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In the year 2026
25 Notable deaths
Madhav Gadgil
Indian ecologist, writer, environmental activist.
Died January 7th, 2026 at 83 years old in Pune.
Morris Kahn
Israeli billionaire entrepreneur.
Born March 5th, 1930 in Benoni.
Died January 1st, 2026 at 95 years old [ref]
Uļjana Semjonova
Latvian basketball player.
Born March 9th, 1952 in Zarasai.
Died January 8th, 2026 at 73 years old [ref]
Hans Herrmann
German racing driver.
Born February 23rd, 1928 in Stuttgart.
Died January 9th, 2026 at 97 years old in Germany.
Hushang Ansary
Iranian-american politician and businessman (1927–2026).
Born July 16th, 1927 in Ahvaz. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2026 at 98 years old in Houston. [ref]
Bob Pulford
Canadian ice hockey player-coach.
Born March 31st, 1936 in Newton Robinson.
Died January 5th, 2026 at 89 years old
Dimitar Penev
Bulgarian footballer (1945-2026).
Born July 12th, 1945 in Mirovyane.
Died January 3rd, 2026 at 80 years old [ref]
Nexhat Daci
Kosovan politician.
Born July 26th, 1944 in Veliki Trnovac.
Died January 1st, 2026 at 81 years old in Prishtina. [ref]
Uri Lupoliansky
Israeli politician.
Born August 29th, 1951 in Haifa.
Died January 7th, 2026 at 74 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Norwegian actor.
Born July 18th, 1944 in Flekkefjord Municipality.
Died January 3rd, 2026 at 81 years old [ref]
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer