The following is a list of notable deaths in October 2019.
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), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
October 2019 1 Gilbert Albert, 89, Swiss jeweller.Gilbert Albert, joaillier humaniste Joseph Bismuth, 92, Tunisian politician, senator (2005–2011).Décès de Roger Bismuth, homme d'affaires et ancien président du comité des juifs de Tunisie Ed Chalpin, 84, American record executive and producer.Edward Chalpin Cain Hope Felder, 76, American theologian and author.Noted Biblical Scholar and Pastor Cain Hope Felder Passes Away at 76 Anders Ferm, 81, Swedish diplomat, Ambassador to the United Nations (1982–1988).Diplomaten Anders Ferm Har avlidit Karel Gott, 80, Czech singer, acute myeloid leukemia.Zemřel Karel Gott. Legendě české pop music bylo 80 let Han Qiwei, 85, Chinese hydraulic engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.韩其为院士逝世 Jouko Innanen, 66, Finnish cartoonist.Pilapiirtäjä Jouko on kuollut Gertrude Newsome Jackson, 95, American community activist.Gertrude Newsome Jackson Miguel León-Portilla, 93, Mexican anthropologist and historian.Miguel León-Portilla murió a los 93 años Michel Létourneau, 69, Canadian politician, MNA (1994–2007).L'ancien ministre Michel Létourneau est décédé Mikayla Martin, 22, Canadian athlete, injuries sustained in biking accident.Canadian ski cross team stunned by death of teammate Mikayla Martin C. K. Menon, 70, Indian transportation executive and philanthropist, complications from pneumonia.C. K. Menon, Doha industrialist and philanthropist, dies aged 70 Fred Molyneux, 75, English footballer (Southport, Plymouth Argyle, Tranmere Rovers).Fred Molyneux 1944–2019 Esther Takei Nishio, 94, American internee (Granada War Relocation Center). Wolfgang Perner, 52, Austrian biathlete, Olympic bronze medalist (2002).Ex-Biathlet Perner gestorben Walter C. Pitman III, 87, American geophysicist.Walter C. Pitman III (1932–2019) Eric Pleskow, 95, Austrian-born American film producer, President of United Artists (1973–1978) and Orion Pictures (1978–1991).Eric Pleskow, Exec at United Artists, Orion Involved With Best Picture Winners, Dies at 95 Richard Scotton, 88, Australian health economist.Richard Bailey Scotton Peter Sissons, 77, British journalist and broadcaster (BBC News, ITN, Question Time).Former newsreader Peter Sissons dies Dick Soash, 78, American politician, member of the Colorado Senate (1976–1984).Dick Soash, former Steamboat legislator, dies at 78 Arto Tchakmaktchian, 86, Egyptian-born Armenian-Canadian sculptor and painter.Մահացել է անվանի քանդակագործ Արտո Չաքմաքչյանը Gérald Tougas, 86, Canadian writer.L’écrivain Gérald Tougas est décédé Ruben A. Valdez, 82, American politician, member (1970–1978) and Speaker (1975–1976) of the Colorado House of Representatives.“A statesman and a trailblazer”: Ruben Valdez, Colorado’s first Latino House speaker, dead at 82 Beverly Watkins, 80, American blues guitarist.Atlanta blues woman enjoyed a late resurgence Wen Chuanyuan, 101, Chinese aeronautical engineer, designed China's first UAV and first flight simulator.
2 Dale Anderson, 66, Canadian Olympic boxer.Dale Anderson Grazia Barcellona, 90, Italian Olympic skater (1948).Grazia Barcellona Michael Bauman, 69, American theologian.Dr. Michael E. Bauman Bill Bidwill, 88, American football team owner (Arizona Cardinals).Arizona Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill dies at 88 Cecil Butler, 82, American baseball player (Milwaukee Braves).Cecil Dean Butler Custom Made, 34, American eventing horse, Olympic gold medallist (2000).Badminton winner dies aged 34: ‘he will never be gone from our hearts’ Julie Gibson, 106, American actress (Nice Girl?, The Feminine Touch, Lucky Cowboy) and singer.Julie Gibson, Singer in 'The Feminine Touch' and 'Hail the Conquering Hero,' Dies at 106 Hans R. Griem, 90, German-American physicist.Hans R. Griem, 1928-2019 Robert Hickman, 76, Australian football player (Richmond).Robert John (Bob) Hickman Tiny Hill, 92, New Zealand rugby union player (Canterbury, Counties, national team) and selector.Rugby: All Blacks legend Tiny Hill dies at age 92 Giya Kancheli, 84, Georgian composer (Unusual Exhibition, Don't Grieve, Mimino).Composer Giya Kancheli, Championed By ECM, Dies At 84 Jafar Kashani, 74, Iranian footballer (Shahin, Persepolis, national team), heart attack.Iran and Persepolis football great Kashani dies John Kirby, 79, American attorney, namesake of Kirby, myelodysplastic syndrome.John Kirby Paul LeBlanc, 73, Canadian makeup artist (Amadeus, No Country for Old Men, Return of the Jedi), Oscar winner (1985).Paul LeBlanc, Oscar-Winning Hairstylist on 'Amadeus,' Dies at 73 Ed Maley, 87, American judoka.Edwin Maley Robert Odle, 75, American public servant, cancer.Robert C. Odle Jr., prominent lawyer and public official, dies at 75 Beth Palmer, 67, American bridge player, breast cancer.Beth Palmer (1952–2019) Isaac Promise, 31, Nigerian footballer (Gençlerbirliği, Antalyaspor, national team), Olympic silver medallist (2008), heart failure.Isaac Promise: former Nigerian international dies at 31 Hanno Selg, 87, Estonian modern pentathlete, Olympic silver medallist (1960).Ушел из жизни пятиборец Ханно Сельг Kim Shattuck, 56, American singer, songwriter and musician (The Muffs, The Pandoras, Pixies), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Kim Shattuck, Muffs Founder and Singer, Dead at 56 Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi, 87, Indian nephrologist.Dr HL Trivedi Dies: Veteran Indian Nephrologist and Padma Awardee Passes Away in Ahmedabad; PM Narendra Modi Pays Tribute Matthew Wong, 35, Canadian painter, suicide.Matthew Wong, Whose Indelible Canvases Charted New Paths for Landscape Painting, Is Dead at 35 Alan Zaslove, 91, American animation director and producer (Darkwing Duck, Aladdin, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers).Alan Louis Zaslove Ezra Zilkha, 94, American financier and philanthropist.Ezra Zilkha
3 Márta Balogh, 76, Hungarian handball player (Budapesti Spartacus SC, national team), world champion (1965).Elhunyt Markovitsné Balogh Márta világbajnok kézilabdázó Vinnie Bell, 87, American inventor and guitarist.Vincent E. Gambella John Buchanan, 88, Canadian politician, MLA (1967–1990) and Premier of Nova Scotia (1978–1990).Former N.S. premier and senator John Buchanan dies at 88 Lewis Dauber, 70, American actor (The Fall Guy), liver cancer.Character Actor Lewis Dauber Dies at 70 Dana Fradon, 97, American cartoonist (The New Yorker), liver cancer.Dana Fradon, New Yorker Cartoonist, Dead at 97 Diogo Freitas do Amaral, 78, Portuguese politician, Acting Prime Minister (1980–1981), Minister of National Defence (1981–1983) and Foreign Affairs (1980–1981 and 2005–2006). Philip Gips, 88, American graphic designer and film poster artist (Alien, Rosemary's Baby, Downhill Racer).Philip Gips, Designer of Posters for 'Alien,' 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'Downhill Racer,' Dies at 88 Coluthur Gopalan, 100, Indian nutritionist.Doyen of Nutrition research Colathur Gopalan no more Hu Yamei, 96, Chinese physician and leukemia researcher, President of Beijing Children's Hospital (1982–1989).