Melvin R. Brown dead at age 88
Melvin R. Brown, an American politician and Republican member of the Utah State House of Representatives,
died on July 17, 2026. He was 88. Known also as Melvin Richins Brown,…
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Bill Birch dead at age 92
Bill Birch, the New Zealand politician who served as minister of finance from 1993 to 1999,
died on July 17, 2026. Born in Hastings on April 9, 1934, he was…
C. D. Wickramaratne dead at age 63
C. D. Wickramaratne, a Sri Lankan police officer who served as the 35th Inspector General of Police,
died on July 17, 2026, at the age of 63. Born Chandana Deepal…
El Ghazi dead at age 84
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Angelo Buccarello dead at age 84
Angelo Buccarello, an Italian Catholic priest and member of the Trinitarian Order,
died on July 16, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Castrignano del Capo, Italy, on May…
Tersia Marshall dead at age 45
Tersia Marshall, a South African politician and attorney who served in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature,
died on July 16, 2026, in Rustenburg after injuries sustained in a car accident. Born…
Roland J. Thornhill dead at age 90, Stockbroker, consultant
Roland J. Thornhill, a Canadian politician and former Nova Scotia MLA,
died on July 16, 2026. Born Roland John Thornhill on September 3, 1935, in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, he represented…
Rudolph A. Marcus dead at age 102
Rudolph A. Marcus, the Canadian-born American chemist who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on electron transfer reactions,
died on July 16, 2026. He was 102.…
Elza Berquó dead at age 100
Elza Berquó, a Brazilian mathematician and statistician whose work also extended into research,
died on July 16, 2026. Born on October 17, 1925, in Guaxupé, she studied mathematics at the…
Lattie F. Coor dead at age 89
Lattie F. Coor, an American university administrator and professor of public policy who led the University of Vermont and Arizona State University,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Phoenix…
Siva Afi dead at age 77
Siva Afi, the Samoan professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation in the late 1980s,
died on July 16, 2026. Born Max Amata Taogaga in…
Norman Ravitch dead at age 89
Norman Ravitch, an American historian and professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Riverside,
died on July 16, 2026. Born on January 1, 1936, he spent part of…
Isamu Sonoda dead at age 79
Isamu Sonoda, the Japanese judoka who won Olympic gold,
died on July 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan, on November 4, 1946, he became…
René Urtreger dead at age 92
René Urtreger, the French bebop pianist and composer,
died on July 16, 2026. He was 92. Born in Paris on July 6, 1934, Urtreger became known as a jazz musician…
Renato Machado dead at age 83
Renato Machado, a Brazilian journalist and longtime TV Globo newscaster,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Rio de Janeiro on March 21, 1943, he studied law and journalism at…
Feras Esmaeel dead at age 43
Feras Esmaeel, the Syrian footballer who played as a midfielder,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Damascus on January 3, 1983, he represented clubs including Al-Karamah, Zakho and Nart…
Lutz von Padberg dead at age 76
Lutz von Padberg, a German historian whose work focused on medieval history and the Christianization of the Germanic peoples,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Essen on February 22,…
Pino Farinotti dead at age 75, Italian film critic, journalist and writer
Pino Farinotti, the Italian film critic, journalist and writer whose work helped define film reference publishing in Italy,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Piacenza in 1951, he became…
Jean-Jacques Naudo dead at age 67
Jean-Jacques Naudo, the French rugby league player known as "Jacquouille la Fripouille,"
died on July 16, 2026. Born on February 8, 1959, in Perpignan, he was mainly active during the…
Bruce Smith dead at age 82
Bruce Smith, an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL),
died on July 16, 2026, aged 82. Born on June 28, 1944, Smith was…
Manuel Doreste dead at age 68
Manuel Doreste, the Spanish Olympic sailor who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Puertollano on January 1, 1958, he raced in the Soling…
Don Ross dead at age 92
Don Ross, an Australian rules footballer who represented Footscray in the Victorian Football League,
died on July 16, 2026, aged 92. Born on February 20, 1934, Ross came to Footscray…
Chiang C. Mei dead at age 91
Chiang C. Mei, an American physicist and fluid dynamicist whose work influenced civil, environmental and coastal engineering,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Wuhan on April 4, 1935, Mei,…
Alan Walden dead at age 83
Alan Walden, an American music manager, publisher, booking agent and promoter known for his work with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Otis Redding,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Macon, Georgia,…
Don Duguid dead at age 91
