The following is a list of notable deaths in February 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.

February 2020

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* Viktor Afanasyev, 72, Russian military musician, Senior Director of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia (1993–2002). * Péter Andorai, 71, Hungarian actor (''

My Father's Happy Years ''My Father's Happy Years'' ( hu, Apám néhány boldog éve) is a 1977 Hungarian drama film directed by Sándor Simó Sándor Simó (7 August 1934 – 4 September 2001) was a Hungarian film producer, director and screenwriter. He pr ...

'', '' Bizalom'', '' My 20th Century''). * Danny Ayres, 33, British speedway rider. *

Ilie Bărbulescu Ilie Bărbulescu may refer to: *Ilie Bărbulescu (footballer) *Ilie Bărbulescu (linguist) Ilie Bărbulescu (December 3, 1873 – June 5, 1945) was a Romanian linguist and philologist who specialized in the Slavic languages, also noted as a poli ...

, 62, Romanian footballer ( Argeș Pitești, Steaua, national team), heart attack. * George Blondheim, 63, Canadian pianist and composer. *

Leons Briedis Leons Briedis (16 December 1949 – 1 February 2020) was a Latvian poet, a novelist, an essayist, a literary critic and publisher, translator of prose and poetry from Latin, Russian, English, Romance languages (Romanian, Spanish, French, Portugu ...

, 70, Latvian poet and author. *

John A. DiBiaggio John Angelo DiBiaggio (September 11, 1932 – February 1, 2020) was an American dentist and academic who served as president of the University of Connecticut from 1979 to 1985, president of Michigan State University from 1985 to 1992, and pres ...

, 87, American academic administrator, President of the

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from H ...

(1970–1985),

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

(1985–1992) and

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learnin ...

(1992–2001). * Ronald Duman, 65, American psychiatrist. * Lila Garrett, 94, American television writer (''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typi ...

'', '' Baby, I'm Back''). *

Luciano Gaucci Luciano Gaucci (December 28, 1938 – February 1, 2020) was an Italian entrepreneur and sportsman. He was the owner of various clubs: * Perugia Calcio, a football club based in Perugia, Umbria. * Viterbese Calcio, a football club based in Vite ...

, 81, Italian football executive, President of

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and par ...

(1991–2004). * Andy Gill, 64, English post-punk guitarist (

Gang of Four The Gang of Four () was a Maoist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) and were later charged with a series of treasonous crimes. The ...

) and record producer. * Clarence "Jeep" Jones, 86, American community activist. *

Jaswant Singh Kanwal Jaswant Singh Kanwal (27 June 1919 – 1 February 2020) was an Indian novelist, short story writer and essayist of the Punjabi language. He was born in the village of Dhudike, Moga District, Punjab, India. As a young teenager he left school and ...

, 100, Indian novelist. * Roger Landry, 86, Canadian businessman and publisher ('' La Presse''). *

Lev Mayorov Lev Nikolayevich Mayorov (russian: Лев Николаевич Майоров; 13 October 1969 – 1 February 2020) was an Azerbaijani professional football coach and player. He died on 1 February 2020. Club career He played 2 games in the UEFA ...

, 50, Russian-Azerbaijani football player and manager ( Kuban Barannikovsky,

Chernomorets Novorossiysk FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk (russian: ФК "Черноморец" Новороссийск) is the oldest Russian association football club based in Novorossiysk. It plays in the third-tier FNL 2. History The club was founded as a part of the ...

, national team). *

Denford McDonald Denford Coll McDonald (9 April 1929 – 1 February 2020) was a New Zealand mechanical engineer and businessman most closely associated with the motor vehicle industry. He served as chief executive officer and then chair of Mitsubishi New Zeala ...

, 90, New Zealand businessman. * Anthony N. Michel, 84, American electrical engineer. * Luciano Ricceri, 79, Italian production designer ('' A Special Day'', '' Captain Fracassa's Journey''). * Admiral K. Sangma, Indian politician, MLA (1993–2003), heart disease. * Peter Serkin, 72, American classical pianist,

Grammy The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

winner (

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is ...

), pancreatic cancer. *

Howard E. Smither Howard Elbert Smither (November 15, 1925, Pittsburg, Kansas – February 1, 2020, Chapel Hill, North Carolina) was an American author, musicologist and historian of music. He is the uncle of musician Chris Smither and younger brother of the late Ro ...

, 94, American musicologist. * Charles Wood, 87, British screenwriter ('' The Knack ...and How to Get It'', '' Help!'', '' Iris'').

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Peter Aluma Peter Aluma (23 April 1973 – 2 February 2020) was a Nigerian professional basketball player from Lagos. After high school at Okota Grammar School in Isolo, Nigeria, the 2.08-m (6'10") center became a star at Liberty University in Virginia, U.S ...

, 46, Nigerian basketball player ( Liberty Flames,

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

). * Senaka Angulugaha, 60, Sri Lankan cricketer ( Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club). * Claire Clouzot, 86, French film director and critic. *

Johnny Lee Davenport Johnny Lee Davenport (July 24, 1950 – February 2, 2020) was an American actor, known for his role as Marshal Henry in 1993's '' The Fugitive'', a role he reprised in 1998's ''U.S. Marshals''. Early life Davenport was born in Shreveport, Louisia ...

, 69, American actor ('' The Fugitive'', '' Joy'', '' Work in Progress''), leukemia. * Bernard Ebbers, 78, Canadian communications executive and convicted fraudster, CEO of

WorldCom MCI, Inc. (subsequently Worldcom and MCI WorldCom) was a telecommunications company. For a time, it was the second largest long-distance telephone company in the United States, after AT&T. Worldcom grew largely by acquiring other telecommunic ...

(1985–2002). * Roger Fieldhouse, 79, British historian and academic. * Sir Victor Glover, 87, Mauritian chief judge. * Mad Mike Hoare, 100, British mercenary leader (

Congo Crisis The Congo Crisis (french: Crise congolaise, link=no) was a period of political upheaval and conflict between 1960 and 1965 in the Republic of the Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The crisis began almost immediately after ...

, Operation Angela). *

Harold H. Izard Harold Hale Izard (July 4, 1939 – February 2, 2020) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly from the 140th district from 1975 to 1976. He died on February 2, 2020, in Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second- ...

, 80, American politician,

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...

man (1975–1976). * Kofi B, Ghanaian

highlife Highlife is a music genre that started in present-day Ghana in the 19th century, during its history as a colony of the British Empire and through its trade routes in coastal areas. It describes multiple local fusions of African metre and wester ...

musician, heart attack. * Ivan Král, 71, Czech-American musician and songwriter (" Ask the Angels", "

Pumping (My Heart) "Pumping (My Heart)" is a rock song written by Patti Smith, Ivan Král and Jay Dee Daugherty, and released as a second single from Patti Smith Group 1976 album ''Radio Ethiopia''. In 1989 the song was covered by Dramarama on their album ''Box Off ...

", " Dancing Barefoot"). * David Lacy-Scott, 99, English cricketer (

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

). * Enemésio Ângelo Lazzaris, 71, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Balsas (since 2008). *

Philip Leder Philip Leder (November 19, 1934 – February 2, 2020) was an American geneticist. Early life and education Leder was born in Washington, D.C. and studied at Harvard University, graduating in 1956. In 1960, he graduated from Harvard Medical Sc ...

, 85, American geneticist. * Mike Moore, 71, New Zealand 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 ...

(1990),

Director-General of the World Trade Organization The director-general of the World Trade Organization is the officer of the World Trade Organization (WTO) responsible for supervising and directing the organization's administrative operations. Since the World Trade Organization's decisions are ...

(1999–2002),

Ambassador to the United States The following table lists ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident repre ...

(2010–2015). *

Ryszard Olszewski Ryszard Olszewski (7 June 1932 – 2 February 2020) was a Polish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the G ...

, 87, Polish Olympic basketball player ( 1960) and coach, and politician. *

Lovelady Powell Lovelady Powell (born Lovelady Hedges, May 9, 1930 – February 2, 2020) was an American actress and singer, best known for '' I Never Sang for My Father'', '' The Possession of Joel Delaney'' and ''The Happy Hooker''. Life and career Powell was ...

, 89, American actress ('' I Never Sang for My Father'', ''

The Possession of Joel Delaney ''The Possession of Joel Delaney'' is a 1970 horror novel by American writer Ramona Stewart. Its plot follows a woman who comes to believe her brother has been possessed by the spirit of a serial killer. It was adapted into the 1972 feature film ...

'', ''

The Happy Hooker ''The Happy Hooker: My Own Story'' is a best-selling memoir by Xaviera Hollander, a call girl, published in 1971. It sold over 20 million copies. Robin Moore, who took Hollander's dictations of the book's contents, came up with the title, while ...

''). *

Kommareddy Surender Reddy Kommareddy Surender Reddy (1941/1942 – 2 February 2020) was an Indian politician from Telangana belonging to Telugu Desam Party. He was a legislator of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was a minister of the Government of Andhra Pr ...

, Indian politician, MLA (1985–1989). * M. Narayana Reddy, 88, Indian politician, MP (1967–1971), MLA (1972–1978). * Gale Schisler, 86, American politician, member of the U.S. (1965–1967) and

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Roc ...

(1969–1981) Houses of Representatives. *

Robert Sheldon, Baron Sheldon Robert Edward Sheldon, Baron Sheldon PC (born Isaac Ezra Shamash; 13 September 1923 – 2 February 2020) was a British Labour Party politician and life peer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton under Lyne from 1964 to 2001. E ...

, 96, British politician, MP (1964–2001) and member of the

House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster ...

(2001–2015), heart attack. *

Rabi Singh Rabi Singh (27 January 1931 – 2 February 2020) was an Odia poet, writer. Author of more than 50 books, he was a journalist and prominent politician as well. Early life He was born Rabindranath Singh on 27 January 1931 at Sinharapur village ...

, 89, Indian Odia poet. * Salahuddin Wahid, 77, Indonesian politician and Islamic scholar, member of the

People's Consultative Assembly The People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, MPR-RI) is the legislative branch in Indonesia's political system. It is composed of the members of the People's Re ...

(1998–1999), complications from heart surgery. *

Valentin Yanin Valentin Lavrentievich Yanin (russian: Валентин Лаврентьевич Янин; 6 February 1929 – 2 February 2020) was a leading Russian historian who authored 700 books and articles. He had also edited a number of important journals ...

, 90, Russian historian.

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Philippe Adamov Philippe Adamov (27 June 1956 – 3 February 2020) was a French cartoonist. Biography Adamov took up cartooning upon his discovery of the works of Harold Foster and Jijé. After a few months at École Estienne, he worked as a decorator at Re ...

, 63, French cartoonist. *

Robert Alner Robert Alner (21 November 1943 – 3 February 2020) was a British racehorse trainer specializing in National Hunt racing. He was based at stables at Droop, near Sturminster Newton in Dorset, England. He trained the winner of the Cheltenham Go ...

, 76, British racehorse trainer. * Deborah Batts, 72, American jurist, Judge of the U.S. District Court for Southern New York (since 1994). *

John Edward Brockelbank John Edward Brockelbank (February 23, 1931 – February 3, 2020) was an instrument technician and former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Saskatoon City from 1964 to 1967, Saskatoon Mayfair from 1967 to 1975 and Saskatoo ...

, 88, Canadian politician, member of the

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, in the na ...

(1964–1982, 1986–1991). *

Jacques Delelienne Jacques Delelienne (25 November 1928 – 3 February 2020) was a Belgian athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), o ...

, 91, Belgian Olympic athlete ( 1952). * Morris Foster, 83, Irish Olympic racing cyclist (

1968 The year was highlighted by Protests of 1968, protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechos ...

). * Donald S. Gann, 87, American trauma surgeon. *

Pranab Kumar Gogoi Pranab Kumar Gogoi (19 August 1936 – 3 February 2020) was an Indian lawyer and politician from Assam belonging to Indian National Congress. He was elected four times as a legislator of the Assam Legislative Assembly. He also served as the spea ...

, 83, Indian politician, MLA (since 2001). * John Grant, 70, Scottish science fiction writer. * Hsueh Shou Sheng, 93, Chinese-Canadian academic. *

Durul Huda Durul Huda (June 1955 – 3 February 2020) was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and politician belonging to Jatiya Party. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. He also served as the mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation. Biography Huda was born in ...

, 64, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1988–1990), mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (1990). * David Kessler, 60, French senior official (

Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel The (, ''lit.'' ''Superior Audiovisual Council''), abbreviated CSA, was a French institution created in 1989 whose role was to regulate the various electronic media in France, such as radio and television. The creation of the was a measure foun ...

Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...

). *

Douglas Knapp Douglas Knapp (August 5, 1949 – February 3, 2020) was an American cinematographer and camera operator. His film credits include ''The All-American Girl'', '' Dark Star'', '' Assault on Precinct 13'', and ''The First Nudie Musical''. Life and ca ...

, 70, American cinematographer and camera operator ('' Assault on Precinct 13'', '' Star Trek: Voyager''). *

William John McNaughton William John McNaughton, M.M. (; December 7, 1926 – February 3, 2020) was an American-born Catholic missionary and bishop. As a member of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll) he was assigned to missions in South Korea ...

, 93, American-born Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Incheon (1961–2002). * Eric Parkin, 95, English pianist. * Vilen Prokofyev, 18, Kazakh ice hockey player ( Snezhnye Barsy Astana), Ewing's sarcoma. * Gene Reynolds, 96, American actor ('' Gallant Sons'') and television producer (''

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 (auth ...

'', '' Lou Grant''), heart failure. *

Frank H. T. Rhodes Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes (October 29, 1926 – February 3, 2020) was the ninth president of Cornell University from 1977 to 1995. Biography Rhodes was born in Warwickshire, England, on October 29, 1926, the son of Gladys (Ford) and Harold Ce ...

, 93, British-American academic, president of

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to ...

(1977–1995). * Josefa Rika, 32, Fijian cricketer ( national team). * Aurel Șelaru, 84, Romanian Olympic racing cyclist ( 1960). * Valentyna Shevchenko, 84, Ukrainian politician, chairperson of the

Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Президія Верховної Ради УРСР, translit=Prezydiia Verkhovnoi Rady URSR), referred to between 1991 and 1996 as the Presidium of the Verkhovn ...

(1985–1990). *

George Steiner Francis George Steiner, FBA (April 23, 1929 – February 3, 2020) was a Franco-American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, and educator. He wrote extensively about the relationship between language, literature and society, and the ...

, 90, French-American literary critic and essayist ('' After Babel''). * Jana Vápenková, 72, Czech Olympic volleyball player (

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

). * Roy Walton, 87, English card magician. *

Eugen V. Witkowsky Eugen V. Witkowsky (''Евге́ний Влади́мирович Витко́вский''; June 18, 1950 – February 3, 2020) was a Russian fiction and fantasy writer, literary scholar, poet, and translator. Biography Witkowsky came from a ...

, 69, Russian fantasy writer. * Willie Wood, 83, American Hall of Fame football player (

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the th ...

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* Giancarlo Bergamini, 93, Italian fencer, Olympic gold medalist (

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are kille ...

). * Claudio Bonadio, 64, Argentine federal judge ( Notebook scandal,

AMIA bombing The AMIA bombing occurred on 18 July 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and targeted the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA; ), a Jewish Community Centre. Executed as a suicidal attack, a bomb-laden van was driven into the AMIA build ...

), brain tumor. *

Kamau Brathwaite The Honourable Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Order of Barbados, CHB (; 11 May 1930 – 4 February 2020), was a Barbados, Barbadian poet and academic, widely considered one of the major voices in the Caribbean literary canon.Staff (2011)"Kamau Brathwai ...

, 89, Barbadian poet and academic. * Bill Britten, 91, American actor (

Bozo the Clown Bozo the Clown, sometimes billed as "Bozo, The World's Most Famous Clown", is a clown character created for children's entertainment, widely popular in the second half of the 20th century. He was introduced in the United States in 1946, and to te ...

). * Andrew Brough, 56, New Zealand musician and songwriter ( Straitjacket Fits). * Gil Coan, 97, American baseball player ( Washington Senators,

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter ...

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divisio ...

). *

José Luis Cuerda José Luis Cuerda Martínez (18 February 19474 February 2020) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Albacete and died on 4 February 2020 at the age of 72 in Madrid from an embolism. He won four Goya Awards: i ...

, 72, Spanish film director ('' Butterfly's Tongue'', '' Amanece, que no es poco''), producer ('' The Others'') and screenwriter,

Goya Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 174616 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and e ...

winner (

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airpor ...

, 1988,

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

). *

Jean Faggion Jean Faggion (28 September 1931 – 4 February 2020) was a French sports shooter. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social ...

, 88, French Olympic pistol shooter (

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phil ...

). *

Marie-Fanny Gournay Marie-Fanny Gournay (6 March 1926 – 4 February 2020) was a French politician. References 1926 births 2020 deaths Women mayors of places in France {{France-mayor-stub ...

, 93, French politician. *

Abadi Hadis Abadi Hadis (6 November 1997 – 4 February 2020) was an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He placed 15th over 10,000 metres at the 2016 Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2017 IAAF World Cros ...

, 22, Ethiopian Olympic long-distance runner ( 2016). * Tibor Halgas, 38, Hungarian footballer ( Diósgyőri VTK, BKV Előre SC), traffic collision. *

Terry Hands Terence David Hands (9 January 1941 – 4 February 2020) was an English theatre director. He founded the Liverpool Everyman Theatre and ran the Royal Shakespeare Company for thirteen years during one of the company's most successful periods; h ...

, 79, British theatre director ( Royal Shakespeare Company). *

Peter Hogg Peter Wardell Hogg (12 March 1939 – 4 February 2020) was a New Zealand-born Canadian legal scholar and lawyer. He was best known as a leading authority on Canadian constitutional law, with the most academic citations in Supreme Court juris ...

, 80, New Zealand-born Canadian lawyer and legal scholar. *

Volodymyr Inozemtsev Volodymyr Inozemtsev ( ua, Володимир Іноземцев; 25 May 1964 – 4 February 2020) was a triple jumper from Ukraine. Career He set the current Ukrainian record in the event (17.90 m) on 20 June 1990 at a meet in Bratislava Bra ...

, 55, Ukrainian triple jumper. * Laurie Johnson, 92, Barbadian cricketer (

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the no ...

). * Volker David Kirchner, 77, German violist and composer. * Dick Koecher, 93, American baseball player (

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) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

). *

Romualdas Lankauskas Romualdas Lankauskas (3 April 1932 – 4 February 2020) was a Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of thr ...

, 87, Lithuanian writer and playwright. *

Nadia Lutfi Nadia Lutfi or Nadia Loutfi ( ar, نادية لطفي; born Poula Mohamed Mostafa Shafiq ( ar, بولا محمد مصطفى شفيق); 3 January 1937 – 4 February 2020) was an Egyptian actress. During the apex of her career, she was one of the ...

, 83, Egyptian actress ('' The Night of Counting the Years'', '' Saladin the Victorious''). * Bonnie MacLean, 80, American psychedelic poster artist. * Asiwaju Yinka Mafe, 46, Nigerian politician. * Donatien Mavoungou, 72, Gabonese physician and fraudster. * Alice Mayhew, 87, American book editor and publisher (

Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest pub ...

). *

L. Jacques Ménard L. Jacques Ménard, (January 29, 1946 – February 4, 2020) was President Emeritus of BMO Financial Group, Quebec. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Ménard held the position of President Quebec, BMO Financial Group and oversaw the activities of Ban ...

, 74, Canadian businessman, Chancellor of

Concordia University Concordia University (French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the th ...

(2012–2014). *

Jane Milmore Jane Milmore (March 25, 1955 – February 4, 2020) was an American playwright, screenwriter, television producer and actress. Biography Born in Laramie, Wyoming, to Joan Marie Judge and John Edward Milmore, Milmore was of Irish descent and was on ...

, 64, American playwright, television writer and producer (''

Martin Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Aus ...

'', '' Newhart'', ''

The Hughleys ''The Hughleys'' is an American sitcom that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on UPN from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D. L. Hughley as the main character, Darryl ...

''), pancreatic cancer. * Zwy Milshtein, 85, Romanian-born French painter. * Gianni Minervini, 91, Italian film producer ('' Berlinguer, I Love You'', '' Where's Picone?'', '' Marrakech Express''),

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italian ...

winner (1984). *

Daniel arap Moi Daniel Toroitich arap Moi ( ; 2 September 1924 – 4 February 2020) was a Kenyan politician who served as the second president of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. He was the country's longest-serving president. Moi previously served as the third vice ...

, 95, Kenyan politician, MP (1963–2004),

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is o ...

(1967–1978) and

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 f ...

(1978–2002), multiple organ failure. *

Nguyễn Văn Chiếu Nguyễn Văn Chiếu (4 November 1949 – 4 February 2020), baptismal name Peter) was a Vietnamese grand master of martial arts. He was the Chief of Vovinam Council from 27 September 2015 until his death. Biography Nguyễn Văn Chiếu was bor ...

, 70, Vietnamese martial artist, master of

Vovinam Vovinam (short for ''Võ Việt Nam''; literally meaning Vietnamese Martial Arts, or vi, Việt Võ Đạo (越武道), meaning Vietnamese Way of Martial Arts) is a Vietnamese martial art, It was founded in 1938 by Nguyễn Lộc. It is based o ...

. * William Oxley, 80, English poet and philosopher. *

Ljiljana Petrović Ljiljana Petrović ( sr-cyr, Љиљана Петровић; 1939 – 4 February 2020) was a Serbian singer. She was born in Bosanski Brod, but was brought up in Novi Sad. She began to sing at local clubs and restaurants, and performed at a festiva ...

, 81, Serbian singer ("

Neke davne zvezde Yugoslavia participated for the first time at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, held in Cannes, France. Before Eurovision ''Jugovizija 1961'' The first Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 16 February at the Ljubljana S ...

"). * Eugen Pleško, 71, Croatian Olympic cyclist (

). * Frank Plummer, 67, Canadian microbiologist (

rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus–Zaire Ebola virus (rVSV-ZEBOV), also known as Ebola Zaire vaccine live and sold under the brand name Ervebo, is an Ebola vaccine for adults that prevents Ebola caused by the Zaire ebolavirus. When use ...

). * Benito Sarti, 83, Italian footballer (

Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s ...

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system. Founded in ...

, national team). * Teodor Shanin, 89, Lithuanian-born British sociologist. * Alexander Skvortsov, 65, Russian ice hockey player, Olympic champion (

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast As ...

). *

Fernando Suarez Fernando Suarez (7 February 1967 – 4 February 2020) was a Filipino Catholic priest who performed faith healing in the Philippines and abroad. He grew up in the Philippines and spent much of his life working in the Philippines. In 1995 he lef ...

, 52, Filipino Roman Catholic priest, heart attack.

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* Aidar Akayev, 43, Kyrgyz politician, President of the National Olympic Committee (2004–2005), cardiac arrest. * Edwin Barbosa, 51, Brazilian percussionist. *

Carlos Barisio Carlos José Barisio (3 January 1951 – 5 February 2020) was a professional goalkeeper, born in San Fernando, Buenos Aires. He retired from football in 1987, after amassing 271 appearances in the Argentinian Primera. His greatest achievement ...

, 69, Argentine footballer (

Gimnasia Gimnasia may refer to: * Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, an Argentine football club * Club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, an Argentine football club *Gimnasia Esgrima Comodoro Rivadavia, an Argentine football club *Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodo ...

All Boys Club Atlético All Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Floresta, Buenos Aires. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league ...

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its foot ...

), lung cancer. *

Eamonn Boyce Eamonn Boyce (8 August 1925 – 5 February 2020) was an Irish volunteer of the Irish Republican Army. He was considered among the leading young activists in the organisation in the early 1950s along with Charlie Murphy, Robert Russell, Tom Mi ...

, 94, Irish

IRA volunteer Volunteer, often abbreviated Vol., is a term used by a number of Irish republican paramilitary organisations to describe their members. Among these have been the various forms of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) the Irish National Liberation Arm ...

. * Buddy Cage, 73, American pedal steel guitarist (

New Riders of the Purple Sage New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco in 1969 and its original lineup included several members of the Grateful Dead. The band is sometimes referred t ...

, Great Speckled Bird), multiple myeloma. *

Diane Cailhier Diane Cailhier (1947 – 5 February 2020) was a Canadian filmmaker and director. She was married to fellow film director Alain Chartrand. Biography Cailhier was born in 1947 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. Her father, Antonin Cailhier, was a profess ...

, 73, Canadian filmmaker and director. * Stanley Cohen, 97, American biochemist,

Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfre ...

laureate (1986). * Kevin Conway, 77, American actor ('' Gettysburg'', '' Thirteen Days'', '' Oz''), heart attack. *

Ian Cushenan Ian Robertson Cushenan (November 29, 1933 – February 5, 2020) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 129 games in the National Hockey League between 1957 and 1962. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1954 to 1966, was mainly sp ...

, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...

), Stanley Cup champion (

1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

). *

Gyurme Dorje Gyurme Dorje (1950 – 5 February 2020) was a Scottish Tibetologist and writer. Early life In Edinburgh he studied classics at George Watson's College and developed an early interest in Buddhist philosophy. He held a PhD in Tibetan Literatur ...

, 69, Scottish Buddhist philosopher. *

Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in ''The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Dou ...

, 103, American actor (''

Spartacus Spartacus ( el, Σπάρτακος '; la, Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprisin ...

'', ''

Paths of Glory ''Paths of Glory'' is a 1957 American anti-war film co-written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb. Set during World War I, the film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of ...

'', ''

Seven Days in May ''Seven Days in May'' is a 1964 American political thriller film about a military-political cabal's planned takeover of the United States government in reaction to the president's negotiation of a disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union. Th ...

''), Honorary Oscar winner (

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on b ...

). * F. X. Feeney, 66, American screenwriter ('' Frankenstein Unbound'', '' The Big Brass Ring''), film director and film critic. *

James Leo Garrett Jr. James Leo Garrett Jr. (November 25, 1925 – February 5, 2020) was an American theologian. He held the position of Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Personal Garrett wa ...

, 94, American theologian. * Naadodigal Gopal, 54, Indian actor and comedian, heart attack. *

Irwin Kremen Irwin Kremen (June 5, 1925 – February 5, 2020) was an American artist who began making art while Director of the Duke University Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology, when he was 41, after earning a PhD six years earlier in clinical psychol ...

, 94, American artist. * Beverly Pepper, 97, American sculptor. * Lawrence W. Pierce, 95, American jurist, Judge of the U.S. District Court for Southern New York (1971–1981) and Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1981–1995). * Dmitry Ponomarev, 67, Russian entrepreneur. * Yves Pouliquen, 88, French ophthalmologist, member of the

Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...

(since 2001). * Mohammad Shafiq, Pakistani politician, MLA (since 2015), cardiac arrest. *

Rajendra Prakash Singh Dr Rajendra Prakash Singh (24 July 1945 – 5 February 2020) was an Indian physician and politician from Madhya Pradesh belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a legislator of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was a minister of ...

, 75, Indian politician, MLA (1990–1998), cancer. *

John C. Whitcomb John Clement Whitcomb Jr. (June 22, 1924 – February 5, 2020) was an American theologian and young Earth creationist. Along with Henry M. Morris, he wrote ''The Genesis Flood'', which influenced many conservative American Christians to adopt flo ...

, 95, American theologian and author ('' The Genesis Flood'').

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* Dick Atha, 88, American basketball player (

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associa ...

Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at L ...

). * Cyril Bardsley, 88, English track cyclist. * Francie Brolly, 82, Irish politician, MLA (2003–2010). *

Rush Brown Rush Brown Jr. (June 27, 1954 – February 6, 2020) was a professional American football player who played defensive tackle for four seasons for the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals. He started 32 of his first 41 games, but appeared in only six of his l ...

, 65, American football player ( St. Louis Cardinals). * Raphaël Coleman, 25, British actor ('' Nanny McPhee'', '' It's Alive'', '' The Fourth Kind''), heart failure. * Greg Hawick, 87, Australian rugby league football player (

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league club based in Redfern, New South Wales, Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are ...

, national team) and coach ( North Sydney Bears). * Gioacchino Illiano, 84, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno (1987–2011). *

Roger Kahn Roger Kahn (October 31, 1927 – February 6, 2020) was an American author, best known for his 1972 baseball book '' The Boys of Summer''. Biography Roger Kahn was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 31, 1927, to Olga (''née'' Rockow) and ...

, 92, American author ('' The Boys of Summer''). * Earl Kemp, 90, American publisher and editor, fall. * Malik Ata Muhammad Khan, 78, Pakistani feudal lord and politician. * Bruno Léchevin, 68, French trade unionist (

Électricité de France Électricité de France S.A. (literally ''Electricity of France''), commonly known as EDF, is a French multinational electric utility company, largely owned by the French state. Headquartered in Paris, with €71.2 billion in revenues in ...

). * Jan Liberda, 83, Polish football player ( Polonia Bytom, AZ, national team) and manager. *

Ola Magnell Nils Olaus Lennart Karl Magnell (20 January 1946 – 6 February 2020) was a Swedish pop-rock singer and guitarist. His works were first put out by Metronome Records Warner Music Sweden AB (previously Metronome Records) is a Swedish record compa ...

, 74, Swedish musician, heart failure. * Miss Shefali, 76, Indian actress (''

Pratidwandi ''Pratidwandi'' ( en, The Adversary, Siddharta and the City, italic=yes) is a 1970 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray based on the novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It is the first part of the Calcutta Trilogy. ''Pratid ...

''), kidney disease. *

André Neles André Moreira Neles (4 January 1978 – 6 February 2020), known as André Neles, was a professional footballer who played as a striker. His last club was Alecrim FC. He started at Uberlândia, but only gained recognition at Atlético Mineir ...

, 42, Brazilian-Equatorial Guinean footballer ( Botafogo Futebol Clube,

São Carlos São Carlos (Saint Charles, in English, ; named after Saint Charles Borromeo) is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, 254 kilometers from the city of São Paulo. With a population of 254,484 inhabitants, it is t ...

, Equatorial Guinea national team), heart attack. *

Qiu Jun Qiu Jun may refer to: * Qiu Jun (poet) (1421–1495), Chinese playwright and politician, member of the Hanlin Academy * Qiu Jun (bodybuilder) Qiu Jun (; 1948 – 6 February 2020) was a Chinese bodybuilder and a bodybuilding champion who claimed ...

, 72, Chinese bodybuilder,

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickl ...

. * Bommireddy Sundara Rami Reddy, 84, Indian politician, MLA (1978–1983, 1985–1994). * Peter Rockwell, 83, American sculptor. * Charles Royster, 75, American historian. * Nello Santi, 88, Italian conductor. *

J. B. Sumarlin Johannes Baptista Sumarlin (7 December 1932 – 6 February 2020) was an Indonesian economist who served as Minister of Finance. Sometimes linked with the so-called Berkeley Mafia group of economic advisers which included senior Indonesian econom ...

, 87, Indonesian economist and politician,

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

(1988–1993). * Krishna Baldev Vaid, 92, Indian writer. * Jhon Jairo Velásquez, 57, Colombian hitman, drug dealer and extortionist (

Medellín Cartel The Medellín Cartel ( es, Cartel de Medellín) was a powerful and highly organized Colombian drug cartel and terrorist organization originating in the city of Medellín, Colombia that was founded and led by Pablo Escobar. It is often consider ...

), esophageal cancer. * Wang Jin, 93, Chinese archaeologist, thoracic

spinal tuberculosis Pott disease is tuberculosis of the spine, usually due to haematogenous spread from other sites, often the lungs. The lower thoracic and upper lumbar vertebrae areas of the spine are most often affected. It causes a kind of tuberculous arthriti ...

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* Mohammad S. Abdeli, Saudi Arabian footballer. * Sir Leonard Appleyard, 81, British diplomat, Ambassador to China (1994–1997). * Mykolas Arlauskas, 89, Lithuanian agronomist, signatory of the Act of March 11. *

Orson Bean Orson Bean (born Dallas Frederick Burrows; July 22, 1928 – February 7, 2020) was an American film, television, and stage actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He was a game show and talk show host and a "mainstay of Los Angeles’ small ...

, 91, American actor ('' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', '' Being John Malkovich'') and game show panelist ('' To Tell the Truth''), traffic collision. * Raju Bharatan, 86, Indian cricket journalist. *

Ron Calhoun Ronald George Calhoun (24 June 1933 – 7 February 2020), born in Byron, Ontario, was a Canadian non-profit executive. Career Calhoun was the National Co-ordinator for the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, working with Fox to organize the original r ...

, 86, Canadian non-profit executive (

Canadian Cancer Society The Canadian Cancer Society (french: Société canadienne du cancer) is Canada's largest national cancer charity and the largest national charitable funder of cancer research in Canada. History The idea to form the Canadian Cancer Society origin ...

, Marathon of Hope). * Ronny Drayton, 66, American guitarist. * Angel Echevarria, 48, American baseball player (

Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The team plays its home baseball games at Coors Fi ...

Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. The Brewers are named for the city's association wi ...

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is locate ...

), fall. * Lucille Eichengreen, 95, German Holocaust survivor and memoirist. *

Lenin El-Ramly Lenin El-Ramly ( ar, لينين الرملي; August 18, 1945 – February 7, 2020) was an independent Egyptian writer and director of films and for television and theater. His work is in the field of satire, farce, parody and the ''Theatre of the ...

, 74, Egyptian screenwriter (''

The Terrorist ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...

''). *

Brian Glennie Brian "Blunt" Glennie (August 29, 1946 – February 7, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1969 until 1979. Glennie was a master of the hip-check. Amateur career Glennie was ...

, 73, Canadian ice hockey player (

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Divi ...

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

), Olympic bronze medallist (

). * James George, 101, Canadian diplomat. * Mary Griffith, 85, American LGBT rights activist. * Pierre Guyotat, 80, French novelist. *

Hong Ling Hong Ling may refer to: *Hong Ling (actress) Hong Ling (born Somaline Ang Ling; ; 16 August 1994) is a Singaporean actress. Early life and education Born to a Thai mother and a Singaporean Chinese father, Hong graduated from Fuchun Seconda ...

, 53, Chinese geneticist and professor,

. *

Marilyn Jenkins Marilyn A. Jenkins �Jenks״(September 18, 1934 – February 7, 2020) was a catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 140 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. The All-American Girls Professio ...

, 85, American baseball player (

Grand Rapids Chicks The Grand Rapids Chicks were a women's professional baseball team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1945 to 1954, winning championships in 1947 and 1953. History The franchise ...

). * Paul Koralek, 86, Austrian-born British architect. *

Bal Kudtarkar Bal Kudtarkar (21 August 1921 – 7 February 2020) was a radio personality from All India Radio, Mumbai. He was the Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India *Marathi language, the ...

, 98, Indian radio personality. * Jørgen E. Larsen, 74, Danish football player (

Herfølge Herfølge is a suburb of the town of Køge, Denmark, located about 5 kilometers south of Køge, and is a part of Køge Municipality. The suburb is connected to Køge and Næstved by the Lille Syd railway line. Residential areas Holmebækh ...

) and manager (

Ghana national team The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football, doing it since 1957. The team consists of twenty players including the technical team. The team is nicknamed the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in ...

, Qatar national team). * Li Wenliang, 33, Chinese ophthalmologist and whistleblower, COVID-19. *

James McGarrell James McGarrell (February 22, 1930 – February 7, 2020) was an American painter and printmaker known for painting lush figurative interiors and landscapes. Biography James McGarrell was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and began painting in the ...

, 89, American painter. *

Nexhmije Pagarusha Nexhmije Pagarusha (; 7 May 1933 – 7 February 2020) was a Kosovo-Albanian singer and actress, often referred to as the queen of Kosovan music. Pagarusha gained acclaim as a recording artist in Kosova and neighbouring countries for her distin ...

, 86, Albanian singer and actress. * Brian Pilkington, 86, English footballer (

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River ...

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pik ...

Barrow Barrow may refer to: Places England * Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria ** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area ** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency) * Barrow, Cheshire * Barrow, Gloucestershire * Barro ...

). * Larry Popein, 89, Canadian ice hockey player (

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its ho ...

Oakland Seals The California Golden Seals were a professional ice hockey club that competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1967 to 1976. Based in Oakland, California, they played their home games at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena. The ...

) and coach ( Omaha Knights). *

Pablo Rosenkjer Pablo Rosenkjer (8 September 1930 – 7 February 2020) was an Argentine alpine skier. He competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De ...

, 89, Argentine Olympic alpine skier (

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

, 1952). * Go Soo-jung, 24, South Korean actress and model. * Harold Strachan, 94, South African writer and anti-apartheid activist. * Ann E. Todd, 88, American actress. *

Wichie Torres Wichie Torres (29 March 1952 – 7 February 2020) was a Puerto Rican oil canvas painter. He was an exponent of the costumbrismo movement. He is also the first person in the Central America and Caribbean region to have ever undergone two indep ...

, 67, Puerto Rican painter, cardiovascular disease. * Grazia Volpi, 78, Italian film producer ('' Caesar Must Die'', '' Fiorile''). *

Steve Weber Steven P. Weber (June 22, 1943 – February 7, 2020) was an American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. Weber is best known as member of the Holy Modal Rounders, a psychedelic folk band that he founded with Peter Stampfel. He and Stampf ...

, 76, American folk singer, songwriter and guitarist (

The Holy Modal Rounders The Holy Modal Rounders was an American folk music group, originally the duo of Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber, who began performing together on the Lower East Side of New York City in the early 1960s. Their unique blend of folk music reviva ...

The Fugs The Fugs are an American rock band formed in New York City in late 1964, by the poets Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg, with Ken Weaver on drums. Soon afterward, they were joined by Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber of The Holy Modal Rounders. Kupfer ...

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Paddy Broderick Patrick Joseph Broderick (1 September 1939 – 8 February 2020) was an Irish National Hunt jockey. Known as Paddy Broderick, he was the jockey on board Night Nurse who won two Champion Hurdle races in 1976 and 1977. After Broderick moved from I ...

, 80, Irish jockey. * Michael Bushby, 88, English cricketer (

Cambridge University Cricket Club Cambridge University Cricket Club, first recorded in 1817, is the representative cricket club for students of the University of Cambridge. Depending on the circumstances of each individual match, the club has always been recognised as holding ...

). *

Robert Conrad Robert Conrad (born Conrad Robert Falk; March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020) was an American film and television actor, singer, and stuntman. He is best known for his role in the 1965–1969 television series ''The Wild Wild West'', playin ...

, 84, American actor (''

Hawaiian Eye ''Hawaiian Eye'' is an American detective television series that ran from October 1959 to April 1963 on the ABC television network. Premise Private investigator Tracy Steele (Anthony Eisley) and his half-Hawaiian partner, Tom Lopaka (Robert Con ...

'', ''

The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels ...

'', '' Baa Baa Black Sheep''), heart failure. * Jacques Cuinières, 77, French photographer. * Maurice Girardot, 98, French basketball player, Olympic silver medalist (

). * Aleksandr Titovich Golubev, 83, Russian intelligence officer ( KGB, Foreign Intelligence Service). *

Victor Gorelick Victor Gorelick (April 5, 1941 – February 8, 2020) was an American comic book editor and executive. Working in a variety of roles for Archie Comics for over 60 years, he rose to the position of editor-in-chief. Career After studying at the Sch ...

, 78, American comic book editor (

Archie Comics Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.Mariano Gottifredi Mariano Gottifredi (29 August 1930 – 8 February 2020) was an Italian rower. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and comm ...

, 89, Italian Olympic rower (

). * Paula Kelly, 77, American actress (''

Night Court ''Night Court'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to May 31, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan municipal court presided over by a young, unorthodox judge, Harold "Harry" T. Stone (portra ...

'', '' Santa Barbara'', ''

Soylent Green ''Soylent Green'' is a 1973 American ecological dystopian thriller film directed by Richard Fleischer, and starring Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Edward G. Robinson in his final film role. It is loosely based on the 1966 scienc ...

'') and dancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. * Erazim Kohák, 86, Czech philosopher and writer. *

Lew Mander Lewis Norman Mander, , FAA, FRS (8 September 1939 – 8 February 2020) was a New Zealand-born Australian organic chemist. He has widely explored the synthesis and chemistry of the gibberellin class of diterpenes over a 20-year period at the Aus ...

, 80, New Zealand-born Australian organic chemist. *

Robert Massin Robert Massin (13 October 1925 – 8 February 2020) was a French graphic designer, art director and typographer, notable for his innovative experimentation with expressive forms of typographic composition. Massin stopped using his first name in the ...

, 94, French graphic designer, cerebral hemorrhage. * Dave McCoy, 104, American businessman, founder of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. * Ron McLarty, 72, American author, narrator and actor ('' Spenser: For Hire'', ''

Courage the Cowardly Dog ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' is an American animated comedy horror television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. It was produced by Dilworth's animation studio, Stretch Film ...

'', '' Champs''). * Bhagwat Patel, 84, Indian politician, MLA (1990–1993). *

Bill Robinson Bill Robinson, nicknamed Bojangles (born Luther Robinson; May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949), was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid African-American entertainer in the United States during the ...

, 71, Canadian Olympic basketball player (

). *

Carlos Rojas Vila Carlos Rojas Vila (12 August 1928 – 9 February 2020) was a Spanish author, academic, and artist born in Barcelona in 1928. His father was Carlos Rojas Pinilla, a Colombian doctor, who was in turn the younger brother of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, the ...

, 91, Spanish author. * Sankar Sen, 92, Indian academic and politician, vice chancellor of

Jadavpur University Jadavpur University is a public state university located in Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1905 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into Jadavpur University in 1955. In 2022, it was ranked four ...

, MLA (1991–2001). *

Keelin Shanley Caoilfhionn Shanley-Ferguson (24 August 1968 – 7 February 2020), also known as Keelin Shanley, was a journalist, newsreader and presenter with RTÉ, Ireland's national radio and television station, where she had presented the '' Six One News' ...

, 51, Irish journalist and newscaster ('' RTÉ News: Six One''), cancer. *

Volker Spengler Volker Spengler (; 16 February 1939 – 8 February 2020) was a German stage and film actor. Spengler was best known to international audiences as a member of director Rainer Werner Fassbinder's acting ensemble, including his role as the transse ...

, 80, German actor ('' In a Year of 13 Moons'', '' The Third Generation'', '' The Marriage of Maria Braun''). * Yi Hae-won, 100, South Korean princess, head of the

House of Yi The House of Yi, also called the Yi dynasty (also transcribed as the Lee dynasty), was the royal family of the Joseon dynasty and later the imperial family of the Korean Empire, descended from the Joseon founder Yi Seong-gye. All of his descenda ...

(since 2005).

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Terry Bamford Terence Donald Bamford (1942 – 9 February 2020) was a social worker and writer on social work topics. He had a degree in law from University College, Oxford, and a Diploma in Social Administration from the London School of Economics. He work ...

, 77, British social worker. *

Goldie Brangman-Dumpson Goldie D. Brangman-Dumpson (October 2, 1917 – February 9, 2020) was an American nurse and educator. Brangman-Dumpson was a co-founder of the school of anesthesia at Harlem Hospital, where she worked most of her career. Later, she was the director ...

, 102, American nurse. * Sir John Cadogan, 89, British organic chemist. * Don Coleman, 87, American high school basketball coach. *

Délizia Délizia Adamo better known mononymously as Délizia (June 23, 1952 – February 9, 2020) was a singer of Italian–Belgian origin and sister of international singer Salvatore Adamo. She had her debut single "Prend le chien" at age 14. It was ...

, 67, Belgian singer. * Abdel Aziz El Mubarak, 69, Sudanese singer, pneumonia. *

Marvin P. Feinsmith Marvin-Matis P. Feinsmith (1932/1933 – February 9, 2020), bassoonist, was a native New Yorker and a graduate of the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, the Juilliard School, and the Manhattan School of Music as first bassoonist with a master's de ...

, 87, American bassoonist. *

Richard J. Fox Richard James Fox (November 8, 1927 – February 9, 2020) was an American property developer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He served as the Chairman of Fox Companies, a property construction, development and management company in Eastern Penns ...

, 92, American real estate developer. *

Mirella Freni Mirella Freni, OMRI (, born Mirella Fregni, 27 February 1935 – 9 February 2020) was an Italian operatic soprano who had a career of 50 years and appeared at major international opera houses. She received international attention at the ...

, 84, Italian operatic soprano. * David Gistau, 49, Spanish TV writer and novelist, brain injury. * Margareta Hallin, 88, Swedish operatic soprano. *

Sorrel Hays Sorrel Hays (August 6, 1941 – February 9, 2020) was an American pianist, composer and artist. Life Hays was born Doris Ernestine Hays was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and in 1985 adopted her grandmother's family name of Sorrel. She studied music ...

, 79, American pianist and composer. * Giriraj Kishore, 82, Indian writer, heart attack. *

Delores J. Knaak Delores J. "Dee" Knaak (née McComber) (July 13, 1929 – February 9, 2020) was an American educator and politician. Knaak was born Delores Jean McComber in Hibbing, Minnesota and graduated from Hibbing High School and Hibbing Junior College. ...

, 90, American educator and politician, member of the

Minnesota Senate The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are h ...

(1977–1980). * Enrique Marin, 84, Spanish-born French painter and sculptor. * Peter McCall, 83, English footballer ( Bristol City,

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be ...

). * P. Parameswaran, 91, Indian historian and political activist (

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( ; , , ) is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist, paramilitary volunteer organisation. The RSS is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar (Hindi for "Sangh family ...

). * Carlos Julio Pereyra, 97, Uruguayan 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 e ...

(1966–2005), kidney failure. *

Karl-Heinz Rädler Karl-Heinz Rädler (14 May 1935 – 9 February 2020) was an astrophysicist at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam who worked on cosmic magnetic fields. Personal life Rädler was born on 14 May 1935 in Riesa, the youngest of two chil ...

, 84, German astrophysicist. *

K. Jayachandra Reddy K. Jayachandra Reddy (15 July 1929 – 9 February 2020) was a judge of the Supreme Court of India. Early life Reddy was born in Rayachoti, Cuddapah District, Andhra Pradesh. He received a high school education at the Theosophical High School ...

, 90, Indian jurist, Judge of the

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

(1979–1980) and Chairman of the Press Council (2001–2005). * Donald Russell, 99, British classicist and academic. * Sergei Slonimsky, 87, Russian composer (''

The Republic of ShKID ''The Republic of ShKID'' (russian: Республика ШКИД) is an adventure, partly autobiographical children's novel by and written in 1926 and printed in 1927. The book is about the fate of Russian street boys (''besprizorniks'') wh ...

'', '' The Mysterious Wall'', '' Summer Impressions of Planet Z''), pianist and musicologist. * Alvin V. Tollestrup, 95, American physicist.

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Saïd Amara Saïd Amara ( ar, سعيد عمارة; 11 March 1933 – 2 August 2020) was an Algerian football player and manager. Playing career Club career Born in Saïda, Amara started playing club football for Gaité Club Saida and SC Bel Abbès. In 195 ...

, 75, Tunisian handball player and coach (

Espérance Sportive de Tunis (; ar, الترجي الرياضي التونسي, Attarajī ar-Riyāḍi Attūnisī, link=yes), also known as ''ES Tunis'' and , is a Tunisian sports club based in Bab Souika neighbourhood of Tunis, Tunisia. The club was founded in 1919, t ...

, national team). * Efigenio Ameijeiras, 88, Cuban revolutionary and military commander (

Bay of Pigs Invasion The Bay of Pigs Invasion (, sometimes called ''Invasión de Playa Girón'' or ''Batalla de Playa Girón'' after the Playa Girón) was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles, covertly f ...

), sepsis. *

Álvaro Barreto Álvaro Barreto (1 January 1936 – 10 February 2020) was a Portuguese politician and engineer, and a member of the Social Democratic Party. From 1978 to 2005, he occupied various government ministry offices. Biography Barreto obtained his licen ...

, 84, Portuguese politician. * Claire Bretécher, 79, French cartoonist, co-founder of '' L'Écho des savanes''. * Diana Garrigosa, 75, Spanish teacher and activist (

Pasqual Maragall Foundation The Pasqual Maragall Foundation is a private, non-profit foundation dedicated to scientific research of Alzheimer's disease. It was founded in April 2008 in Barcelona as a result of the public commitment of Pasqual Maragall, former Mayor of Barcel ...

). * Waqar Hasan, 87, Pakistani cricketer ( national team). * Robert Hermann, 88, American mathematician, pneumonia. * Lin Zhengbin, 62, Chinese physician and organ transplant expert,

. * Ignatius Datong Longjan, 75, Nigerian politician,

(since 2019). *

Lyle Mays Lyle David Mays (November 27, 1953 – February 10, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and member of the Pat Metheny Group. Metheny and Mays composed and arranged nearly all of the group's music, for which Mays won eleven Grammy Awa ...

, 66, American jazz pianist and composer (

Pat Metheny Group The Pat Metheny Group was an American jazz band founded in 1977. The core members of the group were guitarist, composer and bandleader Pat Metheny; and keyboardist and composer Lyle Mays, who was in the group at its inception. Other long-standing ...

). *

Marge Redmond Marjorie Redmond (December 14, 1924 – February 10, 2020), known as Marge Redmond, was an American actress and singer. Early years Marjorie Redmond was born in Cleveland, Ohio in December 1924 and was raised in Lakewood by J.V. Redmond, a fir ...

, 95, American actress (''

The Flying Nun ''The Flying Nun'' is an American sitcom about a community of nuns which included one who could fly when the wind caught her cornette. It was produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the 1965 book '' The Fifteenth Pelican,'' written by Ter ...

'', ''

The Fortune Cookie ''The Fortune Cookie'' (alternative UK title: ''Meet Whiplash Willie'') is a 1966 American black comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It was the first film in which Jack Lemmon collaborated with Walter Matthau. Matth ...

