Bashir Badr dead at age 91
Bashir Badr, an Indian poet,
died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 91. He was an Urdu poet who taught at Aligarh Muslim University and wrote primarily in…
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Nemesio Pozuelo dead at age 85
Nemesio Pozuelo, a footballer who played for Torpedo Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg,
died on May 28, 2026. He was 85. Born on July 7, 1940, in Kharkiv,…
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi dead at age 80, president, vice president, and minister of defense, heart at…
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, the Yemeni politician who served as president from 2012 to 2022,
died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 80. He had earlier been vice president…
Jan Hraběta dead at age 86
Jan Hraběta
died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 86. He was a Czech actor, according to the announcement of his death. No further details were immediately given.…
Daniel Ingham dead at age 33
Daniel Ingham
died on May 28, 2026, following a racing collision. He was a British racing driver. Further details were not immediately available. Daniel Ingham, 33, British racing driver, racing…
Jim Treacy dead at age 82
Jim Treacy, the Kilkenny and Bennettsbridge hurler,
died on May 28, 2026, aged 82. Born in Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, in 1943, he joined the Kilkenny senior team in 1963 and…
Marie-Jo Lafontaine dead at age 75
Marie-Jo Lafontaine, the Belgian sculptor and video artist,
died on May 28, 2026. She was 75. Born in Antwerp on November 17, 1950, she studied at the École nationale supérieure…
Milan Kužela dead at age 80, national team), Ice Hockey World Championship winner
Milan Kužela
died on May 28, 2026. He was a Slovak ice hockey player who played for Slovan Bratislava and the national team. He was part of the team that…
John Amari dead at age 77
John Amari
died on May 27, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 27 May 2026, Amari, America, John, Leo, May 2026, May 27
Owain Rhys Davies dead at age 44
Owain Rhys Davies, a Welsh actor,
died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 44. Born in Cardiff on February 20, 1982, he worked across film, stage and television…
Carlos Oliva dead at age 61, Peruvian economist, director of the Central Reserve Bank and minister…
Carlos Oliva
died on May 27, 2026. He was a Peruvian economist who served as director of the Central Reserve Bank and as minister of economy and finance. Tags Politicians,…
Mamoru Ozaki dead at age 91
Mamoru Ozaki
died on May 27, 2026. He was a Japanese bureaucrat. Tags Other, 27 May 2026, Japan, Mamoru, Ozaki, May 2026, May 27
Sir Ralph Robins dead at age 93
Sir Ralph Robins, the British businessman who led Rolls-Royce as chief executive and later chairman,
died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 93. Born on June 16, 1932,…
Jim Rutt dead at age 72
Jim Rutt
died on May 27, 2026. He was a businessman. Tags Other, 27 May 2026, Jim, Rutt, Sagittarius, May 2026, May 27
Joe Schwarz dead at age 88
Joe Schwarz, an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007 and in the Michigan Senate from 1987 to 2002,
died on May 27,…
Randhir Singh dead at age 79, Indian five-time Olympic shooter and sports administrator, secretary…
Randhir Singh, the Indian five-time Olympic shooter and sports administrator who served as secretary general of the Indian Olympic Association from 1987 to 2012 and president of the Olympic Council…
Carlos Oliva dead at age 61, Peruvian economist, director of the Central Reserve Bank and minister…
Carlos Oliva, a Peruvian economist who served as director of the Central Reserve Bank from 2015 to 2016 and again from 2021,
died on May 27, 2026, at the age…
Anik Dutta dead at age 66
Anik Dutta, the Indian film director behind Bhooter Bhabishyat, Ashchorjyo Prodeep and Meghnad Badh Rahasya,
died on May 27, 2026, after a fall. He was a Bengali filmmaker whose directorial…
Peter Schepull dead at age 61
Peter Schepull
died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 61. He was a Swiss footballer who played for Servette, Wettingen and the national team. Born in Rapperswil on…
Vladimir Matyukhin dead at age 81
Vladimir Matyukhin, a Russian general,
died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Moscow on February 4, 1945, he studied at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute,…
Giuseppe Gargani dead at age 91
Giuseppe Gargani, the Italian politician who served as a deputy from 1972 to 1994 and as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2009,
died on May 27,…
Ilie Ciocan dead at age 112
Ilie Ciocan, a Romanian army officer,
died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 112. Born in Cremenari, Romania, on May 28, 1913, he was a military veteran who…
Paul Dorpat dead at age 87
Paul Dorpat, an American historian,
died on May 27, 2026. He was 87. Dorpat was an author and photographer who focused on the history of Seattle and Washington state. He…