Don Duguid, the Canadian curler who won three Briers and two world championships,
died on July 15, 2026, at age 91. Born Donald Gordon Duguid in Winnipeg on January 25,…
Jim Corrigall dead at age 80
Jim Corrigall, a Canadian football player and coach,
died on July 15, 2026, at age 80. Born in Barrie on May 7, 1946, he went on to play his college…
Denise Oliver-Velez dead at age 78
Denise Oliver-Velez, an American activist and community organizer,
died on July 15, 2026. She was 78. Born Denise Roberts Oliver on August 1, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, she became…
Jaromír Liďák dead at age 78
Jaromír Liďák, a Czech ski jumper,
died on July 15, 2026. Born on January 1, 2000, he was identified in records as a Czechoslovakian ski jumper. He made his international…
Herbert Laming, Baron Laming dead at age 89, British social worker and life peer, member of the Hou…
Herbert Laming, Baron Laming, a British social worker and life peer who sat in the House of Lords,
died on July 15, 2026, aged 89. Born William Herbert Laming on…
Guy Scott dead at age 82
Guy Scott, the Zambian politician who served as vice president from 2011 to 2014 and as acting president from 2014 to 2015,
died on July 15, 2026. Born Guy Lindsay…
Seputla Sebogodi dead at age 63
Seputla Sebogodi, the South African actor known for roles in Generations, Rhythm City and Scandal!,
died on July 15, 2026. He was 63. Also known as Septula Sebogodi, he was…
Margarita Andrey dead at age 99
Margarita Andrey, a Spanish actress known for films including They Always Return at Dawn, His Heart Awake and Devil’s Roundup,
died on July 15, 2026. She was 99. Born in…
Romano Garofalo dead at age 84, Italian cartoonist, writer and journalist
Romano Garofalo, the Italian cartoonist, writer and journalist whose work helped shape popular comics in Italy,
died on July 15, 2026, in Rimini. Born in Rimini on November 11, 1941,…
Moozhikkal Pankajakshi dead at age 90
Moozhikkal Pankajakshi, an Indian Nokkuvidya pavakali performer,
died on July 15, 2026, at age 90. A noted artist of Nokkuvidya paava kali, a form of puppetry, she was born on…
Elsa Aguirre dead at age 95
Elsa Aguirre, the Mexican actress known for films including Midnight, A Decent Woman and Giant,
died on July 15, 2026. Born Elsa Irma Aguirre Juárez in Chihuahua City on September…
Maro Kontou dead at age 92
Maro Kontou, a Greek actress and politician,
died on July 15, 2026, at the age of 92, of lung cancer. Born in Athens on June 21, 1934, she began her…
John Esposito dead at age 86
John Esposito, the American academic and scholar of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies,
died on July 15, 2026. Born John Louis Esposito on May 19, 1940, in Brooklyn, he taught…
Plas Johnson dead at age 94
Plas Johnson, the American soul-jazz saxophonist widely known for his tenor saxophone solo on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme,"
died on July 15, 2026. He was 94. Born Plas…
John Kirby dead at age 75
John Kirby, an American actor and acting coach,
died on July 15, 2026, at age 75. He was known for playing Frank, the bartender, in the miniseries "Nutcracker: Money, Madness…
Vladyslav Duyun dead at age 49
Vladyslav Duyun, a Ukrainian footballer who also held Russian citizenship,
died on July 15, 2026, at the age of 49. Born on May 9, 1977, in Izmail, he was known…
Hal Williams dead at age 91
Hal Williams, the American actor known for roles on Sanford and Son, The Waltons and 227,
died on July 15, 2026. Born Halroy Candis Williams in Columbus, Ohio, on December…
Max O’Halloran dead at age 74
Max O'Halloran, an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray and Carlton in the Victorian Football League,
died on July 15, 2026. Born on May 20, 1952, O'Halloran began his…
Richard J. Estes dead at age 85
Richard J. Estes, an American academic and professor emeritus of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia,
died on July 15, 2026, at the age…
Ihor Losiev dead at age 71
Ihor Losiev, a Ukrainian political scientist and publicist,
died on July 15, 2026. Born in Sevastopol on March 10, 1955, he became known as a columnist, journalist, and scholar of…
Ackbar Abbas dead at age 84
Ackbar Abbas, a Hong Kong literary scholar and professor of comparative literature,
died on July 15, 2026. Born in Kennedy Town in 1942, he taught at the University of California,…
Cees Geel dead at age 61
Cees Geel, the Dutch actor known for his work in film, television and radio,
died on July 14, 2026, at age 61. Born Cornelis Pieter Geel in Schagen on March…
Janice McNair dead at age 89
Janice McNair, the American businesswoman who co-founded and owned the Houston Texans,
died on July 14, 2026. Born Janice Suber in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on September 30, 1936, she…
William Wisher Jr. dead at age 71
William Wisher Jr., an American screenwriter known for his work on The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day,
died on July 14, 2026. Born on May 23, 1955, he worked…
Elena Baranová dead at age 80
Elena Baranová, a Slovak linguist and philologist,
