Brito dead at age 86, Botafogo, national team
Brito, the Brazilian footballer who starred for Vasco da Gama, Botafogo and the Brazil national team, died on June 11, 2026. Born Hércules de Brito Ruas in Rio de Janeiro…
Who Died This Month?
Notable deaths this month: Over 700 obituaries with additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Bajrakitiyabha dead at age 47, Thai royal and diplomat
Bajrakitiyabha, a Thai royal and diplomat, died on June 11, 2026, at age 47. Known formally as Princess Rajasarini Siribajra, she was born on December 7, 1978, at Amphorn Sathan…
Memiş Selciuc dead at age 47, heart attack
Memiş Selciuc died on June 11, 2026, after a heart attack. He was a Romanian-Turkish saxophonist. Tags Other, 11 June 2026, Romania, Selciuc, Turkey, Heart Attack, June 11, June 2026,…
Philip Adrian Booth dead at age 66, British-Canadian guitarist and keyboardist
Philip Adrian Booth, the British-Canadian guitarist and keyboardist known for "Ulterior Motives," died on June 11, 2026, at age 66. Born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was…
Hans Gerd Klais dead at age 95, German organ builder
Hans Gerd Klais, a German organ builder, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Bonn on December 2, 1930, he became a member of the…
Vladimir Sapozhnikov dead at age 81, traffic collision
Vladimir Sapozhnikov died on June 11, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was a Russian composer. Sapozhnikov was born on January 20, 1945. Tags Musicians, 11 June 2026, Aquarius, Russia,…
Janusz Michałowski dead at age 89, Polish actor
Janusz Michałowski, a Polish actor, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Augustów on January 1, 1937, he trained at the State Higher School of…
Lhasang Tsering dead at age 74, Tibetan writer and political activist
Lhasang Tsering, a Tibetan writer and political activist, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in 1952 in Tradün, in western Tibet, he became known as…
Leif Nielsen dead at age 84, Greenock Morton, national team), complications from dementia
Leif Nielsen, the Danish football goalkeeper who played for BK Frem, Greenock Morton and the national team, died on June 11, 2026, from complications of dementia. He was 84. Born…
Merle Boucher dead at age 79, American politician
Merle Boucher, an American politician and former member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, died June 11, 2026, at age 79. Born July 19, 1946, in Rolette, North Dakota,…
Astar Shamir dead at age 71, Israeli singer and musician
Astar Shamir died on June 11, 2026. She was an Israeli singer and musician. Tags Musicians, 11 June 2026, Astar, Israel, Shamir, June 11, June 2026
Margaret Kerry dead at age 97, If You Knew Susie
Margaret Kerry, an American dancer and actress best known for Peter Pan and If You Knew Susie, died on June 11, 2026, at age 97. Born Peggy Lynch on May…
Eduardo Portela dead at age 91, president of the ACB
Eduardo Portela, the Spanish basketball coach and executive who led the ACB from 1990 to 2013, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Barcelona on…
Hugo Broch dead at age 104, last living recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross
Hugo Broch, the German World War II flying ace who was the last living recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, died on June 11, 2026. He was…
Christian Laurissergues dead at age 86, deputy
Christian Laurissergues, a French politician who served as a deputy from 1973 to 1988, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Bordeaux on August 7,…
Shirley Lord dead at age 93, English-born American journalist
Shirley Lord, an English-born American journalist and former beauty editor and director of Vogue, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Shirley Florence Stringer in London…
Christa Schmidt dead at age 85, German politician
Christa Schmidt, the German politician and former member of the Bundestag, died on June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born Christa Weigel in Leipzig on April 3, 1941, she trained…
Ren Yanshen dead at age 80, Chinese politician and academic
Ren Yanshen, a Chinese politician and academic, died on June 10, 2026. He was 80. Ren served as deputy party secretary of Jiangsu Province and as vice chairman of the…
Arthur Buikema dead at age 85, American biologist and ecologist
Arthur Buikema, an American biologist and ecologist, died June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born Arthur Louis Buikema Jr. on February 4, 1941, in Cook County, Illinois, he was raised…
David Fairrington dead at age 85, American painter
David Fairrington, an American painter known for his realistic portraits and a range of other subjects, died on June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born David Neal Fairrington on October…
Vladas Garastas dead at age 94, Soviet Union national team, national team
Vladas Garastas, a Lithuanian basketball coach who led Žalgiris, the Soviet Union national team and Lithuania’s national team, died on June 10, 2026. He was 94. Born in Linkuva on…
Jean Ziegler dead at age 92, Swiss politician
Jean Ziegler, the Swiss politician, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Hans Ziegler on April 19, 1934, in Thun, he built a public career that…
Dieter Glemser dead at age 87, German racing driver
Dieter Glemser, the German racing driver who died on June 10, 2026, was 87. Born in Stuttgart on June 28, 1938, he began his career in rallying in the early…
Keith Piper dead at age 56, cancer
Keith Piper, the English cricketer who kept wicket for Warwickshire, died on June 10, 2026, after cancer. Born in Leicester on December 18, 1969, Keith John Piper played professionally for…
Thomas Alan Harris dead at age 92, member of the Tennessee Senate and House of Representatives
Thomas Alan Harris died on June 10, 2026. He was an American politician who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1962 to 1966 and in the Tennessee Senate…
Yōhei Kōno dead at age 89, deputy prime minister and speaker of the House of Representatives
Yōhei Kōno, a Japanese politician who served as deputy prime minister from 1994 to 1995 and as speaker of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009, died on June…
Wes Gardner dead at age 65, Boston Red Sox
Wes Gardner, an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox, died on June 10, 2026, at 65. Born Wesley Brian Gardner…
Claudio Spadaro dead at age 72, Italian actor
Claudio Spadaro died on June 10, 2026. He was an Italian actor. Tags Actors, 10 June 2026, Claudio, Gemini, Italy, Spadaro, June 10, June 2026
Tino Conti dead at age 80, Italian Olympic cyclist
Tino Conti, the Italian Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 80. Born Costantino Conti in Nibionno in 1945,…
John Sanders dead at age 83, American sports broadcaster
John Sanders, an American sports broadcaster who spent more than 25 years calling Major League Baseball games, died June 10, 2026, at age 83. A Kansas native, Sanders worked at…
Lyudmila Chursina dead at age 84, A Little Crane, The Andromeda Nebula
Lyudmila Chursina, the Russian actress known for "Virineya," "A Little Crane" and "The Andromeda Nebula," died on June 10, 2026, at age 84. Born Lyudmila Alexeyevna Chursina on July 20,…
Petru Cadar dead at age 77, Romanian footballer
Petru Cadar died on June 10, 2026. He was a Romanian footballer who played for SR Brașov. Tags Athletes, 10 June 2026, Cadar, Petru, Romania, June 10, June 2026
Manu Lann Huel dead at age 77, French singer-songwriter and poet
Manu Lann Huel, the French singer-songwriter and poet, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Le Juch in 1949, he studied at the faculty of…
Pascal Corminboeuf dead at age 82, member of the Council of State of the Canton of Fribourg
Pascal Corminboeuf, the Swiss politician who served on the Council of State of the Canton of Fribourg from 1996 to 2011, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of…
Yulen Uralov dead at age 101, Ukrainian Olympic fencer
Yulen Uralov, a Ukrainian Olympic fencer who competed at the 1952 Games, died on June 10, 2026. He was 101. Born in Kyiv on November 23, 1924, Uralov was also…
Dick Barbour dead at age 85, motorsport team owner and businessman
Dick Barbour, an American racing driver, motorsport team owner and businessman, died on June 10, 2026. He was 85. Born Richard Allan Barbour in San Diego, California, on July 3,…
Janek Sarapson dead at age 54, Estonian actor
Janek Sarapson died on June 10, 2026. He was an Estonian actor. Tags Actors, 10 June 2026, Estonia, Janek, Sarapson, June 10, June 2026
Zdena Mašínová Jr. dead at age 92, Czech political prisoner
Zdena Mašínová Jr. died June 10, 2026. She was a Czech political prisoner. Tags Other, 10 June 2026, Czechia, Zdena, June 10, June 2026, Mašínová
Abdel Aziz Makhyoun dead at age 83, Egyptian actor
