Alvin Hellerstein dies at age 92
Alvin Hellerstein, an American judge, died October 28, 2026, aged 92. Born in New York City on December 28, 1933, he graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1950 and earned a bachelor’s degree…
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Dolores Huerta passes away at age 96
Dolores Huerta, an American labor leader and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, died October 28, 2026, aged 96. Born Dolores Clara Fernández in Dawson, New Mexico, she became a leading organizer of farmworkers and…
Obituary: Fátima Báñez, dead at age 59
Fátima Báñez, a Spanish politician, economist and jurist, died in a train crash on October 28, 2026, aged 59. Born María Fátima Báñez García in San Juan del Puerto, she studied law and economics and business studies at Comillas Pontifical University. Her public career included service as a…
Liu Yandong died at age 80
Liu Yandong, a Chinese politician and former vice premier, died in Beijing on October 28, 2026, aged 80. She was born on November 22, 1945, and studied at Tsinghua University, Jilin University and Renmin University of China. Alongside her political career, she was identified as a chemist. From…
Neeraj Yadav dies at 42
Neeraj Yadav, an Indian Paralympian and track-and-field athlete who competed in throwing events, died by suicide on October 28, 2026, aged 42. Born on February 10, 1984, he came from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He experienced paralysis and was diagnosed with neural damage at age seven. Before beginning athletics…
Emerson, died aged 46
Emerson da Silva Leal, the Brazilian footballer and manager known as Emerson, died aged 46 on October 27, 2026, following complications from a heart attack. Born in Esteio on July 3, 1980, he played as a midfielder, with Grêmio and Juventude among the clubs associated with his playing…
Joseph Lagu obituary: died at age 96
Joseph Lagu, the South Sudanese politician who served as president of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region, died October 27, 2026, aged 96. Born in Momokwe in Moli, he trained at the Sudanese Military Academy and became a military officer before emerging as a leader of the southern Sudanese…
Bram van Erkel passes away at age 94
Bram van Erkel, a Dutch programme maker and television presenter, died on October 27, 2026, aged 94. Born in Rotterdam on July 24, 1932, he worked as a television director and programme maker, with credits spanning children’s programmes, comedies and drama series. His work included productions for AVRO,…
Phil McDonald dead, Phil McDonald, English audio engineer
Phil McDonald, an English audio engineer, died on October 27, 2026. A recording-studio engineer at EMI and later Apple Records, he worked during the Beatles’ studio years alongside Geoff Emerick and other engineers. McDonald joined Apple as a senior balance engineer at 25. Beyond the Beatles’ recordings, his…
André Lacroix dies at age 81
André Lacroix, a Canadian ice hockey player known for his playmaking as a centre, died October 27, 2026, aged 81. Born André Joseph Lacroix in Lévis, Quebec, he developed as a junior player with the Peterborough Petes, leading his league in assists in 1964–65 and 1965–66 and in…
Martin Jelínek has died at age 55
Martin Jelínek, a Czech basketball player and national-team representative, died October 27, 2026, aged 55. Born in Kutná Hora on April 16, 1971, he stood 196 centimeters tall and competed in both the Czechoslovak and Czech leagues. He won the Czech championship with Mlékárna Kunín in 1999, after…
Fernando Serrano Migallón passes away at age 81
Fernando Serrano Migallón, a Mexican jurist and member of the Mexican Academy of Language, died October 27, 2026, aged 81. Born in Mexico City on June 26, 1945, he became a professor of constitutional law and a recognized specialist in human and constitutional rights. He studied law and…
Death of Peter Dobing at age 87
Peter Dobing, an English footballer who played as an inside forward, died on October 27, 2026, aged 87. Born in Manchester on December 1, 1938, he played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City and Stoke City. He initially chose amateur football, which allowed him to…
Obituary: Franco Carrera, dead at age 82
Franco Carrera, an Italian footballer, died on October 27, 2026, aged 82. Born in Turin on November 8, 1943, he began playing with Juventus and made his Serie A debut for the club. Serie A is Italy’s top division, and Carrera’s debut there came at the start of…
Barry Clemens, died aged 83
Barry Clemens, an American professional basketball player, died October 27, 2026, aged 83. Born in Dayton on May 1, 1943, he was also known as John Barry Clemens. At 6 feet 6 inches, Clemens attended Xenia…
Valery Lysenko died at age 65
Valery Lysenko, a Russian drummer and singer with Mister Twister, died October 27, 2026, aged 65. The band, which is identified with Lysenko’s work as a performer, was formed in 1985 as a Russian rockabilly group. Its beginnings coincided with the period when rock’n’roll music became permitted in…
Norbert Haupert dead at age 86
Norbert Haupert, a Luxembourgish Olympic athlete and politician, died October 27, 2026, aged 86. Born in Schifflange on April 2, 1940, he became a leading figure in Luxembourgish middle-distance running in the early 1960s. He represented Luxembourg at the 1960 Summer Olympics. At the national championships, Haupert twice…
Ursula von Rydingsvard dead at age 84
Ursula von Rydingsvard, a German-born American sculptor, died October 27, 2026, aged 84, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Born Ursula Karoliszyn in Deensen, Germany, in 1942, she was the daughter of a Polish mother and a Ukrainian father. As a child, she and her six siblings experienced the…
Peter Medak has died at age 88
Peter Medak, Hungarian-born British film and television director, died in Los Angeles on October 27, 2026, aged 88. Born Péter Medák in Budapest on December 23, 1937, he was the son of Elisabeth (née Diamounstein) and Gyula Medak, a textile manufacturer. The family was Jewish. In 1956, during…
Obituary: Gandung Pardiman, dead at age 73
Gandung Pardiman, an Indonesian politician and member of the House of Representatives, died on October 27, 2026, aged 73. His parliamentary service began in 2009 and extended across four terms, representing the Special Region of Yogyakarta for the Golkar Party faction. The biographical record identifies his service from…
Italo Zannier has died at age 94
Italo Zannier, Italian art connoisseur and art historian, died October 27, 2026, aged 94. Born in Spilimbergo, he worked as a photographer, academic and historian of photography, joining photographic practice with scholarship on the medium’s history. He was the first person in Italy to hold a chair in…
B. P. Singh has died at age 77
B. P. Singh, the Indian television producer and director known for C.I.D., Aahat and SuperCops Vs Super Villains, died of a heart attack on October 27, 2026, aged 77. Born Brijendrapal Singh in Dehradun on April 27, 1949, he studied at the Film and Television Institute of India…
Tetsuya Chiba dies at age 87
Tetsuya Chiba, the Japanese manga artist best known for the sports series “Ashita no Joe,” died October 27, 2026, aged 87. Born January 11, 1939, in Tsukiji, Tokyo, Chiba became a major figure in manga, with a body of work that included popular sports stories. Though born in…
Bryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham dies at 86
Bryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham, a British Labour politician who served in the House of Commons and House of Lords, died on October 27, 2026, aged 86. He represented Parliament in the Commons from 1974 to 1979 and again from 1992 to 1997, before entering the Lords…
Jim Boyd passed away at age 84
Jim Boyd, an American news anchor and reporter for WCVB-TV and an actor, died October 27, 2026, aged 84. Born James Lloyd Boyd in Harlem, New York City, he began his broadcasting career in 1961 at National Educational Television, where he moved from mail clerk to production assistant,…
Pauline Parker death at age 88
Pauline Parker, the New Zealand-born convicted murderer in the Parker–Hulme case, died October 26, 2026, aged 88. Born Pauline Yvonne Parker in Christchurch on May 26, 1938, she was also known as Pauline Rieper. Her name became associated with the 1954 killing of her mother, Honorah Mary Rieper,…
Frank Portelli, died aged 82
Frank Portelli, a Maltese politician and former member of Parliament, died on October 26, 2026, aged 82. Born on June 8, 1944, he served in the Maltese Parliament during the 1987–1992 legislature. His political career also involved senior roles in the Nationalist Party. He was president of its…
Death of Jack Armstrong at age 79
Jack Armstrong, an American professional wrestler known for work in the World Wide Wrestling Federation and Universal Wrestling Federation, died October 25, 2026, aged 79. Born Leonard Ornstein…
Walter Koenig death at age 90
Walter Koenig, the American actor and screenwriter known for Pavel Chekov in Star Trek, died October 25, 2026, aged 90. Born Walter Marvin Koenig in Chicago, he began…
Misha Mavashi died at age 41
Misha Mavashi, a Russian rapper and political activist, died October 25, 2026, aged 41. In 2022, he founded Northern Man (Severnyy chelovek); his real name was Mikhail Nitz.…
Jumbo Baretta died at age 58
American professional wrestler Jumbo Baretta died October 25, 2026, aged 58. Born Julio Barrera in Tampa, Florida, in 1967, he trained with Boris Malenko and made his professional…
Rudi Fuchs death at age 84
Rudi Fuchs, the Dutch art historian and museum curator, died October 25, 2026, aged 84. Born Rudolf Herman Fuchs in Eindhoven on April 28, 1942, he studied art…
Józef Lipień has died at age 77
Józef Lipień, a Polish Greco-Roman wrestler and 1980 Olympic silver medalist, died October 25, 2026, aged 77. Born in Jaczków on February 6, 1949, he competed in amateur…
Sverre Horge death at age 82
Sverre Horge, the Norwegian actor best known for playing Sverre in TVNorge’s popular Christmas series Nissene på låven, died on October 25, 2026, aged 82. Born in Oslo…
José Luis García Sánchez has died at age 85
José Luis García Sánchez, the Spanish film director and screenwriter, died October 25, 2026, aged 85. Born in Salamanca on September 22, 1941, he worked in cinema as…
Frank Gagliano dies at 89
Frank Gagliano, an American track and field coach, died October 25, 2026, aged 89. Tags Athletes, 25 October 2026, America, Capricorn, Frank, Gagliano, October 2026, October 25
Darko Božović has died at age 48
Darko Božović, a Montenegrin footballer, died October 25, 2026, aged 48. Born in Podgorica on August 9, 1978, he played as a goalkeeper. A memorable episode in his…
Mohsen Rastani passed away at age 67
Mohsen Rastani, an Iranian photographer and photojournalist, died on October 25, 2026, aged 67. His photographs focused on people, rendered in black and white against white backgrounds. He…
Paolo Romeo has died at age 88
Paolo Romeo, an Italian priest, cardinal and archbishop emeritus of Palermo, died October 25, 2026, aged 88. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him to the see of Palermo on…
Misha Mavashi died at age 41
Misha Mavashi, the Russian rapper and singer-songwriter, died on October 25, 2026, aged 41. Born Mikhail Fyodorovich Nits on January 29, 1985, in Kostanay, then part of the…
Jogen Chowdhury passes away at age 87
Jogen Chowdhury, the Indian painter and former member of Parliament, died of blood cancer on October 25, 2026, aged 87, in Kolkata. After a 15-month illness, he had…
Yaakov Sussmann death at age 95
Yaakov Sussmann, an Israeli philologist and scholar of the Talmud, died in Jerusalem on October 25, 2026, aged 95. Born in Budapest, he made his academic career at…
Obituary: Chef Damu, dead at age 72
Damodharan Kothandaraman, professionally known as Chef Damu, an Indian celebrity chef and television personality, died October 25, 2026, aged 72. Born in Chennai, he became a familiar presence…
Sandra Yanira Martínez Tobar dead at age 66
Sandra Yanira Martínez Tobar, a Salvadoran meteorologist and politician who served as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly, died October 25, 2026, aged 66. Born in San Salvador,…
Eric Bauza obituary: died at age 46
Eric Bauza, a Canadian voice actor known for work on Looney Tunes, The Fairly OddParents and Uncle Grandpa, died October 25, 2026, aged 46. Born in Scarborough, Ontario,…
