Peter Freebody obituary: died at age 76
Peter Freebody, an Australian literary educator and researcher, died on August 30, 2026, aged 76. Born in Sydney on August 12, 1950, he built a career in literacy education and…
Phil O’Reilly has died at age 92
Phil O'Reilly, an Irish Gaelic footballer, died on August 30, 2026, aged 92. Born in Tullamore, County Offaly, on November 16, 1933, he played at club level with Tullamore and…
Obituary: Tony Mundine, dead at age 75
Tony Mundine, the Australian boxer who was among the country’s most accomplished Indigenous fighters, died on August 30, 2026, aged 75. Born Anthony William Mundine in Baryulgil, New South Wales,…
Yoshimi Masaki death at age 64
Yoshimi Masaki, a Japanese judoka and professor at Tenri University, died on August 30, 2026, aged 64. Born in Osaka Prefecture on August 20, 1962, he began judo in elementary…
Ibrahim Adam dead, Animal scientist, politician
Ibrahim Adam, a Ghanaian politician and animal scientist, died on August 30, 2026. He served as the member of parliament for the Choggo/Tishigu constituency in Ghana’s Northern Region from January…
Obituary: Igor Grekhov, dead at age 91
Igor Grekhov, a Soviet and Russian physicist and electrical engineer whose work advanced the physics and engineering of power semiconductor devices, died on August 30, 2026, at age 91. Born…
Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri passed away at age 86
Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri, an Iraqi military officer and politician, died on August 30, 2026, aged 86. An Iraqi Sunni Arab, he served as a major general in Saddam Hussein’s army…
Stjepan Jimmy Stanić passes away at age 97
Stjepan Jimmy Stanić, the Croatian musician, singer and double bassist, died on August 30, 2026, aged 97. Born in Zagreb on January 20, 1929, he was known for a career…
Iván T. Berend dies at 95
Iván T. Berend, the Hungarian historian who led the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and later taught at UCLA, died on August 30, 2026, aged 95. Born in Budapest on December…
Slobodan Šnajder passed away at age 78
Slobodan Šnajder, the Croatian writer and publicist, died on August 30, 2026, aged 78. Born in Zagreb in 1948, he studied at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at…
Death of Paul LeDuc at age 89
Paul LeDuc, a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his tag-team partnership with his kayfabe brother Jos LeDuc, died on August 30, 2026, aged 89. Born in Mont-Louis, Quebec, he…
Joggie Jansen obituary: died at age 78
Joggie Jansen, the South African rugby union player known as Joachim Scholtz Jansen, died on August 30, 2026, aged 78. Born in Griekwastad on February 5, 1948, he played provincial…
Sé O’Hanlon dead at age 84
Sé O'Hanlon, the Irish road racing cyclist known also as Séamus or Shay O'Hanlon, died on August 30, 2026, aged 84. Born in Dublin on September 14, 1941, he was…
Death of Elia Zenghelis at age 89
Elia Zenghelis, the Greek architect and teacher, died on August 30, 2026, aged 89. Born in Athens in 1937, he studied architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in…
Oleksandr Kasyan dead at age 37
Oleksandr Kasyan, a Ukrainian professional footballer, died on August 30, 2026, at age 37 after cardiac arrest. Born on January 27, 1989, in Bezimenne, he played as a forward and…
Obituary: Tony Mundine, dead at age 75
Tony Mundine, the Australian boxer also known as Anthony William Mundine, died on August 30, 2026, aged 75. Born in Baryulgil, New South Wales, on June 10, 1951, he was…
Death of Enamul Huq at age 88
Enamul Huq, the Bangladeshi police officer who served as inspector general of police, died on August 30, 2026, aged 88. Huq held the top post in the Bangladesh Police from…
Death of P. David Pearson at age 85
P. David Pearson, an American literary scholar and reading and literacy scholar, died on August 30, 2026, aged 85. He was professor emeritus in the School of Education at the…