# Deaths in October 2023
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The following is a list of notable deaths in October 2023.
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.

## 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.
* 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.
* 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).
* 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, The Hidden Half), stomach cancer.
* 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, 82, Spanish actor (El Crack, The Enchanted Forest, Pan's Labyrinth).
* Dorel Zamfir, 62, Romanian footballer (Argeș Pitești, Constanța, Dinamo București).

### 7

* Peter Akatsa, 63, Kenyan Olympic field hockey player (1984, 1988), colon cancer.
* Marouf al-Bakhit, 76, Jordanian military officer and politician, prime minister (2005–2007, 2011).
* Terence Davies, 77, British screenwriter and film director (Distant Voices, Still Lives, The Long Day Closes, The House of Mirth), cancer.
* Awni El-Dous, 12–13, Palestinian YouTuber, airstrike.
* 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, 55, American Olympic boxer (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 (SOE).
* Kęstutis Lupeikis, 61, Lithuanian architect and painter.
* Noh In-hwan, 91, South Korean politician, MP (1979–1980, 1988–1996).
* Chris Ogunbanjo, 99, Nigerian corporate lawyer and philanthropist.
* Park Jong-hwan, 85, South Korean football manager (Seoul City, Ilhwa Chunma, national team).
* Oldřich Pelčák, 79, Czech cosmonaut (Soyuz 28).
* Gina Marie Rzucidlo, 45, American mountaineer, avalanche.
* Ted Schwinden, 98, American politician, governor (1981–1989) and lieutenant governor (1977–1981) of Montana, member of the Montana House of Representatives (1959–1963).
* Omar Abu Shawish, 36, Palestinian poet and novelist, airstrike.
* Tenjen Sherpa, 35, Nepalese mountaineer, avalanche.
* Ellen Tittel, 75, German Olympic runner (1972, 1976).
* Tjerk Westerterp, 92, Dutch politician, four-time MP, minister of transport and water management (1973–1977), and MEP (1967–1971).
* Israeli people killed in the 7 October attacks include but not limited to:
** Lior Asulin, 43, footballer (Maccabi Herzliya, Beitar Jerusalem, 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 (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 (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 (1984, 1996), cancer.
* Alcides Báez, 76, Paraguayan footballer (Libertad, Cerro Porteño, national team).
* Yannick Bodin, 81, French politician, senator (2004–2011).
* Fred Boyd, 73, American basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Jazz).
* Karlos Callens, 76, Belgian politician, member of the Flemish Parliament (2002–2014).
* Aldo Cosentino, 75, French Olympic boxer (1968, 1972, 1976).
* David Dollar, 68, American economist.
* Gérard Fenouil, 78, French sprinter, Olympic bronze medalist (1968).
* Bret Gilliam, 72, American technical diver, complications from a stroke.
* Maude Jacques, 31, Canadian Paralympic wheelchair basketball player (2012), bacterial infection.
* James P. Kauahikaua, 72, American geophysicist and volcanologist.
* Sir Thomas Legg, 88, British civil servant, Clerk of the Crown in Chancery (1989–1998).
* Jacques Lucan, 75, French academic and architect.
* 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 (1952, 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 (2005–2010) and president of the 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, Chinatown, Back to School), cardiac arrest.

### 9

* Alim Abdallah, 40, Israeli lieutenant colonel, deputy commander of 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, 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 and Lands (1986–1989) and chief commissioner of the Scout Association (1985–1996).
* Simone Chapuis-Bischof, 92, Swiss women's rights activist.
* Terry Dischinger, 82, American basketball player (Chicago Zephyrs, Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers), Olympic champion (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, Justice League), co-creator of Rocket Raccoon, stroke.
* Mikhail Golubovich, 79, Ukrainian actor (Lone Wolf, Luna Park, Brothel Lights).
* Gerhard Grimmer, 80, German Olympic cross-country skier (1968, 1972, 1976).
* Viktor Guz, 52, Russian football player (Torpedo Volzhsky, Gazovik Orenburg) and manager (Zhemchuzhina-Sochi).
* Anthony Hickox, 64, English film director and screenwriter (Waxwork, Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, Prince Valiant).
* Jorge Lavelli, 90, French theater and opera director.
* Lars Lunøe, 87, Danish actor (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 Duque de Caxias (1981–2005) and auxiliary bishop of São Paulo (1975–1981).
* Jan Needle, 80, English author.
* Raymond O'Connor, 71, American actor (The Rock, L.A. Noire, Drowning Mona), bladder cancer.
* Críostóir Ó Floinn, 95, Irish writer.
* Agnes Odhiambo, Kenyan human rights activist. (death announced on this date)
* Yulian Panich, 92, Russian actor (Road to Life, Different Fortunes, The Green Carriage), television director and journalist.
* Evangelos Pentaris, 90, Greek naval captain and politician, MP (1981–1989).
* 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 team).
* Eleni Potari, 41, Greek Olympic handball player (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, 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, Moving) and stage director, multiple myeloma.
* Mark Goddard, 87, American actor (Lost in Space, The Detectives, Blue Sunshine), pulmonary fibrosis.
* Martin Goetz, 93, American software engineer.
* Dawn Josephs, 91, Canadian Olympic athlete (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, 86, Canadian politician, premier of Prince Edward Island (1981–1986) and MLA (1975–1986).
* Paul Leuquet, 90, French painter, cartoonist, and poet.
* Brendan Malone, 81, American basketball coach (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, Edenderry).
* Gail O'Neill, 61, American model and journalist (The Early Show).
* Willy Pfund, 84, Swiss politician, member of the National Council (1983–1987).
* Olle Wästberg, 78, Swedish journalist (Expressen), diplomat, and politician, MP (1976–1982).
* Vjeran Zuppa, 83, Croatian dramaturge, literature theorist, and poet.

### 11

* Martin Aigner, 81, Austrian mathematician.
* Michael P. C. Carns, 86, American general.
* Manuel Chuanguira Machado, 73, Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Gurué (1994–2009).
* Doug Clark, 75, American serial killer.
* Phyllis Coates, 96, American actress (Adventures of Superman, Superman and the Mole Men, Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn).
* Abdul Fatah Dukhan, 87, Palestinian militant and co-founder of Hamas.
* Walt Garrison, 79, American football player (Dallas Cowboys).
* D. J. Gokulakrishnan, 50, Indian cricketer (Tamil Nadu, Goa, 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).
* Rudolph Isley, 84, American Hall of Fame singer (The Isley Brothers) and songwriter ("It's Your Thing", "That Lady"), heart attack.
* Pauline Jani, 34, Zimbabwean netball player (national team).
* Jim Jensen, 89, American politician, member of Nebraska Legislature (1994–2006) and contractor.
* Mohamed Kabil, 96, Egyptian footballer (national team).
* Virginia Lovo, 31, Nicaraguan footballer (national team), cancer.
* Gérard Murillo, 91, French rugby union player (Stade Dijonnais, national team).
* Rosemarie Myrdal, 94, American politician, 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 (1984).
* Cynthia Whittaker, 82, American academic and author.
* Cal Wilson, 53, New Zealand comedian and voice actress (Kitty Is Not a Cat), cancer.

### 12

* Mir Shamsuddin Adib-Soltani, 92, Iranian philosopher and translator.
* Peter Antoine, 79, German football player (Bayern Munich) and manager (Mjällby, Assyriska FF), pneumonia.
* Michael Cooper, 71, Jamaican musician (Inner Circle, Third World), cancer.
* Álvaro Correia, 90, Brazilian journalist and politician, Santa Catarina MLA (1975–1987).
* 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, 86, South Korean politician, MP (1988–2000), minister of labor (1988–1989).
* Gunnar Kaiser, 47, German writer and political blogger, cancer.
* Neil Le Bihan, 47, English footballer (Peterborough United, Dover Athletic, Crawley Town), suicide.
* Alice Mabota, 74, Mozambican human rights activist.
* Kurt Mattsson, 83, Finnish Olympic boxer (1964).
* Jean-Roger Milo, 66, French actor (The Woman Cop, A Sunday in the Country, 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 (1984, 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, MP (1999–2011).
* Colette Rossant, 91, French-American restaurateur, breast cancer.
* Eva Rysová, 91, Slovak actress.
* Sartaj Singh, 83, Indian politician, MP (1989–1999, 2004–2009).
* Foster Stockwell, 94, American writer and historian.
* Andriy Vasylyshyn, 90, Ukrainian police officer, minister of the interior (1990–1994).
* Jean-Pierre Versini-Campinchi, 83, French lawyer.
* Igor Yevgrafov, 67, Russian swimmer.

### 13

* 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, 89, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, 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, 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 winner (1993), Nobel Prize laureate (2020), cancer.
* Friedrich Grade, 107, German engineer and naval officer (U-96, U-183).
* Burdette Haldorson, 89, American basketball player, Olympic champion (1956, 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, 94, Afghan royal.
* Michel Lapierre, 70, Canadian writer and journalist (L'aut'journal, Ici, La Presse).
* Garry Mapanzure, 25, Zimbabwean singer, traffic collision.
* Mauricio Molina, 56, Argentine golfer.
* Ronald M. Mottl, 89, American lawyer and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1983), Ohio House of Representatives (1987–1997) and twice of Ohio Senate.
* Loren Parks, 97, American businessman.
* Hubert Reeves, 91, Canadian astrophysicist.
* João Luiz Ribeiro, 64, Brazilian Olympic gymnast (1980).
* Hugh Russell, 63, Northern Irish boxer, Olympic bronze medallist (1980).
* Rein Saluri, 84, Estonian writer and playwright.
* Bud Somerville, 86, American curler, Olympic bronze medalist (1992).
* Glorianne Stromberg, 84, Canadian lawyer.
* Sir Antony Walker, 89, British army general, commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies (1990–1992), heart failure.
* Lois Wright, 95, American artist.
* Bello Maitama Yusuf, 76, Nigerian politician, minister of interior (1979–1981) and commerce (1982–1983), senator (1999–2007).
* People killed in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war:
** Issam Abdallah, 37, Lebanese journalist (Reuters)
** Ali Qadhi, Palestinian militant
** Wael Al Zard, 50, Palestinian Islamic preacher and university professor

### 14

* Wadea al-Fayoume, 6, American child, stabbed.
* Lance Armstrong, 83, Australian politician, member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly (1989–1996).
* 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 (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, The Hustler, Children of a Lesser God), Emmy winner (1987).
* Maurice W. Long, 98, American electrical engineer and physicist.
* Dariush Mehrjui, 83, Iranian filmmaker (The Cow, Mr. Naive, Hamoun), stabbed.
* Mei Tsu-lin, 90, Chinese-American linguist, member of Academia Sinica.
* Park Seo-bo, 91, South Korean painter, lung cancer.
* Joaquín Pérez, 86, Cuban Olympic rower (1956).
* Stanisław Radwan, 84, Polish composer.
* Gwyn Richards, 71, Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan).
* Roméo Savoie, 95, Canadian postwar and contemporary artist.
* Teodor Stanca, 90, Romanian engineer and politician, deputy (1996–2000).
* Jean-Charles Thomas, 93, French Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Aire and Dax (1972–1974), bishop of Ajaccio (1974–1986) and Versailles (1986–2001).
* 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.

### 15

* Oļegs Antropovs, 75, Latvian volleyball player and coach, Olympic champion (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 U.S. District Court for Southern Mississippi (since 1984).
* Tod Brown, 86, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Boise City (1988–1998) and Orange in California (1998–2012).
* Mohamed al-Dalou, 54, Palestinian table tennis executive.
* Omar Ferwana, 67, Palestinian gynaecologist and researcher, airstrike.
* M. S. Gill, 87, Indian civil servant and politician, chief election commissioner (1996–2001), MP (2004–2016) and 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, 77, Canadian politician, Prince Edward Island MLA (1979–1982), complications from Lewy body dementia.
* Carlos López, 97, Spanish Olympic equestrian (1956).
* Joanna Merlin, 92, American actress (Fiddler on the Roof, Mystic Pizza, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit).
* Milan, 54, Indian art director (Billa, Velayudham, Vedalam), heart attack.
* Jacques Pavlovsky, 92, French photojournalist.
* Todd Reynolds, 56, American Olympic pair skater (1994), heart attack.
* Gerry Ryan, 68, Irish footballer (Brighton & Hove Albion, Derby County, national team).
* Henrique de Carvalho Santos, 83, Angolan politician, co-designer of the flag of Angola.
* Torstein Seiersten, 92, Norwegian Olympic speed skater (1956, 1960).
* David Shaffer, 87, South African-born British-American physician and pediatrician, respiratory failure.
* Khamphoui Sisavatdy, 82, Laotian politician, prime minister (since 2003).
* Suzanne Somers, 76, American actress (Three's Company, Step by Step, She's the Sheriff), breast cancer.
* Teófilo Torres Corzo, 77, Mexican politician, 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).

### 16

* Martti Ahtisaari, 86, Finnish politician, president (1994–2000), Nobel Prize laureate (2008), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
* Francisc Balla, 90, Romanian Olympic freestyle wrestler (1964, 1968).
* Hatto Beyerle, 90, German-Austrian chamber musician, conductor and academic.
* Paul Bryer, 65, English Anglican clergyman, archdeacon of Cornwall (since 2019).
* Malick Fall, 54, Senegalese footballer (Abbeville, Angers, national team).
* Gennady Gladkov, 88, Russian composer (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, 86, Spanish doctor and Olympic basketball player (1960).
* Jesús Guzmán, 97, Spanish actor (Implacable Three, The Locket, Nothing Less Than a Real Man).
* Geri M. Joseph, 100, American diplomat, ambassador to the Netherlands (1978–1981).
* Gordon Low, 83, Scottish footballer (Huddersfield Town, Bristol City, Stockport County).
* Carlinhos Maracanã, 66, Brazilian footballer (Paysandu, São Paulo, Taquaritinga), pancreatic cancer.
* Richard Martin, 80, French theater director, playwright, and actor (The Woman Cop, Cap Canaille, Too Beautiful for You).
* Osama Mazini, 57, Palestinian politician, airstrike.
* Bill McCabe, 88, Australian footballer (North Melbourne) and Olympic water polo player (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 (2006–2008) and governor of the Northern Province (2008).
* Dimitri Salachas, 84, Greek Byzantine Catholic hierarch, apostolic exarch of Greece (2008–2016).
* Yudhistir Samantray, 70, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (1995–2000).
* Eric Tweedale, 102, Australian rugby union player (Parramatta Two Blues, New South Wales, national team).
* Steven Weisberg, 68, American film editor (Great Expectations, Men in Black II, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), complications from Alzheimer's disease.

### 17

* Dirk Alvermann, 57, German historian and archivist.
* Syamsul Arifin, 71, Indonesian politician, governor of North Sumatra (2008–2011).
* 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 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, Meppadiyan), heart attack.
* Brian Langton, 75, Australian politician, 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, Twente, SC Heracles).
* Orazio Rancati, 83, Italian football player (Parma, 1960 Olympic team) and manager (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 (1956, 1960, 1964).
* Sir Tim Wallis, 85, New Zealand Hall of Fame aviation entrepreneur, founder of the Alpine Fighter Collection and the Warbirds over Wanaka.
* Vasily Zakharov, 89, Russian economist, minister of culture (1986–1989).

### 18

* Shafi Bikrampuri, 80, Bangladeshi film director (Denmohor) and producer.
* Roger Brown, 73, American basketball player (Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets, Carolina Cougars)
* Alexander Buzgalin, 69, Russian Marxist economist.
* Marinette Cueco, 89, French plastic artist.
* Osvaldo Desideri, 84, Italian art director (The Last Emperor, Once Upon a Time in America, Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom), Oscar winner (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, senator (1969–1973) and deputy (1961–1969).
* Jaymee Joaquin, 44, Filipina actress, model and host, cancer.
* Henry Kyemba, 84, Ugandan politician, minister of health (1974–1977), complications from diabetes.
* Juanita McNeely, 87, American artist.
* Muanda Nsemi, 77, Congolese politician and religious leader (Bundu dia Kongo).
* Josef Nüsser, 92, Czech Olympic skier (1956).
* André Palluel-Guillard, 82, French academic and historian.
* Dave Puddington, 95, American football coach (Washington University Bears).
* Paul Reynolds, 50, English cricket umpire (Cricket Ireland).
* Matías David Rodríguez, 41, Argentine politician, deputy (2015–2019) and senator (since 2019), suicide.
* Mzwakhe Sibisi, 53, South African politician, member of the national assembly (since 2019).
* Dwight Twilley, 72, American singer-songwriter ("I'm on Fire"), stroke.
* David P. Webster, 95, Scottish author, historian, and sports promoter (World Highland Games Championships), complications from dementia.

### 19

* 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, 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.
* Ilona Kerekes, 96, Hungarian table tennis player. (death announced on this date)
* Langfuhr, 31, Canadian 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 (1968, 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 Americans).
* Fritz Peterson, 82, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
* Anfisa Reztsova, 58, Russian biathlete and cross-country skier, Olympic champion (1988, 1992, 1994).
* Carlos Romero Deschamps, 79, Mexican politician, 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 (1972).
* Shodi Shabdolov, 80, Tajik politician, MP (1989–2015).
* Ilse Steinegger, 98, Austrian Olympic jumper (1948).
* 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, senator (2006–2012) and minister of justice (1965–1969).
* Palestinians killed in a 2023 Israel–Hamas war airstrike:
** Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti, 68, politician, 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

### 20

* Akoto Ampaw, 72–73, Ghanaian lawyer and human rights activist.
* Wies Andersen, 87, Belgian actor, television presenter, and director.
* 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).
* Giambattista Cescutti, 84, Italian basketball player (Victoria Pesaro, Ignis Varese) and head coach (SP Federale Lugano), traffic collision.
* Gerry Cranham, 94, English sports photographer.
* Leslie Dayman, 85, Australian actor (Prisoner, Homicide, 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, 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, 86, Scottish-born Canadian chemical engineer.
* Hiba Abu Nada, 32, Palestinian poet, novelist and nutritionist, airstrike.
* Richard M. Osgood Jr., 79, American physicist.
* John Thorn, 98, English schoolmaster, writer and educational consultant.

### 21

* 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, 64, British civil servant, brain tumor.
* Robert K. Bing, 93, American politician, mayor of Burlington (1961–1963).
* Bobi, 31 (claimed), Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo dog, alleged oldest dog ever.
* Reino Börjesson, 94, Swedish footballer (IFK Göteborg, Norrby IF, national team).
* Sir Bobby Charlton, 86, English Hall of Fame football player (Manchester United, national team) and manager (Preston North End), world champion (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, 89, American actress (Roseanna McCoy, Skirts Ahoy!, Column South).
* Hans Friessen, 74, Mexican footballer (Atlas, Guadalajara, Tecos).
* Lidia Gall, 89, Russian mass spectrometrist.
* Rob Gardner, 78, American baseball player (New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics).
* Bill Gates, 79, English footballer (Middlesbrough).
* Joseph Bernard Gildenhorn, 94, American diplomat, ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (1989–1993).
* Perry Gomez, 76, Bahamian politician, minister of health (2012–2017) and MP (since 2012).
* N. John Habraken, 94, Dutch architect, educator and theorist.
* Bill Hayden, 90, Australian politician, governor-general (1989–1996), minister for foreign affairs (1983–1988), and leader of the opposition (1977–1983).
* Alexander Ilečko, 86, Slovak sculptor.
* Stephen Kandel, 96, American television writer (Iron Horse, MacGyver, Mannix).
* Kim Yeong-do, 99, South Korean mountaineer and politician, 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, state minister of religious affairs (2009–2014), MP (2009–2014, since 2019).
* Cindy Montañez, 49, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (2012–2016) and mayor of San Fernando (2001–2002).
* A. F. M. Fakhrul Islam Munshi, 75, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1990).
* Amusaa Mwanamwambwa, 83, Zambian politician, minister of tourism (1996–1998), member (1991–1998) and speaker (1998–2011) of the National Assembly.
* Zulkefly Mohamad Omar, 59, Malaysian politician, speaker of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (2018–2023).
* Joseph Ostermann, 85, French politician, senator (1991–2004), mayor of Wasselonne (1977–2014).
* Adrian Puzanovsky, 81, Russian politician, MP (1993–2003).
* Betsy Rawls, 95, American Hall of Fame golfer (LPGA).
* Sergio Staino, 83, Italian cartoonist (Bobo), director (Cavalli si nasce) and founder of Tango.
* Marzia Ubaldi, 85, Italian actress (The Predators, Nazi Love Camp 27, Suburra: Blood on Rome).
* Alejandra Villafañe, 34, Colombian actress (Nurses, La nieta elegida), model and beauty queen, cancer.
* Samantha Woll, 40, American synagogue leader, president of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (since 2022), stabbed.

### 22

* Amanda Aizpuriete, 67, Latvian poet and translator.
* Jeffrey A. Bader, 78, American diplomat, ambassador to Namibia (1999–2001).
* Mario Benítez, 77, Uruguayan Olympic boxer (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, Benfica, 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, MP (1983–1995).
* Antoine Scopelliti, 84, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, coadjutor bishop of Ambatondrazaka (1991–1993) and bishop of Ambatondrazaka (1993–2015).
* Anita Summers, 98, American educator.
* Gregg Sutton, 74, American musician (Lone Justice) and songwriter ("Stop!", "Breathe").
* Yang Le, 83, Chinese mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
* Charles E. Young, 91, American academic administrator, president of the University of Florida (1999–2003) and chancellor of UCLA (1968–1997).

