Deaths in February 2024

The following is a list of notable deaths in February 2024.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

February 2024

1

• Asahi, 21, Japanese professional wrestler (Ice Ribbon, Actwres girl'Z), traffic collision.
• Pearl Berg, 114, American supercentenarian.
• Walter Biel, 90, Swiss journalist and politician, MP (1967–1991).
• Ásmundur Bjarnason, 96, Icelandic Olympic sprinter (1948, 1952).
• Chang Chuan-chiung, 95, Taiwanese pharmacologist, member of Academia Sinica and founder of the Journal of Biomedical Science.
• Sir Roland Franklin, 97, British-born Antiguan merchant banker.
• Mark Gustafson, 63, American animator (The PJs, Fantastic Mr. Fox) and film director (Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio), Oscar winner (2022), heart attack.
• Patrick Hanks, 83, English lexicographer and linguist, COVID-19.
• Michael Hicks, 51, American football player (Chicago Bears).
• Wilburn Hollis, 83, American football player (Iowa Hawkeyes).
• Michel Jazy, 87, French middle-distance runner, Olympic silver medallist (1960).
• Alonzo Johnson, 60, American football player (Florida Gators, Philadelphia Eagles).
• Garth Manton, 94, Australian rower, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).
• Mike Martin, 79, American Hall of Fame college baseball coach (Florida State Seminoles), complications from Lewy body dementia.
• Gilbert Millet, 93, French physician and politician, three-time deputy, mayor of Alès (1985–1989).
• Nereo Odchimar, 83, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Tandag (2001–2018), metabolic encephalopathy.
• Honesto Pacana, 91, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Malaybalay (1994–2010).
• Burkhard Pape, 91, German football player (Hannover 96) and manager (Uganda national team, Tanzania national team).
• Carolyn Powers, 98, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1983–1985).
• Harunur Rashid, 87, Bangladeshi film director (Megher Onek Rong) and writer.
• Jim Rowinski, 63, American basketball player (Purdue Boilermakers, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers).
• Jeannot Schaul, 75, Luxembourgian footballer (Jeunesse Esch, national team).
• Carlota Sempé, 81, Argentine archaeologist.
• Constantinos Stathelakos, 36, Cypriot Olympic hammer thrower (2012), traffic collision.
• Orhan Türkdoğan, 95, Turkish sociologist.
• Stefan Jerzy Zweig, 83, Austrian author and cameraman.

2

• Alev Alatlı, 79, Turkish novelist and columnist.
• Luciano Alfieri, 87, Italian footballer (AC Milan, Treviso, national team).
• Chris Aspin, 91, English author, historian and journalist.
• Valery Ataev, 75, Uzbek engineer and politician.
• Daniel Atkinson, 102, American biochemist.
• Jean-Pierre Babelon, 91, French historian, president of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (2001).
• Abdul Hamid Bakal, 84, Bruneian nobleman, member of the Legislative Council (2011–2015, 2017–2022).
• Mohammed Shamsul Hoque Bhuiyan, 75, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2014–2024).
• Oleksandr Bilokon, 32, Ukrainian strongman and powerlifter. (death announced on this date)
• Steve Brown, 66, British composer, lyricist and record producer, pulmonary fibrosis.
• Rich Caster, 75, American football player (New York Jets, Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb, 83, Paraguayan football executive, president of Club Olimpia (1974–1990, 1995–2004).
• Wilhelmenia Fernandez, 75, American soprano, cancer.
• Christos Fotiou, 85, Greek lawyer and politician, MP (1981–1989).
• H. E. Francis, 100, American scholar, academic and writer.
• Yusuf Gowon, 85, Ugandan military officer, chief of army staff (1978–1979).
• Paulin J. Hountondji, 81, Beninese philosopher.
• Hu Hesheng, 95, Chinese mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Jonnie Irwin, 50, English television presenter (A Place in the Sun, Escape to the Country, To Buy or Not to Buy), lung cancer.
• Francisco Jara, 82, Mexican footballer (Guadalajara, national team).
• Wayne Kramer, 75, American guitarist (MC5) and songwriter ("Kick Out the Jams"), pancreatic cancer.
• Louis Lambert, 92, Belgian footballer (Royal Antwerp, national team).
• Ian Lavender, 77, English actor (Dad's Army, EastEnders, Parsley Sidings).
• Honor McKellar, 103, New Zealand operatic mezzo-soprano.
• Sadhu Meher, 84, Indian actor (Ankur, Mrigayaa, Debshishu) and film director.
• Luis Morales Reyes, 87, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Tacámbaro (1979–1985) and Torreón (1990–1999) and archbishop of San Luis Potosí (1999–2012).
• Don Murray, 94, American actor (Bus Stop, A Hatful of Rain, The Plainsman).
• Oskar Negt, 89, German philosopher and sociologist.
• Lorenzo Olarte Cullen, 91, Spanish politician, president of the Canary Islands (1988–1991).
• Marian Pilot, 87, Polish writer and poet.
• Christopher Priest, 80, English novelist (Fugue for a Darkening Island, The Affirmation, The Prestige), small-cell carcinoma.
• Pierre Raffin, 85, French Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Metz (1987–2013).
• Claudio Rissi, 67, Argentine actor (El marginal, The Desert Bride, Tiger, Blood in the Mouth), cancer.
• Gregory Charles Rivers, 58, Australian actor (Man from Guangdong, Triumph in the Skies, Under the Canopy of Love), suicide by charcoal-burning.
• Xavier Robson, 37, Brazilian footballer (Peñarol, Tacuarembó, Pelotas), cancer.
• Rod Rosenbladt, 82, American Lutheran theologian and academic (Concordia University Irvine).
• Vincenzo Ruggiero, 73, Italian-born British sociologist.
• Lev Sarkisov, 85, Armenian mountaineer.
• John Walker, 75, American computer programmer, co-founder of Autodesk, complications from a fall.
• Baruch Weisbecker, 83, Israeli Haredi rabbi, cancer.
• Carl Weathers, 76, American actor (Rocky, Predator, The Mandalorian), television director, and football player, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
• Stefan Yanev, 84, Bulgarian footballer (Spartak Varna, Cherno More Varna) and sports commentator (BNT).

3

• Aston "Family Man" Barrett, 77, Jamaican musician (Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Upsetters).
• Hugh Burkhardt, 88, British theoretical physicist.
• Bill Carr, 78, American football player, coach and executive (Florida Gators).
• Bruce DeMars, 88, American admiral.
• Samuel C. Florman, 99, American civil engineer.
• Ángel Franco Martínez, 85, Spanish football referee.
• Arthur M. Gignilliat Jr., 91, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1966–1980).
• Charles González Palisa, 82, Argentine-born Paraguayan television show host, complications from heart surgery.
• Jan Højland, 72, Danish footballer (B.93, 1860 Munich, national team).
• Tony Hutson, 49, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins).
• Keith King, 75, American politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1999–2007) and Senate (2009–2013).
• Bill Lachemann, 89, American baseball coach (Los Angeles Angels).
• Márcia Marinho, 60, Brazilian doctor and politician, deputy (1995–2001), cancer.
• Steve Ostrow, 91, American businessman and LGBT rights activist, founder of Continental Baths.
• Pavel Ploc, 80, Czech Olympic biathlete (1968, 1972).
• Aleksey Poteleshchenko, 47, Ukrainian-Russian military officer and politician, shelling.
• Victor M. Power, 89, Canadian politician, mayor of Timmins, Ontario (1980–1988, 1991–2000, 2003–2006).
• Patricio Ricketts, 99, Peruvian journalist and politician, minister of labor and social promotion (1983) and education (1983–1984).
• Helena Rojo, 79, Mexican actress (The House in the South, The Great Adventure of Zorro, Misterio) and model, liver cancer.
• Abdullah Al-Saadawi, 76, Bahraini actor, director, and playwright.
• Vittorio Vidotto, 82, Italian historian.
• Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, 86, Italian royal, disputed head of the House of Savoy (since 1983).
• Ray Watters, 95, New Zealand geographer.
• Wee Cho Yaw, 95, Singaporean banker, chairman of UOB (1974–2013).