'', ''

Family Plot ''Family Plot'' is a 1976 American black comedy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in his final directing role. It was based on Victor Canning's 1972 novel ''The Rainbird Pattern'', which Ernest Lehman adapted for the screen. The film ...

''). * Dick Scott, 86, American baseball player (

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brookly ...

). * Rubén Selman, 56, Chilean football referee, heart attack. *

Shariff Abdul Samat Muhammad Shariff bin Abdul Samat (5 January 1984 – 10 February 2020) was a Singaporean international footballer. Shariff is the son of former Singaporean international Samad Allapitchay and like his father, he usually played as a centre-ba ...

, 36, Singaporean footballer (

Tampines Rovers Tampines Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singapore football league system. Founded in 1945, the club have won the national league ...

, Hougang United, national team). *

John Smith John Smith is a common personal name. It is also commonly used as a placeholder name and pseudonym, and is sometimes used in the United States and the United Kingdom as a term for an average person. It may refer to: People :''In chronological ...

, 83, Australian cricketer ( Victoria). * Pavel Vilikovský, 78, Slovak writer. *

Hussein M. Zbib Hussein M. Zbib (November 26, 1958 – February 10, 2020) was Lebanese-born American engineer. He was a professor in School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University, where he has also served as director of the School o ...

, 61, Lebanese-born American engineer.

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François André François André (19 July 1967 – 11 February 2020) was a French politician representing the Socialist Party. He was re-elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Ille-et-Vilaine. He was first elec ...

, 52, French politician, Deputy (since 2012), lung cancer. * Maurice Byblow, 73, Canadian politician. * Bob Cashell, 81, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (1983–1987) and mayor of

Reno Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the c ...

(2002–2014). * George Coyne, 87, American Roman Catholic priest and astronomer, director of the

Vatican Observatory The Vatican Observatory () is an astronomical research and educational institution supported by the Holy See. Originally based in the Roman College of Rome, the Observatory is now headquartered in Castel Gandolfo, Italy and operates a telescope a ...

(1978–2006), cancer. *

Jim Cullinan James Cullinan (1942 – 11 February 2020) was an Irish hurler who played for Clare Senior Championship clubs Newmarket-on-Fergus and Éire Óg. He played for the Clare senior hurling team for 15 seasons, during which time he usually lined ...

, 77, Irish hurler ( Newmarket-on-Fergus). * Paul English, 87, American drummer (

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of '' Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and ''Stardust'' (1978 ...

), pneumonia. * Jean-Pierre Gallet, 76, Belgian journalist (

RTBF The ''Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française'' (RTBF, ''Belgian Radio-television of the French Community'', branded as rtbf.be) is a public service broadcaster delivering radio and television services to the French-speaking Com ...

). * Jamie Gilson, 86, American author. * Raj Kumar Gupta, 85, Indian politician, MLA (2002–2007). * Ron Haddrick, 90, Australian cricketer and actor ('' The Stranger'', '' Dot and Santa Claus'', ''

Quigley Down Under ''Quigley Down Under'' is a 1990 western film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Tom Selleck, Alan Rickman, and Laura San Giacomo. Plot Matthew Quigley is an American cowboy with a specially modified rifle with which he can shoot accurately a ...

''). * Louis-Edmond Hamelin, 96, Canadian geographer. * Yasumasa Kanada, 70, Japanese mathematician, myocardial ischemia. *

Jack Kramer John Albert Kramer (August 1, 1921 – September 12, 2009) was an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s. He won three Grand Slam tournaments (the U.S. Championships in 1946 and 1947, Wimbledon in 1947). He led the U.S. Davis Cup tennis ...

, 80, Norwegian footballer ( Vålerenga, national team). *

Jane Lokan Jane Elinor Lokan (1921–2020) was an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001, representing the 25th District, which at that time was the City of Milwaukie. Career Lokan started her career after ...

, 98, American politician, member of the

Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of t ...

(1995–2001). * Anne Windfohr Marion, 81, American heiress and art patron, co-founder of Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. * Sammy McCarthy, 88, British boxer. * Jacques Mehler, 83, French cognitive psychologist. *

Katsuya Nomura was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) catcher and manager. During his over 26-season playing career mostly spent with the Nankai Hawks (now the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks), he became one of NPB's greatest offensive catchers. He was awar ...

, 84, Japanese Hall of Fame baseball player ( Nankai Hawks) and manager (

Yakult Swallows The Tokyo Yakult Swallows () are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Yom ...

). *

Timothy Porteous John Timothy Irvine Porteous, CM (August 31, 1933 – February 11, 2020) was a Canadian administrator. Student days A native of Montreal, he studied at Bishop's College School, Selwyn House School and McGill University, where he earned both a ...

, 86, Canadian administrator. *

Ramjit Raghav Ramjit Raghav (1916 – 11 February 2020) was an Indian man who was claimed by various media outlets as the List of oldest fathers, world's oldest father. He resided in Haryana with his wife. He claimed to have had his first child with his wife ...

, 104, Indian wrestler and farmer, world's oldest father, house fire. * Valery Reinhold, 77, Russian footballer ( Spartak Moscow). *

Marcelino dos Santos Marcelino dos Santos (20 May 1929 – 11 February 2020) was a Mozambican poet, revolutionary, and politician. As a young man he travelled to Portugal, and France for an education. He was a founding member of the ''Frente de Libertação de Mo� ...

, 90, Mozambican poet and politician, Vice President of

FRELIMO FRELIMO (; from the Portuguese , ) is a democratic socialist political party in Mozambique. It is the dominant party in Mozambique and has won a majority of the seats in the Assembly of the Republic in every election since the country's first ...

(1970–1977) and President of the Assembly of the Republic (1977–1994). * Joseph Shabalala, 79, South African musician (

Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo are a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of '' isicathamiya'' and '' mbube''. They became known internationally after singing with Paul Simon on his 1986 album ''Graceland'', and have won ...

). * Betty Siegel, 89, American academic, president of Kennesaw State University (1981–2006). *David Stout, 77, American writer. *Ferdinand Ulrich, 88, German Catholic philosopher. *Jim Janssen van Raaij, 77, Dutch politician, Member of the European Parliament, MEP (1979–1984, 1986–1999). *Joseph Vilsmaier, 81, German film director (''Stalingrad (1993 film), Stalingrad'', ''Brother of Sleep'', ''Comedian Harmonists (film), Comedian Harmonists'').

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*Javier Arévalo, 82, Mexican artist, heart failure. *Whitlow Au, 79, American bioacoustics specialist. *Jeanne Beaman, 100, American choreographer. *Benon Biraaro, 61, Ugandan military officer, colon cancer. *Christie Blatchford, 68, Canadian journalist (''The Globe and Mail'', ''National Post'', ''Toronto Sun''), lung cancer. *Hubert Boulard, 49, French comic book author. *Miguel Cordero del Campillo, 95, Spanish veterinarian and parasitologist, Senate of Spain, Senator (1977–1979), rector of the University of León (1984–1986). *Simone Créantor, 71, French athlete. *Takis Evdokas, 91, Cypriot politician and psychiatrist, founder of the Democratic National Party (Cyprus), Democratic National Party. *Geert Hofstede, 91, Dutch social psychologist. *Charles Hubbard (politician), Charles Hubbard, 79, Canadian politician. *Frederick R. Koch, 86, American collector and philanthropist. *Mike Lilly (musician), Mike Lilly, 70, American banjo player and singer, leukemia. *Hansjoachim Linde, 93, German inspector general. *Hamish Milne, 80, English pianist. *Nikolai Moskvitelev, 93, Russian military officer (Soviet Naval Aviation, Soviet Air Defence Forces). *Victor Olaiya, 89, Nigerian

trumpeter. *Christopher Pole-Carew, 88, British newspaper editor (''Nottingham Evening Post'') and High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire (1979). *Wendell Rodricks, 59, Indian fashion designer. *Mahima Silwal, Nepali actress, traffic collision. *Søren Spanning, 68, Danish actor (''Jul i Valhal'', ''Headhunter (2009 film), Headhunter'', ''A Royal Affair''). *T. Tali, 77, Indian politician, Nagaland Legislative Assembly, MLA (1977–1982, 1987–1989, 1993–2008). *Nikitas Venizelos, 89, Greek businessman (Venizelos SA) and politician, Hellenic Parliament, MP (1974–1981, 1993–1996) and Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, Deputy Speaker (1993–1996). *Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon, 59, American stuntwoman (''Back to the Future Part II'', ''Thor (film), Thor'', ''They Live''), shot. *Tamás Wichmann, 72, Hungarian sprint canoeist, Olympic silver (Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 1000 metres, 1968, Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres, 1972) and bronze medalist (Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres, 1976).

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*Ronne Arnold, 81–82, American-born Australian dancer, dance teacher, choreographer and actor. *Michael Berridge, Sir Michael Berridge, 81, Southern Rhodesian-born British biochemist. *Aleksey Botyan, 103, Soviet-Armenian spy and intelligence officer. *Des Britten, Sir Des Britten, 82, New Zealand television chef, restaurateur and Anglican priest, cancer. *Henry T. Brown, 87, American chemical engineer. *Valeri Butenko, 78, Russian football referee (1986 FIFA World Cup). *Renzo Chiocchetti, 74, Italian Olympic cross-country skier (Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics, 1972, Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics, 1976). *Christophe Desjardins, 57, French violist. *Franco Del Prete, 76, Italian musician. *Tatiana Fabergé, 89, French CERN secretary. *Herman Kahan, 93, Romanian-born Norwegian businessman and Holocaust survivor. *Liliane de Kermadec, 92, French film director and screenwriter. *Ai Kidosaki, 94, Japanese author and chef, heart failure. *David Lane (Massachusetts politician), David Lane, 92, American politician, Massachusetts House of Representatives, Massachusetts state representative (1973–1978). *Carlo de Leeuw, 59, Dutch footballer (Feyenoord, SC Cambuur), tongue cancer. *Michel Lequenne, 98, French politician and writer. *Buzzy Linhart, 76, American folk-rock singer and songwriter. *Liu Shouxiang, 61, Chinese watercolour painter, COVID-19. *Charles James McDonnell, 88, American Roman Catholic bishop. *Ralph Mercier, 83, Canadian politician, mayor of Charlesbourg, Quebec City, Charlesbourg (1984–2001). *Karel Neffe, 71, Czech rower, Olympic bronze medalist (Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four, 1972). *Rajendra K. Pachauri, 79, Indian economist and engineer, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2002–2015). *Daniel M. Pierce, 91, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1965–1985). *Charles H. Pitman, 84, American lieutenant general, cancer. *Malcolm Pyke, 81, English footballer (West Ham United F.C., West Ham United, Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace, Dartford F.C., Dartford). *Rafael Romero Marchent, 93, Spanish film director (''Dead Men Don't Count'', ''Sartana Kills Them All''), actor (''Mare Nostrum (1948 film), Mare Nostrum'') and screenwriter. *Yoshisada Sakaguchi, 80, Japanese voice actor (''Reign: The Conqueror'', ''Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade'', ''Appleseed (1988 film), Appleseed''), colorectal cancer. *Imtilemba Sangtam, 74, Indian politician, MLA (2003–2008, 2013–2018). *Chuck Shelton, 84, American football player (Pittsburg State Gorillas football, Pittsburg State) and coach (Drake Bulldogs football, Drake Bulldogs, Utah State Aggies football, Utah State Aggies). *Zara Steiner, 91, American-born British historian and academic. *Marie Stiborová, 70, Czech politician. *Taty Sumirah, 68, Indonesian badminton player, 1975 Uber Cup winner, lung disease. *Jimmy Thunder, 54, Samoan-born New Zealand heavyweight boxer, Commonwealth Games champion (Boxing at the 1986 Commonwealth Games#Heavyweight (– 91 kg), 1986), complications from brain surgery.

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*Graham Adams, 86, English-born Canadian football player (Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle) and manager. *Peter Iornzuul Adoboh, 61, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Katsina-Ala, Katsina-Ala (since 2013). *Syed Imtiaz Ahmed, 65, Indian cricketer (Karnataka cricket team, Karnataka). *Abdul Hafeez Khan Al Yousefi, 82, Pakistani-born Emirati agronomist, leukemia. *Gilbert Belin, 92, French politician and sculptor, Senate (France), Senator (1974–1983) and mayor of Brassac-les-Mines (1971–2001). *Alwin Brück, 88, German politician. *Malhotra Chamanlal, 84, Indian cricketer. *Christophoros (Rakintzakis), Christophoros, 88, Greek Orthodox prelate. *Ivo Cocconi, 90, Italian footballer (Parma F.C., Parma). *Lynn Cohen, 86, American actress (''Sex and the City'', ''Munich (2005 film), Munich'', ''The Hunger Games: Catching Fire''). *Jimmy Conway (footballer), Jimmy Conway, 73, Irish footballer (Fulham F.C., Fulham, Portland Timbers (1975–1982), Portland Timbers, Republic of Ireland national football team, national team). *Robert H. Dyson, 92, American archaeologist. *Garrett Fitzgerald (rugby union), Garrett Fitzgerald, 65, Irish rugby union player and coach. *Brian Jackson (footballer, born 1933), Brian Jackson, 86, English footballer (Liverpool F.C., Liverpool, Peterborough United F.C., Peterborough United). *Kenneth Keniston, 90, American social psychologist. *Adama Kouyaté, 92, Malian photographer. *Reinbert de Leeuw, 81, Dutch conductor, composer and pianist. *Matvey Natanzon, 47, Russian-born Israeli backgammon player. *Godfrey O'Donnell, 80, Northern Irish priest, president of the Irish Council of Churches (2012–2014). *K. P. Rajendra Prasad, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, MLA (2001–2006), cancer. *Decebal Traian Remeș, 70, Romanian economist and politician, Ministry of Public Finance (Romania), Minister of Finance (1998–2000). *Michel Ragon, 95, French art historian and critic. *Esther Scott, 66, American actress (''Boyz n the Hood'', ''Dreamgirls (film), Dreamgirls'', ''Hart of Dixie''), heart attack. *Sonam Sherpa, 48, Indian guitarist (Parikrama (band), Parikrama), cardiac arrest. *John Shrapnel, 77, English actor (''Gladiator (2000 film), Gladiator'', ''Troy (film), Troy'', ''101 Dalmatians (1996 film), 101 Dalmatians''), lung cancer. *Abdus Sobhan, 83, Bangladeshi politician and convicted war criminal, MP (1991–1995, 2001–2006). *Sun Ruyong, 92, Chinese ecologist, heart attack. *Thrinimong Sangtam, 87, Indian politician, Nagaland Legislative Assembly, MLA (1987–1989). *Masao Takahashi, 90, Canadian judoka. *Clayton Williams, 88, American businessman and politician, pneumonia.

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*Shahnaz Ansari, 50, Pakistani politician, Provincial Assembly of Sindh, MPA (since 2013), shot. *Mykola Bondar, 29, Ukrainian figure skater. *David Clewell, 65, American poet, Poets Laureate of Missouri, Poet Laureate of Missouri (2010–2012). *Louis A. Craco, 86, American lawyer. *Virgil C. Dechant, 89, American Roman Catholic fraternity leader, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus (1977–2000). *Duan Zhengcheng, 85, Chinese engineer,

. *Tony Fernández, 57, Dominican baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians), complications from kidney disease and stroke. *Caroline Flack, 40, English television and radio presenter (''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor'', ''Love Island (2015 TV series), Love Island'', ''I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp''), suicide by hanging. *Jamey Gambrell, 65, American translator, cancer. *Naeemul Haque, 70, Pakistani political advisor, blood cancer. *Amie Harwick, 38, American therapist, homicide. *Rudy Hayes, 85, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers). *A. E. Hotchner, 102, American editor and novelist, co-founder of Newman's Own. *Noor Hussain, 90, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1988). *Simon Kagugube, 65, Ugandan lawyer and corporate executive, heart failure. *A. K. M. Jahangir Khan, 80, Bangladeshi film producer (''Nayanmani'', ''Chandranath'', ''Shuvoda''). *Éric Laforge, 56, French radio show host. *Vatroslav Mimica, 96, Croatian film director (''The Jubilee of Mr Ikel'', ''Prometheus of the Island'', ''Anno Domini 1573'') and screenwriter. *Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa, 31, Zimbabwean singer-songwriter, lung cancer. *Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser, 85, Egyptian air marshal. *Hilmi Ok, 88, Turkish football referee (UEFA Euro 1980). *Lavy Pinto, 90, Indian Olympic sprinter (Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952). *Donald Stratton, 97, American US Navy, naval seaman and memoirist (USS Arizona (BB-39), USS ''Arizona''). *David Sturtevant Ruder, 90, American jurist and academic. *Karl Ludwig Schweisfurth, 89, German businessman. *Sheu Yu-jer, 67, Taiwanese economist and politician, Ministry of Finance (Republic of China), Minister of Finance (2016–2018). *Wilfried Thaler, 85, Austrian cyclist. *Ron Thompson (blues guitarist), Ron Thompson, 66, American blues guitarist (John Lee Hooker). *Léon Wurmser, 89, Swiss psychoanalyst. *José Zalaquett, 77, Chilean lawyer and civil rights activist.

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*Henry Akin, 75, American basketball player (

, Seattle SuperSonics, Kentucky Colonels). *Duane Alexander, 79, American physician (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NICHD), complications from Alzheimer's disease. *Md. Rahamat Ali, 74, Bangladeshi politician, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives, Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (1999–2001), MP (1991–1995, 1996–2006, 2008–2018). *Graeme Allwright, 93, New Zealand-born French singer-songwriter. *Joan Armengol, 97, Andorran politician, Mayor of Andorra la Vella (1970–1971). *Didier Cabestany, 50, French rugby league footballer. *Zoe Caldwell, 86, Australian actress (''Master Class'', ''Lilo & Stitch'', ''Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (film), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close''), 4-time Tony Award, Tony winner, complications from Parkinson's disease. *Pearl Carr, 98, English singer (Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson). *Habul Chakraborty, 60, Indian politician, MLA (2011–2016). *John Cockett, 92, English field hockey player, Olympic bronze medallist (Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952). *Frances Cuka, 83, British actress (''Scrooge (1970 film), Scrooge'', ''The Watcher in the Woods (1980 film), The Watcher in the Woods'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror''). *Clyde Davenport, 98, American old-time music, old-time fiddler and banjo player. *Jason Davis (actor, born 1984), Jason Davis, 35, American actor (''Recess (TV series), Recess'', ''Beverly Hills Ninja'', ''Mafia!''), fentanyl overdose. *Andrew Fairfield, 76, American bishop. *Harry Gregg, 87, Northern Irish footballer (Manchester United F.C., Manchester United), Munich air disaster survivor. *Loek Hollander, 81, Dutch karate master. *Barry Hulshoff, 73, Dutch football player (AFC Ajax, Ajax, Netherlands national football team, national team) and manager (Lierse S.K., Lierse). *John Iliffe (computer designer), John Iliffe, 88, British computer designer. *Theodore Johnson (Tuskegee Airman), Theodore Johnson, 95, American Tuskegee Airman. *Robert B. Jordan, 87, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (1985–1989), member of the North Carolina Senate (1977–1985). *Arun Kumar Kar, 81, Indian politician, Tripura Legislative Assembly, MLA (1988–1993), cardiac arrest. *Corinne Lahaye, 72, French actress (''Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to?'', ''Le Bourgeois gentilhomme''). *Katharine Kyes Leab, 78, American publisher. *Erickson Le Zulu, 41, Ivorian disc jockey, cirrhosis. *John Liebenberg, 61, South African photojournalist, complications from surgery. *Dawn Mello, 88, American fashion executive (Bergdorf Goodman). *Mack Miller, 87, American Olympic cross-country skier (Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics, 1956, Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1960). *Ed Murphy (basketball, born 1941), Ed Murphy, 78, American college basketball coach (Ole Miss Rebels). *Kellye Nakahara, 72, American actress (''

'', ''Clue (film), Clue'', ''3 Ninjas Kick Back'') and artist, cancer. *Agarala Eswara Reddi, 86, Indian politician, MLA (1967–1972, 1978–1983). *M. Shamsur Rahman, 80, Bangladeshi academic, vice-chancellor of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (2006–2009). *Heinz Schaufelberger, 72, Swiss chess FIDE Master. *Barbara Steveni, 91, British conceptual artist. *Glenn E. Summers, 94, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1947–1951). *Larry Tesler, 74, American computer scientist (Apple Inc., Xerox), designer of cut, copy, and paste. *Mátyás Tímár, 96, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Finance (Hungary), Minister of Finance (1962–1967) and Governor of the Hungarian National Bank, National Bank (1975–1988). (death announced on this date)

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*Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed, 85, Indian politician, Haryana Legislative Assembly, MLA (1962–1967, 1968–1972, 1977–1982, 1987–1988, 1996–2000), MP (1988–1989). *Per Andersen, 90, Norwegian neuroscientist. *Owen Bieber, 90, American labor union executive, president of the United Automobile Workers (1983–1995). *Jens Bjerre (adventurer), Jens Bjerre, 98, Danish adventurer and filmmaker. *Jean Clausse, 83, French runner (1959 Mediterranean Games, 1962 European Athletics Championships). *Ja'Net DuBois, 87, American actress (''Good Times'', ''The PJs'') and singer (''The Jeffersons'' theme), cardiac arrest. *Henry Gray (musician), Henry Gray, 95, American Blues Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame blues pianist and singer. *Pandhari Juker, Indian make-up artist. *Lorenzo León Alvarado, 91, Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Huacho, Huacho (1967–2003). *Greg Lewis (politician), Greg Lewis, 66, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (2015–2019), glioblastoma. *Terry Lineen, 84, New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland Rugby Union, Auckland, New Zealand national rugby union team, national team). *Mário da Graça Machungo, 79, Mozambican politician, List of prime ministers of Mozambique, Prime Minister (1986–1994). *Kizito Mihigo, 38, Rwandan gospel singer, organist and peace activist, founder of the Kizito Mihigo Peace Foundation. *Andrzej Popiel, 84, Polish actor. *Charles Portis, 86, American author (''True Grit (novel), True Grit'', ''Norwood (novel), Norwood'', ''Gringos (novel), Gringos''). *Ampitiye Rahula Maha Thero, 106, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Buddhist monk. *Robert V. Rice, 95, American biochemist. *Giorgi Shengelaia, 82, Georgian film director (''Alaverdoba (film), Alaverdoba'', ''Melodies of Vera Quarter'', ''The Journey of a Young Composer''). *James G. Spady, 75, American writer, historian and journalist. *Vladimír Svitek, 57, Slovak ice hockey player. *Georges Villeneuve, 97, Canadian politician, House of Commons of Canada, MP (1953–1958) and mayor of Dolbeau-Mistassini (1961–1968). *Anna-Stina Wahlberg, 88, Swedish Olympic diver (Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard, 1952, Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard, 1956). *Rita Walters, 89, American politician, member of the Los Angeles City Council (1991–2001). *Andrew Weatherall, 56, English music producer (''Screamadelica''), DJ and musician (The Sabres of Paradise, Two Lone Swordsmen), pulmonary embolism. *Ror Wolf, 87, German writer and poet. *Mickey Wright, 85, American World Golf Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame golfer, Associated Press Athlete of the Year, AP Athlete of the Year (1963, 1964), heart attack. *Mustafa Yücedağ, 53, Turkish footballer (AFC Ajax, Ajax, Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray, Turkey national football team, national team), heart attack. *Sonja Ziemann, 94, German actress (''The Black Forest Girl (1950 film), The Black Forest Girl'', ''The Heath Is Green (1951 film), The Heath Is Green'', ''The Bridge at Remagen'').

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*Ken Joe Ada, 37, Guamanian politician. *Jaime Amat, 78, Spanish Olympic field hockey player (Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972). *Kishori Ballal, 82, Indian actress (''Gair Kaanooni'', ''Ek Alag Mausam'', ''Aakramana''). *Pranjal Bharali, 60, Indian film producer (''Antaheen Jatra'', ''Suren Suror Putek'', ''Junda Iman Gunda''). *José Bonaparte, 91, Argentine paleontologist. *Flavio Bucci, 72, Italian actor (''Suspiria'', ''Last Stop on the Night Train'', ''Il divo (film), Il divo''), heart attack. *Jon Christensen (musician), Jon Christensen, 76, Norwegian jazz drummer (Masqualero). *Colonel Dinar, 33, Chadian comedian, stabbed. *Veselin Đuretić, 86, Serbian historian. *Philippe Forquet, 79, French actor. *Yoshikichi Furui, 82, Japanese author and translator, hepatocellular carcinoma. *Linda P. Johnson, 74, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (since 2001), stroke. *Eugeniusz Kabatc, 90, Polish writer and translator. *Peter Montgomery (mathematician), Peter Montgomery, 72, American mathematician. *Tapas Paul, 61, Indian actor (''Dadar Kirti'', ''Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985 film), Bhalobasa Bhalobasa'', ''Mayabini (1992 film), Mayabini'') and politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), MLA (2001–2009) and Parliament of India, MP (2009–2019), cardiac arrest. *Bob Petty, 79, American television reporter and news anchor (WLS-TV), lung cancer. *Peregrine Pollen, 89, English auctioneer (Sotheby's). *Jean Schlegel, 94, French Olympic long-distance runner (Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres, 1952). *Ashraf Sinclair, 40, British-born Malaysian actor (''Gol & Gincu The Series''), heart attack. *Sreten Stefanović, 103, Serbian Olympic gymnast (Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952). *Bert Sutherland, 83, American computer scientist. *Seda Vermisheva, 87, Armenian-Russian poet and economist.

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*Lucien Aimé-Blanc, 84, French police officer. *Pete Babando, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins), Stanley Cup champion (1950 Stanley Cup Finals, 1950). *P. K. Belliappa, 79, Indian cricketer (Tamil Nadu cricket team, Tamil Nadu). *Beatriz Bonnet, 89, Argentine actress, complications from Alzheimer's disease. *Bob Cobert, 95, American composer (''The Winds of War (miniseries), The Winds of War'', ''War and Remembrance (miniseries), War and Remembrance'', ''The Night Stalker (1972 film), The Night Stalker''), pneumonia. *Heather Couper, 70, British astronomer and broadcaster, President of the British Astronomical Association (1984–1986). *James Cutsinger, 66, American author and academic. *Bob Daimond, 73, British civil engineer. *Jean Daniel, 99, Algerian-born French journalist, founder of ''L'Obs''. *Wilfred De'Ath, 82, British journalist (''The Oldie''). *Wilhelm von der Emde, 97, German-Austrian civil engineer. *Gust Graas, 95, Luxembourgian painter and businessman. *Ann Grifalconi, 90, American author and illustrator, complications from dementia. *Hector (French singer), Hector, 73, French singer. *Thiruvalaputhur T A Kaliyamurthy, 71, Indian musical Thavil artist, heart attack. *Ke Huibing, 41, Chinese professor. *Jos van Kemenade, 82, Dutch politician, List of Ministers of Education of the Netherlands, Minister of Education and Sciences (1973–1977, 1981–1982), List of King's and Queen's commissioners of North Holland, Queen's Commissioner of North Holland (1992–2002). *Inesa Kozlovskaya, 92, Russian physiologist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation (1996). *Robert H. Lee, 86, Canadian real estate executive, philanthropist and university administrator, chancellor of the University of British Columbia (1993–1996). *Hubert B. MacNeill, 97, Canadian politician and physician. *Yervand Manaryan, 95, Iranian-born Armenian actor. *K. S. Maniam, 78, Malaysian writer, bile duct cancer. *José Mojica Marins, 83, Brazilian film director ("Coffin Joe", ''At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul''), bronchopneumonia. *Jerry G. Melvin, 90, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1968–1978). *Lilian Mohin, 81, British feminist publisher (Onlywomen Press). *Fernando Morán (politician), Fernando Morán, 93, Spanish diplomat, List of Foreign Ministers of Spain, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1982–1985), ambassador to the United Nations, UN (1985–1987) and Member of the European Parliament, MEP (1987–1999). *Germaine Poliakov, 101, Turkish-born French music teacher and Holocaust survivor. *John Robertson (Olympic sailor), John Robertson, 90, Canadian Olympic sailor (Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Star, 1948, Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Dragon, 1952). *Wes Sandle, 84, New Zealand physicist (University of Otago). *Pop Smoke, 20, American rapper ("Welcome to the Party (Pop Smoke song), Welcome to the Party", "Dior (song), Dior"), shot. *Jack Youngerman, 93, American artist, complications from a fall.

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*Mohammed Abaamran, 87, Moroccan actor and singer. *Sadhu Aliyur, 57, Indian watercolor painter. *Mary Rose Barrington, 94, British parapsychologist and barrister. *Peter Louis Cakü, 66, Burmese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kengtung, Kengtung (since 2001). *Peter Dreher, 87, German painter. *Emmanuel Emovon, 90, Nigerian chemist and academic. *Jeanne Evert, 62, American tennis player, ovarian cancer. *Yona Friedman, 96, Hungarian-born French architect and theorist. *Joanna Frueh, 72, American artist and feminist scholar, breast cancer. *Zoe Gail, 100, South African-born American actress and singer. *István Gáli, 76, Hungarian Olympic boxer (Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Welterweight, 1968). *Gilbert Kaenel, 70, Swiss archaeologist and historian. *Usman Ullah Khan, 45, Pakistani Olympic boxer (Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996, Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000), cancer. *Bill Malarkey (politician), Bill Malarkey, 68, Manx politician, House of Keys, MHK (2006–2011, since 2015), cancer. *Glynn Mallory, 81, American lieutenant general. *Joaquim Pina Moura, 67, Portuguese politician and economist, Ministry of Economy (Portugal), Minister of Economy and Treasury (1997–2001) and Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), MP (1995–2007). *Claudette Nevins, 82, American actress (''...All the Marbles'', ''Tuff Turf'', ''Sleeping with the Enemy''). *Jean-Claude Pecker, 96, French astronomer, President of the Société astronomique de France (1973–1976) and General Secretary of the International Astronomical Union (1964–1967). *Dan Radakovich (American football), Dan Radakovich, 84, American football coach (Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams). *Ronald B. Scott, 74, American author (''Mitt Romney: An Inside Look at the Man and His Politics'') and journalist, cancer. *Nicholas Todd Sutton, 58, American serial killer, execution by electrocution. *René Visse, 82, French politician, Deputy (1978–1981). *Elyse Weinberg, 74, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, lung cancer. *Jimmy Wheeler (footballer), Jimmy Wheeler, 86, English football player (Reading F.C., Reading) and manager (Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City).

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*Shlomo Aronson (historian), Shlomo Aronson, 83, Israeli historian and politologist. *A.P. Indy, 31, American racehorse and sire. *Lois Betteridge, 91, Canadian silversmith and goldsmith. *Alan Caiger-Smith, 90, British potter. *Michel Charasse, 78, French politician, Senate (France), Senator (1992–2010). *Camila María Concepción, 28, American screenwriter and transgender rights activist, suicide. *Nick Cuti, 75, American comic book artist (''E-Man''), cancer. *Du Yulu, 79, Chinese actor (''Yongzheng Dynasty''), lung cancer. *David Evans (RAF officer), Sir David Evans, 95, British air chief marshal. *Sydney Giffard, Sir Sydney Giffard, 93, British diplomat and writer, List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Switzerland, ambassador to Switzerland (1980–1982) and List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Japan, Japan (1984–1986). *Zygmunt Grodner, 88, Polish Olympic fencer (Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée, 1952). *Hisashi Katsuta, 92, Japanese voice actor (''Astro Boy'', ''Astroganger'', ''Groizer X''). *Lal Khan, 64, Pakistani Marxist political theorist, cancer. *Andrew Leggatt, Sir Andrew Leggatt, 89, British judge, Lord Justice of Appeal (1990–1997). *Boris Leskin, 97, Russian actor (''Heavenly Swallows'', ''Vampire's Kiss'', ''Men in Black (1997 film), Men in Black''). *Phil Maloney, 92, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins,

) and coach (Vancouver Canucks). *Vince Marinello, 82, American sportscaster and convicted murderer. *Lisel Mueller, 96, German-born American poet. *Vera Paunović, 72, Serbian politician. *Ilídio Pinto Leandro, 69, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Viseu, Viseu (2006–2018). *Vangelis Ploios, 82, Greek actor (''The Auntie from Chicago'', ''A Hero in His Slippers'', ''The Countess of Corfu''). *Tao Porchon-Lynch, 101, American yoga master and author. *Ouida Ramón-Moliner, 90, Irish-born Canadian anaesthetist. *Baju Ban Riyan, 78, Indian politician, Tripura Legislative Assembly, MLA (1967–1980), MP (1980–1989, 1996–2014).

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*Krishna Bose, 89, Indian social worker and politician, MP (1996–2004). *James Brown (artist), James Brown, 68, American painter, traffic collision. *June Dally-Watkins, 92, Australian model and businesswoman. *Kiki Dimoula, 88, Greek poet. *Binoy Dutta, 75, Indian politician, MLA (1996–2011). *Butch Gautreaux, 72, American politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1996–2000), Louisiana State Senate (2000–2012). *Harber H. Hall, 99, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1967–1972), Illinois Senate (1973–1979). *Nobuya Hoshino, 83, Japanese table tennis player. *Jacques Houplain, 99, French painter and engraver. *Mike Hughes (daredevil), Mike Hughes, 64, American daredevil and flat Earth conspiracy theorist, rocket crash. *Jeff Kimpel, 77, American meteorologist. *Kazuhiko Kishino, 86, Japanese voice actor (''Kinnikuman'', ''Neptuneman'', ''Burst Angel''), heart failure. *Maryan Plakhetko, 74, Ukrainian-born Russian footballer (SKA Lviv, CSKA Moscow, USSR national football team, Soviet Union national team). *B. Smith, 70, American restaurateur and television host, complications from Alzheimer's disease. *Thích Quảng Độ, 91, Vietnamese Buddhist monk, patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam (since 2008). *Simon Warr, 66, British broadcaster (BBC) and actor (''That'll Teach 'Em''), pancreatic and liver cancer. *Linda Wolfe, 87, American journalist and author (''Wasted: The Preppie Murder''). *Rita Wolfensberger, 91, Swiss pianist. *Mark Zanna, 75, Canadian social psychologist.

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*Ahmaud Arbery, 25, American jogger, shot. *Pierre Aubenque, 90, French philosopher. *Hervé Bourges, 86, French journalist and executive (

, France Télévisions, International Francophone Press Union). *Russ Cochran (publisher), Russ Cochran, 82, American comic book publisher. *Ramón Conde, 85, Puerto Rican baseball player (Chicago White Sox). *Double Trigger, 28, Irish racehorse, Ascot Gold Cup winner (1995), heart attack. *Amr Fahmy, 36, Egyptian football administrator, cancer. *Stefan Florenski, 86, Polish footballer (Górnik Zabrze, GKS Tychy, national team). *Quenby Fung, 54, Hong Kong novelist, cancer. *Norene Gilletz, 79, Canadian kosher cookbook author. *János Göröcs, 80, Hungarian football player (Újpest FC, Újpest, FC Tatabánya, Tatabánya, Hungary national football team, national team) and manager, Olympic bronze medalist (Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960). *Zoran Modli, 71, Serbian journalist, radio disc jockey (''Modulacije'') and aviator. *Helmut Nowak, 82, Polish footballer (Szombierki Bytom, Legia Warsaw, national team). *Seaver Peters, 87, American ice hockey player (Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey, Dartmouth College). *Sha Qinglin, 89, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. *Vince Weber, 66, German blues pianist. *Raymond York, 86, American jockey, pneumonia. *Zhou Tonghui, 95, Chinese analytical chemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. *Margrit Zimmermann, 93, Swiss pianist and composer.

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*Bob Andelman, 59, American journalist, author and talk show host, cancer. *Andrzej Bryl, 62, Polish taekwondo practitioner. *Mario Bunge, 100, Argentine philosopher of science. *Robert Cabaj, 72, American psychiatrist, scholar and author. *Diana Serra Cary, 101, American actress (''The Darling of New York'', ''Captain January (1924 film), Captain January'', ''The Family Secret (1924 film), The Family Secret''). *Ben Cooper, 86, American actor (''Johnny Guitar'', ''Gunfight at Comanche Creek'', ''Rebel in Town''). *István Csukás, 83, Hungarian poet and author. *Clive Cussler, 88, American adventure novelist (''Raise the Titanic!'', ''Sahara (novel), Sahara'') and underwater explorer, founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, NUMA. *Sonny Franzese, 103, Italian-born American mobster (Colombo crime family). *Don Furner, 87, Australian rugby league coach (Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs, Canberra Raiders, Australia national rugby league team, national team). *Ernie Gaskin, 86, English greyhound trainer. *Bruce George, 77, British politician, Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP (1974–2010), complications from Alzheimer's disease. *Jiang Yiyuan, 92, Chinese agricultural engineer. *Katherine Johnson, 101, American mathematician (NASA). *Ayrat Karimov, 48, Russian footballer (FC SKA Rostov-on-Don, SKA Rostov-on-Don, FC Taganrog, Torpedo Taganrog, FC Shakhter Karagandy, Shakhter Karagandy). *Sung Wan Kim, 79, Korean-born American pharmacologist and bioengineer. *Jan Kowalczyk, 78, Polish show jumper, Olympic champion (Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980). *Johan van Loon, 85, Dutch ceramist and textile artist. *John Lang Nichol, 96, Canadian politician. *Roy Norris, 72, American serial killer. *Frank Nowacki, 72, British architect, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *Ida Stephens Owens, 80, American scientist. *David Roback, 61, American guitarist (Mazzy Star, Rain Parade, Opal (band), Opal) and songwriter. *Stephan Ross, 88, Polish-born American holocaust survivor, founder of New England Holocaust Memorial. *Vasily Savvin, 80, Russian military officer, commander of the Internal Troops of Russia (1992). *Peter Schimke, 59, American pianist and composer, suicide. *Georg R. Sheets, 72, American historian. *Guillermo Solá, 90, Chilean Olympic runner (Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, 1952). *Dick Tamburo, 90, American college athletic director (Arizona State Sun Devils, Missouri Tigers, Texas Tech Red Raiders). *Jahn Teigen, 70, Norwegian musician (Popol Ace). *Olof Thunberg, 94, Swedish actor (''Winter Light'', ''Bamse'', ''Amorosa (1986 film), Amorosa''). *Tom Watkins (music manager), Tom Watkins, 70, English music manager (Pet Shop Boys). *Juan Eduardo Zúñiga, 101, Spanish literary scholar and writer.

