Roberto Rodríguez Pérez death at age 80
Roberto Rodríguez Pérez, the Mexican footballer known as Monito, died on September 8, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on April 1, 1946, in Tlaquiltenango Municipality, he began his career in 1966 and played as…
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Eric Pearce passed away at age 94
Eric Pearce, the Australian field hockey player who won Olympic silver in 1968 and bronze in 1964, died on September 8, 2026, aged 94. Born Eric Robert Pearce in Jabalpur, India, on October 29, 1931, he…
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 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…
Admire Moon obituary: died at age 23
Admire Moon, the Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion, died on September 7, 2026, aged 23. The Japanese-bred colt was foaled in 2003 in Hayakita and was sired by End Sweep. He became one of Japan’s leading runners of his generation, winning the 2007 Dubai Duty Free Stakes,…
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…
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 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 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…
Nina Popova death at age 81
Nina Popova, a Russian actress of stage, film and television, died on September 7, 2026, aged 81. Born in Bugulma in 1945, she trained at the Moscow Art Theatre School, graduating in 1966. Popova was best known for her work in Soviet and Russian productions, including Day by…
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 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…
Obituary: Hafidh Ameir, dead at age 76
Hafidh Ameir, a Tanzanian politician and agriculturalist who served as Tanzania’s first gentleman, died on September 7, 2026, aged 76. Ameir became the country’s first First Gentleman after Samia Suluhu Hassan became president in 2021, and he had married her in 1978. Known for keeping a low profile,…
Silvio Meli dead at age 72
Silvio Meli, a Maltese judge, died on September 7, 2026, aged 72. He graduated from the University of Malta and later served as president of the Commission for Fair Trading and the Commission Against Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Tags Lawyers, Politicians, 07 September 2026, Capricorn, Meli, Silvio, September…
Rihards Pīks died at age 84
Rihards Pīks, the Latvian politician and film director who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009, died on September 7, 2026, aged 84. Born in Riga on December 31, 1941, he…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…
Obituary: Richard Tesařík, dead at age 80
Richard Tesařík, the Czech singer best known for his work with Yo Yo Band, died on September 6, 2026, aged 80. Born in Ostrava on December 25, 1945, he was also known as an actor and appeared in the film Musíme si pomáhat. Tesařík came from a notable…
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 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 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…
Zenyazen Escobar died at age 42
Zenyazen Escobar, a Mexican politician and federal deputy, died on September 4, 2026, aged 42. Escobar García, whose full name was Zenyazen Roberto Escobar García, was affiliated with…
Zenyazen Escobar García, died aged 42
Zenyazen Escobar García, a Mexican politician and incumbent federal deputy, died on September 4, 2026, aged 42. Affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement, he represented Veracruz’s 16th district…
Javad Mojabi died at age 86
Javad Mojabi, the Iranian poet and writer, died on September 4, 2026, at age 86. Born in Qazvin in 1939, he was among Iran’s prominent modern writers and…
Death of Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton at age 92
Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton, a British-Australian aristocrat and academic, died on September 4, 2026, aged 92. Born Francis Egerton Grosvenor on February 8, 1934, he was…
S. R. Janakiraman death at age 98
S. R. Janakiraman, an Indian Carnatic vocalist and musicologist, died on September 4, 2026, aged 98. Born S. Rangasamy Janakiraman on July 12, 1928, he was known for…
Obituary: Edward Raradza, dead at age 79
Edward Raradza, a Zimbabwean politician and tobacco farmer, died on September 4, 2026, aged 79. He was also a former vice-chairperson of the Zimbabwe Farmers Union. Raradza entered…
Death of Tahir Nikšić at age 76
Tahir Nikšić, a Bosnian actor and theatre artist, died on September 4, 2026, aged 76. Born in Mostar on June 12, 1950, he began his stage career at…
Pedro Rodriguez dead at age 93
Pedro Rodriguez, the Spanish theologian and priest of the prelature of Opus Dei, died on September 4, 2026, aged 93. Born Pedro Rodríguez García in Cartagena in 1933,…
Shin’ichi Abe has died at age 76
Shin'ichi Abe, a Japanese mangaka and novelist, died on September 4, 2026, at age 76. Born in Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, he became active from the 1970s and was…
Death of Keyvan Khosrovani at age 88
Keyvan Khosrovani, the Iranian architect and lighting designer, died on September 4, 2026, aged 88. Born in Tehran in 1938, he later studied architecture at the University of…
Death of Tadeush Kasyanov at age 87
Tadeush Kasyanov, a Soviet and Russian martial artist and stunt coordinator, died on September 4, 2026, aged 87. Born in Moscow on November 14, 1938, he also worked…
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…
Don Wilhelms, died aged 96
Don Wilhelms, an American geologist who helped map the Moon and train Apollo astronauts, died on September 4, 2026, aged 96. Born Don Edward Wilhelms in Los Angeles…
Richard O’Sullivan dead at age 82
Richard O'Sullivan, the English actor known for television comedies including Man About the House, Robin's Nest and Dick Turpin, died on September 4, 2026, aged 82. Born in…
Craig Douglas has died at age 85
Craig Douglas, the English singer who enjoyed his greatest success in the late 1950s and early 1960s, died on September 4, 2026, aged 85. Born Terence Perkins in…
Husky Kihal, died aged 64
Husky Kihal, a French actor, died on September 4, 2026, aged 64. Born in Lyon on December 31, 1961, he worked across film and television for nearly three…
Jerry Oates death at age 78
Jerry Oates, an American professional wrestler and trainer, died on September 4, 2026, aged 78. Born Jerry Wayne Oates in Columbus, Georgia, he began his wrestling career in…
Camilo Escalona, died aged 71
Camilo Escalona, the Chilean politician who served as a senator from 2006 to 2014, died on September 4, 2026, aged 71. A native of Santiago, he was one…
Győző Martos has died at age 76
Győző Martos, the Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencváros and the national team, died on September 3, 2026, aged 76. Born in Budapest on December 15, 1949, he…
Michel Paulin has died at age 92
Michel Paulin, a French actor best known for work on Les Cinq Dernières Minutes and Nuits Rouges, died on September 3, 2026, aged 92. Born in Nantes on…
Obituary: Ritu Khullar, dead at age 62
Ritu Khullar, a Canadian jurist and judge who served as chief justice of Alberta, died on September 3, 2026, aged 62. At the time of her death, she…
Ramón Espinar Gallego death at age 72
Ramón Espinar Gallego, a Spanish politician and former member of the Assembly of Madrid, died on September 3, 2026, aged 72. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers'…
Ahmad Muhammad Sani II passed away at age 83
Ahmad Muhammad Sani II, the Nigerian traditional ruler who served as emir of Gumel, died on September 3, 2026, aged 83. He was the 16th emir of Gumel…
Mireille Calle-Gruber obituary: died at age 80
Mireille Calle-Gruber, the French literary critic and academic, died on September 3, 2026, aged 80. A longtime professor at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, she was also a literary scholar,…
Milan Ohnisko has died at age 61
Milan Ohnisko, the Czech poet, editor and dissident, died on September 3, 2026, aged 61. Born in Brno on July 16, 1965, he became known for work that…
Blaine Campbell passes away at age 86
Blaine Campbell, an American politician and former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, died on September 3, 2026, aged 86. A Republican, Campbell represented District 35…
Harish Chandra Mishra death at age 67
Harish Chandra Mishra, the Indian judge and Lokayukta of Delhi, died on September 3, 2026, aged 67. He served as Lokayukta of Delhi from 2022 and was a…
Brian Fallon dies at 93
Brian Fallon, Irish art critic, died on September 3, 2026, aged 93. He was a leading figure in Irish cultural journalism, serving as chief critic of The Irish…
Enos Mafokate dies at 80
Enos Mafokate, a South African equestrian and pioneering show jumper, died on September 3, 2026, aged 80. Born in Alexandra, he became known as the first black South…
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…
Iwan Setiawan dies at age 68
Iwan Setiawan, an Indonesian footballer and football coach, died on September 3, 2026, aged 68. Born in Medan, he was identified in official records as an association football…
Alphonso Smith has died at age 40
Alphonso Smith, an American football player and former cornerback for the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions, died on September 2, 2026, aged 40. Smith, also known as Alphonso…
Death of Pierre Tordo at age 86
