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Mohsen Darrebaghi, an Iranian brigadier general and fighter pilot in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, died on February 28, 2026, during the 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran.…

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Boncana Maïga, Malian composer and musician, died on February 28, 2026

Boncana Maïga Malian composer and musician dead at age 77

Boncana Maïga, a Malian composer and musician, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 77. Born Boncana Issa Maïga in Gao, French Sudan, French West Africa, in 1949,…

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Bahram Hosseini Motlagh, Iranian military officer in the IRGC, died on February 28, 2026

Bahram Hosseini Motlagh Iranian military officer in the IRGC dead at age -1

Bahram Hosseini Motlagh, an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, died on February 28, 2026. A brigadier general, he held a series of command and staff posts…

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Nabilah Lubis Indonesian philologist and writer dead at age 83

Nabilah Lubis, an Indonesian philologist, writer, translator and lecturer, died on February 28, 2026, in Cairo, Egypt, at the age of 83. Born Nabilah ‘Abdel Fattah in Cairo on March…

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Johana Ng’eno Kenyan politician dead at age 53

Johana Ng'eno, a Kenyan politician and member of the Parliament of Kenya, died on February 28, 2026, aged 53. He was born on December 12, 1972, in Narok County, Kenya,…

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Charles S. Russell American lawyer and judge dead at age 100

Charles S. Russell, an American lawyer and judge, died on February 28, 2026. Russell was born in Richmond, Virginia, on February 23, 1926, and received his education at the Congressional…

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Michael F. Robinson English composer dead at age 92

Michael F. Robinson, an English composer, died on February 28, 2026. Born in Gloucester on March 3, 1933, he was also a musicologist and academic best known for his scholarly…

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Mario Buhagiar Maltese art historian dead at age 81

Mario Buhagiar, a Maltese art historian and author, died on February 28, 2026, aged 81. He was a professor in the history of art at the University of Malta and…

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Don McCune American ten-pin bowler dead at age 89

Donald Eugene McCune, an American ten-pin bowler, died on February 28, 2026, at age 89. Born on October 9, 1936, in Morrison, Illinois, he grew up in Munster, Indiana, served…

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Andrzej Gąsienica-Józkowy Polish mountain rescuer dead at age 79

Andrzej Gąsienica-Józkowy, a Polish mountain rescuer, died on February 28, 2026. Born in Zakopane in 1946, he became a candidate for a rescuer of the Tatra Group GOPR in 1969…

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Bernard Lewis English clothing chain executive, founder and president of River Island dead at age 1…

Bernard Lewis, the English clothing chain executive who founded and led River Island, died on February 28, 2026. Born Bernard Pokrasse on February 10, 1926, he was educated at the…

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Wayne Granger, American baseball player, died on February 28, 2026

Wayne Granger American baseball player dead at age 81

Wayne Granger, an American baseball player who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds, died on February 28, 2026. He was a major league relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati…

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Rémy Scheurer Academic dead at age 91

Rémy Scheurer, a Swiss politician, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Neuchâtel on March 11, 1934, he was a member of the Swiss Liberal…

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2026 Port Shuaiba drone attack, American Army reserve captain, died on February 28, 2026

2026 Port Shuaiba drone attack American Army reserve captain dead at age 35

The 2026 Port Shuaiba drone attack, an American Army reserve captain, died on February 28, 2026, after an Iranian one-way attack drone struck a tactical operations center at Port Shuaiba…

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Lars Lallerstedt Swedish industrial designer dead at age 87

Lars Lallerstedt, a Swedish industrial designer and pioneer in the field in Sweden, died on February 28, 2026. Born on June 5, 1938, he worked across a range of design…

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Lorraine Bayly The Man From Snowy River as Rosemary Hume, The Sullivans as Grace Sullivan, Carson&#…

Lorraine Bayly, the Australian actress best known for her role in The Sullivans, died on February 28, 2026, aged 89. Born in Booligal, New South Wales, on January 16, 1937,…

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Larry Kump American politician dead at age 78

Larry Kump, an American politician who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates, died on February 28, 2026, at age 78. He represented district 94 from 2022 until his…

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Annabel Schofield Welsh-born American model and actress dead at age 62

Annabel Schofield, a Welsh-born American model, actress and producer, died on February 28, 2026, at age 62. Born in Llanelli in 1963, she began modeling at 16 after moving to…

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Yukkie B Dutch rapper dead at age 56

Yukkie B, the Dutch rapper known as Yüksel Özince, died on February 28, 2026. Born in Amsterdam on October 30, 1969, he discovered hip-hop culture and breakdancing in 1984. In…

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Steven P. Brennan, John Wick: Chapter 2, Shutter Island), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, died on February 28, 2026

Steven P. Brennan American set dresser, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis dead at ag…

Steven P. Brennan, an American property master and set dresser, died on February 28, 2026, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 59. Brennan worked on films including Hard…

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Makybe Diva, Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, died on February 28, 2026

Makybe Diva Australian Thoroughbred racehorse dead at age 26

Makybe Diva, the Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and only horse to win three Melbourne Cups, died on February 28, 2026, aged 26. She won the Melbourne Cup in 2003, 2004, and…

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Abdolrahim Mousavi, died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran, Iran, at the age of 65–66. He held the post from June 2025 until his death, taking over after the death of Mohammad Bagheri during the Twelve-Day War. Mousavi had previously served as Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army from 2017 to 2025. His military career began in 1979, and during the 1980–88 Iran–Iraq War he served in the army’s artillery units on several fronts. He also held senior command positions including deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces and chief of staff of the Ground Forces, died on February 28, 2026

Abdolrahim Mousavi 65–66 dead at age 65

Abdolrahim Mousavi, an Iranian military officer who served as Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran, Iran, at the age of 65–66.…

