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In the year 2026
374 Notable deaths
Chuck Norris
American martial artist and action actor (1940–2026).
Born March 10th, 1940 in Ryan.
Died March 19th, 2026 at 86 years old in Kauaʻi. [ref]
Catherine O'Hara
Canadian-american actress and screenwriter (1954–2026).
Born March 4th, 1954 in Toronto.
Died January 30th, 2026 at 71 years old in Los Angeles, Santa Monica (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Robert Duvall
American actor and director (1931-2026).
Born January 5th, 1931 in San Diego.
Died February 15th, 2026 at 95 years old in Middleburg. [ref]
Ali Khamenei
Cleric and former supreme leader of iran from 1989 to 2026 (1939–2026).
Born April 19th, 1939 in Mashhad. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2026 at 86 years old in Tehran (airstrike). [ref]
Eric Dane
American actor (1972–2026).
Born November 9th, 1972 in San Francisco.
Died February 19th, 2026 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Robert Mueller
American attorney and sixth director of the fbi (1944–2026).
Born August 7th, 1944 in New York City.
Died March 20th, 2026 at 81 years old in Charlottesville (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
James Van Der Beek
American actor (1977–2026).
Born March 8th, 1977 in Cheshire.
Died February 11th, 2026 at 48 years old in Austin (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Jesse Jackson
American baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the rainbow push coalition (1941–2026).
Born October 8th, 1941 in Greenville.
Died February 17th, 2026 at 84 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Asha Bhosle
Indian playback singer (1933–2026).
Born September 8th, 1933 in Sangli.
Died April 12th, 2026 at 92 years old in Mumbai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Robert Carradine
American actor (1954–2026).
Born March 24th, 1954 in Hollywood.
Died February 23rd, 2026 at 71 years old [ref]
Aldrich Ames
Cia analyst and soviet spy (1941–2026).
Born May 26th, 1941 in River Falls.
Died January 5th, 2026 at 84 years old in Federal Correctional Institution, Cumberland. [ref]
Neil Sedaka
American singer (1939–2026).
Born March 13th, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died February 27th, 2026 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Scott Adams
American cartoonist and author (1957–2026).
Born June 8th, 1957 in Windham.
Died January 13th, 2026 at 68 years old in Pleasanton (prostate cancer). [ref]
Bob Weir
American musician; member of the grateful dead (1947–2026).
Born October 16th, 1947 in San Francisco.
Died January 10th, 2026 at 78 years old [ref]
Nicholas Brendon
American actor (1971–2026).
Born April 12th, 1971 in Los Angeles.
Died March 20th, 2026 at 54 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Demond Wilson
American actor, ordanined minister, and tv personality (1946-2026).
Born October 13th, 1946 in Valdosta.
Died January 30th, 2026 at 79 years old in Palm Springs (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Claudette Colvin
African-american civil rights activist (1939–2026).
Born September 5th, 1939 in Montgomery.
Died January 13th, 2026 at 86 years old in Texas. [ref]
Ajit Pawar
Former deputy chief minister of maharashtra (1959–2026).
Born July 22nd, 1959 in Deolali Pravara.
Died January 28th, 2026 at 66 years old (aviation accident).
Afrika Bambaataa
American dj, record producer, and rapper (1957–2026).
Born April 17th, 1957 in New York City.
Died April 9th, 2026 at 68 years old in Pennsylvania (prostate cancer). [ref]
Jürgen Habermas
German sociologist and philosopher (1929–2026).
Born June 18th, 1929 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 14th, 2026 at 96 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
Dave Mason
British recording artist; singer-songwriter and guitarist from worcester.
Born May 10th, 1946 in Worcester.
Died April 19th, 2026 at 79 years old
Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi
Engineer and politician (1972–2026).
Born June 25th, 1972 in Tripoli.
Died February 3rd, 2026 at 53 years old in Zintan (gunshot wound). [ref]
Patrick Muldoon
American actor.
Born September 27th, 1968 in San Pedro.
Died April 19th, 2026 at 57 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tom Noonan
American actor, director, and screenwriter (1951-2026).
Born April 12th, 1951 in Greenwich.
Died February 14th, 2026 at 74 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Valerie Perrine
American actress (1943—2026).
Born September 3rd, 1943 in Galveston.
Died March 23rd, 2026 at 82 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
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