Deaths in July 2026
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The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2026.
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.
July 2026
1
- Hans Aarsleff, 100, Danish linguist and academic.[1]
- Antonio Antonini, 90, Argentine architect.[2]
- Edna Arbel, 82, Israeli judge, justice of the supreme court (2004–2014).[3]
- Mykola Avramenko, 74, Ukrainian weightlifting coach.[4]
- Moritz Borman, 71, German-born American film producer (Terminator Salvation, World Trade Center, Snowden).[5]
- Kenneth Cox, 97, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1973–1976) and Senate (1977–1982).[6]
- Christine Davy, 91, Australian Olympic alpine skier (1956, 1960).[7]
- Michelle DuBarry, 94, Canadian drag queen.[8]
- Akiko Hayashi, 81, Japanese illustrator (Kiki's Delivery Service).[9]
- LeRoy Irvin, 68, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions), throat cancer.[10]
- Toomas Kaldma, 82, Estonian football player (Norma Tallinn, Tallinna Dünamo), referee, and coach.[11]
- Sergei Kulichenko, 48, Russian footballer (CSKA Moscow, Lantana Tallinn, Fakel Voronezh).[12]
- Vasilis Leventis, 74, Greek politician, MP (2015–2019).[13]
- Óscar Levín Coppel, 77, Mexican politician, three-term deputy and director of the national mint (2006–2009).[14]
- Lilly Marcou, 89, French historian and researcher.[15]
- Vladimir McTavish, 70, Scottish comedian.[16]
- Joe Melson, 91, American singer and songwriter ("Only the Lonely", "Crying", "Blue Bayou").[17]
- Stephen Pedley, 85, British Anglican prelate, bishop of Lancaster (1998–2005).[18]
- Julio Revuelta, 67, Spanish politician, mayor of Logroño (2000–2007), cancer.[19]
- John Ripard, 97, Maltese Olympic sailor (1960).[20]
- André Romus, 89, Belgian painter and television director.[21]
- Iossif Surchadzhiev, 81, Bulgarian actor (Wrathful Journey, Where Are You Going?, The Tree of Life).[22]
- Anthony M. Trozzolo, 96, American chemist.[23]
- Roger Vangheluwe, 89, Belgian Roman Catholic defrocked prelate, bishop of Bruges (1985–2010).[24]
- Wayne Worcester, 78, American journalist.[25]
- Yasmin, 90, Indian-born Pakistani actress (Kismet).[26]
2
- Nihal Sri Ameresekere, 78, Sri Lankan litigation consultant.[27]
- Atia Islam Anne, 64, Bangladeshi painter, cancer.[28]
- Graham Bradley, 65, British National Hunt jockey, semantic dementia.[29]
- Marie-Madeleine Dieulangard, 89, French politician, deputy (1988–1991), senator (1992–2001).[30]
- Paul Dobson, 63, English footballer (Hartlepool United, Torquay United, Scarborough).[31]
- Juan Frausto Pallares, 84, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of León (2005–2016).[32]
- Susana Freyre, 96, Argentine actress (Leonora of the Seven Seas, Three Loves in Rio, Paula cautiva).[33]
- Danuta Grabowska, 83, Polish politician, MP (1989–1991, 1993–2005).[34]
- Walther Graetsch, 73, German politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony (1984–1990).[35]
- Bertrand Grébaut, 44, French restaurateur, cancer.[36]
- Tommy Hunter, 89, Canadian country singer ("Mary in the Morning").[37]
- Hikaru Kurosaki, 64, Japanese actor and stunt performer (Shadow Warriors, MegaBeast Investigator Juspion).[38]
- Lam Wing-kee, 70, Hong Kong bookseller and political activist, founder of Causeway Bay Books, lung cancer.[39]
- Christian Lambert, 80, French civil servant, prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis (2010–2013).[40]
- T. J. Lanning, 41, American alpine skier.[41]
- Giacomo Lanzetti, 84, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Turin (2002–2006), bishop of Alghero-Bosa (2006–2010) and Alba Pompeia (2010–2015).[42]
- Keith Mitchell, 51, American football player (New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars).[43]
- Kjell Nilsson, 76, Swedish weightlifter and actor (Mad Max 2, The Pirate Movie, Man of Letters), kidney disease.[44]
- Miroslav Pribanić, 80, Croatian handball player, Olympic champion (1972).[45]
- Goran Rakočević, 75, Serbian basketball player (Crvena zvezda).[46]
- Russell Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, 93, Scottish politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (1985–2018).[47]
- Tibor Szilágyi, 83, Hungarian actor (Cats' Play).[48]
- Jean-Pierre Tagliaferri, 77, French actor.[49]
- Margus Tammekivi, 70, Estonian politician, MP (2007).[50]
- Jim Walden, 88, American college football coach (Washington State Cougars, Iowa State Cyclones), respiratory failure.[51]
3
- Alan Banks, 87, English footballer (Liverpool, Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle).[52]
- Sepp Biebl, 89, German Olympic speed skater (1960).[53]
- Gail Clark, 75, American football player (Chicago Bears, New England Patriots).[54]
- Kelvin Coe, 82, New Zealand politician, mayor of Selwyn (2007–2016).[55]
- Carter DeHaven, 94, American film producer (Hoosiers, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, The Exorcist III).[56]
- Erling Diesen, 93, Norwegian engineer and civil servant, director of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (1987–1999).[57]
- Rainer Dörrzapf, 76, German Olympic weightlifter (1968, 1972).[58]
- Manouchehr Farid, 88, Iranian-Australian actor (Downpour, Ballad of Tara, Brick and Mirror).[59]
- Trevor Fishlock, 85, British journalist (The Times, The Daily Telegraph).[60]
- Peter Higham, 95, English footballer (Wigan Athletic, Nottingham Forest, Buxton).[61]
- Weiron Holmberg, 91, Swedish actor (Sällskapsresan, Repmånad, Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?).[62]
- Sir George Howarth, 77, British politician, MP (1986–2024).[63]
- Torunn Isberg, 76, Norwegian Olympic artistic gymnast (1968).[64]
- Fernando Kliche, 71, Uruguayan actor (El amor está de moda, No abras la puerta, Amor a la Catalán), pancreatic cancer.[65]
- Bruno Lucchesi, 99, Italian-American sculptor.[66]
- Lydia Maximus, 87, Belgian politician, senator (1990–1999), member of the Flemish Parliament (1990–1999).[67]
- Mihail Mocan, 63, Moldovan politician, deputy (2005–2014).[68]
- Lydia Möcklinghoff, 45, German ecologist and zoologist, plane crash.[69]
- Motivator, 24, British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, heart attack.[70]
- Martin Naughton, 87, Irish electrical goods manufacturer, founder of GlenDimplex.[71]
- Yukiko Nikaido, 87, Japanese actress and voice actress (Lupin the 3rd Part I, Song of Baseball Enthusiasts).[72]
- Zrinko Ogresta, 67, Croatian film director (Fragments: Chronicle of a Vanishing, Washed Out, Behind the Glass) and screenwriter.[73]
- John Parisella, 81, American horse trainer.[74]
- Shahrnush Parsipur, 80, Iranian writer and translator.[75]
- Alfons Pawelczyk, 93, German politician, MP (1969–1980).[76]
- Bobbi Queen, 84, American fashion editor, heart attack.[77]
- Robert B. Sloan, 77, American academic and theologian, president of Houston Christian University (since 2006), complications from a stroke.[78]
- József Tóth, 93, Hungarian hydrogeologist and academic.[79]
- Jim Tracy, 69, American politician, member (2005–2017) and president pro tempore (2017) of the Tennessee Senate.[80]
4
- Leonard Abramson, 93, American managed care founder and executive (U.S. Healthcare).[81]
- Bill Archer, 98, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–2001) and the Texas House of Representatives (1967–1971).[82]
- Waldemar Borges, 67, Brazilian politician, Pernambuco MLA (since 2011), cancer.[83]
- Adriano Caprioli, 90, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (1998–2012).[84]
- Moritz de Hadeln, 85, Swiss film director and film festival organizer.[85]
- Michel El Khoury, 99, Lebanese politician, minister of national defense (1965–1966), governor of Banque du Liban (1978–1983, 1991–1993).[86]
- Robbie Francevic, 84, New Zealand racing driver.[87]
- Fouzia Habib, Pakistani politician, MNA (2008–2013).[88] (death announced on this date)
- Al Holland, 73, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees).[89]
- Slaine Kelly, 43, Irish actress (The Tudors, Comedown, Psychosis), cancer.[90]
- Ed King, 89, American minister and civil rights activist.[91]
- Shirley Kitchen, 79, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1987–1988) and Senate (1996–2006).[92]
- Ntuthuko Mahlaba, 44, South African politician, member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature (since 2022), traffic collision.[93]
- Grzegorz Miętus, 33, Polish ski jumper.[94]
- David Emil Mungello, 82, American historian.[95]
- Brian Paisley, 79, Canadian film and theatre producer, founder of the Edmonton International Fringe Festival.[96]
- Koço Qendro, 99, Albanian actor (Within Love).[97]
- Mohansinh Chhotubhai Rathava, 82, Indian politician, Gujarat MLA (1972–2002, since 2007).[98]
- Tejbhan Singh, 83, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1977–1980, 1991–2002).[99]
- Albert Sous, 91, German sculptor.[100]
- Sparky D, 61, American rapper (Roxanne Wars).[101]
- Hugo Van Rompaey, 83, Belgian politician, Flemish deputy (1981–1991, 1995–1999), senator (1991–1995).[102]
- Lothar Voigtländer, 82, German composer.[103]
- Bogusław Zmudziński, 75, Polish academic and film critic.[104]
- Rya W. Zobel, 94, German-American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts (since 1979).[105]
5
- Ahmed Amar, 75, Algerian footballer (USM Bel Abbès, national team).[106]
- Teejan Bai, 70, Indian Pandavani singer.[107]
- Bayern, 15, American Thoroughbred racehorse, complications from hernia surgery.[108]
- George Benedek, 97, American physicist.[109]
- Marjan Berk, 93, Dutch writer and actress.[110]
- Boris Chudetsky, 78, Russian politician, deputy (1990–1993).[111]
- Giovanni Fanello, 87, Italian footballer (Catanzaro, Reggiana, 1960 Olympics).[112]
- Renata Ford, 55, Canadian political candidate.[113]
- Johnny Ginger, 92, American television presenter.[114]
- Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq, 85, Bangladeshi writer and academic, president of the Bangla Academy (since 2024).[115]
- Dick Himes, 80, American football player (Green Bay Packers), complications from Parkinson's disease.[116]
- Darrell Jackson, 70, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins), lung cancer.[117]
- Bert de Jong, 80, Dutch politician, member of the Senate (1999–2000).[118]
- Luis Margani, 77, Argentine actor (Crane World, Una noche con Sabrina Love, Loco Fever).[119]
- Eutimio Martino, 101, Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and writer.[120]
- Linda McCarriston, 82, American poet.[121]
- Taiichirō Nishikawa, 84, Japanese politician, MP (1993–2003).[122]
- Novoa, 82, Spanish football player (Sporting Gijón, Celta) and manager (Espanyol).[123]
- Walt Odets, 79, American psychologist and author.[124]
- Jiří Pták, 80, Czech rower, six-time Olympic competitor (1968–1980, 1988, 1992).[125]
- Piatro Sadoŭski, 85, Belarusian diplomat and politician, MP (1990–2009).[126]
- Adolf Seger, 81, German wrestler, Olympic bronze medalist (1972, 1976).[127]
- Andre Omer Siregar, 52, Indonesian diplomat.[128]
- Toomas Turb, 69, Estonian middle- and long-distance runner.[129]
- Mike Wallace, 83, American historian and author (Greater Gotham), complications from Lewy body dementia.[130]
- Rahel Yohannes, 79, Ethiopian singer and musician.[131]
6
- Carmelo Cedrún, 95, Spanish football player (Athletic Bilbao, national team) and manager (Celta Vigo).[132]
- Herman Chernoff, 103, American mathematician.[133]
- Kevin Chown, 56, American bass guitarist (Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, Artension, Tarja Turunen), bladder cancer.[134]
- Luísa Cunha, 77, Portuguese painter, cancer.[135]
- Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, Australian footballer (Epping), head injury.[136]
- John Van Antwerp Fine Jr., 86, American historian.[137]
- Nitzan Gilady, 56, Israeli film director (In Satmar Custody, Jerusalem Is Proud to Present, Wedding Doll).[138]
- Bertram Jäger, 96, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg (1964–1994).[139]
- George E. Johnson, 99, American hair and cosmetics executive, founder of the Johnson Products Company.[140]
- Louise Lasser, 87, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Bananas, Happiness).[141]
- Alberto Lettieri, 67, Argentine historian and academic, complications from diabetes.[142]
- Megas, 81, Icelandic singer.[143]
- Saverio "Sonny" Morea, 94, American aerospace engineer and project manager (F-1, J-2, Lunar Roving Vehicle).[144]
- Iivo Nei, 94, Estonian chess grandmaster.[145]
- Vladimir Okrepilov, 82, Russian economist and academic.[146]
- Ivan Petch, 87, Australian politician, New South Wales MLA (1988–1995).[147]
- Chico Simões, 75, Brazilian politician, Minas Gerais MLA (2003–2005).[148]
- Frida Vogels, 96, Dutch writer.[149]
7
- François About, 86, French film director and photographer.[150]
- Dirk Baert, 77, Belgian Olympic road and track cyclist (1968), world champion individual pursuit (1971).[151]
- Tadeusz Baranowski, 81, Polish painter and comic book artist.[152]
- Benedito Ruy Barbosa, 95, Brazilian telenovela writer (Pantanal, O Rei do Gado, Terra Nostra), chronic kidney disease.[153]
- Rhett Bernstein, 38, American soccer player (Sevilla FC Puerto Rico, Mjøndalen IF, Miami FC).[154]
- Girish Bharadwaj, 76, Indian social worker.[155]
- Mikalay Charhinets, 88, Belarusian politician, member of the Council of the Republic (1997–2008).[156]
- Fernando Chumaceiro, 94, Venezuelan politician, deputy (1969–1970).[157]
- Beniamino Di Giacomo, 90, Italian footballer (Napoli, Inter Milan, national team).[158]
- Paul Farrow, 61, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Senate (2012–2015) and Assembly (2010–2012), mucinous adenocarcinoma.[159]
- Béla Kádár, 92, Hungarian economist and politician, MP (1994–1998).[160]
- Musharrof Husain Khan, 92, Bangladeshi academic.[161]
- James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, 99, British jurist and politician, Lord Chancellor (1987–1997) and member of the House of Lords (1979–2022).[162]
- Benjamín Medrano Quezada, 59, Mexican politician, municipal president of Fresnillo (2013–2015), shot.[163]
- Jamil Merrell, 36, American football player (Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles KISS).[164]
- Marc Messier, 78, Canadian actor (Looking for Eternity, Jesus of Montreal, The Wind from Wyoming) and writer.[165]
- Jindřich Mikulec, 98, Czech Olympic gymnast (1952).[166]
- Hans-Werner Müller, 83, German politician, MP (1976–1994), MEP (1977–1979).[167]
- Sharon Dede Padi, 50, Ghanaian painter and poet.[168]
- Joanna Pettet, 83, English actress (Casino Royale, The Night of the Generals, The Evil).[169]
- Tony Rayns, 77, British writer and film commentator, fall.[170]
- Kommidi Narasimha Reddy, 82, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (1978–1985).[171]
- Frank Ribaudo, 81, American businessman, founder of Club Café, glioblastoma.[172]
- Alan Sader, 85, American actor (Evan Almighty, Lincoln, The Prince of Tides).[173]
- Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, Mexican construction business owner, shot.[174]
- Larry Selders, 44, American politician, member of the Louisiana Senate (since 2025) and House of Representatives (2021–2025), heart aneurysm.[175]
- Siti Chamamah Soeratno, 85, Indonesian academician.[176]
- Tom Sweenie, 80, Scottish footballer (Leicester City, York City).[177]
- William Taylor, 69, English Anglican priest, dean of Portsmouth Cathedral (2000–2002).[178]
- William D. Zabel, 89, American lawyer, complications from Parkinson's disease.[179]
- Shapoor Zadran, 38, Afghan cricketer (Badureliya, Khulna Royal Bengals, national team), hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.[180]
8
- Ben Arredondo, 79, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2011–2012).[181]
- Asger Baunsbak-Jensen, 94, Danish politician, MP (1984).[182]
- Ron Beattie, 72, Australian footballer (Hawthorn).[183]
- Dino Bruni, 94, Italian road racing cyclist, Olympic silver medalist (1952).[184]
- Theo Burrell, 39, British antiques expert, glioblastoma.[185]
- Jesper Bøje Christensen, 81, Danish harpsichordist and music researcher.[186]
- Rodney Franklin, 67, American jazz pianist and composer ("The Groove").[187]
- Wally Funk, 87, American aviator and commercial astronaut.[188]
- Dieter Gerhardt, 90, South African naval officer and spy.[189]
- Reli German, 86, Filipino activist and public relations specialist.[190]
- Sylvie Grare, French heavy metal singer.[191]
- Greg Hawthorne, 69, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts), Super Bowl champion (1980).[192]
- Harris Katleman, 97, American television producer (Salvage 1, The Don Rickles Show, From Here to Eternity).[193]
- Oleksandr Kolesnikov, 76, Ukrainian politician, governor of Poltava Oblast (1998–1999).[194]
- Ella Laboriel, 81, Mexican singer and actress.[195]
- Jack Latvala, 74, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1994–2002, 2010–2018).[196]
- Malcolm Menin, 93, English Anglican prelate, bishop of Knaresborough (1986–1997).[197]
- Dame Deirdre Milne, 87, New Zealand barrister.[198]
- José Luis Monge Recalde, 91–92, Spanish politician, senator (1977–1982), member of the Parliament of Navarre (1983–1987).[199]
- Gabriel Mureșan, 44, Romanian footballer (CFR Cluj, ASA Târgu Mureș, national team) and politician, mayor of Apold (since 2020), drowned.[200]
- Ole Tom Nord, 85, Norwegian Olympic ski jumper (1960).[201]
- Henry O. Pollak, 98, Austrian-American mathematician (Graham–Pollak theorem, Gilbert–Pollak conjecture).[202]
- Phil Regan, 89, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs) and manager (Baltimore Orioles).[203]
- Paola Revenioti, 68, Greek LGBTQ activist, cancer.[204]
- John Ruf, 58, American sailor, Paralympic bronze medalist (2008).[205]
- Lucienne Stassaert, 90, Belgian poet.[206]
- Andrée Touré, 91, Guinean first lady (1958–1984).[207]
- Bonnie Tyler, 75, Welsh singer ("Holding Out for a Hero", "Total Eclipse of the Heart", "It's a Heartache"), complications from intestinal surgery.[208]
- Leo van Veen, 80, Dutch football player (FC Utrecht, Ajax, Los Angeles Aztecs) and manager, complications from Alzheimer's disease.[209]
- Ann Widdecombe, 78, British politician, MP (1987–2010), MEP (2019–2020), and minister of state for prisons (1995–1997), blunt force injury.[210]
- Joseph Jules Zerey, 85, Egyptian Melkite Catholic hierarch, protosyncellus of Egypt and Sudan (2001–2008) and Jerusalem (2008–2018).[211]
- Ihor Zvarych, 73, Ukrainian politician, deputy (2006–2007, 2011–2012).[212]
9
- Augustine Obiora Akubeze, 69, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Benin City (since 2011).[213]
- José Bada Panillo, 97, Spanish politician, minister of culture and education of Aragon (1983–1987).[214]
- Gil Blanco, 80, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics).[215]
- Nam-nguen Boonnak, 86, Thai actress (Bad Romeo).[216]
- Robert E. Cohen, 79, American chemical engineer, complications from Parkinson's disease.[217]
- Max Eiselin, 94, Swiss expedition leader, led first ascent of Dhaulagiri.[218]
- Clara Ester, 78, American United Methodist minister and civil rights activist (Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.), stroke.[219]
- Rudolf Friedrich, 90, German politician, member of the Landtag of Hesse (1974–2003).[220]
- Kimitaka Fujino, 78, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (2003–2007).[221]
- Eddie Goldenberg, 77, Canadian lawyer and writer, cancer.[222]
- Patricia Greene, 95, English actress (The Archers, Crossroads, The Kitchen).[223]
- Claude Halmos, 80, French psychoanalyst and essayist.[224]
- Renaud Hardy, 64, Belgian convicted serial killer, heart failure.[225]
- Calvin Hayes, 63, British musician (Johnny Hates Jazz).[226]
- Don Iwerks, 96, American entertainment executive (Disney, SimEx-Iwerks).[227]
- Yuri Karlikanov, 74, Russian politician, Chelyabinsk Oblast MLA (2005–2025).[228]
- Jean-Louis Lechat, 83, Belgian journalist and comic book writer.[229]
- Pepe León, 90, Spanish sporting executive, three-time president of Real Betis.[230]
- Lee Yeon-suk, 90, South Korean politician, MP (2000–2004).[231]
- Barbara Ling, 73, American production designer (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Michael, Batman Forever), Oscar winner (2020), cancer.[232]
- Randolph Mantooth, 80, American actor (Emergency!, Loving, The City), complications from pneumonia.[233]
- Takao Mikami, 92, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (1989–1995).[234]
- Kathy Muehlemann, 76, American painter, pancreatic cancer.[235]
- Bruce Mwape, 66, Zambian football manager (women's national team).[236]
- Rafael Antonio Niño, 76, Colombian road racing cyclist.[237]
- Olev Raju, 78, Estonian politician, MP (1995–2003).[238]
- Assaf Razin, 85, Israeli economist, academic and author.[239]
- Lillian Roberts, 98, American union leader.[240]
- Karol Stopa, 78, Polish sports commentator.[241]
- Peter Van Norden, 75, American actor (The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, The Accused, The Stand).[242]
10
- Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov, 74, Bulgarian cosmonaut (Mir EP-2).[243]
- Michael Aspinall, 86, British opera singer and musicologist.[244]
- Jordi Borja Sebastià, 85, Spanish politician, member of the Parliament of Catalonia (1980–1984).[245]
- Cid Saboia de Carvalho, 90, Brazilian politician, senator (1987–1995).[246]
- Chezhiyan, 57, Indian cinematographer (Kalloori, Paradesi, To Let).[247]
- Chua Mia Tee, 94, Chinese-born Singaporean painter, pneumonia.[248]
- Roland Collombin, 75, Swiss Olympic alpine skier (1972), throat and liver cancer.[249]
- Jean-François Coste, 75, French sailor.[250]
- Rachmad Gobel, 63, Indonesian politician, minister of trade (2014–2015).[251]
- Mariazelle Goonetilleke, 68, Sri Lankan singer and musician.[252]
- Josh Grisetti, 44, American actor (It Shoulda Been You, Camelot, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), suicide.[253]
- Ralph Hemecker, 65, American television director (Blue Bloods, Once Upon a Time, The Flash).[254]
- Derryn Hinch, 82, New Zealand-born Australian media personality (Hinch Live) and politician, senator (2016–2019).[255]
- Đorđe Kadijević, 93, Serbian film director (Vuk Karadžić, The Gifts of My Cousin Maria, Leptirica), screenwriter and art critic.[256]
- Dave Kendall, 68, British television personality (120 Minutes), disc jockey (SiriusXM), and journalist.[257]
- Sharaf Uddin Khashru, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1996).[258]
- Enrique Krauss, 94, Chilean politician, twice deputy, minister of economy (1968–1969) and the interior (1990–1994).[259]
- Mike Larnach, 73, Scottish footballer (Clydebank, Motherwell, Ayr United).[260]
- Albert Mamy, 86, French politician, mayor of Sorèze (1977–2020), deputy (1986–1988).[261]
- Kinu Rochford, 35, American basketball player (Cheshire Phoenix, Plymouth Raiders, Þór Þorlákshöfn), shot.[262]
- Eva Røine, 97, Norwegian psychologist and actress (Trine!).[263]
- Doug Stahl, 63, American professional wrestler.[264]
- Ahmet Telli, 79, Turkish poet.[265]
- Peter von Möllendorff, 63, German classical philologist.[266]
- Wai Ching Ho, 82, Hong Kong actress (Daredevil, Iron Fist, Turning Red), complications from a stroke.[267]
- Mark B. Wise, 72, Canadian-American theoretical physicist.[268]
11
- Jayden Adams, 25, South African footballer (Stellenbosch, Mamelodi Sundowns, national team).[269]
- Domenico Adinolfi, 80, Italian boxer and actor.[270]
- Paul Atkins, 57, Australian footballer (Sydney Swans), traffic collision.[271]
- Ken Bates, 94, British football executive and hotelier, chairman of Chelsea (1982–2003) and Leeds United (2005–2012).[272]
- Peppino di Capri, 86, Italian singer-songwriter ("Un grande amore e niente più", "Champagne") and pianist.[273]
- Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, 101, British trade unionist and life peer, member of the House of Lords (1998–2026).[274]
- Robert W. Cole, 95, American conductor, complications from a stroke.[275]
- Albert Derolez, 91, Belgian librarian and medievalist.[276]
- Yahiya Emerick, 55, American author and scholar.[277]
- Leon Fuller, 87, American football coach (Texas Longhorns, Colorado State Rams).[278]
- Lindsey Graham, 71, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (since 2003) and House of Representatives (1995–2003), aortic dissection complicated by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.[279]
- Hans Ewald Hansen, 82, Danish footballer (B.1901, national team).[280]
- Dave Hensman, 63, Canadian Christian singer-songwriter and priest.[281]
- Jun Isezaki, 90, Japanese potter and ceramicist.[282]
- S. Janaki, 88, Indian playback singer (16 Vayathinile, Oppol, Sitaara).[283]
- Lenzman, 47, Dutch drum and bass producer, kidney cancer.[284]
- Karl Lovell, 48, New Zealand rugby league player (Parramatta Eels, Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants), lung cancer.[285]
- Edward Lucie-Smith, 93, Jamaican-born English writer, poet and art critic (Censoring the Body, British Poetry since 1945).[286]
- Serge Malenfant, 67–68, Canadian painter and muralist.[287]
- Manú, 43, Portuguese footballer (Marítimo, Legia Warsaw, Alverca), traffic collision.[288]
- Dermot Murnaghan, 68, English television presenter (Eggheads) and news reporter (Sky News, BBC News), prostate cancer.[289]
- Jean-Paul Pigasse, 86, French journalist, director-general of ADIAC (since 1997).[290]
- Antonio Rattín, 89, Argentine footballer (Boca Juniors, national team).[291]
- Valery Serov, 86, Russian politician, chairman of the State Committee for Construction (1989–1991).[292]
- Gunter Stein, 84, American electrical engineer.[293]
- Susumu Tonegawa, 86, Japanese biologist (V(D)J recombination), Nobel Prize laureate (1987).[294]
- Héctor Valle, 85, Puerto Rican baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers).[295]
- Sombun Wanchaithanawong, 89, Thai politician, MP (1988–2011).[296]
12
- Scott Bryce, 68, American actor (As the World Turns, Visions of Murder, Murphy Brown), esophageal and stomach cancer.[297]
- Kent Carpenter, 73, American marine biologist, shot.[298]
- Gariba II, 87, Ghanaian traditional ruler.[299]
- Luis Goytisolo, 91, Spanish novelist, member of the Royal Spanish Academy.[300]
- John Hamm, 88, Canadian politician, premier of Nova Scotia (1999–2006).[301]
- H. Hanumanthappa, 94, Indian politician, MP (1982–2000).[302]
- Josef Kompalla, 90, Polish-German ice hockey player (Gwardia Katowice, GKS Katowice) and three-time Olympic referee (1976–1984).[303]
- Günter Kuntz, 87, German footballer (VfR Kaiserslautern, Borussia Neunkirchen, Austria Wien).[304]
- Gilda Love, 100, Spanish drag queen.[305]
- Mary Morello, 102, American activist, founder of Parents for Rock and Rap.[306]
- Poomani, 79, Indian novelist (Agnaadi) and poet.[307]
- Rui Resende, 88, Brazilian actor (Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Roque Santeiro).[308]
- Gennady Russkikh, 81, Russian politician, Kirov Oblast MLA (1997–2017).[309]
- Luis Sanguino, 91, Spanish sculptor.[310]
- Chris Scheuer, 73, Austrian comic book author and illustrator.[311]
- Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, 94, Bangladeshi barrister and politician, acting president (2002), minister of education (1991–1996), and speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (2001–2009).[312]
- Mary Otis Stevens, 98, American architect.[313]
- Vernon Taylor, 88, American rockabilly singer.[314]
- Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, 74, Qatari royal, emir (1995–2013).[315]
