Deaths in March 2020

The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in March 2020. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Individuals listed must have notability. 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 a 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.

March

Ernesto Cardenal
1925 – 2020

Jack Welch
1935 – 2020

James Lipton
1926 – 2020

Ulay
1943 – 2020

Stanisław Kania
1927 – 2020

Nicolas Portal
1979 – 2020

Amo Houghton
1926 – 2020

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
1920 – 2020

Jeanette Fitzsimons
1945 – 2020

Henri Richard
1936 – 2020

McCoy Tyner
1938 – 2020

Mart Crowley
1935 – 2020

Max von Sydow
1929 – 2020

Anton Coppola
1917 – 2020

Richard K. Guy
1916 – 2020

Burkhard Hirsch
1930 – 2020

Tonie Marshall
1951 – 2020

Filippos Petsalnikos
1950 – 2020

Dana Zátopková
1922 – 2020

Genesis P-Orridge
1950 – 2020

Vittorio Gregotti
1927 – 2020

Richard L. Hanna
1951 – 2020

Stuart Whitman
1928 – 2020

Eduard Limonov
1943 – 2020

Betty Williams
1943 – 2020

Catherine Hamlin
1924 – 2020

Joaquín Peiró
1936 – 2020

Alfred Worden
1932 – 2020

Peter Whittingham
1984 – 2020

Amadeo Carrizo
1926 – 2020

Kenny Rogers
1938 – 2020

Aileen Baviera
1959 – 2020

Lucia Bosè
1931 – 2020

Manu Dibango
1933 – 2020

Terrence McNally
1938 – 2020

Albert Uderzo
1927 – 2020

Michel Hidalgo
1933 – 2020

Hamed Karoui
1927 – 2020

Joseph Lowery
1921 – 2020

Tom Coburn
1948 – 2020

Jan Howard
1929 – 2020

Philip Anderson
1923 – 2020

Krzysztof Penderecki
1933 – 2020

Manolis Glezos
1922 – 2020

Hau Pei-tsun
1919 – 2020

Bill Withers
1938 – 2020

Julie Bennett
1932 – 2020

James Gordon
1936 – 2020

Abdul Halim Khaddam
1932 – 2020

Wallace Roney
1960 – 2020

1

• István Balsai, 72, Hungarian jurist and politician, Minister of Justice (1990–1994) and MP (1990–2011).
• Ernesto Cardenal, 95, Nicaraguan poet (The Gospel in Solentiname), theologian and Roman Catholic priest, heart and kidney disease.
• John Currier, 66–67, American Coast Guard vice admiral, Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (2012–2014).
• Jacques Lesourne, 91, French economist, director of Le Monde (1991–1994).
• Stefan Lindqvist, 52, Swedish footballer (Halmstad, IFK Göteborg, national team), problems caused from ALS.
• Siamand Rahman, 31, Iranian powerlifter, Paralympic champion (2012, 2016), cardiac arrest.
• Jan Vyčítal, 77, Czech caricaturist and country singer-songwriter.
• Jack Welch, 84, American businessman and chemical engineer, CEO of General Electric (1981–2001), kidney failure.

2

• Elizabeth Nelson Adams, 79, American artist and poet.
• Rafael Cancel Miranda, 89, Puerto Rican independence activist, writer and convicted attempted murderer, co-perpetrator of the 1954 U.S. Capitol shooting, congestive heart failure.
• Viktor Josef Dammertz, 90, German Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Augsburg (1993–2004).
• James Lipton, 93, American screenwriter (Capitol), actor (Arrested Development) and television host (Inside the Actors Studio), bladder cancer.
• Mohammad Mirmohammadi, 70, Iranian politician, member of the Expediency Discernment Council (since 2012), COVID-19.
• Barbara Neely, 78, American author (Blanche on the Lam).
• Vera Pless, 88, American mathematician.
• Ulay, 76, German performance artist, lymphoma.
• Vladimir Shuralyov, 84, Soviet-Russian military officer and politician, Deputy Minister of Defence (1990–1991), hit by car.
• Peter Wieland, 89, German singer and actor (The White Horse Inn).
• Susan Weinert, 54 Archived 2020-11-07 at the Wayback Machine, German jazz guitarist, problems caused from cancer.

3

• Bobbie Battista, 67, American journalist (CNN), cervical cancer.
• Alain Bertrand, 69, French politician, Senator (2011, since 2012) and Mayor of Mende, Lozère (2008–2016).
• Roscoe Born, 69, American actor (One Life to Live, Santa Barbara, The Young and the Restless), suicide.
• CC, 18, American tabby cat, first cloned pet, kidney failure.
• Henry N. Cobb, 93, American architect (Hyatt Center, John Hancock Tower, U.S. Bank Tower). (death announced on this date)
• Alf Cranner, 83, Norwegian folk singer-songwriter and composer.
• Freimut Duve, 83, German politician and writer, MP (1980–1998).
• Georges Fontès, 96, French politician, Mayor of Béziers (1983–1989) and General Councillor of Hérault (1982–2015).
• Wendell Goler, 71, American journalist (Fox News), kidney failure.
• Stanisław Kania, 92, Polish politician, First Secretary of the United Workers' Party (1980–1981), pneumonia and heart failure.
• James Otis, 71, American actor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Black Dahlia, The Prestige).
• Nicolas Portal, 40, French racing cyclist, sporting director of Team Sky/Ineos (since 2013), cardiac arrest or heart attack.
• Charles J. Urstadt, 91, American real estate executive and investor, helped create Battery Park City, problems caused from a stroke.

4

• Adelaide Chiozzo, 88, Brazilian actress (Deus Nos Acuda) and accordionist.
• Eskandar Firouz, 93, Iranian environmentalist and politician, Director of the Department of Environment (1971–1977).
• Stratis Haviaras, 84, Greek-American novelist and poet.
• Amo Houghton, 93, American businessman (Corning Inc.) and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1987–2005).
• Kerry Marshall, 81, New Zealand politician, Mayor of Richmond (1986–1989), Tasman (1989–1998), and Nelson (2007–2010).
• Frank McLaughlin, 84, American comics artist (Judomaster, Gil Thorp).
• Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, 100, Peruvian politician, Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991) and Prime Minister (2000–2001).
• Robert Shavlakadze, 86, Georgian high jumper, Olympic champion (1960).
• Alexey Sorokin, 97, Russian military officer and politician, Admiral of the Fleet (1988–1992) and Deputy (1989–1991).
• Rosalind P. Walter, 95, American riveter and philanthropist, namesake of Rosie the Riveter.

5

• Katcho Achadjian, 68, Armenian-American businessman and politician, member of the California State Assembly (2010–2016).
• Solomon Berewa, 81, Sierra Leonean politician, Vice-President (2002–2007) and 2007 presidential candidate.
• Emilio Caprile, 91, Italian footballer (Genoa, Juventus, national team).
• Jeanette Fitzsimons, 75, New Zealand politician and environmentalist, co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (1995–2009) and MP (1996–2010), stroke caused from a fall.
• Antonio Permunian, 89, Swiss footballer (Bellinzona, Luzern, national team).
• Hossein Sheikholeslam, 67, Iranian politician and activist, Ambassador to Syria (1998–2003) and MP (2004–2008), took part in the Iran hostage crisis, COVID-19.
• Alejandro Sieveking, 85, Chilean playwright and theatre director.

6

• Stanislav Bogdanovich, 27, Ukrainian chess player, nitrous oxide overdose.
• Bélgica Castro, 99, Chilean actress (Little White Dove, Old Cats, La Recta Provincia), problems caused from dementia.
• Henri Richard, 84, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), eleven-time Stanley Cup champion, problems caused from Alzheimer's disease.
• Elinor Ross, 93, American operatic soprano, renal failure.
• Danny Tidwell, 35, American dancer and reality television contestant (So You Think You Can Dance), car accident.
• Tom Turnipseed, 83, American politician, member of the South Carolina Senate (1976–1980), respiratory failure.
• McCoy Tyner, 81, American jazz pianist (John Coltrane Quartet) and composer.
• Patrick Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond, 88, British politician, Ambassador to Luxembourg (1977–1979), Syria (1979–1981) and Saudi Arabia (1984–1986) and member of the House of Lords (1994–2019).

7

• K. Anbazhagan, 97, Indian politician, MLA (1957–1962, 1971–1991, 1996–2011) and MP (1962–1967), multiple organ failure.
• Mart Crowley, 84, American playwright (The Boys in the Band), heart attack caused from surgery.
• William Benner Enright, 94, American politician and lawyer, Judge of the U.S. District Court for Southern California (since 1972).
• Jair Marinho, 83, Brazilian footballer (Fluminense, Corinthians, national team), World Cup winner (1962).
• Fatemeh Rahbar, 56, Iranian politician, MP (2004–2016), COVID-19.
• Houshang Zarif, 81, Iranian tar player, heart failure.

8

• H. R. Bhardwaj, 82, Indian politician, Minister of Law and Justice (2004–2009), Governor of Karnataka (2009–2014) and Kerala (2012–2013), cardiac arrest.
• Martin Davorin-Jagodić, 84, Croatian composer.
• Jan-Henrik Fredriksen, 63, Norwegian politician, MP (2005–2017).
• Luis Racionero, 80, Spanish writer, Director of National Library (2001–2004).
• Max von Sydow, 90, Swedish-born French actor (The Seventh Seal, The Exorcist, Flash Gordon).
• Johnny Yune, 83, South Korean-American actor (They Call Me Bruce?, Nothing in Common, They Still Call Me Bruce) and comedian, cerebral hemorrhage.

