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Mark Thomas Pavelich (February 28, 1958 – March 4, 2021) was an American professional ice hockey forward. He played 355 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and San Jose Sharks between 1981 until 1991.  Pavelich was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal in what has been called the "Miracle on Ice". Pavelich was arrested on August 15, 2019, after allegedly assaulting and seriously injuring a neighbor with whom he'd earlier been fishing. He was charged with four felony counts. On December 4, 2019 the court ruled that Pavelich was mentally ill and dangerous and ordered him committed to a secure treatment facility. It was believed that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Pavelich died on March 4, 2021, at a residential treatment center in Sauk Centre, Minnesota at the age of 63. He is the second member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to die, the first being Bob Suter.
Christopher Schultz (February 16, 1960 – March 4, 2021) was a Canadian professional football player. He was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played with the CFL Toronto Argonauts. Schultz played college football at the University of Arizona.  He was a sportscaster with Canadian sports television channel TSN. Schultz died of a heart attack in Burlington, Ontario on March 4, 2021 at the age of 61.
Tengiz Sichinava (15 May 1972 – 4 March 2021) was a Georgian football player and manager. He played as a midfielder. Sichinava left Georgia in 2001 for Russian First Division side Baltika Kaliningrad. In 2005, he left Georgia again for Azerbaijan side Turan Tovuz. He played for MKT Araz. Sichinava made his Georgia national team debut on 4 September 1999. He made ten appearances for them and left in 2000.
Patrick Dupond (14 March 1959 – 5 March 2021) was a French ballet dancer and artistic director. He was named danseur étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet in 1980. He worked with eminent dancers such as Rudolf Nureyev, Maurice Béjart and Alvin Ailey. In 1990, he became dance director of the Paris Opera Ballet. He left this position in 1995, then the Paris Opera in 1997.  Dupond was gay and controversially said he made the "mistake of choosing to be gay". Dupond died on March 5, 2021, a few days before his 62nd birthday.
Gerald Kogan (May 23, 1933 – March 4, 2021) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1987 until 1998. He was Chief Justice from 1996 until 1998. He was born in New York City.  Kogan died on March 4, 2021 at the age of 87.
Stig Nils Åke Malm (4 March 1942 – 5 March 2021) was a Swedish trade unionist (Swedish Metalworkers' Union) and politician. He was chairman of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Swedish: "Landsorganisationen i Sverige", LO) from 1983 until 1993. Malm died on 5 March 2021 from problems caused by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, one day after his 79th birthday.
Margarita Maslennikova (2 November 1928 – 5 March 2021) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. She was born in Leningrad. She won a gold medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. Maslennikova died in Saint Petersburg on 5 March 2021, aged 92.
Kerstin Birgitta Rasmusson, (4 September 1939 – 5 March 2021) was a Swedish television personality, baker and author. Between 2012 and 2019, she was a judge on "Hela Sverige bakar", which was broadcast on TV4. She reprised the role for its celebrity version. Rasmusson was born in Ljungskile, Sweden. Rasmusson died on 5 March 2021 in Stockholm, at the age of 81.
José Carlos da Silva Júnior (16 June 1926 – 5 March 2021) was a Brazilian politician and businessman. He was a member of the Democratic Social Party. He was a Senator from 1996 to 1999 and Vice-Governor of the state of Paraíba from 1983 to 1986.  Silva Júnior died from COVID-19 in São Paulo, São Paulo, on 5 March 2021, at the age of 94, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.
Michael Stanley Gee (March 25, 1948 – March 5, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. From 1974 until 1987, he played for the Michael Stanley band.  On June 25, 2019, "The New York Times Magazine" listed Michael Stanley among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. Stanley died in his sleep on March 5, 2021, after suffering for seven months with lung cancer.
Carlo Tognoli (16 June 1938 – 5 March 2021) was an Italian politician. Tognoli was born at Milan. He was Mayor of Milan from 1976 to 1986. From 1984 until 1987 he was also elected to the European Parliament. From 1981 to 1992 he was a journalist and director of the monthly newspaper Critica Sociale. Tognoli died in Milan on 5 March 2021, at the age of 82, from problems caused by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
Franco Acosta Machado (5 March 1996 – 6 March 2021) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a striker. Acosta joined Centro Atlético Fénix's youth setup in 2009, aged 13. On 23 November 2013, he made his first team debut. On 19 January 2015, he signed a -year contract with Villarreal CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B. On 15 January 2018, Acosta joined Segunda Division B team Racing de Santander on loan until the end of the season. Acosta was then loaned out to Plaza Colonia for the 2019 season.  On 6 March 2021, a day after his 25th birthday, Acosta disappeared after swimming across the Arroyo Pando, in the Department of Canelones, Uruguay. Two days later, on 8 March 2021, his body was found. He was declared dead at the scene.
