ASOS, the British online fast-fashion and cosmetic retailer founded in London in 2000, died on February 20, 2026. The company was aimed primarily at young adults and sold more than 850 brands, along with its own range of clothing and… · 20 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
Joanne Bland, an American civil rights activist, died on February 19, 2026. Born Jo Ann Blackmon in Selma, Alabama, on July 29, 1953, Bland was a highly active participant in the Civil Rights Movement from her earliest days. She was… · 19 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Brian Skinner, an English Anglican bishop who served as a missionary in Chile, died on February 19, 2026. Brian Antony Skinner was born in 1939 and served as the suffragan bishop of Valparaíso in the Diocese of Chile from 1977… · 19 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
KNKX, an American jazz radio host best known for The Art of Jazz, died on February 19, 2026. KNKX is a public radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, and serving the Seattle metropolitan area with a jazz and news format.… · 19 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
The List of Italian supercentenarians, an Italian supercentenarian, died on February 19, 2026. Italian supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Italy who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group had… · 19 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Polycarp Pengo, a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate, died on February 19, 2026, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, at age 81. Born on August 5, 1944, in Mwazye, in what is now Tanzania, he was ordained a priest in 1971 and… · 19 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
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Clyde Maughan, an American electrical engineer, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 99. He worked with GE Power and Maughan Engineering Consultants in Schenectady, New York. In 2016, he was named a Fellow of the Institute of… · 18 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 18 · Other
Eugène Tremblay, a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, died on February 18, 2026, in Quebec City, Quebec, at the age of 89. Born in Saint-Hilarion, Quebec, in 1936, he was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Quebec in 1962.… · 18 February 2026 · February 2026 · Eugene · Other
Richard Stika, an American Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Knoxville from 2009 to 2023, died on February 17, 2026. Born Richard Frank Stika on July 4, 1957, in St. Louis, Missouri, he resigned as bishop at the… · 17 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Blue Prize, an Argentinian Thoroughbred racehorse and winner of the 2019 Breeders' Cup Distaff, died on February 17, 2026. Born in 2013, she made her first and only start as a two-year-old on May 30, 2016, at Hipódromo Argentino de… · 17 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Veikko Virtanen, a Finnish organ builder, died on February 17, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Veikko Armas Virtanen in Helsinki on June 14, 1928, he built organs through his company, Urkurakentamo Veikko Virtanen OY, which was based in… · 17 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Jim Lane, an Irish republican and socialist from Cork, died on February 17, 2026. Born James Anthony Lane in 1938, he was a central figure in left-wing politics in Cork city from the 1960s to the late 1980s and was… · 17 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Jane Baer, a Canadian-American animator known for her work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, died on February 16, 2026, in Van Nuys, California, at the age of 91. Born Jane Maureen Shattuck in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on October 30, 1934, she… · 16 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
King Liu, the Taiwanese businessman who founded Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd., died on February 16, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in central Taiwan on July 2, 1934, Liu worked for his father’s trading and food manufacturing business before… · China · 16 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Eddie Carvery, a Canadian social activist, died on February 16, 2026. He was from Africville, Nova Scotia, where he became known for protesting the destruction of the small, mainly Black Halifax community in the 1960s as part of an urban… · 16 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Israeli translator · 14 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 14 · Other
Seumas McSporran, the Scottish multiple worker who was known for holding 14 jobs over 31 years on the Isle of Gigha, died on February 15, 2026, aged 88. Born James Alexander Graham McSporran on Gigha on January 9, 1938, he… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
David Hays, an American scenic and lighting designer, died on February 15, 2026, in Essex, Connecticut. He was the founding artistic director of the National Theatre of the Deaf and worked over a five-decade career that included scenery and lighting… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Quentin Deranque, a French far-right activist, died on February 15, 2026, from brain injuries sustained two days earlier in Lyon, France, after being beaten in an altercation involving alleged far-left individuals. He was 23. Deranque was present to provide security… · England · 15 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
