Alejandro Castellanos death at age 46
Alejandro Castellanos, a Honduran swimmer, died on August 10, 2026, aged 46, after a heart attack. Born in Honduras on August 29, 1979, he represented his country in international swimming…
Who Died in August 2026?
Who died in August 2026? Over 800 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
Jackie dead
Jackie, the bald eagle known to viewers of the Friends of Big Bear Valley livestreams, died on August 10, 2026. Along with her mate, Shadow, she was part of a…
Ana Noovao died at age 58
Ana Noovao, a New Zealand netball player and former captain of the national team, died on August 10, 2026, aged 58. A New Zealand international, she first came to prominence…
Prince Mongo passed away at age 89
Prince Mongo, the American novelty politician and Memphis local political personality who repeatedly ran for mayor, died on August 10, 2026, aged 89. Born Robert Hodges, he became known in…
Death of Jean-Paul Rostagni at age 78
Jean-Paul Rostagni, a French footballer, died on August 10, 2026, aged 78. Born in Drap, he played as a defender and spent three seasons with AS Monaco from 1966 to…
Paul Snyder passed away at age 87
Paul Snyder, the American sports administrator who owned the Buffalo Braves, died on August 10, 2026, aged 87. Snyder was an American businessman in Buffalo, New York, and a graduate…
Natalia Trubnikova death at age 71
Natalia Trubnikova, a Russian ballerina and actress, died on August 10, 2026, aged 71. Born in Moscow on July 17, 1955, she trained at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts…
Riemke Ensing, died aged 87
Riemke Ensing, a New Zealand poet, died on August 10, 2026, aged 87. Born in Groningen in the Netherlands, she moved to New Zealand in 1951 and went on to…
Song Du-ho dies at age 97
Song Du-ho, a South Korean politician and doctor who served in the National Assembly from 1988 to 1996, died on August 10, 2026, aged 97. Born on December 12, 1928,…
Armando Umberto Gianni, died aged 86
Armando Umberto Gianni, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and the first Bishop of Bouar, died on August 10, 2026, aged 86. Born in Gragnola, Italy, on September 23, 1939, he…
Obituary: Seo Dong-wook, dead at age 63
Seo Dong-wook, a South Korean politician and former mayor of Nam District in Ulsan, died on August 10, 2026, at age 63. He served as the 5th, 7th and 8th…
Borger Breeveld dies at 82
Borger Breeveld, the Surinamese actor and television director known for his work in film and broadcasting, died on August 10, 2026, aged 82. Born in Paramaribo on July 20, 1944,…
Death of Vincent Dieutre at age 65
Vincent Dieutre, the French film director and screenwriter known for Beirut Hotel, died on August 10, 2026, aged 65. Born in Le Petit-Quevilly on 25 November 1960, he built a…
Thongchai Yenprasert died at age 71
Thongchai Yenprasert, a Thai politician who served as president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization, died on August 10, 2026, aged 71. Born on February 20, 1955, in Tha It,…
Miguel Mancera obituary: died at age 93
Miguel Mancera, the Mexican economist who directed the Bank of Mexico from 1982 to 1998, died on August 10, 2026, aged 93. Also known as Miguel Mancera Aguayo, he was…
Death of Slavko Pregl at age 80
Slavko Pregl, a Slovenian writer, editor and publisher, died on August 10, 2026, aged 80. Best known for his youth literature, he was born in Šentvid on September 9, 1945,…
Jean Paton obituary: died at age 97
Jean Paton, the British botanist and bryologist, died on August 10, 2026, aged 97. Also known as Jean Annette Paton and Jean A. Paton, she worked as a botanist, bryologist…
Juan Muhlethaler has died at age 71
Juan Muhlethaler, the Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward for Montevideo Wanderers and Técnico Universitario and won six caps for Uruguay, died on August 10, 2026, aged 71. Born…
Mzikayifane Khumalo death at age 54
Mzikayifane Khumalo, a South African politician and Gauteng MPL, died on August 10, 2026, aged 54. Also known as Mzikayifane Elias Khumalo, he represented the African National Congress and served…
Vladimír Páral passes away at age 94
