Liliana Angulo Cortés Colombian visual artist dead at age 52
Liliana Angulo Cortés, a Colombian visual artist, died on February 21, 2026. Born in Bogotá in 1974, she held a degree in sculpture from the National University of Colombia, an…
Tag: 2026-02-21
36 obituaries from 2026-02-21. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Arthur Lampkin English motorcycle racer dead at age 87
Arthur Lampkin, an English motorcycle racer, died on February 21, 2026, aged 87. The oldest son in a Yorkshire motorcycling dynasty, he competed from 1959 to 1968 in observed trials,…
Adam Sandurski Polish heavyweight freestyle wrestler dead at age 72
Adam Sandurski, a Polish heavyweight freestyle wrestler, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 73. He competed at the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal…
Dan Simmons Novelist dead at age 77
Dan Simmons, an American science fiction and horror writer, died on February 21, 2026, at age 77. Born Daniel Joseph Simmons in Peoria, Illinois, on April 4, 1948, he was…
Koos Postema Radio and television presenter dead at age 93
Koos Postema, a Dutch radio and television presenter, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Jacobus Gerrit Postema in Rotterdam on August 17, 1932, he began…
MaryAnn Bin-Sallik Australian Indigenous Djaru elder and academic dead at age 85
MaryAnn Bin-Sallik, an Australian Indigenous Djaru elder and academic, died on February 21, 2026, aged 85. Born in Broome, Western Australia, on 2 November 1940, she moved with her family…
Ronyell Whitaker American football player dead at age 46
Ronyell Whitaker, an American football player who played as a cornerback in the National Football League and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, died on February 21, 2026. He was 46.…
Walter Pawelkiewicz German-born American politician dead at age 77
Walter Pawelkiewicz, a German-born American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 49th district from 1999 to 2009, died on February 21, 2026, at the age…
Vladislav Jovanović Serbian diplomat and politician dead at age 92
Vladislav Jovanović, a Serbian diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 92.…
Phil Sobocinski American football player dead at age 80
Phil Sobocinski, an American football player who was a center for the Atlanta Falcons, died on February 21, 2026, at age 80. Born in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on December 6,…
Buranovskiye Babushki Russian singer dead at age 85
Buranovskiye Babushki, the Russian Udmurt-Russian ethno-pop band known as the "Buranovo Grannies," died on February 21, 2026. The group comprised eight elderly women from the village of Buranovo, Udmurtia, and…
Melody McCray-Miller American politician dead at age 69
Melody McCray-Miller, an American politician from Kansas, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 69. A Democrat, she represented the 89th district in the Kansas House of Representatives…
Karen Shaw Petrou American financial analyst dead at age 72
Karen Shaw Petrou, an American financial analyst and co-founder of Federal Financial Analytics, died on February 21, 2026, of cancer in Washington, D.C., at the age of 72. Born Karen…
Bill Mazeroski American Hall of Fame baseball player dead at age 89
Bill Mazeroski, the American Hall of Fame baseball player who spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, died on February 21, 2026. A second baseman known…
Kara Braxton American basketball player
Kara Braxton, an American professional basketball player who competed in the Women's National Basketball Association from 2005 to 2014, died on February 21, 2026, at age 43. Born in Jackson,…
Mark Kennedy Australian drummer and record producer dead at age 74
Mark Kennedy, an Australian musician and record producer who played drums for Spectrum, Ayers Rock and Marcia Hines, died on February 21, 2026, aged 74. Born in Melbourne on August…
Boris Frlec Slovenian politician dead at age 90
Boris Frlec, a Slovenian politician, died on February 21, 2026. Boris Frlec (10 February 1936 – 18 February 2026) was a Slovenian politician. Tags Politicians, 21 February 2026, Boris, Frlec,…
Maxi Shield Australian drag queen dead at age 51
Maxi Shield, the Australian drag performer known professionally as Maxi Shield, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 51. Born Kristopher Elliot in Ballina, New South Wales, on…
Richard Felciano American composer dead at age 95
Richard Felciano, an American composer, died on February 21, 2026, in San Francisco at the age of 95. Born in Santa Rosa, California, on December 7, 1930, he studied at…
Willie Colón American salsa musician and actor
Willie Colón, an American salsa musician and actor, died on February 21, 2026. Born William Anthony Colón Román on April 28, 1950, he began his career as a trombonist and…
Vicente L. Rafael Contracting Colonialism; “White Love”; The Promise of the ForeignR…
Vicente L. Rafael, a Filipino historian and professor of Southeast Asian history at the University of Washington, Seattle, died on February 21, 2026. He was 70. Rafael received his B.A.…
Martyn Butler English HIV/AIDS activist, co-founder of Terrence Higgins Trust dead at age 71
Martyn Butler, an English HIV/AIDS activist and co-founder of the Terrence Higgins Trust, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 71. He was a co-founder of the Terrence…
Mirosław Krawczyk Polish actor dead at age 72
Mirosław Krawczyk, a Polish actor, died on February 21, 2026. Born in Olkusz on December 7, 1953, he appeared in feature films including Franciszek Buła’s The Sinful Life (1980), Anna…
Dean Schrempp American politician dead at age 90
Dean D. Schrempp, an American politician and Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 90. He represented District 28A…
Guyle Fielder American-born Canadian ice hockey player dead at age 95
Guyle Fielder, an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey centre known for his time with the Seattle Totems and in the Western Hockey League, died on February 21, 2026, at age…
Aleksander Czuż Polish politician dead at age 89
Aleksander Czuż, a Polish politician and civil servant, died on February 21, 2026. Born on June 24, 1936, in Rogawka, Poland, he served as mayor of Białystok, as a councillor…
Abdelwahab Bekli Algerian politician dead at age 86
Abdelwahab Bekli, an Algerian politician, died on February 21, 2026. Abdelwahab Bekli (Arabic: عبد الوهاب بكلي; 1940 – 20 February 2026) was an Algerian politician. Tags Politicians, 21 February 2026,…
Wiesław Zajączkowski Lawyer dead at age 82
Wiesław Zajączkowski, a Polish politician and lawyer, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on February 11, 1944, in Łomazy, General Government, he was a member…
Raymond Bouchard Actor dead at age 80
Raymond Bouchard, a Canadian film, television and stage actor, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Lévis, Quebec, on March 7, 1945, he was best…
Herman Suykerbuyk Civil servant dead at age 92
Herman Suykerbuyk, a Belgian politician and civil servant, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Kapellen on January 5, 1934, he studied law at the…
Lucinda Vásquez Peruvian teacher and politician dead at age 67
Lucinda Vásquez, a Peruvian teacher and politician, died on February 21, 2026. She was 67. Vásquez served as a member of Congress from 2021 until her death. Born in 1958,…
David Harding Glenrothes town artist and Head of Environmental Art at Glasgow School of Art dead at…
David Harding, a Scottish artist and teacher, died on February 21, 2026, aged 88. He was best known for his residency as a town artist in the new town of…
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi Italian racing driver dead at age 83
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, an Italian racing driver, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Bergamo on August 31, 1942, he competed in four Formula One World…
Daryl Jackson Architect dead at age 89
Daryl Jackson, Australian architect and educator, died on February 21, 2026, aged 89. Daryl Sanders Jackson AO was responsible for a number of notable designs, working alone and with partners…
Rondale Moore American football player
Rondale Moore, an American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League and played for the Arizona Cardinals, died on February 21, 2026. He was 25.…
Pete Dello British singer and songwriter dead at age 83
Pete Dello, the British singer and songwriter best known as lead singer of Honeybus, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Peter James Blumsom in Oxford…