Deaths in August 2020

The following is a list of notable deaths in August 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.

August 2020

1

• José Vicente Anaya, 73, Mexican writer, poet and cultural journalist.
• Pablo Aranda, 52, Spanish writer, stomach cancer.
• Eduardo Arias, 64, Panamanian whistleblower, cancer.
• Frank Barnaby, 92, British nuclear physicist.
• Wendy Blunsden, 77, Australian cricketer (national team).
• Resurreccion Borra, 84, Filipino civil servant, Commissioner (2001–2008) and Chairman (2007–2008) of the Commission on Elections.
• Leonardo Bragaglia, 87, Italian theater actor, director and writer.
• Wilford Brimley, 85, American actor (The Natural, The Thing, Cocoon) and singer, kidney disease.
• Emil Ciocoiu, 71, Romanian painter and photographer.
• David Darcy, 76, Australian football player (Western Bulldogs, South Adelaide) and coach.
• Julio Diamante, 89, Spanish film director (The Art of Living, Sex o no sex) and screenwriter.
• Rickey Dixon, 53, American football player (Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Raiders, Oklahoma Sooners), Jim Thorpe Award winner (1987), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Alex Dupont, 66, French football player and manager (Dunkerque, Sedan, Ajaccio).
• Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, 82, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (1984–2014), cardiac complications.
• Feri Horvat, 78, Slovenian politician, Speaker of the National Assembly (2004).
• Sally Jacobs, 87, British stage designer.
• Alexandre Keresztessy, 81, Hungarian-born Belgian TV producer (RTBF).
• Vitold Kreyer, 87, Russian triple jumper, Olympic bronze medallist (1956, 1960).
• Lawrence Laurent, 95, American television critic (Washington Post).
• Kartika Liotard, 49, Dutch politician, MEP (2004–2014).
• Stan Mellor, 83, British National Hunt jockey and horse trainer, Champion Jockey (1960–1962).
• Pydikondala Manikyala Rao, 58, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (2014–2019), COVID-19.
• Tony Morris, 57, British newsreader (ITV Granada), kidney cancer.
• Abdul Hay Mosallam Zarara, 87, Palestinian artist.
• John Otto, 71, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (2005–2017).
• Henk Paanen, 102, Dutch sports director.
• Rodney H. Pardey, 75, American poker player, complications from a stroke.
• Tom Pollock, 77, American studio executive (Universal Pictures, The Montecito Picture Company) and film producer (Hitchcock), heart attack.
• Ragnheiður Ásta Pétursdóttir, 79, Icelandic radio presenter.
• Rosemary Radley-Smith, 81, British paediatric cardiologist, cancer.
• Harley Redin, 100, American basketball coach.
• Reni Santoni, 82, American actor (Dirty Harry, Enter Laughing, 28 Days).
• Hans Scheepmaker, 69, Dutch television (Onderweg naar Morgen, Goudkust) and film director (Field of Honor), wasp attack.
• Harold Scheraga, 98, American biophysicist.
• M. S. Sellasamy, 93, Sri Lankan unionist and politician.
• Khosrow Sinai, 79, Iranian film director (In the Alleys of Love), COVID-19.
• Amar Singh, 64, Indian politician, MP (since 1996), kidney failure.
• Stan Statham, 81, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1976–1994), heart attack.
• Ross Warner, 76, Australian rugby league player (North Sydney Bears, New South Wales).
• Douglas Wiseman, 90, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1971–1990).

2

• Saïd Amara, 87, Algerian football player (Béziers, Bordeaux, national team) and manager.
• Samia Amin, 75, Egyptian actress.
• Gregory Areshian, 71, Armenian archaeologist.
• Antony F. Campbell, 85, New Zealand-born Australian Old Testament scholar.
• Jerry Chipman, 79, American actor (21 Grams) and non-profit executive, spokesperson for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, complications from heart surgery.
• Umesh Dastane, 63, Indian cricketer (Railways).
• Marie-Hélène Descamps, 82, French politician, MEP (2002–2009).
• Bruno Dettori, 78, Italian politician, Senator (2001–2006).
• Leon Fleisher, 92, American pianist, cancer.
• Syed Iftikhar Ul Hassan, 78, Pakistani politician, MP (since 2013).
• V. Krishnasamy, 72, Malaysian footballer (Penang, Perak, national team).
• Douglas Latchford, 89, British art and antiques dealer.
• Jean-Louis Leonetti, 82, French football player (Marseille, Rouen, Angoulême) and manager.
• Larry Novak, 87, American jazz pianist.
• Mark Ormrod, 62, English historian, bowel cancer.
• Keith Pontin, 64, Welsh footballer (Cardiff City, Barry Town, national team).
• Bobby Prescott, 89, Panamanian baseball player (Kansas City Athletics).
• Leslie Randall, 95, English actor (Billy Liar, Emmerdale, Goal!). (death announced on this date)
• Rip Van Winkle, 14, Irish racehorse and sire.
• Tootie Robbins, 62, American football player (Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers), COVID-19.
• Yael Ronen, 72–73, Israeli writer and translator.
• Bob Ryland, 100, American tennis player.
• Anant Shet, 59, Indian politician, Goa MLA (2007–2017).
• Trinidad Simó Terol, 85, Spanish architectural historian.
• Satyanarayan Singh, 77, Indian politician, Bihar MLA (1990–2000), COVID-19.
• Ryōko Tateishi, 68, Japanese actress, lung cancer.
• Ángela Teresa Bielus, 80, Argentine architect.
• Carol A. Timmons, 62, American military general, Adjutant General of the Delaware National Guard (2017–2019).
• Dick Trachok, 94, American college football coach and athletic director (Nevada Wolf Pack).
• Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, 69, Kazakh wrestler, Olympic champion (1980).
• Kamal Rani Varun, 62, Indian politician, MP (1996–1999) and Uttar Pradesh MLA (since 2017), COVID-19.
• Wang Hai, 94, Chinese fighter pilot, Commander of the PLA Air Force (1985–1992).

3

• ATM Alamgir, 70, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1996), COVID-19.
• Dani Anwar, 52, Indonesian politician, Senator (2009–2014), COVID-19.
• Ralph Barbieri, 74, American sports radio host (KNBR), Parkinson's disease.
• Mohammad Barkatullah, 76, Bangladeshi television producer, COVID-19.
• Carmine Benincasa, 72, Italian art historian.
• M'hamed Benredouane, 69, Algerian politician.
• David Bishop, 91, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1983–2002).
• Ernesto Brambilla, 86, Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver.
• Lorenzo Chiarinelli, 85, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo (1983–1993), Aversa (1993–1997) and Viterbo (1997–2010).
• Roger De Pauw, 99, Belgian Olympic cyclist (1948).
• Philippe Frémeaux, 70, French journalist.
• Billy Goldenberg, 84, American composer (Kojak, Rhoda, Play It Again, Sam) and songwriter.
• Shirley Ann Grau, 91, American writer (The Keepers of the House), Pulitzer winner (1965), complications from a stroke.
• Eva Horáková, 50, Slovak dancer.
• John Hume, 83, Irish politician, MP (1983–2005), MEP (1979–2004) and Foyle MLA (1998–2000), Nobel laureate (1998).
• Benito Juarez, 86, Brazilian conductor.
• Ralph Klassen, 64, Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues), cancer.
• Celina Kofman, 95–96, Argentine political activist.
• Hana Krampolová, 59, Czech actress.
• Jürgen Kühl, 85, German Olympic sprinter (1956).
• Luo Pei-ying, 59, Taiwanese actress. (body discovered on this date)
• Pascal Martin, 67–68, French journalist.
• Sean Martin, 69, American-born Canadian cartoonist (Doc and Raider), pancreatic cancer.
• Ralf Metzenmacher, 56, German painter.
• Mohammad Reza Navaei, 71, Iranian Olympic wrestler (1976).
• John Okell, 86, British linguist.
• Inés Rivadeneira, 91, Spanish operatic mezzo-soprano.
• Ivan A. Schulman, 88–89, American literary critic.
• Michael Peter Smith, 78, American songwriter ("The Dutchman"), colon cancer.
• Adhe Tapontsang, 88, Tibetan dissident and political prisoner.
• Isabelle Weingarten, 70, French actress (Four Nights of a Dreamer, The State of Things, The Satin Slipper) and photographer.

