Marian Jeż Engineer dead at age 84
Marian Jeż, a Polish politician, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on June 1, 1941, he served in the Sejm from 1989 to 1991 as…
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Troy Poteete American Cherokee politician dead at age 70
Troy Poteete, an American Cherokee politician and jurist, died on February 5, 2026, at age 70. Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on March 6, 1955, he served on the Cherokee Nation…
Vardan Khachatryan Armenian politician, minister of finance dead at age 66
Vardan Khachatryan, Armenian politician and minister of finance from 2000 to 2008, died on February 5, 2026. Born in Jermuk on April 6, 1959, he later served as counselor to…
Cesare Ruperto Judge dead at age 100
Cesare Ruperto, an Italian judge, died on February 5, 2026, in Rome at the age of 100. He served as a member of Italy’s Constitutional Court from 1993 to 2002…
Corrado Carnevale Italian jurist dead at age 95
Corrado Carnevale, an Italian jurist and judge who served as president of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in…
Fernand Ouellette Canadian writer dead at age 95
Fernand Ouellette, a Canadian writer, died on February 4, 2026. He was a Quebecois writer who wrote in French and was born in Montreal, Quebec, on September 24, 1930. Ouellette…
Jacques Tremblay Canadian politician dead at age 83
Jacques Tremblay, a Canadian politician, died on February 4, 2026. Born in Iberville, Quebec, on February 8, 1942, he was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec for the Quebec…
Charles Poindexter Farmer dead at age 83
Charles Douglas Poindexter, an American politician, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 83. A Republican, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2008 to 2022,…
Marlies Krämer Politician dead at age 88
Marlies Krämer, a German feminist activist and politician, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Illingen in 1937, she began an apprenticeship in retailing after…
Elyakim Schlesinger Rabbi, Rosh Yeshiva dead at age 104
Elyakim Schlesinger, an Austrian-born British Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva, died on February 4, 2026. He was an international authority and served as president, chairman and head of the Rabbinical…
Morishige Naruse Business executive dead at age 92
Morishige Naruse, a Japanese politician, died on February 4, 2026, in Okazaki, Japan, two days before his 93rd birthday. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served in the…
Odílio Balbinotti Businessman dead at age 84
Odílio Balbinotti, a Brazilian politician, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 84 in Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil, of complications from Alzheimer's disease. Born on June 8, 1941,…
Nogueira de Brito Lawyer dead at age 88
José Luís Nogueira de Brito, a Portuguese politician and lawyer, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 88. A member of the CDS – People's Party, he served…
Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri Politician dead at age 72
Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri, an Indian politician and member of the AIMIM party, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 72 from kidney disease. He won the Charminar…
Şemsa Özar Turkish academic dead at age -1
Şemsa Özar, a Turkish academic and professor in the Department of Economics at Boğaziçi University, died on February 3, 2026, in Istanbul, Turkey, after a long illness. Born in İzmir…
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Engineer, diplomat, painter, philanthropist, soldier dead at age 53
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a Libyan politician, died on February 3, 2026, at age 53. The second son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and Safia Farkash, he was part of his…
Lee Hamilton American politician dead at age 94
Lee Hamilton, an American politician and lawyer from Indiana, died on February 3, 2026. A Democrat, he represented Indiana’s 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965…
Seiichirō Dōkyū Banker dead at age 72
Seiichirō Dōkyū, a Japanese politician, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 72. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the House of Representatives from 2009…
Carole Jordan British physicist dead at age 84
Dame Carole Jordan, a British physicist, died on February 3, 2026, aged 84. She was Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow at Somerville College,…
George LeBlanc Canadian politician dead at age 71
George LeBlanc, a Canadian politician who served as mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick, died on February 3, 2026, in Moncton, New Brunswick, at the age of 71. Born in Moncton…
Ivan Nikulin Economist dead at age 89
Ivan Nikulin, a Russian politician, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 89. Born Ivan Ivanovich Nikulin on July 10, 1936, in Bryansk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union,…
Sérgio Görgen Priest dead at age 72
Sérgio Görgen, a Brazilian politician, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 72. A member of the Workers' Party, he served in the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande…
