Sivia Qoro, a Fijian politician and former member of the House of Representatives, died on May 20, 2026. She served briefly in the House of Representatives in 2006 as a member of the Fiji Labour Party, representing the constituency of…
Barney Frank, the American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013, died on May 20, 2026, at age 86 of congestive heart failure. A Democrat, he represented Massachusetts in Congress and served as chairman…
B. C. Khanduri, an Indian politician and former chief minister of Uttarakhand, died on May 19, 2026. He served as chief minister from 2007 to 2009 and again from 2011 to 2012, was minister of road transport and highways from…
Peter Hollingworth, the Australian Anglican bishop who served as archbishop of Brisbane from 1989 to 2001 and as governor-general of Australia from 2001 to 2003, died on May 19, 2026, aged 91. Born in Adelaide on April 10, 1935, he…
B.C. Khanduri, the Indian politician who served as chief minister of Uttarakhand and as minister of road transport and highways, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 91. He led Uttarakhand as chief minister from 2007 to 2009…
Robert Irving, the Canadian industrialist and co-CEO of J.D. Irving, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 71 after cancer. Based in Moncton, New Brunswick, he was responsible for several businesses within the Irving Group of Companies with…
Mike Purzycki, the former mayor of Wilmington, Delaware, died on May 19, 2026. He was 80–81. Purzycki served as Wilmington’s 56th mayor from 2017 to 2025. Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1945, he graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School…
Stepan Kubiv, a Ukrainian politician who served as first deputy prime minister from 2016 to 2019 and as chairman of the National Bank in 2014, died on May 18, 2026. He was 64. Kubiv also served as acting chairman of…
Étienne Davignon, Belgian diplomat and civil servant who served as European commissioner from 1977 to 1985, died on May 18, 2026, at age 93. Born in Budapest on October 4, 1932, he received a doctorate in law from the Catholic…
Jacqueline Maurer-Mayor, Swiss politician and civil servant, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 78. She served on the Grand Council of Vaud from 1978 to 1985 and again from 1989 to 1997. She then served on the…
Gianclaudio Bressa, an Italian politician who served as mayor of Belluno from 1990 to 1993, deputy from 1996 to 2018, and senator from 2018 to 2022, died on May 18, 2026. Born in Belluno on January 16, 1956, he also…
Ofer Bronchtein, a French-Israeli peace activist and diplomat, died on May 18, 2026, in Paris, France, from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 69. Born in Beersheba, Israel, on March 27, 1957, he spent his childhood in Israel…
Ulises Schmill Ordóñez, a Mexican judge and minister of the Supreme Court, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 89. He served as a minister of the court from 1985 to 1994 and was its president from 1991…
Gregory D. Shorey Jr., an American politician who served as chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party from 1958 to 1961, died on May 18, 2026. He was 101. Born on June 27, 1924, in Belmont, Massachusetts, he attended Boston…
K. Rajan, an Indian film producer and director, died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 85 after suicide by jumping. He worked on Tamil films and began his career as a producer with Brammacharigal (1983), starring Suresh. He…
Fred Negrit, a French educator and cultural promoter, died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 76. He was known for his work promoting Indian languages and culture in Guadeloupe, an overseas region of France in the Caribbean. Born…
James Robison, an American televangelist, died on May 17, 2026, at age 82, according to an announcement of his death. He was also a pastor, theologian, and author, and founded and served as president of the Christian relief organization Life…
Toyabali Ahmadali, a Surinamese politician, died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 95. Born on January 21, 1931, he was a member of the Progressive Reform Party and served as minister of social affairs from 1969 to 1973.…
Gérard Revol, French politician and former mayor of Bagnols-sur-Cèze, died on May 17, 2026, aged 89. A member of the Socialist Party, he served as mayor of Bagnols-sur-Cèze from 1995 to 2001 and as a deputy in the National Assembly…
Bushy Maape, South African politician and premier of the North West from 2021 to 2024, died on May 16, 2026. He was 68. Maape also served as a member of the North West Provincial Legislature from September 2021 until May…
Hajibaba Azimov, an Azerbaijani politician and member of the Supreme Soviet from 1991 to 1995, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on August 1, 1938, in Lankaran, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union, he was a member…
Tatsuya Hori, Japanese politician and governor of Hokkaido from 1995 to 2003, died on May 16, 2026, of cancer. He was 90. Hori was born in Tomakishi, Karafuto, on Nov. 22, 1935, and graduated from Hokkaido University’s Department of Agriculture…
Mizanur Rahman Sinha, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died on May 16, 2026. He was 83. A Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, Sinha represented Munshiganj-2 in the Jatiya Sangsad from 1996 to 2006. He completed his M.A. from…
Félicien Kabuga, a Rwandan financier and génocidaire, died on May 16, 2026. He was 93. Born on March 1, 1933, in Muning, Mukarange, Byumba, Ruanda-Urundi, Kabuga was a Rwandan businessman who played a major role in the run-up to the…
Jean-Claude Maene, a Belgian politician and civil servant, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 71. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he served in the Chamber of Representatives from 2004 to 2007, replacing Claude Eerdekens, and…
Malik Nadeem Kamran, a Pakistani politician and Punjab Member of the Provincial Assembly, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 72. He served as an MPA from 1997 to 1999, then again from 2008 to May 2018 and…
Cho Il-hyeon, a South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 70. Born on July 15, 1955, in Hongcheon County, South Korea, he served as an MP from 1992…
Jon Phipps McCalla, an American judge, died on May 15, 2026, at age 79. He was a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. McCalla was born in Memphis, Tennessee,…
Caroline Jones, a Welsh politician and Member of the Senedd for South Wales West from 2016 to 2021, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 71 from sepsis. Born in Llwynypia, Wales, on April 1, 1955, she was… · Australia · 19 May 2022 · Journalists · May 2022 · May 19
Sudhangshu Seal, an Indian politician and former MP and West Bengal MLA, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 81. He represented the Kolkata North West constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009 and served…
Krzysztof Piesiewicz, a Polish lawyer, screenwriter and politician, died on May 14, 2026, at age 80. Born in Warsaw on October 25, 1945, he studied law at Warsaw University and began practicing in 1973. He served in the Polish Senate…
Rubem Medina, a Brazilian politician and economist who served as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies from 1967 to 2003, died on May 14, 2026, in Rio de Janeiro. He was 83. Born in Rio de Janeiro on September…
Stanisław Rakowicz, a Polish politician and former voivode of Toruń, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on September 20, 1935, in Kotuszów, Poland, he was a member of the Polish United Workers' Party and served…
Fred Nesler, an American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 81. Born Aug. 2, 1944, he served in the Kentucky House from 1993 to 2014, according to the…
Pete Naaden, an American politician and member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, died on May 14, 2026, at age 98. He represented North Dakota’s 30th district from 1973 to 2000 as a Republican. Born in Braddock, North Dakota,…
James F. Almand, an American politician and member of the Virginia House of Delegates, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 77. He represented Arlington, Virginia, in the House from 1978 to mid-2003, and served as chair of…
Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, a Cameroonian athletics official and president of the Confederation of African Athletics, died on May 13, 2026. He led the Confederation of African Athletics from 2003 until his death, succeeding Lamine Diack. Born on 11 November 1950…
M. P. Jayasinghe, a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician, and former governor of Uva and North Central provinces, died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Hambantota in 1945, he served as governor of Uva Province from…
Mosharraf Hossain, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died on May 13, 2026, at age 83. He served as minister of civil aviation and tourism from 1997 to 2001 and as minister of housing and public works from… · 18 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 18 · Athletes
Bassek Ba Kobhio, a Cameroonian writer and filmmaker, died on May 12, 2026, at age 69. Born in Nindjé, French Cameroon, in 1957, he worked as a film director, producer, writer and diplomat. He was known for The Great White…
Vladimir Molchanov, the Russian television host and journalist, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Moscow on October 7, 1950, he was a Soviet and Russian TV and radio host, speaker and journalist. Molchanov was…
Swapan Sadhan Bose, an Indian politician and sports administrator who was president of Mohun Bagan AC, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 78. Also known as Tutu Bose, he was a member of the All India Trinamool…
Zenonas Juknevičius, a Lithuanian politician and lawyer, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on June 10, 1949, in Valdeikiai, Pasvalys district, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University in 1977 and qualified…
Pedro Feist, a Portuguese politician and businessman, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Pedro José del Negro Feist on March 11, 1936, he was a member of the CDS – People's Party and served in…
Hélène Mignon, a French politician and former member of parliament, died on May 11, 2026. She represented Haute-Garonne's 6th constituency in the National Assembly from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2007 as a member of the Socialist…
Legh Davis, Australian politician and former South Australian Legislative Council member, died on May 11, 2026, aged 85. He served in the council from 1979 to 2002 as a member of the Liberal Party and was past president of the…
Mbemba Jatta, a Gambian politician and member of parliament from 1982 to 1994, died on May 11, 2026. He was a member of the People’s Progressive Party and served in the House of Representatives from 1982 to 1994. Jatta died…
