Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, hitherto Kuwait's ruling emir since his half-brother's death in 2020, dead of undisclosed causes at 86.

Original AC/DC* and The Masters Apprentices drummer Colin Burgess, dead of undisclosed causes at 77.

*They made the fifth-best video of 1990.

Billionaire SenseTime founder and chairman Tang Xiao(u)'ou, dead Friday of an unknown illness at 54 or 55 (birth date unknown).

Prolific Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt, not to be confused with the eponymous also-late puppeteer, whose works touched on civil rights and the first such Black artist to receive a solo retrospective at New York City's Museum Of Modern Art, dead of undisclosed causes at 88.

Or 65, conflicting sources, birth date unknown. Also, the cancer was multiple myeloma.

Retired NBA center and UNC basketball legend Eric Montross, dead of cancer at 52.

Legedary radio host and DJ Jim Ladd, who inspired Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers*' 2002 album, The Last DJ, dead suddenly Saturday or Sunday (conflicting sources) of a heart attack at 75.

*They made the fourth-best video of 1985 and the third-best video of 1989.

Film producer and former Amazon executive Josh Kramer, dead on the 27th at 67 (birth date unknown).

Stand-up comedian Kenny DeForest, dead a week ago of injuries sustained in a bike accident five days earlier at 37.

Former screenwriter Norma Barzman (nee Levor), hitherto one of the last survivors of the Hollywood blacklist, dead Sunday of natural causes at 103.

Japanese actor and stuntman Kenpachiro Satsuma, born Yasuaki Maeda, who played Godzilla in the Heisei films from 1984 to 1995, dead Saturday of pneumonia at 76.

Music agent and Night Of 100 Stars host Norby Walters, not to be confused with the eponymous sports agent, dead on the 10th in his sleep of natural causes at 91 (birth date unknown).

Former United States ambassador to Germany John C. Kornblum, dead Thursday at 80.

Drag racing legend Don Schumacher, father of also-drag racer Tony Schumacher, dead after a long battle with lung cancer at 79.

Former Baltimore Orioles third baseman, minor league baseball manager and basketballer Ryan Minor, who took Cal Ripken's place when he retired in 1998, dead of colon cancer at 49.

Actress Selma Archerd (nee Fenning), widow to Variety columnist Army Archerd, dead on the 14th at 98.

Founding (Dixie) Chicks bassist (later vocalist) Laura Lynch, not to be confused with the eponymous Canadian journalist, dead in a car crash at 64 or 65 (conflicting sources, birth date unknown).

Hall Of Fame drag racer Paula Murphy, the first woman licensed to drive a Funny Car, dead Thursday of undisclosed causes at 95.

Broadcast pioneer Ruth Seymour (nee Epstein), dead Friday after a long illness at 88.

Veteran stage actor Myron "Mike" Nussbaum, known for his many collaborations with David Mamet, dead at 99 six days shy of his birthday.

Canadian clothing retailer founder & namesake Harry Rosen, father of current chairman & CEO Larry Rosen, dead at 92.

Puerto Rican-born actor Kamar De Los Reyes, best known for his roles on One Life To Live and in the Call Of Duty franchise, dead following a brief battle with cancer at 56.

British stage & screen actor, writer, director and political activist Richard Franklin, best known for his role as Captain Mike Yates on Doctor Who and not to be confused with the also-late eponymous Australian filmmaker, dead of a long-term illness at 87.

Stage & screen actress Casey Kramer, daughter of late filmmaker & producer Stanley Kramer, dead Sunday of undisclosed causes a day to a week shy of her birthday.

British veteran theater, film & TV writer & director David Hugh Leland, best known for his debut effort, Wish You Were Here, dead Sunday at 82.

Australian chef, writer and restaurateur Bill Granger, who brought Aussie-style food to international capitals from London to Seoul, dead Monday possibly of cancer at 54.

Comedian, musician and composer Tom Smothers III, hitherto one-half of comedy duo The Smothers Brothers, dead of stage 2 lung cancer at 86.

German ex-finance minister Wolfgang Schauble, dead in his sleep at 81.

South Korean International Emmy-nominated actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role as Park Dong-ik (Nathan) in Parasite, dead seemingly by his own hand at 48.

Austrian engineer and businessman Gaston Glock, best known for developing the eponymous handgun, dead at 94.

Former U.S. senator and former Milwaukee Bucks owner Herb Kohl, dead after a brief illness of undisclosed causes at 88.

Pioneering film critic, TV & radio host and actor Bobby Rivers, dead Tuesday at 70.

South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema, dead in a car crash at 68.