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Born Alissandru Francesco Caldiero in Licodia Eubea, near Catania, Sicily, in 1949, he immigrated to the United States at age nine and was raised in Manhattan and Brooklyn. He attended Queens College and was apprenticed to sculptor Michael Lekakis and poet-bard Ignazio Buttitta. Caldiero lived in Utah from 1980, after converting to Mormonism, and served as poet and artist in residence at Utah Valley University. His work was reviewed by The Village Voice and The New York Times, and he was included in A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Caldiero" }, { "name": "Phylia Nwamitwa II South African traditional ruler dead at age 86", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/phylia-nwamitwa-ii", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "Phylia Nwamitwa II, a South African traditional ruler and the traditional leader of the Valoyi area in Limpopo, died on February 13, 2026. Also known as Hosi Phylia Tinyiko Lwandlamuni Nwamitwa II and Tinyiko Nwamitwa-Shilubana, she was appointed chief of the area in 2002 after disputes over her succession to the throne following her father’s death in 1968. Her father, Hosi Fofoza Nwamitwa, died without a male heir, and her uncle later served as regent. Nwamitwa was the only child of Fofoza Nwamitwa and Nkosikazi Favazi Nwamanave. She was married to Thompson Shilubane, who died in 1979, and they had four children.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylia_Nwamitwa_II" }, { "name": "Brahim Bahrir French convicted terrorist dead at age -1", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/brahim-bahrir", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": -1, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "french convicted terrorist", "criminals" ], "nationality": [ "France" ], "description": "Brahim Bahrir, a French convicted terrorist, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 47. Born in Mantes-la-Jolie in 1978, he was convicted of terrorist-related offences. In the early 2000s, he regularly travelled to Belgium and became close to the organisation Sharia4Belgium. In 2006, he regularly communicated with the Belgian terrorists Malika El Aroud and Mohammed Merah. A year later, he aimed to wage jihad in Somalia.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahim_Bahrir" }, { "name": "Jacques Dubois Belgian literary theorist and academic dead at age 92", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jacques-dubois-literary-theorist", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 92, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Jacques Dubois, the Belgian literary theorist and academic, died on February 13, 2026. He was Professor Emeritus of Literature at the Université de Liège and was born in Liège in 1933. Dubois developed the concept of the Literary Institution, following the work of Pierre Bourdieu and drawing an analogy with other social institutions such as the military, medical and political fields. He was also a member of the Groupe μ and, in 1983, was the main editor of the Manifesto for Walloon culture. As president of the Center for Georges Simenon Studies, he helped select the Simenon novels included in La Pléiade in 2003.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Dubois_(literary_theorist)" }, { "name": "Simon Harris British music producer dead at age 63", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/simon-harris-musician", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 63, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Britain" ], "description": "Simon Harris, a British music producer, DJ, remixer and electronic musician, died on February 13, 2026, aged 63. Born in London, he was predominantly known for his 1988 hit \"Bass (How Low Can You Go?)\". Harris began as a mobile DJ in the Chigwell, Essex area in 1977 and later worked as a DJ at Radio Forest Hospital Radio. He was the founder of the hip-hop label Music of Life and produced much of its catalogue, helping to release early British hip-hop tracks and a series of breakbeat albums.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Harris_(musician)" }, { "name": "Orazio Russo Italian football/soccer player dead at age 52", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/orazio-russo", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 52, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Italy" ], "description": "Orazio Russo, an Italian professional football player and coach, died on February 13, 2026. Born in Misterbianco, near Catania, he spent most of his career with Sicilian club Catania. Russo began with S.S. Battiati in Sant'Agata li Battiati, became the senior team leader at 15 under trainer Enzo Fazio, and was signed by Calcio Catania at 18. He played in Catania's youth team until 1992, when coach Giuseppe Caramanno called him into the Serie C1 side. In his first Serie C1 season, he made five appearances, then played 25 matches and scored two goals in 1992–93.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Orazio_Russo.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orazio_Russo" }, { "name": "Joseph Halpern Israeli-born American computer scientist dead at age 72", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/joseph-halpern", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 72, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America", "Israel" ], "description": "Joseph Halpern, an Israeli-born American computer scientist and professor at Cornell University, died on February 13, 2026, at age 72. Born in Israel in 1953, he studied mathematics at the University of Toronto, earning a B.S. in 1975, and later received a Ph.D. in mathematics from Harvard University in 1981. His research focused on reasoning about knowledge and uncertainty. Halpern wrote three books, including Actual Causality, Reasoning about Uncertainty and Reasoning About Knowledge. He won the 1997 Gödel Prize and the 2009 Dijkstra Prize, and in 1993 he was elected a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Halpern" }, { "name": "Brian Westlake English footballer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/brian-westlake", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 82, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "England" ], "description": "Brian Westlake, an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League, died on February 13, 2026. He was 82. Westlake played for Colchester United, Doncaster Rovers, Halifax Town and Tranmere Rovers during his Football League career.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Westlake" }, { "name": "Ignacy Guenther Farmer dead at age 89", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ignacy-guenther", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 89, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "farmer", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Poland" ], "description": "Ignacy Guenther, a Polish politician, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 89. Born Ignacy Marian Guenther on February 1, 1937, in Nowy Dwór, Poland, he was a member of the Obywatelski Klub Parlamentarny and served in the Sejm from 1989 to 1991. He was also identified as a farmer.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacy_Guenther" }, { "name": "Elizabeth Barret American documentary filmmaker dead at age 74", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/elizabeth-barret", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 74, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Elizabeth Barret, an American documentary filmmaker best known for Stranger with a Camera, died on February 13, 2026. She documented Appalachia and Eastern Kentucky through her work at Appalshop and served as the founding director of the Appalshop Archive. Barret died at the age of 74.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Barret" }, { "name": "Lambert Hamel Actor dead at age 85", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/lambert-hamel", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actor", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Germany" ], "description": "Lambert Hamel, a German actor, died on February 13, 2026, at age 85. Best known for his stage work, he also appeared in film, television, musicals, and as a dubbing actor. Trained at the Schauspielschule Bochum, he was often cast as villains and buffoons. From 1968, he performed at Munich’s Residenztheater and Münchner Kammerspiele, and his roles included Bottom and Titus Andronicus, Willy Loman, and Thomas Bernhard’s Theatre maker. He also played Martin Luther and Helmut Kohl in television films and appeared in numerous television crime series.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Lambert_Hamel.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert_Hamel" }, { "name": "Milkman Mexican rapper dead at age -1", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/milkman-rapper", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": -1, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Mexico" ], "description": "Milkman (rapper), the Mexican rapper, producer and composer known professionally as MLKMN, died on February 13, 2026. Born Óscar Botello on April 11, 1989, he was born in Monterrey, Mexico and raised in Laredo, Texas. In 2014, he released the single \"El Bajo\" through Universal Music. He also released the EPs \"Fresco\" and \"Soy Milk,\" and worked as a creative director with J Balvin on the visuals for the albums \"Energía\" and \"Vibras.\"", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkman_(rapper)" }, { "name": "William C. Leggett Canadian population biologist and university administrator dead at age 86", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/william-c-leggett", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Canada" ], "description": "William C. Leggett, a Canadian population biologist and university administrator, died on February 13, 2026. He served as the 17th Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University in Kingston from 1994 to 2004, becoming only the second scientist to hold the position. Earlier, he was Vice-Principal (Academic) at McGill University. Leggett was born in Orangeville, Ontario, on June 25, 1939.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._Leggett" }, { "name": "Tissa Vitharana Physician dead at age 91", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tissa-vitharana", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 91, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "physician", "doctors", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Sri Lanka" ], "description": "Tissa Vitharana, a Sri Lankan physician and politician, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 91. Known formally as Vidya Jyothi Upali Tissa Vitharana, he served as a Member of Parliament and a cabinet minister, led the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, and was Governor of North Central Province from 2019 to 2020. Born in Nuwara Eliya on August 30, 1934, he studied at Trinity College, Kandy, Ananda College, Colombo, and the University of Ceylon’s medical faculty in Colombo, graduating with an MBBS degree in 1959.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissa_Vitharana" }, { "name": "Dolores Muñoz Ledo Voice actress dead at age 107", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/dolores-munoz-ledo", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 107, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "voice actress", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Mexico" ], "description": "Dolores Muñoz Ledo, a Mexican voice actress, died on February 13, 2026, in Mexico City at age 107. Born María Dolores Muñoz Ledo Ortega in Mexico City on April 14, 1918, she worked as a voice actress from 1944 to 1992. In 1944, she and her sister Rosario Muñoz Ledo were hired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in New York City. Her notable roles included the Latin American voice of Chip in Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers, Sorceress in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, and Bea Arthur in The Golden Girls.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_Mu%C3%B1oz_Ledo" }, { "name": "Paulette Collet Belgian essayist and academic dead at age 99", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/paulette-collet", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 99, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Paulette Collet, a Belgian essayist and academic, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Verviers in 1926, she fled to London at the onset of World War II and earned a bachelor’s degree from King’s College London before completing a master’s degree and doctorate at Université Laval in Quebec City. She taught at the Lycée de Londres from 1950 to 1952 and later held professorships at Kansas State Teachers College, Saint Peter’s College and the University of St. Michael’s College, where she mainly taught literature and theatre. In 1966, she received the Prix Raymond-Casgrain for her essay L’Hiver dans le roman canadien-français.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Paulette_Collet.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulette_Collet" }, { "name": "Qamar Ali Akhoon Indian politician dead at age 68", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/qamar-ali-akhoon", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 68, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "India" ], "description": "Qamar Ali Akhoon, an Indian politician and senior member of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 68. He was from Jammu and Kashmir and served as the elected representative of Kargil assembly constituency in 1996. Born on August 15, 1957, in Sangra, Kargil district, Ladakh, India, he was the son of a religious family from the village of Sangra.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Qamar_Ali_Akhoon.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qamar_Ali_Akhoon" }, { "name": "Tatjana Ječmenica Serbian tennis player dead at age 47", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tatjana-jecmenica", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 47, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Serbia" ], "description": "Tatjana Ječmenica, a Serbian tennis player and former captain of the Serbia Fed Cup team, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 47. Ječmenica-Jevtić was a professional player who captured six singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 72 on June 24, 1996, and peaked at No. 88 in doubles on July 29, 1996. Her best Grand Slam results came with second-round appearances at the US Open in 1995 and the French Open in 1996. From 2014 until her death, she led Serbia’s Fed Cup team, after previously serving in the role from 2005 to 2007.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Tatjana_Je_menica.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatjana_Je%C4%8Dmenica" }, { "name": "Nicolas Grimaldi Philosopher dead at age 92", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/nicolas-grimaldi", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 92, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "philosopher", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "France" ], "description": "Nicolas Grimaldi, a French philosopher, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Paris on December 24, 1933, he was of Corsican origin. He earned his agrégation in 1959 and his doctorate in 1970. Grimaldi spent most of his career as a professor at Paris-Sorbonne University. He died in Lyon.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Grimaldi" }, { "name": "Kahnu Charan Lenka Indian politician dead at age 86", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/kahnu-charan-lenka", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "India" ], "description": "Kahnu Charan Lenka, an Indian politician and senior Odia political figure, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 86. He was a prominent figure in the Odisha Congress and was twice elected to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha. Lenka also served as an elected member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly for four terms, in 1971, 1974, 1980 and 1995. He began his political career during his student years at Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, and later became active in youth organisations, social workers associations and labour unions including INTUC and Hind Mazdoor Sabha. He also served as Minister of State for Railways and Union Minister of State for Agriculture under Narasimha Rao.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahnu_Charan_Lenka" }, { "name": "Terry Stratton Canadian politician dead at age 87", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/terry-stratton", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Canada" ], "description": "Terry Stratton, a Canadian politician who served in the Senate of Canada representing Manitoba, died on February 13, 2026. Born Terrance Richard Stratton in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on March 16, 1938, he served in the Senate from March 25, 1993, until March 16, 2013. Stratton was Opposition Whip from 2001 to 2004, then became Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. After the Conservatives took power in 2006, he was appointed Government Whip in the Senate, serving until December 31, 2009.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Stratton" }, { "name": "Zaeem Qadri Pakistani politician dead at age 61", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/zaeem-qadri", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 61, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Pakistan" ], "description": "Syed Zaeem Hussain Qadri, a Pakistani lawyer and politician, died on February 13, 2026, in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, at the age of 61. Born in Lahore on December 25, 1964, he served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to May 2018 and was an Executive Member of Lahore Gymkhana Club. Before quitting the Pakistan Muslim League (N) in 2018, he had also served as a provincial minister, an adviser to Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and the Punjab government’s spokesman.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Zaeem_Qadri.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaeem_Qadri" }, { "name": "Frans Van Vlierberghe Belgian racing cyclist dead at age 71", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/frans-van-vlierberghe", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Frans Van Vlierberghe, a Belgian professional racing cyclist, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 71. Born on March 28, 1954, in Belsele, Belgium, he rode in two editions of the Tour de France and won a stage of the 1979 Vuelta a España.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Frans_Van_Vlierberghe.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frans_Van_Vlierberghe" }, { "name": "Christian Astuguevieille French artist, designer and perfumer dead at age 79", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/christian-astuguevieille", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 79, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists" ], "nationality": [ "France", "Poland" ], "description": "Christian Astuguevieille, a French artist, designer and perfumer, died on February 13, 2026. He served as artistic director of perfume at Comme des Garçons Parfums, where he worked with Rei Kawakubo on unconventional scents that challenged traditional notions of perfume. He also held artistic director posts at Parfums Molinard, Rochas and Nina Ricci. Earlier, he was invited to the Centre Pompidou in 1977 to design and lead an educational workshop for children, and in 1980 he opened a jewelry workshop and boutique in Paris's Galerie Vivienne. He also created furniture using leather, raffia, straw, linen and hemp rope.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Astuguevieille" }, { "name": "Lionel Fogarty Indigenous Australian poet and political activist dead at age 68", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/lionel-fogarty", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 68, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Australia" ], "description": "Lionel Fogarty, an Indigenous Australian poet and political activist, died on February 13, 2026. Also published as Lionel Lacey, he was born in 1958 on an Aboriginal reserve at Barambah, now called Cherbourg, in Queensland, where he grew up. He was of the Yoogum (Yugambeh) and Kudjela peoples. From his teenage years, Fogarty was involved in Aboriginal activism, including work with the Aboriginal Legal Service, Aboriginal Housing Service, Black Resource Centre, Black Community School and Murrie Coo-ee. He later worked mainly in southern Queensland on issues including land rights, Aboriginal health and deaths in custody.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Fogarty" }, { "name": "Josefina Aguilar clay muñecas dolls dead at age 80", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/josefina-aguilar", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 80, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "clay muñecas dolls", "artists" ], "nationality": [ "Mexico" ], "description": "Josefina Aguilar, a Mexican folk artist known for her small clay figurines called muñecas, died on February 13, 2026. Born Margarita Josefina Aguilar Alcántara in Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca, on February 22, 1945, she learned the art from her mother and grandmother. A member of the Aguilar family, she used red clay to depict village activities, religious and folkloric scenes, famous figures, and Day of the Dead figures. Aguilar said each figurine she made was unique, and after becoming blind in 2014, she continued working by touch.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josefina_Aguilar" }, { "name": "Horst Helle German sociologist and academic dead at age 91", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/horst-helle", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 91, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Germany" ], "description": "Horst Helle, a German sociologist and academic, died on February 13, 2026. He was Professor Emeritus at LMU Munich in Germany. Born on July 19, 1934, Helle received a business degree from the University of Hamburg, earned an MBA from the University of Kansas on a Fulbright Scholarship in 1956 and 1957, and later returned to Hamburg for a Ph.D. in sociology and the license to teach as a Privatdozent. He held tenured professorships at RWTH Aachen University and the University of Vienna. His work focused mainly on the development of symbolic interactionism and the evolution of interpretive sociology.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_Helle" }, { "name": "Roy Medvedev Human rights activism with participation in dissident movement in the Soviet Union dead at age 101", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/roy-medvedev", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 101, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "human rights activism with participation in dissident movement in the soviet union", "lawyers", "politicians", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "England", "Russia" ], "description": "Roy Medvedev, a Russian politician and writer, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 100. Born in Tbilisi in 1925, he was known for his human rights activism and participation in the dissident movement in the Soviet Union. He wrote Let History Judge, a dissident history of Stalinism first published in English in 1972. During the Soviet era, Medvedev criticized Joseph Stalin and Stalinism, and he was engaged in samizdat publications in the early 1960s.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Roy_Medvedev.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Medvedev" }, { "name": "Toshio Motoya Japanese hospitality executive dead at age 82", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/toshio-motoya", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 82, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists", "politicians", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Toshio Motoya, a Japanese hospitality executive, died on February 13, 2026. He was the president of APA Group, which included APA Hotels & Resorts, one of Japan’s largest hotel chains. Motoya founded the APA Group real estate business in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1971. The company’s hotel division operated more than 70 properties across Japan. His wife, Fumiko, served as president of the hotel chain.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshio_Motoya" }, { "name": "Xesús Alonso Montero Spanish writer dead at age 97", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/xesus-alonso-montero", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 97, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Spain" ], "description": "Xesús Alonso Montero, a Spanish writer and specialist in Galician literature, died on February 13, 2026. 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