Vladimír Páral, the Czech fiction writer, died on August 10, 2026, aged 94. Born in Prague, he studied chemical engineering at a branch of the University of Chemistry and Technology…
Kurt Danziger dead at age 100
Kurt Danziger, a German-born Canadian academic whose work shaped the history of psychology, died on August 10, 2026, aged 100. Born in Wrocław on June 3, 1926, he studied at…
Timothy M. Carney died at age 82
Timothy M. Carney, a career U.S. diplomat and consultant, died on August 10, 2026, aged 82. A native of St. Joseph, Missouri, he spent 32 years as a Foreign Service…
Pavel Syutkin obituary: died at age 104
Pavel Syutkin, a Russian army officer and Soviet artilleryman, died on August 10, 2026, aged 104. Born on June 19, 1922, in Slobodskoy Uyezd, he rose to become a Soviet…
Zhu Senlin passes away at age 95
Zhu Senlin, the Chinese politician who served as governor of Guangdong and mayor of Guangzhou, died on August 10, 2026, aged 95. Born in October 1930 in Chuansha County, Shanghai,…
Ahn Jin-soo death at age 81
Ahn Jin-soo, a South Korean actor, died on August 10, 2026, aged 81. He is identified in available biographical records as a South Korean cross-country skier, born on June 27,…
Obituary: Reed E. Pyeritz, dead at age 78
Reed E. Pyeritz, an American medical geneticist and physician whose work focused on Marfan syndrome and related inherited cardiovascular disorders, died on August 10, 2026, aged 78. He was a…
James McHugh dead
James McHugh, an ESB and Gaelic footballer, died on August 10, 2026. Born in Letterkenny, he became known for his career with Cill Chartha and the Donegal county team, where…
Fawzi al-Mansouri dead, Fawzi al-Mansouri, Libyan military officer, director of the Military Intell…
Fawzi al-Mansouri, a Libyan military officer and director of the Military Intelligence Department, died on August 10, 2026. He held the rank of major general and had served as director…
Death of Russell Jack at age 91
Russell Jack, the Australian museum founder credited with founding the Golden Dragon Museum, died on August 10, 2026, aged 91. Also known as Russell Goldfield Jack and by the Chinese…
Natalia Trubnikova death at age 71
Natalia Trubnikova, the Russian ballerina and actress known for her appearances in 31 June, The Twelve Chairs and Formula of Love, died on August 10, 2026, aged 71. She was…
Tania Verstak passed away at age 85
Tania Verstak, the Australian model and beauty queen who won Miss International 1962, died on August 10, 2026, aged 85. Born in Tianjin, China, she became the first migrant to…
Obituary: Douglas Franklin, dead at age 76
Douglas Franklin, the Brazilian footballer known for his spells with Santos and Bahia, died on August 9, 2026, aged 76, after cancer. Born Douglas da Silva Franklin in Barretos on…
Giancarlo Ferretti, died aged 84
Giancarlo Ferretti, the Italian road racing cyclist who later became a directeur sportif, died on August 9, 2026, aged 84. Born in Lugo on October 16, 1941, he first competed…
Death of Ben Jones at age 84
Ben Jones, the American politician and actor best known for playing Cooter Davenport on The Dukes of Hazzard and serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993,…
Death of Edward B. Fort at age 95
Edward B. Fort, an American academic administrator who served as chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from 1981 to 1999, died on August 9, 2026, aged 95.…
Obituary: Diab Al-Louh, dead at age 67
Diab Al-Louh, a Palestinian diplomat and politician who served as ambassador to Egypt, died on August 9, 2026, aged 67. Born in Gaza City on December 28, 1958, he was…
Charlotte Puiseux death at age 39
Charlotte Puiseux, a French disability rights activist, died on August 9, 2026, at age 39. Born in Paris in 1986, she later became known for her advocacy on disability rights,…
Livio Berruti, died aged 87
Livio Berruti, the Italian athlete who won the 200-meter dash at the 1960 Summer Olympics, died on August 9, 2026, aged 87. Born in Turin on May 19, 1939, he…
Gary Dwyer dead, Gary Dwyer, British drummer
Gary Dwyer, the British drummer best known for his work with The Teardrop Explodes, died on August 9, 2026, of leukaemia. He played with the Liverpool band during its years…
John F. Link dead at age 91
