Deaths in 2025

The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.

April

27

• Jiggly Caliente, 44, Filipino-American drag performer (RuPaul's Drag Race, Drag Race Philippines) and actress (Pose), sepsis.

26

• Donato Giuliani, 78, Italian racing cyclist.
• Daud Haider, 73, Bangladeshi poet.
• Jair da Costa, 84, Brazilian footballer (Portuguesa, Inter Milan, national team), world champion (1962).
• Walt Jocketty, 74, American baseball executive (St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds). (death announced on this date)
• José Carlos, 83, Portuguese football player (Sporting, national team) and manager (Gil Vicente).
• M. G. S. Narayanan, 92, Indian historian, chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (2001–2003).

25

• Eugenio Anguiano Roch, 85, Mexican economist, academic and diplomat.
• Paul A. Batiste, 75, American jazz musician (Batiste family) and educator.
• Bruce Cline, 93, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers). (death announced on this date)
• Virginia Giuffre, 41, American-Australian justice advocate, suicide.
• Alexis Herman, 77, American political figure and social worker, secretary of labor (1997–2001).
• Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, 84, Indian space scientist and politician, chairperson of the Indian Space Research Organisation (1994–2003) and MP (2003–2009).
• Philip Lowrie, 88, English actor (Coronation Street, Victoria Wood, Home Fires).
• Yaroslav Moskalik, 58, Russian general, car bombing.
• Roberto de Regina, 98, Brazilian physician and musician.
• Pere Sampol, 73, Spanish politician, vice president of the Balearic Islands (1999–2003) and senator (2007–2011).
• J. C. Snead, 84, American golfer, cancer.
• Lupita Torrentera, 93, Mexican actress and ballerina (Coqueta).

24

• Lúcia Alves, 76, Brazilian actress (Irmãos Coragem, Barriga de Aluguel, O Cravo e a Rosa), pancreatic cancer.
• Rita Briansky, 99, Polish-born Canadian painter and printmaker.
• Giancarlo Gentilini, 95, Italian politician, mayor of Treviso (1994–2003).
• Jean-Claude Germain, 85, Canadian playwright, author, and journalist (L'aut'journal, Maclean's).
• Happy Clapper, 14, Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, colic. (death announced on this date)
• Rob Holland, 50, American aerobatic pilot, plane crash.
• Steve Kiner, 77, American Hall of Fame football player (Tennessee Volunteers, New England Patriots, Houston Oilers).
• Peter McIan, American record producer (Business as Usual, Cargo), musician (The City), and songwriter. (death announced on this date)
• Roy Phillips, 83, British musician (The Peddlers).
• Nicola Rivelli, 69, Italian politician.
• Ivan Sotirov, 90, Bulgarian footballer (Botev Plovdiv).
• Edy Star, 87, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and visual artist.

23

• Eugène Koffi Adoboli, 90, Togolese politician, prime minister (1999–2000).
• Shuaibu Babas, Nigerian politician, member of the Adamawa State House of Assembly.
• Hilson Baptiste, 77, Antiguan politician, member of the House of Representatives (1994–2014).
• Tony Bechara, 83, Puerto Rican-American painter.
• Jonnie Boer, 60, Dutch chef and restaurant owner (De Librije), pulmonary embolism.
• Chris Cauwenberghs, 78, Belgian actor (Hector, Koko Flanel, Thuis), complications from heart failure.
• David Clunie, 77, Scottish footballer (Heart of Midlothian, Berwick Rangers, St Johnstone). (death announced on this date)
• Robert S. Douglas, 93, American sailor, founder of The Black Dog.
• Waltraut Haas, 97, Austrian actress (Der Hofrat Geiger, Mariandl, The White Horse Inn).
• E. L. Henry, 89, American politician, member (1968–1980) and speaker (1972–1980) of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
• Jim Herriot, 85, Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic, Birmingham City, national team).
• Billy Joe MacLean, 88, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia MLA (1981–1988) and mayor of Port Hawkesbury (1994–2016), Group A streptococcal infection.
• Steve McMichael, 67, American Hall of Fame football player (Chicago Bears) and professional wrestler (WCW), Super Bowl champion (1986), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Fouad Mebazaa, 91, Tunisian politician, speaker of the Chamber of Deputies (1997–2011) and acting president (2011).
• Jaromír Paciorek, 45, Czech footballer (SBV Excelsior, Fortuna Sittard).
• Ricky Peters, 69, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics).
• Lulu Roman, 78, American comedian (Hee Haw) and gospel singer.
• Hamzah Sulaeman, 75, Indonesian businessman, artist, and designer.
• Peter Taaffe, 83, British Marxist militant.
• David Thomas, 71, American singer (Rocket from the Tombs, Pere Ubu) and songwriter ("30 Seconds Over Tokyo").

22

• Puan Noor Aishah, 91, Singaporean activist and scouting leader, spouse of the president (1965–1970).
• David Briggs, 82, American Hall of Fame keyboardist (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, The Nashville A-Team, TCB Band) and record producer.
• József Garami, 85, Hungarian football player (Pécsi Dózsa, Pécsi Vasutas SK) and manager (national team).
• Dilyana Grozdanova, 67, Bulgarian politician, MP (2001–2005).
• Kenneth Hodges, 73, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (2005–2017).
• Kang Ji-yong, 35, South Korean footballer (Bucheon, Gangwon, Pohang Steelers).
• V. Y. Mudimbe, 83, Congolese philosopher.
• Michael O'Brien, 91–92, Irish politician and activist.
• Lar Park Lincoln, 63, American actress (House II: The Second Story, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Knots Landing).
• Erik Ruus, 62, Estonian actor (The Birdwatcher, Firewater, All My Lenins).
• Keith Stackpole, 84, Australian cricketer (Victoria, national team).
• Durlav Kumar Thapa, 95, Nepalese police officer, inspector general (1978–1982).
• Zurab Tsereteli, 91, Russian-Georgian sculptor (Birth of the New World, To the Struggle Against World Terrorism), painter, and architect, president of the Russian Academy of Arts (since 1997), cardiac arrest.

