Majella Cullinane obituary: died at age 50
Majella Cullinane, an Irish-born New Zealand author, died in Dunedin on September 29, 2026, aged 50. Born Majella Mary Cullinane in Limerick, Ireland, on October 23, 1975, she was raised…
Frank Grønlund passes away at age 73
Frank Grønlund, the Norwegian footballer and football official who played for Lillestrøm SK and the Norway national team, died on September 29, 2026, aged 73. Grønlund was capped twice for…
Gonzalo Suárez has died at age 92
Gonzalo Suárez, the Spanish film director, writer and screenwriter associated with Rowing with the Wind, Epilogue and The Detective and Death, died September 29, 2026, aged 92. Born in Oviedo…
Obituary: Juan Carlos Pagotto, dead at age 74
Juan Carlos Pagotto, an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as a senator since 2023 and as a member of the Legislature of La Rioja from 1993 to 1997, died…
Kalki Bhagawan, died aged 77
Kalki Bhagawan, a spiritual teacher from India, died on September 29, 2026, aged 77. Born Vijay Kumar Naidu on March 7, 1949, in Natham, Tamil Nadu, he was also known…
Umberto Pizzi passes away at age 88
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…
Phil Gifford has died at age 79
Phil Gifford, the New Zealand sportswriter and broadcaster associated with The Sunday Star-Times and Radio Sport, died on September 29, 2026, aged 79. He was a familiar voice on Radio…
Jean-Jacques Nyenimigabo death at age 77
Jean-Jacques Nyenimigabo, a Burundian politician, died on September 29, 2026, at age 77. He served as Burundi’s minister of youth, culture and sports after being appointed in 2010 by President…
Amos Rapoport passed away at age 97
Amos Rapoport, the Polish-American architect and professor, died September 29, 2026, aged 97. He was one of the founders of Environment-Behavior Studies (EBS) and produced more than 200 academic publications…
Veaceslav Madan obituary: died at age 77
Veaceslav Madan, a Moldovan actor, film director, politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Culture in the Vasile Tarlev Cabinet, died on September 29, 2026, aged 77. Born on…
Gonzalo Suárez has died at age 92
Gonzalo Suárez, the Spanish film director behind Rowing with the Wind, Epilogue and The Detective and Death, died on September 29, 2026, aged 92. Born Gonzalo Suárez Morilla in Oviedo…
Luděk Pelc, died aged 72
Luděk Pelc, a Czech ice hockey player who skated as an attacker for TJ Gottwaldov and Dukla Trenčín, died on September 29, 2026, aged 72. Pelc played 13 seasons in…
Joe Callanan obituary: died at age 77
Joe Callanan, the Irish former Fianna Fáil politician and TD for Galway East from 2002 to 2007, died on September 29, 2026, aged 77. Born in Kilconnell, County Galway, he…
Death of Náfer Durán at age 93
Náfer Durán, the Colombian accordionist and songwriter who was crowned rey vallenato in 1976, died on September 29, 2026, aged 93. Born Náfer Santiago Durán Díaz in El Paso, Colombia,…
Donald Bergagård has died at age 90
Donald Bergagård, the Swedish evangelist, singer and accordionist, died on September 29, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Öckerö on February 13, 1936, he first worked as a…
Jan Jarboe Russell dead at age 75
Jan Jarboe Russell, an American journalist and writer who was born in Beaumont, Texas, died September 29, 2026, at age 75. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin,…
Courtney Meppen-Walters has died at age 32
Courtney Meppen-Walters, the English footballer who played for Glossop North End, Chorley and Bury, died on September 29, 2026, aged 32. Born in Bury on 2 August 1994, he was…
Obituary: John E. Hoiles, dead at age 88
John E. Hoiles, an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL), died September 29, 2026, aged 88. Born August 11, 1938, he was also…
Rafil Garifullin passed away at age 82
Rafil Khatmullovich Garifullin, a Russian politician who served in the State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan, died in Ufa on September 29, 2026, aged 82. Born on August 17,…
Gilbert Bigio dead at age 91
Gilbert Bigio, the Haitian business conglomerate founder of GB Group, died on September 29, 2026, aged 91. A retired businessman, he built GB Group into a major Haitian enterprise and…
Courtney Meppen-Walter dead at age 32
Courtney Meppen-Walter, the English footballer from Bury, died on September 29, 2026, aged 32. Known by his full name, Courtney Alister Meppen-Walter, he played as a defender for Bury in…
Shi Wenbo dies at age 75
Shi Wenbo, a Chinese businessperson, co-founder and chairman of Hengan International, died September 29, 2026, aged 75. Born in 1950 in Quanzhou, Fujian province, he was also known as Sze…
Ionel Haiduc death at age 89
Ionel Haiduc, the Romanian chemist who led the Romanian Academy from 2006 to 2014, died on September 29, 2026, aged 89. Born in Cluj-Napoca on May 9, 1937, he studied…
Kongsak Vantana obituary: died at age 81
Kongsak Vantana, a Thai politician and air force officer who served as minister of interior and commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Air Force, died on September 29, 2026, aged 81.…
Julián García Vargas dies at 81
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…
Stephen Kerley dies at 73
Stephen Kerley, an Australian rules footballer best known for his time with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League, died on September 29, 2026, aged 73. Born on January 25, 1953,…
Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto death at age 87
Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto, the Beninese educator, feminist poet and politician, died on September 29, 2026, aged 87. Born in Porto-Novo, she studied at the University of Strasbourg and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität…
Vijai Singh Mankotia passes away at age 87
Vijai Singh Mankotia, an Indian politician and former Himachal MLA, died on September 29, 2026, aged 87. A member of the Indian National Congress, he represented the Shahpur constituency in…
Şükrü Ersoy dies at 95
Şükrü Ersoy, the Turkish footballer who played as a goalkeeper and represented Turkey at the 1954 FIFA World Cup, died on September 29, 2026, aged 95. Born in Istanbul on…
Obituary: Otto Sirgo, dead at age 79
Otto Sirgo, the Cuban actor and director of Mexican telenovelas and theater, died on September 29, 2026, aged 79. Born in Havana on December 19, 1946, he built a career…
Jalal Abdul-Rahman has died at age 82
Jalal Abdul-Rahman, an Iraqi football goalkeeper, died on September 29, 2026, aged 82. A former Iraq international, he represented the national team from 1970 to 1976 and was part of…