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Yuri Ivanovich Kayurov, a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, died November 6, 2026, aged 99. Born in Cherepovets, then in the Soviet Union, on September 30, 1927, Kayurov…
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Yuri Ivanovich Kayurov, a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, died November 6, 2026, aged 99. Born in Cherepovets, then in the Soviet Union, on September 30, 1927, Kayurov…

Gonzalo Moratorio, a Uruguayan virologist, died of cancer in Montevideo on November 5, 2026, aged 44. Born in the city on October 8, 1982, he was known for his work…

Gianpietro Marchetti, the Italian footballer who played as a defender for Atalanta, Juventus and the national team, died November 5, 2026, aged 78. Born in Rudiano on October 22, 1948,…

David Del Valle, an American film historian, journalist and commentator on genre films, died of esophageal cancer on November 4, 2026, aged 77. His professional work spanned journalism, column writing,…

Edward Tyover Anyamkyegh, a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward, died on November 4, 2026, aged 48. Born in Gboko on October 10, 1978, he represented Nigeria at…

Simon Winchester, the British-American author and journalist associated with The Surgeon of Crowthorne, died of a heart attack on November 3, 2026, aged 82. Born in London, he attended several…

Miquel Navarro, Spanish sculptor, painter and contemporary poet, died on November 1, 2026, aged 81. Born in Mislata, Valencia, on September 29, 1945, he studied painting at the San Carlos…

Gerry Collins, the Irish politician who served twice as minister for foreign affairs and as a member of the European Parliament, died November 1, 2026, aged 88. Born in Abbeyfeale,…

Marvin Shanken, an American publisher and founder of M. Shanken Communications, died October 29, 2026, aged 83. Born in New Haven on October 4, 1943, he built a roster of…

Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, a Chilean Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop and later archbishop of La Serena, died October 29, 2026, aged 90. Born in Santiago on…

Liudmyla Radchenko, a Ukrainian athlete and long jumper, died October 29, 2026, aged 94. Born in Kyiv on October 1, 1932, when the city was part of the Ukrainian Soviet…

Antal Steer, a Hungarian wrestler who competed in two Summer Olympics, died October 28, 2026, aged 83. Born in Bratislava on October 10, 1943, he was identified as a Hungarian…

Stephen Kovacevich, the American classical pianist and composer, died October 27, 2026, aged 86. Born in San Pedro, California, to a Croatian father and an American mother, he made his…

Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín, a Spanish politician and former mayor of Seville, died October 26, 2026, aged 69. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), he led the city…

Roxana Amed, an Argentine jazz singer, died October 25, 2026, aged 63. Born in Buenos Aires, she also worked as a composer, producer and educator, and was an educator at…

Carlos José Rivera Alfaro, the Salvadoran streamer and organizer of the Squid Craft Games known as El Komanche or Komanche, died in Monterrey, Mexico, on October 25, 2026, aged 30.…

El Komanche, a Salvadoran streamer, died on October 24, 2026, aged 30. Born Carlos Mauricio Gómez in San Sebastián, El Salvador, on September 27, 1996, he was known professionally as…

Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman, a Bangladeshi journalist and Awami League politician who represented Chandpur-4 in parliament, died of a stroke on October 24, 2026, aged 77. Born on September 25, 1949,…

Albert Childs, the English footballer who played as a defender, died October 23, 2026, aged 96. Born in Liverpool on September 25, 1930, he made his Liverpool debut on September…

Arvid Kramer, an American professional basketball player, died October 22, 2026, aged 70. Born in Fulda, Minnesota, he played center and stood 6 feet 9 inches tall. Kramer played college…

Mélanie Berger-Volle, an Austrian-born French veteran of World War II and member of the French Resistance, died October 22, 2026, aged 105. Born in Vienna, she grew up in the…

Keith Bailey, a Canadian professional soccer player whose clubs included Bradford City and the Tampa Bay Rowdies, died October 21, 2026, aged 65. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, on…

Bob "Hoolihan" Wells, an American weatherman, television personality and actor, died of liver cancer on October 21, 2026, aged 93. Born Robert D. Wells in West Point, Nebraska, he began…

Alexander Mullings Sanders Jr., an American jurist, politician and academic administrator, died October 20, 2026, aged 88. Born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, he served in the U.S. Army…

Kalju Kruusa, the Estonian poet, editor and translator, died October 20, 2026, aged 53. Born Jaanus Valk in Tallinn on October 10, 1973, he became known by the name Kalju…

Rajaa Mohammed, the Kuwaiti actress and singer, died on October 20, 2026, aged 64. Born Raja Mohammed Saleem on October 4, 1962, she began her artistic career in 1978, at…

Emmanuel Uduaghan, a Nigerian politician and former governor of Delta State, died October 19, 2026, aged 71. A physician by training, he led the state from 2007 to 2015 as…

Robert Henry Christopherson, an American Olympic boxer, died October 18, 2026, aged 90. Born October 7, 1936, in Finlayson, Minnesota, he competed as an amateur in the men’s light heavyweight…

Ken Ward, an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond, died October 18, 2026, aged 91. Born on September 30, 1935, Ward played for the club in the Victorian Football…

Jacqueline Van Quaille was a Belgian operatic soprano and academic teacher who died on October 16, 2026, aged 90. Born in Gentbrugge, she studied at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent,…

John Thomas Berry, the American sports journalist known as Jack Berry, died October 16, 2026, aged 95, from complications of a fall. A Detroit native, he studied journalism at Michigan…

Chiaki Ishii, the Japanese-born Brazilian judoka who won Brazil’s first Olympic medal in judo, died on October 16, 2026, aged 85. Born in Ashikaga, Japan, on October 1, 1941, he…

Alan Brown, an English cricketer who represented Kent and England, died on October 16, 2026, aged 90. Born in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire, on October 17, 1935, he established himself as a…

Gerold Späth, the Swiss author and poet known for Commedia, died October 14, 2026, aged 86. Born in Rapperswil on the shore of Lake Zürich, he was the son of…

Kasey Redfern, an American football punter who had been receiving chemotherapy for a cancerous brain tumor and CNS lymphoma, died October 13, 2026, aged 35. Born September 26, 1991, in…

Lucian Piane, an American composer and music producer associated with RuPaul’s Drag Race, died in a traffic collision on October 12, 2026, aged 46. Born in Kansas City, Piane studied…

Grant H. Heiken, an American volcanologist who studied volcanic processes and materials on Earth and the moon, died of mesothelioma on October 11, 2026, aged 84. Born on October 11,…

Jean-Max de Chavigny, a French windsurfer, died October 10, 2026, aged 60. Born in Schœlcher on October 12, 1965, he represented France in windsurfing. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he…

Telma Sandra Augusto de Souza, the Brazilian professor, teacher and politician known as Telma de Souza, died of a stroke on October 10, 2026, aged 82. Born in Santos on…

Sven Hirdman, a Swedish diplomat and ambassador, died October 9, 2026, aged 87. Born Henrik Sven Hirdman on September 28, 1939, in Stavanger, Norway, he worked in diplomacy from 1963…

Jean Geney, a French politician and automotive technician who served as mayor of Étupes and as a deputy in the National Assembly, died October 9, 2026, aged 87. Born in…

Mike Ditka, an American football player and coach associated with the Chicago Bears, died October 9, 2026, aged 86. Born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, he was named Michael Dyczko at birth…

Salah Bachir, a Canadian business executive and entrepreneur, died October 9, 2026, aged 71. Born in Lebanon on October 3, 1955, Bachir built a career spanning media, publishing, business and…

Keith Christmas, the English singer and songwriter, died of renal cancer on October 8, 2026, aged 79. Born Keith Peter Christmas in Wivenhoe, near Colchester, Essex, on October 13, 1946,…

Michael Canavan, an Irish nationalist businessman and politician, died October 8, 2026, aged 102. Born in Derry in October 1924, he attended St Columb’s College before entering business. By the…

Henk Cornelisse, a Dutch cyclist, died October 8, 2026, aged 85. Born in Amsterdam on October 16, 1940, he was also known by his full name, Hendrik Jan Willem Cornelisse.…


Christine Hellyar, a New Zealand sculptor and installation artist whose work also included teaching, died October 5, 2026, aged 79. Born in New Plymouth in 1947, she studied at the…

Boualem Boualem, an Algerian jurist and politician, died on October 5, 2026, aged 73. Born in Aïn Sefra, then part of French Algeria, on October 16, 1952, he was affiliated…

Freddie Jackson, the American rhythm and blues singer known for “You Are My Lady” and “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake),” died October 5, 2026, aged 70. Born Frederick…

Fred Claire, the American baseball executive who served as vice president and general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, died October 5, 2026, aged 91. He worked in several capacities…

George Richard Ian Howe Fenton, known professionally as George Fenton, the English composer, died October 5, 2026, aged 76. Born in Bromley, Kent, he became best known for writing film…

Anastazja Pustelnik, the Polish Roman Catholic nun of the Daughters of Divine Charity and cookbook author known as Sister Anastazja, died on October 4, 2026, aged 76. Born in Dylągowa…

Shalva Bedoyev, a Russian painter, died on October 4, 2026, aged 85. Born on October 15, 1940, in the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, he became known as a Soviet and…

Geoff Hickson, the English footballer who played as a goalkeeper, died on October 3, 2026, aged 87. Born in Crewe in 1939, he came through as an amateur with Coventry…

Sidney Offit, an American author and writer, died on October 3, 2026, aged 97. Born in Baltimore on October 13, 1928, he became known for his children's books and for…

Jan Roelof Kruithof, the Dutch speed skater and marathonschaatser, died on October 3, 2026, aged 89. Born in Ouwsterhaule on October 16, 1936, he became one of the country’s most…

Steve Zaiser, a manager and former North Dakota legislator, died October 2, 2026, aged 75, in Fargo. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented the 21st District…

İoanna Kuçuradi, the Turkish philosopher and academic, died on October 2, 2026, aged 89. Born in Istanbul on October 4, 1936, she studied philosophy at Istanbul University after attending Zappeion…

Simon Bingham, 8th Baron Clanmorris, a British aristocrat and chartered accountant, died October 1, 2026, aged 88. He was the son of John Bingham, 7th Baron Clanmorris, and Madeline Bingham.…

Štěpánka Ranošová, the Czech actress and founding member of the Petr Bezruč Theatre in Ostrava, died on October 1, 2026, aged 99. Born in Mariánské Hory, now part of Ostrava,…

Dominique Foata, a French mathematician whose work helped shape enumerative combinatorics, died September 30, 2026, aged 91. Born in Damascus on October 12, 1934, he studied at the University of…

Gabriel Serville, the French Guianan politician who served as president of the Assembly of French Guiana, died on September 30, 2026, aged 67. Born in Cayenne on September 27, 1959,…

Umberto Pizzi, the Italian photojournalist, died on September 29, 2026, aged 88. Born in Zagarolo on October 7, 1937, he became a photojournalist in 1963 and worked for the FAO…

Julián García Vargas, the Spanish politician who served as minister of health from 1986 to 1991 and minister of defence from 1991 to 1995, died on September 29, 2026, aged…

Lieutenant Stitchie, the Jamaican reggae musician and deejay born Cleveland Laing, died on September 28, 2026, aged 60. Known for his work in dancehall, he later moved into gospel reggae…

Johan Buttedahl, a Norwegian politician and dentist who served in the Parliament of Norway, died on September 28, 2026, aged 90. Born in Drammen on October 5, 1935, he represented…

Manuel Seal, an American record producer and songwriter, died on September 27, 2026, aged 66. Born Manuel Lonnie Seal Jr. on September 26, 1960, in Freeport, he worked across pop,…

Bernard Verley, the French actor and film producer, died on September 27, 2026, aged 86. Born in Lille on October 4, 1939, he studied at the Beaux-Arts in Lille before…

Bruno Kramm, the German musician and co-founder of the electro-industrial duo Das Ich, died on September 25, 2026, aged 58. Born in Munich on October 13, 1967, he became known…

Jeoff Long, an American baseball player who spent part of the 1963 season and all of 1964 with the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox, died on September 25,…

Javier Delgado Barrio, a Spanish judge who served as president of the Supreme Court of Spain from 1996 to 2001, died on September 25, 2026, aged 93. Born in Barbastro…

Chaudhary Muhammad Ashraf, a Pakistani politician and former member of the National Assembly, died on September 25, 2026, aged 90. He served in Pakistan’s lower house from June 2013 to…

Oscar González Oro, an Argentinian radio host and journalist known as “El Negro” Oro, died on September 25, 2026, aged 74. Born in Mendoza on October 16, 1951, he built…

Aleksei Kozlov, the Russian saxophonist and jazz musician who helped shape Soviet-era jazz, died on September 25, 2026, aged 90. Born in Moscow on October 13, 1935, he became one…

