Marta Gastón Menal, a Spanish economist and politician who served as Aragon’s minister of economy and employment, senator and deputy, died of cancer on November 3, 2026, aged 53. Born in Huesca on February 2, 1973,…
Toni Brogno, a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a striker, died of liver cancer on November 3, 2026, aged 53. Born Antonio Brogno on July 19, 1973, he played for Sedan, OH Leuven, Westerlo,…
Jesús de Miguel Alameda, a Spanish professional footballer who played as a striker, died November 3, 2026, aged 30, at Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria. Born in Madrid on September 21, 1996, he represented CDE Lugo Fuenlabrada and CD Leganés in youth football. His senior debut came…
Paul Kihara Kariuki, a Kenyan lawyer and politician who served as attorney general, died November 3, 2026, aged 72. His career also included service as a judge and president of the Court of Appeal. President Uhuru Kenyatta nominated him for attorney general on February 13, 2018, after Githu…
Nand Lal, an Indian politician and Himachal Pradesh MLA, died in Shimla on November 3, 2026, aged 72. Born on April 16, 1954, in Deothi, in the Rampur Bushahr area of Shimla district, he was the son of Pyare Lal. He completed postgraduate study in political science, earning…
Ahmet Nazif Zorlu, the Turkish industrialist and chairman of Zorlu Holding, died of cancer on November 2, 2026, aged 82. Born on August 28, 1944, in Babadağ, in Turkey’s Denizli region, he attended Gazi İlkokulu primary school in İzmir before entering the family textile business. Zorlu began working…
Patrik Eichler, a Czech journalist and political commentator, died November 2, 2026, aged 42. He was director of the Masaryk Democratic Academy, a social-democratic think tank, and held editorial posts at two Czech periodicals. From 2015 to 2026, he served as an editor of Listy, a bimonthly; earlier,…
Georg Hack, a German speedway rider, died on November 2, 2026, aged 76. Born in Landshut on February 20, 1950, he represented the West German national speedway team, earning 26 international caps. His career encompassed individual speedway, long-track racing and team competition, with appearances in the finals of…
Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, an Indian neurosurgeon and academic known for craniopagus surgery and academic leadership, died November 2, 2026, aged 74. Born in Odisha, he built a career spanning complex neurosurgery and senior roles in medical education and administration. At AIIMS New Delhi, he headed the Department of…
Don Knodel, an American basketball coach who led the Rice Owls and coached the Houston Angels, died November 2, 2026, in Houston. He was 95. Born in 1931, Knodel attended Miami University and played college basketball before building a career in coaching. He served as Rice’s head coach…
Josef Mašín, a Czech anti-communist resistance fighter and defector, died November 2, 2026, aged 94. With his brother Ctirad, he took up armed resistance against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia from 1951 to 1953. The brothers were born in Prague and, after World War II, attended high school…
John Evans, an English professional footballer and international bowls player, died on November 2, 2026, aged 79. Born in Torquay on March 24, 1947, John Charles Evans began his football career as an apprentice with Torquay United, the club in his birthplace. He turned professional in April 1965…
Nadia Santini, an Italian chef known for Dal Pescatore, died November 2, 2026, aged 73. Born in San Pietro Mussolino, she became closely associated with the restaurant in Canneto sull’Oglio, Lombardy, which has held three Michelin stars since 1996. Dal Pescatore began as a trattoria opened by the…
Donald James Murray, the Scottish professional footballer known as Don Murray, died aged 80 on November 2, 2026, from complications of Lewy body dementia. Born on January 18, 1946, he represented Scotland at under-23 level and made his name during a long association with Cardiff City. Murray began…
Jagdish Raj Sapolia, an Indian politician and former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, died November 2, 2026, aged 80. A member of the Indian National Congress, he represented Basohli, in Kathua district, in…
