Deaths in September 2018

The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in September 2018. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.
Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.
September
1
Irving Petlin, 83, American artist (Chicago Imagists), liver cancer.
Margit Sandemo, 94, Norwegian-Swedish author (The Legend of the Ice People).
Tarun Sagar, 51, Indian Jain monk, complications from jaundice.
Randy Weston, 92, American jazz pianist and composer, heart disease.
Ehsan Yarshater, 98, Iranian scholar, Director of the Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University, complications from thrombosis.
2
Conway Savage, 58, Australian rock singer-songwriter ("Nothing Broken", "Wrong Man's Hands", "Soon Will Be Tomorrow") and pianist (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), brain cancer.
Claire Wineland, 21, American entrepreneur and health activist, stroke.
3
Lydia Clarke, 95, American actress (The Atomic City, Bad for Each Other, Will Penny) and photographer.
Jalaluddin Haqqani, 78-79, Afghan militant, founder of the Haqqani network.
Ina Isings, 99, Dutch classical archaeologist.
Paul Koech, 49, Kenyan long distance runner, half marathon world champion (1998), cerebral hemorrhage.
Jacqueline Pearce, 74, British actress (Blake's 7, Dark Season, Doctor Who), lung cancer.
Gordon Phillips, 71, English football player (Hayes, Brentford) and manager (Staines Town), cancer.
Katyna Ranieri, 93, Italian singer ("Una canzone da due soldi") and actress (Goodbye Uncle Tom), heart failure.
4
Marijan Benes, 67, Bosnian boxer, European amateur champion (1973), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Istvan Bethlen, 72, Hungarian aristocrat and economist, MP (1990-1994).
Sheldon S. Cohen, 91, American politician, Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1965-1969), heart failure.
Ralph Wolfe Cowan, 86, American portrait artist.
Bill Daily, 91, American actor (I Dream of Jeannie, The Bob Newhart Show, Match Game).
Don Gardner, 87, American R&B singer-songwriter ("I Need Your Lovin'") and drummer, cancer.
Christopher Lawford, 63, American actor (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Thirteen Days, General Hospital), writer (Symptoms of Withdrawal) and political activist (Kennedy family), heart attack.
Ab McDonald, 82, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues), cancer.
5
Imrich Andrejcak, 77, Czechoslovak general, Minister of Defense of Czechoslovakia (1992) and Defence Minister of Slovakia (1993-1994).
Rachael Bland, 40, Welsh journalist and presenter (BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC North West Tonight), breast cancer.
Francois Flohic, 98, French Free Naval Forces admiral, heart attack.
Mike Hogewood, 65, American sportscaster (Raycom Sports, FSN South) and professional wrestling commentator (Ring of Honor), heart attack.
Beatriz Segall, 92, Brazilian actress (Vale Tudo), respiratory failure.
Bhagwatikumar Sharma, 84, Indian Gujarati writer and journalist.
6
Richard DeVos, 92, American salesman and billionaire, co-founder of Amway, complications from infection.
Liz Fraser, 88, English actress (I'm All Right, Jack, Carry On Regardless, Dad's Army), complications from cancer surgery.
Salawat Gallyamov, 59, Russian linguist.
Gilbert Lazard, 98, French linguist and Iranologist.
Wilson Moreira, 81, Brazilian sambista singer-songwriter ("Senhora Liberdade", "Gotas de Veneno", "Meu Apelo"), multiple organ failure.
Burt Reynolds, 82, American actor (Smokey and the Bandit, Boogie Nights, Deliverance), Emmy winner (1991) and Golden Globe winner (1991, 1997), cardiac arrest.
Claudio Scimone, 83, Italian conductor (I Solisti Veneti).
7
Samuel Bodman, 79, American politician, Secretary of Energy (2005-2009), complications from primary progressive aphasia.
Kurt Helmudt, 74, Danish rower, Olympic champion (1964).
Mac Miller, 26, American rapper, singer ("Donald Trump", "Watching Movies", "Goosebumpz") and record producer, drug overdose.
Ingemar Mundebo, 87, Swedish politician, MP (1965-1980) and Governor of Uppsala County (1980-1986).
Szarlota Pawel, 71, Polish comic book artist (Kleks), colorectal cancer.
Yang Side, 96, Chinese People's Liberation Army general.
8
Jonas Algirdas Antanaitis, 97, Lithuanian politician, MP (since 1995).
Gennadi Gagulia, 70, Abkhazian politician, Prime Minister (1995-1997, 2002-2003, since 2018), car crash.
Chelsi Smith, 45, American singer and beauty pageant winner (Miss USA 1995, Miss Universe 1995), liver cancer.
9
Frank Andersson, 62, Swedish professional wrestler (NJPW, WCW), Olympic bronze medalist (1984), lung infection complicated by heart surgery.
Johannes Geldenhuys, 83, South African military commander, Chief of the Defence Force (1985-1990).
Beat Richner, 71, Swiss pediatrician and cellist.
Daniel Kublbock, 33, German pop singer ("You Drive Me Crazy", "Heartbeat"), television contestant (Deutschland sucht den Superstar) and actor (Daniel - Der Zauberer), presumably drowned. (body disappeared on this date)
Mr. Catra, 49, Brazilian rapper ("O Segredo do Altissimo", "Bonde do Tesao", "Poder da Favela"), stomach cancer.
Javier Usabiaga Arroyo, 79, Mexican businessman and politician, Minister of Agriculture (2000-2005) and Deputy (2009-2012), throat cancer.
10
Adam Clymer, 81, American journalist (The New York Times), pancreatic cancer.
Peter Donat, 90, Canadian-born American actor (The Godfather Part II, The X-Files, The China Syndrome), complications from diabetes.
Istvan Geczi, 75, Hungarian footballer (Ferencvaros, national team) and politician, Olympic silver medalist (1972) and MP (1985-1990), stroke.
Johnny Strike, 70, American singer-songwriter (Crime) and crime novelist (Ports of Hell), liver cancer.
Paul Virilio, 86, French philosopher (War and Cinema) and urbanist, heart attack.
Co Westerik, 94, Dutch painter and photographer, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
11
Fenella Fielding, 90, English actress (Follow a Star, Carry On Regardless, Carry On Screaming!), complications from a stroke.
Kalle Konkkola, 68, Finnish politician, MP (1983-1987), pneumonia.
Kulsoom Nawaz, 68, Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly (2017-2018), First Lady (1990-1993, 1997-1999, 2013-2017), complications from lymphoma.
Don Newman, 60, American basketball coach (San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards) and football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders), cancer.
Roger W. H. Sargent, 91, British chemical engineer.
12
Hossein Erfani, 76, Iranian voice actor, lung cancer.
Henry Kalis, 81, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1975-2003), emphysema.
Hans Kloss, 80, German artist and graphic designer, stomach cancer.
Wayne M. Meyers, 94, American microbiologist and humanitarian.
Walter Mischel, 88, American psychologist, pancreatic cancer.
Billy O'Dell, 85, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Mark W. Olson, 75, American banker, member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (2001-2006).
Shen Chun-shan, 86, Taiwanese physicist and academic, President of National Tsing Hua University (1994-1997), ruptured intestine.
Rachid Taha, 59, Algerian singer (Carte de Sejour), songwriter ("Voila, Voila", "Ya Rayah", "It's Now or Never"), heart attack.
13
Guido Ceronetti, 91, Italian journalist (La Stampa) and poet, bronchopneumonia.
Marin Mazzie, 57, American actress (Ragtime, Kiss Me, Kate, Passion), ovarian cancer.
Martha Vaughan, 92, American biochemist and physiologist, member of the National Academy of Sciences (since 1985).
Albrecht Wellmer, 85, German philosopher.
