Deaths in August 2018

The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in August 2018. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

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, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.

August

 
Mary Carlisle
1912 – 2018
 
Neil Argo
1947 – 2018
 
Charlotte Rae
1926 – 2018
 
Paul Laxalt
1922 – 2018
 
Stan Mikita
1940 – 2018
 
Takeshi Onaga
1950 – 2018
 
Sir V. S. Naipaul
1932 – 2018
 
Samir Amin
1931 – 2018
 
Jim Neidhart
1955 – 2018
 
Aretha Franklin
1942 – 2018
 
Kofi Annan
1938 – 2018
 
Uri Avnery
1923 – 2018
 
Spencer P. Jones
1956 – 2018
 
Lazy Lester
1933 – 2018
 
Kuldip Nayar
1923 – 2018
 
Robin Leach
1941 – 2018
 
John McCain
1936 – 2018
 
Neil Simon
1927 – 2018
 
Mirka Mora
1928 – 2018
 
Silvano Campeggi
1923 – 2018
 
Joseph Kobzon
1937 – 2018
 
Carole Shelley
1939 – 2018

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  1. Mary Carlisle, a perpetual ingenue in dozens of 1930s films, dies at 104
  2. Montreal model and artist known as Zombie Boy dead at 32
  3. R.I.P. Fakir Musafar
  4. Morreu a fadista Celeste Rodrigues (in Portuguese)
  5. Alt Ständerat Jakob Schönenberger am Nationalfeiertag verstorben Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  6. Nancy Tuckerman, 89, trusted aide of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, dies
  7. CDA-icoon Hannie van Leeuwen (92) overleden (in Dutch)
  8. Neil Argo, distinguished alumnus of University of Northern Colorado, dies at 71
  9. Armand De Las Cuevas est décédé (in French)
  10. Falleció el actor Herbert King, tío de Radamel Falcao García (in Spanish)
  11. Theatre doyen Winston Ntshona dies
  12. Ve věku 53 let zemřel Vladimír Plaček, lékař a opavský senátor (in Czech)
  13. Voormalig Oranje-aanvoerder Daan Schrijvers (76) overleden (in Dutch)
  14. Umrl Matija Barl, ki je v mladosti igral vlogo Kekca (in Slovene)
  15. Murió Carlos "Batman" Buttice, el arquero de los Matadores de San Lorenzo Archived 2018-08-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  16. Ingrid Espelid Hovig er død (in Norwegian)
  17. Moshe Mizrahi, Israeli Director of 3 Foreign-Language Oscar Nominees, Dies at 86
  18. Tommy Peoples
  19. Nie żyje generał Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski. Bohater Powstania Warszawskiego miał 101 lat (in Polish)
  20. Lorrie Collins, Rockabilly singer (Collins Kids), dies at 76
  21. Arsène Tchakarian: French Resistance fighter dies aged 101
  22. 津川雅彦さんが78歳で死去 朝丘雪路さん亡くし追うように (in Japanese)
  23. Entertainer Barry Chuckle dies at 73
  24. Eastbourne Eagles' Bob Dugard dies aged 76
  25. Hong Kong pop star Ellen Joyce Loo dies in fall from building at age 32
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  27. Charlotte Rae Dies: House Mother On ‘The Facts Of Life’ Was 92
  28. Dead at 68. Film icon Piotr Szulkin
  29. Patricia Benoit, Wally Cox's Sweetheart on 'Mister Peepers,' Dies at 91
  30. Mor als 82 anys Rosa Maria Carrasco, filla de Carrasco i Formiguera (in Catalan)
  31. Margaret M. Heckler, former US health services chief and ambassador to Ireland, dies at 87
  32. Former Nevada governor Paul Laxalt dies at 96
  33. Joel Robuchon, Michelin star French chef, dies aged 73
  34. El adiós de Carlos Almenar Otero, "La voz de oro" (in Spanish)
  35. John Ciaccia, former Bourassa cabinet minister, dies at 85
  36. Arvonne Fraser, who blazed her own trail as women's rights advocate, dies at 92
  37. Addio a Gustavo Giagnoni, il "tecnico con il colbacco" (in Italian)
  38. Kalaignar M Karunanidhi dies in Chennai: The Dravidan Sun has set
  39. Anton Lehmden verstorben (in German)
  40. Blackhawks Hall of Famer Stan Mikita dies at 78
  41. Ex-400m hurdles world champion Nicholas Bett dies in accident
  42. Jarrod Lyle dies after long battle with cancer
  43. "Okinawan Governor Onaga, who led anti-US base move, dies". Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  44. "Died Ukrainian Olympic medalist Mikhail Shakhov". Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  45. Arthur Davies (1941 - 2018)
  46. Trauer um Manfred Melzer Langjähriger Kölner Weihbischof mit 74 Jahren verstorben Archived 2019-12-15 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  47. مهرداد پهلبد، وزیر فرهنگ و هنر دوران پهلوی و داماد رضا شاه، در لُس آنجلس درگذشت (in Persian)
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  49. "Vietnam communist war hero turned dissident Bui Tin dies aged 90". Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
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  51. "Family: Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies at 85". Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  52. Muere monseñor Fabio Mamerto Rivas, primer obispo de la Diócesis de Barahona (in Spanish)
  53. "World acclaimed Marxist thinker Samir Amin dies". Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  54. Kazimiera Utrata nie żyje (in Polish)
  55. Somnath Chatterjee, former Lok Sabha Speaker, dies at 89
  56. Former Department of Defense official Powell Moore, 80, dies
  57. Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart dies
  58. मलयालम के जाने माने कवि सी चाको का निधन Archived 2018-08-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Hindi)
  59. Huntress Singer Jill Janus Dead at 42
  60. Laurentian University's Michael Persinger, human brain researcher, dies
  61. Randy Rampage, Canadian Hardcore Legend And Former Annihilator Frontman, Dead At 58
  62. छत्तीसगढ़ के राज्यपाल बलराम दास टंडन का निधन, सुबह पड़ा था दिल का दौरा (in Hindi)
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  64. È morta Rita Borsellino, la sorella del giudice antimafia Paolo (in Italian)
  65. Entrée au Ciel de Monseigneur François Garnier (in French)
  66. Quebec actor Albert Millaire dies at 83
  67. Tributes paid to Edinburgh’s Piano Man, Stuart Mitchell
  68. Forfatteren Benny Andersen er død
  69. Donald E. Edwards
  70. Aretha Franklin, 'Queen of Soul', dies aged 76
  71. '김정일의 오른팔' 김영춘 전 인민무력부장 사망...北, 국가장으로 장례 (in Korean)
  72. Olympic gymnastics champion Elena Shushunova dies at 49
  73. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister, passes away at 93
  74. "Former Rep. Leonard Boswell Dies at Des Moines Hospital". Archived from the original on 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  75. Iranian Actor Ezzatollah Entezami Passes Away
  76. In memoriam: Linton C. Freeman
  77. Dave McReynolds obituary
  78. Former UN chief Kofi Annan dies
  79. Jack "Mr Bongo" Costanzo, dead at 98, collaborated with Judy Garland, Nat 'King' Cole, Marlon Brando
  80. Nie żyje Ronnie Moore. Dwukrotny mistrz świata (in Polish)
  81. Sir Peter Tapsell obituary
  82. Scriptiebegeleider Willem-Alexander overleden Archived 2018-08-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  83. Mort de la chanteuse Khaira Arby, « le rossignol de Tombouctou » (in French)
  84. Bazlur Rahman Badal passes away
  85. Dominican architect and diplomat Archived 2018-08-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  86. Décès de Margareta Niculescu, co-fondatrice de l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la Marionnette de Charleville-Mézières (in French)
  87. Retired Gen. John Abrams, former TRADOC commander from a family of four-stars, dies at 71
  88. Uri Avnery, Veteran Peace Activist and Among First Israelis to Meet Arafat, Dies at 94
  89. Greatest ever claret jimmy mcilroy dies
  90. Motown's Eddie Willis, one of last Funk Brothers, dead
  91. Otávio Frias Filho, diretor de redação da Folha de S.Paulo, morre em SP (in Portuguese)
  92. Charles Gain, controversial S.F. police chief during turbulent ‘70s, dies
  93. "Actress Barbara Harris dies; Second City alum became toast of Broadway, movies". Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  94. R.I.P. Spencer P. Jones 1956-2018
  95. Lazy Town Actor Dies After Battle with Cancer
  96. Mollie Tibbetts, missing Iowa college student, found dead
  97. Falleció el legendario Villano III por un infarto cerebral (in Spanish)
  98. Suri keemik ja muinsuskaitsja Tullio Ilomets (in Estonian)
  99. Richard V. Kadison: 1925-2018
  100. Former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King dead at 68
  101. Blues Hall of Famer Lazy Lester dead at 85
  102. Russ Heath Passes Away at 91
  103. Dieter Thomas Heck ist tot (in German)
  104. Früherer slowakischer Geheimbischof Dominik Kalata gestorben (in German)
  105. Kuldip Nayar, veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP, dies at 95
  106. George Sheldon, a former DCF secretary and a champion for foster children, dies
  107. Le grand poète Franck Venaille est mort (in French)
  108. George Walker, Trailblazing American Composer, Dies At 96
  109. Lawrence J. DeNardis, Congressman And University President, Dies At Age 80
  110. Addio a Tom Frost (in Italian)
  111. Robin Leach, 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' Host, Dies at 76
  112. Princeton Lyman, U.S. ambassador who helped guide South Africa out of apartheid, dies at 82
  113. Muere el exciclista y medallista paralímpico Javier Otxoa (in Spanish)
  114. "The veteran of "Spartacus" Paramonov died at the age of 93 years". Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  115. Советская фехтовальщица на рапирах Валентина Растворова скончалась на 86-м году жизни (in Russian)
  116. Poet Ciril Zlobec dies, aged 93
  117. David Bowie and Kate Bush collaborator Lindsay Kemp ‘dies aged 80’ as celebrities pay tribute to famed choreographer
  118. John McCain, War Hero, Senator, Presidential Contender, Dies at 81
  119. Kyle Pavone, We Came As Romans vocalist, dead at 28
  120. Well-Known Israeli Composer Noam Sherriff Passes Away At 83
  121. Rosa Bouglione – Reine du Cirque (in French)
  122. Former ABC News Foreign Correspondent Barrie Dunsmore Dies at 79
  123. David Katz: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
  124. Award-winning architect Kerry Hill dies at age 75
  125. Brotherhood Of Man Songwriter Tony Hiller Dies At 91
  126. Neil Simon Dead at 91
  127. Former Speaker of the House, Iowa Sec. of Agriculture Dale Cochran dies
  128. Much-loved Melbourne artist Mirka Mora dies aged 90
  129. Fredd Wayne, Who Played Benjamin Franklin on 'Bewitched,' Dies at 93
  130. "'They treated him like he was a hockey star': Actor and Hockey Night in Canada fixture Murray Westgate dies at age 100". Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  131. William Barry[dead link]
  132. Addio a Silvano Campeggi, disegnò il cartellone del film Casablanca (in Italian)
  133. Mor amb 86 anys l’historiador Josep Fontana Archived 2018-08-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Catalan)
  134. Ghost Rider Co-Creator Gary Friedrich Passes Away
  135. Stan Brock, global humanitarian and founder of Remote Area Medical, has died
  136. Retired Judge Samuel Conti, Longest-Serving in Northern District History, Dies at 96
  137. In Memoriam: Sir James Mirrlees (1936-2018)
  138. Fallece la poetisa cubana Carilda Oliver Labra a los 96 años (in Spanish)
  139. Spider-Woman Co-Creator Marie Severin Dies At Age 89
  140. Paul Taylor, prolific modern dance choreographer, dies at 88 (subscription needed)
  141. Joseph Kobzon dead at 80 – Russian ‘Sinatra’ who was pals with Putin and slapped with EU sanctions dies after cancer battle
  142. 'ER' Actress Vanessa Marquez Shot and Killed By L.A. Authorities
  143. Statement On Judge William Nealon
  144. 女子プロレスラーのRayさん死去 16年に脳腫瘍を公表 闘病続けるも Archived 2018-08-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  145. GH’s Beloved Susan Brown Passes Away At 86
  146. Morto Cavalli Sforza, il genetista che studiò il Dna delle popolazioni (in Italian)
  147. Gloria Jean, '30s and '40s Singer and Actress, Dead at 92
  148. ”Televinken”-Anita död (in Swedish)
  149. Tony Award Award Winner Carole Shelley Dies at 79
  150. Pro-Russian rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko 'killed in explosion'

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