Deaths in February 2022

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

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

February 2022

1

• Sergei Anashkin, 60, Kazakh footballer (national team).
• Brian Augustyn, 67, American comic book editor and writer (The Flash, Gotham by Gaslight, Justice League), stroke.
• Isaac Bardavid, 91, Brazilian actor and voice actor, pulmonary emphysema.
• Walter Barylli, 100, Austrian violinist.
• Jan Callewaert, 65, Belgian businessman.
• Rustica Carpio, 91, Filipino actress (Captive) and playwright.
• Heo Cham, 72, South Korean radio and television presenter and singer.
• Bud Clark, 90, American politician, mayor of Portland, Oregon (1985–1992), heart failure.
• Fred Cook, 74, Australian footballer (Footscray, Yarraville, Port Melbourne).
• Paul Danahy, 93, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1966–1974).
• Remi De Roo, 97, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Victoria (1962–1999).
• Ramendra Chandra Debnath, 66, Indian politician, renal failure.
• James Douglas, 89, Scottish composer and conductor.
• Ortega Franco, 80, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of México (2004–2019).
• Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani, 102, Iranian Marja', secretary of the Guardian Council (1980–1985), cardiac arrest.
• Paolo Graziosi, 82, Italian actor (China Is Near, Italian Race, Pinocchio), COVID-19.
• Robin Herman, 70, American writer and journalist (The New York Times), ovarian cancer.
• James R. Hildreth, 94, American major general.
• Juan Iglesias Marcelo, 90, Spanish politician, mayor of Cáceres (1983–1987) and senator (1982–2000), multiple organ failure.
• Shintaro Ishihara, 89, Japanese novelist and politician, governor of Tokyo (1999–2012), minister of transport (1987–1988), pancreatic cancer.
• Wilfrido Lucero, 86, Ecuadorian politician, prefect of Carchi Province (1970–1974), member (1979–1990, 1998–2007) and two-time president of the National Congress.
• Easton McMorris, 86, Jamaican cricketer (West Indies, national team).
• Laurie Mithen, 87, Australian footballer (Melbourne).
• Stanisław Olejniczak, 83, Polish Olympic basketball player (1964).
• Leslie Parnas, 90, American cellist.
• Wolfgang Schwanitz, 91, German intelligence official, head of the Stasi (1989–1990).
• Harriet S. Shapiro, 93, American lawyer, heart failure.
• Tito Stagno, 92, Italian journalist.
• Joe Stephens, 86, American politician, Mayor of Saginaw, Michigan (1977–1979), brain and lung cancer.
• Ellen Tiedtke, 91, German actress (Ohne Pass in fremden Betten, The Fiancee), cabaret artist and singer.
• Richard L. Tierney, 85, American writer, poet and literary scholar (H. P. Lovecraft).
• Larry Warner, 76, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1987–1991).
• Glenn Wheatley, 74, Australian entertainment executive, talent manager (Little River Band, John Farnham) and musician (The Masters Apprentices), complications from COVID-19.
• Maurizio Zamparini, 80, Italian football executive, owner of Palermo (2002–2018), complications from peritonitis.
• Jon Zazula, 69, American record label executive, founder of Megaforce Records.

2

• Djilali Abdi, 78, Algerian footballer (national team).
• Hanna Abu-Hanna, 93, Palestinian poet and writer.
• Adnan Abu Odeh, 88, Jordanian politician, minister of culture (1970–1972) and senator (1974–1982).
• Gajanan Dharmshi Babar, 78, Indian politician, MP (2009–2014), complications from COVID-19.
• Alberto Baillères, 90, Mexican businessman, chairman of Grupo BAL (since 1959).
• J. Alexander Baumann, 79, Swiss politician, MP (1995–2011), heart attack.
• Georges Bertin, 73, French sociologist.
• Robert Blalack, 73, Panamanian-born American visual effects artist (Star Wars, RoboCop, The Day After), Oscar winner (1978), cancer.
• Frank Bradford, 80, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1997–1999).
• Ivano Comba, 61, Italian footballer (Sant'Angelo, Piacenza, Rondinella).
• Ramesh Deo, 93, Indian actor (Anand, Aap Ki Kasam, Mere Apne), heart attack.
• Joe Diorio, 85, American jazz guitarist.
• Arthur Feuerstein, 86, American chess player.
• Bill Fitch, 89, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets), NBA champion (1981).
• Ed Foreman, 88, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives (1963–1965, 1969–1971).
• Ezio Frigerio, 91, Italian costume designer and art director (Cyrano de Bergerac).
• Olivier Léonhardt, 58, French politician, senator (since 2017), cancer.
• Amir Locke, 22, American musician, shot.
• Pablo Manzoni, 82, Italian makeup artist, complications from back surgery.
• Paul F. McMillan, 65, British chemist.
• Jan Netopilík, 85, Czech Olympic long jumper (1960).
• Irén Pavlics, 87, Hungarian-Slovenian writer.
• Ralph Presley, 91, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1992–1993).
• Roy Purdon, 94, New Zealand harness racing trainer (Christopher Vance, Chokin, Petite Evander).
• Sophie Rieger, 88, German politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria (1990–1998).
• Gloria Rojas, 82, American television journalist (Eyewitness News, Like It Is).
• Tilden Santiago, 81, Brazilian politician, MP (1991–2003), complications from COVID-19.
• Bill Short, 84, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets).
• Wolfgang Stuck, 82, German tennis player.
• László Szigeti, 64, Slovak politician, minister of education (2006).
• Mosese Taga, 57, Fijian rugby union player (national team).
• Noel Treacy, 70, Irish politician, TD (1982–2011), European affairs minister (2004–2007).
• Klaas Tuinstra, 76, Dutch politician, MP (1986–1994).
• Monica Vitti, 90, Italian actress (L'Avventura, The Girl with the Pistol, The Pizza Triangle), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Paul Willen, 93, American architect.
• Penelope Windust, 76, American actress (You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Murder, She Wrote, V).
• Jochen Wolf, 80, German politician, member of the Landtag of Brandenburg (1990–1994).
• Hamid Zouba, 86, Algerian football player and manager (national team).

3

• Lauro António, 79, Portuguese film director (Morning Undersea), producer and screenwriter.
• Georges Athanasiadès, 92, Swiss organist and choirmaster.
• Chorobek Baigazakov, 75, Kyrgyz politician, deputy (1990–1995).
• Mickey Bass, 78, American bassist, composer and arranger.
• Herbert Benson, 86, American medical doctor and cardiologist, kidney failure.
• James Billings, 89, American operatic soprano.
• Renée Pietrafesa Bonnet, 83, Uruguayan composer and pianist.
• Manuel Bromberg, 104, American artist.
• Harry Carmean, 99, American artist.
• Lani Forbes, 34, American author, neuroendocrine cancer.
• Donny Gerrard, 75, Canadian singer (Skylark), cancer.
• Douglas Goldhamer, 76, American rabbi, founder of the Hebrew Seminary.
• Joseph Hitti, 96, Lebanese-born Australian Maronite Catholic eparch.
• Alex Ingram, 77, Scottish footballer (Queen's Park, Ayr United, Nottingham Forest), complications from dementia.
• Tom Kiernan, 83, Irish rugby player (Munster, Lions, national team).
• Dieter Mann, 80, German actor (Der letzte Zeuge, Downfall, 13 Semester), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Iwao Matsuda, 84, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (since 1998), hypoglycemia.
• Anthony J. Mercorella, 94, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1966–1972) and New York City Council (1973–1975).
• Madis Milling, 51, Estonian television and radio presenter and politician, MP (since 2015).
• Antonio Miró, 74, Spanish fashion designer.
• Martin B. Moore, 84, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1971–1972), COVID-19.
• Mike Moore, 80, American baseball executive, president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (1991–2007).
• Janė Narvilienė, 76, Lithuanian politician, MP (2000–2004).
• Erna Paris, 83, Canadian author.
• Frank Pietrzok, 57, German politician, member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen (1999–2005), paragliding accident.
• Bob Proctor, 87, Canadian self-help author and lecturer.
• Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, 45, Iraqi Islamic militant, leader of the Islamic State (since 2019), suicide by explosion.
• Sir Duncan Rice, 79, Scottish academic.
• Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz, 86, Polish writer and literary critic.
• John Sanders, 76, American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics) and coach (Nebraska Cornhuskers), cancer.
• Christos Sartzetakis, 92, Greek judge and politician, president (1985–1990), acute respiratory failure.
• Bill Stevenson, 88, Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders).
• Maggie Tlou, South African politician, MP (since 2019).
• Ludmila Vaňková, 94, Czech writer.
• Jan op den Velde, 90, Dutch Olympic rower.
• Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla, 101, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Saltillo (1975–1999), COVID-19.
• Felipe Virzi, 79, Panamanian politician and businessman, second vice president (1994–1999).
• Evelyn Wawryshyn, 97, Canadian baseball player (Muskegon Lassies, Fort Wayne Daisies).
• Dean Zayas, 83, Puerto Rican actor, director, and playwright.

4

• FRM Nazmul Ahasan, 66, Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist, judge of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, Appellate Division (since 2022), COVID-19.
• Thomas A. Ban, 92, Hungarian-born Canadian psychiatrist, stroke.
• Emília Barreto, 87, Brazilian beauty queen, Miss Brazil (1955).
• Nancy Berg, 90, American model and actress (Fail Safe).
• Tibor Bodnár, 66, Hungarian Olympic sports shooter (1976, 1980).
• Sergio Bravo, 72, Chilean screenwriter (Romané, La Doña) and lyricist ("Chile, la alegría ya viene").
• Peter Brideoake, 76, Australian musician and composer.
• Ashley Bryan, 98, American children's author and illustrator (Freedom Over Me).
• Davie Cattanach, 75, Scottish footballer (Falkirk, Celtic, Stirling Albion).
• Oscar Chaplin III, 41, American Olympic weightlifter (2000, 2004).
• Kerry Chater, 76, Canadian musician (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap) and songwriter.
• Leland Christensen, 62, American politician, member of the Wyoming Senate (2011–2019), complications from COVID-19.
• Avern Cohn, 97, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan (since 1979).
• Jason Epstein, 93, American editor and publisher.
• Neil Faulkner, 64, British archaeologist, historian, and writer, blood cancer.
• Steve Finney, 48, English footballer (Swindon Town, Carlisle United, Chester City).
• Gianluca Floris, 57, Italian writer and bel canto singer.
• Vasyl Folvarochnyi, 81, Ukrainian novelist, poet and journalist.
• Rolando Gonçalves, 77, Portuguese footballer (Porto, national team).
• Don Johnston, 85, Canadian politician, MP (1978–1988) and secretary-general of the OECD (1996–2006).
• Georges Labazée, 78, French politician, senator (2011–2017).
• Ana Carmen Macri, 105, Argentine politician, deputy (1952–1955).
• Zolani Marali, 44, South African lightweight boxer.
• Kyle Mullen, 24, American football player (Yale).
• Olcay Neyzi, 94, Turkish pediatrician.
• Srboljub Nikolić, 56, Serbian football player (HNK Šibenik, FK Bor) and manager (Jasenica).
• Dóra Ólafsdóttir, 109, Icelandic centenarian, oldest living Icelander (since 2019).
• Jerzy Osiatyński, 80, Polish politician, deputy (1989–2001) and minister of finance (1992–1993).
• Paul Overgaard, 91, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1963–1969) and Senate (1971–1973).
• Robert Owens, 75, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1973–1975).
• Pierre Petit, 92, Martinican politician, deputy (1993–2002).
• Colin Quinn, 40, Irish Gaelic footballer (Louth).
• Peetam Ram, 71, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1996–2007, 2012–2017), complications from COVID-19.
• Gene Ransom, 65, American basketball player (Golden State Warriors), shot.
• Julie Saul, 67, American art gallerist, leukemia.
• Sonia Chalif Simon, 96, American art historian.
• Üner Tan, 84, Turkish neuroscientist and evolutionary biologist.

5

• Rayan Aourram, 5, Moroccan child. (death announced on this date)
• Christel Apostel, 86, German politician, landrat of Wesel (1994–1996).
• Mavie Bardanzellu, 83, Italian actress (Beatrice Cenci, The Battle of Sinai, Shadows Unseen).
• Martin Barnes, 83, British civil engineer.
• Santonio Beard, 41, American football player (Alabama Crimson Tide), shot.
• Kenneth H. Brown, 85, American novelist and playwright (The Brig).
• John Bryson, 86, Australian author.
• Victor Buturlin, 75, Russian film director (Applause, Applause..., The Gardener) and screenwriter.
• Chandupatla Janga Reddy, 86, Indian politician, MP (1984–1988).
• Cho Soon-seung, 92, South Korean politician, MP (1988–2000).
• Geoff Crewdson, 83, English rugby player (Keighley, Hunslet, national team).
• Rubén Fuentes, 95, Mexican classical violinist and composer.
• David Fuller, 80, American politician, member of the Montana Senate (1983–1987), COVID-19.
• Todd Gitlin, 79, American sociologist and author, cardiac arrest complicated by COVID-19.
• Angélica Gorodischer, 93, Argentine writer.
• Guo Pingtan, 89, Chinese politician, member of the National People's Congress (1983–1988).
• Wayne Hankey, 77, Canadian religious philosopher.
• Per Christian Hemmer, 88, Norwegian physicist.
• John Honderich, 75, Canadian newspaper publisher and editor (Toronto Star), heart attack.
• Damodar Hota, 86, Indian classical vocalist, musicologist and composer.
• Emanuel Hurwitz, 86, Swiss psychoanalyst and politician, member of the Cantonal Council of Zürich (1979–1984).
• Raymond A. Jordan, 78, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1975–1994).
• Ian Kennedy, 89, British comics artist (Dan Dare, Ro-Busters, Judge Dredd).
• Anne R. Kenney, 72, American archivist.
• Ivan Kučírek, 75, Czech Olympic cyclist (1964, 1968, 1972).
• Vijaya Malalasekera, 76, Sri Lankan cricket player (Cambridge University) and administrator.
• Fernando Marías, 63, Spanish writer.
• Boris Melnikov, 83, Russian fencer, Olympic champion (1964).
• Josh Muir, 30, Australian artist.
• Christian Nau, 77, French land sailor.
• Bruce William Nickerson, 80, American civil rights and gay rights attorney.
• Kenta Nishimura, 54, Japanese novelist.
• Abdizhamil Karimuly Nurpeisov, 97, Kazakh writer and translator.
• Leili Pärnpuu, 72, Estonian chess player.
• Ananda Prasad, 94, Indian-born American biochemist.
• Tom Prince, 52, American professional bodybuilder.
• Ernst Sabila, 89, Belarusian Protestant religious leader.
• Ibrahim Sutar, 81, Indian social worker.
• Anani Yavashev, 89, Bulgarian actor (Rio Adio, We Were Young).

6

• Angiolo Bandinelli, 94, Italian politician, deputy (1986–1987).
• Haven J. Barlow, 100, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1952–1955) and senate (1955–1994).
• Sigal G. Barsade, 56, Israeli-American business theorist and researcher, glioblastoma.
• Horst Bertl, 74, German footballer (Hannover 96, Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV).
• Yahya Butt, 60, Pakistani bodybuilder.
• Maria Carrilho, 78, Portuguese politician, MP (1995–1999, 2005–2009) and MEP (1999–2004).
• Chang Feng, 98, Chinese actor (If I Were for Real, The Coldest Winter in Peking, Shanghai 13).
• Jerome Chazen, 94, American businessman and philanthropist.
• Ed Cooke, 86, American football player (New York Titans/Jets, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins).
• George Crumb, 92, American composer (Ancient Voices of Children, Black Angels, Makrokosmos), Pulitzer Prize (1968) and Grammy winner (2001).
• Charles B. Deane Jr., 84, American lawyer and politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (1971–1975).
• Gary DeLaune, 88, American sportscaster.
• Jean-Pierre Gredy, 101, French playwright.
• Ronnie Hellström, 72, Swedish footballer (Hammarby, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, national team), esophageal cancer.
• Sandy Hucul, 88, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (Phoenix Roadrunners).
• Syl Johnson, 85, American blues and soul singer ("Is It Because I'm Black", "Take Me to the River").
• Abram Khasin, 98, Russian chess international master and correspondence grandmaster.
• Günther Knauss, 78, German Olympic ice hockey player (1968).
• Ryszard Kubiak, 71, Polish rowing coxswain, Olympic bronze medallist (1980).
• Lata Mangeshkar, 92, Indian playback singer (Parichay, Kora Kagaz, Lekin...), composer and politician, MP (1999–2005), complications from COVID-19.
• Kazuhiko Masumoto, 85, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (1972–1976), bile duct cancer.
• Frank McAtamney, 87, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago, national team).
• Lin Meiring, 88, South African Olympic swimmer.
• Abdelmalek Ali Messaoud, 66, Algerian footballer (USM Alger, USM Annaba, national team).
• Alice Moretti, 100, Swiss politician, member of the Grand Council of Ticino (1971–1987).
• Hans Neuenfels, 80, German writer, theatre director, and opera director, COVID-19.
• Eleanor Owen, 101, American journalist and mental health professional.
• Frank Pesce, 75, American actor (Midnight Run, Beverly Hills Cop II, Maniac Cop), complications from dementia.
• Sayyid Al-Qemany, 74, Egyptian writer and philosopher.
• Azita Raji, 60, Iranian-born American diplomat, banker, and philanthropist, ambassador to Sweden (2016–2017), metastatic breast cancer.
• Vi Redd, 93, American jazz saxophonist.
• Zdzisław Jan Ryn, 83, Polish psychiatrist and diplomat, ambassador to Chile (1991–1997) and Argentina (2007–2008).
• Raymond C. Smith, 78, American rear admiral.
• Wolfgang Stammler, 84, German politician, member of the Landtag of Hesse (1995–1997).
• Henry Thillberg, 91, Swedish footballer (Malmö, national team), heart failure.
• Ilmārs Verpakovskis, 63, Latvian footballer (FK Liepājas Metalurgs, RAF Jelgava, national team).
• John Vinocur, 81, American journalist and editor (The New York Times, International Herald Tribune), sepsis.

7

• Abhijatabhivamsa, 54, Burmese Buddhist monk, leukemia.
• Noel Allanson, 96, Australian footballer (Essendon) and cricketer (Victoria).
• Séamus Barron, 75, Irish hurler (Rathnure, Wexford).
• Jerzy Bartmiński, 82, Polish linguist and ethnologist.
• Jacques Calonne, 91, Belgian artist.
• Chen Shih-yung, 73, Taiwanese politician, county magistrate of Chiayi (1989–1993).
• Boris Deich, 83, Ukrainian politician, MP (2002–2014), COVID-19.
• William H. Folwell, 97, American Episcopal prelate, bishop of Central Florida (1970–1989).
• Jakub Gurecký, 16, Czech motorcycle racer, training collision.
• Jason Heinrichs, 51, Canadian-born American musician and record producer.
• Ivan Hudec, 74, Slovak politician, minister of culture (1994–1998).
• Hans-Ulrich Klose, 86, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1985–2005).
• Dan Lacey, 61, American painter, brain cancer.
• Margarita Lozano, 90, Spanish actress (Viridiana, A Fistful of Dollars, Napoleon and Me).
• Günter Maschke, 79, German political scientist.
• Miodrag Mitić, 62, Serbian Olympic volleyball player (1980).
• Jamal Al-Muhaisen, 72, Palestinian politician, governor of Nablus Governorate (2007–2009).
• Robert Mulcahy, 89, American college athletics administrator (Rutgers University).
• Zbigniew Namysłowski, 82, Polish jazz musician and composer.
• Gustav Ortner, 86, Austrian diplomat, ambassador to the Holy See (1997–2001).
• Bruce Owen, 90, Canadian lawyer and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (1987–1990), heart attack.
• Bushra Rahman, 77, Pakistani writer and politician, MNA (2002–2013) and Punjab MPA (1985–1990).
• Andrzej Rapacz, 73, Polish Olympic biathlete (1972, 1976).
• Sir Christopher Slade, 94, British judge, Lord Justice of Appeal (1982–1991).
• Praveen Kumar Sobti, 74, Indian Olympic hammer and discus thrower (1968, 1972) and actor (Mahabharat), heart attack.
• William A. Tiller, 92, Canadian-born American materials scientist.
• Bruno Trani, 94, Italian Olympic sailor (1960).
• Douglas Trumbull, 79, American special effects supervisor (2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner) and film director (Silent Running), complications from mesothelioma.
• Dick Young, 84, American football coach.
• Fábio Zambiasi, 55, Brazilian footballer.