John F. Link, the American film editor known for his work on Commando, Predator and Die Hard, died on August 9, 2026, aged 91. Also credited as John F. Link…
Don Nelson has died at age 86
Don Nelson, the American basketball player and coach who won five NBA championships with the Boston Celtics before becoming one of the league’s most influential head coaches, died on August…
Death of Maurice Buttin at age 97
Maurice Buttin, the French lawyer and writer, died on August 9, 2026, aged 97. Born in Meknes on December 10, 1928, he joined the Rabat Bar Association in 1954 and…
Lynn Council died at age 92
Lynn Council, an American victim of an aborted or mock lynching, died on August 9, 2026, aged 92. He was the African American man at the center of a 1952…
Romain Noble passes away at age 46
Romain Noble, the French wheelchair fencer and Paralympic champion, died on August 9, 2026, aged 46. Born in Bordeaux on June 24, 1980, he competed in international fencing competitions and…
Wacław Orłowski death at age 81
Wacław Orłowski, the Polish Olympic wrestler who competed at the 1968 Summer Games, died on August 9, 2026, aged 81. Born on January 5, 1945, Orłowski represented Poland in the…
Lee Yong-taek died at age 95
Lee Yong-taek, a South Korean politician and activist who served as an independent member of the National Assembly from 1981 to 1988, died on August 9, 2026, aged 95. Born…
Death of Ilya Kuleshin at age 25
Ilya Kuleshin, a Russian footballer who played for Khimik-Arsenal, Arsenal Tula and Avangard Kursk, died on August 9, 2026, aged 25. Born Ilya Vladimirovich Kuleshin on August 29, 2000, in…
Death of Martin Fofié Kouakou at age 57
Martin Fofié Kouakou, an Ivorian military officer, died on August 9, 2026, aged 57. Born in Bondoukou in 1968, he served in the armed forces of Ivory Coast and rose…
John Crowley passes away at age 83
John Crowley, the American writer and screenwriter whose works of fantasy, science fiction and historical fiction included Little, Big, the Ægypt sequence and Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of…
Dennis Grey dead at age 79
Dennis Grey, an American basketball player who spent two seasons in the American Basketball Association, died on August 9, 2026, at age 79. A center, he played for the Los…
Brian Dyson obituary: died at age 90
Brian Dyson, the former chief executive of The Coca-Cola Company, died on August 9, 2026, aged 90. An American businessman, Dyson was chief executive officer of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. from…
Erkki Pystynen has died at age 96
Erkki Pystynen, the Finnish politician who served as speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 1983 to 1986, died on August 9, 2026, aged 96. Born Erkki Topias Pystynen in…
Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel obituary: died at age 89
Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel, an American diplomat and ambassador to Slovakia, died on August 9, 2026, aged 89. She served as the United States ambassador to Slovenia from 1998 to 2001.…
Obituary: Diab Al-Louh, dead at age 67
Diab Al-Louh, a Palestinian diplomat and politician, died on August 9, 2026, at age 67. He was a member of Fatah and had previously been held prisoner by Israel, according…
Dipak Bahadur K.C. dead at age 85
Dipak Bahadur K.C., a Nepali politician and former member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly, died on August 9, 2026, aged 85. He belonged to the Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary…
Death of Piston van Wyk at age 82
Piston van Wyk, the South African rugby union player who represented Northern Transvaal, Natal and the Springboks, died on August 9, 2026, aged 82. Born Jacobus Frederick Beatrix van Wyk…
Arthur Price dead at age 80
Arthur Price, the British motorcycle speedway rider who died on August 9, 2026, aged 80, was born in Wolverhampton in 1946 and raced under his full name, Arthur Malcolm Price.…
Douglas died at age 76
Douglas, a Brazilian footballer best known for his time with Santos and Bahia, died on August 9, 2026, aged 76. Born in Barretos on September 9, 1949, he was an…
Obituary: Garreth Lynch, dead at age 83
Garreth Lynch, an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978, died on August 9, 2026, aged 83. A member of the Democratic Party,…
