Jacques Grandon died at age 99
Jacques Grandon, a French lawyer and politician, died on August 14, 2026, aged 99. Born in Saint-Benoît on May 9, 1927, he studied at the Collège Stanislas de Paris and…
Jason Arday obituary: died at age 41
Jason Arday, the British academic and author of Great and Unfortunate Things: A Memoir, died on August 14, 2026, aged 41. A former sociology professor, he taught at the University…
Anatoly Mikhaylov passes away at age 89
Anatoly Mikhaylov, a Belarusian radiologist and member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, died on August 14, 2026, aged 89. Born on November 3, 1936, in Vitebsk District,…
Butch Huskey, died aged 54
Butch Huskey, the American baseball player known for his time with the New York Mets, died on August 14, 2026, aged 54. Robert Leon Huskey was born on November 10,…
Obituary: Dave Marsh, dead at age 76
Dave Marsh, the American music critic and radio talk show host, died on August 14, 2026, at age 76. Born in Detroit on March 1, 1950, he grew up in…
Mark Rydell has died at age 97
Mark Rydell, the American film director behind On Golden Pond, The Rose and The River, died on August 14, 2026, aged 97. Born Mortimer H. Rydell in New York City…
Stanisław Adamiak death at age 93
Stanisław Adamiak, a Polish politician and farmer who served in the Sejm from 1976 to 1985, died on August 14, 2026, aged 93. Born on November 12, 1932, in Karwacz,…
Werner Breitwieser passes away at age 89
Werner Breitwieser, a German politician and school administrator who served in the Landtag of Hesse from 1989 to 1999, died on August 14, 2026, aged 89. A member of the…
Yevhen Shaho death at age 84
Yevhen Shaho, a Ukrainian politician and engineer who served as a deputy in the Verkhovna Rada from 2006 to 2012, died on August 14, 2026, aged 84. Born Yevhen Petrovych…
Francis Campaner died at age 80
Francis Campaner, a French professional road bicycle racer, died on August 14, 2026, aged 80. Born on February 1, 1946, in Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière, France, he competed as a road cyclist and…
Finlay Tarling passed away at age 19
Finlay Tarling, a Welsh racing cyclist, died on August 14, 2026, aged 19, following a traffic collision. Tarling, born on 2 October 2006, rode for the UCI Continental team NSN…
George W. Cave dies at age 97
George W. Cave, an American author and CIA agent, died on August 14, 2026, aged 97. Cave was a retired CIA operations officer and an authority on Iran who later…
Death of Samai Charoenchang at age 71
Samai Charoenchang, a Thai politician and former senator, died on August 14, 2026, aged 71. A member of the Democrat Party, he served in Thailand’s House of Representatives from 1995…
Heinz Cibulka died at age 83
Heinz Cibulka, the Austrian photographer and assemblage artist, died on August 14, 2026, aged 83. Born in Vienna on January 16, 1943, he worked as a photographer and assemblage artist…
Anna Parzymies passes away at age 87
Anna Parzymies, a professor at Warsaw University and Polish arabist, died on August 14, 2026, aged 87. Born in Sofia on January 5, 1939, she was also a doctor of…
Derry Brownson dies at age 55
Derry Brownson, an English musician known for his work with EMF, died on August 14, 2026, aged 55. Brownson was part of the alternative rock, alternative dance, indie rock and…
Mohamed Serghini passes away at age 96
Mohamed Serghini, the Moroccan poet, died on August 14, 2026, at age 96. Born on January 1, 1930, he was a male poet of Moroccan nationality who studied at the…
Wallace Kirsop obituary: died at age 92
Wallace Kirsop, an academic and bibliographer, died on August 14, 2026, aged 92. An Australian scholar in French studies and book trade history, he was born in Chatswood, New South…
Örjan Ramberg passed away at age 78
Örjan Ramberg, the Swedish actor known for his work on stage and screen, died on August 14, 2026, aged 78. Born Ralf Örjan Valter Ramberg in Örgryte, Gothenburg, he began…
Brian Holguin obituary: died at age 62
Brian Holguin, an American cartoonist and comic book writer, died on August 14, 2026, aged 62. He was known for his work on Aria and Todd McFarlane's Spawn, and also…
Arnon Soffer died at age 90
Arnon Soffer, an Israeli geographer and professor, died on August 14, 2026, aged 90. He was a leading scholar of geography and environmental sciences, with a particular focus on water…
Rosalina Jalosjos obituary: died at age 79
Rosalina Jalosjos, a Filipino politician who served as governor of Zamboanga del Norte from 2022 to 2025, died on August 14, 2026, aged 79. Known locally as Nene Jalosjos, she…
Peter Snape passed away at age 84
Peter Snape, the British politician who served as Labour MP for West Bromwich East from 1974 to 2001 and later sat in the House of Lords as Baron Snape, died…
Bou Meng has died at age 85
Bou Meng, a Cambodian artist and survivor of the Tuol Sleng prison camp, died on August 14, 2026, aged 85. Born in 1941 in Kampong Cham Province, he was among…
Eddie Richardson, died aged 90
Eddie Richardson, an English gangster associated with the Richardson Gang, died on August 14, 2026, aged 90. Active in the 1950s and 1960s, he was linked to a South London…
Jimmy Rimmer passes away at age 78
Jimmy Rimmer, the English footballer who served as a goalkeeper for Manchester United, Swansea City, Arsenal and Aston Villa, died on August 14, 2026, aged 78. Born John James Rimmer…
Skip Bertman, died aged 88
Skip Bertman, the American baseball player and coach who became one of Louisiana State University’s most accomplished athletic figures, died on August 14, 2026, aged 88. Born Stanley Bertman in…
Deirdre McSharry died at age 94
Deirdre McSharry, the British magazine editor who died on August 14, 2026, aged 94, worked across print journalism for decades and was associated with several leading titles. She began her…
Mary Heilmann death at age 86
Mary Heilmann, an American painter, died on August 14, 2026, at age 86. Based in Manhattan and Bridgehampton on Long Island, New York, she was known for abstract paintings that…
Death of Johnny Young at age 79
Johnny Young, the Dutch-born Australian singer, songwriter and producer known for his work on Young Talent Time, died on August 14, 2026, aged 79. Born Johnny Benjamin Arthur de Jong…
Yayoi Kusama passes away at age 97
Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese installation and performance artist whose work helped define postwar avant-garde art, died on August 14, 2026, aged 97. Born in Matsumoto in 1929 and known also…
Carla Tatò died at age 79
Carla Tatò, the Italian actress known for films including Slap the Monster on Page One, We Want the Colonels and The Five Days, died on August 14, 2026, aged 79.…
Obituary: Duane Nutt, dead at age 92
Duane Nutt, an American football player and coach, died on August 14, 2026, at age 92. Nutt played college football at Southern Methodist University, where he developed into a player…
Phil Lyne dies at age 79
Phil Lyne, an American rodeo cowboy who won multiple world championships in the Rodeo Cowboys Association and Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, died on August 14, 2026, aged 79. Born in…
Obituary: Nikki Ross, dead at age 54
Nikki Ross, an American gospel singer, died on August 14, 2026, at age 54. A singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and composer from Houston, Texas, she was known for her work…