September 2021
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* Assyr Abdulle, 50, Swiss mathematician. *2
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*Billy Cafaro, 84, Argentine singer. *Bohumil Cepák, 70, Czech Olympic handball player (Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1976). *Paula Clayton, 86, American psychiatrist. *Gerhard Erber, 86, German classical pianist. *Dell Furano, 70, American music industry executive and entrepreneur, CEO of Live Nation Entertainment (2008–2012). *Rune Gerhardsen, 75, Norwegian politician and sports executive, Governing Mayor of Oslo, mayor of Oslo (1992–1997), leader of the Workers' Youth League (Norway), AUF (1973–1975), and three-time chairman of the Norwegian Skating Association, NSF. *Albert Giger, 74, Swiss cross country skier, Olympic bronze medalist (Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay, 1972), cancer. *Léonard Groguhet, 82, Ivorian actor (''Ma Famille'') and comedian. *Bernard Holdridge, 86, British Anglican priest, archdeacon of Doncaster (1994–2001). *Derek Hole, 87, British Anglican priest, Dean of Leicester, provost of Leicester Cathedral (1992–1999). *Tunch Ilkin, 63, Turkish-born American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) and broadcaster, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *Christian Lenglolo, 39, Cameroonian footballer (Persipura Jayapura, Persikota Tangerang, Sriwijaya F.C., Sriwijaya), heart attack. *David Pallister, 76, British investigative journalist (''The Guardian'', ''Exaro''). *Mort Ransen, 88, Canadian film director (''Margaret's Museum'') and screenwriter, dementia. *Nicole Saeys, 97, Belgian Olympic javelin thrower (Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw, 1948). *Jörg Schlaich, 86, German structural engineer. *Willard Scott, 87, American weatherman (WRC-TV, ''Today (American TV program), Today''), creator of Ronald McDonald. *Martin Thompson (New Zealand artist), Martin Thompson, 65, New Zealand artist. *Greta Tomlinson, 94, English artist. *Alberto Vilar, 80, American investment manager, arts patron and convicted fraudster. *Lydia Wevers, 71, Dutch-born New Zealand literary critic, editor and historian.5
*Carmen Balthrop, 73, American operatic soprano. *Eugene N. Borza, 86, American historian. *Ion Caramitru, 79, Romanian actor (''Citizen X'', ''Adam & Paul'', ''Charlie Countryman'') and politician, Ministry of Culture (Romania), minister of culture (1996–2000). *Chung Jen-pi, 88–89, Chinese potehi puppeteer. *Ezio Della Savia, 79, Italian Olympic swimmer (Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle, 1960, Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke, 1964). *Keshav Desiraju, 66, Indian bureaucrat and mental health advocate, cardiac arrest. *Christian Dutoit, 80, French journalist. *Sándor Egeresi, 57, Serbian politician, president of the Assembly of Vojvodina (2008–2012). *Mohammad Fahim Dashty, 48, Afghan journalist, politician and military officer, spokesperson of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, shot. *Marcel Garrouste, 100, French politician, mayor of Penne-d'Agenais (1971–1983) and National Assembly (France), deputy (1976–1986, 1988–1993). *Sarah Harding, 39, English singer (Girls Aloud) and actress (''Run for Your Wife (2012 film), Run for Your Wife'', ''St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold''), breast cancer. *Jan Hecker, 54, German lawyer and diplomat, judge of the Federal Administrative Court (Germany), Federal Administrative Court (2011–2015) and List of ambassadors of Germany to China, ambassador to China (since 2021). *Robert P. Hollenbeck, 89, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1974–1986). *Ralph Irizarry, 67, American percussionist and bandleader, multiple organ failure. *Susana Lanteri, 86, Argentine actress (''Argentino hasta la muerte'', ''Los golpes bajos''). *Jonah Lwanga, 76, Ugandan Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Orthodox prelate, metropolitan of Kampala and all Uganda (since 1997). *Matej Marin, 41, Slovenian racing cyclist. *Jonathan Mirsky, 88, American journalist and historian. *Donncha Ó Dúlaing, 88, Irish broadcaster (RTÉ Radio). *Ivan Patzaichin, 71, Romanian sprint canoeist and coach, four-time Olympic champion, lung cancer. *Živko Radišić, 84, Bosnian politician, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, chairman of the Presidency (1998–1999, 2000–2001) and mayor of Banja Luka (1977–1982). *João Sayad, 75, Brazilian economist, blood cancer. *Tony Selby, 83, English actor (''Get Some In!'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Witchfinder General (film), Witchfinder General''), COVID-19. *Nell Sjöström, 88, Swedish Olympic sprinter (Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952). *Viv Stephens, 67, New Zealand cricket player (Wellington Blaze, Wellington, Central Hinds, Central Districts, New Zealand women's national cricket team, national team) and administrator. *John A. Terry, 88, American jurist, judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1982–2016), heart failure.6
*Jean-Pierre Adams, 73, French footballer ( Nîmes, OGC Nice, Nice, France national football team, national team). *Billy Apple, 85, New Zealand painter and sculptor. *Peter Arnold (cricketer), Peter Arnold, 94, New Zealand cricketer (Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, Northamptonshire,7
*Noubir Amaoui, 85, Moroccan trade unionist. *Rick Arrington, 74, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles). *Edward Barnes (television executive), Edward Barnes, 92, British television executive and producer, co-creator of ''Blue Peter''. *Carl Bean, 77, American Protestant church leader, singer ("I Was Born This Way") and LGBT rights activist. *Terry Brennan, 93, American college football player and coach (Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Notre Dame). *Jahangir Butt, 78, Pakistani field hockey player, Olympic champion (Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968). *Elizabeth A. Clark, 82, American Patristics, patrologist. *Sam Cunningham, 71, American football player (8
*Antony Acland, Sir Antony Acland, 91, British diplomat, List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the United States, ambassador to the United States (1986–1991). *Abbas Ansarifard, 65, Iranian football executive, chairman of Persepolis F.C., Persepolis (1990–1993, 2001, 2009), COVID-19. *Derek Bailey (tribal chairman), Derek Bailey, 48, American tribal leader and convicted sex offender, chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (2008–2012). *José Augusto Delgado, 83, Brazilian jurist, judge of the Superior Court of Justice (Brazil), Superior Court of Justice (1995–2008). *Gérard Farison, 77, French footballer (AS Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, ÉFC Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, ÉFC Fréjus, France national football team, national team). *Big Daddy Graham, 68, American radio presenter (WIP-FM) and comedian. *Franco Graziosi, 92, Italian actor (''The Terrorist (1963 film), The Terrorist'', ''Duck, You Sucker!'', ''We Have a Pope (film), We Have a Pope''). *Amy Hawkins, 110, Welsh supercentenarian, nation's oldest person. *Betty Karnette, 89, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1992–1994, 2004–2008) and California State Senate, Senate (1996–2004). *Guido Lanfranco, 90, Maltese writer. *Mark Litchman, 96, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1955–1973). *Uno Loop, 91, Estonian singer and musician. *Juan Guillermo López Soto, 74, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera, Cuauhtémoc-Madera (since 1995), COVID-19. *Dietmar Lorenz, 70, German judoka, Olympic champion (Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's open category, 1980). *Aleksandr Melnik, 63, Russian film director (''Terra Nova (2008 film), Terra Nova'', ''Territory (2015 film), Territory'') and screenwriter, fall. *Art Metrano, 84, American actor (''Police Academy (franchise), Police Academy'', ''They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (film), They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'', ''Joanie Loves Chachi'') and comedian. *Amobé Mévégué, 52, Cameroonian journalist and radio host, malaria. *Claude Montmarquette, 78, Canadian economist. *Robert Prizeman, 68, British composer. *Pulamaipithan, 85, Indian lyricist (''Kudiyirundha Koyil'', ''Neengal Kettavai'', ''Manjal Nila''). *Jordi Rebellón, 64, Spanish actor (''Hospital Central'', ''Médico de familia'', ''Sin identidad''), stroke. *Robert A. Rovner, 77, American politician and lawyer, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (1971–1974). *Igor Shklyarevsky, 83, Russian poet and translator, COVID-19. *Sadanand Singh, 78, Indian politician, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Bihar MLA (1969–2020). *Neddy Smith, 76, Australian serial criminal. *Matthew Strachan, 50, English composer (''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'') and singer-songwriter (''Next Door's Baby''). *Ludovico Vico, 69, Italian politician, Chamber of Deputies (Italy), deputy (2006–2013, 2015–2018). *Luis Villafuerte, 86, Filipino politician, Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines), minister of trade (1979–1981), governor of Camarines Sur (1986–1992, 1995–2004) and House of Representatives of the Philippines, deputy (2004–2013). *Yevgeny Zinichev, 55, Russian politician and military and intelligence officer, Minister of Emergency Situations (Russia), minister of emergency situations (since 2018), fall.9
*Borhane Alaouié, 80, Lebanese film director (''Kafr kasem'', ''Beyroutou el lika'', ''Khalass''). *Marianne Battani, 77, American jurist, judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan (since 2000), cancer. *Urbain Braems, 87, Belgian football player (Club Brugge KV, Club Brugge) and manager (R.S.C. Anderlecht, Anderlecht, Trabzonspor). *Timothy Colman, Sir Timothy Colman, 91, British businessman, Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk (1978–2004). *Marian Duś, 83, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Warsaw, Warsaw (1986–2013). *Caspar Einem, 73, Austrian politician, List of Ministers of the Interior (Austria), minister of the interior (1995–1997) and List of Ministers of Transport (Austria), science, traffic and the arts (1997–2000), member of the National Council (Austria), National Council (2000–2007). *Harold Franklin, 88, American lecturer. *Wiesław Gołas, 90, Polish actor (''Dzięcioł (film), Dzięcioł'', ''Czterdziestolatek'', ''The Deluge (film), The Deluge''). *Jon Gregory (film editor), Jon Gregory, 77, British film editor (''Four Weddings and a Funeral'', ''Secrets & Lies (film), Secrets & Lies'', ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri''). *Magda Harout, 95, American actress (''The Nanny'', ''Transylvania Twist''). *Jean-Claude van Itallie, 85, Belgian-born American playwright (''America Hurrah''), pneumonia. *Alicia Iturrioz, 94, Spanish painter and author. *Jean-Paul Jeannotte, 95, Canadian operatic tenor and artistic director (Opéra de Montréal). *Elizabeth Ireland McCann, 90, American theatre producer (''Amadeus (play), Amadeus'', ''The Elephant Man (play), The Elephant Man'', ''A View from the Bridge''), nine-time Tony Awards, Tony winner. *Bruce McFee, 60, Scottish politician, Scottish Parliament, MSP (2003–2007), complications from a stroke. *Richard McGeagh, 77, American water polo player and Olympic swimmer (Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, 1964), COVID-19. *Lucette Michaux-Chevry, 92, Guadeloupean politician, National Assembly (France), deputy (1988–1993) and Senate (France), senator (1995–2011) of France. *Leif Frode Onarheim, 87, Norwegian businessman and politician, Storting, MP (2001–2005). *Tarcísio Padilha, 93, Brazilian philosopher, COVID-19. *Hans Pfann, 100, German Olympic gymnast (Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952, Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956). *Danilo Popivoda, 74, Slovenian football player (NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005), Olimpija, Eintracht Braunschweig, Yugoslavia national football team, Yugoslavia national team) and manager. *Ferry Radax, 89, Austrian filmmaker. *Helm Stierlin, 95, German psychiatrist. *Albert Kakou Tiapani, 77, Ivorian politician, minister of housing and urban planning (1998–1999). *Trilochan Singh Wazir, 67, Indian politician, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council, Jammu and Kashmir MLC. (body discovered on this date) *Rahimullah Yusufzai, 66, Pakistani journalist (''Time (magazine), Time'', BBC), cancer.10
*Charles Konan Banny, 78, Ivorian politician, List of heads of government of Ivory Coast, prime minister (2005–2007), COVID-19. *Denys Barvinko, 27, Ukrainian footballer (FC Metalist Kharkiv, Metalist Kharkiv). *Ben Best, 46, American screenwriter (''Eastbound & Down'') and actor (''Superbad'', ''Land of the Lost (film), Land of the Lost''). *Les Bettinson, 86, English rugby league player (Salford Red Devils, Salford, Cumbria rugby league team, Cumberland). *Michael Chapman (singer), Michael Chapman, 80, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (''True North (Michael Chapman album), True North''). *Jack Egers, 72, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals), pulmonary fibrosis. *Allan Egolf, 83, American politician, member of the11
*Minna Aaltonen, 54, Finnish actress (''London's Burning (TV series), London's Burning'', ''Lexx'') and television host (''Gladiaattorit''), complications from surgery. *Carlo Alighiero, 94, Italian actor (''The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh'', ''Milano trema: la polizia vuole giustizia'', ''Silent Action'') and voice actor. *Joan Berger, 87, American baseball player (Rockford Peaches). *Mick Flannelly, 91, Irish hurler (Waterford GAA, Waterford, Mount Sion GAA, Mount Sion). *Abimael Guzmán, 86, Peruvian Maoism, Maoist leader and convicted terrorist, founder of Shining Path. *Audrey Haine, 94, American baseball player (Fort Wayne Daisies, Grand Rapids Chicks, Peoria Redwings). *Aziz Hajini, 64, Indian poet and writer. *Tommy Hazouri, 76, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1974–1986) and List of mayors of Jacksonville, Florida, mayor of Jacksonville (1987–1991), lung disease. *Nikolai Ivanovich Kozyrev, Nikolai Kozyrev, 87, Russian diplomat, Soviet and Russian List of ambassadors of Russia to Ireland, ambassador to Ireland (1991–1998). *Stephan Koranyi, 64, German philologist, lecturer, and editor. *Giulia Daneo Lorimer, 89, Italian violinist and singer. *María Mendiola, 69, Spanish singer (Baccara). *Radmilo Pavlović, 40, Serbian footballer, (FK Trayal Kruševac, Trayal Kruševac, FK Napredak Kruševac, Napredak Kruševac). *Roger Sénié, 101, French politician, mayor of La Bastide-de-Bousignac (1947–2014). *Catherine Sheldrick Ross, 75, Canadian academic, bile duct cancer. *Simon Shnoll, 91, Russian biophysicist and science historian. *Kerry Teague, 60, American racing driver. *Phùng Quang Thanh, 72, Vietnamese military officer and politician, General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, chief of the general staff of the Army (2001–2006) and Minister of Defence (Vietnam), minister of defence (2006–2016). *Mick Tingelhoff, 81, American Pro Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame football player (Minnesota Vikings). *Nicolás Villamil, 56, Argentine footballer (Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club, C.D. Arturo Fernández Vial, Fernández Vial, Deportes Concepción (Chile), Concepción), heart attack. *Gloria Warren, 95, American actress (''Dangerous Money'', ''Cinderella Swings It'', ''Bells of San Fernando'') and singer.12
