Medaglia d’Oro has died at age 27
Medaglia d’Oro, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died October 16, 2026, aged 27. A dark bay or brown stallion marked with a white star and three white socks, he was bred by Albert and Joyce Bell of…
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Chiaki Ishii dies at age 85
Chiaki Ishii, the Japanese-born Brazilian judoka who won Brazil’s first Olympic medal in judo, died on October 16, 2026, aged 85. Born in Ashikaga, Japan, on October 1, 1941, he began training at a dojo near…
Joaquim Letria has died at age 82
Joaquim Letria, a Portuguese journalist, died on October 16, 2026, aged 82. Born in Lisbon as Joaquim José da Conceição Letria, he began his journalism career in 1961, joining Diário de Lisboa at 18. He later worked for the magazine Flama and Rádio Clube Português, before spending seven…
Yadi Timo dead at age 66
Yadi Djoerica Marton Timo, the Indonesian actor known as Yadi Timo, died on October 16, 2026, aged 66. Born on February 12, 1960, he worked as a performer in Indonesian screen productions. His acting credits include the television titles Ratu di Hatiku (2023), Marley (2022) and My Name…
Richard E. Holmes death at age 82
Richard E. Holmes, an American civil rights activist and physician, died October 16, 2026, aged 82. Born in Chicago to Horace and Minnie Holmes, he was raised in Starkville, Mississippi, after his mother brought him and his three older brothers there when he was 18 months old. They…
Hyron Andrews dead at age 31
Hyron Diego Andrews, a South African rugby union player for the Lions, died in a fall on October 16, 2026, aged 31. Born in Paarl on July 6, 1995, he played as a lock and represented the Lions in the United Rugby Championship. His rugby development included appearances…
Alan Brown dies at 90
Alan Brown, an English cricketer who represented Kent and England, died on October 16, 2026, aged 90. Born in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire, on October 17, 1935, he established himself as a fast bowler and made his first-class debut for Kent against Cambridge University in 1957. He played county cricket…
Al Jawhara bint Fahd Al Saud dead, Al Jawhara bint Fahd Al Saud, Saudi royal and academic administr…
Al Jawhara bint Fahd Al Saud, a Saudi royal and academic administrator, died October 16, 2026. She was an academic and a member of Saudi Arabia’s Consultative Assembly. Her education and professional work were closely connected with girls’ education in Riyadh. She earned a bachelor’s degree in arts…
Yiorgos Vardinogiannis passes away at age 90
Yiorgos Vardinogiannis, a Greek shipping magnate and football club owner who served as president of Panathinaikos, died October 16, 2026, aged 90. Born on April 7, 1936, in Episkopi, in the Rethymno area of Crete, he studied at the Hellenic Naval Academy. His business career began in 1963…
Jon Morris obituary: died at age 84
Jon Morris, an American football player who played center for the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears, died October 15, 2026, aged 84. Born in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 1942, he attended Gonzaga College High School, where he played football, basketball and baseball. On the…
Pierre-André Kombila death at age 85
Pierre-André Kombila, a Gabonese politician, professor and physician who served as a member of parliament, died on October 15, 2026, aged 85. Born in Lac Anengué, near Port-Gentil, he studied medicine in France and became a cardiologist. After declining opportunities to work in Europe, he returned to Gabon…
Death of Stefan Lord at age 71
Stefan Lord, a Swedish darts player, died on October 15, 2026, aged 71. Born in Stockholm on December 4, 1954, he competed in British Darts Organisation events during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, becoming one of Sweden’s most successful players. A former professional, Lord appeared in ten BDO…
Eli Rygg has died at age 71
Eli Rygg, a Norwegian television personality and children's writer, died on October 15, 2026, aged 71. Born on September 22, 1955, in Rauma Municipality, she grew up in Veblungsnes and moved to Levanger when she was 12. Rygg attended folk high school in Skogn and Inderøy municipalities. She…
Bo Johansson passes away at age 83
Bo Johansson, the Swedish football manager who led Östers IF to consecutive Allsvenskan championships and coached Denmark’s national team, died October 15, 2026, aged 83. Born in Kalmar, he was also known as Bosse Johansson and played football for 14 years with Kalmar FF and Lindsdals IF, without…
Mohammad Solaiman death at age 70
Mohammad Solaiman, a Bangladeshi academic administrator and professor, died on October 15, 2026, aged 70, from complications of diabetes and heart disease. He was vice-chancellor of the University of Science and Technology Chittagong, a position he…
Death of Rudolf Křesťan at age 83
Rudolf Křesťan, a Czech writer, editor and feuilletonist, died October 15, 2026, aged 83. Born in Prague on March 14, 1943, he spent his childhood in Stará Role, near Karlovy Vary. From 1960 to 1966, he studied at Charles University’s Institute of Education and Journalism, the institution later…
Betty Valassi has died at age 89
Betty Valassi, a Greek actress whose credits included Loxantra, The Hunters and A Dream of Passion, died in Athens on October 15, 2026, aged 89. She was born Despo, also known as Despoina, in Thessaloniki on January 10, 1937, to parents who had come to Greece as refugees…
Death of Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh at age 80
Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh, an Iranian political scientist and historian, died October 15, 2026, aged 80. Born in Nur, Iran, on February 9, 1946, he became known for work on Iran and the geopolitics of the Persian Gulf. He taught geopolitics at Tarbiat Modares University, the University of Tehran and…
Md. Abdul Hai passes away at age 77
Md. Abdul Hai, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died on October 15, 2026, aged 77. Born on January 5, 1949, in Munshiganj District, he entered parliament after winning the Dhaka-8 seat in 1979 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate. His parliamentary service ran from 1979…
Cliff Hagan passed away at age 94
Clifford Oldham Hagan, the American Hall of Fame basketball player, died October 15, 2026, aged 94. Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, he attended Owensboro High School and the University of Kentucky, where he won an NCAA championship with the Wildcats in 1951. A 6-foot-4 small forward known for his…
Danny Watson has died at age 73
Danny Watson, a Republican public official who represented Arkansas’ 88th House District, died October 15, 2026, aged 73. He was first elected in 2016, defeating incumbent Democratic representative Brent Talley, and began his first term in the Arkansas House in January 2017. Reelected to the district in 2022,…
Bob Morris dead, Bob Morris, Papua New Guinean football manager
Bob Morris, a Papua New Guinean football manager, died on October 14, 2026. Born in Papua New Guinea, he worked in club football and later took on responsibility for the national side. In October 2015, Morris was appointed manager of Madang, following an earlier spell managing Besta PNG…
Death of Rita Vorperian at age 88
Rita Vorperian, a Syrian-born American literary scholar, journalist, writer, translator and researcher who served as executive director of the Armenian Relief Society in the Western United States, died October 14, 2026, aged 88. Born in Aleppo, Syria, to Lily Vorperian and of Armenian descent, she attended the city’s…
Obituary: Louis Appignani, dead at age 93
Louis Appignani, an American philanthropist and entrepreneur, died October 14, 2026, aged 93. Born in Manhattan, he pursued postgraduate studies in economics at Indiana University, graduated from Baruch College of the City University of New York and earned a master's degree in finance from Columbia University. His business…
Death of Jack Kirksey at age 97
Jack Edwin Kirksey, a school principal, probation officer and Michigan politician who served as mayor of Livonia, died October 14, 2026, aged 97. Born in Atlanta on November 21, 1928, he attended Wayne State University and pursued a career in Michigan public service. Kirksey served in the Michigan…
Luigi Malice dies at 88
Luigi Malice, an Italian painter and sculptor known for abstract art, died October 14, 2026, aged 88. Born in Naples, he studied at the Naples Academy of Fine Arts under Emilio Notte and later studied with Domenico Spinosa, an avant-garde painter associated with Informal Art. Malice began his…
Ana Lupez death at age 82
Ana Lupez Chaparro Astargo, the Argentine dancer and choreographer also referred to as Ana Lupe, died October 14, 2026, aged 82. Born on March 28, 1944, in Guaymallén, Mendoza Province, she worked across performance and business as an actress, dancer, vedette, choreographer and entrepreneur. Lupez was among the…
Obituary: Netinho, dead at age 60
Ernesto de Souza Andrade Júnior, the Brazilian singer known as Netinho, died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma on October 13, 2026, aged 60. Born in Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia,…
Heikki Mälkiä dies at age 68
Heikki Mälkiä, a Finnish hockey player and coach, died October 13, 2026, aged 68. Born in Imatra on March 7, 1958, he ended his playing career and worked…
Ken Friar has died at age 92
Ken Friar, the English football executive and life president of Arsenal F.C., died on October 13, 2026, aged 92. Born Kenneth John Friar in Islington on August 13,…
A. V. S. Raju obituary: died at age 89
Alluri Venkata Sathyanarayana Raju, the Indian industrialist and construction businessman known as A. V. S. Raju, died on October 13, 2026, aged 89. Born on April 18, 1937,…
Obituary: David Surkamp, dead at age 73
David Surkamp, the American progressive rock singer, guitarist and songwriter associated with Pavlov’s Dog, died October 13, 2026, aged 73. His career was linked to a band formed…
Alan Mandell dead at age 98
Alan Mandell, a Canadian-American actor, died October 13, 2026, aged 98, in Westwood, Los Angeles. Born Albert Mandell on December 27, 1927, in Toronto, he performed on stages…
Pat Karney dead at age 78
Pat Karney, an Irish-born British Labour politician and Manchester councillor, died on October 13, 2026, aged 78. Born in Dublin and raised in Harpurhey, he represented the Manchester…
Irene Mathyssen passes away at age 75
Irene Mathyssen, a community activist, high school teacher and Canadian politician, died October 13, 2026, aged 75. Born in London, Ontario, on August 16, 1951, she studied at…
Death of Perry Mehrling at age 67
Perry Mehrling, an American economist, died on October 13, 2026, aged 67. He was a professor of political economy at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies and…
RJ Mitte dies at age 34
RJ Mitte, the American actor and producer known for Breaking Bad, Switched at Birth and The Guardians of Justice, died by suicide on October 12, 2026, aged 34.…
Jean-Luc Mongrain, died aged 75
Canadian journalist and news presenter Jean-Luc Mongrain died of cancer on October 12, 2026, aged 75. Born July 16, 1951, he studied at Collège Notre-Dame and the University…
Pavel Půta passed away at age 78
Pavel Půta, a Czech guitarist, singer-songwriter and lyricist, died October 12, 2026, aged 78. Born in Pačejov on March 14, 1948, he was a bassist in the orchestra…
Wayne Steeves died at age 81
Wayne Steeves, a Canadian politician who served as a New Brunswick MLA from 1999 to 2014, died October 12, 2026, aged 81. Born December 12, 1944, in Lower…
Obituary: Vladimir Vuletić, dead at age 47
Vladimir Vuletić, a Serbian lawyer, associate professor and former vice president of FK Partizan, died in Belgrade on October 12, 2026, aged 47; his body was found that…
James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay dead at age 70
James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, a Scottish hereditary peer, businessman and politician who served in the House of Lords from 1989 to 2026, died on October 12,…
Sarah Dambanevana obituary: died at age 36
Sarah Dambanevana, a Zimbabwean cricketer and cricket umpire, died on October 12, 2026, aged 36. Born on May 26, 1990, she represented the Zimbabwe women’s cricket team from…
René-Pierre Signé passed away at age 96
René-Pierre Signé, the French politician who served as mayor of Château-Chinon and as a senator, died October 12, 2026, aged 96. Born on September 16, 1930, he was…
Lucian Piane dies at 46
Lucian Piane, an American composer and music producer associated with RuPaul’s Drag Race, died in a traffic collision on October 12, 2026, aged 46. Born in Kansas City,…
Gary Waddell died at age 74
Australian actor Gary Waddell died on October 12, 2026, aged 74. Born in Carlton, Victoria, on August 7, 1952, he was a film and television performer whose career…
Doug Loft died at age 39
Doug Loft, an English professional footballer, died on October 12, 2026, aged 39. Known also as Douglas James Loft, he was born in Maidstone on December 25, 1986.…
Raul Daza obituary: died at age 91
Raul Daza, a Filipino lawyer, certified public accountant and politician who held elected office in Northern Samar, died October 12, 2026, aged 91. Born in Manila on May…
Giorgio Bracardi dies at 93
Giorgio Bracardi, the Italian actor and comedian, died on October 12, 2026, aged 93, from complications of a broken femur. Born in Rome on May 3, 1933, by…
Senji Kuroi dies at age 94
Senji Kuroi, a Japanese writer of fiction and essays, died on October 12, 2026, aged 94. Born Osabe Shunjirō, he published under the pen name Kuroi Senji. He…
Rolf Nyhus died at age 84
Rolf Nyhus, a Norwegian football referee and sports administrator, died on October 12, 2026, aged 84. Born on July 9, 1942, he officiated as a FIFA referee from…
Zaynolabideen Ghorbani passed away at age 93
Zaynolabideen Ghorbani, an Iranian ayatollah who represented the Supreme Leader of Iran in Gilan Province, died on October 12, 2026, aged 93. Born on January 8, 1933, in…
Liu Changcheng obituary: died at age 62
Liu Changcheng, a Chinese Olympic volleyball player who later coached in Germany, died October 12, 2026, aged 62. Born in Beijing on May 3, 1964, he represented China…
Madhu Kambikar dead at age 73
Madhu Kambikar, an Indian actress and folk performer, died on October 12, 2026, aged 73. Born on July 28, 1953, in Ahilyanagar, she came from Maharashtra’s Kolhati community…
John Mocatta dies at age 90
John Mocatta, an English first-class cricketer who represented Oxford University, died October 12, 2026, aged 90. Born John Edward Abraham Mocatta in St John’s Wood, London, on May…
Keith Ellis dies at age 90
Keith Ellis, an English professional footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Cardiff City and Scunthorpe United, died on October 11, 2026, aged 90. Also known as Keith Duncan…
Obituary: Meta Grosman, dead at age 90
Meta Grosman, a Slovenian linguist, anglicist and literary historian, died in Ljubljana on October 11, 2026, aged 90. Born in Ljubljana on May 18, 1936, she attended the…
Tom’s d’Etat dead at age 13
Tom's d'Etat, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died October 11, 2026, aged 13. Born July 1, 2013, he made his first start at Churchill Downs on May 6, 2016,…
Wilma De Angelis dead at age 96
Wilma De Angelis, the Italian singer and television presenter associated with “Nessuno,” died October 11, 2026, aged 96. Born in Milan on April 8, 1930, she began her…
Juan Pablo Cárdenas Squella died at age 76
Chilean journalist Juan Pablo Cárdenas Squella died of cancer on October 11, 2026, aged 76. Born in Santiago on December 1, 1949, he attended the German Lyceum of…
Death of Gabriel Prieto at age 65
Gabriel Antonio Prieto Escobar, the Chilean actor known as Gabriel Prieto, died in Santiago on October 11, 2026, aged 65. Born in Santiago on February 2, 1961, he…
Jiří Štěpnička passed away at age 79
Jiří Štěpnička, a Czech actor and dubbing actor, died October 11, 2026, aged 79. Born Jiří Samec in London on April 16, 1947, he studied at the Faculty…
Ray Kolle dead at age 85
Ray Kolle, an Australian screenwriter whose television credits included Neighbours, Home and Away and Prisoner, died October 11, 2026, aged 85. Born on July 1, 1941, he became…
Che Hongcai obituary: died at age 90
Che Hongcai, a Chinese linguist and lexicographer who specialized in Pashto, died October 11, 2026, aged 90. Born in Hailun, Heilongjiang province, in 1936, he enrolled at Beijing…
Cheryl Smith has died at age 56
Cheryl Moana Smith, a New Zealand rugby union player, coach and administrator who represented Auckland and the national team, died of bowel cancer on October 11, 2026, aged…
