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In the year 2026
376 Notable deaths
Festus Onigbinde
Nigerian football manager.
Born March 5th, 1938 in Modakeke.
Died March 9th, 2026 at 88 years old [ref]
Henry Nwosu
Nigerian footballer.
Born June 14th, 1963 in Imo State.
Died March 14th, 2026 at 62 years old in Ikeja. [ref]
Ali Mohammad Naini
Iranian brigadier general (1957–2026).
Born March 19th, 1957 in Kashan.
Died March 20th, 2026 at 69 years old in Tehran (airstrike). [ref]
Isabelle Mergault
French actress and film director (1958–2026).
Born May 11th, 1958 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 20th, 2026 at 67 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn
Vietnamese catholic cardinal.
Born March 5th, 1934 in Cà Mau.
Died March 22nd, 2026 at 92 years old
Steve Clark
American swimmer.
Born June 17th, 1943 in Oakland.
Died April 14th, 2026 at 82 years old [ref]
Catherine Samie
French actress.
Born February 3rd, 1933 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2026 at 92 years old in Paris. [ref]
Edith M. Flanigen
American chemist.
Born January 28th, 1929 in Buffalo.
Died January 6th, 2026 at 96 years old [ref]
Andrzej Trautman
Polish physicist.
Born January 4th, 1933 in Warsaw.
Died February 27th, 2026 at 93 years old in Warsaw.
Nora Ikstena
Latvian writer (1969-2026).
Born October 15th, 1969 in Riga.
Died January 4th, 2026 at 56 years old [ref]
Ádám Nádasdy
Hungarian linguist, translator and poet (1947–2026.
Born February 15th, 1947 in Budapest.
Died March 29th, 2026 at 79 years old [ref]
Vittorio Messori
Italian journalist.
Born April 16th, 1941 in Sassuolo.
Died April 3rd, 2026 at 84 years old in Desenzano del Garda. [ref]
Eduard Koksharov
Russian handball player.
Born November 4th, 1975 in Krasnodar.
Died March 31st, 2026 at 50 years old in Ratamka. [ref]
Vicente Lucas
Portuguese footballer.
Born September 24th, 1935 in Maputo.
Died April 14th, 2026 at 90 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Rino Marchesi
Italian footballer and manager (1937-2026).
Born June 11th, 1937 in San Giuliano Milanese.
Died March 1st, 2026 at 88 years old
Colette Flesch
Luxembourgish politician (1937-2026).
Born April 16th, 1937 in Dudelange.
Died January 21st, 2026 at 88 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]
Anthony James Leggett
British physicist.
Born March 26th, 1938 in Camberwell.
Died March 8th, 2026 at 87 years old in Urbana. [ref]
Robert Goebbels
Luxembourgian politician.
Born April 3rd, 1944 in Luxembourg.
Died January 6th, 2026 at 81 years old in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. [ref]
Osvaldas Balakauskas
Lithuanian composer and diplomat (1937—2026).
Born December 19th, 1937 in Miliūnai.
Died April 15th, 2026 at 88 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Astrid Roemer
Surinamese author.
Born April 27th, 1947 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2026 at 78 years old in Paramaribo. [ref]
Mladen Bartolović
Bosnian footballer.
Born April 10th, 1977 in Zavidovići.
Died January 19th, 2026 at 48 years old [ref]
Mukhsin Mukhamadiev
Football manager and former player.
Born October 21st, 1966 in Dushanbe.
Died January 1st, 2026 at 59 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Miklós Dudás
Hungarian canoeist.
Born April 14th, 1991 in Budapest.
Died January 5th, 2026 at 34 years old in Budapest District XVIII. [ref]
Vénus Khoury-Ghata
Lebanese writer and poet (1937–2026).
Born December 23rd, 1937 in Bsharri.
Died January 28th, 2026 at 88 years old in Paris. [ref]
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