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Deaths on the 31st of August in history

Deaths
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31 Aug 0577 John Scholasticus, Byzantine patriarch and saint
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31 Aug 0651 Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint
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31 Aug 0731 Ōtomo no Tabito, Japanese poet (b. 665)
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31 Aug 1057 Leofric: Count of Mercia / husband of Lady Godiva
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31 Aug 1057 Leofric husband of Lady Godiva, dies
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31 Aug 1158 Sancho III of Castile (b. 1134)
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31 Aug 1218 Al-Malik ab-Adil / Saphadin / Saif al-Din: Brother of Saladin
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31 Aug 1234 Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)
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31 Aug 1372 Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)
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31 Aug 1422 Henry V of England (b. 1386)
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31 Aug 1590 Floris Thin: Politician / land advocate of Utrecht
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31 Aug 1604 Giovanale Ancina: Composer, dies at 58
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31 Aug 1616 Gemignano Capilupi: Composer, dies at 43
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31 Aug 1631 Nicolaus Erich: Composer, dies at 43
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31 Aug 1638 John Ward: Composer, dies at 67
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31 Aug 1645 Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)
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31 Aug 1654 Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (b. 1588)
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31 Aug 1667 Johann Rist: Composer, dies at 60
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31 Aug 1688 John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (b. 1628)
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31 Aug 1730 Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (b. 1660)
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31 Aug 1741 Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (b. 1681)
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31 Aug 1772 William Borlase, English geologist and historian (b. 1695)
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31 Aug 1795 Francois-Andre Danican Philidor: Composer, dies at 68
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31 Aug 1795 François-André Danican Philidor, French-English chess player (b. 1726)
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31 Aug 1799 Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect, designed the Bernstorff Palace and Marienlyst Castle (b. 1720)
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31 Aug 1811 Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1729)
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31 Aug 1814 Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
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31 Aug 1817 Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1747)
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31 Aug 1832 Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer: Composer, dies at 53
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31 Aug 1862 George William Taylor: US Union Brigadier General, dies in battle
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31 Aug 1862 Ignaz Assmayer: Composer, dies at 72
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31 Aug 1864 Ferdinand Lassalle: French politician (ADA), dies at 39
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31 Aug 1867 [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire: French Poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46
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31 Aug 1867 Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (b. 1821)
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31 Aug 1869 Mary Ward, Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827)
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31 Aug 1873 Charles F Pahud de Montagnes: Governor-General (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70
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31 Aug 1875 Oskar Peschel: German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49
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31 Aug 1879 William Barber 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies
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31 Aug 1888 Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (b. 1845)
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31 Aug 1902 Mathilde Wesendonk: German Author / poetess, dies at 73
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31 Aug 1908 Leslie Green, English architect (b. 1875)
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31 Aug 1910 Emils Darzins: Composer, dies at 34
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31 Aug 1912 Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (b. 1864)
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31 Aug 1918 Joe English: Irish / Flemish signaler (WWI), dies at 36
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31 Aug 1920 Jens Oliver Lisberg, Faroese designer of the Flag of the Faroe Islands (b. 1896)
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31 Aug 1920 Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1832)
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31 Aug 1924 Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881)
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31 Aug 1927 William Frank Carver, American target shooter (b. 1851)
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31 Aug 1927 Andranik, Armenian general (b. 1865)
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31 Aug 1931 Marcel Planiol: French private law scholar
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31 Aug 1934 Johan H A Schaper: Dutch MP (SDAP)
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31 Aug 1935 Abraham Isaac Kook: Rabbi / Author (Hokhmat Ha-kodesh)
