Freddie Mwila, died aged 80
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…
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John Leeson dies at age 83
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…
Jerry Koosman death at age 83
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 has died at age 82
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 obituary: died at age 70
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…
Obituary: Juan Atkins, dead at age 64
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…
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Ate Gay died at age 55
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 passed away at age 91
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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…
Regina Ziegler death at age 82
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 dead at age 88
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 dies at 34
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Ved Rahi dies at age 93
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 dead at age 78
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…
Dan Doornink passes away at age 70
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Jorge Carrión Pavlich dies at 76
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…
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Mišo Kovač dies at 85
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Sara Bender died at age 78
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Jonathan O. Ndagi passed away at age 96
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Horst Fascher death at age 90
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Philip Juico, died aged 78
Philip Ella Juico, a Filipino sports executive and government official who led national sports and government bodies, died October 31, 2026, aged 78. Born on December 14, 1947, he served as president of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association from 2015 to 2022, overseeing the national sports…
Martin Erlichman obituary: died at age 97
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Obituary: Doug Woolard, dead at age 76
Doug Woolard, an American college athletics director who led athletic departments at Saint Louis University and the University of South Florida, died October 30, 2026, aged 76. He began holding sports administration roles at Washington State University in 1988. In October 1994, Saint Louis named him athletic director,…
Savinder Singh passes away at age 88
Savinder Singh, a Malaysian field hockey player who competed in the men’s tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on October 30, 2026, aged 88. Born on June 2, 1938, Singh took part in the Olympic men’s field hockey competition, a defining recorded event in his sporting career.…
Obituary: Lee Harland, dead at age 53
Lee Harland, an English professional rugby league footballer who represented England and Great Britain Under-21, died on October 30, 2026, aged 53. Born on September 4, 1973, Harland played during the 1990s and 2000s, appearing for clubs in Yorkshire and beyond. His club career included Leeds, Halifax, Castleford…
Dan Goddard dies at age 78
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 obituary: died at age 92
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…
Obituary: Marvin Shanken, dead at age 83
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 dies at age 73
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…
Obituary: Paweł Socha, dead at age 91
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…
Death of Andrés Mendoza at age 78
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…
Sandra Kerr passes away at age 84
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, died aged 86
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Obituary: Manuel Donoso, dead at age 90
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 passes away at age 84
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 died at age 64
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 passed away at age 62
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 passed away at age 63
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 has died at age 94
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 has died at age 86
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Ünal Erkan dies at 83
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Death of Jan Byś at age 72
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 dead at age 70
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 dies at age 75
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Freddie James dies at 89
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, died aged 87
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Bronislava Volková, died aged 80
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Barry Rushworth died at age 85
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 passes away at age 74
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 passed away at age 88
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 died at age 97
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…
Death of Pino Presti at age 83
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, died aged 40
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 passes away at age 72
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 obituary: died at age 95
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Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading dies at 84
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Eddie Gray passes away at age 78
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 died at age 91
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 dies at age 92
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Dolores Huerta passes away at age 96
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,…
Obituary: Fátima Báñez, dead at age 59
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 dead at age 98
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 died at age 80
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 dies at 54
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 passes away at age 85
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 died at age 63
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 dies at age 83
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 dies at 42
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 obituary: died at age 85
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…
Death of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas at age 92
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,…
Obituary: Marisa Manchado, dead at age 60
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…
Nadia Karam obituary: died at age 67
Nadia Karam, an Egyptian actress whose work was largely in Kuwait, died October 28, 2026, aged 67. Born March 24, 1959, she entered the arts in 1997 alongside…
Emerson, died aged 46
Emerson da Silva Leal, the Brazilian footballer and manager known as Emerson, died aged 46 on October 27, 2026, following complications from a heart attack. Born in Esteio…
Joseph Lagu obituary: died at age 96
Joseph Lagu, the South Sudanese politician who served as president of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region, died October 27, 2026, aged 96. Born in Momokwe in Moli, he…
Bram van Erkel passes away at age 94
Bram van Erkel, a Dutch programme maker and television presenter, died on October 27, 2026, aged 94. Born in Rotterdam on July 24, 1932, he worked as a…
Obituary: Solomon Minassian, dead at age 95
Solomon Minassian, an Iranian movie producer and cinematographer, died October 27, 2026, aged 95. Born in Rasht in 1310 in the Iranian calendar, he was of Armenian descent…
Phil McDonald dead, Phil McDonald, English audio engineer
Phil McDonald, an English audio engineer, died on October 27, 2026. A recording-studio engineer at EMI and later Apple Records, he worked during the Beatles’ studio years alongside…
Mieke Sterk died at age 80
Mieke Sterk, a Dutch Olympic pentathlete and politician, died on October 27, 2026, aged 80. Born in Haarlem on January 5, 1946, she competed for the Netherlands as…
André Lacroix dies at age 81
André Lacroix, a Canadian ice hockey player known for his playmaking as a centre, died October 27, 2026, aged 81. Born André Joseph Lacroix in Lévis, Quebec, he…
Martin Jelínek has died at age 55
Martin Jelínek, a Czech basketball player and national-team representative, died October 27, 2026, aged 55. Born in Kutná Hora on April 16, 1971, he stood 196 centimeters tall…
Muhammad al Ali, died aged 94
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Fernando Serrano Migallón passes away at age 81
Fernando Serrano Migallón, a Mexican jurist and member of the Mexican Academy of Language, died October 27, 2026, aged 81. Born in Mexico City on June 26, 1945,…
Obituary: Bobby Wright, dead at age 84
John Robert Wright Jr., known as Bobby Wright, an American country singer and songwriter, died October 27, 2026, aged 84. Born March 30, 1942, in Charleston, West Virginia,…