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Günter Jena, German choral conductor and musicologist, died on May 7, 2026

Günter Jena dead at age 92

Günter Jena, a German choral conductor and musicologist,
died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 92–93. Born in Leipzig in 1933, he attended the Thomasschule there before studying…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Åke Axelsson dead at age 94

Åke Axelsson, the Swedish interior designer and interior decorator,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Urshult on February 25, 1932, he developed an early…

May 7, 2026 4:22 pm

Zhang Anjian dead at age 55

Zhang Anjian
died on May 7, 2026. He was a Chinese politician and served as deputy mayor of Chongqing. No further details about his life or career were provided. Tags…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Harold Theriault dead at age 73

Harold Theriault, a Canadian politician and Nova Scotia MLA from 2003 to 2013,
died on May 7, 2026. He represented the riding of Digby-Annapolis for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Jaime Aparicio, Colombian Olympic hurdler, died on May 7, 2026

Jaime Aparicio dead at age 96

Jaime Aparicio, a Colombian Olympic hurdler,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Lima on August 17, 1929, Jaime Ignacio Aparicio Rodewaldt competed for Colombia…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Rick Kreuger dead at age 76

Rick Kreuger, the American baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox,
died on May 7, 2026. Born Richard Allen Kreuger on November 3, 1948, he appeared in Major…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Michael J. Bransfield, American Roman Catholic prelate, died on May 7, 2026

Michael J. Bransfield dead at age 82

Michael J. Bransfield, an American Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Wheeling-Charleston from 2004 to 2018,
died on May 7, 2026, at age 82. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Wang Yongguo dead at age 87

Wang Yongguo, a Chinese vice admiral who commanded the South Sea Fleet from 1994 to 2002,
died on May 7, 2026. He was 87. Born in November 1938 in Buliu,…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Pat Caputo dead at age 67

Pat Caputo, an American sportswriter and broadcaster,
died on May 7, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 67. Caputo was based in Southeast Michigan and worked as an on-air host…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Bede Liu dead at age 91

Bede Liu, a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer,
died on May 7, 2026. He was a professor emeritus at Princeton University. Born in Shanghai, China, on September 25, 1934, Liu earned a…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Carlos Brito dead at age 93

Carlos Brito, a Portuguese politician,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Portuguese Mozambique on February 9, 1933, he moved with his family to Alcoutim,…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Ursula Bäumlin, Swiss politician, died on May 7, 2026

Ursula Bäumlin dead at age 87

Ursula Bäumlin, a Swiss politician and theologian who served as a member of the National Council from 1987 to 1998,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 87.…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Joni Lamb dead at age 65

Joni Lamb, the American Christian broadcaster who co-founded and led Daystar Television Network,
died on May 7, 2026, of complications from a spinal injury. She was 65. Born Joni Trammell…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Friedrich Seifert dead at age 84

Friedrich Seifert, the German mineralogist and geophysicist,
died on May 7, 2026. He was 84. Seifert was the founding director of the Bayerisches Geoinstitut at the University of Bayreuth. Born…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Eugenio Binini, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, died on May 7, 2026

Eugenio Binini dead at age 91

Eugenio Binini, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello from 1983 to 1991 and bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli from 1991 to 2010,
died on May 7, 2026, at…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Earl-Jean McCrea dead at age 83

Earl-Jean McCrea, the American singer known for her work with The Cookies,
died on May 7, 2026. Also known as Earl-Jean Reavis, she was a former pop and R&B singer…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Giovanni Cervetti, giornalista, died on May 7, 2026

Giovanni Cervetti Italian politician dead at age 92

Giovanni Cervetti, an Italian politician,
died on May 7, 2026. Giovanni Cervetti [it], 92, Italian politician. Tags Politicians, 07 May 2026, Cervetti, Giovanni, Italy, 2026-05-07, May 2026, May 7

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Raymonde Arcier dead at age 86

Raymonde Arcier, a French artist and feminist activist,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Bellac on November 13, 1939, she was known for her…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

James F. Sundah dead at age 70

James F. Sundah, an Indonesian songwriter,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 70. Born James Freddy Sundah on December 1, 1955, in Semarang, Central Java, he worked…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Philip Caputo, American author and journalist, died on May 7, 2026

Philip Caputo dead at age 84

Philip Caputo, an American author and journalist best known for the memoir A Rumor of War,
died on May 7, 2026, at age 84. Born in Westchester, Illinois, in 1941,…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Valery Denisov, Diplomat, died on May 7, 2026

Valery Denisov dead at age 84

Valery Denisov, a Russian diplomat who served as ambassador to North Korea from 1996 to 2001,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on November 1,…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Ryszard Zembaczyński, Polish politician, died on May 7, 2026

Ryszard Zembaczyński dead at age 77

Ryszard Zembaczyński, a Polish politician and former mayor of Opole,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 77. He served as mayor of Opole from 2002 to 2014.…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Nabyl Lahlou dead at age 81

Nabyl Lahlou, a Moroccan filmmaker and playwright,
died on May 7, 2026. He was 81. Born in 1945 in Fes, Morocco, Lahlou was also a theater director, author and actor.…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Luiz Sérgio Carlini, Brazilian songwriter and guitarist, died on May 7, 2026

Luiz Sérgio Carlini dead at age 73

Luiz Sérgio Carlini
died on May 7, 2026. He was a Brazilian songwriter and guitarist associated with Tutti Frutti and Rita Lee. His work placed him among notable figures in…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Jana Dubovcová dead at age 73, Lawyer, judge, politician

Jana Dubovcová, a Slovak lawyer and politician who served as minister of justice in 2023,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 73. Born Jana Verčíková in Žilina…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Claude Griscelli dead at age 90

Claude Griscelli, a French doctor and immunologist who served as president of Inserm from 1996 to 2001,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Rabat…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Joe Senser dead at age 69

Joe Senser, an American football player who was a tight end for the Minnesota Vikings,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Philadelphia on August…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am

Michael Pennington, director and writer who co-founded the English Shakespeare Company, died on May 10, 2026, aged 82. Born in Cambridge on June 7, 1943, he was known on screen for his role as Moff Jerjerrod in Return of the Jedi and also appeared in Hamlet. With director Michael Bogdanov, he founded the English Shakespeare Company in 1986 and served as its joint artistic director until 1992. Pennington wrote ten books, directed in the UK, the US, Romania and Japan, and was an Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company, died on May 7, 2026

Michael Pennington public figure dead at age 82

Michael Pennington, the English actor, director and writer who co-founded the English Shakespeare Company,
died on May 10, 2026, aged 82. Born in Cambridge on June 7, 1943, he was…

May 7, 2026 12:00 am