Deaths in July 2022

The following is a list of deaths that happened in July 2022. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

Each listing of death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known), and a source.

July

Richard Taruskin
1945 – 2022

Peter Brook
1925 – 2022

Susana Dosamantes
1948 – 2022

Leonid Shvartsman
1920 – 2022

Robert Curl
1933 – 2022

Remco Campert
1929 – 2022

Cláudio Hummes
1934 – 2022

Kazuki Takahashi
1961 – 2022

Arne Åhman
1927 – 2022

Mohammed Barkindo
1959 – 2022

James Caan
1940 – 2022

Jacob Nena
1941 – 2022

Shinzo Abe
1954 – 2022

José Eduardo dos Santos
1942 – 2022

Luis Echeverría
1922 – 2022

Gregory Itzin
1948 – 2022

Tony Sirico
1942 – 2022

Larry Storch
1923 – 2022

L. Q. Jones
1927 – 2022

Anvar Chingizoglu
1962 – 2022

Víctor Benítez
1935 – 2022

Charlotte Valandrey
1968 – 2022

Francisco Morales-Bermúdez
1921 – 2022

Pleun Strik
1944 – 2022

Ivana Trump
1949 – 2022

Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
1938 – 2022

Herbert W. Franke
1927 – 2022

Francesco Rizzo
1943 – 2022

Claes Oldenburg
1929 – 2022

Uwe Seeler
1936 – 2022

Bob Rafelson
1933 – 2022

David Warner
1941 – 2022

Paul Sorvino
1939 – 2022

David Trimble
1944 – 2022

James Lovelock
1919 – 2022

Mary Alice
1936 – 2022

Bernard Cribbins
1928 – 2022

Margot Eskens
1939 – 2022

Juris Hartmanis
1928 – 2022

Pat Carroll
1927 – 2022

Nichelle Nichols
1932 – 2022

Vadim Bakatin
1937 – 2022

Fidel V. Ramos
1928 – 2022

Bill Russell
1934 – 2022

Ayman al-Zawahiri
1951 – 2022

1

• Raul Nicolau Gonçalves, 95, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop (1967–1978) and Archbishop (1978–2003) of Goa and Daman and Patriarch of the East Indies (1978–2003).
• Tjahjo Kumolo, 65, Indonesian politician, MP (1987–1997, 1999–2014) and Minister of Home Affairs (2014–2019) and Bureaucratic Reform (since 2019).
• Richard Taruskin, 77, American musicologist (Oxford History of Western Music), esophageal cancer.

2

• Peter Brook, 97, English theatre and movie director (Lord of the Flies, Ride of the Valkyrie, Marat/Sade), Tony winner (1966, 1971).
• Alain de Cadenet, 76, English racing driver and television presenter (Legends of Motorsport, Victory by Design), bile duct cancer.
• Susana Dosamantes, 74, Mexican actress (Rio Lobo, Day of the Assassin, El Juramento), pancreatic cancer.
• Miguel Etchecolatz, 93, Argentine police officer (National Reorganization Process) and convicted mass murderer.
• Jane Garrett, 49, Australian politician, Mayor of Yarra (2009–2010), Victorian MLA (2010–2018) and Victorian MLC (since 2018), breast cancer.
• Andy Goram, 58, Scottish footballer (Oldham Athletic, Rangers, national team), esophageal cancer.
• Francisco Huerta Montalvo, 82, Ecuadorian physician and politician, Mayor of Guayaquil (1970), Minister of Public Health (1982–1983) and of the Interior (2000), heart attack.
• Laurent Noël, 102, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec (1963–1975) and Bishop of Trois-Rivières (1975–1996).
• Jim Van Pelt, 86, American football player (Michigan Wolverines, Winnipeg Blue Bombers), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
• Saúl Rivero, 67, Uruguayan footballer (Atlético Español, national team) and manager (Progreso).
• Leonid Shvartsman, 101, Russian animator (Cheburashka, 38 Parrots, The Scarlet Flower).
• Susie Steiner, 51, British novelist and journalist (The Guardian), brain cancer.

3

• Irving Abella, 82, Canadian labour and Judaism historian (None Is Too Many).
• Clifford Alexander Jr., 88, American businessman, lawyer and politician, U.S. Secretary of the Army (1977–1981), heart failure.
• Robert Curl, 88, American chemist, Nobel Prize winner (1996).
• Ni Kuang, 87, Hong Kong screenwriter (One-Armed Swordsman, Fist of Fury, The Seventh Curse) and novelist, skin cancer.
• Sérgio Paulo Rouanet, 88, Brazilian politician, writer and academic, Minister of Culture (1991–1992), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
• Sergey Sosnovsky, 67, Russian actor (To Live, Metro, The Factory).
• Charles Wesley Turnbull, 87, American politician, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (1999–2007).

4

• Richard J. Bernstein, 90, American philosopher and academic.
• Alan Blaikley, 82, English songwriter ("Have I the Right?", "The Legend of Xanadu", "I've Lost You") and composer.
• Remco Campert, 92, Dutch writer.
• Hank Goldberg, 82, American sports journalist (WQAM, ESPN), kidney failure caused by diabetes.
• Paolo Grossi, 89, Italian politician and lawyer, Judge (2009–2018) and President (2016–2018) of the Constitutional Court.
• Mona Hammond, 91, Jamaican-born British actress (EastEnders, Desmonds, Us Girls).
• Robert Hoffmann, 82, Austrian actor (The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Kampf um Rom, The Sea Wolves).
• Cláudio Hummes, 87, Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Fortaleza (1996–1998) and São Paulo (1998–2006) and Prefect for the Clergy (2006–2010), lung cancer.
• Janusz Kupcewicz, 66, Polish footballer (Arka Gdynia, Lech Poznań, national team) and manager, stroke caused by diabetes.
• Kazuki Takahashi, 60, Japanese manga artist (Yu-Gi-Oh!) and game creator, drowning caused by shark attack.

5

• Arne Åhman, 97, Swedish triple jumper, Olympic champion (1948).
• Mohammed Barkindo, 63, Nigerian politician, Secretary General of OPEC (since 2016), heart attack.
• Manny Charlton, 80, Scottish hard rock singer and guitarist (Nazareth).
• Alfred Koerppen, 95, German organist and composer.
• Maurice Lamoureux, 88, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sudbury (1981–1982).
• Lenny Von Dohlen, 63, American actor (Twin Peaks, Electric Dreams, Home Alone 3).

6

• Ed Bauta, 87, Cuban baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets).
• James Caan, 82, American actor (The Godfather, Thief, Misery), heart attack caused by coronary artery disease.
• Bryan Marchment, 53, Canadian ice hockey player (San Jose Sharks, Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks).
• Arnaldo Pambianco, 86, Italian Olympic racing cyclist (1956).
• Tricia, 65, Vietnamese-born Australian Asian elephant, one of the oldest Asian elephants recorded.
• İlter Türkmen, 94, Turkish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1980–1983).

7

• János Berecz, 91, Hungarian politician, journalist and writer, MP (1985–1990).
• Max Eisen, 93, Slovakian-Canadian writer and Holocaust survivor.
• George Elder, 101, American baseball player (St. Louis Browns).
• Pedro Ferrándiz, 93, Spanish Hall of Fame basketball coach (Real Madrid, national team). (death announced on this date)
• Jacob Nena, 80, Micronesian politician, Governor of Kosrae (1979–1983) and President (1997–1999).
• José Ramírez Gamero, 84, Mexican politician, member (1976–1979, 2000–2003) and President of the Chamber of Deputies (1976), Senator (1982–1988, 1997–2002) and Governor of Durango (1986–1992).

8

• Shinzo Abe, 67, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (since 1996) and Prime Minister (2006–2007, 2012–2020), shot.
• Athanasios Dimitrakopoulos, 86, Greek lawyer and politician, MP (1981–1986).
• José Eduardo dos Santos, 79, Angolan politician, President (1979–2017), cardiopulmonary arrest caused by cancer.
• Luis Echeverría, 100, Mexican politician, Secretary of the Interior (1963–1969) and President (1970–1976).
• Hugh Evans, 81, American Hall of Fame basketball referee (NBA).
• Luis Echeverría, 100, Mexican politician, Secretary of the Interior (1963–1969) and President (1970–1976), problems caused by pneumonia.
• Michael Edward John Gore, 86, British politician, Governor of the Cayman Islands (1992–1995).
• Gregory Itzin, 74, American actor (24, The Mentalist, Lincoln), problems caused by surgery.
• Angel Lagdameo, 81, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Dumaguete (1989–2000) and Archbishop of Jaro (2000–2018).
• Tony Sirico, 79, American actor (The Sopranos, Goodfellas, Wonder Wheel), problems caused by dementia.
• Larry Storch, 99, American actor (F Troop, Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales, The Ghost Busters), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
• Adam Wade, 87, American pop singer ("The Writing on the Wall"), drummer and television host (Musical Chairs), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.

9

• Edwin Hunt, 102, British waterman, Queen's Bargemaster (1978–1990).
• L. Q. Jones, 94, American actor (Hang 'Em High, Casino) and director (A Boy and His Dog).
• Ann Shulgin, 91, New Zealand-born American writer (PiHKAL, TiHKAL) and researcher.
• Barbara Thompson, 77, English jazz saxophonist (Colosseum, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Keef Hartley Band) and composer, problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
• András Törőcsik, 67, Hungarian footballer (Újpest, Montpellier, national team).

10

• Maurice Boucher, 69, Canadian outlaw biker (Hells Angels), drug trafficker and convicted murderer, throat cancer.
• Gil Burford, 98, American ice hockey player (Michigan Wolverines).
• Anvar Chingizoglu, 60, Azerbaijani historian and ethnologist.
• Cho Jung-hyun, 52, South Korean footballer (Yugong Elephants, Jeonnam Dragons, national team), pancreatic cancer.
• Hirohisa Fujii, 90, Japanese economist and politician, MP (1977–1986, 1990–2012) and Minister of Finance (1993–1994, 2009–2010), problems caused by pneumonia.
• Gerald McEntee, 87, American trade unionist, President of AFSCME (1981–2012), problems caused by a stroke.
• Bjørn Inge Mo, 54, Norwegian politician, Mayor of Kåfjord (2003–2015) and member of the Sámi Parliament of Norway (2017–2020).
• Juan Roca Brunet, 71, Cuban basketball player (national team), Olympic bronze medalist (1972).
• Barry Sinclair, 85, New Zealand cricketer (Wellington, national team). (death announced on this date)

11

• Víctor Benítez, 86, Peruvian footballer (Boca Juniors, Milan, national team).
• José Guirao, 63, Spanish politician, cultural manager and art expert, Director of Reina Sofía Museum (1994–2001), Minister of Culture (2018–2020) and Deputy (2019–2020), cancer.
• Gary Moeller, 81, American college football coach (Illinois, Michigan, Detroit Lions). (death announced on this date)
• Monty Norman, 94, English composer ("James Bond Theme"), musician and singer.
• Amedeo Ricucci, 63, Italian journalist (RAI).
• Ducky Schofield, 87, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants), World Series champion (1960).
• Imam Soetopo, 81–82, Indonesian Army colonel and politician, Mayor of Surakarta (1995–2000), problems caused by a fall.

12

• Tony Binarelli, 81, Italian magician and television personality.
• John Elliott, 83, New Zealand politician, MP (1975–1981).
• Sir Michael Fowler, 92, New Zealand architect, writer and politician, Mayor of Wellington (1974–1983), COVID-19.
• Ivo Fürer, 92, Swiss Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Saint Gallen (1995–2005), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
• Bramwell Tovey, 69, British conductor (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra) and composer (Eighteen), sarcoma.

13

• Arturo Alessandri Besa, 98, Chilean politician, Deputy (1973) and Senator (1990–1998), 1993 presidential candidate.
• Donald Card, 93, South African police officer (Robben Island) and politician. (death announced on this date)
• Mario Chella, 88, Italian politician, Deputy (1983–1987).
• Kerry J. Donley, 66, American politician, Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia (1996–2003), heart attack.
• Mark Fleischman, 82, American businessman (Studio 54), assisted suicide.
• John Froines, 83, American chemist and civil rights activist (Chicago Seven), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
• Anna Jakubowska, 95, Polish World War II combatant (Warsaw Uprising) and community activist.
• Antti Litja, 84, Finnish actor (The Year of the Hare, The Clan – Tale of the Frogs, Farewell, Mr. President).
• James M. McCoy, 91, American Air Force officer, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (1979–1981).
• Charlotte Valandrey, 53, French actress (Red Kiss, In the Shadow of the Wind, Tomorrow Is Ours) and writer, problems caused by heart surgery.
• Dieter Wedel, 83, German television director (Hamburg Transit, Schwarz Rot Gold, Die Affäre Semmeling).

14

• Bobby Aylward, 67, Irish politician, TD (2007–2011, 2015–2020).
• William "Poogie" Hart, 77, American R&B soul singer-songwriter (The Delfonics).
• Jürgen Heinsch, 82, German footballer (East Germany national team) and manager (Hansa Rostock), Olympic bronze medalist (1964).
• Nikolai Krogius, 91, Russian chess grandmaster and writer.
• Francisco Morales-Bermúdez, 100, Peruvian politician and general, Minister of Economy (1968–1974), Prime Minister (1975) and President (1975–1980).
• Eugenio Scalfari, 98, Italian journalist (L'Espresso, La Repubblica) and politician, Deputy (1968–1972).
• Viktor Slesarev, 72, Russian footballer (SKA-Khabarovsk) and manager (Zvezda Perm, SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk).
• Pleun Strik, 78, Dutch footballer (PSV Eindhoven, NEC Nijmegen, national team).
• Ivana Trump, 73, Czech-American businesswoman, media personality (Ivana Young Man) and model, blunt torso trauma caused by a fall.

15

• Aleksandr Kozlov, 29, Russian footballer (Spartak Moscow, Ararat Yerevan), blood clot.
• Luiz of Orléans-Braganza, 84, Brazilian aristocrat, Head of the Imperial Family (since 1981), problems caused by a stroke.
• Pratap Pothen, 70, Indian movie director (Rithubhedam) and actor (Thakara, Chamaram).
• Georgi Yartsev, 74, Russian footballer (Spartak Moscow, Soviet Union national team) and manager, heart attack.

16

• Georgs Andrejevs, 89, Latvian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992–1994) and MEP (2004–2009).
• Ricky Bibey, 40, English rugby league player (Wigan Warriors, Leigh Centurions, Wakefield Trinity).
• Hobie Billingsley, 94, American Hall of Fame diving coach (Indiana Hoosiers), problems caused by myasthenia gravis.
• Francisco Cumplido, 91, Chilean lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice (1990–1994).
• Georgios Daskalakis, 86, Greek trade unionist, businessman and politician, MP (1981–1996, 2000–2004) and co-founder of PASOK.
• Herbert W. Franke, 95, Austrian scientist and writer.
• José Guadalupe Galván Galindo, 80, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ciudad Valles (1994–2000) and Torreón (2000–2017), congestive heart failure.
• Patrick Michaels, 72, American climatologist and climate change denier.
• Mickey Rooney Jr., 77, American actor (Hot Rods to Hell, Honeysuckle Rose) and musician.

