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Deaths in December 2021
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The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2021.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
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December 2021
1
- Rudolf Bernhardt, 96, German jurist, president of the European Court of Human Rights (1998).[1]
- Ben Boo, 96, American politician, mayor of Duluth (1967–1975), member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1984–1993).[2]
- Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham, 94, British politician, member of the House of Lords (1949–2021) and captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (1979–1991).[3]
- Sherwin Carlquist, 91, American botanist and photographer.[4]
- Albert M. Craig, 92, American academic and historian.[5]
- John Cunningham, 83, Scottish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Galloway (2004–2014).[6]
- Jean Demannez, 72, Belgian politician, mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (1999–2012).[7]
- Abla Farhoud, 76, Canadian writer.[8]
- Grand Jojo, 85, Belgian singer.[9]
- John Hepworth, 77, Australian bishop, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[10]
- Anna-Liisa Hyvönen, 95, Finnish politician, MP (1972–1980).[11]
- Enrique Jackson, 75, Mexican politician, deputy (2015–2018), member (1997–2006) and three-time president of the senate, heart attack.[12]
- Bernie Jeffrey, 88, Australian footballer.[13]
- Christian Kerr, 56, Australian political commentator and journalist (The Australian), co-founder of Crikey.[14]
- Sonja Krause, 88, Swiss-American physical chemist.[15]
- Alvin Lucier, 90, American composer (I Am Sitting in a Room, Music on a Long Thin Wire).[16]
- Almerindo Marques, 81, Portuguese businessman, banker and politician, deputy (1983–1985) and president of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (2002–2008).[17]
- Jas Murphy, 98, Irish Gaelic footballer (Cork, Kerry).[18]
- Keiko Nobumoto, 57, Japanese screenwriter (Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain, Tokyo Godfathers), esophageal cancer.[19]
- Seánie O'Leary, 69, Irish hurler (Cork, Youghal).[20]
- Orm Øverland, 86, Norwegian literary historian.[21]
- Nikolai Paltsev, 72, Russian politician, mayor of Stavropol (2008–2011).[22]
- Rudolf Pohl, 97, German Roman Catholic prelate.[23]
- Konrad Porzner, 86, German politician, MP (1962–1981, 1983–1990).[24]
- Raimundo Revoredo Ruiz, 93, Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop-prelate of Juli (1988–1999).[25]
- Alan Clive Roberts, 87, British materials scientist and engineer.[26]
- Sir John Roch, 87, British judge, Lord Justice of Appeal (1993–2000).[27]
- Razi Shirazi, 94, Iranian jurist and philosopher.[28]
- Petr Uhl, 80, Czech journalist, activist and politician, member of the Federal Assembly (1990–1992).[29]
- Rainbow George Weiss, 81, British serial political candidate.[30]
- Suzette Winter, 90, American filmmaker.[31]
- Miroslav Zikmund, 102, Czech writer and explorer.[32]
2
- János Avar, 83, Hungarian journalist (Magyar Nemzet).[33]
- Samuel Bhend, 78, Swiss politician, member of the Executive Council of Bern (1997–2006).[34]
- Giuseppe Chiaretti, 88, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Perugia–Città della Pieve (1995–2009).[35]
- Richard Cole, 75, English music manager (Led Zeppelin), cancer.[36]
- Richard Costello, 70, American police officer, heart failure.[37]
- Jos Dupré, 93, Belgian politician, mayor of Westerlo (1977–1982, 1989–1996).[38]
- Diana G. Gallagher, 75, American author (Obsidian Fate, Bad Bargain, Doomsday Deck), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.[39]
- Aldo Giordano, 67, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to Venezuela (2013–2021) and the European Union (since 2021), COVID-19.[40]
- Gérard Grandval, 91, French architect.[41]
- Darlene Hard, 85, American Hall of Fame tennis player.[42]
- Phil Harvey, 83, American entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of DKT International.[43]
- Hong Sung-woo, 81, South Korean politician, MP (1979–1988).[44]
- Ian Hore-Lacy, 81, Australian nuclear industry communicator.[45]
- Joaquín Jiménez Hidalgo, 85, Spanish politician, senator (1982–1986).[46]
- Abdel Karim al Kabli, 89, Sudanese singer and poet.[47]
- Michael Laucke, 74, Canadian classical and flamenco guitarist and composer.[48]
- Lyndsey Leask, 86, New Zealand softball administrator.[49]
- Richard Lerner, 83, American chemist.[50]
- Tom McGarry, 84, Irish hurler, footballer and rugby union player.[51]
- Bill McKenzie, Baron McKenzie of Luton, 75, British politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2004).[52]
- Alex Orban, 82, Hungarian-American Olympic sabre fencer (1968, 1972, 1976).[53]
- Poedjono Pranyoto, 85, Indonesian military officer and politician, regent of Cilacap (1979–1987), governor of Lampung (1988–1997) and deputy speaker of the MPR-R (1997–1999).[54]
- Felice Salis, 83, Italian Olympic field hockey player (1960).[55]
- Sir Antony Sher, 72, South African-born British actor (Stanley, Shakespeare in Love, The Wolfman), cancer.[56]
- Lovro Šturm, 83, Slovenian jurist and politician, minister of justice (2004–2008) and president of the Constitutional Court (1997–1998).[57]
- Lawrence Weiner, 79, American conceptual artist.[58]
3
- Güldal Akşit, 61, Turkish politician, minister of culture and tourism (2002–2003), COVID-19.[59]
- Man Arai, 75, Japanese writer and singer.[60]
- Eileen Ash, 110, English cricketer (Middlesex, national team).[61]
- Vesma Baltgailis, 71, Latvian-born Canadian chess player.[62]
- Doug Bolstorff, 90, American basketball player (Detroit Pistons) and coach.[63]
- Jean Briane, 91, French politician, deputy (1971–2002).[64]
- Françoise Delord, 81, French zookeeper, founder of the ZooParc de Beauval.[65]
- Lamine Diack, 88, Senegalese businessman, sports administrator, and athlete, president of the IAAF (1999–2015).[66]
- Horst Eckel, 89, German footballer (1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV Röchling Völklingen, West Germany national team), world champion (1954).[67]
- Nathaniel Exum, 81, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1975–1999) and Senate (1999–2011).[68]
- Fortune FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton, 101, British courtier, mistress of the Robes (since 1967).[69]
- Marian Hadenko, 66, Ukrainian composer, singer, and television presenter.[70]
- Peter Hayek, 64, American ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars).[71]
- Robert Holman, 69, British dramatist (Rafts and Dreams, A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky).[72]
- Wout Holverda, 63, Dutch footballer (Sparta, Fortuna Sittard), COVID-19.[73]
- Claude Humphrey, 77, American Hall of Fame football player (Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles).[74]
- Lee Tae-bok, 70, South Korean politician, minister of health and welfare (2002).[75]
- Claudia Levy, 77, American journalist and union activist.[76]
- Peter Nagy, 56, Slovakian Olympic slalom canoeist (1996, 2000).[77]
- Mirco Nontschew, 52, German comedian (RTL Samstag Nacht).[78] (body discovered on this date)
- Denis O'Brien, 80, American talent manager (George Harrison) and film producer (Monty Python's Life of Brian, Time Bandits).[79]
- Melvin Parker, 77, American drummer (James Brown).[80]
- Saul Raiz, 91, Brazilian politician, mayor of Curitiba (1975–1979).[81]
- Jean Rosset, 84, French sculptor.[82]
- Edward Shames, 99, American Army colonel, last surviving officer of Easy Company.[83]
- Charlotte Mailliard Shultz, 88, American socialite, cancer.[84]
- Sampath Tennakoon, 62, Sri Lankan actor (Saroja, Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli, Siri Raja Siri), lung cancer.[85]
- Jim Troumbly, 93, American ice hockey player.[86]
- Nina Urgant, 92, Russian actress (Tamer of Tigers, Belorussian Station, Bonus).[87]
- Alfonso Vallejo, 78, Spanish playwright and poet.[88]
- Momčilo Vukotić, 71, Serbian footballer (FK Partizan, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Yugoslavia national team).[89]
- Ronald S. Weinstein, 83, American pathologist.[90]
- Jōji Yanami, 90, Japanese voice actor (Dragon Ball, Time Bokan, One Piece).[91]
4
- Thoppil Anto, 81, Indian playback singer.[92]
- John Barton, 77, British businessman, chairman of Next plc and EasyJet.[93]
- Ron Blazier, 50, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies).[94]
- Hans Blohm, 94, German-Canadian photographer and author.[95]
- Sarath Chandrasiri, 57, Sri Lankan actor (Dr. Nawariyan, Mago Digo Dai, Ran Kevita), brain hemorrhage.[96]
- Sabbaruddin Chik, 79, Malaysian politician, minister of tourism, arts and culture (1987–1996), MP (1982–1999), COVID-19.[97]
- Carl Clowes, 77, Welsh medical practitioner.[98]
- Martha De Laurentiis, 67, American film producer (Breakdown, Hannibal, U-571), cancer.[99]
- Vinod Dua, 67, Indian journalist (Doordarshan, NDTV India), complications from COVID-19.[100]
- John Flynn, 67, Canadian politician, New Brunswick MLA (1995–1999), cancer.[101]
- Mahmoud Hammoud, 57, Lebanese football player (Nejmeh, national team) and manager (Shabab Sahel), COVID-19.[102]
- Golam Hasnayen, 91, Bangladeshi lawyer.[103]
- Stonewall Jackson, 89, American country singer ("Waterloo", "B.J. the D.J.", "I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water"), vascular dementia.[104]
- Percy Johnson, 88, Australian football player (East Fremantle, Claremont) and coach (Swan Districts), cancer.[105]
- Navid Khosh Hava, 30, Iranian footballer (Rah Ahan, Paykan, PAS Hamedan), cardiac arrest.[106]
- Alois Kottmann, 92, German violinist and music pedagogue.[107]
- Paul Lannoye, 82, Belgian politician, MEP (1989–2004).[108]
- Andy McCabe, 76, Irish Gaelic footballer.[109]