4

• Ebrahim Alkazi, 94, Indian theatre director, heart attack.
• Frances Allen, 88, American computer scientist.
• Manabendra Bandyopadhyay, 82, Indian author and translator.
• Doris Buffett, 92, American philanthropist and writer.
• Brent Carver, 68, Canadian actor (Kiss of the Spider Woman, Parade, The Event), Tony winner (1993).
• Murray Cheater, 73, New Zealand Olympic hammer thrower (1976).
• Daisy Coleman, 23, American documentary subject (Audrie & Daisy) and sexual assault survivor, suicide.
• Tony Costanza, 52, American metal drummer (Machine Head, Crowbar).
• Joseph Thlama Dawha, 66, Nigerian chemical engineer, managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (2014–2015).
• Rajko Dujmić, 65, Croatian songwriter, composer and music producer (Novi fosili), traffic collision.
• Dick Goddard, 89, American meteorologist (WJW), writer and cartoonist.
• Jean-Paul Grangaud, 82, Algerian doctor and professor.
• Hu Ping, 90, Chinese politician, Minister of Commerce (1988–1993) and Governor of Fujian (1983–1987).
• Willie Hunter, 80, Scottish football player (Motherwell, national team) and manager (Queen of the South).
• Eddie Ilarde, 85, Filipino broadcaster (Student Canteen) and politician, member of the House of Representatives (1965–1969) and Senate (1972).
• Aída Kancepolski, 96, Argentine political activist.
• Kuo Mei-chiang, 66–67, Taiwanese pastor.
• Irene D. Long, 69, American physician.
• Abdul Mannan, 77–78, Bangladeshi politician, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism (1991–1996).
• Pat O'Day, 86, American broadcaster (KJR).
• Sunnam Rajaiah, 59, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (1999–2009, since 2014), COVID-19.
• Vangapandu Prasada Rao, 77, Indian poet and lyricist.
• Irena Sedlecká, 91, Czech sculptor.
• Karam Ali Shah, 86, Pakistani politician, Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan (2011–2015).
• Moustapha Sourang, 71, Senegalese politician.
• Andre Spencer, 56, American basketball player (Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings).
• Jan Strelau, 89, Polish psychologist.
• Bob Sykes, 93, American football player (Washington Redskins).
• Ilse Uyttersprot, 53, Belgian politician, member of the Chamber of Representatives (2007–2010), mayor of Aalst (2007–2012), beaten.
• Wouter Van Lierde, 57, Belgian actor.
• Sergio Zavoli, 96, Italian journalist and politician, President of RAI (1980–1986) and Senator (2001–2018).
• Alberto Zumarán, 79, Uruguayan politician, Senator (1984–1994).
• Notable people killed in the 2020 Beirut explosion:
  • Jean-Marc Bonfils, 57, French architect.
  • Nazar Najarian, 63, Lebanese politician, secretary-general of the Kataeb Party (since 2018).

5

• Hawa Abdi, 73, Somali human rights activist.
• Gésio Amadeu, 73, Brazilian actor (They Don't Wear Black Tie), COVID-19.
• Eric Bentley, 103, British-born American theatre critic (The New Republic) and playwright.
• Isidora Bjelica, 52, Serbian writer and playwright, cancer.
• Claudine Cassereau, 66, French model and pageant winner, Miss France (1972).
• John Chang Yik, 86, South Korean Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Chunchon (1994–2010).
• Mario Chianese, 91, Italian painter and carver.
• Horace Clarke, 81, American baseball player (New York Yankees, San Diego Padres).
• Sadia Dehlvi, 63, Indian writer and columnist, cancer.
• Pete Hamill, 85, American journalist (New York Post, New York Daily News), Grammy Award winner (1976), complications from a broken hip.
• Agathonas Iakovidis, 65, Greek folk singer ("Alcohol Is Free"), heart attack.
• Sümer Koçak, 58, Turkish Olympic wrestler (1984, 1988).
• Cecil Leonard, 74, American football player (New York Jets, Birmingham Americans) and coach (A. H. Parker High School).
• Stefan Majer, 90, Polish basketball player (Legia Warszawa) and trainer (national team).
• Philippe Mongin, 70, French economist.
• E. T. Narayanan Mooss, 86, Indian Ayurvedic physician.
• María Victoria Morera, 64, Spanish diplomat, Ambassador to Belgium (2004–2007) and Germany (2017–2018), cancer.
• Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar, 89, Indian politician, Maharashtra Chief Minister (1985–1986) and MLA (1962–2014), COVID-19.
• Elmer Petersen, 91, American sculptor (World's Largest Buffalo).
• Anil Rathod, 70, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (1990–2014), cardiac arrest.
• Pierre Robin, 92, French aeroplane designer.
• Ken Robinson, 83, British Anglican priest.
• Blanca Rodríguez, 94, Venezuelan socialite, First Lady (1974–1979, 1989–1993), respiratory failure.
• Samir Sharma, 44, Indian actor (Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke, Hasee Toh Phasee), suicide by hanging. (body discovered on this date)
• Frédéric Jacques Temple, 98, French poet and writer.
• Dick Tooth, 90, Australian rugby union player (Sydney University, national team) and orthopedic surgeon.
• Ivanka Vancheva, 66, Bulgarian Olympic javelin thrower (1980).
• Chip White, 73, American jazz drummer.
• Aritana Yawalapiti, 70–71, Brazilian indigenous rights activist, cacique, and ecologist, COVID-19.

6

• Boris Bobrinskoy, 95, French Eastern Orthodox theologian.
• Lindsay Brown, 76, New Zealand accountant, chancellor of the University of Otago (2004–2008).
• Bob Calhoun, 83, American politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1988–1996), prostate cancer.
• Shyamal Chakraborty, 76, Indian politician, MP (2008–2014) and West Bengal MLA (1981–1996), COVID-19.
• Ger Copper, 67, Dutch magician, world champion (1979) and Magical Arts Award winner (1977).
• Werner Düggelin, 90, Swiss theatre director.
• Muslim Evloev, 25, Russian-born Kyrgyz wrestler, shot.
• Toos Faber-de Heer, 91, Dutch journalist.
• Wayne Fontana, 74, English singer ("The Game of Love"), cancer.
• Nikolai van der Heyde, 84, Dutch film director (To Grab the Ring, Love Comes Quietly, Help! The Doctor Is Drowning) and screenwriter.
• Yolanda Huergo, 49, Spanish politician, cancer.
• Miriam Jiménez Román, 69, Puerto Rican academic, cancer.
• Joke Kersten, 76, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (1990–1994).
• Fernanda Lapa, 77, Portuguese actress (Doce Fugitiva, A Impostora, Pedro e Inês).
• Mukund Lath, 82, Indian cultural historian.
• Wilbert McClure, 81, American boxer, Olympic champion (1960).
• Edward Wilson Merrill, 96, American biomaterials scientist.
• Louis Meznarie, 90, French automotive engineer.
• John Nkadimeng, 93, South African politician and diplomat.
• Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy, 57, Indian politician, Telangana MLA (since 2004), complications from circulatory surgery.
• Judit Reigl, 97, Hungarian painter.
• Lottie Louise Riekehof, 99, American ASL interpreter and author.
• Vern Rumsey, 47, American bassist (Unwound, Fitz of Depression, Household Gods) and recording engineer.
• Paul Schaffer, 95, Austrian-born French Holocaust survivor.
• Brent Scowcroft, 95, American air force officer, National Security Adviser (1975–1977, 1989–1993).
• Bernard Stiegler, 68, French philosopher (Technics and Time, 1).
• Apisai Tora, 86, Fijian military officer and politician, MP (1972–1977, 2001–2006).
• R. Venkataraman, 86, Indian cricketer (Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha).
• Pierre Viot, 95, French executive.

7

• Nando Angelini, 87, Italian actor (Il Sorpasso, Barabbas, Bloody Pit of Horror).
• Bernard Bailyn, 97, American historian, Pulitzer Prize winner (1968, 1987).
• Stan Bevans, 86, English footballer (Stoke City, Macclesfield Town).
• Edward Bruner, 95, American anthropologist.
• Deidre Davis Butler, 64, American disability rights advocate.
• Tony Charmoli, 99, American dancer and choreographer.
• Naima El Bezaz, 46, Moroccan-Dutch writer, suicide.
• Jean-Louis Ferrary, 72, French historian.
• Jean Gandois, 90, French industrial executive.>
• Ronnie Goodman, 60, American cartoonist and street artist.
• Erich Gruenberg, 95, Austrian-born British violinist and teacher.
• Tomáš Grulich, 69, Czech politician, Senator (2006–2018).
• Ramadhan Seif Kajembe, 66, Kenyan politician, MP (2007–2013).
• Lungile Pepeta, 46, South African academic and paediatric cardiologist, executive dean of Nelson Mandela University, COVID-19.
• Lê Khả Phiêu, 88, Vietnamese politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1997–2001).
• Michael Ojo, 27, Nigerian-American basketball player (FMP, Crvena zvezda), heart attack.
• Nina Popova, 97, Russian-born American ballet dancer, COVID-19.
• Carlo Rolandi, 94, Italian Olympic sailor (1960).
• Lorenzo Soria, 68, Argentine-born Italian studio executive, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (since 2019), lung cancer.
• Adin Steinsaltz, 83, Israeli Chabad Chasidic rabbi, lung infection.
• Fred Stillkrauth, 81, German actor (Cross of Iron).
• Gennadi Touretski, 71, Russian swimming coach.
• Harvey D. Williams, 90, American army major general and activist, Deputy Inspector General of the U.S. Army (1980), Parkinson's disease.
• Stephen F. Williams, 83, American judge, member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (since 1986), COVID-19.
• Mark Wirtz, 76, French musician and record producer (A Teenage Opera), Pick's disease.
• Mike Yaschuk, 97, Canadian ice hockey player (Saskatoon Quakers, Streatham Redhawks).

