Recent Deaths & Obituaries

Iskhak Mashbash, Russian poet, died on September 7, 2026

Iskhak Mashbash death at age 96

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, writer and translator whose work helped shape Adyghe literature. Born in the Uspensky District, he studied at the Maxim Gorky…

Norberto Galasso, Argentine historian, died on September 7, 2026

Norberto Galasso death at age 90

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 of Buenos Aires and graduated in 1961. Over a career spanning nearly four decades, he wrote extensively on the history…

Tony Buss, English cricketer, died on September 7, 2026

Death of Tony Buss at age 87

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 for the county from 1958 to 1974 and made 310 first-class appearances as a right-arm fast-medium bowler and lower-order right-handed…

Galina Mishenina, Olympic bronze medallist, died on September 7, 2026

Death of Galina Mishenina at age 76

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, 1950, in Solnechnogorsk. She competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics and was a crew member of…

Stanisław Małkowski, Polish Roman Catholic priest, died on September 7, 2026

Stanisław Małkowski dies at age 82

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 democratic opposition in the Polish People's Republic. In 2006, he received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta…

Nuno Cardoso, Engenheiro, died on September 7, 2026

Nuno Cardoso passes away at age 64

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 Nuno Magalhães da Silva Cardoso in Peso da Régua on October 31, 1961, he studied engineering at the University of…

Richard Alston, British choreographer, died on September 7, 2026

Richard Alston passed away at age 77

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 College, he trained as a dancer at the London School of Contemporary Dance before choreographing for the London Contemporary Dance…

Sir Roger Jones, Welsh pharmaceutical executive and researcher, died on September 7, 2026

Sir Roger Jones dead at age 83

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 Jones. Educated at Bala Boys' Grammar School and the Welsh School of Pharmacy in Cardiff, he went on to complete…

Bello Mandiya, senator, died on September 7, 2026

Bello Mandiya, died aged 62

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 2019 general election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Before entering the upper chamber, he served as chief…

Vadim Popov, Politician, died on September 7, 2026

Vadim Popov passes away at age 86

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, 1940, in Demidov, he was a civil servant and politician who studied at the Minsk Higher Party School. Popov led…

K. Achuthan, Kerala MLA, died on September 7, 2026

K. Achuthan has died at age 76

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 Congress. Achuthan served in the Kerala Legislative Assembly in the 13th assembly and had earlier been elected in 1996, 2001,…

R. Sarath, Film director, died on September 7, 2026

R. Sarath dies at 65

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 film industry, he was born in Kollam and began his career making documentaries before moving into feature films. His debut…

Barry Cleavin, Printmaking, died on September 6, 2026

Barry Cleavin passes away at age 86

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 Christchurch in 1963 to study at the University of Canterbury, where he completed a Diploma of Fine Arts with honours…

Bruce Lunsford, American politician and attorney, died on September 6, 2026

Bruce Lunsford dies at age 78

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 built a career in law, business and public service. Lunsford held several roles in the Kentucky Democratic Party, including party…

Georgina Lightning, Canadian Cree film director, died on September 6, 2026

Georgina Lightning died at age 63

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 and was raised off reserve near the Samson community in Edmonton. Lightning worked as a director, screenwriter and actress, and…

Hristo Spasov, Bulgarian footballer, died on September 6, 2026

Hristo Spasov dies at age 38

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 in Bulgarian football, including prolific spells with Chepinets Velingrad and Lokomotiv Septemvri. In the 2009–10 season, he finished as the…

Bill Dundee, Scottish professional wrestler, died on September 6, 2026

Bill Dundee dies at age 82

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 24, 1943, he began his wrestling career in 1967 and went on to work internationally under the Bill Dundee name.…

Rudy Ariffin, governor of South Kalimantan and regent of Banjar, died on September 6, 2026

Rudy Ariffin dead at age 73

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 led South Kalimantan from 2005 to 2015 after previously serving as regent of Banjar from 1999 to 2005. Born in…

Guus Kouwenhoven, Arms dealer, died on September 6, 2026

Guus Kouwenhoven died at age 84

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 Gus Kouwenhoven or Guus van Kouwenhoven, he was born on February 15, 1942, in the Netherlands. He first came to…

Yves Brunier, pupeeter and actor, died on September 4, 2026

Yves Brunier, died aged 85

Yves Brunier, the French animator, puppeteer and actor associated with "L'Île aux enfants," died on September 4, 2026, aged 85. Born in Lyon in 1943, he became known…

Fabio Mussi, Journalist, died on September 3, 2026

Fabio Mussi passed away at age 78

Fabio Mussi, the Italian politician who served as minister of university and research from 2006 to 2008 and as a deputy from 1992 to 2008, died on September…

Børge Thorup, Danish footballer, died on September 2, 2026

Børge Thorup dies at 82

Børge Thorup, a Danish footballer who played as a defender, died on September 2, 2026, aged 82. Born in Copenhagen on October 4, 1943, he began and ended…

Anil Sharma, MLA, died on September 2, 2026

Anil Sharma has died at age 63

Anil Sharma, an Indian politician and Uttar Pradesh MLA, died on September 2, 2026, at the age of 63. He represented the Shikarpur विधानसभा constituency in Bulandshahr district…

Tony Gatlif, French film director, died on September 2, 2026

Tony Gatlif died at age 77

Tony Gatlif, the French film director, screenwriter, actor and producer, died on September 2, 2026, aged 77. Born Michel Dahmani in Algiers on September 10, 1948, he built…