Deaths In December 2021

The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2021.

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.

December 2021

1

*Rudolf Bernhardt, 96, German jurist, president of the European Court of Human Rights (1998).
*Ben Boo, 96, American politician, mayor of Duluth (1967–1975), member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1984–1993).
*Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham, 94, British politician, member of the House of Lords (1949–2021) and captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (1979–1991).
*Sherwin Carlquist, 91, American botanist and photographer.
* John Cunningham, 83, Scottish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Galloway (2004–2014).
* Jean Demannez, 72, Belgian politician, mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (1999–2012).
* Abla Farhoud, 76, Canadian writer.
*Grand Jojo, 85, Belgian singer.
*John Hepworth, 77, Australian bishop, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
* Anna-Liisa Hyvönen, 95, Finnish politician, MP (1972–1980).
* Enrique Jackson, 75, Mexican politician, deputy (2015–2018), member (1997–2006) and three-time president of the senate, heart attack.
*Christian Kerr, 56, Australian political commentator and journalist (''The Australian''), co-founder of Crikey.
* Alvin Lucier, 90, American composer (''I Am Sitting in a Room'', ''Music on a Long Thin Wire'').
*Almerindo Marques, 81, Portuguese businessman, banker and politician, deputy (1983–1985) and president of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (2002–2008).
* Jas Murphy, 98, Irish Gaelic footballer (Cork, Kerry).
*Keiko Nobumoto, 57, Japanese screenwriter ('' Cowboy Bebop'', ''Wolf's Rain'', ''Tokyo Godfathers''), esophageal cancer.
*Seánie O'Leary, 69, Irish hurler (Cork, Youghal).
*Orm Øverland, 86, Norwegian literary historian.
* Nikolai Paltsev, 72, Russian politician, mayor of Stavropol (2008–2011).
*Rudolf Pohl, 97, German Roman Catholic prelate.
* Konrad Porzner, 86, German politician, MP (1962–1981, 1983–1990).
* Raimundo Revoredo Ruiz, 93, Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop-prelate of Juli (1988–1999).
*Alan Clive Roberts, 87, British materials scientist and engineer.
* Sir John Roch, 87, British judge, Lord Justice of Appeal (1993–2000).
*Razi Shirazi, 94, Iranian jurist and philosopher.
*Petr Uhl, 80, Czech journalist, activist and politician, member of the Federal Assembly (1990–1992).
*Rainbow George Weiss, 81, British serial political candidate.
* Suzette Winter, 90, American filmmaker.
*Miroslav Zikmund, 102, Czech writer and explorer.

2

* János Avar, 83, Hungarian journalist (''Magyar Nemzet'').
* Samuel Bhend, 78, Swiss politician, member of the Executive Council of Bern (1997–2006).
* Giuseppe Chiaretti, 88, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Perugia–Città della Pieve (1995–2009).
*Richard Cole, 75, English music manager (Led Zeppelin), cancer.
*Richard Costello, 70, American police officer, heart failure.
* Jos Dupré, 93, Belgian politician, mayor of Westerlo (1977–1982, 1989–1996).
*Diana G. Gallagher, 75, American author ('' Obsidian Fate'', ''Bad Bargain'', ''Doomsday Deck''), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
*Aldo Giordano, 67, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to Venezuela (2013–2021) and the European Union (since 2021), COVID-19.
* Gérard Grandval, 91, French architect.
*Darlene Hard, 85, American Hall of Fame tennis player.
* Phil Harvey, 83, American entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of DKT International.
* Hong Sung-woo, 81, South Korean politician, MP (1979–1988).
*Ian Hore-Lacy, 81, Australian nuclear industry communicator.
* Joaquín Jiménez Hidalgo, 85, Spanish politician, senator (1982–1986).
*Abdel Karim al Kabli, 89, Sudanese singer and poet.
*Michael Laucke, 74, Canadian classical and flamenco guitarist and composer.
* Lyndsey Leask, 86, New Zealand softball administrator.
*Richard Lerner, 83, American chemist.
* Tom McGarry, 84, Irish hurler, footballer and rugby union player.
*Bill McKenzie, Baron McKenzie of Luton, 75, British politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2004).
*Alex Orban, 82, Hungarian-American Olympic sabre fencer ( 1968, 1972, 1976).
* Poedjono Pranyoto, 85, Indonesian military officer and politician, regent of Cilacap (1979–1987), governor of Lampung (1988–1997) and deputy speaker of the MPR-R (1997–1999).
* Felice Salis, 83, Italian Olympic field hockey player (1960).
*Sir Antony Sher, 72, South African-born British actor (''Stanley'', ''Shakespeare in Love'', '' The Wolfman''), cancer.
* Lovro Šturm, 83, Slovenian jurist and politician, minister of justice (2004–2008) and president of the Constitutional Court (1997–1998).
*Lawrence Weiner, 79, American conceptual artist.

3

*Güldal Akşit, 61, Turkish politician, minister of culture and tourism (2002–2003), COVID-19.
* Man Arai, 75, Japanese writer and singer.
*Eileen Ash, 110, English cricketer (Middlesex, national team).
* Vesma Baltgailis, 71, Latvian-born Canadian chess player.
* Jean Briane, 91, French politician, deputy (1971–2002).
* Françoise Delord, 81, French zookeeper, founder of the ZooParc de Beauval.
*Lamine Diack, 88, Senegalese businessman, sports administrator, and athlete, president of the IAAF (1999–2015).
*Horst Eckel, 89, German footballer ( 1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV Röchling Völklingen, West Germany national team), world champion (1954).
* Nathaniel Exum, 81, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1975–1999) and Senate (1999–2011).
*Fortune FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton, 101, British courtier, mistress of the Robes (since 1967).
* Marian Hadenko, 66, Ukrainian composer, singer, and television presenter.
* Peter Hayek, 64, American ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars).
*Robert Holman, 69, British dramatist (''Rafts and Dreams'', ''A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky'').
* Wout Holverda, 63, Dutch footballer (Sparta, Fortuna Sittard), COVID-19.
*Claude Humphrey, 77, American Hall of Fame football player (Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles).
* Lee Tae-bok, 70, South Korean politician, minister of health and welfare (2002).
*Claudia Levy, 77, American journalist and union activist.
* Peter Nagy, 56, Slovakian Olympic slalom canoeist (1996, 2000).
* Mirco Nontschew, 52, German comedian ('' RTL Samstag Nacht''). (body discovered on this date)
*Denis O'Brien, 80, American talent manager (George Harrison) and film producer (''Monty Python's Life of Brian'', ''Time Bandits'').
*Melvin Parker, 77, American drummer (James Brown).
* Saul Raiz, 91, Brazilian politician, mayor of Curitiba (1975–1979).
* Jean Rosset, 84, French sculptor.
* Edward Shames, 99, American Army colonel, last surviving officer of Easy Company.
*Charlotte Mailliard Shultz, 88, American socialite, cancer.
* Sampath Tennakoon, 62, Sri Lankan actor ('' Saroja'', ''Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli'', ''Siri Raja Siri''), lung cancer.
* Jim Troumbly, 93, American ice hockey player.
* Nina Urgant, 92, Russian actress (''Tamer of Tigers'', ''Belorussian Station'', ''Bonus'').
*Alfonso Vallejo, 78, Spanish playwright and poet.
*Momčilo Vukotić, 71, Serbian footballer (FK Partizan, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Yugoslavia national team).
* Ronald S. Weinstein, 83, American pathologist.
*Jōji Yanami, 90, Japanese voice actor (''Dragon Ball'', ''Time Bokan'', ''One Piece'').

4

*Thoppil Anto, 81, Indian playback singer.
* John Barton, 77, British businessman, chairman of Next plc and EasyJet.
* Ron Blazier, 50, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies).
*Hans Blohm, 94, German-Canadian photographer and author.
*Sarath Chandrasiri, 57, Sri Lankan actor ('' Dr. Nawariyan'', ''Mago Digo Dai'', ''Ran Kevita''), brain hemorrhage.
*Sabbaruddin Chik, 79, Malaysian politician, minister of tourism, arts and culture (1987–1996), MP (1982–1999), COVID-19.
*Carl Clowes, 77, Welsh medical practitioner.
* Martha De Laurentiis, 67, American film producer (''Breakdown'', ''Hannibal'', '' U-571''), cancer.
*Vinod Dua, 67, Indian journalist (Doordarshan, NDTV India), complications from COVID-19.
* John Flynn, 67, Canadian politician, New Brunswick MLA (1995–1999), cancer.
* Mahmoud Hammoud, 57, Lebanese football player (Nejmeh, national team) and manager ( Shabab Sahel), COVID-19.
* Golam Hasnayen, 91, Bangladeshi lawyer.
*Stonewall Jackson, 89, American country singer (" Waterloo", "B.J. the D.J.", " I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water"), vascular dementia.
*Percy Johnson, 88, Australian football player (East Fremantle, Claremont) and coach ( Swan Districts), cancer.
* Navid Khosh Hava, 30, Iranian footballer ( Rah Ahan, Paykan, PAS Hamedan), cardiac arrest.
*Alois Kottmann, 92, German violinist and music pedagogue.
*Paul Lannoye, 82, Belgian politician, MEP (1989–2004).
*Andy McCabe, 76, Irish Gaelic footballer.
*Leonardo McNish, 75, Guatemalan footballer (Deportivo Malacateco, Cobán Imperial, national team).
*Boris Misnik, 83, Russian politician, deputy (1995–2000).
* Nirmal Nanan, 70, Trinidadian cricketer (Nottinghamshire).
*Mike Page, 81, American baseball player (Atlanta Braves).
* Trilochan Pradhan, 92, Indian physicist and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of Utkal University (1989–1991).
* Pierre Rabhi, 83, Algerian-born French environmentalist.
*Konijeti Rosaiah, 88, Indian politician, governor of Tamil Nadu (2011–2016) and Karnataka (2014), chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (2009–2010).
*Shivaram, 83, Indian actor (''Bhajarangi'', ''Mukunda Murari'', '' Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya''), film producer and director, brain hemorrhage.
*Wu Xinzhi, 93, Chinese paleoanthropologist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
*Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi, 81, Nigerian general, chief of Army staff (1981–1983).
* Xavier Ziani, 49, French volleyball player (Tourcoing Lille Métropole Volley-Ball, Paris Volley, national team), cardiac arrest.
* Shirley Zussman, 107, American sex therapist.

