Deaths in April 2023


April 2023

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Leonard Abrams, 68, American journalist (East Village Eye), heart attack. Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner, 91, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Toledo (1983–1995) and archbishop of Cascavel (1995–2007). Kwame Brathwaite, 85, American photojournalist and activist. Ken Buchanan, 77, Scottish boxer, undisputed world lightweight champion (1971), complications from dementia. Christopher Budd, 85, British Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Plymouth (1986–2013), cancer. Dario Campeotto, 84, Danish singer (Eurovision Song Contest 1961), actor (Peters baby, Han, hun, Dirch og Dario), and entertainer, cancer. Hans Ettmayer, 76, Austrian football player (Wacker Innsbruck, VfB Stuttgart, national team) and manager. Ken Girard, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs). Amarasiri Kalansuriya, 82, Sri Lankan actor (Hanthane Kathawa, Akkara Paha, Bambaru Avith). Yasumichi Kushida, 46, Japanese voice actor (The Aquatope on White Sand, Demon Prince Enma, Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet). Michael Lipton, 86, British economist. Luo Zhijun, 71, Chinese politician, chairman of the agriculture and rural affairs committee (since 2019), governor of Jiangsu (2008–2010) and mayor of Nanjing (2001–2003). Fay Miller, 75, Australian politician, Northern Territory MLA (2003–2008), primary myelofibrosis. Albert Ndele, 92, Congolese economist and politician, chairman of the board of commissioners-general (1960) and minister of finance (1970). Swarna Ram, 83, Indian politician, Punjab MLA (1997–2002, 2007–2012). Red Robinson, 86, Canadian disc jockey. John Sainty, 77, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, AFC Bournemouth) and manager (Chester City). Włodzimierz Schmidt, 79, Polish chess grandmaster. Moshe Shaul, 93, Turkish-born Israeli journalist and researcher. Alicia Shepard, 69, American journalist and writer, complications from lung cancer. Klaus Teuber, 70, German board game designer (Catan, Drunter und Drüber, Hoity Toity). Trần Quang Khôi, 93, Vietnamese military officer. Roger Vinson, 83, American jurist, judge (since 1983) and chief judge (1997–2004) of the U.S. District Court for Northern Florida, prostate cancer. 2
Jean Argles, 97, British World War II cryptographer. Gilbert Bailliu, 86, Belgian footballer (Cercle Brugge, Club Brugge). José Jovêncio Balestieri, 83, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Humaitá (1991–1998), coadjutor bishop (1998–2000) and bishop (2000–2008) of Rio do Sul. Bushwhacker Butch, 78, New Zealand Hall of Fame professional wrestler (WWF, WWC, PNW). Max Crabtree, 90, English professional wrestler and promoter (Joint Promotions). Salim Durani, 88, Afghan-born Indian cricketer (Gujarat, Rajasthan, India national team), cancer. Toni Elling, 94, American burlesque dancer. Judy Farrell, 84, American actress (M*A*S*H, Fame) and television writer (Port Charles), complications from a stroke. Gail D. Fosler, 75, American businesswoman. Greg Francis, 48, Canadian Olympic basketball player (2000). Wolfgang Gerz, 70, German Olympic sailor (1984). Frank Gilliam, 89, American football player (Iowa Hawkeyes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers). Evert Gummesson, 87, Swedish marketing and management professor. Stefán Arnar Gunnarsson, 45, Icelandic handball player and coach. (body discovered on this date)
Aram Karam, 93, Iraqi footballer (national team). Haziqul Khairi, 91, Pakistani jurist, chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court (2006–2009). Pedro Lavirgen, 92, Spanish tenor. Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen, 78, Danish art historian. Raúl Padilla López, 68, Mexican academic, rector of the University of Guadalajara (1989–1995), suicide by gunshot. William Persson, 95, British Anglican prelate, bishop of Doncaster (1982–1992). Luigi Raffin, 86, Italian football player (Biellese, Venezia, Brescia) and manager. Michael Saywell, 80, British Olympic equestrian (1972). Seymour Stein, 80, American Hall of Fame music executive, co-founder of Sire Records, cancer. Vladlen Tatarsky, 40, Russian blogger, explosion. Igor Vysotsky, 69, Russian boxer. Ian Watson, 88, Canadian politician, MP (1963–1984). 3
William M. Barker, 81, American jurist, chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court (1995–2009). Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby, 91, British politician, MP (1974–1992) and member of the House of Lords (1992–2022), chancellor of the Exchequer (1983–1989), bronchopneumonia. Neal Boenzi, 97, American photographer. Mario Božić, 39, Bosnian footballer (Slovan Bratislava, Videoton Fehérvár, national team). Nico Cirasola, 71, Italian film director, screenwriter and actor (The Wholly Family). David Finfer, 80, American film editor (The Fugitive, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause), complications from a heart attack. Heklina, 55, American drag queen and actor. Rena Koumioti, 81, Greek new wave singer. Jane LaTour, 76, American labor activist and journalist, lung cancer. Roy McGrath, 53, American public official and fugitive, chief of staff to the governor of Maryland (2020), shot. Enrique Mendoza, 77, Venezuelan politician, governor of Miranda (1995–2004) and mayor of Sucre Municipality (1989–1995), leukemia. Wallace Mgoqi, 73, South African lawyer and activist. Kristaq Mitro, 77, Albanian film director. T. B. Radhakrishnan, 63, Indian jurist, judge of the Kerala High Court (2004–2017), chief justice of Calcutta High Court (2019–2021) and Chhattisgarh High Court (2017–2018). Michael Roberts, 75, British fashion journalist. Gershon Rorich, 49, South African Olympic volleyball player (2004), cancer. Herb Rule, 87, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. Konstantinos Staikos, 80, Greek architect and historian. Tu Tongjin, 108, Chinese military officer and neurosurgeon, president of the Academy of Military Medical Sciences (1977–1983). Jack Vreeswijk, 59, Swedish singer and composer (Cornelis), colon cancer. Neeraj Yadav, Indian politician, Bihar MLA (2015–2020), heart attack. Galarrwuy Yunupingu, 74, Australian indigenous land rights activist. Marjorie Ziff, 93, British philanthropist. 4
Rockstar Ramani Ammal, 69, Indian playback singer (Kathavarayan, Haridas, Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja). David Bartholomae, 75, American scholar, head and neck cancer. Bokito, 27, German-born Dutch western gorilla, heart failure. Ethan Boyes, 44, American track cyclist, traffic collision. Craig Breedlove, 86, American racecar driver, cancer. Suneet Chopra, 81, Indian trade unionist. Cui Naifu, 94, Chinese politician, minister of civil affairs (1982–1993). R. H. W. Dillard, 85, American poet, author and critic. Andrés García, 81, Dominican-Mexican actor (Tú o nadie, The Bermuda Triangle, Manaos). Birger Jensen, 72, Danish footballer (Club Brugge, national team). Bob Lee, 43, American tech executive, founder of Cash App, stabbed. Marian Marzyński, 85, Polish-American documentary filmmaker. Tea Petrin, 78, Slovenian economist, politician, and diplomat, minister of economic affairs (2000–2004), ambassador to the Netherlands (2004–2008). Maria Sebaldt, 92, German actress (Ich heirate eine Familie, Die Wicherts von nebenan, The Story of Anastasia). Vivian Trimble, 59, American musician (Luscious Jackson, Dusty Trails, Kostars), cancer. Billy Waugh, 93, American Special Forces army soldier. 5
Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki, 93, Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Hoima (1969–1991). Malika El Aroud, 64, Belgian-Moroccan jihadist. Harrison Bankhead, 68, American jazz double bassist. Bill Butler, 101, American cinematographer (Jaws, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Grease). Daylami, 28, Irish-bred French Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf (1999), Cartier Horse of the Year (1999). (death announced on this date)
Nancy Detert, 78, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (2008–2016) and House of Representatives (1998–2006). Jan Dorrestein, 77, Dutch golfer. Paul Dundas, 71, British Indologist. Anne Agius Ferrante, 97, Maltese politician, MP (1980–1981). Bernard Ford, 75, English Olympic ice dancer (1968). Duško Gojković, 91, Serbian jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. Sergio Gori, 77, Italian footballer (Inter, Cagliari, Juventus). Masanori Hata, 87, Japanese zoologist, essayist and film director (The Adventures of Milo and Otis). Cedric Henderson, 57, American basketball player (Atlanta Hawks, Albany Patroons, Olympique Antibes). Ismail Mahmud Hurre, 80, Somali politician, minister of foreign affairs (2000–2002, 2006–2007). Leon Levine, 85, American businessman, founder of Family Dollar. Bennett L. Lewis, 96, American Army lieutenant general. Ian McIntosh, 84, Zimbabwean rugby union coach (Natal, South Africa national team, Zimbabwe national team), cancer. Ross Murray, 89, New Zealand amateur golfer. Khalid Naciri, 77, Moroccan politician, minister of communications (2007–2012). Sudhir Naik, 78, Indian cricketer (Mumbai, national team). Booker Newberry III, 67, American singer ("Love Town") and keyboardist. Martin Polden, 94, English solicitor. Kiumars Pourahmad, 73, Iranian film director (Strange Sisters, The Night Bus, Blade and Termeh), screenwriter, and producer, suicide by hanging. Rokia Afzal Rahman, 82, Bangladeshi women's rights activist. Alan Ramsbottom, 86, English racing cyclist. Hugo Rodríguez Chinchilla, 47, Guatemalan politician, deputy (since 2020), pneumonia. 6
Jim Caldwell, 80, American basketball player (New York Knicks), heart condition. Paul Cattermole, 46, English singer (S Club 7). Rawle Douglin, 90, Trinidadian Anglican clergyman, bishop of Trinidad and Tobago (1993–2001). Juanjo Ferreiro Suárez, 79, Spanish union leader and politician, member of the Parliament of Catalonia (1980–1984) and City Council of Barcelona (1983–1995). Nora Forster, 80, German music promoter (The Slits, Sex Pistols, The Clash), complications from Alzheimer's disease. Bill Hellmuth, 69, American architect, chairman of HOK (since 2005). Nicola Heywood-Thomas, 67, Welsh broadcaster and journalist (BBC Radio Wales, HTV). Ingvar Hirdwall, 88, Swedish actor (Beck, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Children's Island). Hobie Landrith, 93, American baseball player (New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants). Jagarnath Mahto, 56, Indian politician, Jharkhand MLA (since 2014), complications from lung transplant. Jim McKeever, 92, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (Derry, Ballymaguigan, Newbridge). Nei Paulo Moretto, 86, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Cruz Alta (1973–1976), coadjutor bishop (1976–1983) and bishop (1983–2011) of Caxias do Sul. Kent C. Nelson, 85, American businessman, CEO of United Parcel Service (1989–1996), complications from COVID-19. Bruce Petty, 93, Australian cartoonist and animator (Leisure). Josep Piqué, 68, Spanish businessman and politician, minister of foreign affairs (2000–2002) and twice of industry, chairman of Vueling (2007–2013), cancer. Norman Reynolds, 89, British production designer (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Empire of the Sun), Oscar winner (1978, 1982). Mimi Sheraton, 97, American food critic (The New York Times, The Daily Beast). Volodymyr Stretovych, 64, Ukrainian politician, MP (1994–1998, 2002–2012), traffic collision. Taeko Tomioka, 87, Japanese writer. Howard E. Wasdin, 61, American naval sailor and author, plane crash. 7
Pam Alexander, 68, British businesswoman, ovarian cancer. Ian Bairnson, 69, Scottish musician (The Alan Parsons Project, Pilot, Kate Bush). Larisa Bergen, 73, Kazakh volleyball player, Olympic silver medallist (1976). Hannelore Bollmann, 97, German film actress (The Congress Dances, The Happy Village, Emperor's Ball). Philippe Bouvatier, 58, French Olympic cyclist (1984), complications from a stroke. Kalamandalam Devaki, 76, Indian Ottan Thullal dancer. Ben Ferencz, 103, Hungarian-American lawyer (Einsatzgruppen trial). Carl Fischer, 98, American art director and photographer. Susan Frykberg, 68, New Zealand electroacoustic composer. Prabir Ghosh, 78, Indian writer and skeptic, founder of the Science and Rationalists' Association of India. Billy Hahn, 69, American basketball coach (Ohio Bobcats, La Salle Explorers, West Virginia Mountaineers). Bruce Haigh, 77, Australian diplomat and political commentator, cancer. Tracy Johnson, 56, American football player (Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks), cancer. Kidd Jordan, 87, American jazz saxophonist. William Myles Knighton, 91, British civil servant. Elisabeth Kopp, 86, Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council and minister of justice and police (1984–1989). Harry Lorayne, 96, American magician. Peter Hugoe Matthews, 89, British linguist and historian. Steve H. Murdock, 74, American sociologist, director of the United States Census Bureau (2008–2009). Elizabeth Murray, 63, British medical practitioner and academic, breast cancer. Jim Pines, 77, American-British film historian, author, and filmmaker. (death announced on this date)
Rachel Pollack, 77, American author (Unquenchable Fire) and comic book writer (Doom Patrol), Hodgkin lymphoma. John Regan, 71, American bass guitarist (Frehley's Comet). Gareth Richards, 43, British comedian and radio host, injuries sustained in a traffic collision. Inés Sánchez, 91, Cuban-Costa Rican journalist. Charles Scriver, 92, Canadian pediatrician and geneticist. Priyani Soysa, 97, Sri Lankan paediatrician. Antonio Tarín García, 47, Mexican politician, suicide by jumping. James W. Valentine, 96, American evolutionary biologist. Lasse Wellander, 70, Swedish guitarist (ABBA). Wolfgang Wild, 92, German nuclear physicist and academic administrator, president of the Technical University of Munich (1980–1986). 8
