Deaths in July 2020

The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2020.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

  • Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

July 2020

1

  • Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, 62–63, Ghanaian politician, CEO of the Forestry Commission (since 2017), COVID-19.
  • Bill Black, 76, New Zealand pilot and deer hunter.
  • Edward A. Burkhalter, 91, American navy officer, heart attack.
  • Jean Cabannes, 95, French magistrate and jurist, member of the Constitutional Council (1989–1998).
  • Cao Zhi, 92, Chinese politician, Vice Chairman of the National People’s Congress (1998–2003).
  • Gyan Kumari Chhantyal, 63, Nepali politician, member of the Constituent Assembly (since 2013), heart disease.
  • Nancie Colling, 101, English lawn bowls player.
  • Max Crook, 83, American keyboardist and songwriter (“Runaway”).
  • Gay Culverhouse, 73, American academic administrator and sports executive, President of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991–1994) and Notre Dame College (1995–1996), myelofibrosis.
  • Hugh Downs, 99, American broadcaster and television host (20/20TodayConcentration), heart failure.
  • Luizinho Drummond, 80, Brazilian illegal lottery operator, stroke.
  • Bill Duplissea, 70, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1986–1988), cancer.
  • Heinrich Fink, 85, German theologian and politician.
  • David F. Gantt, 78, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (since 1983).
  • Beate Grimsrud, 57, Norwegian novelist and playwright, breast cancer.
  • Alex van Groningen, 55, Dutch business support executive and corporate trainer.
  • Ida Haendel, 91, Polish-born British violinist, kidney cancer.
  • George Hallett, 78, South African photographer.
  • Matthias Kaul, 71, German percussionist and composer.
  • Lin Moyu, 96, Chinese actress (A Dream of Red Mansions).
  • Ian MacDougall, 82, Australian naval officer, Chief of the Naval Staff (1991–1994).
  • Lorenz Magaard, 86, German-American mathematician and oceanographer.
  • Santiago Manuin Valera, 63, Peruvian Awajún leader and Indigenous rights activist, COVID-19.
  • Ray Matheny, 91, American anthropologist.
  • Gisela Mayer, 88, German politician.
  • Eurídice Moreira, 81, Brazilian politician, Paraíba MLA (1995–1998), COVID-19.
  • Jean-Pierre Moumon, 72–73, French writer.
  • Willem Olsthoorn, 81, Dutch fashion executive, complications from shingles.
  • Joe Pennington, 92, American musician.
  • Latifur Rahman, 75, Bangladeshi comprador (Transcom Group).
  • Emmanuel Rakotovahiny, 81, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister (1995–1996), heart disease.
  • Georg Ratzinger, 96, German Roman Catholic priest and musician, conductor of the Regensburger Domspatzen (1964–1994).
  • Tommy Ring, 81, Irish hurler.
  • Rokamlova, 79, Indian politician, Speaker of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly (1990–1993), kidney disease.
  • Pedro Luis Ronchino, 92, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (1993–2005).
  • Paul Seban, 90, Algerian-born French film director (La MusicaFrench Cancan).
  • Jim Thorpe, 76, American Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts).
  • Aleksejs Vidavskis, 76, Latvian politician, mayor of Daugavpils (1994–2001).
  • Sir Everton Weekes, 95, Barbadian cricketer (West Indies, national team).
  • Sybil Wettasinghe, 92, Sri Lankan children’s author.

2

  • Betsy Ancker-Johnson, 93, American plasma physicist.
  • Olga Blinova, 89, Russian linguist.
  • Paolo Cabras, 89, Italian politician, Deputy (1972–1987), Senator (1987–1994).
  • Raymond Carter, 84, British politician, MP (1970–1979).
  • Chiu Chuang-huan, 94, Taiwanese politician, President of the Examination Yuan (1993–1996), Vice Premier (1981–1984) and Minister of Interior (1978–1981), complications from pneumonia.
  • Fan Yunruo, 24, Chinese professional Go player, suicide by jumping.
  • Christian Garrison, 78, American author and filmmaker, cancer.
  • Afroditi Grigoriadou, 88, Greek actress (ElectraI Agapi Argise mia Mera).
  • Jon Gilliam, 81, American football player (Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs).
  • Jack Harding, 87, Irish hurler.
  • Ole Holsti, 86, American political scientist.
  • Ángela Jeria, 93, Chilean archaeologist and human rights activist.
  • Nikolai Kapustin, 81, Russian composer and pianist.
  • Jiří T. Kotalík, 69, Czech art historian, rector of the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague (1997–2003, 2010–2014).
  • Jiro Kuwata, 85, Japanese manga artist (8 Man).
  • Tunney Lee, 88, Chinese-born American architect, complications from cancer.
  • Wanderley Mariz, 79, Brazilian politician, Deputy (1975–1987), COVID-19.
  • Bill Massey, 83, New Zealand Hall of Fame softball player (national team), World Championship bronze medallist (1966).
  • Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda, 73, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Huajuapan de León (since 2000).
  • John Ebong Ngole, 80, Cameroonian politician.
  • Tilo Prückner, 79, German actor (The NeverEnding StoryIron SkyTatort), heart failure.
  • Kevin Rafferty, 73, American film director (The Atomic CafeBlood in the Face) and cinematographer (Roger & Me), cancer.
  • Avon Riley, 62, American football player (Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers).
  • Reckful, 31, Israeli-American Twitch streamer, suicide.
  • Abraham Louis Schneiders, 94, Dutch diplomat and writer.
  • Ronald L. Schwary, 76, American film and television producer (Ordinary PeopleBatteries Not IncludedMedium), Oscar winner (1981).
  • Billy Tang, 69, Hong Kong film director (Dr. LambThose Were the Days…Dial D for Demons), nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
  • Marc Treanor, 57, British sand artist.
  • Mike Walling, 69, English comic actor and screenwriter.
  • Xu Qifeng, 84, Chinese engineer.
  • Yoon Sam-yook, 83, South Korean film director (I Will Survive) and screenwriter (Yalkae, a Joker in High SchoolSuddenly at Midnight).
  • Galina Zolotova, 95, Russian scientist.
  • Willem van Zwet, 86, Dutch mathematician.

3

  • Ejike Obumneme Aghanya, 87, Nigerian military officer and electrical engineer.
  • Protik Prakash Banerjee, 51, Indian jurist, Judge of the Calcutta High Court (since 2017), heart failure.
  • Tyson Brummett, 35, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), plane crash.
  • Cecilia Buscarons, 72–73, Uruguayan writer and historian.
  • Neil Erland Byers, 91, Canadian politician.
  • Earl Cameron, 102, Bermudian-born British actor (Doctor WhoPool of LondonThe Interpreter).
  • Hermine de Clermont-Tonnerre, 54, French princess, writer and actress (La Ferme Célébrités), traffic collision.
  • Len Cunning, 69, Canadian ice hockey player (Johnstown Jets).
  • Scott Erskine, 57, American serial killer, COVID-19.
  • Bob Gleeson, 88, Australian footballer (Richmond).
  • Wahidul Haq, 87, Bangladeshi politician, Minister of Finance (1988, 1988–1990).
  • Saroj Khan, 71, Indian choreographer (Mr. IndiaNaginaChandni), cardiac arrest.
  • Lore Krainer, 89, Austrian composer.
  • Ardico Magnini, 91, Italian footballer (Pistoiese, Fiorentina, national team).
  • Claude Mercier-Ythier, 88–89, French harpsichord maker.
  • Michel Meylan, 81, French politician, Member of the National Assembly (1988–2002).
  • Aurelio Moyano, 81, Argentine footballer (FC Nancy, AS Cannes).
  • Rolf Muuss, 95, German-born American psychologist, heart failure.
  • Francis Nadeem, 64, Pakistani Roman Catholic priest, heart attack.
  • Mamadou Bamba Ndiaye, 71, Senegalese politician, Minister of Religious Affairs (2000–2012).
  • Elba Perez-Cinciarelli, 76, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (2002–2004).
  • John Peter, 81, Hungarian-born British theatre critic.
  • Faruk Quazi, 71, Bangladeshi journalist, kidney failure.
  • Pamela Rush, 49, American anti-poverty activist, COVID-19.
  • Charlie Slack, 89, American basketball player (Marshall University).
  • Erika Taube, 86, German ethnologist and folklorist.
  • Leonardo Villar, 96, Brazilian actor (O Pagador de PromessasThe Hour and Turn of Augusto MatragaJuego peligroso), cardiac arrest.
  • Emily Howell Warner, 80, American airline pilot.

4

  • T. M. Giasuddin Ahmed, 83, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1990).
  • Alan S. Becker, 74, American politician, attorney and educator, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1972–1978), cancer.
  • Angelo Fagiani, 77, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche (1997–2007).
  • Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, 68, American sideshow attractions and documentary subjects, world’s oldest conjoined twins.
  • Brandis Kemp, 76, American actress (FridaysAfterMASHHexed), brain cancer and COVID-19.
  • Robert Mack, 61, Austrian Olympic ice hockey player (1988).
  • Irwin Molasky, 93, American real estate developer.
  • John Papworth, 98, British Anglican clergyman and activist.
  • Martha Rocha, 83, Brazilian model, Miss Universo Brasil (1954), heart attack.
  • Seninho, 71, Portuguese footballer (Porto, New York Cosmos, national team).
  • Bhakti Charu Swami, 74, Indian spiritual teacher (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), COVID-19.
  • Earl Thomas, 71, American football player (Chicago Bears, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers).
  • Mary Twala, 80, South African actress (Life, Above AllBeat the DrumSarafina!).
  • Arie van der Vlis, 79, Dutch military officer, Chief of the Defence Staff (1992–1994).
  • Kevin Wickham, 80, Australian Olympic rower (1964).

5

  • Ragaa Al Geddawy, 85, Egyptian actress and model, COVID-19.
  • Souzána Antonakáki, 84–85, Greek architect.
  • Bill Barlow, 89, Canadian politician.
  • Horace Barlow, 98, British neuroscientist.
  • Fiorenza Bassoli, 71, Italian politician.
  • Léo Bergoffen, 97, German-born French Holocaust survivor.
  • Nirmalendu Bhattacharya, 61, Indian politician.
  • Antônio Bivar, 81, Brazilian writer and playwright, COVID-19.
  • Ismael Bonilla, 41, Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, race collision.
  • Tom Churchill, 59, American meteorologist and radio personality, melanoma.
  • Nick Cordero, 41, Canadian actor and singer (Bullets Over BroadwayA Bronx TaleWaitress), COVID-19.
  • Ayatullah Durrani, 64, Pakistani politician, MP (2008–2013), COVID-19.
  • Cleveland Eaton, 80, American jazz bassist.
  • Bettina Gilois, 58, German-born American screenwriter (BessieGlory RoadMcFarland, USA), cancer.
  • Willi Holdorf, 80, German athlete, Olympic champion (1964).
  • Kōshū Itabashi, 93, Japanese Sōtō Zen master, abbot of Sōji-ji (1998–2002).
  • Ahmad Karami, 76, Lebanese politician.
  • Mauro Mellini, 93, Italian lawyer and politician, Deputy (1976–1992), secretary of the Radical Party (1968–1969).
  • Margarita Paksa, 88, Argentine artist.
  • Aubert Pallascio, 82, Canadian actor (The Kidnapping of the PresidentBlack ListPunisher: War Zone), cancer.
  • Barrie Penrose, 78, British investigative journalist and author, complications from Parkinson’s disease.
  • Brad Pye Jr., 89, American sports journalist (Los Angeles Sentinel), broadcaster, and politician.
  • Bob Reade, 87, American college football player (Cornell College) and coach (Geneseo High School, Augustana College).
  • Grethe Ryen, 70, Norwegian actress (KarjolsteinenDen sommeren jeg fylte 15).
  • Ena Thomas, 85, Welsh television cook.
  • Tiloun, 53, Réunionese singer.
  • Volodymyr Troshkin, 72, Ukrainian football player (Dynamo Kyiv), Olympic bronze medallist (1976) and manager (Veres Rivne).
  • Naama Tsal, 39, Israeli editor and writer, cancer.
  • Olena Vasylivna Tsvek, 88, Ukrainian archaeologist.
  • Tom Vaughn, 77, American football player (Detroit Lions, Iowa State Cyclones).
  • Ashoka Wadigamangawa, 68, Sri Lankan politician, MP (1989–1994), traffic collision.
  • Mahendra Yadav, 70, Indian politician, Delhi MLA (1998–2003) and convicted criminal, COVID-19.

6

  • Inuwa Abdulkadir, 54, Nigerian politician, COVID-19.
  • Suresh Amonkar, 68, Indian politician, Goa MLA (2012–2017), COVID-19.
  • Rosario Bléfari, 54, Argentine actress (Poor ButterflyI, the Worst of AllRapado), singer and writer, cancer.
  • Louis Colavecchio, 78, American counterfeiter.
  • Carme Contreras i Verdiales, 87, Spanish actress (El cor de la ciutat).
  • Charlie Daniels, 83, American Hall of Fame country singer-songwriter and musician (“The Devil Went Down to Georgia”, “Uneasy Rider”), Grammy Award winner (1980), hemorrhagic stroke.
  • Bishnu Charan Das, 65, Indian politician, MP (2016–2017), stroke.
  • Katie G. Dorsett, 87, American politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (2003–2011).
  • Esparbec, 79–80, French pornographic author.
  • Ronald Graham, 84, American mathematician (Graham’s number), President of the American Mathematical Society (1993–1994), bronchiectasis.
  • Hisham al-Hashimi, 47, Iraqi historian and security expert, shot.
  • Julio Jiménez, 55, Bolivian politician, Deputy (since 2015), COVID-19.
  • Gordon Kegakilwe, 53, South African politician, North West MEC (since 2019), COVID-19.
  • Andrew Kishore, 64, Bangladeshi playback singer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
  • Juris Kronbergs, 73, Latvian-Swedish poet and translator.
  • Mary Kay Letourneau, 58, American teacher and convicted rapist, cancer.
  • Ennio Morricone, 91, Italian film composer (The Good, the Bad and the UglyOnce Upon a Time in the WestThe Hateful Eight), Oscar winner (2016), complications from a fall.
  • Zithulele Patrick Mvemve, 79, South African Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg (1986–1994) and Bishop of Klerksdorp (1994–2013).
  • Zdzisław Myrda, 69, Polish Olympic basketball player (1980).
  • Mark Naley, 59, Australian footballer (South Adelaide, Carlton), brain cancer.
  • Freya Pausewang, 87, German author and sociology educator.
  • Barbara Pec-Ślesicka, 83, Polish production manager and film producer (Rok pierwszyWithout AnesthesiaDanton).
  • Joe Porcaro, 90, American percussionist (The Wrecking Crew).
  • Giuseppe Rizza, 33, Italian footballer (Juve Stabia, Arezzo, Pergocrema), complications from ruptured brain aneurysm.
  • Song Jinsheng, 87, Chinese politician, Vice-Chairman of the Peasants’ and Workers’ Democratic Party (1992–2007).
  • Osvaldo Sosa, 72, Argentine football player (Club Almagro, Argentinos Juniors) and manager (Talleres de Córdoba), complications from a stroke.
  • Marta Stebnicka, 95, Polish actress.
  • Zoran Stojković, 73, Serbian politician, Minister of Justice (2004–2007).
  • Ernst Zacharias, 96, German electronic musician and engineer.
  • Sergey Zagraevsky, 55, Russian-Israeli painter, architectural historian and theologian, heart failure.
  • Deborah Zamble, 48–49, Canadian chemist, brain hemorrhage.

7

  • Hernán Alemán, 65, Venezuelan exiled politician, Deputy (since 2011) and mayor of Cabimas (1989–1996, 2000–2008), COVID-19.
  • Jale Aylanç, 72, Turkish actress (Suskunlar).
  • George Boyd, 68, Canadian playwright and news anchor (CBC Newsworld).
  • Dannes Coronel, 47, Ecuadorian footballer (El Nacional, Macará, national team), heart attack.
  • Gilbert Doucet, 64, French rugby union player and coach (FC Lourdes, RC Toulonnais).
  • Millicent S. Ficken, 86, American ethologist.
  • Elizabeth Harrower, 92, Australian novelist (Down in the CityThe Watch TowerIn Certain Circles).
  • Bob Hitchens, 68, American football player and coach (Miami RedHawks).
  • Khalid bin Saud, 95, Saudi prince.
  • Henry Krtschil, 87, German composer and pianist.
  • Yves Lever, 78, Canadian film historian and academic.
  • Bill Ramsey, 76, English rugby league player (Leeds, Hull, Hunslet).
  • Juan Rosai, 79, Italian-born American pathologist.
  • Mike Ryan, 78, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies).
  • Jay Severin, 69, American radio talk show host (WOR, WTKK, Blaze Media) and political consultant, stroke.
  • R. Sundarrajan, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA.
  • Henk Tennekes, 69, Dutch toxicologist, active euthanasia for pulmonary disease.
  • Chynybaĭ Tursunbekov, 59, Kyrgyz politician, President of the Supreme Council (2016–2017), pneumonia.
  • Wolfgard Voß, 94, German Olympic gymnast (1952).
  • Wang Jiafan, 81, Chinese historian.
  • Dhansiri Weerasinghe, 84, Sri Lankan cricketer (national team).
  • Wally Wolf, 78, American baseball player (California Angels).

