Paul Cranis dead at age 91
Paul Cranis, an American tennis player,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 91. A left-hander from New York, he was a late starter who did not take up tennis until…
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Wally Sykes dead at age 83
Wally Sykes, the British Olympic sports shooter,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 83. Known also as Wallace Sykes, he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and represented England at…
Durga Lal Shrestha dead at age 91
Durga Lal Shrestha, the Nepali poet and lyricist who wrote in Nepal Bhasa and Nepali,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 91. Born in Kathmandu in July 1935, he was…
Asish Banerjee dead at age 74
Asish Banerjee, an Indian politician and former associate professor at Rampurhat College,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 74. He represented the Trinamool Congress and served as the 13th deputy…
Raja Sen dead at age 70
Raja Sen, the Indian film director known for Damu and Desh,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 70. Born in Kolkata on November 10, 1955, he built a career as…
Hayden Panettiere dead at age 36
Hayden Panettiere, the American actress known for roles in Heroes and Nashville,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 36. Born Hayden Lesley Panettiere in Palisades, New York, she began appearing…
Rex A. Wade dead at age 89
Rex A. Wade, an American historian who wrote extensively about the 1917 Russian Revolution,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 89. Known also as Rex Arvin Wade, he taught Russian…
John Niland dead at age 82
John Niland, an American football player who starred as an offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles,
died on August 15, 2026, aged 82. Born John Hugh Niland…
Baek In-chun dead at age 83, South Korean baseball player and manager, cardiac arrest from cerebral…
Baek In-chun, a South Korean baseball player and manager,
died on August 15, 2026, aged 83, after cardiac arrest from cerebral infarction. He played for the Lotte Orions and Sammi…
Milena Zupančič dead at age 79
Milena Zupančič, the Slovenian actress,
died on August 15, 2026, aged 79. Born in Jesenice in 1946, she began her career in 1970 and became one of Slovenia’s best-known stage…
Tommy John dead at age 83
Tommy John, the American baseball player known for his long major league career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox,
died on August 15, 2026,…
Alex Mukulu dead at age 72
Alex Mukulu, the Ugandan playwright,
died on August 15, 2026, aged 72. Born in Misebe in Ssingo County, Buganda, in 1954, he studied at Kololo Secondary School before going on…
Stefanos Manos dead at age 86, Greek politician, minister of finance
Stefanos Manos, the Greek politician who served as minister of finance,
died on August 15, 2026, aged 86. Born in Athens in 1939, he entered politics with New Democracy and…
Toshio Kanbe dead at age 83
Toshio Kanbe, a Japanese baseball player and former Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes pitcher,
died on August 15, 2026, at age 83. Born in Harima on March 24, 1943, he went on…
Rufat Riskiyev dead at age 76, Uzbek boxer, Olympic silver medallist
Rufat Riskiyev, the Uzbek boxer and Olympic silver medallist,
died on August 15, 2026, aged 76. Born in Akkurgan in the Uzbek SSR on October 2, 1949, he represented the…
Alexander Danilin dead at age 66
Alexander Danilin, a Russian writer, psychotherapist, psychiatrist and physician-narcologist,
died on August 15, 2026, aged 66. Born on March 12, 1960, he was also known as Alexander Gennadievich Danilin, Aleksandr…
Joanna Rawik dead at age 92, Polish singer, actress, and journalist
Joanna Rawik, the Polish singer, actress, and journalist,
died on August 15, 2026, aged 92. Born Joanna Szamota in Chernivtsi on January 31, 1934, she later used the names Gronkowska…
Jason Arday dead at age 41
Jason Arday, the British academic and author of Great and Unfortunate Things: A Memoir,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 41. A former sociology professor, he taught at the University…
Butch Huskey dead at age 54
Butch Huskey, the American baseball player known for his time with the New York Mets,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 54. Robert Leon Huskey was born on November 10,…
Dave Marsh dead at age 76
Dave Marsh, the American music critic and radio talk show host,
died on August 14, 2026, at age 76. Born in Detroit on March 1, 1950, he grew up in…
Mark Rydell dead at age 97
Mark Rydell, the American film director behind On Golden Pond, The Rose and The River,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 97. Born Mortimer H. Rydell in New York City…
Finlay Tarling dead at age 19, Welsh racing cyclist, traffic collision
Finlay Tarling, a Welsh racing cyclist,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 19, following a traffic collision. Tarling, born on 2 October 2006, rode for the UCI Continental team NSN…
Francis Campaner dead at age 80
Francis Campaner, a French professional road bicycle racer,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 80. Born on February 1, 1946, in Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière, France, he competed as a road cyclist and…
Derry Brownson dead at age 55
Derry Brownson, an English musician known for his work with EMF,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 55. Brownson was part of the alternative rock, alternative dance, indie rock and…
Mohamed Serghini dead at age 96
Mohamed Serghini, the Moroccan poet,
died on August 14, 2026, at age 96. Born on January 1, 1930, he was a male poet of Moroccan nationality who studied at the…
Wallace Kirsop dead at age 92, Academic, bibliographer
Wallace Kirsop, an academic and bibliographer,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 92. An Australian scholar in French studies and book trade history, he was born in Chatswood, New South…
Örjan Ramberg dead at age 78
Örjan Ramberg, the Swedish actor known for his work on stage and screen,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 78. Born Ralf Örjan Valter Ramberg in Örgryte, Gothenburg, he began…
Arnon Soffer dead at age 90
Arnon Soffer, an Israeli geographer and professor,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 90. He was a leading scholar of geography and environmental sciences, with a particular focus on water…
Rosalina Jalosjos dead at age 79
Rosalina Jalosjos, a Filipino politician who served as governor of Zamboanga del Norte from 2022 to 2025,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 79. Known locally as Nene Jalosjos, she…
Peter Snape dead at age 84
Peter Snape, the British politician who served as Labour MP for West Bromwich East from 1974 to 2001 and later sat in the House of Lords as Baron Snape, died…
Bou Meng dead at age 85
Bou Meng, a Cambodian artist and survivor of the Tuol Sleng prison camp,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 85. Born in 1941 in Kampong Cham Province, he was among…
Eddie Richardson dead at age 90
Eddie Richardson, an English gangster associated with the Richardson Gang,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 90. Active in the 1950s and 1960s, he was linked to a South London…
Jimmy Rimmer dead at age 78
Jimmy Rimmer, the English footballer who served as a goalkeeper for Manchester United, Swansea City, Arsenal and Aston Villa,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 78. Born John James Rimmer…
Skip Bertman dead at age 88
Skip Bertman, the American baseball player and coach who became one of Louisiana State University’s most accomplished athletic figures,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 88. Born Stanley Bertman in…
Mary Heilmann dead at age 86
Mary Heilmann, an American painter,
died on August 14, 2026, at age 86. Based in Manhattan and Bridgehampton on Long Island, New York, she was known for abstract paintings that…
Johnny Young dead at age 79, Dutch-born Australian singer, songwriter and producer
Johnny Young, the Dutch-born Australian singer, songwriter and producer known for his work on Young Talent Time,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 79. Born Johnny Benjamin Arthur de Jong…
Carla Tatò dead at age 79
Carla Tatò, the Italian actress known for films including Slap the Monster on Page One, We Want the Colonels and The Five Days,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 79.…
Phil Lyne dead at age 79
Phil Lyne, an American rodeo cowboy who won multiple world championships in the Rodeo Cowboys Association and Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 79. Born in…
Nikki Ross dead at age 54
Nikki Ross, an American gospel singer,
died on August 14, 2026, at age 54. A singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and composer from Houston, Texas, she was known for her work…
Jill Gomez dead at age 83
Jill Gomez, the Trinidadian-British soprano who built an active career on the operatic stage and in the concert hall,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 83. Born Barbara Jill Gomez…
Richard Čemus dead at age 72, Czech Catholic priest, member of the Jesuit order, professor of the s…
Richard Čemus, a Czech Catholic priest, Jesuit and professor of the spirituality of the Christian East at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 72.…
