Deaths_in_October_2019
Deaths in October 2019
List of notable deaths in a month
The following is a list of notable deaths in October 2019.
Contents
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.
1
- Gilbert Albert, 89, Swiss jeweller.[1]
- Joseph Bismuth, 92, Tunisian politician, senator (2005–2011).[2]
- Ed Chalpin, 84, American record executive and producer.[3]
- Cain Hope Felder, 76, American theologian and author.[4]
- Anders Ferm, 81, Swedish diplomat, Ambassador to the United Nations (1982–1988).[5]
- Karel Gott, 80, Czech singer, acute myeloid leukemia.[6]
- Han Qiwei, 85, Chinese hydraulic engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[7]
- Jouko Innanen, 66, Finnish cartoonist.[8]
- Gertrude Newsome Jackson, 95, American community activist.[9]
- Miguel León-Portilla, 93, Mexican anthropologist and historian.[10]
- Michel Létourneau, 69, Canadian politician, MNA (1994–2007).[11]
- C. K. Menon, 70, Indian transportation executive and philanthropist, complications from pneumonia.[12]
- Fred Molyneux, 75, English footballer (Southport, Plymouth Argyle, Tranmere Rovers).[13]
- Esther Takei Nishio, 93, American internee (Granada War Relocation Center).[14]
- Wolfgang Perner, 52, Austrian biathlete, Olympic bronze medalist (2002).[15]
- Eric Pleskow, 95, Austrian-born American film producer, President of United Artists (1973–1978) and Orion Pictures (1978–1991).[16]
- Richard Scotton, 88, Australian health economist.[17]
- Peter Sissons, 77, British journalist and broadcaster (BBC News, ITN, Question Time).[18]
- Dick Soash, 78, American politician, member of the Colorado Senate (1976–1984).[19]
- Arto Tchakmaktchian, 86, Egyptian-born Armenian-Canadian sculptor and painter.[20]
- Gérald Tougas, 86, Canadian writer.[21]
- Ruben A. Valdez, 82, American politician, member (1970–1978) and Speaker (1975–1976) of the Colorado House of Representatives.[22]
- Beverly Watkins, 80, American blues guitarist.[23]
- Wen Chuanyuan, 101, Chinese aeronautical engineer, designed China's first UAV and first flight simulator.[24]
2
- Dale Anderson, 66, Canadian Olympic boxer.[25]
- Grazia Barcellona, 90, Italian Olympic skater (1948).[26]
- Michael Bauman, 69, American theologian.[27]
- Bill Bidwill, 88, American football team owner (Arizona Cardinals).[28]
- Cecil Butler, 82, American baseball player (Milwaukee Braves).[29]
- Custom Made, 34, American eventing horse, Olympic gold medallist (2000).[30]
- Julie Gibson, 106, American actress (Nice Girl?, The Feminine Touch, Lucky Cowboy) and singer.[31]
- Robert Hickman, 76, Australian football player (Richmond).[32]
- Tiny Hill, 92, New Zealand rugby union player (Canterbury, Counties, national team) and selector.[33]
- Giya Kancheli, 84, Georgian composer (Unusual Exhibition, Don't Grieve, Mimino).[34]
- Jafar Kashani, 74, Iranian footballer (Shahin, Persepolis, national team), heart attack.[35]
- John Kirby, 79, American attorney, namesake of Kirby, myelodysplastic syndrome.[36]
- Paul LeBlanc, 73, Canadian makeup artist (Amadeus, No Country for Old Men, Return of the Jedi), Oscar winner (1985).[37]
- Beth Palmer, 67, American bridge player, breast cancer.[38]
- Isaac Promise, 31, Nigerian footballer (Gençlerbirliği, Antalyaspor, national team), Olympic silver medallist (2008), heart failure.[39]
- Hanno Selg, 87, Estonian modern pentathlete, Olympic silver medallist (1960).[40]
- Kim Shattuck, 56, American singer, songwriter and musician (The Muffs, The Pandoras, Pixies), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[41]
- Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi, 87, Indian nephrologist.[42]
- Matthew Wong, 35, Canadian painter, suicide.[43]
- Alan Zaslove, 91, American animation director and producer (Darkwing Duck, Aladdin, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers).[44]
- Ezra Zilkha, 94, American financier and philanthropist.[45]
3
- Márta Balogh, 76, Hungarian handball player (Budapesti Spartacus SC, national team), world champion (1965).[46]
- Vinnie Bell, 87, American inventor and guitarist.[47]
- John Buchanan, 88, Canadian politician, MLA (1967–1990) and Premier of Nova Scotia (1978–1990).[48]
- Lewis Dauber, 70, American actor (The Fall Guy), liver cancer.[49]
- Dana Fradon, 97, American cartoonist (The New Yorker), liver cancer.[50]
- Diogo Freitas do Amaral, 78, Portuguese politician, Acting Prime Minister (1980–1981), Minister of National Defence (1981–1983) and Foreign Affairs (1980–1981 and 2005–2006).[51]
- Philip Gips, 88, American graphic designer and film poster artist (Alien, Rosemary's Baby, Downhill Racer).[52]
- Coluthur Gopalan, 100, Indian nutritionist.[53]
- Hu Yamei, 96, Chinese physician and leukemia researcher, President of Beijing Children's Hospital (1982–1989).[54]
- Percy Lewis, 90, Trinidadian-born British Olympic boxer (1952).[55]
- Stephen J. Lukasik, 88, American physicist, respiratory failure.[56]
- Philip K. Lundeberg, 96, American naval historian and World War II veteran, last survivor of the USS Frederick C. Davis sinking.[57]
- Hussein Adel Madani, Iraqi cartoonist and political activist, shot.[58]
- Teresa Maryańska, 82, Polish paleontologist.[59]
- Ignacio Noguer Carmona, 88, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Guadix (1976–1990) and Huelva (1993–2006).[60]
- Roger Taillibert, 93, French architect (Parc des Princes, Olympic Stadium Montreal), complications from a fall.[61]
- Wei Zhongquan, 81, Chinese satellite engineer, chief designer of the Fengyun-2 and Yaogan-1 satellites.[62]
4
- Ed Ackerson, 54, American singer-songwriter, musician (Polara, Antenna) and record producer, pancreatic cancer.[63]
- Peter Beckwith, 80, American Anglican prelate, Bishop of Springfield (1992–2010).[64]
- Steve Bickerstaff, 73, American lawyer and legal scholar.[65]
- Glen Brown, 75, Jamaican reggae musician and record producer.[66]
- Mikhail Biryukov, 27, Russian tennis player, suicide [67]
- Diahann Carroll, 84, American actress (Julia, Dynasty, Claudine), Tony winner (1962), cancer.[68]
- Bryce Gaudry, 76, Australian politician, MLA (1991–2007), pancreatic cancer.[69]
- Margaret Lyons, 95, Canadian radio executive, assisted suicide.[70]
- Satya Priya Mahathero, 89, Bangladeshi Buddhist monk and social worker.[71]
- Bill McKnight, 79, Canadian politician, MP (1979–1993).[72]
- Stephen Moore, 81, British actor (A Bridge Too Far, The Last Place on Earth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy).[73]
- Fred Ohene-Kena, 83, Ghanaian politician.[74]
- Elmer Rees, 77, Welsh mathematician.[75]
- Enno Röder, 83, German Olympic skier (1960, 1964).[76]
- James Schmerer, 81, American TV writer and producer (MacGyver, CHiPs, The High Chaparral), complications of a stroke.[77]
- Alberto Testa, 96, Italian dancer and choreographer.[78]
- Bob Tufts, 63, American baseball player (Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants), multiple myeloma.[79]
- Zhang Guobao, 74, Chinese politician, Director of the National Energy Administration (2007–2011).[80]
- Zhang Siying, 94, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[81]
5
- Lee Botts, 91, American environmentalist.[82]
- Dick Clark, 86, American politician.[83]
- Dave Cummings, 79, American actor.[84]
- Dolores Dorn, 85, American actress (The Bounty Hunter, Underworld U.S.A.).[85]
- Andy Etchebarren, 76, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers).[86]
- Amalia Fuentes, 79, Filipino actress (Rodora, My Only Love, Kahit Isang Saglit), cardiac arrest.[87]
- Marcello Giordani, 56, Italian operatic tenor, heart attack.[88]
- Gary Goldschneider, 80, American astrologer and pianist.[89]