8

• Arnaldo Arocha, 85, Venezuelan politician, deputy (1969–1974, 1984–1989) and twice governor of Miranda.
• Mervyn Banting, 84, English Anglican priest, archdeacon of the Isle of Wight (1996–2003).
• Sérgio Barcelos, 78, Brazilian politician, deputy (1991–2003).
• Miriam Beerman, 98, American painter.
• Javier Berasaluce, 91, Spanish footballer (Deportivo Alavés, Racing de Santander, Real Madrid).
• M. E. Chamberlain, 89, British historian.
• Mark H. Collier, American religious scholar and academic administrator, president of Baldwin–Wallace College (1999–2006).
• George Spiro Dibie, 90, American cinematographer (Night Court, Growing Pains, Sister, Sister), five-time Emmy winner.
• Borivoj Dovniković, 91, Croatian film director, animator and caricaturist.
• Leonid Filimonov, 86, Russian politician, Soviet minister of oil and gas industry (1989–1991) and Tomsk deputy (1997–2001).
• Dottie Frazier, 99, American diver.
• Boris Furmanov, 85, Russian politician, minister of architecture, construction and housing (1991–1992).
• Bamber Gascoigne, 87, British television presenter (University Challenge) and author (The Great Moghuls).
• Igor Gubskiy, 67, Ukrainian artist.
• Ricky Hunter, 85, Canadian professional wrestler (NWA, WWF).
• Klaus Immer, 97, German politician, MP (1972–1987).
• Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt, 91, American freelance writer and policy advisor.
• Jean-Henri Jaeger, 78, French surgeon and academic.
• Aleksandr Kashtanov, 93, Russian agronomist and politician, member of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR (1971–1980).
• Oshadie Kuruppu, 27, Sri Lankan badminton player, leukemia.
• Krzysztof Kuszewski, 81, Polish epidemiologist and state official, under-secretary of state (1994–1997) and acting minister of health (1997).
• Bill Lienhard, 92, American basketball player (Kansas Jayhawks), Olympic champion (1952).
• Donald Cyril Lubick, 95, American attorney and tax policy expert.
• Andrée Michel, 101, French sociologist and activist.
• Rosalind Miles, 82, American actress (Shaft's Big Score!, The Black Six, Friday Foster).
• Luc Montagnier, 89, French virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (2008).
• Mick Newman, 89, Canadian-born English footballer (West Ham United, Dartford, Dagenham).
• Valentina Polukhina, 85, Russian-British literary scholar.
• Jackie Robinson, 94, American basketball player, Olympic champion (1948).
• Hélio Rosas, 92, Brazilian politician, deputy (1987–1999).
• Gerhard Roth, 79, Austrian writer.
• David Rudman, 78, Russian-American sambo wrestler.
• Cliff Sander, 90, Australian Olympic footballer (1956).
• Daniel Sili, 91, Brazilian Olympic water polo player.
• Herbert Thalhammer, 66, Austrian politician.
• John Q. Trojanowski, 75, American neuroscientist.
• Toshiya Ueda, 88, Japanese voice actor (The Adventures of Pepero, Rascal the Raccoon, The Promised Neverland).
• Makoto Watanabe, 85, Japanese diplomat, grand chamberlain (1996–2007).
• Götz Werner, 78, German businessman, co-founder of dm-drogerie markt.
• Gerald Williams, 55, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays), cancer.

9

• Rudy Abbott, 81, American baseball coach (Jacksonville State Gamecocks), complications from COVID-19.
• Jim Angle, 75, American journalist (Fox News).
• Abune Antonios, 94, Eritrean Orthodox prelate, patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church (2004–2006).
• Vladimir Belkov, 80, Russian football player (Tekstilshchik Ivanovo) and manager (Avtoagregat Kineshma, Spartak-Telekom Shuya).
• Fannie Birckhead, 86, American community organizer and politician.
• David Botwinik, 101, Lithuanian-born Canadian composer.
• Alan Brinn, 81, English rugby union player.
• Valerio Carrara, 70, Italian politician, senator (2001–2013).
• William Childress, 89, American author (Out of the Ozarks, An Ozark Odyssey) and poet.
• Betty Davis, 77, American funk and soul singer, cancer.
• Candi Devine, 64, American professional wrestler (AWA).
• Johnny Ellis, 61, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1987–1993) and Senate (1993–2017).
• Luz Odilia Font, 92, Puerto Rican actress.
• Jeremy Giambi, 47, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies), suicide by gunshot.
• Javier Gonzales, 55, American politician, mayor of Santa Fe (2014–2018), cancer.
• Friedbert Grams, 79, German politician, member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1990–2002).
• Graham Harle, 90, British-born Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (1972–1986).
• George Harris, 81, English footballer (Watford, Reading).
• Alicia Hermida, 89, Spanish actress (Maribel and the Strange Family, Black Humor, El bosque animado).
• Joseph Horovitz, 95, Austrian-born British composer (Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo) and conductor.
• Fabio Duque Jaramillo, 71, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Armenia (2003–2012) and Garzón (since 2012).
• Harold R. Johnson, 68, Canadian lawyer and writer.
• La Verite, 4, Swedish racehorse.
• Ronald Lou-Poy, 87, Canadian lawyer and community leader.
• Jan Magiera, 83, Polish Olympic cyclist (1964, 1968).
• Ian McDonald, 75, English musician (King Crimson, Foreigner, Steve Hackett).
• Juan R. Melecio Machuca, 87, Puerto Rican lawyer, director of the Office of Legislative Services (1981–1988).
• Gustavo Mhamed, 45, Argentine footballer (Huracan) and coach (Quilmes AC), colon cancer.
• Yahya A. Muhaimin, 78, Indonesian politician, minister of national education (1999–2001).
• Peter Neilson, 67, English-born New Zealand politician, minister of works and development (1990) and MP (1981–1990).
• Nora Nova, 93, Bulgarian singer.
• Snežana Pantić, 43, Serbian karateka, breast cancer.
• Johnny Raper, 82, Australian Hall of Fame rugby league player (St. George, New South Wales, national team), complications from dementia.
• Kuli Roberts, 49, South African journalist, television presenter and actress (Angeliena).
• Ralph W. Sallee, 94, American meteorologist and naval officer.
• Reinhard Schwabenitzky, 74, Austrian film director (Parole Chicago, Tour de Ruhr), producer and screenwriter.
• Jaime Serra, 101, Portuguese politician, deputy (1976–1985).
• Mirian Shvelidze, 75, Georgian stage designer and painter.
• Super Muñeco, 59, Mexican professional wrestler.
• Kazuyoshi Torii, 75, Japanese manga artist and professor, pancreatic cancer.
• Jack Willis, 87, American journalist and filmmaker (The House of Mirth, Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang), assisted suicide.
• André Wilms, 74, French actor (Juha, La Vie de bohème, Life Is a Long Quiet River).
• Paul A. Yost Jr., 93, American admiral, commandant of the Coast Guard (1986–1990).
• Ziad Al-Zaza, 66, Palestinian politician, COVID-19.

10

• Peter Awelewa Adebiyi, 78, Nigerian Anglican prelate, bishop of Owo (1993–1999) and Lagos West (1999–2013).
• Saleh Ajeery, 101, Kuwaiti astronomer.
• Piero Bellotti, 79, Italian Olympic wrestler (1968).
• Herb Bergson, 65, American politician, mayor of Duluth (2004–2008), complications from surgery.
• Sugnya Bhatt, 80, Indian jurist, judge of the Gujarat High Court (1994–1995), COVID-19.
• Evgeniya Brik, 40, Russian actress (Stilyagi, Yolki 1914, Friday), cancer.
• Paulo Carotini, 76, Brazilian Olympic water polo player (1964).
• Olivia Cajero Bedford, 83, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2003–2011) and senate (2011–2019).
• Steve Cotter, 81, Canadian football player (BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos).
• Henry Danton, 102, British classical dancer.
• Elizabeth Dickson, British lawn bowler. (death announced on this date)
• Ken Dixon, 92, British confectioner (Rowntree's).
• Dale Doig, 86, American teacher and politician, mayor of Fresno, California (1985–1989).
• Bruce Duffy, 70, American author, brain cancer.
• Mary Ellen Duncan, 80, American academic administrator, president of the State University of New York at Delhi (1991–1998) and Howard Community College (1998–2008).
• Brian Dunning, 70, Irish flautist and composer.
• Sir Manuel Esquivel, 81, Belizean politician, prime minister (1984–1989, 1993–1998) and MP (1984–1998).
• Olsen Filipaina, 64, New Zealand rugby league player (Balmain, national team), kidney failure.
• Philip Fletcher, 75, British public servant.
• Duvall Hecht, 91, American rower (Olympic champion, 1956), and publisher, founder of Books on Tape.
• Sir Godfrey Kelly, 93, Bahamian Olympic sailor (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972).
• Mongush Kenin-Lopsan, 96, Russian writer, poet, and historian.
• Jörgen Kolni, 75, Swedish Olympic sailor (1968, 1976).
• Roman Kostrzewski, 61, Polish heavy metal musician (Kat).
• Eduard Kukan, 82, Slovak politician, member of the National Council (1994–1998, 2006–2009), minister of foreign affairs (1994, 1998–2006) and MEP (2009–2019), heart attack.
• Jiří Linha, 91, Czech vocalist and chorus master.
• Mwele Ntuli Malecela, 58, Tanzanian civil servant, cancer.
• Nikolai Manoshin, 83, Russian football player (Torpedo Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Soviet Union national team) and manager.
• Tom McCormick, 96, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2002–2004).
• A. L. Mentxaka, Irish writer and academic.
• Mino Milani, 94, Italian journalist, writer, and cartoonist.
• Mane Nett, 73, Chilean actress.
• Ingvar Oldsberg, 76, Swedish television presenter (På spåret, Bingolotto) and sports journalist, heart attack.
• Maria Antònia Oliver Cabrer, 75, Spanish writer.
• Aleksander Omelyanchuk, 74, Ukrainian physicist.
• Waverly Person, 95, American seismologist.
• Donatella Raffai, 78, Italian radio and television writer and presenter.
• Francesco Samà, 81, Italian politician, deputy (1983–1992).
• R. R. Singh, 86, Indian politician, mayor of Mumbai (1993–1994).
• Anthony Stern, 77, British experimental filmmaker and glass maker.
• Craig Stowers, 67, American jurist, associate justice (2009–2020) and chief justice (2015–2018) of the Alaska Supreme Court.
• Joseph Surasarang, 84, Thai Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Chiang Mai (1987–2009).
• Givi Toidze, 89, Georgian painter and artist.
• Erwan Vallerie, 77, French cultural activist, fall.
• John Wesley, 93, American painter.
• Stefan Żywotko, 102, Polish football manager (Arkonia Szczecin, Warta Poznań, JS Kabylie).

