Yangling Dorje died on April 6, 2026. He was a Chinese politician who served as chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPCC from 1984 to 1986. · 06 April 2026 · April 2026
Chen Lihua, a Chinese property developer, died on April 5, 2026. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Ling Liong Sik, a Malaysian politician who served as acting prime minister in 1988, died on April 4, 2026. He was a member of parliament from 1974 to 2004 and served as minister of transport from 1986 to 2003. Ling… · China · 04 April 2026 · April 2026 · Šik
Henry Lee, the Taiwanese-American forensic scientist and biochemist known for his work in the killing of JonBenét Ramsey, the murder trial of O. J. Simpson and the 9/11 forensic investigation, died on March 27, 2026, in Henderson, Nevada, at age… · China · 27 March 2026 · March 2026
Lin Yuan-lang, a Taiwanese politician and former magistrate of Nantou County, died on March 27, 2026. He served as magistrate from 1989 to 1997. Lin was born on December 28, 1940, and died at the age of 85. · China · 27 March 2026 · March 2026
Wu Dexin, a Chinese materials scientist and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, died on March 23, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Laoting County, Hebei, on December 20, 1936, she graduated from the Department of Radio… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Agosto Machado, an American performance artist, died on March 20, 2026. He was a performance and visual artist, activist, and archivist who became a major figure in the New York City downtown arts scene beginning in the 1960s. Machado was… · Portugal · China · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Yuk L. Yung, a Chinese-born American planetary scientist and professor of planetary science at the California Institute of Technology, died on March 15, 2026. Born in Hong Kong on August 23, 1946, he earned a B.S. in engineering physics with… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Donald Liao, a Hong Kong civil servant and architect, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 96. Taiwanese-born and known also as a landscape architect, he played an instrumental role in the expansion of public housing in Hong… · China · 12 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Keith Ingham, an English jazz pianist, died on March 11, 2026. Born in London on February 5, 1938, he was mainly active in swing and Dixieland revival. Largely self-taught, he began playing piano at the age of ten and first… · China · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Wang Jinshan, a Chinese politician who served as governor of Anhui province and later as the province’s party secretary, died on March 10, 2026. He was 81. Wang served as governor from 2003 to 2007 and as party secretary, the… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Song Ping, a Chinese politician and Communist revolutionary, died on March 4, 2026. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and was considered the last living member of the second generation of CCP leadership. Born on April 24,… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
Fan Tsung-pei, a Taiwanese cellist and composer, died on February 22, 2026. He graduated from National Taiwan Academy of Arts and served as the lead cellist of the National Concert Hall Symphony Orchestra for nine years, until 1997. In 1997,… · China · 22 February 2026 · February 2026
Lee Yi-ting, a Taiwanese politician, died on February 20, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in 1954 or 1955, he was raised in Houlong and attended National Taichung University of Science and Technology. Lee led several local agricultural organizations… · China · 20 February 2026 · February 2026
King Liu, the Taiwanese businessman who founded Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd., died on February 16, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in central Taiwan on July 2, 1934, Liu worked for his father’s trading and food manufacturing business before… · China · 16 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Alfred Chen, a Taiwanese business executive and politician, died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 88. Also known as Chen Fei-lung, he was born on October 2, 1937, in Hong Kong and was raised in Shanghai until he… · China · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
Wai Kee-shun, a Hong Kong newspaper proprietor, businessman, publisher and sports commentator, died on February 11, 2026. Born on March 8, 1933, he was educated at New Method College and later studied in the United States before returning to Hong… · China · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Chen Bangzhu, a Chinese politician who served as governor of Hunan from 1989 to 1994 and as chairman of the Committee of Population, Resources and Environment from 2000 to 2008, died on February 8, 2026, at age 91. Born in… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Shao Yu-ming, a Taiwanese politician, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on November 3, 1938, in Binjiang Province in what was then Manchukuo, he moved to Taiwan in 1948 and later studied at National Chengchi… · China · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Marie Woo, a Chinese-American ceramicist and educator, died on February 4, 2026, at age 97. Born in Seattle, Washington, on April 3, 1928, to Southern Chinese parents, she earned a bachelor’s degree in fine art from the University of Washington… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
Chinese dancer · 02 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 2 · Other
Chinese media figure · 02 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 2 · Other
Yuan Wei-jen, a Taiwanese singer-songwriter and music producer, died on February 2, 2026. Born on June 24, 1968, he rose to fame in 1991 as part of the duo Fanren with Mo Fan, winning the Golden Melody Award for Best… · China · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
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 Department of Mathematics and Mechanics at Peking University in 1966.… · 25 January 2026 · January 2026
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Chinese molecular biophysicist · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18 · Other
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Lu Kejian, a Chinese politician and deputy, died on January 12, 2026. An ethnic Tibetan, he was born in Jonê County, Gansu province, China, in 1932. He began his political career as leader of Bairi Tibetan Autonomous County in his… · 12 January 2026 · January 2026
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Chinese electro-optics professor · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Other
Chinese peking opera actor · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9
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Chinese aerodynamicist · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Other
Chinese vice admiral · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Other
Wang Zheng, a Chinese vice admiral and director of the People's Liberation Army Navy Political Work Department, died on January 3, 2026. He was born in Jing County, Hebei, in January 1961. Wang served in various posts in the People's… · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Chinese material scientist and engineer · 28 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 28
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Chinese actor (Kung Fu Cult Master · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10
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Chinese theoretical physicist and recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics · 17 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 17
Chinese software engineer and political dissident · 12 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 12 · Other
Chinese-born American engineer · 26 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 26 · Other
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Chinese actor (Go Princess Go · 10 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 10
Chinese Roman Catholic prelate · 08 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 8 · Ronggui · Other
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