The following is a list of notable deaths in September 2016. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: *Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.

September 2016

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* Raymond Daveluy, 89, Canadian composer, organist, music educator and arts administrator. *

Thomas G. Doran Thomas George Doran (February 20, 1936 – September 1, 2016) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Rockford in Illinois from 1994 to 2012. Biography Early life and education Doran ...

, 80, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Rockford (1994–2012). * Frederick Drandua, 73, Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of

Arua Arua is a city and commercial centre within the Arua District in the Northern Region of Uganda. Location Arua is approximately , by road, north-west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda, Arua is about , by road, west of Gulu, the ...

(1986–2009), diabetes. * Fred Hellerman, 89, American folk singer ( The Weavers), guitarist, producer and songwriter. * Kerson Huang, 88, Chinese-born American theoretical physicist. *

Ruth Hubbard Ruth Hubbard (March 3, 1924 – September 1, 2016) was a professor of biology at Harvard University, where she was the first woman to hold a tenured professorship position in biology. During her active research career from the 1940s to the 1960s ...

, 92, Austrian-born American biologist. *

Kacey Jones Gail Zeiler (April 27, 1950 – September 1, 2016), known professionally as Kacey Jones, was an American singer-songwriter, producer and humorist. After co-writing the Mickey Gilley hit " I'm the One Mama Warned You About" (credited as Gayle Zei ...

, 66, American singer-songwriter ("

I'm the One Mama Warned You About "I'm the One Mama Warned You About" is a song written by Mickey James and Gayle Zeiler, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in January 1985 as the second and final single from his album '' Too Good to Stop ...

"), producer and humorist, cancer. *

Len Maddocks Leonard Victor Maddocks (24 May 1926 – 1 September 2016) was an Australian cricketer and cricket administrator who played in seven Tests from 1954 to 1956. He was born in Beaconsfield, Victoria. He played first-class cricket for Victoria ...

, 90, Australian cricketer. *

Leif Mæhle Leif Magnar Mæhle (17 May 1927 – 1 September 2016)
was a Norwegian literary researcher. He was born in ...

, 89, Norwegian literary historian. * Zahid Malik, 78, Pakistani journalist and editor. *

William Ole Ntimama William Ronkorua Ole Ntimama (February 1928 – September 1, 2016) was a Kenyan politician. He was a staunch supporter of the ruling party KANU, prior to the adoption of the multiparty politics in Kenya in 1990. Ole Ntimama was vocal against multi ...

, 88, Kenyan politician, MP (2007–2014). *

Jon Polito Jon Raymond Polito (December 29, 1950 – September 1, 2016) was an American character actor. In a film and television career spanning 35 years, he amassed over 220 credits. Notable television roles included Detective Steve Crosetti in the fi ...

, 65, American actor ('' Miller's Crossing'', '' The Rocketeer'', '' Homicide: Life on the Street''), multiple myeloma. *

Emilio Prini Emilio Prini (1943 in Stresa – 1 September 2016 in Rome) was an Italian artist associated with the Arte Povera movement that began in the 1960s. Biography One of the early contributors to the Arte Povera movement living in Genoa in the 1960s ...

, 73, Italian artist. *

Frans ten Bos Frans Herman ten Bos (21 April 1937 – 1 September 2016) was a Scottish rugby union footballer. He played for as a lock in the 1960s,Massie, p173 and was capped seventeen times. Ten Bos attended Fettes College in Edinburgh, where he was ...

, 79, Scottish rugby union player ( national team).

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* Nalinidhar Bhattacharya, 94, Indian poet and literary critic. *

Neville Crowe Neville Crowe (1 June 1937 – 2 September 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who represented in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s and 1960s. He also served as club president from 1987 to 19 ...

, 79, Australian footballer. *

Gary D. Gerald Malke (5 December 1963 – 1 September 2016), known professionally as Gary D, was a German trance/hardstyle producer and DJ, known for the trance compilations ''D.Trance''. Career Early career Gary D. started out playing as a DJ at the ...

, 52, German trance producer and DJ, pulmonary embolism. *

Blackie Gejeian Michael "Blackie" Gejeian (June 24, 1926 – September 2, 2016) was an American race car driver, race car builder, and hot rod enthusiast. Considered an "Industry Legend", Gejeian was the organizer of the Autorama, one of the largest custom car ...

, 90, American race car driver and

hot rod Hot rods are typically American cars that might be old, classic, or modern and that have been rebuilt or modified with large engines optimised for speed and acceleration. One definition is: "a car that's been stripped down, souped up and made ...

builder. *

Jerry Heller Gerald Elliot Heller (October 6, 1940 – September 2, 2016) was an American music manager and businessman. He was best known for his management of West Coast rap and gangsta rap pioneers N.W.A and Eazy-E. He rose to prominence in the 1960s a ...

, 75, American music manager ( N.W.A), heart attack. * John Hostetter, 69, American actor (''

Murphy Brown ''Murphy Brown'' is an American television sitcom created by Diane English that premiered on November 14, 1988, on CBS. The series stars Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for ''FYI'', a ...

'', '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', ''

Heartbreak Ridge ''Heartbreak Ridge'' is a 1986 American war film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also starred in the film. The film also co-stars Marsha Mason, Everett McGill, and Mario Van Peebles, and was released in the United States on Decembe ...

''), complications from cancer. * Islam Karimov, 78, Uzbek politician, President (since 1991), stroke. * Gerald Lehner, 48, Austrian football referee. *

Don Minnick Donald Athey Minnick (April 14, 1931 – September 2, 2016) was an American professional baseball pitcher who worked in two Major League Baseball (MLB) games for the Washington Senators in . A right-hander, Minnick was listed as tall and . Bo ...

, 85, American baseball player ( Washington Senators). *

Margrit Mondavi Margrit Biever Mondavi (''née'' Kellenberger; August 2, 1925 – September 2, 2016) was a Swiss-born American businesswoman. She was vice president of Cultural Affairs at Robert Mondavi Winery which she joined in 1967. Under her direction, Robe ...

, 91, Swiss-born American businesswoman, Vice President of Cultural Affairs at Robert Mondavi Winery. * David Morgan, 56, Northern Irish television presenter and journalist. *

Antonina Seredina Antonina Alexandrovna Seredina (russian: Антонина Александровна Середина; 23 December 1929 – 2 September 2016) was a Russian sprint canoeist. She won the 500 m singles and doubles events at the 1960 Olympics, and pl ...

, 87, Soviet Russian sprint canoeist, Olympic champion (

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

). * Joseph Whitney, 87, British-born Canadian geographer. *

Daniel Willems Daniel Willems (16 August 1956 – 2 September 2016)1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

). * Chilla Wilson, 85, Australian rugby union player. *

Eileen Younghusband Dame Eileen Louise Younghusband, DBE (1 January 1902 – 22 May 1981) was internationally known for her research and teaching in the field of social work. Early life Her father was Sir Francis Younghusband (1863–1942), a British explorer a ...

, 95, British World War II officer and author.

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* Jack Aiken, 98, Australian politician. *

Mir Quasem Ali Mir Quasem Ali (31 December 1952 – 3 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi businessman, philanthropist and politician. He was a former director of Islami Bank, and chairman of the Diganta Media Corporation, which owns Diganta TV. He founded the ...

, 63, Bangladeshi businessman, politician and war criminal, execution by hanging. *

Maria Isabel Barreno Maria Isabel Barreno de Faria Martins GOIH (10 July 1939 – 3 September 2016) was a Portuguese writer, essayist, journalist and sculptor. She was one of the authors of the book '' Novas Cartas Portugesas'' (''New Portuguese Letters''), together ...

, 77, Portuguese writer. *

Kalthoum Bornaz Kalthoum Bornaz (24 August 1945 – 3 September 2016) was a Tunisian screenwriter, film editor, and director who belonged to the first generation of women filmmakers in Tunisia. She was born in Tunisia on 24 August 1945 and moved to France in order ...

, 71, Tunisian screenwriter, film editor and director. * Jane Brick, 74, Swedish journalist, brain tumor. * Carlos Bulgheroni, 71, Argentine businessman, CEO of

Bridas Bridas Corporation is an Argentine independent oil and gas holding company based in Buenos Aires. Since March 2010 it is 50% owned by China National Offshore Oil Corporation. Operations Bridas Corporation was founded by the Bulgheroni family in ...

. * Claudio Olinto de Carvalho, 74, Brazilian football player and coach (

Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...

). *

Anna Dewdney Anna Elizabeth Dewdney (née Luhrmann; December 25, 1965 – September 3, 2016) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. The first book she wrote and illustrated, ''Llama Llama Red Pajama'', received critical acclaim in 2005. ...

, 50, American children's author and illustrator, brain cancer. *

John W. Drummond John Willie Drummond (September 29, 1919 – September 3, 2016) was an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, who represented the 10th District from 1966 through 2008. He was also a member of the South Car ...

, 96, American politician, member of the

South Carolina Senate The South Carolina Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the lower house being the South Carolina House of Representatives. It consists of 46 senators elected from single member districts for four-year terms at the sa ...

(1966–2008). *

Albert Hofstede Albert "Al" J. Hofstede (September 25, 1940 – September 3, 2016) was an American politician who served two non-consecutive terms as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, both times representing the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Polit ...

, 75, American politician, Mayor of Minneapolis (1974–1975, 1978–1979), respiratory illness. * Sam F. Iacobellis, 87, American engineer. * Jaakko Kolmonen, 75, Finnish chef. *

Pran Kurup Pran Kurup (3 October 1966 – 3 September 2016) was an Indian entrepreneur and author. Personal life Pran Kurup was born in Chennai to K. Madhava Kurup and Sarojini, who hailed from Kannur. He was the nephew of K. P. P. Nambiar. He completed hi ...

, 49, Indian entrepreneur and author, heart failure. * Norman Kwong, 86, Canadian football player ( Calgary Stampeders,

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...

) and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (2005–2010). *

Leslie H. Martinson Leslie Herbert Martinson (January 16, 1915 – September 3, 2016) was an American television and film director. Career Martinson was born to Gertrude and Lewis Martinson in Boston, Massachusetts on January 16, 1915. He had a brother named Bert ...

, 101, American film and television director ('' Batman: The Movie'', '' CHiPs'', '' Fantasy Island''). *

Fred McFarlane Frederick Craig McFarlane (November 14, 1959 – September 3, 2016) was an American R&B songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. McFarlane's career as a songwriter and producer spanned more than 30 years. He wrote or co-wrote a nu ...

, 55, American songwriter (" Show Me Love", " Don't Wanna Go Home"), record producer and musician. *

Dabney Montgomery Dabney N. Montgomery (April 18, 1923 – September 3, 2016) was an American pilot and bodyguard. Born in Selma, Alabama, Montgomery went to Lutheran Academy and the Selma University High School. He joined the armed forces in 1943, serving in the ...

