Myeongjin dead at age 75
Myeongjin, a South Korean Buddhist monk,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 75. Known by the dharma name Myeongjin and born Han Gi-jung, he was born in Dangjin, South Chungcheong…
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Over 800 obituaries of famous dead other. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Paul Gauselmann dead at age 91
Paul Gauselmann, the German businessman who founded and led the Gauselmann group,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 91. Born on August 26, 1934, in Steinfurt, he built the company…
Frans Verbeeck dead at age 85
Frans Verbeeck, the Belgian road bicycle racer,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 85. Born in Langdorp on June 13, 1941, he went on to build a career in cycling…
Louis Pelâtre dead at age 86, French Roman Catholic prelate, vicar apostolic of Istanbul
Louis Pelâtre, the French Roman Catholic prelate who served as vicar apostolic of Istanbul,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 86. Born on May 12, 1940, in Pancé, Ille-et-Vilaine, he…
Wilem Frischmann dead at age 95
Wilem Frischmann, the British structural engineer whose work helped shape Centre Point, Tower 42 and Drapers Gardens,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 95. Also known as Wilem William Frischmann,…
Hasib Quway Markaz dead at age 34
Hasib Quway Markaz, an Afghan military commander,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 34. Known also as Hasib Panjshiri and Hasib Qoway Markaz Panjshiri, he served as the military leader…
Tsuri Sagi dead at age 92
Tsuri Sagi, an Israeli military officer who served as a senior commander in the 35th Paratroopers Brigade,
died on August 19, 2026, aged 92. Born Tsuri Sheinkin in Herzliya in…
Varenne dead at age 31, Italian Standardbred racehorse, heart attack
Varenne, the Italian Standardbred racehorse who
died on August 18, 2026, aged 31, died of a heart attack. Foaled in Copparo, Italy, on May 19, 1995, the dark bay trotter…
Cándido Cárdenas Villalba dead at age 84, Paraguayan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Benjamín Ace…
Cándido Cárdenas Villalba, the Paraguayan Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Benjamín Aceval from 1998 to 2018,
died on August 18, 2026, aged 84. Born in Sapucaí on…
Venus dead at age 17
Venus, the American tortoiseshell cat known for her unusual coloring,
died on August 16, 2026, at age 17. Widely recognized as Venus the Two-Faced Cat, she was noted for a…
Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja dead at age 80
Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja, a Spanish herder and the subject of the film Among Wolves,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 80. Born in Añora in 1946, he became known as…
Wally Sykes dead at age 83
Wally Sykes, the British Olympic sports shooter,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 83. Known also as Wallace Sykes, he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and represented England at…
Phil Lyne dead at age 79
Phil Lyne, an American rodeo cowboy who won multiple world championships in the Rodeo Cowboys Association and Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 79. Born in…
Adolf Prokop dead at age 87
Adolf Prokop, a German football referee,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 87. Born in Altenbuch on February 2, 1939, he began his refereeing career in 1969 and became best…
Tyler Duckworth dead at age 44
Tyler Duckworth, an American reality television contestant known for appearing on The Real World: Key West and multiple seasons of The Challenge,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 44. Duckworth…
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam dead at age 74
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, the Bangladeshi chief of air force staff,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 74. Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Islam served as the 10th chief of the Bangladesh…
Robert Shageev dead at age 49
Robert Shageev, a Ukrainian-Russian Navy officer,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 49. He commanded the Ukrainian submarine Zaporizhzhia and served as an officer in the Ukrainian Navy before later…
Olivier Lebas dead at age 62
Olivier Lebas, the French naval officer who served as a vice-admiral,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 62. Born in Boulogne-sur-Mer on June 24, 1964, he joined the French Navy…
Wang Xiji dead at age 105
Wang Xiji, a Chinese aerospace engineer who played a leading role in the development of China’s early rocket and satellite programs,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 105. Born in…
Roman Knap dead at age 51
Roman Knap, a Czech manager who served as chief executive of the state-owned postal company Česká pošta from 2018 to 2023,
died on August 11, 2026, aged 51. He took…
Jackie dead
Jackie, the bald eagle known to viewers of the Friends of Big Bear Valley livestreams,
died on August 10, 2026. Along with her mate, Shadow, she was part of a…
Paul Snyder dead at age 87, American sports administrator, owner of the Buffalo Braves
Paul Snyder, the American sports administrator who owned the Buffalo Braves,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 87. Snyder was an American businessman in Buffalo, New York, and a graduate…
Armando Umberto Gianni dead at age 86, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Bouar
Armando Umberto Gianni, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and the first Bishop of Bouar,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 86. Born in Gragnola, Italy, on September 23, 1939, he…
Pavel Syutkin dead at age 104
Pavel Syutkin, a Russian army officer and Soviet artilleryman,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 104. Born on June 19, 1922, in Slobodskoy Uyezd, he rose to become a Soviet…
Fawzi al-Mansouri dead, Fawzi al-Mansouri, Libyan military officer, director of the Military Intell…
Fawzi al-Mansouri, a Libyan military officer and director of the Military Intelligence Department,
died on August 10, 2026. He held the rank of major general and had served as director…
Russell Jack dead at age 91
Russell Jack, the Australian museum founder credited with founding the Golden Dragon Museum,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 91. Also known as Russell Goldfield Jack and by the Chinese…
Tania Verstak dead at age 85
Tania Verstak, the Australian model and beauty queen who won Miss International 1962,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 85. Born in Tianjin, China, she became the first migrant to…
Charlotte Puiseux dead at age 39
Charlotte Puiseux, a French disability rights activist,
died on August 9, 2026, at age 39. Born in Paris in 1986, she later became known for her advocacy on disability rights,…
Arthur Price dead at age 80
Arthur Price, the British motorcycle speedway rider who
died on August 9, 2026, aged 80, was born in Wolverhampton in 1946 and raced under his full name, Arthur Malcolm Price.…
André Lévy-Lang dead at age 88
André Lévy-Lang, the French private banker who led Compagnie Bancaire and later BNP Paribas,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 88. Born in Alexandria on November 26, 1937, he studied…
Girvin dead at age 12
Girvin, an American Thoroughbred racehorse,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 12. Foaled on March 31, 2014, the dark bay or brown colt rose to prominence in 2017 when he…
Bob Jones dead at age 93, American Episcopal prelate, bishop of Wyoming
Bob Jones, an American Episcopal prelate and bishop of Wyoming,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 93. Bob Gordon Jones served as bishop of Wyoming from 1977 to 1996. Born…
Immortal Verse dead at age 18
Immortal Verse, the Irish Thoroughbred racehorse,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 18. Foaled on May 1, 2008, the Irish-bred, French-trained mare emerged as a promising two-year-old by winning on…
Atle McAdam dead at age 49, Norwegian hurdler, traffic collision
Atle McAdam, the Norwegian hurdler who held the national record in the 400 metres hurdles,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 49, after a traffic collision. He represented Idrettsklubben Tjalve…
Eugene McDaniel dead at age 94, American Navy captain, heart failure
Eugene McDaniel, an American Navy captain and naval aviator,
died on August 7, 2026, at age 94; the cause was heart failure. Born Eugene Barker McDaniel in Kinston, North Carolina,…
Chandler David Hendry dead at age 27
Chandler David Hendry, an American social media personality and founder of Restored Truth,
died on August 7, 2026, at age 27 in a car crash in Lehi, Utah. Known as…
William Ilgenfritz dead at age 79
William Ilgenfritz, an American Anglican bishop,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 79. Ordained first as an Episcopal priest, he became the first bishop consecrated in the newly formed Anglican…
Carlos Garfias Merlos dead at age 75, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, ar…
Carlos Garfias Merlos, a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Netzahualcóyotl from 2003 to 2010 and later as archbishop of Acapulco and Morelia,
died on August 6,…
Dimbo Atiya dead
Dimbo Atiya, a Nigerian Nollywood producer and director known for Halita and Sons of the Caliphate,
died on August 6, 2026. From Nasarawa state, he worked across film production and…