4

• Yōko Abe, 95, Japanese calligrapher and political matriarch.
• Galina Alekseyeva, 76, Russian diver, Olympic bronze medallist (1964).
• Rafael Alvira, 81, Spanish philosopher.
• Brant Alyea, 83, American baseball player (Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics).
• Bob Beckwith, 91, American firefighter (September 11 rescue efforts), cancer.
• Joel Belz, 82, American magazine publisher, founder of World.
• Agostino Borromeo, 80, Italian historian, general governor of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (2009–2016).
• Earl Cureton, 66, American basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls), NBA champion (1983, 1994).
• N. K. Desam, 87, Indian poet and literary critic.
• John Elford, 76, Australian rugby league player (Western Suburbs, New South Wales, national team).
• Brooke Ellison, 45, American academic and disability advocate.
• Hage Geingob, 82, Namibian politician, president (since 2015) and prime minister (1990–2002, 2012–2015), cancer.
• Kurt Hamrin, 89, Swedish footballer (AIK, Fiorentina, national team).
• Hardy Eustace, 27, Irish Thoroughbred racehorse.
• Hazem Hosny, 73, Egyptian political scientist.
• Bukar Ibrahim, 73, Nigerian politician, senator (2007–2019) and governor of Yobe State (1992–1993, 1999–2007).
• Barry John, 79, Welsh rugby union player (Cardiff, Barbarian, national team).
• Martin Kirkup, 75, British-born American music industry executive.
• Giacomo Losi, 88, Italian football player (Roma, national team) and manager (Piacenza).
• Enass Muzamel, 42–43, Sudanese human rights activist.
• Étienne Nodet, 79, French Roman Catholic priest and academic.
• Lowitja O'Donoghue, 91, Australian public administrator and Aboriginal activist.
• Antonio Paolucci, 84, Italian art historian, minister of culture (1995–1996) and director of the Vatican Museums (2007–2017).
• Papineau, 23, British Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanised.
• Rui Patrício, 91, Portuguese jurist and politician, minister of foreign affairs (1970–1974).
• Günter Petzow, 97, German materials scientist.
• Andrew Rogers, 92, Australian corporate and legal advisor, judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1979–1993).
• Shen Rong, 88, Chinese writer.
• Kamla Srivastava, 90, Indian folk singer, cardio-respiratory failure.
• Gunnar Ström, 93, Swedish Olympic speed skater (1952, 1956).
• Tian Yunzhang, 78, Chinese calligrapher.
• Jan van Veen, 79, Dutch radio host and disc jockey.
• Peter Villano, 100, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1993–2013).
• Melvin Way, 70, American folk artist, complications from a stroke.
• Zhu Bofang, 95, Chinese engineer.

5

• Dries van Agt, 93, Dutch politician, prime minister (1977–1982), minister of justice (1971–1977) and foreign affairs (1982), euthanasia.
• Toppen Bech, 84, Norwegian journalist (Aftenposten, Alle Kvinners Blad).
• Brigitte Bout, 83, French politician, senator (2002–2011) and mayor of Fleurbaix (2001–2008).
• Brian Callison, 89, British novelist.
• Derek Crowther, 86, British oncologist.
• Keshav Kumar Budhathoki, 80, Nepalese politician, minister of defence (2016–2017) and MP (since 2008), prostate cancer.
• José Delbo, 90, Argentine comic book artist (Wonder Woman, The Transformers, Batgirl).
• Mickey Gilbert, 87, American stuntman (The Fall Guy, The Last of the Mohicans, The Blues Brothers).
• Francisco Gómez Camacho, 84, Spanish Jesuit priest.
• Riikka Hakola, 61, Finnish opera singer, brain tumour.
• Tsutomu Hanahara, 84, Japanese wrestler, Olympic champion (1964).
• Michael Jayston, 88, English actor (Only Fools and Horses, Doctor Who, Nicholas and Alexandra).
• Toby Keith, 62, American country singer ("Should've Been a Cowboy", "How Do You Like Me Now?!", "Red Solo Cup") and songwriter, stomach cancer.
• Peter Kulka, 86, German architect.
• Jean Malaurie, 101, French anthropologist and explorer.
• Laralyn McWilliams, 58, American video game designer (Free Realms, Over the Hedge, Full Spectrum Warrior), cancer.
• Joan Montgomery, 98, Australian teacher.
• Namkoong Won, 89, South Korean actor (Eunuch, Woman of Fire, Assassin), lung cancer.
• Nora, 19, American cat.
• Bill Northey, 64, American politician, Iowa secretary of agriculture (2007–2018).
• Ernie O'Rourke, 97, Australian footballer (Melbourne, North Melbourne).
• Martha Brill Olcott, 74, American political scientist and academic.
• Chris Paling, 67–68, British radio producer (BBC Radio 4), artist and author.
• Helga Paris, 85, German photographer.
• José Peláez Bardales, 77, Peruvian lawyer and judge, attorney general (2011–2014).
• Charles Sallis, 89, American historian and writer.
• Horacio Sánchez Unzueta, 74, Mexican politician, lawyer and ambassador, governor of San Luis Potosí (1993–1997) and deputy (1991–1992).
• Vyacheslav Sokolov, 82, Russian politician, MP (1996–2000).
• Jimi Solanke, 81, Nigerian actor (Sango, Shadow Parties), poet, and playwright.
• Walter van den Broeck, 82, Belgian writer and playwright.

6

• Mohamed Bensaid Ait Idder, 98, Moroccan political activist.
• Rafiga Akhundova, 92, Azerbaijani ballerina.
• Hrant Ayvazyan, 54, Armenian politician, MP (since 2019), traffic collision.
• John Bruton, 76, Irish politician, Taoiseach (1994–1997), twice minister of finance, and TD (1969–2004).
• Paul Contillo, 94, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1974–1980, 2013–2014) and Senate (1984–1992).
• Jacques Duval, 89, Canadian journalist and racing driver.
• Joseph Chike Edozien, 98, Nigerian traditional ruler, king of Asaba (since 1990).
• Sir Anthony Epstein, 102, British pathologist (Epstein–Barr virus).
• Shreela Flather, Baroness Flather, 89, British politician, teacher, and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1990).
• Ken Fritz, 66, American football player (Ohio State Buckeyes).
• Cecilia Gentili, 52, Argentine LGBTQ rights activist.
• Pablo Grant, 26, German actor (Polizeiruf 110) and rapper, thrombosis.
• Jack M. Guttentag, 100, American banker and academic.
• Gheorghe Iamandi, 66, Romanian football player (Olt Scornicești, Dinamo București) and manager (Delta Tulcea).
• Gijs IJlander, 76, Dutch writer.
• Donald Kinsey, 70, American guitarist and singer (The Kinsey Report, The Wailers Band, Peter Tosh).
• John Mahler, 87, American race car driver.
• Petra Mathers, 78, German-born American author and illustrator, suicide.
• Don McKay, 86, New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland, national team).
• Robin McLeod, 72, Canadian surgeon.
• Miguel Ángel, 76, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid, Castellón, national team), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Abd Mohd Khalid Mohd Ali, 66, Malaysian footballer (Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, national team), lung cancer.
• Yoshitaka Murayama, 55, Japanese video game designer (Suikoden).
• Farooq Nazki, 83, Indian poet and broadcaster, director of Doordarshan (1986–1997), heart attack.
• Seiji Ozawa, 88, Japanese conductor, heart failure.
• K. Parasuraman, 63, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019).
• Sebastián Piñera, 74, Chilean politician and businessman, president (2010–2014, 2018–2022) and senator (1990–1998), helicopter crash.
• Javier Salmerón, 57, Spanish athlete, double Paralympic silver medallist (1992).
• Rubab Sayda, 73, Indian politician, MP (2004–2009).
• Rod Sherman, 79, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos).
• Jimmy Uguro, Papua New Guinean politician, MP (since 2017).
• Veena Verma, 82, Indian politician, MP (1986–2000).
• Sir Richard Vickers, 95, British Army lieutenant general.
• Jennifer Wolff, 64, Puerto Rican television reporter (WAPA-TV, WKAQ-TV), show host and writer, cancer.
• Robert M. Young, 99, American film director, screenwriter (Alambrista!, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez) and producer (American Me).
• Stefan Jerzy Zweig, 83, Polish-born Austrian author and cameraman.

7

• Stanislas Spero Adotevi, 90, Beninese politician, UNICEF official and civil servant.
• Mustapha Ahmed, 63, Ghanaian politician, MP (2001–2013).
• Ryōko Akamatsu, 94, Japanese politician, minister of education (1993–1994).
• Bob Altemeyer, 83, Canadian psychologist.
• Luigi Arienti, 87, Italian cyclist, Olympic champion (1960).
• Vaja Azarashvili, 87, Georgian composer.
• Diana Carnero, 29, Ecuadorian politician, shot.
• Alfredo Castelli, 76, Italian comic book artist (Martin Mystère, Mister No).
• David Davies, 3rd Baron Davies, 83, British hereditary peer and engineer, member of the House of Lords (1944–1999).
• Eva Dobiášová, 90, Czech basketball player. (death announced on this date)
• Ethel Ekpe, 60, Nigerian actress (Basi and Company), cancer.
• Henry Fambrough, 85, American Hall of Fame singer (The Spinners).
• Anthony C. George, 86, Grenadian artist, designer of the flag of Grenada.
• Alfred Grosser, 99, German-born French political scientist.
• Carl Iwasaki, 62, American baseball coach (Austin Kangaroos, Northern Colorado Bears).
• Gylan Kain, 81–82, American poet and playwright.
• Claus Kreul, 79, German football player (Karl-Marx-Stadt, BSG Wismut Aue) and manager (Hansa Rostock).
• Maria Fida Moro, 77, Italian politician, senator (1987–1992).
• Alejandro Muyshondt, 46, Salvadoran politician and security advisor, pulmonary edema.
• Hiroo Nakashima, 86, Japanese businessman and politician, member of the House of Councillors (1995–2007).
• Mojo Nixon, 66, American musician ("Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child") and actor (Super Mario Bros., Great Balls of Fire!).
• Shurron Pierson, 41, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears).
• Qristina Ribohn, 68, Swedish reality television contestant (The Farm, Club Goa, Baren).
• Ahmed Rubel, 55, Bangladeshi actor (Meghla Akash, Shyamol Chhaya, Chironjeeb Mujib).
• Vladyslav Rykov, 30, Ukrainian military pilot.
• Abror Tursunov, Uzbek actor (Suyunchi, Abdullajon).

8

• Isaac Aja, 87, Spanish politician, president of the Provisional Assembly of Cantabria (1982–1983), senator (1986–1987).
• Lauro Baja, 86, Filipino diplomat, heart attack.
• Virginia Beavert, 102, American Ichiskin linguist.
• Nex Benedict, 16, American non-binary student, suicide by drug overdose.
• Patrick Boylan, 84, English geologist and museum director.
• Andy Brandi, 72, Puerto Rican college tennis coach (Florida Gators, LSU Tigers).
• Claude Courchay, 90, French novelist.
• Andrew Crispo, 78, American art gallerist and convicted felon.
• Joe Dudley, 86, American businessman and hair care entrepreneur.
• Karl Horst Hödicke, 85, German painter.
• Toddy Kehoe, 105, Canadian politician.
• Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah, 71, Malaysian football player (Kedah, national team) and coach (Negeri Sembilan), stroke.
• Daryl Kramp, 76, Canadian politician, MP (2004–2015) and Ontario MPP (2018–2022).
• João Oliveira Pinto, 52, Portuguese footballer (Estoril, Gil Vicente, Imortal), leukaemia.
• Willem van Schendel, 73, Dutch jurist, justice (2001–2012) and vice president (2012–2020) of the Supreme Court.
• Erich Schneider, 90, German politician, president of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1984–1992).
• Gurdev Singh, 90, Indian field hockey player, Olympic champion (1956).
• Guy Van Sam, 88, French footballer (Montpellier, RC Paris, SC Toulon).

9

• Abdelali Abdelmoula, 75, Moroccan businessman and politician, deputy (2011–2016).
• Robert Badinter, 95, French lawyer and politician, minister of justice (1981–1986), senator (1995–2011) and president of the Constitutional Council (1986–1995).
• Daniel A. Baugh, 92, American historian.
• William M. Beecher, 90, American journalist and author.
• B. Clark Burchfiel, 89, American structural geologist.
• Martin Černohorský, 100, Czech physicist and academic.
• Abdul Momin Chowdhury, 84, Bangladeshi historian and academic administrator, vice chancellor of the National University (2001–2003) and PaU (2003–2005), president of the ASB (2000–2003).
• Sir John Day, 76, British Royal Air Force officer, brain cancer.
• Jenny Estrada, 83, Ecuadorian journalist, writer and historian.
• Robert Evans, 63, Australian footballer (Coburg, Subiaco), cancer.
• Renata Flores, 74, Mexican actress (Rosa salvaje, La usurpadora, Amores verdaderos) and rock singer, cancer.
• Mataʻiʻulua ʻi Fonuamotu, Tongan noble and politician, MP (2014–2021). (death announced on this date)
• Juan Fortuny, 77, Spanish Olympic swimmer (1964, 1968).
• Nikša Gligo, 77, Croatian musicologist.
• Leonidas Grigorakos, 70, Greek doctor and politician, MP (2000–2019).
• Roland Grip, 83, Swedish footballer (AIK, IK Sirius, national team).
• Peter Handyside, 49, Scottish footballer (Grimsby Town, Stoke City, Barnsley).
• Jim Hannan, 84, American baseball player (Washington Senators) and executive, founder, president, and chairman of the board for the MLBPAA.
• Eva Harr, 72, Norwegian visual artist, cancer.
• Frank Howson, 71, Australian theatre and film director, screenwriter, and singer.
• Magdolna Komka, 74, Hungarian Olympic high jumper (1968, 1972).
• Pentti Koskela, 78, Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (1968).
• Abimbola Ogunbanjo, 61, Nigerian businessman, helicopter crash.
• Camille Patha, 86, American painter and sculptor.
• Antonio Rački, 50, Croatian Olympic cross-country skier (1994, 1998), traffic collision.
• Ali Akbar Sarfaraz, 96, Iranian archaeologist.
• Paul Schultz, 84, New Zealand rugby league footballer (national team).
• Ivan Sergeyev, 82, Russian diplomat.
• Lenny Simpson, 75, American tennis player.
• George Strake Jr., 88, American politician, secretary of state of Texas (1979–1981).
• Sher Bahadur Subedi, 66, Indian politician, Sikkim MLA (2014–2019), cancer.
• Damo Suzuki, 74, Japanese singer (Can) and songwriter ("Vitamin C", "Spoon"), colon cancer.
• Iraj Tanzifi, 85, Iranian sculptor and painter, heart disease.
• Ed Tarver, 64, American lawyer and politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (2005–2009) and U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia (2009–2017).
• Jimmy Van Eaton, 86, American rock drummer, singer and record producer.
• Hans J. Van Miegroet, Belgian-American art historian and educator, traffic collision.
• Herbert Wigwe, 57, Nigerian banker, helicopter crash.
• Klaus Zink, 88, German footballer (BSG Wismut Plauen, Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt).

10

• Jones Arogbofa, 71, Nigerian military officer, chief of staff to the president (2014–2015).
• Thomas W. Bennett, 87, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1971–1972).
• Henry Blackaby, 88, Canadian evangelical pastor.
• Günter Brus, 85, Austrian painter, performance and graphic artist, and writer.
• Yoram Dinstein, 88, Israeli scholar.
• Bob Edwards, 76, American journalist (NPR) and radio host (Morning Edition, The Bob Edwards Show), Peabody Award winner (1999), bladder cancer and heart ailment.
• Gerald Hensley, 88, New Zealand public servant and diplomat.
• Jack Higgins, 69, American editorial cartoonist, Pulitzer Prize winner (1989).
• Athol Jennings, 93, South African Olympic runner (1952).
• Johanna von Koczian, 90, German actress (Victor and Victoria, The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi, Our House in Cameroon).
• V. Sugnana Kumari Deo, 86, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (1963–2014).
• Gunild Lattmann-Kretschmer, 87, German intendant and politician, member of the Landtag of Saxony (1994–2004).
• Ian Lawson, 84, English footballer (Leeds United, Burnley, Crystal Palace). (death announced on this date)
• Edward Lowassa, 70, Tanzanian politician, prime minister (2005–2008) and MP (1995–2015).
• Chris Markoff, 85, Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler.
• Jimmy McDonald, 91, Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton).
• Harold Mitchell, 81, Australian entrepreneur, media buyer and philanthropist.
• Bob Moore, 94, American food executive, founder of Bob's Red Mill.
• Askar Mussinov, 62, Kazakh diplomat.
• Paul Neary, 74, British comic book artist (2000 AD, Ultimates).
• Sharon Nordgren, 80, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (since 1988).
• William Post, 96, American inventor (Pop-Tarts).
• A. Ramachandran, 89, Indian painter.
• Neil Rhind, 87, English journalist and writer.
• E. Duke Vincent, 91, American television producer (Dynasty, Beverly Hills, 90210, Charlie's Angels).
• Onzlee Ware, 70, American politician and judge, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2004–2014).
• Jodi White, 77, Canadian political operative, chief of staff to the prime minister (1993), breast cancer.

11

• Mark Anthony Awuni, 83, Ghanaian politician.
• Allen J. Bard, 90, American electrochemist.
• Ladislav Burlas, 96, Slovak composer and musicologist.
• Angela Chao, 50, American businesswoman.
• Choi Un-ji, 97, South Korean businessman and politician, MP (1985–1996).
• Willibrord Davids, 85, Dutch jurist, president of the Supreme Court (2004–2008).
• Brigitte de Prémont, 88, French politician, deputy (1995–1997).
• Elisabeth Djouka, Cameroonian nationalist militant.
• Maxine Drinkwater, 87, American baseball player (South Bend Blue Sox).
• Füruzan, 91, Turkish writer.
• Gervais Hakizimana, 36, Rwandan track and field athlete and coach, traffic collision.
• Yılmaz Karakoyunlu, 87, Turkish writer and politician, minister of state (2001–2002) and MP (2001–2002).
• Usha Kiran Khan, 78, Indian writer.
• Kelvin Kiptum, 24, Kenyan long-distance runner, marathon world record holder, traffic collision.
• Peter Leigh, 84, English footballer (Crewe Alexandra, Manchester City).
• Giuseppe Matulli, 85, Italian politician, deputy (1987–1994).
• Isabel Mijares, 81, Spanish oenologist, heart attack.
• Nerio Nesi, 98, Italian banker and politician, deputy (1996–2006) and minister of public works (2000–2001).
• István Orosz, 88, Hungarian politician, MP (1994–1998) and historian, president of the Hungarian Historical Society (2007–2015).
• Eberhard Probst, 68, German Olympic wrestler (1976, 1980).
• Thomas C. Reed, 89, American politician, secretary of the air force (1976–1977).
• Randy Sparks, 90, American musician (The New Christy Minstrels, The Back Porch Majority) and songwriter ("Green, Green").
• Charles Stendig, 99, American businessman and philanthropist.
• Miguel Valor Peidró, 79, Spanish politician, mayor of Alicante (2015) and member of Corts Valencianes (1991–1995).
• Chris Wardlow, 81, English rugby union player (Carlisle, national team), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Gregor Wenning, 59, German neurologist.

12

• Chaudhry Muhammad Adnan, 47, Pakistani politician, Punjab MPA (2018–2023), shot.
• Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, 71, Ivorian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Yamoussoukro (1996–2006) and archbishop of Bouaké (since 2006).
• Mihai Amihalachioaie, 62, Moldovan accordionist and conductor, liver cancer.
• Henk J. M. Bos, 83, Dutch historian of mathematics.
• David Bouley, 70, American-French chef and restaurateur (Bouley), heart attack.
• Robert Chazan, 87, American historian.
• Tamás Deák, 95, Hungarian composer and conductor.
• Mounir Hamoud, 39, Moroccan-born Norwegian footballer (Lyn, Bodø/Glimt, Strømsgodset).
• Jules Harlow, 92, American rabbi.
• Robert Huscher, 86, American Olympic bobsledder (1968).
• Ugo Intini, 82, Italian politician, deputy (1983–1994, 2001–2006).
• Rudolf Jansen, 84, Dutch classical pianist.
• Diodorus Kamala, 55, Tanzanian politician and diplomat, MP (2000–2010).
• Petar Luković, 73, Serbian journalist (Vreme), newspaper editor and rock critic.
• Chuck Mawhinney, 74, American Marine Corps sniper.
• Sam Mercer, 69, American film producer (Unbreakable, Signs, The Village), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Alec Mills, 91, British cinematographer (King Kong Lives, The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill).
• Zdenko Morovic, 57, Yugoslav-born Venezuelan footballer (Deportivo Italia, national team).
• Stewart Robertson, 75, Scottish conductor.
• Karl-Werner Rüsch, 86, Austrian civil engineer and politician, member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg (1976–1984).
• Patty Sahota, 54, Canadian politician, British Columbia MLA (2001–2005).
• Aleksandr Seleznyov, 60, Russian hammer thrower.
• Rolf Selzer, 81, German journalist and politician, member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein (1983–1996).
• Gary L. Sharpe, 77, American jurist, judge (since 2004) and chief judge (2011–2015) of the U.S. District Court for Northern New York.
• Karl Sigurbjörnsson, 77, Icelandic Evangelical Lutheran prelate, bishop of Iceland (1998–2012).
• Vincenzo Siniscalchi, 92, Italian lawyer and politician, deputy (1995–2006).
• Len Stirling, 86, Canadian politician, Newfoundland and Labrador MHA (1979–1982).
• Roy Wales, 83, British conductor.
• Steve Wright, 69, English disc jockey (BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2) and television presenter (Top of the Pops).
• Hirotake Yano, 80, Japanese businessman, founder of Daiso.
• Anar Zhailganova, 54, Kazakh politician, MP (2016–2019).

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• Arturo Aylwin, 96, Chilean lawyer, comptroller general of the republic (1997–2002).
• Aletta Bezuidenhout, 74, Kenyan-born South African actress (In My Country, Paljas).
• Eddie Cheeba, 67, American disc jockey.
• Ludwik Denderys, 79, Polish Olympic boxer (1972).
• Alain Dorval, 77, French voice actor (Sylvester Stallone, Nick Nolte, Pete), cancer.
• Séamus Flynn, 84, Irish Gaelic footballer (Clonguish, Longford).
• Norman C. Gaddis, 100, American brigadier general.
• Datta Gaekwad, 95, Indian cricketer (Baroda, national team).
• Guo Lianwen, 71, Chinese actor (Mao Zedong).
• Maureen Hicks, 75, British politician, MP (1987–1992).
• Frans van der Hoff, 84, Dutch missionary.
• Gerry James, 89, Canadian Hall of Fame football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Saskatchewan Roughriders) and ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs).
• Roy Johnson, 75, Bermudian Olympic boxer (1972).
• Abdul Aziz Junejo, 62, Pakistani politician, Sindh MPA (2016–2023).
• Cees Koch, 98, Dutch Olympic sprint canoeist (1948, 1952).
• Law Pak, 90, Hong Kong-Taiwanese football player (KMB, Chinese Taipei national team) and manager (Flying Camel).
• Sergio Mantegazza, 96, Swiss travel industry executive, president of Group Voyagers (since 1975).
• Mick Moon, 86, British artist.
• Ibrahim Saidi Rashidi Msabaha, 72, Tanzanian politician.
• Marcel Nuss, 69, French essayist.
• Gabriela Pando, 53, Argentine Olympic field hockey player (1996), cancer.
• Dieter Pauly, 81, German football referee.
• Ferenc Pavlics, 96, Hungarian-born American mechanical engineer.
• Jean-François Pernin, 82, French journalist and politician, mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris (1995–2001), councillor of Paris (2001–2008).
• Ken Ploen, 88, American Hall of Fame football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
• Jussi Raittinen, 80, Finnish musician.
• Kasha Rigby, 54, American competitive skier and pioneer of telemark skiing, avalanche.
• Mahjoub Mohamed Salih, 95, Sudanese journalist.
• James Sharpe, 77, English social historian.
• Reidar Thomassen, 87, Norwegian writer.
• Twomad, 23, Canadian YouTuber and Twitch streamer.
• Robert Varnajo, 94, French road racing cyclist (Saint-Raphaël, Rapha–Gitane–Dunlop).
• Valery Vostrotin, 71, Russian colonel general and politician, deputy (2003–2011).
• Muhammad al-Zawahiri, 71, Egyptian Islamic militant.