- Leonardo McNish, 75, Guatemalan footballer (Deportivo Malacateco, Cobán Imperial, national team).[110]
- Boris Misnik, 83, Russian politician, deputy (1995–2000).[111]
- Nirmal Nanan, 70, Trinidadian cricketer (Nottinghamshire).[112]
- Mike Page, 81, American baseball player (Atlanta Braves).[113]
- Trilochan Pradhan, 92, Indian physicist and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of Utkal University (1989–1991).[114]
- Pierre Rabhi, 83, Algerian-born French environmentalist.[115]
- Konijeti Rosaiah, 88, Indian politician, governor of Tamil Nadu (2011–2016) and Karnataka (2014), chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (2009–2010).[116]
- Shivaram, 83, Indian actor (Bhajarangi, Mukunda Murari, Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya), film producer and director, brain hemorrhage.[117]
- Wu Xinzhi, 93, Chinese paleoanthropologist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[118]
- Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi, 81, Nigerian general, chief of Army staff (1981–1983).[119]
- Xavier Ziani, 49, French volleyball player (Tourcoing Lille Métropole Volley-Ball, Paris Volley, national team), cardiac arrest.[120]
- Shirley Zussman, 107, American sex therapist.[121]
5
- Aad Andriessen, 60, Dutch footballer (Sparta Rotterdam).[122]
- Osman Arpacıoğlu, 74, Turkish footballer (Mersin İdman Yurdu, Fenerbahçe, national team).[123]
- Lisle Austin, 85, Barbadian football administrator (Barbados Football Association).[124]
- Gary Callander, 62, Scottish rugby union player (Kelso, national team) and coach (Watsonian), pancreatic cancer.[125]
- Júlio Eduardo Zamith Carrilho, 75, Mozambican politician, minister of public works and housing (1975–1979), industry (1979–1980), and construction and water (1980–1986).[126]
- Peter Cundall, 94, English-born Australian horticulturalist and television host (Gardening Australia).[127]
- Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, 59, French writer, cancer.[128]
- Bob Dole, 98, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961–1969) and Senate (1969–1996), lung cancer.[129]
- Oleg Emirov, 51, Russian composer, arranger and keyboardist (Kolibri, Tequilajazzz).[130]
- Aurelio Galfetti, 85, Swiss architect.[131]
- Harry Giles, 91, Canadian educator.[132]
- Prithipal Singh Gill, 100, Indian military officer.[133]
- Bill Glass, 86, American Hall of Fame football player (Baylor Bears, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions).[134]
- Christine Haidegger, 79, Austrian writer.[135]
- Mirelle Hernández, 46, Makeup artist (Narcos: Mexico, Fear the Walking Dead, Miss Bala, Desperados), murder.[136]
- Stevan Jelovac, 32, Serbian basketball player (JuveCaserta, Brose Bamberg, CAI Zaragoza), complications from brain hemorrhage.[137]
- Manolo Jiménez, 79, Spanish footballer (FC Barcelona, RC Celta de Vigo).[138]
- Herbert Knoblich, 82, German politician, president of the Landtag of Brandenburg (1990–2004).[139]
- Sławomir Majusiak, 57, Polish long-distance runner.[140]
- M. Sarada Menon, 98, Indian psychiatrist.[141]
- Buddy Merrill, 85, American steel guitarist (The Lawrence Welk Show).[142]
- Melinda Micco, 73, American filmmaker and scholar.[143]
- John Miles, 72, British singer-songwriter and musician ("Music").[144]
- Bunu Sheriff Musa, 74, Nigerian administrator and engineer.[145]
- Scott Page-Pagter, 64, American voice actor and television producer (Power Rangers), cancer.[146]
- Andrew Pringle Jr., 94, American major general.[147]
- Enzo Restuccia, 80, Italian drummer.[148]
- Michel Rouche, 87, French historian and academic.[149]
- Mark Rudinstein, 75, Russian film producer, actor and television presenter, founder of Kinotavr.[150]
- Toni Santagata, 85, Italian folk singer.[151]
- Song Gisuk, 86, South Korean novelist.[152]
- Bill Staines, 74, American folk musician, prostate cancer.[153]
- Jacques Tits, 91, Belgian-born French mathematician (Tits alternative, Tits group, Tits metric).[154]
- Wolfgang Troßbach, 94, German Olympic hurdler.[155]
- Renato Turano, 79, Italian politician, senator (2006–2008, 2013–2018).[156]
- Mario Turchetti, 77, Italian academic and historian, COVID-19.[157]
- Demetrio Volcic, 90, Italian journalist (La Repubblica, TG1) and politician, MEP (1999–2004).[158]
- Osamu Yatabe, 89, Japanese lawyer and politician, councillor (1974–1998).[159]
6
- Hussein Suleiman Abu Saleh, 91, Sudanese politician, minister of foreign affairs (1988–1989, 1993–1995).[160]
- André Aschieri, 84, French politician, deputy (1997–2002).[161]
- Jørgen Barth-Jørgensen, 89, Norwegian Olympic weightlifter (1952).[162]
- Klaus von Beyme, 87, German political scientist.[163]
- Thomas E. Dewey Jr., 89, American businessman.[164]
- Teoman Duralı, 74, Turkish philosopher, cancer.[165]
- Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, 84, South African politician.[166]
- Richard Despard Estes, 93, American zoologist.[167]
- George Fleming, 83, American football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) and politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1969–1971) and Senate (1971–1991).[168]
- Glenn Foster, 31, American football player (New Orleans Saints).[169]
- Donald K. Fry, 84, American writer and journalism academic.[170]
- Emma Gapchenko, 83, Russian archer, Olympic bronze medalist (1972).[171]
- Fred Hiatt, 66, American journalist, editor, and columnist (The Washington Post), cardiac arrest.[172]
- Skilyr Hicks, 23, American singer-songwriter.[173]
- Thomas W. Horton, 101, New Zealand pilot (RNZAF, RAF).[174]
- Olha Ilkiv, 101, Ukrainian partisan and liaison officer (Ukrainian Insurgent Army).[175]
- Lindiwe Mabuza, 83, South African poet and politician, MP (1994–1999) and high commissioner to the United Kingdom (2001–2009).[176]
- Medina Spirit, 3, American Thoroughbred racehorse, Kentucky Derby winner (2021), heart attack.[177]
- Eugenio Minasso, 62, Italian politician, deputy (2008–2013), complications from COVID-19.[178]
- Marvin Morgan, 38, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle, Aldershot Town, Shrewsbury Town).[179]
- Jerome Lyle Rappaport, 94, American lawyer, political leader, and real estate developer.[180]
- Aldo Rebecchi, 75, Italian politician, deputy (1987–2001).[181]
- Julius S. Scott, 66, American author (The Common Wind).[182]
- Elfriede Steurer, 96, Austrian Olympic sprinter.[183]
- Masayuki Uemura, 78, Japanese video game engineer (Nintendo).[184]
- Kåre Willoch, 93, Norwegian politician, prime minister (1981–1986), MP (1958–1989) and minister of trade (1963, 1965–1970).[185]
7
- Lionel Antoine, 71, American football player (Chicago Bears).[186]
- Aydin Balayev, 65, Azerbaijani historian and ethnologist.[187]
- Carol Jenkins Barnett, 65, American businesswoman (Publix), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[188]
- Mustafa Ben Halim, 100, Libyan politician, prime minister (1954–1957) and minister of foreign affairs (1954–1956).[189]
- Steve Bronski, 61, Scottish keyboardist (Bronski Beat), smoke inhalation.[190]
- Raja Collure, 83, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2000–2004) and governor of Uva (since 2019), COVID-19.[191]
- Lamine Dieng, 70, Senegalese football manager (AS Douanes, ASC Niarry Tally, national team).[192]
- Catherine Fournier, 66, French politician, senator (since 2017).[193]
- Geoffrey Harcourt, 90, Australian economist.[194]
- Joe Hernandez, 81, American football player (Toronto Argonauts, Edmonton Eskimos, Washington Redskins), COVID-19.[195]
- Sir Christopher Hogg, 85, British business executive, chairman of GlaxoSmithKline (2002–2004).[196]
- Pavel Hůla, 69, Czech classical violinist (Kocian Quartet, Pražák Quartet) and music educator.[197]
- Suresh Jadhav, 72, Indian biotechnology executive, renal failure.[198]
- Yury Karabasov, 82, Russian professor and politician, member of the State Duma (2007–2011).[199]
- Nanda Prusty, 102, Indian teacher, COVID-19.[200]
- Matt Scherer, 38, American track and field athlete.[201]
- Philippe Stevens, 84, Belgian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Maroua-Makolo (1994–2014).[202]
- Greg Tate, 64, American music critic (The Village Voice) and musician (Burnt Sugar), co-founder of the Black Rock Coalition.[203]
- Michel Thierry, 93, French industrialist.[204]
- Claude Vandersleyen, 94, Belgian Egyptologist.[205]
- Naledi Willers, 30, Motswana television personality (The Real Housewives of Johannesburg), breast cancer.[206]
8
- Chris Achilleos, 74, Cypriot-born British illustrator.[207]
- Bruce Arden, 94, American computer scientist.[208]
- Hal E. Broxmeyer, 77, American microbiologist, thyroid cancer.[209]
- Sylwester Chęciński, 91, Polish film and television director (Katastrofa, Sami swoi, Kochaj albo rzuć).[210]
- Edwin Cranston, 89, American scholar.[211]
- Kristina Đukić, 21, Serbian YouTuber, suicide.[212]
- Tapulesatele Mauteni Esera, Samoan politician, MLA (2016–2021).[213]
- Gerry Foley, 89, American-Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings).[214]
- Mitsutoshi Furuya, 85, Japanese manga artist (Dame Oyaji, Bar Lemon Heart), cancer.[215]
- Igor Gamula, 61, Ukrainian-Russian football player (Zaria Voroshilovgrad, SKA Rostov-on-Don) and manager (Rostov).[216]
- Barry Harris, 91, American jazz pianist, complications from COVID-19.[217]
- Susana Higuchi, 71, Peruvian politician, deputy (2000–2006) and first lady (1990–1994), cancer.[218]
- Lars Høgh, 62, Danish football player (Odense Boldklub, national team) and coach, pancreatic cancer.[219]
- Anne Hudson, 83, British literary historian.[220]
- Jan Józwik, 69, Polish Olympic speed skater, COVID-19.[221]
- Mustapha El Karouni, 53, Belgian lawyer and politician, Brussels-Capital Region MP.[222]
- Ulla-Britta Lagerroth, 94, Swedish literary critic.[223]
- Blackjack Lanza, 86, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (WWWF, WWA, AWA).[224]
- Daniel Laskin, 97, American surgeon and educator.[225]
