Alphonso Smith, an American football player and former cornerback for the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions,
died on September 2, 2026, aged 40. Smith, also known as Alphonso Smith, Jr., was born in Pahokee, Florida, and…
Børge Thorup, a Danish footballer who played as a defender,
died on September 2, 2026, aged 82. Born in Copenhagen on October 4, 1943, he began and ended his career with Brønshøj Boldklub during the era…
Anil Sharma, an Indian politician and Uttar Pradesh MLA,
died on September 2, 2026, at the age of 63. He represented the…
Cassandra Wilson, the American jazz singer and two-time Grammy winner,
died on September 2, 2026, aged 70. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, she…
Lau Siu Ming, the Hong Kong dancer and actor known for work in A Chinese Ghost Story, The Swordsman and The Butterfly…
Jimmy Batten, the English boxer who became British light middleweight champion for more than two and a half years,
died on September…
Gracindo Júnior, the Brazilian actor,
died on September 2, 2026, aged 83. Born in Rio de Janeiro on May 21, 1943, he…
Ivan Gudelj, the Croatian football player and manager who represented Yugoslavia,
died on September 2, 2026, aged 65. Born in Imotski on…
Eraj Ravindra Fernando, the Sri Lankan politician and mayor of the Hambantota Municipal Council,
died on September 2, 2026, aged 57. He…
Raif Dizdarević, the Bosnian politician who served as president of the Presidency of Yugoslavia,
died on September 2, 2026, aged 99. Born…
Jean-Paul Rappeneau, the French film director and screenwriter whose work included Cyrano de Bergerac,
died on September 2, 2026, aged 94. Born…
Lau Siu-ming, the Hong Kong dancer and actor known for roles in "The Butterfly Murders," "The Swordsman" and the "A Chinese Ghost…
David McDermott, the English footballer who played as a winger,
died on September 2, 2026, aged 38. Born in Stourbridge on 6…
Jonathan Meléndez, the Mexican keyboardist and composer known as Honas,
died on September 1, 2026, aged 38. Born Jonathan Samuel Meléndez Ochoa…
Camilo Séptimo, a Mexican musician and member of the band Camilo Séptimo,
died on September 1, 2026, at age 38. The group,…
Galopin Des Champs, the French Thoroughbred racehorse,
died on September 1, 2026, aged 11. Born on May 12, 2016, the French-bred, Irish-trained…
Konrad Jarausch, the German-American historian and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor,
died on September 1, 2026, aged 85. Born…
Eberhard Vogel, the German football player and manager who won Olympic bronze medals,
died on September 1, 2026, aged 83. A former…
Alan Knight, the English footballer and coach who spent nearly his entire senior career with Portsmouth,
died on September 1, 2026, aged…
Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari, the Yemeni Islamic militant who served as spokesman of the Islamic State,
died on September 1, 2026. He was…
Enzo Bianchi, the Italian friar who founded the Bose Monastic Community,
died on September 1, 2026, aged 83. Born on March 3,…
Ronald McCoy, the Malaysian obstetrician and peace activist who helped propose and initiate the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons,
died on…
Survivor Philippines, a Filipino television and film director associated with titles including Survivor Philippines, Sagwan, The Escort, Inday Will Always Love You,…
Lee Nam-cheol, a South Korean politician and public servant who served as the 46th and 47th governor of Goryeong County in North…
Geles Cabrera, the Mexican sculptor,
died on September 1, 2026, aged 100. Born Geles Cabrera Alvarado in Mexico City on August 2,…
Elco Brinkman, the Dutch politician who served in the House of Representatives and Senate,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 78. Born Leendert Cornelis Brinkman in Dirksland on…
Daniel Spagnou, the French politician who served as mayor of Sisteron and represented Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the National Assembly,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 85. Born in Barcelonnette…
Carlyto Lassa, the Congolese singer-songwriter, guitarist and evangelical pastor,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 65. Born Charles Ndombasi Lassa in Kongo Central in what is now the…
Indu Mitha, the Pakistani Bharatanatyam classical dancer and music educator,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 97. Born Indu Chatterjee in 1929, she was among Pakistan’s best-known exponents…
Jean-François Leroy, the French journalist and photographer who directed the Visa pour l’image festival from 1989,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 69. Born in Paris on October…
Jean-François Leroy, the French journalist and photographer who directed the Visa pour l'image festival from 1989,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 69. The identity record identifies him…
Jaroslav Olejár, the Slovak football player who played for Sparta Prague and 1. FC Košice,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 67. Born in Dvorianky on August 29,…
Liam King, the Irish hurler from Lorrha–Dorrha in County Tipperary,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 85. Born in Lorrha, he played as a right corner-back for the…
Chan Sarun, a Cambodian politician who served as minister of agriculture and a member of parliament,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 78. Also known as Ngor Hong…
Artūras Fomenka, a Lithuanian footballer who played as a forward,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 49. Born in Panevėžys on February 14, 1977, he represented clubs including…
Toyohiro Akiyama, the Japanese journalist and cosmonaut who became the first person of Japanese nationality to fly in space,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 84. Born in…
Victor Miller, the American screenwriter best known for writing the original Friday the 13th,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 86. Born Victor Brooke Miller in New Orleans,…
Wendell Berry, the American novelist and essayist whose work as a poet, farmer and cultural critic was closely tied to rural Kentucky,
died on August 31, 2026, aged…
George Wells, an American professional wrestler and football player,
died on August 31, 2026, aged 72. Born George Oliver Wells in Oakland, Calif., on October 31, 1947, he…
Peter Freebody, an Australian literary educator and researcher,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 76. Born in Sydney on August 12, 1950, he built a career in literacy…
Phil O'Reilly, an Irish Gaelic footballer,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 92. Born in Tullamore, County Offaly, on November 16, 1933, he played at club level with…
Tony Mundine, the Australian boxer who was among the country’s most accomplished Indigenous fighters,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 75. Born Anthony William Mundine in Baryulgil, New…
Yoshimi Masaki, a Japanese judoka and professor at Tenri University,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 64. Born in Osaka Prefecture on August 20, 1962, he began judo…
Ibrahim Adam, a Ghanaian animal scientist and politician,
died on August 30, 2026. He served as the member of parliament for the Choggo/Tishigu constituency in Ghana’s Northern Region…
Igor Grekhov, a Soviet and Russian physicist and electrical engineer whose work advanced the physics and engineering of power semiconductor devices,
died on August 30, 2026, at age…
Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri, an Iraqi military officer and politician,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 86. An Iraqi Sunni Arab, he served as a major general in Saddam…
Stjepan Jimmy Stanić, the Croatian musician, singer and double bassist,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 97. Born in Zagreb on January 20, 1929, he was known for…
Iván T. Berend, the Hungarian historian who led the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and later taught at UCLA,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 95. Born in Budapest…
Slobodan Šnajder, the Croatian writer and publicist,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 78. Born in Zagreb in 1948, he studied at the Faculty of Humanities and Social…
Paul LeDuc, a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his tag-team partnership with his kayfabe brother Jos LeDuc,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 89. Born in Mont-Louis,…
Joggie Jansen, the South African rugby union player known as Joachim Scholtz Jansen,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 78. Born in Griekwastad on February 5, 1948, he…
Sé O'Hanlon, the Irish road racing cyclist known also as Séamus or Shay O'Hanlon,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 84. Born in Dublin on September 14, 1941,…
Elia Zenghelis, the Greek architect and teacher,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 89. Born in Athens in 1937, he studied architecture at the Architectural Association School of…
Oleksandr Kasyan, a Ukrainian professional footballer,
died on August 30, 2026, at age 37 after cardiac arrest. Born on January 27, 1989, in Bezimenne, he played as a…
Tony Mundine, the Australian boxer also known as Anthony William Mundine,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 75. Born in Baryulgil, New South Wales, on June 10, 1951,…
Enamul Huq, the Bangladeshi police officer who served as inspector general of police,
died on August 30, 2026, aged 88. Huq held the top post in the Bangladesh…
Gene Bertoncini, the American jazz guitarist born in New York City on April 6, 1937,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 89. A native of New York, he…
Helch, the anonymous British graffiti artist known for stylized capital lettering,
died on August 29, 2026. Operating mainly in the UK under the tag HELCH, he first drew…
Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Bernaldo de Quirós, a Spanish businessman and civil servant who chaired Iberia and Aviaco from 1983 to 1985,