died on July 14, 2026. Born on October 12, 1945, in Martin, then part of Czechoslovakia, she focused much of her scholarly work…
John E. Steele dead at age 77, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle Dis…
John E. Steele, an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida,
died on July 14, 2026. He was 77. Known as John…
Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy dead at age 73
Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy, an Indian politician,
died on July 14, 2026. He was known as Mudragada Padmanabham and was a former Member of Parliament from Kakinada as well as a…
Hannelore Zober dead at age 79
Hannelore Zober, the German handball player and 1976 Olympic silver medalist,
died on July 14, 2026. Born in Leipzig on November 6, 1946, she played for East Germany and was…
Wolfgang Brase dead at age 87
Wolfgang Brase, a German football player,
died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Brunswick on February 7, 1939, he spent five seasons in the Bundesliga…
Sheikh Mustafa Kamal dead at age 83
Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, an Indian politician and former Jammu and Kashmir MLA,
died on July 14, 2026. He was a leader of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Party and…
Lee Underwood dead at age 87
Lee Underwood, an American musician and journalist who played lead guitar with Tim Buckley for much of Buckley’s career,
died on July 14, 2026. Born on January 1, 1938, Underwood…
Azucena Mora dead at age 80
Azucena Mora, the Ecuadorian theater and television actress known by her screen name for performances in stage and television,
died on July 14, 2026. Born Livia Lidia Mora Mendoza on…
Sitesh Ranjan Deb dead at age 75
Sitesh Ranjan Deb, a Bangladeshi wildlife conservationist known as Sitesh Babu,
died on July 14, 2026. He had begun his career as a professional hunter and wilderness guide in Bangladesh,…
Neliana Tersigni dead at age 81
Neliana Tersigni, an Italian journalist born in Rome,
died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 81. A freelance reporter from Rome who studied Russian literature, she began her…
Little Gerhard dead at age 92
Little Gerhard, the Swedish singer and rock musician born Karl-Gerhard Lundkvist,
died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Tillberga on May 17, 1934, he became…
Galina Kukleva dead at age 53
Galina Kukleva, a Russian biathlete who won Olympic and world championship medals,
died on July 14, 2026. Born Galina Alekseyevna Kukleva on November 21, 1972, in Ishimbay, she competed for…
Ramachandra Gowda dead at age 87
Ramachandra Gowda, an Indian politician and long-serving Karnataka Legislative Council member,
died on July 14, 2026. Born on December 13, 1938, in Thippur in Kunigal taluk of Tumkur district, he…
Fantan Mojah dead at age 49
Fantan Mojah, the Jamaican reggae singer born Owen Lennox Moncrieffe,
died on July 14, 2026. He was 49. Born on August 5, 1976, in White Hill, St Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica,…
Dave Kendall dead at age 125, British television personality, and journalist
Dave Kendall, the British television personality and journalist known for creating and hosting MTV’s "120 Minutes,"
died on July 14, 2026. Born David Kendall in the United Kingdom in 1901,…
Hans Michael Maitzen dead at age 83
Hans Michael Maitzen, an Austrian astronomer,
died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Graz on March 28, 1943, he studied astronomy, mathematics and physics at…
Márton Flander dead at age 41
Márton Flander, a Hungarian triathlete and economist,
died on July 14, 2026. Born in Baja on March 5, 1985, he began competing in triathlon in 2002 and went on to…
Joe Caldwell dead at age 97
Joe Caldwell, an American television writer whose credits included NBC Matinee Theater, The Secret Storm and Dark Shadows,
died on July 13, 2026. Born Joseph Kerwin Caldwell on October 2,…
Manfred Manglitz dead at age 86
Manfred Manglitz, a German footballer and goalkeeper,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Cologne on March 8, 1940, he began his football career in…
Mike Browning dead at age 61
Mike Browning, an American heavy metal drummer and singer,
died on July 13, 2026. Born Michael George Browning on May 26, 1964, in Tampa, Florida, he began playing drums at…
Charlie King dead at age 83
Charlie King, an American football player who played defensive back for the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals,
died on July 13, 2026. He was 83. Born Charles Ronnie King…
Marcel Deneux dead at age 97
Marcel Deneux, a French politician and senator,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 97. Born on August 16, 1928, in Beaucamps-le-Vieux, he served in the Senate of…
Pat Oliphant dead at age 90
Pat Oliphant, the Australian-born American political cartoonist whose work tracked American and global politics for more than six decades,
died on July 13, 2026. Born Patrick Bruce Oliphant in Adelaide…
John Hamm dead at age 88
John Hamm, a Canadian politician and physician who served as the 25th premier of Nova Scotia,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Born John Frederick Hamm…
Harry Swinney dead at age 87, pattern formation, and fluid dynamics experiments
Harry Swinney, the American physicist known for work in pattern formation and fluid dynamics experiments,
died on July 13, 2026. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, on April 10, 1939, he was…
Hervé Hasquin dead at age 83
Hervé Hasquin, a Belgian historian, university professor and politician,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Charleroi on December 31, 1942, he taught at the…
Jo Wan-kyu dead at age 98
Jo Wan-kyu, a South Korean politician who served as minister of education from 1992 to 1993,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 98. Born on February 11,…
Gérald Guillemin dead at age 77
Gérald Guillemin, the French organ builder based in Vaucluse,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Paris in 1948, he established his organ-building business in…
Denyse Émond dead at age 98
Denyse Émond, a Canadian actress and comedian,
died on July 13, 2026, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Born in Montreal on May 10, 1928, she was best known for her…
Fred Dudley dead at age 81
Fred Dudley, an American politician and attorney who served in the Florida Senate from 1986 to 1998, died July 13, 2026. He was born in Fort Myers on November 8,…
Alcides Bernal dead at age 60, Lawyer, Radio Broadcaster, Politician
Alcides Bernal, a Brazilian lawyer, radio broadcaster and politician,
died on July 13, 2026, at age 60. Born Alcides Jesus Peralta Bernal on July 14, 1965, in Corumbá, he built…
Nansun Shi dead at age 74
Nansun Shi, the Hong Kong film producer and executive known for her work on All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution, Infernal Affairs and The Thousand Faces of Dunjia,…
Georg Ferstl dead at age 89
Georg Ferstl, an Austrian politician who served in the Landtag of Styria from 2000 to 2005,
died on July 13, 2026. Born on December 30, 1936, in Trofaiach, he was…
Jean-François Coste dead
Jean-François Coste, a French sailor,
died on July 13, 2026. He took part in and completed the inaugural Vendée Globe in 1989, a feat that placed him among the early…
Raymond Razakarinvony dead at age 98
Raymond Razakarinvony, the Malagasy Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Miarinarivo from 1998 to 2007,
died on July 13, 2026. He was 98. Born in Antananarivo on November…
Rob Dieperink dead
Rob Dieperink, a Dutch football referee,
died on July 13, 2026. Born in Borculo on April 18, 1988, he worked for the KNVB and officiated matches in the Eredivisie, the…
Melaine Favennec dead at age 75
Melaine Favennec, the French singer and musician known also as Mélaine Favennec,
died on July 13, 2026, in Pont-l'Abbé. Born in Quimperlé in 1950, he began his musical career on…
Barry Dickins dead at age 76, author, artist, actor, educator, journalist
Barry Dickins, an Australian author, artist, actor, educator and journalist,
died on July 13, 2026, aged 76. Born in Reservoir in Melbourne, he became known for historical dramas and for…
Viorel Oancea dead at age 81
Viorel Oancea, a Romanian politician and major general who served as mayor of Timișoara from 1992 to 1996,
died on July 13, 2026. Born in Brașov on December 8, 1944,…
Markus Beierle dead at age 54
Markus Beierle, the German footballer who played as a striker,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 54. Born in Brackenheim on June 2, 1972, he began his…
Dudley Laufman dead at age 95
Dudley Laufman, an American contra dance caller and musician who helped spur the 20th-century revival of contra dancing,
died on July 13, 2026. He was 95. Born in Newton, Massachusetts,…
Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher dead at age 101
Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, a British politician and Labour life peer who served in the House of Lords from 1998 to 2026,
died on July 13, 2026, aged 101. Born…
Giuseppe Galtarossa dead at age 88
Giuseppe Galtarossa, an Italian footballer and sporting director,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Padua on March 12, 1938, he was known as a…
Pedro Ignacio Calderón dead at age 92
Pedro Ignacio Calderón, an Argentine musician and conductor,
died on July 13, 2026. Born in Paraná on December 13, 1933, he studied music from childhood and went on to a…
John Berne dead at age 72
John Berne, the Australian rugby union and rugby league player who represented Australia in rugby union,
died on July 13, 2026. Born John Edward Berne on March 14, 1954, in…
Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury dead at age 74
Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of Jatiya Sangsad,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 74. He represented the Chittagong-14 constituency in parliament…
Kim Ha-soo dead at age 67
Kim Ha-soo, a South Korean politician and mayor of Cheongdo County from 2022 to 2026,
died on July 13, 2026. He was born on February 5, 1990. Available biographical details…
Sam Neill dead at age 78
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for playing Dr. Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park films,
died on July 13, 2026. He was 78. Born Nigel John Dermot…