Deaths in 2026

The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:

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

August

2

• Romeo Jalosjos Sr., 85, Filipino politician and convicted child rapist, member of the House of Representatives (1995–2002).
• Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi, 31, Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.

1

• Alexeis Argilagos, 51, Cuban Olympic volleyball player (2000). (death announced on this date)
• Line Bareiro, 75, Paraguayan political scientist.
• Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar, 76, Pakistani politician, MNA (since 2024), complications from a brain haemorrhage.
• Nariman Hasanzadeh, 95, Azerbaijani poet.
• Can Kolukısa, 92, Turkish actor (Züğürt Ağa, King of the Doormen, Selamsız Bandosu).
• Sam Nusum, 82, Bermudian football player (Montreal Olympique, New York Cosmos, national team). (death announced on this date)
• Vincent Pastore, 80, American actor (The Sopranos, Gotti, Shark Tale). (body discovered on this date)
• Thottam Rajasekharan, 95, Indian writer.
• Ryotaro Shimizu, 37, Japanese actor (Full Swing, Amachan, Gokusen: The Movie), suicide.

July

31

• Glenn A. Baker, 74, Australian rock music journalist (Billboard), commentator and broadcaster, complications from a stroke.
• Franco Baresi, 66, Italian footballer (AC Milan, national team), world champion (1982).
• Jakob Butturff, 32, American ten-pin bowler, heart attack.
• Jeff Conolly, 69, American rock musician (Lyres, DMZ).
• Orris E. Kelly, 100, American army officer, chief of chaplains (1975–1979).
• František Laurin, 91, Czech theatre and film director, teacher and director emeritus of the Vinohrady Theatre.
• Todd Lewis, 65, Canadian politician, senator (since 2025).
• Antonio Mazzi, 96, Italian Roman Catholic priest.
• Dragiša Milojković, 55, Serbian film and television actor.
• Michela Monari, 53, Italian volleyball player (national team).
• Alexei Murygin, 39, Russian ice hockey player (Amur Khabarovsk, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod).
• Pon Paladraksa, 103, Thai police lieutenant general (Royal Thai Police).
• Kailash Chandra Pant, 90, Indian writer and journalist, cardiac arrest.
• Vishwa Nath Sharma, 96, Indian military officer, chief of the army staff (1988–1990).
• Luis Uruñuela, 89, Spanish politician, deputy (1979), mayor of Seville (1979–1983).
• Vicki Wickham, 87, English talent manager and television producer (Ready Steady Go!).

30

• Abubakar Alhaji, 89, Nigerian diplomat and politician, minister of finance (1990–1993).
• Faten Ben Amar El Azizi, 20, Marrocan footballer (MA Tétouan), drowning.
• Eugene Benson, 98, Canadian writer, editor and librettist. (death announced on this date)
• Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni, 80, Syrian-born Venezuelan Syriac Catholic hierarch, apostolic exarch of Venezuela (since 2011).
• Iga Cembrzyńska, 87, Polish actress (The Saragossa Manuscript, Salto, Hydrozagadka).
• Ivan Edeshko, 81, Belarusian basketball player and coach, Olympic champion (1972).
• Tadeusz Gapiński, 78, Polish footballer (ŁKS Łódź, Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Widzew Łódź).
• Sokrat Khanyan, 96, Armenian writer and poet.
• Magic Weisner, 27, American Thoroughbred racehorse. (death announced on this date)
• Donatille Mukabalisa, 66, Rwandan politician, senator (2011–2013 and since 2024), speaker (2013–2024) and twice member of the Chamber of Deputies.
• Jiří Nykodým, 81, Czech lawyer, judge of the Constitutional Court (2003–2013).
• Kazimira Prunskienė, 83, Lithuanian politician, prime minister (1990–1991), MP (1996–2008), and minister of agriculture (2004–2008).
• K. Jamuna Rani, 88, Indian playback singer (Valayapathi, Gulebakavali, Seda Sulang).
• Manolo Solo, 62, Spanish actor (The Fury of a Patient Man, Close Your Eyes, Pan's Labyrinth), cancer.
• Gunnar Þórðarson, 81, Icelandic musician and songwriter.
• Hassie van Wijk, 87, Dutch football player (De Volewijckers, Telstar, AZ '67) and manager.
• Marģers Vestermanis, 100, Latvian Holocaust survivor and historian.
• Václav Větvička, 88, Czech botanist and publicist.
• Notable victims of the 2026 Broad Peak avalanche:
  • Pur Bahadur Gurung, 37, Nepalese mountaineer and expedition guide
  • Nadhira Al Harthy, 47–48, Omani civil servant and mountaineer
  • Nirmal Purja, 43, Nepalese-British mountaineer

29

• Jochen Bohl, 76, German Lutheran theologian, bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony (2004–2015).
• Cristino Centurión, 72, Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer (Club Guaraní, Deportes Tolima, Paraguay national team).
• Simone Forti, 91, American postmodern dancer, choreographer and artist.
• Wiesław Grabowski, 70, Polish football coach (Zambia, Zimbabwe, national team).
• Gordon Green, 101, Australian footballer (North Melbourne).
• Glen Hansard, 56, Irish musician (The Frames), songwriter ("Falling Slowly"), and actor (Once), Oscar winner (2008), traffic collision.
• Scott Hylands, 83, Canadian actor (Night Heat, Daddy’s Gone A-Hunting, The Boys in Company C), acute myeloid leukemia.
• Jarosław Jechorek, 65, Polish basketball player (Lech Poznań, Śląsk Wrocław, national team), cancer.
• Francis Teke Lysinge, 87, Cameroonian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Mamfe (1999–2014).
• Javier Martín del Campo, 75, Mexican musician (La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata). (death announced on this date)
• Don McDeed, 95, Australian rugby union player (Parramatta, Manly, national team).
• Harry Mitchell, 86, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2007–2011).
• Khalid Nizami, 79, Pakistani actor (Ankahi, Uncle Urfi, Shehzori) and music composer.
• Erik Olssen, 84, New Zealand historian.
• Carol Lynn Pearson, 86, American poet, author and screenwriter (Cipher in the Snow), uterine cancer.
• Ferdousi Shahriar, 54, Bangladeshi diplomat.
• Arlene Smith, 84, American singer (The Chantels).
• Billy Ray Smith Jr., 64, American Hall of Fame football player (Arkansas Razorbacks, San Diego Chargers), complications from dementia.
• Thaw Kaung, 88, Burmese librarian and historian.
• Tássio, 41, Brazilian footballer (Botafogo, Bragantino, CSKA Sofia), crushed by falling wall.
• Hernando Tovar, 87, Colombian footballer (Santa Fe, national team).
• Zlatko Žagmešter, 83, Croatian handball player (RK Medveščak, RK Zagreb, Yugoslavia national team).

28

• Konrad Beikircher, 80, Italian-born German cabaret artist, musician and author.
• Geraldine Bey, 91, American jazz singer and concert organiser (Chicago Jazz Festival).
• Kristina Carlson, 76, Finnish writer.
• Fred Doucette, 61, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2014–2025).
• James Aren Duckett, 68, American convicted child murderer and sex offender, execution by lethal injection.
• Erwin Engeler, 96, Swiss mathematician.
• Pablo Garrido, 88, Mexican Olympic athlete (1968).
• Ghanaati, 20, American Thoroughbred racehorse. (death announced on this date)
• G. Thomas Goodnight, 77, American scholar and communication theorist.
• Ray Gómez, 73, Spanish guitarist (Pop-Tops). (death announced on this date)
• Bobby Hunt, 85, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals). (death announced on this date)
• Kavinsky, 50, French DJ, musician ("Nightcall", "Odd Look") and actor.
• Vassil Kazandjiev, 91, Bulgarian composer.
• Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, 95, Colombian journalist and writer (Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot).
• Joe Novak, 81, American college football player and coach (Northern Illinois Huskies).
• Dominick Occhicone, 80, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
• Andrea Phipps, 82, American stable owner (Phipps Stable) and horse breeder (Golden Tempo).
• Benjamin Alire Sáenz, 71, American author (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe).
• Gopal Man Shrestha, 83, Nepali politician, minister of education (2017–2018), pancreatic cancer.
• Mike Smedley, 84, English cricketer (Nottinghamshire).
• Pavala Syamala, 74–75, Indian actress (Golimaar, Khadgam, Andhrawala), heart attack.
• David Trewavas, 63, New Zealand politician, mayor of Taupō (2013–2025).
• Raoul Vaneigem, 92, Belgian writer.
• Vedat Yenerer, 61, Turkish journalist and writer.
• Richard Yuille, 79, American judge.

