Deaths on February 22 | Dead-People.com

Petr Horák

Czech historian of philosophy
Died on Monday February 23rd 2026

February 23, 2026 6:35 pm

Maurie Raper Australian footballer dead at age -1

Maurie Raper, an Australian rugby league footballer who played for Penrith and Cronulla-Sutherland,
died on February 22, 2026. He played as a five-eighth in the 1960s and 1970s in the…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Doctor R. Crants Businessman dead at age 81

Doctor R. Crants, an American businessman and co-founder of the Corrections Corporation of America,
died on February 22, 2026. He was 81. Born Doctor Robert Crants in Salamanca, New York,…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

John Bertalot English organist dead at age 94

John Bertalot, an English organist who served at Blackburn Cathedral in England and at Trinity Church in Princeton, New Jersey,
died on February 22, 2026. Born in Maidstone, Kent, on…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

El Mencho, Mexican drug lord, died on February 22, 2026

El Mencho Mexican drug lord dead at age 59

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the Mexican drug lord known as El Mencho and head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel,
died on February 22, 2026, at age 59. He led…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Miervaldis Polis Latvian painter and performance artist dead at age 77

Miervaldis Polis, a Latvian painter and performance artist,
died on February 22, 2026. He was 77. In the early 1970s, he and Līga Purmale, his wife at the time, helped…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Ali Tutal 75-76 dead at age 75

Ali Tutal, a Turkish actor,
died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 75-76. Born in Diyarbakır in June 1950, he began his career in advertising before starting his…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Nasser Mohammadifar Iranian Brigadier General dead at age 80

Nasser Mohammadifar, an Iranian brigadier general,
died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 80. He served as the Supreme Military Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Fan Tsung-pei Taiwanese cellist and composer dead at age 65

Fan Tsung-pei, a Taiwanese cellist and composer,
died on February 22, 2026. He graduated from National Taiwan Academy of Arts and served as the lead cellist of the National Concert…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Luci4 American rapper dead at age 23

James Dear, known professionally as Luci4, was an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer,
died on February 22, 2026, at age 23. Born in Los Angeles, he began making music…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Birgitta Andersson, Swedish actress, died on February 22, 2026

Birgitta Andersson Swedish actress dead at age 92

Birgitta Andersson, the Swedish actress and comedian,
died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson in Mariestad on April 20, 1933, she worked…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Jim Parsons English rugby union player

Jim Parsons, an English rugby union player,
died on February 22, 2026, aged 82. Michael James Parsons was born in Chipping Norton, England, on 13 March 1943 and died in…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Iris Cantor American philanthropist dead at age 95

Iris Cantor, an American philanthropist,
died on February 22, 2026. Based in New York City and Los Angeles, she led the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, which donated several…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Eugene G. Sander American academic dead at age 90

Eugene G. Sander, an American academic and former president of the University of Arizona,
died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 90. He served as president from 2011…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Serge Lajeunesse, Philadelphia Flyers, died on February 22, 2026

Serge Lajeunesse Canadian ice hockey player dead at age 75

Serge Lajeunesse, a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers,
died on February 22, 2026, at age 75. Born in Montreal, Quebec,…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Amnat Sonimsat Actor dead at age 92

Amnat Sonimsat, a Thai politician,
died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 92. An independent, he served in the National Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1992 and in…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Maureen Hemphill Canadian politician, Manitoba MLA dead at age 89

Maureen Hemphill, a Canadian politician and Manitoba MLA from 1981 to 1990,
died on February 22, 2026, at age 89. Born Maureen Lucille Miller in Grand Forks, British Columbia, on…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Gregorio Morán Spanish journalist and writer dead at age 79

Gregorio Morán, a Spanish journalist and writer,
died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Oviedo in 1947, he lived in Paris during the Franco regime…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Yaroslav Cherstvy Russian Olympic rower dead at age 92

Yaroslav Cherstvy, a Russian rower who represented the Soviet Union,
died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 92. Born on 7 May 1933, he competed at the 1956…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Hans-Dieter Sues Paleontologist dead at age 70

Hans-Dieter Sues, a German-born American paleontologist and Senior Research Geologist and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, died…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Joan Huber Work on gender stratification dead at age 100

Joan Huber, an American sociologist and professor of sociology at Ohio State University,
died on February 22, 2026. Born on October 17, 1925, in Bluffton, Ohio, she taught at the…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Bill Glen Scottish rugby union player dead at age 93

Bill Glen, a Scottish international rugby union player,
died on February 22, 2026, aged 93. Born William Sutherland Glen on 13 March 1932, he was educated at Merchiston Castle School…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm

Fernand Roberge Canadian politician dead at age 85

Fernand Roberge, a Canadian hotelier and politician who served as a senator,
died on February 22, 2026, at age 85. Born in Laurierville, Quebec, on July 19, 1940, he became…

February 22, 2026 12:00 pm