Deaths in January 2020

1

János Aczél, 95, Hungarian-Canadian mathematician and journalist (Aequationes Mathematicae), member of the Royal Society of Canada (since 1971) and Hungarian Academy of Sciences (since 1990).^[1]
Chris Barker, 39, English footballer (Barnsley, Cardiff City, Southend United).^[2] (body discovered on this date)
Joan Benson, 94, American keyboard player.^[3]
Martin Bundi, 87, Swiss politician, President of the National Council (1985–1986).^[4]
Alexander Frater, 82, British-Australian travel writer, documentary filmmaker (The Last African Flying Boat) and journalist (Punch).^[5]
Tommy Hancock, 90, American swing fiddler (The Flatlanders) and bandleader.^[6]
Walter Hayman, 93, German-born British mathematician.^[7]
Don Larsen, 90, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants), esophageal cancer.^[8]
Peter Lo Sui Yin, 96, Malaysian politician, Chief Minister of Sabah (1965–1967).^[9]
Roland Minson, 90, American basketball player (BYU Cougars).^[10]
Ng Jui Ping, 71, Singaporean businessman and army general, Chief of Defence Force (1992–1995), pancreatic cancer.^[11]
Dick Scott, 96, New Zealand historian.^[12]
David Stern, 77, American Hall of Fame sports executive and businessman, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (1984–2014), cerebral hemorrhage.^[13]

2

John Baldessari, 88, American conceptual artist.^[14]
Fazilatunnesa Bappy, 49, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, MP (2011–2018).^[15]
Nick Fish, 61, American politician and lawyer, Portland City Commissioner (since 2008), stomach cancer.^[16]
Yukiko Miyake, 54, Japanese politician, MP (2009–2012), suicide by drowning.^[17]
Roger Phillips, 73, British football manager (Corinthian-Casuals), heart disease.^[18]
Bogusław Polch, 78, Polish artist.^[19]
Shen Yi-ming, 62, Taiwanese Air Force commander, Chief of the General Staff (since 2019), helicopter crash.^[20]
Sam Wyche, 74, American football player (Washington Redskins), coach (Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and politician, member of the Pickens County Council (since 2008), problems caused by melanoma.^[21]

3

Derek Acorah, 69, English self-styled spiritual medium and television personality (Most Haunted, Celebrity Big Brother, Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns), sepsis caused by pneumonia.^[22]
Pete Brewster, 89, American football player (Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers) and coach.^[23]
Wolfgang Brezinka, 91, German-Austrian educational scientist.^[24]
Domenico Corcione, 90, Italian general, Minister of Defence (1995–1996).^[25]
Mónica Echeverría, 99, Chilean journalist, feminist writer (Crónicas vedadas, Sudamericana) and actress (La colonia penal).^[26]
Reuben Hersh, 92, American mathematician philosopher (The Mathematical Experience) and academic (Scientific American).^[27]
Nathaël Julan, 23, French footballer (Le Havre, Valenciennes, Guingamp), road accident.^[28]
Stella Maris Leverberg, 57, Argentine politician and trade unionist, Deputy (2007–2015), cardiac arrest caused by road accident.^[29]
Notable people killed in the Baghdad International Airport airstrike:
- Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, 66, Iraqi military commander, head of the Popular Mobilization Forces.^[30]
- Qasem Soleimani, 62, Iranian major general, commander of the Quds Force (since 1998).^[31]

4

Oliver Batali Albino, 84, South Sudanese politician, Minister of Housing and Public Utilities (1975–1978) and Minister of Labour (1985), heart failure.^[32]
Guy Arnold, 87, English writer and explorer, problems caused by dementia.^[33]
Russell Bannock, 100, Canadian Air Force fighter ace.^[34]
Herbert Binkert, 96, German football player (1. FC Saarbrücken, Saarland national team) and manager (FC 08 Homburg).^[35]
Júlio Castro Caldas, 76, Portuguese lawyer and politician, MP (1980–1983) and Minister of National Defence (1999–2001).^[36]
John R. Cunningham, 92, Canadian medical physicist.^[37]
Tom Long, 51, American-born Australian actor (Two Hands, The Dish, The Postcard Bandit), encephalitis caused by multiple myeloma.^[38]
Lorenza Mazzetti, 92, Italian movie director (Together) and novelist.^[39]
K. S. S. Nambooripad, 84, Indian mathematician, academic and computer scientist.^[40]
Walter Ormeño, 93, Peruvian footballer (Club América, Atlante, national team).^[41]
Zdravko Tomac, 82, Croatian politician and writer, MP (1995–2005).^[42]

