The following is a list of notable deaths in September 2020.
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.
September 2020 1 Wick Allison, 72, American magazine publisher (National Review, The American Conservative) and author, bladder cancer. Nada Birko, 89, Croatian Olympic skier (1952). Joseph H. Connell, 96, American ecologist. Edwin M. Cronk, 102, American diplomat, Ambassador to Singapore (1972–1975).Edwin Cronk Délio dos Santos, 95, Brazilian pro-democracy lawyer and politician, Deputy (1979–1987), pneumonia.Morre no Rio o ex-deputado federal Délio dos Santos Arnold Frutkin, 101, American aerospace administrator.Arnold Wolfe Frutkin Shekhar Gawli, 45, Indian cricketer (Maharashtra), fall. Melanie Wade Goodwin, 50, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (2005–2011), cancer. Vic Heron, 81–82, Australian politician.Heron, Victor Shanna Hogan, 37, American author, drowned. Sheila Ingram, 63, American Olympic runner, silver medallist (1976). James Jackson, 76, American social psychologist. Jimmy Janes, 73, American comic book artist (Legion of Super-Heroes) and animator (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, X-Men: The Animated Series).Jim Janes, DC Comics Artist and TMNT Cartoon Storyboarder, Passes Away John Joseph, 97, Iraqi-born American historian.John Joseph Dianne Kirksey, 69–70, American actress and director. Boris Klyuyev, 76, Russian actor (D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, TASS Is Authorized to Declare...), People's Artist (2002), lung cancer.Умер Борис Клюев, звезда сериала «Воронины» и советского «Шерлока Холмса» Vladislav Krapivin, 81, Russian children's author, pneumonia.Умер писатель Владислав Крапивин François Lalande, 89, Algerian-born French actor (Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, French Postcards, Dangerous Liaisons).Mort de l'acteur François Lalande, vu dans Les Visiteurs, à 89 ans Moose Lallo, 95, Canadian ice hockey player (Muskegon Zephyrs, Grand Rapids Rockets, Washington Presidents). Erick Morillo, 49, American DJ (Reel 2 Real), music producer and record label owner, acute ketamine toxicity. John Najarian, 92, American transplant surgeon. Sue C. Nichols, 55, American animator and screenwriter (The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Aladdin), cancer. Terje Steen, 76, Norwegian Olympic ice hockey player (1968, 1972), national team. Thomas L. Steffen, 90, American jurist, Justice (1982–1997) and Chief Justice (1995–1997) of the Supreme Court of Nevada. Lyndon Stevens, 79, Australian cricket umpire. Jerzy Szczakiel, 71, Polish speedway rider, world champion (1973).Jerzy Szczakiel nie żyje. Był pierwszym polskim mistrzem świata na żużlu James A. Taylor, 92, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1971–1987).James Allan "Jim" Taylor
2 Abdúl Aramayo, 86, Bolivian footballer (Chaco Petrolero, Bolívar, national team).Abdúl Aramayo Georges Azenstarck, 85–86, French photographer.Disparition. Georges Azenstarck, regard de notre humanité Danie Brits, 55, South African professional wrestler, heart attack. David Capel, 57, English cricketer (Northamptonshire, national team), brain tumour. Albert Cheesebrough, 85, English footballer (Burnley, Leicester City, Port Vale). Philippe Daverio, 70, French-born Italian art critic, gallerist, academic, and television presenter, cancer.È morto Philippe Daverio, storico dell'arte e divulgatore Fred Davies, 81, English football player (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bournemouth) and manager (Shrewsbury Town), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Jon Dooley, 74, British racing driver.Jon Dooley 1946-2020 Stephen M. Drance, 95, Canadian ophthalmologist. Datta Ekbote, 84, Indian activist and politician, mayor of Pune, COVID-19.Former Pune Mayor Datta Ekbote Dies of COVID As He Couldn't Get Hospital Bed On Time David Evans, 95, Australian RAAF Air Marshal, Chief of the Air Staff (1982–1985). Takashi Furuya, 84, Japanese saxophonist, pneumonia.