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The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2022. 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.


January 2022


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Ramiz Abutalibov Ramiz Abutalıb oğlu Abutalibov (27 October 1937 – 1 January 2022) was an Azerbaijani historian and diplomat. Life and career Born in Kirovabad, Abutalibov graduated in geology at the Baku State University, and worked at the State Committe ...
, 84, Azerbaijani diplomat and historian. * Paul Adegboyega Olawoore, 60, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, coadjutor bishop (2018–2019) and
bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
(since 2019) of Ilorin. *
Edna Brown Edna Brown (April 7, 1940 – January 1, 2022) was an American politician, member of the Democratic Party and Minority Whip of the Ohio Senate, serving the 11th District from 2011 to 2018. She also served in the Ohio House of Representatives fr ...
, 81, American politician, member of the Ohio Senate (2011–2018) and
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
(2002–2010). *
Gary Burgess Gary Burgess (13 November 1975 – 1 January 2022) was a British broadcaster and journalist, latterly in the Channel Islands where his freelance work on regional television, local radio and a newspaper led him to become known as a community cha ...
, 46, British broadcaster (
ITV Channel Television ITV Channel Television, previously Channel Television, is a British television station which has served as the ITV contractor for the Channel Islands since 1962. It is based in Jersey and broadcasts regional programme for insertion into the ...
), cancer. * Barbara Chilcott, 99, Canadian actress ('' The Full Treatment'', '' The Trap'', ''
M. Butterfly ''M. Butterfly'' is a play by David Henry Hwang. The story, while entwined with that of the opera ''Madama Butterfly'', is based most directly on the relationship between French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu, a Peking opera singer. T ...
''). * Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr., 92, American jurist, judge (since 1976) and chief judge (1985–1992) of the U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania, complications from a stroke. *
David Cunliffe David Richard Cunliffe (born 30 April 1963) is a New Zealand management consultant and former politician who was Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from September 2013 to September 2014. He was Member of Parl ...
, 86, British television director and producer ('' The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank''). * Jean-Pierre Defontaine, 84, French politician, deputy (1978–2007). * Francesco Forte, 92, Italian politician, economist and academic, MP (1979–1994), minister of European affairs (1983–1986) and of finance (1982–1983). * Richard Freed, 93, American music critic, heart attack. * Sir Victor Garland, 87, Australian politician and diplomat, MP (1969–1981) and
high commissioner to the United Kingdom The following is the list of ambassadors and high commissioners to the United Kingdom, or more formally, to the Court of St James's. High commissioners represent member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and ambassadors represent other sta ...
(1981–1983). * Gergely Homonnay, 46, Hungarian writer, journalist and LGBTQ activist. * Arnold Jeter, 82, American college football coach (
Delaware State Delaware State University (DSU or Del State) is a public historically black land-grant research university in Dover, Delaware. DSU also has two satellite campuses: one in Wilmington and one in Georgetown. The university encompasses four colle ...
, New Jersey City). *
Max Julien Maxwell Julien Banks (July 12, 1933 – January 1, 2022), better known by his stage name Max Julien, was an American actor, sculptor, and clothes designer best known for his role as Goldie in the 1973 blaxploitation film ''The Mack''. Julien a ...
, 88, American actor (''
The Mack ''The Mack'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by California native Michael Campus, starring Max Julien and Richard Pryor. The film also stars Oscar-nominee Juanita Moore and Tony-nominated actor Dick Anthony Williams. Filmed in O ...
'', '' Getting Straight'') and screenwriter (''
Cleopatra Jones ''Cleopatra Jones'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by Jack Starrett. Tamara Dobson stars as an undercover government agent who uses the day job of supermodel as her cover and an excuse to travel to exotic places. Bernie Casey, S ...
''). * Andreas Kunz, 75, German Nordic combined competitor, Olympic bronze medalist (
1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...
). * Roger-Xavier Lantéri, 91, French journalist. * Bob Leamy, 87, New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Rarotonga (1984–1996). *
Janusz Łęski Janusz Łęski (12 February 1930 – 1 January 2022) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He was born in Radomsko, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 admini ...
, 91, Polish film director (''
Janna Janna (Kannada : ಮಹಾಕವಿ ಜನ್ನ) was one of the well-known Kannada poets of the early 13th century who also served in the capacity of a minister and a builder of temples. He graced the court of Hoysala empire King Veera Ba ...
'') and screenwriter. *
Mighty Bomber Clifton Ryan (30 January 1928 – 1 January 2022), better known as the Mighty Bomber, was a Grenadian-born calypsonian from Trinidad and Tobago. The name "The Mighty Bomber" was also used in the 1940s by Trinidadian Calypsonian Kenny Cooper. ...
, 93, Grenadian-born Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian. * Anthony Obi, 69, Nigerian politician, military administrator of
Osun State Osun State (; yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun), occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Og ...
(1996–1998). * Pierre Parsus, 100, French painter and illustrator. *
Dan Reeves Daniel Edward Reeves (January 19, 1944 – January 1, 2022) was an American football running back and coach in the National Football League (NFL). During his 38 years in the NFL, Reeves participated in nine Super Bowls, the third most for an ...
, 77, American football player (
Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divi ...
) and coach (
Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquar ...
, Atlanta Falcons), Super Bowl champion (
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
), complications from dementia. *
Ralph Staub Ralph Staub (July 21, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois – October 22, 1969, Los Angeles, California) was a movie director, writer and producer. Three of his short subjects in the ''Screen Snapshots'' series have been nominated for the Academy Award an ...
, 93, American football coach (
Cincinnati Bearcats The Cincinnati Bearcats are the athletic teams that represent the University of Cincinnati. Though they will move to the Big 12 Conference (XII) the teams are currently a part of the American Athletic Conference (The American), which from 1979 ...
,
Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Ohio State University, located in Columbus, Ohio. The athletic programs are named after the colloquial term for people from the state of Ohio and after the state tre ...
,
Houston Oilers The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston from its founding in 1960 to 1996 before relocating to Memphis, and later Nashville, Tennessee becoming the Tennessee Titans. The Oilers began play in 1960 a ...
). *
Calisto Tanzi Calisto Tanzi (17 November 1938 – 1 January 2022) was an Italian businessman and convicted fraudster. He founded Parmalat in 1961, after dropping out of college. Parmalat collapsed in 2003 with a €14bn ($20bn; £13bn) hole in its accounts ...
, 83, Italian food industry executive and convicted fraudster, founder of Parmalat and owner of Parma Calcio (1989–2003), lung infection. * Jean-Charles Terrassier, 81, French psychologist. *
Jim Toy James Willis Toy (April 29, 1930 – January 1, 2022) was a long-time American activist and a pioneer for LGBT rights in Michigan. Toy earned his B.A. at Denison University in 1951. He graduated with a master's degree in Clinical Social Work ...
, 91, American LGBTQ activist. * Xu Xingchu, 87, Chinese engineer, member of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...
.


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* Saliu Adetunji, 93, Nigerian traditional ruler, Olubadan of Ibadan (since 2016). * Juan Manuel Albendea Pabón, 84, Spanish economist, bullfighting critic, and politician, deputy (1996–2015). * Larry Biittner, 75, American baseball player ( Chicago Cubs, Washington Senators/Texas Rangers,
Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...
), cancer. * Afra Bukhari, 83, Pakistani writer. *
Jean-Guy Couture Jean-Guy Couture (6 May 1929 – 2 January 2022) was a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate. He was a diocesan bishop of Chicoutimi, having served from 1979 to 2004. Biography Native to the Paroisse Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Québec, Couture was ordaine ...
, 92, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Chicoutimi Chicoutimi () is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and com ...
(1979–2004). * Edward J. Cowan, 77, Scottish historian, lung cancer. *
Da Hoss Da Hoss (January 18, 1992 – January 2, 2022) was a champion Thoroughbred gelding best known for winning the Breeders' Cup Mile two times. Background He was bred in Kentucky by Fares Farms and originally owned by Prestonwood Farm as well as W ...
, 29, American racehorse. *
John Efford Ruben John Efford (January 6, 1944 – January 2, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He first served as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (MHA) from 1985 to 2001, representing Port de Grave (electoral district), Port de G ...
, 77, Canadian politician, MP (2002–2006) and Newfoundland and Labrador MHA (1985–2001). *
Eric Walter Elst Eric Walter Elst (30 November 1936 – 2 January 2022) was a Belgian astronomer at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle and a prolific discoverer of asteroids. The Minor Planet Center ranks him among the top 10 discoverers of minor plan ...
, 85, Belgian astronomer. * Jody Gibson, 64, American convicted procurer. * Bob Halloran, 87, American sportscaster (
CBS Sports CBS Sports is the sports division of the American television network CBS. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on W 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on W ...
). * Jens Jørgen Hansen, 82, Danish football player (
Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, that plays in the 2nd division, the third-tier of the Danish football league system. Found ...
,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
) and manager. * Jarmo Jääskeläinen, 84, Finnish journalist and documentary filmmaker. * Jorma Katrama, 85, Finnish double bassist. *
Kenny J Kenwrick Joseph (15 July 1952 – 2 January 2022), known professionally as Kenny J, was a Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian and Assistant Superintendent of Police who was best known for his soca parang hits including ''The Paint Brush''. Music ...
, 69, Trinidad and Tobago
calypsonian A calypsonian,Definition of CALYPSO
soca parang singer, COVID-19. *
Richard Leakey Richard Erskine Frere Leakey (19 December 1944 – 2 January 2022) was a Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician. Leakey held a number of official positions in Kenya, mostly in institutions of archaeology and wildlife conse ...
, 77, Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and politician, co-founder of Safina and
WildlifeDirect WildlifeDirect is a Kenya and US registered charitable organisation founded by African conservationist Richard Leakey. Its main office is located in Nairobi, Kenya. WildlifeDirect was established in 2006 to provide support to conservationists ...
. * Maharram Mammadyarov, 97, Azerbaijani chemist, member of the
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) ( az, Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası (AMEA)), located in Baku, is the main state research organization and the primary body that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of ...
. * Abd al-Mawla Naqi, 90, Libyan politician, deputy (1960–1964). *
Dorothy McGowan Dorothy McGowan (sometimes credited as Dorothy MacGowan) was a Brooklyn, New York–born model and actress. A daughter of Irish immigrants Sarah ( Philbin) and Michael McGowan, and born in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, she had one sister ...
, 82, American model and actress ('' Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?''). * Hamish More, 81, Scottish cricketer (
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
). * Ion Niculiță, 82, Moldovan archaeologist. *
Charles Njonjo Charles Mugane Njonjo (23 January 1920 – 2 January 2022) was a Kenyan lawyer who served as Attorney General of Kenya from 1963 to 1979, and Minister of Constitutional Affairs and the member of Parliament for Kikuyu Constituency from 1980 to 1 ...
, 101, Kenyan jurist and politician, attorney general (1963–1973),
minister of justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
(1978–1982) and MP (1980–1983), pneumonia. * John Quinn, 67, British legal adviser,
attorney general of the Isle of Man The Attorney General ( gv, Yn Turneyr Theayagh or Yn Ard-Turneyr) of the Isle of Man is the government's top legal adviser and has an '' ex officio'' (non-voting) seat in the Legislative Council and in Tynwald Court. The Attorney General is a ...
(since 2017). * Hagit Shatkay, 56, Israeli-American computer scientist. * Basti Vaman Shenoy, 87, Indian writer and political activist, founder of World Konkani Centre. * R. N. Singh, 74, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLC (since 2016), heart disease. * Joan Soler i Amigó, 80, Spanish pedagogue and writer. *
Traxamillion Sultan Banks (February 26, 1979 – January 2, 2022), better known as Traxamillion, was an American hip hop producer from San Jose, California. He produced records such as Keak da Sneak's "Super Hyphy" and Dem Hoodstarz "Grown Man Remix". His fir ...
, 42, American hip hop producer, cancer. * Zhou Xiaofeng, 57, Chinese entrepreneur and politician, member of the
National People's Congress The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPC; ), or simply the National People's Congress, is constitutionally the supreme state authority and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. With 2,9 ...
(2008–2012).


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* Oussou Konan Anicet, 32, Ivorian footballer ( Makkasa, HJK, Nam Dinh). * George Bălan, 92, Romanian philosopher, COVID-19. *
Odell Barry Odell Carl Barry (October 10, 1941 – January 3, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at Findlay University und ...
, 80, American football player (
Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquar ...
) and politician, mayor of
Northglenn, Colorado The City of Northglenn is a home rule municipality located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Northglenn is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census the city's populati ...
(1980–1982), heart disease. * Egle Becchi, 91, Italian pedagogist, historian and academic. *
Mordechai Ben-Porat Mordechai Ben-Porat ( he, מרדכי בן-פורת ar, مردخاي بن بورات; 12 September 1923 – 3 January 2022) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset in two spells between 1965 until 1984, and as Minister wi ...
, 98, Israeli politician, MK (1965–1984). *
Igor Bogdanoff Igor Youriévitch Bogdanoff (; 29 August 1949 – 3 January 2022) and Grégoire "Grichka" Youriévitch Bogdanoff (; 29 August 1949 – 28 December 2021) were French twin television presenters, producers, and essayists who, from the 1970s on, pr ...
, 72, French television presenter and academic fraudster ( Bogdanov affair), COVID-19. *
Gina Cabrera Luisa Georgina Cabrera Parada (28 May 1928 – 3 January 2022), better known as Gina Cabrera, was a Cuban film, television, stage and voice actress. Career Cabrera began her career as a child actress at 8 years old, working on radio dramas and o ...
, 93, Cuban actress (''
The White Rose The White Rose (german: Weiße Rose, ) was a non-violent, intellectual resistance group in Nazi Germany which was led by five students (and one professor) at the University of Munich: Willi Graf, Kurt Huber, Christoph Probst, Alexander Schmo ...
'', '' Star Without Light''). * Gianni Celati, 84, Italian writer and translator, complications from a broken hip. * Daniel Colliard, 91, French politician, deputy (1993–1997). * Mel Foss, 82, Canadian football player ( Edmonton Eskimos). * Olga Gavrilova, 64, Russian javelin thrower. * John D. Hawke Jr., 88, American lawyer and politician,
under secretary of the Treasury for domestic finance The Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance is a high-ranking position within United States Department of the Treasury that reports to, advises, and assists the Secretary of the Treasury and the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. The u ...
(1995–1998). * Nancy B. Jackson, 65, American chemist. * Ulysses Kokkinos, 73, Turkish-born Australian footballer (
South Melbourne Hellas South Melbourne Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in suburb of Albert Park, in Melbourne, Victoria. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, with matches played at Lakeside Stadium. ...
, Melbourne Juventus). * Mario Lanfranchi, 94, Italian film director (''
Death Sentence Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that ...
'', '' Merciless Man'', ''
The Mistress Is Served ''The Mistress Is Served'' (Italian: ''La padrona è servita'', German: ''Die Herrenreiterin'') is a 1976 Italian-West German comedy drama film directed by Mario Lanfranchi and starring Senta Berger, Maurizio Arena, and Bruno Zanin.Bock & Bergfeld ...
'') and screenwriter. *
Kamel Lemoui Kamel Lemoui (28 February 1939 – 3 January 2022) was an Algerian football player and manager. Playing career Born in Batna, Lemoui played club football for RC Paris B, Béziers, US Biskra, MC Alger, CR Belcourt, Olympique de Médéa and ...
, 82, Algerian football player ( Béziers,
MC Alger Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home s ...
) and manager (
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
), COVID-19. *
Jud Logan Judson Campbell Logan (July 19, 1959 – January 3, 2022) was an American athlete. He won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. Logan competed in four Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best finish w ...
, 62, American four-time Olympic hammer thrower, complications from COVID-19. * Zbigniew Łój, 76, Polish Olympic field hockey player (
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
). *
Adam Maldzis Adam Maldzis (, 7 August 1932 – 3 January 2022) was a Belarusian historian, literary critic, author and journalist. He was described as "a patriarch of Belarusian humanities", "an excellent connoisseur of literature" and "a living bridge betwe ...
, 89, Belarusian historian and literary critic. * Tu'u Maori, 33, New Zealand-born Papua New Guinean rugby league player (
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
), motor neurone disease. * Willie McCray, 68, American football player (
San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...
). * Beatrice Mintz, 100, American embryologist. * Silvino Adolfo Morais, 65, East Timorese politician, MNP (since 2018), complications from a heart attack. * Jiří Patera, 85, Czech-born Canadian mathematician. *
Carter Revard Carter Curtis Revard (March 25, 1931 – January 3, 2022) was an American poet, scholar, and writer. He was of European American and Osage descent, and grew up on the tribal reservation in Oklahoma. He had his early education in a one-room sc ...
, 90, American poet and scholar. * Viktor Saneyev, 76, Georgian triple jumper, Olympic champion (
1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...
,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
). * S. H. Sarma, 99, Indian vice admiral, FOCEF (1971–1973) and
commandant of the National Defence College The Commandant of the National Defence College in India is the overall in-charge of all the functioning of the National Defence College including academics and administration. The Commandant of the college is a Three-star rank officer from the t ...
(1975–1977). * Richard Sinnott, 74, Irish academic, political commentator and broadcaster. * Harvey G. Stack, 93, American numismatist. * Nino Sydney, 89, Yugoslav-born Australian architect and water polo player. * Claude Taittinger, 94, French businessman, director of Taittinger. *
Bashir Tofa Bashir Othman Tofa (20 June 1947 – 3 January 2022) was a Nigerian politician. A Kanuri Muslim who hailed from Kano State, Tofa was the National Republican Convention (NRC) candidate in the annulled Nigeria's 12 June 1993 presidential electio ...
, 74, Nigerian politician, MP (1977–1979). *
Lila Wallis Lila Amdurska Wallis (June 1, 1921 – January 3, 2022) was a Polish-born American physician who was board-certified in internal medicine, hematology, and endocrinology/metabolism; the only doctor in the United States to be board-certified in al ...
, 100, Polish-born American endocrinologist and hematologist. * Marice Moylan Wolfe, 86, American archivist. *
Jay Wolpert Jay Wolpert (January 29, 1942 – January 3, 2022) was an American television producer and screenwriter. Life and career Wolpert was born in The Bronx, New York City. His first television appearance came as a contestant on the original version o ...
, 79, American television producer (''
The Price Is Right ''The Price Is Right'' is a television game show franchise created by Bob Stewart, originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman; currently it is produced and owned by Fremantle. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also inc ...
'') and screenwriter ('' Pirates of the Caribbean'', '' The Count of Monte Cristo''), complications from Alzheimer's disease. * Zheng Min, 101, Chinese poet. *
Vladan Živković Vladan Živković (15 December 1941 – 3 January 2022) was a Serbian actor, perhaps best known outside Yugoslavia for his work in Sam Peckinpah's '' Cross of Iron''. Vladan Živković was born on 15 December 1941 in Belgrade, Territory of the Mi ...
, 80, Serbian actor ('' England Made Me'', ''
Cross of Iron ''Cross of Iron'' ( German: ''Steiner – Das Eiserne Kreuz'', lit. "Steiner – The Iron Cross") is a 1977 war film directed by Sam Peckinpah, featuring James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason and David Warner. Set on the Eastern Fron ...
'', '' A Tight Spot'').


