HomeApril 2026SpainWritersJosep Piera April 5, 2026 Writers Josep Piera Spanish poet and author dead at age 78 Josep Piera, Spanish poet and author, died on April 5, 2026. Josep Piera, 78, Spanish poet and author. TagsWriters05 April 2026JosepPieraSpain2026-04-05April 2026April 5 Other writersCarlo Petrini, Italian gastronomist, founder of Slow Food, dies at age 76Howard Fendrich, American sports writer, cancer, dies at age 55 of cancerJulienne Bušić, public figure, dies at age 77Jeffrey Lane, American television writer and playwright, dies at age 71Cleve Moler, American mathematician and computer programmer, dies at age 86George Eastman, Italian actor and screenwriter, dies at age 83Robert Woodson, American political activist, dies at age 89Alan Bradley, Canadian author, dies at age 87Veronika Valentová, Czech writer and translator, dies at age 52Aglaia Kremezi, Greek food writer and journalist, dies at age 79 of cancerMore from SpainTarsy Carballas, Spanish soil scientist, dies at age 91El Cabrero, Spanish flamenco singer, dies at age 81Hilda Farfante, Spanish teacher and activist, dies at age 95René Cárdenas, Nicaraguan sportswriter and announcer, dies at age 96José Ballesta, Spanish politician, mayor of Murcia, cancer, dies at age 67 of cancerSoledad Gallego-Díaz, Spanish journalist, editor of El País, dies at age 75Carlos Garaikoetxea, Spanish politician, lehendakari, heart attack, dies at age 87 of heart attackJosé María Cruz Novillo, Spanish painter, designer and sculptor, dies at age 89Moncho Monsalve, Spanish basketball player and coach, dies at age 81Francisco Letamendia, Spanish Basque politician and lawyer, member of the Congress of Deputies, dies at age 82More from April 5, 2026Donlyn Lyndon, American architect, dies at age 90Viola Claesson, Swedish politician, MP, dies at age 86Victor Agbégnénou, Togolese inventor and researcher, diesLawrence J. Ryan, Australian-born German scholar of literature, dies at age 93Ramon Gieling, Dutch film director, screenwriter, and author, dies at age 71Chana Rungsaeng, Thai politician, MP, dies at age 94Anton Bebler, Slovenian politician and diplomat, dies at age 89Jacques-Armand Cardon, French cartoonist and illustrator, dies at age 89Victor Kossikouma Agbégnénou, Togolese inventor and researcher, diesPaul Knapman, British coroner, dies at age 81 ←Danny Miranda Cuban baseball player, Olympic champion, intestinal blockage dead at age 47 Mario Enrique Ríos Montt Guatemalan Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Guatemala dead at age 94→