Faleh al-Dhaheri, died aged 86
Faleh al-Dhaheri, a Saudi military officer known for his role in the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure, died on September 12, 2026, aged 86. He was identified in reference material as…
Who Died in September 2026?
Who died in September 2026? Over 800 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
Rafael Sorkin has died at age 80
Rafael Sorkin, an American physicist whose work helped shape the study of quantum gravity and black hole entropy, died on September 12, 2026, aged 80. He was professor emeritus of…
James Storme dies at 83
James Storme, the Belgian footballer and manager, died on September 12, 2026, aged 83. A midfielder, he made his mark with KAA Gent, helping the club win the Belgian Cup…
Sérgio Toledo Machado passed away at age 81
Sérgio Toledo Machado, the Brazilian Olympic basketball player known as Sérgio "Macarrão" de Toledo Machado, died on September 12, 2026, at age 81. A former professional player, he represented Brazil…
Nikolay Noev dead at age 38
Nikolay Noev, a Russian-born Tajik Olympic wrestler, died on September 12, 2026, aged 38. Born in February 1988 in Sakha Republic, he was a Yakut freestyle wrestler who later became…
Carles Solà died at age 81
Carles Solà, the Spanish academic administrator and politician who served as rector of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, died on September 12, 2026, aged 81. Born in Xàtiva, in Valencia…
Bamanga Tukur passed away at age 90
Bamanga Tukur, the Nigerian politician who served as People's Democratic Party national chairman, died on September 12, 2026, aged 90. A businessman and politician from Adamawa State, he was born…
Jeremy Thomas dies at 77
Jeremy Thomas, the British film producer behind The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, died on September 12, 2026, aged 77. Born in London on July 26,…
Abdul Jalil Mastan has died at age 70
Abdul Jalil Mastan, an Indian politician and six-time Bihar MLA, died on September 12, 2026, aged 70. A senior Indian National Congress leader, he served as minister of Registration, Excise…
Agni Deo Singh dead, Agni Deo Singh, Fijian politician
Agni Deo Singh, the Fijian politician and trade unionist who served as Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, died on September 12, 2026. Born in rural Macuata in Vanua…
George Chuvalo died at age 89
George Chuvalo, the Canadian boxer who became a five-time national heavyweight champion and a two-time world title challenger, died on September 12, 2026, at age 89. Born in Toronto in…
Faleh al-Dhaheri, died aged 86
Faleh al-Dhaheri, a Saudi military officer, died on September 12, 2026, aged 86. He became widely known for his role in the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure in Mecca, where he…
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…
Death of Bain Boehlke at age 87
Bain Boehlke, an American theater director and actor, died on September 11, 2026, at age 87. Born in Warroad, Minnesota, he was associated with both stage and screen work and…
Varinder Singh Bajwa, died aged 82
Varinder Singh Bajwa, an Indian politician and former member of the Rajya Sabha, died on September 11, 2026, aged 82. A senior vice-president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, he began…
Naseebullah Bazai dead, Naseebullah Bazai, Pakistani politician, senator
Naseebullah Bazai, a Pakistani politician and senator, died on September 11, 2026. He had served as a Member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2018. Bazai was elected in…
Brent Peterson dies at age 68
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…
Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir obituary: died at age 88
Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir, a Pakistani politician who served as minister for law and a member of the National Assembly, died on September 11, 2026, aged 88. Also known as Chaudhry…
Rachel Rabin dies at 101
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,…
Albert Horsfall obituary: died at age 84
Albert Horsfall, the Nigerian intelligence officer who directed the National Intelligence Agency from 1986 to 1990 and the State Security Service from 1990 to 1992, died on September 11, 2026,…
Anthony Page dead at age 90
Anthony Page, the Indian-born British film and stage director, died on September 11, 2026, aged 90. Born in Bangalore, Karnataka, he went to Canada on a free passage with the…
Marcel Carfantan dead at age 93
Marcel Carfantan, the French racing cyclist who rode in the 1957 Tour de France, died on September 11, 2026, aged 93. Born on February 21, 1933, Carfantan was part of…
Obituary: Yuca, dead at age 75
Yuca, the Peruvian comedian and actor known for his work on "Risas y salsa" and films including "La paisana Jacinta en búsqueda de Wasaberto" and "¡Asu mare! 2," died on…
Death of Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner at age 94
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,…
Death of Dame Margaret Clark at age 85
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…
Bruce M. Davis dies at age 83
Bruce M. Davis, an American criminal and member of the Manson Family, died on September 11, 2026, at age 83. Born Bruce McGregor Davis on October 5, 1942, in Monroe,…
Emma Bonino died at age 78
Emma Bonino, the Italian politician who served as minister of foreign affairs, senator and member of the European Parliament, died on September 11, 2026, aged 78, after a battle with…
Raffaele Costa dead at age 90
Raffaele Costa, the Italian politician who served as a deputy, minister and provincial president, died on September 11, 2026, aged 90. Born in Mondovì on September 8, 1936, he graduated…
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…
Solomon Pappaiah dies at age 90
Solomon Pappaiah, the Indian scholar and actor known for his work in Tamil television and film, died on September 11, 2026, aged 90. Born in Madurai on February 22, 1936,…
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…
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…
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…
Obituary: Robert E. Dickinson, dead at age 86
Robert E. Dickinson, an American meteorologist and geoscientist, died on September 11, 2026, aged 86. Born Robert Earl Dickinson on March 26, 1940, in Millersburg, Ohio, he studied chemistry and…
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…
Obituary: Julia Boffey, dead at age 73
Julia Boffey, an English academic and professor of medieval studies, died on September 11, 2026, aged 73. A medievalist and literary scholar, she taught at Queen Mary University of London…
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…
Phyllis MacMahon has died at age 91
Phyllis MacMahon, the Irish actress known for films including 10 Rillington Place, The Magdalene Sisters and Shaun of the Dead, died on September 10, 2026, aged 91. Over a screen…
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…
Michael M. Cernea passes away at age 94
Michael M. Cernea, the Romanian-born sociologist and anthropologist who helped bring sociological and anthropological perspectives into the World Bank, died on September 10, 2026, at age 94. Born Mihail Musi…
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…
Bheki Maphalala dead, Bheki Maphalala, Swazi jurist
Bheki Maphalala, a Swazi jurist and lawyer who served as Chief Justice of Eswatini, died on September 10, 2026. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2011 and became…
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…
Aleksey Borovitin has died at age 72
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Bryan Isacks dies at 90
Bryan Isacks, an American geophysicist who helped provide seismological evidence for the theory of plate tectonics in the late 1960s, died on September 9, 2026, aged 90. Born in New…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Edward H. Lehner passed away at age 93
Edward H. Lehner, an American politician and member of the New York State Assembly, died on September 9, 2026, at age 93. Born in Queens on March 6, 1933, he…
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…
Philippe Caillard passed away at age 102
Philippe Caillard, the French choral conductor, died on September 8, 2026, aged 102. Born in Paris, he also worked as a professor of music education, a technical and pedagogical adviser…