Deaths in 2024

The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. 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.

April

29

• Mykhaylo Fomenko, 75, Ukrainian football player (Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union national team) and manager (national team), Olympic bronze medallist (1976).
• Srinivasa Prasad, 76, Indian politician, MP (1980–1996, 1999–2004, since 2019).
• Tristan Saralidze, 68, Georgian actor.
• Fernando Suárez González, 90, Spanish politician and jurist, MP (1982–1986), MEP (1986–1994), and third deputy prime minister (1975).
• Andris Vilks, 60, Latvian politician, minister of finance (2010–2014). (death announced on this date)
• Zoya Zelinskaya, 94, Russian actress (Tests for Real Men). (death announced on this date)

28

• Pranab Kumar Barua, 89, Bangladeshi academic.
• Stephen Grimason, 67, Northern Irish journalist and editor (BBC Northern Ireland). (death announced on this date)
• Georgy Mondzolevski, 90, Russian volleyball player, Olympic champion (1964, 1968).
• Gilberto Noletti, 82, Italian footballer (Milan, Lazio, Juventus).
• Sir Vincent O’Sullivan, 86, New Zealand writer, Poet Laureate (2013–2015).
• Petro Tolochko, 86, Ukrainian historian, archaeologist and political activist, MP (1998–2006).
• Bob Tyler, 91, American college football coach (Mississippi State Bulldogs, North Texas Mean Green, Millsaps Majors) and administrator.

27

• Elpidio Barzaga Jr., 74, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (2007–2016, since 2019) and three-time mayor of Dasmariñas.
• Chang Yinfo, 92, Chinese mineral deposit geologist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Gul Hammad Farooqi, Pakistani journalist, heart attack.
• Maria Feliciana, 77, Brazilian singer.
• Jean-Pierre Ferland, 89, Canadian singer-songwriter.
• Boudewijn de Geer, 68, Dutch football player (HFC Haarlem, Molde) and manager (HBS Craeyenhout).
• Robert Kvaček, 91, Czech historian, Medal of Merit recipient.
• Jean Musy, 76, French musician, composer and arranger.
• Joko Pinurbo, 61, Indonesian poet.
• C. J. Sansom, 71, British author (Shardlake series), multiple myeloma.

26

• Sergio de Castro, 94, Chilean economist (El Ladrillo) and politician, minister of economy (1975–1976) and finance (1976–1982).
• Alfrēds Čepānis, 80, Latvian politician, speaker of the Saeima (1996–1998).
• Ruben Douglas, 44, American-Panamanian basketball player (Fortitudo Bologna, Dynamo Moscow, Valencia).
• Umm Fahad, 27, Iraqi social media personality, shot.
• Peter Ingham, 83, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Sydney (1993–2001) and bishop of Wollongong (2001–2017).
• Wim Kozijn, 83, Dutch politician, mayor of 's-Graveland (1987–2002).
• Joe Lartey, 96, Ghanaian sports commentator (GBC, FRCN).
• Anderson Leonardo, 51, Brazilian singer (Molejo), cancer.
• Volker Mosblech, 69, German politician, MP (2015–2017) and member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (2004–2005).
• Dave O'Sullivan, 90, New Zealand Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and jockey.
• Francisco Rico Manrique, 81, Spanish philologist, member of the Royal Spanish Academy.
• José Santa Cruz, 95, Brazilian comedian (A Praça é Nossa, Zorra Total) and voice actor.
• Sunwoo Wan, 76, South Korean film director.
• Graham Webb, 88, Australian radio and TV broadcaster (Blind Date).
• Kostis Zois, 93, Greek film director, producer and screenwriter.

25

• Marla Adams, 85, American actress (The Young and the Restless, The Secret Storm, Splendor in the Grass), Emmy winner (2021).
• Ferenc András, 81, Hungarian film director (The Vulture, Rain and Shine) and screenwriter.
• Bob Appleby, 84, English footballer (Middlesbrough).
• Au Ho-nien, 89, Chinese painter.
• Laurent Cantet, 63, French film director (The Class, Human Resources, Time Out), screenwriter, and cinematographer.
• Korey Cunningham, 28, American football player (Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, New York Giants).
• Marek Czakon, 60, Polish footballer (Ilves, Eintracht Trier).
• Ayogu Eze, 65, Nigerian politician, senator (2007–2015).
• Kaisa Korhonen, 82, Finnish theatre director, actress, and singer.
• Robert Lichal, 91, Austrian politician, member of the National Council (1979–1987) and minister of defence (1987–1990).
• John Mildren, 91, Australian politician, MP (1980–1990).
• Anton Raubal, 56, German ice hockey player (Mannheimer ERC, Frankfurt Lions, Essen Mosquitoes) and coach.
• Elmira Süleymanova, 86, Azerbaijani chemist and civil servant.
• Ross Thornton, 67, Australian footballer (Fitzroy), cancer.
• Kenji Tohira, 83, Japanese racing driver.
• Keith Wainwright, 79, British hairdresser. (death announced on this date)

24

• Bob Cole, 90, Canadian Hall of Fame sportscaster (Hockey Night in Canada).
• Rajvir Singh Diler, 65, Indian politician, MP (since 2019) and Uttar Pradesh MLA (2017–2019), heart attack.
• Abdul Aleem Farooqui, 76, Indian Islamic scholar.
• Terry Hill, 52, Australian rugby league player (Manly Warringah, New South Wales, national team), heart attack.
• Leonid Ishchuk, 73, Ukrainian football player (Avanhard Sevastopol, Kosmos Pavlohrad) and coach (FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi).
• Margaret Lee, 80, English actress (I due pericoli pubblici, Letti sbagliati, The Killers Are Our Guests).
• Friedrich Leisch, 55, Austrian statistician.
• Rudolf Mitteregger, 79, Austrian Olympic road racing cyclist (1972, 1976).
• Klaus Otto Nagorsnik, 68, German historian and quiz show contestant (Gefragt – Gejagt).
• John O'Shea, 83, Welsh rugby union player (Cardiff RFC, British & Irish Lions, national team). (death announced on this date)
• Donald Payne Jr., 65, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 2012), heart attack.
• Donald Petersen, 97, American businessman, CEO of the Ford Motor Company (1985–1990).
• Mike Pinder, 82, English Hall of Fame musician (The Moody Blues) and songwriter ("The Best Way to Travel", "A Simple Game").
• Rene Saguisag, 84, Filipino politician, senator (1987–1992). (death announced on this date)
• Wolfgang Schüler, 66, German footballer (Borussia Dortmund, Stuttgarter Kickers, 1. FC Saarbrücken).
• Mooryati Soedibyo, 96, Indonesian politician and royal, deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (2004–2009) and founder of Puteri Indonesia.

