The following is a list of notable deaths in September 2012.
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 2012
1 * Joseph Banchong Aribarg, 85, Thai Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Nakhon Sawan (1976–1998). Sean Bergin, 64, South African jazz musician. Lina Canalejas, 80, Spanish actress, cancer. Françoise Collin, 84, Belgian novelist. Badal Das, 47, Bangladeshi footballer, cardiac arrest. Hal David, 91, American lyricist ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"), complications from a stroke. Sat Mahajan, 85, Indian politician, MLA in Himachal Pradesh (1977–1996, 2003–2007) and MP for Kangra (1996–1998), cardiac arrest. Smarck Michel, 75, Haitian businessman and politician, Prime Minister (1994–1995), brain tumor. David R. Morrison, 71, Scottish writer and painter. William Petzäll, 24, Swedish politician, MP for Dalarna County (since 2010), suspected drug overdose. Dmitri Plavinsky, 75, Russian artist. Arnaldo Putzu, 85, Italian film poster artist.Arnaldo Putzu obituary, The Guardian, 21 September 2012 Rainbows For Life, 24, Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1990 Summer Stakes, Cup and Saucer Stakes and Coronation Futurity Stakes, euthanized.Canadian Champion Rainbows for Life Dies BloodHorse.com Sy Schulman, 86, American civil engineer and politician, Mayor of White Plains, New York (1993–1997), cancer. Jon Tolaas, 73, Norwegian poet and novelist.
2 Yugo Araki, 87, Japanese Olympic equestrian. Adolf Bierbrauer, 97, German artist, painter and sculptor. Anil Bordia, 78, Indian educationist, social activist and civil servant, cardiac arrest. Jack Boucher, 80, American photographer (Historic American Buildings Survey), heart disease. Peter Wilson Coldham, 85, British genealogist. Bob Johnstone, 82, Canadian broadcaster (CBC Radio), cancer. John C. Marshall, 71, British musician. Emmanuel Nunes, 71, Portuguese composer. Blas Riquelme, 83, Paraguayan politician and businessman. Len Stephan, 77, Australian politician, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (1979–2001). Bert Worner, 82, Australian football player (Geelong).
3 Ralph Angelo Bernardi, 83, Australian mayor and businessman. Griselda Blanco, 69, Colombian-born American drug lord, shooting. Edward Boccia, 91, American painter and poet. Sir Andrew Crockett, 69, British banker. Bira Kesari Deo, 85, Indian politician. Bob DiPietro, 85, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), cancer. Harold Dunaway, 78, American stock car driver. Michael Clarke Duncan, 54, American actor (The Green Mile, Armageddon, Daredevil), heart attack. Ottó Foky, 85, Hungarian animator. Hyatt M. Gibbs, 74, American physicist. Sun Myung Moon, 92, South Korean religious figure, founder of the Unification Church and The Washington Times, pneumonia. Tito Oreta, 73, Filipino politician, Mayor of Malabon (since 2004), lung cancer. Charlie Rose, 73, American politician, U.S. Representative from North Carolina (1973–1997), Parkinson's disease. Ola Vincent, 87, Nigerian economist and banker, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (1977–1982).
4 * Hamzah Abu Samah, 88, Malaysian politician and sports administrator, MP for Raub (1967–1978) and Temerloh (1978–1980), President of AFC (1978–1994). José Santos Arias, 84, Chilean football player. Avraham Avigdorov, 83, Israeli soldier, Hero of Israel recipient. Siân Busby, 51, British writer, lung cancer. Leila Danette, 103, American actress. Arleen Day, 63, Canadian curler.Arleen Day's passing sad for the sport; a likely scenario for opening Slam in Brantford Calgary Herald André Delelis, 88, French politician, MP for Pas-de-Calais (1983–1992). William Engvick, 98, American lyricist. Hélio Gonçalves Heleno, 77, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Caratinga (1979–2011). Albert Marre, 87, American stage actor, director and producer, widower of soprano Joan Diener, following a long illness. Ian Parrott, 96, British composer and academic. George Savitsky, 88, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles), complications from pneumonia. Sigrid Schjetne, 16, Norwegian homicide victim. (body found on this date) Syed Mustafa Siraj, 82, Indian writer. Milan Vukelić, 76, Serbian football player.
5 Mirella Avalle, 90, Italian sprinter. Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu, 26, Turkish footballer (Eskişehirspor), heart attack. Dorothy Caley, 92, Canadian figure skater. Eric Deeral, 79, Australian politician, Queensland MLA for Cook (1974–1977), first Aboriginal member of the Queensland Parliament. Ian Dick, 86, Australian cricketer and field hockey player. Vasily Dyakonov, 66, Russian politician, Governor of Krasnodar Krai (1991–1992). Martin Filchock, 100, American cartoonist and artist.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local-news/mr-filchock-oldest-working-cartoonist-dies Robert Morgan Fink, 96, American biochemist. Victoria Fyodorova, 66, Russian film actress. Christian Marin, 83, French film actor (Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez, Gendarme in New York). John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Oaksey, 83, British peer and horse racing journalist. Tapio Säynevirta, 47, Finnish Olympic sports shooter. Joe South, 72, American singer-songwriter ("Down in the Boondocks", "Hush", "Rose Garden"), heart failure. Gord Strate, 77, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings).
6 Ed Barker, 81, American football player (Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Redskins). Elisabeth Böhm, 91, German architect. Susan Clark, 48, American sailor, cancer. Lawrie Dring, 81, British Scouter, President of the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association. Jake Eberts, 71, Canadian film producer (City of Joy, Super Mario Bros., Grey Owl), executive and financier, cancer. Frank Godwin, 95, British film producer (Woman in a Dressing Gown). Jerome Horwitz, 93, American scientist. Jerome Kilty, 90, American actor and playwright. Alan Kimber, 63, English swimmer, cancer. Maram, 6, American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (2008), euthanized.Breeders' Cup Winner Maram Dies, Leaves Foal BloodHorse.com Art Modell, 87, American businessman, owner of the Baltimore Ravens (1996–2004), heart failure. Bertil Norström, 88, Swedish actor. Terry Nutkins, 66, British TV presenter and naturalist, leukaemia. Oscar Rossi, 82, Argentine football player. Herbert O. Sparrow, 82, Canadian politician, Senator for Saskatchewan (1968–2005). Horacio Vázquez-Rial, 65, Argentine-born Spanish writer, cancer. Roger Wotton, 92, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1968–1971, 1973–1991).
7 Rudi M. Brewster, 80, American judge. Richard Bucher, 56, Swiss Olympic ice hockey player, heart attack. C. Edwin Creed, 91, American football coach. Gerry Culliton, 76, Irish rugby player. Leszek Drogosz, 79, Polish Olympic bronze medal-winning (1960) boxer, cancer. César Fernández Ardavín, 89, Spanish film director (El Lazarillo de Tormes). Abdul Ghafoor, 70, Pakistani footballer. Bob Lambert, 55, American entertainment industry executive (The Walt Disney Company). Louise LaPlanche, 93, American actress. Aleksandr Maksimenkov, 60, Russian football coach and player. Dorothy McGuire, 84, American singer, complications of Parkinson's disease. Alphonse Nzoungou, 74, Congolese politician.Parfait Wilfried Douniama, "Disparition : la République pleure Alphonse Nzoungou" , Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 10 September 2012 . Maestro Reverendo, 57, Spanish musician and composer, cancer. Nicole Russell, Duchess of Bedford, 92, French-born British television producer and socialite. Rollin Sullivan, 93, American country music entertainer (Lonzo and Oscar). Daniel Weinreb, 53, American computer scientist and programmer, cancer.