John Wilcock, 91, British journalist (The Village Voice), stroke.
14
Alan Abel, 94, American comedian and writer, heart failure complicated by cancer.
Max Bennett, 90, American jazz bassist (L.A. Express, The Wrecking Crew), Alzheimer's disease.
Anneke Gronloh, 76, Dutch singer ("Surabaya", "Brandend Zand"), leukemia.
Branko Grunbaum, 88, Yugoslavian-born American mathematician.
Zienia Merton, 72, Burmese-born British actress (The Chairman, Doctor Who, Space: 1999).
15
Kirin Kiki, 75, Japanese actress (Ballad of Orin, The Triple Cross, Half a Confession), breast cancer.
Dudley Sutton, 85, British actor (Lovejoy, The Devils, The Pink Panther Strikes Again), cancer.
Jose Manuel de la Sota, 68, Argentine politician, Senator (1995-1999) and Governor of Cordoba (1999-2007, 2011-2015), car crash.
Victor Veselago, 89, Soviet-born Russian physicist.
Fritz Wintersteller, 90, Austrian mountaineer.
Zhu Xu, 88, Chinese actor (Shower, The King of Masks, Lan), complications from mesothelioma.
16
Perry Miller Adato, 97, American documentary movie producer (Dylan Thomas: The World I Breathe, Gertrude Stein: When This You See, Remember Me, Picasso-A Painter's Diary), Emmy winner (1968).
Maartin Allcock, 61, English multi-instrumentalist (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Robert Plant) and record producer, liver cancer.
Kevin Beattie, 64, English footballer (Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough, national team), heart attack.
Tommy Best, 97, Welsh footballer (Hereford United, Cardiff City, Chester), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Big Jay McNeely, 91, American R&B saxophonist ("The Deacon's Hop"), prostate cancer.
James B. Thayer, 96, American World War II brigadier general.
17
*Celia Barquin Arozamena, 22, Spanish golfer, stabbed.
Enzo Calzaghe, 69, Italian-born Welsh boxing trainer.
Captain Raju, 68, Indian military officer and actor (Nalla Naal, Rowdy Alludu, Cotton Mary), complications from a stroke.
Daniel N. Robinson, 81, American philosopher, heart failure.
18
David DiChiera, 83, American composer, founding general director of Michigan Opera Theatre, pancreatic cancer.
Marceline Loridan-Ivens, 90, French writer (But You Did Not Come Back) and movie director.
Jean Piat, 93, French actor (The Lame Devil, The Milky Way, Rider on the Rain).
Richard M. Pollack, 83, American mathematician.
Robert Venturi, 93, American architect, Pritzker Prize winner (1991), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Norifumi Yamamoto, 41, Japanese martial artist (Bantamweight), cancer.
19
Jon Burge, 70, American police officer (Chicago Police Department) and convicted felon, prostate cancer.
Bunny Carr, 91, Irish television presenter (Quicksilver), respiratory failure.
Kondapalli Koteswaramma, 100, Indian communist revolutionary and writer, stroke.
Gyozo Kulcsar, 77, Hungarian fencer, Olympic champion (1964, 1968, 1972).
Marilyn Lloyd, 89, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd congressional district (1975-1995), complications from pneumonia.
Arthur Mitchell, 84, American dancer and choreographer, founder of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, heart failure.
Denis Norden, 96, English comedy writer (Take It From Here), television presenter (It'll be Alright on the Night) and radio personality (My Word!, My Music).
Gamil Ratib, 91, Egyptian-French actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Poussiere de diamant, The Aquarium).
20
Fadhil Jalil al-Barwari, 52, Iraqi military officer, heart attack.
John Cunliffe, 85, English children writer, creator of Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim.
Inge Feltrinelli, 87, German-born Italian publisher and photographer, stroke.
George N. Hatsopoulos, 91, Greek-born American mechanical engineer, co-founded the Thermo Electron.