Piak Poster, the Thai filmmaker, film poster artist and actor known off screen as Somboonsuk Niyomsiri, died on September 24, 2026, aged 93. Born in Chiang Mai in 1932, he…

L. Krishnan, the Indian-born film director and screenwriter, died on September 24, 2026, aged 103. Born Lakshmanan Krishnan on October 21, 1922, in Chennai, he was raised in Penang before…

Reinaldo Sánchez, a Chilean entrepreneur and football administrator, died on September 24, 2026, at age 82. Known in Chilean media as Don Choco and born Reinaldo del Carmen Sánchez Olivares…

Pieak Poster, the stage name of Thai filmmaker, film poster artist and actor Somboonsuk Niyomsiri, died on September 24, 2026, aged 93. Born Somboonsuk Niyomsiri, he became one of Thailand’s…

Lawrence Tanter, the longtime Los Angeles Lakers public address announcer, died on September 23, 2026, aged 76, after complications from a stroke. Tanter was an American announcer and the program…

James Becket, an American filmmaker and human rights lawyer, died on September 22, 2026, aged 89. Born in New York City on October 5, 1936, he built a career that…

George N. Gillett Jr., an American businessman and sports executive who served as chairman of Liverpool F.C. from 2007 to 2010, died on September 22, 2026, aged 87. Born in…

Terry Harryman, the British rally co-driver, died on September 21, 2026, aged 87. Born in Bangor, Northern Ireland, on September 26, 1938, he built a career as a rally navigator…

Shirley Banfield, an Australian cricketer, died on September 20, 2026, aged 88. Banfield, whose full name was Shirley Adele Banfield, played as a left-handed batter and made one Test appearance…

Sid Ahmed Agoumi, the Algerian actor also known as Sid Ahmed Méziane, died on September 20, 2026, aged 86. Born on October 5, 1940, in Bologhine, near Algiers, he began…

Eugenio Zanetti, the Argentine dramatist and set designer who won an Academy Award for Best Production Design, died on September 18, 2026, aged 79. Born in Córdoba in 1946, Zanetti…

Stephanie Cole, the English actress known for roles in Tenko, Doc Martin and Coronation Street, died on September 18, 2026, aged 84. Born Patricia Stephanie Cole in Solihull on October…

Margaret Chant-Papandreou, an American-born Greek women’s rights activist, writer and former first lady, died on September 18, 2026, aged 102. Born Margaret Esther Chant in Oak Park, Illinois, she later…

Oscar Wambrauw, an Indonesian academic and professor of economics at Cenderawasih University, died on September 17, 2026, aged 57. He had served as the university’s rector from 2022 until his…

William Gummow, the Australian jurist who served as a justice of the High Court of Australia from 1995 to 2012, died on September 17, 2026, aged 83. Born William Montague…

E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan, a lawyer and politician who represented Tamil Nadu in Parliament, died on September 17, 2026, aged 78. A member of the Indian National Congress, he served…

Pierre Collin, the French painter, engraver, illustrator and sculptor, died on September 15, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Paris on September 27, 1956, he studied at the…

Amelinha Teles, a Brazilian journalist and political activist, died on September 15, 2026, aged 81. Born Maria Amélia de Almeida Teles in Contagem, Minas Gerais, she became known for her…

Georgios Makropoulos, the Greek chess player who won the national championship seven times, died on September 15, 2026, aged 72. A leading figure in Greek chess in the 1970s and…

Flora Brovina, the Kosovar-Albanian poet, pediatrician, women's rights activist and politician, died on September 15, 2026, aged 76. Born in Skenderaj in Kosovo’s Drenica Valley, she was raised in Pristina,…

Bernie Brennan, the Canadian football player who starred for the Ottawa Rough Riders, died on September 14, 2026, aged 98. Born in Deseronto, Ontario, in 1927, he joined Ottawa out…

Peter Max, the German-American pop artist known for his bright, vividly colored work, died on September 14, 2026, at age 88. Born Peter Max Finkelstein in Berlin on October 19,…

Catherine Ringer, the French singer and musician best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of Les Rita Mitsouko, died on September 14, 2026, aged 68. Born in Suresnes on…

Anton Grunis, a Russian military commander, died on September 13, 2026, at age 46. Also known as Anton Feliksovich Grunis, he was born in Kazan on October 5, 1979, and…