Gholamreza Soleimani, an Iranian military officer and senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who commanded the paramilitary Basij forces, died on March 17, 2026, at the age of 61–62. He was killed in the 2026 Iran war by… · Israel · Israeli Strikes · 17 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Lorena Clare Facio, Costa Rican first lady from 1998 to 2002, died on March 17, 2026. She was born in San José, Costa Rica, on June 30, 1943, to Manuel Emilio Clare and María Elena Facio. The only daughter in… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Spanish dancer · 16 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 16 · Other · Sanz
Spanish botanist · 16 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 16 · Other · Torre
Italian director · 15 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 15 · Other
Dean of Algerian diplomats · 15 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 15 · Other
Russian production manager · 14 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 14 · Other
Sheldon Weinig, an American businessman, died on March 14, 2026. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City, on January 15, 1928, attended Stuyvesant High School, and later studied at Columbia University, where he received a master’s degree and doctorate.… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Zsigmond Ritoók, a Hungarian classical philologist, died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Budapest on September 28, 1929, he was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. He… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Envoi Allen, a French thoroughbred racehorse who competed in National Hunt racing, died on March 13, 2026, aged 12. The bay gelding was bred in France and first raced in Ireland in a point to point at Ballinaboola, where he… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
American service executive and first lady of Tennessee (1995–2003) · 11 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 11 · Other
Joachim Wanke, a German Roman Catholic prelate, died on March 12, 2026. He was 84. Wanke served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Erfurt after its re-establishment following German reunification, leading the diocese from 1994 until his retirement… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
The 2026 Lebanon war, described as an Iranian commander in Lebanon, died on March 12, 2026, during the ongoing conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. Since March 2, 2026, the war has killed more than 1,000 militants and civilians… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Boubacar Ould Messaoud, a Mauritanian human rights activist, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on May 15, 1945, in Rosso, Mauritania, he fought against slavery in Mauritania and in 1995 founded SOS Esclaves to oppose… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Donald Liao, a Hong Kong civil servant and architect, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 96. Taiwanese-born and known also as a landscape architect, he played an instrumental role in the expansion of public housing in Hong… · China · 12 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Pascal Edoh Agbove, a Togolese businessman and civil servant, died on March 11, 2026. He was reported to have been 55. Born around 1970, Agbove served for many years in Togolese civil society. He was executive director of the NGO… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Valentin Alexandrovich Gneushev, a Russian circus director and choreographer, died on March 11, 2026. Born in Nizhny Tagil in the Sverdlovsk Oblast, he studied to be a clown at the Moscow State Circus School and later graduated from the Russian… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Serena's Song, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died on March 11, 2026, at age 33. Born April 4, 1992, she won 17 graded stakes races, including 11 Grade I victories, some against males and older mares, over three seasons and earned… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Ukrainian military pilot · 08 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 8 · Other
Festus Onigbinde, a Nigerian football manager, died on March 9, 2026. Born in Modakeke, he coached Nigeria’s national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, having also led the side between 1982 and 1984. In 1984, he guided Nigeria to… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Pierre el-Rahi, a Lebanese Maronite priest, died on March 9, 2026, after being struck by Israeli tank fire during the 2026 Iran war. Born in 1975 in Dibeh, Lebanon, he was originally from Debel in southern Lebanon. El-Rahi became curate… · France · 09 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Oleksandr Dovhach, a Ukrainian military pilot and Hero of Ukraine, died on March 9, 2026. Born in Chernihiv on May 12, 1973, he graduated from School No. 29 in 1990 and later studied at the Chernihiv Higher Military Aviation School… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Slavoljub Marjanović, a Serbian chess grandmaster, died on March 8, 2026. Born in Lalinac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia, on January 6, 1955, he was awarded the grandmaster title in 1978 and later became a FIDE Senior Trainer in 2004. Marjanović… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Joseph T. Threston, an American Navy systems engineer known for his contributions to the development of the Aegis Combat System, died on March 8, 2026. Threston began his career in 1959 at Hughes Aircraft Company in the Guided Missile Laboratory,… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
