Lamin Khalifah Fhimah dead at age 70
Lamin Khalifah Fhimah, the Libyan station superintendent best known as a former station manager for Libyan Arab Airlines at Luqa Airport in Malta,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 70. Born in Tripoli on April 4,…
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Javier Giraldo dead at age 82
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Kuku Kohli dead at age 77, Indian film director, heart attack
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Michele Zappella dead at age 90
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Noël Godin dead at age 80, Belgian writer, critic and actor
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Nick Bougas dead at age 71
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John Anson dead at age 77
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Janie Bradford dead at age 87
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Taiwo Hassan dead at age 66
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died on August 22, 2026, aged 66. Born on October 31, 1959, in Ilaro, Ogun State,…
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died on August 22, 2026, aged 87. He represented Udon Thani Province…
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died on August 22, 2026, aged 73. Born in Belovodskoye in the Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union, he competed for…
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died on August 22, 2026, aged 87. Thai-language biographical sources said he…
Bobby Ross dead at age 84
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Manoel Dias dead at age 88, Brazilian politician, minister of labour
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Myeongjin dead at age 75
Myeongjin, a South Korean Buddhist monk,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 75. Known by the dharma name Myeongjin and born Han Gi-jung, he was born in Dangjin,…
Kaiser dead at age 65
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died on August 22, 2026, aged 65. A Rakhine artist whose career began in 1978, he was widely heard in…
Max Trenorden dead at age 78
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died on August 22, 2026, aged 78. Born Maxwell Wayne Trenorden on August…
Siim Kallas dead at age 77, Estonian politician, prime minister, European Commissioner
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died on August 22, 2026,…
Charlie St. Clair dead at age 74
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died on August 22, 2026, aged 74. He represented the Belknap 5th…
Latimore dead at age 86
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died on August 22, 2026, aged 86. Born Benjamin William Lattimore in Charleston, Tennessee, he worked…
Matteo Fiorini dead at age 48
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died on August 21, 2026, aged 48. Born in the City of San Marino on February…
Jean Giard dead at age 99
Jean Giard, a French politician,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 99. Born in Paris on September 30, 1926, he served as a Communist member of the National…
Dave Morice dead at age 79
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died on August 21, 2026, aged 79. Born in St. Louis on September 10, 1946, he also worked as a writer, visual artist,…
Zolani Tete dead at age 38
Zolani Tete, the South African boxer,
died on August 21, 2026, at age 38. Born in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape, he rose to become a two-weight world…
Andrée Ehresmann dead at age 91
Andrée Ehresmann, a French mathematician known for her work in category theory,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 91. Born Andrée Bastiani in Nice, France, she studied at…
Ira A. Fulton dead at age 94
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died on August 21, 2026, aged 94. A Tempe, Arizona native, Fulton founded Fulton Homes and became a major benefactor…
Paul Gauselmann dead at age 91
Paul Gauselmann, the German businessman who founded and led the Gauselmann group,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 91. Born on August 26, 1934, in Steinfurt, he built…
Syarhei Kastsyan dead at age 85
Syarhei Kastsyan, a Belarusian politician and academic who served as a member of the Supreme Council from 1996 to 2001,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 85. Born…
Roger McKenzie dead at age 75, American comic book writer, heart failure and kidney disease
Roger McKenzie, an American comic book writer,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 75, of heart failure and kidney disease. He was best known for his work on…
Steve Edmonds dead at age 72
Steve Edmonds, the Australian rugby league player known as “Rock,”
died on August 21, 2026, aged 72. Born in Sydney on March 4, 1954, he played in the…
Pranab Patnaik dead at age 88
Pranab Patnaik, an Indian playback singer and one of the pioneering voices of Odia cinema,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 88. Born on January 20, 1938, in…
Zdeněk Šesták dead at age 100
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died on August 21, 2026, aged 100. Born in Cítoliby near Louny on December 10, 1925,…
Frans Verbeeck dead at age 85
Frans Verbeeck, the Belgian road bicycle racer,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 85. Born in Langdorp on June 13, 1941, he went on to build a career…
Jacques Van Gompel dead at age 79
Jacques Van Gompel, the Belgian politician who served as mayor of Charleroi from 2000 to 2006,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 79. Born in Gilly on June…
Sowcar Janaki dead at age 94
Sowcar Janaki, the Indian actress known for films including Iru Kodugal, Puthiya Paravai and Kaviya Thalaivi,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 94. Born Sankaramanchi Janaki on December…
Jesús Martínez Álvarez dead at age 81
Jesús Martínez Álvarez, a Mexican politician,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 81. Born in Oaxaca de Juárez on September 18, 1944, he was affiliated with the Citizens'…
Imam Tantowi dead at age 80
Imam Tantowi, an Indonesian film director and screenwriter,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 80. Born in Tegal on August 13, 1946, he began his career in stage…
Yao Eng-chi dead at age 91, Taiwanese politician, member and vice president of the Legislative Yuan
Yao Eng-chi, a Taiwanese politician who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1981 to 2005 and as vice president from 1999 to 2002,
died on…
José Maria Júnior dead at age 83
José Maria Júnior, a Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 83. Born in Portugal on June 7, 1943, he built his…
Michael Wright dead at age 70
Michael Wright, an American film and television actor known for The Five Heartbeats, Streamers and Sugar Hill,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 70. Born in New York…
Nancy Kassebaum dead at age 94
Nancy Kassebaum, the American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1978 to 1997,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 94. A Kansas Republican, she was born…
Caroline Langford dead at age 68
Caroline Langford, an Israeli actress,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 68. Hebrew sources identified her as an Israeli performer and said she was born on February 1,…