- Richie Lewis, 55, American baseball player (Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics).[226]
- Chandidas Mal, 92, Indian musician.[227]
- Farida Mammadova, 85, Azerbaijani historian.[228]
- Patricia Misslin, 81, American voice teacher and soprano.[229]
- Alfredo Moreno, 41, Argentine footballer (Celaya, Ascenso MX, Shandong Luneng), stomach cancer.[230]
- Dieter Murmann, 87, German lobbyist, chairman of the Economic Council Germany (1989–2000).[231]
- Mark Pike, 57, American football player (Buffalo Bills), non-Hodgkin lymphoma complicated by COVID-19.[232]
- Phú Quang, 72, Vietnamese composer, complications from diabetes.[233]
- Michel Quarez, 83, Syrian-born French painter and graphic artist.[234]
- Robbie Shakespeare, 68, Jamaican bassist (Sly and Robbie, Black Uhuru) and record producer, complications from kidney surgery.[235]
- John L. Sorenson, 97, American anthropologist, scholar and author.[236]
- Jan Stuifbergen, 92, Dutch politician, mayor of Heerhugowaard (1980–1994).[237]
- Malcolm Troup, 91, Canadian-born British pianist and musicologist.[238]
- Andrzej Zieliński, 85, Polish sprinter, Olympic silver medallist (1964).[239]
- Jacques Zimako, 69, French footballer (Bastia, Saint-Étienne, national team).[240]
- Notable Indian military officers killed in the Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash:
- Bipin Rawat, 63, chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (2019), chief of defence staff (since 2020) and chief of the Army Staff (2016–2019)
- Lakhbinder Singh Lidder, 52, defence assistant to Bipin Rawat
9
- Danielle Adams, 38, Canadian politician, Manitoba MLA (since 2019), traffic collision.[241]
- Shamim Alam Khan, 84, Pakistani military officer, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (1991–1994), COVID-19.[242]
- Brian Aldridge, 81, New Zealand cricket umpire.[243]
- Don Asmussen, 59, American cartoonist (San Francisco Chronicle), brain cancer.[244]
- Billy J. Boles, 83, American general.[245]
- Julie Brougham, 67, New Zealand Olympic equestrian (2016), cancer.[246]
- Ryszard Brzuzy, 60, Polish trade unionist and politician, deputy (1989–1991).[247]
- Christian Chagnon, 65, Canadian Olympic handball player.[248]
- Donald Cozzens, 82, American Roman Catholic priest, author and lecturer, complications from COVID-19.[249]
- Anthony Cullis, 75, British electronic engineer.[250]
- Garth Dennis, 72, Jamaican reggae musician (Black Uhuru, The Wailing Souls).[251]
- Speedy Duncan, 79, American football player (San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins).[252]
- Gunter Hadwiger, 72, Austrian politician.[253]
- Luis Irizar, 91, Cuban-born Spanish chef.[254]
- Robert Jervis, 81, American political scientist.[255]
- Gertraud Jesserer, 77, Austrian actress (Eva, My Daughter and I, I Learned It from Father), house fire.[256]
- Enju Kato, 102, Japanese bhikkhu and politician, member of the Okazaki city council (1967–1984).[257]
- David Lasley, 74, American singer-songwriter.[258]
- Giosuè Ligios, 92, Italian politician, senator (1972–1983), MEP (1979–1989).[259]
- Alice McGuire, 86, Canadian politician, Yukon MLA (1978–1982).[260]
- David Mercer, 60, American political strategist and commentator, cancer.[261]
- Aleksandr Neumyvakin, 81, Russian politician, deputy (1989–1991).[262]
- Otar Patsatsia, 92, Georgian politician, prime minister (1993–1995), COVID-19.[263]
- Carmen Salinas, 82, Mexican actress (María Mercedes, Abrázame muy fuerte, Under the Same Moon) and politician, deputy (2015–2018), complications from a stroke.[264]
- Larry Sellers, 72, American actor (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman).[265]
- Peter Spoden, 100, German Luftwaffe fighter pilot.[266]
- Charles R. Steele, 88, American aerospace engineer.[267]
- C. J. Stevens, 94, American author.[268]
- Demaryius Thomas, 33, American football player (Denver Broncos, New York Jets, Houston Texans), Super Bowl champion (2016), seizure.[269]
- Themsie Times, 72, South African actress (Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, Dangerous Ground, Stander).[270]
- Al Unser, 82, American Hall of Fame racing driver, four-time Indianapolis 500 winner, IndyCar champion (1983, 1985), liver cancer.[271]
- Lina Wertmüller, 93, Italian film director (Seven Beauties, Love and Anarchy, Swept Away) and screenwriter.[272]
- Cara Williams, 96, American actress (The Defiant Ones, Pete and Gladys, Boomerang).[273]
- Maryse Wolinski, 78, French writer and journalist (Sud Ouest, Le Journal du Dimanche).[274]
10
- Jacques Auxiette, 81, French politician, president of the regional council of Pays de la Loire (2004–2015).[275]
- Gabriel Calvo, 66, Spanish Olympic gymnast (1976, 1980).[276]
- Romulo T. de la Cruz, 74, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Zamboanga (since 2014).[277]
- Oded Muhammad Danial, 59, Indonesian politician, mayor of Bandung (since 2018).[278]
- Jim Emery, 87, American politician.[279]
- Les Emmerson, 77, Canadian singer (Five Man Electrical Band), complications from COVID-19.[280]
- Maria Gomori, 101, Hungarian-born Canadian family therapist.[281]
- Pavel Karpf, 52, Swiss footballer (BSC Old Boys, FC Luzern), complications from a heart attack.[282]
- Constantin Năsturescu, 81, Romanian footballer (Rapid București, Progresul Brăila, national team).[283]
- Michael Nesmith, 78, American musician (The Monkees) and songwriter ("Different Drum", "Joanne"), Grammy winner (1982), heart failure.[284]
- Ken Osinde, 59, Kenyan diplomat, ambassador to Germany (2010–2014).[285]
- Jean-Claude Perrot, 93, French historian.[286]
- Enrico Pieri, 87, Italian survivor of the Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre.[287]
- Karin Praxmarer, 77, Austrian politician, councilor (1986–1996, 1999).[288]
- Gene Prebola, 83, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos).[289]
- Kev Reynolds, 78, English outdoor writer.[290]
- Günther Rühle, 97, German journalist and theater critic.[291]
- Sunil Soma Peiris, 72, Sri Lankan filmmaker (Kauda Bole Alice, Pissu Puso, Ohoma Harida).[292]
- Tyler E. Stovall, 67, American historian, president of the American Historical Association (2017).[293]
- Martin Strimitzer, 93, Austrian politician, president (1990) and member (1982–1992) of the Federal Council.[294]
- Leland Wilkinson, 77, American statistician and computer scientist.[295]
11
- Janusz Bargieł, 63, Polish politician, senator (2001–2005).[296]
- Fjölnir Geir Bragason, 56, Icelandic tattoo artist.[297]
- Mecnur Çolak, 54, Bulgarian-born Turkish footballer (Ludogorets Razgrad, Sarıyer, Fenerbahçe), complications from COVID-19.[298]
- Kevin Drummond, 91, Canadian politician.[299]
- Edward Esko, 71, American macrobiotic diet advocate.[300]
- Ed Gayda, 94, American basketball player (Tri-Cities Blackhawks).[301]
- Jack Hedley, 92, British actor (The New York Ripper, For Your Eyes Only, Colditz), heart attack.[302]
- Hiroshi Hirata, 84, Japanese manga artist, heart failure.[303]
- Vera Kistiakowsky, 93, American physicist and arms control activist.[304]
- Christian Laskawiec, 69, French rugby league player (Racing Club Albi XIII, national team).[305]
- Mel Lastman, 88, Canadian politician, mayor of North York (1973–1997) and Toronto (1998–2003).[306]
- Richard Neal, 81, American police officer, commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department (1992–1998), stroke.[307]
- Juan Carlos Oyarzún, 70, Argentine politician, senator (1992–1998).[308]
- Jalal Pishvaian, 91, Iranian actor.[309]
- Hans Gerhard Ramler, 93, German politician, member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein (1971–1987).[310]
- Anne Rice, 80, American author (The Vampire Chronicles, Lives of the Mayfair Witches), complications from a stroke.[311]
- Francisco Rodríguez Pérez, 82, Mexican politician, member (1973–1976, 1982–1985) and president (1983) of the Chamber of Deputies.[312]
- Beverly Russell, 87, British-American journalist and editor, assisted suicide.[313]
- Galina Samsova, 84, Russian ballet dancer.[314]
- Manuel Santana, 83, Spanish Hall of Fame tennis player, Wimbledon champion (1966), three-time French Open champion, Olympic champion (1968).[315]
- Mike Sharpe, 65, Bermudian Olympic sprinter (1976).[316]
- Gunnar Talsethagen, 90, Norwegian footballer (Molde) and author.[317]
- Kenneth von Heidecke, 68, American dancer.[318]
- Dennis Ward, 74, Australian rugby league player (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, national team), stomach cancer.[319]
- Mohamed Selim Zaki, 97, Egyptian Olympic equestrian (1952, 1956, 1960).[320] (death announced on this date)
12
- John Archer, 80, English footballer (Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Port Vale, Chesterfield).[321]
- Kåre Berg, 89, Norwegian Olympic ski jumper (1960).[322]
- Sid Blanks, 80, American football player (Houston Oilers, Boston Patriots).[323]
- Piotr Bryhadzin, 72, Belarusian historian and politician, minister of education (2001–2003).[324]
- Eduardo Cavieres, 76, Chilean historian and academic.[325]
- Nai-Ni Chen, 62, Taiwanese-American choreographer and dancer, drowning.[326]
- James P. Dugan, 92, American politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1969–1977).[327]
- Margareta Ekström, 91, Swedish author and translator.[328]
- Vicente Fernández, 81, Mexican singer ("La Derrota", "Estos Celos", "El Último Beso") and actor, multiple Grammy Award winner, complications from a fall.[329]
- Bernie Fowler, 97, American politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1983–1994).[330]
- John F. Hawley, 63, American astrophysicist.[331]
- Roland Hemond, 92, American baseball executive (Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks).[332]
- Piotr Iwaszkiewicz, 62, Polish political historian and diplomat, ambassador to Uzbekistan (2015–2020).[333]
- C. K. Jain, 86, Indian civil servant, secretary general of the Lok Sabha (1992–1994), heart attack.[334]
- Byron LaBeach, 91, Jamaican Olympic sprinter (1952).[335]
- Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi, 66, Tongan noble and politician, MP (since 2008).[336]
- Sir Paulias Matane, 90, Papua New Guinean diplomat and public servant, governor-general (2004–2010).[337]
- Daniel Nlandu Mayi, 68, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Kinshasa (1999–2008) and bishop of Matadi (2010–2021).[338]
- Stanisław Nowak, 86, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Częstochowa (1984–2011).[339]
- Toddy O'Sullivan, 87, Irish politician, TD (1981–1997) and lord mayor of Cork (1980–1981).[340]
- Jimoh Oyewumi, Ajagungbade III, 95, Nigerian traditional ruler, Soun of Ogbomosho (since 1973).[341]
- Asha Patel, 44, Indian politician, Gujarat MLA (since 2017), complications from dengue.[342]
- Donny Petersen, 74, Canadian outlaw biker (Hells Angels).[343]
- Martin Quinn, 83, Irish Gaelic footballer (Meath).[344]
- Jimmy Rave, 39, American professional wrestler (NWA Wildside, TNA, ROH), staph infection.[345]
- George Ryden, 81, Scottish footballer (Dundee, St Johnstone, Stirling Albion).[346]
- Silvia Sayago, 66, Argentine politician, deputy (since 2021), multiple organ failure.[347]
- Yury Sharov, 82, Russian fencer, Olympic champion (1964).[348]
- Len Thornson, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Fort Wayne Komets, Indianapolis Chiefs, Huntington Hornets).[349]
- Tu Men, 61, Chinese actor (Genghis Khan, An End to Killing, Old Beast), esophageal cancer.[350]
- André Vairolatto, 87, French Olympic boxer.[351]
- Chalard Worachat, 78, Thai activist.[352]
13
- Falco Accame, 96, Italian politician, deputy (1976–1983).[353]
- Giannalberto Bendazzi, 75, Italian animation historian.[354]
- Clyde Bennett, 89, American football player (Ottawa Rough Riders).[355]
- Kevin Billington, 87, British film director (The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, The Light at the Edge of the World, Interlude), cancer.[356]
- Blackberri, 76, American singer-songwriter and community activist, complications from a heart attack.[357]
- Álvaro Díaz Pérez, 70–71, Chilean economist and politician, ambassador to Brazil (2007–2010).[358]
- Verónica Forqué, 66, Spanish actress (Bajarse al moro, Kika, What Have I Done to Deserve This?), suicide by hanging.[359]
- Viktor Gnezdilov, 78, Russian politician, mayor of Nakhodka (1987–2004).[360]
- Élizabeth Herrgott, 80, French writer.[361]
- Harbans Kapoor, 75, Indian politician, member (since 1989) and speaker (2007–2012) of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.[362]
- Liam Kavanagh, 86, Irish politician, TD (1969–1997), MEP (1973–1981) and minister for labour (1981–1983).[363]
- Larry Kenney, 101, American basketball player.[364]
- Fawzi Al-Kharafi, 76, Kuwaiti billionaire, CEO of M. A. Kharafi & Sons (since 2015).[365]
- Teuvo Kohonen, 87, Finnish computer scientist.[366]
- Lillian Luckey, 102, American baseball player (South Bend Blue Sox).[367]
- Charles R. Morris, 82, American writer (Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal) and banker, complications from dementia.[368]
- Leszek Murzyn, 61, Polish politician, deputy (2001–2007).[369]
- Georgios Panagiotopoulos, 91, Greek lawyer and politician.[370]
- Aapo Perko, 97, Finnish Olympic shot putter.[371]
- Pete Petcoff, 89, Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Rough Riders).[372]
- John Salt, 84, English artist.[373]
- Leonid Sharayev, 86, Ukrainian politician.[374]
- Joe Simon, 85, American soul and R&B singer ("The Chokin' Kind", "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)", "Power of Love").[375]
- Toby Slater, 42, British singer-songwriter and musician (Catch).[376]
- Sergei Solovyov, 77, Russian film director (Wild Pigeon, Assa, Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love), screenwriter and producer.[377]
- Marek Szutowicz, 44, Polish football player (Lechia Gdańsk, Gedania 1922) and manager (Jaguar Gdańsk).[378]
- Józef Tejchma, 94, Polish politician, deputy prime minister (1972–1976).[379]
- Wang Xuezhen, 95, Chinese politician, party secretary of Peking University, alternate member of the 12th and 13th CCP Central Committees.[380]
14
- Muamer Abdulrab, 39, Qatari footballer (Al-Sailiya, Al Kharaitiyat, national team).[381]
- Božidar Bojović, 83, Montenegrin physician, endocrinologist, and politician, MP (1990–2005).[382]
- Phil Chen, 75, Jamaican bassist (Manzarek–Krieger, Butts Band, Rod Stewart), cancer.[383]
- Ian Cooper, 75, Australian footballer (St Kilda).[384]
- Jacques Dewatre, 85, French diplomat, officer, and politician, director-general for external security (1991–2000).[385]
- Nikolai Egorov, 100, Russian microbiologist and politician, deputy minister of higher education (1967–1988).[386]
- Riccardo Ehrman, 92, Italian journalist.[387]
- María Guðmundsdóttir, 86, Icelandic actress (The Honour of the House, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, Næturvaktin).[388]
- Audrey Henshall, 94, British archaeologist.[389]
- Ian Hetherington, 69, British businessman, co-founder of Psygnosis.[390]
- Kenny Hope, 80, Scottish football referee.[391]
- Igor Irtyshov, 49, Russian serial killer, rapist, and pedophile, heart failure.[392] (death announced on this date)
- Jethro, 73, British comedian, COVID-19.[393]
- Spyros Kapernekas, 73, Greek footballer (Olympiacos, Aris Thessaloniki).[394]
- Ken Kragen, 85, American music manager and producer ("We Are the World"), founder of Hands Across America.[395]
- Abraham Lunggana, 62, Indonesian businessman and politician, member of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council (2009–2018) and the DPR (2019–2021), heart attack.[396]
- Marek Moszczyński, 72, Polish politician, deputy marshal of Lower Silesian Voivodeship (2003–2004, 2006–2008).[397]
- Mustafa Murrar, 91, Palestinian writer.[398]
- Henry Orenstein, 98, Polish-born American Hall of Fame poker player and toymaker, COVID-19.[399]
- Tony Perez, 90, American boxing referee.[400]
- Bob Peters, 84, Canadian ice hockey coach (Bemidji State Beavers).[401]
- Harry Read, 97, British soldier, commissioner of the Salvation Army.[402]
- Miłogost Reczek, 60, Polish actor (Generał Nil).[403]
- Sonny Rhodes, 81, American blues singer and guitarist.[404]
- Jimmy Robson, 82, English footballer (Burnley, Barnsley, Bury).[405]
- Tadeusz Ross, 83, Polish actor and politician, MP (2007–2011), MEP (2013–2014).[406]
- Abd Al-Baqi Abd Karim Al-Sadun, 74, Iraqi military officer and politician.[407]
- Rosita Sokou, 98, Greek journalist, author, and playwright, COVID-19.[408]
- Sandra Meira Starling, 77, Brazilian politician, deputy (1991–1999).[409]
- James Wharram, 93, British sailor and yacht designer.[410]
- Daniel Widlöcher, 92, French psychiatrist and academic.[411]
- Chris Wilkinson, 76, British architect, co-founder of WilkinsonEyre.[412]
- Warren Zapol, 79, American anesthesiologist.[413]
15
- Jesse Alexander, 92, American photographer.[414]
- Frederick C. Baldwin, 92, Swiss-born American photographer.[415]
- Maja Beutler, 85, Swiss writer.[416]
- Nelly Commergnat, 78, French politician, deputy (1981–1986).[417]
- Juan Ignacio Campos, 71, Spanish attorney, lieutenant attorney of the Supreme Court (since 2020), cancer.[418]
- Vivian Cook, 81, British linguist.[419]
- Ernst Fivian, 90, Swiss gymnast, Olympic silver medalist (1952).[420]
- Flow La Movie, 36, Puerto Rican music producer (Ozuna, Bad Bunny), plane crash.[421]
- Bridget Hanley, 80, American actress (Here Come the Brides, Harper Valley PTA), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[422]
- Len Hauss, 79, American football player (Washington Redskins).[423]
- bell hooks, 69, American feminist author (Ain't I a Woman?, Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, All About Love: New Visions), kidney failure.[424]
- Kim Yong-ju, 101, North Korean politician, vice president (1993–1997), vice premier (1974–1975) and head of the OGD (1959–1974).[425] (death announced on this date)
- Francisco Kröpfl, 90, Argentine composer and music theorist.[426]
- Hans Küppers, 82, German footballer (TSV 1860 Munich, 1. FC Nürnberg, national team).[427]
- Günter Lach, 67, German politician, member of the Bundestag (2009–2017).[428]
- Huguette Lachapelle, 79, Canadian politician, Quebec MLA (1981–1985).[429]
- François Lissarrague, 74, French historian and anthropologist.[430]
- Adam Łomnicki, 86, Polish evolutionary biologist.[431]
- Alceste Madeira, 77, Brazilian politician, deputy (1990–2006), traffic collision.[432]
- Carol Jean Mays, 88, American politician.[433]
- Willie McSeveney, 92, Scottish footballer (Motherwell, Dunfermline Athletic).[434]
- George W. Miller Jr., 91, American politician.[435]
- Víctor Moro, 95, Spanish economist and politician, deputy (1977–1979).[436]
- Fernando Ospina Hernández, 92, Colombian engineer and politician, deputy (1982–1986).[437]
- Ramón Regueira, 86, Spanish footballer (Caudal Deportivo, Burgos CF).[438]
- Rogério Samora, 63, Portuguese actor (Solidão, Uma Linda História de Amor, April Captains, Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl).[439]
- Frédéric Sinistra, 41, Belgian kickboxer, COVID-19.[440]
- André Souvré, 82, French basketball player (PUC, national team).[441]
- Marilee Stepan, 86, American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist (1952).[442]
- Fayez Tarawneh, 72, Jordanian politician, prime minister (1998–1999, 2012), ambassador to the United States (1993) and chief of The Royal Hashemite Court (1998).[443]
- Jim Tobin, 76, American economist and taxpayer activist.[444]
- Bruce Tozer, 95, Australian cricketer.[445]
- Lloyd L. Weinreb, 85, American law professor.[446]
- Linda Whetstone, 79, British libertarian, free market campaigner and author.[447]
- Wanda Young, 78, American singer (The Marvelettes).[448]
16