古谷充さん ジャズサックス奏者 M. J. Appaji Gowda, 69, Indian politician, Karnataka MLC (2013–2018), COVID-19. David Graeber, 59, American anthropologist and author (Bullshit Jobs, Debt: The First 5000 Years, The Utopia of Rules), internal bleeding.Mort de l'anthropologue David Graeber Ted Halstead, 52, American climatologist and author, fall. Clyde H. Hamilton, 86, American jurist, Judge of the D.S.C. (1981–1991) and Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (since 1991). Rinat Ibragimov, 59, Russian double bass player, COVID-19.Ушел из жизни выдающийся контрабасист Ринат Ибрагимов Irving Kanarek, 100, American defense attorney (Charles Manson, Jimmy Lee Smith). Kang Kek Iew, 77, Cambodian internal security leader (Tuol Sleng, Santebal) and convicted war criminal, lung disease. Royce R. Lewellen, 89, American judge.Judge Royce Lewellen Dies Christian Liaigre, 77, French architect and interior designer.Legendary French Minimalist Designer Christian Liaigre Dies at 77 Esther McCready, 89, American nurse. Ismail Molla, 82, Greek politician, MP (1989–1990), stroke.Απεβίωσε ο πρώην βουλευτής Ροδόπης Ισμαήλ Μολά Ροδοπλού Maria Celeste Nardini, 77, Italian politician.Maria Celeste Nardini: è morta a 77 anni Carol Braun Pasternack, 70, American literary historian, brain cancer. Ramkrishna Baba Patil, 84, Indian politician, MP (1998–2004) and Maharashtra MLA (1985–1995), complications from diabetes. Mark Prent, 72, Canadian-American sculptor, aortic aneurysm. Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, 75, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Neuquén (1991–2001) and Lomas de Zamora (2001–2007), Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján (2007–2019), COVID-19.Falleció Monseñor Augustín Radrizzani Serara Selelo-Mogwe, 93, Botswana nurse and academic.President Offers Solace Wanda Seux, 72, Paraguayan-Argentine-Mexican vedette and actress (La vida difícil de una mujer fácil, Spicy Chile, Paradas Contínuas), complications from multiple strokes.Fallece la actriz y vedette Wanda Seux John Shrapnell, 85, British-born New Zealand journalist, actor and singer. Adrianus Johannes Simonis, 88, Dutch Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht (1983–2007).Kardinaal Simonis (88) overleden Norman J. W. Thrower, 100, English-born American cartographer and scholar. František Vaněk, 88, Czech Olympic ice hockey player (1956, 1960).Zemřela legenda brněnského hokeje František Vaněk John Yates, 90, English footballer (Chester). William Yorzyk, 87, American Hall of Fame swimmer, Olympic champion (1956).Passages: William 'Bill' Yorzyk, 1956 Olympic Champion in 200 Butterfly Gerry Young, 83, English footballer (Sheffield Wednesday).Obituary - Gerry Young Dave Zeller, 81, American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals).
3 Kathleen Byerly, 76, American U.S Navy captain, cancer.Retired Navy captain and trailblazer for women's equality in the service dies at 76 Betty Caywood, 89, American sportscaster (Kansas City Athletics). Michael J. Cleary, 95, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Banjul (1981–2006).President Barrow Commiserates With Catholic Community Over Deaths Of Bishop Cleary And Goerge Gomez Antônio de Jesus Dias, 78, Brazilian pastor and politician, Deputy (1987–1991, 1991–1993), COVID-19.Assembleia Legislativa decreta luto pelo falecimento do ex-deputado Antônio de Jesus Dias Alércio Dias, 77, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Deputy (1983–1991), gastrointestinal complications.Morre em Rio Branco ex-deputado federal Alércio Dias Dito, 58, Portuguese football player (Braga, Benfica, national team) and manager, heart attack.Morreu Dito, diretor do Gil Vicente e antigo internacional português Bernard Edelman, 82, French jurist, lawyer, and philosopher.Mort du juriste et philosophe Bernard Edelman Karel Knesl, 78, Czech footballer (Dukla Prague, Slavia Prague, Czechoslovakia national team), Olympic