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Un fost campion al României a murit la 59 de ani" } ], "age": 58, "death_date": "2026-07-09", "reported_date": "2026-07-09", "published_at": "2026-07-09T12:55:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "romanian water polo player", "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Ladislau Balanov, Romanian water polo player.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladislau%20Balanov" }, { "name": "Gabriel Mureșan dead at age 44, Romanian footballer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/gabriel-muresan", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "AP News", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/gabriel-muresan-romania-dies-049789ef667439004e7aa8f832739af7", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "Former Romania soccer midfielder Gabriel Muresan drowns in lake. He was 44" }, { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "sport.ro", "url": "https://www.sport.ro/fotbal-intern/gabi-muresan-fostul-campion-cu-cfr-cluj-a-murit-la-doar-44-de-ani.html", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "Gabi Mureșan, fostul campion cu CFR Cluj, a murit la doar 44 de ani!" } ], "age": 44, "death_date": "2026-07-08", "reported_date": "2026-07-08", "published_at": "2026-07-08T06:55:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "romanian footballer", "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Gabriel Mureșan, Romanian footballer.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/07/Gabriel_Mure_an_p1656220.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Mure%C8%99an" }, { "name": "Alexandru Madgearu dead at age 62, Romanian historian", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/alexandru-madgearu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "ispaim.mapn.ro", "url": "https://ispaim.mapn.ro/events/411", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "In Memoriam Alexandru-Cristian Madgearu" } ], "age": 62, "death_date": "2026-07-02", "reported_date": "2026-07-02", "published_at": "2026-07-02T09:55:34+01:00", "occupation": [ "romanian historian", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Alexandru Madgearu, Romanian historian.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandru%20Madgearu" }, { "name": "Lilly Marcou dead at age 89, French historian and researcher", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/lilly-marcou", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "simplifia.fr", "url": "https://www.simplifia.fr/avis-de-deces/lilly-marcou-paris", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "Madame Lilly MARCOU" } ], "age": 89, "death_date": "2026-07-01", "reported_date": "2026-07-01", "published_at": "2026-07-01T17:56:33+01:00", "occupation": [ "french historian and researcher", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "France", "Romania" ], "description": "Lilly Marcou, French historian and researcher.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/identity-placeholders/thumbnails/france-scientists-80.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilly_Marcou" }, { "name": "Radu Mărginean dead at age 43, Romanian footballer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/radu-marginean", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "as.ro", "url": "https://as.ro/fotbal/fotbal-intern/decesul-lui-radu-marginean-tatal-fostului-fotbalist-i-a-implorat-in-genunchi-pe-medici-sa-ii-salveze-fiul-660055.html", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "Decesul lui Radu Mărginean: Tatăl fostului fotbalist i-a implorat în genunchi pe medici să îi salveze fiul!" } ], "age": 43, "death_date": "2026-06-30", "reported_date": "2026-06-30", "published_at": "2026-06-30T10:03:37+01:00", "occupation": [ "romanian footballer", "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Radu Mărginean, Romanian footballer.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radu_M%C4%83rginean" }, { "name": "Emilian Nica dead at age 54, Romanian Orthodox cleric", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/emilian-nica", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "ziarullumina.ro", "url": "https://ziarullumina.ro/actualitate-religioasa/stiri/preasfintitul-parinte-emilian-crisanul-a-trecut-la-cele-vesnice-207219.html", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "​Preasfințitul Părinte Emilian Crișanul a trecut la cele veșnice" } ], "age": 54, "death_date": "2026-06-26", "reported_date": "2026-06-26", "published_at": "2026-06-26T23:55:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "romanian orthodox cleric", "other" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Emilian Nica, Romanian Orthodox cleric.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilian_Nica" }, { "name": "George Blay dead at age 45, Ghanaian footballer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/george-blay", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "digisport.ro", "url": "https://www.digisport.ro/special/a-murit-george-blay-fostul-campion-cu-dinamo-avea-45-de-ani-4394011", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "A murit George Blay! Fostul campion cu Dinamo avea 45 de ani" } ], "age": 45, "death_date": "2026-06-21", "reported_date": "2026-06-21", "published_at": "2026-06-21T11:55:27+01:00", "occupation": [ "ghanaian footballer", "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium", "Ghana", "Romania" ], "description": "George Blay, Ghanaian footballer.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/identity-placeholders/thumbnails/belgium-athletes-40.