Mohammed Karim Lamrani, 99, Moroccan politician, Prime Minister (1971-1972, 1983-1986, 1992-1994).
Laurie Mitchell, 90, American actress (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Queen of Outer Space, Some Like It Hot).
K-Run's Park Me In First, 13, American show dog, winner of the 2008 Westminster Kennel Club's Best in Show, cancer.
Mohamed Sahnoun, 87, Algerian politician, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1982-1984) and Ambassador to the United States (1984-1989).
Reinhard Tritscher, 72, German Olympic alpine skier (1972), climbing accident.
Henry Wessel Jr., 76, American photographer, lung cancer.
21
Ibrahim Ayhan, 50, Turkish politician, MP (since 2011), heart attack.
Vitaliy Masol, 89, Ukrainian politician, Prime Minister (1994-1995).
Tran Dai Quang, 61, Vietnamese politician, President (since 2016), complications from a virus.
22
Avi Duan, 62, Israeli politician, member of Knesset (2012-2013).
Chas Hodges, 74, British musician (Chas & Dave), pneumonia complicated by multiple organ failure.
Bob Lienhard, 70, American basketball player (Cantu), emphysema.
Al Matthews, 75, American actor (Aliens, The Fifth Element, The Sender).
Edna Molewa, 61, South African politician, Minister of Environmental Affairs (since 2010), Minister of Social Development (2009-2010) and Premier of North West Province (2004-2009), complications from a virus.
Sir Eric Yarrow, 98, British businessman, Chairman of Clydesdale Bank (1985-1991).
23
Sir Charles K. Kao, 84, Chinese-born British-American electrical engineer, discovered optical fiber reduction, Nobel Prize winner (2009), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Gary Kurtz, 78, American movie producer (American Graffiti, Star Wars, The Dark Crystal), cancer.
24
Norm Breyfogle, 58, American comic book artist (Batman, Prime), complications from a stroke.
Jim Brogan, 74, Scottish footballer (Celtic, national team), dementia.
Jose Maria Hurtado Ruiz-Tagle, 73, Chilean politician, Deputy (1990-1998), stomach cancer.
Ivar Martinsen, 97, Norwegian Olympic speed skater (1948, 1952), complications from pneumonia.
Tommy McDonald, 84, American Hall of Fame football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys).
25
Helena Almeida, 84, Portuguese photographer and painter, heart attack.
Marie Colton, 95, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1978-1994), congestive heart failure.
Ivan Kapitanets, 90, Soviet-born Russian military officer, Admiral of the Fleet (1988-1992).
Danny Lewicki, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Quebec Aces), Stanley Cup champion (1948).
26
Joe Carolan, 81, Irish footballer (Manchester United, Brighton & Hove Albion, national team).
Ignaz Kirchner, 72, Austrian actor (Burgtheater).
27
Marty Balin, 76, American Hall of Fame rock singer and musician (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship).
Brian A. Joyce, 56, American politician, member of the Massachusetts Senate (1998-2017).
James G. March, 90, American sociologist.
28
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, 76, Swazi politician, Prime Minister (1996-2003, 2008-2018).
Ito Giani, 77, Italian Olympic sprinter (1964).
Bob Jane, 88, Australian race car driver and entrepreneur (Bob Jane T-Marts), prostate cancer.
29
Alves Barbosa, 86, Portuguese cyclist.
Otis Rush, 83, American Hall of Fame blues guitarist and singer ("All Your Love", "I Can't Quit You Baby", "Double Trouble"), complications from a stroke.
30
Edredon Bleu, 26, British racehorse, winner of the King George VI Chase (2003), euthanized.
Geoffrey Hayes, 76, English television presenter (Rainbow) and actor (Z-Cars), pneumonia.
Kim Larsen, 72, Danish rock musician (Gasolin'), prostate cancer.
Angela Maria, 89, Brazilian singer.
Rene Petillon, 72, French satirical and political cartoonist.