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 the gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1960… · 22 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026
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 2, 1950, she was appointed associate justice of the court… · 19 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026 · May 19
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, 1960, and 1964 Summer Olympics. Bukhantsov later coached Faina Melnik… · 29 March 2026 · March 2026
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 co-host of the locally popular "Perry & Price" on KSSK-FM… · 27 March 2026 · March 2026
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
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 2000 Summer Olympics. He was 49. · 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
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 bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Leach made his first-class debut for… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
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 graduated from Berkshire School and Princeton University in 1948. He… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026 · Stroke
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
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
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 played in Argentina and abroad, including for Chacarita Juniors and… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
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 staff member at the Purdue University Engineering Computer Network. He… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
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, he lived in Newark and worked from a studio there.… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
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 to 2003 and was elected to the Knesset in 2003… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
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 Yugoslav team that won a silver medal at the 1964… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
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 up in Bloomington, Indiana and earned both a Bachelor of… · Netherlands · Denmark · England · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Bob Tullius, an American racing driver and racing team owner, died on March 16, 2026. Born Robert Charles Tullius in Rochester, New York, on December 7, 1930, he was active in racing from 1961 to 1986. Before his racing career,… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Jamie Blanks, the Australian film director and composer behind Urban Legend and Valentine, died on March 16, 2026, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Born in Melbourne on November 29, 1971, Blanks studied at Swinburne Film School, later part of the Victorian… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Samih Tabila, a Palestinian politician and architect who served as minister of transport and communications, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 75. A member of Fatah, he held the transport and communications portfolio from 2015 to 2019… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Matt Clark, an American actor best known for his roles in Western films, died on March 15, 2026, at age 89. Born in Washington, D.C., on November 25, 1936, he served in the U.S. Army before attending George Washington University… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Jochen Bachfeld, a German boxer and East German Olympic champion, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Sülte, East Germany, on December 17, 1952, he represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Phil Woolas, a British politician, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 66. A member of the Labour Party, he served as Member of Parliament for Oldham East and Saddleworth from 1997 to 2010 and was Minister of… · 14 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
Tom Brown, an American professional football player and guard for the BC Lions, died on March 12, 2026, at age 89. Brown played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and won the Outland Trophy in 1960 as the nation’s… · Canada · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Gladys Kokorwe, a Botswanan politician and speaker of the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019, died on March 11, 2026. She was a member of the Botswana Democratic Party. Kokorwe, whose full name was Gladys Keitumetse Theresa Kokorwe, had earlier… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Eddie Illingworth, Australian cricketer for Victoria, died on March 7, 2026, aged 87. Born Edward Philip Illingworth in Fairfield, Victoria, on November 27, 1938, he played five first-class matches for Victoria between 1962 and 1964 as a right-arm medium pace… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Matt Salter, an English former rugby union and rugby league footballer, died on March 7, 2026, aged 49. Born in Greenwich, London, and educated at St Dunstan's College in London, he played rugby union and professional rugby league in the… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Nikolay Kondakov, a Russian politician, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on December 1, 1949, in Povorot, Buryat ASSR, in the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union, he was a member of the Agrarian Party… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Jerzy Józefiak, a Polish politician, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Jerzy Marian Józefiak on December 1, 1937, in Bydgoszcz, Poland, he was a member of the Polish Social Democratic Union and served in the… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Bobby Cummines, an English rehabilitated business crime leader and former chief executive of Unlock, The National Association of Reformed Offenders, died on March 5, 2026, aged 74. Born Robert Cummines in Islington, London, on November 23, 1951, he worked at… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Yanar Mohammed, Iraqi women's rights activist and co-founder and director of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq, died on March 2, 2026. She was also the editor of the newspaper Al-Mousawat (Equality). Mohammed started the first shelters for women… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Shot Dead
