The following is a list of notable deaths in April 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.
April 2020
1
*
Tony Anderson
Thomas Garfield Anderson (31 January 1942 – 1 April 2020), known as Tony Anderson, was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most pop ...
, 78, Australian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
.
*
Dušan Bartovič, 76, Slovak footballer,
1968 Olympics,
Czechoslovak national team.
*
Anne Hendricks Bass
Anne Hyatt Hendricks Bass (October 19, 1941 – April 1, 2020) was an American investor, documentary filmmaker, philanthropist and art collector. She was the former wife of billionaire oilman Sid Bass. She directed the 2010 documentary film ''Dan ...
, 78, American investor and philanthropist.
*
Branislav Blažić, 63, Serbian surgeon and politician,
Minister of Environmental Protection (1998–2000), COVID-19.
*
Peter Brooke, 90, American businessman.
*
Jaxon Buell
Jaxon Emmett Buell (August 27, 2014 – April 1, 2020) was an American child known for being born missing about 80% of his brain due to microhydranencephaly. He surpassed doctors' expectations, who predicted he would not live to be one year old. ...
, 5, American
microhydranencephaly
Microhydranencephaly (MHAC) is a severe abnormality of brain development characterized by both microcephaly and hydranencephaly. Signs and symptoms may include severe microcephaly, scalp rugae (a series of ridges), and profound intellectual disabi ...
victim.
*
Zev Buffman
Zev Buffman (born Ze'ev Bufman) (October 11, 1930 – April 1, 2020) was a Broadway producer who served as president and CEO of Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida. He produced more than 40 Broadway shows. He partnered with Elizabeth Taylo ...
, 89, Israeli theatre producer, President and CEO of
Ruth Eckerd Hall
Ruth Eckerd Hall is a performing arts venue, located in Clearwater, Florida, in the Tampa Bay area and is part of the Richard B. Baumgardner Center for the Performing Arts.
The concert hall is named after Ruth Eckerd, the wife of businessman J ...
(2011–2018).
*
Mario Chaldú, 77, Argentine footballer (
Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club based in the Banfield district of Greater Buenos Aires. It was founded on 21 January 1896, by the British–origin inhabitants of that city (mostly English, and some Scots and Irish). The club ...
,
Racing Club,
national team
A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport.
The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
).
*
Bruce Dawe
Donald Bruce Dawe (15 February 1930 – 1 April 2020) was an Australian poet and academic. Some critics consider him one of the most influential Australian poets of all time. , 90, Australian poet.
*
Ricardo Díez Hochleitner, 91, Spanish economist and diplomat, president of the
Club of Rome
The Club of Rome is a nonprofit, informal organization of intellectuals and business leaders whose goal is a critical discussion of pressing global issues. The Club of Rome was founded in 1968 at Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy. It consists ...
(1991–2000).
*
David Driskell
David C. Driskell (June 7, 1931 – April 1, 2020) was an American artist, scholar and curator; recognized for his work in establishing African-American Art as a distinct field of study. In his lifetime, Driskell was cited as one of the world ...
, 88, American visual artist and academic, COVID-19.
*
Kevin Duffy
Kevin Thomas Duffy (January 10, 1933 – April 1, 2020) was an American lawyer and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Education and career
Born on January 10, 1933, in the Br ...
, 87, American jurist, Judge of the
U.S. District Court for Southern New York (1972–2016), COVID-19.
*
Bernard Epin
Bernard Epin (27 May 1936 – 1 April 2020) was a French writer, literary critic, and communist activist.
Biography
Born into a working-class family, Epin attended primary school in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. He joined the French Communist ...
, 83, French writer and literary critic, COVID-19.
*
Ed Farmer
Edward Joseph Farmer (October 18, 1949 – April 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight different teams, predominantly in the American League, between 1971 and 1983. The team h ...
, 70, American baseball player (
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...
,
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
) and broadcaster, kidney disease.
*
Edward L. Feightner
Rear Admiral Edward Lewis Feightner (October 14, 1919 – April 1, 2020) was a United States Navy officer who fought in a number of significant battles in the World War II Pacific Theater of Operations. During two combat tours, he shot down nin ...
, 100, American Navy officer and flying ace.
*
Luiz Flávio Gomes
Luiz Flávio Gomes (6 May 1957 – 1 April 2020) was a Brazilian jurist, professor and politician born in Sud Mennucci, São Paulo. As a member of the Socialist Party (PSB), he started his term in the Chamber of Deputies in February 2019, and died ...
, 62, Brazilian jurist, professor and politician,
Deputy
Deputy or depute may refer to:
* Steward (office)
* Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy"
* Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including:
** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spai ...
(since 2019), leukaemia.
*
Sir James Learmonth Gowans, 95, British immunologist.
*
Irving Greenfield, 91, American author.
*
Nur Hassan Hussein
Nur Hassan Hussein ( so, Nuur Xasan Xuseen Cadde, ar, نور حسن حسين; 2 February 1938 – 1 April 2020), popularly known as Nur Adde, was a Somali politician, who served as Prime Minister of Somalia from November 2007 to February 2 ...
, 82, Somali politician,
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
(2007–2009), COVID-19.
*
Martin Khor
Martin Khor Kok Peng (November 9, 1951 – 1 April 2020) was the executive director of the South Centre, an intergovernmental organisation of developing countries based in Geneva, from 1 March 2009 to 2018. He replaced Dr. Yash Tandon who was t ...
, 68, Malaysian journalist (''
The Star
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'') and economist, executive director of the
South Centre (2009–2018), cancer.
*
Philippe Malaurie, 95, French lawyer.
*
Gérard Mannoni, 92, French sculptor.
*
Ellis Marsalis Jr., 85, American jazz pianist, COVID-19.
*
Roger Marshall, 86, English screenwriter.
*
Ronn Matlock, 72, American singer and songwriter.
*
Rüdiger Nehberg
Rüdiger Nehberg, also known as 'Sir Vival', (4 May 1935 – 1 April 2020) was a German human rights activist, author and survival expert. He was the founder and chairman of the anti-FGM organization TARGET, and chairman of the organizations Fri ...
, 84, German human rights activist and survival expert.
*
Floris Michael Neusüss, 83, German photographer.
*
Richard Passman, 94, American aeronautical engineer and space scientist, COVID-19.
*
Dirceu Pinto
Dirceu José Pinto (10 September 1980 – 1 April 2020) was a Brazilian Paralympic boccia player with muscular dystrophy. He won individual and pairs gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics in the BC4 category. At the 2016 Olympics he placed ...
, 39, Brazilian Paralympic boccia player (
2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
,
2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
,
2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
), heart failure.
*
Bucky Pizzarelli
John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli (January 9, 1926 – April 1, 2020) was an American jazz guitarist.
He was the father of jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and double bassist Martin Pizzarelli. He worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett (1971) ...
, 94, American jazz guitarist, COVID-19.
*
Dieter Reith, 82, German pianist and organist.
*
Harold Rubin
Harold Rubin (13 May 1932 – 1 April 2020) was a South African-born Israeli artist and free jazz clarinetist.
Life and career
Rubin was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 13 May 1932. He attended the Jeppe High School for Boys and received ...
, 87, South African-born Israeli jazz clarinettist.
*
Gerardo Ruiz Esparza
Gerardo Ruiz Esparza (, April 22, 1949 – April 1, 2020), was a Mexican attorney and politician who served as the Secretary of Communications and Transportation in the cabinet of Enrique Peña Nieto.
Early life
Born in Mexico City, Ruiz Espar ...
, 70, Mexican politician,
Secretary of Communications and Transportation (2012–2018), stroke.
*
Yvonne Schaloske
Yvonne Schaloske (23 August 1951 - 1 April 2020) was a Swedish actress. She was born in Borås.
Yvonne Schaloske starred in many Swedish movies and in TV-shows, most notably the soap opera ''Rederiet''.
Schaloske died in April, 2020, at the age ...
, 68, Swedish actress (''
Rederiet
''Rederiet'' (''High Seas'' or ''The Shipping Company'') was a (318 episodes) Swedish soap opera that aired on Sveriges Television between August 1992 and April 2002. The cast featured many popular and renowned Swedish actors.
The 45-minute epi ...
'').
*
Adam Schlesinger
Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a key songwriting contribu ...
, 52, American musician (
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. The band included founding members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. They released five albums from 1996 to 2011 before effec ...
,
Ivy
''Hedera'', commonly called ivy (plural ivies), is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to western, central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa and ...
) and songwriter ("
That Thing You Do"),
Emmy
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...
winner (
2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
,
2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
,
2019
File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
), COVID-19.
*
Amerigo Severini
Amerigo Severini (11 May 1931 – 1 April 2020) was an Italian cyclist. He competed in cyclo-cross, and won three Italian National Cyclo-cross Championships, national championships and medalled four times at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships ...
, 88, Italian cyclo-cross cyclist.
*
Joe Tanner, 88, American baseball player.
*
John Tydeman
John Peter Tydeman OBE (30 March 1936 – 1 April 2020) was an English producer of radio and director of theatre plays. He was responsible for commissioning and directing the early plays of Caryl Churchill, Joe Orton, Tom Stoppard and Sue Towns ...
, 84, English radio producer and theatre director.
*
Dora Werzberg, 99, French nurse and social worker.
*
Mahmoud Zakzouk
Mahmoud Zakzouk ( ar, محمود حمدي زقزوق; 27 December 1933 – 1 April 2020) was an Egyptian politician and academic. He served as minister of religious endowment of Egypt from 1995 to 2011.
Early life and education
Zakzouk was ...
, 86, Egyptian academic and politician,
Minister of Awqaf (1995–2011).
2
*
Mike Appleton, 83, British television producer (''
The Old Grey Whistle Test
''The Old Grey Whistle Test'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''Whistle Test'' or ''OGWT'') is a British television music show. The show was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers, commissioned by David Attenborough and aired on BBC2 from 1971 to 1988. ...
'').
*
Robert Beck, 83, American modern pentathlete, Olympic bronze medalist (
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Ja ...
) and Pan American champion (
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...
), complications from a head injury and COVID-19.
*
Goyo Benito
Gregorio "Goyo" Benito Rubio (21 October 1946 – 2 April 2020) was a Spanish footballer who played as a central defender. He spent most of his 16-year professional career with Real Madrid.
Club career
Benito was born in El Puente del Arzobispo ...
, 73, Spanish footballer (
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
,
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Lig ...
,
national team
A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport.
The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
), COVID-19.
*
Ranko Borozan
Ranko Borozan (25 July 1933 – 2 April 2020) was a Yugoslav footballer.
Club career
Born in Mostar, he played as a defender in the Yugoslav First League for FK Velež Mostar, FK Partizan, Red Star Belgrade and OFK Belgrade during the 1950s. He ...
, 86, Bosnian footballer (
Velež Mostar,
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
,
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...
).
*
Patricia Bosworth
Patricia Bosworth (née Crum, April 24, 1933 – April 2, 2020) was an American journalist and biographer, memoirist, and actress. She was a faculty member of Columbia University’s school of journalism as well as Barnard College, and was a wi ...
, 86, American actress (''
The Nun's Story'') and author, COVID-19.
*
John B. Bryant, 72, American economist.
*
Bernardita Catalla
Bernardita Leonido Catalla (February 18, 1958 – April 2, 2020) was a Filipina career diplomat who was last appointed the Philippine ambassador to Lebanon. Prior to her posting in Lebanon, she was also assigned to Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Mal ...
, 62, Filipino diplomat, ambassador to
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
(since 2017), COVID-19.
*
Zaccaria Cometti, 83, Italian footballer (
Atalanta
Atalanta (; grc-gre, Ἀταλάντη, Atalantē) meaning "equal in weight", is a heroine in Greek mythology.
There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily known ...
), COVID-19.
*
D'Arcy Coulson, 83, Canadian Olympic luger (
1968).
*
Oskar Fischer
Oskar Fischer (12 April 1876 – 28 February 1942) was a Czech academic, psychiatrist and neuropathologist whose studies on dementia and Alzheimer disease were rediscovered in 2008.
Early life and education
Fischer was born into a German-s ...
, 97, German politician,
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the GDR (1975–1990).
*
William Frankland, 108, British immunologist, COVID-19.
*
François de Gaulle, 98, French missionary, COVID-19.
*
Louis J. Gill, 80, American politician, member of the
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.
Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...
(1988–1992).
*
Juan Giménez
Juan Antonio Giménez López (; 26 November 1943 – 2 April 2020) was an Argentine comic book artist and writer, most recognized for his detailed machine-like imagery. Among his noted works include stories for the French '' Métal Hurlant'' a ...
, 76, Argentine comic book artist (''
Heavy Metal'', ''
Métal hurlant''), COVID-19.
*
Ron Graham, 93, English-Australian actor (''
Home and Away
''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...
'', ''
Waterloo Station
Waterloo station (), also known as London Waterloo, is a central London terminus on the National Rail network in the United Kingdom, in the Waterloo area of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is connected to a London Underground station of t ...
'').
*
Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg
Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg (14 April 1936 – 2 April 2020) was a Norway, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party, and a professor of medicine. She was the state secretary to the Minister of Social Affairs 1981 ...
, 83, Norwegian politician,
MP (1985–1989, since 2013), president of the
IFRC
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disast ...
(1997–2001).
*
Gedale B. Horowitz, 87, American banker.
*
Daniel Jacoby
Daniel Jacoby (14 August 1933 – 31 March 2020) was a French lawyer who specialised in intellectual property law, human rights activist and writer.
Early and personal life
He was born in Saint-Mandé (Val de Marne) on 14 August 1933. He fathe ...
, 86, French lawyer and human rights activist.
*
Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska
Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska (née Stocker; 1 February 1913, Lemberg — 2 April 2020, New York City) was the last surviving member of the Polish government-in-exile during the Second World War, and a founder of the Polish wartime resistance radio ...
, 107, Polish political exile.
*
Anick Jesdanun
Anick "Nick" Jesdanun ( th, อนิก เจษฎานันท์; – April 2, 2020) was an American technology journalist who served as deputy technology editor for the Associated Press (AP). Jesdanun covered technology, especially the i ...
, 51, American technology journalist (
Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspa ...
), COVID-19.
*
Nirmal Singh Khalsa, 67, Indian singer and priest (
Darbar Sahib), COVID-19.
*
Eddie Large
Edward Hugh McGinnis (25 June 1941 – 2 April 2020), better known by the stage name Eddie Large, was a British comedian. He was best known as one half of the double act Little and Large, with Syd Little (the stage name of Cyril Mead).
Early l ...
, 78, British comedian (
Little and Large
''Little and Large'' were a British comedy double act comprising straight man Syd Little (born Cyril John Mead; 19 December 1942) and comic Eddie Large (born Edward Hugh McGinnis; 25 June 1941 – 2 April 2020).
Comedy duo
They formed their p ...
), heart failure and COVID-19.
*
João Marcos, 66, Brazilian footballer (
Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...
,
Grêmio), esophageal disease.
*
Maeve Kennedy McKean
Maeve Fahey Kennedy McKean (''née'' Townsend; November 1, 1979 – April 2, 2020) was an American public health official, human rights attorney, and academic. A member of the Kennedy family, she was a daughter of Maryland Lieutenant Governor Ka ...
, 40, American lawyer, health official and academic, drowning.
*
James Megellas, 103, American military officer.
*
Janez Mlinar, 78, Slovenian Olympic skier (
1968).
*
Manolo Navarro, 95, Spanish bullfighter, COVID-19.
*
Feriha Öz, 87, Turkish academic and pathologist, COVID-19.
*
Rodrigo Pesántez Rodas, 82, Ecuadorian writer and poet, COVID-19.
*
Emmitt Peters, 79, American dog musher.
*
Hans Reiss
Hans Reiss Ph.D. (19 August 1922 – 2 April 2020) was Professor Emeritus of German at the University of Bristol.
Life
Reiss was born in Mannheim, Germany. The son of a Jewish printer, Berthold Reiss, and the actress Maria Reiss-Petri (who ...
, 97, German-born Irish academic.
*
Sergio Rossi
Sergio Rossi is an Italian fashion brand which focuses on footwear. Founded in Italy in 1951, the brand was acquired by the Gucci Group in 1999. It then became part of the Kering Group under François Pinault, from 2005 until 2016, when Invest ...
, 84, Italian shoe designer (
Sergio Rossi
Sergio Rossi is an Italian fashion brand which focuses on footwear. Founded in Italy in 1951, the brand was acquired by the Gucci Group in 1999. It then became part of the Kering Group under François Pinault, from 2005 until 2016, when Invest ...
), COVID-19.
*
Aaron Rubashkin
Abraham Aaron Rubashkin (, ; 1927 or 1928 – April 2, 2020) was a Russian-American businessman. He died during the COVID-19 pandemic due to complications brought on by COVID-19.
Early life
An adherent to Haredi Judaism of the Chabad, Lubavi ...
, 92, American businessman, patriarch of the
Rubashkin family The Rubashkin family () is a family of American Hasidic Jews of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement of Brooklyn, New York, headed by Aaron Rubashkin. Members of the family were or are active in various family businesses, most of them in the family's ma ...
, COVID-19.
*
Paul Sauvé
Joseph-Mignault-Paul Sauvé (March 24, 1907 – January 2, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician. He was the 17th premier of Quebec in 1959 and 1960.
Life
Paul Sauvé was born in Saint-Benoit, Quebec, Canada to journ ...
, 80, Canadian curler.
*
George Shepperson
George "Sam" Albert Shepperson (7 January 1922 – 2 April 2020) was a British historian and Africanist, noted particularly for his work on Malawian and African-American history. He was William Robertson Professor of Commonwealth and American ...
, 98, British historian.
*
Shamsur Rahman Sherif
Shamsur Rahman Sherif (12 March 1941 – 2 April 2020) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as Ministry of Land. He was a 5-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pabna-4 constituency.
Early life
Sherif was born on 12 Mar ...
, 79, Bangladeshi politician,
Minister of Land (2014–2019).
*
Arnold Sowinski
Arnold Sowinski (17 March 1931 – 2 April 2020) was a French association football, footballer who played with RC Lens. He also managed RC Lens on four occasions.
Personal life
Sowinski was born in France and was of Polish descent.
Sowinski die ...
, 89, French footballer (
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens (, commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply Lens) is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, ''les sang et or'' (''the blood and gold''), come ...
), COVID-19.
*
Claudio Spies
Carlos Claudio Spies (March 26, 1925 – April 2, 2020) was a Chilean-American composer.
Biography
Early life
Born in Santiago, Chile, of German Jewish parents, Spies completed primary and secondary education in Santiago in 1941, when he p ...
, 95, Chilean-born American composer.
*
Carl Tacy
Carl Tacy (June 18, 1932 – April 2, 2020) was a college basketball coach at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He served as the head coach from 1972 to 1985 and compiled a 222–149 record, the second-most winning record at that time. In ...
, 87, American college basketball coach (
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Wake Forest University, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a mem ...
,
Marshall Thundering Herd
The Marshall Thundering Herd is the intercollegiate athletic collection of teams that collectively represent the Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Thundering Herd athletic teams compete in the Sun Belt Conference, which are member ...
).
*
Aptripel Tumimomor
Aptripel Tumimomor (April 3, 1966 – April 2, 2020) was an Indonesian politician, businessman and engineer. He served as the Regency (Indonesia), Regent of North Morowali Regency, in Central Sulawesi, from February 17, 2016, until his death in o ...
, 53, Indonesian politician, Regent of
North Morowali (since 2016), COVID-19.
*
Jan Veentjer, 82, Dutch Olympic field hockey player (
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
).
*
Mel Watkins
Melville Henry Watkins (May 15, 1932 – April 2, 2020) was a Canadian political economist and activist and professor emeritus of economics and political science at the University of Toronto. He was a founder and co-leader with James Laxer o ...
, 87, Canadian political economist.
*
Arthur Whistler
Wayne Arthur Whistler (October 12, 1944 – April 2, 2020) was an American ethnobotanist, academic and writer. Whistler, an adjunct professor at the University of Hawaii's Department of Botany, was an expert on tropical flora of the Pacific Isla ...
, 75, American
ethnobotanist
Ethnobotany is the study of a region's plants and their practical uses through the traditional knowledge of a local culture and people. An ethnobotanist thus strives to document the local customs involving the practical uses of local flora for m ...
and author, COVID-19.
*
Keizo Yamada, 92, Japanese Olympic long-distance runner (
1952).
*
Jacques Yankel, 99, French artist.
3
*
Yūtokutaishi Akiyama
(1935 – 3 April 2020) was a Japanese people, Japanese engraving, engraver artist, photographer, and occasional politician.[Robert Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Ilminster
Robert Temple Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Ilminster, (30 March 1927 – 3 April 2020) was a British civil servant and life peer.
Family
Armstrong was born in Headington on 30 March 1927, the only son of the musician Sir Thomas H. W. Armstro ...](_blank)
, 93, British civil servant,
Cabinet Secretary (1979–1987) and
Lord Temporal
The Lords Temporal are secular members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the British Parliament. These can be either life peers or hereditary peers, although the hereditary right to sit in the House of Lords was abolished for all but ni ...
(since 1998).
*
Steven C. Beering, 87, German-born American physician and academic, President of
Purdue University
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...
(1983–2000).
*
Karel Beyers, 77, Belgian footballer.
*
Helin Bölek, 28, Turkish singer (
Grup Yorum
Grup Yorum is a band from Turkey known for their political songwriting. Grup Yorum (''Yorum'' means interpretation or comment in Turkish) has released twenty-three albums and one film since 1985. Some of the group's concerts and albums were bann ...
), starvation following hunger strike.
*
Arnold Demain
Arnold L. Demain (April 26, 1927 – April 3, 2020) was an American microbiologist. During his 60-year career, he gained a reputation in the field of industrial microbiology. He was the Professor of Industrial Microbiology in the Biology De ...
, 92, American microbiologist, COVID-19.
*
Henri Ecochard, 96, French military officer, COVID-19.
*
Ira Einhorn
Ira Samuel Einhorn (May 15, 1940 – April 3, 2020), known as "The Unicorn Killer", was an American convicted murderer and environmental activist. He was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Holly Maddux. On September 9, 1977, Maddux di ...
, 79, American convicted murderer and fugitive.
*
Giovanni Paolo Gibertini, 97, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Ales-Terralba (1983–1989) and
Reggio Emilia-Guastalla (1989–1998).
*
Bob Glanzer
Robert E. Glanzer (September 13, 1945 – April 3, 2020) was an American politician who served in the South Dakota House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party from 2017 to 2020.
Early life and education
Robert E. Glanzer was bo ...
, 74, American politician, member of the
South Dakota House of Representatives
The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 70 members, two from each legislative district. Two of the state's 35 legislative districts, Districts 26 and 28, are each subdivided int ...
(since 2017), COVID-19.
*
Alexander A. Gurshtein
Alexander Aronovich Gurshtein (russian: Александр Аронович Гурштейн, ''Aleksandr Aronovich Gurshteyn''; February 21, 1937 – April 3, 2020) was a Soviet Union, Soviet/Russian astronomer and historian of science.
Early ...
, 83, Russian astronomer.
*
Francisco Hernando Contreras
Francisco Hernando Contreras (2 June 1945 – 3 April 2020), known as Paco el Pocero, was a Spanish businessman in the construction industry.
From a humble background, Hernando became a prominent builder in the Madrid area. His most famous proje ...
, 74, Spanish housing developer, COVID-19.
*
Marguerite Lescop, 104, Canadian writer, COVID-19.
*
George Mackie, 70, Scottish rugby union player (
Highland RFC
Highland Rugby Football Club is a rugby union amateur club from the city of Inverness that compete in the . They have a number of teams taken from different age groups including micros and minis, S1 and S2, Under-15, Under-16, Under-18 and senio ...
,
national team
A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport.
The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
), cancer.
*
Hans Meyer, 94, South African actor (''
Colditz
Colditz () is a small town in the district of Leipzig, in Saxony, Germany. It is best known for Colditz Castle, the site of the Oflag IV-C POW camp for officers in World War II.
Geography
Colditz is situated in the Leipzig Bay, southeast of the c ...
'').
*
Janet Mullarney, 68, Irish artist and sculptor.
*
C. W. Nicol, 79, Welsh-born Japanese writer, cancer.
*
Yoichi Nishimaru, 93, Japanese physician.
*
Hans Prade
Hans Orlando Prade (23 July 1938 – 3 April 2020) was a Surinamese diplomat and politician.
After graduating from Leiden University, Prade returned to Suriname, and founded the short lived Nationale Volkspartij together with Ronald Venetiaan. L ...
, 81, Surinamese diplomat, COVID-19.
*
Omar Quintana
Omar Quintana Baquerizo (March 22, 1943 – April 3, 2020) was an Ecuadorian politician, sports executive, businessman, and member of the Ecuadorian Roldosist Party (PRE) and Institutional Renewal Party of National Action (PRIAN) political partie ...
, 76, Ecuadorian politician and sports executive,
President of the National Congress (2005), president of
C.S. Emelec
Club Sport Emelec is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional association football, football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in th ...
, COVID-19.
*
Marcelle Ranson-Hervé, 90, French actress (''
Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to?
''Now Where Did the 7th Company Get To?'' (french: Mais où est donc passée la septième compagnie?) is a 1973 French-Italian comedy war film directed by Robert Lamoureux. The film portrays the adventures of a French Army squad lost somewhere ...
'', ''
Robert et Robert
''Robert et Robert'' is a film directed by Claude Lelouch.
Synopsis
Two single men apply to a dating agency. To start with, they are intimidated, but come round to the idea. That night, they imagine the meetings that will change their lives forev ...
''), COVID-19.
*
Francis Robicsek, 94, American cardio-thoracic surgeon.
*
Tim Robinson, 85, English writer and cartographer, COVID-19.
*
Joel Shatzky, 76, American writer and literary professor, complications of COVID-19.
*
Yusuf Kenan Sönmez, 71–72, Turkish politician,
MP (1987–1991), COVID-19.
*
Arlene Stringer-Cuevas
Arlene Stringer-Cuevas (Birth name, née Gluss; September 25, 1933 – April 3, 2020) was an American politician, educator, and civil servant. She was a schoolteacher before serving on the New York City Council from 1976 to 1977. Stringer-Cu ...
, 86, American politician, member of the
New York City Council
The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five Borough (New York City), boroughs.
The council serves as a check against the Mayor of New York City, mayor in a may ...
(1976–1977), COVID-19.
*
Thio Gim Hock
Thio Gim Hock (11 March 1938 – 3 April 2020) was a Singaporean water polo player and real estate
Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; i ...
, 82, Singaporean Olympic water polo player (
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
) and property developer, blood disease and kidney failure.
*
Tweedy Bird Loc
Bloods & Crips was an American gangsta rap group from Los Angeles County mostly known for their record selling song "Piru Love".
History
The success of N.W.A. had frustrated many in the gang community who saw the group capitalizing on the ga ...
, 52, American rapper.
*
Eric Verdonk, 60, New Zealand rower, Olympic bronze medallist (
1988
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...
), cancer.
*
Constand Viljoen
General Constand Laubscher Viljoen, (28 October 1933 – 3 April 2020) was a South African military commander and politician. He co-founded the Afrikaner Volksfront (Afrikaner People's Front) and later founded the Freedom Front (now F ...
, 86, South African general and politician,
MP (1994–2001).
*
Frida Wattenberg, 95, French resistance member, COVID-19.
4
*
Barry Allen, 74, Canadian rock musician and record producer (
Painter
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...
).
*
Jerónimo Arango
Jerónimo Julio Arango Arias (1927 — 4 April 2020) was a Mexican billionaire businessman, co-founder of the Aurrerá supermarket chain, with his younger brothers, Manuel and Plácido, known for a long time as three of Mexico's wealthiest men ...
, 92–93, Mexican businessman (
Walmart de México y Centroamérica
Walmart de México y Centroamérica, also known as Walmex, is the Mexican and Central American Walmart division. Walmart de México y Centroamérica is the Walmart's largest division outside the U.S. as of October 31, 2022, consists of 2,804 sto ...
).
*
Arminsyah
Arminsyah (3 May 1960 – 4 April 2020) was an Indonesian prosecutor. He was Vice Attorney General of Indonesia from 15 November 2017 to his death on 4 April 2020. He died because of traffic collision at Jagorawi Toll Road while driving a Nissan ...
, 59, Indonesian prosecutor, Vice
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general.
In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
(since 2017), traffic collision.
*
Luis Eduardo Aute
Luis Eduardo Aute Gutiérrez (13 September 1943 – 4 April 2020) was a Spanish musician, singer, composer, and film director.
Biography First years in the Philippines
Luis Eduardo Aute was born in Manila on 13 September 1943. His father, a Ca ...
, 76, Filipino-born Spanish artist.
*
Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath
Alexander George Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath (6 May 1932 – 4 April 2020), styled Viscount Weymouth between 1946 and 1992, was an English peer and landowner, owner of the Longleat estate, who sat in the House of Lords from 1992 until 1999, an ...
, 87, English politician and artist,
Lord Temporal
The Lords Temporal are secular members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the British Parliament. These can be either life peers or hereditary peers, although the hereditary right to sit in the House of Lords was abolished for all but ni ...
(1992–1999), COVID-19.
*
Jay Benedict
Jay Benedict (April 11, 1951 – April 4, 2020) was an American actor who spent most of his life and career in the United Kingdom. He was frequently cast as American characters in British films and television programmes. He was best known for hi ...
, 68, American actor (''
Foyle's War
''Foyle's War'' is a British detective fiction, detective drama television series set during and shortly after the Second World War, created by ''Midsomer Murders'' screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz and commissioned by ITV (TV network), ...
'', ''
Double Team
In basketball, a double team (also double-team, double teaming, or double-teaming) is a defensive alignment in which two defensive players are assigned to guard a single offensive player.
Among basketball strategies in which defenders are assign ...
'', ''
The Dark Knight Rises
''The Dark Knight Rises'' is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story with David S. Goyer. The film is based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is th ...
''), COVID-19.
*
Philippe Bodson, 75, Belgian businessman and politician,
Senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
(1999–2003), COVID-19.
*
Violet Brand, 91, English author.
*
Timothy Brown, 82, American singer, actor (''
M*A*S*H
''M*A*S*H'' (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker.
The ...
''), and football player (
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays ...
,
Baltimore Colts
The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team that played in Baltimore from its founding in 1953 to 1984. The team now plays in Indianapolis, as the Indianapolis Colts. The team was named for Baltimore's history of horse breed ...
), complications of dementia.
*
Carol Burkett
Carolyn Burkett (May 29, 1945 – April 4, 2020) nicknamed "Bunny", was an American Funny Car, Alcohol Funny Car driver. In 1986, Burkett became only the second woman to win a national title in a professional class, , 74, American drag racing driver.
*
Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero
Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero (14 November 1943 – 4 April 2020) was the President of Honduras from 27 January 1990 to 27 January 1994, representing the National Party of Honduras (PNH).
Early life and education
Callejas was born on 14 No ...
, 76, Honduran politician,
President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
(1990–1994), cardiac arrest.
*
Allyson Carlyle
Allyson Carlyle (February 1954 – April 4, 2020) was a United States of America library and information science scholar, considered a leading scholar in the field of cataloging.
Carlyle was one of the initial faculty members of the University of ...
, 65, American scholar.
*
Silvano Carroli, 81, Italian baritone.
*
Irena Chalmers
Irena Chalmers-Taylor (June 5, 1935 – April 4, 2020) was an author and food commentator/essayist, teacher and culinary mentor. Named "the culinary oracle of 100 cookbooks" by noted American restaurant critic and journalist, Gael Greene, Cha ...
, 84, British-born American author and food commentator, esophageal cancer.
*
Forrest Compton
Forrest Compton (September 15, 1925 – April 4, 2020) was an American actor, primarily known for playing Mike Karr on the daytime soap opera ''The Edge of Night''.
Early life and education
Compton was born in 1925 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Hi ...
, 94, American actor (''
The Edge of Night
''The Edge of Night'' is an American television mystery crime drama series and soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions.
It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that networ ...
'', ''
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.''The show (and CBS) renders the title as ''Gomer Pyle – USMC''. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spin-off of ''The Andy Griffith Sho ...
'', ''
The F.B.I.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, t ...
''), COVID-19.
*
Tom Dempsey
Thomas John Dempsey (January 12, 1947April 4, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers and ...
, 73, American football player (
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...
,
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays ...
,
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Rams play ...
), COVID-19.
*
Shan Deniston, 101, American athlete and sports coach.
*
George Dweh, 59, Liberian politician and warlord, speaker of the National Transitional Legislative Assembly of Liberia (2003–2005).
*
Mieczysław Długoborski, 89, Polish Olympic athlete (
1952).
*
Xavier Dor, 91, French embryologist and anti-abortion activist, COVID-19.
*
Brian Falconer
Brian Terence Falconer (2 June 1933 – 4 April 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Perth Football Club in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) and the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Footb ...
, 86, Australian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
.
*
Ken Farnum
Kenneth Aubrey Farnum (18 January 1931 – 4 April 2020) was a Jamaican cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint and 1,000 metres time trial events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
He died on 4 April 2020, in New York City from complications ...
, 89, Barbadian-born Jamaican Olympic cyclist (
1952), COVID-19.
*
Lila Fenwick
Lila Althea Fenwick (May 24, 1932 – April 4, 2020) was an American lawyer, human rights advocate, and United Nations official. She was the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School.
Early life and education
Fenwick was born in M ...
, 87, American lawyer and human rights advocate, COVID-19.
*
Franz Födermayr, 86, Austrian musicologist.
*
Patrick Francfort, 63, French drummer and singer (
Gibson Brothers
The Gibson Brothers are a French musical group, originally from Martinique, who had their greatest success during the disco boom of the late 1970s. Their best known hit singles included "Cuba" and " Que Sera Mi Vida".