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• Jean Bénabou, 89–90, Moroccan-born French mathematician.
• Chen Wen-min, 102, Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, and producer.
• Pranab R. Dastidar, 88, Indian nuclear physicist.
• Ilia Datunashvili, 84, Georgian footballer (Kolmeurne Lanchkhuti, Lokomotivi Kutaisi, Dinamo Tbilisi).
• Lucien Degauchy, 84, French politician, deputy (1993–2017).
• Ed DeWitt, 87, American Olympic wrestler.
• Dawn Gibbins, 60–61, British philanthropist and entrepreneur.
• Addai II Giwargis, 74, Iraqi Orthodox prelate, catholicos-patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East (since 1972).
• John Hlay, 91, American football player (Ohio State Buckeyes).
• Kevin Hogarth, 88, Australian Olympic boxer.
• Mel Keefer, 95, American cartoonist (Mac Divot), Inkpot Award inductee (2007).
• Philippe van Kessel, 76, Belgian actor (Largo Winch II, Eternity, Working Girls) and stage director.
• Knightowl, 55, Mexican-born American Chicano rapper, complications from COVID-19.
• Lula, 75, Brazilian football player (Internacional, national team) and manager (Itaperuna).
• Ted Mappus, 95, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1987–1991).
• Chet McCracken, 75, American drummer (The Doobie Brothers).
• Ally Mtoni, 28, Tanzanian footballer (Young Africans, Ruvu Shooting, national team).
• Caroline Balderston Parry, 76-77, Canadian writer and musician, pancreatic cancer.
• Jean-Marc Piotte, 81, Canadian philosopher and academic, heart attack.
• Syed Mohammad Qaisar, 81, Bangladeshi politician and convicted war criminal, minister of agriculture (1988–1991) and MP (1979–1988).
• Mike Rabon, 78, American musician (The Five Americans) and songwriter ("Western Union").
• Mārtiņš Rītiņš, 72, British-born Latvian chef, businessman, and television presenter, COVID-19.
• Dan Robinson, 95, American football coach (Western Carolina Catamounts).
• George Rock, 85, Barbadian cricketer (national team).
• Ravi Tandon, 86, Indian film director and producer (Anhonee, Apne Rang Hazaar, Ek Main Aur Ek Tu).
• Isabel Torres, 52, Spanish actress (Veneno) and television presenter, lung cancer.
• Hugo Torres Jiménez, 73, Nicaraguan Sandinista guerrilla and military leader.
• Ken Turner, 86, Australian footballer (Collingwood).
• Pedro Villagrán, 75, Spanish politician, senator (2004–2008).
• Jack C. Watson, 93, American judge, justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (1979–1996).
• Tall Oak Weeden, 85, American indigenous rights activist.

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• Rahul Bajaj, 83, Indian automotive executive and politician, chairman of Bajaj Group (1965–2021) and MP (2006–2010), pneumonia.
• William G. Batchelder, 79, American politician, member (1969–1998, 2007–2014) and speaker (2011–2014) of the Ohio House of Representatives.
• Frank Beckmann, 72, German-born American broadcaster (WJR), complications from vascular dementia.
• Valerie Boyd, 58, American writer and biographer.
• Alexander Brody, 89, Hungarian-American businessman, author, and marketing executive.
• Zurab Chumburidze, 95, Georgian linguist.
• Mireille Delmas-Marty, 80, French jurist.
• Bob DeMeo, 66, American jazz drummer.
• João Carlos Di Genio, 82, Brazilian businessman.
• Javier Gómara, 95, Spanish politician, deputy (1982–1986) and president of the Navarrese parliament (1987–1991).
• Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, 86, Chilean Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Punta Arenas (1974–2006), COVID-19.
• Howard Grimes, 80, American drummer (Hi Rhythm Section), kidney failure.
• Gladys Guarisma, 83, Venezuelan linguist.
• Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, 89, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Malang (1973–1988) and Manokwari–Sorong (1988–2003).
• Makoto Hasebe, 70, Japanese politician, mayor of Yurihonjō (2009–2021).
• Robert M. Hayes, 95, American information scientist.
• Carmen Herrera, 106, Cuban-born American artist.
• Tatsu Ishimoda, 97, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (1972–1976).
• Calvin Jones, 58, American baseball player (Seattle Mariners), cancer.
• Brian Kan, 84, Hong Kong racehorse trainer and politician.
• Marguerite Kerrigan, 90, American baseball player (Rockford Peaches).
• Zinaida Kiriyenko, 88, Russian actress (And Quiet Flows the Don, Fate of a Man, Chronicle of Flaming Years) and singer.
• Moldomusa Kongantiyev, 63, Kyrgyz politician, minister of the interior (2008–2010).
• William Kraft, 98, American composer and conductor.
• Pete Liske, 79, American football player (Calgary Stampeders, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles).
• Edmur Mesquita, 67, Brazilian politician, São Paulo MLA (1999–2003), COVID-19.
• Jit Murad, 62, Malaysian actor (Beyond Rangoon, Waris Jari Hantu, 1957: Hati Malaya) and playwright.
• Szabolcs Pásztor, 62, Hungarian Olympic fencer (1988).
• Bhanumati Rao, 98, Indian classical dancer and stage actress.
• Ivan Reitman, 75, Czechoslovak-born Canadian film director (Ghostbusters, Meatballs, Kindergarten Cop) and producer, founder of The Montecito Picture Company.
• Robert Ruwe, 80, American tax judge.
• Mark Shulman, 70, Australian rugby league player (St. George).
• Stevan Tontić, 75, Bosnian writer and translator.
• Antoni Vadell Ferrer, 49, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Barcelona (since 2017), pancreatic cancer.
• Karl Vaino, 98, Estonian politician, secretary of the Communist Party (1978–1988).
• Aurelio de la Vega, 96, Cuban-American composer and educator.
• Beryl Vertue, 90, English television producer (Men Behaving Badly, Sherlock, Jekyll), founder of Hartswood Films.
• Nolan Williams, 80, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1975–1995).
• Sharon Wohlmuth, 75, American photographer and author.
• Sue Yenger, 83, American politician, member of the Iowa Senate (1979–1983).
• Zakaria Damane, Central African warlord, shot.

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• King Louie Bankston, 49, American rock musician (The Exploding Hearts).
• Berit Berthelsen, 77, Norwegian Olympic athlete (1964, 1968).
• Shagdaryn Bira, 94, Mongolian historian.
• Ann Buchanan, 80, British academic.
• Hilda Margery Clarke, 95, English painter.
• Dasril Panin Datuk Labuan, 74, Indonesian politician, member of the People's Representative Council (1982–1987, 1993–2003).
• Peter Earnest, 88, American intelligence officer and museum director (International Spy Museum), heart failure.
• Peter Gray, 86, Irish Olympic sailor.
• Kajazun Gyurjyan, 99, Armenian stage actor.
• Enrique Hernández-Luike, 93, Spanish magazine publisher and poet.
• Ferdinand Hueter, 62, Austrian politician.
• John Keston, 97, British-born American stage actor and runner, complications from COVID-19.
• M. C. Leist, 79, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1987–2007).
• Emanuel Marx, 94, German-born Israeli social anthropologist.
• Mikhail Naidov, 89, Russian miner and politician.
• Eduardo Pardo, 68, Bolivian economist and diplomat, ambassador to Cuba (since 2021).
• Aron Pinczuk, 82, Argentine-American physicist.
• Bob Pritikin, 92, American advertising executive, creative director and author.
• Fabio Restrepo, 62, Colombian actor (Sumas y restas, Rosario Tijeras), COVID-19.
• Aled Roberts, 59, Welsh politician, AM (2011–2016).
• Val Robinson, 80, English field hockey player (national team), cancer.
• Enzo Robutti, 88, Italian actor (Il Profeta, Tell Me You Do Everything for Me, Dog's Heart).
• Eduardo Romero, 67, Argentine golfer (PGA Tour, European Tour) and politician, mayor of Villa Allende (since 2015).
• Francisco Sánchez Martínez, 54, Colombian long-distance runner.
• Burghart Schmidt, 79, German philosopher.
• Halyna Sevruk, 92, Ukrainian artist.
• Sandra Worthen, 84, American politician, member of the Delaware House of Representatives (1973–1978).
• Thomas Yuen, 70, Chinese-born American technology executive, co-founder of AST Research.
• Anatoly Zaytsev, 82, Russian politician, minister of railways (1996–1997).

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• Geoff Barker, 73, English footballer (Darlington, Grimsby Town).
• Ralf Bursy, 66, German singer and music producer.
• Harold V. Camp, 86, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1969–1975).
• Bob Conley, 88, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies).
• David Cory, 93, Australian politician.
• Joan Croll, 93, Australian radiologist.
• Kenny Ejim, 27, Canadian basketball player (Zornotza, Saskatchewan Rattlers, Hamilton Honey Badgers).
• Tony Fuochi, 66, Italian voice actor, complications from COVID-19.
• Francine-Charlotte Gehri, 98, Swiss writer.
• Alan J. Greiman, 90, American politician and jurist, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1972–1987).
• Mickie Henson, 59, American professional wrestling referee (WCW, WWE), complications from COVID-19.
• Ingeborg Heuser, 94, German dancer, choreographer and teacher.
• Graham Houghton, 84, New Zealand historian, co-founder of the South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies.
• Borislav Ivkov, 88, Serbian chess grandmaster.
• Driss El Khouri, 83, Moroccan writer.
• Larisa Kislinskaya, 63, Russian journalist. (death announced on this date)
• Elliott Leyton, 82, Canadian social anthropologist, educator and author.
• Lin Kun-hai, 68, Taiwanese television producer and entrepreneur, co-founder and chairman of Sanlih E-Television.
• Nancy Lord, 70, American politician, medical researcher and attorney, COVID-19.
• Željko Mijač, 68, Croatian football player (Hajduk Split, Rijeka) and manager (Standard Liège).
• Raees Mohammad, 89, Pakistani cricketer (Karachi, Peshawar).
• Jean-Jacques Moine, 67, French Olympic swimmer (1972).
• Julio Morales, 76, Uruguayan footballer (Racing Club de Montevideo, Austria Wien, national team).
• Richard Mulder, 83, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1995–2002).
• Bhargavi Narayan, 84, Indian actress (Eradu Kanasu, Hanthakana Sanchu, Pallavi Anu Pallavi) and writer.
• Sandy Nelson, 83, American drummer ("Teen Beat", "Let There Be Drums"), complications from a stroke.
• Khayal Zaman Orakzai, Pakistani politician, MNA (since 2013), cancer.
• Daniel Passent, 83, Polish journalist (Polityka) and writer, ambassador to Chile (1997–2002).
• Hubert de Ravinel, 87, French-born Canadian television producer and writer.
• Robert E. Rose, 82, American justice and politician, lieutenant governor of Nevada (1975–1979).
• Uli Sckerl, 70, German politician, member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (since 2006).
• Alfred Sole, 78, American film director (Alice, Sweet Alice, Pandemonium) and production designer (Veronica Mars), suicide.
• Tom Veitch, 80, American comic book writer (The Light and Darkness War, Animal Man, Star Wars) and novelist, COVID-19.
• Johnny Whiteley, 91, English rugby league player (Hull F.C., Great Britain) and coach.
• Mary Willey, 80, Australian politician and journalist.
• Charles Yohane, 48, Zimbabwean footballer (AmaZulu, Bidvest Wits, national team), shot.
• Yoo Sang-yeol, 81, South Korean administrator and entrepreneur.

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• Rustam Akramov, 73, Uzbek football manager (national team, India national team).
• Artur Albarran, 69, Portuguese journalist, leukaemia.
• Lidiya Belozyorova, 76, Ukrainian actress.
• Marie Chamming's, 98, French Resistance member and writer.
• David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey, 79, British politician, MP (1994–2005) and member of the House of Lords (since 2005).
• Mohamed Haddou Chiguer, 90, Moroccan politician.
• Bill Dando, 89, American college football player (San Francisco, Detroit) and coach (Buffalo).
• Richard Estell, 58, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Hamilton Tiger-Cats).
• Youhanna Golta, 85, Egyptian Coptic Catholic hierarch, auxiliary and curial bishop of Alexandria (1986–2020).
• Arnaldo Jabor, 81, Brazilian film director (Pindorama, All Nudity Shall Be Punished, Tudo Bem), screenwriter and producer.
• Michael Janus, 55, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1996–2009).
• Jeong Changhwa, 81, South Korean politician.
• Charles Juravinski, 92, Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founder of Flamboro Downs.
• Onur Kumbaracıbaşı, 83, Turkish civil servant, minister of public works (1991–1994), COVID-19.
• Bappi Lahiri, 69, Indian singer, composer (Asha O Bhalobasha, Disco Dancer, Namak Halaal) and record producer, complications from obstructive sleep apnea.
• Juan Carlos Lallana, 83, Argentine footballer (national team).
• Roger Lambrecht, 90, Belgian businessman and footballer, president of K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (1994–2019).
• Dominique Marcas, 101, French actress (Where Is Madame Catherine?, Liza, Mozart's Sister).
• Siegfried Martsch, 68, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1990–2000).
• Tamaz Mechiauri, 67, Georgian politician, COVID-19.
• Peter Merseburger, 93, German journalist and author.
• Sandhya Mukherjee, 90, Indian playback singer (Nishi Padma, Jaagte Rahoo, Mamta), cardiac arrest.
• Corneliu Olar, 62, Romanian politician
• P. J. O'Rourke, 74, American humorist (National Lampoon), journalist, and author (Parliament of Whores, Give War a Chance), lung cancer.
• Dong Puno, 76, Filipino journalist and television host (Viewpoint, Business Today, Dong Puno Live).
• Juan Antonio Quintana, 83, Spanish actor (Amar en tiempos revueltos).
• Edgars Račevskis, 85, Latvian conductor.
• Bill Robinson, 96, American automobile designer (Chrysler).
• Arif Şentürk, 81, Yugoslav-born Turkish folk singer.
• Taranath Sharma, 87, Nepalese writer and literary critic.
• Deep Sidhu, 37, Indian barrister, actor (Ramta Jogi, Jora 10 Numbaria) and activist, traffic collision.
• Woodrow Stanley, 71, American politician, mayor of Flint (1991–2002) and member of the Michigan House of Representatives (2009–2014).
• LeRoy W. Svendsen Jr., 93, American major general.
• Taina Tudegesheva, 64, Russian poet.
• Vivi l'internationale, 75, Beninese singer.
• Nachman Wolf, 70, Israeli athlete, Paralympic champion (1984, 1988).
• Józef Zapędzki, 92, Polish sport shooter, Olympic champion (1968, 1972).

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• Ba Ge, 67, Taiwanese actor (Orchids and My Love) and television presenter, pancreatic cancer.
• Boris Balmont, 94, Russian politician.
• R. Wayne Baughman, 81, American Olympic wrestler (1964, 1968, 1972).
• Roger Blades, 58, Barbadian cricketer (Bermuda national team) and police officer.
• Vasilios Botinos, 77, Greek footballer (Olympiacos Volos, Olympiacos, national team), COVID-19.
• John Bowler, 85, English football executive, chairman of Crewe Alexandra (1987–2021).
• Erling Brandsnes, 76, Norwegian politician.
• Cristina Calderón, 93, Chilean Yaghan singer, ethnographer, and writer, COVID-19.
• Lorinda Cherry, 77, American computer scientist and programmer.
• Minita Chico-Nazario, 82, Filipino jurist, associate justice of the supreme court (2004–2009).
• Michel Deguy, 91, French poet and translator.
• Walter Dellinger, 80, American lawyer and academic, acting solicitor general (1996–1997).
• Luigi De Magistris, 95, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, regent (1979–2001) and pro-major penitentiary (2001–2003) of the Apostolic Penitentiary.
• Hans-Georg Dulz, 85, German footballer (Borussia Dortmund, SSV Reutlingen 05, Eintracht Braunschweig).
• Dorce Gamalama, 58, Indonesian television presenter, COVID-19.
• Harry E. Goldsworthy, 107, American Air Force officer.
• Dražen Gović, 40, Croatian footballer (Zadar, Šibenik, DPMM), traffic collision.
• Gail Halvorsen, 101, American pilot ("Operation Little Vittles"), respiratory failure.
• Jeffrey Hyland, 75, American real estate businessman.
• Esmaeil Jabbarzadeh, 61–62, Iranian politician, MP (1992–2008) and governor of East Azerbaijan (2013–2017), cardiac arrest.
• Stuart Jack, 72, British diplomat, governor of the Cayman Islands (2005–2009).
• Chennaveera Kanavi, 93, Indian poet and writer, complications from COVID-19.
• Leonard Kessler, 101, American children’s book author.
• Andrey Lopatov, 64, Russian basketball player, Olympic bronze medalist (1980).
• Didier-Léon Marchand, 96, French Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Valence (1978–2001).
• Saeed Marie, 67, Egyptian judge, president of the Supreme Constitutional Court (since 2019).
• Américo Martín, 84, Venezuelan politician, deputy (1979–1984).
• Alpheus Muheua, 65, Namibian politician.
• Declan O'Brien, 56, American film director and screenwriter (Wrong Turn, The Marine 3: Homefront, Joy Ride 3: Roadkill).
• John Aloysius O'Mara, 97, American-born Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Thunder Bay (1976–1991) and Saint Catharines (1991–2002).
• Pheung Kya-shin, 91, Burmese guerrilla leader and drug smuggler, chairman of Kokang Special Region (1989–1993, 1995–2009).
• Jean-Marie Queneau, 87, French artist.
• Roger Rager, 73, American Hall of Fame racing driver (USAC, CART).
• Marco Salvador, 73, Italian writer and historian.
• Chelique Sarabia, 81, Venezuelan musician and songwriter.
• Mona Saudi, 76, Jordanian sculptor and publisher.
• Amos Sawyer, 76, Liberian politician, interim president (1990–1994), cardiac arrest.
• Jack Smethurst, 89, English actor (Love Thy Neighbour, Man About the House, King Ralph) and comedian.
• Ramón Stagnaro, 67, Peruvian guitarist.
• Toni Stricker, 91, Austrian composer and violinist.
• William Underhill, 88, American sculptor and metalworker.
• Valentino Valli, 92, Italian footballer (Milan, Atalanta).
• Anthony Wood, 96, British heraldic artist.

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• Romāns Apsītis, 83, Latvian jurist and politician, deputy (1993–1998) and minister of justice (1994–1995).
• Bernard Ballet, 81, French actor (Uranus, The Birth of Love).
• Jack Bendat, 96, American-born Australian businessman.
• Nigel Berlyn, 87, English-born Australian rear admiral.
• David Brenner, 59, American film editor (Born on the Fourth of July, Man of Steel, Independence Day), Oscar winner (1990).
• Vincent Burke, 70, New Zealand film and television producer.
• Steve Burtenshaw, 86, English football player (Brighton & Hove Albion) and manager (Sheffield Wednesday, Queens Park Rangers).
• Gary Chaison, 78, American industrial relations scholar and labor historian.
• Levon Chaushian, 75, Armenian composer.
• Fausto Cigliano, 85, Italian singer, guitarist and actor (Maid, Thief and Guard, Cerasella, Passione).
• Pasquale DeBaise, 95, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1967–1973).
• Hermann Erlhoff, 77, German football player and manager (Schalke 04, Rot-Weiss Essen).
• James Felt, 96, American philosopher.
• Máté Fenyvesi, 88, Hungarian footballer (Ferencváros, national team) and politician, MP (1998–2006).
• Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes, 96, Guatemalan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Verapaz (1971–2001).
• Jim Hagedorn, 59, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 2019), kidney cancer.
• Roddie Haley, 57, American sprinter.
• Marc Hamilton, 78, Canadian singer ("Comme j'ai toujours envie d'aimer"), COVID-19.
• Sudhir Joshi, 81, Indian politician, mayor of Mumbai (1973–1974).
• Christopher John Henry King, 72, British geologist.
• Pradeep Kottayam, 61, Indian actor (Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, Raja Rani, Ithihasa), heart attack.
• František Václav Lobkowicz, 74, Czech Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ostrava-Opava (since 1996).
• Geoff Malone, 79, Australian architect and actor (Homesdale), founder of the Singapore International Film Festival.
• Billy McEwan, 70, Scottish football player (Rotherham United, Chesterfield) and manager (Sheffield United).
• André Messelis, 91, Belgian road racing cyclist.
• Charlie Milstead, 84, American football player (Houston Oilers).
• Ahmed Mostafa, 81, Egyptian footballer (1964 Olympic team, Zamalek, national team).
• Askia Muhammad, 76, American photojournalist and writer.
• Gilbert Postelle, 35, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
• Asavadi Prakasarao, 77, Indian writer and poet, cardiac arrest.
• Martín Quirós, 92, Spanish politician, member of the Valencian Courts (1991–2002).
• François Ricard, 74, Canadian writer and academic.
• Giuseppe Ros, 79, Italian boxer, Olympic bronze medallist (1964), COVID-19.
• Sol Sanders, 96, American journalist.
• Roger Savory, 97, Canadian Iranologist.
• John Scott, 71, Canadian artist.
• Surajit Sengupta, 70, Indian footballer (East Bengal, national team), complications from COVID-19.
• George Silides, 99, American politician, member of the Alaska Senate (1973–1974).
• Martin Tolchin, 93, American journalist (The New York Times) and author, co-founder of The Hill and Politico, cancer.
• Henny Trayles, 84, German-born Uruguayan actress (Verano del '98, Floricienta, Graduados).
• Clarence "Pooh Bear" Williams, 47, American football player (Florida State Seminoles, Buffalo Bills), traffic collision.
• Ahmad Zulkifli Lubis, 50, Indonesian voice actor.

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• Ambalang Ausalin, 78, Filipino weaver.
• Gabriel Bach, 94, German-born Israeli jurist, judge of the Supreme Court (1982–1997).
• Luigi Di Bartolomeo, 79, Italian politician, president of Molise (1992–1993), mayor of Campobasso (2009–2014) and senator (2006–2008).
• John Brewer, 71, American sprinter, paralympic champion (1988).
• Danic Champoux, 46, Canadian documentary filmmaker (Self(less) Portrait).
• Leo Fong, 93, Chinese-American actor (Enforcer from Death Row, The Last Reunion), film director (Fight to Win), and martial artist.
• Steve Fonyo, 56, Canadian runner, seizure.
• Sir Christopher Foster, 91, British economist.
• Dorothée Gizenga, 60, Congolese political activist.
• François Gros, 96, French biologist.
• Haider, 6, Afghan child. (body discovered on this date)
• Hans-Olof Johansson, 85, Swedish Olympic sprinter (1960).
• Brad Johnson, 62, American actor (Always, Soldier of Fortune, Inc.) and model (Marlboro Man), complications from COVID-19.
• Anish Khan, 28, Indian student activist, fall from building.
• Daniel LeMahieu, 75, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2003–2015).
• Bardhyl Londo, 74, Albanian writer and poet.
• Mauri, 87, Spanish footballer (Athletic Bilbao, national team).
• Michele McNally, 66, American photojournalism editor (The New York Times).
• Robert George Everitt Murray, 102, English-Canadian bacteriologist.
• Boris Nevzorov, 72, Russian actor (Find and Neutralize, Stalingrad, The Fool) and film director, COVID-19.
• Hugh Niblock, 72, Irish Gaelic footballer (Magherafelt, St Gall's).
• Witold Paszt, 68, Polish singer, complications from COVID-19.
• Lindsey Pearlman, 43, American actress (Chicago Justice).
• Zdzisław Podkański, 72, Polish politician, minister of culture and art (1996–1997), MP (1993–2004) and MEP (2004–2009).
• Héctor Pulido, 79, Mexican football player (1968 Olympic team, Cruz Azul, national team) and manager.
• David Rabeeya, 83, Israeli-American author and poet.
• Alexander Savchenko, 70, Kazakh politician, senator (2008–2014).
• Chris Scicluna, 62, Maltese singer-songwriter (Chris and Moira).
• George Shirkey, 85, American football player (Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders).
• Shamil Sultanov, 69, Russian politician, deputy (2003–2007).
• Trevor Swift, 73, English footballer (Rotherham United).
• Harold Titter, 91, New Zealand businessman.
• Gennadi Yukhtin, 89, Russian actor (The Rumyantsev Case, Spring on Zarechnaya Street, Ballad of a Soldier), COVID-19.

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• Doug Baillie, 85, Scottish footballer (Falkirk, Airdrieonians, Rangers).
• Joey Beauchamp, 50, English footballer (Oxford United, Swindon Town, West Ham United), suicide by hanging.
• Sergei Beletzkiy, 68, Russian archaeologist and historian, COVID-19.
• David Boggs, 71, American electrical and radio engineer, co-inventor of Ethernet, heart failure.
• David Bradley, 69, American politician, member of the Arizona Senate (2013–2021) and House of Representatives (2003–2011), cancer.
• Gary Brooker, 76, English musician (Procol Harum), cancer.
• Jean-Luc Brunel, 75, French model scout, suicide by hanging.
• Nigel Butterley, 86, Australian composer.
• Bert Coan, 81, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers).
• Emile Francis, 95, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player, coach (New York Rangers), and executive (Hartford Whalers, St. Louis Blues).
• Marino Golinelli, 101, Italian businessman and art collector.
• Roy W. Gould, 94, American electrical engineer and physicist.
• Dan Graham, 79, American visual artist.
• Franz Grave, 89, German Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Essen (1988–2008).
• Peter Grayburn, 96, New Zealand businessman.
• Monique Hanotte, 101, Belgian Resistance member.
• Adlene Harrison, 98, American politician, mayor of Dallas (1976).
• Patrick Hughes, 78, Irish cricketer (national team).
• Maggy Hurchalla, 81, American environmental activist, cardiac arrest.
• Walid Ikhlasi, 86, Syrian writer.
• Franz Krug, 86, German politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria (1970–1978).
• Kyi Hla Han, 61, Burmese golfer, executive chairman of the Asian Tour.
• Enid Luff, 86, Welsh musician and composer.
• Wilfred Machage, 65, Kenyan politician, deputy (2003–2013) and senator (2013–2017).
• Álvaro Manzano, 66, Ecuadorian conductor.
• Xavier Marc, 74, Mexican actor (Two Mules for Sister Sara, The Bridge in the Jungle, The Legend of Zorro).
• Kakuichi Mimura, 90, Japanese football player (Toho Titanium, national team) and manager.
• Nightbirde, 31, American singer-songwriter, cancer.
• Jan Pieńkowski, 85, Polish-born British author and illustrator (Meg and Mog), complications of dementia.
• Jacques Poos, 86, Luxembourgian politician, minister of finances (1976–1979) and foreign affairs (1984–1999), deputy prime minister (1984–1999).
• Rajesh, 89, Indian actor (Boregowda Bangalorige Banda, Devara Duddu, Thavarumane Udugore).
• Irma Rosnell, 94, Finnish politician, MP (1954–1987).
• Richard Shannon, 90, British historian.
• Sir Richard Shepherd, 79, British politician, MP (1979–2015).
• Norman Shutt, 92, British Olympic biathlete.
• Malcolm Snider, 74, American football player (Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers) and orthopedic surgeon.
• Christopher Stalford, 39, Northern Irish politician, MLA (since 2016).
• Charley Taylor, 80, American Hall of Fame football player (Washington Redskins) and coach.
• Ravish Tiwari, 40, Indian journalist.
• Gábor Vida, 92, Hungarian Olympic figure skater (1952).
• Gerhard Wächter, 75, German politician, MP (2002–2009).

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• Vasiliy Bebko, 89, Ukrainian-born Russian diplomat.
• Bob Beckel, 73, American political commentator (The Five, USA Today), campaign manager, and civil servant.
• Abderrahim Berrada, 83–84, Moroccan lawyer and human rights activist.
• Leo Bersani, 90, American literary theorist.
• Stewart Bevan, 73, British actor (Doctor Who, Emmerdale, The Ghoul).
• John Bonney, 75, Australian footballer (St Kilda).
• Eduardo Bonomi, 73, Uruguayan guerrilla member and politician, minister of the interior (2010–2020) and labour (2005–2009), senator (since 2020), cardiac arrest.
• Fabian Cadiz, 61, Filipino physician and politician.
• Shakuntala Choudhary, 101, Indian social worker.
• Sami Clark, 73, Lebanese singer.
• HO de Villiers, 76, South African rugby union player (national team).
• Jamal Edwards, 31, British entrepreneur, author, and DJ, founder of SB.TV, cardiac arrest.
• Ken Epp, 82, Canadian politician, MP (1993–2008).
• Dawda Fadera, Gambian diplomat, ambassador to the United States (since 2018).
• Pierluigi Frosio, 73, Italian football player (Cesena, Perugia) and manager.
• Daniel Gómez, 73, Mexican Olympic water polo player (1968, 1972, 1976).
• Sam Henry, 65, American drummer (Wipers), complications from stomach cancer.
• Christian Herwartz, 78, German Roman Catholic priest.
• Joni James, 91, American singer ("Why Don't You Believe Me?").
• Merle Kodo Boyd, 77, American Zen master.
• Marcel LaFrance, 81, Canadian racing driver.
• Nils Lindberg, 88, Swedish composer and jazz musician.
• Fedor Madurov, 79, Russian sculptor and graphic artist.
• Ivan Matušík, 91, Slovak architect.
• Diane McNaron, 74-75, American singer.
• Krystyna Meissner, 88, Polish theatre director.
• Babatunde Ogunnaike, 65, Nigerian-born American chemical engineer.
• Réal Ouellet, 86, Canadian writer and academic.
• Sadhan Pande, 71, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (since 1985).
• Jack Parker, 94, British Olympic hurdler (1952, 1956).
• Margaret Richards, 93, Scottish architect.
• Quazi Rosy, 73, Bangladeshi poet and politician, MP (2014–2018), COVID-19.
• Teruhiko Saigō, 75, Japanese singer and actor (The Fall of Ako Castle), prostate cancer.
• Liz Shore, 94, British general practitioner and civil servant.
• Robert Silverman, 88, Canadian cycling activist.
• Felix Strok, 90, Russian diplomat.
• Oleksandr Sydorenko, 61, Ukrainian swimmer, Olympic champion (1980), COVID-19.
• Francesca Tardioli, 56, Italian diplomat, ambassador to Australia (since 2018), fall.
• Henry Tippie, 95, American businessman.
• Maurice Tremblay, 77, Canadian politician, MP (1984–1993).
• DeWain Valentine, 86, American minimalist sculptor.
• Martin Yeritsyan, 90, Armenian violinist.

