Deaths in February 2026

Deaths in February 2026

The following is a list of notable deaths in February 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.

February 2026

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• Vicki Abt, 83, American sociologist, respiratory failure. • Don Adams, 85, American country singer. • Fernando Esteso, 80, Spanish comedian, actor (Al este del oeste, Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis, Uncertain Glory), and singer, respiratory failure. • Bertie Higgins, 81, Scottish footballer (Queen's Park). • Rafael Hui, 77, Hong Kong civil servant and criminal, secretary for financial services (1995–2000), chief secretary for administration (2005–2007), and unofficial MEC (2007–2009). • René Kaës, 89, French psychologist and psychoanalyst. • Mostafa Kamal, 88, Bangladeshi volleyball player (Azad SC), coach, and footballer (Azad SC, Mohammedan SC). • Swietlan Kraczyna, 85, American painter. • Manne Liimatainen, 82, Finnish Olympic cross-country skier ((/wiki/Cross-countryskiingatthe1972WinterOlympics–Men's15kilometre)). • Graham Morgan, 88, Australian drummer. • Nobuhiko Ochiai, 84, Japanese journalist and novelist. • Tony Pigott, 67, English cricketer (Sussex, Surrey, national team), heart attack. • Tomáš Rothröckl, 70, Czech ecologist and environmentalist, director of Podyjí National Park (1991–2024). • Nicola Salerno, 69, Italian football sporting director (Cagliari, Catania, Leeds United). • John F. Stewart, 99, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1965–1967). • Rita Süssmuth, 88, German politician, president of the Bundestag (1988–1998) and federal minister for youth, family and health (1985–1988). • Iosif Szakács, 92, Romanian footballer (Flamura Roșie Arad, Crișana Oradea, Dinamo București). • Robert Tinney, 78, American illustrator (Byte). • Sushila Tiriya, 69, Indian politician, MP (1986–1987, 1994–2001, 2006–2007). • Lucien Weiler, 74, Luxembourgish politician, deputy (1984–2013) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (2004–2009). • Sir Nicholas White, 74, British medical doctor and researcher, cancer. • Jean Widmer, 96, Swiss graphic designer.

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• Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz, 75, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Antequera (1995–2001) and bishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur (2001–2026). • Valentin Balakhnichev, 76, Russian athletics coach and sports official, president of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (1991–2015). • Hem Singh Bhadana, 55, Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA (2013–2018), cancer. • Gabor Boritt, 86, American historian. • Alfonso Buller, 66, English musician. • Frankie Cain, 93, American professional wrestler. • Josefina Castellví, 90, Spanish oceanographer, head of the Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base (1989–1997) and namesake of Castellvi Peak. • Ranjit Das, 93, Bangladeshi football player (Azad SC, Dhaka Mohammedan, East Pakistan) and manager, cardiac arrest. • Teresa de Lauretis, 87, Italian academic, feminist and author. • Gladys Erbetta, 97, Argentine Olympic sprinter ((/wiki/Athleticsatthe1952SummerOlympics#Women)). • Horst Gallert, 88, German politician, member of the Landtag of Saxony (1990–1994). • Józef Gąsienica-Sobczak, 91, Polish four-time Olympic skier (1956–1968). • Nicolas Giani, 39, Italian footballer (Vicenza, SPAL, Feralpisalò). • Daryl Hoole, 91, American author and public speaker. • Marian Kasprzyk, 86, Polish boxer, Olympic champion ((/wiki/Boxingatthe1964SummerOlympics–Welterweight)). • Miroslav Košuta, 89, Slovenian poet. • Usman Idris Kusfa, 57, Nigerian Islamic cleric. • Myra MacPherson, 91, American journalist (The Washington Post), author and biographer. • Bud Moore, 86, American college football player (Alabama Crimson Tide) and coach (Kansas Jayhawks). • Chuck Negron, 83, American singer (Three Dog Night), heart failure and COPD. • Ahmad Obeidat, 87, Jordanian politician and intelligence officer, prime minister (1984–1985) and director of the General Intelligence Department (1974–1982). • Maria Rita Parsi, 78, Italian psychotherapist. • Ken Peplowski, 66, American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. • Charles Renoux, 100, French Benedictine monk and orientalist. • Frank S. Royal, 86, American physician, president of the National Medical Association (1981). • Sandra Schultz Newman, 87, American judge, justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (1996–2006). • Chuck Sullivan, 83, American lawyer and sports executive (New England Patriots). • John Terris, 86, New Zealand politician, MP (1978–1990) and mayor of Lower Hutt (1995–2004). • Jacques Tremblay, 83, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1985–1989). • Yuan Wei-jen, 57, Taiwanese singer-songwriter.

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• Elizabeth Barret, 74, American documentary filmmaker (Stranger with a Camera). • André Beteille, 91, Indian sociologist. • José Borba, 76, Brazilian politician, deputy (1995–2005). • Seiichirō Dōkyū, 72, Japanese politician, MP (2009–2012). • Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 53, Libyan politician, shot. • Sérgio Görgen, 72, Brazilian politician, Rio Grande do Sul MLA (2003–2007), heart attack. • Lee Hamilton, 94, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1965–1999) and vice-chair of the 9/11 Commission (2002–2004). • Reta Holden, 87, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1992–1999). • Dame Carole Jordan, 84, British physicist. • Ron Kenoly, 81, American Christian worship leader, singer and songwriter. • George LeBlanc, 71, Canadian politician, mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick (2008–2016), complications from corticobasal syndrome. • Allan Massie, 87, British journalist and author (Augustus, Tiberius, Caesar), cancer. • Lamonte McLemore, 90, American singer (The 5th Dimension). • Pierre Merlin, 88, French geographer and academic, president of Paris 8 University (1976–1980). • Jim Morrison, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins). • Ivan Nikulin, 89, Russian politician, member of the Soviet of the Union (1984–1989). • Fernand Ouellette, 95, Canadian writer. • Şemsa Özar, 71, Turkish academic. • Vangelis Petrakis, 87, Greek footballer (Aris, AEK Athens, OFI). • Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri, 72, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (2004–2018) and Telangana MLA (2018–2023), kidney disease. • Ruben Rodriguez, 60, American football player (Seattle Seahawks). • Herbert Sukopp, 95, German ecologist and academic. • Ron Teasley, 99, American baseball player (New York Cubans). • Janken Varden, 87, Norwegian theatre director (Oslo Nye Teater). • S. P. Venkatesh, 70, Indian film score composer (Kilukkam, Spadikam, Rajavinte Makan), cardiac arrest. • Svetlana Zhiltsova, 89, Russian television presenter.

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• Odílio Balbinotti, 84, Brazilian politician, deputy (1995–2015), complications from Alzheimer's disease. • François Beukelaers, 88, Belgian actor (Brussels by Night, The Over-the-Hill Band, Stormforce), stage director and singer. • Nogueira de Brito, 88, Portuguese politician, deputy (1983–1995). • Corrado Carnevale, 95, Italian jurist, judge of the Supreme Court of Cassation (1985–1993). • Tommy Crook, 81, American guitarist. • Malcolm Ferguson-Smith, 94, British geneticist. • Wojciech Gryniewicz, 79, Polish sculptor. • Danny Hale, 84, Northern Irish footballer (Dundalk, Derry City). • Leo Hilokoski, 84, Finnish bowler. • Ed Iskenderian, 104, American Hall of Fame hot rodder and businessman. • Marlies Krämer, 88, German feminist activist and politician. • Abdul Latif, 86, Bangladeshi cricket player (East Pakistan) and manager (national team). • Bill Loewen, 95, Canadian businessman, philanthropist and political activist. • John Lofland, 79, American sociologist (Doomsday Cult: A Study of Conversion, Proselytization, and Maintenance of Faith). • Bjørn Lofterød, 76, Norwegian Olympic sailor ((/wiki/Sailingatthe1968SummerOlympics–FlyingDutchman), (/wiki/Sailingatthe1972SummerOlympics–Star)). • Mickey Lolich, 85, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets), World Series champion ((/wiki/1968WorldSeries)). • Tōsha Meishō, 84, Japanese hayashi musician. • Mario Merlino, 81, Italian neo-fascist activist (National Vanguard). • Lloyd Monsen, 94, American soccer player (New York Americans, national team). • Ernest Morrell, 54, American scholar and music executive, cancer. • Morishige Naruse, 92, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (1989–2001). • Lajos Ódor, 65, Hungarian Olympic rower ((/wiki/Rowingatthe1980SummerOlympics–Men'ssinglesculls)). • Margalit Oved, 96, American-Israeli dancer and choreographer. • Tomàs Pladevall, 79, Spanish cinematographer (El Sopar, Train of Shadows, Leo). • Charles Poindexter, 83, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2008–2022). • Thuraya Qabil, 85, Saudi Arabian poet. • Jorge Ruffinelli, 82, Uruguayan literary critic and academic. • Elyakim Schlesinger, 104, Austrian-born British Orthodox rabbi. • Ricardo Schnetzer, 72, Brazilian voice actor, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. • Zohar Shavit, 74, Israeli scholar, author and translator. • Igal Talmi, 101, Ukrainian-born Israeli nuclear physicist. • Lorenza Trucchi, 104, Italian art critic. • John Virgo, 79, English snooker player, ruptured aorta. • Julian Wojtkowski, 99, Polish Roman Catholic prelate and theologian, auxiliary bishop of Warmia (1969–2004).

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• Luc-Russel Adjaho, Togolese evangelical pastor. • Antonio Arregui Yarza, 86, Spanish-born Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Quito (1990–2005), bishop of Ibarra (1995–2003), and archbishop of Guayaquil (2003–2015). • Janina Borońska, 82, Polish actress (How I Unleashed World War II, More Than Life at Stake). • Daniel Boyd, 69, American filmmaker and academic. • Greg Brown, 56, American musician (Cake, Deathray) and songwriter ("The Distance"). • Franz Ceska, 90, Austrian diplomat, ambassador to France (1997–2001), permanent representative to the UN (1988–1991). • Alevtina Fedulova, 85, Russian politician, MP (1993–1995). (death announced on this date) • Eladio González Garza, 89, Mexican voice actor. • Ray Handley, 81, American football coach (New York Giants). • Marian Jeż, 84, Polish politician, MP (1989–1991). • Joachim Kempin, 83, German businessman (Microsoft). • Vardan Khachatryan, 66, Armenian politician, minister of finance (2000–2008). • Vladimir Kuroyedov, 81, Russian admiral, commander-in-chief of the Navy (1997–2005). • Henry G. Lackey, 78, American politician, member of the Kentucky Senate (1982–1987, 1991–1995). • Pentti Lindegren, 86, Finnish ice hockey player (HIFK, AIK IF) and commentator. • Joana Lopes, 87, Portuguese systems engineer and activist. • Richard W. Mansbach, 83, American political scientist. • Tommy McMillan, 81, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, Falkirk). • Helen Micallef, 75, Maltese singer (Helen and Joseph). • Troy Poteete, 70, American Cherokee politician. • Cesare Ruperto, 100, Italian judge, justice (1993–2002) and president (2001–2002) of the constitutional court. • Thanasis Skourtopoulos, 60, Greek basketball player (AEK Athens) and coach (national team), heart attack. • Fred Smith, 77, American bassist (Television, Blondie). • Alan Trustman, 95, American screenwriter (Bullitt, The Thomas Crown Affair, They Call Me Mister Tibbs!). • Tamás Vásáry, 92, Hungarian pianist and conductor (Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra). • Henry Viccellio Jr., 85, American Air Force general. • Ken Weetch, 92, British politician, MP (1974–1987). • Stanley Zdonik, 78, American computer scientist and academic.

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• Afleet Alex, 23, American Thoroughbred racehorse, Preakness Stakes winner ((/wiki/2005PreaknessStakes)), Belmont Stakes winner ((/wiki/2005BelmontStakes)), euthanized. • Assad Ali, 88, Syrian literary critic and academic. • Pierangelo Belli, 81, Italian footballer (Milan, Verona, Legnano). • François Blamont, 81, French businessman. • Alberto Bourdillón, 82, Argentine Olympic swimmer ((/wiki/Swimmingatthe1964SummerOlympics–Men's4×100metremedleyrelay)). • Jana Brejchová, 86, Czech actress (Higher Principle, I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen). • John Burton, 85, British political agent. • Damien Byrne, 71, Irish footballer (Drogheda United, St Patrick's Athletic). • Jeffrey Carver, 76, American science fiction author (The Rapture Effect). • Đoàn Duy Thành, 96, Vietnamese politician, deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers (1987–1988). • Nevin Efe, 78, Turkish actress (Valley of the Wolves: Ambush, Aşk ve Ceza, Arka Sokaklar). • Vince Fawcett, 55, English rugby league player (Leeds, Workington Town, Parramatta Eels). • Pietro Gabrielli, 94, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, vicar apostolic of Méndez (1993–2008). • Blessed Geza, 82–83, Zimbabwean politician and war veteran, cancer. • Terrance Gore, 34, American baseball player (Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves), World Series champion ((/wiki/2015WorldSeries), (/wiki/2021WorldSeries)), complications from surgery. • Sonny Jurgensen, 91, American Hall of Fame football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins), NFL champion ((/wiki/1960NFLChampionshipGame)). • Éva Keleti, 94, Hungarian photographer. • Nezamoddin Kiaie, 81, Iranian sound engineer (A Moment of Innocence, I'm Not Angry!). • Hellmut Lorenz, 83, Austrian art historian. • Salvatore Mazzaracchio, 92, Italian politician, deputy (2006–2008), senator (2008–2013). • Bruno Parma, 84, Slovene chess grandmaster. • Robert J. Plemmons, 87, American mathematician, cancer. • George R. Rossman, 81, American mineralogist and academic. • Sein Win, 81, Burmese politician, prime minister of NCGUB (1990–2012). • John Wheeler, 95, American actor (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Dukes of Hazzard, Green Acres). • Barry Wilburn, 62, American football player (Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles), injuries sustained in a house fire.

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• Benny Indra Ardhianto, 33, Indonesian politician and businessman, vice regent of Klaten (since 2025). • Brad Arnold, 47, American singer (3 Doors Down) and songwriter ("Kryptonite", "Here Without You"), renal cell carcinoma. • Stasys Baranauskas, 63, Lithuanian footballer (Hapoel Petah Tikva, Kareda Siauliai, national team). • Gary Blaylock, 94, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees) and coach (Kansas City Royals). • Bert Broekhuis, 82, Dutch politician, MP (1981–1982). • Manolín Bueno, 86, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid, Sevilla, Cádiz). • Matti Caspi, 76, Israeli singer-songwriter, cancer. • Mike Cruise, 78, British astronomer, president of the Royal Astronomical Society (2018–2020). • Des de Moor, 64, English writer and musician, brain tumour. • Milon Kanti Dey, 78, Bangladeshi jatra artist. • Dave Ellis, 88, Canadian Olympic runner ((/wiki/Athleticsatthe1968SummerOlympics–Men's5000metres)). • Nico de Haan, 78, Dutch birdwatcher and television presenter. • David J. Farber, 91, American computer scientist (SNOBOL). • Jeane Freeman, 72, Scottish businesswoman and politician, MSP (2016–2021) and cabinet secretary for health and sport (2018–2021). • Jesús Fuentes Lázaro, 79, Spanish politician, president of Castilla-La Mancha (1982–1983). • Masashi Furukawa, 90, Japanese politician, MP (1969–1990). • Kåre Grøttum, 92, Norwegian jazz pianist and composer. • Horst Helle, 91, German sociologist and academic. • Viktor Kurochkin, 72, Russian politician, senator (1994–1996), MP (1995–2000). • Adriano Lima, 52, Brazilian swimmer, Paralympic champion ((/wiki/Swimmingatthe2004SummerParalympics)), bone cancer. • Clyde Maughan, 99, American electrical engineer. • Syed Mohammad Nizami, Indian Muslim scholar. • Beresford Parlett, 93, English applied mathematician. • Robert del Picchia, 83, French politician, senator (1998–2021). • Koit Pikaro, 76, Estonian politician, MP (1999–2007). • Ramesh Chandra Sen, 85, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2009–2024) and minister of water resources (2009–2014). • Sander Severino, 40, Filipino chess player, heart failure. • Shao Yu-ming, 87, Taiwanese politician, director-general of the Government Information Office (1987–1991). • Matz Skoog, 68, Swedish ballet dancer and artistic director, cancer. • William B. Steele, 96, American major general. • Francis Takirwa, 60, Ugandan general. • Ebo Taylor, 90, Ghanaian musician and producer. • Cabell Tennis, 93, American Episcopal prelate, bishop of Delaware (1986–1997). • Sunil Thapa, 68, Nepali actor (Mary Kom, Prem Geet 3, Border), cardiac arrest. • Léopoldine Tiézan Coffie, 75, Ivorian politician, cardiac arrest. • Nora Uribe, 87–88, Venezuelan politician and diplomat, minister of communication and information (2002–2003). • Eleftherios Venizelos, 101, Greek politician, MP (1952–1958). • Gabriel P. Weisberg, 83, American art historian and educator. • Brian Westlake, 82, English footballer (Halifax Town, Colchester United, Tranmere Rovers).

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• Eli Alaluf, 80, Moroccan-born Israeli politician, MK (2015–2019). • Eric Allan, 85, British actor (The Archers, The McKenzie Break, Bleak Moments). • Eddy Antoine, 76, Haitian footballer (Racing Haïtien, Chicago Sting, national team). • Angelo Attaguile, 78, Italian politician, deputy (2013–2018). • Jorge Babu, 60, Brazilian politician, Rio de Janeiro MLA (2007–2011). • Enrico Benzing, 93, Italian journalist (La Gazzetta dello Sport, Il Giornale), engineer and author. • Chen Bangzhu, 91, Chinese politician, governor of Hunan (1989–1994) and chairman of the Committee of Population, Resources and Environment (2000–2008). • Lynn Bolles, 76, American anthropologist, heart failure. • Patrizia De Blanck, 85, Italian television personality. • Owen Donohoe, 80, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (2007–2013, 2019–2024). • David Federman, 81, Israeli stockbroker and basketball club owner (Maccabi Tel Aviv). • Terry L. Fields, 66, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (2000–2008). • Kirk Francis, 78, American sound engineer (The Bourne Ultimatum, L.A. Confidential, Jurassic World). • Blake Garrett, 33, American actor (How to Eat Fried Worms). • Tadamasa Goto, 83, Japanese crime boss. • Beka Gotsiridze, 37, Georgian footballer (Ameri Tbilisi, Zestaponi, national team). • Hannah Henry, 26, Canadian triathlete, traffic collision. • Jung Jin-woo, 88, South Korean film director (Oyster Village, Adultery Tree) and producer (Woman of Fire), complications from a fall and COVID-19. • Jon Kudelka, 53, Australian cartoonist, glioblastoma. • Lucien Larré, 93, Canadian Roman Catholic priest. • Giulio Lepschy, 91, Italian linguist. • Edward Linde-Lubaszenko, 86, Polish actor (Rose, Soldiers of Freedom, Schindler's List). • Erkki Nghimtina, 78, Namibian politician, MP (1995–2020), minister of defence (1997–2005) and labour (2015–2020). • Franco Nuovo, 72, Canadian journalist and television presenter, cardiac arrest. • Victor Sarusi, 81, Israeli footballer (Maccabi Netanya, Beitar Jerusalem, national team). • Frans Verhaegen, 78, Belgian racing cyclist. • Wai Kee-shun, 92, Hong Kong newspaper proprietor, sports administrator and television host (City Forum). • Agus Widjojo, 78, Indonesian military officer and diplomat. • Kazimierz Wielikosielec, 80, Belarusian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Pinsk (1999–2024). • Tadao Yasuda, 62, Japanese rikishi and professional wrestler (NJPW).

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• Fazail Agamali, 78, Azerbaijani politician, MNA (1995–2024) and acting minister of labour and social protection of the population (1993–1994). • Charles Bailleul, 98, French linguist and missionary (White Fathers). • Alex Caldiero, 76, American poet, heart attack. • Robert Daverman, 84, American topologist. • Giancarlo Dettori, 93, Italian actor (Quattro bravi ragazzi, My Sister in Law, Damned the Day I Met You). • William Flatt, 94, American animal and nutritional scientist. • Riccardo Fontana, 79, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Spoleto-Norcia (1996–2009) and archbishop-bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro (2009–2022). • Philippe Gaulier, 82, French clown, dramatist and theatre professor, complications from a lung infection. • Chris Gilbert, 79, American Hall of Fame football player (Texas Longhorns). • Garland Green, 83, American soul singer and pianist. • Jesús Guillera, 70, Spanish mathematician. • Bobby Henrich, 87, American baseball player (Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds). • Phil Krueger, 74, American racing driver. • Eldon Lautermilch, 76, Canadian politician, Saskatchewan MLA (1986–2007), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. • Seshagiri Mallampati, 85, Indian anesthesiologist (Mallampati score). • Don Nigro, 76, American playwright. • Genrikh Padva, 94, Russian lawyer. • Phylia Nwamitwa II, 86, South African traditional ruler, MP (1994–2009). • András Riedlmayer, 79, Hungarian-born American art historian. • Jim Robson, 91, Canadian Hall of Fame sportscaster (Vancouver Canucks). • Tracy Scroggins, 56, American football player (Detroit Lions). • Pekka Vennamo, 81, Finnish politician, MP (1972–1975, 1979–1989) and minister of transport (1987–1989), complications from surgery. • Lynton Wilson, 85, Canadian businessman, chancellor of McMaster University (2007–2013). • Antonino Zichichi, 96, Italian physicist, president of the INFN (1977–1983) and EPS (1978–1980), co-founder of the EMFCSC.

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• Vasco Ascolini, 88, Italian photographer. • Femke Boersma, 90, Dutch actress (Het Wonderlijke leven van Willem Parel, Pastorale 1943). • Lina Brockdorff, 95, Maltese author, playwright and radio broadcaster. • Ed Crane, 81, American libertarian activist, co-founder of the Cato Institute. • Sir Selwyn Cushing, 89, New Zealand businessman. • Alifereti Dere, 64, Fijian rugby union player (national team) and coach (national sevens). • Shelly Desai, 90, American actor (Men of a Certain Age, Here Comes the Boom, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia). • Anne Gambrill, 91, New Zealand lawyer and judge, master of the High Court of New Zealand (1987–2002). • Henric Holmberg, 80, Swedish actor, director and screenwriter. • Shutaro Iida, 52, Japanese video game programmer (Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin) and director (Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night), cancer. • Abdul Mannan Khan, 73, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2009–2013). • King T. Leatherbury, 92, American Hall of Fame racehorse trainer (Ben's Cat). • James Manclark, 86, British Olympic luger ((/wiki/Lugeatthe1968WinterOlympics–Men'ssingles)). • Antonio Mereu, 83, Italian politician, deputy (2001–2013). • Júlio Soares de Moura Neto, 82, Brazilian naval officer, commander of the Navy (2007–2015). • Takamitsu Muraoka, 88, Japanese linguist. • Andrew Ranken, 72, English drummer (The Pogues). • Tessa Richards, 75, British physician, adrenal cancer. • José Luis Russo, 67, Uruguayan footballer (Defensor, Deportes Tolima, national team). • Otto Šimko, 101, Slovak jurist and Holocaust survivor. • Mark Smith, 51, American football player (Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns). • Serge Stresser, 72, French Olympic weightlifter ((/wiki/Weightliftingatthe1976SummerOlympics–Men's56kg)). • Yesen Taskynbayev, 93, Kazakh politician, deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR (1971–1989). • Marie-Rose Tessier, 115, French supercentenarian. • Nambatingue Toko, 73, Chadian footballer (Paris Saint-Germain, Nice, national team). • Eve Uusmees, 89, Estonian Olympic swimmer ((/wiki/Swimmingatthe1960SummerOlympics–Women's200metrebreaststroke)). • Jose de Venecia Jr., 89, Filipino politician, speaker (1992–1998, 2001–2008) and three-time member of the House of Representatives.

