Deaths in October 2020

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

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

• Serhiy Atelkin, 48, Ukrainian footballer (Shakhtar Donetsk, Lecce, national team), heart attack.^[1]
• Tony Blue, 84, Australian Olympic athlete (1960, 1964).^[2]
• Gord Brooks, 70, Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals).^[3]
• Zef Eisenberg, 47, British motorcycle racer, health supplement businessman and television presenter, racecar crash.^[4]
• Khurto Hajji Ismail, 87, Iraqi religious writer, Leader of the Yazidi (since 2007), heart and kidney failure.^[5]
• Maurice Houdayer, 89, French Olympic rower (1956).^[6]
• Derek Mahon, 78, Irish poet and journalist, David Cohen Prize winner (2007).^[7]
• Barry Mahy, 78, English-American soccer player (New York Generals, New York Cosmos, U.S. national team).^[8]
• Alfredo Marañon, 84, Filipino politician, Mayor of Sagay City (2001–2010) and Governor of Negros Occidental (2010–2019), heart disease.^[9]
• George Melloan, 92, American journalist and editor (The Wall Street Journal).^[10]
• Hilari Raguer, 92, Spanish monk, historian and anti-Francoist activist.^[11]
• Murray Schisgal, 93, American playwright (Luv, Jimmy Shine) and screenwriter (Tootsie).^[12]
• Ananta Charan Sukla, 77, Indian literary scholar, multiple organ failure.^[13]

• Alan Abraham, 89, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1984–1989).^[14]
• John Joseph Campion, 57, Irish-American businessman and philanthropist.^[15]
• Héctor Cavallero, 81, Argentine politician, Mayor of Rosario, Santa Fe (1989–1995) and Deputy (1999–2003), problems caused by pneumonia.^[16]
• Riley Darnell, 80, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1971–1981), member of the State Senate (1981–1993) and Tennessee Secretary of State (1993–2009).^[17]
• Zeki Ergezen, 70, Turkish politician, Minister of Public Works and Housing (2002–2005).^[18]
• Edward S. Feldman, 91, American movie producer (Witness, The Truman Show, The Golden Child).^[19]
• Bob Gibson, 84, American Hall of Fame baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), pancreatic cancer.^[20]
• Bette Greene, 86, American novelist (Summer of My German Soldier, Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe), heart failure.^[21]
• Martin Havelka, 62, Czech theatre actor (National Theatre Brno, Brno City Theatre), car crash.^[22]
• Heinz Kördell, 88, German footballer (Schalke 04, Schwarz-Weiß Essen, West Germany national team).^[23]
• Liew Vui Keong, 60, Malaysian politician, MP (2008–2013, since 2018) and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (2018–2020), pneumonia caused by surgery.^[24]
• Bob Miller, 64, American Olympic ice hockey player (Boston Bruins).^[25] (death announced on this date)
• George Napper Jr., 81, American police officer, Chief of the Atlanta Police Department (1978–1982).^[26]
• Erika Niedowski, 46, American journalist (Associated Press, The Baltimore Sun).^[27]
• Ron Perranoski, 84, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins) and coach (San Francisco Giants), World Series champion (1963, 1965, 1981, 1988).^[28]
• Irina Slavina, 47, Russian journalist, suicide by self-immolation.^[29]
• Claude Vigée, 99, French poet.^[30]
• Victor Zalgaller, 99, Russian-Israeli mathematician.^[31]

• Mark Andrews, 94, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's at-large congressional district (1963–1981) and U.S. Senator (1981–1987).^[32]
• Shmaryahu Biran, 78, Israeli educator and politician, Mayor of Acre (1998–2003).^[33]
• Thomas Jefferson Byrd, 70, American actor (Clockers, Bulworth, Ray), shot.^[34]
• Karel Fiala, 95, Czech operatic tenor and actor (Dalibor, Lemonade Joe, Amadeus).^[35]
• P. Wayne Goode, 83, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1963–1985) and Missouri Senate (1985–2005), leukemia.^[36]
• Charlie Haeger, 37, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers), suicide by gunshot.^[37]
• Sandy Keith, 91, American lawyer and politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1959–1963), Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (1963–1967), and Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1990–1998).^[38]
• Sir Peregrine Worsthorne, 96, British journalist and newspaper editor (The Sunday Telegraph).^[39]

• Henryk Boukołowski, 83, Polish actor (The Hourglass Sanatorium, Copernicus, The Gateway of Europe) and stage director.^[40]
• Aldridge Bousfield, 79, American mathematician (Bousfield localization), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society.^[41]
• Jan des Bouvrie, 78, Dutch furniture designer and architecture.^[42]
• Günter de Bruyn, 93, German writer.^[43]
• Giovanni D'Alise, 72, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia (2004–2014) and Caserta (since 2014), cardiac arrest caused by COVID-19.^[44]
• Murphy J. Foster Jr., 90, American politician and businessman, member of the Louisiana State Senate (1988–1996) and Governor (1996–2004).^[45]
• Simon Gutman, 97, Polish-born French Holocaust survivor.^[46]
• Mordechai Yissachar Ber Leifer, 64, American-born Israeli Hasidic rabbi, rebbe of the Pittsburgh Dynasty (since 1990), COVID-19.^[47]
• Pradeep Maharathy, 65, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (1985–1995, since 2000), COVID-19.^[48]
• Armelia McQueen, 68, American actress (Adventures in Wonderland, Ain't Misbehavin', Ghost).^[49] (death announced on this date)
• Clark Middleton, 63, American actor (Sin City, Snowpiercer, Twin Peaks), West Nile virus.^[50]
• Carla Federica Nespolo, 77, Italian politician, Deputy (1976–1983), Senator (1983–1992) and President of ANPI (since 2017).^[51]
• Ibnu Saleh, 58, Indonesian politician, Deputy (2016–2017) and Regent of Central Bangka (since 2017), COVID-19.^[52]
• Richard Schifter, 97, Austrian-born American attorney and politician, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1985–1992).^[53]
• Kenzō Takada, 81, Japanese-French fashion designer and painter, founder of Kenzo, COVID-19.^[54]
• Renzo Zaffanella, 90, Italian politician, Mayor of Cremona (1980–1990).^[55]

