Poomani dead at age 79, Novelist, short story writer
Poomani, the Indian novelist and short story writer best known for Agnaadi,
died on July 12, 2026. Born in 1947 as Manickavasagamm in Andipatti, near Kovilpatti in Tamil Nadu, he…
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Michael Stürmer dead at age 87
Michael Stürmer, the German historian known for his work on the history of the German Empire and his role in the Historikerstreit of the 1980s,
died on July 13, 2026.…
Mary Morello dead at age 102
Mary Morello
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 102. An American activist and founder of Parents for Rock and Rap, she was also known as the mother…
Josef Kompalla dead at age 90
Josef Kompalla
died on July 12, 2026. He was a Polish-German ice hockey player and later an ice hockey official and referee. Born on March 13, 1936, in Katowice, he…
Luis Sanguino dead at age 91
Luis Sanguino, the Spanish sculptor known for monumental bronze works in Spain and the Americas,
died on July 12, 2026. Born Luis Antonio Sanguino de Pascual in Barcelona on August…
Serge Malenfant dead
Serge Malenfant, a Canadian painter,
died on July 12, 2026, in Sherbrooke. He was best known for trompe-l'œil murals created for the city of Sherbrooke, beginning with a work installed…
Gita Upadhyay dead at age 87
Gita Upadhyay, an Indian writer and translator from Assam,
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on February 14, 1939, in Gangmouthan in what is now…
Kent Carpenter dead at age 73
Kent Carpenter, an American marine biologist who spent much of his career based in the Philippines,
died on July 12, 2026. Born on January 20, 1953, he earned a bachelor’s…
Mary Otis Stevens dead at age 98
Mary Otis Stevens, an American architect,
died on July 12, 2026. She was born in New York City on March 28, 1928, and built her career in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Stevens…
Chris Scheuer dead at age 73
Chris Scheuer, an Austrian comic book author and illustrator,
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Graz on September 19, 1952, he built a career…
David Willey dead at age 93
David Willey
died on July 12, 2026. He was a British journalist. He worked for the BBC and Reuters during his career. Tags Journalists, 12 July 2026, Britain, Cancer, David,…
Günter Kuntz dead at age 87
Günter Kuntz, the German footballer who played as a right winger for VfR Kaiserslautern, Borussia Neunkirchen and Austria Wien,
died on July 12, 2026. Born on November 28, 1938, in…
Karl Weber dead at age 90, German politician, member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
Karl Weber, a German politician and former member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg,
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on February 26, 1936, in Heidelberg,…
Fernando Scarpa dead at age 79
Fernando Scarpa, an Italian footballer best known for his time with Potenza,
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Also known as Nando, he was born in…
Vernon Taylor dead at age 88
Vernon Taylor, an American rockabilly singer,
died on July 12, 2026, at age 88. Born Walton Alderton on November 9, 1937, he grew up in a Baptist family and was…
Gariba II dead at age 87
Gariba II, the Ghanaian traditional ruler of the Kingdom of Dagbon,
died on July 12, 2026. Widely known as the Yaa Naa, he led the Dagbon traditional state in northern…
Kent E. Carpenter dead at age 73
Kent E. Carpenter, an American marine biologist and professor of biological sciences at Old Dominion University,
died on July 12, 2026. He was a researcher in marine biology and ichthyology…
Wai Ching Ho dead at age 82
Wai Ching Ho
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 82. She was a Hong Kong actress whose screen credits included Daredevil, Iron Fist and Turning Red. Born…
Cronwell Jara dead at age 76
Cronwell Jara, the Peruvian writer and poet,
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 76. Born Cronwell Jorge Jara Jiménez in Piura on July 26, 1949, he became…