Chi Shangbin (; 19 September 1949 – 6 March 2021) was a Chinese football player and coach. As player, he spent his whole career playing for Liaoning. As manager, he was best known for his record at Dalian Wanda of 55 unbeaten run between 1995 and 1997 in the league, which brought him two Chinese Jia-A League titles. Chi died of a heart attack on 6 March 2021, aged 71.
Abdul Ghani bin Gilong (30 May 1932 – 6 March 2021) was a Malaysian politician. From 1969 until 1978, he was a member of the Parliament of Malaysia. He was the Minister of Transport from 1970 until 1971. He also was the Minister of Works from 1972 until 1974 and again from 1976 until 1978. Ghani died at a hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on 6 March 2021 from COVID-19, aged 88.
Ismail bin Kijo (28 May 1952 – 3 February 2021) was a Malaysian politician. He was Member of the Selangor State Assembly for Lembah Jaya of three terms from 1995 to 2008. On 3 February 2021, Ismail died from COVID-19 during the pandemic in Malaysia. He was 68.
Vilém Holáň (23 September 1938 – 5 March 2021) was a Czech politician. He was Minister of Defense for KDU-ČSL from 1994 to 1996. He was an observer to the European Parliament in 2003 and 2004. Holáň was born in Ostrava. Holáň died on 5 March 2021, aged 82.
Boris Komnenić (; 29 March 1957 – 6 March 2021) was a Serbian actor. He appeared in more than sixty movies from 1980 until 2011. He was known for his roles in "Days of Dreams", "Taiwan Canasta", "Dancing in Water", "The Misfit Brigade", "The Belgrade Phantom", "When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo", "Loving Glances" and "Novogodišnje venčanje". Komnenić died on 6 March 2021 in Belgrade, aged 63.
Allan James McDonald (July 9, 1937 – March 6, 2021) was an American engineer, aerospace consultant and author. He was the director of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Project for Morton-Thiokol. In January 1986, he refused to sign off on a launch of the Space Shuttle "Challenger" which broke apart 73 seconds into flight.  McDonald died in Ogden, Utah at the age of 83 on March 6, 2021. The cause of death was a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a fall.
Thongak Lairembi (), also known as Langol Lairemma (), is a goddess in Meitei mythology and religion. She is the divine female personification of the death. She guards the door of the entrance to the underworld, which is the land of the death, ruled by her consort, Thongalel.  Legend says she gets departed from her husband when Thongalel was lost in the battle between the gods of the underworld and those of the upper world, in the hands of Salailen Sidaba. The winner asked the goddess, who is the wife of the loser, to be the gatekeeper of the entrance gate to the underworld, and for Thongalel, he gave him Khamnung Kikoi Louonbi, in return. Etymology. The name "Thongak Lairembi" (/tʰóŋ.ŋak.pə. lai.rem.bi/) is made up of two Meitei language (Manipuri language) words, "Thongak" (ꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯛ, /tʰóŋ.ŋak./) and "Lairembi" (ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ, /lai.rem.bi/). "Thongak" (adjectival form of noun word "Thongngakpa", /tʰóŋ.ŋak.pə/) means or in Meitei language (Manipuri language). "Lairembi" (ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ, /lai.rem.bi/) means or a female in Meitei language (Manipuri language). Festival. Every year, the Lai Haraoba festival is celebrated in honor of goddess Thongak Lairembi ().
Monica "Nikki" van der Zyl (27 April 1935 – 6 March 2021) was a German voice-over artist. She was known for her dubbing work on the "James Bond" movie series. Van der Zyl died on 6 March 2021 in London from problems caused by a stroke, aged 85.
Agustín Alberto Balbuena (1 September 1945 – 9 March 2021) was an Argentine football striker. He won four Copa Libertadores and the Copa Intercontinental with Club Atlético Independiente. He also played for the national team in the 1970s. Balbuena died on 9 March 2021, aged 75.
Hans-Christian Gabrielsen (27 July 1967 – 9 March 2021) was a Norwegian industrial worker, politician, and trade unionist. He was elected leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions in May 2017.  Gabrielsen died suddenly in his sleep on 9 March 2021 from heart failure, aged 53.
Rafet Husović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Рафет Хусовић, 2 April 19649 March 2021) was a Montenegrin politician. He was the Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2012 until 2020. He was the founder and long-time president of the Bosniak Party (BS). Husović was born in Rožaje, SR Montenegro. Husović died on 9 March 2021, at the age of 56, after a long-illness.
Jhon Jarrín (21 December 1961 — 9 March 2021) was an Ecuadorian track cyclist. He competed in the individual and team pursuit events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Jarrín killed after being hit by a car in Cuenca, Ecuador on 9 March 2021, aged 59.
Josy Stoffel (27 June 1928 – 9 March 2021) was a Luxembourgian gymnast. He was born in Differdange. He participated in five Summer Olympic Games (1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964), but never won a medal. He won the Luxembourgian national gymnastics championships for sixteen straight years, from 1949 until 1964. In 2008 he was promoted to the rank of Chevalier in the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Tommy Brian Troelsen (10 July 1940 – 9 March 2021) was a Danish football player and manager, and television presenter. He played his entire club career with Vejle Boldklub, winning one Danish championship and two Danish Cup trophies.  Troelsen played 16 matches and scored five goals for the Danish national team, and won a silver medal for Denmark at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was television host on Danmarks Radio and dk4. Troelsen died aged 80 on 9 March 2021 after a long illness.
Jiří Ventruba (February 2, 1950 – March 9, 2021) was a Czech neurosurgeon and politician. He was born in Brno. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic from 2017 until his death. Ventruba died on March 9, 2021 in Prague from COVID-19, aged 71.
Kate Lehrer (born Kate Tom Staples; December 17, 1939) is an American writer, novelist and book reviewer. She was a panelist on the Diane Rehm Book Club on National Public Radio. She is the widow of writer and journalist Jim Lehrer.
John Edward Porter (June 1, 1935 – June 3, 2022) an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Illinois's 10th congressional district from 1980 until 2001. Porter died on June 3, 2022 after being hospitalized in North Shore area in Illinois, two days after his 87th birthday.
Valery Alekseyevich Legasov (; 1 September 1936 – 27 April 1988) was a Soviet inorganic chemist and a member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. He is known for his work as the chief of the commission investigating the Chernobyl disaster. Legasov hung himself at his Moscow apartment on 27 April 1988, aged 51.
The 1988 Armenian earthquake, also known as the Spitak earthquake (, "Spitaki yerkrasharj"), happened on December 7 at with a surface wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X ("Devastating"). The shock happened in the northern region of Armenia. Between 25,000 and 50,000 were killed and up to 130,000 were injured. Despite the tensions of the Cold War, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev formally asked the United States for humanitarian help within a few days of the earthquake.
Lyudmila Alekseevna Lyadova (; 29 March 1925 – 10 March 2021) was a Russian composer and singer. In 1985, she was honored with People's Artist of the USSR. She was known for appearing in many operas and theatre shows for children. In June 2020, Lyadova was hospitalized in Moscow with COVID-19. She died from problems caused by the infection on 10 March 2021, aged 95.
Isela Vega Durazo (5 November 1939 – 9 March 2021) was a Mexican actress, singer-songwriter, and filmmaker. She was born in Hermosillo, Sonora. She was best known for her role as Elita in Sam Peckinpah's "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia". She also starred as Victoria Aguirre in the Netflix original series "The House of Flowers". Vega died of cancer in Mexico City on 9 March 2021 at the age of 81.
Sandbox video games are a form of video game that implements a "sandbox" design. These games are usually open world games, but some like Universe Sandbox or Totally Accurate Battle Simulator are not open world. A few examples of this design concept are Grand Theft Auto and Minecraft, Second Life. There are also games dedicated to sandboxes for scientific purposes.
Lou Ottens (21 June 1926 – 6 March 2021) was a Dutch engineer. He worked his entire career at Philips. He was known as the inventor of the cassette tape. Ottens was born in Bellingwolde, Netherlands Ottens died on 6 March 2021 in Duizel, Netherlands at the age of 94.
The House of Representatives (, "Pyithu Hluttaw") is the lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It is made up of 440 members, of which 330 are directly elected through the first-past-the-post system in each townships and 110 are appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces. As of 8 November 2015, 90% of the members are men (389 members) and 10% women (44 members).
Mordechai Bar-On (, 26 December 1928 – 7 March 2021) was an Israeli historian, Chief Education Officer of the Israel Defense Forces and politician. He was a member of the Knesset for Ratz from 1984 to 1986. He died in March 2021.
Thaddeus M. Buczko (February 23, 1926 – March 7, 2021) was an American politician. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1959 until 1964. He was Massachusetts Auditor from 1964 until 1981.  Buczko died on March 7, 2021, in Salem, Massachusetts at age 95.
Olivier Dassault (1 June 1951 – 7 March 2021) was a French politician and businessman. He was a member of the National Assembly from 1988 until 1997 and from 2002 until his death. Dassault was a member of the The Republicans. Dassault was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Dassault was killed in a helicopter crash on 7 March 2021 near Touques, France at the age of 69.
Keith Greene (5 January 1938 – 7 March 2021) was an English racing driver. He raced in Formula One from 1959 to 1962, participating in six World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship races. Greene was born in London. Greene died of a cardiac arrest in London on 7 March 2021, aged 83.
Georges Gruillot (14 August 1931 – 7 March 2021) was a French politician. Gruillot became a Senator from Doubs on 4 September 1988 for the National Assembly. He was a member of the Rally for the Republic. He retired in 2008. Gruillot died on 7 March 2021 at the age of 89.
Janis Lynn Hape (March 10, 1958 – March 7, 2021), also known by her married name Janis Dowd, was an American competition swimmer. Hape represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She was born in Gary, Indiana. Hape died from heart failure in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 7, 2021 at the age of 62.
Aleksandar "Sanja" Ilić (; 27 March 1951 – 7 March 2021) was a Serbian composer and keyboardist. He founded the group Balkanika in 1998. He represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Nova deca". Ilić died on 7 March 2021 in Belgrade from problems caused by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia, aged 69.
Mirko Pavinato (20 June 1934 – 7 March 2021) was an Italian football player and manager. He played as a defender. Pavinato served as manager of San Marino between 1971 and 1972. Pavinato died on 7 March 2021 at the age of 86 from kidney failure caused by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy in Bologna.
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Victor San Marino, better known as Victor San Marino (and formerly San Marino Calcio), is a Sammarinese professional association football club based in the city of Serravalle, that competed in the Eccellenza. It was founded in 1959 and re-founded in 1973 and again in 2000, it was the only football club based in the Republic of San Marino authorized by the FIGC to compete in the Italian football league
Lars-Göran Petrov (17 February 1972 – 7 March 2021), often abbreviated as L-G Petrov, was a Swedish singer. He was best known for his work with the band Entombed. He also played drums in Morbid, which featured Mayhem vocalist Per Yngve "Dead" Ohlin in its original line up. In August 2020, Petrov was diagnosed with bile duct cancer. He died from the disease on 7 March 2021, aged 49.
Nikolay Gavrilovich Smorchkov (; August 9, 1930 – March 7, 2021) was a Soviet and Russian actor. He starred in more than 160 movies. His best known roles were in "True Friends", "The Cranes Are Flying" and "A Cruel Romance". Smorchkov died on March 7, 2021 at the age of 90.
Benjamin Franklin ”Frank” Thorne (June 16, 1930 – March 7, 2021) was an American comic book artist-writer. He was best known for creating the Marvel Comics character Red Sonja. Thorne died on March 7, 2021 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey at the age of 90.
Albert Vallvé i Navarro (2 December 1945 – 7 March 2021) was a Spanish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Spain from 1993 until 1996. He was born in Tarragona, Spain. He was a member of the Democratic Union of Catalonia. Vallvé died on 7 March 2021 in Tarragona, aged 75.
Josip Alebić (also known as Jozo or Joško; 7 January 1947 – 8 March 2021) was a Croatian sprinter. He was part of the 400 metres races. He competed for Yugoslavia in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay events in the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics. Alebić died on 8 March 2021, aged 74.
