Deaths in September 1988

The following is a list of notable deaths in September 1988.

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 1988

1

  • Luis Walter Alvarez, 77, American physicist, Nobel laureate in Physics, complications from esophageal cancer.[1]
  • Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad, 58, Indian politician and cricketer.
  • Hugh Hunt, 86, American set decorator.
  • Leonor Sullivan, 86, American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

2

  • Alexander Aigner, 79, Austrian mathematician.
  • Jim Bagby Jr., 71, American Major League baseballer.
  • Jack Cooper, 80, British politician and trade union leader.
  • Heinz Förstendorf, 80, German hockey player and Olympic medalist.
  • Erik Frey, 80, Austrian film actor.
  • Sir William Northam, 82, Australian yachtsman and Olympic gold medalist.
  • Marshall Riddle, 70, American Negro League baseballer.
  • Robert Watts, 65, American artist, lung cancer.

3

  • John Goodison, 44–45, English rock musician, songwriter and record producer, heart attack.
  • Frederic McGrand, 93, Canadian physician and politician.[2]
  • Ferit Melen, 81, Turkish civil servant and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey.[3]
  • Ferenc Sas, 73, Hungarian international footballer.
  • Bibi Torriani, 76, Swiss ice hockey player and Olympic medalist.
  • Miao Yuntai, 94, Chinese politician.

4

  • Oda Schaefer, 87, German writer and journalist.[4]

5

  • Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare, 72, Indian politician, Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Lawrence Brown, 81, American jazz trombonist.[5]
  • Gert Fröbe, 75, German actor, heart attack.[6]
  • Boris Smyslovsky, 90, Russian-Finnish general.

6

7

8

  • G. M. Durrani, 68–69, Indian radio drama artist, playback singer, actor and music director.
  • Fred Hawking, 78, Australian rules footballer.
  • Mel Rosser, 87, Welsh international rugby union and rugby league player.

9

  • Mona Best, 64, British music club proprietor, heart attack.
  • Leroy McGuirk, 77, American professional wrestler and promoter.

10

11

  • Wilhelm Batz, 72, German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II.
  • Roger Hargreaves, 53, British cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books, stroke.[10]

12

  • Alan Bible, 78, American lawyer and politician, United States Senator.[11]
  • Stephen B. Grimes, 61, English production designer and art director.
  • Margaret McFarland, 83, American child psychologist.
  • Bill Mitchell, 76, American automobile designer, heart failure.
  • John D. J. Moore, 77, American lawyer and business executive, United States Ambassador to Ireland, bone cancer.[12]
  • Lauris Norstad, 81, American General in the United States Army and Air Force.[13]
  • Charlie Palmieri, 60, Puerto Rican bandleader, heart attack.[14]
  • Mars Ravelo, 71, Filipino comic book cartoonist and graphic novelist.
  • John Ryan, 77, Australian politician, member of the South Australian House of Assembly.

13

  • Gerd Hornberger, 78. German sprinter and Olympic medalist.
  • Peter Young, 73, British Army officer and military historian.

14

15

16

17

18

  • Ho Chong, 92, South Korean politician, President of South Korea.[17]
  • Kathleen Collins, 46, American poet, playwright, filmmaker, director and civil rights activist, breast cancer.[18]
  • David Dodd, 93, American financial analyst, author and economist, respiratory failure.
  • John Elliot, 90, British transport and railway manager.
  • Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, 82, Iranian poet.
  • Alan Watt, 87, Australian diplomat.[19]

19

  • Enrico Cerulli, 90, Italian scholar of Somali and Ethiopian studies, Governor of Scioa and Harar.
  • Michael Fessier, 82, American screenwriter and film producer.[20]
  • Dorothy Stimson, 97, American academic, dean of Goucher College.[21]
  • Harry Turner, 93, Australian politician, member of Australian House of Representatives.

20

  • Tim Davis, 44, American drummer, singer and songwriter, co-founded the Steve Miller Band, complications from diabetes.
  • Roy Kinnear, 54, English character actor and comedian, heart attack following horse fall.[22]
  • Sam Woodyard, 63, American jazz drummer, cancer.[23]

21

22

  • Rais Amrohvi, 74, Pakistani scholar, poet and psychoanalyst, assassinated.

23

  • Arwel Hughes, 79, Welsh orchestral conductor and composer.
  • Trilok Kapoor, 76, Indian actor.
  • Lyell McEwin, 91, Australian politician, president of the South Australian Legislative Council.
  • Ken McIver, 59, Australian politician, member of the parliament of Western Australia

24

25

  • bpNichol, 43, Canadian poet and writer.
  • James L. Buie, 68, American scientist and inventor, emphysema.
  • Billy Carter, 51, American farmer, businessman and politician, brother of Jimmy Carter, pancreatic cancer.[28]
  • Paul Collins, 80, American NFL footballer.

