Deaths in 2019

The following deaths of notable individuals occurred in 2019. 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.

December

5

• Jon Comer, 43, American professional skateboarder.

4

• Javier Aguirre, 84, Spanish film director (Count Dracula's Great Love).
• Chen Xingbi, 88, Chinese electronics engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and fellow of IEEE.
• Azucena Hernández, 59, Spanish actress (El Retorno del Hombre Lobo).
• Ján Eugen Kočiš, 93, Slovak-born Czech Ruthenian Greek Catholic hierarch, Auxiliary Bishop of Apostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic (2004–2006).
• Rosa Morena, 78, Spanish flamenco pop singer and actress, cancer.
• Carl Muller, 84, Sri Lankan poet and writer.
• Tetsu Nakamura, 73, Japanese physician, shot.
• Ockie Oosthuizen, 64, South African rugby union player (national team), cancer.
• Claudio Rodríguez, 86, Spanish voice actor.
• C. O. Simpkins Sr., 94, American dentist and civil rights activist.
• Manuel Tejada, 79, Spanish actor (Verano azul, The Last Circus).
• Bob Willis, 70, English cricketer (Surrey, Warwickshire, national team).
• Ranjith de Zoysa, 57, Sri Lankan politician, MP (since 2010).

3

• Saleh Almani, 70, Palestinian translator.
• Rawshan Ara Bachchu, 86, Bangladeshi activist.
• Arthur Baysting, 72, New Zealand writer, musician, and children's advocate.
• Giovanni Bertini, 68, Italian footballer (Roma, Fiorentina, Catania), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Cha In-ha, 27, South Korean actor.
• André Daguin, 84, French chef, cancer.
• Johann Eyfells, 96, Icelandic artist.
• Shaaban Abdel Rahim, 62, Egyptian shaabi singer.
• R. Ramanathan, 71, Indian politician, MLA (1985–1991), cardiac arrest.
• Josie Rubio, 42, American writer and journalist (The New York Times), cancer.
• Ragnar Ulstein, 99, Norwegian journalist and resistance fighter.
• Andrew Weiner, 70, Canadian science fiction author.

2

• George Atkinson III, 27, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets).
• Azwir, 63, Indonesian politician, Regent of South Aceh (since 2018).
• Jimmy Cavallo, 92, American musician, heart failure.
• D. C. Fontana, 80, American television writer (Star Trek, The Streets of San Francisco, The Waltons).
• Francesco Janich, 82, Italian footballer (Lazio, Bologna, national team).
• Robert K. Massie, 90, American Romanov historian, Pulitzer Prize winner (1981), complications of Alzheimer's disease.
• Johann Baptist Metz, 91, German theologian.
• Jacques Morgantini, 95, French record producer and promoter.
• Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 88, Saudi royal, Governor of Makkah Region (1958–1961).
• Greedy Smith, 63, Australian musician (Mental As Anything), heart attack.
• Joe Smith, 91, American music industry executive (Capitol Records, Elektra Records, Warner Records).
• Roderick Strohl, 97, American veteran (Band of Brothers).
• Juan Pablo Vergara, 34, Peruvian football player (Binacional, Universitario), traffic collision.
• Bhagwati Singh Visharad, 98, Indian politician, MLA (1957–1962, 1967–1977, 1980–1989, 1991–1993).
• Vini Vitharana, 91, Sri Lankan linguist and professor.

1

• Henri Biancheri, 87, French football player (Monaco, Angers) and executive (Monaco).
• Noksong Boham, 71, Indian politician, MLA (1978–1980, 1984–1999), cancer.
• Mark Butler, 61, American business executive, co-founder, CEO and president of Ollie's Bargain Outlet (since 2003) and majority owner of the Harrisburg Senators.
• Miguelina Cobián, 77, Cuban Olympic sprinter, silver medalist (1968).
• Stuart Fraser, 57, Australian musician (Blackfeather, Noiseworks, John Farnham), lung cancer.
• Edgardo Gomez, 81, Filipino biologist.
• Miguel Hesayne, 96, Argentinian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Viedma (1975–1995).
• Michael Lai, 73, Hong Kong Cantopop composer (Police Story, Project A Part II, Miracles) and actor.
• Lil Bub, 8, American celebrity cat (Lil Bub & Friendz).
• Liu Gangji, 87, Chinese philosopher.
• Abdel Fattah Abou Madian, 94, Saudi writer and journalist.
• Shelley Morrison, 83, American actress (Will & Grace, The Flying Nun, General Hospital), heart failure.
• René Rebuffat, 89, French historian and archeologist.
• Sacred Falls, 10, New Zealand racehorse and sire, liver disease.
• Paul Sirba, 59, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Duluth (since 2009), heart attack.
• Pat Sullivan, 69, American Hall of Fame football player (Auburn Tigers, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins) and coach, Heisman Trophy winner (1971).

November

30

• Ralph Anderson, 92, American politician, member of the South Carolina Senate (1997–2013) and House of Representatives (1991–1997).
• Elizabeth Arrieta, 57, Uruguayan engineer and politician, Deputy (since 2015), traffic collision.
• Bertil Fiskesjö, 91, Swedish politician, MP (1971–1994).
• Concha Hidalgo, 95, Spanish actress (Goya's Ghosts, Aída, La que se avecina)
• Sir Michael Howard, 97, English historian, co-founder of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
• Mariss Jansons, 76, Latvian conductor, heart disease.
• Petr Málek, 58, Czech sport shooter, Olympic silver medallist (2000).
• Laxminarayan Nayak, 101, Indian politician, MLA (1957–1962, 1972–1977), MP (1977–1980).
• Tejumola Olaniyan, 60, Nigerian academic, heart failure.
• Harold Rahm, 100, American-Brazilian Roman Catholic priest.
• Milagrosa Tan, 61, Filipino politician, Governor of Samar (2001–2010, since 2019), cardiac arrest.
• Brian Tierney, 97, British historian and medievalist.

29

• Irving Burgie, 95, American Hall of Fame songwriter ("Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jamaica Farewell", "In Plenty and In Time of Need").
• Andrew Clements, 70, American children's author (Frindle, A Week in the Woods, Things Not Seen).
• Silvianna Goldsmith, 90, American filmmaker, painter and activist (Women Artists in Revolution).
• Makio Inoue, 80, Japanese voice actor (Astro Boy, Captain Harlock, Lupin the Third).
• Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj, 84, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of the Dharmapuri (1997–2012).
• Tony Karalius, 76, English rugby league player (St Helens, Wigan, Great Britain national team).
• Usman Khan, 28, British terrorist, perpetrator of the 2019 London Bridge stabbing, shot.
• William E. Macaulay, 74, American investment executive, chairman of First Reserve Corporation, and financer of the William E. Macaulay Honors College.
• Fitzhugh Mullan, 77, American physician, medical writer and professor at George Washington University.
• Yasuhiro Nakasone, 101, Japanese politician, Prime Minister (1982–1987) and MP (1947–2004).
• Julio Nazareno, 83, Argentinian jurist, President of the Supreme Court (1993–1994, 1994–2003), pulmonary disease.
• Seymour Siwoff, 99, American sports statistician, owner of the Elias Sports Bureau (1952–2018).
• Phil Wyman, 74, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1978–1992, 2000–2002) and Senate (1993–1995).

