The following is a list of notable deaths in October 2017.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
October 2017 1 Olivier Baudry, 44, French footballer (Sochaux), cancer.L'ancien capitaine du FC Sochaux, Olivier Baudry, emporté par un cancer à l'âge de 44 ans Hansje Bunschoten, 59, Dutch Olympic swimmer (1972) and television presenter, complications from breast cancer.Topzwemster Hansje Bunschoten (59) overleden Pierluigi Cappello, 50, Italian poet, Viareggio Prize laureate (2010).Morto Pierluigi Cappello La poesia per «riparare» la vita Dao Shixun, 89, Chinese politician.云南省政协原副主席刀世勋逝世，曾是西双版纳“末代傣王” Bob Deacon, 73, British social scientist. Edward B. Giller, 99, American USAF major general. Robert D. Hales, 85, American religious leader (LDS Church).LDS Apostle Robert D. Hales dies at age 85 Andy Hopkins, 67, American football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats).Andrew Hopkins Sr. Arthur Janov, 93, American psychologist (The Primal Scream), complications from a stroke.Correction: Obit-Scream Doctor story Hugh Kearney, 93, British historian.Hugh Kearney obituary Butch Lenton, 61, Australian councillor and community advocate, mayor of the Shire of Winton (since 2012), cancer.Mayor 'Butch' Lenton remembered by Winton community František Listopad, 95, Czech-born Portuguese poet, prose writer and director.Morreu Jorge Listopad, homem do teatro e herói de guerra sem dar por isso Donald James Mackinnon, 88, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Box Hill (1976–1982).Donald James Mackinnon Edmond Maire, 86, French labor union leader, secretary general of CFDT (1971–1988).Mort d’Edmond Maire, ancien secrétaire général de la CFDT István Mészáros, 86, Hungarian Marxist philosopher (Socialism or Barbarism) and professor (University of Sussex).A Tribute to István Mészáros (1930–2017) Muktar Muhammed, 72, Nigerian military officer, Governor of Kaduna (1977–1978), cancer.Ex-Kaduna governor Mouktar Muhammed is dead Angelika Muharukua, 59, Namibian Herero politician, MP (since 1995). Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., 89, American publisher (Advance Publications) and businessman.Si Newhouse Passes Away at Age 89 Stephen Paddock, 64, American gunman (2017 Las Vegas shooting), suicide by gunshot.Las Vegas massacre suspect Stephen Paddock committed suicide, police say José Pratas, 59, Portuguese football referee.Morreu o árbitro José Pratas Philippe Rahmy, 52, Swiss poet and writer, Swiss Literature Awards laureate (2017).Philippe Rahmy, une plume envolée au ciel Eliu Rivera, 73, Puerto Rican activist and politician.Former freeholder and Puerto Rican leader Eliu Rivera dies at 74 Dave Strader, 62, American sportscaster (Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes), cholangiocarcinoma.Stars announcer Dave Strader dies at 62 John Swinburne, 87, Scottish politician, founder of SSCUP and member of Parliament (2003–2007).John Swinburne: 1930-2017 Larissa Volpert, 91, Russian-Estonian philologist and chess Woman Grandmaster, Soviet women's chess champion (1954, 1958, 1959).Умерла Лариса Ильинична Вольперт
2 Peter Burke, 90, New Zealand rugby union player (Taranaki, national team).Former All Black player and coach Peter Burke dies Warren Burton, 72, American actor (All My Children, Gettysburg, Green Lantern).Warren Burton Slip Capone, 38, American rapper.R.I.P. Slip Capone Evangelina Elizondo, 88, Mexican actress, artist and singer.Muere la actriz Evangelina Elizondo a los 88 años Robert Elsie, 67, Canadian-born German Albanologist, linguist and translator, motor neuron disease.Robert Elsie, one of the greatest Albanologists, passes away at 67 Solly Hemus, 94, American baseball player and manager (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies).Solly Hemus, last Cardinals player-manager, dies at 94 Klaus Huber, 92, Swiss composer and academic.Fallece El Compositor Suizo Klaus Huber Azra Kolaković, 