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Famous People Who Died in October 2023

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  • Oct 1 George Reed, American CFL HOF running back (CFL MVP 1965, 76; Grey Cup MVP 1966; Saskatchewan Roughriders), dies at 83
  • Oct 1 Julian Bahula, South African-British jazz and world music drummer, composer, bandleader (Jabula), and anti-apartheid activist, dies at 84
  • Oct 1 Lars Arnesson, Swedish soccer manager (Sweden 1980-86, Kalmar FF, Sweden U-21, Djurgårdens IF, Östers IF), dies at 87
  • Oct 1 Russ Francis, American football tight end (New England Patriots; Super Bowl XIX San Francisco 49ers; Pro Bowl 1977, 78, 79), dies in an aircraft accident at 70
  • Oct 1 Tim Wakefield, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2009; World Series 2004, 07 Boston Red Sox) and broadcaster (NESN), dies of brain cancer at 57 [1]
  • Oct 2 Francis Lee, English soccer striker (27 caps; Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City 249 games, Derby County), dies of cancer at 79
  • Oct 3 Bob Wagner, American college football coach (University of Hawaiʻi 1988-95), dies at 76
  • Oct 3 Lena McLin (née Johnson), American music teacher, composer (Oh Freedom), and Baptist pastor, dies at 95
  • Oct 3 Patrice Lecornu, French soccer striker (3 caps; Red Star FC, SC Angers, Nantes FC), dies at 65
  • Oct 4 Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball coach (12 × Greek League C'ship; 6 × Greek Cup winner; GS Larissas, Aris, Olympiacos, AEK, Greece 1982–90), dies at 78
  • Oct 4 Jason Wynyard, New Zealand woodchopper (9 x World C'ship; 14 x Stihl Timbersports Series), dies of Burkitt lymphoma at 49
  • Oct 5 Dick Butkus, American College-Pro Football HOF linebacker (Uni of Illinois; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1969, 70; 5×First-team All-Pro; 8xPro Bowl; Chicago Bears), sportscaster (CBS, ESPN) and actor (My Two Dads), dies at 80 [1]
  • Oct 7 Eric Griffin, American boxer (World C'ship gold Light Flyweight 1989, 1991), dies at 55
  • Oct 7 Park Jong-hwan, South Korean soccer manager (South Korea 1983-84, 86-88, 90, 95-96; Seoul FC), dies at 85
  • Oct 7 Phyllis "Pippa" Latour, British secret agent in France during WWII (MBE, French Legion of Honour), dies at 102
  • Oct 8 Agneta Andersson, Swedish sprint canoer (Olympic gold K-1 500 1984, K-2 500 1984, 96; World C'ship gold K-2 500 1993), dies from cancer at 62
  • Oct 8 Alcides Báez, Paraguayan soccer goalkeeper (16 caps; FC Cerro Porteño, FC Libertad), dies at 76
  • Oct 8 Burt Young [Gerald DeLouise or Richard Morea], American character actor (Rocky; Convoy; The Choirboys), screenwriter (Uncle Joe Shannon), and visual artist, and visual artist, dies at 83 [1]
  • Oct 8 Stewkey [Robert Antoni], American power pop-rock vocalist and keyboard player (Nazz - "Open My Eyes", "Hello It's Me), dies of cancer at 75
  • Oct 9 Charles "Buck" Trent, American country and bluegrass banjoist, dobro player, and singer (Hee Haw), dies at 85
  • Oct 9 Chuck Feeney, American businessman (Duty Free Shoppers Group) and philanthropist (The Atlantic Philanthropies) who gave away almost his entire $8B fortune, dies at 92
  • Oct 9 Gerhard Grimmer, German cross-country skier (World C'ship gold GDR 50km, 4×10km relay 1974), dies at 80