5

*Aad Andriessen, 60, Dutch footballer (Sparta Rotterdam).
*Osman Arpacıoğlu, 74, Turkish footballer (Mersin İdman Yurdu, Fenerbahçe, national team).
*Lisle Austin, 85, Barbadian football administrator (Barbados Football Association).
*Gary Callander, 62, Scottish rugby union player ( Kelso, national team) and coach ( Watsonian), pancreatic cancer.
* Júlio Eduardo Zamith Carrilho, 74–75, Mozambican politician, minister of public works and housing (1975–1979), industry (1979–1980), and construction and water (1980–1986).
*Peter Cundall, 94, English-born Australian horticulturalist and television host (''Gardening Australia'').
* Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, 59, French writer, cancer.
*Bob Dole, 98, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961–1969) and Senate (1969–1996), lung cancer.
* Oleg Emirov, 51, Russian composer, arranger and keyboardist ( Kolibri, Tequilajazzz).
* Aurelio Galfetti, 85, Swiss architect.
* Harry Giles, 91, Canadian educator.
* Prithipal Singh Gill, 100, Indian military officer.
* Bill Glass, 86, American Hall of Fame football player (Baylor Bears, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions).
* Christine Haidegger, 79, Austrian writer.
* Stevan Jelovac, 32, Serbian basketball player (JuveCaserta, Brose Bamberg, CAI Zaragoza), complications from brain hemorrhage.
* Manolo Jiménez, 79, Spanish footballer (FC Barcelona, RC Celta de Vigo).
* Herbert Knoblich, 82, German politician, president of the Landtag of Brandenburg (1990–2004).
*Sławomir Majusiak, 57, Polish long-distance runner.
* M. Sarada Menon, 98, Indian psychiatrist.
*Buddy Merrill, 85, American steel guitarist (''The Lawrence Welk Show'').
* Melinda Micco, 73, American filmmaker and scholar.
* John Miles, 72, British singer-songwriter and musician ("Music").
* Bunu Sheriff Musa, 74, Nigerian administrator and engineer.
*Scott Page-Pagter, 64, American voice actor and television producer (''Power Rangers''), cancer.
* Enzo Restuccia, 80, Italian drummer.
*Michel Rouche, 87, French historian and academic.
*Mark Rudinstein, 75, Russian film producer, actor and television presenter, founder of Kinotavr.
*Toni Santagata, 85, Italian folk singer.
*Song Gisuk, 86, South Korean novelist.
*Bill Staines, 74, American folk musician, prostate cancer.
*Jacques Tits, 91, Belgian-born French mathematician (Tits alternative, Tits group, Tits metric).
*Renato Turano, 79, Italian politician, senator (2006–2008, 2013–2018).
* Mario Turchetti, 77, Italian academic and historian, COVID-19.
*Demetrio Volcic, 90, Italian journalist (''La Repubblica'', ''TG1'') and politician, MEP (1999–2004).
* Osamu Yatabe, 89, Japanese lawyer and politician, councillor (1974–1998).

6

* Hussein Suleiman Abu Saleh, 91, Sudanese politician, minister of foreign affairs (1988–1989, 1993–1995).
* André Aschieri, 84, French politician, deputy (1997–2002).
* Jørgen Barth-Jørgensen, 89, Norwegian Olympic weightlifter ( 1952).
*Klaus von Beyme, 87, German political scientist.
* Teoman Duralı, 74, Turkish philosopher, cancer.
*Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, 84, South African politician.
*Richard Despard Estes, 93, American zoologist.
* George Fleming, 83, American football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) and politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1969–1971) and Senate (1971–1991).
* Glenn Foster, 31, American football player (New Orleans Saints).
*Donald K. Fry, 84, American writer and journalism academic.
*Emma Gapchenko, 83, Russian archer, Olympic bronze medalist (1972).
*Fred Hiatt, 66, American journalist, editor, and columnist (''The Washington Post''), cardiac arrest.
* Skilyr Hicks, 23, American singer-songwriter.
* Thomas W. Horton, 101, New Zealand pilot (RNZAF, RAF).
* Olha Ilkiv, 101, Ukrainian partisan and liaison officer (Ukrainian Insurgent Army).
*Lindiwe Mabuza, 83, South African poet and politician, MP (1994–1999) and high commissioner to the United Kingdom (2001–2009).
*Medina Spirit, 3, American Thoroughbred racehorse, Kentucky Derby winner (2021), heart attack.
* Eugenio Minasso, 62, Italian politician, deputy (2008–2013), complications from COVID-19.
* Marvin Morgan, 38, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle, Aldershot Town, Shrewsbury Town).
*Jerome Lyle Rappaport, 94, American lawyer, political leader, and real estate developer.
* Aldo Rebecchi, 75, Italian politician, deputy (1987–2001).
* Julius S. Scott, 66, American author ('' The Common Wind'').
*Masayuki Uemura, 78, Japanese video game engineer (Nintendo).
*Kåre Willoch, 93, Norwegian politician, prime minister (1981–1986), MP (1958–1989) and minister of trade (1963, 1965–1970).

7

* Lionel Antoine, 71, American football player (Chicago Bears).
* Aydin Balayev, 65, Azerbaijani historian and ethnologist.
* Carol Jenkins Barnett, 65, American businesswoman (Publix), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
*Mustafa Ben Halim, 100, Libyan politician, prime minister (1954–1957) and minister of foreign affairs (1954–1956).
* Steve Bronski, 61, Scottish keyboardist (Bronski Beat), smoke inhalation.
*Raja Collure, 83, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2000–2004) and governor of Uva (since 2019), COVID-19.
*Lamine Dieng, 70, Senegalese football manager ( AS Douanes, ASC Niarry Tally, national team).
* Catherine Fournier, 66, French politician, senator (since 2017).
*Geoffrey Harcourt, 90, Australian economist.
* Joe Hernandez, 81, American football player (Toronto Argonauts, Edmonton Eskimos, Washington Redskins), COVID-19.
* Sir Christopher Hogg, 85, British business executive, chairman of GlaxoSmithKline (2002–2004).
* Pavel Hůla, 69, Czech classical violinist ( Kocian Quartet, Pražák Quartet) and music educator.
* Suresh Jadhav, 72, Indian biotechnology executive, renal failure.
* Yury Karabasov, 82, Russian professor and politician, member of the State Duma (2007–2011).
* Nanda Prusty, 102, Indian teacher, COVID-19.
* Matt Scherer, 38, American track and field athlete.
* Philippe Stevens, 84, Belgian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Maroua-Makolo (1994–2014).
*Greg Tate, 64, American music critic (''The Village Voice'') and musician ( Burnt Sugar), co-founder of the Black Rock Coalition.
* Michel Thierry, 93, French industrialist.
* Claude Vandersleyen, 94, Belgian Egyptologist.

8

*Chris Achilleos, 74, Cypriot-born British illustrator.
*Bruce Arden, 94, American computer scientist.
* Hal E. Broxmeyer, 77, American microbiologist, thyroid cancer.
*Sylwester Chęciński, 91, Polish film and television director (''Katastrofa'', '' Sami swoi'', ''Kochaj albo rzuć'').
*Kristina Đukić, 21, Serbian YouTuber, suicide.
* Tapulesatele Mauteni Esera, Samoan politician, MLA (2016–2021).
*Gerry Foley, 89, American-Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings).
*Mitsutoshi Furuya, 85, Japanese manga artist (''Dame Oyaji'', ''Bar Lemon Heart''), cancer.
*Igor Gamula, 61, Ukrainian-Russian football player ( Zaria Voroshilovgrad, SKA Rostov-on-Don) and manager (Rostov).
*Barry Harris, 91, American jazz pianist, complications from COVID-19.
*Susana Higuchi, 71, Peruvian politician, deputy (2000–2006) and first lady (1990–1994), cancer.
*Lars Høgh, 62, Danish football player (Odense Boldklub, national team) and coach, pancreatic cancer.
* Anne Hudson, 83, British literary historian.
* Mustapha El Karouni, 53, Belgian lawyer and politician, Brussels-Capital Region MP.
*Blackjack Lanza, 86, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler ( WWWF, WWA, AWA).
*Daniel Laskin, 97, American surgeon and educator.
*Richie Lewis, 55, American baseball player (Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics).
* Chandidas Mal, 92, Indian musician.
*Farida Mammadova, 85, Azerbaijani historian.
*Patricia Misslin, 81, American voice teacher and soprano.
*Alfredo Moreno, 41, Argentine footballer (Celaya, Ascenso MX, Shandong Luneng), stomach cancer.
* Dieter Murmann, 87, German lobbyist, chairman of the Economic Council Germany (1989–2000).
*Mark Pike, 57, American football player (Buffalo Bills), complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma and COVID-19.
* Phú Quang, 72, Vietnamese composer, complications from diabetes.
* Michel Quarez, 83, Syrian-born French painter and graphic artist.
*Robbie Shakespeare, 68, Jamaican bassist (Sly and Robbie, Black Uhuru) and record producer, complications from kidney surgery.
* John L. Sorenson, 97, American anthropologist, scholar and author.
* Jan Stuifbergen, 92, Dutch politician, mayor of Heerhugowaard (1980–1994).
* Malcolm Troup, 91, Canadian-born British pianist and musicologist.
* Andrzej Zieliński, 85, Polish sprinter, Olympic silver medallist (1964).
* Jacques Zimako, 69, French footballer (Bastia, Saint-Étienne, national team).
*Notable Indian military officers killed in the Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash:
**Bipin Rawat, 63, chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (2019), chief of defence staff (since 2020) and chief of the Army Staff (2016–2019)
**Lakhbinder Singh Lidder, 52, defence assistant to Bipin Rawat

