Giri, 77, Nepali politician, MP (1994–1999, since 2018), throat cancer.
• Helen Grayco, 97, American singer (The Spike Jones Show) and actress (That Certain Age, A Night at the Opera), cancer.
• Bill Haller, 87, American baseball umpire (Major League Baseball).
• Audun Heimdal, 25, Norwegian orienteering competitor, cancer.
• Kate Holbrook, 50, American historian and writer, eye cancer.
• Franz Hummel, 83, German composer and pianist.
• Cláudia Jimenez, 63, Brazilian actress and comedienne (O Corpo, Escolinha do Professor Raimundo, Sai de Baixo).
• Maurice Kanbar, 93, American entrepreneur and film producer (Hoodwinked!).
• Jacques Mahéas, 83, French politician, senator (1995–2011) and mayor of Neuilly-sur-Marne (1977–2020).
• Marion Mann, 102, American physician and pathologist.
• Nayyara Noor, 71, Pakistani playback singer (Aina).
• Osthathios Pathros, 58, Indian Syriac Orthodox prelate, metropolitan of Bangalore (since 2006).
• Bram Peper, 82, Dutch politician, mayor of Rotterdam (1982–1998) and minister of the interior and kingdom relations (1998–2000).
• Syed Sibtey Razi, 83, Indian politician, twice MP, governor of Jharkhand (2004–2009) and Assam (2009), heart disease.
• Eduardo Sadous, 76, Argentine lawyer, diplomat and whistleblower.
• Román Solís Zelaya, 68, Costa Rican jurist, justice of the Supreme Court (since 2001).
• Leon Vitali, 74, English actor (Barry Lyndon, Eyes Wide Shut, The Fenn Street Gang).
• Tom Weiskopf, 79, American golfer (PGA Tour), pancreatic cancer.
• Dean Westlake, 62, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (2017), beaten.

19

• Elizabeth Bailey, 83, American economist.
• Warren Bernhardt, 83, American jazz pianist (Steps Ahead, Steely Dan).
• Chang Ching-hui, 80, Taiwanese politician, MP (2005–2008), pancreatic cancer.
• Raymonde Dien, 93, French political activist.
• Harrison Gray, 80, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings).
• Edmund Hein, 82, German economist and politician, member of the Landtag of Saarland (1970–1994).
• Tekla Juniewicz, 116, Polish supercentenarian.
• Ted Kirkpatrick, 62, American musician (Tourniquet), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
• Per Knutsen, 71, Norwegian writer.
• Mildred Kornman, 97, American actress (Our Gang) and model.
• Jorge Luis Lona, 86, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, coadjutor bishop (2000–2001) and bishop (2001–2011) of San Luis.
• Michael Malone, 79, American author and television writer (Another World, One Life to Live).
• David Marsh, 88, British amateur golfer and football administrator, chairman of Everton F.C. (1991–1994).
• Egon Pajenk, 72, Austrian footballer (SK Rapid Wien, Admira, national team).
• Riddick Parker, 49, American football player (Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots).
• John Tirman, 72, American political theorist, cardiac arrest.
• Ivan Vladychenko, 98, Ukrainian trade unionist and politician.
• John Wockenfuss, 73, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies), complications from dementia.

18

• Charlene Curtis, 67, American college basketball coach (Radford, Temple, Wake Forest), cancer.
• Ermano De Col, 79, Italian politician, mayor of Belluno (2001–2006).
• Michel Doublet, 82, French politician, senator (1989–2014) and mayor of Trizay (since 1977).
• Hadrawi, 79, Somali poet and songwriter.
• Clayton Jacobson II, 88, American inventor, developer of the jet ski.
• Rolf Kühn, 92, German jazz clarinetist.
• Domenico Labrocca, 70, Italian football player (Casertana, Siracusa, Catania) and coach.
• Lee Byung-chul, 73, South Korean actor.
• Ellen Leonard, 88, Canadian systematic theologian.
• István Liptay, 87, Hungarian Olympic basketball player (1960).
• Robert Q. Lovett, 95, American film editor (The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Cotton Club, A Bronx Tale).
• Sombat Metanee, 85, Thai actor (Sugar Is Not Sweet, Tears of the Black Tiger) and politician, MP (2006–2007).
• Mari Montegriffo, 72, Gibraltarian politician, MP (1984–2007) and mayor of Gibraltar (1988–1995).
• Herbert Mullin, 75, American serial killer.
• Rita Ndzanga, 88, South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, MP (1999–2004).
• Felix Novikov, 95, Russian architect (Krasnopresnenskaya metro station).
• Tom Palmer, 81, American comic book artist (The Tomb of Dracula, Batman, The Avengers).
• Virginia Patton, 97, American actress (It's a Wonderful Life, Black Eagle, The Lucky Stiff).
• John Powell, 75, American discus thrower, Olympic bronze medalist (1976, 1984).
• Milt Ramírez, 72, Puerto Rican baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics).
• Josephine Tewson, 91, British actress (Keeping Up Appearances, Last of the Summer Wine, Gabrielle and the Doodleman).

17

• Chen Man Hin, 97, Chinese-born Malaysian politician, MP (1969–1990) and Negeri Sembilan MLA (1965–1982).
• Sir Toby Curtis, 82, New Zealand educationalist and Māori leader (Te Arawa).
• Jan De Crem, 94, Belgian politician, mayor of Aalter (1959–1994).
• Mabel DeWare, 96, Canadian politician, senator (1990–2001) and New Brunswick MLA (1978–1987).
• Eison, 40, Malaysian singer and actor, fall.
• Hellmut Flashar, 92, German philologist.
• Niccolò Ghedini, 62, Italian lawyer and politician, MP (since 2001), leukemia.
• Ingvar Gíslason, 96, Icelandic politician, MP (1961–1987) and minister of education (1980–1983).
• Shigeaki Kato, 75, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (1990–1993).
• Robert Kime, 76, British interior decorator and antiques dealer.
• Motomu Kiyokawa, 87, Japanese voice actor (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Hellsing, By the Grace of the Gods), pneumonia.
• Farid Makari, 74, Lebanese politician, MP (1992–2014), lung cancer.
• Franco Monticone, 82, Italian army general.
• Zdeněk Mraček, 92, Czech neurosurgeon and politician, mayor of Plzeň (1990–1994).
• Jim Mueller, 79, American sportscaster (Cleveland Browns).
• Mehdi Mujahid, 33–34, Afghan Hazara militia commander (Balkhab uprising), shot.
• Antoinette Najib, 92, Syrian actress.
• Maureen Ogden, 93, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1982–1996).
• Sir David Smith, 89, Australian public servant, official secretary to the governor-general (1973–1990).

16

• Duggie Brown, 82, English comedian and actor (Coronation Street, The Final Cut, Kes).
• Frank Crowley, 83, Irish politician, TD (1981–1997).
• Kal David, 79, American blues guitarist and singer.
• Peter Davison, 95, British academic, authority on George Orwell.
• Joseph Delaney, 77, British author (Spook's).
• Robert Finn, 100, American mathematician.
• Charley Frazier, 83, American football player (Houston Oilers, Boston Patriots).
• Mark Girouard, 90, British architectural writer and historian.
• Nedumbram Gopi, 85, Indian actor (Seelabathi, Pakarnnattam, Alif).
• Eva-Maria Hagen, 87, German actress (Don't Forget My Little Traudel, Goods for Catalonia, Meine Freundin Sybille).
• Billy Hodgson, 86–87, Scottish footballer (Sheffield United, Derby County, York City). (death announced on this date)
• Anthony Hunt, 90, British structural engineer.
• Matti Lehtinen, 100, Finnish baritone singer.
• Stanisław Masternak, 76, Polish farmer and politician, MP (1993–2001) and starosta of Sandomierz County (2006–2018).
• Bruce Montague, 83, English actor (Butterflies, The Link Men, Hollyoaks).
• Narayan, 81, Indian novelist (Kocharethi), COVID-19.
• Duro Onabule, 82, Nigerian journalist.
• Domenico Pace, 98, Italian Olympic fencer (1956).
• Rupchand Pal, 85, Indian politician, MP (1980–1984, 1989–2009).
• Rıza Pekkutsal, 87, Turkish actor (Sakar Şakir, Korkusuz Korkak, Davaro).
• Hans Peterson, 99, Swedish children's author, suicide.
• Alex Polowin, 98, Lithuanian-born Canadian World War II veteran.
• Firangiz Rehimbeyli, 62, Azerbaijani singer and actress, heart attack.
• Odd Reinsfelt, 80, Norwegian meteorologist and politician, mayor of Bærum (1992–2011).
• Rico, 50–51, Scottish singer-songwriter.
• Doug Ross, 70, American college ice hockey player (Bowling Green) and coach (Kent State, Alabama-Huntsville).
• Fedor Shcherbakov, 75, Kazakh military officer, commander-in-chief of the ground forces (1994–2000).
• Pandi Siku, 73, Albanian actor (Brazdat, The Man with the Cannon).
• Subhash Singh, 59, Indian politician, Bihar MLA (since 2000), kidney failure.
• Wayne Yates, 84, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Oakland Oaks) and coach (Memphis State Tigers).
• Aydın Yelken, 83, Turkish footballer (Fenerbahçe, Karagümrük, national team).
• Bachir Yellès, 100, Algerian painter.
• Viktor Zozulin, 77, Russian actor (Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures, I Loved You, King Stag).

15

• Frederick Buechner, 96, American novelist (A Long Day's Dying, Godric) and theologian (Secrets in the Dark).
• Mike Burrows, 79, British bicycle designer, cancer.
• Pete Carril, 92, American college basketball coach (Reading HS, Lehigh, Princeton).
• John Engen, 57, American politician, mayor of Missoula (since 2006), pancreatic cancer.
• Tomas Fischer, 81, Swedish businessman and book publisher, drowning.
• Steve Grimmett, 62, English heavy metal singer (Grim Reaper, Onslaught, Lionsheart).
• Lenny Johnrose, 52, English footballer (Bury, Blackburn Rovers, Burnley), complications from motor neurone disease.
• Sir Raymond Johnstone, 92, Scottish accountant, investment manager and public official.
• Ioane King, 49, New Zealand actor (Spartacus), adenocarcinoma.
• Tamara Kosubayeva, 94, Kazakh actress.
• Barbara Kremen, 100, American writer.
• Bob Locker, 84, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs).
• Hugo Lusardi, 39, Paraguayan footballer (Club Nacional, Rubio Ñu, Deportivo Capiatá), cancer.
• Hans Magnusson, 73, Swedish saxophonist (Thorleifs), bone cancer.
• Andrew J. Maloney, 90, American attorney.
• Brian O'Connor, 64, American visual artist.
• Alessia Raiciu, 18, Romanian basketball player.
• Tsuneko Sasamoto, 107, Japanese photojournalist.
• Karl Senne, 87, German television presenter and sports journalist (Das aktuelle sportstudio).
• Reiji Suzuki, 93, Japanese politician, governor of Aichi prefecture (1987–1993).
• Nur Tabar, 81, Tajik writer and politician, people's deputy (1987–1990).
• Tokollo Tshabalala, 45, South African kwaito musician (TKZee), epileptic seizure.
• András Várhelyi, 68, Hungarian journalist and politician, MP (1998–2002).
• Rajmund Zieliński, 81, Polish Olympic cyclist (1964, 1968).

