April 9, 2026 Writers Eirwyn George Welsh poet dead at age 89 Eirwyn George, a Welsh poet, died on April 9, 2026. Eirwyn George, 89–90, Welsh poet. TagsWriters09 April 2026EirwynGeorgeWales2026-04-09April 2026April 9 Other writersMike Westbrook English jazz pianist and composer dead at age 90S. R. Ramaswamy Indian writer and journalist dead at age 88Colette Khoury Syrian novelist and poet dead at age 95Peter Terry South African actor, dramatist and poet dead at age 75Eva Ramm Norwegian psychologist and essayist dead at age 100Ari Ben-Menahem German-born Israeli mathematician and geophysicist dead at age 97Mario Adorf German actor and writer dead at age 95Nguyễn Đức Mậu Vietnamese poet dead at age 78Michael Patrick Irish actor and writer, complications from motor neuron disease dead at age 35John Flanagan Australian fantasy author dead at age 81More from WalesPeter Stead (writer) Welsh writer dead at age 83Desmond Barrit Actor dead at age 81Phil Campbell (musician) Musician dead at age 64Lloyd Jones (Welsh writer) Welsh novelist dead at age 74Ron Roberts (footballer) English footballer, cancer dead at age 83Eigra Lewis Roberts Welsh writer dead at age 86More from April 9, 2026Erik Lallerstedt Swedish chef and restaurateur dead at age 79Domingos Lucas Naftal Mozambican footballer dead at age 84Billy Bryan American baseball player dead at age 87Ari Ben-Menahem German-born Israeli mathematician and geophysicist dead at age 97Stephen M. Schwebel American jurist, judge, vice president and president of the ICJ dead at age 97Sammy Forcillo Canadian politician dead at age 75Héctor Vargas Haya Peruvian politician, deputy, president of the Chamber of Deputies dead at age 98Jeremy Beecham, Baron Beecham British politician, member of the House of Lords dead at age 81Valery Rukhledev Russian sports activist dead at age 78Miroj Abdulloyev Tajik politician dead at age 77 ←Kamal Kharazi public figure dead at age 82 Miroj Abdulloyev Tajik politician dead at age 77→