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In the year 2026
389 Notable deaths
Helene Ahrweiler
Greek/french byzantinist (1926-2026).
Born August 29th, 1926 in Athens.
Died February 16th, 2026 at 99 years old in Athens. [ref]
Robyn Thorn
Australian swimmer and coach.
Born November 26th, 1945 in Queensland.
Died January 24th, 2026 at 80 years old [ref]
Eddy Antoine
Haitian footballer.
Born August 27th, 1949 in Port-au-Prince.
Died February 8th, 2026 at 76 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Bruno Cipolla
Italian rower.
Born December 24th, 1952 in Cuneo.
Died February 15th, 2026 at 73 years old in Oderzo. [ref]
Maria Badia i Cutchet
Spanish politician.
Born May 13th, 1947 in Sant Quirze del Vallès.
Died March 28th, 2026 at 78 years old [ref]
Alfredo Bryce Echenique
Peruvian writer (1939–2026).
Born February 19th, 1939 in Lima.
Died March 10th, 2026 at 87 years old in Lima. [ref]
Zlatko Šimenc
Croatian water polo player.
Born November 29th, 1938 in Zagreb.
Died March 17th, 2026 at 87 years old [ref]
Giancarlo Cella
Italian footballer.
Born September 5th, 1940 in Bobbio.
Died January 23rd, 2026 at 85 years old [ref]
Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz
Mexican roman catholic bishop.
Born January 23rd, 1951 in Monterrey.
Died February 2nd, 2026 at 75 years old in La Paz. [ref]
Praski Vitti
Russian painter (1936-2026).
Born September 17th, 1936 in Algazino.
Died January 30th, 2026 at 89 years old in Cheboksary.
Rosa Salikhova
Soviet volleyball player.
Born September 24th, 1944 in Nizhny Tagil. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2026 at 81 years old in Zelenograd. [ref]
Pekka Vennamo
Finnish politician.
Born November 7th, 1944 in Helsinki.
Died February 9th, 2026 at 81 years old in Meilahti hospital area (disease). [ref]
Marie Rouanet
Occitan singer and writer.
Born May 26th, 1936 in Béziers.
Died January 25th, 2026 at 89 years old in Saint-Affrique. [ref]
Sergei Nekrasov
Russian footballer.
Born January 29th, 1973 in Moscow.
Died March 9th, 2026 at 53 years old [ref]
Jürgen Plagemann
West german rower.
Born December 28th, 1936 in Lauenburg/Elbe.
Died January 8th, 2026 at 89 years old [ref]
Lucien Weiler
Luxembourgish politician (1951-2026).
Born August 3rd, 1951 in Ettelbruck. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2026 at 74 years old in Diekirch. [ref]
Raymond Riotte
Road bicycle racer.
Born February 16th, 1940 in Sarry.
Died April 14th, 2026 at 86 years old in Avallon.
Kazimierz Wielikosielec
Roman catholic bishop.
Born May 5th, 1945 in Staravolia.
Died February 8th, 2026 at 80 years old in Gomel. [ref]
Andrei Socaci
Romanian weightlifter.
Born June 19th, 1966 in Sântimbru. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2026 at 59 years old [ref]
József Marosi
Hungarian fencer.
Born October 16th, 1934 in Budapest.
Died April 18th, 2026 at 91 years old [ref]
Alfio Rapisarda
Italian nuncio (1933–2026).
Born September 3rd, 1933 in Zafferana Etnea.
Died February 11th, 2026 at 92 years old in Aci Sant'Antonio. [ref]
Tim Gerresheim
German fencer.
Born February 24th, 1939 in Berlin.
Died March 3rd, 2026 at 87 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Marcel Loncle
French footballer.
Born January 5th, 1936 in Saint-Malo.
Died January 22nd, 2026 at 90 years old in Saint-Malo. [ref]
Manuel Bueno Cabral
Spanish footballer.
Born February 5th, 1940 in Seville.
Died February 7th, 2026 at 86 years old [ref]
Deaths 351 to 375 of 389
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche