C. D. Gopinath, the Indian test cricketer who represented Madras and the national team, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Madras on March 1, 1930, he graduated from Madras Christian College and was a… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Tarun Ghosh, a Bangladeshi animation editor and art director, died on April 9, 2026, of heart disease complicated by asthma. He worked on Nirontor as an animation editor and on Kittonkhola as an art director. Ghosh won the Bangladesh National… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Arkady Yanenko died on April 9, 2026. He was a Russian physicist and politician who served as a people's deputy of the Soviet Union from 1989 to 1991. · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Björgvin Halldórsson, an Icelandic musician and singer, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 74. Born Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson in Hafnarfjörður on April 16, 1951, he was an Icelandic pop singer who represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Eva Ramm, a Norwegian psychologist and essayist, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 100. Born in Bergen on November 23, 1925, she also worked as a novelist and children's author. Ramm was married twice, first to Wilhelm… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Zulfiqar Ali Khosa, a Pakistani politician who served as governor of Punjab in 1999 and as a senator from 2012 to 2018, died on April 9, 2026. He was 90. Khosa was born on October 20, 1935, in Bahadurgarh, Dera… · Britain · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Afrika Bambaataa, an American DJ, rapper, and record producer, died on April 9, 2026, of complications from cancer. Born Lance Taylor on April 17, 1957, he was known for the tracks "Planet Rock," "Looking for the Perfect Beat," and "Renegades… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Kamal Kharazi, an Iranian reformist politician and diplomat, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Tehran in 1944, he served as Iran’s foreign minister from 1997 to 2005 and later was an advisor to Supreme… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Eirwyn George, a Welsh poet, died on April 9, 2026. · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Miroj Abdulloyev, a Tajik politician and chairman of the Communist Party of Tajikistan, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Langar-kalon in Mu'minobod District, Khatlon Region, Tajik SSR, on August 15, 1948, he graduated from… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Valery Rukhledev, a Russian sports activist and six-time Deaflympics wrestling gold medalist, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on January 18, 1948, in Rybinsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, he studied at deaf schools in Novokuznetsk and… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Billy Bryan, an American baseball player who appeared for the Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees and Washington Senators, died on April 9, 2026, at age 87. William Ronald Bryan was born in Morgan, Georgia, on December 4, 1938, and… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Domingos Lucas Naftal, a Mozambican footballer, died on April 9, 2026, aged 84. Born on April 23, 1941, Naftal played as a forward and began at youth level with FC Porto in 1962. He joined Porto's first team in the… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Erik Lallerstedt, a Swedish chef and restaurateur, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Kungsholmen, Sweden, on June 23, 1946, he opened Erik Lallerstedts Restaurang & Ostronbar at Strandvägskajen in Stockholm in 1979. The restaurant…
Robin Bridgeman, 3rd Viscount Bridgeman, a British businessman and politician and member of the House of Lords since 1983, died on April 9, 2026, aged 95. Born Robin John Orlando Bridgeman on December 5, 1930, he was a hereditary peer…
Angelo Pavan, an Italian politician and senator, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Postioma, Italy, on November 17, 1930, he was a member of Christian Democracy and served in the Senate of the Republic…
John Edelman, an American former Major League Baseball pitcher, died on April 9, 2026. He was 90. Edelman, whose full name was John Rogers Edelman, signed with the Milwaukee Braves as a bonus baby free agent in 1955 and played…
Michael Paget-Wilkes, an English archdeacon, died on April 9, 2026, aged 74. Michael Jocelyn James Paget-Wilkes was Archdeacon of Warwick from 1990 to 2009. Born in Bath, Somerset, he was the son of the Rev. Arthur Hamilton Paget Wilkes and…
Jeremy Beecham, Baron Beecham, a British politician and member of the House of Lords from 2010 to 2021, died on April 9, 2026, aged 81. Born in 1944, he was a British Labour politician and a senior figure in English… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Héctor Vargas Haya, Peruvian politician and former deputy, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Rioja, Peru, on March 29, 1928, he served in the Congress of the Republic from 1963 to 1968 and again… · America · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Sammy Forcillo, a Canadian politician, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 75. A retired politician, he was a former mayor of Ville-Marie borough in Montreal, Quebec. Forcillo, who had Italian ancestry and held a degree from the… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Stephen M. Schwebel, an American jurist and judge who served on the International Court of Justice from 1981 to 2000, died on April 9, 2026. He was vice president of the court from 1994 to 1997 and president from 1997… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Jackie Moore, an American basketball player, died on April 9, 2026, at age 93. Born in Philadelphia on September 24, 1932, John T. "Jackie" Moore was a 6-foot-5 small forward from La Salle University who played three seasons in the… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Ari Ben-Menahem, a German-born Israeli mathematician and geophysicist, died on April 9, 2026. He was 97. Born in Berlin on November 4, 1928, he was a professor of mathematics and geophysics at the Weizmann Institute of Science from 1964 and… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026