9

• John Bathersby, 83, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Brisbane (1991–2011) and Bishop of Cairns (1986–1991).
• Lorenzo Brino, 21, American child actor (7th Heaven), car crash.
• Anton Coppola, 102, American orchestra conductor and composer.
• Italo De Zan, 94, Italian racing cyclist, COVID-19.
• Richard K. Guy, 103, British-Canadian mathematician (Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays), co-creator of combinatorial game theory.
• José Jiménez Lozano, 89, Spanish writer, Miguel de Cervantes Prize winner (2002).
• Lee Cha-su, 62, South Korean politician and activist, COVID-19.
• Keith Olsen, 74, American record producer, sound engineer and musician (The Music Machine), cardiac arrest.
• John Havelock Parker, 91, Canadian politician, Mayor of Yellowknife (1964–1967) and Commissioner of the Northwest Territories (1979–1989).
• Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani, 67, Iranian physician and politician, MP (1984–2000), COVID-19.
• Eric Taylor, 70, American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, liver disease.

10

• Mohammad Alavi Tabar, 89, Iranian politician, MP (1980–1988), COVID-19.
• Jack Buechner, 79, American politician and lawyer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 2nd congressional district (1987–1991), heart attack.
• Alessandro Criscuolo, 82, Italian politician and lawyer, President of the Constitutional Court (2014–2016).
• Kurt Liander, 88, Swedish footballer (AIK, IFK Stockholm, national team).

11

• Didier Bezace, 74, French actor (The Little Thief, Les Voleurs, The Minister).
• Ted Cox, 65, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners), multiple myeloma.
• Sir Rob Fenwick, 68, New Zealand environmentalist and businessman, cancer.
• Burkhard Hirsch, 89, German politician, Vice President (1994–1998) and MP (1972–1975, 1980–1998).
• Irina Kirichenko, 82, Russian sprint cyclist, World champion (1964, 1968).
• Del Shofner, 85, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants).
• War Emblem, 21, American Thoroughbred racehorse, Kentucky Derby (2002) and Preakness Stakes (2002) winner.
• Charles Wuorinen, 81, American composer and educator (Manhattan School of Music), Pulitzer Prize winner (1970), problems caused from a fall.
• Boris Yaro, 81, American photojournalist (The Los Angeles Times).

12

• Sir John Chalstrey, 88, British surgeon and politician, Lord Mayor of London (1995–1996).
• Wolfgang Hofmann, 78, German judoka, Olympic silver medalist (1964).
• Tonie Marshall, 68, French-American actress (A Slightly Pregnant Man) and movie director (Venus Beauty Institute, The Missionaries).
• Sir John Lyons, 87, British linguist.
• Giovanni Battista Rabino, 88, Italian politician, MP (1983–1994), COVID-19.
• Michel Roux, 78, French-born British chef and restaurateur (Le Gavroche, The Waterside Inn), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
• Danny Ray Thompson, 72, American jazz saxophonist.

13

• Alejandro Betts, 72, Argentine historian and political activist.
• Lucien Braun 97, French historian and philosopher.
• Ivor Danvers, 87, English actor (Howards' Way).
• Gerard du Prie, 82, Dutch strongman and powerlifter, Strongest Man of the Netherlands (1979).
• Barbara C. Harris, 89, American Episcopal prelate, suffragan bishop of Massachusetts (1989–2003), problems caused from gastrointestinal surgery.
• Eugene Thomas Long, 84, American philosopher.
• Dorothy Maclean, 100, Canadian writer and educator.
• Giwi Margwelaschwili, 92, German-Georgian writer and philosopher.
• Moon Deoksu, 91, South Korean poet.
• Filippos Petsalnikos, 69, Greek politician, Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament (2009–2012), leukemia.
• Nasser Shabani, Iranian brigadier general (Revolutionary Guard), COVID-19.
• Breonna Taylor, 26, American emergency medical technician, shot.
• Mart Ummelas, 66, Estonian journalist and television executive (Tallinna TV).
• Yang Mu, 79, Taiwanese poet and essayist.
• Dana Zátopková, 97, Czech javelin thrower, Olympic champion (1952).

14

• Gustavo Bebianno, 56, Brazilian politician, Acting President of the Social Liberal Party (2018) and Secretary-General of the Presidency (2019), heart attack.
• Doriot Anthony Dwyer, 98, American flutist (Boston Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic).
• René Follet, 88, Belgian illustrator, comics writer and artist.
• Jon Atle Gaarder, 85, Norwegian diplomat, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1984–1990), India (1990–1994) and Lithuania (1999–2001).
• Giancarlo Ghironzi, 88, Sammarinese politician, Captain Regent (1961, 1969–1970).
• Mubashir Hassan, 98, Pakistani politician, Minister of Finance (1971–1974).
• Phil Phillips, 94, American singer and songwriter ("Sea of Love").
• John L. Pickitt, 86, American Air Force lieutenant general, Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (1985–1987).
• Eva Pilarová, 80, Czech singer-songwriter.
• Genesis P-Orridge, 70, English musician (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and performance artist (COUM Transmissions), leukaemia.
• Mariano Puga, 88, Chilean Roman Catholic priest and human rights activist, lymphoma.
• Puthussery Ramachandran, 91, Indian poet.
• Chris Reed, 30, American-born Japanese Olympic figure skater (2010, 2014), cardiac arrest.