Abdel Aziz Makhyoun, the Egyptian actor and theatre director, died on June 10, 2026. He was 80. Born in Abu Hummus, he studied at Egypt’s Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts…
Jaroslav Macháček dead at age 96, Czech academic and translator
Jaroslav Macháček, a Czech academic and translator, died on June 10, 2026. Tags Scientists, 10 June 2026, Czechia, Jaroslav, June 10, June 2026, Macháček
Gina Ferrall dead at age 67, American actress
Gina Ferrall died on June 10, 2026. She was an American actress. Her death was announced that day. Tags Actors, 10 June 2026, America, Ferrall, Gina, June 10, June 2026
Wim T. Schippers dead at age 83, Dutch comedian, actor and visual artist
Wim T. Schippers, a Dutch comedian, actor and visual artist, died on June 10, 2026. He was 83. Known for the television programs De Fred Haché Show and Van Oekel's…
Bharathiraja dead at age 84, Indian film director
Bharathiraja, the Indian film director who shaped Tamil cinema with his realistic and sensitive depictions of rural life, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Chinnasaamy…
José Ignacio López de Arriortúa dead at age 85, Spanish automotive industry executive
José Ignacio López de Arriortúa, the Spanish automotive industry executive known for his work on lean production and procurement at Volkswagen, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of…
Chai Vang dead at age 58, American convicted of murder
Chai Vang, an American convicted of murder and truck driver, died on June 10, 2026. He was 58. Born Chai Soua Vang on September 24, 1968, in Laos, he was…
Alexander Licht dead at age 73, member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
Alexander Licht, a German politician who served in the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1991 to 2020, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 73. Born on September 13,…
Viacheslav Bielskyi dead at age 72, deputy
Viacheslav Bielskyi, a Ukrainian politician who served as a deputy from 1994 to 1998, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 72. Born Viacheslav Ivanovych Bielskyi on May…
Jan Málek dead at age 88, Czech composer and director
Jan Málek died June 10, 2026. He was a Czech composer and director. Tags Musicians, 10 June 2026, Czechia, Jan, June 10, June 2026, Málek
Charles Mistretta dead, American medical physicist
Charles Mistretta, an American medical physicist and emeritus professor of medical physics, died on June 9, 2026. Known as Chuck Mistretta, he earned a doctorate in high energy physics from…
Susan Sullivan dead at age 79, American politician
Susan Sullivan, an American politician who served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1975 to 1977, died on June 9, 2026. She was 79. Born in Mountain View, Alaska,…
Anderson Dilworth dead at age 96, American politician
Anderson Dilworth died on June 9, 2026. Tags Politicians, 09 June 2026, America, Anderson, Cancer, Dilworth, June 2026, June 9
John Pappageorge dead at age 94, American politician
John Pappageorge, an American politician and former Michigan state senator, died June 9, 2026. He was 94. Born in Detroit on July 19, 1931, to a Greek family, he graduated…
F. John Monahan dead at age 82, American politician
F. John Monahan, an American politician and former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, died on June 9, 2026. He was 82. Born in Beverly, Massachusetts, on July 3,…
Duane Michals dead at age 94, American photographer
Duane Michals, an American photographer known for inventive photo-sequences that often combined text with images to explore emotion and philosophy, died on June 9, 2026. He was 94. Born in…
Corrado Solari dead at age 77, Italian actor
Corrado Solari died on June 9, 2026. He was an Italian actor. Tags Actors, 09 June 2026, Cancer, Corrado, Italy, Solari, June 2026, June 9
Janie Sell dead at age 86, American singer
Janie Sell, an American singer and stage actress, died on June 9, 2026, at age 86. Born Jane Ann Sell in Detroit on October 1, 1939, she built a career…
Matteo Fantuzzi dead at age 46, Italian poet
Matteo Fantuzzi died on June 9, 2026. He was an Italian poet. Tags Writers, 09 June 2026, Cancer, Fantuzzi, Italy, Matteo, June 2026, June 9
Orlando Senna dead at age 86, Brazilian film director
Orlando Senna died on June 9, 2026. He was a Brazilian film director best known for Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica. Senna also worked as a writer and producer on film…
