Krzysztof Dowgiałło dead at age 87, Polish politician
Krzysztof Dowgiałło, a Polish architect, writer and politician who served in the Sejm, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on June 30, 1938, in Novomalyn,…
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Iñaki Dorronsoro Plazaola dead at age 78, Spanish industrial engineer
Iñaki Dorronsoro Plazaola died on June 21, 2026. Tags Other, 21 June 2026, Plazaola, Spain, Iñaki, June 2026, June 21
Naeem Ahmed Kharal dead at age 69, Pakistani politician
Naeem Ahmed Kharal, a Pakistani politician and former member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 69. Born on January 19, 1957, in…
Ab DeMarco Jr. dead at age 77, American-born Canadian ice hockey player
Ab DeMarco Jr., an American-born Canadian ice hockey player who skated in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association during the 1970s, died June 21, 2026, at 77. Born…
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez dead at age 94, Cuban politician
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a Cuban politician and military figure, died on June 21, 2026. He was 94. Born in Artemisa on April 28, 1932, Valdés became one of the early…
Ilana Cohen dead at age 82, Israeli politician
Ilana Cohen, the Israeli nurse and politician who served in the Knesset from 2003 to 2006, died on June 21, 2026, at age 82. Born in Iraq on November 16,…
Selima Ahmad dead at age 65, Bangladeshi politician
Selima Ahmad, a Bangladeshi businessperson and politician, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 65. Born in Dhaka on July 7, 1960, she became vice chairperson of Nitol-Niloy…
Francisco Guterres dead at age 71, East Timorese politician
Francisco Guterres, the East Timorese politician who served as president of East Timor from 2017 to 2022, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 71. Known widely as…
Vittorio Parisi dead at age 89, Italian politician
Vittorio Parisi, an Italian politician and former senator, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Milan on January 1, 1936, he was a member of…
András Simor dead at age 87, Hungarian poet
András Simor, a Hungarian poet and writer, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Budapest on July 5, 1938, he studied at Kölcsey Ferenc Gimnázium…
Giorgia Moll dead at age 88, Italian actress
Giorgia Moll, the Italian actress born on January 14, 1938, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Prata di Pordenone, she also worked as a…
Alan Murray dead at age 76, English footballer and manager
Alan Murray, the English footballer and manager who died on June 21, 2026, was 76. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne on November 5, 1949, he began his career at Middlesbrough…
Yaacov Agam dead at age 98, Israeli sculptor and experimental artist
Yaacov Agam, the Israeli sculptor and experimental artist celebrated for his contributions to optical and kinetic art, died on June 21, 2026, at age 98. Born Yaakov Gipstein in Rishon…
Oleksandr Riabeka dead at age 66, Ukrainian politician
Oleksandr Riabeka, a Ukrainian politician and former member of parliament, died on June 21, 2026, at age 66. Born in Ovruch on November 26, 1959, he served as a People's…
Ange Armato dead at age 96, American baseball player
Ange Armato, an American baseball player who appeared in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 96. Also known as Ange Lou…
Kent Briggs dead at age 68, American football player and coach
Kent Briggs, an American football player and coach, died on June 21, 2026, at age 68. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he played quarterback at A. C. Reynolds High…
Mosharraf Hossain dead at age 78, Bangladeshi politician
Mosharraf Hossain died on June 21, 2026. He was a Bangladeshi politician. Tags Politicians, 21 June 2026, Bangladesh, Cancer, Hossain, Mosharraf, June 2026, June 21
Alain MacMoy dead at age 99, French actor
Alain MacMoy, a French actor whose career spanned film, stage and television, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Morbihan on October 16, 1926, he…
Rajendra Kharel dead at age 80, Nepali politician
