Deaths in April 2021

The following is a list of notable deaths in April 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.

April 2021

1

• Lee Aaker, 77, American actor (The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Hondo, Mister Scoutmaster), stroke.
• Isamu Akasaki, 92, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (2014), pneumonia.
• Chandranath Mishra Amar, 96, Indian writer and poet, complications from a fall.
• Michèle Boegner, 79, French pianist.
• Jorge Chiarella Krüger, 77, Peruvian theatre director and actor.
• Antonio Delgado Palomo, 63, Spanish athlete, Paralympic champion (1976), throat cancer.
• Bruce Dinwiddy, 75, British diplomat, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2002–2005).
• Martha Lou Gadsden, 91, American restaurateur.
• Emmanuel Gaillard, 69, French lawyer.
• Giorgio Gatti, 72, Italian baritone, COVID-19.
• Nemam Ghafouri, 52, Iraqi-born Swedish physician, Kurdish activist and humanitarian, COVID-19.
• Gerald Irons, 73, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns).
• Rayappu Joseph, 80, Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Mannar (1992–2016).
• Patrick Juvet, 70, Swiss model and singer-songwriter.
• Henri Marescaux, 77, French army general and deacon.
• Loránd Milassin, 73, Hungarian Olympic hurdler (1972).
• Wakio Mitsui, 78, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (2000–2012) and minister of Health (2012).
• Angelo Perugini, 65, Brazilian politician, mayor of Hortolândia (2005–2012, since 2017) and São Paulo MLA (2015–2016), COVID-19.
• Hugo Portisch, 94, Austrian journalist and writer.
• Divo Zadi, 90, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Civita Castellana (1989–2007).

2

• Valentin Afonin, 81, Russian footballer (SKA Rostov-on-Don, CSKA Moscow).
• Shaukat Ali, 76, Pakistani folk singer, liver failure.
• April, 20, American giraffe, euthanized.
• Simon Bainbridge, 68, British composer.
• Marek Czekalski, 67, Polish politician and engineer, mayor of Łódź (1994–1998).
• Pete Giesen, 88, American politician, member of Virginia House of Delegates (1964–1996).
• Robert Howarth, 93, British politician, MP (1964–1970).
• Arthur Kopit, 83, American playwright (Indians, Wings, Nine).
• Mykhailo Kushnerenko, 82, Ukrainian politician, deputy (1990–1994).
• Clara LaMore, 94, American Olympic swimmer (1948).
• Gabi Luncă, 82, Romanian folk and lăutărească singer, politician and missionary, complications from COVID-19.
• Mohammed Oreibi Al-Khalifa, 51, Iraqi judge (Trial of Saddam Hussein), COVID-19.
• Benito Orgiana, 83, Italian politician, deputy (1992–1994).
• Chepina Peralta, 90, Mexican chef and TV personality.
• Nelu Ploieșteanu, 70, Romanian fiddler and lăutărească singer, complications from COVID-19.
• Jean Luc Rosat, 67, Brazilian Olympic volleyball player (1976, 1980), complications from COVID-19.
• Quindon Tarver, 38, American R&B singer, traffic collision.
• Christian Tumi, 90, Cameroonian Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of Yagoua (1979–1982), archbishop of Garoua (1984–1991) and Douala (1991–2009).
• Bernard Vallée, 76, French Olympic fencer (1968, 1972).
• Gordon Weaver, 84, American novelist and short story writer.
• Zafar Ali Zafari, 90, Pakistani field hockey player, Olympic champion (1960).

3

• José Adauto Bezerra, 94, Brazilian politician, governor of Ceará (1975–1978), Ceará MLF (1959–1979) and deputy (1979–1983), COVID-19.
• C. Sidney Burrus, 86, American electrical engineer.
• Remus Câmpeanu, 82, Romanian footballer (Universitatea Cluj).
• Kathie Coblentz, 73, American librarian and author.
• Jill Corey, 85, American singer ("Love Me to Pieces", "Let It Be Me").
• Pier Giacomo De Nicolò, 92, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica (1984–1993).
• Lois de Banzie, 90, Scottish-born American actress (Morning's at Seven, Annie, Sister Act).
• Guram Dochanashvili, 82, Georgian writer (The First Garment).
• John Edgar, 70, New Zealand sculptor and medallist.
• Mark Elliott, 81, American voice-over artist, heart attack.
• Elidio Espinoza, 65, Peruvian politician, mayor of Trujillo (2015–2018), COVID-19.
• Hubert Gerbeau, 84, French writer and historian.
• Gloria Henry, 98, American actress (Dennis the Menace, Miss Grant Takes Richmond, Rancho Notorious).
• Ho Lien Siew, 88, Singaporean Olympic basketball player (1956), pulmonary infection.
• Carl Hodges, 84, American atmospheric and climate scientist, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• James B. Holderman, 85, American academic, president of the University of South Carolina (1977–1990).
• Martin Hyman, 87, British Olympic long-distance runner (1960).
• Mehli Irani, 90, Indian cricketer (Mumbai).
• Naila Isayeva, 73, Azerbaijani teacher, co-founder of the Khazar University and Dunya School, cancer.
• Ahmad Kamil Jaafar, 83, Malaysian politician.
• Herb Johnson, 92, American football player (New York Giants).
• Willy Kurant, 87, Belgian cinematographer (Les Créatures, Masculin Féminin, The Immortal Story).
• Luo Ying-shay, 69, Taiwanese politician, minister of Justice (2013–2016) and governor of Fujian Province (2013), breast cancer.
• Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, 68, Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Kampala (since 2006).
• Sam Obi, 59, Nigerian politician, acting governor of Delta State (2010–2011).
• Yinka Odumakin, 54, Nigerian human rights activist and politician, complications from COVID-19.
• John Paragon, 66, American actor (Pee-wee's Playhouse, UHF, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark), cardiovascular disease.
• Wali Rahmani, 77, Indian Islamic scholar and politician, founder of Rahmani30 and Bihar MLC (1974–1996).
• Brother Stair, 87, American Pentecostal evangelical pastor and radio preacher (The Overcomer Ministry).
• Stan Stephens, 91, Canadian-born American politician, member (1969–1985) and president (1983–1985) of the Montana Senate, governor of Montana (1989–1993).
• Masakazu Tamura, 77, Japanese actor (Higashi Shinakai, Onna-rō Hizu, Last Love), heart failure.
• Agnaldo Timóteo, 84, Brazilian singer and politician, deputy (1986–1996), COVID-19.
• Philippe Venault, 73, French director and screenwriter.
• Yevgeniy Zagorulko, 78, Russian high jump coach, complications from COVID-19.
• Carla Zampatti, 78, Italian-Australian fashion designer, complications from a fall.

4

• António Almeida Henriques, 59, Portuguese politician, mayor of Viseu (since 2013) and deputy (2002–2011), COVID-19.
• Jens-Peter Bonde, 73, Danish politician, MEP (1979–2009).
• Thomas D. Brock, 94, American microbiologist, complications from a fall.
• Roberto Calero, 77, Ecuadorian bolero singer, kidney disease.
• Khalil Dhantejvi, 85, Indian poet.
• Jean Dupuy, 95, French-born American artist.
• Paolo Filippi, 58, Italian politician, president of the Province of Alessandria (2004–2014), heart attack.
• Dame Cheryl Gillan, 68, British politician, MP (since 1992), secretary of state for Wales (2010–2012).
• Francisco Haghenbeck, 56, Mexican writer and comics screenwriter, COVID-19.
• Aslamul Haque, 59, Bangladeshi politician, MP (since 2018), cardiac arrest.
• Sugako Hashida, 95, Japanese screenwriter (Oshin), lymphoma.
• Paul Humphrey, 61, Canadian musician (Blue Peter), multiple system atrophy.
• Digvijaysinh Jhala, 88, Indian politician, MP (1980–1989) and Gujarat MLA (1962–1972).
• Adolf Kabo, 61, Indonesian footballer (Perseman Manokwari, national team).
• Kim In, 77, South Korean Go player, Guksu champion (1965–1970), stomach cancer.
• Victoria Kovalchuk, 67, Ukrainian illustrator, designer and writer, complications from COVID-19.
• Henri Lemay, 81, Canadian politician, Quebec MP (1981–1985).
• Ingela Lind, 78, Swedish art critic and writer.
• Robert D. Linder, 86, American historian.
• Eddy van der Maarel, 87, Dutch ecologist.
• Zygmunt Malanowicz, 83, Polish actor (Knife in the Water, Hunting Flies, Cserepek).
• Paddy McMahon, 87, British showjumper.
• Frank Mdlalose, 89, South African politician, premier of KwaZulu-Natal (1994–1997), COVID-19.
• Robert Mundell, 88, Canadian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (1999), cholangiocarcinoma.
• Alfonso Quijano, 78, Ecuadorian footballer (Barcelona S.C., national team).
• Keosaychay Sayasone, 62, Laotian socialite, first lady (2006–2016), drowned.
• Ralph Schuckett, 73, American keyboardist (Utopia).
• Shashikala, 88, Indian actress (Sujata, Aarti, Anupama).
• Bhagwati Singh, 88, Indian politician, MP (2004–2009) and Uttar Pradesh MLA (1977–2003), heart attack.
• Roland Thöni, 70, Italian alpine ski racer, Olympic bronze medalist (1972).

