Deaths in 2021

The following notable deaths occurred in 2021. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.

December

31

• Gaber Asfour, 77, Egyptian academic and politician, minister of culture (2011, 2014–2015).
• Fred Cone, 95, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys), complications from hip surgery.
• Brown Ebewele, 63, Nigerian athlete and sports administrator.
• Juan Figer, 87, Brazilian-Uruguayan football agent, cardiac arrest.
• Christine Grant, 85, Scottish-born American athletic director (University of Iowa).
• Hteik Su Phaya Gyi, 98, Burmese princess.
• Stephen Hartgen, 77, American politician and news editor (Times-News), member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2008–2018).
• José de Jesus Filho, 94, Brazilian jurist and politician, member of the Superior Court of Justice (1986–1997), acting minister of justice (1998).
• Gábor Kállai, 62, Hungarian chess grandmaster.
• Luigi Negri, 80, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, theologian and academic, bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro (2005–2012) and archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio (2012–2017).
• Richard Patten, 79, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1987–1990, 1995–2007).
• G. K. Pillai, 97, Indian actor (Kaaryasthan, Cochin Express, Danger Biscuit).
• Billy Turner, 81, American horse trainer (Seattle Slew), Triple Crown winner (1977), cancer.
• Betty White, 99, American actress (The Golden Girls, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hot in Cleveland) and comedian, five-time Emmy winner.

30

• Vladimir Gorikker, 96, Russian film director and screenwriter (Mozart and Salieri, The Tsar's Bride).
• Rudolf Isupov, 84, Russian footballer (Metallurg Tula, Karpaty Lviv).
• Ron Jones, 87, British Olympic sprinter (1964, 1968).
• Sam Jones, 88, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics), ten-time NBA champion.
• Karel Loprais, 72, Czech rally raid driver, six-time winner of the Dakar Rally, COVID-19.
• Lya Luft, 83, Brazilian writer, cancer.
• Jan Mayzel, 91, Polish actor (Teddy Bear, Hero of the Year, A Bachelor's Life Abroad).
• Wolfgang Müller, 90, German Olympic equestrian (1968, 1972).
• Denis O’Dell, 98, British film producer (The Magic Christian, The Offence, The Ritz).
• Pedro Rebollo, 60, Spanish actor (Una de Zombis, The Bride, Uncertain Glory) and stage director, cancer.
• Renato Scarpa, 82, Italian actor (The Postman, Don't Look Now, The Icicle Thief), heart attack.
• Jean Vassieux, 72, French ice hockey player (Ours de Villard-de-Lans, national team).

29

• Simão Almeida, 77, Brazilian politician, Paraíba MLA (1991–1995), COVID-19.
• Ricardo Bellveser, 73, Spanish writer and journalist, cancer.
• Antoine Bonifaci, 90, French footballer (Nice, Torino, national team).
• Sue Cline, 75, American politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (2016–2020).
• Ahmed Daham, 54, Iraqi football player (Al-Naft, national team) and manager (Naft Maysan), heart attack.
• Lloyd van Dams, 49, Surinamese-born Dutch kickboxer, heart disease.
• Mohammed Fareeduddin, 64, Indian politician, Telangana MLC (since 2016), cardiac arrest.
• Nino Filastò, 83, Italian lawyer and writer.
• Valeriy Fomenkov, 83, Russian ice hockey player (Krylya Sovetov Moscow, THK Tver, Spartak Moscow).
• Vijay Galani, Indian film producer (Bardaasht, Loveshhuda, The Power).
• Bianca Garavelli, 63, Italian writer and literary critic.
• Paolo Giordano, 59, Italian guitarist, COVID-19.
• Christian Gyan, 43, Ghanaian footballer (Feyenoord, national team), cancer.
• Clemente Iriarte, 75, Spanish footballer (Burgos, Real Oviedo, Osasuna).
• Peter Klatzow, 76, South African composer and pianist.
• Pupetta Maresca, 86, Italian beauty queen, mobster and convicted murderer.
• Alfonso Mejía, 87, Mexican actor (Los Olvidados, Vacations in Acapulco, The Boxer).
• William Moncrief, 101, American petroleum executive.
• Kaithapram Viswanathan Namboothiri, 58, Indian film score composer (Kaliyattam, Kannaki, Thilakkam), cancer.
• Steve Peplow, 72, English footballer (Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers).
• Lluís Raluy, 79, Spanish clown and circus director, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Luis Rosario, 76, Dominican priest, lawyer and writer, complications from COVID-19.
• Nancy Worley, 70, American politician, secretary of state of Alabama (2003–2007).

28

• Kane Hamidou Baba, 67, Mauritanian politician, MP (2006–2013), traffic collision.
• Grichka Bogdanoff, 72, French television presenter and academic fraudster (Bogdanov affair), COVID-19.
• John Bowman, 64, American television writer (Martin, Saturday Night Live, In Living Color).
• Caliadi, 56, Indonesian civil servant, heart and kidney disease.
• Paolo Calissano, 54, Italian actor (Venerdì nero, Palermo - Milan One Way, What Girls Never Say) and television presenter, drug overdose.
• James Cayne, 87, American businessman, CEO of Bear Stearns (1993–2008).
• Susan Palo Cherwien, 67, American poet, hymnwriter and singer, uterine cancer.
• Pavel Chrastina, 81, Czech bass guitarist, singer and lyricist (Olympic).
• Mikey Chung, 71, Jamaican musician and arranger, myeloma.
• Michael R. Clifford, 69, American astronaut (STS-53, STS-59, STS-76), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Jeff Dickerson, 44, American sports journalist (ESPN), colon cancer.
• Mary Fairhurst, 64, American judge, chief justice of the Washington Supreme Court (2017–2020), cancer.
• Ted Gardner, Australian music manager, co-founder of Lollapalooza.
• Luis Guastavino, 89, Chilean politician, intendant of the Valparaíso Region (2003–2006) and deputy (1965–1973).
• Stanislav Huml, 66, Czech police officer and politician, MP (2010–2017).
• Tony Jefferies, 73, British motorcycle road racer.
• Tibor Király, 101, Hungarian jurist.
• John Madden, 85, American Hall of Fame football coach (Oakland Raiders) and sportscaster (NFL on CBS, NFL on Fox), Super Bowl champion (1977).
• Hugo Maradona, 52, Argentine footballer (Rayo Vallecano, Sagan Tosu, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo), heart attack.
• Thomas Milani, 69, Canadian-born Italian ice hockey player (Minnesota Fighting Saints, Kalamazoo Wings, Italy national team).
• Annie Chidzira Muluzi, 69, Malawian first lady (1994–1999), cancer.
• Josef Pospíšil, 76, Czech footballer (Železárny Prostějov, Partizán Bardejov, Zbrojovka Brno).
• Gerold Rechle, 57, German politician, mayor of Laupheim (2017–2021), cancer.
• Harry Reid, 82, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1987–2017) and House of Representatives (1983–1987), pancreatic cancer.
• Muhammad Al-Shammat, 85, Syrian actor (Bab Al-Hara).
• Nikolay Shirshov, 47, Uzbek footballer (Pakhtakor Tashkent, Rostov, national team).
• Tibi, 70, Portuguese footballer (Leixões, Porto, national team).
• Ananda Weerasekara, 78, Sri Lankan military officer and Buddhist monk, commanding officer of the North Central Province.
• Sabine Weiss, 97, Swiss-French photographer.
• Don Whitten, 86, Australian footballer (Footscray, Yarraville).
• Stanislav Zavidonov, 87, Russian football player (Zenit Leningrad) and manager (ASM Oran).

27

• Yaacov Adler, 71, Israeli basketball coach (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Tel Aviv).
• April Ashley, 86, English model, actress (The Road to Hong Kong), and writer.
• Jeanine Baude, 75, French poet and writer.
• Andreas Behm, 59, German weightlifter, Olympic bronze medalist (1992), heart attack.
• Vitaliy Bykov, 80, Belarusian actor (Old-fashioned Tricks, Psychic, Tax Collector).
• Roland Damu, 47, Hungarian actor and voice actor, COVID-19.
• Defao, 62, Congolese singer-songwriter, COVID-19.
• Raymond Fau, 85, French singer-songwriter.
• Howard Fredeen, 100, Canadian animal breeding researcher.
• Norman Freeman, 90, American Olympic sailor (1976).
• Joynal Hazari, 76, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–2001).
• Keri Hulme, 74, New Zealand writer (The Bone People) and poet.
• Mushtaq Merchant, 67, Indian actor (Roohi, Jeete Hain Shaan Se, Dariya Dil).
• Fariz Musa, 51, Malaysian politician, COVID-19.
• Peter Pike, 84, British politician, MP (1983–2005).
• Mahendra Prasad, 81, Indian politician, MP (since 1985).
• Robert Preston, 92, American politician, member of the New Hampshire Senate (1964–1966, 1972–1990).
• Victor Socaciu, 68, Romanian folk singer, composer and politician, deputy (2008–2012).
• José Chemo Soto, 78, Puerto Rican politician, mayor of Canóvanas (1993–2014).
• Andrew Vachss, 79, American crime fiction author (Strega, Batman: The Ultimate Evil) and attorney.
• Chaim Walder, 53, Israeli rabbi and author, suicide by gunshot.
• Clyde Wells, 87, American editorial cartoonist (Augusta Chronicle).
• Myrna Williams, 92, American politician, member of the Nevada Assembly (1985–1993) and Clark County commissioner (1995–2007).

26

• Gary B. Beikirch, 74, American combat medic, Medal of Honor recipient.
• Giacomo Capuzzi, 92, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lodi (1989–2005).
• Gheorghe Chiriță, 72, Moldovan translator and writer.
• Dorval, 86, Brazilian footballer (Santos, Paranaense, national team).
• Shigemasa Igawa, 91, Japanese politician, mayor of Kudamatsu (2000–2016).
• Paul B. Kidd, 76, Australian radio broadcaster (2UE, 2GB) and writer, cancer and heart disease.
• Henri Losch, 90, Luxembourgish actor, screenwriter, and linguist.
• Fred McLafferty, 98, American chemist (McLafferty rearrangement).
• Mameve Medwed, 79, American novelist.
• Diego Montiel, 25, Argentine footballer (Atlético de Rafaela, Juventud Unida), meningitis.
• Karolos Papoulias, 92, Greek politician, president (2005–2015), deputy (1977–2004) and minister of foreign affairs (1985–1989, 1993–1996).
• Phua Bah Lee, 89, Singaporean politician, MP (1968–1988).
• Jammalamadaka Pichaiah, 103, Indian ball badminton player.
• Agustín Saavedra Weise, 78, Bolivian diplomat and writer, president of the Central Bank (2020) and foreign minister (1982).
• Karel Šiktanc, 93, Czech poet.
• Desmond Tutu, 90, South African Anglican prelate and civil rights activist, bishop of Johannesburg (1985–1986) and archbishop of Cape Town (1986–1996), Nobel Prize laureate (1984).
• Manikka Vinayagam, 78, Indian playback singer (Kannathil Muthamittal, Roja Kootam) and actor (Thiruda Thirudi), heart attack.
• Barclay Wade, 77, Australian Olympic rower (1964).
• Sarah Weddington, 76, American attorney (Roe v. Wade) and politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1973–1977) and White House political director (1979–1981).
• Grzegorz Więzik, 58, Polish footballer (Łódź, Mulhouse, Viborg).
• Jim Wiley, 71, Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks) and coach (San Jose Sharks).
• E. O. Wilson, 92, American biologist (Sociobiology: The New Synthesis) and writer (On Human Nature, Consilience), Pulitzer Prize winner (1979, 1991).
• Derrick J. Wyatt, 49, American animator (Teen Titans, Transformers: Animated, Ben 10: Omniverse). (death announced on this date)
• Andrey Yaroslavtsev, 64, Russian actor and voice actor, COVID-19.

25

• Madhavan Ayyappath, 87, Indian poet and translator.
• Princess Maryam Begum, 85, Afghan princess.
• Carmen Bourassa, 79, Canadian television producer (Passe-Partout).
• Jef Cleeren, 87, Belgian politician, mayor of Sint-Truiden (1977–1994).
• Eric Cockeram, 97, British politician, MP (1970–1974, 1979–1987).
• Harry Colomby, 92, American talent manager (Michael Keaton) and screenwriter (Johnny Dangerously, Working Stiffs), complications from a fall.
• Bruce Davis, 65, American football player (Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, Houston Oilers).
• Jacques Drillon, 67, French writer and journalist, cancer.
• John Gleeson, 82, Australian rugby league player (Wynnum-Manly, Queensland, national team).
• Guenshi Ever, Beninese singer.
• Naren Gupta, 73, Indian venture capital investor.
• Tiffini Hale, 46, American television presenter (The Mickey Mouse Club) and singer (The Party).
• Ray Illingworth, 89, English cricketer (Yorkshire, Leicestershire, national team), oesophageal cancer.
• Brij Lal, 69, Fijian historian.
• Albert Likhanov, 86, Russian writer and screenwriter (Team 33).
• Janice Long, 66, English disc jockey (BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio Wales) and television presenter (Top of the Pops), pneumonia.
• Thomas Lovejoy, 80, American ecologist, pancreatic cancer.
• Richard Marcinko, 81, American naval officer, commander of SEAL Team Six (1980–1983).
• John Padberg, 95, American academic and Jesuit priest.
• Candy Palmater, 53, Canadian comedian, broadcaster (Definitely Not the Opera), and actress (Trailer Park Boys).
• Colin Philp Jr., 57, Fijian Olympic sailor (1988).
• Jonathan Spence, 85, English-born American historian and sinologist, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Wayne Thiebaud, 101, American painter.
• Jean-Marc Vallée, 58, Canadian film and television director (Dallas Buyers Club, The Young Victoria, Big Little Lies), Emmy winner (2017).
• Ralph Warburton, 97, American Olympic ice hockey player (1948).

24

• Bruce Axelson, 77, Canadian automotive dealer and philanthropist, cancer.
• Boss Ko, 47, Burmese politician, acting chief minister of Kayah State (since 2020) and member of the Kayah State Hluttaw (since 2016).
• Shirley Bottolfsen, 87, Irish philanthropist.
• Jozef Burian, 60, Slovak politician, member of the National Council (2002–2020), minister of labor, social affairs, and family (2012–2016).
• J. D. Crowe, 84, American banjo player and bluegrass band leader (New South).
• Harvey Evans, 80, American actor (West Side Story, Bank Shot, Enchanted).
• Tesfai Gebreab, 53, Eritrean writer.
• Danny Kelly Jr., 30, American boxer, shot.
• Gwendolyn Killebrew, 80, American operatic contralto (Deutsche Oper am Rhein).
• Willibert Kremer, 82, German football player (Viktoria Köln, Hertha BSC, MSV Duisburg) and coach.
• Ganeshwar Kusum, 87, Indian politician, MP (1984–1990).
• Joycelynne Loncke, 80, Guyanese academic.
• Oscar López Ruiz, 83, Argentine composer, record producer and guitarist.
• Raúl Madero, 82, Argentine footballer (Boca Juniors, Estudiantes, national team).
• Vojvoda Malesija, 51, Montenegrin football player (Zeta, Radnički Niš, Elista) and manager.
• Marco Mathieu, 57, Italian bassist (Negazione) and journalist, complications from a stroke.
• Terry Morrison, 70, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago, national team), heart attack.
• Ram Krushna Patnaik, 81, Indian politician, six-time Odisha MLA.
• Wolfgang Pfahl, 74, German politician, member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen (1997–2007).
• K. V. Raju, 67, Indian film director and screenwriter (Yuddha Kaanda, Indrajith, Indrajeet).
• Clark Richert, 80, American artist.
• K. S. Sethumadhavan, 90, Indian film director (Oppol, Panitheeratha Veedu, Karakanakadal) and screenwriter.
• Vladimir Tatosov, 95, Russian actor (Intervention, Failure of Engineer Garin, The Twentieth Century Approaches), COVID-19.
• Birgit Vanderbeke, 65, German writer.
• José Villegas, 87, Mexican footballer (Guadalajara, national team).
• Gunaratna Weerakoon, 74, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2004–2015).
• Meor Aziddin Yusof, 54, Malaysian folk singer, COVID-19.

23

• Zubir Amin, 82, Indonesian diplomat, ambassador to Madagascar (1979–1982) and Turkey (1982–1984).
• Dan Berindei, 98, Romanian historian.
• Ted Byfield, 93, Canadian journalist and publisher, founder of Alberta Report and BC Report.
• Chung Ung, 93, South Korean politician, member of the National Assembly (1988–1992).
• Eugeniusz Czepiel, 92, Polish beekeeper and politician, MP (1981–1985).
• Bernard Dewulf, 61, Belgian poet and journalist.
• Chris Dickerson, 82, American bodybuilder, Mr. Olympia (1982).
• Joan Didion, 87, American writer (Run, River, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, The Year of Magical Thinking), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Roberto Gerlein Echeverría, 83, Colombian politician, deputy (1968–1974), senator (1976–2018) and minister of economic development (1982–1983), complications from urinary tract infection.
• Ann Harithas, 80, American visual artist and collector.
• Bob McCammon, 80, Canadian ice hockey coach and executive (Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers).
• Grace Mirabella, 91, American magazine editor, editor-in-chief of Vogue (1971–1988) and founder of Mirabella.
• Patrick N'Guema N'Dong, 64, Gabonese journalist.
• Françoise Nuñez, 64, French photographer.
• Jaime Osorio, 46, Colombian film director, euthanasia.
• Bartolomeo Pepe, 59, Italian politician, senator (2013–2018), COVID-19.
• Keith Rae, 104, Australian footballer (Carlton, Richmond).
• Omar Saavedra Santis, 77, Chilean writer.
• Stanley M. Truhlsen, 101, American ophthalmologist.
• Francisco Valada, 80, Portuguese Olympic cyclist (1960).
• Dragan Vujadinović, 68, Serbian politician, economist, and journalist, deputy (2007–2009) and mayor of Kosjerić (2009–2012).
• Louie L. Wainwright, 98, American corrections administrator.

22

• Ron Bendell, 67, British television presenter, weatherman, and columnist. (death announced on this date)
• Alessandro Casse, 75, Italian alpine skier.
• Mava Chou, 32, Swiss influencer.
• Richard Conway, 79, English visual effects artist (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Brazil, Sunshine).
• Dansili, 25, British thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
• Antonio Falconio, 83, Italian politician, deputy (1979–1983), president of Abruzzo (1995–2000).
• Lester E. Fisher, 100, American zoologist, director of Lincoln Park Zoo (1962–1992).
• Vicente de la Fuente García, 87, Spanish politician, mayor of Betanzos (1979–1983).
• Egill Skúli Ingibergsson, 95, Icelandic politician, mayor of Reykjavík City (1978–1982).
• George Keiser, 75, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (since 1992), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Bob Keselowski, 70, American racing driver (NASCAR), cancer.
• Thomas Kinsella, 93, Irish poet, translator, and editor.
• Corporal Kirchner, 64, American professional wrestler (WWF, NJPW, W*ING).
• Robin Le Mesurier, 68, British guitarist (The Wombles), cancer.
• Serge Lentz, 87, French writer and journalist.
• Frédéric Manns, 79, French biblist.
• Ioan Muraru, 83, Romanian jurist, member of the Constitutional Court (1992–2001).
• Poh Lip Meng, 52, Singaporean sport shooter.
• Emil Ramsauer, 103, Swiss double bassist (Takasa). (death announced on this date)
• Makhlid Al-Raqadi, 29, Omani footballer (Fanja, Sur, Muscat), heart attack.
• Barbara Shaw, 79, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (since 2010), complications from surgery.
• Ivan Shilov, 91, Russian politician, Soviet deputy minister of internal affairs (1988–1991).
• Franklin A. Thomas, 87, American community developer and philanthropist, president and CEO of the Ford Foundation (1979–1996).
• P. T. Thomas, 71, Indian politician, MP (2009–2014) and three-time Kerala MLA, cancer.
• Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez, 92, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Colima (1989–2005).
• Jürg Wyttenbach, 86, Swiss composer and pianist.
• Dmitry Zimin, 88, Russian radio scientist and businessman, founder of VimpelCom.

21

• George Alexander Albrecht, 86, German conductor (Staatsoper Hannover), composer and musicologist.
• Samu Benkő, 93, Hungarian cultural historian.
• Chen Niannian, 80, Chinese nuclear engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Jaime Comas, 85, Spanish screenwriter (A Fistful of Dollars, The Shark Hunter, The Glass Sphinx).
• John Galbraith, 98, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1967–1986).
• Sir Carlyle Glean, 89, Grenadian politician, governor-general (2008–2013).
• P. A. Ibrahim Haji, 78, Indian entrepreneur.
• Ivan Hopta, 63, Slovak politician, member of the National Council (2002–2006).
• Hasan Irlu, 62, Iranian diplomat, ambassador to Yemen (since 2020), COVID-19.
• Muhammad Yusuf Islahi, 89, Indian Islamic scholar.
• Vassos Karageorghis, 92, Cypriot archaeologist.
• Kawa Leauma, 32, New Zealand-born Spanish rugby union player (Ordizia, national team), complications from a fall.
• Eberhard Mahle, 88, German racing driver.
• Myrna Manzanares, 75, Belizean cultural activist.
• Ian Matos, 32, Brazilian Olympic diver (2016), lung infection.
• Christian Ouellet, 87, Canadian politician, MP (2006–2011).
• Aurel Penu, 83, Moldovan doctor and author.
• Gary Lee Sampson, 62, American spree killer.
• Osman Sapian, 69, Malaysian politician, Johor MLA (1999–2013, since 2018) and menteri besar (2018–2019), stroke.
• Roy Sawyer, 81, English footballer (Barnsley). (death announced on this date)
• Tahir Shamsi, 59, Pakistani hematologist, stroke.
• George Sheltz, 75, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston (2012–2021).
• Nkodo Sitony, 62, Cameroonian singer.
• Anthony Williams, 90, Trinidadian steelpan musician and designer.

20

• Luboš Andršt, 73, Czech guitarist (Framus Five, Energit, Jazz Q) and composer.
• Viktor Antikhovich, 76, Russian football player (Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola, Rubin Kazan) and manager (Krylia Sovetov).
• Sezai Aydın, 69, Turkish actor (Happy Days, Offside, Valley of the Wolves: Gladio).
• Kimera Bartee, 49, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) and coach (Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies), complications from a brain tumour.
• Heinz Bigler, 72, Swiss footballer (FC St. Gallen).
• Ryan Bodenheim, 44, American comic book artist (Bloodshot, Black Panther, Doctor Strange).
• Norberto Boggio, 90, Argentine footballer (Atlante).
• Jorge Busti, 74, Argentine politician, three-time governor of Entre Ríos Province, senator (2001–2003) and deputy (1999–2001).
• Jiří Čadek, 86, Czech footballer (Dukla Prague).
• Pierre Cassignard, 56, French actor (The Conquest, A French Woman, Seventh Heaven), cancer.
• Arlyn dela Cruz, 51, Philippine journalist, film director and screenwriter (Captive), colon cancer.
• Mamadú Iaia Djaló, 59, Bissau-Guinean politician, minister of justice (2018–2019) and foreign affairs (2000–2001).
• Elizabeth Fennema, 93, American educator.
• Giuseppe Galante, 84, Italian rower, Olympic silver medallist (1960, 1964).
• Mircea Iuga, 78, Moldovan attorney and judge, attorney general (1999–2001).
• Asma Khader, 69, Jordanian politician, minister of culture (2004–2005), senator (2014–2015).
• Jean-Paul Laumond, 68, French robotician.
• Paul Mitchell, American R&B singer (The Floaters).
• Sarat Kumar Mukhopadhyay, 90, Indian poet and translator, cardiac arrest.
• Willard H. Murray Jr., 90, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1988–1996).
• Reinier Paping, 90, Dutch speed skater, Elfstedentocht winner (1963).
• Michał Rokicki, 37, Polish Olympic swimmer (2008).
• Mushtari Shafi, 83, Bangladeshi writer, liver disease.

19

• Boško Abramović, 70, Serbian chess grandmaster.
• Ron Anderson, 75, American vocal coach (Axl Rose, Chris Cornell, Ozzy Osbourne).
• Billy Conway, 65, American drummer (Morphine, Treat Her Right), cancer.
• Drakeo the Ruler, 28, American rapper, stabbed.
• Kurt Edler, 71, German politician, member of the Hamburg Parliament (1985–1986, 1993–1997).
• Spartak Elmazi, 34, Albanian footballer (Pogradeci, Tomori, Dinamo Tirana).
• Antoine Faivre, 87, French literary scholar and occultist.
• Nicholas Georgiade, 88, American actor (The Untouchables).
• Carie Graves, 68, American rower, Olympic champion (1984).
• Jake Grey, 37, Samoan rugby union player (national team).
• Robert H. Grubbs, 79, American chemist (Grubbs catalyst), Nobel Prize laureate (2005).
• Oleg Haslavsky, 73, Russian poet and translator.
• Earle Herrera, 72, Venezuelan journalist and politician, deputy (since 2017).
• Sally Ann Howes, 91, English actress (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Brigadoon, The Admirable Crichton) and singer.
• Johnny Isakson, 76, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2005), Senate (2005–2019) and Georgia House of Representatives (1977–1991).
• Madhur Kapila, 79, Indian novelist and literary critic, cardiac arrest.
• Kim Moon-ki, 89, South Korean politician, MP (1985–1996).
• Andrei Malyukov, 73, Russian film director (In the Zone of Special Attention, Express on Fire, Black Hunters) and screenwriter, COVID-19.
• Carlos Marín, 53, German-born Spanish singer (Il Divo), COVID-19.
• Ignacio Martín Amaro, 77, Spanish politician, senator (1982–1986). (death announced on this date)
• Aníbal Meléndez Rivera, 73, Puerto Rican politician, mayor of Fajardo (1989–2020).
• Juan Norat, 77, Spanish footballer (Pontevedra CF, CD Ourense).
• Gérard Poirier, 91, Canadian actor (The Heat Line, Matusalem, Stay with Me).
• Russ Potts, 82, American politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1992–2008).
• Frans Lebu Raya, 61, Indonesian politician, governor of East Nusa Tenggara (2008–2018).
• Curt Ridley, 70, Canadian ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers).
• Elio Roca, 78, Argentine singer and actor (Vamos a soñar por el amor, Contigo y aquí, Love in Flight), heart failure.
• Adam Rosen, 37, American-born British Olympic luger (2006, 2010, 2018), cancer.
• Gastone Roversi, 98, Italian football referee.
• Goran Sobin, 58, Croatian basketball player (Jugoplastika, national team).
• Vytautas Straižys, 85, Lithuanian astronomer.
• Robert Strichartz, 78, American mathematician.
• Ed van Thijn, 87, Dutch politician, MP (1967–1983), minister of the interior (1981–1982, 1994), mayor of Amsterdam (1983–1994).
• Saad Al-Waleed, 29, Kuwaiti footballer (Al-Jahra SC, national team).
• Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf, 75, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1996, 2002–2008).