27

• Marc Held, 93, French architect, photographer and interior designer.
• Jim Hopkins, 79, New Zealand broadcaster and politician, member of the Waitaki District Council (since 2007).
• Zlatan Ibrahimbegović, 78, Bosnian Olympic slalom canoeist (1972).
• Turid Iversen, 91, Norwegian politician, deputy MP (1993–1997), mayor of Drammen (1987–1995).
• Anna Knysok, 75, Polish politician, MP (1989–1993).
• Johannes Krisch, 59, Austrian actor (Revanche, Jack, The Phoenician Scheme).
• Ronnie Le Drew, 78, Canadian-born British puppeteer (Rainbow).
• Takeaki Matsumoto, 67, Japanese politician, MP (2000–2026), minister of foreign affairs (2011) and internal affairs (2022–2024), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Sulemana Abdul Samed, 32, Ghanaian record holder, nation's tallest man.
• Golam Sarwar Hiru, 76, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1996–2001).
• Susanta Singh, 53, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (since 2014).
• Kevin Sinnott, 78, Welsh painter.
• Léon Strauss, 98, French historian and academic.
• Aviezer Yaari, 96, Israeli IDF general.

26

• Bachtiar Aly, 76, Indonesian politician and diplomat, MP (2014–2019) and ambassador to Egypt (2002–2005).
• Suneil Anand, 70, Indian actor (Anand Aur Anand, Main Tere Liye), heart attack.
• John Anderson, 71, American baseball player and coach (Minnesota Golden Gophers), heart attack.
• Abdul Ballout, 21, Lebanese-German murder suspect (2026 Berlin Pride attack), shot.
• Hira Singh Bisht, 85, Indian politician, Uttarakhand MLA (2002–2007, 2014–2017), heart attack.
• Parvez Butt, 83, Pakistani mechanical engineer, chairman of the PAEC (2001–2006).
• Joel Cohen, 84, American musician.
• Ravan A. G. Farhâdi, 96, Afghan academic and diplomat, ambassador to the United Nations (1993–2006).
• Octavio Gallotti, 95, Brazilian judge, minister (1984–2000) and president (1991, 1993–1995) of the Supreme Federal Court.
• Kitaseumi Hiromitsu, 78, Japanese sumo wrestler.
• Thomas Hines, 89, American architectural historian.
• George Israel, 78, American politician, mayor of Macon, Georgia (1979–1987).
• Gerry Kelly, 77, Northern Irish broadcaster (Kelly).
• Milan Knížák, 86, Czech artist, rector of the AVU (1990–1997) and director of the NGP (1999–2011).
• Jerry Lamb, 85, American Episcopal prelate, bishop of Northern California (1992–2006).
• Pié Masumbuko, 94, Burundian politician, acting prime minister (1965).
• Zdzisław Maszkiewicz, 75, Polish politician, senator (1997–2001).
• Isabel McBryde, 92, Australian archaeologist.
• Vlasta Pavelcová, 94, Czech ballerina.
• Betye Saar, 99, American artist.
• Alfonso Sánchez Anaya, 85, Mexican politician, deputy (1994–1997), governor of Tlaxcala (1999–2005), and senator (2006–2012).
• Ignacio Sánchez-Carpintero Plano, 83, Spanish geologist.
• Boris Shapiro, 82, Russian-born German poet, member of European Physical Society.
• Esther Tomljanovich, 94, American judge, justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1990–1998), heart failure.
• Frank Tusa, 79, American bassist and composer.
• Teddy Wang, 43, Taiwanese actor.
• Sir Ian Wood, 84, Scottish engineering and consulting executive, founder of the Wood Group.

25

• José Ignacio Ascasibar Zarrao, 82, Spanish road racing cyclist.
• Ayo Bamgbose, 94, Nigerian linguist.
• Ján Barkóci, 67, Slovak footballer (Spartak Trnava).
• Marie-Paule Belle, 80, French singer, breast cancer.
• Daniel Bohr, 82, Argentine-born Danish theater manager.
• Àngel Caldas i Bosch, 98, Spanish Roman Catholic priest.
• Tom Chadbon, 80, English actor (Doctor Who, Tess, Casino Royale).
• Ambrogio Colombo, 86, Italian racing cyclist.
• Vitaliy Dakhivnyk, 53, Ukrainian sculptor.
• Juan Carlos Distéfano, 92, Argentine sculptor.
• Branislav Drobnjak, 65, Montenegrin footballer (Budućnost Titograd, Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje, Yugoslavia national team).
• Józef Hulka, 100, Polish sculptor.
• Gilbert Kanyankore, 72, Rwandan football manager (Vital'O, APR, national team). (death announced on this date)
• Taizo Kawada, 82, Japanese golf critic and course designer.
• Richard Lerblance, 80, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (2002–2003) and Senate (2003–2012).
• Leung Choi-yuen, 75, Hong Kong television producer.
• Juan Carlos Lomeña, 72, Spanish politician, deputy (1991–1993), mayor of Coín (1993–1995).
• Thomas W. Luce III, 86, American government official, cardiac arrest.
• Saku Machino, 82, Japanese criminal law scholar, professor of Sophia University.
• Leonid Margolin, 68, Russian musician.
• Michael McNay, 91, British journalist (The Guardian) and author.
• Māzin Mubārak, 95, Syrian writer.
• Bill Oddie, 85, English wildlife presenter (Springwatch, Birding with Bill Oddie) and comedian (The Goodies).
• Sabri Al-Ramahi, 78, Iraqi television director (Al Jazeera Arabic).
• Pekka Raudaskoski, 98, Finnish physician.
• Albert Sorensen, 94, American politician, member of the Iowa Senate (1991–1997).
• Ekaterina Verzilina, 96, Russian farming leader.

24

• Akbar Abdi, 65, Iranian actor (The Tenants, Mother, Ekhrajiha), heart attack.
• Sumarjati Arjoso, 80, Indonesian politician, MP (2009–2014, 2018–2019).
• Bert Askson, 80, American football player (Green Bay Packers).
• Günter Bannas, 74, German journalist (FAZ).
• Richard Brickhouse, 87, American racing driver (NASCAR), Talladega 500 winner (1969).
• Reg Chard, 102, Australian World War II veteran (Kokoda Track campaign).
• Chun Yong-taek, 88, South Korean politician, MP (1996–2004), minister of national defense (1998–1999).
• Jackie Cline, 66, American football player (Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions).
• Thomas Handgrätinger, 83, German Catholic priest, abbot-general of the Premonstratensians (2003–2018).
• Gunther von Hagens, 81, German anatomist, inventor of plastination, cerebral haemorrhage complicated by Parkinson's disease.
• Sir John Henry, 94, New Zealand jurist, judge of the Court of Appeal (1991–2004).
• John Horam, Baron Horam, 87, British politician, member of Parliament (1970–1983, 1992–2010) and the House of Lords (since 2013), complications from a fall.
• Menase Robert Kambu, 76, Indonesian politician, mayor of Jayapura (2000–2010).
• Fred Kemp, 80, English footballer (Halifax Town, Southampton, Blackpool). (death announced on this date)
• Lou Koller, 59, American punk rock singer (Sick of It All), esophageal cancer.
• Ian McDonald, 93, Trinidadian-born Guyanese poet and writer.
• Lamine Merbah, 79, Algerian filmmaker.
• Jean Mesqui, 74, French castellologist and engineer.
• Loren Nerell, 65, American composer. (death announced on this date)
• Mary de Rachewiltz, 101, Italian-American writer (Discretions) and poet.
• Odile Sicard, 95, French politician, deputy (1981–1988).
• Carmelo Scoma, 95, Italian politician, mayor of Palermo (1976–1978).
• Suco, 87, Spanish footballer (Racing Ferrol, Barcelona, Valencia), lung infection.
• Kalilou Traoré, 38, Malian footballer (Istra 1961, Real Bamako, national team), traffic collision.
• Achito Vivas, 92, Colombian footballer (Deportivo Pereira, national team), kidney failure.
• Zhang Yutai, 80, Chinese politician.

23

• M. Basri, 83, Indonesian football manager (Persiba Bantul, national team).
• Ossie Blanco, 80, Venezuelan baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians).
• Oleg Bolotin, 87, Russian politician, member of the Volgograd Oblast Duma (1998–2009).
• Timothy Burrill, 95, British film producer (Chariots of Fire, The Fourth Protocol, Supergirl).
• Karen Busby, 67, Canadian lawyer and feminist author.
• Jury Chaščavacki, 78, Belarusian film director and screenwriter (Kalinovski Square).
• Hope Clarke, 85, American actress (A Piece of the Action, Seventeen Again, Rustin).
• Annie Courtney, Northern Irish politician, member of the Derry City Council (1985–2005) and MLA (2000–2003).
• Patricia Donlon, 83, Irish librarian and academic.
• Jean-Pierre Dorléac, 83, French-born American costume designer (Battlestar Galactica, The Blue Lagoon, Somewhere in Time).
• Hanna Drul, 65, Ukrainian ceramics artist, cancer.
• Keigo Higashino, 68, Japanese author (The Devotion of Suspect X, Journey Under the Midnight Sun), colorectal cancer.
• Pavel Jungwirth, 60, Czech physical chemist, suicide.
• Elmer MacKay, 89, Canadian politician, MP (1971–1983, 1984–1993).
• Clemente Marconi, 60, Italian-American archaeologist and art historian.
• Adela Mărculescu, 87, Romanian actress (Sept hommes et une garce).
• K. Ali Kutty Musliyar, 81, Indian Islamic scholar.
• Shanthie Naidoo, 91, South African anti-apartheid activist.
• Thembeni Nxangisa, South African politician, Free State MPL (since 2019).
• Kōzō Okamoto, 78, Japanese-Lebanese communist militant and mass murderer (Lod Airport massacre).
• Vasily Parkhomchuk, 79, Russian physicist.
• Nicholas Platt, 90, American diplomat, ambassador to Pakistan (1991–1992), the Philippines (1987–1991), and Zambia (1982–1984).
• Dame Helene Quilter, 73, New Zealand public servant.
• Paul Sanasardo, 97, American dancer and choreographer.
• Joseph Santamaria, 78, Australian judge.
• Jose Sison, 88, Filipino lawyer and television host.
• Asteryth Sloane, 26, British composer and poet. (death announced on this date)
• Osvaldo Tozzi, 95, Italian politician, president of the Province of Pisa (1986–1990).
• Antonio Trebiciani, 88, Italian football coach (AS Roma).
• Rémi Trotereau, 70, French painter and sculptor.
• Wiesława Ziółkowska, 76, Polish politician, MP (1989–1997).