28

• Juninho Berin, 38, Brazilian samba singer and songwriter, infection during surgery.
• Ernest Cabo, 86, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Basse-Terre (1984–2008).
• Ratna Ram Chaudhary, 90, Indian politician, MLA (1977–1985, 1990–1993, 1998–2003).
• Cilinho, 80, Brazilian football manager (São Paulo FC, Corinthians, Ponte Preta).
• Padú del Caribe, 99, Aruban musician and songwriter ("Aruba Dushi Tera").
• Christopher Finzi, 85, British orchestral conductor.
• Grethe G. Fossum, 74, Norwegian politician, MP (1997–2001).
• Drago Kovačević, 66, Croatian Serb politician and writer, Mayor of Knin (1994–1995).
• Marion McClinton, 65, American theatre director (Jitney, King Hedley II) and playwright, renal failure.
• John McKissick, 93, American Hall of Fame football coach (Summerville High School).
• Jorge Hernán Monge, 81, Costa Rican footballer (Saprissa, national team).
• Jan Nygren, 85, Swedish actor (Världens bästa Karlsson, The Brothers Lionheart, Den ofrivillige golfaren).
• Juan Carlos Scannone, 88, Italian-Argentine Roman Catholic Jesuit priest.
• Kermit Staggers, 72, American politician, member of the South Dakota Senate (1995–2002).
• John Strohmayer, 73, American baseball player (Montreal Expos, New York Mets).
• Endel Taniloo, 96, Estonian sculptor.
• Pim Verbeek, 63, Dutch football manager (South Korea, Australia, Oman), cancer.
• Nobuo Yajima, 91, Japanese Tokusatsu film director.

27

• Martin Armiger, 70, Australian musician (The Sports) and composer (Young Einstein, Cody).
• Ciputra, 88, Indonesian property developer and philanthropist.
• Vittorio Congia, 89, Italian actor (5 marines per 100 ragazze, Shivers in Summer, Obiettivo ragazze).
• Stefan Danailov, 76, Bulgarian actor (Ladies' Choice, Affection, Something Out of Nothing) and politician, Minister of Culture (2005–2009), lymphoma.
• Terry de Havilland, 81, British shoe designer.
• Clay Evans, 94, American pastor and civil rights advocate.
• Maarit Feldt-Ranta, 51, Finnish politician, MP (2007–2019), stomach cancer.
• Svatoslav Galík, 81, Czech competitive orienteer.
• Godfrey Gao, 35, Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Love is a Broadway Hit, Legend of the Ancient Sword), cardiac arrest.
• Brad Gobright, 31, American rock climber, climbing fall.
• Hà Văn Tấn, 82, Vietnamese historian.
• Jaegwon Kim, 85, South Korean-American philosopher.
• Sushil Kumar, 79, Indian admiral, Chief of the Naval Staff (1998–2001).
• Elio Locatelli, 76, Italian Olympic speed skater (1964, 1968).
• Kutub Ahmed Mazumder, 80, Indian politician, MLA (2006–2011).
• Sir Jonathan Miller, 85, English humourist (Beyond the Fringe), television presenter, and theatre director, Alzheimer's disease.
• Bridglal Pachai, 91, South African-born Canadian educator and historian.
• Agnes Baker Pilgrim, 95, American Takelma elder and activist, brain aneurysm.
• John B. Robbins, 86, American medical researcher.
• William Ruckelshaus, 87, American attorney, Deputy Attorney General (1973), Acting Director of FBI (1973) and Administrator of EPA (1970–1973, 1983–1985).
• Ghazi Sial, 86, Pakistani poet.
• Bala Singh, 67, Indian actor (Avatharam, Kaama, Pudhupettai), food poisoning.
• John Henry Waddell, 98, American sculptor and painter.
• Sam Watson, 67, Australian indigenous activist and writer.

26

• Gulzar Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1996).
• Cyrus Chothia, 77, English biochemist.
• Howard Cruse, 75, American cartoonist and comic book writer (Stuck Rubber Baby), cancer.
• Sudhir Dar, 87, Indian cartoonist.
• Thakur Prithvi Singh Deora, 85, Indian politician, MLA (1967–1972).
• Yeshi Dhonden, 92, Tibetan physician and humanitarian, founder of the Men-Tsee-Khang, respiratory failure.
• Charles Gutemberg, 57, Brazilian actor and humorist (A Praça é Nossa), multiple organ failure.
• James L. Holloway III, 97, American admiral, Chief of Naval Operations (1974–1978).
• Larry Hurtado, 75, American New Testament scholar.
• Rabiul Hussain, 76, Bangladeshi architect and writer.
• Ken Kavanagh, 95, Australian motorcycle racer.
• Köbi Kuhn, 76, Swiss football player (Zürich, national team) and manager.
• Bruno Nicolè, 79, Italian footballer (Juventus, Roma, national team).
• Gerald Regan, 91, Canadian politician, MP (1963–1965, 1980–1984) and Premier of Nova Scotia (1970–1978).
• Gary Rhodes, 59, English chef (Rhodes W1) and television personality (MasterChef, Local Food Hero), subdural haematoma.
• Osvaldo Romberg, 81, Argentine artist.
• Yin Xiaowei, 46, Chinese materials scientist.

25

• Jean-Paul Benzécri, 87, French statistician.
• Frank Biondi, 74, American film and television executive, CEO of HBO (1983), Viacom (1987–1996) and Universal Studios (1996–1998), bladder cancer.
• Chang Jen-hu, 92, Taiwanese geographer.
• George Clements, 87, American Roman Catholic priest and civil rights activist, heart attack.
• Héctor García-Molina, 66, Mexican-born American computer scientist.
• Martin Harvey, 78, Northern Irish footballer (Sunderland, national team).
• János Horváth, 98, Hungarian politician, MP (1945–1947, 1998–2014).
• Bevin Hough, 90, New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland, national team) and long jumper, British Empire Games silver medalist (1950).
• Jennifer Jaynes, 47, American novelist, shot.
• Charlot Jeudy, 34, Haitian LGBT activist.
• Nobuaki Kobayashi, 77, Japanese three-cushion billiards player, two-time world champion.
• Muiris Mac Conghail, 78, Irish journalist.
• Pete Musser, 92, American investor and philanthropist, cardiac arrest.
• Monika Potokárová, 27, Slovak actress.
• Alain Porthault, 90, French Olympic sprinter (1948, 1952) and rugby player (national team, Racing 92).
• Jay Powell, 67, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (since 2008).
• Garth C. Reeves, Sr., 100, Bahamian-born American newspaper publisher (The Miami Times).
• Jimmy Schulz, 51, German politician, member of the Bundestag (2009–2013, since 2017), pancreatic cancer.
• Iain Sutherland, 71, Scottish musician (The Sutherland Brothers) and songwriter ("(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway", "Arms of Mary").
• Goar Vartanian, 93, Soviet-Armenian spy, uncovered Operation Long Jump.
• Michael Wright, British academic.

24

• Waris Ababekri, 53, Chinese Uyghur activist, heart attack.
• Davyd Babayev, 76, Ukrainian actor (The Nose).
• Hank Bullough, 85, American football player (Green Bay Packers) and coach (New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills).
• Wayne Chance, Trinidadian prison reform advocate, cancer.
• Robert Godshall, 86, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1983–2019).
• Goo Hara, 28, South Korean singer (Kara) and actress (City Hunter), suicide.
• Kshiti Goswami, 76, Indian politician, MLA (1991–2001, 2006–2011).
• J. Bruce Jacobs, 76, American-born Australian academic, cancer.
• Clive James, 80, Australian author (Cultural Amnesia), broadcaster (Clive James's Postcard from..., Fame in the 20th Century) and critic, leukaemia.
• Kailash Chandra Joshi, 90, Indian politician, MP (2000–2014) and Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (1977–1978).
• Mobarak Hossain Khan, 81, Bangladeshi musicologist, musician, and writer.
• Lee Kim Sai, 82, Malaysian politician, MP (1986–1995) and Labour Minister (1986–1989).
• Werner Kutzelnigg, 86, Austrian chemist.
• Colin Mawby, 83, English organist, composer and conductor.
• Takashi Miyahara, 85, Japanese-Nepalese tour operator and politician, founder of Nepal Rastriya Bikas Party.
• Dion Neutra, 93, American architect (Neutra VDL Studio and Residences) and preservationist.
• Juan Orrego-Salas, 100, Chilean-born American composer.
• Nimish Pilankar, 29, Indian sound editor (Race 3, Kesari, Housefull 4), brain haemorrhage.
• Yehoshua Porath, 81, Israeli historian.
• Robert F. X. Sillerman, 71, American broadcasting and live event executive (SFX Entertainment).
• Anil Raj, 35, American UNDP human rights activist and Amnesty International board member.
• John Simon, 94, Serbian-born American theater and film critic (New York).
• Joan Staley, 79, American model and actress (The Untouchables, 77 Sunset Strip, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken), heart failure.
• Narayan Rao Tarale, 83, Indian politician, MLA (1994–1999).
• Lyudmila Verbitskaya, 83, Russian linguist, Rector (1994–2008) and President (since 2008) of Saint Petersburg State University.
• Ed Weisacosky, 75, American football player (Miami Dolphins, New York Patriots).
• Frank E. Young, 88, American physician, Commissioner of Food and Drugs (1984–1989).

23

• Theodore Anyanji, Nigerian actor and director.
• Bai Dezhang, 88, Chinese film actor (Visitors on the Icy Mountain) and director.
• Asunción Balaguer, 94, Spanish actress (El canto del gallo, The Witching Hour, The Bird of Happiness), stroke.
• Josep Maria Beal, 77, Andorran politician, General Syndic (1990–1991) and Mayor of Escaldes-Engordany (1984–1989).
• Terry Board, 74, Australian footballer (Carlton).
• Will Brunson, 49, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers), heart attack.
• Leo Chamberlain, 79, English Roman Catholic priest and headmaster (Ampleforth College).
• Nick Clifford, 98, American construction worker, last surviving Mount Rushmore carver.
• Olly Croft, 90, British darts administrator, founder of the British Darts Organisation.
• Marilyn Farquhar, 91, American cellular biologist.
• Francesc Gambús, 45, Spanish politician, MEP (2014–2019).
• Sean Haslegrave, 68, English footballer (Preston North End, Crewe Alexandra, York City).
• Barbara Hillary, 88, American adventurer, first black woman to reach both poles.
• Enrique Iturriaga, 101, Peruvian composer.
• Ants Leemets, 69, Estonian politician and museum curator, Deputy Mayor of Tallin (1996–2001) and Minister without portfolio (1995).
• Shirley Gordon Olafsson, 92, Canadian Olympic athlete (1948).
• Liu Shahe, 88, Chinese writer and poet, complications from throat cancer.
• Catherine Small Long, 95, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1985–1987), dementia.
• Banshilal Mahto, 79, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019), liver disease.
• Harry Morton, 38, American restaurateur, founder of Pink Taco.
• Alelia Murphy, 114, American supercentenarian, oldest American person.
• Patrice Tirolien, 73, French politician, MP (1995–1997) and MEP (2009–2014).

22

• Michael Breaugh, 77, Canadian politician, MP (1990–1993).
• Tony Bull, 89, Australian football player (Melbourne).
• Eugène Camara, 77, Guinean politician, Prime Minister (2007).
• Sir Stephen Cleobury, 70, English organist, director of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge (1982–2019).
• Eddie Duran, 94, American jazz guitarist.
• Gaston Durnez, 91, Belgian author and journalist.
• Martin Geck, 83, German musicologist.
• Jasper Griffin, 82, British classical scholar.
• He Jing, 84, Chinese hydraulic engineer and politician, Chief Engineer and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources.
• Shaukat Kaifi, 91, Indian actress (Naina, Umrao Jaan, Salaam Bombay!).
• Andreas Karlsböck, 59, Austrian politician, member of the National Council (2008–2017).
• Daniel Leclercq, 70, French football player and manager (RC Lens, Olympique de Marseille), pulmonary embolism.
• Gugu Liberato, 60, Brazilian television presenter, fall.
• Make A Stand, 28, British racehorse, 1997 Champion Hurdle winner.
• Chris Moncrieff, 88, British journalist, political editor of the Press Association (1980–1994).
• Joaquim Moutinho, 67, Portuguese rally driver, Rally de Portugal winner (1986).
• Eduardo Nascimento, 76, Angolan singer ("O vento mudou").
• Kaare R. Norum, 86, Norwegian academic, rector of the University of Oslo.
• Antti Rantakangas, 55, Finnish politician, MP (since 1999).
• Gurram Yadagiri Reddy, 91, Indian politician, MLA (1985–1999).
• Cecilia Seghizzi, 111, Italian composer and painter.
• Alfred E. Smith IV, 68, American securities and healthcare executive (Bear Stearns, St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center) and philanthropist (Al Smith Dinner).
• Henry Sobel, 75, Portuguese-born Brazilian-American reform rabbi, cancer.
• Bowen Stassforth, 93, American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1952).
• Bill Waterhouse, 97, Australian bookmaker.
• Warren Wolf, 92, American high school football coach and politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1981–1983).

