Deaths in November 2019

The following is a list of **deaths that should be noted in November 2019**. 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.

## November
### 1
* Rudy Boesch, 91, American Navy SEAL, reality show contestant (*Survivor: Borneo*, *Survivor: All-Stars*) and host (*Combat Missions*), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
* Rina Lazo, 96, Guatemalan-Mexican painter, cardiac arrest.

### 2
* Ian Cross, 93, New Zealand author (*The God Boy*) and journalist.
* Dick Dearden, 81, American politician, member of the Iowa Senate (1995–2017).
* Norbert Eder, 63, German footballer (Bayern Munich, Zürich, national team).
* Sigvard Ericsson, 89, Swedish speed skater, Olympic champion and silver medalist (1956).
* Irwin Fridovich, 90, American biochemist, discovered superoxide dismutase.
* Leo Iorga, 54, Romanian rock singer and guitarist (Compact), cancer.
* Phillip E. Johnson, 79, American lawyer, co-founder of Intelligent design movement.
* Marie Laforêt, 80, French-Swiss singer ("Mon amour, mon ami") and actress (*Male Hunt*, *Who Wants to Kill Sara?*).
* Walter Mercado, 87, Puerto Rican astrologist and television personality, kidney failure.
* Dean Prentice, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins).
* James I. Robertson Jr., 89, American historian, cancer.

### 3
* Gert Boyle, 95, German-born American businesswoman (Columbia Sportswear) and philanthropist.
* Sorin Frunzăverde, 59, Romanian politician, MEP (2007–2009) and Minister of National Defence (2000, 2006–2007), kidney disease.
* Gabriel Jackson, 98, American historian and journalist (*El País*).
* Yvette Lundy, 103, French resistance fighter and writer.
* Taku Mayumura, 85, Japanese science fiction novelist (*Psychic School Wars*), pneumonia.
* Shoji Sadao, 92, Japanese-American architect, kidney and heart failure.

### 4
* Gay Byrne, 85, Irish broadcaster (RTE), television host (*The Late Late Show*) and radio personality (*The Gay Byrne Show*), prostate cancer.
* Jacques Dupont, 91, French racing cyclist, Olympic champion (1948).
* Sadeque Hossain Khoka, 67, Bangladeshi politician, Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation (2002–2011), kidney cancer.
* Virginia Leith, 94, American actress (*Fear and Desire*, ''The Brain That Wouldn't Die*).

### 5
* Omero Antonutti, 84, Italian actor (*Pleasant Nights*, *Padre Padrone*, *El Dorado*), problems caused by cancer.
* Ernest J. Gaines, 86, American author (*A Lesson Before Dying*, *The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman*, *A Gathering of Old Men*).

### 6
* Lev Anninsky, 85, Russian literary critic, journalist (*Znamya*) and screenwriter.
* Michael Hanack, 88, German chemist.
* Jan Stráský, 78, Czech politician, Prime Minister (1992).

### 7
* Remo Bodei, 81, Italian philosopher.
* Leo Klejn, 92, Russian archaeologist and philologist.
* Heinz Höher, 81, German football player (Bayer 04 Leverkusen, national Olympic team) and manager (VfL Bochum).
* Ivan Maksimović, 57, Serbian rock guitarist (Metro, The No Smoking Orchestra).
* Maria Perego, 95, Italian television writer and animator (Topo Gigio).
* Margarita Salas, 80, Spanish biochemist and academic, member of the Royal Spanish Academy (2001–2003).
* Nabaneeta Dev Sen, 81, Indian novelist and poet, lung cancer.
* George Tarasovic, 89, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos). (death announced on this date)

### 8
* Wendell Bell, 95, American futurist and sociologist.
* Fred Bongusto, 84, Italian singer-songwriter and soundtrack composer (*Day After Tomorrow*, *The Divorce*, *Come Have Coffee with Us'').
* Lucette Destouches, 107, French ballet dancer and instructor.
* Jackie Moore, 73, American R&B singer ("Precious, Precious", "This Time Baby", "Make Me Yours").

### 9
* John Gokongwei, 93, Chinese-born Filipino businessman and philanthropist, founder of JG Summit Holdings.
* Noel Ignatiev, 78, American political writer, critic and historian, intestine infection.
* Brian Mawhinney, 79, British politician, MP (1979–2005), Minister for Health (1992–1994) and Shadow Home Secretary (1997–1998).
* Džemma Skulme, 94, Latvian artist and painter, member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (since 1992).

### 10
* T. N. Seshan, 86, Indian politician, Chief Election Commissioner (1990–1996) and Cabinet Secretary (1989), cardiac arrest.
* István Szívós, 71, Hungarian water polo player, Olympic champion (1976).

### 11
* Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, 90, French royal.
* Zeke Bratkowski, 88, American football player (Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers), heart attack.
* Frank Dobson, 79, British politician, MP (1979–2015) and Secretary of State for Health (1997–1999), 2000 London mayoral candidate.
* Winston Lackin, 64, Surinamese politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2010–2015), cancer.
* James Le Mesurier, 48, British army officer and aid worker (White Helmets), fall.
* Ralph T. O'Neal, 85, British Virgin Islands politician, Premier (1995–2003, 2007–2011).
* Mümtaz Soysal, 90, Turkish politician and lawyer, Vice-Chairman of Amnesty International (1976–1978), MP (1961, 1991–1999) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1994).
* Sir Edward Zacca, 88, Jamaican politician and lawyer, Chief Justice (1985–1996) and acting Governor-General (1991).

### 12
* Edwin Bramall, 95, British army officer, Chief of the General Staff (1979–1982) and Defence Staff (1982–1985).
* Herb Dickenson, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers).
* Bob Johnson, 83, American baseball player (Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics).
* Víctor Manuel Pérez Rojas, 79, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of San Fernando de Apure (2001–2016), heart failure caused by diabetes.
* Mitsuhisa Taguchi, 64, Japanese footballer (Mitsubishi Motors, national team), respiratory failure.

### 13
* Arthur Marks, 92, American movie and television director (*Detroit 9000*, *Friday Foster*, *Perry Mason*).
* Kieran Modra, 47, Australian swimmer and cyclist, Paralympic champion (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012), bike crash.
* Raymond Poulidor, 83, French racing cyclist (Mercier), Milan-San Remo winner (1961), Vuelta a España winner (1964), pulmonary edema.
* Tom Spurgeon, 51, American journalist, comics critic and editor (*The Comics Journal*), Eisner Award winner (2010, 2012, 2013).
* Niall Tóibín, 89, Irish comedian and actor (*Bracken*, *Caught in a Free State*, *Far and Away*).
* José Luis Veloso, 82, Spanish footballer (Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid, national team).

### 14
* María Baxa, 73, Croatian-born Italian-Serbian actress (*Sex with a Smile II*, *Deadly Chase*, *Candido Erotico*) and model.
* Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow, 16, American student and murderer, perpetrator of the Saugus High School shooting, suicide by firearm.
* Branko Lustig, 87, Croatian movie producer (''Schindler's List*, *Gladiator*, *The Peacemaker*) and Holocaust survivor, Oscar winner (1994, 2001), heart failure.

### 15
* Mark Cady, 66, American judge, Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court (since 2011), heart attack.
* Jim Coates, 87, American baseball player (New York Yankees, California Angels).
* Harrison Dillard, 96, American sprinter and hurdler, Olympic champion (1948, 1952), stomach cancer.
* Vladimir Hotineanu, 69, Moldovan surgeon and politician, Minister of Health, Labour and Social Protection (2009–2010) and MP (2010–2019).
* Vojtěch Jasný, 93, Czech movie director (*September Nights*, *All My Compatriots*, *The Great Land of Small*).
* Irv Noren, 94, American baseball player (Washington Senators, New York Yankees) and coach (Oakland Athletics).
* Juliusz Paetz, 84, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Łomża (1982–1996) and Archbishop of Poznań (1996–2002).
* Jorge Vergara, 64, Mexican businessman and movie producer (*The Assassination of Richard Nixon''), owner of Chivas Guadalajara (since 2002) and founder of Grupo Omnilife, heart attack.