David Rokni, an Israeli reserve colonel who served as the commander of the annual Israel Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem for nearly four decades, died on March 8, 2026. Born in Kermanshah, Iran, on January 6,… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Mohamed Hansal, an Algerian football referee, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Oran, French Algeria, on November 6, 1947, he refereed one match at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. Hansal died on… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters died on March 8, 2026. An Iranian military general, he served as head of the Military Office of Iran's Supreme Leader. The position placed him in a senior military role linked to the Supreme Leader’s office.… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Tsutomu Shibayama, a Japanese anime director of film and television, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo, on March 9, 1941, he was active from the 1960s and worked on a wide… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Lucien Larré, a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, died on March 6, 2026. He held a doctorate in clinical psychology and founded Bosco Homes, a Saskatchewan-based organization that operated homes for troubled youth. Larré also created the Big Valley Jamboree music… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
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V. R. Muthu, an Indian businessman and chief executive officer of Idhayam oil, died on March 5, 2026. He was born on October 6, 1953, and grew up in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. Muthu attended K.V.S. Higher Secondary School and St.… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Chris Wheeler, an English chef, died on March 5, 2026. Born in Swanage, Dorset, in 1973, he began his career at the Domaine De Bassible Hotel and Michelin-starred restaurant in the French town of Segos. He worked with Jean-Christophe Novelli… · Britain · 05 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
American deckhand (Deadliest Catch) · 03 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 3 · Other
Portuguese scenic and costume designer · 03 March 2026 · March 2026 · Antonio · March 3 · Other
William Thoresson, a Swedish gymnast, died on March 4, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Gothenburg on May 31, 1932, he competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events. He won gold… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Luis del Castillo Estrada, a Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate, died on March 4, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Montevideo on June 21, 1935, he was ordained a priest on July 30, 1966, in the Society of Jesus.… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Douglas Hambidge, the British-born Canadian Anglican clergyman who served as the seventh Bishop of Caledonia and New Westminster and ninth Metropolitan of British Columbia, died on March 4, 2026. Born in London on March 6, 1927, he was educated at… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Timothy A. McDonnell, an American Roman Catholic prelate, died on March 4, 2026, at the age of 88. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts from 2004 to 2014 and as an auxiliary bishop of the… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Vasilios Daniil, a Greek professional football manager, died on March 4, 2026. Born on August 3, 1938, he managed Kavala, Kastoria, Apollon Kalamarias, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos Volos, Skoda Xanthi, Paniliakos and Greece. As coach of Panathinaikos, he led the team to… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Ronald Hampel, a British industrialist and former chief executive and chairman of ICI, died on March 4, 2026. He planned and oversaw the Zeneca de-merger in June 1993. Sir Ronald Claus Hampel was born in Shropshire on May 31, 1932,… · England · 04 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Mahendra Bohra, an Indian Bollywood producer, died on March 4, 2026. He was born in Jodhpur, then in Rajputana and now Rajasthan, on July 2, 1946, into a Marwari family. He was the son of filmmaker Ramkuma Bohra and had… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
David Eugene Fellhauer, an American Roman Catholic prelate, died on March 3, 2026, at the age of 86. He served as Bishop of Victoria in Texas from 1990 to 2015. Born on August 19, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri, he… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Mujahid, an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, died on March 3, 2026. An American-bred, British-trained colt bred and owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, he was trained throughout his racing career in England by John Dunlop. In 1998, as a two-year-old,… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Muhammad al-Khuli, a Syrian military officer who served as chief of the Syrian Arab Air Force and director of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate under President Hafez al-Assad, died on March 3, 2026. He was 88 or 89. Born in… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Henry Viccellio Jr., an American Air Force general who served as commander of the Air Force Materiel Command, died on March 3, 2026. Born in San Francisco on August 4, 1940, he graduated from the United States Air Force Academy… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Hezbollah's intelligence chief died on March 2, 2026. · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
David Kirch, an English art collector and philanthropist, died on March 2, 2026. Sir David Roderick Kirch, KBE, was a British businessman, collector and philanthropist. Over his lifetime, he built up and later sold what was probably the world’s largest… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
2026 Iran war, an intelligence officer, died on March 2, 2026. The conflict began on February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Käthe Menzel-Jordan, a German architect and preservationist, died on March 1, 2026. Born Käthe Hertel in Erfurt on September 7, 1916, she worked mainly on restoring historic buildings in Erfurt and the surrounding region after the destruction of World War… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Margaret Aliyatul Maimunah, an Indonesian women's rights activist, died on March 1, 2026. She was born in Jombang, East Java, on May 11, 1978. Maimunah served as the General Chairperson of Fatayat Nahdlatul Ulama and was elected chairman of Fatayat… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Majid Mousavi, an Iranian military commander, died on March 1, 2026, at the age of 60–61. He was identified in the provided information as Sayyid Hossein Mousavi Eftekhari, born on 17 February 1965 in Tehran, Iran. Mousavi served as commander… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