21

• Yaşar Büyükanıt, 79, Turkish military officer, Chief of Staff (2006–2008).
• Donna Carson, 73, American folk singer (Hedge and Donna).
• Wally Clark, 92, New Zealand zoologist (University of Canterbury).
• Cui Yi, 89, Chinese lieutenant general, Deputy Political Commissar of COSTIND.
• Jean Douchet, 90, French film critic, actor and director.
• Bahtiar Effendy, 60, Indonesian Islamic scholar and activist.
• Sir Donald Gordon, 89, South African property developer, founder of Liberty International.
• Bengt-Erik Grahn, 78, Swedish Olympic alpine skier (1964, 1968).
• James Griffin, 86, American philosopher.
• Val Heim, 99, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox).
• Ray Kappe, 92, American architect, founder of Southern California Institute of Architecture.
• John Kastner, 73, Canadian documentary film director (Life with Murder, NCR: Not Criminally Responsible, Out of Mind, Out of Sight) and screenwriter.
• Andrée Lachapelle, 88, Canadian actress (Léolo, Cap Tourmente, Route 132), assisted suicide.
• Lew Little, 86, American syndicate executive (Garfield, Wee Pals, The Fusco Brothers)
• Barbara Mandel, 93, American activist (National Council of Jewish Women) and philanthropist (Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum).
• Anton Mavretič, 84, Slovene electrical engineer.
• Nigel Richards, 74, British major general, cancer.
• Colin Skipp, 80, British actor (The Archers).
• George Springate, 81, Canadian football player (Montreal Alouettes) and politician, MNA (1970–1981).
• Gahan Wilson, 89, American cartoonist (Everybody's Favorite Duck, A Night in the Lonesome October, Spooky Stories for a Dark and Stormy Night).

20

• Fábio Barreto, 62, Brazilian film director (Lula, Son of Brazil, O Quatrilho), complications from traffic collision.
• Charles Brumskine, 68, Liberian politician, President pro tempore of the Senate (1997–1999).
• Jake Burton Carpenter, 65, American snowboarder, founder of Burton Snowboards, cancer.
• Jordan Cekov, 98, Macedonian partisan and journalist.
• Ed Chalupka, 72, Canadian football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) and administrator, President of the CFLPA (1981–1986). (death announced on this date)
• Fred Cox, 80, American football player (Minnesota Vikings), co-inventor of Nerf football.
• Zoltán Dömötör, 84, Hungarian water polo player, Olympic champion (1964).
• Du Ruiqing, 75, Chinese translator and educator, President of Xi'an Foreign Languages Institute (1998–2005).
• Almaas Elman, Somali-born Canadian peace and human rights activist, shot.
• Mary L. Good, 88, American inorganic chemist, acting Secretary of Commerce (1996).
• Mari-Luci Jaramillo, 91, American diplomat, ambassador to Honduras (1977–1980).
• Andrew Jin Daoyuan, 90, Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association prelate, Bishop of Lu’an (since 2000).
• Meddie Kaggwa, 64, Ugandan lawyer and politician, Chairman of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (since 2009).
• Peter Kattuk, 69, Canadian politician, MLA (1999–2008).
• Amos Lapidot, 85, Israeli fighter pilot, Commander of the Israeli Air Force (1982–1987).
• Doug Lubahn, 71, American rock bassist (Clear Light, The Doors, Billy Squier).
• John Mann, 57, Canadian guitarist and singer (Spirit of the West), and actor (Underworld: Evolution).
• John Martin, 80, American racing driver.
• Wataru Misaka, 95, American basketball player (New York Knicks).
• Linda Orange, 69, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (since 1997), pancreatic cancer.
• Michael J. Pollard, 80, American actor (Bonnie and Clyde, Scrooged, House of 1000 Corpses), cardiac arrest.
• Darren Servatius, 54, Canadian ice hockey player (Johnstown Chiefs), complications from diabetes.
• Qiu Shusen, 82, Chinese historian, specialist in the history of the Yuan dynasty and the Hui people.
• Alastair Smith, 70, New Zealand library and information science academic (Victoria University of Wellington).
• Gregorios Theocharous, 91, Cypriot-born Greek Orthodox prelate, Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain (1988–2019).
• Marilyn Yalom, 87, American feminist author and historian, multiple myeloma.
• Dorel Zugrăvescu, 88, Romanian geophysicist.

19

• John Abel, 80, Australian politician, member of the Australian House of Representatives (1975–1977).
• Guido Badano, 92, Italian merchant marine officer, Second Officer of the SS Andrea Doria.
• Ernesto Báez, 64, Colombian paramilitary leader (United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia), heart attack.
• José Mário Branco, 77, Portuguese singer-songwriter, actor and record producer.
• Purita Campos, 82, Spanish cartoonist, illustrator and painter.
• Mireille Cayre, 72, French Olympic gymnast (1968, 1972). (death announced on this date)
• Basil Feldman, Baron Feldman, 96, British politician and businessman.
• Bob Hallberg, 75, American college basketball coach (St. Xavier University, Chicago State University, University of Illinois at Chicago).
• D. M. Jayaratne, 88, Sri Lankan politician, Prime Minister (2010–2015) and MP (1989–2015).
• Tom Lyle, 66, American comics artist (Starman, Comet, Peter Parker: Spider-Man).
• Qian Jiaqi, 80, Chinese nephrologist.
• Cecep Reza, 31, Indonesian actor.
• Fazlollah Reza, 104, Iranian professor, scientist and scholar, ambassador to UNESCO (1969–1974) and Canada (1974–1978).
• Martinus Dogma Situmorang, 73, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Padang (since 1983).
• Rémy Stricker, 83, French pianist and musicologist.
• Lech Szczucki, 86, Polish historian.
• Colin Tatz, 84, Australian historian.
• Francesco Volpi, 105, Italian aircraft pilot.
• Lloyd Watson, 70, English rock guitarist.
• Jusup Wilkosz, 71, German bodybuilder.
• Manoucher Yektai, 97, Iranian-American artist (New York School).

18

• Bridget Adams, 91, British Olympic figure skater (1948).
• Norodom Buppha Devi, 76, Cambodian royal and prima ballerina, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts (1998–2004).
• Ryan Costello, 23, American baseball player (Pensacola Blue Wahoos).
• Sandrine Daudet, 47, French Olympic short track speed skater (1992, 1994).
• John Gale, 65, English poker player.
• Laure Killing, 60, French actress (Beyond Therapy, Love After Love, The Teddy Bear) and comedian.
• Midori Kiuchi, 69, Japanese actress (Princess Comet, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Takekurabe), heart attack.
• Srboljub Markušević, 83, Yugoslav football player and manager (FK Sarajevo).
• Brad McQuaid, 51, American video game designer (EverQuest, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes).
• Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, 62, Emirati royal, Deputy Prime Minister (1997–2009).
• Seshagiri Rao, 86, Indian politician, MLA (1994–1999).
• Reinaldo, O Príncipe do Pagode, 65, Brazilian singer, lung cancer.
• Sam Williams, 93, American radio host (WAMM, WDZZ-FM).

