Viktor Zaporozhets, a Ukrainian Olympic boxer who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on February 11, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Viktor Konstiantynovych Zaporozhets on May 23, 1947, in Volchansk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, in the Russian SFSR, Soviet… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
László Somfai, a Hungarianmusicologist, died on February 11, 2026. Born in Jászladány on August 15, 1934, he studied history of music and graduated in 1959 with a dissertation on the classical string quartet idiom of Joseph Haydn. He later… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Nikolay Tikhomirov, a Russianpolitician, died on February 11, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on January 12, 1952, in Sheksninsky District, Vologda Oblast, in the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he served as a senator from 2012 to 2019. · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Émilie Manima, a Congolese politician and former midwife, died on February 11, 2026, in Brazzaville at the age of 89. Born in Brazzaville on March 25, 1936, she studied at the École des sages-femmes in Dakar before working as a… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Otto Šimko, a Slovak jurist and Holocaust survivor, died on February 11, 2026. Born in Topoľčany on June 1, 1924, to Artúr and Irena Šimko, he spent most of his childhood in Nitra. His father was a Jewish lawyer and… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Eddie Harty, the Irish Olympic equestrian and National Hunt jockey who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, died on February 11, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Dublin on June 10, 1937, Harty took part in two events… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026 · Heart Failure
Helmuth Rilling, the German choral conductor and academic teacher who was internationally known as an authority on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, died on February 11, 2026. Born in Stuttgart on May 29, 1933, he founded the Gächinger Kantorei… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Wai Kee-shun, a Hong Kong newspaper proprietor, businessman, publisher and sports commentator, died on February 11, 2026. Born on March 8, 1933, he was educated at New Method College and later studied in the United States before returning to Hong… · China · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Shutaro Iida, a Japanese video game programmer, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 52. He was born on March 11, 1973, and worked at Konami from 1996 to 2015, mainly as a programmer in various areas. Iida… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Serge Stresser, a French Olympic weightlifter, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in Haguenau, France, on September 28, 1953, he competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He died in Schweighouse-sur-Moder,… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Tessa Richards, a Britishphysician, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, on July 30, 1950, she studied at Bruton School for Girls in Somerset and medicine at the University of… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Iosif Szakács, the Romanianfootballer and manager known as Iosif Szakács I, died on February 10, 2026. He grew up in Șimleu Silvaniei and later played for Flamura Roșie Arad, with whom he won the Romanian title in 1954. He… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Andrew Ranken, an Englishdrummer best known for his work with the Pogues, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in London on November 13, 1953, he played with several bands during his career, including the… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Selwyn Cushing, a New Zealand businessman and accountant, died on February 10, 2026, aged 89. Sir Selwyn John Cushing was born in Hastings on 1 September 1936 and was educated at Hastings Boys' High School. In 1964, he married Kaye… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Júlio Soares de Moura Neto, a Brazilian naval officer who served as commander of the Navy from 2007 to 2015, died on February 10, 2026. He was born in Rio de Janeiro on March 20, 1943, and joined the Brazilian… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Julio · Other
Mark Smith, an Americanfootball player who played defensive tackle in the National Football League and for the Arizona Cardinals, died on February 10, 2026, at age 51. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he played college football for the Auburn Tigers… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Marie-Rose Tessier, a French supercentenarian, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 115. Born Marie-Rose Bousseau on May 21, 1910, in Beaurepaire, Vendée, she lived in France and, at the time of her death, was the oldest living… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Shelly Desai, an Indian-born Americanactor best known for his work in "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and "Men of a Certain Age," died on February 10, 2026, in Los Angeles at the age of 90. Born Shailesh H. Desai… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
James William McKinnon Manclark, a British luger who competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Peebles, Scotland, on December 3, 1939, he took up luge after discovering the sport… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
King T. Leatherbury, an American racehorse trainer, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 92. Born King Taylor Leatherbury on March 26, 1933, in Shady Side, Maryland, he was a Thoroughbred trainer who ranked fifth all-time in wins… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Vasco Ascolini, an Italianphotographer, died on February 10, 2026, in Reggio Emilia, Italy, at the age of 88. Born in Reggio Emilia on May 10, 1937, he worked as a photographer and, from 1973 to 1990, collaborated with the… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Edward Harrison Crane, an American libertarian activist and co-founder of the Cato Institute, died on February 10, 2026, at age 81. Crane served as the institute’s president until October 2012. In the 1970s, he was among the most active leaders… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Yesen Taskynbayev, a Kazakh oil refiner and politician, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 93. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served in the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
