The following is a list of notable deaths in October 1992.
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 1992
1 Gert Bastian, 69, German politician, murder-suicide. Ilgar Ismailov, 33, Azerbaijani soldier, killed in battle. Petra Kelly, 44, German politician, murder-suicide. Ali Mammadov, 37, Azerbaijani soldier and war hero, killed in action. Max Tera, 71, Indonesian cinematographer. Salvatore Valitutti, 85, Italian teacher and politician.
2 Sabiha Bengütaş, 88, Turkish sculptor. Jug Bennett, 72, American football player (Green Bay Packers). Honnappa Bhagavathar, 77, Indian actor, musician and singer. Vincent Hallinan, 95, American lawyer. William Kennedy, 92, Canadian Olympic high jumper (1920). Ossy Parks, 77, Australian rules footballer. Luis Serra, 56, Uruguayan cyclist and Olympian (1952, 1956, 1960). Alfred Stefani, 66, Canadian Olympic rower (1948). Bogdan Suchodolski, 88, Polish philosopher and politician.
3 Aliyar Aliyev, 34, Azerbaijani officer and war hero, killed in action. John Carisi, 70, American trumpeter and composer. Ted Dailey, 83, American gridiron football player (Pittsburgh Pirates). John William Davis, 76, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961–1975). Fritz Dennerlein, 56, Italian swimmer, water polo player and Olympian (1956, 1960, 1964), traffic collision. Lili Heglund, 88, Danish film actress. Peter Klein, 85, German opera singer. Marek Petrusewicz, 58, Polish swimmer and Olympian (1952). Ernest H. Volwiler, 99, American chemist. Ken Wilmshurst, 61, English long jumper, triple jumper and Olympian (1956).
4 Zoltán Lajos Bay, 92, Hungarian physicist and engineer. Mohammed Benaziza, 33, French bodybuilder. Jack Hampstead, 72, Australian rugby league footballer. Denny Hulme, 56, New Zealand racing driver, heart attack. Augie Prudhomme, 89, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers). H. D. Thambiah, 65, Sri Lankan lawyer and judge.
5 Sadhan Basu, 70, Indian physical chemist and academic. Cornelis Berkhouwer, 73, Dutch politician. Gösta Carlsson, 86, Swedish Olympic cyclist (1928). Eddie Kendricks, 52, American singer and songwriter, lung cancer. Fred Otash, 70, American private investigator and Hollywood fixer. Appa Sahib Pant, 80, Indian diplomat, writer and freedom fighter. Rosebud Yellow Robe, 85, Native American folklorist, educator, and author.Dakota Images: Rosebud Yellow Robe
6 Denholm Elliott, 70, English actor (Raiders of the Lost Ark, A Room with a View, Trading Places), BAFTA winner (1984, 1985, 1986), AIDS. Natalie Moorhead, 91, American film and stage actress. Bill O'Reilly, 86, Australian cricket player. Margit Symo, 79, Hungarian-German actress.
7 Nikki Allan, 7, English murder victim Aina Berg, 90, Swedish Olympic swimmer (1920, 1924). Ed Blackwell, 62, American jazz drummer, kidney disease. Allan Bloom, 62, American philosopher, AIDS-related complications. Martin Eichler, 80, German number theorist. Joseph Kitagawa, 77, Japanese-American scholar in religious studies. Ted Kucharski, 85, American footballer (Providence Steam Roller). Bill Robinson, 73, English football player. Mikayil Useynov, 87, Azerbaijani architect.
8 Robert Berdella, 43, American serial killer and rapist, congenital heart defect. Willy Brandt, 78, German politician, Chancellor (1969–1974), and Nobel Prize recipient (1971), colon cancer. Ian Graham Gass, 66, English geologist. Heinz Jenni, 41, Swiss Olympic ice hockey player (1972). Graziano Mancinelli, 55, Italian Olympic equestrian (1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984). Lindsley Parsons, 87, American film producer and screenwriter.
