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Julian A. Brodsky, an American businessman and co-founder of Comcast, died November 5, 2026, aged 93. Born in Philadelphia on July 16, 1933, he was raised in a Jewish family…
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Julian A. Brodsky, an American businessman and co-founder of Comcast, died November 5, 2026, aged 93. Born in Philadelphia on July 16, 1933, he was raised in a Jewish family…

Hossein Omoumi, an Iranian musician, composer, scholar and teacher of Persian traditional music, died on November 5, 2026, aged 82. Born July 17, 1944, in Isfahan, Iran, he began studying…

Bernard Cafferty, the English chess master, writer and editor, died in Hastings, Sussex, on November 4, 2026, aged 92. Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, he became one of England’s leading players…

Fred Forest, a French media artist, died November 4, 2026, aged 93. Born July 6, 1933, in Mascara, he worked across video, photography, print media, mail, radio, television, telephone, telematics…

Herbert Blomstedt, the Swedish-American conductor, died November 4, 2026, aged 99. Born Herbert Thorson Blomstedt in Springfield, Massachusetts, on July 11, 1927, he was the son of Swedish parents who…

Paul-Henri Rebut, a French nuclear physicist whose work was in nuclear fusion, died November 3, 2026, aged 90. He studied physics at the École polytechnique in Paris and the École…

Marin Srakić, a Croatian Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of Đakovo–Osijek and later as its archbishop, died November 3, 2026, aged 89. Born in Ivanovci on July…

Lonnie Thompson, an American paleoclimatologist and university professor, died November 3, 2026, aged 78. At Ohio State University’s School of Earth Sciences, he pursued research into climate history preserved in…

John Frieda, the British businessman and celebrity hairstylist who founded hair salon and hair-product businesses, died on November 3, 2026, aged 75. Born Alan Howard Frieda in London on July…

Carlos Albert Llorente, the Mexican footballer and journalist, died November 3, 2026, aged 83. Born in Mexico City on July 10, 1943, he played for Necaxa and represented Mexico in…

Lucia Modugno, the Italian actress, theater director and writer, died November 3, 2026, aged 94. Born on July 9, 1932, she worked in both cinema and theater. Her screen credits…

Toni Brogno, a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a striker, died of liver cancer on November 3, 2026, aged 53. Born Antonio Brogno on July 19, 1973, he…

John Killacky, an American politician and former arts administrator who served in the Vermont House of Representatives, died of prostate cancer on November 2, 2026, aged 74. Elected to the…

Freddie Mwila, the Zambian footballer and coach, died November 2, 2026, aged 80. Born in Kasama on July 6, 1946, Mwila was among the first Zambians to play professional football…

Todd Shell, an American football player and coach who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and later coached in the Arena Football League, died November 1, 2026, aged 64.…

Ellis Edward Johnson Jr., an American football player who played halfback and wide receiver for the Boston Patriots, died November 1, 2026, aged 83. Born July 9, 1943, in Baton…

Rodney J. Clifton, an American civil engineer and professor, died November 1, 2026, aged 89. Born Rodney James Clifton in Orchard, Nebraska, on July 10, 1937, he was the son…

Antonio Navarro Wolff, a Colombian engineer and politician who served as a senator from 2002 to 2006 and again from 2014 to 2018, died November 1, 2026, aged 78. Born…

Frank Lenti, the Canadian outlaw biker known as Francesco “Cisco” Lenti and founder of the Loners Motorcycle Club, died October 31, 2026, aged 79. He was born June 21, 1947,…

Marcia Ann Gillespie, the magazine editor and activist who led Essence and Ms., died October 31, 2026, aged 82. An African-American writer, professor and consultant, she was an advocate for…

Mišo Kovač, a Croatian recording artist, died on October 31, 2026, aged 85. Born Mate Kovač in Šibenik on July 16, 1941, during the Italian occupation of Dalmatia, he was…

Robert W. Curran, an American politician and member of the Baltimore City Council, died October 30, 2026, aged 76. He represented the council’s Third District from 1995 to 2016. Born…

Milton Coleman, an American journalist, died October 30, 2026, aged 79. Tags Journalists, Politicians, Scientists, 30 October 2026, America, Cancer, Coleman, Milton, October 2026, October 30

Annaclara Cataldi Palau, an Italian Hellenist and palaeographer, died October 30, 2026, aged 76. She specialised in Greek medieval and Renaissance palaeography and the history of the book. Born in…

Shirish Hiremath, an Indian interventional cardiologist, died of brain cancer on October 29, 2026, aged 75. Born on July 17, 1951, he studied at B.J. Medical College in Pune and…

Eudaldo Báez Galib, a Puerto Rican politician and senator, died October 29, 2026, aged 88. Born in Mayagüez in 1939, he served in the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1992…

Ralph Sonnenberg, the Dutch businessman who owned at least 80% of Hunter Douglas, died October 29, 2026, aged 92. Born in 1934, he became a senior leader of the Netherlands-based…

Sir Patrick Stewart, the English actor known for Star Trek: The Next Generation, X-Men and Hamlet, died October 29, 2026, aged 86, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Mirfield…

Kojiro Ikegaya, a Japanese professional baseball player with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, died October 29, 2026, aged 74. Born in Shizuoka on June 28, 1952, he was identified in the…

Ray Gripper, the Zimbabwean cricketer, died October 28, 2026, aged 88. Born Raymond Arthur Gripper on July 7, 1938, he made his debut for Rhodesia in the 1957–58 season and…

Marta Shahbazi, a Spanish biologist and professor at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and the University of Cambridge, died October 28, 2026, aged 40. Born in León in 1985,…

Marisa Manchado, the Spanish composer, pianist and professor, died aged 60 on October 28, 2026, in the Toledo train collision. Born María Luisa Manchado Torres in Madrid on July 7,…

Muhammad al Ali, a Saudi Arabian poet, died October 27, 2026, aged 94. Born in Al-Imran, in Al-Ahsa, in 1932, he became known as a poet and thinker and was…

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…

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…

Lily Wong Fillmore, an American linguist and professor emerita in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, died October 26, 2026, aged 92. Her research focused…

Heiko Weber, the German football player and manager who played for Carl Zeiss Jena and managed ZFC Meuselwitz and Carl Zeiss Jena, died of pancreatic cancer on October 26, 2026,…

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 came from…

Mariusz Urbaniak, a Polish footballer who played as a midfielder, died on October 23, 2026, aged 54. Born in Zgorzelec on June 22, 1972, he began his football development in…

Donald Wood-Smith, an Australian-American plastic surgeon and professor of clinical surgery at Columbia University, died October 22, 2026, aged 95. Born Donald Smith in Sydney, Australia, he attended Newington College…

Peter Alan Horton, an Australian rugby union international and sport historian, died October 22, 2026, aged 81. Born in Brixton, London, on July 20, 1945, and raised in England, he…

Yasuo Fukuda, a Japanese politician who served as prime minister, chief cabinet secretary and member of parliament, died on October 22, 2026, aged 90. Born in Takasaki on July 16,…

Ron Duguay, the Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the New York Rangers, died of colon cancer on October 22, 2026, aged 69. Born Ronald Duguay on…

John Vaughan, an English professional footballer and coach who served as Bradford City’s goalkeeping coach, died October 22, 2026, aged 62. Born in Isleworth on June 26, 1964, he was…

Elena Maganini, an American film and television editor known for Dexter, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Wild Things, died of breast cancer on October 21, 2026, aged 70.…

Ken Ring, a New Zealand writer and astrologer, died October 21, 2026, aged 86. Born in England during the Second World War, he emigrated with his family to New Zealand…

Harry Tsuchidana, an American painter, died October 20, 2026, aged 94. Also known as Harry Suyemi Tsuchidana, he was born in Waipahu, Hawaii, where his parents owned a two-acre farm.…

Ernest Barry Swallow, the English former professional footballer known as Barry Swallow, died on October 20, 2026, aged 84. Born in Arksey, Doncaster, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, on…

Sandy Frank, an American television producer and founder of Sandy Frank Entertainment, died October 20, 2026, aged 97. Born Sundel Frank on July 11, 1929, in Mount Kisco, New York,…

Brother Valentino, the Trinidadian calypsonian and soca musician known offstage as Emrold Anthony Philip, died October 20, 2026, aged 85. Born in Cherry Hill, Grenada, on July 7, 1941, he…

Gordon Cheng, an Australian Christian writer and journalist, died October 20, 2026, aged 64. He studied at the University of Sydney and the Australian University of Theology. Of Swedish and…

Manuel Otto, a German video game developer who created Stick Run, died by suicide on October 20, 2026, aged 30. Born on July 18, 1996, Otto was a 14-year-old secondary-school…

Sergey Kucherov, a Russian track cyclist who competed for his country in the men’s team sprint at two Summer Olympics, died on October 20, 2026, aged 46. Born in Tula…

Alexandre Chorin, an American mathematician known for work in computational fluid mechanics, turbulence and computational statistical mechanics, died October 19, 2026, aged 88. Born Alexandre Joel Chorin in Warsaw, Poland,…

Vladlens Dozorcevs, a Russian-Latvian politician, died on October 19, 2026, aged 87. Born on July 3, 1939, in Roslavl, Smolensk Oblast, in the Russian SFSR, he was educated at the…

Chuck Amato, an American college football coach who led NC State and coached at Florida State, died of throat cancer on October 19, 2026, aged 80. Born Charles Michael Amato…

Marianne Helms, a German musicologist, died October 17, 2026, aged 90. Born Marianne Henze in Berlin on July 3, 1936, she began her studies at the Free University of Berlin…

Robert S. Knox, an American physicist, died October 17, 2026, aged 95, in Rochester, New York. Born July 13, 1931, in Newton, New Jersey, he studied at Lehigh University, earning…

Pierre-Yves Collombat, a French politician who represented the Var department in France’s Senate as a member of the Socialist Party, died October 17, 2026, aged 81. Born in Voiron on…

Medaglia d’Oro, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died October 16, 2026, aged 27. A dark bay or brown stallion marked with a white star and three white socks, he was bred…

Hyron Diego Andrews, a South African rugby union player for the Lions, died in a fall on October 16, 2026, aged 31. Born in Paarl on July 6, 1995, he…

Tom Yandle, the British farmer and huntsman who served as High Sheriff of Somerset, died October 15, 2026, aged 90. Born in 1935, he was known formally as Thomas Andrew…

Jorge Roberto Dubanced Conversano, an Argentine footballer and manager, died October 15, 2026, aged 76. Born in Buenos Aires on June 28, 1950, he played as a forward, beginning his…

Sanjulián, the Spanish cartoonist and painter whose given name was Manuel Pérez Clemente, died October 14, 2026, aged 85. Born in Barcelona on June 24, 1941, he studied at the…

Malcolm H. Wiener, an American prehistorian and lawyer, died October 14, 2026, aged 91. Born Malcolm Hewitt Wiener in Qingdao, China, on July 3, 1935, he was the son of…

Angelo Groppelli, an Italian weightlifter, died October 14, 2026, aged 80. Born in Varese on July 12, 1946, he is identified in biographical records as a former Italian shot putter.…

Michael Cremo, the American pseudoarcheologist associated with *Forbidden Archeology*, died October 14, 2026, aged 78. Born in Schenectady, New York, on July 15, 1948, he attended George Washington University from…

María Asunción Milá, a Spanish human rights activist known for opposing the death penalty, died on October 13, 2026, aged 107. Born María Asunción Sagnier in Barcelona in 1919, she…

Ernesto de Souza Andrade Júnior, the Brazilian singer known as Netinho, died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma on October 13, 2026, aged 60. Born in Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia, in 1966,…

Roger Cooreman, a Belgian racing cyclist, died October 12, 2026, aged 85. Born on June 25, 1941, he competed professionally from 1965 to 1971, with much of his racing career…

Paul Kimelman, an American world record holder, died October 12, 2026, aged 79. Tags Politicians, 12 October 2026, America, Cancer, Kimelman, Paul, October 12, October 2026

Sheana Davis, an American cheesemaker, chef and culinary educator, died October 12, 2026, aged 57. Born in Sonoma, California, in 1969, she founded the Epicurean Connection in Sonoma and created…

Jean-Paul Defrang, a Luxembourgish footballer and goalkeeper, died October 12, 2026, aged 70. Born on June 22, 1956, he played for Jeunesse Esch and Progrès Niederkorn and represented Luxembourg’s national…

Rolf Nyhus, a Norwegian football referee and sports administrator, died on October 12, 2026, aged 84. Born on July 9, 1942, he officiated as a FIFA referee from 1969 to…

Canadian journalist and news presenter Jean-Luc Mongrain died of cancer on October 12, 2026, aged 75. Born July 16, 1951, he studied at Collège Notre-Dame and the University of Sherbrooke,…

Ralph Hosack, a Canadian Olympic boxer, died October 11, 2026, aged 90. Born in 1935, he competed in the men’s middleweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. That Olympic appearance…

Tom's d'Etat, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died October 11, 2026, aged 13. Born July 1, 2013, he made his first start at Churchill Downs on May 6, 2016, finishing 11th.…

Ray Kolle, an Australian screenwriter whose television credits included Neighbours, Home and Away and Prisoner, died October 11, 2026, aged 85. Born on July 1, 1941, he became best known…

Rory Bourke, an American country music songwriter and music publisher, died October 10, 2026, aged 84. Born Rory Michael Bourke in Cleveland on July 14, 1942, he attended Mount St.…

Guruvayur Dorai, an Indian percussionist and senior mridangam exponent, died in Mylapore on October 10, 2026, aged 91. Born Vaidynathan in Guruvayur, Kerala, on July 2, 1935, he became known…

Patrice Warrener, a French light artist, died October 9, 2026, aged 78. He was best known for Chromolithe, his polychromatic illumination system, through which he brought colored light to buildings.…

Josep Pinyol, a Catalan historian, entrepreneur, political analyst and independence activist, died on October 9, 2026, aged 73. Born in Cornellà de Llobregat in 1952, he graduated in modern and…

Penny Moor, a British tennis player, died on October 8, 2026, aged 75. Born Penelope Moor on July 7, 1951, she was a left-handed player from Exeter who competed on…

Tony Fox, an Australian rugby union player who represented the national team, died October 8, 2026, aged 93. Born in Kogarah, New South Wales, Fox played as a wing and…

Abdelghani El Mansouri, a Moroccan footballer, died on October 8, 2026, aged 84. Born in 1942, he was an association football player who competed in the men’s tournament at the…

Jeff Guerriero, the American professional wrestler and punk musician known as Jeff Cannonball, died October 8, 2026, aged 39, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Active on the independent wrestling…

Nikolay Tevetkel, a Russian poet and translator, died in Cheboksary on October 6, 2026, aged 90. He was also a prose writer and playwright, working across several literary forms. Born…

Eva Marie Saint, the American actress, died October 6, 2026, aged 102. Born in Newark on July 4, 1924, she graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1946 and began…

Hélène Hazera, a French journalist and transgender rights activist, died October 5, 2026, aged 74. Born in Paris in 1952, she grew up in a violent household. At 17, she…

Samuel Odoi-Sykes, a Ghanaian politician, diplomat, information officer and teacher, died October 5, 2026, aged 98. Born in Accra, he was also known as Samuel Arthur Odoi-Sykes. He attended Accra…

Ilie Datcu, a Romanian footballer and coach who played as a goalkeeper, died on October 5, 2026, aged 89. Born in Bucharest, he began playing in the junior ranks of…

George Ali Murad Khan, the Pakistani monarch who served as Mir of Khairpur from 1947 to 1954, died October 5, 2026, aged 93. Born in Brighton, England, on June 29,…

Prince Waly, a French rapper, died of paraneoplastic pemphigus on October 4, 2026, aged 34. Born Moussa Magassa in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, on December 24, 1991, he began his rap career…

Timothy James Herbert, the British orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand surgery, died October 3, 2026, aged 85. Born in Sheffield, he studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School in…

Vincent M. Battle, an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Lebanon, died on October 3, 2026, aged 85. Also known as Vincent Martin Battle, he represented the United States…

Palle Rama Rao, an Indian scientist and metallurgist, died on October 3, 2026, aged 89. He was known for his work in physical and mechanical metallurgy and held academic and…

Jason Charlie (J. C.) Duncan, a South Carolina politician and teacher, died October 2, 2026, aged 97. Born June 27, 1929, in Lyman, South Carolina, he served in the state…

Malcolm E. “Mac” Steen, an American football player for the Florida Gators, died October 2, 2026, aged 78. Born in West Point, New York, on June 30, 1948, he attended…

Lyle Odelein, the Canadian ice hockey player and former NHL defenceman who served as the inaugural captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets, died on October 2, 2026, of a heart…