5

• Robert de Almendra Freitas, 73, Brazilian doctor and politician, mayor of José de Freitas (2005–2010) and Piauí MLA (1987–2003), COVID-19.
• P. Balachandran, 62, Indian actor (Gandhi, Hotel California, Operation Java) and screenwriter.
• Isabel Joy Bear, 94, Australian chemist.
• Philip K. Chapman, 86, Australian-born American astronaut (NASA Astronaut Group 6).
• Sir Paul Cosford, 57, British health official, medical director at Public Health England, lung cancer.
• Jon Michael Dunn, 79, American philosopher.
• Veronica Dunne, 93, Irish soprano.
• Robert Fletcher, 98, American costume designer (Star Trek, Fright Night, The Last Starfighter).
• Uri Gallin, 92, Israeli Olympic discus thrower (1952).
• Ulrike Gauss, 79, German art historian and professor.
• Vladimir Gendlin, 84, Russian television journalist and sports commentator (NTV, NTV Plus, Channel One), complications from COVID-19.
• Tom Gibney, 84, Canadian television journalist (CFTO).
• Terry Gunn, 85, English cricketer (Sussex).
• Haja El Hamdaouia, 91, Moroccan singer-songwriter.
• Socratis Hasikos, 64, Cypriot politician, minister of interior (2013–2017) and defence (1999–2003, 2014).
• Sarah Hughes, 48, British journalist, cancer.
• Joye Hummel, 97, American comic book writer (Wonder Woman).
• Jan-Olav Ingvaldsen, 67, Norwegian politician, MP (1985–1989).
• Frank Jacobs, 91, American comics writer (Mad).
• Krzysztof Krawczyk, 74, Polish baritone pop singer, guitarist and composer.
• Paulino Lukudu Loro, 80, South Sudanese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of El Obeid (1979–1983) and archbishop of Juba (1983–2019).
• Izz al-Din Manasirah, 74, Palestinian poet, critic and academic, complications from COVID-19.
• Jaroslav Mareš, 83, Czech biologist, traveller and author.
• Bill Markham, 98, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1969–1993).
• Antoine Martin, 65–66, French writer.
• Gene Mullin, 83, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (2002–2008), mayor of South San Francisco.
• Lefteris Mytilineos, 74, Greek singer, COVID-19.
• Cécile Renault, French astrophysicist, traffic collision.
• Paul Ritter, 54, English actor (Friday Night Dinner, Chernobyl, No Offence), brain cancer.
• Marshall Sahlins, 90, American anthropologist (Sahlins–Obeyesekere debate).
• Sir Jack Shaw, 88, Scottish accountant and businessman, Governor of the Bank of Scotland (1999–2001).
• Malcolm Kela Smith, 77, British-Australian politician, governor of Eastern Highlands Province (2002–2012), complications from COVID-19.
• Susan L. Smith, 73–74, American art historian, complications from cancer.
• Henry Stephen, 79, Venezuelan singer, complications from COVID-19.
• György Vókó, 74, Hungarian criminalist and professor of law.
• Qabdesh Zhumadilov, 84, Kazakh author.

6

• Peter Ainsworth, 64, British politician, MP (1992–2010).
• Réginald Bernut, 84, French politician, vice-president of the Congress of New Caledonia (2004–2007), mayor of Le Mont-Dore (2001–2003).
• Alan Braden, 94, English composer.
• Kittie Bruneau, 91, Canadian painter and printmaker.
• Alice Headley Chandler, 95, American Hall of Fame horsebreeder (Sir Ivor) and racing stable owner, Eclipse Award of Merit (2009).
• Midwin Charles, 47, American lawyer and legal analyst (CNN, MSNBC).
• Charles H. Coolidge, 99, American technical sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient.
• Chuck Darling, 91, American basketball player (Iowa Hawkeyes), Olympic champion (1956).
• Rodolfo da Ponte, 82, Paraguayan Olympic fencer (1968).
• François de Cossé-Brissac, 92, French aristocrat, 13th Duke of Brissac (since 1993).
• Dante Della Terza, 96, Italian literary scholar.
• Prathima Devi, 88, Indian actress (Krishnaleela, Jaganmohini, Paalige Bandadde Panchamrutha).
• Denis Donoghue, 92, Irish literary critic.
• Reese Erlich, 73, American author, cancer.
• Firmino Filho, 57, Brazilian economist and academic, mayor of Teresina (1997–2004, 2013–2020) and Piauí MLA (2011–2012).
• Hans Kristian Gaarder, 60, Norwegian conspiracy theorist, COVID-19.
• Paul Greenberg, 84, American journalist (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette), Pulitzer Prize winner (1969).
• Pierre Guichard, 81, French historian and academic.
• K. A. Siddique Hassan, 75, Indian scholar.
• Alcee Hastings, 84, American politician and jurist, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 1993), judge of the U.S. District Court for Fla. (1979–1989), pancreatic cancer.
• Tim F. Hayes, 74, Irish Gaelic footballer (Clonakilty).
• Mattie Hetherton, 69, Irish Gaelic footballer (Cavan).
• Grischa Huber, 76, German actress (Under the Pavement Lies the Strand, The Serpent's Egg, The Garden).
• Michel Koeniguer, 49, French comic book artist, heart attack.
• Joe Krebs, 78, American television news anchor, cancer.
• Hans Küng, 93, Swiss Roman Catholic priest, theologian and author (On Being a Christian, Islam: Past, Present and Future).
• Julen Madariaga, 88, Spanish Basque nationalist militant and lawyer, co-founder of ETA.
• Alfred Leonhard Maluma, 65, Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Njombe (since 2002).
• Packy McGarty, 87, Irish Gaelic football player (Leitrim).
• Al Mengert, 91, American golfer.
• Lily Oddie, 83, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1985–1990).
• Arcadi Oliveres, 75, Spanish economist, academic and social activist, pancreatic cancer.
• Walter Olkewicz, 72, American actor (Grace Under Fire, Twin Peaks, The Client).
• Umbu Landu Paranggi, 77, Indonesian artist and poet, COVID-19.
• Jan Purwinski, 86, Latvian-born Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr (1991–2011), COVID-19.
• Paul Rabinow, 76, American anthropologist.
• Bobby Schilling, 57, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2011–2013), cancer.
• Louis Siminovitch, 100, Canadian molecular biologist.
• Sonny Simmons, 87, American jazz saxophonist.
• Joe Slick, 43, American mixed martial artist (UFC).
• Maj Britt Theorin, 88, Swedish politician, MP (1971–1995) and MEP (1995–2004).
• Nestor Torre Jr., 78, Filipino screenwriter, director and journalist, complications from COVID-19.
• Predrag Živković Tozovac, 85, Serbian folk musician and actor, COVID-19.
• Uci Turtusi, Indonesian Muslim cleric and preacher.
• Jack Veneno, 78, Dominican professional wrestler (WWC) and politician, pancreatic cancer.
• Anna Wasilewska, 63, Polish politician, member of the Sejm (since 2015).
• Gene Youngblood, 78, American media theorist and writer (Expanded Cinema), complications from a heart attack.
• Fatima Zakaria, 85, Indian journalist (The Times of India) and educationist, cardiac arrest.

7

• Farid Alakbarli, 57, Azerbaijani historian.
• Ina Marija Bartaitė, 25, Lithuanian actress (Peace to Us in Our Dreams, Seneca's Day), traffic collision.
• Anne Beatts, 74, American humorist and television writer (National Lampoon, Saturday Night Live, Square Pegs).
• Mitiku Belachew, 78, Ethiopian-born Belgian surgeon.
• Rafael Benjumea Cabeza de Vaca, 82, Spanish aristocrat and engineer, cardiac arrest.
• Alfredo Bosi, 84, Brazilian literary critic, member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, COVID-19.
• Manfred Buder, 85, German ice hockey player (SG Dynamo Weißwasser).
• Antonio Calpe, 81, Spanish football player (Levante, Real Madrid) and manager.
• Jorge Coelho, 66, Portuguese politician, deputy (1989–2006), heart attack.
• Jerry Davie, 88, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers).
• Emmanuel Evans-Anfom, 101, Ghanaian physician and academic administrator, commissioner for health and education (1979), vice chancellor of KNUST (1967–1973).
• Lucyna Mirosława Falkowska, 70, Polish oceanographer.
• Victor Garber, 101, American politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives (1959–1965, 1979–1981).
• James Hampton, 84, American actor (F Troop, The Longest Yard, Teen Wolf) and director, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Susumu Kagawa, 76, Japanese urologist.
• Simon Keay, 66, British archaeologist and academic.
• Viktor Kurentsov, 80, Russian weightlifter, Olympic champion (1968).
• Peter Manso, 80, American author, heart attack.
• Paul Marland, 81, British politician, MP (1979–1997).
• Kai Nielsen, 94, American philosopher.
• Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth, 48, Thai Muay Thai fighter, lung cancer.
• Bill Owens, 85, American songwriter.
• Karel Pacner, 85, Czech author.
• Wayne Peterson, 93, American composer.
• Paul Popovici, 72, Romanian football player (Bihor Oradea, UTA Arad, national team) and manager, heart attack.
• Colette Privat, 95, French politician, deputy (1967–1968, 1978–1981).
• Indra Mohan Rajbongshi, 75, Bangladeshi folk singer, COVID-19.
• Tommy Raudonikis, 70, Australian rugby league player (Western Suburbs, Newtown, national team), cancer.
• Jack Smith, 85, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves), Alzheimer's disease.
• Théophile Sowié, Burkinabe actor (Les Visiteurs, Lumumba).
• Heinz Stübig, 81, German educator.
• György Szomjas, 80, Hungarian film director (Tight Quarters) and screenwriter.
• Éliane Thibaut-Comelade, 92, French journalist, writer and cook.
• Takis Vougiouklakis, 82, Greek director and producer.
• Howard Weitzman, 81, American entertainment and criminal lawyer, cancer.

8

• Phillip Adams, 32, American football player (Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets) and mass murderer (2021 Rock Hill shooting), suicide by gunshot.
• Iñaki Aldekoa, 81, Spanish politician, deputy (1986–1987) and member of the Navarrese parliament (1979–1983), lymphoma.
• Michel Berson, 75, French politician, member of the senate (2011–2017), deputy (1981–1997), mayor of Crosne (1977–1998).
• Margaret Wander Bonanno, 71, American science fiction writer (Dwellers in the Crucible, Strangers from the Sky).
• John da Silva, 86, New Zealand boxer and Olympic wrestler (1956).
• Jovan Divjak, 84, Bosnian army general (Bosnian War, Siege of Sarajevo).
• Hester van Eeghen, 62, Dutch fashion accessory designer.
• Conn Findlay, 90, American sailor and rower, Olympic champion (1956, 1964).
• Miklós Hajdufy, 88, Hungarian screenwriter and director.
• Cliff Hill, 78, English rugby league player (Wigan, Oldham, national team).
• Doug Holden, 90, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End, national team).
• Ton van den Hurk, 88, Dutch footballer (FC Eindhoven, VVV-Venlo, RKSV Sittardia).
• Diána Igaly, 56, Hungarian sport shooter, Olympic champion (2004), COVID-19.
• Antal Kiss, 85, Hungarian racewalker, Olympic silver medalist (1968).
• Roseli Machado, 52, Brazilian Olympic long-distance runner (1996), COVID-19.
• Red Mack, 83, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers).
• Mahyuddin N. S., 73, Indonesian politician and academic, COVID-19.
• John Naisbitt, 92, American futurologist and author.
• Ñito, 81, Spanish footballer (Tenerife, Valencia, Granada).
• César Ramón Ortega Herrera, 82, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Margarita (1983–1998) and Barcelona (1998–2014).
• Michele Pasinato, 52, Italian volleyball player, world champion (1998).
• Alan Pastrana, 76, American football player (Denver Broncos), complications from COVID-19.
• Riyaz Punjabi, 74, Indian academic administrator, vice chancellor of the University of Kashmir (2008–2011), cancer.
• Richard Rush, 91, American film director (The Stunt Man, Color of Night, Freebie and the Bean).
• Peter Terson, 89, British playwright.
• Horst Trimhold, 80, German footballer (Borussia Dortmund, FSV Frankfurt, national team).

9

• Raosaheb Antapurkar, 63, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (since 2019), COVID-19.
• Maryan Bakalarczyk, 93, Polish-Belgian footballer (R.F.C. Tilleur, R. Charleroi S.C., Standard Liège).
• Daniel Benítez, 33, Venezuelan footballer (Deportivo Táchira, Deportivo La Guaira), cancer.
• Paddy Cahill, 44, Irish filmmaker and cycling advocate.
• Shyama Charan Gupta, 76, Indian politician, MP (2004–2009, since 2014), COVID-19.
• Ramsey Clark, 93, American lawyer (Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milošević), attorney general (1966–1969) and deputy attorney general (1965–1967).
• Gavriel Cohen, 92, Israeli historian and politician, member of the Knesset (1965–1969).
• Arthur Cox, 87, British actor (Doctor Who, Yes Minister).
• DMX, 50, American rapper ("Party Up (Up in Here)", "X Gon' Give It to Ya") and actor (Cradle 2 the Grave), complications from a heart attack.
• Ralph Erskine, 87, British cryptologist and historian.
• Ekkehard Fasser, 68, Swiss bobsledder, Olympic champion (1988).
• Sandra J. Feuerstein, 75, American jurist, member of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern New York (since 2003), traffic collision.
• Rudolf Furmanov, 82, Russian actor (The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone, I Want to Go to Prison) and stage director, People's Artist of Russia (2008).
• Red Gendron, 63, American ice hockey coach (Maine Black Bears, Albany River Rats, Indiana Ice).
• Ian Gibson, 82, British politician, MP (1997–2009).
• Michel Girouard, 76, Canadian journalist.
• Nikki Grahame, 38, English television personality (Big Brother, Princess Nikki, Big Brother Canada), anorexia nervosa.
• Abdul Hamid Sebba, 86, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Goiás MLA (1995–2003), COVID-19.
• Bob Hardy, 84, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Lincoln (1987–2002).
• Md Abul Hashem, 99, Bangladeshi politician, Pakistan MNA (1970–1971).
• Shay Healy, 78, Irish songwriter ("What's Another Year") and television broadcaster (Nighthawks).
• Bob Herman, 92, American urban sociologist, complications from a fall.
• Charles Jenkins, 69, American Episcopal prelate, bishop of Louisiana (1998–2009), pancreatic cancer.
• Mahesh Joshi, 82, Indian politician, Madhya Pradesh MLA (1967–1972, 1980–1990).
• Roman Kanafotskyi, 83, Ukrainian footballer (Dnipro, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol).
• Wolfgang Kaniber, 81, German footballer (Fortuna Düsseldorf, VfL Osnabrück, RC Strasbourg).
• Giorgos Karaivaz, 52, Greek journalist, shot.
• André Le Ruyet, 88, French writer and poet.
• Eduardo Malaquina, 84, Uruguayan politician, intendant of Salto (1985–1990, 1995–2005) and senator (2011–2015).
• Gervais Mendo Ze, 76, Cameroonian linguist and academic.
• Jack Minker, 93, American scientist.
• June Newton, 97, Australian photographer and model.
• John W. Nyquist, 88, American vice admiral, cancer.
• Martin Aristide Okouda, 69, Cameroonian politician.
• Willis S. Olson, 91, American Olympic ski jumper (1952, 1956).
• Dahuku Péré, 68, Togolese politician, president of the National Assembly (1994–1999).
• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, 99, Greek-born British royal consort (since 1952).
• Kirsten Aschengreen Piacenti, 92, Danish art historian, civil servant and essayist.
• Stefan Polónyi, 90, Hungarian-born German civil engineer.
• Konstantin Provalov, 71, Russian diplomat, ambassador to Estonia (2000–2006).
• Rubens Recalcatti, 72, Brazilian politician and lawyer.
• Judith Reisman, 85, American author and anti-pornography activist.
• Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, 94, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop (1980–1995) and archbishop (1995–2001) of Calabozo.
• Julien Van Roosbroeck, 85, Belgian footballer (national team).
• Yasumasa Shigeno, 79, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (2000–2003, 2005–2012), heart attack.
• Ross Young, 59, Canadian politician, Prince Edward Island MLA (1991–1996).

10

• Edwin E. Aguilar, 46, Salvadoran-born American animator (The Simpsons, Transformers, G.I. Joe), stroke.
• Sabiamad Abdul Ahad, 65, Malaysian Olympic sports shooter (1984).
• John Angelicoussis, 72, Greek shipping magnate, heart attack.
• Mehtap Ar, 64, Turkish actress.
• István Bérczi, 75, Hungarian Olympic gymnast (1972), complications from COVID-19.
• LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, 64, American Lakota historian and Native American rights activist (Dakota Access Pipeline protests), brain cancer.
• Edward Cassidy, 96, Australian Roman Catholic cardinal, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to China (1970–1979) and Bangladesh (1973–1979), president of the PCPCU (1989–2001).
• Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela, 88, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Margarita (1974–1982) and archbishop of Barquisimeto (1982–2007), COVID-19.
• Quinton Claunch, 99, American musician, record producer and record label owner.
• Chandler Davidson, 84, American academic administrator and voting rights activist, brain inflammation.
• Félix del Blanco Prieto, 83, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Papal Almoner (2007–2012), Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea (1996–2003) and archbishop of Vannida (since 1991).
• Rossana Di Bello, 64, Italian politician, mayor of Taranto (2000–2006), COVID-19.
• Lee Dunne, 86, Irish author.
• Fred Erdman, 87, Belgian lawyer and politician, member of the senate (1991–1999) and chamber of representatives (1999–2003).
• Börje Holmberg, 97, Swedish educator and writer.
• Bruno Iwuoha, 68, Nigerian actor, complications from diabetes.
• Roger Kasperson, 83, American geographer.
• Kas Kastner, 92, American motorsports manager and car builder.
• Satish Kaul, 74, Indian actor (Warrant, Shiva Ka Insaaf, Ilzaam), complications from COVID-19.
• Nikolai Martynyuk, 86, Russian vice admiral.
• Édouard Maunick, 89, Mauritian poet.
• Guillaume Oyônô Mbia, 82, Cameroonian writer.
• Garba Mohammed, 76, Nigerian politician, governor of Sokoto State (1985–1987).
• Victor Mukete, 102, Cameroonian politician and traditional chief, senator (since 1959).
• Mike Olton, 82, Trinidadian-born English cricketer (Kent, Trinidad national team).
• Max Pons, 94, French poet and editor.
• Bob Porter, 80, American Hall of Fame record producer, discographer and broadcaster, complications from esophageal cancer.
• Michel Quévit, 81, Belgian writer and Walloon activist.
• M. Richard Rose, 88, American academic, president of Alfred University (1974–1978) and the Rochester Institute of Technology (1979–1992).
• Hassan Shahriar, 74, Bangladeshi journalist (The Daily Ittefaq, Newsweek, The Indian Express).
• Imre Simkó, 82, Hungarian Olympic sport shooter (1960, 1964).
• Bosse Skoglund, 85, Swedish drummer (Peps Persson).
• Lynn Stevenson, 97, American physicist.
• Sindisiwe van Zyl, 45, South African physician and HIV activist, complications from COVID-19.
• Marcio Veloz Maggiolo, 84, Dominican writer, archaeologist and anthropologist, complications from COVID-19.
• Lin Whitworth, 87, American politician, member of the Idaho Senate (1994–2000), dementia.
• Ivan Zhukov, 86, Russian military pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1982).

11

• Colin Baker, 86, Welsh footballer (Cardiff City, national team).
• Guillermo Berrío, 53, Colombian football player and coach (Atlético Huila), heart attack.
• Marco Bollesan, 79, Italian rugby union player and manager (national team).
• Nelson Bornier, 71, Brazilian politician and lawyer, deputy (1991–1996, 2003–2012) and mayor of Nova Iguaçu (1997–2002, 2013–2016), COVID-19.
• Todd J. Campbell, 64, American jurist, judge (since 1995) and chief judge (2005–2012) of the U.S. District Court for Middle Tennessee, multiple system atrophy.
• Normand Cherry, 82, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1989–1998).
• Massimo Cuttitta, 54, Italian rugby union player (national team) and manager, COVID-19.
• Giannetto De Rossi, 78, Italian make-up artist (Emanuelle in America, Zombie 2, Dune).
• Leokadiya Drobizheva, 88, Russian sociologist.
• Philippe Dubourg, 82, French politician and surgeon, deputy (1993–1997, 2002–2007), mayor of Illats (since 1977).
• Dick Fenton-Smith, 89, Australian footballer (Melbourne).
• Pedro Ivo Ferreira Caminhas, 68, Brazilian politician, Minas Gerais MLA (2001–2011), COVID-19.
• Jacques Giès, 71, French sinologist and art historian, president of the Guimet Museum (2008–2011).
• Mita Haque, 58, Bangladeshi singer, complications from COVID-19.
• Donald Henson, 64, British archaeologist and prehistorian.
• Milou Hermus, 73, Dutch painter.
• Füzuli Javadov, 70, Azerbaijani footballer (SKA Rostov-on-Don, Neftçi PFK, Daugava Riga), COVID-19.
• Justo Jorge Padrón, 77, Spanish poet, essayist and translator, COVID-19.
• Miguel López Abril, 66, Spanish basketball player.
• Stanislav Lugailo, 83, Ukrainian volleyball player, Olympic champion (1964).
• Artturi Niemelä, 97, Finnish homesteader and politician, MP (1970–1975).
• Phumlani Pikoli, 33, Zimbabwean-born South African author and journalist. (body discovered on this date)
• Alix Renaud, 75, Haitian-born Canadian writer.
• Daisuke Ryu, 64, Japanese actor (Kagemusha, Ran, Gojoe), intracranial hemorrhage.
• Lotte Sandberg, 64, Norwegian art historian and journalist.
• Enzo Sciotti, 76, Italian artist and illustrator (The Beyond, Demons, The Blood of Heroes).
• Syed Yahya Shah, 93, Pakistani politician, Gilgit-Baltistan MLA (1975–1980).
• Zoran Simjanović, 74, Serbian composer and musician (Siluete, Elipse), COVID-19.
• Joseph Siravo, 66, American actor (The Sopranos, American Crime Story, Oslo), colon cancer.
• Ady Steg, 96, Slovak-born French urologist and Holocaust survivor.
• Gerren Taylor, 30, American television personality (Baldwin Hills, America the Beautiful).
• K. Thippeswamy, 80, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (1978–1983).
• Mauro Viale, 73, Argentine journalist and TV presenter, COVID-19.
• Shirley Williams, 90, British politician and life peer, MP (1964–1979, 1981–1983), education secretary (1976–1979), and co-founder of the SDP.
• John Williamson, 83, British-born American economist.

12

• Oldemiro Balói, 66, Mozambican politician, minister of foreign affairs (2008–2017).
• Kunja Bojji, 95, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (1985–1999).
• Thomas E. Delahanty II, 75, American lawyer and jurist, United States Attorney for the District of Maine (1980–1981, 2010–2017), pancreatic cancer.
• Roland Delmaire, 79, French historian and academic.
• Peter Goy, 82, English footballer (Arsenal, Southend United, Watford).
• Ho Yen Chye, 54, Singaporean Olympic judoka (1992), heart failure.
• Angèle Jacq, 83, French writer.
• Dhanare Paskal Janya, 49, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (2014–2019), COVID-19.
• Lazare Kaptué, 81–82, Cameroonian academic and virologist.
• André Maranne, 94, French-born British actor (The Pink Panther, The Square Peg, Night Train to Paris).
• Michel Noël, 76, Canadian writer.
• John Pelan, 63, American editor, publisher, and author, heart attack.
• Yogesh Praveen, 82, Indian historian.
• Irondi Pugliesi, 73, Brazilian politician, COVID-19.
• Ibn Abdur Rehman, 90, Pakistani human rights activist.
• András Serfőző, 70, Hungarian politician, MP (1994–2006).
• Paull Shin, 85, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1993–1995) and Senate (1999–2014).
• Pedro Soares Martínez, 95, Portuguese politician and lawyer, minister of health (1962–1963).
• Carles Trullols i Clemente, 72, Spanish roller hockey player and coach, COVID-19.
• Vincent Vitetta, 95, French racing cyclist.
• Martin Wachs, 79, American urban planner.
• Galen Weston, 80, Canadian food processing executive, chairman of George Weston Limited (1975–2006).
• Yang Xiong, 67, Chinese politician, mayor of Shanghai (2012–2017), heart attack.

13

• Farid Ahmed, 60, Bangladeshi composer and music director, COVID-19.
• Maqbul Ahmed, 81, Bangladeshi politician, COVID-19.
• Patricio Hacbang Alo, 81, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Mati (1984–2014).
• Jean-Pierre Arrignon, 78, French historian and academic.
• Rachel Bakam, 38, Nigerian television presenter and actress, complications from anaemia.
• Harold Bradley Jr., 91, American football player (Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles) and actor (Seven Rebel Gladiators).
• Yvan Daumas, 77–78, French painter.
• R. W. Davies, 95, British historian and writer.
• Rocco Filippini, 77, Swiss classical cellist, COVID-19.
• Vasiliy Golovanov, 60, Russian writer and journalist.
• Gerald Haslam, 84, American author (Straight White Male).
• Dewey King, 95, American college football coach (San Jose State).
• Bruce Larson, 94, American college basketball coach (Arizona Wildcats).
• Isi Leibler, 86, Belgian-born Australian-Israeli activist.
• Bobby Leonard, 88, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Indiana Pacers) and player (Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards).
• Simon Marandi, 73, Indian politician, MP (1989–1996).
• Jaime Mota de Farias, 95, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Alagoinhas (1986–2002), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Bernard Noël, 90, French writer and poet.
• Paul Oquist, 78, American-born Nicaraguan politician and presidential advisor, COVID-19.
• Jamal Al-Qabendi, 62, Kuwaiti footballer (Kazma Sporting Club, national team), complications from diabetes.
• George Reynolds, 84, British businessman and football club owner (Darlington).
• José Carlos Schiavinato, 66, Brazilian engineer and politician, deputy (since 2015) and mayor of Toledo (2005–2013), COVID-19.
• Ruth Roberta de Souza, 52, Brazilian Olympic basketball player (1992), world champion (1994), COVID-19.
• Walter Spitzer, 93, Polish-born French Holocaust survivor and painter.
• Hans-Dieter Tippenhauer, 77, German footballer (Fortuna Düsseldorf, Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Dortmund).
• Amedeo Tommasi, 85, Italian pianist and composer.
• Peter Warner, 90, Australian sailor, winner of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race (1961, 1963, 1964), drowned.
• Helen Weaver, 89, American writer and translator.
• Bob Wheeler, 90, American ice hockey player.
• George Vande Woude, 85, American scientist, Parkinson's disease.

14

• Yıldırım Akbulut, 85, Turkish politician, prime minister (1989–1991), minister of the interior (1984–1987) and speaker of the Grand National Assembly (1987–1989, 1999–2000).
• Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani, 63, Iraqi politician, governor of Anbar (2005–2009).
• Frank Card, 76, American basketball player (Minnesota Pipers, Carolina Cougars, Denver Rockets).
• Einar Enevoldson, 88, American aviator and test pilot.
• Eduardo Enríquez Maya, 72, Colombian politician, senator (since 2006) and representative (1998–2006), COVID-19.
• Trader Faulkner, 93, Australian-born British actor (A Killer Walks, The Murder Game, A High Wind in Jamaica).
• Hank Huckaby, 79, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (2011).
• Abdul Matin Khasru, 71, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–2001, since 2009), minister of law and justice (1997–2001), COVID-19.
• Shamsuzzaman Khan, 80, Bangladeshi folklorist, president of Bangla Academy (since 2020), COVID-19.
• Joaquín Larroya, 83, Spanish Olympic sprint canoer (1960).
• Graeme Lee, 81, Australian footballer (Launceston, East Devonport).
• Michel Louvain, 83, Canadian singer, esophageal cancer.
• Bernie Madoff, 82, American investment advisor, financier and convicted fraudster (Madoff investment scandal).
• Oleg Marusev, 76, Russian actor (Who If Not Us, The Fall of the Empire) and TV presenter, Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (1993).
• Bob Maskell, 80, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (2001–2004).
• Marcelo Angiolo Melani, 82, Italian-born Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Viedma (1995–2002) and Neuquén (2002–2011), COVID-19.
• Leo Nosworthy, 93, Australian rugby league player (Balmain) and coach.
• Sir Harry Ognall, 87, English jurist.
• Monique Pantel, 88, French film critic.
• Inga Sarri, 86, Swedish actress.
• Stephanie Sinclaire, 67, American painter and theatre director.
• Roger Soloman, 81, Canadian politician, Prince Edward Island MLA (1993–1996).
• Nicholas Springer, 35, American wheelchair rugby player, Paralympic champion (2008).
• Lynn Thomas, 61, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Invaders), Super Bowl champion (1982).
• Ahmed Usman, 69, Nigerian politician, military governor of Ondo State (1994–1996) and Oyo State (1996–1998).
• Ewa Wawrzoń, 83, Polish actress.
• Rusty Young, 75, American musician (Poco) and songwriter ("Crazy Love", "Shoot for the Moon"), heart attack.
• Kostas Zolotas, 88, Greek mountain guide.

15

• John Anthony Allan, 84, British geographer.
• Moshe Ber Beck, 86, Hungarian-born American rabbi and anti-Zionist campaigner, leader of the Neturei Karta.
• Poul Bilde, 83, Danish footballer (Vejle, national team).
• Patricio Castillo, 80, Mexican actor (National Mechanics, Letters from Marusia, Amores perros).
• Dário de Castro, 72, Brazilian voice actor, COVID-19.
• Azmeera Chandulal, 66, Indian politician, MP (1996–1999), Andhra Pradesh MLA (1985–1989, 1994–1996) and Telangana MLA (since 2014), COVID-19.
• Aleksandr Churilin, 74, Russian diplomat, ambassador to Romania (2006–2011).
• Roger Dewint, 78, Belgian artist.
• Roscoe Dixon, 71, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1984–1994) and Senate (1994–2005).
• Clotilda Douglas-Yakimchuk, 89, Canadian nurse, COVID-19.
• Leon van den Eijkel, 80, Dutch-born New Zealand artist.
• Jorge Fitch, 87, Mexican baseball player (Tigres del México, Pericos de Puebla).
• Ron Giffin, 78, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia MHA (1978–1993).
• Vartan Gregorian, 87, Iranian-born Armenian-American academic, president of Carnegie Corporation.
• Eric Grove, 73, British naval historian.
• Knut Jøran Helmers, 64, Norwegian chess player, cerebral hemorrhage.
• Walter Kaufmann, 97, German-Australian writer.
• Barby Kelly, 45, German singer (The Kelly Family).
• Leroy Keyes, 74, American Hall of Fame football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs).
• Mao Ayuth, 76, Cambodian film director, COVID-19.
• John C. McAdams, 75, American political scientist.
• Bill McCall, 91, British trade union leader, general secretary of the IPMS (1963–1989).
• Evelyn McNicol, 93, Scottish explorer.
• Nikolai Olovyannikov, 98, Russian military pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1944).
• Luisa Revilla, 49, Peruvian politician and LGBT rights activist, mayor of Trujillo Province (2015–2018), COVID-19.
• Hedley Ringrose, 78, English archdeacon of Cheltenham (1998–2009).
• Pat Rizzo, 79, American saxophonist (Sly and the Family Stone).
• Joe T. San Agustin, 90, Guamanian politician, member (1977–1996) and speaker (1989–1995) of the Senate.
• Kunio Shimizu, 84, Japanese playwright.
• Adelino Sitoy, 85, Filipino lawyer, COVID-19.
• Heather Spears, 86, Canadian-born Danish poet and novelist.
• Dimitrios Talaganis, 76, Greek architect, COVID-19.
• Bill Thieben, 86, American basketball player (Detroit Pistons).

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• Hussain Ahmed, 89, Indian Olympic footballer (1956), COVID-19.
• Ole Anthony, 82, American minister, religious investigator and satirist, lung cancer.
• Edwin Apps, 89, English actor (The Bargee, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Vatel).
• Fred Arbanas, 82, American football player (Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs).
• Heinze Bakker, 79, Dutch sports journalist (Nederlandse Omroep Stichting).
• Umberto Battist, 81, French politician, deputy (1981–1986, 1988–1993).
• Al Bryant, 90, American football player (Edmonton Eskimos).
• Nader Dastneshan, 60, Iranian football player (Nassaji Mazandaran) and manager (Payam Mashad, Rayka Babol), COVID-19.
• John Dawes, 80, Welsh rugby union player (Barbarian, British & Irish Lions, national team).
• Jonathan Fryer, 70, British writer and politician, brain tumour.
• Charles Geschke, 81, American computer scientist, co-founder of Adobe Inc., co-developer of Interpress and PostScript.
• Henri Goetschy, 94, French politician, senator (1977–1995).
• Ludmila Guzun, 59, Moldovan politician, deputy (since 2019), COVID-19.
• Nelson Haggerty, 47, American college basketball coach (North Texas Mean Green, Central Missouri Mules, Midwestern State Mustangs), traffic collision.
• Fumio Hisamatsu, 77, Japanese manga artist (Super Jetter), mouth cancer.
• Bob Hodges, 77, Canadian Olympic speed skater (1968, 1972) and biochemist.
• Claude Jamet, 91, French footballer (LB Châteauroux).
• Jean Kaltenbach, 94, French politician, mayor of Eurville-Bienville (1965–2001).
• Daniel Kane, 72–73, Australian linguist.
• Krešimir Krnjević, 93, Croatian-born Canadian-British neurophysiologist.
• Ladi Ladebo, 78, Nigerian filmmaker.
• Lew Lewis, 65–66, English harmonica player (Eddie and the Hot Rods).
• Geoffrey Mains, 87, English cricketer (Gloucestershire).
• Barry Mason, 85, English songwriter ("Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)", "The Last Waltz", "Delilah").
• Helen McCrory, 52, English actress (Peaky Blinders, Harry Potter, The Queen), cancer.
• Serhiy Novikov, 71, Russian judoka, Olympic champion (1976).
• Richard Parry-Jones, 69, British automobile designer (Ford Motor Company).
• Andrew Peacock, 82, Australian politician, minister for foreign affairs (1975–1980), leader of the opposition (1983–1985, 1989–1990) and MP (1966–1994).
• Johnny Peirson, 95, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins) and broadcaster.
• Anthony Powell, 85, English costume designer (Death on the Nile, Tess, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), Oscar winner (1973, 1979, 1981).
• Eldar Quliyev, 80, Azerbaijani film director (Babek), screenwriter and actor.
• Kakarla Subba Rao, 96, Indian radiologist.
• Éric Raoult, 65, French politician, deputy (2002–2012) and mayor of Le Raincy (1995–2014).
• Yessengaly Raushanov, 63, Kazakh poet.
• Liam Scarlett, 35, British choreographer (The Royal Ballet).
• Paul Schneider, 93, German sculptor, recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• Robert Seibert, 79, American political scientist (Knox College).
• Felix Silla, 84, Italian-born American actor (The Addams Family, The Black Bird, Return of the Jedi) and stuntman, pancreatic cancer.
• Ranjit Sinha, 68, Indian police officer, director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (2012–2014), COVID-19.
• Sohaib Sultan, 40, American imam, chaplain at Princeton University, bile duct cancer.
• Mari Törőcsik, 85, Hungarian actress (Electra, My Love, Music Box, Sunshine).
• Loyce W. Turner, 93, American politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (1975–1998).

17

• Hisham Bastawisy, 69, Egyptian jurist.
• Ted Bates, 84, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals, New York Jets).
• Black Rob, 51, American rapper ("Whoa!", "Bad Boy for Life"), kidney failure.
• John Brereton, 86, Australian footballer (Footscray).
• Luiz Humberto Carneiro, 68, Brazilian politician, Minas Gerais MLA (since 2003), COVID-19.
• Vladimir Churkin, 68, Russian football player and manager.
• Erol Demiröz, 81, Turkish actor (The Herd, A Season in Hakkari, The Pain).
• Hubert Faure, 106, French World War II hero (Operation Overlord), Grand Croix of the Legion of Honour recipient.
• Bob Fouracre, 83, American sportscaster.
• Fereydoun Ghanbari, 43, Iranian wrestler, pancreatitis.
• Paul Helminger, 80, Luxembourgian politician, mayor of Luxembourg City (1999−2011) and deputy (1984–1989, 1994–2012).
• Hsu Sheng-fa, 96, Taiwanese banker, auto executive and politician, MP (1981–1990), founder of Prince Motors and chairman of KGI Bank (1992–2007).
• Frank Judd, Baron Judd, 86, British politician, minister of state for foreign affairs (1977–1979), MP (1966–1979) and member of the House of Lords (since 1991).
• Franklin Khan, Trinidadian politician, MP (since 2002).
• Sebastian Koto Khoarai, 91, Lesothan Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of Mohale's Hoek (1977–2014).
• Osamu Kobayashi, 57, Japanese animator (Ani*Kuri15, Naruto, Grandia), kidney cancer.
• Narendra Kohli, 81, Indian novelist and academic, COVID-19.
• Bir Singh Mahato, 75, Indian politician, MP (1991–2004).
• Justin Malewezi, 77, Malawian politician, vice president (1994–2004).
• Gert Metz, 79, German Olympic sprinter (1968).
• Bill Mogk, 89, American baseball player (Michigan Wolverines).
• Manoj Kumar Mukherjee, 87, Indian jurist, judge of the Supreme Court (1993–1999).
• Josep Mussons, 95, Spanish sports and baking executive, vice president of FC Barcelona (1979–2000), COVID-19.
• John Ogilvie, 89, New Zealand cricketer (Wellington).
• Sir Michael Oswald, 86, British horse racing manager.
• Mario Pini, 82, Uruguayan footballer (Montevideo Wanderers).
• Kabori Sarwar, 70, Bangladeshi actress (Titash Ekti Nadir Naam, Sareng Bou) and politician, MP (2008–2014), COVID-19.
• Robert Carl Suggs, 89, American archaeologist and anthropologist, heart failure.
• Sándor Szabó, 70, Hungarian Olympic swimmer (1968, 1972).
• Wayne Talkes, 68, English footballer (Southampton, AFC Bournemouth).
• Vivek, 59, Indian actor (Run, Saamy, Parthiban Kanavu) and comedian, cardiac arrest.
• Hans-Karl von Unger, 90, German politician, North Rhine-Westphalia MP (1980–1995).
• Harry W. Wellford, 96, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western Tennessee (1970–1982) and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (since 1982).
• Volodymyr Yavorivsky, 78, Ukrainian writer, journalist and politician, MP (1990–1998, 2002–2014), stroke.
• Al Young, 81, American poet, complications from a stroke.

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• Naïma Ababsa, 51, Algerian singer.
• Xavier Ameil, 98, French engineer and spy.
• Ludovico Badoy, 69, Filipino politician, executive director of the NHCP (2002–2019), COVID-19.
• Bhumidhar Barman, 89, Indian politician, Assam MLA (1967–2016) and chief minister (1996).
• Douglas Bell, 94, Canadian politician, commissioner of Yukon (1979–1986).
• Stefan Bratkowski, 86, Polish journalist and writer, opposition activist during Polish People's Republic.
• Jehanne Collard, 70, French lawyer and activist.
• Luigi Covatta, 77, Italian politician and journalist (Mondoperaio), senator (1983–1994) and deputy (1979–1983).
• Marva Dawn, 72, American theologian and author.
• Mary Earle, 91, Scottish-born New Zealand food technologist.
• Flavia Fontes, 60, Brazilian filmmaker and editor.
• Elizabeth Furse, 84, Kenya Colony-born American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–1999), complications from a fall.
• Iain Gallaway, 98, New Zealand sports commentator and cricketer (Otago).
• Achyut Madhav Gokhale, 75, Indian civil servant, COVID-19.
• Ken Greenwood, 79, Australian footballer (Carlton, Footscray).
• Mohammad Hejazi, 65, Iranian military officer (IRGC), heart disease.
• Gazi M M Amjad Hossain, 71, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2014–2018).
• Jyoti Kalani, 70, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (2014–2019), heart attack.
• Hanna Lachert, 94, Polish architect.
• Frank McCabe, 93, American basketball player, Olympic champion (1952).
• Eric McGraw, 76, British publisher, founder of the Inside Time.
• S. M. Mohsin, 73, Bangladeshi actor, COVID-19.
• Nowa Omoigui, 62, Nigerian military historian and cardiologist.
• Paul Oscher, 74, American blues musician, COVID-19.
• Albert Papilaya, 53, Indonesian Olympic boxer (1992).
• Bachi Singh Rawat, 71, Indian politician, MP (1996–2009), COVID-19.
• Zdeněk Růžička, 96, Czech gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist (1948).
• Anthony Russo, 74, American politician, mayor of Hoboken (1993–2001).
• Richard Schmid, 86, American artist.
• Lucas Sirkar, 84, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Krishnagar (1984–2000) and archbishop of Calcutta (2002–2012).
• Tremaine Stewart, 33, Jamaican footballer (Aalesund, Waterhouse, national team).
• Necdet Üruğ, 100, Turkish military officer, chief of the General Staff (1983–1987), commander of the First Army (1978–1981) and Land Forces (1983), complications from COVID-19.
• Wasim, 74, Bangladeshi actor.

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• Eddie Abel, 89, British chemist, president of the Royal Society of Chemistry (1996–1998).
• Monica Bandini, 56, Italian racing cyclist, world champion (1988), heart attack.
• Pedro Bastidas, 45, Venezuelan politician, mayor of Girardot Municipality (since 2008), COVID-19.
• Sumitra Bhave, 78, Indian film director (Doghi, Devrai, Kaasav), lung infection.
• Andrzej Białynicki-Birula, 85, Polish mathematician, member of the Polish Academy of Science.
• Rudolf Burger, 82, Austrian philosopher.
• Mewalal Chaudhary, 68, Indian politician, Bihar MLA (since 2015), COVID-19.
• Eduardo de Lázzari, 76, Argentine judge and academic, president of the Supreme Court of Justice of Buenos Aires (2004–2005, 2012–2013, 2019–2020), COVID-19.
• Michael Dormer, 83, New Zealand cricketer (Auckland).
• Nasir Durrani, 64, Pakistani police officer, inspector general of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police (2013–2017), COVID-19.
• Ruth Farchi, 93, Austrian-Israeli stage actress.
• Shaler Halimon, 76, American basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Dallas Chaparrals).
• Fred Jordan, 95, American book and magazine editor (Grove Press, Evergreen Review) and free speech activist.
• Michel Kilo, 80, Syrian writer and human rights activist, COVID-19.
• Willy van der Kuijlen, 74, Dutch footballer (PSV, MVV, national team), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Bob Lanois, 73, Canadian record producer and recording engineer.
• Vera Lantratova, 73, Russian volleyball player, Olympic champion (1968).
• Walter Mondale, 93, American politician, vice president (1977–1981), member of the U.S. Senate (1964–1976), ambassador to Japan (1993–1996).
• Gérard Montassier, 83, French essayist and government official.
• Jagdish Singh Rana, 66, Indian politician, MP (2009–2014), COVID-19.
• Anto Raukas, 86, Estonian geologist and science organiser.
• Birgitte Reimer, 95, Danish actress (We Who Go the Kitchen Route, Summer Place Wanted, Vi er allesammen tossede).
• Gopal Krishna Saxena, 70, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1996–2002), COVID-19.
• Viktor Shuvalov, 97, Russian ice hockey player and footballer (VVS Moscow), Olympic champion (1956), COVID-19.
• Jim Speechley, 84, British politician.
• Jim Steinman, 73, American musician, composer and lyricist ("Total Eclipse of the Heart", "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"), kidney failure.
• Dieter Timpe, 89, German historian.
• Franklin Toker, 76, Canadian-born American architectural historian.
• G. Venkatasubbiah, 107, Indian lexicographer, kidney disease.
• Marin Voinea, 85, Romanian footballer (Progresul București, Siderurgistul Galați, national team).
• Robin Wood, 67, American artist, cancer.
• Bill Wynne, 99, American World War II veteran, photojournalist and dog trainer (Smoky).

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• Germaine Ahidjo, 89, Cameroonian socialite, first lady (1960–1982).
• Ruth H. Alexander, 83, American activist.
• Pierre Amiet, 98, French archeologist and conservator.
• Rex Aubrey, 86, Australian Olympic swimmer (1952).
• Leïla Bahria, Tunisian politician and judge, secretary of state to the minister of foreign affairs (2013–2014).
• Mick Burrs, 80–81, Canadian poet.
• George Dancis, 88, Latvian-born Australian Olympic basketball player (1956).
• Idriss Déby, 68, Chadian military officer and politician, president (since 1990), shot.
• Mary Beth Edelson, 88, American artist.
• Nasser Ramdane Ferradj, 48–49, French political activist.
• Germán Gamonal, 89, Chilean journalist and writer.
• Monte Hellman, 91, American film director (Two-Lane Blacktop, Beast from Haunted Cave, The Shooting), fall.
• Willi Herren, 45, German actor and singer.
• Jiří Lopata, 84, Czech football player (Spartak Plzeň) and manager (RH Cheb, Dukla Prague).
• Wiesława Mazurkiewicz, 95, Polish actress (Pharaoh, The Deluge, Woman in a Hat).
• Les McKeown, 65, Scottish singer (Bay City Rollers).
• Ana Lúcia Menezes, 46, Brazilian actress, voice artist and dubbing director, stroke.
• Shyam Bihari Misra, 82, Indian politician, MP (1991–2004), COVID-19.
• Kishore Nandlaskar, 81, Indian actor (Thartharat, Vaastav: The Reality, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain), COVID-19.
• M. Narasimham, 93, Indian economist, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (1977).
• Shirley Ogle, 94, Australian sprinter.
• Sven-Olof Olson, 94, Swedish Air Force officer.
• Listianto Raharjo, 50, Indonesian footballer (Pelita Jaya, national team), heart attack.
• José Joaquín Puig de la Bellacasa, 89, Spanish diplomat, ambassador to the Holy See (1980–1983), secretary general of the Royal Household (1990–1991), member of the Council of State (1997–2005), COVID-19.
• Tom Robson, 75, American baseball player (Texas Rangers) and coach (New York Mets).
• Zurab Rtveliashvili, 53, Kazakh-born Georgian poet, blood clot.
• John Sarna, 86, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1973–1996).
• Aleksander Sopliński, 79, Polish politician and physician, member of the Sejm (2005–2011), deputy minister of health (2012–2015).
• Tempest Storm, 93, American burlesque star and actress.
• Alfred Teinitzer, 91, Austrian footballer (SK Rapid Wien, LASK Linz, national team).
• Roland Weyl, 102, French lawyer and militant.

21

• Albert Bauer, 92, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1971–1981) and Senate (1981–2001).
• Ljerka Belak, 73, Slovenian actress, Prešeren Award (1989).
• Marc Bécam, 89, French politician, deputy (1967–1978), senator (1980–1986), mayor of Quimper (1977–1989).
• Håkon Brusveen, 93, Norwegian cross-country skier, Olympic champion (1960).
• Gilbert Clain, 79, Réunionese sculptor.
• Mercedes Colás de Meroño, 95, Argentine human rights activist (Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo).
• Myriam Colombi, 81, French actress (The Burglars, The Weaker Sex) and theatre director (Théâtre Montparnasse).
• Lea Dali Lion, 47, Estonian singer, COVID-19.
• Bhitali Das, 51, Indian singer, COVID-19.
• Peter Dimond, 82, Australian rugby league player (Western Suburbs, New South Wales, national team).
• Marc Ferro, 96, French historian, COVID-19.
• Thomas Fritsch, 77, German actor (Three Men in the Snow, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Adorable Julia).
• Shankha Ghosh, 89, Indian poet and literary critic, COVID-19.
• Alfredo Graciani, 56, Argentine footballer (Boca Juniors, Racing Club, Deportivo Español), heart attack.
• Ada Jesus, 23, Nigerian actress and comedian, kidney disease and cardiac arrest.
• Bernie Kahn, 90, American screenwriter (The Barefoot Executive, Bewitched, Super Friends).
• Wahiduddin Khan, 96, Indian Islamic scholar (Tazkirul Quran) and peace activist, COVID-19.
• Kari Kemény, 71, Norwegian translator, Bastian Prize recipient (2001).
• Marian Kosiński, 75, Polish football player (Stal Mielec) and manager (Karpaty Krosno).
• Johny Lal, Indian cinematographer (Partner, Aathanka, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein), COVID-19.
• Joe Long, 88, American bassist (The Four Seasons), COVID-19.
• Gerry Mackey, 87, Irish footballer (Shamrock Rovers).
• Manny Mantrana, 58, American college baseball coach (St. Thomas University Bobcats, UTPA).
• Segismundo Martínez Álvarez, 78, Spanish-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Corumbá (2004–2018), COVID-19.
• Guilherme Melo, 68, Brazilian politician, governor of Piauí (1994–1995) and Piauí MLA (1987–1991), brain cancer.
• Stanley A. Milner, 91, Canadian businessman and politician.
• Henri Mouton, 87, Belgian politician, senator (1981–1985).
• Antonio Palang, 74, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, vicar apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro (2002–2018).
• Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, 84, Canadian Inuvialuit author.
• James Prigoff, 93, American photographer.
• D. Michael Quinn, 77, American historian of the Latter Day Saint movement.
• Diamantina Rodríguez, 100, Spanish singer.
• Donald W. Sherburne, 92, American philosopher.
• Henrietta M. Smith, 98, American academic, librarian and storyteller.
• Carl Spielvogel, 92, American marketing executive and diplomat, ambassador to Slovakia (2000–2001).
• Erasmo Vásquez, Dominican physician and politician, minister of public health (1996–1998), COVID-19.
• Elizabeth von Till Warren, 86, American historian and preservationist.
• Wojciech Ziemba, 79, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ełk (1992–2000), archbishop of Białystok (2000–2006) and Warmia (2006–2016).

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• Wencelito Andanar, 73, Filipino lawyer, chairman of the Philippine Coconut Authority (1982–1992), liver cancer.
• Adnan al-Assadi, 68–69, Iraqi politician, COVID-19.
• Bill Cameron, 92, Australian footballer (St Kilda).
• Terrence Clarke, 19, American basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats), traffic collision.
• Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi, 55, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (2007–2011) and convicted rapist, kidney disease.
• Donald W. Fox, 98, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1957–1974).
• Alípio Freire, 75, Brazilian writer and journalist, COVID-19.
• Charles Fries, 92, American producer (The Amazing Spider-Man, The Martian Chronicles, Cat People).
• Edmundo Galdino, 62, Brazilian politician, deputy (1989–1995) and Goiás MLA (1987–1989), cardiac arrest.
• Adrian Garrett, 78, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, California Angels, Hiroshima Toyo Carp), pneumonia.
• Edgar Godoy Samayoa, Guatemalan politician and brigadier general, minister of the interior (2020).
• Selma Gürbüz, 61, Turkish sculptor and painter, COVID-19.
• Mirosław Handke, 75, Polish chemist and politician, rector of AGH University of Science and Technology (1993–1997), minister of national education (1997–2000).
• Thelma Harper, 80, American politician, member of the Tennessee Senate (1989–2019).
• Dennis Johnson, 81, Jamaican Olympic sprinter (1964), complications from COVID-19.
• Jean-Pierre Kress, 91, French footballer (national team).
• Luo Qingquan, 75, Chinese politician, governor of Hubei (2003–2007) and member of the CCCPC (2002–2012).
• Krystyna Łyczywek, 100, Polish photographer, translator and journalist, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture (2010), Officer of the Legion of Honour (2013).
• Roy Masters, 93, English-born American author, radio evangelist.
• Elizabeth Orr, 91, New Zealand lecturer and trade unionist.
• Sharon Pollock, 85, Canadian playwright, actor and director.
• Shravan Rathod, 66, Indian film composer (Aashiqui, Raja, Bewafaa), COVID-19.
• Frances Rotblat, 74, British haematologist, complications from diabetes.
• Shock G, 57, American rapper (Digital Underground) and songwriter ("The Humpty Dance", "I Get Around"), accidental drug overdose.
• Roy Strandbakke, 90, Norwegian footballer (Raufoss, national team).
• Anthony Thwaite, 90, English poet and editor.
• Ashok Kumar Walia, 72, Indian politician, Delhi MLA (1993–2013), COVID-19.