22

• Alambadi, 90, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1996–2007, since 2012).
• Purificação Araújo, 99, Portuguese obstetrician and gynecologist.
• Eiji Bandō, 86, Japanese baseball player (Chunichi Dragons) and entertainer, heart failure.
• Luiz Carlos Barreto, 98, Brazilian film producer (Four Days in September, The Priest and the Girl, Garrincha: Hero of the Jungle) and screenwriter, pneumonia.
• Frank Barrow, 83, English rugby league player (St Helens, Leigh) and coach (Swinton).
• Bruno Betancor, 22, Uruguayan footballer (Peñarol), cardiac arrest.
• Émile Constant Bombet, 85, Ivorian politician.
• David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, 96, British aristocrat and pottery designer.
• Shir-Mohammad Espandar, 98, Iranian musician.
• Fernando, 72, Brazilian footballer (Santos, Londrina, Guarani).
• Gordon G. Gallup, 85, American psychologist.
• Axel Ganz, 88, German journalist (Bunte, Gruner + Jahr).
• Vratislav Hlavatý, 91, Czech artist, graphic designer and illustrator.
• Huang Zhiquan, 84, Chinese politician, governor of Jiangxi (2001–2006).
• Celina Jesionowska, 92, Polish athlete, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).
• Oliver Jones, 91, Canadian jazz pianist.
• Kim Jong-im, 90–91, North Korean politician. (death announced on this date)
• Kang Hyun-suk, 71, South Korean basketball player.
• Valentín Lavín Romero, c. 40, Mexican politician, municipal president of Temoac (2019–2021, since 2024), shot.
• Paddy McNally, 88, British businessman and racing driver.
• Omololu Meroyi, 76, Nigerian politician, senator (1999–2003).
• Horacio Muratore, 74, Argentine basketball executive, president of the FIBA (2014–2019).
• Chris Murphy, 58, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (2011–2026).
• Ingar Tore Narvhus, 98, Norwegian air force general, chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (1978–1981).
• Barbara L. Nichols, 87, American nurse and administrator, president of the American Nurses Association (1978–1982).
• Luís Represas, 69, Portuguese singer and composer, lung cancer.
• Chuck Russell, 74, American film director (The Mask, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Scorpion King), producer and screenwriter.
• Semere Russom, 82, Eritrean politician and diplomat, ambassador to the United States (1997–2001).
• Greg Sewell, 93, Australian football player (Essendon) and coach (Kyneton, Essendon).
• Heinz Stücke, 86, German long-distance cyclist.
• Wang Quanying, 105, Chinese Red Army soldier, last living female soldier of the Long March.
• Haim Yavin, 93, Israeli television anchor (Channel 1) and documentary filmmaker (The Land of the Settlers).

21

• Anicia Berton, 50, Martiniquais environmental and social activist, cancer.
• Béla Bodó, 67, Hungarian hurdler.
• Scott Brown, 69, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds).
• Mitch Byrd, 63, American comic book artist (Green Lantern: Mosaic, The Hero System Bestiary), heart attack.
• Pauline Clayden, 103, British ballerina (Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet).
• Jordan Devey, 38, American football player (New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs), suicide.
• Pippo Di Marca, 86, Italian actor (The Traitor) and theatre director, suicide by jumping.
• Brian Doerksen, 60, Canadian Christian singer-songwriter (Hungry, Holy God), cancer.
• Charles Gaines, 84, American writer (Pumping Iron), co-inventor of paintball.
• Fatih Khan Gazioğlu, 45, German-born Turkish murder suspect (2026 Stade shooting), suicide.
• Stephen Gollogly, 41, Irish Gaelic footballer (Monaghan).
• Kaylee Hottle, 18, American actress (Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire), traffic collision.
• Olivera Katarina, 86, Serbian actress (I Even Met Happy Gypsies, Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment, Death and the Dervish) and singer.
• Kim Hyeong-gwang, 91, South Korean politician, MP (1979–1980, 1985–1988).
• Taras Loshak, 46, Ukrainian sopilka craftsman.
• Bill McGlaughlin, 82, American composer and radio host (Exploring Music, Saint Paul Sunday), cardiac arrest.
• Fernando Menezes, 74, Portuguese lawyer and politician, president (2000–2008) and member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores (1992–2008).
• Tofig Mirzoyev, 94, Azerbaijani actor (The Last Night of Childhood, Tahmina, Nesimi).
• Héctor Ochoa Cárdenas, 91, Colombian musician and composer (El camino de la vida).
• Edgar C. Otálvora, 66, Venezuelan journalist and historian.
• Anne Russell, 103, American actress (Hello, Dolly!, Mame).
• Ruby Kless Sondock, 100, American judge, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Texas (1982).
• Jean-Marc Sylvestre, 79, French journalist (TF1, i>Télé, RT France).
• Olaf Tufte, 50, Norwegian rower, Olympic champion (2004, 2008).
• Josep Vallverdú, 103, Spanish Catalan writer and linguist.
• Erwin Vandendaele, 81, Belgian football player (Club Brugge, national team) and manager (Gent).
• James Woolsey, 84, American lawyer, U.S. under secretary of the Navy (1977–1979) and director of central intelligence (1993–1995), stroke.

20

• Ahn Dong-seon, 90, South Korean politician, MP (1985–1988, 1992–2004).
• Charlie Brueckman, 90, American football player (Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Chargers).
• Chang Chang-sun, 84, South Korean wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (1964).
• Philippe Chaulet, 83, French Guadeloupean politician, member of the National Assembly (1993–2002) and mayor of Bouillante (1984–2005).
• Daniele Compatangelo, 50, Italian journalist (Sky, Il Secolo XIX, La7).
• David R. Cooke, 88, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1985–1990).
• Françoise Coquet, 83, French television producer and screenwriter, complications from dementia with Lewy bodies.
• Vibert Cornwall, 87, Vincentian jazz singer.
• Günther Czichon, 96, German politician, member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen (1967–1975, 1983–1984), member of the Senate of Bremen (1979–1983).
• Amor Deloso, 87, Filipino politician, governor of Zambales (1986–1998, 2007–2010, 2016–2019).
• John C. Dvorak, 80, American tech writer and broadcaster.
• Werner Enke, 85, German film actor and screenwriter.
• Mircea M. Ionescu, 80, Romanian playwright and sports commentator.
• John Jansen, 78, Canadian politician, British Columbia MLA (1986–1991).
• Eddie Joyal, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Detroit Red Wings).
• Kevin Keegan, 75, English football player (Liverpool, national team) and manager (Newcastle United), stomach cancer.
• Joachim Kerzel, 84, German voice actor (The Great Cheese Robbery) and dubber (Jack Nicholson).
• Roland Korn, 96, German architect.
• Carl Kunasek, 94, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1973–1983), member (1983–1989) and president (1987–1989) of the Arizona Senate.
• Terry Lewis, 90, British politician, MP (1983–2005).
• David Lucas, 58, Spanish politician, secretary of state for transport (2023), senator (2016–2019), and mayor of Móstoles (2015–2018), cancer.
• Francesco Massaro, 90, Italian film director (Il generale dorme in piedi, Il lupo e l'agnello, Private Affairs).
• Sir Christopher Ondaatje, 93, Sri Lankan-born Canadian-English businessman, philanthropist and Olympic bobsledder (1964).
• Zale Parry, 93, American scuba diver and actress (Kingdom of the Sea, Sea Hunt, Tillamook Treasure).
• Dmitry Podnozov, 64, Russian actor (Heart of the World, Seven Invisible Men), cancer.
• John A. Polk, 77, American politician, member of the Mississippi State Senate (2012–2026).
• Hans Roordink, 82, Dutch footballer (Enschedese Boys, Twente, Heracles).
• Derek Ryder, 79, English footballer (Rochdale, Southport, Cardiff City). (death announced on this date)
• Hany Shenouda, 83, Egyptian composer, arranger and musician.
• Daniel Siad, 68, Swedish-French modeling scout.
• Edwin Smith, 92, English cricketer (Derbyshire).
• Alexis Stamatis, 66, Greek writer.
• Claudio Strunz, 59, Argentine thrash metal drummer (Hermética, Malón).
• Dana Tapalagă, 57, Romanian actress (Beyond the Hills), cancer.
• Rang Thurapon, 69, Thai politician, MP (since 2023).
• Eva Viežnaviec, 54, Belarusian writer and journalist, cancer.

19

• Christine Borland, 60, Scottish artist.
• Holger Brück, 78, German football player (KSV Hessen Kassel, Hertha Berlin) and manager (KSV Hessen Kassel).
• Dixon Dern, 97, American attorney.
• John Droney, 79, American politician.
• Toshiaki Fushimi, 50, Japanese keirin cyclist, Olympic silver medalist (2004), traffic collision.
• Patrick Gleeson, 91, American composer and musician.
• Sidney H. Griffith, 87–88, American academic (Catholic University of America).
• Richard Heinberg, 75, American journalist and ecologist, pancreatic cancer.
• Philippe Josse, 65, French civil servant, member of the Conseil d'État (since 2011).
• Gregory Karotemprel, 93, Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic hierarch, bishop of Rajkot (1983–2010).
• Venceslas Kruta, 86, French archaeologist and historian.
• Vladimir Kuznetsov, 81, Russian Olympic cyclist (1968, 1972).
• Peter Lassally, 93, German-born American television producer (The Tonight Show).
• Jim Lindsey, 81, American football player (Minnesota Vikings).
• Antonio Martínez Aneiros, 93, Spanish politician and priest, member of the Parliament of Galicia (1985–1989).
• Carlos Miguens Bemberg, 77, Argentine brewer and mining industry executive, cancer.
• Jennifer Monserrate, 56, Indian politician, Goa MLA (since 2012).
• Israel Pincas, 91, Bulgarian-born Israeli poet.
• Nikolay Ryabushenko, 64, Russian politician, Altai Krai MLA (2004–2008).
• Winfried Schittges, 79, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1990–2017).
• Christopher Senyonjo, 94, Ugandan Anglican bishop and LGBT rights campaigner.
• Dale Steele, 70, American college football coach (Campbell Fighting Camels), cancer.
• Morley Torgov, 98, Canadian novelist and humorist.
• Thony Wissmar, 55, Swedish businessman, traffic collision.
• Esmaeil Yaghmaei, 84, Iranian archaeologist and writer.
• Jaroslav Zvěřina, 83, Czech politician, MEP (2004–2009) and MP (1996–2004).

18

• Sergei Agashkov, 63, Turkmen football player (SKA Rostov-on-Don, Torpedo Moscow) and manager (FShM Moscow). (death announced on this date)
• Joseph Algazy, 87, Israeli historian and journalist (Haaretz, Le Monde diplomatique).
• Moses Ali, 87, Ugandan military officer and politician, deputy prime minister (1989–1991, 2013–2026).
• Gianni Cazzola, 88, Italian jazz drummer, heart attack.
• Chen Gang, 91, Chinese composer (Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto).
• John Chittick, 88, Australian Olympic hurdler (1956, 1960).
• Zdeněk Chovanec, 21, Czech-Portuguese-Venezuelan racing driver (FIA Formula 3).
• Jayden Dalke, 30, Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders), traffic collision.
• Terence Donovan, 90, British-born Australian actor (Home and Away, Neighbours, Breaker Morant).
• Scott Dureau, 39, Australian rugby league player (Newcastle Knights, Catalans Dragons), brain cancer.
• Salah Farzit, 73, Tunisian singer and composer.
• Jennifer Finch, 59, American musician (L7), songwriter ("Everglade") and photographer, brain cancer.
• Jim Gilstrap, 79, American soul singer ("Swing Your Daddy").
• Stanisław Gomułka, 85, Polish economist and academic.
• Chennamma Deve Gowda, 89, Indian political figure, spouse of the prime minister (1996–1997), cardiac arrest.
• Michael Hendricks, 84, American-Canadian gay rights advocate, assisted suicide.
• Kenneth Jeyaretnam, 67, Singaporean politician and hedge fund manager.
• Kim Joong-wi, 86, South Korean politician, MP (1985–2000), minister of the environment (1994–1995).
• Tim Murphy, 73, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2003–2017) and Pennsylvania Senate (1996–2003), heart attack.
• Margot Pareja, 101, Venezuelan actress (Emilia).
• Hannah Rapp, 26, American featherweight boxer (WBC), traffic collision.
• Bruno Recoura, 78, French basketball player (ASVEL Basket, national team) and coach (Élan Chalon).
• Clint Reilly, 79, American real estate investor and newspaper publisher (San Francisco Examiner).
• Dimitar Sakhanikov, 83, Bulgarian Olympic basketball player (1968).
• Denny Sanford, 90, American banker and philanthropist, founder of First Premier Bank.
• Sergey Sholokhov, 67, Russian film critic, journalist and television presenter.
• Edward Stourton, 68, British broadcaster and presenter (Sunday, Today), prostate cancer.
• Tony Thorpe, 80, English guitarist and singer (The Rubettes). (death announced on this date)
• Duane Ward, 62, American baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves), World Series champion (1992, 1993).

17

• Arvi Altmäe, 83, Estonian architect and academic.
• Osvaldo Bagnoli, 91, Italian football player (AC Milan) and manager (Hellas Verona, Inter Milan).
• Germain Berthé, 32, Malian footballer (Horoya AC, Real Bamako, national team).
• Sir Bill Birch, 92, New Zealand politician, MP (1972–1999), minister of energy (1978–1984) and finance (1993–1999).
• Primrose Bogatsu, South African politician, North West MPL (since 2023).
• Melvin R. Brown, 88, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (2007–2017).
• Gabriel Antonio Camilo González, 88, Dominican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of La Vega (1992–2015).
• Freddy Cannon, 89, American singer ("Tallahassee Lassie", "Palisades Park"), cancer.
• Louis Champagne, 78, Canadian talk radio personality.
• Richard J. Estes, 84, American academic.
• William Gehrlein, 80, American academic and researcher.
• Graeme Gilbert, 76, Australian radio presenter (2SM, Super Radio Network) and politician, leukaemia.
• Oh Jang-seop, 79, South Korean politician, MP (1992–1996, 1997–2004), minister of construction and transport (2001).
• Clément Schertzinger, 89, French sporting director, president of FICEP (2003–2009).
• Sir Garfield Sobers, 89, Barbadian cricketer (Nottinghamshire, South Australia, West Indies).
• Tohjiro, 70, Japanese adult video director and screenwriter.
• Vladimir Ukhalkin, 75, Russian politician, mayor of Fryazino (2001–2015).
• Bohumil Vacík, 73, Czech convicted serial killer. (death announced on this date)
• C. D. Wickramaratne, 63, Sri Lankan police officer, inspector general (2020–2023), suicide by gunshot.

16

• Siva Afi, 77, Samoan professional wrestler (WWF), complications from diabetes.
• Enrique Bacigalupo, 88, Argentine-Spanish lawyer and jurist, judge of the Supreme Court of Spain (1987–2011).
• Jaroslav Bánský, 46, Czech mountaineer, fall.
• Johan Baumann, 91, Norwegian dogsledder, politician, and sports administrator, president of the Norwegian Ski Federation (1987–1995).
• Elza Berquó, 100, Brazilian mathematician and statistician.
• Angelo Buccarello, 84, Italian Catholic priest.
• Lattie F. Coor, 89, American university administrator, president of the University of Vermont (1976–1989) and Arizona State University (1990–2002).
• Manuel Doreste, 68, Spanish Olympic sailor (2000).
• Feras Esmaeel, 43, Syrian footballer (Al-Karamah, Zakho, national team), traffic collision.
• Pino Farinotti, 75, Italian film critic, journalist and writer.
• Brenda Fricker, 81, Irish actress (My Left Foot, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, A Time to Kill), Oscar winner (1990).
• Eberhard Gill, 64–65, German physicist and space systems engineer.
• Renato Machado, 83, Brazilian newscaster and journalist (TV Globo).
• Rudolph A. Marcus, 102, Canadian-born American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1992).
• Tersia Marshall, 45, South African politician, Mpumalanga MPL (since 2024), traffic collision.
• Chiang C. Mei, 91, American physicist.
• Jean-Jacques Naudo, 67, French rugby league player (Baroudeurs de Pia XIII, XIII Catalan) and gangster.
• Lutz von Padberg, 76, German historian.
• Norman Ravitch, 89, American historian.
• Don Ross, 92, Australian footballer (North Albury, Western Bulldogs).
• Bruce Smith, 82, Australian footballer (Richmond).
• Isamu Sonoda, 79, Japanese judoka, Olympic champion (1976).
• Kristjan Svirgsden, 71, Estonian film director.
• Roland J. Thornhill, 90, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia MLA (1974–1993).
• Patrick Tse, 89, Hong Kong actor (The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Shaolin Soccer, Time), pneumonia.
• René Urtreger, 92, French bebop pianist.
• Alan Walden, 83, American music manager (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Otis Redding), founder of Capricorn Records.

15

• Ackbar Abbas, 84, Hong Kong literary scholar.
• Jim Corrigall, 80, Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts) and coach (Kent State Golden Flashes).
• Don Duguid, 91, Canadian curler, world champion (1970, 1971).
• Vladyslav Duyun, 49, Ukrainian-Russian footballer (Spartak Moscow, Rostselmash, Sokol Saratov), pancreatic cancer.
• John Esposito, 86, American academic and writer (Islam: The Straight Path).
• Romano Garofalo, 84, Italian cartoonist, writer and journalist.
• Ron Hunt, 85, American baseball player (New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos).
• Plas Johnson, 94, American soul-jazz saxophonist.
• John Kirby, 75, American actor (Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder) and coach (Jim Caviezel), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Maro Kontou, 92, Greek actress (And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband, Woe to the Young) and politician, MP (1999–2004, 2006–2007), lung cancer.
• Herbert Laming, Baron Laming, 89, British social worker and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1998).
• Jaromír Liďák, 78, Czech ski jumper.
• Ihor Losiev, 71, Ukrainian political scientist and publicist.
• Max O'Halloran, 74, Australian footballer (Footscray, Carlton).
• Piotr Oczko, 53, Polish philologist, art historian and translator.
• Denise Oliver-Velez, 78, American activist and community organizer, cancer.
• Moozhikkal Pankajakshi, 90, Indian Nokkuvidya puppeteer.
• Guy Scott, 82, Zambian politician, acting president (2014–2015), vice president (2011–2014), and twice MP.
• Seputla Sebogodi, 63, South African actor (Generations, Rhythm City, Scandal!), complications from diabetes.
• Randolph Thummel, 80, American chemist.
• Hal Williams, 91, American actor (227, Sanford and Son, Private Benjamin).

14

• Elsa Aguirre, 95, Mexican actress (Midnight, A Decent Woman, Giant).
• Margarita Andrey, 99, Spanish actress (They Always Return at Dawn, His Heart Awake, Devil's Roundup).
• Elena Baranová, 80, Slovak linguist and philologist.
• Alexander Barsukov, 71, Russian politician, Republic of Karelia MLA (1998–2002, 2006–2011). (death announced on this date)
• Markus Beierle, 54, German footballer (SSV Ulm, MSV Duisburg, Eintracht Frankfurt).
• Wolfgang Brase, 87, German footballer (Eintracht Braunschweig).
• Sitesh Ranjan Deb, 75, Bangladeshi wildlife conservationist.
• Márton Flander, 41, Hungarian triathlete.
• Cees Geel, 61, Dutch actor (Simon, Anne Frank: The Whole Story, Too Fat Too Furious), cardiac arrest.
• Ramachandra Gowda, 87, Indian politician, Karnataka MLC (1988–2018).
• Rodney Holmes, 59, American drummer (Santana).
• Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, 83, Indian politician, Jammu & Kashmir MLA (1987–2002).
• Galina Kukleva, 53, Russian biathlete, Olympic champion (1998) and three-time world champion.
• José Legrá, 83, Cuban-born Spanish boxer, WBC featherweight champion (1968–1969, 1972–1973).
• Little Gerhard, 92, Swedish singer, musician and songwriter ("Ska vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård?").
• Todi Llupi, 78, Albanian actor (Amnesty).
• Hans Michael Maitzen, 83, Austrian astronomer.
• Janice McNair, 89, American football executive (Houston Texans).
• Fantan Mojah, 49, Jamaican reggae singer, heart complications.
• Azucena Mora, 80, Ecuadorian theater and television actress.
• Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy, 73, Indian politician, MP (1999–2004) and Andhra Pradesh MLA (1978–1994), kidney disease.
• John E. Steele, 77, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (since 2000).
• Neliana Tersigni, 81, Italian journalist (TG3).
• Guy Tudor, 91, American ornithologist, bird illustrator and conservationist.
• Lee Underwood, 87–88, American musician and journalist.
• William Wisher Jr., 71, American screenwriter (Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Judge Dredd, Exorcist: The Beginning).

13

• Alcides Bernal, 60, Brazilian politician, Mato Grosso do Sul MLA (2011–2013) and mayor of Campo Grande (2013–2014, 2015–2016).
• John Berne, 72, Northern Irish-born Australian rugby league (South Sydney Rabbitohs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks) and union (national team) player, complications from dementia.
• Mike Browning, 62, American musician (Morbid Angel, Nocturnus).
• Pedro Ignacio Calderón, 92, Argentine musician and conductor.
• Joe Caldwell, 97, American television writer (Dark Shadows, NBC Matinee Theater, The Secret Storm).
• Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, 74, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2014–2024), cancer.
• Doru de la Constanța, 44, Romanian manele singer.
• Jameson Currier, 70, American writer.
• Marcel Deneux, 97, French politician, senator (1995–2014).
• Barry Dickins, 76, Australian author, artist and actor.
• Rob Dieperink, 38, Dutch football referee (Eredivisie, UEFA Euro 2024). (body discovered on this date)
• Fred Dudley, 81, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1986–1998).
• Denyse Émond, 98, Canadian actress and comedian, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Melaine Favennec, 75, French singer and musician.
• Georg Ferstl, 89, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Styria (2000–2005).
• Giuseppe Galtarossa, 88, Italian footballer (Treviso, Mestrina, Prato).
• Gérald Guillemin, 77–78, French organ builder.
• Hervé Hasquin, 83, Belgian historian and politician, minister-president of the French Community (1999–2004).
• Jo Wan-kyu, 98, South Korean politician, minister of education (1992–1993).
• Kim Ha-soo, 67, South Korean politician, mayor of Cheongdo County (2022–2026).
• Charlie King, 83, American football player (Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals).
• Dudley Laufman, 95, American contra dance caller and musician.
• Manfred Manglitz, 86, German footballer (MSV Duisburg, 1. FC Köln, West Germany national team).
• Sir Sam Neill, 78, Northern Irish-born New Zealand actor (Jurassic Park, The Piano, Event Horizon), pneumonia.
• Viorel Oancea, 81, Romanian politician and major general, mayor of Timișoara (1992–1996).
• Pat Oliphant, 90, Australian-born American political cartoonist (The Denver Post, The Washington Star), Pulitzer Prize winner (1967).
• Poomani, 79, Indian novelist (Agnaadi) and poet.
• Raymond Razakarinvony, 98, Malagasy Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Miarinarivo (1998–2007).
• Nansun Shi, 74, Hong Kong film producer and executive (All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution, Infernal Affairs, The Thousand Faces of Dunjia), multiple organ dysfunction.
• Michael Stürmer, 87, German historian.
• Harry Swinney, 87, American physicist.

12

• Scott Bryce, 68, American actor (As the World Turns, Visions of Murder, Murphy Brown), esophageal and stomach cancer.
• Kent Carpenter, 73, American marine biologist, shot.
• Gariba II, 87, Ghanaian traditional ruler.
• Luis Goytisolo, 91, Spanish novelist, member of the Royal Spanish Academy.
• John Hamm, 88, Canadian politician, premier of Nova Scotia (1999–2006).
• H. Hanumanthappa, 94, Indian politician, MP (1982–2000).
• Cronwell Jara, 76, Peruvian writer and poet.
• Josef Kompalla, 90, Polish-German ice hockey player (Gwardia Katowice, GKS Katowice) and three-time Olympic referee (1976–1984).
• Günter Kuntz, 87, German footballer (VfR Kaiserslautern, Borussia Neunkirchen, Austria Wien).
• Gilda Love, 100, Spanish drag queen.
• Serge Malenfant, Canadian painter and muralist.
• Mary Morello, 102, American activist, founder of Parents for Rock and Rap.
• Rui Resende, 88, Brazilian actor (Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Roque Santeiro).
• Gennady Russkikh, 81, Russian politician, Kirov Oblast MLA (1997–2017).
• Luis Sanguino, 91, Spanish sculptor.
• Fernando Scarpa, 79, Italian footballer (Potenza).
• Chris Scheuer, 73, Austrian comic book author and illustrator.
• Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, 94, Bangladeshi barrister and politician, acting president (2002), minister of education (1991–1996), and speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (2001–2009).
• Mary Otis Stevens, 98, American architect.
• Péter Szolnoki, 56, Hungarian singer.
• Vernon Taylor, 88, American rockabilly singer.
• Temon Templar, 59, Indonesian actor and comedian (Jawara, Menolak Talak).
• Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, 74, Qatari royal, emir (1995–2013).
• Gita Upadhyay, 87, Indian writer and translator.
• Karl Weber, 90, German politician, MP (1969–1980), member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1980–1992).
• David Willey, 93, British journalist (BBC, Reuters), heart failure.
• Syed Yasin, 69, Indian politician, Karnataka MLA (1999–2004, 2008–2013).
• George Zack, 90, American orchestral conductor (Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra).

11

• Jayden Adams, 25, South African footballer (Stellenbosch, Mamelodi Sundowns, national team).
• Domenico Adinolfi, 80, Italian boxer and actor.
• Paul Atkins, 57, Australian footballer (Sydney Swans), traffic collision.
• Ken Bates, 94, British football executive and hotelier, chairman of Chelsea (1982–2003) and Leeds United (2005–2012).
• Peppino di Capri, 86, Italian singer-songwriter ("Un grande amore e niente più", "Champagne") and pianist.
• Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, 101, British trade unionist and life peer, member of the House of Lords (1998–2026).
• Robert W. Cole, 95, American conductor, complications from a stroke.
• Albert Derolez, 91, Belgian librarian and medievalist.
• Yahiya Emerick, 55, American author and scholar.
• Bob Farrell, 77, American Christian musician and songwriter (Farrell and Farrell).
• Leon Fuller, 87, American football coach (Texas Longhorns, Colorado State Rams).
• Lindsey Graham, 71, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (since 2003) and House of Representatives (1995–2003), aortic dissection complicated by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
• Hans Ewald Hansen, 82, Danish footballer (B.1901, national team).
• Dave Hensman, 63, Canadian Christian singer-songwriter and priest.
• Jun Isezaki, 90, Japanese potter and ceramicist.
• S. Janaki, 88, Indian playback singer (16 Vayathinile, Oppol, Sitaara).
• Lenzman, 47, Dutch drum and bass producer, kidney cancer.
• Karl Lovell, 48, New Zealand rugby league player (Parramatta Eels, Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants), lung cancer.
• Edward Lucie-Smith, 93, Jamaican-born English writer, poet and art critic (Censoring the Body, British Poetry since 1945).
• Manú, 43, Portuguese footballer (Marítimo, Legia Warsaw, Alverca), traffic collision.
• Dermot Murnaghan, 68, English television presenter (Eggheads) and news reporter (Sky News, BBC News), prostate cancer.
• Horia Nestorescu-Bălcești, 87, Romanian journalist and museographer.
• Jean-Paul Pigasse, 86, French journalist, director-general of ADIAC (since 1997).
• Antonio Rattín, 89, Argentine footballer (Boca Juniors, national team).
• Valery Serov, 86, Russian politician, chairman of the State Committee for Construction (1989–1991).
• Yuri Smirnov, 87, Russian actor.
• Gunter Stein, 84, American electrical engineer.
• Susumu Tonegawa, 86, Japanese biologist (V(D)J recombination), Nobel Prize laureate (1987).
• Bruno Torri, 94, Italian film critic and historian.
• Héctor Valle, 85, Puerto Rican baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers).
• Sombun Wanchaithanawong, 89, Thai politician, MP (1988–2011).

10

• Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov, 74, Bulgarian cosmonaut (Mir EP-2).
• Michael Aspinall, 86, British opera singer and musicologist.
• Jordi Borja Sebastià, 85, Spanish politician, member of the Parliament of Catalonia (1980–1984).
• Cid Saboia de Carvalho, 90, Brazilian politician, senator (1987–1995).
• Chezhiyan, 57, Indian cinematographer (Kalloori, Paradesi, To Let).
• Chua Mia Tee, 94, Chinese-born Singaporean painter, pneumonia.
• Roland Collombin, 75, Swiss Olympic alpine skier (1972), throat and liver cancer.
• Jean-François Coste, 75, French sailor.
• Rachmad Gobel, 63, Indonesian politician, minister of trade (2014–2015).
• Mariazelle Goonetilleke, 68, Sri Lankan singer and musician.
• Josh Grisetti, 44, American actor (It Shoulda Been You, Camelot, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), suicide.
• Ralph Hemecker, 65, American television director (Blue Bloods, Once Upon a Time, The Flash).
• Derryn Hinch, 82, New Zealand-born Australian media personality (Hinch Live) and politician, senator (2016–2019).
• Đorđe Kadijević, 93, Serbian film director (Vuk Karadžić, The Gifts of My Cousin Maria, Leptirica), screenwriter and art critic.
• Dave Kendall, 68, British television personality (120 Minutes), disc jockey (SiriusXM), and journalist.
• Sharaf Uddin Khashru, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1996).
• Enrique Krauss, 94, Chilean politician, twice deputy, minister of economy (1968–1969) and the interior (1990–1994).
• Mike Larnach, 73, Scottish footballer (Clydebank, Motherwell, Ayr United).
• Albert Mamy, 86, French politician, mayor of Sorèze (1977–2020), deputy (1986–1988).
• Kinu Rochford, 35, American basketball player (Cheshire Phoenix, Plymouth Raiders, Þór Þorlákshöfn), shot.
• Eva Røine, 97, Norwegian psychologist and actress (Trine!).
• Doug Stahl, 63, American professional wrestler.
• Ahmet Telli, 79, Turkish poet.
• Peter von Möllendorff, 63, German classical philologist.
• Wai Ching Ho, 82, Hong Kong actress (Daredevil, Iron Fist, Turning Red), complications from a stroke.
• Mark B. Wise, 72, Canadian-American theoretical physicist.

9

• Augustine Obiora Akubeze, 69, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Benin City (since 2011).
• José Bada Panillo, 97, Spanish politician, minister of culture and education of Aragon (1983–1987).
• Ladislau Balanov, 58, Romanian water polo player (CSA Steaua București, national team).
• Gil Blanco, 80, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics).
• Nam-nguen Boonnak, 86, Thai actress (Bad Romeo).
• Dino Bruni, 94, Italian road racing cyclist, Olympic silver medalist (1952).
• Robert E. Cohen, 79, American chemical engineer, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Max Eiselin, 94, Swiss expedition leader, led first ascent of Dhaulagiri.
• Clara Ester, 78, American United Methodist minister and civil rights activist (Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.).
• Rudolf Friedrich, 90, German politician, member of the Landtag of Hesse (1974–2003).
• Kimitaka Fujino, 78, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (2003–2007).
• Eddie Goldenberg, 77, Canadian lawyer and writer, cancer.
• Patricia Greene, 95, English actress (The Archers, Crossroads, The Kitchen).
• Claude Halmos, 80, French psychoanalyst and essayist.
• Renaud Hardy, 64, Belgian convicted serial killer, heart failure.
• Calvin Hayes, 63, British musician (Johnny Hates Jazz).
• Don Iwerks, 96, American entertainment executive (Disney, SimEx-Iwerks).
• Yuri Karlikanov, 74, Russian politician, Chelyabinsk Oblast MLA (2005–2025).
• Jean-Louis Lechat, 83, Belgian journalist and comic book writer.
• Pepe León, 90, Spanish sporting executive, three-time president of Real Betis.
• Lee Yeon-suk, 90, South Korean politician, MP (2000–2004).
• Barbara Ling, 73, American production designer (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Michael, Batman Forever), Oscar winner (2020), cancer.
• Randolph Mantooth, 80, American actor (Emergency!, Loving, The City), complications from pneumonia.
• Takao Mikami, 92, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (1989–1995).
• Kathy Muehlemann, 76, American painter, pancreatic cancer.
• Bruce Mwape, 66, Zambian football manager (women's national team).
• Rafael Antonio Niño, 76, Colombian road racing cyclist.
• Olev Raju, 78, Estonian politician, MP (1995–2003).
• Assaf Razin, 85, Israeli economist, academic and author.
• Lillian Roberts, 98, American union leader.
• Karol Stopa, 78, Polish sports commentator.
• Peter Van Norden, 75, American actor (The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, The Accused, The Stand).

8

• Ben Arredondo, 79, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2011–2012).
• Asger Baunsbak-Jensen, 94, Danish politician, MP (1984).
• Ron Beattie, 72, Australian footballer (Hawthorn).
• Theo Burrell, 39, British antiques expert, glioblastoma.
• Jesper Bøje Christensen, 81, Danish harpsichordist and music researcher.
• Luigi Colombo, 88, Italian journalist and television presenter.
• Rodney Franklin, 67, American jazz pianist and composer ("The Groove").
• Wally Funk, 87, American aviator and commercial astronaut.
• Dieter Gerhardt, 90, South African naval officer and spy.
• Reli German, 86, Filipino activist and public relations specialist.
• Sylvie Grare, French heavy metal singer.
• Greg Hawthorne, 69, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts), Super Bowl champion (1980).
• Béla Kádár, 92, Hungarian economist and politician, MP (1994–1998).
• Harris Katleman, 97, American television producer (Salvage 1, The Don Rickles Show, From Here to Eternity).
• Oleksandr Kolesnikov, 76, Ukrainian politician, governor of Poltava Oblast (1998–1999).
• Ella Laboriel, 81, Mexican singer and actress.
• Jack Latvala, 74, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1994–2002, 2010–2018).
• Martin Matoušek, 53, Czech operatic baritone, aortic rupture.
• Dame Deirdre Milne, 87, New Zealand barrister.
• José Luis Monge Recalde, 91–92, Spanish politician, senator (1977–1982), member of the Parliament of Navarre (1983–1987).
• Gabriel Mureșan, 44, Romanian footballer (CFR Cluj, ASA Târgu Mureș, national team) and politician, mayor of Apold (since 2020), drowned.
• Ole Tom Nord, 85, Norwegian Olympic ski jumper (1960).
• Henry O. Pollak, 98, Austrian-American mathematician (Graham–Pollak theorem, Gilbert–Pollak conjecture).
• Phil Regan, 89, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs) and manager (Baltimore Orioles).
• Paola Revenioti, 68, Greek LGBTQ activist, cancer.
• John Ruf, 58, American sailor, Paralympic bronze medalist (2008).
• Andrée Touré, 91, Guinean first lady (1958–1984).
• Bonnie Tyler, 75, Welsh singer ("Holding Out for a Hero", "Total Eclipse of the Heart", "It's a Heartache"), complications from intestinal surgery.
• Leo van Veen, 80, Dutch football player (FC Utrecht, Ajax, Los Angeles Aztecs) and manager, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Ann Widdecombe, 78, British politician, MP (1987–2010), MEP (2019–2020), and minister of state for prisons (1995–1997), blunt force injury.
• Joseph Jules Zerey, 85, Egyptian Melkite Catholic hierarch, protosyncellus of Egypt and Sudan (2001–2008) and Jerusalem (2008–2018).
• Ihor Zvarych, 73, Ukrainian politician, deputy (2006–2007, 2011–2012).

7

• François About, 86, French film director and photographer.
• Dirk Baert, 77, Belgian Olympic road and track cyclist (1968), world champion individual pursuit (1971).
• Tadeusz Baranowski, 81, Polish painter and comic book artist.
• Benedito Ruy Barbosa, 95, Brazilian telenovela writer (Pantanal, O Rei do Gado, Terra Nostra), chronic kidney disease.
• Rhett Bernstein, 38, American soccer player (Sevilla FC Puerto Rico, Mjøndalen IF, Miami FC).
• Girish Bharadwaj, 76, Indian social worker.
• Mikalay Charhinets, 88, Belarusian politician, member of the Council of the Republic (1997–2008).
• Fernando Chumaceiro, 94, Venezuelan politician, deputy (1969–1970).
• Beniamino Di Giacomo, 90, Italian footballer (Napoli, Inter Milan, national team).
• Paul Farrow, 61, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Senate (2012–2015) and Assembly (2010–2012), mucinous adenocarcinoma.
• Arifin Junaidi, 73, Indonesian politician, regent of North Luwu (2010–2015).
• James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, 99, British jurist and politician, Lord Chancellor (1987–1997) and member of the House of Lords (1979–2022).
• Benjamín Medrano Quezada, 59, Mexican politician, municipal president of Fresnillo (2013–2015), shot.
• Jamil Merrell, 36, American football player (Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles KISS).
• Marc Messier, 78, Canadian actor (Looking for Eternity, Jesus of Montreal, The Wind from Wyoming) and writer.
• Jindřich Mikulec, 98, Czech Olympic gymnast (1952).
• Jan Milld, 82, Swedish editor, debater and author.
• Hans-Werner Müller, 83, German politician, MP (1976–1994), MEP (1977–1979).
• Connor Murphy, 31, American looksmaxxing influencer and bodybuilder, drowned.
• Sharon Dede Padi, 50, Ghanaian painter and poet.
• Joanna Pettet, 83, English actress (Casino Royale, The Night of the Generals, The Evil).
• Tony Rayns, 77, British writer and film commentator, fall.
• Kommidi Narasimha Reddy, 82, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (1978–1985).
• Frank Ribaudo, 81, American businessman, founder of Club Café, glioblastoma.
• Alan Sader, 85, American actor (Evan Almighty, Lincoln, The Prince of Tides).
• Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, Mexican construction business owner, shot.
• Larry Selders, 44, American politician, member of the Louisiana Senate (since 2025) and House of Representatives (2021–2025), heart aneurysm.
• Siti Chamamah Soeratno, 85, Indonesian academician.
• Tom Sweenie, 80, Scottish footballer (Leicester City, York City).
• William Taylor, 69, English Anglican priest, dean of Portsmouth Cathedral (2000–2002).
• William D. Zabel, 89, American lawyer, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Shapoor Zadran, 38, Afghan cricketer (Badureliya, Khulna Royal Bengals, national team), hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

6

• Artashes Alexanyan, 64, Armenian actor.
• Carmelo Cedrún, 95, Spanish football player (Athletic Bilbao, national team) and manager (Celta Vigo).
• Herman Chernoff, 103, American mathematician.
• Kevin Chown, 56, American bass guitarist (Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, Artension, Tarja Turunen), bladder cancer.
• George J. Cotliar, 94, American journalist and managing editor (Los Angeles Times).
• Luisa Cunha, 77, Portuguese painter, cancer.
• Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, Australian footballer (Epping), head injury.
• John Van Antwerp Fine Jr., 86, American historian.
• Nitzan Gilady, 56, Israeli film director (In Satmar Custody, Jerusalem Is Proud to Present, Wedding Doll).
• Erminio Gius, 88, Italian psychologist and Capuchin priest.
• Bertram Jäger, 96, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg (1964–1994).
• George E. Johnson, 99, American hair and cosmetics executive, founder of the Johnson Products Company.
• Louise Lasser, 87, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Bananas, Happiness).
• Alberto Lettieri, 67, Argentine historian and academic, complications from diabetes.
• Megas, 81, Icelandic singer.
• Saverio "Sonny" Morea, 94, American aerospace engineer and project manager (F-1, J-2, Lunar Roving Vehicle).
• David Emil Mungello, 82, American historian.
• Iivo Nei, 94, Estonian chess grandmaster.
• Vladimir Okrepilov, 82, Russian economist and academic.
• Ivan Petch, 87, Australian politician, New South Wales MLA (1988–1995).
• Chico Simões, 75, Brazilian politician, Minas Gerais MLA (2003–2005).
• Frida Vogels, 96, Dutch writer.
• Paul Wheatbread, 80, American drummer (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap), complications from kidney failure and Alzheimer's disease.

5

• Ahmed Amar, 75, Algerian footballer (USM Bel Abbès, national team).
• Tiziana Aristarco, 66, Italian film and television director (Fuoriclasse).
• Teejan Bai, 69, Indian Pandavani singer.
• Bayern, 15, American Thoroughbred racehorse, complications from hernia surgery.
• Beaky, 81, English musician (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich).
• George Benedek, 97, American physicist.
• Marjan Berk, 93, Dutch writer and actress.
• Boris Chudetsky, 78, Russian politician, deputy (1990–1993).
• Giovanni Fanello, 87, Italian footballer (Catanzaro, Reggiana, 1960 Olympics).
• Renata Ford, 55, Canadian political candidate.
• Johnny Ginger, 92, American television presenter.
• Zihni Göktay, 80, Turkish actor (Kirpi, Tosun Paşa, Ulan İstanbul).
• Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq, 85, Bangladeshi writer and academic, president of the Bangla Academy (since 2024).
• Dick Himes, 80, American football player (Green Bay Packers), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Teet Korsten, 59, Estonian journalist and translator.
• Darrell Jackson, 70, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins).
• Bert de Jong, 80, Dutch politician, member of the Senate (1999–2000).
• Luis Margani, 77, Argentine actor (Crane World, Una noche con Sabrina Love, Loco Fever).
• Eutimio Martino, 101, Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and writer.
• Christian Moran, 42, English-Korean drummer.
• Taiichirō Nishikawa, 84, Japanese politician, MP (1993–2003).
• Novoa, 82, Spanish football player (Sporting Gijón, Celta) and manager (Espanyol).
• Walt Odets, 79, American psychologist and author.
• Jiří Pták, 80, Czech rower, six-time Olympic competitor (1968–1980, 1988, 1992).
• Piatro Sadoŭski, 85, Belarusian diplomat and politician, MP (1990–2009).
• Adolf Seger, 81, German Olympic wrestler (1972, 1976).
• Andre Omer Siregar, 52, Indonesian diplomat.
• Petr Šmolka, 80, Czech psychologist and marriage counselor.
• Toomas Turb, 69, Estonian middle- and long-distance runner.
• Marc van der Straten, 78, Belgian motorsport team owner (Marc VDS Racing Team).
• Mike Wallace, 83, American historian and author (Greater Gotham), complications from Lewy body dementia.
• Rahel Yohannes, 79, Ethiopian singer and musician.

4

• Leonard Abramson, 93, American managed care founder and executive (U.S. Healthcare).
• Bill Archer, 98, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–2001) and the Texas House of Representatives (1967–1971).
• Waldemar Borges, 67, Brazilian politician, Pernambuco MLA (since 2011), cancer.
• Adriano Caprioli, 90, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (1998–2012).
• Fausto Delle Chiaie, 82, Italian artist.
• Moritz de Hadeln, 85, Swiss film director and film festival organizer.
• Michel El Khoury, 99, Lebanese politician, minister of national defense (1965–1966), governor of Banque du Liban (1978–1983, 1991–1993).
• Robbie Francevic, 84, New Zealand racing driver.
• Stephen Francis, 64, Jamaican athletics coach.
• Fouzia Habib, Pakistani politician, MNA (2008–2013). (death announced on this date)
• Al Holland, 73, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees).
• Kang Hee-sun, 65, South Korean voice actress, colorectal cancer.
• Slaine Kelly, 43, Irish actress (The Tudors, Comedown, Psychosis), cancer.
• Ed King, 89, American minister and civil rights activist.
• Shirley Kitchen, 79, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1987–1988) and Senate (1996–2006).
• Ntuthuko Mahlaba, 44, South African politician, member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature (since 2022), traffic collision.
• Hermann Meyn, 91, German journalist, chairman of the DJV (1989–1998).
• Grzegorz Miętus, 33, Polish ski jumper.
• Brian Paisley, 79, Canadian film and theatre producer, founder of the Edmonton International Fringe Festival.
• Sergio Pini, 90, Italian footballer (Mantova, Vicenza).
• Koço Qendro, 99, Albanian actor (Within Love).
• Mohansinh Chhotubhai Rathava, 82, Indian politician, Gujarat MLA (1972–2002, since 2007).
• Tejbhan Singh, 83, Indian politician.
• Albert Sous, 91, German sculptor.
• Sparky D, 61, American rapper (Roxanne Wars).
• Roger "B. War" Svensson, 60, Swedish bassist (Marduk).
• Hugo Van Rompaey, 83, Belgian politician, Flemish deputy (1981–1991, 1995–1999), senator (1991–1995).
• Lothar Voigtländer, 82, German composer.
• Bogusław Zmudziński, 75, Polish academic and film critic.
• Rya W. Zobel, 94, German-American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts (since 1979).

3

• Alan Banks, 87, English footballer (Liverpool, Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle).
• Sepp Biebl, 89, German Olympic speed skater (1960).
• Gail Clark, 75, American football player (Chicago Bears, New England Patriots).
• Kelvin Coe, 82, New Zealand politician, mayor of Selwyn (2007–2016).
• Carter DeHaven, 94, American film producer (Hoosiers, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, The Exorcist III).
• Erling Diesen, 93, Norwegian engineer and civil servant, director of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (1987–1999).
• Rainer Dörrzapf, 76, German Olympic weightlifter (1968, 1972).
• Manouchehr Farid, 88, Iranian-Australian actor (Downpour, Ballad of Tara, Brick and Mirror).
• Trevor Fishlock, 85, British journalist (The Times, The Daily Telegraph).
• Peter Higham, 95, English footballer (Wigan Athletic, Nottingham Forest, Buxton).
• Weiron Holmberg, 91, Swedish actor (Sällskapsresan, Repmånad, Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?).
• Sir George Howarth, 77, British politician, MP (1986–2024).
• Torunn Isberg, 76, Norwegian Olympic artistic gymnast (1968).
• Fernando Kliche, 71, Uruguayan actor, pancreatic cancer.
• Bruno Lucchesi, 99, Italian-American sculptor.
• Lydia Maximus, 87, Belgian politician, senator (1990–1999), member of the Flemish Parliament (1990–1999).
• Mihail Mocan, 63, Moldovan politician, deputy (2005–2014).
• Lydia Möcklinghoff, 45, German ecologist and zoologist, plane crash.
• Motivator, 24, British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, heart attack.
• Martin Naughton, 87, Irish electrical goods manufacturer, founder of GlenDimplex.
• Yukiko Nikaido, 87, Japanese actress and voice actress (Lupin the 3rd Part I, Song of Baseball Enthusiasts).
• Zrinko Ogresta, 67, Croatian film director (Fragments: Chronicle of a Vanishing, Washed Out, Behind the Glass) and screenwriter.
• John Parisella, 81, American horse trainer.
• Shahrnush Parsipur, 80, Iranian writer and translator.
• Alfons Pawelczyk, 93, German politician, MP (1969–1980).
• Bobbi Queen, 84, American fashion editor, heart attack.
• Robert B. Sloan, 77, American academic and theologian, president of Houston Christian University (since 2006), complications from a stroke.
• József Tóth, 93, Hungarian hydrogeologist and academic.
• Jim Tracy, 69, American politician, member (2005–2017) and president pro tempore (2017) of the Tennessee Senate.

2

• Nihal Sri Ameresekere, 78, Sri Lankan litigation consultant.
• Atia Islam Anne, 64, Bangladeshi painter, cancer.
• Graham Bradley, 65, British National Hunt jockey, semantic dementia.
• Marie-Madeleine Dieulangard, 89, French politician, deputy (1988–1991), senator (1992–2001).
• Paul Dobson, 63, English footballer (Hartlepool United, Torquay United, Scarborough). (death announced on this date)
• Juan Frausto Pallares, 84, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of León (2005–2016).
• Susana Freyre, 96, Argentine actress (Leonora of the Seven Seas, Three Loves in Rio, Paula cautiva).
• Danuta Grabowska, 83, Polish politician, MP (1989–1991, 1993–2005).
• Walther Graetsch, 73, German politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony (1984–1990).
• Bertrand Grébaut, 44, French restaurateur, cancer.
• Tommy Hunter, 89, Canadian country singer ("Mary in the Morning").
• Hikaru Kurosaki, 64, Japanese actor and stunt performer (Shadow Warriors, MegaBeast Investigator Juspion).
• Lam Wing-kee, 70, Hong Kong bookseller and political activist, founder of Causeway Bay Books, lung cancer.
• Christian Lambert, 80, French civil servant, prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis (2010–2013).
• T. J. Lanning, 41, American alpine skier.
• Giacomo Lanzetti, 84, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Turin (2002–2006), bishop of Alghero-Bosa (2006–2010) and Alba Pompeia (2010–2015).
• Keith Mitchell, 51, American football player (New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars).
• Kjell Nilsson, 76, Swedish weightlifter and actor (Mad Max 2, The Pirate Movie, Man of Letters), kidney disease.
• Miroslav Pribanić, 80, Croatian Olympic handball player (1976).
• Goran Rakočević, 75, Serbian basketball player (Crvena zvezda).
• Russell Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, 93, Scottish politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (1985–2018).
• Tibor Szilágyi, 83, Hungarian actor (Cats' Play).
• Jean-Pierre Tagliaferri, 77, French actor.
• Margus Tammekivi, 70, Estonian politician, MP (2007).
• Jim Walden, 88, American college football coach (Washington State Cougars, Iowa State Cyclones), respiratory failure.

1

• Hans Aarsleff, 100, Danish linguist and academic.
• Antonio Antonini, 90, Argentine architect.
• Edna Arbel, 82, Israeli judge, justice of the supreme court (2004–2014).
• Mykola Avramenko, 74, Ukrainian weightlifting coach.
• Moritz Borman, 71, German-born American film producer (Terminator Salvation, World Trade Center, Snowden).
• Kenneth Cox, 97, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1973–1976) and Senate (1977–1982).
• Christine Davy, 91, Australian Olympic alpine skier (1956, 1960).
• Michelle DuBarry, 94, Canadian drag queen.
• Akiko Hayashi, 81, Japanese illustrator.
• LeRoy Irvin, 68, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions), throat cancer.
• Toomas Kaldma, 82, Estonian football player (Norma Tallinn, Tallinna Dünamo), referee, and coach.
• Sergei Kulichenko, 48, Russian footballer (CSKA Moscow, Lantana Tallinn, Fakel Voronezh).
• Vasilis Leventis, 74, Greek politician, MP (2015–2019).
• Óscar Levín Coppel, 77, Mexican politician, three-term deputy and director of the national mint (2006–2009).
• Lilly Marcou, 89, French historian and researcher.
• Vladimir McTavish, 70, Scottish comedian.
• Joe Melson, 91, American singer and songwriter ("Only the Lonely", "Crying", "Blue Bayou").
• Stephen Pedley, 85, British Anglican prelate, bishop of Lancaster (1998–2005).
• Julio Revuelta, 67, Spanish politician, mayor of Logroño (2000–2007), cancer.
• John Ripard, 97, Maltese Olympic sailor (1960).
• André Romus, 89, Belgian painter and television director.
• Iossif Surchadzhiev, 81, Bulgarian actor (Wrathful Journey, Where Are You Going?, The Tree of Life).
• Anthony M. Trozzolo, 96, American chemist.
• Roger Vangheluwe, 89, Belgian Roman Catholic defrocked prelate, bishop of Bruges (1985–2010).
• Wayne Worcester, 78, American journalist.
• Yasmin, 90, Indian-born Pakistani actress (Kismet).

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