Rachna Shroff dies at 47
Rachna Shroff, an American oncologist, died October 11, 2026, aged 47. Born Rachna Trivedi, she grew up in Tucson, Arizona, where her father worked as a biochemist and…
Death of Nasima Khan at age 82
Nasima Khan, a Bangladeshi film actress, died October 11, 2026, aged 82. Born on August 6, 1944, in Lalbagh, Old Dhaka, she entered Bengali cinema in 1959 with…
Ralph Hosack, died aged 90
Ralph Hosack, a Canadian Olympic boxer, died October 11, 2026, aged 90. Born in 1935, he competed in the men’s middleweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. That…
Jean Borella passed away at age 96
Jean Borella, a French philosopher and theologian, died October 11, 2026, aged 96. Born in Nancy on May 21, 1930, he received a Catholic education and attended traditional…
Death of Bobby Gould at age 69
Bobby Gould, a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, died October 10, 2026, aged 69. Born Robert Alexander Gould in Petrolia, Ontario, he attended the University of New…
Jack Hearn dies at 103
Jack Hearn, the English judo instructor known as Judo Jack, died on October 10, 2026, aged 103. Born John Hearn in North Shields on September 19, 1923, he…
Michael W. Rice passed away at age 82
Michael W. Rice, an American food company executive and chairman of Utz Brands, died October 10, 2026, aged 82. Born December 9, 1943, he was the son of…
Pierre Joliot, died aged 94
Pierre Joliot, a French biologist and member of the French Academy of Sciences, died October 10, 2026, aged 94. Born in Paris on March 12, 1932, he pursued…
Guruvayur Dorai dies at age 91
Guruvayur Dorai, an Indian percussionist and senior mridangam exponent, died in Mylapore on October 10, 2026, aged 91. Born Vaidynathan in Guruvayur, Kerala, on July 2, 1935, he…
Sir Donald Insall passes away at age 100
Sir Donald Insall, the British architect, conservationist and author, died October 10, 2026, aged 100. Born in Bristol, he attended Bristol Grammar School and served in the Coldstream…
Death of Bud Zipfel at age 87
Marion Sylvester “Bud” Zipfel, an American baseball player who appeared with the Washington Senators, died October 10, 2026, aged 87. Born in Belleville, Illinois, on November 18, 1938,…
Keven McDonald has died at age 70
Keven McDonald, an American basketball player and lawyer, died October 10, 2026, aged 70. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he attended Seton Hall Preparatory School, where he scored…
Vladimir Baranov dies at age 70
Vladimir Baranov, a Russian actor whose film credits included Torpedo Bombers, Breakthrough and Russian Ark, died in Ryazan on October 10, 2026, aged 70. Born in Ryazan on…
Obituary: Robert Williamson, dead at age 88
Robert Williamson, the British-Australian geneticist and molecular biologist, died on October 10, 2026, aged 88. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Scottish parents, he moved to Britain at 16…
Freddie Foreman has died at age 94
Freddie Foreman, the English publican and gangster who was an associate of the Kray twins, died October 10, 2026, aged 94. Born Frederick Gerald Foreman at 22 Sheepcote…
Musa Taimazov obituary: died at age 42
Musa Taimazov, a Russian Paralympic athlete, died October 10, 2026, aged 42. Born on April 8, 1984, he competed in para-athletics for Russia. His full name was Musa…
Eusi Kwayana dies at 101
Eusi Kwayana, the Guyanese politician and former member of Parliament, died October 10, 2026, aged 101. Born Sydney Evanson King in Lusignan, he moved with his family to…
Ellen Meliesie dies at age 63
Ellen Meliesie, the Dutch Olympic rower who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, died of breast cancer on October 10, 2026, aged 63. Born Elisabeth Johanna Wilhelmina Meliesie…
Rory Bourke passes away at age 84
Rory Bourke, an American country music songwriter and music publisher, died October 10, 2026, aged 84. Born Rory Michael Bourke in Cleveland on July 14, 1942, he attended…
Obituary: Telma de Souza, dead at age 82
Telma Sandra Augusto de Souza, the Brazilian professor, teacher and politician known as Telma de Souza, died of a stroke on October 10, 2026, aged 82. Born in…