Zoraida Burgos i Matheu, a Spanish Catalan writer, poet and librarian, died on January 4, 2026, aged 92. Born in Tortosa on March 10, 1933, she studied Library and Information Science at the University of Barcelona in the early 1950s… · 04 January 2026 · January 2026
Donald C. Rogers, an American sound engineer known for his work on Rocky, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The Shawshank Redemption, died on January 4, 2026, at age 94. Rogers, also known as “The Godfather of Modern Picture Sound,”… · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
John Gaisford, British Anglican bishop and Bishop of Beverley from 1994 to 2000, died on January 4, 2026, aged 91. Born on 7 October 1934, he was the second Bishop of Beverley and the first appointed as a provincial episcopal… · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Larry M. Cherry, an American hairstylist known for his work on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Malcolm X and Do the Right Thing, died on January 4, 2026, at the age of 69. Cherry won a British Academy Film Award for… · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Ukrainian soldier · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Other
South Korean actor (Dachimawa Lee · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3
Nepali Olympic boxer (1964) · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Thapa
Hungarian harpsicordist · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Other
Hungarian harpsicordist · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Other
Polish clergyman · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · Dorociński · January 3 · Other
Polish social activist · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Other
Ukranian soldier · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Other
Ukranian journalist · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3
American actor (Paramour · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3
Canadian radio host · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Other
Jordanian journalist and broadcaster · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2
Indian educationist · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2 · Modak · Other
American actor (Paramour · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2
British actor (Dixon of Dock Green · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2 · Polnay
American rockabilly musician · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2
Russian foreman · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2 · Other · Iván
Jordanian politician · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2
Indonesian Muslim scholar · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2 · Zarkasyi · Other
British cricketer (Sussex · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2
Turkish operatic baritone · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2 · Other
Wang Zheng, a Chinese vice admiral and director of the People's Liberation Army Navy Political Work Department, died on January 3, 2026. He was born in Jing County, Hebei, in January 1961. Wang served in various posts in the People's… · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Latif Karimi, a retired colonel of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian protester, was killed on January 3, 2026, after being shot in Malekshahi County, Ilam Province. According to the provided account, he died when live ammunition fired by… · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Bulgarian football player (CSKA Sofia · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2
Australian football league player (North Melbourne) · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2
Soviet phototgrapher · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2 · Plotnikov · Other
Spanish football executive · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1 · Other
Kyrgyz politician · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1
Italian partisan and politician · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1
Russian actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1
American jockey and horse trainer · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1
Polish high jumper · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1 · Other
Soviet actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1 · Khoroshev
Maltese session drummer and percussionist (CCS · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1
David E. Mitchell, an American medical activist and founder of Patients for Affordable Drugs Now, died on January 2, 2026. Mitchell, also known as David Emerson Mitchell, was an American business executive and drug price advocate who became active in… · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · Cancer · Other
Barbara Lawrence, an American talent manager, died on January 2, 2026, in New York City. Born Barbara Deitchman on January 10, 1943, in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, she was the daughter of Gertrude Lawrence and Bernie Lawrence. She… · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Francis Grant, a British Royal Marine and World War II veteran, died on January 2, 2026. Born on December 20, 1924, in Stowmarket, Suffolk, he signed up for the Royal Marines at the age of 18. He fought in 1944… · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · Grant, · Other
Patrick Duffy, the British politician who served as a Member of Parliament and president of the NATO Assembly, died on January 2, 2026, aged 105. A Labour Party politician and economist, he represented Colne Valley from a 1963 by-election until… · 02 January 2026 · January 2026
Robert Denholm Baxter, an English professional footballer who played for Darlington, Brighton & Hove Albion and Torquay United, died on January 2, 2026. Born in Redcar, Yorkshire, in 1937, he was the son and namesake of Scotland and Middlesbrough footballer… · 02 January 2026 · January 2026
British horse trainer · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1 · Other
Angolan Roman Catholic prelate · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1 · Other
Hong Kong actor · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1
Colin McDonald, the English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Burnley and the national team, died on January 1, 2026. Born Colin Agnew McDonald on 15 October 1930, he made 201 appearances for Burnley across two spells from 1948… · 01 January 2026 · January 2026
Paul McCullagh Jr., a Northern Irish boxer, died on January 1, 2026, from bone cancer. Born in Belfast in 2000, he was nicknamed The Irish Drago. He turned professional in 2020 after winning the 2019 Ulster Elite championship. McCullagh died… · 01 January 2026 · January 2026
Mohammed Harbi, an Algerian historian and former member of the National Liberation Front during the Algerian War of Independence, died on January 1, 2026. Born on June 16, 1933, in El Harrouch, Algeria, he came from a wealthy family and… · 01 January 2026 · January 2026
Brian Doyle, a Canadian writer of novels and short stories, died on January 1, 2026. Born in Ottawa in 1935, he drew many of his stories from his experiences growing up in the Ottawa area. His children’s books were adapted… · 01 January 2026 · January 2026