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In the year 2026
564 Notable deaths
Parviz Ghelichkhani
Iranian footballer.
Born December 4th, 1945 in Tehran.
Died May 23rd, 2026 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Carlos Westendorp
Spanish diplomat and politician.
Born January 7th, 1937 in Madrid.
Died March 30th, 2026 at 89 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Philippe Morillon
French mep and general.
Born October 24th, 1935 in Casablanca.
Died January 29th, 2026 at 90 years old in Angers. [ref]
Peter Simpson
English footballer (born 1945).
Born January 13th, 1945 in Gorleston-on-Sea.
Died May 13th, 2026 at 81 years old [ref]
Birutė Galdikas
Lithuanian-canadian primatologist conservationist (1946–2026).
Born May 10th, 1946 in Wiesbaden.
Died March 24th, 2026 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ted White
American writer.
Born February 4th, 1938 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 24th, 2026 at 88 years old [ref]
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Norwegian actor.
Born July 18th, 1944 in Flekkefjord Municipality.
Died January 3rd, 2026 at 81 years old [ref]
Uri Lupoliansky
Israeli politician.
Born August 29th, 1951 in Haifa.
Died January 7th, 2026 at 74 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Lucien Muller
French footballer (1934–2026).
Born September 3rd, 1934 in Bischwiller.
Died January 20th, 2026 at 91 years old in Nice. [ref]
Juca de Oliveira
Brazilian actor (1935-2026).
Born March 16th, 1935 in São Roque.
Died March 21st, 2026 at 91 years old in São Paulo (pneumonia).
Tommy Wright
English footballer (1944-2026).
Born October 21st, 1944 in Liverpool.
Died January 20th, 2026 at 81 years old [ref]
Gemma Cuervo
Spanish actress.
Born July 22nd, 1934 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2026 at 91 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Michel Portal
French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist.
Born November 25th, 1935 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2026 at 90 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
René Henry Gracida
American roman catholic bishop.
Born June 9th, 1923 in New Orleans.
Died May 1st, 2026 at 102 years old
Stephen M. Schwebel
American judge.
Born March 10th, 1929 in New York City.
Died April 9th, 2026 at 97 years old [ref]
Fleury Di Nallo
French former association football player.
Born April 20th, 1943 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2026 at 83 years old [ref]
Yanar Mohammed
Iraqi feminist, director of the organization of women's freedom in iraq/kirkuk.
Born July 29th, 1960 in Baghdad.
Died March 2nd, 2026 at 65 years old in Baghdad (gunshot wound). [ref]
Michael Eneramo
Nigerian footballer (1985-2026).
Born November 26th, 1985 in Kaduna.
Died April 24th, 2026 at 40 years old (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jacek Magiera
Polish football player and manager (1977–2026).
Born January 1st, 1977 in Częstochowa.
Died April 10th, 2026 at 49 years old in Wrocław (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Björgvin Halldórsson
Icelandic singer.
Born April 16th, 1951 in Reykjavík.
Died April 9th, 2026 at 74 years old [ref]
Esmaeil Khatib
Iranian cleric.
Born July 1st, 1961 in Qaen. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2026 at 64 years old in Tehran (airstrike).
Yalçın Küçük
Turkish writer and political scientist (born 1938).
Born July 1st, 1938 in İskenderun.
Died April 6th, 2026 at 87 years old
Bo Lamar
American basketball player.
Born April 7th, 1951 in Columbus.
Died February 16th, 2026 at 74 years old [ref]
Bruno Salomone
French actor and comedian (1970-2026).
Born July 13th, 1970 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2026 at 55 years old in Joinville-le-Pont (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 326 to 350 of 564
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus