Deaths on February 19 | Dead-People.com

Gustavo Amador Santiago

Mexican composer and music arranger
Died on Friday February 20th 2026

February 20, 2026 10:40 pm

KNKX American jazz radio host dead at age 87

KNKX, an American jazz radio host best known for The Art of Jazz,
died on February 19, 2026. KNKX is a public radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, and serving…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Joanne Bland Civil rights activism dead at age 72

Joanne Bland, an American civil rights activist,
died on February 19, 2026. Born Jo Ann Blackmon in Selma, Alabama, on July 29, 1953, Bland was a highly active participant in…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Sepp Piontek German footballer

Sepp Piontek, the German footballer and manager best known for coaching the Denmark national team,
died on February 19, 2026. Born Josef Emanuel Hubertus Piontek on March 5, 1940, in…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Michel Imbert French neuropsychologist dead at age 90

Michel Imbert, a French neuropsychologist and teacher-researcher in cognitive neurosciences,
died on February 19, 2026. Born in Béziers on June 29, 1935, he was professor emeritus at Pierre-et-Marie-Curie University from…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

List of Italian supercentenarians Italian supercentenarian dead at age 113

The List of Italian supercentenarians, an Italian supercentenarian,
died on February 19, 2026. Italian supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Italy who have attained or surpassed 110 years of…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Barry Mpigi Nigerian politician dead at age 64

Barry Mpigi, a Nigerian politician,
died on February 19, 2026. Born in 1961, he was from Rivers State and served in the Nigerian House of Representatives, representing the Eleme/Tai/Oyigbo constituency.…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Abderrazak Kéfi Businessman dead at age 87

Abderrazak Kéfi, a Tunisian politician and businessman,
died on February 19, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Kairouan, French Tunisia, on April 22, 1938, he was a member…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Ricky A. J. Syngkon, Indian politician, died on February 19, 2026

Ricky A. J. Syngkon Indian politician dead at age 54

Ricky A. J. Syngkon, an Indian politician and member of the 18th Lok Sabha,
died on February 19, 2026. He represented the Shillong constituency in Meghalaya as a member of…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Isaiah Zagar, ceramics, mosaic, died on February 19, 2026

Isaiah Zagar Sculpture, ceramics, mosaic dead at age 86

Isaiah Zagar, an American mosaic artist based in Philadelphia,
died on February 19, 2026, at age 86. He completed more than 200 murals, mainly in mixed media and primarily in…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Brian Skinner English Anglican bishop dead at age 86

Brian Skinner, an English Anglican bishop who served as a missionary in Chile,
died on February 19, 2026. Brian Antony Skinner was born in 1939 and served as the suffragan…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Roger Hverven Norwegian Olympic handball player dead at age 81

Roger Hverven, a Norwegian Olympic handball player,
died on February 19, 2026. He was born in Oslo on 15 March 1944 and represented Oppsal IF. A wing-player, Hverven competed for…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Kamal Rana Nepalese politician, member of the Maha Sabha dead at age 98

Kamal Rana, a Nepalese politician and member of the Maha Sabha from 1959 to 1960,
died on February 19, 2026. She was appointed to the Maha Sabha in 1959, becoming…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Reliable Man British Thoroughbred racehorse dead at age 18

Reliable Man, a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire,
died on February 19, 2026, at the age of 17. British-bred and initially trained in France, he won two minor races in…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Barry Knight Hog farmer dead at age 71

Barry Dean Knight, an American politician and farmer who served in the Virginia House of Delegates,
died on February 19, 2026, at age 71. A Republican, he represented the 98th…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

David Heywood Swartz American diplomat dead at age 83

David Heywood Swartz, an American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Belarus,
died on February 19, 2026. Born in Chicago on March 3, 1942, he served as chargé d'affaires…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Arturo León Lerma Politician dead at age 88

Arturo León Lerma, a Mexican Hall of Fame baseball executive with Naranjeros de Hermosillo and politician,
died on February 19, 2026, at age 88. Born in Álamos, Sonora, in 1937,…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Derrick Clark American football player dead at age 54

Derrick Lee Clark, an American football player who was a running back for the Denver Broncos,
died on February 19, 2026, at age 54. Born in Apopka, Florida, on May…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Swietlan Kraczyna American painter dead at age 85

Swietlan Kraczyna, an American painter,
died on February 19, 2026. He was known as a painter and printmaker in Florence and Barga, Italy, and his work was held in private…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Eric Dane, Actor, died on February 19, 2026

Eric Dane Actor dead at age 53

Eric Dane, an American actor known for his role on "Grey's Anatomy,"
died on February 19, 2026. Born Eric William Melvin on November 9, 1972, he appeared in multiple television…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

William M. Bugg, Physicist, died on February 19, 2026

William M. Bugg Physicist dead at age 95

William M. Bugg, an American physicist,
died on February 19, 2026, at the age of 95. Born William Maurice Bugg in St. Louis, Missouri, on January 23, 1931, he attended…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Giovanni Fazio infrared instruments, including the Infrared Array Camera IRAC aboard the Spitzer Sp…

Giovanni Fazio, an American physicist,
died on February 19, 2026. He was an astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian who initiated and participated in multiple observation…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Kako Zara Chilean voice actor dead at age 55

Kako Zara Chilean voice actor
Died February 19, 2026 No article body available yet. Tags 19 February 2026, Actors, Chile, Kako, Zara, 2026-02-19, February 19, February 2026 Other actors…

February 20, 2026 12:00 pm

Roy Ellam English footballer

Roy Ellam, an English professional footballer who played as a centre half,
died on February 19, 2026. He was 83. Ellam was born in Hemsworth on 13 January 1943 and…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Polycarp Pengo, Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate, died on February 19, 2026

Polycarp Pengo Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate dead at age 81

Polycarp Pengo, a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate,
died on February 19, 2026, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, at age 81. Born on August 5, 1944, in Mwazye, in what is…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Abdesselam Zenined Moroccan politician and diplomat dead at age 92

Abdesselam Zenined, a Moroccan politician and diplomat,
died on February 19, 2026. Born in Wazan in 1934, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1959. In 1964 and 1965,…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Jaranthada Karnasuta Civil servant dead at age 76

Jaranthada Karnasuta, a Thai civil servant,
died on February 19, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on August 22, 1949, he graduated from the Faculty of Fisheries at Kasetsart…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Malaysian jurist, died on February 19, 2026

Abdul Hamid Mohamad Malaysian jurist dead at age 83

Abdul Hamid Mohamad, a Malaysian jurist and former Chief Justice of Malaysia,
died on February 19, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on April 18, 1942, in Kepala Batas,…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Bobbie Sparrow Canadian politician dead at age 90

Bobbie Sparrow, a Canadian politician,
died on February 19, 2026. Born Barbara Jane O'Connor in Toronto on July 11, 1935, she was a Registered Nurse and businessperson who was first…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm

Mykola Prystay Ukrainian football player and manager

Mykola Prystay, a Ukrainian football player and manager,
died on February 19, 2026. He was known for his roles with Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk and LUKOR Kalush. The information provided identifies him…

February 19, 2026 12:00 pm