2019 facts for kids

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century – 21st century – 22nd century
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 2030s 2040s
Years:	2016 2017 2018 – 2019 – 2020 2021 2022

2019 (MMXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the last year of the 2010s.

Events

January 1 – All works published in 1923, other than sound recordings, entered the public domain in the United States. This was the first automatic extension of the public domain in the U.S. since the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act. (Works published before 1923 were already in the public domain.)
- Jair Bolsonaro began his four-year term as President of Brazil.
- Unmanned space probe New Horizons makes a close approach of the Kuiper belt object (KBO) 2014 MU₆₉ at 05:33 UTC.
- Qatar withdrew from OPEC.
January 19 – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Coquimbo, Chile
February 1 — President of the United States Donald Trump said the U.S. will leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
February 12 — The Republic of Macedonia was renamed North Macedonia as it joined NATO and the European Union.
May 2 – Elections for the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly.
July 1 – Romania took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
July 24 — Boris Johnson replaced Theresa May as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
December 26 – A solar eclipse is visible in South Asia.

Deaths

January

January 1
- Pegi Young, American singer-songwriter, educator, and philanthropist (b. 1952)
January 2
- Daryl Dragon, American musician (b. 1942)
- Bob Einstein, American actor and comedian (b. 1942)
January 3 – Herb Kelleher, American businessman (b. 1931)
January 4 – Harold Brown, 14th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1927)
January 5
- Bernice Sandler, American women's rights activist (b. 1928)
January 6 – José Ramón Fernández, Cuban revolution leader (b. 1923)
January 7 – Moshe Arens, Lithuanian-born Israeli aeronautical engineer, diplomat, and politician (b. 1925)
January 10 – Theo Adam, German opera singer (b. 1926)
January 11
- Michael Atiyah, British-Lebanese mathematician and academic (b. 1929)
- Fernando Luján, Mexican actor (b. 1939)
January 12
- Bonnie Guitar, American country singer-songwriter (b. 1923)
- Jaime Rosenthal, Honduran politician (b. 1936)
January 13 – Phil Masinga, South African footballer (b. 1969)
January 14 – Paweł Adamowicz, Polish politician (b. 1965)
January 15 – Carol Channing, American actress (b. 1921)
January 17
- Babiker Awadalla, 8th Prime Minister of Sudan (b. 1917)
- Windsor Davies, Welsh actor (b. 1930)
- Mary Oliver, American poet (b. 1935)
January 19
- Nathan Glazer, American sociologist (b. 1923)
- Henry Sy, Chinese-Filipino business magnate (b. 1924)
January 20
- Tibor Baranski, Hungarian-American educator (b. 1922)
- Andrew G. Vajna, Hungarian-American film producer (b. 1944)
January 21
- Kaye Ballard, American actress (b. 1925)
- Henri, Count of Paris, Head of the House of Orléans (b. 1933)
- Harris Wofford, American politician and civil rights activist (b. 1926)
January 23
- Jonas Mekas, Lithuanian-born American filmmaker, poet, and artist (b. 1922)
- Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean musician, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1952)
January 24
- Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, Spanish cardinal (b. 1929)
- Rosemary Bryant Mariner, American naval aviator (b. 1953)
January 25
- Florence Knoll, American architect and furniture designer (b. 1917)
- Dušan Makavejev, Serbian film director (b. 1932)
- Krishna Sobti, Indian Hindi-language fiction writer and essayist (b. 1925)
January 26
- Jean Guillou, French composer, organist, and pianist (b. 1930)
- Michel Legrand, French composer (b. 1932)
January 27 – Yvonne Clark, American engineer (b. 1929)
January 28
- Humberto Akʼabal, Guatemalan K'iche' Maya poet (b. 1952)
- Susan Hiller, American artist (b. 1940)
January 29
- George Fernandes, Indian politician (b. 1930)
- James Ingram, American R&B musician (b. 1952)

