Olivier Lebas passes away at age 62
Olivier Lebas, the French naval officer who served as a vice-admiral, died on August 12, 2026, aged 62. Born in Boulogne-sur-Mer on June 24, 1964, he joined the French Navy…
Cordula Trantow dead at age 83
Cordula Trantow, the German actress and director known for Die Brücke, Hitler and The Castle, died on August 12, 2026, aged 83. Born in Berlin on December 29, 1942, she…
Reidun Andreassen has died at age 90
Reidun Andreassen, a Norwegian politician and former member of Parliament, died on August 12, 2026, aged 90. Born in Oslo on 15 June 1936, she represented the Labour Party in…
Freddy Makafui Dunyah dies at age 64
Freddy Makafui Dunyah, a Togolese environmental activist, died on August 12, 2026, aged 64. A national of Togo, he worked as an environmental defender and was known for communications roles…
Olivier Echaudemaison has died at age 84
Olivier Echaudemaison, the French makeup artist, died on August 12, 2026, aged 84. Born in Périgueux on April 4, 1942, he went on to build a long career in fashion…
Arthur Bodson has died at age 94
Arthur Bodson, the Belgian philologist and academic who served as rector of the University of Liège from 1985 to 1997, died on August 12, 2026, aged 94. Born Arthur Léon…
Bernard Pottier passes away at age 101
Bernard Pottier, the French linguist and academic, died on August 12, 2026, aged 101. Born in Paris on September 29, 1924, he studied at the École pratique des hautes études…
Juan Manuel Escobar death at age 76
Juan Manuel Escobar, an American politician and judge, died on August 12, 2026, aged 76. A former member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 43rd district, he served…
Gianpaolo Bellini death at age 91
Gianpaolo Bellini, the Italian experimental physicist known for his work in low-background neutrino detection and the Borexino experiment, died on August 12, 2026, aged 91. Born in Milan on June…
Pramuan Rujanaseri passes away at age 87
Pramuan Rujanaseri, a Thai politician and civil servant who served as director-general of the Department of Provincial Administration from 1997 to 1999 and later represented the House of Representatives from…
Steve Barwick obituary: died at age 65
Steve Barwick, the Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan and Wales Minor Counties, died on August 12, 2026, aged 65. Born in Neath, he was also known as Stephen Royston…
Kai Krüger dies at age 86
Kai Krüger, the Norwegian jurist and academic who was a professor of law at the University of Bergen, died on August 12, 2026, aged 86. Born in Copenhagen on May…
Darina Laščiaková, died aged 94
Darina Laščiaková, the Slovak folk singer and ethnographer known for her long work in radio and traditional music, died on August 12, 2026, aged 94. Born Darina Gažová in Tvrdošín…
Cheryl Hall dies at age 75
Cheryl Hall, the British actress best known for her work in television, died on August 12, 2026, aged 75. Born in London on July 23, 1950, she built a long…
Nancy Wyman dies at age 80
Nancy Wyman, an American politician who served as Connecticut’s lieutenant governor and state comptroller, died on August 12, 2026, aged 80. A Democrat, she was the 108th lieutenant governor of…
Death of Tulio Ramírez Padilla at age 66
Tulio Ramírez Padilla, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate and canonist who served as auxiliary bishop of Caracas from 2012 to 2020 and as bishop of Guarenas from 2020, died on August…
Death of Chen Ying-git at age 72
Chen Ying-git, a Taiwanese singer and actor, died on August 12, 2026, aged 72. Known in Chinese as 陳盈潔, she was a singer of Taiwanese Hakka heritage whose recordings helped…
Death of Iraj at age 93
Iraj, the Iranian Persian singer known professionally by that name, died on August 12, 2026, aged 93. Born Hossein Khajeh Amiri on January 2, 1933, in Khaledabad, Iran, he began…
Josef Deimer, died aged 90
Josef Deimer, the German politician who served in the Landtag of Bavaria and the Bavarian Senate, died on August 12, 2026, aged 90. Born in Landshut on January 1, 1936,…
Obituary: Takamitsu Ota, dead at age 56
Takamitsu Ota, a Japanese footballer who played for Shimizu S-Pulse, Consadole Sapporo and Jatco TT, died on August 12, 2026, aged 56. Born in Shizuoka Prefecture on July 19, 1970,…
Pádraig Horan, died aged 76
Pádraig Horan, the Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer from St. Rynagh’s, Offaly, died on August 12, 2026, aged 76. Born in Banagher on April 21, 1950, he became known for…
Obituary: Chelo Rodríguez, dead at age 84
Chelo Rodríguez, the Spanish-born Venezuelan actress and model known for her work in telenovelas, died on August 12, 2026, at age 84. Born María Consuelo Rodríguez Álvarez in Galicia, Spain,…
Zhu Rongji dies at age 97
Zhu Rongji, the Chinese politician and electrical engineer who served as premier of China from 1998 to 2003, died on August 12, 2026, aged 97. Born in Changsha in 1928,…
Víctor Limba dead at age 78
Víctor Limba, an Argentine Olympic cyclist, died on August 12, 2026, aged 78. Born on October 6, 1947, he represented Argentina in the sprint event at the 1972 Summer Olympics…
Piet du Plessis died at age 79
Piet du Plessis, a South African rugby union player, died on August 12, 2026, aged 79. Also known as Pieter George du Plessis, he was born in Modimolle on July…
Ahn Pan-seok death at age 65
Ahn Pan-seok, the South Korean film and television director behind Behind the White Tower, Secret Affair and Heard It Through the Grapevine, died on August 12, 2026, aged 65, of…
Silvia Monti dies at age 80
Silvia Monti, the Italian actress who appeared in a handful of films between 1969 and 1974, died on August 12, 2026, aged 80. Born Silvia Cornacchia in Venice on January…
Mikhail Gulko obituary: died at age 95
Mikhail Gulko, the singer-songwriter known for his Russian chanson performances, died on August 12, 2026, at age 95. Born Mikhail Aleksandrovich Gulko on July 23, 1931, in Kharkiv, in the…
Brian Smith has died at age 59
Brian Smith, the Australian rugby union and league player who represented both Australia and Ireland in rugby union, died on August 12, 2026, aged 59. Smith, whose full name was…
Oren Nahari dead at age 70
Oren Nahari, an Israeli journalist and presenter, died on August 12, 2026, aged 70, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He worked as a television and radio editor and presenter…
Wang Xiji has died at age 105
Wang Xiji, a Chinese aerospace engineer who played a leading role in the development of China’s early rocket and satellite programs, died on August 12, 2026, aged 105. Born in…
David Charles obituary: died at age 26
David Charles, the British philosopher, died on August 12, 2026, aged 26. Known professionally as David Owain Maurice Charles, he taught philosophy and classics at Yale University and held posts…
Gary “Gazza” death at age 61
Gary "Gazza" Johnson, the English synth-pop bassist best known for his work with China Crisis, died on August 12, 2026, aged 61. Associated with the new wave and synth-pop scene,…
Giles Chichester has died at age 80
Giles Chichester, the British politician and Conservative Member of the European Parliament for South West England and Gibraltar, died on August 12, 2026, aged 80. Born Giles Bryan Chichester in…