Deaths in 2023

The following notable deaths occurred in 2023. 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 reference.

December

4

• Peta Murphy, 50, Australian politician, MP (since 2019), breast cancer.

3

• Chua Jui Meng, 80, Malaysian politician, minister of health (1995–2004) and MP (1986–2008), heart attack.
• Thanga Darlong, 103, Indian folk musician.
• Ashraf Abdel Ghafour, 81, Egyptian actor, traffic collision.
• Léonard Gianadda, 88, Swiss journalist (TSR), engineer, and philanthropist, bone cancer.
• Myles Goodwyn, 75, Canadian singer (April Wine) and songwriter ("Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love", "Just Between You and Me").
• Peter d'Hamecourt, 77, Dutch journalist (NOS Journaal, VRT), cardiac arrest.
• Elsi Hetemäki-Olander, 96, Finnish politician, MP (1970–1991).
• Kim Soo-yong, 94, South Korean film director (The Sea Village, Mist, The Land).
• Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, 79, British politician, MEP (1994–2009), member of the House of Lords (2009–2021), and minister of state for Europe (2009), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Sergey Kustov, 77, Ukrainian actor (D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers).
• Doni Monardo, 60, Indonesian military officer, head of the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (2019–2021), commander of Kodam III/Siliwangi (2017–2018) and Kodam XVI/Pattimura (2015–2017), complications from a stroke.
• Jean Ristat, 80, French poet and writer.
• Leontiy Sandulyak, 86, Ukrainian social and political figure, scientist, diplomat.
• Yacouba Sawadogo, 77, Burkinabé farmer and agronomist.
• Lawrence Sifuna, 77, Kenyan politician, MP (1979–1988, 1992–1997).
• Valery Vishnichenko, 74, Kazakh politician, MP (2007–2011).

2

• Medea Amiranashvili, 93, Georgian opera singer.
• Luís Araújo, 74, Portuguese military officer, chief of the general staff (2011–2014).
• Maria Lisa Cinciari Rodano, 102, Italian politician, MP (1948–1972) and MEP (1979–1989).
• A. Deivanayagam, 88, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1984–1989, 1991–2001).
• Felo García, 95, Costa Rican footballer (Deportivo Saprissa, Herediano, Hendon), painter, and architect.
• Walter Harms, 61, Paraguayan politician, deputy (since 2013), plane crash.
• Wolfgang Hollegha, 94, Austrian painter.
• Clarence Kelly, 82, American sedevacantist traditionalist Catholic prelate, superior general of the Society of Saint Pius V (since 1983), cancer.
• Maria Martin, 72, Mexican-American radio journalist (Latino USA), complications from surgery.
• Michel Le Milinaire, 92, French football player (Laval) and manager (Rennes).
• Askar Naimantaev, 58, Kazakh actor, film director and screenwriter.
• Roberto Pazzi, 77, Italian novelist and poet.
• Saulius Pečeliūnas, 67, Lithuanian politician, MP (1992–2000, 2004–2008) and signatory of the act of re-establishment.
• Sufian Tayeh, Palestinian scientist, president of the Islamic University of Gaza, airstrike.
• Faustin Twagiramungu, 78, Rwandan politician, prime minister (1994–1995).
• Jun Urbano, 84, Filipino actor (Magic Kingdom: Ang Alamat ng Damortis), film director and screenwriter (Juan Tamad at Mister Shooli: Mongolian Barbecue), ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
• Concha Velasco, 84, Spanish actress (The Witching Hour, Esquilache, 32 Malasana Street), singer and television presenter.
• Ingrid Wigernæs, 95, Norwegian Olympic cross country skier (1956, 1964).

1

• Ezan Akélé, Ivorian politician.
• Tony Allen, 78, English comedian and writer. (death announced on this date)
• Shlomo Avineri, 90, Israeli political scientist.
• Enzo Bai, 92, Argentine actor (La Mary, The Kids Grow Up, Los hijos de López).
• Burny Bos, 79, Dutch film producer (Miss Minoes, Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse), screenwriter and children's author, mesothelioma.
• Shaun Davis, 57, British bodybuilder, Mr. Universe winner (1996). (death announced on this date)
• Carissa Etienne, 71, Dominican physician, director of PAHO (2018–2023).
• Kiki Fatmala, 56, Indonesian actress, lung cancer.
• Brigit Forsyth, 83, Scottish actress (Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Boon, Still Open All Hours).
• Heinz Gstrein, 81, Austrian-Swiss Orientalist Orthodox theologian, foreign correspondent, and lecturer (University of Vienna).
• Can Gürzap, 79, Turkish actor (Medcezir), screenwriter and educator.
• Amira Hess, 80, Israeli poet, cancer.
• Viktor Kalashnikov, 83, Russian politician, governor of Voronezh Oblast (1991–1992).
• Jørn Mader, 76, Danish journalist (Fyens Stiftstidende, Politiken, TV 2).
• Marcello Marziali, 84, Italian actor (Under the Tuscan Sun, Pinocchio).
• Sandra Day O'Connor, 93, American jurist, associate justice of the Supreme Court (1981–2006), member of the Arizona Senate (1969–1975) and chancellor of the College of William & Mary (2005–2012), complications from dementia and respiratory illness.
• Charles Officer, 48, Canadian filmmaker (Nurse.Fighter.Boy, Unarmed Verses, Akilla's Escape).
• Winston Churchill Rea, 72–73, Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary commander. (death announced on this date)
• Lyle Elmer Strom, 98, American jurist, judge (since 1985) and chief judge (1987–1994) of the U.S. District Court for Nebraska.
• Vivi-Anne Wassdahl, 91, Swedish Olympic alpine skier (1956).
• Badar uz Zaman, 83, Pakistani classical singer.

November

30

• Joan Botam, 97, Spanish Roman Catholic priest and political dissident.
• John Byrne, 83, Scottish playwright (The Slab Boys Trilogy, Tutti Frutti, Your Cheatin' Heart) and designer.
• José Catieau, 77, French road bicycle racer (Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune, Bic, Peugeot).
• Alistair Darling, Baron Darling of Roulanish, 70, British politician, chancellor of the Exchequer (2007–2010), MP (1987–2015) and member of the House of Lords (2015–2020), cancer.
• Bolesław Fleszar, 89, Polish chemist and politician, senator (1989–1991).
• Sante Gaiardoni, 84, Italian cyclist, double Olympic champion (1960).
• Vladimir Lebedev, 61, Russian politician, senator (since 2014), stroke.
• Ma Jingwu, 85, Chinese actor (Raise the Red Lantern, Seven Swords, The Banquet).
• Shane MacGowan, 65, English-born Irish singer (The Pogues, Shane MacGowan and the Popes) and songwriter ("Fairytale of New York"), pneumonia and encephalitis.
• Mikhail Marov, 90, Russian astronomer.
• Viktor Mikhailov, 87, Russian politician, governor of Magadan Oblast (1991–1996).
• Laura Montalvo, Mexican actress (Salomé).
• Luis Antonio Rivera, 93, Puerto Rican comedian, heart disease.
• Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 83, Saudi royal and politician, governor of Tabuk Province (1986–1987).
• Paul Snyder, 88, American baseball executive (Atlanta Braves).
• Subbalakshmi, 87, Indian actress (Kalyanaraman, Pandippada, Nandanam), composer and singer.
• Vassilis Vassilikos, 89, Greek writer (Z) and diplomat, MP (2019–2023).

29

• Charles Gilchrist Adams, 86, American Baptist minister, pneumonia.
• Luis Bates, 89, Chilean lawyer and politician, minister of justice (2003–2006).
• Richard L. Berkley, 92, American politician, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1979–1991).
• Roger Chaussabel, 91, French racing cyclist. (death announced on this date)
• Joan B. Culla, 71, Spanish historian, teacher and writer, cancer.
• Elliott Erwitt, 95, French-born American photographer.
• Rolf Geiger, 89, German footballer (Stuttgarter Kickers, VfB Stuttgart, national team).
• Roman Hodovanyi, 33, Ukrainian footballer (Nyva Ternopil, Volyn Lutsk, Slavia Mozyr).
• Scott Kempner, 69, American guitarist (The Dictators, The Del-Lords, The Brandos), complications from dementia.
• Henry Kissinger, 100, German-born American diplomat and politician, national security advisor (1969–1975), secretary of state (1973–1977) and Nobel Prize laureate (1973).
• Péter Kozma, 62, Hungarian Olympic skier (1984). (death announced on this date)
• Eduardo Ladrón de Guevara, 80, Spanish screenwriter (Cuéntame cómo pasó).
• Darcy McKeough, 90, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1963–1978), treasurer of Ontario (1971–1972, 1975–1978), pneumonia.
• Mildred Miller, 98, American mezzo-soprano.
• Eduard Mizhit, 62, Russian poet, playwright and translator.
• Yasuhiro Noguchi, 77, Japanese volleyball player, Olympic champion (1972), kidney failure.
• Michael Oleksa, 76, American Russian Orthodox priest, linguist and writer, stroke.
• Ângela Rabelo, 73, Brazilian actress (Sob Pressão).
• Michèle Rivasi, 70, French politician, MEP (since 2009), heart attack.
• Perla Santalla, 95, Argentine actress (Emergency Ward, Reencuentro con la gloria, El Profesor Hippie).
• Dean Sullivan, 68, English actor (Brookside), prostate cancer.
• Sticky Vicky, 80, Spanish dancer and illusionist (Benidorm).
• Taichi Yamada, 89, Japanese screenwriter (Childhood Days) and novelist (Strangers, In Search of a Distant Voice).