Italian geographer · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 28 · Other
Italian dancer · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 28 · Other
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Australian Benedictine monk · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 28 · Other
2026 Iran war, a military officer, died on February 28, 2026, during the war that began with surprise U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran. The attacks killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Amir Hatami, Iranian military officer and commander-in-chief of the Iranian Regular Armed Forces, died on February 28, 2026. He held the rank of major general and was appointed to the post after the promotion of Abdolrahim Mousavi to chief of… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Steven P. Brennan, an American property master and set dresser, died on February 28, 2026, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 59. Brennan worked on films including Hard Eight, John Wick: Chapter 2, Free Guy, American Hustle, Shutter… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other · Als
Abdolrahim Mousavi, an Iranian military officer who served as Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran, Iran, at the age of 65–66. He held the post from June 2025 until his death,… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Saleh Asadi, an Iranian military intelligence officer, died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran during joint Israeli-United States airstrikes that targeted senior Iranian leadership. He served as head of the intelligence department at the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iran's military… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Bahram Hosseini Motlagh, an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, died on February 28, 2026. A brigadier general, he held a series of command and staff posts within the IRGC, including commander of the Seyed al-Shohada Corps… · Israel · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · strike · Other
Mohammad Shirazi, an Iranian military general and government official who headed the Military Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, died on February 28, 2026. He had served in that post from 1989 until his death, coordinating relations between senior… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · Airstrikes · Other
Donald Eugene McCune, an American ten-pin bowler, died on February 28, 2026, at age 89. Born on October 9, 1936, in Morrison, Illinois, he grew up in Munster, Indiana, served in the U.S. Army and began bowling seriously in all-Army… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Mohammad Shirazi, an Iranian military officer who headed the Military Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran during the opening strikes of the 2026 Iran war. He served as head of the Military… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · airstrike · Other
Mohammad Baseri, an Iranian intelligence officer, died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran at the age of 53. He served in Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and was implicated by the United States government in the 2007 abduction and… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Hossein Jabal Amelian, an Iranian military officer and brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, died on February 28, 2026. He served as chairman of Iran's Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), an entity engaged in advanced weapons… · Israel · Israeli–united States Strikes · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Makybe Diva, the Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and only horse to win three Melbourne Cups, died on February 28, 2026, aged 26. She won the Melbourne Cup in 2003, 2004, and 2005, and remains the only mare to have won the… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Mohammad Pakpour, an Iranian soldier and military officer who served as commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, died on February 28, 2026. He led the IRGC from 2025 until his death and had previously served as head of the… · Israel · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · killed · Other
Gholamreza Rezaian, the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police Intelligence Organization, died on February 28, 2026, during United States and Israeli airstrikes on Iran. Rezaian was an Iranian brigadier general who led the organization, known as SAFA, at… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Romanian engineer · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 27 · Other
Mexican racing driver and sportscaster · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 27 · Other
Mexican television director and producer (El Chavo del 8 · 26 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 26 · Other
James E. Waggoner Jr., an American Episcopalian clergyman and bishop of Spokane from 2000 to 2017, died on February 27, 2026, at age 77. Waggoner served as the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane and later became assisting… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Les Rumsey, an English speedway rider, died on February 27, 2026, aged 70. Born Leslie John Rumsey in Canterbury, Kent, on July 27, 1955, he rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1972 to 1983 for various… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Audrey Emerton, Baroness Emerton, the British nursing administrator and life peer, died on February 27, 2026, aged 90. Born on 10 September 1935, she was a member of the House of Lords from 1997 to 2019, sitting as a crossbencher.… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Gregorio Luque, a Mexican baseball catcher and manager, died on February 27, 2026. Born in Nogales, Sonora, on May 9, 1942, he played and managed in the Mexican League during a career that spanned from 1961 to 1980 as a… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
