Deaths in August 2015

The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2015. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Previous months".

  • Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, cause of death, reference (must be added) are added.

August 2015

 
Cilla Black 1943-2015
 
Julian Bond 1940-2015
 
Yvonne Craig 1937-2015
 
Egon Bahr 1922-2015
 
Ieng Thirith 1932-2015
 
Al Arbour 1932-2015
 
Oliver Sacks 1933-2015
 
Wes Craven 1939-2015

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References

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  58. SPD-Politiker: Egon Bahr ist tot (in German)
  59. Актер Лев Дуров скончался в Москве (in Russian)
  60. Muere a los 78 años la gran cómica Lina Morgan (in Spanish)
  61. "Legendary weather forecaster, Harry Volkman, dies at 89". 21 August 2015.
  62. 汪东兴同志逝世 (in Chinese)
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  73. Muere el actor y director mexicano Julián Pastor (in Spanish)
  74. "Chico Maki, longtime Blackhawks forward, dies at 76". NHL.com.
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  77. "Civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson dies at 104". Miami Herald.
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  79. Regisseur und Schauspieler Peter Kern ist gestorben (in German)
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  81. "R.I.P. Former World Championship Racer Joan Garriga". www.roadracingworld.com.
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  83. "Former Billericay MP Teresa Gorman dies aged 83". Echo.
  84. Famous local artist Nelson Shank dies at 77
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  86. "Wayne Dyer Dead at 75: Ellen DeGeneres and More Pay Tribute". E! Online. 31 August 2015.
  87. "Bart Cummings passes away". Archived from the original on 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  88. Cowles, Gregory (30 August 2015). "Oliver Sacks, Neurologist Who Wrote About the Brain's Quirks, Dies at 82" – via NYTimes.com.
  89. Nayak, Dinesh (30 August 2015). "Kannada writer M.M. Kalburgi shot dead" – via www.thehindu.com.
  90. "Wes Craven, Horror Maestro, Dies at 76". The Hollywood Reporter. 30 August 2015.
  91. "Former Md. Gov. Marvin Mandel dies at age 95". WBAL. 1 September 2015.
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