Deaths in 2024
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The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
September
8
7
- Max Dauphin, 47, Luxembourgish painter.[1]
- Alfredo Garrido , 91, Spanish music producer and lyricist.[2]
- Michael Guider, 73, Australian convicted paedophile and child killer.[3]
- James Hollcroft, 26, Mexican actor (Como dice el dicho).[4]
- Slavo Kukić, 70, Bosnian sociologist, member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5]
- Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi, 50, Ugandan politician, MP (since 2021), heart attack.[6]
- James Matthews, 95, South African poet, writer and publisher.[7]
- Ioan Moldovan , 72, Romanian poet and essayist.[8]
- Dan Morgenstern, 94, German-born American music journalist (Jazz Journal, DownBeat) and archivist, eight-time Grammy winner, heart failure.[9]
- Diondre Overton, 26, American football player (Clemson Tigers, Philadelphia Stars, Memphis Showboats), shot.[10]
- Cesare Poli, 79, Italian footballer (Lanerossi Vicenza, Inter Milan, Cagliari).[11]
- Helmi al-Touni , 90, Egyptian visual artist.[12]
6
- Kelly Alexander, 75, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (since 2009).[13]
- Lorenzo Ceresoli , 93, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, vicar apostolic of Awasa (1993–2009).[14]
- Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, American-Turkish human rights activist and protester, shot.[15]
- Armand de Fluvià, 92, Spanish genealogist, heraldist and LGBT rights activist, respiratory failure.[16]
- Melina Furman, 49, Argentine educator, popularizer and researcher (National Scientific and Technical Research Council), colon cancer.[17]
- Gustavo García de Paredes , 85, Panamanian educator and politician, rector of the University of Panama (1997–2016) and manager of the Colón Free Trade Zone (1981–1982).[18]
- Paul Goldsmith, 98, American racing driver.[19]
- Sonia Iovan, 88, Romanian gymnast, Olympic bronze medallist (1956, 1960).[20]
- Will Jennings, 80, American Hall of Fame lyricist ("My Heart Will Go On", "Tears in Heaven", "Up Where We Belong"), Oscar winner (1983, 1998), Grammy winner (1993, 1999).[21]
- Charles F. McMillan, 69, American nuclear physicist, director of Los Alamos National Laboratory (2011–2017), traffic collision.[22]
- Cathy Merrick, 62, Canadian First Nations leader, grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (since 2022).[23]
- Mark Moffatt, 74, Australian musician (The Monitors) and record producer ("(I'm) Stranded", "Treaty"), pancreatic cancer.[24]
- Renato Molinari, 78, Italian powerboat racer.[25]
- Pim de la Parra, 84, Surinamese-Dutch film director (Wan Pipel, Frank en Eva) and film producer (Blue Movie).[26]
- Anatoliy Petritskiy , 92, Russian cinematographer (War and Peace, Mimino, Time and the Conways).[27]
- Alan Rees, 86, British racing driver.[28]
- Screamin' Scott Simon, 75, American pianist and singer (Sha Na Na), sinus cancer.[29]
- Marie Michele St. Louis, 55, Mauritian Olympic judoka (1996).[30]
- Vladas Terleckas, 84, Lithuanian politician.[31]
- Ron Yeats, 86, Scottish football player (Liverpool, national team) and manager (Tranmere Rovers), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[32]
5
- Manuel Antín, 98, Argentine film director (Don Segundo Sombra, Circe, The Venerable Ones).[33]
- Faisal Basri, 64, Indonesian economist and politician, heart disease.[34]
- Derek Boshier, 87, English pop artist.[35]
- Roy Cape, 82, Trinidadian calypso saxophonist, stroke.[36]
- Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, Ugandan Olympic long-distance runner (2024), burned.[37]
- Herbie Flowers, 86, English musician (Blue Mink, T. Rex, Sky).[38]
- Martin France, 60, British jazz drummer.[39]
- Radha Charan Gupta, 89, Indian mathematics historian.[40]
- Davy Kiprotich Koech, 73, Kenyan immunologist, founder of KEMRI.[41]
- Sérgio Mendes, 83, Brazilian bossa nova musician ("Mas que Nada", "The Look of Love", "The Fool on the Hill"), complications from long COVID.[42]