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Walter Wise, an American labor union leader, died on February 26, 2026. Born Walter Witten Wise Jr. in Bluefield, West Virginia, on November 5, 1951, he studied engineering at Virginia Tech after his family moved to California and later returned… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Richard Farrimond, a British engineer and astronaut, died on February 26, 2026, aged 78. Born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, on September 15, 1947, he was educated at Clifton College, studied at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and earned a BSc… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
The Duckhorn Portfolio, an American vintner and wine company, died on February 26, 2026. The company produced varietal labeled and blended red, white, rosé and sparkling wines from California and Washington State. Its main winery, Duckhorn Vineyards, was outside St.… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Willy Ngoma, a Congolese military spokesman for the March 23 Movement, died on February 25, 2026. Born in 1974, he served in several capacities within the movement, including commander and military spokesman. Ngoma said he was Congolese, though other sources… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026
Vladimír Liščák, a Czech sinologist, died on February 25, 2026. Born on 9 February 1954, he was a researcher at the East Asia Department of the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He published a number of books… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026 · Vladimir · Other
Hans-Georg Reimann, the German race walker who won two Olympic medals in 20-kilometre racewalking, died on February 25, 2026. He competed for SC Dynamo Berlin and the GDR, taking bronze at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and silver at… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Phil Ryan, the American Texas Ranger and three-term sheriff of Wise County, Texas, died on February 25, 2026, at age 80. Ryan entered law enforcement in 1966 as a police officer in Pasadena, Texas, before joining the Texas Department of… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026 · Heart Disease · Other
Bruce Froemming, an American baseball umpire, died on February 25, 2026, at age 86. Froemming worked in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 2007, spending most of his career in the National League. He first umpired in the NL in… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Petter Planke, a Norwegian businessman known for co-founding Tomra, died on February 25, 2026, aged 88. Born in Oslo on March 7, 1937, he co-founded the industry company in 1972 with his brother, Tore Planke, and became a pioneer in… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
The List of French supercentenarians, described as a French supercentenarian and the oldest living man in France, died on February 25, 2026. French supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from France who have reached at least 110 years of age.… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Francesco Sibello, an Italian yacht racer and Olympian, died on February 24, 2026, in Monserrato. He was 80. Born in Alassio on May 4, 1945, Sibello competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. · 24 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
2026 Jalisco operation, a Mexican cartel member associated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, died on February 24, 2026. According to reports, he was among those killed in an operation by the Mexican Armed Forces in Tapalpa, Jalisco, on February… · Killed In Operation · 24 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Cliff Guffey, an American labor union leader, died on February 24, 2026. Guffey, born September 29, 1949, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War before becoming a letter carrier in Oklahoma City in… · 24 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Nasser Mohammadifar, an Iranian brigadier general, died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 80. He served as the Supreme Military Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Iran and Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and was the… · 22 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the Mexican drug lord known as El Mencho and head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, died on February 22, 2026, at age 59. He led the Jalisco-based criminal organization from its rise after several of… · 22 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Iris Cantor, an American philanthropist, died on February 22, 2026. Based in New York City and Los Angeles, she led the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, which donated several hundred million dollars to museums, universities and hospitals from 1978… · 22 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Arthur Lampkin, an English motorcycle racer, died on February 21, 2026, aged 87. The oldest son in a Yorkshire motorcycling dynasty, he competed from 1959 to 1968 in observed trials, motocross and enduros. Born in Kent in 1938, he moved… · 21 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Karen Shaw Petrou, an American financial analyst and co-founder of Federal Financial Analytics, died on February 21, 2026, of cancer in Washington, D.C., at the age of 72. Born Karen Ann Dolmatch in New York City on March 6, 1953,… · 21 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Martyn Butler, an English HIV/AIDS activist and co-founder of the Terrence Higgins Trust, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 71. He was a co-founder of the Terrence Higgins Trust, described as the leading HIV/AIDS charity in Britain.… · 21 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
South Sudan national football team, the South Sudanese football manager and national team, died on February 20, 2026. The team represents South Sudan in international football and is controlled by the South Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football… · 20 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
José Agustín Ganuza García, a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, died on February 20, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Artajona, Spain, on August 28, 1931, he served as bishop of the Territorial Prelature of Bocas del Toro from… · 20 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other