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The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2020. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.


January 2020


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* János Aczél, 95, Hungarian-Canadian mathematician. *
Lexii Alijai Alexis Alijai Lynch (February 19, 1998 – January 1, 2020), better known by her stage name Lexii Alijai, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Early life Lexii Alijai was born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She was the granddaug ...
, 21, American rapper, drug and alcohol overdose. * Chris Barker, 39, English footballer (
Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough ha ...
,
Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
, Southend United), suicide. *
Joan Benson Joan Benson (October 9, 1925 – January 1, 2020) was an American keyboard player who specialized in the clavichord and fortepiano. Biography Benson was of Swedish descent. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, she spent her childhood in New Orleans, w ...
, 94, American keyboard player. *
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blagonravov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blagonravov (russian: Александр Александрович Благонравов; 24 May 1933 – 1 January 2020) was a Soviet and Russian military engineer and designer who worked on the designs of armoured ...
, 86, Russian scientist. * George W. Blair, 98, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1979–1986). *
Marius Bruat Marius Bruat (27 June 1930 – 1 January 2020) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder. Biography Bruat was recruited in 1950 to FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. He played for the France national team on 17 December 1953 in a World Cup quali ...
, 89, French footballer. *
Günter Brümmer Günter Brümmer (15 February 1933 – 1 January 2020) was a West German slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 team event at the 1963 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 1963 IC ...
, 86, German canoeist. *
Martin Bundi Martin Bundi (19 October 1932 – 1 January 2020) was a Swiss historian and politician. He was a member of the Swiss National Council from 1975 to 1995 and was the chamber’s President in 1985 and 1986. He was a native of the Canton of Grisons a ...
, 87, Swiss politician, president of the National Council (1985–1986). * Carlos De León, 60, Puerto Rican boxer, WBC cruiserweight champion (1980–1982, 1983–1985, 1986–1988, 1989–1990), heart attack. * Alexander Frater, 82, British-Australian travel writer and journalist. * Marty Grebb, 73, American musician (
The Buckinghams The Buckinghams are an American sunshine pop band from Chicago. They formed in 1966 and went on to become one of the top-selling acts of 1967, charting their only five top 40 hits in the U.S. that year. The band dissolved in 1970, but re-formed ...
). *
Tommy Hancock Thomas O. Hancock (March 25, 1929 – January 1, 2020) was an American musician widely regarded as the godfather of West Texas music. Hancock was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas, and his grandmother had him classically trained in violin. At age ...
, 90, American musician. *
Doug Hart Douglas Wayne Hart (June 6, 1939 – January 1, 2020) was a professional American football player, a defensive back who played eight seasons for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. Football career Born and raised in Handley, T ...
, 80, American football player (
Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the t ...
). * Walter Hayman, 93, German-born British mathematician. * Jiao Ruoyu, 104, Chinese politician and diplomat, Mayor of Beijing (1981–1983), Ambassador to Peru (1972–1977) and
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
(1977–1979). *
Les Josephson Lester Andrew Josephson (July 29, 1942 – January 1, 2020) was an American professional football running back in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at Augustana College. Early years Josephson's fo ...
, 77, American football player (
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). *
Don Larsen Don James Larsen (August 7, 1929 – January 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams: the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore O ...
, 90, American baseball player (
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one ...
,
Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter ...
,
San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yo ...
), esophageal cancer. * Bengt Levin, 61, Swedish orienteer, world championship silver medalist ( 1981). *
Peter Lo Su Yin Tan Sri Datuk Peter Lo Su Yin (; 19 May 1923 – 1 January 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 2nd Chief Minister of Sabah from January 1965 to May 1967. He was a member of the Sabah Chinese Association (SCA). ''Malaysia: Who ...
, 96, Malaysian politician,
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(1965–1967). * Aleksandr Manachinsky, 61, Ukrainian Olympic swimmer ( 1976). * Jim Manning, 76, American baseball player (
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). * Barry McDonald, 79, Australian rugby union player ( national team). *
Roland Minson Roland T. Minson (February 18, 1929 – January 1, 2020) was an American basketball player and coach, best known for his college career at Brigham Young University (BYU), where he led the Cougars to the 1951 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) ch ...
, 90, American basketball player (
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). *
Jimmy Moran James Moran (6 March 1935 – 1 January 2020) was a Scottish footballer who scored 52 goals from 190 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside forward for Leicester City, Norwich City, Northampton Town, Darlington and Workington i ...
, 84, Scottish footballer ( Norwich City,
Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
,
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). * Peter Neumann, 88–89, Canadian football player (
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). * Ng Jui Ping, 71, Singaporean entrepreneur and army general, Chief of Defence Force (1992–1995), pancreatic cancer. * Chris Pattikawa, 79, Indonesian film director and producer. *
Jaap Schröder Jaap Schröder or Jaap Schroeder (31 December 1925 – 1 January 2020) was a Dutch violinist, conductor, and pedagogue. He studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory and at the Sorbonne in France. In the 1960s he was a member of the Dutch early music ...
, 94, Dutch violinist and conductor. * Dick Scott, 96, New Zealand historian. *
Katsura Shinnosuke was a Japanese '' rakugoka'' and musician who performed the works of Katsura Bunji X and performed in the jazz band Newoirans. Biography Katsura Shinnosuke was born on 16 May 1952 in Shibuya, Tokyo. He became the disciple of (then Katsur ...
, 66, Japanese
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, acute myeloid leukemia. *
David Stern David Joel Stern (September 22, 1942 – January 1, 2020) was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014. Stern oversaw NBA basketball's growth into one of t ...
, 77, American sports executive and lawyer, commissioner of the
National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball sports league, league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues i ...
(1984–2014), brain hemorrhage. *
Silva Zurleva Silva Nikolova Zurleva (26 February 1958 – 1 January 2020) was a Bulgarian journalist. Life Born on 26 February 1958 in Kyustendil, she graduated with a gold medal from the Sofia University, majoring in Bulgarian philology and Modern Greek lan ...
, 61, Bulgarian journalist, heart attack.


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John Baldessari John Anthony Baldessari (June 17, 1931 – January 2, 2020) was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. He lived and worked in Santa Monica and Venice, California. Initially a painter ...
, 88, American conceptual artist. * Fazilatunnesa Bappy, 49, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, MP (2011–2018), pneumonia. * Daitari Behera, 81, Indian politician, MLA (1974–1977 and 1995–2000). *
Tom Buck Thomas Bryant Buck III (March 2, 1938 – January 2, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer. Buck was born in Columbus, Georgia and graduated from Columbus High School in 1955. He served in the United States Army in 1963 and 1964. Buck re ...
, 81, American politician, member of the
Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005 ...
(1966–2004). *
Michel Celaya Michel Celaya (4 July 1930 – 2 January 2020) was a French rugby union player who played at back-row for the France national rugby union team and Biarritz Olympique. Early life and career Michel Celaya was born on 4 July 1930 in Biarritz, F ...
, 89, French rugby player ( national team). *
Lorraine Chandler Lorraine Chandler (born Ermastine Lewis, April 29, 1946 – January 2, 2020) was an American soul singer, songwriter and record producer. Life and career She was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, a neighbor of percussionist Eddie "Bongo" ...
, 73, American singer and songwriter. * Chen Suhou, 83, Chinese politician, Vice Governor of
Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...
(1990–1997), Vice Chairman of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress (1997–2003). *
Marie Clarke Marie Clarke (June 27, 1915 – January 2, 2020) was an African American labor leader from Ohio. She was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1986 by Governor Richard Celeste. She turned 100 in June 2015. Clarke was born in Columbus, Ohi ...
, 104, American labor leader. * Auxence Contout, 94, French Guianese writer. *
Mohamed Salah Dembri Mohamed Salah Dembri ( ar, محمد صالح دمبري; 30 January 1938 – 2 January 2020) was an Algerian politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria from 1993 to 1996. Early life and education Career After his studies, Demb ...
, 81, Algerian politician,
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(1993–1996). *
R. Kern Eutsler Ralph Kern Eutsler (August 2, 1919 – January 2, 2020) was an American bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1984. Birth and family Eutsler was born August 2, 1919, in Bridgewater, Virginia. He married Eva Rebecca Vines of Greenville ...
, 100, American
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bishop. *
Marian Finucane Marian Finucane ( ; 21 May 1950 – 2 January 2020) was an Irish broadcaster with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). She began working with the national broadcaster in 1974, starting as a continuity announcer. She was the first presenter of '' ...
, 69, Irish broadcaster (''
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'', ''
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''). * Nick Fish, 61, American politician and lawyer, Portland city commissioner (since 2008), stomach cancer. *
Veronika Fitz Veronika Fitz (28 March 1936 – 2 January 2020) was a German television actress. She also had some solo-shows on the stage and produced a few singles. Selected filmography * '' The Vulture Wally'' (1956) * ''The Spessart Inn'' (1958) * '' The H ...
, 83, German actress ('' The Vulture Wally'', ''
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'', ''
Oh! This Bavaria! ''Oh! This Bavaria!'' (german: O, diese Bayern!) is a 1960 West German comedy film directed by Arnulf Schröder and starring Rudolf Vogel, Liesl Karlstadt and Jürgen von Alten.Höfig p. 183 Cast References Bibliography * External ...
''). * Bill Graham, 84, Canadian
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player (
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). * Robert M. Graham, 90, American computer scientist. * Terry Gray, 81, Canadian ice hockey player (
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,
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). * Edward A. Grouby Jr., 92, American politician, Alabama state representative (1978–1990). * Tom Hickey, 86, Canadian politician, member of the
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(1966–1986). * Gale McArthur, 90, American basketball player (
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). * Bruce McEwen, 81, American neuroendocrinologist. * Jack McGuire, 86, American politician, member of the
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(1990–2012). *
Yukiko Miyake Yukiko Miyake (; March 5, 1965 – January 2, 2020) was an American-born Japanese politician. She served one term in the Japanese House of Representatives. Career Early life Miyake's father, Wasuke Miyake, was a diplomat to the United State ...
, 54, Japanese politician, member of the
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(2009–2012), suicide by drowning. *
Roman Monchenko Roman Vitalyevich Monchenko (russian: Роман Витальевич Монченко; 9 August 1964 – 2 January 2020) was a Russian Olympic rower who competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics and for Russia at the 199 ...
, 55, Russian rower, Olympic bronze medallist (
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). * George Nicolau, 94, American arbitrator, MLB (1985–1995), NHL (1993–1996), NBA (1979–1981), president of NAA. *
Bogusław Polch Bogusław Polch act. Połch (5 October 1941 – 2 January 2020) was a Polish comic book artist. His most notable works include the series '' The Gods from Outer Space'' (based on Erich von Däniken books, written by Arnold Mostowicz and Alfred G ...
, 78, Polish artist. *
Najwa Qassem Najwa Kassem ( ar, نجوى قاسم, romanized as ''Qasem'', ''Qassim'', and ''Kassem''; 7 July 1967 – 2 January 2020) was a Lebanese journalist and television presenter (anchor) for Al Jadeed, Future TV and Al Arabiya. Kassem has received ma ...
, 52, Lebanese journalist and television presenter (
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), heart attack. * Élisabeth Rappeneau, 84, French film director (''
J'ai peur d'oublier ''J'ai peur d'oublier'' () is a French made-for-television drama film directed by Élisabeth Rappeneau and broadcast for the first time on 21 September 2011 on France 2. The film received a nomination at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in 201 ...
'') and screenwriter (''
Lovers Like Us ''Lovers Like Us'' (french: Le Sauvage, lit=The Savage; also known in English as ''Call Me Savage'') is a 1975 adventure romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, starring Yves Montand and Catherine Deneuve. The film was ...
'', ''
Une Femme ou Deux ''Une Femme ou Deux'' (English: ''One Woman or Two'') is a French screwball comedy romance film released in 1985. It was directed by , who was also the screenwriter along with Élisabeth Rappeneau. It stars Gérard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver, ...
''). *
Jacques Renaud Jacques Renaud (13 December 1923 – 2 January 2020) was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1950 Tour de France The 1950 Tour de France was the 37th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 13 July to 7 August. It consisted of ...
, 96, French racing cyclist. * Ricardo Rosales, 85, Guatemalan politician, head of the Guatemalan Party of Labour (1974–1996). * Edward Spiegel, 88, American physicist. * Shen Yi-ming, 62, Taiwanese
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general officer,
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(since 2019), helicopter crash. * D. P. Tripathi, 67, Indian politician, MP (2012–2018). * Grant Weatherstone, 88, Scottish rugby union player ( Edinburgh District, national team). * Barbara Uehling, 87, American educator and university administrator, complications from Alzheimer's disease. * Sam Wyche, 74, American football player (
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) and coach (
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,
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), melanoma.


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* Derek Acorah, 69, English self-styled spiritual medium and television personality (''
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'', '' Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns''), sepsis. * Antonis Balomenakis, 65, Greek lawyer and politician, MP (2015–2019). * Christopher Beeny, 78, English actor ('' Upstairs, Downstairs'', '' In Loving Memory'', ''
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''). *
Robert Blanche Robert Clinton Blanche (March 30, 1962 – January 3, 2020) was an American film and television actor. Early life Blanche was born in Pomona, California, and raised in Oregon. Career Beginning his film and television career in 1994, Blanche ...
, 57, American actor ('' Leverage'', '' Grimm''). * Pete Brewster, 89, American football player (
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,
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) and coach. *
Wolfgang Brezinka Wolfgang Brezinka (June 9, 1928 – January 3, 2020) was a German-Austrian Education sciences, educational scientist. He served as Professor of Pedagogy at the School of education of the University of Würzburg, as well as at the Universities of ...
, 91, German-Austrian educational scientist. *
Ninez Cacho-Olivares Ninez Cacho-Olivares (19 July 1941 – 3 January 2020) was a Filipino journalist, having worked in the industry for over 20 years as a feature writer and political columnist in various Manila broadsheets such as the ''Bulletin Today'', ''Philippin ...
, 78, Filipino journalist ( ''Daily Tribune''), heart attack. *
Domenico Corcione Domenico Corcione (20 April 1929 – 3 January 2020) was an Italian military staff and defence minister of Italy. Early life and education Corcione was born in Turin on 20 April 1929. He entered Modena Military Academy in 1950 and graduated in ...
, 90, Italian general,
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(1995–1996). * Gérard de Sélys, 75, Belgian journalist. *
Mónica Echeverría Monica Echeverría Yáñez (September 2, 1920 – January 3, 2020) was a Chilean journalist, writer, actress and a Literature professor. She defined herself as a feminist since "before people called it that" and called herself a "rebel" and "anar ...
, 99, Chilean journalist, writer and actress. *
Ken Fuson Ken Fuson (June 23, 1956 – January 3, 2020) was an American journalist for ''The Baltimore Sun'' and ''The Des Moines Register''. Life Fuson was born in 1956 and he grew up in Granger, Iowa. He dropped out of the University of Missouri and beca ...
, 63, American journalist (''
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'', ''
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''), complications from liver disease. *
James W. Hennigan Jr. James William Hennigan Jr. (March 17, 1927 – January 3, 2020) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1953 to 1955 and in the Massachusetts Senate from 1955 to 1965. Hennigan graduated from Babs ...
, 92, American politician, member of the
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(1953–1955) and
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(1955–1965). * Reuben Hersh, 92, American mathematician. * Nathaël Julan, 23, French footballer (
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,
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
,
Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 6,895 as of 2017, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Gui ...
), traffic collision. *
M. Sakthivel Murugan M. Sakthivel Murugan (died January 3, 2020) was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam The All India Anna Dravida Munnetr ...
, Indian politician, MLA (2001–2006), heart attack. *
Stella Maris Leverberg Stella Maris Raquel "Marilú" Leverberg (12 September 1962 – 3 January 2020), was an Argentinian politician. She was a National Deputy for the province of Misiones and Secretary General of the local teaching union. Life Stella Maris Raquel Lev ...
, 57, Argentine politician and trade unionist,
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(2007–2015), traffic collision. *
Penny Morrell Penny Morrell (4 February 1938 – 3 January 2020) was a British actress. She was married to the actor George Cole until his death in 2015. Death Penny Morrell died at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Berkshire, England on 3 January 2020, aged 81 ...
, 81, British actress. * Rameshwar Prasad, Indian politician, MLA (1980–1985), kidney disease. * Harvey Reti, 82, Canadian Olympic boxer ( 1964). * Bernard Ryan Jr., 96, American writer. *
Michael Shute Michael R. Shute (21 September 1951 - 3 January 2020 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) was a Canadian scholar and Professor of Religious Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He was known for his research on the works of Bernard Lonergan and m ...
, 68, Canadian academic, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. * Douglas N. Walton, 77, Canadian academic. * Bo Winberg, 80, Swedish singer and guitarist. *Notable people killed in the Baghdad International Airport airstrike: **
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis Jamal Ja'far Muhammad Ali Al Ibrahim ( ar, جمال جعفر محمد علي آل إبراهيم ', 16 Nov 1954 – 2 January 2020), known by the kunya Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis ( ar, أبو مهدي المهندس, lit=Father of Mahdi, the Engine ...
, 65, Iraqi military commander, head of the
Popular Mobilization Forces The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) ( ar, الحشد الشعبي ''al-Ḥashd ash-Shaʿbī''), also known as the People's Mobilization Committee (PMC) and the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), is an Iraqi state-sponsored umbrella organization ...
(since 2011). **
Qasem Soleimani Qasem Soleimani ( fa, قاسم سلیمانی, ; 11 March 19573January 2020) was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). From 1998 until his assassination in 2020, he was the commander of the Qu ...
, 62, Iranian major general, commander of the
Quds Force The Quds Force ( fa, نیروی قدس, niru-ye qods, Jerusalem Force) is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) specializing in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. U.S. Army's Iraq War ...
(since 1998).


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Oliver Batali Albino Oliver Batali Albino (11 November 1935 – 4 January 2020), also sometimes referred to as Oliver Albino Batali, was a South Sudanese politician and civil servant. Background Oliver Albino was born on 11 November 1935 in Yei, South Sudan. He was ...
, 84, South Sudanese politician, heart failure. *
Guy Arnold Guy Arnold (6 May 1932 – 4 January 2020) was a British explorer, travel writer, political writer and specialist in north-south relations, who wrote mainly in the areas of African history, politics, and international affairs. He was based i ...
, 87, English writer and explorer, complications from dementia. * Sir Jack Baldwin, 81, British chemist. * Russell Bannock, 100, Canadian
fighter ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...
during World War II. * Byron W. Bender, 90, American linguist. * Herbert Binkert, 96, German football player ( 1. FC Saarbrücken, Saarland national team) and manager (
FC 08 Homburg Fußball-Club 08 Homburg or simply FC Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland, that competes in the Regionalliga Südwest. The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as ''Fussball Club Homburg'' by a group of seventeen ...
). *
Emanuel Borok Emanuel Borok (15 July 1944 – 4 January 2020) was an American violinist of Russian descent. Early life and education Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Borok studied violin in Riga, Latvia, with Voldemar Sturestep. In 1959, he joined the Gnessin ...
, 75, Soviet-born American violinist (
Boston Symphony Orchestra The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the " Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 18 ...
,
Boston Pops The Boston Pops Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in light classical and popular music. The orchestra's current music director is Keith Lockhart. Founded in 1885 as an offshoot of the Boston Sym ...
,
Dallas Symphony Orchestra The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is an American orchestra based in Dallas, Texas. Its principal performing venue is the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of downtown Dallas. History The orchestra traces its origins to ...
), teacher and concertmaster, lung cancer. * Bonnie Burstow, 74, Canadian psychotherapist. * Júlio Castro Caldas, 76, Portuguese lawyer and politician, MP (1980–1983), Minister of National Defence (1999–2001). * Marie-Thérèse Cheroutre, 95, French historian, General Commissioner of Guides de France (1953–1979). *
John R. Cunningham John Robert Cunningham, (January 5, 1927 – January 4, 2020) was a Canadian medical physicist who was noted for his contributions in the development of computerized radiation treatment planning dose calculations in radiation therapy. Early li ...
, 92, Canadian medical physicist. * Ding Xieping, 81, Chinese mathematician. * Georges Duboeuf, 86, French vintner, stroke. *
Károly Gesztesi Károly Gesztesi (born Károly Tóth; 16 April 1963 – 4 January 2020) was a Hungarian actor. He was best known for providing the Hungarian dubbing of Shrek from the movie of the same name. Life and career He graduated from the Academy of ...
, 56, Hungarian actor ('' A Kind of America'', ''
The District! ''The District!'' ( hu, Nyócker!) is a 2004 Hungarian caricaturistic animated film directed by Áron Gauder. Its original title is a shortened colloquial form of ''nyolcadik kerület'', the eighth district of Budapest, also known as Józsefvá ...
'', ''
Children of Glory ''Children of Glory'' ( hu, Szabadság, szerelem) is a 2006 film directed by Krisztina Goda. Children of Glory commemorates Hungary's Revolution of 1956 and the "Blood in the Water" match. Taking place in Budapest and at the Melbourne Olympic ...
''), heart attack. * Emilio Giletti, 90, Italian racing driver. * Gugum Gumbira, 74, Indonesian gamelan composer and orchestra leader. *
John W. Hasper John W. Hasper (November 6, 1935 – January 4, 2020) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly from the 136th district from 1987 to 1992. He died on January 4, 2020, in Punta Gorda, Florida , nickname ...
, 84, American politician, member of the
New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Ass ...
(1987–1992). *
Junko Hirotani , better known by her stage name , was a Japanese singer. Biography Junko Kido was born in Tokyo on 17 OctoberProfile
at Kira ...
, 63, Japanese singer, breast cancer. * Bill Hobbs, 70, American rower, Olympic silver medalist ( 1972). *
Jiang Hongde Jiang Hongde (; 4 July 1942 – 4 January 2020) was a Chinese engineer and professor at Tsinghua University. Early life and education Jiang was born in Hengyang, Hunan, Republic of China (1912-1949), on July 4, 1942, while his ancestral home wa ...
, 77, Chinese engineer. * Tom Long, 51, American-born Australian actor ('' Two Hands'', ''
The Dish ''The Dish'' is a 2000 Australian historical comedy-drama film that tells the story of the Parkes Observatory's role in relaying live television of humanity's first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. It was the top-grossing ...
'', ''
The Postcard Bandit ''The Postcard Bandit'' is a 2003 Australian television film directed by Tony Tilse, loosely based on the life of a convicted bank robber Brenden James Abbott. The plot is based on the biographical book ''No Fixed Address'' by newspaperman Der ...
''), encephalitis. * Lorenza Mazzetti, 92, Italian film director ('' Together'') and novelist. *
James Parks Morton James Parks Morton (January 7, 1930 – January 4, 2020) was an American Episcopal priest and founder of the Interfaith Center of New York. Cathedral of St. John the Divine Morton was dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine for 25 ye ...
, 89, American Episcopal priest and founder of
Interfaith Center of New York The Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY) is a secular educational non-profit organization founded in 1997 by the Very Reverend James Parks Morton. ICNY programs work to connect religious leaders and their communities with civil organizations an ...
. *
K. S. S. Nambooripad K. S. S. Nambooripad (6 April 1935 – 4 January 2020) was an Indian mathematician who has made fundamental contributions to the structure theory of regular semigroups. Nambooripad was also instrumental in popularising the TeX software in India ...
, 84, Indian mathematician, academic and computer scientist. * Walter Ormeño, 93, Peruvian footballer (
Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier ...
, Atlante, national team). *
P. H. Pandian Paul Hector Pandian (27 February 1945 – 4 January 2020) was an Indian politician of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Tirunelveli district. He served as the Speaker of the Ta ...
, 74, Indian politician, MP (1999–2004), heart disease. * Puerto Plata, 96, Dominican musician. *
Zdravko Tomac Zdravko Tomac (24 May 1937 – 4 January 2020) was a Croatian politician. A native of Slavonski Brod, Zdravko Tomac began his political career in the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. There he rose through the ranks, becoming a close associate of ...
, 82, Croatian politician and writer, MP (1995–2005). * Galia Yishai, 69, Israeli actress and singer, cancer. *
Kiyoshi Yoshimoti was a Japanese swordsman. His father, Gosho Motoharu, is one of the more important master of koryū budō of the region, being Menkyo kaiden and Shihan (master) of two important schools, the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū and the Sekiguchi Ryū. Si ...
, 71, Japanese swordsman.


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* Rubén Almanza, 90, Mexican 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 ...
). * James Barber, 79, British biochemist. *
T. N. Chaturvedi Tirlok Nath Chaturvedi''’ (12 January 1928-5 January 2020), was a member of the 1950 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). He held several important positions in the Government of Rajasthan and the Government of India including Co ...
, 90, Indian civil servant,
Governor of Karnataka The Governor of Karnataka is the constitutional head of the Indian state of Karnataka. The governor is appointed by the president of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the president's pleasure. The governor is '' de jure'' he ...
(2002–2007) and
Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Ca ...
(2004). *
Peter Dyck Peter George Dyck (November 22, 1946 – January 5, 2020) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1995 to 2011. Before entering provincial politics, Dyck was a public school music teacher (one of ...
, 73, Canadian politician, MLA (1995–2011), complications of
progressive supranuclear palsy Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a late-onset degenerative disease involving the gradual deterioration and death of specific volumes of the brain. The condition leads to symptoms including loss of balance, slowing of movement, difficulty ...
. * Betty Pat Gatliff, 89, American forensic artist, stroke. * Maciej Górski, 75, Polish diplomat, ambassador to Italy (1996–2001) and Greece (2005–2006). * Colin Howson, 74–75, British philosopher. * Guri Ingebrigtsen, 67, Norwegian politician, mayor of
Vestvågøy Vestvågøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Leknes. Some of the villages in the municipality include Ballstad, Borg, ...
(1999–2007) and Minister of Social Affairs (2000–2001), cancer. * Anri Jergenia, 78, Abkhazian politician,
Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...
(2001–2002). * Walter Learning, 81, Canadian actor, director and producer, founder of Theatre New Brunswick. *
Liu Zhongyi Liu Zhongyi (; October 1930 – 5 January 2020) was a Chinese politician who served as Minister of Agriculture from 1990 to 1993 and Vice Minister of the National Development and Reform Commission from 1985 to 1990. Biography Liu was born in ...
, 89, Chinese politician, Minister of Agriculture (1990–1993). * Danny Masterton, 65, Scottish footballer ( Ayr United, Clyde). *
John Migneault John Conrad Migneault (February 4, 1949 – January 5, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 258 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Philadelphia Blazers, Vancouver Blazers, and Phoenix Roadrunners. ...
, 70, Canadian ice hockey player ( Philadelphia Blazers,
Vancouver Blazers The Vancouver Blazers were a professional ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1975. The Blazers played at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, sharing the facility with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hocke ...
, Phoenix Roadrunners), cancer. * Antoni Morell Mora, 78, Spanish-born Andorran diplomat and writer, ambassador to the Holy See (2005–2010), heart failure. *
Sylvia Jukes Morris Sylvia Jukes Morris (May 24, 1935 – January 5, 2020) was a British-born biographer, based in the United States. She was married to writer Edmund Morris. Education and early career Morris was born in Worcestershire, England and educated at ...
, 84, British biographer. * Charles Oguk, 55, Kenyan Olympic hockey player. *
Issiaka Ouattara Issiaka Ouattara (1967 – 5 January 2020) was an Ivorian military serviceman. He served as lieutenant colonel and was part of the Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire. Ouattara was also a major player in the First Ivorian Civil War The First I ...
, 53, Ivorian rebel general (
First Ivorian Civil War The First Ivorian Civil War was a civil conflict in the Ivory Coast (also known as Côte d'Ivoire) that began with a military rebellion on 19 September 2002 and ended with a peace agreement on 4 March 2007. The conflict pitted the government o ...
). * Ana Maria Primavesi, 99, Austrian-Brazilian agronomist. * Kamal Singh, 93, Indian politician, MP (1952–1962). * Sir Michael Stear, 81, British
Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
air chief marshal. * Mien Sugandhi, 85, Indonesian politician, member of the
People's Representative Council The People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, DPR-RI), also known as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) ...
(1977–1993). * Hans Tilkowski, 84, German football player ( Westfalia Herne,
Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...
, West Germany national team) and manager. * Bjørn Unneberg, 91, Norwegian politician. *
Peter Wertheimer Peter Wertheimer (July 21, 1947January 5, 2020) was a Romanian-Israeli musician who specialised in playing the flute, saxophone and the clarinet. Biography In Romania Wertheimer was born in Satu Mare to violinist Andrei Wertheimer. He spent mos ...
, 72, Romanian-Israeli flautist, saxophonist and clarinetist, cancer. * David Albin Zywiec Sidor, 72, American-Nicaraguan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Siuna Siuna is a county-sized administrative municipality in Nicaragua, located approximately northeast of the capital city of Managua and west of the coastal city and regional capital Puerto Cabezas in the North Caribbean Autonomous Region ( ...
(since 2017), brain tumour.


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* Bernt Andersson, 86, Swedish football player (
Djurgården Djurgården ( or ) or, more officially, ''Kungliga Djurgården'' (), is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open-air museum ...
) and manager (
Halmstad Halmstad () is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan river, in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County. The ...
,
Helsingborg Helsingborg (, , , ) is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and ninth-largest in Sweden, with a population of 113,816 (2020). Helsingborg is the cent ...
). *
John Brownjohn John Maxwell Brownjohn (11 April 1929 – 6 January 2020) was a British literary translator. Career John Brownjohn translated more than 160 books, and won the Schlegel-Tieck Prize for German translation three times and the Helen and Kurt Wolf ...
, 90, British literary translator. *
Ray Byrom Raymond Byrom (2 January 1935 – 6 January 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League. Career Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, Byrom started his career in the reserve side at hometown club ...
, 85, English footballer (
Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete his ...
, Bradford (Park Avenue)). * Cabeção, 89, Brazilian footballer (
Corinthians The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-author ...
, Portuguesa, national team). * Sir George Cooper, 94, British general,
Adjutant-General to the Forces The Adjutant-General to the Forces, commonly just referred to as the Adjutant-General (AG), was for just over 250 years one of the most senior officers in the British Army. The AG was latterly responsible for developing the Army's personnel polic ...
(1981–1984). *
Michel Didisheim Michel, Count Didisheim (18 April 1930 – 6 January 2020) was the private secretary and chief of the Royal household (1962–1986) of Albert, Prince of Liège, later to become king Albert II of Belgium. He was also the CEO and president of the ...
, 89, Belgian aristocrat and royal secretary. * Duncan Dowson, 91, British engineer. * Mike Fitzpatrick, 56, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2005–2007, 2011–2017), melanoma. *
Reva Gerstein Reva Appleby Gerstein (born Reva Appleby; 27 March 1917 – 6 January 2020) was a Canadian psychologist, educator, and mental health advocate. She was the first woman Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario, serving from 1992 to 1996. ...
, 102, Canadian psychologist, educator, and mental health advocate. * Frank Gordon Jr., 90, American jurist, Justice (1975–1992) and Chief Justice (1987–1992) of the
Arizona Supreme Court The Arizona Supreme Court is the state supreme court of the U.S. state of Arizona. Sitting in the Supreme Court building in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, the court consists of a chief justice, a vice chief justice, and five associate justice ...
. * Arne Holmgren, 79, Swedish biochemist. *
Prem Nath Hoon Prem Nath Hoon (4 October 1929 – 6 January 2020) was an Indian military officer who was the General Officer Commander in Chief of the Western Army of the Indian Armed Forces from 1986 to 1987. He had commanded mountain brigades, infantry brig ...
, 90, Indian military officer, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Command (1986–1987). * Ria Irawan, 50, Indonesian actress (''
Biola Tak Berdawai ''Biola Tak Berdawai'' ( en, The Stringless Violin) is an Indonesian film directed by Sekar Ayu Asmara. It was released by Kalyana Shira Film on 22 March 2003, with wider release on 4 April. Telling the story of a rape victim who attempts to us ...
'', ''
Arisan! ''Arisan!'' (English: ''The Gathering'') is a 2003 Indonesian comedy-drama film directed by Nia Dinata, who also co-wrote the screenplay with then-unknown Joko Anwar. At the 2004 Indonesian Film Festival, it won the Citra Awards in five major c ...
'', ''
Love for Share ''Love for Share'' ( id, Berbagi Suami) is a 2006 Indonesian film directed by Nia Dinata. It tells three interrelated stories. It was submitted to the 79th Academy Awards as Indonesia's official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film, but ...
''), lymphoma. *
Oswaldo Larriva Óscar Oswaldo Larriva Alvarado (1946 – 6 January 2020) was an Ecuadorian politician. He was a member of the National Congress (Ecuador), National Congress from 1992 to 1994, and served as governor of Azuay Province between 2007 and 2009. Larri ...
, 74, Ecuadorian academic and politician, Governor of Azuay Province (2007–2009, 2019) and
Deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spain, ...
(1992–1994, 2013–2017), leukaemia. *
Richard Maponya Richard John Pelwana Maponya, GCOB, (24 December 1920 – 6 January 2020) was a South African entrepreneur and property developer best known for building a business empire despite the restrictions of apartheid and his determination to see the ...
, 99, South African property developer, owner of
Maponya Mall Maponya Mall is a shopping centre in Soweto, Pimville, South Africa. The 65,000 square-metre development cost R650m to build and officially opened in September 2007. The mall was owned by South African entrepreneur and property developer Richard ...
. *
Aloïse Moudileno Massengo Aloïse Moudileno-Massengo (March 11, 1933 – January 6, 2020) was the first Congolese lawyer in France. He later became a minister in the Republic of the Congo under Alphonse Massamba-Débat and then Marien Ngouabi, as well as serving as Vic ...
, 86, Congolese politician and lawyer,
Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...
(1971–1972). *
James Mehaffey James Mehaffey (29 March 1931 – 6 January 2020) was Bishop of Derry and Raphoe of the Church of Ireland from 1980 to 2002. Early life and minstry Born on 29 March 1931 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin he was ordained in 1955. He began ...
, 88, Irish Anglican prelate,
Bishop of Derry and Raphoe The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Derry and Raphoe in the Province of Armagh.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition)'', Church House Publishing (). The united dioces ...
(1980–2002). *
Minati Mishra Minati Mishra (1929 – 6 January 2020) was an Indian classical dancer and actress, known for her expertise in the Indian classical dance form of Odissi. She was reported in 2011 to be the oldest-living Odissi performer. The Government of India ...
, 91, Indian classical dancer. *
Zacarías Ortiz Rolón Zacarías Ortiz Rolón (6 September 1934 – 6 January 2020) was a Paraguayan Roman Catholic bishop. Ortiz Rolón was born in Paraguay and was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. He served as bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paragu ...
, 85, Paraguayan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Concepción en Paraguay (2003–2013). *
Akbar Padamsee Akbar Padamsee (12 April 1928 – 6 January 2020) was an Indian artist and painter, considered one of the pioneers in modern Indian painting along with S.H. Raza, F.N. Souza and M.F. Husain. Over the years he also worked with various mediums ...
, 91, Indian painter. *
Ivan Salaj Ivan Salaj ( sr-cyr, Иван Салај; 10 May 1961 – 6 January 2020) was a Serbian professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basket ...
, 58, Serbian basketball player ( Crvena zvezda). * Alejandro Trujillo, 67, Chilean footballer.


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* André Abadie, 85, French rugby union player (
Sporting Club Graulhetois The Sporting club graulhetois, or SC Graulhet, is a rugby union French club based in Graulhet (Tarn (departement), Tarn). Founded in 1910, it play in Fédérale 2, the fourth level of French rugby union. History Founded in 1910, played in the Pyr ...
, SC Albi). *
Raghunath Singh Anjana Raghunath Singh Anjana ( – 7 January 2020) was an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a legislator of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Biography Anjana was elected as a legislator of the ...
, 75, Indian politician, MLA (1990–1993). *
Zijad Arslanagić Zijad Arslanagić (April 18, 1936 – January 7, 2020) was a Bosnian football player. He had one cap for the Yugoslav national team. Club career After beginning to play in a minor local club in his home town, FK Gimnazijalac, he signed with the ...
, 83, Bosnian footballer (
Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo ...
, Tasmania Berlin, Yugoslavia national team). * Gerald Bowden, 84, British politician, MP (1983–1992). *
Vincenzo Cerundolo Vincenzo Cerundolo One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where: (20 December 1959 – 7 January 2020) was the Director of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Human Immunology Unit at the Univ ...
, 60, Italian medical researcher, lung cancer. * Chang Chiu-hua, 83, Taiwanese politician, mayor (1973–1982) and
county magistrate County magistrate ( or ) sometimes called local magistrate, in imperial China was the official in charge of the '' xian'', or county, the lowest level of central government. The magistrate was the official who had face-to-face relations with t ...
(1989–1993) of Miaoli, liver cancer. * Chi Zhiqiang, 95, Chinese pharmacologist. * Stephen Clements, 47, British radio personality ( BBC Radio Ulster), suicide. *
Jacques Dessange Jacques Dessange (5 December 1925 – 7 January 2020) was a French hairdresser. Early life Jacques Dessange was born in 1925 in Souesmes, France as the son of René Dessange, a hairdresser, and his wife Aline, who opened a café next to the haird ...
, 94, French hairdresser. * Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, 91, Pakistani judge,
Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
(1971–1977) and
Governor of Sindh The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the chief minister and the chief secretary of S ...
(1989–1990). *
Larry Gogan Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment *Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer * Larry Boon ...
, 85, Irish broadcaster (
RTÉ Gold RTÉ Gold is an Irish radio station broadcasting on Saorview, online, and Virgin Media. RTE Gold is also available on Eir TV (eirtv /eir vision) eir Background The station plays music from the 1950s to the 2000s. Weekday programming has pr ...
,
RTÉ 2fm (RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, whil ...
). * Bruce Haywood, 94, American educator. * Silvio Horta, 45, American film and television writer (''
Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombi ...
'', ''
Jake 2.0 ''Jake 2.0'' is an American science fiction television series created by Silvio Horta that premiered on UPN on September 10, 2003. The series was canceled on January 14, 2004, due to low ratings, leaving four episodes unaired in the United Sta ...
'', ''
Urban Legend An urban legend (sometimes contemporary legend, modern legend, urban myth, or urban tale) is a genre of folklore comprising stories or fallacious claims circulated as true, especially as having happened to a "friend of a friend" or a family m ...
''), suicide by gunshot. * Alexandre Matheron, 93, French philosopher. * Jaime Monzó, 73, Spanish Olympic swimmer (
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. * J ...
). *
Phil O'Neill Phillip Joseph O'Neill (6 June 1941 – 7 January 2020) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Burwood in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1984. O'Neill was born in Darlinghurst to Sidney Lessor O'Nei ...
, 78, Australian politician, member of the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...
(1978–1984). *
Khamis Al-Owairan Khamis Al-Owairan Al-Dossari ( ar, خميس العويران الدوسري) (8 September 1973 – 7 January 2020) was a Saudi Arabian footballer. He played most of his career for Al-Hilal and Al Ittihad. Al-Owairan played for the Saudi Arabi ...
, 46, Saudi Arabian footballer ( Al-Hilal,
Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic language, Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to: Sports Football Libya *Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier *Al Ittihad Gheryan, a f ...
, national team), brain cancer. *
Neil Peart Neil Ellwood Peart OC (; September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian-American musician, best known as the drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush. Peart earned numerous awards for his musical performances, including an ...
, 67, Canadian
Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or muse ...
drummer and lyricist ( Rush),
glioblastoma Glioblastoma, previously known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is one of the most aggressive types of cancer that begin within the brain. Initially, signs and symptoms of glioblastoma are nonspecific. They may include headaches, personality ...
. * David Penner, 61, Canadian architect, heart attack. * George Perles, 85, American football player and coach (
Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...
,
Michigan State Spartans The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 23 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the school colors are green and wh ...
), Parkinson's disease. * Abderrazak Rassaa, 90, Tunisian politician,
Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...
(1969–1971). *
Ron Rogers Ronald Bruce Rogers (born November 5, 1952), better known as Ron Rogers or Ronnie Rogers, is a songwriter, composer, recording artist and record producer from New York City. His career spanned from the late 1970s until the 1990s. Life and career ...
, 65, American cartoonist. *
Rob Ronayne Robert Graeme Ronayne (1955 – 7 January 2020) was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist. He served as a District Court judge from 2013 until his death in 2020. Born in 1955, Ronayne studied law at the University of Canterbury, and was called to th ...
, 64, New Zealand lawyer and jurist, District Court judge (since 2013). * Fritz Hans Schweingruber, 83, Swiss dendrochronologist. * Colin Seeley, 84, English motorcycle engineer and racer. * Ana Lucrecia Taglioretti, 24, Paraguayan violinist. *
R. P. Ulaganambi R. P. Ulaganambi (10 June 1938 – 7 January 2020) was an Indian lawyer and politician from Tamil Nadu. He was a member of the Lok Sabha. Biography Ulaganambi was born on 10 June 1938 in Ranipet. He studied in Don Bosco High School, Pachaiyappa ...
, 81, Indian politician, MP (1971–1977). *
Patrick Welch Patrick Daniel Welch (December 12, 1948 – January 7, 2020) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 38th district from 1983 to 2005. He served as an Assistant Majority Leader during ...
, 71, American politician, member of the
Illinois Senate The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Under the ...
(1983–2005), complications from a stroke. *
Elizabeth Wurtzel Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel (July 31, 1967 – January 7, 2020) was an American writer, journalist, and lawyer known for the confessional memoir ''Prozac Nation'', which she published at the age of 27. Her work often focused on chronicling her persona ...
, 52, American author (''
Prozac Nation ''Prozac Nation'' is a memoir by Elizabeth Wurtzel published in 1994. The book describes the author's experiences with atypical depression, her own character failings and how she managed to live through particularly difficult periods while compl ...
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Haskel Ayers Sterling Haskel "Hack" Ayers (February 10, 1936 – January 8, 2020) was an American auctioneer and politician in the state of Tennessee. Ayers served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1967 to 1968. A Republican, he represented the ...
, 83, American auctioneer and politician, member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consi ...
(1967–1968). *
Edd Byrnes Edward Byrne Breitenberger (July 30, 1932 – January 8, 2020), known professionally as Edd Byrnes, was an American actor, best known for his starring role in the television series '' 77 Sunset Strip.'' He also was featured in the 1978 film '' Gr ...
, 87, American actor (''
77 Sunset Strip ''77 Sunset Strip'' is an American television private detective drama series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith, Richard Long (from 1960 to 1961) and Edd Byrnes (billed as Edward Byrnes). Each episode was o ...
'', '' Grease'') and recording artist ("
Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) "Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" is a song written by Irving Taylor and performed by Edward Byrnes and Connie Stevens. The single was produced by Karl Engemann and arranged by Don Ralke, and was featured on Byrnes' 1959 album, ''Kookie S ...
"). *
Pat Dalton Patrick James Dalton (12 June 1942 – 8 January 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played 217 games for Perth in the WANFL from 1960-71. He was named on the interchange bench in Perth's official "Team of the Century". A regular for ...
, 77, 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, rugb ...
(
Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
). * Boken Ete, 97, Indian politician, MLA (1978–1980). *
Buck Henry Buck Henry (born Henry Zuckerman; December 9, 1930 – January 8, 2020) was an American actor, screenwriter, and director. Henry's contributions to film included his work as a co-writer for Mike Nichols's ''The Graduate'' (1967) for which he r ...
, 89, American actor, screenwriter (''
The Graduate ''The Graduate'' is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from W ...
'', ''
Get Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s, with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, an ...
'') and director ('' Heaven Can Wait''), heart attack. *
Peter T. Kirstein Peter Thomas Kirstein (20 June 1933 – 8 January 2020) was a British computer scientist who played a role in the creation of the Internet. He put the first computer on the ARPANET outside of the US and was instrumental in defining and implem ...
, 86, British computer scientist, brain tumour. *
Madan Mohan Madan Mohan is a form of the Hindu god, Krishna. Krishna is celebrated as ''Madan Mohan'', who mesmerizes everyone. His consort, Radha is glorified as Madan Mohan's ''Mohini'', who can even mesmerise Madan Mohan (her Kahn). Radha is known as the ...
, 74, Indian cricketer (
Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Ca ...
). *
David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein David Bernard Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, (18 August 1928 – 8 January 2020) was a British politician and businessman. He was the son of Bernard Montgomery. Early life and education Montgomery was the only child of Field ...
, 91, British peer and businessman, member of the
House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminst ...
(1976–1999, 2005–2015). * Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, 83, Spanish royal,
Grandee of Spain Grandee (; es, Grande de España, ) is an official aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the , though in neither country did they ...
, colon cancer. * Christine Præsttun, 48, Norwegian television presenter, cancer. * Bill Ray, 83, American photojournalist (''
Life Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energy ...
''), heart attack. * Kevin Thompson, 58, American karateka, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. * Miklós Vető, 83, Hungarian-born French philosopher. *
Zhu Yuli Zhu Yuli (; February 1934 – 8 January 2020) was a Chinese politician and aerospace executive. He served as director of the State Bureau of Technological Supervision (1990–1992), vice minister of the Ministry of Astronautics Industry (1992– ...
, 85, Chinese politician and aerospace executive, General Manager of the
Aviation Industry Corporation of China Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air ...
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Tom Alexander Thomas Christopher Peter Alexander (born November 20, 1963 in Takoma Park, MD) is an American writer, broadcaster, composer, and voice actor. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild. Tom was the Executive Editor and Co-Founder of the s ...
, 85, Scottish musician (
The Alexander Brothers The Alexander Brothers were an easy-listening folk-music duo from Scotland, who had a long career beginning in the 1950s. Career Thomas Armit "Tom" Alexander (25 June 1934 – 9 January 2020) and John "Jack" Armit Alexander (11 November 1935 ...
). *
Michael Allison Michael Allison (August 7, 1958 – January 9, 2020), who recorded under the name Darshan Ambient, was an American musician and vocalist known for his ambient electronic music. Life and career Allison attended high school in Modesto, Califor ...
, 61, American composer and musician, cancer. *
Jacques de Bauffremont Jacques de Bauffremont, 8th Duke of Bauffremont The House of Bauffremont is the name of a French noble family of Princes which derived its name from a village in the Vosges, outside of Neufchâteau, now spelt Beaufremont. The family traces ...
, 97, French prince. * Annette Bezor, 69, Australian painter and feminist. *
Walter J. Boyne Walter J. Boyne (February 2, 1929 – January 9, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, Command Pilot, combat veteran, aviation historian, and author of more than 50 books and over 1,000 magazine articles. He was a director of the National A ...
, 90, American Air Force officer and writer ('' The Wild Blue: The Novel of the U.S. Air Force''). * Galen Cole, 94, American
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
veteran and philanthropist. * Bobby Comstock, 78, American pop singer. *
Rudolf de Korte Rudolf Willem de Korte (8 July 1936 – 9 January 2020) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman. Life and career De Korte was born in The Hague, Netherlands. He attended the Maerlant Gymnasi ...
, 83, Dutch 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, ...
(1986–1989), Minister of Economic Affairs (1986–1989). *
Pete Dye Paul Dye Jr. (December 29, 1925 – January 9, 2020), known as Pete Dye, was an American golf course designer and a member of a family of course designers. He was married to fellow designer and amateur champion Alice Dye. Early life Dye was ...
, 94, American
Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or muse ...
golf course designer ( TPC at Sawgrass). *
Jack Faxon Jack Faxon (June 9, 1936 – January 9, 2020) was an American politician and educator from the U.S. state of Michigan. Background Faxon was born in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Central High School in Detroit. He received his bachelor's ...
, 83, American politician, member of the
Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 201 ...
(1965–1971) and the
Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, ad ...
(1971–1995). * Pampero Firpo, 89, Argentine-American professional wrestler ( NWA, WWF). * Greg Gates, 93, American rower, Olympic bronze medalist (
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
). * David Glass, 84, American businessman, CEO of
Walmart Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores from the United States, headquarter ...
(1988–2000), owner of the
Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...
(2000–2019), complications from pneumonia. * Jo Heng, 59, Singaporean lyricist, lymphoma. * Chukwuemeka Ike, 88, Nigerian writer. * Euphrase Kezilahabi, 75, Tanzanian novelist, poet and scholar. *
Leo Kolber Ernest Leo Kolber, (January 18, 1929 – January 9, 2020) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and Senator, serving from 1983 to 2004. Early life and career Kolber was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Luba (Kahan) and Moses Kolber, a ...
, 90, Canadian politician,
Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
(1983–2004), Alzheimer's disease. *
Pablo Macera Pablo Macera (19 December 1929 – 9 January 2020) was a Peruvian people, Peruvian historian. Biography Pablo Macera did his primary studies at La Salle School (Lima), La Salle School where he already felt a predilection for the History course. ...
, 90, Peruvian historian. *
Robert Molimard Robert Molimard (16 December 1927 – 9 January 2020) was a French doctor and professor at Paris-Sud University Paris-Sud University (French: ''Université Paris-Sud''), also known as University of Paris — XI (or as Université d'Orsay bef ...
, 92, French physician. *
Roscoe Nance Roscoe Nance (December 8, 1948 – January 9, 2020) was an American sportswriter. References 1948 births 2020 deaths People from Enterprise, Alabama Sportswriters from Alabama {{US-journalist-1940s-stub ...
, 71, American sports journalist (''
USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgini ...
'') and beat writer ( NBA, SWAC). *
Lan O'Kun Lan O'Kun (January 13, 1932 – January 9, 2020) was an American screenwriter, playwright, lyricist and composer. He was a television writer for ''That Was the Week That Was'', ''Apple's Way'', ''The Love Boat'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation' ...
, 87, American screenwriter (''
The Love Boat ''The Love Boat'' is an American romantic comedy/drama television series that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986; in addition, four three-hour specials aired in 1986, 1987, and 1990. The series was set on the luxury passenger cruise ship MS ''Pa ...
'', ''
Highway to Heaven ''Highway to Heaven'' is an American fantasy drama television series that ran on NBC from September 19, 1984, to August 4, 1989. The series starred Michael Landon as Jonathan Smith, an angel sent to Earth in order to help people in need. Vi ...
'', ''
Insight Insight is the understanding of a specific cause and effect within a particular context. The term insight can have several related meanings: *a piece of information *the act or result of understanding the inner nature of things or of seeing intui ...
''), heart failure. * Breandán Ó Madagáin, 87–88, Irish scholar, writer and Celticist. * Ivan Passer, 86, Czech film director (''
Born to Win ''Born to Win'' is a 1971 black comedy crime drama film directed by Ivan Passer and starring George Segal, Karen Black, Paula Prentiss, Hector Elizondo, Jay Fletcher and Robert De Niro. Filming locations took place in Manhattan, specifically Tim ...
'', '' Cutter's Way'', ''
Silver Bears ''Silver Bears'' is a 1978 British comedy crime thriller film based on a novel by Paul Erdman, directed by Ivan Passer and starring Michael Caine, Cybill Shepherd, Louis Jourdan and Joss Ackland. Caine portrays mob accountant "Doc" Fletcher ...
'') and screenwriter, pulmonary complications. *
Matthew Quashie Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie (23 March 1951 - 9 January 2020) is a Ghanaian naval officer and was the twenty-ninth Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces. He also served as the Chief of Naval Staff of the Ghana Navy from 3 April 2009 t ...
, 68, Ghanaian naval officer. *
Phyllis Rappeport Phyllis Rappeport (19 February 1929 – 9 January 2020) was an American pianist and teacher at Western Michigan University Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a Public university, public research university in K ...
, 90, American pianist. *
Mike Resnick Michael Diamond Resnick (; March 5, 1942 – January 9, 2020) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He won five Hugo awards and a Nebula award, and was the guest of honor at Chicon 7. He was the executive editor of the defunct ma ...
, 77, American science fiction writer (''
The Goddess of Ganymede ''The Goddess of Ganymede'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Mike Resnick. It was first published in book form in 1967 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. is a Fantasy fiction, fantasy and scien ...
'', ''
Stalking the Unicorn ''Stalking the Unicorn'' is a novel, mixing the fantasy and mystery genres, by Mike Resnick. The paperback edition was published in the US in 1987. The book is followed by two more adventures of the protagonists, ''Stalking the Vampire'' publishe ...
'', '' Kirinyaga''), cancer. *
Karel Saitl Karel Saitl (5 November 1924 – 9 January 2020) was a Czech weightlifter who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially kno ...
, 95, Czech Olympic weightlifter (
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 ...
). * Bergljot Sandvik-Johansen, 97, Norwegian Olympic gymnast (
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 ...
). * Jimmy Shields, 88, Northern Irish footballer (
Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...
,
Headington United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and t ...
, national team). * Hal W. Smith, 89, American baseball player (
Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter ...
,
Kansas City Athletics The history of the Athletics Major League Baseball franchise spans the period from 1901 to the present day, having begun as a charter member franchise in the new American League in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City in 1955 for 13 sea ...
,
Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...
). * Iñaki Vicente, 65, Filipino footballer (
De La Salle Green Archers The De La Salle Green Archers (also known simply as the Green Archers) are the men's varsity teams representing De La Salle University in the Philippines. The women's varsity teams are generally referred to as the De La Salle Lady Archers. The ...
, national team), stroke. * Geoff Wilson, 81, Australian nuclear physicist and academic administrator. *Yūji Yamaguchi, Japanese anime director (''The Severing Crime Edge'', ''Fate/stay night'', ''Angel Links''). (death announced on this date) *Yong Pung How, 93, Singaporean judge, Chief Justice of Singapore, Chief Justice (1990–2006).


