The Duke of Dorchester dead at age 81, American wrestler
The Duke of Dorchester, an American professional wrestler, died on June 17, 2026. Known outside the ring as Pete Doherty, he was born on January 18, 1941, in Dorchester. He…
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The Duke of Dorchester, an American professional wrestler, died on June 17, 2026. Known outside the ring as Pete Doherty, he was born on January 18, 1941, in Dorchester. He…
Bobby Harrison died on June 17, 2026. He was a footballer. Tags Athletes, 17 June 2026, Bobby, England, Harrison, June 17, June 2026
James Breen, an Irish independent politician who served as a Teachta Dála for Clare from 2002 to 2007, died on June 17, 2026, aged 81. Born in County Clare on…
Hans Marwitz died on June 17, 2026. Tags Journalists, 17 June 2026, Chile, Hans, Marwitz, June 17, June 2026
Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir died on June 17, 2026. She was an actress. Tags Actors, 17 June 2026, Iceland, Jóhannsdóttir, June 17, June 2026, Margrét
Tom Dreesen, an American stand-up comedian and actor, died on June 17, 2026. Born on September 11, 1942, in Harvey, Illinois, he grew up in the Chicago suburb and attended…
Eliot D. Cohen, an American electrical engineer, died on June 17, 2026, at age 84. Born Eliot Dorsey Cohen on March 10, 1942, in Washington, D.C., he earned a bachelor’s…
Ralph G. Wright, an American politician and former speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, died on June 17, 2026. He was 91. Wright served as speaker from 1985 to…
Éric Roy, the French football player and manager who led Brest in Ligue 1, died on June 17, 2026, at age 58. Born Éric Serge Armand Roy on September 26,…
Hildegard Fässler, a Swiss politician and member of parliament from 1997 to 2013, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Frauenfeld on June 22, 1951,…
Alisher Mirzonabot, a Tajik politician and deputy of the National Assembly, died on June 17, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was 45. Born on August 27, 1980, in Rushon…
Aleksandr Samokutyaev, a Russian politician and former cosmonaut, died on June 17, 2026, at age 56. Born in Penza on March 13, 1970, he built a career in aviation and…
Manuel Benza Pflücker, a Peruvian politician and sociologist, died on June 17, 2026. He was 82. Born in Lima on April 16, 1944, Benza was a member of the Revolutionary…
Teddie Beverley, the English singer best known as one-third of The Beverley Sisters, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Hazel Pamela Chinery in Bethnal Green,…
Teresė Nekrošaitė, a Lithuanian athletics competitor and javelin thrower, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 64. Born on October 19, 1961, in Bitvanas, she represented Lithuania at…
Roger Wierinckx, a Belgian politician and civil servant who served in the Senate from 1991 to 1995, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 98. Born on November…
Walter Parazaider, an American Hall of Fame woodwind musician and founding member of Chicago, died on June 17, 2026, at age 81 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Born in Chicago…
Toney Lee, an American singer, songwriter and record producer, died on June 17, 2026, at age 72. Born James Anthony Lee on September 12, 1953, he worked in garage house,…
Prasad Sawkar, an Indian classical vocalist, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Sambaprasad Raghuvir Sawkar on December 14, 1928, in Baroda, Gujarat, he was known…
Teddie Beverley, the English singer best known as one-third of The Beverley Sisters, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Hazel Pamela Chinery in Bethnal Green,…
Judith Wyler died on June 17, 2026. Tags Actors, 17 June 2026, America, Judith, Wyler, June 17, June 2026
Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, an Indian social activist and student from Bhojpur district, Bihar, died on June 17, 2026, after a controversial police encounter that drew national attention. Born around 1998…
Carlo Ginzburg, an Italian historian and leading figure in microhistory, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Turin on April 15, 1939, he became known…
Major Oak, the famous English oak in Sherwood Forest, died on June 17, 2026. Estimated to be about 800 to 1,000 years old, the tree stood near Edwinstowe in Nottinghamshire…
Andreas Høivold, a Norwegian poker player, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 53. Born in Sunderland in 1972, he became known on the professional poker circuit after…
Ken McCurrach, an Australian rugby union player, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 80. Also known as Kenneth George McCurrach, he was born on January 1, 1946.…
Beau Williams, an American gospel singer, died on June 17, 2026, at age 76. Born in Houston on January 6, 1950, he began his career in 1982 and became known…
Alfred Bayer, a German politician and longtime Christian Social Union of Bavaria representative, died on June 16, 2026, at age 93. Born in Munich on March 8, 1933, he studied…
Camillo Ruini, the Italian Roman Catholic cardinal who led the Italian Episcopal Conference from 1991 to 2007 and served as cardinal vicar of Rome from 1991 to 2008, died on…
Mari Paz Díaz González died on June 16, 2026. Tags Other, 16 June 2026, Mari, Spain, González, June 16, June 2026
Daniel Senet, a French Olympic weightlifter and silver medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on June 16, 2026. He was 72. Born in Amiens on June 26, 1953, Senet…
Paul Avery died on June 16, 2026. He was an actor. Tags Actors, 16 June 2026, America, Avery, Paul, June 16, June 2026