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31 Aug 1940 Johanna "Annie" Bakker: Revue-artists / singer / actress, dies at 58
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31 Aug 1940 Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (b. 1871)
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31 Aug 1941 Marian Zwetajewa: Writer
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31 Aug 1941 Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet and author (b. 1892)
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31 Aug 1942 Von Bismarck: German major General, (Africa Corps), dies in battle
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31 Aug 1944 Killinger: German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide
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31 Aug 1946 Paul August von Klenau: Danish opera Composer / conductor, dies at 63
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31 Aug 1948 Andrei A Zjdanov: Rus politician (against kosmopolitism), dies at 52
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31 Aug 1948 Billy Laughlin, American actor (b. 1932)
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31 Aug 1948 Andrei Zhdanov, Russian politician (b. 1896)
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31 Aug 1949 Paul Hoffer: Composer, dies at 53
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31 Aug 1952 Henri Bourassa, Canadian politician (b. 1868)
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31 Aug 1954 Elsa Barker, American author and poet (b. 1869)
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31 Aug 1959 Charles Delaney: Dies at 67
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31 Aug 1963 Georges Braque, French painter and sculptor (b. 1882)
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31 Aug 1963 George F Broque cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris
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31 Aug 1964 Carole Coleman singer (Face the Music), dies at 42
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31 Aug 1965 E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (b. 1890)
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31 Aug 1966 Kasimir Edschmid [Karl E Schmidt]: German writer, dies at 75
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31 Aug 1967 Ilja G Ehrenburg: Russian Poet / writer (9th wave), dies at 76
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31 Aug 1967 Michael Fitzmaurice: Dies of lymphoma at 59
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31 Aug 1967 Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian journalist and author (b. 1891)
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31 Aug 1968 George P Gooch: English Historian / House of Commons leader
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31 Aug 1968 John Hartle, English motorcycle racer (b. 1933)
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31 Aug 1968 Dennis O'Keefe actor (Suspicion), dies at 60
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31 Aug 1969 Ottmar Gerster: Composer, dies at 72
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31 Aug 1969 Rocky Marciano, American boxer (b. 1923)
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31 Aug 1973 Raymond Keane: Dies at 66
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31 Aug 1973 John Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
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31 Aug 1974 William Pershing Benedict, American soldier and pilot (b. 1928)
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31 Aug 1974 Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1923)
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31 Aug 1975 Pierre Blaise: French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24
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31 Aug 1976 Kornelis H Miskotte: Theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81
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31 Aug 1978 John Wrathall, Rhodesian accountant and politician, 2nd President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)
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31 Aug 1979 Sally Rand, American actress and dancer (b. 1904)
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31 Aug 1979 Tiger Smith, England cricketer (b. 1886)
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31 Aug 1981 Joseph H Hirschhorn: US art collector / founder H Museum, dies at 82
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31 Aug 1984 Audrey Wagner, American baseball player (b. 1927)
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31 Aug 1985 Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
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31 Aug 1986 Urho K Kekkonen: Premier / President of Finland, dies at 85
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31 Aug 1986 Elizabeth Coatsworth, American author and poet (b. 1893)
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31 Aug 1986 Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (b. 1900)
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31 Aug 1986 Henry Moore, English sculptor and illustrator (b. 1898)
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31 Aug 1990 Nathaniel Clifton, American basketball player (b. 1922)
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31 Aug 1990 Nat (Sweetwater) Clifton NY Knick, dies at 65 of a heart attack
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31 Aug 1991 Leigh Watson: US aviation pioneer / air force General, dies at 93
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31 Aug 1991 Cliff Lumsdon, Canadian swimmer (b. 1931)
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31 Aug 1992 Wolfgang Güllich, German rock climber (b. 1960)
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31 Aug 1994 Artur Balsam: Polish / US pianist, dies at 88
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31 Aug 1994 Barbara Hammer Avedon: Scriptwriter, dies at 69
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31 Aug 1994 Norman "Doc" Jones: Bassist, dies at 68
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31 Aug 1995 Beant Singh: Prime Minister of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73
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31 Aug 1995 David Farrar: Actor (Beat Girl, I Accuse, Watusi), dies at 87
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31 Aug 1995 David Richard Holloway: Literary Editor, dies at 71
