Robert X. Cringely obituary: died at age 73
Robert X. Cringely, the pen name of technology journalist Mark Stephens, died October 3, 2026, aged 73. Born in Apple Creek, Ohio, Stephens earned a bachelor’s degree from the College…
Deaths on October 3
This archive lists notable deaths associated with October 3 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on October 3, 2026.
Joël Manglou passed away at age 68
Joël Manglou, a French musician, died October 3, 2026, aged 68. Born on June 14, 1958, in Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion, he grew up in a family of nine children. He initially…
Obituary: Toshitsugu Saito, dead at age 81
Toshitsugu Saito, a Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician and member of the House of Representatives, died of acute myeloid leukemia on October 3, 2026, aged 81. He represented a seat…
Giovanni Lista passes away at age 83
Giovanni Lista, an Italian art historian and art critic specializing in Futurism, died in Paris on October 3, 2026, aged 83. Born on February 13, 1943, in Castiglione del Lago,…
Palle Rama Rao passes away at age 89
Palle Rama Rao, an Indian scientist and metallurgist, died on October 3, 2026, aged 89. He was known for his work in physical and mechanical metallurgy and held academic and…
Dafroza Gauthier dies at age 72
Dafroza Gauthier, a Rwandan political activist and chemical engineer, died on October 3, 2026, aged 72. Born Dafroza Mukarumongi in Butare on August 4, 1954, she became known as a…
Jim Ray Smith passes away at age 94
Jim Ray Smith, an American football player who played as an offensive guard for the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys, died October 3, 2026, aged 94. Born James Ray Smith…
Robert Kelker-Kelly died at age 62
Robert Kelker-Kelly, the American actor known for playing Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives and Sam Fowler on Another World, and a professional aircraft pilot, died October 3, 2026,…
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao passed away at age 95
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, an Indian film director and screenwriter who was regarded as one of the most versatile and innovative filmmakers in South Indian cinema, died on October 3, 2026,…
Bob Fontaine Jr. passes away at age 73
Bob Fontaine Jr., an American baseball scout with the Toronto Blue Jays, died October 3, 2026, aged 73. The son of Bob Fontaine Sr., he worked in Major League Baseball…
Henri Maler died at age 79
Henri Maler, a French political activist and academic, died on October 3, 2026, aged 79. Born in Toulouse on November 26, 1946, he graduated from the University of Paris, where…
Mad Sandhu death at age 29
Mad Sandhu, an Indian LGBTQ social media influencer and make-up artist, died in Amritsar on October 3, 2026, aged 29. Born Madhusudan Sandhu, he also worked as a stylist and…
Vladimir Khanan dead at age 81
Vladimir Khanan, a Russian-Israeli poet, prose writer and essayist, died on October 3, 2026, at age 81. Born in Yerevan on May 9, 1945, he was also known by his…
Hugh Wooldridge, died aged 74
Hugh Wooldridge, an English theatre director, producer and writer, died October 3, 2026, aged 74. Born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, on August 18, 1952, he was the son of composer John…
Vincent M. Battle death at age 85
Vincent M. Battle, an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Lebanon, died on October 3, 2026, aged 85. Also known as Vincent Martin Battle, he represented the United States…
Anatoly Kashpirovsky passes away at age 87
Anatoly Kashpirovsky, the Ukrainian-born Russian psychotherapist, hypnotist and politician who became one of the Soviet Union’s best-known alternative healers, died on October 3, 2026, aged 87. Born Anatoly Mikhailovich Kashpirovsky…
Leroy Griffith obituary: died at age 94
Leroy Griffith, an American theater and nightclub owner, burlesque and adult-film producer, and chief executive of Club Madonna, died October 3, 2026, aged 94, in Miami. Born Leroy Charles Griffith…
Jan Roelof Kruithof, died aged 89
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…
Metal Maniac dead, Metal Maniac, American professional wrestler
Metal Maniac, the American professional wrestler best known as Jeffrey Miller, died on October 3, 2026. A native of North Plainfield, New Jersey, he also wrestled under his birth name…
Geoff Hickson, died aged 87
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…
Death of Bob Hitchcock at age 97
Robert William “Bob” Hitchcock, an American high school football coach and educator, died October 3, 2026, aged 97. Born in San Bernardino, California, to Robert and Helen Hitchcock, he graduated…
Timothy Herbert dead at age 85
Timothy James Herbert, the British orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand surgery, died October 3, 2026, aged 85. Born in Sheffield, he studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School in…
Masako Watanabe has died at age 97
Masako Watanabe, a Japanese manga artist, died October 3, 2026, aged 97. Born in Tokyo, she began her professional career in 1949 as an illustrator of books. After reading works…
Sidney Offit dies at 97
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…
Moïse Kwasivi Fiadjoe dead
Moïse Kwasivi Fiadjoe, a Togolese gynecologist, died in France on October 3, 2026. A graduate of the faculty of medicine at the University of Lille, he specialized in anatomy, sonography…
Malcolm Edwards died at age 76
Malcolm Edwards, the British publisher, editor and critic in the science-fiction field, died on October 3, 2026, aged 76, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Born Malcolm John Edwards in London,…
Milton Esterow died at age 97
American art journalist (The New York Times Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Obituary: Bahman Choubi-asl, dead at age -1
Iranian spy for Mossad Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Willie McFaul died at age 82
Northern Irish football player (Newcastle United Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Death of Milan Mandarić at age 87
Serbian-American businessman Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Ricardo Pido has died at age 92
Filipino Roman Catholic prelate Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Phyllis Gardner, died aged 75
American clinical pharmacologist and professor of medicine (Stanford University) Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Marcel Cornis-Pope, died aged 79
American literary scholar Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Amilcar Tanuri dies at 67
Brazilian epidemiologist Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Paul Van has died at age 66
Belgian musician (Triggerfinger) Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Birgitte Wilbek passes away at age 96
Danish handball and basketball player Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Sir Stephen dead at age 100
British judge Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Marcel Husson dead at age 88
French football player and manager Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Henri Ciriani death at age 88
Peruvian architect Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Sandhya Shantaram passed away at age 87
Indian actress (Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Ivan Klíma dies at age 94
Czech writer Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Rameshwar Lal, died aged 62
Indian politician Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Miteb Asseri obituary: died at age -1
- Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
John Munduga dead at age 64
Ugandan Olympic boxer (1980) Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Brian Eisner dies at 85
American tennis player and coach Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Death of Robert Cooter at age 80
American law professor Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Ndumiso Madlala death at age 49
South African entrepreneur Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
A. Q. dead at age 93
Bangladeshi politician Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Death of Billy Shaw at age 85
American Hall of Fame football player (Buffalo Bills) Died on Friday October 4th 2024
John Gierach dead at age 76
American author and freelance writer Died on Friday October 4th 2024
John Burrell passed away at age 83
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Death of Lino Falzon at age 83
Maltese footballer (national team Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Petar Matić death at age 104
Yugoslav army colonel general Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Lourdes Mendoza dies at 66
Peruvian politician Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Emiliano Queiroz has died at age 88
Brazilian actor Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Francisco Tomey dead at age 78
Spanish politician Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Marina Voskanyants passed away at age 90
Russian animator and cartoonist Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Terje Bjørklund obituary: died at age 79
Norwegian jazz pianist and composer Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Death of Mariya Voskanyants at age 90
90 Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Midkhat Khakimov passed away at age 84
Russian politician Died on Friday October 4th 2024
O. R. dead at age 77
politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Anatoliy Konkov obituary: died at age 75
Ukrainian football player (Shahktar Donetsk Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Marlon Pérez died at age 48
Colombian Olympic cyclist (1996 Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Daniel Guimarães death at age 37
Brazilian footballer (Mogi Mirim Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Lea Pericoli passed away at age 89
Italian tennis player Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Michel Blanc passes away at age 72
French film director (Grosse fatigue Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Death of Walter Neumann at age 78
British-American mathematician Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Gary Reineke obituary: died at age 84
American-Canadian actor (The Grey Fox Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Lewis Turco passes away at age 90
American poet and author Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Justin Yoder obituary: died at age 37
American soapbox racer Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Carlos Brosas dead at age 68
Filipino Olympic swimmer (1972) Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Marshall B., died aged 84
American lawyer (Clint Eastwood Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Obituary: Pat Hays, dead at age 76
American politician Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Teri Hope has died at age 85
American model and actress (Fun in Acapulco Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Roy Richter passes away at age 56
American union official (NYPD) Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Héctor Mayagoitia dead at age 100
Mexican bacteriologist and politician Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Sissel Lange-Nielsen passed away at age 92
Norwegian writer Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Harris Mayer dead at age 102
American physicist (Manhattan Project) Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Brian Thrush died at age 95
British physical chemist Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Peter Brand passed away at age 76
British politician Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Harry Marsh, died aged 97
English chemist Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Mahinder Rathipal dies at age 67
Surinamese politician Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Rafail Kasimov passes away at age 76
Polish-born Russian composer Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Giannis Ioannidis has died at age 78
Greek basketball player and coach (Aris Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Wayne Comer death at age 79
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
George Ballot obituary: died at age 77
South African actor Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Obituary: Yosef Mahalal, dead at age 83
Israeli footballer (Bnei Yehuda Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Kamal Ruhayyim dies at age 76
Egyptian writer (Diary of a Jewish Muslim Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Obituary: Herbert Handt, dead at age 97
American operatic tenor and conductor Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Trienke Laurie died at age 77
South African poet Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Umaru Shehu dies at age 92
Nigerian Professor of Medicine Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Arthur Burns obituary: died at age 87
British professor of modern British history Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Telesphore Toppo dead at age 83
Indian Roman Catholic cardinal Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Johannes Kühn obituary: died at age 89
German poet Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Guido Soldani died at age 97
Italian football player (Monza Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Marie-Daniel Dadiet, died aged 71
Ivorian Roman Catholic prelate Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
P. Jayadevi dead at age -1
Indian film director (Vilangu Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Harald Tusberg dies at age 88
Norwegian television presenter Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Kariman has died at age 86
Egyptian actress Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023