András Riedlmayer, a Hungarian-born American art historian and librarian, died on February 10, 2026. Born in Budapest in 1947, he studied at the University of Chicago and at Princeton University, where he lectured in Ottoman history and Near Eastern Studies.… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Pekka Vennamo, a Finnishpolitician and corporate executive, died on February 10, 2026. He led the Finnish Rural Party from 1979 to 1989 and served in the Parliament of Finland from 1972 to 1975 for the constituency of Helsinki and… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Femke Boersma, the Dutchactress known for her role in Het Wonderlijke leven van Willem Parel, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Amsterdam on 11 December 1935, she began her career in the late… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Ed Crane, an American libertarian activist and co-founder of the Cato Institute, died on February 10, 2026. He was 81. Crane, whose full name was Edward Harrison Crane, served as president of the Cato Institute until October 2012. In the… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Janken Varden, the Norwegian theatre director associated with Oslo Nye Teater, died on February 10, 2026. Born in Oslo on 6 April 1938, he was a graduate of the University of Oslo Law School. He worked as a stage director… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Takamitsu Muraoka, a Japaneselinguist and Semitist, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 88. He was Chair of Hebrew, Israelite Antiquities, and Ugaritic at Leiden University in the Netherlands from 1991 to 2003. Muraoka was noted for… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Matz Skoog, the Swedish ballet dancer and artistic director, died on February 10, 2026. Born in Stockholm on April 10, 1957, he trained with the Royal Swedish Ballet School. He was artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet from… · England · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Eve Uusmees, the Estonian Olympic swimmer, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Tallinn in 1936, she was an Estonian breaststroke swimmer who won silver in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1958 European… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Nambatingue Toko, a Chadian footballer, died on February 10, 2026. Nambatingue Tokomon Dieudonné, known as Nambatingue Toko, was a professional striker who spent his entire career in France. Born in Fort-Lamy, French-ruled Chad, now N'Djamena, he is best remembered for… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Gary Blaylock, an Americanbaseball player and right-handed pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees, died on February 9, 2026. Born Gary Nelson Blaylock in Clarkton, Missouri, he appeared in Major League Baseball during the… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Jesús Guillera, a Spanishmathematician, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 70. He specialized in number theory and was best known for his work on Ramanujan-type series for calculating the mathematical constant π. Largely self-taught in advanced… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Tracy Scroggins, an Americanfootball player who spent his entire 10-year career with the Detroit Lions, died on February 9, 2026, at age 56. Scroggins played as a defensive end and linebacker for the Lions in the National Football League.… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
William Perry Flatt, an American animal and nutritional scientist, died on February 9, 2026. He was 94. Born in Newbern, Tennessee, on June 17, 1931, he was the son of Carl Flatt. He graduated as valedictorian of Trimble High School… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Seshagiri Mallampati, an Indian anesthesiologist best known for proposing the Mallampati score, died on February 9, 2026. He was 85. Mallampati introduced the eponymous score in 1985 as a non-invasive method to assess the ease of endotracheal intubation. Born in… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Beka Gotsiridze, a Georgian footballer who played as a forward, died on February 9, 2026. He was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union, on February 21, 1988. Gotsiridze began his career at FC Zestaponi in Georgia's Umaglesi Liga before… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Genrikh Padva, a Russian advocate, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Moscow on February 20, 1931, he graduated from the Moscow Law Institute in 1953 and began his legal practice the same year. Over… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Jim Robson, a Canadian sportscaster and broadcaster best known for his long run as the Vancouver Canucks' play-by-play announcer, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on January 17, 1935, he began… · Britain · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Charles Bailleul, a Frenchlinguist and Roman Catholic missionary with the White Fathers, died on February 9, 2026, in Bry-sur-Marne, France, at the age of 98. Born in Lille on December 21, 1927, he was also known as Baabilen Kulubali.… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Phil Krueger, an Americanracing driver, died on February 9, 2026. Phillip Eugene Krueger competed in the CART Indy car series over nine seasons from 1981 to 1986, in 1988 and 1989, and again in 1991, making 23 career starts.… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026 · Krüeger
Lynton Wilson, a Canadian businessman, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 85. Lynton Ronald "Red" Wilson was a Canadian business executive who served as chairman of the board at Nortel and CAE, chief executive officer at BCE,… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Eldon Lautermilch, a Canadianpolitician, died on February 9, 2026, at age 76. He was a Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Prince Albert Northcote. Born in Lafleche, Saskatchewan, on September 9, 1949, he… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Gail R. Martin, an Americanbiologist, died on February 9, 2026. She was known for her pioneering work on the isolation of pluripotent stem cells from normal embryos, for which she coined the term “embryonic stem cells.” Martin also was… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Chris Gilbert, an American college football player for the Texas Longhorns, died on February 9, 2026, at age 79. Born in Houston, Texas, in 1946, he ran for 3,231 yards in 29 games at the University of Texas from 1966… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Don Nigro, an Americanplaywright, died on February 9, 2026. Born on September 30, 1949, in Canton, Ohio, he wrote plays including Anima Mundi and The Dark Sonnets of the Lady, both of which were nominated for the National Repertory… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Eddy Antoine, a Haitian footballer, died on February 9, 2026. He played as a midfielder and represented the Haiti national team at international level. Antoine also played for Racing CH and New Jersey Brewers, and later spent time in the… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Philippe Gaulier, the French clown, died on February 9, 2026. He was a professor of theatre, dramatic theorist, pedagogue and master clown, and founded École Philippe Gaulier, a theatre school in Étampes, outside Paris. After studying at Théâtre National Populaire… · Britain · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Giancarlo Dettori, the Italianactor, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 93. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1957 onward and was mainly a theatrical actor. From 1957 for the next four decades, he took… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Riccardo Fontana, the Italian bishop who served as Archbishop-Bishop of the Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Forte dei Marmi, Tuscany, on January 20, 1947, he was ordained a priest on… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Teresa de Lauretis, an Italian activist, author and academic, died on February 9, 2026. She was a Distinguished Professor Emerita of the History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz, with interests in semiotics, psychoanalysis, film theory, literary… · England · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Garland Green, an American soul singer and pianist, died on February 9, 2026. Born Garfield Green Jr. on June 14, 1942, in Dunleith, Mississippi, he was the tenth of 11 children. He lived in Mississippi until 1958, then moved to… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Franz Ceska, an Austriandiplomat, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Vienna on January 31, 1936, he studied law at the University of Vienna, earning a doctorate, and attended the College of Europe in… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Jon Kudelka, an Australiancartoonist, died on February 8, 2026, in Hobart, Tasmania, at the age of 53. Born in Burnie, Tasmania, on February 22, 1972, he was an editorial cartoonist whose work regularly appeared in The Australian, The Mercury… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Jorge Luis Hauat, known as Jorge Babu, a Brazilianpolitician, died on February 8, 2026, in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 60. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro from 2007 to 2011 and was… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Patrizia De Blanck, the Italian television personality and socialite, died on February 8, 2026, in Rome, Italy, at the age of 85. Born in Rome on November 9, 1940, she was the daughter of Countess Lloyd Dario and Cuban ambassador… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Angelo Attaguile, an Italianpolitician, died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Angelo Gioachino Gaetano Attaguile in Grammichele, Italy, on May 12, 1947, he was associated with the Movement for Autonomy (MpA) and Lega (LSP). He… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Terry L. Fields, an Americanpolitician, died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 66. A Democrat, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
David Federman, an Israeli stockbroker and basketball club owner, died on February 8, 2026. Born in Tel Aviv on September 24, 1944, he was known for his business career, including acquiring control of Elite Industries Ltd together with ED&F Man… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Edward Linde-Lubaszenko, a Polishactor, died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 86. Over a career spanning more than five decades, he was known for distinctive character roles in Polish cinema and television, including performances in Psy (1992),… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Tadao Yasuda, a Japanese rikishi and professional wrestler who competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, died on February 8, 2026, at age 62. Born in Tokyo on October 9, 1963, he made his professional sumo debut in 1979 under the shikona… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Kirk Francis, an American sound engineer, died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 78. He won the Academy Award for sound on The Bourne Ultimatum in 2008 and received an Academy Award nomination for L.A. Confidential in 1998.… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Augusta Lynn Bolles, an Americananthropologist, died on February 8, 2026. She was 76. Bolles was professor emerita of women’s studies and affiliate faculty in anthropology, African American studies, American studies, comparative literature and the Latin American studies center at… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Heart Failure
Eli Alaluf, an Israelipolitician, died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Fes, Morocco, on February 17, 1945, he immigrated to Israel in 1967. He studied political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Eric Allan, a Britishactor, died on February 8, 2026, aged 85. Born David Eric Allan in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England, on March 8, 1940, he moved with his family to Canada at age 15 and returned to Britain at 18… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Éric
Chen Bangzhu, a Chinesepolitician who served as governor of Hunan from 1989 to 1994 and as chairman of the Committee of Population, Resources and Environment from 2000 to 2008, died on February 8, 2026, at age 91. Born in… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Tadamasa Goto, a Japanesecrime boss and yakuza, died on February 8, 2026. He was the founding head of the Goto-gumi, a Fujinomiya-based affiliate of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s largest yakuza syndicate. Born in Tokyo on September 16, 1942, Goto was… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Gotō
Hannah Henry, a Canadian triathlete, died on February 8, 2026, at age 26. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, on October 27, 1999, she began competing in triathlon at age 9 and later attended Mount Douglas Secondary School before moving to… · America · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Erkki Nghimtina, a Namibian politician and military officer, died on February 8, 2026. A member of the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), he served in the National Assembly of Namibia from 1995 to 2020 and held various cabinet roles… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Dave Ellis, a Canadian long-distance runner who competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, on April 25, 1937, Ellis represented Canada… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Kazimierz Wielikosielec, a Belarusian Roman Catholic prelate, died on February 8, 2026. He was 80. Born in Staravolia in the Byelorussian SSR, he was a Dominican who studied at the seminary in Riga and was ordained a priest in 1984… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Agus Widjojo, an Indonesian military officer and diplomat, died on February 8, 2026, in Jakarta at the age of 78. He was vice chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia and served as Indonesian National Armed… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026