28

• Thomas Augsberger, 60, German-born American film producer (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Waiting..., Mr. Brooks).
• Julius W. Becton Jr., 97, American military officer, director of FEMA (1985–1989).
• Mark Candon, 71, American politician, traffic collision.
• Queenzy Cheng, 37, Malaysian actress and singer.
• John Colianni, 61, American jazz pianist.
• Josip Čorak, 80, Croatian wrestler, Olympic silver medallist (1972).
• Agyemang Diawusie, 25, German footballer (Dynamo Dresden, Wehen Wiesbaden, Jahn Regensburg).
• Dedema, 76, Chinese singer.
• James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, 81, Scottish politician, MP (1974–1997), MSP (1999–2007) and member of the House of Lords (1997–2023), pneumonia.
• Rod Fletcher, 78, English footballer (Scunthorpe United, Lincoln City, Grimsby Town). (death announced on this date)
• Lanny Gordin, 72, Brazilian instrumentalist and composer.
• Mali, 48–49, Sri Lankan-born Asian elephant (Manila Zoo).
• Charlie Munger, 99, American investor, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (since 1978) and chairman of Wesco Financial (1984–2011).
• Antonis Parayios, 94, Greek footballer (AEK Athens, national team).
• Eugenijus Petrovas, 87, Lithuanian politician, signatory of the act of re-establishment.
• Allan Rogers, 91, British politician, MP (1983–2001) and MEP (1979–1984).
• Cecil Sandford, 95, British motorcycle road racer, Grand Prix World Riders' Champion (1952, 1957).
• Gabriel Seweryn, 56, Polish actor.

27

• Bob Albright, 87, American politician.
• William Anastasi, 90, American conceptual artist.
• Maria Barmich, 89, Russian linguist, stroke.
• Mohamed Bousmaha, 34–35, Algerian singer, traffic collision.
• Mary L. Cleave, 76, American astronaut (STS-61-B, STS-30).
• Amine La Colombe, Algerian musician, traffic collision.
• Heinz Dürr, 90, German businessman, chairman of AEG (1980–1990) and Deutsche Bahn (1994–1997).
• Alessandro Figà Talamanca, 85, Italian mathematician.
• Bogusław Gorski, 88, Polish sports activist and politician.
• Paweł Huelle, 66, Polish writer.
• Gururaj R. Jois, 53, Indian cinematographer (Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost, Ek Ajnabee, Shootout at Lokhandwala).
• Victor J. Kemper, 96, American cinematographer (Dog Day Afternoon, National Lampoon's Vacation, The Last Tycoon).
• Helen Lucas, 92, Canadian artist.
• Parvaneh Massoumi, 78, Iranian actress (Reverse, Downpour, Prophet Joseph).
• Zaverilal Mehta, 96, Indian photographer.
• John Nichols, 83, American novelist (The Sterile Cuckoo, The Wizard of Loneliness, The Milagro Beanfield War).
• Wanderley Paiva, 77, Brazilian football player (Atlético Mineiro, national team) and manager (Ponte Preta, CRAC), prostate cancer.
• Edward G. Smith, 62, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania (since 2014).
• William Michael Stankewicz, 78, American teacher and convicted attempted murderer.
• Frances Sternhagen, 93, American actress (Equus, ER, Misery), Tony winner (1974, 1995).
• Dalia Teišerskytė, 79, Lithuanian politician, journalist and poet, MP (2000–2016).
• Mihály András Vajda, 88, Hungarian philosopher.

26

• Tarek Abdel Aziz, 55, Egyptian actor (Sayed Android), heart attack.
• Papa Arko, Ghanaian footballer (Asante Kotoko, national team).
• Maurie Considine, 91, Australian footballer (Hawthorn).
• Alberto da Costa e Silva, 92, Brazilian historian, poet, and diplomat.
• Tim Dorsey, 62, American novelist (Florida Roadkill, Hammerhead Ranch Motel, Orange Crush).
• Enzo Erminero, 92, Italian businessman and politician, deputy (1968–1983), mayor of Verona (1993).
• Brian Godding, 78, Welsh jazz rock guitarist (Blossom Toes, Centipede).
• Pablo Guzmán, 73, American television journalist (WCBS-TV), cardiac arrest.
• Magda Hollander-Lafon, 96, Hungarian-born French Holocaust survivor and psychologist.
• Rudy Insanally, 87, Guyanese diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (2001–2008) and president of the United Nations General Assembly (1993–1994).
• Norman Irons, 82, Scottish councillor and honorary consul, lord provost of Edinburgh (1992–1996).
• Norris McDonald, 81, Canadian journalist (Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail).
• Rafał Rękosiewicz, 75, Polish musician, lyricist and music producer.
• Jimmy Owens, 93, American songwriter (Jimmy and Carol Owens).
• Michel Roumégoux, 75, French veterinarian and politician, deputy (2002–2007).
• José Antonio Sancha de Prada, 85, Spanish rugby union player (CN Barcelona, national team).
• Rodolfo Stange, 98, Chilean police officer and politician, senator (1998–2005) and member of the government junta (1985–1990).
• Don Tannas, 85, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (1989–2004).
• Geordie Walker, 64, English guitarist (Killing Joke) and songwriter ("Love Like Blood", "Eighties"), complications from a stroke.
• Alex J. Walling, 75, Canadian sports analyst and broadcaster. (death announced on this date)

25

• Douglas D. Alder, 91, American historian and academic administrator, president of Utah Tech University (1986–1993), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Julio Anderson, 74, Chilean bass guitarist (Los Jaivas).
• Whitney Anderson, 91, American politician and businessman.
• Robert Hart Baker, 69, American classical conductor and music director.
• Jean-Marc Brûlé, 58, French politician, member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France (2004–2015).
• Gérard Collomb, 76, French politician, senator (1999–2017, 2018), minister of the interior (2017–2018), and twice mayor of Lyon, stomach cancer.
• Jean-Claude Cornu, 85, French Olympic sailor (1960).
• Maurizio Creuso, 80, Italian politician, senator (1992–1994).
• Natalya Dmitriyeva, 78, Russian actress (Bumbarash, Through the Fire, The Man Who Doesn't Return).
• Bita Farrahi, 65, Iranian actress (Hamoun, A House Built on Water, Island), heart and lung disease.
• Larry Fink, 82, American photographer.
• Ivan Havlíček, 78, Czech physicist, academic and senator (1996–2000).
• Tras Honan, 93, Irish politician, senator (1977–1992) and cathaoirleach (1982–1983, 1987–1989).
• Clarke Ingram, 66, American radio personality (WPXY, WZUM, WKHB).
• Papi Khomane, 48, South African footballer (Jomo Cosmos, Orlando Pirates, national team), traffic collision.
• Marty Krofft, 86, Canadian puppeteer (H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters), kidney failure.
• Aldo Lado, 88, Italian film director (Short Night of Glass Dolls, Who Saw Her Die?, The Humanoid), screenwriter and author.
• Luwellyn Landers, South African politician. (death announced on this date)
• Martin Lockley, 73, Welsh palaeontologist, cancer.
• Les Maguire, 81, English musician (Gerry and the Pacemakers).
• Jorge Martín Montenegro, 40, Argentine-Spanish racing cyclist.
• Fabio Martínez Castilla, 73, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (2007–2013) and archbishop of Tuxtla (since 2013), ischemic crisis and neoplasm.
• Akzhol Meirbekov, 73, Kazakh singer (Dos Mukasan).
• Leila Mustafa, 35, Syrian politician, co-chair of the civil council of Raqqa (2017–2022), complications during surgery.
• Yngvar Numme, 79, Norwegian singer (Dizzie Tunes) and actor.
• Alfredo Prieto Valiente, 89, Spanish businessman and politician, deputy (1977–1982).
• B. Sasikumar, 74, Indian violinist.
• Volodymyr Shapoval, 89, Ukrainian politician, deputy (1990–1994).
• Eduardo Vela Ruiz, 72, American-Mexican businessman.
• Terry Venables, 80, English football player (Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur) and manager (national team).
• Layachi Yaker, 93, Algerian diplomat and politician, secretary-general of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (1992–1995).

24

• Alfredo Adum, 71, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, deputy (1988–1990), minister of energy (1996–1997).
• Douglas Ahlstedt, 78, American operatic tenor (Metropolitan Opera).
• Camilo Cascolan, 59, Filipino police officer, chief of the national police (2020).
• George Cohon, 86, American-born Canadian fast food executive, founder of McDonald's Canada and McDonald's Russia.
• Bruno Fagnoul, 87, Belgian politician, minister-president of the German-speaking community (1984–1986).
• Jukka Haavisto, 93, Finnish musician.
• František X. Halas, 86, Czech historian of Christianity, academic and diplomat.
• Ron Hodges, 74, American baseball player (New York Mets).
• Shizuka Ijūin, 73, Japanese writer and lyricist.
• Herb Klein, 93, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–1995).
• Rajkumar Kohli, 93, Indian film director (Nagin, Jaani Dushman, Raaj Tilak), heart attack.
• Eko Londo, 66, Indonesian comedian, traffic collision.
• Avraham Menchel, 87, Israeli footballer (Maccabi Haifa, national team).
• Morten Omlid, 62, Norwegian blues guitarist.
• Chris Parr, 80, British theatre director, television producer (Takin' Over the Asylum) and executive (BBC Birmingham).
• Aldo Pastur, 74, Argentine actor (Last Days of the Victim, The Loves of Kafka).
• Dorys Perry, 66, Argentine actress.
• Luca Sabatelli, 87, Italian costume designer (The Cat o' Nine Tails, The Humanoid, Grand Hotel Excelsior).
• Elliot Silverstein, 96, American film and television director (Cat Ballou, A Man Called Horse, The Car).
• Chris Stone, 64, Australian footballer (St Kilda), brain cancer.
• Marc Thorpe, 77, American visual effects artist (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark), creator of Robot Wars, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Henry Tilly, 91, English cricketer.
• Heidelinde Weis, 83, Austrian actress (I'm Marrying the Director, Don't Tell Me Any Stories, Aunt Frieda).
• Linda Wichterlová, 106, Czech scientist.
• Derek Wilford, 90, British military officer, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Bodo Wolf, 79, German actor (The Youth of Peter the Great, At the Beginning of Glorious Days).

