Deaths in June 2021

The following is a list of notable deaths in June 2021.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

June 2021

1

• Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, 77, Italian royal, disputed head of the House of Savoy (since 2006), complications from surgery.
• Jane Bigelow, 92, Canadian politician, mayor of London, Ontario (1972–1978), complications from a fall.
• Steve Broussard, 71, American football player (Green Bay Packers).
• Leon Burtnett, 78, American football coach (Indianapolis Colts).
• Hichem Djait, 85, Tunisian Islamic scholar.
• Petr Dostál, 74, Czech geographer and professor (UJEM, Charles University).
• Silvio Francesconi, 68, Italian football player and manager, COVID-19.
• Tom Gibson, 90, Scottish-born Canadian photographer.
• Chris Goode, 48, British playwright, theatre director and actor, suicide.
• Román Hernández Onna, 71, Cuban chess grandmaster, respiratory failure.
• James D. Hornfischer, 55, American literary agent and naval historian.
• Hsing Yin Shean, 62, Malaysian politician, MP (1986–1990), COVID-19.
• Walter F. Huebner, 93, American astrophysicist.
• Khalid Jamai, 77, Moroccan political analyst, journalist and writer, cancer.
• Jacques Lacoursière, 89, Canadian television host, writer and historian.
• Bunny Matthews, 70, American cartoonist and writer, central nervous system lymphoma.
• Matthieu Messagier, 71, French poet.
• Leonard Norman, 73, British politician, connétable of Saint Clement, Jersey (since 2008).
• Jovino Novoa, 76, Chilean politician and lawyer, member (1998–2014) and president (2009–2010) of the Senate, emphysema.
• Vince Promuto, 82, American football player (Washington Redskins).
• Robert Rutman, 90, German-American visual artist and musician.
• Paula Sémer, 96, Belgian radio and TV presenter, and actress (Thuis).
• Adnan Al Sharqi, 79, Lebanese football player (Al Ansar) and manager (Al Nahda, national team).
• Ian Shearer, 79, New Zealand politician, MP (1975–1984), minister for the environment, science and technology and broadcasting (1981–1984).
• Samadagha Shikhlarov, 65, Azerbaijani footballer (Khazar Sumgayit, Neftçi Baku, FK Ganca), traffic collision.
• Melor Sturua, 93, Russian journalist (Izvestia).
• Ujwal Thapa, 44, Nepalese political activist and entrepreneur, COVID-19.
• Tram Iv Tek, 72, Cambodian politician, MP (2003–2008, since 2018), minister of public works and transport (2008–2016) and posts and telecommunications (2016–2020).
• Violeta Vidaurre, 92, Chilean actress (La Colorina, Pampa Ilusión, Romané), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Faizul Waheed, 56, Indian Islamic scholar, multiple organ failure.

2

• Fred Dewey, 63, American writer and artist, prostate cancer.
• Raymond J. Donovan, 90, American politician, secretary of labor (1981–1985), heart failure.
• Odero Gon, 88, Italian footballer (Palmanova, Udinese, Vittorio Falmec).
• Shah Abdul Hannan, 82, Bangladeshi Islamic philosopher, economist, and academic administrator.
• Carl Høgset, 79, Norwegian musician and choral conductor.
• Fritz Hollenbeck, 91, German actor (Uncle Bräsig).
• Jane Kaufman, 83, American artist, lung cancer.
• Manas Kongpan, 65, Thai human trafficker and military officer, heart attack.
• Pasión Kristal, 45, Mexican professional wrestler, drowned.
• Stanislav Lunin, 28, Kazakh footballer (Shakhter Karagandy, Kairat), cardiac arrest.
• Eric Mobley, 51, American basketball player (Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Grizzlies), cancer.
• Linah Mohohlo, 69, Motswana economist, governor of the Bank of Botswana (1999–2016) and chancellor of the University of Botswana (since 2017), COVID-19.
• Minoru Nakamura, 82, Japanese baseball player (Yomiuri Giants).
• James W. Pardew, 77, American diplomat, ambassador to Bulgaria (2002–2005).
• Luiz Pedro de Oliveira, 68, Brazilian journalist and politician, Maranhão MLA (1983–1987, 2003–2007), chief secretary of the cabinet (2007–2009).
• Giuseppe Perrino, 29, Italian footballer (Ebolitana, Battipagliese, Bellaria Igea Marina), heart attack.
• Evelyne Porret, 81, Swiss potter.
• Les Rackley, 92, British-born New Zealand boxing trainer.
• G. Ramachandran, 73, Indian film producer, COVID-19.
• David Rehling, 72, Danish lawyer and journalist.
• Bijayshree Routray, 67, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (since 1990), complications from COVID-19.
• Hasan Saltık, 57, Turkish record producer and free speech activist, heart attack.
• Ottorino Sartor, 75, Peruvian footballer (Defensor Arica, Atlético Chalaco, national team).
• Bill Scanlon, 64, American tennis player, cancer.
• Ganga Stone, 79, American social activist, founder of God's Love We Deliver.
• Piet A. Verheyen, 89, Dutch economist.
• Tsutomu Yamazaki, 74, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (1995–2007, 2010–2017) COVID-19.

3

• Afemata Tunumafono Apelu Aiavao, 90, Samoan journalist.
• Piero Attorrese, 91, Italian Olympic rower (1952).
• F. Lee Bailey, 87, American attorney (Sam Sheppard, O. J. Simpson, Patty Hearst).
• Lakshmi Nandan Bora, 89, Indian author, complications from COVID-19.
• Marcel Czermak, 79, French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
• Alajos Dornbach, 85, Hungarian politician and lawyer, member (1990–2002) and deputy speaker (1990–1994) of the National Assembly.
• Georgios Drys, 77, Greek politician, MP (1989–2004) and minister of agriculture (2001–2004).
• Wilfried Feichtinger, 70, Austrian gynaecologist.
• Cathal Flynn, 87, Irish Gaelic footballer (Leitrim).
• Willemijn Fock, 78, Dutch art historian and professor (Leiden University).
• Robert Gordy, 89, American musician and music publishing executive.
• Damaris Hayman, 91, English actress (Doctor Who, Steptoe and Son, The Young Ones).
• B. Jaya, 76, Indian actress (Nyayave Devaru, Devaru Kotta Thangi, Sampathige Savaal).
• Sir Anerood Jugnauth, 91, Mauritian politician, prime minister (1982–1995, 2000–2003, 2014–2017) and president (2003–2012).
• Vladimir Kadannikov, 79, Russian businessman and politician, deputy prime minister (1996).
• Fernando Lima Bello, 89, Portuguese Olympic sailor (1968, 1972) and administrator.
• Ernie Lively, 74, American actor (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Fire Down Below, The Dukes of Hazzard), heart failure.
• Anne van der Meiden, 91, Dutch theologian, professor (Utrecht University) and translator.
• Alan Miller, 51, English footballer (Arsenal, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion).
• James Norris, 91, American Olympic water polo player (1952).
• Ezio Motta, 90, Italian football referee (Serie A).
• G. N. Rangarajan, 90, Indian film director (Meendum Kokila, Ellam Inba Mayyam, Kadal Meengal).
• Murat Šaran, 71, Bosnian footballer (Sarajevo, Rijeka, Levante).
• Tim Tolman, 65, American baseball player (Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers), Parkinson's disease.
• Yoshio Yatsu, 86, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (1986–1990, 1992–2009) and minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries (2000–2001).
• John Sacret Young, 75, American television writer and producer (China Beach, The West Wing, Firefly Lane), brain cancer.

4

• Jacques Amalric, 82, French journalist, editor-in-chief (Le Monde).
• Karla Burns, 66, American opera singer and actress (Show Boat), stroke.
• Rafael Castillejo, 68–69, Spanish researcher, cultural activist, and writer.
• Władysław Ciastoń, 96, Polish state official, general of MO, chief of SB and Deputy Interior Minister (1981–1987).
• Santiago Cid Harguindey, 76, Spanish politician, mayor of Verín (1983–1991).
• Douglas S. Cramer, 89, American television producer (Wonder Woman, Dynasty, The Love Boat) and art collector, heart and kidney failure.
• Roberto Depietri, 55, Argentine footballer (Club Olimpo, Deportivo Toluca), COVID-19.
• Roberto Derlin, 78, Italian football player (Genoa, Spezia Calcio) and manager (Sestri Levante).
• Loris Dominissini, 59, Italian football player (Udinese, Reggiana) and manager (Reggiana), COVID-19.
• David Dushman, 98, Danzig-born Russian Red Army soldier and fencing trainer.
• Richard R. Ernst, 87, Swiss physical chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1991).
• Tom Fink, 92, American politician, member (1967–1975) and speaker (1973–1975) of the Alaska House of Representatives, mayor of Anchorage (1987–1994).
• Vilen Galstyan, 80, Armenian ballet dancer and actor (The Color of Pomegranates).
• Yosef Govrin, 90, Israeli diplomat, ambassador to Romania (1985–1989) and to Austria, Slovakia, and Slovenia (1993–1995).
• Tilly Hirst, 79, New Zealand netball player (national team), world champion (1967).
• Dumitru Ivanov, 75, Moldovan politician, deputy (2005–2009).
• Vadim Kapranov, 81, Russian basketball player (Soviet team, CSKA, Dynamo Moscow) and coach, Olympic bronze medalist (1968).
• Friederike Mayröcker, 96, Austrian poet.
• Barbara Mertens, 53, Belgian journalist and TV presenter (Bel RTL, RTL-TVI), cancer.
• John M. Patterson, 99, American politician, attorney general (1955–1959) and governor (1959–1963) of Alabama.
• Kalipatnam Ramarao, 96, Indian poet and writer.
• Nikolai Serdtsev, 73, Russian military officer, commander of the Russian Engineer Troops (1999–2008).
• Wolfgang Strödter, 73, German Olympic field hockey champion (1972).
• Clarence Williams III, 81, American actor (The Mod Squad, Purple Rain, The Butler), colon cancer.

