Deaths in August 2017

The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2017. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Previous months". Names under each date are reported in alphabetical order by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are reported here also if notable.

  • Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, nationality, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and most importantly a source.

August

 
Ara Parseghian
1923 – 2017
 
Daniel Licht
1957 – 2017
 
Ángel Nieto
1947 – 2017
 
Erling Brøndum
1930 – 2017
 
Mark White
1940 – 2017
 
Ernst Zündel
1939 – 2017
 
Haruo Nakajima
1929 – 2017
 
Glen Campbell
1936 – 2017
 
Barbara Cook
1927 – 2017
 
Al McCandless
1927 – 2017
 
Yisrael Kristal
1906 – 2017
 
Bryan Murray
1942 – 2017
 
Joseph Bologna
1934 – 2017
 
Vern Ehlers
1934 – 2017
 
David Somerset
1928 – 2017
 
M. T. Liggett
1930 – 2017
 
Sir Bruce Forsyth
1928 – 2017
 
Dick Gregory
1932 – 2017
 
Jerry Lewis
1926 – 2017
 
Helmut Piirimäe
1930 – 2017
 
Tony deBrum
1945 – 2017
 
Jack Rosenthal
1935 – 2017
 
Jay Thomas
1948 – 2017
 
Tobe Hooper
1943 – 2017
 
Ebrahim Yazdi
1931 – 2017
 
Tsutomu Hata
1935 – 2017
 
Sir David Tang
1954 – 2017
 
Rollie Massimino
1934 – 2017
 
Richard Anderson
1926 – 2017

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  52. Fallece el caricaturista Eduardo del Río, "Rius" (in Spanish)
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  57. Murió Patricio Echegaray, histórico dirigente del Partido Comunista Argentino (in Spanish)
  58. "Former Congressman, Supervisor McCandless dies". 11 August 2017.
  59. Zomrel Marián Varga (in Slovak)
  60. Früherer Rad-Trainer Weibel verstorben (in German)
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  68. Muere Terele Pávez a los 78 años (in Spanish)
  69. "Eugenio Polgovsky Ezcurra". 15 August 2017.
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  72. "Myanmar ruling party's former chairman U Aung Shwe dies". 14 August 2017.
  73. "Joseph Bologna, 'My Favorite Year' Actor and Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter, Dies at 82". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 August 2017.
  74. Andrzej Blumenfeld Nie Żyje. Odeszla Legenda Polskiego Filmu (in Polish)
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  82. "Former Michigan Congressman Vern Ehlers dies at 83". 16 August 2017.
  83. Eberhard Jäckel ist gestorben, Süddeutsche Zeitung
  84. "Actress Vera Glagoleva died". FrontNews.
  85. Morre em Brasília ex-senador boliviano Roger Pinto Molina (in Portuguese)
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  94. Pertti Alaja är död – blev 65 år gammal (in Swedish)
  95. "Fallece Alfonso Azpiri, ilustrador de cómics y portadas de videojuegos". Vandal.
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  103. "Don Shepherd: Glamorgan great dies aged 90". 19 August 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  104. Morto Sergio Zaniboni, creò il volto di Diabolik (in Italian)
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  106. Скончался первый главком ВВС России Петр Дейнекин (in Russian)
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  113. Bea Wain, 'girl singer' from big-band era who jammed with Pavarotti, dies at 100
  114. Schauspiellegende. Margot Hielscher ist tot (in German)
  115. Zum Tod des Komponisten Wilhelm Killmayer (in German)
  116. Redaktor Jerzy Leśniak nie żyje (in Polish)
  117. "Jerry Lewis, Nonpareil Genius of Comedy, Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter.
  118. "'We will miss him terribly': All Blacks legend Sir Colin Meads dies after battle with pancreatic cancer". 20 August 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019 – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
  119. Muere Nati Mistral a los 88 años (in Spanish)
  120. Taylor, D. J. (21 August 2017). "Gordon Williams obituary" – via www.theguardian.com.
  121. A U.S. soldier who defected to North Korea in 1962 has died, his Pyongyang-born sons say
  122. PNJnews. "Former Florida Senator Greg Evers remembered as champion of Panhandle". Pensacola News Journal.
  123. Fallece el arquitecto Roberto Gottardi, coautor de las Escuelas de Artes de La Habana (in Spanish)
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  126. "Legendary film star Razzak passes away". The Daily Star. 21 August 2017.
  127. "Former Kosovo PM Rexhepi Dies in Turkey". 21 August 2017.
  128. "Legendary photojournalist Boris Spremo told stories with his lens". The Globe and Mail. 22 August 2017.
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  131. Réalisateur de «La cité de la peur», Alain Berberian est décédé (in French)
  132. "Obituary: Tony de Brum, Marshallese climate and anti-nuclear crusader". Climate Home News. 22 August 2017.
  133. "Department of Computer Science and Technology – Obituaries: Michael JC Gordon, 1948–2017". www.cl.cam.ac.uk.
  134. "Archdiocese of Taipei 臺北, Taiwan". GCatholic.
  135. Morre Pedro Pedrossian, ex-governador de Mato Grosso do Sul (in Portuguese)
  136. "Warwickshire great Tom Pritchard dies aged 100". Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  137. Writers, VINCENT JACKSON & NICHOLAS HUBA Staff. "State Sen. Jim Whelan dies at age 68". Press of Atlantic City.
  138. Murió Eduardo Angeloz, ex gobernador de Córdoba (in Spanish)
  139. Nie żyje Engelbert Jarek. Był największą legendą Odry Opole (in Polish)
  140. Broad, William J. (28 August 2017). "George A. Keyworth II, Reagan Science Adviser, Dies at 77" – via NYTimes.com.
  141. "Obituary: Joe Klein, 75, was GM of three teams". Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  142. "Izak Parviz Nazarian, businessman and philanthropist, dies at 88". Jewish Journal. 24 August 2017.
  143. Roberts, Sam (24 August 2017). "Jack Rosenthal, Times Journalist and Civic Leader, Is Dead at 82" – via NYTimes.com.
  144. Décès de l'ancienne résistante Jeannie de Clarens (in French)
  145. "The Latest: Cecil Andrus, Carter's Interior Secretary, Dies". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
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  147. Tietokirjailija ja kustantaja Kai Linnilä kuollut Archived 2017-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  148. "Former York City Mayor Charlie Robertson dies at 83; was acquitted of murder in race riots". York Dispatch.
  149. Niemietz, Brian. "Comic actor Jay Thomas is dead at 69". nydailynews.com.
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  152. BITETTE, NICOLE. "Bodybuilder Rich Piana dead at 46". nydailynews.com.
  153. Saperstein, Pat; Saperstein, Pat (27 August 2017). "Tobe Hooper, 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' and 'Poltergeist' Director, Dies at 74".
  154. Yazar Muzaffer İzgü hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
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  156. Zemřel český volejbalista století Josef Musil (in Czech)
  157. Baterista que cantava, Wilson das Neves sai de cena no Rio aos 81 anos (in Portuguese)
  158. Se fue la leyenda de la natación Horacio White Archived 2017-09-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  159. "Zmarł koszykarz Adam Wójcik. Miał 47 lat". Przegląd Sportowy. 26 August 2017.
  160. Részletek Lorán Lenke haláláról (in Hungarian)
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  162. ابراهیم یزدی درگذشت (in Persian)
  163. "Senarath Attanayake passes away". www.dailymirror.lk.
  164. Melissa Bell, Soul II Soul Singer, Dies. Telegraph UK. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/melissa-bell-soul-ii-soul-singer-mother-alexandra-burke-dies. Retrieved December 14, 2018. 
  165. Mireille Darc est décédée à l'âge de 79 ans (in French)
  166. "Former Prime Minister Hata dies at 82". Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  167. Butler, Sarah Lorge (29 August 2017). "Olympian David Torrence Dies at 31". Runner's World.
  168. "Décès de la danseuse Janine Charrat". FIGARO. 29 August 2017.
  169. Бывший советник по культуре экс-губернатора Челябинской области скончался на 39-м году жизни (in Russian)
  170. Weaver, Matthew (30 August 2017). "Sir David Tang, socialite friend of the rich and famous, dies aged 63" – via www.theguardian.com.
  171. "Marjorie Boulton passes away". legacy.esperanto.org.uk.
  172. "RIP: Richard Sui On Chang, fourth bishop of Hawaii". 31 August 2017.
  173. Fallece Hato Hasbún, secretario de Gobernabilidad (in Spanish)
  174. "Louise Hay's Legacy". www.hayhouse.com.
  175. "Singer Abdul Jabbar passes away". The Daily Star. 30 August 2017.
  176. "Renowned Hungarian film director Karoly Makk dies at 91". Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  177. Red, Christian. "Rollie Massimino, who coached Villanova to unlikely '85 NCAA title, dead at 82". nydailynews.com.
  178. Sam Pivnik dies
  179. "A-bomb survivor Sumiteru Taniguchi dies of cancer at 88". 30 August 2017 – via Mainichi Daily News.
  180. "Richard Anderson, Actor on 'The Six Million Dollar Man,' Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter.
  181. Janne "Loffe" Carlsson är död (in Swedish)
  182. Mitchell, Georgina (31 August 2017). "Fairfax Media football columnist Michael Cockerill dies, aged 56". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  183. Egon Günther mit 90 Jahren gestorben (in German)
  184. "Slipped Disc - Last survivor of the Ballets Russes?".

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