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Carola von Braun, a German politician and women's rights activist who served in the Bundestag, the Senate of Berlin and the Berlin House of Representatives,
died on August 7, 2026,…
Zuca Sardan, the literary name of Carlos Felipe Alves Saldanha,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 92, in Hamburg, Germany, of complications from a fall. A Brazilian poet, writer, draughtsman…
Jerney Kaagman, the Dutch singer best known as the lead vocalist of Earth and Fire,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 79, from complications of Parkinson's disease. Born Christina Henriette…
Zdzisław Czarnobilski, a Polish doctor and politician,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 91. Born in Lwów, Poland, on November 11, 1934, he studied at the Medical University of Lublin…
Rashid al-Rajih, a Saudi academic and politician,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 81. Born in Turubah, Saudi Arabia, in 1944, he was a Saudi national who studied at the…
Kapeliele Faupala, the French Wallisian traditional ruler who served as the 51st Lavelua of Wallis (Uvea) from 2008 to 2014,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 86. Born in Ahoa…
John Langeloth Loeb Jr., the American diplomat and former ambassador to Denmark,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 96. Born in Manhattan on May 2, 1930, he also served as…
Uma Shankar Singh, an Indian politician and Uttar Pradesh MLA,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 55. Known also as Thakur Umashankar Singh, he represented the Rasara constituency in Ballia…
Maria-Luise Egerer, an Austrian farmer and politician who served in the Landtag of Lower Austria from 1993 to 2003,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 80. Born Maria-Luise Fuchs, she…
Alejandro Royo-Villanova, a Spanish lawyer and politician,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 85. Born in Madrid on April 7, 1941, he was a member of both the People’s Party…
Didier Decoin, the French writer and screenwriter who won the Prix Goncourt in 1977,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 81. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt on March 13, 1945, he began…
Bernt H. Lund, the Norwegian civil servant, politician and diplomat who served as Norway’s first ambassador to Namibia,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 101. Lund, also known as Bernt…
Michael Conaghan, the Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála and as Lord Mayor of Dublin,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 81. Born in County Donegal,…
Jutta Hertlein, a German politician and former member of the Berlin House of Representatives,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 86. Born in Berlin on December 25, 1939, she was…
Klaus Hänsch, the German politician who served as a member and president of the European Parliament,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 87. Born on December 15, 1938, in Szprotawa,…
Liam O'Neill, the Irish sports administrator who served as president of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 2012 to 2015,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 70. From County Laois, he…
D. Y. Patil, the Indian politician who served as governor of Tripura, Bihar and West Bengal,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 90. Born Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil on October 22,…
Alfonso Lizarazo, the Colombian television host and politician who later served in the Senate,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 85. Born Alfonso Lizarazo Sánchez in Bucaramanga, he began his…
James G. Roche, the American politician who served as secretary of the Air Force,
died on August 4, 2026, at age 86. Born James Gerard Roche in Brooklyn, New York,…
Herb Snyder, an American politician and member of the West Virginia Senate,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 72. A Democrat, he represented District 16 in the state Senate from…
Uladzimir Shymau, a Belarusian politician and minister of economy,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 77. He was born on November 29, 1948, and was known in Belarus as an…
Uladzimir Shymau, a Belarusian economist and politician who served as minister of economy from 1996 to 2002,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 77. Born in Radolivka on November 29,…
André Vallerand, a Canadian politician and Quebec MNA,
died on August 3, 2026, at age 86. Vallerand represented a riding in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 1994…
Ryszard Bartosz, a Polish politician and farmer who served in the Sejm from 1989 to 1993,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 72. Born Ryszard Władysław Bartosz on August 23,…
John Wannenburgh, a Manx politician,
died on August 3, 2026. He represented Douglas North in the House of Keys from 2021 until his death, having been elected at the 2021…
Sir Anthony Kenny, the British philosopher known for work in the philosophy of mind, ancient and scholastic philosophy, the philosophy of religion and Wittgenstein studies,
died on August 3, 2026,…
Paras Chandra Jain, an Indian politician and former Madhya Pradesh legislator,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 77. A Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Ujjain, he represented the Ujjain North…
Joseph Katema, a Zambian politician and general medical practitioner,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 64. Born on 20 November 1961 in Northern Rhodesia, he served as a member of…
Janet Howell, the American politician who served in the Virginia Senate for more than three decades,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 82. A Democrat, Howell was elected to the…
Alberto Tedesco, an Italian politician and business executive who served as a senator from 2009 to 2013,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 77. Born in Bari on April 8,…
Ioannis Varvitsiotis, the Greek politician who served as minister of defence and a member of parliament,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 93. Born in Athens on August 2, 1933,…
Fernando d'Alessio, a Peruvian politician and university administrator,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 82. Born Fernando Antonio d'Alessio Ipinza in Lima on March 25, 1944, he was an independent…
Romeo Jalosjos Sr., a Filipino politician and businessman who served in the House of Representatives from 1995 to 2002,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 85. Known also as Romeo…
Bill Goichberg, an American chess player,
died on August 2, 2026, at age 83. Widely known in chess circles as both a master and a tournament organizer, he founded the…
Franz Hasiba, the Austrian politician who served as mayor of Graz, deputy governor of Styria and a member of the Landtag of Styria,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 93.…
Kay Granger, the American politician who represented Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2025,
died on August 2, 2026, at age 83. A Republican, she chaired…
Bagre Fagundes, the Brazilian gaucho musician known as Euclides Fagundes Filho,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 86. Born in Uruguaiana on October 3, 1939, he was described as a…
Nariman Hasanzade, the Azerbaijani poet and playwright,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 95. Born Nariman Alimammad oglu Hasanzade on February 18, 1931, in Poylu, he was educated at Baku…
Grzegorz Lipowski, a Polish engineer and politician,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 90. A member of the Democratic Left Alliance, he served as voivode of Częstochowa from 1980 to…
Rom Kostřica, a Czech professor of otorhinolaryngology and former member of parliament,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 77. Born in Brno, he built his career in medicine and higher…
Nariman Hasanzade, the Azerbaijani poet,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 95. Born Nəriman Əliməmməd oğlu Həsənzadə on February 18, 1931, in Poylu in Qazakh district, he was also known…
Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar, a Pakistani politician and member of the National Assembly,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 76, from complications from a brain hemorrhage. He represented Bahawalpur-born political…
Philip Ruppe, an American politician who represented Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 99. Born Philip Edward Ruppe in…
Pon Paladraksa, a Thai police lieutenant general,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 102. Known in the Thai police service as a former commander of Provincial Police Region 3, he…
Luis Uruñuela, a Spanish politician who was a leading figure in the Andalusian Party,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 89. Born in Seville on April 2, 1937, he won…
Phon Paradraksa, a Thai police lieutenant general with the Royal Thai Police,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 103. He was a former Royal Thai Police officer and the father…
Vishwa Nath Sharma, the Indian military officer who served as chief of the army staff from 1988 to 1990,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 96. Known as General V…
Ben Hanuschak, a Canadian politician and teacher,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 96. Born in Earl Grey, Saskatchewan, he was educated at the University of Manitoba and later worked…
Todd Lewis, a Canadian politician and farmer,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 65. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on February 7, 2025, after serving as president…
Kazimira Prunskienė, the Lithuanian politician who served as prime minister and later as minister of agriculture,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 83. Born in Vasiuliškė on February 26, 1943,…
Donatille Mukabalisa, a Rwandan politician and former MP and senator,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 66. Born in Nyamata on July 30, 1960, she was elected Speaker of the…
Abubakar Alhaji, the Nigerian diplomat and politician who served as minister of finance,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 89. A long-serving administrator, he held senior posts in the Nigerian…
Thea Dückert, a German politician who served in the Landtag of Lower Saxony and later in the Bundestag,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 76. Born Thea Wischer in Berlin…
Cairns Craig, the Scottish literary scholar who specialised in Scottish and modernist literature,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 77. Born Robert Cairns Craig in Kilmarnock in 1949, he built…
Fred Doucette, an American politician and member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2014 to 2025,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 61. A Republican from Salem, New…
Turid Iversen, the Norwegian politician who served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in the 1993–1997 term,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 91. Born in…
Ferdousi Shahriar, a Bangladeshi diplomat,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 54. She served as director general of the Myanmar wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and previously was…
Jochen Bohl, a German theologian and Lutheran bishop,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 76. Born in Lüdenscheid on April 19, 1950, he served as bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church…
Harry Mitchell, an American politician and educator who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011, died July 29, 2026, aged 86. A Democrat, he represented Arizona’s…
David Trewavas, the New Zealand politician who served as mayor of Taupō from 2013 to 2025,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 63. He led the Taupō District Council as…
Gopal Man Shrestha, a Nepali politician and former minister of education,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 83. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in 1999 as a Nepali…
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, the Colombian journalist and writer who also worked as a diplomat,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 95. Born in Tunja in 1932, he was identified in…
Golam Sarwar Hiru, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament for Barguna-2,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 76. He was associated with Islami Oikya Jote and won election…
Godfrey Graham, the Irish cricketer,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 89. Known also as Godfrey Richard Graham, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who made one…
Anna Knysok, a Polish politician and former member of parliament,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 75. Born in Chorzów on July 19, 1951, she was also known as Anna…
Jim Hopkins, the New Zealand broadcaster and politician who served on the Waitaki District Council,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 80. Born on January 1, 1946, Hopkins was known…
Susanta Singh, an Indian politician and Odisha MLA since 2014,
died on July 27, 2026, at the age of 53. Born on March 17, 1973, he was a politician from…
Takeaki Matsumoto, a Japanese politician who served as foreign minister in 2011 and internal affairs minister from 2022 to 2024,
died on July 27, 2026, at age 67 from complications…
Abdul Ballout, a Lebanese-German murder suspect in the 2026 Berlin Pride attack,
died on July 26, 2026, at age 21 after being shot by police during an attempted arrest. On…
Octavio Gallotti, the Brazilian judge who served on the Supreme Federal Court,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 95. Born Luiz Octavio Pires e Albuquerque Gallotti in Rio de Janeiro…
Zdzisław Maszkiewicz, a Polish politician and electronics technician who served in the Senate from 1997 to 2001,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 75. Born on November 28, 1950, in…
Adolf Bauer, the German politician and longtime president of the SoVD,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 86. Born in Friesoythe on March 6, 1940, he was a member of…
Bachtiar Aly, an Indonesian professor, politician and diplomat,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 76. Born in Banda Aceh on December 21, 1949, he built a career that combined academic…
Hira Singh Bisht, an Indian politician and former Uttarakhand MLA,
died on July 26, 2026, after a heart attack. Born on November 4, 1940, in Pauri Garhwal district, he served…
Ravan A. G. Farhâdi, the Afghan academic and diplomat who served as Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United Nations from 1993 to 2006,
died on July 26, 2026. He was 96.…
Pié Masumbuko, the Burundian politician who served as acting prime minister,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 94. A member of the Union for National Progress, he briefly held Burundi’s…
Alfonso Sánchez Anaya, the Mexican politician who served as deputy, senator and governor of Tlaxcala,
died on July 26, 2026. He was 85. Born in Apizaco on January 23, 1941,…
Shi Baoyuan, a Chinese soldier and lieutenant general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army,
died on July 25, 2026, aged 89. He was a native of Huoxian village in Hebei’s…
Richard Lerblance, an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Senate,
died on July 25, 2026, aged 80. Born Richard Charles Lerblance on March 9, 1946,…
Jérémie Gustave Nzamba, a Gabonese journalist,
died on July 25, 2026, aged 66. Known as Djidjen, he worked at Africa Radio for more than 40 years, presenting news programs and…
Juan Carlos Lomeña, a Spanish politician and former deputy and mayor of Coín,
died on July 25, 2026, aged 72. Born in Coín, Málaga, on November 24, 1953, he served…
Horacio Muratore, the Argentine basketball executive who served as president of the International Basketball Federation from 2014 to 2019,
died on July 25, 2026. He was 74. Born in San…
John Horam, the British politician who served as an MP and later as a member of the House of Lords,
died on July 25, 2026, following complications from a fall.…
Juan Carlos Lomeña Villalobos, a Spanish Socialist Party politician,
died on July 25, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in Coín, Málaga, on November 24, 1953, he studied through…
Albert Sorensen, an American politician and member of the Iowa Senate,
died on July 25, 2026, aged 94. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa State Senate from 1991 to…
George Israel, the American politician who served as mayor of Macon, Georgia, died July 25, 2026, at age 78. Born in Bibb County, Georgia, he later became mayor of Macon,…
Odile Sicard, a French politician and social worker who served as a deputy from 1981 to 1988,
died on July 24, 2026, aged 95. Born in Broc on August 25,…
Chun Yong-taek, a South Korean politician and military officer who served as minister of national defense,
died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on August 28,…
Elmer MacKay, a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as a member of Parliament for Central Nova,
died on July 24, 2026. Born Elmer MacIntosh MacKay on August 5, 1936,…
Sumarjati Arjoso, an Indonesian politician and member of the House of Representatives,
died on July 24, 2026, aged 80. She served in the House of Representatives from 2009 to 2014…
Chun Yong-taek, a South Korean politician and former military officer,
died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 88. He served in the 15th and 16th National Assemblies and…
Carmelo Scoma, the Italian politician and trade unionist who served as mayor of Palermo,
died on July 24, 2026. Born in Prizzi on February 22, 1931, he began his career…
Dame Helene Quilter, a retired New Zealand public servant,
died on July 24, 2026. She served as deputy commissioner at the State Services Commission from 2007 to 2012, where she…
Zhang Yutai, a Chinese politician,
died on July 24, 2026. Born in January 1945, he was a politician of the People’s Republic of China and served in senior roles within…
Allan Warrack, a professor and politician,
died on July 24, 2026, at age 89. A Canadian politician born in Calgary on May 24, 1937, he served in the Legislative Assembly…
Menase Robert Kambu, an Indonesian politician and former mayor of Jayapura,
died on July 24, 2026, aged 76. He served two terms as mayor, from 2000 to 2005 and again…
K. Ali Kutty Musliyar, an Indian Islamic scholar,
died on July 23, 2026. Born on February 23, 1945, in Thirurkad in what is now Kerala’s Malappuram district, he became a…
Thembeni Nxangisa, a South African politician who served in the Free State Executive Council,
died on July 23, 2026. A member of the African National Congress, he entered the provincial…
Annie Courtney, the Northern Irish politician and former Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Foyle,
died on July 23, 2026, aged 26. Born in Derry in 2000, she built…