José Borba Businessman dead at age 76
José Borba, a Brazilian politician, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 76. Born José Rodrigues Borba on July 14, 1949, in Mandaguari, Paraná, Brazil, he served in…
Chuck Sullivan American lawyer and sports executive dead at age 83
Chuck Sullivan, an American lawyer and sports executive who was vice president of the New England Patriots and owned the team's stadium, Foxboro Stadium, died on February 2, 2026. He…
Daryl Hoole Author, homemaker dead at age 91
Daryl Hoole, an American author and public speaker, died on February 2, 2026, at age 91. Born Daryl Van Dam in Salt Lake City, Utah, she wrote on home management…
John Terris Broadcaster dead at age 86
John James Terris, a New Zealand politician, Anglican priest and broadcaster, died on February 2, 2026, aged 86. He represented the Labour Party in the New Zealand parliament from 1978…
Hem Singh Bhadana Politician dead at age 55
Hem Singh Bhadana, an Indian politician and former Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Thanagazi, died on February 2, 2026. He was born in 1966 in Kishangarh Bas, Alwar,…
Valentin Balakhnichev Russian engineer and athletics coach dead at age 76
Valentin Balakhnichev, a Russian engineer and athletics coach, died on February 2, 2026. Born on April 23, 1949, in Lutsk, Soviet Union, he was a former athlete for the Soviet…
René Galy-Dejean French politician dead at age 93
René Galy-Dejean, a French politician, died on February 2, 2026. René Galy-Dejean (16 March 1932 – 29 January 2026) was a French politician who served as a Deputy. He died…
Horst Gallert Technologist dead at age 88
Horst Gallert, a German politician, died on February 2, 2026, at the age of 88. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, he served in the Landtag of Saxony from…
Augusto Blacker Miller Peruvian politician dead at age 80
Augusto Blacker Miller, a Peruvian politician, died on February 2, 2026. Augusto Blacker Miller (18 October 1945 – 23 January 2026) was a Peruvian politician who served as Minister of…
Ahmad Obeidat Jordanian politician dead at age 87
Ahmad Obeidat, a Jordanian politician and former prime minister, died on February 2, 2026, in Amman, Jordan, at the age of 87. Ahmad Abdul Majeed Obeidat was a senior member…
Gabor Boritt American historian dead at age 86
Gabor Boritt, an American historian and the Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, died on February 2, 2026. Hungarian-born…
Frank S. Royal American physician dead at age 86
Frank S. Royal, an American physician, company director and civic leader, died on February 2, 2026. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on September 15, 1939, he graduated from Virginia Union University…
Lucien Weiler Luxembourgish politician dead at age 74
Lucien Weiler, a Luxembourgish politician and jurist, died on February 1, 2026, at the age of 74. He was a member of the Christian Social People's Party and served as…
Rita Süssmuth German politician dead at age 88
Rita Süssmuth, a German politician and former president of the Bundestag, died on February 1, 2026, at age 88. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, she served as Federal…
Sushila Tiriya Indian politician dead at age 69
Sushila Tiriya, an Indian politician and social worker, died on February 1, 2026. She was a member of the Indian National Congress and represented Odisha in the Rajya Sabha in…
Bernice Shedrick
American politicianDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
David Triesman, Baron Triesman
British politician and union leaderDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry
Pakistani-Kashmiri politicianDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez Lawyer, politician dead at age 62
Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez, a Mexican politician and lawyer, died on January 31, 2026. He was a member of the National Action Party (PAN) and served as municipal president of Mexicali,…
Paolo Cristoni Politician dead at age 81
Paolo Cristoni, an Italian socialist politician, public administrator and author, died on January 31, 2026. Born in Castelfranco Emilia, Italy, on September 9, 1945, he began his political career in…
Salim Sayyid Mengga
Indonesian military officer and politicianDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Arie van den Brand
Dutch politician (GroenLinks). Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Yaw Brempong-Yeboah Politician dead at age 71
Yaw Brempong-Yeboah, a Ghanaian politician, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 71. He was a member of the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana, representing…
Philippe Morillon
French general and politicianDied on Friday January 30th 2026
Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness
Scottish politicianDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Marco Bülow
German journalist and politicianDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Ernie Fage
Canadian politicianDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers British polo official dead at age -1
Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers, a British polo official, died on January 29, 2026. He was chairman of Ham Polo Club from 1995 to 2018, chairman of the Hurlingham Polo Association from 2009…
Michael H. Prosser American academic dead at age 89
Michael H. Prosser, an American academic and professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, died on January 29, 2026, at age 89. He served at the University of Virginia from…
Brian O’Shea
Irish politicianDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Marat Mullagalyamov
Russian politicianDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
John Overington
American politicianDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Myint Htwe
Burmese politicianDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Ajit Pawar
Indian politicianDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Linden Bateman
American politicianDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baron Clitheroe
British businessman and politicianDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Joan Pujal Areny
Andorran politician and businessmanDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Jim Ferguson Australian diplomat dead at age 85
Jim Ferguson, an Australian diplomat, senior public servant and sport administrator, died on January 27, 2026, aged 85. Born James Alexander Ferguson in Sydney on November 29, 1940, he was…
Wiley Drake American minister and radio host dead at age 82
Wiley Drake, an American minister and radio host, died on January 27, 2026, at age 82. Based in California, he served as pastor of the First Southern Baptist Church of…
Louis J. Ceci American judge, justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court dead at age 98
Louis J. Ceci, an American judge and justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1982 to 1993, died on January 27, 2026. He was 98. A lawyer, jurist and Republican…
Robert G. Bottoms American education executive dead at age 81
Robert G. Bottoms, an American higher education executive and the 18th president of DePauw University, died on January 27, 2026, at age 81. He served as president of the university…
Frederick Vreeland
American politicianDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Noel W. Campbell
American politicianDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Peter Unwin
British diplomatDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Kirsty Duncan
Canadian politicianDied on Monday January 26th 2026
N. Sundaram
Indian politicianDied on Monday January 26th 2026
Laurentine Mbede
Cameroonian politicianDied on Monday January 26th 2026
Samak Jalikula
Thai politicianDied on Monday January 26th 2026
François Lempérière President of HydroCoop dead at age 99
François Lempérière, a French civil engineer, died on January 26, 2026, at the age of 99. He built and/or designed 15 dams in France and other countries and invented solutions…
Robert Nazaryan
Armenian politicianDied on Monday January 26th 2026
Eduardo Gutiérrez Sáenz de Buruaga
Spanish diplomatDied on Monday January 26th 2026
Stanley Gerzofsky
American politicianDied on Monday January 26th 2026
Aniceto Núñez
Spanish politician and writerDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Orest Salamakha
Ukrainean politicianDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Frank J. Frost
American scholar and politicianDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Gong Ro-myung
South Korean diplomat and politicianDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Kong Roh-myung
South Korean diplomat and politicianDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Bill Allen Canadian politician, Saskatchewan MLA dead at age 79
William James Gilbert Allen, a Canadian politician and Saskatchewan MLA from 1975 to 1982, died on January 25, 2026. Known as Bill Allen, he represented Regina Rosemont in the Legislative…
Li Wei Chinese computer scientist dead at age 82
Li Wei, a Chinese computer scientist and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, died on January 25, 2026. Born in Peking on June 8, 1943, he graduated from the…
Joaquín Galant
Spanish politicianDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Bunjop Bunnag
Thai politicianDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Lee Hae-chan
South Korean politicianDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Michael Parenti
American politician scientist and academic historianDied on Saturday January 24th 2026
Boris Belousov
Russian politicianDied on Saturday January 24th 2026
Robert A. Baines
American politicianDied on Saturday January 24th 2026
Phil Griego
American politicianDied on Saturday January 24th 2026
Jean Dorion
Canadian politicianDied on Friday January 23rd 2026
Selim Sadak
Turkish politicianDied on Friday January 23rd 2026
Jógvan Durhuus
Faroese politicianDied on Friday January 23rd 2026
Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez
Spanish politicianDied on Friday January 23rd 2026
István Antal
Romanian politicianDied on Friday January 23rd 2026
Lucyna Pietrzyk
Polish politicianDied on Friday January 23rd 2026
Andrzej Januszajtis
Polish physicist and politicianDied on Friday January 23rd 2026
Ernesto Gil Elorduy
Mexican politicianDied on Friday January 23rd 2026