Deaths in July 2020

The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in July 2020. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Individuals listed must have notability. Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.

July

Hugh Downs
1921 – 2020

Ida Haendel
1928 – 2020

Sir Everton Weekes
1925 – 2020

Ángela Jeria
1926 – 2020

Earl Cameron
1917 – 2020

Saroj Khan
1948 – 2020

Leonardo Villar
1923 – 2020

Martha Rocha
1936 – 2020

Cleveland Eaton
1939 – 2020

Volodymyr Troshkin
1947 – 2020

Charlie Daniels
1936 – 2020

Ronald Graham
1935 – 2020

Ennio Morricone
1928 – 2020

Sergey Zagraevsky
1964 – 2020

Amadou Gon
Coulibaly
1959 – 2020

Wayne Mixson
1922 – 2020

Alex Pullin
1987 – 2020

Naya Rivera
1987 – 2020

Flossie Wong-Staal
1947 – 2020

Johnny Beattie
1926 – 2020

Park Won-soon
1956 – 2020

Jack Charlton
1935 – 2020

Miloš Jakeš
1922 – 2020

Paik Sun-yup
1920 – 2020

Olga Tass
1929 – 2020

Gabriella Tucci
1929 – 2020

Frank Popper
1918 – 2020

Kelly Preston
1962 – 2020

Wim Suurbier
1945 – 2020

Lajos Szűcs
1943 – 2020

Grant Imahara
1970 – 2020

Zindzi Mandela
1960 – 2020

Adalet Ağaoğlu
1929 – 2020

Sir Toke Talagi
1951 – 2020

Phyllis Somerville
1943 – 2020

Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya
2000 – 2020

Zenon Grocholewski
1939 – 2020

Zizi Jeanmaire
1924 – 2020

John Lewis
1940 – 2020

Silvio Marzolini
1940 – 2020

Ron Tauranac
1925 – 2020

C. T. Vivian
1924 – 2020

Juan Marsé
1933 – 2020

Haruma Miura
1990 – 2020

Lucio Urtubia
1931 – 2020

Sultan Hashim
1945 – 2020

Sapardi Djoko
Damono
1940 – 2020

Nikolai Tanayev
1945 – 2020

Victor Chizhikov
1935 – 2020

Lone Dybkjær
1940 – 2020

Charles Evers
1922 – 2020

Joan Feynman
1927 – 2020

Jacqueline Scott
1932 – 2020

Stuart Wheeler
1935 – 2020

Benjamin Mkapa
1938 – 2020

Regis Philbin
1931 – 2020

Ben Jipcho
1943 – 2020

Azimzhan Askarov
1951 – 2020

Peter Green
1946 – 2020

Bernard Ładysz
1922 – 2020

John Saxon
1935 – 2020

Dame Olivia
de Havilland
1916 – 2020

Bill English
1929 – 2020

Hans-Jochen Vogel
1926 – 2020

Owen Arthur
1949 – 2020

Gianrico Tedeschi
1920 – 2020

Gisèle Halimi
1927 – 2020

Joe E. Kernan
1946 – 2020

Herman Cain
1945 – 2020

Lee Teng-hui
1923 – 2020

Gilles Lapouge
1923 – 2020

Sir Alan Parker
1944 – 2020

R. D. Pradhan
1928 – 2020

1

• Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, 63, Ghanaian politician and businessman, CEO of the Forestry Commission (since 2018), COVID-19.
• Edward A. Burkhalter, 91, American Navy vice admiral, heart attack.
• Cao Zhi, 92, Chinese politician, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (1998–2003).
• Max Crook, 83, American keyboard player and songwriter ("Runaway"), invented the Musitron.
• Gay Culverhouse, 73, American academic administrator and sports executive, President of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991–1994) and Notre Dame College (1995–1996), myelofibrosis.
• Hugh Downs, 99, American broadcaster and television host (20/20, Today), heart failure.
• Luizinho Drummond, 80, Brazilian illegal lottery operator, President of the Independent League of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro (1998–2001), stroke.
• Bill Duplissea, 70, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1986–1988), cancer.
• David F. Gantt, 78, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (since 1983).
• Beate Grimsrud, 57, Norwegian novelist, playwright and screenwriter (Ballen i øyet), breast cancer.
• Heinrich Fink, 85, German theologian and politician, member of the Bundestag (1998–2001).
• Ida Haendel, 91, Polish-born British violinist, kidney cancer.
• Alfred Kotey, 52, Ghanaian Olympic boxer (1988), WBO bantamweight champion (1993, 1994), problems caused by a stroke.
• Lin Moyu, 96, Chinese actress (A Dream of Red Mansions).
• Ian MacDougall, 82, Australian Navy admiral, Chief of the Naval Staff (1991–1994).
• Santiago Manuin Valera, 63, Peruvian Awajún leader and Indigenous rights activist, COVID-19.
• Eurídice Moreira, 81, Brazilian politician, Paraíba MLA (1995–1998) and Mayor of Itabaiana (2005–2012), COVID-19.
• Latifur Rahman, 75, Bangladeshi businessman (Transcom Group), member of the International Chamber of Commerce (2014–2017).
• Emmanuel Rakotovahiny, 81, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister (1995–1996), heart disease.
• Georg Ratzinger, 96, German Roman Catholic priest, Conductor of the Regensburger Domspatzen (1964–1994), older brother of Pope Benedict XVI.
• Pedro Luis Ronchino, 92, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (1993–2005).
• Paul Seban, 90, Algerian-born French movie director (La Musica, French Cancan).
• Billy Tang, 69, Hong Kong movie director (Dr. Lamb, Those Were the Days..., Dial D for Demons), nasopharynx cancer.
• Aleksejs Vidavskis, 76, Latvian politician, Mayor of Daugavpils (1994–2001).
• Sir Everton Weekes, 95, Barbadian cricketer (West Indies, national team).
• Sybil Wettasinghe, 92, Sri Lankan children's author and illustrator, heart failure.

2

• Paolo Cabras, 89, Italian politician, MP (1972–1994).
• Raymond Carter, 84, British politician, MP (1970–1979).
• Chiu Chuang-huan, 94, Taiwanese politician, Minister of Interior (1978–1981), Vice Premier (1981–1984) and President of the Examination Yuan (1993–1996), problems caused by pneumonia.
• Ole Holsti, 86, American political scientist.
• Ángela Jeria, 93, Chilean archaeologist and human rights activist, mother of President Michelle Bachelet.
• Nikolai Kapustin, 82, Russian composer and pianist.
• Jiří T. Kotalík, 69, Czech art historian, Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague (1997–2003, 2010–2014).
• Wanderley Mariz, 79, Brazilian politician, Deputy (1975–1987), COVID-19.
• Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda, 73, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Huajuapan de León (since 2000), problems caused by cancer.
• Tilo Prückner, 79, German actor (The NeverEnding Story, Iron Sky, Tatort), heart failure.
• Kevin Rafferty, 73, American director (The Atomic Cafe, Blood in the Face) and cinematographer (Roger & Me), cousin of President George W. Bush, cancer.
• Reckful, 31, Israeli-American Twitch streamer, suicide.
• Ronald L. Schwary, 76, American movie and television producer (Ordinary People, Batteries Not Included, Medium), Oscar winner (1981), multiple system atrophy.
• Mike Walling, 69, English actor (Alfonso Bonzo, The Smoking Room), screenwriter (Not with a Bang) and comedian.
• Yoon Sam-yook, 83, South Korean movie director (I Will Survive) and screenwriter (Yalkae, a Joker in High School, Suddenly at Midnight).

