Joe Novak has died at age 81
Joe Novak, an American football player and coach, died on July 28, 2026, aged 81. He served as head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 1996 to 2007, compiling…
Who Died in July 2026?
Who died in July 2026? Over 900 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza passed away at age 95
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, the Colombian journalist and writer who also worked as a diplomat, died on July 28, 2026, aged 95. Born in Tunja in 1932, he was identified in…
Golam Sarwar Hiru dead at age 76
Golam Sarwar Hiru, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament for Barguna-2, died on July 28, 2026, aged 76. He was associated with Islami Oikya Jote and won election…
Godfrey Graham obituary: died at age 89
Godfrey Graham, the Irish cricketer, died on July 28, 2026, aged 89. Known also as Godfrey Richard Graham, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who made one…
Benjamin Alire Sáenz has died at age 71
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, the American author of "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe," died on July 28, 2026, at age 71. A poet, novelist and writer of…
Obituary: Bobby Hunt, dead at age 85
Bobby Hunt, the American football player who spent parts of eight seasons in the American Football League with the Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals, died on July…
Pavala Syamala obituary: died at age 75
Pavala Syamala, an actress from Andhra Pradesh, died on July 28, 2026, aged 75. An Indian performer, she built a career in Telugu cinema and was known for supporting roles…
Jerry Hopkins passed away at age 85
Jerry Hopkins, an American football player who played linebacker for six seasons in the NFL, died on July 27, 2026, aged 85. Hopkins, whose full name was Jerry Wayne Hopkins,…
Death of Aviezer Yaari at age 96
Aviezer Yaari, an Israeli general, died on July 27, 2026, aged 96. Yaari ended his Israel Defense Forces service at the rank of major general and served in military intelligence…
Anna Knysok has died at age 75
Anna Knysok, a Polish politician and former member of parliament, died on July 27, 2026, aged 75. Born in Chorzów on July 19, 1951, she was also known as Anna…
Tom Chadbon death at age 80
Tom Chadbon, the English actor best known for work in British television and appearances in Doctor Who, Tess and Casino Royale, died on July 27, 2026, aged 80. Born in…
Lucy López death at age 96
Lucy López, the Chilean high jumper who won silver in the women’s high jump at the 1951 Pan American Games, died on July 27, 2026, aged 96. López Cruz, born…
Marc Held has died at age 93
Marc Held, the French architect, photographer and interior designer, died on July 27, 2026, aged 93. Born Marcel Held in Paris on August 16, 1932, he built a career that…
Death of Léon Strauss at age 98
Léon Strauss, the French historian and academic who specialized in the history of Alsace, died on July 27, 2026, aged 98. Born in Sarrebourg on August 14, 1927, he studied…
Johannes Krisch death at age 59
Johannes Krisch, an Austrian actor, died on July 27, 2026, aged 59. Born in Vienna on December 8, 1966, he worked across stage and screen and was active from 1987…
Ronnie Le Drew death at age 78
Ronnie Le Drew, the Canadian-born British puppeteer best known for performing Zippy on the ITV children’s series Rainbow, died on July 27, 2026. Born in Toronto on October 23, 1947,…
Kevin Sinnott dies at 78
Kevin Sinnott, the Welsh painter known for his contemporary depictions of Welsh life, died on July 27, 2026, aged 78. Born in Sarn, South Wales, in 1947 to Irish parents,…
Sulemana Abdul Samed passes away at age 32
Sulemana Abdul Samed, Ghanaian record holder and widely recognized as the nation’s tallest man, died on July 27, 2026. Known also as Awuche, a Hausa name meaning “Let’s Go,” he…
Jim Hopkins dead at age 79
Jim Hopkins, the New Zealand broadcaster and politician who served on the Waitaki District Council, died on July 27, 2026, aged 80. Born on January 1, 1946, Hopkins was known…
Zlatan Ibrahimbegović died at age 78
Zlatan Ibrahimbegović, the Yugoslav retired slalom canoeist who competed in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics, died on July 27, 2026, aged 78. Born on March 18, 1948,…