Career
The three brother ...
), COVID-19.
*
Carlos González-Artigas, 72, Ecuadorian businessman, COVID-19.
*
James Gooch, 85, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
*
Bashirul Haq
Bashirul Haq (24 June 1942 – 4 April 2020) was a Bangladeshi architect, town planner and educator. He is regarded as one of the most influential architects in South Asia.
Early life
Haq was born in Brahmanbaria (now a district of Bangladesh) ...
, 77, Bangladeshi architect.
*
Alex Harvey, 79, American singer, songwriter and actor (''
Gettysburg'', ''
Fire Down Below'', ''
The Rainmaker'').
*
Arnold Heertje
Arnold Heertje (19 February 1934 – 4 April 2020) was a Dutch economist and professor at the University of Amsterdam, writer and columnist. He became more generally known for his opposition to the Betuweroute.
Life and career
Heertje was bor ...
, 86, Dutch economist.
*
Włodzimierz Klonowski, 75, Polish biomedical physicist.
*
Volodymyr Korolyuk
Volodymyr Semenovych Korolyuk ( uk, Володимир Семенович Королюк, 19 August 1925 – 4 April 2020) was a Soviet and Ukrainian mathematician who made significant contributions to probability theory and its applications, ac ...
, 94, Ukrainian mathematician.
*
Carlo Leva
Carlo Leva (27 February 1930 – 4 April 2020) was an Italian production designer.
Biography
After beginning his career as second assistant art director in Genoa on the set of ''The Walls of Malapaga'', Leva studied Architecture in Rome, speciali ...
, 90, Italian production designer and set decorator (''
The Cat o' Nine Tails
''The Cat o' Nine Tails'' ( it, Il gatto a nove code) is a 1971 ''giallo'' film written and directed by Dario Argento, adapted from a story by Dardano Sacchetti, Luigi Cozzi, and an uncredited Bryan Edgar Wallace. It stars Karl Malden, Jame ...
''), heart attack.
*
Vincent Lionti, 60, American violist and conductor, COVID-19.
*
Leïla Menchari, 92, Tunisian decorator and designer (
Hermès
Hermès International S.A., or simply Hermès ( , ), is a French luxury design house established in 1837. It specializes in leather goods, lifestyle accessories, home furnishings, perfumery, jewelry, watches and ready-to-wear. Its logo, since ...
), COVID-19.
*
Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell (born October 30, 1946) is an American television journalist, anchor and commentator for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C.
She is NBC News' chief foreign affairs & chief Washington correspondent, reporting on the 2008 presid ...
, 64, Australian politician,
WA MLA (2008–2017), heart condition.
*
Olan Montgomery
Timothy Olan Montgomery (April 12, 1963 – April 4, 2020), best known as Olan Montgomery or simply as "Olan," was an American actor and pop artist specializing in mixed-media portraiture. He was active in New York art circles as a photographer, ...
, 56, American actor (''Stranger Things'') and pop artist, COVID-19.
*Marcel Moreau, 86, Belgian writer, COVID-19.
*Jerrold Mundis, 79, American author and speaker, complications from COVID-19.
*Pertti Paasio, 81, Finnish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Finland), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989–1991) and Parliament of Finland, MP (1975–1979, 1982–1996).
*Susanna Ramel, 100, Swedish actress.
*Rao Pingru, 97, Chinese comic book author (''Our Story: A Memoir of Love and Life in China''), multiple organ failure.
*Arlene Schnitzer, 91, American art collector and philanthropist.
*Anton Sebastianpillai, 75, Sri Lankan born British geriatrician and author, COVID-19.
*Muhammad Sirajul Islam, 77, Bangladeshi politician, Jatiya Sangsad, MP (1973–1982), COVID-19.
*Victor Skrebneski, 90, American photographer, cancer.
*Börje Stattin, 90, Swedish Olympic gymnast (Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952).
*Harland Svare, 89, American football player and coach (New York Giants,
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Rams play ...
), respiratory arrest.
*Founéké Sy, 33, Malian footballer (AS Korofina, Korofina, Sanat Naft F.C., Sanat Naft, Mali national football team, national team), traffic collision.
*Ivan Vakarchuk, 73, Ukrainian physicist, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Minister of Education and Science (2007–2010) and rector of the University of Lviv (1990–2007, 2010–2013).
*Peter Vaughan (bishop), Peter Vaughan, 89, British Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Ramsbury (1989–1998).
*Ezio Vendrame, 72, Italian footballer (Lanerossi Vicenza, S.S.C. Napoli, Napoli, Padova Calcio, Padova) and writer, cancer.
*Cheryl Wall, 71, American literary critic.
*Michel Wiblé, 97, Swiss composer and teacher.
*Mohammad Ali Younes, Lebanese spy, head of Hezbollah's counter espionage unit, shot.
5
*Michel Andrault, 93, French architect (Tours Société Générale, AccorHotels Arena).
*Ray Authement, 91, American academic administrator, President of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1974–2008).
*Ed Biles, 88, American football coach (History of the Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers), leukemia.
*Honor Blackman, 94, English actress (''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'', ''Goldfinger (film), Goldfinger'', ''Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film), Jason and the Argonauts'').
*Margaret Burbidge, 100, British-born American astronomer, complications from a fall.
*Jocelyn Burton, 74, British silver and goldsmith, bowel cancer.
*Gregory W. Carman, 83, American politician and jurist, United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative (1981–1983), Judge (since 1983) and Chief Judge (1996–2003) of the U.S. Court of International Trade.
*André Cristol, 77, French footballer (Montpellier HSC, Montpellier, Limoges FC, Limoges).
*Shirley Douglas, 86, Canadian actress (''Wind at My Back'', ''Lolita (1962 film), Lolita'', ''Barney's Great Adventure'') and civil rights activist, complications from pneumonia.
*Barry Downs, 89, Australian Olympic sports shooter (Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre pistol, 1968).
*Ronnie Earle, 78, American politician and judge, Texas House of Representatives, Texas state representative (1973–1976).
*Svein Ellingsen, 90, Norwegian hymnist and visual artist.
*Ben Elliott, 67, American audio engineer (''Pure Rock Fury'', ''Masters of War (album), Masters of War'') and record producer, complications from cancer.
*Jun Factoran, 76, Filipino lawyer and politician, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Philippines), Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (1987–1992).
*Lee Fierro, 91, American actress (''Jaws (film), Jaws''), COVID-19.
*James S. Gracey, 92, American admiral.
*Daniel Greene (artist), Daniel Greene, 86, American artist.
*Bob Hermann, 97, American National Soccer Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame soccer executive, president and founder of the North American Soccer League (1968–1984), NASL, owner of the St. Louis Stars (soccer), St. Louis Stars, namesake of Hermann Trophy and Hermann Stadium.
*Ray Hiron, 76, English footballer (Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth, Reading F.C., Reading).
*Ivan Itkin, 84, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1973–1998), heart failure.
*Mahmoud Jibril, 67, Libyan politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Libya), Minister of Foreign Affairs and List of heads of government of Libya, Prime Minister (2011), COVID-19.
*Tom Larkin (hurler), Tom Larkin, 88–89, Irish hurler (Tipperary GAA, Tipperary).
*John Laws (judge), Sir John Laws, 74, English jurist, High Court judge (England and Wales), High Court Judge (1992–1998) and Court of Appeal judge (England and Wales), Lord Justice of Appeal (1999–2016), sepsis and COVID-19.
*Pentti Linkola, 87, Finnish deep ecologist and writer.
*John Lucas (philosopher), John Lucas, 90, English philosopher.
*Bobby Mitchell, 84, American Pro Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame football player (Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins) and executive.
*Dougie Morgan, 73, Scottish rugby union player (Stewart's Melville RFC, Stewart's Melville, British and Irish Lions,
national team
A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport.
The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
).
*George Ogilvie, 89, Australian theatre and film director (''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome''), cardiac arrest.
*Michel Parisse, 83, French historian and professor, COVID-19.
*John A. Shaw, 81, American civil servant, heart failure.
*Donald Simpson, 77, American librarian, president of the Center for Research Libraries (1980–1999).
*Agop Terzan, 92, French-Armenian astronomer.
*André Verroken, 80, Belgian furniture designer and interior architect.
*Peter Walker (cricketer, born 1936), Peter Walker, 84, English cricketer (Glamorgan County Cricket Club, Glamorgan, England cricket team, national team), stroke.
6
*Radomir Antić, 71, Serbian football player (
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
) and manager (Atlético Madrid, Serbia national football team, national team), pancreatitis.
*M. K. Arjunan, 84, Indian composer.
*Helène Aylon, 89, American ecofeminist artist, COVID-19.
*Claude Barthélemy, 74, Haitian footballer (Detroit Cougars (soccer), Detroit Cougars, Haiti national football team, national team).
*Roger Beatty, 87, American director, screenwriter and stage manager (''The Carol Burnett Show'', ''Mama's Family'', ''The Billion Dollar Hobo''), prostate cancer.
*Josep Maria Benet i Jornet, 79, Spanish playwright and screenwriter, COVID-19.
*Black the Ripper, 32, British grime music, grime MC, rapper and cannabis activist, heart attack.
*Marcel Boillat, 90, Swiss political activist.
*Pat Capponi, 70, Canadian writer and mental health advocate, assisted suicide.
*Marc Chardonnens, 59–60, Swiss government official, Director of the Federal Office for the Environment (2016–2020).
*Alfonso Cortina, 76, Spanish businessman, chairman and CEO of Repsol YPF (1996–2004), COVID-19.
*John Dossetor, 94, Indian-born Canadian physician.
*James Drury, 85, American actor (''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'', ''Forbidden Planet'', ''The Young Warriors (film), The Young Warriors'').
*Jock Edwards, 64, New Zealand cricketer (Central Districts cricket team, Central Districts, New Zealand national cricket team, national team).
*Armando Francioli, 100, Italian actor (''The Pharaohs' Woman'', ''The Opium Den'', ''Hawk of the Caribbean'').
*Ferenc Füzesi, 59, Hungarian Olympic handball player (Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992).
*Gerhard Giebisch, 93, Austrian-born American physiologist.
*Bruce Gonsalves, 63, Australian Australian rules footballer, footballer.
*Earl G. Graves Sr., 85, American entrepreneur and businessman, founder of ''Black Enterprise''.
*Sergio Guenza, 87, Italian football player (S.S. Lazio, Lazio) and manager (Italy women's national football team, women's national team).
*Onaje Allan Gumbs, 70, American pianist.
*Vic Henley, 57, American comedian, pulmonary embolism.
*Jack Hill (politician), Jack Hill, 75, American politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (since 1991).
*Stig Holmqvist, 84, Finnish footballer (HIFK Fotboll, HIFK Helsinki, Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, HJK Helsinki, Finland national football team, national team).
*Al Kaline, 85, American National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Hall of Fame baseball player, broadcaster and executive (Detroit Tigers).
*Brahm Kanchibhotla, 66, Indian-American journalist, COVID-19.
*Jacques Le Brun, 88, French historian, COVID-19.
*Claude Le Pen, 72, French economist.
*Quenton Leach, 47, Australian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
(Fremantle Football Club, Fremantle), cancer.
*Jean Little, 88, Canadian writer (''Mine for Keeps'', ''From Anna'', ''Orphan at My Door'').
*Adlin Mair-Clarke, 78, Jamaican Olympic athlete (Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968), complications from COVID-19.
*Mary McPartlan, 65, Irish singer, musician and producer.
*Trevor Platt, 77, British marine scientist.
*William R. Polk, 91, American foreign policy consultant and author, leukemia.
*Bullet Prakash, 44, Indian comedian and actor (''Mast Maja Maadi'', ''Aithalakkadi'', ''Aryan (2014 film), Aryan''), liver failure.
*Jayantha Rathnayake, 51, Sri Lankan musician, cancer.
*Lucien Schmitthäusler, 85, French writer.
*James F. Scott, 77, American physicist.
*Yvonne Sherwell, 92, American actress and dancer, COVID-19.
*Fred Singer, 95, Austrian-born American physicist.
*Mark Steiner, 77, American philosopher, COVID-19.
*Jock Steven, 84, Scottish rugby union player (Barbarian F.C., Barbarians).
*Eugene Stowe, 97, American Church of the Nazarene minister and general superintendent.
*Stephen Sulyk, 95, Polish-born American Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Ukrainian Catholic hierarch, Archbishop of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, Philadelphia (1980–2000), COVID-19.
*Riay Tatary, 72, Syrian-born Spanish doctor and imam, president of Islamic Commission of Spain (since 1992), COVID-19.
*Naek L. Tobing, 79, Indonesian physician and sexologist, COVID-19.
*Eli Velder, 94, American academic.
*Tim White (artist), Tim White, 68, British painter.
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*Albert Almoznino, 97, Israeli hand shadow artist.
*Betty Bennett (singer), Betty Bennett, 98, American jazz and big band singer.
*Christian Bonnet, 98, French politician, Minister of the Interior (France), Minister of the Interior (1977–1981).
*Roger Chappot, 79, Swiss Olympic ice hockey player (Ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics, 1964), COVID-19.
*Robert Chaudenson, 82, French Creole language, Creole linguist, COVID-19.
*Jim Clarko, 87, Australian politician,
WA MLA (1974–1996).
*Jean-Laurent Cochet, 85, French stage director and actor (''A Thousand Billion Dollars'', ''Fort Saganne''), COVID-19.
*Peter Cory, 94, Canadian judge, Supreme Court of Canada, Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (1989–1999).
*Faith Dane, 96, American actress (''Gypsy (1962 film), Gypsy'') and politician.
*Hutch Davie, 89, American pianist, arranger and composer.
*Eddy Davis, 79, American musician and bandleader, COVID-19.
*Claire Deluca, 86, French actress and theatre director.
*Fariborz Esmaeili, 79, Iranian Olympic footballer (Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964).
*Steve Farmer (musician), Steve Farmer, 71, American musician (The Amboy Dukes) and songwriter ("Journey to the Center of the Mind (song), Journey to the Center of the Mind").
*Charlotte Figi, 13, American medical cannabidiol patient and reform figure, namesake of Charlotte's web (cannabis), Charlotte's web cannabis, seizure.
*Jacques Frémontier, 89, French journalist and television producer.
*Allen Garfield, 80, American actor (''The Conversation'', ''Nashville (film), Nashville'', ''Beverly Hills Cop II''), COVID-19.
*Henry Graff, 98, American historian, COVID-19.
*Leib Groner, 88, American Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi and secretary to Menachem Schneerson, COVID-19.
*Irene Hirano, 71, American non-profit executive, president of U.S.-Japan Council (since 2009) and the Japanese American National Museum (2008–2012).
*Norman Holwell, 91, British speed skater (Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, 1952).
*Hudeidi, 91, Somali oud player, COVID-19.
*M. A. Jabbar (politician, born 1940), M. A. Jabbar, 80, Bangladeshi politician, Jatiya Sangsad, MP (2008–2014).
*Sasi Kalinga, 59, Indian actor (''Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film), Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha'', ''Pranchiyettan & the Saint'', ''Indian Rupee (film), Indian Rupee''), liver disease.
*Mishik Kazaryan, 72, Russian physicist, COVID-19.
*Jan Křen, 89, Czech historian, academic and dissident, Charter 77 signatory, COVID-19.
*John Percy Leon Lewis, 77, Guyanese military officer, COVID-19.
*Fred Mandeville, 97, Canadian politician.
*John Matias, 75, American baseball player (
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...
).
*Roger Matthews (criminologist), Roger Matthews, 71, British criminologist, COVID-19.
*Thomas Mensah (lawyer), Thomas Mensah, 87, Ghanaian judge.
*Amira Nur al-Din, 94–95, Iraqi poet.
*Yaakov Perlow, 89, American Novominsk rebbe, president of Agudath Israel of America, Agudah, COVID-19.
*John Prine, 73, American singer-songwriter ("Sam Stone (song), Sam Stone", "Angel from Montgomery"), Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, Grammy winner (34th Annual Grammy Awards, 1992, 48th Annual Grammy Awards, 2006), COVID-19.
*Jawdat Al-Qazwini, 67, Iraqi scholar.
*Nipper Read, 95, British police officer and boxing administrator, COVID-19.
*Jan Reijnen, 93, Dutch politician, mayor of Wervershoof (1964–1969), Oldenzaal (1969–1976) and Heerlen (1976–1986), Senate (Netherlands), Senator (1972–1977).
*Donato Sabia, 56, Italian Olympic middle-distance runner (Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984, Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988), COVID-19.
*Julie Sauvé, 67, Canadian swimming coach.
*Harv Schmidt, 83, American college basketball player and coach (Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, Illinois Fighting Illini).
*Tom Scully (football manager), Tom Scully, 89, Irish Gaelic football manager (Offaly GAA, Offaly), COVID-19.
*Barbara Smoker, 96, British humanist activist, president of the National Secular Society (1972–1996).
*George A. Snow, 96, Canadian politician, complications from pneumonia.