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Ray Glastonbury Welsh rugby union and league player

Ray Glastonbury, the Welsh rugby union and rugby league player who represented Cardiff RFC and Workington Town, died on February 28, 2026, aged 87. Born in the Bedwellty district of…

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Patricia Schady British astrophysicist dead at age 47

Patricia Schady, a British astrophysicist, died on February 28, 2026. She specialized in gamma-ray bursts and their host galaxies and was a senior lecturer at the University of Bath at…

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Mohammad Pakpour, Iranian soldier, died on February 28, 2026

Mohammad Pakpour Iranian soldier dead at age -1

Mohammad Pakpour, an Iranian soldier and military officer who served as commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, died on February 28, 2026. He led the IRGC from 2025 until…

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Paul Conroy British photojournalist dead at age 61

Paul Conroy, a British photojournalist and freelance photographer and filmmaker, died on February 28, 2026, aged 61. He worked in the British media and reported from combat zones in the…

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Mohammad Shirazi, Iranian military officer, died on February 28, 2026

Mohammad Shirazi Iranian military officer dead at age 50

Mohammad Shirazi, an Iranian military officer who headed the Military Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran during the opening strikes of the…

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Mohammad Shirazi, Iranian government official, died on February 28, 2026

Mohammad Shirazi Iranian government official dead at age -1

Mohammad Shirazi, an Iranian military general and government official who headed the Military Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, died on February 28, 2026. He had served in that…

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Uncle Joe Benson American rock radio DJ dead at age 76

Uncle Joe Benson, an American rock radio DJ, died on February 28, 2026, at age 76. He was known as “Uncle Joe” Benson. According to the supplied information, he died…

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Mohammad Baseri, Intelligence officer, died on February 28, 2026

Mohammad Baseri Intelligence officer dead at age 53

Mohammad Baseri, an Iranian intelligence officer, died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran at the age of 53. He served in Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and was implicated…

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Karlen G. Adamyan Armenian cardiologist dead at age 89

Karlen G. Adamyan, an Armenian cardiologist, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on January 19, 1937, in Leninakan, Armenian SSR, USSR, he graduated from Yerevan…

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Hossein Jabal Amelian, chairman of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, died on February 28, 2026

Hossein Jabal Amelian chairman of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research dead at age…

Hossein Jabal Amelian, an Iranian military officer and brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, died on February 28, 2026. He served as chairman of Iran's Organization of Defensive…

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Aziz Nasirzadeh, Iranian military officer, died on February 28, 2026

Aziz Nasirzadeh Iranian military officer dead at age 62

Aziz Nasirzadeh, an Iranian military officer, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 62. He served as Iran’s minister of defence from 2024 to 2026, after previously holding…

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Reza Mozaffari Nia, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 66–67. Born in Isfahan in 1959, he also served as deputy defence minister and as dean of Malek-Ashtar University of Technology. In September 2021, he was appointed to lead SPND, an entity within Iran’s Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics associated with research into sensitive technologies. He was sanctioned by the United States over his alleged involvement in Iran’s missile and weapons of mass destruction programmes, died on February 28, 2026

Reza Mozaffari Nia 66–67 dead at age 66

Reza Mozaffari Nia, an Iranian military official and former director of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 66–67. Born in…

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Dennis Carvalho, Brazilian director and actor, died on February 28, 2026

Dennis Carvalho Brazilian director and actor dead at age 78

Dennis Carvalho, a Brazilian director, actor and voice actor, died on February 28, 2026, in Rio de Janeiro, at the age of 78. Born Dennis de Carvalho on September 27,…

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Gholamreza Rezaian, commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police Intelligence Organization, died on February 28, 2026

Gholamreza Rezaian commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police Intelligence Organization dead…

Gholamreza Rezaian, the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police Intelligence Organization, died on February 28, 2026, during United States and Israeli airstrikes on Iran. Rezaian was an Iranian…

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2026 Iran war, military officer, died on February 28, 2026

2026 Iran war military officer dead at age 62

2026 Iran war, a military officer, died on February 28, 2026, during the war that began with surprise U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran. The attacks…

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John P. Hammond, Musician, died on February 28, 2026

John P. Hammond Musician dead at age 83

John P. Hammond, an American blues singer and guitarist, died on February 28, 2026. Born John Paul Hammond in New York City on November 13, 1942, he was also known…

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Jack Scarisbrick 97-98 dead at age 97

John Joseph Scarisbrick MBE, a British historian who taught at the University of Warwick, died on February 28, 2026, aged 97. Born in London on October 6, 1928, he studied…

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Roberto Castrillo Cuban Olympic sport shooter

Roberto Castrillo, a Cuban sport shooter and Olympic medalist, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Guanajay, Cuba, on June 30, 1941, he won a…

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Claude Lacaze French rugby union player dead at age 85

Claude Lacaze, a French rugby union player, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Pontacq, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, on March 5, 1940, he played as a fullback.…

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Slava Tsukerman Russian film director dead at age 86

Slava Tsukerman, a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer, died on February 28, 2026. Born Vladislav Markovich Tsukerman in Moscow in the Soviet Union, he was of Jewish origin and…

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Amir Hatami, commander-in-chief, died on February 28, 2026

Amir Hatami commander-in-chief dead at age -1

Amir Hatami, Iranian military officer and commander-in-chief of the Iranian Regular Armed Forces, died on February 28, 2026. He held the rank of major general and was appointed to the…

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Saleh Asadi, Iranian military intelligence officer, died on February 28, 2026

Saleh Asadi Iranian military intelligence officer dead at age -1

Saleh Asadi, an Iranian military intelligence officer, died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran during joint Israeli-United States airstrikes that targeted senior Iranian leadership. He served as head of the…

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