Viorel-Aurel Șerban
Romanian engineer
Died on Saturday February 28th 2026
Marco Tolama
Mexican racing driver and sportscaster
Died on Saturday February 28th 2026
Darío Lopérfido Argentine politician dead at age 61
Darío Lopérfido, an Argentine politician, journalist and cultural promoter,
died on February 27, 2026, at the age of 61. Born in Buenos Aires in 1964, he served as Argentina’s Secretary…
David Botstein Genetic linkage map using restriction fragment length polymorphisms dead at age 83
David Botstein, an American biologist,
died on February 27, 2026. He was director of the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University from 2003 to 2013 and held the…
Margaret Farquhar Scottish politician dead at age 95
Margaret Farquhar, a Scottish politician and the first woman to serve as Lord Provost of Aberdeen,
died on February 27, 2026. Born in Aberdeen as Margaret Burnett on 14 March…
Bo Gritz American military officer and politician dead at age 87
Bo Gritz, an American military officer and politician,
died on February 27, 2026, at age 87. Born James Gordon Gritz in Enid, Oklahoma, he served as an officer in the…
Olympic Czech keyboardist dead at age 66
Olympic, the Czech keyboardist of the Czech rock band Olympic,
died on February 27, 2026. Olympic was founded in Prague in 1962 and was led by Petr Janda from 1963.…
Audrey Emerton, Baroness Emerton British nursing administrator and life peer dead at age 90
Audrey Emerton, Baroness Emerton, the British nursing administrator and life peer,
died on February 27, 2026, aged 90. Born on 10 September 1935, she was a member of the House…
Colman McCarthy American journalist and peace activist dead at age 87
Colman McCarthy, an American journalist for The Washington Post and peace activist,
died on February 27, 2026, at age 87. Born in Glen Head, New York, on March 24, 1938,…
Andrzej Trautman Robinson–Trautman gravitational wavesTrautman recovery theorem in Newton–Cartan th…
Andrzej Trautman, a Polish mathematical physicist,
died on February 27, 2026, at age 93. Born in Warsaw on January 4, 1933, he contributed to classical gravitation and general relativity. His…
Candan Dumanlı Turkish football player
Candan Dumanlı
died on February 27, 2026. Dumanlı was a Turkish football player associated with Ankaragücü. No further details about his life or career were provided in the available information.…
Robin Weiss Scientific discoveries related to HIV retrovirus dead at age 86
Robin Weiss, the British molecular biologist and influential scientist in virology and cancer biology,
died on February 27, 2026, aged 86. His research focused on retroviruses, and he was noted…
Neil Sedaka American singer
Neil Sedaka, the American singer, songwriter and pianist known for “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,”
died on February 27, 2026. He began his music career in 1957 and sold…
James E. Waggoner Jr. American Episcopalian clergyman, bishop of Spokane dead at age 77
James E. Waggoner Jr., an American Episcopalian clergyman and bishop of Spokane from 2000 to 2017,
died on February 27, 2026, at age 77. Waggoner served as the eighth bishop…
John H. Caldwell Promotion of cross-country skiing in the United States dead at age 97
John H. Caldwell, an American Olympic skier and author,
died on February 27, 2026, at age 97. Caldwell competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics in Nordic skiing and later became…
Les Rumsey English speedway rider dead at age 70
Les Rumsey, an English speedway rider,
died on February 27, 2026, aged 70. Born Leslie John Rumsey in Canterbury, Kent, on July 27, 1955, he rode in the top two…
Travis Wammack American rock and roll guitarist dead at age 81
Travis Wammack, an American rock and roll guitarist,
died on February 27, 2026, at the age of 81. Travis Lavoid Wammack Sr. was born on November 19, 1944, in Walnut,…
Sandro Munari Italian rally driver dead at age 86
Sandro Munari, the Italian rally driver nicknamed Il Drago,
died on February 27, 2026, aged 85. Born Alessandro Munari on March 27, 1940, in Cavarzere, Italy, he began rallying in…
Joaherul Islam Bangladeshi politician dead at age 70
Joaherul Islam, a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer,
died on February 27, 2026. He was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and served as a Jatiya Sangsad member for Tangail-8 from 2019…
Tatjana Wood German-born American comic book colourist
Tatjana Wood, a German-born American comic book colorist and artist,
died on February 27, 2026. Born Tatjana Amalie Weintraub in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany, on March 2, 1926, she worked in…
Charlie Grall Journalist dead at age 71
Charlie Grall, a French journalist and Breton independence activist,
died on February 27, 2026, at the age of 71. Born Jean-Charles Grall in Finistère, France, he was the founder of…
Peter J. Genova American politician dead at age 81
Peter J. Genova, an American politician,
died on February 27, 2026. A Republican, he was elected to two full terms in the New Jersey General Assembly and served from 1985…
Gregorio Luque Mexican baseball catcher and manager dead at age 83
Gregorio Luque, a Mexican baseball catcher and manager,
died on February 27, 2026. Born in Nogales, Sonora, on May 9, 1942, he played and managed in the Mexican League during…
Sonny Gibbs American football player
Sonny Gibbs, an American football player who was a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions,
died on February 27, 2026, at age 86. Born Guy Gilbert Gibbs Jr.…