Naseebullah Bazai, a Pakistani politician and senator, died on September 11, 2026. He had served as a Member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2018. Bazai was elected in the 2018 Pakistani Senate election as…
Brent Peterson, the Canadian ice hockey player and coach, died on September 11, 2026, at age 68. Born in Calgary, he was a former professional forward who spent 11 seasons in the National Hockey League with…
Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir, a Pakistani politician who served as minister for law and a member of the National Assembly, died on September 11, 2026, aged 88. Also known as Chaudhry Mahmood Bashir Virk, he represented Pakistan’s National Assembly in multiple terms, first from 1997 to 1999 and again…
Albert Horsfall, the Nigerian intelligence officer who directed the National Intelligence Agency from 1986 to 1990 and the State Security Service from 1990 to 1992, died on September 11, 2026, aged 84. Also known as Albert Korubo Horsfall, he was a former high-ranking security and intelligence official and…
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, the Norwegian royal and elder sister of King Harald V, died on September 11, 2026, aged 94. Born Astrid Maud Ingeborg in Oslo on February 12, 1932, she was the second daughter and last surviving child of King Olav V and Princess Märtha of…
Dame Margaret Clark, a New Zealand political scientist, died on September 11, 2026, aged 85. Born in Wellington on 28 January 1941, she became a leading political science academic and was the first New Zealand woman to be appointed a professor in political science. Clark studied at Wellington…
Emma Bonino, the Italian politician who served as minister of foreign affairs, senator and member of the European Parliament, died on September 11, 2026, aged 78, after a battle with lung cancer. Born in Bra on March 9, 1948, she became one of the best-known figures in Italian…
Raffaele Costa, the Italian politician who served as a deputy, minister and provincial president, died on September 11, 2026, aged 90. Born in Mondovì on September 8, 1936, he graduated from the University of Turin and went on to a long career in national and European politics. Costa…
Solomon Pappaiah, the Indian scholar and actor known for his work in Tamil television and film, died on September 11, 2026, aged 90. Born in Madurai on February 22, 1936, he was widely identified with the debate format known as patti mandrams, which he moderated for decades and…
Malcolm Dawes, the English footballer who played for Hartlepool, Aldershot and Workington, died on September 11, 2026, aged 82. Born in Trimdon on March 3, 1944, he made his senior professional debut on August 19, 1970 and went on to build a career that also took him to…
Ken Todd, the English footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale and Portsmouth, died on September 10, 2026, aged 69. Born in Butterknowle on 24 August 1957, he made 52 appearances in the English Football League and scored 11 goals during spells in the late 1970s. He…
Roger Simon, the American journalist and writer who became Politico’s chief political columnist, died on September 10, 2026, aged 78. Born in Chicago and educated at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Simon built a long career in reporting and commentary at newspapers and news organizations including the Waukegan…
Gary Myers, an American racing driver who competed in NASCAR events, died on September 10, 2026, at age 76. Born on March 4, 1950, he raced in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the NASCAR Grand National East Series and the NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour. Myers also won the…
Bob McKay, an American football player who played offensive line in the National Football League, died September 10, 2026, at age 78. A native of Seminole, Texas, he was born Robert Charles McKay on December 27, 1947. At the University of Texas, he earned consensus All-American honors in…
Vsevolod Bogdanov, the Russian journalist who chaired the Russian Union of Journalists from 1992 to 2017, died on September 10, 2026, aged 82. Born on February 6, 1944, in Kholmogorsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast, he was…
Khalid Mahmood, the Pakistani Olympic field hockey player who captained the national team, died on September 10, 2026, aged 84. Born on December 28, 1941, in Jhelum, he represented Pakistan at two Summer Olympics, winning silver in Tokyo in 1964 and gold in Mexico City in 1968. Mahmood…
Penny Gillies, the Australian Olympic hurdler known on the track as Penelope Elizabeth Gillies, died on September 10, 2026, aged 75. She competed in the 100 metres hurdles at both the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics, and won five Australian national championships in the event.…
Ajazdin Nuhi, a Serbian footballer who played as a midfielder, died on September 10, 2026, aged 46. Born in Prizren on October 10, 1979, he began his senior career with Čukarički in 1997 before moving to Partizan in 2001, where he won a national championship title in his…
Claudio Carsughi, the Italian-Brazilian sports journalist associated with Corriere dello Sport, Rádio Jovem Pan and Quatro Rodas, died on September 10, 2026, aged 93. Born in Arezzo in 1932, he was identified in Brazilian reporting as a journalist, sports commentator and engineer, and was also known by the…
Felicity Green, the British fashion journalist and newspaper executive, died on September 10, 2026, aged 100. Green, who was awarded an OBE, was born on June 26, 1926, and grew up in Dagenham, Essex, above a bike shop. She began her career in the 1940s as a shorthand…
Mike McFarland, an American voice actor, died on September 10, 2026, aged 56. Born in Texas City, Texas, he worked extensively on English-language dubs of Japanese anime as a voice actor, ADR director, script writer and line producer. He was best known as the original English voice of…
Chuni Lal Bhagat, an Indian politician and former Punjab MLA, died on September 10, 2026, aged 93. He represented the Bharatiya Janata Party and served in the Punjab government as minister for forest and wildlife and labour. Born in Sialkot on December 1, 1932, he was a long-serving…
Daniel Conahan, a licensed practical nurse and convicted murderer, died September 10, 2026, at age 72. Known as the Hog Trail Killer, Conahan was born Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. in Charlotte, North Carolina, and later became the focus of a Florida murder investigation that linked him to a…
Elio Zamuto, the Italian actor and voice actor known professionally by that name, died on September 9, 2026, aged 85. Born Elio Mazzamuto in Syracuse, Sicily, he began his career in the mid-1960s and worked steadily in Italian television and cinema, with much of his most visible screen…
Óscar Mario Beteta, a Mexican journalist and radio host, died on September 9, 2026, at age 70. Born in Mexico City on January 13, 1956, he was known professionally as Óscar Mario Beteta and also as Óscar Mario Beteta Vallejo. He studied at the Anahuac University Network and…
Paddy Doherty, the Irish Gaelic footballer from Down and bricklayer, died on September 9, 2026, aged 92. Born in Ballykinler, County Down, he played for his local club Ballykinler and went on to represent the Down senior inter-county team from the 1950s into the 1960s. Doherty also captained…
Hyacinth Knight, a Jamaican politician and former member of Parliament, died on September 9, 2026, aged 86. Knight served in Jamaica’s House of Representatives from 1983 to 1989 as a member of the Jamaica Labour Party, representing the western district of Saint Mary Parish. She was also known…
Tung Chee-hwa, the Hong Kong politician and businessman who became the territory’s first chief executive, died on September 8, 2026, aged 89. Born in Shanghai on July 7,…
Alexandr Pashchenko, a Russian singer, actor, and director and People’s Artist of Russia, died on September 8, 2026, aged 81. Born in Orenburg on June 3, 1945, he…
André Pronovost, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent parts of his career with the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings, died on September 8, 2026,…
André Navez, a Belgian politician and clerk, died on September 8, 2026, aged 74. Born in Bienne-lez-Happart, Belgium, on March 12, 1952, he was a member of the…
Tom Whitestone, an American sport coach and associate athletic director at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, died on September 8, 2026, aged 62. Whitestone spent 37…
Pat Senatore, an American jazz bassist, died on September 8, 2026, aged 91. Born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 19, 1935, he became known as a musician…
Margaret Bedggood, the New Zealand legal scholar and former chief human rights commissioner, died on September 8, 2026, aged 87. Born Margaret Ann Bedggood in Takapuna on April…
Roberto Rodríguez Pérez, the Mexican footballer known as Monito, died on September 8, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on April 1, 1946, in Tlaquiltenango Municipality, he…
Eric Pearce, the Australian field hockey player who won Olympic silver in 1968 and bronze in 1964, died on September 8, 2026, aged 94. Born Eric Robert Pearce…
Pierfranco Vianelli, the Italian cyclist and 1968 Olympic champion, died on September 8, 2026, aged 79. Born in Provaglio d'Iseo, he won gold in the individual road race…
Iskhak Mashbash, a Russian poet, died on September 7, 2026, aged 96. Also known as Iskhak Shumafovich Mashbash and anglicised as Isaac Mashbash, he was a Circassian poet,…
Norberto Galasso, an Argentine historian and essayist, died on September 7, 2026, aged 90. Born in Buenos Aires on July 28, 1936, he studied economics at the University…
Joseph Arnaouti, a Syrian Armenian Catholic hierarch who served as patriarchal exarch of Damascus from 1997 to 2023, died on September 7, 2026, aged 90. Born in Aleppo…
David Worth, an American film director and cinematographer, died September 7, 2026, aged 86. Born in Los Angeles on March 2, 1940, he built a career behind the…
Marc Mercier, the French professional wrestler and actor, died on September 7, 2026, aged 68. Born in Bourg-la-Reine on April 11, 1958, he built a wrestling career in…
Admire Moon, the Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion, died on September 7, 2026, aged 23. The Japanese-bred colt was foaled in 2003 in Hayakita and was sired…
Tony Buss, the English cricketer known for his long career with Sussex, died on September 7, 2026, aged 87. Born Antony Buss on September 1, 1939, he played…
Marty Lowe, an American football player and coach, died on September 7, 2026, at age 54. Lowe played quarterback in the Arena Football League, appearing for the St.…
Great Gidayo, the Japanese actor known for roles in films including "Kikujiro," died on September 7, 2026, aged 67. Born Masayuki Suzuki on December 26, 1958, in Itabashi,…
Galina Mishenina, a Russian rower and Olympic bronze medallist, died on September 7, 2026, aged 76. Mishenina, also known as Galina Andreevna Mishenina, was born on August 5,…
Stanisław Małkowski, a Polish Roman Catholic priest, died on September 7, 2026, at age 82. He was also known as a publicist and as an activist in the…
Nuno Cardoso, the Portuguese engineer and politician who served as president of the Porto Municipal Chamber from 1999 to 2002, died on September 7, 2026, aged 64. Born…
Nina Popova, a Russian actress of stage, film and television, died on September 7, 2026, aged 81. Born in Bugulma in 1945, she trained at the Moscow Art…
Richard Alston, the British choreographer known for work with Ballet Rambert and The Place, died on September 7, 2026, aged 77. Born in Sussex and educated at Eton…
Sir Roger Jones, the Welsh pharmaceutical executive and researcher, died on September 7, 2026, aged 83. Born on July 2, 1943, he was also known as Roger Spencer…
Hafidh Ameir, a Tanzanian politician and agriculturalist who served as Tanzania’s first gentleman, died on September 7, 2026, aged 76. Ameir became the country’s first First Gentleman after…
Silvio Meli, a Maltese judge, died on September 7, 2026, aged 72. He graduated from the University of Malta and later served as president of the Commission for…
Rihards Pīks, the Latvian politician and film director who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009, died on September 7, 2026, aged 84.…
Simon Lui, a Hong Kong actor known for the "Troublesome Night" series, "Last Ghost Standing" and "Vulgaria," died on September 7, 2026, aged 62. Born in Hong Kong…
Bello Mandiya, a Nigerian politician and senator, died on September 7, 2026, aged 62. He represented the Katsina South Senatorial District in the Senate after winning the February…
Vadim Popov, a Belarusian politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives, died on September 7, 2026, aged 86. Born Vadim Aleksandrovich Popov on July 5,…
K. Achuthan, an Indian politician and Kerala MLA, died on September 7, 2026, aged 76. He represented the Chittur constituency and was a member of the Indian National…
R. Sarath, an Indian film director and screenwriter known for Sayahnam, The Desire and Buddhanum Chaplinum Chirikkunnu, died on September 7, 2026, aged 65. Based in Kerala’s Malayalam…
David Cobb, the Green Party of the United States candidate for president in the 2004 United States presidential election, died on September 7, 2026, at age 63. Known…
Hafidh Ameir Hassan, a Tanzanian agriculturalist and teacher who served as First Gentleman of Tanzania, died on September 7, 2026, aged 76. He held the role from March…
Gastón Acurio Velarde, the Peruvian politician who served as minister of development and later as a senator, died on September 7, 2026, aged 95. Born in Cusco on…
Great Gidayū, the Japanese actor known for roles in films including Kikujiro and Ikinai, died on September 7, 2026, aged 67. Born Masayuki Suzuki in Itabashi on December…
David Worth, an American film director and cinematographer, died on September 7, 2026, aged 86. Born March 2, 1940, he built a career behind the camera on more…
Nina Popova, a Russian actress who worked in theater and film, died on September 7, 2026, aged 81. Born in Bugulma on March 20, 1945, she studied at…
Walter Kershaw, the English artist known for graffiti, street art, sculpture and mural painting, died on September 6, 2026, aged 85. Born in Rochdale in 1940, he worked…
Rosa Maria Duran, a Spanish-born Mexican translator and teacher, died on September 6, 2026, aged 99. Born in Barcelona in 1927, she spent more than six decades promoting…
Jim Geoghan, an American television writer and producer known for his work on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Family Matters and Silver Spoons, died on September…
Israël Isaac Besançon, a French-Israeli rabbi and painter, died on September 6, 2026, at age 81. Born in Nice on December 27, 1944, Besançon developed an early interest…
Barry Cleavin, a New Zealand printmaker and artist, died on September 6, 2026, aged 86. Born in Dunedin in 1939, he attended King’s High School before moving to…
Bruce Lunsford, an American politician and attorney from Kentucky, died on September 6, 2026, aged 78. Born William Bruce Lunsford in Kenton County on November 11, 1947, he…
Georgina Lightning, a Canadian Cree film director, died on September 6, 2026, aged 63. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she was an enrolled member of the Samson Cree Nation…
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Elio Lo Cascio, an Italian historian and teacher of Roman history at Sapienza University of Rome, died on September 6, 2026, aged 78. Born in Palermo in 1948,…
Hristo Spasov, a Bulgarian footballer, died on September 6, 2026, at age 38. A forward by trade, he was born in Dorkovo and built much of his career…
Richard Tesařík, the Czech singer best known for his work with Yo Yo Band, died on September 6, 2026, aged 80. Born in Ostrava on December 25, 1945,…
Bill Dundee, the Scottish professional wrestler better known to fans by his ring name, died on September 6, 2026, aged 82. Born William Cruickshanks in Dundee on October…
Rudy Ariffin, the Indonesian politician who served as governor of South Kalimantan and regent of Banjar, died on September 6, 2026, aged 73. A bureaucrat and politician, he…
Guus Kouwenhoven, the Dutch arms dealer convicted of arms trafficking in Liberia during the presidency of Charles Taylor, died on September 6, 2026, aged 84. Often misspelled as…
Nina Shipman, an American actress known for roles in films including Say One for Me, Blue Denim and Vertigo, died on September 6, 2026, aged 88. Born in…
Sudivya Kumar, an Indian politician and member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, died on September 6, 2026, aged 56, after a heart attack. A member of the Jharkhand…
Johan Mijail, a Dominican writer, journalist and artist, died on September 6, 2026, aged 35. Born Johan Mijail Castillo Guillén in 1990 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, she…
Juan Guillermo Ríos, a Colombian journalist and television presenter, died on September 6, 2026, aged 78. Born in Medellín on December 20, 1947, he became known to Colombian…
Matt Suhey, an American football player who spent ten seasons as a fullback with the Chicago Bears, died on September 6, 2026, aged 68. Born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania,…
Edward Field, the American poet, died on September 6, 2026, at age 102. Born in Brooklyn on June 7, 1924, he built a career as a poet and…