21

• Hajji Alejandro, 70, Filipino singer and actor, colon cancer.
• Michel Anglade, 78, French rugby union (Tarbes) and league player (Saint-Gaudens, national team).
• Urszula Figwer, 93, Polish Olympic javelin thrower (1956, 1960).
• Pope Francis, 88, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, pope (since 2013), archbishop of Buenos Aires (1998–2013), stroke and cardiocirculatory collapse.
• Walter Frankenstein, 100, German-born Swedish engineer and Holocaust survivor.
• Herbert J. Gans, 97, German-born American sociologist.
• Harold Hair, 92, American baseball player (Birmingham Black Barons, Kansas City Monarchs).
• Cyril Höschl, 75, Czech psychiatrist and academic.
• Will Hutchins, 94, American actor (Sugarfoot, Shangani Patrol, Spinout), respiratory failure.
• Cecil Irwin, 83, English footballer (Sunderland).
• Gerard Kennedy, 93, Australian actor (Hunter, Division 4, Skyways).
• Peter von Matt, 87, Swiss philologist and author.
• Johanna Matz, 92, Austrian actress (Hannerl, Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach, The White Horse Inn).
• Volodymyr Moroz, 57, Ukrainian power plant executive and politician, MP (since 2019).
• Sarmad Jalal Osmany, 74, Pakistani jurist, justice of the Supreme Court (2008–2011), justice (1998–2009) and chief justice (2009–2011) of the Sindh High Court, cancer.
• Zakir Qureshi, 58, Pakistani television chef (Hum TV, Masala TV).
• Dominick J. Ruggerio, 76, American politician, member (since 1985) and president (since 2017) of the Rhode Island Senate, member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (1981–1985), cancer.
• Nawaf Salameh, 59, Syrian-born Romanian businessman (Alexandrion Group).
• Hisashi Shinma, 90, Japanese Hall of Fame professional wrestling booker and promoter (WWF, NJPW), co-founder of Universal Lucha Libre.
• Tilakdhari Singh, 87, Indian politician, MP (1984–1989, 1999–2004).
• James L. Swanson, 66, American historian, brain cancer.
• Alexander Vika, 91, Slovak sculptor.
• Dumitru Zamfira, 85, Romanian singer and kaval player.
• Francis Zammit Dimech, 70, Maltese politician, minister of foreign affairs (2012–2013) and MEP (2017–2019), cancer.

20

• Ulrich Aron, 80, Surinamese politician, chairman of the National Assembly (1986–1987).
• Black Terry, 72, Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL, IWRG, UWA).
• Cristina Buarque, 74, Brazilian singer and composer.
• Jeff Evans, 70, Welsh cricket umpire.
• Kristin Feireiss, 82, German architect and curator, director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute (1996–2001).
• Hugo Gatti, 80, Argentine footballer (Gimnasia La Plata, Boca Juniors, national team), infection following hip surgery.
• Albertus Geldermans, 90, Dutch racing cyclist.
• János Kocsis, 74, Hungarian Olympic wrestler (1976, 1980).
• George Lee, 90, American ballet dancer.
• Juan José Llach, 80, Argentine economist and sociologist, minister of education (1999–2000).
• Werner Lorant, 76, German football player (Rot-Weiss Essen, Eintracht Frankfurt) and manager.
• Chito Martínez, 59, Belizean-American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles), heart attack.
• Neža Maurer, 94, Slovene poet and writer.
• Todric McGee, 21, American football player (Missouri State Bears), shot.
• Mick McGrath, 89, Irish footballer (Blackburn Rovers, national team). (death announced on this date)
• Mike Patrick, 80, American sports broadcaster (ESPN, Maryland Terrapins, Jacksonville Sharks).
• Vladimír Popovič, 85, Slovak painter, visual artist, and academic.
• Kimble Rendall, 67–68, Australian musician (XL Capris, Hoodoo Gurus) and film director (Guardians of the Tomb). (death announced on this date)
• Tes Sambath, 24, Cambodian footballer (Visakha, national team), drowned.
• Mariya Shubina, 94, Russian sprint canoer, Olympic champion (1960).
• Krishan Chandra Singhal, 83, Indian pharmacologist.
• Arild Underdal, 78, Norwegian political scientist, rector of the University of Oslo (2002–2006).
• Richard B. Wilke, 94, American Methodist bishop.

19

• Wayne Angell, 94, American economist, member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1986–1994).
• Bev Beaver, 77, Canadian ice hockey player and bowler.
• Julian Benson, 54, Australian-born Irish choreographer (Dancing with the Stars), complications from cystic fibrosis.
• Damien Broderick, 80, Australian author (The White Abacus, Transcension, K-Machines).
• Jacques Camatte, 89–90, French writer and philosopher.
• Rodney Francis Cameron, 72, Australian serial killer, cancer.
• Aurelio Costarella, 60, Australian fashion designer, complications from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease.
• Alexandru Georgescu, 76, Romanian actor.
• Barry Hoban, 85, English Olympic racing cyclist (1960).
• Ron Hood, 55, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1995–2000, 2005–2006, 2013–2020).
• Jaroslav Kubečka, 90, Slovak economist and politician.
• Christian Langballe, 58, Danish politician, MP (2011–2019), brain cancer.
• Angelo Longoni, 68, Italian director, screenwriter and actor.
• Meir Mazuz, 80, Tunisian-born Israeli rabbi.
• Alan Harris Nevas, 97, American jurist and politician, judge of the U.S. District Court for Connecticut (1985–2009) and member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1971–1977).
• Meir Nitzan, 93, Romanian-born Israeli politician, mayor of Rishon LeZion (1983–2008).
• Bill Ramos, 69, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (2019–2025) and State Senate (since 2025).
• Carlo Senaldi, 83, Italian politician, deputy (1983–1992).
• Ricky Siahaan, 48, Indonesian guitarist (Seringai), heart attack.
• Jay Sigel, 81, American golfer, pancreatic cancer.
• Niwat Srisawat, 77, Thai footballer (Raj-Vithi, PAT, national team).
• Dragoljub Stamenković, 70, Serbian politician, MP (1994–2007).
• Chum Taylor, 98, Australian motorcycle speedway rider.
• Tassilo Thierbach, 68, German Olympic pair skater (1980, 1984), world champion (1982).
• Guy Ullens, 90, Belgian art collector and philanthropist.
• Aaron Woods, 75, American politician, member of the Oregon Senate (since 2023), pancreatic cancer.

18

• A. P. Balachandran, 87, Indian theoretical physicist.
• Ray Baughman, 82, American chemist and nanotechnologist.
• Christiane Brunner, 78, Swiss politician, MP (1991–2007).
• Mike Chase, 73, American stock car racing driver (NASCAR Winston West Series).
• Jean Chérasse, 92, French film director, writer, and producer (Moonlight in Maubeuge, La Vendetta).
• Suliman Eid, 63, Egyptian actor.
• Patricio Infante Alfonso, 95, Chilean Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Santiago de Chile (1984–1990) and archbishop of Antofagasta (1990–2004).
• Mathew Kalarickal, 77, Indian cardiologist.
• Masaaki Koyama, 90, Japanese baseball player (Hanshin Tigers, Lotte Orions) and coach (Seibu Lions).
• Harry T. Lemmon, 94, American judge, justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (1980–2001).
• Lars Gunnar Lie, 86, Norwegian politician, minister of transport and communications (1989–1990), MP (1985–2001).
• George McMillan, 81, American politician, lieutenant governor of Alabama (1979–1983), complications from surgery.
• Stina Oscarson, 49, Swedish theater director, author and debater, anorexia nervosa.
• Jean Paelinck, 94, Belgian economist.
• Rudolf Pankov, 87, Russian actor (Michman Panin, Blasted Hell, Talents and Admirers) and voice actor.
• Gys Pitzer, 85, South African rugby union player (Northern Transvaal, national team). (death announced on this date)
• Nikola Pokrivač, 39, Croatian footballer (Varteks, AS Monaco, national team), traffic collision.
• Clodagh Rodgers, 78, Northern Irish singer ("Come Back and Shake Me", "Jack in the Box").
• William Sheret, 96, Scottish showjumper and trainer.
• Julieta Szönyi, 75, Romanian actress (Felix și Otilia, Toate pînzele sus).
• Erich Tomek, 94, Austrian production manager, screenwriter (Tante Trude aus Buxtehude, Sunshine Reggae in Ibiza), and film producer (Hot Pavements of Cologne).
• Henri Torre, 92, French politician, deputy (1968–1980) and senator (1980–2008).
• Rodolfo Torres Medina, 76, Mexican politician, mayor of Chihuahua (1989–1992) and rector of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua (1985–1989), cancer.
• Takashi Yamaguchi, 88, Japanese actor (Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Kaze to Kumo to Niji to, Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron), lung cancer.
• Aimé Emmanuel Yoka, 93, Congolese politician, mayor of Brazzaville (1997–1999).
• Billy Young, 87, Irish football player (Bohemians) and manager (Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers).
• Noreen Young, 85, Canadian puppeteer (Under the Umbrella Tree, Sesame Park), stroke.
• Mark Zingarelli, 72, American comics artist and illustrator (Weirdo, American Splendor).

17

• Ita Aber, 93, American multimedia textile artist and art curator.
• Peter Ablinger, 66, Austrian composer.
• Josep Arnau i Figuerola, 82, Spanish engineer and politician, deputy (1979–1982) and president of the Province of Girona (1987–1994).
• Tetiana Barantsova, 51, Ukrainian disability rights activist.
• Colin Berry, 79, British radio disc jockey, presenter and newsreader (BBC Radio 2).
• Metkel Betew, 46, Norwegian bank robber (NOKAS robbery), shot.
• Chuck Ferries, 85, American Olympic alpine skier (1960, 1964).
• Nuno Guerreiro, 52, Portuguese pop singer (Ala dos Namorados).
• Holly Humphrey, 68, American pulmonologist and academic.
• Mizuki Itagaki, 24, Japanese actor (Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Solomon's Perjury). (death announced on this date)
• Rose Kerketta, 84, Indian writer, poet and tribal rights activist.
• Peter Kostelka, 78, Austrian politician, member of the Federal Council (1990) and the National Council (1994–2001).
• Simon Lehoko, 74, South African footballer (Vaal Professionals, Kaizer Chiefs, national team).
• Álamo Pérez-Luna, 61, Peruvian journalist and television presenter.
• Ronald Scott, 107, Argentine naval aviator (Fleet Air Arm).
• Ljubomir Simović, 89, Serbian writer, playwright, and scriptwriter, member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
• Jaromír Štětina, 82, Czech journalist, writer and politician, MEP (2014–2019) and senator (2004–2014), cardiac arrest.
• Joe Thompson, 36, English footballer (Rochdale, Tranmere Rovers, Southport), lymphoma.
• Xu Lianjie, 72, Chinese entrepreneur, co-founder of Hengan International.

16

• Bill Aitken, 90, Scottish-born Indian travel writer, complications from a fall.
• Mohammed bin Ali Al Fayez, 87–88, Saudi politician, minister of civil service (1999–2011).
• Nora Aunor, 71, Filipino actress (Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos, Trap, Hustisya) and singer, acute respiratory failure.
• Aaron Boupendza, 28, Gabonese footballer (Hatayspor, Zhejiang, national team), fall.
• Francesco Calvanese, 78, Italian politician, deputy (1994–1996).
• Dwayne Collins, 37, American basketball player (Miami Hurricanes).
• João Cravinho, 88, Portuguese politician, MEP (1989–1994) and three-time MP.
• Mac Gayden, 83, American singer and songwriter ("Everlasting Love, "My Rainbow Valley"), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Vladimir Gerasimov, 74, Russian actor (Car, Violin and Blot the Dog, One-Two, Soldiers Were Going..., Tailcoat for Scapegrace). (death announced on this date)
• Artak Ghulyan, 66, Armenian architect (Saint John the Baptist Church, Abovyan, Armenian Cathedral of Moscow).
• Fatima Hassouna, 26, Palestinian photojournalist, missile strike.
• Konstantin Kedrov, 82, Russian poet, philosopher, and literary critic.
• Jai Kishan, 66, Indian politician, Delhi MLA (1993–1998, 2003, 2008–2013), heart attack.
• Ed Lumley, 85, Canadian politician, MP (1974–1984).
• Steve Mapsalak, 68, Canadian politician, Nunavut MLA (2004–2008, 2013–2017).
• Roger McLachlan, 71, New Zealand bass guitarist (Little River Band), complications from pancreatic cancer.
• Don Mlangeni Nawa, 65, South African actor (Isidingo, Uzalo, The Estate).
• Birger A. Pearson, 90, American academic.
• Kimmo Sasi, 73, Finnish politician, MP (1983–2015).
• Hotma Sitompul, 68, Indonesian lawyer.