*Fran Bennett, 84, American actress (''Nightingales (American TV series), Nightingales'', ''Sunset Beach (TV series), Sunset Beach'', ''Wes Craven's New Nightmare)''. *Bernardino Cano Radil, 65, Paraguayan politician and diplomat, Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay, deputy (1989–1998) and ambassador to Cuba (since 2015), COVID-19. *Carlo Chendi, 88, Italian cartoonist. *Marc Clark, 97, British-born Australian sculptor and printmaker. *Thom van Dijck, 92, Dutch Olympic field hockey player (Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960). *Jack D. Dunitz, 98, Scottish chemist. *Bob Enyart, 62, American talk radio host and pastor, COVID-19. *Guang Gao, 76, Chinese computer scientist. *Andreas Herczog, 74, Hungarian-born Swiss politician, National Council (Switzerland), national councillor (1979–1999), COVID-19. *Sondra James, 82, American sound designer (''Sex and the City'', ''Royal Pains'') and actress (''Joker (2019 film), Joker''), lung cancer. *Djohari Kahar, 89, Indonesian politician, People's Representative Council, MP (1987–1992). *Russ Kick, 52, American writer, editor and publisher. *Michel Maïque, 73, French rugby league player (FC Lézignan XIII, Lézignan, France national rugby league team, national team) and politician, mayor of Lézignan-Corbières (2014–2020), pancreatitis. *Wendell Wise Mayes Jr., 97, American radio and cable television executive. *Nicolás Naranjo, 31, Argentine road racing cyclist, traffic collision. *James Snyder Jr., 76, American author, attorney and politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1969–1973). *John Shelby Spong, 90, American Episcopal prelate, bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Newark, Newark (1979–2000). *Bruce Spraggins, 82, American basketball player (Philadelphia Tapers, New Jersey Americans). *Fabio Taborre, 36, Italian road racing cyclist. *Giannis Theonas, 80, Greek politician, Member of the European Parliament, MEP (1994–2001). *Gunnar Utterberg, 78, Swedish sprint canoer, Olympic champion (Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres, 1964). *Antonio Verini, 85, Italian politician, Chamber of Deputies (Italy), deputy (2006), complications from surgery. *Owain Williams (rugby union), Owain Williams, 56, Welsh rugby union player (Glamorgan Wanderers RFC, Glamorgan Wanderers, Wales national rugby union team, national team), cancer.13
*Mike Boyle, 77, American politician, List of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska, mayor of Omaha, Nebraska (1981–1987), pneumonia. *Masuda M Rashid Chowdhury, 70, Bangladeshi politician, MP (since 2019). *Ruly Carpenter, 81, American baseball executive, president of the Philadelphia Phillies (1972–1981). *Reg Chrimes, 96, British politician. *Don Collier, 92, American actor (''Outlaws (1960 TV series), Outlaws'', ''The High Chaparral'', ''The Young Riders''), lung cancer. *Oscar Fernandes, 80, Indian politician, Parliament of India, MP (1980–1996, since 1998) and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, minister of road transport and highways (2013–2014), complications from a fall. *Bob Faehn, 63, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (2005–2011), cancer. *Olivier Giscard d'Estaing, 93, French politician, National Assembly (France), deputy (1968–1973) and co-founder of INSEAD. *Rafiq Hajat, 65, Malawian civil rights activist, heart attack. *Parys Haralson, 37, American football player (Tennessee Volunteers football, Tennessee Volunteers, San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints), stroke. *Antony Hewish, 97, British radio astronomer, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate (1974). *Charlotte Johnson Wahl, 79, British painter, complications from Parkinson's disease. *Borisav Jović, 92, Serbian politician, president of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1990–1991) and secretary general of the Non-Aligned Movement (1990–1991), COVID-19. *Leroy Lewis (footballer), Leroy Lewis, 76, Costa Rican football player (A.D. Limonense, Limonense, C.S. Uruguay de Coronado, Uruguay de Coronado) and coach (Belize national football team, Belize national team), prostate cancer. *Andrey Makeyev, 69, Russian basketball player, Olympic bronze medalist (Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics#Medal summary, 1976). *Baruch Nachshon, 82, Israeli artist. *Kathleen Partridge, 57, Australian field hockey player, Olympic champion (Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics#Women's tournament, 1988). *Fern Perrault, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers). *Margaret Purves, 86, British nurse, recipient of the Albert Medal for Lifesaving. *Ruben Reyes, 82, Filipino jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, associate justice of the Supreme Court (2007–2009). *Rizabawa, 54, Indian actor (''In Harihar Nagar'', ''Vakkeel Vasudev'', ''Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji''), kidney failure. *Fred Stanfield, 77, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres). *Thommayanti, 85, Thai novelist (''Thawiphop'', ''Khu Kam''). *Amédée Turner, 92, British politician, Member of the European Parliament, MEP (1979–1994). *Colin Urquhart, 81, British Neo-charismatic movement, neocharismatic preacher, cancer. *Tom Vraalsen, 85, Norwegian politician and diplomat, Minister of International Development (Norway), minister of international development (1989–1990), List of ambassadors of Norway to the United Kingdom, ambassador to the UK (1994–1996) and List of ambassadors of Norway to the United States, the US (1996–2001). *George Wein, 95, American festival promoter and jazz pianist, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport Folk Festival, and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. *Earl P. Yates, 97, American navy rear admiral.14
*Joseba Arregui Aramburu, 75, Spanish theologian, academic and politician, member of the Basque Parliament (1999–2001). *Zaitoon Bano, 83, Pakistani feminist writer, poet and broadcaster. *Ansis Bērziņš, 81, Latvian film director and producer (''Fantadroms''). *Irene Brietzke, 76, Brazilian actress (''Doce de Mãe (TV series), Doce de Mãe'', ''Antes Que o Mundo Acabe'', ''Seashore (film), Seashore''). *Caressing (horse), Caressing, 23, American racehorse and broodmare, complications from laminitis. *David Yonggi Cho, 85, South Korean Christian minister and convicted embezzler, co-founder of Yoido Full Gospel Church, complications from a stroke. *Rob Duhamel, 66, Jersey politician, member of the States Assembly (1993–2014) and minister of planning and environment (2011–2014). *George Ferencz, 74, American theatre director. *James G. Howes, 75, American businessman, heart attack. *Dave Jenks, 79, American author and real estate mogul. *Viktor Kazantsev, 75, Russian military officer, envoy to the Southern Federal District (2000–2004). *Reuben Klamer, 99, American board game inventor (''The Game of Life''). *Cees Koch (discus thrower), Cees Koch, 85, Dutch Olympic shot putter and discus thrower (Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw, 1960, Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw, 1964). *Hubert de Lapparent, 102, French actor. *Fjodor Lishajko, 89, Ukrainian-born Swedish biochemist. *Ladislav Lubina, 54, Czech ice hockey player (HC Pardubice, HC Dukla Jihlava, HC Oceláři Třinec), Olympic bronze medallist (Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992), brain cancer. *Lung Shao-hua, 68, Taiwanese actor (''10,000 Miles'', ''March of Happiness'') and television host (''Guess (TV program), Guess''). *Norm Macdonald, 61, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (''Saturday Night Live'', ''The Norm Show'', ''Dirty Work (1998 film), Dirty Work''), leukemia. *Antonio Martínez Sarrión, 82, Spanish poet and translator, heart attack. *Ida Nudel, 90, Russian-Israeli civil rights activist. *Guillermo Ortiz Mondragón, 74, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuautitlán, Cuautitlán (since 2005). *Józef Polonek, 72, Polish footballer (Wisła Kraków, Garbarnia Kraków). *Yuriy Sedykh, 66, Ukrainian hammer thrower, Olympic champion (Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw, 1976, Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw, 1980). *Vicente Zarzo Pitarch, 83, Spanish horn player and writer.15
