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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
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
Axel von Ambesser , 78, German playwright, actor and film director.
Leroy Brown , 37, American professional wrestler, stroke.
Autry Inman , 59, American country and rockabilly musician.
Lew Krausse Sr. , 76, American Major League baseballer.
Harold Rosson , 93, American cinematographer.
[7]
Karni Singh , 64, Indian Maharaja of Bikaner.
Stefan Themerson , 78, Polish-writer of children's literature, poet and novelist.
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
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade , 56, Brazilian film director and screenwriter.
Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan , 67–68, Pakistani Chief Minister of Balochistan.
Virginia Satir , 72, American author and psychotherapist.
[8]
William H. Shaw , 79, American economist, businessman and government official, cancer.
[9]
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
14
15
16
17
John Biggs-Davison , 70, British politician, Member of Parliament.
Mick Cashman , 56–57, Irish hurler.
Walter P. Chrysler Jr. , 79, American art collector and theatre and film producer, cancer.
[16]
Hilde Güden , 71, Austrian soprano.
Nat Jackley , 79, English comic actor, cancer.
Robert Hall , 87, Australian-economist.
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
Harold Balfour , 90, British politician, Member of Parliament.
Ned Brennan , 68, Irish politician.
Glenn Robert Davis , 73, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Robert Gwathmey , 85, American painter.
[24]
Henry Koster , 83, German-American film director, liver cancer.
[25]
Christine Norden , 63, British actress, pneumonia.
[26]
S. B. P. Pattabhirama Rao , 76, Indian politician.
Zubeida , 76–77, Indian actress.
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
Aziz Suryal Atiya , 90, Egyptian Coptic historian.
Basil de Ferranti , 58, British businessman and politician, member of the House of Commons.
Herbert Kirchhoff , 77, German art director.
Joe Don Looney , 45, American NFL footballer, motorcycle accident.
[27]
Irwin McIntosh , 62, Canadian Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.
Shamsul Huda Panchbagi , 90–91, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician.
Herbert Witzenmann , 83, German philosopher and anthroposophist.
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
Marianne Appel , (a.k.a. Marianne Harms), 75, American artist.
Guillermo Battaglia , 88, Argentine film actor, heart attack.
Bruce Haack , 57, Canadian musician and composer, heart failure.
Lincoln Hudson , 72, U.S. Army Air Force officer in World War II.
[29]
Lord Melody , 62, Trinidadian singer, cancer.
Branko Zebec , 59, Yugoslav international footballer.
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
Chick Chandler , 83, American film actor, heart attack.
Trường Chinh , 81, Vietnamese communist political leader, President of Vietnam, fall.
[33]
Al Holbert , 41, American car racing driver, aeroplane crash.
María Teresa Laparra , 86, Guatemalan activist, First Lady of Guatemala.
Joachim Prinz , 86, German-American rabbi, heart attack.
[34]
Chino Roces , 75, Filipino businessman and newspaper publisher, cancer.
David E. Satterfield III , 67, American lawyer and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Joseph Albert Sullivan , 87, Canadian senator, ice hockey player and Olympic gold medalist.
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.
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^ 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 .
^
Hon. Frederic Addison McGrand Served : 1940-1944
^ 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 .
^
"Oda Schaefer - filmportal.de" . filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^
"Gert Frobe, an Actor, Dies at 75" .
The New York Times .
Associated Press . September 6, 1988. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^
"Harold G. Rosson, 93, 'Oz' Cinematographer" .
The New York Times . September 9, 1988. p. D 18. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^
"Virginia M. Satir, 72, Therapist for Families" .
The New York Times . September 12, 1988. p. B 4. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^
"William Shaw, 79, Ex-Du Pont Economist" .
The New York Times . September 24, 1988. p. 1 33. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^ John Malam (2004).
"Hargreaves, (Charles) Roger" .
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^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^
Eric Pace (September 14, 1988).
"Lauris Norstad Dies at 81; Former NATO Commander" .
The New York Times . p. B 7. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^
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 .
^
"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 .
^
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 .
^
"Ho Chong, Korean Politician, 92" .
The New York Times . September 20, 1988. p. D 29. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^
"Kathleen Collins, a Film Maker, Dies at 46" .
The New York Times . September 24, 1988. p. 1 33. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^
"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.
^
"Michael Fessier, Writer, 82" .
The New York Times . September 25, 1988. p. 1 44. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^
"Dorothy Stimson, 97, Former Goucher Dean" .
The New York Times . September 24, 1988. p. 1 33. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^
"Sam Woodyard Dies; Jazz Drummer Was 63" .
The New York Times . September 23, 1988. p. B 6. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^
"Christine Norden, 63, Stage and Film Actress" .
The New York Times . September 22, 1988. p. B 11. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^
"Joe Don Looney, 45, Former Football Star" .
The New York Times . September 26, 1988. p. B 8. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^
"Lincoln Hudson, 72, Advertising Executive" .
The New York Times . October 1, 1988. p. 1 33. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
^
"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 .
^
Eric Pace (September 30, 1988).
"Charles Addams Dead at 76; Found Humor in the Macabre" .
The New York Times . p. A 1. Retrieved October 11, 2009 .
^ 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 .
^ Thông tấn xã Việt Nam (2007).
Đồng chí Trường Chinh . Nhà xuất bản Thông tấn xã. p. 9.
^ Glenn Fowler (October 1, 1988).
"Joachim Prinz, Leader in Protests For Civil-Rights Causes, Dies at 86" .
The New York Times . p. 1 33. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .