Death of Jesús Rico at age 73
Jesús Rico, a Mexican Olympic footballer, died on September 11, 2026, aged 73. Born on January 11, 1953, he was a Mexican association football player who competed in the men's…
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Notable deaths this month: Over 400 obituaries with additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Obituary: Peter Thompson, dead at age 73
Peter Thompson, an Australian broadcast journalist and educator, died on September 11, 2026, aged 73. Born in Sydney in 1952, he built a career in Australian broadcasting and later worked…
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…
Harry Kirk, died aged 82
Harry Kirk, the Scottish footballer known for spells with Scunthorpe United, Stockport County and Darlington, died on September 11, 2026, aged 82. Born Henry Joseph Kirk in Saltcoats on August…
Malcolm Dawes died at age 82
Malcolm Dawes, the English footballer who played for Hartlepool, Aldershot and Workington, died on September 11, 2026, aged 82. Born in Trimdon on March 3, 1944, he made his senior…
Tomás Solís dies at age 91
Tomás Solís, a Chilean politician who served as deputy from 1969 to 1973, died on September 11, 2026, aged 91. Born Tomás Enrique Solís Nova in Coelemu on September 28,…
Death of Paul Bender at age 93
Paul Bender, an American attorney and legal scholar who served as dean of the Arizona State University college of law, died on September 11, 2026, aged 93. Born in Brooklyn…
Elaine Mokhtefi dead at age 98
Elaine Mokhtefi, the Algerian-American anti-colonial activist and writer known for her work as a translator and author, died on September 11, 2026, aged 98. Born Elaine Klein in New York…
Lungskull passed away at age 20
Lungskull, the French rapper and producer known professionally in all lowercase, died on September 11, 2026, aged 20. Born Odin Olsen in Paris on January 9, 2006, he gained notice…
Ken Todd dies at age 69
Ken Todd, the English footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale and Portsmouth, died on September 10, 2026, aged 69. Born in Butterknowle on 24 August 1957, he made…
Marilyn Edwards has died at age 88
Marilyn Edwards, an American politician and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, died on September 10, 2026, aged 88. She represented the 88th district in the Arkansas House from…
Roger Simon has died at age 78
Roger Simon, the American journalist and writer who became Politico’s chief political columnist, died on September 10, 2026, aged 78. Born in Chicago and educated at the University of Illinois…
Josep María Trías de Bes dies at age 81
Josep María Trías de Bes, a Spanish lawyer and politician, died on September 10, 2026, aged 81. Born Josep María Trías de Bes i Serra in Madrid on November 19,…
Death of Gary Myers at age 76
Gary Myers, an American racing driver who competed in NASCAR events, died on September 10, 2026, at age 76. Born on March 4, 1950, he raced in the NASCAR Winston…
Bob McKay dies at age 78
Bob McKay, an American football player who played offensive line in the National Football League, died September 10, 2026, at age 78. A native of Seminole, Texas, he was born…
Cathie Craigie dies at age 72
Cathie Craigie, the Scottish politician who served as a Scottish Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth from 1999 to 2011, died on September 10, 2026, aged…
Vsevolod Bogdanov passed away at age 82
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…
Khalid Mahmood passes away at age 84
Khalid Mahmood, the Pakistani Olympic field hockey player who captained the national team, died on September 10, 2026, aged 84. Born on December 28, 1941, in Jhelum, he represented Pakistan…
Death of Manel Abeysekera at age 93
Manel Abeysekera, the Sri Lankan diplomat and first woman career diplomat in Sri Lanka, died on September 10, 2026, aged 93. Also known as Irangani Manel Abeysekera, she served as…
Obituary: Artur Heras, dead at age 81
Artur Heras, a Spanish painter, died on September 10, 2026, aged 81. Born Artur Heras i Sanz in Xàtiva in April 1945, he studied fine arts in Valencia and later…
Ajazdin Nuhi passed away at age 46
Ajazdin Nuhi, a Serbian footballer who played as a midfielder, died on September 10, 2026, aged 46. Born in Prizren on October 10, 1979, he began his senior career with…
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…
Claudio Carsughi obituary: died at age 93
Claudio Carsughi, the Italian-Brazilian sports journalist associated with Corriere dello Sport, Rádio Jovem Pan and Quatro Rodas, died on September 10, 2026, aged 93. Born in Arezzo in 1932, he…
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…
Chuni Lal Bhagat passes away at age 93
Chuni Lal Bhagat, an Indian politician and former Punjab MLA, died on September 10, 2026, aged 93. He represented the Bharatiya Janata Party and served in the Punjab government as…
Futagodake Takeshi death at age 82
Futagodake Takeshi, the Japanese sumo wrestler also known as Takeshi Yamanaka, died on September 10, 2026, aged 82, after hepatocellular carcinoma. Born in Kanagi, Aomori, Japan, on November 15, 1943,…
Death of Daniel Conahan at age 72
Daniel Conahan, a licensed practical nurse and convicted murderer, died September 10, 2026, at age 72. Known as the Hog Trail Killer, Conahan was born Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. in…
Obituary: Elio Zamuto, dead at age 85
Elio Zamuto, the Italian actor and voice actor known professionally by that name, died on September 9, 2026, aged 85. Born Elio Mazzamuto in Syracuse, Sicily, he began his career…
Óscar Mario Beteta died at age 70
Óscar Mario Beteta, a Mexican journalist and radio host, died on September 9, 2026, at age 70. Born in Mexico City on January 13, 1956, he was known professionally as…
Death of Jean Galard at age 77
Jean Galard, a French organist, died on September 9, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Vincennes on February 19, 1949, he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and…
Paddy Doherty passed away at age 92
Paddy Doherty, the Irish Gaelic footballer from Down and bricklayer, died on September 9, 2026, aged 92. Born in Ballykinler, County Down, he played for his local club Ballykinler and…
Hyacinth Knight, died aged 86
Hyacinth Knight, a Jamaican politician and former member of Parliament, died on September 9, 2026, aged 86. Knight served in Jamaica’s House of Representatives from 1983 to 1989 as a…
Helmut Wiesinger dies at age 74
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…
Margaret Rizza obituary: died at age 97
Margaret Rizza, the British composer and music teacher, died on September 9, 2026, aged 97. Born Margaret Lensky in Leek on August 19, 1929, she became known chiefly for church…
Giorgos Mazonakis obituary: died at age 54
Giorgos Mazonakis, the Greek singer known for modern folk-pop and pop performances, died on September 9, 2026, aged 54, after cardiac arrest. Born Georgios Mazonakis on March 4, 1972, in…
Jackson Nascimento dead at age 102
Jackson Nascimento, the Brazilian football player and manager who played for Athletico Paranaense and Corinthians, died on September 9, 2026, aged 102. A midfielder, he was revealed by Atlético Paranaense…
Death of Gaylyn Studlar at age 73
Gaylyn Studlar, an American feminist, film and media critic, died on September 9, 2026, aged 73. She was David May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities and director of the…
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…
Harry Burrows has died at age 85
Harry Burrows, the English footballer who played for Aston Villa, Stoke City and Plymouth Argyle, died on September 9, 2026, aged 85. Born in Haydock on March 17, 1941, he…
Paddy Keenan passed away at age 76
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,…
Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Leiʻataua has died at age 76
Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Leiʻataua, a Samoan politician and former member and speaker of the Legislative Assembly, died on September 9, 2026, aged 76. He was first elected to Parliament in 1996…
Obituary: Samuel Gelblung, dead at age 82
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,…
Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano death at age 79
Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano, the Italian energy distribution industry executive who served as chairman of Hera from 2002 to 2023, died on September 9, 2026, aged 79. Born in Brescia…
Barry Whitbread passed away at age 77
Barry Whitbread, the English footballer and coach who led Singapore to its first international football trophy, the 1998 AFF Championship, died on September 9, 2026, aged 77. Born in England…
Paul Butzer obituary: died at age 98
Paul Butzer, the German mathematician and historian of mathematics, died on September 9, 2026, aged 98. Born in Mülheim an der Ruhr on April 15, 1928, he built a career…
Obituary: Alexander Sharovsky, dead at age 78
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…
Death of Andrzej Elżanowski at age 76
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…
Death of Blanche d’Alpuget at age 82
Blanche d'Alpuget, the Australian writer and widow of former prime minister Bob Hawke, died on September 9, 2026, aged 82, after complications from influenza. Born Josephine Blanche d'Alpuget in Sydney…
Jean-Pierre Jouët, died aged 99
Jean-Pierre Jouët, a French shipbuilder and event organizer who helped shape the country’s recreational boating industry, died on September 9, 2026, aged 99. Born in 1927 and the son of…
Isao Harimoto dies at age 86
Isao Harimoto, a Japanese baseball player, died on September 9, 2026, at age 86. Known in Korean as Jang Hun, he was born in Hiroshima on June 19, 1940, and…
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…
Ranee Brylinski died at age 69
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…
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…
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…
Takao Jinnouchi has died at age 93
Takao Jinnouchi, a Japanese politician and former bureaucrat, died on September 8, 2026, aged 93. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served in Japan’s Upper House for three…
William Henry Draper III obituary: died at age 98
William Henry Draper III, an American venture capitalist, died on September 8, 2026, aged 98. Born in White Plains, New York, he was the son of Katherine Louise Baum and…
Gabriel Contant, died aged 95
Gabriel Contant, a Canadian painter, died on September 8, 2026, aged 95. Born on January 4, 1931, in Joliette, Quebec, he studied under Stanley Cosgrove at the École des beaux-arts…
Frank Bridel died at age 101
Frank Bridel, the Swiss journalist and writer who served as editor-in-chief of the Gazette de Lausanne and later became a longtime columnist at Entreprise romande, died on September 8, 2026,…
Lucien Smith has died at age 37
Lucien Smith, an American artist known for painting, died on September 8, 2026, aged 37. Born in Los Angeles in 1989, he studied at The Cooper Union and became one…
Monowar Hossain Chowdhury dies at 78
Monowar Hossain Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died on September 8, 2026, aged 78. He represented the Gaibandha-4 constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad and was elected…
Robert Poinard died at age 77
Robert Poinard, a French priest, journalist and chaplain, died on September 8, 2026, aged 77. Born in Saint-Étienne on October 19, 1948, he spent 12 years as a journalist with…
Obituary: Arvo Kruusement, dead at age 98
Arvo Kruusement, the Estonian screenwriter, film and theater director known for adapting works such as "Spring" (1969), "Summer" (1976) and "Autumn" (1990), died on September 8, 2026, aged 98. Born…
Obituary: Alexandr Pashchenko, dead at age 81
Alexandr Pashchenko died on September 8, 2026, aged 81. He was a Russian singer, actor and director, and a People's Artist of Russia. His death was reported in the context…
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…
Obituary: Alexandr Pashchenko, dead at age 81
Alexandr Pashchenko, a Russian singer, actor, and director and People’s Artist of Russia, died on September 8, 2026, aged 81. Born in Orenburg on June 3, 1945, he became associated…
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.…
André Navez has died at age 74
André Navez, a Belgian politician and clerk, died on September 8, 2026, aged 74. Born in Bienne-lez-Happart, Belgium, on March 12, 1952, he was a member of the Socialist Party.…
Serge Losique, died aged 94
Serge Losique, the Canadian writer, festival organizer and academic best known as the founder of the Montreal World Film Festival, died on September 8, 2026, aged 94. Born in Yugoslavia…
Tom Whitestone death at age 62
Tom Whitestone, an American sport coach and associate athletic director at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, died on September 8, 2026, aged 62. Whitestone spent 37 years with…
Death of Pat Senatore at age 91
Pat Senatore, an American jazz bassist, died on September 8, 2026, aged 91. Born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 19, 1935, he became known as a musician and composer…
Margaret Bedggood has died at age 87
Margaret Bedggood, the New Zealand legal scholar and former chief human rights commissioner, died on September 8, 2026, aged 87. Born Margaret Ann Bedggood in Takapuna on April 10, 1939,…
Roberto Rodríguez Pérez death at age 80
Roberto Rodríguez Pérez, the Mexican footballer known as Monito, died on September 8, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on April 1, 1946, in Tlaquiltenango Municipality, he began his…
Eric Pearce passed away at age 94
Eric Pearce, the Australian field hockey player who won Olympic silver in 1968 and bronze in 1964, died on September 8, 2026, aged 94. Born Eric Robert Pearce in Jabalpur,…
Pierfranco Vianelli dies at 79
Pierfranco Vianelli, the Italian cyclist and 1968 Olympic champion, died on September 8, 2026, aged 79. Born in Provaglio d'Iseo, he won gold in the individual road race at the…
Silvia Ederra obituary: died at age 43
Silvia Ederra, the Spanish handball player who represented Spain internationally, died on September 8, 2026, aged 43. Born in Estella-Lizarra, she built a 20-year career in the sport and retired…
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…
Iskhak Mashbash death at age 96
Iskhak Mashbash, a Russian poet, died on September 7, 2026, aged 96. Also known as Iskhak Shumafovich Mashbash and anglicised as Isaac Mashbash, he was a Circassian poet, writer and…
Norberto Galasso death at age 90
Norberto Galasso, an Argentine historian and essayist, died on September 7, 2026, aged 90. Born in Buenos Aires on July 28, 1936, he studied economics at the University of Buenos…
Joseph Arnaouti, died aged 90
Joseph Arnaouti, a Syrian Armenian Catholic hierarch who served as patriarchal exarch of Damascus from 1997 to 2023, died on September 7, 2026, aged 90. Born in Aleppo on May…
David Worth passed away at age 86
David Worth, an American film director and cinematographer, died September 7, 2026, aged 86. Born in Los Angeles on March 2, 1940, he built a career behind the camera on…
Georg Westenfelder died at age 91
Georg Westenfelder, a German organ builder, died on September 7, 2026, aged 91. Born in Stuttgart on August 8, 1935, he owned and led the Uergelmanufaktur Georg Westenfelder organ shop…
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…
Marc Mercier obituary: died at age 68
Marc Mercier, the French professional wrestler and actor, died on September 7, 2026, aged 68. Born in Bourg-la-Reine on April 11, 1958, he built a wrestling career in the Fédération…
Death of Tony Buss at age 87
Tony Buss, the English cricketer known for his long career with Sussex, died on September 7, 2026, aged 87. Born Antony Buss on September 1, 1939, he played for the…
Marty Lowe died at age 54
Marty Lowe, an American football player and coach, died on September 7, 2026, at age 54. Lowe played quarterback in the Arena Football League, appearing for the St. Louis Stampede…
Great Gidayo passes away at age 67
Great Gidayo, the Japanese actor known for roles in films including "Kikujiro," died on September 7, 2026, aged 67. Born Masayuki Suzuki on December 26, 1958, in Itabashi, Japan, he…
Death of Galina Mishenina at age 76
Galina Mishenina, a Russian rower and Olympic bronze medallist, died on September 7, 2026, aged 76. Mishenina, also known as Galina Andreevna Mishenina, was born on August 5, 1950, in…
Stanisław Małkowski dies at age 82
Stanisław Małkowski, a Polish Roman Catholic priest, died on September 7, 2026, at age 82. He was also known as a publicist and as an activist in the democratic opposition…
Nuno Cardoso passes away at age 64
Nuno Cardoso, the Portuguese engineer and politician who served as president of the Porto Municipal Chamber from 1999 to 2002, died on September 7, 2026, aged 64. Born Nuno Magalhães…
Nina Popova death at age 81
Nina Popova, a Russian actress of stage, film and television, died on September 7, 2026, aged 81. Born in Bugulma in 1945, she trained at the Moscow Art Theatre School,…
Richard Alston passed away at age 77
Richard Alston, the British choreographer known for work with Ballet Rambert and The Place, died on September 7, 2026, aged 77. Born in Sussex and educated at Eton College, he…
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…
Obituary: Hafidh Ameir, dead at age 76
Hafidh Ameir, a Tanzanian politician and agriculturalist who served as Tanzania’s first gentleman, died on September 7, 2026, aged 76. Ameir became the country’s first First Gentleman after Samia Suluhu…
Silvio Meli dead at age 72
Silvio Meli, a Maltese judge, died on September 7, 2026, aged 72. He graduated from the University of Malta and later served as president of the Commission for Fair Trading…
Rihards Pīks died at age 84
Rihards Pīks, the Latvian politician and film director who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009, died on September 7, 2026, aged 84. Born in…
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…
Bello Mandiya, died aged 62
Bello Mandiya, a Nigerian politician and senator, died on September 7, 2026, aged 62. He represented the Katsina South Senatorial District in the Senate after winning the February 2019 general…
Jonathan Cooper death at age 76
Jonathan Cooper, an American luthier who built and crafted more than 500 violins, died on September 7, 2026, at age 76. Born Jonathan Gelula Cooper on May 17, 1950, in…