5

James Barber, 79, British biochemist, member of the Australian Academy of Science (since 1995) and Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (since 2003).^[43]
T. N. Chaturvedi, 90, Indian politician, Comptroller and Auditor General (1984–1989), Governor of Karnataka (2002–2007) and Kerala (2004), 2017 presidential candidate, heart attack.^[44]
Anri Jergenia, 78, Abkhazian politician, Prime Minister (2001–2002), 2004 presidential candidate.^[45]
Walter Learning, 81, Canadian actor, playwright and theatrical director (A Gift to Last), founder of Theatre New Brunswick.^[46]
Liu Zhongyi, 89, Chinese politician, Vice Minister of the National Development and Reform Commission (1985–1990) and Minister of Agriculture (1990–1993).^[47]
Antoni Morell Mora, 78, Spanish-born Andorran diplomat and writer, Ambassador to the Holy See (2005–2010), heart failure.^[48]
Hans Tilkowski, 84, German football player (Westfalia Herne, Borussia Dortmund, West Germany national team) and manager.^[49]

6

Bernt Andersson, 86, Swedish football player (Djurgården) and manager (Halmstad, Helsingborg).^[50]
Mike Fitzpatrick, 56, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district (2005–2007, 2011–2017), melanoma.^[51]
Prem Nath Hoon, 90, Indian military officer, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Command (1986–1987).^[52]
Oswaldo Larriva, 74, Ecuadorian academic and politician, Deputy (1992–1994, 2013–2017) and Governor of Azuay Province (2007–2009, 2019), leukemia.^[53]
Aloïse Moudileno Massengo, 86, Congolese politician and lawyer, Vice President (1971–1972).^[54]
Luís Morais, 89, Brazilian footballer (Corinthians, Portuguesa, national team).^[55]

7

Khamis Al-Dosari, 46, Saudi Arabian footballer (Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, national team), brain cancer.^[56]
Vincenzo Cerundolo, 60, Italian medical researcher.^[57] (death announced on this date)
Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, 91, Pakistani politician and lawyer, Attorney General (1971–1977), Governor of Sindh (1989–1990) and Chief Election Commissioner (2012–2013).^[58]
Larry Gogan, 81, Irish broadcaster (RTÉ Gold, RTÉ 2fm).^[59]
Silvio Horta, 45, American movie and television writer (Ugly Betty, Jake 2.0, Urban Legend), suicide by gunshot.^[60]
Neil Peart, 67, Canadian Hall of Fame drummer (Rush) and lyricist ("The Spirit of Radio", "Tom Sawyer"), glioblastoma.^[61]
George Perles, 85, American football player and coach (Pittsburgh Steelers, Michigan State Spartans), Parkinson's disease.^[62]
Abderrazak Rassaa, 90, Tunisian politician and economist, Minister of Finance (1969–1971).^[63]
Elizabeth Wurtzel, 52, American feminist writer (Prozac Nation), journalist (The Wall Street Journal) and essayist, subject of Prozac Nation movie adaptation, meningitis caused by breast cancer.^[64]

8

Edd Byrnes, 86, American actor (77 Sunset Strip, Grease) and recording artist ("Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)"), suspected stroke.^[65]
Buck Henry, 89, American actor (The Man Who Fell to Earth), screenwriter (The Graduate, Get Smart) and director (Heaven Can Wait), Emmy winner (1967), heart attack.^[66]
David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, 91, British peer and businessman, member of the House of Lords (1976–1999, 2005–2015).^[67]
Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, 83, Spanish royal, colon cancer.^[68]
Zhu Yuli, 85, Chinese politician and businessman, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Astronautics Industry (1992–1993) and General Manager of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (1993–1999).^[69]