8

  • Jean-Claude Alibert, 71, French rally racer.
  • Norman Allinger, 92, American chemist.
  • Daniel Alvarado, 70, Venezuelan actor (La revanchaPecado de amorMy Sweet Fat Valentina), fall.
  • F. G. Bailey, 96, British social anthropologist.
  • Odi Bouwmans, 76, Dutch politician, mayor of Helvoirt and Boxmeer.
  • Amadou Gon Coulibaly, 61, Ivorian politician, Prime Minister (since 2017).
  • Lambert Croux, 93, Belgian politician, senator (1977–1981) and Member of the European Parliament (1979–1989).
  • Ramón Escobar Santiago, 83, Spanish politician, mayor of Segovia (1991–1999).
  • Jagdeep, 81, Indian actor (SholayPurana MandirAndaz Apna Apna) and comedian.
  • Finn Christian Jagge, 54, Norwegian alpine skier, Olympic champion (1992), gastric volvulus.
  • Jimmy Johnson, 80, Nigerian actor (The Village Headmaster), surgery complications.
  • Liliane Klein-Lieber, 96, French resistance member (Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs israélites de France).
  • Wayne Mixson, 98, American politician, Governor of Florida (1987), member of the Florida House of Representatives (1967–1978).
  • Eldon A. Money, 89, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1974–1979) and Senate (1980–1997).
  • Ricardo Mthembu, 50, South African politician, mayor of KwaDukuza (2011–2019), COVID-19.
  • Santiago Nsobeya, 70, Equatoguinean politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1999–2003).
  • Munah Pelham-Youngblood, 36, Liberian politician, member of the House of Representatives (since 2011).
  • José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, 72, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of the Territorial Prelature of Jesús María del Nayar (1992–2010).
  • Ross Pritchard, 95, American academic administrator, Chancellor of the University of Denver (1978–1984).
  • Alex Pullin, 32, Australian Olympic snowboarder (2010, 2014, 2018), snowboard cross world champion (2011, 2013), drowned.
  • Naya Rivera, 33, American actress (GleeThe Royal FamilyStep Up), model and singer, drowned.
  • Noloyiso Sandile, 56, South African royal, Regent of the Royal House of the AmaRharhabe, COVID-19.
  • Howard Schoenfield, 62, American tennis player, COVID-19.
  • Lyudmila Stanukinas, 89, Kazakhstani documentary filmmaker.
  • Abdelmajid Tlemçani, 82, Tunisian footballer (Espérance Sportive de Tunis, national team).
  • Brad Watson, 64, American author and academic, heart failure.
  • William Wolff, 93, German-British journalist and rabbi.
  • Flossie Wong-Staal, 72, Chinese-American virologist, pneumonia.
  • Jelko Yuresha, 83, Croatian-born British ballet dancer and choreographer.

9

  • Agustín Alezzo, 84, Argentine theater director, complications from COVID-19.
  • Johnny Beattie, 93, Scottish actor (River City) and comedian (Scotch & WryRab C. Nesbitt).
  • Maurice Born, 76–77, Swiss architect and sociologist.
  • Marlene Catzín Cih, 66, Mexican politician, mayor of Maxcanú (1994–1995, 2010–2012, since 2018), COVID-19.
  • Roland Desné, 89, French philosopher and writer.
  • Jean-François Garreaud, 74, French actor (Violette NozièreA Simple StoryI as in Icarus).
  • Ranjon Ghoshal, 65, Indian theatre director and musician (Moheener Ghoraguli).
  • Nina Khachaturyan, 88, Russian historian.
  • Sahara Khatun, 77, Bangladeshi politician, Minister of Home Affairs (2009–2012) and Posts and Telecommunications (2012–2013), MP (since 2009).
  • Mohamed Kouradji, 68, Algerian football referee, COVID-19.
  • Antonio Krastev, 59, Bulgarian weightlifter, world champion (1985, 1986), traffic collision.
  • Irma Lanzas, 86, Salvadoran writer and educator.
  • Sylvia Martínez Elizondo, 72, Mexican politician, Senator (2016–2018).
  • Bruce Nestande, 82, American politician, heart attack.
  • Park Won-soon, 64, South Korean politician, mayor of Seoul (since 2011), suicide.
  • Hafiz Rahim, 36, Singaporean footballer (Geylang United, Gombak United, national team), traffic collision.
  • Bob Sabourin, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs).
  • Vladimir Salkov, 83, Russian football player and manager (Shakhtar Donetsk, Rotor Volgograd).
  • Tong Binggang, 92, Chinese physicist.
  • Gabriella Tucci, 90, Italian operatic soprano.
  • Elizabeth Vallance, 75, British philosopher.
  • Joseph Vidal, 87, French politician, National Assembly member for Aude (1978–1993).

10

  • Ben Acton, 92, Australian Olympic ice hockey player (1960).
  • Morris Cerullo, 88, American Pentecostal televangelist, founder of The Inspiration Network, pneumonia.
  • Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty, 82, Indian-American microbiologist (Diamond v. Chakrabarty).
  • Jack Charlton, 85, English football player (Leeds United, national team) and manager (Republic of Ireland national team), world champion (1966), lymphoma and dementia.
  • Robert Curtis Clark, 83, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (1960–1981).
  • Johnny Cusack, 92, Irish Gaelic footballer (Cavan, Lavey).
  • Corra Dirksen, 82, South African rugby player (Northern Transvaal, national team), COVID-19.
  • Vikas Dubey, 56, Indian gangster and convicted murderer, shot.
  • Eddie Gale, 78, American jazz trumpeter.
  • Andrés Indriðason, 78, Icelandic television producer.
  • Miloš Jakeš, 97, Czech politician, First Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989).
  • Wolfgang Jerat, 65, German football player and coach.
  • Ghaida Kambash, 46, Iraqi politician (Council of Representatives of Iraq), COVID-19.
  • Ferenc Koncz, 60, Hungarian politician, MP (1998–2002, 2004–2006, 2010–2014, since 2018), traffic collision.
  • Cosmas Magaya, 66, Zimbabwean mbira musician, COVID-19.
  • Panagiotis Manias, 87, Greek basketball player, drowned.
  • Ljubica Miletić, 72, Serbian poet, translator and essayist.
  • Colin Milner Smith, 83, British judge and cricketer.
  • Pep Mòdol, 62, Spanish politician and writer, Deputy (1989–1993) and Senator (1996–2000), cancer.
  • Paik Sun-yup, 99, South Korean military officer.
  • Dick Passwater, 93, American racecar driver.
  • Mahmoud Reda, 90, Egyptian dancer, choreographer and Olympic gymnast (1952).
  • Michael M. Richter, 82, German mathematician and computer scientist.
  • Lara van Ruijven, 27, Dutch short track speed skater, Olympic bronze medallist (2018) and world champion (2019), autoimmune disease.
  • Alfredo Sirkis, 69, Brazilian politician, Deputy (2011–2014), traffic collision.
  • Anna Stroka, 97, Polish literary historian, author and translator.
  • Steve Sutherland, British club and radio disc jockey (Choice FM, Galaxy FM).
  • Olga Tass, 91, Hungarian gymnast, Olympic champion (1956).
  • Genevieve Westcott, 65, Canadian-born New Zealand journalist and television presenter, breast cancer.
  • Ed Wild, 85, Canadian Olympic basketball player (1956).
  • Dick Williams, 92, American magician.

11

  • Marc Angelucci, 52, American attorney and men’s rights activist, shot.
  • Jyotsna Bhatt, 80, Indian ceramicist and potter.
  • Frank Bolling, 88, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves).
  • Iñaxi Etxabe, 87, Spanish bertsolari.
  • Jane Gardner, 68, American journalist and news presenter (WSLS, WVEC, WTKR).
  • Robert Gnaizda, 83, American civil rights lawyer.
  • Kyaw Hein, 72, Burmese actor (Kanyar Pyo Nae Zayar AoSone YayWai Lae Mhway Kyway Lae Mhway), complications from a stroke.
  • A. H. Jami, 77, Indian cartoonist.
  • Edward Kmiec, 84, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Nashville (1992–2004) and Buffalo (2004–2012).
  • Nicholas Lash, 86, English theologian.
  • Lim Boo Liat, 93, Malaysian zoologist.
  • Florence Littauer, 92, American self-help author.
  • Yoshihiko Matsuo, 86, Japanese car designer (Datsun 240Z).
  • Jacques Mazoin, 91, French rugby union player and coach (US Dax, Paris UC).
  • Mary Miller, 90, English actress (Crown CourtEastEnders).
  • Rich Priske, 52, Canadian bassist, heart attack.
  • Tõnu Puu, 83, Estonian-born Swedish economist.
  • Maynard Reece, 100, American wildlife artist.
  • Engel Reinhoudt, 74, Dutch troubadour and dialect writer.
  • Sergey Smiryagin, 56, Russian Olympic swimmer (1980).
  • Donald Whiston, 93, American ice hockey player, Olympic silver medallist (1952).

12

  • Jack Ah Kit, 69, Australian politician, Northern Territory MLA (1995–2005).
  • Miryana Basheva, 73, Bulgarian poet.
  • Doris Beck, 91, American politician.
  • Rod Bernard, 79, American singer (“This Should Go On Forever”).
  • Raymundo Capetillo, 76, Mexican actor (Rosa salvajeCorazón salvaje), COVID-19.
  • Divya Chouksey, 29, Indian actress and singer, cancer.
  • Joanna Cole, 75, American children’s writer (The Magic School Bus), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
  • Alain Desvergnes, 88, French photographer.
  • Kevin Dwyer, 91, New Zealand cricketer (Auckland).
  • Judy Dyble, 71, English singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention, Trader Horne), lung cancer.
  • Hassan Abshir Farah, 75, Somali politician, Prime Minister (2001–2003) and MP (since 2012).
  • Bill Gilbreth, 72, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, California Angels), complications from heart surgery.
  • Mohamed Hashi, Somali politician, President of Puntland (2004–2005).
  • Jane Campbell Hutchison, 87, American art historian.
  • Huey Johnson, 87, American environmentalist.
  • Ignat Kaneff, 93, Bulgarian-Canadian construction executive and philanthropist.
  • Nurhasanah Iskandar, 62, Indonesian voice actress (Doraemon).
  • Nelson Meurer, 77, Brazilian politician, Deputy (1995–2019), mayor of Francisco Beltrão (1989–1993), COVID-19.
  • Gerard Collier, 5th Baron Monkswell, 73, British hereditary peer.
  • Manuel Moroun, 93, American transportation executive, heart failure.
  • Alfred Mtsi, 69, South African politician, mayor of Buffalo City (2015–2016), COVID-19.
  • Frank Popper, 102, Czech-born French-British art and technology historian.
  • Kelly Preston, 57, American actress (Jerry MaguireTwinsSky High), breast cancer.
  • Henrik Ripa, 52, Swedish politician, MP (2010–2014).
  • Nagindas Sanghavi, 100, Indian political columnist.
  • Jarno Sarkula, 47, Finnish musician (Alamaailman Vasarat).
  • Roger Simons, 93, Belgian journalist.
  • Eleanor Sokoloff, 106, American pianist.
  • Wim Suurbier, 75, Dutch football player (Ajax, national team) and manager (Tampa Bay Rowdies), cerebral hemorrhage.
  • Lajos Szűcs, 76, Hungarian footballer (Ferencvárosi, Budapest Honvéd, national team), Olympic champion (1968).

13

  • Hasan al-Lawzi, 68, Yemeni writer and politician, Acting Prime Minister (2011), COVID-19.
  • Luis Arias Graziani, 94, Peruvian air force officer and politician, Minister of Defence (1978–1980) and Chief of the Joint Command (1979), COVID-19.
  • Nurul Islam Babul, 74, Bangladeshi business magnate, chairman of Jamuna Group, COVID-19.
  • Christian Biet, 68, French writer and professor.
  • Ian Black, 76, Australian politician.
  • Eugene Chelyshev, 98, Russian Indologist.
  • Kenneth Church, 90, American jockey, COVID-19.
  • Barrie Cook, 91, British abstract artist.
  • Moses Costa, 69, Bangladeshi Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Chittagong (since 2017), stroke.
  • Bernard Cottret, 69, French historian and literary scholar.
  • Hadi Dahane, 76, Moroccan footballer (Union Sidi Kacem, national team).
  • Sergio González, 59, Argentine footballer (Instituto).
  • Marilyn Howard, 81, American politician.
  • Chuck Hulse, 92, American Hall of Fame racing driver.
  • Grant Imahara, 49, American electrical engineer (Star WarsThe Matrix) and television personality (MythBusters), brain aneurysm.
  • Gerardo Juraci Campelo Leite, 88, Brazilian politician, Piauí MLA (1983–1991, 1995–2015), COVID-19.
  • Delphine Levy, 51, French museum director (Paris Musées).
  • Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias, 79, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Astorga (1995–2015).
  • Zindzi Mandela, 59, South African politician and diplomat.
  • Daniel David Moses, 68, Canadian poet and playwright.
  • Pat Quinn, 84, Scottish football player (Motherwell, national team) and manager (East Fife).
  • Debendra Nath Roy, 64–65, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (since 2016), hanging.
  • Borghild Røyseland, 93, Norwegian politician, MP (1985–1993).
  • Fahim Saleh, 33, Bangladeshi-American web developer and entrepreneur, stabbed.
  • Zeng Yi, 91, Chinese virologist.

14

  • Adalet Ağaoğlu, 90, Turkish novelist and playwright, multiple organ failure.
  • Tolulope Arotile, 24, Nigerian helicopter pilot, traffic collision.
  • Gabriele Buschmeier, 65, German musicologist.
  • Tim Clark, 84, British physician.
  • Jyotsna Das, 92–93, Indian actress.
  • Galyn Görg, 55, American actress (RoboCop 2M.A.N.T.I.S.Point Break) and dancer, cancer.
  • Bea Gorton, 73, American college basketball coach (Indiana Hoosiers).
  • Polad Hashimov, 45, Azerbaijani military officer, shot.
  • Dinah Hinz, 86, German actress and voice actress.
  • Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton, 88, British jurist, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (1989–1997) and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1997–2004).
  • Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam, 78, Bangladeshi military officer, Chief of Naval Staff (1991–1995), COVID-19.
  • Ronald Johnson, 76, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (since 1978), liver cancer.
  • Jindřich Kabát, 67, Czech psychologist and politician, Minister of Culture (1992–1994).
  • Caesar Korolenko, 86, Russian psychiatrist, COVID-19.
  • Daniel Lewis Lee, 47, American white supremacist and convicted triple murderer, execution by lethal injection.
  • Dave Lewis, 65, American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Rams).
  • J. J. Lionel, 72, Belgian musician (“La danse des canards”).
  • Ron de Lugo, 89, American politician.
  • Maria Lugones, 76, Argentine feminist philosopher.
  • Noël Martin, 60, Jamaican-born British assisted suicide activist and neo-Nazi victim.
  • Alex McCool, 96, American NASA manager.
  • Luis Orán Castañeda, 41, Colombian racing cyclist, conveyor belt accident.
  • Susan Quimpo, 59, Filipino activist and author.
  • Sir Desmond Rice, 95, British army officer and courtier.
  • Maurice Roëves, 83, Scottish actor (Oh! What a Lovely WarEscape to VictoryThe Last of the Mohicans).
  • Arthur Samberg, 79, American businessman, leukemia.
  • Abolghasem Sarhaddizadeh, 75, Iranian politician, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs (1983–1989) and MP (1990–1992, 1996–2004).
  • Milan Šašik, 67, Slovak-born Ukrainian Ruthenian Catholic hierarch, Bishop of Mukachevo (since 2002).
  • John Schaeffer, 79, Dutch-born Australian art collector and businessman, traffic collision.
  • Shajahan Siraj, 77, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1991) and co-founder of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, cancer.
  • Noemi Steuer, 63, Swiss actress (Die Zweite Heimat).
  • Stephen Susman, 79, American attorney, COVID-19.
  • Juan Uder, 93, Argentine basketball player, world champion (1950).

15

  • Carlotta Barilli, 84, Italian actress (Ragazzi del Juke-BoxHowlers in the DockLa commare secca).
  • Mateo A. T. Caparas, 96, Filipino lawyer and politician.
  • Severino Cavalcanti, 89, Brazilian politician, Deputy (1995–2005), complications from diabetes.
  • Igor Chernykh, 88, Russian cinematographer (The Diamond ArmParticularly Important TaskPrivate Detective, or Operation Cooperation).
  • Elias Farkouh, 72, Jordanian novelist, heart attack.
  • Paul Fusco, 89, American photojournalist, dementia.
  • Juan José García Corral, 68, Spanish bullfighter.
  • Ivar Genesjö, 89, Swedish Olympic fencer (1964).
  • Louw de Graaf, 90, Dutch politician.
  • Sayed Haider, 95, Bangladeshi language movement activist, pneumonia.
  • Stan Hindman, 76, American football player (San Francisco 49ers).
  • David Humphries, 66, English cricketer (Leicestershire, Worcestershire).
  • David Kaiser, 50, American philanthropist, glioblastoma multiforme.
  • Arnol Kox, 67, Dutch street preacher.
  • Oscar Hugh Lipscomb, 88, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Mobile (1980–2008).
  • Hem Lumphat, 43, Cambodian Olympic swimmer (1996).
  • Travell Mazion, 24, American boxer, NABF super welterweight champion, traffic collision.
  • Nigel Murch, 76, Australian cricketer (Victoria, Northamptonshire).
  • Kieran O’Connor, 41, Irish Gaelic footballer (Aghada, Cork), Ewing’s sarcoma.
  • Victoria Rodríguez, 88, Spanish actress, pneumonia.
  • Ana Romero Reguera, 88, Spanish fighting bull rancher.
  • Eugenio Scarpellini, 66, Italian-born Bolivian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop (2010–2013) and Bishop of El Alto (since 2013), COVID-19.
  • George Simon, 73, Guyanese artist and archeologist, cancer.
  • Sir Toke Talagi, 69, Niuean diplomat and politician, MP (1999–2020) and Premier (2008–2020).
  • Mohd. Khusairi Abdul Talib, 59, Malaysian politician, Perak State MLA (since 2004), heart attack.

16

  • David Bobihoe Akib, 64, Indonesian politician, Regent of Gorontalo (2005–2015).
  • Ken Chinn, 57, Canadian punk rock vocalist (SNFU).
  • Roger Côté, 80, Canadian ice hockey player (Edmonton Oilers, Indianapolis Racers).
  • Christopher Dickey, 68, American journalist, news editor (The Daily Beast) and author, heart attack.
  • Elisabeth Ebeling, 73, German actress.
  • Gladys Ejomi, Cameroonian physician.
  • Tony Elliott, 73, English publisher, founder of Time Out Group.
  • Patrick Ellis, 77, American radio host, COVID-19.
  • Mason Gaffney, 96, American economist.
  • Ted Gerela, 76, Canadian football player (BC Lions).
  • Mustapha Karkouti, 77, Syrian journalist, heart attack.
  • Karl Heinrich Kaufhold, 87, German historian.
  • Janis Kravis, 84, Latvian-born Canadian architect.
  • Marie-Christine Lévesque, 61–62, Canadian author, brain cancer.
  • Irena Milovan, 83, Croatian ballet dancer.
  • Azuma Morisaki, 92, Japanese film director (Tora-san, His Tender LoveTime and TidePecoross’ Mother and Her Days), stroke.
  • Cornelius Mwalwanda, Malawian economist and politician, COVID-19.
  • Norm Neeson, 86, Australian footballer (North Melbourne).
  • Vladimir Obuchov, 84, Russian basketball coach (MBC Dynamo Moscow, Soviet Union national team, Malta national team).
  • Jamie Oldaker, 68, American drummer (Eric Clapton, The Tractors).
  • Omaswati, 54, Indonesian comedian.
  • Jonathan Oppenheim, 67, American film editor (Paris Is BurningThe Oath), brain cancer.
  • Rick Reed, 70, American baseball umpire.
  • Neela Satyanarayanan, 72, Indian civil servant, COVID-19.
  • Phyllis Somerville, 76, American actress (The Big CLittle ChildrenThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button).
  • Tony Taylor, 84, Cuban baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers), complications from a stroke.
  • Frits Tellegen, 101, Dutch urban designer.
  • Alexei Tezikov, 42, Russian ice hockey player (Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks, HC Lada Togliatti), heart attack.
  • Víctor Víctor, 71, Dominican singer-songwriter and guitarist, COVID-19.
  • Delphine Zanga Tsogo, 84, Cameroonian writer, feminist and politician, Deputy (1965–1972).