• David Andahl, 55, American politician and rancher, COVID-19.^[56]
• Béatrice Arnac, 89, American-born French actress (La Traversée de Paris, Last Known Address, Good Little Girls), composer and singer.^[57]
• Dirk Bootsma, 84, Dutch geneticist, member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 1983) and Academia Europaea (since 1991).^[58]
• Anil Devgan, 51, Indian movie director (Raju Chacha, Blackmail, Haal-e-Dil) and screenwriter, cardiac arrest.^[59]
• Ruth Klüger, 88, Austrian-born American educator, autobiographer (Still Alive) and Holocaust survivor, problems caused by bladder cancer.^[60]
• Rasheed Masood, 73, Indian politician, MP (1977–1984, 1989–1996, 2004–2009) and Minister of Health and Family Welfare (1990), problems caused by COVID-19.^[61]
• Margaret Nolan, 76, English actress (Goldfinger, Carry On at Your Convenience, A Hard Day's Night), model, and artist, cancer.^[62]
• Monica Roberts, 58, American transgender rights activist and journalist, problems caused by a pulmonary embolism.^[63]
• Pietro Scandelli, 78, Italian Giro d'Italia racing cyclist (1966).^[64]
• K. K. Usha, 81, Indian politician and lawyer, Justice (1991–2000) and Chief Justice (2000–2001) of the Kerala High Court, cardiac arrest caused by spinal cord surgery.^[65]
• Sir John Webster, 87, British Royal Navy vice admiral, Flag Officer, Plymouth (1987–1990).^[66]
• Bob Wilson, 77, English footballer (Cardiff City, Exeter City).^[67] (death announced on this date)

• John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton, 91, British hereditary peer and merchant banker, Chairman of the Board of BP (1992–1995).^[68]
• Folker Bohnet, 83, German actor (The Bridge, Ludwig) and theatre director.^[69]
• Alfons Borrell i Palazón, 89, Spanish abstract painter.^[70]
• Joseph Bruno, 91, American politician and businessman, member (1977–2008) and Majority Leader (1994–2008) of the New York State Senate and Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York (2008), prostate cancer.^[71]
• J. Russell Capps, 89, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1994–2006).^[72]
• Harold G. Chaffee, 94, American college football player (Colorado A&M) and coach (Nebraska Wesleyan).^[73]
• Olivier Corpet, 71, French writer and engineer, co-founder of the ICPA.^[74]
• Herbert Feuerstein, 83, Austrian-born German journalist (New Yorker Staats-Zeitung, Mad), comedian and voice dubbing actor.^[75]
• Yves Gérard, 88, French musicologist, cancer.^[76]
• Oļegs Karavajevs, 59, Latvian footballer (Ska-Khabarovsk, Fakel Voronezh, national team).^[77] (death announced on this date)
• Bunny Lee, 79, Jamaican reggae producer, respiratory and kidney failure.^[78]
• Suleiman Mahmoud, 71, Libyan military officer, Chief of Staff of the National Liberation Army (2011), COVID-19.^[79]
• Izumi Matsumoto, 61, Japanese manga artist (Weekly Shōnen Jump, Kimagure Orange Road), problems caused by spinal stenosis.^[80]
• Johnny Nash, 80, American soul singer-songwriter ("I Can See Clearly Now", "Hold Me Tight", "Tears on My Pillow") and composer.^[81]
• Tommy Rall, 90, American actor (Kiss Me Kate, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, World in My Corner) and dancer, congestive heart failure caused by surgery.^[82]
• Najeeb Tarakai, 29, Afghan cricketer (Afghan Cheetahs, Nangarhar Leopards, national team), head injury from car accident.^[83]
• Nosratollah Vahdat, 95, Iranian comedian, actor (The Doll Behind the Window, Luck and Love and Coincidence, The Ladder of Progress), and director, pneumonia.^[84]
• Eddie Van Halen, 65, Dutch-born American Hall of Fame rock guitarist (Van Halen) and songwriter ("Eruption", "Jump"), Grammy winner (1992), stroke caused by throat cancer.^[85]
• Wladimir Yordanoff, 66, Monégasque-born French actor (Vincent & Theo, Mark of an Angel, An Officer and a Spy).^[86]
• James H. Weaver, 93, American politician and environmentalist, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 4th congressional district (1975–1987).^[87]
• Fred Wenz, 79, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies).^[88]

• Alexander Alexeev, 82, Russian conductor (Kharkiv Philharmonic Society, Saint Petersburg Conservatory), Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1978).^[89]
• Kim Batiste, 52, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Chinatrust Whales), problems caused by kidney surgery.^[90]
• Nabil Bechaouch, 49–50, Tunisian footballer (Olympique Béja, Sfaxien, national team), heart attack.^[91]
• Francesc Betriu, 80, Spanish movie director and screenwriter (The Time of the Doves, Sinatra, Monica del Raval).^[92]
• Lloyd D. George, 90, American politician and lawyer, Judge (since 1984) and Chief Judge (1992–1997) of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.^[93]
• Joshua N. Goldberg, 95, American physicist and educator.^[94]
• Lyuben Gotsev, 90, Bulgarian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1990).^[95]
• Manuel Guerra, 92, Spanish Olympic swimmer (1948).^[96]
• Eitan Haber, 80, Israeli journalist (Yedioth Ahronoth) and publicist, pancreatic cancer.^[97]
• Tom Kennedy, 93, American game show host (Name That Tune, Password Plus).^[98]
• Ashwani Kumar, 69, Indian police officer and politician, Director of CBI (2008–2010), Governor of Nagaland (2013–2014) and Manipur (2013), suicide by hanging ^[99]
• Àlex Lliteras, 59, Andorran journalist (Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra, Diari d'Andorra), heart attack.^[100]
• Donald MacGillis, 75, American journalist (The Berkshire Eagle, The Boston Globe), injuries caused by a hiking accident.^[101]
• Jean Martin, 92, French pianist.^[102]
• Mario J. Molina, 77, Mexican chemist, Nobel Prize winner (1995), heart attack.^[103]
• Ray Pennington, 86, American country singer-songwriter ("I'm a Ramblin' Man"), musician and record producer (Step One Records), suffocation caused by smoke inhalation.^[104]
• Kyōhei Tsutsumi, 80, Japanese composer, pianist and songwriter, pneumonia.^[105]

• Dan Baum, 64, American journalist (The New Yorker) and blogger (Twitter), problems caused by glioblastoma.^[106]
• Camillo Bazzoni, 85, Italian movie director (Suicide Commandos, A Long Ride from Hell) and cinematographer.^[107]
• William Bernstein, 87, American movie executive, co-founder of Orion Pictures.^[108]
• Sam Burton, 93, English footballer (Swindon Town), problems caused by dementia and cancer.^[109]
• Choi Yun-chil, 92, South Korean Olympic long-distance runner (1948, 1952).^[110]
• Vladimir Dolgikh, 95, Russian politician, member of the Secretariat (1972–1988), canidate member of the Politburo (1982–1988) and Senator (2013–2018).^[111]
• Jim Dwyer, 63, American journalist (New York Newsday, The New York Times) and writer (102 Minutes), Pulitzer Prize winner (1992, 1995), lung cancer.^[112]
• Whitey Ford, 91, American Hall of Fame baseball player (New York Yankees), Cy Young Award (1961), World Series champion (1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962), problems caused by dementia.^[113]
• Ali Khalif Galaydh, 78, Somali politician, Prime Minister (2000–2001), MP (since 2012) and President of the Khatumo State (since 2014), COVID-19.^[114]
• Gabo Ferro, 54, Argentine rock singer-songwriter, poet and historian, cancer.^[115]
• Shlomo Gazit, 93, Turkish-born Israeli Defense Forces general and educator, President of Ben-Gurion University (1982–1985) and General-Director of the Jewish Agency (1985–1987).^[116]
• Egon Gindorf, 89, French businessman, President of RC Strasbourg Alsace (2003–2005).^[117]
• Miguel Giubergia, 67, Argentine lawyer and politician, Deputy (1999–2011), COVID-19.^[118]
• David Ipp, 82, South African-born Australian lawyer and politician, Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1989–2002) and Commissioner of the New South Wales ICAC (2009–2014).^[119]
• Brian Locking, 81, English rock bass guitarist (The Shadows) and songwriter, bladder cancer.^[120]
• Charles Moore, 91, American Hall of Fame athlete and businessman, Olympic champion and silver medalist (1952).^[121]
• Tom O'Donnell, 94, Irish politician, Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (1973–1977) and MEP (1979–1984).^[122]
• Max Osceola Jr., 70, American tribe leader (Seminole Tribe), COVID-19.^[123]
• Ram Vilas Paswan, 74, Indian politician, MP (1977–1984, 1989–1991, 1996–2009, since 2010), Minister of Labour (1989–1990) and Railways (1996–1998), problems caused by heart surgery.^[124]
• Geoff Peddle, 57, Canadian Anglican prelate, Bishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador (since 2014).^[125]
• Joseph Pérez, 89, French historian and Hispanist.^[126]
• Tommy Robson, 76, English footballer (Northampton Town, Newcastle United, Peterborough United), problems caused by motor neurone disease.^[127]
• Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, 80, Iranian classical singer-songwriter ("Night, Silence, Desert"), composer and calligrapher, problems caused by kidney cancer.^[128]
• Jack Sutherland, 93, New Zealand athlete, British Empire Games bronze medallist (1950).^[129]
• Jan Szarek, 84, Polish Lutheran minister, Bishop of Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession (1991–2001) and Chairman of Ecumenical Council (1993–2001), COVID-19.^[130]
• Erin Wall, 44, Canadian-American operatic soprano (Lyric Opera of Chicago), problems caused by breast cancer.^[131]

• David Refael ben Ami, 70, Israeli singer ("Desdemona"), COVID-19.^[132]
• Frido Croes, 62, Aruban politician, member (1989–1994) and Chairman (2001–2004) of the Estates and Minister Plenipotentiary (2005–2009).^[133]
• Helmut Giesbrecht, 77, Ukrainian-born Canadian politician, Mayor of Terrace, British Columbia (1981–1985) and British Columbia MLA (1991–2001).^[134]
• Ekow Hayford, 49, Ghanaian politician, MP (since 2016), shot.^[135]
• Don Hayter, 94, British automobile designer (MG MGB, Aston Martin).^[136]
• Pat Hooper, 68, Irish Olympic runner (1980).^[137]
• Pierre Kezdy, 58, American punk rock bass player (Naked Raygun, Pegboy, Strike Under), cancer.^[138]
• Francine Simonin, 84, Swiss-Canadian artist.^[139]
• Jimmie Lee Solomon, 64, American lawyer and baseball executive (Major League Baseball).^[140]
• Len Rossi, 91, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (NWA), cancer.^[141]
• Cecil Thiré, 77, Brazilian actor (The Guns, A Padroeira, Celebridade) and director, problems caused by Parkinson's disease.^[142]
• Vijay, 84, Indian movie director (Gandhada Gudi, Mayura, Mojugara Sogasugara) and screenwriter, cardiac arrest.^[143]

• Constantin Frosin, 67, Romanian-French writer and translator, member of the Writers' Union of Romania and PEN International.^[144]
• Vasili Kulkov, 54, Russian footballer (Spartak Moscow, Benfica, national team) and manager, brain cancer.^[145]
• Stanley Schumacher, 87, Canadian politician and lawyer, MP (1968–1979) and Alberta MLA (1986–1997).^[146]
• Kent L. Wakeford, 92, American cinematographer (Mean Streets, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, China O'Brien).^[147]

• Hugo Arana, 77, Argentine actor (El Santo de la Espada, The Truce, Los exitosos Pells) and comedian, COVID-19.^[148]
• Thomas Atcitty, 87, American politician and businessman, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1981–1995) and President of the Navajo Nation (1998).^[149]
• Harold Betters, 92, American jazz trombonist.^[150]
• Louis Carter, 67, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers), blood cancer.^[151]
• Stelio Craveirinha, 70, Mozambican Olympic athlete (1980).^[152]
• John J. Creedon, 96, American businessman, CEO of MetLife (1983–1989).^[153]
• Joyce Dinkins, 89, American socialite and activist, First Lady of New York City (1990–1993).^[154]
• Boro Drljača, 79, Serbian folk singer and television personality (Big Brother, Parovi), colon cancer.^[155]
• Ignasi Farreres Bochaca, 81, Spanish politician, member of the Generalitat de Catalunya (1988–1999).^[156]
• Gerald Gardner, 91, American screenwriter (The World's Greatest Athlete) and television writer (The Monkees, Get Smart), lung cancer.^[157]
• Gary F. Jones, 76, American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.^[158]
• Ângelo Martins, 90, Portuguese footballer (Benfica, national team).^[159]
• Terry McBrayer, 83, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1966–1976), cancer.^[160]
• Ilya Moiseev, 91, Russian chemist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 1992).^[161]
• Joe Morgan, 77, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants) and broadcaster, NL MVP and World Series champion (1975, 1976), polyneuropathy caused by myelodysplastic syndrome.^[162]
• Michael D. Morley, 90, American mathematician (Morley's categoricity theorem).^[163]
• Donald Pellmann, 105, American masters athlete, problems caused by a broken hip.^[164]
• Jay Porter, 87, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals), respiratory failure.^[165]
• John A. Ruthven, 95, American wildlife artist.^[166]