Bola Ajibola, 89, Nigerian jurist, minister of justice and attorney general (1985–1991), judge of the International Court of Justice (1991–1994). Walter Asbil, 90, Canadian Anglican clergyman, bishop of Niagara (1991–1997). Matt Baldwin, 96, Canadian curler. Deborah Brown, 95, Northern Irish sculptor. Dan Callikan, 75, Mauritian politician, political adviser, and author, director general of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (1986–1988, 2009–2014). Djene Kaba Condé, 62–63, Guinean socialite, first lady (2010–2021). Simon France, 64, New Zealand jurist, judge of the High Court (2005–2022) and Court of Appeal (2022–2023). Bob Heatlie, 76, Scottish songwriter ("Japanese Boy", "Cry Just a Little Bit", "Merry Christmas Everyone") and record producer. Elizabeth Hubbard, 89, American actress (The Doctors, As the World Turns, Ordinary People), cancer. Khalil Hachimi Idrissi, 66, Moroccan journalist, director of the Maghreb Arabe Press (since 2011). Michael Lerner, 81, American actor (Barton Fink, Eight Men Out, Elf), complications from brain seizures. Frankie Lucas, 69, Vincentian boxer. Kenneth McAlpine, 102, English racing driver. Rami Meir, 60, Azerbaijani-born Israeli artist, poet, and singer. Andreas K. W. Meyer, 64, German dramaturge, playwright and opera manager (Oper Bonn), heart failure. Judith Miller, 71, British antiques expert and broadcaster (Antiques Roadshow). William Newton-Smith, 79, Canadian philosopher, throat cancer. Valérie Oka, 56, Ivorian artist and designer. Edward L. Rissien, 98, American production company executive and producer (Snow Job, Saint Jack, Castle Keep). Paulo de Tarso Sanseverino, 63, Brazilian judge and academic, magistrate of the Superior Court of Justice (since 2010), cancer. Mickey Slaughter, 81, American football player (Denver Broncos). Otto Thomas Solbrig, 92, Argentine evolutionary biologist and botanist. Norman H. Stahl, 92, American jurist, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (since 1992) and the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire (1990–1992). Rebecka Teper, 50, Swedish actress (Solsidan, Morden i Sandhamn, Bonus Family). Isi Yanouka, Israeli diplomat, ambassador to Ivory Coast (2013–2016) and Cameroon (since 2016). András Zsinka, 75, Hungarian Olympic middle-distance runner (1972). 9
Baker Abdel Munem, 80, Palestinian diplomat, ambassador to Japan (1983–1995) and Canada (since 1995). Dario Acquaroli, 48, Italian mountain bike racer, heart attack. Muhammad Rapsel Ali, 51, Indonesian businessman and politician, MP (since 2019), heart attack. Jere L. Bacharach, 84, American historian. Nicolás Eduardo Becerra, 80, Argentine attorney. Karl Berger, 88, German-American jazz pianist, composer, and educator (Creative Music Studio). Bruria David, 84, American-Israeli rebbetzin, founder of Beth Jacob Jerusalem. Valter Dešpalj, 75, Croatian cellist. Alexander J. Dessler, 94, American planetary scientist. Donald W. Ernst, 89, American film editor (The Brave Little Toaster, The Lord of the Rings) and producer (Fantasia 2000). Ettore Fiorini, 89, Italian physicist. Roberto Frigerio, 84, Swiss footballer (Basel, Bellinzona, national team). Max Hazelton, 95, Australian aviator and businessman, founder of Hazelton Airlines. Paul Hinrichs, 97, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox). Claire Lamont, 81, British academic, complications from vascular dementia. Anatoly Makagonov, 90, Russian volleyball player (Soviet Union national team) and coach. Jaap Murre, 93, Dutch mathematician. Richard Ng, 83, Hong Kong actor (The Private Eyes, Winners and Sinners, Beyond the Sunset), cardiac arrest. Huub Oosterhuis, 89, Dutch theologian and poet ("Ik sta voor U in leegte en gemis"). Fred Pancoast, 90, American football coach (Vanderbilt Commodores, Memphis State Tigers, Tampa Spartans). Valda Setterfield, 88, British-born American dancer, pneumonia. Dick Springer, 75, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1981–1989) and Senate (1989–1995), heart attack. Andrew Phillips, Baron Phillips of Sudbury, 84, British solicitor and politician, member of the House of Lords (1998–2015), complications from Alzheimer's disease. Holger Sundström, 97, Swedish sailor, Olympic bronze medallist (1964). Wladimir Tchertkoff, 87–88, Italian journalist. James Timlin, 95, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1976–1984) and bishop (1984–2003) of Scranton. Jalabala Vaidya, 86, Indian stage actress, respiratory failure. Philip Wilcocks, 69, British Royal Navy rear admiral. Gayatri Devi Yadav, Indian politician, Bihar MLA (1970–1977, 1980–1995, 2000–2005). Hidehiko Yamamoto, 87, Japanese politician, governor of Yamanashi Prefecture (2003–2007), mayor of Kōfu (1991–2002). Tom Yurkovich, 87, American Olympic ice hockey player (1964). 10
Gad Barzilai, 65, Israeli lawyer and political scientist. Andrzej Bławdzin, 84, Polish Olympic cyclist (1964, 1968). Nimi Briggs, 79, Nigerian academic. Jane Davis Doggett, 93, American graphic designer. Paul Furlan, 60, Belgian politician, Wallonia MP (1999–2009), cancer. Richard Ieyoub, 78, American politician, attorney general of Louisiana (1992–2004). Al Jaffee, 102, American cartoonist (Mad, Trump, Humbug), multiple organ failure. Pierre Lacotte, 91, French ballet dancer and choreographer, sepsis. Frank Lasky, 81, American football player (New York Giants, Montreal Alouettes). Pat Magner, 82, Irish politician, senator (1981–1982, 1983–1987, 1993–1997). Alphonse Mattia, 75–76, American furniture designer. Anne Perry, 84, British author (Thomas Pitt, William Monk) and convicted murderer. Fernando Sánchez Dragó, 86, Spanish writer and journalist, heart attack. Raymond Sawada, 38, Canadian ice hockey player (Dallas Stars), heart attack. Stephen Stiles, 88, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (1982–1986), complications from multiple system atrophy. John Joe Walsh, 82, Irish Gaelic footballer (St Laurence's, St Mary's Rochfortbridge, Kildare). Ronald Whyte, 80, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern California (since 1992). Rick Wolff, 71, American writer and radio host, brain cancer. 11
George Bobolas, 95, Greek media executive (Mega Channel). Zafrullah Chowdhury, 81, Bangladeshi public health activist. Joan Clark, 88, Canadian author (The Hand of Robin Squires). Miguel Escobar, 77, Colombian footballer (Deportivo Cali, Independiente Santa Fe, national team). Archibald Hardy, 86, American politician, stroke. Alan Herbert, 78, Canadian politician, member of the Vancouver City Council (1996–1999). Emlain Kabua, 95, Marshallese artist, first lady (1979–1996) and designer of the national flag. Lotti Krekel, 81, German actress (The True Jacob, Willy the Private Detective, Robert and Bertram) and singer. Carol Locatell, 82, American actress (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, Coffy, The Family Stone), cancer. Jerry Mander, 86, American activist and author (Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television). Chinwoke Mbadinuju, 77, Nigerian politician, governor of Anambra State (1999–2003). Jim McManus, 82, British actor (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix). Dana Němcová, 89, Czech psychologist and dissident (Charter 77, Committee for the Defense of the Unjustly Prosecuted). John Olsen, 95, Australian visual artist. John O'Shaughnessy, 95, British academic. Lou Pappan, 92, Greek-born American restaurateur. Freddie Scappaticci, 76, Northern Irish PIRA leader. (death announced on this date)
Meir Shalev, 74, Israeli author and newspaper columnist (Yedioth Ahronoth), cancer. Donald Voet, 84, American biochemist. Maya Wildevuur, 78, Dutch painter. 12
Ivo Babuška, 97, Czech-American mathematician (Babuška–Lax–Milgram theorem, Ladyzhenskaya–Babuška–Brezzi condition). Eduard Bagirov, 47, Russian writer, radio presenter, and politician, multiple organ failure. Carolyn Long Banks, 82, American civil rights activist and politician, member of the Atlanta City Council (1980–1997). Uttara Baokar, 79, Indian actress (Ek Din Achanak, Sardari Begum, Samhita). James Bradley, 67, American basketball player (Pallacanestro Trieste). Ambra Danon, 75, Italian costume designer (La Cage aux Folles), cancer. Michael Denneny, 80, American author and editor (And the Band Played On). Jacques Gaillot, 87, French Roman Catholic prelate and social activist, bishop of Évreux (1982–1995). Louis Gaskin, 56, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection. Salem Abdul Salem Ghereby, 62, Libyan Guantanamo Bay detainee, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Michael L. Grieco, 88, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1976–1978). David Hurles, 78, American gay pornography distributor. Radoslav Kunzo, 48, Slovak footballer (Inter Bratislava, Kapfenberger SV). (body discovered on this date)
Tibisay Lucena, 63, Venezuelan civil servant, president of the national electoral council (2006–2020). Keshub Mahindra, 99, Indian automotive executive, chairman of Mahindra Group (1963–2012). Tamilla Nasirova, 86, Azerbaijiani mathematician. Rustem Nureev, 72, Russian scientist and economist. Senan Louis O'Donnell, 96, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Maiduguri (1993–2003). Bryn Parry, 66, British cartoonist and charity worker, co-founder of Help for Heroes, pancreatic cancer. Jeffrey Burton Russell, 88–89, American historian and religious studies scholar. Jah Shaka, 75, Jamaican dub and reggae sound system operator. Yō Takeyama, 76, Japanese screenwriter, septic shock. Megan Terry, 90, American playwright (Viet Rock). Blair Tindall, 63, American oboist and journalist, heart disease. G. I. Williamson, 97, American theologian, pastor, and author. Takaaki Yamazaki, 79, Japanese politician, mayor of Kōtō (since 2007). 13
Mike Baxes, 92, American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics). Len Beel, 77, English footballer (Shrewsbury Town, Bath City, Trowbridge Town). Craig Breen, 33, Irish rally driver, rally car collision. Michael W. Bruford, 59, Welsh molecular ecologist and conservation biologist. Willie Callaghan, 56, Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic, Cowdenbeath, Livingston). Tibor Debreceni, 76, Hungarian Olympic road racing cyclist (1972). Eduardo Heras León, 82, Cuban writer. Lorenzo Holzknecht, 38, Italian ski mountaineer, world champion (2010), avalanche. Nizar Issaoui, 35, Tunisian footballer (US Monastir), self-immolation. Julia Ituma, 18, Italian volleyball player (Igor Gorgonzola Novara, national team), fall. Norm Kent, 73, American attorney and gay rights activist, pancreatic cancer. Stanko Klinar, 89, Slovenian writer and translator. Eberhard W. Kornfeld, 99, Swiss auctioneer, author, and art dealer. Larry LeGrande, 83, American baseball player (Memphis Red Sox, Detroit Stars, Kansas City Monarchs). Don Leppert, 91, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators). Marilyn McReavy, 78, American Olympic volleyball player (1968). Rabey Hasani Nadwi, 93, Indian Islamic scholar, chancellor of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama (since 2000) and president of AIMPLB (since 2002). Dame Mary Quant, 93, British fashion designer. Josef Schütz, 102, Lithuanian-born German Nazi concentration camp guard (Sachsenhausen). Helen Thorington, 94, American radio artist and composer, founder of New Radio and Performing Arts. *Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, 76, Nepali Tibetan Buddhist lama, founder of FPMT, respiratory failure. 14
Egil Abrahamsen, 100, Norwegian marine engineer. Emad Afroogh, 65, Iranian sociologist and politician, MP (2004–2008), cancer. Ken Archer, 95, Australian cricketer (Queensland, national team) and broadcaster, heart failure. Mark Arneson, 73, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals). Juan Avilés Farré, 73, Spanish historian, cancer. Irma Blank, 88, German-Italian painter and graphic artist. Enore Boscolo, 93, Italian footballer (Triestina, Padova, Udinese). Bill Bradbury, 73, American politician, secretary of state of Oregon (1999–2009), member (1985–1995) and president (1993–1994) of the State Senate. Voldemar Dundur, 85, Russian Olympic rower (1960). Emmanuel Ebiede, 45, Nigerian footballer (SC Heerenveen, Ashdod, national team). Sylvie Fanchon, 70, Kenyan-born French contemporary painter. Shane Gough, 5th Viscount Gough, 81, British hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (1951–1999). George van Heukelom, 73, Dutch politician, member of the provincial executive of Zeeland (2003–2015). Ed Koren, 87, American cartoonist (The New Yorker), lung cancer. Peter Lin Jiashan, 88, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, coadjutor bishop (1997–2010) and archbishop (since 2010) of Fuzhou. Joan McCall, 83, American screenwriter, producer and actress (People Toys, Act of Vengeance, Grizzly). Luigi Mele, 85, Italian racing cyclist. Murray Melvin, 90, English actor (Alfie, Lisztomania, Barry Lyndon). Kensei Mizote, 80, Japanese politician, MP (1993–2019), complications from a stroke. Lonnie Napier, 82, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1985–2013). Abel Posse, 89, Argentine novelist and diplomat, ambassador to Peru (1998–2002) and Spain (2002–2004). Luc Sala, 73, Dutch businessman and writer. Mark Sheehan, 46, Irish guitarist (The Script) and songwriter ("Breakeven", "Hall of Fame"). James M. Skibo, 63, American archaeologist. Garn Stephens, 78, American actress (Phyllis, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, The Sunshine Boys). Bernadine Strik, 60, Dutch-born Canadian-American horticulturalist, ovarian cancer. Marilyn Ruth Take, 95, Canadian Olympic figure skater (1948). George Verwer, 84, American evangelist, founder of Operation Mobilisation, sarcoma. Bob Vidler, 66, Australian cricketer (New South Wales), motor neuron disease. Yorick Wilks, 83, British computer scientist. Vanik Zakaryan, 87, Armenian mathematician and chess player. 15