5

• Lucette Aldous, 82, New Zealand-born Australian ballerina.
• Bikram Keshari Barma, 81, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (2004–2009), complications from COVID-19.
• Narinder Bragta, 68, Indian politician, Himachal Pradesh MLA (since 2017), complications from COVID-19.
• William F. Burns, 88, American major general.
• Jean-Claude Caron, 77, French actor (Navarro).
• Philippe Courtot, 76, French-American entrepreneur, chairman and CEO of Qualys (since 2001).
• Fred Foldvary, 75, American economist.
• Grace Griffith, 64, American folk and Celtic singer, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• F. Gerald Ham, 91, American archivist.
• Maksim Ishkeldin, 30, Russian bandy player (Sibselmash, Zorky, SKA-Neftyanik), blood clot.
• S. B. John, 87, Pakistani singer.
• TB Joshua, 57, Nigerian televangelist, founder of Synagogue, Church of All Nations.
• Ann Russell Miller, 92, American socialite and nun.
• George Murphy, 58, Canadian politician, Newfoundland and Labrador MHA (2011–2015), heart attack.
• Nguyễn Thu Thủy, 44, Vietnamese beauty pageant winner, Miss Vietnam (1994), stroke.
• Kelvin Odenigbo, 20, Nigerian footballer (NAF Rockets, Vitebsk), drowned.
• Irena Ondrová, 71, Czech politician, senator (1996–2002), mayor of Zlín (2006–2010).
• Atal Bihari Panda, 92, Indian actor (Sala Budha, Aadim Vichar), playwright, and lyricist, complications from COVID-19.
• Dina Recanati, 93, Israeli artist.
• Richard Robinson, 84, American businessman and educator, president and CEO of Scholastic Corporation (since 1975).
• Surekha, 66, Indian actress (Mulamoottil Adima, Chekkeranoru Chilla, Idhuthanda Sattam), heart attack.
• Pedro Taberner, 74, Spanish footballer (RCD Mallorca, Celta de Vigo).
• Paulo Thiago, 75, Brazilian film director (Sagarana: The Duel, The Long Haul), screenwriter and producer.
• William Joseph Whelan, 96, British-born American biochemist.
• Galen Young, 45, American basketball player (Charlotte 49ers, Yakima SunKings, Perth Wildcats), injuries sustained from car accident.

6

• Camilla Amado, 82, Brazilian actress (Cordel Encantado, Prime Time Soap).
• Gwyn Arch, 90, British composer and choir director.
• Addo Bonetti, 95, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1967–1979).
• James B. Brennan, 95, American politician, member of the Wisconsin Senate (1959–1961), U.S. attorney of the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1961–1969).
• Paul Cahill, 65, English footballer (Portsmouth, California Surf).
• Lewis J. Clarke, 94, English-American landscape architect.
• Leonard Crow Dog, 78, American Lakota medicine man, liver cancer.
• Jovan I. Deretić, 82, Serbian publicist and writer.
• John Ernest Ekuban, 84, Ghanaian politician, MP (1993–1997).
• Murray Enkin, 97, Canadian physician and writer.
• Revaz Gabriadze, 84, Georgian screenwriter (Mimino, Kin-dza-dza!, Passport), writer and sculptor.
• Ted C. Gertsch, 87, American politician.
• Paokai Haokip, 80, Indian politician, MP (1967–1977), cancer.
• Aby Har Even, 84, Romanian-Israeli engineer, complications from arson injuries.
• Rolf Hellem, 97, Norwegian politician, MP (1965–1981).
• Jacques Behnan Hindo, 79, Turkish-born Syrian Syriac Catholic hierarch, archbishop of Al-Hasakah-Nisibis (1996–2019).
• Michel Host, 83, French writer, COVID-19.
• Ann Hraychuck, 69, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2007–2011), cancer.
• William L. Joyce, 79, American archivist and academic administrator, cancer.
• Kim Yun-sim, 98, North Korean admiral, commander of the Korean People's Navy (1997–2007).
• Mochtar Kusumaatmadja, 92, Indonesian diplomat, minister of justice (1974–1978) and foreign affairs (1978–1988).
• Philip McCracken, 92, American visual artist.
• Michele Merlo, 28, Italian singer-songwriter, complications from cerebral hemorrhage.
• Julio Miranda, 74, Argentine politician, governor of Tucumán Province (1999–2003), senator (1992–1999, 2003–2009), and president of Atlético Tucumán (1997–1999).
• Kiyoo Mogi, 91, Japanese seismologist, aspiration pneumonia.
• Rick Mohr, 61, American football player (Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders), heart attack.
• Maciej Morawski, 91, Polish journalist (Radio Free Europe).
• Betty Mpeka, 67, Ugandan physician, COVID-19.
• Ei-ichi Negishi, 85, Japanese chemist (Negishi coupling), Nobel Prize winner (2010).
• Mansour Ojjeh, 68, French-Saudi Arabian entrepreneur.
• Guaçu Piteri, 86, Brazilian politician, mayor of Osasco (1967–1970, 1977–1982), São Paulo MLA (1971–1975), and deputy (1975–1977).
• Chanie Rosenberg, 99, South African-born British activist and artist. (death announced on this date)
• Sanyika Shakur, 57, American criminal, member of Crips and author (Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member).
• Carol Smith, 95, American contralto.
• Frances Stein, 83, American-French fashion designer, lung cancer.
• Gérard Vergnaud, 88, French mathematician and philosopher.
• Philip Wong, 82, Hong Kong politician, MLC (1991–2012), brain cancer.
• Vera Zelinskaya, 76, Russian film production designer (Of Freaks and Men), Russian Guild of Film Critics winner (1988).

7

• Abd Rahman Yusof, 64, Malaysian politician, MP (1999–2004), lung cancer.
• Vadim Cojocaru, 60, Moldovan politician, deputy (since 2009).
• Dixie Dansercoer, 58, Belgian explorer, endurance athlete and photographer, fall.
• Iluminado Davila Medina, 102, Puerto Rican musician.
• Guglielmo Epifani, 71, Italian trade unionist and politician, general secretary of CGIL (2002–2010) and deputy (since 2013), pulmonary embolism.
• Jim Fassel, 71, American football coach (University of Utah, New York Giants) and player (The Hawaiians), heart attack.
• Larry Gelman, 90, American actor (The Bob Newhart Show, The Odd Couple, Maude), complications from a fall.
• Gertrud Herrbruck, 94, German Olympic swimmer (1952).
• Renato Iturrate, 99, Chilean Olympic cyclist (1948).
• Mikhail Karpeyev, 98, Russian military officer.
• Mumtaz Ali Khan, 94, Indian politician, Karnataka minister for minority affairs, haj, and wakf (2008–2013).
• David C. Lewis, American keyboardist (Ambrosia), brain cancer.
• Richard Longenecker, 91, American-Canadian scholar.
• John McDonnell, 82, Irish-born American athletics coach.
• Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur, 73, Iranian politician, MP (1990–1992, 2000–2004), minister of the interior (1985–1989), co-founder of Hezbollah, complications from COVID-19.
• Moon In-soo, 76, South Korean poet.
• Richard Nunns, 75, New Zealand traditional Māori instrumentalist.
• Pete Ohler, 80, Canadian football player (BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers), cancer.
• Risuke Otake, 95, Japanese martial artist.
• Ben Roberts, 70, British actor (The Bill, Jane Eyre, A Little Chaos), kidney failure.
• Martin Schechter, 90–91, American mathematician.
• Tom Stechschulte, 72, American actor (The Clairvoyant, What About Bob?, The Manchurian Candidate).
• Su Yiran, 102, Chinese revolutionary and politician, governor of Shandong (1979–1982), member of the Central Advisory Commission (1987–1992) and CCP Central Committee (1977–1987).
• Shaleen Surtie-Richards, 66, South African actress (Mama Jack, Fiela's Child, Egoli: Place of Gold).
• Fulvio Varglien, 85, Italian footballer (Triestina, Livorno, Pordenone).
• Dheeraj Verma, 53, Indian comic book artist, pulmonary fibrosis complicated by COVID-19.
• Yoo Sang-chul, 49, South Korean footballer (Ulsan Hyundai, Yokohama F. Marinos, national team), pancreatic cancer.
• John Zampieri, 80, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1965–1985), heart failure.