, 93, American pilot ( Tuskegee Airmen), bodyguard of Martin Luther King Jr. * Jan Nilsen, 79, Norwegian footballer ( Fredrikstad FK, national team). *

Peter Oresick Peter Oresick ( ; September 8, 1955 – September 3, 2016) was an American poet. Oresick was best known as the editor of '' Working Classics'', a landmark literary anthology of working-class poetry, and as a publisher. He served in senior posi ...

, 60, American poet, brain cancer. * Johnny Rebel, 77, American country singer. * Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor, 79, American culinary anthropologist/griot, food writer and broadcaster on public media. * Jean-Christophe Yoccoz, 59, French mathematician.

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Adam Bielański Adam Bielański (; 14 December 1912 – 4 September 2016) was a Polish chemist and professor of Jagiellonian University. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He was the author of several university-level books on inorganic chemistry, ...

, 103, Polish chemist and professor. * Bob Bissonnette, 35, Venezuelan-born Canadian singer, ice hockey player ( Hull Olympiques,

Acadie–Bathurst Titan The Acadie–Bathurst Titan are a major junior ice hockey team based in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada. They are members of the Telus Maritimes Division in the Telus Conference of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team plays it ...

) and baseball team owner ( Québec Capitales), helicopter crash. *

Frank J. Barbaro Francesco Joseph (Frank J.) Barbaro (December 18, 1927 – September 4, 2016) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly from the 47th district ( Bensonhurst) from 1973 to 1996. Early years A son of immigrants, after h ...

, 88, American politician, member of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...

(1973–1996), heart failure. *

Gintautas Iešmantas Gintautas Iešmantas (1 January 1930 – 4 September 2016) was a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania The Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuani ...

, 86, Lithuanian politician. *

Zvonko Ivezić Zvonko Ivezić (; 17 February 1949 – 4 September 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Vajska, Ivezić joined Vojvodina in 1965, before making his Yugoslav First League debut in the 1967–6 ...

, 67, Serbian footballer ( Vojvodina, Sochaux, RC Paris). *

Peter Janich Peter Janich (4 January 1942 – 4 September 2016) was a professor of philosophy at the University of Marburg. He was born in Munich. Janich studied physics, philosophy and psychology at the Universities of Erlangen and Hamburg. He attained a doct ...

, 74, German philosopher, cancer. * David Jenkins, 91, English cleric and theologian, Bishop of Durham (1984–1994). *

Klaus Katzur Klaus Katzur (26 August 1943 – 4 September 2016) was a German Swimming (sport), swimmer who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968, and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1972, he won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metre ...

, 73, German swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

). *

Novella Matveyeva Novella Nikolayevna Matveyeva (russian: Новелла Николаевна Матвеева; 7 October 1934 in Pushkin, Saint Petersburg – 4 September 2016, Moscow Oblast) was a Russian bard, poet, writer, screenwriter, dramatist, and literar ...

, 81, Russian poet and singer-songwriter. *

Richard Neville Richard Neville may refer to: *Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428–1471), "Warwick the Kingmaker", English noble, fought in the Wars of the Roses *Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400–1460), Yorkist leader during the Wars of the ...

, 74, Australian writer and editor ('' Oz''). *

Isidore Okpewho Isidore Okpewho, NNOM (9 November 1941 – 4 September 2016), was a Nigerian novelist and critic. He won the 1976 African Arts Prize for Literature, and the 1993 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best Book Africa. Also a classicist and scholar, he h ...

, 74, Nigerian novelist and critic. *

Cyril C. Perera Cyril C. Perera (3 June 1923 – 4 September 2016) was a Sri Lankan author of Sri Lankan literature, Sinhala literature who was well known for his translations of world literature into Sinhalese language, Sinhalese. His translations included novel ...

, 93, Sri Lankan author. *

Clifford S. Perlman Clifford "Cliff" S. Perlman (March 30, 1926 – September 4, 2016) was an American entrepreneur and president and CEO of the Caesars Palace casino in Las Vegas for over a decade. During his ownership he built thousands of additional rooms to wha ...

, 90, American businessman, CEO of

Caesars Palace Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The hotel is situated on the west side of the Las Vegas Strip between Bellagio and The Mirage. It is one of Las Vegas's largest and best known landmarks. Caesars P ...

. * Melvyn Pignon, 86, English field hockey player. * Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., 82, American politician, member of the

(1973–1995). * Zoran Šami, 67, Serbian politician, speaker at the Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro. *

Klaus Traube Klaus Traube (25 February 1928 – 4 September 2016) was a German engineer and former manager in the German nuclear power industry and one of its leading opponents. He was the victim of an illegal eavesdropping operation by the BfV (the German dome ...

, 88, German mechanical engineer and anti-nuclear power activist. * Yang Jingnian, 107, Chinese economist.

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* John Ball, 81, English Anglican prelate, Assistant Bishop of Central Tanganyika. *

Arif Beg Arif Beg (1935–2016) was a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader. He hailed from Indore in Madhya Pradesh state. His father, Qaramat ‘Pahalwan’ Baig, had reached Indore from Afghanistan. Political career He was an Indian Union Minister (1977 ...

, 81, Indian politician, Bharatiya Janta Party leader. *

Gilbert Chapron Gilbert Chapron (October 7, 1933 – September 5, 2016) was a French boxer, who competed in the middleweight division (– 75 kg) during his career as an amateur. He was born in Blois, Loir-et-Cher. Amateur career Chapron represente ...

, 83, French boxer, Olympic bronze medalist (

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

). *

She'ar Yashuv Cohen Eliyahu Yosef She'ar Yashuv Cohen ( he, אליהו יוסף שאר ישוב כהן; November 4, 1927 – September 5, 2016) was the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Haifa, Israel and the President of its rabbinical courts (1975–2011). Biography Eliyahu ...

, 88, Israeli chief rabbi of Haifa. *

Duane Graveline Duane Edgar "Doc" Graveline (March 2, 1931 – September 5, 2016) was an American physician and NASA astronaut. He was one of the six scientists selected in 1965, in NASA's fourth group of astronauts, for the Apollo program. He was best known ...

, 85, American astronaut. *

Sir Fred Holliday Sir Frederick George Thomas Holliday, (22 September 1935 – 5 September 2016) was a British marine biologist, academic, academic administrator, and businessman. He was Acting Principal of the University of Stirling from 1973 to 1975, Vice-Ch ...

, 80, British marine biologist. *

Jaroslav Jareš Jaroslav Jareš (21 March 1930 – 5 September 2016) was a Czech football (soccer), football player and manager. During his Czechoslovak First League, Czechoslovakian first division career, Jareš played for SK Slavia Prague, Slavia Prague and ...

, 86, Czech football player and manager ( Slavia Prague). *

Joe Hosteen Kellwood Joe Hosteen Kellwood (August 20, 1921 – September 5, 2016) was a United States Marine, best known for serving as a Navajo code talker during World War II. Born in Steamboat Canyon, Arizona, on the Navajo Reservation, Kellwood was a carpenter. H ...

, 95, American World War II veteran, Navajo code talker. * George McLeod, 83, Scottish footballer. * Max Murray, 80, Scottish footballer (

Rangers A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...

, West Bromwich Albion). * Hugh O'Brian, 91, American actor ('' The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', '' The Shootist'', '' Twins''). *

Rudolph T. Randa Rudolph Thomas Randa (July 25, 1940September 5, 2016) was an American judge. He was a United States district judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin for the last 24 years of his life. He was Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Wisconsin ...

, 76, American judge, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (since 1992), brain cancer. * Donald Ranvaud, 62, Italian-born British journalist and film producer ('' The Constant Gardener'', '' Central Station'', '' City of God''), heart attack. * Phyllis Schlafly, 92, American constitutional lawyer, conservative activist and author, cancer. *

Karl Schlechta Karl Schlechta (28 January 1922 – 5 September 2016) was an Austrian football player and coach who played as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Spor ...

, 94, Austrian football player and coach (

Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (; known in English as Austria Vienna, and usually shortened to Austria (German: Österreich) in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the mos ...

, Sturm Graz, Rapid Wien). *

Lindsay Tuckett Lindsay Tuckett (6 February 1919 – 5 September 2016) was a South African cricketer who played in nine Test matches from 1947 to 1949. Biography The son of one Test player, Len Tuckett, and the nephew of another, Joe Cox, Lindsay Tuckett ...

, 97, South African Test cricketer. * Israfil Yilmaz, 29, Turkish-born Dutch ISIS trainer, militant and blogger, airstrike.

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Richard Beeman Richard Roy Beeman (May 6, 1942 – September 6, 2016) was an American historian and biographer specializing in the American Revolution. Born in Seattle, he published multiple books, and was the John Walsh Centennial Professor of History at the Uni ...

, 74, American historian, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *

Cary Blanchard Robert Cary Blanchard (November 5, 1968 – September 6, 2016) was an American football placekicker in the National Football League. He played eight years for five teams: the New York Jets for his first two years, the Indianapolis Colts after ...

, 47, American football player (

Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 ...

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...

). *

John Royston Coleman John Royston "Jack" Coleman (June 24, 1921 – September 6, 2016) was a labor economist, college and foundation president, television host, and author of ''Blue-Collar Journal''. Biography Jack Coleman was born in the town of Copper Cliff, Ontario, ...

, 95, American university president (

Haverford College Haverford College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It was founded as a men's college in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), began accepting non-Quakers in 1849, and became coeducational ...

), Parkinson's disease. *

Emlyn Davies Emlyn Price Davies (15 January 1922 – 6 September 2016) was a Welsh international rugby union prop who played club rugby for Swansea and Aberavon and county rugby for Glamorgan. He was capped for Wales national rugby union team on two occa ...

, 94, Welsh rugby union player (

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...

Aberavon Aberavon ( cy, Aberafan) is a town and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The town derived its name from being near the mouth of the river Afan, which also gave its name to a medieval lordship. Today it is essentially a distri ...

, national team). *

H. Joel Deckard Huey Joel Deckard (March 7, 1942 – September 6, 2016) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1979 to 1983. Early life and career Born in Vandalia, Illinois, Deckard attend ...

, 74, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana's 8th congressional district (1979–1983). *

Raymond Hide Raymond Hide CBE FRS (17 May 1929 – 6 September 2016) was a British physicist, who was a professor of physics at the University of Oxford and, since 2000, senior research investigator at Imperial College, London. Life Hide was educated at Per ...

, 87, British physicist. * Michael Ibru, 86, Nigerian businessman (

Ibru Organization The Ibru Organization, established in 1956, became one of the largest conglomerates in Africa. By 1990 it had between 9,000 and 11,000 employees. By 2009 the Ibru Organization was a multi-billion dollar business with interests that included shippin ...

). *

Edward J. Lofgren Edward Joseph Lofgren (January 18, 1914 – September 6, 2016) was an American physicist in the early days of nuclear physics and elementary particle research at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL). He was born in Chicago. He was an important fig ...