Atiq Ahmed, 60, Indian politician and gangster, MP (2004–2009) and Uttar Pradesh MLA (1989–2004), shot. Khalid Azim, Indian politician and gangster, Uttar Pradesh MLA (2005–2007), shot. Peter Badie, 97, American jazz bass player. James Credle, 78, American veterans and LGBT rights activist. Mario Fratti, 95, Italian playwright. Maryellen Goodwin, 58, American politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate (since 1987), colorectal cancer. Roger Hambright, 74, American baseball player (New York Yankees). Doktor Haze, 66, British circus owner and performer. Bob Higgins, 97, American jazz trumpeter and songwriter. Marie C. Ingalls, 87, American politician. V. T. Joseph, 89, Indian actor (Puthradharmam). Johannes Karavidopoulos, 86, Greek biblical scholar. Heinrich Köberle, 76, German athlete, four-time Paralympic marathon gold medalist. Beatrice Marshoff, 65, South African politician, MP (1994–1999) and premier of the Free State (2004–2009). Lynda Myles, 83, American television writer (Santa Barbara, Loving, As the World Turns), actress and playwright. Abdul Shakoor, 55, Pakistani politician, minister for religious affairs and inter-faith harmony (since 2022) and MP (since 2018), traffic collision. Bill Thomas, 91, American college basketball coach (Missouri State Bears). Faith Thomas, 90, Australian cricketer (South Australia, national team). Kanithi Viswanatham, 90, Indian politician, MP (1989–1996). Francisco Viti, 89, Angolan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Menongue (1975–1986) and archbishop of Huambo (1986–2003). Zuiho Yamaguchi, 97, Japanese Buddhologist and Tibetologist, pneumonia. 16
Paul Aizley, 87, American politician, member of the Nevada Assembly (2009–2017). Chuck Ciprich, 81, American racing driver, cancer. Eddie Colquhoun, 78, Scottish footballer (Bury, West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United). Gary Eddy, 78, Australian Olympic sprinter (1964). Rod Hebron, 80, Canadian Olympic alpine skier (1964, 1968). Ahmad Jamal, 92, American jazz pianist, prostate cancer. Slobodan Lalović, 68, Serbian politician, minister of labour, employment, and social policy (2004–2007). Darryl Lenox, 57, American comedian, heart attack. Harry J. Mott III, 93, American brigadier general. Antônio Celso Queiroz, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of São Paulo (1975–2000) and bishop of Catanduva (2000–2009). Gregorios Elias Tabé, 82, Syrian Syriac Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1996–1997), coadjutor archbishop (1997–1999) and archbishop (2001–2019) of Damascus. Pat Wright, 82, English footballer (Shrewsbury Town, Birmingham City, Derby County). 17
Oleh Barna, 55, Ukrainian human rights activist and politician, MP (2014–2019), shot. Ivan Conti, 76, Brazilian drummer (Azymuth) and composer. Viktoriya Divak, 29, Russian handball player (Astrakhanochka, Kuban Krasnodar), fall. Valerii Dorokhov, 31, Ukrainian entrepreneur and soldier, military combat. Josip Duvančić, 87, Croatian football player (Partizan, İzmirspor) and manager (Sarıyer). Dave Frost, 70, American baseball player (California Angels). Rein Jansma, 63, Dutch architect (ZJA). Maxine Klibingaitis, 58, Australian actress (Prisoner, Neighbours, Hampton Court). Lázár Lovász, 80, Hungarian hammer thrower, Olympic bronze medallist (1968). James Melcher, 83, American hedge fund manager and Olympic fencer (1972). Ernst Oberaigner, 90, Austrian Olympic alpine skier (1960). Randy Seiler, 76, American attorney, U.S. attorney for the district of South Dakota (2015–2017), complications from a heart attack. Pavlo Shkapenko, 50, Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo Kyiv, Torpedo Moscow, national team). Chris Smith, 31, American football player (Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns). April Stevens, 93, American singer ("Deep Purple", "Whispering"), Grammy winner (1964). Nikita Storojev, 73, Russian-American operatic singer. Ronald R. Thomas, 74, American academic administrator, president of the University of Puget Sound (2003–2016). Virgilio Tosi, 97, Italian documentary filmmaker. Bente Træen, 64, Norwegian sexologist, cerebral hemorrhage. Shlomo Yitzhaki, 79, Iraqi-born Israeli economist, director of the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (2002–2012). 18
Väino Aren, 89, Estonian actor and ballet dancer. Abdul Azeem, 62, Indian cricketer (Hyderabad), kidney failure. Stephan Cohen, 51, French pocket billiards player, heart attack. Boris Fausto, 92, Brazilian historian. Alfred L. Goldberg, 80, American biochemist and academic. Pablo González Casanova, 101, Mexican lawyer, sociologist, and historian. Terrence Hardiman, 86, English actor (Gandhi, Sahara, Mask of Murder). Stephen Hill, 77, British academic. Evan Jones, 95, Jamaican poet, playwright and screenwriter (Eva, Modesty Blaise, Escape to Victory). Koko Da Doll, 35, American rapper, subject of Kokomo City, shot. Víctor Marrero Padilla, 84, Puerto Rican politician, senator (1993–2000). Willie McCarter, 76, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers) and coach (Detroit Mercy Titans). Don McIlhenny, 88, American football player (Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys). Nimrod Mkono, 79, Tanzanian politician, MP (2000–2015). Chandita Mukherjee, 70, Indian documentary film director (Bharat Ki Chhap). Colm Murphy, 70, Irish republican and convicted arms trafficker (Omagh bombing), degenerative lung disease. Harold Riley, 88, English painter. Albert del Rosario, 83, Filipino diplomat, secretary of foreign affairs (2011–2016) and ambassador to the United States (2001–2006). Anita Sanders, 81, Swedish actress and model. Vadym Shevchenko, 66, Ukrainian football player (Avanhard Rivne, CSKA Kyiv, Nyva Bereshany) and referee. Ajai Singh, 88, Indian military officer, governor of Assam (2003–2008). Charles Stanley, 90, American pastor and televangelist, president of the Southern Baptist Convention (1984–1986) and founder of In Touch Ministries. Lensley Wolfe, 85, Jamaican jurist, chief justice (1996–2007). 19
Boris Bjarni Akbashev, 89, Soviet-born Icelandic handball player (Soviet Union national team) and coach (Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Valur). Alfonso Araújo Cotes, 99, Colombian politician, governor of Cesar Department (1968–1970, 1975–1977). Emilio Berroa, 76, Dominican Olympic weightlifter (1972). Bob Berry, 81, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons). Finbar Cafferkey, 45, Irish political activist and soldier, mortar fire. Robert Dean, 67, American Olympic handball player (1976). Walter Demel, 77, German four-time Olympic cross-country skier. Yehonatan Geffen, 76, Israeli author, poet and songwriter. Todd Haimes, 66, American artistic director. Ron Hamilton, 72, American Christian singer-songwriter, preacher, and voice actor. Lee Harding, 86, Australian photographer and writer. Elain Harwood, 64, English architectural historian. Marvin L. Kay, 84, American football coach. Shahidul Haque Khan, 74, Bangladeshi film director and lyricist, cancer. Michael A. Lebowitz, 85, American-born Canadian economist. Lin Hui, 21, Chinese-born Thai giant panda. Bob Maguire, 88, Australian Roman Catholic priest, subject of In Bob We Trust. Peter Martin, 81, English actor (Emmerdale, The Royle Family, Brassed Off). Volodymyr Melnychenko, 91, Ukrainian visual artist, sculptor, and architect. Moonbin, 25, South Korean singer (Astro), actor (Boys Over Flowers, At Eighteen) and dancer. John Newman, 86, English architectural historian. Jeremy Nobis, 52, American Olympic alpine skier (1994). Harriet Nordlund, 68, Swedish actress. Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, 86, Belgian politician, twice president of the Chamber of Representatives, minister of foreign affairs (1980–1981) and the interior (1981–1986). Robert O'Neill, 86, Australian historian. Coulter Osborne, 88, Canadian Olympic basketball player (1956) and arbitrator, integrity commissioner of Ontario (2001–2007). Elena Pampoulova, 50, Bulgarian Olympic tennis player (1992). Dmitry Petrov, 33, Russian anarchist activist, ethnographer and historian. Martin Petzold, 67, German classical tenor (Thomanerchor). Ed Picson, 69, Filipino sportscaster (Philippine Basketball Association), sports administrator, and columnist. Luc Portelance, 63, Canadian police officer, president of the Canada Border Services Agency (2010–2015). Richard Riordan, 92, American investment banker, businessman and politician, mayor of Los Angeles (1993–2001). Federico Salvatore, 63, Italian singer-songwriter and comedian, complications from a cerebal haemorrhage. Takeo Shiina, 93, Japanese business executive. Bud Shuster, 91, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–2001), complications from a fractured hip. Gloria Cranmer Webster, 91, Canadian writer, activist, and museum curator. I Ketut Wiana, 77, Indonesian Hindu scholar. Dave Wilcox, 80, American Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers). Richard Woldendorp, 96, Dutch-born Australian aerial photographer. (death announced on this date)

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Sir Frank Blackman, 96, Barbadian civil servant. Pamela Chopra, 75, Indian playback singer (Kabhi Kabhie, Kaala Patthar, Chandni), pneumonia. David Ellis, 90, English composer. Marek Fila, 63, Slovak mathematician. Josep Maria Fusté, 82, Spanish footballer (Barcelona, Hércules, national team). Salma Khadra Jayyusi, 95, Palestinian poet and anthropologist, founder of PROTA. Ivar Kristianslund, 89, Norwegian preacher and politician, leader of the New Future Coalition Party (1998–2001). Khalil Oghab, 99, Iranian wrestler and circus performer. Roy Tuckman, 84, American radio host (Something's Happening). John Wright, 79, American film editor (The Hunt for Red October, Speed, X-Men), cancer. Kenji Yonekura, 88, Japanese Olympic boxer (1956). 21
Enver Baig, 77, Pakistani politician, senator (2003–2009) and chairperson of the BISP (2013–2014). Ernie Barrett, 93, American basketball player (Boston Celtics). Ernő Béres, 94, Hungarian Olympic long-distance runner (1952). James B. Busey IV, 90, American admiral. Mahulena Čejková, 86, Czech physician and politician, MP (1990–1992). Maria Charles, 93, English actress (Agony, Hot Fuzz, Never the Twain). Peter Cole, 81, American linguist. Mike Coulman, 78, English rugby league (Salford, national team) and union (national team) player. John A. Curry, 88, American academic administrator, president of Northeastern University (1989–1996). Stanley Deser, 92, Polish-born American physicist. Dream Alliance, 22, British Thoroughbred racehorse, Welsh Grand National winner (2009). Cornell Fleischer, 72, American historian. Mirella Giai, 93, Italian politician, senator (2008–2013). Trilochan Kanungo, 82, Indian politician, MP (1999–2004). Dalia Kuodytė, 61, Lithuanian historian and politician, MP (2008–2016). Emily Meggett, 90, American chef and author. Ivan Moscovich, 96, Yugoslav-born Dutch toy and game designer and Holocaust survivor. Viktor Olsen, 99, Norwegian Olympic long-distance runner (1952). John O'Sullivan, 90, Australian Olympic cyclist (1956). Ken Potts, 102, American World War II veteran, survivor of the attack on the USS Arizona. Sergio Rendine, 68, Italian composer, cultural manager and theatre director (Teatro Marrucino). Ted Richards, 76, American cartoonist, lung cancer. Jane Ritchie, 87, New Zealand academic. Juan Carlos Sarnari, 81, Argentine footballer (River Plate, Santa Fe, national team). Kate Saunders, 62, English author (Winnie-the-Pooh: The Best Bear in All the World), journalist and actress (Angels), cancer. Mark Stewart, 62, English musician (The Pop Group) and songwriter ("She Is Beyond Good and Evil", "This Is Stranger Than Love"). John Tranter, 79, Australian poet, founder of Jacket. 22
Edward S. Ayensu, 87, Ghanaian environmental scientist. Mudar Badran, 89, Jordanian politician, prime minister (1976–1979, 1980–1984, 1989–1991). Sir Alan Bailey, 91, British civil servant. István Bajkai, 59, Hungarian politician, MP (since 2018). Hugh Byrne, 83, Irish politician, TD (1969–1982). Ron Cahute, 68, Canadian singer-songwriter and accordionist. James Chan Soon Cheong, 96, Malaysian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Melaka-Johor (1973–2001). Herb Douglas, 101, American long jumper, Olympic bronze medalist (1948). Bernard Geary, 89, Irish composer, teacher and pianist. Marcela González Salas, 75, Mexican politician, president of the Chamber of Deputies (2006), cancer. Len Goodman, 78, English ballroom dancer, television presenter, and coach (Strictly Come Dancing, Dancing with the Stars), bone cancer. Greg Howard, 58, American Chapman Stick player. Barry Humphries, 89, Australian comedian (Dame Edna Everage) and actor (Bedazzled, Finding Nemo), complications from hip surgery. Ju Ming, 85, Taiwanese sculptor, suicide. Rambahadur Limbu, 83, Nepali soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross, heart and kidney failure. Mick Loftus, 93, Irish Gaelic footballer (Mayo) and sports administrator, president of the Gaelic Athletic Association (1985–1988). Dale Meeks, 48, English actor (Emmerdale, Byker Grove), heart failure. Catherine Morris, 94, British figure skater. Bob Page, 69, American blues musician. Sunil Kumar Podder, 86, Indian molecular biologist and biophysicist. Frank Shu, 79, Chinese-American astrophysicist (density wave theory), president of the National Tsing Hua University (2002–2006) and member of the National Academy of Sciences. Emanuel V. Soriano, 86, Filipino engineer and academic administrator, president of the University of the Philippines (1979–1981). Ulf Sundqvist, 78, Finnish politician, minister of education (1972–1975) and trade (1979–1981). Werner Voigt, 75, German football player and coach (1. FC Union Berlin). Juhn Atsushi Wada, 99, Japanese-born Canadian neurologist. 23
Anatoly Akentyev, 81, Russian Olympic cross-country skier (1968). Nikolay Bortsov, 77, Russian politician, MP (since 2003). Tori Bowie, 32, American athlete, Olympic champion (2016), complications from childbirth. Robert Forrest-Webb, 94, British author (And to My Nephew Albert I Leave the Island What I Won off Fatty Hagan in a Poker Game, The Great Dinosaur Robbery) and journalist. Keith Gattis, 52, American country music singer, songwriter ("El Cerrito Place", "When I See This Bar"), and producer, tractor accident. Randor Guy, 85, Indian lawyer, columnist (The Hindu, The Indian Express) and film historian. Yvonne Jacquette, 88, American painter. Zahoor Hussain Khoso, Pakistani politician, speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan (1990), lung cancer. Alton H. Maddox Jr., 77, American lawyer. Boris Markarov, 88, Russian water polo player, Olympic bronze medallist (1956). John Miller, 79, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chunichi Dragons). Warren Monson, 48, Australian sidecar speedway racer, race collision. Billy Oatman, 57, American ten-pin bowler, complications from a stroke. Rainer Osselmann, 62, German water polo player, Olympic bronze medallist (1984). Robert Patrick, 85, American playwright, poet, and lyricist. Jej Perfekcyjność, Polish sociologist, author, and social activist. Gemini Shankaran, 98, Indian circus owner. Dick Towers, 92, American football coach (Southern Illinois Salukis). Dzhasharbek Uzdenov, 56, Russian politician, MP (since 2021). Frank Welsh, 91, British historian and writer. 24
Tomas Alibegov, 85, Russian banker, director general of Eurobank (1982–1987). Alfredo Arreguín, 88, Mexican-American painter. David E. Carter, 80, American entrepreneur and writer, lymphoma. Șerban Ciochină, 83, Romanian Olympic triple jumper (1964, 1968). (death announced on this date)
Ann Crowley, 93, American singer and actress. Fumio Demura, 84, Japanese martial artist. José Aníbal Díaz, 52, Puerto Rican politician, member of the House of Representatives (since 2015), cancer. Peter Enahoro, 88, Nigerian journalist (New African). Tarek Fatah, 73, Pakistani-Canadian journalist (Toronto Sun) and writer, cancer. Aftandil Israfilov, 82, Azerbaijani garmon player. Senahid Halilović, 65, Bosnian linguist, member of the ANUBH. Alejandro Hamed, 89, Paraguayan diplomat and politician, minister of foreign affairs (2008–2009). Ernst Huberty, 96, German-Luxembourgish sports journalist (Sportschau). Donald Lambro, 82, American journalist. Sir Basil Markesinis, 78, Greek-British legal scholar, complications from dementia. Brian Frank Martin, 86, Australian judge, chief justice of the Northern Territory (1993–2003). Arlie Neaville, 85, American singer and songwriter. Joe Novsek, 83, American football player (Oakland Raiders). Mike Pride, 76, American journalist (Concord Monitor) and writer. Dennis Ribant, 81, American baseball player (New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers). Gilbert Sheldon, 96, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Steubenville (1992–2002) and auxiliary bishop of Cleveland (1976–1992). Casper R. Taylor Jr., 88, American politician, speaker (1994–2003) and member (1975–2003) of the Maryland House of Delegates. 25
Frank Agrama, 93, American film director (Queen Kong, Dawn of the Mummy) and producer, founder of Harmony Gold USA. Parkash Singh Badal, 95, Indian politician, minister of agriculture (1977) and four-time chief minister of Punjab, complications from bronchial asthma. Harry Belafonte, 96, American Hall of Fame musician ("The Banana Boat Song", "Jump in the Line"), actor (Odds Against Tomorrow), and civil rights activist, heart failure. Sir Winfried Bischoff, 81, German-born British banker, chairman of Citigroup (2007–2009) and Lloyds Banking Group (2009–2014). Gennadi Bogachyov, 78, Russian actor (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Speed, Simple Things). Himangshu Mohan Choudhury, 83, Indian civil servant. John Cockcroft, 88, English journalist (Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph) and politician, MP (1974–1979). Billy "The Kid" Emerson, 97, American singer-songwriter ("Red Hot", "When It Rains, It Really Pours"). Obaro Ikime, 86, Nigerian historian. Hanna Johansen, 83, German-born Swiss writer (7×7 Tales of a Sevensleeper). Vera Krepkina, 90, Ukrainian long jumper, Olympic champion (1960). François Léotard, 81, French politician, minister of culture (1986–1988) and defence (1993–1995). Alapati Lui Mataeliga, 70, Samoan Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Samoa-Apia (since 2003) and superior of Tokelau (since 2015). Robin Mathews, 91, Canadian poet and activist. Pamela Turnure, 85, American press secretary (Jacqueline Kennedy), lung cancer. Paul van Vliet, 87, Dutch comedian and UNICEF goodwill ambassador. Manfred Weiss, 88, German composer. Morison Zuill, 86, Scottish cricketer (national team). 26
Jerry Apodaca, 88, American politician, governor of New Mexico (1975–1979) and chair of the PCPFS (1978–1980). Željko Bilecki, 72, Canadian soccer player (Toronto Metros-Croatia, Tulsa Roughnecks, national team). Michel Biron, 89, Canadian politician, senator (2001–2009). Ronald Bradley, 93, British physician and inventor. Boris Budnikov, 81, Russian sailor, Olympic silver medallist (1980). Chandan Ram Das, 65, Indian politician, Uttarakhand MLA (since 2007), cardiac arrest. Cilia van Dijk, 81, Dutch film producer (Anna & Bella), Oscar winner (1986). Tony Dreyfus, 84, French lawyer and politician, deputy (1997–2012). Eqtidaar, 7, Irish-bred British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Commonwealth Cup (2018), euthanized. (death announced on this date)
Isidore Fernandes, 76, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Allahabad (1988–2013), heart attack. Stefano Gentili, 65, Italian politician, president of the Province of Grosseto (1995–1999). Sonny Gordon, 57, American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Saskatchewan Roughriders), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. George Greenamyer, 83, American sculptor (Milwaukee). Doris Gregory, 102, Canadian writer and activist. Maja Hug, 95, Swiss Olympic figure skater. A. Majeed Khan, 93, Bangladeshi politician and diplomat, minister of education (1982–1984). Sami Khayat, 79, Lebanese stage actor and comedian, bone cancer. Roger Lise, 95, French politician, senator (1977–1995). Martin Lönnebo, 93, Swedish Lutheran clergyman, bishop of Linköping (1980–1994). Jay Mala, 64, Indian political activist, fall. Mamukkoya, 76, Indian actor (Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam, Perumazhakkalam, Innathe Chintha Vishayam) and comedian, heart attack. Stina Rautelin, 59, Finnish-Swedish actress (Beck, Fallet, Rederiet). Adela Ringuelet, 93, Argentine astronomer. Alzira Rufino, 73, Brazilian writer and social activist. Samarveer Singh, 33, Indian academic, suicide. Abbas-Ali Soleimani, 75, Iranian ayatollah, member of the Assembly of Experts (since 2005), shot. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, Singaporean drug trafficker, execution by hanging. Too Too, 32, Burmese Lethwei fighter. Wang Shaojun, 67, Chinese military officer, director of the Central Guard Bureau (2015–2021) and deputy (2017–2022). Dee Dee Wood, 95, American choreographer (Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang). Belén Clarisa Velutini, 99, Venezuelan businesswoman and banker. Dimitris Xistras, 68, Cypriot actor. Zhang Jihui, 96, Chinese air force officer, deputy commander of PLAAF (1973–1978). 27
David Henry Breaux, 50, American unhoused man, stabbed. Banko Brown, 24, American homeless transgender man, shot. Neville Chesters, 77, American rock music manager and road manager (Jimi Hendrix, The Who). Jean-Paul Costa, 81, French jurist, president of the European Court of Human Rights (2007–2011). Dame Rosemary Cramp, 93, English archaeologist and academic. Ólafur Garðar Einarsson, 90, Icelandic politician, member (1971–1999) and speaker (1995–1999) of the Althing, minister of education, science and culture (1991–1995). Girma Yeshitila, Ethiopian politician, shot. Dick Groat, 92, American baseball (Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals) and basketball player (Fort Wayne Pistons), World Series champion (1960, 1964), complications from a stroke. Wee Willie Harris, 90, English rock and roll singer. Dominic Kwiatkowski, 69, English medical researcher and geneticist. Giovanni Lombardo Radice, 68, Italian actor (The House on the Edge of the Park, Cannibal Apocalypse, City of the Living Dead). Francis Macnab, 91, Australian Christian minister and psychologist, founder of the Cairnmillar Institute. Ray Minus, 58, Bahamian boxer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Gerald Nesbitt, 91, American football player (Ottawa Rough Riders, Arkansas Razorbacks). Ramiro Oliveros, 82, Spanish actor (Cannibal Apocalypse, Naked Therapy, Death's Newlyweds). Beata Maria Kitsikis Panagopoulos, 97, Greek-born American professor of art. Dennis Reid, 80, Canadian art historian and curator, heart failure. Kaur Singh, 74, Indian boxer. Jerry Springer, 79, British-born American television host (Jerry Springer, America's Got Talent) and politician, mayor of Cincinnati (1977–1978), pancreatic cancer. Wiktor Wysoczański, 84, Polish Old Catholic prelate, superior of the Polish Catholic Church (since 1995). Barbara Young, 92, English actress (Coronation Street, I, Claudius, Last of the Summer Wine). 28
Andrea Augello, 62, Italian politician, senator (2006–2018, since 2022). Tim Bachman, 71, Canadian guitarist (Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Brave Belt). LeRoy Carhart, 81, American physician, subject of After Tiller. Helge Engelke, 61, German guitarist (Fair Warning), colon cancer. Renyldo Ferreira, 99, Brazilian four-time Olympic equestrian. Jim Fox, 81, British modern pentathlete, Olympic champion (1976). Martyn Gough, 57, British Anglican priest. Robson Gracie, 88, Brazilian jujutsu master. Claude Gray, 91, American country music singer-songwriter ("Family Bible"). Ranajit Guha, 99, Indian historian. David Jacobs, 45, Indonesian table tennis player, Paralympic bronze medallist (2012, 2020). Taini Jamison, 95, New Zealand netball coach (national team). Harold Kushner, 88, American rabbi and author (When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Overcoming Life's Disappointments, When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough). Peter Lilienthal, 93, German film director (David, Das Autogramm, Dear Mr. Wonderful). Bengt Lindqvist, 89, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player (1960). Sergio Ottolina, 80, Italian Olympic sprinter (1964, 1968). Yuri Petrov, 48, Russian footballer (RKC, Twente, Volendam). Vincent Stewart, 64, Jamaican-born American Marine Corps general, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2015–2017). Ben Tompkins, 93, American football referee (NFL). Ken Westbury, 96, British cinematographer (The Singing Detective). 29
Sylvia Bacon, 91, American judge, associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (1970–1991), pulmonary fibrosis. Adam Brace, 43, British playwright and director, complications from a stroke. S. S. Chakravarthy, 55, Indian film producer (Raasi, Vaalee, Kadhal Sadugudu), cancer. Padma Desai, 91, Indian-American development economist. Edward J. Garcia, 94, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern California (since 1984). Janet G. Mullins Grissom, 73, American lobbyist, White House director of political affairs (1992–1993), assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs (1989–1992). David L. Holmes, 90, American church historian. Rod Kedward, 86, British historian. Hermann Kerckhoff, 85, German-born Canadian Olympic slalom canoeist (1972). Sergei Kolesnikov, 68, Russian actor (Man with an Accordion, Daddy, A Good Day to Die Hard) and television presenter. Yuri Korolyov, 60, Russian artistic gymnast, nine-time world champion. Nicolae Neagoe, 81, Romanian bobsledder, Olympic bronze medallist (1968). Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, Islamist militant, caliph of the Islamic State (since 2022). Larry Rivers, 73, American basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters), cancer. Eero Saari, 94, Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (1952). Don Sebesky, 85, American composer, arranger, and conductor (Giant Box, The Rape of El Morro). Mike Shannon, 83, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster, World Series champion (1964, 1967), stroke. Ralph Taaviri, 68, French Polynesian trade unionist, independence activist, and environmentalist. István Vágó, 74, Hungarian television host and political activist. Ralfe Whistler, 92, British naturalist. Richard B. Woodward, 70, American arts critic, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 30
Ralph Boston, 83, American long jumper, Olympic champion (1960), stroke. Elizabeth Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch, 68, Scottish noble and philanthropist. Ian Crowden, 90, Australian cricketer (Tasmania). Tony Doyle, 64, British racing cyclist, pancreatic cancer. George I. Fujimoto, 102, American chemist. Patricia Hamilton, 86, Canadian actress (Road to Avonlea, My Bloody Valentine, Middle Age Crazy). Havre de Grace, 16, American Thoroughbred racehorse. Ron Hazelton, 80, American television host. Ntate Daniel Kgwadi, 55–56, South African academic administrator, rector (2004–2014) and vice-chancellor (2014–2021) of the North-West University. Luis Larrosa, 65, Uruguayan Olympic basketball player (1984). Albert Lightfoot, 87, English cricketer (Northamptonshire). Chris Qua, 71, Australian jazz musician. Broderick Smith, 75, English-born Australian musician (Carson, The Dingoes) and actor. Lance Ten Broeck, 67, American professional golfer and caddie. Mihails Vasiļonoks, 74, Latvian ice hockey player (Dinamo Riga, Soviet Union national team), coach, and executive (HK Liepājas Metalurgs). Vyacheslav Zaitsev, 85, Russian fashion designer, gastrointestinal disease. Jock Zonfrillo, 46, Scottish-Australian chef and television presenter (Restaurant Revolution, MasterChef Australia). References

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