- Gita Upadhyay, 87, Indian writer and translator.[316]
- Karl Weber, 90, German politician, MP (1969–1980), member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1980–1992).[317]
- David Willey, 93, British journalist (BBC, Reuters), heart failure.[318]
- Syed Yasin, 69, Indian politician, Karnataka MLA (1999–2004, 2008–2013).[319]
13
- Ackbar Abbas, 84, Hong Kong literary scholar.[320]
- Alcides Bernal, 60, Brazilian politician, Mato Grosso do Sul MLA (2011–2013) and mayor of Campo Grande (2013–2014, 2015–2016).[321]
- John Berne, 72, Northern Irish-born Australian rugby league (South Sydney Rabbitohs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks) and union (national team) player, complications from dementia.[322]
- Mike Browning, 62, American musician (Morbid Angel, Nocturnus).[323]
- Pedro Ignacio Calderón, 92, Argentine musician and conductor.[324]
- Joe Caldwell, 97, American television writer (Dark Shadows, NBC Matinee Theater, The Secret Storm).[325]
- Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, 74, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2014–2024), cancer.[326]
- Jameson Currier, 70, American writer.[327]
- Marcel Deneux, 97, French politician, senator (1995–2014).[328]
- Barry Dickins, 76, Australian author, artist and actor.[329]
- Rob Dieperink, 38, Dutch football referee (Eredivisie, UEFA Euro 2024).[330] (body discovered on this date)
- Fred Dudley, 81, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1986–1998).[331]
- Denyse Émond, 98, Canadian actress and comedian, complications from Alzheimer's disease.[332]
- Melaine Favennec, 75, French singer and musician.[333]
- Georg Ferstl, 89, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Styria (2000–2005).[334]
- Gérald Guillemin, 77–78, French organ builder.[335]
- Hervé Hasquin, 83, Belgian historian and politician, minister-president of the French Community (1999–2004).[336]
- Jo Wan-kyu, 98, South Korean politician, minister of education (1992–1993).[337]
- Charlie King, 83, American football player (Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals).[338]
- Dudley Laufman, 95, American contra dance caller and musician.[339]
- Manfred Manglitz, 86, German footballer (MSV Duisburg, 1. FC Köln, West Germany national team).[340]
- Sir Sam Neill, 78, Northern Irish-born New Zealand actor (Jurassic Park, The Piano, Event Horizon), pneumonia.[341]
- Viorel Oancea, 81, Romanian politician and major general, mayor of Timișoara (1992–1996).[342]
- Pat Oliphant, 90, Australian-born American political cartoonist (The Denver Post, The Washington Star), Pulitzer Prize winner (1967).[343]
- Erkki Pystynen, 96, Finnish politician, speaker of the Parliament of Finland (1983–1986).[344]
- Raymond Razakarinvony, 98, Malagasy Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Miarinarivo (1998–2007).[345]
- Nansun Shi, 74, Hong Kong film producer and executive (All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution, Infernal Affairs, The Thousand Faces of Dunjia), multiple organ dysfunction.[346]
- Michael Stürmer, 87, German historian.[347]
- Harry Swinney, 87, American physicist.[348]
14
- Elsa Aguirre, 95, Mexican actress (Midnight, A Decent Woman, Giant).[349]
- Margarita Andrey, 99, Spanish actress (They Always Return at Dawn, His Heart Awake, Devil's Roundup).[350]
- Elena Baranová, 80, Slovak linguist and philologist.[351]
- Alexander Barsukov, 71, Russian politician, Republic of Karelia MLA (1998–2002, 2006–2011).[352]
- Markus Beierle, 54, German footballer (SSV Ulm, MSV Duisburg, Eintracht Frankfurt).[353]
- Wolfgang Brase, 87, German footballer (Eintracht Braunschweig).[354]
- Sitesh Ranjan Deb, 75, Bangladeshi wildlife conservationist.[355]
- Cees Geel, 61, Dutch actor (Simon, Anne Frank: The Whole Story, Too Fat Too Furious), cardiac arrest.[356]
- Ramachandra Gowda, 87, Indian politician, Karnataka MLC (1988–2018).[357]
- Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, 83, Indian politician, Jammu & Kashmir MLA (1987–2002).[358]
- Galina Kukleva, 53, Russian biathlete, Olympic champion (1998) and three-time world champion.[359]
- José Legrá, 83, Cuban-born Spanish boxer, WBC featherweight champion (1968–1969, 1972–1973).[360]
- Little Gerhard, 92, Swedish singer, musician and songwriter ("Ska vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård?").[361]
- Hans Michael Maitzen, 83, Austrian astronomer.[362]
- Janice McNair, 89, American football executive (Houston Texans).[363]
- Fantan Mojah, 49, Jamaican reggae singer, heart complications.[364]
- Azucena Mora, 80, Ecuadorian theater and television actress.[365]
- Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy, 73, Indian politician, MP (1999–2004) and Andhra Pradesh MLA (1978–1994), kidney disease.[366]
- John E. Steele, 77, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (since 2000).[367]
- Neliana Tersigni, 81, Italian journalist (TG3).[368]
- Guy Tudor, 91, American ornithologist, bird illustrator and conservationist.[369]
- Lee Underwood, 87–88, American musician and journalist.[370]
- William Wisher Jr., 71, American screenwriter (Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Judge Dredd, Exorcist: The Beginning).[371]
15
- Jim Corrigall, 80, Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts) and coach (Kent State Golden Flashes).[372]
- Don Duguid, 91, Canadian curler, world champion (1970, 1971).[373]
- Vladyslav Duyun, 49, Ukrainian-Russian footballer (Spartak Moscow, Rostselmash, Sokol Saratov), pancreatic cancer.[374]
- John Esposito, 86, American academic and writer (Islam: The Straight Path).[375]
- Ron Hunt, 85, American baseball player (New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos).[376]
- Plas Johnson, 94, American soul-jazz saxophonist.[377]
- John Kirby, 75, American actor (Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder) and coach (Jim Caviezel), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[378]
- Maro Kontou, 92, Greek actress (And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband, Woe to the Young) and politician, MP (1999–2004, 2006–2007), lung cancer.[379]
- Herbert Laming, Baron Laming, 89, British social worker and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1998).[380]
- Max O'Halloran, 74, Australian footballer (Footscray, Carlton).[381]
- Piotr Oczko, 53, Polish philologist, art historian and translator.[382]
- Denise Oliver-Velez, 78, American activist and community organizer, cancer.[383]
- Moozhikkal Pankajakshi, 90, Indian Nokkuvidya puppeteer.[384]
- Don Ross, 92, Australian footballer (North Albury, Western Bulldogs).[385]
- Guy Scott, 82, Zambian politician, acting president (2014–2015), vice president (2011–2014), and twice MP.[386]
- Seputla Sebogodi, 63, South African actor (Generations, Rhythm City, Scandal!), complications from diabetes.[387]
- Randolph Thummel, 80, American chemist.[388]
- Hal Williams, 91, American actor (227, Sanford and Son, Private Benjamin).[389]
16
- Siva Afi, 77, Samoan professional wrestler (WWF), complications from diabetes.[390]
- Enrique Bacigalupo, 88, Argentine-Spanish lawyer and jurist, judge of the Supreme Court of Spain (1987–2011).[391]
- Johan Baumann, 91, Norwegian dogsledder, politician, and sports administrator, president of the Norwegian Ski Federation (1987–1995).[392]
- Elza Berquó, 100, Brazilian mathematician and statistician.[393]
- Angelo Buccarello, 84, Italian Catholic priest.[394]
- Lattie F. Coor, 89, American university administrator, president of the University of Vermont (1976–1989) and Arizona State University (1990–2002).[395]
- Manuel Doreste, 68, Spanish Olympic sailor (2000).[396]
- Feras Esmaeel, 43, Syrian footballer (Al-Karamah, Zakho, national team), traffic collision.[397]
- Brenda Fricker, 81, Irish actress (My Left Foot, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, A Time to Kill), Oscar winner (1990).[398]
- Eberhard Gill, 64–65, German physicist and space systems engineer.[399]
- Renato Machado, 83, Brazilian newscaster and journalist (TV Globo).[400]
- Rudolph A. Marcus, 102, Canadian-born American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1992).[401]
- Tersia Marshall, 45, South African politician, Mpumalanga MPL (since 2024), traffic collision.[402]
- Chiang C. Mei, 91, American physicist.[403]
- Jean-Jacques Naudo, 67, French rugby league player (Baroudeurs de Pia XIII, XIII Catalan) and gangster.[404]
- Lutz von Padberg, 76, German historian.[405]
- Norman Ravitch, 89, American historian.[406]
- Bruce Smith, 82, Australian footballer (Richmond).[407]
- Isamu Sonoda, 79, Japanese judoka, Olympic champion (1976).[408]
- Kristjan Svirgsden, 71, Estonian film director.[409]
- Roland J. Thornhill, 90, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia MLA (1974–1993).[410]
- Ronald Trubuhovich, 97, New Zealand medical doctor.[411]
- Patrick Tse, 89, Hong Kong actor (The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Shaolin Soccer, Time), pneumonia.[412]
- René Urtreger, 92, French bebop pianist.[413]
- Alan Walden, 83, American music manager (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Otis Redding), founder of Capricorn Records.[414]
17
- Arvi Altmäe, 83, Estonian architect and academic.[415]
- Osvaldo Bagnoli, 91, Italian football player (AC Milan) and manager (Hellas Verona, Inter Milan).[416]
- Germain Berthé, 32, Malian footballer (Horoya AC, Real Bamako, national team).[417]
- Sir Bill Birch, 92, New Zealand politician, MP (1972–1999), minister of energy (1978–1984) and finance (1993–1999).[418]
- Primrose Bogatsu, South African politician, North West MPL (since 2023).[419]
- Melvin R. Brown, 88, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (2007–2017).[420]
- Gabriel Antonio Camilo González, 88, Dominican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of La Vega (1992–2015).[421]
- Freddy Cannon, 89, American singer ("Tallahassee Lassie", "Palisades Park"), cancer.[422]
- Louis Champagne, 78, Canadian talk radio personality.[423]
- Richard J. Estes, 84, American academic.[424]
- William Gehrlein, 80, American academic and researcher.[425]
- Graeme Gilbert, 76, Australian radio presenter (2SM, Super Radio Network) and politician, leukaemia.[426]
- Oh Jang-seop, 79, South Korean politician, MP (1992–1996, 1997–2004), minister of construction and transport (2001).[427]
- Clément Schertzinger, 89, French sporting director, president of FICEP (2003–2009).[428]
- Sir Garfield Sobers, 89, Barbadian cricketer (Nottinghamshire, South Australia, West Indies).[429]
- Tohjiro, 70, Japanese adult video director and screenwriter.[430]
- Bohumil Vacík, c. 73, Czech convicted serial killer.[431] (death announced on this date)
- C. D. Wickramaratne, 63, Sri Lankan police officer, inspector general (2020–2023), suicide by gunshot.[432]
18
- Sergei Agashkov, 63, Turkmen football player (SKA Rostov-on-Don, Torpedo Moscow) and manager (FShM Moscow).[433]
- Joseph Algazy, 87, Israeli historian and journalist (Haaretz, Le Monde diplomatique).[434]
- Moses Ali, 87, Ugandan military officer and politician, deputy prime minister (1989–1991, 2013–2026).[435]
- Gianni Cazzola, 88, Italian jazz drummer, heart attack.[436]
- Tom Chadbon, 80, English actor (Doctor Who, Tess, Casino Royale).[437]
- Chen Gang, 91, Chinese composer (Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto).[438]
- John Chittick, 88, Australian Olympic hurdler (1956, 1960).[439]
- Zdeněk Chovanec, 21, Czech-Portuguese-Venezuelan racing driver (FIA Formula 3).[440]
- Jayden Dalke, 30, Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders), traffic collision.[441]
- Heinz Dieterich, 82–83, German sociologist and political analyst.[442]
- Terence Donovan, 90, British-born Australian actor (Home and Away, Neighbours, Breaker Morant).[443]
- Scott Dureau, 39, Australian rugby league player (Newcastle Knights, Catalans Dragons), brain cancer.[444]
- Salah Farzit, 73, Tunisian singer and composer.[445]
- Jennifer Finch, 59, American musician (L7), songwriter ("Everglade") and photographer, brain cancer.[446]
- Ian Gatford, 86, English Anglican clergyman, archdeacon of Derby (1993–2005).[447]
- Jim Gilstrap, 79, American soul singer ("Swing Your Daddy").[448]
- Stanisław Gomułka, 85, Polish economist and academic.[449]
- Chennamma Deve Gowda, 89, Indian political figure, spouse of the prime minister (1996–1997), cardiac arrest.[450]
- Michael Hendricks, 84, American-Canadian gay rights advocate, assisted suicide.[451]
- Alexandria Holloway, 79, American music educator, breast cancer.[452]
- Kenneth Jeyaretnam, 67, Singaporean politician and hedge fund manager.[453]
- Kim Joong-wi, 86, South Korean politician, MP (1985–2000), minister of the environment (1994–1995).[454]
- Walt McKee, 77, Northern Irish-born Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Edmonton Eskimos).[455]
- Tim Murphy, 73, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2003–2017) and Pennsylvania Senate (1996–2003), heart attack.[456]
- Bruno Recoura, 78, French basketball player (ASVEL Basket, national team) and coach (Élan Chalon).[457]
- Clint Reilly, 79, American real estate investor and newspaper publisher (San Francisco Examiner).[458]
- Dimitar Sakhanikov, 83, Bulgarian Olympic basketball player (1968).[459]
- Denny Sanford, 90, American banker and philanthropist, founder of First Premier Bank.[460]
- Sergey Sholokhov, 67, Russian film critic, journalist and television presenter.[461]
- Geoff Somers, 76, British explorer.[462]
- Edward Stourton, 68, British broadcaster and presenter (Sunday, Today), prostate cancer.[463]
- James R. Urbaniak, 90, American orthopedic surgeon.[464]
- Duane Ward, 62, American baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves), World Series champion (1992, 1993).[465]
- Robert Wiremu, 55, New Zealand composer and baritone singer.[466]
19
- Christine Borland, 60, Scottish artist.[467]
- Holger Brück, 78, German football player (KSV Hessen Kassel, Hertha Berlin) and manager (KSV Hessen Kassel).[468]
- John Droney, 79, American politician.[469]
- Toshiaki Fushimi, 50, Japanese keirin cyclist, Olympic silver medalist (2004), traffic collision.[470]
- Patrick Gleeson, 91, American composer and musician.[471]
- Sidney H. Griffith, 87–88, American academic (Catholic University of America).[472]
- Richard Heinberg, 75, American journalist and ecologist, pancreatic cancer.[473]
- Philippe Josse, 65, French civil servant, member of the Conseil d'État (since 2011).[474]
- Gregory Karotemprel, 93, Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic hierarch, bishop of Rajkot (1983–2010).[475]
- Venceslas Kruta, 86, French archaeologist and historian.[476]
- Vladimir Kuznetsov, 81, Russian Olympic cyclist (1968, 1972).[477]
- Peter Lassally, 93, German-born American television producer (The Tonight Show).[478]
- Jim Lindsey, 81, American football player (Minnesota Vikings).[479]
- Antonio Martínez Aneiros, 93, Spanish politician and priest, member of the Parliament of Galicia (1985–1989).[480]
- Carlos Miguens Bemberg, 77, Argentine brewer and mining industry executive, cancer.[481]
- Jennifer Monserrate, 56, Indian politician, Goa MLA (since 2012).[482]
- Israel Pincas, 91, Bulgarian-born Israeli poet.[483]
- Nikolay Ryabushenko, 64, Russian politician, Altai Krai MLA (2004–2008).[484]
- Winfried Schittges, 79, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1990–2017).[485]
- Christopher Senyonjo, 94, Ugandan Anglican bishop and LGBT rights campaigner.[486]
- Dale Steele, 70, American college football coach (Campbell Fighting Camels), cancer.[487]
- Morley Torgov, 98, Canadian novelist and humorist.[488]
- Esmaeil Yaghmaei, 84, Iranian archaeologist and writer.[489]
- Jaroslav Zvěřina, 83, Czech politician, MEP (2004–2009) and MP (1996–2004).[490]
20
- Ahn Dong-seon, 90, South Korean politician, MP (1985–1988, 1992–2004).[491]
- Charlie Brueckman, 90, American football player (Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Chargers).[492]
- Chang Chang-sun, 84, South Korean wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (1964).[493]
- Philippe Chaulet, 83, French Guadeloupean politician, member of the National Assembly (1993–2002) and mayor of Bouillante (1984–2005).[494]
- David R. Cooke, 88, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1985–1990).[495]
- Françoise Coquet, 83, French television producer and screenwriter, complications from dementia with Lewy bodies.[496]
- Vibert Cornwall, 87, Vincentian jazz singer.[497]
- Günther Czichon, 96, German politician, member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen (1967–1975, 1983–1984), member of the Senate of Bremen (1979–1983).[498]
- Amor Deloso, 87, Filipino politician, governor of Zambales (1986–1998, 2007–2010, 2016–2019).[499]
- John C. Dvorak, 80, American tech writer and broadcaster.[500]
- Werner Enke, 85, German film actor and screenwriter.[501]
- John Jansen, 78, Canadian politician, British Columbia MLA (1986–1991).[502]
- Eddie Joyal, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Detroit Red Wings).[503]
- Kevin Keegan, 75, English football player (Liverpool, national team) and manager (Newcastle United), stomach cancer.[504]
- Joachim Kerzel, 84, German voice actor (The Great Cheese Robbery) and dubber (Jack Nicholson).[505]
- Carl Kunasek, 94, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1973–1983), member (1983–1989) and president (1987–1989) of the Arizona Senate.[506]
- Terry Lewis, 90, British politician, MP (1983–2005).[507]
- David Lucas, 58, Spanish politician, secretary of state for transport (2023), senator (2016–2019), and mayor of Móstoles (2015–2018), cancer.[508]
- Francesco Massaro, 90, Italian film director (Il generale dorme in piedi, Il lupo e l'agnello, Private Affairs).[509]
- Sir Christopher Ondaatje, 93, Sri Lankan-born Canadian-English businessman, philanthropist and Olympic bobsledder (1964).[510]
- Zale Parry, 93, American scuba diver and actress (Kingdom of the Sea, Sea Hunt, Tillamook Treasure).[511]
- John A. Polk, 77, American politician, member of the Mississippi State Senate (2012–2026).[512]
- Hans Roordink, 82, Dutch footballer (Enschedese Boys, Twente, Heracles).[513]
- Derek Ryder, 79, English footballer (Rochdale, Southport, Cardiff City).[514] (death announced on this date)
- Daniel Siad, 68, Swedish-French modeling scout.[515]
