Deaths in June 2020

The following is a list of **deaths that should be noted in June 2020**. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Individuals listed must have notability. Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.

## June
### 1
*Javier Alva Orlandini, 92, Peruvian politician, Congressman (1963–1968, 1980–1985, 1990–1992, 1995–2000), Vice President (1980–1985) and President of the Senate (1981–1982), 1985 presidential candidate.
*Jean-Michel Cadiot, 67, French novelist and journalist.
*Silver Donald Cameron, 82, Canadian journalist and environmental author, lung cancer.
*Pat Dye, 80, American Hall of Fame college football player (Georgia Bulldogs, Edmonton Eskimos), athletic director and coach (Auburn Tigers) and writer, liver and kidney failure.
*Asif Farrukhi, 60, Pakistani translator and editor. 
*Majek Fashek, 57, Nigerian reggae singer-songwriter and guitarist, esophageal cancer.
*Lee Grosscup, 83, American football player (New York Giants) and broadcaster, problems caused by a fall.
*Joey Image, 63, American drummer (Misfits), liver  cancer.
*Wajid Khan, 43, Indian movie composer (*Garv: Pride & Honour*, *Hello*, *Ek Tha Tiger*), COVID-19 and kidney infection.
*Janez Kocijančič, 78, Slovenian politician and lawyer, President of the Slovenian Olympic Committee (1991–2014) and Deputy (1993–1996).
*Ron Larrieu, 83, American Olympic athlete (1964).
*Nicolas Rea, 3rd Baron Rea, 91, British politician, member of the House of Lords (since 1982).
*Piotr Rocki, 46, Polish footballer (Polonia Warsaw, Górnik Zabrze, Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski), aneurysm.
*Mariya Shtepa, 95, Ukrainian writer.
*Pedro Ercílio Simon, 78, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Uruguaiana (1995–1998) and Archbishop of Passo Fundo (2011–2012).
*Myroslav Skoryk, 82, Ukrainian composer, Director of the National Opera of Ukraine (2011–2016).
*Josef Smolka, 81, Czech volleyball player, Olympic bronze medalist (1968).
*Christoph Sydow, 35, German journalist (*Der Spiegel*), suicide.

### 2
*Arrogate, 7, American Thoroughbred racehorse, Breeders' Cup Classic winner (2016) and American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (2016), euthanized.
*Werner Böhm, 78, German singer and musician, Eurovision entrant (1982).
*Geoffrey Burnstock, 91, English-born Australian neuroscientist, created the term purinergic signalling.
*Paolo Fabbri, 81, Italian semiotician.
*Roberto Gervaso, 82, Italian writer and journalist, cancer.
*Mary Pat Gleason, 70, American actress (*Guiding Light*, *A Cinderella Story*, *Mom*) and television writer, Emmy winner (1986), uterine cancer.
*Jean-Claude Hamel, 90, French football businessman, President of Auxerre (1963–2009).
*Amalia Megapanou, 91, Greek writer and politician.
*Jacques Noyer, 93, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Amiens (1987–2003).
*Roberto Peccei, 78, Italian physicist (Peccei–Quinn theory).
*Héctor Suárez, 81, Mexican actor (*National Mechanics*, *El buscabullas*, *El derecho de nacer*) and comedian, bladder cancer.
*Lindsay Townsend, 86, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago, national team).
*Carlo Ubbiali, 90, Italian motorcycle road racer, six-time Grand Prix winner, respiratory failure.
*Wes Unseld, 74, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Washington Bullets) and coach, pneumonia.

### 3
*Marc de Hond, 42, Dutch television presenter (LLiNK, NPO 3, RTL 7) and Paralympic basketball player (men's national team), spinal and bladder cancer.
*Abdelmalek Droukdel, 50, Algerian terrorist, Leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, shot.
*Bruce Jay Friedman, 90, American screenwriter (*The Heartbreak Kid*, *Splash*), playwright (*Steambath*) and novelist, problems caused by peripheral neuropathy.
*István Kausz, 87, Hungarian fencer, Olympic champion (1964).
*Veli Lehtelä, 84, Finnish rower, Olympic bronze medalist (1956, 1960).
*Johnny Majors, 85, American Hall of Fame football player (Tennessee Volunteers) and coach (Pitt Panthers, Iowa State Cyclones), national champion (1976).
*Héctor Ortega, 81, Mexican actor (*Las fuerzas vivas*, *Santa Sangre*, *Lucía, Lucía*).
*Valentina Tăzlăuanu, 70, Moldovan essayist, journalist (*Sud-Est*, *Literatura și Arta*) and theatre critic.
*Maria Alice Vergueiro, 85, Brazilian actress (*O Corpo*, *Cronicamente Inviável*, *Tapa na Pantera*), pneumonia.
*Conrad Worrill, 78, American writer and political activist, cancer.

### 4
*Marcello Abbado, 93, Italian pianist and composer.
*Milena Benini, 54, Croatian science fiction writer and translator (SFERA Award).
*Basu Chatterjee, 90, Indian movie director (*Us Paar*, *Piya Ka Ghar*, *Chameli Ki Shaadi*).
*Kathryn Hach-Darrow, 97, American businesswoman and philanthropist.
*Laura Hillman, 96, German-born American Holocaust survivor.
*Rupert Hine, 72, English singer-songwriter, musician (Quantum Jump) and record producer (The Fixx, Howard Jones), cancer.
*Mikhail Kokshenov, 83, Russian actor (*Zhenya, Zhenechka and Katyusha*, *The Garage*, *Sportloto-82*), problems caused by a stroke.
*Pieter van der Kruk, 78, Dutch Olympic weightlifter and shot putter (1968).
*Bobby Locke, 86, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies).
*Steve Priest, 72, British rock musician and songwriter (The Sweet).
*Pete Rademacher, 91, American boxer, Olympic champion (1956), problems caused by dementia.
*Antonio Rodríguez de las Heras, 72, Spanish historian and academic, COVID-19.
*Bixente Serrano Izko, 72, Spanish historian and politician, Deputy (2015), problems caused by surgery.
*Albert N. Whiting, 102, American educator, President of North Carolina Central University (1966–1983).

### 5
*Andrée Champagne, 80, Canadian actress (''Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut*) and politician, MP (1984–1993, 2005–2014).
*Jonathan Dowling, 65, Irish-American theoretical physicist.
*Jim Fryatt, 79, English footballer (Bradford, Oldham Athletic, Southport).
*Boris Gaganelov, 78, Bulgarian football player (Belasita Petrich, CSKA Sofia, national team) and manager.
*Jiří Hanák, 82, Czech journalist and political activist, Charter 77 signer.
*Tomisaku Kawasaki, 95, Japanese pediatrician, discoverer of Kawasaki disease.
*Vilhelm Kraus, 71, Bulgarian politician and businessman, Minister of Transport (1997–1999).
*Carlos Lessa, 83, Brazilian economist, President of the Brazilian Development Bank (2003–2004), COVID-19.
*Ved Marwah, 85, Indian politician, Governor of Mizoram (2000–2001), Manipur (1999–2003) and Jharkhand (2000–2004), problems caused by lung disease.
*John Miller, 79, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles).
*James Albert Murray, 87, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Kalamazoo (1998–2009).
*George V. Murry, 71, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Saint Thomas (1999–2007) and Youngstown (since 2007), acute myeloid leukemia.
*Mary Overlie, 74, American choreographer, dancer and writer (*the Six Viewpoints*).
*Burton Natarus, 86, American political scientist and politician, member of the Chicago City Council (1971–2007).
*Friedrich Stelzner, 98, Czech-born German surgeon and educator.
*Kurt Thomas, 64, American Olympic gymnast (1976), World Champion (1978, 1979), problems caused by a stroke.
*Marian Tomaszewski, 97, Polish military personnel (2nd Polish Corps).
*Shigeru Yokota, 87, Japanese writer and human rights activist, co-founder of NARKN.

### 6
*Reche Caldwell, 41, American football player (San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, Washington Redskins), shot.
*Christel DeHaan, 77, German-born American businesswoman and philanthropist, founder of RCI and Christel House International.
*Milt Earnhart, 102, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1959–1966) and State Senate (1967–1980).
*Hsu Kun-yuan, 63, Taiwanese politician, Speaker of the Kaohsiung City Council (2010–2014; since 2018), suicide by jumping.
*Marjan, 72, Iranian actress (*Morgh-e tokhm-tala*, *Salam Bar Eshgh*, *Takye bar baad*) and singer.
*Jordi Mestre, 38, Spanish actor (*Sé lo que hicisteis...*) and model, motorcycle crash.
*Lester Ryan, 61, Irish hurler (Clara, Kilkenny), bike crash.
*T. Terrell Sessums, 89, American politician, member of the State House (1963–1974) and State Speaker (1972–1974).
*Ramadan Shalah, 62, Palestinian Islamic militant, Secretary-general of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (1995–2018), problems caused by heart surgery.
*Andrea Veggio, 96, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Verona (1983–2001).
*Constantin Xenakis, 88, Egyptian-born Greek-French painter and sculptor.
*John Zook, 72, American football player (Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Cardinals), cancer.

### 7
*Frank Bey, 74, American blues singer.
*Hubert Gagnon, 73, Canadian actor (*Les Oraliens*, *Nic and Pic*) and voice dubber (Homer Simpson), cancer.
*Floyd Lee, 86, American blues musician (Music Under New York), heart failure.
*Liu Aiqin, 92, Chinese educator.
*Paul Lombard, 92, French politician, Mayor of Martigues (1968–2009).
*Alan Metter, 77, American movie director (*Back to School*, *Girls Just Want to Have Fun*), heart attack.
*Ken Riley, 72, American football player (Cincinnati Bengals) and coach (Florida A&M Rattlers), heart attack.
*Lynika Strozier, 35, American biologist and researcher, COVID-19.

### 8
*Klaus Berger, 79, German academic theologian.
*Nicholas Cummings, 95, American psychologist and writer, President of the American Psychological Association (1979–1980).
*Tony Dunne, 78, Irish football player (Manchester United, Bolton Wanderers, national team) and manager.
*Manuel Felguérez, 91, Mexican abstract artist (Generación de la Ruptura), COVID-19.
*Marion Hänsel, 71, French-born Belgian movie director and screenwriter (*Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea*).
*Rosemary Hollis, 67–68, British political scientist.
*G. C. Jennings, 81, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1982–1994), car crash.
*Sedley Joseph, 80, Trinidadian footballer (national team), kidney disease.
*Nemir Kirdar, 83, Iraqi-British banker and financier, founder of Investcorp, problems caused by dementia.
*Stan London, 94, American physician (St. Louis Cardinals). 
*Gwen Margolis, 85, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1974–1980), State Senate (1980–1992, 2002–2008, 2010–2016) and State Senate President (1990–1992).
*Fabrizio Mioni, 89, Italian-American actor (*Roland the Mighty*, *Hercules*, *Get Yourself a College Girl'').
*Pierre Nkurunziza, 55, Burundian politician, President (since 2005), heart attack.
*Bonnie Pointer, 69, American singer (The Pointer Sisters), cardiac arrest.
*Arjun Charan Sethi, 79, Indian politician, MP (1971–1977, 1980–1984, 1991–1996, since 1998).
*Heli Susi, 90, Estonian teacher and translator, member of PEN International (since 2018).
*Ian Taylor, 64, British commodity trading businessman, chairman and CEO of Vitol, pneumonia caused by cancer.
*Shim Wan-koo, 81, South Korean politician, MP (1985–1992) and Mayor of Ulsan (1997–2002).
*Stefan Vodenicharov, 75, Bulgarian educator and politician, President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (2012–2016) and Minister of Education (2013).

### 9
*Parviz Aboutaleb, 78, Iranian football player (Rah Ahan, Esteghlal) and manager (national team), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
*Paul Chapman, 66, Welsh rock guitarist (UFO, Lone Star).
*Pau Donés, 53, Spanish singer-songwriter (Jarabe de Palo) and guitarist, colon cancer.
*Michael Drosnin, 74, American biblical writer and journalist (*The Washington Post*, *The Wall Street Journal*), heart disease.
*Ödön Földessy, 90, Hungarian long jumper, Olympic bronze medallist (1952).
*Simon Henshaw, American politician, Ambassador to Guinea (since 2019), heart attack.
*Noel Johnson, 47 American college basketball coach (Midwestern State), ovarian cancer.
*Ain Kaalep, 94, Estonian novelist, poet and editor (*Akadeemia*), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
*Kim Chang-sop, 74, North Korean politician, Vice Minister of the State Security Department (since 2015).
*Lonnie Wheeler, 68, American sports columnist (*USA Today*, *Cincinnati Post*, *Cincinnati Enquirer*) and baseball biographer.

### 10
*Duilio Arigoni, 91, Swiss chemist.
*Hans Cieslarczyk, 83, German football player (Borussia Dortmund, national team) and manager (SpVgg Fürth).
*Joan Ferner, 87, Canadian-New Zealand women's rights activist.
*Rosita Fornés, 97, Cuban-American actress (*Musical Romance*, *The Desire*, *The Unknown Mariachi*) and singer, emphysema.
*Vera Gancheva, 77, Bulgarian translator, publisher and author.
*Harry Glickman, 96, American Hall of Fame sports reporter (*The Oregonian*) and executive (Portland Trailblazers).
*Araceli Herrero Figueroa, 71, Spanish writer and philologist, COVID-19.
*Anita Linda, 95, Filipino actress (*Weighed But Found Wanting*, *Jaguar*, *Temptation Island*).
*Elisabeth-Anne de Massy, 73, Monegasque aristocrat.
*Hans Mezger, 90, German automotive engineer (Porsche).
*Murray Olderman, 98, American sports cartoonist and writer, heart attack.
*Talat Özkarslı, 82, Turkish football player (Galatasaray, national team) and manager (Gaziantepspor).
*Mr. Wrestling II, 85, American professional wrestler (CWF, GCW).
*Wang Dingguo, 108, Chinese politician, member of the Political Consultative Conference (1978–1993).
*William Tietz, 92–93, American veterinarian and educator, President of the Montana State University (1977–1990).
*Aad van den Heuvel, 84, Dutch television presenter and writer. 
*Claudell Washington, 65, American baseball player (Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics), World Series champion (1974), prostate cancer.
*Jas Waters, 39, American television writer (*This Is Us*, *Kidding*, *The Breaks*) and columnist (*Vibe*), suicide by hanging.
*Eppie Wietzes, 82, Dutch-born Canadian racing driver.
*Sarunyoo Wongkrachang, 59, Thai actor (*13 Beloved*, *Ong Bak 2*) and director (*Kon Khon*), liver cancer.

### 11
*Kraisak Choonhavan, 72, Thai politician, Senator from Nakhon Ratchasima (2000–2006) and Deputy Leader of the Democrat Party (2008–2011), tongue cancer.
*Katsuhisa Hattori, 83, Japanese composer (*Fist of the North Star*) and record producer, heart failure.
*Marjorie G. Horning, 102, American biochemist and pharmacologist.
*Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, 59, Gabonese politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2012–2016) and Prime Minister (2016–2019), problems caused by asthma.
*Marcel Maréchal, 82, French actor and director (*I as in Icarus*, *Fanfan*).
*Basil Meeking, 90, New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Christchurch (1987–1995).
*Dennis O'Neil, 81, American comic book writer (*Batman*, *Iron Man*) and editor (Marvel Comics), cardiopulmonary arrest.
*Matt Poore, 90, New Zealand cricketer (Canterbury, national team).
*Rosa Maria Sardà, 78, Spanish actress (*Alegre ma non troppo*, *My Mother Likes Women*, *Ocho apellidos catalanes*) and comedian, Goya winner (1994, 2002), lymphoma.
*Mel Winkler, 78, American actor (*Crash Bandicoot*, *Devil in a Blue Dress*, *Doc Hollywood*).

### 12
*Carl Brewer, 63, American politician, Mayor of Wichita (2007–2015).
*Rayshard Brooks, 27, American police detainee, shot.
*Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi, 93, Indian poet and journalist, COVID-19.
*Lino Esterino Garavaglia, 92, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tivoli (1987–1991) and Cesena-Sarsina (1991–2003).
*Juli Sanclimens i Genescà, 84, Spanish politician, Mayor of Manresa (1984–1995) and member of the Catalan Parliament (1988–1995).
*Emmy Schörg, 90, Austrian stage actress.
*William S. Sessions, 90, American politician and lawyer, Chief Judge of U.S. District Court for Western Texas (1971–1987) and Director of the FBI (1987–1993), problems caused by heart failure.
*Arthur Donald Spatt, 94, American politician and lawyer, Judge for the U.S. District Court for Eastern New York (1989–2004), blood cancer.
*Ricky Valance, 81, Welsh singer ("Tell Laura I Love Her"), problems caused by dementia.
*Albert Vitali, 64, Swiss politician, member of the National Council (since 2011), cancer.
*Parasnath Yadav, 71, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (since 2012), bladder cancer.
*Perfecto Yasay Jr., 73, Filipino politician, Chairman of SEC (1995–2000) and Secretary of Foreign Affairs (2016–2017), 2010 vice presidential nominee, pneumonia caused by lung cancer.

### 13
*Sheikh Md Abdullah, 74, Bangladeshi politician, Minister of Religious Affairs (since 2019), COVID-19.
*Leslie Cohen Berlowitz, 76, American academic administrator, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
*Dick Garmaker, 87, American basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers, New York Knicks).
*Jim Grelle, 83, American Olympic middle-distance runner (1960).
*B. Kannan, 69, Indian cinematographer (*Oru Nadigai Natakam Parkiral*, *Kadalora Kavithaigal*, *Solla Thudikuthu Manasu*), problems caused by heart disease.
*Mike McCormick, 81, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals), Parkinson's disease.
*Mohammed Nasim, 72, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1987, 1991–2006, since 2014), Minister of Home Affairs (1999–2001) and Health (2014–2019), stroke caused by COVID-19.
*Maurice Rajsfus, 92, French writer and historian.
*Jean Raspail, 94, French author (*The Camp of the Saints*, *Moi, Antoine de Tounens, roi de Patagonie*) and explorer.
*Stuart Lyon Smith, 82, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1975–1982) and Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party (1976–1982). (death announced on this date)
*Tineke Verburg, 64, Dutch journalist and television presenter.
*Marc Zermati, 75, French record producer and promoter.

### 14
*Sally Banes, 69, American dance historian and critic (*Village Voice*, *SoHo Weekly News*, *Dance Magazine*), ovarian cancer.
*Luce Douady, 16, French climber, World Youth champion (2019) and IFSC Climbing European bronze medalist (2019), fall.
*Bill Fox, 94, American sports franchise owner (Los Angeles Chargers), President of the San Diego Zoo Global.
*William Gildea, 81, American sportswriter (*The Washington Post*), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
*Elsa Joubert, 97, South African writer, COVID-19. 
*Noel Kelly, 84, Australian rugby league player (Ipswich, Western Suburbs Magpies, national team). 
*Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, 90, Iranian actor (*The Desert of the Tartars*, *The Fateful Day*, *Through the Olive Trees*), lung infection.
*Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez, 77, Mexican footballer (Pumas, Atlante, national team), COVID-19.
*Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, Indian actor (*M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story*, *Chhichhore*, *Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!*), suicide by hanging.
*Claude Samuel, 88, French music critic and radio businessman.
*Keith Tippett, 72, British jazz pianist ("Cat Food") and composer.
*Raj Mohan Vohra, 88, Indian Army lieutenant general, COVID-19.

### 15
*Giulio Giorello, 75, Italian philosopher and mathematician, COVID-19.
*Nagendra Nath Jha, 85, Indian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (2001–2004) and Puducherry (2004).
*Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran, 69, Bangladeshi politician, Mayor of Sylhet (2003–2013), COVID-19.
*Marinho, 63, Brazilian footballer (Atlético Mineiro, Bangu, national team), manager and Olympian (1976), pancreatitis caused by prostate cancer.
*Robert S. Molaro, 69, American politician and lobbyist, State Senator (1993–2003) and member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2003–2009), pancreatic cancer.
*Adebayo Osinowo, 64, Nigerian politician, member of the Senate (since 2019) and Lagos State House of Assembly (2003–2019), COVID-19.
*Haroldo Rodas, 74, Guatemalan politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2008–2012), COVID-19.
*Anton Schlembach, 88, German Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Speyer (1983–2007).
*Phil Takahashi, 63, Canadian Olympic judoka (1984, 1988), cancer.

### 16
*Delbert Africa, 74, American civil rights activist (MOVE), prostate and bone cancer.
*Mohammad Asghar, 74, Welsh politician, MNA (since 2007).
*Knut Bohwim, 89, Norwegian movie director (*Olsen Gang*).
*Fred Jarvis, 95, British trade union leader, President of the National Union of Students (1952–1954) and General-Secretary of the National Union of Teachers (1975–1989).
*Valério Breda, 75, Italian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Penedo, Brazil (since 1997).
*Eduardo Cojuangco Jr., 85, Filipino businessman (San Miguel Corporation) and politician, Governor of Tarlac (1967–1969) and member of the House of Representatives (1969–1972), 1992 presidential candidate, heart failure and pneumonia caused by cancer.
*John Madigan, 53, Australian politician, Senator (2011–2016), liver and bowel cancer.
*John J. Mooney, 90, American chemical engineer, problems caused by a stroke.
*Gerda Mylle, 67, Belgian politician, Mayor of Izegem (2007–2012).
*Edén Pastora, 83, Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician, 2006 presidential candidate, respiratory failure.
*Patrick Poivey, 72, French actor (*Loulou*, *Mune: Guardian of the Moon*), stroke.
*Juan Floreal Recabarren, 93, Chilean historian and politician, Deputy (1969–1973) and Mayor of Antofagasta (1964–1967, 1990–1992), cardiac arrest.
*John G. Richardson, 62, American politician and lawyer, member (1998–2006) and Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives (2004–2006), heart attack.
*Charles Webb, 81, American novelist (*The Graduate*, *The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker*, *Home School*).

### 17
*Marlene Ahrens, 86, Chilean athlete, Olympic silver medalist (1956), heart failure.
*Tariq Aziz, 84, Pakistani actor, television show host (*Bazm E Tariq Aziz*) and politician, MP (1997–1999).
*Gordon H. Bower, 87, American cognitive psychologist, pulmonary fibrosis.
*Lewis John Carlino, 88, American screenwriter (*I Never Promised You a Rose Garden*) and director (*The Great Santini*), blood cancer.
*William C. Dement, 91, American psychiatrist and sleep researcher, heart disease.
*Terry Dicks, 83, British politician, MP (1983–1997).
*Victor Feldbrill, 96, Canadian conductor (Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra) and violinist.
*Astrid Gjertsen, 91, Danish-born Norwegian politician and convicted fraudster, MP (1973–1989).
*Bill Groman, 83, American football player (Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills).
*György Kárpáti, 84, Hungarian water polo player, Olympic champion (1952, 1956, 1964).
*Petr Král, 78, Czech poet.
*Reavis L. Mitchell Jr., 72, American historian and academic administrator (Fisk University).
*Fabrice Philipot, 54, French racing cyclist.
*Jean Kennedy Smith, 92, American politician, Ambassador to Ireland (1993–1998), last surviving sister of President John F. Kennedy.
*Willie Thorne, 66, English snooker player and sports commentator (BBC), sepsis and respiratory failure caused by leukaemia.
*Vatanyar Yagyua, 81, Russian politician, Saint Petersburg MLA (1994–2011).

### 18
*Tibor Benedek, 47, Hungarian water polo player, Olympic champion (2000, 2004, 2008), pancreatic cancer.
*Claus Biederstaedt, 91, German actor (*The Great Temptation*, ''Don't Worry About Your Mother-in-Law*, *Before Sundown'').
*John Bredenkamp, 79, Zimbabwean rugby union player and businessman, kidney failure.
*Arturo Chaires, 83, Mexican footballer (Guadalajara, national team).
*Vic Gilliam, 66, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (2007–2017), problems caused by ALS.
*Mikhail Ignatyev, 58, Russian politician, Head of the Chuvash Republic (2010–2020), COVID-19.
*Nicolas Joel, 67, French opera director, General Manager of Paris Opera (2009–2014), problems caused by a stroke.
*Sergei Khrushchev, 84, Russian-American engineer, son of General Secretary Nikita Khrushchev, suicide by firearm.
*Kossi Koudagba, 24, Togolese footballer (Espoir Tsevie, ASC Kara, national team).
*Dame Vera Lynn, 103, British singer-songwriter ("We'll Meet Again", "The White Cliffs of Dover") and actress (*Rhythm Serenade*).
*Ada Rapoport-Albert, 74, Israeli-British historian.
*Sachy, 48, Indian screenwriter (*Makeup Man*) and movie director (*Anarkali*, *Ayyappanum Koshiyum*), cardiac arrest.
*Jules Sedney, 97, Surinamese economist and politician, Prime Minister (1969–1973) and Governor of the Central Bank of Suriname (1980–1983).
*Antonio Veciana, 91, Cuban CIA spy (Alpha 66).

### 19
*Cho Hae-il, 79, South Korean writer.
*Mario Corso, 78, Italian football player (Inter, national team) and manager (Mantova).
*Sir Ian Holm, 88, English actor (*Alien*, *Chariots of Fire*, *The Lord of The Rings*), Tony (1967) and BAFTA winner (1981), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
*David Perlman, 101, American science journalist (*San Francisco Chronicle*), cancer.
*Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 55, Spanish novelist (*The Prince of Mist*, *The Shadow of the Wind*, *The Prisoner of Heaven*), colon cancer.
*Vidyaben Shah, 97, Indian social worker and human rights activist.
*Pat Stark, 90, American football player (Syracuse Orange) and coach (Rochester Yellowjackets).
*Noël Vandernotte, 96, French rower, Olympic bronze medalist (1936).

### 20
*Ema Derossi-Bjelajac, 94, Croatian politician, President of the Presidency of SR Croatia (1985–1986).
*Svein Arne Hansen, 74, Norwegian businessman and sports official, President of the European Athletic Association (since 2015), problems caused by a stroke.
*Jim Kiick, 73, American football player (Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos), Super Bowl champion (1972, 1973), Alzheimer's disease.
*Philip Latham, 91, British actor (*The Troubleshooters*, *Dracula: Prince of Darkness*, *Ring of Spies*).
*Pedro Lima, 49, Portuguese actor (*Ilha dos Amores*, *Second Life*) and Olympic swimmer (1988, 1992), suspected suicide.
*Kamal Lohani, 85, Bangladeshi journalist, Director General of the Shilpakala Academy (2009–2011), COVID-19.
*Dumitru Munteanu, 87, Romanian footballer (Petrolul Ploiești, Steaua București, national team).

### 21
*György Bálint, 100, Hungarian horticulturist and politician, MP (1994–1998), heart failure and COVID-19.
*Pascal Clément, 75, French politician, Deputy (1978–1993, 1995–2005, 2007–2012) and Minister of Justice (2005–2007), lung infection.
*Jürgen Holtz, 87, German actor (*Rosa Luxemburg*, *Made in Israel*, *Goodbye, Lenin!*), problems caused by  cancer.
*Talib Jauhari, 80, Pakistani Islamic scholar, problems caused by heart disease.
*David Hugh Mellor, 81, British philosopher, President of the Aristotelian Society (1992–1993).
*Mile Nedelkoski, 84, Macedonian writer and poet.
*Bernardino Piñera, 104, Chilean Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Temuco (1960–1977) and Archbishop of La Serena (1983–1990), pneumonia caused by COVID-19.
*Ahmed Radhi, 56, Iraqi football player (Al-Zawraa, national team) and manager (Al-Shorta), COVID-19.
*Ken Snow, 50, American footballer (Chicago Power, St. Louis Steamers, national team), COVID-19.
*Zeev Sternhell, 85, Polish-born Israeli historian, political scientist and editor (*Haaretz*), problems caused by surgery.
*Bobby Storey, 64, Irish politician and militant (IRA), problems caused by lung surgery.
*Frank Tømmervåg, 69, Norwegian footballer (Lillestrøm).
*Bobana Veličković, 30, Serbian Olympic sport shooter (2012, 2016), problems caused by childbirth.
*Dennis Young, 90, New Zealand rugby union player (Canterbury, national team), cancer.

### 22
*Vernon Alden, 97, American scholar, President of Ohio University (1962–1969).
*Witold Baran, 80, Polish Olympic middle-distance runner (1964).
*Pappukutty Bhagavathar, 107, Indian actor (*Sthreehridayam*, *Sree Guruvayoorappan*, *Kattukurangu*) and playback singer, heart failure.
*Steve Bing, 55, American entertainment executive (Shangri-La Entertainment), screenwriter and movie producer (*Kangaroo Jack*, ''Rules Don't Apply*), suicide by jumping.
*Carles Bosch, 75, Spanish journalist (*Interviú*) and movie director (*Balseros*).
*Dick Buerkle, 72, American Olympic runner (1976, 1980), problems caused by multiple system atrophy.
*Nouri Dhiab, 76, Iraqi footballer (national team).
*Jesus Dosado, 80, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Ozamiz (1981–2016).
*Angela Madsen, 60, American athlete, Paralympic bronze medalist (2012), drowned.
*Carlos Luis Morales, 55, Ecuadorian footballer (Independiente, Barcelona, national team) and politician, Provincial Prefect of Guayas (since 2019), cardiopulmonary arrest.
*Harry Penk, 85, English footballer (Wigan Athletic, Plymouth Argyle, Southampton).
*Pierino Prati, 73, Italian footballer (Milan, Roma, national team), cancer.
*Joel Schumacher, 80, American movie director (*The Lost Boys*, *Falling Down*, *Batman Forever''), cancer.
*Thomas Welder, 80, American Benedictine nun and educator, President of the University of Mary (1978–2009), kidney cancer.

### 23
*Nikos Alefantos, 81, Greek footballer (Atromitos Piraeus, Panegialios) and manager (Olympiacos), heart attack.
*Vehbi Akdağ, 71, Turkish freestyle wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (1972).
*Nikolai Fadeyechev, 87, Russian ballet dancer and educator, People's Artist of the USSR (1976), heart failure.
*Michael Falzon, 48, Australian musical actor and theatre producer, cancer.
*Li Zhensheng, 79, Chinese photojournalist, cerebral hemorrhage.
*Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, 91, Chilean Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Rancagua (1993–2004) and Iquique (1984–1988), melanoma.
*Liam Treadwell, 34, English National Hunt jockey.
*Luis R. Varela, 82, Cuban-born American Puerto Rican sportswriter (Associated Press), problems caused by intestinal surgery.
*César Bosco Vivas Robelo, 78, Nicaraguan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of León (1991–2019), respiratory failure.

