The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2019.
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.
August 2019 1 Levan Aleksidze, 93, Georgian legal scholar.В Тбилиси в возрасте 92-х лет скончался профессор Леван Алексидзе Marilynn Alsdorf, 94, American art collector.Marilynn Bruder Alsdorf (BS46) Munir Al Yafi, 44–45, Yemeni military commander (Southern Movement), missile attack.Houthis Kill Top UAE-Backed Separatist Yemeni Commander Gordon Brand Jnr, 60, Scottish golfer, heart attack.Former Ryder Cup player Brand Jr. dies at age 60 William Brown, 74, British academic, Master of Darwin College (2000–2012).Prof William Brown, former master of Darwin College, Cambridge, dies at 74 Puși Dinulescu, 76, Romanian playwright and film director, heart attack.Dramaturgul şi regizorul Puşi Dinulescu a murit la vârsta de 76 de ani Jack Dolbin, 70, American football player (Denver Broncos).Pottsville Chiropractor, NFL Star Jack Dolbin Dies, 70 Charles Fadley, 77, American physicist, cancer.In Memoriam: Charles Fadley, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics Ian Gibbons, 67, English keyboardist (The Kinks), bladder cancer.The Kinks keyboardist Ian Gibbons has died Sadou Hayatou, 77, Cameroonian politician, Prime Minister (1991–1992).Décès de Sadou Hayatou, ancien Premier Ministre du Cameroun Annemarie Huber-Hotz, 70, Swiss politician, Federal Chancellor (2000–2007) and President of the Swiss Red Cross (since 2011), heart attack.È morta Annemarie Huber-Hotz Barry Hughart, 85, American author.Barry Hughart Minoru Kamata, 80, Japanese baseball player (Osaka/Hanshin Tigers, Kintetsu Buffaloes), lung cancer.元阪神・鎌田実氏死去 日本初バックトス＆ジャンピングスローの名手 Margot Lovejoy, 88, American historian of art and technology, stroke.Margot R. Lovejoy Francis Luiggi, 87, French Olympic bobsledder (1968).Francis Luiggi Martin Mayer, 91, American economist and writer (The Bankers), complications from Parkinson's disease.Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Martin Mayer Abdirahman Omar Osman, 53, Somali politician, Minister of Commerce and Industry (2015–2017) and Mayor of Mogadishu (since 2018), bombing.Mayor of Mogadishu dies as result of al-Shabaab attack Marjan Pečar, 78, Slovenian Olympic ski jumper.Umrl je Marjan Pečar D. A. Pennebaker, 94, American documentary filmmaker (Dont Look Back, Monterey Pop, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars).D.A. Pennebaker, Master Director of Documentaries, Dies at 94 Günter Perleberg, 84, German sprint canoeist, Olympic champion (1960).Kanu-Olympiasieger Perleberg ist tot Barrington Pheloung, 65, Australian composer (Inspector Morse).Barrington Pheloung obituary Maurice Pope, 93, British classical linguist.Maurice Pope (1926 – 2019) Georgios Pozidis, 63, Greek Olympic wrestler (1980, 1984).Γιώργος Ποζίδης: Συγκινητικό το τελευταίο αντίο στον Ολυμπιονίκη (φώτο) Milovan Minja Prelević, 49, Montenegrin football player (Budućnost, OFK Beograd) and manager (Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang), heart attack.Iznenada preminuo trener Milovan Prelević Harley Race, 76, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (AWA, CSW) and trainer (Harley Race's Wrestling Academy), lung cancer.Hall of fame wrestling legend Harley Race, an eight-time NWA champion, dies at 76 Anders P. Ravn, 71, Danish computer scientist.Anders Peter Ravn Sarat Saikia, 71, Indian politician, Assam Legislative Assembly (2001–2016).Former Assam MLA passes away Ephraim M. Sparrow, 91, American fluid dynamicist.In memoriam: Ephraim M. Sparrow (May 27, 1928–August 1, 2019) Llew Summers, 72, New Zealand sculptor.Prolific sculptor Llew Summers 'a great man who will be mourned by many' R. G. Tiedemann, 78, German historian.Professor R.G. Tiedemann, 1941 – 2019 Jesus Tuquib, 89, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (1988–2006).Casino-busting Philippine prelate Jesus Tuquib dies at 89 Richard Vyškovský, 90, Czech architect.Zemřel legendární tvůrce papírových vystřihovánek Richard Vyškovský Rodolfo Zapata, 87, Argentine singer.Murió el músico Rodolfo Zapata, creador de la canción "No vamo' a trabajar" Ludwig Zeller, 92, Chilean poet.Falleció el poeta y artista visual Ludwig Zeller a los 92 años Zha Quanxing, 94, Chinese electrochemist.著名电化学家查全性逝世，共和国5天内痛失2位院士
2 Bill Anderson, 81, Scottish strongman.Obituary: Bill Anderson MBE, Scotland's greatest heavyweight Highland Games star Carl Bell, 71, American physician.Dr. Carl Bell, South Side psychiatrist who spent career serving African American community, dies at 71 Gunder Bengtsson, 73, Swedish football manager (IFK Göteborg, Panathinaikos, Feyenoord).Blåvittprofilen Gunder Bengtsson har gått bort David Bevington, 88, American literary scholar.David Bevington (1931-2019) Roberto Bodegas, 86, Spanish film director and screenwriter (Spaniards in Paris).Muere el director Roberto Bodegas, fundador de la 'tercera vía' del cine español Vahakn Dadrian, 93, Armenian-American sociologist and historian.Breaking News: The dean of Armenian Genocide studies, Prof. Dr. Vahakn Dadrian has just passed away Jerome Dove, 65, American football player (San Diego Chargers).Mr. Jerome Dove Oluf Fuglerud, 94, Norwegian journalist and politician.Oluf Fuglerud Gildo, 79, Brazilian footballer (Palmeiras, Flamengo, Paranaense).Gildo, autor do gol mais rápido da história do Palmeiras, morre aos 79 anos Devadas Kanakala, 74, Indian actor (Chettu Kinda Pleader, Gang Leader, Pedababu).Veteran Telugu actor Devadas Kanakala dies at 75 Dawid Kostecki, 38, Polish professional boxer, suicide by hanging.Tragiczna śmierć polskiego pięściarza. Dawid Kostecki miał 38 lat Max Marsille, 88, Belgian Olympic boxer (1952).Monsieur Max Marsille Ai Morinaga, 38, Japanese manga artist (My Heavenly Hockey Club, Maniattemasu, Your and My Secret).Your & My Secret Manga Creator Ai Morinaga Passes Away Deepak Obhrai, 69, Tanzanian-born Canadian politician, MP (since 1997), liver cancer.Conservative MP Deepak Obhra dies of cancer Stuart O'Connell, 84, New Zealand Catholic bishop, Bishop of Rarotonga (1996–2011).Most Reverend S. M. Bishop Stuart France O'Connell Audrey Peters, 92, American actress (Love of Life).Audrey Peters Schoschana Rabinovici, 86, French-born Lithuanian-Israeli Holocaust survivor and writer.Zum Tod von Schoschana Rabinovici Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau, 63, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick (since 2014), cancer.New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor dies after battle with cancer Rob Storey, 83, New Zealand politician, MP (1984–1996), Minister of Transport (1990–1993).The Honourable William Robson QSO (Rob) Storey Alexandra Strelchenko, 82, Russian folk singer, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1984).Умерла певица Александра Стрельченко Helen Young, 93, New Zealand broadcasting manager (RNZ Concert).Former RNZ Concert Manager Helen Young has died Japanese convicted murderers, executed by hanging.Two men executed in Japan's secretive death chambers Koichi Shoji, 64. Yasunori Suzuki, 50.