Obituary: Susanta Singh, dead at age 53
Susanta Singh, an Indian politician and Odisha MLA since 2014, died on July 27, 2026, at the age of 53. Born on March 17, 1973, he was a politician from…
Aviezer Ya’ari passes away at age 96
Aviezer Ya'ari, an Israeli IDF general, died on July 27, 2026, aged 96. Born in Merhavia in 1930, he began his military career in 1948 and went on to serve…
Takeaki Matsumoto, died aged 67
Takeaki Matsumoto, a Japanese politician who served as foreign minister in 2011 and internal affairs minister from 2022 to 2024, died on July 27, 2026, at age 67 from complications…
Ursula Hegi passed away at age 80
Ursula Hegi, the German-born American writer known for novels including Floating in My Mother’s Palm and Stones from the River, died on July 27, 2026, aged 80. Born Ursula Johanna…
Death of René Hicks at age 70
René Hicks, an American actress and comedian, died on July 27, 2026, aged 70. Born in San Francisco, she built a career in stand-up comedy, appearing on Comedy Central Presents…
Ted Craig died at age 86
Ted Craig, an Australian-born British theatre director, died on July 27, 2026, aged 86. Born in Melbourne on April 20, 1940, he was educated there before moving into Australian television,…
Jerry Lamb obituary: died at age 85
Jerry Lamb, an American Episcopal prelate who served as bishop of Northern California, died on July 26, 2026, aged 85. Born Jerry Alban Lamb in Denver, Colorado, on September 4,…
Betye Saar dies at age 99
Betye Saar, the American artist known for her assemblage work, died on July 26, 2026, aged 99. Born Betye Irene Brown on July 30, 1926, in Los Angeles, she built…
Thomas W. Luce III, died aged 86
Thomas W. Luce III, an American government official and lawyer, died on July 26, 2026. He also worked as a nonprofit executive and served as an adviser to H. Ross…
Obituary: Abdul Ballout, dead at age 21
Abdul Ballout, a Lebanese-German murder suspect in the 2026 Berlin Pride attack, died on July 26, 2026, at age 21 after being shot by police during an attempted arrest. On…
Frank Tusa, died aged 79
Frank Tusa, an American bassist and composer, died on July 26, 2026, aged 79. Born in New York City on April 1, 1947, he became known as a jazz double-bassist,…
John Anderson dies at age 71
John Anderson, the American baseball player and coach who built a long career with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, died on July 26, 2026, of a heart attack. Born…
Parvez Butt passes away at age 83
Parvez Butt, the Pakistani mechanical engineer who chaired the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission from 2001 to 2006, died on July 26, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Gujranwala…
Gilberto Cárdenas dead at age 79
Gilberto Cárdenas, an American sociologist and art collector, died on July 26, 2026, at age 79. He was born in San Gabriel, California, and was identified with work in sociology…
Octavio Gallotti dead at age 95
Octavio Gallotti, the Brazilian judge who served on the Supreme Federal Court, died on July 26, 2026, aged 95. Born Luiz Octavio Pires e Albuquerque Gallotti in Rio de Janeiro…
Robert Hallinen obituary: died at age 77
Robert Hallinen, an American journalist and photojournalist who spent 33 years at the Anchorage Daily News, died on July 26, 2026, at age 77. Born Robert James Hallinen on October…
Zdzisław Maszkiewicz dies at age 75
Zdzisław Maszkiewicz, a Polish politician and electronics technician who served in the Senate from 1997 to 2001, died on July 26, 2026, aged 75. Born on November 28, 1950, in…
Esther Tomljanovich, died aged 94
Esther Tomljanovich, an American judge who served as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1990 to 1998, died on July 26, 2026, at age 94. Born Esther Jeanne…
Adolf Bauer, died aged 86
Adolf Bauer, the German politician and longtime president of the SoVD, died on July 26, 2026, aged 86. Born in Friesoythe on March 6, 1940, he was a member of…
Gerry Kelly died at age 77
Gerry Kelly, the Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist best known for his long presenting run on UTV, died on July 26, 2026, aged 77. Born Gerard Kelly on September 20,…
