In the year 2026
376 Notable deaths
Richard Stika
Catholic bishop.
Born July 4th, 1957 in St. Louis.
Died February 17th, 2026 at 68 years old in Knoxville. [ref]
Helmuth Rilling
German choral conductor (1933–2026).
Born May 29th, 1933 in Stuttgart.
Died February 11th, 2026 at 92 years old in Leonberg. [ref]
Brian Crowley
Irish politician (1964-2026).
Born March 4th, 1964 in Blackrock.
Died January 23rd, 2026 at 61 years old in Cork. [ref]
Borislav Mihaylov
Bulgarian footballer.
Born February 12th, 1963 in Sofia.
Died March 31st, 2026 at 63 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Zori Balayan
Armenian writer.
Born February 10th, 1935 in Khankendi.
Died April 5th, 2026 at 91 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Kamal Kharazi
Iranian academic and politician.
Born December 1st, 1944 in Tehran.
Died April 9th, 2026 at 81 years old in Tehran (airstrike). [ref]
Tamás Vásáry
Hungarian pianist and conductor (1933–2026).
Born August 11th, 1933 in Debrecen.
Died February 5th, 2026 at 92 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Roland Huntford
British writer.
Born September 4th, 1927 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2026 at 98 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Ludwig Scotty
Nauruan politician, president.
Born June 20th, 1948 in Anabar District.
Died February 25th, 2026 at 77 years old [ref]
Engin Fırat
Turkish association football manager (born 1970).
Born June 11th, 1970 in Istanbul.
Died March 9th, 2026 at 55 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John F. Burns
British journalist.
Born October 4th, 1944 in Nottingham. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2026 at 81 years old in Cambridgeshire (pneumonia). [ref]
Giorgos Vasiliou
3rd president of the republic of cyprus (1988-1993).
Born May 20th, 1931 in Famagusta. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2026 at 94 years old in Nicosia (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Christa Lang
German actress.
Born December 23rd, 1943 in Winterberg.
Died January 30th, 2026 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Nexhat Daci
Kosovan politician.
Born July 26th, 1944 in Veliki Trnovac.
Died January 1st, 2026 at 81 years old in Pristina. [ref]
Richie Beirach
American jazz pianist and composer (1947–2026).
Born May 23rd, 1947 in Brooklyn.
Died January 26th, 2026 at 78 years old in Worms. [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]
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]
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 Paris. [ref]
Deaths 201 to 225 of 376
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein