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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
Sudivya Kumar, an Indian politician and member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, died on September 6, 2026, aged 56, after a heart attack. A member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, he represented the Giridih Assembly constituency and was elected to the assembly in 2019 before winning re-election in…
Matt Suhey, an American football player who spent ten seasons as a fullback with the Chicago Bears, died on September 6, 2026, aged 68. Born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, he played college football at Penn State before joining the NFL, where he became known for his blocking and was…
Edward Field, the American poet, died on September 6, 2026, at age 102. Born in Brooklyn on June 7, 1924, he built a career as a poet and writer whose work also extended to non-fiction and anthologies. Field’s poetry and essays appeared in publications including The New Yorker,…
Darío Silva Silva, a Colombian Evangelical pastor, died on September 6, 2026, aged 88. Born in Tarqui, Huila, in 1938, he was known as a journalist, columnist, conferencier, theologian, missionary, preacher, writer, and businessman. He co-founded Los Papelípolas, the first cultural and literary group in Huila, and later…
Otto Jelinek, the Czech-born Canadian figure skater and politician who served as a member of Parliament from 1972 to 1993 and as minister of national revenue from 1989 to 1993, died on September 5, 2026, aged 86. Born Otakar Jelínek in Prague, then part of the Protectorate of…
Joe Morgan, an American baseball player and manager, died on September 5, 2026, at age 95. A native of Walpole, Massachusetts, Morgan was a graduate of Walpole High School and went on to Boston College, where he played baseball and hockey. He later signed his first professional baseball…
Serhat Kılıç, the Turkish actor known for his roles in Kuruluş: Osman, Maraşlı and Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı, died on September 5, 2026, aged 51. Born in Ankara on July 8, 1975, and also known as Serhat Mustafa Kılıç, he worked as an actor and TV-radio presenter. He studied…
Robin Morgan, the American poet, writer and activist, died on September 5, 2026, aged 85. Born on January 29, 1941, in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, she became a central figure in the U.S. women’s movement and the wider international feminist movement. From the early 1960s, Morgan was active…
Andy Williams, the American metal guitarist and professional wrestler known as The Butcher, died on September 5, 2026, aged 48. Born Andrew J. Williams in Buffalo on December 12, 1977, he was best known as the…
Michael Mendl, the German actor known for roles in Downfall, 14 Days to Life and Dark, died on September 5, 2026, aged 82. Born Michael Sandrock in Lünen on April 20, 1944, he began his career in 1975 and went on to appear in more than 100 films…
Erni Mangold, the Austrian actress and stage director known for roles in films and television including Before Sunrise, Therapy for a Vampire and The Forester of the Silver Wood, died on September 5, 2026, aged 99. Born Ernestine Goldmann on January 26, 1927, in Grossweikersdorf, Austria, she built…
Frank McDonald, the Irish environmental journalist and former environment editor of The Irish Times, died on September 5, 2026, aged 76. Born in Dublin in 1950 and raised in Cabra, he began his career in journalism with the Irish Press, first as a freelance New York correspondent in…
Alberto Iribarne, the Argentine lawyer and politician who served as minister of justice from 2005 to 2007, died on September 5, 2026, aged 76. Born in Buenos Aires on August 2, 1950, he was appointed justice minister during the presidency of Néstor Kirchner and later remained active in…
Peter Katsambanis, an Australian politician who served in both Victoria and Western Australia, died on September 5, 2026, aged 60. Born in Melbourne on December 24, 1965, as Peter Argyris Katsambanis, he studied at the University of Melbourne and worked as a solicitor before entering politics. A Liberal…
Shirley Strum Kenny, an English scholar and university president, died on September 5, 2026, aged 92. Kenny led Stony Brook University as its fourth president from 1994 through the 2008–2009 academic year, becoming the first woman to hold the post. She previously served as president of Queens College…
Resil B. Mojares, a Filipino author, historian and literary critic, died on September 5, 2026, aged 83. Born Resil Buagas Mojares on September 4, 1943, in Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte, he became one of the country’s leading figures in the study of Philippine history and literature. He was…
Jorge Gallego, the Colombian footballer better known as Jorge Enrique Ramírez Gallego, died on September 4, 2026, aged 86. Born in Cali, he began his professional career with Millonarios in 1962 and helped the club to three league titles before a brief spell with Deportes Quindío. He moved…
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 the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) and was serving as the federal deputy for Veracruz's 16th district at the time of…
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 in the federal Chamber of Deputies at the time of his death. Born in Nogales, Veracruz, on June 4, 1984,…
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 poets and wrote in several forms, producing more than 50 literary works over his career. Mojabi began publishing poetry in…
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 the eldest son of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury, and Anne Wignall. He studied at Eton College and the University…
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, 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…
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, 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, 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, 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, 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…
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, 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, 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, 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, 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…
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, 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…
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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.…
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,…
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, 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, 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…
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…
József Rusznyák, the Hungarian Olympic wrestler who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, died on September 1, 2026, aged 79. Born on January 6, 1947, in…
Jonathan Meléndez, the Mexican keyboardist and composer known as Honas, died on September 1, 2026, aged 38. Born Jonathan Samuel Meléndez Ochoa in Mexico City, he helped found…
Camilo Séptimo, a Mexican musician and member of the band Camilo Séptimo, died on September 1, 2026, at age 38. The group, also styled as Camilo VII and…
Galopin Des Champs, the French Thoroughbred racehorse, died on September 1, 2026, aged 11. Born on May 12, 2016, the French-bred, Irish-trained gelding became one of National Hunt…
Konrad Jarausch, the German-American historian and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor, died on September 1, 2026, aged 85. Born in Magdeburg, Germany, on August 14,…
Eberhard Vogel, the German football player and manager who won Olympic bronze medals, died on September 1, 2026, aged 83. A former East German international, he was born…
Alan Knight, the English footballer and coach who spent nearly his entire senior career with Portsmouth, died on September 1, 2026, aged 65. A goalkeeper, he made 683…
Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari, the Yemeni Islamic militant who served as spokesman of the Islamic State, died on September 1, 2026, aged 41. He held the role from 2023…
Enzo Bianchi, the Italian friar who founded the Bose Monastic Community, died on September 1, 2026, aged 83. Born on March 3, 1943, in Castel Boglione, he went…
Ronald McCoy, the Malaysian obstetrician and peace activist who helped propose and initiate the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, died on September 1, 2026, aged 96. McCoy…
Survivor Philippines, a Filipino television and film director associated with titles including Survivor Philippines, Sagwan, The Escort, Inday Will Always Love You, Madrasta and Las Hermanas, died on…
Lee Nam-cheol, a South Korean politician and former civil servant, died on September 1, 2026, at age 65 after esophageal cancer. He served as the 46th and 47th…
He Yong, a Chinese rock musician and one of the pioneers of Chinese rock, died on September 1, 2026, aged 57. Born in Beijing on February 15, 1969,…
John Blair Robert Hastie, a New Zealand cricket umpire, died on September 1, 2026, aged 93. Born in Te Awamutu on November 8, 1932, he stood in seven…
Edythe Harrison, an American politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1980 to 1983, died on September 1, 2026, aged 91. Born Edythe Colton in…
Jim Sockwell, an American pottery and marquetry craftsman, died on September 1, 2026, aged 84. He spent most of his adult life in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, and…
Geles Cabrera, the Mexican sculptor, died on September 1, 2026, aged 100. Born Geles Cabrera Alvarado in Mexico City on August 2, 1929, she built a career as…
Carlos Horacio Salinas, an Argentine footballer, died on September 1, 2026, aged 70. Born in San Miguel de Tucumán, he began his career in 1974 and played until…
Hinson Mosley, an American politician and member of the Georgia House of Representatives, died on September 1, 2026, at age 93. Born George Hinson Mosley on October 21,…
Charles Josselin, a French politician and economist, died on September 1, 2026, aged 88. Born in Pleslin-Trigavou, in Brittany, on March 31, 1938, he became a prominent Socialist…
Harold Gene Lucas, an American convicted murderer who was executed by lethal injection, died on September 1, 2026, aged 74. Lucas was convicted in the 1976 shooting death…
Annette Saint-Pierre, a Canadian educator, writer and publisher, died on September 1, 2026, at age 101. Born in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec, she studied at the Scolasticat Saint-Joseph in Saint-Hyacinthe…
Lilia Lardone, the Argentine writer who focused on children’s and young adult literature, died on August 31, 2026, aged 84. Born in Hernando, Córdoba, she moved to Córdoba…
Vladimir Lakeev, a Russian politician and communist party organizer, died on August 31, 2026, aged 77. Known also as Vladimir Ivanovich Lakeev, he was born in Moscow on…
Miguel Zavaleta, the Argentine musician and songwriter behind Suéter and the author of "Amanece en la ruta," died on August 31, 2026, aged 71. Born in Buenos Aires…
Édouard Balladur, the French politician who served as prime minister, minister of finance and twice deputy, died on August 31, 2026, aged 97. Born Édouard Léon Raoul Balladur…
Bill Schmidt, an American Olympic javelin thrower, died on August 31, 2026, aged 78. A native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Southview, Pennsylvania, he became one of the…
Michel Fano, the French musician, composer and writer whose work also extended to filmmaking and sound design, died on August 31, 2026, aged 96. Born in the 16th…
Jean-François Leroy, the French journalist and photographer who directed Visa pour l'image, died on August 31, 2026, aged 69. Born in Paris on October 3, 1956, he helped…
Kippy Brown, an American football coach who worked for the Houston Texans, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks, died on August 31, 2026, at age 71. Brown, whose full…
Jerry Stovall, the American Hall of Fame football player and coach, died on August 31, 2026, at age 85. Born Jerry Lane Stovall in West Monroe, Louisiana, he…
Anatoly Kholkin, a Russian chemist, died on August 31, 2026, aged 89. Born Anatoly Ivanovich Kholkin on March 8, 1937, he was a member of the Russian Academy…