Death of Sir William Heseltine at age 96
Sir William Heseltine, the Australian civil servant who served as private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from 1986 to 1990, died on October 2, 2026, aged 96. Born William Frederick…
Famous Cancer Zodiac Sign People Who Have Died
Which famous people born under the Cancer zodiac sign have died? Over 700 obituaries with info, news, and memorial pages.
Sudi Özkan passes away at age 87
Sudi Özkan, the Turkish businessman and hotelier-casino operator, died on October 2, 2026, aged 87. Born in Adana in 1939, he built a business career that expanded from modest beginnings…
Obituary: Robert Kururangi, dead at age 69
Robert Kururangi, a New Zealand rugby union player, died on October 2, 2026, aged 69. A wing, he represented Counties at provincial level and was part of the New Zealand…
J. Todd Anderson dead at age 125
J. Todd Anderson, an American storyboard artist, died on October 1, 2026, aged 125. He worked with a number of filmmakers, including the Coen brothers, and also helped produce the…
Obituary: Biljana Plavšić, dead at age 96
Biljana Plavšić, the Bosnian Serb politician who served as president of Republika Srpska, died on October 1, 2026, aged 96. Born in Tuzla in 1930, she worked as a university…
Steve Selvin has died at age 85
Steve Selvin, an American statistician and professor emeritus of biostatistics at the University of California, Berkeley, died September 30, 2026, aged 85. Born July 4, 1941, he studied at Berkeley…
Dave Rosello passed away at age 76
Dave Rosello, a Puerto Rican baseball player who spent nine seasons in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, died on September 30, 2026, at age 76.…
Ramón Luis Rivera passed away at age 97
Ramón Luis Rivera, the Puerto Rican politician who served as mayor of Bayamón from 1977 to 2001, died on September 30, 2026, at age 97. A native of Aguas Buenas,…
Obituary: Janice Laking, dead at age 96
Janice Laking, the Canadian politician who served as mayor of Barrie, died on September 30, 2026, aged 96. Known also by her married name and born Janice McCuaig, she was…
Dame Esther Rantzen passed away at age 86
Dame Esther Rantzen, the British journalist and television presenter best known for hosting the BBC’s That's Life!, died on September 30, 2026, aged 86, after a period with lung cancer.…
Shi Wenbo dies at age 75
Shi Wenbo, a Chinese businessperson, co-founder and chairman of Hengan International, died September 29, 2026, aged 75. Born in 1950 in Quanzhou, Fujian province, he was also known as Sze…
Phil Gifford has died at age 79
Phil Gifford, the New Zealand sportswriter and broadcaster associated with The Sunday Star-Times and Radio Sport, died on September 29, 2026, aged 79. He was a familiar voice on Radio…
Gilbert Bigio dead at age 91
Gilbert Bigio, the Haitian business conglomerate founder of GB Group, died on September 29, 2026, aged 91. A retired businessman, he built GB Group into a major Haitian enterprise and…
Obituary: Juan Carlos Pagotto, dead at age 74
Juan Carlos Pagotto, an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as a senator since 2023 and as a member of the Legislature of La Rioja from 1993 to 1997, died…
Siti Hasmah, died aged 100
Siti Hasmah, a Malaysian civil servant, physician and public-health advocate who served as the prime minister’s spouse, died of heart failure on September 28, 2026, aged 100. Born Hasmah binti…
Pietro Veglio passes away at age 81
Pietro Veglio, a Swiss economist and Executive Director of the World Bank, died on September 28, 2026, aged 81. Born in Bellinzona in 1944, he began his career in 1969…
Death of Maxín Picallo at age 86
Maxín Picallo, the Spanish sculptor, died on September 28, 2026, at age 86. Born in Santo Ildefonso, in the parish of Troáns, Cuntis, in 1940, he was also known as…
Ali Bendayan passes away at age 82
Ali Bendayan, the Moroccan Olympic footballer known as Aliouat, died on September 28, 2026, aged 82. A forward for Raja CA, he also represented Morocco’s national team and was part…
Jimmy Lim death at age 82
Jimmy Lim, a Malaysian architect, died on September 28, 2026, aged 82. Known also as Jimmy Lim Cheok Sang, he was an ethnic-Chinese architect from Penang and is identified in…