8

• John Angus, 82, English footballer (Burnley, national team).
• Sylvain Ducange, 58, Haitian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Port-au-Prince (since 2016), complications from COVID-19.
• Farhad Humayun, 42, Pakistani singer and drummer (Overload).
• Karen MacLeod, 63, British Olympic long-distance runner (1996).
• Joseph Margolis, 97, American philosopher.
• Édith Moskovic, 89, French Holocaust survivor and activist.
• Dean Parrish, 79, American soul singer.
• Desanka Pešut, 79, Serbian Olympic sport shooter (1976).
• Tim Pickup, 72, Australian rugby league player (Canterbury-Bankstown, St Helens, national team), complications from dementia.
• Dave Reid, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs).
• Ivy Ruckman, 90, American author (Night of the Twisters).
• K. Sornam, 88, Indian journalist and film director (Ulagam Sutrum Valiban, Thangathile Vairam).
• Gennadi Syomin, 53, Russian football player (FShM Torpedo Moscow, Fakel Voronezh) and manager (Dynamo Voronezh).
• Ilpo Tiihonen, 70, Finnish writer.
• C. M. Udasi, 84, Indian politician, four-time Karnataka MLA.
• Kamla Verma, 93, Indian politician, Haryana MLA (1977–2000), mucormycosis.

9

• Rabi Banerjee, 70, Indian cricketer (Bengal), complications from COVID-19.
• Jan Bieleman, 72, Dutch historian.
• Gottfried Böhm, 101, German architect (Maria, Königin des Friedens) and sculptor, Pritzker Prize winner (1986).
• Edward de Bono, 88, Maltese philosopher (lateral thinking) and author (Six Thinking Hats, The Mechanism of Mind).
• Saul B. Cohen, 95, American human geographer.
• Dale Danks, 81, American politician, mayor of Jackson, Mississippi (1977–1989), complications from a stroke.
• Claude Dufau, 75, French rugby union player and manager.
• Jon Hameister-Ries, 37, Canadian football player (BC Lions).
• Cynthia Hargrave, 64, American film producer (Bottle Rocket, Perfume).
• Helmud Hontong, 58, Indonesian politician, vice regent of the Sangihe Islands (since 2017), heart attack.
• Abdul Latif Ibrahimi, 62, Afghan politician, governor of Kunduz (2002–2004), Faryab (2004–2005), and Takhar (2009–2010, 2013–2015), COVID-19.
• Robert Katzmann, 68, American jurist, judge (since 1999) and chief judge (2013–2020) for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, pancreatic cancer.
• Buddhika Kurukularatne, 77, Sri Lankan politician, MP (1989–1994).
• Kirkland Laing, 66, Jamaican-born British boxer, European welterweight champion (1990), British welterweight champion (1979–1980, 1987–1991).
• Steve Mrkusic, 92, New Zealand architect.
• Diogo Correa de Oliveira, 38, Brazilian footballer (Flamengo, Kalmar, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo), traffic collision.
• Alejandro Orfila, 96, Argentine diplomat and winemaker, secretary general of the Organization of American States (1975–1984).
• Robert W. Porter, 94, American neurosurgeon.
• Libuše Šafránková, 68, Czech actress (The Salt Prince, Tři oříšky pro Popelku, Kolya).
• Valentina Sidorova, 67, Russian fencer, Olympic champion (1976) and silver medalist (1980).
• Dakota Skye, 27, American pornographic film actress, acute multidrug intoxication.

10

• James E. Alderman, 84, American jurist, justice of the Supreme Court of Florida (1978–1985).
• Alexander, 68, Azerbaijani Russian Orthodox prelate, archbishop of Baku and Azerbaijan (since 1999), COVID-19.
• Douglas Cagas, 77, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (1998–2007), governor of Davao del Sur (2007–2013, since 2016), COVID-19.
• Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 77, Indian film director (Bagh Bahadur, Tahader Katha, Uttara) and poet, kidney disease.
• Peter C. Fishburn, 84, American mathematician.
• Henry Ford, 89, American football player (Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers).
• Elizabeth French, 90, English archaeologist.
• Getatchew Haile, 90, Ethiopian-American philologist.
• Willem Konjore, 75, Namibian politician, member (1989–2010) and deputy speaker (2000–2005) of the National Assembly.
• Bob Leaf, 89, American public relations executive, cancer.
• Douglas Ley, 62, American academic and politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (since 2012).
• Frank Lobman, 67, Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer.
• Ray MacDonnell, 93, American actor (All My Children).
• Joyce MacKenzie, 95, American actress (Tarzan and the She-Devil).
• Mickey Muennig, 86, American architect.
• Neno, 59, Portuguese footballer (Vitória de Guimarães, Benfica, national team), heart attack.
• Duncan Pegg, 40, Australian politician, Queensland MP (since 2015), cancer.
• Sir Dai Rees, 85, British biochemist, chief executive of the Medical Research Council (1987–1996).
• Haico Scharn, 75, Dutch Olympic middle-distance runner (1972).
• Dingko Singh, 42, Indian Olympic boxer (2000), complications from liver cancer.
• Larisa Shoygu, 68, Russian politician, deputy (since 2007), complications from COVID-19.
• Gheorghe Staicu, 85, Romanian football player (Steaua București) and manager (Olimpia Satu Mare, Universitatea Cluj).
• Enzo Tonti, 85, Italian physicist and mathematician.
• John Wingard, 93, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1963–1972).

11

• Aziza Baccouche, 48, American physicist, brain tumour.
• Ivo Baldi Gaburri, 74, Italian-born Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Huaraz (1999–2004) and Huarí (since 2004), COVID-19.
• Heribert Beissel, 88, German conductor.
• Valentín de la Cruz, 92–93, Spanish monk and historian, member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
• Husin Din, 68, Malaysian politician, Perak MLA (2008–2018).
• Art Ditmar, 92, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics), World Series champion (1958).
• Walter Michael Ebejer, 91, Maltese-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of União da Vitória (1976–2007).
• Geoffrey Edelsten, 78, Australian medical entrepreneur.
• Jerald Ericksen, 96, American mathematician.
• John Gabriel, 90, American actor (Ryan's Hope, Stagecoach, The Mary Tyler Moore Show), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Mudcat Grant, 85, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics).
• Haji Gora Haji, 88, Tanzanian poet.
• Hash Halper, 41, American street artist, suicide by jumping.
• Sando Harris, 58, Sri Lankan actor (Seethala Gini Kandu, A Common Man, Singa Machan Charlie) and stunt director.
• Kay Hawtrey, 94, Canadian actress (Funeral Home, Max & Ruby, Trapped in Paradise).
• Hessley Hempstead, 49, American football player (Detroit Lions), heart attack.
• Leroy Jones, 70, American football player (Edmonton Eskimos, San Diego Chargers).
• Taha Karaan, 52, South African Islamic scholar, complications from COVID-19.
• Dame Georgina Kirby, 85, New Zealand Māori leader and women's advocate.
• Jon Lukas, 72, Maltese musician.
• Surat Mathur, 90, Indian Olympic long-distance runner (1952).
• Bernardo Mercado, 69, Colombian boxer, cardiac arrest.
• Vern Miller, 92, American politician, attorney general of Kansas (1971–1975).
• David Naugle, 68–69, American religious philosopher and author.
• Ashok Panagariya, 71, Indian neurologist and medical researcher, complications from COVID-19.
• Lewis Pickles, 88, English cricketer (Somerset).
• Paola Pigni, 75, Italian middle-distance runner, Olympic bronze medallist (1972), heart attack.
• Mujuzi Pius, 61, Ugandan politician, MP (2001–2011), COVID-19.
• Lucinda Riley, 55, Northern Irish author and actress (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet), oesophageal cancer.
• Ron Sang, 82, Fijian-born New Zealand architect and art collector.
• Howard Sattler, 76, Australian radio host, progressive supranuclear palsy.
• Siddalingaiah, 67, Indian poet, COVID-19.
• Karel Štogl, 48, Czech lawyer, bureaucrat and diplomat.
• Andrzej Szczytko, 65, Polish actor and stage director.
• Bob Tata, 91, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1984–2014).
• Quarto Trabacchini, 71, Italian politician, deputy (1987–1994).
• Sara Wedlund, 45, Swedish Olympic long-distance runner (1996).
• Zhang Zuoji, 76, Chinese politician, minister of labour and social security (1998–2003), governor of Heilongjiang (2003–2007) and MP (2008–2018).

