Recent Deaths & Obituaries

Claudete Soares, Brazilian singer, died on November 13, 2026

Claudete Soares obituary: died at age 91

Claudete Soares, a Brazilian singer, died on November 13, 2026, aged 91. Born Claudette Colbert Soares in Rio de Janeiro on October 31, 1935, she began performing as a child, gaining early exposure on A raia miúda, a program hosted by Renato Murce on Rádio Nacional. She later…

Claudette Soares, Brazilian singer, died on November 13, 2026

Claudette Soares dies at 91

Claudette Soares, the Brazilian singer, died November 13, 2026, aged 91. Born Claudette Colbert Soares in Rio de Janeiro on October 31, 1935, she began her career at an early age, gaining notice on A raia miúda, Renato Murce’s program on Rádio Nacional. She went on to appear…

Jaroslav Šuvarský, Czech Orthodox priest, died on November 13, 2026

Jaroslav Šuvarský dies at 85

Jaroslav Šuvarský, a Czech Orthodox priest who served as a metropolitan protopresbyter of the Czech Orthodox Church and spiritual administrator of the Orthodox Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius, died November 13, 2026, aged 85. He was born on May 25, 1941, in Zavidov, in what is now…

Zahidi Zainul Abidin, Politician, died on November 13, 2026

Obituary: Zahidi Zainul Abidin, dead at age 65

Zahidi Zainul Abidin, a Malaysian politician, died November 13, 2026, aged 65. Born on January 9, 1961, he died in Bayan Lepas, Penang. His public career included elected office in Perlis and federal service in communications and multimedia. Zahidi represented Padang Besar in Parliament from May 2013 until…

Dvora Hacohen, Historian, died on November 13, 2026

Death of Dvora Hacohen at age 89

Dvora Hacohen, an Israeli historian and professor, died November 13, 2026, aged 89. A scholar of modern history at Bar-Ilan University, she taught in its Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology and focused on the development of Israeli society. Born Dvora Klirs, Hacohen first earned a…

C. S. Karnan, judge of Madras High Court and Calcutta High Court, died on November 13, 2026

C. S. Karnan death at age 71

C. S. Karnan, an Indian jurist who served as a judge of the Madras and Calcutta High Courts, died on November 13, 2026, aged 71. He was born Karunanithi Swaminathan on June 12, 1955, in Karnatham, in the Cuddalore district of what was then Madras, now Tamil Nadu.…

Masaaki Yamazaki, member and president of the Senate, deputy chief cabinet secretary, died on November 13, 2026

Masaaki Yamazaki has died at age 84

Masaaki Yamazaki, a Japanese politician who served as president of the House of Councillors and deputy chief cabinet secretary, died November 13, 2026, aged 84. Known in Japanese as 山崎正昭, he was born May 24, 1942, in Nishitani and graduated from Nihon University’s School of Law. His elected…

Zee Zee Top, British Thoroughbred racehorse, died on November 12, 2026

Zee Zee Top passed away at age 27

Zee Zee Top, a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare, died November 12, 2026, aged 27. Foaled on April 21, 1999, she was a dark bay mare bred in England by Meon Valley Stud and trained by Michael Stoute at Newmarket. She began racing only in the autumn of…

Karl Johan Åström, Swedish control theorist, died on November 12, 2026

Karl Johan Åström obituary: died at age 92

Karl Johan Åström, a Swedish control theorist, died November 12, 2026, aged 92. Born in Östersund, he studied engineering physics at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, earning a master’s degree in 1957 and a doctorate in automatic control and mathematics in 1960. He taught at the…

Jim McDermott, American politician, died on November 12, 2026

Jim McDermott passed away at age 89

Jim McDermott, an American politician who represented Washington’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 1989 to 2017, died November 12, 2026, aged 89. He was born James Adelbert McDermott in Chicago on December 28, 1936, and later became a psychiatrist as well as a Democratic lawmaker.…

Eldon Stroburg, farmer, died on November 12, 2026

Eldon Stroburg passed away at age 99

Eldon Stroburg, an Iowa farmer and former member of the Iowa House of Representatives, died November 12, 2026, aged 99. Born Eldon Leonard Stroburg in Blockton, Iowa, on November 4, 1927, he attended Northwest Missouri State University. A Democrat, Stroburg represented his state in the Iowa House from…