February

February 2 – Carol Emshwiller, American author (b. 1921)
February 3
- Julie Adams, American actress (b. 1926)
- Detsl, Russian musician (b. 1983)
February 4
- Leonie Ossowski, German writer (b. 1925)
- Izzy Young, American-Swedish folklorist and author (b. 1928)
February 6
- Manfred Eigen, German Nobel Prize winning biophysical chemist (b. 1927)
- Rosamunde Pilcher, British author (b. 1924)
February 7
- John Dingell, American politician (b. 1926)
- Albert Finney, English actor (b. 1936)
- Jan Olszewski, 3rd Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1930)
- Frank Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1935)
February 8 – Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer (b. 1917)
February 9
- Maximilian Reinelt, German rower and doctor (b. 1988)
- Tomi Ungerer, French illustrator (b. 1931)
- Patricia Nell Warren, American novelist, poet, and journalist (b. 1936)
February 10
- Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor (b. 1945)
February 11 – Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, Afghan politician (b. 1925)
February 12
- Betty Ballantine, British-born American book publisher (b. 1919)
- Lyndon LaRouche, American political activist (b. 1922)
February 15 – Lee Radziwill, American socialite (b. 1933)
February 16
- Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor (b. 1941)
- Li Rui, Chinese politician, historian and dissident (b. 1917)
February 17 – Šaban Šaulić, Serbian folk singer (b. 1951)
February 18
- Wallace Smith Broecker, American geophysicist (b. 1931)
- Alessandro Mendini, Italian architect and designer (b. 1931)
- Bob Van Der Veken, Belgian actor (b. 1928)
- Peter Wells, New Zealand writer and filmmaker (b. 1950)
February 19 – Karl Lagerfeld, German fashion designer (b. 1933)
February 20 – Dominick Argento, American composer (b. 1927)
February 21
- Stanley Donen, American film director (b. 1924)
- Peter Tork, American musician and actor (b. 1942)
- Hilde Zadek, German operatic soprano (b. 1917)
February 22
- Brody Stevens, American comedian and actor (b. 1970)
- Morgan Woodward, American actor (b. 1925)
February 23 – Katherine Helmond, American actress (b. 1929)
February 24
- Antoine Gizenga, 21st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)
- Donald Keene, American-born Japanese scholar, historian, and writer (b. 1922)
February 26 – Christian Bach, Argentine-Mexican actress and producer (b. 1959)
February 27 – France-Albert René, Seychellois politician, 2nd President of Seychelles (b. 1935)
February 28 – André Previn, German-American pianist, conductor and composer (b. 1929)

March

March 1
- Zhores Alferov, Soviet and Russian Nobel physicist (b. 1930)
- Kumar Bhattacharyya, British-Indian engineer, educator, and government advisor (b. 1940)
- Kevin Roche, Irish-born American architect (b. 1922)
March 2
- Yannis Behrakis, Greek photojournalist (b. 1960)
- Med Hondo, Mauritanian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1936)
March 4
- Keith Flint, English musician, singer, and dancer (b. 1969)
- Klaus Kinkel, German politician (b. 1936)
- Luke Perry, American actor (b. 1966)
- Sidney Verba, American political scientist, librarian, and library administrator (b. 1932)
March 5 – Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer (b. 1934)
March 6
- José Pedro Pérez-Llorca, Spanish politician and diplomat (b. 1940)
- Carolee Schneemann, American visual artist (b. 1939)
March 7
- Guillaume Faye, French journalist and writer (b. 1949)
- Ralph Hall, American politician (b. 1923)
March 8 – Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor and composer (b. 1927)
March 9
- Bernard Binlin Dadié, Ivorian novelist and playwright (b. 1916)
- Vladimir Etush, Soviet and Russian actor (b. 1922)
March 10
- İrsen Küçük, 6th Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (b. 1940)
- Victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 plane crash:
  - Pius Adesanmi, Nigerian-Canadian professor and writer (b. 1972)
  - Sebastiano Tusa, Italian archaeologist and politician (b. 1952)
March 11 – Hal Blaine, American drummer (b. 1929)
March 13 – Andrea Pollack, German swimmer (b. 1961)
March 14
- Birch Bayh, American politician (b. 1928)
- Godfried Danneels, Belgian cardinal (b. 1933)
- Charlie Whiting, British motorsports director (b. 1952)
March 15
- W. S. Merwin, American poet (b. 1927)
- Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly, 3rd Head of State of Mauritania (b. 1943)
March 16
- Dick Dale, American guitarist and surf music pioneer (b. 1937)
- Barbara Hammer, American filmmaker (b. 1939)
- Alan Krueger, American economist (b. 1960)
March 17
- Manohar Parrikar, Indian politician (b. 1955)
- Tunku Puan Zanariah, Malaysian royal, Raja Permaisuri Agong (b. 1940)
March 19 – Marlen Khutsiev, Georgian-born Soviet and Russian filmmaker (b. 1925)
March 20
- Donald Kalpokas, 2nd Prime Minister of Vanuatu (b. 1943)
- Mary Warnock, British philosopher (b. 1924)
March 22
- Frans Andriessen, Dutch politician (b. 1929)
- Scott Walker, American-born British singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
March 23
- Larry Cohen, American film director and screenwriter (b. 1936)
- Rafi Eitan, Israeli intelligence officer and politician (b. 1926)
March 24
- Nancy Gates, American actress (b. 1926)
March 27
- Valery Bykovsky, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (b. 1934)
March 29 – Agnès Varda, Belgian-born French filmmaker (b. 1928)
March 31 – Nipsey Hussle, American rapper (b. 1985)