12

• Jack Adams, 34, English rugby union player (Gloucester, Moseley, Bristol), cancer.
• Dennis Berry, 76, American-French film director (The Big Delirium, Chloé, Highlander: The Raven).
• Anatoly Chukanov, 67, Russian racing cyclist, Olympic champion (1976).
• James Cohn, 93, American composer.
• Larry Giles, 73, American historical preservationist, leukemia.
• Chad Hundeby, 50, American long-distance swimmer, heart attack.
• Piyong Temjen Jamir, 87, Indian literary scholar.
• Witold Kieżun, 99, Polish economist and Warsaw Uprising insurgent.
• Marco Maciel, 80, Brazilian politician and academic, president of the Chamber of Deputies (1977–1979), minister of education (1985–1986), and vice president (1995–2002), COVID-19.
• John Marinatto, 63, American college athletics commissioner, commissioner of the Big East Conference (2009–2012).
• Jesús Martín-Barbero, 83, Spanish-born Colombian communication scientist.
• John Millman, 90, American-born Canadian-English Olympic cyclist (1952).
• Robert Edgcumbe, 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 82, New Zealand-British peer, member of the House of Lords (1982–1999).
• Fazlullah Mujadedi, 64, Afghan politician, governor of Logar (2001–2002) and Takhar (2017–2019), COVID-19. (death announced on this date)
• Richard Samson Odingo, 86, Kenyan environmental scientist.
• Ash Riser, 31, American musician and music producer.
• Slavko Špan, 83, Slovene Olympic steeplechaser (1964).
• William L. Swing, 86, American diplomat.
• Nergüin Tümennast, 54, Mongolian Olympic wrestler (1992).
• Gert Watzke, 98, Austrian Olympic rower (1948).
• Igor Zhelezovski, 57, Belarusian speed skater, Olympic silver (1994) and bronze medalist (1988), COVID-19.

13

• Ned Beatty, 83, American actor (Network, Deliverance, Superman).
• Hans Breuer, 90, German politician, mayor of Augsburg (1972–1990).
• JJ Brine, 38, American visual artist.
• Ken Burgess, 76, British-Israeli musician.
• Georges Cadoudal, 91, French sonneur.
• Siegfried Jost Casper, 92, German biologist.
• Hryhorii Chapkis, 91, Ukrainian dancer and choreographer, complications from COVID-19.
• Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, 84, Polish naval engineer and sailor.
• Raul de Souza, 86, Brazilian trombonist (Sérgio Mendes, Baden Powell, Milton Nascimento), throat cancer.
• Sven Erlander, 87, Swedish mathematician.
• Ashley Henley, 40, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (2016–2020), shot.
• Toeti Heraty, 87, Indonesian poet.
• Indira Hridayesh, 80, Indian politician, Uttarakhand MLA (2002–2007, since 2012), heart attack.
• Viktor Ivankov, 96, Russian military officer.
• Carol Jarecki, 86, American chess organizer.
• Maurice Joncas, 84, Canadian writer.
• Sir John Kemball, 82, British air marshal, deputy commander of RAF Strike Command (1989–1993).
• Deona Knajdek, 31, American activist, traffic collision.
• David Lightfoot, 61, Australian film producer (Wolf Creek), heart attack.
• Nikita Mandryka, 80, French comics artist (L'Écho des savanes, Pilote).
• Nirmal Saini, 82, Indian volleyball player (national team), COVID-19.
• Su Dongshui, 89, Chinese economist.
• Margarita Vorobyova-Desyatovskaya, 88, Russian Orientalist and academic.
• Saadi Youssef, 87, Iraqi poet and author, complications from lung cancer.
• Ziona, 75, Indian sect leader and polygamist.

14

• Jock Aird, 94, Scottish footballer (Burnley, national team).
• Paul Alexander, 83, American illustrator.
• Lisa Banes, 65, American actress (Cocktail, Young Guns, Gone Girl), traffic collision.
• Gunnar Birgisson, 73, Icelandic politician, MP (1999–2006).
• Enrique Bolaños, 93, Nicaraguan politician, president (2002–2007) and vice president (1997–2000).
• Livio Caputo, 87, Italian politician and journalist, senator (1994–1996), director of Il Giornale (since 2021).
• Chen Shijun, 23, Chinese student, stabbed.
• Manuel Clavero, 95, Spanish politician, assistant minister of the regions (1977–1979) and minister of culture (1979–1980).
• Sir Eion Edgar, 76, New Zealand businessman and philanthropist, chancellor of the University of Otago (1999–2003), pancreatic cancer.
• Sir Ian Hassall, 79, New Zealand paediatrician, commissioner for children (1989–1994).
• Schang Hutter, 86, Swiss sculptor.
• Robert D. Keppel, 76, American police officer (HITS database, investigations of Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgway).
• Mburumba Kerina, 89, Namibian politician and academic, deputy speaker of the Constituent Assembly (1989) and coiner of country's name, COVID-19.
• Markis Kido, 36, Indonesian badminton player, Olympic (2008) and world champion (2007, 2010), heart attack.
• Chris Kirubi, 80, Kenyan industrialist, cancer.
• Jean-Baptiste Libouban, 86, French syndicalist (Community of the Ark).
• Washington Jakoyo Midiwo, 54, Kenyan politician, MP (2007–2017), heart attack.
• Tuono Pettinato, 44, Italian comics writer and illustrator.
• Horst Rittner, 90, German chess grandmaster.
• Moira Roth, 87, British art historian.
• Dinah Shearing, 95, Australian actress (Farscape, Family and Friends, E Street).
• Edmund Sieminski, 88, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1979–1982).
• Adam Smelczyński, 90, Polish trap shooter, Olympic silver medalist (1956).
• Selçuk Tekay, 68, Turkish composer, heart attack.
• Facinet Touré, 87, Guinean politician, soldier and coup leader, minister of foreign affairs (1984–1985) and co-founder of the CMRN.
• Ivan Vertelko, 94, Russian military officer.
• Wang Chiu-Hwa, 95, Taiwanese architect, heart failure.
• Qazi Amin Waqad, 73–74, Afghan politician, leader of Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, minister of communications (1994–1997).
• Robert C. Witcher, 94, American bishop.

15

• Aleksandr Averyanov, 72, Russian football player (Lokomotiv Moscow) and manager (Okean Nakhodka, Dynamo Saint Petersburg).
• Sheldon Bach, 96, American psychologist.
• Warren Barker, 92, Canadian journalist.
• Hridayeshwar Singh Bhati, 18, Indian chess variant inventor, cardiac arrest.
• Yves Dassonville, 73, French civil servant and statistician, high commissioner of New Caledonia (2007–2010).
• Thomas B. Day, 89, American scientist, president of San Diego State University (1978–1996).
• Silvio De Florentiis, 86, Italian Olympic long-distance runner (1960).
• Robert Desroches, 91, Canadian actor (Terre humaine, Duplessis, There's Always a Way to Find a Way).
• Allistar Fredericks, 49, South African Olympic field hockey player (1996).
• Pavel Galkin, 98, Russian military pilot.
• Howie Glover, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings).
• M. A. Hannan, 86, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2014–2018), cancer.
• Allan Kiil, 57, Estonian swimmer.
• Paul Alois Lakra, 65, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Gumla (since 2006).
• Nikolai Lukashevich, 80, Russian military officer.
• Benon Magezi, 60, Ugandan Anglican prelate, bishop of North Kigezi (since 2017), COVID-19.
• Jim Phelan, 92, American college basketball coach (Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers).
• Ron Saul, 73, American football player (Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins).
• Jackie Shako Diala Anahengo, 62, Congolese actress.
• Vladimir Shatalov, 93, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 4, Soyuz 8, Soyuz 10), twice Hero of the Soviet Union.
• Thaika Shuaib, 90, Indian Islamic scholar.
• James Jim Skosana, 59, South African politician, member of the National Assembly (2009–2018).
• Vince Steckler, 62, American businessman, CEO of Avast, traffic collision.
• Tim Thorney, 66, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and record producer.
• William vanden Heuvel, 91, American attorney and author.
• Anna C. Verna, 90, American politician, member (1975–2012) and president (1999–2011) of the Philadelphia City Council.
• Sanchari Vijay, 37, Indian actor (Harivu, Naanu Avanalla...Avalu, Killing Veerappan), traffic collision.
• Gustavo Villapalos, 71, Spanish academic and politician, rector of Complutense University of Madrid (1987–1995).
• Lily Weiding, 96, Danish actress (Lady with the Light Gloves, Be Dear to Me, Martha).
• Jack B. Weinstein, 99, American jurist, judge (since 1967) and chief judge (1980–1988) of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern New York.