Marcia Lucas dead at age 80
Marcia Lucas, the American film editor who won an Academy Award for her work on Star Wars,
died on May 27, 2026. She was 80. Born Marcia Lou Griffin in…
Klaus Emmerich dead at age 82
Klaus Emmerich, a German film director and screenwriter known for The First Polka and Trokadero,
died on May 27, 2026. He was 82. Born in Freital on August 10, 1943,…
Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor dead at age 75
Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor, the Nigerian army lieutenant general and United Nations force commander,
died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 75. A retired officer, he served until 2010…
Marion Kozak dead at age 91
Marion Kozak, the Polish-born British activist,
died on May 27, 2026, aged 91. Born in Częstochowa in 1934 as Dobra Jenta Kozak, she left Poland for the United Kingdom in…
Jean-Bosco Tchagolé dead
Jean-Bosco Tchagolé, priest of the Diocese of Sokodé and a Togolese Catholic cleric,
died on May 27, 2026. He served in pastoral ministry in northern Togo and was known for…
Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah dead at age 73
Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, the Qatari politician who served as deputy prime minister from 2003 to 2011,
died on May 27, 2026. He was 73. Born in Doha in 1952,…
Choi Jeong-woon dead at age 73
Choi Jeong-woon
died on May 27, 2026. He was a Korean professor. Tags Scientists, 27 May 2026, Choi, Sagittarius, Jeong-woon, May 2026, May 27
Jay Milder dead at age 92
Jay Milder, an American painter,
died on May 27, 2026, at 92. A figurative expressionist associated with the second generation of the New York School, he developed a body of…
Sir Robin Denys Gill dead at age 98, British business, investor and television executive
Sir Robin Denys Gill, a British business, investor and television executive,
died on May 26, 2026. Born on 7 October 1927, he attended Brasenose College, Oxford, and began his career…
Tim Johnston dead at age 63
Tim Johnston
died on May 26, 2026. He was an American author. Tags Writers, 26 May 2026, America, Johnston, Tim, May 2026, May 26
Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy dead at age 86
Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, an American historian and academic,
died on May 26, 2026, at age 86. Kennedy was among the founding feminists in the early women’s studies program at the…
Renato Rosaldo dead at age 85
Renato Rosaldo, an American cultural anthropologist,
died on May 26, 2026. Born in Champaign, Illinois, on April 15, 1941, he carried out field research among the Ilongots of northern Luzon…
William Smithers dead at age 98
William Smithers, the actor best known for recurring roles on "Peyton Place" and "Dallas,"
died on May 26, 2026. Born Marion Wilkinson Smithers Jr. on July 10, 1927, in Richmond,…
Koji Tanaka dead at age 70
Koji Tanaka, a Japanese football player and manager,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Saitama on November 2, 1955, he graduated from Meiji University…
Neil V. Wake dead at age 77, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of…
Neil V. Wake died May 26, 2026. He was an American jurist and a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Tags Lawyers, 26 May 2026,…
Donald Newhouse dead at age 96
Donald Newhouse, the American businessman and publisher who led Advance Publications,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 96, according to the family company. Born in New York…
R. Fred Lewis dead at age 78
R. Fred Lewis, an American judge who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida from 1998 to 2019,
died on May 26, 2026, at age 78. Born…
Marc Johnson dead at age 49
Marc Johnson, an American skateboarder,
died on May 26, 2026, at age 49. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on January 6, 1977, he was a professional skateboarder whose career included…
Bjørn Tidmand dead at age 86
Bjørn Tidmand, a Danish singer,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Copenhagen on January 24, 1940, he began his career in 1959 after singing…
Victor Udoh dead at age 21, Southampton, Dynamo České Budějovice
Victor Udoh, a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 21. Born in Calabar on October 18, 2004, he came…
Martine Prenen dead at age 62
Martine Prenen, the Belgian former model and television presenter known for Supertalent in Vlaanderen and Expeditie Robinson,
died on May 26, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. She was 62. Prenen, born…
Robert Daley dead at age 96, American writer, journalist
Robert Daley, the American writer, journalist and New York City Police Department officer,
died on May 26, 2026. He was 96. Daley, born in New York City on May 10,…
Samuel Yin dead at age 75
Samuel Yin, a Taiwanese conglomerate industry executive,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 75. He was a businessman best known as the founder of the Tang Prize…
Peter Nobel dead at age 94
Peter Nobel, the Swedish human rights lawyer who served as Sweden’s first ombudsman for discrimination,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on December 8, 1931,…