17

  • Emajuddin Ahamed, 86, Bangladeshi political scientist and academic administrator, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka (1992–1996), cardiac arrest.
  • Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, 20, Russian-Australian Olympic pair skater (2018), junior world champion (2017), suicide by jumping.
  • José Paulo de Andrade, 78, Brazilian journalist, complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and COVID-19.
  • Gian Franco Anedda, 89, Italian politician, Deputy (1992–2006).
  • Moussa Benhamadi, 67, Algerian politician and executive, COVID-19.
  • Brigid Berlin, 80, American artist, pulmonary embolism.
  • Pierre-Marie Coty, 92, Ivorian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Daloa (1975–2005).
  • Josephine Cox, 82, English author.
  • Alex Dawson, 80, Scottish footballer (Manchester United, Preston North End, Brighton & Hove Albion).
  • Seyfi Dursunoğlu, 87, Turkish comedian and television presenter (Dans Eder misin?), pneumonia.
  • Julian Farrand, 84, English legal academic, pulmonary embolism.
  • Peter Ford, 86, English footballer (Port Vale, Macclesfield Town, Stoke City).
  • Dominic Foreman, 86, Australian politician, Senator (1981–1997).
  • Ursula Funke, 81, German politician.
  • Zenon Grocholewski, 80, Polish Roman Catholic cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (1999–2015).
  • Derek Ho, 55, American surfer, world champion (1993), heart attack.
  • Barry Jarman, 84, Australian cricketer (South Australia, national team).
  • Zizi Jeanmaire, 96, French ballet dancer (Carmen).
  • John Lewis, 80, American civil rights leader and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 1987), Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (2011), pancreatic cancer.
  • Shirley Love, 87, American broadcaster (WOAY-TV) and politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1994–2008) and House of Delegates (2017–2019).
  • Volodymyr Lozynskyi, 65, Ukrainian football player (Dynamo Kyiv) and manager (Vorskla Poltava).
  • Silvio Marzolini, 79, Argentine footballer (Ferro Carril Oeste, Boca Juniors, national team), complications from a stroke and cancer.
  • Daniel Ato Kwamina Mensah, 66, Ghanaian banker and economist, CEO of Ghana Association of Bankers.
  • John Neale, 93, English Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Ramsbury (1974–1988).
  • Angela von Nowakonski, 67, Brazilian physician, COVID-19.
  • Thomas O’Regan, 64, Australian media theorist and academic.
  • J. I. Packer, 93, British-born Canadian evangelical theologian (Knowing God).
  • Marcuse Pfeifer, 83, American gallerist.
  • Bill Scott, 74, British Anglican priest, Deputy Clerk of the Closet (2007–2015).
  • C. S. Seshadri, 88, Indian mathematician (Seshadri constant).
  • Michael Silverstein, 74, American linguist and anthropologist, brain cancer.
  • Andrzej Strzelecki, 68, Polish actor, satirist and screenplay writer, rector of Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw (2008–2016), lung cancer.
  • Ron Tauranac, 95, British-Australian engineer and racing car designer, co-founder of Brabham.
  • C. T. Vivian, 95, American author and civil rights activist, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (2013).
  • Marian Więckowski, 86, Polish racing cyclist, Tour de Pologne winner (1954, 1955, 1956).

18

  • Vishnu Raj Atreya, 75, Nepali writer and poet, gallbladder cancer.
  • Charles Bukeko, 58, Kenyan actor and comedian (The Captain of Nakara), COVID-19.
  • René Carmans, 75, Belgian footballer (K.F.C. Diest), heart disease.
  • Elize Cawood, 68, South African actress (Dis ek, Anna), lung cancer.
  • Paul Cunningham, 82, American Nazarene minister and superintendent (1993–2009).
  • Ismail Ebrahim, 73, South African cricketer (Natal).
  • Martha Flores, 91, Cuban radio host, journalist and singer (Cuban-American lobby), pancreatic cancer.
  • Pam Francis, 65, American photographer, complications from a hip injury.
  • Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, 57, Indian-born American physician, cancer.
  • Ray Hannigan, 93, Canadian-born American ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs).
  • Robert Hellenga, 78, American writer and academic.
  • Katherine B. Hoffman, 105, American chemist and academic administrator, COVID-19.
  • Ashraf Hossain, 79, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1996, 2006–2008), cancer.
  • Lenzie Howell, 52, American basketball player (Red Giants, Cholet, Bourg-en-Bresse).
  • David Jisse, 74, French composer, cancer.
  • Myrzageldy Kemel, 71, Kazakhstani academic and politician, Deputy (1995–2004).
  • Paul Kiener, 74, American director and cinematographer.
  • Hubert Kitchen, 91, Canadian politician, member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.
  • Boško Marinko, 81, Serbian Olympic wrestler (1968, 1972).
  • Juan Marsé, 87, Spanish novelist, journalist and screenwriter, renal failure.
  • Marie-Françoise Matouk, 91, French art reseller.
  • Colin Mason, 93, Australian journalist, author and politician, Senator (1978–1987).
  • Maura McNiel, 99, American women’s rights activist.
  • Ali Mirzaei, 91, Iranian weightlifter, Olympic bronze medalist (1952).
  • Martha Mmola, South African politician, MP (2014–2019), COVID-19.
  • Haruma Miura, 30, Japanese actor (KoizoraKimi ni TodokeAttack on Titan) and singer, suicide by hanging.
  • Cécile Reims, 92, French engraver and writer.
  • David Romero Ellner, Honduran journalist, lawyer, politician and convicted rapist, COVID-19.
  • Jope Ruonansuu, 56, Finnish actor, musician and stand-up comedian (Jopet Show), esophageal cancer.
  • Jaybee Sebastian, 40, Filipino convicted kidnapper and carjacker, COVID-19.
  • Henrique Soares da Costa, 57, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Palmares (since 2014), COVID-19.
  • Manuel C. Sobreviñas, 96, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Imus (1993–2001).
  • Keith Sonnier, 78, American sculptor and artist.
  • Baba Ibrahim Suma-Keita, 73, Sierra Leonean Olympic long-distance runner (1980, 1988).
  • Lucio Urtubia, 89, Spanish counterfeiter, robber and kidnapper (Anarchist Federation).
  • Alefoso Yalayalatabua, 43, Fijian rugby union player (Highlanders, Warriors, national team).

19

  • Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai, 76, Iraqi military officer and convicted war criminal, Minister of Defence (1995–2003), heart attack.
  • Biri Biri, 72, Gambian footballer (Wallidan Banjul, Sevilla, national team).
  • Bruce G. Blair, 72, American nuclear security expert and scholar, stroke.
  • Oreste Casalini, 58, Italian sculptor and painter, lung cancer.
  • David Cliche, 68, Canadian politician.
  • Giulia Maria Crespi, 97, Italian non-profit executive and environmentalist, founder of Fondo Ambiente Italiano.
  • Sonia Darrin, 96, American actress (Bury Me DeadFederal Agent at Large).
  • Doris Dartey, Ghanaian journalist, complications from cancer.
  • Seydou Diarra, 86, Ivorian politician, Prime Minister (2000, 2003–2005).
  • Louis Dicaire, 73, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Montreal (1999–2004) and Saint-Jean-Longueuil (since 2004).
  • Sapardi Djoko Damono, 80, Indonesian poet, multiple organ failure.
  • Denise Domenach-Lallich, 95, French resistance member.
  • Cor Fuhler, 55, Dutch-Australian experimental musician.
  • Mikołaj Kubica, 74, Polish Olympic gymnast (1964, 1968, 1972).
  • Ildikó Marosi, 88, Romanian-Hungarian journalist.
  • Jack McIlhargey, 68, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Hartford Whalers), cancer.
  • Lorenzo Milam, 86, American writer.
  • Joan Moriarty, 97, British military nurse, Matron-in-chief of Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps (1977–1981).
  • Giuseppe Ottaviani, 104, Italian masters athlete.
  • Ante Pavlović, 62, Croatian chiropractor.
  • Vladimir Proskurin, 79, Soviet football player and coach.
  • Emitt Rhodes, 70, American singer-songwriter (“Live”) and musician (The Palace Guard, The Merry-Go-Round).
  • Viktor Ryashko, 56, Ukrainian football player (Nyva Ternopil) and manager (Hoverla Uzhhorod), traffic collision.
  • César Salinas, 58, Bolivian football chairman (Bolivian Football Federation, The Strongest), COVID-19.
  • István Séllyei, 70, Hungarian Olympic wrestler (1976).
  • Shanthamma, 95, Indian actress.
  • Shukrullo, 98, Uzbek poet.
  • Nikolai Tanayev, 74, Kyrgyz politician, Prime Minister (2002–2005).
  • Franciszek Ziejka, 79, Polish literary historian, rector of Jagiellonian University (1999–2005).

