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The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent
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(if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.


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* Nikolay Krasnikov, 40, Russian ice speedway rider, traffic collision. *, 89, Chilean actress and actors' rights activist. * Nellai S. Muthu, 74, Indian novelist. * John Reid, 61, Scottish record producer, singer ( Nightcrawlers) and songwriter. (death announced on this date) * Julio Retamal Favereau, 91, Chilean historian, philosopher and academic, member of the Academia Chilena de la Historia. * Ron Taylor, 87, Canadian baseball player ( St. Louis Cardinals,
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) and team physician (
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), four-time
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champion. (death announced on this date) * Jan Tesař, 92, Czech historian, writer and dissident. (death announced on this date)


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* Juan Manuel Abal Medina, 80, Argentine journalist and politician, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. * Adrian Apostol, 33, Moldovan footballer ( Dacia Buiucani, Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol). * Emerenzio Barbieri, 78, Italian politician, deputy (2001–2013). * Juan Calzadilla, 95, Venezuelan poet, painter and art critic. * Petroloukas Chalkias, 90, Greek clarinettist. *, 32, Ukrainian actor. * Buzz Hargrove, 81, Canadian labour leader, president of the CAW (1992–2008). * Sven-Åke Johansson, 81–82, Swedish drummer, composer and visual artist. (death announced on this date) * Mohammad Kazemi, 63, Iranian intelligence officer, head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization (since 2022), airstrike. (death announced on this date) * Nina Kuscsik, 86, American long-distance runner, complications from Alzheimer’s disease. * William Langewiesche, 70, American author and journalist ('' The New York Times Magazine'', '' The Atlantic''). * Hiroshi Matsumoto, 82, Japanese atmospheric scientist and academic administrator, president of Kyoto University (2008–2014). * Hassan Mohaqeq, Iranian intelligence officer, deputy head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization, airstrike. *
Mostafa Mohsin Montu Mostafa Mohsin Montu (2 February 1945 – 15 June 2025) was a Bangladeshi politician and member of parliament. He was the president and general secretary of Gano Forum splinter fraction. Early life Montu was born on 2 February 1945 at Dhanmon ...
, 80, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1988). * Patrick Ryan, 95, Irish defrocked priest and republican (
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). *, 25, Indonesian singer and songwriter.


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* Sabirou Bassa-Djeri, 37, Togolese footballer ( Enyimba, national team). * Guillaume Bijl, 79, Belgian sculptor, conceptual and installation artist. *, 88, Brazilian samba musician and composer ( Fundo de Quintal). * Vanich Chaiyawan, 92, Thai life insurance executive, chairman of Thai Life Insurance (since 1970). * Violeta Chamorro, 95, Nicaraguan politician, president (1990–1997), member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980). * Catherine Delbarre, 100, French Olympic fencer (
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, 1960). (death announced on this date) * Melissa Hortman, 55, American politician, speaker (2019–2025) and member (since 2005) of the
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, shot. * Ivan Indinok, 86, Russian politician, mayor of
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(1991–1993) and governor of Novosibirsk Oblast (1993–1995). * Kollangudi Karuppayee, 99, Indian folk singer and actress ('' Aan Paavam'', '' Gopala Gopala'', '' Kabadi Kabadi''). * Vladimir Korotkov, 77, Russian Olympic tennis player ( 1968). * Topsy Küppers, 93, Austrian actress ('' Guitars of Love'', '' Three Girls from the Rhine''), singer, and writer. * Ralph J. Lamberti, 90, American politician, Staten Island borough president (1984–1989), complications from Alzheimer's disease. * Leonard Lauder, 92, American cosmetics industry executive, CEO of The Estée Lauder Companies (since 1999). *, 59, Spanish investigative journalist ('' El Mundo''), MALT lymphoma. * Parsa Mansour, Iranian padel player, airstrike. * Henk van Os, 87, Dutch art historian. * Scylla Duarte Prata, 101, Brazilian gynecologist and oncology hospital founder. *, 88, Kuwaiti actor. *, 87, Portuguese writer. * Joel Shapiro, 83, American sculptor ('' Untitled'', '' Loss and Regeneration''), acute myeloid leukemia. * Harold Tanner, 93, American investment banker.


