Anthony Head dead at age 72, English actor
Anthony Head, the English actor known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso and Merlin, died on June 5, 2026, from complications of pneumonia. Born Anthony Stewart Head on February…
Deaths on June 1
This archive lists notable deaths associated with June 1 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on June 1, 2026.
John Blanche dead at age 77, British fantasy and science fiction illustrator
John Blanche, the British fantasy and science fiction illustrator whose work helped define White Dwarf and Warhammer 40,000, died on June 3, 2026. He was 77. Blanche, born in 1948,…
Alan Haselhurst dead at age 88, Politician
Alan Haselhurst, the British Conservative politician who served as an MP and later sat in the House of Lords, died on June 2, 2026, aged 88. Born at South Elmsall…
William Willard Gibson Jr. dead at age 94, American lawyer
William Willard Gibson Jr., an American lawyer and legal scholar, died on June 1, 2026, at age 94. Born in Amarillo, Texas, on March 5, 1932, he earned a B.A.…
Kenneth Gagnon dead at age 68, American politician
Kenneth Gagnon, an American politician and Maine State Senator, died on June 1, 2026. He served in the Maine Senate from 2000 to 2006, representing Maine’s 25th District, which covered…
Jim Tallas dead at age 89, American politician
Jim Tallas died on June 1, 2026. Tags Politicians, 01 June 2026, America, Jim, Pisces, Tallas, June 1, June 2026
Rafi Baranes dead at age 83, Israeli footballer
Rafi Baranes, an Israeli footballer who spent his entire career with Maccabi Tel Aviv, died on June 1, 2026, at age 83. A midfielder or winger, he was among the…
Giacomo Piperno dead at age 90, Italian actor
Giacomo Piperno died June 1, 2026. He was an actor. Tags Actors, 01 June 2026, Giacomo, Italy, Piperno, Rome, June 1, June 2026
Jaan Tults dead at age 80, public figure
Jaan Tults died on June 1, 2026. Tags Other, 01 June 2026, Jaan, Tults, June 1, June 2026
Lois Landgraf dead at age 74, American politician
Lois Landgraf died on June 1, 2026. She was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 01 June 2026, America, Cancer, Landgraf, Lois, June 1, June 2026
Tofail Ahmed dead at age 82, Bangladeshi politician
Tofail Ahmed, a Bangladeshi politician who served in parliament for more than five decades and held ministerial posts in the industries and commerce portfolios, died on June 1, 2026. He…
Wei Zongwan dead at age 87, Actor
Wei Zongwan, the Chinese actor known for San Mao Joins the Army and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, died on June 1, 2026, in Shanghai. He was 87. Born in…
Sir Angus Stirling dead at age 92, British arts administrator and conservationist
Sir Angus Stirling, a British arts administrator and conservationist who served as director general of the National Trust, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Angus…
Stéphane-Albert Boulais dead at age 76, Canadian writer and film critic
Stéphane-Albert Boulais, a Canadian writer and film critic, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Maniwaki, Quebec, on June 17, 1949, he studied at Laval…
Pierre Izard dead at age 90, French politician, member and president of the general council of Haut…
Pierre Izard, the French politician who served as a member and later president of the general council of Haute-Garonne and as mayor of Villefranche-de-Lauragais, died on June 1, 2026. He…
Larisa Zhukovskaya dead at age 88, Russian actress
Larisa Zhukovskaya died on June 1, 2026. She was a Russian actress known for her work in War and Peace, Anna Karenina and The Black Monk. Tags Actors, 01 June…
André Santini dead at age 85, French politician
André Santini, the French politician who served as a deputy from 2009 to 2017 and as mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux from 1980, died on June 1, 2026. He was 85. Born…
Margaret Commodore dead at age 93, Politician
Margaret Commodore, a Canadian politician and Yukon MLA from 1982 to 1996, died on June 1, 2026. She was born in 1932 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, and served in the…
Gianni Francesco Mattioli dead at age 86, Politician, university professor
Gianni Francesco Mattioli, the Italian politician and physicist who served as a deputy from 1987 to 2001 and as minister of community policies from 1998 to 1999, died on June…
Jozien Bensing dead at age 76, Research on doctor–patient communication
Jozien Bensing, a Dutch clinical psychologist and university teacher, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 76. Born Josina Maria Bensing on March 12, 1950, in Tilburg, she…
Marios Oikonomou dead at age 33, Greek footballer
Marios Oikonomou, the Greek footballer who played for Bologna, AEK Athens and the national team, died on June 1, 2026, in a motorcycle collision, according to reports. He was 33.…
Bruce Van Sant dead at age 88, American-born Dominican sailor and author
Bruce Van Sant died on June 1, 2026. He was an American-born Dominican sailor and author. His books included "Tricks of the Trades" (2002), "Margarita Cat" (2010) and "The Gentleman's…
Raúl Guerrón dead at age 49, Ecuadorian footballer
Raúl Guerrón, an Ecuadorian football defender who played for Deportivo Quito and the national team, died on June 1, 2026, at age 49. Born Raúl Fernando Guerrón Méndez in Atuntaqui…
Ermanno Arslan dead at age 85, Italian archaeologist
Ermanno Arslan died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 85. An Italian archaeologist, he was also a numismatist and museum professional. Born in Verona in 1940, he studied…
Igoris Kirilovas dead at age 54, public figure
Igoris Kirilovas died on June 1, 2026. He was a Lithuanian football player. Born in Vilnius on August 19, 1971, he was 54. Tags Athletes, 01 June 2026, Igoris, Kirilovas,…
Rick Adelman dead at age 79, American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach
Rick Adelman, the American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach who led the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves, died on June 1, 2026, at age 79.…
Michael Meadowcroft dead at age 84, English politician
Michael Meadowcroft, the English politician who served as MP for Leeds West from 1983 to 1987, died on June 1, 2026, aged 84. Born in Southport on March 6, 1942,…
Souleymane Diallo dead at age 80, Journalist
Souleymane Diallo, a Guinean journalist and founder of the satirical newspaper Le Lynx, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 80–81. Born in 1945, he helped establish the…
