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In the year 2026
562 Notable deaths
Jean Ziegler
Swiss sociologist.
Born April 19th, 1934 in Thun.
Died June 10th, 2026 at 92 years old in Geneva (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Susan Haack
English professor of philosophy and law.
Born July 23rd, 1945 in England. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2026 at 80 years old in Miami. [ref]
Try Sutrisno
6th vice president of indonesia.
Born October 15th, 1935 in Surabaya.
Died March 2nd, 2026 at 90 years old in Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital. [ref]
Song Ping
Chinese communist revolutionary and politician (1917–2026).
Born April 24th, 1917 in Ju County. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2026 at 108 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Hans Herrmann
German racing driver.
Born February 23rd, 1928 in Stuttgart.
Died January 9th, 2026 at 97 years old in Germany. [ref]
Morris Kahn
Israeli billionaire entrepreneur.
Born March 5th, 1930 in Benoni.
Died January 1st, 2026 at 95 years old in United States. [ref]
James Blood Ulmer
American jazz and blues guitarist and singer.
Born February 8th, 1940 in South Carolina.
Died June 3rd, 2026 at 86 years old
Navnindra Behl
Indian actor and director.
Born October 30th, 1949 in Delhi.
Died March 16th, 2026 at 76 years old
Ole Nydahl
Danish lama.
Born March 19th, 1941 in Copenhagen.
Died May 18th, 2026 at 85 years old in Immenstadt im Allgäu. [ref]
William Foege
American epidemiologist.
Born March 12th, 1936 in Decorah.
Died January 24th, 2026 at 89 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
José Santamaría
Uruguayan and spanish footballer (1929-2026).
Born July 31st, 1929 in Montevideo.
Died April 15th, 2026 at 96 years old in Madrid. [ref]
David Abulafia
English historian (1949–2026).
Born December 12th, 1949 in Twickenham.
Died January 24th, 2026 at 76 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
António Lobo Antunes
Portuguese writer (1942-2026).
Born September 1st, 1942 in Lisbon.
Died March 5th, 2026 at 83 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Christopher A. Sims
American econometrician and macroeconomist (born 1942).
Born October 21st, 1942 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2026 at 83 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Ike Willis
American musician.
Born November 12th, 1955 in St. Louis.
Died May 17th, 2026 at 70 years old in North Las Vegas. [ref]
Jeff Galloway
American distance runner.
Born July 12th, 1945 in Raleigh.
Died February 25th, 2026 at 80 years old in Pensacola (stroke). [ref]
Jose de Venecia
Speaker of the house of representatives of the philippines from 2001 to 2008, 1992 to 1998.
Born December 26th, 1936.
Died February 10th, 2026 at 89 years old in Makati. [ref]
Jan Timman
Dutch chess grandmaster (1951–2026).
Born December 14th, 1951 in Amsterdam.
Died February 18th, 2026 at 74 years old in Arnhem. [ref]
José Ortiz
Puerto rican basketball player.
Born October 25th, 1963 in Aibonito.
Died May 5th, 2026 at 62 years old in San Juan (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga
American samoan politician and governor.
Born August 12th, 1947 in Taʻū.
Died March 6th, 2026 at 78 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Graham Fuller
American writer.
Born November 28th, 1936.
Died January 29th, 2026 at 89 years old [ref]
Walid Khalidi
Palestinian historian (1925–2026).
Born July 16th, 1925 in Jerusalem.
Died March 8th, 2026 at 100 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Sepp Piontek
German association football player and manager.
Born March 5th, 1940 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2026 at 85 years old in Odense. [ref]
Roy Medvedev
Russian historian and writer.
Born November 14th, 1925 in Tbilisi.
Died February 13th, 2026 at 100 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Totó la Momposina
Colombian singer.
Born August 1st, 1940 in Bolívar Department, Talaigua Nuevo.
Died May 17th, 2026 at 85 years old in Celaya. [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore