Deaths in May 2021

5

• Jonathan Bush, 89, American banker.
• Cheng Youshu, 97, Chinese diplomat and poet.
• Paul Chomat, 83, French politician, deputy (1981–1988).
• Del Crandall, 91, American baseball player (Boston/Milwaukee Braves) and manager (Milwaukee Brewers).
• Konstantinas Dobrovolskis, 81, Lithuanian radiologist, minister of health (2001–2003).
• Lucinda Franks, 74, American journalist (The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic), Pulitzer Prize winner (1971), cancer.
• Yuriy Gavrilov, 54, Ukrainian handball player, Olympic gold medalist (1992).
• Fikrat Goja, 85, Azerbaijani poet.
• Abelardo González, 76, Spanish footballer (UP Langreo, Sporting de Gijón, Valencia CF).
• Emilio Gurruchaga, 86, Spanish Olympic sailor.
• Emine Işınsu, 82, Turkish writer, poet, and journalist.
• Bertil Johansson, 86, Swedish footballer (IFK Göteborg, national team).
• George Jung, 78, American drug trafficker and smuggler, subject of Blow.
• René Le Corre, 98, French poet.
• Li Man-king, 99, Hong Kong broadcaster (Rediffusion Radio, Radio Vilaverde Lda, CRHK).
• Hilarie Lindsay, 99, Australian toy manufacturer and writer.
• Urbano Marín, 85, Chilean judge, president of the Supreme Court (2008–2010).
• Marcus McCraven, 97, American electrical engineer and nuclear scientist.
• Doug Melvin, 92, British rower.
• Nuno P. Monteiro, 50, Portuguese-American political scientist.
• T. K. S. Natarajan, 87, Indian actor (Then Kinnam, Needhikku Thalaivanangu, Mangala Vaathiyam).
• Edward Pietrzyk, 71, Polish military officer and diplomat.
• Georgy Prokopenko, 84, Ukrainian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist (1964).
• Valeriy Raenko, 65, Russian politician, member (since 2007) and chairman (since 2011) of the Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Krai.
• Mark Reed, 66, American physicist.
• Barry Reilly, 73, Australian rugby league player (Sydney Roosters, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), kidney failure.
• Joan Schenkar, 78, American playwright and writer.
• Hermann Schmitz, 92, German philosopher and professor (University of Kiel).
• Gerry Schoen, 74, American baseball player (Washington Senators).
• Ashraf Sehrai, 77, Indian Kashmiri separatist, chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (since 2018), COVID-19.
• Dildar Hossain Selim, 70, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2001–2006).
• Frank Sheehan, 83, Australian politician, Victorian MLA (1982–1992).
• Thangjam Nandakishor Singh, 64, Indian politician, Manipur MLA (2007–2012), COVID-19.
• Feđa Stojanović, 73, Serbian actor (T.T. Syndrome, The Fourth Man, Ljubav i drugi zločini).
• David F. Swensen, 67, American investor and philanthropist, cancer.
• Dan Tawfik, 65, Israeli biochemist (Weizmann Institute of Science), EMET Prize winner (2020), climbing accident.
• Ray Teret, 79, English disc jockey and convicted rapist.
• K. V. Thikkurissi, 88, Indian writer and poet, COVID-19.
• Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma, 103, Indian Mar Thoma Syrian prelate, metropolitan of the Church (1999–2007).
• Vivek Yadav, 36, Indian cricketer (Rajasthan), complications from stomach cancer and COVID-19.
• Alfredo Zanellato, 90, Italian painter and sculptor.

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8

• Tanveer Akhtar, Indian politician, Bihar MLC (since 2016), COVID-19.
• Mixel Berhokoirigoin, 69, French farmer and activist.
• Tatiana Bershadskaya, 99, Russian musicologist.
• Bo, 12, American dog, presidential pet (2009–2017), cancer.
• Bob Chitester, 83, American television executive and producer, cancer.
• Raul Danda, 63, Angolan politician, MP (2012–2016).
• Georgi Dimitrov, 62, Bulgarian football player (CSKA Sofia, national team) and manager (Marek Dupnitsa), cancer.
• David K. Doyle, 89, American lieutenant general.
• Pete du Pont, 86, American politician, governor of Delaware (1977–1985), member of the Delaware (1969–1971) and U.S. House of Representatives (1971–1977).
• Fadeli, 65, Indonesian politician, regent of Lamongan (2010–2015, 2016–2021).
• Graeme Ferguson, 91, Canadian filmmaker, co-inventor of IMAX, cancer.
• Paul A. Fischer, 85, American politician.
• Donald L. Friedrich, 91, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1975–1981).
• Curtis Fuller, 88, American jazz trombonist.
• Aurelia Greene, 86, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1982–2009).
• Miodrag Gvozdenović, 76, Serbian volleyball player (Yugoslavia national team).
• Eula Hall, 93, American healthcare activist.
• Ronald Inglehart, 86, American political scientist (Inglehart–Welzel cultural map of the world).
• Helmut Jahn, 81, German-American architect (Liberty Place, James R. Thompson Center, 50 West Street), traffic collision.
• Theodore Katsanevas, 74, Greek academic and politician, MP (1989–2004) and founder of Drachmi Greek Democratic Movement Five Stars, COVID-19.
• Khat Thi, 44–45, Burmese poet and protester.
• Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, 66, Indian field hockey player, Olympic champion (1980), COVID-19.
• Pantelis Kouros, 88, Cypriot politician, deputy minister to the president (1993–2003).
• Lee Han-dong, 86, South Korean politician, prime minister (2000–2002).
• German Lorca, 98, Brazilian photographer.
• Low Yow Chuan, 88, Malaysian real estate developer.
• Cal Luther, 93, American basketball coach (Murray State Racers, UT Martin Skyhawks, Longwood Lancers).
• Jean Maran, 101, French politician, deputy (1986–1988) and mayor of Sainte-Luce, Martinique (1965–1990), heart failure.
• Bernice Mitchell, 81, American politician.
• S. A. E. Nababan, 87, Indonesian Lutheran prelate.
• Sanda Oumarou, 38, Cameroonian footballer (Coton Sport, Al Masry).
• Don Parrish, 66, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs).
• Gordon Pettengill, 95, American radio astronomer, congestive heart failure.
• Jean-Luc Phaneuf, 65, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Toros, Birmingham Bulls).
• Jean-Claude Romer, 88, French actor, film critic and film historian.
• Shakeel Ahmed Samdani, 59, Indian academic, COVID-19.
• Miguel Schweitzer Walters, 80, Chilean lawyer and diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (1983), ambassador to the United Kingdom (1980–1983).
• Eleanor Bernert Sheldon, 101, American sociologist, president of the SSRC (1972–1979).
• Spencer Silver, 80, American chemist, co-inventor of Post-it Notes.
• Ravinder Pal Singh, 60, Indian field hockey player, Olympic champion (1980), COVID-19.
• George Skudder, 73, New Zealand rugby union player (Waikato, New Zealand Māori, national team).
• Rana Waitai, 78, New Zealand politician, MP (1996–1999).
• Robert Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole, 82, British hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (1999–2017).
• Asfaw Yemiru, 78–79, Ethiopian educator.

9

• Ahmed Al Khattab, 78–79, Jordanian politician, minister of agriculture (2011–2013) and MP (1997–2001).
• Tristyn Bailey, 13, American student, stabbed.
• Jacques Bouveresse, 80, French philosopher.
• José Manuel Caballero Bonald, 94, Spanish poet and novelist, Miguel de Cervantes Prize winner (2012).
• Monique Cerisier-ben Guiga, 78, French politician, senator (1992–2011).
• Neil Connery, 82, Scottish actor (O.K. Connery, The Body Stealers).
• James Dean, 35, English footballer (Stalybridge Celtic, Chorley, Halifax Town). (body discovered on this date)
• Marye Anne Fox, 73, American chemist and academic administrator, chancellor of North Carolina State University (1998–2004) and the University of California, San Diego (2004–2012).
• Alec Graham, 91, British Anglican prelate, bishop of Newcastle (1981–1997).
• Karl-Günther von Hase, 103, German diplomat, ambassador to the United Kingdom (1970–1977), director of ZDF (1977–1982).
• George Hovland, 94, American Olympic cross country skier (1952).
• Robert David Jackson, 86, British-born Canadian diplomat.
• Meindert Leerling, 85, Dutch journalist and politician, member of the Second Chamber (1981–1994).
• Miguel Lifschitz, 65, Argentine politician, governor of Santa Fe (2015–2019) and mayor of Rosario, Santa Fe (2003–2011), COVID-19.
• Raghunath Mohapatra, 78, Indian architect, sculptor and politician, MP (since 2018), COVID-19.
• Chris Newman, 67, American musician, cancer.
• Bruno Oldani, 85, Swiss designer.
• Dhiru Parikh, 87, Indian poet and editor.
• Bratislav Petković, 72, Serbian film and theater director and playwright, minister of culture and information (2012–2013).
• Nandivada Rathnasree, 57, Indian astrophysicist, COVID-19.
• K. B. Shanappa, 82, Indian politician, MP (2006–2012), COVID-19.
• William Gerald Strongman, 84, Canadian politician.
• Viliam Turčány, 93, Slovak poet, translator and writer.
• Marion Walter, 92, German-born American mathematician.
• Robert Ward, 68, American politician, member (1984–2007) and minority leader (1994–2007) of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1994–2007), kidney failure.

10

• Maurice Adevah-Pœuf, 78, French politician, deputy (1981–1993, 1997–2002), mayor of Thiers (1977–2001).
• Sami Hasan Al Nash, 64, Yemeni football manager (national team), COVID-19.
• Miguel Arellano, 80, Mexican Olympic basketball player (1964, 1968), cancer.
• Josep Maria Batlle i Farran, 71, Spanish politician, senator (2002–2011) and mayor of Puigverd de Lleida (1979–2003), tractor accident.
• Lars-Gunnar Bodin, 85, Swedish electronic musician.
• Frank Brazier, 87, Australian Olympic cyclist (1956, 1960, 1964).
• Salem Chandrasekharan, Indian film producer (Sullan, Ghajini, Sabari), COVID-19.
• Haralambie Corbu, 91, Moldovan philologist, member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova.
• Marc Daniëls, 61, Belgian comic book artist, COVID-19.
• Brendan Edwards, 85, Australian footballer (Hawthorn).
• Michel Fourniret, 79, French serial killer, respiratory failure.
• Fortunato Franco, 84, Indian footballer (Salgaocar, Maharashtra, national team).
• Art Gensler, 85, American architect, founder of Gensler.
• Inaya Jaber, 62, Lebanese writer and journalist.
• Kevin Jackson, 66, English writer, broadcaster and filmmaker.
• Dennis Joseph, 63, Indian screenwriter (Nirakkoottu, Rajavinte Makan) and film director (Manu Uncle), stroke.
• Jerome Kagan, 92, American psychologist.
• Sambhajirao Kakade, 89, Indian politician, MP (1977–1979, 1984–1989).
• Jenny King, 92, New Zealand librarian.
• Cristopher Mansilla, 30, Chilean track and road cyclist, COVID-19.
• Néstor Montelongo, 66, Uruguayan footballer (national team), 1983 Copa América winner.
• Johannes Møllehave, 84, Danish Lutheran priest and theologian.
• Dieudonné Ntep, 61, Cameroonian Olympic cyclist (1984).
• B. Prasada Rao, 65, Indian police officer, DGP of Andhra Pradesh (2013–2014), cardiac arrest.
• Rasa Singh Rawat, 79, Indian politician, MP (1989–2004).
• Froy Salinas, 81, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1977–1985).
• Richie Scheinblum, 78, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians).
• Michael Settonni, 61, American news anchor.
• Abdolvahab Shahidi, 98, Iranian barbat player, singer and composer, heart disease.
• Giosuè Stucchi, 90, Italian footballer (Udinese, Roma, Brescia).
• Joker Thulasi, 71, Indian actor (Thamizhachi, Udan Pirappu, Mannai Thottu Kumbidanum) and comedian, COVID-19.
• Svante Thuresson, 84, Swedish jazz musician ("Nygammal vals").
• Pauline Tinsley, 93, British soprano.

11

• Vahur Afanasjev, 41, Estonian writer.
• Victor Asirvatham, 80, Malaysian Olympic runner (1968).
• Henri Beaujean, 95, Guadeloupean politician, deputy of the French National Assembly (1986–1988).
• Serge Bouchard, 73, Canadian anthropologist and writer.
• Colt Brennan, 37, American football player (Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, Washington Redskins).
• Janine Brookner, 80, American lawyer and CIA agent, complications from kidney disease and cancer.
• Dan W. Brown, 70, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2008–2010) and Senate (2011–2019).
• John Castellani, 94, American basketball coach (Seattle Redhawks).
• Attila Demény, 66, Hungarian composer and theatre director.
• Greg Findlay, 78, Canadian football player (BC Lions).
• K. R. Gouri Amma, 101, Indian politician, Travancore–Cochin (1951–1957) and Kerala MLA (1960–1965, 1970–1977, 1982–1996, 2001–2006).
• John Hickman, 78, American banjo player.
• Madampu Kunjukuttan, 79, Indian screenwriter (Parinamam) and actor (Aanachandam, Agninakshathram), COVID-19.
• Bernard Lachance, 46, Canadian singer-songwriter and conspiracy theorist, complications from AIDS.
• Christine Laprell, 71, German Olympic alpine skier (1968).
• Norman Lloyd, 106, American actor (St. Elsewhere, Limelight), producer and director (Alfred Hitchcock Presents).
• Nancy Marie, 112, Seychelles supercentenarian.
• Rashid Meer, 70, Indian poet and editor (Dhabak), COVID-19.
• Michael Monfils, 82, American politician, mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin (1975–1979).
• Richard Nonas, 85, American sculptor.
• Mats Nyby, 74, Finnish politician, MP (1983–1999).
• Wilfried Peffgen, 78, German Olympic cyclist (1964).
• Howard H. Rainey, 93, American politician.
• Nellai Siva, 69, Indian actor (Mahaprabhu, Vetri Kodi Kattu, Kannum Kannum).
• Buddy Van Horn, 92, American stunt performer (High Plains Drifter, Pale Rider) and film director (The Dead Pool).
• Frank Warrick, 76, Australian television journalist and newsreader (BTQ).
• Lester L. Wolff, 102, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1965–1981).
• Chuck Welke, 67, American politician, member of the South Dakota Senate (2013–2015).
• Vladislav Yegin, 32, Russian ice hockey player (Spartak Moscow, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg), complications from COVID-19.
• Zemi Yenus, 61, Ethiopian businesswoman and autism activist, complications from COVID-19.

12

• Tofig Aghahuseynov, 98, Azerbaijani military leader.
• Homen Borgohain, 88, Indian journalist (Niyomiya Barta) and novelist, complications from COVID-19.
• Jerry Burns, 94, American football coach (Iowa Hawkeyes, Minnesota Vikings).
• Fred Buttsworth, 93, Australian footballer (West Perth, Essendon).
• Venugopal Chandrasekhar, 63, Indian table tennis player, COVID-19.
• Ubiratan D'Ambrosio, 88, Brazilian mathematician.
• Patrick Dean, 45, American cartoonist, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Seamus Deane, 81, Northern Irish poet and writer (Reading in the Dark).
• Nick Downie, 74, British journalist and soldier, COVID-19.
• Jiří Feureisl, 89, Czech footballer (FC Karlovy Vary) and ice hockey player.
• Hurley Goodall, 93, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1978–1992).
• Louis De Grève, 91, Belgian politician and jurist, senator (1974–1977), MP (1977–1984), and judge of the Court of Arbitration (1984–1999).
• Dixie Hale, 85, Irish footballer (Waterford).
• Rajeev Karwal, 58, Indian businessman, COVID-19.
• Jim Klobuchar, 93, American journalist and author (Star Tribune).
• Bob Koester, 88, American music executive, founder of Delmark Records.
• Kira Kreylis-Petrova, 89, Russian actress (Drumroll, Window to Paris, Russian Symphony).
• Vadim Logunov, 53, Russian footballer (Metallurg Lipetsk, APK Azov, Krystal Kherson).
• Maran, 48, Indian actor and singer (Ghilli), COVID-19.
• Tatiana Nikonova, 43, Russian feminist, journalist, and sex educator.
• Luigi Panigazzi, 96, Italian partisan and politician, senator (1983–1987).
• Ton Pansier, 74, Dutch footballer (XerxesDZB, SV SVV).
• Francisco Pelló Hernandis, 85, Spanish-born Argentine painter, sculptor and poet, heart failure.
• Vladimír Príkazský, 85, Czech journalist and politician, minister without portfolio (1990).
• Ján Repák, 65, Slovak Olympic volleyball player (1980).
• Ivanildo Rozenblad, 24, Surinamese footballer (S.V. Robinhood).
• Bryan Sperry, 95, American football player and coach.
• Stephen Sternberg, 100, American pathologist.
• Jack Terricloth, 50, American musician (The World/Inferno Friendship Society).
• Ralph Turlington, 100, American politician, member (1950–1974) and speaker (1967–1969) of the Florida House of Representatives, Florida commissioner of education (1974–1986).
• Higinio Vélez, 73, Cuban baseball coach (Santiago de Cuba, national team), COVID-19.

13

• Maria João Abreu, 57, Portuguese actress (Golpe de Sorte, Mar Salgado, Amor Maior), ruptured brain aneurysm.
• Raymond Biaussat, 89, French painter.
• Rick Brennan, 52, American rear admiral.
• Nona Conner, 37, American activist.
• Hal de Becker, 89, American dancer and writer.
• K. M. Hamsa Kunju, 79, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (1982–1986), cardiac arrest.
• Indu Jain, 84, Indian publishing executive, chairperson of The Times Group, complications of COVID-19.
• Olivier Jean-Marie, 61, French animator (Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure, Zig & Sharko, Oggy and the Cockroaches), cancer.
• Marvin Kaye, 83, American author (The Masters of Solitude, Wintermind), complications from endometrial cancer.
• Dieter Lindner, 84, German racewalker, Olympic silver medalist (1964) and European champion (1966).
• Nelson Marcenaro, 68, Uruguayan footballer (national team), 1980 Mundialito winner, heart attack.
• Kenneth Mayhew, 104, British army officer, Military William Order recipient (1946).
• Eigil Misser, 87, Danish footballer (B 1913, national team).
• Abel Murrieta Gutiérrez, 58, Mexican politician and lawyer (LeBarón and Langford families massacre), deputy (2015–2018), shot.
• Božidar Nikolić, 79, Serbian film director (Balkan Spy, The Dark Side of the Sun, Three Tickets to Hollywood).
• Alberto Piccinini, 79, Argentine politician and trade unionist, member of the Constitutional Assembly (1994) and deputy (2001–2005), cardiorespiratory arrest.
• Feodor Pitcairn, 86, American photographer and environmentalist.
• Norman Simmons, 91, American pianist, arranger ("Wade in the Water"), and composer.
• Christa Stubnick, 87, German Olympic sprinter, silver medalist (1956).
• Pablo Uribe, 90, Colombian Olympic fencer (1956).
• George Wallerstein, 90, American astronomer.

14

• Sándor Balassa, 86, Hungarian composer.
• Jay Barbree, 87, American space travel news correspondent (NBC News).
• Otto Beatty Jr., 81, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1980–1999).
• R. L. Bhatia, 100, Indian politician, MP (1971–1977, 1980–1989, 1991–2004), governor of Kerala (2004–2008) and Bihar (2008–2009), COVID-19.
• Torkild Brakstad, 75, Norwegian football player (Molde, national team) and manager (Tromsø).
• Glenn R. Croshaw, 70, American judge and politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1987–2000).
• Eveline Cruickshanks, 94, British political historian.
• Barry Fry, 81, Canadian curler.
• Milan Ftáčnik, 64, Slovak politician, mayor of Bratislava (2010–2014).
• Jaime Garza, 67, Mexican actor (Navajeros, Missing, The Falcon and the Snowman), complications from diabetes.
• Raimund Hoghe, 72, German dancer, choreographer and author.
• William Irvine, Canadian teacher.
• Bob Jones, 81, American college basketball coach (Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers).
• Hartley Joynt, 82, Australian cricketer (Western Australia).
• Haziq Kamaruddin, 27, Malaysian Olympic archer (2012).
• Masao Kawai, 97, Japanese primatologist.
• Igor Lavrinenko, 60, Belarusian politician, member of the House of Representatives (since 2019).
• Ester Mägi, 99, Estonian composer.
• David McPhail, 76, New Zealand comedian and actor (A Week of It, Letter to Blanchy, Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby).
• Kanaka Murthy, 78, Indian sculptor, COVID-19.
• New Jack, 58, American professional wrestler (SMW, ECW, XPW), heart attack.
• Jorge Picciani, 66, Brazilian politician, Rio de Janeiro MLA (2003–2010), prostate cancer.
• Farooq Qaiser, 75, Pakistani puppeteer (Uncle Sargam), cardiac arrest.
• María Amalia Revelo, 65, Costa Rican businesswoman, minister of tourism (2018–2020).
• Lee Ross, 78, Canadian-born American psychologist.
• Waltraut Schälike, 94, German-Russian historian.
• Matheus Shikongo, 70, Namibian politician and businessman, mayor of Windhoek (1993–2010), COVID-19.
• Jarnail Singh, 48, Indian journalist and politician, Delhi MLA (2015–2017), COVID-19.
• Wang Yuan, 91, Chinese mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Ramendra Kumar Yadav, 78, Indian politician, MP (1989–1991, 1992–2004).

15

• Mildred Allen, 91, American opera singer.
• Gary Berne, 77, American Olympic sport shooter.
• Nelly Reig Castellanos, 92, Paraguayan first lady (1989–1993).
• Jim Clendenen, 68, American vintner (Au Bon Climat).
• Fred Dellar, 89, British music journalist.
• Charles R. Doering, 65, American mathematician, esophageal cancer.
• Felicia Elizondo, 74, American transgender activist.
• Tim Falvey, 87, Irish politician, lord mayor of Cork (1994–1995).
• Deanna Milvia Frosini, 81, Italian painter and actress (Under the Sign of Scorpio, Wind from the East, Lettera aperta a un giornale della sera).
• Oliver Gillie, 83, British medical journalist and scientist, lymphocytic leukemia.
• David F. Hardwick, 87, Canadian pediatric pathologist and academic.
• M. Thomas Inge, 85, American comics scholar.
• Charlie Jackson, 85, American football player (Chicago Cardinals), complications from COVID-19.
• Sunil Jain, 58, Indian journalist, complications from COVID-19.
• Babak Khorramdin, 46, Iranian director and writer.
• Ivo Luís Knoll, 91, Brazilian politician, Santa Catarina MLA (1967–1971).
• Lim Heng Chek, 85, Malaysian Olympic swimmer (1956).
• George Little, 83, Scottish-born Canadian politician.
• Emily Mair, 92, Scottish-born New Zealand opera singer, pianist and vocal coach.
• Đorđe Marjanović, 89, Serbian singer.
• Fred Martinelli, 92, American Hall of Fame college football coach (Ashland University).
• Abdul Manan Niazi, 52–53, Afghan militant, leader of High Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, shot
• Mario Pavone, 80, American jazz bassist.
• Carol Rudyard, 98, English-Australian visual artist.
• Roy Scammell, 88, British stuntman and actor (Alien, Willow, Flash Gordon).
• Karl Schleunes, 84, American Holocaust historian.
• John Rosolu Bankole Thompson, 84, Sierra Leonean jurist, judge of the Special Court (2002–2013) and chair of the Anti-corruption Commission (since 2018).
• Eva Wilma, 87, Brazilian actress (Alô, Doçura!, A Flea on the Scales, A Indomada), ovarian cancer.

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• Nadia Al-Iraqia, 57, Iraqi actress (Africano), COVID-19.
• Anjan Bandyopadhyay, 55, Indian television journalist, complications from COVID-19.
• Stefan Banz, 60, Swiss artist, heart attack.
• William Berg, 82, American classicist.
• Lawrence M. Breed, 80, American APL computer scientist and early Burning Man contributor, Lewy body dementias.
• Patsy Bruce, 81, American country songwriter ("Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys").
• Marianne Burgman, 68, Dutch politician, mayor of Maarn (1995–2002) and De Ronde Venen (2002–2011).
• Mike Carter, 67, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (since 2013), pancreatic cancer.
• Bruno Covas, 41, Brazilian politician, mayor of São Paulo (since 2018), deputy (2015–2017) and São Paulo MLA (2007–2011), gastric cancer.
• T. Frank Crigler, 85, American diplomat.
• Vera Deacon, 94, Australian historian.
• Tomer Eiges, 25, Israeli intelligence officer.
• Hüseyin Er, 36, Turkish-British footballer (Ä°zmirspor), heart attack.
• Samir Hadjaoui, 42, Algerian footballer (ASO Chlef, ES Sétif, national team).
• Anatoliy Havrylov, 88, Ukrainian cinematographer, Shevchenko National Prize winner (1988).
• Rajendrasinh Jadeja, 66, Indian cricket player (Saurashtra) and umpire (BCCI), COVID-19.
• Chetan Karki, 83, Nepali songwriter and filmmaker, COVID-19.
• Nasim Wali Khan, 88, Pakistani politician, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPA (1977), complications from diabetes.
• Ailsa Land, 93, British mathematician.
• Jakov Lazaroski, 84, Macedonian political commissar, president of the League of Communists of Macedonia (1986–1989).
• MC Kevin, 23, Brazilian singer-songwriter, fall.
• Rildo da Costa Menezes, 79, Brazilian football player (Botafogo, national team) and manager (California Kickers).
• Boris Miranda, 37, Bolivian journalist and correspondent (BBC Mundo).
• Al Taib Mustafa, Sudanese journalist and politician, minister of state for communications, COVID-19.
• M. S. Narasimhan, 88, Indian mathematician (Narasimhan–Seshadri theorem).
• Raili Pietilä, 94, Finnish architect (Mäntyniemi).
• Richard L. Rubenstein, 97, American rabbi and writer.
• Sa'duddin, 59, Indonesian politician, regent of Bekasi (2007–2012), member of the People's Representative Council (2014–2016).
• Sangtiennoi Sor.Rungroj, 54, Thai Muay Thai fighter, suicide by gunshot.
• Rajeev Satav, 46, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019, since 2020), complications from COVID-19.
• Alessandro Talotti, 40, Italian Olympic high jumper (2004, 2008), stomach cancer.
• Akbar Torkan, 68, Iranian politician, minister of defense (1989–1993), minister of roads and transportation (1993–1997), senior advisor to the president (2013–2018).
• Ekaterina Vilmont, 75, Russian writer.
• Joe Walters, 81, English cricketer (Nottinghamshire).
• Jerzy Wilk, 66, Polish politician, mayor of Elbląg (2013–2014), deputy (since 2015).
• Vijay Singh Yadav, 67–68, Indian politician, Bihar MLA (1995–2000), MP (2000–2006), COVID-19.
• Rudolf Yanson, 82, Russian philologist.

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• K. K. Aggarwal, 62, Indian cardiologist, COVID-19.
• Ian Brusasco, 92, Australian businessman and philanthropist.
• Kathryn Bullock, 75, American chemist.
• Bill Fagaly, 83, American art historian.
• Kabang, 13, Filipino dog.
• Don Kernodle, 71, American professional wrestler (Jim Crockett Promotions), suicide by gunshot.
• Nan Kinross, 94, New Zealand nurse and nursing academic.
• Bruno Kouamé, 93, Ivorian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Abengourou (1981–2003).
• Casildo Maldaner, 79, Brazilian politician, senator (since 2011) and governor of Santa Catarina (1990–1991), cancer.
• Jackie Matisse, 90, French artist.
• Joe Mercer, 86, English jockey.
• Amarendra Mohanty, 63, Indian music composer and singer, COVID-19.
• Robert Quackenbush, 91, American children's author.
• Ki. Rajanarayanan, 97, Indian folklorist and writer.
• Terence Riley, 66, American architect and museum curator, chief curator of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art (1992–2006).
• Buddy Roemer, 77, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–1988), governor of Louisiana (1988–1992).
• Don Sakers, 62, American science fiction writer, heart attack.
• Jesús Santrich, 53, Colombian guerrilla leader (FARC) and politician, deputy (2006–2009), shot.
• Henry Schmidt, 85, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, San Diego Chargers, Buffalo Bills).
• Janet Shackleton, 92, New Zealand hurdler, British Empire Games bronze medallist (1950).
• Héctor Silva, 76, Argentine rugby union player (South American Jaguars) and coach (national team), COVID-19.
• Harold Small, 85, Canadian politician.
• K. Thurairetnasingam, 80, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2002–2010, 2015–2020), COVID-19.
• K. Thulasiah Vandayar, 92, Indian politician, MP (1991–1996).
• Nitish Veera, 45, Indian actor (Pudhupettai, Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Kaala), COVID-19.
• Sabino Vengco, 79, Filipino Roman Catholic priest, theologian, and author.
• Vivek Raj Wangkhem, Indian politician, Manipur MLA (2002–2007), general secretary of the National People's Party, COVID-19.
• Wolfgang Weiermann, 85, German politician, MP (1987–2002).
• Magdeleine Willame-Boonen, 80, Belgian politician, senator (1999–2003).
• Olavo Yépez, 83, Ecuadorian chess master, cancer.

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• Abdul Khaleq Alghanem, 63, Saudi Arabian film and TV director (Tash ma Tash), prostate cancer.
• Franco Battiato, 76, Italian singer-songwriter ("I treni di Tozeur", "Centro di gravità permanente", "Cuccurucucù") and filmmaker, neurodegenerative disease.
• Viktor Belskiy, 66, Belarusian Olympic long jumper (1980).
• Effie Boggess, 93, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1995–2005).
• Joe J. Christensen, 91, American Mormon leader, president of Ricks College (1985–1989), general authority (since 1989).
• Theodore John Conrad, 71, American bank embezzler.
• Bob Cullison, 84, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979–1995).
• Esegé, 63, Spanish comic artist (Mortadelo, Mister K).
• Bernhard Friedmann, 89, German economist and politician, MP (1976–1990) and member of the European Court of Auditors (1990–2001).
• Vladimir Fyodorov, 82, Russian actor (Ruslan and Ludmila, Kin-dza-dza!, Heart of a Dog) and physicist.
• John Gomery, 88, Canadian jurist, justice of the Superior Court of Quebec (1982–2007).
• Charles Grodin, 86, American actor (The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run, Beethoven) and comedian, Emmy winner (1978), bone marrow cancer.
• Chaman Lal Gupta, 86, Indian politician, Jammu and Kashmir MLA (1972–1977) and MP (1996–2004), complications from COVID-19.
• Arthur Hills, 91, American golf course designer.
• John W. Jordan, 95, American politician.
• Vijay Kumar Kashyap, 56, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (since 2017), COVID-19.
• Zsuzsanna Kézi, 76, Hungarian Olympic handball player, bronze medalist (1976).
• Kim Ho-seong, 51, South Korean voice actor.
• Ricardo Letts Colmenares, 83, Peruvian politician and journalist, founder of the Revolutionary Vanguard and congressman (1990–1992).
• Gilles Lupien, 67, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers), Stanley Cup champion (1978, 1979), intestinal cancer.
• Hiroshi Maeda, 82, Japanese chemist, discoverer of the EPR effect, liver failure.
• Malibu Moon, 24, American racehorse and sire, heart attack.
• Gordon McMillan, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (Michigan Wolverines).
• Douglas Mossman, 88, American actor (Hawaii Five-O, Hawaiian Eye).
• Terry O'Dea, 76, Australian darts player.
• Goetz Oertel, 86, Polish-born American physicist.
• Albert Planasdemunt i Gubert, 91, Spanish politician, member of the Parliament of Catalonia (1980–1984).
• Farida Rahman, 75, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2009–2013).
• William C. Richardson, 81, American businessman.
• Chrissy Sharp, 73, Australian politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Council (1997–2005).
• Thaddeus Spratlen, 90, American economist.
• Rennie Stennett, 72, Panamanian baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants), World Series champion (1979), cancer.
• Yolanda Tortolero, Venezuelan physician and politician, deputy (since 2016), complications from COVID-19.
• Yoshi Wada, 77, Japanese sound installation artist and musician.
• Genzō Wakayama, 88, Japanese voice actor (Astro Boy, Shin Takarajima, Kingdom Hearts), heart failure.
• Corinne Wood, 66, American politician, lieutenant governor of Illinois (1999–2003), complications from breast cancer.

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• Darío Alessandro, 69, Argentine sociologist, politician and diplomat, deputy (1995–2003), ambassador to Cuba (2004–2007) and Peru (2008–2015), pancreatic cancer.
• Wiranto Arismunandar, 87, Indonesian academic, minister of education (1998).
• Johnny Ashcroft, 94, Australian country singer.
• Khadgajeet Baral, 93, Nepalese diplomat and police officer, inspector general (1972–1978).
• Odd Berg, 97, Norwegian Olympic road racing cyclist (1952).
• Bruno Bicocchi, 65, French Olympic sprint canoer.
• Gary Blodgett, 83, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1993–2001).
• Daryle H. Busch, 93, American inorganic chemist.
• Pablo Calucho, 41, Bolivian journalist, COVID-19.
• Oscar Cavagnis, 47, Italian road racing cyclist, avalanche.
• Alix Dobkin, 80, American folk singer-songwriter, lesbian feminist activist and memoirist, brain aneurysm.
• Piet van Eijsden, 85, Dutch tennis player.
• Lee Evans, 74, American sprinter, double Olympic champion (1968), complications from a stroke.
• Serhiy Ferenchak, 37, Ukrainian footballer (Khimik Krasnoperekopsk, Sevastopol, SKChF Sevastopol).
• Josep Franch, 77, Spanish footballer (FC Barcelona, CE Sabadell FC).
• Vladimir Gerasimov, 89, Russian colonel general, 12th Chief Directorate (1985–1992).
• Martin Greenberg, 103, American poet.
• Charles C. Hagemeister, 74, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (1968).
• John Hodge, 92, British aerospace engineer, member of NASA Space Task Group, flight director.
• Esther A. Hopkins, 94, American chemist, environmental lawyer and civil servant.
• Quintin Jones, 41, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
• Alain Kirili, 74, French-American sculptor, leukemia.
• Zakpa Komenan, 76, Ivorian politician, minister of education and professional formation (1993–1999).
• David Anthony Kraft, 68, American comic book writer (The Defenders, Captain America), complications from COVID-19.
• Prasanta Mohapatra, 47, Indian cricketer (Odisha), COVID-19.
• Paul Mooney, 79, American actor (The Buddy Holly Story, Bamboozled), comedian (Chappelle's Show) and writer, heart attack.
• Robin Munro, 68, British human rights activist.
• Neville Myton, 74, Jamaican Olympic middle-distance runner (1964, 1968), cancer.
• Mark O'Brien, 82, American politician.
• Jagannath Pahadia, 89, Indian politician, chief minister of Rajasthan (1980–1981), governor of Bihar (1989–1990) and Haryana (2009–2014), COVID-19.
• Nicole Péllissard-Darrigrand, 89, French Olympic diver (1948, 1952, 1956, 1960).
• Aleksandr Privalov, 87, Russian biathlete, Olympic silver medallist (1964), heart attack.
• Tatyana Protsenko, 53, Russian actress (The Adventures of Buratino), cancer.
• Elisa Ruiz Díaz, 56, Paraguayan lawyer and diplomat, representative to the Organization of American States (since 2013) and chair of the OAS Permanent Council (since 2021) .
• Guillermo Sepúlveda, 86, Mexican footballer (Guadalajara, Oro, national team).
• Abubakar Shekau, 46–56, Nigerian Islamic militant, leader of Boko Haram (since 2009), suicide by explosive vest.
• John Tooze, 83, British biologist.
• Martin Turnovský, 92, Czech conductor.
• Aimé Verhoeven, 85, Belgian Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler (1960).
• Helmut Wopfner, 96, Austrian geologist.
• Wimar Witoelar, 75, Indonesian journalist and talk show host, presidential press secretary (1999–2001), complications from sepsis.
• Oğuz Yılmaz, 52, Turkish folk musician, heart attack.
• Mark York, 55, American actor (The Office).

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• Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi, 95, Indian historian.
• Len Badger, 75, English footballer (Sheffield United).
• Francisco Brines, 89, Spanish poet and academic, Miguel de Cervantes Prize winner.
• Lori Burton, 80, American singer, songwriter and record producer.
• Chris Chilton, 77, English footballer (Hull City, Coventry City), complications from dementia.
• Glen E. Conrad, 71, American jurist, judge (since 2003) and chief judge (2010–2017) of the U.S. District Court for Western Virginia.
• Ingvar Cronhammar, 73, Swedish-Danish sculptor (Elia).
• Jesús Davoz, 89, Spanish road racing cyclist.
• Ion Dichiseanu, 87, Romanian actor (Kampf um Rom, Titanic Waltz, Mofturi 1900).
• Tommy Finn, 87, English rugby league player (Hull, St Helens).
• Ken Garland, 92, British graphic designer.
• Samir Ghanem, 84, Egyptian comedian, singer and entertainer, complications from COVID-19.
• Gregorio Gordo, 62, Spanish politician and trade unionist, member of the Assembly of Madrid (2007–2015), cancer.
• Khatib Haji, 58, Tanzanian politician, MP (since 2010).
• Roger Hawkins, 75, American drummer (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) and recording studio owner (Muscle Shoals Sound Studio).
• Gennady Igumnov, 84, Russian politician, governor of Perm Oblast (1996–2000).
• George F. Keane, 91, American investment professional.
• Anthony Lazzaro, 100, American academic administrator.
• Lubomír Ledl, 68, Czech politician, member of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia (1990–1992).
• Phil Lombardi, 58, American baseball player (New York Yankees, New York Mets), complications from brain cancer.
• Irom Maipak, 53, Indian cinematographer (Ashangba Nongjabi, Leipaklei, Nongphadok Lakpa Atithi), COVID-19.
• Margherita Marchione, 99, American Roman Catholic nun and writer.
• Robbie McCauley, 78, American playwright and actress.
• Freddy Marks, 71, English musician (Rod, Jane and Freddy) and actor.
• Moussa Narou N'Diaye, 86, Senegalese Olympic basketball player.
• Erin O'Brien, 87, American actress (John Paul Jones, Onionhead, Girl on the Run).
• Florian Pilkington-Miksa, 70, English rock drummer (Curved Air).
• Jerry Planutis, 91, American football player (Washington Redskins).
• John Powless, 88, American college basketball and tennis coach (Wisconsin Badgers).
• Sándor Puhl, 65, Hungarian football referee, complications from COVID-19.
• U. Visweswar Rao, Indian film director (Nagna Sathyam, Harischandrudu) and screenwriter, COVID-19.
• Tarannum Riyaz, 60, Indian writer, COVID-19.
• Rizuan Abdul Hamid, Malaysian businessman and politician, senator (since 2005) and chairman of Halal Development Corporation (since 2019), COVID-19.
• George Stranahan, 89, American physicist, complications from heart surgery and a stroke.
• Ray Thomas, 80, Australian footballer (Collingwood).
• Fred Tobias, 93, American songwriter ("Good Timin'", "Little Bitty Girl", "Born Too Late").
• Taygib Tolboyev, 65, Russian test pilot.
• Tshoganetso Tongwane, South African politician, MP (2008–2014, 2014–2019, since 2019), COVID-19.
• Mike Weatherley, 63, British politician, MP (2010–2015), lung cancer.
• Johan Weyts, 81, Belgian politician, member of the Flemish Parliament (1999–2004) and senator (1987–1999).
• Gary Wilson, 65, American anti-pornography activist.
• Eric Winstanley, 76, English footballer (Barnsley, Chesterfield).
• Zuo Hui, 50, Chinese real estate broker.

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• Farhat Abdraimov, 55, Kazakh actor (Whoever Softer, Fara, Tale of Pink Hare), heart attack.
• Vitold Ashurak, 50, Belarusian activist and political prisoner, cardiac arrest.
• Ibrahim Attahiru, 54, Nigerian military officer, chief of Army staff (since 2021), plane crash.
• Sunderlal Bahuguna, 94, Indian environmentalist (Chipko movement), COVID-19.
• Om Prakash Bhardwaj, 79, Indian boxing coach.
• Ajoy Dey, 69, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (1991–2016), COVID-19.
• Zdzisław Dobrucki, 76, Polish speedway rider (Unia Leszno).
• John A. Hemphill, 93, American major general.
• Roman Kent, 92, Polish-born American Holocaust survivor, president of the International Auschwitz Committee.
• Rajkumar Keswani, 70, Indian journalist, complications from COVID-19.
• Rana Kharkongor, 69, Indian singer and video director, COVID-19.
• Heikki Koort, 66, Estonian film actor, karateka and diplomat.
• Krishna, 79, Indian politician, MP (1996–1998), member (1985–1989, 1994–1996, 2006–2008) and speaker (2004–2008) of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
• Abdulrahman Kuliya, 53, Nigerian military office, plane crash.
• Thomas B. Leary, 89, American attorney, commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (1999–2005).
• Mark Levitan, 73, American academic, complications from leukemia.
• Ken MacKinnon, 87, Scottish Gaelic sociolinguist.
• Usman Mansoorpuri, 76, Indian Islamic scholar, COVID-19.
• Loisette M. Marsh, 92, Canadian-born Australian marine biologist.
• Sakti Mazumdar, 89, Indian Olympic boxer (1952), heart attack.
• Walter Müller, German Olympic gymnast (1952).
• Dieter Neuendorf, 80, German Olympic ski jumper.
• Merv Norrish, 94, New Zealand diplomat, ambassador to the United States (1978–1980).
• Manfred Ommer, 70, German Olympic sprinter (1972).
• Babagouda Patil, 76, Indian politician, minister of rural development (1998–1999).
• Tahir Salahov, 92, Azerbaijani painter and draughtsman, first secretary of the Artists' Union of the USSR (1973–1992), vice president of the Russian Academy of Arts.
• Dwayne Sandy, 32, Saint Vincent footballer (Pastures United FC, Avenues United FC, national team), shot.
• Harvey Schlossberg, 85, American police officer.
• Lisa Shaw, 44, British radio presenter and journalist, brain haemorrhage.
• Klemen Tinal, 50, Indonesian politician, vice governor of Papua (since 2013).
• Stephen Zappala Sr., 88, American jurist, justice (1983–2002) and chief justice (2001–2002) of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

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• Francesc Arnau, 46, Spanish football player (Barcelona, Málaga) and executive (Real Oviedo), suicide by train.
• Benjamin Ayimba, 44, Kenyan rugby union player (Nondescripts RFC, Cornish Pirates) and coach (national sevens team), cerebral malaria.
• Edminas Bagdonas, 57, Lithuanian diplomat, ambassador to Italy (2001–2004), Belarus (2007–2012) and Israel (2014–2019).
• Joe Beckwith, 66, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals), World Series champion (1985), colon cancer.
• Colette Brull-Ulmann, 101, French physician, pediatrician, and Resistance fighter.
• Jacqueline Caurat, 93, French television presenter, journalist and actress (Mon pote le gitan).
• Anna Maria Cecchi, 78, Italian Olympic swimmer (1960, 1964).
• Charles G. Cleveland, 93, American lieutenant general.
• David Danielson, 74, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (since 2013), cancer.
• Iain R. Edgar, 72, British social anthropologist.
• Peter Fish, 65, American composer.
• Fred Ford, 83, American football player (Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Chargers).
• Sister Loyola Galvin, 99, New Zealand nun, nurse and gardener.
• Jorge García Carneiro, 69, Venezuelan politician, governor of Vargas (since 2008) and minister of defense (2004–2006), heart attack.
• Mels Kenetaev, 75, Kazakh footballer (Dinamo Tselinograd).
• Harold Lambert, 99, Australian footballer (Essendon).
• Jorge Larrañaga, 64, Uruguayan politician, senator (2000–2020) and minister of the interior (since 2020), heart attack.
• Charles R. Larson, 83, American scholar.
• R. S. Lugani, 94, Indian educator.
• Syamsuddin Mahmud, 86, Indonesian economist and politician, governor of Aceh (1993–2000), COVID-19.
• Robert Marchand, 109, French racing cyclist.
• Cornelia Oberlander, 99, Canadian landscape architect, COVID-19.
• Raamlaxman, 78, Indian composer (Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Hum Saath-Saath Hain), heart attack.
• André Ribeiro, 55, Brazilian racing driver (CART), bowel cancer.
• Sophie Rivera, 82, American photographer.
• David Shotter, 82, British archaeologist.
• Y. C. Simhadri, 80, Indian academic administrator, vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (1997–2002), COVID-19.
• Jiřina Å iklová, 85, Czech sociologist and political dissident, Charter 77 signatory. (death announced on this date)
• Pavol Szikora, 69, Slovak Olympic race walker (1988, 1992).
• Marek Trončinský, 32, Czech ice hockey player (Progym Gheorgheni, Bílí Tygři Liberec, Sheffield Steelers).
• Glenn Douglas Tubb, 85, American singer-songwriter ("Skip a Rope", "Two Story House").
• Mario Vascellari, 69, Italian basketball player.
• Wu Mengchao, 98, Chinese hepatobiliary surgeon, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Yuan Longping, 90, Chinese agronomist, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, multiple organ failure.
• Connie Zelencik, 66, American football player (Buffalo Bills).
• Eddy Zemach, 85–86, Israeli philosopher.
• Chinese marathon runners killed in the Gansu ultramarathon disaster:
• Huang Guanjun, 34
• Liang Jing, 31

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• Dennis A'Court, 83, Welsh cricketer (Gloucestershire).
• Abel Almarez, 79, Argentine Olympic boxer.
• Srikumar Banerjee, 75, Indian metallurgical engineer, director of BARC (2004–2010) and chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (2009–2012), heart attack.
• Baby Barredo, 80, Filipino theater actress and producer, complications from sepsis.
• Frithjof Bergmann, 90, German philosopher, founder of the New Work movement.
• Dewayne Blackwell, 84, American songwriter ("Friends in Low Places", "Mr. Blue").
• Charles Boutin, 79, American politician and administrative law judge, mayor of Aberdeen, Maryland (1994–1998) and member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1999–2005).
• José Agusto Briones, 60, Ecuadorian politician, minister of energy and non-renewable natural resources (2019–2020), suicide by hanging.
• Eric Carle, 91, American writer and illustrator (The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?), kidney failure.
• Barney Curley, 81, Irish horse trainer and gambler (Yellow Sam betting coup).
• Lorrae Desmond, 91, Australian singer, television presenter (The Lorrae Desmond Show) and actress (A Country Practice, Arcade).
• Aly Doerfel, 71, Luxembourgish Olympic fencer (1972).
• Bob Fulton, 73, English-born Australian rugby league player and coach (Manly-Warringah, Eastern Suburbs, national team), cancer.
• Alan Garside, 94, Australian footballer (national team).
• Milton Moses Ginsberg, 85, American film director (Coming Apart, The Werewolf of Washington), cancer.
• Cristóbal Halffter, 91, Spanish classical composer and conductor.
• Charles Hamlin, 74, American Olympic rower (1968).
• James Harman, 74, American harmonica player and singer-songwriter, heart attack.
• Malik Dohan al-Hassan, 101, Iraqi politician, minister of justice (2004–2005).
• Ron Hill, 82, English Olympic marathon runner (1964, 1972).
• Richard R. G. Hobson, 89, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1976–1980).
• Amolak Chand Jain, 92, Indian scientist.
• Paulo Mendes da Rocha, 92, Brazilian architect (Estádio Serra Dourada, Pinacoteca do Estado, National Coach Museum), Pritzker Prize winner (2006).
• Ahmed Mestiri, 95, Tunisian lawyer and politician, minister of the interior (1970–1971), defence (1966–1968) and justice (1956–1958).
• Max Mosley, 81, British racing driver and lawyer, president of the FIA (1993–2009), suicide by gunshot.
• Makoto Nagao, 84, Japanese computer scientist, president of Kyoto University (1997–2003), stroke.
• John Waddington Oakes, 88, British law enforcement officer and Olympic alpine skier (1960), high sheriff of Warwickshire (1996).
• Luiz Gonzaga Paes Landim, 79, Brazilian politician, Piauí MLA (1979–1991), COVID-19.
• Shanti Pahadia, 86, Indian politician, MP (1984–1990), COVID-19.
• Lionel Platts, 86, English golfer.
• Alex Salaueu, 94, Belarusian artist.
• Nina Shatskaya, 81, Russian actress (Welcome, or No Trespassing, A Man Before His Time, Visit to Minotaur), COVID-19.
• Ross Taylor, 95, New Zealand geochemist and planetary scientist.
• Douglas Winston, 89, Australian Olympic sprinter (1956).

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• Cabo Almi, 58, Brazilian politician, Mato Grosso MLA (since 2011), complications from COVID-19.
• Josep Almudéver Mateu, 101, French veteran of the Spanish Civil War (CXXIX International Brigade).
• Aung Toe, 96, Burmese jurist, chief justice of the Supreme Court (1988–2011).
• Paul Christy, 82, American professional wrestler (NWA, ICW, WWF).
• Russell Church, 90, American psychologist.
• John Davis, 66, American singer (Milli Vanilli, The Real Milli Vanilli), COVID-19.
• Aldo Forbice, 80, Italian radio host.
• Keith Foulger, 96, British naval architect, colorectal cancer.
• Dan Frank, 67, American editor (Pantheon Books).
• Banira Giri, 75, Nepalese poet, heart attack and COVID-19.
• Desiree Gould, 76, American actress (Sleepaway Camp).
• Robert Green Hall, 47, American makeup artist (Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and film director (Laid to Rest).
• Anna Halprin, 100, American choreographer.
• Jeetmal Khant, 58, Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA (2013–2018), COVID-19.
• Eugene Marve, 60, American football player (Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers).
• Hazen Myers, 86, Canadian politician, New Brunswick MLA (1978–1987).
• Henri Paris, 85, French general.
• Milan Puzrla, 75, Czech Olympic cyclist (1968, 1972, 1976).
• Ron Rhodes, 88, Australian footballer (Carlton).
• Najeeb Qahtan al-Shaabi, 67–68, Yemeni politician, COVID-19.
• Aditya Shastri, 57, Indian academic, complications from COVID-19.
• Habibullah Siraji, 72, Bangladeshi poet, director general of the Bangla Academy (since 2018).
• Lyubov Talalaeva, 68, Russian rower, Olympic silver medallist (1976).
• Beverly White, 92, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1971–1991), longest serving female member of the Utah State Legislature.
• Samuel E. Wright, 74, American actor (The Little Mermaid, Dinosaur) and singer ("Under the Sea"), prostate cancer.
• Marinette Yetna, 55, Cameroonian politician, deputy (since 2020).

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• Alfonso Barasoain, 63, Spanish football player and manager (Barakaldo, Eibar, Lemona).
• Felix Boehm, 96, Swiss-American experimental physicist.
• Rod Breedlove, 83, American football player (Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers).
• Jáchym Bulín, 86, Czech Olympic ski jumper (1956).
• Pete Correll, 80, American businessman, CEO-emeritus of Georgia-Pacific (1993–2005).
• Richard Dixon, 90, British chemist.
• Lois Ehlert, 86, American children's author and illustrator (Chicka Chicka Boom Boom).
• Johnny Everard, 97, Irish hurler (Moyne-Templetuohy, Tipperary) and Gaelic footballer.
• David Foot, 92, English journalist and historian.
• Arturo Gentili, 85, Italian footballer (Atalanta B.C., Varese Calcio, Triestina Calcio).
• Sir Roger Gifford, 65, English banker and philanthropist, lord mayor of London (2012–2013).
• Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, 86, Syrian-born Lebanese Armenian Catholic hierarch, catholicos patriarch of Cilicia (since 2015).
• Krishne Gowda, 80, Indian actor and performer, cardiac arrest.
• Michael Hudson, 82, American political scientist.
• Cotton Ivy, 91, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1985–1989).
• Padmanabh Jaini, 97, Indian-born American Jainist and Buddhist scholar.
• Ib Georg Jensen, 93, Danish ceramist, designer, and author.
• Esmail Khoi, 83, Iranian poet and writer.
• Tõnu Kilgas, 66, Estonian baritone and actor (Rahu tänav, Those Old Love Letters), cancer.
• David Klein, 86, Israeli economist, governor of the Bank of Israel (2000–2005).
• John Lynch, 74, Australian linguist.
• Juan Máximo Martínez, 74, Mexican Olympic long-distance runner (1968, 1972), cancer.
• Eilat Mazar, 64, Israeli archaeologist.
• José Melitón Chávez, 63, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Añatuya (2015–2019) and Concepción (since 2020), COVID-19.
• Bobby Mohammed, 78, Trinidadian pannist.
• Elisapee Ootoova, 90, Canadian Inuk elder. (death announced on this date)
• George Patterson, 86, English footballer (Hull City, York City).
• David Pole, 95, English health economist.
• Robert Ridder, 94, American politician, member of the Washington State Senate (1967–1973).
• J. D. Roberts, 88, American football player and coach (New Orleans Saints).
• Eva Sereny, 86, Swiss photographer and film director (Foreign Student).
• Amichai Shoham, 99, Israeli footballer (Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C., national team).
• John Warner, 94, American politician, senator (1979–2009), secretary of the Navy (1972–1974), heart failure.
• Rusty Warren, 91, American comedian and singer (Knockers Up!).

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• Abdul Wahab Al-Dailami, 82–83, Yemeni politician, minister of justice (1994–1997), COVID-19.
• Adrián Babič, 24, Slovak touring cyclist, traffic collision.
• Armand Bissen, 91, Luxembourgish Olympic footballer.
• Jan Borgman, 91, Dutch astronomer.
• Roser Bru, 98, Spanish-born Chilean painter and engraver.
• Tarcisio Burgnich, 82, Italian football player (Inter Milan, Napoli, national team) and manager.
• Chen Qingru, 94, Chinese scientist, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Vincent Daly, 73, Irish Gaelic footballer (Longford GAA).
• Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro, 80, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ipiales (2000–2018), COVID-19.
• H. S. Doreswamy, 103, Indian journalist and independence activist, cardiac arrest.
• Murray Dowey, 95, Canadian ice hockey player, Olympic champion (1948).
• Sir Llew Edwards, 85, Australian politician, deputy premier and treasurer of Queensland (1978–1983).
• Heidi Ferrer, 50, American screenwriter (The Hottie and the Nottie, Princess) and television writer (Dawson's Creek), suicide.
• Sondra Gilman, 94, American art curator.
• Alastair Hanton, 94, British banker, inventor of the direct debit system.
• Jerome Hellman, 92, American film producer (Midnight Cowboy, The Mosquito Coast, Coming Home), Oscar winner (1970).
• Kenneth Kaye, 75, American psychologist and writer.
• Ben Kruger, 64, South African actor and author (A Case of Murder, Silent Witness, Binnelanders), complications from COVID-19.
• Kay Lahusen, 91, American photographer and LGBT rights activist.
• Earle Louder, 88, American euphonium player.
• Arturo Luz, 94, Filipino sculptor and printmaker.
• Greg MacIsaac, 75, Canadian politician.
• Therese McKinley, 93, American baseball player (Muskegon Lassies).
• Majendra Narzary, 68, Indian politician, Assam MLA (since 2006), complications from COVID-19.
• Ranjita Rane, 43, Indian cricketer (Mumbai), cancer.
• Mufti Abdul Razzaq, 95, Indian Muslim scholar.
• Elisabeth Rechlin, 91, German Olympic swimmer (1952).
• Ren Farong, 84, Chinese Taoist priest and politician, MP (1993–2018), venerable master of the Chinese Taoist Association (2005–2015).
• Kunjulekshmi Saradamoni, 93, Indian historian and economist, president of the National Federation of Indian Women (2002–2008).
• Henry Sayler, 100, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1967–1971, 1973–1978).
• Gottfried Schär, 84, Swiss Olympic rower.
• Sureni Senarath, 61, Sri Lankan actress (Surapurata Kanyaviyak, Aathma Warusha, Yalu Malu Yalu 2).
• Tom Shannon, 82, American disk jockey (WKBW, CKLW), songwriter ("Wild Weekend") and musician (The Rebels), pancreatic cancer.
• Patrick Sky, 80, American singer-songwriter.
• Llew Smith, 77, Welsh politician, MEP (1984–1994) and MP (1992–2005), cancer.
• Paul Soles, 90, Canadian actor (Spider-Man, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Redwall).
• Yutaka Takahasi, 93, Japanese engineer.
• Sze-Piao Yang, 100, Taiwanese pulmonologist.
• Red Top Young, 85, American musician.

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