23

• Absolute Andy, 40, German professional wrestler (wXw).
• Fathima Beevi, 96, Indian jurist, judge of the Supreme Court (1989–1992) and governor of Tamil Nadu (1997–2001).
• Ratko Božović, 89, Serbian professor and writer.
• Jim Carter, 75, American football player (Green Bay Packers).
• Anan Chaisaeng, 96, Thai politician, MP (1969–1976, 1983–1986, 2001–2005).
• Ánchel Conte, 81, Spanish writer and poet.
• Rona Hartner, 50, Romanian actress (The Crazy Stranger, Time of the Wolf, Le Divorce), singer and painter, lung and brain cancer.
• Harald Hasselbach, 56, Dutch football player (Calgary Stampeders, Denver Broncos), Super Bowl champion (1997, 1998), mucinous adenocarcinoma.
• Steve Jurczyk, 61, American engineer, acting administrator of NASA (2021), pancreatic cancer.
• Mark Kellar, 71, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, San Antonio Wings, Chicago Fire).
• Francisco Luna Kan, 97, Mexican politician, governor of Yucatán (1976–1982) and deputy (1964–1967).
• Antoni Marí Calbet, 91, Spanish doctor and politician, member of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands (1983–2003).
• Rubens Minelli, 94, Brazilian football manager (Internacional, São Paulo, Saudi Arabia national team), infection.
• Russell Norman, 57, English cook, restaurateur and author (Saturday Kitchen).
• Tom Pauling, 76, Australian lawyer, administrator of the Northern Territory (2007–2011).
• Charles Peters, 96, American journalist (Washington Monthly).
• Guy Romano, 86, French Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic administrator of Niamey (1984–1997) and bishop of Niamey (1997–2003).
• Tine Ruysschaert, 91, Belgian stage actress.
• Paul Sait, 76, Australian rugby league player (South Sydney, national team) and coach.
• Armand Strainchamps, 68, Luxembourgish painter and sculptor.
• Greg "Fingers" Taylor, 71, American harmonica player, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Helmert Woudenberg, 78, Dutch actor (Max Havelaar, In for Treatment, Amsterdamned), stage director and playwright, heart attack.

22

• Mike Bickle, 79, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle, Gillingham). (death announced on this date)
• Poseci Bune, 77, Fijian civil servant and politician, MP (1991–2006), prostate cancer.
• Antonio Genato, 94, Filipino Olympic basketball player (1952, 1956).
• Ibrahim Guerra, 79, Venezuelan television director (Amor sin fronteras, Tres destinos, Cosita rica).
• Santi Gutiérrez Calle, 78, Spanish footballer (Racing de Santander).
• Barbara Haščáková, 43, Slovak singer, stroke.
• Per Hedenberg, 87, Swedish Olympic rower (1960).
• Sead Jesenković, 80, Bosnian football player (Sarajevo, Famos Hrasnica, Jedinstvo Brčko) and manager.
• Jean Knight, 80, American singer ("Mr. Big Stuff").
• Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, 94, French historian.
• Tom Larson, 84, American sportscaster (WSBK-TV, NESN), cancer.
• Émile Martel, 82, Canadian diplomat and writer.
• Eddie Merrins, 91, American professional golfer.
• François Musy, 68, Swiss-born French sound engineer (First Name: Carmen, Marguerite, Lost Illusions).
• Nguyen Qui Duc, 64–65, Vietnamese-American radio broadcaster, writer and translator, cancer.
• Sture Ohlin, 88, Swedish Olympic biathlete (1964).
• Charuben Patel, 83, Indian actress, heart attack.
• Steve Pool, 70, American television meteorologist (KOMO-TV), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Phil Quartararo, 67, American music industry executive.
• Margareta Ridderstedt, 72, Swedish opera singer and actress (Aida).
• Christiane Rimbaud, 79, French historian.
• Jim Salestrom, 67, American singer-songwriter.
• Linda Salzman Sagan, 83, American artist and writer.
• Rutger Stuffken, 76, Dutch Olympic rower (1972).
• Óscar Felipe Ventura, 80, Peruvian academic and politician, deputy (1985–1990).
• Herbert Weiz, 99, German politician, minister of science and technology (1962–1966, 1974–?) and deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers (1967–?).

21

• Ron Acks, 79, American football player (Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers).
• Chad Allan, 80, Canadian musician (The Guess Who, Brave Belt).
• S. S. Badrinath, 83, Indian ophthalmologist, founder of Sankara Nethralaya.
• Henri Bangou, 101, Guadeloupean politician, senator (1986–1995) and mayor of Pointe-à-Pitre (1965–2008).
• Patricia Barraclough, 72, Australian producer and presenter (This Day Tonight, Lateline, Australian Story).
• Lothar Buchmann, 87, German football player (Wormatia Worms) and manager (Eintracht Frankfurt, Kickers Offenbach).
• Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs, 58, German conductor, scholar, and music publicist, heart attack.
• Tertius Delport, 84, South African academic, lawyer and politician, MP (1999–2009).
• Aivars Endziņš, 82, Latvian jurist and politician, MP (1993–1998) and chief justice of the Constitutional Court (2000–2007).
• Saprang Kalayanamitr, 75, Thai military officer, lung cancer.
• Oleksandr Kryzhanivskyi, 66, Ukrainian actor and stage director.
• Alec Knight, 84, English Anglican priest, dean of Lincoln (1998–2006).
• Kamal Kumar, Fijian jurist, chief justice (2019–2023).
• Danutė Kvietkevičiūtė, 84, Lithuanian textile designer.
• Horacio Malvicino, 94, Argentine jazz and tango guitarist and composer.
• Hugo Mensdorff-Pouilly, 94, Czech nobleman.
• Anne Michel, 64, Belgian Olympic sprinter (1980).
• Francis R. Nicosia, 79, American historian.
• Valeriano Pastor, 95, Italian architect. (death announced on this date)
• Paul Tịnh Nguyễn Bình Tĩnh, 93, Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Đà Nẵng (2000–2006).
• Georges Perroud, 82, Swiss footballer (Sion, Servette, national team).
• James Philip, 93, American politician, member (1975–2003) and president (1993–2003) of the Illinois Senate.
• R. Ramachandran, 71, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (2016–2021), liver disease.
• Jerónimo Saavedra, 87, Spanish politician, president of the Canary Islands (1982–1987, 1991–1993) and minister of education and science (1995–1996).
• Dale Spender, 80, Australian feminist scholar, teacher, and writer.
• Stravinsky, 27, American Thoroughbred racehorse.
• Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart, 95, British hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (1961–1999).
• P. Vatsala, 84, Indian novelist, heart failure.
• Hana Vlasáková, 75, Czech Olympic volleyball player (1968, 1972).
• Dave Young, 64, American football player (New York Giants, Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts).

20

• Ana Bereciartúa, 87, Spanish politician, member of the Basque parliament (1980–1986, 1989–1990).
• Anthony Boam, 91, British army officer, commander of British Forces in Hong Kong (1985–1987).
• Alberto Pinto Coelho Júnior, 78, Brazilian politician, governor of Minas Gerais (2014–2015).
• Frankie Connolly, 78, Irish footballer (Cork Hibernians, Cork Alberts).
• Josephine Cook, 92, British shot putter.
• Mike Craig, 92, Australian Olympic field hockey player (1960).
• Ramón Díaz del Río, 82, Spanish naval engineer and politician, MEP (1987–1989).
• Alice Denney, 101, American art curator, stroke.
• Filip Robar Dorin, 83, Slovenian film director and screenwriter.
• Annabel Giles, 64, British actress (Riders, Firelight) and psychotherapist, glioblastoma.
• Zdena Hadrbolcová, 86, Czech actress (How the World Is Losing Poets, The Idiot Returns, František je děvkař).
• Preston Hanna, 69, American baseball player (Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics).
• Willie Hernández, 69, Puerto Rican baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs), World Series champion (1984).
• Ted Hopkins, 74, Australian footballer (Carlton), businessman and writer.
• Nina Katerli, 89, Russian writer, publicist, and human rights activist.
• Valentin Khokhryakov, 95, Russian biologist.
• Rob Krier, 85, Luxembourgish sculptor, architect, and urban designer. (death announced on this date)
• Martina Lubyová, 56, Slovak politician, minister of education (2017–2020).
• Jeniene Mapp, 48, Australian presenter (Saturday Disney), kidney failure.
• M. R. Sodsri Panyarachun, 87, Thai politician, spouse of the prime minister (1991–1992).
• Gustavo Pedraza, Spanish actor (Al otro lado del muro).
• Ann Rachlin, 90, British musician and author.
• Aman Tuleyev, 79, Russian politician, governor (1997–2018) and chairman of the council of people's deputies (1994–1996, 2018) of Kemerovo Oblast.
• John E. Walsh, 65, American political consultant and campaign manager, stomach cancer.
• Jan Westdorp, 89, Dutch racing cyclist.
• Mars Williams, 68, American saxophonist (The Waitresses, The Psychedelic Furs, Liquid Soul), ampullary cancer.