18

• Ludvík Armbruster, 93, Czech Jesuit priest, academic and writer.
• Harry Azhar Azis, 65, Indonesian economist and politician, MP (2004–2014) and chairman of the Audit Board (2014–2017).
• Tawfik Bahri, 69, Tunisian actor.
• Osagi Bascome, 23, Bermudian footballer (Darlington, national team), stabbed.
• Laurent Bouvet, 53, French political scientist, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Philippe Cambie, 59, French oenologist.
• Jan Fransz, 84, Dutch footballer (Ajax, Haarlem).
• Manuel Garza González, 88, Mexican politician, deputy (1991–1994, 2000–2003).
• Krystyna Gozdawa-Nocoń, 72, Polish politician, deputy voivode of Pomeranian Voivodeship (2003–2006).
• Bernd Grimmer, 71, German politician, member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (since 2016), COVID-19.
• Enzo Gusman, 74, Maltese singer.
• Béla Hornyák, 65, Hungarian footballer (MTK Budapest FC, Győri ETO FC, Szegedi EAC).
• Sayaka Kanda, 35, Japanese actress (School Wars: Hero, Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown) and singer, fall.
• Kangol Kid, 55, American rapper and songwriter (UTFO), colon cancer.
• Božena Krejčová, 93, Czech painter.
• Pierre Lepape, 80, French journalist, writer, and literary critic.
• Hans Mark, 92, German-born American aerospace engineer, secretary of the Air Force (1979–1981).
• Renée Martel, 74, Canadian singer, pneumonia.
• Gloria Montes, 96, Argentine actress and singer.
• Joan Murray, 84, American journalist.
• G. T. Nanavati, 86, Indian jurist, justice of the Supreme Court (1995–2000), heart attack.
• Christopher Newton, 85, Canadian actor and director.
• Bagrat Oghanian, 40, Armenian boxer.
• Tilman Pünder, 88, German politician, Regierungspräsident of Giessen (1987–1989).
• Louis-Ferdinand de Rocca Serra, 85, French politician, senator (1994–2001).
• Richard Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside, 88, Italian-born British architect (Centre Pompidou, Lloyd's building, Millennium Dome).
• Olina Storsand, 99, Norwegian politician, member of the Storting (1965–1977).
• Eliezer Waldman, 84, Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician, MK (1984–1990).
• Jordan Young, 27, American mixed martial artist.

17

• Hussaini Akwanga, 77, Nigerian politician, minister of labour and productivity (2003).
• Eve Babitz, 78, American visual artist and author.
• Sa'dulla Begaliyev, 66–67, Uzbek politician, hokim of Andijan Region (2004–2006).
• Lalage Bown, 94, English educator and women's literacy advocate.
• Chen Sung-young, 80, Taiwanese actor (City of Sadness, The Dull Ice Flower, Dust of Angels).
• Jemal Chkuaseli, 86, Georgian singer and choreographer, People's Artist (1990).
• Gabriel Cohn-Bendit, 85, French-Burkinabè activist and teacher.
• Doug Ericksen, 52, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1999–2011) and Senate (since 2011), COVID-19.
• José Pablo Feinmann, 78, Argentine philosopher, writer (Últimos días de la víctima) and playwright (Eva Perón: The True Story, Ay Juancito), complications from a stroke.
• Vicente Feliú, 74, Cuban singer, heart attack.
• José Fernández Arteaga, 88, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Chihuahua (1991–2009) and bishop of Apatzingán (1974–1980) and Colima (1980–1988).
• Björn von Finckenstein, 63, Namibian politician, mayor of Windhoek (1995–1998).
• Majid Al Futtaim, 86–87, Emirati businessman, founder of the Majid Al Futtaim Group.
• Alexander Garvin, 80, American urban planner.
• Dah Sagbadjou Glele, 92, Beninese royal, king of Dahomey (since 2019).
• Herb Guenther, 80, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1987–1993) and senate (1999–2003).
• Tam Harvey, Scottish folk guitarist (The Humblebums).
• Simon Hemans, 81, British diplomat, ambassador to Ukraine (1992–1995), high commissioner to Kenya (1995–1997).
• Harry Jacobs, 84, American football player (Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints).
• R. L. Jalappa, 96, Indian politician, minister of textiles (1996–1998) and MP (1996–2009).
• Perko Kolevski, 76, North Macedonian politician, minister of health (1991–1992).
• Luka Kovačević, 71, Serbian Orthodox prelate, bishop of Australia and New Zealand (1992–1999) and Western Europe (since 1999).
• John Morgan, 80, English drummer (The Wurzels), COVID-19.
• Frank Mula, 71, American television writer and producer (The Simpsons, Cosby, Life with Bonnie), Emmy winner (2000, 2001).
• Mladen Naletilić Tuta, 75, Bosnian paramilitary commander and convicted war criminal.
• Rafik Petrosyan, 81, Armenian politician, member of the National Assembly (1990–1995, 2003–2012).
• Burt Prelutsky, 81, American television writer (M*A*S*H, Diagnosis: Murder, Dragnet).
• Árpád Pusztai, 91, Hungarian-born British biochemist and nutritionist (Pusztai affair).
• Yurii Reshetnyak, 92, Russian mathematician and academician.
• Russell Maroon Shoatz, 78, American militant (Black Liberation Army) and convicted murderer, colorectal cancer.
• David Smith, 81, English cricketer (Derbyshire, Orange Free State). (death announced on this date)
• Torhild Staahlen, 74, Norwegian opera singer.
• Dimitrios Stefanakos, 85, Greek footballer (Olympiacos, national team).
• Weerasak Sunthornsri, 71, Thai musician (Caravan).
• Filippo Tasso, 81, Italian footballer (Roma, Sambenedettese, Lecce).
• Lindsay Tebbutt, Australian rock drummer and songwriter (The Choirboys), mesothelioma.
• Trevor Thompson, 66, English football player (Lincoln City, Newport County) and manager (Boston Town). (death announced on this date)
• Antonio Troitiño, 64, Spanish convicted ETA terrorist (Plaza República Dominicana bombing), cancer.
• Klaus Wagenbach, 91, German author and publisher.

16

• Valentino Bellucci, 46, Italian philosopher, sociologist, and writer, heart attack.
• Stéphane Bonduel, 102, Chinese-born French politician, senator (1980–1989).
• Dariusz Ciszewski, 57, Polish politician, deputy marshal of Podlaskie Voivodeship (1999–2002).
• Robert Cumming, 78, American artist, sculptor and photographer, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Pavle Dešpalj, 87, Croatian composer and conductor.
• Gérald Forton, 90, Belgian-born French comic book artist.
• Bert Fragner, 80, Austrian Iranologist.
• George Gekas, 91, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–2003).
• Lucía Hiriart, 98, Chilean socialite, first lady (1974–1990), heart failure.
• Hub, 62, American bass guitarist (The Roots), multiple myeloma.
• Stefan Keil, 63, German diplomat, ambassador to Jamaica (since 2021), heart attack.
• Kim Chul-min, 54, South Korean comedian, lung cancer.
• Hiroshi Kuwashima, 89, Japanese politician, mayor of Morioka (1995–2003).
• Baruch A. Levine, 91, American biblical scholar (New York University).
• Bill Mahoney, 82, Canadian ice hockey coach (Minnesota North Stars), complications from dementia.
• Vasily Michurin, 105, Belarusian colonel.
• Taniela Moa, 36, Tongan rugby union player (Auckland, Section Paloise, national team).
• Peter Mulholland, 68, Australian rugby league coach, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (death announced on this date)
• Elena Naumkina, 73, Russian actress (Bag of the Collector).
• Duma Nkosi, 64, South African politician, MP (1994–2001) and mayor of Ekurhuleni (2001–2008).
• Trevor Pinch, 69, British sociologist, cancer.
• Robie Porter, 80, Australian musician and record producer.
• Edith Prague, 96, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1982–1990) and Senate (1994–2012).
• Muhammad al-Qudwa, 75, Palestinian politician, governor of the Gaza Governorate (1996–2014).
• Miquel Rigo Parera, 85, Spanish racing cyclist.
• Doug Robinson, 91, British stuntman (Willow, The Living Daylights, A View to a Kill).
• Rusmono, 78, Indonesian military doctor.
• Alan B. Scott, 89, American ophthalmologist, developer of botulinum toxin.
• Manuel Seco, 93, Spanish lexicographer, linguist and philologist.
• Alimihan Seyiti, 135 (claimed), Chinese longevity claimant.
• Bob Speller, 65, Canadian politician, MP (1988–2004) and minister of agriculture and agri-food (2003–2004).
• Jacques Timmermans, 76, Belgian politician, MP (1987–1991), senator (1991–1995).
• Ben Tollefson, 94, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1985–2000) and Senate (2000–2008).
• Bogalay Tint Aung, 99, Burmese film director (Nge Kywan Swe) and composer.
• Terry Uttley, 70, British bass guitarist (Smokie).
• Sérgio Vieira, 80, Mozambican politician and poet.

15

• Laura Anna, 21, Hungarian-born Indonesian model, injuries sustained in traffic collision.
• Maja Beutler, 85, Swiss writer.
• Nelly Commergnat, 78, French politician, deputy (1981–1986).
• Juan Ignacio Campos, 71, Spanish attorney, lieutenant attorney of the Supreme Court (since 2020), cancer.
• Vivian Cook, 81, British linguist.
• Jim Eagles, 76, New Zealand journalist, author and environmentalist.
• Ernst Fivian, 90, Swiss gymnast, Olympic silver medalist (1952).
• Flow La Movie, 38, Puerto Rican music producer (Ozuna, Bad Bunny, Nio Garcia), plane crash.
• Karibi Fubara, Nigerian actor (The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, Quam's Money, Ratnik).
• Bridget Hanley, 80, American actress (Here Come the Brides, Harper Valley PTA), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Len Hauss, 79, American football player (Washington Redskins).
• Jason Hitch, 45, American television personality (90 Day Fiancé), complications from COVID-19.
• bell hooks, 69, American feminist author (Ain't I a Woman?, Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, All About Love: New Visions), kidney failure.
• Kim Yong-ju, 100–101, North Korean politician, vice president (1993–1997), vice premier (1974–1975) and head of the OGD (1959–1974). (death announced on this date)
• Francisco Kröpfl, 90, Argentine composer and music theorist.
• Hans Küppers, 82, German footballer (TSV 1860 Munich, 1. FC Nürnberg, national team).
• Günter Lach, 67, German politician, member of the Bundestag (2009–2017).
• Huguette Lachapelle, 79, Canadian politician, Quebec MLA (1981–1985).
• Juris Leia, 83, Latvian physiologist and gastroenterologist.
• François Lissarrague, 74, French historian and anthropologist.
• Adam Łomnicki, 86, Polish evolutionary biologist.
• Alceste Madeira, 77, Brazilian politician, deputy (1990–2006), traffic collision.
• Willie McSeveney, 92, Scottish footballer (Motherwell, Dunfermline Athletic).
• Marcel Meys, 112, French supercentenarian, nation's oldest living man.
• Víctor Moro, 95, Spanish economist and politician, deputy (1977–1979).
• Ko Soe Naing, Burmese journalist.
• Fernando Ospina Hernández, 92, Colombian engineer and politician, deputy (1982–1986).
• Ramón Regueira, 86, Spanish footballer (Caudal Deportivo, Burgos CF).
• Rogério Samora, 63, Portuguese actor (Solidão, Uma Linda História de Amor, April Captains, Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl).
• André Souvré, 82, French basketball player (PUC, national team).
• Marilee Stepan, 86, American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist (1952).
• Fayez Tarawneh, 72, Jordanian politician, prime minister (1998–1999, 2012), ambassador to the United States (1993) and chief of The Royal Hashemite Court (1998).
• Linda Whetstone, 79, British libertarian, free market campaigner and author.
• Ian Worang, 47, Canadian musician (Uncut).
• Wanda Young, 78, American singer (The Marvelettes).

14

• Muamer Abdulrab, 39, Qatari footballer (Al-Sailiya, Al Kharaitiyat, national team).
• Božidar Bojović, 83, Montenegrin physician, endocrinologist, and politician, MP (1990–2005).
• Phil Chen, 75, Jamaican bassist (Manzarek–Krieger, Butts Band, Rod Stewart), cancer.
• Jacques Dewatre, 85, French diplomat, officer, and politician, director-general for external security (1991–2000).
• Nikolai Egorov, 100, Russian microbiologist and politician, deputy minister of higher education (1967–1988).
• Riccardo Ehrman, 92, Italian journalist.
• Audrey Henshall, 94, British archaeologist.
• Ian Hetherington, 69, British businessman, co-founder of Psygnosis.
• Jethro, 73, British comedian, COVID-19.
• Spyros Kapernekas, 73, Greek footballer (Olympiacos, Aris Thessaloniki).
• Ken Kragen, 85, American music manager and producer ("We Are the World"), founder of Hands Across America.
• Abraham Lunggana, 62, Indonesian businessman and politician, member of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council (2009–2018) and the DPR (2019–2021), heart attack.
• Juan Mediano Durán, 95, Spanish writer. (death announced on this date)
• Marek Moszczyński, 72, Polish politician, deputy marshal of Lower Silesian Voivodeship (2003–2004, 2006–2008).
• Mustafa Murrar, 91, Palestinian writer.
• Henry Orenstein, 98, Polish-American Hall of Fame poker player and toymaker, COVID-19.
• Tony Perez, 90, American boxing referee.
• Bob Peters, 84, Canadian ice hockey coach (Bemidji State Beavers).
• Miłogost Reczek, 60, Polish actor (Generał Nil).
• Sonny Rhodes, 81, American blues singer and guitarist.
• Pauli Rinne, 87, Russian actor (Trust, Confrontation), stage director and singer.
• Jimmy Robson, 82, English footballer (Burnley, Barnsley, Bury).
• Tadeusz Ross, 83, Polish actor and politician, MP (2007–2011), MEP (2013–2014).
• Abd Al-Baqi Abd Karim Al-Sadun, 74, Iraqi military officer and politician.
• Rosita Sokou, 98, Greek journalist, author, and playwright, COVID-19.
• André Souvré, 82, French basketball player (Paris UC, national team).
• Sandra Meira Starling, 77, Brazilian politician, deputy (1991–1999).
• Rajeshwari Tejaswi, 84, Indian writer.
• Giorgos Tragas, 72, Greek journalist, television and radio presenter, founder of Free People, COVID-19.
• Dumitru Visternicean, Moldovan judge, president of Superior Council of Magistracy (2010–2011).
• James Wharram, 93, British sailor and yacht designer.
• Daniel Widlöcher, 92, French psychiatrist and academic.
• Chris Wilkinson, 76, British architect, co-founder of WilkinsonEyre.

13

• Falco Accame, 96, Italian politician, deputy (1976–1983).
• Giannalberto Bendazzi, 75, Italian animation historian.
• Clyde Bennett, 89, American football player (Ottawa Rough Riders).
• Kevin Billington, 87, British film director (The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, The Light at the Edge of the World, Interlude).
• Blackberri, 76, American singer-songwriter and community activist, complications from a heart attack.
• Álvaro Díaz Pérez, 70–71, Chilean economist and politician, ambassador to Brazil (2007–2010).
• Raquel Ércole, 81, Colombian folkloric music dancer and actress.
• Verónica Forqué, 66, Spanish actress (Bajarse al moro, Kika, What Have I Done to Deserve This?), suicide.
• Viktor Gnezdilov, 78, Russian politician, mayor of Nakhodka (1987–2004).
• Élizabeth Herrgott, 80, French writer.
• Andrei Ignatenko, 64, Russian animator (The Tale of Tsar Saltan, The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin, Mr. Bean: The Animated Series).
• Harbans Kapoor, 75, Indian politician, member (since 1989) and speaker (2007–2012) of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.
• Liam Kavanagh, 86, Irish politician, TD (1969–1997), MEP (1973–1981) and minister for labour (1981–1983).
• Fawzi Al-Kharafi, 76, Kuwaiti billionaire, CEO of M. A. Kharafi & Sons (since 2015).
• Lillian Luckey, 102, American baseball player (South Bend Blue Sox).
• Charles R. Morris, 82, American writer (Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal) and banker, complications from dementia.
• Leszek Murzyn, 61, Polish politician, deputy (2001–2007).
• Mohamed Nabih, 91, Egyptian film director and actor (The Night of Counting the Years).
• John Nolan, 55, Australian punk rock guitarist (Bored!, Powder Monkeys).
• Georgios Panagiotopoulos, 91, Greek lawyer and politician.
• Pete Petcoff, 89, Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Rough Riders).
• Klaus Rose, 93, German economist.
• Leonid Sharayev, 86, Ukrainian politician.
• Joe Simon, 85, American soul and R&B singer ("The Chokin' Kind", "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)", "Power of Love").
• Toby Slater, 42, British singer-songwriter and musician (Catch).
• Sergei Solovyov, 77, Russian film director (Wild Pigeon, Assa, Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love), screenwriter and producer.
• Marek Szutowicz, 44, Polish football player (Lechia Gdańsk, Gedania 1922) and manager (Jaguar Gdańsk).
• Józef Tejchma, 94, Polish politician, deputy prime minister (1972–1976).
• Wang Xuezhen, 95, Chinese politician, party secretary of Peking University, alternate member of the 12th and 13th CCP Central Committees.

12

• Lucian Avramescu, 73, Romanian poet and journalist, cardiac arrest.
• Piotr Bryhadzin, 72, Belarusian historian and politician, minister of education (2001–2003).
• Sid Blanks, 80, American football player (Houston Oilers, Boston Patriots).
• Eduardo Cavieres, 76, Chilean historian and academic.
• Nai-Ni Chen, 62, Taiwanese-American choreographer and dancer, drowning.
• Kenneth Danziger, 76, British actor (Stargate, Shrek, The Holiday), cancer.
• James P. Dugan, 92, American politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1969–1977).
• Margareta Ekström, 91, Swedish author and translator.
• Vicente Fernández, 81, Mexican singer ("La Derrota", "Estos Celos", "El Último Beso") and actor, multiple Grammy Award winner, complications from a fall.
• Bernie Fowler, 97, American politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1983–1994).
• Roland Hemond, 92, American baseball executive (Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks).
• Zdeněk Kukal, 89, Czech geologist and oceanographer.
• Byron LaBeach, 91, Jamaican Olympic sprinter (1952).
• Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi, 66, Tongan noble and politician, MP (since 2008).
• Sir Paulias Matane, 90, Papua New Guinean diplomat and public servant, governor-general (2004–2010).
• Daniel Nlandu Mayi, 68, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Kinshasa (1999–2008) and bishop of Matadi (2010–2021).
• Stanisław Nowak, 86, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Częstochowa (1984–2011).
• Toddy O'Sullivan, 87, Irish politician, TD (1981–1997) and lord mayor of Cork (1980–1981).
• Jimoh Oyewumi, Ajagungbade III, 95, Nigerian traditional ruler, soun of Ogbomosho (since 1973).
• Asha Patel, 44, Indian politician, Gujarat MLA (since 2017), complications from dengue.
• Jimmy Rave, 39, American professional wrestler (NWA Wildside, TNA, ROH).
• George Ryden, 81, Scottish footballer (Dundee, St Johnstone, Stirling Albion).
• Silvia Sayago, 66, Argentine politician, deputy (since 2021), multiple organ failure.
• Yury Sharov, 82, Russian fencer, Olympic champion (1964).
• Mike Sharpe, 65, Bermudian Olympic sprinter (1976). (death announced on this date)
• Len Thornson, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Fort Wayne Komets, Indianapolis Chiefs, Huntington Hornets).
• Tu Men, 61, Chinese actor (Genghis Khan, An End to Killing, Old Beast), esophageal cancer.
• Chalard Worachat, 78, Thai activist.

11

• Janusz Bargieł, 63, Polish politician, senator (2001–2005).
• Serghei Boboc, 44, Moldovan drummer, traffic collision.
• Fjölnir Geir Bragason, 56, Icelandic tattoo artist.
• Monica Chirchir, 23, Kenyan athlete, colon cancer.
• Mecnur Çolak, 54, Bulgarian-born Turkish footballer (Ludogorets Razgrad, Sarıyer, Fenerbahçe), complications from COVID-19.
• Jack Hedley, 92, British actor (The New York Ripper, For Your Eyes Only, Colditz).
• Hiroshi Hirata, 84, Japanese manga artist, heart failure.
• Christian Laskawiec, 69, French rugby league player (Racing Club Albi XIII, national team).
• Mel Lastman, 88, Canadian politician, mayor of North York (1973–1997) and Toronto (1998–2003).
• Sulamai Lavea, 48, New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), heart attack.
• Monarco, 88, Brazilian sambista (Portela).
• Juan Carlos Oyarzún, 70, Argentine politician, senator (1992–1998).
• Jalal Pishvaian, 91, Iranian actor.
• Hans Gerhard Ramler, 93, German politician, member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein (1971–1987).
• Anne Rice, 80, American author (The Vampire Chronicles), complications from a stroke.
• Francisco Rodríguez Pérez, 82, Mexican politician, member (1973–1976, 1982–1985) and president (1983) of the Chamber of Deputies.
• Galina Samsova, 84, Russian ballet dancer.
• Manuel Santana, 83, Spanish Hall of Fame tennis player, Wimbledon champion (1966), three-time French Open champion, Olympic champion (1968).
• Dennis Ward, 74, Australian rugby league player (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, national team), stomach cancer.
• Mohamed Selim Zaki, 97, Egyptian Olympic equestrian (1952, 1956, 1960). (death announced on this date)

10

• Jacques Auxiette, 81, French politician, president of the regional council of Pays de la Loire (2004–2015).
• Gabriel Calvo, 66, Spanish Olympic gymnast (1976, 1980).
• Dave Campbell, 96, American sports journalist, founder of Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
• Romulo T. de la Cruz, 74, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Zamboanga (since 2014).
• Oded Muhammad Danial, 59, Indonesian politician, mayor of Bandung (since 2018).
• Les Emmerson, 77, Canadian singer (Five Man Electrical Band), complications from COVID-19.
• Maria Gomori, 101, Hungarian-born Canadian family therapist.
• Pavel Karpf, 52, Swiss footballer (BSC Old Boys, FC Luzern), complications from a heart attack.
• Mensi, 65, English punk rock singer (Angelic Upstarts), COVID-19.
• Constantin Năsturescu, 81, Romanian footballer (Rapid București, Progresul Brăila, national team).
• Michael Nesmith, 78, American musician (The Monkees) and songwriter ("Different Drum", "Joanne"), Grammy winner (1982), heart failure.
• Ken Osinde, 59, Kenyan diplomat, ambassador to Germany (2010–2014).
• Jean-Claude Perrot, 93, French historian.
• Egon Plümer, 81, German politician, district commissioner of Ahrweiler (1977–1988).
• Karin Praxmarer, 77, Austrian politician, councilor (1986–1996, 1999).
• Gene Prebola, 83, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos).
• Kev Reynolds, 78, English outdoor writer.
• Günther Rühle, 97, German journalist and theater critic.
• Sunil Soma Peiris, 72, Sri Lankan filmmaker (Kauda Bole Alice, Pissu Puso, Ohoma Harida).
• Tyler E. Stovall, 67, American historian, president of the American Historical Association (2017).
• Martin Strimitzer, 93, Austrian politician, president (1990) and member (1982–1992) of the Federal Council.
• Leland Wilkinson, 77, American statistician and computer scientist.

9

• Danielle Adams, 39, Canadian politician, Manitoba MLA (since 2019), traffic collision.
• Shamim Alam Khan, 84, Pakistani military officer, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (1991–1994), COVID-19.
• Brian Aldridge, 81, New Zealand cricket umpire.
• Don Asmussen, 59, American cartoonist (San Francisco Chronicle), brain cancer.
• Julie Brougham, 67, New Zealand Olympic equestrian (2016), cancer.
• Ryszard Brzuzy, 60, Polish trade unionist and politician, deputy (1989–1991).
• Donald Cozzens, 82, American Roman Catholic priest, author and lecturer, complications from COVID-19.
• Anthony Cullis, 75, British electronic engineer.
• Garth Dennis, 72, Jamaican reggae musician (Black Uhuru, The Wailing Souls).
• Speedy Duncan, 79, American football player (San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins).
• Gunter Hadwiger, 72, Austrian politician.
• Luis Irizar, 91, Cuban-born Spanish chef.
• John Izbicki, 91, German-born British journalist (The Daily Telegraph).
• Robert Jervis, 81, American politologist.
• Enju Kato, 102, Japanese bhikkhu and politician, member of the Okazaki city council (1967–1984).
• David Lasley, 74, American singer-songwriter.
• Giosuè Ligios, 92, Italian politician, senator (1972–1983), MEP (1979–1989).
• Jesus Malabanan, 58, Filipino journalist (Reuters, Manila Standard), shot.
• Aleksandr Neumyvakin, 81, Russian politician, deputy (1989–1991).
• Otar Patsatsia, 92, Georgian politician, prime minister (1993–1995), COVID-19.
• Carmen Salinas, 82, Mexican actress (María Mercedes, Abrázame muy fuerte, Under the Same Moon) and politician, deputy (2015–2018), complications from a stroke.
• Bernard Schmidt, 80, Dutch politician, mayor of Achtkarspelen (1991–2002).
• Larry Sellers, 72, American actor (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman).
• Peter Spoden, 100, German Luftwaffe fighter pilot.
• Demaryius Thomas, 33, American football player (Denver Broncos, New York Jets, Houston Texans), Super Bowl champion (2016), seizure.
• Themsie Times, 72, South African actress (Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, Dangerous Ground, Stander).
• Al Unser, 82, American Hall of Fame racing driver, four-time Indianapolis 500 winner, IndyCar champion (1983, 1985), liver cancer.
• Lina Wertmüller, 93, Italian film director (Seven Beauties, Love and Anarchy, Swept Away) and screenwriter.
• Cara Williams, 96, American actress (The Defiant Ones, Pete and Gladys, Boomerang).
• Maryse Wolinski, 78, French writer and journalist (Sud Ouest, Le Journal du Dimanche).

8

• Chris Achilleos, 74, Cypriot-born British illustrator.
• Gil Bridges, 80, American musician (Rare Earth), complications from COVID-19.
• Hal E. Broxmeyer, 77, American microbiologist, thyroid cancer.
• Ignacio Cabezón, 66–67, Spanish politician, mayor of Neda (2007–2015).
• Sylwester Chęciński, 91, Polish film and television director (Katastrofa, Sami swoi, Kochaj albo rzuć).
• Kristina Đukić, 21, Serbian YouTuber, suicide.
• Gerry Foley, 89, American-Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings).
• Mitsutoshi Furuya, 85, Japanese manga artist (Dame Oyaji, Bar Lemon Heart), cancer.
• Igor Gamula, 61, Ukrainian-Russian football player (Zaria Voroshilovgrad, SKA Rostov-on-Don) and manager (Rostov).
• Barry Harris, 91, American jazz musician, complications from COVID-19.
• Susana Higuchi, 71, Peruvian politician, deputy (2000–2006) and first lady (1990–1994), cancer.
• Lars Høgh, 62, Danish football player (Odense Boldklub, national team) and coach, pancreatic cancer.
• Anne Hudson, 83, British literary historian.
• Mustapha El Karouni, 53, Belgian lawyer and politician, Brussels-Capital Region MP.
• Blackjack Lanza, 86, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (WWWF, WWA, AWA).
• Daniel Laskin, 97, American surgeon and educator.
• Richie Lewis, 55, American baseball player (Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics).
• Chandidas Mal, 92, Indian musician.
• Farida Mammadova, 85, Azerbaijani historian.
• Alfredo Moreno, 41, Argentine footballer (Celaya, Ascenso MX, Shandong Luneng), stomach cancer.
• Dieter Murmann, 87, German lobbyist, chairman of the Economic Council Germany (1989–2000).
• Mark Pike, 57, American football player (Buffalo Bills), complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma and COVID-19.
• Phú Quang, 72, Vietnamese composer, complications from diabetes.
• Michel Quarez, 83, Syrian-born French painter and graphic artist.
• Robbie Shakespeare, 68, Jamaican bassist (Sly and Robbie, Black Uhuru) and record producer, complications from kidney surgery.
• John L. Sorenson, 97, American anthropologist, scholar and author.
• Jan Stuifbergen, 92, Dutch politician, mayor of Heerhugowaard (1980–1994).
• Ralph Tavares, 79, American singer (Tavares).
• Andrzej Zieliński, 85, Polish sprinter, Olympic silver medallist (1964).
• Jacques Zimako, 69, French footballer (Bastia, Saint-Étienne, national team).
• Notable Indian military officers killed in the Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash:
  • Bipin Rawat, 63, chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (2019), chief of defence staff (since 2020) and chief of the Army Staff (2016–2019)
  • Lakhbinder Singh Lidder, 52, defence assistant to Bipin Rawat

7

• Lionel Antoine, 71, American football player (Chicago Bears).
• Vasile Babuc, 88, Moldovan agronomist, specialist in plant physiology.
• Aydin Balayev, 65, Azerbaijani historian and ethnologist.
• Carol Jenkins Barnett, 65, American businesswoman (Publix), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Mustafa Ben Halim, 100, Libyan politician, prime minister (1954–1957) and minister of foreign affairs (1954–1956).
• Benício, 84, Brazilian illustrator.
• Steve Bronski, 61, Scottish keyboardist (Bronski Beat), smoke inhalation.
• Raja Collure, 83, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2000–2004) and governor of Uva (since 2019), COVID-19.
• Lamine Dieng, 70, Senegalese football manager (AS Douanes, ASC Niarry Tally, national team).
• DJ Scholar, British grime MC (Ruff Sqwad). (death announced on this date)
• Catherine Fournier, 66, French politician, senator (since 2017).
• Geoffrey Harcourt, 90, Australian economist.
• Joe Hernandez, 81, American football player (Toronto Argonauts, Edmonton Eskimos, Washington Redskins), COVID-19.
• Sir Christopher Hogg, 85, British business executive, chairman of GlaxoSmithKline (2002–2004).
• Pavel Hůla, 69, Czech classical violinist (Kocian Quartet, Pražák Quartet) and music educator.
• Suresh Jadhav, 72, Indian biotechnology executive, renal failure.
• Yury Karabasov, 82, Russian professor and politician, member of the State Duma (2007–2011).
• Marcela Machotková, 90, Czech operatic soprano.
• Nanda Prusty, 102, Indian teacher, COVID-19.
• Matt Scherer, 38, American track and field athlete.
• Philippe Stevens, 84, Belgian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Maroua-Makolo (1994–2014).
• Greg Tate, 64, American music critic (The Village Voice) and musician (Burnt Sugar), co-founder of the Black Rock Coalition.
• Michel Thierry, 93, French industrialist.
• Claude Vandersleyen, 94, Belgian Egyptologist.

6

• Hussein Suleiman Abu Saleh, 91, Sudanese politician, minister of foreign affairs (1988–1989, 1993–1995).
• André Aschieri, 84, French politician, deputy (1997–2002).
• Jørgen Barth-Jørgensen, 89, Norwegian Olympic weightlifter (1952).
• Claudio Bertieri, 96, Italian film and comic books critic.
• Klaus von Beyme, 87, German political scientist.
• Teoman Duralı, 74, Turkish philosopher, cancer.
• Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, 84, South African politician.
• Hector Emaides, 66, Argentine music and festival producer (Cosquin Rock), pneumonia.
• George Fleming, 83, American football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) and politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1969–1971) and Senate (1971–1991).
• Glenn Foster, 31, American football player (New Orleans Saints).
• Emma Gapchenko, 83, Russian archer, Olympic bronze medalist (1972).
• Martin Grüber, 84, German politician, mayor of Offenburg (1975–1989).
• Fred Hiatt, 66, American journalist, editor, and columnist (The Washington Post), cardiac arrest.
• Thomas W. Horton, 101, New Zealand pilot (RNZAF, RAF).
• Olha Ilkiv, Ukrainian partisan and liaison officer (Ukrainian Insurgent Army).
• Herb Jones, 51, American basketball player (Cincinnati Bearcats, Grand Rapids Hoops, Bàsquet Manresa).
• János Kóbor, 78, Hungarian singer (Omega), COVID-19.
• Lindiwe Mabuza, 83, South African poet and politician, MP (1994–1999) and high commissioner to the United Kingdom (2001–2009).
• David McKail, 83, Scottish actor (A Touch of Frost, Take the High Road).
• Medina Spirit, 3, American Thoroughbred racehorse, Kentucky Derby winner (2021), heart attack.
• Eugenio Minasso, 62, Italian politician, deputy (2008–2013), complications from COVID-19.
• Mila Moreira, 72, Brazilian actress.
• Marvin Morgan, 38, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle, Aldershot Town, Shrewsbury Town).
• Jerome Lyle Rappaport, 94, American lawyer, political leader, and real estate developer.
• Aldo Rebecchi, 75, Italian politician, deputy (1987–2001).
• Julius S. Scott, 66, American author (The Common Wind).
• Rhonda Stubbins White, 60, American actress (Ruthless, Days of Our Lives, Their Eyes Were Watching God), cancer.
• Masayuki Uemura, 78, Japanese video game engineer (Nintendo).
• Kåre Willoch, 93, Norwegian politician, prime minister (1981–1986), MP (1958–1989) and minister of trade (1963, 1965–1970).

5

• Adrie Andriessen, 60, Dutch footballer (Sparta Rotterdam).
• Lanuakum Ao, 31, Indian actor (Axone), kidney failure.
• Lisle Austin, 85, Barbadian football administrator (Barbados Football Association).
• Gary Callander, 62, Scottish rugby union player (Kelso, national team) and coach (Watsonian), pancreatic cancer.
• Peter Cundall, 94, English-born Australian horticulturalist and television host (Gardening Australia).
• Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, 59, French writer, cancer.
• Bob Dole, 98, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961–1969) and Senate (1969–1996), lung cancer.
• Oleg Emirov, 51, Russian composer, arranger and keyboardist (Kolibri, Tequilajazzz).
• Aurelio Galfetti, 85, Swiss architect.
• Harry Giles, 91, Canadian educator.
• Prithipal Singh Gill, 100, Indian military officer.
• Bill Glass, 86, American Hall of Fame football player (Baylor Bears, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions).
• Christine Haidegger, 79, Austrian writer.
• Stevan Jelovac, 32, Serbian basketball player (JuveCaserta, Brose Bamberg, CAI Zaragoza), complications from brain hemorrhage.
• Manolo Jiménez, 79, Spanish footballer (FC Barcelona, RC Celta de Vigo).
• Herbert Knoblich, 82, German politician, president of the Landtag of Brandenburg (1990–2004).
• Sławomir Majusiak, 57, Polish long-distance runner.
• Giovanni Meazzo, 93, Italian road racing cyclist.
• M. Sarada Menon, 98, Indian psychiatrist.
• Buddy Merrill, 85, American steel guitarist (The Lawrence Welk Show).
• John Miles, 72, British singer-songwriter and musician ("Music").
• Inés Morales, 69, Spanish actress (El Retorno de Walpurgis, Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll, Watch Out, We're Mad!).
• Bunu Sheriff Musa, 74, Nigerian administrator and engineer.
• Scott Page-Pagter, 64, American voice actor and television producer (Power Rangers), cancer.
• Danylo Pertsov, 48, Ukrainian composer and multi-instrumentalist, COVID-19.
• Enzo Restuccia, 80, Italian drummer.
• Michel Rouche, 87, French historian and academic.
• Mark Rudinstein, 75, Russian film producer, actor and television presenter, founder of Kinotavr.
• Toni Santagata, 85, Italian folk singer.
• Song Gisuk, 86, South Korean novelist.
• Bill Staines, 74, American folk musician, prostate cancer.
• Yvette Thuot, 103, Canadian actress (Black List, The Barbarian Invasions).
• Jacques Tits, 91, Belgian-born French mathematician (Tits alternative, Tits group, Tits metric).
• Renato Turano, 79, Italian politician, senator (2006–2008, 2013–2018).
• Mario Turchetti, 77, Italian academic and historian, COVID-19.
• Demetrio Volcic, 90, Italian journalist (La Repubblica, TG1) and politician, MEP (1999–2004).
• Osamu Yatabe, 89, Japanese lawyer and politician, councillor (1974–1998).

4

• Thoppil Anto, 81, Indian playback singer.
• John Barton, 77, British businessman, chairman of Next plc and EasyJet.
• Hans Blohm, 94, German-Canadian photographer and author.
• Sarath Chandrasiri, 57, Sri Lankan actor (Dr. Nawariyan, Mago Digo Dai, Ran Kevita), brain hemorrhage.
• Sabbaruddin Chik, 79, Malaysian politician, minister of tourism, arts and culture (1987–1996), MP (1982–1999), COVID-19.
• Martha De Laurentiis, 67, American film producer (Breakdown, Hannibal, U-571), cancer.
• Vinod Dua, 67, Indian journalist (Doordarshan, NDTV India), complications from COVID-19.
• Mahmoud Hammoud, 57, Lebanese football player (Nejmeh, national team) and manager (Shabab Sahel), COVID-19.
• Golam Hasnayen, 91, Bangladeshi lawyer.
• Stonewall Jackson, 89, American country singer ("Waterloo", "B.J. the D.J.", "I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water"), vascular dementia.
• Gertraud Jesserer, 77, Austrian actress (Eva, My Daughter and I, I Learned It from Father), house fire.
• Percy Johnson, 88, Australian football player (East Fremantle, Claremont) and coach (Swan Districts), cancer.
• Navid Khosh Hava, 30, Iranian footballer (Rah Ahan, Paykan, PAS Hamedan), cardiac arrest.
• Alois Kottmann, 92, German violinist and music pedagogue.
• Paul Lannoye, 82, Belgian politician, MEP (1989–2004).
• Leonardo McNish, 75, Guatemalan footballer (Deportivo Malacateco, Cobán Imperial, national team).
• Boris Misnik, 83, Russian politician, deputy (1995–2000).
• Nirmal Nanan, 70, Trinidadian cricketer (Nottinghamshire).
• Rostislav Orlov, 83, Russian television sports broadcaster and writer.
• Trilochan Pradhan, 92, Indian physicist and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of Utkal University (1989–1991).
• Pierre Rabhi, 83, Algerian-born French environmentalist.
• Idang Rasjidi, 63, Indonesian jazz musician.
• Konijeti Rosaiah, 88, Indian politician, governor of Tamil Nadu (2011–2016) and Karnataka (2014), chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (2009–2010).
• Shivaram, 83, Indian actor (Bhajarangi, Mukunda Murari, Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya), film producer and director, brain hemorrhage.
• Wu Xinzhi, 93, Chinese paleoanthropologist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi, 81, Nigerian general, chief of Army staff (1981–1983).
• Xavier Ziani, 49, French volleyball player (Tourcoing Lille Métropole Volley-Ball, Paris Volley, national team), cardiac arrest.
• Shirley Zussman, 107, American sex therapist.

3

• Güldal Akşit, 61, Turkish politician, minister of culture and tourism (2002–2003), COVID-19.
• Man Arai, 75, Japanese writer and singer.
• Eileen Ash, 110, English cricketer (Middlesex, national team).
• Jean Briane, 91, French politician, deputy (1971–2002).
• Françoise Delord, 81, French zookeeper, founder of the ZooParc de Beauval.
• Lamine Diack, 88, Senegalese businessman, sports administrator, and athlete, president of the IAAF (1999–2015).
• Horst Eckel, 89, German footballer (1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV Röchling Völklingen, West Germany national team), world champion (1954).
• Fortune FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton, 101, British courtier, mistress of the Robes (since 1967).
• Marian Hadenko, 66, Ukrainian composer, singer, and television presenter.
• Robert Holman, 69, British dramatist (Rafts and Dreams, A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky).
• Wout Holverda, 63, Dutch footballer (Sparta, Fortuna Sittard), COVID-19.
• Claude Humphrey, 77, American Hall of Fame football player (Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles).
• Lee Tae-bok, 70, South Korean politician, minister of health and welfare (2002).
• Peter Nagy, 56, Slovakian Olympic slalom canoeist (1996, 2000).
• Mirco Nontschew, 52, German comedian (RTL Samstag Nacht). (body discovered on this date)
• Denis O'Brien, 80, American talent manager (George Harrison) and film producer (Monty Python's Life of Brian, Time Bandits).
• Melvin Parker, 77, American drummer (James Brown).
• Saul Raiz, 91, Brazilian politician, mayor of Curitiba (1975–1979).
• Arie Ribbens, 84, Dutch singer.
• Jean Rosset, 84, French sculptor.
• Edward Shames, 99, American Army colonel, last surviving officer of Easy Company.
• Charlotte Mailliard Shultz, 88, American socialite, cancer.
• Sampath Tennakoon, 62, Sri Lankan actor (Saroja, Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli, Siri Raja Siri), lung cancer.
• Nina Urgant, 92, Russian actress (Tamer of Tigers, Belorussian Station, Bonus).
• Alfonso Vallejo, 78, Spanish playwright and poet.
• Momčilo Vukotić, 71, Serbian footballer (FK Partizan, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Yugoslavia national team).
• Jōji Yanami, 90, Japanese voice actor (Dragon Ball, Time Bokan, One Piece).

2

• János Avar, 83, Hungarian journalist (Magyar Nemzet).
• Samuel Bhend, 78, Swiss politician, member of the Executive Council of Bern (1997–2006).
• Giuseppe Chiaretti, 88, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Perugia–Città della Pieve (1995–2009).
• Richard Cole, 75, English music manager (Led Zeppelin).
• Richard Costello, 70, American police officer, heart failure.
• Jos Dupré, 93, Belgian politician, mayor of Westerlo (1977–1982, 1989–1996).
• Aldo Giordano, 67, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to Venezuela (2013–2021) and the European Union (since 2021), COVID-19.
• Gérard Grandval, 91, French architect.
• Darlene Hard, 85, American Hall of Fame tennis player.
• Hong Sung-woo, 81, South Korean politician, MP (1979–1988).
• Joaquín Jiménez Hidalgo, 85, Spanish politician, senator (1982–1986).
• Abdel Karim al Kabli, 89, Sudanese singer and poet.
• Lyndsey Leask, 86, New Zealand softball administrator.
• Richard Lerner, 83, American chemist.
• Bill McKenzie, Baron McKenzie of Luton, 75, British politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2004).
• Brahma Mishra, 36, Indian actor (Chor Chor Super Chor, Kesari, Hello Charlie). (body discovered on this date)
• Alex Orban, 82, Hungarian-American Olympic sabre fencer (1968, 1972, 1976).
• Poedjono Pranyoto, 85, Indonesian military officer and politician, regent of Cilacap (1979–1987), governor of Lampung (1988–1997) and deputy speaker of the MPR-R (1997–1999).
• Felice Salis, 83, Italian Olympic field hockey player (1960).
• Sir Antony Sher, 72, South African-born British actor (Stanley, Shakespeare in Love, The Wolfman), cancer.
• Lovro Šturm, 83, Slovenian jurist and politician, minister of justice (2004–2008) and president of the Constitutional Court (1997–1998).
• Lawrence Weiner, 79, American conceptual artist.

1

• Jacqueline Avant, 81, American philanthropist, shot.
• Rudolf Bernhardt, 96, German jurist, president of the European Court of Human Rights (1998).
• Ben Boo, 96, American politician, mayor of Duluth (1967–1975), member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1984–1993).
• Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham, 94, British politician, member of the House of Lords (1949–2021) and captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (1979–1991).
• John Cunningham, 83, Scottish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Galloway (2004–2014).
• Jean Demannez, 72, Belgian politician, mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (1999–2012).
• Abla Farhoud, 76, Canadian writer.
• Grand Jojo, 85, Belgian singer.
• Anna-Liisa Hyvönen, 95, Finnish politician, MP (1972–1980).
• Enrique Jackson, 75, Mexican politician, deputy (2015–2018), member (1997–2006) and three-time president of the senate, heart attack.
• Christian Kerr, 56, Australian political commentator and journalist (The Australian), co-founder of Crikey.
• Alvin Lucier, 90, American composer (I Am Sitting in a Room, Music on a Long Thin Wire).
• Almerindo Marques, 81, Portuguese businessman, banker and politician, deputy (1983–1985) and president of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (2002–2008).
• Jas Murphy, 98, Irish Gaelic footballer (Cork, Kerry).
• Keiko Nobumoto, 57, Japanese screenwriter (Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain, Tokyo Godfathers), esophageal cancer.
• Seánie O'Leary, 69, Irish hurler (Cork, Youghal).
• Nikolai Paltsev, 72, Russian politician, mayor of Stavropol (2008–2011).
• Rudolf Pohl, 97, German Roman Catholic prelate.
• Konrad Porzner, 86, German politician, MP (1962–1981, 1983–1990).
• Raimundo Revoredo Ruiz, 93, Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop-prelate of Juli (1988–1999).
• Alan Clive Roberts, 87, British materials scientist and engineer.
• Sir John Roch, 87, British judge, Lord Justice of Appeal (1993–2000).
• Razi Shirazi, 94, Iranian jurist and philosopher.
• Petr Uhl, 80, Czech journalist, activist and politician, member of the Federal Assembly (1990–1992).
• Rainbow George Weiss, 81, British serial political candidate.
• Suzette Winter, 90, American filmmaker.
• Miroslav Zikmund, 102, Czech writer and explorer.

Previous months

• Deaths in January 2021
• Deaths in February 2021
• Deaths in March 2021
• Deaths in April 2021
• Deaths in May 2021
• Deaths in June 2021
• Deaths in July 2021
• Deaths in August 2021
• Deaths in September 2021
• Deaths in October 2021
• Deaths in November 2021

See also

• List of deaths due to COVID-19

External links

• The Guardian (UK) obituaries
• The Telegraph (UK) obituaries
• Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
• Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times, obituaries
• The Washington Post obituaries
• The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) obituaries