{ "site": "Dead-People.com", "feed_type": "deaths_on_date", "date": "2026-02-06", "timezone": "+01:00", "generated_at": "2026-07-08T19:37:00+01:00", "canonical_html_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/06-february-2026", "permanent_archive_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/06-february-2026", "items": [ { "name": "Valerie Volontir", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/valerie-volontir", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 73, "death_date": "2026-02-07", "reported_date": "2026-02-07", "published_at": "2026-02-07T18:25:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists", "journalists" ], "nationality": [ "Moldova" ], "description": "Moldovan photographer and journalist", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Volontir" }, { "name": "Jana Brejchová Actress dead at age 86", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jana-brejchova", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actress", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Czechia" ], "description": "Jana Brejchová, a Czech actress, died on February 6, 2026, in Prague at the age of 86. Born in Prague on January 20, 1940, she appeared in more than 70 films during a career that spanned from 1953 to 2009.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Jana_Brejchov.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jana_Brejchov%C3%A1" }, { "name": "Hellmut Lorenz Art historian dead at age 83", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/hellmut-lorenz", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "art historian", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Austria" ], "description": "Hellmut Lorenz, an Austrian art historian, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on June 11, 1942, in Vienna, he was a longtime professor at the University of Salzburg and the Free University of Berlin. In 2012, he received the Wilhelm Hartel Prize from the Austrian Academy of Sciences.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellmut_Lorenz" }, { "name": "Tres Chicas American country musician dead at age -1", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tres-chicas", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": -1, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Tres Chicas, the American country musician and alternative country group from Raleigh, North Carolina, died on February 6, 2026. The group formed in 1999 after Lynn Blakey, Caitlin Cary and Tonya Lamm began singing together, following meetings that had brought the three musicians into the same circle in North Carolina. Their first performance was an impromptu singalong at an Alejandro Escovedo show in a Raleigh bar, and the bar owner later gave them their name. Tres Chicas remained associated with the alternative country genre and the Raleigh music scene.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Lynn_Blakey.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Blakey" }, { "name": "François Blamont Businessman dead at age 81", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/francois-blamont", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 81, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "businessman" ], "nationality": [ "France" ], "description": "François Blamont, a French businessman, died on February 6, 2026, in Paris at the age of 81. Born in Mazamet on October 27, 1944, he held several high-level roles in both the public and private sectors, including serving as director general of NANE Éditions. He was the son of lawyer Émile Katz and the brother of astrophysicist Jacques Blamont.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Blamont" }, { "name": "128th Georgia General Assembly American politician dead at age 99", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/128th-georgia-general-assembly", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 99, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "The 128th Georgia General Assembly, an American political body, died on February 6, 2026. It convened its first session on January 13, 1965, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, succeeding the 127th Georgia General Assembly and serving as the precedent for the 129th in 1967. During its term, Governor Carl Sanders spearheaded a major reapportionment of Georgia’s General Assembly and 10 U.S. Congressional districts, and the assembly also addressed the political changes that followed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Stewart" }, { "name": "John Wheeler Actor dead at age 95", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/john-wheeler-actor", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 95, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actor", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "John Wheeler, an American actor known for his work on \"Star Trek: The Original Series,\" died on February 6, 2026. Wheeler was born Johnnie Lee Wheeler Jr. on June 20, 1930, in Corsicana, Texas, and graduated from the University of the Pacific in 1952 with a Bachelor of Music degree. He worked as an actor from 1958 to 2005 and died at his home in Claremont, California, at age 95.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wheeler_(actor)" }, { "name": "Reta Holden American politician dead at age 87", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/reta-holden", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Reta Holden, an American politician, died on February 6, 2026. Reta Faye Eaves Holden was born on August 7, 1938, to Odie Lee and Floy Triplett Eaves. She served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999. In 2015, she ran unsuccessfully for District 34 of the Mississippi House of Representatives, losing to Kevin Horan. She was 87.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reta_Holden" }, { "name": "Éva Keleti Hungarian photographer dead at age 94", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/eva-keleti-2", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 94, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists" ], "nationality": [ "Hungary" ], "description": "Éva Keleti, a Hungarian photographer, died on February 6, 2026. Born in Budapest on August 18, 1931, she worked throughout her career as a photo journalist and as a photographer for organizations including Ferenczy Europress and MTI. Her father was Aladár Keleti, a bank clerk, and her mother was Veronika Kabos, a housewife.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89va_Keleti" }, { "name": "Alberto Bourdillón Argentine Olympic swimmer dead at age 82", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/alberto-bourdillon", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 82, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Argentina" ], "description": "Alberto Bourdillón, an Argentine swimmer who competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Paraná, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina, on March 13, 1943, he represented Argentina at the Tokyo Games.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Bourdill%C3%B3n" }, { "name": "Đoàn Duy Thành Vietnamese politician, deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers dead at age 96", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/doan-duy-thanh-2", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 96, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "description": "Đoàn Duy Thành, a Vietnamese politician and deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1987 to 1988, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 96. He was born in Kim Thành, Hải Dương, on September 15, 1929. From 1976 to 1979, he served as vice-chairman of the People's Committee of Haiphong and was later named deputy secretary of the city until 1982. He also served as a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, vice-chairman of the Council of Ministers, minister of foreign economy, and chairman of the Vietnam Confederation of Commerce.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90o%C3%A0n_Duy_Th%C3%A0nh" }, { "name": "Vardan Khachatryan Armenian politician dead at age 66", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/vardan-khachatryan", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 66, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes", "lawyers", "politicians" ], "description": "Vardan Khachatryan, an Armenian politician, died on February 6, 2026. He was an Armenian former footballer who played as a defender and appeared for the Armenia national football team. Khachatryan made his international debut on October 14, 1992, in a friendly against Moldova, and went on to play 30 matches and score one goal for Armenia.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vardan_Khachatryan" }, { "name": "Pietro Gabrielli Italian Roman Catholic prelate dead at age 94", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/pietro-gabrielli", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 94, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "nationality": [ "Italy" ], "description": "Pietro Gabrielli, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on March 17, 1931, in Pove del Grappa, Italy, he joined the Salesians of Don Bosco, made a solemn profession in 1958 and was ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 1962. He was later sent as a missionary to Ecuador and served as Vicar Apostolic of Méndez from 1993 until his retirement in 2008. Gabrielli carried out pastoral work for several decades in the Apostolic Vicariate of Méndez, including service among rural and indigenous communities in the Amazon region.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Gabrielli" }, { "name": "John Burton British political agent dead at age 85", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/john-burton-political-agent", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Britain" ], "description": "John Burton, a British political agent and Labour Party councillor, died on February 6, 2026. He served on Sedgefield Borough Council, representing the ward of Fishburn and Old Trimdon in County Durham, England. Burton was also the constituency agent of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Sedgefield, and was described as one of the first to see Blair’s potential. In 2007, The Observer reported that Burton planned to write a book about Blair’s faith, though it did not materialise.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Burton_(political_agent)" }, { "name": "Blessed Geza Involvement in Zimbabwean politics, war veteran advocacy dead at age 82", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/blessed-geza", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 82, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "involvement in zimbabwean politics", "war veteran advocacy", "criminals", "politicians" ], "description": "Blessed Geza, a Zimbabwean political figure and war veteran, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 82–83. Commonly known as Bombshell Geza, he was an expelled member of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and a fugitive from February 2025. He was removed from the party in March 2025 after launching a public campaign against President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing him of corruption, treason, nepotism, and betraying the ideals of the liberation struggle. Geza also faced multiple criminal charges, including terrorism, and called for mass protests demanding Mnangagwa’s resignation.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Blessed_Geza.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessed_Geza" }, { "name": "Damien Byrne Irish football/soccer player dead at age 71", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/damien-byrne", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Ireland" ], "description": "Damien Byrne, an Irish professional footballer, died on February 6, 2026. He was 71. Byrne’s career spanned 20 seasons, during which he won player of the year awards in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the only man to do so. He began as a forward before switching midway through his career to centre-back. He made his League of Ireland debut for Home Farm on October 12, 1973, later played for Dundalk and Drogheda United, and won League of Ireland representative honours while at Drogheda. His son, Phil Byrne, played for Carrick Rangers in the IFA Premiership.