• Éric Assous, 64, Tunisian-born French movie director, screenwriter (The Banned Woman, The Girl from Paris, 22 Bullets) and dramatist.^[167]
• Richie Barker, 80, English football player (Burton Albion, Notts County) and manager (Stoke City).^[168] (death announced on this date)
• Sir Samuel Brittan, 86, British journalist (The Observer, Financial Times) and author, member of the Global Warming Policy Foundation.^[169]
• Aldo Brovarone, 94, Italian automobile designer (Dino 206 GT and 246 GT).^[170]
• Menelaos Chadzigeorgiou, 95, Greek athlete (Aris Thessaloniki) and politician, MEP (1990–1994).^[171]
• C. M. Chang, 78, Indian politician, MP (2009–2014) and Nagaland MLA (since 2013), COVID-19.^[172]
• Carlton Chapman, 49, Indian footballer (East Bengal, national team) and manager (Wahingdoh), heart attack.^[173]
• Bernard S. Cohen, 86, American attorney (Loving v. Virginia) and politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1980–1996), problems caused by Parkinson’s disease.^[174]
• Conchata Ferrell, 77, American actress (Two and a Half Men, Edward Scissorhands, Network), problems caused by a heart attack.^[175]
• Nevzat Güzelırmak, 78, Turkish footballer (Göztepe, national team) and manager (Denizlispor).^[176]
• Susan Hendl, 73, American ballet dancer (New York City Ballet) and répétiteur, renal failure.^[177]
• Sarat Kumar Kar, 81, Indian politician, member (1971–1974, 1990–1995, 2000–2004) and Speaker (2000–2004) of the Odisha Legislative Assembly and MP (1977–1980), COVID-19.^[178]
• Yehoshua Kenaz, 83, Israeli writer and translator, COVID-19.^[179]
• Fernando Lopes, 55, Angolan Olympic swimmer (1980).^[180] (death announced on this date)
• Roberta McCain, 108, American political matriarch, mother of U.S. Senator John McCain.^[181]
• Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera, 98, Filipino politician and lawyer, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1979–1992).^[182]
• Edward Nabunone, 52, Indonesian Olympic runner (1988).^[183]
• Lonnie Norman, 79, American politician, Mayor of Manchester, Tennessee (1991–1994, since 2016), COVID-19.^[184]
• Ion Predescu, 93, Romanian politician and lawyer, Senator (1990–2004) and Judge of the Constitutional Court of Romania (2004–2013).^[185]
• Carlos M. Rivera, 86, American firefighter, Commissioner of the NYCFD (1990–1993).^[186]
• Bob Sarti, 77, Canadian journalist (Vancouver Sun), problems caused by thrombocytopenia.^[187]
• Ezra Schabas, 96, American-born Canadian musician, educator and author.^[188]
• Sadegh Malek Shahmirzadi, 80, Iranian archaeologist and anthropologist.^[189]
• Guillermo Soberón Acevedo, 94, Mexican chemist, politician and academic, Rector of National Autonomous University of Mexico (1973–1981) and Secretary of Health (1982–1988).^[190]
• Litokwa Tomeing, 80, Marshallese politician, President (2008–2009)^[191]

• Steve Adubato Sr., 87, American politician and educator.^[192]
• Dean Bandiera, 94, Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).^[193]
• Jacinda Barclay, 29, Australian footballer (Greater Western Sydney Giants).^[194]
• Jean Cardot, 90, French sculptor, member (since 1983) and President of the Académie des Beaux-Arts (1992, 1997).^[195]
• Claude Feidt, 84, French Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Chambéry (1985–1999) and Aix (1999–2010).^[196]
• Raimundo Garcia, 84, Argentine chess master.^[197]
• Rashid Haider, 79, Bangladeshi writer, Ekushey Padak recipient (2014), problems caused by a stroke.^[198]
• Marcel Zadi Kessy, 83–84, Ivorian politician and businessman.^[199]
• Chris Killip, 74, Manx photographer and educator.^[200]
• Ab Krook, 76, Dutch speed skating coach, problems caused by a cerebral infarction.^[201]
• László Mandur, 62, Hungarian politician and economist, Deputy Speaker (2002–2010) and MP (2002–2013).^[202]
• Augusto Matine, 73, Mozambican-born Portuguese footballer (Benfica, Vitória Setúbal, national team) and manager.^[203]
• Edward C. Meyer, 91, American Army general, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army (1979–1983), pneumonia.^[204]
• Saint Dog, 44, American rapper (Kottonmouth Kings).^[205]
• Percy Schmeiser, 89, Canadian businessman, farmer and politician, Saskatchewan MLA (1967–1971), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.^[206]

• Ron Best, 71, Australian footballer (Golden Square, Sanhurst) and politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council (1988–2002), pancreatic cancer.^[207]
• William Keir Carr, 97, Canadian military officer, Commander of the Royal Air Force (1975–1978).^[208]
• Lance Carson, 74, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (2007–2015, 2017–2019), COVID-19.^[209]
• Fred Dean, 68, American Hall of Fame football player (San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers), COVID-19.^[210]
• Rhonda Fleming, 97, American actress (Spellbound, Serpent of the Nile, The Buster Keaton Story), pneumonia.^[211]
• Marisa de Leza, 87, Spanish actress (I'm Not Mata Hari, Under the Sky of Spain, Allow Me, Daddy!).^[212]
• Armando Herrera, 89, Mexican Olympic basketball player (1960, 1964).^[213]
• Sir James Jungius, 96, British vice admiral, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (1975–1977).^[214]
• Herbert Kretzmer, 95, South African-born English journalist (Daily Mail) and lyricist ("Suddenly", "Goodness Gracious Me"), Tony winner (1987), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.^[215]
• José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira, 85, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Viana do Castelo (1997–2010).^[216]
• Paul Matters, 68, Australian rock bassist (AC/DC), heart disease.^[217]
• Kuniwo Nakamura, 76, Palauan politician, Vice President (1989–1993) and President (1993–2001).^[218]
• Raúl Portal, 81, Argentine television presenter (Unusual Weekly) and journalist, pneumonia caused by multiple strokes.^[219]
• John Richard Reid, 92, New Zealand cricketer (Otago, Wellington, national team).^[220]
• Ken Rice, 81, American football player (Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins).^[221]

• Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando, 80, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Teruel and Albarracín (1985–2003) and Ciudad Real (2003–2016), COVID-19.^[222]
• Bhanu Athaiya, 91, Indian costume designer (Gandhi, Lekin..., Lagaan), Oscar winner (1983), problems caused by brain cancer.^[223]
• Ed Benguiat, 92, American typographer and artist.^[224]
• Sonja Edström, 89, Swedish cross-country skier, Olympic champion (1960) and bronze medalist (1956).^[225]
• Joseph Heitzler, 75, American motorsports executive, Chairman and CEO of Championship Auto Racing Teams (2001).^[226] (death announced on this date)
• Danil Khalimov, 42, Russian-Kazakh Olympic wrestler (2004), COVID-19.^[227]
• Tom Maschler, 87, British publisher, co-founder of the Booker Prize.^[228]
• Mauricio Mata, 81, Mexican Olympic cyclist (1960).^[229]
• Vaughn McClure, 48, American sportswriter (Chicago Tribune, ESPN).^[230] (death announced on this date)
• Warren Mitchell, 87, American college basketball coach (William & Mary Tribe), problems caused by dementia and COVID-19.^[231]
• Dave Munden, 76, English beat drummer (The Tremeloes) and singer ("Here Comes My Baby"), lung infection.^[232]
• Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, 94, Indian poet and essayist.^[233]
• Fambaré Ouattara Natchaba, 75, Togolese politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992–1994), member (1994–2007) and President (2000–2005) of the National Assembly.^[234]
• Jole Santelli, 51, Italian politician, Deputy (2001–2020) and President of Calabria (since 2020), internal hemorrhage caused by cancer.^[235]
• Alfons Verplaetse, 90, Belgian economist and politician, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium (1989–1999), COVID-19.^[236]

• Abdoullakh Anzorov, 18, Russian Islamic militant (Murder of Samuel Paty), shot.^[237]
• Sir Roy Beldam, 95, British politician and lawyer, Lord Justice of Appeal (1989–2000).^[238]
• Jean Bonhomme, 96, French politician, Mayor of Caussade (1959–1989) and Deputy (1968–1981, 1986–1988).^[239]
• László Branikovits, 70, Hungarian footballer (national team) and Olympic silver medalist (1972).^[240]
• Johnny Bush, 85, American country singer-songwriter ("Whiskey River") and musician, problems caused by pneumonia.^[241]
• Anthony Chisholm, 77, American actor (Radio Golf, Gem of the Ocean, Oz).^[242]
• Markar Esayan, 51, Turkish journalist (Yeni Şafak, Agos) and politician, MP (since 2015), stomach cancer.^[243]
• Rodolfo Fischer, 76, Argentine footballer (San Lorenzo, Once Caldas, national team).^[244]
• Odore Joseph Gendron, 99, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Manchester (1975–1990).^[245]
• Gennadios, 83, Greek-Italian Eastern Orthodox prelate, Archbishop of Italy and Malta (since 1996).^[246]
• Gordon Haskell, 74, English singer-songwriter ("How Wonderful You Are") and musician (King Crimson, The Fleur de Lys).^[247]
• Itzhak Ilan, 64, Georgian-born Israeli security official, Deputy Director of Shin Bet (2010–2011), COVID-19.^[248]
• Wayne Johnson, 78, American politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives (1993–2005) and Senate (2005–2017).^[249]
• Joaquín Pardo, 74, Colombian Olympic footballer (1968).^[250]
• Samuel Paty, 47, French teacher, beheaded.^[251]
• Andrzej Pogorzelski, 82, Polish motorcycle speedway rider and coach.^[252]
• John Powley, 84, British politician, MP (1983–1987).^[253]
• James Redford, 58, American filmmaker (The Big Picture; Rethinking Dyslexia) and environmentalist, son of Robert Redford, bile duct cancer.^[254]
• Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin, 82, Malaysian politician, MP and Minister of Rural and Regional Development (2004–2008).^[255]

• Frederick Azzopardi, 71, Maltese politician, MP (since 1998).^[256]
• Erland Brand, 98, Swedish artist.^[257]
• Aurora Chamorro, 66, Spanish Olympic swimmer (1972).^[258]
• Lucien De Brauwere, 69, Belgian Olympic cyclist (1972).^[259]
• Yusop Jikiri, 66, Filipino politician, Governor of Sulu (2001–2004).^[260]
• Toshinori Kondo, 71, Japanese jazz trumpeter.^[261]
• Ryszard Ronczewski, 90, Polish actor (The Two Who Stole the Moon, Colonel Wolodyjowski, An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God), COVID-19.^[262]
• Takna Jigme Sangpo, 94, Tibetan political prisoner.^[263]
• Michael Strauss, 86, German-born Israeli businessman (Strauss Group).^[264]

• Laleh Bakhtiar, 82, Iranian-American author, translator, and psychologist, leukemia.^[265]
• Alan Stephenson Boyd, 98, American politician, lawyer and businessman (Amtrak), U.S. Secretary of Transportation (1967–1969).^[266]
• Agostino Giuseppe Delfino, 85, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Berbérati (1991–2010).^[267]
• René Felber, 87, Swiss politician, President (1992) and member of the Federal Council (1987–1993).^[268]
• François-Yves Guillin, 99, French resistant member, physician, and historian.^[269]
• Sid Hartman, 100, American sports journalist (Star Tribune) and broadcaster (WCCO, WUCW).^[270]
• Tomás Herrera Martínez, 69, Cuban basketball player, Olympic bronze medalist (1972).^[271]
• James A. Johnson, 76, American political consultant and businessman, CEO of Fannie Mae (1991–1998), problems caused by motor neurone disease.^[272]
• Stanisław Kogut, 66, Polish politician and trade union activist, Senator (2005–2019), COVID-19.^[273]
• David Kushnir, 89, Israeli Olympic long jumper (1956, 1960), footballer (Hapoel Balfouria), and athletics coach.^[274]
• Joseph Mar Thoma, 89, Indian Mar Thoma Syrian prelate, Metropolitan of the Church (since 2007), pancreatic cancer.^[275]
• Jose Melo, 88, Filipino politician and lawyer, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1992–2002) and Chairman of the COMELEC (2008–2011).^[276]
• Naâma, 84, Tunisian singer.^[277]
• José Padilla, 64, Spanish DJ and record producer, colon cancer.^[278]
• Arvin Reingold, 90, American lawyer and politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1963–1965).^[279]
• Ilana Rovina, 86, Israeli singer and actress (I Like Mike), COVID-19.^[280]
• Gérard Sulon, 82, Belgian footballer (RFC Liège, Beerschot VAC, national team).^[281]
• Eddie Tonks, 85, New Zealand sports administrator and businessman, Chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (1990–1995).^[282]
• Chet "JR" White, 40, American rock bassist (Girls) and record producer (Goon), heart attack.^[283]