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31 Aug 1995 Hajime Miterai: Industrialist, dies at 56
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31 Aug 1995 Horst Janssen: Graphic Artist, dies at 65
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31 Aug 1995 John Erik Jonsson: Businessman / Mayor of Dallas, dies at 93
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31 Aug 1995 Barry Lee Fairchild, American kidnapper and murderer (b. 1954)
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31 Aug 1996 David Scott: Priest, dies at 72
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31 Aug 1996 Harald James Penrose: Pilot, dies at 92
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31 Aug 1996 Ljuba Welitsch: Opera singer, dies at 83
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31 Aug 1996 Milton "Tippy" Larkin: Band leader, dies at 85
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31 Aug 1997 Diana Spencer: Princess of England, dies in car crash in Paris at 36
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31 Aug 1997 Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (b. 1955)
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31 Aug 1997 Henri Paul, French security guard (b. 1956)
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31 Aug 1997 Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1961)
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31 Aug 2000 Lucille Fletcher, American screenwriter (b. 1912)
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31 Aug 2000 Dolores Moore, American baseball player (b. 1932)
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31 Aug 2000 Patricia Owens, Canadian-American actress (b. 1925)
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31 Aug 2002 Lionel Hampton, American pianist, composer, bandleader, and actor (b. 1908)
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31 Aug 2002 Farhad Mehrad, Persian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist (b. 1944)
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31 Aug 2002 George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
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31 Aug 2004 Carl Wayne, English singer and actor (The Move, The Hollies, and The Vikings) (b. 1943)
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31 Aug 2005 Jaan Kiivit, Jr., Estonian archbishop (b. 1940)
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31 Aug 2005 Joseph Rotblat, Polish-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
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31 Aug 2005 Michael Sheard, Scottish-English actor (b. 1940)
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31 Aug 2006 Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (b. 1983)
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31 Aug 2006 Tom Delaney, English race car driver (b. 1911)
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31 Aug 2006 Derrick Wayne Frazier, American murderer (b. 1977)
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31 Aug 2007 Gay Brewer, American golfer (b. 1932)
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31 Aug 2007 Karloff Lagarde, Mexican wrestler (b. 1928)
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31 Aug 2007 Jean Jacques Paradis Canadian general (b. 1928)
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31 Aug 2007 Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian and academic (b. 1926)
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31 Aug 2008 Ken Campbell, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1941)
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31 Aug 2008 Ike Pappas, American journalist (b. 1933)
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31 Aug 2008 Victor Yates, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1939)
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31 Aug 2009 Eraño Manalo, Filipino minister (b. 1925)
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31 Aug 2010 Laurent Fignon, French cyclist (b. 1960)
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31 Aug 2011 Ali Jawad al-Sheikh, Bahraini protester (b. 1997)
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31 Aug 2011 Wade Belak, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1976)
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31 Aug 2012 Max Bygraves, English-Australian actor and singer (b. 1922)
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31 Aug 2012 Joe Lewis, American martial artist and actor (b. 1944)
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31 Aug 2012 Carlo Maria Martini, Italian cardinal (b. 1927)
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31 Aug 2012 Kashiram Rana, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
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31 Aug 2012 John C. Shabaz, American judge and politician (b. 1931)
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31 Aug 2012 Sergey Sokolov, Russian commander and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for The Soviet Union (b. 1911)
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31 Aug 2013 Alan Carrington, English chemist and academic (b. 1934)
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31 Aug 2013 David Frost, English journalist and game show host (b. 1939)
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31 Aug 2013 Jimmy Greenhalgh, English footballer and manager (b. 1923)
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31 Aug 2013 Jan Camiel Willems, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1939)
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31 Aug 2014 Bapu, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1933)
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31 Aug 2014 Ștefan Andrei, Romanian politician, 87th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1931)
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31 Aug 2014 Stan Goldberg, American illustrator (b. 1932)
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31 Aug 2014 Jimi Jamison, American singer-songwriter (Survivor) (b. 1951)
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31 Aug 2014 María Eugenia Llamas, Mexican actress (b. 1944)
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31 Aug 2014 Carol Vadnais, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1945)
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