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*Brice Armstrong, 84, American voice actor (''Dragon Ball (TV series), Dragon Ball'', ''Case Closed'', ''Barney & Friends''). *Neda Arnerić, 66, Serbian actress (''Shaft in Africa'', ''Venom (1971 film), Venom'', ''The End of the War''). *Qaboos bin Said, 79, Omani royal, List of rulers of Oman#List of Sultans, Sultan (since 1970), colon cancer. *André Capron, 89, French immunologist. *Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont, 100, British politician, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (United Kingdom), Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (1964–1970) and member of the
House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminst ...
(1964–2015). *John Crosbie, 88, Canadian politician, Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, MHA (1966–1976), House of Commons of Canada, MP (1976–1993), Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (2008–2013). *Wolfgang Dauner, 84, German jazz pianist and composer. *Bud Fowler (Canadian football), Bud Fowler, 94, Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts). *Dante Frasnelli Tarter, 95, Italian-born Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Huarí, Huarí (1967–2001). *Gopinath Gajapati, 76, Indian politician, MP (1989–1996). *Michael Greene, 86, American actor (''The Dakotas (TV series), The Dakotas'', ''To Live and Die in L.A. (film), To Live and Die in L.A.''). *Mozammel Hossain, 79, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1995, 1996–2001, since 2008), kidney disease. *Genshō Imanari, 94, Japanese academic. *Brian James (rugby league), Brian James, 76, Australian rugby league player (South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney, St. George Dragons, St. George, Australia national rugby league team, national team). *Patrick Jordan, 96, English actor (''The Angry Hills (film), The Angry Hills'', ''The Marked One'', ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars''). *Bernard Joly, 85, French politician, Senate (France), Senator (1995–2004). *Roddy Lumsden, 53, Scottish poet, heart attack. *Guido Messina, 89, Italian racing cyclist, Olympic (Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, 1952) and world champion (1948 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 1948, 1953 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 1953, 1954 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 1954, 1955 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 1955, 1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 1956). *P. T. Mohana Krishnan, 84, Indian politician, Kerala Legislative Assembly, MLA (1987–1991). *Marc Morgan, 57, Belgian singer-songwriter. *Michael Posluns, 78, Canadian writer and activist. *Petko Petkov (footballer), Petko Petkov, 73, Bulgarian football player (PFC Beroe Stara Zagora, Beroe, FK Austria Wien, Austria Wien, Bulgaria national football team, national team) and manager. *Carlos Cuco Rojas, 65, Colombian harpist (Cimarrón (band), Cimarrón). *Jean-Pierre Souche, 92, French Olympic rower (Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four, 1948, Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair, 1952). *Ed Sprague Sr., 74, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds). *Tiny White (equestrian), Tiny White, 95, New Zealand equestrian. *Wu Shuqing (economist), Wu Shuqing, 88, Chinese economist, President of Peking University (1989–1996).


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*Ahmed Ali (Bangladeshi politician), Ahmed Ali, 87, Bangladeshi politician, prostate cancer. *Tom Belsø, 77, Danish motor racing driver, stomach cancer. *Sabine Deitmer, 72, German crime writer. *Jean-René Farthouat, 85, French lawyer and Legion of Honour recipient. *Alana Filippi, 59, French singer and songwriter. *Musharraf Karim, 74, Bangladeshi writer. *Stan Kirsch, 51, American actor (''Highlander: The Series''), suicide by hanging. *La Parka (wrestler), La Parka, 54, Mexican professional wrestler (Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, AAA), kidney failure after wrestling injury. *Norma Michaels, 95, American actress (''The King of Queens'', ''Mind of Mencia'', ''Easy A''). *Manfred Moore, 69, American football (San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings) and rugby league (Newtown Jets) player. *Valdir de Moraes, 88, Brazilian football player (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Palmeiras, national team) and manager, multiple organ failure. *M. Chidananda Murthy, 88, Indian historian. *Edward Pinkowski, 103, American writer, journalist, and historian. *Fernanda Pires da Silva, 93, Portuguese businesswoman. *Steve Stiles, 76, American cartoonist and writer, cancer. *Hilarion Vendégou, 78, French politician, High Chief of the Isle of Pines (New Caledonia), Isle of Pines (since 1974) and mayor of L'Île-des-Pins (since 1989). *Maceo Woods, 87, American gospel musician and organist.


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*Carlo Azzini, 84, Italian racing cyclist. *Jack Baskin, 100, American philanthropist, engineer, and businessman. *William Bogert, 83, American actor (''WarGames'', ''Small Wonder (TV series), Small Wonder'', ''The Greatest American Hero''). *Jackie Brown (Scottish boxer), Jackie Brown, 84, Scottish boxer, List of Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing, Commonwealth Games champion (1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1958), List of British flyweight boxing champions, British and List of Commonwealth Boxing Council champions, Commonwealth flyweight champion (1962–1963). *Brian Clifton, 85, English footballer (Southampton F.C., Southampton, Grimsby Town F.C., Grimsby Town, Boston United F.C., Boston United). *Shlomo Eckstein, 91, Israeli economist and President of Bar-Ilan University (1992–1996). *Mary Evelyn Fredenburg, 97, American nurse and missionary. *Tony Garnett, 83, British film producer (''Kes (film), Kes'', ''Earth Girls Are Easy''). *Paulo Gonçalves (motorcyclist), Paulo Gonçalves, 40, Portuguese motorcycle rally racer, race crash. *Robert Heinich, 96, American designer and writer. *Rolf Koschorrek, 64, German politician, Bundestag, MP (2005–2013), cancer. *Maurice Kujur, 84, Indian politician, MP (1984–1989). *Francis MacNutt, 94, American priest. *Jayalath Manoratne, 71, Sri Lankan actor (''Doo Daruwo'', ''Handaya'', ''Sooriya Arana''), brain cancer. *Frank Nervik, 85, Norwegian footballer (SK Brage, Brage, Fredrikstad FK, Fredrikstad, Norway national football team, national team). *Marc Riolacci, 74, French football director, President of Ligue corse de football. *Kazuo Sakurada, 71, Japanese ''rikishi'', professional wrestler (Stampede Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, CWF, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, BJPW) and trainer, cardiac arrhythmia. *C. Robert Sarcone, 94, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1960–1964) and New Jersey Senate, Senate (1964–1966). *Dick Schnittker, 91, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Minneapolis Lakers). *Roger Scruton, Sir Roger Scruton, 75, British philosopher and author (''How to Be a Conservative''), editor of ''The Salisbury Review'' (1982–2001), lung cancer. *Aart Staartjes, 81, Dutch actor (''De Stratemakeropzeeshow'', ''Sesamstraat'', ''Pinkeltje (film), Pinkeltje'') and television presenter, traffic collision.


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*Jean Delumeau, 96, French historian. *Carlos Girón, 65, Mexican diver, Olympic silver medalist (Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard, 1980), pneumonia. *Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, 77, Mexican film director (''Homework (1991 film), Homework''). *Murad Wilfried Hofmann, 88, German diplomat and author, Ambassador to Algeria (1987–1990) and Morocco (1990–1994). *Edmund Ironside, 2nd Baron Ironside, 95, British hereditary peer, naval officer and businessman. *Andrew Kashita, 87, Zambian politician, National Assembly of Zambia, MP (1974–1975, 1991–1996), Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development, Minister of Mines and Industry (1973–1975) and Ministry of Transport and Communications (Zambia), Transport and Communications (1991–1994). *Sophie Kratzer, 30, German Olympic ice hockey player (2014 Winter Olympics, 2014), cancer. *Pierre Lacoste, 95, French admiral, Chief of Directorate-General for External Security (1982–1985). *André Lufwa, 94, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese sculptor. *Manmohan Mahapatra, 68, Indian film director (''Neeraba Jhada'', ''Klanta Aparahna'') and screenwriter. *David Scott Milton, 85, American author and playwright. *Digby Moran, 71, Australian Aboriginal artist. *Maurice Moucheraud, 86, French racing cyclist, Olympic champion (Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race, 1956). *Ștefan Petrache, 70, Moldovan singer. *H. L. Richardson, 92, American politician, Member of the California State Senate (1966–1989), founder of Gun Owners of America. *Jack D. Shanstrom, 87, American jurist, Judge (1990–2001) and Chief Judge (1996–2001) of the United States District Court for the District of Montana, U.S. District Court for Montana, Parkinson's disease. *Doug Shedden (politician), Doug Shedden, 82, Australian politician, member of the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...
(1987–1999). *Isabel-Clara Simó, 76, Spanish journalist and writer. *Hylda Sims, 87, English folk musician and poet. *Gerald Weisfeld, 79, British retailer, founder of What Every Woman Wants (retail chain), What Every Woman Wants.


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*Nana Akwasi Agyeman, 86, Ghanaian politician, mayor of Kumasi (1977–2001). *Tony Beddison, 71, Australian businessman and philanthropist. *John N. Brandenburg, 90, American lieutenant general. *José Calle, 75, French rugby union footballer. *Steve Martin Caro, 71, American singer (The Left Banke), heart failure. *Nand Lal Chaudhary, 84, Indian politician, Bihar Legislative Assembly, MLA (1980–1990). *Chamín Correa, 90, Mexican guitarist. *Kazi Sekendar Ali Dalim, 75, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1996–2001). *Guy Deplus, 95, French clarinetist. *Bernard Diederich, 93, New Zealand-born Haitian journalist, author and historian. *Jan-Olof Ekholm, 88, Swedish crime writer. *Giovanni Gazzinelli, 92, Brazilian physician and scientist. *Eville Gorham, 94, Canadian-American scientist. *Heshimu Jaramogi, 67, American journalist, cancer. *Jack Kehoe, 85, American actor (''Serpico'', ''The Sting'', ''The Untouchables (film), The Untouchables''), complications from a stroke. *Naděžda Kniplová, 87, Czech operatic soprano. *Liang Jun (tractor driver), Liang Jun, 90, Chinese tractor driver and national hero, depicted on the Third series of the renminbi, one yuan banknote. *Gudrun Lund, 89, Danish composer. *Carl McNulty, 89, American basketball player (Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Hawks). *Ritu Nanda, 71, Indian insurance advisor, cancer. *Jerry Norton, 88, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles,
Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the t ...
). *Saidi Shariff, 79, Singaporean politician, Parliament of Singapore, MP (1980–1984).


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*Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1923), Bobby Brown, 96, Scottish Scottish Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame football player (Rangers F.C., Rangers, Queen's Park F.C., Queen's Park) and manager (Scotland national football team, national team). *Chris Darrow, 75, American musician (Kaleidoscope (American band), Kaleidoscope, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), stroke. *Frederick Darwent, 92, English bishop. *Mark Harris (rugby league), Mark Harris, 72, Australian rugby league player (Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs, North Sydney Bears, Australia national rugby league team, national team), throat cancer. *Rocky Johnson, 75, Canadian WWE Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame professional wrestler ( WWF, Big Time Wrestling (San Francisco), Big Time Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, CWF) and trainer, pulmonary embolism. *Bruno Nettl, 89, Czech-born American ethnomusicologist and musicologist. *Abe Piasek, 91, American public speaker. *Katherine W. Phillips, 47, American social scientist and academic, cancer. *Rocky Rosema, 73, American football player (History of the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL), St. Louis Cardinals), dementia. *Victor Salvemini, 73, Australian Paralympic athlete (1972 Summer Paralympics, 1972, 1976 Summer Paralympics, 1976). *Milovan Stepandić, 65, Serbian basketball coach (OKK Šabac, Šabac, KK Metalac Valjevo, Metalac, OKK Beograd). *Kotaro Suzumura, 76, Japanese economist, pancreatic cancer. *Ben Swane, 92, Australian nurseryman. *Saša Tešić, 50, Serbian footballer (FC Prishtina, FK Priština, FK Milicionar). *Nikolai Tsymbal, 94, Russian military officer. *Ivan Ustinov, 100, Russian intelligence officer (NKVD, SMERSH, KGB). *Michael Wheeler (athlete), Michael Wheeler, 84, British sprinter, Olympic bronze medalist (Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, 1956). *David Wildt, 69, American wildlife biologist.


