The following is a list of notable deaths in September 2015.
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 2015
1 Bouteldja Belkacem, 68, Algerian singer and composer.Décès d'un père de la musique raï moderne Frank Brennan, 67, Irish economist.Tax amnesty economist who broke black economy dies Boomer Castleman, 70, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, inventor of the palm pedal, cancer.Nashville mourns Boomer Castleman Dot Coleman, 79, New Zealand fencer.Melody Gard Gurgen Dalibaltayan, 89, Armenian colonel-general.Colonel-General Gurgen Dalibaltayan passes away Eric H. Davidson, 78, American biologist, heart attack.Developmental Biologist Eric H. Davidson Passes Away Antonio Deinde Fernandez, 79, Nigerian diplomat.Deinde Fernandez dies at 79 Izet Haračić, 50, Serbian Olympic bobsledder.Izet Haracic Richard G. Hewlett, 92, American public historian.Richard G. Hewlett Don Holder, 86, American Olympic gymnast.Don Holder Dean Jones, 84, American actor (The Love Bug, Company, Beethoven), Parkinson's disease.Dean Jones, star of 'The Love Bug,' dies at 84 Ben Kuroki, 98, American bomber crewman.Ben Kuroki Dies at 98; Overcame Bias Against Japanese-Americans to Fight for U.S. Jiří Louda, 94, Czech heraldist, designer of the current Coat of arms of the Czech Republic.Jiri Louda, armorist – obituary Hanna Mierzejewska, 65, Polish politician.Wspomnienie o śp. Hannie Mierzejewskiej – koleżance, posłance Prawa i Sprawiedliwości w latach 2001 – 2005 Takuma Nakahira, 77, Japanese photographer.Japanese Photographer Takuma Nakahira Dies At 77 Antonio Nirta, 96, Italian organized crime boss ('Ndrangheta San Luca).Morto capostipite della 'ndrangheta, a 96 anni è deceduto il boss che guidava l'anonima sequestri Abdul Hafeez Pirzada, 80, Pakistani politician and lawyer.Profile Abdul Hafeez Pirzada — a lawyer par excellence William B. Provine, 73, American science historian, brain tumor.William Provine, history of science scholar, dies at 73 Robert Ravenstahl, 90, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1975–1978).Obituary Robert P. Ravenstahl Sr. Grandfather of former city mayor, former state legislator Aleksandar Stipčević, 84, Croatian historian of the Illyrians.Ka vdekur Aleksandar Stipçeviq Jacek Wierzchowiecki, 71, Polish Olympic equestrian.Athletes. Jacek Wierzchowiecki
2 John E. Boland, 78, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1971–1973). Suheil Bushrui, 85, Lebanese academic.Honoring the Life and Legacy of Professor Suheil Bushrui Lindsay Collins, 71, Australian marine geologist.Lindsay Collins Obituary Avinash Deobhakta, 78, Indian-born New Zealand jurist.Avinash Deobhakta death notice Boudjemaâ El Ankis, 88, Algerian musician. Ephraim Engleman, 104, American rheumatologist.Ephraim Engleman, One of World's Oldest Practicing Physicians, Dies at 104 Henry Gleitman, 90, German-born American psychologist.Dr. Henry Gleitman Charles Gyamfi, 85, Ghanaian football player (Fortuna Düsseldorf) and coach (national team).C.K. Gyamfi: Legendary Ghanaian footballer and coach dies Stan Kane, 86, Scottish actor (Storm).Stanley Kane Piero Livi, 90, Italian film director.Piero Livi (1925–2015) Aleksander Mandziara, 75, Polish football player and coach.Zmarł Aleksander Mandziara Stewart McCrae, 85, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1973–1982).Stewart McCRAE Obituary Manos Nathan, 67, New Zealand artist, leukaemia.Maori artist Manos Nathan dies Giuseppe Petitto, 46, Italian film director.CRONACA Morte di Giuseppe Petitto, dinamica tutta da accertare Brianna Lea Pruett, 32, American singer and songwriter, suicide. Tessa Ransford, 77, Scottish poet, cancer.Scottish Poetry Library Tessa Ransford founder dies William Arbuckle Reid, 82, British curriculum theorist.Bill Reid Simo Salminen, 82, Finnish comic actor.Näyttelijä Simo Salminen on kuollut
3 Wayne D. Bennett, 87, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1973–1993) and Senate (1993–1997).Wayne Bennett Obituary Gabrielle Burton, 76, American novelist, pancreatic cancer.Gabrielle Burton, Feminist Novelist and Screenwriter, Dies at 76 Sir Adrian Cadbury, 86, British businessman and rower, chairman of Cadbury.Sir Adrian Cadbury, businessman – obituary Judy Carne, 76, British actress and comedian (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In), pneumonia.Judy Carne, actress – obituary Robert Commanday, 93, American music critic.Robert Commanday, longtime Chronicle music critic, dies Stanton R. Cook, 90, American chief executive (Chicago Tribune).Stanton R. Cook, a Chief of the Tribune Company, Dies at 90 Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 75, Nepalese primordial dwarf, shortest man in recorded history, pneumonia.World's shortest man Chandra Bahadur Dangi no more Harold Drasdo, 85, English rock climber and writer.Harold Drasdo obituary Dan Eley, 100, British chemist (Eley-Rideal mechanism). Claude Flahault, 92, French Olympic sailor.Athletes. Claude Flahault Giltedge, 29, Irish-born American eventing horse.Olympic event horse dies aged 29 Leon Gorman, 80, American businessman, President (1967–2001) and chairman (2001–2013) of L.L.Bean, cancer.Leon Gorman, 80; head of L.L. Bean William H. Grier, 89, American psychiatrist and author (Black Rage), complications from prostate cancer and a brain lesion.Dr. William Grier, co-author of 'Black Rage,' dead at 89 Ken Horne, 89, English footballer (Brentford).Ken Horne 1926–2015 Carter Lay, 44, American businessman and philanthropist, heir to Frito-Lay.Carter Lay, 44, heir to Frito-Lay potato chip empire, found dead in Los Angeles home Leland McPhie, 101, American masters athlete.Leland McPhie Dies at 101; Sheriff's Dept. Legend, Track Star John Noah, 87, American ice hockey player, Olympic silver medalist (1952), Alzheimer's disease. Jean-Luc Préel, 74, French politician, member of the French National Assembly for Vendée (1988–2012).L'ancien député Jean-Luc Préel est décédé Andrew Sibley, 81, Australian painter.Vale Andrew Sibley 1933 – 2015 Daniel Thompson, 94, Canadian-born American inventor, creator of the automatic bagel maker and the folding ping pong table.Daniel Thompson, Whose Bagel Machine Altered the American Diet, Dies at 94 Yevgeny Ukhnalyov, 83, Russian artist, co-creator of the current coat of arms of Russia.В Петербурге скончался автор современного герба России Евгений Ухналев John Waller, 91, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Stafford (1979–1987).Waller Binny Yanga, 57, Indian social worker and activist.Arunachal activist Binny Yanga dies of illness Zhang Zhen, 100, Chinese general.China's former military leader Zhang Zhen dies at 101, as Beijing celebrates war he helped win
4 Geoffrey Bolton, 83, Australian historian.Prominent West Australian historian Geoffrey Bolton dies Graham Brazier, 63, New Zealand musician and songwriter (Hello Sailor), heart attack.Hello Sailor frontman Graham Brazier dies aged 63 Antonio Ciciliano, 82, Italian sailor, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).VELA – La scomparsa di Antonio Ciciliano Bronzo Olimpico Napoli 60 Frédéric Comte, 39, French rally driver, car crash.Rallye du Mont-Blanc le pilote Frédéric Comte tué dans une sortie de route Jean Darling, 93, American silent film actress (Our Gang), radio personality and author.Jean Darling, Actress in 'Our Gang' Series, Dies at 93 Piers Maxwell Dudley-Bateman, 67, Australian landscape painter, boating accident.Artist Piers Bateman one of two sailors found dead on NSW coast Eldon Johnson, 85, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1977–1999), stroke.Eldon Johnson, longtime GOP state lawmaker, dies at 85 Sylvie Joly, 80, French actress and comedian (Going Places, Get Out Your Handkerchiefs), heart attack.French Actress Sylvie Joly Dead At 80 Rainer Kirsch, 81, German author and poet.Rainer Kirsch, German author & poet, died at 81 Max Kruse, 93, German novelist.Died Urmels Creator at the age of 93 years – Children's book author Max Kruse Sara Little Turnbull, 97, American product designer.Sara Little Turnbull, Product Designer Inspired by Anthropology and Nature, Dies at 97 Claus Moser, Baron Moser, 92, German-born British statistician, stroke.British statistician and former Chairman of the Royal Opera House Claus Moser dies Warren Murphy, 81, American author (The Destroyer) and screenwriter (Lethal Weapon 2, The Eiger Sanction).Warren B. Murphy Rico Rodriguez, 80, Cuban-born British trombonist (The Specials).The Specials trombonist Rico Rodriguez dies aged 80 Joel Rufino dos Santos, 74, Brazilian historian and writer.Professor e escritor Joel Rufino dos Santos morre no Rio Wilfred de Souza, 88, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Goa (1993–1994, 1998).Former Goa Chief Minister Wilfred De Souza passes away Egon Sundberg, 104, Swedish footballer.Sandviken – Avlidna i Sandviken Andrzej Szal, 73, Polish Olympic ice hockey player.Andrzej Szal Duane Weiman, 69, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1982–1986).Duane WEIMAN Obituary Hal Willis, 82, Canadian country singer (The Lumberjack).LifeNotes Canadian Country Star Hal Willis Passes Jonathan Woolf, 54, British architect.Jonathan Woolf, architect – obituary Cyril Zuma, 30, South African footballer, traffic collision.
5 Ilja Bergh, 88, Danish pianist and composer.Ilja Bergh 1927–2015 Chen Sho Fa, 86-87, Singaporean Olympic basketball player.Chen Sho Fa Antonio Dalmonte, 96, Italian footballer (Juventus FC, Atalanta B.C.).Scomparso Antonio Dalmonte, atalantino anni '50 Avery Dennis Sr., 86, American tribal politician and substance abuse counselor, Trustee of the Shinnecock Indian Nation.Avery Dennis Sr., ex-Shinnecock Indian Nation trustee, dead at 86 Gene Elston, 93, American Major League Baseball broadcaster (Houston Astros).Former Astros broadcaster Gene Elston dies at age 93 Goh Eng Wah, 92, Malaysian-born Singaporean film distributor.Entrepreneur and cinema pioneer Goh Eng Wah dies at 92 Denny Greene, 66, American singer (Sha Na Na), actor, movie studio executive and law professor, esophageal cancer. Peter D. Hannaford, 82, American public relations consultant.Republican of Year, Former Reagan Advisor Hannaford Dies Setsuko Hara, 95, Japanese actress, pneumonia. Jacques Israelievitch, 67, French-born Canadian violinist.Longest-Serving TSO Concertmaster Dies, Jacques Israelievitch Was 67 Yotaro Kobayashi, 82, English-born Japanese businessman (Fuji Xerox), chronic empyema.Ex-Fuji Xerox Chairman Kobayashi dies at 82 Cody Ledbetter, 42, American football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos), suicide by hanging.Former CFLer Cody Ledbetter found dead in Texas Alacid Nunes, 90, Brazilian politician, Governor of Pará (1966–1971, 1979–1983).Governo e Prefeitura decretam luto oficial pela morte de ex-governador Norman Oakes, 89, Australian public servant.Norman Oakes Richard Pacheco, 90, American politician.Richard "Dick" Pacheco Eric Palangas, 49, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2000–2006, 2012–2014), car crash. Aadesh Shrivastava, 51, Indian composer and singer, cancer.Bollywood music composer Aadesh Shrivastava dies of cancer Alan Steel, 79, Italian bodybuilder and actor (Samson, The Rebel Gladiators, Hercules Against the Moon Men).Addio a Sergio Ciani, l'Alan Steel del cinema italiano: da Ercole a Maciste Chester Stranczek, 85, American politician, Mayor of Crestwood, Illinois (1969–2007).Former Crestwood mayor Chester Stranczek dies Fagaoalii Satele Sunia, 69, American Samoan literacy advocate, First Lady (1997–2003), stroke.Former First Lady Fagaoalii Sunia passes away Peter Alfred Sutton, 80, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (1986–2006).Archbishop Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I.