Deaths in 2025

The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:

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

February

2

• Ogün Altıparmak, 86, Turkish footballer (Karşıyaka, Fenerbahçe, national team).
• Newton Cardoso, 86, Brazilian politician, governor of Minas Gerais (1987–1991) and three-time deputy, multiple organ failure.
• John Crosse, 83, British disc jockey and television presenter. (death announced on this date)
• Lee Joo-shil, 80, South Korean actress (The Uncanny Counter, Train to Busan, Squid Game), stomach cancer.
• Tony Martin, 80, English farmer and convicted criminal, stroke.
• Alan Shoulder, 71, English football player (Newcastle United, Carlisle United, Hartlepool United) and manager.
• Enrique Valdivieso, 81, Spanish art historian, smoke inhalation.

1

• Boss in Drama, 37, Brazilian DJ and record producer.
• Navin Chawla, 79, Indian civil servant, chief election commissioner (2009–2010).
• Renato Corsetti, 83, Italian Esperantist, president of the Universal Esperanto Association (2001–2007).
• Mehdi Haj Mohamad, 74, Iranian footballer (Taj, national team), cancer.
• Zakia Jafri, 87–88, Indian human rights activist.
• Kishan Kapoor, 73, Indian politician, MP (2019–2024) and Himachal Pradesh MLA (1990–1998).
• Horst Köhler, 81, German economist and politician, president (2004–2010), president of the EBRD (1998–2000) and managing director of the IMF (2000–2004).
• Bernard Rulach, 77, Sri Lankan cricketer (Colts).
• Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi, 95, New Zealand educator.
• Fay Vincent, 86, American lawyer and sports executive, commissioner of baseball (1989–1992), bladder cancer.

January

31

• Susan Alcorn, 71–72, American composer and pedal steel guitarist. (death announced on this date)
• William Brown, 94, Northern Irish politician, MLA (1982–1986).
• Carlos Ferrero, 83, Peruvian politician, prime minister (2003–2005), member (1992–2006) and president (2000–2003) of Congress.
• Valentin Franke, 98, Russian theoretical physicist.
• Martin Graber, 72, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (since 2021).
• Ryan Kiesel, 45, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (2004–2010), cancer.
• Táňa Radeva, 67, Slovak actress (Bathory, Lóve, Dubček).
• Robert Rummer, 97, American real estate developer.
• Abdelhamid Slama, 83, Tunisian politician.
• Feđa Šehović, 94, Croatian author.
• Mateo Sierra Bardají, 88, Spanish farmer and politician, senator (1982–1986) and MEP (1986–1994).
• Kärt Tomingas, 57, Estonian actress (Those Old Love Letters, Zero Point), singer and educator.

30

• Sammy Acaylar, 66, Filipino volleyball coach (Perpetual Altas, Quezon City Gerflor Defenders, national team), complications from a stroke.
• Zoltán Boros, 76, Hungarian orienteering competitor.
• Dick Button, 95, American figure skater, Olympic champion (1948, 1952), five-time world champion.
• Sir Julius Chan, 85, Papua New Guinean politician, prime minister (1980–1982, 1994–1997, 1997).
• Andrée Dumon, 102, Belgian Resistance member during World War II.
• Marianne Faithfull, 78, English singer ("As Tears Go By"), songwriter ("Broken English") and actress (The Girl on a Motorcycle).
• Tom Jackson, 76, American football coach (Connecticut Huskies).
• Edcel Lagman, 82, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (1987–1998, 2004–2013, since 2016), cardiac arrest.
• Bethwell Allan Ogot, 95, Kenyan historian.
• Leif "Loket" Olsson, 82, Swedish television and radio host (Bingolotto) and Olympic handball referee.
• Kåre Øvregard, 91, Norwegian politician, MP (1977–1989).
• Raj Pannu, 91, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (1997–2008). (death announced on this date)
• Daniel L. Ritchie, 93, American businessman, chancellor of the University of Denver (1988–2005).
• İlhan Usmanbaş, 103, Turkish composer.
• John C. Van Hollen, 91, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1967–1971).

29

• Julian Bennett, 75, British archaeologist.
• Tobias Eder, 26, German ice hockey player (Eisbären Berlin, EHC Red Bull München, Düsseldorfer EG), cancer.
• Dinu Gheorghe, 68, Romanian football president (Rapid București, FC Brașov).
• Martha Hilda González Calderón, 59, Mexican politician, deputy (2015–2018).
• Edward Greer, 100, American major general.
• Gianpaolo Grisandi, 60, Italian Olympic cyclist (1988).
• Ivan Haralampiev, 78, Bulgarian linguist.
• Bruce Howe, 77, Australian bassist and singer (Fraternity).
• John Huard, 80, American Hall of Fame football player (Maine Black Bears, Denver Broncos, Toronto Argonauts).
• Harold Luntz, 87, Australian academician.
• Salwan Momika, 38, Iraqi anti-Islam activist, shot.
• Walter L. Murphy, 87, American jurist, justice (1983–2000) and chief justice (2000–2003) of the New Hampshire Superior Court.
• Charles Oluka, Ugandan general, director general of the ISO (since 2020).
• Pilola Polett, 77, Chilean drag queen and LGTB rights activist, heart attack.
• Max Schautzer, 84, Austrian-born German television and radio presenter (Westdeutscher Rundfunk).
• Mavai Senathirajah, 82, Sri Lankan politician, MP (1989–1994, 1999–2020).
• Shawn Simpson, 56, Canadian ice hockey player (Baltimore Skipjacks) and broadcaster (TSN 1200).
• Gideon Spiro, 89, Israeli journalist and activist.
• Gary Stevens, 81, Australian rugby league player (South Sydney, Canterbury Bulldogs, national team).
• Richard Williamson, 84, English traditionalist Catholic prelate, bishop of the Society of Saint Pius X (1988–2012), brain haemorrhage.
• Notable victims of the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision:
  • Alexandr Kirsanov, 46, Azerbaijani-American ice dancer
  • Vadim Naumov, 55, Russian Olympic figure skater (1992, 1994), world champion (1994)
  • Evgenia Shishkova, 52, Russian Olympic figure skater (1992, 1994), world champion (1994)
  • Inna Volyanskaya, 59, Russian pair skater

28

• Miranda Cicognani, 88, Italian Olympic gymnast (1952, 1956, 1960).
• Marina Colasanti, 87, Italian-born Brazilian writer.
• Joe Daniel, 70, Tanzanian-born Canadian politician, MP (2011–2015).
• Leroy DeLeon, 76, Trinidadian footballer (Phoenix Inferno, Washington Diplomats, national team), complications from multiple strokes.
• Ken Flores, 28, American comedian.
• Arnaldo Gruarin, 86, Italian-born French rugby union player (RC Toulon, national team).
• Vilhelm Helander, 83, Finnish architect and academic. (death announced on this date)
• Catherine Laborde, 73, French weather presenter (TF1) and author, dementia with Lewy bodies.
• Lê Thành Khôi, 101, Vietnamese-born French academic and historian.
• William Leuchtenburg, 102, American historian and author.
• Theo Magin, 92, German politician, MP (1980–1994).
• Takuro Morinaga, 67, Japanese economist and academic, pancreatic cancer.
• Sulevi Peltola, 78, Finnish actor, recipient of the Jussi Award for Best Actor (2002).
• David Noel Ramírez Padilla, 75, Mexican academic administrator, rector of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (2011–2017).
• Mahmoud Saeed, 86, Iraqi-born American novelist.
• Al Sarrantonio, 72, American author.
• Muhammad bin Fahd Al Saud, 75, Saudi royal, politician, and philanthropist, governor of Eastern Province (1985–2013).
• Gene Schroeder, 95, American football player (Chicago Bears).
• Serapion, 60, Russian Orthodox prelate.
• Mikhail Shkabardnya, 94, Russian politician, member of the Soviet of the Union (1979–1989).
• Abdul Momen Talukder, 72, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2001–2014).
• Jorge Luis Valdés, 63, Cuban baseball player, Olympic champion (1992).

27

• Alma Rosa Aguirre, 95, Mexican actress (The Stronger Sex, Nosotras las taquígrafas, The Border Man).
• Joel Ayala Almeida, 78, Mexican trade unionist and politician, senator (2000–2006, 2012–2018) and three-time deputy.
• Guido Citterio, 93, Italian Olympic speed skater (1952, 1956).
• Emilia Contessa, 67, Indonesian singer, actress (Calon Sarjana), and politician, MP (2014–2019), heart attack.
• Alonzo Davis, 82, American artist and academic.
• Guy Delhasse, 91, Belgian footballer (Liège, K. Beringen F.C., national team).
• Millicent Dillon, 99, American writer.
• Houcine Dimassi, 76, Tunisian politician, minister of finance (2011–2012).
• Enrique Eskenazi, 99, Argentine businessman.
• Anna Hannevik, 99, Norwegian Salvation Army commissioner.
• Myles Hollander, 83, American academic statistician.
• Iusein Ibram, 71, Romanian politician, MP (since 2016). (death announced on this date)
• Jang Mi-ja, 83, South Korean actress.
• Michael Katz, 85, American journalist (The New York Times, New York Daily News).
• Maung Khin Min, 83, Burmese writer.
• Baldur Preiml, 85, Austrian ski jumper, Olympic bronze medalist (1968).
• Sir Patrick Rowe, 85, British rear admiral.
• Andrew N. Schofield, 94, British engineer (University of Cambridge).
• Mohamed Shukri Jameel, 88, Iraqi film director.
• Ian Vermaak, 91, South African tennis player. (death announced on this date)
• Efrem Winters, 61, American basketball player (Illinois Fighting Illini).
• Yoon Dae-sung, 85, South Korean playwright and screenwriter (All That Falls Has Wings, Black Republic).

26

• Kazuyoshi Akiyama, 84, Japanese conductor (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra), complications from a fall.
• Antonio Amaya, 79, Panamanian boxer.
• Michael Baggott, 51, British antiques dealer and television personality (Flog It!), heart attack.
• Avtar Singh Bhurji, 80, Indian-born Ugandan Olympic field hockey player (1972).
• Lidia Catalano, 79, Argentine actress (The Official Story, The Plague, Evita).
• Gaositwe Chiepe, 102, Botswanan politician, minister of foreign affairs (1984–1994).
• Moses Effiong, 65, Nigerian footballer (Sharks, Shooting Stars, national team).
• Nicolas Florian, 55, French politician, mayor of Bordeaux (2019–2020), member of the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (since 2010), complications from a stroke.
• Gary Grier, American singer (The Contours).
• Mary Hodder, 79, Canadian politician, Newfoundland and Labrador MHA (1996–2003).
• Pableaux Johnson, 59, American journalist and food writer, heart attack.
• Hans Klinga, 75, Swedish actor.
• Dulcinea Langfelder, 69, American multidisciplinary artist.
• César Lombera, 72, Spanish sculptor (Tertulia Monument (Literary Circle in Modern Coffee), Valle-Inclán statue).
• Suzanne Massie, 94, American historian.
• Samarendra Narayan Dev, 84, Indian filmmaker.
• Norbert, 15, American therapy dog.
• Malcolm Peyton, 93, American composer, concert director and conductor.
• Arto Salomaa, 90, Finnish mathematician and computer scientist.
• Shafi, 56, Indian film director (One Man Show, Kalyanaraman, Pulival Kalyanam), complications from a stroke.
• K. M. Shafiullah, 90, Bangladeshi military officer and politician, chief of army staff (1972–1975), high commissioner to the United Kingdom (1987–1991), and MP (1996–2001).
• Grant Tambling, 81, Australian politician, MHR (1980–1983), senator (1987–2001) and administrator of Norfolk Island (2003–2007).
• Hernán Vodanovic, 78, Chilean politician, senator (1990–1994).
• Éamonn Walsh, 79, Irish politician, TD (1992–1997).
• Igor Yankovsky, 73, Russian actor (Investigation Led by Experts, The Suicide Club, or the Adventures of a Titled Person, Charlotte's Necklace), cirrhosis.
• Yannis Ziagas, 84, Greek politician, MEP (1982–1984), MP (1985–1993, 1996–2000).

25

• Anastasios of Albania, 95, Greek-Albanian Orthodox prelate, archbishop of Tirana and All Albania (since 1992), multiple organ failure.
• Edweena Banger, British musician (The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & The Dogs). (death announced on this date)
• Anthony Basso, 45, French footballer (Udinese, Viking, Hearts). (death announced on this date)
• Greg Bell, 94, American long jumper, Olympic champion (1956).
• Joseph Bernal, 97, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1964–1966) and Senate (1966–1972).
• Wolfram Bode, 82, German biochemist.
• Harpal Brar, 85, Indian politician.
• Marlène Canguio, 82, French Olympic track and field athlete (1964).
• Narendra Chapalgaonkar, 87, Indian writer and judge.
• K. M. Cherian, 82, Indian heart surgeon.
• Dražen Dalipagić, 73, Serbian Hall of Fame basketball player (Partizan, Carrera Venezia) and coach (Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia), Olympic champion (1980).
• Bill Denny, 94, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1988–2020).
• Fathi Derder, 54, Swiss politician, MP (2011–2019).
• Huang Mao-zong, 81, Taiwanese judge, justice of the Judicial Yuan (2008–2016).
• Olga James, 95, American singer and actress (Carmen Jones, Mr. Wonderful, The Bill Cosby Show).
• Latika Katt, 76, Indian sculptor.
• Harold Katz, 87, American nutrition industry and basketball executive, founder of Nutrisystem, and owner of the Philadelphia 76ers (1981–1996).
• Malcolm MacKay, 80, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia MLA (1978–1984).
• Ernie Nestor, 78, American college basketball coach (George Mason, Elon).
• Ole Neumann, 77, Danish actor (Father of Four, The Heir to Næsbygaard, Father of Four on Bornholm).
• Ikujiro Nonaka, 89, Japanese theorist and academician, pneumonia.
• Pei Rongfu, 100, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Gloria Romero, 91, Filipino actress (Ilocana Maiden, Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story), Condemned).
• Jim Tauber, 74, American film producer (Stand Up Guys, The Place Beyond the Pines, The Age of Adaline), complications from multiple myeloma.
• Alexander Turbanov, 74, Russian politician, MP (1993–1995).
• Bill Wilson, 80, Canadian hereditary chief and politician.

24

• Joseph A. Amato, 86, American author.
• Deniz Arman, 63, Turkish journalist, lung cancer.
• Lakhdar Bouyahi, 79, Algerian footballer (NA Hussein Dey, national team).
• Buddy Brock, 72, American songwriter ("Watermelon Crawl", "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio", "I Wanna Fall in Love").
• Iulian Caranfil, 80, Moldovan singer ("Melancolie").
• Peter Cirimwami, Congolese military officer, governor of North Kivu (since 2023), shot.
• Iris Cummings, 104, American Olympic swimmer (1936) and aviator, last surviving participant of the 1936 Summer Olympics.
• Biruta Delle, 81, Latvian painter. (death announced on this date)
• Mimis Domazos, 83, Greek footballer (Panathinaikos, AEK Athens, national team).
• Wahiba Faraʽa, Yemeni politician, minister of human rights (2001–2003).
• David Gaskell, 84, English footballer (Manchester United, Wrexham, Wigan Athletic).
• John Groninga, 79, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1983–1993).
• Curtis Halford, 81, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (2009–2023).
• Joan Hanham, Baroness Hanham, 85, British politician, member of the House of Lords (1999–2020) and leader of the Kensington and Chelsea Council (1989–2000).
• Mala Htun, 55, American academic, cancer.
• Gianfranco Manfredi, 76, Italian singer and cartoonist.
• Toby McDonald, 73, Canadian curler and Olympic coach (2006).
• Jane McGarrigle, 83, Canadian songwriter and musician.
• Sekisuke Nakanishi, 98, Japanese politician, MP (1976–2003).
• Ken Newland, 75, Australian footballer (Geelong, Footscray). (death announced on this date)
• Juan Pío Paiva, 78, Paraguayan businessman, supermarket owner and convicted criminal (Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire), complications from diabetes.
• Sara Piffer, 19, Italian road racing cyclist, traffic collision.
• Ellert Schram, 85, Icelandic football player (KR, national team) and executive, chairman of KSÍ (1973–1989).
• Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, 85, American visual artist and curator, pancreatic cancer.
• Valeriy Stepankov, 77, Ukrainian historian and academic.
• Mukarram Talabani, 101, Iraqi politician and writer, minister of irrigation (1972–1977) and transport (1977–1978).
• Unk, 43, American rapper ("Walk It Out", "2 Step", "Show Out"), heart attack.
• Eddy Wauters, 91, Belgian football player (Antwerp, national team) and manager (Antwerp).
• Marcin Wicha, 52, Polish graphic designer and writer.
• Mirosław Żak, 88, Polish geodesist and academic.

23

• Al-Baqir Al-Afeef, 68–69, Sudanese writer, rights activist and academic, duodenal cancer.
• Ali Reza Asahi, 50, Afghan bodybuilder.
• Eduardo de la Barra, 65, Chilean football player (Deportes Concepción, Naval) and manager (Ñublense), kidney cancer.
• Ted Bassett, 103, American horse racing executive.
• Madior Diouf, 85, Senegalese politician.
• Alfonso Dulanto Rencoret, 81, Chilean politician, minister of mining (2002–2006).
• Viktar Hardzei, 78, Belarusian writer and translator.
• Dana Hudkins Crawford, 93, American architectural conservation developer and preservationist.
• Esther Jansma, 66, Dutch writer and poet, cancer.
• Krasimir Kochev, 50, Bulgarian Olympic wrestler (2000, 2004).
• Henry L. Marsh, 91, American politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1992–2014), mayor of Richmond, Virginia (1977–1982).
• Joseph Matarazzo, 99, Italian-born American psychologist, president of the American Psychological Association (1989).
• Neilton Mulim, 62, Brazilian politician, deputy (2007–2012), mayor of São Gonçalo (2013–2016).
• Joan Planes Vila, 83, Spanish businessman, founder of Fluidra.
• Andreas Stamatiadis, 89, Greek football player (AEK Athens, national team) and manager (Egaleo).
• Stephan Thernstrom, 90, American academic and historian.
• Jeremiah Useni, 81, Nigerian politician, senator (2015–2019), governor of Bendel State (1984–1985).
• Benjamin Widom, 97, American chemist.
• Sonja Wiesmann, 58, Swiss politician, member of the Grand Council of Thurgau (2005–2024).

22

• Daniel Abugattás, 69, Peruvian politician, member (2006–2016) and president (2011–2012) of Congress.
• Addison Bain, 89, American NASA scientist.
• Zoé Chatzidakis, 69, French mathematician and researcher.
• Teoharie Coca-Cosma, 84, Romanian sports commentator.
• Paddy Cole, 85, Irish saxophonist, lung cancer.
• Colonel DeBeers, 80, American professional wrestler (AWA).
• Barry Michael Cooper, 66, American screenwriter (New Jack City, Sugar Hill, Above the Rim).
• John Dineen, 89, Australian footballer (Hawthorn).
• Nicholas Eadie, 67, Australian actor (Vietnam, Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer, Cop Shop).
• Loretta Ford, 104, American nurse, dean of the University of Rochester School of Nursing (1972–1985) and co-founder of the first nurse practitioner graduate program.
• Gallo Blue Chip, 28, American racehorse.
• Boris Ćiro Gašparac, 79, Croatian musician and singer.
• Roberto Giusti, 71, Venezuelan journalist (El Nacional, El Universal).
• Barry Goldberg, 83, American blues musician (The Electric Flag).
• Carey Harrison, 80, British novelist and dramatist.
• Neil Hensrud, 84, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1974–1976).
• Joe John, 85, American politician and jurist, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (2017–2025) and judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals (1992–2000), cancer.
• Calvin Jones, 54, American football player (Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oakland Raiders), carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Jean-François Kahn, 86, French journalist, founder of Marianne.
• Li Jinmin, 98, Chinese military officer, political commissar of the PLA Beijing Garrison (1985–1990).
• Michael Longley, 85, Northern Irish poet (The Weather in Japan), complications from surgery.
• Francesco Paolo Lucchese, 90, Italian politician, deputy (1994–2013).
• David Martin, 93, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1961–1971).
• Tabish Mehdi, 73, Indian poet.
• John Moore, 88, Australian politician, minister for defence (1998–2001), member of the House of Representatives (1975–2001).
• Cornel Oțelea, 84, Romanian handball player, world champion (1961, 1964, 1970).
• Volodymyr Pylypchuk, 76, Ukrainian economist and politician, MP (1990–1998).
• Pierre Rabischong, 92, French neuroanatomist and academic.
• Juan Antonio Román, 82, Spanish football player (Granada, Real Valladolid) and manager (Linense).
• Johan Slager, 78, Dutch guitarist (Kayak).
• Kimmo Tauriainen, 52, Finnish footballer (Atlantis, MyPa, RoPS), lymphoma.
• Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira, 85, Portuguese military officer, chief of staff (1976–1978) and governor of Macau (1992–1999).
• Gabriel Yacoub, 72, French singer (Malicorne).

21

• Valérie André, 102, French neurosurgeon, aviator and army general.
• Tore Austad, 89, Norwegian politician, MP (1977–1989), minister of education and church affairs (1981–1983).
• Jo Baer, 95, American painter.
• Luca Beatrice, 63, Italian art critic, heart attack.
• J. Bruce Beckwith, 91, American pathologist.
• Håkon Bleken, 96, Norwegian painter.
• Robbie Bonham, 53, Irish comedian.
• Robert Choe, 85, Malaysian footballer (Malacca, national team).
• Dennis Crompton, 89, English architect.
• Ion Diaconescu, 67, Romanian footballer (Steaua București, Oțelul Galați, Dunărea Galați).
• Mauricio Funes, 65, Salvadoran politician and convicted criminal, president (2009–2014), complications from a heart attack.
• Gao Zhentong, 96, Chinese structural fatigue scientist.
• Petr Hannig, 79, Czech singer and political activist.
• Garth Hudson, 87, Canadian Hall of Fame musician (The Band) and keyboardist ("Chest Fever").
• Elliot Ingber, 83, American guitarist (The Mothers of Invention, Fraternity of Man, The Magic Band).
• Faizul Islam, 61, Bangladeshi writer and administrator.
• Renina Katz, 99, Brazilian engraver.
• Jüri Martin, 84, Estonian politician, MP (1999–2003).
• Pete Medhurst, 55, American sports broadcaster (Navy Midshipmen, Washington Nationals), brain tumor.
• Charlotte Raven, 55, British author and journalist (Modern Review), complications from Huntington's disease.
• Abdul Salam Al-Mukhaini, 36, Omani footballer (Al-Oruba, Al-Raed, national team).
• Kaajee Singh, 80, Indian percussionist.
• Doug Sneyd, 93, Canadian cartoonist (Playboy).
• Keiichi Suzuki, 82, Japanese Olympic speed skater (1964, 1968, 1972), kidney failure.
• Nedim Türkmen, 58, Turkish sports manager and journalist, fire.
• Ken Wydro, 81, American playwright and lyricist (Mama, I Want to Sing!).

20

• Michael Angelucci, 42, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2018–2020).
• Lynn Ban, 51, Singaporean-born American jewelry designer, complications following brain surgery.
• Bertrand Blier, 85, French film director (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Beau Pere, Buffet froid).
• Edward L. Bowen, 82, American horse racing historian and author.
• Bobby Cuellar, 72, American baseball player (Texas Rangers), heart attack.
• Fan Weiqiu, 62, Chinese spree killer, executed.
• Franco Giustinelli, 84, Italian politician, senator (1983–1992).
• Shirley Hankins, 93, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1981–1990, 1995–2009) and Senate (1990).
• Richard Hipa, 67, Niuean politician, MP (2020–2023).
• Willard Ikola, 92, American ice hockey player and coach (Edina High School), Olympic silver medallist (1956).
• Pete Johnson, 76, American politician, state auditor of Mississippi (1988–1992).
• Asma Khatun, 90, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1995).
• Vitaliy Khyzhniak, 90, Ukrainian politician, MP (1990–1994).
• Bob Kuban, 84, American bandleader and musician ("The Cheater"), stroke.
• Francis C. Lapointe, 86, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1969–1979).
• Shamsheer Singh Manhas, 65, Indian politician, MP (2015–2021).
• Basil Nasr al-Kafarna, 58, Palestinian politician, complications from surgery.
• Fred Newhouse, 76, American sprinter, Olympic champion (1976).
• Harald Paalgard, 74, Norwegian cinematographer (Orion's Belt, Dreamplay, The Woman That Dreamed About a Man).
• Charles Phan, 62, American chef.
• Antoni Reig Ventura, 92, Spanish Valencian pilota player. (death announced on this date)
• Hanne Reintoft, 90, Danish politician, MP (1966–1971, 1973–1976).
• Cecile Richards, 67, American feminist activist, president of Planned Parenthood (2006–2018), brain cancer.
• Romano Rizzato, 88, Italian painter and illustrator.
• Ginny Ruffner, 72, American glass artist.
• Gernot Rumpf, 83, German sculptor.
• Heinrich W. Schwab, 86, German musicologist.
• Mimi El-Sherbini, 86, Egyptian football player (Al-Ahly, national team) and manager (Al-Nasr). (death announced on this date)
• Adam Steinhardt, 55, Australian pole vaulter, bowel cancer.
• John Sykes, 65, English guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake) and songwriter ("Is This Love"), cancer. (death announced on this date)
• Reinhard Todt, 75, Austrian politician, member (2001–2018) and president (2013, 2018) of the Federal Council.
• Xu Jiajin, 21, Chinese spree killer, executed.

19

• Carlos Arellano Lennox, 96, Panamanian marine biologist, nationalist leader and politician, president of the National Assembly (1990).
• Leo Batista, 92, Brazilian journalist (TV Excelsior, TV Globo), pancreatic cancer.
• Lázaro Aristides Betancourt, 88, Cuban Olympic hurdler (1964). (death announced on this date)
• Marcel Bonin, 93, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens), four-time Stanley Cup champion.
• Francis Borkowski, 88, American academic and university administrator.
• Anna Bruns, 87, German politician, member of the Hamburg Parliament (1991–1998).
• Jimmy Calderwood, 69, Scottish football player (Birmingham City) and manager (Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen), complications from dementia.
• William P. Castelli, 93, American physician and epidemiologist.
• George Faulkner, 91, Canadian ice hockey player (Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts, Jacksonville Rockets).
• Ralf-Dieter Fischer, 76, German politician, member of the Hamburg Parliament (1982–1997).
• Matthew Gergely, 45, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (since 2023).
• Kaiti Grey, 100, Greek singer.
• Leila Hayes, 85, Australian actress (Sons and Daughters, Division 4).
• Victor Ivan, 75, Sri Lankan journalist (Ravaya).
• Horst Janson, 89, German actor (Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter, Murphy's War, Shout at the Devil), complications from a stroke.
• Eva Klein, 99, Hungarian-Swedish scientist.
• Géza Kralován, 78, Hungarian sprint canoer, world champion (1973).
• Márcia Lage, 64, Brazilian carnival designer (Acadêmicos do Salgueiro, Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel), leukemia.
• Lobo, 69, Dutch singer.
• Yogesh Mahajan, 49, Indian actor.
• Jalal Matini, 96, Iranian writer.
• Tom McVie, 89, Canadian ice hockey coach (Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, New Jersey Devils).
• Pierre Mertens, 85, Belgian writer and lawyer.
• Jan Mijnsbergen, 86, Dutch politician, senator (1981–1983, 1990–1991).
• Bob Perkins, 91, American disc jockey (WRTI, WCHD) and columnist (The Philadelphia Tribune).
• Maruxa Pita, 94, Spanish missionary.
• Joyce Piven, 94, American actress and director.
• Nicolae Pojoga, 75, Moldovan photojournalist.
• Charles Schodowski, 90, American entertainer and television presenter (Big Chuck and Lil' John).
• Kalilou Singhateh, 90, Gambian politician, MP (1962–1977).
• Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain, 65, Malaysian politician, Sabah State MLA (since 2020), kidney failure.
• Jeff Torborg, 83, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels) and manager (Chicago White Sox), World Series champion (1965).
• Thijs Udo, 70, Dutch politician, MP (1998–2002).

