Deaths in December 2020

The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2020.

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.

1

 * Loris Abate, 92, Italian jewellery designer.
 * Norman Abramson, 88, American engineer and computer scientist, developer of ALOHAnet, skin cancer.
 * Faustino Amiano, 76, Spanish Olympic coxswain (1960).
 * G. Ross Anderson, 91, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for South Carolina (1980–2009).
 * Hasna Begum, 85, Bangladeshi philosopher and feminist, COVID-19.
 * June Rose Bellamy, 88, Burmese aristocrat and socialite, first lady (1976–1977).
 * Abhay Bharadwaj, 66, Indian politician, MP (since 2020), COVID-19.
 * Keith Buckley, 79, English actor (Dr. Phibes Rises Again, The Eagle Has Landed, Sky Bandits).
 * Russell Catley, 47, English cricketer (Suffolk).
 * Jean Cottard, 94, French fencer and fencing master.
 * Eric Engstrom, 55, American software engineer (DirectX).
 * Todd Gibson, 83, American racing driver.
 * Judy Gordon, 72, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1993–2004).
 * Luciano Guerzoni, 82, Italian politician, deputy (1983–1992, 1994–1996).
 * Juan Hormaechea, 81, Spanish politician, president of Cantabria (1987–1990, 1991–1995) and mayor of Santander (1977–1987).
 * Maria Itkina, 88, Russian Olympic runner (1956, 1960, 1964).
 * Nina Ivanova, 86, Russian actress (Once There Was a Girl, Spring on Zarechnaya Street, There Is Such a Lad).
 * Brian Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore, 72, British jurist, lord chief justice of Northern Ireland (2004–2009) and justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009–2020).
 * Mana Kinjo, 24, Japanese actress (Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger).
 * Jean-Pierre Lola Kisanga, 51, Congolese politician.
 * Paul Kishindo, 68, Malawian sociologist.
 * Evelyn Konou, 72, Marshallese politician.
 * Frank Kramer, 73, Dutch footballer (FC Volendam, Telstar), television presenter and football commentator.
 * Li Guanxing, 80, Chinese nuclear material engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
 * Eduardo Lourenço, 97, Portuguese philosopher and writer.
 * Mohammad Maleki, 87, Iranian academic, chancellor of the University of Tehran (1979).
 * Denis Menke, 80, American baseball player (Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds).
 * Leonardo Fernandes Moreira, 46, Brazilian politician, Minas Gerais MLA (2003–2011), heart attack.
 * Nomula Narsimhaiah, 64, Indian politician, Telangana MLA (since 2018), complications from COVID-19.
 * Timoteo Ofrasio, 72, Filipino Jesuit priest and liturgist, COVID-19.
 * Thelma Pepper, 100, Canadian artist.
 * Thomas Morrow Reavley, 99, American politician and jurist, secretary of state of Texas (1955–1957) and judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (since 1979).
 * Arnie Robinson, 72, American athlete, Olympic champion (1976), COVID-19.
 * Erlend Rian, 79, Norwegian politician, mayor of Tromsø (1980–1995).
 * Alan Sanchez, 32, American soccer player (Real Maryland, Charlotte Eagles).
 * Tommy Sandt, 69, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics) and coach (Pittsburgh Pirates).
 * Kelvin Scarborough, 56, American basketball player (New Mexico Lobos).
 * Joseph Sledge, 76, American wrongly imprisoned prisoner.
 * Hanna Stadnik, 91, Polish World War II combatant (Warsaw Uprising), acting president of World Association of Home Army Soldiers (since 2020).
 * Henri Teissier, 91, French-Algerian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Algiers (1988–2008), stroke.
 * Sol Tolchinsky, 91, Canadian Olympic basketball player (1948), complications of COVID-19.
 * Raymond Wolters, 82, American historian.

2

 * Mohamed Abarhoun, 31, Moroccan footballer (Moghreb Tétouan, Moreirense, national team), stomach cancer.
 * Jean René Allard, 90, Canadian politician, member of the Manitoba Legislature (1969–1973).
 * Warren Berlinger, 83, American actor (The Joey Bishop Show, The Cannonball Run, The World According to Garp), cancer.
 * Frank Carney, 82, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Pizza Hut, pneumonia.
 * Richard Corben, 80, American illustrator and comic book artist, complications from heart surgery.
 * Bronisław Dankowski, 76, Polish politician and trade union activist, member of the Sejm (1997–2005).
 * Koba Davitashvili, 49, Georgian politician, MP (1999–2016), ankylosing spondylitis.
 * Franco Giraldi, 89, Italian film director (Seven Guns for the MacGregors, Sugar Colt, Up the MacGregors!) and screenwriter, COVID-19.
 * Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, 94, French politician, president of France and co-prince of Andorra (1974–1981), minister of the economy and finance (1962–1966, 1969–1974), complications from COVID-19.
 * Satpal Gosain, 85, Indian politician, Punjab MLA (1997–2012).
 * Kazuo Hiramatsu, 73, Japanese accountant, president of the Kwansei Gakuin University (2002–2008).
 * Zafarullah Khan Jamali, 76, Pakistani politician, prime minister (2002–2004) and chief minister of Balochistan (1988, 1996–1997), heart attack.
 * Rafer Johnson, 86, American athlete and actor (The Sins of Rachel Cade, None but the Brave, Licence to Kill), Olympic champion (1960), complications from a stroke.
 * Kenneth V. Jones, 96, British composer, conductor and music teacher.
 * Hugh Keays-Byrne, 73, English-Australian actor (Mad Max: Fury Road, Stone, Farscape).
 * Sergey Kiselnikov, 62, Russian footballer (Dynamo Vologda, Amur Blagoveshchensk).
 * Alanna Knight, 97, British writer.
 * Alfred Kucharczyk, 83, Polish Olympic gymnast (1960, 1964), COVID-19.
 * David C. Lewis, 85, American medical researcher.
 * Karin Lindberg, 91, Swedish gymnast, Olympic champion (1952).
 * Enrique Lingenfelder, 92, Argentine Olympic rower (1948).
 * Geoffrey Massey, 96, Canadian architect, pneumonia.
 * Aldo Moser, 86, Italian racing cyclist, COVID-19.
 * Pat Patterson, 79, Canadian-American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (BTW, AWA) and producer (WWF), liver failure.
 * Boris Plotnikov, 71, Russian actor (The Ascent, The Cold Summer of 1953, Heart of a Dog), COVID-19.
 * Karim Salman, 55, Iraqi Olympic footballer (1988), COVID-19.
 * David Sheehan, 82, American reporter, prostate cancer.
 * Bill Spanswick, 82, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox).
 * Lalit Surjan, 74, Indian journalist and editor (Deshbandhu), stroke.
 * Pamela Tiffin, 78, American actress (One, Two, Three, Harper, Summer and Smoke) and model.
 * Bernard Vogler, 85, French historian and academic.
 * Walter E. Williams, 84, American economist and academic.

3

 * Noah Creshevsky, 75, American composer, cancer.
 * Fred DeBernardi, 71, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs) and discus thrower, cancer.
 * Bill Fitsell, 97, Canadian sports journalist and historian.
 * Paudie Fitzgerald, 87, Irish racing cyclist.
 * Maria Fyfe, 82, Scottish politician, MP (1987–2001).
 * André Gagnon, 84, Canadian pianist, composer and conductor, Lewy body dementia.
 * Dharampal Gulati, 97, Indian spice executive, CEO of MDH (since 1959), cardiac arrest.
 * Dadang Hawari, 80, Indonesian psychiatrist, COVID-19.
 * Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat, Pakistani politician, chief minister of Punjab (1996–1997).
 * Steve Heimkreiter, 63, American football player (Baltimore Colts), cancer.
 * Bill Holmes, 94, English footballer (Blackburn Rovers, Bradford City).
 * Volodymyr Huba, 81, Ukrainian composer and poet.
 * Kaj Ikast, 84, Danish politician, MF (1993–2005), minister of transport (1990–1993).
 * Adil Ismayilov, 63, Azerbaijani lawyer, jurist, and investigator, COVID-19.
 * William King, 90, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1972–1983).
 * Kiptarus Arap Kirior, Kenyan politician, MP (1983–1988, 1992–1997).
 * Jutta Lampe, 82, German actress (Schaubühne, Marianne and Juliane, The Distant Land).
 * Alison Lurie, 94, American novelist (Foreign Affairs, The War Between the Tates), Pulitzer Prize winner (1984).
 * Mario Maraschi, 81, Italian football player (Lazio, Lanerossi Vicenza, Fiorentina) and manager.
 * Marv Marinovich, 81, American football player (Oakland Raiders).
 * Patricia Marmont, 99, American-born British actress (Helen of Troy).
 * Ron Mathewson, 76, Scottish jazz double bassist and bass guitarist, COVID-19.
 * Dronamraju Krishna Rao, 83, Indian geneticist.
 * Albert Salvadó, 69, Andorran writer and industrial engineer.
 * Scott Marshall Smith, 62, American screenwriter (Men of Honor, The Score, When the Game Stands Tall).
 * Bill Spencer, 84, American Olympic biathlon skier (1964, 1968).
 * Betsy Wade, 91, American journalist, colon cancer.
 * Bobby Wishart, 87, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, Dundee, Raith Rovers).
 * Ian Yule, 87, British-born South African actor (Zulu Dawn, The Wild Geese, Shamwari).

4

 * Josette Banzet, 73, French-American actress (Rich Man, Poor Man, The Other Side of Midnight).
 * Franco Bolignari, 91, Italian singer.
 * Peter DiFronzo, 87, American mobster, complications from COVID-19.
 * Larry Dixon, 78, American politician, member of the Alabama Senate (1983–2011) and House of Representatives (1978–1982), COVID-19.
 * Ole Espersen, 85, Danish politician, minister of justice (1981–1982).
 * Gérard Gourgue, 95, Haitian politician, member of the National Council of Government (1986).
 * Cliff Green, 85, Australian screenwriter (Picnic at Hanging Rock, Break of Day, Summerfield).
 * Goldie Hershon, 79, Canadian civil rights activist, president of the Canadian Jewish Congress (1995–1998).
 * Narinder Singh Kapany, 94, Indian-American physicist.
 * William Kittredge, 88, American writer.
 * Grace Knowlton, 88, American sculptor, complications from dementia.
 * David Lander, 73, American actor (Laverne & Shirley, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down), complications from multiple sclerosis.
 * François Leterrier, 91, French film director (A King Without Distraction, Slices of Life) and actor (A Man Escaped).
 * Antonín J. Liehm, 96, Czech writer, publisher and translator, founder of Lettre International.
 * Madeleine Mathiot, 93, American linguist.
 * Larry Mavety, 78, Canadian ice hockey player (Los Angeles Sharks, Philadelphia Blazers) and coach (Belleville Bulls).
 * Jayant Meghani, 82, Indian book editor and translator.
 * Alexander Nikolayevich Mikhailov, 69, Russian politician, deputy (1993–2000) and governor of Kursk Oblast (2000–2018).
 * James Odongo, 89, Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Tororo (1999–2007).
 * Huba Rozsnyai, 77, Hungarian Olympic sprinter (1964), COVID-19.
 * Bassam Saba, 61, Lebanese musician, complications from COVID-19.
 * Jackie Saccoccio, 56, American abstract painter, cancer.
 * Anatoly Samoilenko, 82, Ukrainian mathematician, director of the NASU Institute of Mathematics (since 1988).
 * Victor Scantlebury, 75, Ecuadorian bishop.
 * John Sherwood, 87, English physical chemist.
 * Suhaila Siddiq, 71, Afghan politician, minister of public health (2001–2004), complications from COVID-19.
 * Dineshwar Sharma, 66, Indian police officer, director of the Intelligence Bureau (2015–2017) and administrator of Lakshadweep (since 2019), lung disease.
 * Anand Singh, 72, Fijian politician, MP (1999–2006) and attorney general (1999–2000).
 * Kinuko Tanida, 81, Japanese volleyball player, Olympic champion (1964), brain hemorrhage.
 * Ferenc Tóth, 69, Hungarian politician, MP (1998–2014), COVID-19.
 * Weston E. Vivian, 96, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1965–1967).
 * Neville Wanless, 89, English broadcaster (ITV Tyne Tees).
 * Ed Xiques, 81, American jazz saxophonist.

5

 * Peter Abbs, 78, English poet and academic.
 * Peter Alliss, 89, English Hall of Fame golfer and commentator, British PGA champion (1957, 1962, 1965).
 * Pierre Bernard, 86, French politician, deputy (1980–1993).
 * Mickaël Bethe-Selassié, 69, Ethiopian-born French sculptor.
 * Belinda Bozzoli, South African politician, MP (since 2014), cancer.
 * Robert Castel, 87, French actor (The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, Two Men in Town, Je suis timide mais je me soigne).
 * Dolf de Vries, 83, Dutch actor (Turkish Delight, Soldier of Orange, Black Book).
 * Des Ferrow, 87, New Zealand cricketer.
 * John Harvey, 82, Australian racing driver, Bathurst 1000 winner (1983), lung cancer.
 * Paul Howard, 70, American football player (Denver Broncos).
 * Louis Iribarne, 80, American-born Canadian translator.
 * Ron Irwin, 84, Canadian politician and diplomat, minister of Indian and Northern Affairs (1993–1997), ambassador to Ireland (1998–2001), MP (1980–1984, 1993–1997).
 * Henryk Kukier, 90, Polish Olympic boxer (1952, 1956, 1960), COVID-19.
 * Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri, 59, Indian politician, Uttarakhand MLA (2002–2007, 2012–2017), complications from COVID-19.
 * Sherbaz Khan Mazari, 90, Pakistani politician, leader of the opposition (1975–1977).
 * Sakae Menda, 95, Japanese exonerated prisoner and anti-death penalty activist.
 * Ildikó Pécsi, 80, Hungarian actress (Tales of a Long Journey, A Strange Role, Just like Home) and politician, MP (1994–1998).
 * Viktor Ponedelnik, 83, Russian football player (Rostov, SKA Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union national team) and manager.
 * Martin Sandoval, 56, American politician, member of the Illinois Senate (2003–2020), COVID-19.
 * Erode Soundar, 63, Indian film writer and director, kidney-related illness.
 * Xu Shousheng, 67, Chinese politician, governor of Gansu (2007–2010), governor (2010–2013) and Communist Party secretary (2013–2016) of Hunan.
 * Mincho Yovchev, 78, Bulgarian politician, deputy prime minister (1989–1990).
 * Wojciech Zabłocki, 89, Polish architect and fencer, Olympic silver (1956, 1960) and bronze (1964) medalist.
 * Theodore Ziolkowski, 88, American scholar.

6

 * Neil Armstrong, 87, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey linesman.
 * Kent R. Brown, 79, American playwright.
 * Jairo Castillo, 31, Dominican baseball player and scout, COVID-19.
 * Dejan Dabović, 76, Montenegrin water polo player, Olympic champion (1968), COVID-19.
 * Muslihan DS, 74, Indonesian army officer and politician, regent of North Bengkulu (2001–2006) and Rejang Lebong (1994–1999), COVID-19.
 * T. B. Ekanayake, 66, Sri Lankan politician, MP (since 1994).
 * Jaromír Kohlíček, 67, Czech politician, MP (1998–2004), MEP (2004–2014, 2016–2019).
 * László Kuncz, 63, Hungarian water polo player, Olympic bronze medallist (1980).
 * Li Ligong, 95, Chinese politician, member of the Central Committee (1982–1992), delegate to the National People's Congress (1988-1998) and CCP Party Chief of Shanxi (1983–1991).
 * Monu Mukhopadhyay, 90, Indian actor (Neel Akasher Neechey, Ganadevata, Ganashatru).
 * Soedardjat Nataatmadja, 82, Indonesian politician, MP (1997–1999), vice governor of Irian Jaya (1989–1993) and regent of Bogor (1983–1988).
 * Klaus Ofczarek, 81, Austrian actor (Klimt, North Face) and opera singer.
 * Ravi Patwardhan, 84, Indian actor (Yeshwant, Thakshak, Grahan).
 * Jacques Puisais, 93, French oenologist, COVID-19.
 * Dennis Ralston, 78, American Hall of Fame tennis player, Davis Cup winner (1963, 1972), cancer.
 * Džej Ramadanovski, 56, Serbian singer.
 * Neil Robbins, 91, Australian Olympic steeplechase runner (1956).
 * Paul Sarbanes, 87, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–1977) and Senate (1977–2007), Chair of the Senate Banking Committee (2001–2003).
 * Jack Scarbath, 90, American Hall of Fame football player (Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Maryland Terrapins).
 * Paul W. Schroeder, 93, American historian.
 * Eugenia Tsoumani-Spentza, Greek lawyer and politician, MP (2009–2012).
 * Tabaré Vázquez, 80, Uruguayan politician, president (2005–2010, 2015–2020), president pro tempore of UNASUR (2015–2016) and Intendant of Montevideo (1990–1994), lung cancer.
 * Senta Wengraf, 96, Austrian actress (Two Times Lotte, Voices of Spring, Sissi – The Young Empress).
 * Ali-Asghar Zarei, 64, Iranian military officer and politician, MP (2008–2016).

7

 * Udyavara Madhava Acharya, 79, Indian writer and poet.
 * Fred Akers, 82, American football coach (Texas Longhorns, Wyoming Cowboys, Purdue Boilermakers).
 * Dick Allen, 78, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox).
 * Akito Arima, 90, Japanese nuclear physicist (Interacting boson model) and politician, MP (1998–2004).
 * Tihomir Arsić, 63, Serbian actor (The Promising Boy, Great Transport, Battle of Kosovo).
 * Joseph Arvay, 71, Canadian lawyer, heart attack.
 * LD Beghtol, 55, American musician (Flare Acoustic Arts League, LD & the New Criticism, Moth Wranglers) and writer.
 * Divya Bhatnagar, 34, Indian actress (99), COVID-19.
 * Joselyn Cano, 29, American model, complications from cosmetic surgery.
 * Jean-François Charbonnier, 61, French footballer and manager (Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris FC).
 * Natalie Desselle-Reid, 53, American actress (B.A.P.S., Eve, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella), colon cancer.
 * Pumza Dyantyi, 72, South African politician and anti-apartheid activist, MP (since 2019) and Eastern Cape MPL (2014–2019).
 * Clem Eischen, 93, American Olympic middle-distance runner (1948).
 * Phyllis Eisenstein, 74, American science fiction author, stroke complications and COVID-19.
 * Eduardo Galvão, 58, Brazilian actor (Porto dos Milagres, O Beijo do Vampiro, Bom Sucesso), COVID-19.
 * Aleksandr Gordon, 88, Russian film director and actor (The Killers, There Will Be No Leave Today).
 * İrfan Gürpınar, 77, Turkish politician, minister of tourism (1995, 1995–1996), COVID-19.
 * Sheila A. Hellstrom, 85, Canadian military officer.
 * Walter Hooper, 89, American literary editor, complications from COVID-19.
 * Zar Wali Khan, 67, Pakistani Islamic scholar.
 * Masao Komatsu, 78, Japanese actor (Kaiju funsen–Daigoro tai Goriasu, Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin, Izakaya Chōji) and comedian, liver cancer.
 * Katarzyna Łaniewska, 87, Polish actress (Nikodem Dyzma, Klan) and political activist.
 * Marilyn Lewis, 89, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1979–1982).
 * Dawn Lindberg, 75, South African folk singer, actress and theatre producer, COVID-19.
 * Mrigendra Nath Maiti, 77, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (since 2011).
 * Sean Malone, 50, American progressive metal bassist (Cynic, Gordian Knot, Aghora).
 * Lidia Menapace, 96, Italian partisan and politician, senator (2006–2008), COVID-19.
 * Roger Moret, 71, Puerto Rican baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers), cancer.
 * Vadim Petrov, 88, Czech composer and pianist.
 * Joseph Sanda, 35, Cameroonian racing cyclist.
 * Janusz Sanocki, 66, Polish politician and journalist, mayor of Nysa (1998–2001), deputy (2015–2019), COVID-19.
 * Doug Scott, 79, English mountaineer and philanthropist, cerebral lymphoma.
 * Malcolm Simpson, 87, New Zealand Olympic cyclist (1952).
 * Ildegarda Taffra, 86, Italian Olympic cross-country skier (1952, 1956), COVID-19.
 * Tasiman, Indonesian politician, regent of Pati (2001–2011), COVID-19.
 * Howard Wales, 77, American keyboardist ("Truckin'"), cerebral hemorrhage.
 * Gary Wisener, 82, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers).
 * Chuck Yeager, 97, American Hall of Fame pilot, first person to exceed the speed of sound.

8

 * Phil Albert, 76, American football coach (Towson Tigers), cancer.
 * Arthur, Ecuadorian stray dog.
 * Gladys Beckwith, 91, American academic and women's rights activist, COVID-19.
 * Harold Budd, 84, American avant-garde composer and poet, complications from COVID-19.
 * John Cash, 84, Scottish physician, president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (1994–1997).
 * Lay Nam Chang, 77, American theoretical physicist, COVID-19.
 * Tony Curcillo, 89, American football player (Ohio State Buckeyes, Chicago Cardinals, Hamilton Tiger Cats), complications from COVID-19.
 * Aslanbek Fidarov, 47, Ukrainian Olympic wrestler (1996), COVID-19.
 * Johnny Jacobsen, 65, Danish footballer (Fremad Amager, Feyenoord, national team).
 * Goo Kennedy, 71, American basketball player (San Antonio Spurs, Spirits of St. Louis, Houston Rockets).
 * Sidney Knott, 87, South African cricketer (Border).
 * Walter Lechner, 71, Austrian racing driver.
 * Tom Louderback, 87, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills).
 * Jordi Nadal, 91, Spanish historian and economist.
 * Klaus Pagh, 85, Danish actor (Soldaterkammerater rykker ud, Sunstroke at the Beach Resort, Me and the Mafia).
 * Shankar Painter, 74, Indian poet.
 * Raffaele Pinto, 75, Italian rally driver, European Rally champion (1972).
 * Elmira Ramazanova, 86, Azerbaijani geologist, member of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
 * Alejandro Sabella, 66, Argentine football player (River Plate, Estudiantes) and manager (national team), heart failure.
 * Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, 78, Russian military officer, minister of defence (1991–1992), commander-in-chief of the Air Force (1990–1991) and secretary of the SCRF (1993), COVID-19.
 * Anthony Veasna So, 28, Cambodian-American writer.
 * Kurt Stettler, 88, Swiss footballer (FC Basel, Young Fellows Zürich, national team), COVID-19.
 * Gerard Stokes, 65, New Zealand rugby league player (Workington Town, national team) and coach (Canterbury Bulls), brain cancer.
 * Sudjati, 66, Indonesian politician, regent of Bulungan (since 2016), COVID-19.
 * Graeme Tarr, 84, New Zealand cricketer.
 * Siraj Kassam Teli, 67, Pakistani industrialist, pneumonia.
 * Allen Trovillion, 94, American politician.
 * Roberto Ulloa, 96, Argentine politician and naval officer, governor of Salta Province (1977–1983, 1991–1995).
 * Ralph K. Winter Jr., 85, American jurist, judge (since 1981) and chief judge (1997–2000) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
 * Wang Yupu, 64, Chinese oil executive and politician, minister of emergency management (since 2018), chairman of Sinopec (2015–2017) and member of the CAE, cancer.

9

 * Christopher Campling, 95, British Anglican priest, dean of Ripon (1984–1995).
 * V. J. Chitra, 28, Indian actress (Mannan Magal, Chinna Papa Periya Papa, Darling Darling), suicide.
 * Osvaldo Cochrane Filho, 87, Brazilian Olympic water polo player (1964), COVID-19.
 * Manglesh Dabral, 72, Indian poet, complications from COVID-19.
 * Nabil Farouk, 64, Egyptian novelist (Ragol Al Mostaheel, Malaf Al Mostakbal, Cocktail 2000), heart attack.
 * Gordon Forbes, 86, South African tennis player, COVID-19.
 * Dick Hinch, 71, American politician, member (since 2008) and speaker (since 2020) of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, COVID-19.
 * Raymond Hunter, 86, Northern Irish cricketer (all-Ireland national team) and rugby union player (all-Ireland national team).
 * Alan Igbon, 68, British actor (Boys from the Blackstuff, The Professionals, Coronation Street).
 * Vyacheslav Kebich, 84, Belarusian politician, prime minister (1991–1994), COVID-19.
 * Phil Linz, 81, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets).
 * Mungo Wentworth MacCallum, 78, Australian political journalist and commentator.
 * John J. McNichols, 93, American politician.
 * Marc Meneau, 77, French chef.
 * Brian H. Murdoch, 90, English-born Irish mathematician.
 * Alex Olmedo, 84, Peruvian-American Hall of Fame tennis player.
 * Ray Perkins, 79, American football player (Baltimore Colts) and coach (New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers), heart disease.
 * Paolo Rossi, 64, Italian footballer (Lanerossi Vicenza, Juventus, national team), world champion (1982), lung cancer.
 * Vishnu Savara, 70, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (2014–2019), cirrhosis.
 * Jason Slater, 49, American rock bassist (Third Eye Blind, Snake River Conspiracy, Brougham), liver failure.
 * Stanley Smith, 71, American racing driver, interstitial pneumonia.
 * Mohammad Yazdi, 89, Iranian Islamic cleric, chairman of the Assembly of Experts (2015–2016), chief justice (1989–1999) and MP (1980–1988), digestive disease.
 * Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf, 80, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–2006), minister of disaster management (2001–2006) and food (2004–2006), COVID-19.

10

 * Maroof Afzal, Pakistani civil servant, cabinet secretary (2019–2020), COVID-19.
 * Kenneth Alwyn, 95, English conductor (BBC Radio 2, London Symphony Orchestra).
 * Brandon Bernard, 40, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
 * Wallace Barnes, 94, American politician, member of the Connecticut Senate (1959–1971).
 * Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo, 77, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Maracay (2008–2009) and Margarita (1999–2008), pancreatic cancer.
 * Don Marion Davis, 103, American child actor (The Star Boarder, Down on the Farm, Percy).
 * Astad Deboo, 73, Indian dancer and choreographer, subdural haematoma.
 * Billy DeMars, 95, American baseball player (St. Louis Browns) and coach (Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds).
 * Dudu Duswara, 69, Indonesian jurist, justice of Supreme Court (since 2011), COVID-19.
 * Jim Fleming, 78, Scottish footballer (Partick Thistle, Luton Town, Wigan Athletic).
 * Cal Hockley, 85, Canadian ice hockey player (Trail Smoke Eaters).
 * João Jens, 76, Brazilian Olympic volleyball player (1968, 1972).
 * Tommy Lister Jr., 62, American actor (Friday, The Fifth Element, No Holds Barred) and professional wrestler, cardiovascular disease.
 * Rita Martinez, 65, Chicana activist, COVID-19.
 * Nemanja Miljković, 30, Serbian basketball player (Zemun Lasta, BC Vienna, Pärnu).
 * Victor Newman, Ghanaian politician.
 * Juan Pérez-Giménez, 79, American jurist, judge (since 1979) and chief judge (1984–1991) of the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico.
 * Ram Lal Rahi, 86, Indian politician, MP (1977–1984, 1989–1996) and minister of state for home affairs (1991–1996), complications from COVID-19.
 * Odette Richard, 32, South African Olympic rhythmic gymnast (2008).
 * Garry Runciman, 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford, 86, British historical sociologist.
 * José Mario Ruiz Navas, 90, Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Latacunga (1968–1989) and archbishop of Portoviejo (1989–2007).
 * Joseph Safra, 82, Lebanese-Brazilian banker and venture capitalist, founder of Banco Safra.
 * Iman Budhi Santosa, 72, Indonesian author, heart attack.
 * Myriam Sienra, 81, Paraguayan actress (7 Boxes) and journalist.
 * Andrzej Skowroński, 67, Polish Olympic rower (1980).
 * Carol Sutton, 76, American actress (Steel Magnolias, Ray, Monster's Ball), complications from COVID-19.
 * Bryan Sykes, 73, British geneticist.
 * Dame Barbara Windsor, 83, English actress (EastEnders, Carry On, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
 * Barry Wynks, 68, New Zealand lawn bowler.
 * Rahnaward Zaryab, 76, Afghan novelist, journalist, and literary critic, COVID-19.

11

 * Jim Burns, 75, American basketball player (Chicago Bulls, Dallas Chaparrals) and Illinois inspector general.
 * Per Carlsen, 72, Danish diplomat, ambassador to Lithuania (1997–2001), Russia and Belarus (2005–2010) and Latvia (2010–2015). (death announced on this date)
 * Artyom Chernov, 38, Russian ice hockey player (HC Vityaz, Metallurg Novokuznetsk), heart attack.
 * Beryl Cunningham, 74, Jamaican actress and model.
 * Farid Abraão David, 76, Brazilian politician, mayor of Nilópolis (2001–2009, 2017–2020), COVID-19.
 * Roy Douglas, 95, British academic and political activist.
 * D. E. Ethiraj, 86, Indian footballer (Mysore, national team).
 * Gotthilf Fischer 92, German choral conductor (Fischer-Chöre).
 * James Flynn, 86, American-born New Zealand intelligence researcher.
 * Đurđa Ivezić, 84, Croatian actress (H-8, Back of the Medal, The Magician's Hat), COVID-19.
 * Carol R. Johnson, 91, American landscape architect.
 * Ian Johnston, 91, Canadian Olympic field hockey player.
 * Boniface Kabaka, Kenyan politician, senator (since 2017), stroke.
 * Kim Ki-duk, 59, South Korean film director (The Isle, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, 3-Iron), complications from COVID-19.
 * Alva Hugh Maddox, 90, American jurist, justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama (1969–2001).
 * Malik, 72, Belgian comic book artist (Cupidon).
 * Sam Nda-Isaiah, 58, Nigerian political columnist, entrepreneur and journalist, founder of Leadership.
 * Joseph Nyagah, 72, Kenyan politician, COVID-19.
 * Assad Rizk, 89, Lebanese physician and politician.
 * Sven Sachsalber, 33, Italian artist.
 * Lev Shcheglov, 74, Russian sexologist and psychotherapist, COVID-19.
 * Charlotte Tillar Schexnayder, 96, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1985–1999).
 * Mongkol Na Songkhla, 79, Thai politician, minister of public health (2006–2008), cancer.
 * Andrzej Tomaszewicz, 77, Polish historian and politician, Solidarity activist, senator (1989–1991).
 * Richard Tötterman, 94, Finnish diplomat.
 * Leslie Ungerleider, 74, American experimental psychologist and neuroscientist.
 * Irena Veisaitė, 92, Lithuanian theatre scholar and human rights activist, COVID-19.

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 * James Atwell, 74, British Anglican priest, dean of St Edmundsbury (2000–2006) and Winchester (2006–2016).
 * Bird Averitt, 68, American basketball player (San Antonio Spurs, Kentucky Colonels, Buffalo Braves), ABA champion (1975).
 * Ronald James Baker, 96, Canadian academic administrator, president of the University of Prince Edward Island (1969–1978).
 * Claude Castonguay, 91, Canadian politician, educator and businessman, senator (1990–1992) and Quebec MNA (1970–1973).
 * Nicolas Chumachenco, 76, Polish violinist.
 * Escurinho, 90, Brazilian footballer (Villa Nova, Fluminense, national team).
 * Valentin Gaft, 85, Russian actor (Hello, I'm Your Aunt!, Say a Word for the Poor Hussar, Forgotten Melody for a Flute), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1984).
 * Alfonso Gagliano, 78, Canadian politician, MP (1984–2002), minister of labour (1996–1997) and public works and government services (1997–2002).
 * Victor Gnanapragasam, 80, Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate, vicar apostolic of Quetta (since 2001), heart attack.
 * Anneli Haaranen, 86, Finnish Olympic swimmer (1952).
 * Terry Kay, 82, American author (To Dance with the White Dog), liver cancer.
 * U. A. Khader, 85, Indian author, lung cancer.
 * Damir Kukuruzović, 45, Croatian jazz guitarist, COVID-19.
 * John le Carré, 89, British-Irish author (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Night Manager, The Little Drummer Girl), pneumonia.
 * Motjeka Madisha, 25, South African footballer (Highlands Park, Mamelodi Sundowns, national team), traffic collision.
 * John McSeveney, 89, Scottish football player (Newport County, Hull City) and manager (Barnsley).
 * Janos Mohoss, 84, Swiss Olympic fencer (1972), COVID-19.
 * Dick Murphy, 89, American baseball player (Cincinnati Redlegs).
 * Dennis Parmenter, 69, American politician.
 * Ferruccio Pisoni, 84, Italian politician, deputy (1968–1983).
 * Jerzy Mikułowski Pomorski, 83, Polish sociologist, rector of the Kraków University of Economics (1990–1996).
 * Charley Pride, 86, American Hall of Fame singer ("Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'", "Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone") and baseball player (Memphis Red Sox), complications from COVID-19.
 * Ann Reinking, 71, American choreographer and actress (Chicago, Fosse, Annie), Tony winner (1997).
 * Jack Steinberger, 99, German-born American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (1988).
 * Alex Treves, 91, Italian-born American Olympic fencer.
 * Gene Tyranny, 75, American avant-garde composer and pianist, diabetes.
 * Gloria Vaughn, 84, American politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1995–2010).
 * John Ffowcs Williams, 85, British engineer.
 * Fikre Selassie Wogderess, 75, Ethiopian politician, prime minister (1987–1989), complications from diabetes.
 * Ruhollah Zam, 42, Iranian political activist and journalist, execution by hanging.