15

• Patrick Adiarte, 82, Filipino-American actor (The King and I, High Time, Flower Drum Song).
• Angélico Sândalo Bernardino, 92, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of São Paulo (1974–2000) and bishop of Blumenau (2000–2009).
• Richard K. Bernstein, 90, American physician.
• Jean-Pierre Bonnefous, 82, French ballet dancer and instructor (Charlotte Ballet).
• Wayne Clifford, 80, Canadian poet and academic.
• Mike DeBord, 69, American football coach (Michigan Wolverines, Central Michigan Chippewas, Chicago Bears).
• Karen Durbin, 80, American journalist (The Village Voice), heart failure.
• Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, 74, Polish actress (Another Way, Scratch, Tatarak).
• Shūhei Kishimoto, 68, Japanese politician, MP (2009–2022) and governor of Wakayama Prefecture (since 2022), septic shock.
• Joel Krosnick, 84, American cellist.
• Norman Major, 91, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (since 1996).
• Wink Martindale, 91, American disc jockey, game show host (Gambit, Tic-Tac-Dough) and singer ("Deck of Cards"), lymphoma.
• Billy Montgomery, 87, American politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1988–2008).
• Bill Morrisette, 93, American politician, member of the Oregon Senate (2003–2010) and House of Representatives (1999–2002), mayor of Springfield, Oregon (1989–1999).
• Josef Opatrný, 79, Czech historian, Ibero-Americanist and academic.
• John L. Ray, 81, American politician, member of the Council of the District of Columbia (1979–1997). (death announced on this date)
• Kees Smit, 85, Dutch footballer (Ajax, Zaanstreek, Pittsburgh Phantoms).
• S. S. Stanley, 57, Indian film director (April Maadhathil, Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan, Kizhakku Kadarkarai Salai) and actor.
• Werner Thissen, 86, German Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Münster (1999–2002) and archbishop of Hamburg (2002–2014).
• Reuma Weizman, 99, Israeli socialite, first lady (1993–2000).
• Leonard Zeskind, 75, American human rights activist.

14

• Irene Aderenti, 70, Swiss-born Italian politician, senator (2008–2013).
• Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, 85, Malaysian politician, prime minister (2003–2009), minister of foreign affairs (1991–1999), and MP (1978–2013), multiple organ failure.
• Bob Bennett, 75, Canadian Anglican bishop of Huron (2009–2016).
• Leandro Civil, 77, Cuban Olympic middle-distance runner (1976).
• Joseph Csatari, 96, American artist.
• Filip David, 84, Serbian author and screenwriter.
• Francis Davis, 78, American author and journalist (The Village Voice, The Atlantic Monthly).
• Larry Donovan, 84, American football coach (Montana Grizzlies, BC Lions). (death announced on this date)
• Carlton Fairweather, 63, English football player (Wimbledon, Bromley) and manager (Sunderland Women), pancreatic cancer.
• Joaquín Galera, 85, Spanish road bicycle racer.
• Maarten van Gent, 78, Dutch basketball coach, manager, and businessman.
• Art Green, 83, American artist, founder of The Hairy Who.
• Don Hasselbeck, 70, American football player (New England Patriots, Los Angeles Raiders, New York Giants), Super Bowl champion (1984), cardiac arrest.
• Ahmad Shamsul Islam, 100, Bangladeshi botanist.
• Jed the Fish, 69, American radio DJ (KROQ), lung cancer.
• Aliza Magen-Halevi, 87–88, Israeli intelligence officer, deputy director of Mossad (1997–1999). (death announced on this date)
• Slobodan Milosavljević, 81, Yugoslav-born French footballer (Valenciennes) and manager (FC Sète, Aurillac FC).
• Oleksandr Muratov, 89, Ukrainian film director (Vertical Race) and screenwriter.
• Seán Murphy, 93, Irish Gaelic footballer (Kerry, Dingle).
• Sophie Nyweide, 24, American actress (Bella, Margot at the Wedding, Noah).
• Bill Oliver, 85, American football coach (Alabama Crimson Tide, Chattanooga Mocs, Auburn Tigers).
• Alexander Ruttkay, 83, Slovak archaeologist and historian.
• Peter Seiffert, 71, German operatic tenor.
• Seo Jeong-in, 88, South Korean writer.
• Jan Shipps, 95, American historian (Latter Day Saint movement).
• Jan Sovák, 72, Czech paleoartist.
• Piotr Turzyński, 60, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Radom (since 2015), cancer.
• Danny Verbiest, 79, Belgian actor, television producer and presenter, co-founder of Studio 100.
• Elaine Wynn, 82, American businesswoman (Wynn Resorts, Mirage Resorts).

13

• Khurshid Ahmad, 93, Pakistani economist and politician, senator (2002–2012) and co-founder of The Islamic Foundation.
• Richard Armitage, 79, American diplomat and government official, deputy secretary of state (2001–2005), pulmonary embolism.
• Bruce Caldwell, 77, American Episcopal clergyman, bishop of Wyoming (1997–2010).
• Chuck Connelly, 70, American painter, prostate cancer.
• Miguel Cortés Miranda, 40, Mexican chemist and charged serial killer.
• Enrico Dioli, 77, Italian politician, president of the Province of Sondrio (1995–1999).
• Bob Garretson, 92, American racing driver (World Sportscar Championship, IMSA GT Championship).
• Charles A. Hartke, 80, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1985–2003).
• Simon Haykin, 94, Canadian academic and electrical engineer.
• Tommy Helms, 83, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros).
• Paddy Higson, 83, Scottish film producer (Comfort and Joy, The Magdalene Sisters) and production supervisor (Gregory's Girl).
• Bank Janardhan, 74, Indian actor (Tharle Nan Maga, Shhh!, News) and comedian.
• Salleh Kalbi, 60, Malaysian politician, MP (2008–2013).
• Amber Kelleher-Andrews, 56, American relationship matchmaker, CEO of Kelleher International.
• Javed Kodu, Pakistani actor and comedian.
• Gabriel Laiseca, 88, Spanish Olympic sailor (1960).
• Jean Marsh, 90, English actress (Upstairs, Downstairs, Doctor Who, Willow) and television writer, Emmy winner (1975), complications from dementia.
• Dina Popova, 47, Ukrainian finance manager, head of Kyiv History Museum (since 2022), cancer.
• Albert Privet Thévenot, 79, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Prince Albert (2008–2021).
• Geraldo de Souza Rodrigues, 61, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Januária (since 2023).
• Kalaipuli G. Sekaran, 73, Indian film director (Oorai Therinjikitten, Kaaval Poonaigal), actor (Jameen Kottai), and producer.
• Spyros Stavrinidis, 78, Cypriot actor.
• Shigeru Sugita, 78, Japanese bodybuilder.
• Inoke Takiveikata, 77–78, Fijian high chief and politician.
• Lawrence Urquhart, 89, Scottish businessman.
• Mario Vargas Llosa, 89, Peruvian writer (The Time of the Hero, The War of the End of the World, The Feast of the Goat), Nobel Prize laureate (2010).
• Roland Vími, 55, Slovak Olympic table tennis player (1992).
• Ray White, 75, American football player (San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Cardinals).
• Bob Wood, 85, Canadian politician, MP (1988–2004).