9

Walter J. Boyne, 90, American Air Force officer and writer (The Wild Blue: The Novel of the U.S. Air Force).^[70]
Galen Cole, 94, American World War II veteran, businessman and philanthropist, manager of the Cole Land Transportation Museum, Purple Heart recipient.^[71]
Rudolf de Korte, 83, Dutch politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1986–1989), Minister of Economic Affairs (1986–1989).^[72]
Pete Dye, 94, American Hall of Fame golf course designer (TPC at Sawgrass), problems caused by dementia.^[73]
Pampero Firpo, 89, Argentine-American professional wrestler.^[74]
David Glass, 84, American businessman, CEO of Walmart (1988–2000), former owner of the Kansas City Royals, problems caused by pneumonia.^[75]
Robert Molimard, 92, French physician.^[76]
Ivan Passer, 86, Czech-American movie director and screenwriter (Cutter's Way), problems caused by COPD.^[77]
Matthew Quashie, 68, Ghanaian Navy admiral, Chief of Naval Staff of the Ghana Navy (2009–2013) and Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces (2013–2016).^[78]
Mike Resnick, 77, American science fiction writer (The Goddess of Ganymede, Stalking the Unicorn, Kirinyaga) and editor (Jim Baen's Universe), multi-Hugo Award winner, lymphoma.^[79]
Carol Serling, 90, American actress (Twilight Zone: The Movie) and producer (The Twilight Zone).^[80]
Hal Smith, 89, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates).^[81]
Yong Pung How, 93, Singaporean lawyer and banker, Chief Justice (1990–2006).^[82]

10

Tom Alexander, 85, Scottish folk musician (The Alexander Brothers).^[83] (death announced on this date)
Neda Arnerić, 66, Serbian actress (Shaft in Africa, Venom, The End of the War).^[84]
John Crosbie, 88, Canadian politician, MHA (1966–1976), MP (1976–1993) and Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (2008–2013).^[85]
Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont, 100, British politician and historian, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (1964–1970) and member of the House of Lords (1964–2015).^[86]
Wolfgang Dauner, 84, German jazz fusion pianist (United Jazz + Rock Ensemble) and composer.^[87]
Guido Messina, 89, Italian racing cyclist, Olympic (1952) and world champion (1948, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956).^[88]
Marc Morgan, 57, Belgian singer-songwriter.^[89]
Petko Petkov, 73, Bulgarian football player (Austria Wien, national team) and manager (Beroe).^[90]
Qaboos bin Said al Said, 79, Omani royal, Sultan (since 1970), colon cancer.^[91]
Carlos Cuco Rojas, 65, Colombian harpist (Cimarrón) and songwriter, heart attack.^[92]
Wu Shuqing, 88, Chinese economist, President of Peking University (1989–1996).^[93]

11

Tom Belsø, 77, Danish motor racing driver, stomach cancer.^[94]
Musharraf Karim, 74, Bangladeshi journalist and children's writer, Bangla Academy Literary Award winner (2003).^[95]
Stan Kirsch, 51, American actor (Highlander: The Series), suicide by hanging.^[96]
Valdir Joaquim de Moraes, 88, Brazilian football player (Palmeiras, national team) and manager, multiple organ failure.^[97]
La Parka II, 54, Mexican luchador (AAA), lung and kidney failure.^[98]
Kazuo Sakurada, 71, Japanese professional wrestler (Stampede Wrestling, CWF, BJPW) and trainer, arrhythmia.^[99]
Steve Stiles, 76, American cartoonist (Underground comix, Heavy Metal) and writer, Hugo Award winner (2016), cancer.^[100]

12

William Bogert, 83, American actor (Small Wonder, Death Wish, WarGames).^[101]
Tony Garnett, 83, British movie producer (Kes, Earth Girls Are Easy).^[102]
Paulo Gonçalves, 40, Portuguese motorcycle rally racer, race crash.^[103]
Rolf Koschorrek, 64, German politician, MP (2005–2013), cancer.^[104]
Jayalath Manoratne, 71, Sri Lankan actor (Doo Daruwo, Handaya, Hiripoda Wassa), brain cancer.^[105]
Sir Roger Scruton, 75, English philosopher and writer (Sexual Desire, How to Be a Conservative), editor of The Salisbury Review (1982–2001), lung cancer.^[106]
Aart Staartjes, 81, Dutch actor and presenter (De Stratemakeropzeeshow, Sesamstraat, Pinkeltje), car crash.^[107]