15

• Mohammad Ami-Tehrani, 84, Iranian Olympic weightlifter (1960).
• Suzy Delair, 102, French actress (Quai des Orfèvres).
• Vittorio Gregotti, 92, Italian architect, pneumonia caused from COVID-19.
• Richard L. Hanna, 69, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (2011–2017), cancer.
• Roy Hudd, 83, English actor (The Blood Beast Terror, Up the Chastity Belt, The Alf Garnett Saga) and comedian.
• Mick Morris, 77, English footballer (Oxford United, Port Vale, Stafford Rangers).
• Aytaç Yalman, 79, Turkish general, General Commander of the Gendarmerie (2000–2002) and Commander of the Turkish Army (2002–2004), COVID-19.

16

• Nicolas Alfonsi, 83, French politician, MP (1973–1988, 2001–2014) and MEP (1981–1984), COVID-19.
• Sergio Bassi, 68–69, Italian rock singer-songwriter, COVID-19.
• David Briggs, 102, English educator, Headmaster of King's College School, Cambridge (1959–1977).
• Menachem Friedman, 83, Israeli sociologist.
• Hashem Bathaie Golpayenagi, 78, Iranian Ayatollah, member of the Assembly of Experts (since 2016), COVID-19.
• Francesco Saverio Pavone, 75, Italian magistrate, COVID-19.
• Saskia Post, 59, American-born Australian actress (Sons and Daughters, Dogs in Space, Eugénie Sandler P.I.), cardiac arrest.
• Stuart Whitman, 92, American actor (The Mark, The Comancheros, Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines), skin cancer.

17

• Vittoria Bogo Deledda, 53, Italian politician, Senator (since 2018), cancer.
• Michael Broadbent, 92, British wine critic and writer.
• Gerald Freedman, 92, American theatre director, librettist and lyricist, kidney failure.
• Eduard Limonov, 77, Russian publicist, political writer and dissident, co-founder of National Bolshevik Party and Leader of The Other Russia (since 2010), problems caused from surgery.
• Roger Mayweather, 58, American boxer and boxing trainer, WBA super featherweight (1983–1984) and WBC super lightweight champion (1987–1989), problems caused from diabetes.
• Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo, 61, Bissau-Guinean politician, Acting President of the National People's Assembly (2009, 2012) and Acting President (2012–2014).
• Arvo Sarapuu, 66, Estonian politician, Deputy Mayor of Tallinn (2011–2017), County Governor of Järva County (1989–1997).
• Stephen Schwartz, 78, American pathologist (University of Washington), COVID-19.
• Lyle Waggoner, 84, American actor (Love Me Deadly, The Carol Burnett Show, Wonder Woman) and model, problems caused from cancer.
• Betty Williams, 76, Northern Irish political activist, Nobel Prize winner (1976).

18

• Patrick J. Duggan, 86, American politician and lawyer, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1986–2000).
• Luciano Federici, 82, Italian footballer (Cosenza Calcio, A.C. Pisa 1909), COVID-19.
• Catherine Hamlin, 96, Australian physician and philanthropist, co-founder of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital.
• Emil Karewicz, 97, Polish actor (Stawka większa niż życie, How I Unleashed World War II, Knights of the Teutonic Order).
• Joaquín Peiró, 84, Spanish football player (Atlético Madrid, Roma, national team) and manager.
• Henri Richelet, 75, French painter, COVID-19.
• John Solomon, 90, Australian rugby union player (national team).
• Thomas A. Wiseman Jr., 89, American politician and lawyer, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1964–1968), Tennessee State Treasurer (1971–1974) and U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee (1978–1995).
• Alfred Worden, 88, American astronaut (Apollo 15) and politician, stroke.

19

• Enrico Decleva, 78, Italian historian, Rector of the University of Milan (2001–2012).
• Innocenzo Donina, 69, Italian footballer (Reggio Audace, Atalanta, Bari), COVID-19.
• Max Engman, 73, Finnish historian and translator.
• Hamid Kahram, 62, Iranian politician and veterinarian, MP (2000–2004), COVID-19.
• Richard Tracey, 77, British politician, MP (1983–1997).
• Peter Whittingham, 35, English footballer (Cardiff City, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers), problems caused by a fall.

20

• Cengiz Bektaş, 85, Turkish architect (Mertim) and writer (Evrensel), heart failure.
• Harry van den Bergh, 77, Dutch politician, MP (1977–1987).
• Amadeo Carrizo, 93, Argentine footballer (River Plate, Millonarios, national team).
• Carlos Falcó, 5th Marquess of Griñón, 83, Spanish nobleman, socialite and businessman, Grandee of Spain, COVID-19.
• Willigis Jäger, 95, German Benedictine monk and Zen master.
• Shapi Kaziev, 63, Russian historian, screenwriter and playwright, member of the Union of Soviet Writers (since 1989).
• Ali Habib Mahmud, 81, Syrian military officer, Chief of Staff (2004–2009) and Minister of Defense (2009–2011).
• Enrique del Portal, 87, Spanish operatic tenor and actor (Doña Francisquita, Don Gil de Alcalá, La vida breve), gastroenteritis caused by a fall.
• Marino Quaresimin, 82, Italian politician, Mayor of Vicenza (1995–1998), COVID-19.
• Kenny Rogers, 81, American Hall of Fame country singer-songwriter ("The Gambler", "Coward of the County", "Islands in the Stream") and actor, multi-Grammy winner.
• Robert H. Scarborough, 97, American Coast Guard vice admiral, Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (1978–1982).
• Borislav Stanković, 94, Serbian Hall of Fame basketball player (Partizan) and coach (OKK Beograd, Cantù), Secretary General of FIBA (1976–2003).
• Vladimír Zábrodský, 97, Czech Hall of Fame ice hockey player (national team, Praha, Sparta Praha), World Champion (1947, 1949) and Olympic silver medalist (1948).

21

• Aileen Baviera, 60, Filipino academic, pneumonia caused from COVID-19.
• Dov Ben-Meir, 92, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1981–1988).
• Vicente Capdevila, 83, Spanish lawyer and politician, Mayor of Hospitalet de Llobregat (1973–1977) and Deputy (1977–1979), COVID-19.
• Sol Kerzner, 84, South African hotelier, founder of Southern Sun Hotel Group and Sun International, cancer.
• Mariko Miyagi, 93, Japanese actress (Panda and the Magic Serpent, Ten Dark Women, Barefoot Gen) and singer, lymphoma.
• Hiroshi Masuoka, 83, Japanese voice actor (Sazae-san, Anpanman, Dragon Ball Z), rectal cancer.
• Jacques Oudin, 80, French politician, Senator (1986–2004), COVID-19.
• Soundaraj Periyanayagam, 69, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Vellore (since 2006).
• Lorenzo Sanz, 76, Spanish sports administrator, President of Real Madrid (1995–2000), COVID-19.
• Hellmut Stern, 91, German violinist (Berlin Philharmonic), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.

22

• Petru Bogatu, 68, Moldovan journalist and writer, cancer.
• Germà Colón, 91, Spanish philologist, COVID-19.
• Gabi Delgado-López, 61, Spanish-born German singer-songwriter (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft) and composer.
• Julie Felix, 81, American-British folk singer and guitarist.
• Ciprian Foias, 86, Romanian mathematician.
• Benito Joanet, 84, Spanish football player (RCD Espanyol, Real Zaragoza) and coach (RCD Mallorca), COVID-19.
• Serena Liu, 44, Taiwanese actress (How Much Sorrow Do You Have, The Rise of the Tang Empire) and dancer, problems caused by heart valve repair surgery.
• Carmen de Mairena, 87, Spanish transformist actress, cuplé singer and television personality.
• James Martin Munley, 83, American politician and lawyer, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (1998–2009).
• Daniel Edward Pilarczyk, 85, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Cincinnati (1982–2009) and President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (1989–1992).
• Harkishan Singh, 91, Indian pharmaceutical chemist.
• Ronnie Thompson, 85, American politician and country singer, Mayor of Macon, Georgia (1967–1975).
• Eric Weissberg, 80, American folk singer ("Dueling Banjos") and guitarist (The Tarriers), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
• Jürg Zeltner, 52, Swiss banking executive (KBL), brain cancer.

23

• Alberto Arbasino, 90, Italian writer, essayist and politician, Deputy (1983–1987).
• Maurice Berger, 63, American cultural historian and art critic, heart failure caused by COVID-19.
• Lucia Bosè, 89, Italian actress (No Peace Under the Olive Tree, Story of a Love Affair, Rome 11:00), Miss Italia (1947), pneumonia caused by COVID-19.
• Carlo Casini, 85, Italian politician, Deputy (1979–1994) and MEP (1984–1999, 2006–2014), problems caused by ALS.
• Branko Cikatić, 65, Croatian heavyweight kickboxer and actor (Skyscraper), K-1 World Grand Prix champion (1993), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
• David Collings, 79, British actor (Scrooge, The Thirty Nine Steps, The Invisible Woman).
• Maurice Delbez, 97, French movie director (Dans l'eau qui fait des bulles).
• José Folgado, 75, Spanish businessman and politician, President of Red Eléctrica de España (2012–2018), Deputy (2000, 2004–2008) and Mayor of Tres Cantos (2007–2012), COVID-19.
• Tristan Garel-Jones, 79, British politician, MP (1979–1997), Minister for Europe (1990–1993) and Treasurer of the Household (1989–1990).
• Jack Jones, 95, Australian footballer (Essendon), cancer.
• Pyotr Lysenko, 88, Belarusian archaeologist.
• Lucien Sève, 93, French philosopher and political activist (French Communist Party), COVID-19.
• Stanley Sporkin, 88, American politician and lawyer, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (1985–1999), congestive heart failure.
• William Stern, 84, Hungarian-born British businessman, COVID-19. (death announced on this date)