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Rolf-Dieter Amend Rolf-Dieter Amend (21 March 1949 – 4 January 2022) was a German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Amend was born in Magdeburg, Germany Germany ...
, 72, German slalom canoeist, Olympic champion (
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
). *
Leanne Armand Leanne Armand (20 February 1968 – 4 January 2022) was an Australian professor of Oceanography#Branches, marine science. She was an expert in the identification of diatoms in the Southern Ocean. She was known for her contributions to the under ...
, 53, Australian marine scientist, cancer. *
Javier Astúa Javier Astúa Araya (6 November 1968 – 4 January 2022) was a Costa Rican professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Quepos, Astúa played several years for Municipal Puntarenas and played two matches for Mexican ...
, 53, Costa Rican footballer (
Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntarenas, Chacarita and ...
,
Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile. They play their home games at the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna stadi ...
,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
), heart disease. * Michael Billen, 66, German politician, member of the
Rhineland-Palatinate Landtag The Rhineland-Palatinate Landtag is the state diet of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Article 79, Section 1 of the Rhineland-Palatinate constitution provides: "The Landtag is the supreme organ of political decision-making, el ...
(1996–2020), leukemia. *
Ross Browner Ross Dean Browner (March 22, 1954 – January 4, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the Cincinnati Bengals. Browner was named to the Bengal ...
, 67, American Hall of Fame football player (
Notre Dame Fighting Irish The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the athletic teams that represent the University of Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish participate in 23 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I intercollegiate sports and in the NCAA's Division ...
, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers), complications from COVID-19. *
David Carpenter David Joseph Carpenter (born May 6, 1930), a.k.a. The Trailside Killer, is an American serial killer and serial rapist known for stalking and murdering a variety of individuals on hiking trails in state parks near San Francisco, California. He ...
, 86, English cricketer (
Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ...
). *
Hilton Cheong-Leen Hilton Cheong-Leen, CBE, JP (; 6 August 1922 – 4 January 2022) was a Hong Kong politician and businessman. He is the longest uninterrupted serving elected officeholder in Hong Kong history as an elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Ko ...
, 99, Hong Kong politician, member (1957–1991) and chairman (1983–1986) of the
Urban Council The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Servic ...
, member of the Legislative Council (1973–1979, 1985–1988). *
Joan Copeland Joan Maxine Kupchik ( Miller; June 1, 1922 – January 4, 2022), known professionally as Joan Copeland, was an American actress. She was the younger sister of playwright Arthur Miller. She began her career during the mid-1940s, appearing in thea ...
, 99, American actress (''
Search for Tomorrow ''Search for Tomorrow'' is an American television soap opera. It began its run on CBS on September 3, 1951, and concluded on NBC, 35 years later, on December 26, 1986. Set in the fictional town of Henderson in an unspecified state, the show fo ...
'', ''
Brother Bear ''Brother Bear'' is a 2003 American animated musical fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 44th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert ...
'', '' The Peacemaker''). * Jim Corsi, 60, American baseball player ( Oakland Athletics,
Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eigh ...
, Houston Astros), cancer. * Sergio Dangelo, 89, Italian surrealistic painter. * William M. Ellinghaus, 99, American business executive, president of
AT&T AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. It is the world's largest telecommunications company by revenue and the third largest provider of mobile te ...
(1979–1984). * Julio Ferrer, 68, Puerto Rican Olympic sprinter (
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
). * Max Fordham, 88, British engineer. * Aranka Goijert, 80, Dutch politician, senator (2007–2011). * Percy Hobson, 79, Australian high jumper, British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medallist (
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
). * William Terrell Hodges, 87, American jurist, judge (since 1971) and chief judge (1982–1989) of the U.S. District Court for Middle Florida. * Jaakko Jonkka, 68, Finnish jurist,
chancellor of justice The Chancellor of Justice is a government official found in some northern European countries, broadly responsible for supervising the lawfulness of government actions. History In 1713, the Swedish King Charles XII, preoccupied with fighting the ...
(2007–2018). * Kevin Kalkhoven, 77, Australian telecom (
JDS Uniphase JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU) was an American company that designed and manufactured products for optical communications networks, communications test and measurement equipment, lasers, optical solutions for authentication and decorative applica ...
) and motorsport (
Champ Car World Series Champ Car World Series (CCWS) was the series sanctioned by Open-Wheel Racing Series Inc., or Champ Car, a sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 2004 to 2008. It was the successor to Championship Auto Racing Teams ( ...
) executive and motor racing team owner (
KV Racing Technology KV Racing Technology was an auto racing team that last competed in the IndyCar Series. The team was originally formed as PK Racing before the 2003 season by Australian businessman Kevin Kalkhoven and former Formula One team manager Craig Pol ...
). * Anatoliy Kuksov, 72, Ukrainian football player (
Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk ( uk, ФК «Зоря» Луганськ ) is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk, Ukraine. However, because of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the team play their games at Slavutych-Arena in Zapor ...
, Soviet Union national team) and coach ( Hirnyk Rovenky), Olympic bronze medallist (
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
). * Carl Linhart, 92, Czechoslovakian-born American baseball player ( Detroit Tigers). *
Tom Matchick John Thomas Matchick (September 7, 1943January 4, 2022) was an American professional baseball infielder who played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Br ...
, 78, American baseball player ( Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers),
World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...
champion (
1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...
), COVID-19. * María Mérida, 96, Spanish folk singer. *
Andreas Michalopoulos Andreas Michalopoulos ( el, Ανδρέας Μιχαλόπουλος; 23 February 1948 – 4 January 2022) was a Greek footballer who played as a striker for Panachaiki. Career He played for Panachaiki when the team qualified for the 1973–7 ...
, 73, Greek footballer (
Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...
,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
). *
Irma Mico Irma Mico ( née Rosenberg, 12 December 1914 – 4 January 2022) was an Austro-Hungarian-born French resistance fighter. Biography Rosenberg was born into a Romanian Jewish family in 1914 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Cisleithania, Austria-Hungary. ...
, 107, Austro-Hungarian-born French resistance fighter. *
Arnold Modell Arnold Howard Modell (December 7, 1924 – January 4, 2022) was an American clinical professor of social psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School and a supervising and training analyst at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. He rec ...
, 97, American psychologist. * Henny Orri, 96, Dutch actress ('' Puppet on a Chain'', '' Dokter Pulder zaait papavers''). * Darryl Owens, 84, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (2005–2019). *
Craig Ruddy Craig Ruddy (8 August 1968 – 4 January 2022) was an Australian artist, known for winning the Archibald Prize in 2004 with his portrait of Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil. Early life and education Ruddy was born on 8 August 1968, at Forest ...
, 53, Australian artist, complications from COVID-19. *
Sindhutai Sapkal Sindhutai Sapkal (14 November 1948 – 4 January 2022) was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for her work in raising orphaned children in India. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021 in Social Work category. Earl ...
, 73, Indian social worker, heart attack. * Darwin Semotiuk, 76, Canadian football coach (
Western Mustangs The Western Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. The school's athletic program supports 46 varsity teams. Their mascot is a Mustang named J.W. and the school colours are purple and wh ...
) and basketball player (
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
), complications from sepsis. * Stelios Serafidis, 86, Greek football player (
AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...
,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
) and coach, cancer. * Keishu Tanaka, 83, Japanese politician,
minister of justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
(2012) and three-time MP.


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* Josephine Abercrombie, 95, American horse breeder. * Francisco Álvarez Martínez, 96, Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of
Tarazona Tarazona is a town and municipality in the Tarazona y el Moncayo comarca, province of Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain. It is the capital of the Tarazona y el Moncayo Aragonese comarca. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarazona. ...
(1973–1976) and Orihuela-Alicante (1989–1995), archbishop of Toledo (1995–2002). *
Lowell Amos Lowell Edwin Amos (January 4, 1943 – January 5, 2022) was an American convicted murderer whose mother and three wives all died under suspicious circumstances. He was convicted in 1996 of murdering his third wife, Roberta Mowery Amos, and was ...
, 79, American convicted murderer. * Rose Beauchamp, 75, New Zealand puppeteer and pianist. * Enrico Berti, 86, Italian philosopher. *
Robert Blust Robert A. Blust (; ; May 9, 1940 – January 5, 2022) was an American linguist who worked in several areas, including historical linguistics, lexicography and ethnology. He was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Blus ...
, 81, American linguist, cancer. * Lawrence Brooks, 112, American supercentenarian, nation's oldest living man and oldest WWII veteran. *
Bill Bryden William Campbell Rough Bryden (12 April 1942 – 5 January 2022) was a Scottish stage and film director and screenwriter. Early life and career He worked as a trainee with Scottish Television before becoming assistant director at the Belgrad ...
, 79, Scottish theatre and film director. *
Dale Clevenger Dale Clevenger (July 2, 1940 – January 5, 2022) was an American musician who was the Principal Horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1966 until his retirement in June, 2013.
, 81, American horn player, Grammy winner (1994, 2001), complications from Waldenstrom's disease. * Antoni Dalmau, 70, Spanish politician and writer, member of the
Catalan parliament The Parliament of Catalonia ( ca, Parlament de Catalunya, ; es, Parlamento de Cataluña; oc, Parlament de Catalonha) is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 mem ...
(1988–1999) and president of the Provincial Deputation of Barcelona (1982–1987). *
Yoshihide Fukutome is a Japanese former modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the ...
, 88, Japanese Olympic pentathlete (
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
). * Alyaksandr Fyedarovich, 48, Belarusian football player ( BATE Borisov, Dnepr Mogilev, Naftan Novopolotsk) and coach. * Valeriy Gorbach, 53, Tajik footballer (
Fakel Voronezh FC Fakel Voronezh (russian: Футбольный клуб "Факел" Воронеж) is a Soviet and Russian professional football club based in Voronezh. Founded in 1947, the club has played in the Soviet Top League and the Russian Premier Le ...
, Lokomotiv Liski,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
), heart failure. * Keith Goullet, 89, Australian
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
(
North Melbourne North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at ...
). *
Mohamed Hilmi Mohamed Hilmi (15 February 1931 – 5 January 2022) was an Algerian actor and director. He was the brother of actor Saïd Hilmi. Life and career Hilmi attended his first show, ''Diviser pour régner'', at the age of 10. He left his hometown of ...
, 90, Algerian film director and actor. * Filza Khamidullin, 86, Russian economist and politician, senator (2003–2005). *
Kim Mi-soo Kim Mi-soo (March 16, 1992 – January 5, 2022) was a South Korean actress and model. Career Kim began her debut in 2018 in ''Lipstick Revolution''. During the early stages of her career, Kim was known for her debut role from ''Lipstick Revolu ...
, 29, South Korean actress (''
Hi Bye, Mama! ''Hi Bye, Mama!'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Kim Tae-hee, Lee Kyu-hyung, and Go Bo-gyeol. It aired on tvN from February 22 to April 19, 2020. Synopsis Cha Yu-ri (Kim Tae-hee) has been a ghost since she died in a tra ...
'', ''
The School Nurse Files ''The School Nurse Files'' () is a South Korean streaming television series starring Jung Yu-mi and Nam Joo-hyuk. Based on the 2015 award-winning novel ''School Nurse Ahn Eun-young'' by Chung Serang, it was released on Netflix on September 25, ...
'', ''
Snowdrop ''Galanthus'' (from Ancient Greek , (, "milk") + (, "flower")), or snowdrop, is a small genus of approximately 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. The plants have two linear leaves and a single sm ...
''). * Jack Kissane, 92, Irish Gaelic footballer (
Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...
) and brigadier general. *
Saleh Al-Luhaidan Sheikh Saleh Muhammad Al-Luhaidan ( ar, صالح بن محمد اللحيدان; 1932 – 5 January 2022) was a Saudi scholar, judge, imam, preacher, and member of the Council of Senior Scholars. He was also a teacher of Sharia sciences. Biogra ...
, 89, Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar. * Marian Machowski, 89, Polish footballer (
Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. It currently competes in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system. ...
,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
). * John Moriarty, 91, American conductor. *
Ralph Neely Ralph Eugene Neely (September 12, 1943 – January 5, 2022) was an American professional American football, football player who was an offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL). He played 13 seasons and 172 ga ...
, 78, American football player (
Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divi ...
), Super Bowl champion (
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, 1978). * Neil Nongkynrih, 51, Indian pianist, founder of
Shillong Chamber Choir The Shillong Chamber Choir was founded in Shillong, Meghalaya, in 2001. It received fame after winning the reality talent show India's Got Talent (Season 2) in October 2010 on Colours TV, part of the Got Talent (India) franchise, where it perform ...
. * Anatole Novak, 84, French road bicycle racer. * Siiri Perälä, 28, Finnish
futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...
player,
B-cell lymphoma The B-cell lymphomas are types of lymphoma affecting B cells. Lymphomas are "blood cancers" in the lymph nodes. They develop more frequently in older adults and in immunocompromised individuals. B-cell lymphomas include both Hodgkin's lympho ...
. * Aiyappan Pillai, 107, Indian lawyer and politician, heart disease. * Sir Allan Ramsay, 84, British diplomat, ambassador to Lebanon (1988–1990), Sudan (1990–1991) and
Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
(1992–1996). * Greg Robinson, 70, American football coach ( Syracuse University,
UCLA Bruins The UCLA Bruins are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Los Angeles. The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pac-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) ...
,
Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquar ...
), complications from Alzheimer's disease. * George Rossi, 60, Scottish actor (''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...
'', '' Roughnecks'', ''
The Singing Detective ''The Singing Detective'' is a BBC television serial drama, written by Dennis Potter, starring Michael Gambon and directed by Jon Amiel. Its six episodes are "Skin", "Heat", "Lovely Days", "Clues", "Pitter Patter" and "Who Done It". The ser ...
''), pancreatic cancer. * Peter Saville, 75, British psychologist. * Shahid Uddin Ahmed Selim, 69, Bangladeshi footballer (
Brothers Union Brothers Union is a football club based in Gopibag, Dhaka. The club was founded in 1949 and the regal business tycoon Kazi Ghiyasuddin Ahmed, better known as K. G. Ahmed served as the founder chairman of the club. At the beginning it was a wel ...
,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
), oral cancer. * Mircea Stoenescu, 78, Romanian footballer (
Dinamo București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator. Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to: Places * Dinamo (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia * Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterin ...
) and referee. * Arnljot Strømme Svendsen, 100, Norwegian economist, politician, and writer. * Olga Szabó-Orbán, 83, Romanian fencer, Olympic silver medallist (
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
). *
Frank H. Wadsworth Frank Howard Wadsworth (November 26, 1915 – January 5, 2022) was an American forester, conservationist and researcher. He made important scientific contributions to forestry, through his work in Puerto Rico where he lived from 1942. Life an ...
, 106, American forester and conservationist.


