Ignacio Anastacio dies at 76
Ignacio Anastacio, former speaker of the House of Delegates of Palau, died on August 29, 2026, at age 76. A Palauan politician and businessman, he served as speaker from January…
Death of Gene Bertoncini at age 89
Gene Bertoncini, the American jazz guitarist born in New York City on April 6, 1937, died on August 29, 2026, aged 89. A native of New York, he grew up…
Helch passed away at age 34
Helch, the British graffiti artist known for his stylised capital lettering and widely seen HELCH tag, died on August 29, 2026, aged 34. Operating mainly in the United Kingdom, he…
Death of Peter R. Griffiths at age 84
Peter R. Griffiths, a British chemist and professor, died on August 29, 2026, aged 84. Born in London in 1942, he studied at St John’s College, Oxford, where he earned…
Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Bernaldo de Quirós dead at age 82
Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Bernaldo de Quirós, a Spanish businessman and civil servant who chaired Iberia and Aviaco from 1983 to 1985, died on August 29, 2026, aged…
Shu Takahashi passed away at age 96
Shu Takahashi, a Japanese painter, printmaker and sculptor, died on August 29, 2026, aged 96. Born in the Ashina district in 1930, he also worked as an art director and…
Mehdi Zana passes away at age 85
Mehdi Zana, the Turkish Kurdish politician and human rights defender who served as mayor of Diyarbakır from 1977 to 1980, died on August 29, 2026, aged 85. Born in Silvan,…
Lee Yong-joo dead at age 44
Lee Yong-joo, a South Korean actor and businessman, died on August 29, 2026, aged 44. Born on August 21, 1982, he was identified in Korean biographical sources as both an…
Walter Tresch passes away at age 78
Walter Tresch, the Swiss alpine skier, died on August 29, 2026, aged 78. Born in Silenen on April 4, 1948, he represented Switzerland in alpine skiing at the 1972 and…
Narana Coissoró obituary: died at age 94
Narana Coissoró, a Portuguese lawyer, academic and politician, died on August 29, 2026, aged 94. Born in Goa, then in Portuguese India, on October 3, 1931, he moved to Portugal…
Death of Giacomo Aimoni at age 86
Giacomo Aimoni, an Italian ski jumper, died on August 29, 2026, aged 86. Born in Ponte di Legno on December 23, 1939, he represented Italy in ski jumping at the…
Obituary: Triona Holden, dead at age 66
Triona Holden, the British author, artist, journalist and former BBC presenter and correspondent, died on August 29, 2026, aged 66. Writing under the name Triona Palmer after her marriage, she…
Helao Shityuwete death at age 92
Helao Shityuwete, the Namibian writer and military commander, died on August 29, 2026, aged 92. A politician, military commander and author, he was born on August 25, 1934, in Evale,…
Franco Fontana dies at 92
Franco Fontana, the Italian photographer known for his abstract colour landscapes, died on August 29, 2026, aged 92. Born in Modena on December 9, 1933, he began taking photographs in…
Neil Walter obituary: died at age 83
Neil Walter, a New Zealand public servant and diplomat who served as Administrator of Tokelau, died on August 29, 2026, aged 83. Known formally as Neil Douglas Walter CNZM, he…
Antonino Fogliani obituary: died at age 50
Antonino Fogliani, the Italian conductor, died on August 29, 2026, aged 50. Born in Messina on June 29, 1976, he studied composition at the Conservatorio "G. B. Martini" in Bologna…
Antonio Landeta y Álvarez-Valdés dies at 89
Antonio Landeta y Álvarez-Valdés, a Spanish politician and former member of parliament, died on August 29, 2026, aged 89. Born in A Coruña, he entered the national parliament in 1993…
Hana Pastejříková passes away at age 82
Hana Pastejříková, a Czech actress known for her work in film and television, died on August 29, 2026, aged 82. Born in Prague on March 2, 1944, she was a…
Ian Martin, died aged 75
Ian Martin, the Australian rugby league footballer who was a multi-premiership winner with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, died on August 29, 2026, aged 75. Born on July 1, 1951, Martin…
Frankie Miller obituary: died at age 94
Frankie Miller, an American country singer, died on August 29, 2026, at age 94. Born Frank Miller, Jr., in Victoria, Texas, he began performing as a teenager on the local…
Obituary: Jeffrey G. Williamson, dead at age 90
Jeffrey G. Williamson, an American academic and economic historian, died on August 29, 2026, aged 90. He was the Laird Bell Professor of Economics emeritus at Harvard University and also…
Johnny Hooper died at age 91
Johnny Hooper, the Irish Olympic sailor, died on August 29, 2026, aged 91. Born in Dublin on December 13, 1934, he represented Ireland in two Summer Olympics and became part…
Dimi Mavropoulos obituary: died at age 76
Dimi Mavropoulos, the Cypriot rally driver, businessman and automobile collector known for his role in Cypriot rallying and the Cyprus Historic & Classic Motor Museum, died on August 29, 2026,…