21

• Julio Abreu, 67, Paraguayan Olympic swimmer (1976).
• Ernie Andrews, 94, American jazz singer.
• Nava Arad, 83, Israeli politician, MK (1981–1992, 1995–1996).
• Neil Balnaves, 77, Australian media executive and arts philanthropist, boating accident.
• Joaquín Bernadó, 86, Spanish bullfighter.
• Sir Robert Burgess, 74, British sociologist and academic.
• Roger Carter, 87, British mathematician.
• Chor Yuen, 88, Hong Kong film director (Emperor and His Brother, The Duel of the Century, Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman), screenwriter and actor.
• John Emery, 90, Canadian bobsledder, Olympic champion (1964), melanoma.
• Paul Farmer, 62, American medical anthropologist.
• Miguel Gallardo, 66, Spanish comic book author (El Víbora).
• Eduardo González Pálmer, 87, Mexican footballer (Club América, national team).
• Yevgeny Kozlovsky, 92, Russian geologist and politician, minister of geology (1975–1989).
• Nikolai Litus, 97, Ukrainian film director (Queen of the Gas Station, Flying Days).
• Mekapati Goutham Reddy, 50, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (since 2014), heart attack.
• Celeste Sánchez Romero, 32, Mexican politician, deputy (since 2021), suicide by overdose.
• Jürgen Schreiber, 75, German journalist and author.
• Robert Sward, 88, American-Canadian author and poet.
• Merlin Swartz, 88, American religion scholar.
• Shad Thyrion, 24, American murder victim.
• Anatoliy Turusin, 82, Russian politician, deputy (1990–1993), MP (1994–1999).
• Bernardas Vasiliauskas, 83, Lithuanian pianist and organist.
• Abdul Waheed, 85, Pakistani field hockey player, Olympic champion (1960).

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• The Amazing Johnathan, 63, American magician and stand-up comedian.
• Christos Angourakis, 69, Greek athlete, Paralympic silver medallist (1992).
• David Banks, 74, British newspaper editor and broadcaster, editor of the Daily Mirror (1992–1994), pneumonia.
• Árpád Bánkuti, 80, Hungarian Olympic ice hockey player.
• Jesús Tirso Blanco, 64, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lwena (since 2008).
• Louis Bourgeois, 84, French footballer (Lille OSC, Stade de Reims).
• Kausar Ahmed Chaudhury, 77, Bangladeshi astrologer and lyricist.
• Julio Cruz, 67, American baseball player (Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox).
• Thomas Demakos, 98, American judge.
• Ivan Dziuba, 90, Ukrainian literary critic and activist, minister of culture (1992–1994).
• Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay, 91, Turkish trumpeter.
• Giancarlo Gallesi, 90, Italian football player (Milan, Genoa) and coach (Vigevano).
• Kamil Jalilov, 84, Azerbaijani musician.
• Anna Karen, 85, South African-born English actress (EastEnders, On the Buses, Carry On), injuries sustained in a house fire.
• Eberhard Kube, 85, German mime artist.
• K. P. A. C. Lalitha, 73, Indian actress (Amaram, Shantham, Kadinjool Kalyanam).
• Mark Lanegan, 57, American musician (Screaming Trees, The Gutter Twins) and singer-songwriter ("Nearly Lost You").
• Alberto Lembo, 77, Italian politician, deputy (1994–2001).
• F. Donald Logan, 91, American historian.
• Peggy Luhrs, 76, American women's rights activist, pancreatic cancer.
• Duane Marble, 90, American geographer.
• Germain Marc'hadour, 100, French priest and writer, founder of Moreana.
• Bob Marrs, 94, American saddle maker.
• José Martí Gómez, 84, Spanish journalist (Diario de Barcelona, El País, La Vanguardia).
• Georges Montillier, 82–83, French actor (CIA contro KGB, My New Partner).
• Talal Najjar, 69, Syrian Olympic weightlifter.
• Lasse Näsi, 91, Finnish politician, MP (1991–1995).
• Judith Pipher, 81, Canadian-born American astrophysicist, director of the Mees Observatory (1979–1994).
• Kumar Rupesinghe, 79, Sri Lankan human rights activist.
• Geraldo Sarno, 83, Brazilian film director (Colonel Delmiro Gouveia).
• Alex Siebenhaar, 94, Swiss Olympic rower (1952).
• Magnus Thue, 42, Norwegian politician.
• Josephine Veasey, 91, British mezzo-soprano.
• Michael Woodroofe, 81, American mathematician and statistician.

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• Carlos Barbosa-Lima, 77, Brazilian classical and jazz guitarist.
• Sheila Benson, 91, American journalist and film critic (Los Angeles Times, Pacific Sun).
• Tatiana Birshtein, 93, Russian molecular scientist.
• Juan Pablo Colmenarejo, 54, Spanish journalist (Cadena COPE), stroke.
• Karl Paul Donfried, 81, American theologian and New Testament scholar.
• Margaret Baker Genovesi, 89, Australian opera singer.
• Arnoldo Granella, 82, Italian-French footballer (Le Havre AC, OGC Nice).
• Don Grist, 83, American politician and jurist, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1976–1990).
• José Isidro Guerrero Macías, 70, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Mexicali (since 1997), COVID-19.
• Mehdi Hasan, 85, Pakistani journalist, media historian, and academic.
• Edmund Keeley, 94, Syrian-born American novelist and poet.
• George Kinley, 84, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1971–1973) and Senate (1973–1992).
• Mike Kmech, 87, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos).
• Jaakko Kuusisto, 48, Finnish composer, conductor, and violinist, brain cancer.
• Jayananda Lama, 65, Nepali folk singer and actor (Chhakka Panja 2, Nai Nabhannu La 5).
• Bernard Langer, 89, Canadian surgeon.
• Rehman Malik, 70, Pakistani politician, minister of the interior (2008–2013) and senator (2009–2012, 2015–2021), complications from COVID-19.
• Yoel Marcus, 90, Israeli journalist and political commentator.
• Colin Masica, 90, American linguist.
• Rusty Mae Moore, 80, American transgender rights activist.
• Kenneth Ozmon, 90, American-born Canadian academic administrator, president of Saint Mary's University (1979–2000).
• Riky Rick, 34, South African rapper, suicide.
• Britta Schall Holberg, 80, Danish politician, MP (1984–1988, 2005–2011), minister of the interior (1982–1986).
• Alberto Sirlin, 91, Argentine theoretical physicist.
• Oleksiy Skrypnyk, 57, Ukrainian politician, deputy (2014–2019), blood clot.
• Antonietta Stella, 92, Italian operatic soprano.
• Andrew Streitwieser, 94, American chemist.
• Joeli Vidiri, 48, Fijian rugby union player (Counties Manukau, New Zealand, national team), complications from COVID-19.
• Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, 62, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Puerto Cabello (2004–2010).
• Per Voigt, 91, Norwegian Olympic ice hockey player (1952).
• Jorge Zabalza, 78, Uruguayan guerrilla and politician, oesophageal cancer.
• Ion Adrian Zare, 62, Romanian football player (Bihor Oradea, Siófok, national team) and manager.

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• Valentin Bakulin, 77, Russian politician, member of the Federation Council (2001–2004).
• Ken Burrough, 73, American football player (Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints).
• Roberto Carpio, 91, Guatemalan politician, vice president (1986–1991).
• Lillian Chrystall, 95, New Zealand architect.
• John Clubbe, 84, American academic.
• Viktória Cvengrošová, 80, Slovak architect (NTC Arena).
• Dmitry Debelka, 46, Belarusian wrestler, Olympic bronze medalist (2000).
• Francisco Dias Alves, 86, Brazilian politician, deputy (1982–1988).
• Charles E. Entenmann, 92, American businessman, heart complications.
• Lee Everett Alkin, 85, British spiritual healer, psychic and pop singer, cancer.
• Jan Gomola, 80, Polish footballer (Górnik Zabrze, national team).
• Andriy Ivashko, 41–42, Ukrainian soldier, shot.
• Walter Kaegi, 84, American historian.
• Sally Kellerman, 84, American actress (M*A*S*H, Back to School, Brewster McCloud), heart failure.
• Ivanka Khristova, 80, Bulgarian shot putter, Olympic champion (1976).
• Tarik Kopty, 77, Israeli actor (The Syrian Bride, Lemon Tree).
• John Landy, 91, Australian middle-distance runner and viceroy, governor of Victoria (2001–2006), Olympic bronze medalist (1956).
• Henry Lincoln, 92, British scriptwriter (Doctor Who), author (The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail) and actor (The Avengers).
• Johnny McGovern, 89, Irish hurler (Bennettsbridge).
• Eduardo Mirás, 92, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Rosario (1994–2005), complications from COVID-19.
• Paddy Murray, 68, Irish journalist (Evening Herald, Sunday World, Sunday Tribune).
• Kathleen Nord, 56, German swimmer, Olympic champion (1988).
• Gary North, 80, American Christian social theorist and economist.
• Bandula Padmakumara, 71, Sri Lankan journalist and television presenter.
• Deanie Parrish, 99, American WASP pilot during World War II.
• Nida Patcharaveerapong, 37, Thai actress, singer, and racing driver, drowned.
• Morley Sewell, 89, British veterinarian.
• Vitalii Skakun, 25, Ukrainian soldier, explosion.
• Cliff Stanford, 67, British entrepreneur, co-founder of Demon Internet, pancreatic cancer.
• Luan Starova, 80, Albanian writer.
• Va'aiga Tuigamala, 52, Samoan-born New Zealand rugby league (Wigan Warriors) and rugby union (New Zealand, Samoa) player.
• Sir Tony Wrigley, 90, British historian and demographer.
• Catherine Wybourne, 67, British Benedictine nun, commentator, and blogger, cancer.