Sophie Faucher dead at age 68, Ding et Dong, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Sophie Faucher, a Canadian actress known for Bethune: The Making of a Hero, Ding et Dong and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, died on June 9, 2026, in Montreal.…
Gilad Janklowicz dead at age 71, Israeli-born American fitness coach
Gilad Janklowicz, the Israeli-born American fitness coach known for the television series Bodies in Motion and Total Body Sculpt with Gilad, died on June 9, 2026. He was 71. Born…
Barney Schoby dead at age 87, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Barney Schoby, an American politician and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1980 to 1997, died on June 9, 2026. He was 87. Schoby also served as an…
W. R. Berkley dead at age 80, CEO of W. R. Berkley Corporation
W. R. Berkley, an American insurance executive and CEO of W. R. Berkley Corporation, died on June 9, 2026, at age 80. Born William Robert Berkley in 1946, he built…
Don Stallings dead at age 87, American football player
Don Stallings, an American football player who played for the Washington Redskins, died June 9, 2026, at age 87. Born Alva Donald Stallings on November 18, 1938, in Rocky Mount,…
Cyril Karabus dead at age 91, South African paediatric oncologist
Cyril Karabus, a South African paediatric oncologist, died on June 9, 2026, aged 91. Born on April 1, 1935, he treated cancer and blood diseases at the Red Cross War…
Dick Strahm dead at age 92, American football coach
Dick Strahm, an American football coach who led the Findlay Oilers, died on June 9, 2026. He was 92. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Strahm spent much of his career at…
John Loring dead at age 86, American fashion design director
John Loring, the American fashion design director who spent three decades guiding design at Tiffany & Co., died on June 9, 2026, at age 86. Born John Robbins Loring in…
Heinz-Jürgen Koloczek dead at age 82, German politician
Heinz-Jürgen Koloczek died on June 9, 2026. He was a German politician. Tags Politicians, 09 June 2026, Germany, Koloczek, Heinz-Jürgen, June 2026, June 9
Ciarán Ó Lionáird dead at age 38, Irish Olympic sprinter
Ciarán Ó Lionáird, an Irish Olympic sprinter who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, died on June 9, 2026, at age 38. Born in Cork on April 11, 1988, he…
Ruth Watson Henderson dead at age 93, Canadian composer and pianist
Ruth Watson Henderson, a Canadian composer and pianist known for her choral music, died on June 9, 2026. She was 93. Born Ruth Louise Watson in Toronto on November 23,…
Jerzy Bańczerowski dead at age 88, Polish professor of Philology
Jerzy Bańczerowski, a Polish professor of philology, died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on October 28, 1938, in Ożarów, he built a career in general…
Alexander Yanchulev dead at age 87, Bulgarian politician and civil engineer
Alexander Yanchulev, a Bulgarian politician and civil engineer, died on June 9, 2026. Born in Sofia on October 7, 1938, Alexander Stefanov Yanchulev studied hydraulic engineering at the Civil Engineering…
Mehdi Charef dead at age 73, French film director
Mehdi Charef, the French film director and screenwriter, died on June 9, 2026. He was 73. Born on October 21, 1952, in Maghnia, Algeria, he built a career in French…
Albert Sans i Arís dead at age 94, Spanish choreographer
Albert Sans i Arís died on June 9, 2026. He was a Spanish choreographer. Tags Other, 09 June 2026, Albert, Spain, Arís, June 2026, June 9
Tamao Nakamura dead at age 86, Satan’s Sword, The Human Condition), pneumonia
Tamao Nakamura, the Japanese actress known for "The River with No Bridge," "Satan's Sword" and "The Human Condition," died on June 9, 2026, of pneumonia. She was 86. Born in…
Bruno Turner dead at age 95, British musicologist
Bruno Turner, a British musicologist, died on June 9, 2026, aged 95. Born in London on February 17, 1931, he devoted much of his career to early music, with a…
Wolfgang Gust dead at age 91, German journalist and author
Wolfgang Gust, a German journalist and author, died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Hanover on January 1, 1935, he worked for Spiegel-Verlag and spent…
Bob Simmons dead at age 77, American football coach
Bob Simmons, an American football coach and former player, died June 9, 2026, at age 77. Born in Livingston, Alabama, on June 13, 1948, he played and coached in college…
Beatriz Pardi dead at age 84, São Paulo MLA
