Giuseppe Commisso Italian mobster dead at age 79
Giuseppe Commisso died on April 26, 2026. He was an Italian mobster.
Deaths Tag: 2026-04-26
Marcos Petrillo Brazilian promoter, author, and music researcher dead at age 67
Marcos Petrillo died on April 26, 2026. He was a Brazilian promoter, author, and music researcher. His work spanned promotion, writing, and research focused on music.
Liam Browne public figure dead at age 89
Liam Browne died on April 26, 2026.
Thomas Gayford Canadian equestrian dead at age 97
Thomas Gayford, a Canadian equestrian and Olympic champion, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Toronto on November 21, 1928, he competed for Canada in the 1952 and 1960 Olympics in the individual and team…
Peter Gülke German conductor and musicologist dead at age 91
Peter Gülke, the German conductor and musicologist, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Weimar on April 29, 1934, he studied cello and musicology at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar. He completed…
Erroll Davis American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives dead at age 81
Erroll Davis, an American politician and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1971 to 1972, died on April 26, 2026. He was 81. Davis was born in Pittsburgh on August 5, 1944. The available information also identifies him…
Dick Matena Dutch comics writer and cartoonist dead at age 83
Dick Matena, a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 83. He was known for his work on Storm and for cartooning on Tom Puss and Panda. Born in The Hague on April…
Y. Karunadasa Sri Lankan Buddhist scholar dead at age 92
Y. Karunadasa, a Sri Lankan Buddhist scholar, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in 1934, he specialized in Early Buddhism and Theravada Abidhamma. He earned a first-class Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of…
Nigel Dunnett British horticulturalist and professor dead at age 63
Nigel Dunnett, British horticulturalist and professor, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 63. He was professor of planting design and urban horticulture at the University of Sheffield and worked on naturalistic planting design, sustainable urban drainage landscapes,…
Alfred Slote American author dead at age 99
Alfred Slote, an American author, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, on September 11, 1926, he wrote children’s books that included numerous sports and space novels. Among his works was…
Nedra Talley American Hall of Fame singer dead at age 80
Nedra Talley, an American Hall of Fame singer best known for her work with The Ronettes, died on April 26, 2026. She was 80. Born Nedra Yvonne Talley in New York City on January 27, 1946, she performed with her…
Francisco Letamendia Spanish Basque politician and lawyer, member of the Congress of Deputies dead…
Francisco Letamendia died on April 26, 2026. He was a Spanish Basque politician and lawyer known for his role in the Burgos trials. Letamendia served as a member of the Congress of Deputies from 1977 to 1978 and again from…
Adolfo Aristarain Argentine film director, Time for Revenge, Common Ground) dead at age 82
Adolfo Aristarain, the Argentine film director and screenwriter known for Martín (Hache), Time for Revenge and Common Ground, died on April 26, 2026, in Buenos Aires. He was 82. Born in Buenos Aires on October 19, 1943, Aristarain worked as…
Dion Anderson American actor dead at age 87
Dion Anderson died on April 26, 2026. He was an American actor known for his role in "The Shawshank Redemption."
Monte Coleman public figure dead at age 68
Monte Coleman, an American football player and coach, died on April 26, 2026, at age 68. He played 16 seasons as a linebacker with the Washington Redskins from 1979 to 1994 and later served as head football coach at the…
David Klahr American psychologist dead at age 86
David Klahr, an American psychologist, died on April 26, 2026, at age 86. He was known for his research in cognitive development, psychology of science, and educational psychology, including work on computational models of cognitive development and dual space search…
Lev Shimelov Russian director and actor dead at age 96
Lev Shimelov, a Russian director and actor, died April 26, 2026.
Ruby Duncan American rights activist dead at age 93
Ruby Duncan, an American rights activist and advocate for low-income families and welfare rights in Las Vegas, Nevada, died on April 26, 2026, at age 93. Born Ruby Phillips Duncan on June 7, 1932, in Tallulah, Louisiana, she came from…
Gérard Biguet French football referee dead at age 79
Gérard Biguet, a French football referee, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Jarny on June 16, 1946, he served as a FIFA referee from 1982 to 1992. Biguet officiated one match at the 1992…
Luis Isaac Puerto Rican baseball player and coach dead at age 79
Luis Isaac, a Puerto Rican baseball player and coach for the Cleveland Indians, died on April 26, 2026, at age 79. A catcher in the minor leagues from 1962 through 1979, he batted and threw right-handed and was known for…
Sam Hunt American politician and educator dead at age 83
Samuel Michael Hunt, an American politician and educator, died on April 26, 2026. He was 83. Born in Billings, Montana, on December 9, 1942, Hunt served in the Washington State legislature from 2001 to 2025. He represented the 22nd District…
Golam Sarwar Milon Bangladeshi politician, MP dead at age 69
Golam Sarwar Milon, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died on April 26, 2026. Born in Dhaka on November 6, 1957, he was elected to parliament from Manikganj-4 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988, served…
Vladimir Grachev Russian scientist and politician dead at age 84
Vladimir Grachev, a Russian scientist and politician, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 84. He was also an ecologist, a professor, and a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Grachev held a doctorate in engineering…
Peter Morris Australian politician, MP and minister of transport dead at age 93
Peter Morris, the Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1972 to 1998 and as minister of transport from 1983 to 1987, died on April 26, 2026, aged 93. Born in Sydney on July…
Jesse Crenshaw American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives dead at age 79
Jesse Crenshaw, an American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, died on April 26, 2026, at age 79. He served in the House for the 77th district from 1993 to 2015, after first being elected in 1992…
Raghu Rai Indian photographer, cancer dead at age 83
Raghu Rai, an Indian photographer and photojournalist, died on April 26, 2026, in Delhi, India, at the age of 83, from cancer. He became a photographer in the mid-1960s and later joined the staff of The Statesman in New Delhi.…
Guy Leleu French racing cyclist dead at age 76
Guy Leleu, a French racing cyclist, died on April 26, 2026.