14

• Ian Amey, 79, English musician and singer (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich).
• Annick Balley, 59–60, Beninese journalist (ORTB) and television presenter.
• Diego Chávez, 28, Mexican footballer (Veracruz, Mannucci), traffic collision.
• Don Gullett, 73, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees), stroke.
• Ervín Hoida, 105, Czechoslovak-born British World War II veteran.
• Muhammad Salih Haydara, 71–72, Yemeni journalist and writer, traffic collision.
• Dani Koren, 78, Israeli politician, member of Knesset (2006).
• Nivaldo Passos Krüger, 94, Brazilian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraná (1970–1972), deputy (1979–1982), senator (2002–2003).
• José Lladó, 89, Spanish politician and businessman, minister of trade (1976–1977) and transport and communications (1977–1978), ambassador to the US (1978–1982).
• Sasha Montenegro, 78, Mexican actress (Rina, Una mujer marcada, Las vías del amor).
• Folake Onayemi, 59, Nigerian literary scholar.
• John Onoje, 64, Sierra Leonean-born Moldovan political activist.
• Ventura Pérez Mariño, 75, Spanish judge and politician, deputy (1993–1995) and mayor of Vigo (2003).
• Lena Prewitt, 92, American academic.
• Jacques Rousseau, 72, French Olympic long jumper (1972, 1976).
• Jenny Staley Hoad, 89, Australian tennis player.
• Anatoly Vershik, 90, Russian mathematician (Bratteli-Vershik diagram).
• Muru Walters, 89, New Zealand rugby union player (North Auckland, New Zealand Māori) and Māori Anglican bishop, Pīhopa o Te Upoko o Te Ika (1992–2018).
• Wolfgang Weider, 91, German Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Berlin (1982–2009).
• Dan Wilcox, 82, American screenwriter and producer (Sesame Street, M*A*S*H, America 2-Night).

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• Peter Armitage, 99, English medical statistician.
• Enrique Badía Romero, 93, Spanish cartoonist (Modesty Blaise, AXA).
• Gérard Barray, 92, French actor (Shéhérazade, Open Your Eyes, Captain Fracasse).
• Nicolas Bergeron, 48, French academic and mathematician.
• Robert J. Blackwell, 98, American government official, maritime administrator (1972–1979).
• Guy Brousseau, 91, French mathematics educationalist.
• Kavita Chaudhary, 67, Indian actress, television director and producer (Udaan, Your Honour, IPS Diaries), heart attack.
• Hernán Hipólito Cornejo, 78, Argentine diplomat and politician, governor of Salta (1987–1991).
• Yasmine Gooneratne, 88, Sri Lankan writer.
• David Holladay, 70, American computer programmer.
• Shafiqah Hudson, 46, American feminism activist.
• Kagney Linn Karter, 36, American pornographic film actress, suicide by gunshot.
• Fulton Kuykendall, 70, American football player (Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers), complications from dementia.
• Pedro Lamas Baliero, 82, Uruguayan chess player. (death announced on this date)
• Carmen Mas Rubio, 69, Spanish politician, member of the Corts Valencianes (1996–2000).
• Roeland Nolte, 79, Dutch chemist.
• Stuart Organ, 72, British actor (Grange Hill, Brookside, The Legend of Snow White).
• Luce Pietri, 92, French historian.
• Tom Qualters, 88, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox).
• Henry Rono, 72, Kenyan long-distance runner.
• D. Venugopal, 92, Indian politician, MP (1996–2014) and Tamil Nadu MLA (1977–1984).
• Anne Whitfield, 85, American actress (White Christmas, Juvenile Jungle, Rawhide).
• Steven M. Wise, 73, American author and legal scholar.

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• Idris Ali, 73, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019) and West Bengal MLA (since 2019).
• Raj Bisaria, 88, Indian theatre actor and director, throat cancer.
• Ottar Brox, 91, Norwegian sociologist and politician, MP (1973–1977).
• Vasco Cantarello, 87, Italian Olympic rower (1960).
• J. Aidan Carney, 90, Irish-born American pathologist, heart failure.
• Alain Cribier, 79, French cardiologist, performed first transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
• Etterlene DeBarge, 88, American singer.
• Zbigniew Fedyczak, 71, Polish Olympic sports shooter (1972).
• Charles D. Ferris, 90, American lawyer and government official, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (1977–1981).
• Pa Finn, 87, Irish hurler (St Finbarr's).
• Peter Firth, 94, English Anglican clergyman, bishop of Malmesbury (1983–1994).
• José Gotovitch, 83, Belgian historian.
• Hank Hancock, 87, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1974–1995).
• Joe Hindelang, 78, American college baseball coach (USciences Devils, Lafayette Leopards, Penn State Nittany Lions).
• Reuben Jackson, 67, American poet and jazz historian, stroke.
• Kendrick Bangs Kellogg, 89, American architect.
• Aleš Lamr, 80, Czech painter, sculptor, and ceramist.
• Ben Lanzarone, 85, American composer (The Love Boat), lung cancer.
• Ileen Maisel, 68, American film producer (The Golden Compass, Inkheart, Birth).
• Giorgio Malentacchi, 89, Italian politician, deputy (1996–2001) and senator (2001–2002).
• Dmitry Markov, 41, Russian documentary photographer and journalist (Argumenty i Fakty).
• Ian McMillan, 92, Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians, Rangers, national team).
• Alexei Navalny, 47, Russian lawyer, opposition politician and political prisoner.
• Imtiaz Qureshi, 93, Indian chef.
• Dexter Romweber, 57, American musician (Flat Duo Jets).
• Jan Sørensen, 68, Danish football player (Club Brugge, Twente) and manager (Walsall).
• Jorge Toro, 85, Chilean footballer (Modena, Colo-Colo, national team).
• Hryhoriy Varzhelenko, 73, Ukrainian football player (Kolos Nikopol) and manager (Polissia Zhytomyr).
• Welcome W. Wilson Sr., 95, American real estate executive.
• Bing Worthington, 44, American businessman.

17

• Mary Bartlett Bunge, 92, American neuroscientist.
• Anjana Bhowmick, 79, Indian actress (Dibratrir Kabya, Kokhono Megh, Nayika Sangbad).
• Lefty Driesell, 92, American Hall of Fame college basketball coach (Davidson Wildcats, Maryland Terrapins, James Madison Dukes).
• Bill Francis, 76, British rugby league player (Wigan, St Helens, Great Britain).
• Johan Galtung, 93, Norwegian sociologist, founder of the Journal of Peace Research, founder director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (1959–1969).
• Basil Gunasekara, 94, Sri Lankan military officer, Commander of the Navy (1973–1979).
• Geoffrey Michaels, 79, Australian violinist and violist, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Eddie Mitchell, 69, English football club owner (AFC Bournemouth).
• Peter Michael Muhich, 62, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Rapid City (since 2020), cancer.
• Jaap Oudkerk, 86, Dutch Olympic cyclist, bronze medalist (1964).
• Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, 83, Sri Lankan politician, MP (1977–1989, 1994–2020) and minister of Buddha Sasana (2017–2019).
• Marc Pachter, 80, American museum director (National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of American History), heart attack.
• Gerhard Poppendiecker, 86, German politician, member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein (1987–2005).
• Mike Procter, 77, South African cricketer (Gloucestershire, Natal, Rhodesia).
• Lidia Szczerbińska, 89, Polish gymnast, Olympic bronze medallist (1956).
• Levan Tediashvili, 75, Georgian wrestler, Olympic champion (1972, 1976).
• Juan Uriarte, 90, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Zamora (1991–2000) and San Sebastián (2000–2009), stroke.
• Heinrich Ursprung, 91, Swiss biologist and academic.
• Alan Wilson, 68, British Anglican prelate, bishop of Buckingham (since 2003).

18

• Khaled Al-Saif, 71, Saudi conglomerate industry executive.
• Bernard Aubouy, 84, French sound engineer and film director (Le Père Noël a les yeux bleus, The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything).
• Steinar Bastesen, 78, Norwegian whaler and politician, MP (1997–2005).
• Jacques Bernard, 94, French actor (Les Enfants terribles, Quintuplets in the Boarding School, Love and the Frenchwoman).
• Jack Biddle, 94, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1974–1994) and senate (1994–2006).
• Linda Mitchell Davis, 93, American rancher.
• Roger Dicken, 84, British visual effects artist (Alien, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Witchfinder General).
• Abilio Diniz, 87, Brazilian retailer, chairman of BRF (since 2013), respiratory failure.
• Lanny Flaherty, 81, American actor (Miller's Crossing, Signs, Men in Black 3), complications from surgery.
• Ira von Fürstenberg, 83, Italian socialite and actress (Five Dolls for an August Moon, The Vatican Affair, The Battle of El Alamein).
• Tony Ganios, 64, American actor (Porky's, The Wanderers, Die Hard 2), heart failure following surgery.
• Fernando González Delgado, 77, Spanish writer and journalist, Premio Azorín winner (2015).
• Michael Grunstein, 77, Romanian-born American biologist and academic.
• William Hardin Harrison, 90, American lieutenant general.
• Davlatmand Kholov, 73, Tajik musician, cancer.
• Zbigniew Kupczynski, 95, Polish-Canadian painter.
• Kim Myung-hyuk, 86, South Korean Presbyterian pastor and academic, president of Hapdong Theological Seminary (1989–1993), traffic collision.
• Peggy Maxie, 87, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1971–1983).
• Hasina Mumtaz, 78, Bangladeshi singer.
• Michael O'Regan, 70, Irish journalist (The Irish Times).
• Emile Shoufani, 76, Israeli Melkite Greek Catholic archimandrite, educator and activist.
• Lorns Skjemstad, 83, Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier (1968).
• Cornelio Sommaruga, 91, Swiss humanitarian, lawyer, and diplomat, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (1987–1999).
• Verry Elleegant, 8, Australian racehorse, complications from foaling.
• Acharya Vidyasagar, 77, Indian Jain leader and poet, sallekhana.
• Bobbie Wygant, 97, American television journalist (KXAS-TV).

19

• Tikoy Aguiluz, 71, Filipino film director (Dead Sure, Rizal sa Dapitan, Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story).
• Jirka Arndt, 50, German Olympic long-distance runner (2000).
• Jan Assmann, 85, German Egyptologist.
• Jesse Baird, 26, Australian television presenter (Totally Wild, Studio 10) and AFL umpire, shot.
• Roland Bertin, 93, French actor (Charlotte for Ever, West Indies, Diva).
• Virgilijus Vladislovas Bulovas, 84, Lithuanian engineer and politician, minister of the interior (1996, 2003–2004).
• Paul D'Amato, 75, American actor (Slap Shot, The Deer Hunter, Firepower), progressive supranuclear palsy.
• Raffaele Delfino, 92, Italian politician, deputy (1958–1979).
• Ramona Edelin, 78, American academic, activist, and consultant.
• Marion Halligan, 83, Australian novelist (Lovers' Knots).
• Peter Jarolin, 52, Austrian music and drama critic. (death announced on this date)
• Ewen MacIntosh, 50, Welsh actor (The Office, Finding Fatimah, The Bromley Boys) and comedian.
• Horst Naumann, 98, German actor (The Black Forest Clinic, The Doctor of St. Pauli, U 47 – Kapitänleutnant Prien).
• Rodrigo Pardo García-Peña, 65, Colombian politician, minister of foreign affairs (1994–1996).
• Robert Reid, 68, American basketball player (Houston Rockets, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers) and coach, cancer.
• J. Beverley Smith, 92, Welsh medieval historian.
• Matt Sweeney, 75, American special effects artist (Apollo 13, The Goonies, The Fast and the Furious), lung cancer.
• Bobby Tench, 79, British musician (The Jeff Beck Group, Hummingbird, Streetwalkers).
• Manuel Ugarte Soto, 83, Chilean police officer and lawyer, general director of Carabineros (1997–2001).
• Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías, 68, Mexican economist, secretary of finance and public credit (2018–2019).
• Robin Windsor, 44, British dancer (Strictly Come Dancing).

20

• Erik Bergkvist, 58, Swedish politician, MEP (since 2019), lung cancer.
• Andreas Brehme, 63, German football player (1. FC Kaiserslautern, Inter Milan, national team) and manager, world champion (1990).
• Hydeia Broadbent, 39, American HIV/AIDS activist.
• Ron Cameron, 79, American sportscaster.
• Kent Campbell, 80, American physician.
• Thanaa Debsi, 82, Syrian actress (The Dupes).
• Larry Demery, 70, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).
• Vasile Dîba, 69, Romanian sprint canoeist, Olympic champion (1976).
• Martin Hole, 64, Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier (1988), cancer.
• Anfinn Kallsberg, 76, Faroese politician, prime minister (1998–2004).
• Ihar Lednik, 64, Belarusian political prisoner. (death announced on this date)
• David Libert, 81, American music executive, musician (The Happenings) and author.
• Vladimir Makeranets, 76, Russian film director (The Golden Snake, You Exist...) and cinematographer (Semyon Dezhnev).
• Steve Miller, 73, American science fiction author (Liaden universe).
• Steve Paxton, 85, American experimental dancer and choreographer.
• Roberto Pérez, 63, Bolivian footballer (Real Santa Cruz, Oriente Petrolero, national team).
• Ameen Sayani, 91, Indian radio announcer, heart attack.
• Teresa Selma, 93, Venezuelan actress (Ladrón de corazones).
• Rituraj Singh, 59, Indian actor (Banegi Apni Baat, Jyoti, Hitler Didi), heart attack.
• Eddie Sinnott, 69, American swimmer and coach.
• Charles Swini, 38, Malawian footballer (ESCOM United, Civo United, national team), kidney problems.
• Yoko Yamamoto, 81, Japanese actress (Red Handkerchief, Gappa: The Triphibian Monster, Hissatsu!5 Ōgon no Chi).

21

• Jeroni Albertí, 96, Spanish politician, president of the Inter-island General Council (1977–1982), senator (1977–1982), and president of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands (1987–1991).
• Jayo Archer, 28, Australian motocross rider (Nitro Circus), training crash.
• John Bahnsen, 89, American brigadier general.
• Mike Cherry, 81, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1998–2013).
• Efeso Collins, 49, New Zealand politician, MP (since 2023).
• Robert D. Fulton, 94, American politician, governor (1969) and lieutenant governor (1965–1969) of Iowa.
• Murray Gerstenhaber, 96, American mathematician (Gerstenhaber algebra).
• Roger Guillemin, 100, French-American neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (1977).
• Getachew Kassa, 79, Ethiopian singer and percussionist.
• Stepan Khmara, 86, Ukrainian politician and political dissident, MP (1990–1998, 2002–2006).
• Kim Young-il, 83, South Korean lawyer and judge, justice of the Constitutional Court (1999–2005).
• George Kramer, 94, American chess player.
• Kent Kramer, 79, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints).
• Vitalij Kuprij, 49, Ukrainian-American musician (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Ring of Fire) and composer.
• Frank Lombardo, 65, American politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate (since 2011), bladder cancer.
• Keith Martin, 89, British radio DJ (Radio Caroline) and television presenter, cancer.
• Andrey Morozov, 44, Russian war correspondent and milblogger, suicide by gunshot.
• Nazir Naji, 81, Pakistani journalist (Daily Jang).
• Fali Sam Nariman, 95, Indian jurist, additional solicitor general (1972–1975), senior advocate of the Supreme Court (since 1971).
• Affonso Celso Pastore, 84, Brazilian economist, president of the Central Bank (1983–1985).
• Micheline Presle, 101, French actress (Adventures of Captain Fabian, Blind Date, The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful).
• Pamela Salem, 80, British actress (Never Say Never Again, EastEnders, Into the Labyrinth).
• John Savident, 86, British actor (Coronation Street, A Clockwork Orange, The Phantom of the Opera).
• Charlie Strutton, 34, English footballer (Chalfont St Peter, AFC Wimbledon, Slough Town).
• Movlud Suleymanli, 80, Azerbaijani dramatist, screenwriter and film adviser.
• Abdul Taib Mahmud, 87, Malaysian politician, Yang di-Pertua Negeri (2014–2024) and chief minister (1981–2014) of Sarawak.
• Hisao Takahashi, 87, Japanese painter.
• Charles Taylor, 70, English Anglican priest, dean of Peterborough (2007–2016).
• Maria Venturi, 90, Italian writer and journalist.