23

• Zulu Adigwe, Nigerian actor (Basi and Company, Issakaba, Living in Bondage: Breaking Free).
• Syed Rafat Alam, 73, Indian judge, chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court (2009–2011).
• An Qiyuan, 90, Chinese politician.
• Mohiden Animbang, Filipino Moro separatist, chairman of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, shot.
• George Baker, 88, Welsh footballer (Plymouth Argyle, national team).
• Nora Vagi Brash, 79, Papua New Guinean playwright.
• Terry Carter, 95, American actor (Foxy Brown, McCloud, Battlestar Galactica).
• Ed Chadwick, 90, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins).
• Ray Chan, 56, British art director (Avengers: Infinity War, Children of Men) and production designer (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves).
• Florian Chmielewski, 97, American musician and politician, member (1971–1997) and president (1987) of the Minnesota Senate.
• Delaine Eastin, 76, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1986–1994).
• Mariana Evstatieva-Biolcheva, 84, Bulgarian film director (On the Top of the Cherry Tree).
• Frank Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead, 81, British politician, MP (1979–2019) and member of the House of Lords (since 2020), prostate cancer.
• Sue Johnson, 76, British clinical psychologist, couples therapist and author, cancer.
• Elena Karpushenko, 62, Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach.
• Yukio Kasaya, 80, Japanese ski jumper, Olympic champion (1972).
• Samuel Kummer, 56, German organist (Frauenkirche, Dresden) and academic.
• Fergie MacDonald, 86, Scottish accordionist.
• Murunwa Makwarela, 51, South African politician, mayor of Tshwane (2023).
• David Marquand, 89, British politician and academic administrator, MP (1966–1977) and principal of Mansfield College, Oxford (1996–2002).
• Florin Oprea, 76, Romanian footballer (Universitatea Craiova).
• Mai Raud-Pähn, 103, Estonian-Swedish art historian, editor and journalist.
• Ro Jai-bong, 88, South Korean politician, prime minister (1990–1991), blood cancer.
• Francisco Rodríguez, 78, Venezuelan boxer, Olympic champion (1968).
• Allan Rushmer, 80, British Olympic long-distance runner (1968).
• Mary V. Seeman, 89, Canadian psychiatrist.
• Charlie Siler, 94, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1985–1991, 1995–2011).
• Kostas Stefanakis, 76, Greek actor (From the Snow).
• Helen Vendler, 90, American literary critic.

22

• Hana Brejchová, 77, Czech actress (Loves of a Blonde, Amadeus, Cirkus Humberto). (death announced on this date)
• Julio Calcagno, 87, Uruguayan actor (Seawards Journey).
• Yury Drobyshev, 68, Russian mathematician and academic administrator, rector of Kaluga State University (2004–2010).
• Durai, 84, Indian film director (Pasi, Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam).
• Tony Felloni, 81, Irish drug dealer, heart attack.
• Fedor Flašík, 66, Slovak businessman, cancer.
• Dušan Grúň, 81, Slovak singer, pneumonia.
• Charlie Hurley, 87, Irish football player (Sunderland, national team) and manager (Reading).
• Sudhir Kakar, 85, Indian psychoanalyst and writer.
• Philippe Laudenbach, 88, French actor (Muriel, My American Uncle, Confidentially Yours).
• Heamani Lavaka, 55, Tongan rugby union player (Eastern Suburbs, national team).
• Chan Romero, 82, American singer-songwriter ("Hippy Hippy Shake") and guitarist. (death announced on this date)
• Waliul Haq Rumi, 59, Bangladeshi actor, colon cancer.
• Al Shaver, 96, Canadian Hall of Fame sportscaster (Minnesota North Stars, Minnesota Golden Gophers).
• Jason Sutton, 56, British drag queen.
• Brian Tobin, 93, Australian Hall of Fame tennis player and executive, president of the International Tennis Federation (1991–1999).
• Michael Verhoeven, 85, German film director (Die Weiße Rose, o.k., The Nasty Girl), screenwriter and producer.
• Arthur Whittington, 68, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills).
• Cecil Williams, 94, American pastor (Glide Memorial Church) and LGBT activist.
• Abdul Majeed al-Zindani, 82, Yemeni Islamic cleric, founder of the Iman University.

21

• Jean-Marie Aerts, 72, Belgian guitarist (TC Matic).
• Agassiz Almeida, 88, Brazilian politician.
• Terry A. Anderson, 76, American journalist (Associated Press) and Hezbollah hostage (1985–1991), complications from heart surgery.
• Ján Miloslav Bahna, 80, Slovak architect and academic.
• Harold "Bobby" Davis, 77, Jamaican singer (The Sensations).
• Étienne Delessert, 83, Swiss illustrator, cancer.
• Ana Estrada, 47, Peruvian psychologist and euthanasia activist, assisted suicide.
• Pablo García Manzano, 91, Spanish judge and lawyer, magistrate of the Supreme Court (1978–1996) and Constitutional Court (1996–2004).
• Ray Garton, 61, American novelist, lung cancer.
• Luis Gil, 48, Spanish footballer (Logroñés, Real Murcia, Elche).
• Alex Hassilev, 91, American musician (The Limeliters) and actor (The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming).
• Robin M. Hogarth, 81, British-American psychologist.
• Garouba Karim, Beninese politician, mayor of Sompérékou, suicide by hanging. (body discovered on this date)
• Roedad Khan, 100, Pakistani civil servant and politician, secretary of industries and production (1958–1969), interior secretary (1978–1988), and minister of accountability (1990–1993).
• KODA, 45, Ghanaian gospel singer.
• Haim Levin, 87, Israeli footballer (Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv, national team).
• MC Duke, 58, British rapper.
• Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker, 97, German lawyer.
• Renate Pickardt, 87, German endocrinologist.
• Jerome Rothenberg, 92, American poet.

20

• G. T. Blankenship, 96, American lawyer and politician, Oklahoma attorney general (1967–1971) and member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1961–1966).
• Temoteo Alves de Brito, 82, Brazilian politician.
• Antonio Cantafora, 80, Italian actor (Supersonic Man, Carambola!, Intervista), heart attack.
• Kaj Chydenius, 84, Finnish musician and composer.
• Michael Cuscuna, 75, American jazz record producer and music journalist (DownBeat), co-founder of Mosaic Records, Grammy winner (1993, 1998, 2002), complications from esophageal cancer.
• Sir Andrew Davis, 80, English conductor (BBC Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra), leukaemia.
• Rudolf Földvári, 102, Hungarian politician and revolutionary, MP (1953–1957).
• Roman Gabriel, 83, American Hall of Fame football player (NC State Wolfpack, Los Angeles Rams) and actor (The Undefeated).
• Sandey Grinn, 69, American puppeteer (Child's Play, Beetlejuice, D.C. Follies).
• Chris King, 32, American rapper, shot.
• Gediminas Kirkilas, 72, Lithuanian politician, prime minister (2006–2008), minister of national defence (2004–2006) and MP (1992–2020).
• Josef Laufer, 84, Czech singer and actor (Starci na chmelu, Cirkus Humberto, The Last Butterfly), cardiac arrest.
• Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen, 85, British politician, member of the House of Lords (since 1999).
• Antoine Mboumbou Miyakou, 87, Gabonese politician.
• Yuri Omelchenko, 48, Azerbaijani actor, stroke.
• Mohammed Hanif Omar, 85, Malaysian police officer, inspector-general of police (1974–1994).
• Jan Ørke, 92, Norwegian footballer (Viking, national team).
• Federico Patán, 86, Mexican poet and writer, Xavier Villaurrutia Award winner (1986).
• Yuri Ponosov, 83, Tajikistani politician, mayor of Dushanbe (1994–1996).
• Lourdes Portillo, 80, Mexican filmmaker (The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, The Devil Never Sleeps, After the Earthquake).
• David Pryor, 89, American politician, governor of Arkansas (1975–1979), member of the U.S. Senate (1979–1997) and the House of Representatives (1966–1973).
• Howie Schwab, 63, American television personality (Stump the Schwab), producer (ESPN), and writer (Fox Sports).
• Pauli Siitonen, 86, Finnish Olympic cross-country skier (1968).
• Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh, 71, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019) and Uttar Pradesh MLA (1991–2007, 2012–2014), heart attack.
• Miroslav Švejda, 84, Czech operatic tenor, Thalia Award for Lifetime Achievement in Opera recipient.
• György Tatár, 71, Hungarian footballer (Diósgyőri VTK, national team).
• Tony Tuff, 69, Jamaican reggae singer (The African Brothers).
• Octavian Vintilă, 85, Romanian Olympic fencer (1964, 1972).

