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In memoriam

Notable deaths of the past week, from Wikipedia’s list of deaths.

Monday 2 November 2026

7 deaths

  • Don Murray

    80 · 2 Nov

    Scottish footballer (Cardiff City, Heart of Midlothian, Newport County), complications from Lewy body dementia

  • Freddie Mwila

    80 · 2 Nov

    Zambian footballer (Rhokana United, Atlanta Chiefs, national team)

  • Ignaty Lapkin

    87 · 2 Nov

    Russian Orthodox preacher and author

  • Jagdish Raj Sapolia

    80 · 2 Nov

    Indian politician, Jammu and Kashmir MLA (1987–1996, 2008–2014)

  • John Evans

    79 · 2 Nov

    English footballer (Torquay United) and bowler

  • Josef Mašín

    94 · 2 Nov

    Czech anti-communist resistance fighter and defector

  • Nadia Santini

    73 · 2 Nov

    Italian chef (Dal Pescatore)

Sunday 1 November 2026

15 deaths

  • Antonio Navarro Wolff

    78 · 1 Nov

    Colombian guerrilla leader (M-19) and politician, senator (2002–2006, 2014–2018)

  • Ate Gay

    55 · 1 Nov

    Filipino comedian and television presenter (Comedy Bar, Wowowillie), stroke complicated by mucoepidermoid…

  • Ciara Mageean

    34 · 1 Nov

    Irish Olympic middle-distance runner (2016, 2020), bowel cancer

  • Gerry Collins

    88 · 1 Nov

    Irish politician, twice minister for foreign affairs (1982, 1989–1992), TD (1967–1997), and MEP (1994–2004)

  • Hamid Alidoosti

    70 · 1 Nov

    Iranian football player (Daraei, national team) and manager (Sorkhpooshan), cancer

  • Jerry Koosman

    83 · 1 Nov

    American baseball player (New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox), World Series champion (1969)…

  • John Leeson

    83 · 1 Nov

    English actor (Doctor Who, Rainbow, K9)

  • Miquel Navarro

    81 · 1 Nov

    Spanish sculptor, painter and poet

  • Pavel Žák

    85 · 1 Nov

    Czech composer and lyricist

  • QABM Rahman

    91 · 1 Nov

    Bangladeshi government official

  • Regina Ziegler

    82 · 1 Nov

    German film and television producer (Fabian)

  • Sheila Lapinsky

    82 · 1 Nov

    South African anti-apartheid and LGBTQ+ activist

  • Shirley Chow

    76 · 1 Nov

    Malaysian bowler

  • Tony Butala

    87 · 1 Nov

    American singer (The Lettermen)

  • Ved Rahi

    93 · 1 Nov

    Indian film director (Veer Savarkar, Gul Gulshan Gulfaam) and screenwriter (Kali Ghata)

Saturday 31 October 2026

12 deaths

  • Dame Avisene Carrington

    108 · 31 Oct

    Barbadian educator

  • Dan Doornink

    70 · 31 Oct

    American football player (New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks)

  • Horst Fascher

    90 · 31 Oct

    German music manager, co-founder of the Star-Club

  • Jonathan O. Ndagi

    96 · 31 Oct

    Nigerian scholar

  • Jorge Carrión Pavlich

    76 · 31 Oct

    Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Puno (since 2000)

  • Juan Atkins

    64 · 31 Oct

    American record producer ("No UFO's"), techno musician (The Belleville Three, Cybotron), and DJ, heart attack

  • Marcia Ann Gillespie

    82 · 31 Oct

    American magazine editor (Essence, Ms.) and activist

  • Martin Erlichman

    97 · 31 Oct

    American film and television producer (Coma, Breathless) and talent manager (Barbra Streisand)

  • Mišo Kovač

    85 · 31 Oct

    Croatian singer

  • Philip Juico

    78 · 31 Oct

    Filipino sports executive and government official, president of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field…

  • Sara Bender

    78 · 31 Oct

    Israeli historian

  • Sheila Lapinsky

    82 · 31 Oct

    South African anti-apartheid and LGBTQ+ activist

Friday 30 October 2026

25 deaths

  • Annaclara Cataldi Palau

    75 · 30 Oct

    Italian paleographer

  • Atmani

    81 · 30 Oct

    Algerian singer

  • Domanlal Korsewada

    78 · 30 Oct

    Indian politician, Chhattisgarh MLA (2008–2013, since 2023), lung infection

  • Doug Woolard

    76 · 30 Oct

    American college athletics director (Saint Louis Billikens, South Florida Bulls)

  • Geoffrey Richmond

    85 · 30 Oct

    English football executive, chairman of Scarborough F.C. (1988–1994) and Bradford City A.F.C. (1994–2002)

  • Guido Neri

    87 · 30 Oct

    Italian racing cyclist

  • Helmut Donner

    85 · 30 Oct

    Austrian Olympic high jumper

  • Isaac Tédambé

    72 · 30 Oct

    Chadian economist and novelist

  • Jean-Claude Passeron

    95 · 30 Oct

    French sociologist

  • Jeong Jae-ho

    95 · 30 Oct

    South Korean politician, member of the National Assembly (1973–1980)

  • Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne

    96 · 30 Oct

    British peer, merchant banker and writer, member of the House of Lords (1992–1999)

  • Lee Harland

    53 · 30 Oct

    English rugby league player (Castleford Tigers, Doncaster RLFC, national team)

  • Liam Fitzgerald

    29 · 30 Oct

    American fitness influencer and coach, traffic collision

  • Matt Pavelich

    92 · 30 Oct

    Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey linesman (NHL)

  • Milton Coleman

    79 · 30 Oct

    American journalist (The Washington Post)

  • Paweł Tucholski

    57 · 30 Oct

    Polish actor (The Crown of the Kings)

  • Ravindra Kishore Sinha

    75 · 30 Oct

    Indian security firm executive and politician, founder of SIS Limited and MP (2014–2020)

  • Richard Alarcón Urrutia

    74 · 30 Oct

    Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Tarma (2001–2014) and archbishop of Cusco (since 2014), cancer

  • Saiyud Kerdphol

    104 · 30 Oct

    Thai general

  • Sanjay Gupta

    59 · 30 Oct

    Indian film director (Kaabil, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Jazbaa), fall

  • Savinder Singh

    88 · 30 Oct

    Malaysian Olympic field hockey player (1968)

  • Steve Ellis

    76 · 30 Oct

    English singer (Love Affair, Widowmaker)

  • Vatsala Rajagopal

    92 · 30 Oct

    Indian actress (Roja, Sathi Leelavathi, Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga)

  • Waldemar Gerhardt

    87 · 30 Oct

    German footballer (Schalke 04, Fortuna Düsseldorf)

  • William Nordhaus

    85 · 30 Oct

    American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (2018), brain cancer

Thursday 29 October 2026

27 deaths

  • Andrés Mendoza

    78 · 29 Oct

    Mexican cannibal and serial killer

  • Barry Rushworth

    85 · 29 Oct

    Australian rugby league player (Parramatta Eels, Australia national team)

  • Bronislava Volková

    80 · 29 Oct

    Czech-American poet

  • Cevin Fisher

    63 · 29 Oct

    American DJ and record producer, cancer

  • Choi Bool-am

    86 · 29 Oct

    South Korean actor (1st Republic, The Last Witness), television presenter (Korean Cuisine and Dining) and…

  • Dan Goddard

    78 · 29 Oct

    American politician, member of the Kansas Senate (2017–2021) and House of Representatives (since 2023)

  • Desmond D'Sa

    70 · 29 Oct

    South African environmentalist, traffic collision

  • Freddie James

    89 · 29 Oct

    American high school football coach (David W. Carter High School)

  • Jan Byś

    72 · 29 Oct

    Polish footballer (Szombierki Bytom)

  • Josef Ritler

    87 · 29 Oct

    Swiss journalist (Blick)

  • Josip Pečarić

    79 · 29 Oct

    Croatian mathematician and writer

  • Jovan Despotović

    74 · 29 Oct

    Serbian art historian and art critic

  • June Jones

    73 · 29 Oct

    American football player (Atlanta Falcons) and coach (Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, Hamilton Tiger-Cats)

  • Keri Jones

    81 · 29 Oct

    Welsh rugby union (Cardiff RFC, national team) and league (Great Britain national team) player

  • Kojiro Ikegaya

    74 · 29 Oct

    Japanese baseball player (Hiroshima Toyo Carp)

  • Liudmyla Radchenko

    94 · 29 Oct

    Ukrainian Olympic athlete (1960)

  • Luan Omari

    101 · 29 Oct

    Albanian academic

  • Manuel Donoso

    90 · 29 Oct

    Chilean Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1996–1997) and archbishop (1997–2013) of La Serena

  • Marvin Shanken

    83 · 29 Oct

    American publisher (Wine Spectator, Cigar Aficionado, Whisky Advocate)

  • Melvin Sephus

    29 Oct

    American singer (The Rude Boys)

  • Michael P. Drazin

    97 · 29 Oct

    English-American mathematician (Drazin inverse)

  • Michel Pineda

    62 · 29 Oct

    French footballer (Espanyol, Toulon, Racing de Santander)

  • Paolo Galluzzi

    84 · 29 Oct

    Italian science historian

  • Paweł Socha

    91 · 29 Oct

    Polish Roman Catholic prelate, titular bishop of Thunigaba (since 1973) and auxiliary bishop of Zielona…

  • Sandra Kerr

    84 · 29 Oct

    English folk singer, leukaemia

  • Shirish Hiremath

    75 · 29 Oct

    Indian cardiologist, brain cancer

  • Ünal Erkan

    84 · 29 Oct

    Turkish police officer and politician, governor of OHAL region (1992–1995) and chief of the General…

Wednesday 28 October 2026

20 deaths

  • Alvin Hellerstein

    92 · 28 Oct

    American jurist (prosecution of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores), judge of the U.S. District Court for…