Abdillah Toha dead at age 84
Abdillah Toha, an Indonesian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2009,
died on May 26, 2026. He was 84. A member of…
Alan Saret dead at age 81
Alan Saret, an American postminimalist artist and sculptor whose wire works helped define parts of the Soho alternative art scene,
died on May 26, 2026. He was 81. Born in…
Klaus Lehnertz dead at age 88
Klaus Lehnertz, a German pole vaulter and Olympic bronze medalist,
died on May 26, 2026. He was 88. Born in Solingen on April 13, 1938, Lehnertz competed for the United…
Esa Klinga dead at age 86
Esa Klinga, a Finnish Olympic skier and Nordic combined competitor,
died on May 26, 2026. He was born on November 21, 1939, in Mikkeli, Finland. Klinga competed in the Nordic…
Mark Bailey dead at age 64
Mark Bailey, an American baseball player who played for the Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants,
died on May 26, 2026, at age 64. A catcher in Major League Baseball…
Theo Diegelmann dead at age 86
Theo Diegelmann, a German football goalkeeper who played for SSV Reutlingen 05, VfL Bochum and 1. FC Nürnberg,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on…
Gaël Da Silva dead at age 41
Gaël Da Silva, a French Olympic gymnast who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics,
died on May 26, 2026. Born on December 30, 1984, in Vaulx-en-Velin, France, he represented the…
Dragoljub Mićunović dead at age 95
Dragoljub Mićunović, a Serbian politician and former president of the chamber of citizens of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2003 and of the Assembly of Serbia and…
Věra Nerušilová dead at age 91
Věra Nerušilová
died on May 26, 2026. She was a Czech singer. Tags Musicians, 26 May 2026, Czechia, May 2026, May 26, Nerušilová, Věra
Frankie Duarte dead at age 71
Frankie Duarte, an American boxer,
died on May 26, 2026. He was 71. Duarte was a professional super bantamweight who turned pro in 1973 and retired in 1989 after losing…
Edoardo Rovida dead at age 98
Edoardo Rovida, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and apostolic nuncio,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Alessandria on August 26, 1927, he was ordained…
Terry Don Phillips dead at age 78
Terry Don Phillips, an American college athletics administrator and former Clemson Tigers athletic director,
died on May 26, 2026. He served as athletic director at Liberty Baptist College, now Liberty…
Linda Mullins dead at age 86
Linda Mullins, the English greyhound racing trainer,
died on May 26, 2026, the date her death was announced. She was 86. A retired trainer from England, Mullins was a five-time…
Bob Horner dead at age 68
Bob Horner, an American baseball player who starred for the Atlanta Braves and later played for the St. Louis Cardinals,
died on May 26, 2026. Born James Robert Horner on…
Mohammed Odeh dead at age 51
Mohammed Odeh, a Palestinian Islamic militant and commander of Hamas in the Gaza Strip,
died on May 26, 2026, in an airstrike. He was 51 or 52. Born in 1974…
Gennaro Sasso dead at age 97
Gennaro Sasso
died on May 26, 2026. He was 97. An Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy, Sasso was born in Rome on June 25, 1928. His work and teaching…
Manny Fernandez dead at age 79
Manny Fernandez, the American football player who played for the Miami Dolphins,
died on May 26, 2026. He was 79. Born in Oakland, California, on July 3, 1946, Fernandez was…
Howard Storm dead at age 94
Howard Storm, an American actor and director known for work on "Take the Money and Run," "Once Bitten" and "Mork & Mindy,"
died on May 26, 2026. He was 94.…
Arnold Whittall dead at age 90
Arnold Whittall, the British musicologist who wrote widely on 20th- and 21st-century classical music,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, on November…
Raymond Berry dead at age 93
Raymond Berry
died on May 25, 2026. He was an American Hall of Fame football player and coach. Berry’s name became closely associated with the sport through his work as…
Florence Denmark dead at age 94
Florence Denmark
died on May 25, 2026. She was associated with the American Psychological Association. Tags Politicians, 25 May 2026, America, Aquarius, Denmark, Florence, May 2026, May 25
Stanley Michael Gartler dead at age 102
Stanley Michael Gartler
died on May 25, 2026. He was an American biologist. Tags Scientists, 25 May 2026, America, Gartler, Gemini, Stanley, May 2026, May 25
Ted Pierce dead at age 92
Ted Pierce
died on May 25, 2026, at the age of 92. He was an Australian Olympic water polo player. His death was announced without further public details. Tags Athletes,…
Sonny Rollins dead at age 95
Sonny Rollins, the American jazz saxophonist known for "Airegin," "Oleo" and "Doxy,"
died on May 25, 2026, at age 95. Born Walter Theodore Rollins on Sept. 7, 1930, in New…
Antônio Salim Curiati dead at age 98
Antônio Salim Curiati, Brazilian politician and physician who served as mayor of São Paulo and later as a deputy,