3 Miklós Ambrus, 86, Hungarian water polo player, Olympic champion (1964).Meghalt Ambrus Miklós olimpiai bajnok vízilabdázó Katreese Barnes, 56, American musician (Juicy), musical director (Saturday Night Live) and songwriter ("Dick in a Box"), Emmy Award winner (2007), breast cancer.Former ‘Saturday Night Live’ Musical Director Katreese Barnes Passes Away At 56 Henri Belolo, 82, French music producer (The Ritchie Family, Village People) and songwriter.Henri Belolo, co-founder of Village People, dies aged 82 Jean-Claude Bouttier, 74, French boxer and actor (Les Uns et les Autres).Jean-Claude Bouttier est mort à 74 ans Cliff Branch, 71, American football player (Oakland Raiders).Former Raiders receiver Cliff Branch dies at 71 Steven Gubser, 47, American physicist, climbing accident.Princeton theoretical physicist Steven Gubser, outstanding scholar of string theory and black holes, dies in France Basil Heatley, 85, British athlete, marathon world-record holder (1964) and Olympic silver medallist (1964).The Passing of Basil Heatley Nikolai Kardashev, 87, Russian astrophysicist (SETI), developer of the Kardashev scale.Умер выдающийся советский астрофизик Николай Кардашев Sir Brian Lochore, 78, New Zealand Hall of Fame rugby union player and coach (national team, Wairarapa-Bush), bowel cancer.Former All Blacks captain and coach Sir Brian Lochore dies following cancer battle Joe Longthorne, 64, English singer and impressionist (Live from...), throat cancer.British entertainer Joe Longthorne dies aged 64 Damien Lovelock, 65, Australian musician (The Celibate Rifles), cancer.Celibate Rifles frontman Damien Lovelock dies from cancer aged 65 Léon Mbou Yembi, 73, Gabonese politician, Deputy (2006–2011), complications from diabetes.Décès à l’âge de 73 ans de l’opposant gabonais Léon Mbou Yembi Vigilio Mich, 88, Italian Olympic cross-country skier (1956).Addio a Vigilio Mich: l'olimpionico di Predazzo che fece crescere la valle Anne E. Monius, 55, American religious scholar.Remembering Anne Monius, Distinguished Scholar and Dedicated Mentor Kazuko Nakamura, 86, Chinese-born Japanese animator (Astro Boy).日本知名动画师中村和子逝世 享年86岁 L. Brooks Patterson, 80, American lawyer and politician, County Executive of Oakland County, Michigan (since 1992), pancreatic cancer. Lewis Pérez, 74, Venezuelan politician, Secretary General of Acción Democrática (1998–2000) and Senator (1994–1999), heart attack.Fallece el exsecretario general de Acción Democrática Lewis Pérez a causa de un infarto Thomas Remengesau Sr., 89, Palauan politician, President (1988–1989) and Vice President (1985–1988).Former Palau president dies at age 89 John Philip Saklil, 59, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Timika (since 2003).Uskup Timika John Saklil meninggal dunia Marcel Toader, 56, Romanian rugby union player (Steaua București, national team), heart attack.A murit Marcel Toader Mike Troy, 78, American swimmer, Olympic champion (1960), world-record holder – 200m butterfly (1959–1960).1960 US Olympic Gold Medalist Mike Troy Dies at 78
4 Thomas Baxter, 84, Australian rugby union player.Thomas Baxter Anwara Begum, 70, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1988).আনোয়ারা বেগম Kanti Bhatt, 88, Indian Gujarati author and journalist.ગુજરાતી કટાર લેખક-પત્રકાર કાંતિ ભટ્ટનું નિધન, લાંબા સમયથી હતા બીમાર Norden Tenzing Bhutia, 69, Nepalese musician, throat cancer.Veteran singer of Himalayan Band, Norden Tenzing, passes away in London Ernie Bowman, 84, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants).Former Major League player Bowman dead at 84 Prudencio Cardona, 67, Colombian boxer, world flyweight champion (1982).Murió el excampeón mundial de boxeo Prudencio Cardona Jim Donlevy, 82, Canadian football coach (Alberta Golden Bears).WHL mourns passing of Jim Donlevy, longtime WHL Director, Education Services Hiroshi Enatsu, 96, Japanese theoretical physicist.訃報 江夏弘 先生 Andrea Fraunschiel, 64, Austrian politician, MP (2004-2005).Andrea Fraunschiel gestorben André Goosse, 93, Belgian linguist.Le grammairien belge André Goosse est décédé à l'âge de 93 ans Thomas Gulotta, 75, American government official, County Executive of Nassau County, New York (1987–2001).Former County Executive Tom Gulotta dies at 75 Richard Johnson, 81, Irish judge.Richard Johnson obituary: Serious and thoughtful judge Steve Kahan, 79, American actor. (Lethal Weapon, Superman, Maverick) Ivo Lill, 66, Estonian glass artist.Lahkus armastatud Eesti klaasikunstnik Ivo Lill Jim Morgan, 79, Canadian politician, MHA (1972–1989).Former PC Minister Jim Morgan Passes Away Ann Nelson, 61, American particle physicist, hiking accident.Remembering Mountaineer Ann Nelson Harald Nickel, 66, German footballer, cancer.Ex-Nationalspieler Harald Nickel ist tot