George W. Barber, an American museum owner and philanthropist, died on February 15, 2026, at the age of 85. Born George Warren Barber Jr. on September 11, 1940, he was an Alabama businessman and real estate developer. Barber served as… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Paul Brainerd, an American businessman, computer programmer and philanthropist who co-founded the Aldus Corporation, died on February 15, 2026, at age 78. In 1984, he helped establish Aldus, which released PageMaker, the first consumer-use desktop publishing software. Brainerd coined the… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Russian botanist · 13 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 13 · Other
Czech Catholic priest · 13 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 13 · Adamec · Czech · Other
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Ferrero SpA, the Italian multinational manufacturer of branded chocolate and confectionery products, died on February 14, 2026, at age 87. Headquartered in Alba, Piedmont, Ferrero was better known as Ferrero Group and was the second largest chocolate producer and confectionery… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Coca Boom, a Spanish drag queen and performer known professionally as David Parra, died on February 14, 2026. Born on October 24, 1997, Parra won the first season of Regias del Drag España and was known for work as a… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Sega, a Japanese businessman and engineer, died on February 14, 2026. Sega Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo and a subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings, is a Japanese video game company known for franchises including Sonic the Hedgehog, Angry Birds, Football Manager,… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Ray Webster, the New Zealand-born British businessman who served as chief executive of easyJet from 1996 to 2005, died on February 14, 2026, aged 79. Born Raymond Douglas Webster in Greymouth, New Zealand, on 9 July 1946, he was the… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Erhard Stiefel, a Swiss mask maker, died on February 14, 2026, in Paris, France, at the age of 85. Born in Zurich on May 9, 1940, Stiefel was named a master of mask design in 2000 and was regarded as… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Elizabeth Barret, an American documentary filmmaker best known for Stranger with a Camera, died on February 13, 2026. She documented Appalachia and Eastern Kentucky through her work at Appalshop and served as the founding director of the Appalshop Archive. Barret… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Phylia Nwamitwa II, a South African traditional ruler and the traditional leader of the Valoyi area in Limpopo, died on February 13, 2026. Also known as Hosi Phylia Tinyiko Lwandlamuni Nwamitwa II and Tinyiko Nwamitwa-Shilubana, she was appointed chief of… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Dani Arditi, an Israeli military officer, died on February 12, 2026, aged 75. Born in Yir'on in 1951, the son of Egyptian emigrants, he enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces in 1970. He took part in Operation Sabena Flight 571… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Sandringham House, a British decorator for the British Royal Family, died on February 12, 2026. Sandringham House is a country house in the parish of Sandringham, Norfolk, England, and one of the royal residences of Charles III. The house stands… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Joana Lopes, a Portuguese systems engineer and anti-fascist, died on February 12, 2026. Born Maria Joana de Menezes Lopes on October 11, 1938, in Lourenço Marques, now Maputo, in Mozambique, she attended high school in Portugal. She was a professor… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Robert Daverman, an American topologist, died on February 12, 2026. Robert Jay Daverman was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 28, 1941. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Calvin College in 1963 and pursued doctoral study under R. H.… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Geraldine Fenton, a Canadian ice dancer, died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Toronto on November 20, 1935, she competed with partner William McLachlan and became a three-time Canadian national champion and three-time World medallist.… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
John Shirreffs, an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, died on February 12, 2026, at age 80. Born John Alexander Shirreffs on June 1, 1945, in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, he began training Thoroughbreds in California in 1978. His most notable victory came… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
British decorator for the British Royal Family · 11 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 11 · Other
Alfio Rapisarda, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, died on February 11, 2026, at age 92. Born in Zafferana Etnea, in the province of Catania, Italy, on September 3, 1933, he was ordained a priest on July 14, 1957, and earned… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Matz Skoog, the Swedish ballet dancer and artistic director, died on February 10, 2026. Born in Stockholm on April 10, 1957, he trained with the Royal Swedish Ballet School. He was artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet from… · England · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
King T. Leatherbury, an American racehorse trainer, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 92. Born King Taylor Leatherbury on March 26, 1933, in Shady Side, Maryland, he was a Thoroughbred trainer who ranked fifth all-time in wins… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Shutaro Iida, a Japanese video game programmer, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 52. He was born on March 11, 1973, and worked at Konami from 1996 to 2015, mainly as a programmer in various areas. Iida… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Marie-Rose Tessier, a French supercentenarian, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 115. Born Marie-Rose Bousseau on May 21, 1910, in Beaurepaire, Vendée, she lived in France and, at the time of her death, was the oldest living… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Júlio Soares de Moura Neto, a Brazilian naval officer who served as commander of the Navy from 2007 to 2015, died on February 10, 2026. He was born in Rio de Janeiro on March 20, 1943, and joined the Brazilian… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Julio · Other