*Philippe Adrien, 81, French actor (''Green Harvest (1959 film), Green Harvest'') and playwright. *Lou Angotti, 83, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues) and coach. *Fazlul Haque Aspia, 85, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1996–2001), dengue virus. *Norman Bailey (bass-baritone), Norman Bailey, 88, British-born American opera singer. *Stephen J. Bonner, Jr., 103, American World War II flying ace. *Alastair Brindle, 82, English rugby league player (Warrington Wolves, Warrington). *Fernando Mario Chávez Ruvalcaba, 88, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecas, Zacatecas (1999–2008), COVID-19. *Shaaron Claridge, 82, American police radio dispatcher and voice actress (''Adam-12''). *Carl DePasqua, 93, American college football player (Pittsburgh Panthers football, Pittsburgh Panthers) and coach (Waynesburg University, Waynesburg Yellow Jackets). *Leta Powell Drake, 83, American broadcaster and television executive (KOLN). *Ephraim Einhorn, 103, Austrian-born British Orthodox rabbi. *Robert Fyfe, 90, Scottish actor (''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film), Around the World in 80 Days'', ''Cloud Atlas (film), Cloud Atlas''), kidney disease. *Leonard Gibbs, 73, American percussionist, prostate cancer. *Elinor Miller Greenberg, 88, American author. *Penny Harrington, 79, American police officer. *Satoshi Hirayama, 91, American baseball player (Hiroshima Carp). *Justín Javorek, 85, Slovak football player (Inter Bratislava, Czechoslovakia national football team, Czechoslovakia national team) and manager (1. FC Tatran Prešov, Tatran Prešov). *Žana Lelas, 51, Croatian basketball player, Olympic silver medalist (Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988). *Mary Mahoney (physician), Mary Mahoney, 81, Australian physician. *Marthe Mercadier, 92, French actress (''Three Telegrams'', ''The Night Is My Kingdom'', ''Rendezvous in Grenada''). *Frank Mitchell (politician), Frank Mitchell, 95, Canadian politician, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, British Columbia MLA (1951–1952, 1979–1986). *W. Tayloe Murphy Jr., 88, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1982–2000) and Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources, Virginia secretary of natural resources (2002–2006). *Gavan O'Herlihy, 70, Irish-born American actor (''Never Say Never Again'', ''Willow (film), Willow'', ''Happy Days''). *Doris Piserchia, 92, American science fiction writer. *Joel Rapp, 87, American film director and television writer (''High School Big Shot'', ''McHale's Navy'', ''Gilligan's Island''). *Thomas Ryan (artist), Thomas Ryan, 91, Irish artist and designer. *Bill Sudakis, 75, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers, New York Yankees). *Dany Toussaint, 64, Haitian military officer and politician, Senate (Haiti), senator.16
*Silas Atopare, Sir Silas Atopare, 70, Papua New Guinean politician, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, governor-general (1997–2004). *Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir, 91, Icelandic writer. *Boet van Dulmen, 73, Dutch motorcycle road racer, traffic collision. *Charlie Evans (Australian footballer), Charlie Evans, 79, Australian rules footballer (Western Bulldogs, Footscray, Sydney Swans, South Melbourne). *Sverre Fornes, 89, Norwegian footballer (Rosenborg BK, Rosenborg). *Alan Fox (footballer), Alan Fox, 85, Welsh footballer (Wrexham A.F.C., Wrexham, Hartlepool United F.C., Hartlepool United, Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City). *Dušan Ivković, 77, Serbian List of members of the FIBA Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame basketball player and coach (KK Partizan, Partizan, Olympiacos B.C., Olympiacos, Yugoslavia men's national basketball team, Yugoslavia national team), pulmonary edema. *Geir Johnson, 68, Norwegian composer and writer. *Kohwe, 75, Ghanaian actor and comedian, complications from a stroke. *Hicham El-Mashtoub, 49, Lebanese-born Canadian football player (17
*Angela Ballara, 77, New Zealand historian. *Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 84, Algerian politician, President of Algeria, president (1999–2019), List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, minister of foreign affairs (1963–1979) and president of the United Nations General Assembly, president of the U.N. General Assembly (1974–1975), cardiac arrest. *Ted E. Brewerton, 96, Canadian-born American missionary, general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (since 1978). *Roger Brown (defensive tackle), Roger Brown, 84, American College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame football player (Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks, Maryland State Hawks, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams). *Rafael Consuegra, 80, Cuban sculptor. *Jonathan Cooper (lawyer), Jonathan Cooper, 58, British barrister and human rights activist, co-founder of the Human Dignity Trust. *Russ Dallen, 58, American economist. *Dottie Dodgion, 91, American drummer and singer, complications from a stroke. *Tim Donnelly (actor), Tim Donnelly, 77, American actor (''Emergency!'', ''The Secret of Santa Vittoria'', ''The Toolbox Murders''). *Avril Elgar, 89, English actress (''Spring and Port Wine'', ''The Medusa Touch (film), The Medusa Touch'', ''George and Mildred''). *Carlos Gianelli, 73, Uruguayan lawyer and diplomat, List of ambassadors of Uruguay to the United States, ambassador to the United States (2005–2012, 2015–2020), heart attack. *Basil Hoffman, 83, American actor (''The Artist (film), The Artist'', ''Hill Street Blues'', ''Santa Barbara (TV series), Santa Barbara''). *Kemal Kurspahić, 74, Bosnian journalist (''Oslobođenje'') and diplomat. *Albert Linder, 25, Kazakhstani weightlifter. *Murtaza Lodhgar, 45, Indian cricketer (Bengal cricket team, Bengal), heart attack. *Alban Lynch, 91, Australian mining engineer. *Alfred Miodowicz, 92, Polish trade unionist and politician, Sejm, deputy (1985–1989). *Barry Norsworthy, 69, Australian Australian rules football, footballer (Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne). *Constantin Olteanu, 75, Romanian footballer (Argeș Pitești), Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification, Olympic team (1972). *Thanu Padmanabhan, 64, Indian theoretical physicist, heart attack. *Ronald Paris, 88, German painter and graphic artist. *Alfonso Sastre, 95, Spanish playwright, essayist, and critic. *Tony Scott (footballer), Tony Scott, 80, English footballer (West Ham United F.C., West Ham United, Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa, Torquay United F.C., Torquay United). *J. V. Smith, 95, English rugby union player (Cambridge University R.U.F.C., Cambridge University, England national rugby union team, national team). *Minja Subota, 82, Serbian television host. *Wataru Takeshita, 74, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives (since 2000), esophageal cancer. *Michał Turkiewicz, 64, Polish politician and teacher, Sejm, deputy (2001–2005).18
*Julos Beaucarne, 85, Belgian singer, writer and actor (''The Mystery of the Yellow Room (2003 film), The Mystery of the Yellow Room''). *Jean-Patrice Brosse, 71, French harpsichordist and organist. *Mario Camus, 86, Spanish film director and screenwriter (''La colmena (film), La colmena'', ''The Holy Innocents (film), The Holy Innocents'', ''The House of Bernarda Alba (1987 film), The House of Bernarda Alba''). *Anna Chromý, 81, Czech painter and sculptor. *Iris Davis, 71, American Olympic sprinter (Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972). *Leo De Lyon, 95, American actor (''Top Cat''). *Aquilino Duque, 90, Spanish poet and writer. *Anto Finnegan, 48, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (Antrim GAA, Antrim), motor neurone disease. *José-Augusto França, 98, Portuguese historian, art critic and professor. *Ali Kalora, 40, Indonesian Islamic militant, leader of the East Indonesia Mujahideen (since 2016), shot. *Jolidee Matongo, 46, South African politician, mayor of Johannesburg (since 2021), traffic collision. *Neil McCarthy (basketball), Neil McCarthy, 81, American college basketball coach (Weber State Wildcats men's basketball, Weber State Wildcats, New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball, New Mexico State Aggies). *Mick McGinty, 68, American artist (''Street Fighter II''), lung cancer. *Fakhreddin Mousavi, 90–91, Iranian judge and politician, three-time Islamic Consultative Assembly, MP and member of the Assembly of Experts (since 2016). *Albert J. Raboteau, 78, American religion scholar, dean of Princeton University Graduate School (1992–1993). *Gudmund Restad, 83, Norwegian politician, Storting, MP (1985–2001) and Minister of Finance (Norway), minister of finance (1997–2000). *Christoph Schwöbel, 66, German theologian. *Charles Scot-Brown, 98, Canadian World War II veteran, Legion of Honour recipient. *Kumiko Serizawa, 92, Japanese-American dollmaker. *Chris Anker Sørensen, 37, Danish road racing cyclist, traffic collision. *Kristoffer Stensrud, 67, Norwegian investor.19