, 102, American physicist. *

Nauyane Ariyadhamma Mahathera Most Ven. Nauyane Ariyadhamma Maha Thera‍ ( si, අතිපූජ්‍යය නා උයනේ අරියධම්ම මහා ථේර, 24 April 1939 – 6 September 2016) was a Sri Lankan ''bhikkhu A ''bhikkhu'' (Pali: भ� ...

, 77, Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and author. *

Lewis Merenstein Lewis Merenstein (October 23, 1934 – September 6, 2016) was an American record producer, most famous as the producer of the Van Morrison album ''Astral Weeks'', and as executive producer for ''Moondance'', Morrison's 1970 album. ''Astral Weeks'' ...

, 81, American record producer ( Van Morrison), pneumonia. * Dave Pacey, 79, English footballer ( Luton Town). *

Alfredo Peña Alfredo Antonio Peña (13 April 1944 – 6 September 2016) was a Venezuelan journalist and politician. Journalism career He studied journalism at the Central University of Venezuela and became well known after he was hired as the director of th ...

, 72, Venezuelan journalist and politician. *

Bernard Planque Bernard Planque (13 January 1932 – 6 September 2016) was a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 19 ...

, 84, French Olympic basketball player *

Darren Seals Darren Seals (May 15, 1987 – September 6, 2016) was an American racial justice, anti-police brutality, and anti-gun violence activist from Ferguson, Missouri who worked on the assembly line at General Motors. In September 2016, he was found shot ...

, 29, American activist ( Black Lives Matter), shot. * Andrzej Szymczak, 67, Polish handball player, Olympic bronze medalist (

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

). *

Robert Timberg Robert Richard "Bob" Timberg (June 16, 1940 – September 6, 2016) was an American journalist, writer, and author of four books, including ''The Nightingale's Song''. Timberg was raised in the New York City area. His father was musician and comp ...

, 76, American journalist ('' The Baltimore Sun'') and writer ('' The Nightingale's Song''). *

Lilian Uchtenhagen Lilian Uchtenhagen (7 September 1928 – 6 September 2016) was a Swiss politician and economist. She was one of the ten first women elected to the National Council, the Swiss Parliament's house and first women to be a candidate to the Federal C ...

, 87, Swiss economist and politician. *

Koos van Ellinckhuijzen Jacobus Johannes "Koos" van Ellinckhuijzen (20 September 1942 – 6 September 2016) was a Namibian visual artist. He was most noted for his work on Namibian and South-West African postage stamps. Biography Van Ellinckhuijzen was born to Dutch pare ...

, 74, Namibian artist. * Offlee Wild, 16, American Thoroughbred racehorse, heart attack.

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* António Barbosa de Melo, 83, Portuguese lawyer and politician. *

José Barluenga José Joaquín Barluenga Mur (27 July 1940 – 7 September 2016) was a Spanish chemist known for his research in organometallic chemistry. He was a professor of chemistry at Oviedo University until his retirement in 2014. Early life and educatio ...

, 76, Spanish chemist. *

D. J. Cameron Donald John Cameron (20 February 1933 – 7 September 2016) was a New Zealand journalist and sportswriter."Cameron, Donald John, New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001, p. 198. He was one of the leading New Zealand sportswriters of the 20th century. ...

, 83, New Zealand sports journalist. * Bobby Chacon, 64, American boxer, world champion ( 1974–1975, 1982–1983), fall. * Maria Costa, 89, Italian poet. * Clifford Curry, 79, American beach music and R&B singer (" She Shot a Hole in My Soul"). *

Bob Dailey Robert Scott Dailey (May 3, 1953 – September 7, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers between 1973 and 1982. Pla ...

, 63, Canadian ice hockey player ( Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers), cancer. * Ignacy Dybała, 90, Polish footballe

* Massimo Felisatti, 84, Italian author and screenwriter ('' Silent Action'', ''

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave ''The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave'' ( it, La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba) is a 1971 Italian ''gothic'' film directed by Emilio Miraglia. Plot Alan (Anthony Steffen) is a wealthy aristocrat who has just been released from a mental i ...

''). * Ken Higgs, 79, English cricketer. * Peter Kavanagh, 63, Canadian radio producer, creator of Canada Reads, heart attack. *

Joseph Keller Joseph Bishop Keller (July 31, 1923 – September 7, 2016) was an American mathematician who specialized in applied mathematics. He was best known for his work on the "geometrical theory of diffraction" (GTD). Early life and education Born i ...

, 93, American mathematician. *

Shyamala Pappu Shyamala Pappu (21 May 1933 – 7 September 2016) was an Indian lawyer and one of the senior counsels practicing in the Supreme Court of India. She was a member of the Law Commission of India and had participated in several conferences, deliveri ...

, 82, Indian lawyer. * Norbert Schemansky, 92, American weightlifter, Olympic champion (

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

). *

Jean-Louis Schneiter Jean-Louis Schneiter (17 January 1933 – 7 September 2016) was a French politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legisl ...

, 83, French politician, Mayor of

Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by ...

(1999–2008). * Farhang Sharif, 84–85, Iranian musician and tar player. * Graham Wiggins, 53, American musician. * Kitty Xu Ting, 25, Chinese actress, lymphoma. *

Ye Xiushan Ye Xiushan (; 4 July 1935 – 7 September 2016) was a Chinese philosopher, aestheticist and Chinese Opera theorist. Ye was one of the first Faculty Scholars at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), a , and a member of the 8th, the 9th ...

, 81, Chinese philosopher. *

Vincent Zhu Wei-Fang Vincent Zhu Wei-Fang (; December 10, 1927 – September 7, 2016) was a Chinese Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1954, Zhu Weifang served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongjia, China China, officially the Pe ...

, 90, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Yongjia (since 2007).

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Hannes Arch Hannes Arch (22 September 1967 – 8 September 2016) was an Austrian pilot who competed in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship from 2007 to 2016. Arch won the World Championship in the 2008 season. Early life Hannes Arch was born in Le ...

, 48, Austrian race pilot, world champion (

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

), helicopter crash. *

Johan Botha Johan Botha may refer to: * Johan Botha (athlete) (born 1974), South African middle distance runner * Johan Botha (cricketer) (born 1982), South African born Australian cricketer * Johan Botha (tenor) Johan Botha (19 August 1965 – 8 Septe ...

, 51, South African operatic tenor, cancer. * Inga Clendinnen, 82, Australian historian. *

Jacques Dominati Jacques Dominati (11 March 1927 – 8 September 2016) was a French journalist and politician. Born in Corsica, he was a member of the French Resistance during World War II. He started his career as a journalist, and he was expelled from Charles d ...

, 89, French politician. *

Hazel Douglas Hazel Douglas (2 November 1923 – 8 September 2016) was an English actress. She portrayed Bathilda Bagshot in ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1''. Her credits stretch back to the early days of television, and include ''Sun ...

, 92, British actress ('' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1''). * Sir Trevor Jones, 89, British politician. * The Lady Chablis, 59, American actress ('' Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil''), pneumonia. *

Bert Llewellyn Herbert Arthur Llewellyn (5 February 1939 – 8 September 2016) was an English footballer. A centre-forward, he scored 114 goals in 239 league and cup appearances in a nine-year career in the Football League. He began his career at Everton i ...

, 77, English footballer (

Crewe Crewe () is a railway town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The Crewe built-up area had a total population of 75,556 in 2011, which also covers parts of the adjacent civil parishes of Willaston ...

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...

, Wigan). *

William J. McCormack William Joseph McCormack (21 February 1933 – 8 September 2016) was Chief of Police of the Metro Toronto Police from 1989 to 1995. He succeeded Jack Marks. Earlier in his life McCormack was a marine radio operator and British colonial police ...

, 83, Mauritian-born Canadian police chief ( Toronto Police Service). *

Antonio Nuzzi Antonio Nuzzi (3 August 1926 – 8 September 2016) was an Italian Catholic archbishop. Nuzzi served as Archbishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Bisaccia and as Bishop of Nusco. He then was the head of the combined Archdiocese of Sant' An ...

, 90, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia (1981–1988) and Teramo-Atri (1988–2002). *

Dragiša Pešić Dragiša Pešić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиша Пешић; 8 August 1954 – 8 September 2016) was a Yugoslav politician. He was the second last Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Biography Pešić was born in Danilovgrad on ...

, 62, Montenegrin politician, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2001–2003). *

Prince Buster Cecil Bustamente Campbell (24 May 1938 – 8 September 2016), known professionally as Prince Buster, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer. The records he released in the 1960s influenced and shaped the course of Jamaican contemporary ...

, 78, Jamaican ska musician ("

One Step Beyond One Step Beyond may refer to: Music * ''One Step Beyond'' (Dungeon album) or the title song, 2004 * ''One Step Beyond'' (Jackie McLean album), 1963 * '' One Step Beyond...'', an album by Madness, or the title song (see below), 1979 * ''One Step ...

", "

Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone (; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the ...

"). * Roman Romanchuk, 37, Ukrainian-born Russian boxer and kickboxer, heart attack. * John Watts, 69, British politician, MP for

Slough Slough () is a town and unparished area in the unitary authority of the same name in Berkshire, England, bordering west London. It lies in the Thames Valley, west of central London and north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4 ...

(1983–1997). *

Greta Zimmer Friedman Greta Friedman ( Grete Zimmer; June 5, 1924 – September 8, 2016) was an Austrian-born American who was photographed being grabbed and kissed by Navy sailor George Mendonsa (1923–2019) in the iconic '' V-J Day in Times Square'' photogra ...

, 92, American dental assistant, subject in ''

V-J Day in Times Square ''V-J Day in Times Square'' is a photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt that portrays a U.S. Navy sailor embracing and kissing a total stranger—a dental assistant—on Victory over Japan Day ("V-J Day") in New York City's Times Square on August 1 ...

'' photo.

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* Chad Brown, 68, American football official ( National Football League). *

Sylvia Gore Sylvia Margaret Gore (25 November 1944 – 9 September 2016) was an English football player and coach. She scored the England women's national football team's first goal in its first official match, a 3–2 win over Scotland in Greenock i ...

, 71, English football player ( national team) and manager ( Wales national team), cancer. *

Luke Herrmann Luke John Herrmann (born Lutz Johann Wolfgang Maximilian Hermann; 9 March 1932 – 9 September 2016) was a British art historian who was an expert on the art of J.M.W. Turner. Early life Herrmann was born on 9 March 1932 in Berlin into a Ge ...

, 84, German-born British art historian. *

James Blyden Jenkins-Johnston James Blyden Jenkins-Johnston, Order of the Rokel, G.C.O.R. (October 2, 1946 – September 9, 2016) was a lawyer in Sierra Leone known for his pursuit of the advancement of ordinary Sierra Leoneans through governance-challenging social commen ...

, 69, Sierra Leonean lawyer. *

Koichi Kato Kōichi Katō is the name of two House of Representatives of Japan's members: *Koichi Kato (LDP) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who held a seat in the House of Representatives in the National Diet for 13 terms betwe ...

, 77, Japanese politician, pneumonia. * Lord Littlebrook, 87, British midget wrestler, trainer and booking manager. *

Zdeněk Měřínský Zdeněk Měřínský (16 January 1948 in Jihlava – 9 September 2016 in Panská Lhota) was a Czech archeologist and historian specializing in medieval archaeology, Czech and Austrian medieval history, casteollogy (building and function of castles) ...

, 68, Czech archeologist and historian. *

Carl Miles Carl Thomas Miles (March 22, 1918 – September 9, 2016) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics. He was born in Trenton, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Missouri. Miles played i ...

, 98, American baseball player (

Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, the team became the Oaklan ...

). *

Bill Nojay William R. Nojay (born Nogaj; November 24, 1956 – September 9, 2016) was an American politician and member of the New York State Assembly. He represented the 133rd Assembly District, which includes parts of Steuben and Monroe counties and all ...

, 59, American politician, member of the

(since 2013), suicide by gunshot. *

Ben Press Ben Press (May 21, 1924 – September 9, 2016) was an American tennis player, coach, and writer, known for his involvement in World Team Tennis, his connection with the Hotel del Coronado, and as teacher of tennis standouts such as Maureen Connolly ...

, 92, American tennis player, prostate cancer. *

James Siang'a James Aggrey Siang'a ( – 9 September 2016) was a Kenyan association football, footballer. Also active as a football manager, he coached throughout Africa at both the club and national level, and coached Kenyan club side Gor Mahia. Career Playi ...

, 67, Kenyan football player and manager (

Gor Mahia Gor Mahia Football Club (), commonly also known as ''K'Ogalo'' (), is a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They have won the Kenyan Premier League a record 19 times, and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 times. They are the o ...

, national team), diabetes. *

Mario Spezi Mario Spezi in 2010. Mario Spezi (July 30, 1945 – September 9, 2016) was an Italian journalist, author, illustrator, and caricaturist. He wrote the non-fiction true crime books Dolci Colline di Sangue (2006) and ''Il Mostro di Firenze'' ( ...

, 71, Italian journalist and author ('' The Monster of Florence: A True Story''). *

James Stacy Maurice William Elias (December 23, 1936September 9, 2016), known professionally as James Stacy, was an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for starring in the late 1960s TV western ''Lancer''. In 1973, Stacy was hit by ...

, 79, American actor (''

Lancer A lancer was a type of cavalryman who fought with a lance. Lances were used for mounted warfare in Assyria as early as and subsequently by Persia, India, Egypt, China, Greece, and Rome. The weapon was widely used throughout Eurasia during the M ...

'', ''

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 3, 1952, to April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television, where it ...

'', '' Something Wicked This Way Comes''), anaphylaxis.

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* Robert Eugene Allen, 81, American business executive, CEO of AT&T (1988–1997), stroke. * Horst Bergmann, 78, German Olympic wrestler. * Giuliano Carnimeo, 84, Italian director (''

The Case of the Bloody Iris ''The Case of the Bloody Iris'' (Italian: ''Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?'', lit. "Why those strange drops of blood on Jennifer's body?", originally released in the UK as ''Erotic Blue'') is a 1972 Italian giallo film ...

''). * Pyotr Devyatkin, 39, Kazakhstani Olympic ice hockey player (

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

). *

Luis Eduardo González Luis Eduardo González (28 October 1945 – 10 September 2016) was a Uruguayan political scientist, sociologist and polling specialist. He was a professor at the University of the Republic and the Catholic University. He published, among others, ...

, 70, Uruguayan political scientist, cancer. * Mahmut Hekimoğlu, 60, Turkish actor and film producer, prostate cancer. * Väinö Koskela, 95, Finnish Olympic long-distance runner (

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

), European championship bronze medalist (

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...

). *

Jutta Limbach Jutta Limbach (27 March 1934 – 10 September 2016) was a German jurist and politician. She was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and served as President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 1994 to 2002, th ...

, 82, German jurist and politician, President of the Federal Constitutional Court (1994–2002). *

Frank Masley Francis Joseph "Frank" Masley (June 30, 1960 – September 10, 2016) was an American luger. He competed in the 1980, 1984, and 1988 Winter Olympics. He was the first Olympic flag-bearer in USA Luge history in the 1984 Olympic opening ceremonies. ...

, 56, American Olympic luger (

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

), cancer. * Jure Radić, 62, Croatian civil engineer and politician, gastric cancer. * Chris Stone, 81, American recording studio owner (

Record Plant The Record Plant is a recording studio established in New York City in 1968 and currently operating in Los Angeles, California. Known for innovations in the recording artists' workspace, it has produced highly influential albums, including Blon ...

) and entrepreneur, heart attack and stroke. * Mojmír Stuchlík, 86, Czech Olympic ski jumper * Vladimír Vacátko, 63, German Olympic ice hockey player (

). * Joy Viado, 57, Filipino comedian and actress, heart attack. * Joe Zaleski, 89, American-born Canadian football player and coach ( Winnipeg Blue Bombers).

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İshak Alaton İshak Alaton (2 September 1927 – 11 September 2016) was a Turkish businessman and investor. He is a founding partner of the Alarko group of companies. Biography İshak Alaton was born in Istanbul in 1927. He completed his high school educatio ...

, 89, Turkish businessman (

Alarko Holding Alarko Holding is one of the largest business conglomerates in Turkey; it is listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. It operates in a variety of sectors, including construction, electricity generation and distribution, tourism, and real estate. It ...

), heart failure. *

Valeri Alikov Valeri Alikov or Valery Alikov ( mrj, Вале́рий А́ликов) also known as Valeri Mikor (Валери Микор) (1 January 1960 – 11 September 2016) was a Hill Mari-speaking Mari poet, critic and translator.Hill Mari Hill Mari or Western Mari (, ''Mary jÿlmÿ'') is a Uralic language closely related to Northwestern Mari and Meadow Mari. With the first of them Hill Mari joins a Western Mari group. Hill Mari is spoken in the Gornomariysky, Yurinsky and K ...

poet. * Alexis Arquette, 47, American actress ('' The Wedding Singer'', '' Pulp Fiction'', '' Lords of Dogtown''), cardiac arrest. *

Geert Bekaert Geert Bekaert (1928–2016) was a Belgian architectural critic and writer on art and design. He was one of the most prolific non-fiction writers in the Dutch language of the late 20th-century. As a young man he was for some years a member of the ...

, 88, Belgian architectural critic. * Michel Bergerac, 84, French executive ( Revlon). *

Per Brandtzæg Per Brandtzæg (9 June 1936 – 11 September 2016) was a Norwegian dentist. He was a professor of medicine at the University of Oslo. In November 2006 he was proclaimed Commander of the Order of St. Olav in recognition of his work. He was a member ...

, 80, Norwegian physician. *

Lawrence D. Cohen Lawrence D. Cohen is an American screenwriter and producer, best known for his work on several adaptations of Stephen King's '' Carrie'', including Brian De Palma's 1976 film and Kimberly Peirce's 2013 film. Career ''Carrie'' was both the ...

, 83, American attorney, politician and judge, Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota (1972–1976). * Louis E. Crandall, 87, American printer and entrepreneur (

Legend City Legend City was an amusement park that existed on the border of Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona, from its opening on June 29, 1963 to its closing and demolition in 1983. History Originally conceived as an Old West theme park in the mold of Disneyl ...

). *

Beryl Crockford Beryl Crockford (formerly Mitchell; née Martin; 26 June 1950 – 11 September 2016) was a world-champion and Olympic rower who represented Great Britain from 1975 to 1986. In 1985 she married Duncan Crockford and competed as Beryl Crockford aft ...

, 66, British rower, world champion (

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

). * Nelson Davidyan, 66, Armenian Soviet wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (

). *

Ben Idrissa Dermé Ben Idrissa Dermé (21 January 1982 – 11 September 2016) was a Burkinabé professional footballer who played as a centre back. Career Born in Abra, Dermé played club football in Burkino Faso, Moldova, and France for Étoile Filante, Sheriff ...

, 34, Burkinabe footballer ( Sheriff Tiraspol,

CA Bastia Cercle Athlétique Bastiais or CA Bastia was a French football club from Bastia, Corsica. The team's highest point was playing in Ligue 2, the second tier of the French football league system, in 2013–14. Their historic home stadium was the ...

), heart attack. * Mbaye-Jacques Diop, 80, Senegalese politician, member of the National Assembly (1983–2004), Mayor of

Rufisque Rufisque ( ar, روفيسك; Wolof: Tëngeéj) is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula. It has a population of 179,797 (2002 census). In the past it was an important port city in its own right, but ...

(1987–2002). *

Gavin Frost Gavin Frost (1930 – 2016) was an occult author, doctor of physics and mathematics, and prominent member of the American esoteric community. He founded the Church and School of Wicca with his wife Yvonne Frost in 1968, and was the Archbishop o ...

, 86, British Wiccan author. *

Let's Elope Let's Elope (20 November 1987 – 11 September 2016) was a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse in Australia. Background Bred by Highview Stud in Hamilton, New Zealand, Let's Elope was a giant chestnut mare who in 1991 became the first mare in ...

, 28, New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse, Melbourne Cup winner (1991). *

Norman May Norman "Nugget" Alfred Vale May (14 February 1928 – 11 September 2016) was an Australian radio and television sports broadcaster. His most famous moment was calling " GOLD, GOLD for Australia, GOLD" during the men's 4 × 100 metres medley f ...

, 88, Australian sports broadcaster. *

Claude-Jean Philippe Claude Nahon, (20 April 1933 – 11 September 2016), better known as Claude-Jean Philippe, was a French film critic, essayist, diarist, director, and producer who realized numerous documentaries. He was also active on the radio. Occasionally, he ...

, 83, French film critic and filmmaker. * Bruno Poromaa, 80, Swedish politician, MP (1982–1994), municipal commissioner for

Kiruna (; se, Giron ; fi, Kiiruna ) is the northernmost Stad (Sweden), city in Sweden, situated in the province of Lapland, Sweden, Lapland. It had 17,002 inhabitants in 2016 and is the seat of Kiruna Municipality (population: 23,167 in 2016) in Norr ...

(1994–1998). * Dalmiro Sáenz, 90, Argentine playwright. *

Ken Sparkes Ken Sparkes (20 July 1940 – 11 September 2016) was an Australian radio presenter, television personality (actor, singer, host), disc jockey and voice-over artist, he also worked as an investigative journalist, sportscaster/commentator and la ...

, 76, Australian radio broadcaster, heart attack. * Ricky Tosso, 56, Peruvian actor, cancer. *

Lyn Wilde Lee and Lyn Wilde, sometimes billed as The Wilde Twins, were twin sisters, who appeared in films of the early to mid-1940s. Early years Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Lee is the older of the two, born shortly before midnight of October 10, ...

, 93, American singer and actress.

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Gunnila Bernadotte Gunnila Märta Louise Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg (née Countess Wachtmeister af Johannishus; 12 May 1923 – 12 September 2016) was a Swedish and Luxembourgish noblewoman. Early life The daughter of Count Nils Claes Ludvig Wachtmeister ...

, 93, Swedish countess. *

Tor Brustad Tor Brustad (20 December 1926 – 12 September 2016) was a Norwegian biophysicist. Personal life Brustad was born in Nittedal on 20 December 1926, to schoolteacher Johan Ludvig Brustad and Aslaug Kristoffersen. He married Berte-Marie Bjør ...

, 89, Norwegian biophysicist. *

Ellen Burka Ellen Burka (née Danby; August 11, 1921 – September 12, 2016) was a Canadian-Dutch figure skater and coach. She became Member of the Order of Canada in 1978 and was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. Personal life Ellen ...

, 95, Dutch-born Canadian figure skater and coach, Dutch national champion (1946, 1947). *

Sándor Csoóri Sándor Csoóri (3 February 1930 – 12 September 2016) was a Hungarian poet, essayist, writer, and politician. Biography In 1950, he graduated from the Reformed College in the town of Pápa ( :hu:Pápai Református Kollégium) and then studied ...

, 86, Hungarian poet, essayist, writer, and politician. *

Edmund D. Edelman Edmund D. Edelman (September 27, 1930 – September 12, 2016) was an American attorney and politician. He served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1965 to 1974 and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1975 to 1994. Ear ...

, 85, American politician. *

Gerry Haywood Gerry Haywood (4 May 1946 – 12 September 2016) was an English professional darts player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s. He competed in the 1984 BDO World Darts Championship, defeating the Welsh player Owen Thomas 2–0 in the first ro ...

, 70, English darts player. * Ali Javan, 89, Iranian-American physicist, heart attack. *

Hidayat Inayat Khan Hidayat Inayat Khan ( ur, ; 6 August 1917 – 12 September 2016) was a British-French classical composer, conductor and Representative-General of the Inayati Order. Biography Hidayat was born in London to Sufi Master Inayat Khan and Pirani Ame ...

, 99, English-French composer and conductor. *

Peter Pettalia Peter A. Pettalia (August 9, 1955 – September 12, 2016) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, first elected in 2010 and re-elected to second and third terms in 2012 and 2014. His district consisted of Presque Isle, Alpena, A ...

, 61, American politician, member of the

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...

(since 2011), traffic collision. * Tavin Pumarejo, 84, Puerto Rican actor, comedian and

jíbaro Jivaro or Jibaro, also spelled Hivaro or Hibaro, may refer to: * Jíbaro (Puerto Rico), mountain-dwelling peasants in Puerto Rico * Jíbaro music, a Puerto Rican musical genre * Jivaroan peoples The Jivaroan peoples are the indigenous peoples ...

singer. *

Fred Quillan Frederick David Quillan (January 27, 1956 – September 12, 2016) was an American football offensive lineman who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers from 1978 through 1987. He appeared in two Super Bow ...

, 60, American football player ( San Francisco 49ers), NFL champion (

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

). *

Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa (8 July 1924 – 12 September 2016) was a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church. He was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau, Diocese of Macau from 1976 to 1988. Life Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa, a ...

, 92, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Macau (1976–1988). * Hans Rosander, 79, Swedish footballer ( IFK Norrköping, national team), complications from heart surgery. * William San Bento, 69, American politician, member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (1993–2015). *

Stanley Sheinbaum Stanley K. Sheinbaum (June 12, 1920 – September 12, 2016) was an American peace and human rights activist. One of the so-called Malibu Mafia, Sheinbaum joined with other wealthy Angelenos to fund liberal and progressive causes and politicians. ...

, 96, American peace and human rights activist. * Bob Wilkinson, 88, American football player (

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

), Parkinson's disease.

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Denis Atkins Denis Atkins (8 November 1938 – 13 September 2016) was a professional English footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town and Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football clu ...

, 77, English footballer (

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

). * Sunil Bardewa, 44, Nepalese pop singer. *

Artyom Bezrodny Artyom Anatolyevich Bezrodny (russian: Артём Анатольевич Безродный; 10 February 1979 – 13 September 2016) was a Russian association footballer. Career In 1995, he moved from Ukraine to Russia and eventually accepted ...

, 37, Ukrainian-born Russian footballer ( Spartak Moscow), heart attack. *

Ottavio Bugatti Ottavio Bugatti (; 25 September 1928 – 13 September 2016) was an Italian footballer from Lentate sul Seveso, in the province of Milan, who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Bugatti played club football for Napoli and Inter; while at Napoli h ...

, 87, Italian footballer ( Napoli, Inter Milan). * Matt Gray, 80, Scottish footballer ( Third Lanark,

Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

). * Jack Hofsiss, 65, American stage director ('' The Elephant Man''). *

Judith Jacobs Judith "Judy" Jacobs (January 13, 1939 – September 13, 2016) was the presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature. In her fifth term as a legislator, Jacobs represented legislative district 16, which includes: Woodbury; Jericho; Plai ...

, 77, American legislator, fall. *

Ermanno Rea Ermanno Rea (28 July 1927 – 13 September 2016) was an Italian novelist, essayist and journalist. Life and career Rea was born in Naples. During World War II, he was a partisan of the Garibaldi Brigade "Gino Menconi". After the war, he starte ...

, 89, Italian novelist,

Viareggio Prize The Viareggio Prize ( it, Premio Viareggio, italic=no or ) is an Italian literary prize, first awarded in 1930. Named after the Tuscan city of Viareggio, it was conceived by three friends, , Carlo Salsa and Leonida Rèpaci, to rival the Milanese ...

and Premio Campiello recipient. * Jonathan Riley-Smith, 78, English medieval historian. * Mike Roberts, 83, American radio sportscaster ( New Mexico Lobos), cancer. *

Gérard Rondeau Gérard Rondeau (1953 – September 13, 2016) was a French photographer. He took photographs of World War I battlefields in his native Marne, the Reims cathedral, and black-and-white portraits of celebrities and authors. His photography was exhibi ...

, 63, French photographer, cancer. *

Arnie Schmautz Arnold Wilfred Schmautz (July 3, 1933 – September 13, 2016) was a Canadian professional hockey player who played 934 games in the Western Hockey League, spending time with the New Westminster Royals, Victoria Cougars, and Portland Buckaroos ...

, 83, Canadian ice hockey player. *

Unto Valpas Unto Olavi Valpas (October 4, 1944 – September 13, 2016)MP (1999–2011).

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Valeriy Abramov Valeriy Aleksandrovich Abramov (22 August 1956, Yertsevo, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia – 14 September 2016, Moscow, Russia) was a long-distance runner from the Soviet Union. Honoured master of sports of USSR. He trained under the direction of Leoni ...

, 60, Russian long-distance runner. * Dick Adams, 96, American baseball player (

). * Don Buchla, 79, American synthesizer designer. * Agostino Cossia, 79, Italian Olympic boxer. * Max Dunbier, 78, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Campbelltown (1968–1971). * Sir George Engle, 90, British barrister and civil servant. *

Lady Caroline Faber Lady (Ann) Caroline Faber (29 August 1923 – 14 September 2016) was the daughter of Harold Macmillan (created Earl of Stockton in 1984) and his wife, Lady Dorothy Macmillan. She was the second of their four children, and their last surviving ...

, 93, British aristocrat. * Eduard Gusev, 80, Russian Soviet Olympic cyclist (

). *

Kim McGuire Kim Diane McGuire (December 1, 1955 – September 14, 2016) was an American lawyer and author. A former actress, she was best known for her role of Mona "Hatchet-Face" Malnorowski in John Waters' 1990 comedy musical ''Cry-Baby''. Early life Kim ...

, 60, American actress ('' Cry-Baby''), pneumonia. *

Karl Gunnar Persson Karl Gunnar Persson (19 March 1943 – 14 September 2016) was a Swedish economic historian whose contribution lies mainly in comparative European economic history. Life Karl Gunnar Persson was born in Borås, Sweden, then a textile industry cent ...

, 73, Swedish economic historian. *

Dennis Shryack Dennis Shryack (August 25, 1936 – September 14, 2016) was an American screenwriter. Born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota, Shryack began his career as a singer in The Escorts quartet, which toured as an opening act for well-known artists such ...

, 80, American screenwriter (''

Turner & Hooch ''Turner & Hooch'' is a 1989 American buddy cop comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Beasley the Dog as the eponymous characters respectively. The film also co-stars Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson and Reginald VelJohnson. It was directed by Rog ...

'', '' Pale Rider'', '' Code of Silence''), heart failure. * Hilmar Thate, 85, German actor ('' Veronika Voss''). * Dean White, 93, American billionaire advertiser and hotel developer. *

Richard Whittington-Egan Richard Whittington-Egan (22 October 1924 – 14 September 2016) was a British writer and criminologist, the author of ''Liverpool Colonnade'' and ''Liverpool Roundabout'', two colourful chronicles of Liverpool's historical characters, crimes and ...

, 91, British writer and criminologist. *

Gareth F. Williams Gareth Finlay Williams (9 February 1955 – 14 September 2016) was a Welsh language author who wrote novels for children and adults, as well as creating many television drama series. Life Williams was born in Porthmadog, as the son of Hugh F ...

, 61, Welsh author, cancer.

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Vera Cosgrave Veronica Louise Cosgrave (; 11 March 1926 – 15 September 2016) was an Irish public figure as the wife of Liam Cosgrave, who served as Taoiseach from 1973 to 1977. Early life Veronica Louise Osborne was born in Naas, County Kildare, on 11 Mar ...

, 90, Irish public figure. *

Haron Din Haron bin Din ( Jawi: هارون بن دين‎; 18 August 1941 – 15 September 2016) was a Malaysian politician and Muslim cleric. He was the 3rd Spiritual Leader of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) from March 2015 after the death of his ...

, 76, Malaysian politician, spiritual leader of PAS (since 2014), heart illness. *

John Gudenus John Gudenus or John, Graf von Gudenus (23 November 1940 – 15 September 2016) was an Austrian member of the Federal Council of Austria on a free mandate (formerly as a member of the Freedom Party of Austria), and colonel of the Austrian Bundes ...

, 75, Austrian politician and convicted Holocaust denier. *

Deborah S. Jin Deborah Shiu-lan Jin (; November 15, 1968 – September 15, 2016) was an American physicist and fellow with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Professor Adjunct, Department of Physics at the University of Colorado; and a ...

, 47, American physicist, cancer. *

Greg Maher Greg Maher (14 May 1967 – 15 September 2016) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-forward at senior level for the Mayo county team. References 1967 births 2016 deaths Claremorris Gaelic footballers Gaelic foot ...

, 49, Irish Gaelic football player ( Mayo). * Rose Mofford, 94, American politician, Governor of Arizona (1988–1991). *

Domingos Montagner Domingos Montagner Filho (26 February 1962 – 15 September 2016) was a Brazilian actor, playwright and entrepreneur. He began his career in theaters and circuses, through the course of interpretation of Myriam Muniz. In 1997, Montagner formed La ...

, 54, Brazilian actor (''

Velho Chico ''Velho Chico'' (English title: ''Old River'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo that premiered on 14 March 2016, replacing ''A Regra do Jogo'', and ended on 30 September 2016, being followed by ''A Lei do Amor''. C ...

''), drowning. *

Robert H. Scott Robert H. Scott ( – September 15, 2016) was a Hall of Fame lacrosse coach for the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse team, serving from 1955 until 1974. He compiled a career record of 158 wins and 55 losses to go along with seven National ...

, 86, American lacrosse player and coach (

Johns Hopkins Blue Jays The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays are the 24 intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Johns Hopkins University, located in Baltimore, Maryland. They compete in the NCAA Division III, except for their lacrosse teams, which compete in Division I. ...

). *

Haakon Sørbye Haakon Sørbye (16 March 1920 – 15 September 2016) was a Norwegian engineer and resistance member during World War II. He was a member of the radio group Skylark B during the war. After the war he was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of ...

, 96, Norwegian engineer and

resistance Resistance may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Comics * Either of two similarly named but otherwise unrelated comic book series, both published by Wildstorm: ** ''Resistance'' (comics), based on the video game of the same title ** ''T ...

member.

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* Tarık Akan, 66, Turkish actor (''

Yol ''Yol'' (; translated as ''The Way'', ''The Road'' or ''The Path'') is a 1982 Turkish film directed by Şerif Gören and Yılmaz Güney. The screenplay was written by Yılmaz Güney, and it was directed by his assistant Şerif Gören, as Güne ...

''), cancer. *

Edward Albee Edward Franklin Albee III ( ; March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016) was an American playwright known for works such as ''The Zoo Story'' (1958), '' The Sandbox'' (1959), ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (1962), '' A Delicate Balance'' (1966) ...

, 88, American playwright ('' Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'', '' A Delicate Balance'', '' The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?''), Tony (

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

) and Pulitzer Prize winner (

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

). *

Gabriele Amorth Gabriele Amorth (1 May 1925 – 16 September 2016) was an Italian Catholic priest and exorcist of the Diocese of Rome who claimed to have performed tens of thousands of exorcisms throughout his life. Amorth, along with five other priests, f ...

, 91, Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist, pulmonary disease. * Don Bass, 70, American professional wrestler (

CWA CWA or Cwa may refer to: Organisations * CWA Constructions, a Swiss manufacturer of gondolas and people mover cabins, a division of Doppelmayr Garaventa Group * Catch Wrestling Association, a former German professional wrestling promotion * Contin ...

), cancer. *

Hagan Beggs Hagan Beggs (March 19, 1937 – September 16, 2016) was a Northern Irish-born Canadian actor. He was best known for starring as Dr. George Dunbar on the Canadian television series, ''Danger Bay'', which aired on CBC Television and The Disney Cha ...

, 79, Northern Irish-born Canadian actor ('' Danger Bay'', '' Bordertown''). * Bill Bossio, 88, American Olympic boxer. *

Gilles Carpentier Gilles Carpentier (14 June 1950, Paris – 16 September 2016) was a French writer and editor Biography After various menial jobs at the PTT or in the cinema, then a journalist with the cultural section of ' in the 1970s, where he published nume ...

, 66, French author and editor. * Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, 95, Italian banker and politician, President (1999–2006) and Prime Minister (1993–1994), multiple organ failure. * Jerry Corbetta, 68, American musician ( Sugarloaf), Pick's disease. *

Teodoro González de León Teodoro González de León (May 29, 1926 – September 16, 2016) was a Mexican architect. Biography González de León studied at the Escuela Nacional de Arquitectura of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) from 1942 to 19 ...

, 90, Mexican architect. *

Reese Griffiths Reese Kenneth Griffiths (25 December 1937 – 16 September 2016) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1957 and 1960 World Cups. Playing career Griffiths played in the outside backs for Runanga in the We ...

, 78, New Zealand rugby league player (

West Coast West Coast or west coast may refer to: Geography Australia * Western Australia *Regions of South Australia#Weather forecasting, West Coast of South Australia * West Coast, Tasmania **West Coast Range, mountain range in the region Canada * Britis ...

, national team). *

Dorothy Cann Hamilton Dorothy Cann Hamilton (August 25, 1949 – September 16, 2016) was the founder and CEO of the International Culinary Center, which she founded as The French Culinary Institute (FCI) in 1984. She was also president of the Friends of the USA Pavili ...

, 67, American chef and businesswoman, CEO of the International Culinary Center, traffic collision. *

Oļģerts Hehts Oļģerts Hehts (30 December 1931 – 16 September 2016 Charles H. Henry Charles H. Henry (May 6, 1937 – September 16, 2016) was an American physicist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received an M.S. degree in physics in 1959 from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. degree in physics in 1965 from the Univers ...

, 79, American physicist. * Giancarlo Iliprandi, 91, Italian graphic designer. *

P. Kannan P. Kannan ( – 16 September 2016) was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Salem constituency in 1977 electio ...

, 77, Indian politician. *

Todd Kimsey Todd Grant Kimsey (June 6, 1962 – September 16, 2016) was an American film, stage and television actor. He appeared in more than forty television roles throughout his career, as well as film roles including '' The Perfect Storm'' in 2000, ''Pl ...

, 54, American actor ('' The Perfect Storm''), lymphoma. *

W. P. Kinsella William Patrick "W. P." Kinsella (May 25, 1935September 16, 2016) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel ''Shoeless Joe'' (1982), which was adapted into the movie ''Field of Dreams'' in 1989. His work often concern ...

, 81, Canadian writer (''

Shoeless Joe Joseph Jefferson Jackson (July 16, 1887 – December 5, 1951), nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American outfielder who played Major League Baseball (MLB) in the early 1900s. Although his .356 career batting average is the fourth highest ...

''), euthanasia. *

Norbert Kröcher Norbert Erich Kröcher (14 July 1950 – 16 September 2016) was a German terrorist and member of J2M. He was also strongly associated with the second generation of the Red Army Faction. He was the husband of Gabriele Kröcher-Tiedemann. As a ...

, 66, German terrorist (

2 June Movement The 2 June Movement (german: link=no, Bewegung 2. Juni) was a West German anarchist militant group based in West Berlin. Active from January 1972 to 1980, the anarchist group was one of the few militant groups at the time in Germany. Although ...

), suicide by gunshot. *

Gérard Louis-Dreyfus Gérard C. Louis-Dreyfus (21 June 1932 – 16 September 2016), also known as William, was a French-American businessman. His net worth was estimated at $3.4 billion by ''Forbes'' in 2006. He was the chairman of Louis Dreyfus Energy Services and ...

, 84, French-born American businessman ( Louis Dreyfus Company). *

Graeme MacKenzie Graeme MacKenzie (8 March 1935 – 16 September 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australi ...

, 81, Australian footballer, dementia. * António Mascarenhas Monteiro, 72, Cape Verdean politician, President (1991–2001). *

John Bentley Mays John Bentley Mays (June 22, 1941 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian journalist and writer. Best known as an art and architecture columnist for ''The Globe and Mail'', he also published a novel and several non-fiction books. Mays was born in ...

, 75, Canadian journalist and novelist. * Marvin Mottet, 86, American Roman Catholic priest. *

Gareth Powell Gareth Powell (26 May 1934 – 16 September 2016) was a British-born Australian publisher, journalist, author, and editor. During the 1960s, Powell was managing director of two London publishing houses, Mayflower Books and then the New English ...

, 82, Welsh writer. * Qiao Renliang, 28, Chinese singer and actor, suicide by asphyxiation. * Severino Santiapichi, 90, Italian magistrate and writer. * Jean-Paul Sauthier, 74, French Olympic field hockey player * Joe Seng, 69, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (2001–2003) and

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

(since 2003), brain cancer. * Hovhannes Tcholakian, 97, Turkish Armenian Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Istanbul (1967–2015). *

Bojja Tharakam Bojja Tharakam (27 June 1939 – 16 September 2016) was an Indian poet, writer, social and political activist and a human rights advocate. Tharakam was a lawyer in the Andhra Pradesh State High Court, fighting against the problems that Dalits ha ...

, 77, Indian writer and social activist, brain tumour. *

Wang Mingfang Wang Mingfang (; November 1952 – 16 September 2016) was a Chinese politician who served as Chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) from 2011 until his death in 2016. Career ...

, 63, Chinese politician, Chairman of CPPCC of Anhui Province (2011–2016).

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* Theodore Wilbur Anderson, 98, American mathematician and statistician, heart failure. * Clarence Brooks, 65, American football coach ( Baltimore Ravens), esophageal and stomach cancer. *

Charmian Carr Charmian Carr (born Charmian Anne Farnon; December 27, 1942 – September 17, 2016) was an American actress best known for her role as Liesl, the eldest von Trapp daughter in the 1965 film version of ''The Sound of Music''. Early life Carr was ...

, 73, American actress and singer ('' The Sound of Music''), complications from dementia. *

Desmond Clarke Desmond M. Clarke (17 January 1942 – 4 September 2016) was an Irish author and professor of philosophy at University College Cork (UCC). His research interests include history of philosophy and theories of science, with a specific interest in ...

, 74, Irish philosopher. *

C. Martin Croker Clay Martin Croker (January 10, 1962 – September 17, 2016), generally credited as C. Martin Croker, was an American animator and voice actor. He was best known for having provided the voices of Dr. Weird, Zorak, and Moltar on the animated serie ...

, 54, American voice actor and animator ('' Space Ghost Coast to Coast'', '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force'', ''

The Brak Show ''The Brak Show'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated sitcom created by Andy Merrill, Jim Fortier, and Pete Smith for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. ''The Brak Show'' serves as a Spin-off (media), spin-off ...

''), sepsis. *

Bahman Golbarnezhad Bahman Golbarnezhad ( fa, بهمن گلبارنژاد, 12 June 1968 – 17 September 2016) was an Iranian Paralympic racing cyclist competing in C4 classification events and an earlier powerlifter. During his powerlifting career, he won twelve ...

, 48, Iranian Paralympic racing cyclist (

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

), race collision. *

Roman Ivanychuk Roman Ivanovych Ivanychuk ( ua, Роман Іванович Iваничук, 27 May 1929 — 17 September 2016) was a Soviet and Ukrainian writer and politician. He was the 1985 laureate of the Shevchenko National Prize. Between 1990 and 1994 he w ...

, 87, Ukrainian writer. * Rune Larsson, 92, Swedish athlete, Olympic bronze medalist (

). *

Carmelo Morelos Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos (December 12, 1930 – September 17, 2016) was a Filipino Roman Catholic archbishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1954, Morelos was appointed as the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan in th ...

, 85, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Zamboanga (1994–2006). * Hans Mühlethaler, 86, Swiss writer. *

Sigge Parling Sigvard Emanuel "Sigge" Parling (26 March 1930 – 17 September 2016) was a Swedish football player. He also played ice hockey and bandy. During his career he played for Djurgårdens IF (1949–1960), IK Sirius (1960–1963) and Gefle IF (1963� ...

, 86, Swedish footballer ( Djurgården), World Cup silver medalist (

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

). *

Bob Suter Robert Allen Suter (May 16, 1957 – September 9, 2014) was an American professional ice hockey defenseman and member of the Miracle on Ice 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team who won the gold medal. He was the brother of former National Hock ...

, 88, Australian football player (

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United King ...

). *

Rose Warfman Rose Warfman (née Gluck; 4 October 1916 – 17 September 2016) was a French survivor of Auschwitz and member of the French Resistance. Biography Early life Gluck was born on 4 March 1916 in Zürich, Switzerland, the daughter of Pinhas Gluc ...

, 99, French Holocaust survivor and member of the French Resistance.

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*Stephanie Booth, 70, British hotelier, tractor collision. *Joe Browder, 78, American environmental activist, cancer. *Robert W. Cone, 59, American Army general, prostate cancer. *John J. Craighead, 100, American wildlife scientist. *Camille Dagenais, 95, Canadian engineer. *Nicholas Fenn, Sir Nicholas Fenn, 80, British diplomat, List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to India, High Commissioner to India (1991–1996). *Robert L. Genillard, 87, Swiss businessman. *Mary Grant (politician), Mary Grant, 88, Ghanaian politician. *David Kyle, 97, American science fiction writer. *Lee Ho-cheol, 84, South Korean writer. *Mandoza, 38, South African kwaito musician, pharyngeal cancer. *Tom Mintier, 68, American television journalist (CNN). *Remigio Molina, 45, Argentine Olympic boxer (Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992). *Joan Patricia Murphy, 79, American politician, member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (since 2002), breast cancer. *Oddvar Nes, 77, Norwegian linguist. *Rose Pak, 68, Chinese-born American political activist. *András Prékopa, 87, Hungarian mathematician. *Moïse Rahmani, 72, Belgian Sephardic author. *Hassan Sharif, 65, Emirati artist, cancer. *Tara Singh (artist), Tara Singh, 86, Indian sculptor. *Lamuel A. Stanislaus, 95, Grenadian dentist and diplomat. *Michel Vaxès, 75, French politician, member of the National Assembly (France), National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône (2007–2012). *Wolfhart Zimmermann, 88, German physicist.

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*Naser al-Raas, 33, Kuwaiti-born Canadian human rights activist, heart failure. *Burhanettin Bigalı, 89, Turkish general. *Karl Dietrich Bracher, 94, German political scientist and historian. *Bobby Breen, 88, Canadian-born American actor and singer. *Gerwald Claus-Brunner, 44, German politician, suicide. *Voula Damianakou, 102, Greek writer, translator. *Mike Fellows (politician), Mike Fellows, 59, American politician, traffic collision. *Bill Glassford, 102, American football player and coach. *Amin Yunis al Husseini, 86, Jordanian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Social Welfare (1963–1965), Minister of Transport (1967–1970). *Jan O. Karlsson, 77, Swedish politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden), Minister for Foreign Affairs (2003), Minister for International Development Cooperation (Sweden), Minister for International Development Cooperation, Migration and Asylum Policy (2002–2003). *Zerka T. Moreno, 99, Dutch-born American psychotherapist. *Annie Pootoogook, 47, Canadian Inuit artist, drowned. *Frank Raab, 95, American Naval officer and insurance executive. *Jorge Rubinetti, 71, Argentine chess master. *Fehmi Sağınoğlu, 78/79, Turkish footballer. *Allister Sparks, 83, South African writer, journalist and political commentator. *Frederick D. Tinsley, 76, American classical double bass player. *Boris Trakhtenbrot, 95, Russian-Israeli mathematician. *Amy van Singel, 66, American music journalist and radio host. *Bill Zucker, 60, American actor and comedian, heart attack.

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*Bill Barrett, 87, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska's 3rd congressional district (1991–2001). *Bernard Bergonzi, 87, British literary scholar. *Betty Birch, 93, English cricketer. *Curt Brunnqvist, 91, Swedish Olympic rower. *Jean Chabbert, 95, French Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan-Elne, Perpignan-Elne (1982–1996). *Alan Cousin, 78, Scottish footballer (Dundee F.C., Dundee, Hibernian F.C., Hibernian, Falkirk F.C., Falkirk). *Richie Dunn, 59, American ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Hartford Whalers). *Garry Edmundson, 84, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs). *Jack Garman, 72, American computer engineer and NASA official, key figure in the Apollo 11 mission, bone marrow cancer. *Paule Gauthier, 72, Canadian lawyer. *Peter Leo Gerety, 104, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Portland (1969–1974) and Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, Newark (1974–1986), world's oldest living Catholic bishop. *Erwin Hahn, 95, American physicist. *Curtis Hanson, 71, American film director and screenwriter (''L.A. Confidential (film), L.A. Confidential'', ''8 Mile (film), 8 Mile'', ''Wonder Boys (film), Wonder Boys''), Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Oscar winner (70th Academy Awards, 1998). *Dennis M. Jones, 78, American businessman (Jones Pharma). *Terry Kohler, 82, American businessman, CEO of The Vollrath Company, Vollrath (since 1982). *Clive Kolbe, 72, South African cricketer. *Yuri Korablin, 56, Russian politician and businessman, owner of Venezia F.C. *Agniva Lahiri, 37, Indian LGBT activist, liver failure. *Micki Marlo, 88, American singer and model. *David McCay, 72, South African cricketer. *Foil A. Miller, 100, American chemist and philatelist. *Geno Morosi, 96, American World War II veteran. *Edmund F. O'Connor, 94, American air force officer. *Victor Scheinman, 73, American inventor. *R. Heiner Schirmer, 74, German biochemist. *Jim Semple, 81, Northern Irish businessman.

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*Mahmadu Alphajor Bah, 40, Sierra Leonean footballer (K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen, Lokeren, Chunnam Dragons, Chunnam, Xiamen Lanshi, Xiamen and Sierra Leone national football team, national team), traffic collision. *Régis Barailla, 83, French politician, member of National Assembly (France), National Assembly (1983–1993). *Rosemary Barrow, 48, Welsh art historian. *Leonidas Donskis, 54, Lithuanian philosopher and politician. *Giuseppe Drago, 60, Italian politician, President of Sicily (1998), lung infection. *Ragnar Hvidsten, 89, Norwegian footballer (Sandefjord BK, Sandefjord, Skeid Fotball, Skeid, national team). *Shawty Lo, 40, American hip-hop musician (D4L), traffic collision. *John D. Loudermilk, 82, American singer and songwriter ("Tobacco Road (song), Tobacco Road", "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye", "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian), Indian Reservation"), bone cancer. *John Mulvaney, 90, Australian archaeologist. *George T. Odom, 66, American actor (''Straight Out of Brooklyn'', ''The Hurricane (1999 film), The Hurricane'', ''Law & Order''). *Kalervo Rauhala, 85, Finnish wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952). *Jack Rawlings, 93, English footballer (Hayes F.C., Hayes, Hendon F.C., Hendon). *Earl Smith Jr., 51, American acid house musician (Phuture), complications from stroke. *Richard D. Trentlage, 87, American advertising executive and jingle writer (Oscar Mayer, V8 (beverage), V8, National Safety Council), heart failure.

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*Kjell Albin Abrahamson, 71, Swedish journalist (''Sveriges Radio''), stroke. *Walter Bush, 86, American Hockey Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame ice hockey administrator (USA Hockey). *Georges Fonghoro, 58, Malian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Mopti, Mopti (since 1999). *Leonard I. Garth, 95, American federal judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1973–1986), United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (1969–1973). *Joseph Harmatz, 91, Lithuanian World War II Jewish partisan fighter and Nakam, anti-Nazi avenger. *Svein Gunnar Morgenlien, 94, Norwegian trade unionist and politician, Storting, MP (1975–1981). *George Hanson, 81, American basketball coach (Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball, Minnesota Golden Gophers) *Gian Luigi Rondi, 94, Italian screenwriter and film director. *John Siddons, 88, Australian politician, Australian Senate, Senator (1981–1983, 1985–1987). *Ed Temple, 89, American track and field coach (Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers, Tennessee State Lady Tigers, Athletics at the Summer Olympics#Women's events, women's Olympic team).

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*Marcel Artelesa, 78, French footballer (AS Monaco FC, Monaco, Olympique de Marseille, Marseille). *Yngve Brodd, 86, Swedish footballer (Toulouse FC (1937), Toulouse, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Sochaux-Montbéliard, IFK Göteborg). *David Coleman (footballer, born 1942), David Coleman, 74, English footballer (Colchester United), cancer. *Peter Collingwood, 96, British-born Australian actor (''Picnic at Hanging Rock (film), Picnic at Hanging Rock''). *Frances Dafoe, 86, Canadian pair skater, Olympic silver medalist (Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics#Pairs, 1956), world champion (1954 World Figure Skating Championships, 1954, 1955 World Figure Skating Championships, 1955). *Nan Fry, 71, American poet. *Arnold Green (rugby league), Arnold Green, 83, New Zealand rugby league player (

, national team). *Carolyn Hardy, 86, British horticulturalist. *Larry Harmon (soccer coach), Larry Harmon, 75, American soccer coach. *Bill Johnson (New Zealand actor), Bill Johnson, 92, New Zealand actor. *Stephen Lawn, 50, British medical researcher, glioblastoma. *Rudi Lüttge, 93, German Olympic racewalker (

). *Jeff Mackintosh, 45, Canadian graphic artist and game designer (Sailor Moon Collectible Card Game, ''Sailor Moon'', ''Silver Age Sentinels''), glioblastoma multiforme. *Max Mannheimer, 96, Czech-born German painter, author and Holocaust survivor. *Herman Joseph Sahadat Pandoyoputro, 77, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Malang, Malang (1989–2016). *Michel Rousseau (cyclist), Michel Rousseau, 80, French cyclist, Olympic champion (Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint, 1956). *Andrzej Tarkowski, 83, Polish embryologist.