Jack Crabtree dead at age 87, Painting, Drawing
Jack Crabtree, an English painter and teacher,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 87. Born in Rochdale in 1938, he studied at Rochdale College of Art before continuing at Saint…
Stan Adelstein dead at age 94
Stan Adelstein, an American politician who served in the South Dakota House of Representatives and Senate,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 94. Adelstein, a Republican, represented the House from…
James T. Laney dead at age 98, Minister, professor, diplomat
James T. Laney, an American minister, professor and diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to South Korea from 1993 to 1996 and as president of Emory University from 1977 to…
Sumit Sarkar dead at age 87
Sumit Sarkar, the Indian historian of modern India,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 87. A Marxist historian and writer, he was among the leading scholars of modern Indian history…
Peter Maher dead at age 79
Peter Maher, the Canadian radio broadcaster best known as the Calgary Flames’ longtime play-by-play voice,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 79. Born in Campbellton, New Brunswick, he began broadcasting…
Adolf Prokop dead at age 87
Adolf Prokop, a German football referee,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 87. Born in Altenbuch on February 2, 1939, he began his refereeing career in 1969 and became best…
Prichard Colón dead at age 33, Puerto Rican boxer, complications from a brain hemorrhage
Prichard Colón, the Puerto Rican boxer who became an honorary WBC World Champion,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 33, from complications of a brain hemorrhage. Born in Maitland, Florida,…
Wolfgang Haber dead at age 100
Wolfgang Haber, the German biologist who helped establish landscape ecology,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 100. Born in Datteln in 1925, he studied botany, zoology, chemistry and geography at…
Jana Hádková dead at age 74, Czech director, documentarian and dramaturg at Czech Television
Jana Hádková, a Czech director, documentarian and dramaturg at Czech Television,
died on August 13, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Prague on April 4, 1952, she worked…
Helmut Lethen dead at age 87
Helmut Lethen, the German Germanist and cultural scholar,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 87. Born in Mönchengladbach in 1939, he studied at universities in Bonn, Amsterdam and Berlin after…
Jacques Wallage dead at age 79, Politician, researcher, corporate director, nonprofit director, aca…
Jacques Wallage, the Dutch politician who served as a Labour Party (PvdA) member of the House of Representatives and later as mayor of Groningen,
died on August 13, 2026, aged…
Consuelo Rodríguez Álvarez dead at age 84
Consuelo Rodríguez Álvarez, the Spanish-Venezuelan actress and model known professionally as Chelo Rodríguez,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 84. Born in Sober, Galicia, Spain, she moved to Venezuela with…
Lucio Montanaro dead at age 75, Italian actor, heart attack
Lucio Montanaro, the Italian actor and comedian known for work in films such as Zappatore, La liceale al mare con l'amica di papà and La dottoressa preferisce i marinai, died…
Abderrahmane Alane dead at age 55
Abderrahmane Alane, the Algerian footballer who played as a goalkeeper,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 55. He was a member of JS Kabylie’s title-winning sides in the 1994–95 Algerian…
Tyler Duckworth dead at age 44
Tyler Duckworth, an American reality television contestant known for appearing on The Real World: Key West and multiple seasons of The Challenge,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 44. Duckworth…
Vito Gruosso dead at age 78
Vito Gruosso, an Italian trade unionist and politician,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 78. Born in San Fele, Italy, on April 23, 1948, he was a member of the…
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam dead at age 74
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, the Bangladeshi chief of air force staff,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 74. Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Islam served as the 10th chief of the Bangladesh…
Elżbieta Barys dead at age 79
Elżbieta Barys, a Polish lawyer and politician who served in the Sejm from 1997 to 2001,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 79. Born Elżbieta Krystyna Barys, she was a…
Dumitru Marcu dead at age 76
Dumitru Marcu, the Romanian football player and manager known as “Mitică,”
died on August 13, 2026, aged 76. Born in Drăghiceni on April 9, 1950, he began playing junior football…
Yukio Shimomura dead at age 94
Yukio Shimomura, the Japanese football player and manager who represented Japan as both a player and coach,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 94. Born in Hiroshima on January 25,…
Ruby Andrews dead at age 79
Ruby Andrews, the American soul singer known professionally by that name,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 79. Born Ruby Mae Stackhouse in Hollandale, Mississippi, she began her career in…
Robert Shageev dead at age 49
Robert Shageev, a Ukrainian-Russian Navy officer,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 49. He commanded the Ukrainian submarine Zaporizhzhia and served as an officer in the Ukrainian Navy before later…
Gregor Benko dead at age 82
Gregor Benko, the American music historian behind the International Piano Archives,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 82. Born in Cleveland on August 4, 1944, he built a career as…
Carlos Domingos Massoni dead at age 87, Brazilian basketball player, Olympic bronze medallist
Carlos Domingos Massoni, the Brazilian basketball player and Olympic bronze medallist known as Mosquito,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 87. Born in São Paulo on January 4, 1939, Massoni…
Agim Bubeqi dead at age 63
Agim Bubeqi, an Albanian footballer,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 63. Born in Vlorë on April 7, 1963, he spent his entire professional career as a striker with Flamurtari…
Jim Powers dead at age 89
Jim Powers, a Canadian hockey player who played for the Vancouver Canucks,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 89. Born James Leroy Powers in Claresholm, Alberta, he built a lengthy…
Janez Kajzer dead at age 88, writer, journalist
Janez Kajzer, a Slovene writer and journalist,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 88. Born in Vižmarje in 1938, he built a career across several corners of the literary and…
Anton Stankov dead at age 60, Bulgarian politician, minister of justice
Anton Stankov, a Bulgarian politician who served as minister of justice,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 60. He held the justice portfolio in Bulgaria from 2001 to 2005 and…
Reidun Andreassen dead at age 90
Reidun Andreassen, a Norwegian politician and former member of Parliament,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 90. Born in Oslo on 15 June 1936, she represented the Labour Party in…
Olivier Echaudemaison dead at age 84
Olivier Echaudemaison, the French makeup artist,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 84. Born in Périgueux on April 4, 1942, he went on to build a long career in fashion…
Arthur Bodson dead at age 94, Belgian philologist and academic, rector of the University of Liège
Arthur Bodson, the Belgian philologist and academic who served as rector of the University of Liège from 1985 to 1997,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 94. Born Arthur Léon…
Gianpaolo Bellini dead at age 91
Gianpaolo Bellini, the Italian experimental physicist known for his work in low-background neutrino detection and the Borexino experiment,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 91. Born in Milan on June…
Pramuan Rujanaseri dead at age 87
Pramuan Rujanaseri, a Thai politician and civil servant who served as director-general of the Department of Provincial Administration from 1997 to 1999 and later represented the House of Representatives from…
Steve Barwick dead at age 65
Steve Barwick, the Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan and Wales Minor Counties,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 65. Born in Neath, he was also known as Stephen Royston…
Darina Laščiaková dead at age 94
Darina Laščiaková, the Slovak folk singer and ethnographer known for her long work in radio and traditional music,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 94. Born Darina Gažová in Tvrdošín…
Cheryl Hall dead at age 75
Cheryl Hall, the British actress best known for her work in television,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 75. Born in London on July 23, 1950, she built a long…
Nancy Wyman dead at age 80, American politician, lieutenant governor of Connecticut, Connecticut St…
Nancy Wyman, an American politician who served as Connecticut’s lieutenant governor and state comptroller,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 80. A Democrat, she was the 108th lieutenant governor of…
Tulio Ramírez Padilla dead at age 66, Sacerdote católico, canonista y obispo católico