*Godil Prasad Anuragi, 92, Indian politician, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, MP (1980–1984). *Ama Benyiwa-Doe, 71, Ghanaian politician, Parliament of Ghana, MP (1992–2004). *Françoise Bernard, 100, French gastronomic author and television presenter. *James Bilbray, 83, American politician and postal executive, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–1995) and chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service, Board of Governors of the USPS (2014–2016). *Richard Buckley (journalist), Richard Buckley, 72, American journalist and writer. *Sylvano Bussotti, 89, Italian composer, poet, and artistic director (La Fenice, Festival Puccini). *John Carroll (Hawaii politician), John Carroll, 91, American lawyer and politician, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1971–1979) and Hawaii Senate, Senate (1979–1981). *John Challis, 79, English actor (''Only Fools and Horses'', ''The Green Green Grass'', ''Benidorm (British TV series), Benidorm'') and comedian, cancer. *Cheung Yan-lung, 99, Hong Kong businessman and politician, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Legislative Council (1981–1991), chairman of the Regional Council (Hong Kong), Regional Council (1986–1991) and the Heung Yee Kuk, HYK (1964–1966). *Stephen Critchlow, 54, British actor (''The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells'', ''Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!'', ''Star Wars: The Old Republic''). *Steve Davisson, 63, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (since 2010), cancer. *Nilay Dutta, 68, Indian lawyer, cricket administrator, and umpire. *Jocelyn Fish, Dame Jocelyn Fish, 90, New Zealand women's rights advocate. *Jimmy Greaves, 81, English English Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame footballer (Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur, England national football team, national team), world champion (1966 FIFA World Cup, 1966). *Richard Lachmann, 65, American sociologist. *András Ligeti, 68, Hungarian violinist and conductor. *Terry Long (footballer), Terry Long, 86, English football player (Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace) and coach. *Luis Gustavo (actor), Luis Gustavo, 87, Brazilian actor (''Beto Rockfeller'', ''Elas por Elas'', ''Sai de Baixo''), cancer. *Obadiah Mailafia, 64, Nigerian economist and politician, deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (2005–2007). *Joan Martínez Vilaseca, 78, Spanish football player (RCD Espanyol, Espanyol, Levante UD, Levante) and manager. *Ole Nordhaug, 96, Norwegian Lutheran clergyman, bishop of Diocese of Møre, Møre (1983–1991). *Mats Paulson, 83, Swedish singer-songwriter ("Barfotavisan", "Visa vid vindens ängar (song), Visa vid vindens ängar") and painter. *Morris Perry, 96, English actor (''Nothing but the Night'', ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'', ''Z-Cars''). *Gabby Petito, 22, American Vandwelling, vandweller, homicide. (body discovered on this date) *Ronald F. Probstein, 93, American engineer. *Tomáš Prokop, 27, Czech ice hockey player (Mountfield HK, Motor České Budějovice, Draci Šumperk). *María del Carmen Rovira Gaspar, 98, Spanish historian, researcher and academic. *Allan Slaight, 90, Canadian magician, media mogul, and philanthropist. *Dinky Soliman, 68, Filipino politician, Secretary of Social Welfare and Development, secretary of social welfare and development (2001–2005, 2010–2016), complications from kidney and heart failure. *Willie Spencer, 68, American football player (20
*Colin Bailey (drummer), Colin Bailey, 87, English-born American jazz drummer, post-COVID-19 pneumonia. *Sherwood Boehlert, 84, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–2007) and chair of the United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House Science Committee (2001–2007). *Cloyd Boyer, 94, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals). *Peter Bunnell, 83, American author, scholar and photography historian. *Angelo Codevilla, 78, Italian-born American international relations scholar, traffic collision. *Sarah Dash, 76, American singer (Labelle). *Jackie De Caluwé, 87, Belgian footballer (Cercle Brugge K.S.V., Cercle Brugge). *Guy Friedrich, 93, French footballer (Angers SCO, CO Roubaix-Tourcoing). *Chauncey Howell, 86, American journalist (''Women's Wear Daily'', ''The New York Times'', WNBC). *Willy Holzmüller, 90, German footballer (Chemnitzer FC, SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany national football team, East Germany national team). *Roland Jaccard, 79, Swiss writer, journalist and literary critic, suicide by barbiturate overdose. *Jan Jindra, 89, Czech rower, Olympic champion (Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four, 1952). *Aloys Jousten, 83, Belgian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège, Liège (2001–2013). *Vidyadhar Karmakar, 96, Indian actor (''Karthik Calling Karthik'', ''Ek Thi Daayan'', ''Veerey Ki Wedding''). *Claude Lombard, 76, Belgian singer ("Quand tu reviendras"). *Keith Macdonald (rugby union), Keith Macdonald, 88, Scottish rugby union player (Barbarian F.C., Barbarians, Scotland national rugby union team, national team). *Billy Maxwell, 92, American golfer (PGA Tour, PGA Tour Champions, Champions Tour), United States Amateur Championship (golf), U.S. Amateur winner (1951). *Charles W. Mills, 70, Jamaican philosopher. *Mat Noh, 67, Singaporean footballer (Singapore national football team, national team). *Helmut Oberlander, 97, Ukrainian-born Canadian World War II soldier, member of the ''Einsatzgruppen''. *Marcia H. Rioux, 74, Canadian legal scholar. *Yudhvir Singh Judev, 39, Indian politician, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, Chhattisgarh MLA (2008–2018). *Henry Stelling, 97, American Army major general. *Pavel Țugui, 99, Romanian political activist and literary historian. (death announced on this date) *Jim Van Engelenhoven, 78, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1999–2012). *John H. Walter, 93, American mathematician. *Ken Worden, 78, English football player (Hobart Zebras FC, Hobart Juventus) and manager (Selangor F.C., F.A. Selangor, Malaysia national football team, Malaysia national team).21
*Aharon Abuhatzira, 82, Israeli politician and convicted fraudster, member of the Knesset (1977–1992), Ministry of Religious Services, minister of religions (1977–1981) and Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services, labor (1981–1982). *Kurt Boese, 91, German-born Canadian Olympic wrestler (Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight, 1960). *Enea Cerquetti, 83, Italian politician, mayor of Cinisello Balsamo (1970–1979) and of Cusano Milanino (1990–1994). *Dallas Dempster, 80, Australian property developer (Crown Perth, Burswood Resort and Casino), traffic collision. *Constance van Eeden, 94, Dutch mathematical statistician. *Romano Fogli, 83, Italian football player (Bologna F.C. 1909, Bologna, A.C. Milan, Milan, Italy national football team, national team) and manager. *Marcia Freedman, 83, American-Israeli peace activist, Knesset, MK (1974–1977). *Willie Garson, 57, American actor (''Sex and the City'', ''White Collar (TV series), White Collar'', ''John from Cincinnati''), pancreatic cancer. *Rae German, 80, Canadian Canadian football, football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats). *Marilyn Golden, 67, American disability advocate. *Al Harrington (actor), Al Harrington, 85, Samoan-American actor (''Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), Hawaii Five-O''), stroke. *Rumi Kazama, 55, Japanese professional wrestler (DDT Pro-Wrestling, DDT, JWP Joshi Puroresu, JWP), promoter (Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling, LLPW) and kickboxer. *Maurice King (lawyer), Sir Maurice King, 85, Barbadian lawyer and politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business (Barbados), minister of foreign affairs, foreign trade and international business (1989–1993). *Richard H. Kirk, 65, English electronic musician (Cabaret Voltaire (band), Cabaret Voltaire, Sweet Exorcist (band), Sweet Exorcist) and songwriter ("Yashar (song), Yashar"). *La Prieta Linda, 88, Mexican singer and actress (''Valente Quintero (film), Valente Quintero''). *Joan Howard Maurer, 94, American writer and actress (''Swing Your Lady'', ''Love in a Bungalow''). *John Brendan McCormack, 86, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester, Manchester (1998–2011). *Jack Minore, 82, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1999–2004). *Violet Oaklander, 94, American psychotherapist. *Janet G. Osteryoung, 82, American chemist. *Peter Palmer (actor), Peter Palmer, 90, American actor (''Li'l Abner (1959 film), Li'l Abner'', ''Custer (TV series), Custer''). *George R. Pettit, 92, American chemist. *Anthony Pilla, 88, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1979–1980) and bishop (1980–2006) of Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Cleveland. *Frank Pratt (politician), Frank Pratt, 79, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2009–2017, since 2021) and Arizona Senate, Senate (2017–2021). *Carlos Ramos Núñez, 61, Peruvian jurist and academic, justice of the Constitutional Court of Peru, Constitutional Court (since 2014), cardiac arrest. *Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, 85, Egyptian field marshal and politician, chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (2011–2012) and Ministry of Defense (Egypt), minister of defense (1991–2012). *Melvin Van Peebles, 89, American film director, actor and playwright (''Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'', ''Posse (1993 film), Posse'', ''Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death''). *Günter Wienhold, 73, German Olympic footballer (Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972).22
*Eric Alfasi, 49, Israeli basketball player (Maccabi Netanya) and coach (Maccabi Ashdod B.C., Maccabi Ashdod, Hapoel Eilat B.C., Hapoel Eilat), COVID-19. *Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland, 88, Dutch politician, House of Representatives (Netherlands), deputy (1981), mayor of Amstelveen (1971–1977) and Hengelo (1981–1985, 1999–2000). *Abdelkader Bensalah, 79, Algerian politician, President of Algeria, acting head of state (2019), president of the People's National Assembly, Transitional Council/People's Assembly (1994–2002) and the Council of the Nation (2002–2019), cancer complicated by COVID-19. *Odile Caradec, 96, French poet. *Tom Carroll (infielder), Tom Carroll, 85, American baseball player (New York Yankees, History of the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Athletics). *Huang Hongjia, 97, Chinese physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. *Axel Gehrke, 79, German politician, Bundestag, MP (since 2017). *Lois Horton, 78, American historian, stroke. *Peter Howitt (set decorator), Peter Howitt, 93, English set decorator (''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', ''Elizabeth (film), Elizabeth'', ''Braveheart''). *Tari Ito, 70, Japanese performance artist, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *Colin Jones (photographer), Colin Jones, 85, English photographer and ballet dancer, COVID-19. *Doğan Kuban, 95, Turkish architectural historian. *Laura Marcus, 65, British literature scholar, pancreatic cancer. *Orlando Martínez, 77, Cuban boxer, Olympic champion (Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight, 1972). *Roger Michell, 65, South African-born British film director (''Notting Hill (film), Notting Hill'', ''Venus (2006 film), Venus'', ''My Cousin Rachel (2017 film), My Cousin Rachel''). *Bob Moore, 88, American Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, Hall of Fame session bassist (The Nashville A-Team) and orchestra leader. *Nenad Nenadović, 56, Serbian actor and television host, COVID-19. *Ulf Nilsson (author), Ulf Nilsson, 73, Swedish children's author. *Mike Overy, 70, American baseball player (Los Angeles Angels, California Angels). *Jim Pehler, 79, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1973–1980) and Minnesota Senate, Senate (1981–1990). *Floyd Sagely, 89, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, History of the Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Cardinals). *Jay Sandrich, 89, American Television Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame television director (''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''The Cosby Show'', ''Soap (TV series), Soap''), 4-time Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Emmy winner. *Jan Stanienda, 68, Polish violinist and conductor. *Jüri Tamm, 64, Estonian politician and hammer thrower, Olympic bronze medalist (Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw, 1980, Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw, 1988), Riigikogu, MP (1999–2011). *André Vauchez (politician), André Vauchez, 82, French politician, mayor of Tavaux (1977–2001) and National Assembly (France), deputy (1997–2002). *Eliyantha White, 48, Sri Lankan spiritual healer, COVID-19.23
*Kjell Askildsen, 91, Norwegian writer. *Pål Benum, 86, Norwegian Olympic runner (Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres, 1964). *Jules Chametzky, 93, American literary critic and writer. *David H. DePatie, 91, American film and television producer (''The Pink Panther''), co-founder of DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. *Andy Douglas (judge), Andy Douglas, 89, American jurist, justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (1985–2002), pulmonary fibrosis. *John Elliott (businessman), John Elliott, 79, Australian businessman, president of the Carlton Football Club (1983–2002), complications from a fall. *Pee Wee Ellis, 80, American saxophonist, composer and arranger. *Taito Phillip Field, 68, Samoan-born New Zealand politician, New Zealand Parliament, MP (1993–2008). *Bruce Fleisher, 72, American golfer (PGA Tour, PGA Tour Champions, Champions Tour), United States Amateur Championship (golf), U.S. Amateur winner (1968), cancer. *Edward Janiak, 69, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław, Wrocław (1996–2012) and bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalisz, Kalisz (2012–2020), lung cancer. *Natalie Meyer, 91, American politician, Secretary of State of Colorado, secretary of state of Colorado (1983–1995). *Daniel Mio, 80, French teacher and politician, mayor of Rieulay (1977–2006). *John Mitchell (historian), John Mitchell, 80, New Zealand historian. *Hans Nordin (ski jumper), Hans Nordin, 90, Swedish Olympic ski jumper (Ski jumping at the 1952 Winter Olympics, 1952). *Billa O'Connell, 91, Irish pantomimer. *Jan Piecyk, 81, Polish footballer (GKS Katowice). (death announced on this date) *Gholamali Raisozzakerin, 82, Iranian anthropologist, poet, and singer. *Sharad Ranpise, 70, Indian politician, Maharashtra Legislative Council, Maharashtra MLC (since 2018). *Roberto Roena, 81, Puerto Rican salsa percussionist, orchestra leader, and dancer. *Charles Grier Sellers, 98, American historian. *Gerald Sveen, 96, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1993–2000). *John August Swanson, 83, American visual artist. *Mervyn Taylor, 89, Irish politician, Teachta Dála, TD (1981–1997) and Minister for Labour (Ireland), minister for labour (1993). *Sue Thompson, 96, American pop and country singer ("Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)", "Norman (song), Norman"). *Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino, 79, Venezuelan Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela, Valencia (1990–2005) and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas, Caracas (2005–2018), COVID-19. *Nino Vaccarella, 88, Italian racecar driver. *Yogendra Vyas, 80, Indian Gujarati-language writer and linguist, suicide. *Andrew Webster (sociologist), Andrew Webster, 69–70, British sociologist.24