Kuryana Azis (10 April 1952 – 8 March 2021) was an Indonesian politician. He was the regent of Ogan Komering Ulu from 2015 until his death. He was born in Tanjung Kemala, Baturaja, Ogan Komering Ulu, South Sumatra. Azis died during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia on 8 March 2021, aged 68.
Rafael Palmero Ramos (27 July 1936 ― 8 March 2021) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate. He was the auxiliary bishop of Toledo between 1987 and 1996. He was the bishop of Palencia between 1996 and 2006 and of Orihuela-Alicante between 2006 and 2012. Palmero Ramos, who had lung cancer, was infected with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain in January 2021. He died on 8 March 2021 from problems caused by the diseases, aged 84.
Rasim Öztekin (14 January 1959 – 8 March 2021) was a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than forty movies from 1985 until his death. He was known for his roles in "G.O.R.A." (2004), "Pardon" (2005), "When Luck Breaks the Door" (2005), "For Love and Honor" (2007), "One Day in the Future" (2010) and "Düğün Dernek" (2013). Öztekin died of a heart attack on 8 March 2021 in Istanbul at the age of 62.
Norton Juster (June 2, 1929 – March 8, 2021) was an American academic, architect, and writer. He was best known as an author of children's books, notably for "The Phantom Tollbooth" and "The Dot and the Line". Juster died on March 8, 2021, at his home in Northampton, Massachusetts from problems caused by a stroke, aged 91.
Leon Gast (March 1, 1936 – March 8, 2021) was an American documentary movie director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. He was best known for his documentary movies "When We Were Kings" and "The Grateful Dead Movie". He won the 1996 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Gast was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Gast died on March 8, 2021 in New York City, just one week after his 85th birthday.
Rhéal Paul Cormier (April 23, 1967 – March 8, 2021) was a Canadian professional baseball left-handed relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox (twice), Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds for 16 seasons, between 1991 through 2007.  On March 8, 2021, Cormier died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 53.
Adrian Armand Bărar (15 January 1960 – 8 March 2021) was a Romanian guitarist and composer. He was the founder of the Heavy metal band Cargo.  Bărar died of COVID-19 on 8 March 2021 in his hometown of Timișoara during the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania at the age of 61.
Joseph Emmanuel Benjamin (2 February 1961 – 8 March 2021) was a St Kitts-born English cricketer. He played in one Test and two ODIs from 1994 to 1995. His single Test match appearance for England came in 1994. After retiring as a player, Benjamin was a cricket coach. Benjamin died on 8 March 2021 after suffering a heart attack in Surrey, England at the age of 60.
Ricardo González Gutiérrez known as Cepillín () (February 7, 1946 – March 8, 2021) was a Mexican clown, singer, television personality and actor. He was born in Monterrey, Mexico. His career lasted from 1977 until his death. He starred in the Televisa program "El Show de Cepillín". Cepillín had another show in 1987 called "Una sonrisa con Cepillín" on Channel 5 of Televisa. In April 2018, Cepillín endorsed Andrés Manuel López Obrador for president in the 2018 election. Cepillín died at a Naucalpan hospital on March 8, 2021 from spinal cancer, aged 75.
Blood Work is a 2002 American mystery thriller movie produced, directed by, and starring Clint Eastwood. The movie co-stars Jeff Daniels, Wanda De Jesús, and Anjelica Huston. It is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Michael Connelly. The movie was released on August 9, 2002 to mixed reviews.
Michael Joseph Connelly (born July 21, 1956) is an American author. He is known for his crime novels about LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller.  His first novel, "The Black Echo", won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie version of Connelly's 1997 novel, "Blood Work".
Space Cowboys is a 2000 American adventure drama movie directed and produced by Clint Eastwood. It stars Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and James Garner as four older "ex-test pilots" who are sent into space to fix an old Soviet satellite. The movie also stars James Cromwell and Marcia Gay Harden. The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing in 2001.
The Mule is a 2018 American crime drama movie produced and directed by Clint Eastwood. It is based on the story of Leo Sharp, a World War II veteran who became a drug courier for the Sinaloa Cartel in his 80s. The movie also stars Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Peña, Dianne Wiest, and Andy García.  "The Mule" was released in the United States on December 14, 2018, by Warner Bros. to strong positive reviews.