Péter Szolnoki dead at age 56
Péter Szolnoki
died on July 12, 2026. He was a Hungarian singer. Tags Musicians, 12 July 2026, Hungary, Szolnoki, July 12, July 2026, Péter
Syed Yasin dead at age 69
Syed Yasin
died on July 12, 2026. He was an Indian politician and social worker who served as a Karnataka MLA from 1999 to 2004 and again from 2008 to…
Lindsey Graham dead at age 71
Lindsey Graham
died on July 12, 2026. He was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. Senate from 2003 and in the U.S. House of Representatives…
Gilda Love dead at age 100
Gilda Love, the Spanish drag queen and transformist known offstage as Eduardo Rondón Gallardo,
died on July 12, 2026. Born on August 21, 1925, in Cádiz, he became widely regarded…
Temon Templar dead at age 59
Temon Templar
died on July 12, 2026. He was an Indonesian actor and comedian. No further details about his death were provided. Tags Actors, 12 July 2026, Capricorn, Indonesia, Temon,…
Luis Goytisolo dead at age 91
Luis Goytisolo, the Spanish novelist who became one of the leading figures in postwar Spanish letters,
died on July 12, 2026, at age 91. Born in Barcelona on March 17,…
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dead at age 74
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
died on July 12, 2026. He was a Qatari public figure who served as emir of Qatar from 1995 to 2013. Born in Doha on…
H. Hanumanthappa dead at age 94
H. Hanumanthappa, an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha,
died on July 12, 2026. He represented Karnataka in India’s upper house of Parliament as a…
Scott Bryce dead at age 68
Scott Bryce, an American actor best known for his work on "As the World Turns,"
died on July 12, 2026. Born Scott Macalister Bryce in New York City on January…
Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar dead at age 94
Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
died on July 12, 2026. He was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician who served as acting president of Bangladesh in 2002. Sircar studied at the University of…
Rui Resende dead at age 88
Rui Resende, the Brazilian actor known for work in film and television,
died on July 12, 2026. Born José Pereira Rezende Filho in Araguari in 1937, he began his career…
Rui Rezende dead at age 88
Rui Rezende, the Brazilian actor known for roles in "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" and "Roque Santeiro,"
died on July 12, 2026. He was 88. Born José Pereira Rezende…
Dave Hensman dead at age 63
Dave Hensman, a Canadian Christian singer-songwriter and priest,
died on July 11, 2026. Born David John Hensman on August 19, 1962, in Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, he was based…
Susumu Tonegawa dead at age 86
Susumu Tonegawa, the Japanese biologist who won the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering V(D)J recombination,
died on July 11, 2026. Born in Nagoya on September 5,…
Valery Serov dead at age 86
Valery Serov, a Russian politician and civil engineer who chaired the State Committee for Construction from 1989 to 1991,
died on July 11, 2026. He was 86. Born in Moscow…
Leon Fuller dead at age 87
Leon Fuller, an American football coach who served as head coach at Colorado State and as defensive coordinator for the Texas Longhorns,
died on July 11, 2026, at the age…
Horia Nestorescu-Bălcești dead at age 87
Horia Nestorescu-Bălcești
died on July 11, 2026. He was a Romanian journalist and museographer. No further details about his death were immediately available. Tags Journalists, 11 July 2026, Horia, Romania,…
Sombun Wanchaithanawong dead at age 89
Sombun Wanchaithanawong, a Thai politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1988 to 2011,
died on July 11, 2026. He was 89. Born on October 1, 1936, in…
Gunter Stein dead at age 84
Gunter Stein, a German-American electrical engineer,
died on July 11, 2026. Born on July 16, 1941, in Bordesholm, Germany, he emigrated to the United States with his family in 1954.…
Jun Isezaki dead at age 90
Jun Isezaki, a Japanese potter and ceramicist,
died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Bizen on February 20, 1936, he studied at Okayama University and…
S. Janaki dead at age 88
S. Janaki, the Indian playback singer whose career began in 1957,
died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Sistla Sreeramamurthy Janaki on April 23, 1938, in…
Hans Ewald Hansen dead at age 82
Hans Ewald Hansen, a Danish footballer,
died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on February 15, 1944, he represented Denmark in the men's football tournament at…
Jean-Paul Pigasse dead at age 86, French journalist, director-general of ADIAC
Jean-Paul Pigasse, a French journalist and media proprietor who served as director-general of ADIAC since 1997,
died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Toulouse on…
Albert Derolez dead at age 91
Albert Derolez, a Belgian librarian and medievalist known for his work on the 12th-century encyclopaedia Liber Floridus,
died on July 11, 2026. Born in Blankenberge on August 8, 1934, he…
Antonio Rattín dead at age 89
Antonio Rattín
died on July 11, 2026. He was an Argentine footballer best known for his career with Boca Juniors and the national team. Born in Tigre in 1937, Rattín…
Ken Bates dead at age 94
Ken Bates
died on July 11, 2026, aged 94. He was a British businessman and entrepreneur. Born in Ealing on December 4, 1931, he was also known as Kenneth William…
Jayden Adams dead at age 25
Jayden Adams
died on July 11, 2026, aged 25. He was a South African footballer who played for Stellenbosch, Mamelodi Sundowns and the national team. His death was announced by…
Manú dead at age 43
Manú
died on July 11, 2026. He was a Portuguese footballer. Born in Setúbal on August 28, 1982, he was also known as Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo and Manu. Tags…
Dermot Murnaghan dead at age 68
Dermot Murnaghan
died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 68. He was an English television presenter and news reporter, known for his work on Sky News and BBC…
Lenzman dead at age 47
Lenzman
died on July 11, 2026. He was a Dutch drum & bass producer. He was 31. Tags Other, 11 July 2026, Cancer, Lenzman, Netherlands, Scorpio, July 11, July 2026
Yuri Smirnov dead at age 87
Yuri Smirnov
died on July 11, 2026. He was a Russian actor. Tags Actors, 11 July 2026, Russia, Scorpio, Smirnov, Yuri, July 11, July 2026
Yuri Smirnov dead at age 87
Yuri Smirnov
died on July 11, 2026. He was a Russian actor. Tags Actors, 11 July 2026, Russia, Smirnov, Yuri, July 11, July 2026
Peppino di Capri dead at age 86
Peppino di Capri
died on July 11, 2026. He was 86. The Italian singer was known for songs including “Un grande amore e niente più” and “Champagne.” Tags Musicians, 11…
Robert W. Cole dead at age 95, American conductor, complications from a stroke
Robert W. Cole, the American conductor, impresario and arts administrator who led Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley,
died on July 11, 2026, of complications from a stroke.…
Héctor Valle dead at age 85
Héctor Valle, a Puerto Rican baseball player who appeared for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball,
died on July 11, 2026. Born Héctor Jose Valle on October 27,…
Karl Lovell dead at age 48
Karl Lovell, a New Zealand rugby league footballer,
died on July 11, 2026. Born on December 9, 1977, in Auckland, he played in the National Rugby League for the Parramatta…
Jun Isezaki dead at age 90
Jun Isezaki
died on July 11, 2026. He was a Japanese potter and ceramicist. Born in Bizen on February 20, 1936, he was known for his work in ceramics and…
Paul Atkins dead at age 57, Australian footballer, traffic collision
Paul Atkins, an Australian rules footballer who played two games for the Sydney Swans in the 1992 AFL season,
died on July 11, 2026. Born on December 23, 1968, Atkins…
Bob Farrell dead at age 77
Bob Farrell, an American Christian musician and songwriter best known for his work in the duo Farrell and Farrell,
died on July 11, 2026. He was 77. Formed in 1977…
Josh Grisetti dead at age 44
Josh Grisetti
died on July 10, 2026. He was an American actor. Tags Actors, 10 July 2026, America, Grisetti, Josh, Sagittarius, July 10, July 2026
Đorđe Kadijević dead at age 93, Serbian film director, screenwriter and art critic
Đorđe Kadijević
died on July 10, 2026, at age 93. He was a Serbian film director, screenwriter and art critic. Born in Šibenik on January 6, 1933, Kadijević also worked…
Ahmet Telli dead at age 79
Ahmet Telli
died on July 10, 2026. He was a poet. Tags Journalists, Writers, 10 July 2026, Ahmet, Ankara, Sagittarius, Telli, July 10, July 2026
Peter Van Norden dead at age 75
Peter Van Norden
died on July 10, 2026. He was an American actor. His film and television credits included The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, The Accused and…
Jordi Borja Sebastià dead at age 85
Jordi Borja Sebastià, the Spanish politician who served in the Parliament of Catalonia from 1980 to 1984,
died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Barcelona…
Cid Saboia de Carvalho dead at age 90
Cid Saboia de Carvalho, a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served in the Federal Senate from 1987 to 1995,
died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 90. Born…
Mark B. Wise dead at age 72
Mark B. Wise, the Canadian-American theoretical physicist whose work helped shape heavy quark effective theory,
died on July 10, 2026. Born on November 9, 1953, he conducted research in elementary…
Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov dead at age 74
Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov
died on July 10, 2026. He was a Bulgarian cosmonaut. Tags Other, 10 July 2026, Aleksandr, Aleksandrov, Bulgaria, Sagittarius, July 10, July 2026
Roland Collombin dead at age 75
Roland Collombin
died on July 10, 2026. He was a Swiss Olympic alpine skier and represented Switzerland at the 1972 Winter Games. Collombin was born in Bagnes on February 17,…
Enrique Krauss dead at age 94
Enrique Krauss
died on July 10, 2026. He was a Chilean lawyer and politician. Born in Valdivia on January 8, 1932, Krauss was also known as Juan Enrique Krauss Rusque.…
Albert Mamy dead at age 86
Albert Mamy, the French lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Sorèze for more than four decades,
died on July 10, 2026. He was 86. Born in Toulouse on…
Peter von Möllendorff dead at age 63
Peter von Möllendorff, a German classical philologist,
died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 63. Born on April 5, 1963, in Zurich, Switzerland, he served as chair of…
Eva Røine dead at age 97
Eva Røine, the Norwegian psychologist, actress, author and former beauty pageant titleholder,
died on July 10, 2026. Born in Mysen on December 11, 1928, she was first known in younger…
Mike Larnach dead at age 73
Mike Larnach
died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 73. He was a Scottish footballer who played for Clydebank, Motherwell and Ayr United. Born on November 9, 1952,…
Michael Aspinall dead at age 86
Michael Aspinall
died on July 10, 2026. He was a British musicologist. Tags Musicians, 10 July 2026, Aspinall, Britain, Capricorn, Michael, July 10, July 2026
Chua Mia Tee dead at age 94
Chua Mia Tee
died on July 10, 2026. He was a Chinese-born Singaporean painter. Born on Nov. 25, 1931, he was 94. Tags Artists, 10 July 2026, China, Chua, Sagittarius,…
Calvin Hayes dead at age 63
Calvin Hayes
died on July 10, 2026. He was a British musician. Tags Musicians, 10 July 2026, Britain, Calvin, Hayes, July 10, July 2026
Patricia Greene dead at age 94
Patricia Greene
died on July 10, 2026. She was an actress. Tags Actors, 10 July 2026, Capricorn, Greene, Patricia, July 10, July 2026
Chezhiyan dead at age 57
Chezhiyan
died on July 10, 2026. He was an Indian cinematographer. Tags Other, 10 July 2026, Cancer, Chezhiyan, India, July 10, July 2026
Kinu Rochford dead at age 35
Kinu Rochford
died on July 10, 2026. He was an American basketball player. Rochford was born on October 26, 1990, in Brooklyn and attended James Madison High School and Fairleigh…
Mariazelle Goonetilleke dead at age 68
Mariazelle Goonetilleke
died on July 10, 2026. She was a singer. Tags Musicians, 10 July 2026, Gemini, Goonetilleke, Mariazelle, July 10, July 2026
Rachmad Gobel dead at age 63
Rachmad Gobel
died on July 10, 2026. He was an Indonesian politician. Tags Politicians, 10 July 2026, Gobel, Indonesia, Rachmad, Virgo, July 10, July 2026
Derryn Hinch dead at age 82
Derryn Hinch, the New Zealand-born Australian media personality and politician,
died on July 10, 2026, aged 82. Born Derryn Nigel Hinch in New Plymouth on February 9, 1944, he built…
Doug Stahl dead at age 63
Doug Stahl, an American professional wrestler,
died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 63. Born Douglas Eugene Stahl on February 25, 1963, he competed on the independent wrestling…
Sharaf Uddin Khashru dead, Sharaf Uddin Khashru, Bangladeshi politician
Sharaf Uddin Khashru, a Bangladeshi politician from Sylhet District,
died on July 10, 2026. He represented Sylhet-6 in the Jatiya Sangsad, winning election in 1991 on a Jatiya Party ticket…
Ralph Hemecker dead at age 65
Ralph Hemecker, an American television director, writer and producer known for his work on series including Blue Bloods, Once Upon a Time and The Flash,
died on July 10, 2026.…
Rainer Dörrzapf dead at age 76
Rainer Dörrzapf
died on July 9, 2026. He was a German weightlifter. Tags Athletes, 09 July 2026, Germany, Pisces, Rainer, Dörrzapf, July 2026, July 9
Randolph Mantooth dead at age 80
Randolph Mantooth
died on July 9, 2026, at age 80. He was an American actor, best known for his work on the television series "Emergency!". Also known as Randy Mantooth,…
Augustine Obiora Akubeze dead at age 69
Augustine Obiora Akubeze
died on July 9, 2026. He was a public figure. Tags Other, 09 July 2026, Akubeze, Augustine, Virgo, July 2026, July 9
Max Eiselin dead at age 94
Max Eiselin, the Swiss expedition leader who organized the 1960 ascent of Dhaulagiri,
died on July 9, 2026. Born on January 8, 1932, in Kriens, he was a trained businessman…
José Bada Panillo dead at age 97
José Bada Panillo
died on July 9, 2026. He was a Spanish politician who served as minister of culture and education of Aragon from 1983 to 1987. Tags Politicians, Scientists,…
Claude Halmos dead at age 80
Claude Halmos, a French psychoanalyst and essayist,
died on July 9, 2026. He was 80. Born in Châteauroux on April 30, 1946, Halmos was known for writings on abuse, neglect…
Jean-Louis Lechat dead at age 83
Jean-Louis Lechat, a Belgian journalist and comic book writer who specialized in coverage of comics,
died on July 9, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Chimay on January…
Eddie Goldenberg dead at age 77
Eddie Goldenberg
died on July 9, 2026. He was a lawyer. Tags Lawyers, 09 July 2026, Capricorn, Eddie, Goldenberg, July 2026, July 9
Takao Mikami dead at age 92
Takao Mikami, a Japanese politician who served in the House of Councillors from 1989 to 1995,
died on July 9, 2026. Born on November 2, 1933, in Aomori Prefecture, he…
Rudolf Friedrich dead at age 90
Rudolf Friedrich, a German politician and railway worker,
died on July 9, 2026. Born on June 2, 1936, in Bělotín, then in Czechoslovakia, he belonged to the Christian Democratic Union…
Kimitaka Fujino dead at age 78
Kimitaka Fujino, a Japanese politician who served in the House of Councillors from 2003 to 2007,
died on July 9, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on May 29,…
Pepe León dead at age 91
Pepe León, the Spanish sporting executive and three-time president of Real Betis,
died on July 9, 2026. Also known as José León Gómez, he was born on March 23, 1935,…
Renaud Hardy dead at age 64
Renaud Hardy
died on July 9, 2026, at the age of 64. The Belgian convicted serial killer died in the prison complex of Bruges, according to the information available. Hardy…