Prasad Sawkar dead at age 97, Indian classical vocalist
Prasad Sawkar, an Indian classical vocalist, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Sambaprasad Raghuvir Sawkar on December 14, 1928, in Baroda, Gujarat, he was known…
Which famous Sagittariuss have died? Over 100 obituaries with info, news, and memorial pages.
Prasad Sawkar, an Indian classical vocalist, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Sambaprasad Raghuvir Sawkar on December 14, 1928, in Baroda, Gujarat, he was known…
Joan Viñas, a Spanish physician and university teacher, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Mataró on December 11, 1950, he was known as Joan…
Raimundo Carrero, a Brazilian journalist and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at age 78. Born in Salgueiro, Pernambuco, in 1947, he went on to study at the Federal University…
Ralph Haben, an American politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1982, died on June 13, 2026. He was 84. Haben, who was born in…
Niño Guerrero, a Venezuelan drug trafficker and leader of Tren de Aragua, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 42. Born Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores in Maracay, Aragua,…
Portchie died on June 12, 2026. He was a South African painter and sculptor. Born on November 23, 1963, he was known professionally by the name Portchie. Tags Artists, 12…
Hans Gerd Klais, a German organ builder, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Bonn on December 2, 1930, he became a member of the…
Bajrakitiyabha, a Thai royal and diplomat, died on June 11, 2026, at age 47. Known formally as Princess Rajasarini Siribajra, she was born on December 7, 1978, at Amphorn Sathan…
Tino Conti, the Italian Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 80. Born Costantino Conti in Nibionno in 1945,…
Yulen Uralov, a Ukrainian Olympic fencer who competed at the 1952 Games, died on June 10, 2026. He was 101. Born in Kyiv on November 23, 1924, Uralov was also…
Keith Piper, the English cricketer who kept wicket for Warwickshire, died on June 10, 2026, after cancer. Born in Leicester on December 18, 1969, Keith John Piper played professionally for…
Ruth Watson Henderson, a Canadian composer and pianist known for her choral music, died on June 9, 2026. She was 93. Born Ruth Louise Watson in Toronto on November 23,…
John Loring, the American fashion design director who spent three decades guiding design at Tiffany & Co., died on June 9, 2026, at age 86. Born John Robbins Loring in…
María Rosa Fugazot died on June 8, 2026. She was an Argentine actress. Tags Actors, 08 June 2026, Argentina, Fugazot, June 2026, June 8, María
Wolfgang Schleidt, an Austrian scientist and zoologist, died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Vienna on December 18, 1927, he worked in the areas of…
Gordon S. Wood, an American historian whose books included The Radicalism of the American Revolution and Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815, died on June 7,…
Arvi Lind, the Finnish television news presenter best known for his long career with Yle TV1, died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Arvi Kullervo Lind…
Alan Riding, a British journalist and author who spent much of his career with The New York Times, died on June 6, 2026. He was 82. Born in Rio de…
Abdul Ganiyu Ambali, the Nigerian academic who served as vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin from 2012 to 2017, died on June 6, 2026. He was 68. Born in…
Roar Arntzen, a Norwegian engineer, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on November 23, 1947, he grew up in Rosenborg and Byåsen and earned the…
Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal, a Colombian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Ocaña from 1972 to 1992 and as archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia from 1992 to 2007,…
Gary Piantedosi, an American rower who competed in the men's coxless four at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Boston…
Aaron Cook, a Welsh semi-professional footballer who played for Salisbury City, Gosport Borough and Bemerton Heath Harlequins, died on June 4, 2026. He was 46. Born in Caerphilly on December…
Eugène Attigan, a Togolese journalist and television presenter with Togolese Television, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 55. Born in Lomé on December 20, 1970, he worked…
A. K. M. Rahmatullah, a Bangladeshi politician and member of parliament, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 75. He represented the Dhaka-11 constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad…
Price Wallace, an American politician and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2018, died on June 3, 2026. He was 64. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 24,…
Sir Neville Cenac, a Saint Lucian politician who served as minister of foreign affairs from 1987 to 1992 and as governor-general from 2018 to 2021, died on June 2, 2026,…
Sir Angus Stirling, a British arts administrator and conservationist who served as director general of the National Trust, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Angus…
Wei Zongwan, the Chinese actor known for San Mao Joins the Army and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, died on June 1, 2026, in Shanghai. He was 87. Born in…
Jevgenij Shuklin, a Lithuanian sprint canoeist and politician who served as a member of parliament from 2024, died on May 28, 2026, at age 40. Born on November 23, 1985,…
Carlos Oliva, a Peruvian economist who served as director of the Central Reserve Bank from 2015 to 2016 and again from 2021, died on May 27, 2026, at the age…
Choi Jeong-woon died on May 27, 2026. He was a Korean professor. Tags Scientists, 27 May 2026, Choi, Sagittarius, Jeong-woon, May 2026, May 27
Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, the Qatari politician who served as deputy prime minister from 2003 to 2011, died on May 27, 2026. He was 73. Born in Doha in 1952,…
Peter Nobel, the Swedish human rights lawyer who served as Sweden’s first ombudsman for discrimination, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on December 8, 1931,…
Theo Diegelmann, a German football goalkeeper who played for SSV Reutlingen 05, VfL Bochum and 1. FC Nürnberg, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on…
R. Fred Lewis, an American judge who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida from 1998 to 2019, died on May 26, 2026, at age 78. Born…
Howard Storm, an American actor and director known for work on "Take the Money and Run," "Once Bitten" and "Mork & Mindy," died on May 26, 2026. He was 94.…
Albert Wolsky, the French costume designer, died on May 23, 2026. He was 95. Wolsky was known for work in film and on stage, with a career that included costume…
Arleen Schloss, an American performance artist, died on May 23, 2026. She was 82. Schloss was known for performance art, video and film art, sound poetry, directing and curating, and…
Parviz Ghelichkhani, the Iranian footballer who played for Taj and Persepolis and captained the national team, died on May 23, 2026. He was 80. Ghelichkhani was an Iranian-French player who…
Howard Moscoe, a Canadian politician and former Toronto city councillor, died on May 23, 2026. He was 86. Moscoe served on Toronto City Council from 1978 to 2010 and represented…
Franco De Piccoli, an Italian boxer and 1960 Olympic champion, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Campalto, Italy, on November 29, 1937, he won…
Taoufik Cheikhrouhou, a Tunisian politician and civil servant, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 81. He was a member of the Socialist Destourian Party and later the…
Herb Wilkinson, an American basketball player, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 102. Born Herbert Wells Wilkinson on December 13, 1923, in Hurricane, Utah, he attended East…
Barbara Lenk, an American attorney and jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, died on May 21, 2026. She was 75. Born in Queens, New York, on December…
Robert Irving, the Canadian industrialist and co-CEO of J.D. Irving, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 71 after cancer. Based in Moncton, New Brunswick, he was responsible…
Toshifumi Suzuki, a Japanese businessman and former CEO and president of 7-Eleven, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 93. Suzuki was a longtime executive who had been…
Carey Scurry, an American basketball player, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 4, 1962, he was a 6-foot-7 small…
Anton Švajlen, a Slovak footballer and 1964 Olympic silver medalist, died on May 17, 2026, aged 88. A goalkeeper for VSS Košice, he made 336 appearances in the Czechoslovak First…
Scott Hastings, Scottish rugby union player and sports commentator, died on May 17, 2026, aged 61, in Edinburgh, Scotland, of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was a Scotland international and played for…
Tatsuya Hori, Japanese politician and governor of Hokkaido from 1995 to 2003, died on May 16, 2026, of cancer. He was 90. Hori was born in Tomakishi, Karafuto, on Nov.…
Jules Angst, a Swiss psychiatrist and academic, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Zurich on December 11, 1926, he completed his medical and psychiatric…
Jimmy Mann, the English footballer who played for Bristol City, Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers, died on May 15, 2026. He was 73. Born James Arthur Mann in Goole, Yorkshire, in…
Conceição Lima, a São Toméan poet known for A Dolorosa Raiz do Micondó, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 64. Born Maria da Conceição de Deus Lima…
Miriam Gonczarska, a Polish spiritual leader and journalist, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 53. Born in Warsaw in 1972, she was a Jewish spiritual leader who…
Jason Collins, an American basketball player who played for the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics, died on May 12, 2026, at age 47 from glioblastoma. Collins was…
Mark Ratner, an American chemist and professor emeritus at Northwestern University, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 83. Ratner was known for his work on the interplay…
Margareta Waterman, an American poet and publisher, died on May 9, 2026, at age 93. Born in Boston on December 8, 1932, and raised in New York City, she attended…
Michael Sefi, a British philatelist and former Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection, died on May 9, 2026, aged 82. Born in London on December 11, 1943, Michael Richard Sefi…
Jennifer Harmon, an American actress known for her work in How to Survive a Marriage and One Life to Live, died on May 9, 2026, at age 82. Born in…
Bill Posey, an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2025, died on May 9, 2026, at age 78. A Republican, he represented Florida's…