22

• Liudmyla Alfimova, 88, Ukrainian actress (Wedding in Malinovka).
• Robert Booker, 88, American politician and activist, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1967–1972).
• Harry Bowser, 92, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1979–1988).
• Paul Bradshaw, 67, English footballer (Blackburn Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Peterborough United). (death announced on this date)
• Iona Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, 78, Scottish noblewoman.
• Edith Ceccarelli, 116, American supercentenarian.
• Fleur van Dooren, 35, Dutch field hockey player (Rotterdam, Pinoké, national team), euthanasia. (death announced on this date)
• Robert Ellison, 82, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Banjul (2006–2017).
• Artur Jorge, 78, Portuguese football player (Benfica, national team) and manager (Porto).
• Alois Kothgasser, 86, Austrian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Innsbruck (1997–2002) and Primas Germaniae and archbishop of Salzburg (2003–2013).
• Mikalai Labko, 75, Belarusian engineer and politician, member of the Supreme Council (1990–1996).
• John Lowe, 81, English pianist (The Quarrymen).
• Harry Melrose, 88, Scottish football player (Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen, Berwick Rangers) and manager.
• Kent Melton, 68, American animation sculptor (The Lion King, The Incredibles, Aladdin), Lewy body dementia.
• Wendy Mitchell, 68, English dementia awareness activist.
• Pentti Pesonen, 85, Finnish cross-country skier.
• José María Rioboo, 75, Spanish academic and politician, deputy (1986–1989).
• Laken Riley, 22, American nursing student, blunt force trauma.
• Paramjit Singh, 72, Indian Olympic basketball player (1980).
• Jerome Skolnick, 92, American criminologist.
• Richard Stolarski, 82, American atmospheric scientist.
• Roni Stoneman, 85, American Hall of Fame bluegrass banjo player and comedian (Hee Haw).
• Jean-Guy Talbot, 91, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres) and coach, seven-time Stanley Cup champion.
• Wes Whitead, 90, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1997–2001, 2003–2011).

23

• Colin Bennett, 80, English actor (Take Hart, Hartbeat, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy).
• Brigitte Birnbaum, 85, German author.
• Alan Brownjohn, 92, English poet and novelist.
• Irene Camber, 98, Italian fencer, Olympic champion (1952).
• Ronnie Campbell, 80, British politician, MP (1987–2019).
• Andreas Dress, 85, German mathematician.
• Buddy Duress, 38, American actor (Good Time, Heaven Knows What, Person to Person). (death announced on this date)
• Hakimullah Khan Durrani, 88, Pakistani military officer, Chief of the Air Staff (1988–1991).
• Ilse Falk, 80, German presbyter and politician, MP (1990–2009).
• Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, 80, Brazilian racing driver (Formula One) and team manager (Fittipaldi Automotive).
• Flaco, 13, American owl, window collision.
• Chris Gauthier, 48, English-born Canadian actor (Once Upon a Time, Eureka, Freddy vs. Jason).
• Lynda Gravátt, 76, American actress (Roman J. Israel, Esq., The Hoop Life, Delivery Man).
• Sir Peter Gregson, 66, British research engineer.
• Joan Haanappel, 83, Dutch Olympic figure skater (1956, 1960) and sports presenter.
• Manohar Joshi, 86, Indian politician, speaker of the Lok Sabha (2002–2004), chief minister of Maharashtra (1995–1999), and minister of heavy industries (1999–2002).
• Kalju Jurkatamm, 82, Estonian sprinter.
• Vyacheslav Lebedev, 80, Russian lawyer and jurist, chief justice (since 1989), cancer.
• Li Peicheng, 89, Chinese agricultural soil and water engineer.
• Jackie Loughery, 93, American actress (The D.I., Judge Roy Bean) and beauty pageant titleholder, Miss USA (1952).
• Francesco Marinelli, 88, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Urbino–Urbania–Sant'Angelo in Vado (2000–2011).
• Claude Montana, 76, French fashion designer.
• Petr Moos, 78, Czech engineer and politician.
• Antonio Mundo, 86, Italian lawyer and politician, deputy (1983–1994).
• Paul Muxlow, 85, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (2011–2016).
• G. Lasya Nanditha, 37, Indian politician, Telangana MLA (since 2023), traffic collision.
• Rajendra Sukhanand Patni, 59, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (2004–2009, since 2014).
• Don Poile, 91, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings).
• Tina Rainford, 77, German singer ("Silver Bird").
• Golden Richards, 73, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos), Super Bowl champion (1978), congestive heart failure.
• Rui Rodrigues, 80, Portuguese football player (Académica, national team) and manager (Coimbra).
• Elżbieta Rogala-Kończak, 71, Polish politician, mayor of Rumia (2002–2014).
• Stephen Salter, 85, South African-born Scottish academic.
• Adama Samassékou, 78, Malian politician, minister of education (1993–2000).
• Shinsadong Tiger, 40, South Korean record producer ("U&I", "No No No").
• Giichi Tsunoda, 86, Japanese politician and lawyer, vice president of the House of Councillors (2004–2007).
• José María Vernet, 79, Argentine politician, governor of Santa Fe Province (1983–1987) and minister of foreign affairs (2001–2002).

24

• Ahmed Abdul-Ghafur, 68–69, Iraqi politician, head of the Sunni Endowment Office (2005–2013).
• Pasqualino Abeti, 75, Italian Olympic sprinter (1972).
• Bill Alington, 94, New Zealand architect.
• Elizabeth Arnold, 65–66, American poet.
• Jean Maria Arrigo, 79, American social psychologist, complications from pancreatic cancer.
• Juana Bacallao, 98, Cuban singer and dancer.
• Paul Bail, 58, English cricketer (Somerset, Cambridge University).
• Kate Banks, 64, American children's writer.
• Charlie Biton, 76, Israeli social activist and politician, MK (1977–1992).
• Stan Bowles, 75, English footballer (Queens Park Rangers, Brentford, national team), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Bimla Buti, 90, Indian physicist.
• Jay Cimino, 87, American automotive industry executive.
• Anne Ebbs, 83, Irish table tennis player, Paralympic silver medallist (1972, 1984).
• Ed Fitch, 86, American occult writer and Wiccan priest, stroke.
• Ramona Fradon, 97, American comic book artist (Aquaman, Brenda Starr, Reporter), co-creator of Metamorpho.
• Lyn Hejinian, 82, American poet, essayist, and translator.
• Kim Sang-won, 90, South Korean lawyer and judge, justice of the Supreme Court (1988–1994).
• Kotogatake Koichi, 71, Japanese sumo wrestler, heart failure.
• Ulrik le Fevre, 77, Danish footballer (Vejle BK, Club Brugge, national team).
• Martti Mansikka, 90, Finnish Olympic gymnast, bronze medallist (1956).
• Eric Mays, 65, American politician, member of the Flint City Council (since 2014).
• John Miller, 93, British architect.
• Kenneth Mitchell, 49, Canadian actor (Jericho, Star Trek: Discovery, Miracle), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Xavier Ngoubeyou, 86, Cameroonian politician, senator (since 2018).
• Chris Nicholl, 77, English-born Northern Irish football player (Aston Villa, Southampton, Northern Ireland national team) and manager.
• Fred C. Noye, 77, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1973–1992).
• John Oldham, 91, American baseball player (Cincinnati Redlegs).
• Kumar Shahani, 83, Indian film director (Maya Darpan, Khayal Gatha, Kasba).
• Brian Stableford, 75, British science fiction writer (Balance of Power).
• Benoît van Innis, 63, Belgian visual artist and cartoonist.
• John Wackett, 93, English rugby union player (Welwyn, national team).
• Gunnar Weman, 91, Swedish Lutheran clergyman, archbishop of Uppsala and primate of Sweden (1993–1997).

25

• Bigidagoe, 26, Dutch rapper, shot.
• Bernard Broermann, 80, German businessman, founder of Asklepios Kliniken.
• Aaron Bushnell, 25, American military serviceman, suicide by self-immolation.
• Frank Cicero Jr., 88, American lawyer and historian.
• Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack, 84, British politician, MP (1970–2010) and member of the House of Lords (since 2010).
• José DeLeón, 63, Dominican baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals), cancer.
• Klaus Dick, 95, German Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Cologne (1975–2003).
• Charles Dierkop, 87, American actor (Police Woman, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting), complications from a heart attack and pneumonia.
• Morris Eaves, 79, American scholar.
• Carlos Espinoza, 95, Chilean footballer (Everton de Viña del Mar, national team).
• Fathi Ghaben, 77, Palestinian painter.
• Gabriela Grillo, 71, German equestrian, Olympic champion (1976).
• Sir James Hennessy, 100, British diplomat and public servant, chief inspector of prisons (1982–1987).
• Christopher Hyde-Smith, 88, British flautist.
• Bernard Kops, 97, British poet and dramatist.
• Dieter Kratzsch, 84, German ice hockey player (East Germany national team).
• Estella Leopold, 97, American conservationist.
• Benjamin Miller, 87, American judge, justice of the Illinois Supreme Court (1984–2001).
• Yekaterina Novgorodova, 94, Russian agronomist and politician, deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1970–1989).
• Steve Okoniewski, 74, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Cardinals).
• Frank Popoff, 88, Bulgarian-born American businessman (Dow Chemical Company, TCF Financial Corporation).
• Glenn Postolski, 57, American-born Argentine researcher and academic.
• Georg Riedel, 90, Czechoslovak-born Swedish musician.
• Horst Schmidbauer, 83, German politician, MP (1990–2005).
• Fabian Schulze, 39, German pole vaulter.
• Jiří Suchý, 36, Czech ice hockey player (Halifax Mooseheads, Vítkovice, Poruba), traffic collision. (death announced on this date)
• Zong Qinghou, 78, Chinese beverage industry executive, founder of the Hangzhou Wahaha Group, delegate to the National People's Congress (2002–2018).

