Recent Deaths & Obituaries

Arpita Singh, Indian artist, died on November 9, 2026

Arpita Singh death at age 89

Arpita Singh, an Indian artist whose figurative and modernist paintings brought together narrative and densely layered imagery, died November 9, 2026, aged 89. Born Arpita Dutta in Baranagar, near Calcutta, in 1937, she left the city with her mother and brother in 1946. She studied at the Delhi…

Panda Nababan, Indonesian politician, died on November 9, 2026

Panda Nababan death at age 82

Panda Nababan, an Indonesian politician and senior journalist who served as a member of parliament from 1999 to 2012, died November 9, 2026, aged 82. Born Pandapotan Maruli Asi Nababan, he became widely known by the shortened name Panda Nababan. He attended Nasrani junior high school in Medan,…

Dževad Prekazi, Serbian footballer and coach, died on November 8, 2026

Death of Dževad Prekazi at age 69

Dževad Prekazi, a Serbian footballer and coach, died November 8, 2026, aged 69. Born on August 18, 1957, in Mitrovica, he played as a midfielder and began his football development at local club Remont. He was registered with Remont’s youth team in early 1974, and later that year…

Arnaldo Coen, Mexican visual artist, died on November 8, 2026

Arnaldo Coen obituary: died at age 86

Arnaldo Coen, a Mexican visual artist associated with the Generación de la Ruptura, died on November 8, 2026, aged 86. Born in Mexico City on June 10, 1940, he began as an autodidact before studying graphic design with Gordon Jones from 1956 to 1960. His work encompassed painting,…

Barry Daines, English footballer, died on November 8, 2026

Barry Daines dead at age 75

Barry Daines, an English footballer and goalkeeper, died on November 8, 2026, aged 75. Born Barry Raymond Daines in Witham, he represented England at youth level and joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in September 1969. He made 146 appearances for the club between 1971 and 1981, spending…

Rosemary Payne, Scottish Olympic discus thrower, died on November 8, 2026

Rosemary Payne has died at age 93

Rosemary Payne, the Scottish Olympic discus thrower who represented Great Britain at the 1972 Munich Games, died November 8, 2026, aged 93. Born Christine Rosemary Charters in Kelso on May 19, 1933, she attended Kelso High School before studying at the University of Edinburgh, where she completed a…

Darren Beckford, English footballer, died on November 8, 2026

Darren Beckford has died at age 59

Darren Beckford, the English footballer who played as a forward, died on November 8, 2026, aged 59. Born in Moss Side on May 12, 1967, he was also known by his full name, Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford. His professional career began at Manchester City, and in 1987 he…

Juozapas Matulaitis, bishop of Kaišiadorys, died on November 8, 2026

Juozapas Matulaitis died at age 90

Juozapas Matulaitis, a Lithuanian Roman Catholic bishop who led the Diocese of Kaišiadorys from 1991 to 2012, died November 8, 2026, aged 90. He was born in Užgirėlis on March 8, 1936, and ordained a priest on March 25, 1964. Pope John Paul II appointed him apostolic administrator…

Kakule William, Ugandan film actor, died on November 8, 2026

Kakule William dead, Kakule William, Ugandan film actor

Kakule William, a Ugandan film actor, died November 8, 2026. His listed acting credits include the Ugandan films Who Killed Captain Alex? (2010) and Bad Black (2016). Who Killed Captain Alex? was an independent martial-arts action comedy made in Uganda. The available information identifies William as an actor…

Johnny McEvoy, Irish singer, died on November 8, 2026

Johnny McEvoy dead at age 81

Johnny McEvoy, the Irish singer and entertainer associated with country and Irish music, died November 8, 2026, aged 81. Born in Banagher, County Offaly, on April 24, 1945, he began his career in 1965 and worked as a singer, songwriter and musician. His music encompassed Irish folk and…

Peter Jaroš, Slovak writer and politician, died on November 8, 2026

Peter Jaroš died at age 86

Peter Jaroš, a Slovak writer and politician, died November 8, 2026, aged 86. Born in Hybe, he began writing while at secondary school and attended the gymnasium in Liptovský Hrádok before studying Slovak and Russian at Comenius University in Bratislava, graduating in 1962. The history of Hybe and…

Prakash Mani Tripathi, Agriculturist and Politician, died on November 8, 2026

Prakash Mani Tripathi dead at age 91

Prakash Mani Tripathi, an Indian politician, former Lok Sabha member and retired Army officer, died on November 8, 2026, aged 91. He represented Deoria in the Lok Sabha in two terms, from 1996 to 1998 and from 1999 to 2004. Born on June 30, 1935, Tripathi entered the…

Jaswant Singh Yadav, Social worker, died on November 8, 2026

Jaswant Singh Yadav passed away at age 73

Jaswant Singh Yadav, an Indian politician and social worker who served as a member of Parliament and the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, died on November 8, 2026, aged 73. Born on August 5, 1953, in Silpata, in Rajasthan’s Kotkasim area of Alwar, he was associated with the Bharatiya Janata…

Paweł Kakietek, Polish Olympic boxer, died on November 8, 2026

Paweł Kakietek passed away at age 51

Paweł Kakietek, a Polish Olympic boxer, died November 8, 2026, aged 51. Born in Milanówek on July 2, 1975, he represented Poland in the men’s middleweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing in a shared ninth place. Kakietek competed for Gwardia Warszawa, a sports club in Warsaw,…

Cico Harahap, Actor, died on November 8, 2026

Cico Harahap, died aged 48

Cico Harahap, a Malay-Indonesian actor best known for the television series “Puteri Impian,” died November 8, 2026, aged 48. Born Ezzaq Farrouq Harahap Jamaludin in Kuala Lumpur on July 7, 1978, he began acting as a child, appearing as Yusman in the 1993 Malaysian film “Kekasih Awal dan…

Pou Temara, New Zealand academic, died on November 8, 2026

Death of Pou Temara at age 78

Sir William Te Rangiua “Pou” Temara, a New Zealand academic at the University of Waikato, died November 8, 2026, aged 78. A professor of Māori language and tikanga Māori—the practices and customs of Māori communities—at Waikato, he was also recognised for his knowledge of whaikōrero (oratory), whakapapa (genealogy)…

Domenico Berni, Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Chuquibambilla, died on November 8, 2026

Domenico Berni has died at age 86

Domenico Berni, an Italian Roman Catholic bishop who served as Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Chuquibambilla, died November 8, 2026, aged 86. Born in Bedonia, Italy, on May 26, 1940, he was a Catholic priest and bishop. His episcopal service centered on Chuquibambilla, where he held the…

Domenico Berni, Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Chuquibambilla, died on November 8, 2026

Domenico Berni has died at age 86

Domenico Berni, an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Chuquibambilla, died November 8, 2026, aged 86. Born in Bedonia on May 26, 1940, Berni joined the Augustinian religious order and was ordained a priest on June 29, 1966. Pope John Paul II appointed…

Mike Carter, complications during medical procedure, died on November 7, 2026

Death of Mike Carter at age 71

Mike Carter, the American-Israeli former basketball player, died November 7, 2026, aged 71, from complications during a medical procedure. Born Michael Timothy Carter in Eagle Rock, in Los Angeles, California, on July 20, 1955, he was known by the nicknames “Jolly” and “Meshugah”; his name in Hebrew was…

Leonid Grigoryevich Leiman, Russian fencer, died on November 7, 2026

Leonid Grigoryevich Leiman death at age 95

Leonid Grigoryevich Leiman, a Russian fencer and Soviet fencing coach, died on November 7, 2026, aged 95. Born on August 2, 1931, he specialized in sabre and represented Dynamo Moscow. Leiman began training in 1945 under I. I. Manaenko, continuing with him until 1950, when he began training…

Kofi Wayo, Businessman, died on November 7, 2026

Death of Kofi Wayo at age 71

Kofi Wayo, a Ghanaian businessman and politician, died on November 7, 2026, aged 71. Born Charles Eric Kofi Wayo, he was born around 1955 in Kofi Pare, in Ghana’s Eastern Region; his parents were uncertain of his exact birth date. His father, Kwashie Akakpo, was a cocoa farmer…

Pavel Moiseyev, educator, died on November 5, 2026

Pavel Moiseyev dies at 39

Pavel Moiseyev, a Russian politician and educator who served in the Tambov Oblast Duma, died in a traffic collision on November 5, 2026, aged 39. His full name…

Steve Davidson, Editor, died on November 4, 2026

Steve Davidson dies at 67

Steve Davidson, an American science fiction editor, died November 4, 2026, aged 67. Born December 18, 1958, he became editor of Amazing Stories in 2012, the year he…

Tom Jensen, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate, died on November 4, 2026

Tom Jensen dies at 77

Thomas Lee Jensen, an American politician who served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate, died in London, Kentucky, on November 4, 2026, aged 77. He was…

Jack Mapanje, imprisonment, died on November 4, 2026

Jack Mapanje death at age 82

Jack Mapanje, the Malawian poet and writer known for his 1987–91 imprisonment, died November 4, 2026, aged 82. Born John Alfred Clement Mapanje in Kadango Village, in Mangochi…

Fred Forest, French media artist, died on November 4, 2026

Fred Forest dies at 93

Fred Forest, a French media artist, died November 4, 2026, aged 93. Born July 6, 1933, in Mascara, he worked across video, photography, print media, mail, radio, television,…

Tinto Brass, Italian film director, died on November 4, 2026

Tinto Brass, died aged 93

Tinto Brass, the Italian film director and screenwriter whose career encompassed avant-garde and erotic cinema, died on November 4, 2026, aged 93. Born Giovanni Brass in Milan on…

June Carpenter, American Shaker, died on November 3, 2026

June Carpenter dies at age 88

June Carpenter, an American Shaker and librarian, died November 3, 2026, aged 88. She came from Brookline, Massachusetts, and worked in library sciences before joining the Shaker faith.…