Lidia Litvinova dead at age 76, Russian politician
Lidia Litvinova, a Russian politician who served in the Soviet of the Union from 1979 to 1989, died on June 16, 2026, at age 76. Born Lidia Mikhailovna Litvinova on…
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Alvin Libin dead at age 95, Canadian businessman, sports executive and philanthropist
Alvin Libin, a Canadian businessman, sports executive and philanthropist, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 95. Based in Calgary, he was president and chief executive officer of…
Zaini Abdullah dead at age 86, governor of Aceh
Zaini Abdullah, the Indonesian politician who served as governor of Aceh from 2012 to 2017, died on June 13, 2026, at age 86. Born on April 24, 1940, in Pidie,…
Silvano Pedroso Montalvo dead at age 73, bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa
Silvano Pedroso Montalvo, the Cuban Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa, died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 73. Born on April 25, 1953, in…
Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo dead at age 73, Cuban Catholic bishop
Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo died on June 13, 2026. He was a Cuban Catholic bishop and priest. Born on April 25, 1953, in Cárdenas, he was also known as Padre…
Joseph LaPalombara dead at age 101, American political scientist
Joseph LaPalombara, an American political scientist whose work focused on comparative politics, interest groups and the foreign investments of global firms, died on June 12, 2026. He was 101. A…
Frank Michael dead at age 79, lung cancer
Frank Michael, the Italian-born Belgian singer whose career spanned more than five decades, died on June 12, 2026, of lung cancer. Born Franco Gabelli in Bedonia, Italy, on May 7,…
Margaret Kerry dead at age 97, If You Knew Susie
Margaret Kerry, an American dancer and actress best known for Peter Pan and If You Knew Susie, died on June 11, 2026, at age 97. Born Peggy Lynch on May…
Charlie Dalin dead at age 42, French offshore sailor
Charlie Dalin, a French offshore sailor who won the 2024–25 Vendée Globe and later shared the 2025 World Sailing World Sailor of the Year award, died on June 11, 2026,…
Viacheslav Bielskyi dead at age 72, deputy
Viacheslav Bielskyi, a Ukrainian politician who served as a deputy from 1994 to 1998, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 72. Born Viacheslav Ivanovych Bielskyi on May…
Wes Gardner dead at age 65, Boston Red Sox
Wes Gardner, an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox, died on June 10, 2026, at 65. Born Wesley Brian Gardner…
Patrizia Caselli dead at age 66, Italian actress
Patrizia Caselli, an Italian actress known for City Limits, died on June 9, 2026, at age 66. Born in Udine on May 13, 1960, she began her career in the…
Guy Liebmann dead at age 90, mayor of Oklahoma City
Guy Liebmann, the American politician who served as mayor of Oklahoma City from 2003 to 2004, died on June 8, 2026. He was 90. Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1936,…
Robert Greenidge dead at age 76, Trinidadian steelpan player
Robert Greenidge, a Trinidadian steelpan player and composer, died on June 8, 2026, at age 76. Born on April 28, 1950, in Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago, he began performing as…
Osório Citora Afonso dead at age 54, auxiliary bishop of Maputo and bishop of Quelimane, shot
Osório Citora Afonso, a Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate, died on June 6, 2026, after being shot. He was 54. Born in Ribáuè on May 6, 1972, Afonso served as auxiliary…
Bernadette Chirac dead at age 93, French spouse of the president
Bernadette Chirac, the French politician and widow of former president Jacques Chirac, died on June 5, 2026, at age 93. Born Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chodron de Courcel in Paris on…
Tamás Horváth dead at age 35, cancer
Tamás Horváth died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 35. The Hungarian footballer, who played for Kaposvári Rákóczi, died of cancer. Born in Kaposvár on April 29, 1991,…
Olufemi Majekodunmi dead at age 86, British-Nigerian architect
Olufemi Majekodunmi, the British-Nigerian architect, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in London on May 1, 1940, he was also known as Olufemi Adetokunbo Majekodunmi.…
Antonius Agus Sriyono dead at age 69, Indonesian diplomat
Antonius Agus Sriyono, an Indonesian diplomat who served as ambassador to New Zealand from 2010 to 2013 and to the Holy See from 2016 to 2020, died on June 4,…
Subhash C. Kashyap dead at age 97, secretary-general of Lok Sabha
Subhash C. Kashyap, the Indian political scientist who served as secretary-general of Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1990, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 97. Born on…
José Sanfilippo dead at age 91, EC Bahia, national team
José Sanfilippo, the Argentine football striker known for his prolific spell at San Lorenzo and appearances for the national team, died on June 4, 2026. He was 91. Born José…
Patrick Négrier dead at age 70, French philosopher
Patrick Négrier, a French philosopher who specialized in the study of Western esotericism and Freemasonry, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Aubusson, France, on…
Norma Yaeger dead at age 96, American stockbroker
Norma Yaeger, an American stockbroker and businesswoman, died on June 3, 2026, at age 96. Born Norma Hason on May 5, 1930, in Brooklyn, she became a trailblazer in the…
Wilhelmus de Bekker dead at age 87, bishop of Paramaribo
Wilhelmus de Bekker, the Dutch-born Surinamese Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Paramaribo from 2004 to 2014, died on June 3, 2026. He was 87. Born Wilhelmus Adrianus…
Jagannath Prasad Das dead at age 90, Indian writer and poet
Jagannath Prasad Das, the Indian writer and poet known for his work in Odia, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Puri on April 26,…
Daniel Costelle dead at age 90, Apocalypse: World War I
Daniel Costelle, the French documentarist and film director behind the "Apocalypse" series on World War II and World War I, died on June 2, 2026. He was 90. Born in…
Nina Marushina dead at age 91, Russian actress
Nina Marushina, a Russian actress best known for Day by Day, died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Nina Aleksandrovna Marushina on May 16, 1935, in…
Knut Husebø dead at age 80, Julia Julia, Apprentice to Murder
Knut Husebø, a Norwegian visual artist and actor, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Stavanger on May 10, 1946, he built a long career…
Ryamizard Ryacudu dead at age 76, minister of defence and chief of staff
Ryamizard Ryacudu, the Indonesian military officer and politician who served as minister of defence from 2014 to 2019 and as chief of staff from 2002 to 2005, died on May…
Alec Penstone dead at age 101, British naval officer
Alec Penstone, a British naval officer and Second World War veteran, died on May 28, 2026, aged 101. Born in Tottenham, London, on April 23, 1925, he served in the…
Giuseppe Gargani dead at age 91, deputy and MEP
Giuseppe Gargani, the Italian politician who served as a deputy from 1972 to 1994 and as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2009, died on May 27,…
Robert Daley dead at age 96, journalist, and New York City Police Department officer
Robert Daley, the American writer, journalist and New York City Police Department officer, died on May 26, 2026. He was 96. Daley, born in New York City on May 10,…
Abdillah Toha dead at age 84, Academic
Abdillah Toha, an Indonesian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2009, died on May 26, 2026. He was 84. A member of…
Russell M. Pitzer dead at age 88, American chemist
Russell M. Pitzer, an American chemist and educator, died on May 25, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Russell Mosher Pitzer on May 10, 1938, in Berkeley, California, he…
S. L. Akshay dead at age 39, heart attack
S. L. Akshay, an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Karnataka, died on May 24, 2026, of a heart attack. Born on April 30, 1987, in Shimoga, Karnataka, he made…
Dame Jools Topp dead at age 68, New Zealand musician and comedian, breast cancer
Dame Jools Topp, the New Zealand musician and comedian known as one half of the Topp Twins, died on May 23, 2026, aged 68. A performer active from 1975 to…
Tadateru Konoe dead at age 87, Japanese humanitarian, president of the International Federation of…
Tadateru Konoe, the Japanese humanitarian who served as president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 2009 to 2017, died on May 23, 2026. He…
Thérèse Liotard dead at age 80, French actress
Thérèse Liotard, a French actress known for Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine, My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle, died on May 23, 2026. Born in Lille, Nord,…
Kyle Busch dead at age 41, American race car driver
Kyle Busch, an American race car driver and team owner, died on May 21, 2026, at age 41. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 2, 1985, he competed full-time…
József Csapó dead at age 88, Romanian politician, deputy, senator
József Csapó, Romanian politician and engineer, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Târgu Secuiesc, Romania, on May 8, 1938, he was a member of…
Aglaia Kremezi dead at age 79, Greek food writer and journalist
Aglaia Kremezi, Greek food writer and journalist, died on May 19, 2026, in Athens at the age of 79. Born in Athens on May 4, 1947, she was often considered…
John Maclean dead at age 80, Australian cricketer
John Maclean, Australian cricketer who played for Queensland and the national team, died on May 16, 2026, aged 80. Born in Herston, Queensland, on April 27, 1946, John Alexander Maclean…
Egon Loy dead at age 95, German footballer
Egon Loy, a German footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Eintracht Frankfurt, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 95. Born on May 14, 1931, he began…
Dame Felicity Lott dead at age 79, English soprano, cancer
Dame Felicity Lott, the English soprano, died on May 15, 2026, aged 79, after a reported illness with cancer. Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on May 8, 1947, she studied piano…
Bas Westerweel dead at age 62, Dutch radio and television presenter
Bas Westerweel died on May 15, 2026. He was a Dutch radio and television presenter, known for Het Klokhuis. His work in radio and television formed the basis of his…
Jane Healy dead at age 77, American journalist
Jane Healy, an American journalist, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Washington, D.C., on May 9, 1949, she was the daughter of Paul and…
Paul Boutilier dead at age 63, public figure
Paul Boutilier, a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Islanders, Winnipeg Jets and Boston Bruins, died on May 14, 2026. He was 63. Born…
Valie Export dead at age 85, Austrian artist
Valie Export, Austrian artist, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Waltraud Lehner in Linz, Austria, she became known as an avant-garde artist whose work included…
Khalifa Chater dead at age 90, Tunisian academic and historian
Khalifa Chater, a Tunisian academic and historian, died on May 13, 2026. Khalifa Chater, 90, Tunisian academic and historian. Tags Scientists, 13 May 2026, Chater, Khalifa, Tunisia, 2026-05-13, May 13,…
Boutros Mouallem dead at age 98, Israeli Melkite Greek Catholic hierarch, bishop of Nossa Senhora d…
Boutros Mouallem, Israeli Melkite Greek Catholic hierarch and bishop, died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Eilabun, Galilee, in 1928, he was ordained a priest…
Pierre Mouallem dead at age 96, Israeli Melkite Greek Catholic hierarch, bishop of Nossa Senhora do…
Pierre Mouallem, the Israeli Melkite Greek Catholic hierarch who served as bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo from 1990 to 1998 and as archbishop of Akka from…
Fleury Di Nallo dead at age 83, French footballer
Fleury Di Nallo, the French footballer who played for Olympique Lyonnais, Montpellier and the national team, died on May 13, 2026, aged 83. A striker, he was one of the…
Kevin Buys dead at age 40, public figure
Kevin Buys, a South African rugby union player, died on May 13, 2026, aged 40. Born in Benoni on April 26, 1986, he began his career as a youth player…
Romuald Figuier dead at age 88, French singer
Romuald Figuier, a French singer, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Finistère, Brittany, on May 9, 1938, he was also known mononymously as…
Stanisława Celińska dead at age 79, Polish actress
Stanisława Celińska, a Polish actress and voice actress, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Warsaw on April 29, 1947, she debuted in theatre in…
John Barbour dead at age 93, Canadian actor, comedian, and television presenter
John Barbour, a Canadian actor, comedian and television presenter, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Jonathan Barbour in Toronto, Ontario, on April 24, 1933, he…
Abraham Foxman American lawyer and activist, director of the Anti-Defamation League dead at age 86
Abraham Foxman, an American lawyer and activist who served as director of the Anti-Defamation League from 1987 to 2015, died on May 10, 2026, at age 86. He was the…
Theo van Boven dead at age 91, Dutch jurist
Theo van Boven, a Dutch jurist and professor emeritus in international law, died on May 9, 2026. He was appointed in 1977 as director of the United Nations Division for…
Thomas G. Darling public figure dead at age 94
Thomas G. Darling, a retired major general in the United States Air Force, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Abilene, Texas, on April 30,…
Koji Suzuki Japanese writer dead at age 68