Sydney Towle dead at age 26
Sydney Towle, an American social media influencer who shared her life with cholangiocarcinoma online,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 26. Towle, whose full name was Sydney Elizabeth Towle, had…
Daniel Bernard dead at age 80
Daniel Bernard, the French retail executive who chaired Carrefour from 1992 to 2005 and later Kingfisher plc from 2009 to 2017,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 80. Also known…
Bae In-gyu dead at age 36
Bae In-gyu, a South Korean gender activist and YouTuber who founded and led the anti-feminist group New Men’s Solidarity,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 36. Born in 1990, he…
Georgios Marsellos dead at age 89
Georgios Marsellos, the Greek Olympic hurdler who competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 89. Born in Athens on October 12, 1936, he…
Alain Le Goff dead at age 83
Alain Le Goff, the French storyteller known for his retellings of the legends of Ys, Tristan and Iseult, and La Légende de la mort en Basse-Bretagne,
died on August 3,…
Alfonso Fanjul Jr. dead at age 89
Alfonso Fanjul Jr., the American sugar refining and real estate executive associated with Domino Sugar,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 89. Known as Alfy Fanjul, he was born in…
Júlio Duarte Langa dead at age 98, Mozambican Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of Xai-Xai
Júlio Duarte Langa, the Mozambican Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop of Xai-Xai,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 98. Born in Xai-Xai, then in Portuguese Mozambique, on October 27, 1927,…
Hatsuo Royama dead at age 78
Hatsuo Royama, a Japanese karate practitioner,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 78. Born on March 31, 1948, in Yagō, he was also known by his Korean name, Noh Cho…
Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi dead at age 31
Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi, a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 31. Foaled on April 6, 1995, in the Saru district, he was a son of Symboli Rudolf and…
Michael Fingleton dead at age 88
Michael Fingleton, the retired chief executive of Irish Nationwide Building Society,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 88. An Irish banker known in the banking community as “Fingers,” he was…
Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi dead at age 31
Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi, a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 31. Foaled on April 6, 1995, in Saru district, he was a son of Symboli Rudolf and later…
Agostino Superbo dead at age 86, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Sessa Aurunca and Altamu…
Agostino Superbo, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Sessa Aurunca and of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti and later as archbishop of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo,
died on August…
Igor Yerusalimov dead, Igor Yerusalimov, Russian army officer
Igor Yerusalimov, a Russian army officer who served as head of the Western Military District Headquarters from 2020 to 2024,
died on August 1, 2026. Known in full as Igor…
Kath Pettingill dead at age 91
Kath Pettingill, the former brothel owner and matriarch of the Melbourne criminal Pettingill family,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 91. Born Kathleen Pettingill on March 27, 1935, she was…
Harry D. Train II dead at age 98
Harry D. Train II, a retired United States Navy admiral who commanded the U.S. Sixth Fleet and later the U.S. Atlantic Fleet,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 98. Born…
Orris E. Kelly dead at age 100, American military officer, chief of chaplains
Orris E. Kelly, an American military officer and chief of chaplains,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 100. Known also as Orris Eugene Kelly and Orris Kelly, he served as…
Jakob Butturff dead at age 32
Jakob Butturff, the American ten-pin bowler,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 32. A left-handed competitor from Chandler, Arizona, he was a member of the Professional Bowlers Association and represented…
Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni dead at age 80, Syrian-born Venezuelan Syriac Catholic hierarch, bishop of…
Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni, a Syrian-born Venezuelan Syriac Catholic hierarch who served as Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela for the Syriac Catholics,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 80. Born in Aleppo,…
Pur Bahadur Gurung dead at age 37, Climbed 4 eight thousanders of Pakistan in 12 days, Climbed K2 i…
Pur Bahadur Gurung, a Nepalese mountaineer and expedition guide known for climbing four eight-thousanders in Pakistan in 12 days and for reaching K2 in 24 hours,
died on July 30,…
Nadhira Al Harthy dead at age 48, First Omani woman to summit Mount Everest, Nanga Parbat
Nadhira Al Harthy, the Omani civil servant and mountaineer who became the first Omani woman to summit Mount Everest,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 48. Also known as Nadhira…
Geoffrey Arrand dead at age 82
Geoffrey Arrand, the English archdeacon who served as archdeacon of Suffolk,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 82. Geoffrey William Arrand was born on 24 July 1944 and was educated…
Francis Teke Lysinge dead at age 87, Cameroonian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Mamfe
Francis Teke Lysinge, the Cameroonian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Mamfe,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 87. Born on December 28, 1938, in Cameroon, he was…
Mir Raza Ali dead at age 25
Mir Raza Ali, a Pakistani entrepreneur,
died on July 29, 2026, at the age of 25 after being shot, with his body later discovered near a wedding hall in Gulistan-e-Jauhar,…
Ghanaati dead at age 20
Ghanaati, an American Thoroughbred racehorse,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 20. Foaled on March 28, 2006, the American-bred, British-trained filly ran six times in a career that lasted from…
James Aren Duckett dead at age 68, American convicted child murderer and sex offender, execution by…
James Aren Duckett, an American convicted child murderer and sex offender,
died on July 28, 2026, at age 68, after being executed by lethal injection in Florida. Duckett was a…
Aviezer Yaari dead at age 96
Aviezer Yaari, an Israeli general,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 96. Yaari ended his Israel Defense Forces service at the rank of major general and served in military intelligence…
Aviezer Ya’ari dead at age 96
Aviezer Ya'ari, an Israeli IDF general,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 96. Born in Merhavia in 1930, he began his military career in 1948 and went on to serve…
Parvez Butt dead at age 83
Parvez Butt, the Pakistani mechanical engineer who chaired the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission from 2001 to 2006,
died on July 26, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Gujranwala…
Vlasta Pavelcová dead at age 94
Vlasta Pavelcová, a Czech ballerina and ballet master,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 94. Born in Ostrava on August 14, 1931, she began attending Mistr Gabzdyl’s ballet studio at…
Ian Wood dead at age 84
Ian Wood, the Scottish businessman who founded and led Wood Group,
died on July 26, 2026. Born Ian Clark Wood in Aberdeen on July 21, 1942, he built the company…
Gilbert Kanyankore dead at age 72
Gilbert Kanyankore, a Rwandan football manager,
died on July 25, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in 1954 in Butare, Rwanda, he fled to Burundi with his family as…
Ekaterina Verzilina dead at age 96
Ekaterina Verzilina, a Russian farmer leader and supervisor of the Ilyich Collective Farm in Lipetsk Oblast,
died on July 25, 2026, aged 96. Born Ekaterina Sergeyevna Verzilina on December 5,…
Shanti Naidoo dead at age 91
Shanti Naidoo, a South African anti-apartheid activist,
died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Pretoria on March 6, 1935, she was also known as Shantavothie,…
Thomas Handgrätinger dead at age 83
Thomas Handgrätinger, a German priest and Catholic monk,
died on July 24, 2026, at Kloster Windberg. Born in Ulm on March 4, 1943, he entered the Windberg monastery in 1963,…
Reg Chard dead at age 102
Reginald James Chard, an Australian soldier,
died on July 24, 2026, aged 102. Better known as Reg Chard, he served in the Kokoda Track campaign in New Guinea during World…
Shanthie Naidoo dead at age 91
Shanthie Naidoo, a South African anti-apartheid activist and early African National Congress member,
died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 91. Born on March 6, 1935, in Pretoria…
Charles R. Hamm dead at age 92, American Air Force general, superintendent of the Air Force Academy
Charles R. Hamm, an American Air Force general and superintendent of the Air Force Academy,
died on July 23, 2026, aged 92. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Hamm was…
Kōzō Okamoto dead at age 78
Kōzō Okamoto, the Japanese Red Army militant responsible for the 1972 Lod Airport massacre,
died on July 23, 2026. Born on December 7, 1947, in Ashikita, Japan, he was also…
Jean-Pierre Dorléac dead at age 83
Jean-Pierre Dorléac, the French-born American costume designer whose work spanned film, television, theater, variety, opera and burlesque,
