{ "site": "Dead-People.com", "feed_type": "deaths_on_date", "date": "2026-04-08", "timezone": "+01:00", "generated_at": "2026-07-08T04:52:35+01:00", "canonical_html_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/08-april-2026", "permanent_archive_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/08-april-2026", "items": [ { "name": "Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury Indian politician, MP and minister of health and family welfare dead at age 88", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/abu-hasem-khan-choudhury", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "India" ], "description": "Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury, an Indian politician who served as an MP from 2006 to 2024 and as minister of health and family welfare from 2012 to 2014, died on April 8, 2026, at age 88. Born on January 12, 1938, in Malda, West Bengal, he represented the Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency from 2009 and was first elected to Parliament from the Malda seat after the death of his brother, A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury. A member of the Indian National Congress, he also served as MLA for Kaliachak from 1996 to 2006.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Abu_Hasem_Khan_Choudhury.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hasem_Khan_Choudhury" }, { "name": "Mario Adorf German actor and writer dead at age 95", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mario-adorf", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 95, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Germany" ], "description": "Mario Adorf, the German actor and writer known for Major Dundee, Short Night of Glass Dolls and Fedora, died on April 8, 2026, at age 95. Born in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1930, he was active from 1954 to 2026 and appeared in more than 200 film and television productions over a career that included leading and supporting roles in European cinema and German film and television. He also wrote several successful books, mostly autobiographical.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Mario_Adorf.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Adorf" }, { "name": "Mohsina Kidwai Indian politician, twice MP, minister of health and urban development dead at age 94", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mohsina-kidwai", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 94, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Britain", "India" ], "description": "Mohsina Kidwai, an Indian politician and twice-elected member of Parliament who served as minister of health from 1984 to 1986 and minister of urban development from 1986 to 1989, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 94. She was born on January 1, 1932, in Barabanki, United Provinces, British India. A member of the Indian National Congress from Uttar Pradesh, she served in the Lok Sabha from Meerut and later in the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh from 2004 to 2016. She held ministerial offices in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and the Government of India.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Mohsina_Kidwai.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohsina_Kidwai" }, { "name": "Charles Delhez Belgian Roman Catholic priest and sociologist dead at age 74", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/charles-delhez", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 74, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Charles Delhez, a Belgian Roman Catholic priest and sociologist, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Uccle on October 30, 1951, he was ordained a priest in 1982 and served at the Paroisse de Blocry in Louvain-la-Neuve. Delhez took part in the Christian and citizen forum RivEspérance and was a Catholic voice in the media, including Dimanche, where he served as editor-in-chief, as well as France 2 and RTBF. From 2011 to 2019, he taught religious sciences at the Université de Namur.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Charles_Delhez.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Delhez" }, { "name": "Sherig-ool Oorzhak Russian politician dead at age 83", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/sherig-ool-oorzhak", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Russia" ], "description": "Sherig-ool Oorzhak, a Russian politician, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on July 24, 1942, in Shekpeer, in the Tuvan People's Republic, he was a retired politician who led Tuva for 21 years, from 1986 to 2007. Oorzhak graduated from the Timiryazev Moscow Agricultural Academy in 1971. He worked from 1971 to 1980 as an economist and later as director of a government-owned farm in Shekpeer. In 1983, he became an activist in the Tuvan branch of the Communist Party, and in 1985 he graduated from Novosibirsk High Communist Party School. From December 1986, he served as First Secretary in the Tuvan branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, making him Tuva's de facto leader.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Sherig-ool_Oorzhak.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherig-ool_Oorzhak" }, { "name": "Vaughn Solomon Schofield Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan dead at age 82", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/vaughn-solomon-schofield", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 82, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Canada" ], "description": "Vaughn Solomon Schofield, Canadian politician and lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan from 2012 to 2018, died on April 8, 2026, at age 82. Born in Regina on October 25, 1943, she was appointed as the province’s 21st lieutenant governor in 2012, succeeding Gordon Barnhart, and was sworn in on March 22, 2012, at the Legislative Building. Schofield studied at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, and at the Ray-Vogue School in Chicago, where she earned a degree in fashion merchandising. She later resided in Regina Beach, Saskatchewan. She was married to the late Gordon L. Schofield and was the mother of Dr. Whitney Wignall and George Schofield.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Vaughn_Solomon_Schofield.