24

• Lorenzo Acquarone, 89, Italian lawyer and politician, MP (1987–2006), COVID-19.
• John Davies, 90, Australian-American Hall of Fame swimmer and politician, Olympic champion (1952), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1986–1998), cancer.
• Manu Dibango, 86, Cameroonian saxophonist ("Soul Makossa"), COVID-19.
• William Dufris, 62, American voice actor (Patlabor: The Movie, Rocky and the Dodos, Bob the Builder), cancer.
• John Eriksson, 91, Swedish footballer (Djurgården, national team).
• Mohamed Farah, 59, Somali footballer (national team), COVID-19.
• Alan Finder, 72, American journalist (The New York Times), COVID-19.
• David Greetham, 78, English-American literary critic and essayist.
• Alfred Gomolka, 77, German politician, Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1990–1992), President of the German Bundesrat (1991–1992) and MEP (1994–2008), fall.
• Stuart Gordon, 72, American movie director (Re-Animator, From Beyond, Dagon), multiple organ failure caused by kidney disease.
• Terrence McNally, 81, American playwright (Ragtime, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Love! Valour! Compassion!) and screenwriter, Tony winner (1993, 1995, 1996), COVID-19.
• Juan Padrón, 73, Cuban comics artist (Elpidio Valdés) and animator (Vampires in Havana), lung disease.
• Bill Rieflin, 59, American rock drummer (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, King Crimson), cancer.
• Tony Rutter, 78, British motorcycle racer, Formula TT world champion (1981–1984).
• Edward Tarr, 83, American trumpeter and educator, Grammy winner, problems caused by heart surgery.
• Ignacio Trelles, 103, Mexican football player (Necaxa) and manager (Toluca, national team), heart attack.
• Albert Uderzo, 92, French comic book artist (Asterix, Oumpah-pah), heart attack.

25

• Harry Aarts, 90, Dutch politician, MP (1973–1993), COVID-19.
• Edman Ayvazyan, 88, Iranian-Armenian painter, COVID-19.
• William Bartholomay, 91, American insurance executive, owner of the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves.
• Floyd Cardoz, 59, Indian-American chef (Top Chef Masters), COVID-19.
• Hugh Conaghan, 93, Irish politician, TD (1977–1989).
• Nemai Ghosh, 85, Indian photographer (Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, Agantuk), problems caused by surgery.
• Paul Goma, 84, Romanian-Moldovan writer, political dissident (Charter 77) and critic, COVID-19.
• Bob Lee, 82, American baseball player (California Angels).
• Robert Levinson, 58–72, American FBI intelligence agent, missing since 2007. (death announced on this date)
• Liesbeth List, 78, Dutch pop singer, actress and television personality.
• Inna Makarova, 93, Russian actress (The Young Guard, The Return of Vasili Bortnikov, The Rumyantsev Case).
• Detto Mariano, 82, Italian musician (I Ribelli) and composer, COVID-19.
• Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, 98, South African traditional healer, writer and conspiracy theorist.
• Nimmi, 87, Indian actress (Aan, Mere Mehboob, Pooja Ke Phool), heart attack.
• Richard Reeves, 83, American political writer, columnist (Universal Press Syndicate) and correspondent (The New York Times), cardiac arrest.
• Mike Stratton, 78, American football player (Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers), heart attack caused by a fall.
• Farzaneh Taidi, 74–75, Iranian actress (Not Without My Daughter), cancer.
• Terry Tausch, 61, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers).
• Jean-Yves Veillard, 81, French historian.