9 Doby Bartling, 79, American football player and coach. Saad El-Din El-Shorbagui, 72, Egyptian Olympic sports shooter (1952). Jędrzej Giertych, 89, Polish writer and politician. Johnny Gregory, 87, Australian rules footballer. Mike Guerra, 79, Cuban baseball player (Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox). Harjinder Singh Jinda, 31, Indian Sikh separatist, execution by hanging. Ben Maddow, 83, American screenwriter and documentarian. Mary A. R. Marshall, 71, American politician, fall. Giuliano Ravizza, 66, Italian fashion designer, cancer. Sukhdev Singh Sukha, 30, Indian Sikh militant, execution by hanging. Per Olof Sundman, 70, Swedish writer.
10 Sha Menghai, 92, Chinese great master of calligraphy. Woesha Cloud North, 74, Native American artist, teacher, and activist. James Seay, 78, American actor (The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Death Valley Days, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?). Zofia Wojciechowska-Grabska, 87, Polish painter.
11 Ignatius Ghattas, 71, American Melkite Greek Catholic Church bishop. William Neufeld, 91, American track and field athlete and Olympian (1924). Froelich Rainey, 85, American anthropologist and academic. Josef Schilhab, 84, Austrian architect. Zakir Yusifov, 36, Azerbaijani soldier and war hero, killed in action.
12 David Dragunsky, 82, Soviet army officer and politician. Severo Gomes, 68, Brazilian politician, helicopter crash. Ulysses Guimarães, 76, Brazilian politician, helicopter crash. John Hancock, 51, American actor (The Bonfire of the Vanities, City Heat, 10), heart attack. Eddy Kuijpers, 77, Dutch Olympic fencer (1948). Jim Percy, 43, Australian socialist politician, cancer.
13 Tula Belle, 86, American child film actress. Jacques Delepaut, 66, French football player. Stan Livingstone, 79, Australian rules footballer. James Marshall, 50, American author (George and Martha, The Stupids), AIDS. Bob Mitchell, 74, American television writer. Les Pawson, 87, American marathon runner. Hughes Rudd, 71, American newscaster, aneurysm. Kiwako Taichi, 48, Japanese film actress, traffic collision.
14 Qin Mu, 73, Chinese educator and writer. Poul Erik Petersen, 65, Danish football player and Olympian (1952). Anna Maria van Geene, 64, Dutch Olympic gymnast (1948). Frank Hose, 71, Australian rules footballer. Ralph Rose, 49, Australian rules footballer. William Waddell, 71, Scottish footballer.
15 Gino Cavalieri, 97, Italian actor. Oliver Franks, Baron Franks, 87, English philosopher and diplomat. Jim Homer, 70, American basketball player (Syracuse Nationals). Talwinder Singh Parmar, 48, Indian militant and Canadian-Sikh terrorist, shot by police. Jackie Sullivan, 74, American Major League Baseball player (Detroit Tigers). Ezra Wyeth, 82, Australian cricketer.
16 Shirley Booth, 94, American actress (Come Back, Little Sheba, The Year Without a Santa Claus, Hazel), Oscar winner (1953). Charley Burley, 75, American boxer. John Tracy Ellis, 87, American Catholic Church historian. Maurice Féaudierre, 90, French journalist and painter. Sayed Hamdi, 60, Egyptian Olympic gymnast (1952). Anna Hill Johnstone, 79, American costume designer (The Godfather, Ragtime, Dog Day Afternoon). Vijitha Mallika, 49, Sri Lankan actress, cancer. Antanas Poška, 89, Lithuanian traveler and anthropologist. William Edmond Robinson, 72, American politician. Vladek Sheybal, 69, Polish actor (From Russia with Love) and singer, aortic aneurysm.
17 Edgar Chandler, 46, American gridiron football player (Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots). Brian Eaton, 75, Australian Air Force commander. Herman Johannes, 80, Indonesian politician and scientist. Orestis Laskos, 84, Greek film director, screenwriter and actor. John O'Connell, 88, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates). Karomatullo Qurbonov, 30, Tajik singer, murdered. Prem Sahgal, 75, British Indian Army officer. Marcel Spilliaert, 67, French Olympic water polo player (1948). Rouben Ter-Arutunian, 72, American costume and scenic designer, lymphoma. Tadeusz Żmudziński, 68, Polish pianist.
