Guy Conti died at age 84
Guy Conti, an American baseball coach who served as the New York Mets’ bullpen coach, died October 13, 2026, aged 84. Born Guy Clyde Conti in Pittsburgh, he studied at Clarion State College, now Clarion University,…
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Death of Helen Branswell at age 69
Helen Branswell, a Canadian infectious diseases and global health reporter, died of cancer on October 13, 2026, aged 69. Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, she earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature from St. Thomas University in…
Carlos Eduardo Jaramillo Castillo has died at age 94
Carlos Eduardo Jaramillo Castillo, an Ecuadorian poet, died on October 13, 2026, aged 94. Born in Loja, Ecuador, on April 14, 1932, he studied at the Central University of Ecuador. His occupations included poet, lawyer, jurist and writer, bringing literary and legal work together in his professional life.…
Salah Uddin Ahmed dies at 80
Salah Uddin Ahmed, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died October 13, 2026, aged 80. A Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician, he represented Dhaka-4 in the Jatiya Sangsad, Bangladesh’s national parliament, in two nonconsecutive periods: 1991–1996 and 2001–2006. He was elected to the seat in 1991…
Obituary: AVS Raju, dead at age 89
AVS Raju, an Indian industrialist and construction-sector businessman, died October 13, 2026, aged 89. Born Alluri Venkata Sathyanarayana Raju on April 18, 1937, he was also known as Alluri Venkata Satyanarayana Raju. He became the founder chairman of Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd., the role most closely associated with…
Obituary: Albert Houssiau, dead at age 101
Albert Houssiau, a Belgian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Liège, died on October 13, 2026, aged 101. Born Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau in Halle on November 2, 1924, he studied at the Catholic University of Leuven and pursued work as a theologian and university…
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, in 1966, he moved with his family to Salvador after his father died in the mid-1970s. His mother gave him…
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, 1934, he was educated at St John’s School, Highbury, and Highbury County Grammar School, which he entered after passing the…
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. Born Roy Frank “RJ” Mitte III, he grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age…
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 of Sherbrooke, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in theology in 1975. Mongrain began his journalism career in 1974, hosting…
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 day. Born on November 28, 1978, in Šabac, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, he attended the…
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, 2026, aged 70. Born on November 19, 1955, he was educated at Eton College, the University of Edinburgh and the…
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 2009 to 2014. Her first international match came on December 17, 2010, against Kenya in the Women’s World Cup Qualifying…
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 a member of the Socialist Party and represented the Nièvre department in the Senate from 1986 to 2011. Signé became…
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, Piane studied musical composition at New York University’s…
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. A midfielder, he made 430 league and cup appearances and scored 32 goals over an 18-year career. Loft began in…
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 Caesarean section, he was the older brother of Franco, an actor, pianist and composer. Bracardi’s work ranged across screen acting,…
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 1969 to 1985, including two matches in qualifying for the 1974 and 1982 World Cups and matches in qualifying for…
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 Panchah, Gilan, he grew up in an agricultural family and helped with farm work while attending school. His father, Gholam…
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 and worked across folk art, theatre, film and television. She left school as a child and accompanied her father, himself…