- Edwin Smith, 92, English cricketer (Derbyshire).[516]
- Alexis Stamatis, 66, Greek writer, blood disorder.[517]
- Claudio Strunz, 59, Argentine thrash metal drummer (Hermética, Malón).[518]
- Rang Thurapon, 69, Thai politician, MP (since 2023).[519]
- Eva Viežnaviec, 54, Belarusian writer and journalist, cancer.[520]
21
- Anicia Berton, 50, Martiniquais environmental and social activist, cancer.[521]
- Béla Bodó, 67, Hungarian hurdler.[522]
- Scott Brown, 69, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds).[523]
- Mitch Byrd, 63, American comic book artist (Green Lantern: Mosaic, The Hero System Bestiary), heart attack.[524]
- Pauline Clayden, 103, British ballerina (Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet).[525]
- Jordan Devey, 38, American football player (New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs), suicide.[526]
- Pippo Di Marca, 86, Italian actor (The Traitor) and theatre director, suicide by jumping.[527]
- Brian Doerksen, 60, Canadian Christian singer-songwriter (Hungry, Holy God), cancer.[528]
- Charles Gaines, 84, American writer (Pumping Iron), co-inventor of paintball.[529]
- Fatih Khan Gazioğlu, 45, German-born Turkish murder suspect (2026 Stade shooting), suicide.[530]
- Stephen Gollogly, 41, Irish Gaelic footballer (Monaghan).[531]
- Kaylee Hottle, 18, American actress (Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire), traffic collision.[532]
- R. W. Johnson, 82, English-born South African historian and academic, infection.[533]
- Olivera Katarina, 86, Serbian actress (I Even Met Happy Gypsies, Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment, Death and the Dervish) and singer.[534]
- Kim Hyeong-gwang, 91, South Korean politician, MP (1979–1980, 1985–1988).[535]
- Taras Loshak, 46, Ukrainian sopilka craftsman.[536]
- Bill McGlaughlin, 82, American composer and radio host (Exploring Music, Saint Paul Sunday), cardiac arrest.[537]
- Fernando Menezes, 74, Portuguese lawyer and politician, president (2000–2008) and member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores (1992–2008).[538]
- Tofig Mirzoyev, 94, Azerbaijani actor (The Last Night of Childhood, Tahmina, Nesimi).[539]
- Héctor Ochoa Cárdenas, 91, Colombian musician and composer (El camino de la vida).[540]
- Edgar C. Otálvora, 66, Venezuelan journalist and historian.[541]
- Anne Russell, 103, American actress (Hello, Dolly!, Mame).[542]
- Ruby Kless Sondock, 100, American judge, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Texas (1982).[543]
- Jean-Marc Sylvestre, 79, French journalist (TF1, i>Télé, RT France).[544]
- Olaf Tufte, 50, Norwegian rower, Olympic champion (2004, 2008).[545]
- Josep Vallverdú, 103, Spanish Catalan writer and linguist.[546]
- Erwin Vandendaele, 81, Belgian football player (Club Brugge, national team) and manager (Gent).[547]
- James Woolsey, 84, American lawyer, U.S. under secretary of the Navy (1977–1979) and director of central intelligence (1993–1995), stroke.[548]
22
- Alambadi, 90, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1996–2007, since 2012).[549]
- Purificação Araújo, 99, Portuguese obstetrician and gynecologist.[550]
- Eiji Bandō, 86, Japanese baseball player (Chunichi Dragons) and entertainer, heart failure.[551]
- Luiz Carlos Barreto, 98, Brazilian film producer (Four Days in September, The Priest and the Girl, Garrincha: Hero of the Jungle) and screenwriter, pneumonia.[552]
- Frank Barrow, 83, English rugby league player (St Helens, Leigh) and coach (Swinton).[553]
- Bruno Betancor, 22, Uruguayan footballer (Peñarol), cardiac arrest.[554]
- Émile Constant Bombet, 85, Ivorian politician.[555]
- Ian Crafford, 82, British film editor (Field of Dreams, Hope and Glory) and sound editor (Monty Python and the Holy Grail), cancer.[556]
- David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, 96, British aristocrat and pottery designer.[557]
- Shir-Mohammad Espandar, 98, Iranian musician.[558]
- Fernando, 72, Brazilian footballer (Santos, Londrina, Guarani).[559]
- Gordon G. Gallup, 85, American psychologist.[560]
- Axel Ganz, 88, German journalist (Bunte, Gruner + Jahr).[561]
- Vratislav Hlavatý, 91, Czech artist, graphic designer and illustrator.[562]
- Huang Zhiquan, 84, Chinese politician, governor of Jiangxi (2001–2006).[563]
- Celina Jesionowska, 92, Polish athlete, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).[564]
- Oliver Jones, 91, Canadian jazz pianist.[565]
- Kim Jong-im, 90–91, North Korean politician.[566] (death announced on this date)
- Kang Hyun-suk, 71, South Korean basketball player.[567]
- Valentín Lavín Romero, c. 40, Mexican politician, municipal president of Temoac (2019–2021, since 2024), shot.[568]
- Paddy McNally, 88, British businessman and racing driver.[569]
- Omololu Meroyi, 76, Nigerian politician, senator (1999–2003).[570]
- Horacio Muratore, 74, Argentine basketball executive, president of the FIBA (2014–2019).[571]
- Chris Murphy, 58, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (2011–2026).[572]
- Ingar Tore Narvhus, 98, Norwegian air force general, chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (1978–1981).[573]
- Barbara L. Nichols, 87, American nurse and administrator, president of the American Nurses Association (1978–1982).[574]
- Waldtraut Oertel, 89, German Olympic diver (1960).[575]
- Luís Represas, 69, Portuguese singer and composer, lung cancer.[576]
- Chuck Russell, 74, American film director (The Mask, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Eraser) and screenwriter.[577]
- Semere Russom, 82, Eritrean politician and diplomat, ambassador to the United States (1997–2001).[578]
- Greg Sewell, 93, Australian football player (Essendon) and coach (Kyneton, Essendon).[579]
- Heinz Stücke, 86, German long-distance cyclist.[580]
- Wang Quanying, 105, Chinese Red Army soldier, last living female soldier of the Long March.[581]
- Haim Yavin, 93, Israeli television anchor (Channel 1) and documentary filmmaker (The Land of the Settlers).[582]
23
- M. Basri, 83, Indonesian football manager (Persiba Bantul, national team).[583]
- Ossie Blanco, 80, Venezuelan baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians).[584]
- Oleg Bolotin, 87, Russian politician, member of the Volgograd Oblast Duma (1998–2009).[585]
- Timothy Burrill, 95, British film producer (Chariots of Fire, The Fourth Protocol, Supergirl).[586]
- Karen Busby, 67, Canadian lawyer and feminist author.[587]
- Jury Chaščavacki, 78, Belarusian film director and screenwriter (Kalinovski Square).[588]
- Hope Clarke, 85, American actress (A Piece of the Action, Seventeen Again, Rustin).[589]
- Annie Courtney, Northern Irish politician, member of the Derry City Council (1985–2005) and MLA (2000–2003).[590]
- Patricia Donlon, 83, Irish librarian and academic.[591]
- Jean-Pierre Dorléac, 83, French-born American costume designer (Battlestar Galactica, The Blue Lagoon, Somewhere in Time).[592]
- Hanna Drul, 65, Ukrainian ceramics artist, cancer.[593]
- Charles R. Hamm, 92, American Air Force general, superintendent of the Air Force Academy (1987–1991).[594]
- Keigo Higashino, 68, Japanese author (The Devotion of Suspect X, Journey Under the Midnight Sun), colorectal cancer.[595]
- Pavel Jungwirth, 60, Czech physical chemist, suicide.[596]
- Elmer MacKay, 89, Canadian politician, MP (1971–1983, 1984–1993).[597]
- Clemente Marconi, 60, Italian-American archaeologist and art historian.[598]
- Adela Mărculescu, 87, Romanian actress (Sept hommes et une garce).[599]
- K. Ali Kutty Musliyar, 81, Indian Islamic scholar.[600]
- Shanthie Naidoo, 91, South African anti-apartheid activist.[601]
- Thembeni Nxangisa, South African politician, Free State MPL (since 2019).[602]
- Kōzō Okamoto, 78, Japanese-Lebanese communist militant and mass murderer (Lod Airport massacre).[603]
- William Orbit, 69, English musician, songwriter ("Feel Good Time"), and record producer (Ray of Light, 13).[604]
- Vasily Parkhomchuk, 79, Russian physicist.[605]
- Nicholas Platt, 90, American diplomat, ambassador to Pakistan (1991–1992), the Philippines (1987–1991), and Zambia (1982–1984).[606]
- Dame Helene Quilter, 73, New Zealand public servant.[607]
- Paul Sanasardo, 97, American dancer and choreographer.[608]
- Joseph Santamaria, 78, Australian judge.[609]
- Jose Sison, 88, Filipino lawyer and television host.[610]
- Asteryth Sloane, 26, British composer and poet.[611] (death announced on this date)
- Osvaldo Tozzi, 95, Italian politician, president of the Province of Pisa (1986–1990).[612]
- Antonio Trebiciani, 88, Italian football coach (AS Roma).[613]
- Rémi Trotereau, 70, French painter and sculptor.[614]
- Wiesława Ziółkowska, 76, Polish politician, MP (1989–1997).[615]
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- Akbar Abdi, 65, Iranian actor (The Tenants, Mother, Ekhrajiha), heart attack.[616]
- Sumarjati Arjoso, 80, Indonesian politician, MP (2009–2014, 2018–2019).[617]
- Bert Askson, 80, American football player (Green Bay Packers).[618]
- Sheila Ballantine, 97, English actress.[619]
- Günter Bannas, 74, German journalist (FAZ).[620]
- Richard Brickhouse, 87, American racing driver (NASCAR), Talladega 500 winner (1969).[621]