- Valentino Bellucci, 46, Italian philosopher, sociologist, and writer, heart attack.[449]
- Stéphane Bonduel, 102, Chinese-born French politician, senator (1980–1989).[450]
- Robert Cumming, 78, American artist, sculptor and photographer, complications from Parkinson's disease.[451]
- Pavle Dešpalj, 87, Croatian composer and conductor.[452]
- Yves Dreyfus, 90, French épée fencer, Olympic bronze medalist (1956, 1964).[453]
- Gérald Forton, 90, Belgian-born French comic book artist.[454]
- Bert Fragner, 80, Austrian Iranologist.[455]
- George Gekas, 91, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–2003).[456]
- Lucía Hiriart, 98, Chilean socialite, first lady (1974–1990), heart failure.[457]
- Hub, 62, American bass guitarist (The Roots), multiple myeloma.[458]
- Stefan Keil, 63, German diplomat, ambassador to Jamaica (since 2021), heart attack.[459]
- Hiroshi Kuwashima, 89, Japanese politician, mayor of Morioka (1995–2003).[460]
- Baruch A. Levine, 91, American biblical scholar (New York University).[461]
- Bill Mahoney, 82, Canadian ice hockey coach (Minnesota North Stars), complications from dementia.[462]
- Vasily Michurin, 105, Belarusian colonel.[463]
- Taniela Moa, 36, Tongan rugby union player (Auckland, Section Paloise, national team).[464]
- Peter Mulholland, 68, Australian rugby league coach, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[465]
- Duma Nkosi, 64, South African politician, MP (1994–2001) and mayor of Ekurhuleni (2001–2008).[466]
- Trevor Pinch, 69, British sociologist, cancer.[467]
- Robie Porter, 80, Australian musician and record producer.[468]
- Edith Prague, 96, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1982–1990) and Senate (1994–2012).[469]
- Muhammad al-Qudwa, 75, Palestinian politician, governor of the Gaza Governorate (1996–2014).[470]
- Rusmono, 78, Indonesian military doctor.[471]
- Alan B. Scott, 89, American ophthalmologist, developer of botulinum toxin.[472]
- Manuel Seco, 93, Spanish lexicographer, linguist and philologist.[473]
- Alimihan Seyiti, 135 (disputed), Chinese supercentenarian.[474]
- Victor Sillon, 93, French Olympic pole vaulter (1948, 1956, 1960).[475]
- Bob Speller, 65, Canadian politician, MP (1988–2004) and minister of agriculture and agri-food (2003–2004).[476]
- Jacques Timmermans, 76, Belgian politician, MP (1987–1991), senator (1991–1995).[477]
- Ben Tollefson, 94, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1985–2000) and Senate (2000–2008).[478]
- Bogalay Tint Aung, 99, Burmese film director (Nge Kywan Swe) and composer.[479]
- Sérgio Vieira, 80, Mozambican politician and poet.[480]
17
- Hussaini Akwanga, 77, Nigerian politician, minister of labour and productivity (2003).[481]
- Eve Babitz, 78, American visual artist and author.[482]
- Sa'dulla Begaliyev, 66–67, Uzbek politician, hokim of Andijan Region (2004–2006).[483]
- Lalage Bown, 94, English educator and women's literacy advocate.[484]
- Milt Carthens, 60, American football player (Indianapolis Colts).[485]
- Chen Sung-young, 80, Taiwanese actor (City of Sadness, The Dull Ice Flower, Dust of Angels).[486]
- Gabriel Cohn-Bendit, 85, French-Burkinabè activist and teacher.[487]
- Doug Ericksen, 52, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1999–2011) and Senate (since 2011), COVID-19.[488]
- José Pablo Feinmann, 78, Argentine philosopher, writer (Últimos días de la víctima) and playwright (Eva Perón: The True Story, Ay Juancito), complications from a stroke.[489]
- José Fernández Arteaga, 88, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Chihuahua (1991–2009) and bishop of Apatzingán (1974–1980) and Colima (1980–1988).[490]
- Majid Al Futtaim, 86–87, Emirati businessman, founder of the Majid Al Futtaim Group.[491]
- Alexander Garvin, 80, American urban planner.[492]
- Dah Sagbadjou Glele, 90s, Beninese royal, king of Dahomey (since 2019).[493]
- Herb Guenther, 80, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1987–1993) and senate (1999–2003).[494]
- Raymond Guth, 97, American film and television actor (Gunsmoke, Death Valley Days, Bonanza).[495]
- Bill Hill, 81, English geneticist, co-discoverer of the Hill–Robertson effect.[496]
- Harry Jacobs, 84, American football player (Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints).[497]
- R. L. Jalappa, 96, Indian politician, minister of textiles (1996–1998) and MP (1996–2009).[498]
- Ron Knight, 89, Canadian politician.[499]
- Perko Kolevski, 76, Macedonian politician, minister of health (1991–1992).[500]
- Dave Magazu, 64, American football coach (Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears).[501]
- John Mitchinson, 89, English operatic tenor.[502]
- Frank Mula, 71, American television writer and producer (The Simpsons, Cosby, Life with Bonnie), Emmy winner (2000, 2001).[503]
- Mladen Naletilić Tuta, 75, Bosnian paramilitary commander and convicted war criminal.[504]
- Rafik Petrosyan, 81, Armenian politician, member of the National Assembly (1990–1995, 2003–2012).[505]
- Burt Prelutsky, 81, American television writer (M*A*S*H, Diagnosis: Murder, Dragnet).[506]
- Árpád Pusztai, 91, Hungarian-born British biochemist and nutritionist (Pusztai affair).[507]
- Yurii Reshetnyak, 92, Russian mathematician and academician.[508]
- Russell Maroon Shoatz, 78, American militant (Black Liberation Army) and convicted murderer, colorectal cancer.[509]
- Torhild Staahlen, 74, Norwegian opera singer.[510]
- Dimitrios Stefanakos, 85, Greek footballer (Olympiacos, national team).[511]
- Filippo Tasso, 81, Italian footballer (Roma, Sambenedettese, Lecce).[512]
- Greg Tebbutt, 64, Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins).[513]
- Trevor Thompson, 66, English football player (Lincoln City, Newport County) and manager (Boston Town).[514] (death announced on this date)
- Siegfried Valentin, 85, German Olympic middle-distance runner.[515]
- Klaus Wagenbach, 91, German author and publisher.[516]
18
- Harry Azhar Azis, 65, Indonesian economist and politician, MP (2004–2014) and chairman of the Audit Board (2014–2017).[517]
- Tawfik Bahri, 69, Tunisian actor.[518]
- Osagi Bascome, 23, Bermudian footballer (Darlington, national team), stabbed.[519]
- Laurent Bouvet, 53, French political scientist, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[520]
- Custom, 54, Canadian-American musician, cardiac arrest.[521]
- Ladislav Falta, 85, Czech sport shooter, Olympic silver medallist (1972).[522]
- Jan Fransz, 84, Dutch footballer (Ajax, Haarlem).[523]
- Manuel Garza González, 88, Mexican politician, deputy (1991–1994, 2000–2003).[524]
- Krystyna Gozdawa-Nocoń, 72, Polish politician, deputy voivode of Pomeranian Voivodeship (2003–2006).[525]
- Bernd Grimmer, 71, German politician, member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (since 2016), COVID-19.[526]
- Enzo Gusman, 74, Maltese singer.[527]
- Issa Kassim Issa, 54, Tanzanian politician, MP (2005–2010).[528]
- Sayaka Kanda, 35, Japanese actress (School Wars: Hero, Sword Art Online, Idoly Pride) and singer, fall.[529]
- Kangol Kid, 55, American rapper and songwriter (UTFO), colon cancer.[530]
- Pierre Lepape, 80, French journalist, writer, and literary critic.[531]
- Hans Mark, 92, German-born American aerospace engineer, secretary of the Air Force (1979–1981).[532]
- Renée Martel, 74, Canadian singer, pneumonia.[533]
- Terry McManus, 75, Canadian singer-songwriter.[534]
- Joan Murray, 84, American journalist.[535]
- G. T. Nanavati, 86, Indian jurist, justice of the Supreme Court (1995–2000), heart attack.[536]
- Bagrat Oghanian, 40, Armenian boxer.[537]
- Tilman Pünder, 88, German politician, Regierungspräsident of Giessen (1987–1989).[538]
- Louis-Ferdinand de Rocca Serra, 85, French politician, senator (1994–2001).[539]
- Richard Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside, 88, Italian-born British architect (Centre Pompidou, Lloyd's building, Millennium Dome).[540]
- Olina Storsand, 99, Norwegian politician, member of the Storting (1965–1977).[541]
- Robert Venables Sr., 88, American politician, member of the Delaware Senate (1989–2015).[542]
- David Wagoner, 95, American poet and novelist.[543]
- Eliezer Waldman, 84, Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician, MK (1984–1990).[544]
19
- Boško Abramović, 70, Serbian chess grandmaster.[545]
- Ron Anderson, 75, American vocal coach (Axl Rose, Chris Cornell, Ozzy Osbourne).[546]
- Ian Barker, 86, Australian barrister.[547]
- Alan Cardy, 76, Australian rugby union player (national team).[548]
- Dick Carson, 92, American television director (Wheel of Fortune, The Merv Griffin Show, The Tonight Show).[549]
- Billy Conway, 65, American drummer (Morphine, Treat Her Right), cancer.[550]
- Judith Davidoff, 94, American violist and cellist.[551]
- Drakeo the Ruler, 28, American rapper, stabbed.[552]
- Kurt Edler, 71, German politician, member of the Hamburg Parliament (1985–1986, 1993–1997).[553]
- Spartak Elmazi, 34, Albanian footballer (Pogradeci, Tomori, Dinamo Tirana).[554]
- Antoine Faivre, 87, French literary scholar and occultist.[555]
- Nicholas Georgiade, 88, American actor (The Untouchables).[556]
- Carie Graves, 68, American rower, Olympic champion (1984).[557]
- Jake Grey, 37, Samoan rugby union player (national team).[558]
- Robert H. Grubbs, 79, American chemist (Grubbs catalyst), Nobel Prize laureate (2005).[559]
- Oleg Haslavsky, 73, Russian poet and translator.[560]
- Earle Herrera, 72, Venezuelan journalist and politician, deputy (since 2017).[561]
- Sally Ann Howes, 91, English actress (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Brigadoon, The Admirable Crichton) and singer.[562]
- Johnny Isakson, 76, American politician, member of the U.S. House (1999–2005), Senate (2005–2019) and Georgia House of Representatives (1977–1991), Parkinson's disease.[563]
- Madhur Kapila, 79, Indian novelist and literary critic, cardiac arrest.[564]