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Blay" }, { "name": "Valeriu Sepi dead at age 80, Romanian graphic designer, painter and visual artist", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/valeriu-sepi", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "radioromaniacultural.ro", "url": "https://www.radioromaniacultural.ro/sectiuni-articole/muzica-dans-arte/a-murit-valeriu-sepi-personalitate-marcanta-din-istoria-trupei-phoenix-id54102.html", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "A murit Valeriu Sepi, personalitate marcantă din istoria trupei Phoenix" } ], "age": 80, "death_date": "2026-06-19", "reported_date": "2026-06-19", "published_at": "2026-06-19T18:55:59+01:00", "occupation": [ "romanian graphic designer", "painter and visual artist", "artists" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Valeriu Sepi, Romanian graphic designer, painter and visual artist.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeriu_Sepi" }, { "name": "Bogdan Marinescu dead at age 81, Romanian politician and doctor", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bogdan-marinescu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "agerpres.ro", "url": "https://agerpres.ro/sanatate/2026/06/18/a-murit-medicul-bogdan-marinescu-colegiul-medicilor-amintirea-sa-va-ramane-vie-prin-realizarile-prof--1567724", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "A murit medicul Bogdan Marinescu; Colegiul Medicilor: Amintirea sa va rămâne vie prin realizările profesionale" } ], "age": 81, "death_date": "2026-06-18", "reported_date": "2026-06-18", "published_at": "2026-06-18T16:55:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "romanian politician and doctor", "doctors", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Bogdan Marinescu, Romanian politician and doctor.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogdan_Marinescu" }, { "name": "Memiş Selciuc dead at age 47, heart attack", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/memis-selciuc", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 47, "death_date": "2026-06-11", "reported_date": "2026-06-11", "published_at": "2026-06-11T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "Romania", "Turkey" ], "description": "Memiş Selciuc, heart attack.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memiş_Selciuc", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Heart attack", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-heart-attack" } }, { "name": "Petru Cadar dead at age 77, Romanian footballer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/petru-cadar", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 77, "death_date": "2026-06-10", "reported_date": "2026-06-10", "published_at": "2026-06-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Petru Cadar, Romanian footballer.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petru_Cadar" }, { "name": "Maria Haiduc dead at age 86, Romanian folk singer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/maria-haiduc", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "ebihoreanul.ro", "url": "https://www.ebihoreanul.ro/stiri/a-murit-maria-haiduc-doamna-cantecului-popular-din-crisanamesaj-emotionant-al-fiului-ei-marcel-puscas-202569.html", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "A murit Maria Haiduc, „Doamna cântecului popular din Crișana”. Mesaj emoționant al fiului ei, Marcel Pușcaș" } ], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-06-07", "reported_date": "2026-06-07", "published_at": "2026-06-07T11:52:38+01:00", "occupation": [ "romanian folk singer", "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Maria Haiduc, Romanian folk singer.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%20Haiduc" }, { "name": "Sanda Țăranu dead at age 87, Romanian actress, journalist, radio and television announcer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/sanda-taranu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-05-29", "reported_date": "2026-05-29", "published_at": "2026-05-29T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "romanian actress", "journalist", "radio and television announcer", "actors", "journalists" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Sanda Țăranu, Romanian actress, journalist, radio and television announcer.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanda_%C8%9A%C4%83ranu" }, { "name": "Ilie Ciocan dead at age 112, Oldest Romanian person ever", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ilie-ciocan", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 112, "death_date": "2026-05-27", "reported_date": "2026-05-27", "published_at": "2026-05-27T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "oldest romanian person ever", "other" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Ilie Ciocan, Oldest Romanian person ever.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Ilie_Ciocan.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilie_Ciocan" }, { "name": "Ioan Gherhard dead at age 84, Romanian handball manager", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ioan-gherhard", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 84, "death_date": "2026-05-24", "reported_date": "2026-05-24", "published_at": "2026-05-24T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "romanian handball manager", "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Ioan Gherhard, Romanian handball manager.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioan_Gherhard" }, { "name": "József Csapó dead at age 88, Romanian politician, deputy, senator", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jozsef-csapo", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-05-20", "reported_date": "2026-05-20", "published_at": "2026-05-20T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "engineer", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Hungary", "Romania" ], "description": "József Csapó, Romanian politician and engineer, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 88. 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Born in Târgoviște on 22 October 1940, he began his senior career in 1959 with Metalul Târgoviște in Divizia B and made his Divizia A debut on 20 August 1961 in a 3–1 win against UTA Arad. He joined Rapid București in 1962 under coach Valentin Stănescu. Andrei also represented Romania at the 1964 Summer Olympics and made one appearance for the senior national team in a 2–1 loss to Turkey in 1965.