Master Parrot dead at age 47, Ugandan dancehall and Afro-pop music artist
Master Parrot, a Ugandan dancehall and Afro-pop music artist, died on June 1, 2026. Born David Sifaayo in 1978, he emerged in the 2000s as part of Uganda’s contemporary dancehall…
Richard Mettler dead at age 56, French-born American film editor
Richard Mettler died on June 1, 2026, of cancer. He was a French-born American film editor whose credits included "Desert Warrior," "Anthropoid" and "I.S.S.". Tags Journalists, 01 June 2026, America,…
Aleksandr Ivanchenko dead at age 80, Russian writer
Aleksandr Ivanchenko, a Russian writer born on June 1, 1945, died on June 1, 2026. Born in Krasnoturyinsk, in the Sverdlovsk region, he studied at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute…
Keith Anthony Morrison dead at age 84, Jamaican-American painter
Keith Anthony Morrison, a Jamaican-American painter, died on June 1, 2026, at age 84. Born in Linstead, Jamaica, he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, earning…
Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid
Colombian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Pierre Nora
French historianDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Fred Espenak
American astrophysicistDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Eva Borušovičová
55Died on Monday June 2nd 2025
Carl R. Ajello
American politicianDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Jonathan Joss
American actor (King of the HillDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Elemér Csák
Hungarian journalist and politicianDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Muhammad az-Zanati
Libyan politicanDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Barbara Ferris
English actress and fashion modelDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Xu Qiliang
Chinese military officerDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Bahram Akasheh
Iranian geophysicist and seismologistDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Ali Saeed Badwan
Palestinian writerDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Tan Joe Hok
Indonesian badminton playerDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Robert Anderson
New Zealand cricketer (OtagoDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
John Brenkus
American producer and television personalityDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Erich Anderson
American actor (Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Natasha Ryan
Australian disappearance caseDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Maguni Charan Kuanr
Indian PuppeteerDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Alan Choe
Singaporean architect and urban plannerDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Rob Burrow
English rugby league footballerDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Luis Moroder
Italian peptide chemistDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Kiane Zawadi
American jazz trombonist and euphonium playerDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Kalev Kallo
Estonian politician and convicted criminalDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Elvedin Begić
Bosnian football executiveDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
David Levy
Israeli politicianDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Richard W. Sears
American politicianDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Larry Cannon
American basketball player (Denver RocketsDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Ruth Maria Kubitschek
Czech-born German actress (He Can't Stop Doing ItDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Russell Fraser
Canadian politicianDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Elinor Fuchs
American theatre scholar and criticDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Seán Óg Sheehy
Irish Gaelic footballerDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Steve Andrascik
Canadian ice hockey player (New York RangersDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Mitchell Block
American film producer (Poster Girl)Died on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Patricia Dainton
British actress (Dancing with CrimeDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Willie Marshall
Canadian ice hockey player (Hershey BearsDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Peter Harbison
Irish archaeologistDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Joe Gayton
American screenwriter (Hell on WheelsDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
David M. Jennings
American politicianDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Nitin Gopi
Indian actor and television director ('Hara Hara MahadevaDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Marcus Plantin
British television producer and director (The Two RonniesDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Philippe Pozzo di Borgo
French businessman (Pommery)Died on Friday June 2nd 2023
Agnes Abuom
Kenyan theologianDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Ronald L. Baker
American folkloristDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Cynthia Weil
American songwriter ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'")Died on Friday June 2nd 2023
Yukiko Takayama
Japanese screenwriter (Terror of MechagodzillaDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Margit Carstensen
German actress (The Bitter Tears of Petra von KantDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Muhammad Afsarul Ameen
Bangladeshi politicianDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Evgeny Khatsei
Russian ice hockey player (Avangard OmskDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Terje Rafdal
Norwegian wheelchair curlerDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Michail Kostarakos
Greek Army officerDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Roy Taylor
Irish singer and bass player (Jump the Gun)Died on Friday June 2nd 2023
Ryutaro Kamioka
Japanese talentDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Lou Marcon
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)Died on Friday June 2nd 2023
Vasile Rădulescu
Romanian politicianDied on Thursday June 2nd 2022
Alden Roche
American football player (Denver BroncosDied on Thursday June 2nd 2022
Marta Lafuente
Paraguayan psychologist and politicianDied on Thursday June 2nd 2022
Carl Stiner
American generalDied on Thursday June 2nd 2022