17

• Eric Flint, 75, American writer (1632) and editor.
• Francesco Rizzo, 79, Italian footballer (Cagliari, Fiorentina, national team).

18

• Xavier Amorós Solà, 99, Spanish politician and poet, Senator (1986–1993).
• Egidio Caporello, 91, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mantua (1986–2007), pneumonia caused by Alzheimer's disease.
• Ottavio Cinquanta, 83, Italian sports administrator, President of the ISU (1994–2016) and member of the IOC (1996–2008).
• Dani, 77, French actress (Day for Night, Love on the Run, Guy), pop singer and model, Eurovision contestant (1974), heart attack.
• José Diéguez Reboredo, 88, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Osma-Soria (1984–1987), Ourense (1987–1996) and Tui-Vigo (1996–2010), problems caused by a stroke.
• Povl Dissing, 84, Danish singer-songwriter and musician.
• Delia Giovanola, 96, Argentine human rights activist, co-founder of Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo.
• Claes Oldenburg, 93, Swedish-born American sculptor, problems caused by a fall.
• Aloyzas Sakalas, 91, Lithuanian physicist and politician, MP (1990–2004) and MEP (2004–2009).

19

• Jim Dillard, 83, American gridiron football player (Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Rough Riders, Toronto Argonauts).
• Michael Henderson, 71, American R&B jazz singer-songwriter and bass guitarist (Miles Davis).
• Ruslana Pysanka, 56, Ukrainian actress (Moskal-Charivnyk, With Fire and Sword, Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon) and cinematographer, cancer.
• Charles L. Waddell, 90, American politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1972–1998).

20

• Jody Abbott, 55, American rock drummer (Fuel), problems caused by Huntington's disease.
• Alan Grant, 73, Scottish comic book writer (Judge Dredd, 2000 AD, Batman).
• Alice Harnoncourt, 91, Austrian violinist.
• Peter Inge, Baron Inge, 86, British Army officer, Chief of the General Staff (1992–1994), Chief of the Defence Staff (1994–1997) and Constable of the Tower (1996–2001).
• Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, 82, Hungarian athlete, Olympic bronze medalist (1968).
• Bernard Labourdette, 75, French road racing cyclist.
• Stephen G. Olmstead, 92, American Marine Corps lieutenant general.
• Judith Stamm, 88, Swiss politician, lawyer and feminist human rights activist, member (1983–1999) and President (1996–1997) of the National Council.

21

• An An, 35, Chinese-born giant panda, euthanised.
• Taurean Blacque, 82, American actor (Hill Street Blues, Oliver & Company, Savannah).
• Shonka Dukureh, 44, American actress (Elvis) and singer.
• Milan Dvořák, 87, Czech footballer (Spartak Stalingrad, Dukla Prague, national team).
• Paddy Hopkirk, 89, British rally driver.
• Reino Paasilinna, 82, Finnish politician, MEP (1996–2009), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
• Uwe Seeler, 85, German footballer (Hamburger SV, West Germany national team).

22

• Robert Boutigny, 94, French sprint canoeist, Olympic bronze medalist (1948).
• Núria Feliu, 80, Spanish folk jazz singer, activist and actress, problems caused by a stroke.
• Steve Gibbons, 72, Australian politician, MP (1998–2013). (death announced on this date)
• Heikki Haavisto, 86, Finnish politician and lobbyist, Minister for Foreign Affairs (1993–1995).
• Fazle Rabbi Miah, 76, Bangladeshi politician, member (1986–1995, 1996–2001, since 2008) and Deputy Speaker (since 2014) of the Jatiya Sangsad, stomach cancer.
• David Moores, 76, British football executive, Chairman of Liverpool (1991–2007).
• Dwight Smith, 58, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves), World Series champion (1995), congestive heart and respiratory failure.
• Stuart Woods, 84, American writer (Chiefs, Run Before the Wind, New York Dead).