18

• Luizinho Andanças, 61, Brazilian samba singer (Unidos do Porto da Pedra).
• Dave Bargeron, 82, American trombonist and tuba player (Blood, Sweat & Tears).
• Bill Belden, 76, American Olympic rower (1976).
• Garry Brooke, 64, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Groningen, Norwich City).
• Jérôme Chevallier, 50, French cyclist.
• Riccardo Chieppa, 98, Italian magistrate, member (1995–2004) and president (2002–2004) of the constitutional court.
• Maricenne Costa, 89, Brazilian actress and singer, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Don Cupitt, 90, English philosopher.
• Aaron De Groft, 59, American art museum director (Orlando Museum of Art).
• Jennifer Dickson, 88, South African-born British-Canadian artist and printmaker.
• Boyko Dimitrov, 83, Bulgarian politician, minister of foreign affairs (1989–1990), member of the Grand National Assembly (1990–1991).
• Charles A. Doswell III, 79, American meteorologist.
• Anatoliy Frantsuz, 70, Ukrainian politician, governor of Volyn Oblast (2002–2005).
• Evaldo Gonçalves, 91, Brazilian politician, deputy (1987–1995).
• Bernardino Graña, 92, Spanish poet.
• Richard J. Howrigan, 91, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1995–2013).
• Lorenzo Infantino, 77, Italian philosopher and sociologist.
• T. M. Jayamurugan, Indian film director (Roja Malare, Adada Enna Azhagu, Thee Ivan), heart attack.
• Bruce Kannemeyer, 60, South African politician and convicted embezzler, MNA (1999–2004). (death announced on this date)
• N. Kayisii, 58, Indian politician, Manipur MLA (since 2017), cancer.
• Don Kinnamon, 87, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1989–2001).
• Sir John Lapli, 69, Solomon Island politician, governor-general (1999–2004).
• Ester Larsen, 88, Danish politician, MP (1994–2005) and minister of health (1989–1993).
• Russell Marshall, 88, New Zealand politician, MP (1972–1990), minister of foreign affairs (1987–1990) and education (1984–1987).
• Mike Miller, 71, American guitarist (Air Pocket, Chick Corea, Bette Midler), heart attack.
• Mohammad Moghiseh, 68, Iranian judge, justice of the Supreme Court (since 2020), shot.
• Jan Mycielski, 92, Polish-American mathematician (Ehrenfeucht–Mycielski sequence, Mycielskian).
• Sir Paul Nicholson, 86, English industrialist (Vaux Breweries).
• Nicolae Oaidă, 91, Romanian football player (Progresul București, national team) and manager (Tractorul Brașov).
• K. R. Punia, 89, Indian politician, Haryana MLA (1987–1989), heart attack.
• Paul Rader, 90, American religious leader, General of The Salvation Army (1994–1999).
• Ali Razini, 71, Iranian judge and politician, justice of the Supreme Court (since 2016) and member of the Assembly of Experts (2007–2016), shot.
• Ze'ev Revach, 84, Israeli actor (Charlie Ve'hetzi, Hagiga B'Snuker, The Farewell Party) and comedian.
• André Soltner, 92, French-American chef, restaurateur (Lutèce), and author.
• Richard A. Stratton, 93, American naval aviator and commander (Vietnam War).
• Herschel Turner, 82, American football player (Kentucky Wildcats, St. Louis Cardinals).
• Mirko Valentić, 92, Croatian historian.
• Claire van Kampen, 71, English composer (Royal Shakespeare Company), playwright and theatre director, cancer.
• Eliška Wagnerová, 76, Czech judge and politician, president of the Supreme Court (1998–2002), vice president of the Constitutional Court (2002–2012) and senator (2012–2018).

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• Scotty Broyles, 96, American country mandolinist.
• Farhan Bulbul, 88, Syrian theater director and writer.
• Étienne, 72, French sculptor.
• William Cox, 103, American Episcopalian bishop.
• Jules Feiffer, 95, American cartoonist, playwright (Knock Knock), and screenwriter (Popeye, Munro), Pulitzer Prize winner (1986), heart failure.
• Alphonza Gadsden, 79, American Anglican bishop.
• Didier Guillaume, 65, French politician, senator (2008–2018), minister of agriculture and food (2018–2020), and state minister of Monaco (since 2024).
• Klemens Haselsteiner, 44, Austrian businessman, CEO of Strabag (since 2023).
• Aman Jaiswal, 23, Indian actor (Dhartiputra Nandini), traffic collision.
• Manuëla Kemp, 61, Dutch singer and television presenter (Eigen Huis & Tuin).
• Richard G. Kopf, 78, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Nebraska (since 1992).
• Amy Lau, 58, American interior designer.
• Denis Law, 84, Scottish footballer (Manchester United, Huddersfield Town, national team), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Don McCall, 80, American football player (New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers).
• Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, 82, Mongolian jurist and politician, president (1990–1997), chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural (1990), and judge of the Constitutional Court (since 2005).
• Shiva Pasupati, 96, Sri Lankan lawyer, attorney general (1975–1988) and solicitor general (1974–1975).
• K. N. Chandrasekharan Pillai, 81, Indian legal scholar.
• Martin Pollack, 80, Austrian journalist and author.
• François Ponchaud, 85, French Catholic priest and missionary.
• Don Rees, 87, Welsh mathematician.
• Fekry Sadeq, 79, Egyptian actor.
• David Schneiderman, 77, American newspaper editor (The Village Voice), pneumonia.
• Kulanthai Shanmugalingam, 93, Sri Lankan playwright.
• Jan Shepard, 96, American actress (King Creole, Attack of the Giant Leeches, Paradise, Hawaiian Style), pneumonia.
• M. Srinivas, 82, Indian politician, MP (1998–1999) and three-time Karnataka MLA.
• Margarete Tröstl, 113, Austrian supercentenarian.
• Martin Truex Sr., 66, American racing driver (NASCAR Busch North Series).
• Stéphane Venne, 83, Canadian singer-songwriter, arranger and producer.
• Robert Verrall, 97, Canadian animator (Cosmic Zoom, Hot Stuff, The Romance of Transportation in Canada).
• Christine Wischer, 80, German politician, member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen (1987–1995), member of the Senate of Bremen (1995–2003).

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• Vasile Ardeleanu, 50, Romanian footballer (FCM Bacău, Focșani, Dinamo Onești).
• Harry Bild, 88, Swedish footballer (IFK Norrköping, Östers IF, national team), cancer.
• Sabah Bizi, 78, Albanian footballer (Vllaznia Shkodër, Partizani Tirana, national team).
• Geneviève Callerot, 108, French novelist and resistance fighter.
• Luís Cechinel, 80, Brazilian politician, deputy (1979–1983).
• Chenhamo Chimutengwende, 81, Zimbabwean politician, MP (1985–2008).
• Jack De Mave, 91, American actor (Lassie, The Man Without a Face, Days of Our Lives).
• Abdoulaye Diabaté, 65, Senegalese pianist (Kora Jazz Trio).
• Hans Dobida, 95, Austrian ice hockey administrator, president of the Austrian Ice Hockey Association (1977–1996).
• Miguel de la Espriella, 77, Colombian painter and sculptor.
• Gu Gu, 25, Chinese giant panda, heart and liver failure.
• Jack Guittet, 95, French fencer, president of the French Fencing Federation (1977–1981) and Olympic bronze medallist (1964).
• Hsieh Shih-chien, 72, Taiwanese airline executive, president (since 2016) and chairman (since 2019) of China Airlines, heart attack.
• Howard Andrew Jones, 56, American author and editor, brain cancer.
• George Kalinsky, 88, American photographer (Madison Square Garden, New York Mets).
• Yusuf Kırkpınar, 75, Turkish politician, MP (1999–2002).
• Dave Lucas, 92, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings).
• Colin MacNeil, 88, Australian footballer (Fitzroy).
• Federico Manca, 55, Italian chess player, complications from a heart attack.
• František Makeš, 93, Czechoslovak-born Swedish artist.
• Paul Mango, 65, American healthcare executive and government official.
• Toby Myers, 75, American musician (Roadmaster, John Cougar Mellencamp), cancer.
• Jesús Pérez Varela, 75, Spanish journalist and politician, minister of culture and social communication of Galicia (1997–2005) and member of the Galician parliament (1997).
• Dame Joan Plowright, 95, English actress (Enchanted April, A Taste of Honey, 101 Dalmatians), Tony winner (1961).
• Francisco San Martin, 39, American actor (Days of Our Lives, The Bold and the Beautiful, Jane the Virgin), suicide by hanging.
• George A. Tice, 86, American photographer.
• Bob Uecker, 90, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), broadcaster (Milwaukee Brewers), and actor (Mr. Belvedere), lung cancer.
• Shoji Ueda, 87, Japanese cinematographer (Ran, Dreams, After the Rain), heart attack.
• Dmitry Volkov, 58, Russian swimmer, Olympic silver (1992) and double bronze medallist (1988), cancer.
• Ridley Wills II, 90, American author and historian.
• Alexey Zlobin, 89, Russian priest and politician, deputy (1990–1993).

15

• Anna Maria Ackermann, 92, Italian actress (Le inchieste del commissario Maigret, The Skin, 'O Re).
• Stephanie Aeffner, 48, German politician, MP (since 2021).
• Alex Brash, 69, Scottish footballer (Forfar Athletic, Raith Rovers, Brechin City).
• Tommy Brown, 97, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs), pneumonia.
• Subhagata Choudhury, 78, Bangladeshi non-fiction writer, cancer.
• Paul Danan, 46, English actor (Hollyoaks, Celebrity Love Island).
• Alejandra Darín, 62, Argentine actress.
• Aldo Dorigo, 95, Italian footballer (Triestina, Internazionale, Alessandria).
• David W. Duclon, 74, American television writer and producer (Punky Brewster, Silver Spoons, Family Matters).
• Michael Hames, 79, British police officer.
• M. Azizul Haq, 84, Bangladeshi police officer, inspector general (1996–1997).
• Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi, 59, Indian scholar, traffic collision.
• Jack Hoffman, 19, American football player and cancer research advocate, glioma.
• Sylvan Kalib, 95, American music theorist and composer.
• Semyon Kutateladze, 79, Russian mathematician.
• Diane Langton, 80, English actress (Hollyoaks, Only Fools and Horses, EastEnders).
• Li Kuei-hsien, 87, Taiwanese poet.
• Patricia Lyfoung, 47, French cartoonist.
• David Lynch, 78, American television and film director (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive), visual artist and musician, complications from emphysema.
• Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer ("No Charge", "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You", "Angel of the Morning") and songwriter.
• Philippe Moreau Defarges, 81, French political scientist.
• Ebrahim Nabavi, 66, Iranian satirist, writer and diarist, suicide.
• Vsevolod Nemolyaev, 87, Russian ballet dancer and director of the Bolshoi Theatre.
• Linda Nolan, 65, Irish singer (The Nolans), actress and television personality (Celebrity Big Brother), double pneumonia.
• Adewunmi Onanuga, 59, Nigerian politician, MP (since 2019).
• Turtel Onli, 72, American artist.
• Sudip Pandey, 30, Indian actor, heart attack.
• Richard Russell, 79, Jamaican tennis player, pneumonia.
• Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah, 75, Pakistani politician, MNA (2013–2018).
• Doug Shapiro, 65, American racing cyclist.
• Manjul Sinha, Indian television director (Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan), heart attack.
• Rosny Smarth, 84, Haitian politician, prime minister (1996–1997).
• P. R. Sundaram, 73, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1996–2006) and MP (2014–2019).
• Jeannot Szwarc, 85, French film director (Jaws 2, Supergirl, Somewhere in Time), respiratory failure.
• Sarigama Viji, 76, Indian actor (Beluvalada Madilalli, Mana Mecchida Sose, Yamalokadalli Veerappan).
• Joe Vosoba, 95, American politician, member of the Nebraska Senate (1959–1963).
• Gus Williams, 71, American basketball player (Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics, Washington Bullets), NBA champion (1979), complications from a stroke.
• Petr Zikmund, 77, Czech screenwriter (Zločiny Velké Prahy), film dramaturge (Guard No. 47) and producer.

