Jan Achterstraat dead at age 97
Jan Achterstraat, a Dutch politician who served in the Senate from 1980 to 1983,
died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Barneveld, the Netherlands, on…
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Jan Brzeźny dead at age 75
Jan Brzeźny, the Polish Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1976 Summer Games,
died on June 11, 2026, aged 75. Born in Oleszna on June 11, 1951, he represented Poland…
Jan Málek dead at age 88
Jan Málek
died on June 10, 2026. He was a Czech composer and music director. Tags Musicians, 10 June 2026, Czechia, Jan, June 10, June 2026, Málek
Jan Málek dead at age 88
Jan Málek died June 10, 2026. He was a Czech composer and director. Tags Musicians, 10 June 2026, Czechia, Jan, June 10, June 2026, Málek
Jan Hraběta dead at age 86
Jan Hraběta
died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 86. He was a Czech actor, according to the announcement of his death. No further details were immediately given.…
Ján Plachetka dead at age 81
Ján Plachetka, a Slovak chess grandmaster,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Trenčín on February 18, 1945, he was awarded the grandmaster title in…
Jan Renders dead at age 88
Jan Renders
died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 88. He was a Dutch footballer who played for PSV Eindhoven, GVAV and the Netherlands national team. Renders appeared…
Jan Adamski dead at age 82
Jan Adamski, a Polish chess player,
died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Warsaw on November 11, 1943, he won the Polish Chess Championship in…
Jan E. DuBois dead at age 95, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Dis…
Jan E. DuBois, an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since 1988,
died on May 10, 2026, at age 95. A…
Jan Donkers Dutch journalist and radio presenter dead at age 82
Jan Donkers, a Dutch journalist and radio presenter,
died on April 19, 2026. No other details were provided. Jan Donkers [nl], 82, Dutch journalist and radio presenter. Tags Journalists, 19…
Jan Krámek Czech politician, MP, senator, mayor of Prague-Zbraslav dead at age 80
Jan Krámek
died on April 18, 2026. He was a Czech politician who served as an MP from 1993 to 1996, a senator from 1996 to 2000, and mayor of…
Jan Potměšil Czech actor dead at age 60
Jan Potměšil, a Czech actor,
died on April 16, 2026, at age 60. Born in Prague in 1966, he worked from 1976 to 2026 and was known for his roles…
Jan Williams dead at age 87
Jan Williams
died on April 10, 2026. She was an actress. Tags Actors, Doctors, 10 April 2026, England, Jan, Williams, April 10, April 2026
Jan Holmlund Swedish Olympic ski jumper dead at age 68
Jan Holmlund, a Swedish ski jumper who competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics,
died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 68. Born in Gällivare on March 29, 1957,…
Jan Lenferink Dutch radio and television presenter dead at age 80
Jan Lenferink, the Dutch radio and television presenter and columnist best known for RUR (Rechtstreeks uit Richter),
died on March 7, 2026. Born in Dalfsen on 9 December 1945, he…
Jan Timman 74 dead at age -1
Jan Timman, the Dutch chess grandmaster who was one of the world's leading players from the late 1970s to the early 1990s,
died on February 18, 2026, at the age…
Jan Nico Scholten
Dutch politician
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Jan Mårtenson
Swedish author and diplomat
Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Jan Lála
Czech footballer (SK Slavia Prague
Died on Tuesday September 23rd 2025
Jan Boland Coetzee
South African rugby union player (Western Province
Died on Friday September 12th 2025
Jan Szkodoń
Polish Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Friday August 29th 2025
Jan Dukszta
Canadian politician
Died on Sunday August 3rd 2025
Ahmed Jan
Pakistani footballer
Died on Thursday July 24th 2025
Jan van Ierland
Dutch supercentenarian
Died on Tuesday July 22nd 2025
Jan Engsmyr
Norwegian politician
Died on Wednesday July 9th 2025
Jan O. Engsmyr
Norwegian politician
Died on Wednesday July 9th 2025
Jan Vranken
Dutch professor in the Private Law Department of Tilburg University and member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Died on Friday June 20th 2025
Ján Ľupták
Slovak politician
Died on Friday June 20th 2025
Jan Terlouw
Dutch politician (and author (Winter in Wartime)
Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Jan Ivarsson
Swedish academician
Died on Thursday May 1st 2025
Jan Johnson
American pole vaulter
Died on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Jan Martin Jensen
Norwegian music executive
Died on Tuesday February 11th 2025
Ján Cuper
Slovak politician (MP 1992–2006)
Died on Wednesday February 5th 2025
Jan Mijnsbergen
Dutch politician
Died on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Jan Mycielski
Polish-American mathematician (Ehrenfeucht–Mycielski sequence
Died on Friday January 24th 2025
Jan Otčenášek Jr.
Czech screenwriter (Zločiny Velké Prahy)
Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Jan Randles
Australian long-distance runner
Died on Monday January 13th 2025
Ján Zachara
Slovak boxer. Olympic champion (1952)
Died on Thursday January 2nd 2025
Jan Bloukaas
South African singer
Died on Thursday December 26th 2024
Jan Scott-Frazier
American translator and anime producer
Died on Thursday December 5th 2024
Jan Hendrikx
Dutch politician
Died on Friday November 29th 2024
Jan Furtok
Polish footballer
Died on Tuesday November 26th 2024
Jan Kiedrowicz
Polish chess grandmaster
Died on Tuesday November 19th 2024
Jan Keizer
Dutch referee
Died on Monday November 18th 2024
Ján Michalko
Slovak Olympic cross-country skier
Died on Wednesday September 25th 2024
Jan Breytenbach
South African military officer
Died on Tuesday June 18th 2024
Jan Reehorst
Dutch politician
Died on Friday June 7th 2024
Jan van Munster
Dutch sculptor and installation artist
Died on Friday May 31st 2024
Jan Lundqvist
Swedish academic and geologist
Died on Wednesday May 22nd 2024
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Polish composer (Finding Neverland
Died on Tuesday May 21st 2024
Jan Helge Jansen
Norwegian politician
Died on Thursday May 9th 2024
Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski
Polish jazz musician
Died on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Ján Uličiansky
Slovak playwright
Died on Sunday May 5th 2024
Jan Ørke
Norwegian footballer (Viking
Died on Monday April 22nd 2024
Jan Højland
Danish footballer (B.93
Died on Tuesday March 5th 2024
Jan Assmann
German Egyptologist
Died on Tuesday February 20th 2024
Jan Sørensen
Danish football player (Club Brugge
Died on Monday February 19th 2024
Jan van Veen
Dutch radio host and disc jockey
Died on Monday February 5th 2024
Jan Zaanen
Dutch theoretical physicist
Died on Wednesday January 24th 2024
Jan Bogaert
Belgian road racing cyclist
Died on Wednesday January 24th 2024
Jan Plamper
German professor of history at the University of Limerick
Died on Tuesday December 5th 2023
Jan Verbist
Belgian actor and stage and television director
Died on Tuesday December 5th 2023
Jan Veenstra
Dutch footballer (Go Ahead Eagles
Died on Sunday November 5th 2023
Jan Needle
79–80
Died on Thursday October 26th 2023
Jan Dalgic
German ice hockey player (ESV Kaufbeuren)
Died on Sunday October 22nd 2023
Jan Wieczorek
Polish Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday September 14th 2023
Jan Tabachnyk
Ukrainian variety composer
Died on Monday September 11th 2023
Jan Jongbloed
Dutch footballer (DWS
Died on Thursday August 31st 2023