Zori Balayan Armenian writer dead at age 91
Zori Balayan, an Armenian writer, died on April 5, 2026. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Deaths Died in 05 April 2026
Piero Antonio Toma Italian journalist, writer and publisher dead at age 91
Piero Antonio Toma died on April 5, 2026. He was an Italian journalist, writer and publisher. No further details were provided. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
A. B. M. Anowarul Haque Bangladeshi politician, MP dead at age 76
A. B. M. Anowarul Haque died on April 5, 2026. He was a Bangladeshi politician and served as a member of parliament from 2008 to 2014. His death was announced without further details. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
David Wiffen English–Canadian folk singer-songwriter dead at age 84
David Wiffen died on April 5, 2026. He was an English-Canadian folk singer-songwriter, known for "Driving Wheel." · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Adriano Goldschmied Italian fashion designer dead at age 81
Adriano Goldschmied died on April 5, 2026. He was an Italian fashion designer. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Eberhard Riedel German Olympic alpine skier dead at age 88
Eberhard Riedel died on April 5, 2026. He was a German Olympic alpine skier who competed in the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Winter Games. His career included appearances across three Olympics, marking him as a long-serving figure in the sport. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Mani Kumar Chetri public figure dead at age 105
Mani Kumar Chetri died on April 5, 2026. · India · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Alvin L Brazilian singer-songwriter, heart attack dead at age 67
Alvin L, a Brazilian singer-songwriter, died on April 5, 2026, of a heart attack. No further details were provided. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Dennis Campbell Kennedy public figure dead at age 89
Dennis Campbell Kennedy died on April 5, 2026. · Ireland · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Francesco Zani Italian rugby union player dead at age 87
Francesco Zani, an Italian rugby union player, died on April 5, 2026, at the age of 87. Known as Francesco "Franco" Zani, he played as a lock and spent time with Fiamme Oro Rugby before joining SU Agen, where he… · France · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Donn Landee public figure dead at age 79
Donn Landee died on April 5, 2026. · America · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Paul Knapman British coroner dead at age 81
Paul Knapman, the British coroner, died on April 5, 2026, aged 81. Dr. Knapman served as Her Majesty’s coroner for Westminster and Inner West London from 1980 to 2011, having been deputy coroner from 1975 to 1980. In that role,… · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Adán Godoy Chilean footballer dead at age 89
Adán Godoy died on April 5, 2026. He was a Chilean footballer who played for Santiago Morning and the national team. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026 · Adan
Victor Kossikouma Agbégnénou Togolese inventor and researcher dies
Victor Kossikouma Agbégnénou, a Togolese inventor and researcher, died on April 5, 2026. Born in Togo, he worked in information and communications technology and studied at the Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology and the École nationale vétérinaire… · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Albert Mazibuko South African choral singer dead at age 77
Albert Mazibuko died on April 5, 2026. He was a South African choral singer with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Rusmir Mahmutćehajić Bosnian writer and politician dead at age 77
Rusmir Mahmutćehajić died on April 5, 2026. He was a Bosnian writer and politician. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Chen Lihua Chinese property developer dead at age 85
Chen Lihua, a Chinese property developer, died on April 5, 2026. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Tony Davis American football player, complications from Parkinson’s disease dead at age 73
Tony Davis, an American football player who played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Boston Breakers, died on April 5, 2026, of complications from Parkinson's disease. His career included time in professional football with those teams. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Danny Miranda Cuban baseball player, Olympic champion, intestinal blockage dead at age 47
Danny Miranda, a Cuban baseball player and Olympic champion, died on April 5, 2026, of intestinal blockage. He was 2004 Olympic champion. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Josep Piera Spanish poet and author dead at age 78
Josep Piera, Spanish poet and author, died on April 5, 2026. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Mario Enrique Ríos Montt Guatemalan Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Guatemala dead at a…
Mario Enrique Ríos Montt died on April 5, 2026. He was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic prelate and served as auxiliary bishop of Guatemala from 1987 to 2010. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Thitinan Saengnak Thai politician, MP, suicide dead at age 65
Thitinan Saengnak died on April 5, 2026, by suicide. He was a Thai politician who served as a member of parliament from 2019 to 2023. His death was reported with limited details. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Tim Slessor British documentarian dead at age 95
Tim Slessor died on April 5, 2026. He was a British documentarian. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Jacques-Armand Cardon French cartoonist and illustrator dead at age 89
Jacques-Armand Cardon, the French cartoonist and illustrator, died on April 5, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Le Havre on November 30, 1936, he spent his youth in Brittany and survived there through World War II. He later… · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Anton Bebler Slovenian politician and diplomat dead at age 89
Anton Bebler, a Slovenian politician and diplomat, died on April 5, 2026. · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Chana Rungsaeng Thai politician, MP dead at age 94
Chana Rungsaeng, a Thai politician and former member of the House of Representatives, died on April 5, 2026, at the age of 94. A member of the Democrat Party, he served in the House from January to October 1976. Rungsaeng… · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Ramon Gieling Dutch film director, screenwriter, and author dead at age 71
Ramon Gieling, the Dutch film director, screenwriter, and author, died on April 5, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Utrecht on April 21, 1954, he worked across film and writing. He received a Crystal Film award in 2015… · 05 April 2026 · April 2026 · Ramón
Lawrence J. Ryan Australian-born German scholar of literature dead at age 93
Lawrence J. Ryan, an Australian-born scholar of German literature, died on April 5, 2026, at age 93 in Tübingen, Germany. Born in Sydney on December 20, 1932, he earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Sydney in 1953 and… · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Victor Agbégnénou Togolese inventor and researcher dies
Victor Agbégnénou, a Togolese inventor and researcher, died on April 5, 2026. Born in Togo, he worked in information and communications technology and studied at the Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology and the École nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort.… · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Viola Claesson Swedish politician, MP dead at age 86
Viola Claesson, a Swedish politician and member of parliament from 1985 to 1991, died on April 5, 2026, at the age of 86. Born Viola Anita Claesson on August 22, 1939, in Mark Municipality, Sweden, she served in the Riksdag… · 05 April 2026 · April 2026
Donlyn Lyndon American architect dead at age 90
Donlyn Lyndon, an American architect, died on April 5, 2026, at age 90. He was the Eva Li Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of California, Berkeley, and a co-designer of Sea Ranch, California. Born on… · 05 April 2026 · April 2026