*Emmanuel Agassi, 90, Iranian-American Olympic boxer (representing Iran Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight, 1948, Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Featherweight, 1952). *Julhas Uddin Ahmed, 87, Bangladeshi Nazrul Geet singer and teacher, dengue virus. *Robert Altman (photographer), Robert Altman, 76, American photographer. *Eric Cassell, 93, American physician and bioethicist. *Ihor Cherkun, 56, Ukrainian football player (FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia, Torpedo Zaporizhzhia, FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, FC HU ZIDMU-Spartak Zaporizhzhia, Viktor Zaporizhzhia) and manager. *Cornelia Clark, 71, American jurist, justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court (since 2005), cancer. *William E. Davis, 92, American academic administrator, president of Idaho State University (1965–1975) and University of New Mexico (1975–1982). *Eugeniusz Faber, 82, Polish footballer (Ruch Chorzów, RC Lens, Lens, Poland national football team, national team). *Gomaa Frahat, 80, Egyptian political cartoonist. *Freddie Fu, 70, Hong Kong-American orthopaedic surgeon, melanoma. *Jitender Mann Gogi, 38, Indian mobster, shot. *Grey Gowrie, 81, British politician, businessman, and arts administrator, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1984–1985). *Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmad, Pakistani military officer, Chief of General Staff (Pakistan), chief of general staff (2013–2015), cardiac arrest. *Diana Natalicio, 82, American academic administrator, president of the University of Texas at El Paso (1988–2019). *Waka Nathan, 81, New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland Rugby Union, Auckland, New Zealand national rugby union team, national team). *Ota (cartoonist), Ota, 67, Brazilian cartoonist. *Raymundo Joseph Peña, 87, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso, El Paso (1980–1995) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, Brownsville (1995–2009). *Lenka Peterson, 95, American actress (''Quilters (musical), Quilters'', ''Headin' for Broadway'', ''Dragnet (1987 film), Dragnet''). *Paul Quilès, 79, French politician, National Assembly (France), deputy (1993–2007), Minister of the Armed Forces (France), minister of defence (1985–1986) and Minister of the Interior (France), the interior (1992–1993), cancer. *Takao Saito, 84, Japanese manga artist (''Golgo 13''), pancreatic cancer. *Staffan Skott, 78, Swedish writer and journalist. *Valeriy Skvortsov, 76, Ukrainian Olympic high jumper (Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump, 1964, Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump, 1968). *Terence Smith (sailor), Terence Smith, 88, British sailor, Olympic bronze medalist (Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12m² Sharpie, 1956). (death announced on this date) *Harold Tanasichuk, 83, Canadian curler. *Jorge Velasco Mackenzie, 72, Ecuadorian writer. *Robert R. Weber, 95, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1973–2000).25
*Len Ashurst, 82, English football player (Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland, Hartlepool United F.C., Hartlepool United) and manager (Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City). *Théoneste Bagosora, 80, Rwandan military officer and convicted war criminal. *Dean Berta Viñales, 15, Spanish motorcycle racer, race collision. *Kamla Bhasin, 75, Indian feminist activist. *Swapan Kumar Chakravorty, 67, Indian academic, chairman of Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, CSSSC (since 2020), complications from COVID-19. *Henri Cirelli, 86, Luxembourgian footballer (FC Avenir Beggen, Avenir Beggen, FC Swift Hesperange, Swift Hesperange, F91 Dudelange, F91 Diddeleng). *Franco Di Giuseppe, 79, Italian politician, Chamber of Deputies (Italy), deputy (1992–1994), complications from traffic collision. *Marcello Diomedi, 78, Italian footballer (ACF Fiorentina, S.S.C. Bari, Bari, Pol. Alghero). *Richard J. Eden, 99, British theoretical physicist. *Antonio Franco (journalist), Antonio Franco, 74, Spanish journalist (''El Periódico de Catalunya'', ''El País''). *Elmer Fung, 73, Taiwanese politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (1999–2002), cancer. *Hassan Hassanzadeh Amoli, 92, Iranian Islamic scholar, lung disease. *Bo Kaiser, 91, Swedish Olympic sailor (Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Dragon, 1964). *Lam Yuen-yee, 36–37, Hong Kong marine police officer, drowned. *Patricio Manns, 84, Chilean singer, composer ("Arriba en la Cordillera") and writer, heart failure. *Greg Miskiw, 71, British journalist (''News of the World''), lung cancer. *Pierre Montastruc, 89, French politician, National Assembly (France), deputy (1986–1988). *Carlos Neder, 67, Brazilian politician and physician, Legislative Assembly of São Paulo, São Paulo MLA (2005–2007, 2010–2011, 2013–2019), COVID-19. *Greg Parke, 73, Australian Australian rules football, footballer (Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne, Western Bulldogs, Footscray, Norwood Football Club, Norwood). *Al Ramsawack, 91, Trinidadian folklorist. *Ian Riddell, 82–84, Scottish footballer (St Mirren F.C., St Mirren, Berwick Rangers F.C., Berwick Rangers). *Walter Scott Jr., 90, American civil engineer, CEO of Kiewit Corporation (1979–1998). *Sergei Shuvalov, 70, Russian politician, chairman of the Saratov Oblast Duma (2002–2005) and Federation Council (Russia), senator (2005–2010), COVID-19. *Thomas A Waldmann, 91, American immunologist. *Marie Wilcox, 87, American lexicographer, last fluent speaker of the Wukchumni dialect. *Valree Fletcher Wynn, 99, American academic. *Mehdi Yaghoubi, 91, Iranian wrestler, Olympic silver medallist (Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight, 1956), heart disease.26
*Siamak Atlasi, 85, Iranian actor (''Ballad of Tara'', ''A Man Without a Shadow''), COVID-19. *Jaison Barreto, 88, Brazilian physician and politician, Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), deputy (1971–1979) and Federal Senate (Brazil), senator (1979–1987). *Ann Breault, 82, Canadian politician, Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, New Brunswick MLA (1987–1999). *Eliécer Cárdenas, 70, Ecuadorian novelist. *José Freire Falcão, 95, Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoeiro do Norte, Limoeiro do Norte (1967–1971), archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina, Teresina (1971–1984) and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília, Brasília (1984–2004), COVID-19. *Frances Farenthold, 94, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1969–1973), complications from Parkinson's disease. *Zumrud Gulu-zade, 89, Azerbaijani philosopher. *Karl-Sören Hedlund, 83, Swedish ice hockey player (Västerås IK, Västerås, Skellefteå AIK, Sweden men's national ice hockey team, national team). *Syarhey Herasimets, 55, Belarusian football player (FC Dinamo Minsk, Dinamo Minsk, Belarus national football team, national team) and manager (Sevan FC, Junior Sevan). *Kjersti Holmen, 65, Norwegian actress (''Orion's Belt (film), Orion's Belt'', ''Rød snø'', ''The Telegraphist''). *Alan Lancaster, 72, English rock bassist (Status Quo (band), Status Quo, The Party Boys), complications from multiple sclerosis. *Al Mantello, 87, Australian Australian rules football, footballer (North Melbourne Football Club, North Melbourne). *Ndakasi, 14, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese mountain gorilla. *Heini Paas, 102, Estonian art historian. *Jean-Pierre Pénicaut, 84, French politician, National Assembly (France), deputy (1980–1993). *Paddy Prendergast (Gaelic footballer), Paddy Prendergast, 95, Irish Gaelic footballer (Mayo GAA). *Kirill Razlogov, 75, Russian film critic and cultural researcher. *Herzl Shafir, 92, Israeli general, commissioner of Israel Police (1980). *Mark Strudwick, 76, British military officer, Scottish Command#General Officer Commanding, Scotland, general officer commanding Scotland (1997–2000). *Pearl Tytell, 104, American criminologist. *Bobby Zarem, 84, American publicist (Dustin Hoffman, Cher, Arnold Schwarzenegger), lung cancer.27