13

Carlos Girón, 65, Mexican diver, Olympic silver medalist (1980), pneumonia.^[108]
Murad Wilfried Hofmann, 88, German politician and writer, Ambassador to Algeria (1987–1990) and Morocco (1990–1994).^[109]
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, 77, Mexican filmmaker (Homework).^[110]
Jack D. Shanstrom, 87, American politician and lawyer, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana (1990–2001), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.^[111]
Isabel-Clara Simó, 76, Spanish journalist (Avui, El Punt) and writer, neurodegenerative disease.^[112]

14

John N. Brandenburg, 90, American Army lieutenant general.^[113]
Chamín Correa, 90, Mexican guitarist and record producer, heart attack.^[114]
Eville Gorham, 94, Canadian-American biochemist and ecologist.^[115]
Jack Kehoe, 85, American actor (Serpico, The Sting, The Untouchables), problems caused by a stroke.^[116]
Liang Jun, 90, Chinese tractor driver.^[117]

15

Bobby Brown, 96, Scottish Hall of Fame football player (Rangers, Queen's Park) and manager (national team).^[118]
Mark Harris, 72, Australian rugby league player (Eastern Suburbs, North Sydney Bears, national team), throat cancer.^[119]
Rocky Johnson, 75, Canadian Hall of Fame professional wrestler (NWA, WWE) and trainer, World Tag Team champion (1983), pulmonary embolism.^[120]
Kotaro Suzumura, 76, Japanese economist, pancreatic cancer.^[121]
Christopher Tolkien, 95, British academic and editor (The Silmarillion, The History of Middle-earth).^[122]
Nikolai Tsymbal, 94, Soviet-Russian Air Force general.^[123]
Ivan Ustinov, 100, Russian intelligence officer (NKVD, SMERSH, KGB).^[124]

16

Magda al-Sabahi, 88, Egyptian actress (Jamila, the Algerian).^[125]
Harry G. Haskell Jr., 98, American politician and businessman, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large congressional district (1957–1959) and Mayor of Wilmington (1969–1973).^[126]
Efraín Sánchez, 93, Colombian football player (San Lorenzo, Independiente Medellín, national team) and manager.^[127]
R. Sathyanarayana, 93, Indian musicologist, Padma Shri recipient (2018).^[128]
Barry Tuckwell, 88, Australian horn player and conductor, heart disease.^[129]
Zhao Zhongxiang, 78, Chinese television news anchor (Xinwen Lianbo) and presenter (CCTV New Year's Gala), liver cancer.^[130]

17

Pietro Anastasi, 71, Italian footballer (Juventus, Inter, national team), cancer.^[131]
Thérèse Dion, 92, Canadian television personality.^[132]
Rahşan Ecevit, 97, Turkish politician and political writer, founder and Leader of the Democratic Left Party (1985–1987).^[133]
Derek Fowlds, 82, British actor (Yes Minister, Yes Prime Minister, Heartbeat), sepsis and heart failure caused by pneumonia.^[134]
Terence Hallinan, 83, American politician and lawyer, District Attorney for San Francisco (1996–2004).^[135]
Hwang Sun-hui, 100, North Korean politician and military personnel, Director of the Korean Revolution Museum (since 1990), pneumonia.^[136]
Bobby Kay, 70, Canadian professional wrestler (Cormier wrestling family) and promoter (Eastern Sports Association).^[137]
John Klyberg, 88, British priest, Bishop of Fulham (1985–1996).^[138]
Khagendra Thapa Magar, 27, Nepali record holder, world's shortest man (2010–2011), pneumonia.^[139]
Walter E. Powell, 88, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 8th congressional district (1971–1975).^[140]
Lech Raczak, 73, Polish theatre director, heart attack.^[141]
Steve Rayner, 66, British sociologist and climate critic (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).^[142]
Claudio Roditi, 73, Brazilian jazz trumpeter, prostate cancer.^[143]
Stanisław Stefanek, 83, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Łomża (1996–2011).^[144]
Morimichi Takagi, 78, Japanese Hall of Fame baseball player (Chunichi Dragons), heart failure.^[145]
Rhona Wurtele, 97, Canadian Olympic skier (1948).^[146]