*Herb Stempel, 93, American game show contestant (''Twenty-One (game show), Twenty-One''), whistleblower in the 1950s quiz show scandals.
*Adrian V. Stokes, 74, British computer scientist and disability campaigner.
*André Stordeur, 79, Belgian electronic musician.
*Miguel Ángel Tábet, 78, Venezuelan theologian and exegete, COVID-19.
*Joaquim Tosas, 73–74, Spanish politician and engineer, president of Port of Barcelona (1996–2004), COVID-19.
*Domingo Villanueva, 55, Filipino Olympic cyclist (Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, 1988, Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, 1992).
*Ian Willmore, 61, British politician and activist, heart attack.
*Hal Willner, 64, American music producer (''Saturday Night Live'', ''Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films, Stay Awake''), COVID-19.
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*Siri Berg, 98, Swedish-born American abstract artist.
*Tom Blackwell, 82, American artist, COVID-19.
*Richard L. Brodsky, 73, American lawyer and politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1983–2010), heart attack.
*Dirk van den Broek, 96, Dutch supermarket founder.
*L. Carl Brown, 91, American historian.
*Jaroslava Brychtová, 95, Czech glass artist.
*Aubrey Burl, 93, British archaeologist.
*Boško Bursać, 74, Bosnian footballer (HNK Rijeka, Rijeka, Vitesse Arnhem, NK Zagreb).
*Robert L. Carroll, 81, American-Canadian palaeontologist, COVID-19.
*Keith Critchlow, 87, British artist and professor of architecture.
*Carl Dobkins Jr., 79, American singer ("My Heart Is an Open Book").
*John Downing (photographer), John Downing, 79, Welsh photojournalist, cancer.
*Jackie du Preez, 77, Zimbabwean cricketer (Rhodesia cricket team, Rhodesia, South Africa national cricket team, South Africa).
*Peter Ecklund, 74, American jazz cornetist, complications from Parkinson's disease.
*Madeleine Fischer, 84, Swiss-born Italian actress (''Le Amiche'', ''The Bachelor (1955 film), The Bachelor'', ''The Day the Sky Exploded'').
*Martin S. Fox, 95, American publisher, COVID-19.
*Glenn Fredly, 44, Indonesian singer, meningitis.
*Norah Gibbons, 67, Irish children's rights activist.
*Bjørn Haug, 91, Norwegian jurist.
*Hiphei, 82, Indian politician, Rajya Sabha, MP (1990–2002).
*John Hughes (ice hockey, born 1954), John Hughes, 66, Canadian ice hockey player (Cincinnati Stingers).
*Abdul Momin Imambari, 89–90, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician.
*Miguel Jones, 81, Equatoguinean-born Spanish footballer (Barakaldo CF, Barakaldo, SD Indautxu, Indautxu, Atlético Madrid), COVID-19.
*Bernie Juskiewicz, 77, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (2013–2019), COVID-19.
*Lois Kelly Miller, 102, Jamaican actress (''Meet Joe Black'').
*Joel J. Kupperman, 83, American philosopher, complications from COVID-19.
*Paul Lambert (journalist), Paul Lambert, 61, British television and media producer, suicide.
*Francesco La Rosa, 93, Italian footballer (Aurora Pro Patria 1919, Pro Patria, U.S. Città di Palermo, Palermo, Italy national football team, national team), COVID-19.
*Ted Leverenz, 78, American politician, Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois state representative (1975–1991) and Illinois Senate, State Senator (1991–1993).
*Lars-Eric Lundvall, 86, Swedish ice hockey player (Frölunda HC, Frölunda), world champion (1962 Ice Hockey World Championships, 1962) and Olympic silver medallist (Ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics#Medalists, 1964).
*François Luc Macosso, 81, Republic of the Congo, Congolese politician.
*Henri Madelin, 83, French Jesuit theologian and editor, COVID-19.
*Rick May, 79, Canadian-American voice actor (''Team Fortress 2'', ''Star Fox'', ''Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves''), COVID-19.
*David Méresse, 89, French footballer (CO Roubaix-Tourcoing, FC Sète 34).
*Valeriu Muravschi, 70, Moldovan politician, Prime Minister of Moldova, Prime Minister (1991–1992), Ministry of Finance (Moldova), Minister of Finance (1990–1991) and Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, MP (1998–2001).
*Norman I. Platnick, 68, American arachnologist and curator (American Museum of Natural History).
*Robert Poujade, 91, French politician, National Assembly (France), Deputy (1967–1981, 1986–2002) and mayor of Dijon (1971–2001).
*Toni Rettaliata, 75, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1979–1987).
*John A. Rocco, 83, American politician, member of the
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.
Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...
(1980–1998), mayor of Cherry Hill, New Jersey (1975–1977), respiratory failure.
*Chynna Rogers, 25, American rapper, drug overdose.
*Larry Sherman, American house music publisher, founder of Trax Records, heart failure.
*Pat Stapleton (ice hockey), Pat Stapleton, 79, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins), stroke.
*Linda Tripp, 70, American civil servant and whistleblower (Clinton–Lewinsky scandal), pancreatic cancer.
*Te Huirangi Waikerepuru, 91, New Zealand trade unionist and Māori language activist.
*Albert H. Wilkening, 74, American major general, cancer.
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*Torvild Aakvaag, 93, Norwegian businessman, CEO of Norsk Hydro (1984–1991).
*Sufia Ahmed, 87, Bangladeshi academic, cardiac arrest.
*Reggie Bagala, 54, American politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (since 2020), COVID-19.
*Jocelyn Barrow, Dame Jocelyn Barrow, 90, British educator, community activist and politician.
*Leila Benitez-McCollum, 89, Filipino-American television and radio host (''Student Canteen''), COVID-19.
*Daniel Bernard (footballer), Daniel Bernard, 70, French footballer (Stade Rennais F.C., Rennes, Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain, Stade Brestois 29, Brest).
*Jim Bolger (baseball), Jim Bolger, 88, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs).
*Frank J. Brown, 63–64, American visual artist.
*Tom Bruce (swimmer), Tom Bruce, 67, American swimmer, Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Olympic gold and silver medallist.
*Jacques Calvet, 88, French businessman, CEO of Groupe PSA.
*Denise Coia, 67, Scottish psychiatrist.
*Jim Conacher, 98, Scottish-born Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks).
*Elizabeth de la Porte, 78, British harpsichordist.
*Surésh Dhargalkar, 85, British architect.
*Malcolm Dixon (actor), Malcolm Dixon, 66, English actor (''Time Bandits'', ''Return of the Jedi'', ''Flash Gordon (film), Flash Gordon'').
*Mort Drucker, 91, American caricaturist and comics artist (''Mad (magazine), Mad'').
*Marc Engels, 54, Belgian sound engineer (''The Odyssey (film), The Odyssey'', ''I'm Dead but I Have Friends''), COVID-19.
*Mark Golden, 71, Canadian historian.
*Harvey Goldstein, 80, British statistician and academic, COVID-19.
*Andy González (musician), Andy González, 69, American jazz and Latin dance bassist.
*Simplice Guédet Manzela, 71, Gabonese politician.
*Clément-Joseph Hannouche, 70, Egyptian Syriac Catholic Church, Syriac Catholic hierarch, Bishop of Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Cairo, Cairo (since 1995).
*Ho Kam-ming, 94, Macanese-born Canadian martial artist, COVID-19.
*Zdeněk Jičínský, 91, Czech lawyer and politician, Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, Deputy (1996–2002, 2003–2010).
*Jay K. Katzen, 83, American politician and bureaucrat, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1994–2002).
*Theresa M. Korn, 94, American engineer and pilot, COVID-19.
*Heino Kurvet, 78, Soviet-Estonian spring canoer, 1971 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 1971 World Championships bronze medallist.
*Vladimir Lefebvre, 83, Soviet-American mathematical psychologist.
*Phyllis Lyon, 95, American gay rights activist.
*Liliane Marchais, 84, French political activist.
*Jacqueline Mason, 84, Australian pair skater.
*Virginia Savage McAlester, 76, American architectural historian, myelfibrosis.
*Guy Miserque, 74, Belgian Olympic field hockey player (
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
, Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968, Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972, Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976).
*Naoki Murata, 70, Japanese judoka, heart failure.
*Lee Nurse, 43, English cricketer (Berkshire County Cricket Club, Berkshire), COVID-19.
*Gern Nagler, 88, American football player (History of the Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland Browns).
*Vitor Sapienza, 86, Brazilian politician and economist, COVID-19.
*Christopher Schmitt, 45, American web designer and author.
*Ida Schuster, 101, Scottish actress (''Death Watch'', ''A Shot at Glory'').
*Ernst-Georg Schwill, 81, German actor (''Alarm in the Circus'', ''A Berlin Romance'', ''The Shield and the Sword (film), The Shield and the Sword'').
*Junzo Sekine, 93, Japanese Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame baseball player (Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, Yomiuri Giants) and manager (Yakult Swallows).
*Dmitri Smirnov (composer), Dmitri Smirnov, 71, Russian-born British composer (''Tiriel (opera), Tiriel'', ''Thel (opera), The Lamentations of Thel''), COVID-19.
*Jean-Pierre St-Louis, 68–69, Canadian photographic director and videographer (''Requiem for a Handsome Bastard'', ''Whoever Dies, Dies in Pain'').
*Richard Teitelbaum, 80, American electronic music composer, stroke.
*Taufiq Tirmizi, 59, Pakistani cricketer (House Building Finance Corporation cricket team, House Building Finance Corporation, List of Karachi first-class cricket teams, Karachi Whites).
*Saul Turteltaub, 87, American television writer and producer (''That Girl'', ''Sanford and Son'', ''What's Happening!!'').
*Phyllis Wallbank, 101, British educationalist.
*Won Pyong-oh, 90, South Korean ornithologist.
*Jim Youel, 98, American football player (Washington Redskins).
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*Mike Auret, 83, Zimbabwean-Irish farmer and politician.
*Bruce Baillie, 88, American filmmaker (''Castro Street (film), Castro Street'').
*Dov Ben-Dov, 93, Israeli Olympic sports shooter (Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions, 1952).
*Julio Blanco, 82, Cuban footballer (FC Industriales, Cuba national football team, national team).
*Big George Brock, 87, American blues harmonicist and singer.
*Olga Bucătaru, 78, Romanian actress, heart attack.
*Antonio Carro Martínez, 96, Spanish politician, Ministry of the Presidency, Minister of the Presidency (1974–1975), member of the Congress of Deputies (1982–1989).
*Rifat Chadirji, 93, Iraqi architect, COVID-19.
*David Cohen (military), David Cohen, 102, American soldier, COVID-19.
*Oscar Cohen, 91, American music business executive and agent.
*Lucie Dolène, 88, Syrian-born French actress and singer.
*Walter D'Souza (cricketer), Walter D'Souza, 93, Indian cricketer (Gujarat cricket team, Gujarat).
*Mary Jane Fate, 86, American Alaskan Athabaskans, Athabaskan tribal leader.
*Nicholas Fernando, 87, Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo, Colombo (1977–2002).
*Frits Flinkevleugel, 80, Dutch footballer (Netherlands national football team, national team, FC Amsterdam, AFC DWS, DWS).
*Samuel Hargress II, 84, American bar owner, COVID-19.
*Shanti Hiranand, 87, Indian classical singer.
*Ceybil Jefferies, American house music, house and R&B singer (It's Gonna Be Alright (Deep Zone song), "It's Gonna Be Alright"), COVID-19. (death announced on this day)
*Teijo Khan, 64, American professional wrestler (American Wrestling Association, AWA).
*Ronald J. Kurth, 88, American rear admiral, government expert on Russian policy and study.
*K. Gordon Lark, 89, American biologist, prostate cancer.
*Marianne Lundquist, 88, Swedish Olympic swimmer (Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948, Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952), COVID-19.
*Jymie Merritt, 93, American jazz bassist (The Jazz Messengers), liver cancer.
*Enrique Múgica, 88, Spanish lawyer and politician, Ministry of Justice (Spain), Minister of Justice (1988–1991), Congress of Deputies, Deputy (1977–2000) and Spanish Ombudsman, Ombudsman (2000–2010), COVID-19.
*Bas Mulder, 88, Dutch-Surinamese priest, COVID-19.
*Nobuhiko Obayashi, 82, Japanese film director (''House (1977 film), House'', ''Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (1983 film), Toki o Kakeru Shōjo'', ''Hanagatami''), screenwriter and editor, lung cancer.
*Jacob Plange-Rhule, 62, Ghanaian physician, Rector of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (since 2015), COVID-19.
*Marcel Rainaud, 80, French politician, Senate of France, Senator (2006–2014).
*Marke Raines, 93, Canadian politician, Parliament of Canada, MP (1974–1979).
*Pete Retzlaff, 88, American football player and executive (
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays ...
).
*Francis Reusser, 77, Swiss film director (''The Big Night (1976 film), The Big Night'', ''Derborence (film), Derborence'', ''War in the Highlands'').
*Diane Rodriguez, 68, American actress (''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', ''La Bamba (film), La Bamba''), cancer.
*Carlo Sabatini (actor), Carlo Sabatini, 88, Italian actor (''Strangled Lives'') and voice actor.
*Ing Yoe Tan, 71, Dutch politician, Senate (Netherlands), Senator (1999–2011).
*Abigail Thernstrom, 83, American political scientist.
*Hans Verhagen, 81, Dutch journalist, poet and painter.
*Roy Watson (cricketer), Roy Watson, 86, Australian cricketer (Western Australia cricket team, Western Australia).
*Tom Webster (ice hockey), Tom Webster, 71, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, New England Whalers) and coach (Los Angeles Kings), brain cancer.
*Alf Wood (footballer, born 1945), Alf Wood, 74, English footballer (Shrewsbury Town F.C., Shrewsbury Town, Millwall F.C., Millwall).
*Iris M. Zavala, 83, Puerto Rican author, independence activist and intellectual, COVID-19.
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*Philip Appleman, 94, American poet and writer.
*Mel Baggs, 39, American autism blogger.
*Simon Barrington-Ward, 89, English Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Coventry (1985–1997), COVID-19.
*Michael Bowden (footballer), Michael Bowden, 73, Australian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
(Richmond Football Club, Richmond), motor neurone disease.
*Colby Cave, 25, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers), complications from intracerebral hemorrhage.
*Hélène Châtelain, 84, Belgian-born French actress (''La Jetée''), documentary film director and writer.
*Stanley Chera, 77, American real estate executive, COVID-19.
*Bo Christensen, 82, Danish film producer.
*John Horton Conway, 82, English mathematician (Conway's Game of Life, surreal numbers, monstrous moonshine), COVID-19.
*Justus Dahinden, 94, Swiss architect, teacher and writer.
*Mariano De Nicolò, 88, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro, San Marino-Montefeltro (1989–1995) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Rimini, Rimini (1989–2007).
*Murray Dorin, 65, Canadian politician.
*Gerald Glenn, 66, American pastor, COVID-19.
*Paul Haddad, 56, English-born Canadian actor (''Babar (TV series), Babar'', ''John Callahan's Quads!'', ''Resident Evil 2''), throat cancer.
*Alfred Hagn, 72, German Olympic alpine skier (Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom, 1968, Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom, 1972).
*Wynn Handman, 97, American artistic director (The American Place Theatre), COVID-19.
*Margot Hartman, 86, American actress (''The Curse of the Living Corpse'', ''Violent Midnight'', ''Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women'').
*Kristin Jacobs, 60, American politician, mayor of Broward County, Florida, Broward County (2012–2013) and member of the Florida House of Representatives (since 2014), colon cancer.
*Ezekiel Kalipeni, 66, Malawian geographer.
*Edem Kodjo, 81, Togolese politician, List of prime ministers of Togo, Prime Minister (1994–1996, 2005–2006) and Chairperson of the African Union Commission (1978–1983).
*Periklis Korovesis, 78, Greek journalist and politician, Hellenic Parliament, MP (2007–2009).
*Linda Larason, 72, American politician, complications from multiple myeloma.
*Liu Dehai, 82, Chinese pipa player.
*Ruth Mandel, 81, Austrian-born American political scientist, women's advocate and Holocaust survivor, ovarian cancer.
*Might and Power, 26, New Zealand-bred Australian racehorse, Melbourne Cup (1997), Caulfield Cup (1997) and W. S. Cox Plate (1998) winner.
*Muid Latif, 41, Malaysian fashion designer.
*Garth Owen-Smith, 76, Namibian environmentalist, cancer.
*Luciano Pellicani, 81, Italian sociologist and journalist.
*Lenore L. Prather, 88, American jurist, Justice (1982–2001) and Chief Justice (1998–2001) of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.
*Lowell A. Reed Jr., 89, American jurist, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for East Pennsylvania (since 1988), complications from Parkinson's disease.
*Gus Rodríguez, 61, Mexican writer, director and video game journalist, lung cancer.
*Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs, 95, English industrialist and politician, member of the House of Lords (1990–2015).
*Alojz Uran, 75, Slovenian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop (1992–2004) and Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Ljubljana (2004–2009).