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* Vic Aanensen, 72, Australian footballer (
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, South Melbourne). * Martín Billoch, 65, Argentine Olympic sailor ( 1996). (death announced on this date) * Atul Butte, 55, American medical researcher, cancer. * Juan Carlos Carone, 83, Argentine footballer (
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, Vélez Sarsfield, national team). (death announced on this date) * Betsy Gay, 96, American actress ('' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'', '' Our Gang Follies of 1938''). * Franzo Grande Stevens, 96, Italian lawyer. * Louis Moholo, 85, South African jazz drummer. * Seán Neeson, 79, Northern Irish politician, MLA (1982–1986, 1998–2011). * Piotr Nowina-Konopka, 76, Polish politician and diplomat. * Johnny O'Brien, 94, American baseball player (
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, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Braves). * Sandro Pignatti, 94, Italian botanist. * Honest John Plain, 73, English guitarist and singer ( The Boys). * Artur Santos, 94, Portuguese footballer ( Benfica, national team). * Stephen Stanko, 57, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection. * Václav Toužimský, 90, Czech photographer. * Hamilton Wanasinghe, 90, Sri Lankan army general, commander of the army (1988–1991). *Notable Iranians killed in the June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran: ** Fereydoon Abbasi, 66, nuclear scientist, politician, and academic administrator, MP (2022–2024), head of the AEOI (2011–2013), and president of IHU (2001–2011) ** Mohammad Bagheri, 64–65, military officer, chief of the
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(since 2016) ** Ahmadreza Zolfaghari Daryani, 65, nuclear physicist and academic ** Amir Ali Hajizadeh, 63, military officer, commander of IRGCASF (since 2009) ** Esmail Qaani, 67, military officer, commander of the Quds Force (since 2020) ** Mehdi Rabbani, military officer, deputy for operations of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (since 2016) ** Gholam Ali Rashid, 71–72, military officer, commander of Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters (since 2016) and deputy chief of the
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(1999–2016) ** Hossein Salami, 64–65, military officer, commander of the IRGC (since 2019) ** Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, 60, theoretical physicist


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*, 82, Argentine-Colombian actress. * Else Breen, 98, Norwegian children's author. * Bernard Cassen, 87, French journalist ('' Le Monde diplomatique''). * Patience Eboumbou, Cameroonian telecommunications engineer and politician,
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(2018–2023). * Charlie Gaddy, 93, American anchorman ( WRAL-TV). * Maurice Gee, 93, New Zealand author ('' Under the Mountain'', '' In My Father's Den'', '' Plumb''), AFNZ Icon (since 2003). * Charles Ho, 75, Hong Kong media executive, chairman of Sing Tao News Corporation (2001–2021), lung cancer. * Zoltán Horváth, 88, Hungarian fencer, Olympic champion ( 1960). * Clifton Jones, 87, Jamaican-British actor ('' Space: 1999'', '' Watership Down'', '' China Moon''). * Sunjay Kapur, 53, Indian businessman, heart attack. * Gérard La Forest, 99, Canadian jurist, justice of the Supreme Court (1985–1997). * José Martins Jr., 86, Portuguese politician and Roman Catholic priest, member of the Madeira Legislative Assembly (1976–1992, 1996–2007). * Sergey Mishin, 66, Russian kettlebell lifter. * Lopön Tenzin Namdak, 98–99, Tibetan religious leader. * John Noone, 89, British writer. (death announced on this date) * Sir Geoff Palmer, 85, Jamaican-British academic and human rights activist. * Vatimi Rayalu, Fijian politician, MP (since 2022). * Vijay Rupani, 68, Indian politician, chief minister of Gujarat (2016–2021), MP (2006–2012), plane crash. * Barbara Siciliano, 52, Italian volleyball player ( national team), cardiac problems. * Phil Silva, 84, New Zealand psychologist and paediatrician, founder and director (1972–1999) of the Dunedin Study. * Peter Simone, 79, American organized crime figure. * Sir Cliff Skeggs, 94, New Zealand Hall of Fame businessman and politician, mayor of Dunedin (1977–1989). * Radu Stroe, 75, Romanian politician, minister of internal affairs (2012–2014). * Kulsara Sulaymanova, 95, Kyrgyz politician, member of the
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(1966–1974). (death announced on this date) * Nikolay Vinogradov, 78, Russian politician, governor of Vladimir Oblast (1996–2013).