Vlasta Pavelcová obituary: died at age 94
Vlasta Pavelcová, a Czech ballerina and ballet master, died on July 26, 2026, aged 94. Born in Ostrava on August 14, 1931, she began attending Mistr Gabzdyl’s ballet studio at…
Bachtiar Aly passes away at age 76
Bachtiar Aly, an Indonesian professor, politician and diplomat, died on July 26, 2026, aged 76. Born in Banda Aceh on December 21, 1949, he built a career that combined academic…
Hira Singh Bisht death at age 85
Hira Singh Bisht, an Indian politician and former Uttarakhand MLA, died on July 26, 2026, after a heart attack. Born on November 4, 1940, in Pauri Garhwal district, he served…
Milan Knížák passed away at age 86
Milan Knížák, the Czech artist, musician and performer who led the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and later directed the National Gallery Prague, died on July 26, 2026. Born…
Adolfo Porrata died at age 78
Adolfo Porrata, a basketball player and Cuban Olympic team member, died on July 26, 2026, aged 78. Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on May 10, 1948, he was known as…
Death of Ian Wood at age 84
Ian Wood, the Scottish businessman who founded and led Wood Group, died on July 26, 2026. Born Ian Clark Wood in Aberdeen on July 21, 1942, he built the company…
Obituary: Ravan A. G. Farhâdi, dead at age 96
Ravan A. G. Farhâdi, the Afghan academic and diplomat who served as Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United Nations from 1993 to 2006, died on July 26, 2026. He was 96.…
Pié Masumbuko dead at age 94
Pié Masumbuko, the Burundian politician who served as acting prime minister, died on July 26, 2026, aged 94. A member of the Union for National Progress, he briefly held Burundi’s…
Wang Kai dead at age 43
Wang Kai, a Chinese actor, died on July 26, 2026, aged 43. Born in Wuhan in 1982, he graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and began his career in…
Isabel McBryde passes away at age 92
Isabel McBryde, the Australian archaeologist who helped shape the study of Aboriginal archaeology in Australia, died on July 26, 2026, aged 92. Born in Fremantle on July 16, 1934, she…
Joel Cohen dead at age 84
Joel Cohen, an American musician and lutenist who specialized in early music, died on July 26, 2026, aged 84. He was associated for decades with the Boston Camerata, serving as…
John Carro obituary: died at age 98
John Carro, an American judge who served on the New York Supreme Court and later in its Appellate Division, died on July 26, 2026, at age 98. Born in Orocovis,…
Teddy Wang dies at age 43
Teddy Wang, a Taiwanese actor, died on July 26, 2026, at age 43. Born Wang Jianlong in Kaohsiung on October 11, 1982, he was also known as Wang Jian Long…
Obituary: Abdul Ballout, dead at age 21
Abdul Ballout, a Lebanese-German murder suspect in the 2026 Berlin Pride van attack, died on July 26, 2026, after being shot by police. The 21-year-old was identified as the suspected…
Thomas Hines passes away at age 90
Thomas Hines, the American architectural historian and educator, died on July 26, 2026, at age 90. Born Thomas Spight Hines, Jr., in Oxford, Mississippi, he taught at the University of…
Kitaseumi Hiromitsu has died at age 78
Kitaseumi Hiromitsu, a Japanese sumo wrestler, died on July 26, 2026, aged 78. Born Takashi Tsuchiya in Kitahiyama, Hokkaidō, he entered professional sumo in July 1964 and reached the top…
Alfonso Sánchez Anaya passed away at age 85
Alfonso Sánchez Anaya, the Mexican politician who served as deputy, senator and governor of Tlaxcala, died on July 26, 2026. He was 85. Born in Apizaco on January 23, 1941,…
Obituary: Shi Baoyuan, dead at age 89
Shi Baoyuan, a Chinese soldier and lieutenant general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, died on July 25, 2026, aged 89. He was a native of Huoxian village in Hebei’s…
Gilbert Kanyankore dies at age 72
Gilbert Kanyankore, a Rwandan football manager, died on July 25, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in 1954 in Butare, Rwanda, he fled to Burundi with his family as…
Richard Lerblance, died aged 80
Richard Lerblance, an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Senate, died on July 25, 2026, aged 80. Born Richard Charles Lerblance on March 9, 1946,…