12

• Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah, 90, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1996, 2001–2006).
• Steindór Andersen, 70, Icelandic musician (Rímur).
• Roy Thomas Baker, 78, English record producer (A Night at the Opera, The Cars, Head Games).
• Luc Réné Bell, 77, Cameroonian politician, governor of Northwest Region (1992–1996), senator (since 2013).
• Jean Breuer, 87, German motor-paced racing cyclist, world champion (1974).
• Christian Chukwu, 74, Nigerian football player (Enugu Rangers, national team) and manager (national team).
• Pilita Corrales, 85, Filipino singer and actress (Mars Ravelo's Darna! Ang Pagbabalik, Bride for Rent, My Illegal Wife).
• Bilal al-Droubi, Syrian military commander, shot.
• Lionel Justier, 68, French footballer (Paris Saint-Germain, Brest).
• Kyren Lacy, 24, American football player (LSU Tigers, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns), suicide by gunshot.
• Kumudini Lakhia, 94, Indian Kathak dancer.
• Julian L. McPhillips, 78, American attorney and politician.
• Graziano Mesina, 83, Italian bandit, cancer.
• Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, 63, American film director (The Other F Word), breast cancer.
• José Pliva, 58, Beninese actor, stage director, and playwright.
• Daripalli Ramaiah, 87, Indian social worker and environmental activist, heart attack.
• Pradip Shumsher J.B.R., 78, Nepalese police officer, inspector general (1999–2002).
• Ibrahim Shika, 28, Egyptian footballer (Zamalek), rectal cancer.
• Zsolt Tiffán, 59–60, Hungarian winemaker and politician, MP (2010–2018). (death announced on this date)
• Jennifer Toth, 57, American journalist and writer, respiratory complications.
• Héctor Pedro Vergez, 81, Argentine military officer and convicted criminal.
• Mathias Wenda, 104, Indonesian independence activist, commander-in-chief West Papua Revolutionary Army.
• Mary Zoghby, 91, American politician, member of the Alabama Legislature (1978–1994).

11

• Nino Bellomo, 102, Italian actor (Blues metropolitano, Law of Courage) and journalist.
• Mike Berry, 82, English singer ("The Sunshine of Your Smile") and actor (Are You Being Served?, Worzel Gummidge).
• Akbar Etemad, 95, Iranian electrical engineer, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (1974–1978).
• Alberto Franceschini, 77, Italian communist militant (Red Brigades).
• Øyunn Grindem Mogstad, 37, Norwegian high jumper.
• Laurin L. Henry, 103, American academician.
• Robyn Kahukiwa, 87, Australian-born New Zealand artist.
• John LaFalce, 85, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–2003), New York Senate (1971–1972), and State Assembly (1973–1974).
• Petra Laseur, 85, Dutch actress.
• Mikal Mahdi, 42, American convicted spree killer, execution by firing squad.
• Lucy Markovic, 27, Australian model, cerebral arteriovenous malformation.
• Gerry McNamara, 90, Canadian ice hockey player and general manager (Toronto Maple Leafs).
• Don Mischer, 85, American television producer.
• Abdur Razzak Molla, 80, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (1977–2021).
• Max Romeo, 80, Jamaican reggae musician ("Wet Dream", "Chase the Devil"), heart complications.
• Riet Roosen-van Pelt, 91, Dutch politician, MP (1986–1994).
• Gretchen Dow Simpson, 86, American artist (The New Yorker).
• Michelangelo Riccardo Maria Tiribilli, 88, Italian Roman Catholic priest, abbot of Territorial Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore (1992–2010).
• Michele Traversa, 76, Italian politician, president of the Province of Catanzaro (1999–2008), deputy (2008–2013).
• Ernest Volkman, 84, American journalist and author.

10

• Leo Beenhakker, 82, Dutch football manager (Ajax, Real Madrid, national team).
• René Marie Albert Dupont, 95, French Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Andong (1969–1990), cerebral infarction.
• Niklas Eklund, 56, Swedish trumpeter.
• Agustín Escobar, 49, Spanish businessman, president and CEO of Siemens in Spain (since 2022), helicopter crash.
• Douglas John Hall, 97, Canadian academic.
• Arne Hamarsland, 91, Norwegian Olympic middle-distance runner (1960), cancer.
• Anne Harper, 83, British activist, co-founder of Women Against Pit Closures.
• Marijan Jantoljak, 85, Croatian footballer (Rijeka, Borac Banja Luka, Yugoslavia national team).
• Christoph Kohl, 64, Italian-German architect and urban planner (Brandevoort).
• Oleksandr Kosevych, 59, Ukrainian football player, manager (Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, Zorya Luhansk, Kramatorsk) and executive.
• Ted Kotcheff, 94, Canadian-Bulgarian film director (First Blood, Weekend at Bernie's, Fun with Dick and Jane), heart failure.
• Tereza Kuribakanya Kibwetere, 91, Ugandan cult leader (Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God).
• Looks Like Trouble, 32, Irish thoroughbred racehorse (2000 Cheltenham Gold Cup).
• Bruce Logan, 78, British-born American visual effects artist (Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey) and cinematographer (Tron).
• Hartford Love, 84, Canadian professional wrestler (NWF, IWA, WWC).
• Peter Lovesey, 88, British writer (Sergeant Cribb, The Last Detective, The False Inspector Dew).
• Clifford Lynch, 70–71, American computer scientist.
• Alexis Noble, 61, Uruguayan footballer (Universidad Católica, San Lorenzo, Nacional).
• Titiek Puspa, 87, Indonesian singer and songwriter, intracerebral hemorrhage.
• Doug Ringholt, 82, Australian footballer (Carlton, Claremont).
• Mario Ernesto Sánchez, 78, Cuban-American actor (Miami Vice, The Specialist) and businessman, founder and director of Teatro Avante.
• Susumu Sugiyama, 93, Japanese Olympic alpine skier (1956).
• Nino Tempo, 90, American singer (Nino Tempo & April Stevens, "Deep Purple") and saxophonist (The Wrecking Crew).
• Mike Wood, 72, American toy executive, co-founder of LeapFrog Enterprises, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Drew Zingg, 68, American guitarist. (death announced on this date)