Pete Banaszak has died at age 82
Pete Banaszak, an American football player who was a running back for the Oakland Raiders, died October 24, 2026, aged 82. Born Peter Andrew Banaszak on May 21,…
Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi passed away at age 55
Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi, a Nigerian civil servant and former director general of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, died on October 24, 2026, aged 55. Born in Ile Oluji,…
Derrick Harriott obituary: died at age 87
Derrick Harriott, the Jamaican singer and record producer, died October 24, 2026, aged 87. Born in Kingston on February 6, 1939, he was identified by the full name…
John Cordts obituary: died at age 91
John Cordts, a Canadian racing driver, died October 24, 2026, aged 91. Born July 23, 1935, in Hamburg, Germany, he competed in Formula One and North American sports…
Choi Hyung-woo dies at 91
Choi Hyung-woo, a South Korean politician who served as Minister of Home Affairs from 1993 to 1994, died October 24, 2026, aged 91. Tags Politicians, 24 October 2026,…
Ali Haroun death at age 99
Ali Haroun, an Algerian politician and member of the High Council of State, died October 24, 2026, aged 99. Also known as Mohamed Ali Haroun, he was born…
Choi Hyung-woo dies at 91
Choi Hyung-woo, a South Korean politician who served as Minister of Home Affairs from 1993 to 1994, died on October 24, 2026, aged 91. Tags Politicians, 24 October…
Obituary: Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman, dead at age 77
Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman, a Bangladeshi journalist and Awami League politician who represented Chandpur-4 in parliament, died of a stroke on October 24, 2026, aged 77. Born on September…
Oleg Breyev died at age 54
Oleg Viktorovich Breyev, a Russian politician and member of the Kursk Oblast Duma, died on October 24, 2026, aged 54. Born on March 12, 1972, in Lachinovo, in…
Barry Murphy, died aged 86
Barry Murphy, the English footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley, died October 24, 2026, aged 86. Born in Consett on February 10, 1940, he was…
Slavcho Binev passed away at age 60
Slavcho Binev, a Bulgarian politician and former Member of the European Parliament, died aged 60 in Sofia on October 24, 2026, after being shot. Born in Sofia as…
Widodo Adi Sutjipto dies at age 82
Widodo Adi Sutjipto, an Indonesian naval officer and politician who served as chief of staff of the Navy, commander of the National Armed Forces and coordinating minister for…
Pilar Burgués Monserrat dies at age 67
Pilar Burgués Monserrat, an Andorran writer, died on October 24, 2026, aged 67. Born in Escaldes-Engordany in 1958, she came from a family of doctors; her parents originally…
Phil Vandersea death at age 83
Phil Vandersea, an American football player who played for the Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints and Montreal Alouettes, died October 24, 2026, aged 83. Born Phillip John…
El Komanche dies at 30
El Komanche, a Salvadoran streamer, died on October 24, 2026, aged 30. Born Carlos Mauricio Gómez in San Sebastián, El Salvador, on September 27, 1996, he was known…
Arch Jelley passes away at age 104
Arch Jelley, a New Zealand Hall of Fame athletics coach, died October 24, 2026, aged 104. Born Albert Archibald Jelley in Dunedin on August 13, 1922, he trained…
Lawrence McCutcheon died at age 76
Lawrence McCutcheon, an American professional football player and running back, died October 23, 2026, aged 76. Born in Plainview, Texas, he graduated from Plainview High School in 1968…
Virginio Domingo Bressanelli died at age 84
Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, an Argentine Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia and bishop of Neuquén, died October 23, 2026, aged 84. Born May 1,…
Daniel Guice Jr. dead at age 73
Daniel Dicks Guice Jr., a Mississippi businessman and politician who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1984 to 2008 and was Gulf Coast Director for the…
George Thomas, died aged 88
George Thomas, an American former professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins, died October 23, 2026, aged 88. Born…
Dale Brown dies at age 90
Dale Brown, an American college basketball coach, died October 23, 2026, aged 90. His full name was Dale Duward Brown; he was born October 31, 1935, in Minot,…
Lorn Cowie, Lord Cowie, died aged 100
Lorn Cowie, Lord Cowie, the Scottish rugby union player and jurist who served as a senator of the College of Justice, died October 23, 2026, aged 100. Born…
Fedir Stryhun passed away at age 86
Fedir Stryhun, the Ukrainian actor and director whose screen credits included The Lost Letter, Such Late, Such Warm Autumn and The Guide, died in Lviv on October 23,…
Jiro Ono death at age 73
Jiro Ono, a Japanese politician, died of aspiration pneumonia at a hospital in Kodaira, Tokyo, on October 23, 2026, aged 73. Born in Itabashi, Tokyo, and a native…
Ion Bașa dead at age 82
Ion Bașa, a Romanian ice hockey player associated with SC Csíkszereda and Dinamo București, died on October 23, 2026, aged 82. Born in Miercurea Ciuc on June 4,…
Fedir Stryhun passed away at age 86
Fedir Stryhun, a Ukrainian actor and director, died in Lviv on October 23, 2026, aged 86. Born in Tomashivka in the Cherkasy region on November 1, 1939, he…
Dónal Lunny death at age 79
Dónal Lunny, an Irish folk musician and producer, died of cancer on October 23, 2026, aged 79. Born in Tullamore, County Offaly, on March 10, 1947, he moved…
Judith Blegen dies at age 85
Judith Blegen, an American soprano associated with light lyric roles in French, Italian and German repertories, died October 23, 2026, aged 85. Born in Lexington on April 27,…
Josef Duchač dies at 88
Josef Duchač, a German politician and chemical engineer who served as Thuringia’s minister-president from 1990 to 1992, died October 23, 2026, aged 88. He was also an engineering…
Obituary: William Cowie, Lord Cowie, dead at age 100
William Lorn Kerr Cowie, Lord Cowie, the Scottish rugby union player who played for West of Scotland and represented Scotland internationally, died October 23, 2026, aged 100. Born…
Obituary: Miroslav Rodić, dead at age 58
Miroslav Rodić, a Serbian politician who served in the municipal government of Bačka Palanka and the Assembly of Vojvodina, died October 23, 2026, aged 58. He lived in…
Albert Childs passed away at age 96
Albert Childs, the English footballer who played as a defender, died October 23, 2026, aged 96. Born in Liverpool on September 25, 1930, he made his Liverpool debut…
Mathew J. Burrows passes away at age 73
Mathew J. Burrows, an American intelligence and strategic foresight expert and author, died October 23, 2026, aged 73. He was director of the Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative…
Asim Kurjak has died at age 84
Asim Kurjak, a Croatian scientist and gynecologist, died October 23, 2026, aged 84. He served as president of the International Academy of Perinatal Medicine and director of the…
Wm. Roger Louis dies at 90
Wm. Roger Louis, an American historian and professor emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin, died October 23, 2026, aged 90. Born in Detroit on May 8,…
Virginio Bressanelli obituary: died at age 84
Virginio Bressanelli, an Argentine Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, coadjutor bishop and bishop of Neuquén, died October 23, 2026, aged 84. Born in…
Jean-Paul Huchon death at age 80
Jean-Paul Huchon, a French politician and retired civil servant who led the Regional Council of Île-de-France, died of cancer on October 23, 2026, aged 80. Born in Paris’s…
Bruno Spaggiari dies at 93
Bruno Spaggiari, an Italian motorcycle road racer, died October 23, 2026, aged 93. Born in Reggio Emilia on January 11, 1933, he competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing,…
Francis Duru death at age 57
Francis Duru, Nigerian actor known for Blood Money, Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons and Blood Vessel, died on October 23, 2026, aged 57. Born in Cameroon on…
Ryū Murakami dies at 74
Ryū Murakami, the Japanese novelist whose books included *Almost Transparent Blue*, *Audition* and *In the Miso Soup*, died October 23, 2026, aged 74. Born Ryūnosuke Murakami in Sasebo,…