14

• Nello Altomare, 61, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (since 2019) and minister of education and early childhood learning of Manitoba (since 2023), Hodgkin lymphoma.
• Rubén Ardila, 82, Colombian psychologist.
• Nasser Biria, 65, Iranian Shi'a cleric.
• John Blakemore, 88, English photographer.
• Arthur Blessitt, 84, American Christian preacher.
• Chen Ching-Po, 93, Taiwanese golfer, sepsis.
• Furio Colombo, 94, Italian journalist (L'Unità) and politician, deputy (1996–2001, 2008–2013) and senator (2006–2008).
• Brian Gibbons, 77, Canadian ice hockey player (Ottawa Nationals, Toronto Toros, Denver Spurs).
• Kjell Gjerseth, 78, Norwegian novelist and journalist.
• Pat Goggin, 84, Irish footballer (Tramore Athletic, Cork Hibernians).
• Jürgen Graf, 73, Swiss author, translator, and historical negationist.
• Alan Green, 77, Australian surfer and businessman, co-founder of Quiksilver, cancer.
• Ishak Haleva, 84, Turkish rabbi, Hakham Bashi (since 2002). (death announced on this date)
• Marc Hollogne, 63, Belgian actor, stage director, and film director (Chance or Coincidence, The Claim).
• Ladislav Hučko, 76, Slovak Ruthenian Greek Catholic hierarch, apostolic exarch of the Czech Republic (since 2003).
• Michał Janiszewski, 70, Polish politician, MP (1991–1993, 1997–2001).
• Tom Jones, 77, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1981–1991), heart attack.
• Surat Singh Khalsa, 91, Indian-American political activist.
• Heinz Kluetmeier, 82, German-born American sports photographer (Sports Illustrated).
• Lars Kvant, 69, Swedish squash player.
• Benedito de Lira, 82, Brazilian politician, MP (1995–1999, 2003–2019) and mayor of Barra de São Miguel (since 2021), cancer.
• Jay Mazur, 92, American labor leader, heart failure.
• Thomas McHugh, 88, American jurist, justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1981–1997, 2009–2013).
• Michel Medinger, 83, Luxembourgish photographer and Olympic middle-distance runner (1964).
• Teddy Osei, 87, Ghanaian jazz saxophonist (Osibisa).
• Hans Reichelt, 99, German politician, member of the Volkskammer (1950–1990).
• Thomas P. Salmon, 92, American politician, governor of Vermont (1973–1977).
• Tony Slattery, 65, British actor (The Crying Game, Peter's Friends), comedian and television personality (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), heart attack.
• Judy Thongori, Kenyan lawyer and women's rights activist.
• Simon Townsend, 79, Australian television presenter (Simon Townsend's Wonder World, TVTV), cancer.

13

• Eliseo Alcon, 74, American politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (2009–2024), liver cancer.
• Niel Barnard, 75, South African intelligence chief, director-general of the National Intelligence Service (1979–1992), cancer.
• Paul Benacerraf, 94, French-American philosopher (Benacerraf's identification problem).
• Tony Book, 90, English football player (Bath City, Manchester City) and manager (Manchester City).
• C. Marshall Cain, 90, American lawyer and politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1969–1975, 1979–1981).
• Mariama Camara, 66, Guinean politician and businesswoman.
• Bernd Cullmann, 85, German sprinter, Olympic champion (1960).
• Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford, 80, British politician, MP (1987–2010) and member of the House of Lords (2010–2023).
• Walter Deutsch, 101, Austrian musicologist.
• Carol Downer, 91, American feminist lawyer and author, complications from a heart attack.
• Nathalie Dupree, 85, American cookbook writer and television personality.
• Bedia Ener, 70, Turkish actress (Yaprak Dökümü, Kara Para Aşk, Bana Sevmeyi Anlat).
• Mary Fennelly, 76, Irish camogie player.
• P. Fluid, 64, American rock musician (24-7 Spyz), beaten.
• Tony Gresham, 84, Australian golfer, amateur champion (1977).
• Keith Griffith, 77, Barbadian football player (national team) and manager (national team, U.S. Virgin Islands national team).
• Shamsaddin Khanbabayev, 85, Azerbaijani politician, prime minister of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (1993–2000).
• Elgar Howarth, 89, English conductor, composer and trumpeter.
• Charles Kleiber, 82, Swiss government official, state secretary for education (1997–2007).
• Peter Kolchin, 81, American historian.
• Fernanda Maria, 87, Portuguese fado singer.
• Jean Penders, 85, Dutch politician, MEP (1979–1994).
• Franco Piperno, 82, Italian physicist and political activist, co-founder of Potere Operaio.
• Palavalasa Rajasekharam, 80, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (1976–1982, 1994–1999).
• Clark L. Reber, 87, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1983–1987, 1993–1995).
• Henry Rey, 86, Monegasque sporting director and politician, president of AS Monaco FC (1970–1972), MP (1968–2008).
• Rolf Schweiger, 80, Swiss politician, member of the Council of States (1999–2011).
• André Sollie, 77, Belgian author and illustrator.
• Mykhaylo Stelmakh, 58, Ukrainian football player (Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk) and manager (Kharkiv).
• Hilpas Sulin, 90, Finnish ice hockey player and coach (HPK).
• Kjell Svindland, 91, Norwegian politician, county mayor of Vest-Agder (1995–1999).
• Oliviero Toscani, 82, Italian photographer, complications from amyloidosis.
• Ildemaro Torres, 88, Venezuelan physician, cultural manager and essayist.
• Vicente Vega, 69, Venezuelan footballer (Deportivo Italia Caracas, Portuguesa Acarigua, national team), complications from diabetes.
• Buck White, 94, American musician (The Whites).
• Edward Zuccaro, 81, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1981–1989), prostate cancer.

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• Reinhard Anders, 84, German politician, member of the Volkskammer (1990).
• Peter Brown, 83, Scottish rugby union player (Glasgow, national team).
• Leslie Charleson, 79, American actress (General Hospital, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, The Day of the Dolphin).
• Witold Dąbrowski, 92, Polish politician, voivode of Siedlce (1975–1977).
• Robert B. Daroff, 88, American neurologist.
• Hasjim Djalal, 90, Indonesian diplomat.
• Jackie Farry, 58, American music manager and television host (Superock), lung disease.
• Arnold Frolows, 74, Australian radio personality, pancreatic and liver cancer.
• Monireh Gorji, 95–96, Iranian teacher and mujtahid, member of the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution (1979).
• Malcolm Jones Howard, 85, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern North Carolina (since 1988).
• Mark Izu, 70, American jazz double bass player and composer, colon cancer.
• Manda Jagannath, 73, Indian politician, MP (1998–2014).
• Claude Jarman Jr., 90, American actor (The Yearling, Intruder in the Dust, Rio Grande).
• Wulf Traugott Kruse, 88, German politician, member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen (1975–1976).
• Robert Machray, 79, American actor (Cheers, Thanks, Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa).
• Bernard McIntyre, 82, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1971–1982) and Senate (1982–1986).
• Jeffrey A. Meyer, 61, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (since 2014).
• Masahiro Mori, 97, Japanese roboticist.
• Darryl Pearce, 64, Australian basketball player (Adelaide 36ers).
• Jan Randles, 79, Australian long-distance runner, Paralympic champion (1984).
• Keith Rayner, 95, Australian Anglican prelate, primate of Australia (1991–1999).
• Isaías Rodríguez, 82, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, vice president (2000) and prosecutor general (2000–2007).
• José María Sanz Pastor, 83, Spanish diplomat and politician, civil governor of province of Seville (1980–1982).
• Bob Sercombe, 75, Australian politician, MP (1996–2007).
• Stuart Spencer, 97, American political strategist.
• Lynne Taylor-Corbett, 78, American choreographer (Footloose, Swing!, Titanic).
• Thomas Timusk, 91, Estonian-born Canadian physicist and academic.
• Ivana Vondrovicová, 80, Czech actress.
• Kim Yaroshevskaya, 101, Russian-born Canadian actress (Fanfreluche, Passe-Partout, Home Fires).

11

• Raʼno Abdullayeva, 89, Uzbek historian.
• Beryl Anthony Jr., 86, American lawyer and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1993).
• Jean-Michel Billaut, 79, French systems analyst and internet personality.
• James Carlos Blake, 81, Mexican-born American author, pneumonia.
• Linda Burnes Bolton, 76, American nurse and healthcare administrator (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center).
• Creeohdee, 31, American TikTok influencer.
• Marty DeMerritt, 71, American baseball player and coach (San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs).
• Keith Dewhurst, 93, English playwright and scriptwriter.
• Kitty Flynn, 98, Irish historian and author.
• Neil French, 60, English cricketer (Lincolnshire).
• Gurpreet Gogi, 57, Indian politician, Punjab MLA (since 2022), shot.
• Indradasa Hettiarachchi, 97, Sri Lankan politician.
• Rein Jan Hoekstra, 83, Dutch jurist.
• Bobby Kennedy, 87, Scottish football player (Manchester City, Kilmarnock) and manager (Grimsby Town).
• Mario Klemens, 88, Czech conductor (Film Symphony Orchestra) and educator of conducting.
• Merle Louise, 90, American actress (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Into the Woods, Gypsy).
• Peter J. Messitte, 83, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Maryland (since 1993).
• Joel Paley, 69, American theatre director, lyricist and playwright (Ruthless!).
• Zora Palová, 77, Slovak glass artist.
• Donald Pelmear, 100, British actor (Doctor Who).
• Qiu Dahong, 94, Chinese coastal and offshore engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Dominique Robert, 72, French politician, deputy (1991–1993).
• Tiny Ruys, 67, Dutch football player and manager (Fortuna Sittard, MVV Maastricht, United Arab Emirates national team).
• Barbara Rylska, 88, Polish actress.
• Fereydoon Shahbazyan, 82, Iranian composer and conductor, respiratory disease.

10

• Christopher Benjamin, 90, English actor (Doctor Who, Judge John Deed, The Plague Dogs).
• Colin Carter, 76, British musician (Flash).
• Frank Cicutto, 74–75, Italian-Australian business executive, CEO of National Australia Bank (1999–2004).
• Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya, 60, Russian actress (Queen Margot, Actress, The Irony of Fate 2), complications from cancer and heart failure.
• Milan Feranec, 60, Czech politician, MP (since 2017), kidney cancer.
• Raimondo Galuppo, 78, Italian politician, senator (1992–1994).
• Horacio González de las Casas, 82, Mexican politician, deputy (1988–1991).
• Wynand Havenga, 59, South African darts player. (death announced on this date)
• Thelma Hopkins, 88, Northern Irish high jumper, Olympic silver medallist (1956).
• Charles E. Jefferson, 79, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2001–2014).
• José Jiménez, 76, Puerto Rican political activist, founder of the Young Lords.
• Ted Kilmurray, 90, Australian footballer (East Perth).
• Kim Soo-jin, 85, South Korean mineralogist, discoverer of Janggunite.
• Andrzej Kraśnicki, 75, Polish sport activist.
• Stephan Krasovitsky, 89, Russian poet, translator, and priest.
• Roger Lebranchu, 102, French Olympic rower (1948).
• Sir Charles Lepani, 77, Papua New Guinean diplomat, cancer.
• Jones P. Madeira, 80, Trinidadian journalist (Trinidad and Tobago Guardian).
• Félix Mantilla, 90, Puerto Rican baseball player (Milwaukee Braves, Boston Red Sox).
• Bill McCartney, 84, American Hall of Fame football coach (Colorado Buffaloes), complications from dementia.
• Sam Moore, 89, American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave), complications from surgery.
• Paquita Ors, 96, Spanish pharmacist and cosmetic businesswoman.
• Hayotxon Ortiqboyeva, 78, Uzbek poet and politician, senator (2004–2009).
• Longin Pastusiak, 89, Polish politician and historian.
• Anatoli Pata, 66, Russian football player (Dynamo Stavropol, Kuban Krasnodar) and manager (Dynamo Stavropol).
• Jean-Luc Petitrenaud, 74, French food critic and television host.
• Jacques Poilleux, 87, French doctor and academic, president of the Académie nationale de chirurgie (2009).
• Michel Schetter, 76, Belgian comic book writer.
• Kenneth E. Scott, 96, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1963–1967).
• Shiu Ka-chun, 55, Hong Kong democracy activist, MLC (2016–2020), stomach cancer.
• Nelson Silva Pacheco, 80, Uruguayan-born Colombian footballer (Sportivo Italiano, Tigre, Colombia national team).
• Einar Olav Skogholt, 77, Norwegian politician, MP (1989–2001).
• Reto Stiffler, 84, Swiss businessman, president of Standard Liège (2000–2011).

9

• Andrzej Marian Bartczak, 79, Polish artist and educator.
• Henry Beissel, 95, Canadian writer and editor.
• Black Bart, 76, American professional wrestler (NWA), colon cancer.
• Bill Byrge, 86, American actor (Ernest Saves Christmas, Ernest Goes to Jail, Ernest Scared Stupid) and comedian.
• Marius Ciugarin, 75, Romanian footballer (Steaua București, FC Brașov, Progresul București).
• Bill Clements, 91, Australian footballer (Richmond).
• Phyllis Dalton, 99, English costume designer (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, The Princess Bride), Oscar winner (1966, 1990).
• Margaret Baba Diri, 70, Ugandan politician, MP (since 1996).
• Laurie Holloway, 86, English pianist, musical director (Strictly Come Dancing, Parkinson) and composer.
• Neculai Iorga, 91, Romanian painter.
• P. Jayachandran, 80, Indian playback singer.
• Mick Kennedy, 89, Irish hurler (Faughs, Tipperary, Dublin).
• Susan Koehn, 63, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1997–2000), breast cancer.
• Barbro Larsson, 94, Swedish actress (My Friend Oscar, Time of Desire, Stage Entrance).
• Vasile Leva, 65, Romanian folk singer.
• Mukhtar Magauin, 84, Kazakh writer and publicist.
• Marc Michetz, 73, Belgian comic book artist (Kogaratsu).
• Ian Miles, 72, Australian footballer (Richmond).
• Thomas J. Murphy, 94, American politician and jurist, member of the New York State Assembly (1971–1977).
• Tom Osthoff, 88, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1983–2003).
• Manuel Elkin Patarroyo, 78, Colombian pathologist and immunologist.
• Emrys Roberts, 93, Welsh nationalist activist.
• Mickey Roth, 97, Canadian ice hockey player (Lethbridge Maple Leafs, Stratford Kroehlers, national team), world champion (1951).
• Laila Rustom, 87, Egyptian television presenter.
• Jorge Luis Sánchez, 64, Cuban film director (El Benny, Buscando a Casal).
• Otto Schenk, 94, Austrian actor (Dunja, Always Trouble with the Reverend), film (Die Fledermaus) and theatre director.
• Shulamith Shahar, 96, Latvian-born Israeli historian.
• Doc Shebeleza, 51, South African kwaito musician.
• Muhammad Ssegirinya, 36, Ugandan politician, MP (since 2022).
• John William Thomson, 96, Canadian politician, MP (1979–1984).
• Mariusz Trynkiewicz, 62, Polish serial killer and sex offender.

8

• Gabriel de Broglie, 93, French historian, chancellor of the Institut de France (2006–2017) and member of the Académie Française.
• Jorge Cáceres, 77, Argentine-born Colombian footballer (San Martín de Tucumán, América de Cali, Colombia national team).
• Françoise Choay, 99, French architectural and urban historian.
• Juan Carlos Concha Gutiérrez, 91, Chilean surgeon and politician, minister of public health (1971–1972).
• Fabio Cudicini, 89, Italian footballer (Udinese, Roma, Milan).
• William P. Dixon, 81, American lawyer and political strategist, U.S. alternate director of the World Bank (1977–1979), manager of the 1980 Democratic National Convention, prostate cancer.
• Rudolf Dreßler, 84, German politician and diplomat, MP (1980–2000).
• Kjell-Olof Feldt, 93, Swedish politician, minister for finance (1983–1990), budget (1982) and commerce and industry (1970–1975).
• Knud Heinesen, 92, Danish politician, minister of finance (twice), public works (1981) and education (1971–1973).
• Selim İleri, 75, Turkish writer, screenwriter, and film critic.
• Lucky Jayawardena, 70, Sri Lankan politician, MP (1994–2004, 2015–2020).
• Gyanada Kakati, 92, Indian actress.
• Charles Kay, 94, British actor (Amadeus, Henry V, The Importance of Being Earnest).
• Kjell Kjær, 82, Norwegian actor (Fleksnes Fataliteter).
• Karsten Klepsvik, 72, Norwegian civil servant and diplomat.
• Nancy Leftenant-Colon, 104, American nurse.
• Lyn Lepore, 63, Australian tandem cyclist, Paralympic champion (2000), cancer.
• Lin Cheng-fong, 75, Taiwanese politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (2005–2008) and mayor of Guishan City (1998–2005), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Alastair MacKinven, 53, British visual artist. (death announced on this date)
• Pritish Nandy, 73, Indian poet, film producer (Bollywood Calling, The Mystic Masseur), and politician, MP (1998–2004).
• Des O'Grady, 72, Irish Gaelic footballer (St Finbarr's, Cork).
• Charles Person, 82, American civil rights activist (Freedom Rides).
• John C. Peterson, 76, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (1971–1975).
• José Linhares Ponte, 94, Brazilian politician, deputy (1991–2015).
• Nurul Qomar, 64, Indonesian politician, MP (2004–2014), colon cancer.
• Mangkra Souvanna Phouma, 86, Laotian royal.
• Rino Tommasi, 90, Italian journalist, television host, and sport commentator.
• David Vaisey, 89, British librarian, Bodley's librarian (1986–1996).
• Wu Lusheng, 94, Chinese architect.
• Neil Zurcher, 89, American journalist (WJW-TV) and television host.

7

• Alfred Bammesberger, 86, German academic.
• Marcel Barouh, 90, French table tennis player.
• Carolyn Brown, 97, American dancer, choreographer and writer.
• Lucien Cariat, 85, Belgian politician.
• Cheng Yu-cheng, 78, Taiwanese politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (1981–1987, 1990–1993, 2002–2005), heart attack.
• Barbara Clegg, 98, British actress (Emergency Ward 10) and scriptwriter (Doctor Who, Coronation Street).
• Dalyce Curry, 95, American actress (Lady Sings the Blues), wildfire.
• Alan Emrich, 65, American writer and game designer.
• Ayla Erduran, 90, Turkish violinist.
• Mervin Guarte, 32, Filipino middle-distance runner, stabbed.
• Geraint H. Jenkins, 78, Welsh historian.
• Winnie Khumalo, 51, South African singer and actress.
• Lim Kimya, 73, French-Cambodian politician, MP (2013–2018), shot.
• Jean-Marie Le Pen, 96, French politician, deputy (1956–1962, 1986–1988) and MEP (1984–2019), founder of National Front.
• Abdelkader Ould Makhloufi, 80, Algerian boxer.
• Mirosława Marcheluk, 85, Polish actress (Hero of the Year, Magnat).
• Walter Martos, 67, Peruvian military officer and politician, prime minister (2020) and minister of defence (2019–2020).
• Neal McCaleb, 89, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1975–1983), assistant secretary of the interior for Indian affairs (2001–2003).
• Bill McMaster, 94, Australian football player and coach (Geelong).
• Jagdish Mittal, 99, Indian art collector.
• Betty C. Monkman, 82, American curator and author, White House curator (1997–2002), leukemia.
• Jiban Mukhopadhyay, 76, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (2011–2021).
• Petya Pendareva, 53, Bulgarian Olympic sprinter (1996, 2000).
• Arthur Pomeroy, 71, New Zealand classical scholar, chess player and administrator.
• Deogracias Victor Savellano, 65, Filipino politician, three-time governor of Ilocos Sur, member (2016–2022) and deputy speaker (2019–2022) of the House of Representatives, abdominal aneurysm.
• Leo Segedin, 97, American painter.
• Volker Sklenar, 80, German politician, member of the Landtag of Thuringia (1990–2009).
• Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu, 80, Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Long Xuyên (2003–2019).
• Øyvind Vågnes, 52, Norwegian writer and magazine editor, lung fibrosis.
• Derrick Ward, 62, American journalist (WRC-TV).
• Peter Yarrow, 86, American singer (Peter, Paul and Mary) and songwriter ("Puff, the Magic Dragon"), bladder cancer.

