Deaths in May 2020

1

Chung Hae-won, 60, South Korean footballer (Daewoo Royals, national team) and manager (Jeonnam Dragons), liver cancer.^[1]
Ben Hoekendijk, 81, Dutch evangelist.^[2]
Matt Keough, 64, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Hanshin Tigers).^[3]
Silvia Legrand, 93, Argentine actress (Educating Niní, Seven Women, Under the Same Skin), cardiac arrest.^[4]
África Lorente Castillo, 65, Moroccan-born Spanish politician and political activist, member of the Catalan Parliament (1984–1988) and Deputy Mayor of Castelldefels (1987–2003), COVID-19.^[5]
Augustine Mahiga, 74, Tanzanian diplomat and politician, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2003–2010) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015–2019).^[6]
Benjamín Moreno, 65, Spanish footballer (Leganés), heart failure.^[7]
Samuel Rivera, 73, American politician and convicted extortionist, Mayor of Passaic, New Jersey (2001–2008), problems caused by multiple strokes.^[8]
Simon Schenk, 73, Swiss ice hockey coach (national team) and politician, National Councillor (1994–2011), stroke caused by heart surgery.^[9]
Nancy Stark Smith, 68, American dancer and writer, founder of Contact Quarterly, ovarian cancer.^[10]
Will Theunissen, 65, Dutch jazz rock guitarist.^[11]
Tun Tin, 99, Burmese military officer and politician, Prime Minister (1988).^[12]

2

Stanley Bing, 68, American humor columnist (Fortune, Esquire), author and television executive (CBS), heart attack.^[13]
Maurice Dayan, 85, French psychoanalyst.^[14]
Cady Groves, 30, American pop rock singer-songwriter.^[15]
Jim Henderson, 79, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1985–1995), problems caused by Parkinson's disease and COVID-19.^[16]
Roger Horchow, 91, American theatre producer (Crazy for You) and businessman, Tony winner (1992), cancer.^[17]
Idir, 70, Algerian folk singer-songwriter ("A Vava Inouva") and guitarist, pulmonary fibrosis.^[18]
George Kauffman, 89, American chemist.^[19]
Munir Mangal, 70, Afghan general, Commander of the National Police (until 2016), COVID-19.^[20]
Ralph McGehee, 92, American Central Intelligence officer, COVID-19.^[21]
Jan Saxl, 71, Czech-British mathematician.^[22]
Jan-Olof Strandberg, 93, Swedish actor (Wild Birds, Last Pair Out, Varning för Jönssonligan).^[23]
Erik Tandberg, 87, Norwegian engineer (Norwegian Space Agency), educator and politician, member of the Oslo City Council (1969–1989).^[24]
Ajay Kumar Tripathi, 62, Indian politician and lawyer, Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court (2018–2019) and Judicial Member of Lokpal (since 2019), COVID-19.^[25]

3

Ömer Döngeloğlu, 52, Turkish theologian and broadcaster, COVID-19.^[26]
Rosalind Elias, 90, American operatic mezzo-soprano (Vanessa, Antony and Cleopatra, Follies), congestive heart failure.^[27]
John Ericson, 93, German-born American actor (Honey West, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Bad Day at Black Rock), pneumonia.^[28]
Dave Greenfield, 71, English singer-songwriter and keyboardist (The Stranglers), heart failure caused by COVID-19.^[29]
Roy Lester, 96, American football player (West Virginia) and coach (Richard Montgomery, Maryland), COVID-19.^[30]
Chanut Piyaoui, 95, Thai businesswoman, founder of Dusit International.^[31]
John Ridley, 68, English footballer (Port Vale, Leicester City, Chesterfield).^[32] (death announced on this date)
John Hugh Seiradakis, 72, Greek astronomer and physicist, co-founder of the European Astronomical Society, problems caused by cancer.^[33]
June A. Willenz, 95, American writer and activist, member of the American Veterans Committee and World Veterans Federation, heart attack.^[34]
Nancy Workman, 79, American politician, Mayor of Salt Lake County (2000–2004).^[35]

4

Aldir Blanc, 73, Brazilian songwriter, COVID-19.^[36]
Selma Barkham, 93, English-Canadian historian and geographer.^[37]
Najaf Daryabandari, 90, Iranian translator and writer.^[38]
Jean Erdman, 104, American dancer and choreographer.^[39]
Motoko Huthwaite, 92, American preservationist, last surviving female Monuments Men, COVID-19.^[40]
Tom Lupo, 74, Argentine psychoanalyst, poet and radio personality.^[41]
Michael McClure, 87, American poet, playwright and novelist, problems caused by a stroke.^[42]
Flávio Migliaccio, 85, Brazilian movie director (The Beggars) and actor (My Home is Copacabana, The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga), suicide by hanging.^[43]
Lorne Munroe, 95, Canadian-American cellist (Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic).^[44]
Lucila Santos Trujillo, 91, Ecuadorian First Lady (1966–1968).^[45] (death announced on this date)
Don Shula, 90, American Hall of Fame football player (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Colts) and coach (Miami Dolphins).^[46]
Marion Hartzog Smoak, 103, American politician, member of the South Carolina Senate (1967–1968) and Chief of Protocol (1972–1974).^[47]
Álvaro Teherán, 54, Colombian basketball player (Baloncesto Málaga, Fort Wayne Fury, KK Olimpija), kidney failure.^[48]
Froilan Tenorio, 80, Northern Mariana Islands politician, Resident U.S. Representative (1984–1990) and Governor (1994–1998).^[49]

