Deaths in 2024
The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
July
8
7
- Ihab al-Ghussein, 45, Palestinian politician (Hamas) and spokesman of the Interior Ministry, airstrike.[1]
- Ram Buxani, 83, Indian entrepreneur, chairman of the ITL Cosmos Group.[2]
- José María Álvarez, 82, Spanish poet and novelist.[3]
- Josefina Herrán, 94, Uruguayan first lady (1972–1976).[4]
- Jane McAlevey, 59, American union organizer, author (A Collective Bargain), and political commentator, multiple myeloma.[5]
- Bengt I. Samuelsson, 90, Swedish biochemist, Nobel laureate (1982).[6]
- Merrett R. Stierheim, 90, American public administrator and city manager.[7]
6
- Lamberto Antonio, 77, Filipino poet.[8]
- Pino D'Angiò, 71, Italian singer ("Ma quale idea") and songwriter ("The Age of Love").[9]
- Mustafa Dasoukine, 81, Moroccan actor.[10]
- Mirta Díaz-Balart, 95, Cuban political consort.[11]
- André Drege, 25, Norwegian racing cyclist, race crash.[12]
- Carlos Espinosa Domínguez, 74, Cuban writer.[13]
- Lionel Fernando, 88, Sri Lankan civil servant and diplomat, ambassador to France (2008–2010) and governor of North Eastern Province (1993–1994).[14]
- Edgardo Huertas, 65, Puerto Rican singer, actor and show host.[15]
- Jimmy Hurst, 52, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), brain hemorrhage.[16]
- Khyree Jackson, 24, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, Alabama Crimson Tide, Oregon Ducks), traffic collision.[17]
- Kimurayama, 42, Japanese sumo wrestler.[18]
- Aza Likhitchenko, 86, Russian television and radio host.[19]
- John O'Mahony, 71, Irish politician, TD (2007–2016), and Gaelic football manager (Mayo GAA, Leitrim GAA), cancer.[20]
- Angela Pagano, 87, Italian actress (The Hideout, Naples in Veils, Like a Cat on a Highway 2).[21]
- Ahmed Refaat, 31, Egyptian footballer (ENPPI, Future / Modern Future, national team), heart attack.[22]
- Javier Valle Riestra, 92, Peruvian jurist and politician, MP (1978–1992, 2006–2011) and prime minister (1998).[23]
- Juan-Miguel Villar Mir, 92, Spanish construction executive and politician, chairman of OHLA (1987–2018), minister of economy (1975–1976) and third deputy prime minister (1976).[24]
- Yitzhak Yifat, 81, Israeli doctor.[25]
- Teodor Zgureanu, 85, Moldovan conductor and composer.[26]
5
- Naheed Ansari, Pakistani chef and television host, cancer.[27]
- Antonio Michele Coppi, 75, Italian politician, senator (1992–1994).[28]
- Serge Ducosté, 80, Haitian footballer (Aigle Noir AC, national team).[29]
- Raphaël Géminiani, 99, French road bicycle racer.[30]
- Liana Isakadze, 77, Georgian violinist.[31] (death announced on this date)
- Nikolai Korolkov, 77, Russian equestrian, Olympic champion (1980).[32] (death announced on this date)
- Jon Landau, 63, American film producer (Titanic, Avatar, Alita: Battle Angel), Oscar winner (1998), cancer.[33]
- George Mamalassery, 92, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Tura (1979–2007), respiratory failure.[34]
- Stanley Moss, 99, American poet.[35]
- Ziaur Rahman, 50, Bangladeshi chess grandmaster, heart attack.[36]
- Rodrigo Raineri, 55, Brazilian mountain climber, paragliding crash.[37]
- C. Ramasamy, Indian academic administrator, vice chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, complications from surgery.[38]
- Vic Seixas, 100, American Hall of Fame tennis player.[39]
- Jim Shaw, 77, American politician, mayor of Rapid City, South Dakota (1997–2001, 2003–2007).[40]
- Luna Shibl, 48, Syrian political advisor, traffic collision.[41]
- A. P. Unnikrishnan, 60, Indian politician.[42]
4
- Wade Bell, 79, American Olympic runner (1968).[43]
- Smriti Biswas, 100, Indian actress (Baap Re Baap, Maryada, Chandni Chowk).[44]
- Raúl Dos Santos, 57, Uruguayan footballer (Albacete, Villareal, national team), pancreatic cancer.[45]
- Josef Dovalil, 80, Czech sports training specialist, sports official and academic.[46]
- Ron Helmer, 77, American cross country and track and field coach (Indiana University).[47]
- Mack T. Hines, 77, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1995–2005).[48]
- Cas Janssens, 79, Dutch footballer (FC Wageningen, N.E.C., OC de Charleroi).[49]
- Tony Knight, 54, English comedian, hit by falling branch.[50]
- Marc Levine, American sports photographer (New York Mets).[51]
- Zainal Rampak, 84, Malaysian politician, member of the International Labour Organization (2000–2004).[52]
- Joe Robles, 78, American military general, president and CEO of the USAA (2007–2015).[53]
- Musa Shehadeh, 82, Jordanian businessman.[54]
- Jerzy Swatoń, 77, Polish politician, minister of environment (2004–2005).[55]
- Zoran Vorotović, 65, Montenegrin footballer (Sutjeska Nikšić, Budućnost Titograd, Sarıyer).[56]
3
- Fabrice Devillers, 51, French businessman and marketing director (FC Lorient, Stade Rennais).[57]
- Roland Dumas, 101, French lawyer and politician, president of the Constitutional Council (1995–2000) and minister of foreign affairs (1984–1986, 1988–1993).[58]
- David Hofmans, 81, American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer (Alphabet Soup).[59]
- Nebiy Mekonnen, Ethiopian poet and journalist, co-founder of Addis Admass.[60]
- Mohammad Nehme Nasser, 59, Lebanese military leader (Hezbollah), airstrike.[61]
- José de Jesús Núñez Viloria, 86, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Ciudad Bolívar (1982–1987) and bishop of Ciudad Guayana (1987–1990).[62]
- Geoff Robinson, 66, Australian rugby league player (Canterbury-Bankstown, Halifax), heart attack.[63]
- Valerian Shuvaev, 69, Russian diplomat, ambassador to Algeria (since 2022) and Iraq (2008–2012).[64]
- Nugzari Tsurtsumia, 27, Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler, world champion (2019), suicide.[65]
- Hidayat Ullah, Pakistani politician, senator (2012–2024), bombing.[66]
- Maria Rita Viaggi, 69, Italian television announcer and singer-songwriter, heart attack.[67]
2
- Chung-ying Cheng, 88, Chinese philosopher.[68]
- Rick Cluff, 74, Canadian journalist (CBC Radio), cancer.[69]
- Jean Daubigny, 76, French civil servant, prefect of Paris (2012–2015).[70]
- Tom Fowler, 73, American bass guitarist and musician (The Mothers of Invention, It's a Beautiful Day, Air Pocket).[71]
- Nilüfer Gürsoy, 103, Turkish politician, MP (1965–1969, 1973–1980).[72]
- Germán Gutiérrez de Piñeres, 67, Colombian footballer (Millonarios), respiratory failure.[73]
- André Hediger, 83, Swiss politician, five-time mayor of Geneva, member of the Grand Council of Geneva (2001–2005).[74]
- Ivan Hričovský, 92, Slovak pomologist and celebrity gardener, pneumonia.[75]
- Keke Jabbar, 42, American reality television star.[76]
- Karl Jaffary, 88, American-born Canadian politician, Toronto city councillor (1969–1974).[77]
- Mohammed Al-Kabi, 97, Lebanese actor.[78]
- Ramon Montaño, 87, Filipino police officer, chief of the Philippine Constabulary (1988–1990).[79]
- Comunardo Niccolai, 77, Italian footballer (Torres, Cagliari, national team), heart attack.[80]
- Ion Rițiu, 73, Romanian actor (Ciuleandra, The Last Assault, Oglinda).[81]
- Karel Rottiers, 71, Belgian cyclist (Molteni, Fiat France, IJsboerke).[82]
