Death of Simone Forti at age 91
Simone Forti, the American postmodern dancer, choreographer and artist whose work helped shape postmodern dance, died on July 29, 2026, aged 91. Born in Florence on March 25, 1935, she…
Francis Teke Lysinge obituary: died at age 87
Francis Teke Lysinge, the Cameroonian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Mamfe, died on July 29, 2026, aged 87. Born on December 28, 1938, in Cameroon, he was…
Ibrahim El-Attar died at age 98
Ibrahim El-Attar, the Egyptian Olympic rower, died on July 29, 2026, aged 98. Born Ibrahim Wagih El-Attar on February 22, 1928, he represented Egypt in rowing at the 1952 Summer…
Cairns Craig dies at 77
Cairns Craig, the Scottish literary scholar who specialised in Scottish and modernist literature, died on July 29, 2026, aged 77. Born Robert Cairns Craig in Kilmarnock in 1949, he built…
Cristino Centurión passed away at age 72
Cristino Centurión, an Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer who played as a midfielder, died on July 29, 2026, aged 72. Born in Formosa Province, Argentina, he began his career in 1969 and…
Carol Lynn Pearson dies at age 86
Carol Lynn Pearson, the American poet, author and screenwriter known for works including "Cipher in the Snow," died on July 29, 2026, at age 86. Born Carol Lynn Wright in…
Arlene Smith has died at age 84
Arlene Smith, an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of the Chantels, died on July 29, 2026, at age 84. Smith helped establish the group in the Bronx…
Raymond J. Smit death at age 97
Raymond J. Smit, an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives, died on July 29, 2026, aged 97. A Republican, he represented his district in the state…
Fred Doucette has died at age 61
Fred Doucette, an American politician and member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2014 to 2025, died on July 29, 2026, aged 61. A Republican from Salem, New…
Jarosław Jechorek, died aged 65
Jarosław Jechorek, a Polish basketball player, died on July 29, 2026, aged 65. Born in Poland on May 31, 1961, he was best known for his work with the Polish…
Gunnar Þórðarson death at age 81
Gunnar Þórðarson, the Icelandic musician and songwriter, died on July 29, 2026, aged 81. Born in Hólmavík on January 4, 1945, he became one of Iceland’s most influential songwriters and…
Hernando Tovar death at age 87
Hernando Tovar, a Colombian footballer who played for Santa Fe and the Colombia national team, died on July 29, 2026, aged 87. Born in Girardot, he was a defender who…
Obituary: Turid Iversen, dead at age 91
Turid Iversen, the Norwegian politician who served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in the 1993–1997 term, died on July 29, 2026, aged 91. Born in…
Howard H. Pattee died at age 99
Howard H. Pattee, an American biologist and academic, died on July 29, 2026, aged 99. Born in Pasadena, California, in 1926, he studied at Stanford University, earning his degree in…
Death of Ferdousi Shahriar at age 54
Ferdousi Shahriar, a Bangladeshi diplomat, died on July 29, 2026, aged 54. She served as director general of the Myanmar wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and previously was…
Obituary: Khalid Nizami, dead at age 78
Khalid Nizami, the Pakistani comedian actor and music composer known for comic roles in television dramas such as Ankahi, died on July 29, 2026, aged 78. He was identified with…
Gordon Green dies at age 101
Gordon Green, the Australian footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League, died on July 29, 2026, aged 101. Green, also known as Gordon Stanley Green, was…
Glen Hansard obituary: died at age 56
Glen Hansard, the Irish musician and frontman of The Frames, died on July 29, 2026, aged 56, after a traffic collision. Born Glen James Hansard in Dublin, he had led…
Thaw Kaung death at age 88
Thaw Kaung, a Burmese librarian and historian, died on July 29, 2026, aged 88. Known also as Sithu Thaw Kaung, he was born in Yangon on December 17, 1937, and…
Don McDeed obituary: died at age 95
Don McDeed, an Australian rugby player, died on July 29, 2026, aged 95. A former international rugby union hooker, he was born in Hastings, Victoria, and educated at Sydney’s St…
Mir Raza Ali has died at age 25
Mir Raza Ali, a Pakistani entrepreneur, died on July 29, 2026, at the age of 25 after being shot, with his body later discovered near a wedding hall in Gulistan-e-Jauhar,…
Jochen Bohl, died aged 76
Jochen Bohl, a German theologian and Lutheran bishop, died on July 29, 2026, aged 76. Born in Lüdenscheid on April 19, 1950, he served as bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church…
Alec Johnson died at age 82
Alec Johnson, the English cricketer, died on July 29, 2026, aged 82. Born Anthony Alexander Johnson in Loughborough, Leicestershire, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. He made…
Hassie van Wijk, died aged 87
Hassie van Wijk, the Dutch footballer, assistant manager and manager, died on July 29, 2026, aged 87. A midfielder, he began his career with De Volewijckers and helped the club…
Obituary: Tássio, dead at age 41
Tássio, the Brazilian footballer known for his spells with Botafogo, Bragantino and CSKA Sofia, died on July 29, 2026, aged 41. Born Tássio Maia dos Santos in Rio de Janeiro…
Zlatko Žagmešter obituary: died at age 83
Zlatko Žagmešter, a Croatian handball player and coach, died on July 29, 2026, aged 83. Born in Zagreb on July 6, 1943, he became one of the leading handball figures…
Erik Olssen has died at age 84
Erik Olssen, the New Zealand historian whose work examined the links between social structures, politics and ideas, died on July 29, 2026, aged 84. Born in Hamilton on December 14,…
Harry Mitchell died at age 86
Harry Mitchell, an American politician and educator who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011, died July 29, 2026, aged 86. A Democrat, he represented Arizona’s…
Billy Ray Smith Jr. dead at age 64
Billy Ray Smith Jr., an American football player who starred as a linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, died on July 29, 2026, aged 64. Smith played 10 seasons in…