Deaths In October 2023

October 2023

1

* Jake Abraham, 56, British actor ('' Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'', '' Mean Machine'', '' The 51st State''), prostate cancer.
* Lars Arnesson, 87, Swedish football player ( Djurgårdens IF) and manager ( Östers IF, national team).
* Julian Bahula, 85, South African drummer, composer and bandleader ( Jabula).
* Wilf Billington, 93, English footballer (Workington, Blackburn Rovers).
* Nikolai Bulgakov, 63, Russian football player ( Iskra Smolensk, CSKA Moscow, Kristall Smolensk) and manager.
* Eve Bunting, 94, Northern Irish-born American author ('' Smoky Night'', '' The Presence: A Ghost Story''), pneumonia.
* David Burrell, 90, American academic and theologian.
* Jim Caple, 61, American sports journalist ( ESPN.com) and writer, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and dementia.
* Russ Francis, 70, football player ( New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers), plane crash.
* Ron Haffkine, 84, American record producer and music manager ( Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show), leukemia and kidney failure.
* Kenneth Horsnell, 90, Australian cricketer (South Australia).
* Patricia Janečková, 25, Slovak soprano, breast cancer.
* Kim Yong-il, 76, North Korean diplomat and politician. (death announced on this date)
* Theresa Kufuor, 87, Ghanaian nurse, first lady (2001–2009).
* Doug Larsen, 47, American politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (since 2020), plane crash.
* Richard J. Lesniak, 84, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1968–1972).
* Sir Christopher Lewinton, 91, British-American businessman.
* Joyce Currie Little, 89, American computer scientist.
* Frank McDougall, 65, Scottish footballer ( Clydebank, St Mirren, Aberdeen), heart disease.
* Richard McSpadden, 63, American educator and USAF pilot, commander of Thunderbirds, plane crash.
* Enoch Teye Mensah, 77, Ghanaian politician, MP (1997–2017).
* Robert Misrahi, 97, French philosopher.
* Elinés Olivero, 21, Venezuelan military officer.
* Peter Penfold, 79, British diplomat, governor of the Virgin Islands (1991–1996) and high commissioner to Sierra Leone (1997–2000), cancer.
* Nikolay Pivovarov, 92, Russian engineer and politician, member of the Supreme Soviet of Russia (1980–1990).
* George Reed, 83, American Hall of Fame football player ( Saskatchewan Roughriders).
* Tripurari Sharma, 67, Indian playwright, stage director and screenwriter ('' Mirch Masala'', '' Sanshodhan'').
* Roberto Thieme, 80, Chilean political activist.
* Tim Wakefield, 57, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates) and commentator ( NESN), brain cancer.
* John Waring, 81, English cricketer (Yorkshire, Warwickshire).
* Claudius E. Watts III, 87, American Air Force general, president of The Citadel (1989–1996).
* Beverly Willis, 95, American architect ( San Francisco Ballet Building), complications from Parkinson's disease.

2

* Kevin M. Birmingham, 51, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Chicago (since 2020).
* Guy Briet, 87, French football manager ( Saint-Étienne, Tours).
* Mack C. Chase, 92, American petroleum businessman.
* Casey Cox, 82, American baseball player ( Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, New York Yankees).
* Marie-Daniel Dadiet, 71, Ivorian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Katiola (2002–2004) and archbishop of Korhogo (2004–2017).
* Lynn Eves, 81, Canadian Olympic sprinter ( 1960).
* Mel Fitzgerald, 70, Canadian wheelchair racer, three-time Paralympic champion ( 1980, 1984), cardiovascular disease.
* Herbert Handt, 97, American operatic tenor and conductor.
* Lefteris Hapsiadis, 69, Greek lyricist.
* Syed Amir Ali Shah Jamote, 82, Pakistani politician, MNA (2002–2018).
* James Jorden, 69, American journalist and music critic ('' Parterre Box'').
* Firdaus Khisamitdinova, 73, Russian Bashkir linguist and politician, minister of education of Bashkortostan (1995–1998).
* Josh Kruger, 39, American journalist ('' The Philadelphia Inquirer'') and activist, shot.
* Trienke Laurie, 77, South African poet.
* Francis Lee, 79, English football player ( Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, national team) and chairman, cancer.
* David H. Montplaisir, 87, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1965–1966).
* Frangkiskos Papamanolis, 86, Greek Latin Catholic prelate, bishop of Syros and Milos (1974–2014) and of Santorini (1974–2014).
* Harriet Pattison, 94, American landscape architect ( Kimbell Art Museum).
* Satyaram Reang, 80, Indian dancer and folk artist.
* Richard Salzmann, 94, Czech banker and politician, senator (1996–2000).
* Petar Sarić, 86, Serbian poet and prose writer.
* Herbert Schambeck, 89, Austrian legal scholar and politician, MP (1969–1997).
* Alice Shalvi, 96, German-born Israeli professor and educator.
* Umaru Shehu, 92, Nigerian physician and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of the University of Nigeria (1978–1979).
* Hampton Smith, 89, American football coach ( Albany State Golden Rams).
* Naoki Takashima, 73, Japanese politician, president of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (2014–2015).
* Geneviève Viney, 86, French law professor and jurist.
* Gord Wilson, 91, Canadian ice hockey player ( Boston Bruins).

3

* Arthur Burns, 60, British historian, cancer.
* Joe Christopher, 87, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox).
* Jacqueline Dark, 55, Australian opera singer, cancer.
* Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, 86, French journalist ( France 2, France 3, Europe 1).
* Jennie M. Forehand, 87, American politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1995–2015) and House of Delegates (1978–1994), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
* Thomas Gambino, 94, American mobster ( Gambino crime family).
* Edward Hagedorn, 76, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (since 2022) and mayor of Puerto Princesa (1992–2001, 2002–2013), pancreatic cancer.
* Avgust Ipavec, 83, Slovenian-Austrian Roman Catholic priest and composer.
* Johannes Kühn, 89, German poet.
* Patrice Lecornu, 65, French football player (Angers, national team) and manager ( Red Star).
* Lena McLin, 95, American music teacher, composer and pastor.
* Marina Mizzau, 87, Italian writer and essayist.
* Howard Murphy, 79, American football coach ( Westfield State).
* Garry Nehl, 89, Australian politician, MP (1984–2001).
* Hitoshi Nomura, 78, Japanese artist, pneumonia.
* Carlos Oliveira, 80, Portuguese Olympic rower ( 1972).
* Giulio Quercini, 81, Italian journalist ('' Rinascita'') and politician, deputy (1987–1992).
* Harald Tusberg, 88, Norwegian television presenter ( NRK).
* Jacques Valade, 93, French politician, deputy (1970–1973) and senator (1980–1987, 1989–2008).
* Bob Wagner, 76, American football coach ( Hawaii Rainbow Warriors).
* Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh, 93, Azerbaijani geologist, member of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.

4

* David Benedictus, 85, English novelist ('' The Fourth of June'', '' This Animal Is Mischievous'', '' Return to the Hundred Acre Wood'').
* Wayne Comer, 79, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Senators).
* József Csík, 77, Hungarian Olympic javelin thrower ( 1972).
* Tracey Freeman, 75, Australian athlete, six-time Paralympic champion ( 1972, 1976).
* Luis Giampietri, 82, Peruvian military officer and politician, first vice president (2006–2011) and MP (2006–2011).
* Pat Hays, 76, American politician, mayor of North Little Rock, Arkansas (1989–2013) and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1987–1989).
* Murílio de Avellar Hingel, 90, Brazilian geographer and politician, minister of education (1992–1995).
* Tommy Hoyland, 91, English footballer ( Sheffield United, Bradford City).
* Giannis Ioannidis, 78, Greek basketball player and coach ( Aris, Olympiacos, national team).
* P. Jayadevi, Indian film director ('' Vilangu'', '' Power of Women'') and screenwriter ('' Puratchikkaaran'').
* Sepp Klasen, 88, German lawyer and politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria (1970–1990).
* Kamchy Kolbayev, 49, Kyrgyz crime boss, shot.
* Yosef Mahalal, 83, Israeli footballer ( Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Ashkelon, national team).
* Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez, 100, Mexican bacteriologist and politician, governor of Durango (1974–1979).
* Rives McBee, 84, American golfer.
* Felice De Nicolò, 81, Italian Olympic alpine skier ( 1960, 1964).
* Ivan Nikitchuk, 79, Russian politician, MP (1995–2003, 2011–2016).
* Felix Owusu-Adjapong, 79, Ghanaian politician, MP (1997–2009), minister of transport (2001–2003) and energy (2008–2009).
* Dominique Perrier, 72–73, French electronic musician and composer ( Space Art, Stone Age).
* Mahinder Rathipal, 67, Surinamese politician, MP (2000–2015).
* Boris M. Schein, 85, Russian-American mathematician.
* Telesphore Toppo, 83, Indian Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of Dumka (1979–1984) and archbishop of Ranchi (1984–2008).
* Shawna Trpcic, 56, American costume designer ('' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'', '' Angel'', '' Ahsoka'').
* George Tyndall, 74, American gynecologist.
* Claus Wisser, 81, German businessman and arts patron ( Rheingau Musik Festival).
* Jason Wynyard, 49, New Zealand woodchopper, Burkitt lymphoma.

5

* Ibrahim Amin, Egyptian squash player.
* Anathalavattom Anandan, 86, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (1987–1991, 1996–2001, 2006–2011).
* Jon Beare, 49, Canadian rower, Olympic bronze medalist ( 2008).
* Dick Butkus, 80, American Hall of Fame football player ( Chicago Bears) and actor ('' Hang Time'', '' Johnny Dangerously'').
* Jacques Chonchol, 97, Chilean politician, minister of agriculture (1970–1972).
* Asad Chowdhury, 80, Bangladeshi poet.
* Kevin Coombs, 82, Australian Paralympic wheelchair basketball player.
* Giuseppe Da Prato, 87, Italian academic and mathematician.
* Bruno Filippini, 78, Italian singer.
* David G. Gee, 85, British-born Swedish geologist.
* Robert J. Hermann, 90, American public servant.
* Taj El-Din Hilaly, 82, Egyptian Islamic cleric, grand mufti of Australia (1988–2007).
* Zorica Jevremović, 75, Serbian theatre director, playwright and choreographer.
* Piotr Klemensiewicz, 67, French painter and sculptor.
* Jordan Levy, 79, American radio host ( WTAG) and politician, mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts (1980–1981, 1988–1993).
* Peter Mack, 68, British scholar, traffic collision.
* Edmund Marshall, 83, British politician, MP (1971–1983).
* Francesco Matrone, 76, Italian mobster ( Camorra).
* Bill Munro, 89, Scottish football player ( Barrow) and manager ( Clydebank, Airdrieonians).
*Risto Näätänen, 84, Finnish psychologist.
* Thor Nilsen, 92, Norwegian Olympic rower ( 1952).
* Larisa Opanasyuk, 60, Russian politician.
* Paul Ramboux, 91, Belgian cartoonist ('' Spirou'').
* Panny Rhodes, 81, American politician.
* Sir Nicholas Stadlen, 73, British judge, mesothelioma.
* Panos Theodorou, 29, Cypriot footballer ( Aris Limassol, AEL Limassol, Apollon Limassol).
* Romano Voltolina, 85, Italian footballer ( Juventus, Biellese, Cesena).