3

• Ejike Obumneme Aghanya, 87, Nigerian Army officer and electrical engineer.
• Tyson Brummett, 35, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), plane crash.
• Earl Cameron, 102, Bermudian-born British actor (Doctor Who, Pool of London, The Interpreter), pneumonia.
• Hermine de Clermont-Tonnerre, 54, French princess, writer and actress (La Ferme Célébrités, Riches, belles, etc.), motorcycle crash.
• Scott Erskine, 57, American serial killer, COVID-19.
• Wahidul Haq, 87, Bangladeshi politician, Minister of Finance (1988, 1988–1990).
• Saroj Khan, 71, Indian choreographer (Mr. India, Nagina, Chandni), cardiac arrest.
• Ardico Magnini, 91, Italian footballer (Pistoiese, Fiorentina, national team).
• Claude Mercier-Ythier, 88–89, French harpsichord maker.
• Michel Meylan, 81, French politician, Mayor of Bonneville (1983–2001) and Deputy (1988–2002).
• Rubble, 31, British Maine Coon cat, world's oldest cat (since 2019). (death announced on this date)
• Leonardo Villar, 96, Brazilian actor (O Pagador de Promessas, The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga, Juego peligroso), cardiac arrest caused by heart failure.
• Elba Perez-Cinciarelli, 76, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (2002–2004).
• Emily Howell Warner, 80, American Hall of Fame airline pilot and instructor, first woman captain of a scheduled American airline, problems caused by a fall and Alzheimer's disease.

4

• Alan S. Becker, 74, American politician, lawyer and educator, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1972–1978), cancer.
• Angelo Fagiani, 77, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche (1997–2007).
• Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, 68, American conjoined twins, longest-lived conjoined twins in history, congestive heart failure.
• Brandis Kemp, 76, American actress (Fridays, AfterMASH), brain cancer and COVID-19.
• Robert Mack, 61, Austrian Olympic ice hockey player (1988).
• Martha Rocha, 83, Brazilian model, Miss Brasil winner (1954), heart attack caused by respiratory failure.
• Seninho, 71, Portuguese footballer (Porto, New York Cosmos, national team).
• Bhakti Charu Swami, 74, Indian spiritual teacher (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), founder of the A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, COVID-19.
• Earl Thomas, 71, American football player (Chicago Bears, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers).
• Mary Twala, 80, South African actress (Life, Above All, Beat the Drum, Sarafina!).
• Kevin Wickham, 80, Australian Olympic rower (1964).

5

• Ragaa Al Geddawy, 85, Egyptian actress (The Nightingale's Prayer, A Rumor of Love) and model, COVID-19.
• Bill Barlow, 89, Canadian politician and businessman, Ontario MPP (1981–1987).
• Horace Barlow, 98, Australian neuroscientist.
• Fiorenza Bassoli, 71, Italian politician, Mayor of Sesto San Giovanni (1985–1994).
• Léo Bergoffen, 97, German-born French Holocaust survivor.
• Nick Cordero, 41, Canadian actor (Bullets Over Broadway, A Bronx Tale, Waitress), problems caused by COVID-19.
• Ayatullah Durrani, 64, Pakistani politician, MP (2008–2013), COVID-19.
• Cleveland Eaton, 80, American jazz bassist.
• Bettina Gilois, 58, German-born American screenwriter (Bessie, Glory Road, McFarland, USA), cancer.
• Willi Holdorf, 80, German athlete, Olympic champion (1964).
• Mauro Mellini, 93, Italian lawyer and politician, Secretary of the Radical Party (1968–1969) and Deputy (1976–1992).
• John Monaco, 78, American politician, Mayor of Mesquite, Texas (2007–2015).
• Aubert Pallascio, 82, Canadian actor (The Kidnapping of the President, Black List, Punisher: War Zone) and comedian, cancer.
• Brad Pye Jr., 89, American sports journalist (Los Angeles Sentinel), broadcaster, and community activist.
• Bob Reade, 87, American Hall of Fame college football player (Cornell University) and coach (Geneseo High School, Augustana College).
• Juanito Rivera, 89, Filipino militant and politician, co-founder of the NPA, stroke.
• Grethe Ryen, 70, Norwegian actress (Karjolsteinen, Den sommeren jeg fylte 15).
• Tiloun, 53, Réunionese singer.
• Volodymyr Troshkin, 72, Ukrainian football player (Dynamo Kyiv, USSR national team), manager (Veres Rivne) and executive.
• Judy Wade, 81, British journalist (The Sun) and author.
• Ashoka Wadigamangawa, 68, Sri Lankan politician, MP (1989–1994), car crash.
• Mahendra Yadav, 70, Indian politician, Delhi MLA (1998–2003) and convicted criminal, COVID-19.

6

• Inuwa Abdulkadir, 54, Nigerian lawyer and politician, Minister of Youth Development (2012–2013), COVID-19.
• Rosario Bléfari, 54, Argentine actress (Poor Butterfly, I, the Worst of All, Rapado) and rock singer-songwriter, problems caused by leukaemia.
• Carme Contreras i Verdiales, 87, Spanish actress (El Cor de la Ciutat).
• Charlie Daniels, 83, American Hall of Fame country rock singer-songwriter and musician ("The Devil Went Down to Georgia", "Uneasy Rider"), Grammy winner (1980), stroke.
• Bishnu Charan Das, 65, Indian politician, MP (2016–2017), stroke.
• Katie G. Dorsett, 87, American politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (2003–2011).
• Ronald Graham, 84, American mathematician (Graham's number), President of the American Mathematical Society (1993–1994), chronic lung disease.
• Andrew Kishore, 64, Bangladeshi playback folk singer, problems caused by non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
• Juris Kronbergs, 73, Latvian-Swedish poet and translator.
• Ennio Morricone, 91, Italian composer (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Hateful Eight), orchestrator and conductor, Oscar (2016) and three-time Grammy winner, problems caused from a fall.
• Zithulele Patrick Mvemve, 79, South African Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg (1986–1994) and Bishop of Klerksdorp (1994–2013).
• Zdzisław Myrda, 69, Polish Olympic basketball player (1980).
• Mark Naley, 59, Australian footballer (South Adelaide, Carlton), brain cancer.
• Freya Pausewang, 87, German author and sociology educator.
• Barbara Pec-Ślesicka, 83, Polish production manager and movie producer (Rok pierwszy, Without Anesthesia, Danton).
• Joe Porcaro, 90, American percussionist (Toto, The Wrecking Crew) and educator.
• Giuseppe Rizza, 33, Italian footballer (Juve Stabia, Arezzo, Pergocrema), problems caused by a ruptured brain aneurysm.
• Osvaldo Sosa, 72, Argentine football player (Club Almagro, Argentinos Juniors) and manager (Talleres de Córdoba), problems caused by a stroke.
• Marta Stebnicka, 95, Polish theatre actress (The Undivine Comedy).
• Zoran Stojković, 73, Serbian politician, Minister of Justice (2004–2007).
• Sergey Zagraevsky, 55, Russian-Israeli painter, architectural historian and theologian, acute heart failure.

7

• Hernán Alemán, 65, Venezuelan politician, Mayor of Cabimas (1989–1996, 2000–2008) and Deputy (since 2011), COVID-19.
• Dannes Coronel, 47, Ecuadorian footballer (El Nacional, Macará, national team), heart attack.
• Jahneil Douglas, 22, American football player (Toledo Rockets), shot.
• Elizabeth Harrower, 92, Australian novelist (Down in the City, The Watch Tower, In Certain Circles).
• Henry Jansen, 64, South African politician, Mayor of Langeberg, COVID-19.
• Henry Krtschil, 87, German composer, music producer and pianist.
• Mary Kay Letourneau, 58, American convicted rapist and teacher, colon cancer.
• Bill Ramsey, 76, English rugby league player (Leeds, Hull, Hunslet).
• Juan Rosai, 79, Italian-born American pathologist.
• Chynybaĭ Tursunbekov, 59, Kyrgyz politician, member (since 2010) and President of the Kirghiz Supreme Council (2016–2017), pneumonia caused by COVID-19.
• Wolfgard Voß, 94, German Olympic gymnast (1952).
• Wang Jiafan, 81, Chinese historian.

8

• Norman Allinger, 92, American chemist, member of the National Academy of Sciences (since 1992).
• Daniel Alvarado, 70, Venezuelan actor (La revancha, Pecado de amor, My Sweet Fat Valentina), fall.
• Marlene Catzín Cih, 66, Mexican politician, Mayor of Maxcanú (1994–1995, 2010–2012, since 2018), COVID-19.
• Sheng-Chang Chiang, 56, Taiwanese information technology businessman, CEO and President of MSI, suicide by jumping.
• Amadou Gon Coulibaly, 61, Ivorian politician, Prime Minister (since 2017), 2020 presidential candidate, problems caused from heart surgery.
• Lambert Croux, 93, Belgian politician, Senator (1977–1981) and MEP (1979–1989).
• Ramón Escobar Santiago, 83, Spanish politician, Mayor of Segovia (1991–1999).
• Jagdeep, 81, Indian actor (Sholay, Andaz Apna Apna), movie director (Soorma Bhopali) and comedian.
• Finn Christian Jagge, 54, Norwegian alpine skier, Olympic champion (1992), volvulus.
• Wayne Mixson, 98, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1967–1978), Lieutenant Governor (1979–1987) and Governor (1987).
• Eldon A. Money, 89, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1974–1979) and Senate (1980–1997), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
• Ricardo Mthembu, 50, South African politician, Mayor of KwaDukuza (2011–2019), COVID-19.
• Santiago Nchama, 70, Equatoguinean politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1999–2003).
• Munah E. Pelham-Youngblood, 36, Liberian politician, member of the House of Representatives (since 2011).
• José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, 72, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of the Territorial Prelature of Jesús María del Nayar (1992–2010).
• Ross Pritchard, 95, American academic administrator, Chancellor of the University of Denver (1978–1984).
• Alex Pullin, 32, Australian Olympic snowboarder (2010, 2014, 2018), Snowboard Cross World champion (2011, 2013), drowned.
• Naya Rivera, 33, American actress (Glee, The Royal Family, At the Devil's Door), model and singer, drowned.
• Abdelmajid Tlemçani, 82, Tunisian footballer (Espérance Sportive de Tunis, national team).
• Brad Watson, 64, American author and academic, heart failure.
• William Wolff, 93, German-British journalist (Daily Mirror) and rabbi (West London Synagogue).
• Flossie Wong-Staal, 73, Chinese-American virologist, problems caused by pneumonia.

9

• Agustín Alezzo, 84, Argentine theater director, problems caused by COVID-19.
• Johnny Beattie, 93, Scottish actor (River City) and comedian (Scotch & Wry, Rab C. Nesbitt).
• Robert Curtis Clark, 83, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (1960–1981).
• Roland Desné, 89, French philosopher and writer.
• Jean-François Garreaud, 74, French actor (Violette Nozière, A Simple Story, I as in Icarus).
• Ranjon Ghoshal, 65, Indian theatre director and musician (Moheener Ghoraguli).
• Karrar Ibrahim Hashim, 25, Iraqi footballer (Al-Minaa, Naft Al-Junoob, national team).
• Sahara Khatun, 77, Bangladeshi politician, member of the Jatiya Sangsad (since 2009) and Minister of Home Affairs (2009–2012) and Posts and Telecommunications (2012–2013).
• Irma Lanzas, 86, Salvadoran writer and educator.
• Sylvia Martínez Elizondo, 72, Mexican politician, Senator from Chihuahua (2016–2018).
• Bruce Nestande, 82, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1973–1980), heart attack.
• Park Won-soon, 64, South Korean politician, philanthropist and lawyer, Mayor of Seoul (since 2011), suicide.
• Hafiz Rahim, 36, Singaporean footballer (Geylang United, Gombak United, national team), car crash.
• Vladimir Salkov, 83, Russian footballer (Shakhtar Donetsk) and manager (Torpedo Moscow, Rotor Volgograd).
• Lino Sentimenti, 91, Italian footballer (Modena F.C.).
• Tong Binggang, 92, Chinese physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (since 1997).
• Joseph Vidal, 87, French politician, member of the National Assembly (1978–1993).

10

• Ben Acton, 92, Australian Olympic ice hockey player (1960).
• Morris Cerullo, 88, American Pentecostal televangelist, businessman (Heritage USA) and writer, pneumonia.
• Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty, 82, Indian-American microbiologist (Diamond v. Chakrabarty) and researcher.
• Jack Charlton, 85, English football player (Leeds United, national team) and manager (Republic of Ireland national team), world champion (1966), problems caused by dementia and lymphoma.
• Vicente Cristófano, 68, Argentine football manager and coach (Club Atlético Brown), COVID-19.
• Corra Dirksen, 82, South African rugby player (Northern Transvaal, national team), COVID-19.
• Vikas Dubey, 56, Indian gangster and convicted murderer, shot.
• Eddie Gale, 78, American jazz trumpeter, prostate cancer.
• Miloš Jakeš, 97, Czech politician, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1987–1989).
• Ghaida Kambash, 46, Iraqi politician, MP (since 2010), COVID-19.
• Ferenc Koncz, 60, Hungarian politician, MP (1998–2002, 2004–2006, 2010–2014, since 2018) and Mayor of Szerencs (2010–2018), car crash.
• Antonio Krastev, 59, Bulgarian weightlifter, world champion (1985, 1986), car crash.
• Josep Ramon Mòdol i Pifarré, 62, Spanish sociologist, politician and writer, Deputy (1989–1993) and Senator (1996–2000), cancer.
• Paik Sun-yup, 99, South Korean Army general and politician.
• Mahmoud Reda, 90, Egyptian dancer, choreographer and Olympic gymnast (1952).
• Mike Ryan, 78, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates) and coach.
• Alfredo Sirkis, 69, Brazilian politician, environmentalist and writer, Deputy (2011–2014), 1998 presidential candidate, car crash.
• Gordon Stone, 70, American bluegrass and fusion musician (Phish).
• Olga Tass, 91, Hungarian gymnast, Olympic champion (1956).
• Michael M. Richter, 82, German mathematician and computer scientist.
• Lara van Ruijven, 27, Dutch short track speed skater, Olympic bronze medallist (2018) and world champion (2019), autoimmune disease.
• Genevieve Westcott, 65, Canadian-born New Zealand journalist and television presenter (TVNZ, Newshub), breast cancer.
• Ed Wild, 85, Canadian Olympic basketball player (1956).
• Dick Williams, 92, American television personality (Magicland), meteorologist (WMC-TV) and magician.

11

• Jyotsna Bhatt, 80, Indian ceramicist and potter, stroke.
• Frank Bolling, 88, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves).
• Robert Gnaizda, 83, American civil rights lawyer, co-founder of the Greenlining Institute, heart attack.
• Edward Kmiec, 84, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Nashville (1992–2004) and Buffalo (2004–2012).
• Kyaw Hein, 72, Burmese actor (Kanyar Pyo Nae Zayar Ao, Sone Yay, Wai Lae Mhway Kyway Lae Mhway) and Theravada Buddhist monk, problems caused by a stroke.
• Nicholas Lash, 86, English theologian.
• Lim Boo Liat, 94, Malaysian zoologist.
• Florence Littauer, 92, American self-help author.
• Mary Miller, 90, English theatre actress, founding member of the Royal National Theatre.
• Rich Priske, 52, Canadian bassist, heart attack.
• Gabriella Tucci, 90, Italian operatic soprano.
• Donald Whiston, 93, American ice hockey player (Brown Bears), Olympic silver medallist (1952).

12

• Jack Ah Kit, 69, Australian politician, Northern Territory MLA (1995–2005).
• Rod Bernard, 79, American pop singer ("Diggy Liggy Lo", "This Should Go On Forever").
• Steve Bouchie, 59, American basketball player (Indiana Hoosiers, Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino), Indiana Mr. Basketball (1979), problems caused by a heart attack.
• Raymundo Capetillo, 76, Mexican actor (Rosa salvaje, Corazón salvaje), COVID-19.
• Joanna Cole, 75, American children's writer (The Magic School Bus), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
• Judy Dyble, 71, English singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention, Trader Horne), lung cancer.
• Hassan Abshir Farah, 75, Somali politician, Prime Minister (2001–2003) and MP (since 2012).
• Bill Gilbreth, 72, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, California Angels), problems caused by heart surgery.
• Ignat Kaneff, 93, Bulgarian-Canadian businessman and philanthropist.
• Benjamin Keough, 27, American musician, son of Lisa Marie Presley and grandson of Elvis Presley, suicide by firearm.
• Nelson Meurer, 77, Brazilian politician, Mayor of Francisco Beltrão (1989–1993) and Federal Deputy (1995–2019), COVID-19.
• Manuel Moroun, 93, American transportation businessman, heart failure.
• Frank Popper, 102, Czech-born Swiss art and technology historian.
• Kelly Preston, 57, American actress (Jerry Maguire, Twins, Sky High) and model, breast cancer.
• Henrik Ripa, 52, Swedish politician, Chairman of Lerum (1998–2010) and MP (2010–2014).
• Nagindas Sanghavi, 100, Indian political columnist.
• Eleanor Sokoloff, 106, American pianist.
• Wim Suurbier, 75, Dutch football player (Ajax, national team) and manager (Tampa Bay Rowdies), cerebral hemorrhage.
• Lajos Szűcs, 76, Hungarian footballer (Ferencvárosi, Budapest Honvéd, national team), Olympic champion (1968).

13

• Hasan al-Lawzi, 68, Yemeni writer and politician, Acting Prime Minister (2011), COVID-19.
• Luis Arias Graziani, 94, Peruvian Air Force general and politician, Chief of the Joint Command (1979) and Minister of Commerce (1974–1977) and Defence (1978–1980), COVID-19.
• Nurul Islam Babul, 74, Bangladeshi businessman, chairman of Jamuna Group, COVID-19.
• Eugene Chelyshev, 98, Russian indologist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 1987).
• Chuck Hulse, 93, American Hall of Fame racing driver.
• Moses Costa, 69, Bangladeshi Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Chittagong (since 2017), problems caused by a stroke.
• Bernard Cottret, 69, French historian and literary scholar.
• Hadi Dahane, 76, Moroccan footballer (Union Sidi Kacem, national team).
• Grant Imahara, 49, American electrical engineer (Star Wars, The Matrix), television host (MythBusters) and actor (Star Trek Continues), intracranial aneurysm.
• Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias, 79, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Astorga (1995–2015), lung infection.
• Zindzi Mandela, 59, South African politician and activist, Ambassador to Denmark (since 2015), daughter of Nelson Mandela, COVID-19.
• Pat Quinn, 84, Scottish football player (Motherwell, national team) and manager (East Fife).
• Debendra Nath Roy, 64–65, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (since 2016), hanging.
• Roger Simons, 93, Belgian journalist (Leydse Courant). (death announced on this date)
• Zeng Yi, 91, Chinese virologist and researcher, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (since 1993).

14

• Adalet Ağaoğlu, 90, Turkish novelist and playwright, multiple organ failure.
• Bea Gorton, 73, American college basketball coach (Indiana Hoosiers).
• Polad Hashimov, 45, Azerbaijani Armed general, shot.
• Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton, 88, British politician and lawyer, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (1989–1997) and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1997–2004).
• Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam, 78, Bangladeshi military officer, Chief of Naval Staff (1991–1995), COVID-19.
• Ronald Johnson, 76, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (since 1978), liver cancer.
• Jindřich Kabát, 67, Czech psychologist and politician, Minister of Culture (1992–1994).
• Caesar Korolenko, 86, Polish-born Russian psychiatrist, member of the New York Academy of Sciences, COVID-19.
• Daniel Lewis Lee, 47, American white supremacist and convicted triple murderer, execution by lethal injection.
• J. J. Lionel, 72, Belgian musician ("La danse des canards").
• Ron de Lugo, 89, American politician, Delegate U.S. Representative from the U.S. Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district (1973–1979, 1981–1995).
• Maria Lugones, 76, Argentine feminist philosopher.
• Noël Martin, 60, Jamaican-born British assisted suicide activist and neo-Nazi victim.
• Alex McCool, 96, American NASA manager.
• Abolghasem Sarhaddizadeh, 75, Iranian politician, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs (1983–1989) and MP (1990–1992, 1996–2004).
• Milan Šašik, 67, Slovak-born Ukrainian Ruthenian Catholic hierarch, Bishop of Mukachevo (since 2002).
• Shajahan Siraj, 77, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1991) and co-founder of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, stomach cancer.

15

• Carlotta Barilli, 84, Italian actress (Ragazzi del Juke-Box, Howlers in the Dock, La commare secca).
• Severino Cavalcanti, 89, Brazilian politician, Deputy (1995–2005) and Mayor of João Alfredo (1964–1966, 2009–2013), problems caused by diabetes.
• Igor Chernykh, 88, Russian cinematographer (The Diamond Arm, Particularly Important Task, Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation), COVID-19.
• Paul Fusco, 89, American photojournalist, problems caused by dementia.
• Louw de Graaf, 90, Dutch politician, member of the Social and Economic Council (1970–1977), MP (1981–1982, 1986) and Minister of Social Affairs (1982, 1987).
• Galyn Görg, 56, American actress (RoboCop 2, M.A.N.T.I.S, Point Break) and dancer, cancer.
• David Kaiser, 50, American businessman and philanthropist, member of the Rockefeller family, glioblastoma.
• Arnol Kox, 67, Dutch street preacher, problems caused by leukaemia.
• Oscar Hugh Lipscomb, 88, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Mobile (1980–2008), COVID-19.
• Victoria Rodríguez, 88, Spanish theatre actress, pneumonia.
• Maurice Roëves, 83, Scottish actor (Oh! What a Lovely War, Escape to Victory, Judge Dredd).
• Eugenio Scarpellini, 66, Italian-born Bolivian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop (2010–2013) and Bishop of El Alto (since 2013), COVID-19.
• George Simon, 73, Guyanese artist and archeologist, cancer.
• Sir Toke Talagi, 69, Niuean politician, MP (1999–2020) and Premier (2008–2020).

16

• Ken Chinn, 57, Canadian punk rock singer (SNFU).
• Roger Côté, 80, Canadian ice hockey player (Edmonton Oilers, Indianapolis Racers).
• Christopher Dickey, 68, American journalist, news editor (The Daily Beast) and author, heart failure.
• Tony Elliott, 73, English publisher, founder of Time Out Group, lung cancer.
• Mason Gaffney, 96, American economist.
• Barry Jarman, 84, Australian cricketer (South Australia).
• Azuma Morisaki, 92, Japanese movie director and screenwriter (Tora-san, His Tender Love, Oishinbo, Pecoross' Mother and Her Days), cerebral infarction.
• Rick Reed, 70, American baseball umpire.
• Phyllis Somerville, 76, American actress (The Big C, Little Children, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button).
• Tony Taylor, 84, Cuban baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers), problems caused by a stroke.
• Alexei Tezikov, 42, Russian ice hockey player (Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks, Lada Togliatti), heart attack.
• Jamie Oldaker, 68, American drummer (Eric Clapton, The Tractors).
• Jonathan Oppenheim, 67, American movie editor (Paris Is Burning, The Oath) and producer (Out of the Shadow), brain cancer.
• Víctor Víctor, 71, Dominican singer-songwriter and guitarist, COVID-19.
• David Bobihoe Akib, 64, Indonesian royal, Regent of Gorontalo (2005–2015).

17

• Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, 20, Russian-Australian Olympic pair skater (2018), World Junior champion (2017), suicide by jumping.
• Emajuddin Ahamed, 86, Bangladeshi political scientist and educator, Vice–Chancellor of the University of Dhaka (1992–1996) and University of Development Alternative (2002–2016), cerebral hemorrhage.
• José Paulo de Andrade, 78, Brazilian journalist, radio personality (Rádio Bandeirantes São Paulo) and television presenter, problems caused by COPD and COVID-19.
• Gian Franco Anedda, 89, Italian politician, Deputy (1992–2006), Minister of Justice (1994–1995), and member of the High Council of the Judiciary (2005–2010).
• Moussa Benhamadi, 67, Algerian politician and executive (Algérie Télécom), MP (2002–2007), COVID-19.
• Brigid Berlin, 80, American artist (The Factory), model (Andy Warhol) and actress (Chelsea Girls, Ciao! Manhattan), cardiac arrest caused by pulmonary embolism.
• Pierre-Marie Coty, 92, Ivorian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Daloa (1975–2005).
• Alex Dawson, 80, Scottish footballer (Manchester United, Preston North End, Brighton & Hove Albion).
• Seyfi Dursunoğlu, 87, Turkish comedian, singer and television presenter (Dans Eder misin?, Popstar Türkiye), pneumonia caused by COPD.
• Zenon Grocholewski, 80, Polish Roman Catholic cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (1999–2015).
• Zizi Jeanmaire, 96, French ballet dancer.
• John Lewis, 80, American civil rights activist and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 5th congressional district (since 1987), pancreatic cancer.
• Shirley Love, 87, American broadcaster (WOAY-TV) and politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1994–2008) and House of Delegates (2017–2019).
• Volodymyr Lozynskyi, 65, Soviet-born Ukrainian football player (Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union national team) and manager (Vorskla Poltava).
• Silvio Marzolini, 79, Argentine footballer (Ferro Carril Oeste, Boca Juniors, national team), problems caused by cancer, heart disease and a stroke.
• John Neale, 93, English Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Ramsbury (1974–1988).
• Yoshihiko Matsuo, 86, Japanese car designer (Nissan 240Z, Nissan 350Z, Nissan Z-car). (death announced on this date)
• J. I. Packer, 93, British-born Canadian evangelical theologian (Knowing God).
• Bill Scott, 74, British Anglican priest, Deputy Clerk of the Closet (2007–2015).
• C. S. Seshadri, 88, Indian mathematician (Seshadri constant), founder of the Chennai Mathematical Institute.
• Michael Silverstein, 74, American linguist and anthropologist, brain cancer.
• Andrzej Strzelecki, 68, Polish actor (Klan, Battle of Warsaw 1920, Barwy szczęścia), satirist and screenwriter, Rector of Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw (2008–2016), lung cancer.
• Ron Tauranac, 95, British-Australian engineer and racing car designer, co-founder of Brabham.
• C. T. Vivian, 95, American author and civil rights activist.
• Marian Więckowski, 86, Polish racing cyclist, Tour de Pologne winner (1954, 1955, 1956).

18

• Vishnu Raj Atreya, 75, Nepali writer and poet, gallbladder cancer.
• René Carmans, 75, Belgian footballer (K.F.C. Diest), heart disease. (death announced on this date)
• Elize Cawood, 68, South African actress (Dis ek, Anna, Red Dust), lung cancer.
• Derek Ho, 55, American surfer, World Surf League champion (1993), heart attack.
• Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, 57, Indian-born American physician, cancer.
• Ray Hannigan, 93, Canadian-born American ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs) and Roman Catholic priest.
• Katherine B. Hoffman, 105, American chemist and academic administrator, COVID-19.
• Dustin Lee Honken, 52, American convicted murderer and drug dealer, execution by lethal injection.
• Ashraf Hossain, 79, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1996, 2006–2008), cancer.
• Myrzageldy Kemel, 71, Kazakh academic, spiritual writer and politician, Deputy (1995–2004).
• Boško Marinko, 81, Serbian Olympic wrestler (1968, 1972).
• Juan Marsé, 87, Spanish novelist, journalist and screenwriter, Miguel de Cervantes Prize winner (2008), heart failure.
• Ali Mirzaei, 91, Iranian weightlifter, Olympic bronze medalist (1952) and World Weightlifting champion (1951, 1954).
• Martha Mmola, South African politician, MP (2014–2019), COVID-19.
• Haruma Miura, 30, Japanese actor (Spellbound, Crows Zero 2, Attack on Titan) and singer, suicide by hanging.
• Cécile Reims, 92, French engraver and writer.
• Jope Ruonansuu, 56, Finnish actor (Matti: Hell Is for Heroes), comedian (Jopet Show) and musician, esophageal cancer.
• Jaybee Sebastian, 40, Filipino convicted kidnapper and carjacker, COVID-19.
• Henrique Soares da Costa, 57, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Palmares (since 2014), COVID-19.
• Manuel C. Sobreviñas, 96, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Imus (1993–2001).
• Keith Sonnier, 78, American sculptor and artist, colon cancer.
• Baba Ibrahim Suma-Keita, 73, Sierra Leonean Olympic long-distance runner (1980, 1988).
• Lucio Urtubia, 89, Spanish counterfeiter, robber and kidnapper (Anarchist Federation).
• Alefoso Yalayalatabua, 43, Fijian rugby union player (Highlanders, Warriors, national team).

19

• Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai, 77–78, Iraqi military officer and convicted war criminal, Minister of Defence (1995–2003), heart attack.
• Biri Biri, 72, Gambian footballer (Wallidan Banjul, Sevilla, national team).
• Bruce G. Blair, 72, American nuclear security expert and scholar, stroke.
• David Cliche, 68, Canadian politician and environmental businessman, Quebec MNA (1994–2002), brain cancer.
• Giulia Maria Crespi, 97, Italian businesswoman and environmentalist, founder of Fondo Ambiente Italiano.
• Sonia Darrin, 96, American actress (The Big Sleep).
• Seydou Diarra, 86, Ivorian politician, Prime Minister (2000, 2003–2005).
• Louis Dicaire, 73, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Montreal (1999–2004) and Saint-Jean-Longueuil (since 2004).
• Sapardi Djoko Damono, 80, Indonesian poet, multiple organ failure.
• Mikołaj Kubica, 74, Polish Olympic gymnast (1964, 1968, 1972).
• Jack McIlhargey, 68, Canadian ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Hartford Whalers), cancer.
• Lodovico Meneghetti, 94, Italian architect, urban planner and professor.
• Giuseppe Ottaviani, 104, Italian masters athlete.
• Emitt Rhodes, 70, American singer-songwriter ("Live") and musician (The Palace Guard, The Merry-Go-Round).
• Viktor Ryashko, 56, Ukrainian football player (Nyva Ternopil) and manager (Hoverla Uzhhorod), car crash.
• César Salinas, 58, Bolivian football chairman (Bolivian Football Federation, The Strongest), COVID-19.
• István Séllyei, 70, Hungarian Olympic wrestler (1976).
• Nikolai Tanayev, 74, Kyrgyz politician, Prime Minister (2002–2005).
• Franciszek Ziejka, 79, Polish literary historian, member of the Polish Academy of Learning (since 1997) and Rector of Jagiellonian University (1999–2005).

20

• Muhammad Aslam, 73, Pakistani politician and lawyer, Associate Justice of the Lahore High Court (2003–2008), Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (2008–2009) and Justice of the Supreme Court (2009–2012).
• Hal Bernson, 89, American politician and businessman, member of the Los Angeles City Council (1979–2003).
• Michael Brooks, 36, American political commentator (The Majority Report With Sam Seder, The Young Turks), thrombosis.
• Victor Chizhikov, 84, Russian children's book illustrator, designer of Misha.
• Ross Dallow, 82, New Zealand police officer and politician, member of the Auckland Council (2010–2016).
• Roy Den Hollander, 72, American lawyer and murderer, perpetrator of the Salas home shooting, suicide by gunshot.
• Lone Dybkjær, 80, Danish politician and environmentalist, Minister for the Environment (1988–1990), MEP (1994–2004) and MP (1971–1977, 1979–1994, 2005–2011), cancer.
• Bijay Mohanty, 70, Indian actor (Naga Phasa, Suna Panjuri, Sahara Jaluchi), problems caused by cardiac arrest.
• Doug Rogers, 79, Canadian judoka, Olympic silver medalist (1964) and Pan American Games champion (1967).
• Arthur Rotstein, 74, American journalist and political commentator (Associated Press), COVID-19.
• Ram Awadhesh Singh, 83, Indian politician, MP (1977–1979, 1986–1992).
• Angela Spook, 66, German witch and street performer.
• Günter-Helge Strickstrack, 99, German politician and activist, founding member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
• Shane Tuck, 38, Australian footballer (Hawthorn, Richmond).
• Jorge Villavicencio, 62, Guatemalan surgeon and politician, Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance (2012–2014), COVID-19.

21

• François Amoudruz, 93, French resistant and Holocaust survivor.
• Dobby Dobson, 78, Jamaican reggae singer and record producer, COVID-19.
• Suka K. Frederiksen, 55, Greenlandic politician, MP (since 2014) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (since 2017).
• Li Jijun, 87, Chinese geographer and geomorphologist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (since 1991).
• Margaret McIver, 86, Australian Olympic equestrian (1984).
• Andrew Mlangeni, 95, South African anti-apartheid activist (Rivonia Trial) and politician, MP (1994–1999, 2009–2014), intestinal blockage.
• Lennox Napier, 92, British major Army general.
• Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, 98, Spanish Hellenist, translator and linguist, member of the Royal Spanish Academy (since 1990) and Real Academia de la Historia (since 2003).
• Annie Ross, 89, British-American jazz singer (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross), songwriter ("Twisted") and actress (Superman III), problems caused by emphysema and heart disease.
• Mike Slemen, 69, English rugby union player (Liverpool, national team).
• Tim Smith, 59, English pop rock singer-songwriter (Cardiacs, The Sea Nymphs, Spratleys Japs), musician and record producer, problems caused by a stroke.
• Wouter Snijders, 92, Dutch politician and legal scholar, Justice (1970–1986) and Vice President of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands (1986–1998).
• Lalji Tandon, 85, Indian politician, MP (2009–2014) and Governor of Bihar (2018–2019) and Madhya Pradesh (2019–2020), problems caused by urinary tract infection.
• Kansai Yamamoto, 76, Japanese fashion designer, acute myeloid leukaemia.

22

• Jos Bax, 74, Dutch footballer (FC Eindhoven, Helmond Sport, VVV-Venlo). (death announced on this date)
• Zacharias Chaliabalias, 74, Greek footballer (Iraklis, national team).
• Dino De Poli, 90, Italian lawyer and politician, Deputy (1968–1972).
• Charles Dewachtere, 92, Belgian Olympic marathon runner (1952).
• Charles Evers, 97, American civil rights activist, disc jockey and politician, Mayor of Fayette, Mississippi (1969–1981, 1985–1989).
• Evlogy, 83, Russian Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan of Vladimir and Suzdal (1990–2018).
• Joan Feynman, 93, American astrophysicist, heart failure.
• Alexander Gusev, 73, Russian ice hockey player (national team), Olympic champion (1976).
• Carlton Haselrig, 54, American wrestler, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets) and mixed martial artist, NCAA Wrestling Division I and II champion (1987–1989).
• Aleksandr Ivanitsky, 82, Soviet-Russian wrestler, Olympic champion (1964), suspected drowning.
• Ralph Liguori, 93, American racing driver (NASCAR Cup Series, USAC Championship Car series).
• Tom Mitchell, 88, Irish republican and politician, MP (1955). (death announced on this date)
• Stanley Robinson, 32, American basketball player (Iowa Energy, Moncton Miracles, Reales de La Vega).
• Bob Sebra, 58, American baseball player (Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds), multiple organ failure.
• Chito Soganub, 59, Filipino Roman Catholic priest and kidnap victim, cardiac arrest.
• Luzius Wildhaber, 83, Swiss politician and lawyer, President of the European Court of Human Rights (1998–2007).

23

• Mike Adams, 55, American political writer and columnist (The Daily Wire).
• John Blake, 59, American football player and coach (Oklahoma Sooners, North Carolina Tar Heels, Nebraska Cornhuskers), heart attack.
• Jean Brankart, 90, Belgian Tour de France racing cyclist.
• Éric de Cromières, 66, French sports executive and businessman (Michelin, ASM Clermont Auvergne), cancer.
• Emmanuel Farhi, 41, French economist.
• Joseph Jerome Farris, 90, American politician and lawyer, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (since 1979).
• Alan Garner, 69, English footballer (Luton Town, Watford, Millwall).
• Noel Jenke, 73, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers), problems caused by surgery.
• Tomas Joson III, 72, Filipino politician and businessman, Governor of Nueva Ecija (1992–1995, 1998–2007).
• Jurjaan Koolen, 81, Dutch Olympic volleyball player (1964).
• Ward Plummer, 79, American physicist, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 2014).
• Leida Rammo, 96, Estonian actress (A Young Retiree, The Fencer, Padjaklubi) and theatre director.
• Sérgio Ricardo, 88, Brazilian movie director (The Night of the Scarecrow), composer (Black God, White Devil) and pianist, heart failure.
• José Said, 90, Peruvian-born Chilean businessman, founder chairman of Parque Arauco S.A. (since 1979).
• Paolo Sassone-Corsi, 64, Italian molecular biologist (French National Centre for Scientific Research, University of California, Irvine).
• Jacqueline Scott, 89, American actress (Macabre, Duel, The Fugitive).
• Dominic Sonic, 55, French singer.
• Jerry Taft, 77, American meteorologist (WLS-TV, WMAQ-TV).
• Stuart Wheeler, 85, British financier and political activist, founder of IG Group and Treasurer of the UK Independence Party (2011–2014), stomach cancer.
• Paulette Wilson, 64, Jamaican-British human rights activist.

24

• Nina Andreyeva, 81, Russian chemist and politician, General Secretary of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks (since 1991).
• Claude Beausoleil, 71, Canadian writer and poet.
• Bo Black, 74, American festival director (Summerfest) and Playboy cover girl.
• Dick Bond, 84, American lawyer, banker and politician, member of the Kansas Senate (1987–2001).
• Maurizio Calvesi, 92, Italian art critic, art historian and essayist.
• Rene Carpenter, 92, American columnist and television personality, congestive heart failure.
• Janine Despinette, 93–94, French researcher and critic.
• Roberto Draghetti, 59, Italian dubbing actor (Madagascar franchise, Ed, Edd n Eddy, The Fantastic Four), heart attack.
• David Hagen, 47, Scottish footballer (Falkirk, Clyde, Peterhead), motor neuron disease.
• Ben Jipcho, 77, Kenyan athlete, Olympic silver medallist (1972), prostate cancer.
• Nejib Ben Khalfallah, 52–53, Tunisian dancer and choreographer.
• Mário Maffei, 94, Brazilian politician and engineer, Mayor of São Carlos (1973–1977).
• Claude-Gérard Marcus, 86, French politician, Deputy (1968–1997).
• Benjamin Mkapa, 81, Tanzanian politician, President (1995–2005).
• Kundi Paihama, 75, Angolan politician, Minister of Defense (2002–2010) and MP (since 2018).
• Bernard Mohlalisi, 87, Lesothan Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Maseru (1990–2009).
• Regis Philbin, 88, American entertainer and television personality (The Joey Bishop Show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire), heart attack caused by coronary artery disease.
• Lotty Rosenfeld, 77, Chilean artist, lung cancer.
• Amala Shankar, 101, Indian dancer and actress (Kalpana).
• Paul Van Roy, 88, Belgian basketball player (national team) and sports journalist (Gazet van Antwerpen), pancreatic cancer. (death announced on this date)
• Jan Verroken, 103, Belgian politician, member of the Chamber of Representatives (1950–1981), MEP (1979–1984) and Mayor of Oudenaarde (1983–1988).
• Zheng Shouren, 81, Chinese engineer, chief designer of the Three Gorges Dam.

25

• Azimzhan Askarov, 69, Kyrgyz journalist and human rights activist, pneumonia.
• Jim Frick, 68, Swedish horse harness racer, prostate cancer.
• Peter Green, 73, English Hall of Fame blues rock singer-songwriter ("Black Magic Woman") and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green Splinter Group).
• Flor Isava Fonseca, 99, Venezuelan journalist and sports executive.
• Olivia de Havilland, 103, British–American actress (Gone with the Wind, Captain Blood, The Adventures of Robin Hood).
• Lou Henson, 88, American Hall of Fame college basketball player (Connors State College), coach (New Mexico State, Illinois) and administrator, bone marrow cancer.
• Bernard Ładysz, 98, Polish opera singer and actor (The Quack, The Promised Land, Pierścień i róża).
• Giulio Maceratini, 82, Italian politician, MEP (1988).
• José Mentor, 71, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Deputy (2003–2019), COVID-19.
• Maurice Petty, 81, American Hall of Fame racing driver, crew chief, and engine builder.
• John Saxon, 83, American actor (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Enter the Dragon, The Girl Who Knew Too Much) and mixed martial artist, problems caused by pneumonia.
• Eddie Shack, 83, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins), four-time Stanley Cup winner (1962–1964, 1967), throat cancer.
• Janell Smith, 73, American Olympic sprinter (1964), cancer.
• Luciano Fabio Stirati, 97, Italian politician, Senator (1963–1968, 1972–1976).

26

• Jim Abbott, 77, Canadian politician, MP (1993–2011).
• Edmund Ansin, 84, American businessman, co-founder of Sunbeam Television.
• Rafael Barraza Sánchez, 91, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mazatlán (1981–2005).
• R. Stephen Berry, 89, American physical chemist.
• Alain Cacheux, 72, French politician, Deputy (1997–2002, 2007–2012), heart attack.
• Dame Olivia de Havilland, 104, French-British-American actress (Gone with the Wind, The Adventures of Robin Hood, To Each His Own), Oscar winner (1947, 1950).
• Bill English, 91, American computer engineer, co-developer of the computer mouse, respiratory failure.
• Francisco Frutos, 80, Spanish politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (1998–2009), cancer.
• Claudia Giannotti, 83, Italian actress (Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Villa Celeste, convenzionata con le mutue).
• Dick Klaverdijk, 73, Dutch politician, Mayor of Bergen, Limburg (1988–2011).
• Guy Lutgen, 84, Belgian politician, Minister of Agriculture (1988–1999), Senator (1977–1995) and Mayor of Bastogne (1976–2000).
• Chris Needs, 66, Welsh radio broadcaster (BBC Cymru Wales), heart disease.
• Lluís Serrahima, 88, Spanish singer-songwriter.
• Hans-Jochen Vogel, 94, German politician, Mayor of Munich (1960–1972), Minister of Justice (1974–1981) and Leader of the SPD (1987–1991), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
• John Weeks, 79, American economist.
• Roger Williams, 88, British hepatologist.

27

• Israfil Alam, 54, Bangladeshi politician, MP (since 2009), COVID-19.
• Owen Arthur, 70, Barbadian politician, Prime Minister (1994–2008), problems caused by heart disease.
• Bernard Cleary, 83, Canadian politician and indigenous rights activist, MP (2004–2006).
• Marcelo Elío Chávez, 54, Bolivian politician and journalist, President of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly (2014–2015).
• Sir John Guinness, 84, British civil servant and businessman.
• William Hill, 75, Hong Kong Olympic sprinter (1964).
• Frank A. Howard, 81, American politician, Sheriff of Vernon Parish (1976–2000) and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (2008–2020), problems caused by COVID-19.
• Denise Johnson, 56, English singer (Primal Scream).
• Kina Kadreva, 88, Bulgarian children’s book writer.
• Magda Kósáné Kovács, 79, Hungarian politician, MEP (2004–2009).
• Muhammad Asad Malik, 78, Pakistani field hockey player, Olympic champion (1968) and silver medalist (1964, 1972), Asian Games champion (1962, 1970) and silver medalist (1966), car crash.
• Miss Mercy, 71, American groupie and singer (The GTOs).
• Jan Skopeček, 94, Czech actor (Hroch, Tam, kde hnízdí čápi) and playwright.
• Khalil Taha, 88, Lebanese wrestler, Olympic bronze medalist (1952).
• Gianrico Tedeschi, 100, Italian actor (Susanna Whipped Cream, Il merlo maschio, Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot), congestive heart failure.