José Adriano Gago Vitorino, a Portuguese politician and engineer, died on May 11, 2026, in Faro, Portugal. He was 80 or 81. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served in the Assembly of the Republic from 1976 to…
Bagi Kumar Verma, an Indian politician and Bihar legislator, died on May 11, 2026, at age 77. He served in the Bihar Legislative Assembly for three terms, representing Makhdumpur twice and Kurtha once. Verma was a former minister in the…
Jan E. DuBois, an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since 1988, died on May 10, 2026, at age 95. A native of Philadelphia, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania…
Ali Fassi-Fihri, a Moroccan civil servant and business executive who served as president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation from 2009 to 2013, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Kenitra on February 22, 1955,…
D. Sudhakar, an Indian politician and Karnataka MLA, died on May 10, 2026, from complications following knee surgery. He was 66. Sudhakar served as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2018 and again from 2023. He…
José Ballesta, the Spanish politician who served as mayor of Murcia, died on May 10, 2026, of cancer. He was 67. Born in Murcia in 1958, he was a medical professor and a full professor at the University of Murcia…
Gerald Talbot, an American politician and civil rights leader, died on May 9, 2026, at age 94. A native of Bangor, Maine, he was born on October 28, 1931, and later became the first Black legislator to serve in the…
Antonio Becerra Gaytán, a Mexican politician and activist, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 93. He served as a deputy from 1979 to 1982 and was a member of the Congress of Chihuahua from 1989 to 1992.…
Thomas G. Darling, a retired major general in the United States Air Force, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Abilene, Texas, on April 30, 1932, he graduated from Texas A&M University in 1954. Darling…
Punch McLean, the Canadian ice hockey coach best known for his work with the New Westminster Bruins, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Ernest V. McLean on November 3, 1932, in Estevan, Saskatchewan, he coached…
Robert D. Garton, an American politician and member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1970 to 2006, died on May 9, 2026, at age 92. A Republican, he served in the Indiana Senate from 1970 to 2006 and was…
Joyce Woodhouse, an American politician and former member of the Nevada Senate, died on May 9, 2026. She was 82. Woodhouse served in the Nevada Senate representing the 5th district from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2019.…
Bill Posey, an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2025, died on May 9, 2026, at age 78. A Republican, he represented Florida's 8th congressional district after previously serving in the Florida Senate…
Haerul Saleh, Indonesian politician and member of parliament, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 44 in a fire in Jakarta. He was a member of the Gerindra Party and served in the House of Representatives from 2014…
Melo Freire, a Brazilian politician and deputy from 1975 to 1991, died on May 8, 2026, at age 99. Born Joaquim de Melo Freire on January 11, 1927, in Passos, Brazil, he was an economist who served in the Chamber…
Germán Vargas Lleras, Colombian politician and vice-president of Colombia from 2014 to 2017, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 64. He served under President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón and was a member of the Radical Change political…
Anna Ritchie, a British archaeologist and historian, died on May 8, 2026, aged 82. Born on September 28, 1943, she was known for her work at archaeological sites in Orkney and for guidebooks she wrote for the HMSO and Historic…
Ravi Pandit, Indian technology executive and co-founder of KPIT Technologies, died on May 8, 2026. He was 75. Pandit was the co-founder and chairman of KPIT Technologies and served as chairman and group CEO. Born in Pune, Maharashtra, he earned…
Festus Mogae, the Motswana president from 1998 to 2008 and an economist, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 86. He was Botswana’s third president, succeeding Quett Masire in 1998 and serving until 2008, when he was succeeded…
Valery Denisov, a Russian diplomat, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 84. He served as Russian ambassador to North Korea from 1996 to 2001. Born in Moscow on November 1, 1941, Denisov graduated from the Korean Department…
Ryszard Zembaczyński, a Polish politician and former mayor of Opole, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 77. He served as mayor of Opole from 2002 to 2014. Zembaczyński was also voivode of Opole Voivodeship from 1990 to…
Claude Griscelli, a French doctor and immunologist who served as president of Inserm from 1996 to 2001, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Rabat on March 2, 1936, he attended the Lycée Descartes and…
Ursula Bäumlin, a Swiss politician and theologian who served as a member of the National Council from 1987 to 1998, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Bern on May 12, 1938, she was a…
Jana Dubovcová, a Slovak lawyer and politician who served as minister of justice in 2023, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 73. Born Jana Verčíková in Žilina on June 22, 1952, she studied law at Comenius University,…
Zhang Anjian died on May 7, 2026. He was a Chinese politician and served as deputy mayor of Chongqing. No further details about his life or career were provided.