6

* Moreira Alves, 90, Brazilian academic and magistrate, prosecutor general (1972–1975), justice (1975–2003) and president (1985–1987) of the Supreme Federal Court.
* Bev Bentley, 96, Canadian ice hockey player ( Saskatoon Quakers, Vancouver Canucks, San Francisco Seals).
* Maurice Bourgue, 83, French oboist ( Orchestre de Paris), composer, and academic teacher ( Conservatoire de Paris, Conservatoire de Genève).
* Michael Chiarello, 61, American chef, anaphylaxis.
* Mary Chronopoulou, 90, Greek actress ('' The Naked Brigade'', '' Mermaids and Rascals'', '' Voyage to Cythera''), complications from a fall.
* Nicholas Crafts, 74, British economist, sepsis.
* Loren Cunningham, 88, American missionary leader (Youth with a Mission), co-founder of the University of the Nations.
* Đào Nguyên Cát, 96, Vietnamese economist, founder of '' Vietnam Economic Times''.
* Stelios Faitakis, 47, Greek painter and graffiti artist.
* Daniel Giraud, 77, French essayist, poet, and translator, suicide.
* Roger Greenhalgh, 82, British academic and writer.
* Rupert Hoilette, 77, Jamaican Olympic sprinter ( 1964).
* Tetsundo Iwakuni, 87, Japanese politician, MP (1996–2009).
* Victoire Jasmin, 67, Guadeloupean politician, senator (2017–2023).
* Vilém Mandlík, 87, Czech Olympic sprinter (1956, 1960).
* Vincent Patrick, 88, American author and screenwriter ('' The Pope of Greenwich Village'', ''Family Business'', '' The Devil's Own''), complications from Lewy body dementia.
* Atila Pesyani, 66, Iranian actor ('' The Redemption'', ''Cease Fire (2006 film), Cease Fire'', ''The Hidden Half''), stomach cancer.
*Jim Poole (pitcher), Jim Poole, 57, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
*Bodo Schümann, 86, German theologian and politician, member of the Hamburg Parliament (1974–1986).
*Susan Thomas, Baroness Thomas of Walliswood, 87, British businesswoman and politician, member of the House of Lords (1994–2016).
*Esme Timbery, 92, Australian Bidjigal artist and shellworker.
*Francisco Vidal (actor), Francisco Vidal, 82, Spanish actor (''El Crack (1981 film), El Crack'', ''The Enchanted Forest (1987 film), The Enchanted Forest'', ''Pan's Labyrinth'').
*Dorel Zamfir, 62, Romanian footballer (FC Argeș Pitești, Argeș Pitești, FCV Farul Constanța, Constanța, FC Dinamo București, Dinamo București).

7

*Peter Akatsa, 63, Kenyan Olympic field hockey player (Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1984, Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1988), colon cancer.
*Marouf al-Bakhit, 76, Jordanian military officer and politician, List of prime ministers of Jordan, prime minister (2005–2007, 2011).
*Terence Davies, 77, British screenwriter and film director (''Distant Voices, Still Lives'', ''The Long Day Closes (film), The Long Day Closes'', ''The House of Mirth (2000 film), The House of Mirth''), cancer.
*Awni El-Dous, 12–13, Palestinian YouTuber, Gaza war, airstrike.
*Richard Eppley, 91, American biological oceanographer.
*Reiner Goldberg, 83, German operatic heldentenor (Berlin State Opera).
*Luca Goldoni, 95, Italian writer and journalist (''Gazzetta di Parma'', ''Il Resto del Carlino'', ''Corriere della Sera'').
*Eric Griffin (boxer), Eric Griffin, 55, American Olympic boxer (Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight, 1992).
*Anna Gutu, 31–32, Ukrainian-born American mountaineer, avalanche.
*Anthony Holden, 76, British writer (''Big Deal: A Year as a Professional Poker Player'', ''Bigger Deal''), broadcaster and critic, brain cancer and complications from a stroke.
*Brian Iwata, 75, American psychologist.
*Loyal Jones, 95, American folklorist.
*Phyllis Latour, 102, South African-born New Zealand intelligence officer (Special Operations Executive, SOE).
*Kęstutis Lupeikis, 61, Lithuanian architect and painter.
*Noh In-hwan, 91, South Korean politician, National Assembly (South Korea), MP (1979–1980, 1988–1996).
*Chris Ogunbanjo, 99, Nigerian corporate lawyer and philanthropist.
*Park Jong-hwan (footballer), Park Jong-hwan, 85, South Korean football manager (Seoul FC, Seoul City, Seongnam FC, Ilhwa Chunma, South Korea national football team, national team).
*Oldřich Pelčák, 79, Czech cosmonaut (Soyuz 28).
*Gina Marie Rzucidlo, 45, American mountaineer, avalanche.
*Ted Schwinden, 98, American politician, List of governors of Montana, governor (1981–1989) and List of lieutenant governors of Montana, lieutenant governor (1977–1981) of Montana, member of the Montana House of Representatives (1959–1963).
*Omar Abu Shawish, 36, Palestinian poet and novelist, Gaza war, airstrike.
*Tenjen Sherpa, 35, Nepalese mountaineer, avalanche.
*Ellen Tittel, 75, German Olympic runner (Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres, 1972, Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres, 1976).
*Tjerk Westerterp, 92, Dutch politician, four-time House of Representatives (Netherlands), MP, List of ministers of infrastructure of the Netherlands, minister of transport and water management (1973–1977), and Member of the European Parliament, MEP (1967–1971).
*Israeli people killed in the 7 October attacks include but not limited to:
**Lior Asulin, 43, footballer (Maccabi Herzliya F.C., Maccabi Herzliya, Beitar Jerusalem F.C., Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C., Hapoel Petah Tikva)
**Jayar Davidov, chief superintendent, commander of the Israel Police in Rahat (since 2022)
**Roy Edan, 45, photojournalist
**Eli Ginsberg, 42, lieutenant colonel, commander of LOTAR (2020–2023)
**Asaf Hamami, 40, colonel, commander of the Southern Brigade
**Hayim Katsman, 32, peace activist and academic
**Roi Levy, 44, colonel, commander of the Multidimensional Unit (IDF), Multidimensional Unit (since 2023)
**Ofir Libstein, 49–50, politician, head of the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council (since 2018)
**Shani Louk, 23, tattoo artist and social media influencer
**Izhar Peled, 61–62, assistant commissioner, commander of Israel Border Police in Judea and Samaria Area, Judea and Samaria (2016–2020)
**Vivian Silver, 74, peace activist and women's rights activist
**Yonatan Steinberg, 43, colonel, commander of the Nahal Brigade (since 2023)
**Yahav Winner, 37, filmmaker

8

*Agneta Andersson, 62, Swedish sprint canoer, three-time Olympic champion (Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984, Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres, 1996), cancer.
*Alcides Báez, 76, Paraguayan footballer (Club Libertad, Libertad, Cerro Porteño, Paraguay national football team, national team).
*Yannick Bodin, 81, French politician, senator (2004–2011).
*Fred Boyd (basketball), Fred Boyd, 73, American basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Jazz (NBA team), New Orleans Jazz).
*Karlos Callens, 76, Belgian politician, member of the Flemish Parliament (2002–2014).
*Aldo Cosentino, 75, French Olympic boxer (Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight, 1968, Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight, 1972, Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight, 1976).
*David Dollar, 68, American economist.
*Ron Erickson, 90, American politician.
*Gérard Fenouil, 78, French sprinter, Olympic bronze medalist (Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, 1968).
*Bret Gilliam, 72, American Technical diving, technical diver, complications from a stroke.
*Maude Jacques, 31, Canadian Paralympic wheelchair basketball player (Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament, 2012), bacterial infection.
*James P. Kauahikaua, 72, American geophysicist and volcanologist.
*Thomas Legg, Sir Thomas Legg, 88, British civil servant, Clerk of the Crown in Chancery (1989–1998).
*Jacques Lucan, 75, French academic and architect.
*Marco Martinelli (politician), Marco Martinelli, 60, Italian consultant and politician, deputy (2006–2018).
*Nina Matviienko, 75, Ukrainian singer.
*Billy Emory Maxwell, 80, American track and field coach.
*André Monnier, 97, French Olympic ski jumper (Ski jumping at the 1952 Winter Olympics, 1952, Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics, 1956).
*Didier Mouly, 72, French lawyer and politician, mayor of Narbonne (since 2014), cancer.
*Jeff Peterek, 60, American baseball player ( Milwaukee Brewers).
*Herschel Savage, 70, American pornographic actor (''Debbie Does Dallas'', ''Memphis Cathouse Blues'', ''The Texas Vibrator Massacre'') and director.
*László Sólyom, 81, Hungarian jurist and politician, President of Hungary, president (2005–2010) and president of the Constitutional Court of Hungary, Constitutional Court (1990–1998).
*Shinji Tanimura, 74, Japanese singer-songwriter.
*Dunc Wilson, 75, Canadian ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins).
*Burt Young, 83, American actor (''Rocky (franchise), Rocky'', ''Chinatown (1974 film), Chinatown'', ''Back to School''), cardiac arrest.

