Alexey Panteleev dead at age 67, senator
Alexey Panteleev, a Russian politician and senator from 2009 to 2012, died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 67. Born Alexey Borisovich Panteleev on February 2, 1959, in…
Who Died This Month?
Notable deaths this month: Over 700 obituaries with additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Homa Mirafshar dead at age 89, Iranian poet
Homa Mirafshar, an Iranian poet and songwriter, died on June 2, 2026, at age 89, according to a death announcement. Born Homa Homayoun in Tehran on February 22, 1937, she…
Peabo Bryson dead at age 75, I Celebrate My Love”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “…
Peabo Bryson, the American singer and songwriter known for “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World,” died on June 2, 2026, at age…
Seham Galal dead at age 54, Egyptian actress
Seham Galal, an Egyptian actress, died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 54. Born in Cairo on January 7, 1972, she began her career in television commercials before…
Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi dead at age 65, poet and political prisoner
Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, a Burmese film director, poet and political prisoner, died on June 2, 2026. He was 65. Born in 1961, he was also known as a…
Lyuben Dilov Jr. dead at age 61, MP, complications from a heart attack
Lyuben Dilov Jr., the Bulgarian writer, journalist and lawmaker, died on June 2, 2026, from complications of a heart attack. He was 61. Born in Sofia on November 19, 1964,…
Sir Neville Cenac dead at age 86, minister of foreign affairs and governor-general
Sir Neville Cenac, a Saint Lucian politician who served as minister of foreign affairs from 1987 to 1992 and as governor-general from 2018 to 2021, died on June 2, 2026,…
Yogesh Patel dead at age 79, Gujarat MLA
Yogesh Patel, an Indian politician and Gujarat MLA since 2012, died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 79. Known in the assembly as Yogeshbhai Narayandas Patel, he represented…
Casey Luna dead at age 95, lieutenant governor of New Mexico
Casey Luna, an American racing team owner and politician who served as lieutenant governor of New Mexico from 1991 to 1995, died on June 2, 2026. He was 95. Luna…
Nina Marushina dead at age 91, Russian actress
Nina Marushina, a Russian actress best known for Day by Day, died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Nina Aleksandrovna Marushina on May 16, 1935, in…
David J. Halberstam dead at age 74, American sports broadcaster and producer
David J. Halberstam, an American sports broadcaster and producer, died on June 2, 2026, at age 74. Born October 7, 1951, he served as executive vice president and general manager…
Seham Jalal dead at age 54, Actress
Seham Jalal, an actress, died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 54. Born Seham Saeed Galal on January 7, 1972, in Cairo, Egypt, she began her career in…
Vyacheslav Sharpar dead at age 39, Ukrainian footballer
Vyacheslav Sharpar, a Ukrainian footballer, died on June 2, 2026. He was 39. Known also as Vyacheslav Volodymyrovych Sharpar, he was born on June 2, 1987, in Zelenodolsk, then in…
Robert Parizeau dead at age 90, Canadian businessman
Robert Parizeau, a Canadian businessman who led the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, died on June 2, 2026, in Montreal. He was 90. Born in Montreal on November 7, 1935, he…
Cláudio Magrão dead at age 72, deputy
Cláudio Magrão, a Brazilian politician who served as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2007 to 2009, died on June 2, 2026.…
Daniel Costelle dead at age 90, Apocalypse: World War I
Daniel Costelle, the French documentarist and film director behind the "Apocalypse" series on World War II and World War I, died on June 2, 2026. He was 90. Born in…
Mildred Pitts Walter dead at age 103, American writer
Mildred Pitts Walter, an American writer whose children’s books often featured African-American protagonists, died on June 2, 2026, at age 103. Born Mildred Pitts on September 9, 1922, in Sweetville,…
William Willard Gibson Jr. dead at age 94, American lawyer
William Willard Gibson Jr., an American lawyer and legal scholar, died on June 1, 2026, at age 94. Born in Amarillo, Texas, on March 5, 1932, he earned a B.A.…
Kenneth Gagnon dead at age 68, American politician
Kenneth Gagnon, an American politician and Maine State Senator, died on June 1, 2026. He served in the Maine Senate from 2000 to 2006, representing Maine’s 25th District, which covered…
Jim Tallas dead at age 89, American politician
Jim Tallas died on June 1, 2026. Tags Politicians, 01 June 2026, America, Cancer, Jim, Tallas, June 1, June 2026
Rafi Baranes dead at age 83, Israeli footballer
Rafi Baranes, an Israeli footballer who spent his entire career with Maccabi Tel Aviv, died on June 1, 2026, at age 83. A midfielder or winger, he was among the…
Giacomo Piperno dead at age 90, Italian actor
Giacomo Piperno died June 1, 2026. He was an actor. Tags Actors, 01 June 2026, Aquarius, Giacomo, Italy, Piperno, Rome, June 1, June 2026
Jaan Tults dead at age 80, public figure
Jaan Tults died on June 1, 2026. Tags Athletes, 01 June 2026, Estonia, Jaan, Tults, June 1, June 2026
Knut Husebø dead at age 80, Julia Julia, Apprentice to Murder
Knut Husebø, a Norwegian visual artist and actor, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Stavanger on May 10, 1946, he built a long career…
Pierre Izard dead at age 90, member and president of the general council of Haute-Garonne, mayor of…