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*
Peter Bogdanovich Peter Bogdanovich (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. One of the " New Hollywood" directors, Bogdanovich started as a film journalist until he was hired to work on ...
, 82, American film director (''
The Last Picture Show ''The Last Picture Show'' is a 1971 American coming-of-age drama film directed and co-written by Peter Bogdanovich, adapted from the semi-autobiographical 1966 novel ''The Last Picture Show'' by Larry McMurtry. The film's ensemble cast includes ...
'', '' What's Up, Doc?'', '' Paper Moon''), actor and writer, complications from Parkinson's disease. *
Ray Boyle Raymond Cornelius Boyle (June 28, 1923 – January 6, 2022), also known as Ray Boyle and Dirk London, was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Morgan Earp in the American western television series ''The Li ...
, 98, American actor ('' Zombies of the Stratosphere'', ''
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' is the first Western television series written for adults, premiering four days before '' Gunsmoke'' on September 6, 1955. Two weeks later came the Clint Walker western ''Cheyenne''. The series is loosely ...
'') and production designer (''
A Boy and His Dog ''A Boy and His Dog'' is a cycle of narratives by author Harlan Ellison. The cycle tells the story of an amoral boy (Vic) and his telepathic dog (Blood), who work together as a team to survive in the post-apocalyptic world after a nuclear wa ...
''). * José Cardoso Dutra, 84, Brazilian politician, deputy (1987–1995), cardiac arrest. * Maria Victoria Carpio-Bernido, 60, Filipino physicist, colon cancer. * Gritakumar E. Chitty, 82, Sri Lankan jurist and diplomat. * A. Jamie Cuticchia, 55, American geneticist, cancer. * Éliane Dudal, 95, French Olympic long jumper (
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
). *
Bob Falkenburg Robert Falkenburg (January 29, 1926 – January 6, 2022) was an American amateur tennis player and entrepreneur. He is best known for winning the Men's Singles at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships and for introducing soft ice cream and American f ...
, 95, American Hall of Fame tennis player and businessman, founder of
Bob's Bob's () is a Brazilian fast food chain, founded in 1952 by the American Brazilian tennis champion Bob Falkenburg, Wimbledon tournament winner in 1948. The first store was opened in the Copacabana neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. It is the firs ...
. *
Vladimir Gudev Vladimir Viktorovich Gudev (russian: Владимир Викторович Гудев; 17 September 1940 – 6 January 2022) was a Russian diplomat. He served as Ambassador from the Soviet Union and later Russia to Iran from 1987 to 1993, Ambas ...
, 81, Russian diplomat, Soviet ambassador to Iran (1987–1993), Egypt (1995–2000) and Georgia (2000–2002). * Larry Haylor, 76, Canadian football coach (
Western Ontario Mustangs The Western Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. The school's athletic program supports 46 varsity teams. Their mascot is a Mustang named J.W. and the school colours are purple and whi ...
), heart attack. * Barbara Jacket, 87, American track and field coach ( Prairie View A&M) and athletic director. *
F. Sionil José Francisco Sionil José (December 3, 1924 – January 6, 2022) was a Filipino writer who was one of the most widely read in the English language. A National Artist of the Philippines for Literature, which was bestowed upon him in 2001, José's ...
, 97, Filipino writer ('' Po-on'', ''
Sin In a religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered immoral, selfish, s ...
'', ''
Three Filipino Women ''Three Filipino Women: Novellas'' is a book authored by award-winning Filipino literary writer, F. Sionil José. The book is a compilation of three novellas, each narrating a segment in the life and experiences of three women in the Philippines, ...
''). *
Maria Klenskaja Maria Klenskaja (29 January 1951 – 6 January 2022) was an Estonian actress. Early life and career Klenskaja was born in Tartu, of Russian parentage. From 1968 until 1970, she worked in the Estonian State Youth Theatre in Tallinn as a make-up ...
, 70, Estonian actress ('' Autumn'', ''
Rahu tänav ''Rahu tänav'' ( en, Peace Street) is a 1991 Estonian film directed by Roman Baskin. Awards: * 1992: FilmFestival Cottbus (Germany), 1992, main prize - best film * 1992: European Film Awards, nomination: European Supporting Actor of the Year 19 ...
'', '' Vana daami visiit''). * E. F. K. Koerner, 82, German linguist. *
Mariano Laurenti Mariano Laurenti (15 April 1929 – 6 January 2022) was an Italian film director and actor. Career He started as a script supervisor and later became an assistant director for, among others, Mauro Bolognini and Stefano Vanzina. He directed 50 ...
, 92, Italian film director ('' Ubalda, All Naked and Warm'', '' The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High'', '' How to Seduce Your Teacher'') and actor. * Jo Manning, 98, Canadian etcher, painter and author, euthanasia. *
Carlo Meliciani Carlo Meliciani (27 January 1929 – 6 January 2022) was an Italian operatic baritone who had an active international career from the mid-1950s through the late 1970s. From 1959 to 1979 he was on the roster of singers at La Scala in Milan. Alt ...
, 92, Italian operatic baritone. *
Rómulo Méndez Rómulo Méndez Molina (21 December 1938 – 6 January 2022) was a Guatemalan football referee. He was the first Guatemalan referee ever to participate in World Cup finals, refereeing one match in the 1982 World Cup and one match in the 1986 ed ...
, 83, Guatemalan football referee. * Volodymyr Pak, 87, Ukrainian politician, deputy (2005–2006). * Murray Peden, 98, Canadian Air Force pilot and author. *
Gloria Piedimonte Gloria Piedimonte (27 May 1955 – 6 January 2022), also known as La Guapa, was an Italian singer, actress, dancer, and television personality. Life and career Piedimonte was born in Mantua on 27 May 1955. After some minor film roles Piedimon ...
, 66, Italian actress ('' The Face with Two Left Feet''), singer and dancer (''
Discoring ''Discoring'' was a music show broadcast by Rai 1 from 1977 to 1989, created by Gianni Boncompagni, aired mainly on Sunday. The program could be considered analogous to the English show ''Top of the Pops''. History The first episode was broadc ...
''), complications from COVID-19. * Sidney Poitier, 94, Bahamian-American actor ('' In the Heat of the Night'', '' Lilies of the Field'', ''
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'' is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, and written by William Rose. It stars Spencer Tracy (in his final role), Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Hepburn, and feature ...
''),
Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...
winner (
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...
), heart failure. * Julian Reed, 85, Canadian politician, Ontario MLA (1975–1985), MP (1993–2004). *
Calvin Simon Calvin Eugene Simon (May 22, 1942 – January 6, 2022) was an American singer who was a member of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 along with fifteen other members of Parliam ...
, 79, American Hall of Fame singer (
Parliament-Funkadelic Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, both active since the 1960s. Their distinctive ...
). * Tony Tallarico, 88, American cartoonist. *
Yoram Taharlev Yoram Taharlev ( he, יורם טהרלב; 24 January 1938 – 6 January 2022) was an Israeli poet, lyricist, and author. He wrote lyrics for hundreds of songs recorded by prominent composers and performers. Biography Yoram Taharlev was born on ...
, 83, Israeli songwriter and poet. * Samuel K. Tan, 88, Filipino historian and academic, complications from COVID-19. *
Kwasi Wiredu Kwasi Wiredu (3 October 1931 – 6 January 2022) was a renowned Ghanaian African philosopher. His work contributed to conceptual decolonisation of African thought. Life and career Wiredu was born in Kumasi, Gold Coast (present-day Ghana), ...
, 90, Ghanaian philosopher. * Clive Zanda, 82, Trinidad and Tobago jazz musician and architect, complications from diabetes. * Zhang Jiqing, 83, Chinese
Kunqu Kunqu (), also known as Kunju (), K'un-ch'ü, Kun opera or Kunqu Opera, is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. Kunqu is one of the oldest traditional operas of the Han nationality, and is also a treasure of Chinese traditional cult ...
artist.


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* Amanda Asay, 33, Canadian baseball player (
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
), injuries sustained in skiing accident. * Ishmael Ashitey, 67, Ghanaian politician, MP (1997–2009). * Ahmad Bamba, 79, Ghanaian Islamic scholar. * Stéphane Blet, 52, French classical pianist and composer, fall. * Laurence Boissier, 56, Swiss writer and artist. * Dee Booher, 73, American professional wrestler ( GLOW) and actress ('' Brainsmasher... A Love Story'', '' Spaceballs''). * Edward Bozek, 71, American Olympic fencer (
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...
). * Harpdog Brown, 59, Canadian blues musician. * Guy Cavagnac, 87, French filmmaker. * Tom Corston, 72, Canadian Anglican prelate, bishop of Moosonee (2010–2013), cancer. * Gerson da Cunha, 92, Indian actor ('' Electric Moon'', '' Cotton Mary'', ''
Water Water (chemical formula ) is an Inorganic compound, inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and Color of water, nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living ...
''). * Mino De Rossi, 90, Italian road bicycle and track cyclist, Olympic champion (
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
). *
Jack Dromey John Eugene Joseph Dromey (29 September 1948 – 7 January 2022) was a British politician and trade unionist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Erdington from 2010 until his death. A member of the Labour Party, he was depu ...
, 73, British politician, MP (since 2010), heart failure. * José Évrard, 76, French politician, deputy (since 2017), COVID-19. *
Mark Forest Lou Degni (January 6, 1933 – January 7, 2022), known professionally as Mark Forest, was an American actor, opera singer and bodybuilder — widely known as the protagonist in a series of 1960s sword and sandal or ''peplum'' movies — ...
, 89, American bodybuilder and actor (''
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''). * George Gerberman, 79, American baseball player ( Chicago Cubs), glioblastoma. *
Lani Guinier Carol Lani Guinier (; April 19, 1950 – January 7, 2022) was an American educator, legal scholar, and civil rights theorist. She was the Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and the first woman of color appointed to a tenured p ...
, 71, American civil rights theorist, complications from Alzheimer's disease. *
Bobby Harrison Robert Leslie Harrison (22 June 1939 – 7 January 2022) was an English drummer and singer who was best known as an early member of the progressive rock band Procol Harum. Life and career Harrison was born in East Ham, London, on 22 June 1939. ...
, 82, English rock drummer and singer (
Procol Harum Procol Harum () were an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single " A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies. Although noted for ...
, Freedom,
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). *
Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside (3 January 1932 – 7 January 2022) was a British Labour Party politician and life peer who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 27 years, and was also Chair of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement ( ...
, 90, British politician, MP (1970–1997) and chair of the
Anti-Apartheid Movement The Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM), was a British organisation that was at the centre of the international movement opposing the South African apartheid system and supporting South Africa's non-White population who were persecuted by the policie ...
(1976–1995). *
Anatoly Kvashnin Anatoly Vasiliyevich Kvashnin (russian: Анатолий Васильевич Квашнин; 15 August 1946 – 7 January 2022) was a Russian military officer, who served as the Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces from 1997 to ...
, 75, Russian military officer,
chief of the general staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff. List * Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( United States) * Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) * Chief of General Staff (Af ...
(1997–2004), COVID-19. * Francisco Laína, 85, Spanish politician. * Liu Siqi, 91, Chinese public figure. * Raymond Malenfant, 91, Canadian businessman. * Robbie Moore, 67, Canadian ice hockey player (
Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Well ...
,
Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...
). * Ruby Moscoso de Young, 80, Panamanian politician, first lady (1999–2004). *
Luis Pareto González Luis Pareto González (29 August 1928 – 7 January 2022) was a Chilean politician. Life and career A member of the Christian Democrat Party of Chile, Pareto served as a deputy, and in that role, he became the President of the Chamber of Deput ...
, 93, Chilean politician, three-time member and president (1973, 2001–2002) of the Chamber of Deputies. * François Perigot, 95, French businessman and trade unionist, president of BusinessEurope (1988–1998) and CNPF (1986–1994). * Jimmy Smith, 91, English footballer (
Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
,
Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profession ...
). * Jorge Sotomayor Tello, 79, Peruvian-born Brazilian mathematician. * John Swantek, 88, American Polish Catholic prelate, prime bishop (1985–2002). * R. Dean Taylor, 82, Canadian singer-songwriter (" Indiana Wants Me", " There's a Ghost in My House") and producer (" Love Child"). * Alexander Timofeevskiy, 88, Russian writer, songwriter and screenwriter (''
The Stone Flower "The Stone Flower" ( rus, Каменный цветок, Kamennyj tsvetok, p=ˈkamʲɪnːɨj tsvʲɪˈtok), also known as "The Flower of Stone", is a folk tale (also known as ''skaz'') of the Ural region of Russia collected and reworked by Pave ...
''). * Vitaliano Trevisan, 61, Italian writer, playwright, and actor (''
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'', '' Riparo''), suicide by drug overdose. *
Eberhard Zeidler Eberhard Zeidler may refer to: * Eberhard Heinrich Zeidler (1926–2022), German-Canadian architect * Eberhard Hermann Erich Zeidler (1940–2016), German mathematician {{hndis, Zeidler, Eberhard ...
, 95, German-born Canadian architect.


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* Baktash Abtin, 48, Iranian poet and filmmaker, complications from COVID-19. *
Ramesh Babu Ghattamaneni Ramesh Babu (13 October 1965 – 8 January 2022) was an Indian actor and film producer, who was known for his work in Telugu cinema. Babu made his on screen debut with the film '' Alluri Seetharama Raju'' in 1974. He acted in over ...
, 56, Indian film producer ('' Arjun'', ''
Athidhi ''Athidhi'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action romance film starring Mahesh Babu and Amrita Rao, directed by Surender Reddy and produced by G. Ramesh Babu, brother of Mahesh Babu, under their banner Krishna Pictures Private Limited. I ...
'') and actor ('' Mugguru Kodukulu''), liver disease. * Eddie Basinski, 99, American baseball player ( Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates,
Portland Beavers The Portland Beavers was the name of separate minor league baseball teams, which represented Portland, Oregon, in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The team was established in 1903, the first year of the PCL. Franchise history Many baseball teams ...
). *
Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated telev ...
, 93, American Hall of Fame songwriter ("
The Way We Were ''The Way We Were'' is a 1973 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. Arthur Laurents wrote both the novel and screenplay based on his college days at Cornell University and his ...
", " The Windmills of Your Mind", "
You Don't Bring Me Flowers "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" is a song written by Neil Diamond with Alan and Marilyn Bergman for the daily TV sitcom ''All That Glitters''. The song was intended to be the theme song, but Norman Lear, the show's creator, changed the concept of the ...
"),
Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...
winner (
1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
, 1974,
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
), respiratory failure. * Hanef Bhamjee, 75–76, South African-British anti-apartheid activist. * Lourdes Castro, 91, Portuguese abstract artist. * Bill Cornish, 84, Australian-British legal scholar. * José Curiel, 84, Venezuelan politician, governor of Falcón (1996–2000). * Truus Dekker, 99, Dutch actress (''
Turkish Delight Turkish delight or lokum ( ota, لوقوم) is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar. Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the gel; traditional varieties are often fl ...
'', ''
Soldier of Orange ''Soldier of Orange'' ( nl, Soldaat van Oranje, ) is a 1977 Dutch romance-thriller film directed and co-written by Paul Verhoeven and produced by Rob Houwer, starring Rutger Hauer and Jeroen Krabbé. The film is set around the German occupation of ...
''). * Don Dillard, 85, American baseball player (
Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ...
, Milwaukee Braves). *
Robin Fernando Pattiyage Robin Steven Fernando (born 15 June 1937 – died 8 January 2022 as රොබින් ප්‍රනාන්දු in inhala, popularly as Robin Fernando, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a stunt coord ...
, 84, Sri Lankan actor ('' Veera Puran Appu'', ''
Saptha Kanya Saptha Kanya ( si, සප්ත කන්‍යා) (''Meaning - Seven Virgins'') (also known as Upper Laxapana Mountain Range) is a mountain range in Maskeliya, Sri Lanka. In Tamil it is known as Anjimalai ( ta, அஞ்சிமலை) (''Me ...
'', ''
Kolompoor ''Kolompoor'' ( si, කොළොම්පූර්) is a 1999 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy, family film directed by Dinesh Priyasad and produced by Lalindra Wijewickrama for Lalindra Films. It stars comic duo Bandu Samarasinghe, and Tennyson Coor ...
''), complications from Parkinson's disease. * Mike Gore, 87, British-born Australian physicist. * Frank Hasenfratz, 86, Hungarian-born Canadian businessman (
Linamar Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) is an advanced manufacturing company where the intersection of leading-edge technology and deep manufacturing expertise is creating solutions that power vehicles, motion, work and lives for the future. The Company i ...
). *
Andrew Jennings Andrew Jennings (3 September 1943 – 8 January 2022) was a British investigative reporter. He was best known for his work investigating and writing about corruption in the IOC and FIFA. Early life Jennings was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, ...
, 78, British investigative journalist, aortic aneurysm. * Ramdas Kamat, 90, Indian musician and actor. *
Attila Kelemen Attila Béla Ladislau Kelemen (4 May 1948 – 8 January 2022) was an Hungarians in Romania, ethnic Hungarian Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament. He was a member of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDS ...
, 73, Romanian politician, deputy (1996–2016) and MEP (2007). * Michael Lang, 77, American concert producer, co-creator of
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, non-Hodgkin lymphoma. *
Aleksandr Lebedev-Frontov Alexander Lebedev-Frontov (russian: Александр Лебедев-Фронтов; 26 August 1960 – 8 January 2022) was a Russian painter, collagist, and musician. Life and career Lebedev-Frontov was born on 26 August 1960 in Leningrad, U ...
, 61, Russian painter, collagist, and musician. * Peter G. Levine, 61, American medical researcher. * Viktor Mazin, 67, Russian weightlifter, Olympic champion ( 1980). *
Jaime Ostos Jaime Ostos Carmona (8 April 1931 – 8 January 2022) was a Spanish bullfighter. Biography Ostos made his debut in Écija on 1 June 1952 alongside Bartolomé Jiménez Torres. His debut with '' picadors'' took place in Osuna on 5 April 1953 ag ...
, 90, Spanish bullfighter, heart attack. *
Michael Parks Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940 – May 9, 2017) was an American singer and actor. He appeared in many films and made frequent television appearances, notably starring in the 1969–1970 series '' Then Came Bronson'', but ...
, 78, American journalist and editor (''
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'', ''
The Baltimore Sun ''The Baltimore Sun'' is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries. Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by T ...
''), heart attack and kidney failure. *
Carmelo Pujia Carmelo Pujia (25 October 1852, Filadelfia - 20 August 1937) was an Italian bishop and archbishop. Offices *Bishop of Anglona-Tursi - appointed 13 July 1897, ordained bishop 16 January 1898 *Archbishop of Santa Severina The archdiocese of Santa Se ...
, 94, Italian politician, president of the
Province of Catanzaro The province of Catanzaro ( it, provincia di Catanzaro; Catanzarese: ) is a province of the Calabria region of Italy. The city Catanzaro is both capital of the province and capital of the region of Calabria. The province contains a total of 8 ...
(1970–1975) and deputy (1983–1994). * John Rambo, 78, American high jumper, Olympic bronze medallist (
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
), heart attack. * Nina Rocheva, 73, Russian cross-country skier, Olympic silver medallist ( 1980). * Stanislav Rudolf, 89, Czech writer, screenwriter and dramaturge. * Hiranmay Sen Gupta, 87, Bangladeshi nuclear physicist, member of the
Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Bangladesh Academy of Sciences is an academic forum for Bangladeshi scientists and technologists. Established in 1973, it aims to fulfill the role of promoting research and development of sciences in Bangladesh. History After the partition of ...
. * Sinan Al Shabibi, 80, Iraqi economist, governor of the
central bank A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union, and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central b ...
(2003–2012). *
Howard Solomon Martin Howard Solomon (August 12, 1927 – January 8, 2022) was an American businessman who was a partner at Hildred Capital Partners and the head of Forest Laboratories, a pharmaceutical company. He was also the father of novelist and writer Andr ...
, 94, American businessman (
Forest Laboratories Forest Laboratories was a company in the pharmaceutical industry incorporated in Delaware, with its principal office in New York City. It was known for licensing European pharmaceuticals for sale in the United States. On July 1, 2014, the compan ...
). * Sornphet Sornsuphan, 73, Thai luk thung singer. * Manfred Srb, 80, Austrian politician, MP (1986–1994). *
Kazuo Takahashi , ring name , is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1993 until 2013 (and then once again in 2018), he competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Pancrase, RINGS, K-1 HERO'S, and World Victory Roa ...
, 91, Japanese politician, governor of
Yamagata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Yamagata Prefecture has a population of 1,079,950 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 9,325 km² (3,600 sq mi). Yamagata Prefecture borders Akita Prefecture to the nor ...
(1993–2005). *
György Telegdy György Telegdy (10 May 1927 – 8 January 2022) was a Hungarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952) ...
, 94, Hungarian Olympic basketball player (
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
). * Keith Todd, 80, Welsh footballer ( Swansea Town, Pembroke Borough).