Afsaneh Malek died on June 16, 2026. Tags Musicians, 16 June 2026, Afsaneh, Iran, Malek, June 16, June 2026
Hervé Larrue, a French rugby union and rugby league player, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on July 5, 1935, in Tarn, he represented France…
Peter Kampits, an Austrian philosopher and author who taught at the University of Vienna, died on June 16, 2026. He was 83. Born in Vienna on January 1, 1942, Kampits…
Joan Viñas, a Spanish physician and university teacher, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Mataró on December 11, 1950, he was known as Joan…
John J. Snow Jr., an American politician and lawyer, died on June 16, 2026, at age 80. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he earned both his undergraduate degree and…
Daveigh Chase, an American actress known for roles in Lilo & Stitch, The Ring and Donnie Darko, died June 16, 2026, at age 35 of complications from meningitis. Born Daveigh…
Claude Bardos, a French mathematician who specialized in mathematical physics, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on April 4, 1940, he earned a doctorate from…
Afsaneh Malek, an Iranian singer, died on June 16, 2026. She was 83. Born in Tehran in 1942, Malek performed widely before Iran’s 1979 Revolution and was noted for collaborations…
Jacky Haran, a French racing driver, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on May 12, 1943, in Mansigné, then in German-occupied France, he began his…
Philippe Labarde, a French economic journalist and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Agen on September 26, 1939, he was educated at the…
Chatch Kuldilok, a Thai politician and former member of Thailand’s House of Representatives, died on June 16, 2026. He was 82. Kuldilok, who was born on January 1, 1943, served…
Michael Kapovich, a Russian-American mathematician who worked at the University of California, Davis, died on June 16, 2026. He was 63. Born in Khabarovsk on March 13, 1963, and also…
Pat Holmes, an American football player who played for the Houston Oilers, Calgary Stampeders and Kansas City Chiefs, died on June 16, 2026, at age 85. Born James Patrick Holmes…
Harunobu Yonenaga, a Japanese politician, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 60. Born on October 21, 1965, in Masuho, Yamanashi, he graduated from Sophia University and later…
Gilbert Azibert, a French magistrate and jurist, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on February 2, 1947, in Marseille’s 6th arrondissement, he served on the…
Jiří Wolf, a Czech political prisoner, anticommunist and signatory of Charter 77, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on January 5, 1952, in Jindřichův Hradec,…
Per Ottesen, the Norwegian sports official who served as president of the Norwegian Ski Federation from 1985 to 1987, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 93. Born…
John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough, a British hereditary peer, died on June 16, 2026, aged 95. He held the Earl of Mexborough title in the Peerage of Ireland, one…
Robert Thurman, an American Buddhist writer and academic, died on June 16, 2026, at age 84. Born Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman in New York City on August 3, 1941, he…
Sergey Shashurin, a Russian politician and former deputy of the State Duma, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Nizhniye Vyazovye on January 13, 1957,…
Romy Guevarra, a Filipino basketball referee, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 89. Known as Romeo “Romy” Guevarra, he began his officiating career with the Manila Industrial…
Bobby Prince, an American video game composer and sound designer, died on June 16, 2026. He was known professionally for work on landmark games including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Doom II:…
István Nász, a Hungarian bacteriologist, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Túrkeve on March 3, 1927, he studied at Semmelweis University and built a…
Lidia Litvinova, a Russian politician who served in the Soviet of the Union from 1979 to 1989, died on June 16, 2026, at age 76. Born Lidia Mikhailovna Litvinova on…
Raimundo Carrero, a Brazilian journalist and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at age 78. Born in Salgueiro, Pernambuco, in 1947, he went on to study at the Federal University…
Fred Alexander died on June 15, 2026. He was a drummer. Tags Musicians, 15 June 2026, Alexander, America, Fred, June 15, June 2026
Judy Wyler died on June 15, 2026. She was an actress. Tags Actors, 15 June 2026, America, Judy, Wyler, June 15, June 2026
Rosalind Gefre, an American Catholic religious sister and masseuse, died on June 15, 2026. She was 96. Born Mary Margaret Gefre on November 6, 1929, in Strasburg, North Dakota, she…
Trevor Hitchen, the English footballer who played for Southport, Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Born on September 25, 1926, in…
Peter Littlewood, a British physicist and professor at the University of Chicago, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 71. Known for his work on polariton condensation and…
Megan Kimmel died June 15, 2026, at the age of 45. She was an American athletics competitor. Kimmel was born in Denver in 1980. Tags Athletes, 15 June 2026, America,…
Tatyana Pletnyova died on June 15, 2026. She was an actress. Tags Actors, 15 June 2026, Pletnyova, Russia, Tatyana, June 15, June 2026
José Guzmán died on June 15, 2026. Tags Athletes, 15 June 2026, Peru, Guzmán, José, June 15, June 2026