5

Sergei Adian, 89, Russian mathematician (Adian–Rabin theorem).^[50]
Renee Amoore, 67, American health care activist and politician, Deputy Chair of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania (since 1996).^[51]
Johanna Bassani, 18, Austrian Nordic combined skier, Youth Olympic silver medalist (2020), suicide.^[52]
Mark Beech, 60, British music critic, car crash.^[53]
Jan Halvarsson, 77, Swedish cross-county skier, Olympic silver medallist (1968).^[54]
Didi Kempot, 53, Indonesian singer-songwriter and philanthropist, cardiac arrest.^[55]
Kiing Shooter, 24, American rapper and songwriter, COVID-19.^[56]
Ann McBride Norton, 75, American conservationist and political activist, President of Common Cause (1995–1999), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.^[57]
Amador Suárez Villa, 76, Spanish fishing and sport executive, Vice President of Real Madrid (2006–2009), COVID-19.^[58]
Ciro Pessoa, 62, Brazilian singer-songwriter (Titãs, Cabine C), guitarist and poet, COVID-19.^[59]
Alfred "Uganda" Roberts, 77, American percussionist (Professor Longhair, Dr. John), lung cancer.^[60]
Paulette Sarcey, 96, French resistance fighter.^[61]
Millie Small, 73, Jamaican singer-songwriter ("My Boy Lollipop"), stroke.^[62]

6

Norbert Balatsch, 92, Austrian choral conductor (Vienna State Opera, Bayreuth Festival), Grammy winner (1981, 2002).^[63]
Chrystelle Trump Bond, 82, American dancer, choreographer and critic (The Baltimore Sun).^[64]
Dmitry Bosov, 52, Russian businessman, Head of HC Sibir Novosibirsk (since 2008), suicide by gunshot.^[65]
Thomas Clark, 93, American politician, Mayor of Long Beach, California (1975–1980, 1982–1984).^[66]
Barry Farber, 90, American Hall of Fame radio talk show host, politician and writer, problems caused by broken ribs.^[67]
Herbert Frankenhauser, 74, German politician, MP (1990–2013).^[68]
Willy Hautvast, 87, Dutch composer and conductor.^[69]
Brian Howe, 66, English rock singer-songwriter (Bad Company) and guitarist, cardiac arrest.^[70]
Nahum Rabinovitch, 92, Canadian-born Israeli Orthodox rabbi and posek, head of Yeshivat Birkat Moshe.^[71]
Martin Spellman, 94, American child actor (Son of the Navy, Streets of New York, Boys Town) and businessman.^[72]

7

Alfonsas Vincentas Ambraziūnas, 86, Lithuanian sculptor (Ninth Fort).^[73]
Princess Diana of Bourbon-Parma, 87, French royal, COVID-19.^[74]
Peque Gallaga, 76, Filipino movie director (Oro, Plata, Mata, Magic Temple), screenwriter and actor (José Rizal), problems caused by pneumonia.^[75]
Daisy Lúcidi, 90, Brazilian actress (Paraíso Tropical, Babilônia, Passione) and politician, member of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro (1976–1980), COVID-19.^[76]
Darrin Patrick, 49, American author and megachurch pastor, suicide by gunshot.^[77]
Mike Storen, 84, American basketball executive (Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks), Commissioner of the ABA (1973–1974), problems caused by cancer.^[78]
Ty, 47, British rapper (Awkward, Closer, Special Kind of Fool), pneumonia caused by COVID-19.^[79]
Emile Wijntuin, 95, Surinamese politician, Chairman of the Staten (1973–1975) and the National Assembly (1975–1980).^[80]
Joseph Zhu Baoyu, 98, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Nanyang (2002–2010), COVID-19.^[81]

8

Lúcia Braga, 85, Brazilian politician, Deputy (1987–1995, 2003–2007), COVID-19 and urinary tract infection.^[82]
Mark Barkan, 85, American songwriter ("Pretty Flamingo", "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)", "She's a Fool") and record producer.^[83]
Tomás Carlovich, 74, Argentine footballer (Rosario Central, Central Córdoba, Independiente Rivadavia), cerebral hemorrhage caused by an assault.^[84]
Andre Harrell, 59, American record producer (Motown) and hip hop musician (Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde), founder of Uptown Records, heart failure.^[85]
Yuri Gryadunov, 90, Russian politician, Ambassador to Jordan (1990–1992).^[86]
Roy Horn, 75, German-American magician (Siegfried & Roy), COVID-19.^[87]
Dimitris Kremastinos, 78, Greek politician and physician, Minister of Health, Welfare and Social Insurance (1993–1996) and member (2000–2004, 2009–2019) and Vice-President of the Hellenic Parliament (2015–2019), COVID-19.^[88]
Byron Mallott, 77, American politician, businessman and Tlingit elder, Mayor of Juneau, Alaska (1994–1995) and Lieutenant Governor (2014–2018), heart attack.^[89]
Waldemar Otto, 91, Polish-born German sculptor.^[90]
Cécile Rol-Tanguy, 101, French resistance fighter.^[91]
Ritva Valkama, 87, Finnish actress (Häpy Endkö? Eli kuinka Uuno Turhapuro sai niin kauniin ja rikkaan vaimon, Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti, Borrowing Matchsticks).^[92]

9

Jan Aling, 70, Dutch racing cyclist, cardiac arrest.^[93]
Georges Domercq, 89, French rugby union referee and politician, Mayor of Bellocq (1971–2014).^[94]
Timo Honkela, 57, Finnish computer scientist.^[95]
Pedro Pablo León, 76, Peruvian footballer (Alianza Lima, Barcelona de Ecuador, national team), pneumonia caused by kidney failure.^[96]
Little Richard, 87, American Hall of Fame rock and roll singer-songwriter ("Tutti Frutti", "Long Tall Sally", "Lucille") and pianist, bone cancer.^[97]
Kristina Lugn, 71, Swedish poet and novelist, member of the Swedish Academy (since 2006).^[98]
Johnny McCarthy, 86, American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals, St. Louis Hawks, Boston Celtics) and coach.^[99]
Abraham Palatnik, 92, Brazilian kinetic artist, COVID-19.^[100]
Iepe Rubingh, 45, Dutch performance artist, co-founder of chess boxing.^[101]
Richard Sala, 61, American cartoonist.^[102] (death announced on this date)
Geno Silva, 72, American actor (Scarface, Amistad, Key West), problems caused by frontotemporal dementia.^[103]
Paul Vasquez, 57, American farmer and internet personality (Double Rainbow), suspected COVID-19.^[104]

10

David Corrêa, 82, Brazilian singer-songwriter (Rio Carnival), kidney failure caused by COVID-19.^[105]
Fritz Gerber, 91, Swiss businessman and philanthropist, CEO of Zurich Insurance Group (1977–1995) and Roche Group (1978–1998, 2001), stroke.^[106]
Frances Kinne, 102, American educator, President of Jacksonville University (1979–1989).^[107]
Martin Pasko, 61, Canadian-born American comic book writer (Superman) and screenwriter (Batman: Mask of the Phantasm).^[108]
Djoko Santoso, 67, Indonesian general, Chief of Staff (2005–2007) and Commander (2007–2010) of the National Armed Forces, problems caused by surgery.^[109]
Sérgio Sant'Anna, 78, Brazilian writer, COVID-19.^[110]
John Teerlinck, 69, American football player (San Diego Chargers) and coach (Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts).^[111]
Betty Wright, 66, American soul and R&B singer-songwriter ("Clean Up Woman"), Grammy winner (1976), endometrial cancer.^[112]
Abraham Yakin, 95, Israeli artist.^[113]

11

Ico Aguilar, 71, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano, national team).^[114]
Alberto Carpani, 64, Italian singer ("Sing a Song Now Now"), COVID-19.^[115]
Paloma Cordero, 82, Mexican socialite, First Lady (1982–1988).^[116]
Hutton Gibson, 101, American sedevacantism writer and critic, father of Mel Gibson.^[117]
Oleg Ivanovich Kovalyov, 71, Russian politician, MP (1999–2008) and Governor of Ryazan Oblast (2008–2017).^[118]
Moon Martin, 69, American singer-songwriter ("Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)", "X-Ray Vision") and guitarist.^[119]
Ann Katharine Mitchell, 97, British cryptanalyst and psychologist, COVID-19.^[120]
Roland Povinelli, 78, French politician, Mayor of Allauch (since 1975) and Senator (2008–2014), heart attack.^[121]
Andrea Rinaldi, 19, Italian footballer (Atalanta), brain aneurysm.^[122]
Zay N. Smith, 71, American journalist (The Chicago Sun-Times), lung cancer.^[123]
Jerry Stiller, 92, American actor (Seinfeld, The King of Queens) and comedian (Stiller and Meara).^[124]

12

Frank Bolle, 95, American cartoonist (Winnie Winkle, The Heart of Juliet Jones).^[125]
Felice Cece, 84, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Teano-Calvi (1984–1989) and Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia (1989–2012).^[126]
Renée Claude, 80, Canadian actress (It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux, Avec un grand A, He Shoots, He Scores) and pop singer, COVID-19.^[127]
Renato Corti, 84, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Bishop of Novara (1990–2011).^[128]
Richard Gilder, 87, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, congestive heart failure.^[129]
Alexander D. Henderson, III, 96, American Army Air Forces personnel and businessman.^[130]
Sisavath Keobounphanh, 92, Laotian military officer and politician, Vice President (1996–1998) and Prime Minister (1998–2001).^[131]
Astrid Kirchherr, 81, German photographer (The Beatles) and artist, cancer.^[132]
George Mikell, 91, Lithuanian-Australian actor (Kill Her Gently, The Guns of Navarone, The Great Escape).^[133]
Michel Piccoli, 94, French actor (La Grande Bouffe, A Leap in the Dark, We Have a Pope), stroke.^[134]
Carolyn Reidy, 71, American publisher and businesswoman, CEO of Simon & Schuster (since 2008), heart attack.^[135]
Giulio Savelli, 78, Italian publisher and politician, Deputy (1996–2001).^[136]
Ernest Vinberg, 82, Russian mathematician (Vinberg's algorithm, Koecher–Vinberg theorem), member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 2010).^[137]
Mischa de Vreede, 83, Dutch novelist, critic and poet.^[138]

13

Gabriel Bacquier, 95, French operatic baritone.^[139]
Anthony Bailey, 87, British writer and art historian, COVID-19.^[140]
Gregory Tyree Boyce, 30, American actor (Twilight).^[141]
Rolf Hochhuth, 89, German author and playwright (The Deputy).^[142]
Riad Ismat, 72, Syrian writer and theatre director, Minister of Culture (2010–2012), COVID-19.^[143]
Shobushi Kanji, 28, Japanese sumo wrestler, COVID-19.^[144]
Chedli Klibi, 94, Tunisian politician, Minister of Culture (1961–1970, 1971–1973, 1976–1978) and Secretary-General of the Arab League (1979–1990).^[145]
Giorgio Kutufà, 72, Italian politician, President of the Province of Livorno (2004–2014).^[146]
Derek Lawrence, 78, English record producer (Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash).^[147]
Clive Limpkin, 82, British photojournalist (Daily Mail, Daily Express, The Observer), brain cancer.^[148]
Keith Lyons, 68, Welsh-born Australian sports scientist (Australian Institute of Sport).^[149]
Adolfo Pajares, 83, Spanish businessman and politician, President of the Parliament of Cantabria (1990–1999).^[150]

14

Anisuzzaman, 83, Bangladeshi educator and writer, kidney and heart disease.^[151]
Teresa Aquino-Oreta, 75, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (1987–1998) and Senator (1998–2004).^[152]
Guido Cerniglia, 81, Italian actor (The Scientific Cardplayer, Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno, Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno).^[153]
Ingvar Ericsson, 92, Swedish Olympic runner (1952, 1956).^[154]
Phyllis George, 70, American beauty queen, television personality (The Early Show) and sportscaster (CBS Sports), Miss America winner (1971), First Lady of Kentucky (1979–1983), blood cancer.^[155]
Henryk Jaskuła, 96, Polish yachtsman.^[156]
Attila Ladinszky, 70, Hungarian footballer (Tatabánya, Anderlecht, Real Betis) and businessman, heart disease.^[157]
Jerzy Łapiński, 79, Polish actor (A Very Christmas Story).^[158]
Ronald Ludington, 85, American figure skater, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).^[159]
Khalid Mahmood, 94, Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer, problems caused by a broken hip.^[160]
Pepper Rodgers, 88, American football player and coach (Kansas Jayhawks, UCLA Bruins, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets), problems caused by a fall.^[161]
Jorge Santana, 68, Mexican guitarist (Malo).^[162]
Ronald J. Shurer, 41, American Army medical personnel, Medal of Honor recipient (2018), problems caused by lung cancer.^[163]
Bob Watson, 74, American baseball player (Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves) and executive (New York Yankees), kidney disease.^[164]

15

Brian Alexander, 44, American basketball player (Vilpas Vikings), heart attack.^[165]
Claes Borgström, 75, Swedish lawyer and politician, Equality Ombudsman (2000–2007), COVID-19.^[166]
Ezio Bosso, 48, Italian composer, pianist and conductor, problems caused by motor neurone disease.^[167]
Denny DeMarchi, 57, Canadian rock multi-instrumentalist (Alias, Killer Bee, The Cranberries), cancer.^[168]
Sergio Denis, 71, Argentine pop singer-songwriter and actor, stroke caused by a fall.^[169]
Ernie Gonzalez, 59, American golfer, problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.^[170]
Mitch Greenlick, 85, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (since 2003).^[171]
Allen Lee, 80, Hong Kong businessman and politician, member of the Legislative Council (1978–1998) and Chairman of the Liberal Party (1993–1998).^[172]
Phil May, 75, English pop rock singer-songwriter (The Pretty Things) and musician, problems caused by hip surgery.^[173]
Willy Schmidt, 93, Dutch footballer (EVV Eindhoven, Ajax, Fortuna Sittard).^[174]
Fred Willard, 86, American actor (Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) and comedian, cardiac arrest.^[175]

16

Julio Anguita, 78, Spanish politician, Secretary General of the Communist Party (1988–1998), Mayor of Córdoba (1979–1986), Deputy and Coordinator of United Left (1989–2000), heart attack.^[176]
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, 91, American White House butler and staffer (1957–2012), COVID-19.^[177]
Hossein Kazempour Ardebili, 67, Iranian politician and businessman, Minister of Commerce (1980–1981), Ambassador to Japan (1990–1994) and Representative to OPEC (1995–2008, since 2013), cerebral hemorrhage.^[178]
Michael McCaskey, 76, American sports businessman, President of the Chicago Bears (1983–1999), leukemia.^[179]
Pilar Pellicer, 72, Mexican actress (The Life of Agustín Lara, Day of the Evil Gun, La Choca), COVID-19.^[180]
Henrik Pontén, 54, Swedish lawyer, bike accident.^[181]
Lynn Shelton, 54, American director (Humpday, Your Sister's Sister, Touchy Feely), blood disease.^[182]
Arthur Summons, 84, Australian rugby player (Western Suburbs Magpies, national rugby league and union team).^[183]
Donn Trenner, 93, American jazz pianist.^[184]
K. Varadarajan, 73, Indian politician and activist, Leader of the All India Kisan Sabha, respiratory failure.^[185]

17

Wilson Braga, 88, Brazilian politician, Paraíba MLA (1955–1967, 2011–2015), Deputy (1967–1982, 1995–2003, 2007–2011) and Governor of Paraíba (1983–1987), COVID-19.^[186]
José Cutileiro, 85, Portuguese politician and writer, Secretary General of the Western Europe Union (1994–1999).^[187]
Du Wei, 57, Chinese politician, Ambassador to Ukraine (2016–2019) and Israel (since 2020).^[188]
Shad Gaspard, 39, American professional wrestler (Cryme Tyme) and actor (Get Hard, From Dusk till Dawn: The Series), drowned.^[189]
Otto von Hessen, 55, German royal (House of Hesse) and businessman, motorbike accident.^[190]
Aleksandra Kornhauser Frazer, 93, Slovenian chemist and environmentalist, member of the Academia Europaea (since 1988).^[191]
Ratnakar Matkari, 81, Indian playwright and movie director (Investment), COVID-19.^[192]
Ernest W. Gibson III, 92, American politician and lawyer, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1961–1963) and Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (1983–1997).^[193]
Tatjana Lematschko, 72, Russian-born Swiss chess player, Chess Olympiad medalist (1986).^[194]
Monique Mercure, 89, Canadian actress (Naked Lunch, The Red Violin, Beyond Forty), throat cancer.^[195]
Lucky Peterson, 55, American singer-songwriter ("You Can Always Turn Around", "Live at the 55 Arts Club Berlin", "Deep Down") and musician.^[196]
Yuri Zisser, 59, Ukrainian-born Belarusian web businessman, founder and owner of Tut.By, stomach cancer.^[197]

18

Antonio Colomban, 88, Italian footballer (A.C. Milan) and football manager (S.S.D. Città di Gela, S.E.F. Torres 1903), heart attack.^[198]
Marko Elsner, 60, Slovenian footballer (Red Star Belgrade, Nice, Yugoslavia national team).^[199]
Laudo Natel, 99, Brazilian politician, Vice Governor of São Paulo (1963–1966) and Governor (1966–1967, 1971–1975).^[200]
Bill Olner, 78, British politician, MP (1992–2010), COVID-19.^[201]
Ken Osmond, 76, American actor (Leave It to Beaver, The New Leave It to Beaver, C'mon, Let's Live a Little) and LAPD officer, problems caused by COPD and PAD.^[202]
Michelle Rossignol, 80, Canadian actress (Once Upon a Time in the East, Beyond Forty, You).^[203]
Susan Rothenberg, 75, American painter.^[204]
Ken Retzer, 86, American baseball player (Washington Senators).^[205]

19

Richard Anuszkiewicz, 89, American painter and sculptor, co-founder of Op Art and member of the National Academy of Design (since 1992).^[206]
Annie Glenn, 100, American disabilities activist and philanthropist, widow of U.S. Senator John Glenn, COVID-19.^[207]
Salah Stétié, 90, Lebanese writer, translator and poet.^[208]
Surapong Tovichakchaikul, 67, Thai politician, Deputy Prime Minister (2012–2014) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011–2014), liver cancer.^[209]
Willie K, 59, American blues singer-songwriter and musician, lung cancer.^[210]
Ravi Zacharias, 74, Indian-born Canadian-American Christian apologist and writer, spinal cancer.^[211]

20

Syed Fazal Agha, 78, Pakistani politician, Deputy Chairman of the Senate (1988–1991) and Governor of Balochistan (1999), COVID-19.^[212]
Denis Farkasfalvy, 83, Hungarian-American Roman Catholic priest and theologian, COVID-19.^[213]
Wolfgang Gunkel, 72, German rower, Olympic champion (1972).^[214]
William J. Keating, 93, American lawyer and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st congressional district (1971–1974).^[215]
Margaret Maughan, 91, British archer, swimmer and lawn bowler, Paralympic champion (1960, 1972, 1980) and silver medalist (1976), problems caused by a spinal cord injury.^[216] (death announced on this date)
Adolfo Nicolás, 84, Spanish Roman Catholic priest, Superior General of the Society of Jesus (2008–2016).^[217]
Howard C. Nielson, 95, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 3rd congressional district (1983–1991).^[218]
Gemma Salem, 76, Turkish-born Swiss writer.^[219]
Gianfranco Terenzi, 79, Sammarinese politician, Captain Regent (1987–1988, 2000–2001, 2006, 2014–2015), car crash.^[220]

21

Gregg Bemis, 91, American sea explorer and diver (MS Estonia), owner of the RMS Lusitania wreck, cancer.^[221] (death announced on this date)
Berith Bohm, 87, Swedish operatic soprano.^[222]
Neil Howlett, 85, English operatic baritone.^[223]
Lluís Juste de Nin, 75, Spanish cartoonist and fashion designer (Armand Basi), cancer.^[224]
Markus Klaer, 51, German engineer and politician, member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin (2011–2016, since 2019).^[225]
Arnulf Kolstad, 78, Norwegian social psychologist.^[226]
Sergey Kramarenko, 97, Russian Air Force officer, Hero of the Soviet Union.^[227]
Alan Merten, 78, American academic administrator, President of George Mason University (1996–2012), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.^[228]
Julitta Münch, 60, German television presenter (WDR).^[229]
Jörg Ohm, 76, German footballer (Magdeburg, national team) and manager (Lok Stendal).^[230]
David Pawson, 90, English evangelical minister and theologian.^[231]
Gerhard Strack, 64, German footballer (1. FC Köln, FC Basel, national team), heart attack.^[232]
Oliver E. Williamson, 87, American economist, Nobel Prize winner (2009), problems caused by pneumonia.^[233]
Douglas Tyndall Wright, 92, Canadian engineer and educator, President of the University of Waterloo (1981–1993).^[234]
John Zdechlik, 83, American composer, member of the American Bandmasters Association (since 1989).^[235]

22

Zara Abid, 28, Pakistani model and actress (Chaudhry – The Martyr), plane crash.^[236]
André Cartier, 74, Canadian actor (Les Oraliens, Bound for Glory, Passe-Partout), cancer.^[237]
Heather Chasen, 92, British actress (EastEnders, Cat Run, Les Misérables).^[238]
Ashley Cooper, 83, Australian tennis player, four-time Grand Slam tournament singles champion, Australian Open (1957, 1958), US Open (1958), Wimbledon (1958).^[239]
Adam Henein, 91, Egyptian sculptor (Sphinx).^[240]
Francine Holley, 100, Belgian-born French painter.^[241]
Mory Kanté, 70, Guinean singer and musician ("Yé ké yé ké").^[242]
William Lyon, 97, American Air Force general.^[243]
Anatoliy Matviyenko, 67, Ukrainian politician, Leader of Komsomol (1989–1991), Governor of the Vinnytsia Oblast (1996–1998) and MP (1990–1994, 1998–2005, 2006–2007, since 2014).^[244]
Albert Memmi, 99, French writer, sociologist and essayist.^[245]
Miljan Mrdaković, 38, Serbian footballer (Metalist Kharkiv, OFK Beograd, Maccabi Tel Aviv), suicide.^[246]
Saturn, 83–84, American-born German-Russian alligator (Berlin Zoological Garden, Moscow Zoo), Berlin bombing survivor and subject of the urban legend of Adolf Hitler's pet alligator.^[247]
Luigi Simoni, 81, Italian football player (Brescia) and manager (Napoli, Inter Milan), problems caused by a stroke.^[248]
Jerry Sloan, 78, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Chicago Bulls) and coach (Utah Jazz), problems caused by Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.^[249]
Richard Timberlake, 97, American economist and political writer.^[250]

23

Alberto Alesina, 63, Italian political economist, heart attack.^[251]
Valeriy Davydenko, 47, Ukrainian politician, Deputy (since 2014), shot.^[252]
John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton, 94, British politician, MP (1954–1983) and House of Lords (1983–2015).^[253]
Hana Kimura, 22, Japanese professional wrestler (Stardom, Wrestle-1) and reality television personality (Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020), suicide by hydrogen sulfide.^[254]
Marino Puggina, 99, Italian businessman and football executive, President of Calcio Padova (1986–1994).^[255]
Eddie Sutton, 84, American Hall of Fame college basketball coach (Arkansas Razorbacks, Kentucky Wildcats, Oklahoma State Cowboys).^[256]
Simone Turck, 96, French stage actress and theatre director.^[257]
Johann Weber, 93, Austrian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Graz-Seckau (1969–2001).^[258]
Maria Velho da Costa, 81, Portuguese feminist writer (Novas Cartas Portuguesas).^[259]

24

Mukar Cholponbayev, 70, Kyrgyz politician, Speaker of the Supreme Council (1995–1996), COVID-19.^[260]
Jimmy Cobb, 91, American jazz drummer (Kind of Blue), lung cancer.^[261]
Jean-Loup Dabadie, 81, French screenwriter (Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me, Courage fuyons, Clara et les Chics Types) and journalist, member of the Académie française (since 2008).^[262]
Arthur Dehaine, 87, French politician, Deputy (1976–1981, 1986–2002) and Mayor of Senlis (1974–2008).^[263]
José Roberto Figueroa, 60, Honduran footballer (Real Murcia, Hércules, national team), cardiac arrest.^[264]
Robert K. Jaedicke, 91, American academic, Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business (1983–1990).^[265]
John Loengard, 85, American photographer (Life), heart failure.^[266]
Lily Lian, 103, French singer.^[267]
Lucia Mee, 20, Northern Irish organ donation campaigner, liver failure.^[268]
Biff Pocoroba, 66, American baseball player (Atlanta Braves).^[269]
William J. Small, 93, American journalist and businessman, President of NBC News (1979–1982).^[270]
Zdena Tominová, 79, Czech novelist and political dissident (Charter 77).^[271]

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Ricardo Barreda, 83, Argentine convicted mass murderer, cardiopulmonary arrest caused by Alzheimer's disease.^[272]
Bucky Baxter, 65, American rock country guitarist (Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Ryan Adams).^[273]
Nadejda Brânzan, 71, Moldovan physician and politician, MP (1990–1994).^[274]
Marcelino Campanal, 88, Spanish footballer (Sevilla FC, Deportivo de La Coruña, national team).^[275]
Francis Dufour, 91, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1985–1996).^[276]
George Floyd, 46, American police detainee, asphyxia.^[277]
Hyun Soong-jong, 101, South Korean politician, Prime Minister (1992–1993).^[278]
Jimmy Kirunda, 70, Ugandan football player (Express, KCC, national team) and manager, heart attack.^[279]
Renate Krößner, 75, German actress (Solo Sunny, Alles auf Zucker!).^[280]
Bob Lynn, 87, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (2003–2017).^[281]
Marv Luster, 82, American-Canadian Hall of Fame football player (Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts).^[282]
Al Rex, 91, American bassist (Bill Haley & His Comets)^[283]
Balbir Singh Sr., 96, Indian field hockey player and manager, Olympic champion (1948, 1952, 1956) and World Cup champion (1975), problems caused by bronchopneumonia.^[284]
Vadão, 63, Brazilian football manager (Corinthians, women's national team), liver cancer.^[285]
Henri van Zanten, 63, Dutch actor (ʼuʼ) and artist.^[286]

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Peter Alexander, 81, American sculptor (Light and Space).^[287]
Richard Herd, 87, American actor (Seinfeld, All the President's Men, The China Syndrome), problems caused by colorectal cancer.^[288]
Irm Hermann, 77, German actress (Katzelmacher, The Merchant of Four Seasons, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant).^[289]
Stanley Ho, 98, Hong Kong-Macanese businessman and philanthropist, founder of Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau and owner of the Grand Lisboa, kidney failure.^[290]
Oleh Hornykiewicz, 93, Polish-born Austrian biochemist, Wolf Prize winner (1979).^[291]
Anthony James, 77, American actor (In the Heat of the Night, High Plains Drifter, Unforgiven), cancer.^[292]
İsmail Hakkı Karadayı, 88, Turkish general and politician, Commander of the Armed Forces (1993–1994) and Chief of the General Staff (1994–1998), multiple organ failure.^[293]
Vladimir Lopukhin, 68, Soviet-born Russian politician, Minister of Energy (1991–1992), COVID-19.^[294]
Christian Mbulu, 23, English footballer (Brentwood Town, Motherwell, Morecambe).^[295]

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Federico García Vigil, 79, Uruguayan composer and conductor.^[296]
Sam Johnson, 89, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 3rd congressional district (1991–2019).^[297]
Larry Kramer, 84, American playwright (The Normal Heart, The Destiny of Me), novelist (Faggots) and LGBTQ+ rights activist, pneumonia.^[298]
Liesbeth Migchelsen, 49, Dutch footballer (Heike Rheine, AZ Alkmaar, national team), cancer.^[299]
Hugh Parmer, 80, American politician and businessman, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1963–1965), Mayor of Fort Worth (1977–1979) and Texas Senate (1983–1991).^[300]
Tony Scannell, 74, Irish actor (Flash Gordon, The Bill).^[301] (death announced on this date)

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Gracia Barrios, 92, Chilean painter, lung disease.^[302]
Guy Bedos, 85, French actor (Sweet and Sour, Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!, All Together) and comedian, problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.^[303]
David Owen Brooks, 65, American serial killer, COVID-19.^[304]
Claude Goasguen, 75, French politician, Deputy (since 2012), COVID-19.^[305]
Claude Heater, 92, American opera singer and actor (Ben-Hur), heart disease.^[306]
M. P. Veerendra Kumar, 83, Indian journalist and politician, MP (1996–1998, 2004–2009, 2016–2017, since 2018), cardiac arrest.^[307]
Charlie Monttana, 58, Mexican rock urbano singer-songwriter (Vago, Mara), guitarist and philanthropist, heart attack caused by a heatstroke.^[308]
Lennie Niehaus, 90, American saxophonist and movie composer (Unforgiven, The Bridges of Madison County, Space Cowboys), heart disease.^[309]
Paul Shrubb, 64, English football player (Brentford, Aldershot F.C., Aldershot Town), manager and scout, motor neurone disease.^[310]
Robert Weighton, 112, English supercentenarian, world's oldest man (since 2020), cancer.^[311]

29

Henri Baudouin, 93, French politician, Deputy (1962–1986) and Mayor of Granville (1961–1977, 1983–1989).^[312]
Curtis Cokes, 82, American Hall of Fame boxer, WBA/WBC world welterweight champion (1966–1969), heart failure.^[313]
Evaldo Gouveia, 91, Brazilian singer-songwriter, COVID-19.^[314]
Ajit Jogi, 74, Indian politician, MP (1986–1999, 2004–2008), Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh (2000–2003) and Chhattisgarh MLA (2001–2013, since 2018), cardiac arrest caused by accidental choking.^[315]
Alfred Kolleritsch, 89, Austrian journalist (Manuscripts), poet and philosopher.^[316]
Bob Kulick, 70, American guitarist (W.A.S.P., Lou Reed) and record producer (Kiss).^[317]
Hank Mason, 88, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies).^[318]
Jerzy Pilch, 67, Polish journalist and novelist, problems caused by Parkinson's disease.^[319]
Bhanwar Lal Sharma, 75, Indian politician and businessman, Rajasthan MLA (1985–1993, 1996–2008, since 2013).^[320]
H. C. Stackpole III, 85, American Marine Crops lieutenant general.^[321]
Henk Steevens, 88, Dutch Tour de France cyclist (1953, 1954).^[322] (death announced on this date)
Roosevelt Taylor, 82, American football player (Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins).^[323]
Yogesh, 77, Indian lyricist (Anand, Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain, Manzil).^[324]
Abderrahmane Youssoufi, 96, Moroccan politician and human rights lawyer, Prime Minister (1998–2002), lung cancer.^[325]

30

Yawovi Agboyibo, 76, Togolese politician, Prime Minister (2006–2007).^[326]
Michael Angelis, 68, English actor (Boys from the Blackstuff, The Liver Birds, Thomas & Friends), heart attack.^[327]
Bobby Dimond, 90, Australian rugby league footballer (Western Suburbs, New South Wales, national team).^[328]
Elsa Dorfman, 83, American photographer, kidney failure.^[329]
Michel Gauthier, 70, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1981–1988), Leader of the Opposition (1996–1997) and MP (1994–2007), lung cancer.^[330]
Józef Grzesiak, 79, Polish Olympic bronze medalist boxer (1964), problems caused by dementia.^[331]
Hassan Hosny, 88, Egyptian actor (Nasser 56, El-Limby, Bobbos) and comedian, heart attack.^[332]
Mady Mesplé, 89, French opera singer, problems caused by Parkinson's disease.^[333]
Bobby Morrow, 84, American sprinter, Olympic champion (1956), anemia and peripheral neuropathy.^[334]
John Nzenze, 80, Kenyan guitarist, problems caused by stomach surgery.^[335]

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Christo, 84, Bulgarian-born American artist (Running Fence, The Gates, The Floating Piers).^[336]
Danny Havoc, 34, American professional wrestler (CZW).^[337] (death announced on this date)
Dan van Husen, 75, German actor (Fellini Casanova, Salon Kitty, Nosferatu the Vampyre), COVID-19.^[338] (death announced on this date)
Norman Lamm, 92, American rabbi and writer, President of Yeshiva University (1976–2003).^[339]
Osia Lewis, 57, American football player (Oregon State, Chicago Bruisers) and coach (Vanderbilt), liver cancer.^[340]
Bob Northern, 86, American French hornist, respiratory failure.^[341]

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