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*Bernard Grosfilley, 70, French alpine skier. *Maik Hamburger, 88, German writer and dramaturge. *Peter Hammersley, 91, British rear admiral. *Harry G. Haskell Jr., 98, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1957–1959), List of mayors of Wilmington, Delaware, mayor of Wilmington, Delaware (1969–1973). *László Iván, 86, Hungarian psychiatrist and politician, National Assembly (Hungary), MP (2006–2014). *John Klyberg, 88, British priest, Bishop of Fulham (1985–1996). *Naka Laxmaya, 69, Indian politician, MLA (1980–1985). *Alan Pattillo, 90, British television director (''Supercar (TV series), Supercar'', ''Thunderbirds (TV series), Thunderbirds''), writer and editor (''All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 film), All Quiet on the Western Front''), complications from Parkinson's disease. *Jibon Rahman, 56, Bangladeshi film director. *Magda al-Sabahi, 88, Egyptian actress (''Jamila, the Algerian''). *William J. Samarin, 93, American linguist and translator. *Efraín Sánchez, 93, Colombian football player (San Lorenzo de Almagro, San Lorenzo, Independiente Medellín, Colombia national football team, national team) and manager. *R. Sathyanarayana, 93, Indian musicologist. *Gene Schwinger, 87, American basketball player. *Christopher Tolkien, 95, British academic and editor (''The Silmarillion'', ''The History of Middle-earth''). *Barry Tuckwell, 88, Australian horn player and conductor, heart disease. *Zhao Zhongxiang, 78, Chinese TV presenter (''CCTV New Year's Gala'').


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*Pietro Anastasi, 71, Italian footballer (Juventus F.C., Juventus, Inter Milan, Inter, Italy national football team, national team), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *Charles Carrère, 91, Senegalese poet. *Peter Clarricoats, 87, British engineer. *Jacques Desallangre, 84, French politician, National Assembly (France), Deputy (1997–2012). *Thérèse Dion, 92, Canadian TV cooking show host. *Rahşan Ecevit, 97, Turkish politician, co-founder of the Democratic Left Party (Turkey), Democratic Left Party. *Derek Fowlds, 82, British actor (''Yes Minister'', ''Heartbeat (British TV series), Heartbeat'', ''East of Sudan''), heart failure from sepsis. *Fernando Miguel Gil Eisner, 66, Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Salto, Salto (since 2018). *Grant Goldman, 69, Australian radio announcer (2GB), cancer. *Terence Hallinan, 83, American defense lawyer and prosecutor, San Francisco District Attorney's Office, District Attorney of San Francisco (1996–2004). *Hwang Sun-hui, 100, North Korean politician, director of the Korean Revolution Museum (since 1990), pneumonia. *Bobby Kay, 70, Canadian professional wrestler (Cormier wrestling family) and promoter (Eastern Sports Association). *Georgi Kutoyan, 38, Armenian lawyer, director of the National Security Service (Armenia), National Security Service (2016–2018), shot. *Khagendra Thapa Magar, 27, Nepali record holder, world's shortest man (2010–2011), pneumonia. *Bapu Nadkarni, 86, Indian cricketer (India national cricket team, national team). *Oswald Oberhuber, 88, Austrian sculptor and painter. *Walter E. Powell, 88, American politician, Ohio Senate, Ohio state senator (1967–1971), member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–1975). *Lech Raczak, 73, Polish theatre director, heart attack. *Steve Rayner, 66, British social scientist, cancer. *Claudio Roditi, 73, Brazilian-born American trumpeter, prostate cancer. *Roger Schneider, 36, Swiss speed skater. *Emanuele Severino, 90, Italian philosopher. *Stanisław Stefanek, 83, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Łomża, Łomża (1996–2011). *Morimichi Takagi, 78, Japanese Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame baseball player (Chunichi Dragons), heart failure. *Rhona Wurtele, 97, Canadian Olympic skier (Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill, 1948).


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*Dan Andrei Aldea, 69, Romanian rock musician (Sfinx (band), Sfinx), heart attack. *V. Balram, 72, Indian politician, Kerala Legislative Assembly, MLA (1996–2004). *Mario Bergamaschi, 91, Italian footballer (A.C. Milan, Milan, U.C. Sampdoria, Sampdoria, Italy national football team, national team). *Peter Beyerhaus, 90, German Protestant theologian. *Bollin Eric, 21, British racehorse, St Leger Stakes, St Leger winner (2002). *John Burke (composer), John Burke, 68, Canadian composer and music educator, recipient of the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music (1995). *Cajun Beat, 20, American Thoroughbred racehorse, Breeders' Cup Sprint winner (2003). *Isabel Cabanillas, 26, Mexican artist and activist, shot. *Frieda Rapoport Caplan, 96, American businesswoman. *Ashwini Kumar Chopra, 63, Indian journalist, cricketer and politician, MP (2014–2019), cancer. *Allison Copening, 55, American politician, member of the Nevada Senate (2009–2013). *William C. Davis (American football), William C. Davis, 81, American football player (Mount Union Purple Raiders football, Mount Union Purple Raiders), coach (Adrian Bulldogs football, Adrian Bulldogs) and executive (Philadelphia Eagles), complications from Alzheimer's disease. *Stanley Dudrick, 84, American surgeon. *André Dulait, 82, French politician, Senate (France), Senator (1995–2014), mayor of Ménigoute (2001–2008). *Urs Egger, 66, Swiss film director (''Children of the Open Road'', ''Opernball (film), Opernball''). *Empire Maker, 19, American racehorse, Belmont Stakes winner (2003). *Antonia Gransden, 91, English historian and medievalist. *Dr. Hannibal, 56, Canadian professional wrestler (Stampede Wrestling, Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, FMW), heart attack. *Norm Hill, 91, Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers). *Peter Hobday (presenter), Peter Hobday, 82, British news presenter (''Today (BBC Radio 4), Today'', ''Newsnight'', ''World at One''). *Bubby Jones, 78, American National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame racing driver. *Egil Krogh, 80, American lawyer, United States Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Under Secretary of Transportation (1973), heart failure. *Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, 83, British politician, MP (1966–2001), Leader of the Social Democratic Party (UK), SDP (1987–1988) and President of the Liberal Democrats (1995–1998). *Abdul Mannan (politician, born 1953), Abdul Mannan, 66, Bangladeshi politician, MP (since 2008), cardiac arrest. *Peter Mathebula, 67, South African WBA flyweight champion boxer (1980–1981). *Roger Nicolet, 88, Belgian-born Canadian engineer (CN Tower, Louvre Pyramid). *David Olney, 71, American singer-songwriter, heart attack. *Petr Pokorný (theologian), Petr Pokorný, 86, Czech Protestant theologian. *Piri Sciascia, 73, New Zealand Māori people, Māori leader, kapa haka exponent and university administrator. *Abbas Ullah Shikder, 65, Bangladeshi film producer (''Beder Meye Josna'', ''Moner Majhe Tumi'', ''Ji Hujur''). *Gordon A. Smith, 100, Canadian artist. *Jim Smith (Nova Scotia politician), Jim Smith, 84, Canadian politician. *Jack Van Impe, 88, American televangelist. *George Herbert Walker III, 88, American businessman, diplomat and philanthropist, United States Ambassador to Hungary, Ambassador to Hungary (2003–2006).


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*Charles Alverson, 84, American screenwriter (''Jabberwocky (film), Jabberwocky''). *Kazım Ayvaz, 81, Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympic champion (1964 Summer Olympics, 1964). *David Chadwick (physician), David Chadwick, 93, American clinical and research pediatrician and author. *Herbert W. Chilstrom, 88, American Lutheran bishop. *David Climer, 66, American sports columnist (''The Tennessean''), cancer. *Manfred Clynes, 94, Austrian-born Australian-American scientist, inventor and musician. *Richard M. Dudley, 81, American mathematician. *Pat Evans (gymnast), Pat Evans, 93–94, Welsh Olympic gymnast (Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around, 1948). *Fang Shouxian, 87, Chinese accelerator physicist, President of the Institute of High Energy Physics. *Lee Gelber, 81, American urban historian and tour guide. *John Gibson (ice hockey, born 1959), John Gibson, 60, Canadian ice hockey player (Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs,
Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...
). *Harold G. Glasgow, 90, American major general. *Bill Greenwood (reporter), Bill Greenwood, 77, American television reporter (ABC News). *Chisako Hara, 84, Japanese actress. *Jimmy Heath, 93, American jazz saxophonist (Heath Brothers). *Marilyn Lanfear, 89, American sculptor and performance artist. *David Leach (admiral), David Leach, 91, Australian vice admiral, Chief of Navy (Australia), Chief of the Naval Staff (1982–1985). *Gene London, 88, American children's television presenter (WCAU, WNYW, WABD, NBC), cerebral hemorrhage from a fall. *Dee Molenaar, 101, American mountaineer and writer. *James Mollison, 88, Australian arts administrator, director of the National Gallery of Australia (1971–1989) and the National Gallery of Victoria (1989–1995). *Nanjil Nalini, 76, Indian actress. *Ikkō Narahara, 88, Japanese photographer. *Joe Steve Ó Neachtain, 77, Irish writer and playwright. *Robert Parker (singer), Robert Parker, 89, American R&B singer ("Barefootin' (song), Barefootin'"). *Sunanda Patnaik, 85, Indian Gwalior gharana classical singer. *Anne Wilson Schaef, 85, American clinical psychologist and author. *Blagovest Sendov, 87, Bulgarian diplomat, mathematician and politician, Chairperson of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, Chairperson of the National Assembly (1995–1997) and ambassador to Japan (2004–2009). *Ali Mardan Shah, 63, Pakistani politician, member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh (2002–2018), cardiac arrest. *Shin Kyuk-ho, 98, South Korean businessman, founder of Lotte Corporation. *Sher Bahadur Singh, 87, Indian politician. *Man Sood, 80, Indian cricketer (India national cricket team, national team). *Danny Talbott, 75, American football player (
Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) ...
), cancer. *Allah Thérèse, Ivorian traditional musician. *Guy Thomas (musician), Guy Thomas, 85, Belgian-born French songwriter. *Leonard Woodley, 92, British barrister.


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*Steph Bowe, 25, Australian author and blogger, T-lymphoblastic lymphoma. *Nedda Casei, 87, American operatic mezzo-soprano. *Franck Delhem, 83, Belgian Olympic fencer (Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960). *Gilles Delouche, 71, French literary scholar. *Raymond D. Fogelson, 86, American anthropologist. *Wolfgang J. Fuchs, 74, German author, historian and comic book translator. *Jay Hankins, 84, American baseball player (
Kansas City Athletics The history of the Athletics Major League Baseball franchise spans the period from 1901 to the present day, having begun as a charter member franchise in the new American League in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City in 1955 for 13 sea ...
). *Wendy Havran, 64, American immunologist, complications from a heart attack. *Kit Hood, 76, British-born Canadian television producer (''Degrassi''). *Bill Kaiserman, 77, American fashion designer, complications from a stroke and pneumonia. *Emory Kemp, 88, American civil engineer and industrial archaeologist. *Jaroslav Kubera, 72, Czech politician, President of the Senate of the Czech Republic, President of the Senate (since 2018) and mayor of Teplice (1994–2018). *Richard L. Lawson, 90, American Air Force general. *Bicks Ndoni, 61, South African politician, chief whip of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (since 2018), heart attack. *Ulf Norrman, 84, Swedish Olympic sailor (Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Star, 1968). *Gyanendra Nath Pande, Indian engineer. *Tom Railsback, 87, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois (1962–1966) and U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1983). *Joe Shishido, 86, Japanese actor (''Youth of the Beast'', ''Branded to Kill'', ''A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness''). *Michael I. Sovern, 88, American legal scholar and academic administrator, List of presidents of Columbia University, President of Columbia University (1980–1993), amyloid cardiomyopathy. *Shamsher Singh Surjewala, 87, Indian politician, Haryana Legislative Assembly, MLA (1967–1972, 1977–1987, 1991–1992, 2005–2009), MP (1992–1998). *Mick Vinter, 65, English footballer (Notts County F.C., Notts County, Wrexham A.F.C., Wrexham, Oxford United F.C., Oxford United). *Henry C. Wente, 83, American mathematician, complications from pneumonia.


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*Paul Addison, 76, British author and historian. *Norman Amadio, 91, Canadian jazz pianist and bandleader. *Larry Amar, 47, American Olympic field hockey player (Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1996) and manager. *Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke, 80, Greek poet and academic. *Hédi Baccouche, 90, Tunisian politician, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tunisia, Prime Minister (1987–1989). *Herbert Baumann, 94, German composer. *Eugène Berger, 59, Luxembourgish politician, Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg), MP (1994–2004, since 2007). *Bandar bin Muhammad Al Saud, 95, Saudi prince. *John R. Buckley, 88, American politician, Massachusetts House of Representatives, Massachusetts state representative (1965–1975), Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance (1975–1979). *Hank Burnine, 87, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles). *James Chesebro, 75, American communication theorist. *Sébastien Demorand, 50, French journalist, cancer. *Terry Jones, 77, Welsh comic actor, screenwriter and film director (Monty Python), frontotemporal dementia. *Patrick Kennedy (Limerick politician), Patrick Kennedy, 78, Irish politician, Seanad Éireann, Senator (1981–1982, 1983–1993). *Hermann Korte, 71, German academic. *Shuchi Kubouchi, 99, Japanese Go (game), Go player. *Warren Meck, 63, American psychologist. *Zlatko Mesić, 73, Croatian footballer (GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb). *Vladimir Aleksandrovich Muravyov, 81, Russian military officer, Strategic Missile Forces. *Meritxell Negre, 48, Spanish singer (Peaches & Herb), cancer. *Gerry Priestley, 88, English footballer (Grimsby Town F.C., Grimsby Town, Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace, FC Halifax Town, Halifax Town). *Ismat Ara Sadique, 77, Bangladeshi politician, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Minister of Primary and Mass Education (2014) and Ministry of Public Administration, Public Administration (2014–2018), MP (since 2014). *Ronald Senungetuk, 87, American Iñupiat artist. *Tengiz Sigua, 85, Georgian politician, Prime Minister of Georgia, Prime Minister (1992–1993). *Boris Tsirelson, 69, Russian-Israeli mathematician. *Ian Tuxworth, 77, Australian politician, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1984–1986). *Theodor Wagner, 92, Austrian football player (SC Wacker Wien, Wacker Wien, Austria national football team, national team) and manager (FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002), Wacker Innsbruck). *Gloria Weber, 86, American politician, Missouri House of Representatives, Missouri state representative (1993–1995). *De'Runnya Wilson, 25, American football player (Mississippi State Bulldogs football, Mississippi State Bulldogs), shot. *Morgan Wootten, 88, American Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame high school basketball coach (DeMatha Catholic High School). *Fa-Yueh Wu, 88, Chinese mathematician and physicist, emeritus professor at Northeastern University.


