John Garrett, a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender and television sports commentator, died on April 28, 2026. He was 74. Born in Trenton, Ontario, Garrett played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1979 and in the National Hockey…
Vasko Boev, a Bulgarian footballer who played for Spartak Varna, Kaliakra Kavarna and Dobrudzha Dobrich, died on April 28, 2026. He was 37. Born on July 24, 1988, in Varna, Boev was raised in Spartak Varna’s youth teams and made…
Ittai Gradel, an Israeli-born British antiques dealer, died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 61 from renal cancer. Born in Haifa on January 29, 1965, he was also a historian and was known for exposing thefts of artefacts…
Cleetis Mack died April 28, 2026.
Silvano Raia, a Brazilian liver surgeon, died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 95. He specialized in liver diseases and was professor emeritus at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (FMUSP). In July 1989,…
Roger Sweet, the American toy designer who created He-Man, died on April 28, 2026, at age 91 from complications of dementia. Sweet was known as the lead designer in Mattel’s Preliminary Design Department, where he helped create the He-Man and…
Dan McLean, a Canadian journalist and news anchor, died on April 28, 2026, at age 78. McLean grew up in Orillia, Ontario, and began his journalism career at 15 with a part-time job at a Welland radio station. He went…
Bill Grayden, an Australian politician who served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1949 to 1954 and as a Western Australian Legislative Assembly member from 1947 to 1949 and again from 1956 to 1993, died on…
George Dunn, a British Royal Air Force officer, died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 103. Born in Whitstable, Kent, on September 21, 1922, he joined the Royal Air Force in June 1941 at the age of 17…
Damien Christensen, an Australian footballer who played for Geelong, died on April 28, 2026, aged 62. Christensen played 17 games for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League. After his playing career, he coached the Geelong Falcons, Williamstown…
Matt Davidson, a Canadian ice hockey player who appeared in 56 National Hockey League games with the Columbus Blue Jackets, died on April 28, 2026. He was 48. Born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, on August 9, 1977, Davidson played right…
Depinder Singh, Indian army lieutenant general and commander of the IPKF, died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Punjab Province, British India, in 1930, he served as the overall commander of the IPKF in Sri…
Helge Mortensen died on April 28, 2026. He was a Danish politician who served as minister of transport from 1993 to 1994 and as a member of the Folketing from 1984 to 2005. His career in the Folketing and his…
Enayatollah Atashi, an Iranian basketball coach and commentator, died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 81. He coached the Iranian national basketball team and worked as a basketball commentator for IRIB Varzesh and IRIB TV3, two Iranian television…
Moncho Monsalve, a Spanish basketball player and coach, died on April 28, 2026, at age 81. José Manuel Monsalve, known as Moncho Monsalve, played for Atlético San Sebastián, Real Madrid from 1963 to 1967, SD Kas and CB Girona, retiring…
Ange Édouard Poungui, a Congolese politician, died on April 28, 2026, at age 84. He served as Prime Minister of Congo-Brazzaville from August 7, 1984, to August 7, 1989, under President Denis Sassou Nguesso. In December 1969, he was included…