23

• Nii Ayikai Adjin-Tettey, 90, Ghanaian athlete.
• Hans Rasmus Astrup, 82, Norwegian businessman and art collector, founder of Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art.
• Tuncay Becedek, 78, Turkish footballer (Fenerbahçe, İzmirspor, national team).
• Lalit Behl, 71, Indian actor (Titli, Hotel Salvation, Judgementall Hai Kya), film director and writer, complications from COVID-19.
• Abderrahmane Benkhalfa, 71, Algerian economist, minister of finance (2015–2016), COVID-19.
• Dukha Bhagat, 67, Indian politician, MP (1999–2004), COVID-19.
• Charlie Black, 71, American country songwriter.
• J. Jon Bruno, 74, American Episcopal clergyman, bishop of Los Angeles (2002–2017).
• José Luis Comellas, 92, Spanish astronomer, historian and academic.
• Levy Fidelix, 69, Brazilian politician, president of Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (since 1994), complications from COVID-19.
• Fredi, 78, Finnish actor, singer and television presenter.
• Charlie Glotzbach, 82, American racing driver (NASCAR Winston Cup Series).
• James Heneghan, 90, British-born Canadian author (The Grave).
• Bill Johnston, 96, American golfer and golf course designer.
• Dan Kaminsky, 42, American computer security researcher, diabetic ketoacidosis.
• Mario Meoni, 56, Argentine politician, minister of transport (since 2019), mayor of Junín Partido (2003–2015) and Buenos Aires provincial deputy (1999–2003), traffic collision.
• Milva, 81, Italian singer and actress (La bellezza di Ippolita, Appuntamento in Riviera, Via degli specchi).
• Amit Mistry, 47, Indian actor (Kya Kehna, Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, 99), cardiac arrest.
• Arun Nigavekar, 79, Indian physicist and educator, vice-chancellor of the University of Pune (1998–2000) and chairman of the UGC (2000–2005).
• Detta O'Cathain, Baroness O'Cathain, 83, Irish-born British businesswoman and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1991).
• Deborah Swackhamer, 66, American environmental chemist.
• Sirje Tennosaar, 77, Estonian actress and television presenter.
• Rammurti Singh Verma, 70, Indian politician, MLA (2012–2017).
• Bill Whittington, 71, American racing driver and convicted criminal, 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1979), plane crash.
• Victor Wood, 75, Filipino singer and actor, complications from COVID-19.

24

• Katherine Aaslestad, 59, American scholar, professor of history at West Virginia University.
• Awatef Abdel Karim, 90, Egyptian composer.
• Mutaib Alsaqar, 62, Jordanian singer, complications from diabetes.
• Kent Angus, 68, Canadian businessman and uniform supplier to the International Ice Hockey Federation
• Oleg Anikanov, 87, Russian military officer.
• Katherine Barber, 61, British-born Canadian lexicographer, brain cancer.
• Walter Borthwick, 73, Scottish football player (East Fife, St Mirren, Dunfermline Athletic) and manager.
• Vytautas Bubnys, 88, Lithuanian writer and politician, member of the Seimas (1992–1996).
• John Coster-Mullen, 74, American photographer and nuclear archaeologist, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Alber Elbaz, 59, Moroccan-born Israeli fashion designer (Lanvin), COVID-19.
• Sergio Esquivel, 74, Mexican singer-songwriter.
• Bob Fass, 87, American radio personality (WBAI).
• Marcel Gaudion, 97, French handball player (national team).
• Victor Golla, 82, American linguist, complications from Parkinson's disease and a stroke.
• Duane Hagadone, 88, American newspaper publisher.
• Nathan Jung, 74, American actor and stuntman (Star Trek, The A-Team, Big Trouble in Little China).
• Ziaur Rahman Khan, 74–75, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, MP (1991–2006), COVID-19.
• Dariyav Khatik, 75, Indian politician, Haryana MLA (1991–1996).
• Shunsuke Kikuchi, 89, Japanese composer (The Gate of Youth, Dragon Ball Z, UFO Robot Grendizer), pneumonia.
• La Camboria, 90, Spanish flamenco dancer, COVID-19.
• Marianne Lienau, German presenter, radio journalist and contributing editor.
• Kaare Lindboe, 81, Norwegian football referee.
• Richard Hey Lloyd, 87, British organist and composer.
• Christa Ludwig, 93, German mezzo-soprano.
• Sarolta Monspart, 76, Hungarian orienteering competitor, world champion (1972).
• Siv Nordrum, 62, Norwegian journalist.
• Virgil Orr, 98, American politician and academic, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1988–1992).
• Allan Pietz, 95, Canadian politician, MP (1984–1988), mayor of Welland (1965–1978), complications from pneumonia.
• Yves Rénier, 78, Swiss-born French actor (Commissaire Moulin, The Count of Monte Cristo, Frantic), film director and screenwriter.
• Byron Seaman, 97, Canadian businessman, part owner of the Calgary Flames.
• Faye Schulman, 101, Polish Holocaust survivor and photographer.
• Mohan Shantanagoudar, 62, Indian jurist, judge of the Supreme Court (since 2017) and Karnataka High Court (2004–2016), chief justice of the Kerala High Court (2016–2017), lung infection.
• Robert Slavin, 70, American psychologist.
• Trevor Smith, Baron Smith of Clifton, 83, British politician, member of the House of Lords (1997–2019), septicaemia.
• Miloš Šobajić, 75, Serbian painter and sculptor, COVID-19.
• József Soproni, 90, Hungarian composer.
• Hugo Stuven Cangas, 80, Chilean-Spanish TV producer (Televisión Española), COVID-19.
• Riitta Vainionpää, 69, Swedish textile artist, COVID-19.
• John T. Ward Jr., 75, American racehorse trainer.
• Ashwin Yadav, 33, Indian cricketer (Hyderabad), heart attack.

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• Ali Yahia Abdennour, 100, Algerian politician, lawyer and human rights activist.
• Genebert Basadre, 37, Filipino boxer.
• Pablo José Cámbar, 78, Honduran academic, researcher and physician, COVID-19.
• Óscar Castro Ramírez, 73, Chilean playwright, actor (There Were Days... and Moons) and director, complications from COVID-19.
• Mike Davis, 65, American football player (Oakland Raiders/Los Angeles Raiders).
• Raymond J. DeMallie, 74, American anthropologist.
• John Diamond, 86, British physician and author.
• Ben Dreith, 96, American football referee (American Football League, National Football League).
• Denny Freeman, 76, American blues guitarist and keyboardist.
• Ian Hamilton, 80, English footballer (Bristol Rovers).
• Ivan M. Havel, 82, Czech scientist and philosopher.
• John Hopkins, 82, American novelist and travel writer, fall.
• Hamid Jasemian, 84, Iranian footballer (Shahin, Persepolis), COVID-19.
• Toshiro Kandagawa, 81, Japanese chef (Iron Chef), COVID-19.
• Désiré Kolingba, 64, Central African politician.
• John Konrads, 78, Latvian-born Australian swimmer, Olympic champion (1960).
• Joseph Maraite, 71, Belgian politician, minister-president of the German-speaking community (1986–1999).
• Rajan Mishra, 70, Indian khyal musician, complications from COVID-19.
• Cyrille Ndayirukiye, 66, Burundian politician, minister of national defence (2000–2002).
• Valerie Parv, 69, Australian author.
• Allen Taflove, 71, American electrical engineer.
• Zhenia Vasylkivska, 92, Ukrainian poet, translator and literary critic.
• Potti Veeraiah, 73, Indian actor (Aggi Veerudu, Tata Manavadu, Yugandhar) and comedian.
• William T. Wiley, 83, American artist, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• André de Witte, 76, Belgian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ruy Barbosa (1994–2020), septic shock and infectious cellulitis.

26

• Manzoor Ahtesham, 73, Indian writer, COVID-19.
• José Luis Álvarez de Castro, 102, Spanish politician, member of the Francoist Courts (1969–1971) and president of the province of Cuenca (1969–1971).
• Charles Beeson, 63, British television director (EastEnders, Supernatural, The Mentalist), heart attack.
• David Beriáin, 43, Spanish journalist and documentary filmmaker, shot.
• Waman Bhonsle, 89, Indian film editor (Inkaar, Dostana, Agneepath).
• Harold Boatrite, 89, American composer.
• Rao Dharampal, 79, Indian politician, Haryana MLA (1987–1996, 2000–2005, since 2019).
• Austin Flynn, 87–88, Irish hurler (Waterford).
• Roberto Fraile, 47, Spanish journalist and cameraman, shot.
• Dadudan Gadhvi, 79, Indian poet.
• Peter Gelson, 79, English footballer (Brentford, Hillingdon Borough, Hounslow).
• Julie Gutz, 94, American baseball player (Springfield Sallies, Muskegon Lassies, Kenosha Comets).
• Geno Hayes, 33, American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears), liver disease.
• Lia Hinten, 78, Dutch Olympic pentathlete (1964).
• Cees Koppelaar, 81, Dutch athlete and field hockey coach (HC Bloemendaal).
• Vassos Lyssarides, 100, Cypriot politician, president of the House of Representatives (1985–1991) and founder of EDEK.
• Dick Mann, 86, American Hall of Fame motorcycle racer.
• Florence Piron, 54–55, French-Canadian anthropologist and ethicist.
• Tamara Press, 83, Ukrainian-born Russian shot putter and discus thrower, Olympic champion (1960, 1964).
• Ramu, 53, Indian film producer (A. K. 47, Lockup Death, Kalasipalya), COVID-19.
• Al Schmitt, 91, American recording engineer (RCA Records, Capitol Studios).
• Pam Seaborne, 85, British Olympic hurdler (1952).
• Sugrib Singh, 57, Indian politician, MP (2004–2009), COVID-19.
• Charles de Vaulx, 59, French investor, suicide by jumping.
• Jan Verhoeven, 80, Dutch singer.

27

• Gonzalo Aguirre Ramírez, 81, Uruguayan politician, vice president (1990–1995) and senator (1985–1990).
• Fawzia Al-Abbasi, 80, Egyptian television journalist.
• Marghoob Banihali, 84, Indian poet.
• Sidnal Shanmukhappa Basappa, 85, Indian politician, MP (1980–1996).
• Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, 89, South Korean Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of Cheongju (1970–1998) and archbishop of Seoul (1998–2012).
• Paul Couter, 72, Belgian guitarist (TC Matic).
• Frank Cox, 80, British television director (Doctor Who, Take the High Road).
• Dave Cull, 71, New Zealand politician, mayor of Dunedin (2010–2019), pancreatic cancer.
• Manoj Das, 87, Indian writer.
• Ed Diener, 74, American psychologist and author.
• Miroslav Fryčer, 61, Czech ice hockey player (HC Vítkovice, Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (Orli Znojmo).
• Jan Stefan Gałecki, 88, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Szczecin-Kamień (1974–2007), COVID-19.
• Imre Horváth, 76, Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (2014–2018).
• Aristóbulo Istúriz, 74, Venezuelan politician and academic, minister of education (since 2018) and vice president (2016–2017).
• Bleddyn Jones, 72, Welsh rugby commentator.
• Kakhi Kavsadze, 85, Georgian actor (White Sun of the Desert, Melodies of Vera Quarter, The Wishing Tree), complications from COVID-19.
• George P. Kazen, 81, American jurist, judge (1979–2018) and chief judge (1996–2003) of the U.S. District Court for Southern Texas.
• Anita Lane, 61, Australian singer-songwriter (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds).
• John Latham, 83, British climate physicist.
• Marie-Françoise Leclère, 79, French journalist (Elle, Le Point), cancer. (death announced on this date)
• Leela Nambudiripad, 86, Indian children's author.
• René Padilla, 88, Ecuadorian evangelical theologian and missiologist.
• Rameshwar Patidar, 82, Indian politician, MP (1977–1979, 1989–1999), heart attack.
• Jean-Guy Pilon, 90, Canadian poet.
• Karuna Shukla, 70, Indian politician, MP (2009–2014), COVID-19.
• Pedro Soto, 70, Spanish politician, deputy (1996–2000), stroke.
• Charles Strum, 73, American journalist (The New York Times) and author, glioblastoma.
• Thamira, 53, Indian film director (Rettaisuzhi, Aan Devathai), COVID-19.
• Chittoor Venugopal, 93, Indian military officer, cardiac arrest.
• Rory Young, 53, Irish conservationist, shot.
• Franklin Zielski, 80, Canadian Olympic rower (1960).

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• Mara Abrantes, 86, Brazilian-Portuguese singer and actress (A Canção da Saudade, Malandros em Quarta Dimensão).
• Thomas R. Berger, 88, Canadian politician and jurist, MP (1962–1963), British Columbia MLA (1966–1969), cancer.
• Michael Collins, 90, American astronaut (Apollo 11), assistant secretary of state for public affairs (1970–1971), cancer.
• Toni Dalli, 88, Italian musician and restaurateur.
• Madeline Davis, 80, American LGBT activist and historian.
• Celso Dayrit, 69, Filipino fencer and sports executive, COVID-19.
• Anish Deb, 69, Indian writer, COVID-19.
• Joseph Pokossy Doumbe, 88, Cameroonian politician, deputy (1970–1973).
• Hussein Faris, 85, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1988–1992).
• François Fédier, 85–86, French philosopher and translator.
• Miguel Ángel Furones, 71, Spanish writer and creative director (Leo Burnett Worldwide, Publicis), COVID-19.
• Eknath Gaikwad, 81, Indian politician, MP (2004–2014) and Maharashtra MLA (1985–1995, 1999–2004), COVID-19.
• Janardan Singh Gehlot, Indian sports administrator, founder of the International Kabaddi Federation.
• Claude Jasmin, 90, Canadian journalist, broadcaster, and writer.
• Anthony Johnson, 82, Jamaican politician, diplomat, and economist, MP (1980–2008).
• Clyde Leon, 37, Trinidadian footballer (Arima Fire, W Connection, national team).
• Jason Matthews, 69, American author (Red Sparrow), complications from corticobasal degeneration.
• Min Guirong, Chinese thermophysicist and space technologist, Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation award winner (1996).
• Claes Nobel, 90, Danish-born Swedish-American humanitarian and environmentalist.
• Steve Perks, 58, English footballer (Shrewsbury Town).
• Louis Pierna, 88, French politician.
• El Risitas, 65, Spanish comedian, internet meme and actor (Torrente 3: El protector, Ratones coloraos), complications from vascular disease.
• Federico Salas, 70, Peruvian politician, prime minister (2000), COVID-19.
• Kesar Singh, 64, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (since 2017), COVID-19.
• Liuwe Tamminga, 67, Dutch organist and harpsichordist.
• Chelato Uclés, 80, Honduran footballer (Atlético Español) and coach (Real España, national team), heart attack.

29

• Riyaz Ahmad, 62, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1980–1985, 1990–1991, 2002–2017), COVID-19.
• Mangashti Amirian, 85, Iranian Olympic weightlifter (1960).
• Amris, 63, Indonesian general and politician, COVID-19.
• C. Aranganayagam, 90, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA.
• Hans van Baalen, 60, Dutch politician, MP (1999–2009) and MEP (2009–2019), president of the ALDE Party (since 2015), cancer.
• Rajendrasingh Baghel, 75, Indian politician, Madhya Pradesh MLA (1985–1990, 1993–1998, 2003–2008), COVID-19.
• Mahinda Balasuriya, 67, Sri Lankan police officer, inspector general (2009–2012).
• Kunwar Bechain, 78, Indian poet, COVID-19.
• Martin Bookspan, 94, American music broadcaster (Live from Lincoln Center) and author.
• Hafid Bouazza, 51, Moroccan-Dutch writer, cirrhosis.
• Frank Brogan, 78, Scottish footballer (Celtic, Ipswich Town, Halifax Town).
• Anne Buydens, 102, German-born American philanthropist.
• R. S. G. Chelladurai, 84, Indian actor (Maari, Theri).
• Allan Cosio, 79, Filipino artist, COVID-19.
• Johnny Crawford, 75, American actor (The Rifleman, Village of the Giants, The Space Children) and singer, complications from Alzheimer's disease and COVID-19.
• Hassan Dardir, 82, Saudi Arabian actor.
• Mantfombi Dlamini, 68, Swazi royal, queen regent of the Zulu people (since 2021).
• André Evrard, 85, Swiss painter.
• Michael W. Friedlander, 91, South African-born American physicist and skeptic.
• Pierce Fulton, 28, American disc jockey and record producer, suicide.
• Laxman Giluwa, 56, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019), COVID-19.
• Ronnie Govender, 85, South African playwright.
• Terry Groom, 76, Australian politician, member of the South Australian House of Assembly (1977–1979, 1982–1993).
• Courtney Hall, 52, American football player (San Diego Chargers).
• Cate Haste, 75, English author and historian.
• Billie Hayes, 96, American actress (H.R. Pufnstuf, The Black Cauldron, Transformers: Rescue Bots).
• John Hinch, 73, British drummer (Judas Priest, Bakerloo).
• Kazimierz Kord, 90, Polish conductor.
• Pete Lammons, 77, American football player (New York Jets, Green Bay Packers), drowned.
• Libertad Leblanc, 83, Argentine actress (Harassed, La Endemoniada, Deliciosamente amoral).
• Michel Lejeune, 74, French politician.
• Tony Markellis, 68, American bassist (Trey Anastasio Band).
• Willy Mckey, 40, Venezuelan poet and writer, suicide by jumping.
• Frank McRae, 80, American actor (*batteries not included, Licence to Kill) and football player (Chicago Bears), heart attack.
• Roy McWeeny, 96, English physicist and academic.
• Will Mecum, 48, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Karma to Burn, Year Long Disaster), fall.
• Filippo Mondelli, 26, Italian rower, world champion (2018), bone cancer.
• Kazuo Oka, 73, Japanese voice actor (Tsuki ga Kirei, Naruto, Romeo × Juliet).
• Andrew J. Reck, 93, American philosopher.
• Mary E. Rice, 94, American invertebrate zoologist.
• Onésimo Silveira, 86, Cape Verdean politician and writer, MP (2006–2011).
• Prince Muhammad bin Talal, 80, Jordanian royal.
• David B. Wake, 84, American herpetologist.
• Zhang Enhua, 48, Chinese footballer (Dalian Wanda, Grimsby Town, national team).
• Bogdan Žižić, 86, Croatian film director (The House, Don't Lean Out the Window, Early Snow in Munich) and screenwriter.

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• K. V. Anand, 54, Indian cinematographer (Thenmavin Kombath) and film director (Kana Kandaen, Anegan), cardiac arrest.
• Claudia Barrett, 91, American actress (A Life at Stake, The Happy Years).
• Aleksei Bespalikov, 73, Russian politician, Novosibirsk Oblast MLA (2005–2010) and senator (2010–2014).
• Eli Broad, 87, American philanthropist, art collector, and museum co-founder (The Broad).
• William Cain, 85, Manx lawyer, First Deemster (1998–2003).
• Kom Chuanchuen, 63, Thai actor (Heavens Seven) and comedian, COVID-19.
• Hugh Coflin, 92, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks).
• Kęstutis Glaveckas, 72, Lithuanian politician, deputy (2000–2012).
• Flemming Hansen, 81, Danish politician, minister of transport (2001–2007) and Nordic cooperation (2002–2005).
• Chris Heintz, 82, French-Canadian aeronautical engineer.
• John Dee Holeman, 92, American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
• Mišo Juzmeski, 55, Macedonian writer.
• Neltje Doubleday Kings, 86, American artist and philanthropist.
• Jagdish Lad, 34, Indian bodybuilder, COVID-19.
• Mark Lancaster, 82, English artist and set designer.
• Ling How Doong, 85, Singaporean politician, MP (1991–1997) and leader of the Opposition (1993–1996).
• Anthony Payne, 84, English composer (Symphony No. 3).
• Azad Rahimov, 56, Azerbaijani politician, minister of youth and sports (since 2006).
• Ricardo Alberto Ramírez, 48, Argentine footballer, COVID-19.
• Ray Reyes, 51, Puerto Rican singer (Menudo, El Reencuentro), heart attack.
• Rohit Sardana, 41, Indian journalist (Zee News, Aaj Tak), heart attack.
• Soli Sorabjee, 91, Indian jurist, attorney general (1989–1990, 1998–2004), COVID-19.
• Takashi Tachibana, 80, Japanese journalist, acute coronary syndrome.
• Chandro Tomar, 89, Indian sharpshooter, COVID-19.
• Jevgeni Tomberg, 72, Estonian politician, MP (1999–2003), COVID-19.
• Pio Vittorio Vigo, 85, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Monreale (1997–2002) and Acireale (2002–2011).