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* Jim Bakhtiar, 88, Iranian-born American college football player ( Virginia Cavaliers). *
Harley Balic Harley Balic (5 January 1997 – 9 January 2022) was a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Balic was born in Sandringham, Victoria. His father Eddie was ...
, 25, Australian
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( Fremantle,
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
). * Khalid Balti, 48–50, Pakistani militant commander, spokesman of the
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan The Pakistani Taliban (), formally called the Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan (Urdu/ ps, , lit=Student Movement of Pakistan, TTP), is an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed militant groups operating along the Afghan–Pakistani bo ...
, shot. * Bill Boomer, 84, American swim coach (
University of Rochester The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants Undergraduate education, undergraduate and graduate degrees, including Doctorate, do ...
). *
Moe Brooker Moe Albert Brooker (September 24, 1940 – January 9, 2022) was an African American painter, educator and printmaker. An abstract artist, he used vivid colors, lines, stripes, squares and circles to infuse a feeling of improvisational jazz in hi ...
, 81, American artist. * Franco Cavallo, 89, Italian sailor, Olympic bronze medalist (
1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...
). * Viktor Chakrygin, 37, Russian footballer ( Dynamo Makhachkala, Zenit Penza,
Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...
). * Michael Joe Cosgrave, 83, Irish politician, TD (1981–1992, 1997–2002). * Fiona Denison, 51–52, Scottish academic, suicide. *
Shakuntala Devi Shakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian mental calculator and writer, popularly known as the "Human Computer". Her talent earned her a place in the 1982 edition of ''The Guinness Book of World Records''. However, ...
, 90, Indian politician, MP (1957–1967). * Nicholas Donnelly, 83, British actor (''
Grange Hill ''Grange Hill'' is a British children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical comprehensive school. The show began its run on 8 February 1978 on BBC1, and was one of the longest-running progra ...
'', ''
Dixon of Dock Green ''Dixon of Dock Green'' was a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 19 ...
'', '' Lifeforce''). * Richard Dorman, 96, British diplomat, high commissioner to Vanuatu (1982–1985). * Wael el-Ebrashy, 58, Egyptian journalist and television presenter, complications from COVID-19. *
Maria Ewing Maria Louise Ewing (March 27, 1950 – January 9, 2022) was an American opera singer. In the early part of her career she performed solely as a lyric mezzo-soprano; she later assumed full soprano parts as well. Her signature roles were Blanche, ...
, 71, American opera singer, cancer. * Andrée Fortin, 68, Canadian sociologist and academic. * Tahani al-Gebali, 71, Egyptian judge, vice president of the supreme constitutional court (2003–2012), COVID-19. *
Derek Goldby Derek Tomlin Goldby (1940 – 9 January 2022) was an Australian-born theatre director who has worked internationally, particularly in Canada, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the United States and France. Early life Derek Goldby was born in Adel ...
, 81, Australian theatre director. *
Dwayne Hickman Dwayne Bernard Hickman (May 18, 1934 – January 9, 2022) was an American actor and television executive, producer and director, who worked as an executive at CBS and had also briefly recorded as a vocalist. Hickman portrayed Chuck MacDonald, B ...
, 87, American actor (''
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'' (also known as simply ''Dobie Gillis'' or ''Max Shulman's Dobie Gillis'' in later seasons and in syndication) is an American sitcom starring Dwayne Hickman that aired on CBS from September 29, 1959, to June 5 ...
'', ''
The Bob Cummings Show ''The Bob Cummings Show'' (also known in reruns as ''Love That Bob'') is an American sitcom starring Bob Cummings, which was broadcast from January 2, 1955, to September 15, 1959. The program began with a half-season run on NBC, then ran for tw ...
'', ''
Cat Ballou ''Cat Ballou'' is a 1965 American western comedy film starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin, who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his dual role. The story involves a woman who hires a notorious gunman to protect her father's ranch, and la ...
''), complications from Parkinson's disease. * Akira Inoue, 93, Japanese film director ('' Zatoichi's Revenge'', '' Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess'', '' Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict''), stroke and pneumonia. * Mike Jones, 80, Welsh painter. *
Toshiki Kaifu was a Japanese politician who served as the 77th Prime Minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991. Early life and education Kaifu was born on 2 January 1931, in Nagoya City, the eldest of six brothers. His family's business Nakamura Photo Studio w ...
, 91, Japanese politician,
prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
(1989–1991), pneumonia. * Roman Karpyuk, 57, Ukrainian teacher and politician, member (since 2010) and deputy chairman (since 2014) of the
Volyn Oblast Council The Volyn Oblast Council ( uk, Волинська обласна рада) is the regional oblast council (parliament) of the Volyn Oblast (province) located in western Ukraine. Council members are elected for five year terms. In order to gain re ...
. * Abdelkrim Kerroum, 85, Algerian footballer ( FC Sète 34, Troyes,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
). * Dušan Klein, 82, Czech film director and screenwriter (''
How the World Is Losing Poets ''How the World Is Losing Poets'' ( cs, Jak svět přichází o básníky) is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein, based on the novella ''Amatéři. Jak přichází svět o básníky'' by Ladislav Pecháček. It was released in ...
'', ''
How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions ''How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions'' ( cs, Jak básníci přicházejí o iluze) is a 1985 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein and written by Klein, together with Ladislav Pecháček. The second in the "Poets hexalogy", the tit ...
'', ''
How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives ''How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives'' ( cs, Jak básníkům chutná život) is a 1988 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein and written by Klein with Ladislav Pecháček. The third installment in the "Poets hexalogy", the title is ...
''). * Per Knuts, 83, Swedish Olympic runner (
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Jan ...
). *
Jean Maheu Jean Maheu (24 January 1931 – 9 January 2022) was a French government official. Life and career Maheu was the son of Director-General of UNESCO René Maheu and Inès Allafort du Verger. He studied at the Lycée Claude Bernard in Paris and at ...
, 90, French government official, president of the
Centre Pompidou The Centre Pompidou (), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou ( en, National Georges Pompidou Centre of Art and Culture), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of ...
(1983–1989), président-directeur général of
Radio France Radio France is the French national public radio broadcaster. Stations Radio France offers seven national networks: * France Inter — Radio France's " generalist" station, featuring entertaining and informative talk mixed with a wide variety o ...
(1989–1995). * James Maraniss, 76, American academic and
librettist A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major litu ...
, Pulitzer Prize winner (
2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...
), heart attack. * Thomas H. McTavish, 79, American accountant,
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(1989–2014). * James Mtume, 76, American musician ( Mtume) and songwriter ("
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", "
The Closer I Get to You "The Closer I Get to You" is a romantic ballad performed by singer-songwriter Roberta Flack and soul musician Donny Hathaway. The song was written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, two former members of Miles Davis's band, who were members of Flac ...
"). *
Nguyễn Côn Nguyễn Côn (15 May 1916 – 9 January 2022) was a Vietnamese politician. Biography He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam The Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Phó Thủ tướng Cộng hòa xã hộ ...
, 105, Vietnamese politician,
deputy prime minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president ...
(1967–1976). * Giacomo Properzj, 82, Italian politician, president of the
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(1990–1992). *
Bob Saget Robert Lane Saget (May 17, 1956 – January 9, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. Saget played Danny Tanner on the ABC sitcom ''Full House'' (1987-1995), and reprised the role for its Netflix sequel '' Fulle ...
, 65, American comedian, television presenter (''
America's Funniest Home Videos ''America's Funniest Home Videos'', also called ''America's Funniest Videos'' (abbreviated as ''AFV''), is an American video clip television series on ABC, based on the Japanese variety show ''Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan''. The show featur ...
'') and actor (''
Full House ''Full House'' is an American television Situation comedy, sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The show is about widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best ...
'', '' How I Met Your Mother''), blunt head trauma. * Jouni Seistamo, 82, Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Jan ...
,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
). * Bob Shearer, 73, Australian golf player and course architect, heart attack. *
Desmond de Silva Desmond or Desmond's may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Desmond'' (novel), 1792 novel by Charlotte Turner Smith * ''Desmond's'', 1990s British television sitcom Ireland * Kingdom of Desmond, medieval Irish kingdom * Earl of Desmond, Irish a ...
, 78, Sri Lankan singer, heart attack. * Marc Wilkinson, 92, Australian-British composer and conductor.


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Herbert Achternbusch Herbert Achternbusch ( Schild; 23 November 1938 – 10 January 2022) was a German film director, writer and painter. He began as a writer of avant-garde prose, such as the novel ''Die Alexanderschlacht'', before turning to low-budget films. He h ...
, 83, German film director ('' Hades'', ''
Der Neger Erwin ''Der Neger Erwin'' is a 1981 West German film directed by and starring Herbert Achternbusch. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Herbert Achternbusch as Der Neger Erwin * Annamirl Bierbichler as Die Wirtin ...
'', '' The Ghost''), writer, and painter. *
Robert Allan Ackerman Robert Allan Ackerman (June 30, 1944 – January 10, 2022) was an American film and theatre director. He directed numerous films since 1992. Ackerman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 1944 and moved to Kew Gardens, Queens, when he wa ...
, 77, American television and theatre director ('' Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'', ''
The Reagans ''The Reagans'' is a 2003 American made-for-television biographical drama film about U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his family. The network CBS had planned to broadcast the film in November 2003 during fall " sweeps", but was ultimately broad ...
'', '' Bent''), kidney failure. * Johan Anuar, 56, Indonesian politician, regent of Ogan Komering Ulu (2021), cancer. * Garry Bradbury, 61–62, British-born Australian electronic musician. (death announced on this date) *
Marion Brash Marion Brash (March 27, 1931 – January 10, 2022) was an American actress known for her work in television and cinema. Early years Brash was born in Berlin (as Marion Brasch), and came to the United States as a child. Her acting debut came in ...
, 90, German-born American actress (''
Search for Tomorrow ''Search for Tomorrow'' is an American television soap opera. It began its run on CBS on September 3, 1951, and concluded on NBC, 35 years later, on December 26, 1986. Set in the fictional town of Henderson in an unspecified state, the show fo ...
'', '' Slaughter''). *
Jan Ciechanowicz Jan Ciechanowicz ( Lithuanian: ''Ivanas Tichonovičius'', ''Janas Ciechanowiczius'', ''Janas Ciechanovičius''; Russian: Иван Станиславович Тихонович; 2 July 1946 – 10 January 2022) was a Polish Lithuanian politician ...
, 75, Lithuanian politician, member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1989–1991). *
John Cull John Douglas Cull (23 January 1951 – 10 January 2022), a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the rural seat of Tamworth from the 2001 by-election until 2003 for the National Pa ...
, 70, Australian politician, New South Wales MLA (2001–2003). * Vladimir Dolgov, 61, Ukrainian swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist ( 1980), stomach cancer. * James Drake, 89, American photographer (''
Sports Illustrated ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twi ...
''), lung cancer. * Jim Drake, 77, American film and television director (''
Night Court ''Night Court'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to May 31, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan municipal court presided over by a young, unorthodox judge, Harold "Harry" T. Stone (portray ...
'', ''
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' is an American satirical soap opera that aired in daily weeknight syndication from January 1976 to July 1977. The series follows the titular Mary Hartman, an Ohio housewife attempting to cope with various bizarre ...
'', '' Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol''). * Gérard Drouot, 69, French artistic director and live performance organizer, leukemia. * Ciro Durán, 84, Colombian screenwriter and film director ('' Gamín''). * Robert Durst, 78, American convicted murderer, subject of '' The Jinx'', cardiac arrest. * Joyce Eliason, 87, American television writer and producer ('' The Jacksons: An American Dream'', ''
Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, Unit ...
'', ''
A Loss of Innocence ''A Loss of Innocence'' (also known as ''The End of Eden'') is a 1996 American romantic drama television film that first aired on September 29, 1996, on the ABC television network. It is based on the novel ''On This Star'' by Virginia Sorensen. ...
''). * Alfred Gager, 79, Austrian footballer ( Austria Wien,
Wacker Wien Wacker may refer to: People *Wacker von Wackenfels * The Whacker, poker player Garry Bush's nickname * Wacker (surname) * ''Wacker'', a colloquial term for an inhabitant of Liverpool, England; a partial synonym for "scouser" Places * Wacker (He ...
,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
). *
Christian Gasc Christian Gasc (8 August 1945 – 11 January 2022) was a French costumer for film, theatre, and opera. He was a four-time winner of the César Award for Best Costume Design, one-time winner of the , and was once nominated for the Satellite Awar ...
, 76, French costume designer (''
Madame Butterfly ''Madama Butterfly'' (; ''Madame Butterfly'') is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story " Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Lut ...
'', ''
Farewell, My Queen ''Farewell, My Queen'' (french: Les Adieux à la reine) is a 2012 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot and based on the novel of the same name by Chantal Thomas, who won the '' Prix Femina'' in 2002. It gives a fictional account of th ...
''). * Christian Görlitz, 78, German film director. *
Gerry Granahan Gerald Granahan (April 20, 1932 – January 10, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work in the 1950s and 1960s. Life and career Granahan was born in Pittston, Pennsylvania on April 20, 1932. He ...
, 89, American singer-songwriter ("
Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry) "Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry)" is a song released in 1958 by Dicky Doo & the Don'ts, a recording alias of Gerry Granahan. The song's melody is based on the Battle Hymn of the Republic. The song spent nine weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reach ...
") and record producer. *
Ian Greenberg Ian Greenberg (15 June 1942 – 10 January 2022) was a Canadian businessman and media pioneer. He was the co-founder of Astral Media Inc. and served as its president and chief executive officer from 1996 until 2013. Early life Greenberg was born ...
, 79, Canadian businessman, co-founder of Astral Media. *
Brian Hannon Brian Desmond Anthony Hannon (5 October 1936 – 10 January 2022) was a Church of Ireland clergyman, who was Bishop of Clogher from 1986 to 2001. He was also the father of the singer and songwriter Neil Hannon, lead member of The Divine Comedy, ...
, 85, Irish Anglican prelate, lord bishop of Clogher (1986–2001). *
Aura Herzog Aura Herzog (Hebrew: אורה הרצוג) ( Ambache, 24 December 1924 – 10 January 2022) was an Israeli social and environmental activist, who served as the First Lady of Israel from 1983 to 1993; she was the wife of Chaim Herzog, the sixth P ...
, 97, Israeli social activist, first lady (1983–1993) and founder of the Council for a Beautiful Israel. * Francis Jackson, 104, British organist and composer. *
Khan Jamal Khan Jamal (July 23, 1946 – January 10, 2022), born Warren Robert Cheeseboro, was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. He founded the band Sounds of Liberation in 1970. He was described by Ron Wynn as "a proficient soloist when ...
, 75, American jazz vibraphonist, kidney failure. * Arthur J. Jelinek, 93, American anthropologist. * Glyn Jones, 85, English footballer (
Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...
,
Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...
,
Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and ...
). (death announced on this date) *
Friedrich Kurrent Friedrich Kurrent (10 September 1931 – 10 January 2022) was an Austrian architect and author. Biography He was a professor at the Technical University of Munich and a member of the Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste. Kurrent died on 10 ...
, 90, Austrian architect and author. *
Deon Lendore Deon Kristofer Lendore (28 October 1992 – 10 January 2022) was a Trinidad and Tobago sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won medals at the Pa ...
, 29, Trinidad and Tobago sprinter, Olympic bronze medallist (
2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...
), traffic collision. * Gary Lindstrom, 78, American computer scientist. * Liu Xianping, 83, Chinese writer. *
Øystein Lønn Øystein Lønn (12 April 1936 – 10 January 2022) was a Norwegian writer. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the short stories ''Prosesjonen'', and followed up with the novel ''Kontinentene'' in 1967. He remained a relatively unknown write ...
, 85, Norwegian writer. * Taskeen Manerwal, 72, Pakistani poet. *
Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este ( Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta, 7 April 1930 – 10 January 2022) was an Italian princess, the first-born child of Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta, and Princess Anne d'Orléans. Biography Margherita, bor ...
, 91, Italian aristocrat. * Mary A. Marsh, 91, American brigadier general. *
Don Maynard Donald Rogers Maynard (January 25, 1935 – January 10, 2022) was an American professional American football, football wide receiver known for playing for the New York Jets in the National Football League (NFL). He also played with the New York ...
, 86, American Hall of Fame football player ( New York Titans / Jets, New York Giants,
St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...
), Super Bowl champion (
1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
). * Ali Mitgutsch, 86, German illustrator, pneumonia. *
Shinji Mizushima was a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for several baseball manga, such as ''Yakyū-kyō no Uta'', ''Dokaben'', and '' Abu-san''. He is a two-time recipient of the Shogakukan Manga Award. His works have been collected into more than 54 ...
, 82, Japanese manga artist ('' Yakyū-kyō no Uta'', '' Dokaben'', '' Abu-san''), pneumonia. * Miguel Muñiz, 82, Spanish economist, president of
Official Credit Institute The Official Credit Institute (Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine ...
(1986–1995) and director of
Teatro Real The Teatro Real (Royal Theatre) is an opera house in Madrid, Spain. Located at the Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace, and known colloquially as ''El Real'', it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts in the ...
(2004–2012). * Valentine Palmer, 86, English voice coach, singer and actor ('' Doctor Who'', '' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'', ''
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
''). *
Chandrashekhar Patil Chandrashekar Patil (18 June 193910 January 2022), popularly known as Champa, was an Indian poet, playwright and public intellectual writing in Kannada. Patil was a recipient of the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry in 1989 and the Kar ...
, 82, Indian poet and playwright. * Alejandro Quiroz, 101, Mexican Olympic pentathlete ( 1948). * Olavi Rinteenpää, 97, Finnish Olympic steeplechase runner (
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
,
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
). * Nils A. Røhne, 72, Norwegian politician, deputy MP (1997–2009). *
Tina Scala Tina Scala (July 16, 1935 – January 10, 2022) was an Italian-born American actress, model, singer and poet. Early life The daughter of an Italian father and an Irish mother, Scala's early life was one of privilege. As Agatina Carmen Maria Scog ...
, 86, Italian-Irish actress ('' Capone''). * Burke Shelley, 71, Welsh bassist and vocalist ( Budgie). *
Colin Slater Colin Stuart Slater MBE (28 February 1934 – 10 January 2022) was an English sports commentator for BBC Radio Nottingham. Early life and career Slater was born in Bradford, England on 28 February 1934. He started his career as a journalist at ...
, 87, English football commentator (
BBC Radio Nottingham BBC Radio Nottingham is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Nottinghamshire. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on London Road in Nottingham city centre. According to RAJAR, the station has ...
). *
Ronald Stewart Ronald Alexander Stewart (April 13, 1927 – January 10, 2022) was a Canadian businessman and politician. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 1988, representing Simcoe South for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. ...
, 94, Canadian politician, MP (1979–1988). * Zhanat Suleimenov, 59, Kazakh military leader and politician, deputy minister of internal affairs (2017–2019), suicide. * Gerald Tanner, 100, Australian
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
( Richmond). * Silvia Tortora, 59, Italian journalist. * Abdurrahman Vazirov, 91, Azerbaijani politician, leader of Azerbaijan SSR (1988–1990). *
Gary Waldhorn Gary Peter Waldhorn (3 July 1943 – 10 January 2022) was an English actor and comedian known for his roles in British television and theatre. He is particularly remembered for his work in the main casts of several British sitcoms. Notable role ...
, 78, English actor (''
The Vicar of Dibley ''The Vicar of Dibley'' is a British sitcom which originally ran on BBC One from 10 November 1994 to 1 January 2007. It is set in a fictional small Oxfordshire village called Dibley, which is assigned a female vicar following the 1992 changes ...
'', ''
Brush Strokes ''Brush Strokes'' is a British television sitcom, broadcast on BBC television from 1986 to 1991. Written by Esmonde and Larbey and set in south London, it depicted the (mostly) amorous adventures of a wisecracking house painter, Jacko (Karl H ...
'', ''
All at No 20 ''All at No 20'' is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 10 February 1986 to 1 December 1987. Starring Maureen Lipman, it was written by Richard Ommanney, Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent and Alex Shearer. It was made for the ITV network by Tha ...
'').