- Aydos Sadykov, 55, Kazakh journalist and opposition figure, complications from gunshot wounds.[83]
- Saturnin Soglo, Beninese diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (1992–1993).[84]
- Michel Van Bosstraeten, 79, French farmer and politician, mayor of Dolmayrac (2009–2020).[85]
- Ermanno Vichi, 82, Italian politician, deputy (2006–2008).[86]
- Jeff Whitefoot, 90, English footballer (Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Grimsby Town).[87]
1
- Funso Aiyejina, 75, Nigerian poet and academic.[88]
- Giorgio Biguzzi, 88, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Makeni (1986–2012).[89]
- Fausto Bordalo Dias, 75, Portuguese composer and singer.[90]
- Brad Carter, 87, American politician, member of the Mississippi State Senate (1996–2000).[91]
- Michael Corcoran, 68, American journalist and author.[92]
- Gilbert Cornet, 78, French trotter.[93]
- Jacques Freitag, 42, South African Olympic high jumper (2004), shot.[94] (body discovered on this date)
- Glen Gondo, 75, Japanese businessman, cancer.[95]
- Jeffrey Hopkins, 83, American Tibetologist.[96]
- Taras Hunczak, 92, Ukrainian-American historian and political scientist.[97]
- Ismail Kadare, 88, Albanian novelist (The General of the Dead Army, Chronicle in Stone, The File on H.), heart attack.[98]
- Clyde Laidlaw, 90, Australian footballer (Melbourne).[99]
- June Leaf, 94, American visual artist, gastric cancer.[100]
- Laurie Lindeen, 62, American musician and author, brain aneurysm.[101]
- Beth Long, 76, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives.[102]
- Maria Rosaria Omaggio, 67, Italian actress (The Tough Ones, The Cop in Blue Jeans, Walesa: Man of Hope) and writer.[103]
- Vasil Ravyaka, 75, Belarusian politician, deputy (2008–2012).[104]
- Jack Rowell, 87, English rugby union coach (Bath, national team) and executive.[105]
- Thor Spydevold, 79, Norwegian footballer (Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg, national team), cardiac arrest.[106]
- Julien Terzics, French musician and anarchist.[107]
- Robert Towne, 89, American screenwriter (Chinatown, Shampoo, The Last Detail) and director, Oscar winner (1975).[108]
- Nino Vella, 31, French musician.[109]
- Cliff Waldron, 83, American bluegrass singer.[110]
- Jan-Erik Wikström, 91, Swedish politician, minister for education (1976–1982), MP (1971–1974, 1976–1992).[111]
Previous months
References
- ^ Hamas says senior government official in Gaza killed in airstrike
- ^ Indian businessman Ram Buxani passes away in Dubai
- ^ Fallece a los 82 años José María Álvarez, el poeta cartagenero al que amó la vida (in Spanish)
- ^ Falleció María Josefina Herrán Puig (in Spanish)
- ^ Jane McAlevey has passed
- ^ Svenske Nobelpristagaren Bengt Samuelsson död (in Swedish)
- ^ Merrett Stierheim, county manager who shaped modern Miami-Dade’s government, dies at 90
- ^ Acclaimed poet Lamberto Antonio passes away at 77
- ^ Morto Pino D'Angiò, cantautore simbolo degli anni '80 (in Italian)
- ^ Moroccan Comedic Legend Mustafa Dasoukine Passes Away at 82
- ^ Mirta Díaz-Balart, Former Wife of Fidel Castro, Passes Away at 95 (in Spanish)
- ^ Drege, 25, dies after Tour of Austria accident
- ^ Prominent Cuban Author Carlos Espinosa Domínguez Passes Away in Spain
- ^ Senior civil servant Lionel Fernando passed away
- ^ Muere el cantante y productor Edgardo Huertas (in Spanish)
- ^ Tuscaloosa Baseball Legend, Former Big Leaguer Jimmy Hurst Dead At 52
- ^ Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson killed in crash
- ^ 元幕内・木村山の岩友親方が42歳で死去、引退後は名古屋場所の担当親方を長く務める【大相撲】 (in Japanese)
- ^ Умерла советский диктор Аза Лихитченко (in Russian)
- ^ All-Ireland winning manager and former Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony dies aged 71
- ^ Lutto nello spettacolo, è morta Angela Pagano (in Italian)
- ^ Egyptian footballer Ahmed Refaat dies aged 31
- ^ Jurista y excongresista Javier Valle-Riestra falleció a los 92 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Muere Juan Miguel Villar Mir, exvicepresidente del Gobierno y decano de los constructores, a los 92 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Dr. Yitzhak Yifat, from famed photo of Jerusalem's liberation in Six Day War, dies at 81
- ^ Artistul Poporului Teodor Zgureanu a plecat la cele veșnice (in Romanian)
- ^ Pakistan’s famous chef Naheed Ansari passes away after cancer battle
- ^ ADDIO AD ANTONIO MICHELE COPPI: EX SENATORE E IMPRENDITORE (in Italian)
- ^ Foot: Décès de l’ancien Grenadier, Serge Ducoste ! (in French)
- ^ Figure du cyclisme français, Raphaël Geminiani est mort a 99 ans (in French)
- ^ გარდაიცვალა ლიანა ისაკაძე (in Georgian)
- ^ Не стало Николая Королькова (in Russian)
- ^ Producer Jon Landau, James Cameron’s Right-Hand Man on ‘Titanic’ and the ‘Avatar’ Films, Dies at 63
- ^ Bishop George Mamalassery Passes Away
- ^ Stanley Moss, Poet Who Evoked a Troubled World, Dies at 99 (subscription required)
- ^ Chess Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman passes away
- ^ Brasileiro morre em acidente de parapente na segunda montanha mais alta do mundo, no Paquistão (in Portuguese)
- ^ Former TNAU Vice Chancellor C. Ramasamy passes away
- ^ Vic Seixas, a Wimbledon champion and tennis Hall of Famer, dies at 100
- ^ Former Rapid City Mayor Jim Shaw has died
- ^ Advisor to Syrian president Luna Shibl dies following car accident
- ^ Indian Union Muslim League leader A.P. Unnikrishnan passes away
- ^ 1968 Olympian, Longtime Contributor And Hayward Field Meet Official Dies
- ^ Veteran actress Smriti Biswas passes away at 100
- ^ Muere 'El loco' Dos Santos, exjugador del Albacete, a los 57 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Zemřel Josef Dovalil, někdejší místopředseda Českého olympijského výboru (in Czech)
- ^ Legendary Indiana cross country and track & field coach Ron Helmer passes away
- ^ Former South Carolina representative, Florence native Mack T. Hines dies at 77
- ^ Voormalig Eredivisie-topscorer Cas Janssens (79) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Comedian Tony Knight dies from falling tree branch at 54
- ^ Mets photographer Marc Levine passes away
- ^ Ex-MTUC president Zainal Rampak passes away
- ^ Former USAA CEO Joe Robles passes away at 78
- ^ Jordan Islamic Bank founder passes away
- ^ Nie żyje Jerzy Swatoń – były Minister Środowiska i Prezes Zarządu NFOŚiGW (in Polish)
- ^ Preminuo Zoran Vorotović (in Serbian)
- ^ Disparition de Fabrice Devillers (in French)
- ^ Roland Dumas, figure de la politique française, est mort (in French)
- ^ Racehorse trainer David Hofmans dies at 81
- ^ Ethiopian Poet Nebiyu Mekonnen Passed Away
- ^ Ce que l’on sait sur Mohammed Nasser, le commandant du Hezbollah tué par Israël près de Tyr (in French)
- ^ Lutto nell’episcopato (in Italian)
- ^ Canterbury Bulldogs icon Geoff Robinson has died
- ^ L'ancien ambassadeur de la Fédération de Russie au Maroc, récemment nommé en Algérie, Valerian Shuvaev, est mort à l'âge 69 ans (in French)
- ^ World Champion Nugzari Tsurtsumia Passes Away at 27
- ^ Former PTI senator Hidayatullah Khan, 3 others killed in Bajaur IED blast
- ^ Morta la Signorina buonasera Maria Rita Viaggi a 69 anni: dall'esperienza in Rai a Warner Bros, la carriera (in Italian)
- ^ 知名华裔哲学家、新儒家代表人物之一成中英逝世，享年89岁 (in Chinese)
- ^ CBC radio personality Rick Cluff dead at 74
- ^ Jean Daubigny, mort d’un fidèle serviteur de l’État (in French)
- ^ In Memoriam: Tom Fowler
- ^ Celal Bayar’ın kızı, eski Adalet Partisi Milletvekili Nilüfer Gürsoy hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ^ Luto en Millonarios: falleció el exjugador Germán Gutiérrez de Piñeres (in Spanish)
- ^ Ancien maire de Genève, André Hediger a marqué la gauche municipale (in French)
- ^ Zomrela ikona slovenského ovocinárstva, profesor Ivan Hričovský (in Slovak)
- ^ Love & Marriage: Huntsville' Star KeKe Jabbar Dead at 42
- ^ JaffaryKarlDennis
- ^ ببالغ الأسى والحزن... نقيب الممثلين نعمة بدوي ينعى الممثل اللبناني محمد الكبي! (in Arabic)
- ^ Last PC-INP chief Ramon Montaño dies at 87
- ^ È morto Comunardo Niccolai, campione del Cagliari dello scudetto (in Italian)
- ^ Doliu în lumea filmului românesc. Actorul Ion Riţiu, cunoscut din filmele regizate de Sergiu Nicolaescu, a murit (in Romanian)
- ^ Karel Rottiers, winnaar van Tourrit in 1975, overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Kazakh opposition journalist dies from injuries sustained in Kyiv shooting
- ^ Bénin: décès du diplomate Saturnin Soglo, frère de l’ex président Nicéphore Soglo (in French)
- ^ Décès de Michel Van Bosstraeten, agriculteur et ancien maire de Dolmayrac (in French)
- ^ Addio a Ermanno Vichi, primo presidente della Provincia e deputato. "Un gigante della politica riminese" (in Italian)
- ^ Jeff Whitefoot: 1933-2024
- ^ Nigerian writer, Professor Emeritu Funso Aiyejina dies at 75
- ^ Annuncio della morte del vescovo Giorgio Biguzzi (in Italian)
- ^ Morreu o músico Fausto Bordalo Dias (in Portuguese)
- ^ Former state Senator Brad Carter dies
- ^ Michael Corcoran Has Died and Austin’s Lost a Voice That Always Kept Things Interesting
- ^ Décès de Gilbert Cornet, l'homme du GNT (in French)
- ^ South African police find the body of former high jump world champion Freitag, who was shot
- ^ Tokyo Gardens, H-E-B sushi mogul Glen Gondo passes away at age 75
- ^ Renowned Buddhist Scholar Jeffrey Hopkins, Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia, Has Died
- ^ Помер Тарас Гунчак, визначний український історик та діяч в діаспорі. (in Ukrainian)
- ^ The well-known writer Ismail Kadare passed away
- ^ Melbourne Football Club in mourning after death of treasured premiership hero Clyde Laidlaw, aged 89
- ^ June Leaf, Influential Artist Whose Work Explored the Possibilities of Figuration, Dies at 94
- ^ Laurie Lindeen Dies: Zuzu’s Petals Singer/Songwriter And Author Was 62
- ^ Former State Representative Beth Long dies at 76
- ^ Maria Rosario Omaggio è morta, addio all'attrice e scrittrice: aveva 67 anni (in Italian)
- ^ Умер Василий Афанасьевич Ревяко. Гродненский областной исполнительный комитет и Гродненский областной Совет депутатов выражают искренние соболезнования и глубокое сочувствие родным, близким и всем, кто знал Василия Афанасьевича (in Belarusian)
- ^ 'Truly one of a kind' – Club leaders pay tribute to Jack Rowell
- ^ Den tidligere landslagsspilleren Thor Spydevold (79) er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Merci camarade, repose en paix" : mort du fondateur de l'historique bar antifa Le Saint-Sauveur à Paris (in French)
- ^ Robert Towne, Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter, Dies at 89
- ^ Mort du musicien Nino Vella, membre du duo Rouquine, à l’âge de 31 ans (in French)
- ^ Cliff Waldron passes
- ^ Jan-Erik Wikström har avlidit (in Swedish)