Ibrahim Adam, a Ghanaian animal scientist and politician,
died on August 30, 2026. He served as the member of parliament for the Choggo/Tishigu constituency in Ghana’s Northern Region from January 1997 to January 2001. Elected in…
Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri, an Iraqi military officer and politician,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 86. An Iraqi Sunni Arab, he served as a major general in Saddam Hussein’s army and rose to prominence during the…
Stjepan Jimmy Stanić, the Croatian musician, singer and double bassist,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 97. Born in Zagreb on January…
Paul LeDuc, a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his tag-team partnership with his kayfabe brother Jos LeDuc,
died on August 30,…
Joggie Jansen, the South African rugby union player known as Joachim Scholtz Jansen,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 78. Born in…
Sé O'Hanlon, the Irish road racing cyclist known also as Séamus or Shay O'Hanlon,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 84. Born…
Tony Mundine, the Australian boxer also known as Anthony William Mundine,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 75. Born in Baryulgil, New…
Enamul Huq, the Bangladeshi police officer who served as inspector general of police,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 88. Huq held…
Helch, the anonymous British graffiti artist known for stylized capital lettering,
died on August 29, 2026. Operating mainly in the UK under…
Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Bernaldo de Quirós, a Spanish businessman and civil servant who chaired Iberia and Aviaco from 1983…
Mehdi Zana, the Turkish Kurdish politician and human rights defender who served as mayor of Diyarbakır from 1977 to 1980,
died on…
Lee Yong-joo, a South Korean actor and businessman,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 44. Born on August 21, 1982, he was…
Narana Coissoró, a Portuguese lawyer, academic and politician,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 94. Born in Goa, then in Portuguese India,…
Helao Shityuwete, the Namibian writer and military commander,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 92. A politician, military commander and author, he…
Antonino Fogliani, the Italian conductor,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 50. Born in Messina on June 29, 1976, he studied composition…
Antonio Landeta y Álvarez-Valdés, a Spanish politician and former member of parliament,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 89. Born in A…
Ian Martin, the Australian rugby league footballer who was a multi-premiership winner with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles,
died on August 29, 2026,…
Bill Doba, the American football coach who led Washington State University’s Cougars from 2003 through 2007,
died on August 28, 2026, at…
Kaka Mallam Yale, a Nigerian politician and senator,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 73. Born in January 1953 in Yale town…
Ray Miller, an American politician and former member of the Ohio General Assembly,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 77. A Democrat…
Mykola Dzyuba, a Ukrainian politician,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 79. Born Mykola Hryhorovych Dzyuba on November 12, 1946, in Suvyd,…
Li Weikang, the Chinese Peking opera singer and actress,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 79. A native of Beijing, she was…
Kenneth Treister, an American architect best known for the Holocaust Memorial he designed in Miami Beach, Florida,
died on August 28, 2026,…
Harald V, Norway’s king since 1991,
died on August 28, 2026, at age 89. He had reigned for more than three decades…
Priit Aimla, the Estonian writer, poet and politician,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 85. Born in Võru on April 19, 1941,…
Nicolae Ungureanu, the Romanian footballer and manager best known for his work with Universitatea Craiova, the national team and Drobeta-Turnu Severin, died…
Jacques Doucet, the Canadian radio announcer of baseball play-by-play in French,
died on August 27, 2026, at age 86. Born in Montreal, he became one of the most…
Luděk Hrzal, a Czech disc jockey, presenter and producer best known for his work with Evropa 2,
died on August 27, 2026, aged 60. He was a prominent…
Christian Breseghello, a French rugby union player for Stade Toulousain,
died on August 27, 2026, aged 71. Born in Mazères on January 23, 1955, he played for UA…
Samuel Monroe Jr., an American actor known for roles in Menace II Society and The Players Club,
died on August 27, 2026, at age 52 from complications of…
Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb former military officer who led the Army of Republika Srpska during the Yugoslav Wars,
died on August 27, 2026, aged 84. Born in…
Richard Hayward, the English cricketer,
died on August 27, 2026, aged 72. Born in Ickenham, Middlesex, on 15 February 1954, he played first-class cricket in England for Hampshire…
T. K. D. Muzhappilangad, an Indian writer,
died on August 27, 2026, aged 80, after injuries sustained in a traffic collision. Born T.K. Damodaran in Muzhappilangad, a coastal…
Jean Allaire, a Canadian lawyer and politician,
died on August 27, 2026, at age 96. A French Canadian from Laval, Quebec, he was best known for authoring the…
Granville Straker, an American record producer and businessman,
died on August 27, 2026, aged 86. Born in Saint Vincent in 1939, he moved to Brooklyn from Trinidad in…
George Joseph, the American insurance executive who founded and chaired Mercury General,
died on August 26, 2026, aged 104. Born in Beckley, West Virginia, on September 11, 1921,…
Rubén Rada, the Uruguayan singer-songwriter who helped shape modern candombe and fused it with rock, soul, jazz and funk,
died on August 26, 2026, aged 83. Born Omar…
Vladimir Germanenko, a Russian politician and senator,
died on August 26, 2026, aged 82. He represented the Federation Council from 2001 to 2008. Born on February 22, 1944,…
Grace Nortey, a Ghanaian actress known for roles in Matters of the Heart, Sinking Sands and Beasts of No Nation,
died on August 26, 2026, aged 89. Born…
Ole Andreasen, the Danish politician and journalist who served in the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004,
died on August 26, 2026, aged 87. Born in Frederiksberg on…
Pierre Neuville, the Belgian poker player known as the “Serial PokerStars Qualifier,”
died on August 26, 2026, aged 83. Born in Montigny-le-Tilleul on January 2, 1943, he built…
Peter Cullen, the Canadian voice actor known for voicing Optimus Prime in The Transformers and KARR in Knight Rider,
died on August 26, 2026, aged 85. Born Peter…
Péter Nádas, the Hungarian writer, playwright and essayist best known for works including A Book of Memories, Parallel Stories and The End of a Family Story,
died on…
Domenico Papalia, an Italian mobster and member of the 'Ndrangheta,
died on August 26, 2026, aged 81. Also known as Micu, he was born in Platì, Calabria, and…
Gergely Boros, the Hungarian sprint canoer and 2007 world champion,
died on August 26, 2026, aged 42. Born in Szekszárd on February 28, 1984, Boros competed from the…
Yuri Tsurilo, the Russian actor known for roles in "Khrustalyov, My Car!," "Silent Souls" and "The Fool,"
died on August 26, 2026, aged 79. Born in Vyazniki, in…
Bert Matter, the Dutch minimalist composer and organist,
died on August 26, 2026, aged 89. Born in 1937 in Baambrugge, he graduated from the Rotterdams Conservatorium at 20…
G. V. Narayana Rao, the Indian actor and film producer known for Anthuleni Katha, Oka Oori Katha and Devanthakudu,
died on August 26, 2026, aged 72. A Telugu…
Vladimir Germanenko, the Russian politician and senator who served in the Federation Council from 2001 to 2008,
died on August 26, 2026, aged 82. Vladimir Sergeyevich Germanenko was…
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,…
Javier Giraldo, a Colombian priest and human rights activist,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 82. Known also as Javier Giraldo Moreno, he was a Catholic Jesuit priest,…
Dolly Parton, the American singer and actress known for “Jolene” and 9 to 5,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 80. Born Dolly Rebecca Parton in Pittman Center,…
Miloslav Gajdoš, the Czech double bass player and composer,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 78. Born in Město Albrechtice on April 13, 1948, he was also a…
Takashi Hanyūda, a Japanese politician and former member of Japan’s House of Councillors,
died on August 25, 2026, at age 78. Born in Maebashi in 1948, he was…
Dominique Alderweireld, the French procurer and brothel owner known as Dodo la Saumure,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 77. Born in Annœullin on February 5, 1949, he…
Alois Leodolter, an Austrian skier and ski jumper,
died on August 25, 2026, at age 95. Born in Mariazell, Austria, on August 16, 1931, he represented Austria in…
Tim Curry, the English actor and singer known for roles in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Annie and It,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 80. Born Timothy…
Kuku Kohli, the Indian film director behind Phool Aur Kaante, Suhaag and Kohraam,
died on August 25, 2026, at age 77 after a heart attack. Born Avtar Kohli…
Anna Louizos, an American scenic designer and art director known for Tony Award-nominated sets for In the Heights, High Fidelity and The Mystery of Edwin Drood,
died on…
Tom Byabagamba, a Rwandan military officer and presidential bodyguard,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 59. A former colonel in the Rwanda Defense Force, he also served as…