- Reg Chard, 102, Australian World War II veteran (Kokoda Track campaign).[622]
- Chun Yong-taek, 88, South Korean politician, MP (1996–2004), minister of national defense (1998–1999).[623]
- Jackie Cline, 66, American football player (Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions).[624]
- Thomas Handgrätinger, 83, German Catholic priest, abbot-general of the Premonstratensians (2003–2018).[625]
- Gunther von Hagens, 81, German anatomist, inventor of plastination, cerebral haemorrhage complicated by Parkinson's disease.[626]
- Sir John Henry, 94, New Zealand jurist, judge of the Court of Appeal (1991–2004).[627]
- John Horam, Baron Horam, 87, British politician, member of Parliament (1970–1983, 1992–2010) and the House of Lords (since 2013), complications from a fall.[628]
- Bill Jersey, 99, American artist and filmmaker (Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren).[629]
- Menase Robert Kambu, 76, Indonesian politician, mayor of Jayapura (2000–2010).[630]
- Fred Kemp, 80, English footballer (Halifax Town, Southampton, Blackpool).[631]
- Lou Koller, 59, American punk rock singer (Sick of It All), esophageal cancer.[632]
- Ian McDonald, 93, Trinidadian-born Guyanese poet and writer.[633]
- Lamine Merbah, 79, Algerian filmmaker.[634]
- Jean Mesqui, 74, French castellologist and engineer.[635]
- Loren Nerell, 65, American composer.[636] (death announced on this date)
- Mary de Rachewiltz, 101, Italian-American writer (Discretions) and poet.[637]
- Odile Sicard, 95, French politician, deputy (1981–1988).[638]
- Carmelo Scoma, 95, Italian politician, mayor of Palermo (1976–1978).[639]
- Suco, 87, Spanish footballer (Racing Ferrol, Barcelona, Valencia), lung infection.[640]
- Kalilou Traoré, 38, Malian footballer (Istra 1961, Real Bamako, national team), traffic collision.[641]
- Achito Vivas, 92, Colombian footballer (Deportivo Pereira, national team), kidney failure.[642]
- Allan Warrack, 89, Canadian politician.[643]
- Zhang Yutai, 80, Chinese politician.[644]
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- José Ignacio Ascasibar Zarrao, 82, Spanish road racing cyclist.[645]
- Ayo Bamgbose, 94, Nigerian linguist.[646]
- Ján Barkóci, 67, Slovak footballer (Spartak Trnava).[647]
- Marie-Paule Belle, 80, French singer, breast cancer.[648]
- Daniel Bohr, 82, Argentine-born Danish theater manager.[649]
- Àngel Caldas i Bosch, 98, Spanish Roman Catholic priest.[650]
- Mike Clock, 90, American wrestling coach (Pacific University).[651]
- Ambrogio Colombo, 86, Italian racing cyclist.[652]
- Rosemary Crumlin, 93, Australian art historian and educator.[653]
- Vitaliy Dakhivnyk, 53, Ukrainian sculptor.[654]
- Juan Carlos Distéfano, 92, Argentine sculptor.[655]
- Branislav Drobnjak, 65, Montenegrin footballer (Budućnost Titograd, Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje, Yugoslavia national team).[656]
- Paul Fogelberg, 90, Finnish geographer and academic (University of Helsinki).[657]
- Józef Hulka, 100, Polish sculptor.[658]
- Gilbert Kanyankore, 72, Rwandan football manager (Vital'O, APR, national team).[659]
- Taizo Kawada, 82, Japanese golf critic and course designer.[660]
- Helen Konek, 95, Canadian Inuk elder.[661]
- Richard Lerblance, 80, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (2002–2003) and Senate (2003–2012).[662]
- Leung Choi-yuen, 75, Hong Kong television producer.[663]
- Juan Carlos Lomeña, 72, Spanish politician, deputy (1991–1993), mayor of Coín (1993–1995).[664]
- Thomas W. Luce III, 86, American government official, cardiac arrest.[665]
- Saku Machino, 82, Japanese criminal law scholar, professor of Sophia University.[666]
- Leonid Margolin, 68, Russian musician.[667]
- Michael McNay, 91, British journalist (The Guardian) and author.[668]
- Hirokazu Mizuta, 88, Japanese business executive, president of Tokyu Department Store.[669]
- Māzin Mubārak, 95, Syrian writer.[670]
- Jérémie Gustave Nzamba, 66, Gabonese journalist (Radio Africa).[671]
- Bill Oddie, 85, English wildlife presenter (Springwatch, Birding with Bill Oddie) and comedian (The Goodies).[672]
- Sabri Al-Ramahi, 78, Iraqi television director (Al Jazeera Arabic).[673]
- Pekka Raudaskoski, 98, Finnish physician.[674]
- Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach, 84, German musician and conductor.[675]
- Shi Baoyuan, 89, Chinese soldier, lieutenant general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.[676]
- Václav Šimon, 100, Czech urologist.[677]
- Albert Sorensen, 94, American politician, member of the Iowa Senate (1991–1997).[678]
- Ekaterina Verzilina, 96, Russian farming leader.[679]
26
- Bachtiar Aly, 76, Indonesian politician and diplomat, MP (2014–2019) and ambassador to Egypt (2002–2005).[680]
- Suneil Anand, 70, Indian actor (Anand Aur Anand, Main Tere Liye), heart attack.[681]
- John Anderson, 71, American baseball player and coach (Minnesota Golden Gophers), heart attack.[682]
- Abdul Ballout, 21, Lebanese-German murder suspect (2026 Berlin Pride attack), shot.[683]
- Adolf Bauer, 86, German politician, president of the SoVD.[684]
- Hira Singh Bisht, 85, Indian politician, Uttarakhand MLA (2002–2007, 2014–2017), heart attack.[685]
- Maciej Błaszak, 73, Polish physicist.[686]
- Parvez Butt, 83, Pakistani mechanical engineer, chairman of the PAEC (2001–2006).[687]
- Gilberto Cárdenas, 79, American sociologist and art collector.[688]
- John Carro, 98, American judge.[689]
- Joel Cohen, 84, American musician.[690]
- Ravan A. G. Farhâdi, 96, Afghan academic and diplomat, ambassador to the United Nations (1993–2006).[691]
- Octavio Gallotti, 95, Brazilian judge, minister (1984–2000) and president (1991, 1993–1995) of the Supreme Federal Court.[692]
- Robert Hallinen, 77, American journalist (Anchorage Daily News), cancer.[693]
- Kitaseumi Hiromitsu, 78, Japanese sumo wrestler.[694]
- Thomas Hines, 89, American architectural historian.[695]
- George Israel, 78, American politician, mayor of Macon, Georgia (1979–1987).[696]
- Gerry Kelly, 77, Northern Irish broadcaster (Kelly).[697]
- Milan Knížák, 86, Czech artist, rector of the AVU (1990–1997) and director of the NGP (1999–2011).[698]
- Jerry Lamb, 85, American Episcopal prelate, bishop of Northern California (1992–2006).[699]
- Gisela Kubon-Gilke, 69, German economist.[700]
- Lu Shichen, 78, Chinese economist.[701]
- Pié Masumbuko, 94, Burundian politician, acting prime minister (1965).[702]
- Udo Margedant, 84, German political scientist, president of Cartellverband.[703]
- Zdzisław Maszkiewicz, 75, Polish politician, senator (1997–2001).[704]
- Isabel McBryde, 92, Australian archaeologist.[705]
- Vlasta Pavelcová, 94, Czech ballerina.[706]
- Angelo Romero, 86, Italian baritone.[707]
- Lyudmila Rudakova, 88, Kazakh ballerina.[708]
- Betye Saar, 99, American artist.[709]
- Alfonso Sánchez Anaya, 85, Mexican politician, deputy (1994–1997), governor of Tlaxcala (1999–2005), and senator (2006–2012).[710]
- Ignacio Sánchez-Carpintero Plano, 83, Spanish geologist.[711]
- Boris Shapiro, 82, Russian-born German poet, member of European Physical Society.[712]
- Rainer Strobelt, 79, German writer.[713]
- Esther Tomljanovich, 94, American judge, justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1990–1998), heart failure.[714]
- Frank Tusa, 79, American bassist and composer.[715]
- Wang Kai, 43, Taiwanese actor.[716]
- Sir Ian Wood, 84, Scottish engineering and consulting executive, founder of the Wood Group.[717]
27
- Ursula Hegi, 80, German-born American author (Floating in My Mother's Palm, Stones from the River), complications from a stroke.[718]
- Marc Held, 93, French architect, photographer and interior designer.[719]
- Jerry Hopkins, 85, American football player (Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders).[720]
- Jim Hopkins, 79, New Zealand broadcaster and politician, member of the Waitaki District Council (since 2007).[721]
- Zlatan Ibrahimbegović, 78, Bosnian Olympic slalom canoeist (1972).[722]
- Turid Iversen, 91, Norwegian politician, deputy MP (1993–1997), mayor of Drammen (1987–1995).[723]
- Anna Knysok, 75, Polish politician, MP (1989–1993).[724]
- Petr Král, 85, Czech actor.[725]
- Johannes Krisch, 59, Austrian actor (Revanche, Jack, The Phoenician Scheme).[726]
- Phyllida Law, 94, Scottish actress (Kingdom, Much Ado About Nothing, Peter's Friends).[727]
- Ronnie Le Drew, 78, Canadian-born British puppeteer (Rainbow, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Labyrinth).[728]
- Lucy López, 96, Chilean high jumper.[729]
- Takeaki Matsumoto, 67, Japanese politician, MP (2000–2026), minister of foreign affairs (2011) and internal affairs (2022–2024), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[730]
- Sulemana Abdul Samed, 32, Ghanaian record holder, nation's tallest man.[731]
- Golam Sarwar Hiru, 76, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1996–2001).[732]
- Susanta Singh, 53, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (since 2014).[733]
- Kevin Sinnott, 78, Welsh painter.[734]
- Léon Strauss, 98, French historian and academic.[735]
- Aviezer Ya'ari, 96, Israeli IDF general.[736]
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- Konrad Beikircher, 80, Italian-born German cabaret artist, musician and author.[737]