Carlos Brito, a Portuguese politician, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Portuguese Mozambique on February 9, 1933, he moved with his family to Alcoutim, in the Algarve, when he was 3. He joined the…
Joni Lamb, the American Christian broadcaster who co-founded and led Daystar Television Network, died on May 7, 2026, of complications from a spinal injury. She was 65. Born Joni Trammell on July 19, 1960, in Greenville, South Carolina, she was…
Giovanni Cervetti, an Italian politician, died on May 7, 2026.
Harold Theriault, a Canadian politician and Nova Scotia MLA from 2003 to 2013, died on May 7, 2026. He represented the riding of Digby-Annapolis for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 2003 to 2013. Born in East Ferry, Nova Scotia,…
Cavayé Yéguié Djibril, Cameroonian politician and president of the National Assembly, died on May 6, 2026, aged 86. He held the post from 1992 to 2026, making him the longest-serving person to do so. Born in Mada on February 1,…
Pierre-François Veil, French lawyer and civil servant and president of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah since 2023, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in Clichy on March 16, 1954, he was the…
Vladimir Cvetković, a Serbian basketball player and sports administrator, died on May 6, 2026, at age 84. He was the honorary president of Crvena zvezda and spent his entire playing career with KK Crvena zvezda, where he played for 13…
Marc Plantegenest, a Saint Pierrais politician and civil servant, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Saint-Pierre on June 11, 1943, he served as a deputy in the National Assembly from 1978 to 1981 and…
Liviu Volconovici, a Moldovan politician, agronomist and professor who served as Minister of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment in 2018, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 69. He held the post in the Filip Cabinet and was…
Heinrich Kofler, an Austrian politician and former member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 96. A member of the Austrian People's Party, he served in the Landtag from 1974 to 1980 and…
Lawrence J. Smith, an American politician and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, died on May 6, 2026, in Hollywood, Florida, at the age of 85. A Florida Democrat, he served in the House from 1983 to 1993…
Rajko Kasagić, a Bosnian Serb politician, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 83. A member of the Serb Democratic Party, he served as prime minister of Republika Srpska from 1995 to 1996. Kasagić was born on October…
Trevor Bennett, a Canadian politician and Newfoundland MHA, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 99. Born on Sept. 3, 1926, in Daniel's Harbour, Newfoundland, he served in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. Barbe…
Donald Ross, an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1983 to 2003, died on May 5, 2026, at age 85. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he attended grade school in Vinita, later returned to Tulsa for… · South Africa · Britain · 07 July 2014 · July 2014 · Doctors · July 7
Geoff Ablett, the Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn, Richmond and St Kilda, died on May 5, 2026, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 71. Ablett played in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s and 1980s,…
Pierre Pascallon, a French politician and former deputy and mayor of Issoire, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 84. He served as a deputy in the National Assembly from 1986 to 1988 and again from 1993 to…
Idris Tarangzai, a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician who served as a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPA from 2002 to 2007, died on May 5, 2026, after being shot. He was 64. Tarangzai was a senior member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – F…
Shaikh Idrees, a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician who served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 to 2007, died on May 5, 2026, after being shot. He was born in 1961 in Turangzai, in…
Temur Maisuradze, a Georgian politician and member of parliament from 2012 to 2016, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 66. Born on July 24, 1959, in Aspindza, in the Georgian SSR, Soviet Union, he was a member…
Dante Arevalo Ang Sr., Filipino journalist and chairman emeritus and owner of The Manila Times, died on May 5, 2026. Born on June 27, 1942, Ang bought The Manila Times in 2001 from Mark Jimenez and was later appointed chairman…
Servet Pëllumbi, Albanian politician and speaker of parliament, died on May 5, 2026, following a brief illness. He was 89. Born in Korçë on December 12, 1936, he served as Chairman of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania from…
Claude Morin, a Canadian politician and former Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly for Louis-Hébert, died on May 5, 2026. He was 96. Born in Montmorency, Quebec, Morin earned a bachelor's degree from Université Laval and a master's degree…
Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst, an Antiguan and Barbudan politician and senator, died on May 5, 2026, at age 63. She served in the Upper House of Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda from 2014 to 2026 and was appointed senator by…
George Trahern, an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1981 to 1988, died on May 4, 2026. He was 89. Born in Grants Pass, Oregon, on June 29, 1936, Trahern was also a real estate…
Henk Beckers, Dutch politician and senator from 2011 to 2015, died on May 4, 2026. Born Henricus Gerardus Josephus Maria Beckers on May 30, 1944, in Mheer, in the German-occupied Netherlands, he was a member of the People's Party for…
Lee Hong-koo, the South Korean politician who served as prime minister from 1994 to 1995, died on May 4, 2026. He was 92. Lee also served as South Korean ambassador to the United Kingdom and the United States, and was…
Olivier Dupuis, a Belgian politician, died on May 4, 2026.