19

• Joss Ackland, 95, British actor (White Mischief, Lethal Weapon 2, The Mighty Ducks).
• Chris Alli, 78, Nigerian military officer, chief of army staff (1993–1994) and governor of Plateau State (1985–1986, 2004).
• Marvin Arnesen, 60, Norwegian footballer (Molde, Vålerenga, HamKam).
• Giuseppe Arzilli, 82, Sammarinese politician, captain regent (1986–1987, 1999–2000, 2004–2005).
• Gene Beery, 86, American painter and photographer.
• Rosalynn Carter, 96, American mental health activist, first lady of the United States (1977–1981), and of Georgia (1971–1975), complications from dementia.
• Roslynn Cobarrubias, 43, American television presenter, producer and speaker.
• Ninie Doniah, 56, Malagasy singer and composer.
• Sanjay Gadhvi, 57, Indian film director (Dhoom, Ajab Gazabb Love, Operation Parindey), heart attack.
• Ernesto Garzón Valdés, 96, Argentine philosopher.
• Herbert Gold, 99, American novelist.
• Catherine Christer Hennix, 75, Swedish musician, poet and philosopher.
• Marisa Jossa, 85, Italian model, Miss Italia winner (1959).
• Mushtaq Kak, 62, Indian actor (Hijack, Vishwaroopam, Dishoom) and stage director.
• Anna Kanakis, 61, Italian actress (2019, After the Fall of New York, The New Barbarians), writer and model, Miss Italia winner (1977).
• Wim van der Leegte, 76, Dutch manufacturing industry executive, president of VDL Groep (1972–2016).
• Eddie Linden, 88, Scottish publisher and poet.
• Colette Maze, 109, French classical pianist.
• Sitiveni Moceidreke, 86, Fijian Olympic sprinter (1960). (death announced on this date)
• Bagher Momeni, 97, Iranian historian.
• Park Dong-ryong, 83, South Korean actor.
• Carlton Pearson, 70, American minister and gospel singer, subject of Come Sunday, prostate cancer.
• Vincentius Sensi Potokota, 72, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Maumere (2006–2007) and archbishop of Ende (since 2007).
• Erich Schutt, 92, German photographer.
• Peter Spellos, 69, American voice actor (Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Digimon Adventure, Eagle Riders), pancreatic cancer.
• Hannes Strydom, 58, South African rugby union player (Eastern Province Elephants, Transvaal/Golden Lions, national team), world champion (1995), traffic collision.
• Mizuho Suzuki, 96, Japanese actor (The Sands of Kurobe, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode, Never Give Up).
• Sara Tavares, 45, Portuguese singer, brain tumour.
• Guy Vattier, 84, French politician, deputy (1988).
• Wang Mingxiu, 91, Chinese forest scientist and educator, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Wiris, 23, Brazilian footballer (Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Fluminense), traffic collision.

18

• Akif Asgarov, 83, Azerbaijani sculptor.
• Concepció Carreras, 96, Spanish librarian.
• António Carvalho, 62, Portuguese football player (Vitória, national team) and manager (Caçadores das Taipas).
• Mario Castaño, 51, Colombian politician and convicted fraudster, representative (2014–2018) and senator (2018–2022), heart attack.
• Mari Csomós, 80, Hungarian actress (141 Minutes from the Unfinished Sentence, Kalandorok).
• David Del Tredici, 86, American composer.
• Ben Dunne, 74, Irish businessman, director of Dunnes Stores (since 1983) and founder of Ben Dunne Gyms, heart attack.
• Ruud Geels, 75, Dutch footballer (Ajax, Feyenoord, national team).
• Loïc Hsiao, 58, Taiwanese cartoonist, playwright, and program host.
• Rob Kerkhoven, 86, Dutch Olympic swimming coach (1968). (death announced on this date)
• João Lima, 62, Portuguese Olympic hurdler (1988).
• Mansour Sari, Palestinian journalist, director of Quds News Network, airstrike.
• Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta, 90, Italian princess.
• Jerome Markson, 94, Canadian architect.
• Taku Miki, 88, Japanese poet and novelist.
• Joyce Mpanga, 89, Ugandan politician, member of the Parliament of Uganda (1996–2001) and Lukiiko (since 2009), minister of state for primary education (1989–1992).
• Fredrik Ohlsson, 92, Swedish actor (Pippi Longstocking, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).
• Ekundayo Opaleye, 77, Nigerian general and politician, governor of Ondo State (1986–1987), heart attack.
• C. L. Porinchukutty, 91, Indian artist and art educator.
• Shi Wen-long, 95, Taiwanese resin industry executive, founder of Chi Mei Corporation.
• Vinod Thomas, 45, Indian actor (Ayyappanum Koshiyum).
• S. Venkitaramanan, 92, Indian economist, governor of the RBI (1990–1992).
• Paul Watson, 81, British documentary filmmaker, complications from dementia.
• Nan Witcomb, 95, Australian poet and radio broadcaster (Cruise 1323). (death announced on this date)

17

• Gohar Ayub Khan, 86, Pakistani politician, minister of foreign affairs (1997–1998) and speaker of the National Assembly (1990–1993).
• Ahmad Bahar, 74, Palestinian politician, deputy speaker of the Legislative Council (since 2006), airstrike.
• Ana Clara Benevides, 23, Brazilian university student.
• Christiane Bervoets, 75, Belgian singer ("Eviva España").
• Seóirse Bodley, 90, Irish composer.
• Maciej Damięcki, 79, Polish actor (More Than Life At Stake).
• Bob de Groot, 82, Belgian comic books artist (Chlorophylle, Clifton).
• Charlie Dominici, 72, American singer (Dream Theater, Dominici). (death announced on this date)
• Domenica Ercolani, 113, Italian supercentenarian, nation's oldest living person.
• Skender Fani, 83, Austrian lawyer, football player agent and managing director.
• Anthony Farquhar, 83, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Down and Connor (1983–2015).
• Merle Goldman, 92, American historian and academic scholar.
• B. N. Goswamy, 90, Indian art critic and historian.
• H. Roger Grant, 79, American railroad historian and author.
• Zdeněk Groessl, 82, Czech volleyball player, Olympic bronze medallist (1968).
• Fikret Güler, 70, Turkish taekwondo grand master.
• Libuše Hrabová, 95, Czech historian.
• Agustín Ibarrola, 93, Spanish painter and sculptor.
• Ellen Jens, 83, Dutch television producer (De Fred Haché Show, We zijn weer thuis) and director.
• Claude Kahn, 88, French pianist.
• Dennis Kemp, 92, Australian Olympic field hockey player (1956).
• Iosif Koshelevich, 74, Russian actor.
• Luis Larraín, 42, Chilean LGBT rights activist, blood cancer.
• Henning Munk Jensen, 76, Danish footballer (AaB, PSV Eindhoven, national team).
• John C. G. Röhl, 85, British historian.
• Brian Sampson, 88, Australian racing driver, Bathurst 1000 winner (1975).
• Suzanne Shepherd, 89, American actress (The Sopranos, Goodfellas, Requiem for a Dream), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney failure.
• Lou Skizas, 92, American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox).
• Henri Stambouli, 62, Algerian-born French football player (Monaco, Marseille) and manager (Togo national team).
• Grzegorz Stellak, 72, Polish rower, Olympic bronze medallist (1980).
• Metin Uca, 62, Turkish presenter, writer and voice actor.
• Gregory Woolley, 51, Haitian-born Canadian mobster (Hells Angels), shot.

16

• Kailash Bhansali, 82, Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA (2008–2018), lung disease.
• Thomas J. Bliley Jr., 91, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–2001) and mayor of Richmond (1970–1977).
• George "Funky" Brown, 74, American Hall of Fame drummer (Kool & the Gang) and songwriter ("Ladies' Night", "Celebration"), lung cancer.
• Albert Burger, 68, German Olympic alpine skier (1976, 1980).
• Dame A. S. Byatt, 87, British author (Possession, The Virgin in the Garden, The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye).
• James Couchman, 81, British politician, MP (1983–1997).
• Ryszard Engelking, 88, Polish mathematician.
• Erzsi Galambos, 91, Hungarian actress.
• Johnny Green, 89, American basketball player (New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets, Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City-Omaha Kings).
• Fernando Jara, 93, Chilean footballer (Universidad Católica, 1952 Olympics).
• James Paul Johnson, 93, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1981).
• Meto Jovanovski, 77, Macedonian actor (Happy New Year '49, Dust, When Day Breaks).
• Sarah Louise Keys, 95, American civil rights activist.
• Takao Kondo, 75, Japanese biologist, pneumonia.
• Ivan Korshynskyi, 95, Ukrainian doctor and politician, deputy (1994–1998).
• Hubert Mono Ndjana, 77, Cameroonian academic and philosopher, traffic collision.
• Katsiaryna Myasnikova, 42, Belarusian artist.
• Protectionist, 13, German Thoroughbred racehorse. (death announced on this date)
• Korney Shperling, 76, Russian football manager (Irtysh Omsk, Ural Yekaterinburg, Baltika Kaliningrad).
• Peter Solley, 75, English musician (Fox, Procol Harum) and record producer ("What I Like About You").
• Thành Được, 89, Vietnamese actor and singer.
• Bobby Ussery, 88, American Hall of Fame jockey, heart failure.
• Robert Walker, Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe, 85, British jurist, justice of the Supreme Court (2009–2013), lord of appeal in ordinary (2002–2009) and lord justice of appeal (1997–2002).

15

• Radcliffe Bailey, 54, American visual artist, brain cancer.
• Dex Carvey, 32, American comedian, drug overdose.
• George Chigova, 32, Zimbabwean footballer (Polokwane City, SuperSport United, national team), heart disease.
• Finis E. Cowan, 94, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Southern Texas (1977–1979).
• Sandy Farina, 68, American singer-songwriter and actress (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band).
• Anna Felder, 85, Swiss writer.
• Michio Fukuoka, 87, Japanese sculptor.
• Gerry Hand, 81, Australian politician, minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs (1987–1990) and immigration (1990–1993) and MP (1983–1993).
• Aage Hansen, 88, Norwegian motorcycle speedway rider (Ipswich Witches).
• Hans Herbjørnsrud, 85, Norwegian author.
• Daisaku Ikeda, 95, Japanese Buddhist philosopher and nuclear disarmament activist, president of Soka Gakkai (1960–1979) and Soka Gakkai International (since 1975).
• Willard Johnson, 87, American political scientist and Africanist. (death announced on this date)
• Hitoshi Kimura, 89, Japanese politician, MP (1998–2010).
• Gurmeet Singh Kooner, 75, Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA (1998–2003, 2008–2013, since 2018).
• Žarko Laušević, 63, Serbian-Montenegrin actor (The Dagger, The Black Bomber, The Original of the Forgery).
• Worta McCaskill-Stevens, American physician-scientist.
• P. K. Narayanan Nambiar, 96, Indian musician.
• Alison Nisselle, 80, Australian screenwriter (Prisoner, Janus, Home and Away).
• Oladips, 28, Nigerian rapper.
• David Rowe-Beddoe, Baron Rowe-Beddoe, 85, Welsh banker and life peer, chairman of the Wales Millennium Centre and member of the House of Lords (since 2006).
• N. Sankaraiah, 102, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1967–1971, 1977–1984).
• Onaolapo Soleye, 90, Nigerian economist, minister of finance (1984–1985).
• Ken Squier, 88, American Hall of Fame motorsport sportscaster (NASCAR on CBS), co-founder of Motor Racing Network, complications from intestinal blockage.
• Jeanette Stocker, 96, American baseball player (Kenosha Comets).
• Volodymyr Stryzhevskyi, 70, Ukrainian football player (Kolos Mezhyrich, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih) and manager (Podillya Khmelnytskyi).
• Paul Tandou, 76, Congolese footballer (CSMD Diables Noirs, CARA Brazzaville, national team).
• Karl Tremblay, 47, Canadian folk singer (Les Cowboys Fringants), prostate cancer.

14

• Rick Ahearn, 74, American political consultant.
• Ken Adamson, 85, American football player (Denver Broncos).
• Sir Tom Arnold, 76, British politician, MP (1974–1997).
• Khalil Athamna, 84, Palestinian historian and writer.
• Alessandra Bianchi, 59, Italian sports journalist (Corriere dello Sport, L'Équipe, Le Parisien).
• Angela Maria Bottari, 78, Italian politician, deputy (1978–1987).
• Buzy, 66, French singer.
• Ramesh Chander, 88, Malaysian economist and statistician.
• Brian Cotter, Baron Cotter, 87, British politician, MP (1997–2005) and member of the House of Lords (since 2006), complications from dementia.
• Chabelita Fuentes, 92, Chilean singer and folklorist.
• Shanta Das Manandhar, 89, Nepalese writer.
• Neville Garrick, 73, Jamaican graphic artist and photographer, cancer.
• Karel van de Graaf, 72, Dutch journalist and television presenter, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Paulo Hesse, 81, Brazilian actor (Selva de Pedra, O Cravo e a Rosa, O Homem do Pau-Brasil).
• John Lachs, 89, Hungarian-born American philosopher.
• Tapfumaneyi Masaya, 51, Zimbabwean bishop, kidnap victim and political activist.
• Zbigniew Meres, 71, Polish firefighter and politician, senator (2007–2015).
• Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi, 94, Indian hotelier, CEO of The Oberoi Group (2002–2013).
• Arthur Parkin, 71, New Zealand field hockey player (national team), Olympic champion (1976).
• Abdelkader Retnani, 78, Moroccan editor, writer, and sporting director.
• Betty Rollin, 87, American author and journalist, assisted suicide.
• Subrata Roy, 75, Indian conglomerate executive, founder of Sahara India Pariwar, complications from cancer, hypertension and diabetes.
• Colombo Machado Salles, 97, Brazilian engineer and politician, governor of Santa Catarina (1971–1975).
• Peter Seidler, 63, American baseball executive, chairman of San Diego Padres (since 2020).
• Terry R. Taylor, 71, American sports editor (Associated Press), cancer.
• Thelda Williams, 82, American politician, interim mayor of Phoenix (1994, 2011–2012, 2018–2019), cancer.
• Stanislav Žalud, 91, Czech architect and politician, MP (1990–1992).
• Palestinians killed in a 2023 Israel–Hamas war airstrike:
  • Ibrahim Qusaya, volleyball player
  • Mohammed Shabir, 77, politician and academic administrator, president of the Islamic University of Gaza (1990–2005)
  • Hassan Zuaiter, volleyball player

13

• Basudeb Acharia, 81, Indian politician, MP (1980–2014).
• Ociel Baena, 38, Mexican magistrate and LGBT rights activist.
• Maryanne Trump Barry, 86, American jurist and attorney, judge of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey (1983–1999) and Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1999–2019), cancer.
• Rob Belloir, 75, American baseball player (Atlanta Braves).
• Héctor Benavides, 82, Mexican news anchor and radio personality.
• Michael Bishop, 78, American science fiction writer (No Enemy But Time, Who Made Stevie Crye?, Brittle Innings).
• Fermín Cabal, 75, Spanish playwright, scriptwriter (El pico 2), and film director.
• Akram Hossain Chowdhury, 68, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2008–2014).
• Michel Ciment, 85, French film critic (Positif) and historian.
• Henry Colán, 41, Peruvian footballer (Sport Boys, Sporting Cristal, Alianza Atlético), shot.
• Abel Ignacio Cuevas Melo, 58, Mexican politician, deputy (2000–2003, 2006–2009).
• Masaharu Ikuta, 88, Japanese businessman.
• Krzysztof Kamiński, 72, Polish actor.
• Lundy Kiger, 69, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (2018–2020), traffic collision.
• Tengiz Kitovani, 85, Georgian politician and military commander, minister of defence (1992–1993) and leader of the Military Council (1992), co-leader of the 1991–1992 coup d'état.
• Ivo Kuusk, 86, Estonian opera singer.
• Gérard de La Martinière, 80, French businessman.
• Sjachrani Mataja, 75, Indonesian politician, MP (2014–2019).
• Ozay Mehmet, 84, Cypriot academic.
• Robert Philibosian, 83, American politician, Los Angeles County district attorney (1981–1984).
• Ignacio Poletti, 93, Argentine Olympic basketball player (1952).
• Qin Yukun, 90, Chinese engineer and academic, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• T. B. Silalahi, 85, Indonesian military officer, minister of public servants (1993–1998).
• Jim Traue, 91, New Zealand librarian.
• George Tscherny, 99, Hungarian-born American graphic designer and educator.
• Gordon Wallace, 74, Scottish footballer (Raith Rovers, Dundee United, Berwick Rangers).
• Work All Week, 14, American Throughbred racehorse, paddock accident.
• Devon Wylie, 35, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans).
• Palestinians killed in a 2023 Israel–Hamas war airstrike:
  • Yaacoub Al-Barsh, radio station executive director
  • Mohammed Dababish, intelligence official (Hamas)
  • Ahmed Fatima, media photographer

