Violet Hensley dead at age 109
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died on August 7, 2026, aged 109. Born Violet Brumley in Mount Ida, Arkansas, she made and played the fiddle and later became known nationally for her craft.…
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Robin Cowling dead at age 82
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died on August 3, 2026. He represented Douglas North in the House of Keys from 2021 until his death, having been elected at…
Iván Szelényi dead at age 88
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died on August 3, 2026, aged 88.…
Ruslan Taramov dead at age 65
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died on August 3, 2026, aged 65. Born on July 13, 1965, in Grozny, then…
Sir Anthony Kenny dead at age 95
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died on August…
Kayo Sumi dead at age 94
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died on August 3, 2026, aged 94. The identity record lists her birth date as October 20, 1965. Corroborating biographical material tied to…
Paras Chandra Jain dead at age 77
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died on August 3, 2026, aged 77. A Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Ujjain, he represented the…
Joseph Katema dead at age 64
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died on August 2, 2026, aged 64. Born on 20 November 1961 in Northern Rhodesia, he served as a…
Anbar Saeed dead at age 67
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died on August 2, 2026, at age 67. Known…
David Z dead at age 78
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died on August 2, 2026,…
Monika Helfer dead at age 78
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died on August 2, 2026, aged 78. Born in Au on October 18, 1947, she became one of Austria’s noted literary voices and…
Janet Howell dead at age 82
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died on August 2, 2026, aged 82. A Democrat, Howell was elected…
Paul Bradshaw dead at age 72
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died on August 2, 2026, aged 72. Born in Sheffield on 2 October 1953, he came…
Manmohan Singh Liberhan dead at age 88, Indian judge, justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
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died on August 2, 2026, aged 88. A retired chief justice of the Andhra…
Alberto Tedesco dead at age 77
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died on August 2, 2026, aged 77. Born in Bari on…