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
7
6
- Kelly Alexander, 75, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (since 2009).[1]
- Lorenzo Ceresoli, 93, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, vicar apostolic of Awasa (1993–2009).[2]
- Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, American-Turkish protester, shot.[3]
- Armand de Fluvià, 92, Spanish genealogist and heraldist, respiratory failure.[4]
- Paul Goldsmith, 98, American racing driver.[5]
- Sonia Iovan, 88, Romanian gymnast, Olympic bronze medallist (1956, 1960).[6]
- Cathy Merrick, Canadian Indigenous leader, Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (since 2022).[7]
- Renato Molinari, 78, Italian powerboat racer.[8] (death announced on this date)
- Anatoliy Petritskiy, 92, Russian cinematographer (War and Peace, Mimino, Time and the Conways).[9]
- Screamin' Scott Simon, 75, American pianist and singer (Sha Na Na).[10]
- Marie Michele St. Louis, 55, Mauritian Olympic judoka (1996).[11]
- Vladas Terleckas, 84, Lithuanian politician.[12]
5
- Manuel Antín, 98, Argentine film director (Don Segundo Sombra, Circe, The Venerable Ones).[13]
- Faisal Basri, 64, Indonesian economist and politician, heart disease.[14]
- Derek Boshier, 87, English pop artist.[15]
- Roy Cape, 82, Trinidadian calypso saxophonist, stroke.[16]
- Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, Ugandan Olympic long-distance runner (2024), burned.[17]
- Radha Charan Gupta, 89, Indian mathematics historian.[18]
- Davy Kiprotich Koech, 73, Kenyan immunologist, founder of KEMRI.[19]
- Sérgio Mendes, 83, Brazilian bossa nova musician ("The Look of Love", "The Fool on the Hill", "Never Gonna Let You Go"), complications from long COVID.[20]
- Óscar Ponzanelli, 58, Mexican sculptor (Monumento Encuentro).[21]
- Rich Homie Quan, 33, American rapper ("Type of Way", "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)", "Ride Out").[22]
- Oleksandr Rezanov, 75, Ukrainian handball player, Olympic champion (1976).[23]
- Jorge Rivera López, 90, Argentine actor (Pobres habrá siempre, La Mary, Proceso a la infamia).[24]
- Augusto M. Seabra, 69, Portuguese music and film critic.[25]
- Władysław Słowiński, 94, Polish composer and conductor.[26]
- Laurent Tirard, 57, French film director (Little Nicholas, Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia, Return of the Hero).[27]
- Aruna Vasudev, 88, Indian film scholar and critic.[28]
- Yang Jen-fu, 82, Taiwanese politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (1999–2012).[29]
4
- Luis Ayala, 91, Chilean tennis player.[30]
- Oswald d'Andréa, 90, French pianist and film composer (Life and Nothing But, Captain Conan).[31]
- Bora Đorđević, 71, Serbian singer-songwriter (Riblja Čorba), pneumonia.[32]
- Sergey Ivanenko, 65, Russian economist and politician, deputy (1993–2003).[33]
- Céline Orgelle Kentsop, 54, Cameroonian actress, hemorrhagic stroke.[34]
- Michael McDonald, 61, American costume designer (Hair).[35]
- Hermes Ramírez, 76, Cuban sprinter, Olympic silver medallist (1968).[36]
- David Rose, 81, English football club secretary (Ipswich Town F.C.).[37] (death announced on this date)
- Nacho Sánchez, 30, Argentine actor, playwright, and film director.[38]
- Larry Trader, 61, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens).[39]
3
- Selva Alemán, 80, Argentine actress (Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación, Count to Ten, Malparida), heart attack.[40]
- María Benítez, 82, American dancer and choreographer.[41]
- Miguel Bermúdez, 80, Argentine actor (Buenos Aires, Summer 1912, The Desire to Live).[42]
- Vladimir Bure, 73, Russian swimmer and ice hockey fitness consultant, Olympic silver medallist (1972), complications from a heart attack.[43]
- Guillermina Cesco, 75, Argentine psychologist.[44]
- Clive Freeman, 61, English footballer (Swansea City, Altrincham, Doncaster Rovers).[45]
- Göran Fristorp, 76, Swedish singer and songwriter (Malta).[46]
- Ivan Garelov, 81, Bulgarian journalist and television presenter (Nova TV, BTV), complications from traumatic brain injury.[47]
- Guido Carlo Gatti, 86, Italian Olympic basketball player (1968).[48]
- Wayne Graham, 88, American Hall of Fame baseball coach (Rice Owls) and player (Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets).[49]
- Charley Johnson, 85, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos).[50]
- Alberto Jorge, 74, Argentine football player (Racing Club, León) and manager (Toluca).[51]
- Zdravko Krstanović, 74, Serbian poet, prose writer, and critic (Slobodna Dalmacija).[52]
- Georg Meiring, 84, South African military officer, chief of the Army (1990–1993) and SANDF (1993–1998).[53]
- Mohan Natrajan, 71, Indian actor (Kottai Vaasal, Mahanadhi) and film producer (Kannukkul Nilavu).[54]
- Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, 93, Scottish peer, member of the House of Lords (1979–2014).[55]
- Beverley Shore Bennett, 95, New Zealand portrait and stained-glass artist.[56]
- Igor Spassky, 98, Russian nuclear engineer (Delta III, Typhoon and Oscar submarines).[57]
- Mike Torode, 83, Guernsey politician, chief minister (2007–2008).[58]
- Jacqueline Winsor, 82, Canadian-born American sculptor, stroke.[59]
2
- Mick Cullen, 93, Scottish footballer (Luton Town, Grimsby Town, national team).[60]
- James Darren, 88, American singer ("Goodbye Cruel World") and actor (Gidget, T. J. Hooker).[61]
- Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, 79, Colombian civil engineer and politician, senator (2022) and mayor of Bucaramanga (2016–2019), complications from cancer surgery.[62]
- Kong Sam Ol, 94, Cambodian politician, MP (since 1993), minister of agriculture (1986–1989) and the Royal Palace (since 1998).[63]
- Peter Kubik, 49, Austrian guitarist (Abigor), suicide.[64] (death announced on this date)
- Mihály Kupa, 83, Hungarian politician, minister of finance (1990–1993).[65] (death announced on this date)
- Pat Lewis, 76, American soul singer.[66] (death announced on this date)
- Sante Marsili, 73, Italian water polo player, Olympic silver medalist (1976).[67]
- Raul José Quimpo Martirez, 86, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of San Jose de Antique (1983–2002), stroke.[68]
- Aleksandr Medved, 86, Belarusian freestyle wrestler, Olympic champion (1964, 1968, 1972).[69]
- Fadhil al-Milani, 80, Iraqi-Iranian academic, author and community leader.[70]
- Bernie Mireault, 63, French-born Canadian comic book artist (The Jam), suicide.[71]
- Manuel Montoya, 64, Spanish handball coach (Romania national team, Iran national team).[72]
- Dumezweni Mthimkhulu, Botswanan politician, MP (since 2019).[73]
- Vladimir Turiyansky, 89, Russian poet and composer.[74]
1
- Abel Alonso, 89, Spanish-Chilean shoemaker and football executive (Unión Española), president of the ANFP (1979–1982).[75]
- K. J. Baby, 70, Indian writer.[76] (body discovered on this date)
- Mike Billard, 60, Canadian jazz drummer (Jeff Johnston Trio).[77]
- Bob Blaylock, 89, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals).[78]
- Tim Bowden, 87, Australian historian and television presenter.[79]
- Teresa Bright, 64, American guitarist and ukulele player.[80]
- Denis Browne, 86, New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Rarotonga (1977–1983), Auckland (1983–1994) and Hamilton (1994–2014).[81]
- Jorge Canda, 70–71, Spanish politician, mayor of A Lama (1995–2023), member of the Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra (2015–2017).[82]
- Linda Deutsch, 80, American journalist (Associated Press), pancreatic cancer.[83]
- Eric Gilliland, 62, American television producer and writer (Roseanne, That '70s Show, My Boys), colon cancer.[84]
- Naftali Hershtik, 77, Hungarian-born Israeli hazzan.[85]
- Danis Katranidis, 75, Greek actor (Vera sto Dexi).[86]
- Budimir Lončar, 100, Croatian diplomat, minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia (1987–1991).[87]
- Àngels Martínez Castells, 76, Spanish economist, academic and politician, member of the Parliament of Catalonia (2015–2017).[88]
- Makrand Mehta, 93, Indian historian, dengue.[89]
- Abd al-Rahman al-Milad, Libyan human trafficker, shot.[90]
- Sergio Rivero, 60, Bolivian footballer (Real Santa Cruz, Oriente Petrolero, national team).[91]
- Franz Sauerzopf, 92, Austrian judge and politician, member of the Landtag Burgenland (1972–1986).[92]
- John Schultz, 85, Australian Hall of Fame footballer (Footscray).[93]
- Romárico Sotomayor García, 85, Cuban soldier and politician, deputy (2008–2013).[94]
- Evert Svensson, 99, Swedish sociologist and politician, MP (1957–1991).[95]
- Brian Trueman, 92, English broadcaster (Screen Test), writer (Danger Mouse) and voice actor (Count Duckula).[96]
- Ahu Tuğba, 69, Turkish actress (Şeytan, Banker Bilo, Beyaz Ölüm).[97]
- Umesh Upadhyay, 66, Indian media executive (Reliance Industries Limited, Network 18) and writer, fall.[98]
- Dan Voicilă, 85, Romanian sports journalist.[99]
Previous months
References
- ^ 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)
- ^ Indianapolis 500 Veteran Goldsmith Dies at 98
- ^ A murit Sonia Iovan, prima medaliată olimpică la gimnastică a României (in Romanian)
- ^ Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Cathy Merrick dies after collapsing outside Winnipeg court
- ^ Addio al campione di motonautica Renato Molinari: a Cella Monte il suo buen retiro (in Italian)
- ^ Ушел из жизни кинооператор, член Союза кинематографистов России Анатолий Петрицкий (1931-2024) (in Russian)
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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
- ^ 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)
- ^ Rich Homie Quan, Platinum-Selling Rapper Known for Hit ‘Type of Way,’ Dies at 34
- ^ 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)
- ^ Falleció el actor Jorge Rivera López, histórico dirigente de nuestro sindicato (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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
- ^ Falleció el actor, director, dramaturgo y docente Nacho Sánchez (in Spanish)
- ^ 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
- ^ 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)