February 7 — Notable Deaths & Obituaries

Daniel Boyd, American filmmaker and academic, died on February 7, 2026

Daniel Boyd American filmmaker and academic dead at age 69

Daniel Boyd, an American filmmaker and academic, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, on September 14, 1956, he was also an…

February 7, 2026

Nora Uribe Activist dead at age -1

Nora Uribe, a Venezuelan politician and diplomat, died on February 7, 2026, at age 87 or 88. A member of the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR), she served as minister of…

February 7, 2026

Brad Arnold American singer dead at age 47

Brad Arnold, the American singer and lead vocalist of 3 Doors Down, died on February 7, 2026, at age 47. Born Bradley Kirk Arnold in Escatawpa, Mississippi, on September 27,…

February 7, 2026

Mike Cruise British astronomer dead at age 78

Mike Cruise, a British astronomer and astrophysicist, died on February 7, 2026, aged 78. Born Adrian Michael Cruise on May 12, 1947, he began his career as an X-ray astronomer…

February 7, 2026

Manolín Bueno Spanish footballer dead at age 86

Manolín Bueno, the Spanish footballer Manuel "Manolín" Bueno Cabral, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Seville, Andalusia, on February 5, 1940, he played as…

February 7, 2026

Cabell Tennis American Episcopal prelate dead at age 93

Cabell Tennis, an American Episcopal prelate and former Bishop of Delaware, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Hampton, Virginia, on October 24, 1932, he…

February 7, 2026

Stasys Baranauskas Lithuanian retired football midfielder dead at age 63

Stasys Baranauskas, a Lithuanian retired football midfielder, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 63. He played as a midfielder and earned 14 caps for the Lithuania national…

February 7, 2026

Bert Broekhuis Urban planner dead at age 82

Bert Broekhuis, a Dutch politician, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 82. A member of the Labour Party, he served in the House of Representatives from 1981…

February 7, 2026

Matti Caspi Israeli singer-songwriter dead at age 76

Matti Caspi, an Israeli singer-songwriter, composer, musician, arranger and lyricist, died on February 7, 2026, at age 76. Born in Kibbutz Hanita on November 30, 1949, he began developing an…

February 7, 2026

Kåre Grøttum Norwegian jazz pianist and composer dead at age 92

Kåre Grøttum, the Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, died on February 7, 2026, aged 92. Born Kåre Idar Grøttum in Trondheim on January 24, 1934, he was also a music…

February 7, 2026

Francis Takirwa Military officer dead at age 60

Major General Francis Takirwa, a Ugandan military officer and former deputy commander of the UPDF Land Forces, died on February 7, 2026. He had previously served as commanding officer of…

February 7, 2026

Ebo Taylor Ghanaian musician and producer dead at age 90

Ebo Taylor, a Ghanaian musician, guitarist, composer, bandleader, record producer and arranger, died on February 7, 2026. Born Deroy Taylor in Cape Coast, then in the Gold Coast colony, on…

February 7, 2026

Masashi Furukawa Engineer dead at age 90

Masashi Furukawa, a Japanese politician, died on February 7, 2026. A member of Komeito, he served in the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1990. Born in Hiroshima Prefecture on…

February 7, 2026

Ramesh Chandra Sen Politician dead at age 85

Ramesh Chandra Sen, a Bangladeshi politician and former Jatiya Sangsad member, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 85. He represented the Thakurgaon-1 constituency from 2009 to 2024…

February 7, 2026

David J. Farber American computer scientist dead at age 91

David J. Farber, an American computer scientist and professor of computer science, died on February 7, 2026, at age 91. He was noted for major contributions to programming languages and…

February 7, 2026

Syed Mohammad Nizami Indian Muslim scholar dead at age -1

Syed Mohammad Nizami, an Indian Muslim scholar and chief sajjadanasheen of the Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah Shrine, died on February 7, 2026. He had served as the head custodian of the…

February 7, 2026

Sunil Thapa Actor dead at age 68

Sunil Thapa, a Nepalese actor, died on February 7, 2026, in Kathmandu, Nepal, at the age of 68. He appeared in Nepali, Bollywood and Bhojpuri films, beginning his career with…

