Pramuan Rujanaseri, a Thai politician and civil servant who served as director-general of the Department of Provincial Administration from 1997 to 1999 and later represented the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005,
died on August…
Steve Barwick, the Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan and Wales Minor Counties,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 65. Born in Neath, he was also known as Stephen Royston Barwick. A right-handed batsman, he began…
Cheryl Hall, the British actress best known for her work in television,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 75. Born in London…
Nancy Wyman, an American politician who served as Connecticut’s lieutenant governor and state comptroller,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 80. A…
Iraj, the Iranian Persian singer known professionally by that name,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 93. Born Hossein Khajeh Amiri on…
Takamitsu Ota, a Japanese footballer who played for Shimizu S-Pulse, Consadole Sapporo and Jatco TT,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 56.…
Pádraig Horan, the Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer from St. Rynagh’s, Offaly,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 76. Born in Banagher…
Zhu Rongji, the Chinese politician and electrical engineer who served as premier of China from 1998 to 2003,
died on August 12,…
Ahn Pan-seok, the South Korean film and television director behind Behind the White Tower, Secret Affair and Heard It Through the Grapevine,…
Silvia Monti, the Italian actress who appeared in a handful of films between 1969 and 1974,
died on August 12, 2026, aged…
Brian Smith, the Australian rugby union and league player who represented both Australia and Ireland in rugby union,
died on August 12,…
Faisal Saleh Hayat, a Pakistani politician who served as minister of commerce from 1988 to 1990 and minister of interior from 2002…
Kosti Manibe Ngai, a South Sudanese politician who served as Minister for Cabinet Affairs in the Cabinet of South Sudan,
died on…
Ingeborg Friebe, the German politician and trade unionist who served as president of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia,
died on August 11,…
Kriang Kalptinan, a Thai military officer and politician,
died on August 11, 2026, aged 73. Born on November 27, 1952, in Mueang…
Sensational, the Guyanese-American rapper known to fans as Colin Julius Bobb,
died on August 11, 2026, at age 51. Born on October…
Vyacheslav Vorobyov, a Russian footballer who played for Kuban, Tighina and KAMAZ,
died on August 11, 2026, aged 63. Also known as…
Andrzej Zaborski, a Polish actor and theatre director,
died on August 11, 2026, at age 75. Born in Wałbrzych on March 7,…
Alaksandar Milinkievič, a Belarusian politician and opposition figure,
died on August 11, 2026, aged 79. Born in Hrodna on July 25, 1947,…
M. P. Parameswaran, the Indian physicist, nuclear engineer and educationist who played an important role in the Indian nuclear programme,
died on…
Roman Knap, a Czech manager who served as chief executive of the state-owned postal company Česká pošta from 2018 to 2023, died…
Ward Churchill, the American academic, activist and writer known for his controversial work on political dissent and Native Americans,
died on August…
Phan Thanh Hùng, the Vietnamese footballer and coach who worked with Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng, the national team, SHB Đà Nẵng and Hanoi…
Slavko Pregl, a Slovenian writer, editor and publisher,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 80. Best known for his youth literature, he was born in Šentvid on September…
Mzikayifane Khumalo, a South African politician and Gauteng MPL,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 54. Also known as Mzikayifane Elias Khumalo, he represented the African National Congress…
Vladimír Páral, the Czech fiction writer,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 94. Born in Prague, he studied chemical engineering at a branch of the University of Chemistry…
Pavel Syutkin, a Russian army officer and Soviet artilleryman,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 104. Born on June 19, 1922, in Slobodskoy Uyezd, he rose to become…
Zhu Senlin, the Chinese politician who served as governor of Guangdong and mayor of Guangzhou,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 95. Born in October 1930 in Chuansha…
Ahn Jin-soo, a South Korean actor,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 81. He is identified in available biographical records as a South Korean cross-country skier, born on…
James McHugh, an ESB and Gaelic footballer,
died on August 10, 2026. Born in Letterkenny, he became known for his career with Cill Chartha and the Donegal county…
Fawzi al-Mansouri, a Libyan military officer and director of the Military Intelligence Department,
died on August 10, 2026. He held the rank of major general and had served…
Natalia Trubnikova, the Russian ballerina and actress known for her appearances in 31 June, The Twelve Chairs and Formula of Love,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 71.…
Tania Verstak, the Australian model and beauty queen who won Miss International 1962,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 85. Born in Tianjin, China, she became the first…
Giancarlo Ferretti, the Italian road racing cyclist who later became a directeur sportif,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 84. Born in Lugo on October 16, 1941, he…
Ben Jones, the American politician and actor best known for playing Cooter Davenport on The Dukes of Hazzard and serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989…
Edward B. Fort, an American academic administrator who served as chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from 1981 to 1999,
died on August 9, 2026,…
Diab Al-Louh, a Palestinian diplomat and politician who served as ambassador to Egypt,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 67. Born in Gaza City on December 28, 1958,…
Livio Berruti, the Italian athlete who won the 200-meter dash at the 1960 Summer Olympics,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 87. Born in Turin on May 19,…
Gary Dwyer, the British drummer best known for his work with The Teardrop Explodes,
died on August 9, 2026, of leukaemia. He played with the Liverpool band during…
Don Nelson, the American basketball player and coach who won five NBA championships with the Boston Celtics before becoming one of the league’s most influential head coaches, died…
Maurice Buttin, the French lawyer and writer,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 97. Born in Meknes on December 10, 1928, he joined the Rabat Bar Association in…
Lynn Council, an American victim of an aborted or mock lynching,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 92. He was the African American man at the center of…
Romain Noble, the French wheelchair fencer and Paralympic champion,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 46. Born in Bordeaux on June 24, 1980, he competed in international fencing…
Lee Yong-taek, a South Korean politician and activist who served as an independent member of the National Assembly from 1981 to 1988,
died on August 9, 2026, aged…
Ilya Kuleshin, a Russian footballer who played for Khimik-Arsenal, Arsenal Tula and Avangard Kursk,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 25. Born Ilya Vladimirovich Kuleshin on August 29,…
Martin Fofié Kouakou, an Ivorian military officer,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 57. Born in Bondoukou in 1968, he served in the armed forces of Ivory Coast…
John Crowley, the American writer and screenwriter whose works of fantasy, science fiction and historical fiction included Little, Big, the Ægypt sequence and Ka: Dar Oakley in the…
Erkki Pystynen, the Finnish politician who served as speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 1983 to 1986,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 96. Born Erkki Topias…
Diab Al-Louh, a Palestinian diplomat and politician,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 67. He was a member of Fatah and had earlier been held by Israel as…
Dipak Bahadur K.C., a Nepali politician and former member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 85. He belonged to the Communist Party of…
Piston van Wyk, the South African rugby union player who represented Northern Transvaal, Natal and the Springboks,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 82. Born Jacobus Frederick Beatrix…
Arthur Price, the British motorcycle speedway rider who
died on August 9, 2026, aged 80, was born in Wolverhampton in 1946 and raced under his full name, Arthur…
Douglas, a Brazilian footballer best known for his time with Santos and Bahia,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 76. Born in Barretos on September 9, 1949, he…
Eduardo Parraguez, a Chilean politician and former mayor of Pichilemu,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 90. Born Víctor Eduardo Parraguez Galarce on October 21, 1935, in Paredones,…
Reggie Bannister, the American actor best known for playing Reggie in the Phantasm film series,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 80, of complications from dementia and Parkinson's…
Rick Galbos, an American football player who later played running back in the Canadian Football League,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 75. Galbos grew up in Mentor,…
Diana La Cazadora, the Mexican professional wrestler better known to fans as Alma Corina Gutiérrez,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 48, of a lung infection. Born in…
Ivo Šlaus, the Croatian physicist and politician,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 94. Born in Split in 1931, he studied physics at the University of Zagreb, earning…