• Ahmed Adghirni, 73, Moroccan lawyer, politician, and human rights activist.^[284]
• Jana Andresíková, 79, Czech actress (The Young Man and Moby Dick, Arabela, Giorgino), COVID-19.^[285]
• Spencer Davis, 81, Welsh pop rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Spencer Davis Group), pneumonia.^[286]
• Gianni Dei, 79, Italian actor (Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te, The Killers Are Our Guests, Patrick Still Lives) and singer.^[287]
• Luigi Franza, 81, Italian politician and lawyer, Senator (1983–1994).^[288]
• Järvsöfaks, 26, Swedish racehorse.^[289]
• Hiroh Kikai, 75, Japanese photographer, lymphoma.^[290]
• Tony Lewis, 62, English pop rock singer-songwriter ("Your Love") and bassist (The Outfield).^[291]
• Sir John Margetson, 93, British politician, Ambassador to Vietnam (1978–1980), the United Nations (1983–1984) and the Netherlands (1984–1988) and Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod (1992–2002).^[292]
• Enzo Mari, 88, Italian furniture designer and educator, COVID-19.^[293]
• Joan Mesquida, 57, Spanish politician, Director-General of the Spanish National Police and Civil Guard (2006–2008) and Deputy (2019), cancer.^[294]
• Jill Paton Walsh, 83, English novelist (Knowledge of Angels, A Presumption of Death, The Attenbury Emeralds).^[295] (death announced on this date)
• Wojciech Pszoniak, 78, Polish actor (The Devil, The Tin Drum, Austeria), cancer.^[296]
• Iqbal F. Qadir, Pakistani Navy admiral and politician, Vice Chief of Naval Staff (1980–1983) and Ambassador to Iran (1983–1985).^[297]
• Theodosius, 86, American Eastern Orthodox prelate, Primate of the Church in America (1977–2002), problems caused by multiple strokes.^[298]

• Yehoshua Blau, 101, Romanian-born Israeli literary scholar, member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities (since 1968) and British Academy (since 1983).^[299]
• Jindřich Černý, 90, Czech theatre director and historian, Director of the National Theatre in Prague (1991–1993).^[300]
• Derryl Cousins, 74, American umpire (American League, Major League Baseball), cancer.^[301]
• David Cunningham, 92, Australian Olympic ice hockey player (1960).^[302]
• Deanna Demuzio, 77, American politician, member of the Illinois Senate (2004–2011) and Mayor of Carlinville (since 2013).^[303]
• Dariusz Gnatowski, 59, Polish actor (Demons of War, With Fire and Sword, Świat według Kiepskich), COVID-19.^[304]
• Bruno Martini, 58, French footballer (Auxerre, Montpellier, national team), cardiac arrest caused by heart failure.^[305]
• Bill Mathis, 81, American football player (New York Jets) and businessman.^[306]
• Paul Murphy, 77, Australian journalist and television news anchor (This Day Tonight, PM, Dateline), cancer.^[307]
• James Randi, 92, Canadian-American magician and skeptic, founder of the JREF and co-founder of the CSI.^[308]
• Irina Skobtseva, 93, Soviet-Russian actress (War and Peace, Othello, Walking the Streets of Moscow), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1974).^[309]
• Bogdan Józef Wojtuś, 83, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (1988–2012), COVID-19.^[310]
• Aldo Zargani, 87, Italian writer and Holocaust survivor.^[311]

• Jesse Arnelle, 86, American basketball player (Fort Wayne Pistons) and lawyer, heart disease.^[312]
• Gordon Astall, 93, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle, Birmingham City, national team), problems caused by dementia.^[313]
• Giorgio Bernini, 91, Italian politician, Deputy (1994–1996).^[314]
• M. Bhaskaran, 80, Indian politician, Mayor of Kozhikode (2005–2010).^[315]
• Frank Bough, 87, English television presenter (Grandstand, Nationwide, Breakfast Time).^[316]
• Marge Champion, 101, American actress (Show Boat, Give a Girl a Break), choreographer and live action model (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), Emmy winner (1975).^[317]
• Mario Henderson, 35, American football player (Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers).^[318]
• Frank Horvat, 92, Croatian-French photographer.^[319]
• Jackson L. Kiser, 91, American politician and lawyer, member (since 1981) and Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for Western Virginia (1993–1997).^[320]
• J. Michael Lane, 84, American epidemiologist, helped eradicate smallpox, colon cancer.^[321]
• Paul Leduc, 78, Mexican movie director (Frida Still Life, Reed: Insurgent Mexico), problems caused by COPD.^[322]
• Arolde de Oliveira, 81, Brazilian politician, Deputy (1984–2019) and Senator (since 2019), COVID-19.^[323]
• Naini Narshimha Reddy, 86, Indian politician, Telangana MLA (since 2004), respiratory failure caused by COVID-19.^[324]
• Louise Renaud, 98, Canadian artist (Les Automatistes).^[325]
• Peter F. Secchia, 83, American businessman (Universal Forest Products) and politician, Ambassador to Italy (1989–1993), COVID-19.^[326]
• David Scondras, 74, American politician, member of the Boston City Council (1984–1993).^[327]
• Viola Smith, 107, American swing drummer, problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.^[328]
• Tom Yewcic, 88, American football (Boston Patriots) and baseball (Detroit Tigers) player.^[329]

• Matt Blair, 70, American football player (Minnesota Vikings), problems caused by chronic traumatic encephalopathy.^[330]
• William Blinn, 83, American television producer (Starsky & Hutch) and screenwriter (Brian's Song, Purple Rain), Emmy winner (1972, 1977).^[331]
• Margie Bowes, 79, American country singer Margie Bowes Wilburn of Brentwood, Tennessee | 1941 - 2020
• Joel Daly, 86, American television news anchor (WLS-TV), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.^[332]
• Stephen Gray, 78, South African writer (Time of our Darkness).^[333]
• Richard A. Lupoff, 85, American writer (Space War Blues, Master of Adventure, Lovecraft's Book).^[334]
• Allan Migi, 59–60, Papua New Guinean bishop, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea (2017–2020).^[335]