Harald Mothes, a German footballer, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 69. He played as a forward or midfielder and made more than 300 appearances for Erzgebirge…
Karl-Heinz Ripkens, the German footballer who played as a forward, died on May 8, 2026, aged 88. He began his career with 1. FC Köln, where he won two championships,…
Karin Spaink, a Dutch journalist, writer and feminist activist, died on May 8, 2026, at age 68. She wrote a regular column for Het Parool from 1992 to 2022 and…
James F. Sundah, an Indonesian songwriter, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 70. Born James Freddy Sundah on December 1, 1955, in Semarang, Central Java, he worked…
Eugenio Binini, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello from 1983 to 1991 and bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli from 1991 to 2010, died on May 7, 2026, at…
John L. Marion, the American auctioneer and philanthropist who chaired Sotheby’s from 1975 to 1994, died on May 6, 2026. Born in Gardiner, New York, on November 27, 1933, Marion…
Aryeh Stern, an Israeli rabbi and the Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Jerusalem, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 81. He was a member of the Chief Rabbinate…
Servet Pëllumbi, Albanian politician and speaker of parliament, died on May 5, 2026, following a brief illness. He was 89. Born in Korçë on December 12, 1936, he served as…
Chris Phelan, the Irish-born Australian rugby league player who represented Parramatta and Queensland, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois, Ireland, on…
André Cerdini, the French magistrate who oversaw the trial of Klaus Barbie, died on May 4, 2026. Born André Émile Cerdini on December 18, 1929, in Vals-les-Bains, France, he studied…
Hermano da Silva Ramos, the French-Brazilian racing driver, died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 100. Born in Paris on December 7, 1925, he was the son of…
Dame Shirley Porter, British politician and former leader of Westminster City Council, died on May 4, 2026, aged 95. She led the council from 1983 to 1991 and served as…
Kazuhiro Ninomiya, a Japanese judoka, died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Fukuoka, Japan, on November 28, 1946, he competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics…
Jean Raquin, a French politician and farmer who served as a member of the General Council of Jura from 1994 to 2015 and as its president from 2008 to 2011,…
Roque Avallay, an Argentine footballer who played for Newell's Old Boys, Huracán and the Argentina national team, died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 80. Avallay, whose full…
James Lawrence King, an American judge and senior United States district judge for the Southern District of Florida, died on May 2, 2026. He was 98. Born in Miami on…
John E. Franz, an American chemist known for discovering glyphosate, died on April 27, 2026. Born on December 21, 1929, in Springfield, he worked at Monsanto Company, where he discovered…
Murt Duggan, an Irish hurler and selector, died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Gortnahoe on November 27, 1940, he played at club level with…
Peter Rull Jr., a Hong Kong sports shooter, died on April 8, 2026. Born on November 23, 1945, he competed in the men's 50 metre rifle, prone event at the…
Kim Bukhantsov, a Soviet athlete and Russian Olympic discus thrower, died on March 29, 2026, at the age of 94. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1956,…
Larry Price, an American football player and radio host, died on March 27, 2026. He was 91. Price was a resident of Honolulu and was known for his work as…
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,…
David Cabrero, a Spanish Olympic track cyclist, died on March 27, 2026, after a long illness. Born in Madrid on December 11, 1976, Cabrero competed in two events at the…
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…
Clive Leach, the English cricketer and media executive, died on March 20, 2026, of pneumonia. Born in Bombay, British India, on December 4, 1934, he was a right-handed batsman who…
Calvin Tomkins, an American author and art critic for The New Yorker, died on March 20, 2026. He was 100. Born in Orange, New Jersey, on December 17, 1925, Tomkins…
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…
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,…
Marcos Conigliaro, an Argentine football player and manager, died on March 19, 2026. Born in Quilmes on December 9, 1942, he was a forward known for his technical ability. He…
George H. Goble, an American scientist and academic and 1996 Ig Nobel Prize winner, died on March 18, 2026. Born George Harry Goble on December 11, 1952, he was a…
Kevin Sampson, an American artist and police detective-composite sketch artist, died on March 18, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey, at age 71. Born Kevin Blythe Sampson in Elizabeth, New Jersey,…
Yaakov Edri, an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset, died on March 18, 2026, at the age of 75. He served as mayor of Or Akiva from 1989…
Zlatko Šimenc, a Croatian water polo player and coach, died on March 17, 2026. Born in Zagreb on November 29, 1938, he was of Slovenian origin and played for the…
Rainelle Krause, an American soprano and opera singer, died on March 16, 2026, at age 38 in Fort Worth, Texas. Born in Tampa, Florida, on December 14, 1987, she grew…