James William McKinnon Manclark, a British luger who competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Peebles, Scotland, on December 3, 1939, he took up luge after discovering the sport… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Selwyn Cushing, a New Zealand businessman and accountant, died on February 10, 2026, aged 89. Sir Selwyn John Cushing was born in Hastings on 1 September 1936 and was educated at Hastings Boys' High School. In 1964, he married Kaye… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Riccardo Fontana, the Italian bishop who served as Archbishop-Bishop of the Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Forte dei Marmi, Tuscany, on January 20, 1947, he was ordained a priest on… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Seshagiri Mallampati, an Indian anesthesiologist best known for proposing the Mallampati score, died on February 9, 2026. He was 85. Mallampati introduced the eponymous score in 1985 as a non-invasive method to assess the ease of endotracheal intubation. Born in… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Lynton Wilson, a Canadian businessman, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 85. Lynton Ronald "Red" Wilson was a Canadian business executive who served as chairman of the board at Nortel and CAE, chief executive officer at BCE,… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Patrizia De Blanck, the Italian television personality and socialite, died on February 8, 2026, in Rome, Italy, at the age of 85. Born in Rome on November 9, 1940, she was the daughter of Countess Lloyd Dario and Cuban ambassador… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Kirk Francis, an American sound engineer, died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 78. He won the Academy Award for sound on The Bourne Ultimatum in 2008 and received an Academy Award nomination for L.A. Confidential in 1998.… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
David Federman, an Israeli stockbroker and basketball club owner, died on February 8, 2026. Born in Tel Aviv on September 24, 1944, he was known for his business career, including acquiring control of Elite Industries Ltd together with ED&F Man… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Hannah Henry, a Canadian triathlete, died on February 8, 2026, at age 26. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, on October 27, 1999, she began competing in triathlon at age 9 and later attended Mount Douglas Secondary School before moving to… · America · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Kazimierz Wielikosielec, a Belarusian Roman Catholic prelate, died on February 8, 2026. He was 80. Born in Staravolia in the Byelorussian SSR, he was a Dominican who studied at the seminary in Riga and was ordained a priest in 1984… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Cabell Tennis, an American Episcopal prelate and former Bishop of Delaware, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Hampton, Virginia, on October 24, 1932, he earned a Bachelor of Arts from the College of William… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
William B. Steele, an American major general and two-star general of the U.S. Army, died on February 7, 2026, at age 96. He commanded the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and Fort Polk, Louisiana. Steele graduated from the University of Georgia… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
François Blamont, a French businessman, died on February 6, 2026, in Paris at the age of 81. Born in Mazamet on October 27, 1944, he held several high-level roles in both the public and private sectors, including serving as director… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Nezamoddin Kiaie, an Iranian sound engineer, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 81–82. Born in 1944 in Tehran, he won a Crystal Simorgh and received another nomination in the Best Sound Recording category for the films A… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
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Afleet Alex, the American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in 2005, died on February 6, 2026, at age 23. Owned by the Cash Is King Stable partnership, he was trained by Tim Ritchey and ridden… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Pietro Gabrielli, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on March 17, 1931, in Pove del Grappa, Italy, he joined the Salesians of Don Bosco, made a solemn profession in 1958… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Alevtina Fedulova, a Russian political activist and leader of the Soviet Women's Committee, later the Union of Women of Russia, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Alevtina Vasilyevna Timakova on April 14, 1940, in Elektrostal,… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Antonio Arregui Yarza, a Spanish-born Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate and Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, died on February 5, 2026, at age 86 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Born in Oñati, Spain, on June 3, 1939, he earned a doctorate in canon law… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Luc-Russel Adjaho, a Togolese evangelical pastor, died on February 5, 2026. He had worked as a bailiff before entering pastoral ministry within the evangelical movement. Adjaho founded the Église de Dieu et de la Prophétie "Zion-To," a Togolese Christian community.… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