- David Greaves, 73, English snooker player.[90]
- Tony Hoar, 87, British racing cyclist, cancer.[91]
- Larry Junstrom, 70, American bassist (Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special).[92]
- Kang Laiyi, 83, Chinese epidemiologist.[93]
- Henry Keizer, 58, Dutch politician, Chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2014–2017).[94]
- Blaine Lindgren, 80, American sprinter, Olympic silver medalist (1964).[95]
- Roger Mayorga, 73, Nicaraguan footballer (Motagua, national team), heart attack.[96]
- Eloy Pérez, 32, American boxer.[97]
- Philip J. Prygoski, 71, American legal scholar.[98]
- Vijay Sardeshmukh, 67, Indian classical vocalist, cancer.[99]
- Sally Soames, 82, English photographer.[100]
- Philippe Vandevelde, 62, Belgian comics writer (Le Petit Spirou, Soda, Spirou et Fantasio), heart attack.[101]
6
- Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Zamil, 77, Saudi Arabian oil executive, Chairman of Saudi International Petrochemical Company (since 2004).[102]
- Ginger Baker, 80, English Hall of Fame drummer (Cream, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Air Force), subject of Beware of Mr. Baker.[103]
- Paul Bircher, 90, British rower, Olympic silver medallist (1948).[104]
- Yevgeny Bushmin, 61, Russian politician.[105]
- Ciaran Carson, 70, Northern Irish poet, lung cancer.[106]
- Vlasta Chramostová, 92, Czech actress (The Trap, The Cassandra Cat, The Cremator).[107]
- Seán Clohessy, 87, Irish hurler (Tullaroan, Kilkenny).[108]
- Ezequiel Esperón, 23, Argentine footballer (Grêmio, Atlante), fall.[109]
- Joseph Gourmelon, 81, French politician, Deputy (1981–1993).[110]
- Stuart Heydinger, 92, British photojournalist.[111]
- Masaichi Kaneda, 86, Japanese Hall of Fame baseball player (Kokutetsu Swallows, Yomiuri Giants) and manager (Lotte Orions), sepsis.[112]
- Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, 95, Tibetan Karma Kagyu lama, abbot of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (since 1976).[113]
- Martin Lauer, 82, German athlete, Olympic champion (1960).[114]
- Neale Lavis, 89, Australian equestrian, Olympic champion (1960).[115]
- Eddie Lumsden, 83, Australian rugby league player (St. George Dragons, Manly Sea Eagles, national team).[116]
- John Mbiti, 87, Kenyan-born Swiss scholar.[117]
- Samvel Mnatsyan, 29, Russian ice hockey player (Barys Astana, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Admiral Vladivostok), cancer.[118]
- Bernard Muna, 79, Cameroonian politician, Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (1997–2001), heart disease.[119]
- Karen Pendleton, 73, American actress (The Mickey Mouse Club), heart attack.[120]
- David Petel, 98, Iraqi-born Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1959–1969).[121]
- Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt, 91, American judge.[122]
- S. A. Stepanek, 59, American poet.[123]
- Stephen Swid, 78, American performance rights executive (SESAC), complications from frontotemporal degeneration.[124]
- Rip Taylor, 88, American actor (The $1.98 Beauty Show, Chatterbox, Down to Earth) and comedian.[125]
7
- Ovide Alakannuark, 80, Canadian politician, MLA (1999–2004).[126]
- Harvey Benge, 75, New Zealand photographer.[127]
- Herman Berendsen, 85, Dutch chemist.[128]
- Beppe Bigazzi, 86, Italian journalist and restaurateur.[129]
- Chen Zhongyi, 96, Chinese civil engineering professor and politician, Vice Chairman of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League.[130]
- Warren William Eginton, 95, American judge (District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1979–1992).[131]
- Abrar Fahad, 21, Bangladeshi student, murdered by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists.[132]
- Barry Jackson, 82, English rugby union player (Broughton Park, Lancashire, national team).[133]
- Ed Kalafat, 87, American basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers).[134]
- Krishnamoorthy, 55, Indian Tamil actor, heart attack.[135]
- Janusz Kondratiuk, 76, Kazakh-born Polish film director.[136]
- Jari Laukkanen, 57, Finnish Olympic cross-country skier (1988).[137]
- Tony Mulhearn, 80, British political campaigner, lung disease.[138]
- Ulick O'Connor, 90, Irish writer.[139]
- Stephen Okumu, 61, Kenyan Olympic boxer (1984).[140]
- Pepe Oneto, 77, Spanish journalist (Cambio 16) and writer.[141]
- Eugène Saccomano, 83, French journalist.[142]
- Wilson Sutherland, 84, British mathematician.[143]
- Ella Vogelaar, 69, Dutch politician and trade union leader, Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration (2007–2008), suicide.[144]
- Makoto Wada, 83, Japanese illustrator, essayist and film director (Mahjong hōrōki, Kaitō Ruby), pneumonia.[145]
8
- Eduard Admetlla i Lázaro, 95, Spanish scuba diver, designer and photographer.[146]
- Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, 95, Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Belo Horizonte (1986–2004), complications from pneumonia.[147]
- John Bennett, 77, Australian politician, Attorney-General of Tasmania (1986–1989).[148]
- Litia Cakobau, 78, Fijian politician and tribal chief.[149]
- Carlos Celdran, 46, Filipino cultural activist and performance artist, cardiac arrest.[150]
- Ed Cray, 86, American journalist and biographer.[151]
- Francis S. Currey, 94, American technical sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient.[152]
- Molly Duncan, 74, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band), cancer.[153]
- Georgette Elgey, 90, French journalist and historian.[154]
- Eberhard Ferstl, 86, German Olympic bronze medallist field hockey player (1956).[155]
- Ted Green, 79, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, Winnipeg Jets) and coach (Edmonton Oilers).[156]
- Chip Healy, 72, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals).[157]
- Roland Janson, 80, Swedish actor (Sällskapsresan, Rederiet).[158]
- Ryan Nicholson, 47, Canadian film director (Gutterballs) and visual effects artist (The Predator, Blade: Trinity), brain cancer.[159]
- Helen Shingler, 100, British actress (Quiet Weekend, The Lady with a Lamp, Room in the House).[160]
- Harcharan Singh, 81, Indian cricketer (Services, Southern Punjab).[161]
- Helen Stother, 64, English cricketer (England).[162]
- Sammy Taylor, 86, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, New York Mets).[163]
- Michael Uhlmann, 79, American political scientist.[164]
- Louis Waller, 84, Australian legal scholar.[165]
- Split Waterman, 96, English speedway rider.[166]
- Reg Watson, 93, Australian television producer (Prisoner, Neighbours, Sons and Daughters) and screenwriter.[167]
- Quade Winter, 68, American composer and opera singer.[168]
- Saadi Younis, 69, Iraqi footballer (national team), heart attack.[169]
- Talaat Zakaria, 59, Egyptian actor and comedian (Call Mama, Sayed the Romantic), inflammation of the brain.[170]
9
- Richard Askey, 86, American mathematician, discoverer of Askey–Wilson polynomials, Askey scheme and Askey–Gasper inequality.[171]
- Dorothea Buck, 102, German author.[172]
- Éamonn Burns, 56, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (Down).[173]
- John W. Corso, 89, American production designer (Coal Miner's Daughter, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off).[174]
- Robert W. Estill, 92, American Episcopal prelate, Bishop of North Carolina (1983–1994).[175]
- Reino Fagerlund, 65, Finnish Olympic judoka (1980).[176]
- Thomas Flanagan, 88, Irish-born American Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (1998–2005).[177]
- Jill Freedman, 79, American photographer, cancer.[178]
- Lorand Gaspar, 94, Hungarian-born French poet.[179]
- Andrés Gimeno, 82, Spanish tennis player, French Open winner (1972).[180]
- Robert Guestier Goelet, 96, French-born American banker (Chemical Bank) and philanthropist.[181]
- Anne Hart, 84, Canadian author.[182]
- Samuel Hynes, 95, American author, heart failure.[183]
- James O. Mason, 89, American physician, public health administrator and Acting Surgeon General of the United States (1989–1990).[184]
- Ion Moraru, 90, Moldovan writer and political activist (Sabia Dreptății).[185]
- Filippo Penati, 66, Italian politician, President of the Province of Milano (2004–2009), Mayor of Sesto San Giovanni (1994–2001).[186]
- Murray Rosenblatt, 93, American statistician and academic.[187]
- John Baptist Sequeira, 89, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Chikmagalur (1987–2006).[188]
- Satnarine Sharma, 76, Trinidadian judge, Chief Justice (2002–2008).[189]
- Erling Steineide, 81, Norwegian Olympic cross country skier (1964).[190]
- Jan Szyszko, 75, Polish politician, academic and forester, Minister of Environment (1997–1999; 2005–2007; 2015–2018).[191]
- David Weisman, 77, American film producer (Kiss of the Spider Woman) and author.[192]
- John Williams, 79, Australian football player (Carlton).[193]
- Yang Enze, 99, Chinese telecommunications engineer and academic, cerebral hemorrhage.[194]
- Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof, 94, Polish-born French civil engineer and Esperantist.[195]
10
- Moji Akinfenwa, 89, Nigerian politician, senator (1999–2003).[196]
- Pierre Albrecht, 88, Swiss Olympic basketball player (1952).[197]
- Sir Desmond Cassidi, 94, British admiral, Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command (1983–1984).[198]
- Ugo Colombo, 79, Italian racing cyclist.[199]
- Marie Darby, 79, New Zealand marine biologist.[200]
- Md. Golam Mostofa, 70, Bangladeshi freedom fighter.[201]
- William J. Hamilton, 86, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1972–1978) and Senate (1978–1982).[202]
- Dominic Jala, 68, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Shillong (since 1999), traffic collision.[203]
- Richard Jeranian, 98, Armenian-born French painter and draftsman.[204]
- Tarek Kamel, 57, Egyptian politician and computer engineer, cancer.[205]
- Juliette Kaplan, 80, British actress (Last of the Summer Wine, Coronation Street), cancer.[206]
- John Kirkham, 84, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Sherborne (1976–2001) and Bishop to the Forces (1992–2001).[207]
- Enrique Moreno, 63, Mexican-born American lawyer, complications from cancer.[208]
- Trinidad Morgades Besari, 88, Equatorial Guinean writer.[209]
- Marie-José Nat, 79, French actress (A Woman in White, Violins at the Ball, La Vérité), cancer.[210]
- Paul Polak, 86, American psychiatrist and entrepreneur, heart failure.[211]
- Gordon Robertson, 93, Canadian ice hockey player, Olympic champion (1952).[212]
- Miklós Szabó, 81, Hungarian sports shooter (1960).[213]
- Stuart Taylor, 72, English footballer (Bristol Rovers).[214]
- Joseph E. Tregoning, 78, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1967–1990).[215]
- Tsai Ying-wen, 67, Taiwanese political scientist, gastroesophageal reflux disease.[216]
11
- Sam Bobrick, 87, American television writer (Saved by the Bell, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour), stroke.[217]
- Mac Christensen, 85, American clothier, president of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (2000–2012).[218]
- Russell Doolittle, 88, American biochemist, complications from metastatic melanoma.[219]
- Woodie Flowers, 76, American mechanical engineering professor (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).[220]
- Robert Forster, 78, American actor (Jackie Brown, The Black Hole, Medium Cool), brain cancer.[221]
- John Giorno, 82, American poet and performance artist, subject of Sleep, heart attack.[222]
- Kadri Gopalnath, 69, Indian saxophonist, cardiac arrest.[223]
- Joseph Helszajn, 85, Belgian-born British electrical engineer.[224]
- Aubrey Kuruppu, 74, Sri Lankan cricketer.[225]
- Alexei Leonov, 85, Russian cosmonaut (Voskhod 2), first person to walk in space.[226]
- Ram Mohan, 88, Indian animator (The Chess Player, Kaamchor, Meena).[227]
- Michael Mott, 88, British-born American poet, novelist and biographer.[228]
- Ali Nakhjavani, 100, Azerbaijani-born Iranian Baháʼí Faith leader.[229]
- Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao, 71, Indian film historian (Silent Cinema (1895-1930)) and critic.[230]
- Oriano Ripoli, 95, Italian politician, Mayor of Pisa (1985–1986).[231]
- Heather Robson, 91, New Zealand badminton and tennis player.[232]
- Ettore Spalletti, 79, Italian artist, heart attack.[233]
- James Hart Stern, 55, American civil rights activist, cancer.[234]
- Richard Tracey, 71, Australian judge and military officer, Judge Advocate General (2007–2014), cancer.[235]
- Gillian Trumper, 83, English-born Canadian politician and coroner, complications from renal failure.[236]
- Gundeboina Rammurthy Yadav, 71, Indian politician, MLA (1994–1999).[237]
12
- Mel Aull, 90, Canadian football player.[238]
- Kate Braverman, 70, American author, cardiac arrest.[239]
- Joyce Cansfield, 90, British crossword compiler.[240]
- E. A. Carmean, 74, American art curator and historian, cancer.[241]
- Carlo Croccolo, 92, Italian actor, voice actor, director and screenwriter. (47 morto che parla, After the Fox, Three Men and a Leg)[242]
- Sara Danius, 57, Swedish literary critic and philosopher, member (2013–2019) and Permanent Secretary (2015–2018) of the Swedish Academy, breast cancer.[243]
- Ding Shisun, 92, Chinese mathematician and politician, President of Peking University (1984–1989), Chairman of the China Democratic League (1996–2005).[244]
- Nanni Galli, 79, Italian racing driver.[245]
- María Luisa García, 100, Spanish chef and cookbook author, proponent of Asturian cuisine.[246]
- Bob Goin, 81, American college sports administrator, athletics director (Florida State University, University of Cincinnati).[247]
- Dallas Harms, 84, Canadian country musician.[248]
- Jackie Hernández, 79, Cuban baseball player (Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates), World Series champion (1971), cancer.[249]
- James Hughes-Hallett, 70, British business executive (Swire Group).[250]
- Hevrin Khalaf, 34, Syrian politician and activist, Secretary General of the Kurdish Future Movement in Syria, shot.[251]
- Milcho Leviev, 81, Bulgarian jazz pianist.[252]
- Emilio Nicolas Sr., 88, Mexican-born American television station owner (KWEX).[253]
- Alison Prince, 88, British children's writer.[254]
- Norman Schofield, 75, Scottish-American political scientist.[255]
- Yoshihisa Yoshikawa, 83, Japanese sport shooter, Olympic bronze medallist (1960, 1964), heart failure.[256]
13
- John Algeo, 89, American linguist.[257]
- William T. Allen, 75, American law academic.[258]
- Hideo Azuma, 69, Japanese manga artist, esophageal cancer.[259]
- Scotty Bowers, 96, American author (Full Service) and pimp.[260]
- Bobby Del Greco, 86, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Athletics).[261]
- Duan Qingbo, 55, Chinese archaeologist (Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor), Dean of the School of Cultural Heritage of Northwest University (since 2017), kidney cancer.[262]
- Raymond Fairchild, 80, American banjo player, heart attack.[263]
- Helen Fix, 97, American politician.[264]
- Jay Frank, 47, American music executive, founder of DigSin, cancer.[265]
- Richard Huckle, 33, British convicted sex offender, strangled and stabbed.[266]
- Charles Jencks, 80, American architect, cultural theorist (Post-modernism) and philanthropist, co-founder of Maggie's Centres.[267]
- Mikheil Kobakhidze, 80, Georgian film director, screenwriter and composer.[268]
- Sophia Kokosalaki, 47, Greek fashion designer, cancer.[269]
- Ulrich Luz, 81, Swiss theologian.[270]
- Vasim Mammadaliyev, 77, Azerbaijani theologian.[271]
- Elias James Manning, 81, American-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Valença (1990–2014).[272]
- Goran Marković, 33, Serbian-born Montenegrin footballer (Željezničar Sarajevo, Čukarički, Zrinjski Mostar), fall.[273]
- Adolfo Mexiac, 92, Mexican graphic artist.[274]
- Włodzimierz Mucha, 63, Polish architect.[275]
- Sucheta Nadkarni, 52, Indian management studies academic.[276]
- Kanako Naito, 38, Japanese volleyball player.[277]
- Theo Verbey, 60, Dutch composer.[278]
14
- Harold Bloom, 89, American literary critic and writer (The Anxiety of Influence, The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages).[279]
- Bohdan Butenko, 88, Polish cartoonist.[280]
- Steve Cash, 73, American singer-songwriter, author and harmonica player (The Ozark Mountain Daredevils).[281]
- Emmett Chappelle, 93, American scientist (NASA) and World War II veteran (Buffalo Soldier), kidney failure.[282]
- Charles Dausabea, 59, Solomon Islands politician, MP (1990–1993, 1997–2001, 2006–2008).[283]
- Karen Lynn Davidson, 76, American Latter-day Saint hymn writer, pancreatic cancer.[284]
- Buckwheat Donahue, 68, American sportsman and tourism promoter.[285]
- Deborah Duchon, 70, American anthropologist, complications from glioblastoma.[286]
- Francisco Figueredo, 59, Paraguayan Olympic athlete (1984).[287]
- Louis Frey Jr., 85, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1969–1979).[288]
- Anke Fuchs, 82, German lawyer and politician, Federal Minister of Health (1982) and Vice President of the Bundestag (1998–2002).[289]
- Danny Grant, 73, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings), Calder Memorial Trophy winner (1968).[290]
- Rosemary Harris, 96, British author (The Moon in the Cloud).[291]
- Igor Kaleshin, 67, Russian football player (Akhmat Grozny, Druzhba Maykop, Kuban Krasnodar) and manager (Kuban Krasnodar).[292]
- Barun Mazumder, 77, Indian journalist and writer.[293]
- Lorne Main, 89, Canadian tennis player.[294]
- Baby Saroja, 88, Indian actress (Balayogini, Thyaga Bhoomi, Kamadhenu).[295]
- Renato Scrollavezza, 92, Italian luthier.[296]
- Cooper Snyder, 91, American politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1979–1996).[297]
- Jeffrey Spalding, 67, Canadian artist, stroke.[298]
- Karola Stotz, 56, German philosopher.[299]
- Sulli, 25, South Korean singer (f(x)), songwriter and actress, suicide by hanging.[300]
- Michael C. Thomas, 71, American entomologist.[301]
- Gunnar Torvund, 71, Norwegian sculptor.[302]
- John Wilson Nattubu Tsekooko, 76, Ugandan lawyer and judge.[303]
- Patrick Ward, 69, Australian actor (The Unisexers, The Chain Reaction, My Two Wives).[304]
- Bob Will, 94, American Olympic rower (1948).[305]
- Yvonne S. Wilson, 90, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1999–2005) and Senate (2005–2010).[306]
15
- Tamara Buciuceanu, 90, Romanian actress (Silent Wedding, Everybody in Our Family), heart disease.[307]
- Cacho Castaña, 77, Argentine singer and actor (Los Hijos de López, Merry Christmas), lung disease.[308]
- John Cavanagh, 98, British neurobiologist.[309]
- Andrew Cowan, 82, Scottish rally driver and team owner (Ralliart).[310]
- Hossein Dehlavi, 92, Iranian composer (Mana and Mani).[311]
- Robert Louis Dressler, 92, American botanist.[312]
- Stefan Edlis, 94, Austrian-born American art collector and philanthropist.[313]
- Mary Stuart Gile, 83, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1996–2019).[314]
- Jiang Haokang, 84, Chinese aerospace engineer.[315]
- R. Bruce Hoadley, 96, American materials scientist.[316]
- Igo Kantor, 89, American film producer (Kingdom of the Spiders, Mutant, Act of Piracy) and post-production executive.[317]
- Michael D. Reynolds, 65, American astronomer and educator.[318]
- Song Soon-chun, 85, South Korean boxer, Olympic silver medallist (1956).[319]
16
- Bonnie Averbach, 85-86, American mathematician.[320]
- Ed Beck, 83, American basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats).[321]
- Utpal Bhayani, 66, Indian playwright and critic.[322]
- Paolo Bonaiuti, 79, Italian politician and journalist, MP (1996–2018).[323]
- Bin Cheng, 98, Chinese-born British legal scholar, Dean of the UCL Faculty of Laws (1971–1973).[324]
- John Clarke, 88, American actor (Days of Our Lives), complications from pneumonia.[325]
- David E. Carlson, 77, American physicist.[326]
- Patrick Day, 27, American professional boxer, brain injuries sustained in bout.[327]
- Bernard Fisher, 101, American surgeon, pioneer in breast cancer treatment.[328]
- Yehezkel Flomin, 84, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1974–1981).[329]
- Arline Friscia, 84, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1996–2004).[330]
- Han Aiping, 57, Chinese Hall of Fame badminton player, lung cancer.
- Morton Mandel, 98, American industrial parts executive and philanthropist.[331]
- Volodymyr Mulyava, 82, Ukrainian politician, MP (1994–1998).[332]
- Ángel Pérez García, 62, Spanish football player (Real Madrid, Elche) and manager (Sangonera), cancer.[333]
- Harold Scheub, 88, American professor and folklorist of African cultures.[334]
- Andrey Smirnov, 62, Russian swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist (1976).[335]
- John Tate, 94, American mathematician (Tate's thesis, Tate conjecture, Tate cohomology group), Abel Prize winner (2010).[336]
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- Alicia Alonso, 98, Cuban prima ballerina, founder of the National Ballet.[337]
- William Andre, 88, American Olympic fencer and pentathlete.[338]
- Michael F. Armstrong, 86, American lawyer.[339]
- Hildegard Bachert, 98, German-born American art dealer (Galerie St. Etienne) and gallery director.[340]
- Michael Bowen, 89, British Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Southwark (1977–2003).[341]
- Zev Braun, 91, American film and television producer (Tour of Duty).[342]
- Elijah Cummings, 68, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 1996) and Maryland House of Delegates (1983–1996).[343]
- Alan Diamonstein, 88, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1968–2002).[344]
- Rom Harré, 91, New Zealand-born British philosopher and psychologist.[345]
- Procter Ralph Hug Jr., 88, American federal judge.[346]
- Bob Kingsley, 80, American Hall of Fame radio host (American Country Countdown, Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40), bladder cancer.[347]
- Márta Kurtág, 92, Hungarian pianist.[348]
- Bill Macy, 97, American actor (Maude, The Producers, The Jerk).[349]
- Göran Malmqvist, 95, Swedish linguist, sinologist and literary historian, member of the Swedish Academy.[350]
- Victor Mohica, 86, American actor (Blood In Blood Out).[351]
- Edmundo Rada, Venezuelan politician, shot.[352]
- Ray Santos, 90, American saxophonist and composer.[353]
- Wendy Williams, 84, British actress (Crossroads, Doctor Who).[354]
18
- Luiz Olavo Baptista, 81, Brazilian jurist.[355]
- Sir John Boyd, 83, British diplomat, Ambassador to Japan (1992–1996).[356]
- Thelma Childress, 93, American baseball player (Grand Rapids Chicks).[357]
- Ed Clark, 93, American painter.[358]
- Nicolás Díaz, 90, Chilean politician and cardiologist, senator (1990–1998) and Mayor of Rancagua (1963–1964, 1967–1968).[359]