12

• Mohammed al Amin, 80, Sudanese musician.
• M. Russell Ballard, 95, American Mormon leader, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (since 1985).
• Aldo Bet, 74, Italian footballer (Roma, Milan, national team).
• Peter J. Boylan, 87, American major general.
• Jacques Bérès, 82, French orthopedic surgeon, co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières.
• Roman Čechmánek, 52, Czech ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings), Olympic champion (1998).
• Hugo Chamberlain, 88, Costa Rican Olympic sports shooter (1968, 1972, 1976).
• Hanna Gucwińska, 91, Polish zootechnician and politician, MP (2001–2005).
• Mustafa Hasanagić, 82, Serbian football player (Partizan, Yugoslavia national team) and manager (Ankaragücü).
• Davoud Hermidas-Bavand, 89, Iranian diplomat and political scientist.
• Rahim Huseynov, 87, Azerbaijani politician, prime minister (1992–1993).
• Joan Jara, 96, British-Chilean dancer and human rights activist.
• Rina Jimenez-David, 68, Filipino journalist (Philippine Daily Inquirer).
• Akgün Kaçmaz, 88, Turkish footballer (Fenerbahçe, national team).
• Mehmet Kakil, 56, Turkish football manager (Dynamic Herb Cebu).
• Kan, 61, Japanese singer-songwriter.
• Paul Martin Lester, 70, American professor.
• Tony Mason, 91, British Royal Air Force officer, Air Secretary (1985–1989).
• Osman Mohamed Ali, 88, Egyptian actor.
• Camara Nangala, 68, Ivorian writer and teacher.
• Elinor Otto, 104, American factory worker, an original Rosie the Riveter.
• Usman Baba Pategi, 81, Nigerian actor and broadcaster.
• Helena Pilejczyk, 92, Polish speed skater, Olympic bronze medallist (1960).
• Kurt Reumann, 89, German journalist (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung).
• Nina Sadur, 73, Russian writer and playwright.
• Kraft Schepke, 89, German rower, Olympic champion (1960).
• Anna Scher, 78, British-Irish drama school founder.
• Patrick Smith, 71, Australian sportswriter (The Age, The Australian).
• Kevin Turen, 44, American film and television producer (Euphoria, X, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent), heart failure.
• Hans Waldenfels, 92, German Jesuit priest, theologian, and biblist.
• Don Walsh, 92, American oceanographer, explorer, and marine policy specialist.
• Kusuma Wardhani, 59, Indonesian archer, Olympic silver medallist (1988).
• Zhong Wanxie, 89, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

11

• Francis Agbo, 65, French Olympic high jumper (1980).
• Hammam Alloh, 36, Palestinian nephrologist, airstrike.
• Ron Anton, 82, Canadian Hall of Fame curler.
• Louis Belton, 79, Irish politician, TD (1989–1992, 1997–2002), and senator (1993–1997).
• Antonio Del Monaco, 67, Italian military officer and politician, deputy (2018–2022).
• Raphael Dwamena, 28, Ghanaian footballer (Zürich, Egnatia Rrogozhinë, national team), ventricular arrhythmia.
• Luis Carlos Gil, 72, Spanish singer (Trigo Limpio).
• D. J. Hayden, 33, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars), traffic collision.
• Clarence A. Holland, 94, American politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1984–1996) and mayor of Virginia Beach (1976–1978).
• Md. Imdadul Hoque, Bangladeshi academic administrator, vice-chancellor of Jagannath University (since 2021), cancer.
• Muhammad Azam Khan, 89, Pakistani civil servant, caretaker minister of interior (2018), caretaker chief minister (since 2023) and twice chief secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
• Miroslav Kůra, 99, Czech dancer and choreographer (National Theatre, Slovak National Theatre).
• Kyle LeDuc, 42, American racing driver (Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Championship Off-Road, Extreme E), head and neck cancer.
• Jovan Marić, 82, Serbian psychiatrist, author, and university professor.
• Chandra Mohan, 82, Indian actor (Rangula Ratnam, Padaharella Vayasu, Siri Siri Muvva), heart attack.
• Peter J. Moore, 67, Canadian record producer (Cowboy Junkies, Willie P. Bennett).
• Helen Place, British radio presenter, newsreader and journalist (BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio York).
• Dimitrie Popescu, 62, Romanian rower, Olympic champion (1992).
• Kari Rahkamo, 90, Finnish Olympic athlete (1956, 1960) and politician, mayor of Helsinki (1991–1996).
• Karel Schwarzenberg, 85, Czech politician, aristocrat and diplomat, senator (2004–2010), twice minister of foreign affairs and deputy (2010–2021), heart and kidney disease.
• Ferario Spasov, 61, Bulgarian football player (Osam Lovech) and manager (CSKA Sofia, Montana), traffic collision.
• Dave Stenhouse, 90, American baseball player (Washington Senators).
• Nino Strano, 73, Italian politician, deputy (2001–2006) and senator (2006–2008, 2011–2012).
• Conny Van Dyke, 78, American singer and actress (Hell's Angels '69, W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings, Framed), complications from vascular dementia.
• Angelita Vargas, 77, Spanish flamenco singer and dancer, stroke.
• Masatoshi Wakabayashi, 89, Japanese politician, three-time MP, minister of the environment (2006–2007) and agriculture (2007–2008).
• Edith D. Warren, 86, American politician and educator, member of the North Carolina General Assembly (1999–2012).
• Gamini Weerakoon, Sri Lankan journalist and editor (The Sunday Leader, The Sunday Times).
• Heinz Zickler, 103, German trumpeter, organist and composer.
• Tom Zych, 83, American politician and minister.

10

• Padmanabha Acharya, 92, Indian politician, governor of Nagaland (2014–2019), Tripura (2014–2015) and Assam (2014–2016).
• Yazeed bin Saud Al Saud, 68, Saudi prince and politician.
• Danilo Astori, 83, Uruguayan economist and politician, vice president (2010–2015), minister of economy (2005–2008, 2015–2020) and twice senator, respiratory failure.
• John Bailey, 81, American cinematographer (Ordinary People, The Big Chill, Groundhog Day), president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (2017–2019).
• Miah Dennehy, 73, Irish footballer (Walsall, Bristol Rovers, national team).
• Gema Díaz, 75, Spanish politician, senator (1995–2003) and member of the Parliament of Cantabria (1987–1995, 2003–2007).
• Henry Dunay, 88, American goldsmith and jewelry designer.
• Spiros Focás, 86, Greek actor (Rocco and His Brothers, The Jewel of the Nile, A Man for Burning).
• Ewan Fordyce, 70, New Zealand palaeontologist, fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (since 2014).
• Gordon Gibson, 86, Canadian politician, British Columbia MLA (1974–1979).
• Rahman Gumbo, 59, Zimbabwean football player (Highlanders, national team) and manager (Gaborone United), heart attack.
• Mike Hamilton, 60, American athletic director (University of Tennessee), cancer.
• Hiroyuki Hosoda, 79, Japanese politician, member (since 1990) and speaker (2021–2023) of the House of Representatives and chief cabinet secretary (2004–2005).
• Charles Jordan, 69, American basketball player (Indiana Pacers, ASVEL, Fortitudo Bologna).
• Pavel Kantorek, 93, Czech Olympic runner (1956, 1960, 1964).
• Colin Mackay, 79, Scottish journalist (BBC News, STV). (death announced on this date)
• Anatoly Markov, 93, Russian teacher and politician.
• Roberto Manzoni, 74, Brazilian television director, composer and music producer.
• Pierre Michel, 93, French Olympic cyclist (1952).
• Davide Renne, 46, Italian fashion designer (Moschino), heart attack.
• Johnny Ruffo, 35, Australian singer ("On Top") and actor (Home and Away), brain cancer.
• Marcel Schlechter, 95, Luxembourgish politician, minister for transport and public works (1984–1989), MEP (1989–1999).
• Jean-Philippe Thierry, 75, French businessman.
• Mihai Timofti, 75, Moldovan actor, singer, and professor.
• Yaw Shin Leong, 47, Singaporean politician, MP (2011–2012).

9

• Albert Alföldi, 83, Hungarian folk writer and politician, MP (1994–1998, 2004–2010).
• Mobil Babayev, 77, Azerbaijani composer.
• François Bacqué, 87, French Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to the Netherlands (2001–2011).
• R. L. Boyce, 68, American blues musician.
• Fred van Dorp, 85, Dutch Olympic water polo player (1960, 1964, 1968).
• K. A. Francis, 75, Indian painter.
• David Gauthier, 91, Canadian-American philosopher.
• Manuel Gusmão, 77, Portuguese academic, poet and politician, member of the constituent assembly (1975–1976) and of the assembly of the republic (1975–1980).
• Kalabhavan Haneef, 63, Indian actor (Sandesam, Thenkasipattanam, Amar Akbar Anthony) and impressionist.
• Albert Heinemann, 84, German jurist and politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony (1990–2003).
• Alan Hevesi, 83, American politician, comptroller of New York City (1994–2001) and New York State (2003–2006), complications from Lewy body dementia.
• Juha Leiviskä, 87, Finnish architect and designer.
• Luis Guillermo Lumbreras, 87, Peruvian archaeologist, anthropologist and academic, director of the MNAAHP (1973–1978) and president of the Museo de la Nación (1990).
• Ra'anana Meridor, 100, Israeli scholar, professor of Greek and classical studies.
• Ali Niakani, 72, Iranian footballer (Malavan, national team).
• John Nuttall, 56, British Olympic long-distance runner (1996), heart attack.
• Junko Ohashi, 73, Japanese singer, esophageal cancer.
• Kurt Olson, 75, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (2005–2017), pancreatic cancer
• Timothy O'Neill, 80, American, called the father of digital camouflage, and author (The Individuated Hobbit).
• Andrzej Perepeczko, 93, Polish writer.
• Jørgen Reenberg, 96, Danish actor (Europa, The Wolf at the Door, I Am Dina).
• James Robertson, 95, British political activist, economist, and writer.
• John Sayre, 87, American rower, Olympic champion (1960).
• William Stoddart, 98, Scottish-Canadian physician, author and philosopher.
• Ashutosh Tandon, 63, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (since 2014), heart failure.
• Joe Tilson, 95, British visual artist.
• John Tooby, 71, American anthropologist.
• Jim Vienneau, 97, American record producer ("It's Only Make Believe").
• Tim Woodward, 70, English actor (Wings, Piece of Cake, Families), cancer.