John Markie, a Scottish footballer with Falkirk, died on March 2, 2026. · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Nikolay Kolyada, a Russian playwright, theatre director, actor and teacher, died on March 2, 2026. He was 68. Born on December 4, 1957, in Presnogor'kovka in the Kostanay Region of the Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, he studied theater in Sverdlovsk… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
José Luis Álvarez Núñez, a Chilean professional footballer who played as a forward, died on March 1, 2026, from complications from liver cancer. Born on 8 December 1960, he came through the Deportes La Serena youth system and was promoted… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Neville Peat, New Zealand natural history writer and photographer, died on March 1, 2026, aged 78. Born in Dunedin in 1947, he was based at Broad Bay on the Otago Peninsula and specialised in natural history, particularly the south of… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Ray Glastonbury, the Welsh rugby union and rugby league player who represented Cardiff RFC and Workington Town, died on February 28, 2026, aged 87. Born in the Bedwellty district of Wales on December 11, 1938, he played rugby union for… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Johana Ng'eno, a Kenyan politician and member of the Parliament of Kenya, died on February 28, 2026, aged 53. He was born on December 12, 1972, in Narok County, Kenya, and later attended Mogondo Primary School, Maseno National School, and… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
John H. Caldwell, an American Olympic skier and author, died on February 27, 2026, at age 97. Caldwell competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics in Nordic skiing and later became a cross-country ski coach and authority on the sport. He… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026
Karl Dempwolf, a Dutch-American painter known for his California landscape works, died on February 26, 2026, at age 86. Born in Delmenhorst, Germany, on December 17, 1939, he spent the war years in Bavaria before immigrating to the United States… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Carl H. Brans, an American mathematical physicist best known for his work on gravitation and the Brans–Dicke theory, died on February 26, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Dallas, Texas, on December 13, 1935, he graduated from Loyola… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Craig W. Johnson, an American politician who served in the Alaska House of Representatives, died on February 26, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in Kermit, Texas, in 1953, he was elected to the House in 2006 and first… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Conchita Bustindui, a Spanish pelotari known for playing professional basque pelota in Spain and Mexico, died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 98. Born Conchita Bustindui Garate in Berriatua, Biscay, Spain, on December 2, 1927, she was described… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026
Ruben Castillo, an American boxer who fought in the featherweight division, died on February 24, 2026. He was 68. Born in Billings, Montana, and raised largely in Bakersfield, California, Castillo began his professional career on January 24, 1975, with a… · 24 February 2026 · February 2026 · Rubén
Oliver "Power" Grant, an American entrepreneur and producer associated with the Wu-Tang Clan, died on February 24, 2026, at age 55. Grant was a close associate of the hip-hop group and executive produced all of its albums. He was the… · 24 February 2026 · February 2026 · Cancer · Grant,
Nikolay Blagodatov, a Russian collector of Soviet nonconformist art and member of the Section of Criticism and Art Criticism of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists, died on February 23, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Leningrad on… · 23 February 2026 · February 2026
Phil Sobocinski, an American football player who was a center for the Atlanta Falcons, died on February 21, 2026, at age 80. Born in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on December 6, 1945, he played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers and… · 21 February 2026 · February 2026
Sankar, the Indian writer known for his Bengali-language novels and essays, died on February 20, 2026, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, at the age of 92. Born Mani Sankar Mukherjee on December 7, 1933, in Hindmotor in Hooghly district, he… · England · 20 February 2026 · February 2026
Angela Luce, the Italian actress and singer known professionally as Angela Luce, died on February 20, 2026, in Naples, Italy, at the age of 87. Born Angela Savino in Naples on December 3, 1938, she was active as an actress… · 20 February 2026 · February 2026 · Heart Failure
Mykola Prystay, a Ukrainian football player and manager, died on February 19, 2026. He was known for his roles with Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk and LUKOR Kalush. The information provided identifies him as Mykola Semenovych Prystay, a Soviet football player and Ukrainian… · 19 February 2026 · February 2026
Jan Timman, the Dutch chess grandmaster who was one of the world's leading players from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, died on February 18, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Amsterdam on December 14, 1951, he… · 18 February 2026 · February 2026
Edward Hoagland, the American author best known for his nature and travel writing, died on February 17, 2026, at age 93. Born Edward Morley Hoagland in Manhattan, New York City, on December 21, 1932, he attended Deerfield Academy and Harvard… · 17 February 2026 · February 2026
Anna Benaki-Psarouda, a Greek lawyer, politician and academician, died on February 15, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Exarcheia, Athens, on December 12, 1934, she obtained a PhD from the University of Bonn, joined the Athens Bar Association… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026
Trevor Wilson, an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL), died on February 14, 2026, aged 75. Born on December 10, 1950, Wilson was a VFL player whose career included time with… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
Harry Bean, an American politician in New Hampshire and Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, died on February 14, 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 71. Born in Laconia on December 5, 1954, he had… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
Michel Portal, the French composer, saxophonist and clarinetist, died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Bayonne on November 27, 1935, he studied clarinet at the Conservatoire de Paris and conducting with Pierre Dervaux. Portal worked… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
Esa Pakarinen Jr., a Finnish actor, died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Varkaus on December 12, 1947, he worked as an actor, comedian, director and puppeteer from 1977 to 2026. After graduating from the… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
Jenő Murádin, a Romanian art historian and academic, died on February 11, 2026. Born on November 23, 1937, in Călărași, Turda County, Romania, he was an ethnic Hungarian and a professor at the Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca. Murádin… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
James William McKinnon Manclark, a British luger who competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Peebles, Scotland, on December 3, 1939, he took up luge after discovering the sport… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Femke Boersma, the Dutch actress known for her role in Het Wonderlijke leven van Willem Parel, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Amsterdam on 11 December 1935, she began her career in the late… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Shelly Desai, an Indian-born American actor best known for his work in "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and "Men of a Certain Age," died on February 10, 2026, in Los Angeles at the age of 90. Born Shailesh H. Desai… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Charles Bailleul, a French linguist and Roman Catholic missionary with the White Fathers, died on February 9, 2026, in Bry-sur-Marne, France, at the age of 98. Born in Lille on December 21, 1927, he was also known as Baabilen Kulubali.… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Augusta Lynn Bolles, an American anthropologist, died on February 8, 2026. She was 76. Bolles was professor emerita of women’s studies and affiliate faculty in anthropology, African American studies, American studies, comparative literature and the Latin American studies center at… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Heart Failure
Masashi Furukawa, a Japanese politician, died on February 7, 2026. A member of Komeito, he served in the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1990. Born in Hiroshima Prefecture on December 12, 1935, Furukawa died in Fukuyama at the age… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Matti Caspi, an Israeli singer-songwriter, composer, musician, arranger and lyricist, died on February 7, 2026, at age 76. Born in Kibbutz Hanita on November 30, 1949, he began developing an interest in music as a child after hearing Shmuel Gogol… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Sein Win, a Burmese politician who served as chairman of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 81. He was made unofficial prime minister of Burma after being elected… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Barry Wilburn, an American football player who played cornerback in the NFL and CFL, died on February 6, 2026. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 9, 1963, he played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was selected by… · Britain · Canada · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Alan Trustman, an American screenwriter best known for The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt and They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, died on February 5, 2026, at age 95. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1930, he was also a lawyer,… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Jorge Ruffinelli, a Uruguayan literary critic and academic, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Montevideo on December 16, 1943, he was an associate professor at the University of Buenos Aires in 1973, a professor… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