17

• Jiřina Čermáková, 75, Czech field hockey player, Olympic silver medallist (1980).
• Arsenio Corsellas, 86, Spanish actor.
• Ben Humphreys, 85, Australian politician, MHR (1977–1996) and Minister for Veterans' Affairs (1987–1993).
• Yıldız Kenter, 91, Turkish actress (Hanım, The Raindrop, Big Man, Little Love), lung disease.
• Jacek Kurzawiński, 57, Polish volleyball coach (national team).
• Mike Lane, 78, American editorial cartoonist (The Baltimore Sun), complications of heart surgery.
• Bill Lyon, 81, American journalist and sports columnist (The Philadelphia Inquirer).
• Dorothy Seymour Mills, 91, American baseball historian, complications from an ulcer.
• Kisinoti Mukwazhe, 49, Zimbabwean politician.
• Harley D. Nygren, 94, American rear admiral, director of the NOAA Corps (1970–1981).
• Adnan Pachachi, 96, Iraqi politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1965–1967) and Acting Prime Minister (2004).
• Václav Pavkovič, 83, Czech rower, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).
• Gustav Peichl, 91, Austrian architect (ORF regional studios, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland).
• Maximilian Raub, 93, Austrian sprint canoer, World champion (1954) and Olympic bronze medallist (1952, 1956).
• Lucyna Reszczyńska, 103, Polish Roman Catholic nun.
• Tuka Rocha, 36, Brazilian race car driver, plane crash.
• Sir Keith Sykes, 94, British anaesthetist.
• Regina Tyshkevich, 90, Belarusian mathematician.
• John Wegner, 69, German-born Australian operatic baritone, Parkinson's disease.
• Zeng Guoyuan, 66, Singaporean businessman and politician, fall.

16

• John Campbell Brown, 72, Scottish astronomer, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (since 1995).
• Gilbert Brunat, 61, French rugby union player (Lourdes, Grenoble, national team).
• Nancy Brunning, 48, New Zealand actress (What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?), cancer.
• Browning Bryant, 62, American singer-songwriter.
• Fernand Carton, 98, French linguist.
• Vera Clemente, 78, Puerto Rican philanthropist.
• Irma Cordero, 77, Peruvian Olympic volleyball player (1968, 1976).
• Bronisław Dembowski, 92, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Włocławek (1992–2003).
• Fabio XB, 44, Italian trance music disc jockey, producer and remixer, leukemia. (death announced on this date)
• Diane Loeffler, 66, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (since 2005), cancer.
• Satnarayan Maharaj, 88, Trinidadian Hindu religious leader, assistant secretary (1972–1977) and secretary general (since 1977) of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, stroke.
• Éric Morena, 68, French singer.
• Fabrizio Nassi, 68, Italian Olympic volleyball player (1976, 1980).
• Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz, 69, Romanian politician, MP (1990–2016).
• Terry O'Neill, 81, British photographer, prostate cancer.
• Mary Previte, 87, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1998–2006).
• Manabendranath Saha, 57, Indian politician, MLA (2006–2011), suicide by hanging.
• Fawzia Abdel Sattar, 88, Egyptian politician, academic (Cairo University) and feminist pioneer.
• Joel Skornicka, 82, American politician, Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin (1979–1983), blood clot.
• Johnny Wheeler, 91, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool, national team).

15

• Alex Akinyele, 81, Nigerian politician and sports administrator.
• Olav Bjørgaas, 93, Norwegian physician (Norwegian Mission Alliance).
• Mark Cady, 66, American judge, Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court (since 2011), heart attack.
• Jim Coates, 87, American baseball player (New York Yankees, California Angels).
• Harrison Dillard, 96, American sprinter and hurdler, Olympic champion (1948, 1952), stomach cancer.
• John Exelby, 78, British television executive.
• Susan Fargo, 77, American politician, member of the Massachusetts Senate (1997–2012).
• Fu Zhengyi, 93–94, Chinese film editor, winner of the Golden Rooster Award for Lifetime Achievement (2011).
• Vladimir Hotineanu, 69, Moldovan surgeon and politician, Minister of Health, Labour and Social Protection (2009–2010), MP (2010–2019).
• Vojtěch Jasný, 93, Czech film director (September Nights, All My Compatriots, The Great Land of Small).
• Tony Mann, 74, Australian cricketer (national team), pancreatic cancer.
• Marcel Mart, 92, Luxembourgish politician, Minister for the Economy, Energy and Transport (1969–1977) and president of European Court of Auditors (1984–1989).
• Sallie McFague, 86, American Christian feminist theologian.
• Irv Noren, 94, American baseball player (Washington Senators, New York Yankees) and coach (Oakland Athletics).
• Juliusz Paetz, 84, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Łomża (1982–1996) and Archbishop of Poznań (1996–2002).
• Papa Don Schroeder, 78, American radio station owner (WPNN) and record producer, throat cancer.
• Jorge Vergara, 64, Mexican businessman and film producer (The Assassination of Richard Nixon), owner of Chivas Guadalajara (since 2002) and founder of Grupo Omnilife, heart attack.
• Johan Wahjudi, 66, Indonesian badminton player, world champion (1977).

14

• María Baxa, 73, Italian-Serbian actress (Black Turin, Deadly Chase, Candido Erotico).
• Alejandro Cuéllar, 34, Colombian chef.
• Jean Fergusson, 74, English actress (Last of the Summer Wine, Coronation Street).
• Gordie Gosse, 64, Canadian politician, member (2003–2015) and speaker (2011–2013) of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, cancer.
• Anthony Grundy, 40, American basketball player (Atlanta Hawks, Panellinios, AEK), stabbed.
• Dennis Hartley, 83, English rugby league footballer (Hunslet, Castleford Tigers).
• Branko Lustig, 87, Croatian film producer (Schindler's List, Gladiator, The Peacemaker) and Holocaust survivor, Oscar winner (1994, 2001).
• Charles Moir, 88, American college basketball coach (Roanoke, Tulane, Virginia Tech), heart failure.
• Uwe Rathjen, 76, German Olympic handball player (1972).
• Orville Rogers, 101, American pilot and marathon runner.
• Zwelonke Sigcawu, 51, South African royal, King of the Xhosa people (since 2006).
• Vashishtha Narayan Singh, 77, Indian mathematician.
• Dick Stevenson, 89, Canadian tourboat operator, inventor of the Sourtoe Cocktail.
• Alex Winitsky, 94, American film producer (The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Cuba, Irreconcilable Differences).

