Mamadou Sylla, a Guinean arms dealer and politician, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 66. Born in Boké on January 25, 1960, he became wealthy after being among several people given large amounts of rice by the…
Barbara Flynn Currie, an American politician and member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1979 to 2019, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 85. A Democrat, she served as Majority Leader from 1997 to 2019. Currie’s…
Alex Manninger, an Austrian footballer and goalkeeper, died on April 16, 2026. He was 48. Manninger played internationally for the Austria national team on 33 occasions, including at UEFA Euro 2008, and represented clubs in Italy, Germany, Austria and England.…
Garret Anderson, an American baseball player who played for the Los Angeles Angels, died on April 16, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 53. Anderson played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily for the California, Anaheim and Los…
Cerina Fairfax, former second lady of Virginia, was murdered by her husband on April 16, 2026. She is identified in available records as having held the role of second lady of Virginia.
James Hayward, an American abstract painter, died on April 16, 2026. He was 82. Born in 1943 in San Francisco, California, Hayward was known for paintings divided into two bodies of work: flat paintings, made from 1975 to 1984, and…
Justin Fairfax, an American politician and former lieutenant governor of Virginia, died on April 16, 2026, in Wakefield, Virginia, at age 47. A Democrat, he served as Virginia’s 41st lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022 and was the second African-American…
Tony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, the British lawyer, judge and life peer who served in the House of Lords from 2009 to 2020, died on April 16, 2026, aged 82. Born Anthony Peter Clarke on 13 May 1943, he…
Ivan Rebernik, a Slovenian diplomat and librarian, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 86. He served as Slovenia’s ambassador to the Vatican and as Chancellor of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Born in Maribor on October…
Seigō Tsuchida, Japanese politician and mayor of Higashine since 1998, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 82. He served as mayor of Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, for seven terms, and died in office. Born in Higashine on October…
Narayana Ramachandran, an Indian sports administrator and president of the Indian Olympic Association from 2014 to 2017, died on April 16, 2026, aged 77. He was also an Indian squash and triathlon administrator and served as president of the World…
Dory Selinger, an American cyclist and Paralympic champion, died on April 16, 2026, after being struck by a vehicle while riding near his home in McKinney, Texas. He was 54. Selinger was a former Paralympic cyclist and world record holder…
Miguel Canto, a Mexican boxer, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Miguel Angel Canto Solis in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, on January 30, 1948, he was a former world boxing champion who held the WBC and…
Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez, a Cuban Roman Catholic prelate and bishop emeritus of Pinar del Río, died on April 16, 2026. He was 84. Born in Cienfuegos on March 16, 1942, he moved with his family to Havana as a…
Oleg Maisenberg, a Ukrainian-born Austrian pianist, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Odessa, then in the Ukrainian SSR, he received his first piano lessons from his mother at age five. He studied at the…
André Bernard, a French Olympic modern pentathlete, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Lille, France, on November 17, 1935, he competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Masayoshi Tsuchida, a Japanese politician, died on April 16, 2026.
Giorgos Gonios, a Greek footballer best known for his career with Panathinaikos, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 79. A defender, he began his career as a forward at Agios Ierotheos before signing for Panathinaikos in the…
Patrick Ground, a British politician and barrister, died on April 16, 2026, aged 93. Known as Reginald Patrick Ground QC, he served as a Conservative councillor on the London Borough of Hammersmith from 1968 to 1971, representing the Parson's Green…
Craig Krampf, an American drummer, died on April 16, 2026, at age 80. Born in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on August 25, 1945, he worked as a drummer, percussionist, arranger, record producer and songwriter from 1971 to 2026. Most of his notable…
Ernie Smith, a Jamaican reggae singer, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 80. Born Glenroy Anthony Michael Archangelo Smith in Kingston, Jamaica, in May 1945, he was raised in St. Ann and May Pen. He played guitar…
Edoardo Borzatti von Löwenstern died on April 16, 2026. He was an Italian archaeologist and paleontologist.
Don Schlitz, an American songwriter known for "The Gambler," "Forever and Ever, Amen" and "When You Say Nothing at All," died on April 16, 2026. He was 73. Schlitz wrote more than 20 No. 1 hits on the country music…
Paris Harvey, 91, an American Methodist minister and human rights activist associated with the Gwangju Uprising, died on April 16, 2026. Harvey was known for work in both ministry and human rights activism.
Laura Balbo, an Italian politician and sociologist, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Padua on November 30, 1933, she graduated from the University of Padua in 1956 with a degree in sociology and later…
Pharis Harvey, 91, an American Methodist minister and human rights activist associated with the Gwangju Uprising, died April 16, 2026. His work was linked to religious ministry and human rights advocacy.
David Smith, an Australian politician and Western Australia MLA from 1983 to 1996, died on April 16, 2026, aged 82. He was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1983 to 1996 and served as… · America · 08 March 2014 · March 2014 · March 8 · Other
Jan Potměšil, a Czech actor, died on April 16, 2026, at age 60. Born in Prague in 1966, he worked from 1976 to 2026 and was known for his roles in Why?, Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker and Bony…
Mark Carrington, a New Zealand cricketer who played for Northern Districts, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Gisborne on 19 August 1961, he played for Northern Districts in the 1980s and also represented Poverty…
Kazuo Imanishi, a Japanese football player and manager, died on April 16, 2026, of pneumonia. He was 85. Imanishi played for Toyo Industries, later Mazda, after graduating from Tokyo University of Education and joined the club in 1963. He played…
Andy Kershaw, the English broadcaster and radio DJ, died on April 16, 2026, after being diagnosed with cancer. He was 66. Born Andrew J. G. Kershaw in Littleborough, Lancashire, on 9 November 1959, he worked predominantly in radio from 1981…
Bruno Cantone died on April 16, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Vis Pesaro, Cosenza and Derthona. No further details about his life or career were provided.
Raza Kazim, a Pakistani philosopher and political activist, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on January 13, 1930, in British India, he was also a lawyer, inventor and former politician in Pakistan. He invented the…
Jim Jabir, an American women’s basketball coach who worked at Dayton, Siena and Marquette, died on April 16, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 63. Jabir, a native of Brooklyn, New York, graduated from Nazareth College in 1984 with a…