### 23

* Chronis Aidonidis, 95, Greek folk singer.
* Ibrahim al-Astal, 62, Palestinian educational theorist and researcher, airstrike.
* Robert Ayres, 91, American physicist and economist (industrial metabolism).
* Yves Beaumier, 80, Canadian educator and politician, Quebec MNA (1981–1985, 1994–2003).
* Bishan Singh Bedi, 77, Indian cricketer (Northern Punjab, Delhi, 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), breast cancer.
* Allan Callow, 94, Australian footballer (St Kilda).
* Rodolfo Cuenca, 95, Filipino building industry executive, chairman of CDCP (1967–1983). (death announced on this date)
* Birendra Nath Datta, 88, Indian folklorist.
* Desert Crown, 4, British racehorse, Epsom Derby winner (2022), euthanised.
* Sabrina Duran, 24, Chilean influencer and convicted drug dealer, shot.
* Robert Eshun, 48, Ghanaian footballer (Asante Kotoko, Gaziantepspor, Sarawak FA), cardiac arrest.
* Luis González Vales, 93, Puerto Rican military officer and historian, adjutant general (1983–1985) and official historian (since 1997).
* Tuulikki Hämäläinen, 82, Finnish economist and politician, MP (1983–1999).
* Scarlat Iriza, 68, Romanian politician, deputy (2000–2004, 2012–2016), senator (2016–2020).
* Bill Kenwright, 78, English theatre producer (Blood Brothers), film producer (Broken) and football administrator, chairman of 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 Tarlac (since 2016), cardiac arrest.
* Tryggve Mettinger, 83, Swedish biblical scholar.
* Bernard Morel, 98, French fencer, Olympic bronze medallist (1952).
* J. Frederick Motz, 80, American jurist, U.S. attorney for the district of Maryland (1981–1985), judge (since 1985) and chief judge (1994–2001) of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
* Mirosław Obłoński, 85, Polish writer, poet and singer (Piwnica pod Baranami).
* Harry Porterfield, 95, American newscaster (WBBM-TV, WLS-TV).
* 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.
* 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, lord mayor of Hobart (1984–1986).
* Imam Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, 96, Bangladeshi politician, 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 (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).
* Niels Holst-Sørensen, 100, Danish Olympic athlete (1948) and air force officer.
* Heinz Günther Hüsch, 94, German lawyer and politician, MP (1976–1990).
* Ricardo Iorio, 61, Argentine heavy metal singer and bass guitarist (Almafuerte, Hermética, V8).
* Ibrahima Kaba Bah, 92, Guinean politician and teacher.
* Ron Kee, 84, Australian footballer (St Kilda).
* Ajay Kumar Jena, 80, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (1977–1980, 1990–1995).
* Mike Lashuk, 84, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos).
* Anderl Molterer, 92, Austrian alpine skier, Olympic silver medallist (1956).
* Bob Pomphrey, 79, English cricketer (Hertfordshire).
* Wanda Półtawska, 101, Polish physician, pro-life activist, and Holocaust survivor.
* Steve Riley, 67, American drummer (Keel, W.A.S.P., L.A. Guns), pneumonia.
* Richard Roundtree, 81, American actor (Shaft, Se7en, Speed Racer), pancreatic cancer.
* Robin Turner, 81, British Anglican priest, Chaplain-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force (1995–1998).
* P. Veldurai, 73, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1996–2001, 2006–2011).

### 25

* Ajith Abeyratne, 75, Sri Lankan rugby union player (Ceylonese, national team), coach (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, 89, Australian footballer (Collingwood).
* Steve Erwin, 63, American comic book artist (Checkmate, Gunfire), heart attack.
* Saleh Al-Gholab, 79, Jordanian politician, minister of culture (2000).
* Giorgos Grammatikakis, 84, Greek physicist, rector of the University of Crete (1990–1996) and MEP (2014–2019), respiratory failure.
* Elizabeth Gray, 86, Canadian radio broadcaster (CBC Radio), lung cancer.
* Syed Abul Hossain, 72, Bangladeshi politician, minister of communications (2009–2011) and ICT (2011–2012), state minister of local government, rural development and co-operatives (1996–1997), brain haemorrhage.
* 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 (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), complications from lupus.
* Lyn McLain, 95, American music teacher and orchestra leader.
* David V. Mitchell, 79, American newspaper editor (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, MP (2017–2020).
* Pierre Nzila, 75, Congolese politician, MP (2002–2012), traffic collision.
* Ian Shugart, 66, Canadian politician, senator (since 2022), clerk of the Privy Council (2019–2021).
* Alan Teasdale, 79, Australian footballer (Geelong).
* Dobroslav Trnka, 59, Slovak lawyer, cancer.
* Yūji Tsushima, 93, Japanese politician, minister of health (1990, 2000) and MP (1976–2009).
* Byron Wien, 90, American business investor.