February 7, 2026

Adriano Lima Brazilian swimmer dead at age 52

Adriano Lima, the Brazilian Paralympic swimmer, died on February 7, 2026, of bone cancer in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, at the age of 52. Born in Natal on…

February 7, 2026

Jeane Freeman Scottish businesswoman and politician dead at age 72

Jeane Freeman, the Scottish businesswoman and politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, died on February 7, 2026. A member of the Scottish National Party, she represented…

February 7, 2026

Sander Severino Filipino chess player dead at age 40

Sander Severino, a Filipino chess player and FIDE Master, died on February 7, 2026. Born on June 30, 1985, in Silay, Negros Occidental, he competed in the 2018 and 2022…

February 7, 2026

Pierangelo Belli Italian football/soccer player dead at age 81

Pierangelo Belli, an Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, died on February 7, 2026. He spent six seasons in Serie A, making 51 appearances for A.C. Milan and…

February 7, 2026

Robert del Picchia French politician dead at age 83

Robert del Picchia, a French journalist and politician, died on February 7, 2026, in Vienna, Austria, at the age of 83. Born in Marseille on November 10, 1942, he served…

February 7, 2026

Herbert Sukopp German ecologist and academic dead at age 95

Herbert Sukopp, a German ecologist and academic, died on February 7, 2026. Born in Berlin on November 6, 1930, he earned his doctorate from the Free University of Berlin in…

February 7, 2026

Shao Yu-ming Historian dead at age 87

Shao Yu-ming, a Taiwanese politician, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on November 3, 1938, in Binjiang Province in what was then Manchukuo, he moved…

February 7, 2026

Tommy McMillan Scottish footballer

Tommy McMillan, the Scottish footballer who played for Aberdeen and Falkirk, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Paisley on June 26, 1944, he played…

February 7, 2026

Jesús Fuentes Lázaro Teacher dead at age 79

Jesús Fuentes Lázaro, a Spanish politician and teacher, died on February 7, 2026, in Toledo, Spain, at the age of 79. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, he…

February 7, 2026

Milon Kanti Dey Bangladeshi Jatra artist dead at age 78

Milon Kanti Dey, a Bangladeshi Jatra actor, director, writer and cultural activist, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on July 15, 1947, in Chhanhara, Bengal…

February 7, 2026

Léopoldine Tiézan Coffie 75–76 dead at age 75

Léopoldine Tiézan Coffie, an Ivorian politician of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA), died on February 7, 2026, in Abidjan at the age of 75.…

February 7, 2026

Benny Indra Ardhianto Indonesian politician and businessman dead at age 33

Benny Indra Ardhianto, an Indonesian politician and businessman who served as vice regent of Klaten, died on February 7, 2026, in Semarang, Central Java, at the age of 33 after…

February 7, 2026

Viktor Kurochkin Miner dead at age 72

Viktor Kurochkin, a Russian politician, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 72. A member of Democratic Russia, he served in the Federation Council from 1994 to 1996…

February 7, 2026

Terrance Gore American baseball player

Terrance Gore, an American professional baseball outfielder who debuted in Major League Baseball with the Kansas City Royals, died on February 7, 2026. He was 34. Gore also played for…

February 7, 2026

Gabriel P. Weisberg American art historian and educator dead at age 83

Gabriel P. Weisberg, an American art historian and educator, died on February 7, 2026. He was 83. A native of New York City, he earned a bachelor’s degree from New…

February 7, 2026

William B. Steele American major general dead at age 96

William B. Steele, an American major general and two-star general of the U.S. Army, died on February 7, 2026, at age 96. He commanded the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and…

February 7, 2026

Pentti Lindegren Finnish ice hockey player and commentator dead at age 86

Pentti Lindegren, a Finnish ice hockey player and commentator, died on February 7, 2026. Born in Hauho on December 18, 1939, he played in Finland for HIFK, in the Finnish…

February 7, 2026

Eleftherios Venizelos Shipowner dead at age 101

Eleftherios Venizelos, a Greek politician and shipowner, died on February 7, 2026. Born in August 1924 in Athens, Greece, he was a member of the Liberal Party and served in…

February 7, 2026

Beresford Parlett English applied mathematician dead at age 93

Beresford Parlett, an English applied mathematician, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in London on July 4, 1932, he specialized in numerical analysis and scientific…

February 7, 2026