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughn_Solomon_Schofield" }, { "name": "Srećko Bogdan Croatian footballer dead at age 69", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/srecko-bogdan", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 69, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes", "lawyers" ], "nationality": [ "Croatia" ], "description": "Srećko Bogdan, a Croatian footballer and former professional defender, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Mursko Središće, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia, he began his career with NK Rudar Mursko Središće before moving to MTČ Čakovec and starting his senior career in 1973. He later played for Dinamo Zagreb and Karlsruhe. Bogdan also represented both former Yugoslavia and Croatia at international level, earning 11 caps for Yugoslavia and two for Croatia, and scoring one goal for Croatia. He later worked as a youth coach at NK Inter Zaprešić.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sre%C4%87ko_Bogdan" }, { "name": "Jimmy Sullivan Australian politician, Queensland MLA dead at age 44", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jimmy-sullivan", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 44, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Australia" ], "description": "Jimmy Sullivan, an Australian politician and Queensland MLA, died on April 8, 2026, aged 44. James Anthony Sullivan served as the member for Stafford in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2020 until his death. He was promoted to Assistant Minister for Justice and Veterans' Affairs by then-premier Steven Miles after the 2023 Queensland Labor Party leadership election and held the post until the state election on 26 October 2024. Sullivan was born on 5 January 1982 and was the son of Terry Sullivan, who also represented Stafford from 2001 to 2006.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Sullivan_(Queensland_politician)" }, { "name": "Nguyễn Đức Mậu Vietnamese poet dead at age 78", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/nguyen-duc-mau", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 78, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "writers" ], "description": "Nguyễn Đức Mậu died on April 8, 2026. He was a Vietnamese poet.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c_M%E1%BA%ADu" }, { "name": "Koo Sze-yiu Chinese political activist, colon cancer dead at age 80", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/koo-sze-yiu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 80, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "China" ], "description": "Koo Sze-yiu, a Chinese political activist known for anti-communism protests, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 80 from colon cancer. Also known by the nickname \"Long Beard,\" he was widely recognized for carrying a handmade coffin and burning flags at demonstrations. He was jailed 12 times over his protests and continued taking part in Hong Kong social movements after 1989, including 1 July marches and other actions after the 1997 handover.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Koo_Sze-yiu.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koo_Sze-yiu", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Cancer", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-cancer-cause" } }, { "name": "Duško Vujošević Montenegrin basketball coach, heart and kidney disease dead at age 67", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/dusko-vujosevic", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 67, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "description": "Duško Vujošević, a Montenegrin basketball coach, died on April 8, 2026, of heart and kidney disease. He was 67. Vujošević coached Partizan Belgrade in four stints and also worked with Pallacanestro Brescia and the Bosnia national team. During his time at Partizan, he led the club to 12 national championship titles, five national cup titles, five regional Adriatic League titles, and the FIBA Korać Cup championship in 1989. He won the EuroLeague Coach of the Year award in 2009.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Du_ko_Vujo_evi.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du%C5%A1ko_Vujo%C5%A1evi%C4%87", "cause_of_death": { "label": "heart and kidney disease", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-heart-and-kidney-disease" } }, { "name": "Ali Hussain Khan public figure dies", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ali-hussain-khan", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Pakistan" ], "description": "Ali Hussain Khan, a Pakistani politician and member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 2024, died on April 8, 2026. He was elected to the assembly as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) from Constituency PP-83 Khushab-III in the 2024 Pakistani general election. His death was announced on April 8, 2026.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Hussain_Khan" }, { "name": "Ahmet Altay Cengizer Turkish diplomat dead at age 71", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ahmet-altay-cengizer", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Turkey" ], "description": "Ahmet Altay Cengizer, a Turkish diplomat, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Istanbul on October 22, 1954, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Boğaziçi University in 1977 and later received a master’s degree in international history from the London School of Economics. Cengizer began his diplomatic career in 1984 and served in several Turkish embassies. From 2001 to 2005, he worked in the office of Turkey’s delegate to the United Nations in New York. He later served as Turkish ambassador to Tajikistan from 2005 to 2006 and as Turkey’s permanent delegate to UNESCO, where he also served as president of the General Conference.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmet_Altay_Cengizer" }, { "name": "Melchor Peredo Mexican muralist dead at age 99", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/melchor-peredo", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 99, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists" ], "nationality": [ "Mexico" ], "description": "Melchor Peredo, a Mexican muralist, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Oscar Melchor Peredo in Mexico City on January 6, 1927, he was a representative of the social realist school of mural painting in Mexico. His murals depicted historical scenes from Mexican history, with an emphasis on revolutionary subjects, and his work appeared in public and government buildings across Mexico as well as in the United States and Europe. He was also associated with the Frente Nacional de Artes Plásticas.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Melchor_Peredo.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchor_Peredo" }, { "name": "Harald Ofner Austrian lawyer and politician dead at age 93", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/harald-ofner", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 93, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Austria" ], "description": "Harald Ofner, an Austrian lawyer and politician, died on April 8, 2026. He was 93. Born in Vienna on October 25, 1932, he studied law and received a doctorate in 1958. By 1965, he was a lawyer. Ofner began his political career in the town council of Mödling and later served as provincial team leader of the FPÖ Lower Austria branch from 1976 to 1986. He was a deputy to the National Council from 1979 to 1983 and again from 1986 to 2002, and served as Austrian minister of justice from 1983 to 1987.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Ofner" }, { "name": "Davey Lopes American baseball player and coach, complications from Parkinson’s disease dead at age 80", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/davey-lopes", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 80, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Davey Lopes, an American baseball player and coach, died April 8, 2026, of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 80. Lopes played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros. He also coached the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies and managed the Milwaukee Brewers. Born and raised in Rhode Island, he played baseball at La Salle Academy in Providence and later at Iowa Wesleyan College and Washburn University in Kansas.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Davey_Lopes.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davey_Lopes", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Parkinson's disease", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-parkinsons-disease" } }, { "name": "Doug Allan Scottish wildlife photographer and cameraman dead at age 74", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/doug-allan", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 74, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists" ], "nationality": [ "Scotland" ], "description": "Doug Allan, the Scottish wildlife photographer and cameraman, died on April 8, 2026, aged 74–75. Known for his work in polar regions and underwater, he was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, one of twin brothers, and was the son of a photographer and photojournalist who ran a photography shop in the town. He studied marine biology at the University of Stirling after becoming a keen snorkeller and underwater diver as a child. Allan later worked as a pearl diver with Bill Abernathy, described as the last pearl hunter in Scotland, before becoming a full-time cinematographer in 1985. He went on to serve as a principal cameraman on BBC wildlife programmes including Life in the Freezer, Wildlife Special: Polar Bear, The Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Allan" }, { "name": "Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran Indian-American medical examiner, Los Angeles County chief medical examiner-coroner dead at age 77", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/lakshmanan-sathyavagiswaran", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 77, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "America", "India" ], "description": "Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, an Indian-American medical examiner who served as Los Angeles County chief medical examiner-coroner from 1992 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2017, died on April 8, 2026. He was 77. Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in 1949, Sathyavagiswaran graduated from Loyola College, Chennai, and Stanley Medical College. He immigrated to the United States in 1972, trained in pathology and medicine in Brooklyn and at Columbia University, and joined the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office in 1977. He later rose to chief of forensic medicine before leading the county office.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmanan_Sathyavagiswaran" }, { "name": "Imrich Bugár Czech Olympic discus thrower dead at age 71", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/imrich-bugar", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "Czechia" ], "description": "Imrich Bugár, Czech Olympic discus thrower, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Ohrady, Czechoslovakia, he represented Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic during a career highlighted by a silver medal at the 1980 Olympic Games, a European Championship title in 1982 and a gold medal at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. He also won bronze at the 1978 European Championships and held a personal best of 71.26 metres.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Imrich_Bug_r.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imrich_Bug%C3%A1r" }, { "name": "Peter Rull Jr. dead at age 80, Swiss Olympic sport shooter", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/peter-rull-jr", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 80, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "Switzerland" ], "description": "Peter Rull Jr., a Hong Kong sports shooter, died on April 8, 2026. Born on November 23, 1945, he competed in the men's 50 metre rifle, prone event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Rull also took part in the ISSF World Cup in 1994 and the 1998 South East Asian Shooting Championships.