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Ben Reyes, an American politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives and on the Houston City Council, died November 6, 2026, aged 79. Known formally as Ben Torres…
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Ben Reyes, an American politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives and on the Houston City Council, died November 6, 2026, aged 79. Known formally as Ben Torres…

Konstantin Trenchev, a Bulgarian physician and syndicalist who led the Confederation of Labour Podkrepa, died November 6, 2026, aged 71. Born in Stara Zagora on February 8, 1955, he received…

Mexican actress and comedian María Alicia Delgado, aged 77, died November 4, 2026, in Mexico City. Born in Monterrey, she performed in Monterrey and Oaxaca for years before a staff…

Hubert Aiwanger, the German politician serving as Bavaria’s deputy minister-president and leader of the Free Voters, died November 4, 2026, aged 55. Born in Ergoldsbach, he studied at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University…

Marta Gastón, a Spanish economist and politician who served as Aragon’s minister of economy and employment, senator and deputy, died of cancer on November 3, 2026, aged 53. Born Marta…

Marta Gastón Menal, a Spanish economist and politician who served as Aragon’s minister of economy and employment, senator and deputy, died of cancer on November 3, 2026, aged 53. Born…

Hassan Habibi, an Iranian association football player and manager, died November 2, 2026, aged 86. Born in Kerman on February 7, 1939, he began his playing career with Shahin F.C.…

QABM Rahman, a Bangladeshi civil servant, died on November 1, 2026, aged 91. Born in Faridpur, then part of British India, on February 1, 1935, he entered maritime service as…

Dan Doornink, an American football player who played for the New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks, died October 31, 2026, aged 70. Born Daniel Glenn Doornink in Yakima, Washington, he…

Horst Fascher, a German music manager, died October 31, 2026, aged 90. Born in Hamburg on February 5, 1936, he worked in a range of roles, including ship carpenter, nightclub…

Paweł Tucholski, a Polish actor whose work spanned theatre, dubbing and film, died on October 30, 2026, aged 57. Born in Żnin on February 6, 1969, he graduated from Warsaw’s…

Guido Neri, an Italian cyclist, died October 30, 2026, aged 87. Born in Cesena on January 27, 1939, Neri was an Italian racing cyclist whose recorded results include a Coppa…

English folk singer Sandra Kerr died of leukaemia on October 29, 2026, aged 84. Born in Plaistow, Essex, on February 14, 1942, she sang and played English concertina, guitar, Appalachian…

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…

Lhamsuren Myagmarsuren, a Mongolian chess master, died October 26, 2026, aged 88. Born on February 17, 1938, in Buyant, in Mongolia’s Khovd aimag, he was also known as Lkhamsuren Myagmarsuren;…

Andrei Georgievich Doroshkevich, a Russian theoretical astrophysicist and cosmologist, died October 26, 2026, aged 89. Born January 22, 1937, he was identified as both Russian and former Soviet, and studied…

Peggy King, an American jazz singer and actress, died on October 25, 2026, aged 96, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on February 16, 1930, she attended…

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 wrestling and…

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 Kazakh Soviet…

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 been hospitalized…

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 Derrick Clifton…

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 on February…

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 also known…

Todd Benzinger, an American baseball player and 1990 World Series champion, died October 21, 2026, aged 63. Born Todd Eric Benzinger in Dayton, Kentucky, on February 11, 1963, he graduated…

Cornell Green, an American football player, died October 21, 2026, aged 86. Born Cornell M. Green on February 10, 1940, in Oklahoma City, he was raised in northern California and…

Denis Boytsov, a Russian boxer, died on October 17, 2026, aged 40. Born Denis Nikolayevich Boytsov on February 14, 1986, he was from Oryol, then in the Russian SFSR of…

Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh, an Iranian political scientist and historian, died October 15, 2026, aged 80. Born in Nur, Iran, on February 9, 1946, he became known for work on Iran and…

Asbjørn Eide, a Norwegian human rights scholar, died on October 14, 2026, aged 93. Born in Eksingedalen, he studied at the University of Oslo and built his career across law…

Dorothy Saxe, an American philanthropist and art collector known for her art collection, died October 13, 2026, aged 100, in Menlo Park, California. Born Dorothy Ruby in Michigan City, Indiana,…

Martina Arroyo, an American operatic soprano whose international career spanned the 1960s through the 1980s, died October 13, 2026, aged 90. Born in New York City, she became part of…

Hiroshi Tsuchida, a Japanese actor and voice actor known for Ninja Sentai Kakuranger and Attack on Titan, died of heart failure on October 11, 2026, aged 54. Born in Tokyo…

Gabriel Antonio Prieto Escobar, the Chilean actor known as Gabriel Prieto, died in Santiago on October 11, 2026, aged 65. Born in Santiago on February 2, 1961, he studied acting…

Marcellino Taiji Tani, a Japanese Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Saitama, died on October 10, 2026, aged 73. Born Daiji Tani in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on…

Marcellino Taiji Tani, a Japanese Roman Catholic prelate and former bishop of Saitama, died October 10, 2026, aged 73. Born in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, on February 13, 1953, he was…


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 Jones, he…

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, she was…

Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, a Japanese film director associated with “Sister Street Fighter,” died of pneumonia in Yokohama on October 6, 2026, aged 89. Born in Nagano Prefecture on February 5, 1937,…

James Leo Nelligan, an American politician who represented Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House, died October 6, 2026, aged 97. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he graduated from James…

Bisera Alikadić, a Bosnian poet and author, died on October 6, 2026, aged 87. Born in Podhum near Livno, she built a body of work that included poetry, romance novels…

Richard Morecroft, Australian radio announcer, ABC News newsreader and television presenter, died of cancer on October 6, 2026, aged 70. Born in Market Harborough, England, he moved with his family…

James M. Adovasio, an American archaeologist known for his work at Meadowcroft Rockshelter, died October 4, 2026, aged 82. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, on February 17, 1944, he earned a…

Robert Corbin, a Guyanese politician who led the opposition People's National Congress from 2002 to 2012, died on October 4, 2026, aged 78. Born Robert Herman Orlando Corbin in Linden,…

Giovanni Lista, an Italian art historian and art critic specializing in Futurism, died in Paris on October 3, 2026, aged 83. Born on February 13, 1943, in Castiglione del Lago,…

Robert X. Cringely, the pen name of technology journalist Mark Stephens, died October 3, 2026, aged 73. Born in Apple Creek, Ohio, Stephens earned a bachelor’s degree from the College…

Denys Tremblay, a Canadian artist and micronational leader who served as king of L'Anse-Saint-Jean, died October 2, 2026, aged 75. Born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, on February 5, 1951, Tremblay was…

Tony Reno, an American college football player and coach, died on October 2, 2026, at age 52. A native of Oxford, Massachusetts, he was born Anthony Paul Reno on February…

Jeff Van Note, the American football player who spent much of his career with the Atlanta Falcons, died on October 2, 2026, at age 80. Born Jeffrey Aloysius Van Note…

Ray Close, a Northern Irish boxer, died on October 2, 2026, aged 57. Born in Belfast, he spent much of his career in the super-middleweight division before finishing in the…

Dottie Martin, an American educator and real estate broker who served as First Lady of North Carolina, died on October 2, 2026, aged 89. Born Dorothy Ann McAulay in Charlotte,…

Lito Sousa, a Brazilian aviation specialist known for his YouTube channel Aviões e Músicas, died on October 1, 2026, aged 59. Born Joselito Geraldo de Sousa on January 25, 1967,…

Eddie Belmonte, a Puerto Rican jockey, died on September 30, 2026, aged 83. Born on February 5, 1943, in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, he competed at the highest levels…

Stephen Kerley, an Australian rules footballer best known for his time with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League, died on September 29, 2026, aged 73. Born on January 25, 1953,…

Joe Callanan, the Irish former Fianna Fáil politician and TD for Galway East from 2002 to 2007, died on September 29, 2026, aged 77. Born in Kilconnell, County Galway, he…

Donald Bergagård, the Swedish evangelist, singer and accordionist, died on September 29, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Öckerö on February 13, 1936, he first worked as a…

Frank Busch, an American swimming coach who worked at the collegiate, national team and Olympic levels, died on September 27, 2026, aged 75. Best known for leading the University of…

Oscar E. Bosetti, the Argentine journalist and radio host known as a leading authority on the history of Argentine radio, died on September 27, 2026, at age 71. Born Oscar…

Tokushin Yamauchi, a Japanese politician and former Japan–North Korea friendship activist, died on September 26, 2026, aged 91. A native of Yomitan in Okinawa, he graduated from the University of…

Georges Taï Benson, an Ivorian television presenter and journalist, died on September 25, 2026, at age 80. Born in Treichville, Abidjan, on January 25, 1946, he became one of the…

Carmen Aldunate, a Chilean painter, died on September 25, 2026, aged 86. Born Carmen Zita Aldunate Salas in Viña del Mar in 1940, she became associated with the profile-based, pre-Renaissance-inspired…

Roberto Müller, the Brazilian singer known publicly by that name, died on September 24, 2026, aged 89. Born José Ribamar da Silva on February 17, 1937, he began his artistic…

Yehuda Atlas, the Israeli writer, poet and translator, died on September 24, 2026, aged 89. Born on February 12, 1937, in Ein Iron, he built a career that began in…

Edward Rogalski, the American academic administrator who served as president of St. Ambrose University from 1987 to 2007, died on September 23, 2026, aged 84. He was the 12th president…

Alojzy Lysko, the Silesian writer and politician, died on September 22, 2026, aged 84. Born on February 15, 1942, in Bojszowy, Poland, he was a Polish politician, writer, teacher and…

Carlos Alonso, an Argentine painter, draftsman and printmaker, died on September 21, 2026, aged 97. Born in Tunuyán, Mendoza, in 1929, he developed an early reputation as a social realist…

Margit Carlqvist, the Swedish actress best known internationally for her role in Ingmar Bergman’s "Smiles of a Summer Night," died on September 20, 2026, aged 94. Born in Stockholm on…

Gérard Jouault, a French volleyball coach who worked with the French women’s national team and the Rwandan men’s national team, died on September 20, 2026, aged 74. Born on January…

Wes MacAleer, a Canadian politician and Prince Edward Island MLA from 1996 to 2007, died on September 20, 2026, aged 82. Born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, on February 12,…

Willie Callaghan, the Scottish footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Berwick Rangers and Cowdenbeath, died on September 19, 2026, aged 83. Born William Thomas Callaghan in Cowdenbeath on February 12,…

Colin Powers, a British boxer, died on September 18, 2026, aged 70. Born in London in 1956, he turned professional in June 1975 with a win over Kevin Quinn and…

Blas Wilfredo Omar Jaime, the last native speaker of Chaná and a transporter, died on September 17, 2026, aged 92. Born in Nogoyá, Argentina, on February 2, 1934, he was…

Sergei Tchepikov, the Russian politician, biathlete and cross-country skier, died on September 17, 2026, aged 59. Born Sergei Vladimirovich Tchepikov in Khor, in what was then the Russian SFSR of…

Ludmila Javorová, a Czech Roman Catholic theologian, died on September 17, 2026, aged 94. Born in Brno in 1932, she came from a Catholic family and worked for the underground…

Martin Ashby, the English motorcycle racer known internationally as Henry Martin Ashby, died on September 16, 2026, aged 82. Born in Marlborough in 1944, he built a distinguished speedway career…

Michael Lee “Mike” Beigel, an American electronics engineer, died September 15, 2026, aged 79. Born in Manhattan, New York, on January 29, 1947, he was the son of Jerome Beigel,…

John Delaney, the English footballer who played for Wycombe Wanderers, Bournemouth and the national amateur team, died on September 15, 2026, aged 84. Born John Joseph Delaney in Slough on…

Bernie Orenstein, a Canadian-born American television writer and producer who also worked as an actor, died September 14, 2026, aged 95. Born Bernard Orenstein in Toronto, Ontario, he became a…

Ken Laufman, a Canadian ice hockey player and Olympian, died on September 14, 2026, at age 94. Born in Hamilton, he played centre and represented Canada at the 1956 and…

Gianfranco Pieri, an Italian basketball player, died on September 14, 2026, aged 89. Born in Trieste in 1937, he played professionally from 1950 to 1970 and represented Italy at the…

Cheetah Chrome, the American guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with Rocket from the Tombs and the Dead Boys, died on September 13, 2026, at age 71. Born…

Byron Sher, the American politician and law professor who served in the California State Assembly from 1980 to 1996 and in the State Senate from 1996 to 2004, died on…

Rachel Rabin, an Israeli educator and activist who was a founding member of kibbutz Manara, died on September 11, 2026, aged 101. Born in Tel Aviv on February 1, 1925,…

Brent Peterson, the Canadian ice hockey player and coach, died on September 11, 2026, at age 68. Born in Calgary, he was a former professional forward who spent 11 seasons…

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, the Norwegian royal and elder sister of King Harald V, died on September 11, 2026, aged 94. Born Astrid Maud Ingeborg in Oslo on February 12,…

Dame Margaret Clark, a New Zealand political scientist, died on September 11, 2026, aged 85. Born in Wellington on 28 January 1941, she became a leading political science academic and…

Vsevolod Bogdanov, the Russian journalist who chaired the Russian Union of Journalists from 1992 to 2017, died on September 10, 2026, aged 82. Born on February 6, 1944, in Kholmogorsky…

Aleksey Borovitin, the Russian Olympic ski jumper and Soviet-era competitor, died on September 9, 2026, aged 72. Born Aleksey Alekseyevich Borovitin in Kirov on February 14, 1954, he competed from…

Helmut Wiesinger, an Austrian stage and television actor, died on September 9, 2026, aged 74. Born in Linz in 1952, he built a long career in theatre and television, appearing…

Andrzej Elżanowski, a Polish paleontologist and zoologist, died on September 9, 2026, aged 76. Born in Przasnysz on January 21, 1950, he studied at the University of Warsaw and worked…

Ranee Brylinski, an American mathematician known for her work in representation theory and quantum logic gates, died on September 9, 2026, at age 69. Born Ranee Kathryn Gupta in Detroit…

Paddy Keenan, the Irish uilleann piper best known as a founding member of The Bothy Band, died on September 9, 2026, aged 76. Born in Trim on January 30, 1950,…

Samuel Gelblung, the Argentine journalist and television host known as Chiche Gelblung, died on September 9, 2026, aged 82, of respiratory failure. Born in Buenos Aires on February 7, 1944,…

Alexander Sharovsky, the Azerbaijani actor and theatre director, died on September 9, 2026, aged 78. Born in Baku in 1948, he began his career in 1967 and went on to…

Hadassah Carlebach, a Russian-American Holocaust survivor and memoirist, died on September 6, 2026, at age 98. Born Hadassah Miriam Schneersohn in Leningrad in February 1928, she was the daughter of…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…