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* Anatoly Alyabyev, 70, Russian biathlete, Olympic champion ( 1980 individual, 1980 relay), COVID-19. *Clyde Bellecourt, 85, American civil rights activist, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, cancer. *Jana Bennett, 66, American-born British media executive, brain cancer. *Orlando Busino, 95, American cartoonist. *Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık, 27, Turkish footballer (Galatasaray S.K., Galatasaray, Konyaspor, Turkey national football team, national team), traffic collision. *Jeffery Paul Chan, 79, American author (''Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian-American Writers'') and scholar. *Stephen Churchett, 74, British actor (''EastEnders'', '' Doctor Who'', ''Agatha Christie's Marple''). *Mike Cochran (journalist), Mike Cochran, 85, American journalist (Associated Press, ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram''). *Evence-Charles Coppée, 68, Belgian press director, director of ''Libération'' (1996–2005). *Jerry Crutchfield, 87, American music executive. *Mihir Das, 62, Indian actor (''To Bina Bhala Lagena'', ''Dream Girl (2009 film), Dream Girl'', ''Tu Mo Love Story''). *Razmik Davoyan, 81, Armenian poet. *Louis Dupré (philosopher), Louis Dupré, 96, Belgian religious philosopher. *Marion Fahey, 96, American superintendent. *Francesco Focardi, 72, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, vicar apostolic of Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri, Camiri (2009–2017). *Richard Folmer, 79, American actor (''The St. Tammany Miracle'', ''Mad Money (film), Mad Money'', ''Straw Dogs (2011 film), Straw Dogs''). *Jerzy Głowacki, 71, Polish Olympic cyclist (Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, 1972). *Dinos Hadjinicolas, 66, Cypriot politician, member of the House of Representatives (Cyprus), House of Representatives (2003–2011). *Marleen Hutchful, 35, Ghanaian actress (''Things We Do for Love (Ghanaian TV series), Things We Do for Love''), acute myeloid leukemia. *Boris Khazanov, 93, Russian writer. *Liv Lundberg, 77, Norwegian poet and novelist. *Magawa, 8, Cambodian African giant pouched rat, HeroRAT. *Duryodhan Majhi, 83, Indian politician, Odisha Legislative Assembly, Odisha MLA (1990–2019). *Kay McNamee, 91, Canadian Olympic swimmer (Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948, Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952). *Khaleel Mohammed, 66, Guyanese-Canadian religious scholar. (death announced on this date) *Abdillahi Nassir, 89, Kenyan Islamic scholar. *Hans Nisblé, 76, German politician. *Pang Chien-kuo, 68, Taiwanese politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (2002–2005), fall. *Klaus Ploghaus, 65, German hammer thrower, Olympic bronze medalist (Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw, 1984). *Karl Harrington Potter, 94, American Indologist. *A. G. S. Ram Babu, 59, Indian politician, MP (1989–2001), COVID-19. *Herman Rechberger, 74, Austrian-born Finnish composer. *Tim Rosaforte, 66, American golf writer (''
Sports Illustrated ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twi ...
'', ''Golf Digest'') and broadcaster (ESPN), complications from Alzheimer's disease. *Jordi Sabatés, 73, Spanish pianist. *Guy Sajer, 94, French writer (''The Forgotten Soldier'') and cartoonist. *Phil Samis, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), Stanley Cup champion (1948 Stanley Cup Finals, 1948). *Noureddine Sammoud, 90, Tunisian author. *David Sassoli, 65, Italian politician and journalist, Member of the European Parliament, member (since 2009) and President of the European Parliament, president (since 2019) of the European Parliament, complications from multiple myeloma. *Arna Schram, 53, Icelandic journalist (''DV (newspaper), DV'', ''Morgunblaðið'', ''Viðskiptablaðið''). *Ernest Shonekan, 85, Nigerian politician, Interim National Government, interim head of state (1993). *Snowfall (horse), Snowfall, 3, Japanese-bred Irish racehorse, euthanized. *Valentina Sorokina, 85, Russian politician, member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1971–1975). *Don Sutherin, 85, American Canadian Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders, Pittsburgh Steelers) and coach. *Charles V. Willie, 94, American sociologist. *Jules Wright (politician), Jules Wright, 88, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1967–1969).


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*Christopher Alao-Akala, 71, Nigerian politician, List of governors of Oyo State, governor of Oyo State (2006, 2007–2011). *Luis Castañeda, 76, Peruvian politician and lawyer, List of mayors of Lima, mayor of Lima (2003–2010, 2015–2018), cardiopulmonary arrest. *CPO Boss Hogg, 58, American rapper. *Marie-José Denys, 71, French politician, European Parliament, MEP (1989–1994, 1997–1999). *Jan Einar Greve, 88, Norwegian lawyer. *Colin Harburn, 83, Australian cricketer (Western Australia cricket team, Western Australia). *William Hogan (Canadian politician), William Hogan, 84, Canadian politician, Newfoundland and Labrador MHA (1989–1993). *Marc Janson, 91, Belgian-born French painter. *Willem Jewett, 58, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (2003–2017), assisted suicide. *Serge Koster, 81, French writer and academic. *Stjepan Lamza, 81, Croatian footballer (GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb, LB Châteauroux, Châteauroux, Yugoslavia national football team, Yugoslavia national team). *Everett Lee, 105, American violinist and conductor. *Frank Moe, 56, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2005–2008), brain cancer. *Chu Okongwu, 87, Nigerian economist and politician, Finance Minister of Nigeria, minister of finance (1986–1990). *Iraj Pezeshkzad, 94, Iranian writer (''My Uncle Napoleon''). *Waiphot Phetsuphan, 79, Thai luk thung singer. *Didier Poidyaliwane, 55, New Caledonian politician and pro-independence activist. *Richard W. Sabers, 83, American jurist, justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court (1986–2008). *Stephen H. Sachs, 87, American politician, Attorney General of Maryland, attorney general of Maryland (1979–1987). *Meier Schwarz, 95, German-born Israeli plant physiologist. *Shebby Singh, 61, Malaysian footballer (Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C., Johor, Kuala Lumpur City F.C., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia national football team, national team), heart attack. *Adi Andojo Soetjipto, 89, Indonesian jurist and lecturer. *Ronnie Spector, 78, American Hall of Fame singer (The Ronettes), cancer. *Sun Bigan, 80, Chinese diplomat, ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1990–1994), Iraq (1994–1998), Iran (1999–2002). *Taffy Thomas (jockey), Taffy Thomas, 76, Welsh jockey. *Ahmed Touili, 79, Tunisian academic. *Aminata Touré (Guinean politician), Aminata Touré, 69, Guinean politician, mayor of Kaloum (since 2018). *Eduard Vaytsyakhovich, 61, Belarusian politician, Supreme Council of Belarus, deputy (1996). *Geoff Wilson (Australian footballer), Geoff Wilson, 82, Australian
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
(Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn). *George O. Wood, 80, American Pentecostal minister, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God USA (2007–2017), cancer. *J. Robert Wright, 85, American Episcopalian priest and church historian, complications from COVID-19. *Joseph Zangerle, 72, Luxembourgish footballer (Union Luxembourg, Luxembourg national football team, national team).


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*Joe Babich, 81, New Zealand winemaker. *Jean-Jacques Beineix, 75, French film director (''Diva (1981 film), Diva'', ''Moon in the Gutter'', ''Betty Blue''), leukaemia. *Mario Cámpora, 91, Argentine diplomat, ambassador to the United Kingdom (1990–1994) and Belgium (1995–1999). *C. Thomas Caskey, 83, American geneticist. *Rick Cook (writer), Rick Cook, 77, American author. *L. Adrienne Cupples, 77, American epidemiologist and biostatistician, cancer. *Werner Delmes, 91, German field hockey player, Olympic bronze medalist (Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956). *Israel S. Dresner, 92, American Reform Judaism, Reform rabbi and civil rights activist, colon cancer. *Jim Forest, 80, American writer and lay theologian. *Larry Forgy, 82, American politician. *Arturo Frei Bolívar, 82, Chilean politician, Chamber of Deputies of Chile, deputy (1969–1973) and Senate of Chile, senator (1990–1998). *Lisa Goddard, 55, American climate scientist, breast cancer. *Donald Gurnett, 81, American space physicist. *John Hempel, 86, American mathematician. *William K. James, 86, American major general. *Kalamandalam Kuttan Asan, 84, Indian Kathakali artist. *Leon Lissek, 82, Australian-born British actor (''The Sullivans'', ''EastEnders'', ''Time Bandits''). *Ashling Murphy, 23, Irish music teacher and traditional music performer, strangled. *Cholly Naranjo, 87, Cuban baseball player ( Pittsburgh Pirates), complications from COVID-19. *Darby Nelson, 81, American politician and environmentalist. *Troy Pickard, 48, Australian politician, president of the Australian Local Government Association (2014–2016), mayor of city of Joondalup, Joondalup (2006–2017). *Wajeeh Qassim, 83, Palestinian politician and diplomat, ambassador to Morocco (1988–2005). *S. Ramesan, 69, Indian poet, orator and literary activist. *Chiara Samugheo, 86, Italian photographer. *Rudolf Schwemmbauer, 78, German politician. *Junior Siavii, 43, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs,
Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divi ...
, Seattle Seahawks). *Abdul Sajid Tamrin, 69, Indonesian politician, mayor of Baubau (since 2013). *Lambert Amon Tanoh, 95, Ivorian politician, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Ivory Coast), minister of education (1963–1970), COVID-19. *Terry Teachout, 65, American playwright and critic (''The Wall Street Journal''). *Len Tillem, 77, American attorney and radio broadcaster (KVON, KSRO, KGO (AM), KGO). *Claire Tomlinson, 77, British polo player and coach. *Sonny Turner, 83, American singer (The Platters), throat cancer. *Fred Van Hove, 84, Belgian jazz musician. *Giacomo Vianello, 74, Italian footballer (Como 1907, Como). *Raúl Vilches, 67, Cuban volleyball player, Olympic bronze medallist (Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1976), cancer. *Caroline Wickham-Jones, 66, British archaeologist, amyloidosis. *Lynn Yeakel, 80, American politician and academic administrator. *Farrukh Zeynalov, 79, Azerbaijani politician, National Assembly (Azerbaijan), deputy (2005–2010).


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*H. P. S. Ahluwalia, 85, Indian mountaineer. *J. Alexander (politician), J. Alexander, 83, Indian civil servant and politician, Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Karnataka MLA (1999–2004), heart attack. *Ann Arensberg, 84, American book publishing editor and author, COVID-19. *Flo Ayres, 98, American radio actress. *Ricardo Bofill, 82, Spanish architect, founder of Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura, COVID-19. *Boris Brozhovsky, 86, Russian cinematographer (''The Mysterious Wall'', ''The Cold Summer of 1953'', ''Dreams (1993 film), Dreams''). *Maria Aurora Couto, 84, Indian writer and educationalist. *Leonid Derkach, 82, Ukrainian politician, head of the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine, security service (1998–2001). *Jim Fahy, 75, Irish journalist (RTÉ News and Current Affairs). *Dallas Frazier, 82, American country musician and songwriter ("There Goes My Everything (song), There Goes My Everything", "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)", "Elvira (song), Elvira"). *Angelo Gilardino, 80, Italian composer, guitarist and musicologist. *Ron Goulart, 89, American author and comics historian. *Alice von Hildebrand, 98, Belgian-born American philosopher and theologian. *Thiago de Mello, 95, Brazilian poet and translator. *Lol Morgan, 90, English footballer (Rotherham United F.C., Rotherham United, Darlington F.C., Darlington) and manager (Norwich City F.C., Norwich City). *Sean Rice, 49, Canadian figure skater. *Edward Roberts (Canadian politician), Edward Roberts, 81, Canadian politician, Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, MHA (1966–1985, 1992–1996) and Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, lieutenant governor (2002–2006). *Maoi Roca, 47, Filipino basketball player (Batangas Blades) and actor, complications from diabetes. *Angelo Rossetto, 75, Italian Olympic rower (Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four, 1972). *John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, 94, British businessman and politician, chairman of Sainsbury's (1969–1992) and member of the House of Lords (since 1989). *Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry, 96, Indian Vedic scholar. *Paolo Schiavocampo, 97, Italian painter and sculptor. *Peter Seabrook, 86, British gardening writer and television broadcaster, heart attack. *Bill Seward, 63, American broadcaster, cancer. *Jaswant Singh (field hockey), Jaswant Singh, 90, Indian field hockey player, Olympic silver medallist (Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960). *Carol Speed, 76, American actress (''Abby (film), Abby'', ''Disco Godfather'', ''Dynamite Brothers''). *Anastasia Voznesenskaya, 78, Russian actress (''Major Whirlwind'', ''The Garage (1979 film), The Garage'', ''Station for Two''), COVID-19. *Kameshwar C. Wali, 94, Indian-born American physicist. *Dave Wolverton, 64, American writer (''The Runelords''), fall. *Yuri Zhuravlyov (mathematician), Yuri Zhuravlyov, 87, Russian mathematician.


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*Slim Andrews, 90, American country musician, cancer. *Rink Babka, 85, American discus thrower, Olympic silver medallist (Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw, 1960). *Amit Bhardwaj, 38, Indian businessman and convicted fraudster, cardiac arrest. *Marlon Bundo, 8–9, American rabbit and book subject (''A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo'', ''Marlon Bundo's A Day in the Life of the Vice President''). *Ebrahim Buzhu, 52, Dutch drug trafficker, shot. *Nino Cerruti, 91, Italian stylist, founder of Cerruti 1881, complications from hip surgery. *Ed Cheff, 78, American college baseball coach (Lewis–Clark State College). *Claire D. Clarke, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2001–2011). *Dan Einstein, 61, American record producer, Grammy winner (1987, 1988). *Ralph Emery, 88, American Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Hall of Fame disc jockey and television host. *Michelle Go, 40, American financial advisor, struck by train. *Michelle Grangaud, 80, Algerian-born French poet. *Daniel Guerrero, 76, Argentine actor (''Yo Se Que Mentia''), pulmonary embolism. *Joe B. Hall, 93, American National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame basketball coach (Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky Wildcats). *Paul Hinshelwood, 65, English footballer (Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace). *Bernard Ryosuke Inagaki, 93, Japanese philosopher and scholar, stomach cancer. *Michael Jackson (radio commentator), Michael Jackson, 87, British-American Radio Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame talk radio host (KABC (AM), KABC, KMZT (AM), KGIL), complications from Parkinson's disease. *Erwin Jaisli, 84, Swiss Olympic cyclist (Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960, Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964). *Stephen Kovacs, 50, American saber fencer and coach. *Jon Lind, 73, American songwriter ("Save the Best for Last", "Crazy for You (Madonna song), Crazy for You") and musician, cancer. *Jean-Claude Lord, 78, Canadian film director (''Deliver Us from Evil (1969 film), Deliver Us from Evil'', ''Toby McTeague'', ''Tadpole and the Whale'') and screenwriter, stroke. *Aurora del Mar, 87, Argentine actress (''Aquellos años locos'', ''Había una vez un circo'', ''Crazy Women (film), Crazy Women''). *Robert E. McCarthy, 82, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1971–1975) and Massachusetts Senate, Senate (1975–1981). *Alexa McDonough, 77, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Nova Scotia MLA (1981–1995) and MP (1997–2003), complications from Alzheimer's disease. *John McIndoe (minister), John McIndoe, 87, British Church of Scotland minister, List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, moderator of the General Assembly (1996–1997). *Félix Ormazabal, 81, Spanish politician, member of the Basque Parliament, Basque parliament (1980, 1984–1995). *Scot Palmer, 84, Australian sports journalist. *Robert Péri, 80, French footballer (FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, FC Metz, SC Toulon, Toulon). *Quarto Pianesi, 81, Italian Olympic field hockey player (Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960), COVID-19. *Beverly Ross, 87, American musician (Ronald & Ruby) and songwriter ("Lollipop (1958 song), Lollipop", "The Girl of My Best Friend"), dementia. *Ramazan Rragami, 77, Albanian football player (KF Vllaznia Shkodër, Vllaznia Shkodër, FK Partizani Tirana, Partizani Tirana, Albania national football team, national team) and manager. *Michel Ruhl, 87, French actor (''Death of a Corrupt Man'', ''Wild Reeds''). *María Cristina Sangri Aguilar, 81, Mexican politician, Chamber of Deputies (Mexico), deputy (1985–1991). *Steve Schapiro, 87, American photojournalist, pancreatic cancer. *David Schumacher (wrestler), David Schumacher, 90, Australian Olympic wrestler (Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle lightweight, 1956). *Nazim Hussain Siddiqui, 81, Pakistani politician and lawyer, Chief Justice of Pakistan, Chief Justice (2003–2005). *Tong Wai Ki, 82, Hong Kong politician, member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, People's PCC (2008–2013). *Hossein Valamanesh, 72, Iranian-Australian artist, heart attack. *Andrew P. Vayda, 90, Hungarian-born American anthropologist. *Reidar Webster, 87, Norwegian civil servant, State Conciliator of Norway, state conciliator (1988–2004).


