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The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2024.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

May 2024

1

Hasna El-Bacharia, 74, Algerian musician.
Michael Brown, 86, Canadian Olympic sprint canoer (1960, 1964).
Chen Junwu, 97, Chinese petroleum engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Richard E. Cook, 93, American Mormon general authority, member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy (1997–2001), CFO of Perpetual Education Fund (2001–2012).
Pierre Claver Damiba, 87, Burkinabè economist and politician, MP (1971–1974, 1978–1980).
Michael D'Arcy, 90, Irish politician, senator (1993–1997), minister of state of fisheries (1982–1986), and three-times TD.
Ildefonso Dell'Olmo, 67, Spanish politician and bullfighting arena president (Plaza de toros de La Malagueta), member of the Andalusian parliament (1990–1994, 1996–2008).
Danilo Dončić, 54, Serbian football player (Valletta, Sliema Wanderers) and manager (Lokomotiv Sofia), heart attack.
Dominique Dupuy, 93, French dancer and choreographer.
Tibor Hollo, 96, Hungarian-born American real estate developer and Holocaust survivor.
Erik Jayme, 89, Canadian-born German jurist.
Jacques Lepatey, 94, French rugby union player (SC Mazamet, national team).
Miroslav Macek, 79, Czech politician and writer, MP (1990–1992).
Richard Maloof, 84, American musician (Les Brown, Lawrence Welk).
Terry Medwin, 91, Welsh football player (Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, national team) and manager.
Ian Mellor, 74, English footballer (Manchester City, Brighton, Sheffield Wednesday), amyloidosis.
J. George Mikelsons, 87, Latvian-American airline founder (ATA Airlines) and pilot.
Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, 82, Emirati royal and politician, ruler's representative of the Al Ain Region (since 1971).
Doyle Niemann, 77, American prosecutor, public administrator, and politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (2003–2015).
Takayasu Okushima, 85, Japanese academic and scouting administrator, president of Hakuoh University (since 2013) and chief scout of the Scout Association of Japan (since 2010), pneumonia.
Dallas Penn, 53, American fashion designer, musician and internet personality.
Juzefs Petkēvičs, 83, Latvian chess grandmaster.
Victoria Prego, 75, Spanish journalist (TVE) and television presenter (Telediario).
Uma Ramanan, 69, Indian playback singer.
Chauhdry Abdul Rashid, 83, Pakistani-born English politician, lord mayor of Birmingham (2008–2009).
Barry Romo, 76, American antiwar activist, heart attack.
Austin Savage, 84, Welsh Olympic field hockey player (1972).
Joe Shipley, 88, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox).
Richard Tandy, 76, English Hall of Fame musician (Electric Light Orchestra, The Move).
William Toye, 97, Canadian author and editor, co-founder of the Tamarack Review.

2

A. J. Mohammad Ali, 73, Bangladeshi lawyer, attorney general (2005–2007).
Derek Angus, 86, New Zealand politician, MP (1981–1990).
Bruce Arnold, 87, English journalist and author, pneumonia.
Josh Baker, 20, English cricketer (Worcestershire).
Susan Buckner, 71, American actress (Grease, Deadly Blessing, The Brady Bunch Hour).
Nalin de Silva, 79, Sri Lankan philosopher and political analyst.
Sjoukje Dijkstra, 82, Dutch figure skater, Olympic champion (1964).
Earl Edwards, 78, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, Edmonton Eskimos).
Winfried Fockenberg, 79, German jurist and politician, MP (1990–1994).
Derek Forster, 75, English footballer (Sunderland, Charlton Athletic, Vancouver Royals).
Skip Foster, 63, American football coach (Coffeyville), cancer.
Brian Halfpenny, 87, English Anglican priest and military chaplain.
Ian Hayden, 83, Australian footballer (Richmond).
Herbert J. Hoelter, 73, American criminal justice consultant and prison consultant, heart failure.
David Konstan, 83, American classicist.
Manca Košir, 76, Slovenian journalist (Nova revija) and actress (Real Pests).
Edgar Lansbury, 94, British-American theatre producer (The Subject Was Roses), Tony winner (1960).
Adolpho Lindenberg, 99, Brazilian civil engineer, architect and writer.
Derrick Lonsdale, 100, British-born American pediatrician.
Darius Morris, 33, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers), coronary artery disease.
Ana María Navarro, 94, Spanish academic.
Peter Oosterhuis, 75, English golfer and broadcaster (CBS Sports), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
John Pisano, 93, American jazz guitarist.
Lou-Ann Preble, 94, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1993–2001).
Roxanne, 95, American model and actress (The Seven Year Itch, The Young Don't Cry).
Tito Steiner, 72, Paraguayan-Argentine Olympic decathlete (1976), pneumonia.
Eloína Suárez, 101, Spanish politician, mayor of Oviedo (1978–1979).
Bobby Tait, 85, Scottish footballer (Barrow, Notts County, Chesterfield).
Werner Weinhold, 74, German deserter and convicted murderer.

3

Kazuo Aichi, 86, Japanese politician, director-general of the Defence Agency (1993–1994) and MP (1976–2000, 2005–2009), COVID-19.
Atul Kumar Anjan, 69, Indian political activist.
Issam al-Attar, 97, Syrian political dissident (Muslim Brotherhood).
Tony Bleasdale, 77, English-born Australian politician, mayor of Blacktown (since 2019).
Mayotte Bollack, 95, French academic and philologist.
Dorothy Bromiley, 93, British actress (The Girls of Pleasure Island, It's Great to Be Young, A Touch of the Sun).
Géraldine Carré, 54, French journalist and television presenter.
Obi Ezeh, 36, American football player (Michigan Wolverines).
Victor Farrant, 74, English convicted murderer and rapist, cancer.
Roger Fortson, 23, American Air Force serviceman, shot.
Kailash Chandra Gahtori, 55, Indian politician, Uttarakhand MLA (2017–2022).
Paul-Henry Gendebien, 84, Belgian economist and politician, member of the Chamber of Representatives (1971–1981, 1985–1988) and MEP (1979–1984).
László Hammerl, 82, Hungarian sport shooter, Olympic champion (1964).
Avraham Harshalom, 99, Czech-Israeli businessman and Holocaust survivor. (death announced on this date)
Helmut Howiller, 80, German Olympic judoka (1972).
Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr., 93, American Foreign Service officer and hostage survivor (Iran hostage crisis).
Imerio Massignan, 87, Italian road racing cyclist.
Jim Mills, 57, American banjo player (Kentucky Thunder), heart attack.
Mustafa Mkulo, 77, Tanzanian economist and politician, MP (2005–2015) and minister of finance (2007–2012).
Terezinha Rêgo, 91, Brazilian botanist, respiratory failure.
Jim Rodger, 90, Scottish footballer (St Mirren, Rangers, Queen of the South).
Sum Ronghang, 61, Indian politician, Assam MLA (2016–2021), multiple organ failure.
Dick Rutan, 85, American aviator, complications from COVID-19.
Frank Shrontz, 92, American corporate executive, CEO of Boeing (1986–1996) and assistant secretary of defense for sustainment (1976–1977).
Denis Trento, 41, Italian ski mountaineer, fall.
Yashwant Trivedi, 89, Indian poet, pneumonia.
Germain Viatte, 84, Canadian-born French art historian and museum curator.

4

Badr bin Abdul Mohsen Al Saud, 75, Saudi prince and poet.
Bob Avellini, 70, American football player (Chicago Bears), cancer.
Mikhail Banshchikov, 75, Russian politician, MP (2007–2011), traffic collision.
Ignacio Bayón, 80, Spanish politician, minister of industry and energy (1980–1982).
Derek Birdsall, 89, British graphic designer.
Dagoberto Fontes, 80, Uruguayan footballer (Defensor Sporting, national team).
Gangadhar Gade, 85, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (1972–1978).
Judith G. Garber, 62, American diplomat, ambassador to Latvia (2009–2012) and Cyprus (2019–2022).
Han Zhenxiang, 93, Chinese electrical engineer and academic administrator, president of Zhejiang University (1984–1988) and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Narcisa Hirsch, 96, German-born Argentine filmmaker.
Foivos Ioannidis, 88, Greek lawyer and politician, MP (1989–2004).
Jūrō Kara, 84, Japanese playwright.
Ron Kavana, 73, Irish singer-songwriter.
Judith Medlicott, 82, New Zealand lawyer and advocate, New Zealand Mastermind champion (1988), chancellor of the University of Otago (1993–1998).
David Messina, 92, Italian sports journalist (Tuttosport, Gazzetta dello Sport) and television presenter (Diretta Stadio).
Carola Miró, 58, Spanish teacher and political consort, cancer.
Anna Panagiotopoulou, 78, Greek actress (Safe Sex, Crying... Silicon Tears, Oi Treis Harites), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Giusto Pellanera, 86, Italian Olympic basketball player (1964, 1968) and coach.
Yechiel Perr, 89, American rabbi.
Anthony Pascal Rebello, 74, Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Francistown (since 2021).
Karl Ringel, 91, German footballer (Borussia Neunkirchen, Saarland national team, West Germany national team).
Frank Stella, 87, American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, lymphoma.

5

Belinda Bellville, 94, British fashion designer.
Belgacem Bouguenna, 61, Tunisian singer and teacher.
Milagros Cámere, 51, Peruvian Olympic volleyball player (1996, 2000).
Columba Cryan, 94, Irish Gaelic footballer (Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's).
Fred Dewilde, 58, French comics artist, suicide.
Jeannie Epper, 83, American stuntwoman (Romancing the Stone, Kill Bill: Volume 2, Minority Report).
Lizzy Evoeme, 81, Nigerian actress (New Masquerade).
Bernard Hill, 79, English actor (The Lord of the Rings, Titanic, Wolf Hall).
Phil Hoadley, 72, English footballer (Orient, Norwich City, Crystal Palace).
Willie Hona, 70, New Zealand Hall of Fame musician (Herbs), pancreatic cancer.
Jose Kattukkaran, 92, Indian politician, mayor of Thrissur (2000–2004).
Etelka Kenéz Heka, 87, Hungarian writer, poet and singer.
Eiji Kiyokawa, 62, Japanese baseball player (Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes), cancer.
Vladimir Kuznetsov, 96, Russian archeologist and historian.
Fernand Lalonde, 91, Canadian lawyer and politician, Quebec MNA (1973–1984).
Frank Leeflang, 87, Surinamese jurist, diplomat, and politician, minister of justice (1982–1985).
Horace Locklear, 81, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1977–1982).
Kelath Aravindakshan Marar, 82, Indian chenda player.
Olivier Masurel, 44, French aerobatic pilot, plane crash.
César Luis Menotti, 85, Argentine football player (Rosario Central, national team) and manager (national team), world champion (1978), anemia.
Ngoy Nsumbu, 51, Congolese footballer (Genk, Maccabi Petah Tikva, national team), complications from cancer.
Oleksandr Pielieshenko, 30, Ukrainian Olympic weightlifter (2016) and serviceman, killed in action.
Simona Postlerová, 59, Czech actress (The Territory of White Deer).
Alexander Reichenberg, 31, Swedish-Norwegian ice hockey player (IK Oskarshamn, Norway national team, 2018 Olympics).
David Shapiro, 77, American poet, literary critic, and art historian, complications from Parkinson's disease.
Gloria Stroock, 99, American actress (Fun with Dick and Jane, The Competition, Uncommon Valor).
Zbigniew Szałajda, 89, Polish engineer and politician.
Robert Zawada, 79, Polish Olympic handball player (1972).

6

Haerul Amri, 51, Indonesian politician, MP (since 2022), heart attack.
Joe Collier, 91, American football coach (Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots).
Judy Devlin, 88, Canadian-born English-American Hall of Fame badminton player, cancer.
Bella Feldman, 94, American sculptor.
Ian Gelder, 74, British actor (Game of Thrones, Torchwood, Little Dorrit), bile duct cancer.
Kristin Hallenga, 38, English breast cancer awareness activist (CoppaFeel!), breast cancer.
Kevin Hardy, 78, American football player (San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers).
Harikumar, 68, Indian film director (Puli Varunne Puli, Jaalakam, Sukrutham), cancer.
Steve Harney, 73, English footballer (Bradford City, Guiseley).
Bill Holman, 96, American jazz composer and saxophonist.
Wayland Holyfield, 82, American songwriter ("Arkansas (You Run Deep in Me)", "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer", "You're My Best Friend").
Hootie Ingram, 90, American football player (Alabama Crimson Tide), coach (Clemson Tigers), and athletic director (Florida State Seminoles).
Kanakalatha, 63, Indian actress (Pookkaalam, Aakasha Ganga 2, Spadikam), complications from dementia.
Rudolf Keszthelyi, 89, Hungarian Olympic gymnast (1960).
Susanna Kubelka, 81, Austrian-born French writer.
Takaharu Kyōgoku, 86, Japanese Shinto priest, chief priest of Yasukuni Shrine (2008–2013), epidural hematoma.
Robert Logan Jr., 82, American actor (77 Sunset Strip, A Night in Heaven, The Adventures of the Wilderness Family).
Mike Nugent, 77, Australian athlete and wheelchair manufacturer, Paralympic champion (1980, 1984).
Tony Parkes, 74, American folk dancer and choreographer.
Don Penny, 91, American actor (12 O'Clock High, The Wackiest Ship in the Army, The Lieutenant) and comedian.
Bernard Pivot, 89, French journalist (Le Figaro) and talk show host (Bouillon de culture), chairman of the Académie Goncourt (2014–2020), cancer.
Petya Stavreva, 47, Bulgarian journalist and politician, MEP (2007–2009), MP (since 2023).
Christiane Stefanski, 74, Belgian singer.
Andy Stoglin, 81, American basketball coach (Southern Jaguars, Jackson State Tigers).
André Trigano, 98, French camping industry executive and politician, mayor of Pamiers (1995–2020).
Johnnie Walker, 79, Australian racing driver (Australian Formula 2, Formula 5000).
Brian Wenzel, 94, Australian actor (A Country Practice, Rove, The Odd Angry Shot).

7

Evald Aavik, 83, Estonian actor (Nest of Winds, Arvo Iho, Somnambuul).
Steve Albini, 61, American musician (Big Black, Shellac) and record producer (In Utero), heart attack.
Isabelle Becker, 59, French singer.
Martin Cearns, 79, English football executive, chairman of West Ham United (1990–1992).
John Charles, 83, New Zealand film composer (Goodbye Pork Pie, Utu, The Quiet Earth), conductor, and orchestrator.
Basit Ahmed Dar, 22, Indian Kashmiri militant commander (TRF).
Jim Flegg, 87, British horticulturalist and broadcaster.
Thurley Fowler, 99, Australian author.
Fabio Gallia, 60, Italian banker, CEO of BNP Paribas (2008–2015).
Neil Grant, 85, New Zealand potter.
Paul Holmes, 56, English footballer (Torquay United, Everton, West Bromwich Albion), cancer.
Jan Helge Jansen, 86, Norwegian politician, MP (1981–1985).
Ignatius Jones, 66–67, Australian-Filipino singer (Jimmy and the Boys, Pardon Me Boys) and journalist.
Kim Ki-nam, 94, North Korean politician, director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea (1989–2017), multiple organ failure.
Leo Kogeldans, 93, Surinamese footballer (VVV-Venlo, national team).
Antonio Mentor, 74, Brazilian businessman and politician, São Paulo MLA (1999–2015).
Reid Morden, 82, Canadian diplomat and civil servant, director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (1988–1992).
Paul Parkman, 91, American physician, lymphoblastic leukemia.
Salam Bin Razzaq, 83, Indian writer and translator.
Joan Rigol, 81, Spanish politician, president of the parliament of Catalonia (1999–2003), Catalan minister of employment (1980–1984) and culture (1984–1985).
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, 95, American landscape architect and graphic designer.
Phil Wiggins, 69, American blues musician (Cephas & Wiggins), cancer.
Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, 88, Polish jazz musician, composer and arranger.

8

K. Vasantha Bangera, 78, Indian politician, Karnataka MLA (1983–1989, 1994–1999, 2008–2018).
John Barbata, 79, American rock drummer (The Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship).
Colleen Barrett, 79, American airline executive, president of Southwest Airlines (2001–2008).
Viv Busby, 74, English football player (Luton Town, Fulham) and manager (Hartlepool United).
Chris Cannon, 73, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2009).
Gérard César, 89, French politician, three-time deputy, senator (1990–2017).
Lázaro Chiappe, 87, Argentine lawyer and politician, senator (2001–2003) and vice-governor of Corrientes Province (1993–1995).
Graham Cooper, 83, British Olympic rower (1960).
Jean Emelina, 90, French academic and writer.
Vicente Fernández-Capel, 76, Spanish lawyer and politician, member of the Andalusian parliament (1986–1990), multiple contusions.
Ramón Fonseca Mora, 71, Panamanian lawyer (Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash) and novelist, co-founder of Mossack Fonseca.
Oleg Gudymo, 79, Transnistrian politician.
Art Jimmerson, 60, American boxer and mixed martial artist (UFC 1).
Jimmy Johnson, 86, American Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers).
Terrol Dew Johnson, 51-52, American Tohono Oʼodham basket weaver.
Carolyn J. Krysiak, 84, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1991–2011).
George Lavery, 93, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (Antrim, Down).
Jean Lavoué, 69, French author, poet and essayist.
Jan Lundqvist, 97, Swedish academic and geologist.
Giovanna Marini, 87, Italian singer-songwriter.
Pete McCloskey, 96, American politician and activist, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1983), heart and kidney failure.
Brian Phelan, 89, Irish actor (The Criminal, Accident), dramatist and screenwriter (Little Mother).
Jack Quinn, 74, American lawyer, White House counsel (1995–1997) and chief of staff to the vice president (1993–1995), complications from a double-lung transplant.
Moosa Raza, 87, Indian civil servant.
Julio Salazar, 89, Peruvian army general and convicted murderer (La Cantuta massacre), defence minister (1998–1999) and head of the national intelligence service (1991–1998).
Frank P. Simoneaux, 90, American politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1972–1982).
Sangeeth Sivan, 65, Indian film director (Gandharvam, Johny, Apna Sapna Money Money) and screenwriter.
Julia Trashlieva, 88, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast.
C. Velayudham, 73, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1996–2001).
Wang Geng, 96, Chinese scientist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Shirley Warren, 84, New Zealand politician.
K. P. Yohannan, 74, Indian Christian prelate, metropolitan bishop of Believers Eastern Church (since 1993), traffic collision.

9

Barry Axelrod, 77, American sports agent.
Ibrahim Babangida, 47, Nigerian footballer (FC Volendam), traffic collision.
Bai Yilong, 83, Chinese mechanist and academic.
Avner Ben-Gal, 57, Israeli painter and artist.
Colin Breed, 77, British politician, MP (1997–2010).
Sean Burroughs, 43, American baseball player (San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks), Olympic champion (2000), heart attack.
Dame Shirley Conran, 91, British writer and journalist, pneumonia.
Roger Corman, 98, American film director (The Little Shop of Horrors, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre) and producer (Death Race 2000).
Henri Coupon, 94, French lawyer, author and screenwriter.
Vladimir Dorofeev, 86–87, Russian politician, deputy (1990–1993).
Silvio Fazio, 72, Italian-French novelist.
Gary Greaves, 88, American football player (American Football League).
James Gregory, 78, American comedian, cardiac complications.
Rosemary Haughton, 97, British Catholic lay theologian.
Nonny Hogrogian, 92, American writer and illustrator (Always Room for One More, Cool Cat, One Fine Day), cancer.
Bobby Hooper, 77, American basketball player (Dayton Flyers, Indiana Pacers).
Tozammel Tony Huq, 84, Bangladeshi-British diplomat and civil servant.
Ivan Ivanji, 95, Serbian author.
Cam McCarthy, 29, Australian footballer (Greater Western Sydney, Fremantle).
Yvonne Mokgoro, 73, South African jurist, judge of the Constitutional Court (1994–2009), injuries sustained in a traffic collision.
Rex Murphy, 77, Canadian commentator and writer (National Post), cancer.
Larry Polansky, 69, American composer and musician.
Toini Pöysti, 90, Finnish cross-country skier, Olympic bronze medallist (1960, 1964).
Raúl Sanz Jiménez, 74, Spanish businessman and politician, member of the Parliament of La Rioja (1983–1987).
Tore Schweder, 81, Norwegian statistician.
Buzz Stephen, 79, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins).
Philip Tagg, 80, British musicologist, writer, and educator.
Dennis Thompson, 75, American Hall of Fame drummer (MC5), complications from a heart attack.
Jon Urbanchek, 87, Hungarian-born American Hall of Fame swimming coach (University of Michigan, five Olympic teams), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Andrés Vega Delfín, 93, Mexican folk guitarist.

10

Svetomir Arsić-Basara, 95, Serbian sculptor and writer.
Mary Banotti, 84, Irish politician, MEP (1984–2004).
Bob Bruggers, 80, American football player (Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers) and professional wrestler.
Kostas Chatzimichail, 92, Greek football player (AEK Athens) and manager (Doxa Drama, Kalamata).
Christopher Edley Jr., 71, American legal scholar, complications from surgery.
Hugh Edwards, 90, Australian journalist, writer (Islands of Angry Ghosts), and marine photographer.
Ranjith Kumara, 77, Sri Lankan film journalist.
Bruce Maccabee, 82, American physicist and ufologist.
Tom Marshall, 93, American basketball player (Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Rochester Royals, Detroit Pistons).
Richard McClure, 89, Canadian rower, Olympic silver medallist (1956).
Gerhard Müller, 95, German theologian and clergyman, bishop of the Lutheran Church in Brunswick (1982–1994), bishop of the VELKD (1990–1993).
Barbara Nawratowicz, 91, Polish actress, journalist, and cabaret artist.
Patrick Nilan, 82, Australian field hockey player, Olympic bronze (1964) and silver medalist (1968).
Janis Paterson, 78, New Zealand psychologist and academic.
Jim Peterson, 82, Canadian politician, MP (1980–1984, 1988–2007) and minister of international trade diversification (2003–2006), heart attack.
Sam Rubin, 64, American entertainment journalist (KTLA), heart attack.
Karen Saribekyan, 60, Armenian technician and politician, MP (2007–2017).
Bodo Seidenthal, 76, German engineer and politician, MP (1987–2002).
Frank Sibley, 76, English footballer (Queens Park Rangers), complications from Parkinson's disease.
André Simonazzi, 55, Swiss politician and journalist.
Jim Simons, 86, American mathematician (Simons' formula, Chern-Simons form), and hedge fund manager, founder of Renaissance Technologies.
Ali Suheimat, 87–88, Jordanian politician and engineer, mayor of Amman (1989–1991).
Mutang Tagal, 69, Malaysian politician, MP (1982–1990) and president of the Dewan Negara (since 2024).
Alan Unwin, 82, Canadian politician, mayor of St. Catharines (1994–1997).
Renaud Van Ruymbeke, 71, French magistrate, cancer.
Hans Wahlgren, 86, Swedish actor (Wahlgrens värld, Good Friends and Faithful Neighbours, Rederiet).
Corey Williams, 46, American basketball player (Dakota Wizards, Townsville Crocodiles, Melbourne United), colon cancer.
Martin Young, 76, British television reporter and investigative journalist, liver cancer.
Vladimir Zharikov, 85, Russian actor, stuntman (The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed) and stunt coordinator.

11

Steve Andrascik, 75, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Hershey Bears, Indianapolis Racers).
Susan Backlinie, 77, American actress (Jaws, Day of the Animals, 1941), heart attack.
Joël Beaugendre, 74, French politician, member of the National Assembly (2002–2007).
Terry Blair, 62, American convicted serial killer.
Kevin Brophy, 70, American actor (Lucan, The Long Riders, Hell Night).
Luc Bürgin, 53, Swiss writer, publicist, and journalist (Baslerstab).
John Barnard Bush, 87, British farmer and public servant, lord lieutenant of Wiltshire (2004–2012).
Peter C. Eagler, 69, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (2002–2006).
Ron Ellis, 79, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), Stanley Cup champion (1967).
Tito Gotti, 96, Italian orchestra conductor, musicologist, and essayist.
Rudolf Kučera, 84, Czech footballer (Dukla Prague, Czechoslovakia national team).
Rubén Monasterios, 86, Venezuelan writer and theatre critic.
Colin Moyle, 94, New Zealand politician, MP (1963–1976, 1981–1990) and two-time minister of agriculture.
Jajang Paliama, 39, Indonesian footballer (PS Mojokerto Putra, Persibo Bojonegoro, Persepam Madura Utama), traffic collision.
Surjit Patar, 79, Indian writer and poet.
Dave Pivec, 80, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos).
David Redden, 75, American auctioneer, complications from amyotropic lateral sclerosis.
Haider Akbar Khan Rono, 81, Bangladeshi political activist.
Richard Slayman, 62, American transplant patient.
Aleksandr Surikov, 68, Russian diplomat.
Juan María Traverso, 73, Argentine racing driver (Turismo Carretera, TC2000, European Formula Two), esophageal cancer.
Ray Vandeveer, 70, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1998–2007) and senate (2007–2013).
Mary Wells Lawrence, 95, American advertising executive.
Jasper White, 69, American chef, restaurateur and cookbook author, brain aneurysm.
John A. Wickham Jr., 95, American military officer, chief of staff (1983–1987).
Vladimir Yastrebchak, 44, Transnistrian politician, minister of foreign affairs (2008–2012).

12

T. D. Allman, 79, American historian and writer, pneumonia.
Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury, 98, British hereditary peer, army officer and stockbroker, member of the House of Lords (1974–1999), fall.
Cuno Barragan, 91, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), heart failure.
Amália Barros, 39, Brazilian politician and journalist, federal deputy (since 2023), complications from surgery.
Reg Burgess, 89, Australian footballer (Essendon).
Mark Damon, 91, American actor (House of Usher, Ringo and His Golden Pistol) and film producer (Monster).
Dame Elizabeth Fradd, 75, British nursing administrator.
Sir Clive Johnstone, 60, British Royal Navy officer.
Tapiwa Kumbuyani, 41, Zimbabwean footballer (CAPS United, national team), liver cancer.
Ron Lynch, 84, Australian rugby league player (Parramatta, Penrith, national team) and coach.
Javier Manterola, 87, Spanish civil engineer, member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
Franca Nuti, 95, Italian actress (Marco Visconti).
Joy Parr, 74–75, Canadian historian, winner of the J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal (2000).
Paulo César Pereio, 83, Brazilian actor (The Guns, The Brave Warrior, Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica).
Jason Pickleman, 59, American graphic designer and artist.
David Sanborn, 78, American alto saxophonist (Young Americans) and television host (Night Music), six-time Grammy winner, prostate cancer.
A. J. Smith, 75, American football player, coach and executive, prostate cancer.
Igor Sysoyev, 43, Russian Olympic triathlete (2004, 2008), traffic collision.
James Williams, 57, British Olympic fencer (1992, 1996, 2000).

13

Richard Bolton, 80, New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland, national team) and coach (New Zealand Māori).
Yevgeniy Brago, 95, Russian rower, Olympic silver medalist (1952).
Berkley Cox, 90, Australian footballer (Carlton).
Dai Lixin, 99, Chinese chemist and academician.
Joseph G. Di Pinto, 92, American politician, member of the Delaware House of Representatives (1987–2006).
Christian Escoudé, 76, French Gypsy jazz guitarist.
Bill Friday, 91, Canadian ice hockey referee, cancer.
Iswar Prasanna Hazarika, 87, Indian politician, MP (1996–1998), heart disease.
Arthur Irving, 93, Canadian petroleum executive, chairman of Irving Oil (since 1992).
Albert C. Jones, 79, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1972–1976).
Endel Kiisa, 86, Estonian motorcycle racer.
Lucien Mias, 93, French rugby union player (Narbonne, national team).
Josef Michl, 85, Czech-American chemist, Schrödinger Medal and James Flack Norris Award recipient.
Sushil Kumar Modi, 72, Indian politician, Bihar MLA (1990–2004), deputy chief minister of Bihar (2005–2013, 2017–2020), and twice MP, cancer.
Alice Munro, 92, Canadian short story writer (Dance of the Happy Shades, Lives of Girls and Women, Runaway), Nobel Prize laureate (2013), complications from dementia.
Billy Murphy, 80, American baseball player (New York Mets).
Native Upmanship, 31, Irish racehorse.
Susanne Page, 86, American photographer.
Marius Peiris, 82, Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Colombo (2000–2018).
Joseph E. Potter, American sociologist.
Birubala Rabha, 70, Indian human rights activist, esophageal cancer.
Loftus Roker, 88, Bahamian politician.
Clarence Sasser, 76, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient.
M. Selvarasu, 67, Indian politician, MP (1989–1991, 1996–1998, since 2019).
Luis María Serra, 82, Argentine musician and composer (La Mary, Camila, I, the Worst of All).
Uta Titze-Stecher, 81, German schoolteacher and politician, MP (1990–2002).
Cyril Wecht, 93, American forensic pathologist, Allegheny County Medical Examiner (1970–1980, 1996–2006).
Samm-Art Williams, 78, American playwright (Home), actor (Blood Simple) and television producer (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air).
Talal Abu Zarifa, Palestinian communist militant and politician (Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine), airstrike.

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Édgar Alarcón, 63, Peruvian politician, deputy (2020–2021), traffic collision.
Sue K. Brown, 75, American diplomat, ambassador Montenegro (2011–2015).
Fabián Cancelarich, 58, Argentine footballer (Ferro Carril Oeste, Belgrano, Platense), heart attack.
Norman L. Crabill, 97, American aerospace engineer.
Diane Deans, 65, Canadian politician, member of Ottawa City Council (1994–2022), ovarian cancer.
Ayten Gökçer, 84, Turkish actress (Red Istanbul).
Harchibald, 25, Irish racehorse. (death announced on this date)
Baiba Indriksone, 92, Latvian actress (A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve, The Devil's Servants).
Jimmy James, 83, Jamaican-British singer ("Now Is the Time", "I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me"), complications from Parkinson's disease and a heart condition.
Narong Kittikachorn, 90, Thai politician, MP (1983–1992).
Maxim Kononenko, 53, Russian journalist and political activist, internal bleeding.
Jacques Monet, 94, Canadian historian and Roman Catholic priest.
Dene O'Kane, 61, New Zealand snooker player, fall.
Don Perlin, 94, American comic book artist (Werewolf by Night, Ghost Rider, Transformers), co-creator of Moon Knight.
Mélanie Renaud, 42, Canadian singer, ovarian cancer.
Ramón Rocha, 84, Spanish politician, member of the Assembly of Extremadura (1995–2003) and mayor of Olivenza (1979–2007).
Netiporn Sanesangkhom, 28, Thai political activist, cardiac arrest.
Ian Stirling, 82, Canadian biologist.
Owen John Thomas, 84, Welsh politician, AM (1999–2007).
Doug Underwood, 77, Australian motorcycle speedway rider.
Gudrun Ure, 98, Scottish actress (Super Gran, The Million Pound Note, The Crow Road).
Nicholas A. Veliotes, 95, American diplomat, ambassador to Jordan (1978–1981) and Egypt (1984–1986).
Tony Windis, 91, American basketball player (Detroit Pistons).
Mark Wells, 66, American ice hockey player, Olympic champion (1980).

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Abdellatif Abdelhamid, 70, Syrian film director (Layali Ibn Awa, Nassim al-Roh, Qamaran wa Zaytouna).
Hisham Arafat, 60, Egyptian politician, minister of transport (2017–2019), cancer.
Kamla Beniwal, 97, Indian politician, governor of Tripura (2009), Gujarat (2009–2014), and Mizoram (2014).
Jeanne Bisgood, 100, English amateur golfer.
Karin Bohle-Lawrenz, 66, German schoolteacher and politician, member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen (2007–2011).
Ron Brewer, 87, Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes, Edmonton Eskimos).
Frederic J. Brown III, 89, American lieutenant general.
Imma Costa, 62, Spanish politician, senator (2023) and mayor of El Montmell (2003–2019).
Richard Duncan-Jones, 86, British historian.
Darren Dutchyshen, 57, Canadian sportscaster (SportsCentre), prostate cancer.
Barbra Fuller, 102, American actress (Adventures of Superman, Four Star Playhouse, My Three Sons).
Vlastimil Harapes, 77, Czech actor (Marketa Lazarová, Jak dostat tatínka do polepšovny, Beauty and the Beast), ballet dancer and choreographer, lung cancer.
John Hastings, 82, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1995–2003) and Toronto District School Board trustee (2006–2014).
John Hawken, 84, English keyboardist (The Nashville Teens, Renaissance, Strawbs), melanoma.
Komao Hayashi, 87, Japanese dollmaker.
Malti Joshi, 89, Indian novelist.
Barry Kemp, 84, English archaeologist and Egyptologist.
Tates Locke, 87, American basketball coach (Clemson Tigers, Jacksonville Dolphins, Indiana State Sycamores).
Bob McCreadie, 73, American racing driver (Super DIRTcar Series).
June Mendoza, 99, Australian portrait painter, stroke.
Patrick Moenaert, 75, Belgian politician, mayor of Bruges (1995–2012), cancer.
Elda Peralta, 91, Mexican actress (Hypocrite, Streetwalker, A Woman Without Love).
Yvon Picotte, 82, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1970–1994).
Ahmed Piro, 92, Moroccan singer.
Washington Rodrigues, 87, Brazilian football color commentator (Super Rádio Tupi).
Katherine Wei-Sender, 93, Chinese-American bridge player and author.
Hans-Georg Wieck, 96, German diplomat.
Heinz Zander, 84, German painter.
Joe Zucker, 83, American artist, multiple organ failure.

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Carmen Berenguer, 77, Chilean poet.
John Brown, 76, English footballer (Preston North End, Wigan Athletic).
Montserrat Casas, 90, Spanish Roman Catholic nun, abbess of the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes (since 2013).
Dabney Coleman, 92, American actor (9 to 5, Tootsie, The Guardian), Emmy winner (1987), cardiac arrest.
Randy Fuller, 80, American singer, songwriter and bass guitarist (The Bobby Fuller Four).
Vishwas Gangurde, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (1999–2004).
Ken Gardner, 74, American basketball player (Utah Utes, Utah Stars).
Eddie Gossage, 65, American motorsports promoter (Texas Motor Speedway), cancer.
Zari Khoshkam, 76, Iranian actress (What's the Time in Your World?).
Silvio Luiz, 89, Brazilian sports commentator (Rede Bandeirantes, SBT, Rede Record), stroke.
Enrique Méndez Jr., 92, Puerto Rican major general.
Akira Nakao, 81, Japanese actor (Minbo, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, Ninja Wars), heart failure.
Vineet Nayyar, 85, Indian information technology executive, chairman of Mahindra Satyam (since 2009).
Greg Newman, 38, American college football player (University of Utah).
Park Myeong-seo, 85, South Korean politician, MP (1992–1996).
Dale Power, 74, Canadian tennis player, blood and bladder cancer.
Jaye Robinson, 61, Canadian politician, member of Toronto City Council (since 2018), breast cancer.
Carmen Sheila, 79, Brazilian voice actress (TV Colosso).
Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa, 85, Nepali military officer, chief of Army Staff (1995–1999), lung disease.
Verónica Toussaint, 48, Mexican actress (Impossible Things) and television presenter (¡Qué chulada!), breast cancer.

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John Alksne, 90, American neurosurgeon and academic.
Bud Anderson, 102, American Air Force colonel and flying ace.
Steve Baer, 85, American inventor.
Gordon Bell, 89, American electrical engineer (Bell's law of computer classes), aspiration pneumonia.
Thaneswar Boro, 85, Indian politician, Assam MLA (1985–2001), heart disease.
Pat Buckley, 72, Irish independent Catholic bishop.
Charlie Colin, 57, American bassist and guitarist (Train, The Side Deal), fall.
Graham Cox, 65, English footballer (Brentford, Addlestone & Weybridge Town, Aldershot).
Mahlon DeLong, 86, American neurologist.
Isabella Dryden, 106, Canadian educator.
Garba Duba, 82, Nigerian army general and politician, governor of Sokoto State (1984–1985) and Bauchi State (1978–1979).
Tony Ekubia, 64, Nigerian-British boxer.
Sid Going, 80, New Zealand Hall of Fame rugby union player (North Auckland, national team).
James Hubbell, 92, American visual artist.
Pål Johannessen, 65, Norwegian actor (Olsen Gang), heart attack.
Schuyler Jones, 94, American archaeologist and anthropologist.
Avtandil Jorbenadze, 73, Georgian politician, minister of health and social affairs (1993–2001).
Yukio Kurita, 94, Japanese politician, governor of Fukui Prefecture (1987–2003).
Lou Lieberman, 85, Australian politician, Victoria MLA (1976–1992) and MP (1993–2001).
Roberta Marrero, 52, Spanish artist, singer and actress, suicide.
Bette Nash, 88, American flight attendant and Guinness World Record holder, breast cancer.
Benny Petrus, 67, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (2007–2012).
Gene E. K. Pratter, 75, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (since 2004).
Aminur Rahman, 69, Bangladeshi footballer (Sadharan Bima CSC, Team BJMC, national team), heart failure.
Stephen J. Rivele, 75, American screenwriter (Nixon, Ali, Pawn Sacrifice).
Anne deBlois Smart, 88, American-born Canadian librarian and politician, Saskatchewan MLA (1986–1991).
Príamo Tejeda, 90, Dominican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Santo Domingo (1975–1986) and bishop of Baní (1986–1997).
Hideyuki Umezu, 68, Japanese voice actor (Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Holly the Ghost, Shrine of the Morning Mist), pneumonia.
Sharkey Ward, 80, British Royal Navy officer and aviator, heart attack.

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Willi Brokmeier, 96, German tenor (Bavarian State Opera).
Peter Buxtun, 86, Czech-born American whistleblower (Tuskegee Syphilis Study), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Palle Danielsson, 77, Swedish jazz double bassist.
Yael Dayan, 85, Israeli writer and politician, MK (1992–2003), lung disease.
Joseph Suren Gomes, 80, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Krishnagar (2002–2019), heart failure.
Patrick Gottsch, 70, American media executive.
Geane Herrera, 33, American mixed martial artist, traffic collision.
Frank Ifield, 86, Australian singer ("I Remember You", "Lovesick Blues", "The Wayward Wind").
John Koerner, 85, American songwriter and guitarist (Koerner, Ray & Glover), bile duct cancer.
Andrey Kudriashov, 32, Russian motorcycle speedway racer, skin cancer.
Agustín Ramón Martínez, 62, Israeli-Paraguayan serial killer and fraudster.
Jerrold Northrop Moore, 90, American-born British musicologist.
Luis Moroder, 83, Italian peptide chemist.
Ivan Mráz, 82, Slovak football player (Slovan Bratislava, Czechoslovakia national team) and manager (Alajuelense), Olympic silver medalist (1964).
Janice K. Nicolay, 82, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1983–1996).
Bruce Nordstrom, 90, American retail executive, chairman of Nordstrom (1968–1995, 2000–2006).
Sir Tony O'Reilly, 88, Irish media executive, owner of Mediahuis Ireland (1973–2009), and rugby union player (Barbarians, national team).
George Papageorgiou, 68, American college football player (Washington Huskies) and coach (Bethel Threshers, Benedictine Ravens).
Pequeño Nitro, 40, Mexican professional wrestler.
Alberto Piazza, 82, Italian geneticist (University of Turin).
Claude Pujade-Renaud, 92, Tunisian-born French writer.
Fred Roos, 89, American film producer (The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders), Oscar winner (1975).
Salim Haji Said, 80, Indonesian journalist and academician.
Tim Seely, 88, English actor (Sally's Irish Rogue, Please Turn Over, King Ralph).
Jerald D. Slack, 88, American air force major general, cancer.
Alice Stewart, 58, American political commentator (CNN).
Guy R. Strong, 93, American college basketball coach (Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers, Eastern Kentucky Colonels, Oklahoma State Cowboys).
Narayanan Vaghul, 88, Indian banker, chairman of the Bank of India (1981–1984).
Francisco Villagrán de León, 70, Guatemalan diplomat, academic and presidential advisor, ambassador to the United States (2008–2011, 2012–2013), complications from a fall.
Md. Wali Ullah, 87, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1996).
Harrison White, 94, American sociologist (vacancy chains, blockmodels).
Rahmatullo Zoirov, 67, Tajik legal scholar and human rights activist.

