Tanchum Portnoy has died at age 75
Tanchum Portnoy, the American composer best known for writing the melody for “Eitz Chaim,” died on September 12, 2026, at age 75. Born Tanchum Gershon Portnoy in Brooklyn on July…
Deaths on September 12
This archive lists notable deaths associated with September 12 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on September 12, 2026.
Cal Nichols passed away at age 84
Cal Nichols, the Canadian businessman who chaired the Edmonton Investors Group, died on September 12, 2026, at age 84. Born in Paradise Hill, he built a career in business that…
Hartmut Welker died at age 84
Hartmut Welker, the German opera singer and operatic bass-baritone, died on September 12, 2026, aged 84. Born in Velbert on October 27, 1941, he first trained as a toolmaker before…
Ellen Brandom passes away at age 84
Ellen Brandom, an American politician and member of the Missouri House of Representatives, died on September 12, 2026, at age 84. Born in Quincy, Illinois, she served in the Missouri…
Yves Schlirf dead, Yves Schlirf, Belgian comics editor
Yves Schlirf, Belgian comics editor and publisher, died on September 12, 2026. Born in Uccle, he worked as a bookseller, chronicler and editorial director, and was associated with several major…
Obituary: Naseer al-Chaderchi, dead at age 90
Naseer al-Chaderchi, an Iraqi politician, died on September 12, 2026, aged 90. He served as a member of Iraq’s Interim Governing Council, which was established after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.…
Hidetoshi Nakanishi died at age 68
Hidetoshi Nakanishi, a Japanese Olympic judoka and former world champion in the lightweight division, died on September 12, 2026, aged 68. Born on July 3, 1958, in Fukuoka Prefecture, he…
Byron Sher dead at age 98
Byron Sher, the American politician and law professor who served in the California State Assembly from 1980 to 1996 and in the State Senate from 1996 to 2004, died on…
Michael J. Brennan, died aged 83
Michael J. Brennan, an American financial economist, died September 12, 2026, at age 83. He was emeritus professor of finance at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and had earlier…
Ketaki Kushari Dyson, died aged 86
Ketaki Kushari Dyson, the Indian-born British writer and scholar who worked as a poet, novelist, playwright, translator and critic, died on September 12, 2026, aged 86. Born Ketaki Kushari in…
Povilas Varanauskas has died at age 85
Povilas Varanauskas, a Lithuanian politician and one of the signatories of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, died on September 12, 2026, aged 85. Born…
Lars Herseth obituary: died at age 80
Lars Herseth, an American politician and rancher, died September 12, 2026, aged 80. Born Ralph Lars Herseth in Aberdeen, South Dakota, he served in the South Dakota House of Representatives…
Bernice Offei passes away at age 63
Bernice Offei, a Ghanaian gospel singer and banker, died on September 12, 2026, aged 63. Born in Accra, she built a career as a musician and songwriter and was among…
Nikolay Podgornov dead at age 77
Nikolay Podgornov, the Russian politician who served as the first governor of Vologda Oblast, died on September 12, 2026, aged 77. Born Nikolay Mikhailovich Podgornov on May 15, 1949, in…
Bernice Ofei passes away at age 63
Bernice Ofei, a Ghanaian gospel singer, died on September 12, 2026, aged 63. Born in Accra, she was also known as Bernice Offei and worked as a musician, banker and…
Faleh al-Dhaheri, died aged 86
Faleh al-Dhaheri, a Saudi military officer known for his role in the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure, died on September 12, 2026, aged 86. He was identified in reference material as…
Rafael Sorkin has died at age 80
Rafael Sorkin, an American physicist whose work helped shape the study of quantum gravity and black hole entropy, died on September 12, 2026, aged 80. He was professor emeritus of…
James Storme dies at 83
James Storme, the Belgian footballer and manager, died on September 12, 2026, aged 83. A midfielder, he made his mark with KAA Gent, helping the club win the Belgian Cup…
Sérgio Toledo Machado passed away at age 81
Sérgio Toledo Machado, the Brazilian Olympic basketball player known as Sérgio "Macarrão" de Toledo Machado, died on September 12, 2026, at age 81. A former professional player, he represented Brazil…
Nikolay Noev dead at age 38
Nikolay Noev, a Russian-born Tajik Olympic wrestler, died on September 12, 2026, aged 38. Born in February 1988 in Sakha Republic, he was a Yakut freestyle wrestler who later became…
Carles Solà died at age 81
Carles Solà, the Spanish academic administrator and politician who served as rector of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, died on September 12, 2026, aged 81. Born in Xàtiva, in Valencia…
Bamanga Tukur passed away at age 90
Bamanga Tukur, the Nigerian politician who served as People's Democratic Party national chairman, died on September 12, 2026, aged 90. A businessman and politician from Adamawa State, he was born…
Jeremy Thomas dies at 77
Jeremy Thomas, the British film producer behind The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, died on September 12, 2026, aged 77. Born in London on July 26,…
Abdul Jalil Mastan has died at age 70
Abdul Jalil Mastan, an Indian politician and six-time Bihar MLA, died on September 12, 2026, aged 70. A senior Indian National Congress leader, he served as minister of Registration, Excise…
Agni Deo Singh dead, Agni Deo Singh, Fijian politician
Agni Deo Singh, the Fijian politician and trade unionist who served as Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, died on September 12, 2026. Born in rural Macuata in Vanua…
George Chuvalo died at age 89
George Chuvalo, the Canadian boxer who became a five-time national heavyweight champion and a two-time world title challenger, died on September 12, 2026, at age 89. Born in Toronto in…
Faleh al-Dhaheri, died aged 86
Faleh al-Dhaheri, a Saudi military officer, died on September 12, 2026, aged 86. He became widely known for his role in the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure in Mecca, where he…
Obituary: Sir Edmund Verney, 6th Baronet, dead at age 76
Sir Edmund Verney, 6th Baronet, a British landowner, died on September 12, 2026, aged 76. Of Claydon House, Buckinghamshire, he succeeded to the family title in 2001 on the death…
Bob Goodenow has died at age 72
American ice hockey player (Harvard Crimson Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Obituary: Luther Wenge, dead at age 65
Papua New Guinean politician Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Michael Dryhurst obituary: died at age 87
British-born American film producer (Excalibur Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Mark Norell died at age 68
American vertebrate paleontologist Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Andreas Martin, died aged 72
German singer Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Daniel Cremieux dies at 87
French fashion designer Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Farida Parveen died at age 70
Bangladeshi folk singer Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Neville C. dead at age 82
American physicist Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Earl S. dead at age 81
American academic Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Obituary: Roseli Faria, dead at age 54
Brazilian economist and civil servant Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Emogene Creque, died aged 106
British Virgin Islands politician Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Andy Nelson dies at 92
American football player (Baltimore Colts Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Marijke Djwalapersad has died at age 73
Surinamese politician Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Murad Yagizarov passed away at age 86
Azerbaijani actor (The Stepmother Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Anatoly Akeyev passes away at age 71
Russian politician Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Whitey Bell dies at age 92
American basketball player (New York Knicks) Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Asahi Kurizuka dies at 88
Japanese actor Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Obituary: Emmanuel Karsen, dead at age 62
French actor Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Hugo Valentin death at age 87
Italian South Tyrolean politician Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Robin Chadwick obituary: died at age 85
New Zealand-born British actor (The Brothers) Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Francisco Lopera dies at age 73
Colombian neurologist Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Mitchell Wiggins passes away at age 64
American basketball player (Chicago Bulls Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Michaela DePrince passed away at age 29
Sierra Leonean-American ballet dancer Died on Friday September 13th 2024
María Daniela passed away at age -1
Ecuadorian penitentiary director (Litoral Penitentiary) Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Death of Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz at age 80
Polish psychiatrist and psychotherapist Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Charles W. dead at age 84
American football player (Tennessee State) and coach (Bethune–Cookman Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Greg Harden has died at age -1
American life coach and motivational speaker Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Obituary: Milda Vainiutė, dead at age 61
Lithuanian legal scholar and politician Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Chalong Pakdeevijit dies at 93
Thai film director and actor Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Sebastiano Sandro death at age 67
Italian TV author Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Santi Coch obituary: died at age 64
Spanish football player and manager Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Frank Misson has died at age 85
Australian cricketer (New South Wales Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Wasyl Medwit dies at age 75
Polish Ukrainian Greek Catholic prelate Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Avelino Porto dead at age 88
Argentine lawyer Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Wolfgang Gerhardt has died at age 80
German politician Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Death of Pravin Gordhan at age 74
South African politician and activist Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Hank dies at age 12
12–13 Died on Friday September 13th 2024
James B. has died at age 97
American historian Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Obituary: Mabel Walker, dead at age 94
American Olympic sprinter (1948) Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Pierre Trần has died at age 95
Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Alex McIntosh obituary: died at age 89
Canadian politician Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Pepe Soriano dies at age 93
Argentine actor Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Tirso del died at age 98
Cuban Olympic rower and politician Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Hans Plenk, died aged 85
German Olympic luger Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Cariman passed away at age 87
Egyptian actress Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Obituary: Perrie Mans, dead at age 82
South African snooker player Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Lee Sang-hee dies at age 85
South Korean politician Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Endel Tulving obituary: died at age 96
Estonian-born Canadian psychologist and neuroscientist Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Stan Dromisky, died aged 92
Canadian politician Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Manik Bhide obituary: died at age 88
Indian Hindustani classical singer Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Beytocan dies at age 67
Turkish-born Swedish Kurdish singer and musician Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Roser Amadó died at age 79
Spanish architect (La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou) Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Death of Sohanur Rahman at age -1
Bangladeshi film director (Keyamat Theke Keyamat Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
John McDonald passes away at age 79
Australian rugby league player and coach Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Teng Rujun passes away at age 76
Chinese actor (Red Sorghum Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Jean Boht death at age 91
English actress (Bread) Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Kwak Soon-ok death at age 91
South Korean singer Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
MohBad dead at age 27
Nigerian rapper Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Kwak Soonok has died at age 91
South Korean singer Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Bill Malley passes away at age 88
American production designer (The Exorcist Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Brandon Hunter obituary: died at age 42
American basketball player (Boston Celtics Died on Wednesday September 13th 2023
Benedetto Capizzi passes away at age 79
Italian mobster Died on Tuesday September 12th 2023
John Gamble passes away at age 74
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) Died on Tuesday September 13th 2022
Ken Starr obituary: died at age 76
American lawyer and judge Died on Tuesday September 13th 2022
Kostas Kazakos obituary: died at age 87
Greek actor (Act of Reprisal Died on Tuesday September 13th 2022
Mieczysław Gogacz passes away at age 95
Polish philosopher Died on Tuesday September 13th 2022
Kornelije Kovač dies at age 80
Serbian composer Died on Tuesday September 13th 2022
Ken Brownlee passed away at age 87
Scottish footballer (Aberdeen Died on Tuesday September 13th 2022
Ronald Pelton passes away at age 80
American intelligence analyst Died on Tuesday September 13th 2022
Abderrahmane Mehdaoui death at age 73
Algerian footballer (WA Tlemcen Died on Tuesday September 13th 2022
Shahpour Zarnegar has died at age 93
Iranian épée Died on Tuesday September 13th 2022