9

*Alim Abdallah, 40, Israeli lieutenant colonel, deputy commander of 91st Division (Israel), IDF 91st Division.
*Haluk Akakçe, 53, Turkish contemporary artist, lung cancer.
*Jackson Anthony, 65, Sri Lankan actor (''Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli'', ''Guerilla Marketing'') and film director (''Julietge Bhumikawa''), complications from a traffic collision.
*Ottar Befring, 83, Norwegian politician, List of county governors of Møre og Romsdal, governor of Møre og Romsdal (2002–2009).
*Andrea Branzi, 84, Italian architect.
*Chau Cham-son, 91, Hong Kong town planner and civil servant, director of Buildings Department, Buildings and Lands (1986–1989) and chief commissioner of the Scout Association of Hong Kong, Scout Association (1985–1996).
*Simone Chapuis-Bischof, 92, Swiss women's rights activist.
*Terry Dischinger, 82, American basketball player (Washington Wizards, Chicago Zephyrs, Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers), Olympic champion (Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960).
*Chuck Feeney, 92, American travel retailer and philanthropist, founder of DFS Group and Atlantic Philanthropies.
*Keith Giffen, 70, American comic book artist and writer (''Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes), Blue Beetle'', ''Justice League''), co-creator of Rocket Raccoon, stroke.
*Mikhail Golubovich, 79, Ukrainian actor (''Lone Wolf (1978 film), Lone Wolf'', ''Luna Park (1992 film), Luna Park'', ''Brothel Lights'').
*Gerhard Grimmer, 80, German Olympic cross-country skier (Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics, 1968, Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay, 1972, Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics, 1976).
*Viktor Guz, 52, Russian football player (FC Energiya Volzhsky, Torpedo Volzhsky, FC Orenburg, Gazovik Orenburg) and manager (FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi, Zhemchuzhina-Sochi).
*Anthony Hickox, 64, English film director and screenwriter (''Waxwork (film), Waxwork'', ''Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat'', ''Prince Valiant (1997 film), Prince Valiant'').
*Jorge Lavelli, 90, French theater and opera director.
*Lars Lunøe, 87, Danish actor (''Doctor Glas (1968 film), Doctor Glas'', ''Tough Guys of the Prairie'', ''Ghost Train International'').
*Steven Lutvak, 64, American musician and composer (''A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder''), pulmonary embolism.
*Mang Hoi, 65, Hong Kong actor (''The Human Goddess'', ''Bruce Lee, D-Day at Macao'', ''Warriors Two''), oesophageal cancer.
*Lino Montiel Forzano, 99, Argentine army general, governor of Tucumán Province (1978–1980). (death announced on this date)
*Mauro Morelli, 88, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Duque de Caxias, Duque de Caxias (1981–2005) and auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo, São Paulo (1975–1981).
*Jan Needle, 80, English author.
*Raymond O'Connor (actor), Raymond O'Connor, 71, American actor (''The Rock (film), The Rock'', ''L.A. Noire'', ''Drowning Mona''), bladder cancer.
*Críostóir Ó Floinn, 95, Irish writer.
*Agnes Odhiambo (activist), Agnes Odhiambo, Kenyan human rights activist. (death announced on this date)
*Yulian Panich, 92, Russian actor (''Road to Life (1955 film), Road to Life'', ''Different Fortunes'', ''The Green Carriage''), television director and journalist.
*Evangelos Pentaris, 90, Greek naval captain and politician, Hellenic Parliament, MP (1981–1989).
*Kevin Phillips (political commentator), Kevin Phillips, 82, American political commentator (''NOW on PBS'') and writer (''American Theocracy''), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
*Petar Porobić, 66, Montenegrin water polo player and coach (China women's national water polo team, China women's national team).
*Eleni Potari, 41, Greek Olympic handball player (Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2004), cancer.
*Henri Serre, 92, French actor (''Jules and Jim'', ''Fantômas contre Scotland Yard'', ''Mister Frost'').
*Buck Trent, 85, American country musician and television personality (''Hee Haw'').
*Volodymyr Vasylenko, 86, Ukrainian diplomat, List of ambassadors of Ukraine to the United Kingdom, ambassador to the United Kingdom (1998–2002).

10

*Karthyayani Amma, 101, Indian mature student, subject of ''Barefoot Empress''.
*Roger Bedford Jr., 67, American politician, member of the Alabama Senate (1982–1990, 1994–2014).
*Jeff Burr, 60, American film director (''Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'', ''Stepfather II'', ''Puppet Master 4''), complications from a stroke.
*Jean-Claude Cassini, 55, French cartoonist.
*Robert von Dassanowsky, 58, Austrian-American writer, historian, and film producer.
*Shirley Jo Finney, 74, American actress (''Nashville Girl'', ''Echo Park (1986 film), Echo Park'', ''Moving (1988 film), Moving'') and stage director, multiple myeloma.
*Mark Goddard, 87, American actor (''Lost in Space'', ''The Detectives (1959 TV series), The Detectives'', ''Blue Sunshine (film), Blue Sunshine''), pulmonary fibrosis.
*Martin Goetz, 93, American software engineer.
*Dawn Josephs, 91, Canadian Olympic athlete (Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952).
*Kim Namjo, 96, South Korean poet.
*John Klenke, 65, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2011–2015).
*Eva Kollisch, 98, Austrian-American lesbian rights activist and writer.
*Dick Leach, 83, American tennis player and coach.
*James Lee (Canadian politician), James Lee, 86, Canadian politician, premier of Prince Edward Island (1981–1986) and Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, MLA (1975–1986).
*Paul Leuquet, 90, French painter, cartoonist, and poet.
*Brendan Malone, 81, American basketball coach (Rhode Island Rams men's basketball, Rhode Island Rams, Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors).
*Louise Meriwether, 100, American author (''Daddy Was a Number Runner'') and activist.
*Toshio Naka, 87, Japanese baseball player (Chunichi Dragons) and manager.
*Dónal O'Neill, 56, Irish Gaelic footballer (Offaly county football team, Offaly, Edenderry GAA, Edenderry).
*Gail O'Neill, 61, American model and journalist (''The Early Show'').
*Willy Pfund, 84, Swiss politician, member of the National Council (Switzerland), National Council (1983–1987).
*Olle Wästberg, 78, Swedish journalist (''Expressen''), diplomat, and politician, Riksdag, MP (1976–1982).
*Vjeran Zuppa, 83, Croatian dramaturge, literature theorist, and poet.

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*Martin Aigner, 81, Austrian mathematician.
*Michael P. C. Carns, 86, American general.
*Manuel Chuanguira Machado, 73, Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurué, Gurué (1994–2009).
*Doug Clark (serial killer), Doug Clark, 75, American serial killer.
*Phyllis Coates, 96, American actress (''Adventures of Superman (TV series), Adventures of Superman'', ''Superman and the Mole Men'', ''Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn'').
*Walt Garrison, 79, American football player (Dallas Cowboys).
*D. J. Gokulakrishnan, 50, Indian cricketer (Tamil Nadu cricket team, Tamil Nadu, Goa cricket team, Goa, Assam cricket team, Assam), heart attack.
*Guo Baochang, 83, Chinese film and television director (''The Grand Mansion Gate''), screenwriter and actor (''The Blue Kite'').
*Rainer Gut, 91, Swiss bank manager, chairman of Credit Suisse (1983–2000).
*Samuel C. O. Holt, 87, American radio and television executive.
*Rudolph Isley, 84, American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame singer (The Isley Brothers) and songwriter ("It's Your Thing", "That Lady (song), That Lady"), heart attack.
*Pauline Jani, 34, Zimbabwean netball player (Zimbabwe national netball team, national team).
*Jim Jensen (Nebraska politician), Jim Jensen, 89, American politician, member of Nebraska Legislature (1994–2006) and contractor.
*Mohamed Kabil, 96, Egyptian footballer (Egypt national football team, national team).
*Virginia Lovo, 31, Nicaraguan footballer (Nicaragua women's national football team, national team), cancer.
*Gérard Murillo, 91, French rugby union player (Stade Dijonnais Côte D'Or, Stade Dijonnais, France national rugby union team, national team).
*Rosemarie Myrdal, 94, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, lieutenant governor of North Dakota (1992–2000).
*Aérea Negrot, 43, Venezuelan electronic musician and singer (Hercules and Love Affair).
*Audrey Salkeld, 87, English mountaineer and historian.
*Ian Spink, 76, Australian-British choreographer, lung cancer.
*Markku Syrjälä, 68, Finnish Olympic archer (Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's individual, 1984).
*Cynthia Whittaker, 82, American academic and author.
*Cal Wilson, 53, New Zealand comedian and voice actress (''Kitty Is Not a Cat''), cancer.

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*Mir Shamsuddin Adib-Soltani, 92, Iranian philosopher and translator.
*Peter Antoine, 79, German football player (FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich) and manager (Mjällby AIF, Mjällby, Assyriska FF), pneumonia.
*Michael Cooper (musician), Michael Cooper, 71, Jamaican musician (Inner Circle (band), Inner Circle, Third World (band), Third World), cancer.
*Álvaro Correia, 90, Brazilian journalist and politician, Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina MLA (1975–1987).
*Howard Forman (politician), Howard Forman, 77, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1989–2000).
*Luis Garavito, 66, Colombian serial killer and rapist.
*René Garrec, 88, French politician, senator (1998–2014).
*Per Egil Hegge, 83, Norwegian journalist (''Aftenposten'', ''A-magasinet'').
*Jon Hustad, 55, Norwegian journalist.
*Jang Young-chul (politician), Jang Young-chul, 86, South Korean politician, National Assembly (South Korea), MP (1988–2000), Ministry of Employment and Labor, minister of labor (1988–1989).
*Gunnar Kaiser, 47, German writer and political blogger, cancer.
*Neil Le Bihan, 47, English footballer (Peterborough United F.C., Peterborough United, Dover Athletic F.C., Dover Athletic, Crawley Town F.C., Crawley Town), suicide.
*Alice Mabota, 74, Mozambican human rights activist.
*Kurt Mattsson, 83, Finnish Olympic boxer (Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight, 1964).
*Jean-Roger Milo, 66, French actor (''The Woman Cop'', ''A Sunday in the Country'', ''Germinal (1993 film), Germinal'').
*Hisaya Nakajo, 50, Japanese manga artist (''Hana-Kimi''), heart disease.
*Tom O'Lincoln, 76, American Marxist historian and author.
*Carol Page, 74, British Olympic sport shooter (Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 25 metre pistol, 1984, Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996).
*Lara Parker, 84, American actress (''Dark Shadows'', ''Save the Tiger'', ''Hi, Mom!''), cancer.
*Guy Ravier, 85, French politician, mayor of Avignon (1989–1995).
*Tero Rönni, 69, Finnish politician, Parliament of Finland, MP (1999–2011).
*Colette Rossant, 91, French-American restaurateur, breast cancer.
*Eva Rysová, 91, Slovak actress.
*Sartaj Singh (politician), Sartaj Singh, 83, Indian politician, Lok Sabha, MP (1989–1999, 2004–2009).
*Foster Stockwell, 94, American writer and historian.
*Andriy Vasylyshyn, 90, Ukrainian police officer, Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine), minister of the interior (1990–1994).
*Jean-Pierre Versini-Campinchi, 83, French lawyer.
*Igor Yevgrafov, 67, Russian swimmer.

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*Astrid Achi, 62, Ecuadorian soprano singer, complications from surgery.
*Linda Arkley, 71, British politician, mayor of North Tyneside (2003–2005, 2009–2013).
*Benedict Birnberg, 93, British solicitor and human rights activist, pneumonia.
*Michael J. Bragman, 83, American politician, member (1981–2001) and majority leader (1993–2000) of the New York State Assembly.
*Leo Burke (baseball), Leo Burke, 89, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, California Angels).
*Sonia del Rio, 83, Canadian-Spanish classical dancer and ballerina.
*Ron Eachus, 76, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1985–1987), heart failure.
*Sadao Fuchigami, 86, Japanese politician, House of Councillors, MP (1989–2010), ureteral cancer.
*P. V. Gangadharan, 80, Indian film producer (''Vartha'', ''Thooval Kottaram'', ''Achuvinte Amma'').
*Louise Glück, 80, American poet (''The Triumph of Achilles'', ''The Wild Iris''), Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Pulitzer Prize winner (1993), Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize laureate (2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, 2020), cancer.
*Friedrich Grade, 107, German engineer and naval officer (''German submarine U-96 (1940), U-96'', ''German submarine U-183, U-183'').
*Burdette Haldorson, 89, American basketball player, Olympic champion (Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956, Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960).
*Frank A. Herda, 76, American army soldier, Medal of Honor recipient.
*Jaakko Ihamuotila, 83, Finnish business executive, CEO of Valmet (1973–1979), president and chairman of Neste (1980–2000).
*Princess India of Afghanistan, Princess India, 94, Afghan royal.
*Michel Lapierre, 70, Canadian writer and journalist (''L'aut'journal'', ''Ici (magazine), Ici'', ''La Presse (Canadian newspaper), La Presse'').
*Garry Mapanzure, 25, Zimbabwean singer, traffic collision.
*Mauricio Molina (golfer), Mauricio Molina, 56, Argentine golfer.
*Ronald M. Mottl, 89, American lawyer and politician, member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1983), Ohio House of Representatives (1987–1997) and twice of Ohio Senate.
*Loren Parks, 97, American businessman.
*Ellinor Peerschke, 69, German-born American scientist.
*Hubert Reeves, 91, Canadian astrophysicist.
*João Luiz Ribeiro, 64, Brazilian Olympic gymnast (Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980).
*Hugh Russell, 63, Northern Irish boxer, Olympic bronze medallist (Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Flyweight, 1980).
*Rein Saluri, 84, Estonian writer and playwright.
*Bud Somerville, 86, American curler, Olympic bronze medalist (Curling at the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992).
*Glorianne Stromberg, 84, Canadian lawyer.
*Antony Walker, Sir Antony Walker, 89, British army general, Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies, commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies (1990–1992), heart failure.
*Lois Wright, 95, American artist.
*Bello Maitama Yusuf, 76, Nigerian politician, Federal Ministry of Interior (Nigeria), minister of interior (1979–1981) and Federal Ministry of Commerce (Nigeria), commerce (1982–1983), Senate of Nigeria, senator (1999–2007).
*People killed in the Gaza war:
**Issam Abdallah, 37, Lebanese journalist (Reuters)
**Ali Qadhi, Palestinian militant
**Wael Al Zard, 50, Palestinian Islamic preacher and university professor

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*Killing of Wadea al-Fayoume, Wadea al-Fayoume, 6, American child, stabbed.
*Lance Armstrong (politician), Lance Armstrong, 83, Australian politician, member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly (1989–1996).
*Andy Bean (golfer), Andy Bean, 70, American professional golfer, complications from lung replacement surgery.
*María Alejandra Bruzual, 43, Venezuelan jockey, horse-riding accident.
*Giancarlo Cantelmi, 97, Italian lawyer and politician, deputy (1976–1983).
*Rosetta Cutolo, 86, Italian mobster (Nuova Camorra Organizzata, NCO).
*Klaus Höpcke, 89, German politician, member of the Landtag of Thuringia (1990–1999).
*Guy Latraverse, 84, Canadian artist agent, producer and show designer.
*Piper Laurie, 91, American actress (''Carrie (1976 film), Carrie'', ''The Hustler'', ''Children of a Lesser God (film), Children of a Lesser God''), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Emmy winner (39th Primetime Emmy Awards, 1987).
*Maurice W. Long, 98, American electrical engineer and physicist.
*Dariush Mehrjui, 83, Iranian filmmaker (''The Cow (1969 film), The Cow'', ''Mr. Naive'', ''Hamoun (film), Hamoun''), stabbed.
*Mei Tsu-lin, 90, Chinese-American linguist, member of Academia Sinica.
*Langhorne A. Motley, 85, American diplomat.
*Park Seo-bo, 91, South Korean painter, lung cancer.
*Joaquín Pérez (rower), Joaquín Pérez, 86, Cuban Olympic rower (Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four, 1956).
*Stanisław Radwan, 84, Polish composer.
*Gwyn Richards (cricketer), Gwyn Richards, 71, Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan County Cricket Club, Glamorgan).
*Roméo Savoie, 95, Canadian postwar and contemporary artist.
*Teodor Stanca, 90, Romanian engineer and politician, Chamber of Deputies (Romania), deputy (1996–2000).
*Jean-Charles Thomas, 93, French Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Aire and Dax, Aire and Dax (1972–1974), bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajaccio, Ajaccio (1974–1986) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Versailles, Versailles (1986–2001).
*Bill Turner (basketball), Bill Turner, 79, American basketball player (Golden State Warriors, Cincinnati Royals, Los Angeles Lakers).
*Gastón Ugalde, 79, Bolivian visual artist.
*Gembong Warsono, 60, Indonesian politician, member of the Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (since 2014), heart attack.

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*Oļegs Antropovs, 75, Latvian volleyball player and coach, Olympic champion (Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1968).
*Carmen Petra Basacopol, 97, Romanian composer.
*Dick Bielski, 91, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys) and coach (Baltimore Colts).
*Neal Brooks Biggers Jr., 88, American jurist, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, U.S. District Court for Southern Mississippi (since 1984).
*Tod Brown, 86, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise City, Boise City (1988–1998) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange in California, Orange in California (1998–2012).
*Omar Ferwana, 67, Palestinian gynaecologist and researcher, Gaza war, airstrike.
*M. S. Gill, 87, Indian civil servant and politician, Chief Election Commissioner of India, chief election commissioner (1996–2001), Rajya Sabha, MP (2004–2016) and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, minister of youth affairs and sports (2008–2011).
*Ghulam Nabi Khayal, 80, Indian poet and essayist.
*Giselle Khoury, 62, Lebanese journalist (BBC Arabic, Sky News Arabia), cancer.
*Jim Larkin (Canadian politician), Jim Larkin, 77, Canadian politician, Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island MLA (1979–1982), complications from Lewy body dementia.
*Carlos López (equestrian), Carlos López, 97, Spanish Olympic equestrian (Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956).
*Joanna Merlin, 92, American actress (''Fiddler on the Roof'', ''Mystic Pizza'', ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'').
*Milan (art director), Milan, 54, Indian art director (''Billa (2007 film), Billa'', ''Velayudham'', ''Vedalam''), heart attack.
*Jacques Pavlovsky, 92, French photojournalist.
*Todd Reynolds (figure skater), Todd Reynolds, 56, American Olympic pair skater (Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Pair skating, 1994), heart attack.
*Gerry Ryan (footballer), Gerry Ryan, 68, Irish footballer (Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion, Derby County F.C., Derby County, Republic of Ireland national football team, national team).
*Henrique de Carvalho Santos, 83, Angolan politician, co-designer of the flag of Angola.
*Torstein Seiersten, 92, Norwegian Olympic speed skater (Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres, 1956, Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1960).
*David Shaffer, 87, South African-born British-American physician and pediatrician, respiratory failure.
*Khamphoui Sisavatdy, 82, Laotian politician, Prime Minister of Laos, prime minister (since 2003).
*Suzanne Somers, 76, American actress (''Three's Company'', ''Step by Step (TV series), Step by Step'', ''She's the Sheriff''), breast cancer.
*Teófilo Torres Corzo, 77, Mexican politician, Congress of the Union, MP (1985–1988, 2012–2015) and governor of San Luis Potosí (1992–1993).
*Mercedes Vostell, 90, Spanish writer.
*Alvin Yeryomin, 91, Russian economist and politician, member of the Supreme Soviet of Russia (1984–1989).

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*Martti Ahtisaari, 86, Finnish politician, President of Finland, president (1994–2000), Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize laureate (2008), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
*Francisc Balla, 90, Romanian Olympic freestyle wrestler (Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight, 1964, Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 87 kg, 1968).
*Hatto Beyerle, 90, German-Austrian chamber musician, conductor and academic.
*Paul Bryer, 65, English Anglican clergyman, archdeacon of Cornwall (since 2019).
*Malick Fall (footballer), Malick Fall, 54, Senegalese footballer (SC Abbeville, Abbeville, Angers, Senegal national football team, national team).
*Gennady Gladkov, 88, Russian composer (''The Bremen Town Musicians (1969 film), The Bremen Town Musicians'', ''Gentlemen of Fortune'', ''A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines'').
*Toon Greebe, 35, Dutch darts player.
*Roland Griffiths, 77, American psychopharmacologist, colon cancer.
*Jorge Guillén (basketball), Jorge Guillén, 86, Spanish doctor and Olympic basketball player (Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960).
*Jesús Guzmán (actor), Jesús Guzmán, 97, Spanish actor (''Implacable Three'', ''The Locket (1970 film), The Locket'', ''Nothing Less Than a Real Man'').
*Hershel Jick, 91, American medical researcher.
*Geri M. Joseph, 100, American diplomat, List of ambassadors of the United States to the Netherlands, ambassador to the Netherlands (1978–1981).
*Gordon Low, 83, Scottish footballer (Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Huddersfield Town, Bristol City F.C., Bristol City, Stockport County F.C., Stockport County).
*Carlinhos Maracanã, 66, Brazilian footballer (Paysandu Sport Club, Paysandu, São Paulo FC, São Paulo, Clube Atlético Taquaritinga, Taquaritinga), pancreatic cancer.
*Richard Martin (stage director), Richard Martin, 80, French theater director, playwright, and actor (''The Woman Cop'', ''Cap Canaille (film), Cap Canaille'', ''Too Beautiful for You'').
*Osama Mazini, 57, Palestinian politician, Gaza war, airstrike.
*Bill McCabe (Australian sportsman), Bill McCabe, 88, Australian Australian rules football, footballer (North Melbourne Football Club, North Melbourne) and Olympic water polo player (Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956).
*Chittaranjan Nepali, 92, Nepalese writer and historian (''General Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal'').
*Victor Perera, 75, Sri Lankan police officer and politician, Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka), inspector general of police (2006–2008) and List of governors of Northern Province, Sri Lanka, governor of the Northern Province (2008).
*Dimitri Salachas, 84, Greek Byzantine Catholic hierarch, apostolic exarch of Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Greece, Greece (2008–2016).
*Yudhistir Samantray, 70, Indian politician, Odisha Legislative Assembly, Odisha MLA (1995–2000).
*Eric Tweedale, 102, Australian rugby union player (Western Sydney Two Blues, Parramatta Two Blues, New South Wales Waratahs, New South Wales, Australia national rugby union team, national team).
*Steven Weisberg, 68, American film editor (''Great Expectations (1998 film), Great Expectations'', ''Men in Black II'', ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban''), complications from Alzheimer's disease.

