Nijaz Gracić died on April 6, 2026. He was a Bosnian entrepreneur and football executive who served as chairman of FK Olimpik from 2006 to 2016. · 06 April 2026 · April 2026
Gene Hooks, American university athletics director and longtime Wake Forest University athletic director, died on April 6, 2026. He was 98. Hooks served as Wake Forest’s athletic director from 1964 to 1992 after playing baseball for the Demon Deacons from…
Gene Hooks, American university athletics director and longtime Wake Forest University athletic director, died on April 6, 2026. He was 98. Hooks served as Wake Forest’s athletic director from 1964 to 1992 after playing baseball for the Demon Deacons from…
Gene Hooks, American university athletics director and longtime Wake Forest University athletic director, died on April 6, 2026. He was 98. Hooks served as Wake Forest’s athletic director from 1964 to 1992 after playing baseball for the Demon Deacons from…
Gene Hooks, American university athletics director and longtime Wake Forest University athletic director, died on April 6, 2026. He was 98. Hooks served as Wake Forest’s athletic director from 1964 to 1992 after playing baseball for the Demon Deacons from… · 06 April 2026 · April 2026
Majid Khademi died on April 6, 2026, in an airstrike. He was an Iranian general and intelligence officer who served as head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization from 2025. No further details were provided about the circumstances of his death. · 06 April 2026 · April 2026
Chen Lihua, a Chinese property developer, died on April 5, 2026. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Mario Enrique Ríos Montt died on April 5, 2026. He was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic prelate and served as auxiliary bishop of Guatemala from 1987 to 2010. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Tim Slessor died on April 5, 2026. He was a British documentarian. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Adriano Goldschmied died on April 5, 2026. He was an Italian fashion designer. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Gian Carlo Michelini died on April 4, 2026. He was an Italian-Taiwanese Roman Catholic priest and artistic director, and he co-founded the YICFFF. · 04 April 2026 · April 2026
Ricardo Ortiz, a Spanish bullfighter, died on April 3, 2026. · 03 April 2026 · April 2026
Borys Zimenkovskyi, a Ukrainian pharmacist, died on April 3, 2026. · 03 April 2026 · April 2026
Tariq al-Sawah, an Egyptian citizen held at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba, died on April 2, 2026, at age 68. Also spelled Tarek El Sawah, he was born in Alexandria, Egypt, on November 2, 1957. He was… · 02 April 2026 · April 2026
Nick Savva, Cypriot-born British greyhound trainer and breeder, died on April 2, 2026, aged 91. Born in British Cyprus in 1934, he later moved to London, where he worked in an engineering factory and then a restaurant before starting to… · England · 02 April 2026 · April 2026
Oleh Avdieiev, a Ukrainian Olympic luger who competed at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, died on April 2, 2026, after being stabbed. He was 52. Avdieiev was born in Lviv on April 7, 1973, and later worked at the… · 02 April 2026 · April 2026
Yoshihisa Kishimoto, a Japanese video game developer, died on April 2, 2026. · 02 April 2026 · April 2026
Francisco Holgado, a Spanish bank teller, died on April 1, 2026. · 01 April 2026 · April 2026
Peter Kuh died on April 1, 2026. · America · Britain · 01 April 2026 · April 2026
Jamshid Eshaghi, an Iranian brigadier general who served as chief of the Office of Budget and Financial Affairs within the Armed Forces General Staff, died on March 31, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Ahvaz, Iran, on July… · 31 March 2026 · March 2026
Claudio Bordignon, an Italian geneticist, died on March 30, 2026. In 1992, while working at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, he carried out the first gene therapy procedure using hematopoietic stem cells as vectors to deliver genes intended to… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026 · Cláudio
Christopher Haskins, the Irish-born businessman and life peer known as Baron Haskins, died on March 30, 2026, aged 88. Born in Dublin on May 30, 1937, he was a member of the British House of Lords from 1998 to 2020.… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Ben Stevenson, British ballet dancer and teacher, died on March 28, 2026. Born in Portsmouth, England, he trained at the Arts Educational Schools in London and received the Adeline Genée Gold Medal upon graduation. He joined the Sadler's Wells Royal… · 28 March 2026 · March 2026
Karsten Wettberg, a German football manager, died on March 28, 2026. Born in Friesack, near Berlin, on November 10, 1941, he was one of the most successful football managers in German amateur football. On the professional level, he coached SpVgg… · 28 March 2026 · March 2026
Vijaypat Singhania, an Indian textile industry executive and aviator, died on March 28, 2026. He was chairman and managing director of the Raymond Group from 1980 to 2000 and later served as sheriff of Mumbai from 2005 to 2006. A… · 28 March 2026 · March 2026
Hank Nichols, an American Hall of Fame college basketball referee and later supervisor of officials, died on March 27, 2026. Nichols, whose full name was Henry Owen Nichols, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.… · 27 March 2026 · March 2026
