Lilia Lardone obituary: died at age 84
Lilia Lardone, the Argentine writer who focused on children’s and young adult literature, died on August 31, 2026, aged 84. Born in Hernando, Córdoba, she moved to Córdoba city at…
Vladimir Lakeev dies at age 77
Vladimir Lakeev, a Russian politician and communist party organizer, died on August 31, 2026, aged 77. Known also as Vladimir Ivanovich Lakeev, he was born in Moscow on August 13,…
Miguel Zavaleta passes away at age 71
Miguel Zavaleta, the Argentine musician and songwriter behind Suéter and the author of "Amanece en la ruta," died on August 31, 2026, aged 71. Born in Buenos Aires on February…
Death of Édouard Balladur at age 97
Édouard Balladur, the French politician who served as prime minister, minister of finance and twice deputy, died on August 31, 2026, aged 97. Born Édouard Léon Raoul Balladur in İzmir,…
Bill Schmidt died at age 78
Bill Schmidt, an American Olympic javelin thrower, died on August 31, 2026, aged 78. A native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Southview, Pennsylvania, he became one of the United States’…
Michel Fano dies at age 96
Michel Fano, the French musician, composer and writer whose work also extended to filmmaking and sound design, died on August 31, 2026, aged 96. Born in the 16th arrondissement of…
Jean-François Leroy passes away at age 69
Jean-François Leroy, the French journalist and photographer who directed Visa pour l'image, died on August 31, 2026, aged 69. Born in Paris on October 3, 1956, he helped found the…
Death of Kippy Brown at age 71
Kippy Brown, an American football coach who worked for the Houston Texans, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks, died on August 31, 2026, at age 71. Brown, whose full name was…
Obituary: Jerry Stovall, dead at age 85
Jerry Stovall, the American Hall of Fame football player and coach, died on August 31, 2026, at age 85. Born Jerry Lane Stovall in West Monroe, Louisiana, he graduated from…
Death of Anatoly Kholkin at age 89
Anatoly Kholkin, a Russian chemist, died on August 31, 2026, aged 89. Born Anatoly Ivanovich Kholkin on March 8, 1937, he was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences…
Ada Yonath has died at age 87
Ada Yonath, the Israeli crystallographer and Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry, died on August 31, 2026, aged 87. Born in Jerusalem in 1939, she became known for pioneering cryo bio-crystallography…
Carlos Monforte dies at age 77
Carlos Monforte, a Brazilian journalist who helped anchor TV Globo’s morning news programming, died on August 31, 2026, at age 77. Born Carlos Américo Aguiar Monforte in Santos, he graduated…
Obituary: Elco Brinkman, dead at age 78
Elco Brinkman, the Dutch politician who served in the House of Representatives and Senate, died on August 31, 2026, aged 78. Born Leendert Cornelis Brinkman in Dirksland on February 5,…
Phillips Robbins dies at age 96
Phillips Robbins, an American biochemist and professor emeritus at Boston University, died on August 31, 2026, aged 96. Born in Barre, Massachusetts, in 1930, he built a long academic career…
Celestí Alomar Mateu dead at age 76
Celestí Alomar Mateu, a Spanish politician and tourism official who served in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands from 1999 to 2007, died on August 31, 2026, aged 76. Born…
Daniel Spagnou passed away at age 85
Daniel Spagnou, the French politician who served as mayor of Sisteron and represented Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the National Assembly, died on August 31, 2026, aged 85. Born in Barcelonnette on September…
Carlyto Lassa, died aged 65
Carlyto Lassa, the Congolese singer-songwriter, guitarist and evangelical pastor, died on August 31, 2026, aged 65. Born Charles Ndombasi Lassa in Kongo Central in what is now the Democratic Republic…
Indu Mitha died at age 97
Indu Mitha, the Pakistani Bharatanatyam classical dancer and music educator, died on August 31, 2026, aged 97. Born Indu Chatterjee in 1929, she was among Pakistan’s best-known exponents of Bharatanatyam…
Death of Jean-François Leroy at age 69
Jean-François Leroy, the French journalist and photographer who directed the Visa pour l’image festival from 1989, died on August 31, 2026, aged 69. Born in Paris on October 3, 1956,…
Jean-François Leroy passes away at age 69
Jean-François Leroy, the French journalist and photographer who directed the Visa pour l'image festival from 1989, died on August 31, 2026, aged 69. The identity record identifies him as a…
Jaroslav Olejár died at age 67
Jaroslav Olejár, the Slovak football player who played for Sparta Prague and 1. FC Košice, died on August 31, 2026, aged 67. Born in Dvorianky on August 29, 1959, he…
Liam King dies at 85
Liam King, the Irish hurler from Lorrha–Dorrha in County Tipperary, died on August 31, 2026, aged 85. Born in Lorrha, he played as a right corner-back for the Tipperary senior…
Chan Sarun death at age 78
Chan Sarun, a Cambodian politician who served as minister of agriculture and a member of parliament, died on August 31, 2026, aged 78. Also known as Ngor Hong Srun, he…
Artūras Fomenka obituary: died at age 49
Artūras Fomenka, a Lithuanian footballer who played as a forward, died on August 31, 2026, aged 49. Born in Panevėžys on February 14, 1977, he represented clubs including Ekranas and…
Toyohiro Akiyama dies at 84
Toyohiro Akiyama, the Japanese journalist and cosmonaut who became the first person of Japanese nationality to fly in space, died on August 31, 2026, aged 84. Born in Setagaya in…
Rollie Sheldon obituary: died at age 89
Rollie Sheldon, an American baseball player who pitched for the New York Yankees, died on August 31, 2026, aged 89. A native of Putnam, Connecticut, he attended the University of…
Thomas Cease passed away at age 84
Thomas Cease, an American electrical engineer, died on August 31, 2026, at age 84. Born Thomas Wayne Cease in Memphis, Tennessee, on August 17, 1942, he served aboard the USS…
Victor Miller died at age 86
Victor Miller, the American screenwriter best known for writing the original Friday the 13th, died on August 31, 2026, aged 86. Born Victor Brooke Miller in New Orleans, he wrote…
Obituary: Wendell Berry, dead at age 92
Wendell Berry, the American novelist and essayist whose work as a poet, farmer and cultural critic was closely tied to rural Kentucky, died on August 31, 2026, aged 92. Born…
Eduardo Calcagno passed away at age 85
Eduardo Calcagno, an Argentine director, producer and screenwriter, died on August 31, 2026, aged 85. Born in Buenos Aires on January 26, 1941, he worked in Argentine film across directing…
George Wells, died aged 72
George Wells, an American professional wrestler and football player, died on August 31, 2026, aged 72. Born George Oliver Wells in Oakland, Calif., on October 31, 1947, he attended Oakland…
Frances Stonor Saunders, died aged 60
Frances Stonor Saunders, the British journalist and historian, died on August 31, 2026, aged 60. Born in London on April 14, 1966, she was also known as Frances Hélène Jeanne…
Cornelius Cash dies at 74
Cornelius Cash, the American basketball player and former Detroit Pistons prospect, died on August 31, 2026, aged 74. Born Cornelius Cash Jr. in Macon, Mississippi, he stood 6-foot-8 and weighed…