Koji Suzuki, a Japanese writer known for the Ring novels, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 68. Born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, on May 13, 1957, he…
Nicola Colombo Italian football executive, chairman of Monza dead at age 57
Nicola Colombo, an Italian football executive and businessman who was chairman of Monza from 2015 to 2018, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 57. He was born…
Friedrich Seifert dead at age 84, German mineralogist and geophysicist
Friedrich Seifert, the German mineralogist and geophysicist, died on May 7, 2026. He was 84. Seifert was the founding director of the Bayerisches Geoinstitut at the University of Bayreuth. Born…
Ursula Bäumlin dead at age 87, Swiss politician, MP
Ursula Bäumlin, a Swiss politician and theologian who served as a member of the National Council from 1987 to 1998, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 87.…
Harold K. Brown dead at age 92, Civil rights leader
Harold K. Brown, an American civil rights leader, died on May 6, 2026. He was 92. Brown worked in San Diego, California, where he graduated from San Diego State University…
Lawrence J. Smith American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives dead at age 93
Lawrence J. Smith, an American politician and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, died on May 6, 2026, in Hollywood, Florida, at the age of 85. A Florida…
Anatoly Rusanov dead at age 94, Russian chemist
Anatoly Rusanov, a Russian chemist, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Leningrad on April 20, 1932, he was a member of the Russian Academy…
Evaristo Beccalossi Italian footballer, complications from a cerebral hemorrhage dead at age 69
Evaristo Beccalossi, an Italian footballer who played for Brescia, Inter Milan and Sampdoria, died on May 6, 2026, of complications from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 69. A midfielder from…
Peter Ferrara dead at age 71, American lawyer and policy analyst
Peter Ferrara, an American lawyer and policy analyst, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 71. He was also a columnist and served as an analyst for The…
Soledad Gallego-Díaz Spanish journalist, editor of El País dead at age 75
Soledad Gallego-Díaz, the Spanish journalist and former editor of El País, died on May 5, 2026. Born in Madrid in 1951, she studied at the Official School of Journalism of…
Claude Morin Canadian politician dead at age 96
Claude Morin, a Canadian politician and former Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly for Louis-Hébert, died on May 5, 2026. He was 96. Born in Montmorency, Quebec, Morin earned…
Guto Graça Mello dead at age 78, Brazilian composer and music producer
Guto Graça Mello died on May 5, 2026. He was a Brazilian composer and music producer. His death was noted in reports identifying him as Guto Graça Mello, 78. He…
Yevhen Syvokin Ukrainian film director dead at age 88
Yevhen Syvokin, a Ukrainian film director, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he was a Soviet and Ukrainian director…
Yevgeny Sivokon Ukrainian film director dead at age 88
Yevgeny Sivokon, a Ukrainian film director, died on May 5, 2026. He was 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he worked as a director of animated films in…
Lee Hong-koo South Korean politician, prime minister dead at age 92
Lee Hong-koo, the South Korean politician who served as prime minister from 1994 to 1995, died on May 4, 2026. He was 92. Lee also served as South Korean ambassador…
Jean Alambre French author and songwriter dead at age 79
Jean Alambre, a French author and songwriter, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 79. Born Jean-Louis Fabry in Paris on May 16, 1946, he was better known…
Józef Michalik Polish Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Przemyśl, bishop of Zielona Góra–Gorzów…
Józef Michalik, Polish Roman Catholic prelate and archbishop of Przemyśl, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 85. He served as bishop of Zielona Góra–Gorzów from 1986 to…
Martin C. Weisskopf American space scientist dead at age 84
Martin C. Weisskopf, an American space scientist, died on May 2, 2026, at age 84. Weisskopf was an astrophysicist who, until his retirement from NASA at the end of May…
Philippe Lazar French statistician and epidemiologist, president of Inserm, president of the Resear…
Philippe Lazar, French statistician and epidemiologist, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 90. He served as president of Inserm from 1982 to 1996 and as president of…
Antonio Arcari Italian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to Honduras, Mozambique, and Costa…
Antonio Arcari, the Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as apostolic nuncio to Honduras from 2003 to 2008, Mozambique from 2008 to 2014, and Costa Rica from 2014 to 2019,…
Maya Belenkaya Russian figure skater dead at age 94
Maya Belenkaya, a Russian figure skater, died on April 27, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Leningrad on May 1, 1931, she was a Soviet figure skater who…
Erich Arndt dead at age 87, German table tennis player
Erich Arndt, a German international table tennis player, died on April 24, 2026. Born in Frankfurt on May 18, 1938, he represented Germany in international competition and won a bronze…
Yataro Tsuda Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors dead at age 73
Yataro Tsuda, a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Councillors, died on April 6, 2026. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and served…
Louis Besson French politician dead at age 88
Louis Besson, the French politician and member of the Socialist Party, died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 88. He was a leading figure in French housing policy…
Melvin Edwards Sculpture dead at age 88
Melvin Edwards, an American sculptor, died on March 30, 2026, at age 88. Melvin Eugene Edwards Jr. was an American abstract sculptor, printmaker, and arts educator. Raised in segregated communities…
Marinella Greek singer, complications from a stroke dead at age 87
Marinella, the Greek singer known for "Dio Portes Echi i Zoi" and "Giati Fovase," died on March 28, 2026, from complications following a stroke. Born Kyriaki Papadopoulou in Thessaloniki on…
Joey Browner American football player dead at age 65
Joey Browner, an American football player who played safety for the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, died on March 28, 2026, at age 65. Browner played for the Vikings…
William Murphy American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Boston and bishop of Rockville…
William Francis Murphy, the American Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of Boston from 1995 to 2001 and bishop of Rockville Centre from 2001 to 2016, died on…
Imre Taveter Estonian Olympic sailor dead at age 58
Imre Taveter, an Estonian Olympic sailor who competed in the Finn class at the 2000 and 2004 Games, died on March 25, 2026, aged 58. Born in Keila in 1967,…
Burchell McPherson Jamaican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Montego Bay dead at age 74
Burchell McPherson, a Jamaican Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Montego Bay from 2013 to 2023, died on March 25, 2026, in Kingston, Jamaica, at the age of 74. Born…
Western Dreamer American Standardbred racehorse, Pacing Triple Crown winner dead at age 32
Western Dreamer, an American Standardbred racehorse and 1997 Pacing Triple Crown winner, died on March 24, 2026. Foaled in Georgetown, Kentucky, he won the U.S. Pacing Triple Crown in 1997.…
Esteri Tebandeke Ugandan filmmaker, actress, and visual artist dead at age 41
Esteri Tebandeke, a Ugandan filmmaker, actress and visual artist, died on March 24, 2026. Born Esther Brenda Apolot in Kampala on May 16, 1984, she was also a dancer and…
Mel Schilling Australian television presenter, colon cancer dead at age 53
Mel Schilling, the Australian television presenter and psychologist best known for appearing as one of the dating experts on Married at First Sight, died on March 24, 2026, at the…
Biruté Galdikas Study of orangutans, conservation dead at age 79
Biruté Galdikas, the Canadian primatologist, conservationist and author known for her work with orangutans and as founder of the Orangutan Foundation International, died on March 24, 2026. She was 79.…
Geoff Vowden English footballer dead at age 84
Geoff Vowden, the English footballer who played for Birmingham City, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, died on March 24, 2026. Born Geoffrey Alan Vowden on 27 April 1941 in Barnsley,…
Jean-Bernard Racine Swiss geographer and academic dead at age 85
Jean-Bernard Racine, a Swiss geographer and academic, died on March 23, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Neuchâtel on April 29, 1940, he was a professor of geography…
Stan Berry American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives dead at age 71
Stan Berry, an American politician and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, died on March 23, 2026. A Republican, he represented Arkansas' 44th House district at the time of…