Pierre Izard, the French politician who served as a member and later president of the general council of Haute-Garonne and as mayor of Villefranche-de-Lauragais, died on June 1, 2026. He…
Richard Mettler dead at age 56, Anthropoid, I.S.S.), cancer
Richard Mettler died on June 1, 2026, of cancer. He was a French-born American film editor whose credits included "Desert Warrior," "Anthropoid" and "I.S.S.". Tags Journalists, 01 June 2026, America,…
Raúl Guerrón dead at age 49, national team
Raúl Guerrón, an Ecuadorian football defender who played for Deportivo Quito and the national team, died on June 1, 2026, at age 49. Born Raúl Fernando Guerrón Méndez in Atuntaqui…
Ermanno Arslan dead at age 85, Italian archaeologist
Ermanno Arslan died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 85. An Italian archaeologist, he was also a numismatist and museum professional. Born in Verona in 1940, he studied…
Rick Adelman dead at age 79, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves
Rick Adelman, the American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach who led the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves, died on June 1, 2026, at age 79.…
Jozien Bensing dead at age 76, Dutch clinical psychologist
Jozien Bensing, a Dutch clinical psychologist and university teacher, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 76. Born Josina Maria Bensing on March 12, 1950, in Tilburg, she…
Tofail Ahmed dead at age 82, MP, minister of industries and commerce
Tofail Ahmed, a Bangladeshi politician who served in parliament for more than five decades and held ministerial posts in the industries and commerce portfolios, died on June 1, 2026. He…
Bruce Van Sant dead at age 88, American-born Dominican sailor and author
Bruce Van Sant died on June 1, 2026. He was an American-born Dominican sailor and author. His books included "Tricks of the Trades" (2002), "Margarita Cat" (2010) and "The Gentleman's…
Igoris Kirilovas dead at age 54, former Lithuanian football player
Igoris Kirilovas died on June 1, 2026. He was a Lithuanian football player. Born in Vilnius on August 19, 1971, he was 54. Tags Athletes, 01 June 2026, Igoris, Kirilovas,…
Michael Meadowcroft dead at age 84, MP
Michael Meadowcroft, the English politician who served as MP for Leeds West from 1983 to 1987, died on June 1, 2026, aged 84. Born in Southport on March 6, 1942,…
Souleymane Diallo dead at age 80, founder of Le Lynx
Souleymane Diallo, a Guinean journalist and founder of the satirical newspaper Le Lynx, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 80–81. Born in 1945, he helped establish the…
Master Parrot dead at age 47, Ugandan dancehall and Afro-pop music artist
Master Parrot, a Ugandan dancehall and Afro-pop music artist, died on June 1, 2026. Born David Sifaayo in 1978, he emerged in the 2000s as part of Uganda’s contemporary dancehall…
Larisa Zhukovskaya dead at age 88, Anna Karenina, The Black Monk
Larisa Zhukovskaya, a Russian actress known for War and Peace, Anna Karenina and The Black Monk, died on June 1, 2026. She was 88. Born in Moscow on June 13,…
Aleksandr Ivanchenko dead at age 80, Russian writer
Aleksandr Ivanchenko, a Russian writer born on June 1, 1945, died on June 1, 2026. Born in Krasnoturyinsk, in the Sverdlovsk region, he studied at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute…
André Santini dead at age 85, deputy and mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux
André Santini, the French politician who served as a deputy from 2009 to 2017 and as mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux from 1980, died on June 1, 2026. He was 85. Born…
Gianni Francesco Mattioli dead at age 86, deputy and minister of community policies
Gianni Francesco Mattioli, the Italian politician and physicist who served as a deputy from 1987 to 2001 and as minister of community policies from 1998 to 1999, died on June…
Wei Zongwan dead at age 87, Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Wei Zongwan, the Chinese actor known for San Mao Joins the Army and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, died on June 1, 2026, in Shanghai. He was 87. Born in…
Jay Silva dead at age 45, Angolan-born American mixed martial artist
Jay Silva, an Angolan-born American mixed martial artist, died on June 1, 2026. He was 45. Born in Luanda on May 25, 1981, Silva competed as a heavyweight and fought…
Sir Angus Stirling dead at age 92, British arts administrator and conservationist
Sir Angus Stirling, a British arts administrator and conservationist who served as director general of the National Trust, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Angus…
Keith Anthony Morrison dead at age 84, Jamaican-American painter
Keith Anthony Morrison, a Jamaican-American painter, died on June 1, 2026, at age 84. Born in Linstead, Jamaica, he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, earning…
Marios Oikonomou dead at age 33, AEK Athens, national team), traffic collision
Marios Oikonomou, the Greek footballer who played for Bologna, AEK Athens and the national team, died on June 1, 2026, in a motorcycle collision, according to reports. He was 33.…
Stéphane-Albert Boulais dead at age 76, Canadian writer and film critic
Stéphane-Albert Boulais, a Canadian writer and film critic, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Maniwaki, Quebec, on June 17, 1949, he studied at Laval…
Margaret Commodore dead at age 93, Yukon MLA
Margaret Commodore, a Canadian politician and Yukon MLA from 1982 to 1996, died on June 1, 2026. She was born in 1932 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, and served in the…