9

• Kumari Ananthan, 92, Indian politician, MP (1977–1996).
• Authentic, 29, Dutch show jumping horse, Olympic champion (2004, 2008).
• Roberto Cani, 57, Italian violinist.
• Rogério Ceitil, 88, Portuguese filmmaker.
• Dorin Chelaru, 64, Romanian handball player (Steaua București), cancer.
• Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien, 97, Canadian media proprietor.
• Eamon Farrell, 83, Irish footballer (Shamrock Rovers).
• Eid Al-Fayez, 79, Jordanian politician, minister of interior (2006–2009).
• Juan Manuel Gastélum, 70, Mexican politician, deputy (2012–2015) and municipal president of Tijuana (2016–2019).
• Kim Shin-jo, 82, North Korean soldier (Unit 124), defector and pastor, participant of the 1968 Blue House raid.
• Sean King, 60, Australian footballer (West Coast Eagles), cancer.
• John Mayhew, 70, New Zealand sports physician (All Blacks, North Harbour, New Zealand Warriors).
• Carlos Montaldo, 85, Argentine Olympic rower (1964).
• Moon Byung-nam, 63, South Korean ballet dancer.
• Luis Felipe Noé, 91, Argentine painter and writer.
• Mel Novak, 90, American actor (Game of Death, Black Belt Jones, An Eye for an Eye).
• Sir Andrew Ogilvy-Wedderburn, 7th Baronet, 72, British Olympic bobsledder (1976, 1980).
• Phan Lương Cầm, 82, Vietnamese electrochemist.
• Frédéric Randriamamonjy, 92, Malagasy diplomat and politician, MP (1993–1998).
• Abel Rodríguez, Colombian visual artist and plant expert.
• Peter Rühring, 82, German actor (The English Patient).
• David Sassoon, 92, British fashion designer.
• Ray Shero, 62, American ice hockey executive (Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils), Stanley Cup champion (2009).
• Vera Sidorova, 90, Kazakh politician.
• Vitali Tasenko, 50, Russian footballer (SKA Rostov-on-Don, Istochnik Rostov-on-Don, Amur Blagoveshchensk).
• John Van Seters, 89, Canadian Biblist and religious studies scholar.
• Terje Venaas, 78, Norwegian jazz bass player.
• Richard Zachariah, 80, Australian journalist, writer and television presenter.

8

• Cathy Bernheim, 78, French novelist and journalist.
• Teresina Bodkin, Montserratian civil servant, speaker of the Legislative Council (2010–2014, 2019–2020). (death announced on this date)
• Jacqueline Brisepierre, 79, French Olympic gymnast (1964, 1968).
• Wilhelm Burgsmüller, 93, German footballer (Borussia Dortmund).
• Pascal Dozie, 85, Nigerian entrepreneur and banker, founder of Diamond Bank.
• Carl-Göran Ekerwald, 101, Swedish novelist and literary critic.
• Amara Essy, 80, Ivorian diplomat and politician, president of the UNGA (1994–1995), acting secretary-general of the Organization of African Unity (2001–2002) and minister of foreign affairs (1990–2000).
• Enzo Flego, 84, Italian politician, deputy (1992–1996).
• Svetlana Gerasimenko, 80, Tajikistani astronomer.
• Taj Haider, 83, Pakistani politician, playwright, and mathematician, senator (1995–2000), cancer.
• Vahdettin İşsever, 56, Turkish Olympic boxer (1996).
• Nicky Katt, 54, American actor (Dazed and Confused, Boston Public, Boiler Room), suicide by hanging. (body discovered on this date)
• John Koech, 78–79, Kenyan politician, MP (1979–1990, 2003–2007).
• Manga, 87, Brazilian footballer (Sport Recife, Botafogo, national team), cancer.
• Sutton Marks, 96, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1960–1968).
• Faleh Al-Nasser, Jordanian politician, minister of health (2001–2002).
• Pere Palau Torres, 78, Spanish politician, member of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands (1987–2015), traffic collision.
• Ram Sahay Panday, 92, Indian Rai folk dancer.
• Aurélio Pereira, 77, Portuguese football coach and youth player scout.
• Manfred Schüler, 93, German economist and politician.
• Teresa del Valle, 88, Spanish anthropologist.
• Lenny Welch, 86, American pop singer.
• Keith Windschuttle, 82–83, Australian historian.
• Notable Dominicans killed in the Jet Set nightclub roof collapse:
  • Tony Blanco, 44, baseball player (Chunichi Dragons, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, Orix Buffaloes)
  • Nelsy Cruz, 42, politician, governor of Monte Cristi Province (since 2020)
  • Octavio Dotel, 51, baseball player (Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets)
  • Rubby Pérez, 69, merengue singer

7

• Kenny Adams, 84, American Hall of Fame boxing trainer.
• Kayode Adeyemo, 70, American bass guitarist (Starpoint).
• Keith Bakker, 64, American-Dutch mental health practitioner and convicted criminal, heart failure.
• Edward Belfort, 59, Surinamese politician, minister of justice and police (2012–2015), MP (since 2015).
• Guillermo del Bosque, 64, Mexican television producer, cancer.
• Mike Bradwell, 76, British theatre director and playwright.
• Paul Breza, 87, American Roman Catholic priest and Kashubian American activist.
• Marcel Cupák, 51, Czech footballer (SK Sigma Olomouc, 1. FK Drnovice, Zbrojovka Brno).
• Alex Faulkner, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings).
• William Finn, 73, American composer (Falsettos, A New Brain, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Tony Award winner (1992).
• Raghbir Lal, 95, Indian field hockey player, Olympic champion (1952, 1956).
• Marvin Levy, 96, American film publicist (DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Columbia Pictures).
• Greg Millen, 67, Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers) and sportscaster (Hockey Night in Canada), heart attack.
• Kishna Ram Nai, 90, Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA (1990–1998, 2013–2018), kidney disease.
• Edith Nawakwi, 65, Zambian economist and politician, minister of finance (1998–1999).
• Colman O'Donovan, 97, Irish hurler (Midleton, Donoughmore, Cork) and Roman Catholic priest.
• Laura Pantelakos, 89, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1978–2022).
• Jüri Põld, 68, Estonian judge, justice of the supreme court (1993–2021).
• Murdaya Poo, 84, Indonesian businessman and politician, member of the House of Representatives (2004–2009), cancer.
• Sybil Shainwald, 96, American lawyer and women's health activist.
• Dan Sullivan, 85, American football player (Baltimore Colts).
• Joey D. Vieira, 80, American actor (Lassie, The Patriot, Ferris Bueller's Day Off).
• Dimitris Vounatsos, 81–82, Greek lawyer and politician, MP (1981–1990, 1991–1996).

6

• Al Barile, 63, American guitarist (SSD), rectal cancer.
• Jorge Bolaño, 47, Colombian footballer (Atlético Junior, Parma, national team), heart attack.
• Clem Burke, 70, American Hall of Fame drummer (Blondie), cancer.
• Robert Corbett, 86, Canadian politician, MP (1978–1993).
• Roberto De Simone, 91, Italian stage director and composer (La Gatta Cenerentola).
• Adel Dridi, Tunisian businessman and convicted criminal.
• Peter Geiger, 82, Liechtensteiner historian.
• Georg Gölter, 86, German politician, MP (1969–1977), member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate (1979–2006).
• Joseph Grodin, 94, American lawyer and jurist, associate justice of the California Supreme Court (1982–1987).
• Chaudhry Arshad Javaid Warraich, 68, Pakistani politician, Punjab MPA (2013–2023).
• Kosala Jayaweera, 38, Sri Lankan politician, MP (since 2024), heart attack.
• Brian Jones, 89, Welsh rugby union player (Newport RFC, national team).
• Max Kozloff, 91, American art historian, art critic and photographer.
• Lee Ek Tieng, 91, Singaporean bureaucrat.
• Peter McEvoy, 72, British golfer.
• John Mills, 86, British businessman, founder of JML.
• Jean-Claude Montredon, 75, French percussionist.
• Dan Murray, 90, Irish Gaelic footballer (Macroom GAA, UCC GAA, Cork).
• Jay North, 73, American actor (Dennis the Menace, Maya, Arabian Knights), colorectal cancer.
• Victor Omololu Olunloyo, 89, Nigerian mathematician and politician, governor of Oyo State (1983).
• Jeremiah P. Ostriker, 87, American astrophysicist, renal disease.
• Rémy Pautrat, 85, French civil servant, director of the Direction de la surveillance du territoire (1985–1986).
• Claude Saurel, 76, French rugby union player (Béziers) and manager (Morocco national team, Russia national team).
• Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe, 80, Gambian politician, minister of foreign affairs (1998–2001).
• Anna Slováčková, 29, Czech singer (Tvoje tvář má známý hlas) and actress (Ordinace v růžové zahradě 2), breast cancer.
• Paschal Topno, 92, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ambikapur (1985–1994) and archbishop of Bhopal (1994–2007).
• Albert Vanucci, 77, French footballer (Sochaux, Monaco, national team).
• Willie Vassallo, 75, Maltese footballer (Floriana, Green Gully, national team).
• Cecilia Villalobos, 63, Chilean politician and academic, governor of Colchagua Province (2004–2006).
• Pongsri Woranuch, 85, Thai luk thung singer, lung disease.
• Sam Pee Yalley, Ghanaian lawyer and government official.
• Aleksey Yablonsky, 35, Ukrainian footballer (Gvardeyets, Sevastopol).
• Barbara Yeaman, 100, American conservationist.

5

• Dave Allen, 69, English bassist (Gang of Four, Shriekback) and record label executive (World Domination Recordings).
• Mouhcine Bouhlal, 54, Moroccan footballer (FAR Rabat, national team, 1992 Olympics).
• Corrin Brooks-Meade, 37, English-born Montserratian footballer (Alki Larnaca, Nea Salamis, Montserrat national team).
• Alejandro de la Peña, Mexican stuntman (Titanic, Predator, Vantage Point).
• Cedric Dempsey, 92, American sports administrator, executive director of the NCAA (1994–2003).
• Antonello Fassari, 72, Italian actor (Romanzo Criminale, The Goodbye Kiss, Suburra) and comedian.
• Colin Fox, 86, Canadian actor (Psi Factor, Atomic Betty, Tommy Boy).
• Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe, 74, Ghanaian jurist, justice of the Supreme Court (2009–2020).
• Heikki Hasu, 99, Finnish Nordic skier, Olympic champion (1948, 1952), and politician, MP (1962–1970).
• Shigeaki Hattori, 61, Japanese racing driver (Indy Racing League, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series) and team owner (Hattori Racing Enterprises), traffic collision.
• Raymond Hawthorne, 88, New Zealand stage actor and theatre director (National Opera of New Zealand).
• Harry Humes, 89, American poet.
• Philip W. Johnston, 80, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1975–1979) and Senate (1979–1989), stroke.
• Stéphane Krafft, 45, French road racing cyclist.
• Di McCarthy, New Zealand neuroscientist and science administrator, chief executive of the Royal Society of New Zealand (2007–2014).
• Bob McManus, 81, American newspaper editor (New York Post).
• Luigi Nocera, 70, Italian politician, deputy (1994–2001).
• Nate Oliver, 84, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees).
• Pasha Technique, 40, Russian rapper and music producer, complications from drug overdose.
• Hans-Peter Repnik, 77, German politician, MP (1983–2005).
• Enrique Sánchez de León, 90, Spanish politician, minister of health and social security (1977–1979).
• David A. Siegel, 89, American hotelier, founder of Westgate Resorts.
• Harmen Siezen, 84, Dutch newsreader (NOS Journaal) and journalist.
• Billy Smith, 70, American baseball player (Houston Astros).
• Peter Stuhlmacher, 93, German Protestant theologian and biblical scholar.
• Carl Warwick, 88, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Colt .45s, Baltimore Orioles), World Series champion (1964).
• Derek Whitehead, 81, English rugby league footballer (Warrington, Lancashire, national team).
• Avigdor Yitzhaki, 75, Israeli politician, MK (2006–2008).

4

• Amadou Bagayoko, 70, Malian musician (Amadou & Mariam).
• Jim Brandenburg, 79, American environmentalist and wildlife photographer.
• Perri Cutten, 73, Australian fashion designer.
• Barbara Everett, 92, British academic.
• Paul Fierlinger, 89, Czech-American animator and director (My Dog Tulip).
• John A. Galloway, 96, American endocrinologist.
• Ron Gardin, 80, American football player (Baltimore Colts, New England Patriots), Super Bowl champion (1971).
• Petro Georgiou, 77, Greek-born Australian politician, MP (1994–2010).
• Ataullah Hafezzi, 77, Bangladeshi Islamist leader and politician.
• Aanund Hylland, 75, Norwegian economist.
• Paul Karo, 89, Scottish-born Australian actor (Quiet Night, The Box, Prisoner).
• Yuriy Korotkov, 69, Russian writer and screenwriter (Crash – Cop's Daughter, Lost in Siberia, Carmen).
• Manoj Kumar, 87, Indian actor (Kranti, Upkar, Roti Kapada Aur Makaan).
• Larisa Maksimova, 81, Russian mathematician.
• Edgar Yves Monnou, 72, Beninese politician, minister of foreign affairs (1995–1996).
• Friðrik Ólafsson, 90, Icelandic chess grandmaster, president of FIDE (1978–1982).
• Kate Orchard, 102, British World War II veteran (Women's Auxiliary Corps).
• Eraslan Özkaya, 85, Turkish judge, president of the Court of Cassation (2002–2004).
• Ravikumar, 71, Indian actor (Ullasa Yaathra, Aanandham Paramaanandham, Ee Manohara Theeram), lung cancer.
• Bernard Ringeissen, 90, French classical pianist.
• Tony Rundle, 86, Australian politician, premier of Tasmania (1996–1998).
• Ray Seals, 59, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers).
• Peter Turang, 78, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Kupang (1997–2024).
• Gene Ward, 82, American politician, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1990–1998, 2006–2025).
• Chris Youlden, 82, English blues rock singer (Savoy Brown), bronchial pneumonia.
• Kazuyuki Yukawa, 75, Japanese politician, MP (2012–2014).

3

• Julie Alipala, 58, Filipino journalist (Philippine Daily Inquirer).
• Andreas Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, 82, German landowner, head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (since 1998).
• Alfredo Bianchini, 84, Italian politician, deputy (1992–1994).
• Floyd Clack, 84, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1983–1996).
• Jenni L. Evans, 63, Australian-born American meteorologist and academic.
• Eunice Golden, 98, American painter.
• Farooq Hamid, 80, Pakistani cricketer (Lahore, PIA, national team).
• Ted Hipkiss, 78, New Zealand cricketer (Northern Districts).
• Ivan Kley, 66, Brazilian tennis player and coach.
• Daniel Kluger, 73, Israeli writer.
• Jiří Kochta, 78, Czech ice hockey player (Jihlava, Sparta Praha), Olympic silver medallist (1968).
• Jesse Kornbluth, 79, American journalist and author, Lewy body dementia.
• Theodore McCarrick, 94, American laicized Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of Newark (1986–2000) and Washington (2001–2006).
• Paulo Mendo, 92, Portuguese doctor and politician, minister of health (1993–1995), MP (1995–1999).
• Mirawas, 69–70, Pakistani comedian.
• Frank Moberg, 85, Finnish ice hockey executive (HIFK).
• Hossein-Ali Nayeri, 69, Iranian judge.
• Mick O'Dwyer, 88, Irish Gaelic football player (Waterville, South Kerry) and manager (Kerry).
• Ladislas Orsy, 103, Hungarian theologian.
• Seyit Halil Özsoy, 76–77, Turkish politician, MP (1987–1991).
• David Paton, 94, American ophthalmologist, co-founder of Orbis International.
• Juan Andrés Ramírez, 77, Uruguayan politician, minister of the interior (1990–1993), cancer.
• John Saint Ryan, 72, English actor (Coronation Street, Roar, Squanto: A Warrior's Tale) and equestrian, heart attack.
• Amália Sterbinszky, 74, Hungarian handball player, Olympic bronze medallist (1976).
• Idris Abdul'aziz Dutsen Tanshi, 67–68, Nigerian imam.
• Dean Wells, 54, American football player (Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots), acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
• Andy Wharton, 63, English footballer (Burnley, Torquay United, Chester City). (death announced on this date)
• Margarita Xhepa, 93, Albanian actress (People's Artist of Albania).

2

• Omar Aktouf, 80, Algerian-born Canadian consultant and academic.
• Judith Billings, 81, American judge, judge of the Utah Court of Appeals (1987–2008).
• Miles Griffith, 55, American jazz singer.
• Matt Hassett, 93, Irish hurler (Toomevara, Tipperary).
• Johnny King, 92, English footballer (Crewe Alexandra, Stoke City, Cardiff City).
• Petra Krause, 86, German-Italian communist militant and weapons smuggler.
• Fábio Marcelino, 52, Brazilian Olympic volleyball player (1996).
• Don Mattson, 69, Australian footballer (Richmond).
• Peter Pearson, 87, Canadian film director (The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar, Paperback Hero) and screenwriter.
• Zdravko Pečar, 75, Slovenian Olympic discus thrower (1972).
• Suzanne Rand, 75, American actress and comedian, cardiopulmonary arrest.
• Khamtai Siphandone, 101, Laotian politician, president (1998–2006), prime minister (1991–1998), and chairman of the Revolutionary Party (1992–2006).
• Alois Švehlík, 85, Czech actor (Forbidden Dreams, Alois Nebel, On the Roof) and theater pedagogue.
• Greg Zito, 72, American politician, member of the Illinois Senate (1983–1991) and House of Representatives (1981–1983).

1

• Miguel Ángel Aguilar Miranda, 85, Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Guaranda (1991–2004) and Military Ordinariate of Ecuador (2004–2014).
• Hassan Bdeir, Lebanese militant (Hezbollah), airstrike.
• Deepak Bohara, 74, Nepalese politician, MP (since 2022).
• Arsenio Campos, 79, Mexican actor.
• Toti Ciliberto, 63, Argentinian comedian and actor (Videomatch, Showmatch), complications from a heart attack.
• Leandro Domingues, 41, Brazilian footballer (Vitória, Kashiwa Reysol, Yokohama FC), testicular cancer.
• George Freeman, 97, American jazz guitarist (Birth Sign, New Improved Funk, Man & Woman).
• Wayne Handy, 89, American rock and roll singer.
• He Zhukang, 93, Chinese politician, deputy (1983–1998), governor of Henan (1983–1987) and Jilin (1987–1989).
• Michael Hurley, 83, American folk singer-songwriter (Have Moicy!, Snockgrass, Watertower).
• Stanley O. Ikenberry, 90, American academic, president of the University of Illinois System (1979–1995, 2010).
• Alfi Kabiljo, 89, Croatian composer and musician.
• Dean T. Kashiwagi, 72, American economist.
• Val Kilmer, 65, American actor (Top Gun, The Doors, Batman Forever), pneumonia.
• Sergey Mavrin, 73, Russian jurist, judge (since 2005) and deputy president (since 2009) of the Constitutional Court.
• M. Hasna Maznavi, 39, American writer, director and activist, founder of the Women's Mosque of America, complications from diabetes.
• Luc Michel, 67, Belgian political activist.
• Yahyah Michot, 72, Belgian Islamologist and academic.
• Nancy Huddleston Packer, 99, American writer.
• María del Carmen Pinete Vargas, 64, Mexican politician, four-term deputy, serving vice president of the Chamber.
• Alfred Recours, 80, French politician, mayor of Conches-en-Ouche (1984–2020) and deputy (1988–1993, 1997–2002).
• Ray Sahetapy, 68, Indonesian actor (The Raid), complications from diabetes, lungs, stroke.
• Dave Täht, 59, American network engineer.
• Johnny Tillotson, 86, American singer-songwriter ("Poetry in Motion", "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'", "Without You"), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• John Vella, 74, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings), Super Bowl champion (1977).
• Faramarz Zelli, 82, Iranian footballer (Kian Tehran, PAS Tehran, national team).

Previous months

• Deaths in January 2025
• Deaths in February 2025
• Deaths in March 2025

External links

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