Jury Chaščavacki dead at age 78
Jury Chaščavacki, the Belarusian film director and screenwriter known for Kalinovski Square, died on July 23, 2026. He was 78. Born on October 18, 1947, in Odesa, he was also known as Yuriy Khashchevatskiy and Jurij…
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Kōzō Okamoto dead at age 78
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M. Basri dead at age 83
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Bruno Betancor dead at age 22
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Wang Quanying dead at age 105, Chinese soldier, last living female soldier of the Long March
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Fernando dead at age 72
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Axel Ganz dead at age 88
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Luís Represas dead at age 69
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Chris Murphy dead at age 58
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Haim Yavin dead at age 93
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Shir-Mohammad Espandar dead at age 98
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Paddy McNally dead at age 88
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Frank Barrow dead at age 83
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Semere Russom dead at age 82, Eritrean politician and diplomat, ambassador to the United States
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Oliver Jones dead at age 91
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Josep Vallverdú dead at age 103
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Brian Doerksen dead at age 60
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James Woolsey dead at age 84, American lawyer, director of central intelligence
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Charles Gaines dead at age 84
Charles Gaines, the American writer and outdoorsman known for "Pumping Iron," died on July 21, 2026. Born Charles Latham Gaines Jr. in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 6, 1942,…
David Lucas dead at age 58, Spanish politician, secretary of state for transport, senator, and mayo…
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Francesco Massaro dead at age 90
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Werner Enke dead at age 85
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Edwin Smith dead at age 92
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Claudio Strunz dead at age 59
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Eva Viežnaviec dead at age 54
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Stephen Gollogly dead
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Françoise Coquet dead at age 83
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Hans Roordink dead at age 82
Hans Roordink, the Dutch footballer who played as a forward, died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Enschede on September 8, 1943, he…
Eddie Joyal dead at age 86
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Joachim Kerzel dead at age 84
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Rang Thurapon dead at age 69
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Ahn Dong-seon dead at age 90
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Dmitry Podnozov dead at age 65
Dmitry Podnozov, a Russian actor known for Heart of the World and Seven Invisible Men, died on July 20, 2026. Born on December 17, 1961, in Leningrad, he…
Kevin Keegan dead at age 75
Kevin Keegan, the English football player and manager who became one of the most admired figures in the game, died on July 20, 2026. Born Joseph Kevin Keegan…
Vibert Cornwall dead at age 87
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Terry Lewis dead at age 90
Terry Lewis, the British politician who served as Labour MP for Worsley from 1983 to 2005, died on July 20, 2026. Born Terence Lewis on December 29, 1935,…
Vladimir Kuznetsov dead at age 81
Vladimir Kuznetsov, a Russian Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Games, died on July 20, 2026. He was born in Moscow on May 13,…
Scott Dureau dead at age 39
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Alexis Stamatis dead at age 67, Writer, screenwriter
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Patrick Tse dead at age 89
Patrick Tse, the Hong Kong actor known for work in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Shaolin Soccer and Time, died on July 20, 2026. Born Tse Ka-yuk…
Amor Deloso dead at age 87, Filipino politician, governor of Zambales
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Zale Parry dead at age 93
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Chang Chang-sun dead at age 83, South Korean wrestler, Olympic silver medalist
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Carl Kunasek dead at age 94, American politician, member of the Arizona Senate
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Charlie Brueckman dead at age 90
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Peter Lassally dead at age 93
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Jim Lindsey dead at age 81
Jim Lindsey, an American football player who was a running back for the Minnesota Vikings, died on July 19, 2026. Born James Edgar Lindsey on November 24, 1944,…
Morley Torgov dead at age 98
Morley Torgov, the Canadian novelist and humorist who also practiced law, died on July 19, 2026. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in 1927, he began his career…
Tim Murphy dead at age 73
