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* Leonard Abrams, 68, American journalist ('' East Village Eye''), heart attack. * Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner, 91, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Toledo (1983–1995) and archbishop of Cascavel (1995–2007). * Kwame Brathwaite, 85, American photojournalist and activist. * Ken Buchanan, 77, Scottish boxer, undisputed world lightweight champion (1971), complications from dementia. * Christopher Budd, 85, British Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Plymouth (1986–2013), cancer. * Dario Campeotto, 84, Danish singer ( Eurovision Song Contest 1961), actor ('' Peters baby'', '' Han, hun, Dirch og Dario''), and entertainer, cancer. * Hans Ettmayer, 76, Austrian football player ( Wacker Innsbruck,
VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...
, national team) and manager. * Ken Girard, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (
Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...
). *
Amarasiri Kalansuriya Amarasiri Kalansuriya (; 20 September 1940 – 1 April 2023), popularly known as Kalan, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. Kalansuriya made his first film appearance alongside Vijaya Kumaratunga in '' Hanthana Kathawa'' ...
, 82, Sri Lankan actor (''
Hanthane Kathawa ''Hanthane Kathawa'' (Sinhalese language word means "Story of Hanthana") is a 1969 film based on a love story of university students of Sri Lanka. It was directed by famous Sri Lankan film director Sugathapala Senarath Yapa and screened on Decem ...
'', '' Akkara Paha'', '' Bambaru Avith''). * Yasumichi Kushida, 46, Japanese voice actor (''
The Aquatope on White Sand , or ''The Aquatope of White Sand'', subtitled ''The Two Girls Met in the Ruins of Damaged Dream'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works as the fourth entry in its "Working Series". It aired from July to December 2021. ...
'', '' Demon Prince Enma'', '' Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet''). *
Michael Lipton Michael Lipton (13 February 1937 – 1 April 2023) was an English development studies economist specializing in the study of rural poverty in developing countries, including issues relating to land reform and urban bias. He spent much of his ca ...
, 86, British economist. * Luo Zhijun, 71, Chinese politician, chairman of the agriculture and rural affairs committee (since 2019),
governor of Jiangsu The governor of Jiangsu, officially the Governor of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, is the head of Jiangsu, Jiangsu Province and leader of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government. The governor is elected by the Jiangsu Provincial Pe ...
(2008–2010) and mayor of
Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...
(2001–2003). *
Fay Miller Christina Fay Miller (8 April 1947 – 1 April 2023) was an Australian politician. She was the Country Liberal Party member for Katherine in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2008. Miller was born in South Australia, ...
, 75, Australian politician, Northern Territory MLA (2003–2008),
primary myelofibrosis Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a rare bone marrow blood cancer. It is classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a type of myeloproliferative neoplasm, a group of cancers in which there is activation and growth of mutated cells in th ...
. * Albert Ndele, 92, Congolese economist and politician, chairman of the board of commissioners-general (1960) and
minister of finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...
(1970). *
Swarna Ram Swarna Ram (; 1939/1940 – 1 April 2023) was an Indian politician from the state of Punjab. He was a minister from 2007 to 2012 for Technical Education, Industrial Training and Social Security in the Punjab government and the deputy speaker ...
, 83, Indian politician, Punjab MLA (1997–2002, 2007–2012). * Red Robinson, 86, Canadian disc jockey. * John Sainty, 77, English footballer (
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...
,
AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth ( ) is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. ...
) and manager ( Chester City). *
Włodzimierz Schmidt Włodzimierz Schmidt (10 April 1943 – 1 April 2023) was a Polish chess grandmaster. Schmidt played for Poland 14 times in Chess Olympiads between 1962 and 1994. He was Polish Champion seven times: in 1971, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 1990 and 1 ...
, 79, Polish chess grandmaster. * Moshe Shaul, 93, Turkish-born Israeli journalist and researcher. * Alicia Shepard, 69, American journalist and writer, complications from lung cancer. *
Klaus Teuber Klaus Wilhelm Heinrich Teuber (25 June 1952 – 1 April 2023) was a German board game designer best known as the creator of ''Catan''. Originally working as a dental technician, he began designing games first as a hobby then as a full-time care ...
, 70, German board game designer (''
Catan ''Catan'', previously known as ''The Settlers of Catan'' or simply ''Settlers'', is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. It was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag (Kosmos) as ''Die Siedler von Catan'' (). ...
'', '' Drunter und Drüber'', ''
Hoity Toity ''Hoity Toity'' (, , ) is a board game created by Klaus Teuber in 1990. Publication history German game designer Klaus Teuber created ''Adel Verpflichtet'' in 1990, and it was published in Germany by F.X. Schmid. It was also distributed in th ...
''). *
Trần Quang Khôi Trần Quang Khôi (24 January 1930 – 1 April 2023) was a Brigadier general in the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). Early life and education Trần was born in Đa Phước Hội village, Mỏ Cày district, Bến ...
, 93, Vietnamese military officer. * Roger Vinson, 83, American jurist, judge (since 1983) and chief judge (1997–2004) of the U.S. District Court for Northern Florida, prostate cancer.


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* Jean Argles, 97, British World War II cryptographer. *
Gilbert Bailliu Gilbert Bailliu (4 September 1936 – 2 April 2023) was a Belgian footballer who played as a striker, notably for Cercle Brugge and Club Brugge. Career Bailliu started his career at hometown club Cercle Brugge. He made his début for the fir ...
, 86, Belgian footballer (
Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Their matricule number is 12. The club plays home games at the 29 ...
,
Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...
). * José Jovêncio Balestieri, 83, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Humaitá Humaitá is a List of cities and towns in Paraguay, town and Districts of Paraguay, district on the Paraguay River in southern Paraguay. During the Paraguayan War, it served as the main Paraguayan stronghold from 1866 until its fall in August 186 ...
(1991–1998), coadjutor bishop (1998–2000) and bishop (2000–2008) of
Rio do Sul Rio do Sul is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. One of the postcards of the city is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Other important buildings are Ponte dos Arcos, a former railway station and Ge ...
. *
Bushwhacker Butch Robert Miller (21 October 1944 – 2 April 2023) was a New Zealand professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Bushwhacker Butch, where he teamed with Bushwhacker Luke as The ...
, 78, New Zealand
Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...
professional wrestler ( WWF, WWC, PNW). * Rochelle Chronister, 83, American politician, member of the
Kansas House of Representatives The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for craftin ...
(1979–1995). * Max Crabtree, 90, English professional wrestler and promoter (
Joint Promotions The history of professional wrestling in the United Kingdom spans over one hundred years. After a brief spell of popularity for Greco Roman wrestling, Greco Roman professional wrestling during the Edwardian era, the first catch-as-catch-can base ...
). *
Salim Durani Salim Durani (; ; 11 December 1934 – 2 April 2023) was an Afghan-born Indian cricketer who played in 29 Test matches from 1960 to 1973. An all-rounder, Durani was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a left-handed batsman famous for his six-h ...
, 88, Afghan-born Indian cricketer (
Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...
,
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
, India national team), cancer. * Toni Elling, 94, American burlesque dancer. * Judy Farrell, 84, American actress (''
M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richa ...
'', '' Fame'') and television writer (''
Port Charles ''Port Charles'' (commonly abbreviated as ''PC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series ''General Hospital'', which has been running since 1963 and takes p ...
''), complications from a stroke. * Gail D. Fosler, 75, American businesswoman. * Greg Francis, 48, Canadian Olympic basketball player (
2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
). * Wolfgang Gerz, 70, German Olympic sailor (
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
). * Frank Gilliam, 89, American football player (
Iowa Hawkeyes The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 20 sports, 7 for men and 13 for women; The teams participate in Division I of the Nati ...
,
Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division (CFL), West division. They play thei ...
). * Evert Gummesson, 87, Swedish marketing and management professor. *
Stefán Arnar Gunnarsson Stefán Arnar Gunnarsson (13 March 1978 – ) was an Icelandic handball coach and player. During his career, he coached several teams in Iceland, Norway, Germany and the Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archip ...
, 45, Icelandic handball player and coach. (body discovered on this date) * Aram Karam, 93, Iraqi footballer (
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
). *
Haziqul Khairi Haziqul Khairi (; 5 November 1931 – 1 April 2023) was a Pakistani jurist and author who served as Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan, Judge of the Sindh High Court, Ombudsman of Sindh and Principal of Sindh Muslim Law Co ...
, 91, Pakistani jurist,
chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court The chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan heads the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan. The chief justice of the Shariat Court is the second-highest judicial office in the country, after the chief justice of Pakistan The chie ...
(2006–2009). * Pedro Lavirgen, 92, Spanish tenor. *
Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen (2 January 1945 – 2 April 2023) was a Danish art historian. Nørregård-Nielsen was born in . He was an alumnus of Ribe Katedralskole and wrote several memoirs. In 2001, he was awarded the De Gyldne Laurbær priz ...
, 78, Danish art historian. * Raúl Padilla López, 68, Mexican academic, rector of the
University of Guadalajara The University of Guadalajara () is a public university, public research university located in Guadalajara, Mexico. It was originally established in 1586 and officially founded on 12 February 1791 as the Royal and Pontifical University of Gu ...
(1989–1995), suicide by gunshot. * William Persson, 95, British Anglican prelate,
bishop of Doncaster The Bishop of Doncaster is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Sheffield, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the city of Doncaster in South Yorkshire; the See was erect ...
(1982–1992). * Luigi Raffin, 86, Italian football player ( Biellese,
Venezia Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...
,
Brescia Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...
) and manager. * Norman Reynolds, 89, British production designer (''
Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...
'', ''
Raiders of the Lost Ark ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Set in 1936, the film stars Harrison Ford as Indiana ...
'', '' Empire of the Sun''),
Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People and fictional and mythical characters * Oscar (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters named Oscar, Óscar or Oskar * Oscar (footballer, born 1954), Brazilian footballer ...
winner (
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 ...
,
1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
). * Michael Saywell, 80, British Olympic equestrian (
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, ...
). *
Seymour Stein Seymour Steinbigle (April 18, 1942 – April 2, 2023), known professionally as Seymour Stein, was an American entrepreneur and music executive. He co-founded Sire Records and was vice president of Warner Bros. Records. With Sire, Stein signed ba ...
, 80, American
Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...
music executive, co-founder of
Sire Records Sire Records (formerly Sire Records Company) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Records. History Beginnings The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gotteh ...
, cancer. *
Garn Stephens Garn Gaynell Stephens (November 7, 1944 – April 2, 2023) was an American film, television, stage, and musical theatre actress, and, later, a screenwriter. She was known for her roles in the television series '' Phyllis'' and the 1982 horror fi ...
, 78, American actress ('' Phyllis'', '' Halloween III: Season of the Witch'', ''
The Sunshine Boys ''The Sunshine Boys'' is an original two-act play written by Neil Simon that premiered December 20, 1972, on Broadway starring Jack Albertson as Willie Clark and Sam Levene as Al Lewis and later adapted for film and television. Plot The play ...
''). * Vladlen Tatarsky, 40, Russian blogger,
explosion An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume of a given amount of matter associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation of high temperatures and release of high-pressure gases. Explosions may also be generated ...
. * Igor Vysotsky, 69, Russian boxer. * Ian Watson, 88, Canadian politician, MP (1963–1984).


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* William M. Barker, 81, American jurist, chief justice of the
Tennessee Supreme Court The Tennessee Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of Tennessee. The Supreme Court's three buildings are seated in Nashville, Knoxville, and Jackson, Tennessee. The Court is composed of five members: a chief justice, and four justice ...
(1995–2009). * Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby, 91, British politician, MP (1974–1992) and member of the
House of Lords The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. One of the oldest ext ...
(1992–2022),
chancellor of the Exchequer The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and the head of HM Treasury, His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, t ...
(1983–1989), bronchopneumonia. * Neal Boenzi, 97, American photographer. * Mario Božić, 39, Bosnian footballer ( Slovan Bratislava, Videoton Fehérvár,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
). * Nico Cirasola, 71, Italian film director, screenwriter and actor ('' The Wholly Family''). * Tom Dimmick, 91, American football player (
Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The team plays its ...
,
Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home game ...
). * David Finfer, 80, American film editor ('' The Fugitive'', ''
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the feature directorial debut of Pete Hewitt. It is the second film in the ''Bill & Ted'' franchise, and a sequel to ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989) ...
'', '' The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause''), complications from a heart attack. * Heklina, 55, American drag queen and actor. * Rena Koumioti, 81, Greek new wave singer. * Jane LaTour, 76, American labor activist and journalist, lung cancer. * Roy McGrath, 53, American public official and fugitive, chief of staff to the
governor of Maryland The governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers ...
(2020), shot. *
Enrique Mendoza Enrique Mendoza D'Ascoli (11 August 1945 – 3 April 2023) was a Venezuelan politician. Career From 1989 until 1996, Mendoza was the mayor of Sucre Municipality, Miranda, in the Metropolitan District of Caracas; he was governor of Mirand ...
, 77, Venezuelan politician, governor of Miranda (1995–2004) and mayor of Sucre Municipality (1989–1995), leukemia. * Wallace Mgoqi, 73, South African lawyer and activist. *
Kristaq Mitro Kristaq Mitro (1 December 1945 – 3 April 2023) was an Albanian film director. He was a professor at University of Arts, Tirana. He directed '' Apasionata'' in 1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile ...
, 77, Albanian film director. * T. B. Radhakrishnan, 63, Indian jurist, judge of the
Kerala High Court The High Court of Kerala is the List of high courts in India, highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and the Union territory of Lakshadweep. It is located in Kochi. Drawing its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Hig ...
(2004–2017), chief justice of
Calcutta High Court The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It is located at Esplanade Row West, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. T ...
(2019–2021) and
Chhattisgarh High Court The Chhattisgarh High Court is one of the High Courts in India located at Village Bodri, Bilaspur with jurisdiction over the state of Chhattisgarh. It was established on 1 November 2000 with the creation of New state of Chhattisgarh upon th ...
(2017–2018). * Michael Roberts, 75, British fashion journalist. * Gershon Rorich, 49, South African Olympic volleyball player (
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
), cancer. * Herb Rule, 87, American politician, member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House has 100 members elected from an equal number of constituencies across the state. Each distr ...
. * Konstantinos Staikos, 80, Greek architect and historian. * Tu Tongjin, 108, Chinese military officer and neurosurgeon, president of the
Academy of Military Medical Sciences The Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS) of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences () is a Chinese military medical research institute. It was established in Shanghai in 1951. It has been based in Beijing since 1958. In ...
(1977–1983). * Jack Vreeswijk, 59, Swedish singer and composer (''
Cornelis Cornelis is a Dutch language, Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius (name), Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees (given name), Kees, Neel and Nelis. Cornelis (Kees) an ...
''), colon cancer. * Neeraj Yadav, Indian politician, Bihar MLA (2015–2020), heart attack. *
Galarrwuy Yunupingu Galarrwuy Yunupingu (30 June 1948 – 3 April 2023), also known as James Galarrwuy Yunupingu and Dr Yunupingu, was an Indigenous Australian activist who was a leader in the Aboriginal Australian community. He was involved in Indigenous land ...
, 74, Australian
indigenous land rights Indigenous land rights are the rights of Indigenous peoples to land and natural resources therein, either individually or collectively, mostly in colonised countries. Land and resource-related rights are of fundamental importance to Indig ...
activist. * Marjorie Ziff, 93, British philanthropist.


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* Rockstar Ramani Ammal, 69, Indian playback singer ('' Kathavarayan'', '' Haridas'', '' Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja''). *
David Bartholomae David John Bartholomae (April 20, 1947 – April 4, 2023) was an American scholar in composition studies. He received his PhD from Rutgers University in 1975 and was a Professor of English and former Chair of the English Department at the Univers ...
, 75, American scholar, head and neck cancer. * Bokito, 27, German-born Dutch western gorilla, heart failure. * Ethan Boyes, 44, American track cyclist, traffic collision. *
Craig Breedlove Norman Craig Breedlove Sr. (March 23, 1937 – April 4, 2023) was an American professional race car driver and a five-time world land speed record holder. He was the first person in history to reach , and , using several turbojet-powered vehi ...
, 86, American racecar driver, cancer. * Suneet Chopra, 81, Indian trade unionist. * Cui Naifu, 94, Chinese politician,
minister of civil affairs The minister of civil affairs of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the China, People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council of China, State Council. Within the State Council, the positi ...
(1982–1993). *
R. H. W. Dillard Richard Henry Wilde Dillard (October 11, 1937 – April 4, 2023) was an American poet, author, critic, and translator.
, 85, American poet, author and critic. * Andrés García, 81, Dominican-Mexican actor (''
Tú o nadie ''Tú o nadie'' (English: ''No One But You'') is a Mexican telenovela directed by José Rendón and produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa and broadcast by El Canal de las Estrellas in 1985.The Bermuda Triangle'', '' Manaos''). * Wellborn Jack Jr., 86, American attorney. * Birger Jensen, 72, Danish footballer (
Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...
,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
). * Bob Lee, 43, American tech executive, founder of
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, stabbed. * Marian Marzyński, 85, Polish-American documentary filmmaker. * Tea Petrin, 78, Slovenian economist, politician, and diplomat, minister of economic affairs (2000–2004), ambassador to the Netherlands (2004–2008). *
Maria Sebaldt Maria Katharina Helene Sebaldt (26 April 1930 – 4 April 2023) was a German actress. Life The daughter of a department head of the Paramount film distribution company took private acting lessons from 1946 to 1949 and passed an acting examinat ...
, 92, German actress ('' Ich heirate eine Familie'', '' Die Wicherts von nebenan'', '' The Story of Anastasia''). *
Vivian Trimble Vivian Elizabeth Trimble (May 24, 1963 – April 4, 2023) was an American musician, best known as the keyboardist in the band Luscious Jackson from 1991 to 1998. She also joined bandmate Jill Cunniff under the name Kostars and recorded an album r ...
, 59, American musician (
Luscious Jackson Luscious Jackson is an alternative rock/rap-rock group formed in 1991. The band's name is a reference to former American basketball player Lucious Jackson. The original band consisted of Jill Cunniff (lead vocals, bass), Gabby Glaser (vocals, ...
, Dusty Trails, Kostars), cancer. *
Billy Waugh William Dawson Waugh (December 1, 1929 – April 4, 2023) was an American soldier and paramilitary operations officer whose career in clandestine operations with both the U.S. Army's Special Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency's Special ...
, 93, American
Special Forces Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equip ...
army soldier.


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* Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki, 93, Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Hoima Hoima is the second capital of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Hoima District. It is also the location of the palace of the Omukama of Bunyoro. Location Hoima is located approximately northwest of K ...
(1969–1991). * Malika El Aroud, 64, Belgian-Moroccan jihadist. *
Harrison Bankhead Harrison Napoleon Bankhead III (March 1, 1955 – April 5, 2023) was an American jazz double-bassist. Life and career Bankhead became associated with the Chicago jazz scene in the early-1980s. Early in his career, he performed with Fred Ander ...
, 68, American jazz double bassist. * Lowell S. Brown, 89, American theoretical physicist. * Bill Butler, 101, American cinematographer ('' Jaws'', ''
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest may refer to: * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (play), a 1963 stage adaptation of the novel starring Kirk Douglas * ''One Flew Over the ...
'', '' Grease''). *
Daylami Daylami (20 April 1994 – 5 April 2023) was a Thoroughbred Champion racehorse and sire who was bred in Ireland, but trained in France, Dubai and the United Kingdom. In a career which lasted from 1996 until 1999, he raced in five different ...
, 28, Irish-bred French Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the
Breeders' Cup Turf The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The race's current ...
(1999),
Cartier Horse of the Year The Cartier Horse of the Year is an award in European horse racing, founded in 1991, and sponsored by Cartier SA as part of the Cartier Racing Awards. The award winner is decided by points earned in group races plus the votes cast by British racin ...
(1999). * Nancy Detert, 78, American politician, member of the
Florida Senate The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house. Article III, Section 1 of the C ...
(2008–2016) and
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...
(1998–2006). * Jan Dorrestein, 77, Dutch golfer. *
Paul Dundas Paul Dundas (23 May 1952 – 5 April 2023) was a Scottish Indologist, an honorary fellow in Sanskrit language and Head of Asian studies at the University of Edinburgh. His teachings and research focused extensively on understanding Jainism, Bu ...
, 71, British Indologist. * Anne Agius Ferrante, 97, Maltese politician, MP (1980–1981). * Bernard Ford, 75, English Olympic ice dancer (
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
). * Duško Gojković, 91, Serbian jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. *
Sergio Gori Sergio "Bobo" Gori (; 24 February 1946 – 5 April 2023) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder and a forward. Club career Born in Milan, Gori debuted with Inter Milan at a very young age, making 10 caps between 1964 and 1966, ...
, 77, Italian footballer (
Inter Inter may refer to: Association football clubs * Inter Milan, an Italian club * SC Internacional, a Brazilian club * Inter Miami CF, an American club * Inter Playa del Carmen, a Mexican club * FC Inter Sibiu, a Romanian club * FC Inter Turku, ...
,
Cagliari Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...
,
Juventus Juventus Football Club (; from , ), commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Turin, Piedmont, who compete in Serie A, the ...
). * Masanori Hata, 87, Japanese zoologist, essayist and film director (''
The Adventures of Milo and Otis is a 1986 Japanese adventure comedy-drama film about two animals: Milo, an orange tabby cat, and Otis, a pug. The original Japanese version, narrated by Shigeru Tsuyuki and with poetry recitation by Kyōko Koizumi, was released on July 12, ...
''). * Cedric Henderson, 57, American basketball player (
Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...
,
Albany Patroons The Albany Patroons are a professional basketball team that plays in The Basketball League (TBL). Previously, the team competed in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and in the United States Basketball League (USBL). The Patroons won ...
,
Olympique Antibes Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the French seco ...
). * Ismail Mahmud Hurre, 80, Somali politician,
minister of foreign affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...
(2000–2002, 2006–2007). * Leon Levine, 85, American businessman, founder of
Family Dollar Family Dollar Stores, Inc. is an American variety store chain founded in 1959 by Leon Levine in Charlotte, North Carolina. With over 8,000 locations in all states except Alaska and Hawaii, it was once the second largest retailer of its type in th ...
. * Bennett L. Lewis, 96, American Army lieutenant general. *
Ian McIntosh Ian McIntosh (24 September 1938 – 5 April 2023) was a Zimbabwean–South African rugby union coach. He served as head coach for the Springboks during 1993 and 1994. McIntosh grew up near Bulawayo in Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbab ...
, 84, Zimbabwean rugby union coach (
Natal NATAL or Natal may refer to: Places * Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil * Natal, South Africa (disambiguation), a region in South Africa ** Natalia Republic, a former country (1839–1843) ** Colony of Natal, a former British colony ( ...
, South Africa national team, Zimbabwe national team), cancer. * Ross Murray, 89, New Zealand amateur golfer. * Khalid Naciri, 77, Moroccan politician, minister of communications (2007–2012). * Sudhir Naik, 78, Indian cricketer (
Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
). * Booker Newberry III, 67, American singer (" Love Town") and keyboardist. * Martin Polden, 94, English solicitor. *
Kiumars Pourahmad Kiumars Pourahmad (; 16 December 1949 – 5 April 2023) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer and novelist. He is best known for his TV Series, '' The Tales of Majid.'' Biography He was born in Najafabad on 1 ...
, 73, Iranian film director ('' Strange Sisters'', ''
The Night Bus ''The Night Bus'' (; Transliteration: ''Otobus-e Shab'') is a 2007 Iranian film directed by Kiumars Pourahmad. The film, which is in sharp monochrome, relates the story of a twenty-four-hour-long journey of two young Iranian soldiers (''Issā'' a ...
'', '' Blade and Termeh''), screenwriter, and producer, suicide by hanging. * Rokia Afzal Rahman, 82, Bangladeshi women's rights activist. * Alan Ramsbottom, 86, English racing cyclist. *
Hugo Rodríguez Chinchilla Hugo Otoniel Rodríguez Chinchilla (5 October 1975 – 5 April 2023) was a Guatemalan politician who served as a deputy of the Congress of Guatemala for the Central District from January 2020 until his death in April 2023. Rodríguez was a memb ...
, 47, Guatemalan politician,
deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spain, ...
(since 2020), pneumonia.


