George Joseph dies at age 104
George Joseph, the American insurance executive who founded and chaired Mercury General, died on August 26, 2026, aged 104. Born in Beckley, West Virginia, on September 11, 1921, he was…
Marty Nadler dies at age 80
Marty Nadler, an American television producer and writer, died on August 26, 2026, aged 80. Nadler worked on a string of popular television comedies, including Perfect Strangers, Happy Days and…
Jack Grassel passed away at age 77
Jack Grassel, an American jazz guitarist, teacher and author from Milwaukee, died on August 26, 2026, aged 77, in a traffic collision. Born in Milwaukee and educated at the University…
Rubén Rada, died aged 83
Rubén Rada, the Uruguayan singer-songwriter who helped shape modern candombe and fused it with rock, soul, jazz and funk, died on August 26, 2026, aged 83. Born Omar Ruben Rada…
Mark S. DeFrancesco died at age 76
Mark S. DeFrancesco, an American politician, died on August 26, 2026, aged 76. A Republican, he served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975. Born in New…
Vladimir Germanenko, died aged 82
Vladimir Germanenko, a Russian politician and senator, died on August 26, 2026, aged 82. He represented the Federation Council from 2001 to 2008. Born on February 22, 1944, in Vertiyivka,…
Grace Nortey dies at age 89
Grace Nortey, a Ghanaian actress known for roles in Matters of the Heart, Sinking Sands and Beasts of No Nation, died on August 26, 2026, aged 89. Born in Ghana…
Ole Andreasen death at age 87
Ole Andreasen, the Danish politician and journalist who served in the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004, died on August 26, 2026, aged 87. Born in Frederiksberg on July 30,…
Pierre Neuville, died aged 83
Pierre Neuville, the Belgian poker player known as the “Serial PokerStars Qualifier,” died on August 26, 2026, aged 83. Born in Montigny-le-Tilleul on January 2, 1943, he built a reputation…
Peter Cullen passes away at age 85
Peter Cullen, the Canadian voice actor known for voicing Optimus Prime in The Transformers and KARR in Knight Rider, died on August 26, 2026, aged 85. Born Peter Claver Cullen…
Death of Toshio Masuda at age 98
Toshio Masuda, the Japanese film director behind The Battle of Port Arthur, Red Handkerchief and Rusty Knife, died on August 26, 2026, aged 98. Born in Kobe on October 5,…
Jan Štěpán died at age 78
Jan Štěpán, a Czech logician, philosopher and mathematician, died on August 26, 2026, aged 78. Born on January 19, 1948, in Dolní Újezd in the Přerov district, he studied numerical…
Death of Péter Nádas at age 83
Péter Nádas, the Hungarian writer, playwright and essayist best known for works including A Book of Memories, Parallel Stories and The End of a Family Story, died on August 26,…
Obituary: Domenico Papalia, dead at age 81
Domenico Papalia, an Italian mobster and member of the 'Ndrangheta, died on August 26, 2026, aged 81. Also known as Micu, he was born in Platì, Calabria, and became part…
Yves Lapeierre passes away at age 80
Yves Lapeierre, the Canadian composer, arranger, record producer and singer, died on August 26, 2026, at age 80. Born in Montreal and a graduate of the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy,…
Eyvindur P. Eiríksson death at age 90
Eyvindur P. Eiríksson, an Icelandic writer, died on August 26, 2026, aged 90. Born in Hnífsdalur on December 13, 1935, he wrote poetry, novels and plays, and his work often…
Obituary: Ulrich Berner, dead at age 78
Ulrich Berner, a German scholar of religion, died on August 26, 2026, aged 78. Berner was a German religionist and phenomenologist of religion whose work combined phenomenological approaches with historical…
Gergely Boros dies at age 42
Gergely Boros, the Hungarian sprint canoer and 2007 world champion, died on August 26, 2026, aged 42. Born in Szekszárd on February 28, 1984, Boros competed from the late 2000s…
Yuri Tsurilo passes away at age 79
Yuri Tsurilo, the Russian actor known for roles in "Khrustalyov, My Car!," "Silent Souls" and "The Fool," died on August 26, 2026, aged 79. Born in Vyazniki, in what was…
Obituary: Bert Matter, dead at age 89
Bert Matter, the Dutch minimalist composer and organist, died on August 26, 2026, aged 89. Born in 1937 in Baambrugge, he graduated from the Rotterdams Conservatorium at 20 and went…
G. V. Narayana Rao dies at age 72
G. V. Narayana Rao, the Indian actor and film producer known for Anthuleni Katha, Oka Oori Katha and Devanthakudu, died on August 26, 2026, aged 72. A Telugu performer whose…
Vladimir Germanenko, died aged 82
Vladimir Germanenko, the Russian politician and senator who served in the Federation Council from 2001 to 2008, died on August 26, 2026, aged 82. Vladimir Sergeyevich Germanenko was born on…