8 Adnan Farhan Abd Al Latif, 30–31, Yemeni detainee (Guantánamo Bay). María Elvia Amaya Araujo, 58, Mexican psychologist, philanthropist, and politician, multiple myeloma. Xavier-Marie Baronnet, 85, French-born Seychellois Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles (1995–2002). Adolf Bechtold, 86, German footballer (Eintracht Frankfurt). Aleksandr Belyavsky, 80, Russian actor. Brian Crossley, 85, English-born Australian actor (Adventure Island) and director. Luís d'Andrea, 78, Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Bob Hale, 78, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees). Leigh Hamilton, 62, New Zealand-born American actress (Forced Vengeance, Gas Food Lodging, Hocus Pocus). Ronald Hamowy, 75, American historian. Peter Hussing, 64, German Olympic bronze medallist boxer (1972). André Kempinaire, 83, Belgian politician.André Kempinaire overleden, De Standaard, 13 September 2012 (Norwegian) Bill Moggridge, 69, British industrial designer, cancer. Mārtiņš Roze, 47, Latvian politician, Minister of Agriculture (2002–2009), blood clot. Allyre Sirois, 89, Canadian jurist. Thomas Szasz, 92, Hungarian-born American psychiatrist. Elizabeth Wood-Ellem, 81, Tongan historian.Tongan royal historian Dr Elizabeth Wood-Ellem dies, Radio Australia Ocak Işık Yurtçu, 67, Turkish journalist. Mario Armond Zamparelli, 91, American design artist and painter, husband of Maureen Hingert.
9 Nabil Abou Alqama, 34–35, Algerian jihadist, car accident. Hugh Bentall, 92, British pioneer surgeon.Obituary – Professor Hugh Bentall, The Telegraph, London, 30 October 2012 Donna Bruton, 58, American painter. Günter Discher, 87, German musician. Larry Gibson, 66, American environmentalist, heart attack. Rudolf Kleiner, 88, Swiss Olympic speed skater. Verghese Kurien, 90, Indian engineer and businessman, kidney failure. Désiré Letort, 69, French cyclist. John McCarthy, 22, Australian AFL footballer (Port Adelaide), fall from a building. Monsun, 22, German Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Aral-Pokal (1993) and Preis von Europa (1993, 1994), euthanized.Leading German Sire Monsun Dies BloodHorse.com *José Rodrigues de Souza, 86, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Juazeiro (1975–2003). Mike Scarry, 92, American football player and coach. Ron Taylor, 78, Australian marine conservationist, myeloid leukemia. Ron Tindall, 76, English footballer (Chelsea).
10 Muslehuddin Ahmad, 80, Bangladeshi diplomat and university administrator, consequences of stroke. Pawana Chanajit, 69, Thai actress, drowning. Raquel Correa, 78, Chilean journalist, cerebral damage followed by heart failure. Sam Dansie, 85, Australian forester and botanist. Vondell Darr, 93, American actress. György Enyedi, 82, Hungarian geographer. Robert Gammage, 74, American jurist and politician, member of the House of Representatives (1977–1979), heart attack. Lance LeGault, 77, American actor (The A-Team, Magnum, P.I., Home on the Range), heart failure. Stanley Long, 78, British cinematographer and film director, natural causes. Tadahiro Matsushita, 73, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (1993–2005, since 2007). Robert B. McKeon, 58, American businessman and philanthropist, suicide. John Moffatt, 89, English actor and playwright. *Ernesto de la Peña, 84, Mexican writer. Tom Saffell, 91, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) and executive, President of Gulf Coast League (1979–2009), pneumonia. Steven Springer, 60, American guitarist and songwriter, lung cancer. Hans Joachim Störig, 97, German non-fiction author, translator and publisher. James Wellbeloved, 86, British politician, MP for Erith and Crayford (1965–1983). Edwin P. Wilson, 84, American CIA and U.S. Naval Intelligence officer, complications of surgery.
11 Zia Ahmed, 58, Bangladeshi Army officer. Rolf Bjørn Backe, 78, Norwegian footballer. Bruce Bolling, 67, American politician, prostate cancer. Finn Bergesen, 67, Norwegian business executive and lawyer, cancer. Tibor Csernai, 73, Hungarian Olympic champion footballer (1964). Erwin Dold, 92, German pilot. Rein Etruk, 74, Estonian chess player. Tomas Evjen, 39, Norwegian film producer (Dead Snow).