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* Jim Caldwell, 80, American basketball player (
New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the Na ...
), heart condition. * Paul Cattermole, 46, English singer (
S Club 7 S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, are a British pop group formed in 1998 by Simon Fuller after he was fired as manager of the Spice Girls. Original members were Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara, Ha ...
). * Rawle Douglin, 90, Trinidadian Anglican clergyman, bishop of Trinidad and Tobago (1993–2001). * Juanjo Ferreiro Suárez, 79, Spanish union leader and politician, member of the
Parliament of Catalonia The Parliament of Catalonia (, ; ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 members, known as Deputy (legislator), deput ...
(1980–1984) and
City Council of Barcelona The City Council of Barcelona (Catalan language, Catalan: ''Ajuntament de Barcelona''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Ayuntamiento de Barcelona'') is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the Barcelona, municipality of Barcelona, Catal ...
(1983–1995). * Nora Forster, 80, German music promoter (
The Slits The Slits were a punk/post-punk band based in London, formed there in 1976 by members of the groups the Flowers of Romance and the Castrators. The group's early line-up consisted of Ari Up (Ariane Forster) and Palmolive (a.k.a. Paloma Rom ...
,
Sex Pistols The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they became culturally influential in popular music. The band initiated the punk movement in the United Ki ...
,
The Clash The Clash were an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1976. Billed as "The Only Band That Matters", they are considered one of the most influential acts in the original wave of British punk rock, with their music fusing elements ...
), complications from Alzheimer's disease. * Bill Hellmuth, 69, American architect, chairman of HOK (since 2005). * Nicola Heywood-Thomas, 67, Welsh broadcaster and journalist (
BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio Wales is a Wales, Welsh national radio station owned and operated by BBC Cymru Wales, a division of the BBC. It began broadcasting on 13 November 1978, replacing the Welsh opt-out service of BBC Radio 4. As of August 2022, the stat ...
, HTV). *
Ingvar Hirdwall Lars Ingvar Hirdwall (5 December 1934 – 6 April 2023) was a Swedish actor. In Sweden he is best known for his role in the Martin Beck film series; internationally he was perhaps best known for his role as the lawyer Dirch Frode in the ''Mille ...
, 88, Swedish actor (''
Beck Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi mus ...
'', ''
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (original title in ) is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author Stieg Larsson. It was published posthumously in 2005, translated into English in 2008, and became an international bestseller. ''T ...
'', '' Children's Island''), suicide. *
Ewan Hooper Ewan Eynon Hooper (23 October 1935 – 6 April 2023) was a Scottish actor who was a graduate from, and later an associate member of RADA. Life and career Hooper was the motivating force in the foundation of the Greenwich Theatre, which opened ...
, 87, Scottish actor (''
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave ''Dracula Has Risen from the Grave'' is a 1968 British supernatural horror film directed by Freddie Francis and produced by Hammer Film Productions. It is the fourth entry in Hammer's ''Dracula'' series, and the third to feature Christopher Lee ...
'', ''
Hi-de-Hi! ''Hi-de-Hi!'' is a British sitcom created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, and produced for the BBC. The programme initially began with a pilot on 1 January 1980 and aired for nine series between 26 February 1981 and 30 January 1988, and starre ...
'', '' The Avengers''). *
Hobie Landrith Hobert Neal Landrith (March 16, 1930 – April 6, 2023) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1950 through 1963 for the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Reds/Redlegs, Chicago Cubs, St. Loui ...
, 93, American baseball player (
New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National ...
,
Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. The Reds compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Divisi ...
,
San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Div ...
). * Jagarnath Mahto, 56, Indian politician, Jharkhand MLA (since 2014), complications from lung transplant. * Jim McKeever, 92, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (
Derry Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest City status in the United Kingdom, city in Northern Ireland, and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Fo ...
,
Ballymaguigan Ballymaguigan () is a hamlet (place), hamlet and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the northwest shore of Lough Neagh, east of Magherafelt. The hamlet forms one part of a parish named Ardtrea North. Ballymaguigan is p ...
, Newbridge). * Nei Paulo Moretto, 86, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Cruz Alta (1973–1976), coadjutor bishop (1976–1983) and bishop (1983–2011) of
Caxias do Sul Caxias do Sul () is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, situated in the state's mountainous Serra Gaúcha region. It was established by Italian Brazilian, Italian immigrants on June 20, 1890. Today it is the second Largest cities in R ...
. * Kent C. Nelson, 85, American businessman, CEO of
United Parcel Service United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational corporation, multinational package delivery, shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializi ...
(1989–1996), complications from COVID-19. *
Bruce Petty Bruce Leslie Petty (23 November 1929 – 6 April 2023) was an Australian political satirist, sculptor and cartoonist.
, 93, Australian cartoonist and animator (''
Leisure Leisure (, ) has often been defined as a quality of experience or as free time. Free time is time spent away from business, Employment, work, job hunting, Housekeeping, domestic chores, and education, as well as necessary activities such as ...
''). *
Josep Piqué Josep Piqué Camps (21 February 1955 – 6 April 2023) was a Spanish politician of the conservative People's Party (PP). He served in ministerial departments under the José María Aznar government. He also helmed the People's Party of Catalo ...
, 68, Spanish businessman and politician, minister of
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 ...
(2000–2002) and twice of
industry Industry may refer to: Economics * Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity * Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery * The wider industrial sector ...
, chairman of
Vueling Vueling S.A. (, ) is a List of airlines of Spain, Spanish low-cost airline based at Viladecans in Greater Barcelona with operating bases at Barcelona–El Prat Airport (main); Orly Airport, Paris-Orly Airport in Paris, France; Schiphol Airport, ...
(2007–2013), cancer. *
Mimi Sheraton Miriam "Mimi" Sheraton ( Solomon; February 10, 1926 – April 6, 2023) was an American food critic. Early life and education Sheraton's mother, Beatrice, was described as an excellent cook and her father, Joseph Solomon, as a commission merchan ...
, 97, American food critic (''
The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...
'', ''
The Daily Beast ''The Daily Beast'' is an American news website focused on politics, media, and pop culture. Founded in 2008, the website is owned by IAC Inc. It has been characterized as a "high-end tabloid" by Noah Shachtman, the site's editor-in-chief ...
''). *
Volodymyr Stretovych Volodymyr Mikolayovich Stretovych (; May 19, 1958, Zabranne village, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as the Ukrainian SSR, UkrSSR, and also known as Soviet Ukraine or just Ukraine, was o ...
, 64, Ukrainian politician, MP (1994–1998, 2002–2012), traffic collision. * Taeko Tomioka, 87, Japanese writer. * Howard E. Wasdin, 61, American naval sailor and author, plane crash.


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Pam Alexander Pam Alexander OBE (April 1954 – 7 April 2023) was a British businesswoman and senior civil servant specialising in housing and economic regeneration in England. She chaired the Heritage Alliance and Commonplace, a digital community engagement co ...
, 68, British businesswoman, ovarian cancer. *
Ian Bairnson John "Ian" Bairnson (3 August 1953 – 7 April 2023) was a Scottish musician and member of Pilot and the Alan Parsons Project. He was a multi-instrumentalist, who played saxophone and keyboards, but mainly performed as a guitarist, which he pl ...
, 69, Scottish musician (
The Alan Parsons Project The Alan Parsons Project was a British rock music, rock duo formed in London in 1975. Its core membership consisted of producer, audio engineer, musician and composer Alan Parsons, and singer, songwriter and pianist Eric Woolfson. They shared w ...
,
Pilot An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its Aircraft flight control system, directional flight controls. Some other aircrew, aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are al ...
,
Kate Bush Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer. Bush began writing songs at age 11. She was signed to EMI Records after David Gilmour of Pink Floyd helped produce a demo tape. In 1978, at the ...
). * Larisa Bergen, 73, Kazakh volleyball player, Olympic silver medallist (
1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
). * Hannelore Bollmann, 97, German film actress ('' The Congress Dances'', ''
The Happy Village ''The Happy Village'' () is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Hannelore Bollmann, Carl Hinrichs and Gerhard Riedmann.Williams p.150 It is a remake of the 1934 German film ''Trouble with Jolanthe''. It was s ...
'', ''
Emperor's Ball ''Emperor's Ball'' () is a 1956 Austrian drama film directed by Franz Antel and starring Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack and Hannelore Bollmann. The film is part of a cycle of films set during the old Austro-Hungarian Empire.Kapczynski & Richardson ...
''). *
Philippe Bouvatier Philippe Bouvatier (12 June 1964 – 7 April 2023) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Bouvatier died from complications of a stroke on 7 April 2023, at the age of ...
, 58, French Olympic cyclist (
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
), complications from a stroke. * Hans Capel, 86, Dutch theoretical physicist. * Kalamandalam Devaki, 76, Indian
Ottan Thullal Ottan Thullal (or ''Ottamthullal'') is a recite-and-dance art-form of Kerala, India. It was introduced in the eighteenth century by Kunchan Nambiar, one of the Malayalam triumvirate poets, Prachina Kavithrayam (three famous Malayalam-language poe ...
dancer. *
Ben Ferencz Benjamin Berell Ferencz (March 11, 1920 – April 7, 2023) was an American lawyer. He was an investigator of Nazi war crimes after World War II and the chief prosecutor for the United States Army at the Einsatzgruppen trial, one of the 12 su ...
, 103, Hungarian-American lawyer (
Einsatzgruppen trial ''The United States of America vs. Otto Ohlendorf, et al.'', commonly known as the trial, was the ninth of the twelve " subsequent Nuremberg trials" for war crimes and crimes against humanity after the end of World War II between 1947 and 1948 ...
). * Carl Fischer, 98, American art director and photographer. *
Susan Frykberg Susan Frykberg (10 October 1954 – 7 April 2023) was a New Zealand electroacoustic composer and a sound artist. She also composed acoustic music in a variety of genres. Life Susan Frykberg was born in Hastings, New Zealand, and studied at th ...
, 68, New Zealand electroacoustic composer. * Prabir Ghosh, 78, Indian writer and skeptic, founder of the Science and Rationalists' Association of India. *
Billy Hahn Billy Hahn (June 22, 1953 – April 7, 2023) was an American basketball coach who was an assistant coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers under head coach Bob Huggins. During his head coaching and assistant coaching career, Hahn has coached a ...
, 69, American basketball coach (
Ohio Bobcats The Ohio Bobcats are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I Intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Ohio University, located in Athens, Ohio, United States. Ohio University is a charter member (1946 ...
,
La Salle Explorers The La Salle Explorers are the varsity sports teams from La Salle University in Philadelphia. The Explorers compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The men's and women's basketball teams also participate in the Phi ...
,
West Virginia Mountaineers The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The Mountaineers have been a membe ...
). * Bruce Haigh, 77, Australian diplomat and political commentator, cancer. * Tracy Johnson, 56, American football player (
Houston Oilers The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1960 Houston Oilers season, 1960 to 1996 Houston Oilers season, 1996. The Houston Oilers began play as a charter member of the Ame ...
,
Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The Falcons were founded o ...
,
Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The club entered the NFL a ...
), cancer. *
Kidd Jordan Edward "Kidd" Jordan ( Crowley, May 5, 1935 – April 7, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist and music educator from New Orleans, Louisiana. He taught at Southern University at New Orleans from 1974 to 2006. Biography Jordan was born in Crowl ...
, 87, American jazz saxophonist. * William Myles Knighton, 91, British civil servant. * Elisabeth Kopp, 86, Swiss politician, member of the Federal Council and minister of justice and police (1984–1989). *
Harry Lorayne Harry Lorayne (born Harry Ratzer; May 4, 1926April 7, 2023) was an American mnemonist, magician, and author who was called "The Yoda of Memory Training" and "The World's Foremost Memory-Training Specialist" by ''Time'' magazine. He was well kno ...
, 96, American magician. *
Peter Hugoe Matthews Peter Hugoe Matthews, FBA (10 March 1934 – 7 April 2023) was a British linguist and historian of linguistics. He was a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and formerly Professor and Head of the Department of Linguistics at the University o ...
, 89, British linguist and historian. * Steve H. Murdock, 74, American sociologist,
director of the United States Census Bureau The director of the Bureau of the Census is the chief administrator of the United States Census Bureau (USCB). The officeholder is appointed by the president of the United States and Advice and consent, confirmed by the United States Senate and ass ...
(2008–2009). * Elizabeth Murray, 63, British medical practitioner and academic, breast cancer. * Jim Pines, 77, American-British film historian, author, and filmmaker. (death announced on this date) *
Rachel Pollack Rachel Grace Pollack (August 17, 1945 – April 6, 2023) was an American science fiction author, comic book writer, and expert on divinatory tarot. Early life and education Pollack was born on August 17, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York to a Jew ...
, 77, American author ('' Unquenchable Fire'') and comic book writer (''
Doom Patrol Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appear ...
'', ''
New Gods The New Gods are a fictional extraterrestrial race appearing in the eponymous comic book series published by DC Comics, as well as selected other DC titles. Created and designed by Jack Kirby, they first appeared in February 1971 in ''New Gods'' ...
''), Hodgkin lymphoma. * John Regan, 71, American bass guitarist (
Frehley's Comet Frehley's Comet was an American hard rock band formed and led by ex-Kiss lead guitarist Ace Frehley. The group released two studio albums and one live EP before Frehley left the band to release his 1989 solo album, ''Trouble Walkin. The ba ...
). * Gareth Richards, 43, British comedian and radio host, injuries sustained in a traffic collision. * Inés Sánchez, 91, Cuban-Costa Rican journalist. * Charles Scriver, 92, Canadian pediatrician and geneticist. * Priyani Soysa, 97, Sri Lankan paediatrician. * Antonio Tarín García, 47, Mexican politician, suicide by jumping. * James W. Valentine, 96, American evolutionary biologist. *
Lasse Wellander Lars-Ove "Lasse" Wellander (18 June 1952 – 7 April 2023) was a Swedish guitarist, best known for his association with ABBA. (Titles of print and online versions differ). He first recorded with the group's backing band in 1974, and played on ...
, 70, Swedish guitarist (
ABBA ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...
). * Wolfgang Wild, 92, German nuclear physicist and academic administrator, president of the
Technical University of Munich The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; ) is a public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences. Established in 1868 by King Ludwig II ...
(1980–1986).


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Bola Ajibola Prince Bolasodun Adesumbo "Bola" Ajibola, SAN, KBE, CFR (22 March 1934 – 8 April 2023) was a Nigerian jurist, who was the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Nigeria from 1985 to 1991 and a judge of the International Court of Justice ...
, 89, Nigerian jurist, minister of justice and attorney general (1985–1991), judge of the
International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice (ICJ; , CIJ), or colloquially the World Court, is the only international court that Adjudication, adjudicates general disputes between nations, and gives advisory opinions on International law, internation ...
(1991–1994). * Walter Asbil, 90, Canadian Anglican clergyman, bishop of Niagara (1991–1997). * Matt Baldwin, 96, Canadian curler. * Deborah Brown, 95, Northern Irish sculptor. *
Dan Callikan Dhananjay Calikan (22 April 1947 – 8 April 2023) was a Mauritian politician, political adviser and author. Early life, education, media career & family Dan Callikan grew up in the village of Mahebourg which is located in the district of Grand ...
, 75, Mauritian politician, political adviser, and author, director general of the
Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation The Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is the national state broadcaster of the Republic of Mauritius, that is the islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Agaléga. The historical headquarters in Curepipe were relocated in Réduit, Moka. It ...
(1986–1988, 2009–2014). *
Djene Kaba Condé Djene Kaba Condé (1960 – 8 April 2023) served as the first lady of Guinea from 2010 until her husband Alpha Condé's overthrow during the 2021 Guinean coup d'état. She had three children. Education Djene Kaba Condé was born in Kankan in 1 ...
, 62–63, Guinean socialite, first lady (2010–2021). * Simon France, 64, New Zealand jurist, judge of the High Court (2005–2022) and
Court of Appeal An appellate court, commonly called a court of appeal(s), appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to Hearing (law), hear a Legal case, case upon appeal from a trial court or other ...
(2022–2023). *
Bob Heatlie Robert Raymond Heatlie (July 20, 1946 – April 8, 2023) was a Scottish songwriter and record producer who collaborated with many music acts, both bands and solo artists. He also produced multiple musical scores for television entertainment ser ...
, 76, Scottish songwriter ("
Japanese Boy "Japanese Boy" is a single by Scottish singer Aneka, which was released by Hansa Records in July 1981. The song became her highest-charting release, reaching number one in several countries, including the United Kingdom. The song's success wou ...
", " Cry Just a Little Bit", "
Merry Christmas Everyone "Merry Christmas Everyone" is a festive song recorded by Welsh singer-songwriter Shakin' Stevens. Written by Bob Heatlie and produced by Dave Edmunds, it is the fourth and to date last number one single for Shakin' Stevens on the UK Singles Ch ...
") and record producer. * Elizabeth Hubbard, 89, American actress ('' The Doctors'', ''
As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other so ...
'', ''
Ordinary People ''Ordinary People'' is a 1980 American Tragedy, tragedy film directed by Robert Redford in his List of directorial debuts, feature directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the Ordinary People (Guest novel), 1976 novel by ...
''), cancer. * Khalil Hachimi Idrissi, 66, Moroccan journalist, director of the
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(since 2011). * Michael Lerner, 81, American actor (''
Barton Fink ''Barton Fink'' is a 1991 American black comedy thriller film written, produced, edited and directed by the Coen brothers. Set in 1941, it stars John Turturro in the title role as a young New York City playwright who is hired to write scripts f ...
'', ''
Eight Men Out ''Eight Men Out'' is a 1988 American sports drama film based on Eliot Asinof's 1963 book ''Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series''. It was written and directed by John Sayles. The film is a dramatization of Major League Baseball ...
'', ''
Elf An elf (: elves) is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic peoples, Germanic folklore. Elves appear especially in Norse mythology, North Germanic mythology, being mentioned in the Icelandic ''Poetic Edda'' and the ''Prose Edda'' ...
''), complications from brain seizures. * Frankie Lucas, 69, Vincentian boxer. * Kenneth McAlpine, 102, English racing driver. * Rami Meir, 60, Azerbaijani-born Israeli artist, poet, and singer. * Andreas K. W. Meyer, 64, German dramaturge, playwright and opera manager ( Oper Bonn), heart failure. *
Judith Miller Judith Miller (born January 2, 1948) is an American journalist and commentator who is known for writing about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program both before and after the 2003 invasion, but her writings were later discov ...
, 71, British antiques expert and broadcaster (''
Antiques Roadshow ''Antiques Roadshow'' is a British television programme broadcast by the BBC in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people ( ...
''). * William Newton-Smith, 79, Canadian philosopher, throat cancer. * Valérie Oka, 56, Ivorian artist and designer. * Edward L. Rissien, 98, American production company executive and producer ('' Snow Job'', '' Saint Jack'', ''
Castle Keep ''Castle Keep'' is a 1969 American war comedy-drama film combining surrealism with tragic realism. It was directed by Sydney Pollack, and starred Burt Lancaster, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Bruce Dern and Peter Falk. The film appeare ...
''). * Paulo de Tarso Sanseverino, 63, Brazilian judge and academic, magistrate of the Superior Court of Justice (since 2010), cancer. * Mickey Slaughter, 81, American football player (
Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ...
). * Otto Thomas Solbrig, 92, Argentine evolutionary biologist and botanist. * Norman H. Stahl, 92, American jurist, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (since 1992) and the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire (1990–1992). * Rebecka Teper, 50, Swedish actress ('' Solsidan'', ''
Morden i Sandhamn ''Morden i Sandhamn'' (English: ''Sandhamn Murders'') is a Swedish television crime drama series. It is based on the book series of the same name by writer, Viveca Sten, with later seasons set in Sten's fictional universe. The series is broadcast ...
'', ''
Bonus Family ''Bonus Family'' () is a Swedish drama series created by Felix Herngren, Moa Herngren, Clara Herngren, and Calle Marthin for SVT. The series debuted in 2017, with a second season in 2018. A third season of the series launched on both SVT and ...
''). * Isi Yanouka, Israeli diplomat, ambassador to
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
(2013–2016) and
Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
(since 2016). * András Zsinka, 75, Hungarian Olympic middle-distance runner (
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, ...
).


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* Baker Abdel Munem, 80, Palestinian diplomat, ambassador to
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
(1983–1995) and
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
(since 1995). * Dario Acquaroli, 48, Italian mountain bike racer, heart attack. * Muhammad Rapsel Ali, 51, Indonesian businessman and politician, MP (since 2019), heart attack. * Jere L. Bacharach, 84, American historian. *
Nicolás Eduardo Becerra Nicolás Eduardo Becerra (25 January 1943 – 9 April 2023) was an Argentine lawyer and politician. He served as Attorney General of Argentina from 1997 to 2004. He also served as National Deputy from Mendoza Province from 1991 to 1995. Politi ...
, 80, Argentine attorney. *
Karl Berger Karl Hans Berger (March 30, 1935 – April 9, 2023) was a German-American jazz pianist, vibraphonist, composer, and educator. He was a leading figure in jazz improvisation from the 1960s when he settled in the United States for life. He founde ...
, 88, German-American jazz pianist, composer, and educator (
Creative Music Studio The Creative Music Studio (CMS) was a premier study center for contemporary creative music during the 1970s and 1980s, based in Woodstock, New York. Founded in 1971 by Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso, and Ornette Coleman, it brought together students an ...
). * Bruria David, 84, American-Israeli
rebbetzin Rebbetzin () or Rabbanit () is the title used for the wife of a rabbi—typically among Orthodox, Haredi, and Hasidic Jews—or for a female Torah scholar or teacher. Etymology The Yiddish word has a trilingual etymology: Hebrew, רבי ' ...
, founder of Beth Jacob Jerusalem. * Valter Dešpalj, 75, Croatian cellist. * Alexander J. Dessler, 94, American planetary scientist. * Donald W. Ernst, 89, American film editor (''
The Brave Little Toaster ''The Brave Little Toaster'' is a 1987 American animated musical fantasy film directed by Jerry Rees. It is based on the 1980 novella of the same name by Thomas M. Disch. The film stars Deanna Oliver, Timothy E. Day, Jon Lovitz, Tim Stack, an ...
'', ''
The Lord of the Rings ''The Lord of the Rings'' is an Epic (genre), epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book ''The Hobbit'' but eventually d ...
'') and producer (''
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''). * Ettore Fiorini, 89, Italian physicist. * Roberto Frigerio, 84, Swiss footballer (
Basel Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...
,
Bellinzona Bellinzona ( , ; ; is a municipality, a List of towns in Switzerland, historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its Three Castles of Bellinzona, three castles (Castelgrande, Montebello, Sa ...
,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
). * Max Hazelton, 95, Australian aviator and businessman, founder of Hazelton Airlines. * Paul Hinrichs, 97, American baseball player (
Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Founded in as one of the Ameri ...
). * Claire Lamont, 81, British academic, complications from vascular dementia. * Anatoly Makagonov, 90, Russian volleyball player ( Soviet Union national team) and coach. * Jaap Murre, 93, Dutch mathematician. *
Richard Ng Richard Ng Yiu-hon (27 December 1939 – 9 April 2023), also known as Richard Woo, was a Hongkongers, Hong Kong actor known for playing comedic roles, particularly in Hong Kong films of the 1980s and 1990s. Film and television career Ng a ...
, 83, Hong Kong actor ('' The Private Eyes'', ''
Winners and Sinners ''Winners & Sinners'' (, also known as ''5 Lucky Stars'') is a 1983 Hong Kong action comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, the latter serving as one of the ...
'', '' Beyond the Sunset''), cardiac arrest. * Huub Oosterhuis, 89, Dutch theologian and poet (" Ik sta voor U in leegte en gemis"). * Fred Pancoast, 90, American football coach (
Vanderbilt Commodores The Vanderbilt Commodores are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt fields 16 varsity teams (6 men's teams and 10 women's teams), 14 of which compete at the National ...
, Memphis State Tigers,
Tampa Spartans The Tampa Spartans are the athletic teams that represent the University of Tampa, located in Tampa, Florida, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Spartans compete as members of the Sunshine State Conference for all sports besides beach ...
). * Albert Podell, 86, American magazine editor and writer. * Valda Setterfield, 88, British-born American dancer, pneumonia. * Dick Springer, 75, American politician, member of the
Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, the upper house being the Oregon State Senate. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of ...
(1981–1989) and
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(1989–1995), heart attack. * Andrew Phillips, Baron Phillips of Sudbury, 84, British solicitor and politician, member of the
House of Lords The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. One of the oldest ext ...
(1998–2015), complications from Alzheimer's disease. * Holger Sundström, 97, Swedish sailor, Olympic bronze medallist (
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
). *
Wladimir Tchertkoff Wladimir Tchertkoff (1935 – 9 April 2023) was an Italian journalist. He was born in Yugoslavia to Russian-born parents. He released with Emanuela Andreoli in 2003 the film ''The Sacrifice'', a documentary on the Chernobyl liquidators, liquida ...
, 87–88, Italian journalist. * James Timlin, 95, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1976–1984) and bishop (1984–2003) of
Scranton Scranton is a city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Scranton is the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the ...
. *
Jalabala Vaidya Jalabala Vaidya (12 August 1936 – 9 April 2023) was an Indian stage actress. She was best known for her one-woman performance of ''The Ramayana'' which is her husband, Gopal Sharman's contemporary dramatic interpretation of the Sanskrit epic ...
, 86, Indian stage actress, respiratory failure. *
Philip Wilcocks Rear admiral (Royal Navy), Rear Admiral Philip Lawrence Wilcocks, (14 April 1953 – 9 April 2023) was a British senior Royal Navy officer who served as Rear Admiral Surface Ships. Early life Philip Wilcocks was born in Johor Bahru, Malaysia ...
, 69, British Royal Navy rear admiral. * Gayatri Devi Yadav, Indian politician, Bihar MLA (1970–1977, 1980–1995, 2000–2005). * Hidehiko Yamamoto, 87, Japanese politician, governor of
Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ...
(2003–2007), mayor of
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(1991–2002). * Tom Yurkovich, 87, American Olympic ice hockey player (
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
).


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Gad Barzilai Gad Barzilai (; 11 January 1958 – 10 April 2023) was an Israeli professor of law, political science and international studies, famous for his work on the politics of law, comparative law and politics, human rights, and communities. Barzilai p ...
, 65, Israeli lawyer and political scientist. *
Andrzej Bławdzin Andrzej Bławdzin (19 August 1938 – 10 April 2023) was a Polish cyclist. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. He won the 1967 Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is a ...
, 84, Polish Olympic cyclist (
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
,
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
). *
Nimi Briggs Nimi Dimkpa Briggs (22 February 1944 – 10 April 2023) was a Nigerian academic, scholar and Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Education Briggs had his early education at Nyemoni Grammar School Abonnema and Baptist High Schoo ...
, 79, Nigerian academic. * Jane Davis Doggett, 93, American graphic designer. * Paul Furlan, 60, Belgian politician, Wallonia MP (1999–2009), cancer. * Richard Ieyoub, 78, American politician,
attorney general of Louisiana The office of attorney general of Louisiana () has existed since the colonial period. Under Article IV, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the attorney general is elected statewide for a four-year term and is the chief legal officer of t ...
(1992–2004). *
Al Jaffee Allan Jaffee (born Abraham Jaffee; March 13, 1921 – April 10, 2023) was an American cartoonist. He was notable for his work in the satire, satirical magazine ''Mad (magazine), Mad'', including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in, ''Mad'' F ...
, 102, American cartoonist ('' Mad'', ''
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'', ''
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''), multiple organ failure. *
Pierre Lacotte Pierre Lacotte (4 April 1932 – 10 April 2023) was a French ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, and company director. He specialised in the reconstruction of lost choreographies of romantic ballets. Early life Lacotte was born on 4 April 19 ...
, 91, French ballet dancer and choreographer, sepsis. * Frank Lasky, 81, American football player (
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,
Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: ''Les Alouettes de Montréal'') are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has disbanded twice and been re-established thrice. The Alouettes compe ...
). * Pat Magner, 82, Irish 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 ...
(1981–1982, 1983–1987, 1993–1997). * Alphonse Mattia, 75–76, American furniture designer. *
Anne Perry Anne Perry (born Juliet Marion Hulme; 28 October 1938 – 10 April 2023) was a British writer and murderer. She was the author of the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt and William Monk series of historical detective fiction. In 1994 it became pub ...
, 84, British author (
Thomas Pitt Thomas Pitt (5 July 1653 – 28 April 1726) was an English merchant, colonial administrator and politician who served as the president of Fort St. George from 1698 to 1709. Born in Blandford Forum, Dorset, he eventually went to the Indian ...
, William Monk) and convicted murderer. *
Fernando Sánchez Dragó Fernando Sánchez Dragó (2 October 1936 – 10 April 2023) was a Spanish writer and television host. Biography Fernando Sánchez Dragó was born in the Salamanca district of Madrid, the posthumous son of Fernando Sánchez Monreal, a journal ...
, 86, Spanish writer and journalist, heart attack. * Raymond Sawada, 38, Canadian ice hockey player (
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), heart attack. * Stephen Stiles, 88, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA (1982–1986), complications from
multiple system atrophy Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremors, slow movement, muscle rigidity, postural instability (collectively known as parkinsonism), autonomic dysfunction and ataxia. This is caused by progr ...
. * John Joe Walsh, 82, Irish Gaelic footballer ( St Laurence's, St Mary's Rochfortbridge,
Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 10,302, making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. It is home to Kildare Cathedral, historically the site of an important abbey said to have been founded by Saint ...
). * Ronald Whyte, 80, American jurist, judge of the
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(since 1992). * Rick Wolff, 71, American writer and radio host, brain cancer.


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* Bob Alligood, 90, American politician. * George Bobolas, 95, Greek media executive (
Mega Channel MEGA Channel, also known as MEGA TV or just MEGA, is a television network in Greece, that broadcasts a mix of foreign and Greek programming. It is the first and the oldest private television network in Greece. History Mega Channel (1989–2018 ...
). * Zafrullah Chowdhury, 81, Bangladeshi public health activist. * Joan Clark, 88, Canadian author ('' The Hand of Robin Squires''). * Isiya Danwasa, Nigerian bandit leader, shot. * Miguel Escobar, 77, Colombian footballer (
Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful football t ...
,
Independiente Santa Fe Club Independiente Santa Fe, known simply as Santa Fe, is a Colombian professional Association football, football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio El Campín, El Cam ...
,
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
). * Archibald Hardy, 86, American politician, member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections. Unlike many legislatures, seatin ...
(1979–1983), stroke. * Alan Herbert, 78, Canadian politician, member of the
Vancouver City Council Vancouver City Council is the governing body of Vancouver, British Columbia. The council consists of a mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city ...
(1996–1999). * Emlain Kabua, 95, Marshallese artist, first lady (1979–1996) and designer of the
national flag A national flag is a flag that represents and national symbol, symbolizes a given nation. It is Fly (flag), flown by the government of that nation, but can also be flown by its citizens. A national flag is typically designed with specific meanin ...
. * Lotti Krekel, 81, German actress ('' The True Jacob'', '' Willy the Private Detective'', '' Robert and Bertram'') and singer. * Carol Locatell, 82, American actress ('' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning'', ''
Coffy ''Coffy'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation action thriller film written and directed by Jack Hill. The story is about a black female vigilante played by Pam Grier who seeks violent revenge against a heroin dealer responsible for her sister's ...
'', ''
The Family Stone ''The Family Stone'' is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Thomas Bezucha. Produced by Michael London and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it stars an ensemble cast, including Diane Keaton, Craig T. Nelson, Dermot Mulron ...
''), cancer. *
Jerry Mander Jerry Irwin Mander (May 1, 1936 – April 11, 2023) was an American activist and author in San Francisco, known for his use of advertising for progressive and ecological causes and for his 1978 book, '' Four Arguments for the Elimination of Tel ...
, 86, American activist and author (''
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''). *
Chinwoke Mbadinuju Chinwoke Mbadinuju (14 June 1945 – 11 April 2023) was a Nigerian politician who served as List of Governors of Anambra State, governor of Anambra State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2003. He was elected on the platform of the Peoples ...
, 77, Nigerian politician, governor of Anambra State (1999–2003). * Jim McManus, 82, British actor ('' The Treacle People'', '' Trouble in Mind'', ''
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''). * Dana Němcová, 89, Czech psychologist and dissident (
Charter 77 Charter 77 (''Charta 77'' in Czech language, Czech and Slovak language, Slovak) was an informal civic initiative in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from 1976 to 1992, named after the document Charter 77 from January 1977. Founding members ...
,
Committee for the Defense of the Unjustly Prosecuted The Committee for the Defense of the Unjustly Prosecuted (; as a result the acronym VONS is used) was a Czechoslovak dissident organization founded largely by Charter 77 signatories. VONS was founded on 27 April 1978. Founding and political aims ...
). *
John Olsen John Wayne Olsen AO (born 7 June 1945) is an Australian politician, diplomat and football commissioner. He was Premier of South Australia between 28 November 1996 and 22 October 2001. He is now President of the Federal Liberal Party, Chairma ...
, 95, Australian visual artist. * John O'Shaughnessy, 95, British academic. * Lou Pappan, 92, Greek-born American restaurateur. *
Freddie Scappaticci Alfredo Scappaticci (12 January 1946 – April 2023) was an Irish IRA member named in the Kenova report as a British Intelligence mole with the codename Stakeknife. Scappaticci was a member of the IRA’s Internal Security Unit. In 2003, it ...
, 76, Northern Irish PIRA leader. (death announced on this date) *
Meir Shalev Meir Shalev (; 29 July 1948 – 11 April 2023) was an Israeli writer and newspaper columnist for the daily Yedioth Ahronoth. Shalev's books have been translated into 26 languages. Biography Shalev was born in Nahalal, Israel. Later he lived ...
, 74, Israeli author and newspaper columnist (''Yedioth Ahronoth''), cancer. *Donald Voet, 84, American biochemist. *Maya Wildevuur, 78, Dutch painter.


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*Ivo Babuška, 97, Czech-American mathematician (Babuška–Lax–Milgram theorem, Ladyzhenskaya–Babuška–Brezzi condition). *Eduard Bagirov, 47, Russian writer, radio presenter, and politician, multiple organ failure. *Carolyn Long Banks, 82, American civil rights activist and politician, member of the Atlanta City Council (1980–1997). *Uttara Baokar, 79, Indian actress (''Ek Din Achanak'', ''Sardari Begum'', ''Samhita (film), Samhita''). *James Bradley (basketball), James Bradley, 67, American basketball player (Pallacanestro Trieste). *Ambra Danon, 75, Italian costume designer (''La Cage aux Folles (film), La Cage aux Folles''), cancer. *Michael Denneny, 80, American author and editor (''And the Band Played On''). *Alan Frost, 80, Australian historian. *Jacques Gaillot, 87, French Roman Catholic prelate and social activist, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Évreux, Évreux (1982–1995). *Louis Gaskin, 56, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection. *Salem Abdul Salem Ghereby, 62, Libyan Guantanamo Bay detention camp, Guantanamo Bay detainee, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *Michael L. Grieco, 88, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1976–1978). *David Hurles, 78, American gay pornography distributor. *Radoslav Kunzo, 48, Slovak footballer (FK Inter Bratislava, Inter Bratislava, Kapfenberger SV). (body discovered on this date) *Tibisay Lucena, 63, Venezuelan civil servant, president of the National Electoral Council (Venezuela), national electoral council (2006–2020). *Keshub Mahindra, 99, Indian automotive executive, chairman of Mahindra Group (1963–2012). *Tamilla Nasirova, 86, Azerbaijiani mathematician. *Rustem Nureev, 72, Russian scientist and economist. *Senan Louis O'Donnell, 96, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, Maiduguri (1993–2003). *Bryn Parry, 66, British cartoonist and charity worker, co-founder of Help for Heroes, pancreatic cancer. *Jeffrey Burton Russell, 88–89, American historian and religious studies scholar. *Jah Shaka, 75, Jamaican dub and reggae Sound system (Jamaican), sound system operator. *Yō Takeyama, 76, Japanese screenwriter, septic shock. *Megan Terry, 90, American playwright (''Viet Rock''). *Blair Tindall, 63, American oboist and journalist, heart disease. *G. I. Williamson, 97, American theologian, pastor, and author. *Takaaki Yamazaki, 79, Japanese politician, mayor of Kōtō (since 2007).


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*Rodney Bagley, 88, American engineer, co-inventor of the catalytic converter. *Mike Baxes, 92, American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics). *Len Beel, 77, English footballer (Shrewsbury Town F.C., Shrewsbury Town, Bath City F.C., Bath City, Trowbridge Town F.C., Trowbridge Town). *Craig Breen, 33, Irish rally driver, rally car collision. *Michael W. Bruford, 59, Welsh molecular ecologist and conservation biologist. *Willie Callaghan (footballer, born 1967), Willie Callaghan, 56, Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic, Cowdenbeath F.C., Cowdenbeath, Livingston F.C., Livingston). *Nanette Cameron, 95, New Zealand interior designer. *Tibor Debreceni, 76, Hungarian Olympic road racing cyclist (Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972). *Eduardo Heras León, 82, Cuban writer. *Lorenzo Holzknecht, 38, Italian ski mountaineer, 2010 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering#Men 4, world champion (2010), avalanche. *Nizar Issaoui, 35, Tunisian footballer (Union Sportive Monastirienne (football), US Monastir), self-immolation. *Julia Ituma, 18, Italian volleyball player (AGIL Volley, Igor Gorgonzola Novara, Italy women's national volleyball team, national team), fall. *Norm Kent, 73, American attorney and gay rights activist, pancreatic cancer. *Stanko Klinar, 89, Slovenian writer and translator. *Eberhard W. Kornfeld, 99, Swiss auctioneer, author, and art dealer. *Larry LeGrande, 83, American baseball player (Memphis Red Sox, Detroit–New Orleans Stars, Detroit Stars, Kansas City Monarchs). *Don Leppert, 91, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers (baseball), Washington Senators). *Marilyn McReavy, 78, American Olympic volleyball player (Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 1968). *Rabey Hasani Nadwi, 93, Indian Islamic scholar, List of chancellors and principals of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, chancellor of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama (since 2000) and president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, AIMPLB (since 2002). *Mary Quant, Dame Mary Quant, 93, British fashion designer. *Josef Schütz, 102, Lithuanian-born German Nazi concentration camp guard (Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Sachsenhausen). *Robert C. Smith (political scientist), Robert C. Smith, 76, American political scientist. *Helen Thorington, 94, American radio artist and composer, founder of New Radio and Performing Arts. *Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, 76, Nepali Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhist lama, founder of Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, FPMT, respiratory failure.


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*Egil Abrahamsen, 100, Norwegian marine engineer. *Emad Afroogh, 65, Iranian sociologist and politician, Islamic Consultative Assembly, MP (2004–2008), cancer. *Ken Archer, 95, Australian cricketer (Queensland cricket team, Queensland, Australia national cricket team, national team) and broadcaster, heart failure. *Mark Arneson, 73, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals (NFL), St. Louis Cardinals). *Juan Avilés Farré, 73, Spanish historian, cancer. *Irma Blank, 88, German-Italian painter and graphic artist. *Enore Boscolo, 93, Italian footballer (U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918, Triestina, Calcio Padova, Padova, Udinese Calcio, Udinese). *Bill Bradbury, 73, American politician, Oregon Secretary of State, secretary of state of Oregon (1999–2009), member (1985–1995) and List of presidents of the Oregon State Senate, president (1993–1994) of the Oregon State Senate, State Senate. *Voldemar Dundur, 85, Russian Olympic rower (Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's eight, 1960). *Emmanuel Ebiede, 45, Nigerian footballer (SC Heerenveen, F.C. Ashdod, Ashdod, Nigeria national football team, national team). *Sylvie Fanchon, 70, Kenyan-born French contemporary painter. *Shane Gough, 5th Viscount Gough, 81, British hereditary peer, member of the
House of Lords The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. One of the oldest ext ...
(1951–1999). *George van Heukelom, 73, Dutch politician, member of the provincial executive of Zeeland (2003–2015). *Hsu Su-yeh, 89, Taiwanese politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (1999–2002). *Ed Koren, 87, American cartoonist (''The New Yorker''), lung cancer. *Peter Lin Jiashan, 88, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, coadjutor bishop (1997–2010) and archbishop (since 2010) of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou, Fuzhou. *Joan McCall, 83, American screenwriter, producer and actress (''People Toys'', ''Act of Vengeance (1974 film), Act of Vengeance'', ''Grizzly (film), Grizzly''). *Luigi Mele, 85, Italian racing cyclist. *Murray Melvin, 90, English actor (''Alfie (1966 film), Alfie'', ''Lisztomania (film), Lisztomania'', ''Barry Lyndon''). *Kensei Mizote, 80, Japanese politician, House of Councillors, MP (1993–2019), complications from a stroke. *Lonnie Napier, 82, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1985–2013). *Abel Posse, 89, Argentine novelist and diplomat, ambassador to List of ambassadors of Argentina to Peru, Peru (1998–2002) and Argentina–Spain relations, Spain (2002–2004). *Luc Sala, 73, Dutch businessman and writer. *Mark Sheehan, 46, Irish guitarist (The Script) and songwriter ("Breakeven (song), Breakeven", "Hall of Fame (song), Hall of Fame"). *James M. Skibo, 63, American archaeologist. *Bernadine Strik, 60, Dutch-born Canadian-American horticulturalist, ovarian cancer. *Marilyn Ruth Take, 95, Canadian Olympic figure skater (Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles, 1948). *George Verwer, 84, American evangelist, founder of Operation Mobilisation, sarcoma. *Bob Vidler, 66, Australian cricketer (New South Wales cricket team, New South Wales), motor neuron disease. *Yorick Wilks, 83, British computer scientist. *Vanik Zakaryan, 87, Armenian mathematician and chess player.


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*Atiq Ahmed, 60, Indian politician and gangster, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, MP (2004–2009) and Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1989–2004), shot. *Khalid Azim, Indian politician and gangster, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh MLA (2005–2007), shot. *Peter Badie, 97, American jazz bass player. *James Credle, 78, American veterans and LGBT rights activist. *Mario Fratti, 95, Italian playwright. *Maryellen Goodwin, 58, American politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate (since 1987), colorectal cancer. *Roger Hambright, 74, American baseball player (New York Yankees). *Doktor Haze, 66, British circus owner and performer. *Bob Higgins (trumpeter), Bob Higgins, 97, American jazz trumpeter and songwriter. *Marie C. Ingalls, 87, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1987–1992). *Celedonia Jones, 93, American historian. *Johannes Karavidopoulos, 86, Greek biblical scholar. *Heinrich Köberle, 76, German athlete, four-time Marathons at the Paralympics, Paralympic marathon gold medalist. *Beatrice Marshoff, 65, South African politician, Parliament of South Africa, MP (1994–1999) and premier of the Free State (2004–2009). *Harold Mockford, 91, English artist. *Lynda Myles (American writer), Lynda Myles, 83, American television writer (''Santa Barbara (TV series), Santa Barbara'', ''Loving (TV series), Loving'', ''
As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other so ...
''), actress and playwright. *Hugh Paul Nuckolls, 81, American politician. *Abdul Shakoor, 55, Pakistani politician, Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony, minister for religious affairs and inter-faith harmony (since 2022) and National Assembly of Pakistan, MP (since 2018), traffic collision. *Bill Thomas (basketball), Bill Thomas, 91, American college basketball coach (Missouri State Bears basketball, Missouri State Bears). *Faith Thomas, 90, Australian cricketer (South Australian Scorpions, South Australia, Australia women's national cricket team, national team). *Kanithi Viswanatham, 90, Indian politician, Lok Sabha, MP (1989–1996). *Francisco Viti, 89, Angolan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Menongue, Menongue (1975–1986) and archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo, Huambo (1986–2003). *Rebekah Williams, 73, Canadian politician, Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Nunavut MLA (2000–2004), cancer. *Zuiho Yamaguchi, 97, Japanese Buddhologist and Tibetologist, pneumonia.


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*Paul Aizley, 87, American politician, member of the Nevada Assembly (2009–2017). *Robert Bruce (Yukon politician), Robert Bruce, 74, Canadian politician, Yukon Legislative Assembly, Yukon MLA (1996–2000). *Chuck Ciprich, 81, American racing driver, cancer. *Eddie Colquhoun, 78, Scottish footballer (Bury F.C., Bury, West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United). *Gary Eddy, 78, Australian Olympic sprinter (Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964). *Rod Hebron, 80, Canadian Olympic alpine skier (Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics, 1964, Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics, 1968). *Ahmad Jamal, 92, American jazz pianist, prostate cancer. *Brian V. Johnstone, 84, Australian priest and theologian. *Slobodan Lalović, 68, Serbian politician, Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy (Serbia), minister of labour, employment, and social policy (2004–2007). *Darryl Lenox, 57, American comedian, heart attack. *Harry J. Mott III, 93, American brigadier general. *Antônio Celso Queiroz, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo, São Paulo (1975–2000) and bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Catanduva, Catanduva (2000–2009). *Bernice Rose, 87, American art historian and curator. *Gregorios Elias Tabé, 82, Syrian Syriac Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1996–1997), coadjutor archbishop (1997–1999) and archbishop (2001–2019) of Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus, Damascus. *Pat Wright (footballer), Pat Wright, 82, English footballer (Shrewsbury Town F.C., Shrewsbury Town, Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City, Derby County F.C., Derby County).


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*Oleh Barna, 55, Ukrainian human rights activist and politician, MP (2014–2019), shot. *Bob Berry (American football), Bob Berry, 81, American football player (Minnesota Vikings,
Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The Falcons were founded o ...
). *Ivan Conti, 76, Brazilian drummer (Azymuth) and composer. *Viktoriya Divak, 29, Russian handball player (HC Astrakhanochka, Astrakhanochka, HC Kuban Krasnodar, Kuban Krasnodar), fall. *Valerii Dorokhov, 31, Ukrainian entrepreneur and soldier, military combat. *Josip Duvančić, 87, Croatian football player (FK Partizan, Partizan, İzmirspor) and manager (Sarıyer S.K., Sarıyer). *Dave Frost, 70, American baseball player (Los Angeles Angels, California Angels). *Rein Jansma, 63, Dutch architect (ZJA). *Maxine Klibingaitis, 58, Australian actress (''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner, Neighbours, Hampton Court (TV series), Hampton Court''). *Lázár Lovász, 80, Hungarian hammer thrower, Olympic bronze medallist (Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw, 1968). *James Melcher, 83, American hedge fund manager and Olympic fencer (Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972). *Peter Miller (photographer), Peter Miller, 89, American photographer and writer. *Ernst Oberaigner, 90, Austrian Olympic alpine skier (Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom, 1960). *Randy Seiler, 76, American attorney, United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota, U.S. attorney for the district of South Dakota (2015–2017), complications from a heart attack. *Pavlo Shkapenko, 50, Ukrainian footballer (FC Dynamo Kyiv, Dynamo Kyiv, FC Torpedo Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, Ukraine national football team, national team). *Chris Smith (defensive end), Chris Smith, 31, American football player (Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns). *April Stevens, 93, American singer ("Deep Purple (song), Deep Purple", "Whispering (song), Whispering"), Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song, Grammy winner (6th Annual Grammy Awards, 1964). *Nikita Storojev, 73, Russian-American operatic singer. *Ronald R. Thomas, 74, American academic administrator, president of the University of Puget Sound (2003–2016). *Virgilio Tosi, 97, Italian documentary filmmaker. *Bente Træen, 64, Norwegian sexologist, cerebral hemorrhage. *Shlomo Yitzhaki (economist), Shlomo Yitzhaki, 79, Iraqi-born Israeli economist, director of the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (2002–2012).


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*Väino Aren, 89, Estonian actor and ballet dancer. *Abdul Azeem, 62, Indian cricketer (Hyderabad cricket team, Hyderabad), kidney failure. *Joe Cattini, 100, British soldier. *Stephan Cohen, 51, French pocket billiards player, heart attack. *Boris Fausto, 92, Brazilian historian. *Alfred L. Goldberg, 80, American biochemist and academic. *Pablo González Casanova, 101, Mexican lawyer, sociologist, and historian. *Terrence Hardiman, 86, English actor (''Gandhi (film), Gandhi'', ''Sahara (1983 film), Sahara'', ''Mask of Murder''). *Stephen Hill (academic), Stephen Hill, 77, British academic. *Evan Jones (writer), Evan Jones, 95, Jamaican poet, playwright and screenwriter (''Eva (1962 film), Eva'', ''Modesty Blaise (1966 film), Modesty Blaise'', ''Escape to Victory''). *Koko Da Doll, 35, American rapper, subject of ''Kokomo City'', shot. *Víctor Marrero Padilla, 84, Puerto Rican politician, Senate of Puerto Rico, senator (1993–2000). *Willie McCarter, 76, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers) and coach (Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball, Detroit Mercy Titans). *Don McIlhenny, 88, American football player (Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys). *Nimrod Mkono, 79, Tanzanian politician, National Assembly (Tanzania), MP (2000–2015). *Chandita Mukherjee, 70, Indian documentary film director (''Bharat Ki Chhap''). *Colm Murphy, 70, Irish republican and convicted arms trafficker (Omagh bombing), degenerative lung disease. *Sammy Nicholl, 88, Maltese footballer (Sliema Wanderers F.C., Sliema Wanderers, Malta national football team, national team)and sports journalist. *Harold Riley (artist), Harold Riley, 88, English painter. *Albert del Rosario, 83, Filipino diplomat, Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines), secretary of foreign affairs (2011–2016) and List of ambassadors of the Philippines to the United States, ambassador to the United States (2001–2006). *Anita Sanders, 81, Swedish actress and model. *Vadym Shevchenko, 66, Ukrainian football player (NK Veres Rivne, Avanhard Rivne, FC CSKA Kyiv, CSKA Kyiv, FC Nyva Ternopil, Nyva Bereshany) and referee. *Ajai Singh, 88, Indian military officer, List of governors of Assam, governor of Assam (2003–2008). *Charles Stanley, 90, American pastor and televangelist, president of the Southern Baptist Convention (1984–1986) and founder of In Touch Ministries. *Mickey Wernick, 78, English professional poker player. *Lensley Wolfe, 85, Jamaican jurist, List of chief justices of Jamaica, chief justice (1996–2007).


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*Boris Bjarni Akbashev, 89, Soviet-born Icelandic handball player (Soviet Union men's national handball team, Soviet Union national team) and coach (Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball), Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Valur (men's handball), Valur). *Alfonso Araújo Cotes, 99, Colombian politician, List of governors of Cesar Department, governor of Cesar Department (1968–1970, 1975–1977). *Emilio Berroa, 76, Dominican Olympic weightlifter (Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg, 1972). *Bob Berry (American football), Bob Berry, 81, American football player (Minnesota Vikings,
Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The Falcons were founded o ...
). *Finbar Cafferkey, 45, Irish political activist and soldier, mortar fire. *Robert Dean (handballer), Robert Dean, 67, American Olympic handball player (Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1976). *Walter Demel, 77, German four-time Olympic cross-country skier. *Yehonatan Geffen, 76, Israeli author, poet and songwriter. *Todd Haimes, 66, American artistic director. *Ron Hamilton (musician), Ron Hamilton, 72, American Christian singer-songwriter, preacher, and voice actor. *Lee Harding (writer), Lee Harding, 86, Australian photographer and writer. *Elain Harwood, 64, English architectural historian. *Marvin L. Kay, 84, American football coach. *Shahidul Haque Khan, 74, Bangladeshi film director and lyricist, cancer. *Michael A. Lebowitz, 85, American-born Canadian economist. *Lin Hui, 21, Chinese-born Thai giant panda. *Bob Maguire, 88, Australian Roman Catholic priest, subject of ''In Bob We Trust''. *Peter Martin (actor), Peter Martin, 81, English actor (''Emmerdale'', ''The Royle Family'', ''Brassed Off''). *Volodymyr Melnychenko, 91, Ukrainian visual artist, sculptor, and architect. *Moonbin, 25, South Korean singer (Astro (South Korean band), Astro), actor (''Boys Over Flowers (2009 TV series), Boys Over Flowers'', ''At Eighteen'') and dancer. *John Newman (architectural historian), John Newman, 86, English architectural historian. *Jeremy Nobis, 52, American Olympic alpine skier (Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics, 1994). *Harriet Nordlund, 68, Swedish actress. *Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, 86, Belgian politician, twice List of presidents of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium, president of the Chamber of Representatives, List of foreign ministers of Belgium, minister of foreign affairs (1980–1981) and Minister of the Interior (Belgium), the interior (1981–1986). *Robert O'Neill (historian), Robert O'Neill, 86, Australian historian. *Coulter Osborne, 88, Canadian Olympic basketball player (Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956) and arbitrator, Office of the Integrity Commissioner (Ontario), integrity commissioner of Ontario (2001–2007). *Elena Pampoulova, 50, Bulgarian Olympic tennis player (Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, 1992). *Dmitry Petrov (anarchist), Dmitry Petrov, 33, Russian anarchist activist, ethnographer and historian. *Martin Petzold, 67, German classical tenor (Thomanerchor). *Ed Picson, 69, Filipino sportscaster (Philippine Basketball Association), sports administrator, and columnist. *Luc Portelance, 63, Canadian police officer, president of the Canada Border Services Agency (2010–2015). *Richard Riordan, 92, American investment banker, businessman and politician, mayor of Los Angeles (1993–2001). *Federico Salvatore, 63, Italian singer-songwriter and comedian, complications from a cerebal haemorrhage. *Takeo Shiina, 93, Japanese business executive. *Bud Shuster, 91, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–2001), complications from a fractured hip. *Ann M. Torr, 88, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1984–1998). *Gloria Cranmer Webster, 91, Canadian writer, activist, and museum curator. *I Ketut Wiana, 77, Indonesian Hindu scholar. *Dave Wilcox, 80, American Pro Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers). *Richard Woldendorp, 96, Dutch-born Australian aerial photographer. (death announced on this date)


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*Frank Blackman, Sir Frank Blackman, 96, Barbadian civil servant. *Pamela Chopra, 75, Indian playback singer (''Kabhi Kabhie'', ''Kaala Patthar'', ''Chandni (film), Chandni''), pneumonia. *David Ellis (composer), David Ellis, 90, English composer. *Marek Fila, 63, Slovak mathematician. *Josep Maria Fusté, 82, Spanish footballer (FC Barcelona, Barcelona, Hércules CF, Hércules, Spain national football team, national team). *Salma Khadra Jayyusi, 95, Palestinian poet and anthropologist, founder of Project of Translation from Arabic, PROTA. *Ivar Kristianslund, 89, Norwegian preacher and politician, leader of the New Future Coalition Party (1998–2001). *Margaret Nielsen, 90, New Zealand pianist. *Khalil Oghab, 99, Iranian wrestler and circus performer. *Roy Tuckman, 84, American radio host (''Something's Happening''). *John Wright (film editor), John Wright, 79, American film editor (''The Hunt for Red October (film), The Hunt for Red October'', ''Speed (1994 film), Speed'', ''X-Men (film), X-Men''), cancer. *Andy Wyper, 83, Scottish boxer. *Kenji Yonekura, 88, Japanese Olympic boxer (Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Flyweight, 1956).


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*Enver Baig, 77, Pakistani politician, Senate of Pakistan, senator (2003–2009) and chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme, BISP (2013–2014). *Ernie Barrett, 93, American basketball player (Boston Celtics). *Ernő Béres, 94, Hungarian Olympic long-distance runner (Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres, 1952). *James B. Busey IV, 90, American admiral. *Mahulena Čejková, 86, Czech physician and politician, Federal Assembly (Czechoslovakia), MP (1990–1992). *Maria Charles, 93, English actress (''Agony (TV series), Agony'', ''Hot Fuzz'', ''Never the Twain''). *Peter Cole (linguist), Peter Cole, 81, American linguist. *Mike Coulman, 78, English rugby league (Salford Red Devils, Salford, England national rugby league team, national team) and union (England national rugby union team, national team) player. *John A. Curry, 88, American academic administrator, president of Northeastern University (1989–1996). *Stanley Deser, 92, Polish-born American physicist. *Dream Alliance, 22, British Thoroughbred racehorse, Welsh Grand National winner (2009). *Cornell Fleischer, 72, American historian. *Mirella Giai, 93, Italian politician, Senate of the Republic (Italy), senator (2008–2013). *Trilochan Kanungo, 82, Indian politician, Lok Sabha, MP (1999–2004). *Dalia Kuodytė, 61, Lithuanian historian and politician, Seimas, MP (2008–2016). *Emily Meggett, 90, American chef and author. *Ivan Moscovich, 96, Yugoslav-born Dutch toy and game designer and Holocaust survivor. *Viktor Olsen, 99, Norwegian Olympic long-distance runner (Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, 1952). *John O'Sullivan (cyclist), John O'Sullivan, 90, Australian Olympic cyclist (Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics#Road cycling, 1956). *Ken Potts, 102, American World War II veteran, survivor of the USS Arizona (BB-39)#Attack on Pearl Harbor, attack on the USS ''Arizona''. *Sergio Rendine, 68, Italian composer, cultural manager and theatre director (Teatro Marrucino). *Ted Richards (artist), Ted Richards, 76, American cartoonist, lung cancer. *Jane Ritchie, 87, New Zealand academic. *Roy G. Saltman, 90, American electrical engineer. *Juan Carlos Sarnari, 81, Argentine footballer (Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate, Independiente Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina national football team, national team). *Kate Saunders, 62, English author (''Winnie-the-Pooh: The Best Bear in All the World''), journalist and actress (''Angels (TV series), Angels''), cancer. *Mark Stewart (English musician), Mark Stewart, 62, English musician (The Pop Group) and songwriter ("She Is Beyond Good and Evil", "This Is Stranger Than Love"). *Tasileta Teevale, 50, Samoan-born New Zealand academic, cancer. *John Tranter, 79, Australian poet, founder of ''Jacket (magazine), Jacket''.


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*Edward S. Ayensu, 87, Ghanaian environmental scientist. *Mudar Badran, 89, Jordanian politician, Prime Minister of Jordan, prime minister (1976–1979, 1980–1984, 1989–1991). *Alan Bailey, Sir Alan Bailey, 91, British civil servant. *István Bajkai, 59, Hungarian politician, National Assembly (Hungary), MP (since 2018). *Hugh Byrne (Fine Gael politician), Hugh Byrne, 83, Irish politician, Teachta Dála, TD (1969–1982). *Ron Cahute, 68, Canadian singer-songwriter and accordionist. *James Chan Soon Cheong, 96, Malaysian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Melaka–Johor, Melaka-Johor (1973–2001). *Herb Douglas, 101, American long jumper, Olympic bronze medalist (Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump, 1948). *Bernard Geary, 89, Irish composer, teacher and pianist. *Marcela González Salas, 75, Mexican politician, President of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico), president of the Chamber of Deputies (2006), cancer. *Len Goodman, 78, English ballroom dancer, television presenter, and coach (''Strictly Come Dancing'', ''Dancing with the Stars (American TV series), Dancing with the Stars''), bone cancer. *Greg Howard (musician), Greg Howard, 58, American Chapman Stick player. *Barry Humphries, 89, Australian comedian (Dame Edna Everage) and actor (''Bedazzled (1967 film), Bedazzled'', ''Finding Nemo''), complications from hip surgery. *Ju Ming, 85, Taiwanese sculptor, suicide. *Rambahadur Limbu, 83, Nepali soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross, heart and kidney failure. *Mick Loftus, 93, Irish Gaelic footballer (Mayo county football team, Mayo) and sports administrator, president of the Gaelic Athletic Association (1985–1988). *Dale Meeks, 48, English actor (''Emmerdale'', ''Byker Grove''), heart failure. *Catherine Morris, 94, British figure skater. *Sunil Kumar Podder, 86, Indian molecular biologist and biophysicist. *Frank Shu, 79, Chinese-American astrophysicist (density wave theory), president of the National Tsing Hua University (2002–2006) and member of the National Academy of Sciences. *Emanuel V. Soriano, 86, Filipino engineer and academic administrator, president of the University of the Philippines (1979–1981). *Ulf Sundqvist, 78, Finnish politician, minister of Minister of Education (Finland), education (1972–1975) and Minister of Trade and Industry (Finland), trade (1979–1981). *Art Uytendaal, 92, Dutch-born Australian equestrian. *Werner Voigt, 75, German football player and coach (1. FC Union Berlin). *Juhn Atsushi Wada, 99, Japanese-born Canadian neurologist. *Carol Wall, 69–70, Canadian labor and social justice activist.


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*Anatoly Akentyev, 81, Russian Olympic cross-country skier (Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics#Men's events, 1968). *Nikolay Bortsov, 77, Russian politician, State Duma, MP (since 2003). *Tori Bowie, 32, American athlete, Olympic champion (Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2016), complications from childbirth. *Robert Forrest-Webb, 94, British author (''And to My Nephew Albert I Leave the Island What I Won off Fatty Hagan in a Poker Game'', ''The Great Dinosaur Robbery'') and journalist. *Keith Gattis, 52, American country music singer, songwriter ("El Cerrito Place", "When I See This Bar"), and producer, tractor accident. *Randor Guy, 85, Indian lawyer, columnist (''The Hindu'', ''The Indian Express'') and film historian. *Yvonne Jacquette, 88, American painter. *Zahoor Hussain Khoso, Pakistani politician, speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan (1990), lung cancer. *Alton H. Maddox Jr., 77, American lawyer. *Boris Markarov, 88, Russian water polo player, Olympic bronze medallist (Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956). *John Miller (first baseman), John Miller, 79, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chunichi Dragons). *Warren Monson, 48, Australian sidecar speedway racer, race collision. *Billy Oatman, 57, American ten-pin bowler, complications from a stroke. *Rainer Osselmann, 62, German water polo player, Olympic bronze medallist (Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984). *Robert Patrick (playwright), Robert Patrick, 85, American playwright, poet, and lyricist. *Jej Perfekcyjność, Polish sociologist, author, and social activist. *Gemini Shankaran, 98, Indian circus owner. *Dick Towers, 92, American football coach (Southern Illinois Salukis football, Southern Illinois Salukis). *Dzhasharbek Uzdenov, 56, Russian politician, State Duma, MP (since 2021). *Frank Welsh (writer), Frank Welsh, 91, British historian and writer.


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*Tomas Alibegov, 85, Russian banker, director general of Banque Commerciale pour l'Europe du Nord – Eurobank, Eurobank (1982–1987). *Alfredo Arreguín, 88, Mexican-American painter. *David E. Carter, 80, American entrepreneur and writer, lymphoma. *Șerban Ciochină, 83, Romanian Olympic triple jumper (Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump, 1964, Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump, 1968). (death announced on this date) *Ann Crowley (singer), Ann Crowley, 93, American singer and actress. *Fumio Demura, 84, Japanese martial artist. *José Aníbal Díaz, 52, Puerto Rican politician, member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, House of Representatives (since 2015), cancer. *Peter Enahoro, 88, Nigerian journalist (''New African''). *Tarek Fatah, 73, Pakistani-Canadian journalist (''Toronto Sun'') and writer, cancer. *Aftandil Israfilov, 82, Azerbaijani garmon player. *Senahid Halilović, 65, Bosnian linguist, member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ANUBH. *Alejandro Hamed, 89, Paraguayan diplomat and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Paraguay), minister of foreign affairs (2008–2009). *Ernst Huberty, 96, German-Luxembourgish sports journalist (''Sportschau''). *Donald Lambro, 82, American journalist. *Basil Markesinis, Sir Basil Markesinis, 78, Greek-British legal scholar, complications from dementia. *Brian Frank Martin, 86, Australian judge, Chief Justice of the Northern Territory, chief justice of the Northern Territory (1993–2003). *Arlie Neaville, 85, American singer and songwriter. *Joe Novsek, 83, American football player (Oakland Raiders). *Mike Pride (writer), Mike Pride, 76, American journalist (''Concord Monitor'') and writer. *Ove Krogh Rants, 96, Danish Olympic cyclist (Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint, 1952). *Dennis Ribant, 81, American baseball player (
New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National ...
, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers). *Gilbert Sheldon (Bishop of Steubenville), Gilbert Sheldon, 96, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville, Steubenville (1992–2002) and auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Cleveland (1976–1992). *Casper R. Taylor Jr., 88, American politician, List of speakers of the Maryland House of Delegates, speaker (1994–2003) and member (1975–2003) of the Maryland House of Delegates. *Chai-Shin Yu, 91, Korean-born Canadian professor of Korean studies


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*Norman Adsetts, Sir Norman Adsetts, 92, British businessman. *Frank Agrama, 93, American film director (''Queen Kong'', ''Dawn of the Mummy'') and producer, founder of Harmony Gold USA. *Parkash Singh Badal, 95, Indian politician, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, minister of agriculture (1977) and four-time List of chief ministers of Punjab (India), chief minister of Punjab, complications from bronchial asthma. *Harry Belafonte, 96, American
Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...
musician ("Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), The Banana Boat Song", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora), Jump in the Line"), actor (''Odds Against Tomorrow''), and civil rights activist, heart failure. *Winfried Bischoff, Sir Winfried Bischoff, 81, German-born British banker, chairman of Citigroup (2007–2009) and Lloyds Banking Group (2009–2014). *Gennadi Bogachyov (actor), Gennadi Bogachyov, 78, Russian actor (''Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson'', ''Speed (1983 film), Speed'', ''Simple Things (film), Simple Things''). *Himangshu Mohan Choudhury, 83, Indian civil servant. *John Cockcroft (politician), John Cockcroft, 88, English journalist (''Financial Times'', ''The Daily Telegraph'') and politician, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, MP (1974–1979). *Letty Eisenhauer, 87, American artist. *Billy "The Kid" Emerson, 97, American singer-songwriter ("Red Hot (song), Red Hot", "When It Rains, It Really Pours"). *Obaro Ikime, 86, Nigerian historian. *Hanna Johansen, 83, German-born Swiss writer (''7×7 Tales of a Sevensleeper''). *Vera Krepkina, 90, Ukrainian long jumper, Olympic champion (Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump, 1960). *François Léotard, 81, French politician, minister of Ministry of Culture (France), culture (1986–1988) and Minister of the Armed Forces (France), defence (1993–1995). *Alapati Lui Mataeliga, 70, Samoan Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa–Apia, Samoa-Apia (since 2003) and superior of Mission sui iuris of Tokelau, Tokelau (since 2015). *Robin Mathews (poet), Robin Mathews, 91, Canadian poet and activist. *Earl F. Palmer, 91, American Presbyterian minister. *Edwin Teague, 88, American Olympic sport shooter (Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol, 1964). *Pamela Turnure, 85, American press secretary (Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy), lung cancer. *John J. Uicker, 84, American mechanical engineer, lung cancer. *Paul van Vliet, 87, Dutch comedian and UNICEF goodwill ambassador. *Barry Webster, 88, English footballer. (death announced on this date) *Manfred Weiss (composer), Manfred Weiss, 88, German composer. *Morison Zuill, 86, Scottish cricketer (Scotland national cricket team, national team).


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*Jerry Apodaca, 88, American politician, governor of New Mexico (1975–1979) and chair of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, PCPFS (1978–1980). *Željko Bilecki, 72, Canadian soccer player (Toronto Metros-Croatia, Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984), Tulsa Roughnecks, Canada men's national soccer team, national team). *Michel Biron, 89, Canadian politician, Senate of Canada, senator (2001–2009). *Ronald Bradley, 93, British physician and inventor. *Boris Budnikov, 81, Russian sailor, Olympic silver medallist (Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Soling, 1980). *Chandan Ram Das, 65, Indian politician, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, Uttarakhand MLA (since 2007), cardiac arrest. *Cilia van Dijk, 81, Dutch film producer (''Anna & Bella''), Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Oscar winner (58th Academy Awards, 1986). *Tony Dreyfus, 84, French lawyer and politician, National Assembly (France), deputy (1997–2012). *Eqtidaar, 7, Irish-bred British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Commonwealth Cup (horse race), Commonwealth Cup (2018), euthanized. (death announced on this date) *Isidore Fernandes, 76, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad, Allahabad (1988–2013), heart attack. *Stefano Gentili, 65, Italian politician, president of the Province of Grosseto (1995–1999). *Sonny Gordon, 57, American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home game ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *George Greenamyer, 83, American sculptor (Milwaukee (Greenamyer), Milwaukee). *Doris Gregory, 102, Canadian writer and activist. *Maja Hug, 95, Swiss Olympic figure skater (Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics, 1948). *A. Majeed Khan, 93, Bangladeshi politician and diplomat, Minister of Education (Bangladesh), minister of education (1982–1984). *Sami Khayat, 79, Lebanese stage actor and comedian, bone cancer. *Roger Lise, 95, French politician, Senate (France), senator (1977–1995). *Martin Lönnebo, 93, Swedish Lutheran clergyman, bishop of Diocese of Linköping, Linköping (1980–1994). *Jay Mala, 64, Indian political activist, fall. *Mamukkoya, 76, Indian actor (''Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam'', ''Perumazhakkalam'', ''Innathe Chintha Vishayam'') and comedian, heart attack. *Robert Meeks, 89, American politician. *Stina Rautelin, 59, Finnish-Swedish actress (''
Beck Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi mus ...
'', ''Fallet (TV series), Fallet'', ''Rederiet''). *Adela Ringuelet, 93, Argentine astronomer. *Alzira Rufino, 73, Brazilian writer and social activist. *Samarveer Singh, 33, Indian academic, suicide by hanging. *Abbas-Ali Soleimani, 75, Iranian ayatollah, member of the Assembly of Experts (since 2005), shot. *Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, Singaporean drug trafficker, execution by hanging. *Too Too, 32, Burmese Lethwei fighter. *Wang Shaojun, 67, Chinese military officer, director of the Central Guard Bureau (2015–2021) and National People's Congress, deputy (2017–2022). *Dee Dee Wood, 95, American choreographer (''Mary Poppins (film), Mary Poppins'', ''The Sound of Music (film), The Sound of Music'', ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang''). *Belén Clarisa Velutini, 99, Venezuelan businesswoman and banker. *Dimitris Xistras, 68, Cypriot actor. *Zhang Jihui, 96, Chinese air force officer, deputy commander of People's Liberation Army Air Force, PLAAF (1973–1978).


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*David Henry Breaux, 50, American unhoused man, stabbed. *Banko Brown, 24, American homeless transgender man, shot. *John Cash (American football), John Cash, 88, American football player (
Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ...
). *Neville Chesters, 77, American rock music manager and road manager (Jimi Hendrix, The Who). *Dick Chrobak, 81, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions). *Jean-Paul Costa, 81, French jurist, president of the European Court of Human Rights (2007–2011). *Rosemary Cramp, Dame Rosemary Cramp, 93, English archaeologist and academic. *Ólafur Garðar Einarsson, 90, Icelandic politician, member (1971–1999) and List of speakers of the Parliament of Iceland, speaker (1995–1999) of the Althing, Minister of Education, Science and Culture (Iceland), minister of education, science and culture (1991–1995). *Girma Yeshitila, Ethiopian politician, shot. *Dick Groat, 92, American baseball (Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals) and basketball player (Detroit Pistons, Fort Wayne Pistons), World Series champion (1960 World Series, 1960, 1964 World Series, 1964), complications from a stroke. *Wee Willie Harris, 90, English rock and roll singer. *Dominic Kwiatkowski, 69, English medical researcher and geneticist. *Giovanni Lombardo Radice, 68, Italian actor (''The House on the Edge of the Park'', ''Cannibal Apocalypse'', ''City of the Living Dead''). *Francis Macnab, 91, Australian Christian minister and psychologist, founder of the Cairnmillar Institute. *Ray Minus, 58, Bahamian boxer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *Gerald Nesbitt, 91, American football player (Ottawa Rough Riders, Arkansas Razorbacks football, Arkansas Razorbacks). *Ramiro Oliveros, 82, Spanish actor (''Cannibal Apocalypse'', ''Naked Therapy'', ''Death's Newlyweds''). *Beata Maria Kitsikis Panagopoulos, 97, Greek-born American professor of art. *Dennis Reid, 80, Canadian art historian and curator, heart failure. *Kaur Singh, 74, Indian boxer. *Jerry Springer, 79, British-born American television host (''Jerry Springer (talk show), Jerry Springer'', ''America's Got Talent'') and politician, mayor of Cincinnati (1977–1978), pancreatic cancer. *Wiktor Wysoczański, 84, Polish Old Catholic Church, Old Catholic prelate, superior of the Polish-Catholic Church of the Republic of Poland, Polish Catholic Church (since 1995). *Gayle Graham Yates, 82, American academic. *Barbara Young (actress), Barbara Young, 92, English actress (''Coronation Street'', ''I, Claudius (TV series), I, Claudius'', ''Last of the Summer Wine'').


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*Andrea Augello, 62, Italian politician, Senate of the Republic (Italy), senator (2006–2018, since 2022). *Tim Bachman, 71, Canadian guitarist (Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Brave Belt). *LeRoy Carhart, 81, American physician, subject of ''After Tiller''. *Agnes G. Doody, 93, American academic. *Helge Engelke, 61, German guitarist (Fair Warning (band), Fair Warning), colon cancer. *Renyldo Ferreira, 99, Brazilian four-time Olympic equestrian. *Jim Fox (pentathlete), Jim Fox, 81, British modern pentathlete, Olympic champion (Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976). *Martyn Gough, 57, British Anglican priest. *Robson Gracie, 88, Brazilian jujutsu master. *Claude Gray, 91, American country music singer-songwriter ("Family Bible (song), Family Bible"). *Ranajit Guha, 99, Indian historian. *David Jacobs (table tennis), David Jacobs, 45, Indonesian table tennis player, Paralympic bronze medallist (Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 10, 2012, Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, 2020). *Taini Jamison, 95, New Zealand netball coach (New Zealand national netball team, national team). *Harold Kushner, 88, American rabbi and author (''When Bad Things Happen to Good People'', ''Overcoming Life's Disappointments'', ''When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough''). *Peter Lilienthal, 93, German film director (''David (1979 film), David'', ''Das Autogramm'', ''Dear Mr. Wonderful''). *Bengt Lindqvist (ice hockey), Bengt Lindqvist, 89, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player (Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1960). *Sergio Ottolina, 80, Italian Olympic sprinter (Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, 1964, Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, 1968). *Yuri Petrov, 48, Russian footballer (RKC Waalwijk, RKC, FC Twente, Twente, FC Volendam, Volendam). *Vincent Stewart, 64, Jamaican-born American Marine Corps general, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2015–2017). *Ben Tompkins, 93, American football referee (National Football League, NFL). *Ken Westbury, 96, British cinematographer (''The Singing Detective'').


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*Sylvia Bacon, 91, American judge, associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (1970–1991), pulmonary fibrosis. *Adam Brace, 43, British playwright and director, complications from a stroke. *S. S. Chakravarthy, 55, Indian film producer (''Raasi (film), Raasi'', ''Vaalee (1999 film), Vaalee'', ''Kadhal Sadugudu''), cancer. *Padma Desai, 91, Indian-American development economist. *Edward J. Garcia, 94, American jurist, judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, U.S. District Court for Eastern California (since 1984). *Janet G. Mullins Grissom, 73, American lobbyist, White House Political Director, White House director of political affairs (1992–1993), Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs (1989–1992). *David L. Holmes, 90, American church historian. *Rod Kedward, 86, British historian. *Desmond Kelly, 86, Sri-Lankan born Australian musician and actor. *Hermann Kerckhoff, 85, German-born Canadian Olympic slalom canoeist (Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom K-1, 1972). *Sergei Kolesnikov (actor), Sergei Kolesnikov, 68, Russian actor (''Man with an Accordion'', ''Daddy (2004 film), Daddy'', ''A Good Day to Die Hard'') and television presenter. *Yuri Korolyov, 60, Russian artistic gymnast, nine-time World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, world champion. *Nicolae Neagoe, 81, Romanian bobsledder, Olympic bronze medallist (Bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Two-man, 1968). *Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, Islamist militant, caliph of the Islamic State (since 2022). *Larry Rivers (basketball), Larry Rivers, 73, American basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters), cancer. *Eero Saari, 94, Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics, 1952). *Don Sebesky, 85, American composer, arranger, and conductor (''Giant Box'', ''The Rape of El Morro''). *Mike Shannon, 83, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster, World Series champion (1964 World Series, 1964, 1967 World Series, 1967), stroke. *Ralph Taaviri, 68, French Polynesian trade unionist, independence activist, and environmentalist. *István Vágó, 74, Hungarian television host and political activist. *Ralfe Whistler, 92, British naturalist. *Richard B. Woodward, 70, American arts critic, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.


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*Ralph Boston, 83, American long jumper, Olympic champion (Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump, 1960), stroke. *Elizabeth Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (1954–2023), Elizabeth Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch, 68, Scottish noble and philanthropist. *Ian Crowden, 90, Australian cricketer (Tasmania cricket team, Tasmania). *Tony Doyle (cyclist), Tony Doyle, 64, British racing cyclist, pancreatic cancer. *George I. Fujimoto, 102, American chemist. *Patricia Hamilton, 86, Canadian actress (''Road to Avonlea'', ''My Bloody Valentine (film), My Bloody Valentine'', ''Middle Age Crazy''). *Havre de Grace (horse), Havre de Grace, 16, American Thoroughbred racehorse. *Ron Hazelton, 80, American television host. *Ntate Daniel Kgwadi, 55–56, South African academic administrator, rector (2004–2014) and vice-chancellor (2014–2021) of the North-West University. *Luis Larrosa, 65, Uruguayan Olympic basketball player (Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984). *Albert Lightfoot, 87, English cricketer (Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, Northamptonshire). *Chris Qua, 71, Australian jazz musician. *Broderick Smith, 75, English-born Australian musician (Carson (band), Carson, The Dingoes) and actor. *Lance Ten Broeck, 67, American professional golfer and caddie. *Mihails Vasiļonoks, 74, Latvian ice hockey player (Dinamo Riga (original), Dinamo Riga, Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team, Soviet Union national team), coach, and executive (HK Liepājas Metalurgs). *Vyacheslav Zaitsev, 85, Russian fashion designer, gastrointestinal disease. *Jock Zonfrillo, 46, Scottish-Australian chef and television presenter (''Restaurant Revolution'', ''MasterChef Australia'').Jock Zonfrillo, MasterChef Australia judge and chef, dies aged 46
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