Michele Zappella, the Italian psychiatrist and scholar of child neuropsychiatry,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 90. Born in Viareggio on March 4, 1936, he graduated in medicine…
Fabio Grossi, the Italian actor and stage director known for work in films including I fichissimi, The Family Friend and Darker Than Midnight,
died on August 25, 2026,…
Billy Boston, the Welsh rugby league player who starred for Wigan and later Blackpool Borough and represented Great Britain,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 92. Born William…
Bernice Gottlieb, an American leader in the trans-racial adoption movement in the United States,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 95. Born Bernice Friedman on January 8, 1931,…
Andreina Yépez, a Venezuelan actress and comedian,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 51. Born in Caracas, she began her career in entertainment at 14 on El Show…
Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa, a Colombian Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of Bogotá, bishop of San José del Guaviare and Engativá,
died on August 25,…
Manfred Poerschke, the German sprinter,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 92. Born in Dortmund on February 26, 1934, he represented Germany as an athletics competitor and was…
Michel Albertini, the French actor, set designer and writer,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 73. Born in Marseille on May 15, 1953, he was a French national…
Zheng Fengrong, a Chinese athlete and high jumper,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 89. Born in Jinan in 1937, she became one of China’s earliest international track…
Syamsir Siregar, an Indonesian military officer who served as Director of the State Intelligence Agency from 2004 to 2009,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 84. A graduate…
Jose Rod, the Indian tiatr singer known professionally as a singer and composer in khell tiatr and tiatr productions,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 63. Born Joseph…
Per Hilmar Nybø, a Norwegian footballer and coach,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 60, after cancer. He was a losing Cup final finalist with Brann in 1987…
Harry Bramma, the British organist and composer,
died on August 25, 2026, aged 89. Born in Shipley in 1936 and also known as Harry Wakefield Bramma, he was…
Dimitris Kokotas, the Greek singer, composer and businessman,
died on August 25, 2026, at age 57. Born in Athens on December 14, 1968, he was the son of…
Maurice Herriott, the British steeplechase runner and Olympic silver medallist,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 86. Born in Great Wyrley, South Staffordshire, on 8 October 1939, he…
Asadollah Nasr Esfahani, an Iranian military officer and politician who served as minister of interior,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 99. Born in Isfahan on February 10,…
Silvia Buendía, an Ecuadorian journalist, lawyer and civil rights activist,
died on August 24, 2026, at age 58. Born in Guayaquil on October 9, 1967, she graduated in…
Lesley Grant-Adamson, the British writer and journalist,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 83. Born Lesley Heycock, she built her career in journalism before turning to full-time writing,…
Tina Dalton, the Australian filmmaker and television presenter who helped launch the Nine Network travel program Getaway in 1992,
died on August 24, 2026. Known professionally as Bettina…
Sliman Mansour, the Palestinian painter, sculptor and author,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 79. Also known as Suleiman or Suliman Mansour, he was born in 1947 in…
Giorgio Blais, the Italian major-general who won public notice for a solo walk across Italy in 2000,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 91. Born in Turin on…
Jean-Pierre Darchen, a French footballer and manager who played as a midfielder,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 86. Born in Douarnenez on May 20, 1940, he was…
James Harkness, a Scottish Church of Scotland minister,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 90. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland…
Grégoire Laourou, the Beninese politician who served as minister of finance,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 73. A native of Bantè, he was elected to parliament on…
Carlos Sáenz de Santamaría, a Spanish civil servant and politician,
died on August 24, 2026, in Tricio. Known in full as Carlos Sáenz de Santamaría Alegría, he was…
Izuru Narushima, a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for Midnight Eagle, The Lone Scalpel and Solomon's Perjury,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 65, of lung cancer.…
Rajuddin Noeh, an Indonesian civil servant and politician,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 86. A member of Golkar, he served in Indonesia’s House of Representatives from 1997…