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Marin_Andrei.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marin_Andrei" }, { "name": "Ioan Isaiu dead at age 56, heart attack", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ioan-isaiu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 56, "death_date": "2026-05-09", "reported_date": "2026-05-09", "published_at": "2026-05-09T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Ioan Isaiu, a Romanian actor, died on May 9, 2026, of a heart attack. Born in Hunedoara on August 25, 1969, he trained at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj, where he graduated from the Theater Department of the Faculty of Philology in 1995. After completing his studies, he joined the Lucian Blaga National Theater in Cluj and worked there from 1995 to 2001. Isaiu’s career in stage, film and television spanned more than three decades, beginning in 1995 and ending with his death in Bucharest at the age of 56.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioan_Isaiu", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Heart attack", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-heart-attack" } }, { "name": "Paul Schwartz dead at age 86, Romanian Jewish community leader", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/paul-schwartz", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-05-03", "reported_date": "2026-05-03", "published_at": "2026-05-03T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "romanian jewish community leader", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Paul Schwartz, Romanian Jewish community leader.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Schwartz_(politician)" }, { "name": "Csaba Takács dead at age 71, Engineer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/csaba-takacs", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-05-01", "reported_date": "2026-05-01", "published_at": "2026-05-01T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "engineer", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Csaba Takács, Engineer.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Csaba_Tak_cs.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Csaba_Takács" }, { "name": "Mircea Răceanu Romanian-born American diplomat and political dissident dead at age 90", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mircea-raceanu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 90, "death_date": "2026-04-25", "reported_date": "2026-04-25", "published_at": "2026-04-25T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "America", "Romania" ], "description": "Mircea Răceanu, a Romanian-born American diplomat and political dissident, died on April 25, 2026, at age 90. Born Mircea Bernat on October 17, 1935, he was born in Văcărești Prison, where his mother was serving a sentence for Communist activities. His parents were members of the underground Romanian Communist Party in the 1930s. After World War II, his mother married Grigore Răceanu. He grew up in Bucharest, studied at the Ion Luca Caragiale High School, and later attended the State Institute of International Relations in Moscow.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mircea_R%C4%83ceanu" }, { "name": "Andrei Socaci Romanian weightlifter dead at age 59", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/andrei-socaci", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 59, "death_date": "2026-03-12", "reported_date": "2026-03-12", "published_at": "2026-03-12T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Andrei Socaci, a Romanian weightlifter, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 59. He won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics as a lightweight before moving up to the middleweight division, where he earned nine medals at the world and European championships between 1985 and 1992. His results included the European title in 1991. After retiring from competition, he remained in the sport as a coach with his last club, CS Dinamo București.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Socaci" }, { "name": "Holograf Romanian singer dead at age 70", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/holograf", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 70, "death_date": "2026-03-12", "reported_date": "2026-03-12", "published_at": "2026-03-12T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists", "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Holograf, the Romanian pop rock band from Bucharest, died on March 12, 2026. Formed in 1978, the band released 18 albums and became known for songs including \"Banii vorbesc,\" \"Dincolo de nori,\" \"Ți-am dat un inel,\" \"Undeva departe,\" \"Să nu-mi iei niciodată dragostea,\" \"Viața are gust\" and \"Cât de departe.\" Holograf won the Excellence Prize at the Romanian Media Music Awards in 2013 and awards for best pop-rock artist and best pop-rock song at the Radio Romania Music Awards Gala in 2014, and received multiple nominations at the Romanian Music Awards.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iulian_Vrabete" }, { "name": "Valeriu Irimescu Romanian rugby union player dead at age 85", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/valeriu-irimescu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-03-10", "reported_date": "2026-03-10", "published_at": "2026-03-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Valeriu Irimescu, a Romanian rugby union player and coach, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Bucharest on November 3, 1940, he began playing rugby at a young age with the junior ranks of Grivița Roșie. His senior club career was largely spent with Grivița Roșie, where he won multiple national championships and the FIRA European Champions Cup in 1964. A versatile back, he played as a fly-half at club level and occasionally as a fullback, while also representing Romania as a centre. He later played in France with Paris UC and Sporting Club d'Angoulême.