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• Dario Antiseri, 86, Italian philosopher. • Kanbolat Görkem Arslan, 45, Turkish actor (Kuruluş: Osman, Poyraz Karayel, Destan), heart attack. • Dean G. Auten, 88, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1977–1986). • Ray Bennett, 93, New Zealand politician, mayor of Timaru (1971, 1977–1982). • Pip Cheshire, 75, New Zealand architect, president of the New Zealand Institute of Architects (2014–2016). • Theodore Seio Chihara, 96, American mathematician. • Edwin G. Corr, 91, American diplomat, ambassador to Peru (1980–1981), Bolivia (1981–1985) and El Salvador (1985–1988). • Bud Cort, 77, American actor (Harold and Maude, Brewster McCloud, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), pneumonia. • Jeffrey Evangelos, 73, American politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (2012–2016, 2018–2022). • Christoph Luitpold Frommel, 92, German art historian. • Eddie Harty, 88, Irish Olympic equestrian ((/wiki/Equestrianatthe1960SummerOlympics)) and National Hunt jockey, heart failure. • Biodun Jeyifo, 80, Nigerian literary critic and scholar, president of the ASUU (1980–1982). • Jung Eun-woo, 39, South Korean actor (Five Fingers, One Well-Raised Daughter, The Return of Hwang Geum-bok). • Qallibek Kamolov, 99, Uzbek politician, first secretary of the Karakalpak Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan (1963–1984). • Jerry Kennedy, 85, American record producer, songwriter and guitarist. • George Quincey Lumsden Jr., 95, American diplomat, ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1982–1986). • Émilie Manima, 89, Congolese politician. • Sandra Mendoza, 62, Argentine politician, deputy (2009–2017). • Peter Meyer, 85, German footballer (Fortuna Düsseldorf, Borussia Mönchengladbach, West Germany national team). • Toshio Motoya, 82, Japanese hospitality executive, founder and chairman of APA Group. • Jenő Murádin, 88, Romanian art historian and academic. • Cees Nooteboom, 92, Dutch novelist (Rituals, The Following Story, All Souls' Day), poet and journalist. • William Nyhan, 99, American physician. • Michael Proctor, 58, American football player (Murray State Racers, Saskatchewan Roughriders). • Alfio Rapisarda, 92, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to Bolivia (1979–1985), Brazil (1992–2002), and Portugal (2002–2008). • Helmuth Rilling, 92, German choral conductor (Gächinger Kantorei, Oregon Bach Festival, Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart). • Tânia Rodrigues, 75, Brazilian politician, Rio de Janeiro MLA (1995–2003, 2015–2019). • László Somfai, 91, Hungarian musicologist. • David Heywood Swartz, 83, American diplomat, ambassador to Belarus (1992–1994). • Nikolay Tikhomirov, 74, Russian politician, senator (2012–2019). • Marc van Belkum, 61, Dutch Olympic water polo player ((/wiki/Waterpoloatthe1992SummerOlympics)). • James Van Der Beek, 48, American actor (Dawson's Creek, Varsity Blues, The Rules of Attraction), colorectal cancer. • Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore, 93, British Olympic alpine skier ((/wiki/Alpineskiingatthe1956WinterOlympics#Women'sevents)). • Viktor Zaporozhets, 78, Ukrainian Olympic boxer ((/wiki/Boxingatthe1968SummerOlympics–Lightflyweight)).

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• Xesús Alonso Montero, 97, Spanish writer, specialist in Galician literature, president of the Royal Galician Academy (2013–2017). • María Elena Álvarez Bernal, 95, Mexican politician, senator (1997–2000) and four-term deputy. • Dani Arditi, 75, Israeli military officer. • Gordon Brown, 95, English rugby league player (Leeds, Great Britain). • George Bunting, 81, American politician, member of the Delaware Senate (1996–2013). • Alfred Chen, 88, Taiwanese businessman and politician, MP (2004–2005). • Pat Collins, 84, American football coach (Northeast Louisiana Indians). • Jacques Dubois, 92, Belgian literary theorist and academic. • Bożena Dykiel, 77, Polish actress (The War of the Worlds: Next Century, The Quack, Holy Week). • Liane Engeman, 81, Dutch racing driver (Formula Vee). • Patricio Etcheverry, 83, Chilean Olympic javelin thrower ((/wiki/Athleticsatthe1964SummerOlympics–Men'sjavelinthrow)). • Roy Face, 97, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers), World Series champion ((/wiki/1960WorldSeries)). • Fan Tsung-pei, 65, Taiwanese cellist and composer, heart attack. • Giovanni Fazio, 92, American physicist. • Geraldine Fenton, Canadian ice dancer. • Maria Franca Fissolo, 87, Italian businesswoman. • Lionel Fogarty, 68, Australian indigenous poet and political activist. • Jacques Gaillard, 77, French writer and Latinist. • Lucien Ghellynck, 82, Belgian footballer (Gent). • Juhan Habicht, 72, Estonian translator and writer. • Elly Idris, 63, Indonesian football player (Persita Tangerang, national team) and manager. • Ömer Kaner, 74, Turkish football player (Fenerbahçe, national team) and manager (Denizlispor). • Fredric Kroll, 81, American-German composer and writer. • Vangie Labalan, 83, Filipino actress (Manila by Night, Himala, Bobo Cop) and comedian. • Sarla Maheshwari, 71, Indian journalist (DD National). • Milkman, 36, Mexican rapper, producer and composer. • Joe Nossek, 85, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins) and coach. • Esa Pakarinen Jr., 78, Finnish actor (The Year of the Hare, Poet and Muse, Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit). • Palmerston, 11–12, British cat, chief mouser to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (2016–2020). • Anastasios Papaligouras, 77, Greek politician, MP (1981–2009), minister of justice (2004–2007) and marine and island policy (2007–2009). • Michel Portal, 90, French composer, saxophonist and clarinetist. • Marian Potograbski, Polish writer. • Mirakbar Rahmonqulov, 73, Uzbek politician, senator (since 2020). • John Shirreffs, 80, American racehorse trainer (Giacomo, Zenyatta, A.P. Warrior). • Joe Simon, 78, Indian film director (Simha Jodi, Sahasa Simha, Maha Purusha), heart attack. • Walter Wise, 74, American labor union leader.

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• Qamar Ali Akhoon, 68, Indian politician, Jammu and Kashmir MLA (1996–2003, 2008–2014). • Christian Astuguevieille, 79, French artist, designer and perfumer. • Brahim Bahrir, 47–48, French convicted terrorist, shot. • Paulette Collet, 99, Belgian essayist and academic. • Nicolas Grimaldi, 92, French philosopher. • Ignacy Guenther, 89, Polish politician, MP (1989–1991). • Joseph Halpern, 72, Israeli-born American computer scientist, cancer. • Lambert Hamel, 85, German actor (The Aggression). • Simon Harris, 63, British music producer, DJ and electronic musician. • Tatjana Ječmenica, 47, Serbian tennis player, traffic collision. • William C. Leggett, 86, Canadian population biologist and university administrator. • Kahnu Charan Lenka, 86, Indian politician, MP (1988–1994). • Mutumba Mainga, 88, Zambian historian and politician. • Roy Medvedev, 100, Russian politician, Soviet dissident and writer (Let History Judge). • José Álvaro Moisés, 80, Brazilian political scientist, drowned. • Dolores Muñoz Ledo, 107, Mexican voice actress. • Terry Stratton, 87, Canadian politician, senator (1993–2013). • Frans Van Vlierberghe, 71, Belgian racing cyclist. • Tissa Vitharana, 91, Sri Lankan politician, governor of North Central Province (2019–2020), minister of technology (2004–2010), and twice MP.

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• Faʻaolesa Katopau Ainuʻu, 62, Samoan jurist and politician, MP (2016–2021) and minister of justice (2016–2021). • Harry Bean, 71, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (since 2018). • Ivar Bjørklund, 76, Norwegian anthropologist and writer. • Eddie Carvery, 79, Canadian social activist. • Nurcan Çelik, 46, Turkish football player (VfL Wolfsburg, Dostluk Spor, national team) and manager. • Michel Charrel, 89, French actor (Fort du Fou, Fantômas). • Elaine J. Coates, 88, American social worker and educator. • Coca Boom, 28, Spanish drag queen. • Richard de Prémare, 89, French painter. • Edward L. Deci, 83, American psychologist. • Quentin Deranque, 23, French far-right activist, injuries from a beating. • Marcelo Dotti, 83, Ecuadorian politician, deputy (1994–1996, 1998–2006) and Andean parliamentarian (2007). • John Fraser, 90, Australian tennis player. • Susan George, 91, American-French political and social scientist, activist and writer. • Xhelil Gjoni, 87, Albanian politician, MP (1991–1992). • Lowell Green, 89, Canadian radio personality. • David Harpp, 89, American chemist and science communicator. • Sheikh Kabir Hossain, 84, Bangladeshi insurance executive. • Dóra Maurer, 88, Hungarian visual artist. • Henrike Naumann, 41, German sculptor, cancer. • Tom Noonan, 74, American actor (Manhunter, Synecdoche, New York, Damages). • Serhiy Petrov, 28, Ukrainian footballer (Volyn Lutsk, Ahrobiznes Volochysk, Zirka Kropyvnytskyi), killed in action. • Anna Ranalli, 84, Italian singer, actress (I 4 tassisti, Medusa Against the Son of Hercules) and model (Miss Europe 1960). • Orazio Russo, 52, Italian footballer (Catania, Acireale, Lecce), leukaemia. • Michael Silverblatt, 73, American literary critic and broadcaster (Bookworm). • Erhard Stiefel, 85, Swiss mask maker. • Joe Stowell, 99, American basketball player and coach (Bradley Braves). • Bishwa Bandhu Thapa, 98, Nepalese politician, MP (1959–1960) and chairman of the Rastriya Panchayat (1963–1964). • Green Vigo, 75, South African rugby league player (Wigan Warriors). • Bogusław Wąs, 73, Polish politician, MP (1989–1991). • Ray Webster, 79, New Zealand-born British businessman, chief executive of easyJet (1996–2005). • Trevor Wilson, 75, Australian footballer (Richmond, Footscray).

