Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Sep 1 German architect and Nazi leader (Reich Minister for Armaments and War Production), dies of a stroke at 76
- Sep 1 Ann Harding, actress (When Ladies Meet, Devotion), dies
- Sep 1 Bùi Thanh Liêm, Vietnamese cosmonaut, dies in a MiG-21 crash at 32
- Sep 2 Tadeusz Baird, Polish composer (Four Essays; Psychodrama; Voices From Afar), co-founder of Warsaw Autumn festival, and educator, dies at 53
- Sep 3 Alec Waugh, English novelist (Island in the Sun), died after suffering a stroke at 83
- Sep 3 Mary Jane DeZurik, American country singer and hillbilly yodeler (The Cackle Sisters - National Barn Dance, Grand Ole Opry), dies at 64
- Sep 4 Verne Rowe, American character actor (Fernwood 2-Night - "Verne"), dies at 59
- Sep 5 Ali Qoddusi, Iranian cleric (Prosecutor-General of Iran), assassinated in a bomb explosion (b. 1927)
- Sep 6 Christy Brown, Irish painter and autobiography writer (My Left Foot; Down All the Days), dies from choking during a meal at 49
- Sep 6 Joseph Yasser, Russian-American composer, dies at 88
- Sep 6 Maria Palmer, Austrian-American actress (Days of Glory, Web), dies at 64
- Sep 8 Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist (Nobel 1949), dies at 74
- Sep 8 Roy Wilkins, American civil rights activist and longtime executive director of NAACP, dies at 80
- Sep 9 Helen Humes, American jazz and blues singer (Harry James; Count Basie; "Million Dollar Secret"), dies of cancer at 68
- Sep 9 Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst and semanticist, dies at 80
- Sep 9 Phiroz Palia, Indian cricket batsman (2 Tests; United Provinces), dies at 71
- Sep 11 Frank McHugh, American actor (Going My Way, Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young), dies at 83
- Sep 11 Harold Bennett, English actor (Are You Being Served? - "Young Mr. Grace"), dies at 82
- Sep 12 Eugenio Montale, Italian poet and translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975), dies at 84
- Sep 13 William Loeb III, American publisher of Manchester Union Leader, NH, dies at 75
- Sep 14 (Walter) "Furry" Lewis, American country blues guitarist and songwriter, dies of a heart attack at 88 (or 82) [year of birth disputed]
- Sep 14 Yasuji Kiyose, Japanese composer, dies at 81
- Sep 15 (Charles) "Chick" Bullock, American jazz and dance band vocalist (Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers), dies at 82
- Sep 15 Sara Haden, American actress (A Family Affair), dies at 83
- Sep 19 Joke Smit, Dutch writer (Het onbehagen bij de vrouw / The Discontent of Women), and feminist leader, dies of breast cancer at 48
- Sep 21 Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (Sapphire, Prize of Gold), dies of lung cancer at 69
- Sep 21 Tony Aubin, French composer (Actaeon; Sinfonie Romantique), conductor, and educator (Paris Conservatory, 1944-77), dies at 73
- Sep 22 Harry Warren, American composer and lyricist (b. 1893)
- Sep 23 Chief Dan George [Tes-wah-no], Canadian Indian author, poet and actor (Harry & Tonto, Little Big Man, Smith!), dies from heart failure at 82
- Sep 24 Brahmarishi Hussain Sha, Indian religious leader and scholar (head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham in Pithapuram), dies at 76
- Sep 24 Patsy Kelly, American actress (Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars), dies at 71
- Sep 27 Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist, dies at 77
- Sep 27 Robert Montgomery, American actor and director (Robert Montgomery Presents, Earl of Chicago, Yellow Jack), dies at 77
- Sep 28 Romulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (Acción Democrática: 1945-48, 1959-64) known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", dies at 73
- Sep 29 Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (Liverpool, 1959-74), dies of a heart attack at 68
- Sep 30 Boyd Neel, English conductor (Story of an Orchestra), dies at 76
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