{ "site": "Dead-People.com", "feed_type": "deaths_on_date", "date": "2026-02-26", "timezone": "+01:00", "generated_at": "2026-07-09T17:28:43+01:00", "canonical_html_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/26-february-2026", "permanent_archive_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/26-february-2026", "items": [ { "name": "Carmen Ochoa", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/carmen-ochoa", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 80, "death_date": "2026-02-27", "reported_date": "2026-02-27", "published_at": "2026-02-27T23:00:04+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Mexico" ], "description": "Mexican television director and producer (El Chavo del 8", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Ochoa" }, { "name": "Kaiti Voutsakis", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/kaiti-voutsakis", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 96, "death_date": "2026-02-27", "reported_date": "2026-02-27", "published_at": "2026-02-27T20:15:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Egypt", "Greece" ], "description": "Egyptian-born Greek actress and belly dancer", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiti_Voutsakis" }, { "name": "Urmas Volens", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/urmas-volens", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 49, "death_date": "2026-02-27", "reported_date": "2026-02-27", "published_at": "2026-02-27T02:10:03+01:00", "description": "49", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urmas_Volens" }, { "name": "Rose Lesniak", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/rose-lesniak", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 80, "death_date": "2026-02-27", "reported_date": "2026-02-27", "published_at": "2026-02-27T00:45:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "writers" ], "description": "feminist poet and dog trainer", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Lesniak" }, { "name": "Pepito Rodriguez Actor dead at age 83", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/pepito-rodriguez", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actor", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "the Philippines" ], "description": "Pepito Rodriguez, a Filipino actor, died on February 26, 2026, at age 83. Born Jose Maria Moreno Rodriguez on October 18, 1942, he began his acting career in 1962 and was contracted under Sampaguita Pictures. He was the second of six children and the older brother of actor Ramil Rodriguez. Rodriguez never married, though he allowed Tony Jamandre, Jamandre’s wife, and their three children to live in his household; Jamandre had been his driver since 1982. 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He later began recording secular soul in the 1960s and had two charting hits: \"That's Enough\" in 1966 and \"Do It Right Now\" in 1967. Robinson returned to gospel recording in the 1980s and continued releasing albums into the 2000s.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Robinson_(musician)" }, { "name": "T. K. Oommen Indian sociologist dead at age 88", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/t-k-oommen", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians", "scientists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "India" ], "description": "T. K. Oommen, an Indian sociologist, died on February 26, 2026. Also known as Tharailath Koshy Oommen, he was Professor Emeritus at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University. 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Born in Montreal on March 6, 1942, he was a member of the Académie des lettres du Québec and was nominated for a Governor General's Award in French-language children's literature for the novel Des Millions pour une chanson. In 2017, he was appointed to the Order of Canada for his work promoting Quebec literature over more than five decades.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Andr_Vanasse.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Vanasse", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Alzheimer's disease", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-alzheimers-disease" } }, { "name": "Ahmed Nimal Maldivian actor dead at age 62", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ahmed-nimal", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 62, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "journalists", "writers" ], "description": "Ahmed Nimal, a Maldivian actor, director, editor, writer and producer, died on February 26, 2026, at the age of 62. Born on January 13, 1963, in the Sultanate of the Maldive Islands, he began his career at the Maldives Meteorological Service office before his interest in films and acting grew through the influence of colleagues including Easa Shareef and other friends involved in theatre. Nimal made his film debut in Nufoozu (1984), after being asked to take the lead role. He later worked as a full-time actor and led the organization Dhivehi Harakaaiy Jamiyya with Shareef.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Ahmed_Nimal.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Nimal" }, { "name": "Bevan Morris Australian-born American academic and politician dead at age 76", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bevan-morris", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 76, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America", "Australia" ], "description": "Bevan Morris, an Australian-born American academic and politician who served as president of Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, for 36 years and was a founder of the Natural Law Party, died on February 26, 2026, at age 76. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1949, he received degrees in psychology and philosophy from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and later earned graduate and doctoral degrees from Maharishi European Research University in the Netherlands and Switzerland. Appointed president and chairman of the board of trustees of Maharishi International University in 1980, he led the institution through its expansion and later accreditation through the PhD level.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bevan_Morris" }, { "name": "Maroof Raza Indian Army officer dead at age 66", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/maroof-raza", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 66, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "India" ], "description": "Maroof Raza, an Indian Army officer and commentator on national security and strategic affairs, died on February 26, 2026, aged 66. He served in the Indian Army from 1980 to 1994, including with the Grenadiers and the Mechanised Infantry Regiment, and later was appointed an instructor at the Indian Military Academy. Raza had experience in counter-insurgency operations and spent more than 20 years as a mentor, anchor, correspondent, lecturer, writer and commentator on issues of national security and strategic affairs. He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; St Stephen’s College, Delhi; King’s College London; and Cambridge University.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroof_Raza" }, { "name": "Ken Smith Scottish rugby union player", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ken-smith-rugby-union", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 96, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Scotland" ], "description": "George Kenneth Smith CBE, a Scottish international rugby union player and former president of the Scottish Rugby Union, died on February 26, 2026, aged 96. Born in Edinburgh on June 2, 1929, he played at flanker and was educated at George Watson’s College. Smith played club rugby for Watsonians and Kelso and represented South of Scotland District in the 1956–57 and 1957–58 Scottish Inter-District Championships. He later became the 108th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Smith_(rugby_union)" }, { "name": "Drusilla Beyfus Etiquette writer dead at age 98", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/drusilla-beyfus", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 98, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "etiquette writer", "journalists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "England" ], "description": "Drusilla Beyfus, the English writer and journalist best known for her books on modern modes and manners, died on February 26, 2026, aged 98. Born in Hampstead, London, on March 1, 1927, she was educated at a private boarding school and later attended finishing school. She met the journalist, war historian and theatre critic Milton Shulman in 1951, and after a long courtship they married at Caxton Hall in Westminster on June 6, 1956. The couple had three children and lived in Belgravia in Greater London.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drusilla_Beyfus" }, { "name": "Bjarte Baasland Former businessman dead at age 51", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bjarte-baasland", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 51, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "former businessman", "criminals" ], "nationality": [ "Norway" ], "description": "Bjarte Baasland, a Norwegian businessman and convicted fraudster, died on February 26, 2026, at the age of 51. Born in Norway on March 5, 1974, he became widely known in Norway in connection with the Baasland case in 2008, when it was revealed that he had gambled away almost 60 million kr borrowed from family friends and banks. In 2009, he was convicted of fraud and sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to repay NOK 26.6 million.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjarte_Baasland" }, { "name": "Piero Barucci Italian politician dead at age 92", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/piero-barucci", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 92, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Italy" ], "description": "Piero Barucci, the Italian academic, economist and politician who served as Minister of Treasury from 1992 to 1994, died on February 26, 2026, in Florence, Italy, at the age of 92. Born in Florence on 29 June 1933, he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Florence. Barucci taught political economy and the history of economics at the University of Siena and the University of Florence from 1966 to 1990, and served as dean of the faculty of economics and commerce at the University of Florence from 1981 to 1983. He was also chairman of Monte dei Paschi di Siena and of the Italian International Bank of London from 1983 to 1990.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Piero_Barucci.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_Barucci" }, { "name": "Carl H. Brans Brans–Dicke theory dead at age 90", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/carl-h-brans", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 90, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "brans–dicke theory", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "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 University New Orleans in 1957 and earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1961. Brans returned to Loyola in 1960 and later served as the J.C. Carter Distinguished Professor of Theoretical Physics. He was widely known for the Brans–Dicke theory of gravitation, developed with Robert H. Dicke, in which the gravitational constant varies with time.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_H._Brans" }, { "name": "Vladimir Veber Moldovan footballer and manager dead at age -1", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/vladimir-veber", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": -1, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Moldova", "Russia" ], "description": "Vladimir Veber, a Moldovan footballer and manager, died on February 26, 2026. Born on July 20, 1941, he was a goalkeeper who played for several teams, including Moldova Chișinău. After his playing career, he coached clubs and national teams in Syria and Lebanon, later serving as a goalkeeping coach, including with the Moldova national team. He was also a team consultant to the president of Milsami Orhei.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Veber" }, { "name": "Hans-Georg Fritz Trade unionist dead at age 93", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/hans-georg-fritz", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 93, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "trade unionist", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Germany" ], "description": "Hans-Georg Fritz, a German politician and trade unionist, died on February 26, 2026, at the age of 93. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served in the Landtag of Hesse from 1973 to 1974. He was born in Frankfurt on April 5, 1932.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Georg_Fritz" }, { "name": "Bobby J. Brown Actor dead at age 62", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bobby-j-brown", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 62, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actor", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Bobby J. Brown, an American actor known for his work on The Wire and We Own This City, died on February 26, 2026, at age 62. He was born and raised in Washington, D.C. Brown died of smoke inhalation from a barn fire at his home in Chaptico, Maryland, on February 25, 2026.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Bobby_J._Brown.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_J._Brown", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Smoke inhalation", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-smoke-inhalation" } }, { "name": "Robin Jefferson New Zealand cricketer dead at age 84", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/robin-jefferson", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 84, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "New Zealand" ], "description": "Robin Jefferson, a New Zealand cricketer and lawn bowls player, died on February 26, 2026, aged 84. Born in Christchurch in 1941, he made his representative debut for Southland in the 1965–66 season before playing first-class cricket for Otago later that season. He went on to represent Wellington, making three further first-class appearances during the 1969–70 season, and also played Hawke Cup cricket for Hutt Valley in the early 1970s. Jefferson scored 94 runs in his five first-class matches, with a highest score of 26 not out.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Jefferson" }, { "name": "Devonta Lee American football player dead at age 27", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/devonta-lee", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 27, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Devonta Lee, an American football player, died on February 26, 2026, at age 27. Lee was an American college football player who played wide receiver for the LSU Tigers and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. He joined LSU in 2019 and appeared in 13 games as a freshman, catching two passes for 27 yards. After three seasons, he transferred to Louisiana Tech in 2022. Lee was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in July 2022, later went into remission following several surgeries, and died in Hammond, Louisiana.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonta_Lee", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Cancer", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-cancer-cause" } }, { "name": "Richard Farrimond British engineer and astronaut dead at age 78", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/richard-farrimond", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 78, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "nationality": [ "Britain" ], "description": "Richard Farrimond, a British engineer and astronaut, died on February 26, 2026, aged 78. Born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, on September 15, 1947, he was educated at Clifton College, studied at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and earned a BSc in telecommunications at the Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, in 1972. He later served as a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Corps of Signals of the British Army. After leaving the Army, he worked for British Aerospace and later for Matra Marconi Space. In July 1984, he was selected as the backup crew payload specialist for the planned Space Shuttle mission STS-61-H, but the flight was cancelled after the Challenger accident, and he did not fly into orbit.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Richard_Farrimond.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Farrimond" }, { "name": "Petter Bjørheim Norwegian politician dead at age 61", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/petter-bjorheim", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 61, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Norway" ], "description": "Petter Bjørheim, a Norwegian politician, died on February 26, 2026. He was born in Stavanger on January 2, 1965, and was a member of the Progress Party. Bjørheim was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1989 and was not re-elected in 1993. He died at the age of 61.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petter_Bj%C3%B8rheim" }, { "name": "Karl Dempwolf Landscape painting dead at age 86", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/karl-dempwolf", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "landscape painting", "artists" ], "nationality": [ "America", "the Netherlands" ], "description": "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 with his family in 1954. Dempwolf later became a contemporary California Plein-Air painter, was a Signature Member of the California Art Club, and served on its Advisory Board of Directors.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Dempwolf" }, { "name": "Malcolm Budd English philosopher dead at age 84", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/malcolm-budd", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 84, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Britain", "England" ], "description": "Malcolm Budd, an English philosopher, died on February 26, 2026. Budd studied mathematics and philosophy at Jesus College, Cambridge, and taught at University College London from 1970 until 2001. He was appointed the Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic from 1998 until his retirement and later held an emeritus position. Best known for his work in analytic aesthetics, he published on the expressive powers of music, the aesthetic appreciation of nature, and the values of art.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Budd" }, { "name": "Giampiero Branduardi Italian Olympic ice hockey player dead at age 89", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/giampiero-branduardi", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 89, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Italy" ], "description": "Giampiero Branduardi, an Italian ice hockey player who competed at the 1956 and 1964 Winter Olympics, died on February 26, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Milan on August 28, 1936, he represented Italy in the men’s tournaments at both Games. Branduardi died in Rozzano, Italy.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giampiero_Branduardi" }, { "name": "Walter Wise American labor union leader dead at age 74", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/walter-wise", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 74, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Walter Wise, an American labor union leader, died on February 26, 2026. Born Walter Witten Wise Jr. in Bluefield, West Virginia, on November 5, 1951, he studied engineering at Virginia Tech after his family moved to California and later returned to Virginia. In 1973, he began an apprenticeship as an ironworker in Roanoke, Virginia, and joined the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers. He later served as business manager of his local union, was elected president of the Mid-Atlantic States District Council in 1998, and became a general vice-president of the international union. Wise also served as general treasurer, general secretary in 2008, and general president in 2011, and he was a vice-president of the AFL-CIO before retiring in 2015.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Wise" }, { "name": "Ardis E. Parshall American historian dead at age 66", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ardis-e-parshall", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 66, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Ardis E. Parshall, an American historian and independent researcher of Latter-day Saint history, died on February 26, 2026. She published her research on the blog Keepapitchinin and worked for The Salt Lake Tribune as a historical writer from 2005 to 2011. Parshall also authored The Corianton Saga and co-edited Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia and Dime Novel Mormons.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardis_E._Parshall" }, { "name": "Loredana Simonetti Italian athlete dead at age 95", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/loredana-simonetti", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 95, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Italy" ], "description": "Loredana Simonetti, the Italian middle-distance runner who won nine national championships at the senior level between 1949 and 1954, died on February 26, 2026, at the age of 95. She was a multiple national champion in the 800 meters and in cross-country running and competed at the European Championships in Bern in 1954. Simonetti was born in Trieste in 1930.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loredana_Simonetti" }, { "name": "Christopher S. Wren American journalist and author dead at age 89", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/christopher-s-wren", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 89, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Christopher S. Wren, an American journalist and author who spent 28 years as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, died on February 26, 2026. Born Christopher Sale Wren in Hollywood, California, on February 22, 1936, he was the son of actor Sam Wren and actress Virginia Sale. In 1949, he and his twin sister Virginia appeared with their parents in the ABC-TV comedy The Wren’s Nest. Wren graduated from Trinity-Pawling School in 1953, earned a BA in English from Dartmouth in 1957, did graduate work in Russian at the University of Edinburgh on a Rotary fellowship, served in the United States Army as a paratrooper with the Green Berets, and received a master’s degree from the Columbia School of Journalism in 1961.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_S._Wren" }, { "name": "The Duckhorn Portfolio Three Palms Vineyard Merlot, Calera, Kosta Browne dead at age 87", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/the-duckhorn-portfolio", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "three palms vineyard merlot", "calera", "kosta browne" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "The Duckhorn Portfolio, an American vintner and wine company, died on February 26, 2026. The company produced varietal labeled and blended red, white, rosé and sparkling wines from California and Washington State. Its main winery, Duckhorn Vineyards, was outside St. Helena, California. Founded in 1976 by Daniel and Margaret Duckhorn as The St. Helena Wine Company with eight co-investors, it released its first wines in 1980, including Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot made from purchased grapes. The company was known for wines including Three Palms Vineyard Merlot, and for Calera and Kosta Browne.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Duckhorn" }, { "name": "Utsav Charan Das Indian dancer dead at age 80", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/utsav-charan-das", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 80, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "India" ], "description": "Utsav Charan Das, an Indian dancer, lyricist, music composer and playwright, died on February 26, 2026. He was born in 1945 or 1946 in Mania village, then in Orissa Province, British India, and died in Choudwar, Cuttack district, Odisha, India, at the age of 80. Das was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution to the arts. He was a matriculate and worked as a stenographer in the state government. In 1960, he performed Ghoda Nacha for the first time with his father. He also wrote lyrical plays and songs on health issues and social initiatives.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utsav_Charan_Das" }, { "name": "Craig Johnson American politician dead at age 72", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/craig-johnson-alaska-politician", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 72, "death_date": "2026-02-26", "reported_date": "2026-02-26", "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "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 served from 2007 to 2017, representing the 28th district and later the 21st and 24th districts. He returned to the chamber from 2023 to 2025. Johnson held committee roles including co-chair of the Resources Committee, chair of the Cook Island Salmon Task Force, and vice-chair of the Transportation Committee.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Johnson_(Alaska_politician)" } ], "fallback_items": [], "page": 1, "per_page": 100, "total": 33, "total_pages": 1, "count": 33 }