Beatriz Pardi, a Brazilian politician and member of the São Paulo Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1999, died on June 9, 2026. She was 84. Born on June 6, 1942,…
Albert Sans dead at age 94, Spanish choreographer and dancer
Albert Sans, a Spanish choreographer and dancer, died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Albert Sans i Arís in Rubí, Spain, in 1932, he built a…
Wu Wenxin dead at age 51, Chinese actress
Wu Wenxin died on June 9, 2026. She was a Chinese actress. Tags Actors, 09 June 2026, China, Libra, Wenxin, Wu, June 2026, June 9, 香港
Larry Walker dead at age 84, member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Larry Walker, an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1973 to 2005, died on June 9, 2026. He was 84. Born Lawrence Cohen Walker Jr.…
Kwon Heon-seong dead at age 67, South Korean politician
Kwon Heon-seong, a South Korean politician, died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 67. Born on October 11, 1958, he was a member of the Reunification Democratic Party…
Patrizia Caselli dead at age 66, Italian actress
Patrizia Caselli, an Italian actress known for City Limits, died on June 9, 2026, at age 66. Born in Udine on May 13, 1960, she began her career in the…
Alexander Yanchuliev dead at age 87, Bulgarian politician and civil engineer
Alexander Yanchuliev died on June 9, 2026. He was a Bulgarian politician and civil engineer. Further details about his life and career were not immediately available. Tags Politicians, 09 June…
Jean Fourié dead at age 81, French writer and community activist
Jean Fourié, a French writer and community activist, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Espéraza on November 20, 1944, he worked for the Caisse…
Turgun Mashrapova dead at age 98, Kyrgyz politician
Turgun Mashrapova, a Kyrgyz politician and former member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 98. Born on May 16,…
Paolo Manunza dead at age 71, Italian footballer
Paolo Manunza died on June 8, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 08 June 2026, Italy, Manunza, Paolo, June 2026, June 8
Masahiro Futahashi dead at age 84, Japanese politician
Masahiro Futahashi, a Japanese politician and former bureaucrat, died June 8, 2026, at age 84. He served twice as deputy chief cabinet secretary, from 2003 to 2006 and again from…
Monika Silva Koniuszek dead, Polish anti-corruption activist
Monika Silva Koniuszek, a Polish activist focused on anticorruption, environmental issues and human rights, died on June 8, 2026. Based in Ecuador for many years, she founded and directed Fundación…
Tim Mountford dead at age 80, American Olympic cyclist
Tim Mountford died on June 8, 2026, at age 80. He was an American sport cyclist, born in Los Angeles on April 2, 1946. Tags Athletes, 08 June 2026, America,…
María Rosa Fugazot dead at age 83, Argentine actress
María Rosa Fugazot died on June 8, 2026. She was an Argentine actress. Tags Actors, 08 June 2026, Argentina, Fugazot, June 2026, June 8, María
Julian Garrett dead at age 85, member of the Iowa Senate, prostate cancer
Julian Garrett, an American politician and Iowa state senator, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 85. Garrett represented the 11th district in the Iowa Senate after winning…
Sylwia Rajchert dead at age 82, Polish singer
Sylwia Rajchert, the Polish singer best known as a member of Alibabki, died on June 8, 2026. Born Sylwia Krajewska née Rajchert, she was part of the group’s first lineup…
Myktybek Abdyldayev dead at age 72, Kyrgyz politician
Myktybek Abdyldayev, a Kyrgyz politician, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 72. Also known as Myktybek Yusupovich Abdyldayev, he was born on August 17, 1953, in Kara-Jygach…
Juan Andrés Larre dead at age 58, Gazélec Ajaccio, national team
Juan Andrés Larre, a Uruguayan footballer who played for Chamois Niortais, Gazélec Ajaccio and the national team, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 58. Born in Montevideo…
Bo Brown dead at age 81, member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Bo Brown, an American politician and member of the Missouri House of Representatives since 2020, died on June 8, 2026. He was 81. Known also as William R. Brown and…
Hans Maier dead at age 94, member of the Landtag of Bavaria
Hans Maier, a German politician who served in the Landtag of Bavaria, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Freiburg im Breisgau on June 18,…