中国工程院院士、儿科血液学专家胡亚美病逝，享年95岁 Percy Lewis, 90, Trinidadian-born British Olympic boxer (1952).Percy Lewis Stephen J. Lukasik, 88, American physicist, respiratory failure.Stephen Lukasik Philip K. Lundeberg, 96, American naval historian and World War II veteran, last survivor of the USS Frederick C. Davis sinking.Obituary: WWII Veteran Philip K. Lundeberg Hussein Adel Madani, Iraqi cartoonist and political activist, shot.Well-Known Iraqi Cartoonist Shot Dead with His Wife in Basra Teresa Maryańska, 82, Polish paleontologist.Teresa Maryańska A. Grace Lee Mims, 89, American singer and radio personality.Obituary: A. Grace Lee Mims: a cultural treasure Bob Nettle, 95, American politician.Robert D. Nettle Ignacio Noguer Carmona, 88, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Guadix (1976–1990) and Huelva (1993–2006).Bishop Ignacio Noguer Carmona Roger Taillibert, 93, French architect (Parc des Princes, Olympic Stadium Montreal), complications from a fall.Designer of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium dead at 93 Wei Zhongquan, 81, Chinese satellite engineer, chief designer of the Fengyun-2 and Yaogan-1 satellites.我国卫星专家魏锺铨在执行任务期间去世，享年81岁
4 Ed Ackerson, 54, American singer-songwriter, musician (Polara, Antenna) and record producer, pancreatic cancer.Minneapolis 'musical wizard' and Polara frontman Ed Ackerson dies at 54 Peter Beckwith, 80, American Anglican prelate, Bishop of Springfield (1992–2010). Steve Bickerstaff, 73, American lawyer and legal scholar.Steve Bickerstaff, former UT law professor and redistricting expert, dies Glen Brown, 75, Jamaican reggae musician and record producer.‘Rhythm Master’ Glen Brown Has Died Mikhail Biryukov, 27, Russian tennis player, suicide Российский теннисист найден мертвым. Что произошло? Diahann Carroll, 84, American actress (Julia, Dynasty, Claudine), Tony winner (1962), cancer.Diahann Carroll Dies: Groundbreaking African-American Actress, Star Of TV’s ‘Julia’ Was 84 Amaro Alexandre da Luz, 85, Cape Verdean politician, minister of finance (1975–1977). Bryce Gaudry, 76, Australian politician, MLA (1991–2007), pancreatic cancer.Former Newcastle MP Bryce Gaudry dies after fighting pancreatic cancer Margaret Lyons, 95, Canadian radio executive, assisted suicide.Margaret Lyons, 95, was an influential executive who sparked CBC’s Radio Revolution Satya Priya Mahathero, 89, Bangladeshi Buddhist monk and social worker.Ekushey Padak winning pundit Satya Priya Mahathero dies Bill McKnight, 79, Canadian politician, MP (1979–1993).Former Sask. Treaty Commissioner Bill McKnight dies at 79 Stephen Moore, 81, British actor (A Bridge Too Far, The Last Place on Earth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy).RIP Stephen Moore Fred Ohene-Kena, 83, Ghanaian politician.Former Minister of Mines & Energy dies at 83 Elmer Rees, 77, Welsh mathematician.Professor Elmer Rees (1941-2019) Enno Röder, 83, German Olympic skier (1960, 1964).Enno Röder Gerald Sacks, 86, American logician and mathematician.Gerald E. Sacks James Schmerer, 81, American television writer and producer (MacGyver, CHiPs, The High Chaparral), complications of a stroke.James Schmerer, Writer on 'MacGyver,' 'CHiPs' and 'The High Chaparral,' Dies at 81 Alberto Testa, 96, Italian dancer and choreographer.Morto Alberto Testa, il 'prof' della Danza Bob Tufts, 63, American baseball player (Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants), multiple myeloma.Bob Tufts, Syms Professor, Passes Away at 63 after Long Cancer Battle Zhang Guobao, 74, Chinese politician, Director of the National Energy Administration (2007–2011).国家发改委原副主任、国家能源局原局长张国宝逝世 Zhang Siying, 94, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.自动控制专家张嗣瀛院士逝世
5 Lee Botts, 91, American environmentalist. Dick Clark, 86, American politician.Richard Wayne Clark Dave Cummings, 79, American actor.Dave Cummings, the 'Oldest Actor in Porn,' Passes Dolores Dorn, 85, American actress (The Bounty Hunter, Underworld U.S.A.).SAG-AFTRA Magazine In Memoriam Summer 2021 Edition Andy Etchebarren, 76, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers).Andy Etchebarren, who led York Revolution to two Atlantic League titles, dies at age 76 Amalia Fuentes, 79, Filipino actress (Rodora, My Only Love, Kahit Isang Saglit), cardiac arrest.Amalia Fuentes, pillar of Philippine cinema, dies Marcello Giordani, 56, Italian operatic tenor, heart attack. Gary Goldschneider, 80, American astrologer and pianist.The Joy of Kooky David Greaves, 73, English snooker player.David Greaves Tony Hoar, 87, British racing cyclist, cancer.Tour de France cult figure, inventor Tony Hoar dies at 87