Ciara Mageean was an Irish middle-distance runner. Born on March 12, 1992, in Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland, she played camogie for Portaferry GAC before turning to athletics and won silver at the 2010 World Junior Championships. She won the 1500 meters at the 2024 European Championships in Rome, adding to European medals in 2016 and 2022, and took silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A two-time Olympian, she became the first Irish woman to run under two minutes for 800 meters and broke Sonia O'Sullivan's Irish records in the 1500 meters and the mile. A statement on her social media accounts said she died on the morning of November 1, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones, at age 34. She had been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in May 2025 and revealed it that July. Achievements: European 1500m champion (2024), Commonwealth Games silver (2022), two-time Olympian, Irish national records. Birth: March 12, 1992 - Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland. Profession: Mid

Marvin R. Shanken was an American magazine publisher and editor. Born on October 4, 1943, in New Haven, Connecticut, he studied business at the University of Miami and American University and worked in investment banking before buying the wine and spirits trade newsletter Impact in 1972. In 1979 he bought The Wine Spectator, a struggling free newspaper, and turned it into a glossy magazine that adopted the 100-point rating scale in 1985. He launched Cigar Aficionado in 1992, renamed Malt Advocate as Whisky Advocate, and founded the trade titles Market Watch and Shanken News Daily. He created the Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards and the Wine Experience, whose proceeds have raised more than 40 million dollars for scholarships. He received the Association of Magazine Media Lifetime Achievement Award. Wine Spectator and Cigar Aficionado announced that he died on October 29, 2026, at age 83. Achievements: Founder of M. Shanken Communications, Association of Magazine Media Lifetime Achieveme

Dolores Huerta was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Born Dolores Clara Fernandez on April 10, 1930, in Dawson, New Mexico, she grew up in Stockton, California, and began organizing after seeing the poverty of farmworkers in the Central Valley. In the early 1960s she co-founded with Cesar Chavez the union that became the United Farm Workers, serving as vice president and leading contract negotiations that won higher pay and safety protections. She helped lead the national table grape boycott and coined the rallying cry Si se puede. President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. She founded the Dolores Huerta Foundation in Bakersfield in 2002. Her family announced through her foundation that she died at her home in Bakersfield, California, on October 28, 2026, at age 96. NPR reported the cause as cancer. Achievements: Co-founder of the United Farm Workers, Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012). Birth: April 10, 1930 - Dawson, New Mexico. P

Sir Patrick Stewart was an English actor. Born on July 13, 1940, in Mirfield, Yorkshire, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966 and appeared in more than 60 of its productions before moving to television and film. He became a global star as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, a role he repeated in the films and in Star Trek: Picard. He also played Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films. He won two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Grammy Award for narrating Peter and the Wolf, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2010 for services to drama. His family said he died at his home in Los Angeles on October 28, 2026, at age 86, after a brief illness with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia. His wife, Sunny, was with him. Achievements: Two Olivier Awards, Grammy Award, Knight Bachelor (2010). Birth: July 13, 1940 - Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. Profession: Actor. Interesting Facts: He voiced Avery Bullock on American Dad! and was an activist for human rights

Elke Sommer was a German-born actress and painter. Born Elke Schletz on November 5, 1940, in Berlin, she intended to study languages, but during a 1958 trip to Italy she was cast in her first film, The Friend of the Jaguar, and was soon working across Europe under the surname Sommer. She won the Golden Globe for most promising newcomer for The Prize opposite Paul Newman and played Maria Gambrelli opposite Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther film A Shot in the Dark. Her other films included The Art of Love, Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!, The Wrecking Crew, Zeppelin and And Then There Were None. From the 1990s she focused on painting. Her stepson Sebastian Walther told the German outlet Bild that she died at her home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, on October 28, 2026, at age 85. No cause of death was reported. Achievements: Golden Globe Award for most promising newcomer. Birth: November 5, 1940 - Berlin, Germany. Profession: Actress, painter. Interesting Facts: In 1993 a jury ordered Zsa Zsa Ga

Susan Saint James was an American actress. Born Susan Jane Miller on August 14, 1946, in Los Angeles, she was raised in Rockford, Illinois, and began modeling as a teenager in Paris. At 20 she signed a seven-year contract with Universal Studios and made her television debut in the 1966 movie Fame Is the Name of the Game. She won an Emmy Award in 1969 for The Name of the Game and became famous as Sally McMillan opposite Rock Hudson in McMillan and Wife from 1971 to 1976, earning three Emmy nominations. She co-starred with Jane Curtin in the CBS sitcom Kate and Allie from 1984 to 1989, earning two more nominations, and appeared in films including Love at First Bite and Carbon Copy. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008. People magazine, citing her representative, reported that she died on October 26, 2026, at age 80. She had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was married to former NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol for 45 years. Achievements: Emmy Award (1969),

Eric Bauza was a Canadian-American voice actor. Born on December 7, 1979, in Toronto, he moved to the United States to study animation and began his career as a character designer at Hollywood studios, picking up voiceover work that soon became his main career. His first credit came in 2001 on The Ripping Friends. He became the modern voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, Elmer Fudd and other Looney Tunes characters, most recently in Coyote vs. Acme. He also voiced Puss in Boots in The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Splinter in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Fozzie Bear in Muppet Babies, with more than 400 credits for Disney, DreamWorks, Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. He won three Children's and Family Emmy Awards between 2022 and 2025. His family announced on social media that he died suddenly on October 25, 2026, at age 46. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner listed the cause as hypertensive cardiovascular disease and ruled the death natural. Achieveme

Walter Koenig was an American actor and writer. Born on September 14, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, he studied at UCLA and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York before beginning his career. He played Ensign Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek series from its second season and in the six original-cast Star Trek films. He later played the recurring role of Alfred Bester on Babylon 5, voiced President Anton Chekov in an episode of Star Trek: Picard, and had guest roles on shows including Ironside, Columbo and Diagnosis Murder. He also wrote for television and published books, including his autobiography Warped Factors. His talent agent said he died of natural causes at his home in North Hollywood, surrounded by family, on October 25, 2026, at age 90. Achievements: Chekov in Star Trek (series and six films), Alfred Bester in Babylon 5, Platinum Award for Best Actor at the 2026 Independent Shorts Awards for Mr. Fleischmann. Birth: September 14, 1936 - Chicago, Illino

Tetsuya Chiba was a Japanese manga artist. Born on January 11, 1939, in Tokyo, he made his professional debut in 1956 and remained active for 70 years. He created the boxing manga Ashita no Joe, drawn from a story by Asao Takamori and serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine from 1968 to 1973. It became one of the best-known sports manga of all time. His other works include Ore wa Teppei and Ashita Tenki ni Naare. He served as chair and later president of the Japan Cartoonists Association, and in 2024 he became the first manga artist to receive Japan's Order of Culture. His publisher Shogakukan announced on October 27, 2026, that he had died on October 22, 2026, at a hospital in Tokyo, at age 87. Japanese media reported the cause as myelodysplastic syndrome. A private funeral was held for family. Achievements: Creator of Ashita no Joe, Order of the Rising Sun (2012), Order of Culture (2024). Birth: January 11, 1939 - Tokyo, Japan. Profession: Manga artist. Interesting Facts: Kodansha creat

Tom Skerritt was an American actor. Born on August 25, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan, he served in the U.S. Air Force before beginning a screen career that began with the film War Hunt in 1962. He played Duke Forrest in the Robert Altman film M*A*S*H, Captain Dallas in Alien, and Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf in Top Gun. His other films included Steel Magnolias, A River Runs Through It and Contact. On television he starred as Sheriff Jimmy Brock in Picket Fences, which won him an Emmy Award in 1993 for outstanding lead actor in a drama series. His family confirmed his death to Fox News Digital on October 21, 2026, saying he died of natural causes at age 93 and that memorial details would be shared later. Achievements: Emmy Award winner (1993), Picket Fences. Birth: August 25, 1933 - Detroit, Michigan. Profession: Actor. Interesting Facts: He co-founded the Red Badge Project, which helps veterans through writing, and helped found TheFilmSchool in Seattle.