23

• Paul Coker, 93, American illustrator (Mad) and animation production designer (Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town).
• Don Gehrmann, 94, American Olympic runner (1948).
• Diane Hegarty, 80, American satanist, co-founder of the Church of Satan.
• Bob Rafelson, 89, American movie director (Five Easy Pieces, The Postman Always Rings Twice), television producer (The Monkees) and screenwriter, lung cancer.
• Bhisadej Rajani, 100, Thai royal.
• Julio Valdez, 66, Dominican baseball player (Boston Red Sox).
• Zayar Thaw, 41, Burmese politician, activist and rapper, MP (2012–2016, 2016–2021), executed.

24

• Janina Altman, 91, Polish-Israeli chemist, writer and Holocaust survivor.
• Carla Cassola, 74, Italian actress (Captain America, Where Are You? I'm Here, The Butterfly's Dream) and composer.
• Tamar Eshel, 102, British-born Israeli politician, MK (1977–1984) and Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem (1978–1983).
• Rose Furigay, Filipino politician, Mayor of Lamitan (2013–2022), shot.
• Charles Godfrey, 104, American-born Canadian physician and politician, Ontario MPP (1975–1977).
• Bob Heathcote, 58, American bassist (Suicidal Tendencies), motorcycle crash.
• Diana Kennedy, 99, British food writer (The Cuisines of Mexico) and researcher.
• Michael R. Long, 82, American politician, member of the New York City Council (1981–1983) and Chairman of the Conservative Party of New York State (1988–2019).
• Win Remmerswaal, 68, Dutch-born American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Netherlands national team), problems caused by pneumonia and pleurisy.
• Berta Riaza, 94, Spanish actress (Ten Ready Rifles, Entre Tinieblas).
• David Warner, 80, English actor (The Omen, Tron, Titanic), Emmy winner (1981), problems caused by lung cancer.
• Sir William Wright, 94, Northern Irish businessman (Wrightbus) and politician, member of the Constitutional Convention (1975–1976).

25

• Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, 82, Indian Shia Islam leader, President of Tehreek-e-Jafaria (since 1982).
• Uri Orlev, 91, Polish-born Israeli children's writer (The Island on Bird Street) and translator.
• Tom Poberezny, 75, American Hall of Fame aerobatic pilot, President of the EAA (1977–2011).
• Yoko Shimada, 69, Japanese actress (Shōgun, Castle of Sand, Kaze, Slow Down), Golden Globe winner (1980), colorectal cancer.
• Knuts Skujenieks, 85, Latvian journalist, translator and poet.
• Paul Sorvino, 83, American actor (Goodfellas, The Rocketeer, Law & Order).
• Milenko Stefanović, 92, Serbian classical and jazz clarinetist.
• David Trimble, Baron Trimble, 77, Northern Irish politician, MP (1990–2005), First Minister (1998–2002) and member of the House of Lords (since 2006), Nobel Prize winner (1998).

26

• Inger Alfvén, 82, Swedish writer and sociologist.
• Branko Cvejić, 75, Serbian actor (Grlom u jagode, The Elusive Summer of '68, Balkan Express).
• Anne-Marie Garat, 75, French writer, cancer.
• Tomohiro Katō, 39, Japanese mass murderer (Akihabara massacre), execution by hanging.
• Chin Kung, 95, Chinese Buddhist monk, pneumonia.
• James Lovelock, 103, English scientist, environmentalist (Gaia hypothesis) and futurist, problems caused by a fall.
• Giorgio Oppi, 82, Italian politician, Deputy (2000–2009), problems caused by pancreatitis.
• Aldo Pastore, 91, Italian politician, Deputy (1979–1987).
• Marit Paulsen, 82, Norwegian-born Swedish journalist and politician, MEP (1999–2004, 2009–2014).
• Laurie Sawle, 96, Australian cricketer (Western Australia).

27

• Mary Alice, 85, American actress (Fences, A Different World, The Matrix Revolutions), Tony (1987) and Emmy (1993) winner.
• Bernard Cribbins, 93, English actor (The Wombles, Doctor Who), comedian and singer ("The Hole in the Ground").
• Yelizaveta Dementyeva, 94, Russian sprint canoer, Olympic champion (1956).
• Tony Dow, 77, American actor (Leave It to Beaver, Never Too Young) and television director (Babylon 5), problems caused by liver cancer.
• Burt Metcalfe, 87, Canadian-born American actor (Father of the Bride, Gidget) and television producer (M*A*S*H).
• Sir Christopher Meyer, 78, British politician, Downing Street Press Secretary (1993–1996) and Ambassador to Germany (1997) and the United States (1997–2003), stroke.
• Celina Seghi, 102, Italian Olympic alpine skier (1948, 1952).
• Ron Sider, 82, Canadian-born American theologian, writer and social activist, heart attack.

28

• Pietro Citati, 92, Italian writer and literary critic (Corriere della Sera, la Repubblica).
• Yaakov Heruti, 95, Israeli lawyer, political activist and convicted terrorist (Lehi), founder of the Kingdom of Israel.
• József Kardos, 62, Hungarian footballer (Újpesti Dózsa, national team).
• Terry Neill, 80, Northern Irish footballer and manager (Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur). (death announced on this date)

29

• Jean Bobet, 92, French road bicycle racer.
• Phil Carlson, 70, Australian cricketer (Queensland, national team).
• Margot Eskens, 82, German Schlager singer, Eurovision contestant (1966). (death announced on this date)
• Juris Hartmanis, 94, Latvian-American computer scientist, Turing Award winner (1993).
• Julian Nava, 95, American educator and politician, Ambassador to Mexico (1980–1981).
• Jim Sohns, 75, American rock singer (The Shadows of Knight).

30

• Pat Carroll, 95, American actress (The Little Mermaid, The Danny Thomas Show, Caesar's Hour) and comedian, Emmy (1957) and Grammy (1981) winner, problems caused by pneumonia.
• Nichelle Nichols, 89, American actress (Star Trek, Truck Turner, Are We There Yet?), heart failure.
• Archie Roach, 66, Australian rock singer-songwriter ("Took the Children Away") and guitarist.
• Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss, 95, Slovak-born British-Israeli Haredi rabbi, Head of the Edah HaChareidis (since 2004).

31

• Vadim Bakatin, 84, Russian politician and intelligence officer, Minister of Internal Affairs (1988–1990) and Chairman of the KGB (1991), 1991 presidential candidate.
• Vasile Silvian Ciupercă, 73, Romanian politician, Deputy (2000–2004).
• Hubert Coppenrath, 91, French Polynesian Roman Catholic prelate, Coadjutor Archbishop (1997–1999) and Archbishop (1999–2011) of Papeete.
• Joseph A. Doorley Jr., 91, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island (1965–1975).
• Hubertus Leteng, 63, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ruteng (2009–2017), heart attack.
• Mo Ostin, 95, American Hall of Fame record executive (Warner Records, Reprise Records, Verve Records).
• Fidel V. Ramos, 94, Filipino Armed Forces general and politician, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (1984–1988), Secretary of National Defense (1988–1991) and President (1992–1998), problems caused by COVID-19.
• Bill Russell, 88, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics) and coach (Seattle SuperSonics, Sacramento Kings), Olympic champion (1956).
• Ayman al-Zawahiri, 71, Egyptian terrorist, Emir of Al-Qaeda (since 2011), airstrike.

Months

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June

Related pages

• List of deaths due to COVID-19
• Deaths in 2014
• Deaths in 2015
• Deaths in 2016
• Deaths in 2017
• Deaths in 2018
• Deaths in 2019
• Deaths in 2020
• Deaths in 2021

Other websites

• The Guardian, UK obituaries
• The Telegraph obituaries
• Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
• Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times, US obituaries
• The Washington Post obituaries
• The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian obituaries

Preceded by Deaths in 2021

Deaths by year

Succeeded by Deaths in 2023