*Mansukh C. Wani, 95, Indian-born American organic chemist.
*Arne Wilhelmsen, 90, Norwegian businessman, co-founder of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Royal Caribbean Cruises.
*Gillian Wise, 84, British artist.
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*Farouk Abu Issa, 86, Sudanese politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sudan), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1969–1971).
*Francisco Aritmendi, 81, Spanish Olympic long-distance runner (Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres, 1964), International Cross Country Champion (1964 International Cross Country Championships, 1964), COVID-19.
*Brian Arrowsmith, 79, English football player (Barrow A.F.C., Barrow) and manager, COVID-19.
*Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, 78, Israeli rabbi and convicted fraudster, List of Sephardi chief rabbis of the Land of Israel, Rishon LeZion (1993–2003), COVID-19.
*Camillo Ballin, 75, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Vicar of Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, Northern Arabia (since 2001).
*Maurice Barrier, 87, French actor and comedian (''The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'', ''Les Compères'', ''Les Fugitifs''), COVID-19.
*Victor Batista Falla, 87, Cuban publisher and editor, COVID-19.
*Claude Beauchamp, 80, Canadian journalist, publisher and political activist.
*Glenn Beckert, 79, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres).
*Mary Begoña, 95, Spanish vedette (cabaret), vedette and actress.
*Axel Berg (footballer), Axel Berg, 81, Norwegian footballer.
*Elisabeth Berge, 65, Norwegian businesswoman and civil servant.
*Peter Bonetti, 78, English footballer (Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, Dundee United F.C., Dundee United, England national football team, national team), world champion (1966 FIFA World Cup, 1966).
*Tim Brooke-Taylor, 79, English comedian (The Goodies) and panellist (''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''), COVID-19.
*Daniel Camiade, 80, French rugby union player (US Quillan, France national rugby league team, national team).
*Chung Won-shik, 91, South Korean politician, Prime Minister of South Korea, Prime Minister (1991–1992), kidney disease.
*Jacques De Decker, 74, Belgian writer and author.
*Louis van Dijk, 78, Dutch pianist, cancer.
*Ted Evans (public servant), Ted Evans, 79, Australian public servant, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury (Australia), Department of the Treasury (1993–2001).
*Toussaint Fouda, 61, Cameroonian Olympic road cyclist (Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial, 1980).
*Caro Fraser, 67, British novelist, cancer.
*Jim Frey, 88, American baseball manager (Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs).
*Keiji Fujiwara, 55, Japanese voice actor (''Fullmetal Alchemist'', ''Death Note'', ''Attack on Titan''), cancer.
*Danny Goldman, 80, American actor (''The Smurfs (1981 TV series), The Smurfs'', ''MASH (film), M*A*S*H'', ''Young Frankenstein''), stroke.
*Sascha Hupmann, 49, German basketball player (Evansville Aces men's basketball, Evansville Aces, Panathinaikos B.C., Panathinaikos, Germany national basketball team, national team), ataxia.
*Tarvaris Jackson, 36, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills), traffic collision.
*Mikko Kaasalainen, 55, Finnish mathematician.
*Lyle Kahl, 80, Canadian educator and politician.
*James F. Keane, 85, American politician.
*Bill Langille, 76, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia House of Assembly, MLA (1999–2006), liver cancer.
*Adrian Lucaci, 53, Romanian footballer (FC Sportul Studențesc București, Sportul Studențesc București).
*Abdul Majed, Bangladeshi military officer and convicted murderer (Jail Killing Day, Jail Killing), execution by hanging.
*André Manaranche, 93, French Jesuit priest and theologian, COVID-19.
*Jacques Maury, 99, French pastor.
*Boo McLee, 36, American football player (Wheeling Wildcats).
*Rubén Menini, 96, Argentine basketball player (Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948, Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952).
*Gavin Menzies, 82, British submarine lieutenant commander and author.
*Charles Miossec, 81, French politician, National Assembly (France), Deputy (1978–2002).
*Stirling Moss, Sir Stirling Moss, 90, British International Motorsports Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame racing driver.
*Jon Ola Norbom, 96, Norwegian economist and politician, leader of the Young Liberals of Norway, Young Liberals (1950–1952) and Minister of Finance (Norway), Minister of Finance (1972–1973).
*Joe Pedicino, 70, American professional wrestling ring announcer (World Championship Wrestling, WCW).
*Ahfazur Rahman, 78, Pakistani journalist.
*Joel M. Reed, 86, American film director, producer and screenwriter (''The G.I. Executioner'', ''Blood Sucking Freaks'', ''Night of the Zombies''), COVID-19.
*Jaime Ruiz Sacristán, 70, Mexican business executive, chairman of the Mexican Stock Exchange (since 2015), COVID-19.
*Doug Sanders, 86, American professional golfer.
*Milton Schafer, 99, American composer.
*Carlos Seco Serrano, 96, Spanish historian, COVID-19.
*Charles Alexander Shaw, 75, American jurist, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, U.S. District Court for Eastern Missouri (since 1993).
*Vasily Sidorov, 75, Russian diplomat, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva (1997–2001).
*Khalif Mumin Tohow, Somali justice minister of Hirshabelle State, COVID-19.
*Josephat Torner, 42, Tanzanian albino activist, traffic collision.
*Samuel Wembé, 73, Cameroonian businessman and politician, COVID-19.
*Dennis Yamada, 75, American politician, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1971–1983).
*Yu Mingfang, 92, Chinese engineer.
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*Baldiri Alavedra, 76, Spanish footballer (CE Sabadell FC, Sabadell), COVID-19.
*Gil Bailey, 84, Jamaican radio broadcaster, COVID-19.
*William H. Bailey (artist), William H. Bailey, 89, American artist.
*Jacques Blamont, 93, French astrophysicist.
*E. S. Campbell, 98, American soldier (World War II).
*David Corbett (footballer, born 1940), David Corbett, 79, English footballer (Swindon Town F.C., Swindon Town, Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle).
*Juan Cotino, 70, Spanish businessman and politician, Corts Valencianes, President of Valencian Courts (2011–2014) and Directorate-General of the Police, Director General of the National Police (1996–2002), COVID-19.
*John Dennis (bishop), John Dennis, 88, British prelate, Bishop of Bishop of Ripon, Knaresborough (1979–1986) and Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (1986–1996).
*Ashok Desai, 77, Indian lawyer, Attorney General of India, Attorney General (1996–1998) and Solicitor General of India, Solicitor General (1989–1990).
*Alain Duret, 84, French writer.
*Jens Erik Fenstad, 84, Norwegian mathematician, COVID-19.
*David Giralt, 60, Cuban Olympic long jump athlete (Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump, 1980).
*Jerry Givens, 67, American chief executioner of Virginia (1982–1999) and anti-death penalty advocate, COVID-19.
*Glenna Goodacre, 80, American sculptor (Sacagawea dollar, Vietnam Women's Memorial).
*Barbara Gorgoń, 84, Polish Olympic luger (Luge at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Women's singles, 1964).
*Karen Harper, 75, American author.
*Charlie Harrison (basketball), Charlie Harrison, 70, American college basketball coach (East Carolina Pirates men's basketball, East Carolina, New Mexico Lobos men's basketball, New Mexico).
*U Pannya Jota Mahathera, 64, Bangladeshi Theravada Buddhist monk, cardiac arrest.
*Suad Karajica, 60, Bosnian Olympic luger (Luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's singles, 1984).
*Ryo Kawasaki, 73, Japanese jazz fusion guitarist and composer.
*Shay Keogh, 85, Irish footballer (Shamrock Rovers F.C., Shamrock Rovers).
*Thomas Kunz, 81, American zoologist, COVID-19.
*Landelino Lavilla, 85, Spanish politician, President of the Congress of Deputies (1979–1982), Ministry of Justice (Spain), Minister of Justice (1976–1979) and member of the Spanish Council of State, Council of State (since 1983).
*Philippe Lécrivain, 78, French Catholic priest (Society of Jesus), COVID-19.
*Benjamin Levin (partisan), Benjamin Levin, 93, Israeli partisan and Holocaust survivor, COVID-19.
*Peter Madden (footballer), Peter Madden, 85, English football player (Rotherham United F.C., Rotherham United) and manager (Darlington F.C., Darlington, Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale).
*Vicente Magsaysay, 80, Filipino politician, Governor of Zambales (1968–1986, 1998–2007).
*Sarah Maldoror, 90, French documentary film director (''Sambizanga (film), Sambizanga''), COVID-19.
*Patricia Millardet, 63, French actress (''La Boum 2'', ''P'tit Con'', ''La piovra''), heart attack.
*Moraes Moreira, 72, Brazilian guitarist and singer (Novos Baianos), heart attack.
*Dennis G. Peters, 82, American electrochemist, COVID-19.
*Avrohom Pinter, 71, British rabbi and politician, Hackney London Borough Council, Hackney Borough councillor (1982–1990), COVID-19.
*M. V. Rajasekharan, 91, Indian politician, Lok Sabha, MP.
*John Rowlands (footballer), John Rowlands, 73, English footballer (Stockport County F.C., Stockport County, Barrow A.F.C., Barrow, Workington A.F.C., Workington), COVID-19.
*Javier Santamaría, 69, Spanish politician, Senate of Spain, Senator (2011–2015), president of the Province of Segovia, Segovia province (2003–2011) and mayor of Abades (1991–1996), COVID-19.
*Zafar Sarfraz, 50, Pakistani cricketer (Peshawar cricket team, Peshawar), COVID-19.
*Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer Jr., 93, American politician.
*Bernard Stalter, 63, French entrepreneur and politician, member of the Regional Council of Grand Est (since 2016) and the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council, ESEC (since 2015), COVID-19.
*Peggy Sullivan, 90, American librarian, List of presidents of the American Library Association, president of the American Library Association (1980–1981).
*Ann Sullivan (animator), Ann Sullivan, 91, American animator (''The Lion King'', ''The Little Mermaid (1989 film), The Little Mermaid'', ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire''), COVID-19.
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*Pip Baker, 91, British screenwriter (''Doctor Who''), complications from a fall.
*Haydar Baş, 73, Turkish politician, founder and leader of the Independent Turkey Party (since 2002), COVID-19.
*Paul Bayvel, 71, South African rugby union player (Golden Lions, Transvaal, South Africa national rugby union team, national team), cancer.
*Nate Brooks, 86, American boxer, Olympic champion (Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Flyweight, 1952).
*John Collins (footballer, born 1949), John Collins, 71, Welsh footballer (Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth, Halifax Town F.C., Halifax Town, Barnsley F.C., Barnsley).
*Helen Damico, 89, Greek-born American literary scholar, COVID-19.
*Miguel Ángel D'Annibale, 61, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Río Gallegos, Río Gallegos (2013–2018) and Roman Catholic Diocese of San Martín in Argentina, San Martín (since 2018), leukaemia.
*Danny Delaney, Irish Gaelic footballer (Laois GAA, Laois, Stradbally GAA (County Laois), Stradbally), COVID-19.
*Joan Dewhirst, 84–85, British figure skater.
*Mario Donatone, 86, Italian actor (''Phenomena (film), Phenomena'', ''The Godfather Part III'', ''John Wick: Chapter 2'').
*Roger Du Boulay, Sir Roger Du Boulay, 98, British diplomat.
*Akin Euba, 84, Nigerian musician.
*Margit Feldman, 90, Hungarian-American educator, activist, and Holocaust survivor, COVID-19.
*John Forester (cyclist), John Forester, 90, American industrial engineer and cycling activist.
*Ed Genson, 78, American attorney (R. Kelly, Rod Blagojevich, Conrad Black), bile duct cancer.
*William H. Gerdts, 91, American art historian, COVID-19.
*Michael Gilkes (writer), Michael Gilkes, 86, Guyanese writer, COVID-19.
*Judith Innes, 78, American planning theorist, lymphoma.
*Jon Kilgore, 76, American football player (
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Rams play ...
).
*Cyril Lawrence, 99, English footballer (Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale, Wrexham A.F.C., Wrexham), COVID-19.
*John Lee (Labour politician), John Lee, 92, British politician, Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP (1966–1970, 1974–1979).
*Barry Mason (musician), Barry Mason, 72, British lutenist and guitarist.
*Kerstin Meyer, 92, Swedish mezzo-soprano.
*Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, 70, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral, Sobral (1998–2004) and Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba, Paraíba (2004–2016), COVID-19.
*Dean Parker, 72, New Zealand screenwriter, journalist and political commentator.
*Luis Parodi, 83, Ecuadorian engineer and politician, Vice President of Ecuador, Vice President (1988–1992).
*Igor Petrov, 86, Russian naval officer and academic.
*Peter Phoenix, 83, English footballer (Oldham Athletic A.F.C., Oldham Athletic, Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale, Stockport County F.C., Stockport County).
*Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza, 84, Mexican politician, Governor of the State of Mexico (1989–1993) and President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (1994), complications from surgery.
*Markus Raetz, 78, Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator.
*C. S. Rao (writer), C. S. Rao, 84, Indian screenwriter (''Pranam Khareedu'', ''Sarada Ramudu'').
*Gordon Ropp, 87, American politician.
*Hugh Rossi, Sir Hugh Rossi, 92, British politician, Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP (1966–1992) and Minister for Disabled People, Minister for Social Security (1981–1983).
*Namık Kemal Şentürk, 97, Turkish politician.
*Maria de Sousa, 80, Portuguese immunologist, COVID-19.
*Hank Steinbrenner, 63, American sports executive, co-owner of the New York Yankees (since 2008), liver ailment.
*Ella King Russell Torrey, 94, American human rights activist, COVID-19.
*Jimmy Webb (stylist), Jimmy Webb, 62, American clothing stylist and merchandiser (''Trash and Vaudeville''), cancer.
*Peter Whiteside, 67, British Olympic modern pentathlete (Modern pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980), COVID-19.
*Billy Wright (footballer, born 1931), Billy Wright, 89, English footballer (Blackpool F.C., Blackpool, Leicester City F.C., Leicester City).
*Ron Wylie, 86, Scottish football player (Notts County F.C., Notts County, Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa, Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City) and manager.
*Kenny Young, 79, American songwriter ("Under the Boardwalk", "Ai No Corrida (song), Ai No Corrida", "Captain of Your Ship"), producer and environmentalist, cancer.
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*Adam Alsing, 51, Swedish television and radio presenter (''Big Brother (Swedish TV series), Big Brother, Adam Live, Mix Megapol''), COVID-19.
*Sean Arnold, 79, English actor (''Grange Hill'', ''Bergerac (TV series), Bergerac'').
*Barbara Assoon, 91, Trinidadian actress.
*Ülkü Azrak, 86, Turkish lawyer and academic, COVID-19.
*John Briggs (politician), John Briggs, 90, American politician, California State Assemblyman (1967–1977) and California State Senate, State Senator (1977–1981).
*Joe Brown (climber), Joe Brown, 89, English mountaineer.
*John Buchanan (bishop), John Buchanan, 86, American Episcopal bishop of Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri, West Missouri (1990–1999).
*Ranjit Chowdhry, 64, Indian actor (''Bollywood/Hollywood'', ''Last Holiday (2006 film), Last Holiday'', ''The Office (American TV series), The Office''), complications from a ruptured ulcer.
*Eddie Cooley, 87, American songwriter ("Fever (Little Willie John song), Fever") and singer ("Priscilla (Eddie Cooley song), Priscilla").
*Allen Daviau, 77, American cinematographer (''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'', ''The Color Purple (film), The Color Purple'', ''Empire of the Sun (film), Empire of the Sun''), COVID-19.
*Willie Davis (defensive end), Willie Davis, 85, American Pro Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame football player (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers).
*Bernard Deconinck, 83, French track cyclist, amateur world motor-paced silver medallist (1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 1959).
*Brian Dennehy, 81, American actor (''First Blood'', ''Death of a Salesman'', ''Silverado (film), Silverado''), Tony Award, Tony winner (53rd Tony Awards, 1999, 57th Tony Awards, 2003), cardiac arrest due to sepsis.
*James Doyle (New Brunswick politician), James Doyle, 87, Canadian politician.
*Rubem Fonseca, 94, Brazilian fiction writer.
*James Foort, 98, Canadian inventor and artist.
*Dámaso García, 63, Dominican baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays, Montreal Expos) and footballer (Dominican Republic national football team, national team).
*Lee Gates, 82, American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
*Henry Grimes, 84, American jazz musician, COVID-19.
*Dries Holten, 84, Dutch singer-songwriter.
*John Houghton (physicist), Sir John Houghton, 88, Welsh atmospheric physicist, COVID-19.
*Dick Hyde (baseball), Dick Hyde, 91, American baseball player (History of the Washington Senators (1901–1960), Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles).
*Milena Jelinek, 84, Czech-American screenwriter (''Forgotten Light''), COVID-19.
*Lee Konitz, 92, American jazz composer and alto saxophonist, COVID-19.
*Finau Mara, 60, Fijian diplomat and politician, Ambassador-at-large (since 2001).
*Alfonso Marquez (basketball), Alfonso Marquez, 82, Filipino Olympic basketball player (Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960, Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968).