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali has died at age 100
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, a Malaysian physician and civil servant who served as the spouse of Malaysia’s prime minister, died on September 28, 2026, aged 100. Widely known as Siti…
Steven T. Walther has died at age 83
Steven T. Walther, an American attorney and former Federal Election Commission commissioner, died September 27, 2026, aged 83. Born in Reno, Nevada, on July 18, 1943, he earned a Bachelor…
Howard H. Stevenson passes away at age 85
Howard H. Stevenson, an American business theorist who became the Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, died September 27, 2026, aged 85. Born June 27, 1941, he studied…
Obituary: Mighty Sparrow, dead at age 91
Mighty Sparrow, the Grenadian-born Trinidadian calypso musician also known as Slinger Francisco, died on September 27, 2026, aged 91. Born in Grand Roy, Grenada, on July 9, 1935, he was…
Connie Osterman dies at 90
Connie Osterman, a Canadian politician who served in Alberta’s legislature, died on September 26, 2026, aged 90. Born Constantine Elaine Oel in Acme, Alberta, on June 23, 1936, she was…
Bruno Musarò death at age 78
Bruno Musarò, the Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as apostolic nuncio to Panama, Guatemala and Costa Rica, died on September 26, 2026, aged 78. Born in Andrano on June…
Ahmed El-Zend passed away at age 80
Ahmed El-Zend, an Egyptian judge and former minister of justice, died on September 26, 2026, aged 80. Born in Tanta in 1946, he graduated from Al-Azhar University with a degree…
Norm Kimball dead at age 96
Norm Kimball, the Canadian football executive who served as general manager of the Edmonton Eskimos and later president and chief operating officer of the Montreal Alouettes, died on September 25,…
Antonio Canal dead at age 90
Antonio Canal, the Spanish actor best known for playing Father Froilán Cardeñosa on Cuéntame cómo pasó, died September 25, 2026, aged 90. Born in Barcelona in 1936, he trained at…
Zosima Ostapenko dies at age 76
Zosima Ostapenko, a Russian Orthodox prelate, died on September 25, 2026, aged 76. Born Vladimir Mikhailovich Ostapenko on July 12, 1950, in the Astrakhan District, he was a Russian archbishop…
Death of Ram Govind Chaudhary at age 74
Ram Govind Chaudhary, an Indian politician and Uttar Pradesh MLA across multiple terms from 1977 to 1992, 2002 to 2007 and 2012 to 2022, died on September 25, 2026, aged…
J. Richard Wuest died at age 88
J. Richard Wuest, an American pharmacist and professor at the University of Cincinnati, died on September 24, 2026, aged 88. He joined the university’s James L. Winkel College of Pharmacy…
Mohammed Benchicou passed away at age 74
Mohammed Benchicou, the Algerian journalist and writer who directed and published the opposition newspaper Le Matin, died on September 24, 2026, aged 74. Also known as Mohammed Boualem Benchicou, he…
Chotelal Verma dies at age 73
Chotelal Verma, an Indian politician and businessman who served as a three-time Uttar Pradesh MLA, died on September 24, 2026, aged 73. He represented the Fatehabad constituency and was a…
Obituary: First Dude, dead at age 19
First Dude, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died on September 23, 2026, at age 19. Foaled in Florida in 2007, he was sired by Stephen Got Even and out of the…
Suresh Raj Sharma death at age 86
Suresh Raj Sharma, the Nepali educationist and founder vice chancellor of Kathmandu University, died on September 23, 2026, aged 86. Sharma was widely associated with the development of Kathmandu University…
Death of Tulio Crespi at age 88
Tulio Crespi, the Argentine car designer and racing automobile builder, died on September 22, 2026, aged 88. Born in Buenos Aires on June 22, 1938, he was also known as…
Sir John Mace dies at 94
Sir John Mace, the New Zealand army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff from 1984 to 1987 and as Chief of Defence Staff from 1987 until his…
Mike Hasselbach dies at 57
Mike Hasselbach, South African Olympic rower, died on September 21, 2026, aged 57. Born on June 29, 1969, he represented South Africa in rowing at two Summer Olympics, competing in…
Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has died at age 76
Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Emirati public official and lieutenant general who served as Deputy Chairman of Dubai Police & Public Security, died on September 21, 2026, aged 76.…
Cameron Bell, died aged 87
Cameron Bell, a New Zealand rugby league coach, died on September 20, 2026, aged 87. Also known as Cameron Wilson Bell and Cam Bell, he was part of the Bell…
Presley Gerber dead at age 27
Presley Gerber, an American male model, died on September 20, 2026, at age 27. Born in Los Angeles on July 2, 1999, he was the elder child of Cindy Crawford…
Jacques Leveugle death at age 79
Jacques Leveugle, a French teacher, died on September 19, 2026, aged 79. Born in Annecy in 1946, he worked as a foreign-language teacher and sports instructor in Europe, Asia and…
Graciela Taquini passed away at age 85
Graciela Taquini, the Argentine artist, curator and teacher whose work helped shape the country’s video-art scene, died on September 19, 2026, aged 85. Born in Buenos Aires on July 1,…
Tim Read dies at age 64
Tim Read, an Australian politician and former general practitioner and medical researcher, died on September 19, 2026, aged 64. He represented the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Brunswick from November…
Mike Burton dies at 79
Mike Burton, an American Olympic swimmer and later swimming coach, died on September 18, 2026, aged 79. Born Michael Jay Burton in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 3, 1947, he…
Obituary: Alfred Tyrone Cooke, dead at age 86
Alfred Tyrone Cooke, an Indian pilot and Vir Chakra recipient, died on September 18, 2026, aged 86. Known as Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke, he was decorated for his role…
Zimani Kadzamira passed away at age 85
Zimani Kadzamira, the Malawian academic, civil servant and diplomat, died on September 18, 2026, aged 85. Also known as Zimani David Kadzamira, he was born in Harare in July 1941…
Grazia Daddario passed away at age 94
Grazia Daddario, an Italian actress, died on September 18, 2026, aged 94. Born in Bari on July 12, 1932, she made her theater debut in 1980 alongside Nico Salatino and…
Death of Jimmy Revie at age 79
Jimmy Revie, the British boxer who held the British featherweight title from 1969 to 1971, died on September 18, 2026, aged 79. Born in Stockwell, London, in 1947, he made…
Alfredo Mantica passed away at age 83
Alfredo Mantica, the Italian politician and business advisor who served as a senator from 1996 to 2013, died on September 17, 2026, aged 83. Born in Rimini on July 17,…
Obituary: Hans Andersson-Tvilling, dead at age 98
Hans Andersson-Tvilling, the Swedish ice hockey player and footballer, died on September 17, 2026, aged 98. Born Hans Lennart Andersson in Bromma, he represented Sweden in ice hockey at the…
Obituary: Henrique, dead at age 49
Henrique, the Brazilian footballer known for his spells with Vasco da Gama, Atlético Mineiro and Fluminense, died on September 16, 2026, aged 49. Born Leonardo Henrique Peixoto dos Santos in…
Jack Storey dies at age 97
Jack Storey, an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray and Port Melbourne and coached Sunshine, died September 15, 2026, aged 97. Born on July 1, 1929, Storey was also…
Karl Finch obituary: died at age 87
Karl Finch, an American football player who was a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, died on September 15, 2026, at age 87. Born in Modesto, California, on July…
René Aphing Kouassi dead at age 78
René Aphing Kouassi, an Ivorian politician and magistrate, died on September 15, 2026, aged 78. Born in Abidjan on July 2, 1948, he was associated with the Democratic Party of…
Rachid Sabbagh died at age 76
Rachid Sabbagh, a Tunisian politician and former defence minister, died on September 15, 2026, aged 76. An independent politician, he joined the Ali Laarayedh cabinet in 2013 as defense minister.…
John Broughton, died aged 78
John Broughton, the New Zealand academic and playwright, died on September 15, 2026, aged 78. Also known as John Renata Broughton and John R. Broughton, he was a Māori dental…
Ben Saunders passed away at age 43
Ben Saunders, the Dutch singer and tattoo artist who won the first title of The Voice of Holland, died on September 15, 2026, at age 43. Born in London on…
Andy Gallagher passed away at age 89
Andy Gallagher, the Irish hurler, manager and Gaelic games administrator from Offaly, died on September 15, 2026, aged 89. Born in Tullamore in 1936 and also known as Andrew Gallagher,…
Joe Romm death at age 66
Joe Romm, born Joseph Jacob Romm, was an American researcher, author, editor and physicist who died September 14, 2026, aged 66. Born in Middletown, he attended Middletown High School and…
Death of Judy Gumbo at age 83
Judy Gumbo, the Canadian-born American activist and original member of the Youth International Party known as the Yippies, died on September 14, 2026, aged 83. Born Judith Lee Clavir in…
Louis Caron obituary: died at age 84
Louis Caron, the Canadian journalist, writer and screenwriter best known for co-creating and writing the television drama series He Shoots, He Scores, died on September 14, 2026, of a heart…
Fabio Mosquera passed away at age 78
Fabio Mosquera, a Colombian footballer, died on September 14, 2026, aged 78. Born in Cali, he played for Deportivo Cali and Cúcuta Deportivo and represented Colombia at the 1968 Summer…
Jürg Marquard dies at 81
Jürg Marquard, the Swiss publisher and television personality, died on September 14, 2026, aged 81. A businessman and media figure, he was among Switzerland’s wealthiest people, with Bilanz placing his…
Obituary: Sir Edmund Verney, 6th Baronet, dead at age 76
Sir Edmund Verney, 6th Baronet, a British landowner, died on September 12, 2026, aged 76. Of Claydon House, Buckinghamshire, he succeeded to the family title in 2001 on the death…
Tanchum Portnoy has died at age 75
Tanchum Portnoy, the American composer best known for writing the melody for “Eitz Chaim,” died on September 12, 2026, at age 75. Born Tanchum Gershon Portnoy in Brooklyn on July…
Hidetoshi Nakanishi died at age 68
Hidetoshi Nakanishi, a Japanese Olympic judoka and former world champion in the lightweight division, died on September 12, 2026, aged 68. Born on July 3, 1958, in Fukuoka Prefecture, he…
Ketaki Kushari Dyson, died aged 86
Ketaki Kushari Dyson, the Indian-born British writer and scholar who worked as a poet, novelist, playwright, translator and critic, died on September 12, 2026, aged 86. Born Ketaki Kushari in…
W. J. Frecklington dies at age 76
W. J. Frecklington, the Australian carriage maker known as William James Frecklington and Jim Frecklington, died on September 11, 2026, aged 76. Born in Parkes, New South Wales, in about…
Death of Tapas Dey at age 84
Tapas Dey, an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly, died on September 11, 2026, aged 84. He also served as ex-Vice President of the Tripura Pradesh Congress…
Death of Penny Gillies at age 75
Penny Gillies, the Australian Olympic hurdler known on the track as Penelope Elizabeth Gillies, died on September 10, 2026, aged 75. She competed in the 100 metres hurdles at both…
Obituary: Felicity Green, dead at age 100
Felicity Green, the British fashion journalist and newspaper executive, died on September 10, 2026, aged 100. Green, who was awarded an OBE, was born on June 26, 1926, and grew…
Mike McFarland obituary: died at age 56
Mike McFarland, an American voice actor, died on September 10, 2026, aged 56. Born in Texas City, Texas, he worked extensively on English-language dubs of Japanese anime as a voice…
Dame Heather Steel died at age 86
Dame Heather Steel, the British jurist and High Court judge, died on September 9, 2026, aged 86. Dame Anne Heather Steel, DBE, was a former High Court judge and also…
June Wyndham Davies died at age 97
June Wyndham Davies, a British television producer and director, died on September 9, 2026, aged 97. She was known for her work in television drama and for co-producing the film…
Barry Melrose passes away at age 70
Barry Melrose, the Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach and sportscaster, died on September 9, 2026, aged 70. Born in Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Melrose played professionally in the World Hockey Association and…
Peter Sincock death at age 78
Peter Damien Sincock, an Australian cricketer, died September 8, 2026, aged 78. Born in Adelaide on July 8, 1948, he played five first-class matches for South Australia during the 1974/75…