26

27

  • Teofilo Camomot, 74, Filipino Roman Catholic Archbishop, car accident.
  • Willis Edwards, 85, English international footballer.
  • George Grant, 69, Canadian philosopher and professor.
  • J. C. Heard, 71, American swing, bop and blues drummer, heart attack.
  • Paul Reinman, 78, American comic book artist.
  • William V. Shannon, 61, American journalist and author, U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, lymphoma.[30]

28

  • Margerie Bonner, 83, American actress, scriptwriter and novelist.
  • Charles R. Jonas, 83, American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • Vicko Krstulović, 83, Yugoslav communist politician, President of the Presidium of the Croatian Parliament.
  • Louis R. Rowan, 77, American thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder.
  • Frank Sargent, 86, Canadian ice hockey and curling administrator.

29

30

Unknown date

  • Alan Angus, 76, Australian racing cyclist.
  • Lionel Jayatilleke, 64, Sri Lankan politician, member of parliament, assassinated.
  • Mary Littlejohn, 85, Canadian figure skater and Olympian.
  • Raymond Price, 64, Welsh rugby union and international rugby league footballer.

References

  1. ^ Sullivan, Walter (September 2, 1988). "Luis W. Alvarez, Nobel Physicist Who Explored Atom, Dies at 77". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Hon. Frederic Addison McGrand Served : 1940-1944
  3. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (September 4, 1988). "Ferit Melen, Ex-Turkish Premier And Defense Minister, Dies at 82". The New York Times. p. 1 44. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Oda Schaefer - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ C. Gerald Fraser (September 9, 1988). "Lawrence Brown Is Dead at 81; Was Trombonist With Ellington". The New York Times. p. D 18. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Gert Frobe, an Actor, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 6, 1988. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Harold G. Rosson, 93, 'Oz' Cinematographer". The New York Times. September 9, 1988. p. D 18. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Virginia M. Satir, 72, Therapist for Families". The New York Times. September 12, 1988. p. B 4. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  9. ^ "William Shaw, 79, Ex-Du Pont Economist". The New York Times. September 24, 1988. p. 1 33. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  10. ^ John Malam (2004). "Hargreaves, (Charles) Roger". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/76335. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved May 9, 2011. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  11. ^ Alfonso A. Narvaez (September 14, 1988). "Former Senator Alan Bible, 78; Nevadan Was Advocate of Parks". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  12. ^ Glenn Fowler (September 13, 1988). "John D. J. Moore, an Executive And a Former Envoy, Dies at 77". The New York Times. p. D 26. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  13. ^ Eric Pace (September 14, 1988). "Lauris Norstad Dies at 81; Former NATO Commander". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  14. ^ Jon Pareles (September 13, 1988). "Charlie Palmieri, 60, Salsa Pianist And Leader in Jazz-Latin Fusion". The New York Times. p. D 26. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  15. ^ "Sir Donald Albery Is Dead at 74; Influential British Stage Director". The New York Times. September 17, 1988. p. 1 34. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  16. ^ Craig Wolff (September 19, 1988). "Walter P. Chrysler Jr., a Collector Of Modern Art and Artifacts, 79". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  17. ^ "Ho Chong, Korean Politician, 92". The New York Times. September 20, 1988. p. D 29. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  18. ^ "Kathleen Collins, a Film Maker, Dies at 46". The New York Times. September 24, 1988. p. 1 33. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  19. ^ "Obituary: Diplomat, author and athlete: Sir Alan Stewart Watt". The Canberra Times. September 20, 1988. p. 8. Archived from the original on February 16, 2014.
  20. ^ "Michael Fessier, Writer, 82". The New York Times. September 25, 1988. p. 1 44. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  21. ^ "Dorothy Stimson, 97, Former Goucher Dean". The New York Times. September 24, 1988. p. 1 33. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  22. ^ Susan Heller Anderson (September 23, 1988). "Roy Kinnear Is Dead At 54 After Falling From Horse in Film". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  23. ^ "Sam Woodyard Dies; Jazz Drummer Was 63". The New York Times. September 23, 1988. p. B 6. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  24. ^ Douglas C. McGill (September 22, 1988). "Robert Gwathmey, 85, an Artist Of Social Passions and Style, Dies". The New York Times. p. B 11. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  25. ^ Andrew L. Yarrow (September 27, 1988). "Henry Koster, 83, Director of 'Harvey' And 'Bishop's Wife'". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  26. ^ "Christine Norden, 63, Stage and Film Actress". The New York Times. September 22, 1988. p. B 11. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  27. ^ "Joe Don Looney, 45, Former Football Star". The New York Times. September 26, 1988. p. B 8. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  28. ^ Robert D. Hershey Jr. (September 26, 1988). "Billy Carter Dies of Cancer at 51; Troubled Brother of a President". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
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  30. ^ "William V. Shannon, 61, Envoy Under Carter and a Times Writer". The New York Times. September 28, 1988. p. D 35. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
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  32. ^ John S. Wilson (September 30, 1988). "Barney Josephson, Owner of Cafe Society Jazz Club, Is Dead at 86". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
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