18 Yoram Ben-Porat, 55, Israeli academic and economist, traffic collision. Merl Condit, 75, American gridiron football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Redskins). Gerald Ellison, 82, English Anglican bishop. Albert Schwartz, 69, American zoologist. Alija Šuljak, 91, Bosnian Croatian war criminal during World War II.
19 Atley Donald, 82, American baseball player (New York Yankees). Arturo Farías, 65, Chilean football player. Willie Lamothe, 72, Canadian musician. Maurice Le Roux, 69, French composer. Magnus Pyke, 83, English nutritional scientist and television presenter. Wulf Schmidt, 80, Danish-English double agent. James J. Stoker, 87, American mathematician and engineer. Alvin Stoller, 67, American jazz drummer. Arthur Wint, 72, Jamaican Olympic sprinter (1948, 1952). James Wykes, 79, English cricketer.
20 Mimì Aylmer, 96, Italian actress. Orton Chirwa, 73, Malawian politician and political prisoner. Stanley McMaster, 66, Northern Irish Unionist politician. Koča Popović, 84, Yugoslav politician, vice president (1966–1967). Jack Reddish, 65, American Olympic alpine skier (1948, 1952). Werner Torkanowsky, 66, German conductor, cancer. Sam Vanni, 84, Finnish painter. Rudi Weissenstein, 82, Israeli photographer. Spider Wilhelm, 63, American baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics).
21 Ante Ciliga, 94, Croatian politician and writer. Joe Dwyer, 89, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds). Jim Garrison, 70, American attorney, cancer. François-Didier Gregh, 86, Monegasque politician and Minister of State. Bob Todd, 70, English comedy actor.
22 Eric Ashby, Baron Ashby, 88, British botanist and educator. Red Barber, 84, American sportscaster. Carlo Bernari, 83, Italian author. Giorgio de Stefani, 88, Italian tennis player. Pavel Khristophorovich Dubinda, 78, Soviet Red Army war hero during World War II. Newell A. George, 88, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives (1959-1961). Wilson Humphries, 64, Scottish football player and manager. Wolf Kaiser, 75, German theatre and film actor, suicide. Cleavon Little, 53, American actor (Blazing Saddles, Temperatures Rising, Purlie), Tony winner (1970), colon cancer. André Vandeweyer, 83, Belgian football player and coach. Ronald West, 78, British Olympic racewalker (1948).
23 Alfred A. Arraj, 86, American district judge (United States District Court for the District of Colorado). Banine, 86, Azerbaijani-French writer. Dorothy Dunbar, 90, American actress and socialite. Jean Guinard, 93, French painter. Ernst Hartmann, 76, German medical doctor, author and publicist. William Masselos, 72, American classical pianist. Vernon Morgan, 88, English Olympic steeplechase athlete (1928). Lou Rochelli, 73, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers).
24 David Archer, 61, Barbadian cricket player and umpire. Laurie Colwin, 48, American writer, aortic aneurysm. Jack Indian, 66, Australian rules footballer. Mohammad Ibraheem Khwakhuzhi, 72, Afghan politician and writer. Gustav Kneip, 87, German composer. Jimmy Orlando, 76, Canadian ice hockey player. William Pietersz, 67, Colombian Olympic sports shooter (1956). Luis Rosales, 82, Spanish poet and essayist, cerebral hemorrhage.
25 Adelino da Palma Carlos, 87, Portuguese politician, prime minister (1974). Arnold S. Eagle, 82–83, Hungarian-American photographer. Giorgio Locchi, 69, Italian journalist and writer. Karen Lykkehus, 88, Danish actress. Roger Miller, 56, American musician, lung cancer. Mehmet Reşat Nayır, 81, Turkish Olympic footballer (1936). Richard Pousette-Dart, 76, American abstract artist. Peter Rice, 57, Irish structural engineer, brain cancer. Ivan Svitlychny, 63, Ukrainian poet, literary critic, and Soviet dissident.
26 Jerome Andrews, 83–84, American-French dancer and choreographer. Laurel Cronin, 53, American actress (A League of Their Own, Hook, Beethoven), cancer. Melvin Dixon, 42, American author and poet, AIDS. Paul Eisler, 85, Austrian inventor. Ridgely Gaither, 89, United States Army lieutenant general. Dottie Green, 71, American baseball player.