Tulio Ramírez Padilla, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate and canonist who served as auxiliary bishop of Caracas from 2012 to 2020 and as bishop of Guarenas from 2020,
died on August…
Chen Ying-git dead at age 72
Chen Ying-git, a Taiwanese singer and actor,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 72. Known in Chinese as 陳盈潔, she was a singer of Taiwanese Hakka heritage whose recordings helped…
Iraj dead at age 93
Iraj, the Iranian Persian singer known professionally by that name,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 93. Born Hossein Khajeh Amiri on January 2, 1933, in Khaledabad, Iran, he began…
Takamitsu Ota dead at age 56
Takamitsu Ota, a Japanese footballer who played for Shimizu S-Pulse, Consadole Sapporo and Jatco TT,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 56. Born in Shizuoka Prefecture on July 19, 1970,…
Josef Deimer dead at age 90, German politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria, member of the Bav…
Josef Deimer, the German politician who served in the Landtag of Bavaria and the Bavarian Senate,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 90. Born in Landshut on January 1, 1936,…
Pádraig Horan dead at age 76
Pádraig Horan, the Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer from St. Rynagh’s, Offaly,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 76. Born in Banagher on April 21, 1950, he became known for…
Chelo Rodríguez dead at age 84
Chelo Rodríguez, the Spanish-born Venezuelan actress and model known for her work in telenovelas,
died on August 12, 2026, at age 84. Born María Consuelo Rodríguez Álvarez in Galicia, Spain,…
Zhu Rongji dead at age 97
Zhu Rongji, the Chinese politician and electrical engineer who served as premier of China from 1998 to 2003,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 97. Born in Changsha in 1928,…
Víctor Limba dead at age 78
Víctor Limba, an Argentine Olympic cyclist,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 78. Born on October 6, 1947, he represented Argentina in the sprint event at the 1972 Summer Olympics…
Ahn Pan-seok dead at age 65, South Korean director, brain hemorrhage
Ahn Pan-seok, the South Korean film and television director behind Behind the White Tower, Secret Affair and Heard It Through the Grapevine,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 65, of…
Piet du Plessis dead at age 79
Piet du Plessis, a South African rugby union player,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 79. Also known as Pieter George du Plessis, he was born in Modimolle on July…
Silvia Monti dead at age 80
Silvia Monti, the Italian actress who appeared in a handful of films between 1969 and 1974,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 80. Born Silvia Cornacchia in Venice on January…
Mikhail Gulko dead at age 95
Mikhail Gulko, the singer-songwriter known for his Russian chanson performances,
died on August 12, 2026, at age 95. Born Mikhail Aleksandrovich Gulko on July 23, 1931, in Kharkiv, in the…
Brian Smith dead at age 59
Brian Smith, the Australian rugby union and league player who represented both Australia and Ireland in rugby union,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 59. Smith, whose full name was…
Oren Nahari dead at age 70, Israeli journalist and presenter, complications from amyotrophic latera…
Oren Nahari, an Israeli journalist and presenter,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 70, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He worked as a television and radio editor and presenter…
Wang Xiji dead at age 105
Wang Xiji, a Chinese aerospace engineer who played a leading role in the development of China’s early rocket and satellite programs,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 105. Born in…
Faisal Saleh Hayat dead at age 74, Pakistani politician, minister of commerce and minister of inter…
Faisal Saleh Hayat, a Pakistani politician who served as minister of commerce from 1988 to 1990 and minister of interior from 2002 to 2004,
died on August 11, 2026, at…
Fiorenza Marchegiani dead at age 73
Fiorenza Marchegiani, the Italian actress known for her work in film, stage and television,
died on August 11, 2026, aged 73. Born in Osimo on July 31, 1953, she began…
Kosti Manibe Ngai dead at age 78
Kosti Manibe Ngai, a South Sudanese politician who served as Minister for Cabinet Affairs in the Cabinet of South Sudan,
died on August 11, 2026, aged 78. He was appointed…
Christy Knowings dead at age 46, American actress and comedian, complications from an asthma attack
Christy Knowings, the American actress and comedian best known for her work on Nickelodeon’s sketch-comedy series "All That," died August 11, 2026, at age 46 from complications from an asthma…