### 26

* Hélène Alarie, 82, Canadian agronomist and politician, MP (1997–2000).
* Pekka Alonen, 94, Finnish Olympic alpine skier (1952).
* Lionel Balagalle, 75, Sri Lankan military officer, commander of the army (2000–2003) and chief of staff (1999–2000).
* Richard R. Bond, 95, American politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1985–1991).
* Ray Brown, 74, American football player (Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints).
* Jorge Búcaro, 77, Salvadoran football player (Águila, C.D. Platense) and manager (C.D. Salvadoreño).
* John Burnheim, 96, Australian philosopher.
* Guy Camberabero, 87, French rugby union player (La Voulte-Sportif, US Tyrosse, national team).
* Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan, 82, Indian politician, MP (2009–2019).
* Malay Roy Choudhury, 83, Indian poet, founder of Hungryalist movement.
* Jérôme Christ, 85, French Olympic basketball player (1960).
* Babanrao Dhakne, 85, Indian politician, 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, mayor of Sacramento (1975–1982) and member of the California State Assembly (1982–1996).
* Youcef Khatib, 90, Algerian military officer and doctor.
* Richard Moll, 80, American actor (Night Court, 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, 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 Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings).
* Nazzareno Simonato, 87, Italian Olympic rower (1960).
* Bingo Smith, 77, American basketball player (Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Cleveland Cavaliers).
* Rigo Star, 68, Congolese soukous guitarist and composer.
* Margarida Tengarrinha, 95, Portuguese political activist, MP (1979–1983).
* Sir Jon Trimmer, 84, New Zealand ballet dancer, cancer.

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* 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, ambassador to Austria (2000–2004).
* Curtis LeRoy Hansen, 90, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico (since 1992).
* Anne Heywood, 91, British actress (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, Chameleon) and bass guitarist.
* Li Keqiang, 68, Chinese politician, premier (2013–2023) and first vice premier (2008–2013), heart attack.
* Viktor Mamatov, 86, Russian biathlete, Olympic champion (1968, 1972).
* Ángel Martín Taboas, 105, Puerto Rican jurist and politician, secretary of treasury (1970–1971) and justice of the Supreme Court (1971–1982).
* William F. May, 96, American ethicist.
* Swarup Nayak, 76, Indian music director, composer, and actor.
* Henry Ohayon, 89, Moroccan-born Israeli Olympic cyclist (1960).
* Jean Pellissier, 51, Italian ski mountaineer, mountain runner, and sky runner.
* Petros Themelis, 87, Greek archaeologist.
* Jan Veenstra, 81, Dutch footballer (Go Ahead Eagles, Vitesse).
* Ewald Walch, 83, Austrian luger, Olympic silver medallist (1968).
* John Wilkie, 76, Scottish footballer (Arbroath, Halifax Town, 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, 80, Chilean footballer (San Luis, Santiago Wanderers, Deportes La Serena).
* Erkki Antila, 69, Finnish Olympic biathlete (1980).
* Jim Bennett, 76, British museum curator and science historian, cancer.
* Carl Braaten, 94, American Lutheran theologian and minister.
* Franklin Cisneros, 39, Salvadoran Olympic judoka (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, Peterborough United) and manager (Spalding United).
* Armita Geravand, 17, Iranian student, assault.
* Károly Hauszler, 71, Hungarian water polo player, Olympic bronze medallist (1980).
* Saleemul Huq, 71, British-Bangladeshi climatologist, director of ICCCAD (since 2009), heart attack.
* 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 (2000).
* Alaba Lawson, 72, Nigerian business magnate and academician.
* Patricia Mahan, 71, American politician, mayor of Santa Clara (2002–2014).
* Matthew Perry, 54, American-Canadian actor (Friends, 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, 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, 81, Scottish footballer (Aston Villa, New York Cosmos).
* Terry Barrett, 77-78, American art critic.
* Tomás Barris, 93, Spanish Olympic middle-distance runner (1960).
* Robert Brustein, 96, American theater critic (New Republic), playwright, and political commentator (HuffPost).
* Jimmy Duggan, 93, Irish hurler (Liam Mellows, Galway).
* René Exbrayat, 75, French football player (Arles, Aix-en-Provence) and manager (Avignon).
* Dick Fontaine, 83–84, English documentary filmmaker.
* Siri Frost Sterri, 79, Norwegian politician, MP (1985–2001).
* Heath, 55, Japanese bass guitarist (X Japan), colon cancer.
* 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, 87, American political scientist and Africanist.
* Jerzy Mruk, 85, Polish ice hockey player (Cracovia) and coach (Unia Oświęcim, 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, Swansea City, Nottingham Forest).
* Ramón Rodríguez Arribas, 89, Spanish judge, member (2004–2013) and vice president (2012–2013) of the Constitutional Court, justice of the Supreme Court (1978–1996).
* Tony Rohr, 84, Irish actor (The Long Good Friday, Harry's Game, The Lakes), prostate cancer.
* Zinnatunnessa Talukdar, 76, Bangladeshi politician, state minister of primary and mass education (1998–2001) and MP (1996–2001, 2009–2014), heart and lung disease.
* Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm, 95, Turkish actress (Belalı Baldız, Yaprak Dökümü).
* Herbert Urlacher, 91, American politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (1993–2008).