Death of Eduardo Parraguez at age 90
Eduardo Parraguez, a Chilean politician and former mayor of Pichilemu, died on August 9, 2026, aged 90. Born Víctor Eduardo Parraguez Galarce on October 21, 1935, in Paredones, Chile, he…
Obituary: David H. Lund, dead at age 86
David H. Lund, an American philosopher and writer, died on August 9, 2026, aged 86. Born David Herbert Lund in Roseau, Minnesota, on October 23, 1939, he studied at the…
Reggie Bannister dies at 80
Reggie Bannister, the American actor best known for playing Reggie in the Phantasm film series, died on August 9, 2026, aged 80, of complications from dementia and Parkinson's disease. Born…
Rick Galbos dies at 75
Rick Galbos, an American football player who later played running back in the Canadian Football League, died on August 8, 2026, aged 75. Galbos grew up in Mentor, Ohio, and…
Diana La Cazadora dead at age 48
Diana La Cazadora, the Mexican professional wrestler better known to fans as Alma Corina Gutiérrez, died on August 8, 2026, aged 48, of a lung infection. Born in Ciudad Madero,…
William G. Anderson dies at 98
William G. Anderson, an American surgeon and osteopathic physician who played a leading role in the Albany Movement, died on August 8, 2026, aged 98. Anderson was the first African-American…
Obituary: Ivo Šlaus, dead at age 94
Ivo Šlaus, the Croatian physicist and politician, died on August 8, 2026, aged 94. Born in Split in 1931, he studied physics at the University of Zagreb, earning a B.Sc.…
André Lévy-Lang died at age 88
André Lévy-Lang, the French private banker who led Compagnie Bancaire and later BNP Paribas, died on August 8, 2026, aged 88. Born in Alexandria on November 26, 1937, he studied…
John Rousmaniere, died aged 82
John Rousmaniere, an American author and sailor whose work focused on sailing and historical writing, died on August 8, 2026, at age 82. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he wrote 30…
Girvin passed away at age 12
Girvin, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died on August 8, 2026, aged 12. Foaled on March 31, 2014, the dark bay or brown colt rose to prominence in 2017 when he…
Adolf Niggemeier died at age 95
Adolf Niggemeier, a German civil servant and politician who served as a member of the Volkskammer, died on August 8, 2026, aged 95. Born on May 21, 1931, in Riesa,…
Joaquim Sarmento dies at age 74
Joaquim Sarmento, a Portuguese lawyer, politician and former deputy in the Assembly of the Republic, died on August 8, 2026, aged 74. Born Joaquim Sebastião Sarmento da Fonseca Almeida on…
Hiroshi Okuda, died aged 93
Hiroshi Okuda, the Japanese automotive executive who led Toyota as president and chairman, died on August 8, 2026, aged 93. Okuda, born in Tsu on December 29, 1932, graduated from…
Roberto Costanzo, died aged 96
Roberto Costanzo, the Italian civil servant and politician who served as a member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1989, died on August 8, 2026, aged 96. Born on…
Obituary: Xaysomphone Phomvihane, dead at age 69
Xaysomphone Phomvihane, a Laotian politician and former minister of finance who served as president of the National Assembly from 2021, died on August 8, 2026, aged 69. A member of…
Dominique Libault dies at 64
Dominique Libault, a French civil servant and councillor of state since 2012, died on August 8, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in 1961 or 1962, he studied at…
Big Buck’s passes away at age 23
Big Buck's, the French Thoroughbred racehorse, died on August 8, 2026, aged 23. Foaled on April 16, 2003, he became a leading National Hunt runner in Britain under trainer Paul…
Matsushige Ono has died at age 90
Matsushige Ono, a Japanese politician who served as deputy chief cabinet secretary, died on August 8, 2026, at age 90. A native of Sayama, Saitama, and a graduate of Kawagoe…
Phil Parkes dead at age 79
Phil Parkes, the English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Sting, died on August 8, 2026, aged 79. Born in West Bromwich on…
Randy Burns death at age 78
Randy Burns, the American folk singer, songwriter and guitarist, died on August 8, 2026, aged 78. Known professionally as Randall R. Burns and also associated with the Sky Dog Band,…