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Bola Afonja, 81, Nigerian politician, minister of labour (1993).
Marshall Allen, 52, American journalist (Las Vegas Sun, ProPublica), heart attack.
Larry Bensky, 87, American journalist and radio host.
Prataprao Baburao Bhosale, 89, Indian politician, MP (1999–2009) and Maharashtra MLA (1967–1985).
Peggi Blu, 77, American singer and vocal coach.
Caroline Dawson, 45, Chilean-born Canadian writer, bone cancer.
Peder Falk, 76, Swedish actor (Nya tider, Vägen till Gyllenblå!, Smash).
Richard Foronjy, 86, American actor (Serpico, Midnight Run, Carlito's Way).
Franchino, 71, Italian disc jockey, complications from a heart attack.
H. Bruce Franklin, 90, American scholar, corticobasal degeneration.
Aloísio Teixeira Garcia, 80, Brazilian academic and politician, Minas Gerais MLA (1987–1991).
James L. Greenfield, 99, American newspaper editor (The New York Times) and government official, assistant secretary of state for public affairs (1964–1966), kidney failure.
Ian Hamilton, 73, English footballer (Aston Villa, Sheffield United, Minnesota Kicks).
Sjef Hensgens, 76, Dutch Olympic middle-distance runner (1972).
Kwassi Klutse, 78, Togolese politician, prime minister (1996–1999).
Ali Al-Kourani, 79, Lebanese Islamic cleric, heart attack.
Dick Kuiper, 85, Dutch academic and politician, senator (1983–1995).
Christian Malanga, 41, Congolese politician and military officer, leader of the 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt, shot.
Jim Otto, 86, American Hall of Fame football player (Oakland Raiders).
Sigmund Rolat, 93, Polish philanthropist, art collector, and Holocaust survivor, founding donor of POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews.
Bruno Siebert, 91, Chilean Army general and politician, minister of public works (1982–1989) and senator (1990–1998).
Stephen Smalley, 93, British religious leader, Dean of Chester (1987–2001).
Claude Villeneuve, 69, Canadian academic and biologist.
Bill Wood, 88, Australian politician, Queensland MP (1969–1974), ACT MLA (1989–2004).
Iranian politicians killed in the 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash:
- Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, 61, representative of the Supreme Leader in East Azerbaijan (since 2017)
- Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, 60, minister of foreign affairs (since 2021), ambassador to Bahrain (2007–2010)
- Malek Rahmati, 41–42, governor-general of East Azerbaijan (since 2024)
- Ebrahim Raisi, 63, president (since 2021), chief justice (2019–2021), and prosecutor-general (2014–2016)

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Bad Bones, 40, German professional wrestler (WXW, TNA), heart attack.
Ivan Boesky, 87, American insider trader.
Kevin Burns, 63, New Zealand cricketer (Southland, Otago).
Sam Butcher, 85, American artist (Precious Moments).
Gerry Collins, 69, Scottish football player (Ayr United, Hamilton Academical, Partick Thistle) and manager.
Jean-Claude Gaudin, 84, French politician, senator (1998–2017), minister of the city (1995–1997), and mayor of Marseille (1995–2020).
Gebhard Halder, 81, Austrian farmer and politician, president of the Landtag of Vorarlberg (2004–2009).
Emmanuel Hendrickx, 84, Belgian lawyer and politician, governor of Walloon Brabant (2000–2006).
Thomas W. Long, 94, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1983–1986).
Fernando Martínez Castellano, 82, Spanish politician, mayor of Valencia (1979).
Eiko Masuyama, 88, Japanese voice actress (Lupin III).
Bertus Mulder, 95, Dutch architect (Rietveld Schröder House).
Gary Okihiro, 79, American academic.
David Penny, 85, New Zealand evolutionary biologist, Rutherford Medal (2004), Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (since 1990).
Fran Rooney, 67, Irish footballer (Shamrock Rovers, Home Farm, St Patrick's Athletic) and businessman, cancer.
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, 85, German footballer (FC Köln, AC Milan, West Germany national team).
Bill Serong, 88, Australian footballer (Collingwood, North Melbourne).
Ewa Sikorska-Trela, 81, Polish trade unionist and politician, MP (1997–2001).
Perrette Souplex, 94, French actress (Paris Still Sings, Suspicion, La smala).
Hans Joachim Specht, 87, German nuclear physicist.
Edward Trobaugh, 91, American army major general.
Frank Yandrisevits, 69, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1985–1990, 1993–1994).
Vladimir Yereshchenko, 61, Russian Olympic boxer (1988).

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Vladimir Agapov, 90, Russian football player (Spartak Moscow, Soviet Union national team) and manager (CSKA Moscow).
Sajjad Akbar, 63, Pakistani cricketer (national team), heart attack.
Louis Bergaud, 95, French road bicycle racer.
Robert Castelli, 74, American security consultant and politician, member of the New York State Assembly (2010–2013).
Joan Cushing, 77, American political satirist, complications from Parkinson's disease.
Richard Ellis, 86, American marine biologist, cardiac arrest.
Hank Foiles, 94, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds).
Stanley P. Goldstein, 89, American businessman, co-founder of CVS Health, cancer.
Werner Hink, 81, Austrian violinist.
Gene Nora Jessen, 87, American aviator (Mercury 13).
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, 71, Polish film composer (Finding Neverland, Unfaithful, The Visitor), Oscar winner (2005), complications from multiple system atrophy.
Elbert Kimbrough, 86, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints).
Ona Kreivytė-Naruševičienė, 88, Lithuanian ceramic artist.
Manu Majumdar, 64, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2019–2024).
Leocadio Marín, 81, Spanish politician, mayor of Baeza (2007–2015) and member of the Andalusian parliament (1982–1986, 1990–1994).
Carlos Paravís, 56, Uruguayan physician and folk singer, esophageal cancer.
Bastiaan Poortenaar, 55, Dutch Olympic field hockey player (1992), cardiac arrest.
Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao, 84, Indian politician, member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1983–1994, 2004–2009).
James Selfe, 68, South African politician, MP (1994–2021).
Danny Wells, 84, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2005–2014).
Gary Willard, 64, English football referee, leukaemia. (death announced on this date)
Kiane Zawadi, 91, American jazz trombonist and euphonium player.

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Md. Anwarul Azim Anar, 56, Bangladeshi politician, MP (since 2014). (body discovered on this date)
Rolf-Ernst Breuer, 86, German businessman and jurist, CEO of Deutsche Bank (1997–2002).
Barry Davis, 80, Australian footballer (Essendon, North Melbourne).
Margaret Bryan Davis, 92, American palynologist and paleoecologist.
Gaetano Di Vaio, 56, Italian actor (Gomorrah), screenwriter (Napoli, Napoli, Napoli) and producer (Per amor vostro), traffic collision.
Peter Dusek, 79, Austrian historian, archivist, and journalist.
John England, 83, New Zealand cricketer (Canterbury).
Marie-France Garaud, 90, French politician and political advisor, MEP (1999–2004).
Bob Grant, 77, American football player (Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskins).
L. Martin Griffin, 103, American environmentalist.
Darryl Hickman, 92, American actor (The Grapes of Wrath, Leave Her to Heaven, Fighting Father Dunne).
Toni Montano, 62, Serbian rock musician.
Hiroshi Nakamura, 93–94, Japanese dissident.
Mimoza Nestorova-Tomić, 94–95, Macedonian architect, planner, and urban designer (reconstruction of Skopje 1963).
Othon, 79, Brazilian football player (1964 Olympics) and manager (Botafogo, América Mineiro).
Silvia Reyes, 75, Spanish LGBTI rights activist.
Brian Ridley, 93, British physicist.
Dorothy Ross, 87, American historian.
Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi, 79, Indian politician, MP (1999–2009).
Petri Sulonen, 60, Finnish footballer (FC Jazz, Turun Palloseura, national team), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Shin Kyeong-nim, 88, South Korean poet, cancer.
John Upham, 83, Canadian baseball player (Chicago Cubs).
Manfried Welan, 86, Austrian lawyer and politician, third president of the Municipal Council and Landtag of Vienna (1988–1991).
Vic White, 92, English motorcycle speedway rider, promoter and manager.
David Wilkie, 70, Scottish swimmer, Olympic champion (1976), world champion (1973, 1975), cancer.

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Franco Anelli, 60, Italian academic administrator, rector of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (since 2012), suicide by jumping.
Nabam Atum, 76, Indian social activist, throat cancer.
Sir John Boardman, 96, British archaeologist and art historian.
Caleb Carr, 68, American author (The Alienist, The Angel of Darkness, The Italian Secretary), cancer.
Marc Camille Chaimowicz, 77, French artist.
Valery Chtak, 42, Russian conceptual artist.
Destiny Deacon, 67, Australian indigenous photographer.
Travis Flores, 33, American writer, activist, and motivational speaker, complications from cystic fibrosis.
Ángeles Flórez Peón, 105, Spanish socialist militant, writer and Civil War veteran.
Russell Fraser, 90, Canadian politician, British Columbia MLA (1983–1991).
Alan B. Handler, 92, American judge, justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (1977–1999).
Ibrahim Haydari, 88, Iraqi sociologist. (death announced on this date)
Janusz Mazurek, 80, Polish politician, senator (1991–1993).
P. N. Patil, 71, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (since 2019), fall.
Greg Philo, 76, English sociologist.
John Albert Raven, 82, British botanist.
Terry Robards, 84, American wine critic.
John Maddox Roberts, 76, American author (SPQR, Conan the Valorous, Hannibal's Children).
Harry John Roland, 70, American orator, heart attack.
Emanuel Schegloff, 86, American linguist and sociologist.
Sonja Morawetz Sinclair, 102, Czechoslovak-born Canadian journalist, author, and cryptographer.
Rudolf Spoor, 85, Dutch television director.
Morgan Spurlock, 53, American film director (Super Size Me, Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope), cancer.
Eric Upton, 71, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos).

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Leslie Adams, 91, American composer.
Jorge Arganis Díaz Leal, 81, Mexican civil engineer, secretary of infrastructure, communications and transport (2020–2022).
Heather Ayrton, 89-90, New Zealand coroner and journalist.
Ayo Banjo, 90, Nigerian academic administrator, vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan (1984–1991).
Stuart Borrowman, 71, Scottish politician, stroke.
George William Coleman, 85, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Fall River (2003–2014).
Júlio Sarmento da Costa, 64, East Timorese politician, MP (2017–2018).
Cynthia DeFelice, 72, American author (Signal).
Rosemary Deloford, 96, British squash and tennis player.
Angela Gentzmer, 94, German author and songwriter.
Mark Gormley, 67, American singer-songwriter.
Jean-Marc Hamel, 99, Canadian civil servant, chief electoral officer (1966–1990).
James A. Herrick, 69, American academic.
Fred Hissong, 92, American general (United States Army Materiel Command).
Doug Ingle, 78, American musician (Iron Butterfly) and songwriter ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida").
Kabosu, 18, Japanese Shiba Inu dog and Internet meme (Doge, Dogecoin), leukemia.
Jan Kačer, 87, Czech actor (Death Is Called Engelchen), theatre director (The Drama Club) and politician, MP (1990–1992).
Walter Kappacher, 85, Austrian writer.
Nor Zamri Latiff, 55, Malaysian politician, Penang MLA (since 2023), stomach disease.
Anna Mahase, 91, Trinidadian educator.
Derek Morgan, 88, Welsh-English rugby union player (Northumberland, England national team).
José Antonio Murgas, 94, Colombian politician, governor of Cesar (1970–1971) and minister of labour (1973–1974).
Paul Paviour, 93, English organist, composer and conductor.
Qiu Weiliu, 91, Chinese engineer.
Santiago Omar Riveros, 100, Argentine general, clandestine detention center commander and convicted criminal.
Christian Rudzki, 77, Argentine footballer (Estudiantes, Hannover 96).
Lew Stansby, 83, American bridge player.
David Teacher, 100, British World War II veteran.
David Walker, 82, Australian racing driver (Formula One).
Xavier Sylvestre Yangongo, 77, Central African general and politician, minister of justice (1982–1984).
Janusz Edmund Zimniak, 90, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Katowice (1980–1992) and Bielsko and Żywiec (1992–2010).

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Laurie Ackermann, 90, South African judge.
Carlo J. Caparas, 80, Filipino comics artist (Bakekang, Kamandag) and film director (Kambal Na Kamao: Madugong Engkwentro).
Mike Cotten, 84, American college football player (Texas Longhorns).
Rakesh Daultabad, 45, Indian politician, Haryana MLA (since 2019), heart attack.
Hugues Gall, 84, French opera administrator, director of the Paris Opera (1995–2004).
Gary Gubner, 81, American athlete and Olympic weightlifter (1964).
Janisa Johnson, 32, American volleyball player, cancer.
Chip Kell, 75, American Hall of Fame football player (Tennessee Volunteers, Edmonton Eskimos), pneumonia.
Ibrahim Lamorde, 61, Nigerian police officer, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (2011–2015).
Richard Mazza, 84, American politician, member of the Vermont Senate (1985–2024) and House of Representatives (1973–1977).
Gladys Smuckler Moskowitz, 96, American singer, composer and teacher.
Grayson Murray, 30, American golfer, two-time PGA Tour winner, suicide.
Johnny Ngan, 71, Hong Kong actor (The Seasons, A Kindred Spirit, File of Justice), squamous-cell carcinoma.
Ōshio Kenji, 76, Japanese sumo wrestler.
Mathias Asoma Puozaa, 76, Ghanaian politician, MP (2005–2017).
Peter Rosenthal, 82, American-Canadian mathematician, lawyer, and activist, complications from COVID-19.
Albert S. Ruddy, 94, American film and television producer (The Godfather, Hogan's Heroes, Million Dollar Baby), Oscar winner (1973, 2005).
Richard M. Sherman, 95, American film songwriter (Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Oscar winner (1965).
Sanford L. Smith, 84, American businessman, founder of the Outsider Art Fair, heart failure.
Johnny Wactor, 37, American actor (General Hospital, Siberia, USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage), shot.

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John Adams, 85, British geographer. (death announced on this date)
Georgie Campbell, 37, British event rider, fall.
Eduardo Contreras Mella, 84, Chilean politician, deputy (1973–1977).
Samuel Lewis Galindo, 96, Panamanian businessman, politician, and author.
Scott Ginsburg, 71, American businessman.
Talat Hussain, 83, Pakistani actor (Karawaan, Jinnah, Actor in Law).
Klaus Kilimann, 85, German physicist and politician, lord mayor of Rostock (1990–1993).
John MacBean, 88, Australian trade unionist, secretary of Labor Council of New South Wales (1984–1989), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Bertien van Manen, 89, Dutch photographer.
Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss, 76, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Tanjore (1997–2023).
Tony Scott, 72, American baseball player (Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros).
Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard, 78, American Samoan academic and writer, stabbed.
Anant Solkar, 72, Indian cricketer (Railways, Maharashtra).
Goran Stanisavljević, 60, Serbian football player (SV Ried, Austria Lustenau) and manager (Austria Lustenau).
Don Webb, 89, British playwright and script writer (Juliet Bravo, Rockliffe's Babies, Byker Grove), prostate cancer.
Scott Williams, 67, American stencil artist.
Ludwika Wujec, 83, Polish physicist, politician, and anti-Communist dissident.

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Ghigo Agosti, 87, Italian singer-songwriter.
Salah Omar al-Ali, 85, Iraqi diplomat and politician.
Ștefan Birtalan, 75, Romanian handball player (Steaua Bucharest, Minerul Baia Mare), coach and sports official, Olympic silver medallist (1976).
Alan Choe, 93, Singaporean architect and urban planner.
Joseph A. Day, 79, Canadian politician, senator (2001–2020).
Rodger Fox, 71, New Zealand jazz trombonist, educator (Massey University) and bandleader.
Orlando J. George Jr., 79, American academic administrator and politician, president of DTCC (1995–2014), member (1974–1995) and speaker (1983–1984) of the Delaware House of Representatives.
Butch Johnson, 68, American archer, Olympic champion (1996) and bronze medalist (2000).
Jan Kieniewicz, 85, Polish historian.
Elizabeth MacRae, 88, American actress (General Hospital, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Conversation).
Nancy Norman, 99, American singer.
Ivan O'Neal, Vincentian politician.
Otoni de Paula Pai, 71, Brazilian politician, Rio de Janeiro MLA (since 2023), liver cancer.
Francesco Petrozzi, 62, Peruvian lyric tenor and politician, MP (2016–2019).
Surya Prakash, Indian film director (Manikkam, Maayi, Diwan).
Bill Walton, 71, American Hall of Fame basketball player (UCLA Bruins, Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics), and sportscaster, colorectal cancer.

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Róbert Cvi Bornstein, 98, Slovak resistance fighter and Holocaust survivor.
Malcolm Fairley, 72, British criminal and sex offender.
Sverre M. Fjelstad, 93, Norwegian zoologist, photographer, and non-fiction writer.
Manuel Franquelo, 71, Spanish painter and sculptor.
Elinor Fuchs, 91, American theatre scholar and critic.
Bob Gunderman, 89, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
Pauline Harrison, 97, British protein crystallographer.
Oleksandr Martynenko, 63, Ukrainian journalist and presidential press secretary, deputy chief of the Presidential Administration (1998–2002).
Jan van Munster, 84, Dutch sculptor and installation artist.
George Provopoulos, 74, Greek economist, governor of the Bank of Greece (2008–2014), cancer.
Hub Reed, 89, American basketball player (Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Cincinnati Royals).
Morley Rosenberg, 87, Canadian lawyer and politician, mayor of Kitchener (1977–1982).
Dadash Rzayev, 88, Azerbaijani major general, minister of defence (1993).
Russell T. Scott, Jr., 85, American classicist and historian.
Bill Spence, 101, English writer.
Ken Tucker, 89, Australian cycling coach (Anna Meares, Kerrie Meares, Kenrick Tucker).
Jac Venza, 97, American television producer (NET Playhouse, Great Performances).

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Hank Allen, 83, American baseball player (Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers).
Ron Ayers, 92, English engineer (ThrustSSC, JCB Dieselmax).
Sir Mansel Aylward, 81, Welsh physician and academic, chair of Public Health Wales (2009–2017).
John Beckwith, 91, Australian rules footballer (Melbourne).
Margot Benacerraf, 97, Venezuelan film director (Reverón, Araya).
Steve Blyth, 69, Australian rugby league player (Western Suburbs Magpies, Newtown Jets), complications from dementia.
John Burnside, 69, Scottish writer (Dice) and poet (A Poet's Polemic, Black Cat Bone).
Larry Cannon, 77, American basketball player (Denver Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers).
Cayouche, 75, Canadian singer-songwriter, cancer.
Jack Clemons, 80, American aerospace engineer.
Gerald Dawe, 72, Irish poet, academic and literary critic.
André Dupré, 93, French racing cyclist.
Franziskus Eisenbach, 81, German Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Mainz (1988–2002).
Pierre Flor-Henry, 90, Canadian psychiatrist.
Bishop Harris, 82, American football coach (North Carolina Central Eagles).
Thomas Heise, 68, German documentary filmmaker.
Larry R. Hicks, 80, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Nevada (since 2001), traffic collision.
Qayum Karzai, 77, Afghan politician, MP (2004–2008).
Bob Mackowycz, 55, Canadian musician, writer and broadcaster.
Henri Nallet, 85, French politician, minister for justice (1990–1992) and agriculture (1985–1986, 1988–1990).
Alberto Robol, 79, Italian politician, senator (1987–2001).
Bob Rogers, 97, Australian disc jockey and radio broadcaster (2UE, 2SM, 4BH).
Mansour Seck, 69, Senegalese singer and musician.
Arjen Teeuwissen, 53, Dutch equestrian, Olympic silver medalist (2000).
Claude Torracinta, 89, French-born Swiss journalist.
Leslie Watson, 67, New Zealand cricketer (Canterbury), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Manfred Wolke, 81, German boxer, Olympic champion (1968).
Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, 53, Russian actress (My Fair Nanny) and television presenter, glioblastoma.

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Thumma Bala, 80, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Hyderabad (2011–2020).
Mitchell Block, 73, American film producer (Big Mama, Poster Girl, The Testimony).
Tom Bower, 86, American actor (Die Hard 2, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Undoing).
Ron Branton, 90, Australian footballer (Richmond).
Nora Cortiñas, 94, Argentine social psychologist and human rights activist, co-founder of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo.
Doug Dagger, 56, American punk rock singer (The Generators), cancer.
Trevor Edwards, 87, Welsh footballer (Charlton Athletic, Cardiff City, national team).
Kelvin Felix, 91, Dominican Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of Castries (1981–2008).
Danny Fife, 74, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Geneviève de Galard, 99, French nurse (First Indochina War).
Drew Gordon, 33, American basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers), traffic collision.
Hugh Graham, 90, American figure skater.
Kalev Kallo, 75, Estonian politician and convicted criminal.
Austin Lewis, 91, Australian politician, senator (1976–1993).
Courtenay Meredith, 97, Welsh rugby player (British Lions, national team).
John A. Moses, 93, Australian historian and Anglican priest.
Jon T. Pitts, 76, American mathematician.
Gordon Shrake, 87, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (1982–1993).
Kate Tiller, 74–75, British academic.
Carl A. Trocki, 84, American historian.

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Amaral, 69, Brazilian footballer (Guarani, Universidad de Guadalajara, national team), cancer.
Richard Bawden, 88, English painter, printmaker and designer.
Peter Beal, 80, British manuscript expert and indexer, pneumonia.
Elvedin Begić, 63, Bosnian football executive, president of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2012–2021), cancer.
Berthé Aïssata Bengaly, 67, Malian politician and nutrition researcher.
Adelaide Carpenter, 79, American fruit fly geneticist.
Lionel Dyck, 79–80, Zimbabwean mercenary and soldier, cancer.
Ronald A. Edmonds, 77, American photojournalist, Pulitzer Prize winner (1982), pneumonia.
John Goold, 82, Australian footballer (Carlton), cancer.
David Grimmond, 80, Australian rugby union player (Queanbeyan RUFC, national team).
John G. Hutchinson, 89, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1980–1981).
Alexander Lang, 82, German actor (Solo Sunny) and stage director (Deutsches Theater Berlin, Thalia Theater, Hamburg).
Ed Mann, 69, American drummer and keyboardist (Frank Zappa).
Ron Morris, 89, American pole vaulter, Olympic silver medalist (1960).
Yuka Motohashi, 46, Japanese actress (Gekisou Sentai Carranger, Avataro Sentai Donbrothers, Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core), cancer.
Robert Pickton, 74, Canadian serial killer, complications from stab wounds.
Marian Robinson, 86, American secretary.
Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah, 91, Pakistani actor.
Seán Óg Sheehy, 85, Irish Gaelic footballer (John Mitchels GAA, Kerry).
Kent Shelhamer, 99, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1965–1976).
Martin Starger, 92, American entertainment executive (ABC Entertainment) and film and television producer (Sophie's Choice, Mask).
Kátya Tompos, 41, Hungarian actress (Coming Out, Question in Details) and singer, cancer.
Scott Wampler, 43-44, American podcaster and film journalist.
Ruiko Yoshida, 89, Japanese photojournalist.

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