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Valeriu_Irimescu.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeriu_Irimescu" }, { "name": "Vasile Constantin Mao Romanian rugby union player dead at age 88", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/vasile-constantin-mao", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-03-08", "reported_date": "2026-03-08", "published_at": "2026-03-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Vasile Constantin Mao, a Romanian rugby union player, died on March 8, 2026. Better known as Mao, he was a Romanian rugby union coach and academic. Born in Plevna village, Călărași County, on October 7, 1937, Constantin was recognized as a prolific coach and was often referred to as the \"father\" of the Locomotiva team. He was 88.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasile_Constantin_Mao" }, { "name": "Constantin Cojocariu Romanian rugby union player dead at age 60", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/constantin-cojocariu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 60, "death_date": "2026-03-07", "reported_date": "2026-03-07", "published_at": "2026-03-07T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Constantin Cojocariu, a Romanian rugby union player, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 60. He played as a lock and earned 40 caps for Romania between his debut in 1990 and his final appearance in 1996. Cojocariu scored two tries, for eight points in all, and was part of Romania’s squads for the 1991 and 1995 Rugby World Cups, appearing in six group matches without scoring. He was also part of the side that beat France in Auch on May 24, 1990.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin_Cojocariu" }, { "name": "Zsolt Kerestely Composer dead at age 91", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/zsolt-kerestely", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 91, "death_date": "2026-03-03", "reported_date": "2026-03-03", "published_at": "2026-03-03T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "composer", "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Zsolt Kerestely, the Romanian composer and conductor, died on March 3, 2026, at the age of 91. Born on May 12, 1934, in Șiclod, Odorhei County, Romania, he graduated from the Gheorghe Dima Conservatory in Cluj in 1963 and became a member of the Composers' Union in 1976. Kerestely was known for songs including \"The Tree,\" performed by Aurelian Andreescu, \"The World of Love,\" performed by Angela Similea, and \"The Silent Loves,\" recorded by Eva Kiss in 1987. His career was celebrated in 2009 at the Palace Hall in the show A Life for Music.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zsolt_Kerestely" }, { "name": "Viorel-Aurel Șerban", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/viorel-aurel-serban", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-02-28", "reported_date": "2026-02-28", "published_at": "2026-02-28T04:45:02+01:00", "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian engineer", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viorel-Aurel_%C8%98erban" }, { "name": "Ilhan Mustafa", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ilhan-mustafa", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 73, "death_date": "2026-02-25", "reported_date": "2026-02-25", "published_at": "2026-02-25T22:45:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian footballer (Farul Constanța)", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilhan_Mustafa" }, { "name": "Vasile Condrache", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/vasile-condrache", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 69, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T07:05:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian rugby player and coach", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasile_Condrache" }, { "name": "Liliana Dumitrache", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/liliana-dumitrache", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-02-11", "reported_date": "2026-02-11", "published_at": "2026-02-11T12:00:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian singer", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliana_Dumitrache" }, { "name": "Jenő Murádin Art historian dead at age 88", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jeno-muradin", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-02-11", "reported_date": "2026-02-11", "published_at": "2026-02-11T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "art historian", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Jenő Murádin, a Romanian art historian and academic, died on February 11, 2026. Born on November 23, 1937, in Călărași, Turda County, Romania, he was an ethnic Hungarian and a professor at the Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca. Murádin primarily studied Transylvanian art. He died in Cluj-Napoca at the age of 88.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Jen_Mur_din.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jen%C5%91_Mur%C3%A1din" }, { "name": "Iosif Szakács Romanian footballer dead at age 92", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/iosif-szakacs", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 92, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Iosif Szakács, the Romanian footballer and manager known as Iosif Szakács I, died on February 10, 2026. He grew up in Șimleu Silvaniei and later played for Flamura Roșie Arad, with whom he won the Romanian title in 1954. He then moved to Dinamo Brașov and Dinamo București, where he scored seven goals in 23 matches. Szakács scored three times in Dinamo București’s 4–0 win over CSM Baia Mare in the 1959 Cupa României final, helping the club win the trophy for the first time. He later played for Crișana Oradea, Flamura Roșie Oradea and Olimpia Oradea.