Mary de Rachewiltz obituary: died at age 101
Mary de Rachewiltz, the Italian-American writer and poet known for her memoir Discretions, died on July 24, 2026. She was 101. Born Maria Rudge in Brixen, Italy, on July 9,…
Obituary: Lamine Merbah, dead at age 79
Lamine Merbah, the Algerian filmmaker, died on July 24, 2026, aged 79. Born Mohammed Lamine Merbah in Tighennif in 1946, he worked as a filmmaker, film producer and film director,…
Günter Bannas passed away at age 74
Günter Bannas, the German journalist who led the Berlin office of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, died on July 24, 2026, in Berlin. He was 74. Born in Kassel in 1952,…
Fred Kemp dead at age 80
Fred Kemp, the English footballer who played for Halifax Town, Southampton and Blackpool, died on July 24, 2026, aged 80. Born Frederick George Kemp in Salerno, Italy, on 27 February…
Death of Loren Nerell at age 65
Loren Nerell, an American composer and performer of ambient music and Balinese gamelan, died on July 24, 2026. He was 65. Born in Long Beach, California, on November 30, 1960,…
Shanti Naidoo dies at 91
Shanti Naidoo, a South African anti-apartheid activist, died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Pretoria on March 6, 1935, she was also known as Shantavothie,…
Akbar Abdi death at age 65
Akbar Abdi, the Iranian actor and comedian known for work in film and television, died on July 24, 2026, at age 65. Born in Tehran on August 26, 1960, he…
Sheila Ballantine dies at 97
Sheila Ballantine, the English stage and television actress, died on July 24, 2026, aged 97. Born Sheila Mavis Ballantine in Hackney, East London, on October 14, 1928, she began her…
Bert Askson has died at age 80
Bert Askson, an American football player who spent three seasons with the Green Bay Packers and also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints, died on July 24,…
Odile Sicard dies at 95
Odile Sicard, a French politician and social worker who served as a deputy from 1981 to 1988, died on July 24, 2026, aged 95. Born in Broc on August 25,…
Chun Yong-taek dies at 88
Chun Yong-taek, a South Korean politician and military officer who served as minister of national defense, died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on August 28,…
Ian McDonald has died at age 93
Ian McDonald, the Trinidadian-born Guyanese poet and writer whose only novel, The Humming-Bird Tree, became a Caribbean classic, died on July 24, 2026. Born in Saint Augustine, Trinidad, on April…
Death of Richard Brickhouse at age 87
Richard Brickhouse, an American NASCAR driver, died on July 24, 2026. Born October 27, 1939, in Rocky Point, North Carolina, he became best known for winning the inaugural Talladega 500…
Elmer MacKay passed away at age 89
Elmer MacKay, a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as a member of Parliament for Central Nova, died on July 24, 2026. Born Elmer MacIntosh MacKay on August 5, 1936,…
Jean Mesqui passed away at age 74
Jean Mesqui, a French castellologist, civil engineer and art historian, died on July 24, 2026, aged 74. Born Jean Antoine André Marie Joseph Mesqui in Paris on May 27, 1952,…
Sumarjati Arjoso has died at age 80
Sumarjati Arjoso, an Indonesian politician and member of the House of Representatives, died on July 24, 2026, aged 80. She served in the House of Representatives from 2009 to 2014…
Death of Kalilou Traoré at age 38
Kalilou Traoré, a Malian footballer, died on July 24, 2026, in a traffic collision. Born in Bamako on September 9, 1987, he was a midfielder who began his career with…
Chun Yong-taek dies at 88
Chun Yong-taek, a South Korean politician and former military officer, died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 88. He served in the 15th and 16th National Assemblies and…
Jackie Cline obituary: died at age 66
Jackie Cline, an American football player who spent eight seasons as a defensive lineman, died on July 24, 2026. Born on March 13, 1960, in Kansas City, Kansas, he played…
Death of Gunther von Hagens at age 81
Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist who invented plastination, died on July 24, 2026. He was 81. Born Gunther Gerhard Liebchen in Skalmierzyce, in what is now Greater Poland Voivodeship,…
Sir John Henry dies at 94
Sir John Henry, a New Zealand jurist and judge of the Court of Appeal, died on July 24, 2026. He served on the Court of Appeal from 1991 to 2004,…
Clemente Marconi passes away at age 60
Clemente Marconi, an Italian archaeologist and art historian known for his work on Greek art and archaeology and the excavations at Selinunte, died on July 24, 2026. Born in Rome…
Dame Helene Quilter dead
Dame Helene Quilter, a retired New Zealand public servant, died on July 24, 2026. She served as deputy commissioner at the State Services Commission from 2007 to 2012, where she…
Death of Carmelo Scoma at age 95
Carmelo Scoma, the Italian politician and trade unionist who served as mayor of Palermo, died on July 24, 2026. Born in Prizzi on February 22, 1931, he began his career…
Zhang Yutai passed away at age 80
Zhang Yutai, a Chinese politician, died on July 24, 2026. Born in January 1945, he was a politician of the People’s Republic of China and served in senior roles within…
Suco passed away at age 87
Suco, the Spanish footballer known for spells with Racing Ferrol, Barcelona and Valencia, died on July 24, 2026, aged 87. Born Andrés Parada Alvite in Ribeira on September 27, 1938,…
Achito Vivas, died aged 92
Achito Vivas, the Colombian footballer known for his long spell with Deportivo Pereira and appearances for the national team, died on July 24, 2026. Born Adelmo Achito Vivas on March…
Death of Thomas Handgrätinger at age 83
Thomas Handgrätinger, a German priest and Catholic monk, died on July 24, 2026, at Kloster Windberg. Born in Ulm on March 4, 1943, he entered the Windberg monastery in 1963,…
Allan Warrack death at age 89
Allan Warrack, a professor and politician, died on July 24, 2026, at age 89. A Canadian politician born in Calgary on May 24, 1937, he served in the Legislative Assembly…
Reg Chard dies at 102
Reginald James Chard, an Australian soldier, died on July 24, 2026, aged 102. Better known as Reg Chard, he served in the Kokoda Track campaign in New Guinea during World…
Menase Robert Kambu has died at age 76
Menase Robert Kambu, an Indonesian politician and former mayor of Jayapura, died on July 24, 2026, aged 76. He served two terms as mayor, from 2000 to 2005 and again…
Lou Koller death at age 59
Lou Koller, the American punk rock singer and founding vocalist of Sick of It All, died on July 24, 2026, at age 59. Born in Queens in 1967, he emerged…