André Lévy-Lang, the French private banker who led Compagnie Bancaire and later BNP Paribas,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 88. Born in Alexandria on November 26, 1937,…
Girvin, an American Thoroughbred racehorse,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 12. Foaled on March 31, 2014, the dark bay or brown colt rose to prominence in 2017…
Joaquim Sarmento, a Portuguese lawyer, politician and former deputy in the Assembly of the Republic,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 74. Born Joaquim Sebastião Sarmento da Fonseca…
Hiroshi Okuda, the Japanese automotive executive who led Toyota as president and chairman,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 93. Okuda, born in Tsu on December 29, 1932,…
Xaysomphone Phomvihane, a Laotian politician and former minister of finance who served as president of the National Assembly from 2021,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 69. A…
Big Buck's, the French Thoroughbred racehorse,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 23. Foaled on April 16, 2003, he became a leading National Hunt runner in Britain under…
Matsushige Ono, a Japanese politician who served as deputy chief cabinet secretary,
died on August 8, 2026, at age 90. A native of Sayama, Saitama, and a graduate…
Phil Parkes, the English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Sting,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 79. Born in West…
La Norma Fox, the Danish-born American aerialist and trapeze artist also known as La Norma,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 100. Born Norma Nielsen in Randers, Denmark,…
Oihane Mateos, a Spanish journalist who worked for EITB,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 45. Born in Ibarra in 1981, she began her career at Euskadi Irratia,…
Rachel Naomi Remen, an American pediatrician,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 88. Born in New York City on February 8, 1938, she became known as an author…
C. J. Binks, the Tasmanian writer and educator known also as Christopher John Binks,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 94. A long-time figure in Tasmanian education, he…
Violet Hensley, an American luthier and fiddle player,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 109. Born Violet Brumley in Mount Ida, Arkansas, she made and played the fiddle…
Immortal Verse, the Irish Thoroughbred racehorse,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 18. Foaled on May 1, 2008, the Irish-bred, French-trained mare emerged as a promising two-year-old by…
Jorge Messi, the Argentine businessman and sports agent best known as the father and representative of Lionel Messi,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 68. Born in Rosario…
Dominique Frot, a French actress known for Enigma, Peut-être and Titane,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 68. Born in Rochefort, France, she trained at the Conservatoire national…
Bah Oumarou Sanda, a Cameroonian diplomat and magistrate,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 86. Born in Garoua in 1940, he trained at the National School of Administration…
Matt McQuillan, a Canadian golfer,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 45. Born in Kingston, Ontario, in 1981, he turned professional and built his career on the Canadian…
Balendu Prakash, an Indian Ayurveda practitioner and former physician to the President of India,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 67. Known as Vaidya Balendu Prakash, he was…
Charles Hollis Jones, the American furniture designer known for his use of acrylic and lucite,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 81. Jones built a reputation for turning…
Atle McAdam, the Norwegian hurdler who held the national record in the 400 metres hurdles,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 49, after a traffic collision. He represented…
Valeriy Davydov, a Ukrainian artist and teacher,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 71. He was born on November 21, 1954, in Kirovohrad and later studied at the…
Andrzej Gąsiorowski, a Polish academic and historian,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 75. He worked as a research scientist at the Stutthof concentration camp Museum in Sztutowo…
Hà Đình Đức, a Vietnamese biologist known for his work on the Hoan Kiem turtle,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 86. Born on March 23, 1940, in…
Bernard Barton, an Irish barrister and Judge of the High Court,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 74. Born Bernard Joseph Barton in Limerick in 1951, he was…
Jim Miller, the Australian footballer known formally as James Henry Miller,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 107. Born in Footscray, Victoria, on May 30, 1919, he went…