9

*Danielle Adams, 38, Canadian politician, Manitoba MLA (since 2019), traffic collision.
*Shamim Alam Khan, 84, Pakistani military officer, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (1991–1994), COVID-19.
* Brian Aldridge, 81, New Zealand cricket umpire.
*Don Asmussen, 59, American cartoonist (''San Francisco Chronicle''), brain cancer.
* Billy J. Boles, 83, American general.
* Julie Brougham, 67, New Zealand Olympic equestrian (2016), cancer.
* Ryszard Brzuzy, 60, Polish trade unionist and politician, deputy (1989–1991).
*Donald Cozzens, 82, American Roman Catholic priest, author and lecturer, complications from COVID-19.
* Anthony Cullis, 75, British electronic engineer.
*Garth Dennis, 72, Jamaican reggae musician (Black Uhuru, The Wailing Souls).
*Speedy Duncan, 79, American football player (San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins).
*Gunter Hadwiger, 72, Austrian politician.
* Luis Irizar, 91, Cuban-born Spanish chef.
*Robert Jervis, 81, American political scientist.
*Gertraud Jesserer, 77, Austrian actress (''Eva'', '' My Daughter and I'', ''I Learned It from Father''), house fire.
* Enju Kato, 102, Japanese bhikkhu and politician, member of the Okazaki city council (1967–1984).
*David Lasley, 74, American singer-songwriter.
* Giosuè Ligios, 92, Italian politician, senator (1972–1983), MEP (1979–1989).
* Alice McGuire, 86, Canadian politician, Yukon MLA (1978–1982).
* David Mercer, 60, American political strategist and commentator, cancer.
* Aleksandr Neumyvakin, 81, Russian politician, deputy (1989–1991).
* Otar Patsatsia, 92, Georgian politician, prime minister (1993–1995), COVID-19.
*Carmen Salinas, 82, Mexican actress ('' María Mercedes'', '' Abrázame muy fuerte'', ''Under the Same Moon'') and politician, deputy (2015–2018), complications from a stroke.
*Larry Sellers, 72, American actor (''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'').
* Peter Spoden, 100, German Luftwaffe fighter pilot.
* Charles R. Steele, 88, American aerospace engineer.
*Demaryius Thomas, 33, American football player (Denver Broncos, New York Jets, Houston Texans), Super Bowl champion (2016), seizure.
* Themsie Times, 72, South African actress (''Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold'', '' Dangerous Ground'', '' Stander'').
*Al Unser, 82, American Hall of Fame racing driver, four-time Indianapolis 500 winner, IndyCar champion (1983, 1985), liver cancer.
*Lina Wertmüller, 93, Italian film director (''Seven Beauties'', ''Love and Anarchy'', ''Swept Away (1974 film), Swept Away'') and screenwriter.
*Cara Williams, 96, American actress (''The Defiant Ones,'' ''Pete and Gladys'', ''Boomerang (1947 film), Boomerang'').
*Maryse Wolinski, 78, French writer and journalist (''Sud Ouest (newspaper), Sud Ouest'', ''Le Journal du Dimanche'').

10

*Jacques Auxiette, 81, French politician, Regional Council of Pays de la Loire, president of the regional council of Pays de la Loire (2004–2015).
*Gabriel Calvo, 66, Spanish Olympic gymnast (Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics#Men's events, 1976, Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer_Olympics#Men's events, 1980).
*Romulo T. de la Cruz, 74, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zamboanga, Zamboanga (since 2014).
*Oded Muhammad Danial, 59, Indonesian politician, mayor of Bandung (since 2018).
*Les Emmerson, 77, Canadian singer (Five Man Electrical Band), complications from COVID-19.
*Maria Gomori, 101, Hungarian-born Canadian family therapist.
*Pavel Karpf, 52, Swiss footballer (BSC Old Boys, FC Luzern), complications from a heart attack.
*Constantin Năsturescu, 81, Romanian footballer (CS Rapid București, Rapid București, AFC Dacia Unirea Brăila, Progresul Brăila, Romania national football team, national team).
*Michael Nesmith, 78, American musician (The Monkees) and songwriter ("Different Drum", "Joanne (Michael Nesmith song), Joanne"), Grammy Award for Video of the Year, Grammy winner (24th Annual Grammy Awards, 1982), heart failure.
*Ken Osinde, 59, Kenyan diplomat, ambassador to Germany (2010–2014).
*Jean-Claude Perrot, 93, French historian.
*Enrico Pieri, 87, Italian survivor of the Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre.
*Karin Praxmarer, 77, Austrian politician, National Council (Austria), councilor (1986–1996, 1999).
*Gene Prebola, 83, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos).
*Kev Reynolds, 78, English outdoor writer.
*Günther Rühle, 97, German journalist and theater critic.
*Sunil Soma Peiris, 72, Sri Lankan filmmaker (''Kauda Bole Alice'', ''Pissu Puso'', ''Ohoma Harida'').
*Tyler E. Stovall, 67, American historian, president of the American Historical Association (2017).
*Martin Strimitzer, 93, Austrian politician, president (1990) and member (1982–1992) of the Federal Council (Austria), Federal Council.
*Leland Wilkinson, 77, American statistician and computer scientist.

11

*Janusz Bargieł, 63, Polish politician, Senate of Poland, senator (2001–2005).
*Fjölnir Geir Bragason, 56, Icelandic tattoo artist.
*Mecnur Çolak, 54, Bulgarian-born Turkish footballer (PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, Ludogorets Razgrad, Sarıyer S.K., Sarıyer, Fenerbahçe S.K., Fenerbahçe), complications from COVID-19.
*Edward Esko, 71, American macrobiotic diet advocate.
*Ed Gayda, 94, American basketball player (Tri-Cities Blackhawks).
*Jack Hedley, 92, British actor (''The New York Ripper'', ''For Your Eyes Only (film), For Your Eyes Only'', ''Colditz (1972 TV series), Colditz''), heart attack.
*Hiroshi Hirata, 84, Japanese manga artist, heart failure.
*Vera Kistiakowsky, 93, American physicist and arms control activist.
*Christian Laskawiec, 69, French rugby league player (Racing Club Albi XIII, France national rugby league team, national team).
*Mel Lastman, 88, Canadian politician, mayor of North York (1973–1997) and Mayor of Toronto, Toronto (1998–2003).
*Juan Carlos Oyarzún, 70, Argentine politician, Argentine Senate, senator (1992–1998).
*Jalal Pishvaian, 91, Iranian actor.
*Hans Gerhard Ramler, 93, German politician, member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein (1971–1987).
*Anne Rice, 80, American author (''The Vampire Chronicles''), complications from a stroke.
*Francisco Rodríguez Pérez, 82, Mexican politician, member (1973–1976, 1982–1985) and President of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico), president (1983) of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico), Chamber of Deputies.
*Beverly Russell, 87, British-American journalist and editor, assisted suicide.
*Galina Samsova, 84, Russian ballet dancer.
*Manuel Santana, 83, Spanish Hall of Fame tennis player, The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon champion (1966 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles, 1966), three-time French Open champion, Olympic champion (Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968).
*Mike Sharpe (sprinter), Mike Sharpe, 65, Bermudian Olympic sprinter (Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976).
*Gunnar Talsethagen, 90, Norwegian footballer (Molde FK, Molde) and author.
*Dennis Ward (rugby league), Dennis Ward, 74, Australian rugby league player (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Australia national rugby league team, national team), stomach cancer.
*Mohamed Selim Zaki, 97, Egyptian Olympic equestrian (Equestrianism at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952, Equestrianism at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956, Equestrianism at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960). (death announced on this date)

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*John Archer (footballer, born 1941), John Archer, 80, English footballer (AFC Bournemouth, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Port Vale F.C., Port Vale, Chesterfield F.C., Chesterfield).
*Kåre Berg (ski jumper), Kåre Berg, 89, Norwegian Olympic ski jumper (Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1960).
*Sid Blanks, 80, American football player (History of the Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, New England Patriots, Boston Patriots).
*Piotr Bryhadzin, 72, Belarusian historian and politician, minister of education (2001–2003).
*Eduardo Cavieres, 76, Chilean historian and academic.
*Nai-Ni Chen, 62, Taiwanese-American choreographer and dancer, drowning.
*James P. Dugan, 92, American politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1969–1977).
*Margareta Ekström, 91, Swedish author and translator.
*Vicente Fernández, 81, Mexican singer ("La Derrota", "Estos Celos", "El Último Beso") and actor, multiple Grammy Award winner, complications from a fall.
*Bernie Fowler, 97, American politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1983–1994).
*Roland Hemond, 92, American baseball executive (Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks).
*Piotr Iwaszkiewicz, 62, Polish political historian and diplomat, ambassador to Uzbekistan (2015–2020).
*C. K. Jain, 86, Indian civil servant, Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, secretary general of the Lok Sabha (1992–1994), heart attack.
*Byron LaBeach, 91, Jamaican Olympic sprinter (Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, 1952).
*Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi, 66, Tongan noble and politician, Legislative Assembly of Tonga, MP (since 2008).
*Paulias Matane, Sir Paulias Matane, 90, Papua New Guinean diplomat and public servant, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, governor-general (2004–2010).
*Daniel Nlandu Mayi, 68, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa, Kinshasa (1999–2008) and bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi, Matadi (2010–2021).
*Stanisław Nowak, 86, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Częstochowa, Częstochowa (1984–2011).
*Toddy O'Sullivan, 87, Irish politician, Teachta Dála, TD (1981–1997) and Lord Mayor of Cork, lord mayor of Cork (1980–1981).
*Jimoh Oyewumi, Ajagungbade III, 95, Nigerian traditional ruler, soun of Ogbomosho (since 1973).
*Asha Patel, 44, Indian politician, Gujarat Legislative Assembly, Gujarat MLA (since 2017), complications from dengue fever, dengue.
*Martin Quinn (Gaelic footballer), Martin Quinn, 83, Irish Gaelic footballer (Meath GAA, Meath).
*Jimmy Rave, 39, American professional wrestler (NWA Wildside, Impact Wrestling, TNA, Ring of Honor, ROH).
*George Ryden, 81, Scottish footballer (Dundee F.C., Dundee, St Johnstone F.C., St Johnstone, Stirling Albion F.C., Stirling Albion).
*Silvia Sayago, 66, Argentine politician, Argentine Chamber of Deputies, deputy (since 2021), multiple organ failure.
*Yury Sharov, 82, Russian fencer, Olympic champion (Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil, 1964).
*Len Thornson, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Fort Wayne Komets, Indianapolis Chiefs, Huntington Hornets).
*Tu Men, 61, Chinese actor (''Genghis Khan (1998 film), Genghis Khan'', ''An End to Killing'', ''Old Beast''), esophageal cancer.
*Chalard Worachat, 78, Thai activist.

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*Falco Accame, 96, Italian politician, deputy (1976–1983).
*Barry Atkinson, 83, British-born Australian darts player.
*Giannalberto Bendazzi, 75, Italian animation historian.
*Clyde Bennett, 89, American Canadian football, football player (Ottawa Rough Riders).
*Kevin Billington, 87, British film director (''The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer'', ''The Light at the Edge of the World'', ''Interlude (1968 film), Interlude''), cancer.
*Blackberri, 76, American singer-songwriter and community activist, complications from a heart attack.
*Álvaro Díaz Pérez, 70–71, Chilean economist and politician, ambassador to Brazil (2007–2010).
*Verónica Forqué, 66, Spanish actress (''Bajarse al moro'', ''Kika (film), Kika'', ''What Have I Done to Deserve This? (film), What Have I Done to Deserve This?''), suicide.
*Viktor Gnezdilov, 78, Russian politician, mayor of Nakhodka (1987–2004).
*Élizabeth Herrgott, 80, French writer.
*Harbans Kapoor, 75, Indian politician, member (since 1989) and List of speakers of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, speaker (2007–2012) of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.
*Liam Kavanagh, 86, Irish politician, Teachta Dála, TD (1969–1997), MEP (1973–1981) and Minister for Labour (Ireland), minister for labour (1981–1983).
*Fawzi Al-Kharafi, 76, Kuwaiti billionaire, CEO of M. A. Kharafi & Sons (since 2015).
*Teuvo Kohonen, 87, Finnish computer scientist.
*Lillian Luckey, 102, American baseball player (South Bend Blue Sox).
*Charles R. Morris, 82, American writer (''Los Angeles Times'', ''The Wall Street Journal'') and banker, complications from dementia.
*Leszek Murzyn, 61, Polish politician, deputy (2001–2007).
*Georgios Panagiotopoulos (politician), Georgios Panagiotopoulos, 91, Greek lawyer and politician.
*Pete Petcoff, 89, Canadian Canadian football, football player (Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Rough Riders).
*John Salt, 84, English artist.
*Leonid Sharayev, 86, Ukrainian politician.
*Joe Simon (musician), Joe Simon, 85, American soul and R&B singer ("The Chokin' Kind", "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)", "Power of Love (Joe Simon song), Power of Love").
*Toby Slater, 42, British singer-songwriter and musician (Catch (band), Catch).
*Sergei Solovyov (film director), Sergei Solovyov, 77, Russian film director (''Wild Pigeon (film), Wild Pigeon'', ''Assa (film), Assa'', ''Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love''), screenwriter and producer.
*Marek Szutowicz, 44, Polish football player (Lechia Gdańsk, Gedania 1922 Gdańsk, Gedania 1922) and manager (Jaguar Gdańsk).
*Józef Tejchma, 94, Polish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, deputy prime minister (1972–1976).
*Wang Xuezhen, 95, Chinese politician, President of Peking University#Communist Party Secretaries of Peking University, party secretary of Peking University, alternate member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, 12th and 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, 13th CCP Central Committees.

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*Muamer Abdulrab, 39, Qatari footballer (Al-Sailiya SC, Al-Sailiya, Al Kharaitiyat SC, Al Kharaitiyat, Qatar national football team, national team).
*Božidar Bojović, 83, Montenegrin physician, endocrinologist, and politician, Parliament of Montenegro, MP (1990–2005).
*Phil Chen, 75, Jamaican bassist (Manzarek–Krieger, Butts Band, Rod Stewart), cancer.
*Ian Cooper (Australian footballer, born 1946), Ian Cooper, 75, Australian Australian rules football, footballer (St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda).
*Jacques Dewatre, 85, French diplomat, officer, and politician, Directorate-General for External Security, director-general for external security (1991–2000).
*Nikolai Egorov, 100, Russian microbiologist and politician, Ministry of Higher Education (Soviet Union), deputy minister of higher education (1967–1988).
*Riccardo Ehrman, 92, Italian journalist.
*María Guðmundsdóttir (actress), María Guðmundsdóttir, 86, Icelandic actress (''The Honour of the House'', ''Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead'', ''Næturvaktin'').
*Audrey Henshall, 94, British archaeologist.
*Ian Hetherington, 69, British businessman, co-founder of Psygnosis.
*Kenny Hope, 80, Scottish football referee.
*Igor Irtyshov, 49, Russian serial killer, rapist, and pedophile, heart failure. (death announced on this date)
*Jethro (comedian), Jethro, 73, British comedian, COVID-19.
*Spyros Kapernekas, 73, Greek footballer (Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos, Aris Thessaloniki F.C., Aris Thessaloniki).
*Ken Kragen, 85, American music manager and producer ("We Are the World"), founder of Hands Across America.
*Abraham Lunggana, 62, Indonesian businessman and politician, member of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council (2009–2018) and the People's Representative Council, DPR (2019–2021), heart attack.
*Marek Moszczyński, 72, Polish politician, deputy marshal of Lower Silesian Voivodeship (2003–2004, 2006–2008).
*Mustafa Murrar, 91, Palestinian writer.
*Henry Orenstein, 98, Polish-born American Poker Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame poker player and toymaker, COVID-19.
*Tony Perez (referee), Tony Perez, 90, American boxing referee.
*Bob Peters, 84, Canadian ice hockey coach (Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey, Bemidji State Beavers).
*Harry Read (Salvationist), Harry Read, 97, British soldier, Commissioner (The Salvation Army), commissioner of the Salvation Army.
*Miłogost Reczek, 60, Polish actor (''Generał Nil'').
*Sonny Rhodes, 81, American blues singer and guitarist.
*Jimmy Robson, 82, English footballer (Burnley F.C., Burnley, Barnsley F.C., Barnsley, Bury F.C., Bury).
*Tadeusz Ross, 83, Polish actor and politician, Sejm, MP (2007–2011), MEP (2013–2014).
*Abd Al-Baqi Abd Karim Al-Sadun, 74, Iraqi military officer and politician.
*Rosita Sokou, 98, Greek journalist, author, and playwright, COVID-19.
*Sandra Meira Starling, 77, Brazilian politician, Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), deputy (1991–1999).
*James Wharram, 93, British sailor and yacht designer.
*Daniel Widlöcher, 92, French psychiatrist and academic.
*Chris Wilkinson (architect), Chris Wilkinson, 76, British architect, co-founder of WilkinsonEyre.
*Warren Zapol, 79, American anesthesiologist.

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*Frederick C. Baldwin, 92, Swiss-born American photographer.
*Maja Beutler, 85, Swiss writer.
*Nelly Commergnat, 78, French politician, deputy (1981–1986).
*Juan Ignacio Campos, 71, Spanish attorney, lieutenant attorney of the Supreme Court of Spain, Supreme Court (since 2020), cancer.
*Vivian Cook (linguist), Vivian Cook, 81, British linguist.
*Ernst Fivian, 90, Swiss gymnast, Olympic silver medalist (Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around, 1952).
*Flow La Movie, 36, Puerto Rican music producer (Ozuna, Bad Bunny), plane crash.
*Bridget Hanley, 80, American actress (''Here Come the Brides'', ''Harper Valley PTA (TV series), Harper Valley PTA''), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
*Len Hauss, 79, American football player (Washington Redskins).
*bell hooks, 69, American feminist author (''Ain't I a Woman? (book), Ain't I a Woman?'', ''Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center'', ''All About Love: New Visions''), kidney failure.
*Kim Yong-ju, 101, North Korean politician, Vice President of North Korea, vice president (1993–1997), Premier of North Korea, vice premier (1974–1975) and head of the Organization and Guidance Department, OGD (1959–1974). (death announced on this date)
*Francisco Kröpfl, 90, Argentine composer and music theorist.
*Hans Küppers, 82, German footballer (TSV 1860 Munich, 1. FC Nürnberg, Germany national football team, national team).
*Günter Lach, 67, German politician, member of the Bundestag (2009–2017).
*Huguette Lachapelle, 79, Canadian politician, National Assembly of Quebec, Quebec MLA (1981–1985).
*François Lissarrague, 74, French historian and anthropologist.
*Adam Łomnicki, 86, Polish evolutionary biologist.
*Alceste Madeira, 77, Brazilian politician, Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), deputy (1990–2006), traffic collision.
*Willie McSeveney, 92, Scottish footballer (Motherwell F.C., Motherwell, Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic).
*Víctor Moro, 95, Spanish economist and politician, Congress of Deputies, deputy (1977–1979).
*Fernando Ospina Hernández, 92, Colombian engineer and politician, Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, deputy (1982–1986).
*Ramón Regueira, 86, Spanish footballer (Caudal Deportivo, Burgos CF (1936), Burgos CF).
*Rogério Samora, 63, Portuguese actor (''Solidão, Uma Linda História de Amor'', ''April Captains'', ''Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl'').
*Frédéric Sinistra, 41, Belgian kickboxer, COVID-19.
*André Souvré, 82, French basketball player (Paris Université Club (basketball), PUC, France men's national basketball team, national team).
*Marilee Stepan, 86, American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist (Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, 1952).
*Fayez Tarawneh, 72, Jordanian politician, Prime Minister of Jordan, prime minister (1998–1999, 2012), List of ambassadors of Jordan to the United States, ambassador to the United States (1993) and chief of The Royal Hashemite Court (1998).
*Jim Tobin (activist), Jim Tobin, 76, American economist and taxpayer activist.
*Lloyd L. Weinreb, 85, American law professor.
*Linda Whetstone, 79, British libertarian, free market campaigner and author.
*Wanda Young, 78, American singer (The Marvelettes).

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*Valentino Bellucci, 46, Italian philosopher, sociologist, and writer, heart attack.
*Stéphane Bonduel, 102, Chinese-born French politician, senator (1980–1989).
*Robert Cumming (artist), Robert Cumming, 78, American artist, sculptor and photographer, complications from Parkinson's disease.
*Pavle Dešpalj, 87, Croatian composer and conductor.
*Yves Dreyfus, 90, French épée fencer, Olympic bronze medalist (Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée, 1956, Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée, 1964).
*Gérald Forton, 90, Belgian-born French comic book artist.
*Bert Fragner, 80, Austrian Iranologist.
*George Gekas, 91, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–2003).
*Lucía Hiriart, 98, Chilean socialite, First Lady of Chile, first lady (1974–1990), heart failure.
*Hub (bassist), Hub, 62, American bass guitarist (The Roots), multiple myeloma.
*Stefan Keil, 63, German diplomat, ambassador to Jamaica (since 2021), heart attack.
*Hiroshi Kuwashima, 89, Japanese politician, mayor of Morioka (1995–2003).
*Baruch A. Levine, 91, American biblical scholar (New York University).
*Bill Mahoney, 82, Canadian ice hockey coach (Minnesota North Stars), complications from dementia.
*Vasily Michurin, 105, Belarusian colonel.
*Taniela Moa, 36, Tongan rugby union player (Auckland Rugby Union, Auckland, Section Paloise, Tonga national rugby union team, national team).
*Peter Mulholland, 68, Australian rugby league coach, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
*Duma Nkosi, 64, South African politician, National Assembly of South Africa, MP (1994–2001) and mayor of City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Ekurhuleni (2001–2008).
*Trevor Pinch, 69, British sociologist, cancer.
*Robie Porter, 80, Australian musician and record producer.
*Edith Prague, 96, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1982–1990) and Connecticut State Senate, Senate (1994–2012).
*Muhammad al-Qudwa, 75, Palestinian politician, governor of the Gaza Governorate (1996–2014).
*Rusmono, 78, Indonesian military doctor.
*Alan B. Scott, 89, American ophthalmologist, developer of botulinum toxin.
*Manuel Seco, 93, Spanish lexicographer, linguist and philologist.
*Victor Sillon, 93, French Olympic pole vaulter (Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault, 1948, Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault, 1956, Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault, 1960).
*Bob Speller, 65, Canadian politician, Parliament of Canada, MP (1988–2004) and Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, minister of agriculture and agri-food (2003–2004).
*Jacques Timmermans, 76, Belgian politician, Chamber of Representatives (Belgium), MP (1987–1991), Senate (Belgium), senator (1991–1995).
*Ben Tollefson, 94, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1985–2000) and North Dakota Senate, Senate (2000–2008).
*Bogalay Tint Aung, 99, Burmese film director (''Nge Kywan Swe'') and composer.
*Sérgio Vieira (politician), Sérgio Vieira, 80, Mozambican politician and poet.