### 16
* John Campbell Brown, 72, Scottish astronomer, member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (since 1984).
* Vera Clemente, 78, Puerto Rican philanthropist.
* Diane Loeffler, 66, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (since 2005), cancer.
* Terry O'Neill, 81, British photographer, prostate cancer.

### 17
* Harley D. Nygren, 94, American rear admiral and photographer, Director of the NOAA Corps (1970–1981).
* Adnan Pachachi, 96, Iraqi politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1965–1967) and Acting Prime Minister (2004).
* Václav Pavkovič, 83, Czech rower, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).
* Zeng Guoyuan, 66, Singaporean businessman and politician, suspected suicide by jumping.

### 18
* Norodom Buppha Devi, 76, Cambodian princess, politician and prima ballerina, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts (1998–2004).
* Laure Killing, 60, French actress (*Beyond Therapy*, *Love After Love*, *The Teddy Bear*) and comedian, cancer.

### 19
* Guido Badano, 92, Italian merchant marine officer, Second Officer of the .
* José Mário Branco, 77, Portuguese singer-songwriter, actor and record producer (Zeca Afonso, Camané), stroke.
* Purita Campos, 82, Spanish cartoonist, illustrator and painter.
* Basil Feldman, Baron Feldman, 96, British politician and businessman, member of the House of Lords (1996–2017).
* D. M. Jayaratne, 88, Sri Lankan politician, Prime Minister (2010–2015) and MP (1989–2015).
* Tom Lyle, 66, American comics artist (*Starman*, *Comet*, *Peter Parker: Spider-Man*) and educator, problems caused by cerebral aneurysm-related surgery.
* Fazlollah Reza, 104, Iranian electric engineer and politician, Ambassador of Iran to Canada (1975–1979).

### 20
* Fábio Barreto, 62, Brazilian movie director (*Lula, Son of Brazil*, *O Quatrilho*), problems caused by injures from a car crash.
* Fred Cox, 80, American football player (Minnesota Vikings), co-inventor of Nerf football, kidney disease.
* Mary L. Good, 88, American scientist and politician, Acting United States Secretary of Commerce (1996).
* Amos Lapidot, 85, Israeli fighter pilot, Commander of the Israeli Air Force (1982–1987).
* John Mann, 57, Canadian actor (*Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal*), folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Spirit of the West), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
* John Martin, 80, American racing driver (United States Auto Club, Champ Car).
* Wataru Misaka, 95, American basketball player (New York Knicks).
* Michael J. Pollard, 80, American actor (*Bonnie and Clyde*, *Hannibal Brooks*, *House of 1000 Corpses*), cardiac arrest.

### 21
* Yaşar Büyükanıt, 79, Turkish military officer, Chief of Staff (2006–2008), heart and respiratory failure.
* Jean Douchet, 90, French movie critic, actor and director.
* Bengt-Erik Grahn, 78, Swedish Olympic alpine skier (1964, 1968).
* Val Heim, 99, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox).
* Ray Kappe, 92, American architect, founder of Southern California Institute of Architecture, respiratory failure caused by pneumonia.
* Andrée Lachapelle, 88, Canadian actress (*Léolo*, *Cap Tourmente*, *Route 132*), assisted suicide.
* Anton Mavretič, 84, Slovenian electrical engineer, member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (since 2007).
* Gahan Wilson, 89, American cartoonist (''Everybody's Favorite Duck*, *A Night in the Lonesome October*, *Spooky Stories for a Dark and Stormy Night''), problems caused by dementia.

