What Happened in 2022 — Events, Births & Deaths

Massive nationwide protests and unrest break out in Kazakhstan over the sudden increase of liquefied petroleum gas prices, leading to 238 people dead and thousands injured by January 11.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismisses Prime Minister Asqar Mamin and declares state of emergency over the 2022 Kazakh unrest.

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupts, cutting off communications with Tonga and causing a tsunami across the Pacific.

Mutinying Burkinabè soldiers led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba depose and detain President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré amid widespread anti-government protests.

Canadian truck drivers and pedestrians gathered to rally and protest on Parliament Hill against Canadian COVID-19 restrictions, which caused traffic and closures around the city.

Sue Gray, a senior civil servant in the United Kingdom, publishes an initial version of her report on the Downing Street Partygate controversy.

Five-year-old Moroccan boy Rayan Aourram falls into a 32-meter (105 feet) deep well in Ighran village in Tamorot commune, Chefchaouen Province, Morocco, but dies four days later, before rescue workers reached him.

In the prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin declares the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic as independent from Ukraine, and moves troops into the region. The action is condemned by the United Nations.

Twosday, the name given to Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 2:22:22, occurs.

Russo-Ukrainian War: Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Russian forces capture the city of Kherson during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which subsequently began the start of the Russian occupation and military-civilian administration in Kherson. Kherson is the only regional capital in Ukraine that Russia captured.

2022 Hungarian presidential election: The National Assembly of Hungary elects former minister for Family Affairs, Katalin Novák, as president of Hungary in a 137–51 vote, becoming the first female president in the country's history.

The 2022 Sri Lankan protests begins amidst Sri Lanka's economic collapse.

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, killing 4 people and injuring 225.

Mariupol theatre airstrike during the siege of Mariupol.

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashes in Guangxi, China, killing 132 people.

Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the first black female justice.

Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian warship Moskva is struck by two anti-ship missiles and sinks into the Black Sea.

Russo-Ukrainian war: United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease Act into law, a rebooted World War II-era policy attempting to expedite American equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries.

Queen Elizabeth II misses the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 59 years. It was the first time that a new session of Parliament was opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge acting as Counsellors of State.

The Burmese military executes at least 37 villagers during the Mon Taing Pin massacre in Sagaing, Myanmar.

Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is killed while covering a raid in Jenin. Israel eventually admitted and apologized for the murder, after initial denials.

Ten people are killed in a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

Russo-Ukrainian war: Russia claims full control of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege.

Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party is sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia after winning the 2022 Australian federal election, ending 9 years of conservative rule.

A mass shooting occurs at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, resulting in the deaths of 21 people, including 19 children.

Tara Air Flight 197 crashes in Nepal's Mustang District, killing 22.

Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changes the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "Türkiye".

A constitutional referendum is held in Kazakhstan following violent protests and civil unrest against the government.

An earthquake occurs in eastern Afghanistan resulting in over 1,000 deaths.

In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).

The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the longest bridge of Bangladesh, Padma Bridge.

Russo-Ukrainian War: The Battle of Sievierodonetsk ends after weeks of heavy fighting with the Russian capture of the city, leading to the Battle of Lysychansk.

Two people are killed and 21 more injured after a gunman opens fire at three sites in Oslo in a suspected Islamist anti-LGBTQ+ attack.

British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.

The Georgia Guidestones, a monument in the United States, are heavily damaged in a bombing, and are dismantled later the same day.

Boris Johnson announces his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party following days of pressure from the Members of Parliament (MPs) during the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is shot and killed with an improvised firearm due to resentment against the Unification Church.

Catastrophic floods devastate Eastern Kentucky, resulting in 45 fatalities and causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executes a search warrant at former president Donald Trump's residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida.

An explosion destroys a market in Armenia, killing six people and injuring dozens.

Phoenix shooting: A man opens fire on pedestrians outside of a hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, resulting in the deaths of three people, including the perpetrator.

Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.

Eighteen people are killed and 23 others are injured by a suicide bombing at a Sunni mosque in Herat, Afghanistan.

Ten people are killed and 15 are injured in a stabbing spree in 13 locations on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon, Saskatchewan.

Liz Truss is declared the winner of the UK Conservative Party leadership election, beating Rishi Sunak.

At least 93 people die and 25 are missing after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Sichuan, China.

Boris Johnson resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and is replaced by Liz Truss. Their meetings with Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle were the Queen's final official duties before her death two days later.

Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its Kharkiv counteroffensive, surprising Russian forces and retaking over 3,000 square kilometers of land, recapturing the entire Kharkiv Oblast west of the Oskil River, within the next week.

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. Her son Charles, Prince of Wales, ascends the throne upon her death as Charles III.

Death of Queen Elizabeth II: The Queen's coffin is taken from Buckingham Palace, placed on a gun carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and moved in a procession to Westminster Hall for her lying in state over the next four days with the queue of mourners stretching for miles along the River Thames.

During the Let Yet Kone massacre, the Burmese military kills 13 villagers, including eight children, after attacking a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar.

The death of Mahsa Amini occurred in Tehran, Iran, sparking worldwide protests.

The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.

A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán.

Voting begins in the five-day sham annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, leading to Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.

A mass shooting occurs at a school in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, resulting in the deaths of 18 people, including 11 children.

Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years.

One hundred and thirty-five are killed in a human crush following a football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java, Indonesia.

Svante Pääbo is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Ten people are killed and eight are injured in an explosion at a petrol station in Creeslough, Ireland.

Ales Bialiatski, along with two organisations, Memorial and Center for Civil Liberties, are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

2022 Bratislava shooting occurs outside a gay bar, killing 3 (including the perpetrator) and injuring one.

Liz Truss steps down as British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party amid the country's political crisis, serving for the least time of any British Prime Minister (49 days).

Xi Jinping is elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by the Central Committee, beginning a third term of the paramount leader of China.

Myanmar Air Force airstrikes a concert in Hpakant Township, Kachin state killing at least 80 people, including senior Kachin Independence Organisation officials, in the Hpakant massacre.

At least 156 die at a crowd crush during a Halloween celebration in Itaewon district, Seoul, South Korea.

At least 100 people are killed and over 300 are injured by a double car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.

A pedestrian suspension bridge collapses in the city of Morbi, Gujarat, leading to the deaths of at least 135 people.

A peace agreement is signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ending the Tigray War.

The Khash massacre, which refers to the repression of protesters by Iranian security forces, resulting in 18 deaths and more than 20 injuries.

Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukrainian armed forces enter the city of Kherson following a successful two-month southern counteroffensive.

A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collide in mid-air over Dallas Executive Airport during an airshow, killing six.

A mass stabbing occurs in Moscow, Idaho in which four University of Idaho students are killed in off-campus housing.

The world population reached eight billion.

Artemis Program: NASA launches Artemis 1 on the first flight of the Space Launch System, the start of the program's future missions to the moon.

A gunman kills five and injures 17 at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in Qatar. This is the first time the tournament was held in the Middle East.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java kills between 335 and 602 people.

A shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia leaves seven workers dead, including the shooter, and four others injured.

Five days after the general elections which resulted in a hung parliament, opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim is officially named as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia.

The generative AI chatbot ChatGPT is launched by OpenAI.

Massive power outage after Moore County substation attack that leaves 45,000 people without power for five days, leading to an FBI probe.

A landslide occurs at a camp at an organic farm near the town of Batang Kali in Selangor, Malaysia, trapping 92 people and killing 31.

Argentina win the FIFA World Cup final, defeating title holders France 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra time.

A Vega C rocket carrying two Pléiades Neo satellites fails after liftoff.

Gary Burgess, British broadcaster and journalist (born 1975)

Dan Reeves, American football player and coach (born 1944)

Kim Mi-soo, South Korean actress and model (born 1992)

Peter Bogdanovich, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1939)

Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor, director, and diplomat (born 1927)

Francisco Sionil Jose, Philippine novelist (born 1924)

Michael Lang, American concert promoter and producer (born 1944)

Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host (born 1956)

Maria Ewing, American opera singer (born 1950)

Joyce Eliason, American television personality (born 1934)

Robert Durst, American real estate heir and convicted murderer (born 1943)

Ronnie Spector, American singer (born 1943)

Alexa McDonough, first female politician to lead a major provincial political party in Canada, former leader of the federal New Democratic Party. (born 1944)

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Former Malian President (born 1945)

Birju Maharaj, Indian dancer (born 1937)

Francisco Gento, Spanish football player (born 1933)

Yvette Mimieux, American actress (born 1942)

André Leon Talley, American fashion journalist (born 1948)

Meat Loaf, American singer and actor (born 1947)

Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian (born 1953)

Leonor Oyarzún, Chilean socialite, First Lady of Chile (born 1919)

Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition (born 1926)

Andy Devine, British TV actor (born 1942)

Howard Hesseman, American actor (born 1940)

Cheslie Kryst, American television presenter and model (born 1991)

Remi De Roo, Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church (born 1924)

Kim In-hyeok, South Korean volleyball player (born 1995)

Lata Mangeshkar, Indian singer and music composer (born 1929)

Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1939)

Olsen Filipaina, New Zealand rugby league player (born 1957)

Ivan Reitman, Slovak-Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1946)

Bappi Lahiri, Indian singer, composer and record producer (born 1952)

P.J. O'Rourke, American author, humorist, and journalist (born 1947)

Farrah Forke, American actress (born 1968)

Shirley Hughes, English author and illustrator (born 1927)

Rod Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1947)

Shane Warne, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (born 1969)

John Elliott, English historian and academic (born 1930)

Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia (born 1937)

Gertraud Gruber, German beautician and businesswoman (born 1921)

William Hurt, American actor (born 1950)

Scott Hall, American wrestler (born 1958)

Barbara Maier Gustern, American vocal coach and singer (born 1935)

Madeleine Albright, Czechoslovak-American diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State (born 1937)

Dagny Carlsson, Swedish blogger and influencer (born 1912)

Taylor Hawkins, American drummer and singer (born 1972)

Charles Jeffrey, British botanist (born 1934)

Jennifer Wilson, English actress (born 1932)

Shirley Burkovich, former American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) player (born 1933)

Patrick Demarchelier, French fashion photographer (born 1943)

Moana Jackson, New Zealand lawyer specialising in constitutional law (born 1945)

Tullio Moneta, Italian mercenary and actor (born 1937)

Estelle Harris, American actress and comedian (born 1928)

June Brown, English actress (born 1927)

Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor (born 1919)

Jimmy Wang Yu, Taiwanese actor (born 1943)

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian and Soviet politician (born 1946)

Jill Knight, British politician (born 1923)

Mimi Reinhardt, Jewish Austrian secretary (born 1915)

Dwayne Haskins, American football player (born 1997)

Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, actor, and singer (born 1955)

Michel Bouquet, French stage and film actor (born 1925)

Gloria Parker, American musician and bandleader (born 1921)

Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (born 1957)

Ilkka Kanerva, Finnish politician (born 1948)

Orlando Julius, Nigerian saxophonist, singer (born 1943)

Bilquis Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist and wife of Abdul Sattar Edhi (born 1947)

Henry Plumb, British politician and farmer (born 1925)

Liz Sheridan, American actress (born 1929)

Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist (born 1945)

Harrison Birtwistle, British composer (born 1934)

Kane Tanaka, Japanese supercentenarian (born 1903)

Gavin Millar, Scottish film director (born 1938)

Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1951)

Orrin Hatch, American politician, President pro tempore of the United States Senate (born 1934)

Andrew Woolfolk, American saxophonist (born 1950)

Klaus Schulze, German composer and musician (born 1947)

Liao Guoxun, Chinese politician (born 1963)

Joanna Barnes, American actress and writer (born 1934)

Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1946)

Mino Raiola, Italian football agent (born 1967)

George Pérez, American comic book artist and writer (born 1954)

Robert Gillmor, British wildlife artist and illustrator (born 1936)

Dennis Waterman, English actor and singer (born 1948)

John Leo, American a writer and journalist (born 1935)

Rieko Kodama, Japanese game developer (born 1963)