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, finishing 11th. He recorded his first victory at Saratoga on August 5 of that year. During 2017 and 2018, he…
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 career in 1956 and took part in the Sanremo Music Festival during the 1950s and 1960s. Her singing career included…
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 Santiago and Barros Arana National Boarding School before studying journalism at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. His thesis was…
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 of Theatre of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. His acting career ran from 1969 through 2026, spanning stage…
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 best known for his work in television. For a number of years, Kolle served as head writer on Neighbours, the…
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 Foreign Studies University in 1957 as an English major. From 1959 to 1963, he studied Pashto at Kabul University’s Cultural…
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 56. Born Cheryl Moana Waaka in Whangārei on May 12, 1970, she played as a flanker or number 8. Smith…
Colin Gabelmann obituary: died at age 82
Colin Gabelmann, an English-born Canadian politician who served as British Columbia’s attorney general and an MLA, died October 9, 2026, aged 82. Born Colin Stuart Gabelmann in London,…
Bakir Bayakhunov died at age 93
Bakir Bayakhunov, a Kazakh composer and People’s Artist of Kazakhstan, died October 9, 2026, aged 93. Born in Almaty on September 15, 1933, he studied at the Almaty…
Jim Richards passes away at age 90
Jim Richards, an American basketball coach who led Western Kentucky’s Hilltoppers, died October 9, 2026, aged 90. He coached the men’s team for seven seasons, from 1971 through…
Mike Ditka dies at age 86
Mike Ditka, an American football player and coach associated with the Chicago Bears, died October 9, 2026, aged 86. Born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, he was named Michael Dyczko…
Alan Thornett death at age 89
Alan Thornett, a British activist, car worker and Trotskyist, died October 9, 2026, aged 89. Born on June 15, 1937, he began working in the car industry in…
Death of Carl Abbott at age 90
American architect Carl Abbott died October 9, 2026, aged 90. A fellow of the American Institute of Architects, he was the youngest member of the original Sarasota School…
Salah Bachir has died at age 71
Salah Bachir, a Canadian business executive and entrepreneur, died October 9, 2026, aged 71. Born in Lebanon on October 3, 1955, Bachir built a career spanning media, publishing,…
Burudi Nabwera death at age 99
Burudi Nabwera, a Kenyan politician and diplomat who served as ambassador to the United States in 1964, died October 9, 2026, aged 99. His public career spanned diplomatic…
Death of Federico l’Olandese at age 76
Federico l'Olandese Volante, the Dutch-born Italian radio host, died on October 9, 2026, aged 76. Born Frederik Matthijs Van Stegeren in Deventer, the Netherlands, he grew up there…
Goran Bare death at age 62
Goran Bare, a Croatian musician known as the founder and lead vocalist of the Vinkovci rock band Majke, died on October 9, 2026, aged 62. Born in Vinkovci…
Les Latcham dead at age 83
Les Latcham, an English footballer who played as a defender for Burnley, Plymouth Argyle and Bradford City, died on October 9, 2026, aged 83. Born Leslie Arnold Latcham…
Chris Wickham, died aged 76
Chris Wickham, a British historian and academic, died on October 9, 2026, aged 76. Born Christopher John Wickham in Rossett, Wales, on May 18, 1950, he attended Millfield…
António Vitalino Dantas dead at age 84
António Vitalino Dantas, a Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of Lisbon and bishop of Beja, died October 9, 2026, aged 84. Born on November…
Elizabeth Fontan-Binoche dies at age 100
Elizabeth Fontan-Binoche, a French harpist and harp teacher, died on October 9, 2026, aged 100. Her musical training began in Paris, where she started studying harp with Marcel…
Colin Mackerras dies at age 87
Colin Patrick Mackerras, the Australian sinologist, died October 8, 2026, aged 87. Born in Sydney on August 26, 1939, he became a specialist in Chinese culture whose work…
Obituary: Abdelghani El Mansouri, dead at age 84