14

• Rodolfo Bebán, 84, Argentine actor (Arm in Arm Down the Street, Juan Moreira, El Fantástico mundo de María Montiel).
• Kristaq Dhamo, 89, Albanian film director (Tana, Botë e padukshme, Nga mesi i errësirës) and actor.
• Robert E. Finnigan, 95, American chemist.
• Donald Foss, 78, American businessman, founder of Credit Acceptance, cancer.
• Freya, Norwegian walrus, euthanized.
• Nina Garsoïan, 99, French-born American Armenologist, dean of Princeton University Graduate School (1977–1979).
• Yosiwo George, 81, Micronesian diplomat and politician, governor of Kosrae (1983–1991) and vice president (since 2015), COVID-19.
• Stefan Gierowski, 97, Polish painter and avant garde artist.
• Déwé Gorodey, 73, New Caledonian writer and politician, vice president (2001–2009).
• Francesc Gras Salas, 101, Spanish ophthalmologist and writer.
• Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, 62, Indian investor and stock trader, founder of Akasa Air, complications from diabetes.
• George Kernek, 82, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals).
• Ambrose Lee, 73, Hong Kong politician, secretary for security (2003–2010), commissioner of the ICAC (2002–2003) and director of immigration (1998–2002), complications from a fall.
• Arne Legernes, 91, Norwegian footballer (SK Freidig, Larvik Turn, national team).
• Oles Lupii, 84, Ukrainian writer, playwright and screenwriter.
• Egle Martin, 86, Argentine singer, vedette and actress.
• Vinayak Mete, 52, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLC (since 2010), traffic collision.
• Marshall Napier, 70, New Zealand-born Australian actor (Came a Hot Friday, Police Rescue, McLeod's Daughters), brain cancer.
• Svika Pick, 72, Polish-born Israeli singer and songwriter ("Diva").
• Nafis Sadik, 92, Pakistani civil servant, executive director of UNFPA (1987–2000).
• Roger H. Scherer, 87, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1967–1972).
• Carmen Scivittaro, 77, Italian actress (Un posto al sole).
• Anthony Simpson, 86, British politician, MEP (1979–1994)
• Butch Thompson, 78, American jazz pianist and clarinetist.
• Baltash Tursymbaev, 75, Kazakh politician, minister of agriculture (1992–1993).
• Dmitri Vrubel, 62, Russian painter (My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love), complications from COVID-19.

13

• Piero Angela, 93, Italian television host, science journalist, and writer.
• Tadeusz Bartczak, 87, Polish chemist and crystallographer.
• Michael W. Berns, 79, American biologist.
• Rossana Di Lorenzo, 84, Italian actress (Le coppie, Il comune senso del pudore, Le Bal).
• Elena Díaz Hevia, 97, Chilean politician and social activist.
• Denise Dowse, 64, American actress (Beverly Hills, 90210, The Guardian, Coach Carter), complications from meningitis.
• Robyn Griggs, 49, American actress (One Life to Live, Another World, Zombiegeddon), cervical cancer.
• David Kay, 82, American weapons inspector, lead of the Iraq Survey Group, cancer.
• Desanka Kovačević-Kojić, 96, Serbian historian.
• Lothar Lauterbach, 93, German wood carver and conservationist.
• Maung Paw Tun, 87, Burmese writer, colon cancer.
• Antonino Orrù, 94, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ales-Terralba (1990–2004).
• Marta Palau Bosch, 88, Spanish-Mexican visual artist.
• Mojmír Petráň, 99, Czech inventor.
• Antoine Poncet, 94, French-Swiss sculptor.
• Claude Salhani, 70, Egyptian photographer.
• Ângelo Domingos Salvador, 90, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Coxim (1986–1991), Cachoeira do Sul (1991–1999) and Uruguaiana (1999–2007).
• John Train, 93–94, American investment advisor and writer.
• Steve Worster, 73, American football player (Texas Longhorns, Hamilton Tiger-Cats).
• Ekaterina Yosifova, 81, Bulgarian educator and poet.