13

 * Joseph Bachelder III, 88, American lawyer.
 * Amedeo Baldizzone, 60, Italian football player (Atalanta, Cagliari, Piacenza) and coach.
 * Frank Baumann, 87, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs).
 * Laszlo Berkowits, 92, Hungarian-born American Reform rabbi and Holocaust survivor.
 * Otto Barić, 87, Croatian football player (Lokomotiva Zagreb) and manager (Rapid Wien, national team), COVID-19.
 * Robert Bloxom, 83, American politician, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry (2005–2010) and member of the House of Delegates (1978–2004).
 * Dirk Bolt, 90, Dutch architect and urban planner.
 * Jorge Bruni, 79, Uruguayan politician and lawyer, minister of the interior (2009–2010).
 * Greg Burdine, 61, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (2010–2014).
 * Carlos Eduardo Cadoca, 80, Brazilian lawyer and politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies (1999–2019), COVID-19.
 * Al Cohen, 94, American magician.
 * Jimmy Collins, 74, American basketball player (Chicago Bulls) and coach (UIC Flames), complications from heart surgery.
 * Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, 52, Swazi politician, prime minister (since 2018), COVID-19.
 * John H. Elliott, 85, American biblical scholar.
 * Bannanje Govindacharya, 84, Indian literary scholar.
 * R. Heli, 86, Indian agriculturalist and journalist, heart attack.
 * Noer Muhammad Iskandar, 65, Indonesian Islamic cleric.
 * Nur Hossain Kasemi, 75, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, co-chair of Al-Haiatul Ulya (since 2020), secretary general of Jamiat Ulema (since 2015) and Hefazat (since 2020), respiratory failure.
 * Yevgeny Khoroshevtsev, 76, Russian announcer and actor, complications from COVID-19.
 * P. Krishnamoorthy, 77, Indian art director (Swathi Thirunal, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Vanna Vanna Pookkal) and costume designer.
 * Pierre Lacroix, 72, Canadian ice hockey executive, president of the Quebec Nordiques and Colorado Avalanche (1994–2006), COVID-19.
 * Catie Lazarus, 44, American comedian, writer, and podcaster (Employee of the Month), breast cancer.
 * Shahid Mahmood, 81, Pakistani cricketer (Karachi Whites, national team).
 * Minoru Makihara, 90, English-born Japanese business executive (Mitsubishi Corporation), heart failure.
 * Philip Martin, 82, English television writer (Gangsters, Doctor Who, Z Cars).
 * Jimmy McLane, 90, American swimmer, Olympic champion (1948, 1952).
 * Helena de Menezes, 93, Brazilian Olympic sprinter.
 * Jaroslav Mostecký, 57, Czech science fiction writer, COVID-19.
 * Leith Mullings, 75, Jamaican-born American anthropologist, president of the American Anthropological Association (2011–2013), cancer.
 * William Imon Norwood, 79, American pediatric cardiac surgeon and physician.
 * Rose Ochi, 81, Japanese-American attorney and civil rights activist, complications from COVID-19.
 * Rose Pere, 83, New Zealand educationalist and conservationist.
 * Radhika Ranjan Pramanik, 87, Indian politician, MP (1989–2004).
 * Sal Rocca, 74, Italian-born American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1975–1980, 1983–1994, 2001–2004), COVID-19.
 * Barry Sonshine, 72, Canadian Olympic equestrian (1968).
 * Pauline Anna Strom, 74, American electronic music producer.
 * Paul Wass, 95, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1977–1990).
 * Reginald Wilson, 93, American psychologist.

14

 * Elbrus Abbasov, 69–70, Azerbaijani footballer (SKA Rostov-on-Don, Neftchi Baku PFC) and manager (Qarabağ), COVID-19.
 * Benjamin Abeles, 95, Austrian physicist.
 * Herman Asaribab, 56, Indonesian army officer, deputy chief of staff (since 2020), commander of Cendrawasih (2019–2020) and Tanjungpura (2019).
 * Mamye BaCote, 81, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2004–2016).
 * Claudio Baiocchi, 80, Italian mathematician.
 * Marvin Bell, 83, American professor and poet, poet laureate of Iowa (2000–2004).
 * Jim Berry, 75, Canadian soccer player (national team), Parkinson's disease and heart failure.
 * Alpha Boucher, 77, Canadian actor, cancer.
 * Don Calhoun, 68, American football player (New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills).
 * Demetrios James Caraley, 88, American political scientist.
 * Vera Carstairs, 95, British social scientist.
 * Paul M. Cook, 96, American businessman, founder of Raychem.
 * Eric Freeman, 76, Australian cricketer (South Australia, national team), heart attack.
 * Joe Frickleton, 85, Scottish football player (East Stirlingshire) and manager (Highlands Park, Kaizer Chiefs), complications from dementia.
 * Segundo Galicia Sánchez, 82, Peruvian professor and sociologist.
 * Gérard Houllier, 73, French football manager (Liverpool, Lyon, national team), complications from heart surgery.
 * Huang Zongying, 95, Chinese actress (Rhapsody of Happiness, Crows and Sparrows, Women Side by Side).
 * Earl Hutto, 94, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1995) and Florida House of Representatives (1972–1976).
 * Benichandra Jamatia, 90, Indian writer.
 * Lamine Khene, 89, Algerian politician.
 * Richard Laird, 81, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1978–2014), COVID-19.
 * Michael F. Land, 78, British neurobiologist.
 * Piotr Machalica, 65, Polish actor (Hero of the Year, Dekalog: Nine, A Short Film About Love), COVID-19.
 * Tony Morrin, 74, English footballer (Exeter City, Stockport County, Bury).
 * Jeannie Morris, 85, American sports journalist (Chicago American, Chicago Daily News) and author, appendix cancer.
 * Roddam Narasimha, 87, Indian aerospace engineer and fluid dynamicist, brain hemorrhage.
 * Milomir Odović, 65, Bosnian football player (Željezničar Sarajevo, Linz) and manager (Slavija Sarajevo).
 * Jack Page, 70, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1993–2010), COVID-19.
 * Paulo César dos Santos, 68, Brazilian musician (Roupa Nova), complications from COVID-19.
 * Günter Sawitzki, 88, German footballer (VfB Stuttgart, national team).
 * George Sharples, 77, English footballer (Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Southport), esophageal cancer.
 * Hanna Stankówna, 82, Polish actress (The Real End of the Great War, Lokis, The Third Part of the Night).
 * Dennis B. Sullivan, 93, American brigadier general.
 * José María de la Torre Martín, 68, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Aguascalientes (since 2008), COVID-19.
 * Totilas, 20, Dutch dressage horse, world championship winner (2010), colic.
 * Darold Treffert, 87, American psychiatrist and research director.
 * Seppo Vainio, 83, Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (1960).
 * Marcelo Veiga, 56, Brazilian football player (Santos, Internacional) and manager (Bragantino), complications from COVID-19.
 * Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye, 71, Malawian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Lilongwe (since 2001).

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 * John Aldred, 99, English sound engineer (Anne of the Thousand Days, Mary, Queen of Scots, Dr. Strangelove).
 * Awesome Again, 26, Canadian Hall of Fame racehorse and sire.
 * Ungku Abdul Aziz, 98, Malaysian economist, vice-chancellor of the University of Malaya (1968–1988).
 * Irving Banister, 87, American guitarist.
 * Anthony Casso, 78, American mobster (Lucchese crime family), COVID-19.
 * Caroline Cellier, 75, French actress (This Man Must Die, L'emmerdeur, A Thousand Billion Dollars).
 * Sudhir Chakraborty, 86, Indian anthropologist, heart attack.
 * Frank Christopherson Jr., 93, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1959–1963) and the Senate (1963–1967).
 * Manuel Costas, 78, Spanish footballer (Sevilla FC).
 * Orlando Duarte, 88, Brazilian sports journalist, COVID-19.
 * Feng Duan, 97, Chinese physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and delegate to the National People's Congress (1983–1994).
 * Paul Foreman, 81, Jamaican Olympic long jumper (1960), Commonwealth Games gold medalist (1958).
 * Donald Fowler, 85, American politician, chair of the Democratic National Committee (1995–1997), leukemia complicated by COVID-19.
 * Jorge García, 63, Spanish footballer (Deportivo de La Coruña).
 * George Gibbs, 83, British special effects artist (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Alien 3), Oscar winner (1985, 1989).
 * Jim Gorst, 98, Canadian politician.
 * Alejandro Grullón, 91, Dominican banker.
 * Fati Habib-Jawula, 78, Ghanaian diplomat.
 * James Havard, 83, American painter.
 * Rita Houston, 59, American DJ (WFUV), ovarian cancer.
 * Paul Lamey, 81, American Olympic bobsledder (1968, 1972).
 * Jean-Pierre Lux, 74, French rugby union player (US Tyrosse, US Dax, national team) and administrator.
 * Paul Nihill, 81, British race walker, Olympic silver medallist (1964), COVID-19.
 * Tommy Ord, 68, English footballer (Rochester Lancers, Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders).
 * Zoltan Sabo, 48, Serbian-Hungarian football player (Vojvodina, Partizan) and manager (Hajduk Kula), pulmonary embolism.
 * Noureddine Saïl, 73, Moroccan film critic and writer, COVID-19.
 * Bruce Seals, 67, American basketball player (Seattle SuperSonics, Utah Stars).
 * Lerrel Sharp, 87, Australian footballer (Collingwood).
 * Charles Shere, 85, American composer.
 * Petro Slobodyan, 67, Ukrainian football player (Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union national team) and manager (Obolon Kyiv).
 * Saufatu Sopoanga, 68, Tuvaluan politician, prime minister (2002–2004).

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 * Yaakov Agmon, 91, Israeli theatre producer, manager and director.
 * Ian Armstrong, 83, Australian politician, NSW MP (1981–2007) and deputy premier of New South Wales (1993–1995).
 * Waldemaro Bartolozzi, 93, Italian racing cyclist.
 * William Beaty Boyd, 97, American academic administrator, president of Central Michigan University (1968–1975) and University of Oregon (1975–1980).
 * Emil Cadkin, 100, American composer (The Big Fix, The Killer Shrews).
 * Jeff Clayton, 66, American jazz saxophonist, complications from kidney cancer.
 * Flavio Cotti, 81, Swiss politician, president (1991, 1998) and member of the Federal Council (1986–1999), COVID-19.
 * Marcus D'Amico, 55, German-born British actor (Tales of the City, Full Metal Jacket, Superman II), pneumonia.
 * Tesfaye Gessesse, 83, Ethiopian actor, general director of the Hager Fikir Theatre (1974–1975).
 * Jean Graetz, 90, American civil rights activist, lung cancer.
 * Bill Holm, 95, American art historian and author.
 * Irfan Husain, 76, Pakistani newspaper columnist (Dawn) and civil servant.
 * Steve Ingle, 74, English footballer (Bradford City, Wrexham), COVID-19.
 * Peter Yariyok Jatau, 89, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Kaduna (1975–2007).
 * Lenn Keller, 69, American photographer and archivist, cancer.
 * Valentyn Khodukin, 81, Ukrainian football player (Sokil Lviv) and manager (Skala Stryi, Dynamo Lviv).
 * Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong, 90, South Korean Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Daejeon (1984–2005).
 * Leticia Lee, 56, Hong Kong pro-establishment activist, COVID-19.
 * Otto Leodolter, 84, Austrian ski jumper, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).
 * Carl Mann, 78, American rockabilly singer, COVID-19.
 * Elizabeth Meckes, 40, American mathematician, colon cancer.
 * Brian Pickworth, 91, New Zealand Olympic fencer (1960).
 * Kálmán Sóvári, 79, Hungarian footballer (Újpesti Dózsa, national team).
 * Wacław Szybalski, 99, Polish biotechnologist and oncologist.
 * Lorenzo Taliaferro, 28, American football player (Baltimore Ravens), heart attack.
 * Stephen Tjephe, 65, Burmese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Loikaw (since 2015).
 * Adela de Torrebiarte, 71, Guatemalan politician, deputy (since 2020), president of the National Football Federation (2016–2017) and minister of the interior (2007–2008), lung cancer.
 * Renê Weber, 59, Brazilian football player (Vitória de Guimarães, national team) and manager (Caxias), COVID-19.

17

 * Namat Abdullah, 74, Malaysian footballer (Penang, national team), colorectal cancer.
 * Franck Balandier, 68, French writer.
 * Donato Bilancia, 69, Italian serial killer, COVID-19.
 * Hacke Björksten, 86, Finnish-Swedish jazz bandleader and saxophonist.
 * Paddy Blagden, 85, British army officer.
 * Abdelwahab Bouhdiba, 88, Tunisian academic and sociologist.
 * Jeremy Bulloch, 75, English actor (Star Wars, The Spy Who Loved Me, Mary, Queen of Scots), complications from Parkinson's disease.
 * Krzysztof Bulski, 33, Polish chess player.
 * Pierre Buyoya, 71, Burundian politician, president (1987–1993, 1996–2003), COVID-19.
 * Kim Chernin, 80, American feminist writer and poet, COVID-19.
 * Stanley Cowell, 79, American jazz pianist, co-founder of Strata-East Records, hypovolemic shock.
 * Doug Crane, 85, American animator (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Smurfs, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America), cancer.
 * Rod Crewther, 75, Australian physicist.
 * Les Dicker, 93, English footballer (Chelmsford City, Tottenham Hotspur, Southend United).
 * Allen Dines, 99, American politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1957–1966), Senate (1966–1974) and speaker (1965–1966).
 * Enrico Ferri, 78, Italian jurist and politician, minister of public works (1988–1989), deputy (1992–1994) and MEP (1989–2004).
 * Jim Fives, 91, Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer.
 * Maciej Grubski, 52, Polish politician, senator (2007–2019), COVID-19.
 * Arnold D. Gruys, 92, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1967–1971), complications from COVID-19.
 * Tom Hanneman, 68, American broadcaster (WCCO-TV, Fox Sports North) and sports commentator (Minnesota Timberwolves).
 * Jacó Roberto Hilgert, 94, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Cruz Alta (1976–2002).
 * W. Nathaniel Howell, 81, American diplomat, ambassador to Kuwait (1987–1991).
 * John Barnard Jenkins, 87, Welsh nationalist.
 * Ejner Jensen, 91, Danish footballer (Vanløse IF, national team).
 * Valentin Kasabov, 62, Bulgarian politician, MP (since 2014), COVID-19.
 * Hennadiy Kernes, 61, Ukrainian politician, mayor of Kharkiv (since 2010), complications from COVID-19.
 * Iqbal Ahmad Khan, 66, Indian classical vocalist.
 * Tuncay Mataracı, 85, Turkish politician, minister of customs and monopolies (1978–1979), COVID-19.
 * Spencer MacCallum, 88, American anthropologist.
 * Dawson McAllister, 74, American radio host and author.
 * Leif Mills, 84, British trade unionist, president of the Trades Union Congress (1995), vascular disease.
 * Lorraine Monk, 98, Canadian photographer.
 * Benny Napoleon, 65, American police officer, sheriff of Wayne County, Michigan (since 2009), complications from COVID-19.
 * Ed Nichols, 97, British-born New Zealand Paralympic alpine skier (1980).
 * Tim de Paravicini, 75, English audio designer.
 * Rod Perry, 86, American actor (S.W.A.T., The Black Godfather, The Black Gestapo).
 * Ignaz Puschnik, 86, Austrian footballer (Kapfenberger SV, national team).
 * Harold E. Robinson, 88, American botanist and entomologist.
 * Christina Rodrigues, 57, Brazilian actress, complications from COVID-19.
 * Giovanni Sacco, 77, Italian footballer (Juventus, Atalanta, Reggiana), COVID-19.
 * Freddie Santos, 64, Filipino theatre and concert director.
 * Srđan Savić, 89, Bosnian Olympic sprinter (1960).
 * R. N. Shetty, 92, Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist, heart attack.
 * Satya Deo Singh, 75, Indian politician, MP (1991–1998), cardiac arrest and COVID-19.
 * Bolivia Suárez, 63, Venezuelan politician, deputy (since 2016), COVID-19.
 * Bill Sveinson, 74, Canadian poker player and politician.
 * Pelle Svensson, 77, Swedish wrestler and lawyer, Olympic silver medallist (1964), cancer.

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 * Roger Berlind, 90, American theatre producer (Amadeus, The Book of Mormon, Guys and Dolls), 25-time Tony winner, cardiopulmonary arrest.
 * Charlie Brooker, 88, Canadian ice hockey player, Olympic bronze medallist (1956).
 * Bill Bullard Jr., 77, American politician, member of the Michigan Senate (1996–2002) and House of Representatives (1983–1996), complications from COVID-19 and cancer.
 * Pete Cassidy, 86, American college basketball coach (Cal State Northridge).
 * William J. Castagna, 96, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Middle Florida (since 1979).
 * Joan Dougherty, 93, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1981–1987), complications from COVID-19.
 * Han Grijzenhout, 87, Dutch football manager (Cercle Brugge, Eendracht Aalst, K.A.A. Gent).
 * John Harbison, 84, Irish pathologist.
 * Armin Hofmann, 100, Swiss graphic designer.
 * Michael Jeffery, 83, Australian military officer, governor of Western Australia (1993–2000) and governor-general (2003–2008).
 * Eddie Lee Jackson, 71, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2009–2017), COVID-19.
 * Peter Lamont, 91, British art director and production designer (Goldfinger, Aliens, Titanic), Oscar winner (1998).
 * Michał Marusik, 69, Polish politician, MEP (2014–2019).
 * Aminul Islam Mintu, 81, Bangladeshi film editor (Goriber Bou, Ajante), COVID-19.
 * Peter M. Neumann, 79, British mathematician, COVID-19.
 * Rahah Noah, 87, Malaysian socialite, spouse of the deputy prime minister (1957–1970) and of the prime minister (1970–1976).
 * John Obiero Nyagarama, 74, Kenyan politician, governor of Nyamira County (since 2013), COVID-19.
 * Peter Takeo Okada, 79, Japanese Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Tokyo (2000–2017), esophageal cancer.
 * José Vicente Rangel, 91, Venezuelan politician, vice president (2002–2007) and minister of foreign affairs (1999–2001), cardiac arrest.
 * Òscar Ribas Reig, 84, Andorran politician, prime minister (1982–1984, 1990–1994).
 * Jerry Relph, 76, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (since 2017), complications from COVID-19.
 * Ray Rogers, 89, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1984–2020).
 * Aristóteles Sandoval, 46, Mexican politician, Governor of Jalisco (2013–2018), shot.
 * Joseph L. Scanlan, 91, American film director.
 * Robina Sentongo, Ugandan politician, MP (since 2016), COVID-19.
 * Tim Severin, 80, British explorer, historian and writer, cancer.
 * Valentin Shurchanov, 73, Russian politician and journalist, deputy (1999–2003, since 2007), COVID-19.
 * Victor Snieckus, 83, Lithuanian-born Canadian synthetic organic chemist.
 * Sun Weiben, 92, Chinese politician, Communist Party secretary of Liaoning (1982–1985) and Heilongjiang (1985–1994).
 * William Winter, 97, American politician, governor (1980–1984) and lieutenant governor of Mississippi (1972–1976), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1947–1959).
 * Yazid Zerhouni, 83, Tunisian-born Algerian politician.

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 * Shirley Abrahamson, 87, American jurist, justice (1976–2019) and chief justice (1996–2015) of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, pancreatic cancer.
 * John Ahern, 86, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (2001–2009, 2011–2013).
 * Doc Ayers, 98, American football coach (Piedmont College).
 * Art Berglund, 80, American ice hockey coach and executive (national team).
 * Anthony Birley, 83, British ancient historian and archaeologist (Vindolanda), lung cancer.
 * Peter Boddington, 78, British boxer, COVID-19.
 * Mile Bogović, 81, Croatian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Gospić-Senj (2000–2016), COVID-19.
 * Barbara M. Byrne, 85, Canadian quantitative psychologist.
 * Nedo Fiano, 95, Italian writer and Holocaust survivor.
 * Joan Milke Flores, 84, American politician, member of the Los Angeles City Council (1983–1993), complications from myelodysplastic syndrome.
 * David Giler, 77, American screenwriter (The Parallax View, The Money Pit) and film producer (Alien), cancer.
 * Paul Hänni, 93, Swiss Olympic wrestler.
 * Kirunda Kivejinja, 85, Ugandan politician, minister of East African Community Affairs (since 2016), COVID-19.
 * Rosalind Knight, 87, British actress (Carry On, Tom Jones, Gimme Gimme Gimme).
 * Marjan Lazovski, 58, Macedonian basketball player and coach (Vardar, AMAK SP, national team), COVID-19.
 * Judith Loganbill, 67, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (2001–2013).
 * Sir Mekere Morauta, 74, Papua New Guinean politician, prime minister (1999–2002), cancer.
 * Märta Norberg, 98, Swedish Olympic cross-country skier (1952).
 * Leo Panitch, 75, Canadian political philosopher, viral pneumonia from COVID-19.
 * Maria Piątkowska, 89, Polish Olympic athlete (1952, 1960, 1964), COVID-19.
 * Hermina Pipinić, 92, Croatian actress (Square of Violence, La steppa, Old Surehand).
 * Eileen Pollock, 73, Northern Irish actress (Bread, Far and Away, Angela's Ashes).
 * Carmen Quidiello, 105, Cuban-born Dominican playwright and poet, first lady of the Dominican Republic (1963).
 * Mohan Rawale, 72, Indian politician, MP (1991–2009).
 * Narindar Saroop, 91, Indian-born British businessman.
 * Elaine Stack, 89, American judge, justice of the Supreme Court of New York (2000–2008), COVID-19.
 * Margaret Tebbit, Lady Tebbit, 86, English nurse.
 * Themie Thomai, 75, Albanian politician, minister of agriculture (1975–1989), COVID-19.
 * Alberto Valdés Jr., 70, Mexican equestrian, Olympic bronze medallist (1980).
 * Bram van der Vlugt, 86, Dutch actor (Pastorale 1943, Tropic of Emerald, Family), COVID-19.
 * Elmar Zeitler, 93, German physicist.