28

• Aleksandr Aksinin, 65, Russian athlete, Olympic champion (1980) and bronze medalist (1976).
• Junrey Balawing, 27, Filipino record holder, world's shortest man (since 2015).
• Angelo Carossino, 91, Italian politician, Mayor of Savona (1958–1967), President of Liguria (1975–1979) and MEP (1979–1989).
• Bent Fabric, 95, Danish pianist and composer.
• Gisèle Halimi, 93, Tunisian-French lawyer, feminist writer and politician, Deputy (1981–1984) and Ambassador to UNESCO (1985–1987).
• Gerry Harris, 74, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• Martin Konings, 91, Dutch politician, MP (1973–1986).
• Kumkum, 86, Indian actress (Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo, Mr. X in Bombay, Gunah Aur Kanoon).
• Raavi Kondala Rao, 88, Indian actor (Ramudu Bheemudu, Preminchi Choodu, Jeevitha Chakram) and writer, cardiac arrest.
• Herbert Leuninger, 87, German Catholic priest, theologian and human rights activist (Pro Asyl).
• John McNamara, 88, American baseball manager (San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox).
• Nicholas Micozzie, 89, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1979–2014), problems caused by a fall.
• Joseph Moingt, 104, French jesuit.
• Bill Montgomery, 80, American political activist, founder of Turning Point USA, COVID-19.
• Paul Morin, 96, French politician, Mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse (1989–1995).
• Irene Pollin, 96, American sports executive and philanthropist, co-owner of Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards.
• Diana E. H. Russell, 81, South African feminist activist and writer, respiratory failure.
• Reese Schonfeld, 88, American television executive, President of CNN (1980–1982) and founder of Food Network, problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
• Terry Waters, 76, Australian footballer (Collingwood), cancer.

29

• Malik B., 47, American rapper (The Roots).
• Kittie Blakemore, 91, American basketball coach (West Virginia Mountaineers).
• Salko Bukvarević, 53, Bosnian politician and Army military personnel, Minister for Veterans and Disabled Veterans (since 2015), co-founder of the Party of Democratic Action, COVID-19.
• Albin Chalandon, 100, French politician, Minister of Public Works (1968–1972) and Justice (1986–1988).
• Ayo Fasanmi, 94, Nigerian politician and businessman, MP (since 1983).
• Anatoli Fedyukin, 69, Soviet-Russian handball player, Olympic champion (1976) and silver medalist (1980).
• Mike Gillespie, 80, American baseball player and coach (USC Trojans, national team), College World Series winner (1961, 1998), problems caused by a stroke and lung disease.
• Oz Griebel, 71, American banker, lawyer and politician, 2010 and 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial candidate, hit by a car.
• Andy Haden, 69, New Zealander rugby union player (Auckland, national team), chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
• Joe E. Kernan, 74, American politician and businessman, Mayor of South Bend (1988–1997), Lieutenant Governor (1997–2003) and Governor of Indiana (2003–2005), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
• Bob McCurdy, 68, American basketball player (Richmond Spiders), anal cancer.
• Mark V. Meierhenry, 75, American lawyer and politician, Attorney General of South Dakota (1979–1987).
• Hernán Pinto, 67, Chilean politician, Mayor of Valparaíso (1990–2004), COVID-19.
• Andre Ptaszynski, 67, British theatre producer.
• David Ramsay, 72, Australian-born Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1985–2011).
• Ajip Rosidi, 82, Indonesian writer and poet.
• Perence Shiri, 65, Zimbabwean Air Force officer and politician, Commander of the Air Force (1992–2017) and Minister of Agriculture (since 2017), COVID-19.
• R. Toros, 85, Syrian-born French sculptor.
• Don Townsend, 89, English footballer (Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace). (death announced on this date)

30

• Karen Berg, 77, American author, co-founder of the Kabbalah Centre.
• Maarten Biesheuvel, 81, Dutch writer.
• Herman Cain, 74, American businessman (Godfather's Pizza) and politician, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1995–1996), 2012 presidential candidate, COVID-19.
• Connie Culp, 57, American face transplant recipient, problems caused by an infection. (death announced on this date)
• Bob Dearing, 85, American politician, member of the Mississippi State Senate (1980–2012, 2016–2019).
• Lee Teng-hui, 97, Taiwanese politician, Mayor of Taipei (1978–1981), Vice President (1984–1988) and President (1988–2000), sepsis caused by multiple organ failure.
• Sydney Lotterby, 93, British television producer (Last of the Summer Wine, Yes Minister, Open All Hours). (death announced on this date)
• Somen Mitra, 78, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (1972–1977, 1982–2009) and MP (2009–2014), cardiac arrest caused by multiple organ failure.
• Juan Ramón, 80, Argentine singer and actor, problems caused by pneumonia.
• Mark Rocco, 69, English professional wrestler (All Star Wrestling, NJPW).
• Jorge Santibáñez Ceardi, 86, Chilean politician, Deputy (1965–1973) and Mayor of Viña del Mar (1994–1996).
• Helena Žigon, 92, Slovenian marathon runner.

31

• Mike Clark, 73, American movie critic (USA Today), injuries caused from a fall.
• Mike Gale, 70, American basketball player (San Antonio Spurs, Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Blazers).
• Sa. Kandasamy, 80, Indian novelist and filmmaker, heart attack.
• Gary Knopp, 64, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (since 2017), plane crash.
• Gilles Lapouge, 96, French writer and journalist (O Estado de S. Paulo, Le Monde).
• Giulio Lazzarini, 93, Italian politician, Mayor of Lucca (1994–1998).
• Eusebio Leal, 77, Cuban-Mexican historian, pancreatic cancer.
• Bill Mack, 88, American country music disc jockey (WBAP) and songwriter ("Blue", "Drinking Champagne"), Grammy winner (1997), COVID-19.
• Sir Alan Parker, 76, English movie director (Midnight Express, Pink Floyd—The Wall, Mississippi Burning), BAFTA winner (1977, 1979).
• Tamás Pomucz, 63, Hungarian Olympic sailor (1992).
• R. D. Pradhan, 92, Indian politician, Governor of Arunachal Pradesh (1987–1990).
• Wim Scherpenhuijsen Rom, 87, Dutch banker, founder of ING.
• Stephen Tataw, 57, Cameroonian footballer (Tonnerre Yaoundé, Olympic Mvolyé, national team).
• Joan Mari Torrealdai, 77, Spanish political writer, sociologist and journalist, member of the Euskaltzaindia (since 2007), cancer.
• Miodrag Živković, 92, Serbian sculptor and educator.

Months

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

Related pages

• List of deaths due to COVID-19
• Deaths in 2014
• Deaths in 2015
• Deaths in 2016
• Deaths in 2017
• Deaths in 2018
• Deaths in 2019

Other websites

• The Guardian, UK obituaries
• The Telegraph obituaries
• Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
• Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times, US obituaries
• The Washington Post obituaries
• The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian obituaries