The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. 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.
September
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Ahmed Ammi, 45, Dutch-Moroccan footballer (ADO Den Haag, VVV-Venlo, NAC Breda), bowel cancer. (death announced on this date)
Flora Brovina, 76, Kosovar-Albanian poet and politician, speaker of the Assembly (2014).
Georgios Makropoulos, 72, Greek chess player. (death announced on this date)
Alla Nani, 56, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (2004–2014, since 2019) and deputy chief minister (2019–2002), heart attack.
Jim Peters, 88–89, New Zealand politician, MP (2002–2005).
Amelinha Teles, 81, Brazilian journalist and political activist.
Yun Tong-hyon, North Korean general and politician. (death announced on this date)
14
Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat, 97–98, Indian sattriya classical dancer.
Louis Caron, 84, Canadian journalist and writer (He Shoots, He Scores), heart attack.
Dory Chamoun, 94, Lebanese politician, MP (2009–2018).
Andy Gallagher, 89, Irish hurler (Offaly).
Sheila Kennelly, 88, British-born Australian actress (Number 96, Kingswood Country, Home and Away).
Aleksandr Kupriyanov, 74, Russian footballer (Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev).
Bob Mackie, 87, American fashion designer and costumier (The Carol Burnett Show, Funny Lady, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour), seven-time Emmy winner, pneumonia.
Jürg Marquard, 81, Swiss publisher and television personality.
Luděk Mikloško, 64, Czech footballer (West Ham United, Baník Ostrava, national team), cancer.
Ian Miller, 76, Australian footballer (Perth, Fitzroy, East Perth).
Fabio Mosquera, 78, Colombian footballer (Deportivo Cali, Cúcuta Deportivo, national team).
Gianfranco Pieri, 89, Italian Hall of Fame basketball player (Trieste, Olimpia Milano, national team).
Catherine Ringer, 68, French singer and musician (Les Rita Mitsouko), cancer.
Tara Singh Varma, 78, Dutch politician, MP (1994–2001). (death announced on this date)
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Siddique Ahmed, 63, Indian politician, Assam MLA (2001–2016, 2021–2026), cancer.
Eugenia Apostol, 100, Filipino journalist and publisher, founder of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Cheetah Chrome, 71, American guitarist (Dead Boys, Rocket from the Tombs) and songwriter ("Sonic Reducer").
Chung Ho-yong, 94, South Korean politician, general, and convicted traitor, minister of the interior (1987) and defense (1987–1988).
Pinula Contreras, 91, Guatemalan footballer (Comunicaciones, national team).
Mohamed Garfi, 77, Tunisian musicologist, composer, and conductor.
Mary Gaudron, 83, Australian judge, justice of the High Court (1987–2003).
Jing Yidan, 71, Chinese television presenter (China Central Television), complications from a cerebral hemorrhage.
Christof Straub, 57, Austrian musician (Papermoon).
Yehuda Aharon Vidovsky, 107, Polish-born Israeli businessman and Holocaust survivor.
Win Aung, 60, Burmese footballer (national team), lung disease.
12
Naseer al-Chaderchi, 90, Iraqi politician.
George Chuvalo, 89, Canadian boxer.
Faleh al-Dhaheri, 86, Saudi military officer (Grand Mosque seizure).
Ketaki Kushari Dyson, 86, Indian-born British writer and scholar.
Lars Herseth, 80, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1975–1986) and Senate (1989–1996), cancer.
Sérgio Toledo Machado, 81, Brazilian Olympic basketball player (1964, 1968).
Abdul Jalil Mastan, 70, Indian politician, six-time Bihar MLA.
Hidetoshi Nakanishi, 68, Japanese Olympic judoka (1984), stomach cancer.
Cal Nichols, 84, Canadian businessman, chairman of the Edmonton Investors Group (2000–2007).
Nikolay Noev, 38, Russian-born Tajik Olympic wrestler (2012).
Bernice Offei, 63, Ghanaian gospel singer.
Nikolay Podgornov, 77, Russian politician, governor of Vologda Oblast (1991–1996).
Yves Schlirf, Belgian comics editor (Kana).
Byron Sher, 98, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1980–1996) and Senate (1996–2004).
Agni Deo Singh, 60, Fijian politician, MP (2006, since 2022). (death announced on this date)
Carles Solà, 81, Spanish academic administrator and politician, rector of the UAB (1994–2002).
James Storme, 83, Belgian football player (Gent, Standard Liège) and manager (Oostende), cardiac arrest.
Tone Capone, 59, American hip-hop producer ("I Got 5 on It").
Bamanga Tukur, 90, Nigerian politician, governor of Gongola State (1983).
Povilas Varanauskas, 85, Lithuanian politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment.
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Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, 94, Norwegian royal.
Varinder Singh Bajwa, 82, Indian politician, MP (2004–2010), cardiac arrest.
Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir, 88, Pakistani politician, minister for law (2018) and MNA (1997–1999, since 2008).
Naseebullah Bazai, Pakistani politician, senator (2018–2024). (death announced on this date)
Bain Boehlke, 87, American actor (Fargo, Four Boxes) and theatre director.
Emma Bonino, 78, Italian politician, minister of foreign affairs (2013–2014), senator (2008–2013, 2018–2022) and twice MEP.
Dame Margaret Clark, 85, New Zealand political scientist.
Raffaele Costa, 90, Italian politician, deputy (1976–2006), minister of transport (1993–1994) and twice of health.
Bruce M. Davis, 83, American convicted murderer (Manson family).
Tapas Dey, 84, Indian politician, Tripura MLA (1972–1977).
W. J. Frecklington, 76, Australian carriage maker, cancer.
Lungskull, 20, French rapper, drug overdose.
Elaine Mokhtefi, 97, Algerian-American anti-colonial activist and writer.
Solomon Pappaiah, 90, Indian scholar and actor (Boys, Sivaji: The Boss).
Brent Peterson, 68, Canadian ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks) and coach (Nashville Predators), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Rachel Rabin, 101, Israeli educator and activist.
Jesús Rico, 73, Mexican footballer (Atlante F.C., Real Club España, national team).
Tomás Solís, 91, Chilean politician, deputy (1969–1973).
Jeremy Thomas, 77, British film producer (The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast, Naked Lunch), Oscar winner (1988).
Peter Thompson, 73, Australian broadcast journalist and educator (Talking Heads, This Day Tonight).
Yuca, 75, Peruvian comedian and actor (La paisana Jacinta en búsqueda de Wasaberto, ¡Asu mare! 2).
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Manel Abeysekera, 93, Sri Lankan politician.
Chuni Lal Bhagat, 93, Indian politician, Punjab MLA (1997–2002, 2007–2017).
Vsevolod Bogdanov, 82, Russian journalist, chairman of the RUJ (1992–2017). (death announced on this date)
Claudio Carsughi, 93, Italian-Brazilian sports journalist (Corriere dello Sport, Rádio Jovem Pan, Quatro Rodas).
Daniel Conahan, 72, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
Malcolm Dawes, 82, English footballer (Hartlepool, Aldershot, Workington), complications from dementia. (death announced on this date)
Marilyn Edwards, 88, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (2003–2009).
Futagodake Takeshi, 82, Japanese sumo wrestler, hepatocellular carcinoma.
Penny Gillies, 75, Australian Olympic hurdler (1972, 1980).
Felicity Green, 100, British fashion journalist and newspaper executive (Daily Mirror).
Artur Heras, 81, Spanish painter.
Khalid Mahmood, 84, Pakistani field hockey player, Olympic champion (1968).
Bob McKay, 78, American Hall of Fame football player (Texas Longhorns, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots).
Gary Myers, 76, American racing driver (NASCAR).
Ajazdin Nuhi, 46, Serbian footballer (Čukarički, Zeta, OFK Beograd), suicide.
Roger Simon, 78, American journalist (Politico, Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg News) and writer, pneumonia.
Ken Todd, 69, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale, Portsmouth). (death announced on this date)
9
Óscar Mario Beteta, 70, Mexican journalist and radio host (Radio Fórmula), cancer.
Ranee Brylinski, 69, American mathematician.
Paul Butzer, 98, German mathematician.
Paddy Doherty, 92, Irish Gaelic footballer (Down).
Andrzej Elżanowski, 76, Polish palaeontologist.
Samuel Gelblung, 82, Argentine journalist (Crónica TV), respiratory failure.
Isao Harimoto, 86, Japanese Hall of Fame baseball player (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Yomiuri Giants, Chiba Lotte Marines).
Albert Horsfall, 84, Nigerian intelligence officer, director of the National Intelligence Agency (1986–1990) and the State Security Service (1990–1992).
Paddy Keenan, 76, Irish uilleann piper (The Bothy Band).
Hyacinth Knight, 86, Jamaican politician, MP (1983–1989).
Arvo Kruusement, 98, Estonian film director (Spring, Summer, Autumn) and actor.
Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Leiʻataua, 76, Samoan politician, member (1996, 2001–2016) and speaker (2006–2011) of the Legislative Assembly.
Giorgos Mazonakis, 54, Greek laïko singer, cardiac arrest.
Mike McFarland, 56, American voice actor (Dragon Ball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist, Attack on Titan), glioblastoma.
Barry Melrose, 70, Canadian-born American ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), coach (Los Angeles Kings) and sportscaster (ESPN), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Jackson Nascimento, 102, Brazilian football player (Athletico Paranaense, Corinthians) and manager (Athletico Paranaense).
Alexander Sharovsky, 78, Azerbaijani actor and theatre director.
Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano, 79, Italian energy distribution industry executive, chairman of Hera (2002–2023).
Barry Whitbread, 77, English football player (Lancaster City, Altrincham) and manager (Singapore national team).
Helmut Wiesinger, 74, Austrian actor.
June Wyndham Davies, 97, British television producer and director.
Elio Zamuto, 85, Italian actor (The Sicilian Checkmate, Shadows Unseen, Silence the Witness).
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Margaret Bedggood, 87, New Zealand legal scholar, chief human rights commissioner (1989–1994).
John Bruce, 88, British television director (The Woman in White, The Bill). (death announced on this date)
Harry Burrows, 85, English footballer (Aston Villa, Stoke City, Plymouth Argyle).
Monowar Hossain Chowdhury, 78, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1999–2014, 2021–2024), heart attack.
Gabriel Contant, 95, Canadian painter. (death announced on this date)
Blanche d'Alpuget, 82, Australian writer (Turtle Beach, The Young Lion), complications from influenza.
William Henry Draper III, 98, American venture capitalist, chairman of EXIM (1981–1986) and administrator of the UNDP (1986–1993).
Takao Jinnouchi, 93, Japanese politician, minister of justice (1999) and MP (1988–2007).
Ismael Laguna, 83, Panamanian Hall of Fame boxer, WBC lightweight champion (1965, 1970).
Serge Losique, 94, Canadian writer, festival organizer, and academic.
Vlasta Maček, 74, Croatian chess player.
André Navez, 74, Belgian politician, Walloon deputy (1999–2004), mayor of Binche (2001–2006).
Alexandr Pashchenko, 81, Russian singer, actor and director, People's Artist of Russia (2002).
Eric Pearce, 94, Australian field hockey player, Olympic silver (1968) and bronze medalist (1964). (death announced on this date)
André Pronovost, 90, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings).
Pat Senatore, 91, American jazz bassist.
Tung Chee-hwa, 89, Hong Kong politician, chief executive (1997–2005), vice chairman of the NCCPPCC (2005–2023), and member of the Executive Council (1992–1996).
Pierfranco Vianelli, 79, Italian cyclist, Olympic champion (1968).
Jason Walker, 56–57, New Zealand-born Australian country musician and writer. (death announced on this date)
Tom Whitestone, 62, American sport coach, associate athletic director at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1987–2024), cancer.
7
K. Achuthan, 76, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (1996–2016).
Gastón Acurio Velarde, 95, Peruvian politician, minister of development (1965–1967) and senator (1980–1992).
Admire Moon, 23, Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. (death announced on this date)
Sir Richard Alston, 77, British choreographer.
Hafidh Ameir Hassan, 80, Tanzanian agriculturalist, first gentleman (since 2021), heart disease.
Joseph Arnaouti, 90, Syrian Armenian Catholic hierarch, patriarchal exarch of Damascus (1997–2023).
Tony Buss, 87, English cricketer (Sussex).
Nuno Cardoso, 64, Portuguese engineer and politician, president of the Porto Municipal Chamber (1999–2002).
David Cobb, 63, American activist and presidential candidate.
Jonathan Cooper, 76, American luthier.
Norberto Galasso, 90, Argentine historian.
Great Gidayū, 67, Japanese actor (Ikinai, Kikujiro).
Sir Roger Jones, 83, Welsh pharmaceutical executive and researcher.
Marty Lowe, 54, American football player (St. Louis Stampede, Texas Terror) and coach (Georgia Force), kidney cancer.
Simon Lui, 62, Hong Kong actor (Troublesome Night, Last Ghost Standing, Vulgaria), cancer.
Stanisław Małkowski, 82, Polish Roman Catholic priest.
Bello Mandiya, 62, Nigerian politician, senator (2019–2023).
Iskhak Mashbash, 96, Russian poet.
Silvio Meli, 72, Maltese judge.
Marc Mercier, 68, French professional wrestler (FFCP) and stuntman (Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar), oesophageal cancer.
Galina Mishenina, 76, Russian rower, Olympic bronze medallist (1976).
Rihards Pīks, 84, Latvian politician and film director, MP (1998–2004), MEP (2004–2009) and minister of foreign affairs (2004).
Vadim Popov, 86, Belarusian politician, speaker of the House of Representatives (2000–2004, 2007–2008).
Nina Popova, 81, Russian actress (Day by Day, Investigation Led by Experts, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer).
Monito Rodríguez, 80, Mexican footballer (Zacatepec, Club América, national team).
R. Sarath, 65, Indian film director (Sayahnam, The Desire, Buddhanum Chaplinum Chirikkunnu), kidney disease.
Lucien Smith, 37, American contemporary artist.
Georg Westenfelder, 91, German organ builder.
David Worth, 86, American film director (Kickboxer, Warrior of the Lost World) and cinematographer (Bloodsport).
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Rudy Ariffin, 73, Indonesian politician, governor of South Kalimantan (2005–2015) and regent of Banjar (2000–2005).
Israël Isaac Besançon, 81, French-Israeli rabbi and painter.
Hadassah Carlebach, 98, Russian-American Holocaust survivor and memoirist.
Iván Carvajal, 78, Ecuadorian poet.
Bill Dundee, 82, Scottish-born Australian professional wrestler (AWA, NWA, WCW).
Rosa Maria Duran, 99, Spanish-born Mexican translator and teacher.
Edward Field, 102, American poet.
Jim Geoghan, 79, American television writer and producer (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Family Matters, Silver Spoons), complications from dementia.
Grigore Ianeț, 78, Moldovan football player (Avântul Chișinău, Torpedo Moscow) and manager (Bălți).
Walter Kershaw, 85, English artist.
Guus Kouwenhoven, 84, Dutch arms dealer.
Sudivya Kumar, 56, Indian politician, Jharkhand MLA (since 2019), heart attack.
Johan Mijail, 36, Dominican writer, journalist and artist.
John O'Leary, 72, American football player (Montreal Alouettes).
Rosa Fung Pineda, 90–94, Peruvian archaeologist.
Juan Guillermo Ríos, 78, Colombian journalist.
Nina Shipman, 88, American actress (Say One for Me, Blue Denim, The Oregon Trail).
Darío Silva Silva, 88, Colombian Protestant minister.
Hristo Spasov, 38, Bulgarian footballer (Chepinets, Naftex, Bansko), heart attack.
Matt Suhey, 68, American football player (Chicago Bears).
Richard Tesařík, 80, Czech singer (Yo Yo Band).
Stephen Walker, 61, English-born Northern Irish journalist (BBC Northern Ireland) and author.
5
Robert Alexy, 80, German jurist and legal philosopher.
Albert Alós, 86, Spanish-born Nigerian engineer, academic and missionary.
Thérèse Brenet, 90, French composer.
Jean-Pierre Clar, 84, French rugby league (US Villeneuve XIII, national team) and rugby union player (SU Agen).
Andy Fish, 60, American graphic novelist, blood cancer.
Alberto Iribarne, 76, Argentine lawyer and politician, minister of justice (2005–2007).
Otto Jelinek, 86, Czech-born Canadian figure skater and politician, MP (1972–1993) and minister of national revenue (1989–1993), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Peter Katsambanis, 60, Australian politician, Victoria MLC (1996–2002) and Western Australia MLC (2013–2017) and MLA (2017–2021).
Shirley Strum Kenny, 92, American academic administrator, president of Stony Brook University (1994–2009) and Queens College (1985–1994).
Serhat Kılıç, 51, Turkish actor (Kuruluş: Osman, Maraşlı, Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı). (death announced on this date)
Ken Lancaster, 83, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (2001–2003). (death announced on this date)
Georgina Lightning, 63, Canadian film director (Older than America), screenwriter and actress, equestrian accident.
Bruce Lunsford, 78, American politician and attorney.
Erni Mangold, 99, Austrian actress (Before Sunrise, Therapy for a Vampire, The Forester of the Silver Wood).
Georgy Matyukhin, 91, Russian economist, governor of the Central Bank of Russia (1992).
Frank McDonald, 76, Irish environmental journalist (The Irish Times).
Michael Mendl, 82, German actor (Downfall, 14 Days to Life, Dark), skin cancer.
Resil B. Mojares, 83, Filipino author, historian and literary critic.
Joe Morgan, 95, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Boston Red Sox).
Robin Morgan, 85, American poet, writer (Sisterhood Is Powerful) and feminist, co-founder of the Women's Media Center, complications from Parkinson's disease.
Radim Raděvič, 59, Czech ice hockey player (TJ Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia national team).
Filip Sternberg, 69, Czech-Austrian lawyer, member of Sternberg nobility.
Klaus Wanger, 85, Liechtensteiner politician, member (1993–2009) and president (2001–2009) of the Landtag of Liechtenstein.
Andy Williams, 48, American guitarist (Every Time I Die) and professional wrestler (AEW, ROH).
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Shin'ichi Abe, 76, Japanese mangaka, mandibular gland cancer.
Yves Brunier, 83, French animator, puppeteer and actor (L'Île aux enfants).
Craig Douglas, 85, English singer ("Only Sixteen") and actor (It's Trad, Dad!).
Camilo Escalona, 71, Chilean politician, senator (2006–2014), prostate cancer.
Zenyazen Escobar, 42, Mexican politician, deputy (since 2024), shot. (body discovered on this date)
Constantin Floros, 96, Greek-German musicologist.
Jorge Gallego, 86, Colombian footballer (Deportivo Cali, Deportes Tolima, national team).
Steve Gollschewski, 67, Australian police officer, commissioner of the Queensland Police Service (2024–2026), lung cancer.
S. R. Janakiraman, 98, Indian Carnatic singer and musicologist.
Tadeush Kasyanov, 87, Russian martial artist and stunt coordinator.
Husky Kihal, 64, French actor (Astrid et Raphaëlle, The Villain, Quartier V.I.P.). (death announced on this date)
Javad Mojabi, 86, Iranian poet and writer, cancer.
Tahir Nikšić, 76, Bosnian actor and theatre artist.
Jerry Oates, 78, American professional wrestler.
Richard O'Sullivan, 82, English actor (Man About the House, Robin's Nest, Dick Turpin).
Edward Raradza, 79, Zimbabwean tobacco farmer and politician, MP (2008–2013).
Pedro Rodríguez, 93, Spanish Roman Catholic priest and theologian (Opus Dei).
François Rossé, 81, French composer, pianist and academic teacher (Conservatoire de Bordeaux).
Jon Small, 79, American drummer (The Hassles, Attila) and music video director ("Walk This Way"), cancer.
Alexey Vishnevetsky, 60, Russian journalist (Moskovskaya Pravda, Parlamentskaya Gazeta). (death announced on this date)
Don Wilhelms, 96, American geologist.
Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton, 92, British-Australian aristocrat.
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Mireille Calle-Gruber, 81, French literary critic and academic.
Isaac M. Daniel, 92, American engineer.
Ramón Espinar Gallego, 72, Spanish politician, member of the Assembly of Madrid (1983–1995).
Brian Fallon, 93, Irish art critic.
Keyvan Khosrovani, 88, Iranian architect and lighting designer.
Ritu Khullar, 62, Canadian jurist, chief justice of Alberta (since 2022), cancer.
Enos Mafokate, 80, South African equestrian.
Győző Martos, 76, Hungarian footballer (Ferencváros, national team).
Paul Matthews, 79, English footballer (Mansfield Town, Leicester City, Northampton Town).
Harish Chandra Mishra, 67, Indian judge, lokayukta of Delhi (since 2022).
Fabio Mussi, 78, Italian politician, minister of university and research (2006–2008) and deputy (1992–2008).
Milan Ohnisko, 61, Czech poet, editor and dissident, signatory of Charter 77.
Michel Paulin, 92, French actor (Les Cinq Dernières Minutes, Nuits Rouges).
Joseph F. Rice, 72, American lawyer.
Ahmad Muhammad Sani II, 83, Nigerian traditional ruler, emir of Gumel (since 1980).
Iwan Setiawan, 68, Indonesian football manager (Persibom, Serpong City, Persibo Bojonegoro). (death announced on this date)
Huguette St-Denis, 61, Canadian screenwriter (Watatatow, The Parent Family) and actress.
2
Libor Balák, 65, Czech painter and illustrator.
Jimmy Batten, 70, English boxer, complications from Parkinson's disease.
Frank Bridel, 101, Swiss journalist (Gazette de Lausanne) and writer.
Edmée Buclin-Favre, 98–99, Swiss feminist activist and lawyer.
Chen Kuan-tai, 80, Hong Kong actor (The Chinese Boxer, Vengeance, Heroes Two) and choreographer, cerebral haemorrhage.
Hugh Curran, 82, Scottish footballer (Norwich City, Wolverhampton, national team).
Rich DeMartino, 87, American bridge player.
Raif Dizdarević, 99, Bosnian politician, president of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1988–1989), minister of foreign affairs (1984–1987), and chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1978–1982).
Rachel Blau DuPlessis, 84, American poet and essayist.
Eraj Ravindra Fernando, 57, Sri Lankan politician, mayor of Hambantota (2014–2023).
Tony Gatlif, 77, French film director (Latcho Drom, Gadjo dilo, Je suis né d'une cigogne).
Ivan Gudelj, 66, Croatian football player (Hajduk Split, Yugoslavia national team) and manager (Primorac Stobreč).
Hasegawa Yoshikazu, 96, Japanese vertebrate paleontologist.
Lau Siu-ming, 94, Hong Kong dancer and actor (A Chinese Ghost Story, The Swordsman, The Butterfly Murders).