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 * Samsuddin Ahmed, 75, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2001–2006), COVID-19.
 * Raymon Anning, 90, British police officer, commissioner of police of Hong Kong (1985–1989).
 * Doug Anthony, 90, Australian politician, deputy prime minister (1971–1972, 1975–1983) and MP (1957–1984).
 * Anthony Banzi, 74, Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Tanga (since 1994).
 * Nicette Bruno, 87, Brazilian actress (Sétimo Sentido, Louco Amor, Perigosas Peruas), complications from COVID-19.
 * Arthur Campbell, 95, New Zealand analytical chemist.
 * Zee Edgell, 80, Belizean-born American novelist, cancer.
 * Bill Groethe, 97, American photographer.
 * Billy Harris, 77, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals).
 * Svatopluk Karásek, 78, Czech Evangelical priest, politician, and dissident (Charter 77), deputy (2002–2006).
 * Gogi Kavtaradze, 80, Georgian actor (Don't Grieve, Melodies of Vera Quarter, Wounded Game).
 * David Knight, 92, American actor (The Newcomers).
 * Delfino López Aparicio, 60, Mexican politician, deputy (since 2018), COVID-19.
 * Susan Moore, 52, American physician, complications from COVID-19.
 * Monzur-I-Mowla, 80, Bangladeshi poet, director general of the Bangla Academy (1982–1986), COVID-19.
 * Inés Moreno, 88, Argentine actress (Behind a Long Wall).
 * Florencio Olvera Ochoa, 87, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Cuernavaca (2002–2009).
 * Rukhshana, 80, Afghan singer.
 * Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, 72, Kuwaiti royal, minister of defense (2017–2019).
 * Yvonne Sandberg-Fries, 70, Swedish politician, MEP (2003–2004), MR (1982–1996).
 * Julius Schachter, 84, American microbiologist, COVID-19.
 * Romolo Tavoni, 94, Italian motor racing executive (Ferrari).
 * Richard Vande Hoef, 95, American politician, member of the Iowa Senate (1981–1993) and House of Representatives (1993–1999).
 * Ezra Vogel, 90, American scholar (Japan as Number One: Lessons for America, Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China), complications from surgery.
 * Lee Wallace, 90, American actor (Batman, Private Benjamin, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three).
 * Dame Fanny Waterman, 100, English pianist, founder of the Leeds International Piano Competition.
 * Dietrich Weise, 86, German football player (Neckarsulm) and manager (Eintracht Frankfurt, Egypt national team).
 * Peter Williams, 81, British motorcycle racer.
 * Ned Wynn, 79, American actor (The Bellboy, Bikini Beach, Beach Blanket Bingo), complications from Parkinson's disease.

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 * Hank Adams, 77, American Native American rights activist.
 * Ronald Anderson, 79, American sociologist.
 * Frederik Batti Sorring, 65, Indonesian politician, regent of North Toraja (2011–2016), COVID-19.
 * Boris Bushmelev, 83, Russian film director (The Evening Labyrinth).
 * Urso Chappell, 53, American graphic designer and world's fair historian, cirrhosis.
 * Ikenwoli Godfrey Emiko, 65, Nigerian traditional ruler, olu of Warri (since 2015), COVID-19.
 * Gilberto Ensástiga, 57, Mexican politician, MP (2003–2006), COVID-19.
 * John Fitzpatrick, 74, Scottish footballer (Manchester United).
 * Donald A. S. Fraser, 95, Canadian statistician.
 * Tadeusz Górczyk, 59, Polish politician and journalist, deputy (1991–1993).
 * Sandy Grant Gordon, 89, Scottish distiller (Glenfiddich).
 * Kevin Greene, 58, American Hall of Fame football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams) and coach (Green Bay Packers), heart attack.
 * Dorothy Henry, 95, American newspaper artist and cartoonist.
 * Sir John Hills, 66, British social scientist, cancer.
 * Aleksandr Kurlyandsky, 82, Russian screenwriter (Well, Just You Wait!) and author.
 * Tommie Lindström, 82, Swedish Olympic swimmer (1960).
 * Hamish McLachlan, 53, Australian Olympic rower (1988) and stock market fraudster.
 * Julian Moti, 55, Fijian-born Australian lawyer, attorney general of Solomon Islands (2006–2006, 2007–2007).
 * K. T. Oslin, 78, American country singer-songwriter ("80's Ladies", "Do Ya", "I'll Always Come Back"), Grammy winner (1988, 1989), COVID-19.
 * Kalsoom Perveen, 75, Pakistani politician, senator (since 2003), COVID-19.
 * Richard Rominger, 93, American politician, heart attack.
 * Karel Vachek, 80, Czech documentary film director and FAMU educator.
 * Motilal Vora, 92, Indian politician, minister of health and family welfare (1988–1989), MP (2002–2020) and CM of Madhya Pradesh (1985–1988, 1989), complications from COVID-19.
 * Eleanor Wadsworth, 103, English aviator.
 * Sir Arnold Wolfendale, 93, British astronomer, Astronomer Royal (1991–1995).

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 * Karima Baloch, 37, Pakistani human rights activist.
 * Joachim Bäse, 81, German footballer (Eintracht Braunschweig, West Germany national team).
 * Wojciech Borowik, 64, Polish politician, Solidarity activist, deputy (1993–1997), COVID-19.
 * Claude Brasseur, 84, French actor (Bande à part, Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me, A Simple Story).
 * Norma Cappagli, 81, Argentine model, Miss World (1960), traffic collision.
 * Pierre Chappuis, 90, Swiss poet.
 * Edmund M. Clarke, 75, American computer scientist, COVID-19.
 * James D. Fowler, 86, American politician.
 * Ed Gomes, 84, American politician, member of the Connecticut State Senate (2005–2013, 2015–2019), injuries sustained in a traffic collision.
 * Leo Goodman, 92, American statistician, COVID-19.
 * Kevin Hartley, 86, Australian amateur golfer.
 * Erkki Hytönen, 87, Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (1952).
 * H. L. Jensen, 91, American politician.
 * Lam Phương, 83, Vietnamese-American songwriter, complications from a stroke.
 * Jack Lenor Larsen, 93, American textile designer.
 * Paul Loridant, 72, French politician, mayor of Les Ulis (1977–2001).
 * Ron Lurie, 79, American politician, mayor of Las Vegas (1987–1991), COVID-19.
 * John Maltby, 84, English sculptor and potter.
 * Muhammad Mustafa Mero, 79, Syrian politician, prime minister (2000–2003), COVID-19.
 * Phil Rogers, 69, Welsh studio potter.
 * George Spriggs, 83, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals).
 * Özkan Sümer, 80, Turkish football player (Trabzonspor) and manager (Galatasaray, national team).
 * Stella Tennant, 50, British model, suicide.
 * Rubén Tierrablanca González, 68, Mexican-born Turkish Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic vicariate of Istanbul (since 2016), COVID-19.
 * Tuck Tucker, 59, American animator (Hey Arnold!, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Simpsons).
 * Antonio Vacca, 86, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Alghero-Bosa (1993–2006), throat cancer.
 * Jay Walljasper, 65, American writer and editor, kidney cancer.
 * Alan Warren, 88, English priest.
 * Dwight Wise, 90, American politician.

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 * Arkady Andreasyan, 73, Armenian football player (Ararat Yerevan, Soviet Union national team) and manager (Homenmen Beirut), Olympic bronze medallist (1972).
 * Lars Arge, 53, Danish computer scientist, kidney cancer.
 * Irani Barbosa, 70, Brazilian politician, deputy (1991–1995), COVID-19.
 * Charles Campion, 69, English food critic (The Times, The Independent, MasterChef).
 * Desmond Carnelley, 91, English archdeacon.
 * Richard N. Cooper, 86, American economist.
 * John Edrich, 83, English cricketer (Norfolk, Surrey, national team), Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
 * James E. Gunn, 97, American science fiction author (The Road to Science Fiction, Star Bridge, The Listeners).
 * Lyle Hanson, 85, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1979–2012).
 * Yehuda Henkin, 75, Israeli Orthodox rabbi and posek.
 * Mannan Hira, 64, Bangladeshi playwright and film director, heart attack.
 * Issaka Assane Karanta, 75, Nigerien politician, Mayor of Commune I (1996–1999) and Commune III (2010–2011) of Niamey, governor of Niamey Capital District (since 2018), COVID-19.
 * Pero Kvrgić, 93, Croatian actor (Ne daj se, Floki, All for Free, Nausikaya).
 * Lonnie Laffen, 62, American politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (2010–2018), heart attack.
 * Rebecca Luker, 59, American actress (Mary Poppins, Show Boat, Not Fade Away), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
 * Makosso IV, 76, Congolese royal, king of Loango (since 2009).
 * Santé Marcuzzi, 86, French Olympic rower (1956).
 * Eddie McLaren, 91, Scottish footballer (Reading).
 * Dave McNary, 69, American film journalist (Variety), complications from a stroke.
 * Mićo Mićić, 64, Bosnian politician, mayor of Bijeljina (since 2004), COVID-19.
 * Brian Morrison, 82, Australian footballer (Richmond).
 * Loyiso Mpumlwana, South African politician, member of the National Assembly (2014–2019, since 2020), COVID-19.
 * Rei Nakanishi, 82, Japanese novelist and songwriter, heart attack.
 * Kay Purcell, 57, English actress (Emmerdale, Tracy Beaker Returns, Waterloo Road), liver cancer.
 * Frankie Randall, 59, American boxer, WBC light welterweight champion (1994–1996).
 * Madan Lal Sharma, 68, Indian politician, MP (2004–2014).
 * Gilbert Shea, 92, American tennis player.
 * Sugathakumari, 86, Indian poet and social activist, COVID-19.
 * Swami Sundaranand, 94, Indian yogi, photographer, and mountaineer.
 * Monika Tilley, 86, Austrian-born American fashion designer.
 * Leslie West, 75, American singer and guitarist (Mountain, West, Bruce and Laing, The Vagrants), heart attack.
 * Ron Widby, 75, American basketball and football player (Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers).
 * Joel Yanofsky, 65, Canadian novelist, cancer.
 * Rika Zaraï, 82, Israeli singer and writer.

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 * Mouloud Achour, 76, Algerian writer.
 * Mitsumasa Anno, 94, Japanese children's author and illustrator (All in a Day), cirrhosis.
 * Mohamad Aziz, 80, Malaysian politician, MP (1999–2013) and Johor State MLA (1986–1999), kidney failure.
 * Ben Binnendijk, 93, Dutch Olympic rower (1952).
 * Benedicto Bravo, 58, Mexican footballer (Club León, Unión de Curtidores), COVID-19.
 * Carl Olaf Bue Jr., 98, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Southern Texas (since 1970).
 * Michael J. Byrne, 79, Australian physician.
 * Vince Carillot, 93, American football coach.
 * Roland Cedermark, 82, Swedish musician.
 * Hubert Chesshyre, 80, British officer of arms, Clarenceux king of arms (1997–2010).
 * John Cremona, 102, Maltese civil servant, chief justice (1971–1981) and acting president (1976).
 * Braswell Deen Jr., 95, American politician.
 * Ernie Duplechin, 88, American football coach (Basile HS, Eunice HS) and athletics administrator (McNeese State).
 * Ivry Gitlis, 98, Israeli violinist.
 * M. A. Hashem, 78, Bangladeshi businessman (Partex Group) and politician, MP (2001–2006), COVID-19.
 * Danny Hodge, 88, American Hall of Fame wrestler (NWA) and boxer, Olympic silver medallist (1956), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
 * AKM Jahangir Hossain, 66, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–2008, since 2014), complications from COVID-19.
 * Thoriq Husler, 57, Indonesian politician, regent of East Luwu (since 2016), COVID-19.
 * Aleksandar Ivoš, 89, Serbian footballer (Vojvodina, K. Beringen F.C., Yugoslavia national team).
 * Milorad Janković, 80, Serbian footballer (Radnički Niš, Yugoslavia national team).
 * Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jeelani, 69, Pakistani politician, MNA (since 2013), COVID-19.
 * Freshta Kohistani, 29, Afghan women's rights activist, shot.
 * Ahmed Lemu, 91, Nigerian Islamic scholar and jurist.
 * William Magee, 81, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1991–2018).
 * B. J. Marsh, 80, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1989–1993, 2001–2009), complications from COVID-19.
 * Vincent Mhlanga, Swazi politician, acting prime minister (2018), COVID-19.
 * Bernard Mvondo-Etoga, 37, Cameroonian Olympic judoka (2004).
 * Jack Myers, 96, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles).
 * Adramé Ndiaye, 62, Senegalese Olympic basketball player (1980), COVID-19.
 * Idongesit Nkanga, 68, Nigerian air officer and politician, COVID-19.
 * Tho. Paramasivan, 69, Indian anthropologist, complications from diabetes.
 * Thomas W. Parks, 81, American electrical engineer.
 * Burt Pugach, 93, American lawyer and convicted felon.
 * Armando Romero, 60, Mexican footballer (Cruz Azul, Club Toluca, Correcaminos UAT), complications from COVID-19.
 * Benhur Salimbangon, 75, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (2007–2019), cancer.
 * Mojmir Sepe, 90, Slovenian composer ("Brez besed", "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet", "The Earth is Dancing") and conductor.
 * Guy N. Smith, 81, British horror writer.
 * Davie Sneddon, 84, Scottish footballer (Kilmarnock, Preston North End, Raith Rovers).
 * Geoff Stephens, 86, English songwriter ("Sorry Suzanne", "Daughter of Darkness", "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me") and record producer.
 * Siv Widerberg, 89, Swedish writer and journalist.

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 * Michael Alig, 54, American club promoter and convicted killer, heroin overdose.
 * Djalma Bastos de Morais, 83, Brazilian politician, minister of communications (1993–1995) and president of CEMIG (1999–2015), COVID-19.
 * William Bentsen, 90, American Olympic sailing champion (1972).
 * Brian Binley, 78, British politician, MP (2005–2015).
 * Ivan Bogdan, 92, Ukrainian wrestler, Olympic champion (1960).
 * Soumaïla Cissé, 71, Malian politician, MP (since 2013) and minister of finance (1993–2000), COVID-19.
 * Chico Ejiro, Nigerian film producer and director, seizure.
 * Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, 85, Indian poet and literary critic.
 * Reginald Foster, 81, American Roman Catholic priest and Latinist, complications from COVID-19.
 * Antonio Gento, 80, Spanish footballer (Racing de Santander, Real Oviedo).
 * Rich Herrin, 87, American college basketball coach (SIUC, Morthland College).
 * Tomás Irribarra, 85, Chilean politician, mayor of Quirihue (1992–1996, 2008–2012) and deputy (1969–1973).
 * Robin Jackman, 75, English cricketer (Surrey, Rhodesia, national team), complications from COVID-19.
 * K. C. Jones, 88, American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach (Boston Celtics, Washington Bullets), Olympic champion (1956) and NBA champion (1959–1966, 1984, 1986).
 * Ty Jordan, 19, American college football player (University of Utah), shot.
 * Jamal Khwaja, 92, Indian philosopher and politician, MP (1957–1962).
 * Oleg Kravchenko, 50, Belarusian diplomat, COVID-19.
 * Martin Lambie-Nairn, 75, English graphic designer (BBC, Channel 4).
 * Carlos Levy, 78, Argentine writer, narrator and editor, COVID-19.
 * Barry Lopez, 75, American author (Arctic Dreams), prostate cancer.
 * Edgar Meddings, 97, British Olympic bobsledder (1948).
 * Genevieve Musci, 106, American internet celebrity (Gramma and Ginga).
 * Anil Nedumangad, 48, Indian actor (Janaadhipan, Ayyappanum Koshiyum, Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte), drowned.
 * Engin Nurşani, 36, Turkish-German folk musician, lung infection and cancer.
 * Jaan Rääts, 88, Estonian composer.
 * Tony Rice, 69, American Hall of Fame bluegrass guitarist (New South, David Grisman Quintet, Bluegrass Album Band).
 * Barbara Rose, 84, American art historian, breast cancer.
 * Arne Skotte, 70, Swedish footballer.
 * David Thorns, 77, British-born New Zealand sociologist.
 * Maksim Tsyhalka, 37, Belarusian footballer (Dinamo-Juni Minsk, Dinamo Minsk, national team).
 * Scott Vermillion, 44, American soccer player (Kansas City Wizards, Colorado Rapids), acute alcohol and prescription drug poisoning.

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 * Derek Aucoin, 50, Canadian baseball player (Montreal Expos), brain cancer.
 * Milka Babović, 92, Croatian sprinter, hurdler and journalist, COVID-19.
 * George Blake, 98, British spy and double agent.
 * Leslie D. Campbell Jr., 95, American politician.
 * George Robert Carruthers, 81, American physicist and inventor.
 * Víctor Cuica, 71, Venezuelan saxophonist and actor.
 * Pat Childers, 79, American politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives (1997–2013).
 * Harper Davis, 95, American football player (Mississippi State Bulldogs, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears).
 * Johnson Gicheru, 79, Kenyan judge, chief justice (2003–2011).
 * Patrick Harris, 86, English bishop.
 * Kadambur R. Janarthanan, 91, Indian politician, MP (1984–1996, 1998–1999).
 * Railey Jeffrey, 75, Malaysian politician, MP (1986–2004).
 * Abdul Kader, 69, Bangladeshi actor (Kothao Keu Nei), cancer.
 * Ubong King, 48, Nigerian business consultant, security expert and motivational speaker, COVID-19.
 * Bronisława Kowalska, 65, Polish politician and political scientist, deputy (1993–2005), MEP (2004), COVID-19.
 * Sir Peter Lachmann, 89, British immunologist.
 * Brodie Lee, 41, American professional wrestler (AEW, WWE, ROH), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
 * Govind Prasad Lohani, 93, Nepali diplomat and economist, respiratory failure.
 * Theodore Lumpkin, 100, American pilot (Tuskegee Airmen), complications from COVID-19.
 * Jim McLean, 83, Scottish football player (Clyde, Hamilton Academical) and manager (Dundee United), complications from dementia.
 * Chic McLelland, 67, Scottish football player (Aberdeen, Motherwell) and manager (Montrose).
 * John Miller, 88, British journalist and author.
 * Aubrey Mokoape, 76, South African anti-apartheid activist, COVID-19.
 * Gilbert Naccache, 81, Tunisian writer and far-left militant.
 * Cirilo Nelson, 82, Honduran botanist.
 * Phil Niekro, 81, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians), cancer.
 * Maximiliano Pereira, 27, Uruguayan footballer (Miramar Misiones, Racing de Montevideo, Sport Boys), drowned.
 * Sergio Pintor, 83, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ozieri (2006–2012).
 * Tito Rojas, 65, Puerto Rican salsa singer, heart attack.
 * Gregorio Salvador Caja, 93, Spanish linguist.
 * Nomvuzo Shabalala, 60, South African politician, MP (since 2018), COVID-19-related illness.
 * Bill Sheridan, 78, American basketball coach.
 * Peter Schmidhuber, 89, German politician, deputy (1965–1969, 1972–1978).
 * William Starr, 97, American violinist.
 * Vic Stelly, 79, American politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1989–2005), COVID-19.
 * Mike Sutton, 76, English footballer (Norwich City, Chester, Carlisle United), complications from dementia.
 * Shirley Young, 85, American businesswoman.

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 * Rolf Aggestam, 79, Swedish poet and translator.
 * Arthur Berckmans, 91, Belgian comics author (Sammy).
 * Maria Gąsienica Bukowa-Kowalska, 84, Polish Olympic cross-country skier (1956).
 * José Luiz Carbone, 74, Brazilian football player (Internacional, national team) and manager (Fluminense), liver cancer.
 * Florentino Domínguez Ordóñez, 58, Mexican politician, deputy (2003–2006), COVID-19.
 * Gus Ferguson, 80, Scottish-born South African poet and cartoonist.
 * Ed Finn, 94, Canadian politician and trade unionist.
 * Giorgio Galli, 92, Italian historian and political analyst.
 * Yuichiro Hata, 53, Japanese politician, minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism (2012) and member of the House of Councillors (since 1999), COVID-19.
 * Marian Jochman, 85, Polish Olympic long-distance runner (1960).
 * Roberto Junguito, 77, Colombian economist, diplomat and politician, minister of finance and public credit (2002–2003) and of agriculture and rural development (1983–1984).
 * Mustafa Kandıralı, 90, Turkish clarinetist.
 * Sunil Kothari, 87, Indian dance historian, cardiac arrest.
 * Saidu Kumo, 61, Nigerian politician, COVID-19.
 * Vikram Lall, Indian architect.
 * Li Guang, 106, Chinese military officer, founding major general of the PLA.
 * William Link, 87, American television writer (Murder, She Wrote, Columbo, Mannix), Emmy winner (1970), heart failure.
 * Manukura, 9, New Zealand North Island brown kiwi (hatched 2011).
 * Klavio Meça, 24, Albanian swimmer.
 * Mieczysław Morański, 60, Polish actor (Na dobre i na złe, Na Wspólnej, Plebania), COVID-19.
 * Ladislav Mrkvička, 81, Czech actor (Atentát, Thirty Cases of Major Zeman), Thalia Award and Czech Lion winner.
 * Gunga Mwinga, 45, Kenyan politician, MP (2013–2017).
 * Mohamed El Ouafa, 72, Moroccan diplomat and politician, ambassador to India (2000–2004), Iran (2004–2006), and Brazil (2006–2012), minister of education (2012–2013), COVID-19.
 * Loyd Phillips, 75, American Hall of Fame football player (Arkansas Razorbacks, Chicago Bears).
 * Zbigniew Pocialik, 75, Polish footballer (KS Warszawianka, Gwardia Warsaw, Beveren).
 * Germán Rama, 88, Uruguayan historian and academic.
 * Osvaldo Rivera Cianchini, 80, Puerto Rican judge, COVID-19.
 * Zouheïra Salem, 80, Tunisian singer.
 * Harold Spinka, 75, American particle physicist.
 * Seymour Van Gundy, 89, American nematologist.
 * Ken Unwin, 94, English archdeacon.
 * Antonio Velasco Piña, 85, Mexican novelist, spiritual writer and essayist.
 * D. Yasodha, 74, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1980–1989, 2001–2011).