19

• Maxwell Azzarello, 37, American conspiracy theorist, self-immolation.
• Russell Bentley, 63–64, American communist fighter (Vostok Battalion). (death announced on this date)
• John Brewer, 76, American journalist (Associated Press) and newspaper editor (Peninsula Daily News), drowned.
• Noé Castañón León, 76, Mexican jurist and lawyer, justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (1985–1995).
• Shib Narayan Das, 77, Bangladeshi designer, first craftsman of the first national flag.
• Daniel Dennett, 82, American philosopher and author (Brainstorms, Darwin's Dangerous Idea, From Bacteria to Bach and Back), co-founder of The Clergy Project, interstitial lung disease.
• Charles Edge, American computer scientist and author.
• Muhammed Faris, 72, Syrian aviator and cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-2, Soyuz TM-3), complications from a heart attack.
• Claes Fellbom, 81, Swedish film director (The Shot, Aida), screenwriter and composer (Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy).
• Yury Grekov, 80, Russian military officer, commander of the Ural Military District (1992–1999).
• William H. Harris, 79, American academic administrator, three-time president of Alabama State University, interim president of Fort Valley State University (2005–2006).
• Leighton James, 71, Welsh footballer (Burnley, Swansea City, national team).
• Siegfried Kirschen, 80, German football referee.
• Thawee Kraikupt, 84, Thai politician, member of the House of Representatives (1979–2000).
• Lonhro, 25, Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (2004).
• David McCarty, 54, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox), World Series champion (2004), heart attack.
• Naomy, 46, Romanian singer, stroke.
• Charles Parsons, 91, American philosopher.
• Motsoko Pheko, 93, South African lawyer, author and historian.
• Marcos Rivas, 76, Mexican footballer (Leones Negros Guadalajara, national team), complications from hernia repair.
• Salah El-Saadany, 80, Egyptian actor (The Land, Yacoubian Building).
• Ben Schrader, 59, New Zealand historian.
• Eddie Sutton, 59, American singer (Leeway), lung cancer.
• Bill Tobin, 83, American football player (Houston Oilers) and executive (Chicago Bears).
• Tony Whyte, 84, Irish Gaelic football player (Clann na nGael, Roscommon GAA) and manager (Roscommon GAA).

18

• Dickey Betts, 80, American Hall of Fame musician (The Allman Brothers Band) and songwriter ("Jessica", "Ramblin' Man"), cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Laurence Broderick, 88, British sculptor.
• Archie Cooley, 85, American college football coach (Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions, Paul Quinn Tigers).
• Parviz Davoodi, 72, Iranian politician, first vice president (2005–2009) and member of the Expediency Discernment Council (since 2007).
• Bob Ellison, 91, American television consultant (Becker, Wings, The Mary Tyler Moore Show), screenwriter and producer. (death announced on this date)
• Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam, 89, Sri Lankan Olympic high jumper (1952, 1956).
• Wally Harris, 88, Canadian ice hockey referee.
• Glen Holden Sr., 96, American polo player and diplomat, ambassador to Jamaica (1989).
• Hong Sehwa, 76, South Korean journalist and political delegate, cancer.
• Sir Peter Hordern, 95, British politician, MP (1964–1997).
• Christopher Joll, 75, British military historian and author.
• Steve Kille, American musician (Dead Meadow).
• Mandisa, 47, American gospel singer ("Only the World", "Overcomer", "Stronger"), Grammy winner (2014).
• Dave Moyes, 68, Scottish footballer (Berwick Rangers, Meadowbank Thistle, Dunfermline Athletic).
• Francis Omondi Ogolla, 62, Kenyan air force general, chief of Defence Forces (since 2023), helicopter crash.
• Mel Opotowsky, 92, American newspaper editor and open government advocate.
• Larry Page, 86, English pop singer, record producer ("Wild Thing"), and music manager (The Kinks, The Troggs).
• Ydo Yao, Ivorian educator and diplomat, director of the International Bureau of Education (since 2023). (death announced on this date)

17

• Joseph Emmanuel Ackah, 89, Ghanaian politician, MP (1993–2005).
• Jean-Claude Aubineau, 70, French politician, mayor of Morton, Vienne (2001–2008, since 2014).
• Sue Chew, 66, American politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (since 2006), pancreatic cancer.
• Sir Colin Giltrap, 84, New Zealand Hall of Fame businessman and philanthropist.
• Per Henriksen, 72, Norwegian footballer (Viking, national team).
• Roy Davage Hudson, 93, American academic, president of Hampton Institute (1970–1976).
• Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, 57, Nigerian politician, senator (2015–2019) and member of the House of Representatives (2011–2015).
• René Jean, 92, French rugby league player (SO Avignon, US Entraigues XIII, national team).
• Sir Chips Keswick, 84, British merchant banker, chairman of Arsenal F.C. (2013–2020).
• Joseph Kurup, 79, Malaysian politician, MP (2008–2018), minister in the Prime Minister's Department (2013–2018) and four-time Sabah State MLA.
• Alf McCarthy, 73, Irish broadcaster (RTÉ) and actor (Strength and Honour).
• Mohamed Merzougui, 77, Algerian sports journalist (TV1).
• Fred Neulander, 82, American rabbi and convicted criminal.
• Hadi Rajabli, 76, Azerbaijani politician, MP (1995–2020).
• Jonathan Riggs, 47, Panamanian politician, traffic collision.
• Neil Rogers, 70, Australian Olympic swimmer (1972, 1976). (death announced on this date)
• Gerd Roggensack, 82, German football player (Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Kaiserslautern) and manager (Arminia Bielefeld).
• Harry Schachter, 91, Canadian biochemist and glycobiologist.
• Raman Subba Row, 92, English cricketer (Surrey, Northamptonshire, national team).

