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2026-01-07 Claude Pivi, Guinean military officer, dies at age 66
Claude Pivi (66)
Guinean military officer

2026-01-07 Raffaele Nogaro, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, dies at age 92
Raffaele Nogaro (92)
Italian Roman Catholic prelate

2026-01-07 Andrew Carter, English composer and conductor., dies at age 86
Andrew Carter (86)
English composer and conductor.

2026-01-07 Nihal Seneviratne, Sri Lankan civil servant, dies at age 90
Nihal Seneviratne (90)
Sri Lankan civil servant

2026-01-07 Anatoly Yevtushenko, Russian handball coach., dies at age 91
Anatoly Yevtushenko (91)
Russian handball coach.

2026-01-07 Kabindra Purkayastha, Indian politician, dies at age 94
Kabindra Purkayastha (94)
Indian politician

2026-01-07 Ad van Kempen, Dutch actor (1-900, dies at age 81
Ad van Kempen (81)
Dutch actor (1-900

Last week

Con Pederson, American visual effects artist (2001: A Space Odyssey)., dies at age 91

Con Pederson (91)

American visual effects artist (2001: A Space Odyssey).

Anna Kurek, Polish nurse and Warsaw Uprising participant., dies at age 96

Anna Kurek (96)

Polish nurse and Warsaw Uprising participant.

Jim Willis, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs)., dies at age 98

Jim Willis (98)

American baseball player (Chicago Cubs).

Oscar Lofton, American football player (Boston Patriots) and coach (Southeastern Louisiana Lions)., dies at age 87

Oscar Lofton (87)

American football player (Boston Patriots) and coach (Southeastern Louisiana Lions).

Saghar Etemadi, Iranian female protester. shot in the face by Islamic Republic security forces at the 2025–2026 Iranian protests., dies at age 22

Saghar Etemadi (22)

Iranian female protester. shot in the face by Islamic Republic security forces at the 2025–2026 Iranian protests.

David Branch, Canadian ice hockey administrator. Commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League (1979-2024), dies at age 77

David Branch (77)

Canadian ice hockey administrator. Commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League (1979-2024)

Bob Pulford, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, dies at age 89

Bob Pulford (89)

Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs

Gerry Gable, British political activist and magazine editor (Searchlight)., dies at age 88

Gerry Gable (88)

British political activist and magazine editor (Searchlight).

Calbo, French rapper (Ärsenik)., dies at age 52

Calbo (52)

French rapper (Ärsenik).

Tony Carr, Maltese session drummer and percussionist (CCS, dies at age 98

Tony Carr (98)

Maltese session drummer and percussionist (CCS

Jeon Jun-ho, South Korean baseball player (Hyundai Unicorns, dies at age 50

Jeon Jun-ho (50)

South Korean baseball player (Hyundai Unicorns

NASCAR, Father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin. , dies at age 75

NASCAR (75)

Father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin.

Sharif Nazarov, Tajik football player (Pamir) and manager (Varzob Dushanbe, dies at age 79

Sharif Nazarov (79)

Tajik football player (Pamir) and manager (Varzob Dushanbe

Serge Roy, French footballer (Racing Besançon, dies at age 93

Serge Roy (93)

French footballer (Racing Besançon

Jerry Welsh, American college basketball coach (SUNY Potsdam, dies at age 89

Jerry Welsh (89)

American college basketball coach (SUNY Potsdam

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