Gene Bess, an American college basketball coach, died June 19, 2026. He was 91. Bess was a native of Oak Ridge, Missouri, and spent 12 seasons coaching at Lesterville High School, Anniston High School and Oran…
Emile Straker, the Barbadian singer and former lead vocalist of the calypso group the Merrymen, died on June 19, 2026, at age 90. Born Charles Emile Straker on March 31, 1936, in Bridgetown, Barbados, he became…
Daniel Senet, a French Olympic weightlifter and silver medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on June 16, 2026. He was 72. Born in Amiens on June 26,…
Peter Kampits, an Austrianphilosopher and author who taught at the University of Vienna, died on June 16, 2026. He was 83. Born in Vienna on January 1,…
John J. Snow Jr., an Americanpolitician and lawyer, died on June 16, 2026, at age 80. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he earned both his undergraduate…
Daveigh Chase, an Americanactress known for roles in Lilo & Stitch, The Ring and Donnie Darko, died June 16, 2026, at age 35 of complications from meningitis.…
Claude Bardos, a Frenchmathematician who specialized in mathematical physics, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on April 4, 1940, he earned a…
Afsaneh Malek, an Iraniansinger, died on June 16, 2026. She was 83. Born in Tehran in 1942, Malek performed widely before Iran’s 1979 Revolution and was noted…
Philippe Labarde, a French economic journalist and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Agen on September 26, 1939, he was educated…
Chatch Kuldilok, a Thaipolitician and former member of Thailand’s House of Representatives, died on June 16, 2026. He was 82. Kuldilok, who was born on January 1,…
Michael Kapovich, a Russian-Americanmathematician who worked at the University of California, Davis, died on June 16, 2026. He was 63. Born in Khabarovsk on March 13, 1963,…
Pat Holmes, an Americanfootball player who played for the Houston Oilers, Calgary Stampeders and Kansas City Chiefs, died on June 16, 2026, at age 85. Born James…
Harunobu Yonenaga, a Japanesepolitician, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 60. Born on October 21, 1965, in Masuho, Yamanashi, he graduated from Sophia University…
Gilbert Azibert, a Frenchmagistrate and jurist, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on February 2, 1947, in Marseille’s 6th arrondissement, he served…
Jiří Wolf, a Czech political prisoner, anticommunist and signatory of Charter 77, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on January 5, 1952, in…
Per Ottesen, the Norwegian sports official who served as president of the Norwegian Ski Federation from 1985 to 1987, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of…
Robert Thurman, an American Buddhist writer and academic, died on June 16, 2026, at age 84. Born Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman in New York City on August 3,…
Sergey Shashurin, a Russianpolitician and former deputy of the State Duma, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Nizhniye Vyazovye on January…
Bobby Prince, an American video game composer and sound designer, died on June 16, 2026. He was known professionally for work on landmark games including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom,…
Lidia Litvinova, a Russianpolitician who served in the Soviet of the Union from 1979 to 1989, died on June 16, 2026, at age 76. Born Lidia Mikhailovna…
Raimundo Carrero, a Brazilianjournalist and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at age 78. Born in Salgueiro, Pernambuco, in 1947, he went on to study at the…
Trevor Hitchen, the Englishfootballer who played for Southport, Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Born on September 25,…
Megan Kimmel died June 15, 2026, at the age of 45. She was an American athletics competitor. Kimmel was born in Denver in 1980. Tags Athletes, 15 June…
Alvin Libin, a Canadian businessman, sports executive and philanthropist, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 95. Based in Calgary, he was president and chief executive…
Francesco Michele Barra died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 78. He was an Italianpolitician and tax advisor, according to his Wikipedia biography. Born in…
Brian Johnson, the British designer and director of film and television special effects, died on June 15, 2026. Born Brian Johncock on June 29, 1939, in Surrey, he…
Semyon Skrepetsky, a Russianartist, activist and blogger, died on June 15, 2026, at age 45. Born Robert Kuzovkov in Altai Krai in 1981, he became known for…
Kyle Calder, a Canadianice hockey player who spent parts of his NHL career with the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings, died on June 15,…
Telê Ancona Lopez died on June 15, 2026. She was a Brazilian literary scholar who worked at the University of São Paulo and its Institute of Brazilian Studies.…
Togba Zogbélémou, a Guinean politician and former minister of justice, died on June 15, 2026, in Conakry. A member of the Rally of the Guinean People, he served…
Ronell Johnson, an American trombonist with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, died on June 15, 2026. He was 49. Johnson was identified in reports as a member of…
Minkailu Mansaray, a Sierra Leonean politician and minister, died on June 15, 2026. Born in Tonkolili District, he served in Parliament from 2002 to 2007 and later held…
Danny Simmons, an American abstract expressionist painter, died on June 15, 2026, at age 72. Born Daniel Simmons Jr. on August 17, 1953, in New York, he worked…
Beatrice Lumpkin, an American union organizer, activist, professor and writer, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 107. Born Beatrice Shapiro on August 3, 1918, in…
Eddie Andelman, the American sports radio talk-show host whose voice became a fixture in Boston for more than four decades, died on June 15, 2026. He was 89.…
Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist and composer known for The Jazz Epistles and the song "Mannenberg," died on June 15, 2026, at age 91. Born Adolph…
Vladimir Gulyamkhaydarov, a Soviet association football player and coach, died on June 15, 2026. He was 80. Born in Dushanbe on February 26, 1946, Gulyamkhaydarov was a Tajik-Kazakh…
Alan Ward, the Englishcricketer who played for Derbyshire, Leicestershire and the England Test side, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Dronfield…
Converse Chellis, an Americanpolitician and former treasurer of South Carolina, died on June 14, 2026. He was 82. Born in Summerville, South Carolina, Chellis served in the…
Lettie Oosthoek, the Dutchactress known for roles in Flodder, Dossier Verhulst and Flodder in Amerika!, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Aletta…
Stephen Dobyns, an Americanpoet and novelist, died on June 14, 2026. He was 85. Born Stephen J. Dobyns in Orange, New Jersey, on February 19, 1941, he…
Lorcan O'Herlihy, an Irish architect and founding principal of Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects (LOHA), died on June 14, 2026. He was 66. Born in Dublin on January 1, 1959,…