Peter Leaver, 81, British barrister, judge, and football administrator, chief executive of the Premier League (1997–1999).
Arthur Marshall, 57, American football player (Denver Broncos, New York Giants), stomach cancer.
David McDermott, 38, English footballer (Walsall, Kidderminster Harriers, York City). (death announced on this date)
Raymond Pointu, 86, French sports journalist (Le Monde, Agence France-Presse).
Francisco Reséndez, 85, Mexican voice actor and dubbing director.
Anil Sharma, 63, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (2002–2012, since 2017).
Alphonso Smith, 40, American football player (Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos), suicide.
Gloria Steinem, 92, American feminist and journalist (New York, Ms.), co-founder of the Women's Media Center.
Pierre Tordo, 86, French football player (Sedan, AS Béziers) and manager (SO Châtellerault).
Tucker Budzyn, 8, American golden retriever, infection.
Wilfried Wesemael, 76, Belgian Olympic road racing cyclist (1972), winner of the 1979 Tour de Suisse.
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Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari, Yemeni Islamic militant, spokesman of the Islamic State (since 2023).
Edith Barr, 90, Peruvian Creole singer.
Enzo Bianchi, 83, Italian Roman Catholic friar, founder of the Bose Monastic Community, kidney failure.
Geles Cabrera, 100, Mexican sculptor.
Barry Cleavin, 86, New Zealand printmaker.
Galopin Des Champs, 10, French Thoroughbred racehorse, leg injury.
Joe Feeney, 89, Irish Olympic freestyle wrestler (1960, 1964).
Gracindo Júnior, 83, Brazilian actor (Esplendor, Rei Davi, The Emerald Forest) and film director.
Edythe Harrison, 91, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1980–1983).
John Hastie, 93, New Zealand cricket umpire.
Charles Hatcher, 87, American politician, member of the U.S. (1981–1993) and the Georgia House of Representatives (1973–1980).
He Yong, 57, Chinese rock musician.
Konrad Jarausch, 85, German-American historian, drowned.
Carla Jeffery, 33, American actress (Zombies, Curb Your Enthusiasm, American Vandal).
Charles Josselin, 88, French politician, MEP (1979–1981), five-time deputy, senator (2006–2008).
Alan Knight, 65, English footballer (Portsmouth) and coach (Horndean, Dorchester Town), prostate cancer.
Khrist Kopetzky, 44, French rugby union player (Stado Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, Blagnac Rugby, national rugby sevens team).
Lee Nam-cheol, 65, South Korean politician, esophageal cancer.
Harold Gene Lucas, 74, American convicted murderer (murder of Jill Piper), execution by lethal injection.
Ronald McCoy, 96, Malaysian peace and anti-nuclear activist.
Jonathan Meléndez, 38, Mexican keyboardist (Camilo Séptimo), shot.
Hinson Mosley, 93, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1992–2006).
Yuri Nakamura, 44, Japanese-born Korean actress (Romantics Anonymous, Beyond Goodbye, Good Doctor), rectal cancer.
Monti Parungao, 58, Filipino television and film director (Survivor Philippines, Madrasta, Las Hermanas), colon cancer.
Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 94, French film director (The Married Couple of the Year Two, Cyrano de Bergerac) and screenwriter (That Man from Rio).
József Rusznyák, 79, Hungarian Olympic wrestler (1968, 1972).
Annette Saint-Pierre, 101, Canadian educator, writer and publisher.
Carlos Horacio Salinas, 70, Argentine footballer (Boca Juniors, Independiente Medellín, Racing de Córdoba).
Jim Sockwell, 84, American ceramicist.
Eberhard Vogel, 83, German football player (Carl Zeiss Jena, East Germany national team) and manager (Hannover 96), Olympic bronze medallist (1964, 1972).
Cassandra Wilson, 70, American jazz singer, two-time Grammy winner (1997, 2009).
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