La Norma Fox has died at age 100
La Norma Fox, the Danish-born American aerialist and trapeze artist also known as La Norma, died on August 8, 2026, aged 100. Born Norma Nielsen in Randers, Denmark, she built…
Obituary: Oihane Mateos, dead at age 45
Oihane Mateos, a Spanish journalist who worked for EITB, died on August 8, 2026, aged 45. Born in Ibarra in 1981, she began her career at Euskadi Irratia, the radio…
Rachel Naomi Remen, died aged 88
Rachel Naomi Remen, an American pediatrician, died on August 8, 2026, aged 88. Born in New York City on February 8, 1938, she became known as an author and teacher…
C. J. Binks dead at age 94
C. J. Binks, the Tasmanian writer and educator known also as Christopher John Binks, died on August 8, 2026, aged 94. A long-time figure in Tasmanian education, he taught at…
Amy Lasten died at age 72
Amy Lasten, an Aruban actress, drama teacher and theater director, died on August 8, 2026, aged 72. Known in full as Imy Josephine Cecile Lasten, she spent more than four…
Oded Stark dead, Oded Stark, Polish economist
Oded Stark, a Polish economist, died on August 8, 2026. He was an economist and held senior appointments at several universities, including Bar-Ilan University, the University of Oslo and the…
Death of Bob Jones at age 93
Bob Jones, an American Episcopal prelate and bishop of Wyoming, died on August 8, 2026, aged 93. Bob Gordon Jones served as bishop of Wyoming from 1977 to 1996. Born…
Violet Hensley, died aged 109
Violet Hensley, an American luthier and fiddle player, died on August 7, 2026, aged 109. Born Violet Brumley in Mount Ida, Arkansas, she made and played the fiddle and later…
Immortal Verse dead at age 18
Immortal Verse, the Irish Thoroughbred racehorse, died on August 7, 2026, aged 18. Foaled on May 1, 2008, the Irish-bred, French-trained mare emerged as a promising two-year-old by winning on…
Jorge Messi obituary: died at age 68
Jorge Messi, the Argentine businessman and sports agent best known as the father and representative of Lionel Messi, died on August 7, 2026, aged 68. Born in Rosario on April…
Death of Bah Oumarou Sanda at age 86
Bah Oumarou Sanda, a Cameroonian diplomat and magistrate, died on August 7, 2026, aged 86. Born in Garoua in 1940, he trained at the National School of Administration and Magistracy…
Obituary: Dominique Frot, dead at age 68
Dominique Frot, a French actress known for Enigma, Peut-être and Titane, died on August 7, 2026, aged 68. Born in Rochefort, France, she trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art…
Matt McQuillan obituary: died at age 45
Matt McQuillan, a Canadian golfer, died on August 7, 2026, aged 45. Born in Kingston, Ontario, in 1981, he turned professional and built his career on the Canadian Tour, where…
Death of Balendu Prakash at age 67
Balendu Prakash, an Indian Ayurveda practitioner and former physician to the President of India, died on August 7, 2026, aged 67. Known as Vaidya Balendu Prakash, he was born on…
Charles Hollis Jones dies at age 81
Charles Hollis Jones, the American furniture designer known for his use of acrylic and lucite, died on August 7, 2026, aged 81. Jones built a reputation for turning materials such…
Atle McAdam dies at 49
Atle McAdam, the Norwegian hurdler who held the national record in the 400 metres hurdles, died on August 7, 2026, aged 49, after a traffic collision. He represented Idrettsklubben Tjalve…
Valeriy Davydov dead at age 71
Valeriy Davydov, a Ukrainian artist and teacher, died on August 7, 2026, aged 71. He was born on November 21, 1954, in Kirovohrad and later studied at the Institute of…
Andrzej Gąsiorowski, died aged 75
Andrzej Gąsiorowski, a Polish academic and historian, died on August 7, 2026, aged 75. He worked as a research scientist at the Stutthof concentration camp Museum in Sztutowo and as…
Hà Đình Đức death at age 86
Hà Đình Đức, a Vietnamese biologist known for his work on the Hoan Kiem turtle, died on August 7, 2026, aged 86. Born on March 23, 1940, in Thọ Xuân…
Death of Bernard Barton at age 74
Bernard Barton, an Irish barrister and Judge of the High Court, died on August 7, 2026, aged 74. Born Bernard Joseph Barton in Limerick in 1951, he was educated at…