The following is a list of notable deaths in September 2019.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
September 2019
1
George Abe, 82, Japanese manga artist (Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin), pneumonia. Kenneth Baugh, 78, Jamaican politician, MP and Leader of the Opposition (2005). Alison Cheek, 92, Australian-born American Episcopal priest. Charles W. Daniels, 76, American judge, justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court (2007–2018). Jacob Gelt Dekker, 71, Dutch businessman, writer and philanthropist, lymphoma. Radomil Eliška, 88, Czech conductor. Albert Fritz, 72, German racing cyclist. Alberto Goldman, 81, Brazilian politician, MP (1979–2006), Minister of Transport (1992–1993) and Governor of São Paulo (2010–2011), cancer. Adiss Harmandian, 74, Lebanese-Armenian pop singer, cancer. Gagik Hovunts, 89, Armenian composer. Astrid Hanzalek, 91, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1971–1981). Kari Lehtola, 80, Finnish lawyer, head of the Safety Investigation Authority (1996–2001). Katherine MacLean, 94, American science fiction author. Ciaran McKeown, 76, Northern Irish peace activist. Archbishop Nikon of Boston, 73, American Eastern Orthodox prelate, Archbishop of the Albanian Archdiocese (since 2003) and New England (since 2005). Barbara Probst Solomon, 90, American author. Joana Sainz García, 30, Spanish dancer and choreographer, injuries sustained in pyrotechnic explosion. Jean Edward Smith, 86, American biographer. Jukka Virtanen, 86, Finnish director, actor and screenwriter (Levyraati, Pähkähullu Suomi, Noin seitsemän veljestä), cancer.
2
Michael Beddow, 72, British academic. Rémi Bouchard, 83, Canadian composer and educator. Rea Brändle, 66, Swiss journalist. Jack Clay, 92, American acting teacher, cancer. William G. Daughtridge Jr., 86, American politician. Atli Eðvaldsson, 62, Icelandic football player (Borussia Dortmund, Fortuna Düsseldorf, national team) and manager, cancer. Carlo Fonseka, 86, Sri Lankan physician, President of the Medical Council (2012–2017). Dorothea Benton Frank, 67, American author, myelodysplastic syndrome. Jose Garcia Cosme, 62, Puerto Rican convicted drug dealer, shot. Andrea Gemma, 88, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Isernia-Venafro (1990–2006). Gordie Haworth, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers). Sergei Kirpichenko, 68, Russian diplomat, Ambassador to Egypt (since 2011). Gyoji Matsumoto, 85, Japanese footballer (national team), heart disease. Kevin Percy, 84, New Zealand Olympic hockey player (1960). Rainer Pethran, 68, German Olympic basketball player (1972). Frederic Pryor, 86, American economist. Helmut Rauch, 80, Austrian nuclear physicist. Joan Antoni Solans Huguet, 77, Spanish urban planner, traffic collision. Jean Storms, 93, Belgian racing cyclist. Mieczysław Tracz, 56, Polish Olympic wrestler (1988).
3
Athanase Bala, 92, Cameroonian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bafia (1977–2003). Henry Crapo, 87, American mathematician. LaShawn Daniels, 41, American songwriter ("Say My Name", "Love and War"), Grammy winner (2000), traffic collision. Diet Eman, 99, Dutch Resistance fighter and writer. David Evans, 94, Australian politician, MLA (1968–1989). Wendell Foster, 95, American politician, member of the New York City Council (1978–2001). Halvard Hanevold, 49, Norwegian biathlete, Olympic champion (1998, 2002, 2010). George Klopfer, 79, American physician. Peter Lindbergh, 74, German fashion photographer (Stern, Vogue, Rolling Stone) and film director. Carol Lynley, 77, American actress (Harlow, Bunny Lake Is Missing, The Poseidon Adventure), heart attack. José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, 100, Colombian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Manizales (1975–1996), heart attack. Rita Steblin, 68, Canadian musicologist. Tony Thiessen, 77, Australian footballer (Melbourne, Carlton, North Melbourne).