April

April 1
- Vonda N. McIntyre, American science fiction author (b. 1948)
- Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Spanish writer (b. 1927)
April 2 – Jamshid Mashayekhi, Iranian actor (b. 1934)
April 4 – Georgiy Daneliya, Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter (b. 1930)
April 5
- Anandavally, Indian actress (b. 1952)
- Sydney Brenner, South African Nobel biologist (b. 1927)
- Gianfranco Leoncini, Italian footballer (b. 1939)
April 6 – David J. Thouless, British Nobel physicist (b. 1934)
April 7
- Seymour Cassel, American actor (b. 1935)
- Cho Yang-ho, South Korean businessman (b. 1949)
April 9
- Elwyn Berlekamp, American mathematician (b. 1940)
- Charles Van Doren, American writer and editor (b. 1926)
April 10
- Earl Thomas Conley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
- Estrella Zeledón Lizano, Costa Rican politician and First Lady of Costa Rica (b. 1929)
April 12
- Georgia Engel, American actress (b. 1948)
- Tommy Smith, English footballer (b. 1945)
April 13
- Tony Buzan, English author and educator (b. 1942)
- Neus Català, Spanish political activist and Holocaust survivor (b. 1915)
- Paul Greengard, American Nobel neuroscientist (b. 1925)
- Lydia Wideman, Finnish cross-country skier (b. 1920)
- Yvette Williams, New Zealand track-and-field athlete (b. 1929)
April 14
- Bibi Andersson, Swedish actress (b. 1935)
- Mirjana Marković, Serbian politician and First Lady of Yugoslavia (b. 1942)
- Gene Wolfe, American science fiction and fantasy writer (b. 1931)
April 16 – Fay McKenzie, American actress and singer (b. 1918)
April 17 – Alan García, 61st and 64th President of Peru (b. 1949)
April 18 – Lyra McKee, Northern Irish journalist (b. 1990)
April 19 – Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist (b. 1944)
April 20 – Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Iranian artist (b. 1922)
April 21 – Ken Kercheval, American actor (b. 1935)
April 22
- Lê Đức Anh, Vietnamese politician, 4th President of Vietnam (b. 1920)
- Billy McNeill, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1940)
April 23
- Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1921)
- David Winters, English-American actor, choreographer, and director (b. 1939)
April 24 – Jean-Pierre Marielle, French actor (b. 1932)
April 25 – John Havlicek, American basketball player (b. 1940)
April 26 – Ellen Schwiers, German actress (b. 1930)
April 27 – Negasso Gidada, Ethiopian politician, 4th President of Ethiopia (b. 1943)
April 28 – John Singleton, American film director, screenwriter and producer (b. 1968)
April 29
- Les Murray, Australian poet (b. 1938)
April 30
- Anémone, French actress (b. 1950)
- Beth Carvalho, Brazilian samba singer (b. 1946)
- Peter Mayhew, English-American actor (b. 1944)

May

Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba

May 2
- Ali Mroudjaé, 9th Prime Minister of the Comoros (b. 1939)
May 3 – Goro Shimura, Japanese mathematician (b. 1930)
May 5 – Norma Miller, American dancer, actress and author (b. 1919)
May 6
- John Lukacs, Hungarian-American historian (b. 1924)
- Seymour Nurse, Barbadian cricketer (b. 1933)
May 7 – Jean Vanier, Canadian Catholic philosopher (b. 1928)
May 8
- Sprent Dabwido, 13th President of Nauru (b. 1972)
- Yevgeny Krylatov, Soviet and Russian film composer (b. 1934)
May 9 – Alvin Sargent, American screenwriter (b. 1927)
May 10 – Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, Spanish politician (b. 1951)
May 11
- Peggy Lipton, American actress and model (b. 1946)
- Silver King, Mexican professional wrestler (b. 1968)
May 12
- Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress (b. 1924)
- Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Lebanese cardinal and Patriarch (b. 1920)
May 13
- Unita Blackwell, American civil rights activist (b. 1933)
- Doris Day, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
May 14
- Tim Conway, American actor and comedian (b. 1933)
- Grumpy Cat, American Internet celebrity cat (b. 2012)
- Sven Lindqvist, Swedish author (b. 1932)
May 16
- Bob Hawke, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1929)
- Ashley Massaro, American professional wrestler, television host and model (b. 1979)
- I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect (b. 1917)
May 17 – Herman Wouk, American author (b. 1915)
May 19
- Carlos Altamirano, Chilean lawyer and politician (b. 1922)
- Nickey Iyambo, Namibian politician, 1st Vice-President of Namibia (b. 1936)
May 20 – Niki Lauda, Austrian racing driver (b. 1949)
May 21 – Glauco Sansovini, Captain Regent of San Marino (b. 1938)
May 22
- Judith Kerr, German-born British author and illustrator (b. 1923)
- Eduard Punset, Spanish politician and science popularizer (b. 1936)
- Ahmad Shah of Pahang, Malaysian royal (b. 1930)
May 24 – Murray Gell-Mann, American Nobel physicist (b. 1929)
May 25 – Claus von Bülow, Danish-British socialite (b. 1926)
May 26
- Prem Tinsulanonda, Thai politician, 16th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1920)
May 27
- Gabriel Diniz, Brazilian singer (b. 1990)
May 28
- Apolo Nsibambi, Ugandan politician, 8th Prime Minister of Uganda (b. 1940)
- Edward Seaga, Jamaican politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1930)
May 30 – Leon Redbone, Cypriot-American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor (b. 1949)
May 31 – Roky Erickson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1947)

June

June 1
- Michel Serres, French philosopher, theorist and writer (b. 1930)
- Ani Yudhoyono, 6th First Lady of Indonesia (b. 1952)
June 2 – Ken Matthews, English race walker (b. 1934)
June 3
- Atsushi Aoki, Japanese professional wrestler (b. 1977)
June 4
- Lennart Johansson, Swedish sports official (b. 1929)
- Nechama Rivlin, Israeli socialite, 10th First Lady of Israel (b. 1945)
June 5 – Elio Sgreccia, Italian cardinal (b. 1928)
June 6 – Dr. John, American musician (b. 1941)
June 8 – André Matos, Brazilian vocalist, pianist and composer (b. 1971)
June 9 – Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper (b. 1966)
June 10
- Girish Karnad, Indian actor, screenwriter and playwright (b. 1938)
- Lee Hee-ho, South Korean peace activist, 15th First Lady of South Korea (b. 1922)
June 12 – Sylvia Miles, American actress (b. 1924)
June 13 – Edith González, Mexican actress (b. 1964)
June 15 – Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film director (b. 1923)
June 16 – Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles, Hungarian gymnast (b. 1924)
June 17
- Mohamed Morsi, 5th President of Egypt (b. 1951)
- Gloria Vanderbilt, American socialite (b. 1924)
June 19 – Etika, American YouTuber (b. 1990)
June 20 – Eddie Garcia, Filipino actor, director and television personality (b. 1929)
June 21 – Demetris Christofias, 6th President of Cyprus (b. 1946)
June 22
- Miguel Ángel Falasca, Argentine-born Spanish volleyball player and coach (b. 1973)
June 23
- Dave Bartholomew, American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger and record producer (b. 1918)
- George Rosenkranz, Hungarian-Mexican chemist (b. 1916)
June 24 – Billy Drago, American actor (b. 1945)
June 25 – Isabel Sarli, Argentine actress and model (b. 1929)
June 26
- Édith Scob, French film and theatre actress (b. 1937)
- Max Wright, American actor (b. 1943)
June 29
- Jeon Mi-seon, South Korean actress (b. 1970)
- Guillermo Mordillo, Argentine cartoonist (b. 1932)
June 30
- Momir Bulatović, 1st President of the Republic of Montenegro (b. 1956)
- Mitchell Feigenbaum, American mathematical physicist (b. 1944)

