Deaths Tag: 2026-02-05
Doan Duy Thanh
Vietnamese politician · 05 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 5 · Thanh
Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
American actor (Will & Grace) · 05 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 5 · Stevenson
Michael Opitz German footballer (FC Schalke 04 dead at age 63
Michael Opitz, a German footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Schalke 04, died on February 5, 2026. He made 158 Bundesliga appearances and 66 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga for the club. Opitz was 63. · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Jeff Griffin (politician) American politician dead at age 81
Jeff Griffin, an American businessman and politician who served as mayor of Reno, Nevada, from 1995 to 2002, died on February 5, 2026. During his tenure, he chaired the Criminal and Social Justice committee of the United States Conference of… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Henry G. Lackey American politician dead at age 78
Henry G. Lackey, an American politician from Kentucky, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 78. He served in the Kentucky Senate from 1982 to 1987 and again from 1991 to 1995. First elected in 1981 after the… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Alan Trustman Screenwriter dead at age 95
Alan Trustman, an American screenwriter best known for The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt and They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, died on February 5, 2026, at age 95. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1930, he was also a lawyer,… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Vladimir Kuroyedov Russian admiral of the fleet dead at age 81
Vladimir Kuroyedov, Russian admiral of the fleet and former Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 81. Kuroyedov led the navy from 1997 to 2005, after serving as chief of staff of the… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Fred Smith (bassist) Bassist dead at age 77
Fred Smith, the American bassist best known for his work with the rock band Television, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 77. Born Fredrick Edward Lefkowitz in New York City on April 10, 1948, he performed with… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026 · Cancer
Helen and Joseph Maltese singer dead at age 75
Helen and Joseph, the Maltese singing duo of Joe Cutajar and Helen Micallef, died on February 5, 2026, aged 75. Best known for their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the duo was active from 1972… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Troy Poteete American Cherokee politician dead at age 70
Troy Poteete, an American Cherokee politician and jurist, died on February 5, 2026, at age 70. Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on March 6, 1955, he served on the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council from 1991 to 1999, representing the Three Rivers… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Alevtina Fedulova Russian political activist dead at age 85
Alevtina Fedulova, a Russian political activist and leader of the Soviet Women's Committee, later the Union of Women of Russia, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Alevtina Vasilyevna Timakova on April 14, 1940, in Elektrostal,… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Vardan Khachatryan (politician) Armenian politician, minister of finance dead at age 66
Vardan Khachatryan, Armenian politician and minister of finance from 2000 to 2008, died on February 5, 2026. Born in Jermuk on April 6, 1959, he later served as counselor to the President after his tenure as finance minister, a post… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Antonio Arregui Yarza Spanish-born Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate dead at age 86
Antonio Arregui Yarza, a Spanish-born Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate and Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, died on February 5, 2026, at age 86 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Born in Oñati, Spain, on June 3, 1939, he earned a doctorate in canon law… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Greg Brown (rock musician) American musician and songwriter dead at age 56
Greg Brown, an American musician and songwriter known for his work with Cake and Deathray, died on February 5, 2026. Born Gregory Paul Brown in Sacramento, California, on January 3, 1970, he was a founding member of Cake and played… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Janina Borońska Actress dead at age -1
Janina Borońska, a Polish film and theatre actress, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Litzmannstadt, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany, now Łódź, Poland, on June 16, 1943, she debuted in theater in 1966 and graduated from… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Tamás Vásáry Hungarian pianist and conductor dead at age 92
Tamás Vásáry, the Hungarian pianist and conductor, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Debrecen on August 11, 1933, he began as a child prodigy, playing Mozart in public at age eight and later studying… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Luc-Russel Adjaho Evangelical pastor dead at age -1
Luc-Russel Adjaho, a Togolese evangelical pastor, died on February 5, 2026. He had worked as a bailiff before entering pastoral ministry within the evangelical movement. Adjaho founded the Église de Dieu et de la Prophétie "Zion-To," a Togolese Christian community.… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Thanasis Skourtopoulos Greek basketball player and coach dead at age 60
Thanasis Skourtopoulos, a Greek basketball player and coach, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 60. Born in Athens in 1965, he played professionally for Dafni Dafniou, Pagrati and AEK Athens, and was a member of the AEK… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Ken Weetch British parliament dead at age 92
Ken Weetch, the British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1987, died on February 5, 2026, aged 92. Born Kenneth Thomas Weetch in Abercarn, Wales, on 17 September 1933, he was educated at… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Ray Handley American football coach dead at age 81
Ray Handley, an American football coach best known for leading the New York Giants, died on February 5, 2026, at age 81. Handley was the Giants’ head coach from 1991 to 1992, a two-season tenure that was marked by turmoil.… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Ricardo Schnetzer Brazilian voice actor dead at age 72
Ricardo Schnetzer, a Brazilian voice actor, died on February 5, 2026. Born Ricardo Luiz Guimarães Schnetzer in Rio de Janeiro on April 13, 1953, he began working in dubbing in 1975. He was known for voicing actors including Al Pacino,… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Stanley Zdonik Encore-Ob/Server, C-Store, Aurora/Borealis, H-Store dead at age 78
Stanley Zdonik, an American computer scientist and academic, died on February 5, 2026. He was 78. Zdonik specialized in database management systems and was a tenured professor of computer science at Brown University. Born in Boston, he lived in the… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Lloyd Monsen American soccer player (New York Americans dead at age 94
Lloyd Monsen, an American soccer player, died on February 5, 2026. A forward and baseball pitcher, he spent eleven seasons in the American Soccer League and also played in the German American Soccer League and National Soccer League of New… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Cesare Ruperto Judge dead at age 100
Cesare Ruperto, an Italian judge, died on February 5, 2026, in Rome at the age of 100. He served as a member of Italy’s Constitutional Court from 1993 to 2002 and was president of the court from 2001 to 2002.… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Damian Ball British former footballer and coach (York Wasps dead at age 50
Damian Ball, a British rugby league footballer and coach, died on February 5, 2026. Born on July 14, 1975, he played as a loose forward and could also operate at second row. Ball was captain at Halifax from 2006 and… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Marian Jeż Engineer dead at age 84
Marian Jeż, a Polish politician, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on June 1, 1941, he served in the Sejm from 1989 to 1991 as a member of the Parlamentarny Klub Lewicy Demokratyczne. · 05 February 2026 · February 2026