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*Hercules Ayala, 69, Puerto Rican professional wrestler (Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, NJPW, World Wrestling Council, WWC). *Tom Calvin, 93, American football player (
Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...
). *Roser Rahola d'Espona, 105, Spanish editor and baroness. *Sonny Grosso, 89, German-born American police detective, actor and television producer (''The French Connection (film), The French Connection'', ''Night Heat''). *John Karlen, 86, American actor (''Daughters of Darkness'', ''Dark Shadows'', ''Cagney & Lacey''), heart failure. *John Kasper (cricketer), John Kasper, 73, New Zealand cricketer (Auckland cricket team, Auckland, Natal cricket team, Natal). *Gerda Kieninger, 68, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1995–2017). *George F. MacDonald, 81, Canadian anthropologist, director of Canadian Museum of History, Canadian Museum of Civilization (1983–1998). *Julius Montgomery, 90, American aerospace engineer and politician. *John Douglas Morrison, 85, Australian police officer. *Paul Murphy (Massachusetts politician), Paul Murphy, 87, American politician and judge, Massachusetts House of Representatives, Massachusetts state representative (1961–1974). *John S. Pobee, 82, Ghanaian theologian. *Bertrand Teyou, 50, Cameroonian author. *Addy Valero, 50, Venezuelan politician, National Assembly (Venezuela), National Assembly Deputy (since 2016), uterine cancer. *Ralph Weymouth, 102, American Vice Admiral and anti-nuclear activist. *M. Crawford Young, 88, American political scientist, complications from heart failure.


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*Robert Archibald, 39, Scottish basketball player (Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, Club Joventut Badalona). *Frederick Ballantyne, Sir Frederick Ballantyne, 83, Vincentian cardiologist, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Governor-General (2002–2019). *Clayton Christensen, 67, American business theorist, cancer. *Hester Diamond, 91, American art collector, breast cancer. *Tom Daley (footballer), Tom Daley, 86, English footballer (Grimsby Town F.C., Grimsby Town). *Fernand Daoust, 93, Canadian trade unionist, President of the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (1991–1993). *Frank Froehling, 77, American tennis player, lymphocytic leukemia. *Jake Godbold, 86, American politician, List of mayors of Jacksonville, Florida, mayor of Jacksonville, Florida (1978–1987). *Robert Harper (actor), Robert Harper, 68, American actor (''Frank's Place'', ''Once Upon a Time in America'', ''Twins (1988 film), Twins''), cancer. *Adolf Holl, 89, Austrian theologian. *Ricarda Jacobi, 96, German painter. *Stephen James Joyce, 87, Irish literary executor of James Joyce. *Alfred Körner, 93, Austrian football player (Rapid Wien, Austria national football team, national team) and manager (First Vienna FC, First Vienna). *Marsha Kramer, 74, American actress (''Modern Family''). *Jim Lehrer, 85, American journalist (''PBS NewsHour''). *Thaddeus F. Malanowski, 97, American priest, Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army. *Franz Mazura, 95, Austrian operatic bass-baritone, Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, Grammy winner (23rd Annual Grammy Awards#Classical, 1981, 28th Annual Grammy Awards#Classical, 1986). *Michele McDonald, 67, American model and beauty pageant contestant, Miss USA 1971. *Patrick Mitchell (priest), Patrick Mitchell, 89, British Anglican priest, Dean of Wells (1973–1989) and Dean of Windsor, Windsor (1989–1997). *Gourahari Naik, 60, Indian politician, MLA (2000–2009). *Adolfo Natalini, 78, Italian architect (Superstudio). *Ashish Parmar, 40, Indian photographer, complications from a heart attack. *Gudrun Pausewang, 91, German author (''The Last Children of Schewenborn'', ''Die Wolke''). *Barbara Remington, 90, American artist and illustrator. *Peter Salama, 51, Australian epidemiologist and World Health Organization, WHO official, heart attack. *Jean-Noël Tremblay, 93, Canadian politician. *Kalevi Tuominen, 92, Finnish Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame basketball player (Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball), Tampereen Pyrintö), coach (Finland national basketball team, national team) and executive. *Armando Uribe, 86, Chilean writer and diplomat, Ambassador to China (1971–1973) and winner of the National Prize for Literature (Chile), National Prize for Literature (2004). *Herbert Voelcker, 90, American Olympic sports shooter (Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions, 1956).


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*David Adam (priest), David Adam, 83, British priest and author. *Nusrat Badr, Indian lyricist ("Dola Re Dola"). *Duje Bonačić, 90, Croatian rower, Olympic champion (Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four, 1952). *Georges Castera, 83, Haitian poet and writer. *José Luis Castro Medellín, 81, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacámbaro, Tacámbaro (2002–2014). *Chai Chidchob, 92, Thai politician, President of the National Assembly of Thailand, President of the National Assembly (2008–2011). *Fernando Cordero Rusque, 80, Chilean military officer and politician, List of General Directors of Carabineros de Chile, General Director of Carabineros (1995–1997) and Senate of Chile, Senator (1998–2006). *Gene Corrigan, 91, American National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum, Hall of Fame lacrosse player, coach (Washington and Lee Generals, Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse, Virginia Cavaliers) and college athletics administrator (Notre Dame Fighting Irish). *Sheldon Drobny, 74, American accountant and founder of the Air America (radio network), Air America radio network. *Robert Erwin, 85, American jurist, Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court (1970–1977), complications from heart failure. *John Fry (journalist), John Fry, 90, American journalist, heart attack. *Aenne Goldschmidt, 99, Swiss expressionist dancer and choreographer. *Herman Goldstein, 88, American criminologist. *Carl Holm, 92, Danish footballer. *Kennedy Isles, 28, Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer, shot. *Leila Janah, 37, American entrepreneur, founder of Samasource, epithelioid sarcoma. *Yuri Viktorovich Kuznetsov, 73, Russian military officer, Hero of the Soviet Union. *Li Fanghua, 88, Chinese physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. *Margo Lion, 75, American theatre producer (''Hairspray (musical), Hairspray''), brain aneurysm. *Seamus Mallon, 83, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (Middletown GAA, Middletown) and politician, Seanad Éireann, Senator (1982) and First Minister and Deputy First Minister, Deputy First Minister (1998–2001). *Horst Meyer, 77, German rower, Olympic gold medalist (Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's eight, 1968). *Justice Pain, 41, American professional wrestler (Combat Zone Wrestling, CZW), suicide by jumping. *Joe Payne (musician), Joe Payne, 35, American heavy metal bassist and guitarist (Divine Heresy, Nile (band), Nile). *Ibsen Pinheiro, 84, Brazilian prosecutor and politician, President of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), President of the Chamber of Deputies (1991–1993) and Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), Deputy (1983–1994, 2003–2011), cardiac arrest. *Juan José Pizzuti, 92, Argentine football player (Club Atlético Banfield, Banfield, Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club, Argentina national football team, national team) and manager. *Sean Reinert, 48, American drummer (Cynic (band), Cynic, Death (metal band), Death, Æon Spoke). *Rob Rensenbrink, 72, Dutch footballer (AFC DWS, DWS, R.S.C. Anderlecht, Anderlecht, Netherlands national football team, national team), progressive spinal muscular atrophy. *Zsolt Richly, 78, Hungarian animator. *Giovanny Romero Infante, 31, Peruvian journalist and LGBTQ activist. *Jagannath Rout, 77, Indian politician, MLA (1980–1990, 1995–1999), cardiac arrest. *Millard Seldin, 93, American businessman. *Vinay Kumar Sinha, 74, Indian film producer (''Chor Police'', ''Andaz Apna Apna'', ''Naseeb (1997 film), Naseeb''). *Pete Stark, 88, American politician and attorney, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–2013). *Edwin Straver, 48, Dutch rally motorcyclist, injuries sustained in race crash. *Melhupra Vero, 86, Indian politician, MP (since 1989). *Wes Wilson, 82, American psychedelic poster artist (Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Bill Graham (promoter), Bill Graham), cancer. *Forrest L. Wood, 87, American entrepreneur, founder of Ranger Boats.


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*Antonia Apodaca, 96, American musician and songwriter. *Vasily Bakalov, 90, Russian military engineer and designer (9M113 Konkurs, 2K22 Tunguska, Drozd). *Michael Cummins (serjeant-at-arms), Sir Michael Cummins, 80, British parliamentary official, Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons (2000–2005). *Siegfried Enns, 95, Canadian politician. *Meredith Etherington-Smith, 73, British fashion journalist, heart attack. *Lorenzo Ghiglieri, 88, American sculptor. *Golok Chandra Goswami, 96, Indian academic and linguist. *Nina Griscom, 65, American model, television host and columnist, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *Ip Ching, 83, Chinese martial artist. *Anne Kulle, 76, Swedish actress. *Liang Wudong, 60, Chinese physician, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19. *Otakar Mareček, 76, Czech rower, Olympic bronze medalist (Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four, 1972). *Bob Markell, 95, American television producer (''The Defenders (1961 TV series), The Defenders'', ''N.Y.P.D. (TV series), N.Y.P.D.'') and art director (''12 Angry Men (1957 film), 12 Angry Men''). *Shirley Murray, 88, New Zealand hymn writer. *Tor Obrestad, 81, Norwegian author. *Narciso Parigi, 92, Italian singer and actor. *Todd Portune, 61, American politician, Hamilton County, Ohio, Hamilton County Commissioner (2001–2019), spinal cancer. *Stephen R. Reed, 70, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1975–1980) and List of mayors of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, mayor of Harrisburg (1982–2010). *Denis Rivière, 75, French painter. *Holger Romander, 98, Swedish civil servant, National Police Commissioner (Sweden), National Police Commissioner (1978–1987). *Alison Roxburgh, Dame Alison Roxburgh, 85, New Zealand women's rights advocate and community leader. *Jordan Sinnott, 25, English footballer (Altrincham F.C., Altrincham, F.C. Halifax Town, Halifax Town), beaten. *Hartmut Steinecke, 79, German literary critic. *Thuy Thanh Truong, 34, Vietnamese entrepreneur, cancer. *Monique van Vooren, 92, Belgian-born American actress (''Tarzan and the She-Devil'', ''Happy Anniversary (1959 film), Happy Anniversary'', ''Fearless Frank'') and dancer, cancer. *Ben Hur Villanueva, 81, Filipino artist. *Clifford Wiens, 93, Canadian architect. *Garbis Zakaryan, 90, Turkish boxer.


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*Jos Bernard, 95, Luxembourgish Olympic gymnast (Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948). *Maharaj Kishan Bhan, 72, Indian virologist and paediatrician, cancer. *Vsevolod Chaplin, 51, Russian Russian Orthodox Church, Orthodox clergyman, stroke. *Alfredo Da Silva, 89, Bolivian-American artist, traffic collision. *Maurice Sanford Fox, 95, American geneticist and molecular biologist. *Lucy Jarvis (producer), Lucy Jarvis, 102, American television producer (''Family Reunion (film), Family Reunion''). *Nathaniel R. Jones, 93, American attorney and jurist, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1979–2002). *Gloria Lubkin, 86, American science journalist and editor. *Gordon McLauchlan, 89, New Zealand author, social historian, and television and radio presenter. *Terje Meyer, 77, Norwegian industrial designer. *Michou (cabaret artist), Michou, 88, French cabaret artist. *Hubert Mingarelli, 64, French writer, cancer. *Santu Mofokeng, 64, South African photographer,
progressive supranuclear palsy Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a late-onset degenerative disease involving the gradual deterioration and death of specific volumes of the brain. The condition leads to symptoms including loss of balance, slowing of movement, difficulty ...
. *Louis Nirenberg, 94, Canadian-American mathematician, co-developer of Gagliardo–Nirenberg interpolation inequality, Abel Prize winner (2015). *Bob Shane, 85, American singer and guitarist (The Kingston Trio), complications from pneumonia. *Wang Xianliang, 62, Chinese politician, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19. *Notable Americans killed in the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash, Calabasas helicopter crash: **John Altobelli, 56, baseball coach (Orange Coast College). **Kobe Bryant, 41, basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers), Olympic champion (Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008, Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012) and Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Oscar winner (90th Academy Awards, 2018).