20

  • Muhammad Aslam, 73, Pakistani jurist, Justice of the Supreme Court (2009–2012) and Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (2008–2009).
  • Hal Bernson, 89, American politician, member of the Los Angeles City Council (1979–2003).
  • Boka, 71, Azerbaijani singer.
  • Michael Brooks, 36, American political commentator (The Majority Report with Sam Seder), internal jugular vein thrombosis.
  • Victor Chizhikov, 84, Russian children’s book illustrator, designer of Misha.
  • Saskia Cohen-Tanugi, 61, French theatre director.
  • Ross Dallow, 82, New Zealand police officer.
  • Lone Dybkjær, 80, Danish politician, Minister for the Environment (1988–1990), cancer.
  • Hedi Hauser, 89, German children’s books author.
  • Roy Den Hollander, 72, American lawyer and murderer, perpetrator of the Salas home shooting, suicide by gunshot.
  • Ismaila Isa Funtua, 78, Nigerian politician, cardiac arrest.
  • Mirja Jämes, 95, Finnish Olympic hurdler (1948).
  • Gunther Kaschlun, 85, German Olympic rower (1956).
  • Ruth Lewis, 77, Pakistani Roman Catholic nun, co-founder of Darul Sukun, COVID-19.
  • Robert “Bob” Martin, 71, American editor.
  • Salman Mazahiri, Indian Islamic scholar and chancellor of Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur.
  • Bijay Mohanty, 70, Indian actor (Naga PhasaSuna PanjuriSahara Jaluchi).
  • Kenneth L. Peek Jr., 87, American lieutenant general.
  • Frazier Reams Jr., 90, American politician.
  • Doug Rogers, 79, Canadian judoka, Olympic silver medallist (1964).
  • Ram Awadhesh Singh, 83, Indian politician, MP (1977–1979, 1986–1992).
  • Mike Slemen, 69, English rugby union player (Liverpool, national team).
  • Harry Smith, 85, Canadian ice hockey player.
  • Angela Spook, 66, German witch.
  • Günter-Helge Strickstrack, 99, German politician, founding member of the CDU.
  • Shane Tuck, 38, Australian footballer (Richmond), suicide.
  • Jorge Villavicencio, 62, Guatemalan surgeon, Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance (2012–2014), COVID-19.
  • Geoff Williams, 89, Australian footballer (Geelong).

21

  • François Amoudruz, 93, French resistance member and Holocaust survivor.
  • Jos Bax, 74, Dutch footballer (FC Eindhoven, Helmond Sport, VVV-Venlo).
  • Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste, 85, French ambassador and diplomat.
  • Dobby Dobson, 78, Jamaican reggae singer and record producer, COVID-19.
  • Cheikh Sadibou Fall, 69, Senegalese politician, Minister of the Interior (2004).
  • Magda Faluhelyi, 73, Hungarian actress.
  • Suka K. Frederiksen, 55, Greenlandic politician, Foreign Minister (2017–2018).
  • Mieko Hirota, 73, Japanese singer, heart failure.
  • Dean Ing, 89, American author.
  • Alice Koller, 94, American author and academic.
  • Li Jijun, 87, Chinese geographer and geomorphologist.
  • Margaret McIver, 86, Australian Olympic equestrian (1984).
  • Hugh McLaughlin, 75, Scottish footballer (St Mirren, Third Lanark, Queen of the South).
  • Bruce McPhail, 83, New Zealand rugby union player (Canterbury, Nelson, national team).
  • Andrew Mlangeni, 95, South African political activist (Rivonia Trial).
  • Lennox Napier, 92, British major general.
  • Sean O’Mahony, 88, British music writer and magazine editor (The Beatles BookRecord Collector).
  • Stanley Robinson, 32, American basketball player (Iowa Energy, Moncton Miracles, Reales de La Vega).
  • Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, 98, Spanish Hellenist, translator and linguist, member of the Royal Spanish Academy.
  • Annie Ross, 89, British-American jazz singer (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross), songwriter (“Twisted”), and actress (Superman III), complications from emphysema and heart disease.
  • Michelle Senlis, 87, French songwriter and lyricist.
  • Susan Sizemore, 69, American novelist.
  • Tim Smith, 59, English singer-songwriter (Cardiacs, The Sea Nymphs, Spratleys Japs).
  • Wouter Snijders, 92, Dutch judge and legal scholar, Justice (1970–1986) and Vice President (1986–1998) of the Supreme Court.
  • Lalji Tandon, 85, Indian politician, Governor of Bihar (2018–2019) and Madhya Pradesh (2019–2020).
  • Halldóra K. Thoroddsen, 70, Icelandic writer.
  • Bob Wallace, 69, Australian-born American runner.
  • Kansai Yamamoto, 76, Japanese fashion designer, acute myeloid leukemia.

22

  • John Boyagis, 92, British Olympic alpine skier (1948, 1952).
  • Zacharias Chaliabalias, 74, Greek footballer (Iraklis, national team).
  • Dino De Poli, 90, Italian lawyer and politician, Deputy (1968–1972).
  • Charles Dewachtere, 92, Belgian Olympic marathon runner (1952).
  • Theo Diergaardt, 50, Namibian politician.
  • Eulogius, 83, Russian Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan of Vladimir and Suzdal (1990–2018).
  • Charles Evers, 97, American civil rights activist, disc jockey and politician, mayor of Fayette, Mississippi (1969–1981, 1985–1989).
  • Joan Feynman, 93, American astrophysicist.
  • Dirk Geukens, 57, Belgian motocross racer (1990 and 1991 Motocross World Championship medalist).
  • Alexander Gusev, 73, Russian ice hockey player, Olympic champion (1976).
  • Carlton Haselrig, 54, American wrestler, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets) and mixed martial artist, NCAA Wrestling Division I and II champion (1987–1989).
  • Aleksandr Ivanitsky, 82, Russian wrestler, Olympic champion (1964).
  • Ralph Liguori, 93, American racing driver (NASCAR Cup Series, USAC Championship Car series).
  • Tom Mitchell, 88, Irish republican and politician, MP (1955).
  • Raoul Sarrazin, 81, Canadian Olympic boxer (1960).
  • Bob Sebra, 58, American baseball player (Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds), multiple organ failure.
  • Chito Soganub, 59, Filipino Roman Catholic priest and kidnap victim, cardiac arrest.
  • Paul Van Roy, 88, Belgian basketball player (national team) and journalist (Gazet van Antwerpen), pancreatic cancer.
  • Luzius Wildhaber, 83, Swiss jurist, President of the European Court of Human Rights (1998–2007).

23

  • Mike Adams, 55, American columnist (The Daily Wire) and professor (University of North Carolina Wilmington), suicide by gunshot.
  • Lamine Bechichi, 92, Algerian politician.
  • John Blake, 59, American football player and coach (Oklahoma Sooners), heart attack.
  • Dick Bond, 84, American politician, member of the Kansas Senate (1987–2001).
  • John Bradbury, 79, Australian footballer (Footscray).
  • Jean Brankart, 90, Belgian racing cyclist.
  • Hassan Brijany, 59, Swedish actor, COVID-19.
  • Éric de Cromières, 66, French sporting (ASM Clermont Auvergne) and tire executive (Michelin), cancer.
  • Emmanuel Farhi, 41, French economist.
  • Joseph Jerome Farris, 90, American judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (since 1979).
  • Alan Garner, 69, English footballer (Luton Town, Watford, Millwall).
  • Betty van Garrel, 81, Dutch art journalist and writer.
  • Noel Jenke, 73, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers).
  • Tomas Joson III, 72, Filipino politician, Governor of Nueva Ecija (1992–1995, 1998–2007).
  • Ove König, 70, Swedish Olympic speed skater (1972).
  • Masakazu Konishi, 87, Japanese neurobiologist.
  • Jacqueline Noonan, 91, American pediatric cardiologist.
  • Ward Plummer, 79, American physicist.
  • Leida Rammo, 96, Estonian actress (A Young RetireeThe Fencer) and theatre director.
  • Sérgio Ricardo, 88, Brazilian film director (The Night of the Scarecrow), composer (Black God, White Devil) and singer, heart failure.
  • José Said, 90, Chilean real estate developer, founder chairman of Parque Arauco S.A. (since 1979).
  • Paolo Sassone-Corsi, 64, Italian molecular biologist (French National Centre for Scientific Research, University of California, Irvine).
  • Jacqueline Scott, 89, American actress (MacabreDuelThe Fugitive), lung cancer.
  • Dominic Sonic, 55, French singer.
  • Jerry Taft, 77, American meteorologist (WLS-TV, WMAQ-TV).
  • Ludmila Vachtová, 86, Czech historian and art critic.
  • Geoffrey Walton, 86, British Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Dorset (1982–2000).
  • Stuart Wheeler, 85, British financier and political activist, founder of IG Group and Treasurer of UKIP (2011–2014), stomach cancer.
  • Paulette Wilson, 64, Jamaican-British human rights activist.