Rajendra Kharel, a Nepalese politician, died on June 21, 2026, at age 80. He was a senior leader of the Nepali Congress and represented the party in the Pratinidhi Sabha…
Jeff Olson dead at age 77, American visual effects artist
Jeff Olson, an American visual effects artist whose work helped shape films including Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Trek and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, died on…
Jeff Olson dead at age 77, American visual effects artist
Jeff Olson died June 21, 2026. Tags Artists, 21 June 2026, America, Jeff, Olson, June 2026, June 21
Mireille Bastin dead at age 83, Belgian painter
Mireille Bastin, a Belgian painter, died on June 20, 2026, at age 83. Born in Uccle on March 30, 1943, she worked as a self-taught artist in the naïve style…
Katja Rost dead at age 50, German sociologist
Katja Rost died on June 20, 2026. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, Germany, Katja, Rost, June 20, June 2026
Icuk Baros dead at age 50, Indonesian actor and comedian
Icuk Baros died on June 20, 2026. Tags Actors, 20 June 2026, Baros, Icuk, Indonesia, June 20, June 2026
Slavenka Drakulić dead at age 76, Croatian journalist, novelist and essayist
Slavenka Drakulić, the Croatian journalist, novelist and essayist whose writing explored feminism, communism and post-communist life, died on June 20, 2026, at 76. Born in Rijeka on July 4, 1949,…
Julia Nyakó dead at age 63, Hungarian actress
Julia Nyakó, a Hungarian actress known for her work in stage and film, died on June 20, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Debrecen on February 20, 1963,…
Ahmad Washah dead, public figure
Ahmad Washah died on June 20, 2026. Tags Other, 20 June 2026, Ahmad, Palestine, Washah, June 20, June 2026
Jim Mitchell dead at age 77, American football player
Jim Mitchell, an American football player who spent eight seasons as a defensive end with the Detroit Lions, died on June 20, 2026. He was 77. Born in Danville, he…
Alex Hughes dead at age 38, Welsh football player and coach
Alex Hughes died on June 20, 2026. He was a footballer. Tags Athletes, 20 June 2026, Alex, Hughes, Wales, June 20, June 2026
Geraldene Felton dead at age 100, American academic
Geraldene Felton died June 20, 2026. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, America, Felton, Geraldene, June 20, June 2026
Roberto García dead at age 81, Argentine journalist
Roberto García died on June 20, 2026, at age 81. He was an Argentine journalist. García, also known as Roberto Ángel García, was identified in biographical records as a journalist…
Habib Touhami dead at age 78, Tunisian politician
Habib Touhami, a Tunisian politician who served as minister of health from 1983 to 1984, died on June 20, 2026, in Tunis. He was 78. Born on May 2, 1948,…
Geneviève Aubry dead at age 98, Swiss politician
Geneviève Aubry, a Swiss politician and opinion journalist, died on June 20, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds on March 4, 1928, she served as a…
P. Narayana Kurup dead at age 91, Indian poet and literary critic
P. Narayana Kurup, an Indian poet and literary critic, died on June 20, 2026. He was 91. Born on September 5, 1934, he was a Malayalam-language poet and critic from…
Robson Barros dead at age 57, Brazilian television stage assistant
Robson Barros died on June 20, 2026. He was a composer. Tags Musicians, 20 June 2026, Barros, Brazil, Robson, June 20, June 2026
Robson Barros dead at age 57, Brazilian television stage assistant and musician
Robson Barros died on June 20, 2026. Tags Musicians, 20 June 2026, Barros, Brazil, Robson, June 20, June 2026
Audu Sule Katagum dead at age 69, Nigerian politician
Audu Sule Katagum, a Nigerian politician, architect and former deputy governor of Bauchi State, died on June 20, 2026. He served as deputy governor from 2018 to 2019 under Governor…
Nirajoy Tripura dead at age 86, Indian politician
Nirajoy Tripura, an Indian politician and former Tripura Legislative Assembly member, died on June 20, 2026. Born on January 1, 1939, he entered the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in…
Sami al-Oraydi dead at age 52, public figure
Sami al-Oraydi, a Jordanian sharia official, died on June 20, 2026. Born in Amman in 1973, he was also known as Abu Mahmoud al-Shami and was educated at the University…
Abdus Sadeque dead at age 78, public figure
Abdus Sadeque, a Pakistani and Bangladeshi field hockey player, died on June 20, 2026. He was born on September 18, 1946, in Dacca, then in the Bengal Presidency of British…
Yves Lacoste dead at age 96, French geographer and geopolitician
Yves Lacoste, the French geographer and geopolitician whose work helped shape modern geopolitics, died on June 20, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Fez, Morocco, on September 7,…
Julia Nyakó dead at age 63, Hungarian actress
Julia Nyakó died on June 20, 2026. She was an actress. Tags Actors, 20 June 2026, Hungary, Julia, June 20, June 2026, Nyakó
Ivan Khitskov dead at age 89, Russian economist
Ivan Khitskov died June 20, 2026. He was a scientist. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, Ivan, Khitskov, Pisces, Russia, June 20, June 2026
András Simor dead at age 87, Hungarian poet
András Simor died on June 20, 2026. He was a poet. Tags Writers, 20 June 2026, Hungary, Simor, András, June 20, June 2026
Frank J. Guarini dead at age 101, American politician
Frank J. Guarini, an American politician and lawyer who served in the U.S. House of Representatives, died on June 20, 2026. He was 101. Born in Jersey City on August…
John Ronaldson dead at age 79, Australian footballer
John Ronaldson, an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the VFL, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on October 1, 1946, Ronaldson played…
Savabeel dead at age 24, Australian Thoroughbred racehorse
Savabeel, an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire, died on June 19, 2026, at age 24. Foaled on September 23, 2001, the brown colt was by Zabeel out of Savannah…
Mark Singer dead at age 75, American journalist
Mark Singer, an American journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker, died on June 19, 2026, at age 75 of complications from salivary gland cancer. Known professionally as Mark…
Hans van Hooft Sr. dead at age 84, Dutch politician
Hans van Hooft Sr., a Dutch politician, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on November 25, 1941, in Kerkdriel, he became a prominent figure in…
Fatou Gaye Sarr dead, Senegalese politician
Fatou Gaye Sarr, a Senegalese politician and agricultural engineer, died on June 19, 2026. She was a member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and served in government under President…
Min Khaike Soe San dead at age 53, Burmese writer and film director
Min Khaike Soe San, a Burmese writer and film director, died on June 19, 2026. He was 53. Born in Yangon on September 18, 1972, he also worked as a…
Yuri Vashchenko dead at age 85, Russian graphic artist
Yuri Vashchenko died on June 19, 2026, in Moscow. He was 85. Vashchenko was a Russian graphic artist and book illustrator, born in Moscow on June 16, 1941. He studied…
Haruhiro Yamashita dead at age 87, Japanese Olympic gymnast
Haruhiro Yamashita, a Japanese Olympic gymnast, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Uwajima on November 11, 1938, he represented Japan at the 1964 Summer…
Youssef Afifi dead at age 99, Egyptian army officer and politician
Youssef Afifi, an Egyptian army officer and politician, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Cairo on June 2, 1927, he studied at Cairo University’s…
James Burrows dead at age 85, American television producer and director
James Burrows, the American television director behind "Cheers," died on June 19, 2026, at age 85. Born in Los Angeles on December 30, 1940, and also known as James Edward…
Gábor Bona dead at age 77, Hungarian historian
Gábor Bona died on June 19, 2026. He was a Hungarian historian. Tags Scientists, 19 June 2026, Bona, Hungary, Gábor, June 19, June 2026
Désiré N’Kaoua dead at age 93, French pianist
Désiré N'Kaoua died on June 19, 2026. Tags Musicians, 19 June 2026, France, Désiré, June 19, June 2026, N'Kaoua
Valeriu Sepi dead at age 80, Romanian graphic designer, painter and visual artist
