Hans van Hooft Sr. passes away at age 84
Hans van Hooft Sr., a Dutch politician, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on November 25, 1941, in Kerkdriel, he became a prominent figure in…
Death of Marilyn Trenholme Counsell at age 92
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, a Canadian politician, physician and nutritionist, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Marilyn Trenholme in Baie Verte, New Brunswick, on October 22,…
Tony Brown died at age 93
Tony Brown, the American journalist best known for the syndicated television program Tony Brown's Journal, died on June 17, 2026. He was 93. Born William Anthony Brown on April 11,…
Bobby Harrison dies at 95
Bobby Harrison died on June 17, 2026. He was a footballer. Tags Athletes, 17 June 2026, Bobby, England, Harrison, June 17, June 2026
Death of James Breen at age 81
James Breen, an Irish independent politician who served as a Teachta Dála for Clare from 2002 to 2007, died on June 17, 2026, aged 81. Born in County Clare on…
Death of Hans Marwitz at age 85
Hans Marwitz died on June 17, 2026. Tags Journalists, 17 June 2026, Chile, Hans, Marwitz, Pisces, Santiago, June 17, June 2026
Death of Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir at age 86
Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir died on June 17, 2026. She was an actress. Tags Actors, 17 June 2026, Iceland, Jóhannsdóttir, June 17, June 2026, Margrét
Tom Dreesen dies at 86
Tom Dreesen, an American stand-up comedian and actor, died on June 17, 2026. Born on September 11, 1942, in Harvey, Illinois, he grew up in the Chicago suburb and attended…
Eliot D. Cohen has died at age 84
Eliot D. Cohen, an American electrical engineer, died on June 17, 2026, at age 84. Born Eliot Dorsey Cohen on March 10, 1942, in Washington, D.C., he earned a bachelor’s…
Death of Éric Roy at age 58
Éric Roy, the French football player and manager who led Brest in Ligue 1, died on June 17, 2026, at age 58. Born Éric Serge Armand Roy on September 26,…
Ralph G. Wright dead at age 91
Ralph G. Wright, an American politician and former speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, died on June 17, 2026. He was 91. Wright served as speaker from 1985 to…
Hildegard Fässler, died aged 74
Hildegard Fässler, a Swiss politician and member of parliament from 1997 to 2013, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Frauenfeld on June 22, 1951,…
Obituary: Alisher Mirzonabot, dead at age 45
Alisher Mirzonabot, a Tajik politician and deputy of the National Assembly, died on June 17, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was 45. Born on August 27, 1980, in Rushon…
Death of Aleksandr Samokutyaev at age 56
Aleksandr Samokutyaev, a Russian politician and former cosmonaut, died on June 17, 2026, at age 56. Born in Penza on March 13, 1970, he built a career in aviation and…
Manuel Benza Pflücker obituary: died at age 82
Manuel Benza Pflücker, a Peruvian politician and sociologist, died on June 17, 2026. He was 82. Born in Lima on April 16, 1944, Benza was a member of the Revolutionary…
Teresė Nekrošaitė dies at 64
Teresė Nekrošaitė, a Lithuanian athletics competitor and javelin thrower, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 64. Born on October 19, 1961, in Bitvanas, she represented Lithuania at…
Death of Roger Wierinckx at age 98
Roger Wierinckx, a Belgian politician and civil servant who served in the Senate from 1991 to 1995, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 98. Born on November…
Walter Parazaider passed away at age 81
Walter Parazaider, an American Hall of Fame woodwind musician and founding member of Chicago, died on June 17, 2026, at age 81 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Born in Chicago…
Lidija Manić, died aged 70
Lidija Manić died on June 17, 2026. She was a Serbian model. Tags Other, 17 June 2026, Lidija, Serbia, June 17, June 2026, Manić
Toney Lee dead at age 72
Toney Lee, an American singer, songwriter and record producer, died on June 17, 2026, at age 72. Born James Anthony Lee on September 12, 1953, he worked in garage house,…
Prasad Sawkar passed away at age 97
Prasad Sawkar, an Indian classical vocalist, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Sambaprasad Raghuvir Sawkar on December 14, 1928, in Baroda, Gujarat, he was known…
Obituary: Judith Wyler, dead at age 84
Judith Wyler died on June 17, 2026. Tags Actors, 17 June 2026, America, Judith, Wyler, June 17, June 2026
Obituary: Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, dead at age 0
Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, an Indian social activist and student from Bhojpur district, Bihar, died on June 17, 2026, after a controversial police encounter that drew national attention. Born around 1998…
Carlo Ginzburg dead at age 87
Carlo Ginzburg, an Italian historian and leading figure in microhistory, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Turin on April 15, 1939, he became known…
Major Oak dead
Major Oak, the famous English oak in Sherwood Forest, died on June 17, 2026. Estimated to be about 800 to 1,000 years old, the tree stood near Edwinstowe in Nottinghamshire…
Andreas Høivold dies at age 53
Andreas Høivold, a Norwegian poker player, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 53. Born in Sunderland in 1972, he became known on the professional poker circuit after…
Ken McCurrach dead at age 80
Ken McCurrach, an Australian rugby union player, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 80. Also known as Kenneth George McCurrach, he was born on January 1, 1946.…
Beau Williams dies at 76
Beau Williams, an American gospel singer, died on June 17, 2026, at age 76. Born in Houston on January 6, 1950, he began his career in 1982 and became known…