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*Sharif al Mujahid, 93, Pakistani professor. *Xana Antunes, 55, British-American business journalist, pancreatic cancer. *Ramón Avilés, 68, Puerto Rican baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies). *Lina Ben Mhenni, 36, Tunisian political activist and blogger, kidney disease. *Haakon Bjørklid, 94, Norwegian artist. *Allen Brown, 76, American football player (
Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the t ...
). *Jack Burns, 86, American comedian, actor (''The Andy Griffith Show'') and screenwriter (''The Muppet Show''), respiratory failure. *Rathin Datta, 88, Indian physician. *Bernard de Give, 106, Belgian Trappist monk. *Derek Edwards (rugby league), Derek Edwards, British rugby league player (Castleford Tigers, Castleford, Great Britain national rugby league team, national team). *Flamarion (footballer, born 1951), Flamarion, 68, Brazilian football player and trainer. *Edvardas Gudavičius, 90, Lithuanian historian. *James Houra, 67, Ivorian painter. *Émile Jung, 78, French chef (''Au Crocodile''). *Eva Marks, 87, Austrian-born Australian Holocaust survivor. *Lovemore Matombo, 75, Zimbabwean trade unionist, president of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, ZCTU (2002–2008). *Norbert Moutier, 78, French film director (''Dinosaur from the Deep''). *Reed Mullin, 53, American rock drummer (Corrosion of Conformity, Teenage Time Killers). *Alberto Naranjo, 78, Venezuelan musician. *Gennaro Olivieri (footballer), Gennaro Olivieri, 77, Italian football player (S.P.A.L., SPAL, A.C. Perugia Calcio, Perugia) and manager (Reggina 1914, Reggina). *Jason Polan, 37, American artist and illustrator, cancer. *Johnny Ray (racing driver), Johnny Ray, 82, American NASCAR driver. *K. Amarnath Shetty, 80, Indian politician, Karnataka Legislative Assembly, MLA (1983–1998). *Nelly Wicky, 96, Swiss politician, member of the Swiss National Council, National Council (1971–1975). *Michael W. Wright, 81, American Canadian Football League, CFL player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) and business executive, CEO of SuperValu (United States), SuperValu, managing director of Wells Fargo, pneumonia. *Yang Xiaobo (politician, born 1963), Yang Xiaobo, 57, Chinese engineer, politician and business executive, mayor of Huangshi (2009–2014), Coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19. *Mohammad Zuhdi Nashashibi, 95, Palestinian politician, Finance Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (1994–2002).


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*Julia Breck, 78, British actress (''Q... (TV series), Q...''). *Lowry Burgess, American artist. *Chris Doleman, 58, American Pro Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame football player (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers), glioblastoma. *Marj Dusay, 83, American actress (''Guiding Light'', ''The Facts of Life (TV series), The Facts of Life'', ''MacArthur (1977 film), MacArthur''). *Frank Edwards (Illinois politician), Frank Edwards, 69, American politician, List of mayors of Springfield, Illinois, mayor of Springfield, Illinois (2010–2011), plane crash. *Narciso Elvira, 52, Mexican baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers), shot. *Paul Farnes, 101, British
Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
flying ace (The Few). *Harriet Frank Jr., 96, American screenwriter (''Hud (1963 film), Hud'', ''Norma Rae'', ''The Carey Treatment''). *Robert V. Gentry, 86, American Young Earth creationism, Young Earth creationist and nuclear physicist. *Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician), Abdul Ghafoor, 60, Indian politician, Bihar Legislative Assembly, MLA (1995–2005, since 2010). *Oscar N. Harris, 80, American politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (1998–2002), mayor of Dunn, North Carolina (1987–1995, 2003–2019). *Harry Harrison (DJ), Harry Harrison, 89, American radio personality (WMCA (AM), WMCA, WABC (AM), WABC, WCBS-FM). *Don Hasenmayer, 92, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies). *Hergo, 68, French photographer. *Sándor Kaló, 75, Hungarian Olympic handball player (Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972) and coach. *Naomi Karungi, 41, Ugandan military officer, helicopter crash. *Théo Klein, 99, French lawyer (Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France). *Irwin Lewis, 80, Australian Indigenous Australian art, Indigenous artist. *Jameela Malik, 74, Indian actress (''Chottanikkara Amma'', ''Sexilla Stundilla'', ''Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal''). *Othmar Mága, 90, German conductor. *Léon Mokuna, 91, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese football player (Sporting CP, Sporting, K.A.A. Gent, Gent) and manager (DR Congo national football team, national team). *Mohammad Munaf (cricketer), Mohammad Munaf, 84, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistan national cricket team, national team). *Nicholas Parsons, 96, British actor (''Four Feather Falls''), radio and television presenter (''Just a Minute'', ''Sale of the Century (British game show), Sale of the Century''), Rector of the University of St Andrews (1988–1991). *Peter Rogers (businessman), Peter Rogers, 72, British businessman (Babcock International). *Jasper Sanfilippo, 88, American businessman. *Dyanne Thorne, 83, American actress (''Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS'', ''Chesty Anderson, USN'', ''Hellhole (1985 film), Hellhole''), pancreatic cancer.


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*Sheikha Ahmed al-Mahmoud, Qatari politician. *Qasim al-Raymi, 41, Yemeni Islamic militant, emir of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (since 2015), drone airstrike. *Ruth Butterworth, 85, British-born New Zealand political scientist. *Mike Dancis, 80, Latvian-born Australian Olympic basketball player (Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964). *Georges-Hilaire Dupont, 100, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Pala, Pala (1964–1975). *Kim Eastland, 67, American game designer. *Larry Eisenhauer, 79, American football player (New England Patriots, Boston Patriots). *Alfred John Ellis, 104, Canadian banker. *Tofig Gasimov, 81, Azerbaijani politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Azerbaijan), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992–1993). *Blagoja Georgievski, 69, Macedonian basketball player (KK Rabotnički, Rabotnički) and coach, Olympic silver medallist (Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976). *Homero Gómez González, 50, Mexican anti-logging activist, head trauma. (body discovered on this date) *Tushar Kanjilal, 84, Indian social worker. *Irina Laricheva (shooter), Irina Laricheva, 55, Russian Olympic trap shooter (Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's trap, 2004, Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's trap, 2008). *Eddie Legard, 84, English cricketer (Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Warwickshire). *Félix Marcilhac, 78, French art historian and collector. *Christoph Meckel, 84, German author and graphic designer. *Dale L. Mortensen, 53, American politician, member of the Montana House of Representatives (since 2014). *Keith Nelson (footballer), Keith Nelson, 77, Scottish-born New Zealand footballer (New Zealand national football team, national team). *Frank Press, 95, American geophysicist, President of the National Academy of Sciences (1981–1993). *Ajmal Sultanpuri, 95, Indian Urdu poet. *Matty Todd, 95, British submariner. *Yannis Tseklenis, 82, Greek fashion designer.


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*Muhammad Abu Khubza, 87, Moroccan theologian and linguist. *John Andretti, 56, American racing driver (NASCAR Cup Series, ChampCar, CART), colon cancer. *Miguel Arroyo, 53, Mexican road racing cyclist, Mexican National Road Race Championships, National champion (2000), complications during surgery. *Vidya Bal, 84, Indian feminist writer. *Lucien Barbarin, 63, American jazz trombonist (Preservation Hall Jazz Band), cancer. *Vidmantas Bartulis, 65, Lithuanian composer. *Vitaliy Boiko, 82, Ukrainian lawyer and diplomat, Ministry of Justice (Ukraine), Minister of Justice (1990–1992), List of ambassadors of Ukraine to Moldova, Ambassador to Moldova (1993–1994) and Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, Supreme Court (1994–2002). *Larbi Chebbak, 73, Moroccan footballer (Union Sidi Kacem, Morocco national football team, national team). *Luboš Dobrovský, 87, Czech journalist, politician and dissident, Ministry of Defence (Czech Republic), Minister of Defence (1990–1992) and List of ambassadors of the Czech Republic to Russia, Ambassador to Russia (1996–2000). *Jörn Donner, 86, Finnish writer, film director (''Fanny and Alexander'', ''Men Can't Be Raped'', ''Anna (1970 film), Anna'') and politician, Parliament of Finland, MP (1987–1995, 2007, 2013–2015), Member of the European Parliament, MEP (1996–1999), lung disease. *Gisela Eckhardt, 93, German physicist, co-developer of the Raman laser. *Nello Fabbri, 85, Italian racing cyclist. *Terry Fair (basketball), Terry Fair, 59, American basketball player (Georgia Bulldogs basketball, Georgia Bulldogs, Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv). *Yoshinaga Fujita, 69, Japanese novelist and screenwriter (''Adrift in Tokyo''), lung cancer. *Ge Hongsheng, 88, Chinese politician, Governor of Zhejiang (1990–1993). *Johannes Geiss, 93, German astrophysicist. *Barrie Gilbert, 82, English-American inventor. *Roger Holeindre, 90, French military officer and politician, National Assembly (France), MP (1986–1988). *Richard Hunstead, 76, Australian astronomer. *Dale Jasper, 56, English footballer (Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton, Crewe Alexandra F.C., Crewe Alexandra). *M. Kamalam, 93, Indian politician, Kerala Legislative Assembly, MLA (1980–1987). *Pierre-Étienne Laporte, 85, Canadian politician. *Jake MacDonald, 70, Canadian author, fall. *William Mitchell (sculptor), William Mitchell, 94, English sculptor. *Z. Obed, 88, Indian politician, Nagaland Legislative Assembly, MLA (1993–1998, 2003–2008). *Erneido Oliva, 87, Cuban-American military officer (Brigade 2506). *T. S. Raghavendra, 75, Indian actor (''Vaidehi Kathirunthal'', ''Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi'', ''Vaazhga Jananayagam''), playback singer and music director. *Raymond Reierson, 100, Canadian politician. *Fred Silverman, 82, American Television Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame television programmer (CBS, American Broadcasting Company, ABC, NBC) and producer, cancer. *Tian Chengren, 93, Chinese actor (''Warm Spring''), winner of the 1984 Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actor. *Manohar Untwal, 53, Indian politician, MLA (1988–2003, 2008–2014, since 2018) and MP (2014–2018), brain hemorrhage. *Mauro Varela, 78, Spanish banker, lawyer and politician, Congress of Deputies, Deputy (1989–2000) and member of the Parliament of Galicia (1997–2001). *Roland Wlodyka, 81, American racing driver. *Zhang Changshou, 90, Chinese archaeologist, Vice Director of the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (1985–1988).


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*Khaled Bichara, 48, Egyptian business executive, CEO of Orascom Telecom Holding (since 2009), traffic collision. *Michel Billière, 76, French rugby union player (Stade Toulousain). *Buck Bounds, 90, American politician. *Alexander Joseph Brunett, 86, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle, Seattle (1997–2010). *Johnny Bumphus, 59, American boxer, WBA junior welterweight champion (1984), cardiac arrest. *Anne Cox Chambers, 100, American media proprietor (Cox Enterprises) and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Belgium, Ambassador to Belgium (1977–1981). *Chen Fushou, 88, Indonesian-born Chinese badminton player and coach, Uber Cup winner (1984 Thomas & Uber Cup, 1984, 1986 Thomas & Uber Cup, 1986). *Louise D. Clement-Hoff, 93, American artist. *Guy Delcourt (politician), Guy Delcourt, 72, French politician, National Assembly (France), MP (2012–2017) and mayor of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Lens (1998–2013). *James Dunn (diplomat), James Dunn, 92, Australian diplomat. *Mark Dziersk, 60, American industrial designer. *Thomas Fay, 79, American politician and jurist, Rhode Island House of Representatives, Rhode Island state representative (1969–1978), Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court (1986–1993). *Tony Ford (judge), Tony Ford, 77–78, New Zealand lawyer and jurist, Chief Justice of the Kingdom of Tonga (2006–2010). *Delphine Forest, 53, French actress. *Mary Higgins Clark, 92, American author (''A Stranger Is Watching'', ''A Cry in the Night (novel), A Cry in the Night'', ''Remember Me (Mary Higgins Clark novel), Remember Me''). *Wazi Uddin Khan, 83, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1988, 1996–2001). *Wen Zengxian, 68, Chinese politician, Deputy director-general of the Civil Affairs Department of Hubei Province (1997–2010), COVID-19. *Mirza Khazar, 72, Azerbaijani author and political analyst. *Ram Lakhan Mahato, 74, Indian politician, Bihar Legislative Assembly, MLA (1995–2000, 2005–2010), heart attack. *Andrée Melly, 87, English actress (''The Brides of Dracula''). *Bob Monahan, 91, American ice hockey player (Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey, Michigan Tech Huskies). *Miloslav Penner, 47, Czech footballer (SK Dynamo České Budějovice, 1. FK Příbram, FC Fastav Zlín, Fastav Zlín). *Uma Sambanthan, 90, Malaysian political activist. *Melvin Seeman, 101, American social psychologist. *Janez Stanovnik, 97, Slovenian economist and politician, President of Slovenia, President (1988–1990). *Gunnar Svensson, 64, Swedish ice hockey player (IF Björklöven, Björklöven) and coach (Djurgårdens IF Hockey, Djurgården, IF Troja/Ljungby, Troja/Ljungby), non-Hodgkin lymphoma. *William Thomas (Archdeacon of Northumberland), William Thomas, 92, British priest, Archdeacon of Northumberland (1982–1993). *Dalip Kaur Tiwana, 84, Indian author, lung disease. *Katsumasa Uchida, 75, Japanese actor. *Donald J. West, 95, English psychiatrist and parapsychologist. *Yang Xin (art historian), Yang Xin, 79–80, Chinese art historian and curator, Vice Director of the Palace Museum (1987–2000). *César Zabala, 58, Paraguayan footballer (Cerro Porteño, Talleres de Córdoba, Talleres, Paraguay national football team, national team), bladder cancer.Falleció el histórico albirrojo César Zabala


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