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*Ibrahim Ashk, 70, Indian poet and lyricist, complications from COVID-19. *Jaco Azafrani, 89, Spanish football player (UD España, Rayo Vallecano) and manager (San Fernando CD, San Fernando). *Francis Bazire, 82, French Olympic cyclist (Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, 1964). *Tova Berlinski, 106, Polish-born Israeli painter. *Ethan Blackaby, 81, American baseball player ( Milwaukee Braves). *Morton J. Blumenthal, 90, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1971–1975). *Michael Brecher, 96, Canadian political scientist. *Rocco J. Carzo, 89, American football (Tufts Jumbos football, Tufts) and lacrosse coach (Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's lacrosse, Delaware). *William Cochran (tenor), William Cochran, 78, American opera singer. *Frederick R. Cohen, 76, American mathematician. *Carmela Corren, 83, Israeli singer ("Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder") and actress (''His Best Friend (1962 film), His Best Friend'', ''Don't Fool with Me''). *William Daley (ceramist), William Daley, 96, American ceramist and academic. *Brian DeLunas, 46, American baseball coach (Seattle Mariners, Missouri Tigers baseball, Missouri Tigers), kidney disease. *Rod Driver, 89, British-born American mathematician and politician, member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (1987–1995, 2009–2011). *Bas Edixhoven, 59, Dutch mathematician and academic. *Sten Elliot, 96, Swedish Olympic sailor (Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Dragon, 1960). *Alekos Fassianos, 86, Greek painter. *Richard J. Ferris, 85, American business executive (United Airlines Limited), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *Kevin Flynn (rugby union), Kevin Flynn, 82, Irish rugby union player (Wanderers F.C. (rugby union), Wanderers, Ireland national rugby union team, national team). *Françoise Forton, 64, Brazilian actress (''Estúpido Cupido'', ''Tieta (TV series), Tieta''). *Bob Gajda, 81, American bodybuilder. *John Rice Irwin, 91, American cultural historian, founder of the Museum of Appalachia. *Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, 76, Malian politician, List of heads of state of Mali, president (2013–2020), List of prime ministers of Mali, prime minister (1994–2000) and List of presidents of the National Assembly of Mali, president of the National Assembly (2002–2007). *Tafazzal Hossain Khan, 101, Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Jatiya Sangsad, MP (1979–1982), pneumonia. *Birju Maharaj, 83, Indian Kathak dancer, heart attack. *Charles McGee (pilot), Charles McGee, 102, American fighter pilot (Tuskegee Airmen). *Shaoli Mitra, 74, Indian playwright and actress (''Jukti Takko Aar Gappo''). *Lucienne Moreau, 88, French actress. *Andrei Mudrea, 67, Moldovan painter and plastic artist. *Paul Myners, Baron Myners, 73, British politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2008). *Georges Pelletier (doctor), Georges Pelletier, 82, Canadian doctor. *Alleppey Ranganath, 72, Indian composer (''Pappan Priyappetta Pappan'', ''Captain (1999 film), Captain''), film director and screenwriter (''Ambadi Thannilorunni''), COVID-19. *Jill Robb, 87, English-born Australian film producer and executive. *Shizuo Satō, 90, Japanese politician, House of Councillors (Japan), councillor (1992–1998), heart attack. *Jeremy Sivits, 42, American army reservist and Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse, convicted war criminal, COVID-19. *Jamie Vincent, 46, English footballer (AFC Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth, Swindon Town F.C., Swindon Town), heart attack. *Gale Wade, 92, American baseball player ( Chicago Cubs). *Rabia Zuberi, 81, Pakistani sculptor, founder of the Karachi School of Art.


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*Carlos Mario Álvarez, 54, Colombian politician, mayor of Armenia, Colombia, Armenia (2016–2018). *Rolf Bock, 85, German football manager (Borussia Dortmund, Rot-Weiss Essen), cancer. *Oliver Braddick, 77, British developmental psychologist. *Jonathan Brown (art historian), Jonathan Brown, 82, American art historian. *Juan Caviglia (gymnast), Juan Caviglia, 92, Argentine Olympic gymnast (Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952, Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960). *Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch, 71, American jazz singer. *Jackie Fisher (footballer, born 1925), Jackie Fisher, 96, English footballer (Millwall F.C., Millwall, AFC Bournemouth, Bournemouth). *Armando Gama, 67, Portuguese singer-songwriter ("Esta balada que te dou"). *Edward Irons, 98, American economist, heart disease. *Bill Jackson (television personality), Bill Jackson, 86, American television personality (''The BJ and Dirty Dragon Show,'' ''Gigglesnort Hotel''), complications from COVID-19. *Dean Jaensch, 85, Australian political scientist. *Michel Konen, 70, Belgian journalist. *Björn Natthiko Lindeblad, 60, Swedish economist and Buddhist monk, assisted suicide. *Benoît Lwamba, 76, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese magistrate, president of the Court of Cassation (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Court of Cassation (2015–2020). *Gilbert S. Merritt Jr., 86, American jurist, judge (since 1977) and chief judge (1989–1996) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. *Joseph M. Minard, 90, American politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1990–1994, 1998–2013). *Rasheed Naz, 73, Pakistani actor (''Qayamat – A Love Triangle In Afghanistan'', ''Khuda Kay Liye'', ''Baby (2015 Hindi film), Baby''). *Stan Neilly, 79, Australian politician, New South Wales Legislative Assembly, NSW MLA (1981–1988, 1991–1999). *Merrill Newman, 93, American army officer. *Keiji Nishikawa, 60, Japanese shogi player. *Patricia Kenworthy Nuckols, 100, American USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame field hockey player (United States women's national field hockey team, national team) and Women Airforce Service Pilots, WASP pilot. *Karim Ouellet, 37, Senegalese-born Canadian singer-songwriter. *M. K. Prasad, 89, Indian environmentalist, COVID-19. *Balram Singh Rai, 100, Guyanese politician, minister of home affairs (1961–1962). (death announced on this date) *Roger Samuels, 61, American baseball player ( Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants), cancer. *Mihir Sengupta, 75, Indian writer. *Raima Islam Shimu, Bangladeshi actress. (body discovered on this date) *Michel Subor, 86, French actor (''Le petit soldat'', ''Topaz (1969 film), Topaz'', ''Beau Travail''), traffic collision. *Ronald G. Tompkins, 70, American physician and academic. *Jennifer Toye, 88, British opera singer. *Hale Trotter, 90, Canadian-American mathematician. *Va'ai Papu Vailupe, 77, Samoan politician, Legislative Assembly of Samoa, MP (1991–2001, 2006–2011) and minister of justice (1996–1998). *Neela Wickramasinghe, 71, Sri Lankan singer, heart attack.


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*Lorenzo Alocén, 84, Spanish Olympic basketball player (Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968). *Hilario Candela, 87, Cuban-born American architect, COVID-19. *David Cox (statistician), Sir David Cox, 97, British statistician (Cox process, ''Point Processes''). *Narayan Debnath, 96, Indian cartoonist (''Handa Bhonda'', ''Bantul the Great'', ''Nonte Phonte''). *Guillaume Domingue, 36, Mauritian radio broadcaster. *Fanita English, 105, Romanian-born American psychoanalyst. *Burton M. Fine, 89, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1961–1965). *Dave Finney, 88, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1962–1977). *Ron Franklin, 79, American sportscaster (ESPN). *Francisco Gento, 88, Spanish football player (Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid, Spain national football team, national team) and manager (Granada CF, Granada). *Dick Halligan, 78, American musician (Blood, Sweat & Tears) and film composer (''Go Tell the Spartans'', ''Fear City''), Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Grammy winner (12th Annual Grammy Awards#Pop, 1970). *Lusia Harris, 66, American Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame basketball player (Delta State Lady Statesmen basketball, Delta State Lady Statesmen, Houston Angels), Olympic silver medalist (Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976). *Paavo Heininen, 84, Finnish composer and pianist. *Freddie Hughes, 78, American gospel and soul singer, complications from leukemia and COVID-19. *G. V. Kromah, 68, Liberian journalist, politician, and warlord. *Michelangelo La Neve, 62, Italian comics writer (''Dylan Dog'', ''Martin Mystère'') and screenwriter (''Diabolik (2021 film), Diabolik''). *Jean Laborde (politician), Jean Laborde, 99, French resistant and politician, deputy (1977–1995). *Ankica Lepej, 73–74, Croatian whistleblower, COVID-19. *Tito Matos, 53, Puerto Rican Requinto#Small drum, requinto player, heart attack. *Paddy Mendis, 88, Sri Lankan aviator, Commander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka), commander of the air force (1971–1976). *Jordan Michallet, 29, French rugby union player (FC Grenoble, CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, Rouen Normandie Rugby), suicide by jumping. *Alberto Michelotti, 91, Italian Italian Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame football referee and player (A.C. Fidenza 1922, Fidenza). *Arnold Mickens, 49, American football player (Indianapolis Colts). *Yvette Mimieux, 80, American actress (''The Time Machine (1960 film), The Time Machine'', ''The Black Hole (1979 film), The Black Hole'', ''Jackson County Jail (film), Jackson County Jail''). *Anatoliy Novikov, 75, Ukrainian judoka, Olympic bronze medalist (Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 70 kg, 1972). *Arvid Nyberg, 93, Norwegian politician, mayor of Trysil (1972–1999). *Jan Økern, 69, Norwegian business executive. *David L. Paul, 82, American banker (CenTrust Bank), real estate developer and convicted fraudster, complications from COVID-19. *Don Pepot, 88, Filipino comedian, actor (''Hee-Man: Master of None'', ''My Bugoy Goes to Congress'', ''Enteng the Dragon'') and radio host, COVID-19. *Donald Philbrick, 87, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1993–2007). *Elio Pietrini, 83, Argentine-Venezuelan actor (''Abigail (TV series), Abigail'', ''Amores de fin de siglo'', ''Destino de Mujer''), COVID-19. *Manoel Henriques Ribeiro, 76, Brazilian politician, mayor of Manaus (1986–1988). *Peter Robbins (actor), Peter Robbins, 65, American actor (''Peanuts animated specials, Peanuts'', ''Blondie (1968 TV series), Blondie'', ''A Ticklish Affair''), suicide. *Badal Roy, 82, Indian tabla player, percussionist and recording artist, COVID-19. *Vic Roznovsky, 83, American baseball player ( Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies). *Eliezer Schweid, 92, Israeli philosopher. *Stepan Shalaev, 93, Russian politician, chairman of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions (1982–1990). *Shi Jiuyong, 95, Chinese jurist, judge (1994–2010) and president (2003–2006) of the International Court of Justice. *Jan Smith (speed skater), Jan Smith, 76, American Olympic speed skater (Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics#Women's events, 1964), complications from a stroke. *André Leon Talley, 73, American fashion journalist (''Vogue (magazine), Vogue''), complications from a heart attack and COVID-19. *Eloy Tato Losada, 98, Spanish-born Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Magangué, Magangué (1969–1994).


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*Tommy Angell, 97, American Olympic fencer (Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964). *Yevgeny Aryeh, 74, Israeli theater director, playwright, and set designer. *Bill Beeny, 95, American Baptist minister. *Sonya Biddle, 64, Canadian actress (''Rebel High'', ''Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster'', ''The Bone Collector'') and politician. *Alica Bieliková, 79, Slovak politician, member of the National Council (Slovakia), National Council (1994–1998). *Antonio Borrometi, 68, Italian politician, deputy (1996–2001). *Leland Byrd, 94, American basketball player, coach and athletics administrator (Western Michigan Broncos, West Virginia Mountaineers). *Hans-Jürgen Dörner, 70, German football player (Dynamo Dresden, East Germany national football team, East Germany national team) and manager (SV Werder Bremen, Werder Bremen), Olympic champion (Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976). *Dan Dworsky, 94, American architect and football player (Michigan Wolverines football, Michigan Wolverines). *Nils Arne Eggen, 80, Norwegian football player (Vålerenga Fotball, Vålerenga, Norway national football team, national team) and manager (Rosenborg BK, Rosenborg). *Elmar Fischer, 85, Austrian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Feldkirch, Feldkirch (2005–2011), COVID-19. *Kirsten Fründt, 54, German politician. *Antonina Girycz, 82, Polish actress (''Katastrofa'', ''Hunting Flies (1969 film), Hunting Flies'', ''A Woman's Decision''). *Bob Goalby, 92, American golfer, Masters Tournament, Masters winner (1968 Masters Tournament, 1968). *Stanisław Grędziński, 76, Polish Olympic sprinter (Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, 1968), European champion (1966 European Athletics Championships, 1966). *Qazi Anwar Hussain, 85, Bangladeshi writer (''Masud Rana''). *Kenneth Norman Jones, 97, Australian public servant. *Michael Jones (Canadian musician), Michael Jones, 79, Canadian new-age pianist and composer. *Haig H. Kazazian Jr., 84, American geneticist, heart failure. *Fraser Kelly, 87, Canadian journalist and broadcaster. *Hardy Krüger, 93, German actor (''Barry Lyndon'', ''A Bridge Too Far (film), A Bridge Too Far'', ''The Wild Geese'') and author. *Richard Liversedge, 81, British Olympic luger (Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's singles, 1968, Luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's singles, 1972, Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics, 1976). *Anatoly Malofeyev, 88, Belarusian politician, speaker of the House of Representatives (Belarus), House of Representatives (1997–2002) and member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Politburo (1990–1991). *Gloria McMillan, 88, American actress (''Our Miss Brooks''). *Tom Mount, 82, American diver. *Aleksandr Nazarenko, 74, Russian historian, COVID-19. *Pan Ziqiang, 85, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. *Marcus Reichert, 73, American painter, photographer, and film director. *Nigel Rogers, 86, English tenor. *Rafael Rojas (tenor), Rafael Rojas, 59, Mexican operatic tenor. *Wilho Saari, 89, American musician. *Mohan Prasad Sharma, 87, Nepalese jurist, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal, Supreme Court (1998–1999). *Lyman F. Sheats Jr., 55, American pinball designer, suicide. *Billy Taylor (boxer), Billy Taylor, 69, British Olympic boxer (Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Featherweight, 1972). *Gaspard Ulliel, 37, French actor (''Hannibal Rising (film), Hannibal Rising'', ''Saint Laurent (film), Saint Laurent'', ''It's Only the End of the World''), César Award for Best Actor, César winner (42nd César Awards, 2017), skiing accident. *Jamye Coleman Williams, 103, American activist. *Brian Whittingham, 71, Scottish writer.


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*Martin Berthoud, Sir Martin Berthoud, 90, British diplomat, List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Trinidad and Tobago, high commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago (1985–1991). *Heidi Biebl, 80, German alpine skier, Olympic champion (Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill, 1960). *Bobs Worth, 16, Irish racehorse. *Gernot Böhme, 85, German philosopher and author. *Randy Boyd (ice hockey), Randy Boyd, 59, Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks). *David Bramwell (botanist), David Bramwell, 79, British botanist. *Bernardo Caraballo, 87, Colombian boxer, heart disease. *Athan Catjakis, 90, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1985–1993). *José Augusto Curvo, 72, Brazilian politician, deputy (1991–1995, 2016), complications from COVID-19. *Frank Dutton, 72, South African police officer. *Eduardo Flores, 77, Argentine footballer (Estudiantes de La Plata, Estudiantes), cancer. *Carla Galle, 73, Belgian Olympic swimmer (Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968). *Ron Grey, 91, Australian senior army officer and Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, Federal Police (1983–1988). *Gary W. Johnston, 57, American major general. *Benjamin Kogo, 77, Kenyan steeplechase runner, Olympic silver medalist (Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, 1968), prostate cancer. *Hattie Ladbury, 47, British actress (''Mrs Brown''), cancer. *Sergio Lepri, 102, Italian journalist, director of Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata, ANSA (1961–1990). *Emil Mangelsdorff, 96, German jazz musician. *Meat Loaf, 74, American singer ("Two Out of Three Ain't Bad", "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That), I'd Do Anything for Love") and actor (''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''), complications from COVID-19. *Juro Mětšk, 67, German composer. *Camillo Milli, 92, Italian actor (''Fantozzi subisce ancora'', ''L'allenatore nel pallone'', ''Il Marchese del Grillo''), complications from COVID-19. *Domingo Miras, 87, Spanish dramatist. *Klaus Peter Möller, 84, German politician, member (1977–2003) and president (1988–1991, 1995–2003) of the Landtag of Hesse. *Hideo Onchi, 88, Japanese film director (''Warabi no kō''), lung cancer. *Popcorn Deelites, 23, American racehorse and animal actor (''Seabiscuit (film), Seabiscuit''), colic. *René Robert (photographer), René Robert, 85, Swiss-born French photographer, hypothermia. *Clyde Sanger, 93, British-Canadian journalist and author. *Egon Schübeler, 94, German politician, member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein (1967–1987). *Elza Soares, 91, Brazilian singer. *Earl Swensson, 91, American architect (AT&T Building (Nashville), AT&T Building, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center). *Donald Serrell Thomas, 87, British crime fiction writer. *Karolos Trikolidis, 74, Austrian conductor. *Sam Wetzel, 91, American lieutenant general. *Kostiantyn Yastrub, 86, Ukrainian politician, chairman of the Cherkasy Oblast Council (1991–1992). *Irwin Young, 94, American film stock businessman.