12

• Don A. Anderson, 88, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1983–1990), and businessman.
• Lyle Bradley, 79, Canadian ice hockey player (California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons).
• Richard Caruso, 79, American entrepreneur, founder of Integra LifeSciences.
• Lise Drougge, 102, Swedish writer and artist.
• Jessica Eriyo, 52, Ugandan social worker, politician and diplomat, MP (2001–2011) and minister of the environment (2006–2011), cancer.
• Lillian Frank, 92, Burmese-born Australian hairdresser, philanthropist, and fashion influencer.
• Claudio Garella, 67, Italian footballer (Sampdoria, Hellas Verona, Napoli), complications from heart surgery.
• Ebrahim Ghanbari Mehr, 94, Iranian musical instrument maker.
• Louis Grillot, 90, French farmer and politician, senator (1998–2008).
• Anshu Jain, 59, Indian-British banker, co-CEO of Deutsche Bank (2012–2015), duodenal cancer.
• Keith Jamieson, 74, Australian country singer.
• Georges Joris, 101, Belgian politician, mayor of Mechelen (1986–1988).
• Eino Kalpala, 96, Finnish Olympic alpine skier (1952).
• Motiullah Khan, 84, Pakistani field hockey player, Olympic champion (1960).
• Natalia LL, 85, Polish visual artist.
• Adèle Milloz, 26, French ski mountaineer, climbing fall.
• Zelito Miranda, 68, Brazilian singer.
• Togo Palazzi, 90, American basketball player (Boston Celtics, Syracuse Nationals) and coach (Holy Cross Crusaders).
• Ricardo Perdomo, 62, Uruguayan football player (Rayo Vallecano, Unión Española) and manager (Miramar Misiones).
• José Luis Pérez-Payá, 94, Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid, national team).
• Wolfgang Petersen, 81, German film director (Das Boot, The NeverEnding Story, Troy), pancreatic cancer.
• Dorli Rainey, 95, American political activist (Occupy Seattle).
• Teddy Ray, 32, American comedian and actor, drowning.
• Viacheslav Semenov, 74, Ukrainian footballer (Zorya Voroshilovhrad, Dnipro, Soviet Union national team), Olympic bronze medallist (1972).
• Ion Solonenco, 87, Moldovan army general.
• Virginia Spate, 84, British-born Australian art historian.
• Diego Uribe Vargas, 90, Colombian politician and diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (1978–1981).
• German Vitke, 53, Russian poet and songwriter.
• Aharon Yadlin, 96, Israeli educator and politician, MK (1959–1981) and minister of education (1974–1977).
• Lewis Jerome Zeigler, 78, Liberian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Gbarnga (2002–2009) and archbishop of Monrovia (2009–2021).

11

• Michael Badnarik, 68, American software engineer, political activist, and radio talk show host, heart failure.
• Sir Simon Bland, 98, British soldier and courtier.
• Marco Brown, 94, Jamaican politician, MP (1980–1989), COVID-19.
• Darius Campbell Danesh, 41, Scottish singer-songwriter ("Colourblind", "Rushes", "Incredible (What I Meant to Say)").
• Vahan Chamlian, 96, Armenian-American secondhand clothes dealer and philanthropist.
• Jonathan Danilowitz, 77, Israeli flight attendant and LGBT activist, pancreatic cancer.
• Arthur Goddard, 101, British-Australian engineer (Rover Company).
• Paul Green, 49, Australian rugby league player (Cronulla-Sutherland, Queensland) and coach (North Queensland), Rothmans Medal winner (1995), suicide.
• J. S. Grewal, 95, Indian historian and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University (1981–1984).
• Rahimullah Haqqani, Afghan cleric, bombing.
• Anne Heche, 53, American actress (Donnie Brasco, Psycho, Another World), Emmy winner (1991), injuries sustained in a traffic collision.
• Mohamed Huzam, 52, Maldivian playback singer (Sitee, Hifehettumeh Neiy Karuna, Hinithun).
• Hana Mazi Jamnik, 19, Slovenian cross-country skier, traffic collision.
• John Kelly, 78, Irish journalist and author.
• Colleen Mills, 66, New Zealand management academic.
• Yuri Mitev, 64, Bulgarian Olympic biathlete (1980, 1984).
• Hanae Mori, 96, Japanese fashion designer.
• Manuel Ojeda, 81, Mexican actor (Romancing the Stone, Laberintos de pasión, Alborada).
• Baburao Pacharne, 71, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (2014–2019), cancer.
• Cecile Pineda, 89, American author.
• Bill Pitman, 102, American guitarist and session musician (The Wrecking Crew), complications from a fall.
• Jean-Jacques Sempé, 89, French cartoonist (Le Petit Nicolas).
• Shimoga Subbanna, 83, Indian playback singer (Kaadu Kudure), cardiac arrest.
• David Tomassoni, 69, American politician, member (since 2001) and president (2020–2021) of the Minnesota Senate, Olympic ice hockey player (1984), complications from ALS.
• József Tóth, 70, Hungarian footballer (Pécsi Dózsa, Újpesti Dózsa, national team).

10

• João de Almeida Bruno, 87, Portuguese military judge.
• Peter Byrne, 86, Irish sportswriter (The Irish Times).
• Fernando Chalana, 63, Portuguese football player (Benfica, Bordeaux, national team) and manager.
• Lydia de Vega, 57, Filipino Olympic sprinter (1984, 1988), breast cancer.
• Kiril Dojčinovski, 78, Macedonian footballer (Vardar Skopje, Red Star Belgrade, Yugoslavia national team).
• Hushang Ebtehaj, 94, Iranian poet.
• Ben Farrell, 76, American concert promoter.
• Carmen Gómez Ojea, 77, Spanish writer.
• Leslie Griffith, 66, American journalist (The Denver Post, San Francisco Chronicle) and news anchor (KTVU).
• Sir Ralph Halpern, 83, British fashion industry executive, founder of Topshop.
• Julian Klymkiw, 89, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers).
• Dean S. Laird, 101, American World War II flying ace.
• Rosina Lajo, 90, Spanish teacher and politician, deputy (1977–1978).
• Billy Legg, 74, English footballer (Huddersfield Town, Bradford Park Avenue).
• Pat Liney, 86, Scottish footballer (Dundee, St Mirren, Bradford City).
• Vesa-Matti Loiri, 77, Finnish actor (Uuno Turhapuro, The Boys, Sign of the Beast), musician and comedian, cancer.
• Natalja Nesterova, 78, Russian artist, stroke.
• Eino Oksanen, 91, Finnish Olympic marathon runner (1956, 1960, 1964).
• Corky Palmer, 68, American college baseball coach (Southern Miss Golden Eagles).
• Bidur Pandey, 55, Nepali cinematographer (Kagbeni, Mero Best Friend).
• Mohammad al-Qahtani, Saudi diplomat.
• Lawney Reyes, 91, American artist.
• Ostap Savka, 75, Ukrainian footballer (Naftovyk Drohobych, Shakhtar Donetsk, Karpaty Lviv).
• Yi-Fu Tuan, 91, Chinese-American geographer.
• Florentina Villalobos Chaparro, 91, Mexican journalist and politician, deputy (1964–1967, 1982–1985).
• Karina Vismara, 31, Argentine folk singer-songwriter, cancer and kidney failure.
• Abdul Wadud, 75, American cellist.
• José Ángel Zalba, 80, Spanish sports executive, president of Real Zaragoza (1971–1977, 1988–1992).