July

July 2 – Lee Iacocca, American automobile executive (b. 1924)
July 3 – Arte Johnson, American comedian and actor (b. 1929)
July 4
- Eduardo Fajardo, Spanish actor (b. 1924)
- Arturo Fernández Rodríguez, Spanish actor (b. 1929)
- Pierre Lhomme, French cinematographer (b. 1930)
July 6 – João Gilberto, Brazilian bossa nova singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
July 7 – Artur Brauner, German film director (b. 1918)
July 9
- Ross Perot, American businessman and politician (b. 1930)
- Fernando de la Rúa, 43rd President of Argentina (b. 1937)
- Rip Torn, American actor (b. 1931)
July 10 – Valentina Cortese, Italian actress (b. 1923)
July 12
- Fernando J. Corbató, American computer scientist (b. 1926)
- Claudio Naranjo, Chilean psychiatrist (b. 1932)
July 13 – Paolo Sardi, Italian cardinal (b. 1934)
July 14
- Hussain Muhammad Ershad, President of Bangladesh (b. 1930)
- Pernell Whitaker, American boxer (b. 1964)
July 16
- Johnny Clegg, South African musician and anthropologist (b. 1953)
- John Paul Stevens, American judge and lawyer, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (b. 1920)
July 17 – Andrea Camilleri, Italian writer (b. 1925)
July 18
- David Hedison, American actor (b. 1927)
- Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat (b. 1947)
July 19
- Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor (b. 1944)
- Ágnes Heller, Hungarian philosopher (b. 1929)
- César Pelli, Argentine architect (b. 1926)
July 20
- Sheila Dikshit, Indian politician (b. 1938)
- Ilaria Occhini, Italian actress (b. 1934)
July 21 – José Manuel Estepa Llaurens, Spanish cardinal (b. 1926)
July 22
- Christopher C. Kraft Jr., American aerospace engineer (b. 1924)
- Li Peng, 4th Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1928)
July 25 – Beji Caid Essebsi, 5th President and 18th Prime Minister of Tunisia (b. 1926)
July 26
- Russi Taylor, American voice actress (b. 1944)
- Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Cuban cardinal (b. 1936)
July 27 – John Robert Schrieffer, American Nobel physicist (b. 1931)
July 28 – George Hilton, Uruguayan actor (b. 1934)
July 29 – Egil Danielsen, Norwegian javelin thrower (b. 1933)
July 31 – Harold Prince, American theatrical producer and director (b. 1928)

August

Nuon Chea

Toni Morrison

Princess Christina of the Netherlands

Peter Fonda

Dawda Jawara

August 1
- Sadou Hayatou, 4th Prime Minister of Cameroon (b. 1942)
- D. A. Pennebaker, American documentary filmmaker (b. 1925)
- Harley Race, American professional wrestler, promoter, and trainer (b. 1943)
August 3
- Nikolai Kardashev, Soviet and Russian astrophysicist (b. 1932)
- Thomas Remengesau Sr., 2nd President of Palau (b. 1929)
- Mike Troy, American swimmer (b. 1940)
August 4 – Nuon Chea, Cambodian politician, Acting Prime Minister of Cambodia (b. 1926)
August 5 – Toni Morrison, American Nobel writer (b. 1931)
August 6
- Alejandro Serrano, Ecuadorian politician, 46th Vice President of Ecuador (b. 1933)
- Sushma Swaraj, Indian politician (b. 1952)
August 7 – Kary Mullis, American Nobel biochemist (b. 1944)
August 8
- Manfred Max-Neef, Chilean economist (b. 1932)
- Jean-Pierre Mocky, French film director, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1929)
August 9
August 11
- Sergio Obeso Rivera, Mexican cardinal (b. 1931)
August 13 – Cecilia Caballero Blanco, Colombian socialite, 24th First Lady of Colombia (b. 1913)
August 16
- Princess Christina of the Netherlands (b. 1947)
- Peter Fonda, American actor (b. 1940)
- Felice Gimondi, Italian racing cyclist (b. 1942)
- José Nápoles, Cuban-born Mexican boxer (b. 1940)
- Richard Williams, Canadian-British animator, voice actor, and writer (b. 1933)
August 17 – Jacques Diouf, Senegalese diplomat (b. 1938)
August 19 – Larry Taylor, American bass guitarist (b. 1942)
August 21 – Dina bint Abdul-Hamid, Queen consort of Jordan (b. 1929)
August 22
- Tim Fischer, 10th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1946)
August 23
- David Koch, American businessman, philanthropist and political activist (b. 1940)
- Egon Zimmermann, Austrian ski racer (b. 1939)
August 24
- Arun Jaitley, Indian politician and attorney (b. 1952)
- Blanca Fernández Ochoa, Spanish alpine ski racer (b. 1963)
August 25 – Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian business executive and engineer (b. 1937)
August 26 – Pal Benko, Hungarian-American chess grandmaster (b. 1928)
August 27
- Jessi Combs, American professional racer, television personality, and metal fabricator (b. 1980)
- Dawda Jawara, 2nd Prime Minister of Gambia and 1st President of Gambia (b. 1924)
August 28
- Michel Aumont, French actor (b. 1936)
- Sogyal Rinpoche, Tibetan Dzogchen lama and writer (b. 1947)
August 29 – Achille Silvestrini, Italian cardinal (b. 1923)
August 30
- Franco Columbu, Italian bodybuilder and actor (b. 1941)
- Valerie Harper, American actress (b. 1939)
August 31
- Anthoine Hubert, French racing driver (b. 1996)
- Immanuel Wallerstein, American sociologist (b. 1930)