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*Dirk Alvermann, 57, German historian and archivist.
*Syamsul Arifin, 71, Indonesian politician, List of governors of North Sumatra, governor of North Sumatra (2008–2011).
*George Baird (architect), George Baird, 84, Canadian architect (Cloud Gardens, Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory).
*Trevor Beeson, 97, English Anglican clergyman, dean of Winchester (1987–1996).
*Carol Berman, 100, American politician, member of the New York Senate (1979–1984).
*Edward Bleier, 94, American television executive.
*Carla Bley, 87, American jazz composer (''Escalator over the Hill'') and musician (Jazz Composer's Orchestra), brain cancer.
*Robert Camilleri Azzopardi, 72, Maltese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Comayagua, Comayagua (since 2004), heart attack.
*Giovanni Chiaramonte, 75, Italian photographer.
*Joan Cribb, 93, Australian botanist.
*Junji Higashi, 77, Japanese politician, MP (1990–1996, 1998–2012), pneumonia.
*Kundara Johny, 71, Indian actor (''Varnapakittu'', ''Hallo (film), Hallo'', ''Meppadiyan''), heart attack.
*Geraldine A. Kenney-Wallace, 80, British-Canadian academic.
*Brian Langton, 75, Australian politician, New South Wales Legislative Assembly, New South Wales MP (1983–1999).
*Ayman Nofal, 57–58, Palestinian militant, Hamas commander, airstrike. (death announced on this date)
*Kalle Oranen, 77, Dutch footballer (Sportclub Enschede, FC Twente, Twente, Heracles Almelo, SC Heracles).
*Orazio Rancati, 83, Italian football player (Parma Calcio 1913, Parma, Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 Olympic team) and manager (Sondrio Calcio, Sondrio).
*Tom Rychlec, 89, American football player (Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos).
*Franz Karl Stanzel, 100, Austrian literary theorist.
*Aurèle Vandendriessche, 91, Belgian Olympic marathon runner (Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, 1956, Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, 1960, Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, 1964).
*Tim Wallis, Sir Tim Wallis, 85, New Zealand New Zealand Business Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame aviation entrepreneur, founder of the Alpine Fighter Collection and the Warbirds over Wanaka.
*Vasily Zakharov, 89, Russian economist, Ministry of Culture (Soviet Union), minister of culture (1986–1989).

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*Shafi Bikrampuri, 80, Bangladeshi film director (''Denmohor'') and producer.
*Roger Brown (basketball, born 1950), Roger Brown, 73, American basketball player (Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets, Carolina Cougars)
*Alexander Buzgalin, 69, Russian Marxist economist.
*Marinette Cueco, 89, French Plastic arts, plastic artist.
*Osvaldo Desideri, 84, Italian art director (''The Last Emperor'', ''Once Upon a Time in America'', ''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom''), Academy Award for Best Production Design, Oscar winner (60th Academy Awards, 1988).
*Beverley Dunlop, 88, New Zealand author.
*Tony Husband, 73, British cartoonist (''Private Eye'', ''Round the Bend'', ''Hangar 17''), heart attack.
*Alberto Jerez Horta, 96, Chilean lawyer, visual artist and politician, Senate of Chile, senator (1969–1973) and Chamber of Deputies of Chile, deputy (1961–1969).
*Jaymee Joaquin, 44, Filipina actress, model and host, cancer.
*Henry Kyemba, 84, Ugandan politician, Ministry of Health (Uganda), minister of health (1974–1977), complications from diabetes.
*Juanita McNeely, 87, American artist.
*Muanda Nsemi, 77, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese politician and religious leader (Bundu dia Kongo).
*Josef Nüsser, 92, Czech Olympic skier (Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics, 1956).
*André Palluel-Guillard, 82, French academic and historian.
*Dave Puddington, 95, American football coach (Washington University Bears football, Washington University Bears).
*Paul Reynolds (umpire), Paul Reynolds, 50, English cricket umpire (Cricket Ireland).
*Matías David Rodríguez, 41, Argentine politician, Argentine Chamber of Deputies, deputy (2015–2019) and Argentine Senate, senator (since 2019), suicide.
*Mzwakhe Sibisi, 53, South African politician, member of the National Assembly of South Africa, national assembly (since 2019).
*Dwight Twilley, 72, American singer-songwriter ("I'm on Fire (Dwight Twilley Band song), I'm on Fire"), stroke.
*David P. Webster, 95, Scottish author, historian, and sports promoter (World Highland Games Championships), complications from dementia.

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*The 45 King, 62, American record producer and DJ.
*Bangaru Adigalar, 82, Indian spiritual leader, founder of ACMEC, heart attack.
*Moe Amery, 69, Canadian politician, Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Alberta MLA (1993–2015).
*Judy Balaban, 91, American actress and author.
*Alan J. W. Bell, 85, British television producer and director (''Last of the Summer Wine'').
*Lasse Berghagen, 78, Swedish singer ("Teddybjörnen Fredriksson"), songwriter, and television presenter (''Allsång på Skansen''), complications from heart surgery.
*Robert B. Johnston, 86, American lieutenant general.
*Ilona Kerekes, 96, Hungarian table tennis player. (death announced on this date)
*Langfuhr (horse), Langfuhr, 31, Canadian Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. (death announced on this date)
*Teresa Magalhães, 79, Portuguese painter, pneumonia.
*Heinrich Messner, 84, Austrian alpine skier, Olympic bronze medalist (Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom, 1968, Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill, 1972).
*Summa Navaratnam, 98, Sri Lankan track and field athlete, and rugby union player (Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club).
*Gerry Penner, 89, Canadian ice hockey player (Trail Smoke Eaters, New Westminster Royals, Seattle Totems, Seattle Americans).
*Fritz Peterson, 82, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
*Anfisa Reztsova, 58, Russian biathlete and cross-country skier, Olympic champion (Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics, 1988, Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992, Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics, 1994).
*Carlos Romero Deschamps, 79, Mexican politician, Congress of Mexico, MP (1979–1982, 1991–2003, 2012–2015).
*Atsushi Sakurai, 57, Japanese musician (Buck-Tick) and singer-songwriter, brain haemorrhage.
*Helmut Seeger, 91, German Olympic sport shooter (Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol, 1972).
*Shodi Shabdolov, 80, Tajik politician, Supreme Assembly (Tajikistan), MP (1989–2015).
*Ilse Steinegger, 98, Austrian Olympic jumper (Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics#Women, 1948).
*David Turner (computer scientist), David Turner, 77, British computer scientist.
*Anthony Vidler, 82, English architectural historian.
*Ed Winceniak, 94, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs).
*S. M. Zafar, 92, Pakistani human rights activist, lawyer and politician, Senate of Pakistan, senator (2006–2012) and Ministry of Law and Justice (Pakistan), minister of justice (1965–1969).
*Palestinians killed in a Gaza war airstrike:
**Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti, 68, politician, Palestinian Legislative Council, PLC (since 2006)
**Rafat Abu Hilal, militant, head of military for the Popular Resistance Committees
**Jihad Muheisen, militant, head of the Palestinian National Security Forces in the Gaza Strip

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*Akoto Ampaw, 72–73, Ghanaian lawyer and human rights activist.
*Wies Andersen, 87, Belgian actor, television presenter, and director.
*Jack Anderson (dance critic), Jack Anderson, 88, American dance critic (''The New York Times''), sepsis.
*Eduardo Arranz-Bravo, 82, Spanish painter.
*Jack Brennan, 86, American political aide.
*Norbert Buske, 87, German theologian and politician, member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1990–1994).
*Donald Angus Cameron of Lochiel, 77, Scottish clan chief and public servant, Lord Lieutenant of Inverness (2002–2021).
*Robert M. Carmack, 89, American academic anthropologist.
*Giambattista Cescutti, 84, Italian basketball player (U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro, Victoria Pesaro, Pallacanestro Varese, Ignis Varese) and head coach (SP Federale Lugano), traffic collision.
*Gerry Cranham, 94, English sports photographer.
*Leslie Dayman, 85, Australian actor (''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner'', ''Homicide (Australian TV series), Homicide'', ''E Street (TV series), E Street'').
*Haydn Gwynne, 66, English actress (''Drop the Dead Donkey'', ''The Windsors'', ''Billy Elliot the Musical''), cancer.
*Amber L. Hollibaugh, 77, American writer, filmmaker and activist, complications from diabetes.
*Wolfgang Kaiser (physicist), Wolfgang Kaiser, 98, German physicist.
*Vera Klement, 93, American artist and professor (University of Chicago), complications from cancer and COVID-19.
*Pete Ladd, 67, American baseball player (Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners), cancer.
*Donald Mackay (scientist), Donald Mackay, 86, Scottish-born Canadian chemical engineer.
*Hiba Abu Nada, 32, Palestinian poet, novelist and nutritionist, Gaza war, airstrike.
*Pat Nicol, 88, Canadian politician.
*Richard M. Osgood Jr., 79, American physicist.
*John Thorn (headmaster), John Thorn, 98, English schoolmaster, writer and educational consultant.
*Franklin T. Tilton, 84, American politician.