- Kim Moon-ki, 89, South Korean politician, MP (1985–1996).[565]
- Anita Lallande, 72, Puerto Rican Olympic swimmer (1964).[566]
- Andrei Malyukov, 73, Russian film director (In the Zone of Special Attention, Express on Fire, Black Hunters) and screenwriter, COVID-19.[567]
- Carlos Marín, 53, German-born Spanish singer (Il Divo), COVID-19.[568]
- Ignacio Martín Amaro, 77, Spanish politician, senator (1982–1986).[569] (death announced on this date)
- Aníbal Meléndez Rivera, 73, Puerto Rican politician, mayor of Fajardo (1989–2020).[570]
- Juan Norat, 77, Spanish footballer (Pontevedra CF, CD Ourense).[571]
- Gérard Poirier, 91, Canadian actor (The Heat Line, Matusalem, Stay with Me).[572]
- Russ Potts, 82, American politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1992–2008).[573]
- Frans Lebu Raya, 61, Indonesian politician, governor of East Nusa Tenggara (2008–2018).[574]
- Curt Ridley, 70, Canadian ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers).[575]
- Elio Roca, 78, Argentine singer and actor (Love in Flight), heart failure.[576]
- Adam Rosen, 37, American-born British Olympic luger (2006, 2010, 2018), cancer.[577]
- Vytautas Straižys, 85, Lithuanian astronomer.[578]
- Robert Strichartz, 78, American mathematician.[579]
- Ed van Thijn, 87, Dutch politician, MP (1967–1983), minister of the interior (1981–1982, 1994), mayor of Amsterdam (1983–1994).[580]
- Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf, 75, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1996, 2002–2008).[581]
20
- Fred Andrews, 69, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies).[582]
- Luboš Andršt, 73, Czech guitarist (Framus Five, Energit, Jazz Q) and composer.[583]
- Viktor Antikhovich, 76, Russian football player (Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola, Rubin Kazan) and manager (Krylia Sovetov).[584]
- Kimera Bartee, 49, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) and coach (Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies), complications from a brain tumour.[585]
- Heinz Bigler, 72, Swiss footballer (FC St. Gallen).[586]
- Norberto Boggio, 90, Argentine footballer (Atlante).[587]
- Anthony W. Bradley, 87, British barrister, academic and expert in UK constitutional law.[588]
- Jorge Busti, 74, Argentine politician, three-time governor of Entre Ríos Province, senator (2001–2003) and deputy (1999–2001).[589]
- Jiří Čadek, 86, Czech footballer (Dukla Prague).[590]
- Pierre Cassignard, 56, French actor (The Conquest, A French Woman, Seventh Heaven), cancer.[591]
- Mamadú Iaia Djaló, c. 59, Bissau-Guinean politician, minister of justice (2018–2019) and foreign affairs (2000–2001).[592]
- Elizabeth Fennema, 93, American educator.[593]
- Giuseppe Galante, 84, Italian rower, Olympic silver medallist (1960, 1964).[594]
- Hasan Irlu, 61–62, Iranian diplomat.[595]
- Asma Khader, 69, Jordanian politician, minister of culture (2004–2005), senator (2014–2015).[596]
- Jean-Paul Laumond, 68, French robotician.[597]
- Jake McKinlay, 20, New Zealand basketball player, traffic collision.[598]
- Sarat Kumar Mukhopadhyay, 90, Indian poet and translator, cardiac arrest.[599]
- Willard H. Murray Jr., 90, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1988–1996).[600]
- Christopher Newton, 85, Canadian actor and director.[601]
- Reinier Paping, 90, Dutch speed skater, Elfstedentocht winner (1963).[602]
- Jack Paradise, 96, American pediatrician.[603]
- Michał Rokicki, 37, Polish Olympic swimmer (2008).[604]
- Mushtari Shafi, 83, Bangladeshi writer, liver disease.[605]
- Jack Whillock, 79, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers).[606]
- Umar Zahir, 85, Maldivian politician, minister of sports (1988–1993) and public works (1993–2004), COVID-19.[607]
21
- George Alexander Albrecht, 86, German conductor (Staatsoper Hannover), composer and musicologist.[608]
- Chen Niannian, 80, Chinese nuclear engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[609]
- Jaime Comas, 85, Spanish screenwriter (A Fistful of Dollars, The Shark Hunter, The Glass Sphinx).[610]
- John Galbraith, 98, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1967–1986).[611]
- Sir Carlyle Glean, 89, Grenadian politician, governor-general (2008–2013).[612]
- P. A. Ibrahim Haji, 78, Indian entrepreneur.[613]
- Ivan Hopta, 63, Slovak politician, member of the National Council (2002–2006).[614]
- Muhammad Yusuf Islahi, 89, Indian Islamic scholar.[615]
- Vassos Karageorghis, 92, Cypriot archaeologist.[616]
- Eberhard Mahle, 88, German racing driver.[617]
- Myrna Manzanares, 75, Belizean cultural activist.[618]
- Giovanni Mastel, 78, Italian Olympic ice hockey player.[619]
- Ian Matos, 32, Brazilian Olympic diver (2016), lung infection.[620]
- Geneviève Meurgues, 91, French explorer and botanist.[621]
- Christian Ouellet, 87, Canadian politician, MP (2006–2011).[622]
- Gary Lee Sampson, 62, American spree killer.[623]
- Osman Sapian, 69, Malaysian politician, Johor MLA (1999–2013, since 2018) and Menteri Besar (2018–2019), stroke.[624]
- Tahir Shamsi, 59, Pakistani hematologist, stroke.[625]
- George Sheltz, 75, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston (2012–2021).[626]
- Nkodo Sitony, 62, Cameroonian singer.[627]
- Liv Thorsen, 86, Norwegian actress (Mot i brøstet).[628]
- Anthony Williams, 90, Trinidadian steelpan musician and designer, complications from COVID-19.[629]
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- Edgar H. Brown, 94, American mathematician.[630]
- Alessandro Casse, 75, Italian alpine skier.[631]
- Mava Chou, 32, Swiss influencer.[632]
- Richard Conway, 79, English visual effects artist (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Brazil, Sunshine).[633]
- Dansili, 25, British thoroughbred racehorse and sire.[634]
- Antonio Falconio, 83, Italian politician, deputy (1979–1983), president of Abruzzo (1995–2000).[635]
- Lester E. Fisher, 100, American zoologist, director of Lincoln Park Zoo (1962–1992).[636]
- Vicente de la Fuente García, 87, Spanish politician, mayor of Betanzos (1979–1983).[637]
- Richard S. Gebelein, 75, American politician and judge.[638]
- Robert Holland, 81, American business executive, CEO of Ben & Jerry's (1995–1996).[639]
- Egill Skúli Ingibergsson, 95, Icelandic politician, mayor of Reykjavík (1978–1982).[640]
- Edward B. Jelks, 99, American archaeologist.[641]
- George Keiser, 75, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (since 1992), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[642]
- Bob Keselowski, 70, American racing driver (NASCAR), cancer.[643]
- Thomas Kinsella, 93, Irish poet, translator, and editor.[644]
- Corporal Kirchner, 64, American professional wrestler (WWF, NJPW, W*ING), heart attack.[645]
- Naomi Lazard, 93, American poet and author.[646]
- Robin Le Mesurier, 68, British guitarist (The Wombles), cancer.[647]
- Serge Lentz, 87, French writer and journalist.[648]
- Frédéric Manns, 79, French biblist.[649]
- Thandatha Jongilizwe Mabandla, 95, South African tribal leader, chief executive councillor (1968–1972) and chief minister (1972–1973) of Ciskei.[650]
- Poh Lip Meng, 52, Singaporean sport shooter.[651]
- Barbara Shaw, 79, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (since 2010), complications from surgery.[652]
- Ivan Shilov, 91, Russian politician, Soviet deputy minister of internal affairs (1988–1991).[653]
- Franklin A. Thomas, 87, American community developer and philanthropist, president and CEO of the Ford Foundation (1979–1996).[654]
- P. T. Thomas, 71, Indian politician, MP (2009–2014) and three-time Kerala MLA, cancer.[655]
- Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez, 92, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Colima (1989–2005).[656]
- Eddie Wallace, 71, Irish football player and manager (Athlone Town).[657]
- Jürg Wyttenbach, 86, Swiss composer and pianist.[658]
- Dmitry Zimin, 88, Russian radio scientist and businessman, founder of VimpelCom.[659]
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- Zubir Amin, 82, Indonesian diplomat, ambassador to Madagascar (1979–1982) and Turkey (1982–1984).[660]
- Dan Berindei, 98, Romanian historian.[661]
- Robert J. Birnbaum, 94, American financial executive, president of the American (1977–1985) and New York Stock Exchanges (1985–1988).[662]
- Francis Boisson, 93, Monégasque Olympic sports shooter (1960, 1972).[663]
- Ted Byfield, 93, Canadian journalist and publisher, founder of Alberta Report and BC Report.[664]
- Chung Ung, 93, South Korean politician, member of the National Assembly (1988–1992).[665]
- Eugeniusz Czepiel, 92, Polish beekeeper and politician, MP (1981–1985).[666]
- Bernard Dewulf, 61, Belgian poet and journalist.[667]
- Chris Dickerson, 82, American bodybuilder, Mr. Olympia (1982).[668]
- Joan Didion, 87, American writer (Run, River, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, The Year of Magical Thinking), complications from Parkinson's disease.[669]
- Roberto Gerlein Echeverría, 83, Colombian politician, deputy (1968–1974), senator (1976–2018) and minister of economic development (1982–1983), complications from urinary tract infection.[670]
- Lars Eighner, 73, American writer.[671]
- Donald H. Elliott, 89, American urban planner.[672]
- Karen Ferguson, 80, American workers' rights advocate, founder of Pension Rights Center, cancer.[673]
- Avio Lucioli, 93, Italian Olympic hammer thrower.[674]
- Bob McCammon, 80, Canadian ice hockey coach and executive (Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers).[675]
- Grace Mirabella, 91, American magazine editor, editor-in-chief of Vogue (1971–1988) and founder of Mirabella.[676]
- Sharyn Moffett, 85, American actress (My Pal Wolf, The Body Snatcher, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House).[677]
- Patrick N'Guema N'Dong, 64, Gabonese journalist.[678]
- Françoise Nuñez, 64, French photographer.[679]
- Bartolomeo Pepe, 59, Italian politician, senator (2013–2018), COVID-19.[680]
- Keith Rae, 104, Australian footballer (Carlton, Richmond).[681]
- Benito Rigoni, 85, Italian bobsledder, Olympic bronze medalist (1964).[682]
- Omar Saavedra Santis, 77, Chilean writer.[683]
- Stanley M. Truhlsen, 101, American ophthalmologist.[684]
- Francisco Valada, 80, Portuguese Olympic cyclist (1960).[685]
- Dragan Vujadinović, 68, Serbian politician, economist, and journalist, deputy (2007–2009) and mayor of Kosjerić (2009–2012).[686]
- Louie L. Wainwright, 98, American corrections administrator.[687]
- Elżbieta Żebrowska, 76, Polish Olympic hurdler (1968).[688]
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- Bill Attewell, 89, Canadian politician, MP (1984–1993).[689]
- Meor Yusof Aziddin, 54, Malaysian folk singer, COVID-19.[690]
- Boss Ko, 47, Burmese politician, acting chief minister of Kayah State (since 2020) and member of the Kayah State Hluttaw (since 2016).[691]
- Shirley Bottolfsen, 87, Irish philanthropist.[692]
- Jozef Burian, 60, Slovak politician, member of the National Council (2002–2020), minister of labor, social affairs, and family (2012–2016).[693]
- J. D. Crowe, 84, American banjo player and bluegrass band leader (New South).[694]
- Norman R. DeBlieck, 95, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1987–1989).[695]
- Harvey Evans, 80, American actor (West Side Story, Bank Shot, Enchanted).[696]
- Tesfaye Gebreab, 53, Eritrean writer.[697]
- Gwendolyn Killebrew, 80, American operatic contralto (Deutsche Oper am Rhein).[698]
- Willibert Kremer, 82, German football player (Viktoria Köln, Hertha BSC, MSV Duisburg) and coach.[699]
- Ganeshwar Kusum, 87, Indian politician, MP (1984–1990).[700]
- Mona Latif-Ghattas, 75, Egyptian-born Canadian author and poet.[701]
- Joycelynne Loncke, 80, Guyanese academic.[702]
- Oscar López Ruiz, 83, Argentine composer, record producer and guitarist.[703]
- Paul Lyall, 77, British table tennis player, Paralympic champion (1964, 1968).[704]
- Raúl Horacio Madero, 82, Argentine footballer (Boca Juniors, Estudiantes, national team).[705]
- Vojvoda Malesija, 51, Montenegrin football player (Zeta, Radnički Niš, Elista) and manager.[706]
- Anthony May, 75, British actor (Man on Horseback, Cromwell, No Blade of Grass).[707]
- Terry Morrison, 70, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago, national team), heart attack.[708]
- Deborah Nickerson, 67, American geneticist, abdominal cancer.[709]
- Ron Page, 70, Australian footballer (Williamstown, South Melbourne).[710]
- Ram Krushna Patnaik, 81, Indian politician, six-time Odisha MLA.[711]
- Wolfgang Pfahl, 74, German politician, member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen (1997–2007).[712]
- K. V. Raju, 67, Indian film director and screenwriter (Yuddha Kaanda, Indrajith, Indrajeet).[713]
- Clark Richert, 80, American artist.[714]
- K. S. Sethumadhavan, 90, Indian film director (Oppol, Panitheeratha Veedu, Karakanakadal) and screenwriter.[715]
- Vladimir Tatosov, 95, Russian actor (Intervention, Failure of Engineer Garin, The Twentieth Century Approaches), COVID-19.[716]
- Jim Teal, 71, American football player (Detroit Lions).[717]
- Birgit Vanderbeke, 65, German writer.[718]
- José Villegas, 87, Mexican footballer (Guadalajara, national team).[719]
- Gunaratna Weerakoon, 74, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2004–2015).[720]
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- Madhavan Ayyappath, 87, Indian poet and translator.[721]
- Princess Maryam Begum, 85, Afghan princess.[722]
- Carmen Bourassa, 79, Canadian television producer (Passe-Partout).[723]
- Eric Cockeram, 97, British politician, MP (1970–1974, 1979–1987).[724]
- Harry Colomby, 92, German-born American talent manager (Michael Keaton) and screenwriter (Johnny Dangerously, Working Stiffs), complications from a fall.[725]
- Bruce Davis, 65, American football player (Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, Houston Oilers).[726]
- Jacques Drillon, 67, French writer and journalist, cancer.[727]
- Aurèle Gervais, 88, Canadian politician.[728]
- John Gleeson, 82, Australian rugby league player (Wynnum-Manly, Queensland, national team).[729]
- Guenshi Ever, Beninese singer.[730]
- Naren Gupta, 73, Indian venture capital investor.[731]
- Ray Illingworth, 89, English cricketer (Yorkshire, Leicestershire, national team), oesophageal cancer.[732]
- Edy Korthals Altes, 97, Dutch diplomat.[733]
- Brij Lal, 69, Fijian historian.[734]
- Albert Likhanov, 86, Russian writer and screenwriter (Team 33).[735]
- Janice Long, 66, English disc jockey (BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio Wales) and television presenter (Top of the Pops), pneumonia.[736]
- Thomas Lovejoy, 80, American ecologist, pancreatic cancer.[737]
- Richard Marcinko, 81, American naval officer, commander of SEAL Team Six (1980–1983), heart attack.[738]
- Roy Miller, 86, British academic and educator, principal of Royal Holloway, University of London (1982–1985).[739]
- Candy Palmater, 53, Canadian comedian, broadcaster (Definitely Not the Opera), and actress (Trailer Park Boys).[740]
- Colin Philp Jr., 57, Fijian Olympic sailor (1988).[741]
- Jonathan Spence, 85, English-born American historian and sinologist, complications from Parkinson's disease.[742]
- Wayne Thiebaud, 101, American painter.[743]
- Jean-Marc Vallée, 58, Canadian film and television director (Dallas Buyers Club, The Young Victoria, Big Little Lies), Emmy winner (2017), cardiac arrhythmia stemming from atherosclerosis.[744]
- Ralph Warburton, 97, American Olympic ice hockey player (1948).[745]
- Guido Weiss, 92, Italian-born American mathematician.[746]
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- David Baker, 86, English cricketer.[747]
- Abayomi Barber, 93, Nigerian artist.[748]
- Gary B. Beikirch, 74, American combat medic, Medal of Honor recipient.[749]
- Bruce Bromberg, 80, American record producer.[750]
- Giacomo Capuzzi, 92, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lodi (1989–2005).[751]
- Derrick Goodwin, 86, English theatre and television director (Holding the Fort, Dear Mother...Love Albert), producer (On the Buses), and writer.[752]
- Nell Hall Williams, 88, American quilter.[753]
- Denis J. Hickie, 78, Irish rugby union player (Leinster, national team, Barbarians).[754]
- Steve Jenkins, 69, American author, splenic artery aneurysm.[755]
- Paul B. Kidd, 76, Australian radio broadcaster (2UE, 2GB) and writer, cancer and heart disease.[756]
- Henri Losch, 90, Luxembourgish actor, screenwriter, and linguist.[757]
- Fred McLafferty, 98, American chemist (McLafferty rearrangement).[758]
- Mameve Medwed, 79, American novelist.[759]
- Diego Montiel, 25, Argentine footballer (Atlético de Rafaela, Juventud Unida), meningitis.[760]
- Karolos Papoulias, 92, Greek politician, president (2005–2015), deputy (1977–2004) and minister of foreign affairs (1985–1989, 1993–1996).[761]
- Phua Bah Lee, 89, Singaporean politician, MP (1968–1988).[762]
- Dorval Rodrigues, 86, Brazilian footballer (Santos, Paranaense, national team).[763]
- Agustín Saavedra Weise, 78, Bolivian diplomat and writer, president of the Central Bank (2020) and foreign minister (1982).[764]
- Tom Stincic, 75, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints).[765]
- Desmond Tutu, 90, South African Anglican prelate and civil rights activist, bishop of Johannesburg (1985–1986) and archbishop of Cape Town (1986–1996), Nobel Prize laureate (1984).[766]
- Manikka Vinayagam, 78, Indian playback singer (Kannathil Muthamittal, Roja Kootam) and actor (Thiruda Thirudi), heart attack.[767]
- Barclay Wade, 77, Australian Olympic rower (1964).[768]
- Sarah Weddington, 76, American attorney (Roe v. Wade) and politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1973–1977) and White House political director (1979–1981).[769]
- Grzegorz Więzik, 58, Polish footballer (Łódź, Mulhouse, Viborg).[770]
- Jim Wiley, 71, Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks) and coach (San Jose Sharks).[771]
- E. O. Wilson, 92, American biologist (Sociobiology: The New Synthesis) and writer (On Human Nature, Consilience), Pulitzer Prize winner (1979, 1991).[772]
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- April Ashley, 86, English model, actress (The Road to Hong Kong), and writer.[773]
- Jeanine Baude, 75, French poet and writer.[774]
- Andreas Behm, 59, German weightlifter, Olympic bronze medalist (1992), heart attack.[775]
- Earl Best, 74, American activist and convicted bank robber, cancer.[776]
- Naren Chandra Das, 83, Indian soldier, escorted the 14th Dalai Lama from Tibet in 1959.[777]
- Helen Cooke, 78, American gastroenterologist.[778]
- Defao, 62, Congolese singer-songwriter, COVID-19.[779]
- Patsy Dorgan, 85, Irish footballer (Blackburn Rovers, Cork Hibernians, Cork Celtic F.C.).[780]
- Raymond Fau, 85, French singer-songwriter.[781]
- Carlo Franciosi, 86, Sammarinese politician, Captain Regent (1987).[782]
- Howard Fredeen, 100, Canadian animal breeding researcher.[783]
- Norman Freeman, 90, American Olympic sailor (1976).[784]
- Paul Carter Harrison, 85, American playwright.[785]
- Joynal Hazari, 76, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–2001).[786]
- Keri Hulme, 74, New Zealand writer (The Bone People) and poet.[787]
- Arlo Hullinger, 100, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1965–1981).[788]
- Fariz Musa, 51, Malaysian politician, COVID-19.[789]
- Peter Pike, 84, British politician, MP (1983–2005).[790]
- Mahendra Prasad, 81, Indian politician, MP (since 1985).[791]
- Robert Preston, 92, American politician, member of the New Hampshire Senate (1964–1966, 1972–1990).[792]
- Jim Sherwin, 81, Irish rugby commentator.[793]
- Graham Skidmore, 90, British voice artist and announcer (Blind Date, Shooting Stars).[794]