16

• Robert Merrihew Adams, 86, American philosopher.
• Vladimir Andreyev, 57, Russian race walker, Olympic bronze medallist (2000).
• A. T. Ariyaratne, 92, Sri Lankan activist, founder and president of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement.
• Yusuf Baz, 51–52, Lebanese militant, commander of Hezbollah, airstrike.
• James A. Burg, 82, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1975–1984) and Senate (1985–1986).
• Clorofila, 56, Mexican nortec musician (Nortec Collective).
• Newton da Costa, 94, Brazilian mathematician.
• Peter Davidson, 60, Australian footballer (West Coast Eagles, Brisbane Bears), cancer.
• Michael Donovan, 54, English convicted kidnapper (Kidnapping of Shannon Matthews), cancer.
• Dwarakish, 81, Indian film director (Nee Bareda Kadambari) and actor (Bedi Bandavalu, Haddina Kannu), heart attack.
• Carl Erskine, 97, American baseball player (Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers), World Series champion (1955), pneumonia.
• Rodney Gould, 81, British motorcycle road racer.
• Bob Graham, 87, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1987–2005), governor of Florida (1979–1987).
• Jean-Marie Haessle, 84, French-American painter.
• K. G. Jayan, 89, Indian Carnatic musician.
• Barbara O. Jones, 82, American actress (Daughters of the Dust, Freedom Road, Demon Seed).
• Dmytro Kapranov, 56, Ukrainian writer, publisher and publicist.
• Márta Peterdy-Wolf, 101, Hungarian tennis player.
• Ellen Ash Peters, 94, American jurist, justice (1978–2000) and chief justice (1984–1996) of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
• Abdul Djalil Pirous, 92, Indonesian fine arts artist and lecturer.
• Boško Prodanović, 80, Serbian football player (Sarajevo, Yugoslavia national team) and manager (Napredak Kruševac).
• Shankar Rao, 40, Indian Maoist leader (Naxalite insurgency), shot.
• Wichart von Roëll, 86, German actor (Meschugge).
• Josep Maria Terricabras i Nogueras, 77, Spanish philosopher and politician, MEP (2014–2019).
• Palitha Thewarapperuma, 63, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2010–2020), electrocution.
• Gavin Webb, 77, Australian rock bassist (The Masters Apprentices), cancer.

15

• Martin Aliker, 95, Ugandan political advisor and academic administrator, chancellor of Gulu University (2004–2014).
• Adriano Aprà, 83, Italian film critic and director.
• Pavel Balakshin, 87, Russian politician, governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast (1991–1996), senator (1993–1996), and mayor of Arkhangelsk (1996–2000).
• Noël del Bello, 81, French racing driver.
• Joseph Boum, 34, Cameroonian footballer (Mersin İdmanyurdu, Antalyaspor, Zira FK). (death announced on this date)
• Cleuber Brandão Carneiro, 84, Brazilian politician, deputy (1999–2007).
• Kim Christensen, 71, American journalist (Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register), Pulitzer Prize winner (1996, 2010), cancer.
• Mehmet Coral, 77, Turkish novelist.
• Constantin Corduneanu, 54, Romanian Olympic wrestler (1992, 1996).
• Abdoulaye Diawara, 43, Ivorian footballer (KSK Beveren, PFC).
• J. A. Garcia Jr., 87, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1968–1972).
• Mouncif El Haddaoui, 59, Moroccan footballer (AS Salé, national team).
• Casimiro Hernández Calvo, 82, Spanish politician, senator (1986–2000).
• Whitey Herzog, 92, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Washington Senators), executive (New York Mets), and manager (St. Louis Cardinals), World Series champion (1969, 1982).
• Robert Hessen, 87, American historian (Steel Titan, In Defense of the Corporation).
• Bernd Hölzenbein, 78, German footballer (Eintracht Frankfurt, Memphis Americans, West Germany national team), world champion (1974).
• Ange Keffa, 71, Ivorian actress.
• R. Indira Kumari, 73, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1991–1996).
• Anatoly Kvochur, 71, Russian test pilot.
• Mary Law, 91, British actress (For Better, for Worse, Carry On Constable).
• Josip Manolić, 104, Croatian politician, prime minister (1990–1991) and speaker of the Chamber of Counties (1993–1994).
• Mario Menéndez Rodríguez, 87, Mexican journalist (Por Esto!).
• Gerard Murphy, 73, Irish politician, TD (2002–2007).
• Naomi Polani, 96, Israeli actress (Someone to Run With).
• Ángela Ragno, 92, Argentine actress (Night of the Pencils, Kisses on the Forehead, Empty Nest).
• Noel Ratcliffe, 79, Australian golfer. (death announced on this date)
• Reita, 42, Japanese bassist (The Gazette).
• David Roselle, 84, American mathematician and academic administrator, president of the University of Kentucky (1987–1989) and University of Delaware (1990–2007).
• Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, 91, Colombian Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of Cúcuta (1971–1983), archbishop of Cali (1985–1994) and Bogotá (1994–2010).
• Jerry Savelle, 77, American televangelist and author.
• Jadwiga Staniszkis, 81, Polish sociologist, political scientist and essayist, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Martin Stephens, 84, British judge.
• Matti Sutinen, 94, Finnish Olympic pole vaulter (1956, 1960).
• Pooch Tavares, 81, American singer (Tavares).
• Derek Underwood, 78, English cricketer (Kent, national team), complications from dementia.
• Eugene Wolfgramm, 57, American singer (The Jets, Boys Club).
• Ernesto Wong, 50, Cuban-Italian baseball player and coach, workplace accident.

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• Crandell Addington, 85, American Hall of Fame poker player.
• George Atkins Jr., 82, American politician, mayor of Hopkinsville, Kentucky (1972–1975) and Kentucky state auditor (1975–1979).
• Dennis Covington, 75, American author (Salvation on Sand Mountain), complications from Lewy body dementia.
• Carl Crane, 84, American politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1982–2007).
• Ben Eldridge, 85, American five-string banjo player (The Seldom Scene).
• Giannis Fertis, 85, Greek actor (Electra, Slaves in Their Bonds).
• Vincent Friell, 64, Scottish actor (Trainspotting, Restless Natives, The Angels' Share).
• Trixie Gardner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes, 96, Australian-born British politician, member of the House of Lords (since 1981).
• Steffen Heitmann, 79, German politician, minister of justice of Saxony (1990–2000) and member of the Landtag (1994–2009), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Ken Holtzman, 78, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees), World Series champion (1972, 1973, 1974), heart disease.
• Soundarya Jagadish, 55, Indian film producer (Snehitaru, Mast Maja Maadi, Ramleela), suicide by hanging.
• Jeon Se-kwon, 85, South Korean actor, screenwriter and playwright.
• Calvin Keys, 82, American jazz guitarist, stroke.
• A. M. Krishnamurthy, 66, Indian politician, Puducherry MLA (2001–2006).
• Beverly LaHaye, 94, American Christian activist and author, founder of Concerned Women for America.
• Willie Limond, 45, Scottish boxer and footballer (Albion Rovers), complications from a seizure.
• Lloyd Omdahl, 93, American politician, North Dakota lieutenant governor (1987–1992).
• Frank O'Neill, 70, Irish footballer (Cobh Ramblers, Cork Celtic).
• Käthe Sasso, 98, Austrian child resistance activist.
• Steve Sloan, 79, American football player (Alabama Crimson Tide, Atlanta Falcons) and coach (Texas Tech Red Raiders).
• Werner Spitz, 97, German-American forensic pathologist.
• Luciano Sušanj, 75, Croatian Olympic runner (1976) and politician, MP (1990–1992, 2000–2003).
• Doru-Viorel Ursu, 71, Romanian politician, minister of the interior (1990–1991).
• Mohan R. Wani, 59, Indian biologist.
• Yan Wenming, 91, Chinese archaeologist.