13

• Stephen Albert, 69, Australian indigenous actor and singer (Bran Nue Dae, Corrugation Road).
• Guillermo Cosío Vidaurri, 90, Mexican diplomat and politician, Governor of Jalisco (1989–1992), Deputy (1976–1979, 1985–1988) and Secretary General of PRI (1981), dengue.
• Giorgio Corbellini, 72, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, President of the Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia (since 2010).
• Djaduk Ferianto, 55, Indonesian musician, heart attack.
• Zulkarnain Karim, 69, Indonesian politician, member of the Regional Representative Council (2014–2019).
• Robert Lyon, 96, British army major general.
• Arthur Marks, 92, American film and television director (Detroit 9000, Friday Foster, Perry Mason).
• Kieran Modra, 47, Australian swimmer and cyclist, Paralympic champion (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012), traffic collision.
• Andrew Palmer, 82, British diplomat, Ambassador to the Holy See (1991–1995).
• Raymond Poulidor, 83, French racing cyclist, Vuelta a España winner (1964).
• Tom Spurgeon, 50, American journalist, comics critic and editor (The Comics Journal), Eisner Award winner (2010, 2012, 2013).
• Yukihiro Takiguchi, 34, Japanese actor (Musical: The Prince of Tennis, Kamen Rider Drive), heart failure.
• Josephus Thimister, 57, Dutch fashion designer, suicide.
• Niall Tóibín, 89, Irish comedian and actor (Ryan's Daughter, Far and Away, Veronica Guerin).
• Fernando Torres Durán, 82, Colombian-born Panamanian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Chitré (1999–2013).
• José Luis Veloso, 82, Spanish footballer (Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid).
• Zhang Qi, 96, Chinese physician and professor.

12

• Baha Abu al-Ata, 41, Palestinian Islamic militant, air strike.
• Edwin Bramall, Baron Bramall, 95, British field marshal, Chief of the General Staff (1979–1982) and the Defence Staff (1982–1985).
• Ian Cullen, 80, British actor (Z-Cars, Family Affairs).
• Benedict de Tscharner, 82, Swiss writer and diplomat, Ambassador to France (1997–2002).
• Herb Dickenson, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers).
• Zoran Hristić, 81, Serbian composer.
• Bob Johnson, 83, American baseball player (Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics).
• Vasiliy Kurilov, 71, Belarusian football player (Dinamo Minsk, Kolos Poltava, Dynamo Brest) and manager.
• Lu Youquan, 76, Chinese education scholar.
• Luciano Marin, 87, Italian actor (A Man of Straw, Goliath and the Barbarians, The Commandant).
• Raju Mathew, 82, Indian film producer (Kelkkaatha Sabdham, Anubandham, Thanmathra).
• Jim McBurney, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks).
• William J. McCoy, 77, American politician, member (1980–2012) and speaker (2004–2012) of the Mississippi House of Representatives.
• Ann Peoples, 72, American politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (2006–2014, since 2018).
• Víctor Manuel Pérez Rojas, 79, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of San Fernando de Apure (2001–2016).
• Ram Ray, 77, Indian advertising professional.
• Dois I. Rosser Jr., 98, American businessman and missionary.
• Mitsuhisa Taguchi, 64, Japanese footballer (Mitsubishi Motors, national team), respiratory failure.
• Sir Edward Zacca, 88, Jamaican judge, Chief Justice (1985–1996) and acting Governor-General (1991).
• Vincenzo Zazzaro, 68, Italian footballer (Milan, Arezzo, Salernitana).

11

• Alaa Ali, 31, Egyptian footballer (Smouha, Zamalek), cancer.
• Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, 90, French royal.
• Bad Azz, 43, American rapper.
• Tauba Biterman, 102, Polish-born American Holocaust survivor.
• Zeke Bratkowski, 88, American football player (Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers).
• Mary Christian, 95, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1986–2003).
• Edward Cullinan, 88, English architect (Charles Cryer Theatre, Fountains Abbey, Weald and Downland Gridshell).
• Tam David-West, 83, Nigerian virologist, federal minister and academic.
• Frank Dobson, 79, British politician, MP (1979–2015), Secretary of State for Health (1997–1999).
• Stuart Fitzsimmons, 62, British Olympic alpine skier (1976), pneumonia.
• Alan Hagman, 55, American photojournalist and editor (Los Angeles Times).
• Jacky Imbert, 89, French criminal.
• Lisa Kindred, 79, American folk musician, POEMS syndrome.
• Aubrey Kuruppu, 74, Sri Lankan cricketer.
• Winston Lackin, 64, Surinamese politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2010–2015).
• James Le Mesurier, 48, British army officer and aid worker (White Helmets).
• Tadashi Nakamura, 89, Japanese voice actor (Star of the Giants, Ironfist Chinmi, Like the Clouds, Like the Wind), complications from gallbladder inflammation.
• Ralph T. O'Neal, 85, British Virgin Islands politician, Premier (1995–2003, 2007–2011).
• Charles Rogers, 38, American football player (Detroit Lions), liver failure.
• Mümtaz Soysal, 90, Turkish politician and lawyer, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1994) and Vice-Chairman of Amnesty International (1976–1978).
• Helen Stern, 89, American sculptor, art collector and philanthropist, pneumonia.
• Robin Lee Wilson, 86, British civil engineer, President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (1991–1992).
• Minoru Yoneyama, 95, Japanese businessman, founder of Yonex.

10

• Jim Adams, 91, American lacrosse coach (Army Black Knights, Penn Quakers, Virginia Cavaliers).
• Werner Andreas Albert, 84, German composer and conductor.
• Annie Anzieu, 95, French psychoanalyst.
• Jan Byrczek, 83, Polish-American jazz bassist, founder of Jazz Forum.
• Les Campbell, 84, English footballer (Wigan Athletic, Preston North End, Blackpool).
• Russell Chatham, 80, American painter.
• Namut Dai, 64-65, Indian academic.
• Bob Fry, 88, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys).
• Luciano De Genova, 88, Italian Olympic weightlifter (1956, 1960).
• Allan Gray, 81, South African investor and philanthropist, founder of Allan Gray Investment Management.
• Li Lianxiu, 95, Chinese military and police officer, Commander of the People's Armed Police (1984–1990).
• Rick Ludwin, 71, American television executive (NBC).
• Wim Magré, 57, Dutch organist.
• Lawrence G. Paull, 81, American film production designer (Blade Runner, Back to the Future, City Slickers).
• Cyril Robinson, 90, English footballer (Blackpool, Bradford (Park Avenue), Southport).
• T. N. Seshan, 86, Indian civil servant, Chief Election Commissioner (1990–1996) and Cabinet Secretary (1989), cardiac arrest.
• Dennis Sorrell, 79, English footballer (Leyton Orient).
• István Szívós, 71, Hungarian Hall of Fame water polo player, Olympic champion (1976).
• Vanni Treves, 79, Italian-born British lawyer and business executive.
• Bernard Tyson, 60, American executive, CEO (since 2013) and chairman (since 2014) of Kaiser Permanente.