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• Bhakta Raj Acharya, 81, Nepali singer and composer.
• Ole Anderson, 81, American professional wrestler (JCP), booker (WCW) and promoter (GCW).
• Ernesto Assante, 66, Italian music critic.
• William H. Brandenburg, 72, American major general.
• Charlie Crofts, 80, New Zealand Māori leader.
• Digby Crozier, 96, Australian politician, Victoria AM (1973–1988).
• Giuseppe D'Altrui, 89, Italian water polo player, Olympic champion (1960).
• Dimitar Dimitrov, 77, Bulgarian Olympic gymnast (1972). (death announced on this date)
• John Farber, 98, Romanian-born American businessman and billionaire.
• Alois Glück, 84, German politician, member (1970–2008) and president (2003–2008) of the Landtag of Bavaria.
• Salah Larbès, 71, Algerian footballer (JS Kabylie, national team).
• Lucien Pellat-Finet, 78, French fashion designer, drowned.
• Sergei Plekhanov, 77, Russian political scientist, cancer. (death announced on this date)
• René Pollesch, 61, German author and playwright.
• Craig Roh, 33, American football player (BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts), colon cancer.
• Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, 87, British investment banker and peer, member of the House of Lords (1991–1999).
• Denis St-Jules, 73, Canadian writer and radio broadcaster.
• Tep Vong, 92, Cambodian Buddhist monk, supreme patriarch (since 1981).
• Pankaj Udhas, 72, Indian ghazal singer.
• Santiago B. Villafania, 53, Filipino poet.
• Stein Winge, 83, Norwegian theatre director (National Theatre).
• Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, 92, German artist.

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• Shafiqur Rahman Barq, 93, Indian politician, MP (1996–1999, 2004–2014, since 2019) and twice Uttar Pradesh MLA.
• Ellen Bernstein, 70, American rabbi, colon cancer.
• Jean Carlos, 50, Brazilian footballer (Guarani, Paulista, Santo André), prostate cancer.
• Michael Culver, 85, British actor (The Empire Strikes Back, A Passage to India, The Adventures of Black Beauty).
• Osvaldo Cunha, 80, Brazilian footballer (Corinthians, São Paulo, Guarani).
• Egai Talusan Fernandez, 68, Filipino painter.
• John Flynn, 70, Australian politician, Queensland MLA (1989–1992).
• John W. Hayes, 85, British archaeologist.
• Arild Holm, 82, Norwegian Olympic alpine skier (1964).
• Robert Leon Jordan, 89, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Tennessee (since 1988).
• Richard Lewis, 76, American comedian and actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Anything but Love, Robin Hood: Men in Tights), heart attack.
• Suratman Markasan, 93, Singaporean author.
• Ronnie de Mel, 98, Sri Lankan economist and politician, minister of finance (1977–1988) and MP (1970–1989, 1994–2004).
• Dale Messer, 86, American football player (San Francisco 49ers).
• Camila Perissé, 70, Argentine actress (Atrapadas, Siempre es difícil volver a casa), dancer and vedette, pneumonia.
• Edward B. Roberts, 88, American academic.
• Bob Shaw, 95, American gospel singer and politician.
• Eva Smolková-Keulemansová, 96, Czech analytical chemist, academic and Holocaust survivor.
• Jean-Pierre Soisson, 89, French politician, minister of agriculture (1992–1993), deputy (1968–2012), and mayor of Auxerre (1971–1998), cancer.
• Richard H. Truly, 86, American Navy vice admiral, fighter pilot, and astronaut, administrator of NASA (1989–1992).
• Darryl Van de Velde, 72, Australian rugby league player (Redcliffe, Queensland) and coach (Castleford Tigers).

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• Jean Allison, 94, American actress (Bad Company, Gunsmoke, Devil's Partner).
• Félix Aráuz, 88, Ecuadorian painter.
• Ivan Cantu, 50, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
• Presley Carson, 55, Honduran footballer (Motagua, Victoria, national team), heart attack.
• Cat Janice, 31, American singer-songwriter, cancer.
• Victoria Catlin, 71, American actress (Twin Peaks, Maniac Cop, Howling V: The Rebirth).
• William A. Catterall, 77, American pharmacologist and neurobiologist.
• Yaya Dillo Djérou, 49, Chadian politician, shot.
• Frank Haig, 95, American Jesuit priest, physicist and academic administrator.
• Fred Heese, 81, Canadian Olympic sprint canoer (1964).
• Bob Heil, 83, American sound and radio engineer.
• Eugen Indjic, 76, Yugoslav-born French-American pianist.
• Lisa Lane, 90, American chess player, cancer.
• Anneke Levelt Sengers, 94, Dutch physicist.
• Luis Molteni, 73, Italian actor (Pinocchio, Giallo, Guardami).
• Achim Müller, 86, German chemist.
• Dave Myers, 66, English chef and television presenter (The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook), cancer.
• Werner Nold, 90, Swiss-Canadian film editor (Mario, Pour la suite du monde, IXE-13).
• Héctor Ortiz, 54, Puerto Rican baseball player (Kansas City Royals) and coach (Texas Rangers), pancreatic cancer.
• Fabian Osuji, 82, Nigerian politician, minister of education (2003–2005).
• Nikolai Ryzhkov, 94, Russian politician, premier of the Soviet Union (1985–1991), senator (2003–2023), and member of the Politburo (1985–1990).
• Avtar Saini, Indian microprocessor designer and developer, traffic collision.
• Ahmed Salim, 35, Bangladeshi painter and convicted murderer, execution by hanging.
• Avraham Shochat, 87, Israeli politician, minister of finance (1992–1996, 1999–2001).
• Ben Stern, 102, Polish-American writer, activist and Holocaust survivor.
• José Alberto Tejada, 66, Colombian politician, member of the Chamber of Representatives (since 2022).
• Virgil, 72, American professional wrestler (WWF, WCW) and actor (Bridge and Tunnel), complications from strokes and dementia.
• Noah Wenger, 89, American politician and farmer, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (1983–2006) and House of Representatives (1977–1982).

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• David Bordwell, 76, American film historian and theorist, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
• John Etty, 97, English rugby league player (Batley Bulldogs, Oldham, Wakefield Trinity).
• Johnny Gentle, 87, British pop singer.
• Lanny Gumulya, 79, Indonesian diver.
• Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig, 80, British historian and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2004).
• Betty Holzendorf, 84, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1992–2002) and House of Representatives (1988–1992).
• Brian Mulroney, 84, Canadian politician, prime minister (1984–1993) and MP (1983–1993), complications from a fall.
• Ali Hassan Mwinyi, 98, Tanzanian politician, president (1985–1995), vice-president (1984–1985), and president of Zanzibar (1984–1985), lung cancer.
• Andy Russell, 82, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers).
• K. Shivram, 70, Indian actor (Baa Nalle Madhuchandrake, Tiger) and civil servant, heart attack.
• Eugen Šváb, 87, Slovak swing musician.
• Paolo Taviani, 92, Italian film director (Allonsanfàn, Padre Padrone, Kaos) and screenwriter.
• Paul Vachon, 86, Canadian professional wrestler (AWA, GCW, Stampede Wrestling).
• Linda White, 64, Australian politician, senator (since 2022).

References

1. Deaths in 2024
2. Deaths in May 2024
3. Lists of deaths by year
4. 2024
5. Deaths in March 2024
6. Deaths in February 1988
7. Deaths in January 2024
8. Deaths in February 2022
9. Deaths in February 2006
10. Deaths in February 1989
11. Deaths in February 2010
12. 2024 in film
13. Deaths in February 2020
14. 2024 deaths in the United States
15. Burari deaths
16. Deaths in February 2021
17. Deaths in February 2008
18. Deaths in February 1995
19. 2024 deaths in the United Kingdom
20. Deaths in February 2004