8

• V. Balakrishnan, 80, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1980–1988), heart attack.
• Salome Bey, 86, American-born Canadian singer.
• Dóra S. Bjarnason, 73, Icelandic sociologist. (death announced on this date)
• Pedro Casaldáliga, 92, Spanish-Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, missionary and human rights activist, Bishop of São Félix do Araguaia (1971–2005).
• Adam Comrie, 30, Canadian ice hockey player (Rochester Americans, Syracuse Crunch, EC KAC), traffic collision.
• Buruji Kashamu, 62, Nigerian politician, Senator (2015–2019), COVID-19.
• Bert Laeyendecker, 90, Dutch sociologist.
• Tekii Lazaro, 66, Cook Islands politician, MP (2011–2018).
• Anthony Lester, Baron Lester of Herne Hill, 84, British barrister, member of the House of Lords (1993–2018).
• Alfredo Lim, 90, Filipino politician, Senator (2004–2007) and Mayor of Manila (1992–1998, 2007–2013), COVID-19.
• Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, 90, Colombian football player and manager (América, Millonarios, national team).
• Konrad Steffen, 68, Swiss glaciologist, fall.
• Jean Stewart, 89, New Zealand swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist (1952).
• Robert J. Sunell, 91, American military officer.
• Chica Xavier, 88, Brazilian actress (O Rei do Gado, Força de um Desejo, Um Só Coração), cancer.
• Nandi Yellaiah, 78, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019), COVID-19.

9

• Alauddin Ali, 67, Bangladeshi composer (Golapi Ekhon Traine, Sundori, Koshai), lung complications.
• Fips Asmussen, 82, German comedian, cancer.
• Waldemar Bastos, 66, Angolan musician, cancer.
• Rachid Belhout, 76, Algerian football player and manager (ES Sétif, ASO Chlef, CS Constantine), traffic collision.
• Kenneth Bernard, 90, American playwright, cardiovascular disease.
• Martin Birch, 71, British music producer and engineer (Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Iron Maiden).
• Anna Maria Bottini, 104, Italian actress (The Leopard, The Law, Angels of Darkness).
• Norman Carlson, 86, American correctional officer and businessman (GEO Group), Director of the FBP (1970–1987), lymphoma.
• Calaway H. Dodson, 91, American orchidologist.
• Robert Fischer, 83, Canadian politician.
• Göran Forsmark, 65, Swedish actor (The Hunters).
• Fernando Garfella Palmer, 31, Spanish underwater documentary filmmaker and maritime activist, diving accident.
• Brendan Halligan, 84, Irish economist and politician, Senator (1973–1977) and MEP (1979–1984).
• Carroll Hardy, 87, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros), complications from dementia.
• Heta Hingston, 82, New Zealand judge.
• Jeff Jacobson, 74, American photographer, cancer.
• Kamala, 70, American professional wrestler (WWF, CWA, WCCW), COVID-19.
• Nouria Kazdarli, 99, Algerian actress.
• Bhai Lal, 67, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1996–2002) and MP (2007–2009).
• Iain Laughland, 84, Scottish rugby union player and administrator.
• Kurt Luedtke, 80, American screenwriter (Out of Africa, Absence of Malice) and newspaper editor (Detroit Free Press), Oscar winner (1986).
• Kemal Özçelik, 98, Turkish Olympic equestrian (1956).
• Duane Tatro, 93, American composer (Dan August, The Manhunter, The Love Boat).
• Zaōnishiki Toshimasa, 67, Japanese sumo wrestler, multiple myeloma.
• Franca Valeri, 100, Italian actress (Il vedovo, The Shortest Day, Gli onorevoli).
• Laurent Vicomte, 64, French comic book writer.

10

• Nadjmi Adhani, 50, Indonesian politician, mayor of Banjarbaru (since 2016), COVID-19.
• Raymond Allen, 91, American actor (Sanford and Son, Good Times, Starsky & Hutch), respiratory illness.
• Dariusz Baliszewski, 74, Polish historian, journalist and writer.
• Oscar Baylón Chacón, 91, Mexican politician and agronomist, Governor of Baja California (1989).
• Lorna Beal, 96, Australian cricketer (national team).
• Silvana Bosi, 86, Italian actress (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Mortacci, Bread and Tulips).
• Pierre Decazes, 88, French actor (The Shameless Old Lady, The Wing or the Thigh).
• Paddy Doyle, 79, Irish hurler (Tipperary).
• Imre Farkas, 85, Hungarian canoeist, Olympic bronze medalist (1956, 1960).
• Mike Finley, 70, American poet, complications from prostate cancer.
• Yisrael Moshe Friedman, 65, American-Israeli religious leader, Rebbe of Sadigura (since 2013).
• Dieter Krause, 84, German sprint canoeist, Olympic champion (1960).
• Jacobo Langsner, 93, Romanian-born Uruguayan playwright.
• Vinka Lucas, 88, Croatian-born New Zealand fashion and bridal wear designer and retailer.
• Bob Mabena, 51, South African radio host and composer, heart attack.
• Don Martin, New Zealand bassist (Mi-Sex), cancer.
• Neil Ocampo, 62, Filipino radio broadcaster (Todo Balita).
• Vladica Popović, 85, Serbian football player (Red Star Belgrade, Yugoslavia national team) and manager (Deportivo Cali).
• Alfred Püls, 86, Austrian Olympic ice hockey player (1956, 1964).
• Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, 85, Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (2001–2011).
• Joe Segal, 94, American jazz promoter and club owner.
• P. J. Sheehan, 87, Irish politician, TD (1981–2002, 2007–2011).
• Alexander Taraikovsky, 34, Belarusian protester, shot.
• Mike Tindall, 79, English footballer (Aston Villa, Walsall, Tamworth), complications from dementia.
• Tetsuya Watari, 78, Japanese actor (Tokyo Drifter, Outlaw: Gangster VIP, Katsu Kaishū), pneumonia.

11

• Marcel Adams, 100, Canadian real estate investor.
• Gordon J. Brand, 65, English golfer.
• Floyd Breeland, 87, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1992–2008).
• Sixto Brillantes, 80, Filipino civil servant, Chairman of COMELEC (2011–2015), COVID-19.
• Walter Carrington, 90, American diplomat, ambassador to Senegal (1980–1981) and Nigeria (1993–1997).
• Salah Chaoua, 73, Tunisian footballer (Club Africain, Al-Madina SC, national team).
• Dinos Christianopoulos, 89, Greek poet, translator and publisher.
• George Christy, 93, American columnist (The Hollywood Reporter, The Beverly Hills Courier) and actor (Die Hard), heart failure.
• Édouard de Lépine, 88, Martinican historian and politician, Mayor of Le Robert (1989–1995).
• Dhammika Ganganath Dissanayake, 62, Sri Lankan diplomat, ambassador to Japan (since 2015).
• Belle du Berry, 54, French singer (Paris Combo), cancer.
• Pat Fairley, 76, Scottish bassist and singer (Marmalade).
• Oliviu Gherman, 90, Romanian politician and diplomat, Senator (1990–2001) and President of the Senate (1992–1996).
• Gaspard Hons, 82, Belgian poet.
• Mitch Hoopes, 67, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles).
• Rahat Indori, 70, Indian lyricist (Khuddar, Mission Kashmir, Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities) and poet, COVID-19.
• Anneliese Kaplan, 87, German actress.
• Peter Kazembe, 65, Malawian pediatrician, cancer.
• Edmond Kiraz, 96, Egyptian-born French cartoonist and illustrator.
• Russell Kirsch, 91, American computer scientist, inventor of the pixel and developer of the image scanner, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Antônio Leite Andrade, 73, Brazilian doctor and politician, Senator (2005), cardiac problems.
• Trini Lopez, 83, American singer ("If I Had a Hammer", "Lemon Tree") and actor (The Dirty Dozen), COVID-19.
• Geoffrey Nunberg, 75, American linguist, cancer.
• Juan Pastor Marco, 68, Spanish politician, Deputy (1977–1982).
• Sumner Redstone, 97, American media executive (CBS, Viacom, National Amusements).
• Alex Sandusky, 87, American football player (Baltimore Colts).
• Michel Van Aerde, 86, Belgian racing cyclist.
• Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe, 79, German-born Danish royal.
• Helen Yate, 99, British Olympic swimmer (1948).