18

Mario Bergamaschi, 91, Italian footballer (Milan, Sampdoria, national team).^[147]
Ashwini Kumar Chopra, 63, Indian journalist (Punjab Kesari), cricketer and politician, MP (2014–2019), cancer.^[148]
Steve Gillespie, 56, Canadian professional wrestler (Stampede Wrestling, FMW).^[149]
Egil Krogh, 80, American lawyer, criminal and politician, Under Secretary of Transportation (1973), key figure of the Watergate scandal, heart failure.^[150]
Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, 83, British politician, MP (1966–2001), Leader of the Social Democratic Party (1987–1988) and President of the Liberal Democrats (1995–1998).^[151]
David Olney, 71, American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, heart attack.^[152]
Petr Pokorný, 86, Czech Protestant theologian.^[153]
Piri Sciascia, 73, New Zealand Māori leader, kapa haka exponent and university administrator.^[154]
Jack Van Impe, 88, American televangelist and critic, problems caused by a fall.^[155]

19

Manfred Clynes, 94, Austrian-born Australian-American scientist, inventor and musician.^[156]
Urs Egger, 66, Swiss movie director (Children of the Open Road, Opernball) and journalist (Neue Zürcher Zeitung).^[157]
Jimmy Heath, 93, American jazz saxophonist.^[158]
James Mollison, 88, Australian arts administrator, director of the National Gallery of Australia (1971–1990) and the National Gallery of Victoria (1989–1995).^[159]
Robert Parker, 89, American R&B singer ("Barefootin'").^[160]
Sunanda Patnaik, 85, Indian Gwalior gharana classical singer.^[161]
Blagovest Sendov, 87, Bulgarian diplomat, mathematician and politician, Chairperson of the National Assembly (1995–1997) and Ambassador to Japan (2004–2009).^[162]
Shin Kyuk-ho, 98, South Korean businessman, founder of Lotte Corporation.^[163]
Danny Talbott, 75, American football player (Washington Redskins), problems caused by cancer.^[164]

20

Herbert Baumann, 94, German composer.^[165]
Wolfgang J. Fuchs, 74, German historian and comic book translator.^[166]
Joseph Hannesschläger, 57, German actor (Die Rosenheim-Cops) and musician, neuroendocrine tumor.^[167]
Jaroslav Kubera, 72, Czech politician, President of the Senate (since 2018) and Mayor of Teplice (1994–2018), 2018 presidential candidate.^[168]
Tom Railsback, 87, American politician, member of the Illinois (1962–1966) and U.S. House of Representatives from the 19th congressional district (1967–1983).^[169]
Joe Shishido, 86, Japanese actor (Youth of the Beast, Branded to Kill, A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness).^[170]
Michael I. Sovern, 88, American legal scholar and academic administrator, President of Columbia University (1980–1993), cardiomyopathy.^[171]
George Herbert Walker III, 88, American businessman and politician, Ambassador to Hungary (2003–2006), cousin of George H. W. and George W. Bush, problems caused by a stroke.^[172]

21

Norman Amadio, 91, Canadian jazz pianist and bandleader.^[173]
Hédi Baccouche, 90, Tunisian politician, Prime Minister (1987–1989).^[174]
Eugène Berger, 59, Luxembourgish politician, MP (1994–2004, since 2007).^[175]
Terry Jones, 77, Welsh comic actor, historian (Ancient Inventions), screenwriter and movie director (Monty Python), problems caused by primary progressive aphasia.^[176]
Ismat Ara Sadique, 77, Bangladeshi politician, Minister of Primary and Mass Education (2014) and Public Administration (2014–2018) and MP (since 2014).^[177]
Boris Tsirelson, 69, Russian-Israeli mathematician (Tsirelson's bound, Tsirelson space, Gaussian isoperimetric inequality), euthanasia.^[178]
Ian Tuxworth, 77, Australian politician, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1984–1986).^[179]
Tengiz Sigua, 85, Georgian politician, Prime Minister (1992–1993).^[180]
Theodor Wagner, 92, Austrian football player (Wacker Wien, national team) and manager (Wacker Innsbruck).^[181]
De'Runnya Wilson, 25, American football player (Mississippi State Bulldogs), murdered.^[182]

22

Hercules Ayala, 69, Puerto Rican professional wrestler (Stampede Wrestling, NJPW, WWC).^[183]
Paul Murphy, American politician and judge, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1961–1970, 1971–1974).^[184]
John Karlen, 86, American actor (Daughters of Darkness, Dark Shadows, Cagney & Lacey), congestive heart failure.^[185]
Gerda Kieninger, 68, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1995–2017).^[186]

23

Robert Archibald, 39, British basketball player (Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, Club Joventut Badalona).^[187]
Sir Frederick Ballantyne, 83, Vincentian cardiologist and politician, Governor-General (2002–2019).^[188]
Clayton Christensen, 67, American businessman, venture capitalist and writer (The Innovator's Dilemma), problems caused by leukemia.^[189]
Jake Godbold, 86, American politician, Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida (1978–1987).^[190]
Robert Harper, 68, American actor (Frank's Place, Once Upon a Time in America, Creepshow), cancer.^[191]
Adolf Holl, 89, Austrian theologian.^[192]
Stephen James Joyce, 87, French-born Irish-American literacy expert and executor, grandson of James Joyce.^[193]
Alfred Körner, 93, Austrian football player (Rapid Wien, national team) and manager (First Vienna).^[194]
Jim Lehrer, 85, American journalist (PBS NewsHour) and novelist, heart attack.^[195]
Franz Mazura, 95, Austrian operatic bass-baritone (Metropolitan Opera) and actor (Parsifal), Grammy winner (1981, 1986).^[196]
Gudrun Pausewang, 91, German children's writer (The Last Children of Schewenborn, Die Wolke).^[197]
Armando Uribe, 86, Chilean writer and diplomat, Ambassador to China (1971–1973), winner of the National Prize for Literature (2004).^[198]

24

Duje Bonačić, 90, Croatian rower, Olympic champion (1952).^[199]
Chai Chidchob, 92, Thai politician, President of the National Assembly (2008–2011).^[200]
Robert Erwin, 85, American lawyer and politician, Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court (1970–1977), problems caused from heart failure.^[201]
Leila Janah, 37, American businesswoman and writer, founder of Samasource, soft-tissue sarcoma.^[202]
Justice Pain, 41, American professional wrestler (CZW).^[203]
Seamus Mallon, 83, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (Middletown) and politician, Senator (1982), Deputy First Minister (1998–2001) and MP (1986–2005), cancer.^[204]
Joe Payne, 35, American metal bassist (Divine Heresy, Nile).^[205] (death announced on this date)
Ibsen Pinheiro, 84, Brazilian prosecutor and politician, President of the Chamber of Deputies (1991–1993) and Deputy (1983–1994, 2003–2011), cardiac arrest.^[206]
Juan José Pizzuti, 92, Argentine football player (Banfield, Racing Club, national team) and manager.^[207]
Sean Reinert, 48, American drummer (Cynic, Death, Æon Spoke).^[208]
Rob Rensenbrink, 72, Dutch footballer (DWS, Anderlecht, national team), problems caused by PMA.^[209]
Pete Stark, 88, American politician, banker and attorney, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1973–2013), leukemia.^[210]

25

Liang Wudong, 60, Chinese physician, COVID-19.^[211]
Tor Obrestad, 81, Norwegian author.^[212]
Narciso Parigi, 92, Italian singer and actor.^[213]
Todd Portune, 61, American politician, Hamilton County Commissioner (2001–2019), spinal cancer.^[214]
Stephen R. Reed, 70, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1975–1980) and Mayor of Harrisburg (1982–2010), prostate cancer.^[215]
Jordan Sinnott, 25, English footballer (Altrincham, Halifax Town), beaten.^[216]
Monique van Vooren, 92, Belgian-born American actress (Tarzan and the She-Devil, Happy Anniversary, Fearless Frank) and dancer.^[217]

26

Maharaj Kishan Bhan, 72, Indian virologist and pediatrician, cancer.^[218]
Kobe Bryant, 41, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers), Olympic champion (2008, 2012) and Oscar winner (2018), helicopter crash.^[219]
Vsevolod Chaplin, 51, Russian Orthodox clergyman and writer.^[220]
Maurice Sanford Fox, 95, American geneticist and molecular biologist.^[221]
Lucy Jarvis, 102, American television producer (Family Reunion).^[222]
Nathaniel R. Jones, 93, American politician and lawyer, Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1979–2002), congestive heart failure.^[223]
Michou, 88, French cabaret artist, pulmonary embolism.^[224]
Hubert Mingarelli, 64, French writer, cancer.^[225]
Louis Nirenberg, 94, Canadian-American mathematician, co-developer of Gagliardo–Nirenberg interpolation inequality, Abel Prize winner (2015).^[226]
Bob Shane, 85, American singer and guitarist (The Kingston Trio), problems caused by pneumonia.^[227]
Clifford Wiens, 93, Canadian architect.^[228]