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* Magnus Aarbakke, 90, Norwegian judge, justice of the Supreme Court (1994–2002) and member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. * Stew Barber, 85, American football player (
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). * Leka Bungo, 81, Albanian film director and actor. * Stella Chen, 75, Taiwanese politician, MP (1993–1995), breast cancer. * Jon Eikemo, 85, Norwegian actor ('' Orion's Belt''). * Aliosman Imamov, 72, Bulgarian politician, MP (2001–2017). * Jeltien Kraaijeveld-Wouters, 92, Dutch politician, state secretary for culture, recreation and social work (1977–1981) and MP (1973–1977, 1981–1988). * Ananda Lewis, 52, American television personality ( MTV, '' While You Were Out''), breast cancer. * Marc'O, 98, French writer, researcher, and filmmaker. * Douglas McCarthy, 58, English musician ( Nitzer Ebb). * Einar Olsen, 89, Norwegian newspaper editor ('' Rogalands Avis'', '' Vestfold Arbeiderblad'', '' Norwegian News Agency''). * Dana Puchnarová, 87, Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist. * Ayumu Saito, 60, Japanese actor ('' Ju-On: The Grudge 2'', '' The Angel's Egg'', '' Journey Under the Midnight Sun''), urothelial carcinoma. * Bernard Samson, 66, French footballer (
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, Abbeville, Guingamp). * Rafael Samudio, 93, Colombian military officer ( Palace of Justice siege), minister of national defense (1986–1988). * Tetsuo Satō, 76, Japanese volleyball player, Olympic champion (
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
). * Igor Uchytel, 70, Ukrainian academician, engineer, and businessman. * Brian Wilson, 82, American Hall of Fame musician ( The Beach Boys), songwriter (" Good Vibrations"), and record producer ('' Pet Sounds''). * Gazi Yaşargil, 99, Turkish neurosurgeon.


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* Bujar Bukoshi, 78, Kosovar politician,
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(1991–2000), cancer. * Travis Carter, 75, American racing crew chief ( NASCAR) and team owner ( Travis Carter Enterprises). * Irma Clark-Coleman, 88, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1999–2002), Michigan Senate (2003–2010) and Wayne County Commission (since 2011). * Slaviša Đurković, 56, Montenegrin footballer ( Sutjeska Nikšić, Leotar). * Gary England, 85, American meteorologist ( KWTV), creator of the First Warning system. * Terry Louise Fisher, 79, American television writer and producer (''
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'', '' Cagney & Lacey'', '' 2000 Malibu Road''). * Günter Harder, 87, German mathematician. * Elaine L. Jack, 97, Canadian-American author and LDS Church leader, president of the Relief Society (1990–1997). * Suchinda Kraprayoon, 91, Thai politician and army general,
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(1992), supreme commander of defence forces (1991–1992) and leader of the 1991 coup d'état. * Don Moore, 86, American jazz double-bassist. * José Enrique Serrano Martínez, 75, Spanish politician, director of the cabinet of the prime minister (1995–1996, 2004–2011). * Doug Skaff, 48, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2008–2014, 2018–2023), traffic collision. * Paul Thomas, 76, American pornographic actor ('' Candy Stripers'', '' Pretty Peaches'', '' Dracula Sucks'') and director. *, 71, Peruvian-German physician. *
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, 95, German painter, sculptor, and installation artist. * Harris Yulin, 87, American actor ('' Scarface'', '' Clear and Present Danger'', '' Ozark''), cardiac arrest.