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Rull_Jr." }, { "name": "Roger Establet French educational sociologist dead at age 87", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/roger-establet", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "France" ], "description": "Roger Establet, the French educational sociologist, died on April 8, 2026, aged 87 or 88. Born in 1938, he was a scholar of the sociology of education and an emeritus professor at the University of Provence. A student of Louis Althusser, he entered the École normale supérieure in 1959 after studying at the lycée in Nice and at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris, where he earned degrees in philosophy and sociology. He also collaborated often with Christian Baudelot and took part in Althusser's Reading Capital project.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Establet" }, { "name": "Kostakis Pierides Cypriot footballer dead at age 85", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/kostakis-pierides", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "description": "Kostakis Pierides, a Cypriot footballer who played for Pezoporikos Larnaca, Olympiakos Nicosia and the Cyprus national team, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 85. Born on April 2, 1941, he played as a forward and made four appearances for Cyprus. He made his debut on December 3, 1966, in a UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying match against Romania, scoring Cyprus’s only goal in a 5-1 loss. He went on to score once in four international appearances before making his last appearance in 1969.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostakis_Pierides" }, { "name": "Mohammed Washah Palestinian journalist, airstrike dead at age 39", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mohammed-washah", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 39, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists" ], "nationality": [ "Israel", "Palestine" ], "description": "Mohammed Washah, a Palestinian journalist, died on April 8, 2026, after an Israeli airstrike targeted the vehicle he was in while driving in Gaza City. He was 39–40 and worked for Al Jazeera. Born in 1986 in the Al-Bureij refugee camp, Washah studied medical laboratory analysis before turning to journalism in 2006. He worked for Al-Aqsa TV, later for TRT World from 2010 to 2014, and joined Al Jazeera in 2018.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Washah", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Airstrike", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-airstrike" } }, { "name": "Abass Kaboua Togolese politician, senator dead at age 63", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/abass-kaboua", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 63, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Togo" ], "description": "Abass Kaboua, a Togolese politician and senator since 2025, died on April 8, 2026. He was 63. Kaboua was a member of the Movement of Centrist Republicans (MRC), which he founded and led as its inaugural president. Born on April 27, 1962, he studied at the University of Lorraine in France and worked as an agronomic engineer. He later served at Togo’s Ministry of Justice, including as director of study for the penitentiary administration. He was elected to the National Assembly to represent Danyi-Apéyémé before taking office in the Senate on March 6, 2025.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abass_Kaboua" }, { "name": "Mark Weissman public figure dead at age 77", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mark-weissman", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 77, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Mark Weissman, a funeral home director and Democratic politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2002, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in the Bronx in New York City, he moved to Florida in 1971. He attended Miami-Dade Community College, earning an associate degree in 1971, and later graduated from Nova University with a bachelor's degree in 1986. 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She was born on December 29, 1929, on a ranch in Fort Worth, Texas, and was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2003. Sheppard died at her home in Globe, Arizona.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Sheppard" }, { "name": "Terry Gabinski American politician, member of the Chicago City Council dead at age 87", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/terry-gabinski", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Terry Gabinski, an American politician who served on the Chicago City Council, died on April 8, 2026. He was 87. Gabinski represented the 32nd Ward on the Chicago City Council from 1969 to 1998 and served as the ward’s Democratic committeeman from 1988 to 2008. He earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Northern Illinois University in 1962 and taught at Ridgewood High School in suburban Norridge before becoming an aide to Congressman Dan Rostenkowski. Rostenkowski later backed his appointment to the City Council after Robert Sulski became a judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Gabinski" }, { "name": "Eldrid Nordbø Norwegian politician, minister of trade and shipping dead at age 83", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/eldrid-nordbo", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Norway" ], "description": "Eldrid Nordbø, Norwegian politician and minister of trade and shipping from 1990 to 1991, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 83. 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Nordbø was married to economist and politician Bjørn Skogstad Aamo.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldrid_Nordb%C3%B8" }, { "name": "Leïla Marouane Tunisian-born French creative writer and journalist dead at age 65", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/leila-marouane", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 65, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "France", "Germany", "Tunisia" ], "description": "Leïla Marouane, a Tunisian-born French creative writer and journalist who wrote for El Watan and Jeune Afrique, died on April 8, 2026. She was 65. Born Leyla Zineb Mechentel in 1960 in Djerba, Tunisia, Marouane worked as a journalist for Horizons and El Watan before later writing for Politis, Jeune Afrique and the German-language press. 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