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*Corby Adams, 83, Canadian ice hockey player (Barrie Flyers).
*Ida Applebroog, 93, American multimedia artist.
*Vincent Asaro, 86, American mobster (Bonanno crime family).
*Layla Balabakki, 87, Lebanese novelist (''I Live'') and journalist.
*Burak Bekdil, 57, Turkish columnist (''Defense News'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The Guardian'').
*Lee Eliot Berk, 81, American academic, president of Berklee College of Music (1979–2004).
*Peter Betts (civil servant), Peter Betts, 64, British civil servant, brain tumor.
*Robert K. Bing, 93, American politician, List of mayors of Burlington, Vermont, mayor of Burlington (1961–1963).
*Bobi (dog), Bobi, 31 (claimed), Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo dog, alleged oldest dog ever.
*Reino Börjesson, 94, Swedish footballer (IFK Göteborg, Norrby IF, Norway national football team, national team).
*Bobby Charlton, Sir Bobby Charlton, 86, English English Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame football player (Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, national team) and manager (Preston North End F.C., Preston North End), world champion (1966 FIFA World Cup, 1966), fall.
*Carroll Coates, 94, British-American songwriter, composer and lyricist.
*Max Corden, 96, Australian economist.
*Natalie Zemon Davis, 94, American-Canadian historian.
*Joan Evans (actress), Joan Evans, 89, American actress (''Roseanna McCoy'', ''Skirts Ahoy!'', ''Column South'').
*Hans Friessen, 74, Mexican footballer (Atlas F.C., Atlas, C.D. Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Tecos F.C., Tecos).
*Lidia Gall, 89, Russian mass spectrometrist.
*Rob Gardner (baseball), Rob Gardner, 78, American baseball player (New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics).
*Bill Gates (footballer), Bill Gates, 79, English footballer (Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough).
*Joseph Bernard Gildenhorn, 94, American diplomat, List of ambassadors of the United States to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (1989–1993).
*Perry Gomez, 76, Bahamian politician, Ministry of Health (The Bahamas), minister of health (2012–2017) and Parliament of the Bahamas, MP (since 2012).
*N. John Habraken, 94, Dutch architect, educator and theorist.
*Bill Hayden, 90, Australian politician, governor-general of Australia, governor-general (1989–1996), Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia), minister for foreign affairs (1983–1988), and Leader of the Opposition (Australia), leader of the opposition (1977–1983).
*Alexander Ilečko, 86, Slovak sculptor.
*Stephen Kandel, 96, American television writer (''Iron Horse (TV series), Iron Horse'', ''MacGyver (1985 TV series), MacGyver'', ''Mannix'').
*Kim Yeong-do, 99, South Korean mountaineer and politician, National Assembly (South Korea), MP (1973–1979).
*Lalith Kotelawala, 84, Sri Lankan banker, founder of Seylan Bank and chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated (1968–2008).
*Shahjahan Mia, 83, Bangladeshi politician, Minister of Religious Affairs (Bangladesh), state minister of religious affairs (2009–2014), Jatiya Sangsad, MP (2009–2014, since 2019).
*Cindy Montañez, 49, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (2012–2016) and mayor of San Fernando, California, San Fernando (2001–2002).
*A. F. M. Fakhrul Islam Munshi, 75, Bangladeshi politician, Jatiya Sangsad, MP (1986–1990).
*Amusaa Mwanamwambwa, 83, Zambian politician, Ministry of Tourism (Zambia), minister of tourism (1996–1998), member (1991–1998) and Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, speaker (1998–2011) of the National Assembly of Zambia, National Assembly.
*Zulkefly Mohamad Omar, 59, Malaysian politician, speaker of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (2018–2023).
*Joseph Ostermann, 85, French politician, Sénat (France), senator (1991–2004), Mayor (France), mayor of Wasselonne (1977–2014).
*Adrian Puzanovsky, 81, Russian politician, MP (1993–2003).
*Betsy Rawls, 95, American World Golf Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame golfer (LPGA).
*Sergio Staino, 83, Italian cartoonist (''Bobo (Italian comics), Bobo''), director (''Cavalli si nasce'') and founder of ''Tango (Italian magazine), Tango''.
*Dusty Street, 77, American disc jockey.
*Marzia Ubaldi, 85, Italian actress (''The Predators (film), The Predators'', ''Nazi Love Camp 27'', ''Suburra: Blood on Rome'').
*Alejandra Villafañe, 34, Colombian actress (''Nurses (Colombian TV series), Nurses'', ''La nieta elegida''), model and beauty queen, cancer.
*Samantha Woll, 40, American synagogue leader, president of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (since 2022), stabbed.

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*Amanda Aizpuriete, 67, Latvian poet and translator.
*Jeffrey A. Bader, 78, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Namibia, ambassador to Namibia (1999–2001).
*Mario Benítez (boxer), Mario Benítez, 77, Uruguayan Olympic boxer (Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight, 1968).
*Kent Bloomer, 88, American sculptor.
*Mounira Chapoutot, 81, Tunisian academic and historian.
*Dave Courtney, 64, English gangster, writer, and actor (''Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees'', ''The Dead Sleep Easy'', ''Killer Bitch''), suicide by gunshot.
*Janina David, 93, Polish-British Holocaust survivor, writer and translator.
*Vic Fischer, 99, German-born American politician, member of the Alaska Senate (1981–1987).
*Carole E. Handler, 87, American lawyer.
*Don Laughlin, 92, American gambling entrepreneur.
*Raul Machado, 86, Portuguese footballer (Leixões S.C., Leixões, S.L. Benfica, Benfica, Portugal national football team, national team).
*Enrique Maluenda, 88, Chilean television host.
*Igor Puzanov, 76, Russian general and politician, MP (2007–2011).
*Timo Roos, 87, Finnish teacher and politician, Parliament of Finland, MP (1983–1995).
*Antoine Scopelliti, 84, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, coadjutor bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambatondrazaka, Ambatondrazaka (1991–1993) and bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambatondrazaka, Ambatondrazaka (1993–2015).
*David Stafford (writer), David Stafford, 74, English writer and broadcaster, lung cancer.
*Anita Summers, 98, American educator.
*Gregg Sutton, 74, American musician (Lone Justice) and songwriter ("Stop! (Sam Brown song), Stop!", "Breathe (Maria McKee song), Breathe").
*Yang Le, 83, Chinese mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
*Charles E. Young, 91, American academic administrator, List of University of Florida presidents, president of the University of Florida (1999–2003) and chancellor of University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA (1968–1997).

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*Chronis Aidonidis, 95, Greek folk singer.
*Ibrahim al-Astal, 62, Palestinian educational theorist and researcher, Gaza war, airstrike.
*Robert Ayres (scientist), Robert Ayres, 91, American physicist and economist (industrial metabolism).
*Yves Beaumier, 80, Canadian educator and politician, National Assembly of Quebec, Quebec MNA (1981–1985, 1994–2003).
*Bishan Singh Bedi, 77, Indian cricketer (Northern Punjab cricket team, Northern Punjab, Delhi cricket team, Delhi, India national cricket team, national team).
*Angelo Bruschini, 62, English guitarist (The Blue Aeroplanes, Massive Attack), lung cancer.
*Tasha Butts, 41, American basketball player (Minnesota Lynx) and coach (Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball, Georgetown Hoyas), breast cancer.
*Allan Callow, 94, Australian Australian rules football, footballer (St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda).
*Rodolfo Cuenca, 95, Filipino building industry executive, chairman of Philippine National Construction Corporation, CDCP (1967–1983). (death announced on this date)
*Birendra Nath Datta, 88, Indian folklorist.
*Desert Crown, 4, British racehorse, Epsom Derby winner (2022 Epsom Derby, 2022), euthanised.
*Robert Eshun, 48, Ghanaian footballer (Asante Kotoko S.C., Asante Kotoko, Gaziantepspor, Sarawak FA), cardiac arrest.
*Luis González Vales, 93, Puerto Rican military officer and historian, Puerto Rico Adjutant General, adjutant general (1983–1985) and Official Historian of Puerto Rico, official historian (since 1997).
*Tuulikki Hämäläinen, 82, Finnish economist and politician, Parliament of Finland, MP (1983–1999).
*Scarlat Iriza, 68, Romanian politician, Chamber of Deputies (Romania), deputy (2000–2004, 2012–2016), Senate of Romania, senator (2016–2020).
*Bill Kenwright, 78, English theatre producer (''Blood Brothers (musical), Blood Brothers''), film producer (''Broken (2012 film), Broken'') and football administrator, chairman of Everton F.C., Everton (since 2004), liver cancer.
*István Láng, 90, Hungarian composer, academic teacher (Franz Liszt Academy of Music) and cultural manager (International Society for Contemporary Music).
*Enrique Macaraeg, 67, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac, Tarlac (since 2016), cardiac arrest.
*Tryggve Mettinger, 83, Swedish biblical scholar.
*Bernard Morel (fencer), Bernard Morel, 98, French fencer, Olympic bronze medallist (Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre, 1952).
*J. Frederick Motz, 80, American jurist, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, U.S. attorney for the district of Maryland (1981–1985), judge (since 1985) and chief judge (1994–2001) of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
*Mirosław Obłoński, 85, Polish writer, poet and singer (Piwnica pod Baranami).
*Bob Perry (tennis), Bob Perry, 90, American tennis player.
*Harry Porterfield, 95, American newscaster (WBBM-TV, WLS-TV).
*Betty Price (arts advisor), Betty Price, 92, American music teacher, art director and ambassador.
*Aira Samulin, 96, Finnish dance teacher and businesswoman.
*Mervin Shiner, 102, American country singer ("Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me"), songwriter and guitarist.
*David Steiner (AIPAC), David Steiner, 94, American real estate developer.
*Tom Walker (1970s pitcher), Tom Walker, 74, American baseball player (Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals), pancreatic cancer.

