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…
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…
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 the Assembly. His legislative service is recorded in two periods: 1987–1996 and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Gil Aducal Morales, the Filipino comedian and television presenter known as Ate Gay, died on November 1, 2026, aged 55, from mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Born in Manila, Morales began performing in comedy bars in 1995, including Music Box, and became known for his impersonation of actress Nora Aunor, whose…
QABM Rahman, a Bangladeshi civil servant, died on November 1, 2026, aged 91. Born in Faridpur, then part of British India, on February 1, 1935, he entered maritime service as a cadet with the then British-India Shipping after completing pre-sea training at HMS Conway. He later received a…
Miquel Navarro, Spanish sculptor, painter and contemporary poet, died on November 1, 2026, aged 81. Born in Mislata, Valencia, on September 29, 1945, he studied painting at the San Carlos School of Fine Arts in Valencia from 1964 to 1968. In 1972, he shifted his main focus to…
German film and television producer Regina Ziegler died November 1, 2026, aged 82. Born in Quedlinburg, she briefly studied law at the Free University of Berlin before leaving her studies to take a production-assistant job at Sender Freies Berlin. In 1973, she established the independent company Ziegler Films,…
Gerry Collins, the Irish politician who served twice as minister for foreign affairs and as a member of the European Parliament, died November 1, 2026, aged 88. Born in Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, in 1938, he was the son of James Collins, whose political career included election to Dáil…
Ciara Mageean, the Irish Olympic middle-distance runner and European champion, died of cancer on November 1, 2026, aged 34. Born in Portaferry, County Down, on March 12, 1992, she specialised in the 1500 metres and represented Ireland at the Rio Olympics in 2016 and the Tokyo Olympics in…
Ved Rahi, the Indian screenwriter and director, died on November 1, 2026, aged 93. Born in Jammu on May 22, 1933, he became an author whose work was predominantly in Dogri, publishing short stories in the language and becoming identified among modern Dogri writers. Alongside that literary work,…
Antonio Navarro Wolff, a Colombian engineer and politician who served as a senator from 2002 to 2006 and again from 2014 to 2018, died November 1, 2026, aged 78. Born Antonio José Navarro Wolff on July 9, 1948, in Pasto, he trained as an engineer and studied at…
Dan Doornink, an American football player who played for the New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks, died October 31, 2026, aged 70. Born Daniel Glenn Doornink in Yakima, Washington, he attended Wapato High School, graduating in 1974, before playing college football for Washington State University in Pullman. The…
Jorge Carrión Pavlich, a Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Puno, died on October 31, 2026, aged 76. Born on May 25, 1950, in Tarma, in Peru’s Junín Region, he began his ecclesiastical education at the Minor Seminary of Tarma before pursuing further studies at…
Marcia Ann Gillespie, the magazine editor and activist who led Essence and Ms., died October 31, 2026, aged 82. An African-American writer, professor and consultant, she was an advocate for racial and gender justice. Born in Rockville Centre, New York, Gillespie attended Lake Forest College and later moved…
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
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…
Alvin Hellerstein, an American judge, died October 28, 2026, aged 92. Born in New York City on December 28, 1933, he graduated from the Bronx High School of…
Dolores Huerta, an American labor leader and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, died October 28, 2026, aged 96. Born Dolores Clara Fernández in Dawson, New Mexico,…
Fátima Báñez, a Spanish politician, economist and jurist, died in a train crash on October 28, 2026, aged 59. Born María Fátima Báñez García in San Juan del…
Gullan Bornemark, the Swedish musician, lyricist and composer, died October 28, 2026, aged 98. Born Elin Gunhild Bohlin in Härnösand on November 28, 1927, she worked as a…
Liu Yandong, a Chinese politician and former vice premier, died in Beijing on October 28, 2026, aged 80. She was born on November 22, 1945, and studied at…
Andrei Nemykin, a Russian footballer, died on October 28, 2026, aged 54. Born on February 20, 1972, he was also known by his full name, Andrei Alekseyevich Nemykin.…
Elke Sommer, a German actress whose screen career included comedies, mysteries and international productions, died October 28, 2026, aged 85. Born Elke Schletz in Berlin on November 5,…
Pipo Nguyen-duy, a Vietnamese fine art photographer and professor of Photography at Oberlin College, died October 28, 2026, aged 63. Born Nguyễn Duy Hiếu in Hue, Vietnam, in…
Antal Steer, a Hungarian wrestler who competed in two Summer Olympics, died October 28, 2026, aged 83. Born in Bratislava on October 10, 1943, he was identified as…
Neeraj Yadav, an Indian Paralympian and track-and-field athlete who competed in throwing events, died by suicide on October 28, 2026, aged 42. Born on February 10, 1984, he…
Tony Berlant, an American artist known for collage and sculpture, died October 28, 2026, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease, aged 85. Born Anthony Hanna Berlant in New York…
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, a civil engineer and politician, died October 28, 2026, aged 92. Born in Mexico City on May 1, 1934, he was the son of Lázaro Cárdenas,…
Marisa Manchado, the Spanish composer, pianist and professor, died aged 60 on October 28, 2026, in the Toledo train collision. Born María Luisa Manchado Torres in Madrid on…