- Victor Socaciu, 68, Romanian folk singer, composer and politician, deputy (2008–2012).[795]
- José Chemo Soto, 78, Puerto Rican politician, mayor of Canóvanas (1993–2014).[796]
- Akram Toofani, 90–91, Pakistani Islamic scholar.[797] (death announced on this date)
- Raymond Viskanta, 90, Lithuanian engineer.[798]
- Chaim Walder, 53, Israeli rabbi and author, suicide by gunshot.[799]
- Myrna Williams, 92, American politician, member of the Nevada Assembly (1985–1993) and Clark County commissioner (1995–2007).[800]
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- Kane Hamidou Baba, 67, Mauritanian politician, MP (2006–2013), traffic collision.[801]
- Grichka Bogdanoff, 72, French television presenter and academic fraudster (Bogdanov affair), COVID-19.[802]
- John Bowman, 64, American television writer (Martin, Saturday Night Live, In Living Color).[803]
- Caliadi, 56, Indonesian civil servant, heart and kidney disease.[804]
- James Cayne, 87, American businessman, CEO of Bear Stearns (1993–2008).[805]
- Mikey Chung, 71, Jamaican musician and arranger, myeloma.[806]
- Michael R. Clifford, 69, American astronaut (STS-53, STS-59, STS-76), complications from Parkinson's disease.[807]
- Mary Fairhurst, 64, American jurist, chief justice of the Washington Supreme Court (2017–2020), cancer.[808]
- Ted Gardner, 74, Australian music manager, co-founder of Lollapalooza.[809]
- William Gorham, 91, American economist.[810]
- Luis Guastavino, 89, Chilean politician, intendant of the Valparaíso Region (2003–2006) and deputy (1965–1973).[811]
- Stanislav Huml, 66, Czech police officer and politician, MP (2010–2017).[812]
- Tony Jefferies, 73, British motorcycle road racer.[813]
- Bill Lyall, 79–80, Canadian politician and businessman, member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (1975–1979).[814]
- John Madden, 85, American Hall of Fame football coach (Oakland Raiders) and sportscaster (NFL on CBS, NFL on Fox), Super Bowl champion (1977).[815]
- Hugo Maradona, 52, Argentine footballer (Rayo Vallecano, Sagan Tosu, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo), heart attack.[816]
- Jane Maroney, 98, American politician.[817]
- Thomas Milani, 69, Canadian-born Italian ice hockey player (Minnesota Fighting Saints, Kalamazoo Wings, Italy national team).[818]
- Annie Chidzira Muluzi, 69, Malawian first lady (1994–1999), cancer.[819]
- Wojciech Niemiec, 65, Polish footballer (Stal Mielec, Legia Warsaw, Stal Stalowa Wola).[820]
- P. Buford Price, 89, American physicist.[821]
- Harry Reid, 82, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1987–2017) and House of Representatives (1983–1987), pancreatic cancer.[822]
- Edward Shaske, 94, Canadian Olympic sports shooter (1968).[823]
- Nikolay Shirshov, 47, Uzbek footballer (Pakhtakor Tashkent, Rostov, national team).[824]
- David Sidorsky, 94, American philosopher.[825]
- Mary Alice Thatch, 78, American newspaper editor.[826]
- Tibi, 70, Portuguese footballer (Leixões, Porto, national team).[827]
- Chris Wall, 79, Irish politician, senator (2007).[828]
- Ananda Weerasekara, 78, Sri Lankan military officer and Buddhist monk, commanding officer of the North Central Province.[829]
- Sabine Weiss, 97, Swiss-French photographer.[830]
- Don Whitten, 86, Australian footballer (Footscray, Yarraville).[831]
- Stanislav Zavidonov, 87, Russian football player (Zenit Leningrad) and manager (ASM Oran).[832]
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- Simão Almeida, 77, Brazilian politician, Paraíba MLA (1991–1995), complications from COVID-19.[833]
- Ricardo Bellveser, 73, Spanish writer and journalist, cancer.[834]
- Antoine Bonifaci, 90, French footballer (Nice, Torino, national team).[835]
- Sue Cline, 75, American politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (2016–2020).[836]
- Ahmed Daham, 54, Iraqi football player (Al-Naft, national team) and manager (Naft Maysan), heart attack.[837]
- Lloyd van Dams, 49, Surinamese-born Dutch kickboxer, heart disease.[838]
- Chris Eitzmann, 45, American football player (New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers).[839]
- Mohammed Fareeduddin, 64, Indian politician, Telangana MLC (since 2016), cardiac arrest.[840]
- Nino Filastò, 83, Italian lawyer and writer.[841]
- Bianca Garavelli, 63, Italian writer and literary critic.[842]
- Paolo Giordano, 59, Italian guitarist, COVID-19.[843]
- Ignace Guédé-Gba, 57, Ivorian footballer (Africa Sports, Gazélec Ajaccio, national team).[844]
- Christian Gyan, 43, Ghanaian footballer (Feyenoord, national team), cancer.[845]
- John Hartman, 72, American Hall of Fame drummer (The Doobie Brothers).[846]
- Clemente Iriarte, 75, Spanish footballer (Burgos, Real Oviedo, Osasuna).[847]
- Peter Klatzow, 76, South African composer and pianist.[848]
- Ralph W. Klein, 85, American Biblical scholar (LSTC) and pastor (ELCA).[849]
- Pupetta Maresca, 86, Italian beauty queen, mobster and convicted murderer.[850]
- Lee C. McDonald, 96, American political scientist.[851]
- Alfonso Mejía, 87, Mexican actor (Los Olvidados, Vacations in Acapulco, The Boxer).[852]
- William Moncrief, 101, American petroleum executive.[853]
- Patricia Monk, 83, Canadian academic.[854]
- Kaithapram Viswanathan Namboothiri, 58, Indian film score composer (Kaliyattam, Kannaki, Thilakkam), cancer.[855]
- Steve Peplow, 72, English footballer (Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers).[856]
- Lluís Raluy, 79, Spanish clown and circus director, complications from Parkinson's disease.[857]
- Nancy Worley, 70, American politician, secretary of state of Alabama (2003–2007).[858]
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- Howard Berg, 87, American physicist.[859]
- George Brenner, 92, Australian politician, NSW MLC (1981–1991).[860]
- Vladimir Gorikker, 96, Russian film director and screenwriter (Mozart and Salieri, The Tsar's Bride).[861]
- Billy Harrison, 83, New Zealand rugby league player (Wellington, national team).[862]
- Ron Jones, 87, British Olympic sprinter (1964, 1968).[863]
- Sam Jones, 88, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics), ten-time NBA champion.[864]
- Stephen J. Lawrence, 82, American composer (Sesame Street, Bang the Drum Slowly, Alice, Sweet Alice), multiple organ failure.[865]
- Karel Loprais, 72, Czech rally raid driver, six-time winner of the Dakar Rally, COVID-19.[866]
- Lya Luft, 83, Brazilian writer, cancer.[867]
- Peden B. McLeod, 82, American politician.[868]
- Wolfgang Müller, 90, German Olympic equestrian (1968, 1972).[869]
- Bill Noonan, 74, New Zealand rugby league player (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Newtown Jets, national team).[870]
- Denis O'Dell, 98, British film producer (The Magic Christian, The Offence, The Ritz).[871]
- Renato Scarpa, 82, Italian actor (The Postman, Don't Look Now, The Icicle Thief), heart attack.[872]
- Jean Vassieux, 72, French ice hockey player (Ours de Villard-de-Lans, national team).[873]
- Joseph W. Wenzel, 88, American academic, complications from a stroke.[874]
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- Lauren Adamson, 73, American development psychologist.[875]
- Gaber Asfour, 77, Egyptian academic and politician, minister of culture (2011, 2014–2015).[876]
- Roger Bradfield, 97, American children's author and illustrator.[877]
- Joe Comuzzi, 88, Canadian politician, MP (1988–2008).[878]
- Fred Cone, 95, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys), complications from hip surgery.[879]
- Juan Figer, 87, Brazilian-Uruguayan football agent, cardiac arrest.[880]
- Juraj Filas, 66, Slovak composer, complications from COVID-19.[881]
- Christine Grant, 85, Scottish-born American athletic director (University of Iowa).[882]
- Hteik Su Phaya Gyi, 98, Burmese princess.[883]
- Stephen Hartgen, 77, American news editor (Times-News) and politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2008–2018).[884]
- Michael Inwood, 77, British philosopher, lung cancer.[885]
- José de Jesus Filho, 94, Brazilian jurist and politician, member of the Superior Court of Justice (1986–1997), acting minister of justice (1998).[886]
- Gábor Kállai, 62, Hungarian chess grandmaster.[887]
- Elihu Katz, 95, American-born Israeli sociologist and communication scientist.[888]
- Vadim Khamuttskikh, 52, Russian volleyball player, Olympic silver medalist (2000).[889]
- Strong Kobayashi, 81, Japanese professional wrestler (IWE, NJPW) and actor (Choudenshi Bioman), lung disease.[890]
- Valery Kovalyov, 51, Russian businessman and Wikimedian.[891]
- Long Zhiyi, 92, Chinese novelist and politician, chairman of CPPCC Guizhou Committee (1993–1998).[892]
- Csilla Madarász, 78, Hungarian Olympic swimmer (1964, 1968).[893]
- Sara McLanahan, 81, American sociologist, lung cancer.[894]
- Ivan Mozgovenko, 97, Russian clarinetist and music teacher.[895]
- Luigi Negri, 80, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, theologian and academic, bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro (2005–2012) and archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio (2012–2017).[896]
- Richard Patten, 79, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1987–1990, 1995–2007).[897]
- Fred Pickard, 83, American college football player (Florida State Seminoles) and coach (Tennessee-Martin Pacers), complications from Parkinson's disease.[898]
- G. K. Pillai, 97, Indian actor (Kaaryasthan, Cochin Express, Danger Biscuit).[899]
- Gertrude Pressburger, 94, Austrian Holocaust survivor.[900]
- Jeanine Ann Roose, 84, American actress (It's a Wonderful Life), abdominal infection.[901]
- Billy Turner, 81, American horse trainer (Seattle Slew), Triple Crown winner (1977), cancer.[902]
- Betty White, 99, American actress (The Golden Girls, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hot in Cleveland) and comedian, five-time Emmy winner, complications from a stroke.[903]
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