9

• John Abdo, 66, American health and fitness coach, businessman and nutritionist, cancer.
• Sir John Banham, 81, British businessman, director of the Confederation of British Industry (1987–1992).
• Heinz Behrens, 89, German actor (KLK Calling PTZ – The Red Orchestra, Bürgschaft für ein Jahr, Du bist nicht allein).
• Ken Boles, 89, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1978–1982).
• Charlie Brandon, 78, American football player (Ottawa Rough Riders, Norfolk Neptunes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
• Raymond Briggs, 88, British children's writer and illustrator (Father Christmas, The Snowman, Fungus the Bogeyman), pneumonia.
• Bernie Crowe, 89, Australian footballer (Geelong).
• Dakolé Daïssala, 79, Cameroonian politician, MP (1997–2002, since 2013).
• Kieran Denvir, 90, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (UCD GAA, Down GAA).
• John L. Eastman, 83, American entertainment attorney and legal advisor (Paul McCartney), pancreatic cancer.
• Ingemar Erlandsson, 64, Swedish footballer (Malmö FF, national team).
• Nicholas Evans, 72, English writer (The Horse Whisperer), heart attack.
• Mario Fiorentini, 103, Italian partisan, spy and mathematician, kidney failure.
• Della Griffin, 100, American jazz vocalist and drummer.
• Jussi Hakulinen, 57, Finnish musician and singer-songwriter.
• Zoltán Halász, 62, Hungarian Olympic cyclist (1980).
• Willi O. Hoffmann, 92, German football shareholder, president of Bayern Munich (1979–1985).
• Ragaa Hussein, 84, Egyptian actress (Money and Women, I Want a Solution, An Egyptian Story).
• Mick Jones, 75, English football player (Notts County) and manager (Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle).
• Rudi Koertzen, 73, South African cricket umpire, traffic collision.
• Evgeniy Korzhenkov, 65, Russian cinematographer (Hellfire, 8 ½ $).
• Ints Ķuzis, 60, Latvian politician and police general, head of the State Police (2011–2020), pancreatic cancer.
• Marc Lapadula, 62, American playwright, screenwriter and lecturer (Yale University).
• Gene LeBell, 89, American grappling trainer (Ronda Rousey), promoter (NWA Hollywood Wrestling) and stuntman (The Green Hornet).
• Luigi Lucherini, 92, Italian politician, mayor of Arezzo (1999–2006).
• Donald Machholz, 69, American astronomer, co-inventor of the Messier marathon, COVID-19.
• Arif Maharramov, 74, Azerbaijani cinematographer.
• Jane McAdam Freud, 64, British conceptual sculptor.
• Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, 26, Palestinian militant, head of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, shot.
• Alberto Orzan, 91, Italian footballer (Udinese, Fiorentina, national team).
• Ranjit Patnaik, 65, Indian screenwriter (Bhala Pae Tate 100 Ru 100).
• Pradeep Patwardhan, 64, Indian actor, heart attack.
• Mikalay Slyonkow, 93, Belarusian politician, first secretary of the Communist Party (1983–1987).
• Maya Thevar, 87, Indian politician, MP (1973–1984).
• Dimitris Tsironis, 62, Greek politician, MP (2007–2012).
• Sir Miles Warren, 93, New Zealand architect.
• Taiki Yanagida, 28, Japanese-New Zealand jockey, trampled.

8

• Heinz Butz, 96, German painter.
• John M. Cooper, 82, American philosopher.
• Lamont Dozier, 81, American Hall of Fame songwriter ("You Can't Hurry Love", "Reach Out I'll Be There"), record producer (Holland–Dozier–Holland) and singer.
• Ryan Fellows, 41, American reality television actor and street racer (Street Outlaws: Fastest In America), traffic collision.
• Armando Gostanián, 88, Argentine businessman, director of Casa de Moneda (1989–1999).
• Tom Hedderson, 68, Canadian politician, Newfoundland and Labrador MHA (1999–2015).
• Darryl Hunt, 72, English musician (The Pogues).
• Per Jansen, 80, Norwegian actor (Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland, A Commuter Kind of Love, Hud).
• Kim Seong-won, 86, South Korean actor.
• Anatoliy Luppov, 93, Russian composer and music teacher.
• Dame Olivia Newton-John, 73, British-Australian singer ("I Honestly Love You", "Physical") and actress (Grease), Grammy winner (1974, 1975, 1982), breast cancer.
• Luis Enrique Oberto, 93, Venezuelan politician, member (1979–1999) and president (1990–1994) of the Chamber of Deputies, minister of finance (1972–1974).
• Uma Pemmaraju, 64, Indian-American journalist and news anchor (Fox News).
• Zofia Posmysz, 98, Polish journalist and author (Passenger).
• Franz Schötz, 101, German botanist.
• Vasile Tărâțeanu, 76, Ukrainian writer.
• Jozef Tomko, 98, Slovak Roman Catholic cardinal, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops (1979–1985) and prefect for Evangelization of Peoples (1985–2001), complications from a fall.
• Arnold Willems, 90, Belgian actor (The van Paemel Family, Ad Fundum).
• Ruby Williams, 94, American folk artist and produce vendor.

7

• Ezekiel Alebua, 75, Solomon Islands politician, prime minister (1986–1989) and MP (1980–1987).
• Biyi Bandele, 54, Nigerian novelist, playwright and film director (Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman, Half of a Yellow Sun).
• Ernesto Cavour, 82, Bolivian singer (Los Jairas).
• Carl Croneberg, 92, Swedish-American linguist.
• Elana Dykewomon, 72, American lesbian rights activist and author.
• Henryk Dziewior, 74, Polish entrepreneur and politician, mayor of Katowice (1994–1998).
• Bert Fields, 93, American lawyer (Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Warren Beatty) and author, complications from COVID-19.
• Anatoly Filipchenko, 94, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, Soyuz 16).
• Ned Goodman, 85, Canadian businessman (Dundee Corporation).
• Bill Graham, 83, Canadian politician, MP (1993–2007), minister of national defence (2004–2006) and foreign affairs (2002–2004).
• Ian Charleson Hedge, 93, Scottish botanist.
• Eike Christian Hirsch, 85, German journalist and writer.
• Gerd Kaminski, 79, Austrian legal scholar.
• Omar Khalid Khorasani, Pakistani Islamic militant, co-founder of the Pakistani Taliban and founder of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, explosion.
• Gord Lewis, 65, Canadian guitarist (Teenage Head). (body discovered on this date)
• Leandro Lo, 33, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, shot.
• David McCullough, 89, American historian and author (Truman, John Adams), Pulitzer Prize winner (1993, 2002).
• Robert Mikhail Moskal, 84, American Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch, bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (1984–2009).
• Roger E. Mosley, 83, American actor (Magnum, P.I., Leadbelly, Terminal Island), injuries sustained in a traffic collision.
• Dionysis Simopoulos, 79, Greek astronomer, pancreatic cancer.
• Zdzisław Słowiński, 94, Polish actor (Akcja pod Arsenałem).
• Koru Tito, 61, Kiribati Roman Catholic prelate, bishop-elect of Tarawa and Nauru (since 2020).
• Yoshifumi Ushima, 55, Japanese composer and singer, complications from liver cirrhosis.
• Rostislav Václavíček, 75, Czech footballer (Zbrojovka Brno, K.S.C. Hasselt), Olympic champion (1980).
• Shea Zellweger, 96, American semiotician.
• Irik Zhdanov, 87, Russian boxing coach.

6

• Shinmon Aoki, 85, Japanese writer, lung cancer.
• Claude Aubin, 82, Canadian racing driver.
• Sungun Babacan, 63, Turkish voice actor.
• Archie Battersbee, 12, British child, removal of life support.
• Carlo Bonomi, 85, Italian voice actor (Pingu, La Linea) and clown.
• Gianfranco Clerici, 83, Italian footballer (Lucchese, A.C.R. Messina, Reggina).
• Steve Courtin, 79, American basketball player (Saint Joseph's Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers).
• Hussein Abdo Hamza, 72, Egyptian jurist, president of the State Lawsuits Authority (2017–2019).
• Dave Lea, 67, American stuntman (Batman, Last Action Hero) and actor (Tango & Cash).
• Buddy Leach, 88, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1981) and Louisiana House of Representatives (1968–1979, 1984–1988).
• Raymond Lebreton, 80, French racing cyclist.
• Daniel Lévi, 60, French singer-songwriter ("L'envie d'aimer"), colon cancer.
• Hilary Linstead, 83, Australian agent, casting director (Blue Fin, The Everlasting Secret Family) and film producer (Heatwave).
• Tamo Mibang, 67, Indian academic administrator, vice-chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University (2012–2018).
• John Mulhall, 83, British Olympic gymnast (1960, 1964).
• David Muse, 73, American singer, songwriter and composer (Firefall, The Marshall Tucker Band), cancer.
• Sajid Pattalam, 54, Indian actor (Kala).
• Petro Sahanyuk, 72, Ukrainian politician, mayor of Volodymyr (1998–2020).
• Semih Sergen, 91, Turkish actor.
• Bob Skelly, 79, Canadian politician, MP (1988–1993).
• Boudjemaa Talai, 70, Algerian politician, MP (2017–2019) and transport minister (2015–2017).
• Gene Visscher, 81, American college basketball coach (Weber State, Northern Arizona).
• John Yanta, 90, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Amarillo (1997–2008).

5

• Tom Alberg, 82, American lawyer and businessman, director of Amazon.com (1996–2019).
• Ana Luísa Amaral, 66, Portuguese poet.
• Vito Annicchiarico, 88, Italian actor (Rome, Open City, Down with Misery, Heart and Soul).
• Diego Bertie, 54, Peruvian singer and actor (Ultra Warrior, Report on Death, Crossing a Shadow), fall.
• Robert Brockman, 81, American software executive, CEO of Reynolds and Reynolds.
• Dean Carlson, 72, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers).
• Jean-Jacques Cassiman, 79, Belgian geneticist.
• Reginald Cawcutt, 83, South African Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Cape Town (1992–2002).
• John Chandler, 98, American educator, president of Hamilton College (1968–1973) and Williams College (1973–1985).
• Judith Durham, 79, Australian singer (The Seekers), lung disease.
• Kostja Gatnik, 76, Slovenian children's book illustrator.
• Debi Ghosal, 87, Indian politician, MP (1984–1989).
• Cherie Gil, 59, Filipino actress (Manila By Night, Oro, Plata, Mata, Bituing Walang Ningning), cancer.
• Roberto Gil, 84, Spanish football player (Valencia) and coach.
• Clu Gulager, 93, American actor (The Return of the Living Dead, The Tall Man, The Last Picture Show).
• Ali Haydar, 90, Syrian military officer.
• Gorima Hazarika, 83, Indian dancer.
• Tayseer Jabari, 50, Palestinian Islamic militant, military leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (since 2019), airstrike.
• Joseph P. Johnson, 90, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1966–1970, 1990–2014).
• Rudolf Knez, 77, Slovenian Olympic ice hockey player (1968, 1972).
• Felix Kolmer, 100, Czech physicist.
• Michael Lang, 80, American pianist and composer.
• Bob Lay, 78, Australian Olympic sprinter (1964).
• Luciano Macías, 87, Ecuadorian footballer (Barcelona, Miami Toros, national team).
• Issey Miyake, 84, Japanese fashion designer (L'eau d'Issey), liver cancer.
• Aled Owen, 88, Welsh footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Ipswich Town, Wrexham).
• Mark Paterson, 74, New Zealand Olympic sailor (1976).
• Caroline Pauwels, 58, Belgian academic administrator, rector of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2016–2022), esophageal cancer.
• Dillon Quirke, 24, Irish hurler (Tipperary).
• Peter Schowtka, 77, German politician, member of the Landtag of Saxony (1991–2014) and mayor of Wittichenau (1990–1994).
• Abdul Rahim Shapiee, 45, Singaporean drug smuggler, execution by hanging.
• Jô Soares, 84, Brazilian comedian and talk show host (Programa do Jô).
• Torgny Söderberg, 77, Swedish songwriter ("100%", "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley").
• Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk, 87, British hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (1957–1999).
• Narender Thapa, 58, Indian footballer (Bengal, national team), cardiac arrest.
• John Tingle, 90, Australian broadcaster and politician, New South Wales MLC (1995–2006).
• Susan Whelchel, 77, American politician, mayor of Boca Raton, Florida (2008–2014).
• Young Slo-Be, 29, American rapper, shot.

4

• Agustín Drake Aldama, 87, Cuban sculptor.
• Thorleif Andresen, 77, Norwegian Olympic cyclist (1968, 1972, 1976).
• Auh June-sun, 85, South Korean politician, MP (1996–2000).
• Mustafa Adebayo Balogun, 74, Nigerian police officer, inspector general of police (2002–2005).
• Neil Castles, 87, American racing driver (NASCAR).
• Sandy Dillon, 62, American singer-songwriter.
• Rodger Doner, 84, Canadian Olympic wrestler (1964).
• Johnny Famechon, 77, French-born Australian boxer, WBC featherweight champion (1969–1970).
• Daren Gilbert, 58, American football player (New Orleans Saints).
• Sam Gooden, 87, American Hall of Fame soul singer (The Impressions).
• Santiago Grisolía, 1st Marquess of Grisolía, 99, Spanish biochemist.
• Carl Kabat, 88, American Roman Catholic priest and anti-nuclear weapons activist.
• Akin Mabogunje, 90, Nigerian geographer, president of the International Geographical Union (1980–1984).
• Margaret Maruani, 68, Tunisian-born French sociologist.
• Abdel Kader Moukhtatif, 88, Moroccan Olympic footballer (1964).
• Edir Oliveira, 72, Brazilian politician, mayor of Gravataí (1993–1997).
• Atakhan Pashayev, 84, Azerbaijani civil servant, chairman of the National Archive Department (since 2002).
• J. A. O. Preus III, 69, American academic administrator (Concordia University Irvine).
• Adriana Roel, 88, Mexican actress (Viva Maria!, Autumn Days, Chucho el Roto).
• Ebbe Schön, 92, Swedish folklorist.
• Sir Robert Walmsley, 81, British Royal Navy vice admiral, controller of the Navy (1994–1996).
• Albert Woodfox, 75, American prisoner (Angola Three), complications from COVID-19.

