Obituary: Dominick Occhicone, dead at age 80
Dominick Occhicone, an American convicted murderer who was executed by lethal injection, died on July 28, 2026, aged 80. Born Dominick Anthony Occhicone Jr. on August 29, 1945, in Carmel,…
Death of Ghanaati at age 20
Ghanaati, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died on July 28, 2026, aged 20. Foaled on March 28, 2006, the American-bred, British-trained filly ran six times in a career that lasted from…
Obituary: Vassil Kazandjiev, dead at age 91
Vassil Kazandjiev, the Bulgarian composer, died on July 28, 2026, aged 91. Born in Ruse in 1934, he studied at the National Academy of Music and built a career in…
Erwin Engeler died at age 96
Erwin Engeler, a Swiss mathematician and computer scientist, died on July 28, 2026, aged 96. Engeler did pioneering work on the connections between logic, computer science and scientific computation during…
David Trewavas has died at age 63
David Trewavas, the New Zealand politician who served as mayor of Taupō from 2013 to 2025, died on July 28, 2026, aged 63. He led the Taupō District Council as…
Death of Ray Gómez at age 73
Ray Gómez, the Spanish guitarist known for his work with the Pop-Tops, died on July 28, 2026, aged 73. Born in Casablanca in 1953, he began playing piano at age…
James Aren Duckett, died aged 68
James Aren Duckett, an American convicted child murderer and sex offender, died on July 28, 2026, at age 68, after being executed by lethal injection in Florida. Duckett was a…
Pablo Garrido passes away at age 88
Pablo Garrido, a Mexican athlete, died on July 28, 2026, aged 88. Born in Mexico City, he competed in athletics in the late 1960s and represented Mexico at the 1968…
Richard Yuille has died at age 79
Richard Yuille, an American judge, died on July 28, 2026, aged 79. In 2009, he became chief judge of the 7th Circuit Court of Genesee County in Michigan and later…
Death of G. Thomas Goodnight at age 77
G. Thomas Goodnight, an American scholar and communication theorist, died on July 28, 2026, at age 77. Born in Houston, Texas, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from…
Roger Beilby dead, Roger Beilby, Australian radio presenter
Roger Beilby, the Australian radio presenter and jazz collector, died on July 28, 2026. Known for his work on 3CR Melbourne, he developed an interest in jazz in 1963 after…
Mike Smedley died at age 84
Mike Smedley, the English cricketer associated with Nottinghamshire, died on July 28, 2026, aged 84. Born Michael John Smedley on October 28, 1941, in Maltby, he began his career with…
Kristina Carlson died at age 76
Kristina Carlson, the Finnish writer, died on July 28, 2026, aged 76. Born in Helsinki on July 31, 1949, she worked as a journalist, poet and novelist and also wrote…
Suneil Anand passed away at age 70
Suneil Anand, an Indian actor and film director, died on July 28, 2026, at age 70. Best known for his work in films including Anand Aur Anand and Main Tere…
Gopal Man Shrestha, died aged 83
Gopal Man Shrestha, a Nepali politician and former minister of education, died on July 28, 2026, aged 83. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in 1999 as a Nepali…
Raoul Vaneigem has died at age 92
Raoul Vaneigem, the Belgian writer known for his 1967 book The Revolution of Everyday Life, died on July 28, 2026, aged 92. Born in Lessines in 1934, he studied romance…
Kavinsky dies at age 50
Kavinsky, the French musician and DJ best known for the songs “Nightcall” and “Odd Look,” died on July 28, 2026, aged 50. Born Vincent Belorgey in Paris in 1975, he…
Vedat Yenerer, died aged 61
Vedat Yenerer, a Turkish journalist and writer, died on July 28, 2026, aged 61. Born in Istanbul on January 2, 1965, he built a career as a war correspondent and…
Konrad Beikircher passed away at age 80
Konrad Beikircher, the German cabaret artist, musician and author, died on July 28, 2026, aged 80. Born Konrad Johann Aloysia Beikircher in Bruneck, South Tyrol, he built a career that…
Geraldine Bey dies at age 91
Geraldine Bey, the American jazz singer and concert organiser associated with the Chicago Jazz Festival, died on July 28, 2026, aged 91. Performing as Geraldine Bey de Haas, she began…
Joe Novak has died at age 81
Joe Novak, an American football player and coach, died on July 28, 2026, aged 81. He served as head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 1996 to 2007, compiling…
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza passed away at age 95
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, the Colombian journalist and writer who also worked as a diplomat, died on July 28, 2026, aged 95. Born in Tunja in 1932, he was identified in…
Golam Sarwar Hiru dead at age 76
Golam Sarwar Hiru, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament for Barguna-2, died on July 28, 2026, aged 76. He was associated with Islami Oikya Jote and won election…
Godfrey Graham obituary: died at age 89
Godfrey Graham, the Irish cricketer, died on July 28, 2026, aged 89. Known also as Godfrey Richard Graham, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who made one…
Benjamin Alire Sáenz has died at age 71
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, the American author of "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe," died on July 28, 2026, at age 71. A poet, novelist and writer of…
Obituary: Bobby Hunt, dead at age 85
Bobby Hunt, the American football player who spent parts of eight seasons in the American Football League with the Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals, died on July…
Pavala Syamala obituary: died at age 75
Pavala Syamala, an actress from Andhra Pradesh, died on July 28, 2026, aged 75. An Indian performer, she built a career in Telugu cinema and was known for supporting roles…