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* Akbar Ahmadpour, 66, Iranian politician, MP (2020–2024). * Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, 79, Canadian writer, playwright, and editor. * Constance Cumbey, 81, American lawyer and Christian activist. * Peter Easterby, 95, British racehorse trainer. * Frederick Forsyth, 86, English novelist ('' The Day of the Jackal'', '' The Odessa File'', '' The Fourth Protocol''). * Partho Ghosh, 76, Indian film director ('' 100 Days'', '' Dalaal'', '' Agni Sakshi''). * S. Gunasekaran, 58, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (2016–2021). * Barbara Holdridge, 95, American recording executive, founder of Caedmon Records. * Tibor Kincses, 65, Hungarian judoka, Olympic bronze medallist (
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
). (death announced on this date) * Pik-Sen Lim, 80, Malaysian-British actress ('' Emergency Ward 10'', '' Mind Your Language'', '' Johnny English Reborn''). * Arthur Cunha Lima, 75, Brazilian politician, Paraíba MLA (1999–2010), multiple organ failure. * David H. Murdock, 102, American food industry executive, owner of Castle & Cooke (since 1985) and Dole Food Company (since 2003). * Lucien Nedzi, 100, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961–1981). * Kimiko Nishimoto, 97, Brazilian-born Japanese Internet celebrity and photographer. * Noh Tae-geuk, 87, South Korean politician, MP (1981–1985). * Viktor Pimushin, 70, Russian footballer ( Spartak Kostroma, Fakel Voronezh, Kuzbass Kemerovo). * Julio Quevedo, 85, Guatemalan Olympic runner ( 1968,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
). * Chris Robinson, 86, American actor ('' General Hospital'', '' 12 O'Clock High'', '' The Bold and the Beautiful''). * Marcel Sabou, 59, Romanian footballer ( Dinamo București, CD Tenerife, Racing Santander), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. * Ulrica Schenström, 52, Swedish politician. * Axel Skalstad, 32, Norwegian jazz drummer. * Sly Stone, 82, American Hall of Fame musician ( Sly and the Family Stone) and songwriter (" Everyday People", " Family Affair"), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. * Wang Hsing-ching, 79, Taiwanese journalist. * Katerina Yioulaki, 87, Greek actress ('' The Dodger'', '' Oi kyries tis avlis'', ''
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''). * Ferdi Zeyrek, 48, Turkish politician, mayor of Manisa metropolitan municipality (since 2024), injuries sustained from electrocution.


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* Saverio Asprea, 92, Italian politician, president of the province of Modena (1975–1980). * Eric Bhat, 68, French journalist. * Lawrence Eugene Brandt, 86, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Greensburg (2004–2015), cardiac arrest. * Ewa Dałkowska, 78, Polish actress ('' Nights and Days'', '' Without Anesthesia'', '' A Year of the Quiet Sun''). * Wayne DeSutter, 81, American football player (
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). * Pierre Dubois, 86, Swiss politician, member of the Grand Council of Neuchâtel (1973–1980), Neuchâtel councillor of state (1980–1997). * Francis Giacobetti, 85, French photographer and film director ('' Emmanuelle 2''). * Maganti Gopinath, 63, Indian politician, Telangana MLA (since 2014), heart attack. * Vladyslav Gorai, 59–60, Ukrainian operatic tenor ( Odesa Opera and Ballet Theatre). * David Greenwood, 68, American basketball player ( Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons), cancer. * Ariel Kalma, 78, French new-age composer and electronic musician. (death announced on this date) * Hamilton R. Krans Jr., 81, American politician, member of the
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(2016–2018). * Charles Miller, 85, American politician, member of the
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(1998–2023). * Antioco Piseddu, 88, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lanusei (1981–2014). * Gilbert Ramano, 85, South African military officer, chief of the
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(1998–2004). * Anthony Reid, 85, New Zealand-born Australian historian and academic. * Uriah Rennie, 65, English football referee. * Sir John Sainty, 90, British parliamentary official, clerk of the Parliaments (1983–1990). * Carlo von Tiedemann, 81, German television presenter. * Stu Wilson, 70, New Zealand rugby union player (
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, national team). * Cheo Zorrilla, 75, Dominican composer, trumpet player, and singer.


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* Mom Chim Huy, 89, Cambodian politician. *
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, 66, Jamaican-born British boxer, European super-middleweight champion (1991–1992), bladder cancer. * Sir William Davis, 70, English jurist, justice of the High Court (2014–2021) and lord justice of appeal (since 2021). *, 103, German journalist. * Luis Jalandoni, 90, Filipino-Dutch priest and rebel, co-founder of the NDFP and Christians for National Liberation. * Anthony D. Jordan, 91, English badminton player. * René Jourdan, 82, French long-distance runner. * Jucătoru', Moldovan rapper, accidental drug overdose. * Klaus König, 91, German tenor. * Marek Košút, 36, Slovak footballer ( Nitra, Šaľa, Galanta), fall. *
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, 76, New Zealand politician, mayor of New Plymouth (1980–1992), Taranaki regional councillor (since 1989). * José Luis Mollaghan, 79, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of San Miguel (2000–2005) and archbishop of
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(2006–2014). *, 94, Croatian actress ('' Snowstorm'', '' Occupation in 26 Pictures'', '' A Summer to Remember''). * Vladimír Smutný, 82, Czech cinematographer ('' Forbidden Dreams'', '' Kolya'', '' The Painted Bird''). * Edward Szymański, 88, Polish politician, MP (1976–1989), acting chief of the chancellery of the president (1997, 2005).


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* Abbas Khan Afridi, 54, Pakistani politician and businessman,
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(2009–2018), injuries from a gas explosion. * Peter Banner, 76, English rugby league player (
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, Featherstone Rovers, Wales national team). * Changuito, 76, Cuban percussionist. * Jaraan Cornell, 48, American basketball player ( Purdue Boilermakers, Gary Steelheads). * Mike Ejeagha, 95, Nigerian musician. * Michel Enock, 78, French mathematician. (death announced on this date) * Burgl Färbinger, 79, German Olympic alpine skier ( 1964, 1968). * Renee Ferguson, 75, American journalist ( WBBM-TV, WMAQ-TV). * Ralph Fonseca, 75, Belizean politician, MP (1993–2008) and minister of finance (2003–2004). * Graham Gund, 84, American architect ( Lowry Center). * William C. Harrop, 96, American diplomat, Inspector General of the Department of State (1983–1986), ambassador to
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(1992–1993) and Zaire (1988–1991). * Hattori Yūji, 64, Japanese sumo wrestler, liver cancer. * Ghazwa Al-Khalidi, 81, Iraqi actress. * Azim Latipov, 74, Uzbek politician,
senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ...
(2004–2019). * Art Madrid, 90, American politician, mayor of La Mesa, California (1990–2014). *, 84, Spanish dressmaker and costume designer. * Mamerto Menapace, 83, Argentine Roman Catholic monk and writer. * Scott Metcalfe, 58, Canadian ice hockey player ( Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo Sabres,
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). * Ibrahima N'Diaye, 77, Malian politician, mayor of Bamako (1998–2003). * Virgil Nemoianu, 85, Romanian essayist and philosopher. * Vasilis Papavasileiou, 76, Greek theatre director and actor. * Thennala Balakrishna Pillai, 95, Indian politician, MP (1991–1998, 2003–2009) and twice Kerala MLA. * Claude Poissant, 69, Canadian theatre director, actor ('' The Party''), and screenwriter ('' Nelligan''). * Dick Poole, 94, Australian rugby league player and coach ( Newtown, Western Suburbs, national team). * Raidi, 86, Chinese Tibetan politician, vice chairman of SCNPC (2003–2008), chairman of the TARPC (1993–2003) and the TARC of the CPPCC (1985–1993). * Frans Said, 92, Maltese broadcaster and writer. * Mohammed Uwais, 88, Nigerian jurist, chief justice (1995–2006). * Muhammad Yahya Waloni, 54, Indonesian Islamic scholar. * Marise Wipani, 61, New Zealand beauty pageant contestant, actress ('' Came a Hot Friday'', '' Shortland Street''), and television presenter ('' Lotto''). * Marlène Zarader, 75, French philosopher and academic.


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* Hoda Al-Ajimi, 88, Egyptian broadcaster. * Djoher Amhis-Ouksel, 96–97, Algerian writer. * Jibril Aminu, 85, Nigerian politician,
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(2003–2011). * Bob Andrews, 75, English keyboardist ( Brinsley Schwarz, The Rumour) and record producer. * Bill Atkinson, 74, American computer engineer and programmer, pancreatic cancer. * Walter Brueggemann, 92, American theologian and
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scholar. * Hubert Buchberger, 73, German violinist, conductor, and music teacher. * Kenneth Buzbee, 87, American politician, member of the Illinois Senate (1973–1985). *, 62, Indonesian actor, stroke. *, 62, Brazilian politician, mayor of Belford Roxo (2012–2016), pneumonia. * Diana Domingues, 77–78, Brazilian artist and art historian. * Mike Eghan, 89, Ghanaian broadcaster. * Eddie Garcia, 65, American football player ( SMU,
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). * Anatoly Gunitsky, 71, Russian writer, journalist, and musician (
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), cancer. (death announced on this date) * Norman Hutchins, 62, American gospel musician. * Wayne Lewis, 68, American singer ( Atlantic Starr) and songwriter (" Always", " Secret Lovers"). * Edgar Lungu, 68, Zambian politician, president (2015–2021), minister of defence (2013–2015) and MLA (2011–2015), complications from surgery. * Albert de Pury, 84, Swiss biblical scholar, historian, and exegete. * Tom Rafferty, 70, American football player (
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),
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champion (
1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
), stroke. * Peter Rice, 87, Australian footballer ( Camberwell, South Melbourne, Richmond). * Michel Schifres, 79, French journalist, managing editor of ''
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'' (1998–2000). * John Shulock, 76, American baseball umpire. * Pierre Toubert, 92, French historian and academic.