Pierre Tordo, the French footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper, died on September 2, 2026, aged 86. Born in Nice on December 16, 1939, he came…
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…
Arthur Marshall dies at 57
Arthur Marshall, an American football player who spent time with the Denver Broncos and New York Giants, died on September 2, 2026, at age 57 of stomach cancer.…
Hugh Curran dies at age 82
Hugh Curran, the Scottish footballer who spent much of his career in the English Football League, died on September 2, 2026, aged 82. Born in Carstairs on September…
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…
Obituary: Cassandra Wilson, dead at age 70
Cassandra Wilson, the American jazz singer and two-time Grammy winner, died on September 2, 2026, aged 70. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, she built a long career as a…
Raymond Pointu passes away at age 86
Raymond Pointu, a French sports journalist, died on September 2, 2026, aged 86. He began his career at Miroir Sprint before joining Le Monde in 1970, where he…
Lau Siu Ming, died aged 94
Lau Siu Ming, the Hong Kong dancer and actor known for work in A Chinese Ghost Story, The Swordsman and The Butterfly Murders, died on September 2, 2026,…
Libor Balák has died at age 65
Libor Balák, the Czech painter and illustrator, died on September 2, 2026, aged 65. Born in Brno on February 10, 1961, he also worked as a draughtsman, comic-book…
Jimmy Batten dies at age 70
Jimmy Batten, the English boxer who became British light middleweight champion for more than two and a half years, died on September 2, 2026, aged 70. Born in…
Obituary: Gracindo Júnior, dead at age 83
Gracindo Júnior, the Brazilian actor, died on September 2, 2026, aged 83. Born in Rio de Janeiro on May 21, 1943, he built a career in theatre and…
Ivan Gudelj obituary: died at age 65
Ivan Gudelj, the Croatian football player and manager who represented Yugoslavia, died on September 2, 2026, aged 65. Born in Imotski on September 21, 1960, he began his…
Death of Eraj Ravindra Fernando at age 57
Eraj Ravindra Fernando, the Sri Lankan politician and mayor of the Hambantota Municipal Council, died on September 2, 2026, aged 57. He served as mayor of Hambantota from…
Raif Dizdarević dies at age 99
Raif Dizdarević, the Bosnian politician who served as president of the Presidency of Yugoslavia, died on September 2, 2026, aged 99. Born in Fojnica on December 9, 1926,…
Gloria Steinem dies at age 92
Gloria Steinem, the American feminist, journalist and writer who co-founded the Women's Media Center, died on September 2, 2026, at age 92. Born Gloria Marie Steinem in Toledo,…
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…
Jean-Paul Rappeneau passes away at age 94
Jean-Paul Rappeneau, the French film director and screenwriter whose work included Cyrano de Bergerac, died on September 2, 2026, aged 94. Born in Auxerre in 1932, he began…
Hasegawa Yoshikazu passed away at age 96
Hasegawa Yoshikazu, a Japanese vertebrate paleontologist and honorary museum director, died on September 2, 2026, aged 96. Born in 1930, he studied at Yokohama National University, where he…
Chen Kuan-tai dead at age 80
Chen Kuan-tai, the Hong Kong actor, director and action choreographer known for films including The Chinese Boxer, Vengeance and Heroes Two, died on September 2, 2026, aged 80.…
Rich DeMartino dead at age 87
Rich DeMartino, an American bridge player, died on September 2, 2026, aged 87. DeMartino was from Riverside, Connecticut, and graduated from Lehigh University. He was an American contract…
Lau Siu-ming death at age 94
Lau Siu-ming, the Hong Kong dancer and actor known for roles in "The Butterfly Murders," "The Swordsman" and the "A Chinese Ghost Story" films, died on September 2,…
Death of Rachel Blau DuPlessis at age 84
Rachel Blau DuPlessis, an American poet and essayist, died on September 2, 2026, aged 84. She was known as a feminist critic and scholar with a special interest…
Peter Leaver dies at age 81
Peter Leaver, a British barrister and judge, died on September 2, 2026, aged 81. Known in full as Peter Lawrence Oppenheim Leaver, KC, he served as chief executive…
David McDermott death at age 38
David McDermott, the English footballer who played as a winger, died on September 2, 2026, aged 38. Born in Stourbridge on 6 February 1988, he was also known…
Charles Hatcher, died aged 87
Charles Hatcher, an American politician and lawyer who served in Congress as a Democrat, died on September 1, 2026, aged 87. Born in Doerun, Georgia, he was educated…
Obituary: Edith Barr, dead at age 90
Edith Barr, the Peruvian Creole singer known as the Flor Morena de la Canción Criolla, died on September 1, 2026, aged 90. Born Nora Edith Barr García in…