Ignaty Lapkin, a Russian Orthodox preacher and author who also worked as a missionary, blogger and poet, died November 2, 2026, aged 87. Born in Karpovsky, in Russia’s Altai region, he attended the Riga Nakhimov Naval School. In the 1990s, Lapkin established several religious associations, which the Russian…
M. Ramachandran, an Indian politician and former Tamil Nadu MLA, died of cardiac arrest on November 2, 2026, aged 80. His legislative career included three assembly terms, following election victories in 1989 and 1996 from Thiruvonam and in 2016 from Orathanadu. Contesting the 2016 state election for the…
Freddie Mwila, the Zambian footballer and coach, died November 2, 2026, aged 80. Born in Kasama on July 6, 1946, Mwila was among the first Zambians to play professional football abroad, joining the Atlanta Chiefs in 1967. He featured for Rhokana United and also played in England for…
Hassan Habibi, an Iranian association football player and manager, died November 2, 2026, aged 86. Born in Kerman on February 7, 1939, he began his playing career with Shahin F.C. and was selected for Iran’s national team in 1958. He later captained the national side. When he was…
John Leeson, the English actor known for voicing K9 in Doctor Who and portraying Bungle in Rainbow, died November 1, 2026, aged 83. Born John Francis Christopher Ducker in Leicester on March 16, 1943, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before building a career in…
Jerry Koosman, an American professional baseball pitcher, died November 1, 2026, aged 83. Born Jerome Martin Koosman in Appleton, he played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1985 for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. Koosman was a member of the…
Sheila Lapinsky, a South African anti-apartheid and LGBTQ+ activist, died November 1, 2026, aged 82. Born Sheila Barsel in Johannesburg on January 1, 1944, she grew up in a middle-class Orthodox Jewish family. Her aunt and uncle were involved in the South African Communist Party, but her parents…
Hamid Alidoosti, an Iranian football player and manager who died of cancer, was 70 when he died on November 1, 2026. Born in Tehran on January 1, 1956, he played for Daraei and Homa, spending most of his playing career with Homa, and also appeared for Germany’s FSV…
Tony Butala, the American singer who led the vocal group The Lettermen, died November 1, 2026, aged 87. Born Anthony Francis Butala in Sharon, Pennsylvania, on November 20, 1938, he was the eighth of 11 children of Mary Ann (Ference) and John George Butala; his family was of…
Juan Atkins, an American record producer, techno musician and DJ known for his work with the Belleville Three and Cybotron, died of a heart attack on November 1, 2026, aged 64. Born in Detroit on September 12, 1962, he later moved with his family to Belleville, Michigan, where…
Jacques Bolognesi, the French jazz musician and longtime member of the Orchestre National de Jazz, died November 1, 2026, aged 79. Born in Gap on January 6, 1947, he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he received its first prize in 1969. A specialist in trombone, piano…
Pavel Žák, a Czech composer and lyricist who also worked as a director, screenwriter and pianist, died November 1, 2026, aged 85. Born in Rychnov nad Kněžnou on August 28, 1941, he passed his leaving examination at the Higher Pedagogical School in Hradec Králové in 1955. He later…
Guido Neri, an Italian cyclist, died October 30, 2026, aged 87. Born in Cesena on January 27, 1939, Neri was an Italian racing cyclist whose recorded results include…
Bill Clifton, an American bluegrass musician and singer, died October 30, 2026, aged 95. Born William August Marburg on April 5, 1931, in Riderwood, Maryland, he grew up…
Helmut Donner, an Austrian Olympic high jumper, died October 30, 2026, aged 85. Born in Vienna on August 15, 1941, he was an Austrian athlete whose discipline was…
Atmani, the Algerian singer and songwriter known for performing in Kabyle, died in Ouacif on October 30, 2026, aged 81. Born M’hamed Aït Athmene Ath Wada in Zaknoun…
Jeong Jae-ho, a South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly, died on October 30, 2026, aged 95. Born on December 18, 1930, he entered public…
Saiyud Kerdphol, a Thai general, died October 30, 2026, aged 103. An army officer who also entered public life, he served as a member of Thailand’s Senate and…
Stephen John Ellis, the English pop and rock singer whose greatest success came with Love Affair, died October 30, 2026, aged 76. Born in Edgware, Middlesex, on April…
Geoffrey Richmond, the English football executive who chaired Scarborough F.C. and Bradford City A.F.C., died October 30, 2026, aged 85. He chaired Scarborough from 1988 to 1994 before…
Domanlal Korsewada, an Indian politician and Chhattisgarh MLA, died on October 30, 2026, aged 78, while receiving treatment for a prolonged lung infection at Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad.…
Annaclara Cataldi Palau, an Italian Hellenist and palaeographer, died October 30, 2026, aged 76. She specialised in Greek medieval and Renaissance palaeography and the history of the book.…
William Nordhaus, an American economist and Nobel Prize laureate, died of brain cancer on October 30, 2026, aged 85. A Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, he…
Richard Alarcón Urrutia, a Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Tarma and archbishop of Cusco, died of cancer on October 30, 2026, aged 74. Also…
Ravindra Kishore Sinha, an Indian security-firm executive and politician who founded Security and Intelligence Services (SIS) and served in the Rajya Sabha, died October 30, 2026, aged 75.…
Vatsala Rajagopal, an Indian television and film actor, died on October 30, 2026, aged 92. Born on December 25, 1933, she began her acting career in 1979 as…
Waldemar Gerhardt, a German footballer, died on October 30, 2026, aged 87. Born in Gelsenkirchen on January 6, 1939, he played as a forward in association football. His…
Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia, a Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Tarma and archbishop of Cusco, died of cancer in Cusco on October 30, 2026,…
Sanjay Gupta, the Indian film director whose work included Kaabil, Shootout at Lokhandwala and Jazbaa, died in a fall on October 30, 2026, aged 59. Born in Mumbai…
Milton Coleman, an American journalist, died October 30, 2026, aged 79. Tags Journalists, Politicians, Scientists, 30 October 2026, America, Cancer, Coleman, Milton, October 2026, October 30
Robert W. Curran, an American politician and member of the Baltimore City Council, died October 30, 2026, aged 76. He represented the council’s Third District from 1995 to…
Matt Pavelich, a Canadian ice hockey linesman who became the first National Hockey League linesman elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, died October 30, 2026, aged 92.…
Isaac Tédambé, a Chadian economist and novelist best known for the novel *Republic for Sale*, died in N’Djamena on October 30, 2026, aged 72. Born on March 3,…
Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne, a British peer, merchant banker and writer who served in the House of Lords from 1992 to 1999, died October 30, 2026, aged…
William Keri Jones, a Welsh dual-code rugby international and track-and-field athlete, died on October 29, 2026, aged 81. Born in Neath, he played rugby union and professional rugby…
Josip Pečarić, a Croatian mathematician and writer whose work centered on the theory of inequalities, died October 29, 2026, aged 79. Born in Kotor, then part of Yugoslavia,…
Dan Goddard, an American politician who served in the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives, died October 29, 2026, aged 78. Born November 3, 1947, he represented the…
Ralph Sonnenberg, the Dutch businessman who owned at least 80% of Hunter Douglas, died October 29, 2026, aged 92. Born in 1934, he became a senior leader of…
Marvin Shanken, an American publisher and founder of M. Shanken Communications, died October 29, 2026, aged 83. Born in New Haven on October 4, 1943, he built a…
June Jones, an American football player and coach whose full name was June Sheldon Jones III, died October 29, 2026, aged 73. Born in Portland, Oregon, on February…
Paweł Socha, a Polish Roman Catholic prelate who served as titular bishop of Thunigaba and auxiliary bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, died October 29, 2026, aged 91. Born in…
Andrés Mendoza, a Mexican convicted serial killer and butcher, died on October 29, 2026, aged 78. Born Andrés Filomeno Mendoza Celis in Zimatlán de Álvarez, Oaxaca, he was…
English folk singer Sandra Kerr died of leukaemia on October 29, 2026, aged 84. Born in Plaistow, Essex, on February 14, 1942, she sang and played English concertina,…
Sir Patrick Stewart, the English actor known for Star Trek: The Next Generation, X-Men and Hamlet, died October 29, 2026, aged 86, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Born…
Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, a Chilean Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop and later archbishop of La Serena, died October 29, 2026, aged 90. Born in…
Paolo Galluzzi, an Italian historian of science, died October 29, 2026, aged 84. Born in Florence in 1942, he held the chair of history of science at the…
Eddie Friel, the Irish singer who represented Ireland at the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, died October 29, 2026, aged 64. His entry was “Dreamin’,” written by Richard Abbott…
Michel Pineda, the French footballer who played as a striker, died October 29, 2026, aged 62. Born Michel Pineda Ozaeta in Gien, France, on June 9, 1964, he…
Cevin Fisher, an American DJ and record producer, died of cancer on October 29, 2026, aged 63. Born Kevin Fisher in East Orange, New Jersey, on October 26,…
Liudmyla Radchenko, a Ukrainian athlete and long jumper, died October 29, 2026, aged 94. Born in Kyiv on October 1, 1932, when the city was part of the…
Choi Bool-am, a South Korean actor and professor, died October 29, 2026, aged 86. Born in Incheon on June 15, 1940, he began his acting career in 1970…
Werner Broll, a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former member of the German Bundestag, died October 29, 2026, aged 94. Born in Hanover on…
Ünal Erkan, a Turkish politician, died October 29, 2026, aged 83. Born in Erzurum in 1942, he held senior roles in policing, regional administration and party politics. He…
Jan Byś, a Polish footballer who played as a midfielder for Szombierki Bytom, died October 29, 2026, aged 72. Born on December 9, 1953, he began his career…
Desmond D'Sa, a South African environmentalist, died aged 70 in a traffic collision on October 29, 2026. Born in Durban, he became known for environmental-justice advocacy in the…
Shirish Hiremath, an Indian interventional cardiologist, died of brain cancer on October 29, 2026, aged 75. Born on July 17, 1951, he studied at B.J. Medical College in…
Freddie James, an American high school football coach who led David W. Carter High School in Dallas, died October 29, 2026, aged 89. He played college football at…
Josef Ritler, a Swiss journalist and photographer, died on October 29, 2026, aged 87. Born in Naters, in the canton of Valais, he first imagined following his father,…
Bronislava Volková, a Czech-American poet, died on October 29, 2026, aged 80. Born Bronislava Fischerová in Děčín, she grew up in Prague and completed her primary and secondary…
Barry Rushworth, an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre for Parramatta and represented Australia and New South Wales, died October 29, 2026, aged 85.…
Kojiro Ikegaya, a Japanese professional baseball player with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, died October 29, 2026, aged 74. Born in Shizuoka on June 28, 1952, he was identified…
Eudaldo Báez Galib, a Puerto Rican politician and senator, died October 29, 2026, aged 88. Born in Mayagüez in 1939, he served in the Senate of Puerto Rico…
Michael P. Drazin, an English-American mathematician known for the Drazin inverse, died October 29, 2026, aged 97. Born Michael Peter Drazin in London on June 5, 1929, he…
Pino Presti, the professional name of Italian arranger Giuseppe Prestipino Giarritta, died October 28, 2026, aged 83. Born in Milan on August 23, 1943, he entered music early:…
Marta Shahbazi, a Spanish biologist and professor at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and the University of Cambridge, died October 28, 2026, aged 40. Born in León…
Glynn Simmons, an American wrongfully convicted prisoner who died of cancer, was 72 when he died October 28, 2026. Also known as Glynn Ray Simmons, he was convicted…
Barbara Barrie, the American actress and author known for roles in Breaking Away, Suddenly Susan and Hercules, died by assisted suicide on October 28, 2026, aged 95. Born…
Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading, a British peer, banker and philanthropist who was a member of the House of Lords from 1981 to 1999, died on October…
Eddie Gray, an American guitarist with Tommy James and the Shondells, died October 28, 2026, aged 78. Formed in Niles, Michigan, in 1964, the band worked across rock,…
Jean-Baptiste Motroni, a French politician who served as senator for Haute-Corse from 1997 to 1998, died October 28, 2026, aged 91. Born on November 10, 1934, Motroni served…