24

*Lily Afshar, 63, Iranian classical guitarist, cancer.
*Hans Albert, 102, German philosopher (Münchhausen trilemma).
*Marcel Berthomé, 101, French politician, mayor of Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle (1971–2020).
*Brian Broadby, 80, Australian politician, List of mayors and lord mayors of Hobart, lord mayor of Hobart (1984–1986).
*Imam Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, 96, Bangladeshi politician, Ministry of Commerce (Bangladesh), minister of commerce (1990–1991).
*Christiane Collange, 92, French journalist (''Le Jardin des Modes'') and author.
*Ina Cronjé, 79, South African politician, member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature (1994–2014).
*Léon Darnis, 95, French politician, Deputy (France), deputy (1974–1978).
*Arnold Diaz, 74, American journalist (WPIX, WCBS-TV), cancer.
*Murray Elder, Baron Elder, 73, British politician, member of the House of Lords (since 1999), heart and kidney failure.
*Carlos Guerini, 74, Argentine footballer (General Paz Juniors, CD Málaga, Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid).
*Jared Hassin, 33, American football player (Army Black Knights football, Army Black Knights).
*Niels Holst-Sørensen, 100, Danish Olympic athlete (Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948) and air force officer.
*Heinz Günther Hüsch, 94, German lawyer and politician, Bundestag, MP (1976–1990).
*Miyuki Ichijo, 76, Japanese voice actress (''Case Closed'', ''Project ARMS'', ''Stitch!''), multiple organ failure.
*Ricardo Iorio, 61, Argentine heavy metal singer and bass guitarist (Almafuerte (band), Almafuerte, Hermética, V8 (band), V8).
*Ibrahima Kaba Bah, 92, Guinean politician and teacher.
*Ron Kee, 84, Australian Australian rules football, footballer (St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda).
*Ajay Kumar Jena, 80, Indian politician, Odisha Legislative Assembly, Odisha MLA (1977–1980, 1990–1995).
*Mike Lashuk, 84, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos).
*Anderl Molterer, 92, Austrian alpine skier, Olympic silver medallist (Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom, 1956).
*Elwood Plummer, 79, American basketball player and coach.
*Bob Pomphrey, 79, English cricketer (Hertfordshire County Cricket Club, Hertfordshire).
*Wanda Półtawska, 101, Polish physician, pro-life activist, and Holocaust survivor.
*Steve Riley (drummer), Steve Riley, 67, American drummer (Keel (band), Keel, W.A.S.P. (band), W.A.S.P., L.A. Guns), pneumonia.
*Richard Roundtree, 81, American actor (''Shaft (franchise), Shaft'', ''Seven (1995 film), Se7en'', ''Speed Racer (film), Speed Racer''), pancreatic cancer.
*Robin Turner (priest), Robin Turner, 81, British Anglican priest, Chaplain-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force (1995–1998).
*P. Veldurai, 73, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Tamil Nadu MLA (1996–2001, 2006–2011).

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*Ajith Abeyratne, 75, Sri Lankan rugby union player (Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club, Ceylonese, Sri Lanka national rugby union team, national team), coach (Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team, national rugby sevens team), and commentator.
*Bertie Bowman, 92, American congressional staffer, complications from heart surgery.
*Helena Carr, 77, Malaysian-born Australian businesswoman, brain aneurysm.
*Max Davidson (footballer), Max Davidson, 89, Australian Australian rules football, footballer (Collingwood Football Club, Collingwood).
*Steve Erwin, 63, American comic book artist (''Checkmate (comics), Checkmate'', ''Gunfire (character), Gunfire''), heart attack.
*Saleh Al-Gholab, 79, Jordanian politician, Ministry of Culture (Jordan), minister of culture (2000).
*Giorgos Grammatikakis, 84, Greek physicist, rector of the University of Crete (1990–1996) and List of members of the European Parliament (2014–2019), MEP (2014–2019), respiratory failure.
*Elizabeth Gray (broadcaster), Elizabeth Gray, 86, Canadian radio broadcaster (CBC Radio), lung cancer.
*Syed Abul Hossain, 72, Bangladeshi politician, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, minister of communications (2009–2011) and Information and Communication Technology Division, ICT (2011–2012), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives, state minister of local government, rural development and co-operatives (1996–1997), brain haemorrhage.
*Robert Irwin (artist), Robert Irwin, 95, American installation artist (Getty Center), heart failure.
*Lilie James, 21, Australian student and water polo coach, beaten.
*Abdel Kharrazi, 47, Moroccan footballer (FC Sète 34, Sète 34), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
*Zdeněk Mácal, 87, Czech conductor (Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic).
*Shena Malsiana, 32, Indonesian singer (''X Factor Indonesia (season 1), X Factor Indonesia''), complications from lupus.
*Lyn McLain, 95, American music teacher and orchestra leader.
*David V. Mitchell, 79, American newspaper editor (''Point Reyes Light (newspaper), Point Reyes Light''), complications from Parkinson's disease.
*Hans Mosesson, 79, Swedish actor (''Andra Avenyn'') and musician (Nationalteatern), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
*Ružica Nikolić, 46–47, Serbian politician, National Assembly (Serbia), MP (2017–2020).
*Pierre Nzila, 75, Republic of the Congo, Congolese politician, National Assembly (Republic of the Congo), MP (2002–2012), traffic collision.
*Ian Shugart, 66, Canadian politician, Senate of Canada, senator (since 2022), Clerk of the Privy Council (Canada), clerk of the Privy Council (2019–2021).
*Alan Teasdale, 79, Australian Australian rules football, footballer (Geelong Football Club, Geelong).
*Dobroslav Trnka, 59, Slovak lawyer, cancer.
*Yūji Tsushima, 93, Japanese politician, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, minister of health (1990, 2000) and MP (1976–2009).
*Byron Wien, 90, American business investor.

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*Hélène Alarie, 82, Canadian agronomist and politician, Member of Parliament (Canada), MP (1997–2000).
*Pekka Alonen, 94, Finnish Olympic alpine skier (Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics, 1952).
*Lionel Balagalle, 75, Sri Lankan military officer, Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka), commander of the army (2000–2003) and Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, chief of staff (1999–2000).
*Richard R. Bond, 95, American politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1985–1991).
*Ray Brown (safety), Ray Brown, 74, American football player (Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints).
*Jorge Búcaro, 77, Salvadoran football player (C.D. Águila, Águila, C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca, C.D. Platense) and manager (C.D. Salvadoreño).
*John Burnheim, 96, Australian philosopher.
*Guy Camberabero, 87, French rugby union player (ROC La Voulte-Valence, La Voulte-Sportif, Union Sportive Tyrosse Rugby Côte Sud, US Tyrosse, France national rugby union team, national team).
*Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan, 82, Indian politician, Lok Sabha, MP (2009–2019).
*Malay Roy Choudhury, 83, Indian poet, founder of Hungry generation, Hungryalist movement.
*Jérôme Christ, 85, French Olympic basketball player (Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960).
*Babanrao Dhakne, 85, Indian politician, Lok Sabha, MP (1989–1991), heart attack.
*Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi, 94, Israeli Haredi rabbi.
*Goa Gil, 72, American musician, DJ, and remixer.
*Bobby Guindon, 80, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox).
*Phillip Isenberg, 84, American politician, List of mayors of Sacramento, California, mayor of Sacramento (1975–1982) and member of the California State Assembly (1982–1996).
*Ralph Kenna, 59, Irish mathematician.
*Youcef Khatib, 90, Algerian military officer and doctor.
*Marion Lerner-Levine, 91, British-born American painter.
*Richard Moll, 80, American actor (''Night Court'', ''House (1986 film), House'', ''Batman: The Animated Series'').
*Harvey Munford, 83, American politician, member of the Nevada Assembly (2004–2016).
*Judy Nugent, 83, American actress (''The Ruggles'', ''Magnificent Obsession (1954 film), Magnificent Obsession'', ''There's Always Tomorrow (1956 film), There's Always Tomorrow''), cancer.
*Peter Olausson, 51, Swedish author and webmaster.
*Ove Rullestad, 83, Norwegian politician, mayor of Farsund (1991–2001).
*Ed Sandford, 95, Canadian ice hockey player ( Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings).
*Nazzareno Simonato, 87, Italian Olympic rower (Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's eight, 1960).
*Bingo Smith, 77, American basketball player (Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Cleveland Cavaliers).
*Rigo Star, 68, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese soukous guitarist and composer.
*Margarida Tengarrinha, 95, Portuguese political activist, Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), MP (1979–1983).
*Jon Trimmer, Sir Jon Trimmer, 84, New Zealand ballet dancer, cancer.

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*Badrul Alam (officer), Badrul Alam, 75, Bangladeshi air force officer.
*Wenche Blomberg, 80, Norwegian author.
*Denis Carufel, 69, Canadian ice hockey player (Maine Nordiques, Sorel Éperviers).
*Axali Doëseb, 69, Namibian composer ("Namibia, Land of the Brave"), complications from diabetes.
*Alexander Vasiliyevich Golovin, 73, Russian diplomat, List of ambassadors of Russia to Austria, ambassador to Austria (2000–2004).
*Curtis LeRoy Hansen, 90, American jurist, judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico (since 1992).
*Anne Heywood, 91, British actress (''The Fox (1967 film), The Fox'', ''Ninety Degrees in the Shade'', ''The Nun and the Devil''), cancer.
*Gershon Hundert, 78, Canadian historian.
*Hiroshi Inuzuka, 94, Japanese actor (''Daigoro vs. Goliath'', ''Eijanaika (film), Eijanaika'', ''Chameleon (2008 Japanese film), Chameleon'') and bass guitarist.
*Li Keqiang, 68, Chinese politician, Premier of the People's Republic of China, premier (2013–2023) and Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, first vice premier (2008–2013), heart attack.
*Viktor Mamatov, 86, Russian biathlete, Olympic champion (Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Relay, 1968, Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Relay, 1972).
*Ángel Martín Taboas, 105, Puerto Rican jurist and politician, Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico, secretary of treasury (1970–1971) and justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, Supreme Court (1971–1982).
*William F. May (ethicist), William F. May, 96, American ethicist.
*Swarup Nayak, 76, Indian music director, composer, and actor.
*Henry Ohayon, 89, Moroccan-born Israeli Olympic cyclist (Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, 1960).
*Augustus Oldford, 98, Canadian politician.
*Jean Pellissier (ski mountaineer), Jean Pellissier, 51, Italian ski mountaineer, mountain runner, and sky runner.
*Petros Themelis, 87, Greek archaeologist.
*Jan Veenstra, 81, Dutch footballer (Go Ahead Eagles, SBV Vitesse, Vitesse).
*Ewald Walch, 83, Austrian luger, Olympic silver medallist (Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Doubles, 1968).
*John Wilkie (footballer), John Wilkie, 76, Scottish footballer (Arbroath F.C., Arbroath, FC Halifax Town, Halifax Town, Wigan Athletic F.C., Wigan Athletic).
*Wu Zunyou, 60, Chinese epidemiologist, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (since 2017), pancreatic cancer.