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*Hussaini Akwanga, 77, Nigerian politician, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment (Nigeria), minister of labour and productivity (2003).
*Eve Babitz, 78, American visual artist and author.
*Sa'dulla Begaliyev, 66–67, Uzbek politician, hokim of Andijan Region (2004–2006).
*Lalage Bown, 94, English educator and women's literacy advocate.
*Chen Sung-young, 80, Taiwanese actor (''City of Sadness'', ''The Dull Ice Flower'', ''Dust of Angels'').
*Gabriel Cohn-Bendit, 85, French-Burkinabè activist and teacher.
*Doug Ericksen, 52, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1999–2011) and Senate (since 2011), COVID-19.
*José Pablo Feinmann, 78, Argentine philosopher, writer (''Últimos días de la víctima (novel), Últimos días de la víctima'') and playwright (''Eva Perón: The True Story'', ''Ay Juancito''), complications from a stroke.
*José Fernández Arteaga, 88, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chihuahua, Chihuahua (1991–2009) and bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Apatzingan, Apatzingán (1974–1980) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima, Colima (1980–1988).
*Majid Al Futtaim, 86–87, Emirati businessman, founder of the Majid Al Futtaim Group.
*Alexander Garvin, 80, American urban planner.
*Dah Sagbadjou Glele, 90s, Beninese royal, king of Dahomey (since 2019).
*Herb Guenther, 80, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1987–1993) and Arizona Senate, senate (1999–2003).
*Raymond Guth, 97, American film and television actor (''Gunsmoke#Television series (1955–1975) and TV movies, Gunsmoke'', ''Death Valley Days'', ''Bonanza'').
*Bill Hill (geneticist), Bill Hill, 81, English geneticist, co-discoverer of the Hill–Robertson effect.
*Harry Jacobs (American football), Harry Jacobs, 84, American football player (New England Patriots, Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints).
*R. L. Jalappa, 96, Indian politician, Ministry of Textiles, minister of textiles (1996–1998) and Lok Sabha, MP (1996–2009).
*Perko Kolevski, 76, Macedonian politician, minister of health (1991–1992).
*John Mitchinson (tenor), John Mitchinson, 89, English operatic tenor.
*Frank Mula, 71, American television writer and producer (''The Simpsons'', ''Cosby (TV series), Cosby'', ''Life with Bonnie''), Emmy winner (52nd Primetime Emmy Awards, 2000, 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards, 2001).
*Mladen Naletilić Tuta, 75, Bosnian paramilitary commander and convicted war criminal.
*Rafik Petrosyan, 81, Armenian politician, member of the National Assembly (Armenia), National Assembly (1990–1995, 2003–2012).
*Burt Prelutsky, 81, American television writer (''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''Diagnosis: Murder'', ''Dragnet (1967 TV series), Dragnet'').
*Árpád Pusztai, 91, Hungarian-born British biochemist and nutritionist (Pusztai affair).
*Yurii Reshetnyak, 92, Russian mathematician and academician.
*Russell Maroon Shoatz, 78, American militant (Black Liberation Army) and convicted murderer, colorectal cancer.
*Torhild Staahlen, 74, Norwegian opera singer.
*Dimitrios Stefanakos, 85, Greek footballer (Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos, Greece national football team, national team).
*Filippo Tasso, 81, Italian footballer (A.S. Roma, Roma, A.S. Sambenedettese, Sambenedettese, U.S. Lecce, Lecce).
*Greg Tebbutt, 64, Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins).
*Trevor Thompson (footballer, born 1955), Trevor Thompson, 66, English football player (Lincoln City F.C., Lincoln City, Newport County A.F.C., Newport County) and manager (Boston Town F.C., Boston Town). (death announced on this date)
*Klaus Wagenbach, 91, German author and publisher.

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*Harry Azhar Azis, 65, Indonesian economist and politician, People's Representative Council, MP (2004–2014) and chairman of the Audit Board of Indonesia, Audit Board (2014–2017).
*Tawfik Bahri, 69, Tunisian actor.
*Osagi Bascome, 23, Bermudian footballer (Darlington FC, Darlington, Bermuda national football team, national team), stabbed.
*Laurent Bouvet (political scientist), Laurent Bouvet, 53, French political scientist, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
*Custom (musician), Custom, 54, Canadian-American musician, cardiac arrest.
*Ladislav Falta, 85, Czech sport shooter, Olympic silver medallist (Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol, 1972).
*Jan Fransz, 84, Dutch footballer (AFC Ajax, Ajax, HFC Haarlem, Haarlem).
*Manuel Garza González, 88, Mexican politician, deputy (1991–1994, 2000–2003).
*Krystyna Gozdawa-Nocoń, 72, Polish politician, deputy voivode of Pomeranian Voivodeship (2003–2006).
*Bernd Grimmer, 71, German politician, member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (since 2016), COVID-19.
*Enzo Gusman, 74, Maltese singer.
*Issa Kassim Issa, 54, Tanzanian politician, National Assembly (Tanzania), MP (2005–2010).
*Sayaka Kanda, 35, Japanese actress (''School Wars: Hero'', ''Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown'') and singer, fall.
*Kangol Kid, 55, American rapper and songwriter (UTFO), colon cancer.
*Pierre Lepape, 80, French journalist, writer, and literary critic.
*Hans Mark, 92, German-born American aerospace engineer, United States Secretary of the Air Force, secretary of the Air Force (1979–1981).
*Renée Martel, 74, Canadian singer, pneumonia.
*Terry McManus, 75, Canadian singer-songwriter.
*Joan Murray (journalist), Joan Murray, 84, American journalist.
*G. T. Nanavati, 86, Indian jurist, justice of the Supreme Court of India, Supreme Court (1995–2000), heart attack.
*Bagrat Oghanian, 40, Armenian boxer.
*Tilman Pünder, 88, German politician, Regierungspräsident (Germany), Regierungspräsident of Giessen (1987–1989).
*Louis-Ferdinand de Rocca Serra, 85, French politician, senator (1994–2001).
*Richard Rogers, Richard Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside, 88, Italian-born British architect (Centre Pompidou, Lloyd's building, Millennium Dome).
*Olina Storsand, 99, Norwegian politician, member of the Storting (1965–1977).
*Robert Venables Sr., 88, American politician, member of the Delaware Senate (1989–2015).
*David Wagoner, 95, American poet and novelist.
*Eliezer Waldman, 84, Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician, Knesset, MK (1984–1990).

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*Boško Abramović, 70, Serbian chess grandmaster.
*Ron Anderson (voice coach), Ron Anderson, 75, American vocal coach (Axl Rose, Chris Cornell, Ozzy Osbourne).
*Ian Barker (Australian barrister), Ian Barker, 86, Australian barrister.
*Alan Cardy, 76, Australian rugby union player (Australia national rugby union team, national team).
*Dick Carson, 92, American television director (''Wheel of Fortune (American game show), Wheel of Fortune'', ''The Merv Griffin Show'', ''The Tonight Show'').
*Billy Conway (drummer), Billy Conway, 65, American drummer (Morphine (band), Morphine, Treat Her Right), cancer.
*Judith Davidoff, 94, American violist and cellist.
*Drakeo the Ruler, 28, American rapper, stabbed.
*Kurt Edler, 71, German politician, member of the Hamburg Parliament (1985–1986, 1993–1997).
*Spartak Elmazi, 34, Albanian footballer (KS Pogradeci, Pogradeci, KF Tomori, Tomori, FK Dinamo Tirana, Dinamo Tirana).
*Antoine Faivre, 87, French literary scholar and occultist.
*Nicholas Georgiade, 88, American actor (''The Untouchables (1959 TV series), The Untouchables'').
*Carie Graves, 68, American rower, Olympic champion (Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's eight, 1984).
*Jake Grey, 37, Samoan rugby union player (Samoa national rugby union team, national team).
*Robert H. Grubbs, 79, American chemist (Grubbs catalyst), Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize laureate (2005).
*Oleg Haslavsky, 73, Russian poet and translator.
*Earle Herrera, 72, Venezuelan journalist and politician, 2017 Constituent National Assembly, deputy (since 2017).
*Sally Ann Howes, 91, English actress (''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'', ''Brigadoon'', ''The Admirable Crichton (1957 film), The Admirable Crichton'') and singer.
*Johnny Isakson, 76, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2005), Senate (2005–2019) and Georgia House of Representatives (1977–1991), Parkinson's disease.
*Madhur Kapila, 79, Indian novelist and literary critic, cardiac arrest.
*Kim Moon-ki, 89, South Korean politician, MP (1985–1996).
*Anita Lallande, 72, Puerto Rican Olympic swimmer (Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964).
*Andrei Malyukov, 73, Russian film director (''In the Zone of Special Attention'', ''Express on Fire'', ''Black Hunters'') and screenwriter, COVID-19.
*Carlos Marín, 53, German-born Spanish singer (Il Divo), COVID-19.
*Ignacio Martín Amaro, 77, Spanish politician, senator (1982–1986). (death announced on this date)
*Aníbal Meléndez Rivera, 73, Puerto Rican politician, mayor of Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Fajardo (1989–2020).
*Juan Norat, 77, Spanish footballer (Pontevedra CF, CD Ourense).
*Gérard Poirier, 91, Canadian actor (''The Heat Line'', ''Matusalem (film), Matusalem'', ''Stay with Me (2010 film), Stay with Me'').
*Russ Potts, 82, American politician, member of the Senate of Virginia, Virginia Senate (1992–2008).
*Frans Lebu Raya, 61, Indonesian politician, governor of East Nusa Tenggara (2008–2018).
*Curt Ridley, 70, Canadian ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers).
*Elio Roca, 78, Argentine singer and actor (''Vamos a soñar por el amor'', ''Contigo y aquí'', ''Love in Flight''), heart failure.
*Adam Rosen, 37, American-born British Olympic luger (Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2006, Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010, Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018), cancer.
*Vytautas Straižys, 85, Lithuanian astronomer.
*Robert Strichartz, 78, American mathematician.
*Ed van Thijn, 87, Dutch politician, House of Representatives (Netherlands), MP (1967–1983), List of Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands, minister of the interior (1981–1982, 1994), List of mayors of Amsterdam, mayor of Amsterdam (1983–1994).
*Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf, 75, Bangladeshi politician, Jatiya Sangsad, MP (1996, 2002–2008).

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*Fred Andrews (baseball), Fred Andrews, 69, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies).
*Luboš Andršt, 73, Czech guitarist (Framus Five, Energit (band), Energit, Jazz Q) and composer.
*Viktor Antikhovich, 76, Russian football player (FC Spartak Yoshkar-Ola, Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola, FC Rubin Kazan, Rubin Kazan) and manager (PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara, Krylia Sovetov).
*Kimera Bartee, 49, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) and coach (Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies), complications from a brain tumour.
*Heinz Bigler (footballer, born 1949), Heinz Bigler, 72, Swiss footballer (FC St. Gallen).
*Norberto Boggio, 90, Argentine footballer (Atlante F.C., Atlante).
*Anthony W. Bradley, 87, British barrister, academic and expert in UK constitutional law.
*Jorge Busti, 74, Argentine politician, three-time governor of Entre Ríos Province, Argentine Senate, senator (2001–2003) and Argentine Chamber of Deputies, deputy (1999–2001).
*Jiří Čadek, 86, Czech footballer (Dukla Prague).
*Pierre Cassignard, 56, French actor (''The Conquest (2011 film), The Conquest'', ''A French Woman'', ''Seventh Heaven (1997 film), Seventh Heaven''), cancer.
*Mamadú Iaia Djaló, c. 59, Bissau-Guinean politician, Ministry of Justice (Guinea-Bissau), minister of justice (2018–2019) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (Guinea-Bissau), foreign affairs (2000–2001).
*Elizabeth Fennema, 93, American educator.
*Giuseppe Galante, 84, Italian rower, Olympic silver medallist (Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four, 1960, Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four, 1964).
*Asma Khader, 69, Jordanian politician, Ministry of Culture (Jordan), minister of culture (2004–2005), Senate (Jordan), senator (2014–2015).
*Jean-Paul Laumond, 68, French robotician.
*Sarat Kumar Mukhopadhyay, 90, Indian poet and translator, cardiac arrest.
*Willard H. Murray Jr., 90, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1988–1996).
*Christopher Newton, 85, Canadian actor and director.
*Reinier Paping, 90, Dutch speed skater, Elfstedentocht winner (1963).
*Jack Paradise, 96, American pediatrician.
*Michał Rokicki, 37, Polish Olympic swimmer (Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, 2008).
*Mushtari Shafi, 83, Bangladeshi writer, liver disease.
*Jack Whillock, 79, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers).
*Umar Zahir (politician), Umar Zahir, 85, Maldivian politician, minister of sports (1988–1993) and public works (1993–2004), COVID-19.

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*George Alexander Albrecht, 86, German conductor (Staatsoper Hannover), composer and musicologist.
*Chen Niannian, 80, Chinese nuclear engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
*Jaime Comas, 85, Spanish screenwriter (''A Fistful of Dollars'', ''The Shark Hunter'', ''The Glass Sphinx'').
*John Galbraith (Ohio politician), John Galbraith, 98, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1967–1986).
*Carlyle Glean, Sir Carlyle Glean, 89, Grenadian politician, Governor-General of Grenada, governor-general (2008–2013).
*P. A. Ibrahim Haji, 78, Indian entrepreneur.
*Ivan Hopta, 63, Slovak politician, member of the National Council (Slovakia), National Council (2002–2006).
*Muhammad Yusuf Islahi, 89, Indian Islamic scholar.
*Vassos Karageorghis, 92, Cypriot archaeologist.
*Eberhard Mahle, 88, German racing driver.
*Myrna Manzanares, 75, Belizean cultural activist.
*Ian Matos, 32, Brazilian Olympic diver (Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard, 2016), lung infection.
*Geneviève Meurgues, 91, French explorer and botanist.
*Christian Ouellet, 87, Canadian politician, House of Commons of Canada, MP (2006–2011).
*Gary Lee Sampson, 62, American spree killer.
*Osman Sapian, 69, Malaysian politician, Johor State Legislative Assembly, Johor MLA (1999–2013, since 2018) and Menteri Besar of Johor, Menteri Besar (2018–2019), stroke.
*Tahir Shamsi, 59, Pakistani hematologist, stroke.
*George Sheltz, 75, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Galveston-Houston (2012–2021).
*Nkodo Sitony, 62, Cameroonian singer.
*Liv Thorsen, 86, Norwegian actress (''Mot i brøstet'').
*Anthony Williams (musician), Anthony Williams, 90, Trinidadian steelpan musician and designer, complications from COVID-19.

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*Edgar H. Brown, 94, American mathematician.
*Alessandro Casse, 75, Italian alpine skier.
*Mava Chou, 32, Swiss influencer.
*Richard Conway (special effects artist), Richard Conway, 79, English visual effects artist (''The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'', ''Brazil (1985 film), Brazil'', ''Sunshine (2007 film), Sunshine'').
*Dansili, 25, British thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
*Antonio Falconio, 83, Italian politician, deputy (1979–1983), List of presidents of Abruzzo, president of Abruzzo (1995–2000).
*Lester E. Fisher, 100, American zoologist, director of Lincoln Park Zoo (1962–1992).
*Vicente de la Fuente García, 87, Spanish politician, mayor of Betanzos (1979–1983).
*Robert Holland (executive), Robert Holland, 81, American business executive, CEO of Ben & Jerry's (1995–1996).
*Egill Skúli Ingibergsson, 95, Icelandic politician, mayor of Reykjavík (1978–1982).
*George Keiser, 75, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (since 1992), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
*Bob Keselowski, 70, American racing driver (NASCAR), cancer.
*Thomas Kinsella, 93, Irish poet, translator, and editor.
*Corporal Kirchner, 64, American professional wrestler (WWE, WWF, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, NJPW, W*ING), heart attack.
*Robin Le Mesurier, 68, British guitarist (The Wombles (band), The Wombles), cancer.
*Serge Lentz, 87, French writer and journalist.
*Frédéric Manns, 79, French biblist.
*Thandatha Jongilizwe Mabandla, 95, South African tribal leader, chief executive councillor (1968–1972) and chief minister (1972–1973) of Ciskei.
*Poh Lip Meng, 52, Singaporean sport shooter.
*Barbara Shaw (politician), Barbara Shaw, 79, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (since 2010), complications from surgery.
*Ivan Shilov, 91, Russian politician, Ministry of Internal Affairs (Soviet Union), Soviet deputy minister of internal affairs (1988–1991).
*Franklin A. Thomas, 87, American community developer and philanthropist, president and CEO of the Ford Foundation (1979–1996).
*P. T. Thomas, 71, Indian politician, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, MP (2009–2014) and three-time Kerala Legislative Assembly, Kerala MLA, cancer.
*Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez, 92, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima, Colima (1989–2005).
*Eddie Wallace, 71, Irish football player and manager (Athlone Town A.F.C., Athlone Town).
*Jürg Wyttenbach, 86, Swiss composer and pianist.
*Dmitry Zimin, 88, Russian radio scientist and businessman, founder of PJSC VimpelCom, VimpelCom.

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*Zubir Amin, 82, Indonesian diplomat, ambassador to Madagascar (1979–1982) and Turkey (1982–1984).
*Dan Berindei, 98, Romanian historian.
*Robert J. Birnbaum, 94, American financial executive, president of the NYSE American, American (1977–1985) and List of presidents of the New York Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchanges (1985–1988).
*Francis Boisson, 93, Monégasque Olympic sports shooter (Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions, 1960, Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre rifle three positions, 1972).
*Ted Byfield, 93, Canadian journalist and publisher, founder of ''Alberta Report'' and ''BC Report''.
*Chung Ung, 93, South Korean politician, member of the National Assembly (South Korea), National Assembly (1988–1992).
*Eugeniusz Czepiel, 92, Polish beekeeper and politician, Sejm, MP (1981–1985).
*Bernard Dewulf, 61, Belgian poet and journalist.
*Chris Dickerson (bodybuilder), Chris Dickerson, 82, American bodybuilder, Mr. Olympia (1982 Mr. Olympia, 1982).
*Joan Didion, 87, American writer (''Run, River'', ''Slouching Towards Bethlehem'', ''The Year of Magical Thinking''), complications from Parkinson's disease.
*Karen Ferguson, 80, American workers' rights advocate, founder of Pension Rights Center, cancer.
*Roberto Gerlein Echeverría, 83, Colombian politician, Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, deputy (1968–1974), Senate of Colombia, senator (1976–2018) and Ministry of Economic Development (Colombia), minister of economic development (1982–1983), complications from urinary tract infection.
*Lars Eighner, 73, American writer.
*Donald H. Elliott, 89, American urban planner.
*Bob McCammon, 80, Canadian ice hockey coach and executive (Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers).
*Grace Mirabella, 91, American magazine editor, editor-in-chief of ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'' (1971–1988) and founder of ''Mirabella''.
*Sharyn Moffett, 85, American actress (''My Pal Wolf'', ''The Body Snatcher (film), The Body Snatcher'', ''Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House'').
*Patrick N'Guema N'Dong, 64, Gabonese journalist.
*Françoise Nuñez, 64, French photographer.
*Bartolomeo Pepe, 59, Italian politician, senator (2013–2018), COVID-19.
*Keith Rae (footballer), Keith Rae, 104, Australian Australian rules football, footballer (Carlton Football Club, Carlton, Richmond Football Club, Richmond).
*Benito Rigoni, 85, Italian bobsledder, Olympic bronze medalist (Bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Four-man, 1964).
*Omar Saavedra Santis, 77, Chilean writer.
*Stanley M. Truhlsen, 101, American ophthalmologist.
*Francisco Valada, 80, Portuguese Olympic cyclist (Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, 1960).
*Dragan Vujadinović, 68, Serbian politician, economist, and journalist, National Assembly (Serbia), deputy (2007–2009) and mayor of Kosjerić (2009–2012).
*Louie L. Wainwright, 98, American corrections administrator.
*Elżbieta Żebrowska, 76, Polish Olympic hurdler (Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles, 1968).

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*Bill Attewell, 89, Canadian politician, Member of Parliament (Canada), MP (1984–1993).
*Meor Yusof Aziddin, 54, Malaysian folk singer, COVID-19.
*Boss Ko, 47, Burmese politician, acting chief minister of Kayah State (since 2020) and member of the Kayah State Hluttaw (since 2016).
*Shirley Bottolfsen, 87, Irish philanthropist.
*Jozef Burian, 60, Slovak politician, member of the National Council (Slovakia), National Council (2002–2020), minister of labor, social affairs, and family (2012–2016).
*J. D. Crowe, 84, American banjo player and bluegrass band leader (New South (band), New South).
*Norman R. DeBlieck, 95, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1987–1989).
*Harvey Evans, 80, American actor (''West Side Story (1961 film), West Side Story'', ''Bank Shot'', ''Enchanted (film), Enchanted'').
*Tesfaye Gebreab, 53, Eritrean writer.
*Gwendolyn Killebrew, 80, American operatic contralto (Deutsche Oper am Rhein).
*Willibert Kremer, 82, German football player (FC Viktoria Köln, Viktoria Köln, Hertha BSC, MSV Duisburg) and coach.
*Ganeshwar Kusum, 87, Indian politician, Rajya Sabha, MP (1984–1990).
*Joycelynne Loncke, 80, Guyanese academic.
*Oscar López Ruiz, 83, Argentine composer, record producer and guitarist.
*Paul Lyall, 77, British table tennis player, Paralympic champion (Table tennis at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, 1964, Table tennis at the 1968 Summer Paralympics, 1968).
*Raúl Madero, 82, Argentine footballer (Boca Juniors, Estudiantes de La Plata, Estudiantes, Argentina national football team, national team).
*Vojvoda Malesija, 51, Montenegrin football player (FK Zeta, Zeta, FK Radnički Niš, Radnički Niš, FC Elista, Elista) and manager.
*Anthony May, 75, British actor (''Man on Horseback'', ''Cromwell (film), Cromwell'', ''No Blade of Grass (film), No Blade of Grass'').
*Terry Morrison (rugby union), Terry Morrison, 70, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago Rugby Football Union, Otago, New Zealand national rugby union team, national team), heart attack.
*Deborah Nickerson, 67, American geneticist, abdominal cancer.
*Ron Page, 70, Australian Australian rules football, footballer (Williamstown Football Club, Williamstown, Sydney Swans, South Melbourne).
*Ram Krushna Patnaik, 81, Indian politician, six-time Odisha Legislative Assembly, Odisha MLA.
*Wolfgang Pfahl, 74, German politician, member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen (1997–2007).
*K. V. Raju, 67, Indian film director and screenwriter (''Yuddha Kaanda'', ''Indrajith (1989 film), Indrajith'', ''Indrajeet'').
*Clark Richert, 80, American artist.
*K. S. Sethumadhavan, 90, Indian film director (''Oppol'', ''Panitheeratha Veedu'', ''Karakanakadal'') and screenwriter.
*Vladimir Tatosov, 95, Russian actor (''Intervention (1968 film), Intervention'', ''Failure of Engineer Garin'', ''The Twentieth Century Approaches''), COVID-19.
*Jim Teal, 71, American football player (Detroit Lions).
*Birgit Vanderbeke, 65, German writer.
*José Villegas, 87, Mexican footballer (C.D. Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico national football team, national team).
*Gunaratna Weerakoon, 74, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2004–2015).

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*Madhavan Ayyappath, 87, Indian poet and translator.
*Princess Maryam Begum, 85, Afghan princess.
*Carmen Bourassa, 79, Canadian television producer (''Passe-Partout'').
*Eric Cockeram, 97, British politician, Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP (1970–1974, 1979–1987).
*Harry Colomby, 92, German-born American talent manager (Michael Keaton) and screenwriter (''Johnny Dangerously'', ''Working Stiffs (TV series), Working Stiffs''), complications from a fall.
*Bruce Davis (offensive tackle), Bruce Davis, 65, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, Houston Oilers).
*Jacques Drillon, 67, French writer and journalist, cancer.
*John Gleeson (rugby league), John Gleeson, 82, Australian rugby league player (Wynnum Manly Seagulls, Wynnum-Manly, Queensland rugby league team, Queensland, Australia national rugby league team, national team).
*Guenshi Ever, Beninese singer.
*Naren Gupta, 73, Indian venture capital investor.
*Ray Illingworth, 89, English cricketer (Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire, Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Leicestershire, England cricket team, national team), oesophageal cancer.
*Edy Korthals Altes, 97, Dutch diplomat.
*Brij Lal (historian), Brij Lal, 69, Fijian historian.
*Albert Likhanov, 86, Russian writer and screenwriter (''Team 33'').
*Janice Long, 66, English disc jockey (BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio Wales) and television presenter (''Top of the Pops''), pneumonia.
*Thomas Lovejoy, 80, American ecologist, pancreatic cancer.
*Richard Marcinko, 81, American naval officer, commander of SEAL Team Six (1980–1983), heart attack.
*Roy Miller (academic), Roy Miller, 86, British academic and educator, principal of Royal Holloway, University of London (1982–1985).
*Candy Palmater, 53, Canadian comedian, broadcaster (''Definitely Not the Opera''), and actress (''Trailer Park Boys'').
*Colin Philp Jr., 57, Fijian Olympic sailor (Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Finn, 1988).
*Jonathan Spence, 85, English-born American historian and sinologist, complications from Parkinson's disease.
*Wayne Thiebaud, 101, American painter.
*Jean-Marc Vallée, 58, Canadian film and television director (''Dallas Buyers Club'', ''The Young Victoria'', ''Big Little Lies (TV series), Big Little Lies''), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Emmy winner (69th Primetime Emmy Awards, 2017), cardiac arrhythmia stemming from atherosclerosis.
*Ralph Warburton, 97, American Olympic ice hockey player (Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics, 1948).
*Guido Weiss, 92, Italian-born American mathematician.

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*Gary B. Beikirch, 74, American combat medic, Medal of Honor recipient.
*Bruce Bromberg, 80, American record producer.
*Giacomo Capuzzi, 92, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi, Lodi (1989–2005).
*Denis J. Hickie, 78, Irish rugby union player (Leinster Rugby, Leinster, Ireland national rugby union team, national team, Barbarian F.C., Barbarians).
*Steve Jenkins (author), Steve Jenkins, 69, American author, splenic artery aneurysm.
*Paul B. Kidd, 76, Australian radio broadcaster (2UE, 2GB) and writer, cancer and heart disease.
*Henri Losch, 90, Luxembourgish actor, screenwriter, and linguist.
*Fred McLafferty, 98, American chemist (McLafferty rearrangement).
*Mameve Medwed, 79, American novelist.
*Diego Montiel (footballer, born 1996), Diego Montiel, 25, Argentine footballer (Atlético de Rafaela, Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychú, Juventud Unida), meningitis.
*Karolos Papoulias, 92, Greek politician, President of Greece, president (2005–2015), Hellenic Parliament, deputy (1977–2004) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece), minister of foreign affairs (1985–1989, 1993–1996).
*Phua Bah Lee, 89, Singaporean politician, Parliament of Singapore, MP (1968–1988).
*Dorval Rodrigues, 86, Brazilian footballer (Santos FC, Santos, Club Athletico Paranaense, Paranaense, Brazilian national football team, national team).
*Agustín Saavedra Weise, 78, Bolivian diplomat and writer, president of the Central Bank of Bolivia, Central Bank (2020) and Foreign Minister of Bolivia, foreign minister (1982).
*Desmond Tutu, 90, South African Anglican prelate and civil rights activist, bishop of Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg, Johannesburg (1985–1986) and archbishop of Anglican Diocese of Cape Town, Cape Town (1986–1996), Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize laureate (1984).
*Manikka Vinayagam, 78, Indian playback singer (''Kannathil Muthamittal'', ''Roja Kootam'') and actor (''Thiruda Thirudi''), heart attack.
*Barclay Wade, 77, Australian Olympic rower (Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls, 1964).
*Sarah Weddington, 76, American attorney (''Roe v. Wade'') and politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1973–1977) and White House Political Director, White House political director (1979–1981).
*Grzegorz Więzik, 58, Polish footballer (ŁKS Łódź, Łódź, FC Mulhouse, Mulhouse, Viborg FF, Viborg).
*Jim Wiley, 71, Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks) and coach (San Jose Sharks).
*E. O. Wilson, 92, American biologist (''Sociobiology: The New Synthesis'') and writer (''On Human Nature'', ''Consilience (book), Consilience''), Pulitzer Prize winner (1979, 1991).

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*April Ashley, 86, English model, actress (''The Road to Hong Kong''), and writer.
*Jeanine Baude, 75, French poet and writer.
*Andreas Behm, 59, German weightlifter, Olympic bronze medalist (Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg, 1992), heart attack.
*Earl Best, 74, American activist and convicted bank robber, cancer.
*Naren Chandra Das, 83, Indian soldier, escorted the 14th Dalai Lama from Tibet in 1959.
*Defao, 62, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese singer-songwriter, COVID-19.
*Patsy Dorgan, 85, Irish footballer (Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers, Cork Hibernians F.C., Cork Hibernians, Cork Celtic F.C.).
*Raymond Fau, 85, French singer-songwriter.
*Carlo Franciosi, 86, Sammarinese politician, Captains Regent, Captain Regent (1987).
*Howard Fredeen, 100, Canadian animal breeding researcher.
*Norman Freeman, 90, American Olympic sailor (Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman, 1976).
*Paul Carter Harrison, 85, American playwright.
*Joynal Hazari, 76, Bangladeshi politician, Jatiya Sangsad, MP (1991–2001).
*Keri Hulme, 74, New Zealand writer (''The Bone People'') and poet.
*Arlo Hullinger, 100, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1965–1981).
*Fariz Musa, 51, Malaysian politician, COVID-19.
*Peter Pike (British politician), Peter Pike, 84, British politician, Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP (1983–2005).
*Mahendra Prasad, 81, Indian politician, Rajya Sabha, MP (since 1985).
*Robert Preston (American politician), Robert Preston, 92, American politician, member of the New Hampshire Senate (1964–1966, 1972–1990).
*Jim Sherwin, 81, Irish rugby commentator.
*Graham Skidmore, 90, British voice artist and announcer (''Blind Date (British game show), Blind Date'', ''Shooting Stars (British TV series), Shooting Stars'').
*Victor Socaciu, 68, Romanian folk singer, composer and politician, Chamber of Deputies (Romania), deputy (2008–2012).
*José Chemo Soto, 78, Puerto Rican politician, mayor of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, Canóvanas (1993–2014).
*Akram Toofani, 90–91, Pakistani Islamic scholar. (death announced on this date)
*Raymond Viskanta, 90, Lithuanian engineer.
*Chaim Walder, 53, Israeli rabbi and author, suicide by gunshot.
*Myrna Williams (politician), Myrna Williams, 92, American politician, member of the Nevada Assembly (1985–1993) and Clark County Commission, Clark County commissioner (1995–2007).

