Death of Simone Forti at age 91
Simone Forti, the American postmodern dancer, choreographer and artist whose work helped shape postmodern dance, died on July 29, 2026, aged 91. Born in Florence on March 25, 1935, she…
Deaths on July 29
This archive lists notable deaths associated with July 29 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on July 29, 2026.
Francis Teke Lysinge obituary: died at age 87
Francis Teke Lysinge, the Cameroonian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Mamfe, died on July 29, 2026, aged 87. Born on December 28, 1938, in Cameroon, he was…
Ibrahim El-Attar died at age 98
Ibrahim El-Attar, the Egyptian Olympic rower, died on July 29, 2026, aged 98. Born Ibrahim Wagih El-Attar on February 22, 1928, he represented Egypt in rowing at the 1952 Summer…
Cairns Craig dies at 77
Cairns Craig, the Scottish literary scholar who specialised in Scottish and modernist literature, died on July 29, 2026, aged 77. Born Robert Cairns Craig in Kilmarnock in 1949, he built…
Cristino Centurión passed away at age 72
Cristino Centurión, an Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer who played as a midfielder, died on July 29, 2026, aged 72. Born in Formosa Province, Argentina, he began his career in 1969 and…
Carol Lynn Pearson dies at age 86
Carol Lynn Pearson, the American poet, author and screenwriter known for works including "Cipher in the Snow," died on July 29, 2026, at age 86. Born Carol Lynn Wright in…
Arlene Smith has died at age 84
Arlene Smith, an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of the Chantels, died on July 29, 2026, at age 84. Smith helped establish the group in the Bronx…
Raymond J. Smit death at age 97
Raymond J. Smit, an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives, died on July 29, 2026, aged 97. A Republican, he represented his district in the state…
Fred Doucette has died at age 61
Fred Doucette, an American politician and member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2014 to 2025, died on July 29, 2026, aged 61. A Republican from Salem, New…
Jarosław Jechorek, died aged 65
Jarosław Jechorek, a Polish basketball player, died on July 29, 2026, aged 65. Born in Poland on May 31, 1961, he was best known for his work with the Polish…
Gunnar Þórðarson death at age 81
Gunnar Þórðarson, the Icelandic musician and songwriter, died on July 29, 2026, aged 81. Born in Hólmavík on January 4, 1945, he became one of Iceland’s most influential songwriters and…
Hernando Tovar death at age 87
Hernando Tovar, a Colombian footballer who played for Santa Fe and the Colombia national team, died on July 29, 2026, aged 87. Born in Girardot, he was a defender who…
Obituary: Turid Iversen, dead at age 91
Turid Iversen, the Norwegian politician who served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in the 1993–1997 term, died on July 29, 2026, aged 91. Born in…
Howard H. Pattee died at age 99
Howard H. Pattee, an American biologist and academic, died on July 29, 2026, aged 99. Born in Pasadena, California, in 1926, he studied at Stanford University, earning his degree in…
Death of Ferdousi Shahriar at age 54
Ferdousi Shahriar, a Bangladeshi diplomat, died on July 29, 2026, aged 54. She served as director general of the Myanmar wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and previously was…
Obituary: Khalid Nizami, dead at age 78
Khalid Nizami, the Pakistani comedian actor and music composer known for comic roles in television dramas such as Ankahi, died on July 29, 2026, aged 78. He was identified with…
Gordon Green dies at age 101
Gordon Green, the Australian footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League, died on July 29, 2026, aged 101. Green, also known as Gordon Stanley Green, was…
Glen Hansard obituary: died at age 56
Glen Hansard, the Irish musician and frontman of The Frames, died on July 29, 2026, aged 56, after a traffic collision. Born Glen James Hansard in Dublin, he had led…
Thaw Kaung death at age 88
Thaw Kaung, a Burmese librarian and historian, died on July 29, 2026, aged 88. Known also as Sithu Thaw Kaung, he was born in Yangon on December 17, 1937, and…
Don McDeed obituary: died at age 95
Don McDeed, an Australian rugby player, died on July 29, 2026, aged 95. A former international rugby union hooker, he was born in Hastings, Victoria, and educated at Sydney’s St…
Mir Raza Ali has died at age 25
Mir Raza Ali, a Pakistani entrepreneur, died on July 29, 2026, at the age of 25 after being shot, with his body later discovered near a wedding hall in Gulistan-e-Jauhar,…
Jochen Bohl, died aged 76
Jochen Bohl, a German theologian and Lutheran bishop, died on July 29, 2026, aged 76. Born in Lüdenscheid on April 19, 1950, he served as bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church…
Alec Johnson died at age 82
Alec Johnson, the English cricketer, died on July 29, 2026, aged 82. Born Anthony Alexander Johnson in Loughborough, Leicestershire, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. He made…
Hassie van Wijk, died aged 87
Hassie van Wijk, the Dutch footballer, assistant manager and manager, died on July 29, 2026, aged 87. A midfielder, he began his career with De Volewijckers and helped the club…
Obituary: Tássio, dead at age 41
Tássio, the Brazilian footballer known for his spells with Botafogo, Bragantino and CSKA Sofia, died on July 29, 2026, aged 41. Born Tássio Maia dos Santos in Rio de Janeiro…
Zlatko Žagmešter obituary: died at age 83
Zlatko Žagmešter, a Croatian handball player and coach, died on July 29, 2026, aged 83. Born in Zagreb on July 6, 1943, he became one of the leading handball figures…
Erik Olssen has died at age 84
Erik Olssen, the New Zealand historian whose work examined the links between social structures, politics and ideas, died on July 29, 2026, aged 84. Born in Hamilton on December 14,…
Harry Mitchell died at age 86
Harry Mitchell, an American politician and educator who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011, died July 29, 2026, aged 86. A Democrat, he represented Arizona’s…
Billy Ray Smith Jr. dead at age 64
Billy Ray Smith Jr., an American football player who starred as a linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, died on July 29, 2026, aged 64. Smith played 10 seasons in…
Doug Roberts has died at age 86
American actor (Hairspray Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Herbert Pankau has died at age 83
German footballer Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
John Saladino dies at 86
American interior designer Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Carmel Muscat passes away at age 63
Maltese Olympic cyclist (1980) Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Bill Krisher obituary: died at age 89
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Giuseppe Ossorio passed away at age 81
Italian politician Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Jack Bloomfield dead at age 94
American baseball player Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Alan Finney passed away at age 91
English footballer (Sheffield Wednesday Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
George Nigh death at age 98
American politician Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Helmut Swiczinsky passes away at age 81
Austrian architect Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Sylvia Young, died aged 86
British theatre school founder Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Obituary: John Miszuk, dead at age 84
Polish-born Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Raffaele Fiore has died at age 71
Italian far-left militant (Red Brigades) Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Obituary: Sir Mark, dead at age 82
British politician Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Laura Dahlmeier passed away at age 31
German biathlete Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Amelia Freedman dies at 84
British arts administrator Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Tommy Brooks dies at age 71
American boxing trainer Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Obituary: T. N., dead at age 69
Indian chartered accountant Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Lotfy Labib died at age 77
Egyptian actor (The Embassy in the Building Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Paul Coe has died at age 76
Australian Aboriginal rights activist Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Miyoko Hiroyasu has died at age 114
Japanese supercentenarian Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Joseph Ziegler died at age 71
Canadian actor (Side Effects Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Death of João Leal at age 87
Brazilian footballer Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Johnny Mayes passes away at age 78
Australian rugby league player (Eastern Suburbs Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Rosita Velázquez obituary: died at age 74
Puerto Rican singer (Moliendo Vidrio) and comedian Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Daniel Lentz dies at 83
American composer Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Robert Bruce passed away at age 58
American racing driver Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Tom Cousins passes away at age 93
American businessman Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Jerónimo Fernández obituary: died at age 18
Argentine rugby player (Club de Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada) Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
David Earle passes away at age 84
American Episcopal priest Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Obituary: Tadashi Yabe, dead at age 59
Japanese DJ and music producer (United Future Organization) Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Death of Dave Cokin at age 71
American sports betting analyst Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Hailey Merkt dies at age 31
Canadian reality television contestant (The Bachelor) Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Sardar Kamal, died aged 52
Pakistani comedian and actor (Load Wedding) Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Death of Fouad Shuker at age 62
Lebanese Islamic militant Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Jenny Mastoraki dies at 75
Greek poet and translator Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Bruno Garzena dies at 91
Italian footballer (Juventus Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Kenro Nakajima dies at 39
Japanese alpinist Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Kazuya Hiraide has died at age 45
Japanese alpinist Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Jim Ninowski obituary: died at age 88
American football player (Cleveland Browns Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
C. Norman has died at age 91
American neurosurgeon Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Rostislav Vondruška, died aged 63
Czech businessman and politician Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Ludwik Konopko dead at age 53
Polish guitarist and composer Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Mel Ramsden passes away at age 79
79–80 Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
John Williams dies at 77
Canadian politician Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Yannik Mazzilli has died at age -1
French actor (Return of the Hero Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Hassan Abidur dies at 56
Bangladeshi singer Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Tom C. passed away at age 91
American diplomat Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Beauregarde passes away at age 88
American wrestler and musician Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Death of Clare R. at age 96
Filipina entomologist Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Death of Klara Berkovich at age 96
Soviet-born American violinist and music teacher Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Nathan F. death at age 97
American politician Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Robert Banas dies at 90
American dancer and actor (West Side Story) Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Obituary: Vladimir Eshinov, dead at age 75
Russian rower Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Peter Reddaway died at age 84
British-American political scientist Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Paco Camino has died at age 83
Spanish bullfighter Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Georgette Valle, died aged 99
American politician Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Floyd Layne passed away at age 93
American basketball player (Scranton Miners Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
James Stirling passed away at age 93
Scottish army officer and chartered surveyor Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
David Biale passed away at age 75
American historian Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Pat Collier dies at 72
English musician (The Vibrators) and record producer ("Walking on Sunshine") Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Nona Asiah death at age -1
Malaysian singer Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Pepe Luis passes away at age 68
Spanish bullfighter Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Mick Underwood death at age 78
English drummer Died on Tuesday July 30th 2024
Valeriy Lapikura passes away at age 79
Ukrainian witer and journalist Died on Sunday July 30th 2023
Kavita Singh died at age 58
Indian art historian Died on Sunday July 30th 2023
David Albahari died at age 75
Serbian writer and translator Died on Sunday July 30th 2023
Wolfgang Dandorfer dies at age 74
German politician Died on Sunday July 30th 2023
Patricia A. dies at age 81
American public official and women's rights advocate Died on Sunday July 30th 2023