  • Oct 10 (Charles) Mark Goddard, American actor (Lost in Space - "Don West"; The Detectives; Roller Boogie), and teacher, dies of pulmonary fibrosis at 87
  • Oct 10 Brendan Malone, American basketball coach (RI Uni; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), dies at 81
  • Oct 10 Terry Dischinger, American College Basketball HOF guard (Purdue; 3 x NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1963 Baltimore Bullets; Detroit Pistons; Olympic gold 1960), dies at 82
  • Oct 11 Gayle McKinney-Griffith, American ballerina (Dance Theater of Harlem), dancing coach, and choreographer, dies of cancer at 74 [1]
  • Oct 11 Gérard Murillo, French rugby union outside back (2 Tests; Stade Dijonnais) and manager (Saint-Jean-de-Luz Olympique Rugby 1962-81), dies at 91
  • Oct 11 Pauline Jani, Zimbabwean netball goal keeper-shooter (113 caps), dies at 34
  • Oct 12 Lara Parker [Mary Rickey], American actress (Dark Shadows - "Angelique"; Save the Tiger; Race with the Devil), and novelist, dies at 84
  • Oct 12 Rudolph Isley, American rock singer (Isley Brothers - "Shout"; "Twist and Shout"; "It's Your Thing"), and minister, dies at 84 [1]
  • Oct 13 Anthony Walker, British army officer; 1954-92 (Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies, 1990-92), dies at 89
  • Oct 13 Burdette Haldorson, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1956, 60; University of Colorado Boulder), dies at 89
  • Oct 13 Hubert Reeves, Canadian astrophysicist, and scientific writer, dies at 91
  • Oct 14 Andy Bean, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1980, 89 runner-up; British Open 1983 runner-up; 11 x PGA Tour titles), dies from complications of double lung transplant surgery at 70
  • Oct 14 Piper Laurie [Rosetta Jacobs], American Emmy Award-winning actress (The Torn Birds; Twin Peaks; Carrie; The Hustler), dies at 91
  • Oct 15 Carmen Petra-Basacopol, Romanian composer and educator Bucharest Conservatory (1962-2003), dies at 97
  • Oct 15 Gerry Ryan, Irish soccer forward (18 caps Republic of Ireland; Bohemians FC, Derby County, Brighton & Hove Albion), dies at 68
  • Oct 15 Suzanne Somers (née Mahoney), American actress (Three's Company, 1977-81 - "Chrissy"; Step by Step), dies from complications of breast cancer at 76
  • Oct 16 Eric Tweedale, Australian rugby union prop (10 caps; NSW RFU, Parramatta RFC), dies at 102
  • Oct 16 Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish politician, and diplomat, President of Finland (1994-2000), Nobel Peace Prize 2008 for helping resolve international conflicts, dies at 86
  • Oct 17 Aurèle Vandendriessche, Belgian marathon runner, dies at 91
  • Oct 17 Carla Bley [Lovella Borg], American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer (Escalator Over The Hill; Fictitious Sports), dies of brain cancer at 87 [1]
  • Oct 18 Dwight Twilley, American power pop singer-songwriter ("I'm On Fire"; "Girls"), dies of complications from a stroke at 72 [1]
  • Oct 19 Anfisa Reztsova, Russian biathlete (Olympic gold 7.5k sprint 1992, 4×7.5k relay 1994) and cross-country skier (Olympic gold 4×5k relay 1988; World C'ship gold 4×5k relay 1985, 87, 99), dies at 58
  • Oct 19 Atsushi Sakurai, Japanese rock vocalist and songwriter (Buck-Tick), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 57

Betsy Rawls (1928-2023)

Oct 21 American golfer (US Women's Open: 1951, 53, 57, 60; PGA C'ship 1959, 69; Western Open 1952, 59), dies at 95

Betsy Rawls
  • Oct 21 Bobby Charlton, English soccer midfielder (106 caps; World Cup 1966; Manchester United) and manager (Preston NE), dies from complications of dementia at 86
  • Oct 21 Bobi, Portuguese purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo dog and claimed as world's oldest recorded dog, dies at 31 years and 165 days (now disputed) [1] [2]
  • Oct 21 Reino Börjesson, Swedish soccer midfielder (10 caps; FIFA World Cup runner-up 1958; Jonsereds IF, IFK Göteborg, Norrby IF, Örgryte IS), dies at 94
  • Oct 22 Raul Machado, Portuguese soccer centre-back (11 caps; Leixões SC, SL Benfica), dies at 86
  • Oct 23 Bishan Singh Bedi, Indian cricket spin bowler (67 Tests, 22 as captain, 266 wickets, BB 7/98, 1 x 50; Northern Punjab, Delhi, Northamptonshire CCC), dies at 77 [1]
  • Oct 23 Chronis Aidonidis, Greek folk and traditional music singer, dies at 95
  • Oct 23 István Láng, Hungarian composer (Impulsioni), and pedagogue, dies at 90
  • Oct 23 Mervin Shiner, American honky-tonk country and hillbilly singer, and guitarist, dies at 102
  • Oct 24 Anderl Molterer, Austrian alpine skier (Olympic silver Giant slalom, bronze Downhill 1956; Hahnenkamm Race 1959), dies at 92
  • Oct 24 Richard Roundtree, American actor (Getting Even; Shaft), dies of pancreatic cancer at 81 [1]
  • Oct 25 Ed Sandford, Canadian ice hockey forward (NHL All-Star 1951, 52, 53, 54, 55; Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings), dies at 95
  • Oct 25 Zdeněk Mácal, Czech conductor (Milwaukee Symphony, 1986-95; New Jersey Symphony, 1992-2003; Czech Philharmonic, 2003-07), dies at 87 [1]
  • Oct 26 Guy Camberabero, French rugby union flyhalf (14 Tests 110 points; ROC La Voulte Sportif, US Tyrosse RUC), dies at 87
  • Oct 26 Richard Moll, American actor (Night Court - "Bull"; House - "Big Ben"; Dungeonmaster), dies at 80

Li Keqiang (1955-2023)

Oct 27 Chinese Premier of the State Council and China's head of government, dies of a heart attack at 68 [1]

Li Keqiang
  • Oct 27 Viktor Mamatov, Russian biathlete (Olympic gold USSR 4 × 7.5k relay 1968, 72; World C'ship gold 20k individual 1967, 4 × 7.5k relay 1969, 70, 71), dies at 86
  • Oct 28 Audrey Schuh, American operatic soprano, dies at 92

Matthew Perry (1969-2023)

Oct 28 Canadian-American actor (Friends - "Chandler Bing"), drowns after a cardiac arrest in a jacuzzi at 54 [1]

Matthew Perry
  • Oct 29 Heath [Hiroshi Morie], Japanese rock bassist, singer and songwriter (X Japan), dies of colorectal cancer at 55
  • Oct 29 Robert Brustein, American theater critic, playwright and writer, dies at 96
  • Oct 30 Frank Howard, American baseball utility (4 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1963 LA Dodgers; NL Rookie of the Year 1960) and manager (SD Padres, NY Mets), dies at 87
  • Oct 30 Vladimir Markelov, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold team 1980, silver 1976; World C'ship gold team 1979, silver 1974), dies at 66
  • Oct 31 Donald Longmore, British cardiac surgeon (part of first UK heart transplant team), dies at 95
  • Oct 31 José Luis Dolgetta, Venezuelan soccer forward (20 caps; Carabobo FC), dies of a heart attack at 53
  • Oct 31 Ken Mattingly, American USN naval officer, and NASA astronaut (Apollo 16; STS-4, -51-C), dies at 87 [1]
  • Oct 31 Oleg Protopopov, Russian figure skater (Olympic gold USSR pairs 1964, 68; World C'ship gold pairs 1965, 66, 67, 68 [Ludmila Belousova]), dies at 91
  • Oct 31 Ronnie Rees, Welsh soccer winger (39 caps; Coventry City, WBA, Nottingham Forest), dies at 79


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