Valeriu Sepi died on June 19, 2026. Tags Artists, 19 June 2026, Romania, Sepi, Valeriu, June 19, June 2026
Sándor Tímár dead at age 95, Hungarian dancer and choreographer
Sándor Tímár died on June 19, 2026. Tags Other, 19 June 2026, Hungary, June 19, June 2026, Sándor, Tímár
Trond Johansen dead at age 102, Norwegian intelligence officer
Trond Johansen, a Norwegian intelligence officer, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 102. Born in Drammen on May 13, 1924, he served with the Norwegian Intelligence Service…
Claude Guillemot dead at age 69, French businessman
Claude Guillemot, the French businessman who co-founded Ubisoft, died on June 19, 2026, in a plane crash. He was 69. Born in Carentoir, France, on October 30, 1956, he grew…
Brasão dead at age 44, Brazilian footballer
Brasão, a Brazilian footballer, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 44. Born Ivan Fiel da Silva in São Paulo on January 1, 1982, he was best known…
Rodolfo Giampaoli dead at age 86, Italian politician
Rodolfo Giampaoli, an Italian politician who served as president of Marche from 1990 to 1993, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Pesaro, Italy, on…
Gene Bess dead at age 91, American college basketball coach
Gene Bess, an American college basketball coach, died June 19, 2026. He was 91. Bess was a native of Oak Ridge, Missouri, and spent 12 seasons coaching at Lesterville High…
Charles-Henri de Fouchécour dead at age 100, French higher education teacher
Charles-Henri de Fouchécour died on June 19, 2026. Tags Other, 19 June 2026, France, Charles-Henri, Fouchécour, June 19, June 2026
Emile Straker dead at age 90, Barbadian singer
Emile Straker, the Barbadian singer and former lead vocalist of the calypso group the Merrymen, died on June 19, 2026, at age 90. Born Charles Emile Straker on March 31,…
Hans Buzek dead at age 88, Austrian footballer
Hans Buzek, an Austrian footballer who played for First Vienna, Austria Wien and the national team, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Vienna on…
Farogh Siddique dead, Indian film director
Farogh Siddique died on June 19, 2026. He was a film director, writer and assistant director. Tags Actors, Writers, 19 June 2026, Farogh, India, Siddique, June 19, June 2026
Igor Protti dead at age 58, Italian footballer
Igor Protti, the Italian footballer and former professional striker, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 58. Born in Rimini on September 24, 1967, he began his career…
Mona Khalil dead at age 76, public figure
Mona Khalil, a Lebanese conservationist and environmentalist, died on June 19, 2026, after injuries sustained in an airstrike. She was 76. Also known as Mona al-Khalil and sometimes rendered Mona…
Samīra al-Māni’ dead at age 91, Iraqi writer
Samīra al-Māni', an Iraqi writer and novelist, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Basra in 1935, she received a BA in Arabic literature from…
Youssef Afifi dead at age 99, Egyptian army officer and politician
Youssef Afifi died June 19, 2026. Tags Politicians, 19 June 2026, Afifi, Cancer, Egypt, Youssef, June 19, June 2026
Elizabeth Arnold dead at age 66, American journalist
Elizabeth Arnold, an American journalist who was NPR’s national political correspondent and later a professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, died June 18, 2026, of complications from endometrial cancer.…
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell dead at age 92, Canadian politician
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, a Canadian politician, physician and nutritionist, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Marilyn Trenholme in Baie Verte, New Brunswick, on October 22,…
Tay Keith dead at age 29, American record producer
Tay Keith, the American record producer behind songs including “Sicko Mode,” “Nonstop” and “Look Alive,” died on June 18, 2026. He was 29. Born Brytavious Lakeith Chambers on Sept. 20,…
Justin Cary dead at age 50, American bass guitarist
Justin Cary, an American bass guitarist known for his work with Sixpence None the Richer, died on June 18, 2026, at age 50. A member of the Christian alternative rock…
Haroon Al Rashid dead at age 87, Bangladeshi politician