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* Walter Adams, 78, German Olympic runner (1968, 1972).
* Paul Angenvoorth, 78, German Olympic long-distance runner (1972).
* Sarwat Karim Ansari, 67, Indian politician, Uttarakhand MLA (2012–2017, since 2022), heart disease.
* Luwalhati Antonino, 80, Filipino politician, representative (1992–2001), chairperson of the MinDA (2010–2016).
* Agha Hasan Askari, 78, Pakistani film director (Toofan, Doorian, Mela), lung cancer.
* Sam Ball, 79, American football player (Baltimore Colts).
* Sarat Barkotoky, 88, Indian politician, Assam MLA (1991–2016).
* Peter S. Fischer, 88, American television writer (Murder, She Wrote, Columbo, Ellery Queen).
* Frank Howard, 87, American baseball player (Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers), complications from a stroke.
* Laiq Zada Laiq, 64, Pakistani poet, heart attack.
* Gien van Maanen, 87, Dutch handball (national team) and football player (national team).
* Vladimir Markelov, 66, Russian gymnast, Olympic champion (1980).
* Barry McKinnon, 79, Canadian poet, multiple organ failure.
* 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, North Florida Ospreys), throat cancer.
* 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.
* 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, president of Galmudug (2009–2012), stroke.
* Jaak Broekx, 109, Belgian centenarian, nation's oldest living man (since 2021).
* Shepherd Gundu Chengeta, 57, Zimbabwean politician.
* Tyler Christopher, 50, American actor (General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Lying Game), cardiac arrest.
* Lawrence Cohn, 91, American lawyer, record company executive, and blues record collector.
* Felipe Diogo, 21, Brazilian footballer (São Bernardo), shot.
* José Luis Dolgetta, 53, Venezuelan football player (Estudiantes de Mérida, national team) and manager (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, 52, Austrian judoka.
* Séamus Leydon, 81, Irish Gaelic footballer (Galway, Dunmore MacHales, Nemo Rangers).
* Donald Longmore, 95, British heart surgeon.
* Ken Mattingly, 87, American astronaut (Apollo 16, STS-4, STS-51-C).
* 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 (1964, 1968).
* Mike Reppond, 72, American football player (Chicago Bears).
* Fabien Roy, 95, Canadian politician, MP (1979–1980) and Quebec MNA (1970–1979).
* Heinz Schlaffer, 84, German Germanist and literary scholar.
* Mel Sembler, 93, American diplomat, ambassador to Italy (2001–2005) and Australia (1989–1993).
* Clifford W. Trow, 94, American politician, member of the Oregon Senate (1975–1995).
* Elmar Wepper, 79, German actor (Der Kommissar, Cherry Blossoms, Lammbock) and voice actor.
* David Wilshire, 80, British politician, MP (1987–2010).
* Hugh Wyllie, 89, Scottish Presbyterian minister, moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1992–1993).
* Koichi Yamamoto, 76, Japanese politician, minister of environment (2016–2017) and MP (1993–2021).
* Peter Yeo, 76, Australian footballer (Melbourne).