*Martin Burleigh, 70, English footballer (Darlington F.C., Darlington, Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United, Hartlepool United F.C., Hartlepool United). *B. B. Dutta, 83, Indian politician, MP (1993–1999). *François Florent, 84, French theatre actor, founder of the Cours Florent. *Francisco Franco del Amo, 61, Spanish academic and author. *Rudy Haluza, 90, American Olympic race walker (Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk, 1960, Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk, 1968). *Gordon Hudson, 59, American football player (BYU Cougars football, BYU Cougars, Los Angeles Express (USFL), Los Angeles Express, Seattle Seahawks). *Roger Hunt, 83, English English Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame footballer (Liverpool F.C., Liverpool, Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers, England national football team, national team), world champion (1966 FIFA World Cup, 1966). *Bengt K. Å. Johansson, 84, Swedish politician, Minister for Consumer Affairs (Sweden), minister of consumer affairs (1985–1988) and public administration (1988–1991), List of governors of Älvsborg County, governor of Älvsborg County (1991–1997). *David Komansky, 82, American investment management executive, CEO of Merrill (company), Merrill Lynch (1996–2002). *Heinz Lieven, 93, German actor (''Group Portrait with a Lady'', ''Das Rätsel der Sandbank'', ''This Must Be the Place (film), This Must Be the Place''). *Egil Lillestøl, 83, Norwegian particle physicist. *Cecilia Lindqvist, 89, Swedish sinologist. *Andrea Martin (musician), Andrea Martin, 49, American singer-songwriter ("I Love Me Some Him", "Before You Walk Out of My Life", "Don't Let Go (Love), Don't Let Go"), and record producer. *James L. Mathewson, 83, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1975–1981) and Missouri Senate, Senate (1981–2005). *Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, 83, Cameroonian politician and royal, List of rulers of the Bamum, king of the Bamum people (since 1992), COVID-19. *Viktor Mikhailov, 97, Russian military officer, head of the Riga Higher Military Political School (1977–1987). *Boban Petrović, 64, Serbian basketball player (KK Partizan, Partizan, Yugoslavia men's national basketball team, Yugoslavia national team). *R. R. Venkat, 54, Indian film producer (''Divorce Invitation'', ''Lovely (2012 film), Lovely'', ''Damarukam''), kidney disease. *Ülo Vilimaa, 80, Estonian dancer, choreographer, and painter.28
*Nana Ampadu, 76, Ghanaian musician. *Karan Armstrong, 79, American operatic soprano. *Nasser al-Awlaki, 74–75, Yemeni academic and politician, president of Sanaa University and minister of agriculture (1988–1990). *Will Bagley, 71, American historian and writer (''Blood of the Prophets''). *Bala V. Balachandran, 84, Indian educationist, founder of the Great Lakes Institute of Management. *Ed Beauvais, 84, American airline executive. *James Buswell, 74, American violinist. *Robert Gibanel, 89, French racing cyclist. *Paul Girod, 90, French politician, mayor of Droizy (since 1958) and Senate (France), senator (1978–2008). *Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Pakistani diplomat. *Edward Helfrick, 93, American politician, member of the29
*Kune Amini, 56, Papua New Guinean cricketer (Papua New Guinea women's national cricket team, national team). *Ottavio Compagnoni, 95, Italian Olympic cross-country skier (Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 18 kilometre, 1952, Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics, 1956, Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre, 1960). *Joe Davis (politician), Joe Davis, 98, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1962–1966). *Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, 97, Mozambican Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo, Maputo (1976–2003). *Carsten Eggers, 64, German sculptor and painter. *Benno Friesen, 92, Canadian politician, House of Commons of Canada, MP (1974–1993). *Antonio Gasset, 75, Spanish journalist and television host (''Días de cine''). *Hayko, 48, Armenian singer ("Anytime You Need") and songwriter, COVID-19. *Ravil Isyanov, 59, Russian-born American actor (''GoldenEye'', ''K-19: The Widowmaker'', ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''), cancer. *Bronius Kutavičius, 89, Lithuanian composer. *Olivier Libaux, 57, French record producer and musician (Nouvelle Vague (band), Nouvelle Vague). *Chuck Lindstrom, 85, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox). *Lee Vernon McNeill, 56, American Olympic sprinter (Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, 1988), COVID-19. *Mohibullah (activist), Mohibullah, 46, Burmese Rohingya people, Rohingya rights advocate, shot. *Glyn Moses, 93, Welsh rugby league player (Salford Red Devils, Salford, St Helens R.F.C., St Helens, Wales national rugby league team, national team). *Julia Nixon, 66, American singer, complications from COVID-19. *Lee Quarnstrom, 81, American journalist. *Koteswara Rao, 91, Indian engineer. *Heiko Salzwedel, 64, German racing cyclist and manager. *Jim Service, 88, Australian company director. *Sabam Sirait, 84, Indonesian politician, five-time People's Representative Council, MP . *Ivan Tasovac, 55, Serbian pianist, manager, and politician, Ministry of Culture and Information (Serbia), minister of culture and information (2013–2016) and National Assembly (Serbia), deputy (since 2020). *Claire Van Ummersen, 86, American scholar and academic administrator, president of Cleveland State University (1993–2001), traffic collision. *Jim Ursel, 84, Canadian curler, cancer. *Angelo Vasta, 80, Australian judge, member of the Supreme Court of Queensland (1984–1989). *François Vérove, 59, French serial killer (Murder of Cécile Bloch) and police officer, suicide by barbiturate overdose.30
*Lennart Åberg, 79, Swedish jazz saxophonist and composer. *Beatrix, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau, 91, Hungarian-born German aristocrat and socialite. *Jacques Bellanger, 90, French politician, Senate (France), senator (1986–1995, 1997–2004). *Aboagye Brenya, 83, Ghanaian actor. *Clement Chiwaya, 50, Malawian politician, National Assembly (Malawi), MP (2014–2019), suicide by gunshot. *Luigi Conti (archbishop), Luigi Conti, 80, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia (1996–2006) and archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fermo, Fermo (2006–2017). *Isabel Cruz, Portuguese-born American computer scientist. (death announced on this date) *Rafael Kamil Dzhabrailov, 62, Azerbaijani politician, National Assembly (Azerbaijan), MP (2005–2020), COVID-19. *Carlisle Floyd, 95, American opera composer. *Jenny Kirk (politician), Jenny Kirk, 76, New Zealand politician, New Zealand House of Representatives, MP (1987–1990). *Vladislav Lemish, 51, Azerbaijani footballer (FC Kuban Krasnodar, Kuban Krasnodar, PFC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Azerbaijan national football team, national team). *Xicoténcatl Leyva Mortera, 81, Mexican politician, governor of Baja California (1983–1989), lung cancer. *Hassan Tarighat Monfared, 75, Iranian physician and politician, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, minister of health and medical education (2012–2013), fall. *Donna Nalewaja, 81, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1983–1986) and North Dakota Senate, Senate (1987–1998), COVID-19. *Philip Owen, 88, Canadian politician, List of mayors of Vancouver, mayor of Vancouver (1993–2002), complications from Parkinson's disease. *José Pérez Francés, 84, Spanish road racing cyclist. *Palmer Pyle, 84, American football player (Baltimore Colts, Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders). *John Rigas, 96, American cable television executive and convicted fraudster, co-founder of the Adelphia Communications Corporation and owner of the Buffalo Sabres (1997–2005). *Ary Rigo, 74, Brazilian politician, vice-governor of Mato Grosso do Sul (1991–1994), complications from a fall. *Adelina Santos Rodriguez, 101, Filipino politician, mayor of Quezon City (1976–1986). *Koichi Sugiyama, 90, Japanese composer, conductor, and orchestrator (''Dragon Quest''), septic shock. *Thora Whitehead, 85, Chilean-born Australian malacologist.References
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