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• Edward Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 83, British hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (1977–2018).
• Byrd Baylor, 97, American author.
• Renate Blank, 79, German politician, MP (1990–2009).
• Frank Bonner, 79, American actor (WKRP in Cincinnati, Just the Ten of Us) and television director (City Guys), complications from Lewy body dementia.
• Michael Champion, 74, American singer and actor (Beverly Hills Cop, Total Recall, Pink Cadillac).
• Chandrashekhar, 98, Indian actor (Surang, Cha Cha Cha, Ramayan).
• Chou Ching-chun, 77, Taiwanese social activist and politician, president of the Patriot Alliance Association (since 2018), COVID-19.
• Bill Dotson, 80, American middle-distance runner, cancer.
• Laila Hirvisaari, 83, Finnish author.
• Huang Xiling, 94, Chinese geotechnical specialist, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• A. Santha Kumar, 52, Indian playwright and screenwriter, complications from leukaemia and COVID-19.
• Jabu Mabuza, 63, South African utilities executive, chairman of Eskom (since 2018), COVID-19.
• Janet Malcolm, 86, Czech-born American journalist (The New Yorker, Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession, The Journalist and the Murderer), lung cancer.
• Allen Midgette, 82, American actor (La commare secca, Before the Revolution, Lonesome Cowboys).
• Mogens Møller, 86, Danish minimalist artist.
• J. Peter Neary, 71, Irish economist.
• K. S. Nijhar, 85, Malaysian politician, MP (1999–2008).
• John Osmers, 86, New Zealand anti-apartheid activist and Anglican cleric, bishop of East Zambia (1995–2002), complications from COVID-19.
• Joel Otim, 49, Ugandan Olympic sprinter (1992), COVID-19.
• Bhekiziziwe Peterson, 60, South African writer and academic.
• Norman Powell, 86, American television producer (24) and executive, acute respiratory failure.
• Cyril Ranatunga, 91, Sri Lankan military officer.
• Swatilekha Sengupta, 71, Indian actress (Ghare Baire, Bela Seshe), kidney disease.
• Dwight Siebler, 83, American professional baseball player (Minnesota Twins).
• Richard Stolley, 92, American journalist and editor (People), heart disease.
• Boris Tarasov, 89, Russian military officer and politician, member of the Supreme Soviet (1990–1993).
• Vance Trimble, 107, American journalist (The Kentucky Post), Pulitzer Prize winner (1960).
• Romulo Yanes, 62, Cuban-born American photographer (Gourmet), peritoneal cancer.
• Novica Zdravković, 73, Serbian folk musician, prostate cancer.

17

• Halvard Bjørkvik, 96, Norwegian historian.
• Ulrich Bremi, 91, Swiss politician, member (1986–1989) and president (1990–1991) of the National Council.
• Mike Burgess, 89, Canadian-born English footballer (AFC Bournemouth).
• Kamil Ferkhanov, 56, Russian footballer (Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda, Turbostroitel Kaluga, Volga Ulyanovsk), heart attack.
• Fane Flaws, 70, New Zealand musician, songwriter, and artist (Blerta, The Crocodiles, The Spats).
• Billy Fuccillo, 65, American car dealer.
• Alex Harvill, 29, American motorcycle stuntman, crash during practice.
• Kenneth Kaunda, 97, Zambian politician, president (1964–1991), prime minister of Northern Rhodesia (1964) and chairperson of the NAM (1970–1973), pneumonia.
• Robert Lima, 48, Uruguayan football player (Peñarol, Chacarita) and manager (Juticalpa), cardiac arrest.
• Mary Frances McDonald, 91–92, Irish feminist.
• Shaman Mithru, 43, Indian actor (Thorati) and cinematographer (Huchudugaru), COVID-19.
• Clive Murphy, 85, British author and social historian.
• John Mutwa, 60, Namibian military officer.
• Tubilandu Ndimbi, 73, Congolese footballer (AS Vita Club, national team).
• Teddy Parker, 83, German singer.
• Eric Pike, 84, South African Anglican prelate, bishop of Port Elizabeth (1993–2001).
• Deniz Poyraz, 38, Turkish political operative, shot.
• Juha Siira, 75, Finnish Olympic sailor (1976, 1980).
• B. Vijayakrishna, 71, Indian cricketer (Karnataka).
• Xu Yuanchong, 100, Chinese literary translator.
• Giacomo Zani, 89, Italian conductor and musicologist, traffic collision.

18

• Lamia Abbas Amara, 92, Iraqi poet.
• Jeannette Altwegg, 90, Indian-born English figure skater, Olympic champion (1952).
• Giampiero Boniperti, 92, Italian footballer (Juventus, national team) and politician, MEP (1994–1999), heart failure.
• Boris Borovsky, 82, Russian tennis player and sports journalist.
• Ron Buxton, 72, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1993–2012), lung disease.
• John Bertrand Conlan, 90, American politician, member of the Arizona Senate (1965–1973) and U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1977).
• Gérard Fromanger, 81, French artist.
• Gift of Gab, 50, American rapper (Blackalicious, Quannum Projects).
• Joralf Gjerstad, 95, Norwegian faith healer.
• Sir Ronald Halstead, 94, British businessman, heart failure.
• Ian MacGillivray, 100, Scottish doctor.
• John Martyr, 89, Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives (1975–1980) and Senate (1981–1983).
• Edward Mortimer, 77, British civil servant, journalist and academic, cancer.
• Rodrigo Munilla, 44, Argentine sports journalist, COVID-19.
• S. Ramesan Nair, 73, Indian poet and lyricist, COVID-19.
• Andrés Ortiz-Osés, 78, Spanish philosopher.
• S. R. Ramaiah, 102, Indian politician, Karnataka MLA (1957–1962).
• Hélène Ramjiawan, 69, Surinamese children's book author.
• Emma Roca Rodríguez, 47, Spanish ski mountaineer, vulvar cancer.
• Vekuii Rukoro, 66, Namibian lawyer, politician and traditional leader, MP (1989–2000), attorney general (1995–2000), and chief of the Herero people (since 2014), COVID-19.
• Milkha Singh, 91, Indian Olympic sprinter (1956, 1960, 1964) and writer (The Race of My Life), COVID-19.
• Takeshi Terauchi, 82, Japanese rock guitarist and actor (Ereki no Wakadaishō), pneumonia.
• Hans Toch, 91, Austrian-born American social psychologist.
• Joan Ullyot, 80, American physician and marathon runner.
• Andrew Welsh, 77, Scottish politician, MP (1974–1979, 1987–2001), MSP (1999–2011).

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• Dhiraj Bora, 69, Indian physicist.
• Freimut Börngen, 90, German astronomer.
• Champ, 12, American dog, presidential pet (since 2021).
• Ove Emanuelsson, 80, Swedish Olympic sprint canoer (1960, 1964, 1968).
• Isaac Fola-Alade, 87, Nigerian architect (1004 Estate).
• Armin Franulic, 77, Bolivian rally driver.
• Winfried Gottschalk, 77, German racing cyclist.
• Leon Greene, 89, English actor (A Challenge for Robin Hood, Flash Gordon, The Return of the Musketeers) and opera singer.
• Éric Guglielmi, 51, French photographer and photojournalist.
• Richard C. Howe, 97, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1951–1959, 1969–1973) and Senate (1973–1979), chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court (1998–2002).
• Carel Knoppers, 91, Dutch politician, mayor of Abcoude (1963–1974) and Ommen (1974–1990).
• Colin Loader, 90, New Zealand rugby union player (Wellington, national team).
• Juan Alberto Merlos, 76, Argentine Olympic cyclist (1964, 1968).
• Tapu Mishra, 36, Indian Ollywood playback singer (Mate Ta Love Helare, Dream Girl, Love Dot Com), complications from COVID-19.
• Roger Mpanano, 58, Congolese politician, member of the National Assembly (2007–2018).
• Jayanta Naskar, 73, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (since 2011), COVID-19.
• Arnold Odermatt, 96, Swiss police photographer.
• Philousports, 49, French internet personality, heart attack.
• Alaa al-Siddiq, 33, Emirati human rights activist, traffic collision.
• Lennox Stewart, 71, Trinidadian Olympic middle-distance runner (1972).
• Boryana Straubel, 38, Bulgarian business executive (Tesla, Wikimedia Foundation), traffic collision.
• Stanislav Tomáš, 46, Czech Romani citizen, drug overdose.
• Glenn Watkins, 94, American musicologist.
• Spencer Whelan, 49, English footballer (Chester City, Shrewsbury Town).