26

• Joe Baltake, 74, American movie critic (Sacramento Bee, Philadelphia Enquirer), multiple myeloma.
• Jean-Louis Bernard, 81, French politician, Mayor of Orléans (1988–1989) and MP (1993–2012).
• MaryAnn Black, 76, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (since 2017), cancer.
• Mark Blum, 69, American actor (Crocodile Dundee, Desperately Seeking Susan, You), COVID-19.
• Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma, 86, Spanish royal, COVID-19.
• Jenny Clack, 72, English palaeontologist.
• Martinho Lutero Galati, 66, Brazilian conductor, COVID-19.
• Satish Gujral, 94, Indian painter and sculptor.
• Michel Hidalgo, 87, French football player (Monaco, Reims) and manager (national team).
• Rolf Huisgen, 99, German chemist, discovered 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition.
• Rade Mihaljčić, 83, Serbian historian and academic.
• Curly Neal, 77, American basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters).
• John O'Leary, 70, Irish golfer and executive (PGA European Tour), winner of Irish Open (1982).
• John Sears, 79, American political strategist and lawyer, heart attack.
• Michael Sorkin, 71, American architect, critic and writer, COVID-19.
• Manuel del Valle, 80, Spanish lawyer and politician, Mayor of Seville (1983–1991), leukaemia.
• Naomi Munakata, 64, Japanese-Brazilian conductor, COVID-19.
• Hamish Wilson, 77, Scottish actor (Doctor Who) and radio producer (Radio Forth, Radio Clyde), COVID-19.
• Jimmy Wynn, 78, American baseball player (Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves).

27

• Jacques F. Acar, 88, French physician, scientific editor (Clinical Microbiology and Infection) and microbiologist, COVID-19.
• Roberto Alemann, 97, Argentine politician, Minister of Economy (1961–1962, 1981–1982).
• Bob Andy, 75, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter (The Paragons, Bob and Marcia) and actor (The Mighty Quinn).
• Daniel Azulay, 72, Brazilian comic book artist and cartoonist, COVID-19.
• Mirna Doris, 79, Italian singer, heart failure caused by diabetes.
• Harriet Glickman, 93, American schoolteacher, inspired the first black character in Peanuts, problems caused by myelodysplastic syndrome.
• Les Hunter, 77, American basketball player (Baltimore Bullets, Miami Floridians, Loyola Ramblers), National Champion (1963), cancer.
• Hamed Karoui, 92, Tunisian politician, Minister of Justice (1988–1989) and Prime Minister (1989–1999).
• Joseph Lowery, 98, American minister and activist, President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1977–1997).
• Lanny D. Schmidt, 81, American chemist, member of the National Academy of Engineering (since 1994).

28

• Roger Baens, 86, Belgian racing cyclist.
• John Callahan, 66, American actor (All My Children, Falcon Crest, Days of Our Lives), stroke.
• Tom Coburn, 72, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district (1995–2001) and U.S. Senator (2005–2015), prostate cancer.
• Matthew Faber, 47, American actor (Welcome to the Dollhouse, The Pallbearer, Natural Born Killers).
• Chato Galante, 71–72, Spanish political prisoner and human rights activist, COVID-19.
• Grim Sleeper, 67, American serial killer.
• Jan Howard, 91, American country singer-songwriter ("The One You Slip Around With", "For Loving You", "Evil on Your Mind"), pneumonia.
• Dan McCauley, 84, British football chairman (Plymouth Argyle).
• Monroe G. McKay, 91, American politician and lawyer, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (since 1977).
• Barbara Rütting, 92, German actress (Doctor Sibelius, Town Without Pity, Turtledove General Delivery) and politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria (2003–2009).
• Thomas Schäfer, 54, German politician, Minister of Finance of Hesse (2010–2020), suicide by train.
• David Schramm, 73, American actor (Wings, Johnny Handsome, Kennedy), heart attack.
• Edoardo Vesentini, 91, Italian mathematician (Andreotti-Vesentini theorem) and politician, Director of the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (1978–1987) and Senator (1987–1992).

29

• Attilio Bignasca, 76, Swiss politician, National Councilor (2003–2009).
• Philip W. Anderson, 96, American physicist (Anderson localization, Anderson Hamiltonian, Anderson orthogonality theorem), Nobel Prize winner (1977).
• Yuri Bondarev, 96, Soviet-born Russian novelist, essayist and screenwriter (Liberation).
• José Luis Capón, 72, Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid, Elche, national team), COVID-19.
• Jean-François Cesarini, 49, French politician, Deputy (since 2017), cancer.
• Daniel Davisse, 81, French politician, Mayor of Choisy-le-Roi (1996–2014) and General Councilor (2004–2011), COVID-19.
• Patrick Devedjian, 75, French politician, Mayor of Antony (1983–2002) and President of the General Council of Hauts-de-Seine (since 2007), COVID-19.
• Joe Diffie, 61, American country singer-songwriter ("Home", "Third Rock from the Sun", "Pickup Man"), Grammy winner (1998), COVID-19.
• Robert H. Garff, 77, American businessman and politician, member (1978–1987) and Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives (1985–1987), COVID-19.
• Henry C. Gonzalez, 84, American politician, mayor of South Gate, California (1983, 1987, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009).
• Maria Mercader, 54, American news producer (CBS, 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning), COVID-19.
• Alan Merrill, 69, American rock singer (Arrows), songwriter ("I Love Rock 'n' Roll") and musician, COVID-19.
• Joseph A. O'Hare, 89, American Jesuit priest, editor (America) and educator, President of Fordham University (1984–2003), problems caused by liver cancer.
• Krzysztof Penderecki, 86, Polish composer (Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, Anaklasis, Utrenja) and conductor, multi-Grammy winner.
• James Ramsden, 96, British politician, MP (1954–1974), Secretary of State for War (1963–1964) and Minister for the Armed Forces (1964).
• Francis Rapp, 93, French medieval historian and editor, member of the Academy of Inscriptions and Fine Letters (since 1993), COVID-19.
• Isaac Robinson, 44, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (since 2019), suspected COVID-19.
• Ken Shimura, 70, Japanese comedian (The Drifters) and television personality (Kato-chan Ken-chan Gokigen TV), COVID-19.