died on May 25, 2026. He was 98. Curiati was born…
Pierre Deny dead at age 69
Pierre Deny, the French actor known for his role in Emily in Paris,
died on May 25, 2026, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 69. Deny trained at…
Kathryn Sessions dead at age 84
Kathryn Sessions, an American politician who served in the Wyoming Senate from 1999 to 2011 and in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1993 to 1998,
died on May 25,…
Russell M. Pitzer dead at age 88
Russell M. Pitzer, an American chemist and educator,
died on May 25, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Russell Mosher Pitzer on May 10, 1938, in Berkeley, California, he…
Neale Daniher dead at age 65, Australian footballer, complications from amyotrophic lateral scleros…
Neale Daniher
died on May 25, 2026, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was an Australian footballer. The death was confirmed in the record as relating to that illness.…
Flick Rea dead at age 88
Flick Rea, an English politician,
died on May 25, 2026, aged 88. Known as a Liberal Democrat politician, she represented the Fortune Green ward on Camden Council for 35 years…
Honoré Traoré dead at age 68
Honoré Traoré, the Burkinabé general who served as head of state in 2014,
died on May 25, 2026. He was 68. Traoré was the interim head of state of Burkina…
Paraskevas Antzas dead at age 49
Paraskevas Antzas, the Greek footballer who played for Skoda Xanthi, Olympiacos and the national team,
died on May 25, 2026, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 49. Antzas…
Yoshihiro Nishimura dead at age 59, Mutant Girls Squad, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl), cirrho…
Yoshihiro Nishimura, a Japanese film director, screenwriter and special effects artist,
died on May 25, 2026. He was 59. Born on April 1, 1967, in Taitō-ku, Nishimura worked predominantly in…
Béatrice Bellamy dead at age 59, French politician, MP, cancer
Béatrice Bellamy, a French politician and member of parliament since 2022,
died on May 24, 2026, of cancer. She was 59. Bellamy served in the National Assembly for Vendée’s 2nd…
Shereen Ratnagar dead at age 82
Shereen Ratnagar, an Indian archaeologist,
died on May 25, 2026. She was 82. Ratnagar’s work focused on the Indus Valley civilization, and she wrote several books and academic textbooks. She…
Forbes Kennedy dead at age 90
Forbes Kennedy, the Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins,
died on May 25, 2026. He was 90. Born in Dorchester,…
Rene Belmonte dead at age 55
Rene Belmonte, a Brazilian screenwriter whose work included If I Were You, Novo Mundo and Federal Bank Heist,
died on May 25, 2026. He was 55. Born on January 27,…
Gary L. Pudney dead at age 91
Gary L. Pudney
died on May 25, 2026. He was an American television executive at ABC. No other details about his life or career were provided in the available record.…
Massimo Capaccioli dead at age 82
Massimo Capaccioli
died on May 25, 2026. He was an Italian astrophysicist. Tags Scientists, 25 May 2026, Capaccioli, Italy, Massimo, May 2026, May 25
Robin Hurlstone dead at age 68
Robin Hurlstone, a British actor and art dealer known for roles in Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Grand Budapest Hotel,
died on May 25, 2026, aged 68. Born Robin Alastair…
Benjamin Swan dead at age 92
Benjamin Swan, the American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2017,
died on May 25, 2026. He was 92. Swan represented the 11th Hampden…
John Claridge dead at age 81
John Claridge
died on May 24, 2026. He was a British photographer. Tags Artists, 24 May 2026, Britain, Claridge, John, May 2026, May 24
Gary Foster dead at age 89
Gary Foster, an American musician and educator whose career spanned jazz, cool jazz, classical and pop,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Norman Gary Foster…
Jonathan Harvey dead at age 82
Jonathan Harvey, the English first-class cricketer,
died on May 24, 2026, aged 82. Born in Yeovil, Somerset, on February 3, 1944, he attended Marlborough College, where he captained the First…
Oval Jaynes dead at age 85
Oval Jaynes
died on May 24, 2026. He was an American college football player and coach. Born July 25, 1940, Jaynes was known for his involvement in college football as…
S. L. Akshay dead at age 39
S. L. Akshay, an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Karnataka,
died on May 24, 2026, of a heart attack. Born on April 30, 1987, in Shimoga, Karnataka, he made…
Tess Jaray dead at age 88
Tess Jaray, the British painter and printmaker,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Vienna on December 31, 1937, she was a painter, printmaker and…
John Eaton dead at age 91
John Eaton, the American jazz pianist and musicologist,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born John Livingston Eaton in Washington, D.C., on May 29, 1934, he…
Linda Masarira dead at age 43
Linda Masarira, a Zimbabwean politician and human rights activist,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 43. She was known for her work in human rights activism and…