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*Javier Arias Stella, 95, Peruvian pathologist and politician, Ministry of Health (Peru), Minister of Health (1963–1965, 1967–1968) and of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Peru), Foreign Affairs (1980–1983), discovered the Arias-Stella reaction. *Susan Beaumont, 83, English film actress. *Lee Phillip Bell, 91, American television producer (''The Bold and the Beautiful'', ''The Young and the Restless''). *Valerian D'Souza, 86, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Poona, Poona (1977–2009). *Claude Flagel, 87, French musician. *Nesby Glasgow, 62, American football player (Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks), cancer. *Kazuhisa Hashimoto, 61, Japanese video game programmer, creator of the Konami Code. *Naimatullah Khan, 89, Pakistani politician, Mayor of Karachi (2001–2005). *Hikmet Köksal, 88, Turkish military officer, List of Commanders of the Turkish Land Forces, Commander of the Army (1996–1997). *Yuri Kuplyakov, 89, Russian diplomat, List of ambassadors of Russia to Nigeria, Soviet ambassador to Nigeria (1985–1990). *Adam Maher (rugby league), Adam Maher, 47, Australian rugby league player (Cronulla Sharks, Gateshead Thunder (1999), Gateshead Thunder, Hull F.C.), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *Raymond Martin (academic), Raymond Martin, 94, Australian chemist and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of Monash University (1977–1987). *Hosni Mubarak, 91, Egyptian military officer and politician, List of heads of state of Egypt, President (1981–2011), Prime Minister of Egypt, Prime Minister (1981–1982) and Vice-President of Egypt, Vice-President (1975–1981), kidney failure. *Satya Nandan, Fijian diplomat, representative to the United Nations (1970–1976, 1993–1995) and ambassador to the Netherlands (1976–1980). *Bernard Pingaud, 96, French writer. *Peter Pritchard, 76, English turtle zoologist. *Lívia Rusz, 89, Romanian-Hungarian graphic artist. *P. Sankaran, 72, Indian politician, MP (1998–1999) and Kerala Legislative Assembly, MLA (2001–2006). *Erico Spinadel, 90, Austrian-Argentine industrial engineer. *Bob Steiner, 73, Canadian football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats). *George Yankowski, 97, American baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox). *Dmitry Yazov, 95, Russian military officer, Minister of Defence (Soviet Union), Minister of Defence (1987–1991) and Marshal of the Soviet Union.

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*Henry J. Abraham, 98, American scholar and writer. *Donald E. Belfi, 84, American judge. *Bhadreswar Buragohain, 74, Indian politician, MLA (1985–1990), Rajya Sabha, MP (1990–1996). *Sam Boghosian, 88, American football player (UCLA Bruins football, UCLA Bruins) and coach (Oregon State Beavers football, Oregon State Beavers, Los Angeles Raiders). *Eduardo Bort, 72, Spanish guitarist. *Stroma Buttrose, 90, Australian architect and town planner. *Betsy Byars, 91, American author (''Summer of the Swans''). *Hans Deinzer, 86, German clarinetist. *Sergei Dorensky, 88, Russian pianist. *Muhamed Filipović, 90, Bosnian politician, writer and historian. *Nick Apollo Forte, 81, American musician and actor (''Broadway Danny Rose''). *Isgandar Hamidov, 71, Azerbaijani politician, Ministry of Internal Affairs (Azerbaijan), Minister of Internal Affairs (1992–1993). *Nexhmije Hoxha, 99, Albanian politician, Parliament of Albania, MP (1948–1985) and chairwoman of the Democratic Front of Albania, Democratic Front (1985–1990). *Rudolf Kassel, 93, German classical philologist. *Michel Leplay, 92, French Protestant pastor. *Lionel D, 61, French radio host and rapper. *Clinton Marius, 53, South African writer and performer. *Michael Medwin, 96, English actor (''Shoestring (TV series), Shoestring'', ''Scrooge (1970 film), Scrooge'', ''The Army Game''). *Andrea Mugione, 79, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio, Cassano all'Jonio (1988–1998), Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina, Crotone-Santa Severina (1998–2006) and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benevento, Benevento (2006–2016). *Bijaya Kumar Nayak, 68, Indian politician, Odisha Legislative Assembly, MLA (1995–2000). *Bertram Raven, 93, American academic. *Annie Riis, 92, Norwegian writer. *Corky Rogers, 76, American football coach (Robert E. Lee High School (Jacksonville), Robert E. Lee HS, Bolles School). *Carl Slone, 83, American college basketball coach (George Washington Colonials men's basketball, George Washington Colonials, Richmond Spiders men's basketball, Richmond Spiders). *David Smith (Canadian senator), David Smith, 78, Canadian politician, Canadian Parliament, MP (1980–1984, 2002–2016). *François Tajan, 57, French auctioneer, food poisoning. *Clementina Vélez, 73, Colombian doctor, academic and politician, Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, MP (1990–1991, 1998–2002) and Cali, city councillor of Cali (1972–1986, 1992–1997, 2004–2019), heart attack. *Kostas Voutsas, 88, Greek actor (''Law 4000'', ''Alice in the Navy'', ''The Downfall (film), The Downfall'') and writer, lung infection.

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*Eduardo Alas Alfaro, 89, Salvadoran Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango, Chalatenango (1987–2007). *R. D. Call, 70, American actor (''Young Guns II'', ''Into the Wild (film), Into the Wild'', ''EZ Streets''), complications from back surgery. *David Callister, 84, Manx broadcaster and politician. *Tina Carline, 71–72, New Zealand television weather presenter (TV One (New Zealand), TV One), cancer. *Sudhakar Chaturvedi, 122 (claimed), Indian Vedic scholar and courier (Mahatma Gandhi). *Burkhard Driest, 80, German actor (''Stroszek'', ''Cross of Iron'', ''Querelle''). *Eugene Dynarski, 86, American actor (''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''). *Irvino English, 42, Jamaican footballer (Jamaica national football team, national team), shot. *Valdir Espinosa, 72, Brazilian football manager (Cerro Porteño, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Botafogo, Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, Corinthians), complications from surgery. *Juan Diego González, 39, Colombian footballer (Once Caldas, La Equidad, Philadelphia Union). (body discovered on this date) *Colin S. Gray, 76, British-American geopolitical writer. *Samvel Karapetyan (author), Samvel Karapetyan, 58, Armenian historian. *Hadi Khosroshahi, 81, Iranian cleric and diplomat,

. *Seiji Kurata, 74, Japanese photographer, lung cancer. *Lillian Offitt, 81, American blues and R&B singer. *Gloster Richardson, 77, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns), Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowl IV, 1970, Super Bowl V, 1971). *K. P. P. Samy, 57, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, MLA (2006–2011, since 2016). *Sripal Silva, 59, Sri Lankan cricketer, injuries sustained in a traffic collision. *Leroy Suddath, 89, American major general. *Braian Toledo, 26, Argentine javelin thrower, Youth Olympic champion (Athletics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' javelin throw, 2010), traffic collision. *Suthep Wongkamhaeng, 85, Thai luk krung singer. *Alki Zei, 94, Greek novelist and children's writer.

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*Johnny Antonelli, 89, American baseball player (Boston Braves (baseball), Boston/Milwaukee Braves, San Francisco Giants, New York/San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians). *Allen Boothroyd, 76, British industrial designer, co-founder of Meridian Audio, prostate cancer. *Kenyel Brown, 40, American serial killer, suicide by gunshot. *Ulambayaryn Byambajav, 35, Mongolian sumo wrestler, Sumo World Championships, world champion (2006, 2007). *Jaime Carbonell, 66, Uruguayan-born American computer scientist. *Janusz Cisek, 65, Polish historian and academic, leukemia. *Joe Coulombe, 89, American entrepreneur (Trader Joe's). *Emmanuel Debarre, 71, French sculptor. *Freeman Dyson, 96, British-born American physicist and mathematician (Dyson's transform, Rank of a partition, Dyson series), fall. *Joyce Gordon, 90, American actress and pitchwoman. *Lenox Hewitt, Sir Lenox Hewitt, 102, Australian public servant, Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department (Australia), Prime Minister's Department (1968–1971), Lewy body dementia. *Muhammad Imara, 88, Egyptian Islamic scholar. *S. Kathavarayan, 58, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, MLA (since 2019). *Mahmoud Khayami, 90, Iranian industrialist and philanthropist. *Balbir Singh Kullar, 77, Indian field hockey player, Olympic bronze medallist (Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968), heart attack. *Gennady Kuzmin, 74, Ukrainian chess player. *Teresa Machado, 50, Portuguese Olympic discus thrower and shot putter (Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992, Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996, Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000, Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004). *Craig Mackay, 92, Canadian Olympic speed skater (Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics, 1948, Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, 1952). *Baidyanath Prasad Mahto, 72, Indian politician, Bihar Legislative Assembly, MLA (2000–2009), MP (2009–2014, since 2019). *Stig-Göran Myntti, 94, Finnish football (Vaasan Palloseura, VPS, Vasa IFK, VIFK, RU-38 (sports club), RU-38) and bandy player. *Phil Prince, 93, American university football player (Clemson Tigers football, Clemson Tigers) and academic administrator, President of Clemson University (1994–1995). *John Renton, American geologist. *Shadakshari Settar, 84, Indian historian and archaeologist, pleural effusion. *Esala Teleni, Fijian rugby player and military officer.

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*Chloe Aaron, 81, American television executive (PBS), cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. *Gérard Arseguel, 82, French poet. *Avraham Barkai, 99, German-born Israeli historian. *G. P. Mellick Belshaw, 91, American Episcopal prelate, Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Bishop of New Jersey (1983–1994). *Bill Bunten, 89, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (1962–1990) and Kansas Senate, Senate (2002–2004), Mayor of Topeka, Kansas, Mayor of Topeka (2005–2013), pneumonia. *Malcolm Chase, 63, British social historian, brain tumour. *Raymond C. Fisher, 80, American jurist, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (since 1999), cancer. *Ian Lyall Grant, 104, British army officer and engineer. *Bella Hammond, 87, American activist and political figure, First Lady of Alaska. *Vito Kapo, 97, Albanian politician, Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (Albania), Minister of Industry (1982–1990). *Dieter Laser, 78, German actor (''Lexx'', ''The Ogre (1996 film), The Ogre'', ''The Human Centipede (First Sequence), The Human Centipede''). *Fiona MacCarthy, 80, English journalist and biographer. *Arnaud Marquesuzaa, 85, French rugby union player (Racing 92, US Montauban). *Eleanor Martin, 69, Australian dancer. *Luis Alfonso Mendoza, 55, Mexican dubbing and voice actor, shot. *Ceri Morgan, 72, Welsh darts player. *Odile Pierre, 87, French organist and composer. *Mohammad Ali Ramazani Dastak, 56, Iranian military officer and politician, Islamic Consultative Assembly, MP (since 2020), influenza. *Herman Redemeijer, 89, Dutch politician, member of the Senate (Netherlands), Senate (1987–1995). *Bill Smith (jazz musician), Bill Smith, 93, American jazz clarinetist and composer, complications from prostate cancer. *Éva Székely, 92, Hungarian International Swimming Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame swimmer, Olympic champion (Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke, 1952). *Andrei Vedernikov, 60, Russian racing cyclist, world champion (1981 UCI Road World Championships, 1981). *Gene Waldorf, 84, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1977–1980) and Minnesota Senate, Senate (1981–1993).Eugene T. "Gene" Waldorf
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