27

Lina Ben Mhenni, 36, Tunisian political activist and blogger, stroke caused by an autoimmune disease.^[229]
Jack Burns, 86, American comedian (The Andy Griffith Show), television writer (The Muppet Show) and actor (The Partridge Family), respiratory failure caused by pancreatic cancer.^[230]
Alberto Naranjo, 78, Venezuelan jazz musician and composer.^[231]

28

Chris Doleman, 58, American Hall of Fame football player (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers), glioblastoma.^[232]
Marj Dusay, 83, American actress (Guiding Light, The Facts of Life, MacArthur).^[233]
Frank Edwards, 69–70, American politician, Mayor of Springfield, Illinois (2010–2011), plane crash.^[234]
Narciso Elvira, 52, Mexican baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers), shot.^[235]
Paul Farnes, 101, British Royal Air Force pilot (The Few).^[236]
Harriet Frank Jr., 96, American screenwriter (Hud, Norma Rae, The Carey Treatment).^[237]
Tofig Gasimov, 81, Azerbaijani politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992–1993).^[238]
Abdul Ghafoor, 60, Indian politician, MLA (1995–2005, since 2010).^[239]
Oscar N. Harris, 80, American politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (1998–2002), mayor of Dunn, North Carolina (1987–1995, 2003–2019).^[240]
Othmar Mága, 90, Czech-born German conductor (Odense Symphony Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, Theater Krefeld und Mönchengladbach).^[241]
Nicholas Parsons, 96, British actor (Four Feather Falls), radio and television presenter (Just a Minute, Sale of the Century), Rector of the University of St Andrews (1988–1991), problems caused from a fall.^[242]
Dyanne Thorne, 83, American actress (Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS, Chesty Anderson, USN, Hellhole) and stage performer, pancreatic cancer.^[243]
Yang Xiaobo, 56–57, Chinese engineer, businessman and politician, Mayor of Huangshi (2009–2014), pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).^[244] (death announced on this date)

29

Frank Press, 95, American geophysist and scientific writer, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (1977–1981) and President of the National Academy of Sciences (1981–1993).^[245]
Yannis Tseklenis, 82, Greek fashion designer.^[246]

30

John Andretti, 56, American racing driver (Nascar Cup Series, CART), colon cancer.^[247]
Miguel Arroyo, 53, Mexican road racing cyclist, National champion (2000), problems caused by surgery.^[248]
Lucien Barbarin, 63, American jazz trombonist, cancer.^[249]
Vitaliy Boiko, 82, Ukrainian lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice (1990–1992), Ambassador to Moldova (1993–1994) and Chairman of the Supreme Court (1994–2002).^[250]
Luboš Dobrovský, 87, Czech journalist, activist and politician, Minister of Defence (1990–1992) and Ambassador to Russia (1996–2000), Charter 77 signer.^[251]
Jörn Donner, 86, Finnish screenwriter (Rooftree), movie director (Men Can't Be Raped, Anna) and politician, MP (1987–1995, 2007, 2013–2015) and MEP (1996–1999), lung disease.^[252]
Homero Gómez González, 50, Mexican environmental activist, engineer and politician, Mayor of Rosario, Michoacán, murdered.^[253] (body discovered on this date)
Roger Holeindre, 90, French military officer and politician, MP (1986–1988).^[254]
Fred Silverman, 82, American television producer (Scooby-Doo, The Waltons, All in the Family) and businessman, CEO of NBC (1978–1981), cancer.^[255]

31

Khaled Bichara, 48, Egyptian businessman, CEO of Orascom Telecom Holding (since 2009), car crash.^[256]
Alexander Joseph Brunett, 86, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Seattle (1997–2010).^[257]
Anne Cox Chambers, 100, American media businesswoman (Cox Enterprises) and politician, Ambassador to Belgium (1977–1981).^[258]
Tony Ford, 77–78, New Zealand lawyer and jurist, Chief Justice of Tonga (2006–2010).^[259]
Mary Higgins Clark, 92, American author (A Stranger Is Watching, A Cry in the Night, Remember Me).^[260]
Janez Stanovnik, 97, Slovenian economist and politician, President (1988–1990).^[261]
Dalip Kaur Tiwana, 84, Indian writer, Padma Shri recipient (2004), lung disease.^[262]

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