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 Board of the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
Ron Kenoly, an American Christian worship leader, singer and songwriter, died on February 3, 2026, at age 81. Born in Coffeyville, Kansas, on December 6, 1944, he grew up there and began his music career after leaving the United States… · 03 February 2026 · February 2026
Svetlana Zhiltsova, a Russian television presenter, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Moscow on November 30, 1936, she was a Soviet television presenter who later worked in television after graduating from the Institute of… · 03 February 2026 · February 2026
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 was 83. Born in Silver Spring, Maryland, on December 4,… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
Vicki Abt, an American sociologist, died on February 1, 2026, at age 83. She was a professor of sociology and American studies at Pennsylvania State University’s Abington College. Born Isleen Vicki Abt on December 9, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York,… · 01 February 2026 · February 2026
Robert Tinney, an American illustrator known for his work on Byte magazine, died on February 1, 2026. He was known for his monthly cover illustrations for the microcomputer publication over more than a decade. Tinney was among the first artists… · 01 February 2026 · February 2026
Chip Berlet, an American investigative journalist and author, died on January 30, 2026, of leukemia. Born John Foster Berlet on November 22, 1949, he was known for his work as a research analyst, photojournalist, scholar and activist focused on extreme… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
Bruno Zorzi, an Australian footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League, died on January 30, 2026, aged 88. Bruno John Zorzi was born on December 10, 1937, and played with Fitzroy between 1957 and 1958 before receiving… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
Suzannah Lessard, an American writer, died on January 29, 2026, of complications from endometrial cancer. She was 81. Lessard was a staff writer for The New Yorker and one of the original editors of the Washington Monthly. Over nearly 50… · 29 January 2026 · January 2026
Kenneth Hyman, an American film producer and executive with Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, died on January 29, 2026, at age 97. Born in New York City on December 11, 1928, and raised in Westport, Connecticut, he was the son of Eliot… · 29 January 2026 · January 2026
Graham E. Fuller, an American political analyst and author, died on January 29, 2026, at age 89. He specialized in Islamic extremism and formerly served as vice-chair of the National Intelligence Council and as Station Chief in Kabul for the… · 29 January 2026 · January 2026
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 Buena Park in Buena Park, California. Drake was the vice-presidential… · 27 January 2026 · January 2026
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 executive director of the Australian Sports Commission from 1990 to… · 27 January 2026 · January 2026
Bob Jones, a Canadian ice hockey player who appeared in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, died on January 24, 2026, at age 80. Robert Charles Jones was born in Espanola, Ontario, on November 27, 1945, and… · 24 January 2026 · January 2026
Robyn Thorn, an Australian swimmer and Olympic silver medalist, died on January 24, 2026, aged 80. Also known by her married name Robyn Nock, she won silver in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Born… · 24 January 2026 · January 2026
Philip Long, an American competition swimmer who represented the United States in the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on January 9, 2026. Born in Washington, D.C., on December 6, 1948, he competed in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Mexico City Games… · 09 January 2026 · January 2026
Marian Diamond, the English actress known for her work in film, television and radio, died on January 5, 2026, aged 89. Born Marion Diamond in London on December 17, 1936, she worked for the BBC for many years and was… · 05 January 2026 · January 2026
Joe Byrne, the Northern Irish SDLP politician who served as an MLA for West Tyrone from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2011 to 2015, died on December 30, 2025, aged 72. Born on 29 November 1953 in Aghyaran, Castlederg,… · 30 December 2025 · December 2025
Miklós Fazekas, a Hungarian steeplechase runner, died on December 27, 2025, at the age of 92. Born in Putnok on December 6, 1933, he graduated from the College of Physical Education in Budapest. Fazekas won the gold medal in the… · 27 December 2025 · December 2025
Clyde Werner, an American football player who was a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, died on December 23, 2025. He was 78. Werner played six seasons with the Chiefs in the National Football League after being selected in the… · 23 December 2025 · December 2025
Sir Gerald Watt, Antiguan politician and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, died on December 13, 2025, at the age of 86. He represented St. John's Rural East in parliament from 1971 to 1976 and served as attorney general… · 13 December 2025 · December 2025
Bob Schmetterer, an American business executive and author, died in Invalid Date. He was chairman and CEO of Euro RSCG Worldwide and president and COO of the communications group Havas. Born Robert Allen Schmetterer in New York City, he grew…