24

  • Nina Andreyeva, 81, Russian chemist and politician, General Secretary of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks (since 1991).
  • Claude Beausoleil, 71, Canadian writer and poet.
  • Bo Black, 74, American festival director (Summerfest) and Playboy cover girl.
  • Ondřej Buchtela, 20, Czech ice hockey player (Piráti Chomutov, HC Benátky nad Jizerou), heart cancer.
  • Humbert Camerlo, 76, French opera director (Bluebeard’s CastleThe Gypsy Baron).
  • Rene Carpenter, 92, American columnist and television personality, heart failure.
  • Janine Despinette, 93–94, French researcher and critic.
  • Roberto Draghetti, 59, Italian voice actor, heart attack.
  • H. George Frederickson, 86, American academic.
  • Jean-Marc Gabaude, 92, French philosopher.
  • Henk van Gelderen, 98, Dutch Jewish resistance member.
  • Ray Grant, 86, Canadian curler.
  • Malcolm Green, 84, British inorganic chemist.
  • David Hagen, 47, Scottish footballer (Falkirk, Clyde, Peterhead), motor neuron disease.
  • Delwar Hossain, 85–86, Bangladeshi politician.
  • Ben Jipcho, 77, Kenyan athlete, Olympic silver medallist (1972).
  • Denise Idris Jones, 69, Welsh politician.
  • Nejib Ben Khalfallah, 52–53, Tunisian dancer and choreographer.
  • Nicolai Lomov, 74, Russian-born American pianist.
  • John Machacek, 80, American journalist (The Times-Union).
  • Claude-Gérard Marcus, 86, French politician, MP (1968–1997).
  • Benjamin Mkapa, 81, Tanzanian politician, President (1995–2005), heart attack as a complication of malaria.
  • Bernard Mohlalisi, 87, Lesothan Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Maseru (1990–2009).
  • Cristal Nell, 42, American bridge player.
  • Kundi Paihama, 75, Angolan politician, MP (since 2018).
  • Regis Philbin, 88, American entertainer and television personality (The Joey Bishop ShowLive with Regis and Kathie LeeWho Wants to Be a Millionaire), heart attack.
  • Naazim Richardson, 55, American boxing trainer.
  • Wil Rieken, 85, Dutch war grave maintainer.
  • Lotty Rosenfeld, 77, Chilean artist.
  • Amala Shankar, 101, Indian dancer and actress (Kalpana).
  • Barry St. John, 77, Scottish singer (“Come Away Melinda”).
  • Ann Syrdal, 74, American psychologist and computer science researcher, developed the first female-sounding voice synthesizer.
  • Jan Verroken, 103, Belgian politician (Chamber of Representatives, Flemish Parliament, European Parliament), mayor of Oudenaarde (1983–1988).
  • Zheng Shouren, 80, Chinese engineer, chief designer of the Three Gorges Dam.

25

  • Azimzhan Askarov, 69, Kyrgyz journalist and human rights activist, pneumonia.
  • Charlie Balducci, 44, American reality TV personality (True Life).
  • Božena Böhmová, 95, Czech actress (Žena za pultem).
  • Jean Boin, 71, French footballer (Reims, Lens).
  • Peter Bowler, 86, Australian lexicographer.
  • Roger Buckley, 82–83, American academic.
  • Angelo Carossino, 91, Italian politician, MEP (1979–1989) and President of Liguria (1975–1979).
  • Mogens Christensen, 90, Norwegian Olympic luger (1964).
  • Steve dePyssler, 101, American Air Force colonel, COVID-19.
  • Jim Frick, 68, Swedish horse harness racer.
  • Peter Green, 73, English Hall of Fame blues rock singer-songwriter (“Black Magic Woman”) and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green Splinter Group).
  • Lou Henson, 88, American Hall of Fame college basketball coach (Hardin-Simmons, New Mexico State, Illinois) and administrator, non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
  • Flor Isava Fonseca, 99, Venezuelan journalist and sports executive.
  • Lady Red Couture, 43, American drag queen, complications of cyclic vomiting syndrome.
  • Bernard Ładysz, 98, Polish opera singer and actor (The DollThe QuackPierścień i róża).
  • CP Lee, 70, English musician (Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias).
  • Giulio Maceratini, 82, Italian politician, MEP (1988).
  • José Mentor, 71, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Deputy (2003–2019), COVID-19.
  • Maurice Petty, 81, American Hall of Fame racing driver, crew chief and engine builder.
  • Pauline Pirok, 93, American baseball player (Kenosha Comets, South Bend Blue Sox).
  • Turíbio Ruiz, 90, Brazilian actor, voice actor, television and radio presenter, stroke.
  • John Saxon, 83, American actor (A Nightmare on Elm StreetEnter the DragonJoe Kidd), pneumonia.
  • Eddie Shack, 83, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins), four-time Stanley Cup winner (1962–1964, 1967), cancer.
  • Janell Smith, 73, American Olympic sprinter (1964), cancer.
  • Soe Win, 59, Burmese bodyguard (Aung San Suu Kyi), heart disease.
  • Luciano Fabio Stirati, 97, Italian politician, Senator (1963–1968, 1972–1976).
  • Richard L. Weldon, 87, Canadian politician.
  • Helen Jones Woods, 96, American trombonist, COVID-19.

26

  • Jim Abbott, 77, Canadian politician, MP (1993–2011).
  • Mishkan Al-Awar, Emirati chemist and researcher.
  • Edmund Ansin, 84, American television executive, co-founder of Sunbeam Television.
  • Rafael Barraza Sánchez, 91, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mazatlán (1981–2005).
  • R. Stephen Berry, 89, American physical chemist.
  • Alain Cacheux, 72, French politician, heart attack.
  • Brian Chewter, 66, Canadian Olympic cyclist (1972, 1976).
  • Tereza Costa Rêgo, 91, Brazilian painter, stroke.
  • Dame Olivia de Havilland, 104, French-British-American actress (Gone with the WindThe Adventures of Robin HoodTo Each His Own), Oscar winner (1947, 1950).
  • Bill English, 91, American computer engineer, co-developer of the computer mouse, respiratory failure.
  • Francisco Frutos, 80, Spanish politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (1998–2009), cancer.
  • Claudia Giannotti, 83, Italian actress (Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Villa Celeste, convenzionata con le mutue).
  • Dick Klaverdijk, 73, Dutch politician, mayor of Bergen (1988–2011).
  • Guy Lutgen, 84, Belgian politician, Minister of Agriculture in the Walloon Government (1988–1999), mayor of Bastogne (1976–2000) and Senator (1977–1995).
  • Chris Needs, 66, Welsh radio broadcaster (BBC Radio Cymru), heart condition.
  • Lluís Serrahima, 88, Spanish writer, co-creator of Nova Cançó.
  • Robert Smith, 55, Canadian actor. (body discovered on this date)
  • Anne K. Stokowski, 94, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1979–1982).
  • Hans-Jochen Vogel, 94, German politician, Minister of Justice (1974–1981), Leader of the SPD (1987–1991), complications from Parkinson’s disease.
  • John Weeks, 79, American economist.
  • Roger Williams, 88, British hepatologist.
  • Willie Young, 77, American football player (New York Giants).

27

  • Israfil Alam, 54, Bangladeshi politician, MP (since 2009), COVID-19.
  • Owen Arthur, 70, Barbadian politician, Prime Minister (1994–2008), heart failure.
  • Felicia F. Campbell, 89, American academic, COVID-19.
  • Kathy Charmaz, 80, American sociologist, cancer.
  • Marcelo Elío Chávez, 54, Bolivian politician, President of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly (2014-2015).
  • AKM Amanul Islam Chowdhury, 83, Bangladeshi political advisor, COVID-19.
  • Bernard Cleary, 83, Canadian politician, MP (2004–2006).
  • Sir John Guinness, 84, British civil servant and businessman.
  • William Hill, 75, Hong Kong Olympic sprinter (1964).
  • Frank Howard, 81, American politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (2008–2020), complications from COVID-19.
  • Radhi Jazi, 92, Tunisian pharmacist.
  • Kina Kadreva, 88, Bulgarian children’s book writer.
  • Magda Kósáné Kovács, 79, Hungarian politician, MEP (2004–2009).
  • Muhammad Asad Malik, 78, Pakistani field hockey player, Olympic champion (1968), traffic collision.
  • Dipa Sahu, 34, Indian Odia actress, cancer.
  • Jan Skopeček, 94, Czech actor (HrochTam, kde hnízdí čápi) and playwright.
  • Khalil Taha, 88, Lebanese wrestler, Olympic bronze medallist (1952).
  • Gianrico Tedeschi, 100, Italian actor (Susanna Whipped CreamIl merlo maschioDr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot).
  • Terry Waters, 76, Australian footballer (Collingwood), cancer.

28

  • Aleksandr Aksinin, 65, Russian athlete, Olympic champion (1980).
  • Badr al-Zamān Qarīb, 90, Iranian linguist.
  • Daphne Athas, 96, American author.
  • Junrey Balawing, 27, Filipino record holder, world’s shortest man (since 2015).
  • Zou Diarra, 59–60, Malian musician.
  • Eugénio Eleutério, 99, Portuguese Olympic runner (1952).
  • Bent Fabric, 95, Danish pianist and composer (“Alley Cat”).
  • Mo Gaba, 14, American sports radio personality, cancer.
  • José Luis García Ferrero, 90, Spanish veterinarian and politician, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1982).
  • Gisèle Halimi, 93, Tunisian-French lawyer and feminist.
  • Gerry Harris, 84, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • Kurt Hennrich, 88, Czech Olympic alpine skier (1956).
  • Gísli Rúnar Jónsson, 67, Icelandic actor.
  • Kul Bahadur Khadka, 69, Nepali military officer, Acting Chief of Army Staff (2009), pancreatic cancer.
  • Jerzy Konieczny, 69, Polish lawyer and civil servant, chief of UOP (1992–1993), Minister of the Interior (1995–1996).
  • Martin Konings, 91, Dutch politician, MP (1973–1986).
  • Kumkum, 86, Indian actress (Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari ChadhaiboMr. X in BombayGunah Aur Kanoon).
  • Herbert Leuninger, 87, German Catholic priest, theologian and human rights activist (Pro Asyl).
  • Sir Bruce Liddington, 70, British headteacher.
  • Sydney Lotterby, 93, British television producer (Last of the Summer WineYes MinisterOpen All Hours).
  • John Loxley, 77, English-born Canadian economist.
  • Mohamed Mashally, Egyptian physician.
  • Masango Matambanadzo, 56, Zimbabwean politician, MP (since 2013).
  • John McNamara, 88, American baseball manager (San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox).
  • Nicholas Micozzie, 89, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1979–2014).
  • Joseph Moingt, 104, French Jesuit priest.
  • Candy Moloi, 67, South African actress (Muvhango), cancer.
  • Paul Morin, 96, French politician, mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse (1989–1995).
  • Marcel Plasman, 95, Belgian politician, pneumonia.
  • Irene Pollin, 96, American sports executive and philanthropist, co-owner of the Washington Capitals and the Washington Wizards.
  • Clive Ponting, 74, British civil servant and historian.
  • Donald Prell, 96, American venture capitalist and futurist.
  • Raavi Kondala Rao, 88, Indian actor (Ramudu BheemuduPreminchi ChooduJeevitha Chakram), cardiac arrest.
  • Diana E. H. Russell, 81, South African feminist activist and writer.
  • Reese Schonfeld, 88, American television executive, president of CNN (1980–1982) and founder of Food Network.
  • Anna Simková, 89, Slovak stage actress.
  • Ahlam Wehbi, 82, Iraqi singer and actress.

29

  • Kittie Blakemore, 91, American basketball coach (West Virginia Mountaineers).
  • Salko Bukvarević, 53, Bosnian politician, COVID-19.
  • Albin Chalandon, 100, French politician, Minister of Justice (1986–1988).
  • Connie Culp, 57, American face transplant recipient, complications from an infection.
  • Ayo Fasanmi, 94, Nigerian politician, MP (since 1983).
  • Anatoli Fedyukin, 68, Russian handball player, Olympic champion (1976).
  • Mike Gillespie, 80, American baseball player and coach (USC Trojans, national team), complications from a stroke.
  • Dave Gray, 77, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox).
  • Oz Griebel, 71, American banker and lawyer, traffic collision.
  • Andy Haden, 69, New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland, national team), chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
  • Sheikh Md. Nurul Haque, 79, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–2001, 2014–2019), COVID-19.
  • Michio Kinugasa, Japanese composer (UtawarerumonoLiving for the Day After Tomorrow).
  • Joe Kernan, 74, American politician, Governor (2003–2005) and Lieutenant Governor (1997–2003) of Indiana, mayor of South Bend (1988–1997), complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Wiesława Łanecka-Makaruk, 87, Polish pilot.
  • Harold D. Langley, 95, American naval historian.
  • Malik B., 47, American rapper (The Roots).
  • Bob McCurdy, 68, American basketball player (Richmond Spiders), anal cancer.
  • Mark V. Meierhenry, 75, American lawyer, Attorney General of South Dakota (1979–1987).
  • Hernán Pinto, 67, Chilean politician, mayor of Valparaíso (1990–1992, 1992–2004), COVID-19.
  • Andre Ptaszynski, 67, British theatre producer.
  • David Ramsay, 72, Australian-born Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1985–2011).
  • Ajip Rosidi, 82, Indonesian writer and poet.
  • Perrance Shiri, 65, Zimbabwean military officer and politician, Minister of Agriculture (since 2017) and Commander of the Air Force (1992–2017), COVID-19.
  • Giorgio Todde, 68, Italian writer.
  • R. Toros, 85, Syrian-born French sculptor.
  • Don Townsend, 89, English footballer (Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace).

30

  • Randy Barlow, 77, American country singer, cancer.
  • Karen Berg, 77, American author, co-founder of the Kabbalah Centre.
  • Ann Bergman, 57, Swedish academic.
  • Maarten Biesheuvel, 81, Dutch writer.
  • Herman Cain, 74, American food executive (Godfather’s Pizza, Pillsbury Company) and politician, chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1995–1996), COVID-19.
  • Bob Dearing, 85, American politician, member of the Mississippi State Senate (1980–2012, 2016–2019).
  • Pino Grioni, 88, Italian painter, sculptor and ceramist.
  • Leslie Iversen, 82, British pharmacologist.
  • Amy Kaplan, 66, American academic and author, glioblastoma.
  • Lee Teng-hui, 97, Taiwanese politician, President (1988–2000), Vice President (1984–1988) and mayor of Taipei (1978–1981), multiple organ failure.
  • Somen Mitra, 78, Indian politician, MP (2009–2014) and West Bengal MLA (1972–1977, 1982–2009), multiple organ failure.
  • Anil Murali, 56, Indian actor (NakshatratharattuValathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe VeeduIvar), liver disease.
  • Ashoke Mustafi, 86, Indian cricketer (Bengal).
  • Alan Petherbridge, 92, British Olympic judoka (1964).
  • Juan Ramón, 80, Argentine singer and actor, complications from pneumonia.
  • Mark Rocco, 69, English professional wrestler (ASW, IWE, NJPW).
  • Lionel Rocheman, 92, French actor, musician, and writer (I Don’t Know Much, But I’ll Say EverythingRed Kiss).
  • Noel Rose, 92, American immunologist, stroke.
  • Jorge Santibáñez Ceardi, 86, Chilean politician, mayor of Viña del Mar (1994–1996) and Deputy (1965–1973).
  • Toshimitsu Tanaka, 90, Japanese composer, lung cancer.
  • Nadine Tasseel, 66, Belgian photographer.
  • Sonam Tshering Lepcha, 92, Indian folk musician.
  • Oksana Voronina, 52, Ukrainian actress.
  • Concepció Zendrera Tomás, 100, Spanish editor and translator (The Adventures of Tintin).
  • Helena Žigon, 92, Slovenian marathon runner.

31

  • Robert John Audley, 91, British psychologist.
  • Dominique Aulanier, 46, French footballer (Saint-Étienne, Nice).
  • Martin Barner, 99, German mathematician.
  • Mike Clark, 73, American film critic (USA Today), injuries sustained from a fall.
  • André Darrieussecq, 93, French rugby union player (Biarritz Olympique, national team).
  • Mike Gale, 70, American basketball player (Kentucky Colonels, New York Nets, Portland Trail Blazers).
  • Go Yoo-min, 25, South Korean volleyball player (Hillstate).
  • Sa. Kandasamy, 80, Indian novelist and filmmaker, heart attack.
  • Jocelyne Khoueiry, 64, Lebanese militant and activist.
  • Gary Knopp, 63, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (since 2017), plane collision.
  • Gilles Lapouge, 96, French writer and journalist.
  • Giulio Lazzarini, 93, Italian politician, mayor of Lucca (1994–1998).
  • Eusebio Leal, 77, Cuban historian (Old Havana).
  • Dilma Lóes, 70, Brazilian actress (Ascensão e Queda de um PaqueraBetão Ronca FerroA Volta do Filho Pródigo).
  • Bill Mack, 88, American country music disc jockey (WBAP) and songwriter (“Blue”, “Drinking Champagne”), Grammy winner (1997), COVID-19.
  • Sir Alan Parker, 76, English film director (Midnight ExpressPink Floyd – The WallMississippi Burning), BAFTA winner (1977, 1979, 1992).
  • Zamuxolo Peter, 55, South African politician, MP (since 2019), COVID-19.
  • Tamás Pomucz, 63, Hungarian Olympic sailor (1992).
  • R. D. Pradhan, 92, Indian civil servant.
  • David Gwilym Morris Roberts, 95, British civil engineer.
  • Wim Scherpenhuijsen Rom, 87, Dutch banker, founder of ING.
  • Yury Savenko, 59, Russian politician, Mayor of Kaliningrad (1998–2007).
  • Stephen Tataw, 57, Cameroonian footballer (Tonnerre Yaoundé, Olympic Mvolyé, national team).
  • Bert Thiel, 94, American baseball player (Boston Braves).
  • Joan Mari Torrealdai, 77, Spanish writer and journalist, cancer.
  • Guy Verhoeven, 82, Belgian Olympic hockey player (1964).
  • Ruth Weiss, 92, American poet, complications from a series of strokes.
  • Musa Yerniyazov, 72, Uzbek politician, COVID-19.
  • Miodrag Živković, 92, Serbian sculptor.