9

• George Breen, 84, American Hall of Fame swimmer, Olympic silver (1956) and bronze medalist (1956, 1960), pancreatic cancer.
• John Cavanagh, 98, British neurobiologist.
• Sandile Dikeni, 53, South African poet, tuberculosis.
• Les Downes, 74, New Zealand cricketer (Central Districts).
• John Gokongwei, 93, Filipino businessman and philanthropist, founder of JG Summit Holdings.
• Noel Ignatiev, 78, American author and historian, intestinal infarction.
• Zaid Kilani, 81, Jordanian gynecologist.
• Kehinde Lijadu, 71, Nigerian singer (Lijadu Sisters), stroke.
• Carlyle A. Luer, 97, American botanist.
• Harold C. Lyon Jr., 84, American psychologist and educator.
• Brian Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, 79, British politician, MP (1979–2005), Minister for Health (1992–1994).
• Andrea Newman, 81, English author.
• Cecil Pedlow, 85, Irish rugby union player (Lions, national team).
• Dwight Ritchie, 27, Australian boxer.
• Yusuf Scott, 42, American football player (Arizona Cardinals, Berlin Thunder).
• Džemma Skulme, 94, Latvian artist and painter.
• Bob Szajner, 81, American jazz pianist.
• Mehmet Tillem, 45, Turkish-born Australian politician, senator (2013–2014), cardiac arrest.
• Matt Travis, 25, American professional wrestler, traffic collision.
• Douglas Vaz, 83, Jamaican politician, MP (1976–1993).
• Hans Verèl, 66, Dutch football player (Sparta Rotterdam) and manager (FC Den Bosch, NAC).

8

• Wendell Bell, 95, American futurist.
• Fred Bongusto, 84, Italian singer, songwriter and film composer (Day After Tomorrow, The Divorce, Come Have Coffee with Us).
• Amor Chadli, 94, Tunisian physician and politician, Minister of Education (1986–1987).
• Lucette Destouches, 107, French ballet dancer and instructor.
• Werner Doehner, 90, German-born American, last living survivor of the Hindenburg disaster.
• Ramakant Gundecha, 57, Indian classical singer, heart attack.
• Annie Hall, 69, British businesswoman, High Sheriff of Derbyshire (2017–2018), drowned.
• Anatoly Krutikov, 86, Russian football player (CSKA Moscow, Spartak Moscow) and manager (Spartak Nalchik).
• Cyril McGuinness, 54, Irish criminal and smuggler, heart attack.
• Jackie Moore, 73, American singer.
• Felipe Reynoso Jiménez, 100, Mexican politician, Municipal President of Aguascalientes (1975–1977).
• Fróso Spentzári, 77, Greek politician, MP (1981–1985).
• Thích Trí Quang, 95, Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk and political activist.

7

• Moin Uddin Khan Badal, 67, Bangladeshi politician, MP (since 2008).
• Gilles Bertin, 58, French singer (Camera Silens) and criminal, AIDS.
• Remo Bodei, 81, Italian philosopher.
• Robert Freeman, 82, English photographer (With the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Rubber Soul) and graphic designer.
• Heinz Höher, 81, German football player (Bayer Leverkusen, Bochum) and manager (PAOK).
• Leo Klejn, 92, Russian archaeologist and philologist.
• Ivan Maksimović, 57, Serbian rock guitarist (Metro, The No Smoking Orchestra).
• Dan McGrew, 82, American football player (Buffalo Bills).
• Fiorella Negro, 81, Italian Olympic figure skater (1956).
• Maria Perego, 95, Italian animator, creator of Topo Gigio.
• Jean Piqué, 84, French rugby union player.
• Nik Powell, 69, British film producer and record executive, co-founder of Virgin Records, Director of the National Film and Television School (2003–2017).
• Mike Raymond, 76, Australian motor sport commentator (Bathurst 1000) and television producer (ATN7), pneumonia.
• Margarita Salas, 80, Spanish biochemist and academic.
• Frank Saul, 95, American basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers, Baltimore Bullets, Rochester Royals).
• Nabaneeta Dev Sen, 81, Indian novelist, cancer.
• Janette Sherman, 89, American physician and toxicology researcher.
• Gonzalo Vizcardo, 29, Venezuelan-born community advocate and activist, shot.
• Haitham Ahmed Zaki, 35, Egyptian actor (Halim), circulatory collapse.

6

• Tazeen Ahmad, 48, British journalist and broadcaster (NBC, BBC, Channel 4), cancer.
• Kurt Amplatz, 95, Austrian-born American radiologist and inventor.
• Lev Anninsky, 85, Russian literary critic, historian and screenwriter.
• Nikki Araguz, 44, American LGBT rights activist, author and public speaker.
• Cheng Sihan, 58, Chinese actor (Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, The Taking of Tiger Mountain), heart attack.
• Dave Crossan, 79, American football player (Washington Redskins).
• John Curro, 86, Australian violinist and conductor.
• Stephen Dixon, 83, American author, complications from pneumonia and Parkinson's disease.
• Michael Fray, 72, Jamaican Olympic sprinter (1968).
• Bogaletch Gebre, 59, Ethiopian women's rights activist (KMG Ethiopia).
• Michael Hanack, 88, German chemist.
• Juliaan Lampens, 93, Belgian architect.
• Richard Lindley, 83, British television journalist.
• Clive Minton, 85, Australian ornithologist.
• Jan Stráský, 78, Czech politician, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1992).
• Mike Streicher, 62, American Hall of Fame racing driver.
• Albert Tévoédjrè, 89, Beninese writer and politician.

5

• Omero Antonutti, 84, Italian actor (Pleasant Nights, Padre Padrone, El Dorado), cancer.
• Sally Dixon, 87, American film curator, cancer.
• Ed Dolejs, 90, American-born New Zealand Hall of Fame softball coach (national women's team).
• Dominique Farran, 72, French radio presenter (RTL).
• Ernest J. Gaines, 86, American author (A Lesson Before Dying, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, A Gathering of Old Men).
• Laurel Griggs, 13, American actress (Once, Café Society), asthma attack.
• Georges Gutelman, 80, Belgian airline executive (Trans European Airways) and evacuator (Operation Moses).
• Kevin Hogan, 85, Australian footballer (South Melbourne) and radio broadcaster (ABC Local Radio).
• Jan Erik Kongshaug, 75, Norwegian recording engineer and jazz guitarist.
• Anatoliy Nogovitsyn, 67, Russian military officer, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces (2008–2012).
• Michael Sherwood, 60, American musician.
• Ulf-Erik Slotte, 87, Finnish diplomat, Ambassador to Turkey (1973–1977), Australia (1988–1991) and Ireland (1991–1996).
• Robert Smithies, 71, English-born Australian rugby league player (Hull Kingston Rovers, Balmain).
• William Wintersole, 88, American actor (The Young and the Restless, General Hospital, Leadbelly), complications from cancer.
• André Zimmermann, 80, French racing cyclist, Tour de l'Avenir winner (1963).

