Abdelaziz Guerda has died at age 79
Abdelaziz Guerda, the Algerian actor and stage director, died on August 17, 2026, aged 79. Born on December 2, 1946, in the Casbah of Algiers, he built a career in…
Ron Smith has died at age 90
Ron Smith, the English footballer who played on the left wing for Altrincham, Crewe Alexandra and Southport, died on August 17, 2026, aged 90. Born in Liverpool on 7 June…
Paul Shaw has died at age 77
Paul Shaw, a Canadian Olympic sport shooter, died on August 17, 2026, aged 77. Born in Collingwood, Ontario, on April 20, 1949, he represented Canada in the men's trap event…
Itziar Alba Orbegozo passed away at age 83
Itziar Alba Orbegozo, a Spanish politician and member of the Basque Parliament, died on August 17, 2026, aged 83. Born in Goizueta in 1947, she was a member of the…
O. J. Brigance passed away at age 56
O. J. Brigance, an American football player who competed in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League, died on August 17, 2026, at age 56 from complications of…
Orientate passes away at age 28
Orientate, an American Thoroughbred racehorse and 2002 Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner, died on August 17, 2026, aged 28. Foaled in Kentucky in 1999, the American-bred colt was bred by Gainesway…
Sylvie Rimbert has died at age 99
Sylvie Rimbert, the French geographer and cartographer, died on August 17, 2026, aged 99. A graduate of Strasbourg I University, she became a pioneer in the use of computer tools…
Obituary: Frank Beard, dead at age 77
Frank Beard, the American Hall of Fame rock drummer best known for his long run with ZZ Top, died on August 17, 2026, aged 77. Born Frank Lee Beard in…
Vincent Van Brunt has died at age 82
Vincent Van Brunt, an American chemical engineer, died on August 17, 2026, aged 82. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he attended Friends Academy in Long Island before earning a bachelor’s…
Mike Bailey death at age 84
Mike Bailey, the English footballer and manager who played for Charlton Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers and England, died on August 17, 2026, aged 84, following complications from dementia. Born in Wisbech…
Bob Lee dead at age 81
Bob Lee, an American football player who spent part of his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Rams, died on August 17, 2026, aged 81.…
Mile Korun passes away at age 97
Mile Korun, the Slovenian theatre director, died on August 17, 2026, aged 97. Born in Ljubljana on October 30, 1928, he worked across several theatre disciplines, including direction, сценography, costume…
Andreas Hoppe dies at age 66
Andreas Hoppe, the German actor best known for roles in Alaska.de and Black Forest, died on August 17, 2026, aged 66. Born in West Berlin on June 1, 1960, he…
Nick Glennie-Smith dead at age 74
Nick Glennie-Smith, the English film composer behind scores for The Rock, The Man in the Iron Mask and We Were Soldiers, died on August 17, 2026, aged 74. Born Nickolas…
Klaus Törnudd obituary: died at age 94
Klaus Törnudd, the Finnish diplomat and researcher, died on August 17, 2026, aged 94. Born in Helsinki on December 26, 1931, he studied at the University of Helsinki and later…
Johnny Schuth death at age 84
Johnny Schuth, the French football goalkeeper known for his time with Strasbourg and Metz, died on August 17, 2026, aged 84. Born Jean Schuth in Saint-Omer on December 7, 1941,…
Stanislas Lalanne died at age 78
Stanislas Lalanne, the French Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Pontoise from 2013 to 2024, died on August 17, 2026, aged 78. Born Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne…
Javier Lasagabaster dies at age 93
Javier Lasagabaster, a Spanish politician and lawyer, died on August 17, 2026, aged 93. Born Javier José Luis Lasagabaster Echarri in Pasaia on January 5, 1933, he served as Minister…
Alex Fiorio dead at age 61
Alex Fiorio, the Italian rally driver, died on August 17, 2026, aged 61, after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. Born Alessandro Fiorio in Turin on March 10, 1965, he made…
Nicolas Altmayer dies at 61
Nicolas Altmayer, a French film producer, died on August 17, 2026, at age 61 in a car crash. Born on September 8, 1962, he worked in partnership with his brother…
Andrey Sobolyev death at age 71
Andrey Sobolyev, a Russian political figure, died on August 17, 2026, aged 71. Born Andrey Nikolayevich Sobolev on December 1, 1954, in Ostrovnoy, he served as a member of the…
Fritz Schramma passes away at age 78
Fritz Schramma, the German politician who served as mayor of Cologne, died on August 17, 2026, aged 78. Born in Cologne on August 27, 1947, he built his career in…
Harry van der Kamp passes away at age 79
Harry van der Kamp, the Dutch bass singer and voice teacher, died on August 17, 2026, aged 79. Born in Kampen in 1947, he became known for work in opera…
Liu Jiyuan dead at age 93
Liu Jiyuan, a Chinese space engineer, died on August 17, 2026, aged 93. Born Chen Jiyuan on August 1, 1933, he was from Xing County in Shanxi Province and became…
Obituary: Frank Beard, dead at age 77
Frank Beard, the American Hall of Fame rock drummer best known for his long tenure with ZZ Top, died on August 17, 2026, aged 77. Born Frank Lee Beard on…
Dick Stevens passes away at age 78
Dick Stevens, an American football player who spent five seasons as an offensive tackle with the Philadelphia Eagles, died on August 17, 2026, aged 78, from complications of dementia and…
Robert Lanou dies at age 98
Robert Lanou, an American physicist, died on August 17, 2026, aged 98. Born Robert Eugene Lanou Jr. on February 13, 1928, in Colchester, Vermont, he studied at the University of…
Kenneth Chen died at age 86
Kenneth Chen, a Singaporean architect and politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1992 to 2001, died on August 17, 2026, aged 86. Born Kenneth Chen Koon Lap…
Sonia Melchett, died aged 100
Sonia Melchett, the British socialite and author known in later life as Sonia Elizabeth Sinclair, died on August 17, 2026, aged 100. Born Sonia Graham, she was the daughter of…
Sofia Södergård dies at 39
Sofia Södergård, a Swedish dancer, choreographer, drag performer and actor, died on August 17, 2026, aged 39. Born Hanna Sofia Charlotta Södergård Treichl in Selångers församling in Sundsvall, she trained…