- James A. Donaldson, 78, American mathematician, heart disease.[360]
- Michael Flaksman, 73, American cellist.[361]
- Volker Hinz, 72, German photographer.[362]
- Mark Hurd, 62, American technology executive, CEO of Hewlett-Packard (2005–2010) and Oracle Corporation (since 2014).[363]
- Ahad Israfil, 47, American gunshot survivor.[364]
- Rui Jordão, 67, Angolan-born Portuguese footballer (Benfica, Sporting CP, national team), heart disease.[365]
- Kalidas Karmakar, 73, Bangladeshi painter and printmaker.[366]
- William Milliken, 97, American politician, Governor of Michigan (1969–1983).[367]
- Lou Palmer, 84, American sportscaster (SportsCenter, WFAN), lung cancer.[368]
- Mike Reilly, 77, American football player (Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings).[369]
- Mikhail Semyonov, 80, Russian politician.[370]
- Meir Shamgar, 94, Israeli lawyer and politician, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1983–1995).[371]
- Victor Sheymov, 73, Russian cybersecurity innovator and KGB officer.[372]
- Kamlesh Tiwari, 45, Indian politician, shot.[373]
- Bruce Walton, 68, American football player (Dallas Cowboys).[374]
- Zhao Yannian, 90, Chinese politician, Vice Minister of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (1986–2003).[375]
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- Adma d'Heurle, 95, Lebanese-born American psychologist.[376]
- Robert Chef d'Hôtel, 97, French Olympic sprinter.[377]
- Erhard Eppler, 92, German politician, Minister for Economic Development (1968–1974).[378]
- Margaret Gillett, 89, Australian-Canadian academic.[379]
- Salvador Giner, 85, Spanish sociologist, President of the Institute of Catalan Studies (2005–2013).[380]
- E. Bruce Heilman, 93, American educator and veterans advocate, President of the University of Richmond (1971–1986, 1987–1988).[381]
- Youssef Hourany, 88, Lebanese archaeologist and historian.[382]
- Jakir Khan, 56, Bangladeshi film director, cancer.[383]
- Ishmael Levenston, 79, Saban politician, member of the Island Council (1975–1979, 1983–1987) and founder of the Saba Labour Party.[384]
- Joseph Lombardo, 90, American mobster, consigliere of the Chicago Outfit.[385]
- Theodor Wonja Michael, 94, German Africanist and journalist.[386]
- Mikhail Motsak, 69, Russian naval officer.[387]
- Deborah Orr, 57, Scottish journalist (The Guardian, The Independent), breast cancer.[388]
- Carlos Suárez, 73, Spanish cinematographer (Unmarried Mothers, Rowing with the Wind), Goya Award winner (1988).[389]
- Alexander Volkov, 52, Russian tennis player.[390]
20
- Herbert Chappell, 85, British conductor, composer and film-maker.[391]
- Eric Cooper, 52, American baseball umpire, blood clot.[392]
- Thomas D'Alesandro III, 90, American politician, Mayor of Baltimore (1967–1971), complications from a stroke.[393]
- Arnold Gosewich, 85, Canadian literary agent, book publishing consultant and record industry executive.[394]
- Sir Peter Graham, 85, British lawyer and parliamentary draftsman, First Parliamentary Counsel (1991–1994).[395]
- Joseph Houssa, 89, Belgian politician, senator (1988–1995) and Mayor of Spa (1983–2018).[396]
- Huang Yong Ping, 65, Chinese-born French avant-garde installation artist and sculptor.[397]
- Rufus E. Jones, 79, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1981–1996).[398]
- Asbjørn Liland, 83, Norwegian politician.[399]
- Norman Myers, 85, British environmentalist, dementia.[400]
- Aquilino Pimentel Jr., 85, Filipino politician, President of the Senate (2000–2001) and senator (1987–1992, 1998–2010), lymphoma and pneumonia.[401]
- Robert I. Price, 98, American vice admiral (US Coast Guard).[402]
- Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez, 85, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (1998–2010).[403]
- Martin Tenni, 85, Australian politician, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (1974–1989).[404]
- Nick Tosches, 69, American journalist, music critic and writer (Country, The Devil and Sonny Liston, The Last Opium Den).[405]
- Dottie Wham, 94, American politician, member of the Colorado General Assembly (1984–2000).[406]
- Mellony Wijesinghe, 17, Sri Lankan netball player, leukemia.[407]
21
- Gilberto Aceves Navarro, 88, Mexican sculptor and painter.[408]
- Willie Brown, 78, American Hall of Fame football player (Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders) and coach.[409]
- Michael Detlefsen, 71, American philosopher.[410]
- John M. Downs, 82, American courtroom sketch artist, lymphoma.[411]
- Josip Elic, 98, American actor (The Twilight Zone, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Black Rain), complications from a fall.[412]
- Bengt Feldreich, 94, Swedish journalist and television host (From All of Us to All of You), pneumonia.[413]
- Jerry Fogel, 83, American actor (The Mothers-in-Law, The White Shadow).[414]
- Gerald Freihofner, 73, Austrian journalist.[415]
- Mike Hebert, 75, American volleyball coach (Minnesota Golden Gophers).[416]
- Gillian Jagger, 88, British sculptor and painter.[417]
- Nissim Karelitz, 93, Israeli rabbi, heart disease.[418]
- Garry Koehler, 64, Australian country musician and songwriter, cancer.[419]
- Taras Kutovy, 43, Ukrainian politician, MP (2012–2014) and Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food (2016–2018), helicopter crash.[420]
- Kent Larsson, 67, Swedish Olympic rower (1980).[421]
- Lho Shin-yong, 89, South Korean politician, Prime Minister (1985–1987) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1980–1982).[422]
- Ingo Maurer, 87, German industrial designer.[423]
- Aila Meriluoto, 95, Finnish poet, writer and translator.[424]
- Brian Noble, 83, British Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Shrewsbury (1995–2010).[425]
- Reginald Tate, 65, American politician, member of the Tennessee Senate (2006–2018).[426]
- Florence Signaigo Wagner, 100, American botanist.[427]
- Camille Zaidan, 75, Lebanese Maronite hierarch, Archbishop of Antelias (since 2012).[428]
22
- Christos Archontidis, 81, Greek football manager (Korinthos, PAOK, national team).[429]
- George Brancato, 88, American football player and coach (Ottawa Rough Riders).[430]
- Manfred Bruns, 85, German attorney and LGBT rights activist.[431]
- Al Burton, 91, American television composer (The Facts of Life, Diff'rent Strokes, Charles in Charge).[432]
- Ed Cherney, 69, American recording engineer, record producer and Grammy winner (1994, 2003, 2016, 2018), cancer.[433]
- Chris, 9, Australian sheep, world record holder for heaviest fleece.[434]
- Vicki Funk, 71, American botanist.[435]
- Greetje Galliard, Dutch Olympic swimmer.[436]
- Til Gardeniers-Berendsen, 94, Dutch politician, Minister of Social Work (1977–1981) and of Health (1981–1982), member of the Council of State (1983–1995).[437]
- Don Gruber, 89, American politician.[438]
- Guo Dehong, 77, Chinese historian.[439]
- Ole Henrik Laub, 81, Danish novelist, stomach cancer.[440]
- Raymond Leppard, 92, British conductor, director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (1987–2001).[441]
- Mike McClennan, 75, New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland, national team) and coach (St Helens).[442] (body found on this date)
- Dorylas Moreau, 72, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda (2001–2019).[443]
- Sadako Ogata, 92, Japanese academic and diplomat, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1990–2000).[444]
- Lelio Orci, 82, Italian endocrinologist.[445]
- Bachirou Osséni, 33, Beninese footballer (Vitória, Diegem Sport, national team).[446]