6

• Annette Carter, 83, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1988–2005).
• Alok Chatterjee, 64, Indian theatre actor and director, multiple organ failure.
• Giuseppe Chiaravalloti, 90, Italian jurist and politician, president of Calabria (2000–2005).
• António Couto dos Santos, 75, Portuguese politician, minister of education (1992–1993).
• Bulcha Demeksa, 94, Ethiopian politician, MP (2005–2010).
• Sir Thomas Dunne, 91, British military officer, lord lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester (1977–1998), Herefordshire (1998–2008) and Worcestershire (1998–2001).
• Raymond Durand, 79, French politician, deputy (2008–2012), mayor of Chaponnay (since 1989).
• Henny Eman, 76, Aruban politician, prime minister (1986–1989, 1994–2001).
• Jorge Flores, 70, Mexican Olympic basketball player (1976).
• Dwight Foster, 67, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Colorado Rockies).
• Hope Foye, 103, American folk singer.
• John Granara, 81, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1977–1979).
• Stella Greka, 102, Greek singer and actress.
• Aristide Gunnella, 93, Italian politician, deputy (1968–1992) and minister for regional affairs (1987–1988).
• John S. Hunkin, 79, Canadian banker, chairman (1999–2003) and president (2003–2004) of the CIBC.
• Panya Kritcharoen, 75, Thai Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ratchaburi (2005–2023).
• Dušan Maravić, 85, Serbian footballer (Red Star Belgrade, Racing Paris, Yugoslavia national team), Olympic champion (1960).
• Brian Matusz, 37, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs), drug overdose.
• Olga Meshoe Washington, 42, South African attorney.
• Milorad Milinković, 59, Serbian film director (Frozen Stiff), screenwriter, and rock musician (Morbidi i Mnoći).
• Gunvor Nelson, 93, Swedish filmmaker (Schmeerguntz, My Name Is Oona).
• James Nunnally, 79, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1972–1988).
• Margus Oopkaup, 65, Estonian actor.
• David William Rhind, 81, British geographer.
• Meirion Roberts, 90, Welsh rugby union player (Cardiff, national team).
• Charles M. Roessel, 63, American Navajo photographer, journalist and academic administrator, president of Diné College (since 2017).
• Peter Rogers, 85, Welsh politician, AM (1999–2003).
• Raymond Saw Po Ray, 76, Burmese Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Yangon (1987–1993) and bishop of Mawlamyine (1993–2023).
• Krzysztof Sońta, 56, Polish politician, MP (2007–2011, 2014–2015).
• Héctor Travieso, 81, Cuban-Puerto Rican actor, comedian, and television host (SuperXclusivo), heart failure.
• Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, American conspiracy theorist and convicted firearms offender, shot.
• Jim Wetherington, 87, American politician, mayor of Columbus, Georgia (2007–2011).
• Dale Wilson, 82, Canadian voice actor (Dragon Ball Z, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Martin Mystery), complications from prostate cancer and Parkinson's disease.
• Gary Winkel, 86, American environmental psychologist.
• Robert Paul Wolff, 91, American political philosopher (In Defense of Anarchism, A Critique of Pure Tolerance).
• Yoon Ju-yeong, 96, South Korean politician, MP (1973–1979).
• Ludwik Zalewski, 70, Polish politician, senator (2005–2007).

5

• Gerd Achterberg, 84, German football player (Spandauer BC) and manager (Tennis Borussia Berlin, BFC Südring).
• Benoît Allemane, 82, French voice actor.
• Clinton Bailey, 88, American-Israeli political scientist.
• Joe Barnett, 95, American politician, member of the Montana House of Representatives (1991–2001).
• Joseph Bendounga, 70, Central African lawyer and politician, mayor of Bangui (1997–2000).
• Philippa Blair, 79, New Zealand artist.
• Orlando Cabrales Martínez, 85, Colombian chemical engineer and politician, minister of mines and energy (1997–1998) and economic development (1996–1997).
• Beej Chaney, 68, American musician (The Suburbs).
• Anne-Marie Comparini, 77, French politician, deputy (2002–2007) and president of Rhône-Alpes (1999–2004).
• John Douglas, 90, Scottish rugby union player (Barbarian, British & Irish Lions, national team), stroke.
• Na D'Souza, 87, Indian novelist.
• Michael Falzon, 79, Maltese architect and politician, MP (1976–1996).
• Robert Hübner, 76, German chess grandmaster, stomach cancer.
• S. A. Khaleque, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1979–1990, 1996, 2001–2006).
• Lee Hoesung, 89, Japanese-South Korean novelist.
• Fredrik Lindgren, 53, Swedish heavy metal musician (Unleashed, Terra Firma).
• Al MacNeil, 89, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks) and coach (Calgary Flames).
• Olga Marlin, 90, American-born Kenyan educator and writer.
• Kunioki Mima, 79, Japanese plasma physicist.
• Prabir Mitra, 83, Bangladeshi actor (Titash Ekti Nadir Naam, Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo, Buk Fatey To Mukh Foteyna).
• Sèmèvo Orisha Oké, 48, Beninese singer.
• Bernd Nothofer, 83, German linguist.
• María Páramo, 61, Colombian paleontologist, geologist and museum director.
• Park Seung-hyun, 35, South Korean bodybuilder.
• Raquel Rabinovich, 95, Argentine-American artist, cancer.
• Anisur Rahman, 91, Bangladeshi economist.
• Mike Rinder, 69, Australian-American Scientology executive (1982–2007) and writer (A Billion Years), esophageal cancer.
• Jim Short, 58, Australian-born American comedian, stomach illness.
• Costas Simitis, 88, Greek politician, prime minister (1996–2004), and MP (1985–2009).
• František Šmahel, 90, Czech historian.
• Andreas Stenglein, 95, German politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria (1958–1962, 1963–1966).
• Masahiro Tabata, 85, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (1993–2009), pneumonia.
• Geoffrey Tattersall, 77, British jurist and Anglican priest.
• Alberto Varillas, 90, Peruvian lawyer, politician, and writer, minister of education (1992–1993).
• Juan Manuel Villa, 86, Spanish footballer (Plus Ultra, Real Zaragoza, national team).
• The Vivienne, 32, British drag queen (RuPaul's Drag Race UK, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Dancing on Ice).
• Wang Zhengguo, 89, Chinese field medical engineer.
• Freddy Zix, 89, French footballer (Pierrots Vauban Strasbourg, RC Strasbourg, 1968 Olympics).

4

• Mathías Acuña, 32, Uruguayan footballer (Lamia), suicide.
• Claude Allègre, 87, French geochemist and politician, minister of national education (1997–2000).
• Ed Askew, 84, American painter and singer-songwriter.
• Frank Blackwell, 77, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1976–1982, 2016), sarcoma.
• Y. Michal Bodemann, 80, German-born Canadian sociologist.
• Peter Brandes, 80, Danish painter and sculptor.
• Elver Cerón, Colombian politician, mayor of Mocoa (2004–2007, 2012–2015), shot.
• Rajagopala Chidambaram, 88, Indian nuclear physicist (Smiling Buddha, Pokhran-II), principal scientific adviser to the government (2002–2018).
• José Claer, 61, Canadian poet and author.
• Colm Connolly, 82, Irish journalist (RTÉ News, BBC News).
• Brian Dunsby, 84, British perlite industry executive.
• Franjo Džidić, 85, Bosnian football player (Velež Mostar) and manager (Široki Brijeg, Zrinjski Mostar).
• Emilio Echevarría, 80, Mexican actor (Amores perros, Die Another Day, The Alamo).
• Ben Espy, 81, American politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1992–2002).
• Billy Fallin, 92, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1967–1971).
• Richard Foreman, 87, American playwright (Rhoda in Potatoland), pneumonia.
• Ana Gligić, 90, Serbian virologist.
• Elisabeth Haarr, 78, Norwegian artist.
• Mohsen Habacha, 82, Tunisian footballer (Sahel, Ajaccio, national team).
• Frank Haigh, 93, English rugby league player (Wakefield Trinity, Keighley).
• Oleksandr Humenyuk, 48, Ukrainian football player (CSKA Kyiv, Chornomorets Odesa) and manager (Bukovyna Chernivtsi).
• Saka Isau, 69, Nigerian politician.
• Barry Kramer, 82, American basketball player (San Francisco Warriors, New York Knicks) and jurist, judge of the New York State Supreme Court (2009–2012).
• Raphaël Larrère, 82, French agricultural engineer.
• Eleanor Maguire, 54, Irish neuroscientist, cancer.
• Dylan Thomas More, American musician (Chemlab).
• Shirah Neiman, 81, American lawyer.
• Arigo Padovan, 97, Italian road racing cyclist.
• Julien Poulin, 78, Canadian actor and film director (Minuit, le soir, Babine).
• Karen Pryor, 92, American behavioral psychologist and author.
• Jenny Randerson, Baroness Randerson, 76, Welsh politician and peer, acting deputy first minister of Wales (2001–2002) and member of the House of Lords (since 2011).
• Riro, 17, Japanese sea otter.
• Robert Sedler, 89, American legal scholar.
• Anjana Sultana, 69, Bangladeshi actress (Parineeta, Ashikkhito), lung infection.
• Dennis True, 34, German politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony (since 2022), cancer.
• Kanoko Tsutani-Mabuchi, 86, Japanese Olympic diver (1956, 1960, 1964), pneumonia.
• Yılmaz Urul, 82, Turkish footballer (İstanbulspor, Mersin İdmanyurdu, national team).
• Ronnie Yeskel, 76, American casting director (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Curb Your Enthusiasm), cancer.

