McMullen was killed in a skiing accident in Michigan on March 4, 2021 at the age of 49.
Mark Pavelich
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.
Chris Schultz
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
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
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
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 Malm
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
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.
Birgitta Rasmusson
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
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
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.
Adelio Terraroli
Adelio Terraroli (24 July 1931 – 5 March 2021) was an Italian politician. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1968 to 1979 as a member of the Italian Communist Party.
Harald's tree frog
Harald's tree frog ("Dendropsophus haraldschultzi") is a frog that lives in Colombia, Peru and Brazil in the valley made by the Amazon River.
Carlo Tognoli
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.
Anton Urban
Anton Urban (16 January 1934 – 5 March 2021) was a Slovak footballer. He played as a defender for Slovan Bratislava. He was the captain of the Czechoslovakian silver medal winning team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Bengt Åberg
Bengt Edvin Åberg (26 June 1944 – 6 March 2021) was a Swedish professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1966 to 1979. He was a two-time FIM 500cc Motocross World Champion.
Franco Acosta
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
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 Gilong
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 Kijo
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.
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