- Geraldine Bey, 91, American jazz singer and concert organizer (Chicago Jazz Festival).[738]
- Kristina Carlson, 76, Finnish writer.[739]
- Fred Doucette, 61, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2014–2025).[740]
- James Aren Duckett, 68, American convicted child murderer and sex offender, execution by lethal injection.[741]
- Erwin Engeler, 96, Swiss mathematician (Omega-categorical theory).[742]
- Pablo Garrido, 88, Mexican Olympic athlete (1968).[743]
- Ghanaati, 20, American Thoroughbred racehorse.[744]
- G. Thomas Goodnight, 77, American scholar and communication theorist.[745]
- Ray Gómez, 73, Spanish guitarist (Pop-Tops).[746] (death announced on this date)
- Godfrey Graham, 89, Irish cricketer (national team).[747]
- Bobby Hunt, 85, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals).[748]
- Kavinsky, 50, French DJ, musician ("Nightcall", "Odd Look") and actor.[749]
- Vassil Kazandjiev, 91, Bulgarian composer.[750]
- Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, 95, Colombian journalist and writer (Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot).[751]
- Namani Monze, 52, Zambian politician.[752]
- Joe Novak, 81, American college football player and coach (Northern Illinois Huskies).[753]
- Sam Nusum, 82, Bermudian footballer (Montreal Olympique, New York Cosmos, national team).[754]
- Dominick Occhicone, 80, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.[755]
- Andrea Phipps, 82, American stable owner (Phipps Stable) and horse breeder (Golden Tempo).[756]
- Benjamin Alire Sáenz, 71, American author (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe).[757]
- Gopal Man Shrestha, 83, Nepali politician, minister of education (2017–2018), pancreatic cancer.[758]
- Mike Smedley, 84, English cricketer (Nottinghamshire).[759]
- Pavala Syamala, 74–75, Indian actress (Golimaar, Khadgam, Andhrawala), heart attack.[760]
- David Trewavas, 63, New Zealand politician, mayor of Taupō (2013–2025).[761]
- Raoul Vaneigem, 92, Belgian writer.[762]
- Vedat Yenerer, 61, Turkish journalist and writer.[763]
- Richard Yuille, 79, American judge.[764]
29
- Mir Raza Ali, 25, Pakistani businessman, shot.[765] (body discovered on this date)
- Ibrahim El-Attar, 98, Egyptian Olympic rower (1952).[766]
- Jochen Bohl, 76, German Lutheran theologian, bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony (2004–2015).[767]
- Cristino Centurión, 72, Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer (Club Guaraní, Deportes Tolima, Paraguay national team).[768]
- Cairns Craig, 77, Scottish literary scholar.[769]
- Simone Forti, 91, American postmodern dancer, choreographer and artist.[770]
- Wiesław Grabowski, 70, Polish football coach (Zambia, Zimbabwe, national team).[771]
- Gordon Green, 101, Australian footballer (North Melbourne).[772]
- Glen Hansard, 56, Irish musician (The Frames), songwriter ("Falling Slowly"), and actor (Once), Oscar winner (2008), traffic collision.[773]
- Scott Hylands, 83, Canadian actor (Night Heat, Daddy's Gone A-Hunting, The Boys in Company C), acute myeloid leukemia.[774]
- Jarosław Jechorek, 65, Polish basketball player (Lech Poznań, Śląsk Wrocław, national team), cancer.[775]
- Jedda Jones, 73, American actress (Bulworth, Ray), and comedian.[776]
- Francis Teke Lysinge, 87, Cameroonian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Mamfe (1999–2014).[777]
- Javier Martín del Campo, 75, Mexican musician (La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata).[778] (death announced on this date)
- Don McDeed, 95, Australian rugby union player (Parramatta, Manly, national team).[779]
- Harry Mitchell, 86, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2007–2011).[780]
- Khalid Nizami, 79, Pakistani actor (Ankahi, Uncle Urfi, Shehzori) and music composer.[781]
- Erik Olssen, 84, New Zealand historian.[782]
- Howard H. Pattee, 99, American biologist.[783]
- Carol Lynn Pearson, 86, American poet, author and screenwriter (Cipher in the Snow), uterine cancer.[784]
- Ferdousi Shahriar, 54, Bangladeshi diplomat.[785]
- Arlene Smith, 84, American singer (The Chantels).[786]
- Billy Ray Smith Jr., 64, American Hall of Fame football player (Arkansas Razorbacks, San Diego Chargers), complications from dementia.[787]
- Thaw Kaung, 88, Burmese librarian and historian.[788]
- Tássio, 41, Brazilian footballer (Botafogo, Bragantino, CSKA Sofia), traumatic asphyxia.[789]
- Hernando Tovar, 87, Colombian footballer (Santa Fe, national team).[790]
- Zlatko Žagmešter, 83, Croatian handball player (RK Medveščak, RK Zagreb, Yugoslavia national team).[791]
30
- Abubakar Alhaji, 89, Nigerian diplomat and politician, minister of finance (1990–1993).[792]
- Geoffrey Arrand, 82, English Anglican priest, archdeacon of Suffolk (1994–2009).[793]
- Eugene Benson, 98, Canadian writer, editor and librettist.[794]
- Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni, 80, Syrian-born Venezuelan Syriac Catholic hierarch, apostolic exarch of Venezuela (since 2011).[795]
- Beto Cabrera, 92, Argentine comedian and actor.[796]
- Iga Cembrzyńska, 87, Polish actress (The Saragossa Manuscript, Salto, Hydrozagadka).[797]
- Thea Dückert, 76, German politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony (1986–1994) and the Bundestag (1998–2009).[798]
- Ivan Edeshko, 81, Belarusian basketball player and coach, Olympic champion (1972).[799]
- Johanna Fernández, 55, American historian, lung cancer.[800]
- Tadeusz Gapiński, 78, Polish footballer (ŁKS Łódź, Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Widzew Łódź).[801]
- Walter Kammermann, 94, Swiss Olympic steeplechaser (1960).[802]
- Sokrat Khanyan, 96, Armenian writer and poet.[803]
- Magic Weisner, 27, American Thoroughbred racehorse.[804]
- Donatille Mukabalisa, 66, Rwandan politician, senator (2011–2013 and since 2024), speaker (2013–2024) and twice member of the Chamber of Deputies.[805]
- James Munkres, 95, American mathematician.[806]
- Jiří Nykodým, 81, Czech lawyer, judge of the Constitutional Court (2003–2013).[807]
- Kazimira Prunskienė, 83, Lithuanian politician, prime minister (1990–1991), MP (1996–2008), and minister of agriculture (2004–2008).[808]
- K. Jamuna Rani, 88, Indian playback singer (Valayapathi, Gulebakavali, Seda Sulang).[809]
- Seppo Sairanen, 74, Finnish football player (Ässät, national team) and manager (FC Jazz).[810]
- Igor Sharapov, 65, Russian trumpeter, People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2011).[811]
- Manolo Solo, 62, Spanish actor (The Fury of a Patient Man, Close Your Eyes, Pan's Labyrinth), cancer.[812]
- Gunnar Þórðarson, 81, Icelandic musician and songwriter.[813]
- Hassie van Wijk, 87, Dutch football player (De Volewijckers, Telstar, AZ '67) and manager.[814]
- Marģers Vestermanis, 100, Latvian Holocaust survivor and historian.[815]
- Václav Větvička, 88, Czech botanist and publicist.[816]
- Notable victims of the 2026 Broad Peak avalanche:
- Pur Bahadur Gurung, 37, Nepalese mountaineer and expedition guide[817]
- Nadhira Al Harthy, 47–48, Omani civil servant and mountaineer[818]
- Nirmal Purja, 43, Nepalese-British mountaineer[819]
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- Glenn A. Baker, 74, Australian rock music journalist (Billboard), commentator and broadcaster, complications from a stroke.[820]
- Franco Baresi, 66, Italian footballer (AC Milan, national team), world champion (1982).[821]
- Norris Brown, 65, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, New Jersey Generals, Jacksonville Bulls).[822]
- Jakob Butturff, 32, American ten-pin bowler, heart attack.[823]
- Jeff Conolly, 69, American rock musician (Lyres, DMZ).[824]
- Ben Hanuschak, 96, Canadian politician.[825]
- Jerney Kaagman, 79, Dutch singer (Earth and Fire), complications from Parkinson's disease.[826]
- Orris E. Kelly, 100, American army officer, chief of chaplains (1975–1979).[827]
- František Laurin, 91, Czech theatre and film director, teacher and director of the Vinohrady Theatre.[828]
- Todd Lewis, 65, Canadian politician, senator (since 2025).[829]
- Antonio Mazzi, 96, Italian Roman Catholic priest.[830]
- Dragiša Milojković, 55, Serbian actor.[831]
- Michela Monari, 53, Italian volleyball player (national team).[832]
- Alexei Murygin, 39, Russian ice hockey player (Amur Khabarovsk, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod).[833]
- Phon Paradraksa, 103, Thai police lieutenant general (Royal Thai Police).[834]
- Kailash Chandra Pant, 90, Indian writer and journalist, cardiac arrest.[835]
- Peter Regan, 92, British-born Australian actor (The Box).[836] (death announced on this date)
- Vishwa Nath Sharma, 96, Indian military officer, chief of the army staff (1988–1990).[837]
- Harry D. Train II, 98, American admiral, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Sixth Fleet (1976–1978) and the U.S. Atlantic Fleet (1978–1982).[838]
- Luis Uruñuela, 89, Spanish politician, deputy (1979), mayor of Seville (1979–1983).[839]
- Pepe Villalobos, 96, Peruvian musician and composer.[840]
- Vicki Wickham, 87, English talent manager and television producer (Ready Steady Go!), complications from Lewy body dementia.[841]