8

• Hannelore Auer, 81, Austrian singer and film actress (I'm Marrying the Director, The Merry Wives of Tyrol, ...denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol).
• Ziyad al-Din al-Ayyubi, 76–77, Syrian preacher and politician, minister of endowments (2004–2007).
• Marcus Besen, 99, Romanian-born Australian businessman, philanthropist and Holocaust survivor.
• Peter Elzinga, 79, Canadian politician, MP (1974–1986) and Alberta MLA (1986–1993).
• Rainer Erler, 90, German film director and screenwriter (Fleisch, Das Blaue Palais).
• Alcides Franciscato, 94, Brazilian engineer and politician, mayor of Bauru (1969–1973), three-time deputy.
• Laurent Greilsamer, 70, French journalist and essayist, deputy director of Le Monde (2007–2011).
• Frank Houben, 84, Dutch politician, Queen's commissioner of North Brabant (1987–2003).
• Aderonke Kale, 84, Nigerian army psychiatrist (Nigerian Army Medical Corps).
• Roger Kastel, 92, American film poster artist (Jaws, The Empire Strikes Back, Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze), kidney and heart failure.
• Sawar Khan, 98, Pakistani general, vice chief of the army staff (1980–1984) and governor of Punjab (1978–1980). (death announced on this date)
• Søren Krarup, 85, Danish Lutheran pastor, author, and member of the Danish Parliament (2001–2011).
• Bernard Lemaire, 87, Canadian papermaking executive, co-founder and CEO of Cascades.
• Katia Nikolaidou, 59, Greek actress.
• Louis Oster, 95, French lawyer and musicologist.
• Valentina Ponomaryova, 90, Russian cosmonaut, pilot and scientist.
• Dale Reid, 64, Scottish golfer, cancer.
• Georges Salmon, 90, Belgian long jumper and hurdler.
• Tony Thirlwall, 82, British economist.
• Giorgio Veneri, 84, Italian footballer and manager (Atalanta, AC Prato, Italy U-20).
• Jean-Pierre Verheggen, 81, Belgian writer.
• Adrian Webster, 72, English football player (Seattle Sounders, Colchester United) and manager (Phoenix Inferno).
• Wen Jian, 105, Chinese army major general.
• Bob White, 87, English cricketer (Middlesex, Nottinghamshire).

7

• Arputhan, 52, Indian film director (Arputham, Love Today, Manathodu Mazhaikalam), traffic collision.
• Frank Borman, 95, American astronaut (Gemini 7, Apollo 8) and airline executive (Eastern Air Lines), stroke.
• Aloisio Butonidualevu, 40, Fijian rugby union player (Auch, FC Grenoble Rugby, national team).
• Dean Byrne, 39, Irish professional boxer.
• Werner Carobbio, 86, Swiss politician, member of the National Council (1975–1999).
• D. B. Chandregowda, 87, Indian politician, MP (1971–1978, 1986–1989, 2009–2014) and three-times Karnataka MLA.
• C-Knight, 52, American rapper (The Dove Shack), complications from a stroke.
• Julius Otto Duncan, 97, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1951–1953).
• Alain Estève, 77, French rugby union player (AS Béziers, national team).
• Diethelm Ferner, 82, German football player (Werder Bremen, West Germany national team) and manager (Rot-Weiss Essen).
• Nikos Gioutsos, 81, Greek footballer (Olympiacos, Ethnikos Piraeus, national team).
• Stuart Jardine, 90, British Olympic sailor (1968, 1972).
• Krzysztof Jaślar, 77, Polish program director, author and theater director.
• Bruce Sterling Jenkins, 96, American jurist and politician, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah (since 1978) and member of the Utah Senate (1959–1965).
• Igor Judge, Baron Judge, 82, English judge, lord chief justice (2008–2013).
• Maso Karipe, Papua New Guinean politician, MP (since 2022), stomach cancer.
• LaMar Lemmons Jr., 87, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (2005–2010) and businessman.
• Garfield McMahon, 91, Canadian Olympic sport shooter (1960, 1964).
• Maheswar Mohanty, 67, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (1995–2019), stroke.
• Mário Moinhos, 74, Portuguese footballer (Boavista, Benfica, national team).
• Federico Sacchi, 87, Argentinian footballer (Racing, Newell's Old Boys, national team).
• Ken'ichi Sakemi, 59, Japanese writer.
• Albert Strickler, 68, French poet and author.
• Simon Sze, 87, Taiwanese-American electrical engineer (Floating-gate MOSFET).
• Dev Virahsawmy, 81, Mauritian political activist, founder of Mauritian Militant Movement.
• Józef Wybieralski, 77, Polish Olympic field hockey player (1972).
• Haris Xanthoudakis, 73, Greek composer.

6

• Matevos Asatryan, 37, Armenian politician, MP (since 2019).
• Nadira Begum, Bangladeshi folk singer.
• Iván Cruz, 77, Peruvian bolero singer and composer.
• Bill Dellastatious, 101, American football player (Missouri Tigers) and coach (Missouri State Bears).
• Conrado de Quiros, 72, Filipino journalist, columnist and writer.
• Ivaylo Ditchev, 68, Bulgarian anthropologist.
• John Fahy, 80, Scottish footballer (Germiston Callies, Oxford United).
• Manu Korovulavula, 89, Fijian politician.
• Bronius Kuzmickas, 87, Lithuanian politician and philosopher, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment.
• Janet Landgard, 75, American actress (The Swimmer, The Donna Reed Show, Land Raider), brain cancer.
• Janko Lukovski, 77, Macedonian basketball player (Rabotnički, MZT Skopje) and coach (Spartak Subotica).
• Roel Luynenburg, 78, Dutch rower, Olympic bronze medalist (1972).
• Vincent Marks, 93, British clinical pathologist and biochemist.
• Antoni Martí, 60, Andorran architect and politician, twice prime minister, mayor of Escaldes-Engordany (2003–2011) and general councillor (1994–2003).
• Sean Martin, 26, English musician (The Night Café). (death announced on this date)
• Sandy McGregor, 84, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers).
• Yoshiko Miura, 74, Japanese lyricist ("Cat's Eye", "Mayonaka no Door", "Please"), pneumonia.
• Norman Munnoch, 94, Scottish rugby union player (Watsonian, Edinburgh District, national team).
• Dino Piana, 93, Italian jazz musician.
• Mike Shuster, 76, American journalist and blogger (NPR), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Lars Svantesson, 90, Swedish Olympic swimmer (1952).
• Carl Torbush, 72, American college football (Ole Miss Rebels, North Carolina Tar Heels) and baseball (Southeastern Louisiana Lions) coach.
• Roger Verplaetse, 92, Belgian racing cyclist (Faema, Flandria).
• Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst, 79, Dutch politician, Queen's commissioner of Limburg (1993–2005), state secretary for defence (1989–1993) and foreign affairs (1988–1989).
• Bruno Zanoni, 71, Italian racing cyclist.

5

• Michael J. Alexander, 82, British translator (Beowulf), poet and broadcaster.
• Malam Yusuf Ali, 73, Nigerian Islamic cleric.
• Imre Bíró, 65, Romanian footballer (ASA Târgu Mureș, Universitatea Cluj, national team).
• Russell Camilleri, 86, American Olympic wrestler (1960, 1964).
• Ryland Davies, 80, Welsh operatic tenor and voice teacher (Royal College of Music), mesothelioma.
• Enrique Dussel, 88, Argentine-Mexican philosopher, historian and theologian, interim rector of UACM (2013–2014).
• Olaf Eliassen, 74, Norwegian farmer and politician, Sámi MP (2001–2013).
• Evan Ellingson, 35, American actor (CSI: Miami, 24, My Sister's Keeper), accidental fentanyl overdose.
• Susi Eppenberger, 92, Swiss politician, MP (1979–1991).
• David Ferry, 99, American poet, translator and educator.
• Harald Heckmann, 98, German musicologist (International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres, Répertoire International des Sources Musicales).
• John L. Heilbron, 89, American academic and science historian.
• David Hilditch, 60, Northern Irish politician, MLA (1998–2023), cancer.
• Ole N. Hoemsnes, 95, Norwegian journalist (Morgenbladet, Morgenposten, Aftenposten), chairman of the Norwegian Union of Journalists (1966–1970).
• Donald Hunsberger, 91, American conductor (Eastman Wind Ensemble, 1965–2002), professor of conducting (Eastman School of Music) and arranger.
• Pat E. Johnson, 84, American martial artist, stuntman and actor (Enter the Dragon, The Karate Kid, Mortal Kombat).
• Juan Jumalon, 57, Filipino journalist and radio broadcaster, shot.
• Theodoros Kotsonis, 78, Greek physician and politician, MP (1989–2004).
• Malo Louarn, 74, French comic book author.
• Paolo Magnani, 96, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lodi (1977–1988) and Treviso (1988–2003).
• Philippe-Armand Martin, 74, French politician, deputy (1993–2017) and MEP (1994–1999).
• Ross McDonnell, 44, Irish photographer, film director and cinematographer (Colony, Elián, The First Wave).
• Bongi Ntuli, 32, South African footballer (Golden Arrows, Platinum Stars, AmaZulu), cancer.
• Cēzars Ozers, 86, Latvian basketball player, Olympic silver medalist (1960).
• Vladimir Prifti, 81, Albanian film director and screenwriter.
• Lolita Rodrigues, 94, Brazilian singer and actress (Rainha da Sucata, Despedida de Solteiro, Kubanacan), pneumonia.
• Donald Shebib, 85, Canadian film director, screenwriter and editor (Goin' Down the Road, Running Brave, The Climb).
• Ato Tolentino, 75, Filipino basketball player (Great Taste Coffee Makers) and coach (PCU Dolphins).
• Matt Ulrich, 41, American football player (Indianapolis Colts).
• Mitar Vasiljević, 69, Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal and paramilitary group member (White Eagles).
• William Yule, 83, British psychologist.
• Stanisław Zahradnik, 91, Polish-Czech historian.
• Xabier Zumalde, 85, Spanish Basque nationalist militant, military chief of ETA (1965–1976).

