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Viorel-Aurel Șerban

Romanian engineer · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 27 · Other

February 28, 2026

Marco Tolama

Mexican racing driver and sportscaster · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 27 · Other

February 28, 2026

Tatjana Wood German-born American comic book colourist (Camelot 3000 dead at age 99

Tatjana Wood, a German-born American comic book colorist and artist, died on February 27, 2026. Born Tatjana Amalie Weintraub in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany, on March 2, 1926, she worked in comics and was known for her color work on Camelot… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Charlie Grall Journalist dead at age 71

Charlie Grall, a French journalist and Breton independence activist, died on February 27, 2026, at the age of 71. Born Jean-Charles Grall in Finistère, France, he was the founder of the identity website Breizh Info, which he served from 1996… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Peter J. Genova American politician dead at age 81

Peter J. Genova, an American politician, died on February 27, 2026. A Republican, he was elected to two full terms in the New Jersey General Assembly and served from 1985 to 1990, representing the 21st Legislative District. Genova entered the… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Gregorio Luque Mexican baseball catcher and manager dead at age 83

Gregorio Luque, a Mexican baseball catcher and manager, died on February 27, 2026. Born in Nogales, Sonora, on May 9, 1942, he played and managed in the Mexican League during a career that spanned from 1961 to 1980 as a… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other

February 27, 2026

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Sonny Gibbs American football player (Dallas Cowboys dead at age 86

Sonny Gibbs, an American football player who was a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions, died on February 27, 2026, at age 86. Born Guy Gilbert Gibbs Jr. on October 25, 1939, in Graham, Texas, he played college… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Darío Lopérfido Argentine politician dead at age 61

Darío Lopérfido, an Argentine politician, journalist and cultural promoter, died on February 27, 2026, at the age of 61. Born in Buenos Aires in 1964, he served as Argentina’s Secretary of Culture and Communications from 1999 to 2001, Secretary of… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · Dario

February 27, 2026

David Botstein Genetic linkage map using restriction fragment length polymorphisms dead at age 83

David Botstein, an American biologist, died on February 27, 2026. He was director of the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University from 2003 to 2013 and held the Anthony B. Evnin Professorship of Genomics. From 2013 to 2023,… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Margaret Farquhar Scottish politician dead at age 95

Margaret Farquhar, a Scottish politician and the first woman to serve as Lord Provost of Aberdeen, died on February 27, 2026. Born in Aberdeen as Margaret Burnett on 14 March 1930, she was educated at Broomhill Primary, Ruthrieston Secondary School… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Bo Gritz American military officer and politician dead at age 87

Bo Gritz, an American military officer and politician, died on February 27, 2026, at age 87. Born James Gordon Gritz in Enid, Oklahoma, he served as an officer in the United States Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War. After… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Olympic (band) Czech keyboardist dead at age 66

Olympic, the Czech keyboardist of the Czech rock band Olympic, died on February 27, 2026. Olympic was founded in Prague in 1962 and was led by Petr Janda from 1963. Over its history, the band included musicians such as František… · England · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Audrey Emerton, Baroness Emerton British nursing administrator and life peer dead at age 90

Audrey Emerton, Baroness Emerton, the British nursing administrator and life peer, died on February 27, 2026, aged 90. Born on 10 September 1935, she was a member of the House of Lords from 1997 to 2019, sitting as a crossbencher.… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other

February 27, 2026

Colman McCarthy American journalist and peace activist dead at age 87

Colman McCarthy, an American journalist for The Washington Post and peace activist, died on February 27, 2026, at age 87. Born in Glen Head, New York, on March 24, 1938, he worked as a journalist, teacher and lecturer and was… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Andrzej Trautman Robinson–Trautman gravitational wavesTrautman recovery theorem in Newton–Cartan th…

Andrzej Trautman, a Polish mathematical physicist, died on February 27, 2026, at age 93. Born in Warsaw on January 4, 1933, he contributed to classical gravitation and general relativity. His work included the Robinson–Trautman gravitational waves and the Trautman recovery… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Candan Dumanlı Turkish football player (Ankaragücü dead at age 87

Candan Dumanlı died on February 27, 2026. Dumanlı was a Turkish football player associated with Ankaragücü. No further details about his life or career were provided in the available information. · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Robin Weiss Scientific discoveries related to HIV retrovirus dead at age 86

Robin Weiss, the British molecular biologist and influential scientist in virology and cancer biology, died on February 27, 2026, aged 86. His research focused on retroviruses, and he was noted for important discoveries related to HIV. Weiss was a Fellow… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Neil Sedaka American singer (“Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” dead at age 86

Neil Sedaka, the American singer, songwriter and pianist known for “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” died on February 27, 2026. He began his music career in 1957 and sold millions of records worldwide. Sedaka wrote or co-wrote more than… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

James E. Waggoner Jr. American Episcopalian clergyman, bishop of Spokane dead at age 77

James E. Waggoner Jr., an American Episcopalian clergyman and bishop of Spokane from 2000 to 2017, died on February 27, 2026, at age 77. Waggoner served as the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane and later became assisting… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other

February 27, 2026

John H. Caldwell Promotion of cross-country skiing in the United States dead at age 97

John H. Caldwell, an American Olympic skier and author, died on February 27, 2026, at age 97. Caldwell competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics in Nordic skiing and later became a cross-country ski coach and authority on the sport. He… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Les Rumsey English speedway rider dead at age 70

Les Rumsey, an English speedway rider, died on February 27, 2026, aged 70. Born Leslie John Rumsey in Canterbury, Kent, on July 27, 1955, he rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1972 to 1983 for various… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other

February 27, 2026

Travis Wammack American rock and roll guitarist dead at age 81

Travis Wammack, an American rock and roll guitarist, died on February 27, 2026, at the age of 81. Travis Lavoid Wammack Sr. was born on November 19, 1944, in Walnut, Mississippi, and was from Memphis, Tennessee. He worked as a… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Sandro Munari Italian rally driver dead at age 86

Sandro Munari, the Italian rally driver nicknamed Il Drago, died on February 27, 2026, aged 85. Born Alessandro Munari on March 27, 1940, in Cavarzere, Italy, he began rallying in 1965 and won the Italian Rally Championship in 1967 and… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026

Joaherul Islam Bangladeshi politician dead at age 70

Joaherul Islam, a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer, died on February 27, 2026. He was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and served as a Jatiya Sangsad member for Tangail-8 from 2019 to 2024. Born on 12 February 1956 in Tangail, Bangladesh,… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026

February 27, 2026