3

• Jeff Baena, 47, American film director and screenwriter (The Little Hours, Horse Girl, Spin Me Round), suicide by hanging.
• Hans Dieter Beck, 92, German publisher (Verlag C. H. Beck).
• Emmanuel Bonde, 77, Cameroonian politician.
• Bertrand Bouvier, 95, Swiss writer and translator.
• Morris Bradshaw, 72, American football player (Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots), Super Bowl champion (1977, 1981). (death announced on this date)
• José Brouwers, 93, Belgian stage director and actor.
• Gualtiero Busato, 83, Italian-born French sculptor.
• Howard Buten, 74, American author and clown.
• Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, Indian journalist, blunt force injuries. (body discovered on this date)
• Choi Sang-yeop, 87, South Korean lawyer and politician, minister of legislation (1990–1992) and justice (1997).
• La Chunga, 87, French-born Spanish flamenco dancer and painter.
• Kate Coolahan, 95, Australian-born New Zealand commercial artist, fashion illustrator and printmaker.
• Zlatko Dupovac, 72, Bosnian footballer (Sarajevo, Borac Banja Luka, St. Gallen).
• Sergio Elgueta, 91, Chilean politician, deputy (1990–2002), mayor of Puerto Montt (1971–1973).
• Futuregrapher, 41, Icelandic electronic musician, injuries sustained in a traffic collision.
• Ernesto Gianella, 83, Argentine-French footballer (AS Béziers, Nîmes).
• Sajad Haider, 92, Pakistani fighter pilot.
• Hiroshi Hara, 88, Japanese architect (Kyōto Station, Umeda Sky Building, Sapporo Dome).
• Richard B. Hays, 76, American theologian.
• William Leo Higi, 91, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lafayette (1984–2010).
• Donal Kelly, 86, Irish journalist and broadcaster (RTÉ News).
• Willem van Kooten, 83, Dutch disc jockey and businessman.
• Harvey Laidman, 82, American television director (Matlock, 7th Heaven, The Waltons), cancer.
• Benny Lautrup, 85, Danish theoretical physicist.
• Niko Lekishvili, 77, Georgian politician, state minister (1995–1998), mayor of Tbilisi (1993–1995).
• Robert Loewy, 98, American aerospace engineer.
• Richard Louis, 60, Barbadian Olympic sprinter (1984, 1988).
• Constantine Manos, 90, Greek-born American photographer.
• Dashbaldangiin Purevsuren, 95, Mongolian opera singer.
• Andrew Pyper, 56, Canadian writer, complications from cancer.
• Majda Ra'ad, 82, Swedish-born Jordanian Hashemite princess.
• James Arthur Ray, 67, American self-help businessman, author and convicted felon.
• Yuji Sawa, 76, Japanese politician, MP (2004–2010), pneumonia.
• Peter Schaap, 78, Dutch singer and writer.
• Rod Sykes, 95, Canadian politician, mayor of Calgary (1969–1977).
• Dame Tariana Turia, 80, New Zealand politician, MP (1996–2014) and minister for the community and voluntary sector (2003–2004, 2008–2011), founder of Te Pāti Māori, stroke.
• Brian Usher, 80, English footballer (Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers).
• Gilbert Van Binst, 73, Belgian footballer (Anderlecht, Club Brugge, national team).
• Bob Veale, 89, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox).
• Clyde Vickers, 73, American motorsport executive.
• Thomas R. Williams, 85, Canadian academic and university administrator, principal of Queen's University (2008–2009).
• Brenton Wood, 83, American singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign").
• Amit Yoran, 54, American cybersecurity executive, CEO of Tenable, Inc. (2017–2024), cancer.
• Bratislav Živković, 49, Serbian mercenary, killed in action.

2

• Jytte Abildstrøm, 90, Danish actress (Helle for Helene, Don Olsen kommer til byen, The Adventures of Picasso).
• Mary Abrams, 66, American politician, member of the Connecticut State Senate (2019–2023), glioblastoma.
• Aldo Agroppi, 80, Italian football player (Torino, national team) and manager (Fiorentina), pneumonia.
• Kabira Uddina Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1996).
• Francesc Antich, 66, Venezuelan-born Spanish politician, president of the government of the Balearic Islands (1999–2003, 2007–2011) and senator (2011–2019), cancer.
• Atmakusumah Astraatmadja, 86, Indonesian journalist.
• Brian Berry, 90, British-American human geographer and planner.
• Wilhelm Brückner, 92, German luthier.
• Gerard Caris, 99, Dutch sculptor and artist.
• Gay Caswell, 76, Canadian politician, Saskatchewan MLA (1982–1986).
• Lex Clark, 81, New Zealand Olympic rower (1964).
• Bernie Constantin, 77, Swiss songwriter and radio show host.
• Italo de Lorenzo, 85, Italian bobsledder.
• Tidiane Diakité, 80, Malian-born French historian and writer.
• Pedro Luis García Pérez, 86, Spanish mathematician, physicist and academic, president of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society (1982–1988).
• Pieter Hofstra, 78, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (1994–2006) and Senate (2007–2011).
• James R. Hogg, 90, American admiral.
• Derek Humphry, 94, British-American assisted suicide activist (Jean's Way, Final Exit), co-founder of Final Exit Network, heart failure.
• Ágnes Keleti, 103, Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast, Olympic champion (1952, 1956), pneumonia.
• Larry Kish, 83, American ice hockey coach (Hartford Whalers).
• Karol Krasnodębski, 95, Polish politician, MP (1989–1991).
• Seymour P. Lachman, 91, American political historian and politician, member of the New York State Senate (1996–2004).
• Werner Leimgruber, 90, Swiss footballer (Zürich, national team).
• Ralph Mann, 75, American Hall of Fame sprinter and hurdler, Olympic silver medalist (1972).
• Roger Mantovani, 59, Italian radio presenter and voice actor.
• Joyce McRoberts, 83, American politician, member of the Idaho Senate (1992–1995).
• S. Jayachandran Nair, 85, Indian journalist, founder of Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika.
• Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof).
• Cristóbal Ortega, 68, Mexican footballer (América, national team), cancer.
• Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, 89, Irish activist and writer.
• Derek Parker, 92, British writer and broadcaster.
• Noreen Riols, 98, British novelist and SOE agent during World War II.
• Arun Roy, 56, Bangladeshi film director.
• Thomas Streicher, 66, Austrian mathematician.
• J. R. P. Suriyapperuma, 96, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2010–2015).
• Ferdi Tayfur, 79, Turkish singer and actor.
• John Wijngaards, 89, Dutch Catholic scholar and priest.
• Ján Zachara, 96, Slovak boxer, Olympic champion (1952).

1

• Viktor Alksnis, 74, Russian politician, mayor of Tuchkovo (2013–2015), MP (2000–2007), and deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991).
• Geoffrey Bell, 85, English economist and banker.
• William Carter, 90, American photographer.
• Jean Céard, 88, French historian and academic.
• Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer, composer and actor (Story of a Poor Young Man, Cómo te extraño).
• Jean-Michel Defaye, 92, French composer and pianist.
• Roswitha Erlenwein, 94, German politician, member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen (1983–1995).
• Joan Guinovart, 77, Spanish biochemist.
• Pradeep Hemsingh Jadhav, 70, Indian politician, MLA (2004–2019).
• Kaak, 84, Indian cartoonist (Jansatta, Navbharat Times, Dainik Jagran), heart attack.
• Vladimir Kosykh, 74, Russian politician, MP (1993–1995).
• Jean-Louis Lalanne, 70, French footballer (Bordeaux, Libourne).
• Elke Leonhard, 75, German politician, MP (1990–2005).
• David Lodge, 89, British author (Changing Places, Small World: An Academic Romance, The Picturegoers).
• Michael Loewe, 102, British historian, Sinologist and writer.
• K. S. Manilal, 86, Indian botany scholar and taxonomist.
• Rosita Missoni, 93, Italian knitwear designer, co-founder of Missoni, pneumonia.
• Henry P. Monaghan, 90, American legal scholar.
• Joseph Monninger, 71, American novelist (The Letters), lung cancer.
• Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist (The Sheik of Scrubby Creek).
• JuJu Mucciaccio, 86, American recreation director.
• Viktor Nastashevskyi, 67, Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo Kyiv, CSKA Kyiv, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih).
• Noh Haeng-seok, 36, South Korean footballer (Gwangju, Daegu, Busan IPark).
• Gilbert Normand, 81, Canadian politician, MP (1997–2004).
• Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, 96, British politician, minister of state for consumer affairs (1979–1982), MP (1970–1987), and member of the House of Lords (1989–2019).
• John B. O'Reilly Jr., 76, American politician, mayor of Dearborn, Michigan (2007–2022).
• Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian musician and film composer (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, Johnny Yuma, Clint the Stranger).
• Wayne Osmond, 73, American singer (The Osmonds) and songwriter ("Crazy Horses", "Let Me In"), stroke.
• Vittorio Pomilio, 91, Italian basketball player (Stella Azzurra Roma, national team).
• Igor Poznič, 57, Slovenian footballer (NK Maribor, Mura, national team).
• Nelson Pryor, 82, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1973–1974).
• Ripken, 8, American retrieval dog (Durham Bulls).
• Louis Schittly, 86, French physician and humanitarian, co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières.
• Maria Grazia Sestero, 82, Italian politician, deputy (1992–1994).
• Zdzisław Skupień, 86, Polish mathematician.
• Tom Wyatt, 78, Australian horticulturalist.

External links

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