Helen Konek has died at age 95
Helen Konek, an Inuk elder and artist from Arviat, Nunavut, died on July 25, 2026, aged 95. Also known as Helen Agaaqtuq Konek, she was born in 1932 and became…
Ambrogio Colombo died at age 86
Ambrogio Colombo, an Italian cyclist, died on July 25, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in San Vittore Olona on May 6, 1940, he competed as a racing cyclist…
Obituary: Rosemary Crumlin, dead at age 93
Rosemary Crumlin, an Australian art historian and educator, died on July 25, 2026, aged 93. Born Rosemary Anne Crumlin in Sydney, she was a Sister of Mercy, art historian, educator…
Vitaliy Dakhivnyk has died at age 53
Vitaliy Dakhivnyk, a Ukrainian sculptor, died on July 25, 2026, aged 53. Born on April 26, 1973, in Uman, Cherkasy region, he graduated from the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and…
Michael McNay death at age 91
Michael McNay, the British journalist and author who spent 37 years at The Guardian, where he became arts editor, died on July 25, 2026, aged 91. Born Michael George McNay…
Vitaliy Dakhivnyk has died at age 53
Vitaliy Dakhivnyk died on July 25, 2026, aged 53. He was a sculptor. Tags Artists, 25 July 2026, Dakhivnyk, Taurus, Vitaliy, July 2026, July 25
Ekaterina Verzilina dies at age 96
Ekaterina Verzilina, a Russian farmer leader and supervisor of the Ilyich Collective Farm in Lipetsk Oblast, died on July 25, 2026, aged 96. Born Ekaterina Sergeyevna Verzilina on December 5,…
Ayo Bamgbose dead at age 94
Ayo Bamgbose, the Nigerian academic linguist and first professor of linguistics in Nigeria, died on July 25, 2026. Born on January 27, 1932, he was known for contributions to education…
Leung Choi-yuen died at age 75
Leung Choi-yuen, a Hong Kong television producer, died on July 25, 2026. Known in the industry as Uncle Choi, he worked at TVB as both a producer and a production…
Jérémie Gustave Nzamba has died at age 66
Jérémie Gustave Nzamba, a Gabonese journalist, died on July 25, 2026, aged 66. Known as Djidjen, he worked at Africa Radio for more than 40 years, presenting news programs and…
Obituary: Juan Carlos Lomeña, dead at age 72
Juan Carlos Lomeña, a Spanish politician and former deputy and mayor of Coín, died on July 25, 2026, aged 72. Born in Coín, Málaga, on November 24, 1953, he served…
Obituary: Leonid Margolin, dead at age 68
Leonid Margolin, a Russian musician, died on July 25, 2026, aged 68. Born on September 5, 1957, in Zhytkavichy, he was a composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter whose career spanned…
Daniel Bohr death at age 82
Daniel Bohr, the Argentinian-born Danish theatre manager and stage director, died on July 25, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Buenos Aires on December 29, 1943, he built…
Hirokazu Mizuta obituary: died at age 88
Hirokazu Mizuta, a Japanese business executive who served as president and later chairman of Tokyu Department Store, died on July 25, 2026, aged 88. Known in Japanese as Mizuta Hirokazu,…
Obituary: José Ignacio Ascasibar Zarrao, dead at age 82
José Ignacio Ascasibar Zarrao, a Spanish professional road cyclist, died on July 25, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Elgeta on November 28, 1943, he competed in the…
Bill Oddie dead at age 85
Bill Oddie, the English wildlife presenter and comedian best known for Springwatch, Birding with Bill Oddie and his work with The Goodies, died on July 25, 2026, aged 85. Born…
John Horam death at age 87
John Horam, the British politician who served as an MP and later as a member of the House of Lords, died on July 25, 2026, following complications from a fall.…
Horacio Muratore passed away at age 74
Horacio Muratore, the Argentine basketball executive who served as president of the International Basketball Federation from 2014 to 2019, died on July 25, 2026. He was 74. Born in San…
Branislav Drobnjak obituary: died at age 65
Branislav Drobnjak, the Montenegrin footballer who played for Budućnost Titograd, Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje and the Yugoslavia national team, died on July 25, 2026. Born on March 16, 1961, in Bijelo…
Sabri Al-Ramahi dead at age 78
Sabri Al-Ramahi, an Iraqi television host and director, died on July 25, 2026. Born in Baghdad on July 1, 1948, he studied at the Institute of Fine Art in Baghdad…
Charles Sam Faddis has died at age 68
Charles Sam Faddis, an American Central Intelligence Agency officer, died on July 25, 2026, aged 68. Better known as Sam Faddis, he served as a CIA operations officer and was…
Māzin Mubārak has died at age 95
Māzin Mubārak, a Syrian writer and scholar of Arabic, died on July 25, 2026, aged 95. He was regarded as one of Syria’s leading grammarians, served as a member of…
Obituary: Juan Carlos Lomeña Villalobos, dead at age 72
Juan Carlos Lomeña Villalobos, a Spanish Socialist Party politician, died on July 25, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in Coín, Málaga, on November 24, 1953, he studied through…
Death of Marie-Paule Belle at age 80
Marie-Paule Belle, the French singer and pianist known for "La Parisienne," died on July 25, 2026, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. She was 80. Born on January 25, 1946, in Pont-Sainte-Maxence, she began…
Albert Sorensen died at age 94
Albert Sorensen, an American politician and member of the Iowa Senate, died on July 25, 2026, aged 94. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa State Senate from 1991 to…
George Israel dies at 78
George Israel, the American politician who served as mayor of Macon, Georgia, died July 25, 2026, at age 78. Born in Bibb County, Georgia, he later became mayor of Macon,…
Mary de Rachewiltz obituary: died at age 101
Mary de Rachewiltz, the Italian-American writer and poet known for her memoir Discretions, died on July 24, 2026. She was 101. Born Maria Rudge in Brixen, Italy, on July 9,…
Obituary: Lamine Merbah, dead at age 79
Lamine Merbah, the Algerian filmmaker, died on July 24, 2026, aged 79. Born Mohammed Lamine Merbah in Tighennif in 1946, he worked as a filmmaker, film producer and film director,…
Günter Bannas passed away at age 74
Günter Bannas, the German journalist who led the Berlin office of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, died on July 24, 2026, in Berlin. He was 74. Born in Kassel in 1952,…
Fred Kemp dead at age 80
Fred Kemp, the English footballer who played for Halifax Town, Southampton and Blackpool, died on July 24, 2026, aged 80. Born Frederick George Kemp in Salerno, Italy, on 27 February…
Death of Loren Nerell at age 65
Loren Nerell, an American composer and performer of ambient music and Balinese gamelan, died on July 24, 2026. He was 65. Born in Long Beach, California, on November 30, 1960,…
Shanti Naidoo dies at 91
Shanti Naidoo, a South African anti-apartheid activist, died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Pretoria on March 6, 1935, she was also known as Shantavothie,…
Akbar Abdi death at age 65
Akbar Abdi, the Iranian actor and comedian known for work in film and television, died on July 24, 2026, at age 65. Born in Tehran on August 26, 1960, he…
Sheila Ballantine dies at 97
Sheila Ballantine, the English stage and television actress, died on July 24, 2026, aged 97. Born Sheila Mavis Ballantine in Hackney, East London, on October 14, 1928, she began her…
Bert Askson has died at age 80
Bert Askson, an American football player who spent three seasons with the Green Bay Packers and also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints, died on July 24,…
Odile Sicard dies at 95
Odile Sicard, a French politician and social worker who served as a deputy from 1981 to 1988, died on July 24, 2026, aged 95. Born in Broc on August 25,…
Chun Yong-taek dies at 88
Chun Yong-taek, a South Korean politician and military officer who served as minister of national defense, died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on August 28,…
Ian McDonald has died at age 93
Ian McDonald, the Trinidadian-born Guyanese poet and writer whose only novel, The Humming-Bird Tree, became a Caribbean classic, died on July 24, 2026. Born in Saint Augustine, Trinidad, on April…
Death of Richard Brickhouse at age 87
Richard Brickhouse, an American NASCAR driver, died on July 24, 2026. Born October 27, 1939, in Rocky Point, North Carolina, he became best known for winning the inaugural Talladega 500…