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…
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Who died in September 2026? Over 800 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
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,…
Manuel Dueso dies at age 73
Manuel Dueso Almirall, the Spanish actor, dramatist, theatre director and poet also known as Manel Dueso, died on September 8, 2026, aged 73. Born in Sabadell, in Catalonia’s Province of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
K. Achuthan has died at age 76
K. Achuthan, an Indian politician and Kerala MLA, died on September 7, 2026, aged 76. He represented the Chittur constituency and was a member of the Indian National Congress. Achuthan…
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…
R. Sarath dies at 65
R. Sarath, an Indian film director and screenwriter known for Sayahnam, The Desire and Buddhanum Chaplinum Chirikkunnu, died on September 7, 2026, aged 65. Based in Kerala’s Malayalam film industry,…
David Cobb,, died aged 63
David Cobb, the Green Party of the United States candidate for president in the 2004 United States presidential election, died on September 7, 2026, at age 63. Known also as…
Hafidh Ameir Hassan passed away at age 76
Hafidh Ameir Hassan, a Tanzanian agriculturalist and teacher who served as First Gentleman of Tanzania, died on September 7, 2026, aged 76. He held the role from March 19, 2021,…
Gastón Acurio Velarde has died at age 95
Gastón Acurio Velarde, the Peruvian politician who served as minister of development and later as a senator, died on September 7, 2026, aged 95. Born in Cusco on December 25,…
Great Gidayū dead at age 67
Great Gidayū, the Japanese actor known for roles in films including Kikujiro and Ikinai, died on September 7, 2026, aged 67. Born Masayuki Suzuki in Itabashi on December 26, 1958,…
David Worth passed away at age 86
David Worth, an American film director and cinematographer, died on September 7, 2026, aged 86. Born March 2, 1940, he built a career behind the camera on more than twenty…
Nina Popova dies at 81
Nina Popova, a Russian actress who worked in theater and film, died on September 7, 2026, aged 81. Born in Bugulma on March 20, 1945, she studied at the Moscow…
Allen Engel obituary: died at age 93
Allen Engel, a Canadian politician and farmer in Saskatchewan, died September 6, 2026, at age 93. Known also as Allen Willard Engel, he represented Notukeu-Willow Bunch in the Legislative Assembly…
Grigore Ianeț obituary: died at age 78
Grigore Ianeț, a Moldovan footballer and coach, died on September 6, 2026, aged 78. He was associated with Avântul Chișinău, Torpedo Moscow and CSKA Moscow during his playing career, and…
Walter Kershaw obituary: died at age 85
Walter Kershaw, the English artist known for graffiti, street art, sculpture and mural painting, died on September 6, 2026, aged 85. Born in Rochdale in 1940, he worked in oils…
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,…
Israël Isaac Besançon dies at age 81
Israël Isaac Besançon, a French-Israeli rabbi and painter, died on September 6, 2026, at age 81. Born in Nice on December 27, 1944, Besançon developed an early interest in painting…
Obituary: Richard Tesařík, dead at age 80
Richard Tesařík, the Czech singer associated with Yo Yo Band, died on September 6, 2026, at age 80. He helped form the Prague-based group in 1975 alongside Vladimír Tesařík, Ondřej…
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…
Bruce Lunsford dies at age 78
Bruce Lunsford, an American politician and attorney from Kentucky, died on September 6, 2026, aged 78. Born William Bruce Lunsford in Kenton County on November 11, 1947, he built a…
Neville Withers obituary: died at age 86
Neville Withers, an Australian footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League, died on September 6, 2026, aged 86. Born on December 6, 1940, he was a former…
Hadassah Carlebach dead at age 98
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…
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Elio Lo Cascio passes away at age 78
Elio Lo Cascio, an Italian historian and teacher of Roman history at Sapienza University of Rome, died on September 6, 2026, aged 78. Born in Palermo in 1948, he studied…
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…
Hristo Spasov dies at age 38
Hristo Spasov, a Bulgarian footballer, died on September 6, 2026, at age 38. A forward by trade, he was born in Dorkovo and built much of his career in Bulgarian…
Bill Dundee dies at age 82
Bill Dundee, the Scottish professional wrestler better known to fans by his ring name, died on September 6, 2026, aged 82. Born William Cruickshanks in Dundee on October 24, 1943,…
Obituary: Richard Tesařík, dead at age 80
Richard Tesařík, the Czech singer best known for his work with Yo Yo Band, died on September 6, 2026, aged 80. Born in Ostrava on December 25, 1945, he was…
Rudy Ariffin dead at age 73
Rudy Ariffin, the Indonesian politician who served as governor of South Kalimantan and regent of Banjar, died on September 6, 2026, aged 73. A bureaucrat and politician, he led South…
Guus Kouwenhoven died at age 84
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…
Obituary: Nina Shipman, dead at age 88
Nina Shipman, an American actress known for roles in films including Say One for Me, Blue Denim and Vertigo, died on September 6, 2026, aged 88. Born in Los Angeles…
Sudivya Kumar passed away at age 56
Sudivya Kumar, an Indian politician and member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, died on September 6, 2026, aged 56, after a heart attack. A member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha,…
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…
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…
Juan Guillermo Ríos passed away at age 78
Juan Guillermo Ríos, a Colombian journalist and television presenter, died on September 6, 2026, aged 78. Born in Medellín on December 20, 1947, he became known to Colombian viewers for…
Edward Field died at age 102
Edward Field, the American poet, died on September 6, 2026, at age 102. Born in Brooklyn on June 7, 1924, he built a career as a poet and writer whose…
Obituary: Darío Silva Silva, dead at age 88
Darío Silva Silva, a Colombian Evangelical pastor, died on September 6, 2026, aged 88. Born in Tarqui, Huila, in 1938, he was known as a journalist, columnist, conferencier, theologian, missionary,…
Iván Carvajal dies at age 78
Iván Carvajal, the Ecuadorian poet and writer, died on September 6, 2026, aged 78. Born in San Gabriel, he became one of Ecuador’s notable literary voices and worked as a…
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.…
Filip Sternberg has died at age 69
Filip Sternberg, a Czech-Austrian lawyer and member of the Sternberg nobility, died on September 5, 2026, aged 69. Czech sources identify him as Filip Sternberg, also referred to as Filip…
Otto Jelinek has died at age 86
Otto Jelinek, the Czech-born Canadian figure skater and politician who served as a member of Parliament from 1972 to 1993 and as minister of national revenue from 1989 to 1993,…
Joe Morgan died at age 95
Joe Morgan, an American baseball player and manager, died on September 5, 2026, at age 95. A native of Walpole, Massachusetts, Morgan was a graduate of Walpole High School and…
Radim Raděvič obituary: died at age 59
Radim Raděvič, a Czech ice hockey player who competed for Czechoslovakia, died on September 5, 2026, aged 59. Born in Opava on December 16, 1966, he was known for playing…
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,…
Obituary: Robert Alexy, dead at age 80
Robert Alexy, the German jurist and legal philosopher, died on September 5, 2026, aged 80. Born in Oldenburg on September 9, 1945, he studied law and philosophy at the University…
Robin Morgan passes away at age 85
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…
Klaus Wanger death at age 85
Klaus Wanger, the Liechtenstein politician and former president of the Landtag of Liechtenstein, died on September 5, 2026, aged 85. Born in Schaan on February 24, 1941, he was also…
Georgy Matyukhin, died aged 92
Georgy Matyukhin, a Russian economist who served as chairman of the Central Bank of Russia from August 1990 to June 1992, died on September 5, 2026, aged 92. Born Georgy…
Jean-Pierre Clar died at age 84
Jean-Pierre Clar, the French rugby league and rugby union player, died on September 5, 2026, aged 84. Born in Hanoi on February 27, 1942, he became known as a rugby…
Andy Fish dead at age 60
Andy Fish, an American graphic novelist and educator, died on September 5, 2026, aged 60, following blood cancer. Born Andrew Tiberius Fish, he worked as a comic book artist, illustrator,…
C. Richard, died aged 83
C. Richard D'Amato, an American politician and former Navy Reserve captain who served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1999 to 2003, died on September 5, 2026, aged 83.…
Andy Williams dead at age 48
Andy Williams, the American metal guitarist and professional wrestler known as The Butcher, died on September 5, 2026, aged 48. Born Andrew J. Williams in Buffalo on December 12, 1977,…
Albert Alós passes away at age 86
Albert Alós, a Spanish-born Nigerian engineer, academic and missionary, died on September 5, 2026, aged 86. Born in Barcelona in 1939, he graduated in electrical engineering from the University of…
Death of Torstein Jøssang at age 92
Torstein Jøssang, the Norwegian physicist, died on September 5, 2026, aged 92. Born in Jørpeland in 1933, he studied at the University of Oslo, earning his cand.real. in 1962 and…
Michael Mendl died at age 82
Michael Mendl, the German actor known for roles in Downfall, 14 Days to Life and Dark, died on September 5, 2026, aged 82. Born Michael Sandrock in Lünen on April…
Filip Sternberg has died at age 69
Filip Sternberg, a Czech-Austrian lawyer and member of the Sternberg nobility, died on September 5, 2026, aged 69. He belonged to the Sternberg family and was the owner of Český…
Erni Mangold, died aged 99
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 has died at age 76
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,…
Obituary: Alberto Iribarne, dead at age 76
Alberto Iribarne, the Argentine lawyer and politician who served as minister of justice from 2005 to 2007, died on September 5, 2026, aged 76. Born in Buenos Aires on August…
Thérèse Brenet dead at age 90
Thérèse Brenet, the French composer and educator, died on September 5, 2026, aged 90. Born in Paris in 1935, she studied piano at the Conservatoire de Reims and later at…