• Yehuda Barkan, 75, Israeli movie producer, actor (Escape to the Sun, Yellow Peppers) and screenwriter, COVID-19.^[336]
• David Barnes, 62, New Zealand sailor (KZ1) and autobiographer, 470 world champion (1981, 1983, 1984), problems caused by multiple sclerosis.^[337]
• W. C. Gorden, 90, American Hall of Fame college football player (Tennessee State) and coach (Jackson State).^[338]
• Gabriel Guarda, 92, Chilean architect and historian (Historia).^[339]
• Lenard Lakofka, 76, American writer (Dungeons & Dragons).^[340]
• Frits Niessen, 84, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (1977–1978, 1980–1994).^[341]
• John Rushing, 48, American football coach (Utah State, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams).^[342]
• Nick Salazar, 91, American politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1974–2019).^[343]
• Ebbe Skovdahl, 75, Danish footballer (Vanløse) and manager (Brøndby, Aberdeen), cancer.^[344]
• Tor Torgersen, 92, Norwegian Olympic runner (1960).^[345]
• Jerry Jeff Walker, 78, American country singer-songwriter ("Mr. Bojangles") and guitarist, problems caused by throat cancer.^[346]
• Bob Whitlow, 84, American football player (Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons).^[347]

• Prince Azim of Brunei, 38, Brunei royal and movie producer (You're Not You).^[348]
• Chung So-sung, 76, South Korean writer.^[349]
• Joan Hocquard, 112, British supercentenarian, oldest person in the United Kingdom.^[350]
• Rafique Ul Huq, 84, Bangladeshi politician and lawyer, Attorney General (1990–1991), problems caused by anemia and urinary tract infection.^[351]
• Kevin McCarra, 62, Scottish sports journalist (The Guardian, Scotland on Sunday, The Times), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.^[352]
• Joel Molina Ramírez, 75, Mexican politician, Senator (since 2019), COVID-19.^[353]
• Stephen Owusu, 37, Ghanaian footballer (Heart of Lions, Aduana Stars, national team).^[354]
• Krisztián Veréb, 43, Hungarian sprint canoer, Olympic bronze medalist (2000), motorcycle crash.^[355]

• Masatoshi Abe, 77, Japanese politician, MP (1995–2007).^[356]
• Dolores Abril, 81, Spanish singer and actress (El emigrante).^[357]
• Jan Boerman, 97, Dutch electronic music composer.^[358]
• Rosanna Carteri, 89, Italian operatic soprano.^[359]
• Ernesto Contreras, 83, Argentine Olympic cyclist (1960, 1964, 1968), heart attack caused by COVID-19.^[360]
• Diane di Prima, 86, American Beat poet, playwright and activist, co-founder of the New York Poets Theatre.^[361]
• Mahesh Kumar Kanodia, 83, Indian singer and politician, MP (1991–2009).^[362]
• David Karnes, 71, American businessman and politician, U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1987–1989), skin cancer.^[363]
• Lee Kun-hee, 78, South Korean businessman, Chairman of the Samsung Group (1987–2008, since 2010), problems caused by a heart attack.^[364]
• Ming Cho Lee, 90, Chinese-American Hall of Fame theatrical set designer (Mother Courage and Her Children, The Shadow Box, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf), Tony winner (1983).^[365]
• Johnny Leeze, 78, British actor (Emmerdale, Coronation Street, The League of Gentlemen), COVID-19.^[366]
• Slaven Letica, 73, Croatian author, economist and politician, 2000 presidential candidate and MP (2003–2008).^[367]
• Robert E. Murray, 80, American mining engineer and businessman, founder of Murray Energy, problems caused by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.^[368]
• Thomas Oppermann, 66, German politician, member (since 2005) and Vice President (since 2017) of the Bundestag and Leader of the Social Democratic Party (2013–2017), heart attack.^[369]

• Richard Adjei, 30, German football player (Rhein Fire, Berlin Thunder) and bobsledder, Olympic silver medalist (2010), heart attack.^[370]
• David Braley, 79, Canadian sports team owner (BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats), businessman and politician, Senator from Ontario (2010–2013), problems caused by diabetes.^[371]
• Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, 78, Iraqi military officer and politician, Vice President (1979–2003), leukaemia.^[372]
• Glenn Florio, 53, American Olympic rower (1988), heart attack.^[373]
• Jacques Godin, 90, Canadian actor (O.K. ... Laliberté, The Pyx, Being at Home with Claude) and comedian, heart failure.^[374]
• Paul-Jean Hérault, 86, French novelist and journalist (Paris-Presse, Candide, L'Aurore), stroke.^[375]
• Jim Iverson, 90, American basketball player and coach (South Dakota State Jackrabbits).^[376]
• Tony Wyn Jones, 77, Welsh broadcaster (BBC Radio 1).^[377]
• Stan Kesler, 92, American songwriter ("I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone", "I Forgot to Remember to Forget"), guitarist and record producer ("Wooly Bully"), bone cancer.^[378]
• Daniel Menaker, 79, American writer and editor (The New Yorker), pancreatic cancer.^[379]
• Juan R. Torruella, 87, Puerto Rican Olympic sailor (1964, 1968, 1972, 1976), politician and lawyer, member (since 1984) and Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1994–2001).^[380]
• Walter Wallace, 27, American police detainee, shot.^[381]

• Gao Fengwen, 80, Chinese footballer (Liaoning Hongyun, national team) and manager.^[382]
• Don Mazankowski, 85, Canadian politician and lawyer, MP (1968–1993), Deputy Prime Minister (1986–1993) and Minister of Finance (1991–1993).^[383]
• Jan Niemiec, 62, Polish-born Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (since 2006), COVID-19.^[384]
• Jimmy Orr, 85, American football player (Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers), Super Bowl champion (1971).^[385]
• Gilberto Penayo, 87, Paraguayan footballer (Sol de América, Cerro Porteño, national team).^[386]
• Ryszard Witke, 80, Polish Olympic ski jumper (1964, 1968).^[387]

• Bobby Ball, 76, British comedian (Cannon and Ball), actor (Last of the Summer Wine, Not Going Out) and television host, problems caused by COVID-19.^[388]
• Ray Blacklock, 65, Australian rugby league player (Penrith, Newtown, Canberra), problems caused by multiple system atrophy.^[389]
• Giorgio Carta, 82, Italian politician and physician, Deputy (1992–1994, 2006–2008).^[390]
• Miguel Ángel Castellini, 73, Argentine boxer, WBA Light Middleweight champion (1976–1977), COVID-19.^[391]
• Leanza Cornett, 49, American television personality (Entertainment Tonight) and model, Miss America (1993), subdural hematoma caused by a fall.^[392]
• Miomir Dašić, 89, Montenegrin historian, member of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (since 1997).^[393]
• Gurgen Egiazaryan, 72, Armenian politician and writer, MP (1999–2003), COVID-19.^[394]
• Anthony Soter Fernandez, 90, Malaysian Roman Catholic cardinal, Bishop of Penang (1977–1983) and Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur (1983–2003), tongue cancer.^[395]
• Stanisław Gazda, 82, Polish Olympic cyclist (1960).^[396]
• Hugh Morrow, 90, Northern Irish footballer (West Bromwich Albion, Northampton Town) and manager (Tamworth).^[397]
• Lou Pallo, 86, American guitarist (Les Paul Trio).^[398]
• Alain Rey, 92, French linguist and lexicopgrapher, editor-in-chief Dictionnaires Le Robert (since 1967).^[399]
• Štefan Sečka, 67, Slovak Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop (2002–2011) and Bishop of Spiš (since 2011), cardiac arrest.^[400]
• Paul Shanley, 89, American priest and convicted rapist, heart failure.^[401]
• Billy Joe Shaver, 81, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist ("You Ask Me To"), stroke.^[402]
• Tracy Smothers, 58, American professional wrestler (WCW, WWF, ECW), lymphoma.^[403]
• Andrea Tabanelli, 59, Italian Paralympic wheelchair curler (2006, 2010).^[404]
• Robert Wells, 87, Canadian politician and lawyer, member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (1972–1979) and Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (1986–2008).^[405]
• Wen Fubo, 95, Chinese hydraulic engineer (Gezhouba Dam), member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (since 1994).^[406]

• Karim Akbari Mobarakeh, 67, Iranian actor (Mokhtarnameh, Shaheed-e-Kufa) and movie director, COVID-19.^[407]
• Angelika Amon, 53, Austrian-American molecular and cell biologist, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 2017), ovarian cancer.^[408]
• Valeriy Babych, 67, Ukrainian businessman, economist and politician, Deputy (1994–2002), COVID-19.^[409]
• Margaret Birch, 99, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1971–1985).^[410]
• Roger Closset, 87, French fencer and Olympic silver medalist (1956).^[411]
• Amir Ishemgulov, 60, Russian biologist and politician, member of the Bashkortostan State Assembly (since 2013).^[412]
• Ulfat Mustafin, 61, Russian politician, Mayor of Ufa (since 2018), COVID-19.^[413]
• Keshubhai Patel, 92, Indian politician, MP (1977–1980, 2002–2008), Deputy (1990) and Chief Minister of Gujarat (1995, 1998–2001), cardiac arrest caused by COVID-19.^[414]
• Valentin Pokrovsky, 91, Russian epidemiologist and infectionist, President of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (1987–2006) and member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 2013).^[415]
• Yuri Pomomarev, 74, Russian economist and politician, Deputy (2001–2003), COVID-19.^[416]
• Arturo Rivera, 75, Mexican painter, cerebral hemorrhage.^[417]
• Archie Spigner, 92, American politician, member of the New York City Council (1974–2001).^[418]
• Alexander Vedernikov, 56, Russian conductor (Bolshoi Theatre, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Royal Danish Opera), COVID-19.^[419]
• J. J. Williams, 72, Welsh rugby union player (national team, British and Irish Lions).^[420]
• Slaven Zambata, 80, Croatian footballer (Dinamo Zagreb, Waregem, national team).^[421]
• Józef Zawitkowski, 81, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (1990–1992) and Łowicz (1992–2013).^[422]

• Herb Adderley, 81, American Hall of Fame football player (Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys).^[423]
• Ricardo Blume, 87, Peruvian-Mexican actor (Intimidad de los parques, All of Them Witches, Fuera del cielo) and theater director, pneumonia caused by Parkinson's disease.^[424]
• Robert Fisk, 74, English writer and journalist (The Independent), stroke.^[425]
• Kim Nam-chun, 31, South Korean footballer (Seoul, Sangju Sangmu), suicide.^[426]
• Žarko Knežević, 73, Montenegrin basketball player (OKK Beograd, Fenerbahçe, Yugoslavia national team).^[427]
• Jean-Marie Le Chevallier, 83, French politician, Mayor of Toulon (1995–2001).^[428]
• Jan Myrdal, 93, Swedish writer and political activist, problems caused by sepsis.^[429]
• Amfilohije Radović, 82, Serbian Orthodox prelate, Bishop of Banat (1985–1990) and Metropolitan Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral (since 1990), COVID-19.^[430]
• David Shutt, Baron Shutt of Greetland, 78, British politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2000) and Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (2010–2012).^[431]
• Nobby Stiles, 78, English footballer (national team, Manchester United) and manager (Preston North End), world champion (1966), problems caused by prostate cancer and dementia.^[432]
• Mesut Yılmaz, 72, Turkish politician, MP (1983–2002, 2007–2011), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1987–1990) and Prime Minister (1991, 1996, 1997–1999), lung cancer.^[433]

• Rance Allen, 71, American gospel singer (The Rance Allen Group), problems caused by surgery.^[434]
• Sir Sean Connery, 90, Scottish actor (Dr. No, The Untouchables, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), Oscar winner (1987), pneumonia caused by heart failure.^[435]
• Betty Dodson, 91, American sex educator and feminist writer, problems caused by cirrhosis.^[436]
• Debra Doyle, 67, American writer, cardiac arrest.^[437]
• Jacques Golliet, 88, French politician, Mayor of Thônes (1974–1983) and Senator (1986–1995).^[438]
• Charles Gordon, 73, American movie producer (Field of Dreams, Die Hard, The Rocketeer), cancer.^[439]
• Najmiddin Karim, 71, Iraqi politician, member of the Council of Representatives (2010–2011) and Governor of Kirkuk (2011–2017).^[440]
• Arturo Lona Reyes, 94, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tehuantepec (1971–2001), COVID-19.^[441]
• MF Doom, 49, British rapper (Madvillain), songwriter and record producer.^[442]
• Laurence Pope, 75, American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Chad (1993–1996) and U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Libya (2012–2013), cardiac arrest caused by pancreatic cancer.^[443]
• Horacio Serpa, 77, Colombian politician, Minister of Interior (1994–1997), Senator (1985–1988, 2014–2018) and Governor of Santander (2008–2012), 1998, 2002, 2006 presidential candidate, colon and pancreatic cancer.^[444]
• Iba Der Thiam, 83, Senegalese politician, political writer and historian, Vice-President of the National Assembly (2001–2012).^[445]
• Rudolf Zahradník, 92, Czech chemist, President of the Czech Academy of Sciences (1993–2001).^[446]
• Marius Žaliūkas, 36, Lithuanian footballer (FBK Kaunas, Hearts, national team), problems caused by motor neurone disease.^[447]

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