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*Christoph Albrecht, 86, German organist and conductor. *Donald Cartridge, 81, English cricketer (Hampshire County Cricket Club, Hampshire). *Mel Charles, 81, Welsh footballer (Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea, Arsenal F.C., Arsenal, Wales national football team, national team). *James Crowden, 88, British Olympic rower (

). *Andy Gambucci, 87, American ice hockey player, Olympic silver medallist (1952 Winter Olympics, 1952). *Michael Kulich, 29, American adult entertainment executive. *Vladimir Kuzmichyov, 37, Russian footballer, traffic collision. *Wenche Lowzow, 90, Norwegian LGBT activist and politician, Storting, MP (1977–1985). *Arne Melchior, 91, Danish politician, Folketing, MP (1973–1975, 1977–2001), Danish Ministry of Transport, Transport Minister (1982–86). *Klaus Moje, 79, German-Australian artist. *Bill Mollison, 88, Australian researcher, author, teacher and biologist. *Jack Nadel, 92, American entrepreneur and author. *Bill Nunn, 63, American actor (''Do the Right Thing'', ''Spider-Man (2002 film), Spider-Man'', ''Sister Act''), leukemia. *Matti Pulli, 83, Finnish ski jumping coach, Parkinson's disease. *Jacek Andrzej Rossakiewicz, 59, Polish painter. *Buckwheat Zydeco, 68, American accordionist and bandleader, lung cancer.

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*Rudy Andabaker, 88, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers). *Jean Boissonnat, 87, French journalist. *David Budbill, 76, American poet and playwright, Parkinson's disease. *Henning Enoksen, 80, Danish footballer, Olympic silver medalist (Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960). *José Fernández (pitcher), José Fernández, 24, Cuban-born American baseball player (Miami Marlins), boat collision. *Dawn Hampton, 88, American cabaret and jazz singer, saxophonist, dancer and songwriter (''Malcolm X (1992 film), Malcolm X''). *Nahed Hattar, 56, Jordanian writer, shot. *Peter Henderson (Australian public servant), Peter Henderson, 87, Australian public servant. *Hughie Jones, 89, British Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Loughborough (1986–1992). *Kashif (musician), Kashif, 59, American musician (B.T. Express) and record producer. *Hans Korte, 87, German actor (''Spider's Web (1989 film), Spider's Web''). *Hagen Liebing, 55, German musician (Die Ärzte), brain tumour. *K. Madhavan, 101, Indian politician. *René Marsiglia, 57, French football player and manager (Lille OSC, Lille, OGC Nice, Nice). *Victor Munden, 88, English cricketer (Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Leicestershire). *David Padilla, 89, Bolivian politician, President of Bolivia, President (1978–1979). *Arnold Palmer, 87, American World Golf Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame professional golfer. *Jean Shepard, 82, American honky tonk singer-songwriter ("A Dear John Letter", "Slippin' Away (Jean Shepard song), Slippin' Away"), Parkinson's disease. *Patrick Sissons, Sir Patrick Sissons, 71, British physician. *Joseph Sitruk, 71, Tunisian-born French rabbi. *Rod Temperton, 66, British songwriter ("Boogie Nights (song), Boogie Nights", "Always and Forever (Heatwave song), Always and Forever", "Thriller (song), Thriller") and musician, cancer. *Robert Weinberg (author), Robert Weinberg, 70, American science fiction author. *Anthony Xu Ji-wei, 81, Chinese clandestine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Taizhou, Taizhou (since 2010).

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*Taz Anderson, 77, American football player (History of the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL), St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons). *Richard Bishop (gridiron football), Richard Bishop, 66, American football player (New England Patriots). *Don Brothwell, 83, British archaeologist. *Giambattista Capretti, 70, Italian Olympic boxer (1968 Summer Olympics, 1968, 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972). *Joe Clay, 78, American rockabilly musician. *Jack Cotton (basketball), Jack Cotton, 91, American basketball player (Denver Nuggets (1948-50), Denver Nuggets). *Mark Dvoretsky, 68, Russian chess player and trainer. *Giacomo Fornoni, 76, Italian racing cyclist, Olympic gold medalist (Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial, 1960). *Hans Hoffmeister (water polo), Hans Hoffmeister, 80, German Olympic water polo player. *Etim Inyang, 84, Nigerian policeman. *Jack Kirrane, 88, American ice hockey player, Olympic gold medalist (Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1960). *Lee Kwang-jong, 52, South Korean football player and coach, leukemia. *Herschell Gordon Lewis, 90, American film director (''Blood Feast'', ''Two Thousand Maniacs!''). *Jens Lothe, 84, Norwegian physicist. *Wilhelm Mohr (aviator), Wilhelm Mohr, 99, Norwegian aviation officer. *Ioan Gyuri Pascu, 55, Romanian singer, producer, actor and comedian, heart attack. *Curtis Roosevelt, 86, American writer, heart attack. *Jan van Ruiten, 85, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives (2002–2003). *Karel Růžička (pianist), Karel Růžička, 76, Czech jazz pianist, Anděl Awards, Anděl Award winner (1993). *Jackie Sewell, 89, English footballer (Notts County F.C., Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa). *Toughie (frog), Toughie, Panamanian frog, last surviving of the Ecnomiohyla rabborum, Rabbs fringe-limbed treefrog.

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*Jamshid Amouzegar, 93, Iranian politician, Prime Minister of Iran, Prime Minister (1977–1978), Cabinet of Iran, Minister of Finance (1965–1974). *Jef Billings, 71, American costume designer. *Jonathan David Brown, 60, American record producer and audio engineer. *Jacob Buksti, 69, Danish politician, Danish Ministry of Transport, Minister of Transport (2000–2001). *Randy Duncan, 79, American gridiron football player and lawyer. *Syed Shamsul Haque, 81, Bangladeshi poet and writer. *Ronald King Murray, Lord Murray, 94, Scottish politician and jurist, Lord Advocate (1974–1979). *Paddy O'Flaherty, 73, Northern Irish broadcaster. *Luis Ossio, 86, Bolivian politician, Vice President of Bolivia, Vice President (1989–1993). *Sebastian Papaiani, 80, Romanian film and television actor. *Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa, 73, Malagasy Olympic athlete (Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968, Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972). *Charles Schultze, 91, American economist and public policy analyst, complications from sepsis. *Hannan Shah, 74, Bangladeshi politician and army officer. *Serigne Abdou Thiam, 21, Qatari footballer (Al-Khor Sports Club, Al-Khor), cancer. *Haruko Wakita, 82, Japanese historian. *Rod Woodward, 72, Canadian football player (Ottawa Rough Riders).

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*Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev, 32, Russian-born Azeri Olympic freestyle wrestler (2008 Summer Olympics, 2008) and ISIS terrorist, air strike. *Joseph V. Charyk, 96, Canadian-born American engineer, United States Under Secretary of the Air Force, Under Secretary of the Air Force (1960–1963). *Seamus Dunne, 86, Irish footballer (Luton Town, Republic of Ireland national football team, national team). *Ann Emery, 86, British actress (''Billy Elliot the Musical, Billy Elliot'', ''Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde''). *Johan Fischerström, 72, Swedish Olympic handball player. *Werner Friese, 70, German footballer (East Germany national football team, GDR national team). *Gary Glasberg, 50, American television producer and writer (''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'', ''Crossing Jordan'', ''Bones (TV series), Bones''). *John F. Good, 80, American FBI agent who created the Abscam sting operation. *Graham Hawkins, 70, English football player (Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers) and manager. *Michael Javaid, 65, Pakistani politician, heart attack. *Malcolm Lucas, 89, American judge, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California, California Supreme Court (1987–1996), United States District Court for the Central District of California, U.S. District Court Judge for the Central District of California (1971–1984). *Larkin Malloy, 62, American actor (''The Edge of Night'', ''Guiding Light'', ''All My Children'') and announcer, complications from a heart attack. *Sreten Mirković, 58, Serbian boxer, lung cancer. *Gloria Naylor, 66, American novelist (''The Women of Brewster Place (novel), The Women of Brewster Place''), heart attack. *Agnes Nixon, 93, American television writer and producer (''One Life to Live'', ''All My Children'', ''Guiding Light''). *Shimon Peres, 93, Polish-born Israeli statesman, List of Presidents of Israel, President (2007–2014), List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Prime Minister (1977, 1984–1986, 1995–1996), Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Laureate (1994), stroke. *Timothy Pesci, 72, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1989-2000). *Max Walker, 68, Australian Test cricketer and football player, myeloma.

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*Raúl Águila, 86, Chilean footballer. *Terence Brady (writer), Terence Brady, 77, British writer (''Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series), Upstairs, Downstairs'') and actor. *Cheng Yu-tung, 91, Hong Kong businessman (Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, Chow Tai Fook). *Nora Dean, 72, Jamaican singer. *Miriam Defensor Santiago, 71, Filipino politician and judge, Senate of the Philippines, Senator (1995–2001, 2004–2016), Judges of the International Criminal Court, International Criminal Court Judge (2012–2014), lung cancer. *Gilles Dubé, 89, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens). *Hidden Lake (horse), Hidden Lake, 23, American thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized. *Shirley Jaffe (artist), Shirley Jaffe, 93, American painter and sculptor. *Jim Kilroy, 94, American sport-sailor and maxi yacht racer. *Joni Madraiwiwi, 59, Fijian lawyer and politician, Vice President of Fiji (2004–2006), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nauru (since 2014). *Herbert Martin, 91, German footballer (1. FC Saarbrücken, Saarland national football team, Saarland national team). *Sandra Morgen, 66, American feminist anthropologist. *Ashok Pai, 69, Indian psychiatrist and film producer, cardiac arrest. *Isabel Piczek, 88, Hungarian ecclesiastical artist. *Joseph Verner Reed Jr., 78, American banker and diplomat. *Mark Ricks, 92, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Idaho (2006–2007) and Idaho Senate, State Senator (1979–1994). *Anthony Ryle, 89, English medical doctor. *Otto ter Haar, 73, Dutch Olympian *Laura Troschel, 71, Italian actress (''Four Flies on Grey Velvet''), singer, and model. *Ralph V. Whitworth, 60, American businessman, cancer. *Brahim Zniber, 96, Moroccan businessman and vintner.

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*George Barris (photographer), George Barris, 94, American photographer (Marilyn Monroe). *Ted Benoit, 69, French comics artist and graphic novelist. *Gordon Borrie, Baron Borrie, 85, English lawyer and life peer. *Charles Brading, 81, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1993–2000). *Oscar Brand, 96, Canadian-born American folk singer-songwriter, author and radio broadcaster (WNYC (AM), WNYC). *Michael Casswell, 53, English guitarist, drowned. *Herawati Diah, 99, Indonesian journalist. *Paul Frantz, 89, French football player and manager (RC Strasbourg Alsace, Strasbourg). *Frederic C. Hamilton, 89, American oilman and arts philanthropist. *Hanoi Hannah, 85, Vietnamese radio personality. *Arthur Harnden, 92, American sprinter, Olympic gold medalist (Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, 1948). *Bjarni Jónsson, 96, Icelandic mathematician. *Lilleba Lund Kvandal, 76, Norwegian opera singer. *Mike Towell, 25, Scottish professional boxer, injuries sustained in a bout. *Jim Zapp, 92, American baseball player (Baltimore Elite Giants).Jim Zapp, Negro League standout from Nashville, dies
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References

External links

List of September 2016 deaths
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