40, Bosnian pop singer, uterine cancer.Donna Ares preminula nakon teške bolesti Edwin N. Lightfoot, 92, American biochemical engineer.Renowned biochemical engineer Edwin N. Lightfoot passes away Friedrich von Löffelholz, 62, German Olympic time trials cyclist (1976) and university lecturer.Von Löffelholz im Alter von 62 Jahren verstorben Norma Male, 101, Australian government administrator.Norma T. Male Hanumant Moreshwar Marathe, 77, Indian writer and journalist.Veteran writer HM Marathe passes away in Pune Edward Mhinga, 89, South African politician, Chief Minister of Gazankulu (1993).Former Gazankulu minister Percy Mhinga dies! Øyvin Norborg, 78, Norwegian newspaper editor.Øyvin Norborg Simon Ostrach, 93, American scientist.Simon Ostrach, R.I. native, pioneer in space science, dies at 93 Paul Otellini, 66, American businessman, CEO of Intel (2005–2013).Paul S. Otellini, 1950 – 2017 Antonio Pantojas, 68, Puerto Rican actor, dancer, playwright and female impersonator, heart attack.Muere el actor y bailarín Antonio Pantojas a los 68 años Jim Patterson, 67, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (since 2010), heart attack.State Rep. Jim Patterson has died at age 67 Marcel Germain Perrier, 84, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Pamiers (2000–2008).Bishop Marcel Germain Perrier Tom Petty, 66, American Hall of Fame musician (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys) and voice actor (King of the Hill), accidental drug overdose.Tom Petty Died of Accidental Overdose, Family Says Jean Roesser, 87, American politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1995–2003), complications of leukemia.Jean Roesser, Maryland state senator and secretary of aging, dies at 87 Patrocinio Samudio, 42, Paraguayan footballer, heart attack.Fallece Patrocinio Samudio, recordado defensor de Tacuary Neil Smelser, 87, American sociologist.Sociologist Neil Smelser, campus leader and Free Speech Movement diplomat, dies at 87 Barbara Tisserat, 66, American lithographer, lung cancer.Remembering Barbara Tisserat Robert Yates, 74, American racing team owner (Yates Racing), NASCAR Winston Cup champion (1999), liver cancer.Hall of Fame NASCAR owner Robert Yates dies following cancer battle
3 Rodney Bickerstaffe, 72, British trade unionist, General Secretary of NUPE (1982–1993) and UNISON (1996–2001).UNISON pays tribute to former general secretary Rodney Bickerstaffe Robert Henry Bragg Jr., 98, American physicist. Ming Chang, 85, Chinese-born American naval officer.Ming Chang David Dolbin, 85, American football player and coach.David Dolbin Jr. Curtis Ford Jr., 95, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1953–1957).Curtis E. Ford, Jr. Bob Gannon, 58, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (since 2015).Wisconsin State Rep. Bob Gannon Dead At 58 Chittani Ramachandra Hegde, 84, Indian Yakshagana artist, stroke.Chittani Ramachandra Hegde, renowned Yakshagana artist, passes away at 84 John Herrnstein, 79, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves).Local community icon John Herrnstein passes away at 79 Hornsby Howell, 90, American football player and coach.Hornsby Howell, first African-American football coach at UGA, dies at 90 Norm Jamison, 67, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (1990–1995), liver cancer.Obituary: Steelworker made history by winning Norfolk for NDP in 1990 Ninja Jorgensen, 77, American Olympic volleyball player.Former Olympian, Glendale High volleyball coach Jorgensen passes away Michel Jouvet, 91, French oneirologist and neurobiologist, developer of Modafinil and discoverer of REM sleep.Mort de Michel Jouvet, scientifique du rêve Isabella Karle, 95, American scientist, brain tumor.Isabella L. Karle, chemist who helped reveal structure of molecules, dies at 95 Kim Un-yong, 86, South Korean sports administrator, President of World Taekwondo Federation (1973–2004). Jack Laver, 100, Australian cricketer.John Francis Lee Laver André Lévy, 91, French sinologist and translator.Mort du sinologue et traducteur André Lévy Victorino Martín Andrés, 88, Spanish breeder of fighting bulls, stroke.Muere el ganadero Victorino Martín Francesco Martino, 80, Italian politician, President of Sicily (1993–1995).Messina, morto Franco Martino Fu presidente della Regione Les Mutrie, 66, English footballer (Hull City), cancer.Former Hull City forward Les Mutrie loses cancer battle Dieter Nörr, 86, German scholar of ancient law.Prof. Dr. jur. Dr. h.c. mult. Dieter Nörr Lance Russell, 91, American professional wrestling announcer and commentator (CWA, USWA, WCW), complications from a broken hip.Legendary announcer Lance Russell dies Jalal Talabani, 83, Iraqi-Kurdish politician, Prime Minister (2003) and President (2005–2014), cerebral hemorrhage.Iraq's first non-Arab president, Jalal Talabani, has died Norma Williams, 88, New Zealand swimmer, British Empire Games silver medallist (1950).Norma Williams 1928–2017
4 Davoud Ahmadinejad, 67, Iranian politician, heart attack.داود احمدینژاد درگذشت Lawrence Argent, 60, British-born American sculptor, cardiac arrest.Lawrence Argent, Legendary Denver Sculptor, Has Died Atiqa Bano, 77, Indian educationist and curator.Educationist Atiqa Bano passes away Vivian Castleberry, 95, American journalist and newspaper editor.Vivian Castleberry, pioneering Dallas journalist who empowered women, dies at 95 Bronisław Chromy, 92, Polish sculptor (Wawel Dragon).Nie żyje prof. Bronisław Chromy. Twórca Smoka Wawelskiego miał 92 lata Liam Cosgrave, 97, Irish politician, Taoiseach (1973–1977).Liam Cosgrave, former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader, dies aged 97 Lyudmila Gureyeva, 74, Ukrainian-born Russian volleyball player, Olympic silver medalist (1964).Скончалась вице-чемпионка ОИ-1964 по волейболу Людмила Гуреева Rufus Hannah, 63, American advocate for homeless rights, traffic collision. Janis Hansen, 74, American singer and author, myelofibrosis and acute myeloid leukemia.Janis Hansen Klinger Karel Kolář, 61, Czech athlete, European Indoor champion (1979).Zemřel Karel Kolář Edward Mazurek, 78, American politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (2004–2012), and Maine Senate (2012–2014).Remembering Coach and Senator Ed Mazurek John Miller, 79, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Washington's 1st congressional district (1985–1993), cancer.Former congressman and Seattle city councilman John R. Miller dies at 79 Jesús Mosterín, 76, Spanish anthropologist and philosopher of science, lung cancer.Muere Jesús Mosterín, el filósofo de espíritu científico. Richard Paris, 75, Australian Olympic cyclist (1964). Jerry Ross, 84, American producer and songwriter ("I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"), founder of Heritage and Colossus Records, prostate cancer.Philly hitmaker Jerry J. Ross, 84, co-writer of soul hit 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me' Keith Schmidt, 95, Australian cricketer.Keith Schmidt Profile Yosihiko H. Sinoto, 93, Japanese-born American anthropologist (Hane excavation).篠遠喜彦氏死去 ハワイ在住の考古学者 William Tepper, 69, American actor (Bachelor Party, Drive, He Said) and screenwriter (Grilled), heart attack.William Tepper Dies: Star Of Jack Nicholson’s ‘Drive, He Said’ Was 69 Barry Thomas, 85, American sound engineer (Days of Heaven, Witness, 7th Heaven), stroke. Harry Wikman, 88, Finnish Olympic rower.Harry Wikman
5 Georges Baert, 91, Belgian Olympic basketball player.Georges Baert Heley de Abreu Silva Batista, 43, Brazilian teacher (Janaúba Tragedy), burns.À professora Helley Abreu, que se encantou, salvando alunos: Presente! Armin Delong, 92, Czech physicist.Zemřel Armin Delong, zakladatel elektronové mikroskopie Ruth Escobar, 81, Portuguese-born Brazilian actress (The Jew) and politician, founder of Teatro Ruth Escobar.Aos 81 anos, morre Ruth Escobar