Tim Murphy, the American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Senate, died on July 19, 2026. He was 73. Murphy represented Pennsylvania’s…
Toshiaki Fushimi dead at age 50, Japanese Olympic cyclist, traffic collision
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Philippe Josse dead at age 65
Philippe Josse, a French civil servant and member of the Conseil d'État since 2011, died on July 19, 2026. Born on September 23, 1960, in Saintes, he studied…
Carlos Miguens Bemberg dead at age 77
Carlos Miguens Bemberg, an Argentine mining industry executive and businessman, died on July 19, 2026, at age 77. Born on February 16, 1949, he was a descendant of…
Antonio Martínez Aneiros dead at age 93
Antonio Martínez Aneiros, a Spanish politician and Catholic priest, died on July 19, 2026. Born on June 3, 1933, in O Val, Narón, he served in the Parliament…
Holger Brück dead at age 78
Holger Brück, a German football player and manager, died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Kassel on September 30, 1947, he made his…
Esmaeil Yaghmaei dead at age 84
Esmaeil Yaghmaei, an Iranian archaeologist and writer, died on July 19, 2026. Born in Tehran in 1941, he studied at the University of Tehran and went on to…
Nikolay Ryabushenko dead at age 64
Nikolay Ryabushenko, a Russian politician who served in the Altai Krai Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2008, died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 64. Born…
Venceslas Kruta dead at age 86
Venceslas Kruta, a French archaeologist and historian, died on July 19, 2026. Born in Saumur on November 4, 1939, he specialized in the protohistory of Europe and the…
Duane Ward dead at age 62
Duane Ward, the American baseball pitcher who spent parts of his major league career with the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays, died on July 19, 2026. He…
Gregory Karotemprel dead at age 93, Indian East Syriac Catholic bishop, bishop emeritus of Rajkot
Gregory Karotemprel, an Indian East Syriac Catholic bishop and bishop emeritus of Rajkot, died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 93. Known in church life as…
Jaroslav Zvěřina dead at age 83, Czech politician, MEP and MP
Jaroslav Zvěřina, a Czech politician and former member of the European Parliament, died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Třebíč on December 18,…
Jennifer Monserrate dead at age 56
Jennifer Monserrate, an Indian politician and former Goa MLA, died on July 19, 2026. Born on March 24, 1970, she served as a three-term member of the Goa…
Christopher Senyonjo dead at age 94
Christopher Senyonjo, the Ugandan Anglican bishop and LGBT rights campaigner, died on July 19, 2026. Born on December 8, 1931, he was elevated to bishop in the Church…
Israel Pincas dead at age 91
Israel Pincas, the Israeli poet whose work appeared over decades in newspapers, magazines and literary supplements, died on July 19, 2026. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, on January 28,…
Dale Steele dead at age 70
Dale Steele, an American college football coach, died on July 19, 2026, after a career that included leading Campbell University’s revived football program. Born Philip Dale Steele on…
Jayden Dalke dead at age 30, Canadian football player, traffic collision
Jayden Dalke, a Canadian football player who played defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, died on July 18, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was 30. Born in…
Sergey Sholokhov dead at age 67, Film critic, journalist, TV presenter
Sergey Sholokhov, a film critic, journalist and television presenter, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 67. Born in Leningrad on September 27, 1958, he built…
Salah Farzit dead at age 73
Salah Farzit, the Tunisian singer and composer who specialized in the use of the mezoued and was regarded as a pioneer in Tunisian popular music, died on July…
Bruno Recoura dead at age 78
Bruno Recoura, a French basketball player and coach, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 78. He played as a small forward and spent much of…
Sergei Agashkov dead at age 63
Sergei Agashkov, a Turkmen football coach and former player, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Ashgabat on November 6, 1962, he was…
Chennamma Deve Gowda dead at age 89, Indian political figure, spouse of the prime minister, cardiac…
Chennamma Deve Gowda, an Indian political figure and the spouse of former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda, died on July 18, 2026. She was 89. Widely known…
Denny Sanford dead at age 90
Denny Sanford, the American banker and philanthropist who founded First Premier Bank, died on July 18, 2026. Born Thomas Denny Sanford on December 23, 1935, in Saint Paul,…
Joseph Algazy dead at age 87
Joseph Algazy, the Israeli historian and journalist who wrote for Haaretz and Le Monde diplomatique, died on July 18, 2026. Born in Alexandria on September 11, 1938, he…
Gianni Cazzola dead at age 88, Italian jazz drummer, heart attack
Gianni Cazzola, the Italian jazz drummer, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in San Giovanni in Persiceto on May 9, 1938, he became…
Zdeněk Chovanec dead at age 21
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Kim Joong-wi dead at age 86
Kim Joong-wi, a South Korean journalist and politician, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on October 28, 1939, in Bonghwa County, he was…
Stanisław Gomułka dead at age 85
Stanisław Gomułka, a Polish economist and academic, died on July 18, 2026. Born on September 10, 1940, in Krężoły in what is now the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, he studied…