12

• William Arnett, 81, American art collector and writer.
• Pavol Biroš, 67, Slovak footballer (Slavia Praha, Lokomotíva Košice, Czechoslovakia national team), heart disease.
• Sybil Brintrup, 66, Chilean conceptual artist.
• Josef Bulva, 77, Czech pianist.
• Carlos Burity, 67, Angolan musician.
• Dame Mary Drummond Corsar, 93, Scottish philanthropist.
• Francisco José Cox, 86, Chilean Roman Catholic laicized prelate, Archbishop of La Serena (1990–1997).
• Marvin Creamer, 104, American sailor.
• Don Edmunds, 89, American race car driver.
• Ellis Faas, 58, Dutch make-up artist.
• François-Mathurin Gourvès, 91, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Vannes (1991–2005).
• Mary Hartline, 92, American model and actress.
• Lynn M. Hilton, 95, American politician and author.
• Mac Hodges, 69, American politician, mayor of Washington, North Carolina (since 2013), COVID-19.
• Mac Jack, 55, South African politician, Northern Cape MPL (since 2013), COVID-19.
• Gergely Kulcsár, 86, Hungarian javelin thrower, Olympic silver medallist (1964).
• Edmondo Lorenzini, 82, Italian footballer.
• Mónica Miguel, 84, Mexican actress (I Dream in Another Language, Más allá del puente, Under Fire).
• Howard Mudd, 78, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears) and coach (Indianapolis Colts), traffic collision.
• Ernie Phythian, 78, English footballer (Wrexham, Hartlepool United, Bolton Wanderers).
• Melvin F. Stute, 93, American racehorse trainer.
• Ivan Tymchenko, 81, Ukrainian jurist, chairman of the Constitutional Court (1996–1999).
• Rajiv Tyagi, 52, Indian politician, cardiac arrest.
• Gian Carlo Vacchelli, 38, Peruvian sports commentator and politician, Deputy (2011–2016), cardiac arrest.
• Robert Williams, 90, American psychologist.
• Gordon Yea, 95, Australian footballer.
• Igor Yefimov, 83, Russian-American philosopher, historian and writer.
• Bill Yeoman, 92, American Hall of Fame college football player (Texas A&M) and coach (Michigan State, Houston), pneumonia and kidney failure.
• Adrian Young, 77, Australian footballer (St Kilda).

13

• Frank Brew, 92, Australian football player (South Melbourne), COVID-19.
• Ash Christian, 35, American actor (The Good Wife), filmmaker and producer.
• Ali Dastmalchian, 65, Iranian academic.
• Michel Dumont, 79, Canadian actor (Chocolate Eclair, Without Her, Café de Flore).
• Essam el-Erian, 66, Egyptian politician, MP (2011–2013), heart attack.
• Peter Excell, 72, British engineer and scientist.
• Jacques Faivre, 87, French footballer (OGC Nice).
• Bernd Fischer, 83, German mathematician.
• Steve Grossman, 69, American jazz saxophonist.
• Daryl Gutterson, 67, Australian footballer (Carlton), cardiac arrest.
• Eric Hughes, 73, English rugby league player (Widnes, St Helens, Leigh), cancer.
• Luchita Hurtado, 99, Venezuelan-born American painter.
• Gulnazar Keldi, 74, Tajik poet and lyricist, author of the "Surudi Milli" national anthem.
• Quentin McCord, 42, American football player (Kentucky Wildcats, Atlanta Falcons, Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
• Phil O'Brien, 89, Australian footballer (Hawthorn).
• Colin Parry, 79, English footballer (Stockport County, Rochdale).
• Dimasangcay Pundato, 72, Filipino revolutionary leader and politician.
• Elaine Roulet, 89, American Roman Catholic nun and prison reform activist.
• Lorraine Thomson, 89, Canadian dancer and television host.
• Darío Vivas, 70, Venezuelan politician, head of government of the Capital District (since 2020), COVID-19.
• Osvaldo Wehbe, 63, Argentine writer and journalist (Cadenatres), complications of a stroke.
• Richard M. Weiner, 90, Romanian-born German theoretical physicist.
• Jackie Wren, 84, Scottish footballer (Hibernian).
• Vadim Zherdev, 60, Russian footballer (FC Kaluga).

14

• Francesc Badia Batalla, 97, Spanish-born Andorran civil servant and magistrate, Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993).
• Howell Binkley, 64, American lighting designer (Hamilton, Jersey Boys, In the Heights), Tony winner (2006, 2016), lung cancer.
• Julian Bream, 87, English classical guitarist and lutenist.
• Dan Budnik, 87, American photographer.
• Angela Buxton, 85, British tennis player, Wimbledon and French Open women's doubles champion (1956).
• Ewa Demarczyk, 79, Polish singer and poet.
• Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, 75, Dutch civil servant, head of the General Intelligence and Security Service (1989–1995) and chair of the Authority for the Financial Markets (1999–2007).
• Chris Eccleshall, 72, English luthier.
• Tom Forsyth, 71, Scottish footballer (Motherwell, Rangers, national team).
• Sonny Fox, 73, American disc jockey (Sirius XM, WKIS, WJMK), liver failure.
• Surendra Prakash Goel, 74, Indian politician, MP (2004–2009), COVID-19.
• Ernst Jean-Joseph, 72, Haitian football player (Violette A.C., Chicago Sting, national team) and manager.
• Kenneth Kunen, 77, American mathematician.
• Valentina Legkostupova, 54, Russian pop singer, Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (2001).
• Moisés Mamani, 50, Peruvian politician, Deputy (2016–2019), COVID-19.
• Linda Manz, 58, American actress (Days of Heaven, Out of the Blue, Gummo), pneumonia and lung cancer.
• Joe Norton, 70, Canadian politician, Kahnawake grand chief (1980–2004, since 2015), fall.
• Kalevi Oikarainen, 84, Finnish cross-country skier, world champion (1970), Olympic bronze medalist (1968).
• Herb Orvis, 73, American Hall of Fame football player (Colorado Buffaloes, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts).
• Ferenc Petrovácz, 76, Hungarian Olympic sports shooter (1968).
• Robert R. Shahan, 80, American Anglican prelate, Bishop of Arizona (1992–2004).
• Shwikar, 81, Egyptian actress (Viva Zalata).
• Nesim Tahirović, 78, Bosnian painter.
• John Talbut, 79, English footballer (Burnley, West Bromwich Albion, K.V. Mechelen), complications from dementia.
• James R. Thompson, 84, American politician, Governor of Illinois (1977–1991) and Chair of the Intelligence Oversight Board (1990–1993).
• Tom Ward, 92, American cartoonist.
• Pete Way, 69, English rock bass guitarist (UFO, Waysted, Fastway), injuries sustained in accident.

15

• Murtaja Baseer, 87, Bangladeshi painter, COVID-19.
• Bill Bowman, 74, American politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (1990–2018).
• Stuart Christie, 74, Scottish anarchist and writer.
• Dick Coury, 90, American football coach (Philadelphia Eagles).
• Antonije Đurić, 91, Serbian journalist, author, historian and publicist.
• Ruth Gavison, 75, Israeli law professor, Israel Prize recipient (2011).
• Richard Gwyn, 86, Canadian author, journalist and historian.
• Abu Bakar Juah, 72, Malaysian actor, colon cancer.
• Wilberforce Juta, 76, Nigerian politician, Governor of Gongola State (1983).
• Yusof Kelana, 66, Malaysian film director, cancer.
• Vojen Ložek, 95, Czech malacologist, geologist and ecologist.
• Grace Montañez Davis, 93, American politician, heart failure.
• Yngvar Lundh, 88, Norwegian computer scientist.
• Francis O'Brien, 92, Canadian politician.
• Svetozar Obradović, 69, Serbian comic book writer.
• Chilla Porter, 84, Australian high jumper, Olympic silver medalist (1956), cancer.
• Lefty Reid, 92, Canadian museum curator (Hockey Hall of Fame), cancer.
• Vimala Sharma, 93, Indian social worker and politician, First Lady (1992–1997).
• Robert Trump, 71, American business executive (The Trump Organization).
• Henryk Wujec, 79, Polish politician, member of the Sejm (1989–2001).
• Henk Wullems, 84, Dutch football player (KFG) and manager (Go Ahead Eagles, Indonesia national team), complications from a stroke.

16

• Charles Allen, 80, British writer and historian.
• Hervé Blanc, 65, French actor (A Week's Vacation).
• Danny Campbell, 76, English footballer (West Bromwich Albion, Stockport County), pulmonary embolism.
• Tommy Carroll, 77, Irish footballer (national team, Shelbourne, Birmingham City).
• Chetan Chauhan, 73, Indian cricketer (Maharashtra, Delhi, national team), COVID-19.
• Barbara Doherty, 88, American Roman Catholic religious sister and educator, President of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (1984–1998).
• Alexander Grey Zulu, 95, Zambian politician, Minister of Commerce and Industry (1964) and Defence (1970–1973).
• Nikolai Gubenko, 78, Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (A Soldier Came Back from the Front, Wounded Game, Life on Holidays), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1985).
• Aubrey Hill, 48, American college football player and coach (Florida Gators), cancer.
• Viorica Ionică, 65, Romanian Olympic handball player (1976).
• Ladislav Jirků, 74, Czech academic and politician, Deputy (2010–2013).
• Deirdre Le Faye, 86, English writer and biographer (Jane Austen).
• Nina McClelland, 90, American chemist.
• Bahman Mofid, 78, Iranian actor (Qeysar, Reza Motorcyclist, Wood Pigeon), lung cancer.
• B Ahmed Hajee Mohiudeen, 87, Indian conglomerate executive and philanthropist.
• Caio Narcio, 33, Brazilian politician, Deputy (2015–2019), COVID-19.
• Aisultan Nazarbayev, 29, Kazakh footballer and sporting executive.
• Emman Nimedez, 21, Filipino YouTuber, acute myeloid leukemia.
• James Partridge, 67, British charity executive (Changing Faces).
• Ary de Sá, 92, Brazilian Olympic long jumper (1952, 1956).
• Jean-Michel Savéant, 86, French electrochemist.
• Gershon Shafat, 92, Austrian-born Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1984–1992).
• Claire Shulman, 94, American politician, Queens borough president (1986–2002), cancer.
• Pierre-Yves Trémois, 99, French visual artist and sculptor.
• Georg Volkert, 74, German footballer (1. FC Nürnberg, Hamburg, West Germany national team), complications from a heart attack.
• Ornella Volta, 93, Italian-born French musicologist and expert on Erik Satie.
• Xavier, 42, American professional wrestler (Ring of Honor).

17

• Folke Alnevik, 100, Swedish sprinter, Olympic bronze medallist (1948), complications from a bedsore.
• Zara Alvarez, 39, Filipino human rights activist, shot.
• Norberto Ángeles, 43, Mexican footballer, heart attack.
• Pavel Branko, 99, Italian-born Slovak film critic.
• Mário de Araújo Cabral, 86, Portuguese Formula One racing driver.
• Ali Chaouch, 72, Tunisian politician, Minister of the Interior (1997–1999).
• Fred Clarke, 87, Australian footballer (Richmond).
• Hugh Cochrane, 77, Scottish footballer (Dundee United, Barnsley, Margate).
• Elsimar M. Coutinho, 90, Brazilian gynecologist, COVID-19.
• Gary Cowling, 58, American actor (Law & Order, The Namesake, The Accidental Husband).
• Boyd Grant, 87, American college basketball coach (Fresno State, Colorado State), complications from a stroke.
• Jasraj, 90, Indian classical vocalist, cardiac arrest.
• Nishikant Kamat, 50, Indian film director (Evano Oruvan, Mumbai Meri Jaan, Rocky Handsome), cirrhosis.
• Chaim Dov Keller, 90, American Haredi rabbi, COVID-19.
• Nina Kraft, 51, German triathlete.
• Claude Laverdure, 73, Belgian comic book author.
• Patsy Robertson, 86, Jamaican diplomat and journalist.
• Randall Rollins, 88, American pest control executive, Chairman of Rollins Inc. (since 1991).
• Savvas Theodoridis, 85, Greek footballer (Olympiacos, national team).
• Richard M. White, 90, American electrical engineer, complications from a fall.
• Jorge Zalszupin, 98, Polish-born Brazilian architect and designer.

18

• Richard Biefnot, 71, Belgian politician, member of the Parliament of Wallonia (1999–2004).
• Bob Bigelow, 66, American basketball player (Kansas City Kings, Boston Celtics, San Diego Clippers).
• Hans Cavalli-Björkman, 92, Swedish lawyer and football club chairman (Malmö FF), 1975–1998.
• Ben Cross, 72, English actor (Chariots of Fire, Star Trek, First Knight), cancer.
• Michael Diven, 50, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2001–2006), cancer.
• Mariolina De Fano, 79, Italian actress (Tutto l'amore che c'è, The Cézanne Affair, Make a Fake).
• Gheorghe Dogărescu, 60, Romanian handball player, Olympic bronze medallist (1984).
• Madhav Prasad Ghimire, 100, Nepalese poet (Gauri), respiratory failure.
• Vyacheslav Gladkikh, 44, Russian major general, bombed.
• Jesse Goins, 60, American miner and reality show participant (Gold Rush), heart attack.
• Ron Gorchov, 90, American artist.
• Joseph Gosnell, 84, Canadian Nisga'a indigenous leader (Nisga'a Final Agreement), cancer.
• Steve Gulley, 57, American bluegrass singer-songwriter, pancreatic cancer.
• Dale Hawerchuk, 57, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers) and coach, stomach cancer.
• Ron Heathman, American rock guitarist (Supersuckers).
• John W. Hughes, 72, Canadian ice hockey player (Cornell Big Red), NCAA champion (1970).
• Soeki Irodikromo, 75, Surinamese painter.
• M. A. Jabbar, 87, Bangladeshi politician and convicted war criminal, MP (1986–1990).
• Howie Judson, 95, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Redlegs).
• Wojciech Karpiński, 77, Polish writer and historian of ideas.
• Sayeeda Khanam, 82, Bangladeshi photographer, kidney disease.
• Eugene S. Mills, 95, American academic administrator, President of the University of New Hampshire (1974-1980).
• John Nixon, 70, Australian abstract artist, leukaemia.
• Razia Nurkenova, 52, Kazakh football player and manager.
• Amvrosius Parashkevov, 78, Bulgarian Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan Bishop of Dorostol (since 2010), COVID-19.
• Sean Pentecost, Australian metal drummer (Superheist).
• Rick Pugliese, 67, Canadian Olympic water polo player (1972, 1976).
• Boris Purgalin, 84, Russian screenwriter and lyricist.
• Roger Quigley, 51, English singer and songwriter.
• Azizur Rahman, 76, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1988, 1991–1996), COVID-19.
• Cesare Romiti, 97, Italian economist and automobile manufacturing executive, Chairman of Fiat (1996–1998).
• Jack Sherman, 64, American guitarist (Red Hot Chili Peppers).
• Hal Singer, 100, American saxophonist.
• Cathy Smith, 73, Canadian backup singer and convicted criminal.
• Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri, 75, Iranian Islamic cleric, member of the Assembly of Experts (1999–2007, since 2016), heart attack.
• Alan Trachtenberg, 88, American historian.
• Ivan Varlamov, 82, Russian football player (Spartak Moscow, USSR national team) and manager (Spartak Vladikavkaz).
• Han Woerdman, 77, Dutch physicist, Parkinson's disease.
• Xie Yuan, 61, Chinese actor (King of the Children, Love in Disguise, The Doll).

19

• Glenn Bassett, 93, American tennis player and coach.
• Fern Cunningham, 71, American sculptor (Harriet Tubman Memorial).
• Cora Etter, 95, Canadian politician.
• Durbin Feeling, 74, American Cherokee linguist.
• Randall Craig Fleischer, 61, American conductor (Anchorage Symphony Orchestra).
• Allan Fotheringham, 87, Canadian journalist (Maclean's, The Globe and Mail, Toronto Sun).
• Gerald Gaus, 67, American philosopher.
• Slade Gorton, 92, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1981–1987, 1989–2001) and Attorney General of Washington (1969–1981).
• Christopher Guy Harrison, 59, British furniture designer, lung cancer.
• Helmut Hubacher, 94, Swiss politician, member of the Swiss National Council (1963–1997).
• Stanislav Kadečka, 44, Czech lawyer. (death announced on this date)
• Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan, 89, Indian cricketer (Mysore, South Zone), heart attack.
• Justin Lall, 33–34, American bridge player, liver disease.
• Lyutviyan Mollova, 72, Bulgarian Olympic javelin thrower (1972).
• Gwen Moore, 79, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1978–1994).
• Todd Nance, 57, American drummer (Widespread Panic).
• Atzo Nicolaï, 60, Dutch politician and board member, Minister for Civil Reform and Kingdom Relations (2006–2007), cancer
• Borys Paton, 101, Ukrainian scientist, Chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (since 1962).
• Lou Ragland, 78, American R&B singer.
• Nadir Salifov, 47, Georgian-Azerbaijani mobster, shot.
• Agnes Simon, 85, Hungarian table tennis player, world champion (1957).
• Richard Taub, 83, American sociologist.
• François van Hoobrouck d'Aspre, 86, Belgian politician and baron.
• Reham Yacoub, 29, Iraqi civil rights activist and doctor, shot.
• Masakazu Yamazaki, 86, Japanese playwright and literary critic.
• Bernard Zimmern, 90, French refrigeration engineer.

20

• Frankie Banali, 68, American drummer (Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P., Heavy Bones), pancreatic cancer.
• Ágnes Bánfai, 73, Hungarian Olympic gymnast (1968).
• Hasil Bizenjo, 62, Pakistani politician, Senator (since 2009) and Minister of Maritime Affairs (2016–2018), lung cancer.
• Frank Cullotta, 81, American mobster (Chicago Outfit), COVID-19.
• Chi Chi DeVayne, 34, American drag queen (RuPaul's Drag Race), pneumonia.
• Justin Townes Earle, 38, American singer-songwriter.
• Joe Englert, 59, American restaurateur, complications from surgery.
• Jorge Flores Ochoa, 85, Peruvian anthropologist and academic, rector of the National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco, COVID-19.
• Zalman Nechemia Goldberg, 89, Israeli rabbi.
• Desmond Guinness, 88, British-Irish author.
• Harold Janeway, 84, American politician, member of the New Hampshire Senate (2006–2010).
• A. Rahman Khan, 77, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1977–1991, 1996–2001), heart attack.
• Branko Kostić, 80, Montenegrin politician, Acting President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1991–1992), complications from a stroke.
• Robert C. Laws, 85, American football player (Vanderbilt Commodores) and federal administrative law judge.
• Sandy Lipton, 87, American actress (A Nightmare on Elm Street).
• Edgar Olson, 82, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1985–1998).
• György Rehus-Uzor, 74, Hungarian Olympic weightlifter (1976).
• Gary Reynolds, 53, American football coach (Green Bay Packers), cancer.
• Miron Sher, 68, Soviet-born American chess grandmaster.
• Janmejay Singh, 75, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (since 2012), cardiac arrest.
• Piotr Szczepanik, 78, Polish singer and actor.
• Herbert Tabor, 101, American biochemist.
• Andrzej Walicki, 90, Polish historian and philosopher.
• Arnold R. Weber, 90, American academic administrator, President of Northwestern University (1984–1994), lung failure.

21

• Aldo Aureggi, 88, Italian fencer, Olympic silver medallist (1960).
• Antonio Bayter Abud, 86, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Inírida (1996–2013).
• Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, 69, Tunisian footballer (Sfaxien, Al-Nassr, national team).
• Jack Dryburgh, 81, Scottish Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Murrayfield Racers, Nottingham Panthers, Southampton Vikings) and coach.
• Sir Bob Elliott, 86, Australian-born New Zealand medical researcher.
• Manuel Gallardo, 85, Spanish actor (A Land for All, 100 Horsemen, Saturday, Sunday and Friday).
• Mohamed Gueddiche, 78, Tunisian cardiologist, presidential doctor.
• Remy Hermoso, 72, Venezuelan baseball player (Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves).
• Bryan Lee, 77, American blues musician.
• Walter Lure, 71, American guitarist (The Heartbreakers), lung and liver cancer.
• Sir Ken Robinson, 70, British educationalist and author, cancer.
• Tomasz Tomiak, 52, Polish rower, Olympic bronze medallist (1992), heart failure.
• Ron Tudor, 96, Australian music producer, label owner (Fable Records), and record industry executive.
• Jacques Visschers, 79, Dutch footballer (NAC Breda).
• Karen J. Warren, 72, American philosopher and ecofeminist, multiple system atrophy.

22

• Jan D. Achenbach, 85, Dutch-American acoustical engineer and academic.
• John Bangsund, 81, Australian science fiction fan, COVID-19.
• Fredie Blom, 116 (claimed), South African longevity claimant.
• Jean-Marie Brochu, 93–94, Canadian Roman Catholic priest, founder of Le Noël du Bonheur.
• Richard Cartridge, 72, British radio broadcaster (BBC Radio Solent, Classic FM).
• Ted Grace, 89, Australian politician, Member of the House of Representatives (1984–1998).
• Mrinal Haque, 61, Bangladeshi sculptor, complications from diabetes.
• Józefa Hennelowa, 95, Polish publicist and journalist (Tygodnik Powszechny), member of the Sejm (1989–1993).
• Emil Jula, 40, Romanian footballer (Universitatea Cluj, Oțelul Galați, Energie Cottbus), heart failure.
• Karim Kamalov, 66, Uzbek politician, governor of Bukhara Region (1997–2011, since 2020), COVID-19.
• Chris Kooy, 38, Canadian soccer player (Edmonton, Calgary Mustangs), cancer.
• Bernard Lieder, 97, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1985–2011).
• Cleve Loney, 69, American politician, member of the Montana House of Representatives (2011–2013), drowned.
• Pierre Maresca, 79, French politician.
• Alessandro Mazzinghi, 81, Italian boxer, WBA and WBC world light-middleweight champion (1963–1965, 1968), stroke.
• Pedro Nájera, 91, Mexican footballer (Club América, national team).
• John Ohala, 79, American linguist.
• Anatoliy Ponomarenko, 75, Russian opera singer, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1986).
• Magdalen Redman, 90, American baseball player (Kenosha Comets, Grand Rapids Chicks).
• Allan Rich, 94, American actor (Serpico, Quiz Show, Amistad), dementia.
• D. J. Rogers, 72, American soul singer and producer.
• Steve Sample Sr., 90, American bandleader and arranger.
• Nur Ahmad Syaifuddin, Indonesian politician, acting regent of Sidoarjo, COVID-19.
• Ulla Pia, 75, Danish singer ("Stop – mens legen er go'"), cancer.
• Roger Unger, 96, American endocrinologist.

23

• Bill Burega, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs).
• Augusto Caminito, 81, Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter (Vampire in Venice, Hallelujah for Django).
• Benny Chan, 58, Hong Kong film director (What a Hero!, Gen-X Cops, New Police Story), nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
• Sir Neil Douglas, 71, Scottish physician, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (2004–2010).
• Frank Dunphy, 82, Irish business manager and accountant (Damian Hirst).
• Rolf Gohs, 86, Swedish comic creator and cover artist (Fantomen).
• John H. Hager, 83, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (1998–2002).
• Gerald D. Hines, 95, American real estate developer, founder of Hines Interests Limited Partnership.
• Maria Janion, 93, Polish scholar and critic.
• Peter King, 80, English jazz saxophonist.
• Zuray Marcano, 66, Venezuelan Paralympic powerlifter.
• Fujio Matsuda, 95, American engineer and academic administrator, President of the University of Hawaii (1974–1984).
• Greg Montgomery, 55, American football player (Houston Oilers, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens).
• Lori Nelson, 87, American actress (Revenge of the Creature, How to Marry a Millionaire, I Died a Thousand Times).
• Nursholeh, 63, Indonesian politician, Mayor of Tegal (2017–2019).
• Charlie Persip, 91, American jazz drummer.
• Giannis Poulopoulos, 79, Greek singer-songwriter, cardiac arrest.
• Valentina Prudskova, 81, Russian fencer, Olympic champion (1960) and silver medallist (1964).
• A. B. Raj, 95, Indian film director (Ormikkaan Omanikkaan, Manasse Ninakku Mangalam, Aval Oru Devaalayam), heart attack.
• Bengt Roslund, 90, Swedish television producer (Skurt).
• Luigi Serafini, 69, Italian Olympic basketball player (1972, 1976).
• Olayinka Sule, 72, Nigerian military officer, Administrator of Jigawa State (1991–1992).
• Jack Tynan, 94, New Zealand Olympic field hockey player (1956), and cricketer (Wellington).
• Kōzō Watanabe, 88, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (1969–2012).

24

• Stoyan Alexandrov, 71, Bulgarian economist, Minister of Finance (1992–1994).
• Frederick Baker, 55, Austrian-British filmmaker and archaeologist.
• Harold Best, 82, British politician, MP (1997–2005).
• Colin Bidois, 89, New Zealand Māori leader (Ngāti Ranginui).
• Pat Brady, 84, Irish footballer (Millwall).
• László Cseh Sr., 68, Hungarian Olympic swimmer (1968, 1972).
• Robbe De Hert, 77, English-born Belgian film director (De Witte van Sichem, Brylcream Boulevard, Lijmen/Het Been), complications from diabetes.
• Sálvio Dino, 88, Brazilian writer and politician, Deputy (1963–1964, 1974–1979) and mayor of João Lisboa (1989–1993, 1997–2001), COVID-19.
• Chitta Ranjan Dutta, 93, Bangladeshi military officer, Director General of the Bangladesh Rifles (1971–1974).
• Riley Gale, 34–35, American metal singer (Power Trip).
• Carl Garrett, 72, American football player (Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders).
• Avner Golasa, 63, Israeli footballer (Hapoel Kfar Saba).
• Nancy Guptill, 79, Canadian politician, Prince Edward Island MLA (1987–2000).
• Clancy Imislund, 93, American humanitarian, managing director of the Midnight Mission.
• Thomas Imrie, 83, British Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Paisley Pirates, Brighton Tigers, national team).
• Touriya Jabrane, 67, Moroccan theatre director and politician.
• Arrigo Levi, 94, Italian journalist, managing director of La Stampa (1973–1978).
• Pascal Lissouba, 88, Congolese politician, President (1992–1997) and Prime Minister (1963–1966), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Jean Mauriac, 96, French writer and journalist.
• Pat McCluskey, 68, Scottish footballer (Celtic, Dumbarton).
• Mal Pascoe, 87, Australian football player (Essendon, Hobart) and coach.
• Jorge Sanjinez Lenz, 103, Peruvian military volunteer and World War II veteran (Independent Belgian Brigade).
• Mike Sertich, 99, American ice hockey player and coach (Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs).
• Gail Sheehy, 83, American author (Hillary's Choice), complications from pneumonia.
• Bill Stephen, 92, Australian football player (Fitzroy) and coach (Essendon).
• Raymond S. Troubh, 93, American financial consultant.
• Wolfgang Uhlmann, 85, German chess grandmaster, fall.
• P. B. Waite, 98, Canadian historian.
• Finis Welch, 82, American economist.
• Paul Wolfisberg, 87, Swiss football player (Biel-Bienne) and manager (FC Luzern, national team).

25

• Erik Allardt, 95, Finnish sociologist, Chancellor of Åbo Akademi University (1992–1994).
• Albert Appel, 98, American educator and musician, co-founder of Appel Farm Arts and Music Center.
• Donald Barton Johnson, 87, American philologist, professor of University of California, Santa Barbara.
• Francisco Belaúnde, 96, Peruvian politician, President of the Congress (1980–1981) and congressman (1980–1990).
• Georges Bœuf, 82, French composer and musician.
• Tommy Joe Coffey, 83, American-born Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argonauts).
• Cathleen Dalschaert, 90, New Zealand-born American violinist (Philadelphia Orchestra), brain hemorrhage.
• Pedro de Oraá, 88, Cuban painter.
• Rebeca Guber, 94, Argentine mathematician and computer scientist.
• Eric M. Hammel, 74, American military historian and novelist, Parkinson's disease.
• Mick Hart, 50, Australian folk musician.
• Ruhollah Hosseinian, 64, Iranian politician, member of the Council for Spreading Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Thoughts (since 2007).
• Dilbar Ikromova, 73, Uzbek actress (The Rebellion of the Brides).
• Mónica Jiménez, 79, Chilean politician, Minister of Education (2008–2010) and Ambassador to Israel (since 2016), cancer.
• Yvon Le Corre, 80, French painter and navigator.
• Laurent Akran Mandjo, 79, Ivorian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Yopougon (1982–2015).
• Gerry McGhee, 58, Scottish singer (Brighton Rock), cancer.
• Sase Narain, 95, Guyanese politician, Speaker of the National Assembly (1971–1992).
• Vladimir Nikonov, 82, Russian ballet dancer and teacher, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1976).
• Itaru Oki, 78, Japanese jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist.
• Sir David Parry-Evans, 85, British air chief marshal.
• Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Henry, 88, British politician, MP (1974–1997), Member of the House of Lords (1997–2016).
• Neil Sachse, 69, Australian footballer and disability advocate.
• Hippolyte Simon, 76, French Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Clermont (2002–2016).
• Nik Spatari, 91, Italian painter and sculptor.
• Arnold Spielberg, 103, American electrical engineer (GE-200 series).
• Alma G. Stallworth, 87, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1971–1974, 1983–1996, 2003–2004).
• Richard L. Stanton, 94, Australian geologist.

26

• Gerald Carr, 88, American astronaut (Skylab 4) and aeronautical engineer.
• Caesar Cordova, 84, American actor (Nighthawks, Scarface, Carlito's Way).
• Oscar Cruz, 85, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Lingayen–Dagupan (1991–2009), president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference (1995–1999), COVID-19.
• Geraldine Dillon, 84, Australian television chef, Hodgkin lymphoma.
• André-Paul Duchâteau, 95, Belgian novelist, scriptwriter and comics writer (Chick Bill, Ric Hochet).
• Harry Elias, 83, Singaporean lawyer.
• Adrien Gouteyron, 87, French senator.
• Stuart Hailstone, 68, South African squash player, stroke.
• Keri Kaa, 78, New Zealand educator and writer.
• Masahiro Koishikawa, 68, Japanese astronomer, lung cancer.
• José Lamiel, 96, Spanish painter and sculptor.
• Douglas MacDiarmid, 97, New Zealand painter.
• Víctor Hugo Martínez Contreras, 90, Guatemalan Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán (1987–2007).
• Dirk Mudge, 92, Namibian politician, COVID-19.
• Martin O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan, 75, Scottish politician, MP (1979–2005) and member of the House of Lords (since 2005).
• Gaston Roberge, 85, French-Canadian priest and film historian, cardiac arrest.
• Jean Rosenthal, 97, French translator.
• Ronald E. Rosser, 90, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient.
• Joe Ruby, 87, American animator and television producer (Scooby-Doo, Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, Alvin and the Chipmunks), co-founder of Ruby-Spears.
• Ørnulf Tofte, 98, Norwegian police officer (Police Surveillance Agency).
• Els Veder-Smit, 98, Dutch politician, State Secretary for Health and Environment (1977–1981).
• Dan Yochum, 70, American Hall of Fame football player (Montreal Alouettes, Edmonton Eskimos).

27

• Bob Armstrong, 80, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (GCW, SECW, SMW), bone cancer.
• Barli Asmara, 42, Indonesian fashion designer.
• David Bryant, 88, British lawn bowler, world champion (1966, 1980, 1988).
• Pierluigi Camiscioni, 67, Italian rugby player and stuntman.
• Cao Chunan, 90, Chinese electrochemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• David S. Cass Sr., 78, American film director (Avenging Angel, Desolation Canyon, Thicker than Water) and stuntman, complications from cancer.
• Gilda Cordero-Fernando, 90, Filipino writer and visual artist.
• Claude De Bruyn, 76, Belgian serviceman and television presenter.
• Sunil Dhar, 87, Bangladeshi classical musician, heart failure.
• Robert Finkelstein, 104, American theoretical physicist.
• Tony Fletcher, 85, Australian politician, Tasmanian MLC (1981–2005).
• Jean-Michel Goutier, 84–85, French poet.
• Margrét Þóra Hallgrímsson, 90, Icelandic businesswoman and socialite.
• William E. Harbour, 78, American civil rights activist (Freedom Riders).
• Yves Hervochon, 85, French painter.
• Imdad Hussaini, 80, Pakistani writer and poet.
• Clarrie Jeffreys, 88, Australian rugby league player (Balmain, Newtown) and coach.
• László Kamuti, 80, Hungarian Olympic fencer (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972).
• Ivan Keats, 83, New Zealand Olympic long-distance runner (1964).
• Don Kidd, 82, American politician, member of the New Mexico Senate (1993–2005), pancreatic cancer.
• Ronnie Kole, 89, American jazz pianist, founder of the French Quarter Festival.
• A. R. Lakshmanan, 78, Indian jurist, judge of the Supreme Court (2002–2007) and Chairman of the Law Commission (2006–2009), cardiac arrest.
• Peter Licassi, 61, American actor (Killer Klowns from Outer Space), suicide.
• Archana Mahanta, 71, Indian folk singer, complications from a stroke.
• Eugene McCabe, 90, Irish novelist and playwright.
• David Mercer, 70, British sports commentator and tennis umpire.
• William Neikirk, 82, American journalist and author, COVID-19.
• Mike Noga, 43, Australian rock multi-instrumentalist (The Drones, Legends of Motorsport).
• Lute Olson, 85, American Hall of Fame college basketball coach (Arizona Wildcats, Iowa Hawkeyes, Long Beach State 49ers).
• Vejaynand Ramlakan, 62, South African military officer, Surgeon General of the South African Military Health Service (2005–2013), heart attack.
• Sidney Noel Rideau, 90, American actor and host (Morgus the Magnificent).
• Dick Ritger, 81, American ten-pin bowler.
• Arnaldo Saccomani, 71, Brazilian record producer and reality television judge (Ídolos, Qual é o Seu Talento?), complications from kidney failure and diabetes.
• Barry Stuart, 86, Australian Olympic canoeist (1956, 1960, 1964, 1968).
• Ebru Timtik, 42, Turkish human rights lawyer, suicide by fasting.
• Ivar Ueland, 77, Norwegian politician.
• Masud Yunus, 68, Indonesian politician, mayor of Mojokerto (2013–2018), COVID-19.

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• Siah Armajani, 81, Iranian-American sculptor and architect.
• Don Bacon, 94, New Zealand microbiologist.
• Chadwick Boseman, 43, American actor (Black Panther, 42, Get on Up), complications from colon cancer.
• Catherine D'Ovidio, 61, French bridge player.
• Jean-Pierre Dickès, 78, French historian and doctor.
• John P. Dobyns, 76, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1993–1999), liver disease.
• Stanley Gaston, Haitian lawyer, shot.
• Mike Joyce, 81, American golfer, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Randall Kenan, 57, American writer (A Visitation of Spirits).
• Rahat Khan, 79, Bangladeshi journalist and novelist.
• Jan Klenberg, 88, Finnish admiral, Chief of Defence (1990–1994).
• Assar Lindbeck, 90, Swedish economist.
• Seymour I. Schwartz, 92, American surgeon and writer (Schwartz's Principles of Surgery).
• Antoinette Spaak, 92, Belgian politician, President of the Parliament of the French Community (1988–1992).
• Uli Stein, 73, German cartoonist.
• Olech Śliwiński, 104, Polish pharmacist.
• Manuel Valdés, 89, Mexican comedian and actor (A Thousand and One Nights, Tom Thumb and Little Red Riding Hood, La leyenda de la Nahuala), cancer.
• H. Vasanthakumar, 70, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (2016–2019) and MP (since 2019), COVID-19.

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• Vladimir Andreyev, 90, Russian actor (True Friends, The Tale of Tsar Saltan, The Circus Princess), People's Artist of the USSR (1985).
• Tom Berryhill, 67, American politician, member of the California State Senate (2010–2018) and Assembly (2006–2010).
• Fritz Chervet, 77, Swiss boxer, European flyweight champion (1972, 1973).
• Ali Ghandour, 89, Lebanese-Jordanian civil aviation executive.
• José Gregorio Guevara, 52, Venezuelan politician, Mayor of Achaguas Municipality (since 2013), COVID-19.
• David Mungoshi, 71, Zimbabwean writer.
• S. I. Padmavati, 103, Burmese-born Indian cardiologist, COVID-19.
• Ramdeo Rai, 77, Indian politician, Bihar MLA (1972–1985, since 2005).
• Domingo Rivas, 87, Venezuelan Olympic racing cyclist (1956).
• Clifford Robinson, 53, American basketball player (Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns) and reality television personality (Survivor: Cagayan), lymphoma.
• Shafaullah Rokhri, Pakistani singer, cardiac arrest.
• Jürgen Schadeberg, 89, German-born South African photographer, stroke.
• Mikhail Shestakov, 64, Russian violinist, People's Artist of Russia (2005).
• Subzero, 31, Australian racehorse, Melbourne Cup winner (1992), euthanized.
• Serjik Teymourian, 46, Armenian-Iranian footballer (Esteghlal, Mainz 05), traffic collision.
• Viktor Mykolayovych Tikhonov, 71, Ukrainian politician, Vice Prime Minister (2010–2011), pneumonia.
• Valeriano Trubbiani, 82, Italian sculptor.
• Johnny Vang-Lauridsen, 86, Danish businesswoman, pancreatic cancer.

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• Rodolfo Abularach, 87, Guatemalan painter.
• Charles L. Bosk, 72, American medical sociologist, heart attack.
• Virginia Bosler, 93, American actress and dancer (Oklahoma!, Brigadoon, Out of This World).
• Daddy Boastin', 61, Saint Vincent-born Swedish rapper, cancer.
• Ric Drasin, 76, American bodybuilder, professional wrestler (NWA Hollywood Wrestling), promoter and trainer.
• Ángel Faus Belau, 84, Spanish journalist and academic (University of Navarra).
• Ralph Ferguson, 90, Canadian politician, MP (1980–1984, 1988–1993), Minister of Agriculture (1984).
• Jacques Galipeau, 96, Canadian actor (The Pyx, Bingo, Black List).
• Nikos Gelestathis, 90, Greek politician, Minister of Transport and Communications (1990–1992) and Public Order (1992–1993), MP (1981–2004).
• Marguerite Harl, 101, French literary scholar.
• Don Keeslar, 90, American film director (Bog).
• Anatoliy Prokhorov, 72, Russian animation producer (Kikoriki), co-founder of Pilot Studio.
• Cecilia Romo, 74, Mexican actress.
• Ingrid Stahmer, 77, German politician.
• John Thompson, 78, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics) and coach (Georgetown Hoyas), national champion (1984), NBA champion (1965, 1966).
• Ricardo Valderrama Fernández, 75, Peruvian anthropologist and politician, mayor of Cusco (since 2019), COVID-19.
• Curt Vendel, 53, American Atari historian and writer.
• Jean Vezin, 87, French historian.

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• Artyom Amirdzhanov, 74, Russian footballer (FC Irtysh Omsk), COVID-19.
• Nina Bocharova, 95, Ukrainian gymnast, Olympic champion (1952).
• Haldun Boysan, 62, Turkish actor (On Board, Robbery Alla Turca, The Jackal), heart attack.
• Mark Colby, 71, American saxophonist, complications from cancer.
• Fritz d'Orey, 82, Brazilian racing driver, cancer.
• Jack Danzey, 81, Australian rugby league player (Newtown, Balmain, Cronulla-Sutherland) and referee.
• P. R. Dubhashi, 90, Indian civil servant and social scientist.
• John Felagha, 26, Nigerian footballer (Eupen).
• Lance Finch, 82, Canadian jurist.
• Larry Graham, 77, American college basketball coach (SIU Edwardsville Cougars).
• Barbara Judge, 73, American-British lawyer and businesswoman, pancreatic cancer.
• Pascal Kané, 74, French film director and screenwriter.
• Édouard Karemera, 69, Rwandan politician and convicted war criminal.
• Hans A. Linde, 96, German-born American judge and legal scholar.
• Pietro Mário, 81, Italian-born Brazilian actor (Memórias Póstumas), cardiac arrest.
• Massoud Mehrabi, 66, Iranian journalist, writer and caricaturist.
• Jean Baptiste Mendy, 57, Senegalese-born French boxer, WBC (1996–1997) and WBA lightweight champion (1998–1999), pancreatic cancer.
• John Meyer, 67, Australian slide guitarist (Rose Tattoo, Chain, Swanee).
• Pranab Mukherjee, 84, Indian politician, President (2012–2017), Minister of Defence (2004–2006) and MP (1969–2012), Lung infection, Septic Shock ,complications from a fall and COVID-19.
• Edgardo Nieva, 69, Argentine actor (Gatica, el mono).
• Pak Kyong-suk, 99, North Korean politician, Deputy (1962–1972).
• Don Parkinson, 77–78, American politician, Speaker of the Guam Legislature (1995–1997).
• Michael Redhead, 90, British philosopher of science.
• Cloyd Robinson, 70, Filipino actor (Zoom, Zoom, Superman!, Supergirl, My Illegal Wife).
• Tom Seaver, 75, American Hall of Fame baseball player (New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox), complications from Lewy body dementia and COVID-19.
• Norm Spencer, 62, Canadian voice actor (X-Men, Rescue Heroes, Silver Surfer).
• Lady Cochrane Sursock, 98, Lebanese aristocrat (Sursock family) and philanthropist, injuries from an explosion.
• Bent Vejlby, 96, Danish actor (Dronningens vagtmester, Flådens friske fyre).
• Gérard Worms, 84, French banker.
• Megan Wraight, 58, New Zealand landscape architect, cancer.