20

• Mike Bailey, 71, Australian television presenter (ABC, Seven News), stroke.
• Harry Cameron, 73, Australian rugby league player (Eastern Suburbs, Queensland).
• Thomas Cleary, 72, American author and translator.
• Marianne Debouzy, 91, French historian.
• Isla Dewar, 74, Scottish novelist and screenwriter (Women Talking Dirty), heart attack.
• Gordon Dunne, 62, Northern Irish politician, MLA (2011–2021).
• David Edwards, 56, Welsh musician (Datblygu) and writer.
• Bernette Ford, 70, American author, cancer.
• Juan Forn, 61, Argentine writer and translator.
• Alex Hesegem, 63, Indonesian politician, vice governor of Papua (2006–2011), complications from diabetes, pneumonia and COVID-19.
• Daniel Ivin, 89, Croatian writer, politician and human rights activist, co-founder of the Croatian Social Liberal Party.
• Jeanne Lamon, 71, American-Canadian violinist and conductor.
• Lionel Leroy, 65, French singer.
• Joanne Linville, 93, American actress (A Star Is Born, Scorpio, James Dean).
• Anatoly Lysenko, 84, Russian television personality, journalist and producer.
• Irene Mambilima, 69, Zambian jurist, chief justice (since 2015) and deputy chief justice (2008–2015) of the Supreme Court.
• Mark Peel, 66, American chef (Campanile), cancer.
• Lucas Pereira, 39, Brazilian footballer (AC Ajaccio), COVID-19.
• Peter Rock, 79, German footballer, Olympic bronze medalist (1964).
• Gianna Rolandi, 68, American operatic soprano.
• Herbert Schnoor, 94, German politician and lawyer, minister of the interior of North Rhine-Westphalia (1980–1995).
• Neville Sillitoe, 96, Australian athletics coach.
• Luis del Sol, 86, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid, Juventus, national team) and coach.
• Ike Stubblefield, 69, American organist, cancer.
• Herbert Titus, 83, American lawyer and politician.
• Bernard Van Der Linde, 75, Dutch-born French cyclist, leukemia.
• Laura Yasán, 60, Argentine poet, suicide.

21

• Amarasigamani, 70, Indian poet and actor (Raman Abdullah, Julie Ganapathi, Rendu).
• Jack Bertolini, 87, Scottish footballer (Workington, Brighton & Hove Albion, Stirling Albion).
• Gabriele Boscetto, 76, Italian politician and lawyer, senator (2001–2006, 2008–2013), president of the Province of Imperia (1995–2001).
• Oleg Burlakov, 71, Russian businessman and inventor, COVID-19.
• Diego Cortez, 74, American art curator, kidney failure.
• Nina Divíšková, 84, Czech actress (Morgiana, Shameless).
• Mark Doumit, 59, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1997–2002) and Senate (2002–2006), heart attack.
• Jean Guéguinou, 79, French diplomat, ambassador to the United Kingdom (1993–1998), Czechoslovakia (1990–1993) and the Holy See (1993–1998).
• Nobuo Hara, 94, Japanese jazz saxophonist, pneumonia.
• Haribhushan, Indian politician and guerrilla, COVID-19.
• Masatomi Ikeda, 81, Japanese aikidoka.
• Usman Kakar, 60, Pakistani politician, senator (2015–2021), brain hemorrhage.
• Mamady Keïta, 70, Guinean drummer.
• Tom Kurvers, 58, American ice hockey player (New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils), Stanley Cup champion (1986), lung cancer.
• Tiit Madisson, 71, Estonian activist, writer and politician, mayor of Lihula (2002–2005).
• Harry Prosen, 90, American psychiatrist.
• Reshma, 42, Indian actress (Ennai Thalatta Varuvala, Kizhakku Mugam, Vadagupatti Maapillai), complications from COVID-19.
• Tamanofuji Shigeru, 71, Japanese sumo wrestler, liver cancer.
• Hatiro Shimomoto, 85, Brazilian politician, São Paulo MLA (1971–1999), COVID-19 and diabetes.
• Jeffrey Steele, 89, British abstract painter.
• Richard S. Stein, 95, American scientist.
• Tuufuli Uperesa, 73, American football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Ottawa Rough Riders, Philadelphia Eagles), kidney failure.

22

• Mohiuddin Ahmed, 77, Bangladeshi publisher.
• Patrick Allen, 59, American football player (Houston Oilers).
• Giancarlo Amadeo, 87, Italian football player (Pro Patria) and manager (Borgosesia).
• Jim Bessman, 68, American music journalist (Billboard).
• Winsford Devine, 77, Trinidadian songwriter.
• Hans Drewanz, 91, German conductor.
• Yaroslav Dumanskyi, 61, Ukrainian footballer (Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk, Karpaty Lviv, Dynamo Kyiv).
• Donald Gemmell, 89, New Zealand Olympic rower (1956).
• Patricia Reilly Giff, 86, American author (Lily's Crossing, Pictures of Hollis Woods).
• Horacio González, 77, Argentine teacher and essayist, director of the National Library of the Argentine Republic (2005–2015, since 2019), COVID-19.
• Poovachal Khader, 72, Indian lyricist (Chuzhi, Criminals, Utsavam), complications from COVID-19.
• Mzilikazi Khumalo, 89, South African composer.
• Masatake Kuranishi, 96, Japanese mathematician (Cartan–Kuranishi prolongation theorem).
• Richard H. Kyle, 84, American jurist, justice of the U.S. District Court for Minnesota (since 1992).
• Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale, 72, British aristocrat.
• Pandukht Manukyan, 70, Armenian politician, governor of Vayots Dzor Province (1997–2003), deputy (1995–1999).
• Hamid Mojtahedi, 79, Iranian film director (Iran Documentary), liver cancer.
• Chloe Munro, Australian public servant.
• Giulia Niccolai, 86, Italian poet and translator.
• Zbigniew Pełczyński, 95, Polish-British political philosopher and academic.
• Parassala B. Ponnammal, 96, Indian Carnatic musician.
• Reisen Ri, 79, Japanese actress and theater director, pneumonia.
• René Robert, 72, Canadian ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies), heart attack.
• Antonio Salines, 84, Italian actor (Monella, The Gamecock, Senso '45) and director.
• Vitaliy Shalychev, 74, Ukrainian football player (Shakhtar Donetsk, Kolhozchi Aşgabat) and coach (FC Ocean Kerch).
• Sergei Shaposhnikov, 98, Russian football player (Ska-Khabarovsk) and manager (CSKA Moscow, SKA Odesa).
• Gordana Suša, 75, Serbian journalist (Blic).
• Tsevi E. Tal, 94, Polish-born Israeli judge, justice of the Supreme Court (1994–1997).
• Per Inge Torkelsen, 68, Norwegian comedian, complications from surgery.
• Leopoldo Torres, 80, Spanish jurist and politician, deputy (1979–1989) and attorney general (1990–1991).
• Jean-Pierre Vallat, 69, French historian and archeologist.
• Ad van 't Veer, 80, Dutch music director and music group founder (Xenakis Ensemble).
• Derek Fuller Wrigley, 97, English-born Australian architect.

23

• Paul Auerbach, 70, American physician and author, brain tumor.
• Viktor Balashov, 96, Russian radio and television presenter.
• Johannes Baumgartner, 93, Swiss Olympic runner (1952).
• Mike Brooks, 66, American journalist (CNN).
• Kulasiri Budawatta, 71, Sri Lankan dancer and choreographer.
• Bill Byrne, 80, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles).
• Cassandra Go, 25, Irish Thoroughbred racehorse.
• Melissa Coates, 50, Canadian professional wrestler (DSW, NWWL), bodybuilder and actress (Extreme Dodgeball), complications from COVID-19.
• Eldon Danenhauer, 85, American football player (Denver Broncos).
• Diana de Feo, 84, Italian journalist and politician, senator (2008–2013).
• Wojciech Karolak, 82, Polish musician.
• Priscilla Kavita, 59, Namibian politician.
• Jackie Lane, 79, British actress (Doctor Who, Compact).
• Alan Lewis, 75, British music journalist and editor.
• Tomáš Lom, 96, Czech World War II veteran.
• Brian London, 87, English heavyweight boxer, British and Commonwealth champion (1958–1959).
• John McAfee, 75, British-American computer programmer and businessman (McAfee Associates), suicide by hanging.
• Ellen McIlwaine, 75, American-born Canadian guitarist and blues singer, cancer.
• Mike McLachlan, 75, American politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (2013–2015).
• Morton Myles, 92, American fashion designer.
• Beryl Penrose, 90, Australian tennis player.
• Clare Peploe, 79, British-Italian film director (High Season, The Triumph of Love) and screenwriter (Zabriskie Point).
• Viktor Potapov, 87, Russian military aviator, commander of Soviet Naval Aviation (1988–1991) and Russian Naval Aviation (1991–1994).
• Raymond, 32, Burmese singer-songwriter, cerebral malaria.
• Jean-Pierre Renevier, 92, Swiss Olympic sailor (1964).
• Med Reventberg, 73, Swedish actress (Ronia, the Robber's Daughter).
• Ramón Romero Roa, 55, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, deputy (since 2013), COVID-19.
• Pentti Saarman, 79, Finnish Olympic boxer (1972).
• Robert Sacchi, 89, Italian-born American actor (The Man with Bogart's Face, Casa d'appuntamento, Funland).
• Barbara Sargeant, 81, Australian Olympic swimmer (1956).
• Bev Scalze, 77, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2005–2013) and Senate (2013–2017), cancer.
• Arturo Schwarz, 97, Italian art historian, poet, and writer.
• Martine Segalen, 80, French ethnologist.
• Yuriy Sevenard, 85, Russian politician, deputy (1991–1999), COVID-19.
• Shalala, 61, Filipino television host (Juicy!, Hey It's Saberdey!, Good Morning Club) and comedian, cardiac arrest.
• Vyacheslav Shverikas, 60, Russian politician, senator (2004–2017).
• René Sylvestre, 58, Haitian jurist and lawyer, president of the Supreme Court (since 2019), COVID-19.
• Ngarikutuke Tjiriange, 77, Namibian politician, member of the Constituent Assembly (1989–1990) and National Assembly (1990–2010), minister of justice (1990–2003).
• Bart Van Lancker, 48, Belgian football coach (KV Kortrijk, Sint-Truiden, OH Leuven), cancer.
• Daniel Vélez, 47, Colombian footballer (DIM, Atlético Bucaramanga, Santa Fe), COVID-19.
• Mila Ximénez, 69, Spanish journalist, writer, and television personality, lung cancer.
• Darius Young, 83, American Olympic shooter (1988, 1992).
• Peter Zinovieff, 88, British engineer (EMS VCS 3) and composer.

24

• Benigno Aquino III, 61, Filipino politician, president (2010–2016), senator (2007–2010) and member of the House of Representatives (1998–2007), diabetic nephropathy.
• Francis X. Archibald, 89, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1981–1986).
• Brian Baker, 47, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2002–2008), complications from COVID-19.
• Nizar Banat, 42, Palestinian human rights activist.
• Mohamed Boucha, 54–55, Nigerien politician, minister of employment, labor and social protection (2020–2021).
• Sonny Callahan, 88, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1985–2003), Alabama Senate (1979–1985) and House of Representatives (1971–1979).
• Misheck Chidzambwa, 66, Zimbabwean football player (Dynamos, national team) and manager (Chapungu United).
• Stephen Dunn, 82, American poet, Pulitzer Prize winner (2001), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Tom Flaws, 89, New Zealand cricketer (Otago).
• Neil Hirsch, 74, American businessman, founder of Telerate.
• Richard Hoffmann, 96, American composer and musicologist.
• Paul B. Huber, 86, American-Canadian economist.
• Frederick S. Humphries, 85, American educator, president of Florida A&M University (1985–2001).
• David Lee Hunter, 87, American mathematician.
• Alain Paul Lebeaupin, 76, French Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to the European Union (2012–2020), heart attack.
• Dick Leonard, 90, British writer, journalist and politician, MP (1970–1974).
• Paul Mea, 81, I-Kiribati Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Tarawa and Nauru (1978–2020).
• Juliette Minces, 83, French sociologist.
• Ludwig Müller, 79, German footballer (1. FC Nürnberg, Hertha, West Germany national team).
• Zedekia Ngavirue, 88, Namibian diplomat.
• Isabel Pallarès, 57, Spanish teacher and trade unionist.
• Thomas G. Plaskett, 77, American business executive.
• Bachir Qamari, 70, Moroccan literary critic.
• Alain Richard, 95, French monk.
• Keith Rutter, 89, English footballer (Queens Park Rangers, Colchester United). (death announced on this date)
• Edna Schmidt, 51, Puerto Rican journalist.
• Sivan, 89, Indian photographer, cinematographer and film director (Yagam, Abhayam).
• Eleazar Soria, 73, Peruvian footballer (Universitario, Independiente, national team) and lawyer.
• Ronald I. Spiers, 95, American diplomat, Ambassador to the Bahamas (1973–1974), Turkey (1977–1980) and Pakistan (1981–1983).
• Trần Thiện Khiêm, 95, Vietnamese military officer and politician, prime minister of South Vietnam (1969–1975).
• Don Worland, 89, Australian footballer (Geelong).
• LaMetta Wynn, 87, American politician, mayor of Clinton, Iowa (1995–2007), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Petr Zuman, 95, Czech chemist.

25

• Brian Bamford, 85, English professional golfer.
• Olga Barnet, 69, Russian actress (Solaris, The Flight of Mr. McKinley, Takeoff).
• Oliva Blanchette, 92, American philosopher.
• Serge Buttet, 66, French Olympic swimmer (1976).
• Luis Cáceres Velásquez, 90, Peruvian politician, mayor of Juliaca (1964–1970, 1975, 1981–1983) and Arequipa (1987–1992), congressman (2000–2001).
• Harry deLeyer, 93, Dutch-born American equestrian.
• Juergen B. Donges, 80, German economist.
• John Erman, 85, American television director (My Favorite Martian, Peyton Place, That Girl), Emmy winner (1983).
• Marcos Ferrufino, 58, Bolivian football player (Club Bolívar, national team) and manager (San José), COVID-19.
• Justine Héroux, 78-79, Canadian film and television producer (The Crime of Ovide Plouffe).
• June Kenney, 87, American actress.
• José Nino Gavazzo, 81, Uruguayan military officer and convicted criminal.
• Antonio Helguera, 55, Mexican cartoonist (La Jornada).
• Jack Ingram, 84, American Hall of Fame racing driver, NASCAR Busch Grand National Series champion (1982, 1985).
• Raymond Masono, Bougainvillean politician, vice-president (2017–2020).
• Jack Melick, 91, American bandleader and pianist.
• Rinaldo Rafanelli, 71, Argentine singer (Sui Generis, Color Humano).
• Yuri Raizer, 94, Russian theoretical physicist.
• Umberto Riva, 93, Italian architect, designer and academic.
• Chandrama Santha, 83, Indian politician, MLA.
• Kostas Sarantidis, 94, Greek-Vietnamese guerrilla fighter.
• Ahmed Bilal Shah, 67, Pakistani-Zimbabwean physician and television presenter, COVID-19.
• John Sigley, 89, New Zealand cricketer (Wellington).
• Andy Wells, 75–77, Canadian politician, mayor of St. John's (1997–2008).
• Peter Willis, 54, British journalist and newspaper editor (Sunday Mirror, The Sunday People).
• Wes, 57, Cameroonian singer ("Alane"), complications from surgery.

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• Antoine Bailly, 76, Swiss geographer, recipient of the Vautrin Lud Prize (2011).
• Joseph Behar, 94, American television director (From These Roots, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital).
• José Paulo Bisol, 92, Brazilian politician, deputy (1983–1987) and senator (1987–1995), multiple organ failure.
• Arnold H. Buss, 96, American psychologist.
• Marcelo Campo, 63, Argentine rugby union player (Club Pueyrredón, national team), heart attack.
• Sow-Hsin Chen, 86, Taiwanese physicist.
• Edward Crowther, 92, British-born South African-American Anglican prelate, bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman (1965–1967).
• Dennis Good, 94, English cricketer (Worcestershire, Glamorgan).
• Dave Gorsuch, 82, American Olympic alpine skier (1960).
• Mike Gravel, 91, American politician, senator (1969–1981), member (1963–1967) and speaker (1965–1967) of the Alaska House of Representatives, myeloma.
• Abdalelah Haroun, 24, Sudanese-born Qatari Olympic sprinter (2016), Asian Games 400m champion (2018), world junior 400m champion (2016), traffic collision.
• Jon Hassell, 84, American trumpeter and composer.
• Paula Jacobs, 88–89, English actress (Albion Market, An American Werewolf in London, The Remains of the Day).
• S. Kameswaran, 98, Indian surgeon.
• Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, 91, Pakistani jurist and politician, chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court (1992–1994) and caretaker prime minister (2013), cardiac arrest.
• John Langley, 78, American television producer (Cops), heart attack.
• José Antonio Morales Ehrlich, 85, Salvadoran politician, mayor of San Salvador (1974–1976, 1987–1988).
• Lebogang More, 41, South African politician, Gauteng MPL (since 2013).
• Joyce Mulliken, 75, American politician, cancer.
• Josip Osti, 75, Bosnian-born Slovenian poet and translator.
• Jhon Mario Ramírez, 49, Colombian football player (Boyacá Chicó, national team) and manager (Patriotas), COVID-19.
• Frederic Rzewski, 83, American composer (The People United Will Never Be Defeated!) and pianist, heart attack.
• Johnny Solinger, 55, American singer-songwriter (Skid Row), liver failure.
• David Yale, 93, British legal historian.

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• Donald Arnold, 85, Canadian rower, Olympic champion (1956), heart failure.
• Silvano Bertini, 81, Italian boxer, Olympic bronze medallist (1964).
• Big Jake, 20, American Belgian gelding, tallest living horse (since 2010). (death announced on this date)
• Reuven Bulka, 77, Canadian rabbi, leader of Machzikei Hadas (since 1967), liver and pancreatic cancer.
• Lellia Cracco Ruggini, 89, Italian historian.
• Jean-Claude Dionne, 86, Canadian geographer and professor.
• Jack G. Downing, 80, American CIA field officer, colon cancer.
• Jevgeņijs Drobots, 74, Latvian politician, member of the Supreme Council (1990–1993).
• Kolbein Falkeid, 87, Norwegian poet.
• Noel Furlong, 83, Irish poker player and carpet distributor.
• Erwin Carl Gangl, 83, American electrical engineer, fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
• Gao Shangquan, 92, Chinese economist.
• Alison Greenspan, 48, American film and television producer (Monte Carlo, The Best of Me, For Life), cancer.
• Steven Horwitz, 57, American economist.
• Jiang Jingshan, 85, Chinese aerospace engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• José Luis Liso, 86, Spanish politician, mayor of Soria (1979–1987) and senator (1986–2000).
• Jean Macdonald, 101, Scottish archaeologist and museum curator.
• Lambert Mascarenhas, 106, Indian journalist (The Navhind Times, Goa Today) and independence activist.
• Dominick Montiglio, 73, American mob associate (Gambino crime family).
• Andrew Moody, 60, British journalist (China Daily, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Hiroaki Nakanishi, 75, Japanese electronics executive, president (2010–2014) and chairman (since 2014) of Hitachi, lymphoma.
• Kenneth Ogba, 54, Nigerian politician, Delta State MHA (since 2019).
• Peps Persson, 74, Swedish musician, heart failure.
• Khursheed Shahid, 95, Pakistani actress, cardiac arrest.
• Greg Sizer, 55, Australian footballer (Melbourne).
• Bill Weigand, 92, Canadian politician, mayor of Whitehorse (1991–1994).
• Ian White, 76, British politician, MEP (1989–1999).

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• Lázaro Barbosa de Sousa, 32, Brazilian murderer and kidnapper, shot.
• Lauren Berlant, 63, American scholar and writer, cancer.
• Ivan Bordi, 83, Romanian Olympic water polo player (1956).
• Maurice Buffière, 87, French Olympic basketball player (1956).
• Burton Greene, 84, American jazz pianist.
• Harry Johnston, 89, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1989–1997), member (1974–1986) and president (1984–1986) of the Florida Senate.
• Richard H. Jefferson, 90, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1987–1999).
• Liliane Kerjan, 81, French author.
• Jeannot Mwenze Kongolo, 61, Congolese politician, minister of interior affairs (1997–1998).
• Paul Koulak, 78, French composer.
• Vera Nikolić, 72, Serbian Olympic middle-distance runner (1968, 1972).
• Greg Noll, 84, American surfer.
• Fernand Ouellet, 94, Canadian author.
• Sergio Víctor Palma, 65, Argentine boxer, WBA super bantamweight champion (1980–1982), complications from COVID-19.
• Menelik Shabazz, 67, Barbadian-born British film director (Burning an Illusion), producer and educator, complications from diabetes.
• John C. H. Spence, 75, Australian-born American physicist.
• Joe Winston, 77, Irish Gaelic footballer (St Eunan's, Donegal).

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• Dalenda Abdou, 92, Tunisian actress (El Icha), COVID-19.
• William S. Anderson, 102, British-American businessman, president of NCR (1972–1984).
• Rita Asfour, 88, American painter.
• Fintan Aylward, 93, Canadian jurist and politician, Newfoundland and Labrador MHA (1972–1975).
• Evgeni Bakardzhiev, 66, Bulgarian politician, MP (1997–2005).
• Gordon Brooks, 81, Barbadian cricket photographer (national team) and sports journalist.
• Ronnie Cramer, 64, American film producer and director.
• Stuart Damon, 84, American actor (General Hospital, The Champions, Port Charles), kidney failure.
• Abu Deraa, Iraqi militant, shot.
• Maxime Ferrari, 91, Seychellois politician, minister of labor (1975–1978), planning and development (1978–1982), and planning and external relations (1982–1984).
• Émile-José Fettweis, 93, Belgian architect.
• Delia Fiallo, 96, Cuban author and screenwriter (Lucecita, Estrellita mía, Cristal).
• Ramlan Hutahaean, 65, Indonesian Lutheran priest.
• Carolyn Tanner Irish, 81, American Anglican prelate, bishop of Utah (1996–2010).
• Xavier Lacroix, 74, French philosopher and theologian.
• John Lawton, 74, English hard rock singer (Uriah Heep, Lucifer's Friend).
• Petros Leventakos, 75, Greek footballer (Panachaiki, Ethnikos Piraeus, PAS Giannina).
• Norman Lowe, 93, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers).
• Elizabeth Martínez, 95, American Chicana feminist.
• Vicky Peretz, 68, Israeli football player (Maccabi Tel Aviv, national team) and manager (Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan).
• Goolam Rajah, 74, South African cricket administrator and manager (national team), COVID-19.
• Scott Reid, 74, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies) and scout (Detroit Tigers).
• Jane, Lady Roberts, 71, British librarian and curator, royal librarian (2002–2013).
• Donald Rumsfeld, 88, American politician, secretary of defense (1975–1977, 2001–2006) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1963–1969), multiple myeloma.
• Onsi Sawiris, 91, Egyptian businessman, founder of Orascom Construction.
• Carlos Vilar, 91, Argentine sailor, world champion (1948, 1951), COVID-19 and heart disease.
• César Virguetti, 66, Bolivian politician and academic, deputy (since 2020), COVID-19.
• Robert Wykes, 95, American classical composer and flautist.
• Xue Yuqun, 89, Chinese hydrogeologist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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• Bonfoh Abass, 72, Togolese politician, member (1999–2013) and president (2005–2013) of the National Assembly, acting president (2005).
• Silvia Alessandri, 94, Chilean politician, deputy (1969–1973).
• Bart Bartholomew, 85, American Olympic weightlifter (1968).
• Skippy Blair, 97, American ballroom dancer.
• Jean Botham, 86, British Olympic swimmer (1952).
• Vic Briggs, 76, English blues and rock guitarist (Steampacket, Eric Burdon and the Animals), cancer.
• Ruth Budd, 97, Canadian bassist.
• Inge Danielsson, 80, Swedish footballer (Helsingborg, Ajax, national team).
• Richard Dolley, 61, South African cricket player (Eastern Province) and administrator, COVID-19.
• Antoinette Duclaire, 33, Haitian feminist and political activist, shot.
• Joel Edwards, 70, Jamaican-born British writer and broadcaster, general director of the Evangelical Alliance, cancer.
• Jimmy Fitzmorris, 99, American politician, lieutenant governor of Louisiana (1972–1980).
• Abdur Razzaq Iskander, 85, Pakistani Islamic scholar, chancellor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia (since 1997), emir of AMTKN (since 2015) and president of Wifaq ul Madaris (since 2017).
• Daniel Jarvis, 85, Canadian politician.
• Ryūichi Kaneko, 72, Japanese photography historian and critic.
• Raj Kaushal, 49, Indian film director (Anthony Kaun Hai?, Shaadi Ka Laddoo, Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi) and producer, heart attack.
• K. V. Sampath Kumar, 64, Indian newspaper editor (Sudharma), heart attack.
• Janet Moreau, 93, American track and field athlete, Olympic champion (1952).
• Rafael Moreno Rojas, 84, Chilean politician, senator (1972–1973, 1998–2006).
• Barbara Murphy, 56, Irish nephrologist, glioblastoma.
• Paul Musso, 89, French Olympic sports shooter (1968).
• Bob Newland, 72, American football player (New Orleans Saints).
• Yasunori Oshima, 70, Japanese baseball player (Chunichi Dragons, Nippon Ham Fighters), colorectal cancer.
• The Patriot, 59, American professional wrestler (AWA, AJPW, WWF), heart attack.
• John L. Pearson, 95, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1966–1980).
• Arthur M. Poskanzer, 90, American experimental physicist.
• Wayne Reid, 83, Australian tennis player.
• Märt Ringmaa, 83, Estonian serial bomber, stroke.
• William St Clair, 83, British historian.
• Sharad Tripathi, 49, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019).
• Alain Viala, 73, English literary scientist.
• Tim Webster, 71, American football player (Green Bay Packers).

External links

• List of June 2021 deaths at IMDb