### 22
* Eugène Camara, 77, Guinean politician, Prime Minister (2007).
* Sir Stephen Cleobury, 70, English organist, Director of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge (1982–2019), cancer.
* Eddie Duran, 94, American jazz guitarist.
* Daniel Leclercq, 70, French football player (RC Lens, Olympique de Marseille) and manager (RC Lens), pulmonary embolism.
* Gugu Liberato, 60, Brazilian television presenter and businessman, fall.
* Kaare R. Norum, 86, Norwegian academic and nutritionist, member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (since 1986) and Rector of the University of Oslo (1999–2001).
* Cecilia Seghizzi, 111, Italian composer and painter.
* Alfred E. Smith IV, 68, American businessman (New York Stock Exchange, Bear Stearns, St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center) and philanthropist (Al Smith Dinner), heart attack.
* Henry Sobel, 75, Portuguese-born Brazilian-American reform rabbi, lung cancer.
* Bowen Stassforth, 93, American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1952).

### 23
* Asunción Balaguer, 94, Spanish actress (*El canto del gallo*, *The Witching Hour*, *The Bird of Happiness*), multiple organ failure caused by a stroke.
* Nick Clifford, 98, American construction worker, last surviving Mount Rushmore carver.
* Francesc Gambús, 45, Spanish politician, MEP (2014–2019), suspected heart attack.
* Barbara Hillary, 88, American adventurer, first black woman to reach both poles, lung and breast cancer.
* Catherine Small Long, 95, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 8th congressional district (1985–1987), problems caused by dementia.

### 24
* Goo Hara, 28, South Korean singer (Kara) and actress (*City Hunter*), suspected suicide.
* Clive James, 80, Australian author (*Cultural Amnesia*), broadcaster (*Fame in the 20th Century*) and critic (*The Observer*), leukemia.
* Kailash Chandra Joshi, 90, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (1977–1978) and MP (2000–2014), respiratory failure caused by diabetes.
* Colin Mawby, 83, English organist, composer and conductor.
* Dion Neutra, 93, American architect (Neutra VDL Studio and Residences) and activist.
* Yehoshua Porath, 81, Israeli historian and politician.
* John Simon, 94, Serbian-born American essayist (*The Weekly Standard*) and critic (*New York*), problems caused by a stroke.
* Joan Staley, 79, American model and actress (*The Untouchables*, *77 Sunset Strip*, *The Ghost and Mr. Chicken*), heart failure.
* Lyudmila Verbitskaya, 83, Russian linguist, Rector (1994–2008) and President (since 2008) of Saint Petersburg State University.
* Frank E. Young, 88, American physician, Commissioner of Food and Drugs (1984–1989), lymphoma.

### 25
* Frank Biondi, 74, American movie and television executive, CEO of HBO (1983), Viacom (1987–1996) and Universal Studios (1996–1998), bladder cancer.
* George Clements, 87, American Roman Catholic priest and civil rights activist, heart attack caused by a stroke.
* Muiris Mac Conghail, 78, Irish journalist.
* János Horváth, 98, Hungarian economist and politician, MP (1945–1947, 1998–2014).
* Nobuaki Kobayashi, 77, Japanese three-cushion billiards player, nine-time world champion.
* Jimmy Schulz, 51, German technology businessman and politician, member of the Bundestag (2009–2013, since 2017), pancreatic cancer.
* Iain Sutherland, 71, Scottish soft rock guitarist (The Sutherland Brothers) and folk singer-songwriter ("(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway", "Arms of Mary").
* Goar Vartanian, 93, Soviet-Armenian spy, uncovered Operation Long Jump.

### 26
* Cyrus Chothia, 77, English biochemist.
* Howard Cruse, 75, American cartoonist and comic book writer (*Stuck Rubber Baby*), lymphoma.
* Yeshi Dhonden, 92, Tibetan-Indian physician and humanitarian, founder of the Men-Tsee-Khang, Padma Shri recipient (2018), respiratory failure.
* Héctor García-Molina, 64–65, Mexican-American computer scientist.
* James L. Holloway III, 97, American Navy admiral and political writer, Chief of Naval Operations (1974–1978) and President of the Naval Historical Foundation (1980–1998).
* Ken Kavanagh, 95, Australian motorcycle racer.
* Bruno Nicolè, 79, Italian footballer (Juventus, Roma, national team).
* Gerald Regan, 91, Canadian politician, MP (1963–1965, 1980–1984) and Premier of Nova Scotia (1970–1978).
* Gary Rhodes, 59, English chef (Rhodes W1) and television personality (*MasterChef*, *Local Food Hero*), subdural haematoma.

### 27
* Stefan Danailov, 76, Bulgarian actor (''Ladies' Choice*, *Affection*, *Something Out of Nothing'') and politician, Minister of Culture (2005–2009), lymphoma.
* Clay Evans, 94, American pastor, civil rights activist and gospel singer-songwriter ("What He's Done For Me", "It's Me Again").
* Maarit Feldt-Ranta, 51, Finnish politician, MP (2007–2019), stomach cancer.
* Godfrey Gao, 35, Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor (*The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones*, *Love is a Broadway Hit*, *Legend of the Ancient Sword*), heart attack.
* Jaegwon Kim, 85, South Korean-American philosopher.
* Sir Jonathan Miller, 85, English theatre director (*Beyond the Fringe*), opera director and physician, problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
* Agnes Baker Pilgrim, 95, American Takelma spiritual elder and activist.
* William Ruckelshaus, 87, American lawyer and politician, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1973), Deputy Attorney General (1973) and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (1970–1973, 1983–1985).
* Bala Singh, 67, Indian actor (*Avatharam*, *Kaama*, *Pudhupettai*), cardiac arrest caused by food poisoning.
* John Henry Waddell, 98, American sculptor and painter.
* Sam Watson, 67, Australian indigenous activist, politician and writer (*The Kadaitcha Sung*).

### 28
* Marion McClinton, 65, American theatre director (*King Hedley II*, *Jitney*) and playwright, renal failure.
* Pim Verbeek, 63, Dutch footballer (Sparta Rotterdam) and manager (Australia, Oman), cancer.

### 29
* Irving Burgie, 95, American Hall of Fame songwriter ("Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jamaica Farewell", "In Plenty and In Time of Need"), heart failure.
* Andrew Clements, 70, American children's writer (*Frindle*, *A Week in the Woods*, *Things Not Seen*).
* Usman Khan, 28, British terrorist, perpetrator of the London Bridge attack, shot.
* Fitzhugh Mullan, 77, American physician and medical writer, lung cancer.
* Yasuhiro Nakasone, 101, Japanese politician, Prime Minister (1982–1987) and MP (1947–2004).

### 30
* Bertil Fiskesjö, 91, Swedish politician, MP (1971–1994).
* Sir Michael Howard, 97, English historian, co-founder of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
* Mariss Jansons, 76, Latvian conductor, heart disease.
* Petr Málek, 58, Czech sport shooter, Olympic silver medallist (2000).
* Harold Rahm, 100, American-Brazilian Roman Catholic priest and humanitarian.
* Milagrosa Tan, 61, Filipino politician, Governor of Samar (2001–2010, since 2019), cardiac arrest.
* Brian Tierney, 97, British historian and medievalist.

## References
## Other websites
* *The Guardian*, UK obituaries
* *The Telegraph* obituaries
* Obituaries, *Chicago Tribune*
* Obituaries, *Los Angeles Times*
* *The New York Times*, US obituaries
* *The Washington Post* obituaries
* *The Sydney Morning Herald*, Australian obituaries