Alvin Libin, a Canadian businessman, sports executive and philanthropist, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 95. Based in Calgary, he was president and chief executive officer of…
Serhiy Osyka, a Ukrainian politician who served as a deputy in the Verkhovna Rada from 2002 to 2012, died on June 15, 2026, at age 71. Born in Kyiv on…
Peter Schuster, the Austrian theoretical chemist known for his work on molecular evolution, died on June 15, 2026. He was 85. Born in Vienna on March 7, 1941, Schuster studied…
Alexander Vinidiktov, a Russian politician and deputy of the 3rd State Duma, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on June 10, 1950, in Kizel, Perm…
Piero Amerio died on June 15, 2026. He was an academic. Tags Scientists, 15 June 2026, Amerio, Aries, Italy, Piero, June 15, June 2026
Francesco Michele Barra died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 78. He was an Italian politician and tax advisor, according to his Wikipedia biography. Born in Castrovillari on…
Rock Perdoni, the American football player known for his career with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, died on June 15, 2026. He was 78. Born in Italy on December 10,…
Frank J. Gargiulo, an American politician, died on June 15, 2026, at age 87. Born in Jersey City on May 18, 1939, he was a Republican Party member who served…
Brian Johnson, the British designer and director of film and television special effects, died on June 15, 2026. Born Brian Johncock on June 29, 1939, in Surrey, he changed his…
Semyon Skrepetsky, a Russian artist, activist and blogger, died on June 15, 2026, at age 45. Born Robert Kuzovkov in Altai Krai in 1981, he became known for political caricature,…
Bob Winograd, a Canadian professional ice hockey player, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 76. Born Robert Earl Winograd in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on June 6, 1950, he…
J. Michael Criley, an American cardiologist and medical researcher, died on June 15, 2026. He was 95. A professor emeritus at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Criley was…
Ronell Johnson, an American trombonist with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, died on June 15, 2026. He was 49. Johnson was identified in reports as a member of the long-running…
Etienne Cooreman, a Belgian politician and lawyer, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Zele on November 14, 1928, he sat in the Chamber of…
Togba Zogbélémou, a Guinean politician and former minister of justice, died on June 15, 2026, in Conakry. A member of the Rally of the Guinean People, he served as Guinea’s…
Christian Bujeau died on June 15, 2026. He was an actor. Tags Actors, 15 June 2026, Bujeau, Christian, France, June 15, June 2026
Ece İrtem, a Turkish actress and opera singer, died on June 15, 2026, after suffering a heart attack. She was 35. Born in Sivas on June 14, 1991, İrtem graduated…
Eddie Andelman, the American sports radio talk-show host whose voice became a fixture in Boston for more than four decades, died on June 15, 2026. He was 89. Andelman built…
Tatyana Pletnyova died on June 15, 2026. Tags Actors, 15 June 2026, Pletnyova, Russia, Tatyana, June 15, June 2026
Telê Ancona Lopez died on June 15, 2026. She was a Brazilian literary scholar who worked at the University of São Paulo and its Institute of Brazilian Studies. Born in…
Jerry de Jong, the Surinamese-born Dutch footballer who played for Telstar, MVV and the Netherlands national team, died on June 15, 2026, aged 61. Born in Paramaribo on August 29,…
Alan Ward, the English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Leicestershire and the England Test side, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Dronfield on August…
Toyoji Sudo died on June 15, 2026. Tags Politicians, 15 June 2026, Japan, Sudo, Toyoji, June 15, June 2026
Serhiy Osyka died on June 15, 2026. He was a Ukrainian politician. Tags Politicians, 15 June 2026, Cancer, Osyka, Serhiy, Ukraine, June 15, June 2026
Toyoji Sudo died on June 15, 2026. Tags Politicians, 15 June 2026, Japan, Sudo, Toyoji, June 15, June 2026
Vladimir Gulyamkhaydarov, a Soviet association football player and coach, died on June 15, 2026. He was 80. Born in Dushanbe on February 26, 1946, Gulyamkhaydarov was a Tajik-Kazakh football figure…
Beatrice Lumpkin, an American union organizer, activist, professor and writer, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 107. Born Beatrice Shapiro on August 3, 1918, in The Bronx,…
Kyle Calder, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent parts of his NHL career with the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings, died on June 15, 2026. He…
Danny Simmons, an American abstract expressionist painter, died on June 15, 2026, at age 72. Born Daniel Simmons Jr. on August 17, 1953, in New York, he worked as a…
Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist and composer known for The Jazz Epistles and the song "Mannenberg," died on June 15, 2026, at age 91. Born Adolph Johannes Brand…
Minkailu Mansaray, a Sierra Leonean politician and minister, died on June 15, 2026. Born in Tonkolili District, he served in Parliament from 2002 to 2007 and later held ministerial posts,…
John Stockwell, an American CIA officer and later peace activist, died on June 14, 2026. He was 88. Born on January 1, 1937, in Angleton, Texas, Stockwell studied at the…
Converse Chellis, an American politician and former treasurer of South Carolina, died on June 14, 2026. He was 82. Born in Summerville, South Carolina, Chellis served in the South Carolina…