Tag: 2026-04-13
34 obituaries from 2026-04-13. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Mister Sam Argentine-Brazilian music producer dead at age 80
Mister Sam, an Argentine-Brazilian music producer associated with Gretchen, died on April 13, 2026. He worked in music production and was known by that name. Further details about his life…
Stephen Crotts American Presbyterian minister and author dead at age 75
Stephen Crotts, an American Presbyterian minister and author, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 75. He served as a Presbyterian reverend for more than 50 years and…
Margret Nikolova Bulgarian pop singer dead at age 97
Margret Nikolova, a Bulgarian pop singer, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Sofia on October 10, 1928, she was active from 1948 to 2000…
Roger Prinzen German football manager dead at age 57
Roger Prinzen, a German football manager and former player, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 57. He was head coach of Balzers and served as assistant coach…
Nicky Smith public figure dead at age 57
Nicky Smith, an English professional footballer and later policeman and football manager, died on April 13, 2026. Born Nicholas Leslie Smith on 28 January 1969 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, he began…
Juan José Cruz Martínez Mexican politician, deputy dead at age 73
Juan José Cruz Martínez, a Mexican politician and agronomic engineer who served as a deputy from 1997 to 2000, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 73. Born…
Magsud Mammadov Azerbaijani ballet dancer dead at age 96
Magsud Mammadov, an Azerbaijani ballet dancer, ballet master and pedagogue, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Ganja on May 30, 1929, he graduated from…
Patrick Campbell-Lyons public figure dead at age 82
Patrick Campbell-Lyons, an Irish musician and composer, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 82. A native of Lismore, County Waterford, he was a member of the West…
Rafael Tolosa Colombian racing cyclist dead at age 67
Rafael Tolosa, a Colombian racing cyclist, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 67. Tolosa, also known as Rafael Antonio Tolosa Calvo, rode for Café de Colombia and…
Al Gunn public figure dies
Al Gunn, a Canadian bassist best known for his work with Men Without Hats, died on April 13, 2026. News of his death was announced on that date. Gunn played…
Felipe Staiti Argentine guitarist dead at age 64
Felipe Staiti died on April 13, 2026. He was an Argentine guitarist known for his work with Los Enanitos Verdes. No cause of death was stated. Felipe Staiti [es], 64,…
Anita Martinez public figure dead at age 100
Anita Martinez, the American politician who served as a Dallas city councillor from 1969 to 1973, died on April 13, 2026. She was 100. Martinez was the first Mexican-American member…
Lee Wachtstetter American author dead at age 97
Lee Wachtstetter, an American author, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 97. Known as "Mama Lee," she was also a long-term cruise ship passenger who lived full…
Dave McGinnis American football player and coach dead at age 74
Dave McGinnis, an American football player and coach, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 74. He played as a defensive back at Texas Christian University, where he…
Ilsetraut Hadot French philosopher and historian dead at age 97
Ilsetraut Hadot, a French philosopher and historian, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Berlin, Germany, on December 20, 1928, she specialized in stoicism, neoplatonism,…
Arthur Louis Schechter American politician, diplomat and attorney dead at age 86
Arthur Louis Schechter, an American politician, diplomat and attorney, died on April 13, 2026, at age 86. He was born on December 6, 1939, in Rosenberg, Texas, and attended public…
Cees Dam Dutch architect dead at age 93
Cees Dam, Dutch architect known for the Stopera, Maastoren and De Zalmhaven, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Cornelis Gregorius Dam on July 31, 1932,…
Lyudmila Shevtsova retired Russian-Ukrainian athlete dead at age 91
Lyudmila Shevtsova, a Russian-Ukrainian athlete, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 91. She competed mainly in the 800 metres and set a world record in the event…
Jean Walkinshaw American television producer dead at age 99
Jean Walkinshaw, an American television producer, died on April 13, 2026, at age 99. She produced content for The History Channel, KING-TV and KCTS. A graduate of Stanford University, she…
Donald K. Tarlton Canadian music producer and promoter dead at age 82
Donald K. Tarlton, a Canadian music producer and promoter, died on April 13, 2026, at age 82. Born in Montreal on May 12, 1943, he was a record producer and…
Takao Fujii Japanese politician, heart attack dead at age 83
Takao Fujii, a Japanese politician, died on April 13, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 83. Fujii was a former member of Japan’s House of Councillors in the Diet,…
Moya Brennan Irish folk singer dead at age 73
Moya Brennan, the Irish folk singer of Clannad, died on April 13, 2026. Born Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin on August 4, 1952, she began performing professionally in 1970 when her…
Bernard Eliade French writer and teacher dead at age 87
Bernard Eliade, a French writer and teacher, died on April 13, 2026, in Dijon, France. He was 87 or 88. Born in Paris in 1938, Eliade was best known for…
Benjamín Castillo Plascencia Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Guadalajara, bisho…
Benjamín Castillo Plascencia, a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, died on April 13, 2026, at age 80. He served as auxiliary bishop of Guadalajara from 1999 to 2003, bishop of Tabasco…
Juan Cruz Martínez Mexican politician, deputy dead at age 73
Juan Cruz Martínez, a Mexican politician and agricultural engineer who served as a deputy from 1997 to 2000, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in…
Trish Crossin Australian politician, senator, heart attack dead at age 70
Trish Crossin, Australian politician and senator for the Northern Territory from 1998 to 2013, died on April 13, 2026, of a heart attack. Born Patricia Margaret Crossin in Melbourne on…
Drago Šoštarić Slovenian Olympic gymnast dead at age 83
Drago Šoštarić died on April 13, 2026. He was a Slovenian Olympic gymnast. Drago Šoštarić, 83, Slovenian Olympic gymnast. Tags Other, 13 April 2026, Drago, Slovenia, 2026-04-13, April 13, April…
Feng Yufang Chinese engineer and major general, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering dead a…
Feng Yufang, a Chinese engineer and major general, and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, died on April 13, 2026. He was born in Yuyao, Zhejiang, on January…
André de Muralt Swiss philosopher dead at age 94
André de Muralt, a Swiss philosopher, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Lausanne on September 1, 1931, to Elisabeth Feer and Hans de Muralt,…
Ian Watson British science fiction author dead at age 82
Ian Watson, the British science fiction author of The Jonah Kit, Chekhov's Journey, Queenmagic and Kingmagic, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on April 20,…
Julio Ricardo Argentine sports journalist dead at age 87
Julio Ricardo, an Argentine sports journalist, died on April 13, 2026. Julio Ricardo [es], 87, Argentine sports journalist. Tags Journalists, 13 April 2026, Argentina, Julio, Ricardo, 2026-04-13, April 13, April…
Hans-Jürgen Becher German footballer dead at age 84
Hans-Jürgen Becher, a German footballer who played for Schalke 04, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 84. A defender, he made 32 appearances in the Oberliga West…