13

• Larry Brown, 84, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles).
• Joanna Dworakowska, 45, Polish chess player.
• Richard Horowitz, 75, American film composer (Three Seasons, Tobruk, Any Given Sunday).
• Boris Kayser, 85, American theoretical physicist.
• Filip Krüeger, 25, Swedish squash player, hit by tree.
• Paulino Monsalve, 65, Spanish field hockey player, Olympic silver medallist (1980).
• Ian Morison, 80, British astronomer and astrophysicist.
• Austin Murphy, 96, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–1995), Pennsylvania State Senate (1971–1977) and twice of the House of Representatives.
• Shereen Seif El-Nasr, 56, Egyptian actress, heart failure.
• Klaus Wolfgang Niemöller, 94, German musicologist.
• Lorenzo Palomo, 86, Spanish composer.
• Ian Parmenter, 79, Australian television host and chef (Consuming Passions).
• Faith Ringgold, 93, American artist and author (Tar Beach).
• Stephanie Sparks, 50, American golfer and television personality.
• Ron Thompson, 83, American actor (Baretta, Cargo, American Pop).
• Ângelo Victoriano, 56, Angolan four-time Olympic Hall of Fame basketball player.

12

• Lavern Ahlstrom, 87, Canadian politician.
• Roberto Cavalli, 83, Italian fashion designer and inventor.
• Eleanor Coppola, 87, American filmmaker (Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Paris Can Wait, Love Is Love Is Love).
• Isabelle Coutant-Peyre, 70, French lawyer, cancer.
• Santiago Dexeus, 88, Spanish gynecologist and academic.
• Adolf Dinglreiter, 88, German politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria (1986–2003).
• Don Donoher, 92, American Hall of Fame college basketball coach and athletics administrator (Dayton Flyers).
• Ruben Douglas, 44, American basketball player (New Mexico Lobos, Panionios, Valencia).
• Olga Fikotová, 91, Czech-American discus thrower, Olympic champion (1956).
• Robert MacNeil, 93, Canadian-American Hall of Fame journalist (PBS NewsHour) and host (America at a Crossroads).
• Lucy Rimmer, British vocalist (The Fall). (death announced on this date)
• Carrie Robbins, 81, American costume designer (Grease, White Christmas, Yentl), complications from COVID-19.
• Betinho Rosado, 75, Brazilian politician, deputy (1995–2015).
• Rico Wade, 52, American music producer (Organized Noize) and songwriter ("Player's Ball", "Don't Let Go (Love)").

11

• Akebono Tarō, 54, American-born Japanese sumo wrestler, professional wrestler (AJPW, NJPW), and kickboxer (K-1), heart failure. (death announced on this date)
• Meg Bennett, 75, American screenwriter (The Bold and the Beautiful, Sunset Beach) and actress (General Hospital), cancer.
• Bert Chaney, 96, American politician, member of the Kansas Senate (1973–1984) and House of Representatives (1967–1972).
• Knud Enggaard, 94, Danish politician, MP (1964–1977, 1979–1981, 1984–1988).
• Anton Flešár, 79, Slovak footballer (Dukla Prague, Lokomotíva Košice, Czechoslovakia national team).
• Tony Jones, 53, American professional wrestler (APW, XPW, WWE).
• Anna-Greta Leijon, 84, Swedish politician, minister of gender equality (1973–1976), employment (1982–1987) and twice of justice.
• Enrique Llácer Soler, 89, Spanish percussionist and composer.
• Sergio Melnick, 72, Chilean politician and economist, minister of planning (1987–1989) and councilman of Las Condes (since 2021).
• Yasuo Muramatsu, 91, Japanese voice actor (One Piece, Case Closed, Mobile Suit Gundam).
• Ogbonnaya Onu, 72, Nigerian politician, minister of science (2015–2022) and governor of Abia State (1992–1993).
• Park Bo-ram, 30, South Korean singer.
• Paddy Summerfield, 77, British photographer.
• Shigeharu Ueki, 69, Japanese football player (Fujita Industries, national team) and manager (Montedio Yamagata).
• Lorena Velázquez, 86, Mexican actress (Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro, Fray Don Juan, Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real).
• War Chant, 27, American Thoroughbred racehorse, Breeders' Cup Mile winner (2000).
• Ted Wilson, 84, American politician, mayor of Salt Lake City (1976–1985), complications from heart failure and Parkinson's disease.
• Martin J. Wygod, 84, American businessman and racehorse breeder.

10

• Gandhimathi Balan, 66, Indian film producer (Panchavadi Palam, Nombarathi Poovu).
• Gordon Balser, 70, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia MLA (1998–2003).
• Marian Costea, 71, Romanian Olympic ice hockey player (1976, 1980).
• Kōta Fujioka, 35, Japanese jockey (NHK Mile Cup, Mile Championship), complications from injuries sustained in race.
• David Goodstein, 85, American physicist.
• Dusty Kay, 69, American television producer (Roseanne, Entourage, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman).
• Mister Cee, 57, American DJ (WNBM), complications from diabetes.
• Robert R. Holt, 106, American psychologist and peace activist.
• Frank Olson, 91, American business executive, complications from COVID-19.
• Stephen Phillips, Australian opera director, general director of the State Opera of South Australia (1995–2011). (death announced on this date)
• Junior Pope, 39, Nigerian actor (Professor Johnbull), drowning.
• Gankhüügiin Pürevbat, 59, Mongolian painter and art collector.
• Trina Robbins, 85, American comic book artist and writer (It Ain't Me, Babe, Wimmen's Comix, Wonder Woman).
• Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser, 79, British trade unionist and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2004).
• Eric Sievers, 66, American football player (San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams), bladder cancer.
• O. J. Simpson, 76, American Hall of Fame football player (Buffalo Bills) and actor (The Naked Gun, The Towering Inferno), Heisman Trophy winner (1968), prostate cancer.
• Kim Taplin, 80, British poet and writer. (death announced on this date)
• Ted Toleman, 86, British motor racing executive, founder of Toleman, heart attack.
• Mawuena Trebarh, 52, Ghanaian investor, CEO of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (2013–2017).
• Tusa Misi Tupuola, Samoan politician, MP (2011–2016). (death announced on this date)
• Dan Wallin, 97, American sound engineer (Woodstock, A Star Is Born, Star Trek).

9

• Vladimir Aksyonov, 89, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 22, Soyuz T-2).
• Jack Alabaster, 93, New Zealand cricketer (Otago, national team).
• Jaime de Armiñán, 97, Spanish screenwriter and film director (My Dearest Senorita, The Nest, The Love of Captain Brando).
• Maria Aro, 82, Finnish actress (How to Kill a Bull).
• Patti Astor, 74, American actress (Underground U.S.A., Wild Style) and gallerist (Fun Gallery).
• Moisés Barack, 80, Peruvian football manager (Unión Huaral, Deportivo Garcilaso, national team).
• William J. Byron, 96, American Jesuit priest, president of the University of Scranton (1975–1982) and Catholic University of America (1982–1992).
• Babe Cabiita, 34, Indonesian comedian, aplastic anemia.
• Martin Chambers, 59, Scottish Roman Catholic priest, bishop-elect of Dunkeld (since 2024).
• Alfonso Chardy, 72, American journalist.
• Hugo de los Reyes Chávez, 91, Venezuelan politician, governor of Barinas (2000–2008).
• Eckart Dux, 97, German actor (The Merry Wives of Windsor, Mailman Mueller, Don't Forget Love).
• John Allen Fraser, 92, Canadian politician, speaker of the House of Commons (1986–1994).
• Paola Gassman, 78, Italian actress (Let's Have a Riot).
• Alasdair Macintosh Geddes, 89, British medical doctor.
• Saratu Gidado, 56, Nigerian actress.
• William Herbert Hunt, 95, American oil billionaire.
• Sheila Isham, 96, American printmaker, painter and book artist, pneumonia.
• Sujith Raj Kochukunju, 32, Indian actor (Kinavalli, Rangeela) and singer, traffic collision.
• Bob Lanese, 82, American trumpeter (James Last Orchestra).
• Pacífico Mascarenhas, 88, Brazilian composer.
• Dave Mehmet, 63, English football player (Millwall, Gillingham) and manager, stroke.
• Muluken Melesse, 70, Ethiopian singer and drummer.
• Pepe Morris, 95, Mexican television director and producer (Los inconformes).
• Sturgis Nikides, 66, American guitarist (Low Society, Cool It Reba), cancer.
• Paolo Pininfarina, 65, Italian car designer, CEO of Pininfarina (since 2008).
• Dieter Rexroth, 83, German musicologist and dramaturge (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Young Euro Classic).
• Edna Solodar, 94, Israeli politician, MK (1982–1992).
• Sara Tafuri, 67, Italian actress (City of Women, Three Brothers).
• Nathan Templeton, 44, Australian television journalist (Sunrise).
• Terto, 77, Brazilian footballer (Santa Cruz, São Paulo, Ferroviário), heart attack.
• R. M. Veerappan, 97, Indian film producer and screenwriter (Deiva Thai, Naan Aanaiyittal, Kannan En Kadhalan) and politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1986–1996).
• Max Werner, 70, Dutch singer and drummer (Kayak).

8

• Aderounmu Adejumoke, 40, Nigerian actress (Dazzling Mirage, Industreet, Jenifa's Diary).
• José Antonio Ardanza, 82, Spanish politician, lehendakari (1985–1999).
• Keith Barnes, 89, Welsh-born Australian Hall of Fame rugby league player (Balmain Tigers, New South Wales, national team), coach and commentator.
• Eliezer Jesus de Lacerda Barreiro, 76, Brazilian academic and researcher.
• Ricardo Bertone, 72, Argentine actor (Babilonia, The Absentee) and theater director.
• Yorick Blumenfeld, 91, Dutch-born British writer.
• André Boniface, 89, French Hall of Fame rugby union player (Dax, Mont-de-Marsan, national team).
• Jon Card, 63, German-born Canadian drummer (SNFU, D.O.A., Subhumans).
• Doctor Musa, Rwandan Islamist militant, commander of the Allied Democratic Forces, shot.
• Bright Esieme, 31, Nigerian footballer (Enyimba).
• Santiago de Estrada, 88, Argentine politician, diplomat and lawyer, member of the Buenos Aires City Legislature (2000–2007).
• Sir Paul Fox, 98, British television producer (BBC Television), complications of a stroke.
• Jaak Gabriëls, 80, Belgian politician, mayor of Bree (1977–2012) and MP (1995–1999).
• Bill Gunter, 89, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1975) and Florida Senate (1966–1972).
• Peter Higgs, 94, British theoretical physicist, discoverer of the Higgs boson, Nobel Prize laureate (2013).
• Nicolas Holveck, 52, French football executive (Nancy), colorectal cancer.
• Yevgeny Kungurov, 40, Russian opera and pop singer, suicide.
• Ron Lord, 94, Australian footballer (Sydney Prague, national team).
• Sir Stephen Oliver, 85, British judge.
• Ralph Puckett, 97, American Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient.
• Victor Riley, 49, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans).
• Christiane Scrivener, 98, French politician, MEP (1979–1989).
• Ilie Șerbănescu, 81, Romanian economist.
• Melitha Sidabutar, 23, Indonesian gospel singer, heart failure.
• Osamu Sōda, 95, Japanese novelist, pneumonia.
• Sue Stultz, 71, Canadian politician, New Brunswick MLA (2010–2014).
• Alexey Tsatevich, 34, Russian professional road bicycle racer.

7

• Jaroslav Bašta, 75, Czech politician and diplomat, deputy (1996–2000, since 2021), ambassador to Russia (2000–2005), Charter 77 signatory.
• Michael Boder, 65, German conductor (Vienna State Opera, Liceu, Royal Danish Theatre).
• Marcel André Boisard, 84, Swiss intellectual and diplomat.
• Edgar Burcksen, 76, Dutch editor (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The Hollywood Sign, School of Life), heart attack.
• Chryssie Lytton Cobbold, Baroness Cobbold, 83, British aristocrat and organiser of the Knebworth Festival, pancreatic cancer.
• Barbara Czarniawska, 75, Polish scholar.
• Walid Daqqa, 62, Palestinian novelist and activist, complications from cancer.
• Michael Dingake, 96, Botswanan politician, MP (1994–1999).
• Gérard Gaudron, 74, French politician, deputy (2007–2012) and mayor of Aulnay-sous-Bois (2003–2008).
• Jerry Grote, 81, American baseball player (New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals), World Series champion (1969), respiratory failure.
• Pat Hennen, 70, American motorcycle racer, Finnish Grand Prix, 500cc winner (1976).
• Clarence "Frogman" Henry, 87, American singer ("Ain't Got No Home", "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do", "You Always Hurt the One You Love"), complications from surgery.
• Harry Lee Hudspeth, 88, American jurist, judge (1979–2016) and chief judge (1992–1999) of the U.S. District Court of Western Texas.
• Joe Kinnear, 77, Irish football player (Tottenham Hotspur, national team) and manager (Wimbledon), complications from vascular dementia.
• Aleksandr Kovalyov, 81, Russian politician, governor of Voronezh Oblast (1992–1996), mayor of Voronezh (2000–2003).
• Antonette Mendes, 79, Indian singer, actress (Amchem Noxib, Nirmon, Mohabbat Zindagi Hai), and playwright.
• Kathleen Okubo, 71, Filipino journalist.
• Rickey Parkey, 67, American boxer, IBF world cruiserweight champion (1986–1987).
• William F. Pepper, 86, American lawyer and conspiracy theorist, pneumonia.
• Gangu Ramsay, 83, Indian cinematographer (Saboot, Aatma, Ghutan).
• REX, 76–77, American artist and illustrator. (death announced on this date)
• Mariela Romero, 75, Venezuelan playwright and television writer (La hija del jardinero).
• Johan Saimima, 67, Indonesian actor (Tutur Tinular).
• Lori and George Schappell, 62, American conjoined twins.
• Toby Simkin, 59, English theatrical producer.
• Joe Viera, 91, German jazz saxophonist and educator, founder of the Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen.
• Wong Liang Hun, 70, Singaporean Olympic fencer (1992), cancer.
• Karen Yarbrough, 73, American politician, Cook County clerk (since 2018) and member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2001–2012).
• Zhong Binglin, 72, Chinese academic administrator and politician, president of Beijing Normal University (2001–2012).