  • Andrei Nemykin

    54 · 28 Oct

    Russian footballer

  • Barbara Barrie

    95 · 28 Oct

    American actress (Company, Breaking Away, Suddenly Susan), assisted suicide

  • Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas

    92 · 28 Oct

    Mexican politician, head of government of Mexico City (1997–1999), governor of Michoacán (1980–1986) and…

  • Dolores Huerta

    96 · 28 Oct

    American labor leader and activist, co-founder of United Farm Workers, cancer

  • Elke Sommer

    85 · 28 Oct

    German actress (The Prize, A Shot in the Dark, Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!), heart failure

  • Eudaldo Báez Galib

    88 · 28 Oct

    Puerto Rican politician, senator (1992–2008)

  • Fátima Báñez

    59 · 28 Oct

    politician and economist, minister of employment and social security (2011–2018) and deputy (2000–2019)

  • Glynn Simmons

    72 · 28 Oct

    American wrongfully convicted prisoner, colon cancer

  • Gullan Bornemark

    98 · 28 Oct

    Swedish musician, lyricist and composer

  • Jean-Baptiste Motroni

    91 · 28 Oct

    French politician, senator (1997–1998)

  • Julieta Gallego

    24 · 28 Oct

    athlete

  • Liu Yandong

    80 · 28 Oct

    Chinese politician, vice premier (2013–2018), state councillor (2008–2013), and head of the UFWD (2002–2007)

  • Marisa Manchado

    70 · 28 Oct

    composer, pianist and academic

  • Muhammad al Ali

    94 · 28 Oct

    Saudi Arabian poet

  • Nadia Karam

    67 · 28 Oct

    Egyptian actress

  • Pino Presti

    83 · 28 Oct

    Italian arranger

  • Pipo Nguyen-duy

    63 · 28 Oct

    Vietnamese-American fine art photographer and academic (Oberlin College), shot

  • Sir Patrick Stewart

    86 · 28 Oct

    English actor (Star Trek: The Next Generation, X-Men, Hamlet), Grammy winner (1996), complications from…

  • Tony Berlant

    85 · 28 Oct

    American artist, complications from Alzheimer's disease

Tuesday 27 October 2026

27 deaths

  • Andrew P. Iosue

    98 · 27 Oct

    American Air Force general

  • André Lacroix

    81 · 27 Oct

    Canadian ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers, San Diego Mariners, Hartford Whalers)

  • B. P. Singh

    77 · 27 Oct

    Indian television producer and director (CID, Aahat, SuperCops Vs Super Villains), heart attack

  • Bobby Wright

    84 · 27 Oct

    American country singer and actor (McHale's Navy)

  • Bryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham

    86 · 27 Oct

    British politician, MP (1974–1979, 1992–1997) and member of the House of Lords (1997–2024)

  • Cristina Calero

    35 · 27 Oct

    Spanish politician, member of the Parliament of the Canary Islands (since 2023)

  • Eddie Gray

    78 · 27 Oct

    American guitarist (Tommy James and the Shondells)

  • Emerson

    46 · 27 Oct

    Brazilian footballer (Grêmio, Juventude, Madureira), complications from a heart attack

  • Fernando Serrano Migallón

    81 · 27 Oct

    Mexican jurist, member of the Mexican Academy of Language

  • Franco Carrera

    82 · 27 Oct

    Italian footballer (Potenza, Novara, Taranto)

  • Gandung Pardiman

    73 · 27 Oct

    Indonesian politician, member of the House of Representatives (2009–2014, since 2018)

  • Howard Lyman

    88 · 27 Oct

    American farmer and animal rights activist

  • Italo Zannier

    94 · 27 Oct

    Italian photographer and art historian

  • J. M. Ranson

    88 · 27 Oct

    English rugby union player (Rosslyn Park, Barbarians, national team)

  • Jim Boyd

    84 · 27 Oct

    American news anchor (WCVB-TV)

  • Joseph Lagu

    94 · 27 Oct

    South Sudanese politician, president (1978–1979)

  • Martin Jelínek

    55 · 27 Oct

    Czech basketball player (Zbrojovka Brno, Tonak Nový Jičín, Sparta Praha)

  • Mieke Sterk

    80 · 27 Oct

    Dutch Olympic runner (1968) and politician

  • Neeraj Yadav

    42 · 27 Oct

    Indian javelin thrower, suicide by poisoning

  • Norbert Haupert

    86 · 27 Oct

    Luxembourgish Olympic middle-distance runner (1960) and politician

  • Peter Medak

    88 · 27 Oct

    Hungarian-born British film director (The Ruling Class, The Changeling, Romeo Is Bleeding)

  • Renée Hirschon Philippakis

    82 · 27 Oct

    South African anthropologist

  • Ronny Hallin

    88 · 27 Oct

    American television producer (Step by Step, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley)

  • Solomon Minassian

    95 · 27 Oct

    Iranian film producer

  • Stephen Kovacevich

    86 · 27 Oct

    American classical pianist and composer

  • Ursula von Rydingsvard

    84 · 27 Oct

    German-born American sculptor, complications from Alzheimer's disease

  • Valery Lysenko

    65 · 27 Oct

    Russian drummer and singer (Mister Twister)