Explanation

Zhu Rongji was a Chinese politician and electrical engineer who served as the 5th premier of China from 1998 to 2003.

He also served as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1992 to 2002, along with CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin.

Born 23 October 1928

Died 12 August 2026

Aged 97

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Explanation

Zhu Rongji was a Chinese politician and electrical engineer who served as the 5th premier of China from 1998 to 2003.

He also served as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1992 to 2002, along with CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin.

Born 23 October 1928

Died 12 August 2026

Aged 97

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Explanation

Zhu Rongji was a Chinese politician and electrical engineer who served as the 5th premier of China from 1998 to 2003.

He also served as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1992 to 2002, along with CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin.

Born 23 October 1928

Died 12 August 2026

Aged 97

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Explanation

• Shinzo Abe was assassinated in Nara, Japan, on 8 July 2022.
• He was shot while delivering an election campaign speech.
• He was Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister.
• First Term as Prime Minister: 2006–2007
• Second Term as Prime Minister: 2012–2020
• Born: 21 September 1954

Last verified on 03-08-2026

Explanation

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani was Emir of Qatar from 1995 until his abdication in 2013.

He was also prime minister of Qatar from 1995 to 1996.

He passed away on 12 July 2026 at the age of 74 in Doha, Qatar

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Explanation

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani was Emir of Qatar from 1995 until his abdication in 2013.

He was also prime minister of Qatar from 1995 to 1996.

He passed away on 12 July 2026 at the age of 74 in Doha, Qatar

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Explanation

The world’s oldest former Olympic champion, ex-track cyclist Charles Coste has died

Coste won gold at the 1948 London Olympics and was a torch bearer at the 2024 Paris Games.

He died on October 30, 2025 at the age of 101.

He was the oldest living Olympic champion.

He belonged to France.

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Explanation

Francois Englert was a theoretical physicist and 2013 Nobel Prize laureate.

He belonged to Belgium.

He was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the Brout–Englert–Higgs mechanism.

Born: 6 November 1932

Death: 18 June 2026

Aged: 93

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Explanation

Francois Englert was a theoretical physicist and 2013 Nobel Prize laureate.

He belonged to Belgium.

He was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the Brout–Englert–Higgs mechanism.

Born: 6 November 1932

Death: 18 June 2026

Aged: 93

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Explanation

Francois Englert was a theoretical physicist and 2013 Nobel Prize laureate.

He belonged to Belgium.

He was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the Brout–Englert–Higgs mechanism.

Born: 6 November 1932

Death: 18 June 2026

Aged: 93

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