Death of Poomani at age 79
Poomani, the Indian novelist and short story writer best known for Agnaadi, died on July 12, 2026. Born in 1947 as Manickavasagamm in Andipatti, near Kovilpatti in Tamil Nadu, he…
Death of Mary Morello at age 102
Mary Morello died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 102. An American activist and founder of Parents for Rock and Rap, she was also known as the mother…
Josef Kompalla died at age 90
Josef Kompalla died on July 12, 2026. He was a Polish-German ice hockey player and later an ice hockey official and referee. Born on March 13, 1936, in Katowice, he…
Luis Sanguino dies at age 91
Luis Sanguino, the Spanish sculptor known for monumental bronze works in Spain and the Americas, died on July 12, 2026. Born Luis Antonio Sanguino de Pascual in Barcelona on August…
Serge Malenfant dead
Serge Malenfant, a Canadian painter, died on July 12, 2026, in Sherbrooke. He was best known for trompe-l'œil murals created for the city of Sherbrooke, beginning with a work installed…
Obituary: Gita Upadhyay, dead at age 87
Gita Upadhyay, an Indian writer and translator from Assam, died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on February 14, 1939, in Gangmouthan in what is now…
Kent Carpenter, died aged 73
Kent Carpenter, an American marine biologist who spent much of his career based in the Philippines, died on July 12, 2026. Born on January 20, 1953, he earned a bachelor’s…
Mary Otis Stevens, died aged 98
Mary Otis Stevens, an American architect, died on July 12, 2026. She was born in New York City on March 28, 1928, and built her career in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Stevens…
Chris Scheuer dead at age 73
Chris Scheuer, an Austrian comic book author and illustrator, died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Graz on September 19, 1952, he built a career…
Obituary: David Willey, dead at age 93
David Willey died on July 12, 2026. He was a British journalist. He worked for the BBC and Reuters during his career. Tags Journalists, 12 July 2026, Britain, Cancer, David,…
Günter Kuntz passes away at age 87
Günter Kuntz, the German footballer who played as a right winger for VfR Kaiserslautern, Borussia Neunkirchen and Austria Wien, died on July 12, 2026. Born on November 28, 1938, in…
Karl Weber has died at age 90
Karl Weber, a German politician and former member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg, died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on February 26, 1936, in Heidelberg,…
Fernando Scarpa death at age 79
Fernando Scarpa, an Italian footballer best known for his time with Potenza, died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Also known as Nando, he was born in…
Obituary: Vernon Taylor, dead at age 88
Vernon Taylor, an American rockabilly singer, died on July 12, 2026, at age 88. Born Walton Alderton on November 9, 1937, he grew up in a Baptist family and was…
Gariba II, died aged 87
Gariba II, the Ghanaian traditional ruler of the Kingdom of Dagbon, died on July 12, 2026. Widely known as the Yaa Naa, he led the Dagbon traditional state in northern…
Kent E. Carpenter has died at age 73
Kent E. Carpenter, an American marine biologist and professor of biological sciences at Old Dominion University, died on July 12, 2026. He was a researcher in marine biology and ichthyology…
Wai Ching Ho, died aged 82
Wai Ching Ho died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 82. She was a Hong Kong actress whose screen credits included Daredevil, Iron Fist and Turning Red. Born…
Cronwell Jara, died aged 76
Cronwell Jara, the Peruvian writer and poet, died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 76. Born Cronwell Jorge Jara Jiménez in Piura on July 26, 1949, he became…
Péter Szolnoki died at age 56
Péter Szolnoki died on July 12, 2026. He was a Hungarian singer. Tags Musicians, 12 July 2026, Hungary, Szolnoki, July 12, July 2026, Péter
Syed Yasin, died aged 69
Syed Yasin died on July 12, 2026. He was an Indian politician and social worker who served as a Karnataka MLA from 1999 to 2004 and again from 2008 to…
Gilda Love dies at 100
Gilda Love, the Spanish drag queen and transformist known offstage as Eduardo Rondón Gallardo, died on July 12, 2026. Born on August 21, 1925, in Cádiz, he became widely regarded…
Temon Templar, died aged 59
Temon Templar died on July 12, 2026. He was an Indonesian actor and comedian. No further details about his death were provided. Tags Actors, 12 July 2026, Capricorn, Indonesia, Temon,…
Luis Goytisolo dead at age 91
Luis Goytisolo, the Spanish novelist who became one of the leading figures in postwar Spanish letters, died on July 12, 2026, at age 91. Born in Barcelona on March 17,…
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani died at age 74
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani died on July 12, 2026. He was a Qatari public figure who served as emir of Qatar from 1995 to 2013. Born in Doha on…
H. Hanumanthappa death at age 94
H. Hanumanthappa, an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, died on July 12, 2026. He represented Karnataka in India’s upper house of Parliament as a…
Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar dies at age 94
Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar died on July 12, 2026. He was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician who served as acting president of Bangladesh in 2002. Sircar studied at the University of…
Scott Bryce dies at 68
Scott Bryce, an American actor best known for his work on "As the World Turns," died on July 12, 2026. Born Scott Macalister Bryce in New York City on January…
Rui Resende dead at age 88
Rui Resende, the Brazilian actor known for work in film and television, died on July 12, 2026. Born José Pereira Rezende Filho in Araguari in 1937, he began his career…
Rui Rezende dies at age 88
Rui Rezende, the Brazilian actor known for roles in "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" and "Roque Santeiro," died on July 12, 2026. He was 88. Born José Pereira Rezende…