Abdul Ahad Momand dead at age 66
Abdul Ahad Momand, the Afghan astronaut who became the first person from his country to travel into space,
died on June 21, 2026. He was 66. Born in 1959 in…
Remigio Cortés dead at age 94
Remigio Cortés
died on June 21, 2026. Tags Actors, 21 June 2026, Chile, Remigio, Cortés, June 2026, June 21
Krzysztof Dowgiałło dead at age 87, Politician, writer
Krzysztof Dowgiałło, a Polish architect, writer and politician who served in the Sejm,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on June 30, 1938, in Novomalyn,…
Iñaki Dorronsoro Plazaola dead at age 78
Iñaki Dorronsoro Plazaola
died on June 21, 2026. Tags Other, 21 June 2026, Plazaola, Spain, Iñaki, June 2026, June 21
Naeem Ahmed Kharal dead at age 69
Naeem Ahmed Kharal, a Pakistani politician and former member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 69. Born on January 19, 1957, in…
Ab DeMarco Jr. dead at age 77
Ab DeMarco Jr., an American-born Canadian ice hockey player who skated in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association during the 1970s, died June 21, 2026, at 77. Born…
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez dead at age 94
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a Cuban politician and military figure,
died on June 21, 2026. He was 94. Born in Artemisa on April 28, 1932, Valdés became one of the early…
Louise Holcombe dead at age 72
Louise Holcombe, an American canoeist who competed in Olympic slalom events,
died on June 21, 2026. She was 72. Born on March 17, 1954, in Washington, D.C., Holcombe represented the…
Ilana Cohen dead at age 82
Ilana Cohen, the Israeli nurse and politician who served in the Knesset from 2003 to 2006,
died on June 21, 2026, at age 82. Born in Iraq on November 16,…
Selima Ahmad dead at age 65
Selima Ahmad, a Bangladeshi businessperson and politician,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 65. Born in Dhaka on July 7, 1960, she became vice chairperson of Nitol-Niloy…
Gene Wiley dead at age 88
Gene Wiley, an American basketball player who spent four seasons in the NBA and later played in the ABA,
died on June 21, 2026. He was 88. Born in Wichita,…
Francisco Guterres dead at age 71
Francisco Guterres, the East Timorese politician who served as president of East Timor from 2017 to 2022,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 71. Known widely as…
Vittorio Parisi dead at age 89
Vittorio Parisi, an Italian politician and former senator,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Milan on January 1, 1936, he was a member of…
András Simor dead at age 87
András Simor, a Hungarian poet and writer,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Budapest on July 5, 1938, he studied at Kölcsey Ferenc Gimnázium…
Noël Deschamps dead at age 83
Noël Deschamps, a French singer,
died on June 21, 2026, in Châteauroux, France, one day before his 84th birthday. Born on June 22, 1942, in Villefranche-sur-Saône, then in German-occupied France,…
Alan Murray dead at age 76
Alan Murray, the English footballer and manager who
died on June 21, 2026, was 76. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne on November 5, 1949, he began his career at Middlesbrough…
Des Nealon dead
Des Nealon
died on June 21, 2026. He was an actor. Tags Actors, 21 June 2026, Des, Ireland, Nealon, June 2026, June 21
George Blay dead at age 45
George Blay, the Ghanaian footballer who played as a right-back for Standard Liège, Dinamo București and Ghana’s national team,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 45. Born…
Yaacov Agam dead at age 98
Yaacov Agam, the Israeli sculptor and experimental artist celebrated for his contributions to optical and kinetic art,
died on June 21, 2026, at age 98. Born Yaakov Gipstein in Rishon…
Oleksandr Riabeka dead at age 66
Oleksandr Riabeka, a Ukrainian politician and former member of parliament,
died on June 21, 2026, at age 66. Born in Ovruch on November 26, 1959, he served as a People's…
Ange Armato dead at age 96
Ange Armato, an American baseball player who appeared in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 96. Also known as Ange Lou…
Kent Briggs dead at age 68
Kent Briggs, an American football player and coach,
died on June 21, 2026, at age 68. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he played quarterback at A. C. Reynolds High…
Mosharraf Hossain dead at age 78
Mosharraf Hossain
died on June 21, 2026. He was a Bangladeshi politician. Tags Politicians, 21 June 2026, Bangladesh, Cancer, Hossain, Mosharraf, June 2026, June 21
Jim Battle dead at age 88
Jim Battle, an American football player who competed in the NFL and CFL,
died on June 21, 2026, at age 88. Battle played guard in professional football after his college…
Rajendra Kharel dead at age 80
Rajendra Kharel, a Nepalese politician,
died on June 21, 2026, at age 80. He was a senior leader of the Nepali Congress and represented the party in the Pratinidhi Sabha…
Jeff Olson dead at age 77
Jeff Olson, an American visual effects artist whose work helped shape films including Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Trek and Who Framed Roger Rabbit,
died on…
S. Jeyanandamoorthy dead at age 60
S. Jeyanandamoorthy
died on June 21, 2026. He was a Sri Lankan politician. Tags Politicians, 21 June 2026, Jeyanandamoorthy, Virgo, June 2026, June 21, Sri Lanka
Jeff Olson dead at age 77
Jeff Olson died June 21, 2026. Tags Artists, 21 June 2026, Jeff, Olson, Virgo, June 2026, June 21