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*Louie Anderson, 68, American comedian, actor (''Life with Louie'', ''Baskets (TV series), Baskets''), and game show host (''Family Feud''), Emmy winner (24th Daytime Emmy Awards, 1997, 25th Daytime Emmy Awards, 1998, 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, 2016), large B-cell lymphoma. *Rex Cawley, 81, American hurdler, Olympic champion (Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, 1964) and Men's 400 metres hurdles world record progression, men's 400 meter hurdles world record-holder (1964–1968). *Romualdo Coviello, 81, Italian politician, Senate of the Republic (Italy), senator (1987–2006). *Felicia Donceanu, 90, Romanian painter, sculptor, and composer. *James Forbes (basketball), James Forbes, 69, American basketball player, Olympic silver medalist (Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972), complications from COVID-19. *Francesco Paolo Fulci, 90, Italian diplomat, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, ambassador to the United Nations (1993–1999). *Krzysztof Gawedzki, 74, Polish-French mathematical physicist. *Clark Gillies, 67, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame ice hockey player (New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres), four-time Stanley Cup champion. *G. William Hamilton, 88, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1973–1975, 1977–1983). *William Higgins (tennis), William Higgins, 79, American tennis player. *Edwilda Gustava Isaac, 84, American civil rights activist. *Jean Jamin, 76, French ethnologist and anthropologist. *Arnie Kantrowitz, 81, American LGBT activist and author, complications from COVID-19. *Aftab Ahmed Khan, 81, Indian police officer, founder of the Anti-Terrorism Squad, post-COVID-19 pneumonia. *Czesław Krakowski, 71, Polish politician, Senate of Poland, senator (1993–1997). *Harry Kurschat, 91, German boxer, Olympic silver medalist (Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Lightweight, 1956). *Arlo U. Landolt, 86, American astronomer. *Arnis Līcītis, 76, Latvian actor (''The Favorite (1976 film), The Favorite'', ''Aquanauts (film), Aquanauts'', ''The Fairfax Millions''). *Adolfo Lugo Verduzco, 88, Mexican politician, president of Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI (1982–1986), Senate of the Republic (Mexico), senator (1982–1987) and List of governors of Hidalgo, governor of Hidalgo (1987–1993). *Elsa Malpartida, 60, Peruvian politician, member of the Andean Parliament (2006–2011). *Marcel Mauron, 92, Swiss footballer (FC La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland national football team, national team). *Valentin Mazikin, 76, Russian politician and volleyball administrator (VC Kuzbass Kemerovo). *David McGill (bowls), David McGill, 75, Scottish lawn bowler. *Fred Moore (Australian activist), Fred Moore, 99, Australian miner and trade unionist. *Anatoly Naiman, 85, Russian poet, translator, and writer. *Mace Neufeld, 93, American film producer (''The Hunt for Red October (film), The Hunt for Red October'', ''Invictus (film), Invictus'', ''The Equalizer (film), The Equalizer''). *Tatyana Nikolayeva (politician), Tatyana Nikolayeva, 102, Russian politician. *Axel Nikulásson, 59, Icelandic basketball player (Keflavík men's basketball, Keflavík, Grindavík men's basketball, Grindavík, KR men's basketball, KR) and coach. *Leonor Oyarzún, 102, Chilean family therapist, First Lady of Chile, first lady (1990–1994). *Jean-Luc Parodi, 84, French political scientist. *Robert Phillips (poet), Robert Phillips, 83, American poet and academic. *Howard Radford, 91, Welsh footballer (Bristol Rovers F.C., Bristol Rovers). *Petro Sardachuk, 83, Ukrainian diplomat, ambassador to Slovakia (1993–1994), Poland (1994–1998) and Finland (2001–2003). *Haim Shahal, 99, Israeli naval engineer. *Dennis Smith (firefighter), Dennis Smith, 81, American writer and firefighter, complications from COVID-19. *Arthur Tarnow, 79, American jurist, judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan (since 1998), heart disease. *Terry Tolkin, 62, American music journalist and music executive (Elektra Records, Touch and Go Records, No.6 Records). *Mario Trafeli, 93, American speed skater. *Antonino Valletta, 83, Italian politician, Senate of the Republic (Italy), senator (1994–2001). *Billy Waddy, 67, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings). *Gerald Weiß (politician), Gerald Weiß, 76, German politician, Bundestag, MP (1998–2009). *Zhang Jie (writer), Zhang Jie, 84, Chinese novelist.


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*Emilbek Abakirov, 92, Kyrgyz politician. *Denise Allen, 68, Australian politician, Victorian Legislative Assembly, Victorian MLA (2000–2002), cancer. *Judy Banks, 86, Australian television presenter (''Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A-Go-Go''). *Hartmut Becker, 83, German actor (''Escape from Sobibor'', ''o.k. (film), o.k.'', ''He Who Loves in a Glass House''). *Subhash Bhowmick, 71, Indian football player (SC East Bengal, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan AC, Mohun Bagan, India national football team, national team) and manager, kidney disease. *Jimmy Campbell (fiddler), Jimmy Campbell, 84, Irish fiddler. *Marc Crousillat, 62, French Olympic water polo player (Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988). *Gianni Di Marzio, 82, Italian football manager (S.S.C. Napoli, Napoli, Calcio Catania, Catania, U.S. Catanzaro 1929, Catanzaro). *Rasmi Djabrailov, 89, Russian actor (''Lăutarii'', ''Drama from Ancient Life'', ''The Return of the Battleship'') and stage director. *Pierre Escourrou, 84, French rugby league player (AS Carcassonne, France national rugby league team, national team). *Raphaël Esrail, 96, Turkish-born French resistance member and engineer, cancer. *Andrew Ezergailis, 91, Latvian-born American historian, complications from Parkinson's disease. *René Gagnon (painter), René Gagnon, 93, Canadian painter, cancer. *Johan Hultin, 97, Swedish-born American pathologist. *Robert Jashari, 83, Albanian football player (FK Partizani Tirana, Partizani Tirana, Albania national football team, national team) and manager (KS Kastrioti, Kastrioti). *Kathryn Kates, 73, American actress (''The Many Saints of Newark'', ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Shades of Blue (TV series), Shades of Blue''), lung cancer. *Katuutire Kaura, 80, Namibian politician, National Assembly (Namibia), MP (1990–2015). *Colm Keane, 70, Irish journalist (RTÉ Radio 1), cancer. *Craig McGregor, 88, Australian journalist. *Ralph Natale, 86, American mobster (Philadelphia crime family). *Agripino Núñez Collado, 88, Dominican Republic, Dominican Roman Catholic clergyman and scholar, rector of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (1970–2015). *Phyllis E. Oakley, 87, American diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration (1994–1997). *Hugo Ott, 90, German historian and academic. *Bill Owens (Massachusetts politician), Bill Owens, 84, American politician, member of the Massachusetts Senate (1975–1982, 1989–1992), COVID-19. *António Lima Pereira, 69, Portuguese footballer (FC Porto, Porto, F.C. Maia, Maia, Portugal national football team, national team). *Tuomo Polvinen, 90, Finnish historian, chief of the National Archives of Finland, National Archives (1970–1974). *Emerich Roth, 97, Czechoslovakian-born Swedish Holocaust survivor and writer. *Clive Sarstedt, 78, British pop singer ("My Resistance Is Low") and musician, heart attack. *Patrick Shai, 65, South African actor (''Red Scorpion'', ''Schweitzer (film), Schweitzer'', ''Generations (South African TV series), Generations''), suicide by hanging. *Kirti Shiledar, 69, Indian classical singer. *Sverre Stensheim, 88, Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier (Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1960, Cross-country skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics, 1964). *Thích Nhất Hạnh, 95, Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk (''The Art of Communicating'', ''Love Letter to the Earth''), co-founder of Plum Village Monastery. *Michael Thornhill, 80, Australian film producer, screenwriter, and director (''Between Wars'', ''The FJ Holden'', ''The Everlasting Secret Family''). *Roger Wallis, 80, British-Swedish journalist and radio presenter. *Alon Wieland, 86, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (2003–2014). *Joe Yukica, 90, American college football player and coach (Boston College Eagles football, Boston College Eagles, Dartmouth Big Green football, Dartmouth Big Green, New Hampshire Wildcats football, New Hampshire Wildcats).


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*Beegie Adair, 84, American jazz pianist. *William Álvarez (tennis), William Álvarez, 87, Colombian-Spanish tennis player and coach. *Kenes Aukhadiev, 83, Kazakh politician. *Edgar S. Cahn, 86, American law professor and counsel. *Renato Cecchetto, 70, Italian actor (''Parenti serpenti'', ''Fracchia la belva umana'', ''Pierino colpisce ancora'') and voice actor, traffic collision. *Marie-Claire Chevalier, 66, French abortion rights activist. *Noel Corngold, 93, American physicist. *Jay Cowan, 75, American-born Canadian politician, Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Manitoba MLA (1977–1990). *Narciso Debourg, 96, Venezuelan sculptor. *Božidar Đurašević, 88, Serbian chess player. *Maiquel Falcão, 40, Brazilian mixed martial artist, stabbed. *Enzo Fasano, 70, Italian politician, deputy (2001–2006, since 2018), cancer. *Trude Feldman, 97, American journalist (''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post''), member of the White House Press Corps. *Antonio Fernández (footballer), Antonio Fernández, 79, Spanish football player and coach (CD Málaga, Málaga). *Guo Shuyan, 86, Chinese politician, governor of Hubei (1990–1993). *Ezra Kanoho, 94, American politician, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1987–2006), heart failure. *Hiroyuki Konishi (politician), Hiroyuki Konishi, 85, Japanese politician, House of Councillors (Japan), councilor (1980–1992). *Serge Korber, 85, French film director (''An Idiot in Paris'', ''A Little Virtuous'', ''L'homme orchestre'') and screenwriter. *Barbara Krafftówna, 93, Polish actress (''Tonight a City Will Die'', ''How to Be Loved'', ''The Saragossa Manuscript (film), The Saragossa Manuscript''). *Keto Losaberidze, 72, Georgian archer, Olympic champion (Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's individual, 1980). *Lourdes Maldonado López, 52, Mexican journalist, shot. *Jean-Claude Mézières, 83, French comic book artist (''Valérian and Laureline''). *Bruce Miller (soil scientist), Bruce Miller, 99, New Zealand soil chemist and scientific administrator. *Thierry Mugler, 73, French fashion designer. *Baillieu Myer, 96, Australian businessman and philanthropist. *R. Nagaswamy, 91, Indian historian, archaeologist and epigraphist. *Osea Naiqamu, 60, Fijian politician, Parliament of Fiji, MP (since 2014). *Carlo Parietti, 71, Italian journalist and trade unionist. *Roberto Romulo, 83, Filipino businessman and diplomat, Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines), secretary of foreign affairs (1992–1995). *Guy Saint-Pierre, 87, Canadian politician and businessman, National Assembly of Quebec, Quebec MNA (1970–1976). *Larry Salmans, 84, American politician, member of the Kansas Senate (1997–2005). *Janet Scott (scientist), Janet Scott, 57, South African chemist. *Alan A. Stone, 92, American lecturer and psychologist, laryngeal cancer. *Ralph Thompson (poet), Ralph Thompson, 93, Jamaican poet. *Armido Torri, 83, Italian Olympic rower (Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's eight, 1960). *Lavrentije Trifunović, 86, Serbian Orthodox prelate, eparch of Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Europe, Western Europe (1973–1989) and Eparchy of Šabac, Šabac (since 1989). *Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, 72, Ugandan economist and banker, governor of the Bank of Uganda (since 2001), complications from diabetes. *Zofia Walasek, 89, Polish Olympic middle-distance runner (Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres, 1960). *Glyndwr Williams, 89, British historian. *Rolf Zehetbauer, 92, German production designer (''Cabaret (1972 film), Cabaret'', ''The NeverEnding Story (film), The NeverEnding Story'', ''Das Boot''), Academy Award for Best Production Design, Oscar winner (45th Academy Awards, 1973).


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*Theresa Amayo, 88, Brazilian actress (''S.O.S. Mulheres ao Mar'', ''The Pilgrim (2014 film), The Pilgrim''). *John Arrillaga, 84, American real estate developer and philanthropist. *Aftab Baloch, 68, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistan national cricket team, national team). *Tadeusz Bradecki, 67, Polish actor (''Camera Buff'', ''The Constant Factor'', ''Schindler's List'') and stage director. *Olavo de Carvalho, 74, Brazilian polemicist and conspiracy theorist, COVID-19. *Szilveszter Csollány, 51, Hungarian gymnast, Olympic champion (Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's rings, 2000), COVID-19. *Constance Edjeani-Afenu, Ghanaian military officer. *Ron Esau, 67, American racing driver. *Ronnie Fearn, Baron Fearn, 90, British politician, MP (1987–1992, 1997–2001), member of the House of Lords (2001–2018). *Greta Ferušić, 97, Bosnian architect and academic, survivor of Auschwitz and the Siege of Sarajevo. *Fatma Girik, 79, Turkish actress (''Karakolda Ayna Var'', ''Kız Kolunda Damga Var'', ''Seviştiğimiz Günler''), complications from COVID-19. *Silvia Gmür, 82, Swiss architect. *Tomoo Ishii, 98, Japanese golfer. *Hubertus Kramer, 62, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (since 2005). *Miriam Naor, 74, Israeli jurist, president of the Supreme Court of Israel, Supreme Court (2015–2017). *Felix Neuhaus, 93, Swiss Olympic wrestler (Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight, 1952). *Sally Olsen (Minnesota politician), Sally Olsen, 87, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1979–1992). *Stevan K. Pavlowitch, 88, Serbian-born British historian. *Ayberk Pekcan, 51, Turkish actor (''Mustang (film), Mustang'', ''Winter Sleep (film), Winter Sleep''), lung cancer. *Osvaldo Peredo (musician), Osvaldo Peredo, 91, Argentine tango singer. *Joaquim Amado Quevedo, 75, Brazilian politician, mayor of Tatuí (1983–1987, 1993–1996). *Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar, 74, Pakistani politician, National Assembly of Pakistan, MNA (2013–2018). *Sheldon Silver, 77, American politician, member (1977–2015) and List of speakers of the New York State Assembly, speaker (1994–2015) of the New York State Assembly. *Arnaud Spire, 82, French journalist (''L'Humanité''). *Borislav Stevanović, 46, Serbian footballer (FK Radnički Niš, Radnički Niš, FK Rad, Rad, FK BASK, BASK). *Mark Thomas (flutist), Mark Thomas, 90, American flutist.


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*Ekundayo Adeyinka Adeyemi, 84, Nigerian academic and architect. *Judd Bernard, 94, American film producer (''Double Trouble (1967 film), Double Trouble'', ''Blue (1968 film), Blue''. ''The Marseille Contract''). *Hector Borda Leaño, 94–95, Bolivian politician, anthropologist, and poet, member of the Chamber of Senators (Bolivia), Chamber of Senators (1982–1985). *Wyn Calvin, 96, Welsh comedian and entertainer. *Svetlana Căpățînă, 52, Moldovan politician, Parliament of Moldova, deputy (since 2021), complications from COVID-19. *Etchika Choureau, 92, French actress (''Children of Love'', ''A Girl from Paris'', ''Darby's Rangers''). *Jean-Claude Corbeil, 89, Canadian linguist and lexicographer. *Barry Cryer, 86, English comedian (''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'') and screenwriter (''Doctor in the House (TV series), Doctor in the House''). *Hardev Dilgir, 82, Indian lyricist ("Tere Tille Ton"), heart attack. *Erwin Eisch, 94, German artist. *Vladimir Gubarev, 83, Russian writer and journalist. *Bill Hodgson (curler), Bill Hodgson, 77, Canadian curler. *Wim Jansen, 75, Dutch football player (Feyenoord, Netherlands national football team, national team) and manager (Celtic F.C., Celtic), complications from dementia. *Fredrik Johansson (musician), Fredrik Johansson, 47, Swedish heavy metal musician (Dark Tranquillity), cancer. *Mirza Khan, 97, Pakistani Olympic hurdler (Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, 1952). *Pat King, 77–78, Scottish bassist (Manfred Mann's Earth Band). *David Elliot Loye, 96, American author and psychologist. *Donald Mahler, 88, American ballet dancer, choreographer and stage director. *Ramón Martínez (governor), Ramón Martínez, 73, Venezuelan politician, Senate of Venezuela, senator (1998–2000) and governor of Sucre (state), Sucre (1992–1998, 2000–2008), COVID-19. *David G. Mugar, 82, American businessman and philanthropist. *Bill Needham, 90, Canadian ice hockey player (Grand Rapids Rockets, Toledo Blades, Toledo Hornets) and coach (Cleveland Crusaders). *Joseph T. O'Neill, 90, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1967–1971) and Minnesota Senate, Senate (1971–1977). *Edna O'Shaughnessy, 97, South African-born British psychoanalyst. *Ozzie (gorilla), Ozzie, 60, African-born American western lowland gorilla, oldest male gorilla in captivity. *Dojčin Perazić, 76, Montenegrin footballer (Red Star Belgrade, FK Vojvodina, Vojvodina, ADO Den Haag, FC Den Haag). *Andy Ross (music executive), Andy Ross, 65, British music executive. *José Ruiz Baos, 75, Spanish bullfighter, complications from a stroke. *Milena Salvini, 88, Italian-born French Kathakali dancer. *Ann Schonberger, 81, American educator. *Gert Schutte, 82, Dutch politician, House of Representatives (Netherlands), MP (1981–2001). *Richard Stearns (sailor), Richard Stearns, 94, American sailor, Olympic silver medalist (Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Star, 1964). *Crispin Tickell, Sir Crispin Tickell, 91, British environmentalist and diplomat, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, permanent representative to the United Nations (1987–1990), pneumonia. *Esteban Torres, 91, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–1999). *Mark Tseitlin, 78, Kyrgyz-born Israeli chess grandmaster. *Dolores Wilson (baseball), Dolores Wilson, 93, American baseball player (Peoria Redwings, Chicago Colleens). *Heinz Werner Zimmermann, 91, German composer.


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*Esther Alzaibar, 91, Venezuelan ceramic artist. *Juan Báez, 86, Puerto Rican Olympic basketball player (Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960, Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964). *David Bannett, 100, American-Israeli electronics engineer, inventor of the Shabbat elevator. *Hamman Bello, 78, Nigerian customs officer, comptroller-general of the Nigerian Customs Service (2008–2009). *Bud Brown (politician), Bud Brown, 94, American politician, United States Secretary of Commerce, secretary of commerce (1987), member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1965–1983). *Augusto Cicaré, 84, Argentine inventor, engineer, and aviation designer (Cicaré CK.1), founder of Cicaré. *Philippe Contamine, 89, French historian. *Gérald Ducimetière, 81, Swiss-born French artist. *Nora England, 75, American linguist. *Ludmila Ferber, 56, Brazilian Christian singer-songwriter and writer. *Roland Glowinski, 84, French-American mathematician. *Iván Guzmán de Rojas, 87, Bolivian artist, mathematician, and scientist. *Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, 85, Australian actress (''Jedda'') and Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal activist. *Narcélio Limaverde, 90, Brazilian radiologist and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará (1987–1990). *Elgen Long, 94, American aviator. *Janet Mead, 84, Australian Roman Catholic nun and singer ("The Lord's Prayer (Sister Janet Mead song), The Lord's Prayer"), cancer. *Jan Michalik, 73, Polish Olympic wrestler (Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg, 1968, Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg, 1972). *Moses J. Moseley, 31, American actor (''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'', ''Queen of the South (TV series), Queen of the South'', ''Watchmen (TV series), Watchmen''). *Ludwig Müller (runner), Ludwig Müller, 90, German Olympic middle-distance runner (Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, 1960). *Thomas M. Neuville, 71, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1990–2008). *Víctor Paredes Guerra, 77, Peruvian politician, member (1990–1992), and President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru, president (1990–1991) of the Congress of the Republic of Peru, Congress of the Republic, COVID-19. *Ruy Pérez Tamayo, 97, Mexican pathologist and immunologist. *Julio Radilović, 93, Croatian comic book artist. *Mohamad Jemuri Serjan, 92, Malaysian jurist, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak, chief judge of Sabah and Sarawak (1991–1994). *Jeremiah Stamler, 102, American cardiovascular epidemiologist. *Ernst Stankovski, 93, Austrian actor (''To Be Without Worries'', ''The Good Soldier Schweik (1960 film), The Good Soldier Schweik'', ''Help, I Love Twins''). *Morgan Stevens, 70, American actor (''Fame (1982 TV series), Fame'', ''A Year in the Life'', ''Melrose Place''), heart disease. *Tony Urquhart, 87, Canadian painter. *Tim Van Galder, 77, American football player (History of the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL), St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (KMOV), cancer. *Peter Wood (cricketer), Peter Wood, 70, English cricketer (Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, Nottinghamshire). *Glenn Yates Jr., 94, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1965–1971).


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*Alain Bancquart, 87, French composer. *Georg Christoph Biller, 66, German choral conductor, Thomaskantor (1992–2015). *Bill Borders, 91, American Olympic wrestler (Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight, 1952). *Tommy Brennan, 89, Scottish trade unionist and political activist. *Buck's Boy, 29, American thoroughbred racehorse. *Gwinyai Chingoka, 39, Zimbabwean tennis player, complications from a traffic collision. *Gene Clines, 75, American baseball player ( Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers),
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champion (1971 World Series, 1971). *Morty Craft, 101, American songwriter ("Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)"), record producer, and music executive (Warwick Records (United States) , Warwick Records). *Dai Yongnian, 92, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. *Antoine Dalla Cieca, 90, French football player (Racing Club de France Football) and manager (Paris FC). *Andy Devine (English actor), Andy Devine, 79, English actor (''
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'', ''Queer as Folk (UK TV series), Queer as Folk''), complications from a fall. *Mohammad Ali Farrokhian, 86, Iranian wrestler. *Edwin F. Flowers, 91, American judge, justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1975–1976). *Veronica Gibson, Lady Veronica Gibson, 85, Scottish arts patron. *Gary K. Hart, 78, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1974–1982) and California State Senate, Senate (1982–1994). *Pavlo Kuznietsov, 71, Ukrainian politician, Verkhovna Rada, deputy (1998–2002), COVID-19. *Martin Leach-Cross Feldman, 87, American jurist, judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (since 1983). *Mark Levine (musician), Mark Levine, 83, American jazz musician, author, and educator, pneumonia. *Woody Mann, 69, American guitarist. *Nedjeljko Mihanović, 91, Croatian politician, Speaker of the Croatian Parliament, speaker of the Parliament (1994–1995) and member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. *Max Moszkowicz, 95, German-born Dutch lawyer. *René de Obaldia, 103, French playwright and poet, member of the Académie Française. *László Palácsik, 62, Hungarian Olympic biathlete (Biathlon at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Individual, 1984). *María Pellicer, 72, Spanish politician, deputy (1993–1996), member of the Cortes of Aragon, Aragonese Courts (1999–2011) and mayor of Castejón de Sos (2003–2011). *Matthew Reeves, 44, American murderer, execution by lethal injection. *Ri Yong-mu, 97, North Korean military officer, vice president of the National Defence Commission (since 2007), heart attack. *Mick Ryan (racehorse trainer), Mick Ryan, 80, British racehorse trainer. *Salih Šehović, 85, Bosnian footballer (FK Leotar, Leotar, FK Sarajevo, Sarajevo, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb). *Susan Shaw (conservationist), Susan Shaw, 78, American environmental health scientist, ocean conservationist, and author, founder of the Shaw Institute. *Charanjit Singh (hockey player), Charanjit Singh, 90, Indian field hockey player, Olympic champion (Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964). *Karl Spiehs, 90, Austrian film producer (''Dance with Me Into the Morning'', ''Always Trouble with the Teachers'', ''Cola, Candy, Chocolate''). *Arnold Squitieri, 85, American mobster. *John St. Cyr, 86, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1967–1972). *Coulson Tough, 95, American architect. *Diego Verdaguer, 70, Argentine singer-songwriter, COVID-19. *Kenneth Wannberg, 91, American composer (''The Tender Warrior'', ''The Great American Beauty Contest'', ''The Four Deuces'') and sound editor.


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*Alphabet Soup (horse), Alphabet Soup, 30, American racehorse, euthanized. *George Ayittey, 76, Ghanaian economist, president of the Free Africa Foundation. *Joseph Belmont, 74, Seychellois politician, Vice-President of Seychelles, vice president (2004–2010). *Erik Bennett (Royal Air Force officer), Sir Erik Bennett, 93, British Royal Air Force vice-marshal. *Garry Knox Bennett, 87, American woodworker. *Richard Christiansen (critic), Richard Christiansen, 90, American theatre and film critic (''The Chicago Tribune''). *Richard L. Duchossois, 100, American National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame racetrack (Arlington Park, Churchill Downs) and racehorse owner. *Paolo Gioli, 79, Italian film director and photographer. *Werner Großmann, 92, German Stasi general. *Lali Gulisashvili, 66, Georgian poet. *John Hare (conservationist), John Hare, 87, British conservationist, author and explorer. *Heidemarie Koch, 78, German Iranologist. *Brigitte Kowanz, 64, Austrian artist. *Hans-Peter Lanig, 86, German alpine skier, Olympic silver medalist (Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill, 1960). *Guy Laporte, 69, French rugby union player (Sporting Club Graulhetois, SC Graulhet, France national rugby union team, national team), heart attack. *Donald May, 92, American actor (''Colt .45 (TV series), Colt .45'', ''The Edge of Night'', ''Texas (TV series), Texas''), laryngeal cancer. *Mel Mermelstein, 95, Czechoslovakian-born American Holocaust survivor, complications from COVID-19. *Gilles Mirallès, 55, French chess player. *Abang Muhammad Salahuddin, 100, Malaysian politician, Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, governor of Sarawak (1977–1981, 2001–2014). *Harry Steele (businessman), Harry Steele, 92, Canadian businessman. *Wayne Stenehjem, 68, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1976–1979) and North Dakota Senate, Senate (1980–2000), and North Dakota Attorney General, attorney general (since 2000). *Elis Svärd, 25, Swedish golfer. *John Tuttle (politician), John Tuttle, 70, American politician, member of the Maine Senate (1984–1988, 2012–2014) and four-time member of the Maine House of Representatives, House of Representatives. *Vladimir Virchis, 48, Ukrainian boxer, suicide by hanging.


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*Suresh Bansal, 78, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh MLA (2012–2017), COVID-19. *Tony Barrand, 76, British-born American folk singer and academic. *Marie-Françoise Baslez, 75, French historian and academic. *Jean-Paul Bordeleau, 78, Canadian politician, National Assembly of Quebec, Quebec MNA (1976–1985). *Rashid Byramji, 88, Indian horse trainer. *Barbara A. Curran, 81, American politician and judge, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1974–1980), judge of the New Jersey Superior Court (1992–2000). *Des Drummond, 63, British rugby league player (Leigh Centurions, Leigh, Warrington Wolves, Warrington, Great Britain national rugby league team, national team). *Marty Engel, 90, American Olympic hammer thrower (Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw, 1952). *Leonard Fenton, 95, English actor (''EastEnders''). *David Gordon (choreographer), David Gordon, 85, American dancer and choreographer. *David Green (baseball), David Green, 61, Nicaraguan baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants), respiratory failure. *Rainer Hannig, 69, German Egyptologist. *Howard Hesseman, 81, American actor (''WKRP in Cincinnati'', ''This Is Spinal Tap'', ''Head of the Class''), complications from colon surgery. *Jo Kendall, 81, British actress (''
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
''), comedian (''I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again'') and writer. *Rudi Kopp, 95, German Olympic cross-country skier (Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics, 1952, Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics, 1956). *Kathryn Lance, 78, American author. *Sam Lay, 86, American Hall of Fame drummer (Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield Blues Band). *Simon Lokodo, 64, Ugandan politician. *Michelle Marquais, 95, French actress (''The Taking of Power by Louis XIV'', ''Villa Amalia (film), Villa Amalia''). *Ralph Mellanby, 87, Canadian sportscaster and television producer (''Hockey Night in Canada''). *Mary Ryan Munisteri, 83, American soap writer (''Ryan's Hope'', ''Loving (TV series), Loving'', ''Tribes (TV series), Tribes''). *Bernard Quilfen, 72, French road racing cyclist. *Hermenegildo Ramírez Sánchez, 92, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, territorial prelate of Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Huautla, Huautla (1975–2005), COVID-19. *Danny Ranes, 78, American serial killer. *Gerd Schädlich, 69, German football manager (Chemnitzer FC, FC Erzgebirge Aue, Erzgebirge Aue, FSV Zwickau). *Les Shapiro, 65, American sports broadcaster (
CBS Sports CBS Sports is the sports division of the American television network CBS. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on W 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on W ...
, ESPN), lung cancer. *Brijraj Singh, 87, Indian politician, MP (1962–1977), cardiac arrest. *Iqbal Singh (spiritual leader), Iqbal Singh, 95, Indian spiritual leader, founder of Eternal University and Akal University. *John K. Singlaub, 100, American military officer, co-founder of Western Goals Foundation. *Pete Smith (actor), Pete Smith, 63, New Zealand actor (''The Quiet Earth (film), The Quiet Earth'', ''The Piano'', ''Once Were Warriors (film), Once Were Warriors''), kidney disease. *Michael Spafford, 86, American artist, lung cancer. *Victor Sulin, 79, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1991–1995). *Freddy Thielemans, 77, Belgian politician, mayor of City of Brussels, Brussels (1994–1995, 2001–2013). *Jon Western, 58, American political scientist. *Kohei Yoshiyuki, 76, Japanese photographer.


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*Frans Aerenhouts, 84, Belgian road racing cyclist. *Francis Apesteguy, 69, French photographer. *Jon Appleton, 83, American composer and educator. *Geoffrey Ashe, 98, British cultural historian and author. *Michael Beahan, 85, British-born Australian politician, Australian Senate, member (1987–1996) and president of the Australian Senate (1995–1996). *Maya Buzinova, 92, Russian animator (''The Mitten (film), The Mitten'', ''Gena the Crocodile (film), Gena the Crocodile'', ''Cheburashka (1971 film), Cheburashka''). *Graham Campbell, 85, Australian Australian rules football, football player (Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy) and coach (West Perth Football Club, West Perth, Glenelg Football Club, Glenelg). *Art Cooley, 87, American naturalist and environmental activist, co-founder of the Environmental Defense Fund. *Roberto Digón, 86, Argentine politician and sports executive (Boca Juniors), Argentine Chamber of Deputies, deputy (1985–1989, 1993–1997), COVID-19. *Alphonse Douati, 67, Ivorian politician. *Piero Gamba, 85, Italian orchestral conductor and pianist. *Terry Garrity, 82, American author (The Sensuous Woman, ''The Sensous Woman''). *Barney Glaser, 91, American sociologist. *Lino Graglia, 92, American legal scholar. *Graciela Gutiérrez Marx, 79, Argentine artist. *Jeffrey A. Hutchings, 63, Canadian fisheries scientist. *Jeff Innis, 59, American baseball player (New York Mets), cancer. *Yale Kamisar, 92, American legal scholar and author. *Cheslie Kryst, 30, American television presenter (''Extra (American TV program), Extra'') and beauty queen (Miss USA 2019), suicide by jumping. *Leonid Kuravlyov, 85, Russian actor (''The Golden Calf (1968 film), The Little Golden Calf'', ''Seventeen Moments of Spring'', ''The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed''), pneumonia. *Barry Lane (British Army officer), Barry Lane, 89, British Army officer, complications from Parkinson's disease. *Santiago Manguán, 80, Spanish Olympic long-distance runner (Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, 1976). *Viktor Merezhko, 84, Russian screenwriter (''Family Relations'', ''Flights in Dreams and Reality'', ''Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs''), complications from COVID-19. *William Mordeno, 74, Filipino sprinter, complications of COVID-19. *Takao Nishizeki, 74, Japanese mathematician and computer scientist. *S. K. Paramasivan, 102, Indian politician, MP (1962–1967). *Philip Paul (drummer), Philip Paul, 96, American studio drummer, COVID-19. *Hermann Rappe, 92, German politician and trade unionist, member of the Bundestag (1972–1998), chairman of Chemical, Paper and Ceramic Union, IG CPK (1982–1995) and president of International Federation of Chemical, Energy and General Workers' Unions, ICEF (1988–1995). *Hargus "Pig" Robbins, 84, American Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Hall of Fame country pianist. *Jawdat Said, 90, Syrian Islamic scholar. *Zvonimir Šeparović, 93, Croatian jurist and politician, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (Croatia), minister of foreign affairs (1991–1992) and Ministry of Justice and Public Administration (Croatia), justice (1999–2000). *Sally Snodgrass, 85, American politician, member of the Idaho Senate (1991–1993). *Abdul Rahman Sulaiman, 75, Malaysian politician and journalist, Parliament of Malaysia, MP (1995–1999), chairman of Bernama (2010–2016). *F. Ann Walker, 81, American chemist. *Robert Wall, 82, American martial artist and actor (''Enter the Dragon'', ''Game of Death'', ''Hero and the Terror''). *Norma Waterson, 82, English musician (The Watersons), pneumonia. *Zhu Zhaoliang, 89, Chinese agronomist and politician, member of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...
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*Alejandro Alonso (musician), Alejandro Alonso, 69, Mexican singer and guitarist, cardiac arrest. *Franco Antonelli, 87, Italian Olympic runner (Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres, 1960). *Miquel Aubà i Fleix, 56, Spanish politician, mayor of Gandesa (1999–2011) and Senate of Spain, senator (since 2015). *Ekkehardt Belle, 67, German actor (''Derrick (TV series), Derrick''). *Pierre Bellon, 92, French businessman, founder of Sodexo. *James Bidgood (filmmaker), James Bidgood, 88, American filmmaker, photographer, and visual and performance artist, complications from COVID-19. *Richard Buckley (courtier), Sir Richard Buckley, 94, British courtier and naval officer. *Dora Cadavid, 84, Colombian actress (''Yo soy Betty, la fea'', ''Café con aroma de mujer (Colombian TV series), Café con aroma de mujer''). *Carleton Carpenter, 95, American actor (''Two Weeks with Love'', ''Three Little Words (film), Three Little Words'', ''Summer Stock''). *Onésimo Cepeda Silva, 84, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ecatepec, Ecatepec (1995–2012), COVID-19. *Nancy Ezer, 74, American Hebrew scholar. *Tatiana Farnese, 97, Italian actress (''A Garibaldian in the Convent'', ''The Mad Marechiaro''). *Delma Furniss, 87, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1984–1993) and Mississippi Senate, Senate (1993–2004). *E. William Henry, 92, American lawyer, chair of the Federal Communications Commission (1963–1966). *Jimmy Johnson (blues guitarist), Jimmy Johnson, 93, American blues guitarist and singer. *Jiří Kyncl, 59, Czech Olympic speed skater (Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics, 1988, Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992). *Liao Cheng-hao, 75, Taiwanese politician, Ministry of Justice (Taiwan), minister of justice (1996–1998). *Mohamed Abdul Salam Mahgoub, 86, Egyptian politician, governor of Alexandria Governorate, Alexandria (1997–2006) and Ismailia Governorate (1994–1997). *Henry J. Muller, 104, American Army brigadier general. *Voldemaras Novickis, 65, Lithuanian handball player (Granitas Kaunas, Soviet Union men's national handball team, Soviet Union national team), Olympic champion (Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1988), cancer. *Mike Nykoluk, 87, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (Toronto Maple Leafs, Hershey Bears). *Thomas A. Pankok, 90, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1982–1986). *Vicharnnoi Porntawee, 74, Thai Muay Thai kickboxer, renal failure. *Radko Pytlík, 93, Czech literary historian and writer. *Flemming Quist Møller, 79, Danish animator (''Benny's Bathtub'', ''Jungledyret Hugo'') and screenwriter (''Black Harvest (1993 film), Black Harvest''), heart attack. *C. R. Rajagopalan, 64, Indian folklore researcher, COVID-19. *Isabel Robalino, 104, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, National Congress (Ecuador), senator (1968–1970). *Willy Schneider (athlete), Willy Schneider, 92, Swiss Olympic sprinter (Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics#Men, 1972). *Bienvenu Sene Mongaba, 55, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese writer. *Leon Silver, 96, American geologist. *Rajeev Kumar Singh (Dariyabad politician), Rajeev Kumar Singh, 69, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1985–1991, 1996–2017). *Jerry Snyder, 92, American baseball player (Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators), cancer. *Gloria Tew, 98, American abstract sculptor.Gloria Tew
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