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Arts & EntertainmentIleana Cotrubaș
Ileana Cotrubaș, a Romanian operatic soprano who debuted as Mimì at La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera, died Aug. 20, 2026, at 87.
PoliticsMichele Sensi-Contugi
Sensi-Contugi, Ecuador's intelligence director and a former government minister, was killed with his wife in a helicopter crash in Kenya.
SportsLazar Radović
Radović won four Yugoslav league titles with Partizan, played seven times for Yugoslavia and later served in football administration.
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Wanda Traczyk-Stawska
Wanda Traczyk-Stawska, a Polish psychologist and social activist, died Aug. 18, 2026, at 99.
Bill Rasmussen
Bill Rasmussen, an American television executive, sports broadcaster and entrepreneur, died Aug. 18, 2026, at 93.
Vedrana Rudan
Vedrana Rudan, a Croatian novelist, journalist and social commentator whose books included Uho, grlo, nož, died Aug. 18, 2026, at 76.
O. J. Brigance
O. J. Brigance, an American american football player and Baltimore Ravens player-engagement executive, died Aug. 17, 2026, at 56.
Stanislas Lalanne
Stanislas Lalanne, a French Roman Catholic bishop and former secretary general of the Conference of Bishops of France, died Aug. 17, 2026, at 78.
Klaus Törnudd
Klaus Törnudd, a Finnish diplomat and political science researcher whose career included senior Foreign Ministry posts, university teaching and United Nations representation, died Aug. 17, 2026, at 94.
Alex Fiorio
Alex Fiorio, an Italian rally driver who won the 1987 Group N world championship, died Aug. 17, 2026, at 61.
Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere, an American actress and singer known for Heroes, Nashville and the Scream film franchise, died Aug. 16, 2026, at 36.
Raja Sen
Raja Sen, an Indian director whose work spanned Bengali television, documentaries and feature films, died Aug. 16, 2026, at 70.
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