30

• Joe Ashton, 86, British politician, MP (1968–2001).
• Maurice Bidermann, 87, Belgian-born French businessman and philanthropist, COVID-19.
• Lorena Borjas, 59, Mexican-American transgender rights activist, COVID-19.
• Henry Brabham, 90, American Hall of Fame ice hockey executive, co-founder of the ECHL.
• Arianne Caoili, 33, Filipino-Australian chess player, car crash.
• Tomie dePaola, 85, American children's writer (Strega Nona), illustrator (26 Fairmount Avenue), and television personality (Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola), problems caused by a fall.
• Louise Ebrel, 87, French singer (Les Ramoneurs de menhirs) and guitarist.
• William Gianelli, 101, American politician, lawyer and engineer, U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (1981–1984).
• Manolis Glezos, 97, Greek resistance fighter and politician, MEP (1984–1985, 2014–2015), heart failure.
• Hau Pei-tsun, 100, Taiwanese military officer and politician, Chief of the General Staff (1981–1989) and Premier (1990–1993), multiple organ failure.
• Milutin Knežević, 71, Serbian Orthodox prelate, Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (2003–2006) and Valjevo (since 2006), COVID-19.
• Riachão, 98, Brazilian samba composer and singer, suspected heart attack.
• Bill Withers, 81, American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter ("Lean on Me", "Use Me", "Ain't No Sunshine"), Grammy winner (1972, 1982, 1988), heart disease.
• Joachim Yhombi-Opango, 81, Congolese politician, President (1977–1979) and Prime Minister (1993–1996), COVID-19.

31

• Mark Azbel, 87, Soviet-born Israeli physicist.
• Jim Bailey, 90, Australian Olympic athlete (1956).
• Pierre Bénichou, 82, French journalist.
• Julie Bennett, 88, American actress (What's Up, Tiger Lily?, The Yogi Bear Show, Sole Survivor), COVID-19.
• Zev Buffman, 89, Israeli theatre producer, President and CEO of Ruth Eckerd Hall (2011–2018), pancreatic cancer.
• Michel Chodkiewicz, 90, French writer and educator, Director-General of Éditions du Seuil (1977–1989).
• Pape Diouf, 68, Senegalese journalist and football administrator, president of Olympique de Marseille (2005–2009), COVID-19.
• Rafael Gómez Nieto, 99, Spanish Civil War veteran and member of the French resistance, last living member of La Nueve, COVID-19.
• James Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane, 83, Scottish businessman and politician, founder of Radio Clyde, COVID-19.
• Andrew Jack, 76, British dialect coach (The Lord of the Rings, GoldenEye) and actor (Star Wars), COVID-19.
• Abdul Halim Khaddam, 87, Syrian politician, Vice President (1984–2005), Acting President (2000) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1970–1984), heart attack.
• Eva Krížiková, 85, Slovak actress (In the Coat of Lioness' Arms).
• Reimar Lüst, 97, German astrophysicist, President of the Max Planck Society (1972–1984) and General-Director of the European Space Agency (1984–1990).
• Ivo Mahlknecht, 80, Italian Olympic alpine skier (1964, 1968).
• Vincent Marzello, 68, American actor (The Witches, Never Say Never Again, Bob the Builder), problems caused by dementia.
• Zoltán Peskó, 83, Hungarian conductor and composer.
• Gita Ramjee, 63, Ugandan-South African HIV prevention researcher, COVID-19.
• James A. Redden, 91, American lawyer and politician, Oregon State Treasurer (1973–1977), Attorney General (1977–1980) and Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (since 1980), congestive heart failure.
• Wallace Roney, 59, American jazz trumpeter, COVID-19.
• Kiyoshi Sasabe, 62, Japanese movie director (Chirusoku no natsu, Half a Confession, Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms), problems caused by a fall.
• Jack Schofield, 72, British technology journalist (The Guardian), heart attack.

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Related pages

• List of deaths from the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

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• Deaths in 2014
• Deaths in 2015
• Deaths in 2016
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• The Guardian, UK obituaries
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