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In the year 2026
565 Notable deaths
Ömer Kaner
Turkish association football player and manager (1951-2026).
Born May 21st, 1951 in Istanbul.
Died February 12th, 2026 at 74 years old [ref]
Huguette Bouchardeau
French socialist politician.
Born June 1st, 1935 in Saint-Étienne.
Died May 18th, 2026 at 90 years old in Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon. [ref]
Benjaminas Zelkevičius
Lithuanian footballer and manager ( 1944-2026).
Born February 6th, 1944 in Kaunas.
Died January 12th, 2026 at 81 years old in Vilnius.
Mukharby Kirzhinov
Soviet weightlifter.
Born January 1st, 1949 in Koshekhabl.
Died January 11th, 2026 at 77 years old in Maykop. [ref]
Davinder Singh
Indian field hockey player.
Born December 7th, 1952 in Punjab. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2026 at 73 years old [ref]
Abdulwahab Darawshe
Israeli politician.
Born October 12th, 1943 in Iksal. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2026 at 82 years old in Iksal. [ref]
Anna Psarouda - Benaki
Greek lawyer and politician.
Born December 12th, 1934 in Athens.
Died February 15th, 2026 at 91 years old in Athens. [ref]
Ota Zaremba
Czech weightlifter (1957–2026).
Born April 22nd, 1957 in Havířov.
Died January 23rd, 2026 at 68 years old [ref]
Hans-Georg Reimann
East german race walker.
Born August 24th, 1941 in Stariškė. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2026 at 84 years old in Döbeln. [ref]
Beatriz González
Colombian artist (1932-2026).
Born November 16th, 1932 in Bucaramanga. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2026 at 93 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Jean-Clément Jeanbart
Syrian archbishop.
Born March 3rd, 1943 in Aleppo.
Died May 9th, 2026 at 83 years old in Paris.
Birte Christoffersen
Danish diver.
Born March 28th, 1924 in Copenhagen.
Died February 23rd, 2026 at 101 years old in Limhamn. [ref]
Josefina Castellví
Spanish women scientist, biologist, oceanographer and writer.
Born July 1st, 1935 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2026 at 90 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Jānis Streičs
Soviet and latvian film director (1936—2026).
Born September 26th, 1936 in Preiļi Municipality.
Died March 5th, 2026 at 89 years old [ref]
Goran Sukno
Croatian water polo player.
Born April 6th, 1959 in Dubrovnik.
Died February 15th, 2026 at 66 years old in Dubrovnik. [ref]
Beverly Afaglo
Ghanaian actress and tv presenter.
Born May 28th, 1983 in Volta Region.
Died May 24th, 2026 at 42 years old (cancer). [ref]
Ronald Joseph
American pair skater.
Born October 9th, 1944 in Chicago.
Died January 20th, 2026 at 81 years old in Ponte Vedra Beach. [ref]
William Thoresson
Swedish artistic gymnast (1932–2026).
Born May 31st, 1932 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2026 at 93 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Nataša Bokal
Slovenian alpine skier (1967–2026).
Born May 9th, 1967 in Škofja Loka.
Died January 31st, 2026 at 58 years old in Škofja Loka. [ref]
Kazuhiro Ninomiya
Japanese judoka.
Born November 28th, 1946 in Fukuoka.
Died May 4th, 2026 at 79 years old [ref]
Dóra Maurer
Hungarian visual artist (1937–2026).
Born June 11th, 1937 in Budapest.
Died February 14th, 2026 at 88 years old [ref]
Raúl Guerrón
Ecuadorian footballer.
Born October 12th, 1976 in Atuntaqui.
Died June 1st, 2026 at 49 years old in Quito (stomach cancer). [ref]
Thomas Gayford
Canadian equestrian.
Born November 21st, 1928 in Toronto.
Died April 26th, 2026 at 97 years old [ref]
Deaths 476 to 500 of 565
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