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* Sukur Ali Ahmed, 66, Indian politician, Assam MLA (1996–2006, 2011–2021). * Richard Alba, 82, American sociologist. * Nicole Croisille, 88, French singer and actress ('' Erotissimo'', '' Les Uns et les Autres'', '' There Were Days... and Moons''). * Oste Erceg, 78, Bosnian painter. * Eduardo Gageiro, 90, Portuguese photographer. * Marc Garneau, 76, Canadian politician and astronaut, MP (2008–2023), minister of transport (2015–2021) and
foreign affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and foreign policy of the United States, U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit organization, nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership or ...
(2021), lymphoma and leukemia. * Karlmann Geiß, 90, German jurist and judge, president of the Federal Court of Justice (1996–2000). * Pietro Ghislandi, 68, Italian actor ('' È arrivato mio fratello'', '' The Invisible Wall'', '' Vajont'') and ventriloquist. (death announced on this date) * Niède Guidon, 92, Brazilian archaeologist. * Frankie Jordan, 86, French rock and roll singer, cancer. * Philippe Labro, 88, French film director ('' Without Apparent Motive'', '' The Inheritor'', '' L'Alpagueur''), writer, and journalist, cancer. * Jane Larkworthy, 62, American beauty editor and journalist ('' The Cut'', '' Air Mail''), breast cancer. * Daniel Lelong, 92, French gallerist and publisher. * Mark Lomas, 76, American football player (
New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...
). * Rashid Lombard, 74, South African jazz photographer, cofounder of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. * Hassouna Mosbahi, 75, Tunisian author ('' A Tunisian Tale'') and literary critic. * Edwin Perry, 76–77, New Zealand politician, MP (2002–2005). * Clark Platon, 94, Brazilian engineer and politician, deputy (1983–1987). *, 71, Mexican footballer ( Atlante, national team). *, 23, Romanian rapper, complications from a beating. * Rodolfo Saglimbeni, 62, Venezuelan orchestral conductor. * Tatiana Sakharova, 51, Russian politician,
senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ...
(since 2021). * Giancarlo Santalmassi, 83, Italian journalist ( RAI, Radio 24). * Neven Šimac, 81, Croatian lawyer and translator. * Enzo Staiola, 85, Italian child actor ('' Bicycle Thieves'', '' The Barefoot Contessa'', '' I'll Get You for This''). * Piero Testoni, 73, Italian politician, deputy (2001–2013). * Raymond Warren, 96, British composer.


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* Samiha Ayoub, 93, Egyptian actress ('' Among the Ruins''). * Cristian Brenna, 54, Italian rock climber and mountaineer, fall. * Joška Broz, 77, Serbian politician, MP (2016–2022). * Jason Constantine, 55, American film executive ( Lionsgate Films) and producer ('' Saw'', '' The Expendables''), brain cancer. * Eugen Doga, 88, Moldovan composer. * Doug Eggers, 94, American football player ( Baltimore Colts, Chicago Cardinals). * Acsinte Gaspar, 87, Romanian judge and politician, deputy (1996–2004), member of the constitutional court (2004–2013). *, 99, Dutch actor ('' De Stille Kracht'', '' Baantjer'', '' Character''). * Lin Cheng-chieh, 72, Taiwanese politician, MP (1990–1996). * Jim Marshall, 87, American football player ( Minnesota Vikings, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Cleveland Browns). * Shigeo Nagashima, 89, Japanese baseball player and manager (
Yomiuri Giants The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They h ...
), pneumonia. * Osvaldinho, 79, Portuguese footballer ( Vitória S.C., Marítimo, national team). * Valery Panov, 87, Soviet-born Israeli ballet dancer and choreographer. * Juliette Powell, 54, American-Canadian media expert, acute bacterial meningitis. * Veda Louise Reed, 91, American artist. * San Kim Sean, 80, Cambodian bokator practitioner, heart attack. * Jens Peter Vernersen, 78, Danish politician, MP (1994–2011). * Edmund White, 85, American writer ('' Nocturnes for the King of Naples'', '' A Boy's Own Story'', '' The Beautiful Room Is Empty''), gastroenteritis. * Hugo Zapata, 79, Colombian architect.


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* Bahram Akasheh, 89, Iranian geophysicist and seismologist. * Erroll Bennett, 75, Tahitian footballer ( A.S. Central Sport, Paris Saint-Germain, Tahiti national team). * Eva Borušovičová, 55, Slovak screenwriter ('' Janosik: A True Story''), eye cancer. * Birgit Carlstén, 75, Swedish singer and actress ('' The Sacrifice''). * Elemér Csák, 81, Hungarian journalist and politician, spokesperson of the government (1995). * Nicole David, 51, Saint Lucian soca musician, cancer. * Margaret A. Dix, 86, British-born Guatemalan botanist. * Richard R. Eakin, 86, American academic administrator, chancellor of East Carolina University (1987–2001). * Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, 83, British politician, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1995–1997), MP (1983–1997). *, 89, Spanish Roman Catholic priest and trade unionist. * Colin Jerwood, 63, English punk singer ( Conflict). * Henry Leppä, 78, Finnish ice hockey player (
Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (, English: Joker (playing card), Jokers or Jesters of Helsinki) is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland, which competes in Mestis. Jokerit plays its home games at the Helsinki Ice Hall and Helsinki Halli in ...
, TUTO, national team). * Lê Văn Tiết, 85, Vietnamese table tennis player. * Lenore Miller, 93, American labor union leader, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (1986–1998) and the Jewish Labor Committee (1989–1998). * Abdelhak Mrini, 91, Moroccan historian, civil servant and royal advisor. * Pierre Nora, 93, French historian, member of the Académie Française. * José Luis Olaizola, 97, Spanish lawyer and writer. * Giuseppe Parlato, 73, Italian historian. * Jean-Pierre Pernot, 77, French politician, deputy (1999–2002), mayor of Méry-sur-Oise (1995–2014). * Morris Talansky, 92, American businessman and rabbi. *, 81, Spanish footballer (
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, Real Zaragoza,
Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...
). * Tan Joe Hok, 87, Indonesian badminton player. * Xu Qiliang, 75, Chinese military officer, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (2012–2023) and commander of the PLA Air Force (2007–2012).


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* Esko Ahonen, 69, Finnish politician, MP (2003–2011). * Carl R. Ajello, 92, American politician, attorney general of Connecticut (1975–1983). * Aharon Amram, 91, Yemeni-born Israeli singer, composer, and poet. * Edward Anders, 98, Latvian-born American chemist. * Robert Anderson, 76, New Zealand cricketer (
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, Central Districts, national team). * Ali Saeed Badwan, 65, Palestinian writer. *
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, 92, English actor ('' Eldorado'', '' Darling'', '' Terry and June'') and author. * Raymond Destin, 79, Martinican footballer ( RC Rivière-Pilote, national team). * Fred Espenak, 71, American astrophysicist, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. * John R. Gorman, 99, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of
Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
(1988–2003). * Gordon R. Hall, 98, American jurist, justice of the Utah Supreme Court (1977–1993). * Andy Johnson, 72, American politician, member of the
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(1979–1982). * Jonathan Joss, 59, American actor (''
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'', '' Parks and Recreation'', '' The Magnificent Seven''), shot. * Monica Nielsen, 87, Swedish actress ('' Varuhuset'', '' The Princess'', '' The Girl in the Rain''). * Obisia Nwankpa, 75, Nigerian Olympic boxer (
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
). * Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid, 62, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, military ordinariate (since 2020) and bishop of Cúcuta (2015–2020). * Carmen Pola, 86, Puerto Rican politician and community activist. * Ayşe Seitmuratova, 88, Uzbek Crimean Tatar civil rights activist. * Heidemarie Unterreiner, 81, Austrian politician, MP (2008–2013). * Steve Wright, 82, American football player (
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, New York Giants,
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).Lombardi-era offensive lineman Steve Wright dies at 82
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