### 24
*Gösta Ågren, 83, Finnish poet, Finlandia Prize winner (1988).
*Alfredo Biondi, 91, Italian politician, MP (1968–1972, 1979–2008), Minister of Environment (1983–1984) and Justice (1994–1995).
*Harry Britt, 82, American political activist and politician, member (1979–1993) and President (1989–1990) of San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
*Étienne Cerexhe, 89, Belgian politician, Senator (1985–1987) and member of the Chamber of Representatives (1988–1991).
*Lester Crystal, 85, American news executive (*PBS NewsHour*, *NBC Nightly News*), President of NBC News (1977–1979), brain cancer.
*Yuriy Dyachuk-Stavytskyi, 73, Ukrainian football player (Skala Stryi) and manager (Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk, Karpaty Lviv).
*Marc Fumaroli, 88, French historian and essayist, member of the Académie française (since 1995), car crash.
*Michael Hawley, 58, American educator, pianist and artist, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition winner (2002), colon cancer.
*Eddie Kasko, 88, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros) and manager (Boston Red Sox).
*Nilamber Dev Sharma, 88, Indian writer and literary scholar.
*Nigel Weiss, 83, South African astronomer and mathematician, President of the Royal Astronomical Society (2000–2002).

### 25
*Abiola Ajimobi, 70, Nigerian politician, Senator (2004–2007) and Governor of Oyo State (2011–2019), COVID-19.
*Suzana Amaral, 88, Brazilian movie director and screenwriter (*Hour of the Star*, *A Hidden Life*).
*Patrice Gélard, 81, French politician, Senator (1995–2014).
*Lester Grinspoon, 92, American psychiatrist.
*John Kennedy Sr., 91, Australian Hall of Fame football player (Hawthorn) and coach (North Melbourne).
*Juan Ostoic, 89, Chilean Olympic basketball player (1952, 1956), heart failure.
*Papaléo Paes, 67, Brazilian politician and physician, Mayor of Macapá (1993–1996), Senator (2003–2011) and Vice Governor of Amapá (2015–2018), COVID-19.
*Ionuț Popa, 67, Romanian football player and manager (UTA Arad, Bihor Oradea, Politehnica Iași).
*Joe Sinnott, 93, American Hall of Fame comic book artist (*The Avengers*, *Thor*, *Fantastic Four*).
*Hans Sleutelaar, 84, Dutch poet and translator.
*Peter E. Toschek, 87, German physicist.
*Maya Ulanovskaya, 87, American-born Russian-Israeli political dissident, writer and translator.
*Art Miller Jr., 73, American politician, member of the Michigan Senate (1977–2002), lung cancer.
*Ivan Utrobin, 86, Soviet cross-country skier, Olympic bronze medalist (1964).

### 26
*Abdoulatifou Aly, 60, Malagasy-born French politician, Deputy (2007–2012).
*Kelly Asbury, 60, American movie director (*Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron*, *Shrek 2*, *Gnomeo & Juliet*) and animator, abdominal cancer.
*Pierre-Antoine-Jean Bach, 87, French-born Laotian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet (1971–1975).
*Hermes Binner, 77, Argentine politician, Mayor of Rosario (1995–2003) and Governor of Santa Fe (2007–2011), 2011 presidential candidate, pneumonia.
*Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., 82, American terrorist and convicted murderer (16th Street Baptist Church bombing).
*Stuart Cornfeld, 67, American movie producer (*Zoolander*, *Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story*, *Tropic Thunder*), cancer.
*James Dunn, 80, British theologian.
*Arnie Ginsburg, 93, American disc jockey (WMEX).
*Milton Glaser, 91, American graphic designer and illustrator, creator of the I ❤ NY slogan and co-founder of *New York* magazine, stroke and renal failure.
*Bernhard van Haersma Buma, 88, Dutch politician and writer, Mayor of Workum (1962–1970) and Sneek (1970–1993), heart attack. 
*Munawar Hasan, 78, Pakistani politician, Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (2009–2014).
*Huey (rapper), 32, American rapper ("Pop, Lock, & Drop It"), gunshot wounds. 
*Madeleine Juneau, 74, Canadian museologist, member of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal.
*Diana Maddock, Baroness Maddock, 75, British politician, MP (1993–1997), Lord Temporal (since 1997) and President of the Liberal Democrats (1999–2000).
*Yusuf Memon, Indian gangster, involved in 1993 Bombay bombings, heart attack.
*Rosemarie Müller-Streisand, 96, German church historian and theologian.
*William Negri, 84, Italian footballer (Mantova, Bologna, national team).
*Tony Pidgley, 72,  British property developer and financier (Berkeley Group).
*Taryn Power, 66, American actress (*The Count of Monte Cristo*, *Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger*, *Eating*), leukemia.
*Ramon Revilla Sr., 93, Filipino actor (*Iyo ang Tondo Kanya ang Cavite*, *Arrest: Pat. Rizal Alih – Zamboanga Massacre*, *Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom*) and politician, Senator (1992–2004), heart failure.
*Julianus Kemo Sunarko, 78, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Purwokerto (2000–2016).

### 27
*Belaid Abdessalam, 91, Algerian politician, Prime Minister (1992–1993).
*Pete Carr, 70, American guitarist (LeBlanc and Carr, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) and record producer.
*Freddy Cole, 88, American jazz singer and pianist, problems caused by heart disease.
*Dumitru Comănescu, 111, Romanian supercentenarian, oldest living man (since 2020).
*Linda Cristal, 89, Argentine-American actress (*The Perfect Furlough*, *The High Chaparral*, *Mr. Majestyk*), Golden Globe winner (1959, 1969).
*Antonio Cuenco, 84, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (1965–1969, 1987–1998, 2001–2010) and member of the Cebu City Council (since 2019), COVID-19.
*Julian Curry, 82, English actor (*Rumpole of the Bailey*, *Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow*, *Escape to Victory*).
*Adrian Devine, 68, American baseball player (Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers), brain and lung cancer.
*Tom Finn, 71, American pop jazz singer-songwriter, disc jockey and guitarist (The Left Banke).
*Giuseppe Matarrese, 86, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Frascati (1989–2009).
*Ilija Petković, 74, Serbian football player (OFK Beograd, Yugoslavia national team) and manager (national team), problems caused by an ulcer and COVID-19.
*Nicola Quarta, 92, Italian politician, President of Apulia (1978–1983) and Deputy (1978–1983). 
*Mats Rådberg, 72, Swedish country singer and guitarist (Chips).
*Mihai Romilă, 69, Romanian footballer (Politehnica Iași, Dunărea Galați, national team).
*Sander Schnitger, 61, Dutch Air Force general, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (2012–2016).
*David Stronach, 89, Scottish archaeologist.

### 28
*Rudolfo Anaya, 82, American writer (*Bless Me, Ultima*).
*Kim Bridgford, 60, American poet and educator, cancer.
*Joe Bugel, 80, American football coach (Phoenix Cardinals, Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins).
*Marián Čišovský, 40, Slovak footballer (Inter Bratislava, Viktoria Plzeň, national team), problems caused by ALS.
*Klaus Francke, 83, German politician, member of the Bundestag (1976–1998, 2001–2002).
*John Kneebone, 84, New Zealand farming leader, President of Federated Farmers (since 1974).
*Louis Mahoney, 81, Gambian-born British actor (*Omen III: The Final Conflict*, *Doctor Who*, *Captain Phillips*) and activist (Equity).
*Félix de Almeida Mendonça, 92, Brazilian politician, Mayor of Itabuna (1963–1966) and Deputy (1983–1987, 1991–2011), COVID-19.
*Dame Ingrid Roscoe, 76, English writer, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (2004–2018).
*Shen Jilan, 90, Chinese politician, delegate to the National People's Congress (since 1954) and Director of the All-China Women's Federation (1973–1983), stomach cancer.
*Mimi Soltysik, 45, American socialist activist and politician, 2016 Socialist Party USA presidential nominee, liver cancer.
*Yu Lan, 99, Chinese actress (*A Revolutionary Family*).

### 29
*Bode Akindele, 87, Nigerian businessman.
*Efraín Barquero, 89, Chilean poet, problems caused by COPD.
*James Paul Churchill, 96, American politician and lawyer, Judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan (since 1974).
*Gernot Endemann, 77, German actor (*Sesamstraße*, *Shout at the Devil*, *Der Schatz im Niemandsland*).
*Jan Krajenbrink, 78, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (1981–1994) and Mayor of Woudenberg (1994–2002).
*Johnny Mandel, 94, American composer ("Suicide is Painless", "Emily", "The Shadow of Your Smile") and conductor, Grammy (1966) and Oscar winner (1965).
*Ernesto Marcel, 72, Panamanian boxer, WBA featherweight champion (1972, 1973, 1974).
*Benny Mardones, 73, American rock soul singer-songwriter ("Into the Night"), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
*Svend Aage Rask, 84, Danish footballer (B 1909, national team). (death announced on this date)
*Carl Reiner, 98, American actor (*The Dick Van Dyke Show*, ''Ocean's Eleven*, *The Jerk*), movie director and writer, Grammy winner (1999), nine-time Emmy winner, problems caused by a fall.
*Albert Sulon, 82, Belgian footballer (Club Liège, national team).

### 30
*Joe Arenas, 94, American football player (San Francisco 49ers).
*Ivo Banac, 73, Croatian-American historian and politician, member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (since 1990), President of the Liberal Party (2003–2004) and MP (2003–2008).
*Tim Brooks, 72, American professional wrestler (NWA), cancer.
*Ludwig Finscher, 90, German musicologist (*Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart*).
*Dan Hicks, 68, American actor (*Evil Dead II*, *Darkman*, *Intruder*), cancer.
*Aleksandr Kabanov, 72, Russian water polo player, Olympic champion (1972, 1980).
*Val Peter, 85, American Roman Catholic priest, Executive Director of Boys Town (1985–2005).

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* List of deaths due to COVID-19
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## References
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