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 * Arun Alexander, 47, Indian actor (Maanagaram, Kolamavu Kokila, Master), heart attack.
 * Csaba Ali, 74, Hungarian Olympic swimmer (1964).
 * Jack Arthurs, 98, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1971–1978).
 * Marc Basnight, 73, American politician, President pro tempore (1993–2011) and member (1985–2011) of the North Carolina Senate, progressive bulbar palsy.
 * John R. Bentson, 83, American neuroradiologist, complications from COVID-19.
 * Moshe Brawer, 101, Israeli geographer.
 * Romell Broom, 64, American convicted murderer, COVID-19.
 * Johnny Clark, 73, British boxer, European bantamweight champion (1973).
 * Othón Cuevas Córdova, 55, Mexican politician, deputy (2006–2009), COVID-19.
 * S. L. Dharmegowda, 65, Indian politician, deputy chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council (since 2018), suicide by train.
 * Paul-Heinz Dittrich, 90, German composer.
 * Tom Docherty, 96, English footballer (Lincoln City, Newport County).
 * Jean-Marc Forneri, 61, French financier, heart attack.
 * Fou Ts'ong, 86, Chinese-born British pianist, COVID-19.
 * H. Jack Geiger, 95, American physician.
 * Christopher Greet, 88, Sri Lankan-born British actor (Dinnerladies, The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time).
 * Paul Sueo Hamaguchi, 72, Japanese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Oita (since 2011).
 * Jyrki Heliskoski, 75, Finnish football coach (HJK, national team).
 * Paul Heller, 93, American film producer (Enter the Dragon, The Wilby Conspiracy, The Pack).
 * George Hudson, 83, English footballer (Peterborough United, Coventry City, Tranmere Rovers).
 * Roy B. B. Janis, 63, Indonesian politician, MP (1992–1997, 1999–2005).
 * Valentin Lazarov, 89, Bulgarian Hall of Fame basketball referee.
 * Armando Manzanero, 85, Mexican singer-songwriter ("Somos Novios (It's Impossible)", "Mía", "Adoro"), Grammy winner (2014), COVID-19.
 * Frank Hampton McFadden, 95, American jurist, judge (1969–1982) and chief judge (1973–1982) of the U.S. District Court for Northern Alabama.
 * David Medalla, 82, Filipino sculptor.
 * Luis Enrique Mercado, 68, Mexican writer, journalist (El Economista) and politician, deputy (2009–2012), COVID-19.
 * Cy McClairen, 89, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), coach (Bethune-Cookman) and administrator.
 * Nolan Mettetal, 75, American politician, member of the Mississippi State Senate (1996–2012) and House of Representatives (2012–2020), COVID-19.
 * Wilma Pelly, 83, Canadian actress (North of 60, Fargo, Mixed Blessings).
 * John Fulton Reid, 64, New Zealand cricketer (Auckland, national team).
 * Madelyn Reiter, 78, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (2001–2007).
 * Les Riggs, 85, English football player (Gillingham, Newport County) and manager (Margate).
 * Adele Rose, 87, English television writer (Coronation Street, Z-Cars, Byker Grove), pneumonia.
 * Arianna W. Rosenbluth, 93, American physicist, complications from COVID-19.
 * Mahinder Watsa, 96, Indian sexologist.
 * Colin Withers, 80, English footballer (Birmingham City, Aston Villa).
 * Zou Deci, 86, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

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 * Hatem Ali, 58, Syrian television director (Salah Al-deen Al-Ayyobi, Seraa Ala El Remal, Omar) and actor, heart attack.
 * Claude Bolling, 90, French jazz pianist and composer (Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio).
 * David Britton, 75, British author and publisher (Meng and Ecker).
 * Jessica Campbell, 38, American actress (Election).
 * Pierre Cardin, 98, French-Italian fashion designer.
 * Richard Choruma, 42, Zimbabwean footballer (Highlanders, Bloemfontein Celtic, national team), kidney failure.
 * Joe Louis Clark, 82, American school principal, subject of Lean on Me.
 * Hugh Davidson, 92, American football player (Colorado Buffaloes), coach (Montana Grizzlies), and head scout (Denver Broncos).
 * Josefina Echánove, 93, Mexican actress (El hombre de los hongos, The Children of Sanchez, Cabeza de Vaca), model and journalist.
 * Norman Golb, 92, American Semitics scholar.
 * Agitu Ideo Gudeta, 42, Ethiopian goat breeder and activist, beaten.
 * Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez Machado, 60, Mexican politician, deputy (2003–2006), COVID-19.
 * James Hardy, 64, American basketball player (Utah Jazz, Udinese, Olympique Antibes), heart attack.
 * Arne A. Jensen, 66, Norwegian media and corporate executive, CEO of TV 2 (1993–1999) and Braathens (1999–2001).
 * Michael Julien, 93, British songwriter ("Let's Live for Today", "Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me", "Boom Bang-a-Bang"), COVID-19.
 * Dzhambulat Khatokhov, 21, Russian sumo wrestler and record holder, world's heaviest child, kidney failure.
 * Yevheniia Kucherenko, 98, Ukrainian pedagogue.
 * Alexi Laiho, 41, Finnish death metal singer-songwriter and guitarist (Children of Bodom, Sinergy, The Local Band), alcohol-related cirrhosis and pancreatitis.
 * Joey LaMotta, 95, American boxer and manager.
 * Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio, 90, Filipino puppeteer, National Artist of the Philippines.
 * Luke Letlow, 41, American politician, U.S. Representative-elect, complications from COVID-19.
 * Hugh X. Lewis, 90, American country singer, complications from COVID-19.
 * Gösta Linderholm, 79, Swedish singer and composer (Rasmus på luffen), stroke.
 * René Lotti, 91, French Olympic rower.
 * Elaine McCoy, 74, Canadian politician, Senator (since 2005) and Alberta MLA (1986–1993).
 * Phyllis McGuire, 89, American singer (The McGuire Sisters).
 * Simo Mfayela, South African politician, member of the National Council of Provinces (since 2019).
 * Nikhil Nandy, 88, Indian Olympic footballer (1956).
 * Jerry O'Riordan, 81, Irish Gaelic footballer (Glenbeigh-Glencar, Kerry).
 * Gregory Ochiagha, 89, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Orlu (1980–2008).
 * Corrado Olmi, 94, Italian actor and comedian (Wake Up and Die, Scandal in the Family, Madly in Love), COVID-19.
 * Daniel S. Paletko, 70, American politician, mayor of Dearborn Heights, Michigan (since 2004), member of the Michigan House of Representatives (2003–2004), COVID-19.
 * Serafim Papakostas, 61, Greek Orthodox prelate, metropolitan of Kastoria (since 1996), COVID-19.
 * John Paul Jr., 60, American racing driver and convicted criminal, Huntington's disease.
 * Geoffrey Robinson, 83, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Sydney (1984–2004).
 * Vincenzo Rosito, 81, Italian footballer (Potenza, Pistoiese, Mantova).
 * Howard J. Rubenstein, 88, American lawyer and public relations expert.
 * Rudy Salas, 71, American musician (El Chicano, Tierra).
 * Shabba Doo, 65, American dancer (The Lockers) and actor (Breakin', Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo).
 * Luigi Snozzi, 88, Swiss architect, COVID-19.
 * Jeanine Toulouse, 97, French Olympic sprinter (1948).
 * Tommy Turtle, 70, British soldier, cancer.
 * Jean Valentine, 86, American poet, New York State Poet Laureate (2008–2010), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
 * Indira Joseph Venniyoor, 94, Indian broadcaster (All India Radio).
 * Kees Verkade, 79, Dutch sculptor and artist.
 * John Waine, 90, English bishop.
 * Sofia Zhukova, 81, Russian serial killer, COVID-19.

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 * Aldo Andretti, 80, Italian-born American racing driver, COVID-19.
 * Guillem Areny, 89, Andorran politician, mayor of La Massana (1962–1963) and member of the Council General (1966–1969, 1974–1981).
 * Ronald Atkins, 104, British politician, MP (1966–1970, 1974–1979).
 * Brenda Banks, 72, American animator (King of the Hill, The Lord of the Rings, The Smurfs).
 * Ivan Baumgartner, 86, Australian footballer.
 * Bob Bessoir, 88, American college basketball coach (Scranton Royals).
 * George Blasse, 86, Dutch chemist.
 * Jos Compaan, 62, Dutch Olympic rower (1980, 1984, 1988).
 * Josep Corominas i Busqueta, 81, Spanish doctor and politician, deputy (1989–2000) and grand master of the Grand Lodge of Spain (2002–2006).
 * Peter Craze, 74, British actor (Doctor Who).
 * Seaman Dan, 91, Australian musician.
 * Eugene Peyton Deatrick, 96, American Air Force colonel and test pilot.
 * Grace L. Drake, 94, American politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1984–2000).
 * Robert A. Frosch, 92, American scientist, administrator of NASA (1977–1981).
 * Gaztelu, 74, Spanish footballer (Real Sociedad).
 * Andrew Han Jingtao, 99, Chinese Roman Catholic clandestine prelate, bishop of Sipingjie (since 1982).
 * Frank Kimbrough, 64, American post-bop jazz pianist.
 * Samuel Little, 80, American serial killer.
 * Milan Lučanský, 51, Slovak police general, president of the Slovak Police Force (2018–2020), suicide by hanging.
 * Yehoshua Matza, 89, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1984–2002).
 * Metin Orgarun, 60, Turkish Olympic judoka (1984).
 * Panusunan Pasaribu, 74, Indonesian civil servant and politician, regent of Central Tapanuli (1995–2001).
 * Stephen Prince, 65, American film critic and historian.
 * Alto Reed, 72, American saxophonist (Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Little Feat, Grand Funk Railroad), colon cancer.
 * LaWanna Shurtliff, 85, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1999–2008, since 2019), pneumonia.
 * Lois Sasson, 80, American jewelry designer and gay rights activist, complications from COVID-19.
 * Alexander Spirin, 89, Russian biochemist.
 * Victor Stacey, 76, Irish Church of Ireland clergyman, dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin (2012–2016).
 * Gennady Strakhov, 76, Russian freestyle wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (1972), COVID-19.
 * Anton Strout, 50, American author and podcaster.
 * Dawn Wells, 82, American actress (Gilligan's Island, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, Return to Boggy Creek), COVID-19.
 * Richard Gilbert West, 94, British botanist and geologist.
 * Eugene Wright, 97, American jazz bassist (The Dave Brubeck Quartet).

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 * Constantin Bosânceanu, 54, Romanian footballer (Bucovina Suceava, Oțelul Galați, Rocar București).
 * Jeremy Burnham, 89, British television actor and screenwriter.
 * Ralph C. Capparelli, 96, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1971–2004).
 * John Cardos, 91, American film director (Kingdom of the Spiders, Outlaw of Gor, The Day Time Ended) and actor.
 * Maxine Cheshire, 90, American journalist (The Washington Post), cardiovascular disease.
 * Tommy Docherty, 92, Scottish football player (Preston North End) and manager (Chelsea, national team).
 * Paul Etiang, 82, Ugandan politician, deputy prime minister (1996–1999), COVID-19.
 * Jolanta Fedak, 60, Polish politician, minister of family, labour and social policy (2007–2011) and member of the Sejm (since 2019).
 * Ernesto Gismondi, 89, Italian designer, founder of Artemide.
 * Robert Hossein, 93, French film director (Les Misérables, Cemetery Without Crosses), actor (Angélique, Marquise des Anges) and writer, COVID-19.
 * Dušan Jovanović, 81, Serbian-born Slovene theatre director, playwright, and essayist.
 * Richard Maxwell Kenan, 80, American politician.
 * Michael Kindo, 73, Indian field hockey player, Olympic bronze medallist (1972).
 * Gary Howard Klar, 73, American actor (Day of the Dead, Married to the Mob, Cadillac Man).
 * Emília Kováčová, 89, Slovak economist and academic, first lady (1993–1998).
 * Narendra Kumar, 87, Indian military officer and mountaineer.
 * Maureen Lee, 88, British author.
 * Olli Lehto, 95, Finnish mathematician.
 * Marian Leszczyński, 84, Polish Olympic rower (1964).
 * Inke Maris, 72, Indonesian journalist.
 * Muladi, 77, Indonesian jurist and politician, justice of the Supreme Court (2000–2001), minister of justice (1998–1999), MP (1997–1998), COVID-19.
 * Joe Neal, 85, American politician, member of the Nevada Senate (1972–2004).
 * Olivier Royant, 58, French journalist, director of Paris Match (since 2006).
 * Johnny Sands, 87, Canadian Olympic speed skater (1956, 1960).
 * Joan Micklin Silver, 85, American film director (Hester Street, Crossing Delancey, Between the Lines), vascular dementia.
 * Dick Thornburgh, 88, American lawyer and politician, U.S. Attorney General (1988–1991) and governor of Pennsylvania (1979–1987).
 * Narsing Yadav, 57, Indian actor (Kshana Kshanam, Gaayam, Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.), kidney disease.