Paul Butler dies at age 68
Paul Butler, a Northern Irish politician and former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, died on September 23, 2026, aged 68. Born in Lisburn, Butler was an Irish republican politician…
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…
Bob Pettit dies at age 93
Bob Pettit, the American basketball player who starred for the Milwaukee and St. Louis Hawks, died September 23, 2026, aged 93. Born Robert Lee Pettit Jr. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,…
Obituary: Jackie Jackson, dead at age 79
Jackie Jackson, the Jamaican bass player known for his work with Toots and the Maytals, died on September 23, 2026, aged 79. Born Clifton Jackson in March 1947, he grew…
Sapa’u Lolesio dead at age 99
Sapa'u Lilomaiava Lolesio Vitale, a Samoan politician, died September 23, 2026, aged 99. Born in Samoa on June 8, 1927, he came from the village of Levī Saleimoa and died…
Manuel Boix death at age 83
Manuel Boix, the Spanish painter and sculptor known for helping introduce new realism in Franco-era Spain, died on September 23, 2026, aged 83. Born in L'Alcúdia on December 18, 1942,…
Philippe Huet death at age 84
Philippe Huet, the French journalist and writer who served as deputy editor-in-chief of Paris-Normandie, died on September 23, 2026, aged 84. Born in Le Havre on April 24, 1942, he…
Death of Alfonsas Bukontas at age 85
Alfonsas Bukontas, a Lithuanian poet, translator and publicist, died on September 23, 2026, aged 85. Born on September 11, 1941, in the Mažeikiai District Municipality, he studied Lithuanian philology at…
Sergey Sosedov death at age 59
Sergey Sosedov, the Russian journalist and music critic who served as a judge on televised music contests, died on September 23, 2026, aged 59. Born Sergey Vasilevich Sosedov in Moscow,…
John Davies dies at 99
John Dudley Davies, an English Anglican clergyman, bishop of Shrewsbury and author, died September 23, 2026, aged 99. Born on August 12, 1927, he served in the Royal Air Force…
Maureen Jones passes away at age 99
Maureen Jones, the Australian classical pianist, died on September 23, 2026, aged 99. Born in Sydney on June 6, 1927, she was invited in primary school to study at the…
Leon Sirois dead at age 91
Leon Sirois, an American racing driver, died on September 23, 2026, aged 91. Known as Leon Duray “Jigger” Sirois, he came from Shelby in northern Indiana and competed across several…
David Hollister dies at age 84
David Hollister, the American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives and later as mayor of Lansing, died on September 23, 2026, aged 84. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan,…
Dee Brock obituary: died at age 96
Dee Brock, the American cheerleading director who founded and became the first director of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, died on September 23, 2026, aged 96. Brock was hired by Tex…
Garnet Coleman has died at age 65
Garnet Coleman, an American politician and member of the Texas House of Representatives, died on September 23, 2026, at age 65. Coleman served in the Texas House from 1991 to…
Vyacheslav Dolgov died at age 89
Vyacheslav Dolgov, a Russian diplomat and professor, died on September 23, 2026, aged 89. Born Vyacheslav Ivanovich Dolgov in Moscow on July 31, 1937, he graduated from the Moscow State…
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…
Obituary: Soorya Krishnamoorthy, dead at age 78
Soorya Krishnamoorthy, the Indian artist and philanthropist who founded the Soorya Festival, died on September 23, 2026, aged 78. Also known as Nataraja Krishnamoorthy, he was associated with the Soorya…
Maurice de Germiny passed away at age 86
Maurice de Germiny, the French Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Blois from 1997 to 2014, died on September 23, 2026, aged 86. Born in Saint-Maurice-du-Désert on November…
Edward Rogalski obituary: died at age 84
Edward Rogalski, the American academic administrator who served as president of St. Ambrose University from 1987 to 2007, died on September 23, 2026, aged 84. He was the 12th president…
Cyril Hilsum has died at age 101
Cyril Hilsum, a British physicist and academic known for his work in liquid-crystal science and technology, died on September 23, 2026, aged 101. He was elected to the National Academy…
Hossein Zarifi dead, Hossein Zarifi, Iranian IRGC brigadier general
Hossein Zarifi, an Iranian IRGC brigadier general, died on September 23, 2026, after being killed in a gunfight in the Jihadabad area of Saravan in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province.…
Harriet Hancock, died aged 89
Harriet Hancock, an American LGBT rights activist, died on September 23, 2026, aged 89. An activist and lawyer, she founded the first southeast chapter of PFLAG and became a prominent…
Don McKenzie dead at age 87
Don McKenzie, the Australian rules footballer who played 266 senior games for Essendon, died on September 23, 2026, aged 87. Born on March 23, 1939, he made his league debut…
Obituary: Lawrence Tanter, dead at age 76
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…
Death of Savithri Sreedharan at age 85
Savithri Sreedharan, an Indian actress known for her work in Sudani from Nigeria, Virus and Dakini, died on September 23, 2026, aged 85. She had been part of several Calicut-based…
Death of Barry Luokkala at age 72
Barry Luokkala, an American physicist and longtime Carnegie Mellon University faculty member, died on September 23, 2026, aged 72. He spent his entire career at Carnegie Mellon, joining the university…