Obituary: Philip L. Roe, dead at age 87
Philip L. Roe died April 26, 2026. Tags Other, 26 April 2026, England, Philip, Roe, April 2026, April 26
Deaths on April 26
This archive lists notable deaths associated with April 26 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on April 26, 2026.
Obituary: Erik Thorbecke, dead at age 97
Erik Thorbecke died on April 26, 2026. Tags Scientists, 26 April 2026, America, Erik, Thorbecke, April 2026, April 26
Adolfo Aristarain dies at 82
Adolfo Aristarain, the Argentine film director and screenwriter known for Martín (Hache), Time for Revenge and Common Ground, died on April 26, 2026, in Buenos Aires. He was 82. Born…
Dion Anderson passed away at age 87
Dion Anderson died on April 26, 2026. He was an American actor known for his role in "The Shawshank Redemption." Dion Anderson, 87, American actor (The Shawshank Redemption). Tags Actors,…
Monte Coleman dead at age 68
Monte Coleman, an American football player and coach, died on April 26, 2026, at age 68. He played 16 seasons as a linebacker with the Washington Redskins from 1979 to…
David Klahr obituary: died at age 86
David Klahr, an American psychologist, died on April 26, 2026, at age 86. He was known for his research in cognitive development, psychology of science, and educational psychology, including work…
Obituary: Lev Shimelov, dead at age 96
Lev Shimelov, a Russian director and actor, died April 26, 2026. Lev Shimelov [ru], 96, Russian director and actor. Tags Actors, 26 April 2026, Lev, Russia, Shimelov, 2026-04-26, April 2026,…
Michael Keating died at age 79
Michael Keating, an English actor known for Blake's 7, EastEnders and Doctor Who, died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 79. Born Michael Frank Keating in Edmonton, Middlesex,…
Ruby Duncan, died aged 93
Ruby Duncan, an American rights activist and advocate for low-income families and welfare rights in Las Vegas, Nevada, died on April 26, 2026, at age 93. Born Ruby Phillips Duncan…
Gérard Biguet died at age 79
Gérard Biguet, a French football referee, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Jarny on June 16, 1946, he served as a FIFA referee from…
Luis Isaac has died at age 79
Luis Isaac, a Puerto Rican baseball player and coach for the Cleveland Indians, died on April 26, 2026, at age 79. A catcher in the minor leagues from 1962 through…
Sam Hunt died at age 83
Samuel Michael Hunt, an American politician and educator, died on April 26, 2026. He was 83. Born in Billings, Montana, on December 9, 1942, Hunt served in the Washington State…
Golam Sarwar Milon dead at age 69
Golam Sarwar Milon, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died on April 26, 2026. Born in Dhaka on November 6, 1957, he was elected to parliament from Manikganj-4…
Vladimir Grachev, died aged 84
Vladimir Grachev, a Russian scientist and politician, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 84. He was also an ecologist, a professor, and a corresponding member of the…
Peter Morris died at age 93
Peter Morris, the Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1972 to 1998 and as minister of transport from 1983 to 1987, died on…
Jesse Crenshaw death at age 79
Jesse Crenshaw, an American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, died on April 26, 2026, at age 79. He served in the House for the 77th district…
Raghu Rai died at age 83
Raghu Rai, an Indian photographer and photojournalist, died on April 26, 2026, in Delhi, India, at the age of 83, from cancer. He became a photographer in the mid-1960s and…
Guy Leleu death at age 76
Guy Leleu, the French racing cyclist, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on February 4, 1950, in Surques, France, he rode in the 1975 Tour…
Giuseppe Commisso dies at age 79
Giuseppe Commisso died on April 26, 2026. He was an Italian mobster. Giuseppe Commisso [it], 79, Italian mobster. Tags Criminals, 26 April 2026, Commisso, Giuseppe, Italy, 2026-04-26, April 2026, April…
Marcos Petrillo death at age 67
Marcos Petrillo, a Brazilian promoter, author and music researcher, died on April 26, 2026. He was identified with work connected to the album "Skylab," a 1999 release by Brazilian musician…
Liam Browne died at age 89
Liam Browne died on April 26, 2026. Liam Browne, 89, Irish racehorse trainer. (death announced on this date) Tags Other, 26 April 2026, Browne, Ireland, Liam, 2026-04-26, April 2026, April…
Thomas Gayford obituary: died at age 97
Thomas Gayford, the Canadian equestrian and 1968 Olympic champion, died on April 26, 2026. Born in Toronto in 1928, Gayford competed for Canada in the 1952 and 1960 Olympics in…
Peter Gülke dead at age 91
Peter Gülke, the German conductor and musicologist, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Weimar on April 29, 1934, he studied cello and musicology at…
Erroll Davis has died at age 81
Erroll Davis, an American politician and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1971 to 1972, died on April 26, 2026. He was 81. Davis was born in Pittsburgh…
Death of Dick Matena at age 83
Dick Matena, a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 83. He was known for his work on Storm and for cartooning on…
Y. Karunadasa obituary: died at age 92
Y. Karunadasa, a Sri Lankan Buddhist scholar, died on April 26, 2026. Born in 1934 in British Ceylon, he was known for his work in Buddhist Studies, with particular specialisation…
Nigel Dunnett dies at age 63
Nigel Dunnett, British horticulturalist and professor, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 63. He was professor of planting design and urban horticulture at the University of Sheffield…
Alfred Slote died at age 99
Alfred Slote, an American author and children's writer, died on April 26, 2026. He was 99. Slote was known for his numerous sports and space novels, including Finding Buck McHenry,…
Obituary: Nedra Talley, dead at age 80
Nedra Talley, an American Hall of Fame singer best known for her work with The Ronettes, died on April 26, 2026. She was 80. Born Nedra Yvonne Talley in New…
Francisco Letamendia dies at age 82
Francisco Letamendia died on April 26, 2026. He was a Spanish Basque politician and lawyer known for his role in the Burgos trials. Letamendia served as a member of the…
François-Xavier Villain dies at 74
French politician Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Damien Thomas death at age 83
English actor (Twins of Evil Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Dick Barnett has died at age 88
American basketball player (New York Knicks) Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Carlos Carnicer dies at age 76
Spanish lawyer and academic Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Michele Di dies at age 90
Italian prelate of Roman Catholic Church Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Giuseppe Cavallotto passed away at age 85