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• Enayatollah Bakhshi, 80, Iranian actor (Reign of Love, All That Is, Tangna), lung infection. • Anna Benaki-Psarouda, 91, Greek politician, speaker of parliament (2004–2007), minister of justice (1992–1993) and twice of culture. • Blue Prize, 13, Argentine Thoroughbred horse, complications from foaling. • Paul Brainerd, 78, American businessman (Aldus Corporation). • Bruno Cipolla, 73, Italian rower, Olympic champion ((/wiki/Rowingatthe1968SummerOlympics–Men'scoxedpair)). • Pino Colizzi, 88, Italian actor (Jesus of Nazareth, Tea with Mussolini, La piovra) and voice actor. • Neal Dahlen, 85, American football executive (Denver Broncos) and administrator (Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers). • Robert Duvall, 95, American actor (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Tender Mercies), Oscar winner ((/wiki/56thAcademyAwards)). • Dana Eden, 52, Israeli television producer (Tehran). • Pol Greisch, 95, Luxembourgish actor and writer. • Roger Hverven, 81, Norwegian Olympic handball player ((/wiki/Handballatthe1972SummerOlympics)). • Tre' Johnson, 54, American football player (Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns). • Seamus McSporran, 88, Scottish multiple worker. • Michael Page, 84, English cricketer (Derbyshire). • Renato Rabelo, 83, Brazilian politician and physician. • Guenter B. Risse, 93, American medical historian. • James G. Robinson, 90, American film producer (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Good Shepherd), co-founder of Morgan Creek Entertainment. • Abdallah Sadouk, 75, Moroccan painter and engraver. • Melitón Sánchez Rivas, 91, Panamanian sports executive, member of IOC (1998–2014). • Kazue Sawai, 85, Japanese musician. • Moufed Mahmoud Shehab, 90, Egyptian politician. • Goran Sukno, 66, Croatian water polo player, Olympic champion ((/wiki/Waterpoloatthe1984SummerOlympics)). • Peter Tasiri, 95, Ghanaian revolutionary and politician, member of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (1979). • Maria Vagatova, 89, Russian poet. • John Viola, 75, American politician, member of the Delaware House of Representatives (1998–2020). • Christopher S. Wren, 89, American journalist (The New York Times) and author. • Bitokotipou Yagninim, 84, Togolese politician, minister of justice (1990) and senator (since 2025).

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• Hélène Ahrweiler, 99, Greek-French Byzantologist. • Jane Baer, 91, American animator (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Black Cauldron, Rover Dangerfield). • George W. Barber, 85, American museum owner and philanthropist. • Harry Barnes, 89, English politician, MP (1987–2005), cancer. • Ancella Bickley, 95, American historian. • Thomas De Koninck, 91, Canadian philosopher. • Juan Carlos Desanzo, 88, Argentine film director (Eva Perón: The True Story, El amor y el espanto), screenwriter and cinematographer (Funes, a Great Love). • Consty Eka, 56, Cameroonian television presenter and businessman. • Semyon Gluzman, 79, Ukrainian psychiatrist and human rights activist. • Avel Gordly, 79, American politician, member of the Oregon Senate (1997–2009). • Carl Grillmair, 67, Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist, shot. • Bob Howes, 83, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions). • Elaine Ingham, 73, American microbiologist. • Bo Lamar, 74, American basketball player (Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, San Diego Conquistadors, Los Angeles Lakers). • Jim Lane, 88, Irish republican and socialist. • King Liu, 91, Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer, founder of Giant Bicycles. • Gail R. Martin, 81, American biologist. • Gérard Mathieu, 78, Belgian politician, Walloon deputy (1995–2004). • Richard Ottinger, 97, American politician and lawyer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1965–1971, 1975–1985), dean of the Pace University School of Law (1994–1999). • Raseswari Panigrahi, 79, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (2014–2019). • Wolfram Saenger, 86, German biochemist, crystallographer and academic. • Linda Seger, 80, American author and script consultant, breast cancer. • Lélio Souza, 88, Brazilian politician, Rio Grande do Sul MLA (1971–1983), deputy (1983–1991). • Billy Steinberg, 75, American songwriter ("Like a Virgin", "True Colors", "Eternal Flame"), cancer. • Frederick Wiseman, 96, American filmmaker (Titicut Follies, Welfare, In Jackson Heights). • Guido A. Zäch, 90, Swiss politician, MP (1999–2003).

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• Firmin Ayessa, 74, Congolese politician, MP (since 2002). • Dmitry Bavilsky, 57, Russian writer, literary critic and journalist. • Malcolm Budd, 84, English philosopher. • Jim Čert, 69, Czech singer and accordionist. • Miquel Clar Lladó, 87, Spanish businessman and politician, member of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands (1984–1987), mayor of Llucmajor (1979–1983). • Mohsen Dalloul, 92–93, Lebanese journalist and politician, minister of agriculture (1989–1992) and defense (1992–1995). • Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber, 70, Austrian-born American academic. • Anna dePeyster, 81, British-Australian journalist and author. • Pravina Deshpande, 60, Indian actress (Ready, Ek Villain, Jalebi), blood cancer. • David Hays, 95, American scenic and lighting designer. • Edward Hoagland, 93, American author (Heart's Desire). • Cliff Hucul, 79, Canadian racing driver (Indianapolis 500). • Jesse Jackson, 84, American civil rights activist and politician, founder of Rainbow/PUSH. • William Milam, 89, American diplomat, ambassador to Bangladesh (1990–1993) and Pakistan (1998–2001). • Doug Moe, 87, American basketball player (Oakland Oaks, Carolina Cougars) and coach (Denver Nuggets), complications from cancer. • Ray Reach, 77, American musician, composer and convicted pedophile. • Ngari Rinpoche, 79, Tibetan tulku and politician. • Susan Sheehan, 88, American author (Is There No Place on Earth for Me?). • Shinya, 56, Japanese musician (Luna Sea), cancer. • Richard Stika, 68, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Knoxville (2009–2023). • Scott Tinsley, 62, American football coach (West Virginia State Yellow Jackets, West Virginia Tech Golden Bears). • José van Dam, 85, Belgian operatic bass-baritone. • Veikko Virtanen, 97, Finnish organ builder.