- Óscar Ponzanelli, 58, Mexican sculptor (Monumento Encuentro).[43]
- Oleksandr Rezanov, 75, Ukrainian handball player, Olympic champion (1976).[44]
- Rich Homie Quan, 33, American rapper ("Type of Way", "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)", "Ride Out").[45]
- Jorge Rivera López, 90, Argentine actor (Pobres habrá siempre, La Mary, Proceso a la infamia).[46]
- Earline S. Rogers, 89, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1982–1990) and Senate (1990–2016).[47][better source needed]
- Augusto M. Seabra, 69, Portuguese music and film critic.[48]
- Władysław Słowiński, 94, Polish composer and conductor.[49]
- Laurent Tirard, 57, French film director (Little Nicholas, Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia, Return of the Hero).[50]
- Tsai Kuan-yu, 91, Taiwanese activist and political prisoner.[51]
- Aruna Vasudev, 88, Indian film scholar and critic.[52]
- Yang Jen-fu, 82, Taiwanese politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (1999–2012).[53]
4
- Luis Ayala, 91, Chilean tennis player.[54]
- Oswald d'Andréa, 90, French pianist and film composer (Life and Nothing But, Captain Conan).[55]
- Bora Đorđević, 71, Serbian singer-songwriter (Riblja Čorba), pneumonia.[56]
- Colin Fournier, 79, British architect.[57]
- Sergey Ivanenko, 65, Russian economist and politician, deputy (1993–2003).[58]
- Céline Orgelle Kentsop, 54, Cameroonian actress, hemorrhagic stroke.[59]
- Michael McDonald, 61, American costume designer (Hair).[60]
- Hermes Ramírez, 76, Cuban sprinter, Olympic silver medallist (1968).[61]
- David Rose, 81, English football club secretary (Ipswich Town F.C.).[62] (death announced on this date)
- Larry Trader, 61, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens).[63]
3
- Selva Alemán , 80, Argentine actress (Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación, Count to Ten, Malparida), heart attack.[64]
- María Benítez, 82, American dancer and choreographer.[65]
- Miguel Bermúdez , 80, Argentine actor (Buenos Aires, Summer 1912, The Desire to Live).[66]
- Vladimir Bure, 73, Russian swimmer and ice hockey fitness consultant, Olympic silver medallist (1972), complications from a heart attack.[67]
- Guillermina Cesco, 75, Argentine psychologist.[68]
- Clive Freeman, 61, English footballer (Swansea City, Altrincham, Doncaster Rovers).[69]
- Göran Fristorp, 76, Swedish singer and songwriter (Malta).[70]
- Ivan Garelov, 81, Bulgarian journalist and television presenter (Nova TV, BTV), complications from traumatic brain injury.[71]
- Guido Carlo Gatti, 86, Italian Olympic basketball player (1968).[72]
- Wayne Graham, 88, American Hall of Fame baseball coach (Rice Owls) and player (Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets).[73]
- Stephan Harding, 70–71, Venezuelan-born British zoologist and ecologist.[74]
- Charley Johnson, 85, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos).[75]
- Alberto Jorge, 74, Argentine football player (Racing Club, León) and manager (Toluca).[76]
- Zdravko Krstanović, 74, Serbian poet, prose writer, and critic (Slobodna Dalmacija).[77]
- Georg Meiring, 84, South African military officer, chief of the Army (1990–1993) and SANDF (1993–1998).[78]
- Mohan Natrajan, 71, Indian actor (Kottai Vaasal, Mahanadhi) and film producer (Kannukkul Nilavu).[79]
- Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, 93, Scottish peer, member of the House of Lords (1979–2014).[80]
- Beverley Shore Bennett, 95, New Zealand portrait and stained-glass artist.[81]
- Igor Spassky, 98, Russian nuclear engineer (Delta III, Typhoon and Oscar submarines).[82]
- Mike Torode, 83, Guernsey politician, chief minister (2007–2008).[83]
- Jacqueline Winsor, 82, Canadian-born American sculptor, stroke.[84]
2
- Mick Cullen, 93, Scottish footballer (Luton Town, Grimsby Town, national team).[85]
- James Darren, 88, American singer ("Goodbye Cruel World") and actor (Gidget, T. J. Hooker).[86]
- Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, 79, Colombian civil engineer and politician, senator (2022) and mayor of Bucaramanga (2016–2019), complications from cancer surgery.[87]
- Kong Sam Ol, 94, Cambodian politician, MP (since 1993), minister of agriculture (1986–1989) and the Royal Palace (since 1998).[88]
- Peter Kubik, 49, Austrian guitarist (Abigor), suicide.[89] (death announced on this date)
- Mihály Kupa, 83, Hungarian politician, minister of finance (1990–1993).[90] (death announced on this date)
- Pat Lewis, 76, American soul singer.[91] (death announced on this date)
- Sante Marsili, 73, Italian water polo player, Olympic silver medalist (1976).[92]
- Raul Martirez, 86, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of San Jose de Antique (1983–2002), stroke.[93]
- Aleksandr Medved, 86, Belarusian freestyle wrestler, Olympic champion (1964, 1968, 1972).[94]
- Fadhil al-Milani, 80, Iraqi-Iranian academic, author and community leader.[95]
- Bernie Mireault, 63, French-born Canadian comic book artist (The Jam), suicide.[96]
- Manuel Montoya, 64, Spanish handball coach (Romania national team, Iran national team).[97]
- Dumezweni Mthimkhulu, Botswanan politician, MP (since 2019).[98]
- Vladimir Turiyansky, 89, Russian poet and composer.[99]
1
- Abel Alonso, 89, Spanish-Chilean shoemaker and football executive (Unión Española), president of the ANFP (1979–1982).[100]
- K. J. Baby, 70, Indian writer.[101] (body discovered on this date)
- Mike Billard, 60, Canadian jazz drummer (Jeff Johnston Trio).[102]
- Bob Blaylock, 89, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals).[103]
- Tim Bowden, 87, Australian historian and television presenter.[104]
- Teresa Bright, 64, American guitarist and ukulele player.[105]
- Denis Browne, 86, New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Rarotonga (1977–1983), Auckland (1983–1994) and Hamilton (1994–2014).[106]
- Jorge Canda, 70–71, Spanish politician, mayor of A Lama (1995–2023), member of the Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra (2015–2017).[107]
- Linda Deutsch, 80, American journalist (Associated Press), pancreatic cancer.[108]
- Eric Gilliland, 62, American television producer and writer (Roseanne, That '70s Show, My Boys), colon cancer.[109]
- Naftali Hershtik, 77, Hungarian-born Israeli hazzan.[110]
- Danis Katranidis , 75, Greek actor (Vera sto Dexi).[111]
- Budimir Lončar, 100, Croatian diplomat, minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia (1987–1991).[112]
- Àngels Martínez Castells, 76, Spanish economist, academic and politician, member of the Parliament of Catalonia (2015–2017).[113]
- Makrand Mehta, 93, Indian historian, dengue.[114]
- Abd al-Rahman al-Milad , Libyan human trafficker, shot.[115]
- Sergio Rivero, 60, Bolivian footballer (Real Santa Cruz, Oriente Petrolero, national team).[116]
- Franz Sauerzopf, 92, Austrian judge and politician, member of the Landtag Burgenland (1972–1986).[117]
- John Schultz, 85, Australian Hall of Fame footballer (Footscray).[118]
- Romárico Sotomayor García, 85, Cuban soldier and politician, deputy (2008–2013).[119]
- Evert Svensson, 99, Swedish sociologist and politician, MP (1957–1991).[120]
- Brian Trueman, 92, English broadcaster (Screen Test), writer (Danger Mouse) and voice actor (Count Duckula).[121]
- Ahu Tuğba, 69, Turkish actress (Şeytan, Banker Bilo, Beyaz Ölüm).[122]
- Umesh Upadhyay, 66, Indian media executive (Reliance Industries Limited, Network 18) and writer, fall.[123]
- Dan Voicilă , 85, Romanian sports journalist.[124]
Previous months
References
- ^ Luxembourg painter Max Dauphin passes away at 47
- ^ Muere el productor musical Alfredo Garrido, autor de canciones de series como Marco, La abeja Maya o Mazinger Z (in Spanish)
- ^ Serial pedophile Michael Guider who killed 9yo Samantha Knight dead in custody
- ^ James Hollcroft, actor in "Como dice el dicho," found dead at 26
- ^ Porodica Potvrdila Preminuo Slavo Kukić (in Serbian)
- ^ State Minister for defence, Sarah Mateke is dead
- ^ Poet and writer James Matthews dies at 95
- ^ Fostul director al revistei Familia, eseistul și poetul Ioan Moldovan a murit (in Romanian)
- ^ Dan Morgenstern, Chronicler and Friend of Jazz, Dies at 94
- ^ Clemson football announces death of former receiver Diondre Overton
- ^ Il Cagliari piange "Cece" Poli: vinse lo storico scudetto del 1970 (in Italian)
- ^ "أحد حراس الهوية المصرية".. وفاة الفنان التشكيلي حلمي التوني (in Arabic)
- ^ Longtime Mecklenburg County State Representative Alexander has died
- ^ Bishop Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. †
- ^ Aysenur Ezgi Eygi: US-Turkish activist dies after being 'shot in head by Israeli forces'
- ^ Muere Armand de Fluvià, heraldista y referente de la lucha por la liberación gay (in Spanish)
- ^ [ https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/adios-a-melina-furman-la-pensadora-de-la-educacion-mas-influyente-en-habla-hispana-nid07092024/ Adiós a Melina Furman, la pensadora de la educación más influyente en habla hispana] (in Spanish)
- ^ Fallece Gustavo García de Paredes, cinco veces rector de la Universidad de Panamá (in Spanish)
- ^ Indianapolis 500 Veteran Goldsmith Dies at 98
- ^ A murit Sonia Iovan, prima medaliată olimpică la gimnastică a României (in Romanian)
- ^ Will Jennings, Oscar Winner for “My Heart Will Go On” and “Up Where We Belong,” Dies at 80
- ^ Former LANL director Charles McMillan, 69, dies in crash
- ^ Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Cathy Merrick remembered as 'a force of strength' as tributes pour in
- ^ Vale Mark Moffatt: From '(I’m) Stranded' To Nashville- A Remarkable Musical Journey
- ^ Addio al campione di motonautica Renato Molinari: a Cella Monte il suo buen retiro (in Italian)
- ^ Surinaamse regisseur Pim de la Parra (84) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Ушел из жизни кинооператор, член Союза кинематографистов России Анатолий Петрицкий (1931-2024) (in Russian)
- ^ Alan Rees
- ^ Scott Simon Dies: 52-Year Sha Na Na Singer Who Co-Wrote Song For ‘Grease’ Was 75
- ^ Au revoir Marie-Michèle (in French)
- ^ Mirė Nepriklausomybės Akto signataras Vladas Terleckas (in Latvian)
- ^ Liverpool FC is mourning the passing of legendary former captain Ron Yeats
- ^ Murió Manuel Antín, cineasta y director de la Universidad del Cine que abolió la censura (in Spanish)
- ^ Ekonom Indef Sebut Faisal Basri Sempat Dirawat Karena Jantung (in Indonesian)
- ^ Bowie album designer Derek Boshier who ‘helped define pop art movement’ dies
- ^ Music icon Roy Cape dies at 82
- ^ Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set alight by ex-boyfriend
- ^ [1]
- ^ Martin France 1964–2024
- ^ Jhansi: पद्मश्री डॉ. राधाचरण गुप्ता का निधन, शिक्षक दिवस पर ली अंतिम सांस, उनके योगदान को रखा जाएगा जीवित (in Hindi)
- ^ KEMRI founder Dr. Davy Koech dies at 73
- ^ Sérgio Mendes Dies: Brazilian Pop Pioneer, Hit Maker & Herb Alpert Collaborator Was 83
- ^ Muere a los 58 años Óscar Ponzanelli 'escultor de las estrellas' (in Spanish)
- ^ На 76-м году ушёл из жизни олимпийский чемпион-1976, заслуженный мастер спорта СССР и экс-тренер ЗТР и женской сборной Турции Александр Резанов (in Russian)
- ^ Rich Homie Quan, Platinum-Selling Rapper Known for Hit ‘Type of Way,’ Dies at 34
- ^ Falleció el actor Jorge Rivera López, histórico dirigente de nuestro sindicato (in Spanish)
- ^ Former state senator, educator Earline Rogers dies
- ^ Crítico e programador artístico Augusto M. Seabra morre aos 69 anos (in Portuguese)
- ^ Zmarł Władysław Słowiński... (in Polish)
- ^ Le réalisateur Laurent Tirard est mort, à l’âge de 57 ans (in French)
- ^ President Lai mourns passing of White Terror victim Tsai Kuan-yu
- ^ Film scholar Aruna Vasudev passes away
- ^ 前立委楊仁福病逝享壽83歲 生前致力原民事務 (in Chinese)
- ^ Chilean tennis great Luis Ayala dies at age 91
- ^ Décès du compositeur Oswald d’Andréa (in French)
- ^ Umrl je Bora Đorđević, frontman Riblje čorbe (in Slovene)
- ^ Colin Fournier (in French)
- ^ Умер заместитель председателя партии "Яблоко" Сергей Иваненко (in Russian)
- ^ Nécrologie : la comédienne Mami Ton est décédée (in French)
- ^ Costume Designer Michael McDonald Dies at 61
- ^ Cuban Olympic runner-up Hermes Ramírez passes away
- ^ David Rose
- ^ Lawrence (Larry) Jerome Trader
- ^ Dolor por el fallecimiento de la actriz Selva Alemán (in Spanish)
- ^ Pioneering dancer popularized flamenco scene in area, worked to build it over decades
- ^ Murió Miguel Bermúdez, expareja de Carlos Perciavalle (in Spanish)
- ^ Владимир Буре скончался в США (in Russian)
- ^ Falleció Guillermina Cesco, fundadora del Colegio de Psicólogos de San Juan (in Spanish)
- ^ Former player Clive Freeman passes away
- ^ Artisten Göran Fristorp är död (in Swedish)
- ^ Esteemed Journalist Ivan Garelov Dies at Pirogov Hospital
- ^ Morte Guido Carlo Gatti: il cordoglio della Pallacanestro Varese (in Italian)
- ^ Wayne Graham, legendary Rice baseball coach, dies at 88
- ^ Stephan Harding e seu legado mais que planetário (in Portuguese)
- ^ Broncos mourn passing of Ring of Fame QB Charley Johnson
- ^ Muere Alberto Jorge, campeón con Toluca en Apertura 2002 (in Spanish)
- ^ Preminuo Zdravko Krstanović (in Serbian)
- ^ Genl. Georg Meiring sterf (in Afrikaans)
- ^ Producer Mohan Natrajan passes away due to illness
- ^ Lady Saltoun, member of the Royal family with a hereditary peerage who enlivened the House of Lords – obituary (subscription required)
- ^ Beverley Shore Bennett Bennett
- ^ Умер конструктор подводных лодок Игорь Спасский (in Russian)
- ^ Former Guernsey Chief Minister Mike Torode dies aged 83 following decades of public service
- ^ Jackie Winsor (1941-2024)
- ^ Former Luton Town, Derby County and Scotland winger Cullen passes away
- ^ James Darren, Teen Idol Actor in ‘Gidget,’ Singer and Director, Dies at 88
- ^ Fallecio Rodolfo Hernández, excandidato presidencial (in Spanish)
- ^ Samdech Kong Sam Ol Passes Away at Age 94
- ^ Abigor's Peter Kubik Dead at 49 Years Old
- ^ Elhunyt Kupa Mihály (in Hungarian)
- ^ Motown great Pat Lewis dies at 76
- ^ Addio a Sante Marsili, indimenticabile campione (in Italian)
- ^ Antique Bishop Emeritus Martinez dies at 86
- ^ «Нет слов, чтобы выразить боль утраты». Не стало легендарного борца сборной СССР Александра Медведя (in Russian)
- ^ آیتالله سید فاضل میلانی دار فانی را وداع گفت (in Persian)
- ^ Acclaimed Indie Comics Creator Bernie Mireault Passes Away at 63
- ^ A murit Manuel Montoya Fernandez, fost selecționer al României (in Romanian)
- ^ Minister Mthimkhulu passes on
- ^ Умер известный бард Владимир Туриянский (in Russian)
- ^ Fallece Abel Alonso, histórico expresidente de la ANFP y de Unión Española (in Spanish)
- ^ Writer and social activist K.J. Baby passes away
- ^ Michael Gerard Billard
- ^ Bob Blaylock
- ^ Tim Bowden
- ^ Teresa Bright, award-winning Hawaii recording artist, dies at 64
- ^ Lutti nell’episcopato (in Italian)
- ^ Faleceu Jorge Canda, ex alcalde da Lama (in Galician)
- ^ Linda Deutsch, AP trial writer who had front row to courtroom history, dies at 80
- ^ Eric Gilliland, Former Comedy Writer For ‘Roseanne’ & ‘My Boys,’ Has Died
- ^ נפטר נפתלי הרשטיק, לשעבר חזן בית הכנסת הגדול בירושלים (in Hebrew)
- ^ Δάνης Κατρανίδης: Πέθανε ο ηθοποιός σε ηλικία 75 ετών (in Greek)
- ^ Umro je Budimir Lončar. Našli ga mrtvog u moru (in Croatian)
- ^ Mor Àngels Martínez Castells, l'activista que va treure les banderes espanyoles del Parlament (in Catalan)
- ^ Historian Makrand Mehta, 93, passes away in Ahmedabad
- ^ Notorious people smuggler shot dead in Libya, officials say
- ^ Luto en el fútbol boliviano: falleció Sergio Rivero héroe de la clasificación al Mundial 1994 (in Spanish)
- ^ Franz Sauerzopf gestorben (in German)
- ^ 'Gentleman John': Bulldogs club great dies, aged 85
- ^ Falleció el General de División de la reserva, Romárico Vidal Sotomayor García, Héroe de la República (in Spanish)
- ^ Socialdemokraterna i Kungälv har sorg (in Swedish)
- ^ Danger Mouse writer Brian Trueman dies aged 92
- ^ Ahu Tuğba 69 yaşında hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ^ Veteran journalist Umesh Upadhyay passes away
- ^ A murit marele comentator sportiv Dan Voicilă (in Romanian)