Italian Roman Catholic bishop Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Jack Katz passed away at age 97
American comic book artist Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Lana Du death at age 85
American equestrian Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Jiggly Caliente has died at age 44
Filipino-American drag performer (RuPaul's Drag Race) Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Obituary: Danny Verbiest, dead at age 79
Dutch actor Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Obituary: Carlo Senaldi, dead at age 83
Italian politician Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Obituary: Nicola Rivelli, dead at age 69
Italian politician Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Obituary: Donato Giuliani, dead at age 78
Italian racing cyclist Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Obituary: Daud Haider, dead at age 73
Bangladeshi poet Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Death of Paul A. at age 75
American jazz musician (Batiste family) and educator Died on Sunday April 27th 2025
Obituary: Matti Sutinen, dead at age 94
Finnish Olympic pole vaulter (1960) Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Death of Ross Thornton at age 67
Australian rules footballer (Fitzroy) Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Obituary: Charlie Siler, dead at age 94
American politician Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Mary V. has died at age 89
Canadian psychiatrist Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Boudewijn de, died aged 68
Dutch football player and coach Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Francisco Rico, died aged 91
Spanish philologist Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Umm Fahad obituary: died at age -1
Iraqi social media personality Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Wolfgang Schüler passed away at age 66
German footballer (Borussia Dortmund Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Renate Pickardt dead at age 87
German endocrinologist Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Casimiro Hernández dies at age 82
Spanish politician Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Obituary: Mary Law, dead at age 91
British actress (For Better Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Obituary: Wim Kozijn, dead at age 83
Dutch politician Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Joe Lartey dies at age 96
Ghanaian sports commentator Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Elpidio Barzaga death at age 74
Filipino politician Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Anton Raubal, died aged 56
German ice hockey player and coach Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Sergio de passed away at age 94
Chilean economist (El Ladrillo) and politician Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Alfrēds Čepānis dies at 80
Latvian politician Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Peter Ingham death at age 83
Australian bishop Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Obituary: Joko Pinurbo, dead at age 61
Indonesian poet Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
José Santa obituary: died at age 95
Brazilian comedian (A Praça é Nossa Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Dick Towers dead at age 92
American football coach (Southern Illinois Salukis) Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Girma Yeshitilla died at age -1
Ethiopian politician Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
MoneySign Suede obituary: died at age 22
rapper Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Obituary: Robert Forrest-Webb, dead at age 94
British author and journalist Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
John Tranter dies at 79
Australian poet Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Jane Davis dies at age 93
American graphic designer Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
William Persson death at age 95
British Anglican prelate Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Adela Ringuelet passed away at age 93
Argentine astronomer Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Giovanni Lombardo obituary: died at age 68
Italian actor (The House on the Edge of the Park Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Martin Lönnebo died at age 93
Swedish Lutheran clergyman Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
John Sainty dies at 77
English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Dick Groat died at age 92
American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Tsung Hua dies at 79
Taiwanese actor (Duel for Gold Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Roger Lise dies at 95
French politician Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Tony Dreyfus obituary: died at age 84
French lawyer and politician Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Boris Budnikov obituary: died at age 81
Russian sailor Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Billy “The death at age 97
American singer-songwriter (Red Hot) Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Dean Holland has died at age -1
34 Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Death of Kaur Singh at age 74
Indian Olympic boxer (1984) Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Sami Khayat dies at 79
Lebanese stage actor and comedian Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Jim Caldwell passes away at age 80
American basketball player (New York Knicks) Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Jerry Apodaca obituary: died at age 88
American politician Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Tangaraju Suppiah passed away at age 46
Singaporean drug trafficker Died on Wednesday April 26th 2023
Kenneth Tsang dead at age 86
Hong Kong actor (A Better Tomorrow Died on Wednesday April 27th 2022
Bernard Pons death at age 95
French politician Died on Wednesday April 27th 2022
Nikolai Leonov dies at 93
Russian intelligence officer Died on Wednesday April 27th 2022
Bente Hansen passes away at age 82
Danish writer and women's rights activist Died on Wednesday April 27th 2022
Bill Ludwig dead at age 87
Australian trade unionist Died on Wednesday April 27th 2022
John Gwitira has died at age 72
Zimbabwean political activist Died on Wednesday April 27th 2022
Shane Yellowbird passes away at age 42
Canadian country singer Died on Wednesday April 27th 2022
Carlos Amigo dies at 87
Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal Died on Wednesday April 27th 2022
Wenceslao Mansogo passed away at age 66
Equatorial Guinean human rights activist Died on Wednesday April 27th 2022
Peppe Cuga died at age 77
Italian musician Died on Wednesday April 27th 2022