Haroon Al Rashid died on June 18, 2026. He was a Bangladeshi politician. No further details about his death were immediately available. Tags Politicians, 18 June 2026, Bangladesh, Cancer, Haroon,…
Mikhail Torrance dead at age 37, American basketball player
Mikhail Torrance, an American basketball player, died on June 18, 2026. He was 37. Born Mikhail Renard Torrance on September 30, 1988, in Eight Mile, Alabama, he played college basketball…
Natalia Belitser dead at age 87, Ukrainian biologist and human rights expert
Natalia Belitser died on June 18, 2026. Tags Scientists, 18 June 2026, Belitser, Natalia, Ukraine, June 18, June 2026
François Englert dead at age 93, Belgian theoretical physicist
François Englert, the Belgian theoretical physicist who shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Etterbeek, near Brussels, on…
Wulf Herzogenrath dead at age 82, German art historian and art curator
Wulf Herzogenrath, the German art historian and art curator, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on March 23, 1944, in Rathenow, Germany, he became a…
Al Worthington dead at age 97, American baseball player
Al Worthington, the American baseball pitcher and coach who played for the New York Giants, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins, died on June 18, 2026. He was 97. Born…
Alex Bueno dead at age 62, Dominican singer
Alex Bueno, a Dominican singer and guitarist, died on June 18, 2026, at age 62. Born Alejandro Wigberto Bueno López on September 6, 1963, in Santiago Province, Dominican Republic, he…
Daniel Castellano dead at age 53, Venezuelan journalist, writer and researcher
Daniel Castellano, a Venezuelan journalist, writer and researcher, died on June 18, 2026. Born in Caracas on November 20, 1972, and also known as Daniel Alirio Castellano Amarista, he studied…
Bogdan Marinescu dead at age 81, Romanian politician and doctor
Bogdan Marinescu died on June 18, 2026. Tags Doctors, Politicians, 18 June 2026, Bogdan, Cancer, Marinescu, Romania, June 18, June 2026
Ursula Schleicher dead at age 93, German politician
Ursula Schleicher, a German politician and harpist who served in the Bundestag and the European Parliament, died on June 18, 2026, at age 93. Born in Aschaffenburg on May 15,…
Bob Jolly dead at age 95, New Zealand veterinary scientist, Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zeal…
Bob Jolly, a New Zealand veterinary scientist and academic, died on June 18, 2026, aged 95. Born Robert Dudley Jolly in Hamilton on October 1, 1930, he built his career…
Al Mujahidi dead at age 86, Bangladeshi poet
Al Mujahidi, a Bangladeshi poet, died on June 18, 2026. Born on January 1, 1943, he was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2003 by the Government of Bangladesh for his…
Qamar Ahmed dead at age 88, Pakistani cricketer and journalist
Qamar Ahmed, a Pakistani cricketer and journalist, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on October 23, 1937, in Uttar Pradesh, he went on to represent…
Ondřej Horský dead at age 49, Czech sprint canoer
Ondřej Horský, a Czech sprint canoer, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 49. Born on March 5, 1977, he competed from the late 2000s and won a…
Adolfo Battaglia dead at age 96, Italian politician
Adolfo Battaglia, an Italian politician and journalist who served as minister of industry, commerce and craftsmanship, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Viterbo on…
Achmad Sutjipto dead at age 80, Indonesian admiral
Achmad Sutjipto died on June 18, 2026. Tags Other, 18 June 2026, Achmad, Cancer, Indonesia, Sutjipto, June 18, June 2026
Sam Y. Zamrik dead at age 93, Syrian-American engineer
Sam Y. Zamrik, a Syrian-American mechanical engineer and emeritus professor at Pennsylvania State University, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 93. Also known as Sam Yusuf Zamrik,…
Theoliptos Fenerlis dead at age 69, Turkish-Greek Orthodox prelate
Theoliptos Fenerlis, a Turkish-Greek Orthodox prelate and metropolitan of Iconium, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 69. Born Iakovos Fenerlis on April 17, 1957, in Tarabya, Istanbul,…