American television producer (How to Get Away with Murder · 03 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 3 · Other
Margalit Oved, an American-Israeli dancer and choreographer, died on February 4, 2026, at age 96. Born in the Aden Protectorate on January 21, 1930, she was airlifted to Israel in 1949 as part of Operation Magic Carpet and later worked… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Bjørn Lofterød, a Norwegian Olympic sailor, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Oslo on June 17, 1949, he competed in sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Lofterød was the brother of Odd… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Tomàs Pladevall, a Catalan cinematographer, died on February 4, 2026. He was born in Sabadell on November 25, 1946, and graduated in 1972 from the Official Film School of Madrid as a director of photography. Pladevall worked on more than… · Spain · 04 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other · Tomáš
Leo Hilokoski, a Finnish bowler, died on February 4, 2026. Born in Helsinki in 1941, he won the world team bowling title in 1975 and the European championship in 1973. He also took the personal Finnish Championship in 1978 and… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Ed Iskenderian, an American hot rodder and entrepreneur, died on February 4, 2026, at age 104. Known as Edward “Isky” Iskenderian, he was an Armenian-American hot rodder and businessman born on July 10, 1921, in Cutler, California. Raised in California… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Bill Loewen, a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and political figure, died on February 4, 2026, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the age of 95. Born William Herbert Loewen on July 28, 1930, in Elkhorn, Manitoba, he was raised there before later moving… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Malcolm Ferguson-Smith, the British geneticist, died on February 4, 2026, aged 94. Malcolm Andrew Ferguson-Smith was born in Glasgow on 5 September 1931 and was educated at Stowe School. He graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1955 with a… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Chinese dancer · 02 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 2 · Other
Chinese media figure · 02 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 2 · Other
Usman Idris Kusfa, a Nigerian Islamic cleric known as Rigi-Rigi, died on February 3, 2026. Based in Zaria, Kaduna State, he was widely recognized for his teachings in Islam and for sharing religious knowledge on social media. Kusfa became a… · 03 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Podyjí National Park, a Czech ecologist and national park in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, died on February 3, 2026. Adjacent to Austria's Thayatal National Park on the border, it is part of the Inter-National park and… · 03 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers, a Wikipedia guideline page on the presentation of numbers, dates, times, measurements, currencies, coordinates and similar items in articles, died on February 2, 2026. The page aims to promote clarity, cohesion and consistency, and to… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz, a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of the Diocese of La Paz, Baja California Sur, died on February 2, 2026, in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, at the age of 75. He was born… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other · Diaz
Charles Renoux, a French Benedictine monk and orientalist, died on February 2, 2026, at En-Calcat Abbey in France. Born on April 30, 1925, in Bouin, France, he dedicated his life to laity at En-Calcat Abbey in Dourgne. He studied Syriac,… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Catholic father · 01 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 1 · Other
Neil Pappalardo, an American technology entrepreneur and founder of Meditech, died on February 1, 2026. He co-founded the Massachusetts-based hospital information systems software company in 1969, when it was known as Medical Information Technology Inc. Pappalardo was also one of… · 01 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Nicola Salerno, Italian football sporting director and sporting executive, died on February 1, 2026. Born on 3 August 1956, he was the son of Senator Francesco Carmelo Salerno and a former president of Matera. Salerno began his football career in… · 01 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
American labor leader · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Other
Syrian Syriac Catholic prelate · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Melki · Other
American theatre director · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Other
Czech entomologist · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Czech · Other
Desmond Williams, the British architect who specialised in church architecture, died on January 31, 2026, aged 93. Desmond James Williams OBE was influenced by the Liturgical Movement and was among the most important architects of the Catholic Modernist movement in… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Mexican cinematographer · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Other
Austrian Roman Catholic prelate · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Other
American architect · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · McCue · Other
American architect · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Beyer · Other
Estonian neurologist and neurosurgeon · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Other
Iranian Ayatollah · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Other
Australian librarian and activist · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Other