silver medallist (1964).Zemřel fotbalista Karel Knesl. S Duklou vyhrál ligu i Americký pohár, s reprezentací olympijské stříbro Dorothea Liebermann-Meffert, 90, German surgeon.Dorothea Liebermann-Megffert Mary Marzke, 83, American anthropologist. Jean-François Poron, 84, French actor (The Air of Paris, A Captain's Honor).Jean-François Poron (Le Masque de fer, Navarro...) : Mort du comédien de 84 ans Bill Pursell, 94, American composer ("Our Winter Love"), pianist and music teacher, COVID-19. Ahmed Al-Qadri, 64, Syrian agricultural engineer, Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (2013–2020), COVID-19. Elkin Reilly, 81, Australian footballer (South Melbourne). Gianni Serra, 86, Italian film director and screenwriter.Morto Gianni Serra: il regista e sceneggiatore aveva 86 anni *Félix Suárez Colomo, 69, Spanish Olympic racing cyclist (1972). Reinhard Theimer, 72, German Olympic hammer thrower (1968, 1972).Reinhard Theimer Birol Ünel, 59, Turkish-born German actor (Head-On, Transylvania, Enemy at the Gates), cancer.Schauspieler Birol Ünel stirbt mit nur 59 Jahren
4 Vince Agro, 83, Canadian politician and novelist. Bryan Anderson, 78, Canadian politician. Ajibade Babalade, 48, Nigerian footballer (Shooting Stars, national team), cardiac arrest. Sir Simon Boyle, 79, British business executive and public servant, Lord Lieutenant of Gwent (2001–2016). Lloyd Cadena, 26, Filipino YouTuber, COVID-19.Family reveals more details about Lloyd Cadena's death Mike Cooley, 86, Irish engineer and trade unionist. Annie Cordy, 92, Belgian actress (Victor and Victoria, Ces dames s'en mêlent, Souvenir of Gibraltar) and singer, cardiac arrest.Annie Cordy est décédée à l'âge de 92 ans Peter Cronjé, 70, South African rugby union player (Golden Lions, national team), cancer.Former Springbok center Peter Cronje passes away aged 70 Gregory de Vink, 22, South African racing cyclist, traffic collision. John S. Dugdale, 86, New Zealand entomologist.John Dugdale Leon Finney Jr., 82, American minister and community organizer. Andrzej Gawroński, 85, Polish actor (Everything for Sale, How I Unleashed World War II, A Short Film About Killing).Nie żyje Andrzej Gawroński. Aktor miał 85 lat Nandi Glassie, 69, Cook Islands politician, MP (2006–2018), cancer. Tony Goolsby, 86, American politician, cancer. Khanifa Iskandarova, 92, Russian educator.Ушла из жизни Народный учитель СССР Ханифа Сиражевна Искандарова Gary Peacock, 85, American jazz double-bassist. Fortunato Perri, 83, American politician.Fortunato N. Perri SR. Curtis S. Person Jr., 85, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1966–1968) and Senate (1968–2006). Betty Petryna, 89, Canadian baseball player (Grand Rapids Chicks, Fort Wayne Daisies). Pierre Sidos, 93, French neo-Pétainist and political activist, founder of Jeune Nation.Mort de Pierre Sidos, figure de l'extrême droite pétainiste et nationaliste Lucille Starr, 82, Canadian singer ("Cajun Love"). Dmitry Svetushkin, 40, Moldovan chess grandmaster, suicide by jumping. Carl-Henning Wijkmark, 85, Swedish novelist (Stundande natten).Författaren Carl-Henning Wijkmark är död Joe Williams, 85, Cook Islands politician, Prime Minister (1999), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1999) and MP (1994–2004), COVID-19.
5 Beatrice Allard, 90, American baseball player (Muskegon Lassies).Bea Allard Dwight Anderson, 59, American basketball player (Denver Nuggets, Albuquerque Silvers, Evansville Thunder). Johnny Bakshi, 88, Indian film producer, director (Raavan, Khudai) and actor, heart attack. Orly Bauzon, 75, Filipino Olympic basketball player (1968), cardiac arrest. Jim Buick, 79, American racing driver.James (Jim) Joseph Buick Iii Rich Buzin, 74, American football player (New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams). Zelmar Casco, 94, Argentine Olympic fencer (1964).Falleció un destacado esgrimista olímpico platense Francis Chapman, 97, Canadian cinematographer and television director.