died on July 23, 2026, aged 83. Born in Toulon, France, on April…
Wang Quanying dead at age 105, Chinese soldier, last living female soldier of the Long March
Wang Quanying, a Chinese soldier remembered as the last living female participant in the Long March,
died on July 22, 2026. Born in May 1921 in Jinchuan County, Sichuan, she…
Purificação Araújo dead at age 99
Purificação Araújo, the Portuguese obstetrician and gynecologist known as the “mother of family planning” in Portugal,
died on July 22, 2026, aged 99. Also known as Maria da Purificação Araújo,…
Ingar Tore Narvhus dead at age 98, Norwegian air force general, chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Fo…
Ingar Tore Narvhus, a Norwegian Air Force general and chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force from 1978 to 1981,
died on July 22, 2026. Born Ingar Tore Johannessen in…
Béla Bodó dead at age 67
Béla Bodó, a Hungarian hurdler,
died on July 21, 2026, at the age of 67. Born in Vámospércs on January 19, 1959, he specialized in the 110 metres hurdles and…
Taras Loshak dead at age 46
Taras Loshak, a Ukrainian folk craftsman and maker of traditional woodwind instruments,
died on July 21, 2026. He was known as a sopilka master, artisan and creator of folk wind…
Pauline Clayden dead at age 103
Pauline Clayden, the British ballerina,
died on July 21, 2026, aged 103. Born in Greenwich, London, on October 12, 1922, she trained at the Cone School of Dancing before Peggy…
Anicia Berton dead at age 50
Anicia Berton, a Martiniquais environmental and social activist,
died on July 21, 2026. Known by the nickname Az fanm Djok, she was recognized as Martinique’s woman of the year in…
Roland Korn dead at age 96
Roland Korn, the German architect whose work helped shape major public buildings in East Berlin,
died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on May 11, 1930,…
Gruppo di intervento speciale dead at age 75, Italian military, founder of Gruppo di intervento spe…
Gruppo di intervento speciale, the Italian military founder of Gruppo di intervento speciale,
died on July 19, 2026, aged 75. The name is associated with the Gruppo di Intervento Speciale,…
Christopher Senyonjo dead at age 94
Christopher Senyonjo, the Ugandan Anglican bishop and LGBT rights campaigner,
died on July 19, 2026. Born on December 8, 1931, he was elevated to bishop in the Church of Uganda…
Geoff Somers dead at age 76
Geoff Somers, the British explorer who
died on July 18, 2026, aged 76, was known for his work in the polar regions and for becoming the first Briton to cross…
Denny Sanford dead at age 90
Denny Sanford, the American banker and philanthropist who founded First Premier Bank,
died on July 18, 2026. Born Thomas Denny Sanford on December 23, 1935, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he…
John Chittick dead at age 88
John Chittick, the Australian Olympic hurdler who represented his country at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Games,
died on July 18, 2026. Born in Warrnambool, Victoria, on October 29, 1937,…
Ian Gatford dead at age 86
Ian Gatford, an English archdeacon,
died on July 18, 2026, aged 86. He served as Archdeacon of Derby from 1993 to 2005, after a career that included work with Taylor…
Michael Hendricks dead at age 84
Michael Hendricks, an American-Canadian gay rights activist,
died on July 18, 2026. Along with René LeBoeuf, he became one of the most visible advocates in Quebec’s gay-rights movement and was…
Louis Champagne dead at age 78
Louis Champagne, a Canadian talk radio personality,
died on July 17, 2026, at the age of 78. A familiar voice in Quebec radio, he hosted a morning daily program on…
Gabriel Antonio Camilo González dead at age 88, Filosofía, Teología, Paracaidismo
Gabriel Antonio Camilo González, the Dominican Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of La Vega from 1992 to 2015,
died on July 17, 2026. Known as Antonio Camilo, he…
C. D. Wickramaratne dead at age 63
C. D. Wickramaratne, a Sri Lankan police officer who served as the 35th Inspector General of Police,
died on July 17, 2026, at the age of 63. Born Chandana Deepal…
Angelo Buccarello dead at age 84
Angelo Buccarello, an Italian Catholic priest and member of the Trinitarian Order,
died on July 16, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Castrignano del Capo, Italy, on May…
Isamu Sonoda dead at age 79
Isamu Sonoda, the Japanese judoka who won Olympic gold,
died on July 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan, on November 4, 1946, he became…
Manuel Doreste dead at age 68
Manuel Doreste, the Spanish Olympic sailor who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Puertollano on January 1, 1958, he raced in the Soling…