4

• Marina Cicogna, 89, Italian film producer (Belle de Jour, Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion), cancer.
• Karen Davis, 79, American animal rights activist.
• Robert G. Doumar, 93, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court of Eastern Virginia (since 1981).
• Akbar Golpayegani, 89, Iranian singer.
• Aaron Harper, 42, American basketball player (Chorale Roanne, Levski Sofia, Ferro Carril Oeste), traffic collision.
• Kosuke Hori, 89, Japanese politician, MP (1979–2014), minister of education (1990) and internal affairs (1999–2000), aspiration pneumonia.
• Robert Knecht, 97, British historian.
• Ando Leps, 87, Estonian jurist and politician, MP (1995–2003).
• Hans Melchers, 85, Dutch businessman.
• Philip Meyer, 93, American journalist and scholar, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Bill Milbank, 75, New Zealand art curator.
• Jean Mouton, 94, French politician, deputy (1986–1988).
• Charles Piaget, 95, French watchmaker and trade unionist.
• Cristina Quintarelli, 60, Italian Olympic swimmer (1984).
• Luigi Saidelli, 84, Italian Olympic sailor (1964), emphysema.
• Gord Smith, 86, Canadian sculptor, medically assisted death.
• Ken Timms, 85, Australian footballer (Essendon).
• Ahmad Tousi, 76, Iranian-American football manager (Sanat Naft).
• Haruo Wakō, 75, Japanese communist militant (Japanese Red Army).
• John Whitney, 92, British writer and producer.
• Gary Winnick, 76, American businessman, industrialist and billionaire.

3

• Adele Änggård, 90, Swedish-British stage and costume designer.
• David Berglas, 97, German-born British magician and mentalist.
• Patrick Brownsey, 75, British-born New Zealand botanist and philatelist.
• Dame Alexandra Burslem, 83, British academic and public servant.
• Robert Butler, 95, American film and television director (Batman, Star Trek, Remington Steele).
• José María Carrascal, 92, Spanish television presenter, journalist (Diario de Barcelona, La Razón) and writer.
• Gary Colson, 89, American basketball coach (Valdosta State Blazers, Pepperdine Waves, New Mexico Lobos), lymphoma.
• Bubba Copeland, 49, American politician, mayor of Smiths Station, Alabama (since 2016), suicide by gunshot.
• Zdeněk Douša, 76, Czech Olympic basketball player (1972, 1976, 1980).
• Elizângela, 68, Brazilian actress (Locomotivas, O Clone, Just Short of Perfect).
• Ian Ferrier, 68–69, Canadian poet and musician.
• Orlando Garibay, 30, Mexican racing cyclist (Cylance, Crisa–SEEI), traffic collision.
• Goutam Halder, 67, Indian actor and director, heart attack.
• Dennis Higgins, 84, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals).
• Francette Lazard, 86, French teacher and politician.
• Angela Marinescu, 82, Romanian poet.
• Gieve Patel, 83, Indian poet, playwright, and painter, cancer.
• Betty Reardon, 94, American teacher.
• Matti Reunamäki, 83, Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (1964, 1968).
• Govardhan Mangilal Sharma, 74, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (since 1995), cancer.
• Martin Shefter, 79, American political scientist and author.
• Valery Shmukler, 77, Ukrainian engineer.
• Colin Smith, 87, British-Nepali lepidopterist, gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
• Ari Tissari, 71, Finnish footballer (KTP, Vasalunds, national team).
• Béla Turi-Kovács, 87, Hungarian politician, MP (since 1998).
• Priit Vesilind, 80, Estonian-American photojournalist and author.
• Zhou Tienong, 84, Chinese politician, vice chairperson of the CPPCC (1998–2008) and the Standing Committee of the NPC (2008–2013).

2

• Antonio Aranda Lomeña, 80, Spanish Roman Catholic priest, theologian and academic.
• Asashio Tarō IV, 67, Japanese sumo wrestler, small intestine cancer.
• Junior Balaiah, 70, Indian actor (Dhooram Adhighamillai, Saattai, Thani Oruvan), asphyxiated.
• Jack Bamford, 86, English George Cross recipient.
• Bob Bugden, 87, Australian rugby league player (St. George Dragons, Parramatta Eels, national team).
• Walter Davis, 69, American basketball player (Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets), Olympic champion (1976).
• Mortimer L. Downey, 87, American politician, deputy secretary of transportation (1993–2001), pulmonary fibrosis.
• Dick Drago, 78, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, California Angels).
• Freddy Elie, 77, Haitian-born Venezuelan football player (Deportivo Galicia, Portuguesa, Venezuela national team) and manager.
• Oussama Falouh, 24, Moroccan footballer (FUS Rabat, Angers, Wydad), injuries sustained in a traffic collision.
• Fung Ying Ki, 43, Hong Kong wheelchair fencer, Paralympic champion (2000, 2004).
• John Havers, 92, English badminton player (national team).
• Humaira Himu, 37, Bangladeshi actress (Amar Bondhu Rashed).
• Natrah Ismail, 73, Malaysian politician, MP (2018–2022).
• Kaia Iva, 59, Estonian politician, MP (2007–2015), minister of social protection (2016–2019).
• Henri Korn, 89, French neuroscientist.
• Henri Lopes, 86, Congolese writer, diplomat and politician, prime minister (1973–1975).
• Jutta Müller, 94, German Hall of Fame figure skating coach.
• Michel Pilz, 78, German jazz clarinetist.
• Shin Gu-beom, 81, South Korean politician, governor of Jeju Province (1993–1995, 1995–1998).
• Evgeniy Shiryaev, 80, Russian composer.
• R. H. Sikes, 83, American professional golfer.
• Brenda Snipes, 80, American public official, supervisor of elections for Broward County, Florida (2003–2018).
• Leroy Stover, 90, American police officer.
• Yuri Temirkanov, 84, Russian conductor.
• Howard Wayne, 75, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1996–2002).
• Wei Wei, 101, Chinese actress (Night Inn, Spring in a Small Town, The Truth About Jane and Sam).

1

• Carlo Ambrosini, 69, Italian cartoonist (Ken Parker, Dylan Dog).
• Ady Barkan, 39, American political activist, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Norma Berger, 90, American baseball player (Springfield Sallies).
• Luigi Berlinguer, 91, Italian politician, minister of education (1996–2000).
• Chen Wei-ling, 48, Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (Autumn's Concerto), cervical cancer.
• Bob Duckworth, 94, New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider (Belle Vue Aces, St Austell Gulls, Newcastle Diamonds).
• Pierre Dutour, 91, French trumpeter.
• Geaux Rocket Ride, 3, American Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized.
• Gregor Hammerl, 81, Austrian politician, member (2010–2014, 2015–2018) and president (2012) of the Federal Council.
• Brian Hebditch, 75, British Olympic sports shooter (1976), traffic collision.
• Jawaher, 45, Kuwaiti actress, cancer.
• Bob Knight, 83, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Indiana Hoosiers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, 1984 Olympic team).
• Grégoire Lassalle, 68, French entertainer, businessman (AlloCiné) and film producer (Crash Test Aglaé, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir).
• Francis Mer, 84, French economist, minister of finance (2002–2004).
• Claude Michely, 64, Luxembourgish racing cyclist, heart attack.
• Eddy Monsels, 75, Surinamese Olympic sprinter (1968).
• Leela Omchery, 94, Indian classical singer and musicologist.
• Ageeda Paavel, 93, Estonian anti-Soviet activist.
• Saraswati Pradhan, 98, Indian politician, MP (1972–1978) and Odisha MLA (1961–1971).
• Jaan Rannap, 92, Estonian children's writer.
• Zanele Situ, 52, South African athlete, Paralympic champion (2000, 2004).
• Cláudio Strassburger, 95, Brazilian politician, federal deputy (1979–1983)
• Paride Taban, 87, South Sudanese Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Juba (1980–1983) and bishop of Torit (1983–2004).
• Peter Tarnoff, 86, American politician, under secretary for political affairs (1993–1997), president of the Council on Foreign Relations (1986–1993).
• Vladimir Urbanovich, 85, Russian baritone.
• Vic Vergeat, 72, Italian guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer.
• Peter White, 86, American actor (The Boys in the Band, All My Children, Mr. Wrong), melanoma.
• Gerry Wiedel, 90, Canadian Olympic fencer (1968, 1972).
• Erich Zakowski, 89, German racing team owner (Zakspeed).

Previous months

• Deaths in January 2023
• Deaths in February 2023
• Deaths in March 2023
• Deaths in April 2023
• Deaths in May 2023
• Deaths in June 2023
• Deaths in July 2023
• Deaths in August 2023
• Deaths in September 2023
• Deaths in October 2023

External links

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