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*Juan Álvarez (footballer, born 1942), Juan Álvarez, 80, Chilean footballer (San Luis de Quillota, San Luis, Santiago Wanderers, Deportes La Serena).
*Erkki Antila, 69, Finnish Olympic biathlete (Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Individual, 1980).
*Jim Bennett (historian), Jim Bennett, 76, British museum curator and science historian, cancer.
*Carl Braaten, 94, American Lutheran theologian and minister.
*Franklin Cisneros, 39, Salvadoran Olympic judoka (Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 81 kg, 2008).
*Daniel Eckenspieller, 91, French politician, senator (1995–2004).
*Vivian Folkenflik, 83, American educator and translator, struck by vehicle.
*Domenico Genovese, 62, English football player (Boston United F.C., Boston United, Peterborough United F.C., Peterborough United) and manager (Spalding United F.C., Spalding United).
*Armita Geravand, 17, Iranian student, assault.
*Károly Hauszler, 71, Hungarian water polo player, Olympic bronze medallist (Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980).
*Saleemul Huq, 71, British-Bangladeshi climatologist, director of ICCCAD (since 2009), heart attack.
*Adam Johnson (ice hockey), Adam Johnson, 29, American ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, Nottingham Panthers), neck cut during game.
*Roland Lajoie, 87, American military major general.
*Svetlana Laukhova, 50, Russian Olympic hurdler (Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles, 2000).
*Alaba Lawson, 72, Nigerian business magnate and academician.
*Patricia Mahan, 71, American politician, mayor of Santa Clara, California, Santa Clara (2002–2014).
*Matthew Perry, 54, American-Canadian actor (''Friends'', ''The Whole Nine Yards (film), The Whole Nine Yards'', ''Fallout: New Vegas''), acute ketamine intoxication.
*Bill Rice, 84, American country music singer and songwriter.
*Shahida Qazi, 79, Pakistani journalist (Dawn News, Pakistan Television Corporation, PTV).
*Audrey Schuh, 92, American operatic soprano.
*Arthur Britton Smith, 103, Canadian philanthropist, businessman, and writer.
*Mary Lou Walter, 84, American politician, member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (1984–1998).

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*Charlie Aitken (footballer, born 1942), Charlie Aitken, 81, Scottish footballer (Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa, New York Cosmos (1970–1985), New York Cosmos).
*Terry Barrett, 77-78, American art critic.
*Tomás Barris, 93, Spanish Olympic middle-distance runner (Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres, 1960).
*Robert Brustein, 96, American theater critic (''New Republic (magazine), New Republic''), playwright, and political commentator (''HuffPost'').
*Jimmy Duggan (hurler), Jimmy Duggan, 93, Irish hurler (Liam Mellows GAA, Liam Mellows, Galway county hurling team, Galway).
*René Exbrayat, 75, French football player (AC Arlésien, Arles, Pays d'Aix FC, Aix-en-Provence) and manager (AC Avignonnais, Avignon).
*Martha Ezzard, 84, American politician.
*Dick Fontaine, 83–84, English documentary filmmaker.
*Siri Frost Sterri, 79, Norwegian politician, Storting, MP (1985–2001).
*Heath (musician), Heath, 55, Japanese bass guitarist (X Japan), colon cancer.
*Trevor Hill (producer), Trevor Hill, 98, British producer (''Children's Hour'', ''Round Britain Quiz'', ''Sooty''), director and writer.
*Ado Ibrahim, 94, Nigerian traditional ruler, Ohinoyi of Ebiraland (since 1997).
*Reed McNeil Izatt, 97, American chemist.
*Willard Johnson (political scientist), Willard Johnson, 87, American political scientist and African studies, Africanist.
*Jerzy Mruk, 85, Polish ice hockey player (Cracovia (ice hockey), Cracovia) and coach (TH Unia Oświęcim, Unia Oświęcim, Poland national ice hockey team, national team).
*Joey Paras, 45, Filipino actor (''Bekikang: Ang Nanay Kong Beki'', ''FlordeLiza'', ''Sunday PinaSaya'') and comedian.
*Aldo Pifferi, 85, Italian racing cyclist.
*Thierry Rautureau, 64, French-born American celebrity chef.
*Ronnie Rees, 79, Welsh footballer (Coventry City F.C., Coventry City, Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City, Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest).
*Ramón Rodríguez Arribas, 89, Spanish judge, member (2004–2013) and vice president (2012–2013) of the Constitutional Court of Spain, Constitutional Court, justice of the Supreme Court of Spain, Supreme Court (1978–1996).
*Tony Rohr, 84, Irish actor (''The Long Good Friday'', ''Harry's Game'', ''The Lakes (TV series), The Lakes''), prostate cancer.
*Kenneth C. Smith, 91, Canadian electrical engineer and academic.
*Zinnatunnessa Talukdar, 76, Bangladeshi politician, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, state minister of primary and mass education (1998–2001) and Jatiya Sangsad, MP (1996–2001, 2009–2014), heart and lung disease.
*Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm, 95, Turkish actress (''Belalı Baldız'', ''Yaprak Dökümü (TV series), Yaprak Dökümü'').
*Herbert Urlacher, 91, American politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (1993–2008).

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*Walter Adams (runner), Walter Adams, 78, German Olympic runner (Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres, 1968, Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres, 1972).
*Paul Angenvoorth, 78, German Olympic long-distance runner (Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, 1972).
*Sarwat Karim Ansari, 67, Indian politician, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, Uttarakhand MLA (2012–2017, since 2022), heart disease.
*Luwalhati Antonino, 80, Filipino politician, House of Representatives of the Philippines, representative (1992–2001), chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority, MinDA (2010–2016).
*Agha Hasan Askari, 78, Pakistani film director (''Toofan (1976 film), Toofan'', ''Doorian'', ''Mela (1986 film), Mela''), lung cancer.
*Sam Ball, 79, American football player (Baltimore Colts).
*Sarat Barkotoky, 88, Indian politician, Assam Legislative Assembly, Assam MLA (1991–2016).
*Peter S. Fischer, 88, American television writer (''Murder, She Wrote'', ''Columbo'', ''Ellery Queen (TV series), Ellery Queen'').
*Frank Howard (baseball), Frank Howard, 87, American baseball player ( Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers), complications from a stroke.
*Edward Kresge, 88, American scientist.
*Laiq Zada Laiq, 64, Pakistani poet, heart attack.
*Gien van Maanen, 87, Dutch handball (Netherlands women's national handball team, national team) and football player (Netherlands women's national football team, national team).
*Vladimir Markelov (gymnast), Vladimir Markelov, 66, Russian gymnast, Olympic champion (Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around, 1980).
*Barry McKinnon, 79, Canadian poet, multiple organ failure.
*Hans Meiser (journalist), Hans Meiser, 77, German radio and television presenter and journalist.
*Renjusha Menon, 35, Indian actress (''Thalappavu'', ''Bombay March 12'', ''Lisammayude Veedu''), suicide by hanging.
*Tim Parenton, 61, American college baseball coach (Samford Bulldogs baseball, Samford Bulldogs, North Florida Ospreys baseball, North Florida Ospreys), throat cancer.
*István Pásztor (politician), István Pásztor, 67, Serbian politician, president of the Assembly of Vojvodina (since 2012).
*Lois Galgay Reckitt, 78, American activist and politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (since 2016), colon cancer.
*James B. Scanlon, 92, American lieutenant colonel.
*Gary Seitz, 80, American mathematician.

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*Lea Ackermann, 86, German Roman Catholic nun and anti-prostitution activist.
*Mohamed Ahmed Alin, 72, Somali military officer and politician, List of presidents of Galmudug, president of Galmudug (2009–2012), stroke.
*Bill Bealles, 60, American football player (Miami Dolphins).
*Jaak Broekx, 109, Belgian centenarian, nation's oldest living man (since 2021).
*Shepherd Gundu Chengeta, 57, Zimbabwean politician.
*Tyler Christopher (actor), Tyler Christopher, 50, American actor (''General Hospital'', ''Days of Our Lives'', ''The Lying Game''), cardiac arrest.
*Vivian Cobbe, 89, Irish hurler.
*Lawrence Cohn, 91, American lawyer, record company executive, and blues record collector.
*Felipe Diogo, 21, Brazilian footballer (São Bernardo Futebol Clube, São Bernardo), shot.
*José Luis Dolgetta, 53, Venezuelan football player (Estudiantes de Mérida F.C., Estudiantes de Mérida, Venezuela national football team, national team) and manager (Tucanes de Amazonas F.C., Tucanes de Amazonas), heart attack.
*Ernesto Ferrero, 85, Italian writer and literary critic.
*Jorge Arturo García Rubí, 75, Mexican lawyer and politician, interim governor of Morelos (2000).
*John Hagedorn, 76, American professor.
*Linda Hirshman, 79, American author, academic, and lawyer, cancer.
*Ernst Hofer (judoka), Ernst Hofer, 52, Austrian judoka.
*Séamus Leydon, 81, Irish Gaelic footballer (Galway county football team, Galway, Dunmore MacHales GAC, Dunmore MacHales, Nemo Rangers GAA, Nemo Rangers).
*Donald Longmore, 95, British heart surgeon.
*Ken Mattingly, 87, American astronaut (Apollo 16, STS-4, STS-51-C).
*Frank H. Mayfield, 84, American politician.
*George W. Owings III, 78, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1988–2004).
*Maria Pergay, 93, French furniture designer.
*Oleg Protopopov, 91, Russian pair skater, Olympic champion (Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics#Pairs, 1964, Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics#Pairs, 1968).
*Mike Reppond, 72, American football player ( Chicago Bears).
*Fabien Roy, 95, Canadian politician, Member of Parliament (Canada), MP (1979–1980) and National Assembly of Quebec, Quebec MNA (1970–1979).
*Heinz Schlaffer, 84, German German studies, Germanist and literary scholar.
*Mel Sembler, 93, American diplomat, List of ambassadors of the United States to Italy, ambassador to Italy (2001–2005) and List of ambassadors of the United States to Australia, Australia (1989–1993).
*Clifford W. Trow, 94, American politician, member of the Oregon Senate (1975–1995).
*Elmar Wepper, 79, German actor (''Der Kommissar (TV series), Der Kommissar'', ''Cherry Blossoms (film), Cherry Blossoms'', ''Lammbock'') and voice actor.
*David Wilshire, 80, British politician, MP (1987–2010).
*Hugh Wyllie, 89, Scottish Presbyterian minister, List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1992–1993).
*Koichi Yamamoto, 76, Japanese politician, Minister of the Environment (Japan), minister of environment (2016–2017) and MP (1993–2021).
*Peter Yeo, 76, Australian footballer (Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne).Peter Yeo
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References

External links

List of October 2023 deaths
at IMDb

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2023 deaths, *2023-10
Lists of deaths in 2023, 10