Abdelghani El Mansouri, a Moroccan footballer, died on October 8, 2026, aged 84. Born in 1942, he was an association football player who competed in the men’s tournament…
Chris Welsh obituary: died at age 71
Chris Welsh, the Australian rock drummer associated with Died Pretty and the Screaming Tribesmen, died of cancer on October 8, 2026, aged 71. His listed periods of activity…
Stephen A. Jarislowsky death at age 101
Stephen A. Jarislowsky, a Canadian investor and philanthropist, died on October 8, 2026, aged 101. He founded Jarislowsky Fraser Limited, a Canadian investment management firm, and served as…
Hamid Lounaouci dies at 71
Hamid Lounaouci, an Algerian civil servant and politician who served as a deputy and transport minister, died on October 8, 2026, aged 71. Born in Tizi-Ouzou on April…
Jeff Cannonball has died at age 39
Jeff Guerriero, the American professional wrestler and punk musician known as Jeff Cannonball, died October 8, 2026, aged 39, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Active on the…
Death of Stephen Jones at age 75
Stephen Jones, the Australian musician, video artist and writer, died on October 8, 2026, aged 75, from injuries sustained in an attack. Born in Sydney as Stephen Raoul…
Geoffrey Chard obituary: died at age 96
Geoffrey Chard, an Australian opera baritone, died October 8, 2026, aged 96. Tags Musicians, 08 October 2026, Australia, Chard, Geoffrey, Leo, October 2026, October 8
Vladimír Kopecký passed away at age 94
Vladimír Kopecký, the Czech painter, graphic artist and glass artist who taught at university, died October 8, 2026, aged 94. Born in Svojanov on November 26, 1931, he…
Hamid Lounaouci dies at 71
Hamid Lounaouci, an Algerian politician and former transport minister, died on October 8, 2026, aged 71. Born on April 3, 1955, in Tizi Ouzou, he entered politics with…
Obituary: Tony Fox, dead at age 93
Tony Fox, an Australian rugby union player who represented the national team, died October 8, 2026, aged 93. Born in Kogarah, New South Wales, Fox played as a…
Michael Canavan passed away at age 102
Michael Canavan, an Irish nationalist businessman and politician, died October 8, 2026, aged 102. Born in Derry in October 1924, he attended St Columb’s College before entering business.…
Chris Welsh dead, Chris Welsh, Australian rock drummer
Chris Welsh, Australian rock drummer with Died Pretty, died October 8, 2026. Died Pretty, sometimes known as The Died Pretty, was an Australian alternative rock band formed in…
Henk Cornelisse dies at 85
Henk Cornelisse, a Dutch cyclist, died October 8, 2026, aged 85. Born in Amsterdam on October 16, 1940, he was also known by his full name, Hendrik Jan…
L. Ian MacDonald dies at 78
L. Ian MacDonald, a Canadian writer, broadcaster and diplomat, died October 8, 2026, aged 78. A journalist and political scientist educated at Loyola College, he built a career…
Xosé Manuel Beiras passed away at age 90
Xosé Manuel Beiras, a Spanish politician, economist and Galician nationalist, died in Santiago de Compostela on October 8, 2026, aged 90. Born Xosé Manuel Hixinio Beiras Torrado in…
Myles O’Connor dies at age 59
Myles O'Connor, a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New Jersey Devils and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, died October 8, 2026, aged 59. Born…
Bob Brynildson dead at age 69
Bob Brynildson, an American comic book store owner, died of lung cancer on October 8, 2026, aged 69. He owned The Source Comics and Games in Saint Paul,…
Nana Patekar dead at age 75
Nana Patekar, the Indian actor and filmmaker, died of cardiac arrest on October 8, 2026, aged 75. Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud on January 1, 1951, he studied…
Piero passed away at age 81
Piero Antonio Franco De Benedictis, the Italian-born Argentine singer-songwriter known professionally as Piero, died on October 7, 2026, aged 81. Born in Gallipoli, in Italy’s Apulia region, he…
Curtis Flowers died at age 56
Curtis Flowers, an American man who was wrongfully imprisoned, died October 7, 2026, aged 56. Born Curtis Giovanni Flowers on May 29, 1970, in Winona, Mississippi, he spent…
Miloslav Kopečný dies at 82
Czech actor Miloslav Kopečný, best known for his appearances in Bony a klid, died October 7, 2026, aged 82. Born in Třebíč on September 18, 1944, he was…
Patricia Blevins passes away at age 72
Patricia Blevins, an American politician and former member of the Delaware Senate, died October 7, 2026, aged 72. A Democrat, she represented the Senate’s 7th District from 1990…
Eirik Skadsdammen passed away at age 45
Eirik Bruntjernsberget Skadsdammen, a Norwegian ice hockey forward who played for Storhamar and the national team, died on October 7, 2026, aged 45, after a cardiac arrest. Raised…
Frank Dewane dies at 76
Frank Dewane, an American Roman Catholic prelate who served as coadjutor bishop and bishop of Venice in Florida, died October 7, 2026, aged 76. Born in Green Bay,…
Maricarmen Abascal obituary: died at age 87
Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old Spanish woman who had been evicted from her home, died on October 7, 2026. She was taken to hospital immediately after the eviction and…
Maricarmen Abascal obituary: died at age 87
Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old Spanish woman who had been evicted, died October 7, 2026. Known as María del Carmen “Maricarmen” Abascal, she was evicted on September 23, an…
Rachid Soualhi death at age 77
Rachid Soualhi, an Algerian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, died on October 7, 2026, aged 77. Born in Batna on January 16, 1949, he joined MSP Batna…
Death of Bernard Boileau at age 67
Bernard Boileau, the Belgian former professional tennis player, died October 7, 2026, aged 67. Born in Liège on May 25, 1959, he won Belgium’s national championship every year…
Death of Sandra Bolden Cunningham at age 76
Sandra Bolden Cunningham, an American politician and former member of the New Jersey Senate, died October 7, 2026, aged 76. A Democrat, she represented the 31st Legislative District…
Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi Nadvi dead at age 92
Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi Nadvi, an Indian Islamic scholar who served as principal of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama from 2000, died in Lucknow on October 7, 2026, aged 92. Born…
Stefania Corna passed away at age 35
Stefania Corna, an Italian volleyball player, died on October 7, 2026, aged 35, after a long illness. Born in Bergamo on November 5, 1990, she played for Volley…
Brice Tarvel dies at age 80
Brice Tarvel, a French author and comics artist, died October 7, 2026, aged 80. Born Jean Pol Laselle in Reims on August 5, 1946, he became known professionally…
Frank Joseph Dewane death at age 76
Frank Joseph Dewane, an American Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Venice, died October 7, 2026, aged 76. He died in Sarasota, Florida. Born in Green…
Hans-Dieter Schmidt died at age 78
Hans-Dieter Schmidt, a German football manager and former player, died on October 7, 2026, aged 78. Born in Hanover on January 9, 1948, Schmidt played football, including for…
Jakub Schwarz Trojan has died at age 99
Jakub Schwarz Trojan, a Czech theologian and dean of the Evangelical Theological Faculty of Charles University, died in Prague on October 7, 2026, aged 99. Born in Paris…
Miloslav Kopečný dies at 82
Miloslav Kopečný, a Czech actor whose best-known role was the Banker in Bony a klid and Bony a klid 2, died October 7, 2026, aged 82. Born in…
Barbara Spinelli passes away at age 80
Barbara Spinelli, an Italian journalist, writer and politician, died in Rome on October 7, 2026, aged 80. Born in Rome on May 31, 1946, she was the daughter…
Virjibhai Thummar died at age 64
Virjibhai Thummar, an Indian politician who served as a member of Parliament and a Gujarat MLA, died on October 7, 2026, aged 64. Born in Amreli, Gujarat, on…
Peng Yu dies at 92
Peng Yu, a Chinese actress known for her work in television and film, died October 7, 2026, aged 92. Born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, on January 26, 1934,…
Jim Knipfel death at age 61
Jim Knipfel, an American novelist, autobiographer and journalist, died of cancer on October 7, 2026, aged 61. Born June 2, 1965, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, he studied…
Theodore J. St. Antoine death at age 97
Theodore J. St. Antoine, an American lawyer and academic who served as dean of the University of Michigan Law School from 1971 to 1978, died October 7, 2026,…
Patrick Anthony Conmy dead at age 92
Patrick Anthony Conmy, an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, died October 7, 2026, aged 92. Born in Fargo,…
Elmer A. Bietz died at age 92
Elmer A. Bietz, an American politician and Republican member of the South Dakota Senate, died October 7, 2026, aged 92. Born May 4, 1934, in Tripp, South Dakota,…