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iosif_Szak%C3%A1cs" }, { "name": "Florentina Filipovici", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/florentina-filipovici", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 32, "death_date": "2026-01-30", "reported_date": "2026-01-30", "published_at": "2026-01-30T20:50:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian rower", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentina_Filipovici" }, { "name": "Ecaterina Roșianu Horsa", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ecaterina-rosianu-horsa", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 89, "death_date": "2026-01-30", "reported_date": "2026-01-30", "published_at": "2026-01-30T13:40:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian tennis player", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecaterina_Ro%C8%99ianu_Horsa" }, { "name": "Maria Constantinescu", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/maria-constantinescu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 91, "death_date": "2026-01-27", "reported_date": "2026-01-27", "published_at": "2026-01-27T07:45:02+01:00", "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian handballer", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Constantinescu_(handballer)" }, { "name": "István Antal", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/istvan-antal", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 77, "death_date": "2026-01-23", "reported_date": "2026-01-23", "published_at": "2026-01-23T16:10:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian politician", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_Antal_(politician,_born_1948)" }, { "name": "Eugen Botez", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/eugen-botez", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 77, "death_date": "2026-01-21", "reported_date": "2026-01-21", "published_at": "2026-01-21T06:20:02+01:00", "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian sprint canoer", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Botez" }, { "name": "Ioan Crâsnic", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ioan-crasnic", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 96, "death_date": "2026-01-19", "reported_date": "2026-01-19", "published_at": "2026-01-19T02:35:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian wrestler and wrestling coach", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioan_Cr%C3%A2snic" }, { "name": "Eugen Pojoni", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/eugen-pojoni", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 84, "death_date": "2026-01-11", "reported_date": "2026-01-11", "published_at": "2026-01-11T17:55:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian footballer", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Pojoni" }, { "name": "Ion H. Ciubotaru", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ion-h-ciubotaru", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2025-12-31", "reported_date": "2025-12-31", "published_at": "2025-12-31T14:45:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian ethnologist and literary historian", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_H._Ciubotaru" }, { "name": "Tudorița Chidu", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tudorita-chidu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 56, "death_date": "2025-12-29", "reported_date": "2025-12-29", "published_at": "2025-12-29T16:30:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian athlete", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudori%C8%9Ba_Chidu" }, { "name": "Iulian Vladu", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/iulian-vladu-politician", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 64, "death_date": "2025-12-29", "reported_date": "2025-12-29", "published_at": "2025-12-29T13:30:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian politician", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iulian_Vladu_(politician)" }, { "name": "Iulian Vladu", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/iulian-vladu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 64, "death_date": "2025-12-29", "reported_date": "2025-12-29", "published_at": "2025-12-29T13:25:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian politician", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iulian_Vladu" }, { "name": "Radu F. Alexandru", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/radu-f-alexandru", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 82, "death_date": "2025-12-26", "reported_date": "2025-12-26", "published_at": "2025-12-26T11:45:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian playwright", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radu_F._Alexandru" }, { "name": "Andrei Stocker", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/andrei-stocker", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2025-12-23", "reported_date": "2025-12-23", "published_at": "2025-12-23T18:15:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian footballer (Jiul Petroșani", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Stocker" }, { "name": "Lazăr Pârvu", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/lazar-parvu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 79, "death_date": "2025-12-23", "reported_date": "2025-12-23", "published_at": "2025-12-23T12:10:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian footballer", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laz%C4%83r_P%C3%A2rvu" }, { "name": "Mircea Coșea", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mircea-cosea", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2025-12-19", "reported_date": "2025-12-19", "published_at": "2025-12-19T09:25:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian politician", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mircea_Co%C8%99ea" }, { "name": "Simona Popescu", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/simona-popescu", "verification_status": 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