4

• Adam Babah-Alargi, 91, Ghanaian engineer.
• Gay Byrne, 85, Irish broadcaster (The Late Late Show, The Gay Byrne Show, The Meaning of Life).
• Jacques Dupont, 91, French racing cyclist, Olympic champion (1948).
• Timi Hansen, 61, Danish bassist (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond), cancer.
• Sadeque Hossain Khoka, 67, Bangladeshi politician, mayor of Dhaka City Corporation (2002–2011), cancer.
• Jim LeClair, 69, American football player (Cincinnati Bengals, New Jersey Generals).
• Virginia Leith, 94, American actress (Fear and Desire, The Brain That Wouldn't Die).
• David M. Madden, 64, American politician, mayor of Weymouth, Massachusetts (2000–2008).
• Johannes Michalski, 83, Belgian-born American painter.
• Eli Pasquale, 59, Canadian Olympic basketball player (1984, 1988), cancer.
• Tun Lwin, 71, Burmese meteorologist.
• Dmitri Vasilenko, 43, Russian gymnast, Olympic champion (1996), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

3

• Gert Boyle, 95, German-born American business executive (Columbia Sportswear) and philanthropist.
• William B. Branch, 92, American playwright, cancer.
• Gerry Carr, 83, British Olympic athlete (1956).
• Ion Dediu, 85, Moldovan biologist.
• Michel Eddé, 91, Lebanese politician and businessman.
• Louis Eppolito, 71, American police officer, mobster and author.
• Sorin Frunzăverde, 59, Romanian politician, MP (2007–2009) and Minister of National Defence (2000, 2006–2007), kidney disease.
• Hu Zhaoxi, 86, Chinese historian.
• Gabriel Jackson, 98, American Hispanist.
• Louis Lareng, 96, French physician and politician.
• Friedemann Layer, 78, Austrian conductor.
• Yvette Lundy, 103, French Resistance member and Legion of Honour recipient.
• Harish Mahapatra, Indian politician, MLA (1971–1977).
• Taku Mayumura, 85, Japanese science fiction novelist (Psychic School Wars), aspiration pneumonia.
• Alberto Rivolta, 51, Italian footballer (Inter Milan, Livorno, Seregno), ependymoma.
• Shoji Sadao, 92, Japanese-American architect.
• Girônimo Zanandréa, 83, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Coadjutor Bishop (1987–1994) and Bishop of Erexim (1994–2012).

2

• Gene G. Abdallah, 83, American politician, member of the South Dakota Legislature (2001–2012).
• Ian Cross, 93, New Zealand author (The God Boy) and journalist.
• Dick Dearden, 81, American politician, member of the Iowa Senate (1995–2017).
• Gustav Deutsch, 67, Austrian artist and filmmaker.
• Norbert Eder, 63, German footballer (Bayern Munich, Zürich, national team).
• Atilla Engin, 73, Turkish jazz drummer, stroke.
• Sigvard Ericsson, 89, Swedish speed skater, Olympic champion (1956).
• Irwin Fridovich, 90, American biochemist.
• Susana Herrera, 56, Spanish alpine skier, Paralympic champion (1988), lung cancer.
• Leo Iorga, 54, Romanian rock singer and guitarist, lung cancer.
• Phillip E. Johnson, 79, American lawyer, co-founder of Intelligent design movement.
• Marie Laforêt, 80, French-Swiss singer ("Mon amour, mon ami") and actress (Male Hunt, Who Wants to Kill Sara?).
• Krishan Kumar Modi, 79, Indian business executive (Modi Enterprises).
• Walter Mercado, 87, Puerto Rican astrologer, renal failure.
• Vaijnath Patil, 81, Indian politician, MLA (1994–1999, 2004–2008).
• Dean Prentice, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins).
• P. Purushothaman, 71, Indian politician, MLA (1985–1990, 2011–2016), cardiac arrest.
• James I. Robertson Jr., 89, American historian.
• Indrajit Tangi, 75, Indian politician, MLA (2006–2011).
• Brian Tarantina, 60, American actor (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, City by the Sea, Gilmore Girls).
• Bramwell Tillsley, 88, Canadian Salvationist, General of The Salvation Army (1993–1994).
• Bohumil Tomášek, 83, Czech Olympic basketball player (1960).

1

• Rudy Boesch, 91, American Navy SEAL, reality show contestant (Survivor: Borneo, Survivor: All Stars) and host (Combat Missions), Alzheimer's disease.
• Roger Cardinal, 79, British art historian.
• Peter Collier, 80, American writer.
• Romuald D'Souza, 93, Indian Jesuit priest, founder of the Xavier Centre of Historical Research.
• Gilles Fontaine, 71, Canadian astrophysicist.
• Diana González, 26, Mexican footballer (América), hypoglycemia.
• Chandra Kaluarachchi, 76, Sri Lankan actress (Seilama).
• Ary Kara, 77, Brazilian politician, Deputy (1983–2007), cancer.
• Bill Koman, 85, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals).
• Rina Lazo, 96, Guatemalan-born Mexican painter, cardiac arrest.
• Mark LeBlanc, 69, American sailor.
• Daniel Mullins, 90, Irish-born Welsh Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Menevia (1987–2001).
• Thuliswa Nkabinde-Khawe, 46, South African politician, member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (since 2009).
• Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, 56, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Vicar of Iquitos (since 2011).
• Frank R. Palmer, 97, British linguist.
• Tsvyatko Pashkulev, 74, Bulgarian Olympic wrestler (1964).
• Renford Pinnock, 82, Jamaican cricketer.
• Johannes Schaaf, 86, German film and stage director (Momo).
• Archie Scott, 101, Scottish cricketer (national team).
• Paul Turner, 73, Welsh film director (Hedd Wyn).
• Hugh Waddell, 60, Scottish rugby league player.
• Jerome L. Wilson, 88, American politician, member of the New York State Senate (1963–1966), pneumonia.
• Vytautas Zabiela, 89, Lithuanian lawyer and politician, member of the Seimas (2003–2004).

Earlier months

• Deaths in January 2019
• Deaths in February 2019
• Deaths in March 2019
• Deaths in April 2019

• Deaths in May 2019
• Deaths in June 2019
• Deaths in July 2019
• Deaths in August 2019

• Deaths in September 2019
• Deaths in October 2019

See also

• Lists of deaths by year

External links

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