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• Yvonne Baby, 90, French journalist and novelist.
• Shirley Barrett, 61, Australian film director and screenwriter (Love Serenade).
• Nerijus Bilevicius, 42, Lithuanian convicted murderer (Lisa Holm), stabbed.
• Stuart Briscoe, 91, English-born American evangelical author.
• Terry Caffery, 73, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota North Stars).
• Mithilesh Chaturvedi, 67, Indian actor (Koi... Mil Gaya, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, Mohalla Assi), heart attack.
• Raymond Damadian, 86, American physician, inventor of magnetic resonance imaging.
• Jack Deloplaine, 68, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears).
• Ton Frinking, 91, Dutch politician, MP (1977–1993), state secretary for defence (1993–1994).
• Bruce Grant, 97, Australian writer and journalist.
• Roy Hackett, 93, Jamaican-British civil rights activist.
• Imdaad Hamid, 78, Indonesian politician, mayor of Balikpapan (2001–2011).
• Evan Jones, 90, Australian poet.
• Olga Kachura, 52, Russian officer, missile strike.
• Petro Kravchuk, 60, Ukrainian politician, MP (2006–2008).
• Lee Gi-ho, 76, South Korean politician, minister of labor (1997–1999).
• Alastair Little, 72, British chef, cookbook author and restaurateur.
• Jan Longone, 89, American food historian and writer.
• Franz Marijnen, 79, Belgian theatre director.
• Nicky Moore, 75, English singer (Samson), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Ng Boon Bee, 84, Malaysian badminton player, Olympic silver medallist (1972).
• Paul X. Rinn, 75, American naval captain.
• Abu Saleh, 82, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1971–1973).
• Adrian Thorne, 84, English footballer (Brighton & Hove Albion, Plymouth Argyle, Exeter City). (death announced on this date)
• Ilya Tsipursky, 87, Russian sambist and judoka.
• Villiam Vecchi, 73, Italian footballer (Milan, Como, SPAL).
• Jackie Walorski, 58, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 2013) and Indiana House of Representatives (2005–2010), traffic collision.

2

• Sarfraz Ali, 59, Pakistani military officer, helicopter crash.
• Juan Antonio Arévalo, 87, Spanish politician, senator (1979–2000).
• Buddy Arrington, 84, American racing driver (NASCAR).
• Melissa Bank, 61, American writer (The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing), lung cancer.
• David Bawden, 62, American conclavist, claimant to the papacy (since 1990).
• Jan Budkiewicz, 88, Polish publicist, screenwriter, and politician, MP (1993–1997).
• Jimmy Burson, 81, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons).
• Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, 80, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic vicar of San Vicente (1986–1998), archbishop of Tunja (1998–2020) and twice president of the CEC, COVID-19.
• Stan Dragland, 79, Canadian writer and editor.
• Brenda Fisher, 95, English long-distance swimmer.
• Friedrich-Wilhelm von Herrmann, 87, German philosopher, Heidegger scholar.
• Joo Don-sik, 85, South Korean politician, minister of culture and sports (1994–1995).
• Lucien Kroll, 95, Belgian architect.
• Velichko Minekov, 93, Bulgarian sculptor.
• Adolfo Navajas Artaza, 97, Argentine businessman and politician, minister of social action (1982–1983) and governor of Corrientes (1969–1973).
• Jack Netzler, 82, Samoan politician, deputy (1981–2001).
• Zbyszko Piwoński, 93, Polish politician, voivode of Zielona Góra (1984–1990) and senator (1993–2005).
• Stavros Psycharis, 77, Greek publisher and politician, civil administrator of Mount Athos (1996–2001).
• Clayton Ruby, 80, Canadian civil rights lawyer and activist.
• Vin Scully, 94, American Hall of Fame sportscaster (Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers).
• Nikolay Yefimov, 89, Russian journalist.

1

• Lennart Back, 89, Swedish Olympic race walker (1960).
• Carlos Blixen, 85, Uruguayan basketball player, Olympic bronze medallist (1956).
• Jack Bowman, 90, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1967–1976).
• Rosa de Castilla, 90, Mexican singer and actress (The Unknown Mariachi, Yo... el aventurero, Héroe a la fuerza).
• Tom Cornell, 88, American peace activist and newspaper editor (Catholic Worker).
• Doc Dockery, 89, American businessman and author.
• Milan Đuričić, 60, Serbian football manager (Vojvodina, Inđija, Radnički Niš).
• Paul Eenhoorn, 73, Australian-born American actor (This Is Martin Bonner, Land Ho!, Viper Club), heart attack.
• Teresa Ferenc, 88, Polish poet.
• Hugo Fernández, 77, Uruguayan football player (Nacional, Puebla) and manager (Consadole Sapporo).
• Mikhail Golovatov, 72, Russian intelligence officer (KGB).
• John Hughes, 79, Scottish football player (Celtic, national team) and manager (Stranraer).
• Anastasiya Kobzarenko, 88, Ukrainian director, librarian, and writer.
• Cont Mhlanga, 64, Zimbabwean playwright, actor, and theatre director.
• Ilinka Mitreva, 72, Macedonian politician, minister of foreign affairs (2001, 2002–2006).
• Joseph Mondello, 84, American politician and diplomat, ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago (2018–2021).
• Hiroshi Ōtake, 90, Japanese voice actor (Perman, The Kabocha Wine, Akira), heart failure.
• Sir Michael Pike, 90, British diplomat, ambassador to Vietnam (1982–1985).
• Philip Purser, 96, British television critic and novelist.
• Andrejs Rubins, 43, Latvian footballer (Skonto, Crystal Palace, national team).
• Sarathi, 80, Indian actor (Velugu Needalu, Gandikota Rahasyam, Chanakya Chandragupta) and comedian, kidney disease.
• Gary Schroen, 80, American intelligence officer (CIA).
• Elaine Schuster, 90, American philanthropist and diplomat, complications from pneumonia.
• Pantur Silaban, 84, Indonesian physicist.
• Robert E. Simanek, 92, American marine, Medal of Honor recipient (1953).
• Lars Tate, 56, American football player (Georgia Bulldogs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears), throat cancer.
• Hans Weilbächer, 88, German footballer (Eintracht Frankfurt, West Germany national team).

Previous months

• Deaths in January 2022
• Deaths in February 2022
• Deaths in March 2022
• Deaths in April 2022
• Deaths in May 2022
• Deaths in June 2022
• Deaths in July 2022

See also

• List of deaths due to COVID-19

External links

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