Rick Galbos dies at 75
Rick Galbos, an American football player who later played running back in the Canadian Football League, died on August 8, 2026, aged 75. Galbos grew up in Mentor, Ohio, and…
Diana La Cazadora dead at age 48
Diana La Cazadora, the Mexican professional wrestler better known to fans as Alma Corina Gutiérrez, died on August 8, 2026, aged 48, of a lung infection. Born in Ciudad Madero,…
William G. Anderson dies at 98
William G. Anderson, an American surgeon and osteopathic physician who played a leading role in the Albany Movement, died on August 8, 2026, aged 98. Anderson was the first African-American…
Obituary: Ivo Šlaus, dead at age 94
Ivo Šlaus, the Croatian physicist and politician, died on August 8, 2026, aged 94. Born in Split in 1931, he studied physics at the University of Zagreb, earning a B.Sc.…
André Lévy-Lang died at age 88
André Lévy-Lang, the French private banker who led Compagnie Bancaire and later BNP Paribas, died on August 8, 2026, aged 88. Born in Alexandria on November 26, 1937, he studied…
John Rousmaniere, died aged 82
John Rousmaniere, an American author and sailor whose work focused on sailing and historical writing, died on August 8, 2026, at age 82. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he wrote 30…
Girvin passed away at age 12
Girvin, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died on August 8, 2026, aged 12. Foaled on March 31, 2014, the dark bay or brown colt rose to prominence in 2017 when he…
Adolf Niggemeier died at age 95
Adolf Niggemeier, a German civil servant and politician who served as a member of the Volkskammer, died on August 8, 2026, aged 95. Born on May 21, 1931, in Riesa,…
Joaquim Sarmento dies at age 74
Joaquim Sarmento, a Portuguese lawyer, politician and former deputy in the Assembly of the Republic, died on August 8, 2026, aged 74. Born Joaquim Sebastião Sarmento da Fonseca Almeida on…
Hiroshi Okuda, died aged 93
Hiroshi Okuda, the Japanese automotive executive who led Toyota as president and chairman, died on August 8, 2026, aged 93. Okuda, born in Tsu on December 29, 1932, graduated from…
Roberto Costanzo, died aged 96
Roberto Costanzo, the Italian civil servant and politician who served as a member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1989, died on August 8, 2026, aged 96. Born on…
Obituary: Xaysomphone Phomvihane, dead at age 69
Xaysomphone Phomvihane, a Laotian politician and former minister of finance who served as president of the National Assembly from 2021, died on August 8, 2026, aged 69. A member of…
Dominique Libault dies at 64
Dominique Libault, a French civil servant and councillor of state since 2012, died on August 8, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in 1961 or 1962, he studied at…
Big Buck’s passes away at age 23
Big Buck's, the French Thoroughbred racehorse, died on August 8, 2026, aged 23. Foaled on April 16, 2003, he became a leading National Hunt runner in Britain under trainer Paul…
Matsushige Ono has died at age 90
Matsushige Ono, a Japanese politician who served as deputy chief cabinet secretary, died on August 8, 2026, at age 90. A native of Sayama, Saitama, and a graduate of Kawagoe…
Phil Parkes dead at age 79
Phil Parkes, the English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Sting, died on August 8, 2026, aged 79. Born in West Bromwich on…
Randy Burns death at age 78
Randy Burns, the American folk singer, songwriter and guitarist, died on August 8, 2026, aged 78. Known professionally as Randall R. Burns and also associated with the Sky Dog Band,…
La Norma Fox has died at age 100
La Norma Fox, the Danish-born American aerialist and trapeze artist also known as La Norma, died on August 8, 2026, aged 100. Born Norma Nielsen in Randers, Denmark, she built…
Obituary: Oihane Mateos, dead at age 45
Oihane Mateos, a Spanish journalist who worked for EITB, died on August 8, 2026, aged 45. Born in Ibarra in 1981, she began her career at Euskadi Irratia, the radio…
Rachel Naomi Remen, died aged 88
Rachel Naomi Remen, an American pediatrician, died on August 8, 2026, aged 88. Born in New York City on February 8, 1938, she became known as an author and teacher…
C. J. Binks dead at age 94
C. J. Binks, the Tasmanian writer and educator known also as Christopher John Binks, died on August 8, 2026, aged 94. A long-time figure in Tasmanian education, he taught at…
Amy Lasten died at age 72
Amy Lasten, an Aruban actress, drama teacher and theater director, died on August 8, 2026, aged 72. Known in full as Imy Josephine Cecile Lasten, she spent more than four…
Death of Bob Jones at age 93
Bob Jones, an American Episcopal prelate and bishop of Wyoming, died on August 8, 2026, aged 93. Bob Gordon Jones served as bishop of Wyoming from 1977 to 1996. Born…