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*Kane Hamidou Baba, 67, Mauritanian politician, National Assembly (Mauritania), MP (2006–2013), traffic collision.
*Grichka Bogdanoff, 72, French television presenter and academic fraudster (Bogdanov affair), COVID-19.
*John Bowman (screenwriter), John Bowman, 64, American television writer (''Martin (TV series), Martin'', ''Saturday Night Live'', ''In Living Color'').
*Caliadi, 56, Indonesian civil servant, heart and kidney disease.
*James Cayne, 87, American businessman, CEO of Bear Stearns (1993–2008).
*Mikey Chung, 71, Jamaican musician and arranger, myeloma.
*Michael R. Clifford, 69, American astronaut (STS-53, STS-59, STS-76), complications from Parkinson's disease.
*Mary Fairhurst, 64, American jurist, chief justice of the Washington Supreme Court (2017–2020), cancer.
*Ted Gardner, 74, Australian music manager, co-founder of Lollapalooza.
*William Gorham, 91, American economist.
*Luis Guastavino, 89, Chilean politician, intendant of the Valparaíso Region (2003–2006) and Chamber of Deputies of Chile, deputy (1965–1973).
*Stanislav Huml, 66, Czech police officer and politician, Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, MP (2010–2017).
*Tony Jefferies, 73, British motorcycle road racer.
*Bill Lyall, 79–80, Canadian politician and businessman, member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (1975–1979).
*John Madden, 85, American Hall of Fame football coach (Oakland Raiders) and sportscaster (''NFL on CBS'', ''NFL on Fox''), Super Bowl champion (Super Bowl XI, 1977).
*Hugo Maradona, 52, Argentine footballer (Rayo Vallecano, Sagan Tosu, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo), heart attack.
*Thomas Milani, 69, Canadian-born Italian ice hockey player (Minnesota Fighting Saints, Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000), Kalamazoo Wings, Italy men's national ice hockey team, Italy national team).
*Annie Chidzira Muluzi, 69, Malawian First Lady of Malawi, first lady (1994–1999), cancer.
*Wojciech Niemiec, 65, Polish footballer (Stal Mielec, Legia Warsaw, Stal Stalowa Wola).
*P. Buford Price, 89, American physicist.
*Harry Reid, 82, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1987–2017) and United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives (1983–1987), pancreatic cancer.
*Edward Shaske, 94, Canadian Olympic sports shooter (Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Mixed trap, 1968).
*Nikolay Shirshov, 47, Uzbek footballer (Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, Pakhtakor Tashkent, Rostov, Uzbekistan national football team, national team).
*David Sidorsky, 94, American philosopher.
*Mary Alice Thatch, 78, American newspaper editor.
*Tibi (footballer), Tibi, 70, Portuguese footballer (Leixões S.C., Leixões, FC Porto, Porto, Portugal national football team, national team).
*Chris Wall, 79, Irish politician, Seanad Éireann, senator (2007).
*Ananda Weerasekara, 78, Sri Lankan military officer and Buddhist monk, commanding officer of the North Central Province, Sri Lanka, North Central Province.
*Sabine Weiss (photographer), Sabine Weiss, 97, Swiss-French photographer.
*Don Whitten, 86, Australian Australian rules football, footballer (Western Bulldogs, Footscray, Yarraville Football Club, Yarraville).
*Stanislav Zavidonov, 87, Russian football player (FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Leningrad) and manager (ASM Oran).

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*Simão Almeida, 77, Brazilian politician, Legislative Assembly of Paraíba, Paraíba MLA (1991–1995), complications from COVID-19.
*Ricardo Bellveser, 73, Spanish writer and journalist, cancer.
*Antoine Bonifaci, 90, French footballer (OGC Nice, Nice, Torino F.C., Torino, national team).
*Sue Cline, 75, American politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (2016–2020).
*Ahmed Daham, 54, Iraqi football player (Al-Naft SC, Al-Naft, Iraq national football team, national team) and manager (Naft Maysan FC, Naft Maysan), heart attack.
*Lloyd van Dams, 49, Surinamese-born Dutch kickboxer, heart disease.
*Chris Eitzmann, 45, American football player (New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers).
*Mohammed Fareeduddin, 64, Indian politician, Telangana Legislative Council, Telangana MLC (since 2016), cardiac arrest.
*Nino Filastò, 83, Italian lawyer and writer.
*Bianca Garavelli, 63, Italian writer and literary critic.
*Paolo Giordano (guitarist), Paolo Giordano, 59, Italian guitarist, COVID-19.
*Ignace Guédé-Gba, 57, Ivorian footballer (Africa Sports d'Abidjan, Africa Sports, Gazélec Ajaccio, Ivory Coast national football team, national team).
*Christian Gyan, 43, Ghanaian footballer (Feyenoord, Ghana national football team, national team), cancer.
*John Hartman, 72, American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame drummer (The Doobie Brothers).
*Clemente Iriarte, 75, Spanish footballer (Burgos CF (1936), Burgos, Real Oviedo, CA Osasuna, Osasuna).
*Peter Klatzow, 76, South African composer and pianist.
*Ralph W. Klein, 85, American Biblical scholar (Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, LSTC) and pastor (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, ELCA).
*Pupetta Maresca, 86, Italian beauty queen, mobster and convicted murderer.
*Lee C. McDonald, 96, American political scientist.
*Alfonso Mejía, 87, Mexican actor (''Los Olvidados'', ''Vacations in Acapulco'', ''The Boxer (1958 film), The Boxer'').
*William Moncrief, 101, American petroleum executive.
*Kaithapram Viswanathan Namboothiri, 58, Indian film score composer (''Kaliyattam'', ''Kannaki (film), Kannaki'', ''Thilakkam''), cancer.
*Steve Peplow, 72, English footballer (Swindon Town F.C., Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers F.C., Tranmere Rovers).
*Lluís Raluy, 79, Spanish clown and circus director, complications from Parkinson's disease.
*Nancy Worley, 70, American politician, Secretary of State of Alabama, secretary of state of Alabama (2003–2007).

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*George Brenner (politician), George Brenner, 92, Australian politician, New South Wales Legislative Council, NSW MLC (1981–1991).
*Vladimir Gorikker, 96, Russian film director and screenwriter (''Mozart and Salieri (1962 film), Mozart and Salieri'', ''The Tsar's Bride (film), The Tsar's Bride'').
*Billy Harrison (rugby league), Billy Harrison, 83, New Zealand rugby league player (Wellington rugby league team, Wellington, New Zealand national rugby league team, national team).
*Ron Jones (athlete), Ron Jones, 87, British Olympic sprinter (1964, Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968).
*Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933), Sam Jones, 88, American Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics), ten-time NBA Finals, NBA champion.
*Stephen J. Lawrence, 82, American composer (''Sesame Street'', ''Bang the Drum Slowly (film), Bang the Drum Slowly'', ''Alice, Sweet Alice''), multiple organ failure.
*Karel Loprais, 72, Czech rally raid driver, six-time winner of the Dakar Rally, COVID-19.
*Lya Luft, 83, Brazilian writer, cancer.
*Wolfgang Müller (equestrian), Wolfgang Müller, 90, German Olympic equestrian (Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968, Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972).
*Bill Noonan, 74, New Zealand rugby league player (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Newtown Jets, New Zealand national rugby league team, national team).
*Denis O'Dell, 98, British film producer (''The Magic Christian (film), The Magic Christian'', ''The Offence'', ''The Ritz (film), The Ritz'').
*Renato Scarpa, 82, Italian actor (''Il Postino: The Postman, The Postman'', ''Don't Look Now'', ''The Icicle Thief''), heart attack.
*Jean Vassieux, 72, French ice hockey player (Ours de Villard-de-Lans, France men's national ice hockey team, national team).
*Joseph W. Wenzel, 88, American academic, complications from a stroke.

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*Gaber Asfour, 77, Egyptian academic and politician, Ministry of Culture (Egypt), minister of culture (2011, 2014–2015).
*Roger Bradfield, 97, American children's author and illustrator.
*Joe Comuzzi, 88, Canadian politician, House of Commons (Canada), MP (1988–2008).
*Fred Cone (American football), Fred Cone, 95, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys), complications from hip surgery.
*Juan Figer, 87, Brazilian-Uruguayan football agent, cardiac arrest.
*Juraj Filas, 66, Slovak composer, complications from COVID-19.
*Christine Grant (administrator), Christine Grant, 85, Scottish-born American athletic director (University of Iowa).
*Hteik Su Phaya Gyi, 98, Burmese princess.
*Stephen Hartgen, 77, American news editor (''Times-News (Idaho), Times-News'') and politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2008–2018).
*Michael Inwood, 77, British philosopher, lung cancer.
*José de Jesus Filho, 94, Brazilian jurist and politician, member of the Superior Court of Justice (Brazil), Superior Court of Justice (1986–1997), acting Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Brazil), minister of justice (1998).
*Gábor Kállai, 62, Hungarian chess grandmaster.
*Elihu Katz, 95, American-born Israeli sociologist and communication scientist.
*Vadim Khamuttskikh, 52, Russian volleyball player, Olympic silver medalist (Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2000).
*Strong Kobayashi, 81, Japanese professional wrestler (International Wrestling Enterprise, IWE, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, NJPW) and actor (''Choudenshi Bioman''), lung disease.
*Valery Kovalyov, 51, Russian businessman and Wikimedian.
*Long Zhiyi, 92, Chinese novelist and politician, Politics of Guizhou#Chairpersons of CPPCC Guizhou Committee, chairman of CPPCC Guizhou Committee (1993–1998).
*Csilla Madarász, 78, Hungarian Olympic swimmer (Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, 1964, Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, 1968).
*Sara McLanahan, 81, American sociologist, lung cancer.
*Ivan Mozgovenko, 97, Russian clarinetist and music teacher.
*Luigi Negri (bishop), Luigi Negri, 80, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, theologian and academic, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro, San Marino-Montefeltro (2005–2012) and archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio, Ferrara-Comacchio (2012–2017).
*Richard Patten, 79, Canadian politician, Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Ontario MPP (1987–1990, 1995–2007).
*Fred Pickard, 83, American college football player (Florida State Seminoles football, Florida State Seminoles) and coach (UT Martin Skyhawks football, Tennessee-Martin Pacers), complications from Parkinson's disease.
*G. K. Pillai (actor), G. K. Pillai, 97, Indian actor (''Kaaryasthan'', ''Cochin Express'', ''Danger Biscuit'').
*Gertrude Pressburger, 94, Austrian Holocaust survivor.
*Jeanine Ann Roose, 84, American actress (''It's a Wonderful Life''), abdominal infection.
*Billy Turner, 81, American horse trainer (Seattle Slew), Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), Triple Crown winner (1977), cancer.
*Betty White, 99, American actress (''The Golden Girls'', ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''Hot in Cleveland'') and comedian, five-time Emmy Awards, Emmy winner, complications from a stroke.Golden Girls star Betty White dies aged 99
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