6

• Anestis Afentoulidis, 82, Greek footballer (PAOK, Kastoria).
• Joel Breman, 87, American epidemiologist, kidney cancer.
• Joseph E. Brennan, 89, American politician, governor of Maine (1979–1987) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–1991).
• Cole Brings Plenty, 27, American actor (1923). (death announced on this date)
• María del Carmen Farías, 68, Mexican actress (Las Aparicio, Ingobernable, Capadocia).
• Pranavjyoti Deka, 84, Indian writer and geologist.
• Dinh Q. Lê, 56, Vietnamese multimedia artist.
• Dutty Dior, 27, Norwegian rapper.
• Ernesto Gómez Cruz, 90, Mexican actor (La venida del Rey Olmos, La Víspera, The Crime of Padre Amaro).
• Doug Hoyle, Baron Hoyle, 98, British politician, MP (1974–1979, 1981–1997) and member of the House of Lords (1997–2023).
• Zofia Kucówna, 90, Polish actress (Spiral, Syzyfowe prace).
• José Alberto Martín-Toledano, 61, Spanish politician, mayor of Malagón (1991–2003) and deputy (2011–2019).
• N. Pugazhenthi, 71, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (since 2021).
• Dickie Rooks, 83, English football player (Middlesbrough, Bristol City, Sunderland) and manager.
• Italo Rota, 70, Italian architect (Museo del Novecento).
• Sir Ian Stoutzker, 95, British banker and philanthropist.
• Bjørgulv Straume, 85, Norwegian Jew's harp player.
• Esko-Juhani Tennilä, 76, Finnish politician, MP (1975–2011).
• Chadwick A. Tolman, 85, American chemist.
• Garry Van Egmond, 82, Australian concert promoter (Brothers in Arms Tour, Black Ice World Tour).
• Ziraldo, 91, Brazilian author (O Menino Maluquinho), painter, and journalist.

5

• Márcia Denser, 74, Brazilian writer and journalist (Nova).
• Mahammed Dionne, 64, Senegalese politician, prime minister (2014–2019).
• John Louis, 82, English motorcycle speedway rider (national team). (death announced on this date)
• R. F. Lucchetti, 94, Brazilian screenwriter (The Strange World of Coffin Joe, The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures, Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind), respiratory failure.
• Vatslav Mikhalsky, 85, Russian writer.
• Cecil Murray, 94, American pastor and theologian.
• Phil Nimmons, 100, Canadian jazz clarinetist.
• Rocket Norton, 73, Canadian drummer (Prism).
• Toni Palermo, 91, American baseball player (Chicago Colleens, Springfield Sallies).
• William Purcell, 59, American special effects artist (Home Alone, The Hunger Games, Young Guns).
• Péter Schumann, 69, Hungarian footballer (Újpesti Dózsa, Váci Izzó, Tatabányai Bányász).
• C. J. Snare, 64, American musician (FireHouse) and songwriter ("Love of a Lifetime", "When I Look into Your Eyes"), colon cancer.
• Peter Sodann, 87, German actor (Tatort, Gundermann), theater director and politician.
• Ahmad Fathi Sorour, 91, Egyptian politician, speaker of the House of Representatives (1990–2011) and minister of education (1986–1990).
• Jaan Tooming, 78, Estonian actor (November) and film director.
• Herold Truffer, 87, Swiss Olympic ice hockey player (1964).

4

• Bruce Armstrong, 67, Australian sculptor (Owl).
• Kaia Arua, 33, Papua New Guinean cricketer (national team).
• Lynne Reid Banks, 94, British author (The Indian in the Cupboard, The L-Shaped Room), cancer.
• Larry Beightol, 81, American football coach (Louisiana Tech Bulldogs), complications from heart failure, dementia and diabetes.
• Iona Campagnolo, 91, Canadian politician, lieutenant governor of British Columbia (2001–2007) and MP (1974–1979).
• Victor Corpus, 79, Filipino military and intelligence officer.
• Raymond Di Pasquale, American academic administrator, president of the CCRI (2006–2016) and Massasoit Community College (since 2021).
• Zsuzsa Ferge, 92, Hungarian sociologist.
• Thomas Gumbleton, 94, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Detroit (1968–2006).
• Bruce Kessler, 88, American director (The Gay Deceivers, The Monkees, McCloud) and racing driver.
• Bob Lanigan, 81, Australian rugby league player (Newtown Jets).
• Keith LeBlanc, 69, American drummer (Little Axe, Tackhead) and music producer ("No Sell Out").
• K. H. Nandasena, 69, Sri Lankan politician, MP (since 2020).
• Graeme Naysmith, 57, English guitarist (Pale Saints).
• Russell Newcombe, 66, British substance use researcher, lung cancer.
• Adrián Peña, 48, Uruguayan politician, deputy (2015–2020), twice senator and minister of environment (2020–2023), traffic collision.
• Hella Pick, 94, Austrian-born British journalist (The Guardian, New Statesman).
• Abu Maria al-Qahtani, 47, Iraqi Islamic militant, emir of Al-Nusra Front (2012–2017), assassination.
• Cokorda Sawitri, 55, Indonesian poet.
• Miron Sycz, 64, Polish teacher and politician, MP (2007–2015).
• Abubakar Tabuni, 28, Indonesian separatist militant, leader of the West Papua National Liberation Army, shot.
• Pat Zachry, 71, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers), World Series champion (1976).
• Vytautė Žilinskaitė, 93, Lithuanian writer.