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• Béatrice Ardisson, 62, French composer, cancer. • Chester Clem, 88, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1972–1976). • Roy Ellam, 83, English football player (Huddersfield Town, Bradford City, Mossley) and manager. • Norman Francis, 94, American academic administrator, president of Xavier University of Louisiana (1968–2015) and chairman of the Louisiana Recovery Authority. • Boris Frlec, 90, Slovenian politician, minister of foreign affairs (1997–2000). • Karen Glaser, 71, American underwater photographer, complications from Parkinson’s disease. • Roger von Gunten, 92, Swiss-born Mexican painter. • Nicolaas Marinus Hugenholtz, 101, Dutch physicist. • Hidé Ishiguro, 94–95, Japanese philosopher and academic. • Svein Jarvoll, 79, Norwegian writer. • Christian Jidayi, 38, Italian footballer (Forlì, Bellaria-Igea, VdA St.Christophe). • Orland Larson, 94, Canadian goldsmith and metalsmith. • Mimmo Liguoro, 84, Italian journalist (TG2, TG3). • Lil Poppa, 25, American rapper, suicide by gunshot. • Antonis Manitakis, 81, Greek politician, minister of the interior (2012, 2015) and administrative reform (2012–2013). • Carl Marcellino, 83, American politician, member of the New York Senate (1995–2018). • Karim al-Mulla, 83–84, Iraqi politician, minister of youth (1977–1982). • Philippe Mvouo, 74, Congolese politician. • Trevor Oakes, 79, English guitarist (Showaddywaddy) and songwriter. • Borislav Paravac, 83, Bosnian Serb politician, Serb member (2003–2006) and chairman (2003, 2004–2005) of the Presidency. • Sepp Piontek, 85, German football player (Werder Bremen, West Germany national team) and manager (Denmark national team). • Mykola Prystay, 71, Ukrainian football player (Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk) and manager (LUKOR Kalush, Enerhetyk Burshtyn). • Margot Queitsch, 79, German politician, member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (2001–2011). • Michael F. Robinson, 92, English composer, musicologist and academic. • Leila Shahid, 76, Palestinian diplomat. • Clem Sunter, 81, South African futurist. • Jan Timman, 74, Dutch chess grandmaster. • Eugène Tremblay, 89, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Quebec (1994–2004) and bishop of Amos (2004–2011). • Mike Wagner, 76, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), four-time Super Bowl champion, pancreatic cancer. • Reinhold Wosab, 87, German footballer (Borussia Dortmund, VfL Bochum). • Abdesselam Zenined, 92, Moroccan politician and diplomat, ambassador to Russia (1992–1995).

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• Don Baird, 74, Australian Olympic pole vaulter ((/wiki/Athleticsatthe1976SummerOlympics–Men'spolevault)). • Joanne Bland, 72, American civil rights activist, co-founder of the National Voting Rights Museum. • William M. Bugg, 95, American physicist. • Derrick Clark, 54, American football player (Denver Broncos). • Eric Dane, 53, American actor (Grey's Anatomy, The Last Ship, Euphoria), respiratory failure and complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. • Michel Imbert, 90, French neuropsychologist. • Jaranthada Karnasuta, 76, Thai politician, member of the Privy Council (since 2016). • Abderrazak Kéfi, 87, Tunisian politician, minister of transport (1987–1988). • Barry Knight, 71, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (since 2009). • Arturo León Lerma, 88, Mexican baseball Hall of Fame executive (Naranjeros de Hermosillo) and politician, deputy (2000–2003). • Abdul Hamid Mohamad, 83, Malaysian jurist, president of the Court of Appeal (2007) and chief justice (2007–2008). • Barry Mpigi, 64, Nigerian politician, member of the House of Representatives (2011–2019) and Senate (since 2019). • Polycarp Pengo, 81, Tanzanian Roman Catholic cardinal, coadjutor archbishop (1990–1992) and archbishop (1992–2019) of Dar-es-Salaam. • Kamal Rana, 98, Nepalese politician, member of the Maha Sabha (1959–1960). • Reliable Man, 17, British Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanised. • Bobbie Sparrow, 90, Canadian politician, MP (1984–1993), minister of energy, mines, and resources (1993) and forestry (1993). • Ricky A. J. Syngkon, 54, Indian politician, MP (since 2024). • Isaiah Zagar, 86, American mosaic artist, complications from heart failure and Parkinson's disease.

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• Alexander Avdonin, 93, Russian geologist. • Abdelwahab Bekli, 85, Algerian politician. • Roger Bofferding, 92, Luxembourgish Olympic sprinter ((/wiki/Athleticsatthe1960SummerOlympics)). • Frank Booker, 61, American basketball player (Bowling Green Falcons, Valur, Grindavík). • Philip Castle, 83, British artist, pneumonia. • Rodolfo Díaz, 82, Argentine politician, minister of labour and social security (1992). • Layton Freborg, 92, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1973–1976, 1979–1982) and Senate (1985–2012), complications from Alzheimer's disease. • José Agustín Ganuza García, 94, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Territorial Prelature of Bocas del Toro (1970–2008). • Joseph L. Green, 95, American science fiction author (Gold the Man). • Johnny Johns, 74, American figure skater and coach, complications from knee surgery. • Ismael Kanater, 69, Moroccan actor (Queen of the Desert, The Forgiven, Alias). • Nikolai Komyagin, 39, Russian singer (Shortparis). • Eustace Lake, Antigua and Barbuda politician, MP (2009–2018). • Bruno Landi, 86, Italian politician, president of Lazio (1983–1984, 1987–1990), deputy (1992–1994). • Lee Hye-gyeong, 65, South Korean writer. • Lee Yi-ting, 71, Taiwanese politician, MP (2008), heart disease. • Vladimír Liščák, 72, Czech sinologist (Czech Academy of Sciences), fall. • Angela Luce, 87, Italian actress (The Stranger, The Specialists, The Decameron) and singer, heart failure. • William Q. MacLean Jr., 91, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1961–1981) and Senate (1981–1993). • František Mašlaň, 93, Czech Olympic ice hockey player ((/wiki/Icehockeyatthe1960WinterOlympics)). • Bill Mazeroski, 89, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), World Series champion ((/wiki/1960WorldSeries), (/wiki/1971WorldSeries)). • Giorgio Mendella, 73, Italian telecommunications executive and fraudster, founder of Retemia, complications from surgery. • František Mezihorák, 88, Czech pedagogue and politician, senator (1998–2004). • Rod Monroe, 83, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1977–1981) and Senate (1981–1989, 2007–2019). • Sékou Ouédraogo, 88–89, Burkinabé cinematographer. • Maurie Raper, 81, Australian rugby league player (Penrith Panthers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks). • Hans-Georg Reimann, 84, German race walker, Olympic silver ((/wiki/Athleticsatthe1976SummerOlympics–Men's20kilometreswalk)) and bronze medalist ((/wiki/Athleticsatthe1972SummerOlympics–Men's20kilometreswalk)). • Sankar, 92, Indian novelist (Chowringhee). • Malesh Soro, 48, South Sudanese football manager (national team). • Peter Stämpfli, 88, Swiss painter and sculptor. • Aron Stewart, 75, American basketball player (Richmond Spiders). • Vungzagin Valte, 61, Indian politician, Manipur MLA (since 2012), injuries sustained from an attack. • Tom Vickers, 89, American politician.

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• Liliana Angulo Cortés, 51, Colombian visual artist and academic, director of the National Museum of Colombia (since 2024). • John Bertalot, 94, English organist. • MaryAnn Bin-Sallik, 85, Australian Indigenous Djaru elder and academic. • Konstantin Bogdanov, 62, Russian anthropologist and philologist. • Raymond Bouchard, 80, Canadian actor (Seducing Doctor Lewis). • Kara Braxton, 43, American basketball player (Detroit Shock, New York Liberty), traffic collision. • Martyn Butler, 71, English HIV/AIDS activist, co-founder of Terrence Higgins Trust. • Willie Colón, 75, American salsa musician ("Pedro Navaja") and actor (Vigilante, The Last Fight), respiratory failure. • Aleksander Czuż, 89, Polish politician, mayor of Białystok (1972–1981), MP (2001–2005). • Pete Dello, 83, English singer (Honeybus) and songwriter. • Richard Felciano, 95, American composer. • Guyle Fielder, 95, American-born Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Seattle Totems), stroke. • Bill Glen, 93, Scottish rugby union player (national team). (death announced on this date) • Cliff Guffey, 76, American labor union leader, president of the APWU (2010–2013). • David Harding, 88, Scottish artist. • Daryl Jackson, 89, Australian architect. • Vladislav Jovanović, 92, Serbian diplomat and politician, minister of foreign affairs (1992, 1993–1995). • Mark Kennedy, 74, Australian drummer (Spectrum, Ayers Rock, Marcia Hines) and record producer. • Mirosław Krawczyk, 72, Polish actor (Disco Polo). • Arthur Lampkin, 87, English motorcycle racer. • Melody McCray-Miller, 69, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (2005–2013). • Rondale Moore, 25, American football player (Purdue Boilermakers, Arizona Cardinals), suicide by gunshot. • Walter Pawelkiewicz, 77, German-born American politician, cancer. • Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, 83, Italian racing driver (Formula One). • Karen Shaw Petrou, 72, American financial analyst. • Miervaldis Polis, 77, Latvian painter and performance artist. • Koos Postema, 93, Dutch radio and television presenter. • Vicente L. Rafael, 70, Filipino historian. • Adam Sandurski, 73, Polish freestyle wrestler, Olympic bronze medalist ((/wiki/Wrestlingatthe1980SummerOlympics–Men'sfreestyle+100kg)). • Dean Schrempp, 90, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1993–1995, 1997–1999, 2009–2017). • Maxi Shield, 51, Australian drag queen (RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under), throat cancer. • Dan Simmons, 77, American science fiction and horror writer (Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Song of Kali), complications from a stroke. • Hans-Dieter Sues, 70, German-born American paleontologist. • Herman Suykerbuyk, 92, Belgian politician, MP (1968–1987), senator (1987–1995). • Lucinda Vásquez, 67, Peruvian teacher and politician, member of the Congress (since 2021). • Wiesław Zajączkowski, 82, Polish politician, MP (1989–1991).

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• Birgitta Andersson, 92, Swedish actress (Jönssonligan, Docking the Boat, The Apple War), complications from influenza. • Iris Cantor, 95, American philanthropist. • Yaroslav Cherstvy, 92, Russian Olympic rower ((/wiki/Rowingatthe1956SummerOlympics–Men'scoxedfour)). • Doctor R. Crants, 81, American businessman, co-founder of CoreCivic. • El Mencho, 59, Mexican drug lord, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (since 2010), shot. • Maureen Hemphill, 89, Canadian politician, Manitoba MLA (1981–1990). • Joan Huber, 100, American sociologist. • Serge Lajeunesse, 75, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers). • Willy Loretan, 91, Swiss politician, mayor of Zofingen (1974–1992). • Luci4, 23, American rapper. • Nasser Mohammadifar, 80, Iranian brigadier general, commander of the Army Ground Forces (2001–2005). • Ardis E. Parshall, 66, American historian. • Jim Parsons, 82, English rugby union player (Oxford, Northampton, national team). • Fernand Roberge, 85, Canadian politician, senator (1993–2000). • Eugene G. Sander, 90, American academic. • Amnat Sonimsat, 92, Thai politician, senator (1992–2000). • Ali Tutal, 75, Turkish actor (On Fertile Lands, Hemşo, Home Coming), brain haemorrhage. • Ronyell Whitaker, 46, American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Rhein Fire, Minnesota Vikings).

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• Ali Babachahi, 83, Iranian poet and writer. • Coleman Barks, 88, American poet and writer. • Glaudi Barsotti, 92, French writer and journalist. • Nikolay Blagodatov, 88, Russian nonconformist art collector. • Robert Carradine, 71, American actor (Revenge of the Nerds, The Big Red One, Lizzie McGuire), suicide by hanging. • David Chadwick, 81, American Zen Buddhist priest and writer. • Birte Christoffersen, 101, Danish-Swedish diver, Olympic bronze medalist ((/wiki/Divingatthe1948SummerOlympics–Women's10metreplatform)). • Charles S. Dean Sr., 86, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (2002–2007) and Senate (2007–2016). • Gary Dontzig, 79, American television producer (Murphy Brown, Suddenly Susan, Becker), Emmy winner ((/wiki/43rdPrimetimeEmmyAwards)). • Bobby Douglas, 83, American Olympic wrestler ((/wiki/Wrestlingatthe1964SummerOlympics–Men'sfreestylefeatherweight), (/wiki/Wrestlingatthe1968SummerOlympics–Men'sfreestyle63kg)). • Ulysses Jenkins, 79, American visual artist. • Ora Kedem, 101, Austrian-born Israeli chemist. • Stephanie Kugelman, 78, American advertising executive. • Sondra Lee, 97, American actress (Hello, Dolly!, Peter Pan, Sunday in New York) and singer. • Richard Mauer, 76, American investigative journalist. • Andrej Medved, 79, Slovene poet, editor and translator. • Gregorio Morán, 79, Spanish journalist and writer. • Kazumasa Nagai, 96, Japanese printmaker and graphic designer, acute respiratory failure. • Rab Nawaz, 85, Pakistani cricket umpire (ODI) and organiser. (death announced on this date) • Éliane Radigue, 94, French composer. • Monti Rock III, 86, American singer (Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes) and actor (Saturday Night Fever), complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. • Rupert Roopnaraine, 83, Guyanese cricketer (Cambridge University) and politician, minister of education (2015–2017). • Mukul Roy, 71, Indian politician, MP (2006–2017), minister of railways (2012), and West Bengal MLA (since 2021), heart attack. • Têtêvi Godwin Tété-Adjalogo, 98, Togolese historian and politician.

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• Nicolae Andronati, 90, Moldovan politician, deputy (1990–1994). • Uncle Joe Benson, 76, American rock radio DJ (KLOS), complications from Parkinson's disease dementia and a fall. • Petter Bjørheim, 61, Norwegian politician, MP (1989–1993). • Ruben Castillo, 68, American boxer, cancer. • Lauren Chapin, 80, American actress (Father Knows Best), cancer. • Daryl Cumming, 74, Australian footballer (Richmond). • Jim Donnelly, 79, Scottish snooker player. • Nina Gabrielyan, 72, Russian poet, writer and artist. • Ann Godoff, 76, American editor and publisher, bone cancer. • Arthur Gooch, 94, Australian footballer (Collingwood). • Oliver "Power" Grant, 52, American clothing manufacturer and music producer (Wu-Tang Clan), pancreatic cancer. • Gianluigi Jessi, 80, Italian Olympic basketball player ((/wiki/Basketballatthe1968SummerOlympics)). • Rex Lee Jim, 63, American Navajo politician, member of the Navajo Nation Council (2003–2011). • Stephen Koch, 84, American writer. • Jeremy Larner, 88, American author and screenwriter (The Candidate, Drive, He Said), Oscar winner ((/wiki/45thAcademyAwards)). • Willy Ngoma, 52, Congolese military spokesman (March 23 Movement), drone strike. • Maria O'Brien, 75, American actress (Smile, Table for Five, Protocol) and acting coach. • Lorin N. Pace, 100, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1964–1986) and Senate (1986–1991). • Giancarlo Politi, 89, Italian art critic, founder of Flash Art. • Moustafa Reyadh, 84, Egyptian footballer (Tersana, Al-Salmiya, national team). • Carl Samuelson, 94, American swim coach (Williams College). • Bill Saunderson, 92, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1995–1999). • Irina Shevchuk, 74, Russian actress (The Dawns Here Are Quiet, White Bim Black Ear), brain tumor. • Francesco Sibello, 80, Italian Olympic sailor ((/wiki/Sailingatthe1972SummerOlympics–Tempest)).

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• Dick Absher, 81, American football player (New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles), pneumonia. • Takeshi Amemiya, 90, Japanese economist, aspiration pneumonia. • Abdul Majid Arfaei, 86, Iranian Elamitologist. • Bobby J. Brown, 62, American actor (The Wire, We Own This City, The Corner), smoke inhalation. • Conchita Bustindui, 98, Spanish pelotari. • William E. Connolly, 88, American political theorist. • Charlie Smith Dannelly, 101, American politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (1994–2013). • Mansour Diagne, 93, Senegalese Olympic basketball player ((/wiki/Basketballatthe1968SummerOlympics)). • Boško Đorđević, 72, Serbian footballer (Partizan, Rad, SG Union Solingen). • Lidia Erokhina, 70, Russian economist. • Bruce Froemming, 86, American baseball umpire, fall. • Jeff Galloway, 80, American Olympic runner ((/wiki/Athleticsatthe1972SummerOlympics–Men's10,000metres)), stroke. • Claudio González, 49, Argentine footballer (Club Atlético Patronato, Independiente, Talleres de Córdoba). • Wayne Granger, 81, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds). • Rob Grant, 70, English comedy writer and television producer (Red Dwarf). • Natalya Klimova, 87, Russian actress (Comrade Arseny, The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin, The Snow Queen). • Roman Kofman, 89, Ukrainian conductor (Kyiv Chamber Orchestra) and composer. • Giorgio Mammoliti, 64, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1990–1995) and member of the Toronto City Council (1998–2018). • Scotty Morrison, 95, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey referee and administrator, president (1986–1991) and chairman (1991–1999) of the Hockey Hall of Fame. • R. Nallakannu, 101, Indian politician, multiple organ failure. • Alex Noerdin, 75, Indonesian politician, governor of South Sumatra (2008–2018). • Fahmy Omar, 97, Egyptian radio broadcaster. • Ioanna Papantoniou, 90, Greek author, designer and folklorist. • Burnie Payne, 86, Australian footballer (Hobart). • Petter Planke, 89, Norwegian businessman, founder of Tomra. • Phil Ryan, 80, American Texas Ranger, heart disease. • Horst Schnoor, 91, German footballer (Hamburger SV). • Ludwig Scotty, 77, Nauruan politician, president (2003, 2004–2007) and five-time speaker of the Parliament. • Antonio Tejero, 93, Spanish lieutenant colonel (Operation Galaxia), main leader of the 1981 Spanish coup attempt. • Carol Walker, 90, American mathematician. • Zhani Ziçishti, 85, Albanian actor.