*Gary McSpadden, 77, American gospel singer (The Imperials, Gaither Vocal Band), pastor and television host, pancreatic cancer.
*Eric Mergenthaler, 56, Mexican Olympic sailor (Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Finn, 1984, Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Finn, 1988, Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Finn, 1992), and Finn Gold Cup, world champion (1992), bicycle accident.
*Aldo Mongiano, 100, Italian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima, Roraima (1979–1996), complications from a broken femur.
*Gérard Mulumba Kalemba, 82, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Mweka, Mweka (1989–2017), COVID-19.
*Bruce Myers (actor), Bruce Myers, 78, British actor (''The Unbearable Lightness of Being (film), The Unbearable Lightness of Being'', ''Let There Be Light (1998 film), Let There Be Light''), comedian, and director, COVID-19.
*Stephanie Neuman, 88, American political scientist, spinal cancer.
*John Pfahl, 81, American photographer, COVID-19.
*Ann Sayer, 83, English long-distance walker and rower.
*Shahin Shahablou, 56, Iranian photographer, COVID-19.
*Siamak Shayeghi, 65, Iranian film director and producer, cancer.
*George Curtis Smith, 84, American jurist, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, U.S. District Court for Southern Ohio (since 1987).
*Vesa Törnroos, 37, Finnish Olympic sports shooter (Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's trap, 2016), cancer.
*Dorick M. Wright, 74, Belizean Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize City-Belmopan (2006–2017).
*Rustam Zakirov, 30, Kyrgyz footballer (FC Abdysh-Ata Kant, FC Alga Bishkek).
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*Srilal Abeykoon, 66, Sri Lankan actor and singer (''Kopi Kade'').
*Abdennour Abrous, 85, Algerian politician.
*Joseph Adler, 79, American theatre and film director (''Scream, Baby, Scream'').
*Rosemary De Angelis, 86, American actress (''Law & Order'', ''Frequency (2000 film), Frequency'', ''The Juror'').
*Christophe (singer), Christophe, 74, French singer-songwriter ("Aline (song), Aline"), Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD.
*Gene Deitch, 95, American-born Czech illustrator, animator (''Munro (film), Munro'', ''Tom Terrific'', ''Nudnik'') and comics artist.
*Francesco Di Carlo, 79, Italian mobster (Sicilian Mafia) and pentito, COVID-19.
*Andrew J. Fenady, 91, American screenwriter, producer, and actor (''Stakeout on Dope Street'', ''The Young Captives'').
*Howard Finkel, 69, American WWE Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame professional wrestling ring announcer (WWE).
*Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza, 83, Brazilian professor and writer.
*Kenneth Gilbert, 88, Canadian harpsichordist, organist and music educator.
*Victor Hendrix, 84, German Olympic rower (Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four, 1960).
*Danièle Hoffman-Rispal, 68, French politician, National Assembly (France), Deputy (2002–2012).
*Walter Hoover, 85, American Olympic rower (Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls, 1952).
*Jane Dee Hull, 84, American politician, List of governors of Arizona, Governor of Arizona (1997–2003) and Secretary of State of Arizona, Secretary of State (1995–1997).
*Herbert Jones (footballer, born 1929), Herbert Jones, 91, Welsh footballer (Wrexham A.F.C., Wrexham).
*Bashir Khanbhai, 74, Tanzanian-born British politician.
*Ulrich Kienzle, 83, German author and journalist (ARD (broadcaster), ARD, ZDF).
*Brian Kyme, 84, Australian Anglican prelate, Assistant Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Perth, Perth (1982–1999), cancer.
*Santiago Lanzuela, 71, Spanish politician, President of the Government of Aragon (1995–1999), COVID-19.
*Jean-Marie Luton, 77, French aerospace engineer, Director General of the European Space Agency (1990–1997).
*Althea McNish, 95, Trinidadian-British textile designer.
*Henry Miller (lawyer), Henry Miller, 89, American lawyer and jurist, COVID-19.
*Bojana Milošević, 54, Serbian-Yugoslavian basketball player, Olympic silver medallist (Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988).
*Bruce Murray (sportsman), Bruce Murray, 90, Australian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
(Sydney Swans, South Melbourne) and cricketer (Victoria cricket team, Victoria).
*Arne Nilsen, 96, Norwegian politician, Minister of Local Government and Modernisation (Norway), Minister of Local Government (1978–1979) and Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Social Affairs (1979–1981).
*William Pulgram, 99, Austrian-born American architect.
*Ben Raimondi, 95, American football player (New York Yankees (AAFC), New York Yankees).
*Tal Rutledge, 91, American civil rights activist.
*Luis Sepúlveda, 70, Chilean writer and journalist, COVID-19.
*Shamardal, 18, American-bred British racehorse and sire.
*Glider Ushñahua, 51, Peruvian lawyer and politician, Congress of the Republic of Peru, Congressman (2016–2019), pneumonia.
*Jack Wallace (actor), Jack Wallace, 86, American actor (''Death Wish (1974 film), Death Wish'', ''Eagleheart (TV series), Eagleheart'', ''Boogie Nights'').
*Bohumír Zháňal, 88, Czech Olympic athlete (Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, 1960).
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*Bennie G. Adkins, 86, American army United States Army Special Forces, Green Beret and intelligence sergeant major, Medal of Honor recipient, COVID-19.
*Barney Ales, 85, American record label executive (Motown).
*Annette Auguste, 79–80, Haitian folk singer and activist.
*Deirdre Bair, 84, American writer and biographer, heart failure.
*Jean-François Bazin, 77, French politician and writer.
*Carlos Contreras (footballer, born 1938), Carlos Contreras, 81, Chilean footballer (Club Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Chile, Chile national football team, national team).
*Georges Cukierman, 93, French resistance member and communist activist.
*Paolo Curcetti, 83, Italian Olympic boxer (Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Flyweight, 1960).
*Filipe Duarte (actor), Filipe Duarte, 46, Portuguese actor (''Belmonte (TV series), Belmonte'', ''Variações (film), Variações'', ''Amor de Mãe''), heart attack.
*George Curtis (greyhound trainer), George Curtis, 96, English greyhound trainer.
*Sergio Fantoni, 89, Italian actor (''Von Ryan's Express'', ''Esther and the King'', ''The Manageress'').
*Mohiuddin Faroque, 79, Bangladeshi art director.
*Gilbert Garcin, 90, French photographer.
*Ali Suleman Habib, 63, Pakistani businessman, Chairman of Toyota Indus (since 2009).
*Allan Heyl, South African bank robber (André Stander#Stander Gang, Stander Gang).
*Norman Hunter (footballer), Norman Hunter, 76, English football player (Leeds United F.C., Leeds United, Bristol City F.C., Bristol City, England national football team, national team) and manager, world champion (1966 FIFA World Cup, 1966), COVID-19.
*Patricia Kailis, 86, Australian businesswoman, geneticist and neurologist.
*Abba Kyari, 67, Nigerian politician, Chief of Staff to the President (Nigeria), Chief of Staff to the President (since 2015), COVID-19.
*Giuseppi Logan, 84, American jazz musician, COVID-19.
*Domenico Lo Vasco, 91, Italian politician.
*Iris Love, 86, American archaeologist and dog breeder, COVID-19.
*Lukman Niode, 56, Indonesian Olympic swimmer (Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984), COVID-19.
*Hezakiah Oshutapik, 63, Canadian politician, Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, MLA (2011–2013), heart attack.
*Max Quackenbush, 91, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins).
*Arlene Saunders, 89, American operatic soprano, COVID-19.
*Matthew Seligman, 64, English new wave bassist (The Soft Boys, Thompson Twins), complications from COVID-19.
*Robin Seymour (DJ), Robin Seymour, 94, American disc jockey (CKLW, WDTW (AM), WKNR) and television host (''Swingin' Time'', ''Teen Town (TV series), Teen Town'').
*Gene Shay, 85, American disc jockey (WXPN), co-founder of Philadelphia Folk Festival, COVID-19.
*Daya Thennakoon, 79, Sri Lankan actor (''Visidela'', ''Bambaru Avith'').
*Alan Traill, Sir Alan Traill, 84, British businessman, Lord Mayor of London (1984–1985).
*Raymond Van Gestel, 90, Belgian footballer (K. Lyra, K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel, Verbroedering Geel, Belgium national football team, national team).
*Jesús Vaquero, 70, Spanish neurosurgeon, COVID-19.
*Bobby Winkles, 90, American National College Baseball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame baseball coach (Arizona State Sun Devils baseball, Arizona State Sun Devils) and manager (Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, Oakland Athletics).
*Tommy Woods (politician), Tommy Woods, 86, American politician, Mississippi House of Representatives, Mississippi state representative (1988–2012).
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*Takuo Aoyagi, 84, Japanese engineer and inventor (pulse oximetry).
*Barbara A. Babcock, 81, American legal scholar, cancer.
*Erik Belfrage, 74, Swedish diplomat and banking executive, COVID-19.
*Aurelio Campa, 86, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid).
*Ratnakar Chaini, 74, Indian writer and academic.
*Virender Lal Chopra, 83, Indian geneticist and agronomist, director-general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (1992–1994).
*Albert Côté, 93, Canadian politician.
*Sue Davies, 87, British gallery director (The Photographers' Gallery).
*Amparo Dávila, 92, Mexican writer.
*Terry Doran, 80, British music manager (Grapefruit (band), Grapefruit).
*Gulshan Ewing, 92, Indian journalist, COVID-19.
*William Foley (artist), William Foley, 93, American painter.
*Jim Fraser (American football), Jim Fraser, 83, American football player (Denver Broncos), COVID-19.
*Gangchen Tulku Rinpoche, 78, Tibetan Buddhist monk, COVID-19.
*Allan Gotlieb, 92, Canadian public servant, List of ambassadors of Canada to the United States, Ambassador to the United States (1981–1989), cancer and Parkinson's disease.
*Eva Konrad Hawkins, 90, Hungarian-born American biologist, COVID-19.
*Loïc Hennekinne, 79, French diplomat and government official.
*Lennart Jirlow, 83, Swedish painter and scenographer.
*Tariq Pervez Khan, 72, Pakistani judge, Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court.
*Sékou Kourouma, 63–64, Guinean politician and political aide, Chief of Staff to President of Guinea, President Alpha Condé, COVID-19.
*François Lafortune Jr., 87, Belgian rifle shooter, seven-time Olympic competitor (1952–1976), Parkinson's disease.
*Helen M. Laird, 89, Scottish electron microscopist.
*Bob Lazier, 81, American racing driver (Championship Auto Racing Teams, CART), COVID-19.
*Jack Lotz, 86, American professional wrestling referee (WWE, WWF) and stuntman (''Raging Bull'', ''The Siege''), COVID-19.
*Lawrence E. Lucas, 86, American Catholic priest.
*Edward Millward, 89, Welsh nationalist and educator (Charles, Prince of Wales).
*Urano Navarrini, 74, Italian footballer, COVID-19.
*Paul H. O'Neill, 84, American politician, United States Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of the Treasury (2001–2002), lung cancer.
*Willy Quadackers, 82, Dutch footballer (Fortuna '54, MVV Maastricht, Netherlands national football team, national team).
*W. Allyn Rickett, 98, American historian.
*Jacques Rosny, 81, French actor (''The Tenant'', ''Catherine & Co.'', ''L.627''), COVID-19.
*André Roumieux, 87, French nurse.
*Claude Silberzahn, 85, French civil servant, Mayor of Simorre (2001–2014), Director of the Directorate-General for External Security (1989–1993).
*Bernice Silver, 106, American puppeteer and activist, complications from COVID-19.
*Robert Kimmel Smith, 89, American author.
*Lucien Szpiro, 78, French mathematician (Szpiro's conjecture), heart failure.
*Emma Weigley, 87, American nutritionist, complications from COVID-19.
*Gayraud Wilmore, 98, American historian, writer and theologian.
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*Marat Aleksanian, 70, Armenian politician, Ministry of Justice (Armenia), Minister of Justice (1996–1998).
*Edmond Baraffe, 77, French football player (Toulouse FC (1937), Toulouse) and manager (Le Touquet AC, Le Touquet).
*Peter Beard, 82, American photographer. (body discovered on this date)
*Cecil Bødker, 93, Danish writer.
*Stanislav Boyadzhiev, 74, Bulgarian Olympic basketball player (Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968).
*Aileen Carroll, 75, Canadian politician, Minister of International Development (Canada), Minister for International Cooperation (2003–2006).
*Steve Dalkowski, 80, American baseball player, character inspiration for ''Bull Durham'' and ''The Scout (1994 film), The Scout'', COVID-19 and dementia.
*Noach Dear, 66, American jurist, New York Supreme Court judge (since 2015), COVID-19.
*Hubert Deittert, 79, German politician, Bundestag, MP (1994–2009).
*Dickie Dowsett, 88, English footballer (Southend United F.C., Southend United, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace), complications from dementia.
*Peter Dronke, 85, German literary scholar and medievalist.
*Tex Earnhardt, 89, American entrepreneur.
*Hector Garrido, 92, Argentine-born American comic book artist.
*Kevin Gill, 58, English Olympic trap shooter (Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Mixed trap, 1992, Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996) and 1990 Commonwealth Games#Shotgun, 1990 Commonwealth Games champion.
*John A. Gordon, 73, American public official, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Deputy Director of the CIA (1997–2000), Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, Under Secretary for Nuclear Security (2000–2002) and Homeland Security Advisor (2003–2004).
*Índio (footballer, born 1931), Índio, 89, Brazilian footballer (Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamengo, RCD Espanyol, Espanyol, Brazil national football team, national team).
*Sergio Onofre Jarpa, 99, Chilean politician, Senate of Chile, Senator (1973, 1990–1994) and Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (Chile), Minister of the Interior (1983–1985), COVID-19.
*Aleksandr Kapto, 87, Ukrainian sociologist and diplomat.
*Claude Lafortune, 83, Canadian television presenter, sculptor and costume designer, COVID-19.
*Robert Loomis, 93, American book editor, complications from a fall.
*Pellom McDaniels, 52, American football player (
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays ...
, Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons).
*Harry Müller, 89, German sculptor.
*Philippe Nahon, 81, French actor (''High Tension'', ''I Stand Alone (film), I Stand Alone'', ''Calvaire (film), Calvaire'').
*Hiroyuki Nakajo, 74, Japanese Olympic sport shooter (Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle, prone, 1984).
*Bob Oliver, 77, American baseball player (Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates).
*Renzo Ostino, 83, Italian Olympic rower (Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair, 1960).
*Margit Otto-Crépin, 75, German-born French equestrian, Olympic silver medalist (Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage, 1988).
*Sy Rogers, 63, American pastor and ex-gay movement activist, kidney cancer.
*Harvey Sabinson, 94, American theatrical press agent.
*Delphine Serina, 49, French actress (''The Liars (film), The Liars'', ''On Guard (1997 film), On Guard'', ''Tanguy (film), Tanguy''), cancer.
*Milen Tsvetkov, 53, Bulgarian journalist, traffic collision.
*Alexander Vustin, 76, Russian composer, pneumonia.
*Ian Whitcomb, 78, English singer-songwriter ("You Turn Me On (song), You Turn Me On") and author.
*Emina Zečaj, 91, Bosnian sevdalinka singer.
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*Heherson Alvarez, 80, Filipino politician, Senate of the Philippines, Senator (1987–1998), House of Representatives of the Philippines, Congressman (1998–2001), Department of Agrarian Reform, Minister of Agrarian Reform (1986–1987), COVID-19.
*Roy Barker (cricketer), Roy Barker, 72, English cricketer (Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Worcestershire).
*Eric Berg, 74, American sculptor.
*Richard Boyce (bishop), Richard Boyce, 91, American Anglican bishop, Diocese of Cascadia, Vicar General of the Diocese of Cascadia (2009–2011).
*H. G. Carrillo, 60, American writer and academic, complications from COVID-19.
*Peter Caws, 88, British-American philosopher.
*Libero Cecchini, 100, Italian architect.
*Alan Clough, 87, Australian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
.
*Manuel da Costa (sport shooter), Manuel da Costa, 93, Portuguese Olympic sports shooter (Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle, prone, 1964).
*Mike Curtis (American football), Mike Curtis, 77, American football player (
Baltimore Colts
The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team that played in Baltimore from its founding in 1953 to 1984. The team now plays in Indianapolis, as the Indianapolis Colts. The team was named for Baltimore's history of horse breed ...
, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins).
*Ken Dillen, 81, Canadian politician.
*Noureddine Diwa, 83, Tunisian footballer (Stade Tunisien, FC Limoges, Limoges, Tunisia national football team, national team).
*Claude Evrard, 86, French actor (''Circus Angel'', ''If the Sun Never Returns'').
*Farit Ismeth Emir, 65, Malaysian news anchor (Radio Television Malaysia), lung cancer.
*Horacio Fontova, 73, Argentine singer, actor and comedian, cancer.
*Marie Rose Guiraud, 75, Ivorian dancer and choreographer.
*Zac Henderson, 64, American football player (
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays ...
).
*Cliff Holden, 100, English painter, designer and silk screen printer.
*Tom Lester, 81, American actor (''Green Acres'', ''Benji (1974 film), Benji'', ''Gordy''), complications from Parkinson's disease.
*Krystyna Łybacka, 74, Polish politician, Ministry of National Education (Poland), Minister of National Education and Sport (2001–2004) and Member of the European Parliament, MEP (2014–2019).
*Sirio Maccioni, 88, Italian restaurateur and writer, founder of Le Cirque, complications from dementia.
*Demas Paulus Mandacan, 45, Indonesian politician, Regent of Manokwari Regency, Manokwari (since 2016), heart attack.
*Tom Mulholland (Gaelic footballer), Tom Mulholland, 84, Irish Gaelic footballer (Kilkerley Emmets, Louth GAA, Louth, Leinster GAA, Leinster), COVID-19.
*Ronan O'Rahilly, 79, Irish businessman, founder of Radio Caroline, vascular dementia.
*Gérard Piouffre, 74, French writer and historian.
*Gabriel Retes, 73, Mexican film director (''Paper Flowers (1977 film), Paper Flowers'', ''Broken Flag'', ''A Sweet Scent of Death'').
*Manjeet Singh Riyat, 52, British emergency care consultant, COVID-19.
*Gertrude Rwakatare, 69, Tanzanian politician, National Assembly (Tanzania), MP (since 2007).
*Josep Sala Mañé, 82, Spanish casteller, founder of Castellers de Barcelona, COVID-19.
*Don Schultz, 83, American chess expert, List of Presidents of the United States Chess Federation, presidents of the United States Chess Federation (1996–1999).
*Rudratej Singh, 46, Indian businessman, CEO of BMW India (since 2019), cardiac arrest.
*Jiří Toman, 81, Czech-born Swiss professor and jurist (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda).
*Arsen Yegiazarian, 49, Armenian chess grandmaster.
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*Muhammad Afzal (wrestler), Muhammad Afzal, 81, Pakistani Olympic wrestler (Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight, 1964), COVID-19.
*Richard Akinjide, 89, Nigerian jurist, Federal Ministry of Justice (Nigeria), Minister of Justice (1979–1983).
*Ingrid Allen, Dame Ingrid Allen, 87, Northern Irish neuropathologist.
*Dave Bacuzzi, 79, English football player (Arsenal F.C., Arsenal, Manchester City F.C., Manchester City, Reading F.C., Reading) and manager, COVID-19.
*Belco Bah, 61–62, Malian politician, member of the National Assembly (Mali), National Assembly for Niono, COVID-19.
*Koos van den Berg, 77, Dutch politician, House of Representatives (Netherlands), MP (1986–2002), COVID-19.
*Jerry Bishop, 84, American announcer (''Judge Judy''), heart disease and kidney failure.
*José María Calleja, 64, Spanish journalist, political prisoner and anti-ETA (separatist group), ETA activist, COVID-19.
*Ernest Courant, 100, American physicist.
*Dimitri Diatchenko, 52, American actor (''Chernobyl Diaries'', ''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions'', ''The Genius Club''), heart attack.
*Fang Keli, 81, Chinese New Confucian philosopher.
*Richard Fenno, 93, American political scientist.
*Philip Foglia, 69, American lawyer and civic activist, advocate for Italian American rights issues, COVID-19.
*Tina Girouard, 73, American artist, stroke.
*Derek Jones (musician), Derek Jones, 35, American rock guitarist (Falling in Reverse).
*Abdurrahim El-Keib, 70, Libyan politician, acting List of heads of government of Libya, Prime Minister (2011–2012), heart attack.
*Donald Kennedy, 88, American administrator, president of Stanford University (1980–1992), Commissioner of Food and Drugs (1977–1979), COVID-19.
*Eva Kolínská, 79, Czech Olympic canoeist (Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres, 1960).
*Marcel Le Roy, 100, French resistance fighter.
*Liu Ping-wei, 67, Taiwanese politician, Legislative Yuan, MLY (1999–2002), oral cancer.
*Lewis MacAdams, 75, American conservationist, poet and artist, co-founder of Friends of the Los Angeles River, FoLAR, complications from Parkinson's disease.
*Norm Nielsen, 86, American magician.
*Teruyuki Okazaki, 88, Japanese karate master, founder of the International Shotokan Karate Federation, COVID-19.
*Jacques Pellen, 63, French jazz guitarist, COVID-19.
*Gerson Peres, 88, Brazilian politician, lawyer and journalist, Vice Governor of Pará (1979–1983), member of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), Chamber of Deputies (1983–2003, 2007–2011), COVID-19.
*Laisenia Qarase, 79, Fijian politician, Prime Minister of Fiji, Prime Minister (2000–2001, 2001–2006).
*Teresa Rodrigo, 93, Spanish scientist (CERN, Fermilab).
*Joel Rogosin, 87, American television producer (''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'', ''Ironside (1967 TV series), Ironside'', ''Magnum, P.I.''), COVID-19.
*Florian Schneider, 73, German electronic musician (Kraftwerk), cancer.
*Anthony Senecal, 78, American butler (Mar-a-Lago) and politician, Mayor of Martinsburg, West Virginia (1990–1992).
*Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande, 102, Indian mathematician, developer of Shrikhande graph.
*Milt Sunde, 78, American football player (Minnesota Vikings), complications from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.
*Jack Taylor (Colorado politician), Jack Taylor, 84, American politician, member of the Colorado Senate (2000–2008) and Colorado House of Representatives, House of Representatives (1992–2000), COVID-19.
*Miguel Ángel Troitiño, 72–73, Spanish geographer, COVID-19.
*Alan Williams (novelist), Alan Williams, 84, British writer.
*Esteban Yáñez, 35, Spanish actor, musician and blogger, COVID-19.
*Shōmei Yokouchi, 78, Japanese politician, House of Representatives (Japan), MP (1993–2002) and Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture (2007–2015).
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*Eric Anderson (teacher), Sir Eric Anderson, 83, British educator, List of Head Masters of Eton College, Headmaster (1980–1994) and Provost of Eton, Provost (2000–2009) of Eton College.
*Bootsie Barnes, 82, American jazz saxophonist, COVID-19.
*Wilfried de Beauclair, 108, Swiss-born German engineer.
*Zarbeg Beriashvili, 80, Georgian Olympic wrestler (Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968).
*Sid Bishop (footballer, born 1934), Sid Bishop, 86, English footballer (Leyton Orient F.C., Leyton Orient).
*Dennis Copps, 91, British-born New Zealand cricket umpire.
*Marco D'Amico, 84, American mobster.
*Dave Fleming (Canadian football), Dave Fleming, 76, American CFL football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats).
*Samantha Fox (American actress), Samantha Fox, 69, American pornographic film actress, cardiovascular illness related to COVID-19.
*Terence Frisby, 87, English playwright (''There's a Girl in My Soup (play), There's a Girl in My Soup'') and actor.
*Hartwig Gauder, 65, German race walker, Olympic champion (Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk, 1980), heart attack and kidney failure.
*Jimmy Goodfellow, 76, English football player (Workington A.F.C., Workington, Rotherham United F.C., Rotherham United) and manager (Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City).
*Oliver Gough, 84, Irish hurler (Rathnure GAA, Rathnure, Wexford GAA, Wexford, Kilkenny GAA, Kilkenny).
*Louis Haché, 95, Canadian writer (Acadians, Acadian literature).
*Rich Hacker, 72, American baseball player (Montreal Expos) and coach (St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays), leukemia.
*James Hoggan (athlete), James Hoggan, 61, Australian Paralympic athlete.
*Saadat Husain, 73, Bangladeshi civil servant, Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission, Public Service Commission (2007–2011), kidney disease.
*Bart Johnson (baseball), Bart Johnson, 70, American baseball player (
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...
), complications from Parkinson's disease.
*Peter Jonas (director), Sir Peter Jonas, 73, British arts administrator and opera director.
*Mansour Khalid, 89, Sudanese politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sudan), Foreign Minister (1971–1975, 1977).
*Shirley Knight, 83, American actress (''The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (film), The Dark at the Top of the Stairs'', ''Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film), Sweet Bird of Youth'', ''As Good as It Gets'').
*Eva Kotthaus, 87, German actress.
*Dan Mazzulla, 61, American basketball player and coach, brain cancer.
*Marcos Mundstock, 77, Argentine musician, comedian and actor (Les Luthiers), brain tumor.
*Zoe Dell Nutter, 104, American dancer, model and philanthropist.
*John E. Otto, 81, American administrator, acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1987).
*Catherine Paysan, 93, French writer.
*El Príncipe Gitano, 88, Spanish flamenco singer and actor, COVID-19.
*Julian Perry Robinson, 78, British chemist and peace researcher, COVID-19.
*Paul Ronty, 91, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Boston Bruins).
*Edward Winchester, 49, Canadian lightweight rower, world champion (2000 World Rowing Championships, 2000).
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*Bruce Allpress, 89, New Zealand actor (''Came a Hot Friday'', ''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'', ''The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep''), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
*Al Angrisani, 70, American business consultant and author.
*Pahri Azhari, 57, Indonesian politician, Regent of Musi Banyuasin Regency, Musi Banyuasin (2008–2015), traffic collision.
*Albert Bateman, 95, English footballer (Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Huddersfield Town).
*Jean-Michel Beau, 76, French gendarme (Irish of Vincennes scandal).
*James M. Beggs, 94, American businessman, NASA Administrator (1981–1985).
*Norbert Blüm, 84, German politician, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Federal Minister for Social Affairs and Labour (1982–1998).
*Arief Budiman, 79, Indonesian political activist and sociologist.
*Heda Čechová, 91, Czech anchorwoman and eventual politician, member of the Czech National Council (1990–1992).
*Chen Liangting, 91, Chinese translator.
*Lloyd deMause, 88, American sociologist and psychohistorian.
*Fred the Godson, 35, American DJ and rapper, COVID-19.
*Usha Ganguly, 75, Indian theatre director and actress, founder of Rangakarmee, cardiac arrest.
*Peter Gill (golfer), Peter Gill, 89, English professional golfer, COVID-19.
*John Gregory (bandleader), John Gregory, 95, English orchestra leader.
*Sajid Hussain (journalist), Sajid Hussain, 29, Pakistani Baloch people, Balochi journalist. (body discovered on this date)
*André Iuncker, 86, French Olympic boxer (Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Featherweight, 1960).
*Jacques Kazadi, 83, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese economist, professor, and politician.
*Akira Kume, 96, Japanese actor (''The Insect Woman'', ''Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset'', ''The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf''), heart failure.
*Terry Lenzner, 80, American lawyer and investigator, pneumonia.
*Bernardino Lombao, 81, Spanish athlete and businessman.
*Chris Marcus, 40, American college basketball player (Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball, Western Kentucky), pulmonary embolism.
*Alecos Markides, 77, Cypriot lawyer and politician, House of Representatives of Cyprus, MP (1985–1995) and Attorney General (1995–2003).
*Patrick Leo McCartie, 94, British Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton, Northampton (1990–2001).
*John Murphy (footballer, born 1942), John Murphy, 77, Scottish footballer (Ayr United F.C., Ayr United).
*Kumiko Okae, 63, Japanese actress and television presenter, COVID-19.
*Henk Overgoor, 75, Dutch footballer (Go Ahead Eagles, De Graafschap), COVID-19.
*Charles Poots, 90, Northern Irish unionist politician, delegate to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention (1975–1976).
*Johnny Pyeatt, 86, American football player (Denver Broncos).
*Doug Robson, 77, English footballer (Darlington F.C.).
*Marvin Schick, 85, American political consultant and professor, heart attack.
*Janusz Symonides, 82, Polish diplomat, writer and jurist.
*Dan Walters, 53, American baseball player (San Diego Padres), complications of gunshot and traffic collision.
*Ernst Zägel, 84, German footballer (1. FC Saarbrücken, Saarland national football team, Saarland national team).
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*James Adams (diplomat), Sir James Adams, 87, British diplomat, List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Tunisia, ambassador to Tunisia (1984–1987) and List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Egypt, Egypt (1987–1992).
*Helene Aldwinckle, 99, English codebreaker.
*Ebrahim Amini, 94, Iranian politician, member of the Assembly of Experts (1983–2007, since 2016).
*Hamilton Bohannon, 78, American percussionist, songwriter and record producer.
*Phil Broadhurst, 70, New Zealand jazz musician, composer and radio presenter.
*David Daniels (conductor), David Daniels, 86, American conductor and author.
*Lynn Faulds Wood, 72, Scottish television presenter (''Watchdog (TV programme), Watchdog'') and journalist, stroke.
*Leo Goodstadt, 82, British-Hong Kong economist, Head of the Central Policy Unit (1989–1997).
*Grandma Lee, 85, American stand-up comedian.
*Roland Haché, 72, Canadian politician, Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, MLA (1999–2014) and mayor of Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick, Petit-Rocher (1995–1999).
*Richard Hake, 51, American radio journalist (WNYC).
*Abdullah al-Hamid, 69, Saudi Arabian poet and human rights activist, co-founder of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association, stroke.
*Namio Harukawa, 72, Japanese fetish artist, cancer.
*Tiede Herrema, 99, Dutch businessman.
*Mike Huckaby, 54, American deep house and trance DJ, complications from stroke and COVID-19.
*Ray Jarvis (baseball), Ray Jarvis, 73, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox).
*Mustafa Koçak, Turkish political prisoner, self-imposed starvation.
*John Lisnik, 73, American politician, Maine House of Representatives, Maine state representative (1980–1990).
*Mircea Mureșan, 91, Romanian film director (''Răscoala'', ''Blestemul pământului, blestemul iubirii'').
*Ki Daophet Nouhouang, 47, Laotian singer.
*Yukio Okamoto, 74, Japanese diplomat and diplomatic analyst, COVID-19.
*Joseph S. Pulver Sr., 64, American writer, COPD.
*Burton Rose, 77, American nephrologist, COVID-19.
*Yaakov Schwei, 85, American Orthodox rabbi.
*Harry Sindle, 90, American Olympic sailor.
*Gerald Slater, 86, American television executive, COVID-19.
*Taneko Suzuki, 93, Japanese biochemist and nutritionist, colorectal cancer.
*Roger Tattersall, 68, English cricketer (Lancashire County Cricket Club, Lancashire).
*Nic Tummers, 92, Dutch politician, Senate (Netherlands), Senator (1974–1995).
*Graeme Watson (cricketer), Graeme Watson, 75, Australian cricketer (Australia national cricket team, national team), cancer.
*Lee Roy West, 90, American jurist, Judge (since 1979) and Chief Judge (1993–1994) of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, U.S. District Court for Western Oklahoma.
*Don Woan, 92, English footballer (Liverpool F.C., Liverpool).
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*Alan Abel (musician), Alan Abel, 91, American percussionist and music educator, COVID-19.
*India Adams, 93, American singer and actress.
*James B. Adams, 93, American politician and government official, Associate Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Associate Director of the FBI (1973–1979).
*Doug Anakin, 89, Canadian bobsledder, Olympic champion (Bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Four-man, 1964).
*Khandaker Asaduzzaman, 84, Bangladeshi politician, Jatiya Sangsad, MP (1996–2001, 2008–2014), heart disease.
*Erin Babcock, 38, Canadian politician, Legislative Assembly of Alberta, MLA (2015–2019), uterine cancer.
*Vytautas Barkauskas, 89, Lithuanian composer.
*Peter Brancazio, 81, American sports scientist, COVID-19.
*Ricardo Brennand, 92, Brazilian building materials executive, real estate investor and art collector, founder of Ricardo Brennand Institute, COVID-19.
*Marino Casem, 85, American College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame football coach and administrator (Alcorn State Braves football, Alcorn State, Southern Jaguars football, Southern).
*Richard Divila, 74, Brazilian motorsports designer, technical director of Fittipaldi Automotive (1975–1982).
*Liz Edgar, 76, British showjumper, cancer.
*Per Olov Enquist, 85, Swedish author (''The Visit of the Royal Physician''), cancer.
*Erwan Evenou, 80, French writer and activist for the Breton language.
*Dick Frey, 90, American football player (Houston Oilers).
*Hansadutta Swami, 78, German-born American Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Gaudiya Vaishnava spiritual leader.
*Thomas Huang, 83, Chinese-born American computer scientist.
*Henri Kichka, 94, Belgian Holocaust survivor, COVID-19.
*Kim Chungyum, 96, South Korean diplomat and politician, Minister of Ministry of Economy and Finance (South Korea), Finance (1966) and Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (South Korea), Industry (1967–1969), Chief of Staff to the President (South Korea), Chief of Staff to the President (1969–1979).
*Devanand Konwar, 77, Indian politician, Governor of List of governors of West Bengal, West Bengal (2009–2010), List of governors of Bihar, Bihar (2009–2013) and List of governors of Tripura, Tripura (2013–2014).
*Madeline Kripke, 76, American book collector, COVID-19.
*Mahendra Kumar, 47, Indian political activist (Bajrang Dal), heart attack.
*Maurice LeClair, 92, Canadian physician, businessman, civil servant and academic.
*Robert Mandell (conductor), Robert Mandell, 90, American conductor, COVID-19.
*Robert Mezey, 85, American poet, pneumonia.
*Pat Nowlan, 88, Canadian politician.
*Karin Priester, 78, German historian and professor.
*Jack Scroby, 83, English rugby union and rugby league player (Bradford Bulls, Halifax R.L.F.C., Halifax) and coach (Huddersfield Giants).
*Gunnar Seijbold, 65, Swedish photographer, COVID-19.
*Abdulkarim Shah, 58, Tanzanian politician, National Assembly (Tanzania), MP.
*Ravi Vallathol, 67, Indian actor (''Mathilukal'', ''Godfather (1991 film), Godfather'', ''Dada Sahib'').
*Rosemarie Wright, 88, English pianist.
*Yevgeny Yuryev, 69, Russian military officer and politician, commander of the 5th Air and Air Defence Forces Army (2001–2006).
*Zarina (artist), Zarina, 82, Indian-born American artist.
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*Emilio Allué, 85, Spanish-born American Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, Boston (1996–2010), COVID-19.
*Georges-Jean Arnaud, 91, French author.
*Tomás Balcázar, 88, Mexican footballer (C.D. Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico national football team, national team).
*Brian Barclay, 82, Australian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
(Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy).
*Laura Bernal (diplomat), Laura Bernal, 64, Argentine diplomat (ambassador to Ireland), COVID-19.
*Lorna Breen, 49, American physician, suicide.
*Big Al Carson, 66, American blues singer, complications from heart attack.
*Giulietto Chiesa, 79, Italian journalist and politician, Member of European Parliament, MEP (2004–2009).
*Guillermo Chifflet, 93, Uruguayan journalist and politician, Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay, Deputy (1989–2005) and co-founder of Broad Front (Uruguay), Frente Amplio.
*Tom Cross (fencer), Tom Cross, 88, Australian Olympic fencer (Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil, 1956).
*Conrad Dehn, 93, British barrister.
*Miquéias Fernandes, 69, Brazilian politician, COVID-19.
*Aarón Hernán, 89, Mexican actor (''The Garden of Aunt Isabel'', ''Apolinar (film), Apolinar'', ''Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell'').
*Peter H. Hunt, 81, American theatre, film and television director (''1776 (film), 1776'', ''Give 'em Hell, Harry!''), complications from Parkinson's disease.
*Kauko Juhantalo, 77, Finnish politician, Minister of Trade and Industry (Finland), Minister of Trade and Industry (1991–1992), Parliament of Finland, MP (1979–1993, 1995–1999, 2003–2007, 2015–2019), cancer.
*Nick Kotz, 87, American journalist and author, struck by own vehicle.
*Tamás Kovács (jurist), Tamás Kovács, 79, Hungarian general and prosecutor, Chief Prosecutor of Hungary (2006–2010).
*Ron Marlenee, 84, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–1993).
*Otto Mellies, 89, German theatre, film and voice actor (''Hellas ohne Götter'', ''According to the Plan'', ''Stopped on Track'').
*Bijay Mishra, 83, Indian lyricist and screenwriter.
*Marcel Ospel, 70, Swiss banker, Chairman of UBS (2001–2008).
*Jean-Claude Pertuzé, 70, French comic book artist and illustrator.
*Maurice Poli, 86, French actor (''Rabid Dogs'', ''Five Dolls for an August Moon'', ''Tom Dollar'').
*John Ernest Randall, 95, American Ichthyology, ichthyologist.
*Carlos Regazzoni, 76, Argentine sculptor.
*Ray Repp, 77, American singer-songwriter, metastatic melanoma.
*Claudio Risi, 71, Italian film director (''I ragazzi della 3ª C'', ''Wedding in Paris''), complications from a heart attack.
*Abolfazl Salabi, 95, Iranian Olympic basketball player (Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948).
*Badruddin Shaikh, 67, Indian politician, COVID-19.
*Paul J. Smith (arts administrator), Paul J. Smith, 88, American artist and curator, director of the Museum of Arts and Design (1963–1979).
*Uttam Bandu Tupe, 87, Indian writer and poet.
*Henri Weber, 75, French politician, Senate (France), Senator (1995–2004) and Member of European Parliament, MEP (2004–2014), COVID-19.
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*Edean Anderson Ihlanfeldt, 90, American golfer.
*Lena Atti, 94, American Yup'ik artisan and craftswoman.
*Maryna Bazanova, 57, Russian handball player, Olympic bronze medallist (Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988, Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992).
*Mark Beech (writer), Mark Beech, 60, British music critic, complications from a traffic collision. (death announced on this date)
*Asdrubal Bentes, 80, Brazilian politician, (1979–1983), member of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), Chamber of Deputies for Pará (1987–1991, 1997–1999, 2001–2014), COVID-19.
*Zafar Rasheed Bhatti, 70, Pakistani journalist, COVID-19.
*Eavan Boland, 75, Irish poet, stroke.
*Brian Brown (Royal Navy officer), Sir Brian Brown, 85, British admiral, Second Sea Lord (1988–1991).
*Ian Causley, 79, Australian politician, New South Wales Legislative Assembly, NSW MP (1984–1996) and House of Representatives (Australia), MP (1996–2007).
*Yves Corbassière, 94, French artist.
*Cis Corman, 93, American casting director (''Raging Bull'', ''The Deer Hunter'', ''Once Upon a Time in America'').
*Lam Dorji, 86, Bhutanese military officer, chief operating officer, COO of the Royal Bhutan Army (1964–2005).
*Joseph Errigo, 81, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (2000–2010, 2016–2018).
*Bernard Gersten, 97, American theatrical producer, pancreatic cancer.
*Johannes Gjerdåker, 84, Norwegian historian and translator.
*Rollin Glewwe, 86, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1967–1972).
*Lynn Harrell, 76, American cellist.
*Robert Herbin, 81, French football player (AS Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France national football team, national team) and manager (RC Strasbourg Alsace, Strasbourg).
*Young Jessie, 83, American R&B singer (The Flairs, The Coasters).
*Ramon Jimenez Jr., 64, Filipino advertising executive and politician, Secretary of Tourism (Philippines), Secretary of Tourism (2011–2016).
*Moussa Seybou Kassey, 60–61, Nigerien politician.
*Jim Keers, 88, English footballer (Darlington F.C., Darlington).
*Yupadee Kobkulboonsiri, 51, Thai-American artist and jewelry designer, COVID-19.
*James Mahoney (pulmonologist), James Mahoney, 62, American pulmonologist and internist, COVID-19.
*Mark McNamara, 60, American basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers), heart failure.
*Sarah Milledge Nelson, 88, American archaeologist and anthropologist.
*Gideon Patt, 87, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1970–1996), Minister of Ministry of Economy (Israel), Industry (1979–1984) and Ministry of Tourism (Israel), Tourism (1981, 1988–1992).
*Francesco Perrone, 89, Italian Olympic long-distance runner (Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, 1960), COVID-19.
*Jeannette Pilou, 82, Greek soprano.
*Barbara Rosiek, 60, Polish writer, poet and clinical psychologist.
*Mohammad Shariff, 99, Pakistani admiral, Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan), Chief of Naval Staff (1975–1979) and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (1977–1980).
*Marty Smith, 63, American motocross racer, dune buggy rollover.
*Troy Sneed, 52, American gospel singer, COVID-19.
*Chavalit Soemprungsuk, 80, Thai painter and visual artist, National Artist (Thailand), National Artist (2014), COVID-19.
*Suning Wang, 61, Chinese-born Canadian chemist.
*Nur Yerlitaş, 64, Turkish fashion designer, brain cancer.
*Dragutin Zelenović, 91, Serbian politician and academic, Prime Minister of Serbia, Prime Minister (1991).
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*Jinnat Ali, 23, Bangladeshi record holder, nation's tallest person, brain tumor.
*Michael Anderton, 88, British psychologist and Anglican priest.
*Bob Betley, 80, American professional golfer.
*David Boe, 84, American organist and pedagogue, COVID-19.
*Louis Cardiet, 77, French footballer (Stade Rennais F.C., Stade Rennais, Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain, France national football team, national team).
*Jamilur Reza Choudhury, 76, Bangladeshi engineer and educationist, Vice-Chancellor of BRAC University, BRACU (2001–2010) and University of Asia Pacific, UAP (since 2012), heart attack.
*Luigi De Rosso, 84, Italian Olympic racewalker (Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960).
*Marc Garanger, 84, French photographer.
*Jill Gascoine, 83, British actress (''The Gentle Touch'', ''C.A.T.S. Eyes'', ''The Onedin Line''), Alzheimer's disease.
*Georgianna Glose, 74, American nun and activist, complications from COVID-19.
*Phillip Harth, 94, American literary scholar.
*Ladislav Hejdánek, 92, Czech philosopher and political dissident (Charter 77).
*Bobby Lewis, 95, American singer ("Tossin' and Turnin'"), pneumonia.
*Gil Loescher, 75, American political scientist, heart failure.
*Paul Marks (scientist), Paul Marks, 93, American oncologist and academic administrator, President of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (1980–1999), pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer.
*Bobby Martin (American football), Bobby Martin, 32, American football player born with no legs, ATV accident.
*Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, 84, Australian scientist (Chaos theory), Government Chief Scientific Adviser (United Kingdom), Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government (1995–2000) and President of Royal Society (2000–2005).
*Steven I. Milligram, 66, American judge, justice of the New York Supreme Court (since 2019), COVID-19.
*Mary Ellen Moylan, 94, American ballet dancer.
*David Mudd, 86, British journalist and politician, Member of Parliament, MP (1970–1992).
*Ed Napoleon, 82, American baseball player and coach, pneumonia and cancer.
*Silas Silvius Njiru, 91, Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Meru, Meru (1976–2004), COVID-19.
*Eddy Pieters Graafland, 86, Dutch football player (AFC Ajax, Ajax, Feyenoord, Netherlands national football team, national team) and manager.
*Augustino Ramadhani, 74, Tanzanian jurist and religious leader.
*Vajira Ranaweera, 51, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lanka Police Sports Club (cricket), Sri Lanka Police Sports Club).
*Brian Richardson (cricketer), Brian Richardson, 87, Australian cricketer (Tasmania cricket team, Tasmania).
*Michael Robinson (footballer), Michael Robinson, 61, English footballer (Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion, Liverpool F.C., Liverpool, Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland national team) and sports commentator, melanoma.
*Syahrul, 59, Indonesian politician, mayor of Tanjung Pinang (since 2018), COVID-19.
*Mari Winsor, 70, American pilates instructor, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
*Keith Yandell, 81, American philosopher of religion.
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*Hema Bharali, 101, Indian independence activist and social worker.
*Philippe Breton, 83, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Aire et Dax, Aire et Dax (2002–2012).
*Germano Celant, 79, Italian art historian, curator and critic, COVID-19.
*Trevor Cherry, 72, English footballer (Leeds United F.C., Leeds United, Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Huddersfield Town, England national football team, national team).
*Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, 75, Italian List of Princes and Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (since 2018).
*Harold R. DeMoss Jr., 89, American jurist, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1991–2015).
*Al Edwards (politician), Al Edwards, 83, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1978–2007, 2009–2011).
*Alexander Fernando, 79, Sri Lankan actor (''Ahas Gauwa'', ''Christhu Charithaya'', ''Supiri Balawatha'').
*Lenora Garfinkel, 89, American architect, COVID-19.
*Allan Gauden, 75, English footballer (Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland).
*Denis Goldberg, 87, South African lawyer and political activist (Rivonia Trial), lung cancer.
*Yahya Hassan, 24, Danish poet.
*Todd Hodne, 61, American football player and criminal, cancer.
*Ji Chaozhu, 90, Chinese diplomat and politician, Ambassador to Chinese Ambassador to Fiji, Fiji (1985–1987) and List of ambassadors of China to the United Kingdom, United Kingdom (1987–1991).
*Irrfan Khan, 53, Indian actor (''Slumdog Millionaire'', ''Life of Pi (film), Life of Pi'', ''The Lunchbox''), colon infection.
*Leonid Komogorov, 92, Russian diplomat, List of ambassadors of Russia to Mauritania, Soviet ambassador to Mauritania (1986–1990).
*John Lafia, 63, American screenwriter (''Child's Play (1988 film), Child's Play''), suicide by hanging.
*Martin Lovett, 93, English cellist (Amadeus Quartet).
*Dick Lucas (American football), Dick Lucas, 86, American football player (
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), COVID-19.
*Jānis Lūsis, 80, Latvian IAAF Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame javelin thrower, Olympic champion (Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw, 1968), silver medallist (Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw, 1972) and bronze medallist (Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw, 1964), cancer.
*Naziha Mestaoui, 44–45, Belgian artist.
*Guido Münch, 98, Mexican astronomer and astrophysicist.
*Zoe Mungin, 30, American writer and teacher, COVID-19.
*Richard Ndassa, 61, Tanzanian politician, National Assembly (Tanzania), MP (since 1995), COVID-19.
*Robert L. Park, 89, American physicist.
*Binta Pilote, 71–72, Guinean pilot.
*Erich Schriever, 95, Swiss rower, Olympic silver medallist (Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948).
*Matty Simmons, 93, American magazine publisher (''National Lampoon (magazine), National Lampoon'') and film producer (''Animal House'', ''National Lampoon's Vacation (film series), National Lampoon's Vacation'').
*Maj Sjöwall, 84, Swedish author (''Martin Beck'').
*Stezo, 51, American rapper, heart disease.
*Gerson Victalino, 60, Brazilian Olympic basketball player (Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984, Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988, Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992).
*Noel Walsh, 84, Irish Gaelic footballer, manager and Gaelic games administrator, pneumonia resulting from COVID-19.
*Xie Bingcan, 85, Chinese-born American tai chi practitioner.
*Roger Westman, 80, English architect.
*Stefano Zacchetti, 51, Italian academic.
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*Mouzawar Abdallah, 78–79, Comorian politician.
*Suleiman Adamu, Nigerian politician, member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, COVID-19.
*Ranu Devi Adhikari, 83, Nepali singer.
*Aloysius Ahearn, 94, American politician, Connecticut House of Representatives, Connecticut state representative (1975–1977, 1979–1981).
*Tony Allen (musician), Tony Allen, 79, Nigerian drummer (Fela Kuti, The Good, the Bad & the Queen, Rocket Juice & the Moon), ruptured aneurysm.
*John Bryant (journalist), John Bryant, 76, British journalist and newspaper editor (''The Daily Telegraph'', ''The European (newspaper), The European'', ''The Sunday Correspondent'').
*Óscar Chávez, 85, Mexican singer, songwriter and actor, COVID-19.
*Jordan Cox (rugby league), Jordan Cox, 27, English rugby league player (Hull Kingston Rovers, Warrington Wolves, Doncaster R.L.F.C., Doncaster), accidental drug overdose.
*Wally K. Daly, 79, English writer.
*Howard M. Fish, 96, American Air Force lieutenant general.
*Chuni Goswami, 82, Indian footballer (Mohun Bagan AC, Mohun Bagan, India national football team, national team) and cricketer (Bengal cricket team, Bengal), cardiac arrest.
*Alyce Chenault Gullattee, 91, American psychiatrist and addiction specialist, COVID-19.
*Jootje Gozal, 84, Indonesian Olympic sprinter (Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, 1956, Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, 1960).
*William Haddad, 91, American political lobbyist, heart failure.
*BJ Hogg, 65, Northern Irish actor (''Give My Head Peace'', ''City of Ember'', ''Your Highness'').
*Kundanika Kapadia, 93, Indian novelist.
*Rishi Kapoor, 67, Indian actor (''Bobby (1973 film), Bobby'', ''Do Dooni Chaar'', ''Kapoor & Sons''), complications from bone marrow cancer.
*Michael Keenan (actor), Michael Keenan, 80, American actor (''Picket Fences'', ''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas'', ''Complete Works (web series), Complete Works'').
*Frederick Kroesen, 97, American Army general.
*Deepak Lal, 80, Indian economist.
*Sam Lloyd, 56, American actor (''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'', ''Galaxy Quest'') and musician (The Blanks), complications from lung cancer.
*Jean-Marc Manducher, 71, French sports executive (Oyonnax Rugby), COVID-19.
*Bong Osorio, 66, Filipino media executive and communication professor.
*Manuel Vieira Pinto, 96, Portuguese-born Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop and Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula, Nampula (1967–2000).
*André Pomarat, 89, French actor and director.
*Billy Ringrose (equestrian), Billy Ringrose, 89, Irish Olympic equestrian (Equestrianism at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956, Equestrianism at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960).
*Dzhenko Sabev, 72, Bulgarian Olympic equestrian (Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980).
*George Trilling, 89, American physicist.
*Sylvie Vincent, 79, Canadian anthropologist, COVID-19.
*Yu Lihua, 88, Chinese-American writer, COVID-19.
*Gerhard Zebrowski, 80, German footballer (SV Werder Bremen, OSC Bremerhaven).
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