Brian Tracy, Canadian-American motivational speaker, died on November 12, 2026

Brian Tracy passes away at age 82

Brian Tracy, a Canadian-American motivational speaker and self-development author, died November 12, 2026, aged 82. Born Brian Tracy Emmanuel in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, he studied at the University of Alberta and worked as a writer, adviser, consultant and public speaker. His work focused on personal development and…

Toni Capuozzo, Italian journalist and writer, died on November 12, 2026

Toni Capuozzo dead at age 77

Toni Capuozzo, an Italian journalist and writer who also worked as a television presenter, died on November 12, 2026, aged 77. Born Antonio Capuozzo in Palmanova on December 7, 1948, he was known professionally as Toni. His father was from Naples and his mother from Trieste; the family…

Aloysius Murwito, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, died on November 12, 2026

Aloysius Murwito has died at age 75

Aloysius Murwito, an Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate and the second Bishop of Agats, died November 12, 2026, aged 75. Born in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on December 20, 1950, he was a Catholic priest before taking up episcopal office. His church career brought him to the leadership of the…

John Allen Rubio, execution by lethal injection, died on November 12, 2026

John Allen Rubio, died aged 46

John Allen Rubio, an American convicted murderer in the 2003 Brownsville child murders, died by lethal injection on November 12, 2026, aged 46. On March 11, 2003, Rubio and his common-law wife, Angela Camacho, killed their three young children in Brownsville, Texas: three-year-old Julissa Angela Quezada, one-year-old John…

Jean Puech, minister of agriculture and fisheries, minister of civil service, died on November 12, 2026

Jean Puech, died aged 84

Jean Puech, the French politician who served as minister of agriculture and fisheries and minister of civil service, died November 12, 2026, aged 84. Born in Viviez, in Aveyron, on February 22, 1942, he was first a member of the Republican Party before joining the Union for a…

Michael Bayham, marketing, died on November 12, 2026

Michael Bayham passes away at age 52

Michael Bayham, a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, died November 12, 2026, at age 52. He represented the 103rd District, which includes parts of St. Bernard Parish, and began his service in the Legislature on January 8, 2024. His tenure continued until his death. Bayham’s…

James Pavatt, execution by lethal injection, died on November 12, 2026

James Pavatt obituary: died at age 73

James Pavatt, an American convicted murderer who was executed by lethal injection, died November 12, 2026, aged 73. Born James Dwight Bowling, he was convicted in the 2001 killing of Robert Dale “Rob” Andrew, a 39-year-old advertising executive shot in Oklahoma City. Prosecutors described the killing as part…

Oleg Lapshin, Russian professional football coach, died on November 10, 2026

Oleg Lapshin died at age 89

Oleg Borisovich Lapshin, a Russian professional football coach, died November 10, 2026, aged 89. Born in Moscow on October 18, 1937, he is described in biographical accounts both…

Richard Posner, Judge and Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, died on November 10, 2026

Richard Posner died at age 87

Richard Posner, an American legal scholar and federal judge who served as a judge and chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, died…

Jim Herd, American television production executive and professional wrestling executive, died on November 10, 2026

Jim Herd death at age 87

Jim Herd, an American television production executive and professional wrestling executive, died November 10, 2026, aged 87. Born James Herd on March 24, 1939, he held positions in…

Ichgola Androgyn, German actor and LGBTQ+ activist, died on November 9, 2026

Ichgola Androgyn dead at age 66

Ichgola Androgyn, a German actor and LGBTQ+ activist, died November 9, 2026, aged 66. Born Bernd Boßmann, they took acting and acrobatics classes in their youth before directing…

Manilal Nag, Indian sitar player, died on November 9, 2026

Manilal Nag, died aged 87

Manilal Nag, an Indian sitar player and exponent of Bengal’s Bishnupur gharana, died on November 9, 2026, aged 87. Born in Bankura on August 16, 1939, he learned…

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,…

Roger Sippl, American entrepreneur, died on November 9, 2026

Roger Sippl dead at age 71

Roger Sippl, an American entrepreneur in the computer software industry, died November 9, 2026, aged 71. A founder and chief executive of several technology companies, he was described…