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• Giuseppe Albertini, 73, Italian politician, deputy (1992–2006). • Bjarte Baasland, 51, Norwegian fraudster. • Piero Barucci, 92, Italian politician, minister of treasury (1992–1994). • Drusilla Beyfus, 98, English writer and journalist (Reading Mercury). • Giampiero Branduardi, 89, Italian Olympic ice hockey player ((/wiki/Icehockeyatthe1956WinterOlympics), (/wiki/Icehockeyatthe1964WinterOlympics)). • Carl H. Brans, 90, American mathematical physicist. • Gordon Corrigan, 83–84, British army officer and writer. • Utsav Charan Das, 80, Indian dancer. • Karl Dempwolf, 86, Dutch-American painter. • Candan Dumanlı, 87, Turkish football player (Ankaragücü, national team) and manager (Malatyaspor). • Richard Farrimond, 78, British engineer and astronaut. • Hans-Georg Fritz, 93, German politician, member of the Landtag of Hesse (1973–1974). • Lynda Hale, 72, English footballer (Southampton, national team), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. • Sir Ronald Hampel, 93, British industrialist. • Robin Jefferson, 84, New Zealand cricketer (Southland, Otago, Wellington). • Craig Johnson, 72, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (2007–2017, 2023–2025). • Devonta Lee, 27, American football player (LSU Tigers, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs), bone cancer. • Gregorio Luque, 83, Mexican baseball player and manager. • Tyrone G. Martin, 95, American navy commander and naval historian. • Gerhard A. Meinl, 68, German businessman and politician. • Bevan Morris, 76, Australian-born American academic and politician. • Ahmed Nimal, 62, Maldivian film director (Shakku, Sitee, Udhaas) and actor, complications from a stroke. • T. K. Oommen, 88, Indian sociologist, president of the International Sociological Association (1990–1994). • Maroof Raza, 66, Indian Army officer, cancer. • Roscoe Robinson, 97, American gospel and soul singer. • Pepito Rodriguez, 83, Filipino actor (Sa Bilis Walang Kaparis), pneumonia. • Loredana Simonetti, 95, Italian middle-distance runner. • Ken Smith, 96, Scottish rugby union player (South of Scotland District, national team, British & Irish Lions). • André Vanasse, 83, Canadian writer, complications from Alzheimer's disease. • Vladimir Veber, 84, Moldovan football player (Zimbru Chișinău) and manager.

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• David Botstein, 83, American biologist. • John H. Caldwell, 97, American Olympic skier ((/wiki/Nordicskiingatthe1952WinterOlympics)) and author. • Audrey Emerton, Baroness Emerton, 90, British nursing administrator and life peer, member of the House of Lords (1997–2019). • Margaret Farquhar, 95, Scottish politician, lord provost of Aberdeen (1996–1999). (death announced on this date) • Eddie Germano, 101, American cartoonist (The Boston Globe). • Peter J. Genova, 81, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1985–1990). • Sonny Gibbs, 86, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions). • Charlie Grall, 71, French journalist and Breton independence activist. • Bo Gritz, 87, American lieutenant colonel and politician, inspiration for John Rambo. • Joaherul Islam, 70, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2019–2024), multiple organ failure. • Darío Lopérfido, 61, Argentine politician, cultural promoter and journalist, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. • John Markie, 81, Scottish footballer (Falkirk, Clyde, Stenhousemuir). • Colman McCarthy, 87, American journalist (The Washington Post) and peace activist, complications from pneumonia. • Sandro Munari, 85, Italian rally driver, World Rally champion ((/wiki/1977WorldRallyChampionship)). • Adeeb Naser, 86–87, Palestinian poet. • Les Rumsey, 70, English speedway rider. • Neil Sedaka, 86, American singer ("Breaking Up Is Hard to Do", "Laughter in the Rain") and songwriter ("Love Will Keep Us Together"), atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. • Andrzej Trautman, 93, Polish mathematical physicist. • James E. Waggoner Jr., 77, American Episcopalian clergyman, bishop of Spokane (2000–2017). • Travis Wammack, 81, American rock and roll guitarist. • Robin Weiss, 86, British molecular biologist. • Tatjana Wood, 99, German-born American comic book artist (Camelot 3000, Swamp Thing, Animal Man).

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• Karlen G. Adamyan, 89, Armenian cardiologist. • Lorraine Bayly, 89, Australian actress (The Sullivans, Play School, Carson's Law). • Steven P. Brennan, 59, American set dresser (The Last Samurai, John Wick: Chapter 2, Shutter Island), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. • Mario Buhagiar, 81, Maltese art historian. • Dennis Carvalho, 78, Brazilian television director (Roda de Fogo, Anos Rebeldes) and actor (O Meu Pé de Laranja Lima). • Roberto Castrillo, 84, Cuban sport shooter, Olympic bronze medalist ((/wiki/Shootingatthe1980SummerOlympics–Mixedskeet)). • Paul Conroy, 61, British photojournalist, heart attack. • Ray Glastonbury, 87, Welsh rugby union (Cardiff) and league (Workington Town, national team) player. • John P. Hammond, 83, American blues singer and guitarist. • Sir David Kirch, 89, English art collector and philanthropist. • Larry Kump, 78, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2010–2014, 2018–2020, since 2022). • Claude Lacaze, 85, French rugby union player (Lourdes, Racing Club de Nice, national team). • Lars Lallerstedt, 87, Swedish industrial designer. • Bernard Lewis, 100, English clothing chain executive, founder and president of River Island. • Nabilah Lubis, 83, Indonesian philologist and writer. • Boncana Maïga, 77, Malian composer and musician. • Makybe Diva, 26, Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, three-time Melbourne Cup winner (2003–2005), colic. • Don McCune, 89, American ten-pin bowler. • Johana Ng'eno, 53, Kenyan politician, MP (since 2013), helicopter crash. • Charles S. Russell, 100, American lawyer and judge. • Jack Scarisbrick, 97, British historian and anti-abortion activist, co-founder of Life. • Rémy Scheurer, 91, Swiss politician, MP (1991–2003). • Annabel Schofield, 62, Welsh-born American model and actress (Dallas), brain cancer. • Denis Wilson, 89, English footballer (Stoke City). • Marie Woo, 97, Chinese-American ceramicist and educator. (death announced on this date) • Iranian government officials and military personnel killed in Israeli–United States strikes on Iran: • Hossein Jabal Amelian, chairman of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) • Saleh Asadi, military intelligence officer • Mohammad Baseri, 53, intelligence officer • Mohsen Darrebaghi, brigadier general and fighter pilot in the IRGC Air Force • Ali Khamenei, 86, ayatollah, chairman of the EDC (1988–1989), supreme leader (since 1989) and president (1981–1989) • Bahram Hosseini Motlagh, military officer in the IRGC • Abdolrahim Mousavi, 65–66, chief of staff of the armed forces (since 2025) and commander-in-chief of the Army (2017–2025) • Reza Mozaffari Nia, 66–67, military official, chairman of the SPND • Aziz Nasirzadeh, 62, minister of defence (since 2024) • Mohammad Pakpour, 64, commander of the IRGC (since 2025) • Gholamreza Rezaian, commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police Intelligence Organization • Ali Shamkhani, 70, naval officer and politician, minister of defence (1997–2005), secretary of the SNSC (2013–2023), and member of the EDC (since 2023) • Mohammad Shirazi, military officer