Bob Lanier, American professional basketball player (born 1948)

Leonid Kravchuk, Ukrainian politician (born 1934)

Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 2nd President of the United Arab Emirates (born 1948)

Frank Curry, Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1950)

Kay Mellor, English actress (born 1951)

Vangelis, Greek musician, composer (born 1943)

Roger Angell, American sportswriter and author (born 1920)

Susan Roces, Filipino actress (born 1941)

Dervla Murphy, Irish touring cyclist and author (born 1931)

Morton L. Janklow, American literary agent (born 1930)

Andy Fletcher, English musician (born 1961)

Ray Liotta, American actor (born 1954)

Alan White, English drummer (born 1949)

Patricia Brake, English actress (born 1942)

Ronnie Hawkins, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist. (born 1935)

Sidhu Moosewala, Indian singer, rapper, actor and politician. (born 1993)

Colin Cantwell, American concept artist and director (born 1932)

Krishnakumar Kunnath, Indian singer (born 1968)

Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Colombian drug lord (born 1939)

Jim Parks, English cricketer (born 1931)

George Lamming, Barbadian novelist (born 1927)

Paula Rego, Portuguese-British visual artist (born 1935)

Julee Cruise, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (born 1956)

Billy Kametz, American voice actor (born 1987)

Matt Zimmerman, Canadian actor (born 1934)

Amir Liaquat Hussain, Pakistani politician, columnist and television host. (born 1971)

Hilary Devey, English businesswoman, television presenter (born 1957)

Philip Baker Hall, American actor (born 1931)

Phil Bennett, Welsh rugby union player (born 1948)

A. B. Yehoshua, Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright (born 1936)

Tyler Sanders, American actor (born 2004)

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Danish politician, minister of foreign affairs (born 1941)

Adibah Noor, Malaysian actress, singer, master of ceremonies (born 1970)

Caleb Swanigan, American basketball player (born 1997)

Bruton Smith, American racetrack promoter (born 1927)

Yves Coppens, French anthropologist (born 1934)

Margaret Keane, American artist (born 1927)

Hershel W. Williams, American Marine Corps warrant officer, last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II (born 1923)

Cláudio Hummes, Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1934)

Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese manga artist (born 1961)

James Caan, American actor (born 1940)

Arnaldo Pambianco, Italian former professional road racing cyclist (born 1935)

Norah Vincent, American writer (born 1968)

Shinzo Abe, Japanese politician (born 1954)

Larry Storch, American actor and comedian (born 1923)

Luis Echeverría, Mexican lawyer and politician (born 1922)

Tony Sirico, American actor (born 1942)

John Gwynne, English reporter and commentator (born 1945)

Maurice Boucher, Canadian outlaw biker (born 1953)

Ivana Trump, Czech-American socialite and model (born 1949)

Maria Petri, English association football supporter (born 1939)

Zayar Thaw, Burmese politician and rapper (born 1981)

Kyaw Min Yu, Burmese political activist (born 1969)

David Warner, English actor (born 1941)

Paul Sorvino, American actor (born 1939)

David Trimble, Northern Irish statesman and politician (born 1944)

Tony Dow, American actor, film producer, director, and sculptor (born 1945)

Bernard Cribbins, British actor (born 1928)

Pat Carroll, American actress and comedian (born 1927)

Nichelle Nichols, American actress, singer and dancer (born 1932)

Fidel V. Ramos, 12th President of the Philippines (born 1928)

Bill Russell, NBA Hall of Fame player and coach (born 1934)

Vin Scully, American sportscaster and game show host (born 1927)

Jackie Walorski, American politician (born 1963)

Judith Durham, Australian singer-songwriter (born 1943)

Cherie Gil, Filipino actress (born 1963)

Ali Haydar, Syrian army officer (born 1932)

Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer (born 1938)

Dillon Quirke, Irish hurler (born 1998)

David McCullough, American historian and author (born 1933)

Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress (born 1948)

Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor, musician and comedian (born 1945)

Anne Heche, American actress (born 1969)

Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer (born 1926)

Tekla Juniewicz, Polish supercentenarian (born 1906)

Darya Dugina, Russian journalist (born 1992)

Mable John, American blues vocalist (born 1930)

Mikhail Gorbachev, 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union (born 1931)

Barbara Ehrenreich, American writer and journalist (born 1941)

Yang Yongsong, Chinese major general (born 1919)

Frank Drake, American radio astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1930)

T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Indian Carnatic vocalist (born 1945)

Cyrus Mistry, Indian-Irish businessman (born 1968)

Peter Straub, American novelist (born 1943)

Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms (born 1926)

Gwyneth Powell, English actress (born 1946)

Javier Marías, Spanish novelist, journalist and translator (born 1951)

John W. O'Malley, American academic, Catholic historian, and Jesuit priest (born 1927)

Joyce Reynolds, British classicist and academic (born 1918)

Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic (born 1930)

Maarten Schmidt, Dutch astronomer (born 1929)

Raju Srivastav, Indian comedian, actor and politician (born 1963)

Carlos Balá, Argentine actor and comedian (born 1925)

Hilary Mantel, British author (born 1952)

Pal Singh Purewal, Punjabi engineer, author, scholar, and teacher (born 1931/1932)

Pharoah Sanders, American jazz saxophonist (born 1940)

Coolio, American rapper (born 1963)

Kathleen Booth, British computer scientist and mathematician (born 1922)

Akissi Kouamé, Ivorian army officer (born 1955)

Antonio Inoki, Japanese professional wrestler and politician (born 1943)

Sacheen Littlefeather, American actress, model and activist for Native American civil rights (born 1946)

Loretta Lynn, American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1932)

Arun Bali, Indian actor (born 1942)

Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician, 15th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (born 1939)

Angela Lansbury, English-American actress, singer, and producer (born 1925)

Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor, comedian and writer (born 1950)

Harvey Wollman, American politician, 26th Governor of South Dakota (born 1935)

Lucy Simon, American composer and songwriter (born 1940)

Adriano Moreira, Portuguese politician, Minister of the Overseas Provinces, President of the CDS – People's Party (born 1922)

Leslie Jordan, American actor, writer, and singer (born 1955)

Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1935)

Takeoff, member of the American hip-hop group Migos (born 1994)

Atilio Stampone, Argentine pianist and composer (born 1926)

Aaron Carter, American singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer and actor (born 1987)

Kevin Conroy, American actor and voice actor, longtime voice of Batman (born 1955)

Robert Clary, French-American actor and author (born 1926)

Arthur Ngirakelsong, 2nd Chief Justice of Palau (born 1941)

Tabassum, Indian actress and talk show host (born 1944)

Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist (born 1973)

John Y. Brown Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 55th Governor of Kentucky (born 1933)

Raşit Küçük, Turkish Islamicist (born 1947)

Börje Salming, Swedish hockey player (born 1951)

Vikram Gokhale, Indian actor and director (born 1945)

Derek Granger, British film and television producer and screenwriter (born 1921)

Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang, Samoan politician (born 1953/1954)

Jiang Zemin, Chinese politician, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader) and President of China (born 1926)

Christine McVie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (born 1943)

Gaylord Perry, American baseball player and coach (born 1938)

Bob McGrath, American singer and actor (born 1932)

Patrick Tambay, French race car driver (born 1949)

Kirstie Alley, American actress and producer (born 1951)

Jovit Baldivino, Filipino singer and actor (born 1993)

Stephen "tWitch" Boss, American dancer and media personality (born 1982)

Jean Franco, American academic and literary critic (born 1924)

Franco Harris, American football player (born 1950)

Brandon Montrell, American TikTok personality and stand-up comedian (born 1979)

Fabián O'Neill, Uruguayan footballer (born 1973)

Philomena Franz, German Romani author (born 1922)

Pelé, Brazilian footballer (born 1940)

Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (born 1950)

Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (born 1941)

Barbara Walters, American journalist, producer, and author (born 1929)

Pope Benedict XVI, German Roman Catholic cardinal and theologian, pope (2005–2013) and archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977–1982) (born 1927)

Barry Lane, English golfer (born 1960)