died on August 29,…
Mehdi Zana, the Turkish Kurdish politician and human rights defender who served as mayor of Diyarbakır from 1977 to 1980,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 85. Born…
Lee Yong-joo, a South Korean actor and businessman,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 44. Born on August 21, 1982, he was identified in Korean biographical sources as…
Walter Tresch, the Swiss alpine skier,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 78. Born in Silenen on April 4, 1948, he represented Switzerland in alpine skiing at the…
Narana Coissoró, a Portuguese lawyer, academic and politician,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 94. Born in Goa, then in Portuguese India, on October 3, 1931, he moved…
Giacomo Aimoni, an Italian ski jumper,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 86. Born in Ponte di Legno on December 23, 1939, he represented Italy in ski jumping…
Triona Holden, the British author, artist, journalist and former BBC presenter and correspondent,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 66. Writing under the name Triona Palmer after her…
Helao Shityuwete, the Namibian writer and military commander,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 92. A politician, military commander and author, he was born on August 25, 1934,…
Franco Fontana, the Italian photographer known for his abstract colour landscapes,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 92. Born in Modena on December 9, 1933, he began taking…
Neil Walter, a New Zealand public servant and diplomat who served as Administrator of Tokelau,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 83. Known formally as Neil Douglas Walter…
Antonino Fogliani, the Italian conductor,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 50. Born in Messina on June 29, 1976, he studied composition at the Conservatorio "G. B. Martini"…
Antonio Landeta y Álvarez-Valdés, a Spanish politician and former member of parliament,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 89. Born in A Coruña, he entered the national parliament…
Ian Martin, the Australian rugby league footballer who was a multi-premiership winner with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles,
died on August 29, 2026, aged 75. Born on July 1,…
Dimi Mavropoulos, the Cypriot rally driver, businessman and automobile collector known for his role in Cypriot rallying and the Cyprus Historic & Classic Motor Museum,
died on August…
Bill Doba, the American football coach who led Washington State University’s Cougars from 2003 through 2007,
died on August 28, 2026, at age 85 from complications from a…
Kaka Mallam Yale, a Nigerian politician and senator,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 73. Born in January 1953 in Yale town of Konduga District, he represented Borno…
Ray Miller, an American politician and former member of the Ohio General Assembly,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 77. A Democrat and graduate of Ohio State University,…
Mykola Dzyuba, a Ukrainian politician,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 79. Born Mykola Hryhorovych Dzyuba on November 12, 1946, in Suvyd, then part of the Ukrainian SSR,…
Li Weikang, the Chinese Peking opera singer and actress,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 79. A native of Beijing, she was a retired performer who became a…
Kenneth Treister, an American architect best known for the Holocaust Memorial he designed in Miami Beach, Florida,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 96. A Fellow of the…
Harald V, Norway’s king since 1991,
died on August 28, 2026, at age 89. He had reigned for more than three decades after ascending the throne on January…
Priit Aimla, the Estonian writer, poet and politician,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 85. Born in Võru on April 19, 1941, he became known for stage plays…
Nicolae Ungureanu, the Romanian footballer and manager best known for his work with Universitatea Craiova, the national team and Drobeta-Turnu Severin,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 69.…
Brîndușa Armanca, a Romanian journalist and academic,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 71. Born in Câmpulung Moldovenesc in 1954, she studied philology at the West University of…
Frank Campo, an American composer and emeritus professor of music at California State University Northridge,
died on August 28, 2026, at age 99. Born in New York City…
Jackie Glass, an American judge and television personality,
died on August 28, 2026, at age 70. Glass was known to television audiences through "Swift Justice with Jackie Glass"…
Joan Phillip, a Canadian politician and member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 74. Born Joan Carter in North Vancouver, she was…
Will Murray, an American novelist, journalist and comic book writer,
died on August 28, 2026, aged 73. Born William Patrick Murray on April 28, 1953, he wrote fiction,…