- Rolando Panerai, 95, Italian baritone singer.[447]
- Miguel Saiz, 70, Argentine politician, Governor of Río Negro (2003–2011).[448]
- Marieke Vervoort, 40, Belgian wheelchair racer, Paralympic champion (2012), assisted suicide.[449]
- Hans Zender, 82, German conductor and composer (Stephen Climax).[450]
- Zeng Rongsheng, 95, Chinese geophysicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[451]
- Therese Zenz, 87, German sprint canoer, Olympic silver medallist (1956, 1960).[452]
- Jo Ann Zimmerman, 82, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Iowa (1987–1991).[453]
23
- Duncan Forbes, 78, Scottish footballer (Colchester United, Norwich City), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[454]
- Vicki Gregory, 51, British microbiologist, cancer.[455]
- J. Rogers Hollingsworth, 87, American historian and sociologist.[456]
- Ji Xiaocheng, 95, Chinese pediatrician, introduced perinatal medicine to China.[457]
- Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, 56, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Prelate of Cafayate (since 2014).[458]
- Santos Juliá, 79, Spanish historian and sociologist (National University of Distance Education).[459]
- James W. Montgomery, 98, American Episcopalian prelate, Bishop of Chicago (1971–1987).[460]
- David O. Morgan, 74, British historian.[461]
- Bernie Parrish, 83, American football player (Cleveland Browns).[462]
- George Proud, 80, Canadian politician, MP (1988–2000).[463]
- Kingsley Rock, 81, Montserratian cricketer (national team).[464]
- Fides Romanin, 84, Italian Olympic cross country skier (1952, 1956).[465]
- Hansheinz Schneeberger, 93, Swiss violinist.[466]
- Tom Stevens, 63, American politician, founder of the Objectivist Party.[467]
- Francis A. Sullivan, 97, American theologian.[468]
- Francis Tresham, 83, British game designer.[469]
- Martin Vosseler, 71, Swiss renewable energy advocate, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, traffic collision.[470]
- Xiao Han, 92, Chinese politician and coal executive, Minister of Coal Industry (1977–1980), Chairman of China Huaneng Group and Shenhua Group (1995–1998).[471]
- Xie Gaohua, 87, Chinese politician, Party Secretary of Yiwu (1982–1984), founded the Yiwu Market.[472]
- Alfred Znamierowski, 79, Polish vexillologist.[473]
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- John W. Barker, 86, American historian.[474]
- Michael Blumlein, 71, American writer and physician.[475]
- Cookie Brinkman, 70, American football player (Cleveland Browns).[476]
- Janusz Brzozowski, 84, Polish-born Canadian computer scientist.[477]
- Bucky Curtis, 90, American football player (Toronto Argonauts, Cleveland Browns).[478]
- Tomas Dy-Liacco, 98, Filipino-American electrical engineer.[479]
- Walter Franco, 74, Brazilian singer and composer, stroke.[480]
- Leroy Johnson, 91, American politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (1963–1975).[481]
- Patricia de Souza, 55, Peruvian writer.[482]
- Norm Stoneburgh, 84, Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts).[483]
- George Tarasovic, 89, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos).[484]
- Ruth van Heyningen, 101, British biochemist.[485]
- Kaoru Yachigusa, 88, Japanese actress (Samurai Trilogy, Hachiko Monogatari, Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple), pancreatic cancer.[486]
25
- Earl Balmer, 83, American racecar driver.[487]
- John Allan Boyd, 89, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, Queen's Park, national team).[488]
- Renzo Burini, 92, Italian footballer (Lazio, Milan, national team).[489]
- Chou Wen-chung, 96, Chinese-born American composer.[490]
- T. Loren Christianson, 93, American politician.[491]
- Gerry Dalton, 84, Irish sculptor.[492] (death announced on this date)
- Murray Feshbach, 90, American economist.[493]
- Salvador Freixedo, 96, Spanish ufologist and priest.[494]
- Peter H. Hassrick, 78, American artist and author, cancer.[495]
- Hu Dujing, 106, Chinese plant physiologist, agronomist and educator.[496]
- William Loren Katz, 92, American historian and author.[497]
- Ghulam Mohammad Lot, 90, Pakistani politician, MPA (1993–1996), cardiac arrest.[498]
- Rafael Ninyoles i Monllor, 76, Spanish Catalan sociolinguist.[499]
- Dilip Parikh, 82, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Gujarat (1997–1998).[500]
- Mário Sabino, 47, Brazilian Olympic judoka (2000, 2004), shot.[501]
- Humayun Kabir Sadhu, 37, Bangladeshi television director, screenwriter and actor, stroke.[502]
- Vittorio Seghezzi, 95, Italian racing cyclist.[503]
- Kafil Uddin Sonar, 75, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1988–1990).[504]
- Carlo Strenger, 61, Swiss-Israeli psychologist and philosopher.[505]
- Joe Sun, 76, American country singer ("Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You").[506]
- Don Valentine, 87, American venture capitalist (Sequoia Capital).[507]
- Janko Vučinić, 53, Montenegrin boxer and politician, MP (since 2012) and President of the Workers' Party (since 2015).[508]
- Rudolf G. Wagner, 77, German sinologist.[509]
- Janet Yee, 85, Singaporean social worker.[510]
26
- Paul André Albert, 93, American metallurgist.[511]
- Paul Barrere, 71, American rock singer and guitarist (Little Feat), liver cancer.[512]
- Enriqueta Basilio, 71, Mexican Olympic sprinter and hurdler (1968).[513]
- Clinton Bernard, 89, Trinidadian judge, Chief Justice (1985–1995).[514]
- Raymond Ward Bissell, 83, American art historian.[515]
- Daniel W. Dobberpuhl, 74, American electrical engineer.[516]
- Jack Dunnett, 97, British politician and football administrator, MP for Nottingham Central (1964–1974) and Nottingham East (1974–1983).[517]
- Robert Evans, 89, American film producer (Chinatown, Marathon Man) and studio executive (Paramount Pictures).[518]
- Gao Di, 91, Chinese politician, Communist Party Secretary of Jilin.[519]
- Edward J. Green, 71, American economist.[520]
- Thangeswary Kathiraman, 67, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2004–2010).[521]
- Mārtiņš Ķibilds, 45, Latvian journalist and television host (Gribi būt miljonārs?).[522]
- Chuck Meriwether, 63, American baseball umpire, cancer.[523]
- V. Nanammal, 99, Indian yoga teacher, complications from a fall.[524]
- Pan Handian, 98, Chinese legal scholar and translator (Lifetime Achievement Award in Translation).[525]
- Gregory E. Pyle, 70, American politician, Chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (1997–2014).[526]
- Pascale Roberts, 89, French actress (The Women Couldn't Care Less, The Sleeping Car Murders, Plus belle la vie).[527]
- Thaddeus Seymour, 91, American academic.[528]
- John Stauffer, 94, American politician.[529]
- John D. Turner, 81, American historian.[530]
- Hiromi Yoshida, 70, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (since 2001), brain cancer.[531]
27
- Walter Aussendorfer, 80, Italian Olympic luger.[532]
- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, 48, Iraqi insurgent and cleric, Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq (2010–2013) and Leader of ISIL (since 2013), suicide by explosive vest.[533]
- Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir, Saudi spokesman of ISIL (since 2016), airstrike.[534]
- Roger Ballenger, 69, American politician, member of the Oklahoma Senate (2006–2014), melanoma.[535]
- Vladimir Bukovsky, 76, Russian-born British human rights activist and political dissident, heart attack.[536]
- Tim Chambers, 54, American college baseball coach (UNLV Rebels).[537]
- Stephen P. Cohen, 83, American political scientist and security expert.[538]
- John Conyers, 90, American politician, Dean (2015–2017) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1965–2017).[539]
- Kelly C. Crabb, 72, American sports and entertainment lawyer.[540]
- John Crncich, 94, Canadian football player.[541]
- Cécile Goldet, 105, French physician and politician, senator (1979–1984).[542]
- Humayun Kabir, 67, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, deputy minister, MP (1986–1990), heart attack.[543]
- Guido Lauri, 96, Italian dancer and choreographer.[544]
- Johanna Lindsey, 67, American novelist (Fires of Winter, Hearts Aflame), complications of treatment for lung cancer.[545]
- Ivan Milat, 74, Australian serial killer (backpacker murders), oesophageal and stomach cancer.[546]
- Anne Phelan, 71, Australian actress (Bellbird, Prisoner, Winners & Losers).[547]
- Sir Malcolm Ross, 76, British royal courtier, Master of the Household of the Prince of Wales (2006–2008).[548]
- Vladimir Rubin, 95, Russian composer, People’s Artist (1995).[549]
- Kamal Sharma, 49, Indian politician, heart attack.[550]
- Mary Spiller, 95, British horticulturist and teacher.[551]
- Hans-Peter Uhl, 75, German politician, MP (1998–2017).[552]
- Xi Enting, 73, Chinese table tennis player, world champion (1973), thoracic aortic rupture.[553]
28
- Safaa Al Sarai, 26, Iraqi human rights activist.[554]
- Annick Alane, 94, French actress (Hibernatus, Pour la peau d'un flic, Three Men and a Cradle).[555]
- Al Bianchi, 87, American basketball player (Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers), coach (Seattle SuperSonics) and general manager (New York Knicks).[556]
- Alfred L. Bright, 79, American artist and educator.[557]
- Glen Cavaliero, 92, English poet and literary critic.[558]
- Jean-Gabriel Diarra, 74, Malian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of San (since 1987).[559]
- Ron Dunlap, 72, American basketball player (Maccabi Tel Aviv).[560]
- Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, 69, Greek-born American chemical engineer, cancer.[561]
- Art Foley, 90, Irish hurler (Wexford).[562]
- Kay Hagan, 66, American politician, U.S. Senator (2009–2015), complications from Powassan virus.[563]
- Piyare Jain, 97, Indian particle physicist.[564]
- Zoltán Jeney, 76, Hungarian composer.[565]
- Dean L. Larsen, 92, American Mormon historian.[566]
- Mao Kao-wen, 83, Taiwanese chemist, politician, and diplomat, Minister of Education (1987–1993).[567]
- Ken McCracken, New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland, national team), prostate cancer.[568]
- Bert Mozley, 96, English footballer (Derby County, national team).[569]
- Toivo Salonen, 86, Finnish speed skater, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).[570]
- Keith Schellenberg, 90, British Olympic bobsledder and luger (1956, 1964).[571]
- John Walker, 82, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (since 2011).[572]
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- Gerald Baliles, 79, American politician, Governor (1986–1990) and Attorney General of Virginia (1982–1985), member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1976–1982), renal cell carcinoma.[573]
- David Bostock, 83, British philosopher.[574]
- Cong Weixi, 86, Chinese author.[575]
- Claude Constantino, 80, Senegalese Olympic basketball player (1968).[576]
- Kaye Dening, 74, Australian tennis player.[577]
- Kees Driehuis, 67, Dutch television presenter, cancer.[578]
- Pat Griffin, 75, Irish Gaelic footballer (Kerry).[579]
- Hiroshi Kashiwagi, 96, American poet, playwright and actor.[580]
- Johnny Joyce, 82, Irish football player (Dublin GAA).[581]
- Richard Lennon, 72, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cleveland (2006–2016).[582]
- Mustapha Matura, 79, Trinidadian playwright.[583]
- Epineri Naituku, 56, Fijian rugby union player (national team).[584]
- Ignazio Paleari, 65, Italian racing cyclist.[585]
- Charlie Taaffe, 69, American football coach (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, Army Black Knights), cancer.[586]
- John Witherspoon, 77, American actor (Friday, The Wayans Bros., The Boondocks), heart attack.[587]
30
- Russell Brookes, 74, British rally driver, British Rally champion (1977, 1985).[588]
- Georges Courtès, 94, French astronomer.[589]
- Paul Crosby, 30, American basketball player (Mississippi Valley State, Minas), traffic collision.[590]
- Barbara Sutton Curtis, 89, American jazz pianist.[591]
- Meinrad Ernst, 94, Swiss Olympic wrestler.[592]
- Ron Fairly, 81, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos) and broadcaster (Seattle Mariners).[593]
- Beatrice Faust, 80, Australian author and women's activist.[594]
- Paul Geis, 66, American Olympic long-distance runner (1976).[595]
- Frank Giles, 100, British journalist and historian, editor of The Sunday Times (1981–1983).[596]
- Jim Gregory, 83, Canadian ice hockey coach (Toronto Marlboros) and executive (Toronto Maple Leafs).[597]
- William J. Hughes, 87, American politician and diplomat, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1995), ambassador to Panama (1995–1998).[598]
- Francis Xavier Irwin, 85, American Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (1996–2009).[599]
- Sam Jankovich, 84, American sports administrator.[600]
- Mobolaji Johnson, 83, Nigerian military officer, Governor of Lagos State (1967–1975).[601]
- Bernard Slade, 89, Canadian playwright (Same Time, Next Year) and television writer (The Flying Nun, The Partridge Family), complications from Lewy body dementia.[602]
- Azam Taleghani, 76, Iranian politician and journalist, MP (1980–1984).[603]
- J. Bob Traxler, 88, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1974–1993) and Michigan House of Representatives (1962–1974).[604]
- Ercílio Turco, 81, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Limeira (1989–2002) and Osasco (2002–2014), cancer.[605]
- N. Venkatachala, 89, Indian judge, member of the Supreme Court (1992–1995).[606]
- Paul Whelan, 75, Australian politician, NSW Minister for Police (1995–2001).[607]
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- Ebrahim Abadi, 85, Iranian actor (Mokhtarnameh, On Tiptoes, Grand Cinema).[608]
- Anil Adhikari, 70, Indian politician, MLA (since 2011), cancer.[609]
- Robert I. Berdon, 89, American justice, Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court (1991–1999).[610]
- Denis Bernard, 86, Irish Gaelic footballer.[611]
- Enrico Braggiotti, 96, Monegasque banker, President of the Banca Commerciale Italiana (1988–1990).[612]
- Archie Brennan, 87, Scottish tapestry weaver.[613]
- Tarania Clarke, 20, Jamaican footballer (Waterhouse, national team), stabbed.[614]
- Ann Crumb, 69, American actress (Anna Karenina) and singer, ovarian cancer.[615]
- Gurudas Dasgupta, 82, Indian politician, MP (1985–2000, 2004–2014), lung cancer.[616]
- Noble Frankland, 97, British historian.[617]
- Geetanjali, 72, Indian actress (Seetharama Kalyanam, Murali Krishna, Kalam Marindi), cardiac arrest.[618]
- Florence Giorgetti, 75, French actress (La Grande Bouffe, The Lacemaker, Pepe Carvalho).[619]
- Champak Jain, 52, Indian film producer (Khiladi, Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Josh).[620]
- Tom MacIntyre, 87, Irish writer and poet.[621]
- Raju Mavani, 62, Indian film producer, director, actor and screenplay writer, cancer.[622]
- Roger Morin, 78, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Biloxi (2009–2016).[623]
- Amjad Nasser, 64, Jordanian writer and poet.[624]
- Jack O'Dell, 96, American civil rights activist.[625]
- Silvio Padoin, 89, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Pozzuoli (1993–2005).[626]
- Ren Xuefeng, 54, Chinese politician, Party Secretary of Guangzhou (2014–2018), Deputy Party Secretary of Chongqing (since 2018), fall.[627]
- Giannis Spanos, 85, Greek composer.[628]
- Vito Trause, 94, American soldier and prisoner of war.[629]
- Antoon van der Steen, 83, Dutch racing cyclist.[630]
- Gilbert Albert, joaillier humaniste (in French)
- Diplomaten Anders Ferm Har avlidit (in Swedish)
- Pilapiirtäjä Jouko on kuollut (in Finnish)
- Miguel León-Portilla murió a los 93 años (in Spanish)
- "Esther Nishio, Who Led Japanese-American Post World War II Re-Assimilation When She Attended Pasadena City College in 1944, Dead at 93". Archived from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- Ex-Biathlet Perner gestorben (in German)
- Մահացել է անվանի քանդակագործ Արտո Չաքմաքչյանը (in Armenian)
- L’écrivain Gérald Tougas est décédé (in French)
- Ушел из жизни пятиборец Ханно Сельг (in Russian)
- Elhunyt Markovitsné Balogh Márta világbajnok kézilabdázó (in Hungarian)
- "Freitas do Amaral, a 'father' of Portuguese democracy, dies". Archived from the original on 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- 中国工程院院士、儿科血液学专家胡亚美病逝，享年95岁 (in Chinese)
- Teresa Maryańska (in Polish)
- 我国卫星专家魏锺铨在执行任务期间去世，享年81岁 (in Chinese)
- "In Remembrance of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Peter Beckwith". Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- Enno Röder (in German)
- Morto Alberto Testa, il 'prof' della Danza (in Italian)
- 国家发改委原副主任、国家能源局原局长张国宝逝世 (in Chinese)
- 自动控制专家张嗣瀛院士逝世 (in Chinese)
- "Celebrating Environmentalist Lee Botts". Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- The Joy of Kooky (subscription required)
- 上海疾病预防控制中心终身教授康来仪逝世，享年84岁 (in Chinese)
- पंडित विजय सरदेशमुख यांचे निधन (in Marathi)
- 元巨人の金田正一さんが死去 前人未到400勝投手 (in Japanese)
- Die deutsche Leichtathletik trauert um Martin Lauer Archived 2019-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Умер хоккеист «Сибири» Мнацян (in Russian)
- 北京市政协原副主席、清华大学教授陈仲颐逝世 (in Chinese)
- "Warren Eginton, veteran US judge for Connecticut, dies at 95". Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- "Buet student murdered after 'BCL men grilled' him". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- "Broughton Park Legend Barry Jackson has Passed Away". Archived from the original on 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- Muere el periodista Pepe Oneto a los 77 años (in Spanish)
- Le journaliste Eugène Saccomano est mort (in French)
- 和田誠さん、８３歳で死去 イラストレーター・映画監督 (in Japanese)
- L'historienne Georgette Elgey est morte (in French)
- Roland Janson är död (in Swedish)
- "Helen Shingler". Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- L'acteur Egyptien Talaat Zakaria est mort (in French)
- "Remembering the Right Reverend Robert Whitridge Estill". Archived from the original on 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- Tidligere norsk OL-deltager er død (in Norwegian)
- 天津大学教授杨恩泽逝世，系“我国光纤通信领域元老级专家” (in Chinese)
- Scomparso Ugo Colombo (in Italian)
- মুক্তিযোদ্ধা সার্জেন্ট গোলাম মোস্তফা আর নেই (in Bengali)
- "Gordon "Gordie" Robertson". Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- Elhunyt Szabó Miklós (in Hungarian)
- E' morto l'ex sindaco Oriano Ripoli (in Italian)
- È morto Nanni Galli, imprenditore e pilota (in Italian)
- "Touchstones: Alison Prince". Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- 東京五輪射撃銅メダリストの吉川貴久さん死去 ８３歳 (in Japanese)
- 原秦始皇陵考古队长段清波逝世，曾发现秦陵地宫阻排水渠 (in Chinese)
- გარდაიცვალა რეჟისორი მიხეილ კობახიძე (in Georgian)
- Neutestamentler Ulrich Luz ist tot (in German)
- "Academician Vasim Mammadaliyev passes away". Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- "元女子バレーボール日本代表・内藤香菜子死去 38歳 武富士、NECで活躍". (in Japanese)
- Theo Verbey overleden (in Dutch)
- Exatleta muere en accidente sobre Acceso Sur (in Spanish)
- Умер Игорь Калешин (in Russian)
- "Former State Sen. Cooper Snyder remembered as 'strong advocate for southern Ohio'". Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- Gunnar Torvund (in Norwegian)
- A murit marea actriţă Tamara Buciuceanu Botez (in Romanian)
- Murió "Cacho" Castaña (in Spanish)
- 84岁中国著名航空发动机试验与测量领域专家蒋浩康逝世 (in Chinese)
- "Mike Reynolds". Archived from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- 한국 최초 올림픽 은메달리스트 송순천 교수 별세 (in Korean)
- "Ed Beck, part of Kentucky's 1958 NCAA title team, dies at 83". Archived from the original on 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- עו"ד ורו"ח יחזקאל פלומין ז"ל (in Hebrew)
- Памяти Андрея Владиславовича Смирнова (in Russian)
- Kurtág Márta (in Hungarian)
- Göran Malmqvist har avlidit (in Swedish)
- Victor Sheymov, KGB officer who defected from Soviet Union, dies at 73 (subscription required)
- 国家民委原副主任、党组副书记赵延年逝世，享年90岁 (in Chinese)
- Erhard Eppler ist tot (in German)
- الموت يفجع دومينيك حوراني بأقرب الناس لها (in Arabic)
- চলচ্চিত্র নির্মাতা জাকির খান আর নেই (in Bengali)
- Trauer um Autor und Aktivist Theodor W. Michael Archived 2019-10-23 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Muere el cineasta ovetense Carlos Suárez (in Spanish)
- СПОРТ Умер теннисист Александр Волков (in Russian)
- Liland, Asbjørn (1936-2019) (in Norwegian)
- Fallece Monseñor Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez Archived 2020-08-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Murió el artista Gilberto Aceves Navarro (in Spanish)
- Bengt Feldreich död – blev 94 år gammal (in Swedish)
- Kent Larsson (in Swedish)
- 노신영 전 국무총리 별세 (in Korean)
- Ingo Maurer, il poeta della luce (in Italian)
- Runoilija Aila Meriluoto on kuollut (in Finnish)
- "Bishop Brian Noble, Emeritus Bishop of Shrewsbury, dies in Wirral hospital at age of 83". Archived from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- المطران كميل زيدان في ذمّة الله (in Arabic)
- Trauer um Manfred Bruns (in German)
- 著名党史学者、中国现代史学会会长郭德宏逝世，享年77岁 (in Chinese)
- Décès de Mgr Dorylas Moreau (in French)
- Falleció el exgobernador rionegriono Miguel Saiz Archived 2019-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- 著名固体地球物理学家曾融生院士逝世 (in Chinese)
- 96岁著名儿科专家籍孝诚教授逝世 (in Chinese)
- Geigenlegende Hansheinz Schneeberger tot (in German)
- "Jesuit priest who was one of leading experts on ecclesiology dies at 97". Archived from the original on 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- 原煤炭工业部部长、原神华集团董事长肖寒逝世 (in Chinese)
- 义乌小商品市场“培育者”谢高华逝世，市民自发进行告别 (in Chinese)
- Walter Franco morre em São Paulo aos 74 anos (in Portuguese)
- 女優の八千草薫さん死去 88歳 (in Japanese)
- 著名植物生理学家胡笃敬去世，享年107岁 (in Chinese)
- Ex-judoca olímpico é morto após desentendimento com militar (in Portuguese)
- 《人民日报》前社长高狄病逝 (in Chinese)
- 46 gadu vecumā pēkšņi miris Mārtiņš Ķibilds (in Latvian)
- 著名法学家、中国政法大学教授潘汉典病逝，享年98周岁 (in Chinese)
- 吉田博美氏が死去＝自民党前参院幹事長、７０歳 Archived 2019-12-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- Avis de décès et obsèques de Cécile Goldet (in French)
- "Vale Anne Phelan, actor and activist". Archived from the original on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- Скончался композитор Владимир Рубин (in Russian)
- CSU-Grande Hans-Peter Uhl ist tot (in German)
- 乒乓球前世界冠军郗恩庭因病去世，享年73岁 (in Chinese)
- Meghalt Jeney Zoltán (in Hungarian)
- Olympiamitalisti Toivo Salonen on kuollut (in Finnish)
- "In Memoriam: David Bostock". Archived from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- 作家从维熙去世 享年86岁 (in Chinese)
- Décès de l’astronome Georges Courtès (in French)
- اعظم طالقانی درگذشت (in Persian)
- Morre Dom Ercílio Turco (in Portuguese)
- ابراهیم آبادی درگذشت (in Persian)
- Noble Frankland (subscription required)
- وفاة الشاعر الأردني أمجد ناصر عن 64 عاما (in Arabic)