3

• Joe Aitken, 79, Scottish bothy ballad singer, cancer.
• Omirbek Baigeldi, 84, Kazakh politician, äkim of Jambyl Region (1992–1995), member (1995–2011) and chairman (1996–1999) of the Senate.
• Paolo Caccia, 86, Italian psychologist and politician, deputy (1979–1994).
• Stefano Cherchi, 23, Italian jockey, complications from a head injury.
• Luke Fleurs, 24, South African footballer (Ubuntu Cape Town, SuperSport United), shot.
• Albert Heath, 88, American jazz drummer (Heath Brothers), leukemia.
• Joan Hollobon, 104, Welsh-born Canadian writer and journalist (The Globe and Mail).
• Vitus Huonder, 81, Swiss Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Chur (2007–2019).
• Kalevi Kiviniemi, 65, Finnish concert organist.
• Mike Kolen, 76, American football player (Miami Dolphins), Super Bowl winner (VII, VIII).
• Sándor Müller, 75, Hungarian footballer (Vasas, Hércules, national team).
• Muñequita Milly, 23, Peruvian folk singer, complications from surgery.
• Hisashi Miura, 93, Japanese lawyer and politician, MP (1972–1976, 1979–1986, 1990–1993).
• Jaafar Onn, 72, Malaysian actor, singer and television presenter.
• Gaetano Pesce, 84, Italian architect and designer.
• Kaset Rojananil, 90, Thai military officer, commander-in-chief of the air force (1989–1992) and supreme commander of the armed forces (1992), co-leader of the 1991 coup d'état.
• Adrian Schiller, 60, English actor (Victoria, The Last Kingdom, The Danish Girl).
• Philippe Sellier, 92, French literary critic.
• Gadilbek Shalakhmetov, 80, Kazakh journalist and politician, MP (2004–2007).
• Song Min-hyung, 70, South Korean actor (Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth).
• Michael Tanner, 88, British philosopher and opera critic.
• Vera Tschechowa, 83, German actress (Widower with Five Daughters, Euridice BA 2037, And That on Monday Morning), director, and screenwriter.

2

• Jerry Abbott, 81, American songwriter and record producer (Pantera).
• John Barth, 93, American writer (The Sot-Weed Factor, Giles Goat-Boy, Lost in the Funhouse).
• Kevin Batiste, 57, American baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays).
• Eugenio Bozzello Verole, 95, Italian politician, senator (1979–1992).
• Veljko Bulajić, 96, Montenegrin film director (Train Without a Timetable, Kozara, Great Transport).
• Ali Chiroma, 91, Nigerian trade unionist, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (1984–1988).
• Doros Christodoulidis, 78, Cypriot cardiologist and politician, MP (1991–2006), MEP (2004).
• Gerard Fane-Trefusis, 22nd Baron Clinton, 89, British hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (1965–1999).
• Maryse Condé, 90, French novelist (Segu, Windward Heights, The Gospel According to the New World), critic and playwright.
• Christopher Durang, 75, American playwright (Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike), complications from aphasia.
• Thérèse Gouin Décarie, 100, Canadian academic and psychologist.
• David Egilman, 71, American physician and editor (International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health).
• Göran Hagberg, 76, Swedish footballer (Östers IF, AIK, national team).
• Christopher Hewetson, 86, English Anglican priest, archdeacon of Chester (1994–2002).
• Jim Hopson, 73, Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders) and executive, president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2005–2015), colon cancer.
• Alena Hromádková, 80, Czech social scientist, politician and academic.
• Türker İnanoğlu, 87, Turkish film director and television producer (Yabancı Damat).
• Dodik Jégou, 89, French ceramist, painter, and poet.
• Michael C. Jensen, 84, American economist.
• Tatyana Konyukhova, 92, Russian actress (Over Tissa, Balzaminov's Marriage, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears).
• Li Xilin, 93, Chinese general, commander of the Guangzhou Military Region (1992–1996).
• Gerhard Lohfink, 89, German Catholic priest and theologian.
• Larry Lucchino, 78, American attorney and baseball executive (Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres), four-time World Series champion.
• Judd Matheny, 53, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (2002–2018).
• Yagutil Mishiev, 97, Russian-Israeli historian.
• John Moyes, 77, English cricketer (Cumberland, Suffolk).
• Thomas Nisbett, 98, Bermudan Anglican priest.
• Juan Vicente Pérez, 114, Venezuelan supercentenarian, world's oldest living man (since 2022).
• C. J. Prentiss, 82, American politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1999–2006) and House of Representatives (1991–1998).
• John Sinclair, 82, American poet, heart failure.
• Jaap Wolterbeek, 80, Dutch photographer (AD, De Telegraaf, ANP).
• Zhang Lixiong, 110, Chinese major general and politician, deputy (1975–1978).
• Notker Wolf, 83, German Benedictine priest-monk, abbot primate of the Benedictine Confederation (2000–2016).

1

• Paliath Ravi Achan, 96, Indian cricketer (Travancore-Cochin, Kerala).
• Vladimir Bannykh, 71, Russian film production designer (Gunpowder).
• Bob Bercich, 87, American football player (Dallas Cowboys).
• Sue Chaloner, 71, British-Dutch singer.
• Lou Conter, 102, American naval commander, last survivor of the sinking of the USS Arizona, congestive heart failure.
• Anne Innis Dagg, 91, Canadian zoologist and author.
• Vontae Davis, 35, American football player (Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills).
• Reza Davood Nejad, 43, Iranian actor (The Accused Escaped, Reza, Without Her) and television presenter, complications from sepsis and liver surgery.
• Phil Delire, 67–68, Belgian music producer.
• Thomas Farr, 69, American attorney, heart disease.
• Sylvia Fein, 104, American painter and author.
• Sergio Fernández Fernández, 85, Chilean politician, minister of the interior (1978–1982, 1987–1988), comptroller general (1977–1978) and twice senator, cancer.
• Joe Flaherty, 82, American actor (SCTV, Freaks and Geeks, Happy Gilmore), writer, and comedian.
• José Trinidad González Rodríguez, 80, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Guadalajara (1997–2015).
• Mieczysław Grąbka, 73, Polish actor (Woman in a Hat, Vinci, The Collector).
• Gennady Khripel, 74, Russian politician, senator (1996–2007).
• Cal Larson, 93, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1987–2007) and House of Representatives (1967–1975).
• Sami Michael, 97, Iraqi-born Israeli writer (All Men are Equal – But Some are More, A Handful of Fog, A Trumpet in the Wadi) and human rights activist.
• Janez Orešnik, 88, Slovenian linguist.
• Ed Piskor, 41, American comic book artist (Hip Hop Family Tree, Wizzywig, X-Men), suicide.
• Phil Richard, 52, British powerlifter (2005 World Games). (death announced on this date)
• Alejandro Semenewicz, 74, Argentine footballer (Morón, Independiente, national team), heart attack.
• Rosemarie Simmen, 85, Swiss pharmacist and politician, member of the Council of States (1987–1999).
• Zdzisław Skrzeczkowski, 93, Polish basketball player (Legia Warsaw, ŁKS Łódź, national team).
• Anne Vétillard, 60–61, French role-playing game creator.
• Michael Ward, 57, American musician (The Wallflowers, School of Fish).
• Pete Wilk, 58, American baseball coach (Vermont Lake Monsters), brain cancer.
• George Wingert, 92, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (1971–1978).
• Mohammad Reza Zahedi, 63, Iranian military officer, commander of NEHSA (2005–2006) and NEZSA (2006–2008), airstrike.
• Eduardo Zuleta, 88, Ecuadorian tennis player.

Previous months

• Deaths in January 2024
• Deaths in February 2024
• Deaths in March 2024

External links

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• Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
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