February 2025 1 Peter Bassano, 79, English trombonist ("Hey Jude") and conductor.Death of Peter Bassano Navin Chawla, 79, Indian civil servant, chief election commissioner (2009–2010).Former CEC Navin B Chawla, 79, dies at Delhi hospital Renato Corsetti, 83, Italian Esperantist, president of the Universal Esperanto Association (2001–2007).Forpasis Renato Corsetti André Ducret, 79, Swiss singer and composer.André Ducret, figure emblématique de l'art choral fribourgeois, est décédé Willy Gómez, 74, Mexican footballer (Guadalajara, national team).En memoria del ‘Willy’ Gómez, un Rojiblanco de cepa. Mehdi Haj Mohamad, 74, Iranian footballer (Taj, national team), cancer.مهدی حاجمحمد درگذشت Hugh Holland, 82, American photographer.Passing of photographer Hugh Holland Zakia Jafri, 87–88, Indian human rights activist.Who was Zakia Jafri, wife of an ex-Congress MP who died in the Godhra riots? Kishan Kapoor, 73, Indian politician, MP (2019–2024) and Himachal Pradesh MLA (1990–1998).Former Himachal Pradesh BJP minister Kishan Kapoor dies at 73: J P Nadda says 'irreparable loss' Patrick Kenny, 90, Irish Olympic boxer (1960).Patrick Kenny Horst Köhler, 81, German economist and politician, president (2004–2010).Ex-Bundespräsident Horst Köhler gestorben Ilias Kostopanagiotou, 81, Greek politician, MP (2015–2019).Πέθανε ο πρώην βουλευτής Ηλίας Κωστοπαναγιώτου C. Richard Kramlich, 89, American venture capitalist and video art collector.Richard Kramlich, Collector Who Invested Deeply in Video Art, Dies at 89 Friedrich Kronenberg, 91, German politician, MP (1983–1990)."Herausragende Persönlichkeit des Laienkatholizismus" Alberto Leguelé, 71, Brazilian footballer (Bahia, CSA, 1976 Olympics).Morre Alberto Leguelé, ex-jogador do Bahia Sal Maida, 76, American bassist (Milk 'N' Cookies, Roxy Music, Sparks), complications from a fall.Sal Maida, Bassist With Roxy Music and Milk 'N' Cookies, Dies at 76 Manfred Meinsen, 86, German politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony (1982–1986).Pionier der Grünen und Umweltschützer im Alter von 86 Jahren verstorben Velma Pollard, 87, Jamaican poet.Renowned Jamaican poet Velma Pollard has died Sigi Renz, 86, German racing cyclist, cancer.Ex-Radsport-Star Sigi Renz ist tot Bernard Rulach, 77, Sri Lankan cricketer (Colts).Bernard Rulach is no more. Vale' a great of St.Mary's College Dehiwala. John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich, 81, British aristocrat, businessman and politician, member of the House of Lords (1995–2024).Family share heart-warming tribute to Earl of Sandwich Peter Schmidl, 84, Austrian clarinetist, principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic.Wiener Philharmoniker: Klarinettist Schmidl gestorben Rolf Sennewald, 87, German Olympic weightlifter (1960).Rolf Sennewald Christian Steiner, 64, German Olympic figure skater (1980).Ehemaliger Olympiateilnehmer Christian Steiner gestorben Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi, 95, New Zealand educator.Māori educator Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi dies aged 95 Ángel Torres, 72, Dominican baseball player (Cincinnati Reds).Angel Torres Wojciech Trzciński, 75, Polish composer and musician.Zmarł kompozytor Wojciech Trzciński Bob Turner, 88, Australian rules footballer (Melbourne).Vale Bob Turner Johan Van den Driessche, 71, Belgian politician, member of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region (2014–2019).Johan Van den Driessche passes away at 71 Fay Vincent, 86, American lawyer and sports executive, commissioner of baseball (1989–1992), bladder cancer.Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent dies at 86 Leon Wróbel, 70, Polish Olympic sailor (1980).Odszedł Leon Wróbel
2 Nasiruddin Ahamed, 70–71, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (2011–2016, since 2021), cardiac arrest.Veteran TMC MLA Nasiruddin Ahmed dies Ogün Altıparmak, 86, Turkish footballer (Karşıyaka, Fenerbahçe, national team).Fenerbahçe efsanesini kaybetti: 'İlk gol kralı' 86 yaşında vefat etti Helga de Alvear, 88, German-Spanish art collector and dealer.Muere Helga de Alvear, galerista y coleccionista fundamental del arte en España, a los 88 años Gene Barge, 98, American saxophonist, composer and actor.Legendary saxophone player Gene 'Daddy G' Barge dies at 98 Gerlin Bean, 85, Jamaican community worker.Gerlin Bean obituary Halla Beloff, 94, German-born British psychologist.Halla Beloff 1930-2025 Claude Boileau, 91, Canadian ice hockey player (New Haven Blades, Long Island Ducks).Claude Louis Boileau Friedrich Wilhelm Braun, 83, Brazilian basketball player, Olympic bronze medallist (1964).Basquete brasileiro perde Fritz Braun, medalhista olímpico e campeão mundial William J. Cabaniss, 86, American politician and diplomat, ambassador to the Czech Republic (2004–2006), member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1978–1982) and Senate (1982–1990).Former State Sen. Bill Cabaniss dies at 86 Newton Cardoso, 86, Brazilian politician, governor of Minas Gerais (1987–1991) and three-time deputy, multiple organ failure.Ex-governador de MG Newton Cardoso morre em Belo Horizonte John Crosse, 83, British disc jockey and television presenter.John Crosse: One of Yorkshire Television's most recognisable voices dead at 83 (death announced on this date) Julian Davies, 93, British biologist.In Memoriam: Davies, Julian Edmund Gavan Daws, 91–92, Australian-born American writer and historian.Makana Eyre: A Man Of Unyielding Curiosity, Gavan Daws Lived Life Of Words Ed DeClercq, 72, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2018–2020).Edward Charles DeClercq Jr. Sea Diallo, 66, Senegalese painter and artist.Sea Diallo s'en est allé Mark Dyczkowski, 73, English Indologist.Dr. Mark Dyczkowski (1951-2025) Luce Eekman, 91, French architect and actress.Madame Luce Eekman Peter Enders, 62, German chess player.† Peter Enders Björgólfur Guðmundsson, 84, Icelandic businessman, CEO of Hafskip (1977–1986), chairman of Landsbanki (2003–2008) and West Ham (2007–2009).Andlát: Björgólfur Guðmundsson Barbie Hsu, 48, Taiwanese actress (Meteor Garden, Mars), singer, and television host (100% Entertainment), pneumonia.Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese star of the popular drama 'Meteor Garden,' dies at 48 Johannes Hübner, 68, Austrian politician, member of the National Council (2008–2017) and the Federal Council (2020–2023).Ehemaliger FPÖ-Politiker Johannes Hübner verstorben Job an Irien, 87, French writer and Roman Catholic priest.Aet eo Job an Irien d'an Anaon Duane Koslowski, 65, American Olympic wrestler (1988).1988 Greco-Roman Olympian Duane Koslowski, 65, has passed away Tom Kraeutler, 65, American radio host (The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show), complications from surgery.Home Improvement Radio Host Tom Kraeutler Passes Away at 65 Mort Künstler, 97, American visual artist.Mort Künstler, hailed as America's most prominent historical artist, dies at 97 Jean-Claude Lamy, 83, French journalist, writer, and publisher.Disparition de Jean-Claude Lamy, journaliste et écrivain, à 83 ans Lee Joo-sil, 80, South Korean actress (The Uncanny Counter, Train to Busan, Squid Game), stomach cancer.Veteran actress Lee Joo-shil dies of stomach cancer at 81 Ian Maddieson, 82, British-American linguist and academic.Passing of Ian Maddieson Tony Martin, 80, English farmer and convicted criminal, stroke.Tony Martin, who killed burglar at farmhouse, dies Gabriel Melo Guevara, 85, Colombian judge and politician, associate justice of the supreme court (1972–1978), senator (1991–1994).Murió Gabriel Melo Guevara, exconstitucionalista y exministro: el país político lamenta su partida Margaret Miles-Bramwell, 76, British businesswoman.Tributes after death of Slimming World founder, 76 P. H. Moriarty, 86, British actor (The Long Good Friday, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Jaws 3-D).Tributes pour in as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels star P.H Moriarty dies aged 85 Brian Murphy, 92, English actor (Man About the House, George and Mildred, Last of the Summer Wine), cancer.Sitcom actor Brian Murphy dies aged 92 Katsuko Nishimoto, 74, Japanese politician, MP (2005–2009).訃報 比例四国選出の自民元衆院議員、西本勝子さん死去 74歳 Sam Nordquist, 24, American transgender man, murdered.Five charged with trans man’s murder in New York after ‘repeated acts of torture’ André Pichot, 74, French historian of science.Pichot, André Maurice Louis Billy Pirie, 75, Scottish footballer (Arbroath, Aberdeen, Dundee).Billy Pirie Victoria Powers, 66, American mathematician, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.The Loss of a Dear Friend and Colleague, Vicki Powers Anson Rabinbach, 79, American historian, co-founder and editor of New German Critique, fall.US-Historiker und Österreich-Experte Anson Rabinbach gestorben Jean-Pierre Razat, 84, French rugby union player (Agen, national team).« Sa vitesse, son adresse et son courage étaient hors du commun », ancienne figure du SU Agen, Jean-Pierre Razat nous a quittés Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, 94, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of São Tomé and Príncipe (1984–2006).Bishop Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp. † Thierry Rocher, 65, French playwright and actor.Thierry Rocher, chansonnier originaire de Vichy, est décédé Alan Shoulder, 71, English football player (Newcastle United, Carlisle United, Hartlepool United) and manager.Newcastle United hero Alan Shoulder dies at 71 after fairytale footballing rise Harry Stewart Jr., 100, American Air Force pilot (Tuskegee Airmen).Bloomfield Hills veteran, one of the last surviving combat pilots in the Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100 Jean-Claude Szurdak, 87, French-born American chef.Jacques Pepin and Jean-Claude Szurdak's Buddy System Enrique Valdivieso, 81, Spanish art historian, smoke inhalation.Mueren el catedrático Enrique Valdivieso y su esposa por inhalación de humo en una vivienda en el centro de Sevilla Francis James West, 97, British-Australian historian.Emeritus Professor Francis J West FAHA 1927 – 2025 Marion Wiesel, 94, Austrian-American translator and Holocaust survivor.Marion Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, humanitarian, translator, wife of Elie Wiesel, dies at 94 Gerd Wirth, 73, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1990–2005).Zum Tod Gerd Wirths: Ein leidenschaftlicher Streiter für die Sache
3 Kandiah Balendra, 85, Sri Lankan businessman, chairman of the Bank of Ceylon (2000–2002) and the Ceylon Tobacco Company (2003–2008).Sri Lankan corporate leader Ken Balendra passes away John Buchanan, 87, American Presbyterian minister.Rev. John Buchanan, former pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church, dies at 87 Michael Burawoy, 77, British sociologist and author (Manufacturing Consent), traffic collision.Oakland resident dead in hit-and-run crash at intersection David Edward Byrd, 83, American graphic artist, complications from COVID-19.Broadway Poster Artist David Edward Byrd Passes Away at 83 Roger Charles Carolin, 95, British-born Australian botanist.Roger (Ruari) Carolin Enam Ahmed Chowdhury, 87, Bangladeshi civil servant, cardiac arrest.Enam Ahmed Chowdhury passes away Rich Dauer, 72, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) and coach (Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies).Rich Dauer, Orioles Hall of Famer and former Astros coach, dies at 72 Bettina Heltberg, 82, Danish journalist (Politiken) and actress (Det støver stadig).Bettina Heltberg er død Mark Huntley, 68, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (2013–2017).Mark A. Huntley Jag de Bellouet, 27, French racehorse.Råskinnet fra Frankrike er død Harry Jayawardena, 82, Sri Lankan businessman, chairman of DCSL (since 1992).Prominent businessman Harry Jayawardena passes away John Jonas, 92, Canadian engineer.Dr John Joseph Jonas Gunilla Knutsson, 84, Swedish actress, model and author.Gunilla Knutson Lim Tze Peng, 103, Singaporean painter, pneumonia.著名书画家林子平逝世 享寿104岁 Lima, 83, Brazilian footballer (Santos, Tampa Bay Rowdies, national team), kidney disease.Morre Lima, O 'curinga Da Vila', Um Dos Melhores Amigos De Pelé