Don Duguid dead at age 91
Don Duguid, the Canadian curler who won three Briers and two world championships,
died on July 15, 2026, at age 91. Born Donald Gordon Duguid in Winnipeg on January 25,…
Jim Corrigall dead at age 80
Jim Corrigall, a Canadian football player and coach,
died on July 15, 2026, at age 80. Born in Barrie on May 7, 1946, he went on to play his college…
Udo Brecht dead at age 83
Udo Brecht, the German Olympic rower who represented West Germany,
died on July 15, 2026, aged 83. Born in Speyer on April 30, 1943, he earned bronze medals in the…
Denise Oliver-Velez dead at age 78
Denise Oliver-Velez, an American activist and community organizer,
died on July 15, 2026. She was 78. Born Denise Roberts Oliver on August 1, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, she became…
Jaromír Liďák dead at age 78
Jaromír Liďák, a Czech ski jumper,
died on July 15, 2026. Born on January 1, 2000, he was identified in records as a Czechoslovakian ski jumper. He made his international…
Herbert Laming, Baron Laming dead at age 89, British social worker and life peer, member of the Hou…
Herbert Laming, Baron Laming, a British social worker and life peer who sat in the House of Lords,
died on July 15, 2026, aged 89. Born William Herbert Laming on…
Guy Scott dead at age 82
Guy Scott, the Zambian politician who served as vice president from 2011 to 2014 and as acting president from 2014 to 2015,
died on July 15, 2026. Born Guy Lindsay…
Randolph Thummel dead at age 80
Randolph Thummel, an American chemist,
died on July 15, 2026, aged 80. He was known for work in organic and inorganic chemistry and taught at the University of Houston, where…
Piotr Oczko dead at age 53
Piotr Oczko, a Polish scholar of English and Dutch studies, literature and art historian, and translator,
died on July 15, 2026. Born in Kraków on January 1, 1973, he studied…
Seputla Sebogodi dead at age 63
Seputla Sebogodi, the South African actor known for roles in Generations, Rhythm City and Scandal!,
died on July 15, 2026. He was 63. Also known as Septula Sebogodi, he was…
Margarita Andrey dead at age 99
Margarita Andrey, a Spanish actress known for films including They Always Return at Dawn, His Heart Awake and Devil’s Roundup,
died on July 15, 2026. She was 99. Born in…
Romano Garofalo dead at age 84, Italian cartoonist, writer and journalist
Romano Garofalo, the Italian cartoonist, writer and journalist whose work helped shape popular comics in Italy,
died on July 15, 2026, in Rimini. Born in Rimini on November 11, 1941,…
Moozhikkal Pankajakshi dead at age 90
Moozhikkal Pankajakshi, an Indian Nokkuvidya pavakali performer,
died on July 15, 2026, at age 90. A noted artist of Nokkuvidya paava kali, a form of puppetry, she was born on…
Elsa Aguirre dead at age 95
Elsa Aguirre, the Mexican actress known for films including Midnight, A Decent Woman and Giant,
died on July 15, 2026. Born Elsa Irma Aguirre Juárez in Chihuahua City on September…
Maro Kontou dead at age 92
Maro Kontou, a Greek actress and politician,
died on July 15, 2026, at the age of 92, of lung cancer. Born in Athens on June 21, 1934, she began her…
John Esposito dead at age 86
John Esposito, the American academic and scholar of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies,
died on July 15, 2026. Born John Louis Esposito on May 19, 1940, in Brooklyn, he taught…
Plas Johnson dead at age 94
Plas Johnson, the American soul-jazz saxophonist widely known for his tenor saxophone solo on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme,"
died on July 15, 2026. He was 94. Born Plas…
John Kirby dead at age 75
John Kirby, an American actor and acting coach,
died on July 15, 2026, at age 75. He was known for playing Frank, the bartender, in the miniseries "Nutcracker: Money, Madness…
Vladyslav Duyun dead at age 49
Vladyslav Duyun, a Ukrainian footballer who also held Russian citizenship,
died on July 15, 2026, at the age of 49. Born on May 9, 1977, in Izmail, he was known…
Hal Williams dead at age 91
Hal Williams, the American actor known for roles on Sanford and Son, The Waltons and 227,
died on July 15, 2026. Born Halroy Candis Williams in Columbus, Ohio, on December…
Max O’Halloran dead at age 74
Max O'Halloran, an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray and Carlton in the Victorian Football League,
died on July 15, 2026. Born on May 20, 1952, O'Halloran began his…
Richard J. Estes dead at age 85
Richard J. Estes, an American academic and professor emeritus of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia,
died on July 15, 2026, at the age…
Ihor Losiev dead at age 71
Ihor Losiev, a Ukrainian political scientist and publicist,
died on July 15, 2026. Born in Sevastopol on March 10, 1955, he became known as a columnist, journalist, and scholar of…
Ackbar Abbas dead at age 84
Ackbar Abbas, a Hong Kong literary scholar and professor of comparative literature,
died on July 15, 2026. Born in Kennedy Town in 1942, he taught at the University of California,…