Doug Irwin, an American luthier, died on March 26, 2026. He was known for designing five custom guitars for Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, including Eagle, Wolf, Tiger, Wolf Jr. and Rosebud. Irwin also built more than 50 other… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
William Francis Murphy, the American Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of Boston from 1995 to 2001 and bishop of Rockville Centre from 2001 to 2016, died on March 26, 2026. Born in Boston on May 14, 1940,… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
Alireza Tangsiri, an Iranian naval officer and commander of the IRGC Navy since 2018, died on March 26, 2026, after suffering serious injuries in the 2026 Iran war. He was born in 1962 and served as a naval brigade commander… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026 · airstrike
Imre Taveter, an Estonian Olympic sailor who competed in the Finn class at the 2000 and 2004 Games, died on March 25, 2026, aged 58. Born in Keila in 1967, he began sailing in the Optimist class at Kalev Yacht… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
József Varró, a Hungarian equestrian who competed at the 1972 and 1980 Summer Olympics, died on March 25, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Kóka, Hungary, on March 2, 1944, he represented Hungary in Olympic equestrian competition in… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
Dolors Lamarca, a Spanish philologist and librarian, died on March 25, 2026, of pneumonia. Born in Granollers, Catalonia, in 1943, she led the Service of Libraries and Bibliographic Heritage of the Generalitat de Catalunya and later directed the National Library… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
Burchell McPherson, a Jamaican Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Montego Bay from 2013 to 2023, died on March 25, 2026, in Kingston, Jamaica, at the age of 74. Born in Mavis Bank on May 7, 1951, he studied at… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
Western Dreamer, an American Standardbred racehorse and 1997 Pacing Triple Crown winner, died on March 24, 2026. Foaled in Georgetown, Kentucky, he won the U.S. Pacing Triple Crown in 1997. Driven by Michel Lachance, his winning time of 1:51 1/5… · 24 March 2026 · March 2026
Loana Petrucciani, a French reality television personality known for her work on the television series Loft Story, died on March 24, 2026. She was 48. Petrucciani was born on 30 August 1977 and became known through her appearance on the… · 24 March 2026 · March 2026
Jerome Dhas Varuvel, Indian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Kuzhithurai from 2014 to 2020, died on March 24, 2026, from complications of dementia and Parkinson's disease. He was born on October 21, 1951, in Paduvoor, Madras State, India. Varuvel… · 24 March 2026 · March 2026 · Jérôme
Mai Murdmaa, the Estonian choreographer, ballerina, and ballet master, died on March 23, 2026. Born Mai-Ester Murdmaa in Tallinn on March 31, 1938, she graduated from the Tallinn Ballet School in 1956 and from GITIS in 1964 in ballet master… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Phạm Minh Mẫn, the Vietnamese Roman Catholic cardinal who served as coadjutor bishop of Mỹ Tho from 1993 to 1998 and archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City from 1998 to 2014, died on March 22, 2026, at the age of… · France · 22 March 2026 · March 2026 · Man
Nigel Cayzer, a British businessman, died on March 21, 2026, aged 71. He was chairman of Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust and Oryx International Growth Fund, both London-listed funds. Cayzer also served as chairman of the cancer care charity… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Timeline of the 2026 Iran war, described as an Iranian Basij Shiraz commander, died on March 21, 2026, in an airstrike. The war timeline covers the period since Feb. 28, 2026, and remains ongoing. According to the provided context, U.S.… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Jeff Smith, the English motorcycle racer inducted into the Hall of Fame for his achievements in motocross, died on March 21, 2026, aged 91. Born Jeffrey Vincent Smith in Colne, Lancashire, England, on 14 October 1934, he competed in the… · Scotland · Britain · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Raivo Mänd, an Estonian ecologist and zoologist, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 71. Born on December 2, 1954, in Saaremaa Parish, Estonia, he received the Order of the White Star in 2025. · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Leonid Radvinsky, a Ukrainian-American businessman and majority owner of OnlyFans, died on March 20, 2026, at age 43. Born in Odesa in the Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, on May 30, 1982, he was also the founder of the cam site… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Vladimir Shumny, a Russian geneticist, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 92. Vladimir Konstantinovich Shumny was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Academia Europaea, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the National… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Madhumita Raut, an Indian Odissi classical dancer, died on March 20, 2026, after cardiac arrest. She was the daughter of Mamta Khuntia and Mayadhar Raut, who contributed to the revival of Odissi in the 1950s with Shastra-based knowledge. Raut lived… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Filaret Denysenko, a Ukrainian Orthodox hierarch and patriarch of Kyiv since 1995, died on March 20, 2026. Born Mykhailo Antonovych Denysenko on January 23, 1929, he served as the primate and Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church–Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC–KP). The… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Rick Young, an American Hall of Fame bullfighter and rodeo clown, died on March 19, 2026. Known as “The Ragin’ Cajun,” he worked for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and began his rodeo career in 1959. Born in Houston, Texas,… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
Péter Halász, a Hungarian agricultural engineer and ethnographer, died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on October 28, 1939, in Budapest, Hungary, he was a recipient of the Hungarian Knight Cross of Merit in 2018. · 19 March 2026 · March 2026 · Peter
Houston McKelvey, an Irish priest and former Dean of Belfast, died on March 19, 2026, aged 83. Born in Muckamore on September 3, 1942, he was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Queen's University Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin,… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
Mike Melvill, a South African test pilot and one of the pilots of SpaceShipOne, died on March 19, 2026, at age 85. Born Michael Winston Melvill in Johannesburg, South Africa, he became known for piloting the experimental spaceplane on its… · America · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
Vincenzo C. Vannicola, an American electrical engineer, died on March 19, 2026. Born Vincent Christopher Vannicola in New Haven, Connecticut, on September 8, 1932, he graduated from Wilbur Cross High School in 1951 and earned a bachelor’s degree in physics… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
Chris Athens, an American mastering engineer, died on March 19, 2026. He began his career at Sony Music Studios in New York in the mid-1990s and worked there until 1998, when he joined Sterling Sound, where he spent 13 years.… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
Raymond L. Ethington, an American paleontologist, died on March 18, 2026. He worked in the Geology department at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. Born in State Center, Iowa, on August 28, 1929, Ethington was one of the Chief… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati, an Iranian Twelver Shia marja, died on March 18, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Shahrood, Persia, in 1933, he studied in the seminaries of Qom and Najaf. Jannaati was known for his… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
[Name not provided], a Palestinian militant and senior field commander of the Khan Younis brigade, died on March 17, 2026. The death was noted in the context of the Gaza war, which began on October 3, 2025. No further details… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Ilia II of Georgia, the Georgian Orthodox hierarch who served as Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia since 1977, died on March 17, 2026, at age 93. Born Irakli Gudushauri-Shiolashvili on January 4, 1933, in Ordzhonikidze, in the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union,… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
John A. Shaud, an American Air Force general who served as chief of staff of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe from 1988 to 1991, died on March 13, 2026, from complications of a stroke. He was 92. Shaud was… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Daniel Amey, an American application engineer, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Daniel Irwin Amey Jr. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 25, 1941, he attended Pennsylvania State University, where he earned BSEE and ME degrees… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Jan Holmlund, a Swedish ski jumper who competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics, died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 68. Born in Gällivare on March 29, 1957, he took part in both the normal hill and large… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Richard Menschel, an American investment banker and senior director of Goldman Sachs, died on March 4, 2026, at age 92. He was also an art collector and philanthropist. Through the Charina Endowment Fund and the Charina Foundation, he supported art… · 04 March 2026 · Brain Cancer · March 2026
Toshikazu Kawasaki, a Japanese paperfolder and origami theorist, died on March 3, 2026. He was known for geometrically innovative models, especially his series of fourfold symmetry "roses," which used a twisting maneuver to make the petals appear to curl out… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
Danièle Sicot-Coulon, a French gymnast, died on March 3, 2026. Born in Châteaudun, France, on March 24, 1935, she competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. She died in Murat, Cantal, at the age of 90. · 03 March 2026 · March 2026 · Daniele
Atelier Kempe Thill, the Rotterdam-based Dutch architectural firm founded in 2000 by German architects André Kempe and Oliver Thill, died on March 1, 2026. Both founders were born in East Germany and graduated in architecture from the Technical University of… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026