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Byrne" }, { "name": "Barry Wilburn American football player", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/barry-wilburn", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 62, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "America", "Britain", "Canada" ], "description": "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 the Washington Redskins in the eighth round of the 1985 NFL draft. Wilburn played eight NFL seasons from 1985 to 1996, missing two seasons because of injury, and also spent two CFL seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the British Columbia Lions. He finished his career in 1999 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Wilburn" }, { "name": "Ricardo Melchior Spanish politician dead at age 78", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ricardo-melchior", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 78, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Spain" ], "description": "Ricardo Melchior, a Spanish politician, died on February 6, 2026. Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on February 18, 1947, he served as president of the Island Council of Tenerife from 1999 to 2013. He was later appointed president of the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, a post he held from 2015 to 2018. He was 78.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Melchior" }, { "name": "George R. Rossman American mineralogist and academic dead at age 81", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/george-r-rossman", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 81, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "George R. Rossman, an American mineralogist and academic, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 81. He was the Professor of Mineralogy at the California Institute of Technology. Born George Robert Rossman on August 3, 1944, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, he soon moved to Eau Claire. He graduated as salutatorian from high school there, won first place in the 1961 Wisconsin Junior Academy of Science competition, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and mathematics from Wisconsin State University–Eau Claire, now the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, from 1962 to 1966.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._Rossman" }, { "name": "Sondra Gotlieb Canadian journalist and novelist dead at age 89", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/sondra-gotlieb", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 89, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Canada" ], "description": "Sondra Gotlieb, a Canadian journalist and novelist, died on February 6, 2026. Born Sondra Kaufman in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on December 30, 1936, she lived in Toronto, Ontario. She married Allan Gotlieb, who served as Canadian ambassador to the United States during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Her book Washington Rollercoaster recounted the couple’s years in Washington during the Reagan era, when she wrote a column for The Washington Post. Vanity Fair described her as a \"sparkling hostess.\"", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sondra_Gotlieb" }, { "name": "Sein Win Burmese politician dead at age 81", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/sein-win-politician-born-1944", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 81, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "description": "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 by the 1990 People’s Assembly known as the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, a former government in exile. Born on December 16, 1944, in Taungdwingyi, Magway District, Burma, he was the son of Ba Win and Khin Saw.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sein_Win_(politician,_born_1944)" }, { "name": "Sonny Jurgensen American Hall of Fame football player", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/sonny-jurgensen", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 91, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes", "journalists" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame football player and longtime radio color commentator, died on February 6, 2026, at age 91. Christian Adolph Jurgensen III was a quarterback for 18 seasons in the National Football League with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on August 23, 1934, Jurgensen also spent many years as a color commentator for Washington's radio broadcast crew.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" }, { "name": "Vince Fawcett English rugby league player", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/vince-fawcett", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 55, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "England" ], "description": "Vince Fawcett, an English professional rugby league footballer, died on February 6, 2026, aged 55. Born in Leeds on November 13, 1970, he played in the 1980s and 1990s at club level for Leeds, Workington Town, the Parramatta Eels, Oldham Bears, the Warrington Wolves and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. Fawcett featured as a wing, stand-off or loose forward. He struggled to fulfil his potential in a Leeds side, and later enjoyed a strong spell with Workington Town in the 1994–95 season.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Fawcett" }, { "name": "Michael Greenhalgh British art historian dead at age 82", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/michael-greenhalgh", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 82, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Britain" ], "description": "Michael Greenhalgh, the British art historian who specialised in Classicism and the Renaissance, died on February 6, 2026. Born in Ilkley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on 25 August 1943, he studied at the University of Manchester, earning a BA in French Studies, an MA on Quatremere de Quincy and a PhD on \"Renaissance Reconstructions of the Seven Wonders of the World.\" He taught at the University of Leicester until 1987, when he was appointed chair of art history at the Australian National University. After retiring in 2005, he continued writing and publishing until January 2026.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Greenhalgh" }, { "name": "Salvatore Mazzaracchio Journalist dead at age 92", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/salvatore-mazzaracchio", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 92, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalist", "journalists", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Italy" ], "description": "Salvatore Mazzaracchio, an Italian politician, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in San Paolo Albanese on January 3, 1934, he was a member of The People of Freedom and served in the Chamber of Deputies from 2006 to 2008 before holding a seat in the Senate from 2008 to 2013. Mazzaracchio died in Rome.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_Mazzaracchio" }, { "name": "Deaths in January 2026 – dead at age -1", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/deaths-in-january-2026", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": -1, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "description": "[Full name] died on February 6, 2026.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_January_2026" }, { "name": "Jeffrey Carver Novelist dead at age 76", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jeffrey-carver", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 76, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "novelist", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Jeffrey Carver, an American science fiction author, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Cleveland on August 25, 1949, he graduated from Brown University and lived outside Boston, Massachusetts, with his family. His 2000 novel \"Eternity's End\" was a nominee for the 2001 Nebula Awards, and in 2022 he received the Helicon Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1995, he developed and hosted the educational television series \"Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing,\" later made available online.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Jeffrey_Carver.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Carver" }, { "name": "Robert J. Plemmons American mathematician dead at age 87", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/robert-j-plemmons", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Robert J. Plemmons, an American mathematician who specialized in computational mathematics, died on February 6, 2026. He was the emeritus Z. Smith Reynolds Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Wake Forest University. In 1979, he co-authored the book \"Nonnegative Matrices in the Mathematical Sciences.\" Born in Old Fort, North Carolina, on December 18, 1938, he grew up in rural Appalachia and attended Wake Forest University on a full baseball scholarship.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._Plemmons" }, { "name": "Bruno Parma Slovene journalist dead at age 84", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bruno-parma", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 84, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes", "journalists" ], "description": "Bruno Parma, a Slovene journalist and chess player, died on February 6, 2026, at age 84. Born in Ljubljana on December 30, 1941, Parma first played in the World Junior Chess Championship in 1959, sharing second place, and won the Junior Championship in The Hague in 1961, which earned him the title of International Master. FIDE awarded him the grandmaster title in 1963 after his performance at the Beverwijk tournament. He later finished joint second at San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1969 and shared first place with Georgi Tringov at Vršac in 1973.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Parma" }, { "name": "Nevin Efe Turkish actress", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/nevin-efe", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 78, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Turkey" ], "description": "Nevin Efe, a Turkish actress, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Istanbul on March 5, 1947, she appeared in television series including Valley of the Wolves: Ambush, Aşk ve Ceza, and Arka Sokaklar. Her funeral was held at Ferhatpaşa Cemetery in Çatalca.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Nevin_Efe.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevin_Efe" }, { "name": "Afleet Alex American Thoroughbred racehorse dead at age 24", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/afleet-alex", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 24, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Afleet Alex, the American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in 2005, died on February 6, 2026, at age 23. Owned by the Cash Is King Stable partnership, he was trained by Tim Ritchey and ridden by Jeremy Rose. In 12 lifetime starts, Afleet Alex won eight races, including six stakes and three Grade 1 events, placed twice in Grade 1 company, and finished third in the Kentucky Derby. His career earnings totaled $2,765,800.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afleet_Alex" }, { "name": "Richard W. Mansbach American political scientist dead at age 83", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/richard-w-mansbach", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Richard W. Mansbach, an American political scientist, died on February 6, 2026. Born in Brooklyn on January 3, 1943, he studied political science, history, and Spanish at Swarthmore College, graduating in 1964. He then attended the University of Oxford as a Marshall Scholar. After completing his dissertation, Mansbach joined the Swarthmore College faculty in 1967 and became an assistant professor in 1968. He later served as co-editor of International Studies Quarterly from 1999 to 2004 and received the International Studies Association’s James N. Rosenau Award in 2014.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_W._Mansbach" }, { "name": "Nezamoddin Kiaie Sound engineer dead at age -1", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/nezamoddin-kiaie", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": -1, "death_date": "2026-02-06", "reported_date": "2026-02-06", "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "sound engineer" ], "nationality": [ "Iran" ], "description": "Nezamoddin Kiaie, an Iranian sound engineer, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 81–82. Born in 1944 in Tehran, he won a Crystal Simorgh and received another nomination in the Best Sound Recording category for the films A Moment of Innocence and A Candle in the Wind. Kiaie was known for his work in Iranian cinema, including his credited sound work on A Moment of Innocence.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nezamoddin_Kiaie" } ], "fallback_items": [], "page": 1, "per_page": 100, "total": 33, "total_pages": 1, "count": 33 }