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• Al Autry, 69, American baseball player (Atlanta Braves).
• Abdul Hai Baloch, 76, Pakistani politician, MNA (1970–1977), traffic collision.
• Hemananda Biswal, 82, Indian politician, MP (2009–2014) and chief minister of Odisha (1989–1990, 1999–2000).
• Byun Jang-ho, 81, South Korean film director (The Tragedy of Deaf Sam-yong, The Executioner, Potato).
• Paul Cantor, 76, American literary critic.
• Estanislao de Grandes, 74, Spanish diplomat, COVID-19.
• Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, 92, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Daru (1966–1999) and Bereina (1999–2002).
• Lorna Fejo, 91, Australian Warumungu woman, member of the stolen generations.
• Farrah Forke, 54, American actress (Wings, Heat, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman), cancer.
• Oliver Frank, 58, German singer.
• Laurel Goodwin, 79, American actress (Girls! Girls! Girls!, Papa's Delicate Condition, The Glory Guys).
• Robert Hicks, 71, American author.
• Shirley Hughes, 94, English writer (Dogger).
• Lionel James, 59, American football player (San Diego Chargers).
• Klaus Keil, 87, German scientist, cancer.
• Alibaba Mammadov, 93, Azerbaijani singer, composer, and teacher.
• J. Bradley Morris, 84, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1973–1977).
• Oleksandr Oksanchenko, 53, Ukrainian fighter pilot, shot down during the Battle of Kyiv.
• Michel Le Royer, 89, French actor (La Fayette, Nutty, Naughty Chateau, Her Harem).
• Eleonore Schönborn, 101, Austrian politician.
• Nancy Achin Sullivan, 63, American politician, member of the Massachusetts Senate (1991–1993).
• Irina Tsvila, 52, Ukrainian artist and soldier.
• Dimitris Tsovolas, 79, Greek politician, minister of finance (1985–1989), cancer.
• Richard S. Varga, 93, American mathematician.
• Dick Versace, 81, American basketball coach (Bradley Braves, Indiana Pacers), executive (Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies), and sportscaster.

26

• Ralph Ahn, 95, American actor (Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, Amityville: A New Generation, New Girl).
• Santha Bhaskar, 82, Indian-born Singaporean dancer and choreographer.
• Tova Borgnine, 80, Norwegian-born American cosmetics executive.
• Jean-Luc Cairon, 60, French Olympic gymnast (1984) and convicted sex offender.
• Jānis Cakuls, 95, Latvian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic administrator (1990–1991), and auxiliary bishop (1991–1993) of Riga.
• Moss Cass, 95, Australian politician, MP (1969–1983), minister for the environment (1972–1975) and media (1975).
• Barrie R. Cassileth, 83, American cancer researcher, complications of Alzheimer's disease.
• Inna Derusova, 51, Ukrainian military medic, shot.
• Michail Goleminov, 65, Bulgarian pianist, conductor and composer.
• Yūsuke Kawazu, 86, Japanese actor (Cruel Story of Youth, The Human Condition, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II).
• Carroll Ketchum, 84, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (2001–2005).
• Carol Lazzaro-Weis, 72, American scholar and translator.
• Lee O-young, 88, South Korean critic and novelist, minister of culture (1989–1990), cancer.
• Luboš Lom, 57, Czech Olympic cyclist (1988).
• Evgeny Maslin, 84, Russian general.
• Gilbert Moevi, 87, French footballer (FC Girondins de Bordeaux).
• Kevin Neufeld, 61, Canadian rower, Olympic champion (1984), cancer.
• Sunny Obazu-Ojeagbase, 71, Nigerian publisher and author.
• Danny Ongais, 79, American Hall of Fame racing driver (NHRA, CART), heart failure.
• Duckson Puslas, 31, Sri Lankan footballer (national team).
• Andy Remic, 50, British author, cancer.
• Ingo Renner, 81, German-born Australian glider pilot.
• Paddy Roberts, 82, Irish footballer (Shelbourne).
• Antonio Seguí, 88, Argentine cartoonist and painter.
• Snootie Wild, 36, American rapper ("Yayo", "Made Me"), shot.
• Srihadi Soedarsono, 90, Indonesian painter.
• Beth Sulzer-Azaroff, 92, American psychologist.
• Nick Tesco, 66, British singer (The Members).
• Donald Walter Trautman, 85, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Buffalo (1985–1990) and bishop of Erie (1990–2011).

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• Herman Abdullah, 71, Indonesian politician, mayor of Pekanbaru (2001–2011).
• Ichiro Abe, 99, Japanese judoka.
• Alan Anderson, 82, Scottish footballer (Heart of Midlothian, Millwall, national team).
• Yahya Atan, 67, Malaysian Olympic field hockey player (1984), stroke.
• Dennis Barton, 82, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (1971–1975).
• Hans-Christian Biallas, 65, German politician and Protestant theologian, president of the Klosterkammer Hannover.
• Richard C. Blum, 86, American investor, lung cancer.
• Ketil Børde, 87, Norwegian diplomat, ambassador to Switzerland (1985–1989) and Sweden (1994–2000).
• Veronica Carlson, 77, British actress (Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, The Horror of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed) and model.
• José Carlos Castanho de Almeida, 91, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Itumbiara (1987–1994) and Araçatuba (1994–2003).
• Marcel Conche, 99, French philosopher.
• Charles Csuri, 99, American artist, pioneer of computer art.
• Ned Eisenberg, 65, American actor (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Limitless, Flags of Our Fathers), bile duct cancer.
• Kenneth B. Ellerbe, 61, American fire chief (DC FEMS).
• Leona Farris, 104, American educator.
• Brian Fawcett, 77, Canadian writer (Cambodia: A Book for People Who Find Television Too Slow) and cultural analyst.
• Marietta Giannakou, 70, Greek politician, minister of health (1990–1991) and education (2004–2007), MEP (2009–2014).
• Ken Grandberry, 70, American football player (Chicago Bears).
• Dick Guindon, 86, American cartoonist.
• Hanna Havrylets, 63, Ukrainian composer.
• Teiko Inahata, 91, Japanese poet.
• Peter Klæboe, 92, Norwegian chemist.
• Fred Lasher, 80, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians).
• Gaetano Giani Luporini, 85, Italian composer, complications from COVID-19.
• MC Skibadee, 47, British electronic music artist and MC.
• Joseph J. Nahra, 94, American judge.
• Sonny Ramadhin, 92, Trinidad and Tobago cricketer (West Indies).
• Ronald Roskens, 89, American academic, chancellor of University of Nebraska Omaha (1972–1977) and president of the University of Nebraska system (1977–1989).
• Robert M. Schaefer, 91, American politician, member (1959–1967) and speaker (1965–1967) of the Washington House of Representatives.
• Oleksiy Seniuk, 47, Ukrainian military officer, air raid.
• Ramasamy Subramaniam, 82, Malaysian Olympic middle-distance runner (1964, 1968).
• Hanna Sumska, 88, Ukrainian actress.
• Victor Tatarskiy, 82, Russian radio and television presenter.
• Mahmood Ashraf Usmani, 70, Pakistani Islamic scholar, jurist, and author.
• Manouchehr Vossough, 78, Iranian actor and film producer, cancer.
• Kent Waldrep, 67, American college football player (TCU Horned Frogs) and disability rights activist.
• Harald Weinrich, 94, German classical scholar.
• Lari Williams, 81, Nigerian actor (The Village Headmaster), poet and playwright.
• Nick Zedd, 63, American filmmaker (Geek Maggot Bingo), author and painter, cirrhosis, cancer, and hepatitis C.

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• Jordie Albiston, 60, Australian poet.
• Anthony Appleyard, 78–79, British scholar.
• Kirk Baily, 59, American actor (Salute Your Shorts, Bumblebee, Trigun), complications of lung cancer.
• Abdullatief Barnes, 80, South African cricketer (Transvaal).
• Peter Caras, 80, American illustrator, cancer.
• Mary Coombs, 93, British computer programmer.
• Grenville Davey, 60, English sculptor, winner of the Turner Prize (1992).
• Ike Delock, 92, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles).
• Abuzed Omar Dorda, 77, Libyan politician, prime minister (1990–1994).
• Mike Fair, 79, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1967–1969, 1979–1987) and Senate (1989–2005).
• Norihiro Inoue, 63, Japanese voice actor (Aoi, Dai-Guard, Negima!?).
• Merril Jessop, 86, American bishop, de facto head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (2007–2011).
• Dan Kearns, 65, Brazilian-born Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos, Winnipeg Blue Bombers), pancreatic cancer.
• Radhika Khanna, 47, Indian-born American fashion designer, entrepreneur, and author, multiple organ failure.
• Kim Jung-ju, 54, South Korean businessman, founder of Nexon.
• Leonhard Lapin, 74, Estonian architect, artist, and poet.
• Sir William Lithgow, 2nd Baronet, 87, Scottish industrialist.
• Roger Lonsdale, 87, British literary scholar and academic.
• John H. MacNaughton, 92, American Anglican prelate, bishop of Episcopal Diocese of West Texas (1987–1995), stroke.
• Sir Christopher Mallaby, 85, British diplomat, ambassador to Germany (1988–1993) and France (1993–1996).
• Mac Martin, 96, American bluegrass musician.
• Hans Menasse, 91, Austrian footballer (First Vienna FC, national team).
• John A. Murphy, 95, Irish historian and politician, senator (1977–1982, 1987–1993).
• Jimmy O'Donnell, 81, Irish Gaelic footballer (Seán McDermotts, Cootehill Celtic).
• Dominique Paturel, 90, French actor (The Devil and the Ten Commandments, The Seven Deadly Sins, Good Little Girls).
• Bhichai Rattakul, 95, Thai politician, minister of foreign affairs (1975, 1976) and twice deputy prime minister, lung cancer.
• Leo Reed, 83, American football player (Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos) and labor leader.
• Osbert de Rozario, 97, Singaporean Olympic field hockey player (1956).
• Harold Simon, 101, South African pilot.
• Andrei Sukhovetsky, 47, Russian general, shot.
• Priscilla Reuel Tolkien, 92, British literary preservationist.
• Yadlapati Venkata Rao, 102, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (1967–1983) and MP (1998–2004).