Vlasta Maček dead at age 74
Vlasta Maček, a Croatian chess player, died on September 8, 2026, at age 74. Born Vlasta Kalchbrenner on June 27, 1952, she played under the title Woman International Master, which…
André Pronovost dies at 90
André Pronovost, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent parts of his career with the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings, died on September 8, 2026, aged 90.…
Death of Ismael Laguna at age 83
Ismael Laguna, the Panamanian boxer who became a two-time undisputed lightweight champion, died on September 8, 2026, aged 83. Born Ismael Laguna Meneses in Colón City, Panama, he rose to…
Tung Chee-hwa passed away at age 89
Tung Chee-hwa, the Hong Kong politician and businessman who became the territory’s first chief executive, died on September 8, 2026, aged 89. Born in Shanghai on July 7, 1937, he…
Simon Lui death at age 62
Simon Lui, a Hong Kong actor known for the "Troublesome Night" series, "Last Ghost Standing" and "Vulgaria," died on September 7, 2026, aged 62. Born in Hong Kong on July…
Vadim Popov passes away at age 86
Vadim Popov, a Belarusian politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives, died on September 7, 2026, aged 86. Born Vadim Aleksandrovich Popov on July 5, 1940, in…
Admire Moon obituary: died at age 23
Admire Moon, the Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion, died on September 7, 2026, aged 23. The Japanese-bred colt was foaled in 2003 in Hayakita and was sired by End…
Sir Roger Jones dead at age 83
Sir Roger Jones, the Welsh pharmaceutical executive and researcher, died on September 7, 2026, aged 83. Born on July 2, 1943, he was also known as Roger Spencer Jones. Educated…
Rosa Fung Pineda death at age 90
Rosa Fung Pineda, a Peruvian archaeologist and university teacher, died on September 6, 2026, aged 90. Among the first professional female archaeologists in Peru, she taught for many years at…
Johan Mijail death at age 35
Johan Mijail, a Dominican writer, journalist and artist, died on September 6, 2026, aged 35. Born Johan Mijail Castillo Guillén in 1990 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, she was identified…
John O’Leary has died at age 72
John O'Leary, an American football player who starred as a running back for the Montreal Alouettes and later played for the Chicago Bears, died on September 6, 2026, aged 72.…
Death of Rosa Maria Duran at age 99
Rosa Maria Duran, a Spanish-born Mexican translator and teacher, died on September 6, 2026, aged 99. Born in Barcelona in 1927, she spent more than six decades promoting Catalan culture…
Jim Geoghan passes away at age 79
Jim Geoghan, an American television writer and producer known for his work on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Family Matters and Silver Spoons, died on September 6, 2026,…
Matt Suhey dies at 68
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…
Barry Cleavin passes away at age 86
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…
Georgina Lightning died at age 63
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…
Serhat Kılıç dead at age 51
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,…
Jason Walker passed away at age 56
Jason Walker, the New Zealand-Australian country musician and writer, died on September 4, 2026, aged 56. Born Jason Peter Walker in New Zealand in 1969, he began his career in…
Yves Brunier, died aged 85
Yves Brunier, the French animator, puppeteer and actor associated with "L'Île aux enfants," died on September 4, 2026, aged 85. Born in Lyon in 1943, he became known for bringing…
S. R. Janakiraman death at age 98
S. R. Janakiraman, an Indian Carnatic vocalist and musicologist, died on September 4, 2026, aged 98. Born S. Rangasamy Janakiraman on July 12, 1928, he was known for a career…
Don Wilhelms, died aged 96
Don Wilhelms, an American geologist who helped map the Moon and train Apollo astronauts, died on September 4, 2026, aged 96. Born Don Edward Wilhelms in Los Angeles on July…
Pedro Rodriguez dead at age 93
Pedro Rodriguez, the Spanish theologian and priest of the prelature of Opus Dei, died on September 4, 2026, aged 93. Born Pedro Rodríguez García in Cartagena in 1933, he specialized…