September

Robert Mugabe

B. J. Habibie

Ric Ocasek

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

Jacques Chirac

Jessye Norman

September 3
- Halvard Hanevold, Norwegian biathlete (b. 1969)
- Peter Lindbergh, German fashion photographer and film director (b. 1944)
- Carol Lynley, American actress (b. 1942)
- José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, Colombian cardinal (b. 1919)
September 4 – Roger Etchegaray, French cardinal (b. 1922)
September 5 – Francisco Toledo, Mexican Zapotec painter, sculptor, and graphic artist (b. 1940)
September 6 – Robert Mugabe, 1st Prime Minister and 2nd President of Zimbabwe (b. 1924)
September 8 – Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer-songwriter, music producer and composer (b. 1946)
September 9 – Robert Frank, Swiss photographer (b. 1924)
September 11
- B. J. Habibie, 3rd President of Indonesia (b. 1936)
- Daniel Johnston, American singer-songwriter and visual artist (b. 1961)
September 12 – ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, 15th Prime Minister of Tonga (b. 1941)
September 13
- Bruno Grandi, Italian sports executive (b. 1934)
- György Konrád, Hungarian novelist and political dissident (b. 1933)
- Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (b. 1949)
September 15
- Lol Mahamat Choua, 4th President of Chad (b. 1939)
- Chadlia Fahrat Essebsi, Tunisian consort, 5th First Lady of Tunisia (b. 1936)
- Ric Ocasek, American singer, songwriter, and record producer (b. 1944)
September 16 – Luigi Colani, German industrial designer (b. 1928)
September 17
- Imata Kabua, Marshallese politician, 2nd President of the Marshall Islands (b. 1943)
September 18 – Fernando Ricksen, Dutch professional footballer (b. 1976)
September 19
- Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, 14th Prime Minister and 2nd President of Tunisia (b. 1936)
- Bert Hellinger, German psychotherapist (b. 1925)
- Barron Hilton, American businessman, philanthropist and sportsman (b. 1927)
September 20 – Su Beng, Taiwanese dissident, political activist and historian (b. 1918)
September 21
- Sid Haig, American actor (b. 1939)
- Sigmund Jähn, German cosmonaut (b. 1937)
September 22 – Ivan Kizimov, Russian equestrian (b. 1928)
September 23 – Robert Hunter, American lyricist, poet and musician (b. 1941)
September 25 – Paul Badura-Skoda, Austrian pianist (b. 1927)
September 26
- Jacques Chirac, 84th Prime Minister and 22nd President of France (b. 1932)
- William Levada, American cardinal (b. 1936)
- Gennadi Manakov, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (b. 1950)
September 28
- José José, Mexican singer and actor (b. 1948)
- Ismail Petra of Kelantan, Malaysian royal (b. 1949)
- Mark Zakharov, Soviet and Russian director and playwright (b. 1933)
September 30 – Jessye Norman, American opera singer and recitalist (b. 1945)

October

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

October 1
- Karel Gott, Czech singer and painter (b. 1939)
- Miguel León-Portilla, Mexican anthropologist and historian (b. 1926)
October 2
- Giya Kancheli, Soviet and Georgian composer (b. 1935)
- Isaac Promise, Nigerian footballer (b. 1987)
October 3 – Diogo Freitas do Amaral, Acting Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1941)
October 4 – Diahann Carroll, American actress and singer (b. 1935)
October 6
- Ginger Baker, English drummer (b. 1939)
- Martin Lauer, German athlete (b. 1937)
- Rip Taylor, American actor and comedian (b. 1935)
October 9 – Andrés Gimeno, Spanish tennis player (b. 1937)
October 10 – Marie-José Nat, French actress (b. 1940)
October 11
- Robert Forster, American actor (b. 1941)
- Alexei Leonov, Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1934)
October 12
- Sara Danius, Swedish writer and academic (b. 1962)
- Hevrin Khalaf, Syrian politician and activist (b. 1984)
- Yoshihisa Yoshikawa, Japanese sport shooter (b. 1936)
October 13 – Charles Jencks, American architect, cultural theorist and philanthropist (b. 1939)
October 14
- Harold Bloom, American literary critic and writer (b. 1930)
- Sulli, South Korean singer, songwriter, actress and model (b. 1994)
October 15 – Tamara Buciuceanu, Romanian actress (b. 1929)
October 16 – John Tate, American mathematician (b. 1925)
October 17
- Alicia Alonso, Cuban prima ballerina assoluta (b. 1920)
- Elijah Cummings, American politician and civil rights advocate (b. 1951)
- Bill Macy, American actor (b. 1922)
- Göran Malmqvist, Swedish linguist and literary historian (b. 1924)
October 18 – Rui Jordão, Angolan-born Portuguese footballer (b. 1952)
October 19 – Alexander Volkov, Russian tennis player (b. 1967)
October 21 – Lho Shin-yong, 16th Prime Minister of South Korea (b. 1930)
October 22
- Sadako Ogata, Japanese academic, diplomat, author, administrator, and professor (b. 1927)
- Marieke Vervoort, Belgian wheelchair racer (b. 1979)
October 26
- Enriqueta Basilio, Mexican track and field athlete (b. 1948)
- Robert Evans, American film producer and studio executive (b. 1930)
October 27
- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of ISIL (b. 1971)
- Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian-born British human rights activist and political dissident (b. 1942)
- John Conyers, American politician and civil rights activist (b. 1929)
October 28 – Kay Hagan, American lawyer, banking executive, and politician (b. 1953)
October 29 – John Witherspoon, American actor and comedian (b. 1943)