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Stuart Christie (10 July 1946 – 15 August 2020) was a Scottish anarchist writer and publisher.  When aged 18, Christie was arrested while carrying explosives to assassinate the Spanish caudillo, General Francisco Franco. He was later alleged to be a member of the Angry Brigade, but was acquitted of related charges.  He went on to found the "Cienfuegos Press" publishing house and in 2008 the online Anarchist Film Channel, which hosts movies and documentaries with anarchist and libertarian socialist themes. He was born in Glasgow. Christie died aged 74, from cancer, on 15 August 2020.
Ruth Gavison (; March 28, 1945 – August 15, 2020) was an Israeli Law professor. She was born in Jerusalem. She worked at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She was a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. In 2011, she won the Israel Prize. Gavison was nominated for a position on Israel's Supreme Court in 2005 but failed to secure a majority for the appointment. Gavison died on August 15, 2020 in Jerusalem at the age of 75.
Richard John Philip Jermy Gwyn, (May 26, 1934 – August 15, 2020) was a Canadian journalist, author, historian, and civil servant. From 1957 to 1959, Gwyn was the parliamentary correspondent for United Press International, in Ottawa. Later in 1959 to 1960, he worked for Thomson Newspapers.  From 1960 to 1962, he was the Ottawa editor for Maclean-Hunter Business Publications. From 1962 to 1968, he worked for "Time Canada" as a parliamentary correspondent and contributing editor. From 1968 to 1970, he was the executive assistant to the Minister of Communications, Eric Kierans.  From 1970 to 1973, he was the director-general, socio-economic planning in the Department of Communications. Gwyn died from Alzheimer's disease on August 15, 2020 at the age of 86.
Charles Michael "Chilla" Porter (11 January 1936 – 15 August 2020) was an Australian athlete and politician. He won a silver medal in the high jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He later was general secretary of the Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division) from 1978 to 1987. He was born in Brisbane. Porter died on 15 August 2020 of cancer near Perth. He was aged 84.
Henryk Wujec (25 December 1940 – 15 August 2020) was a Polish politician. He was a member of the Sejm from 1989 to 2001. Wujec was born in Podlesie, Biłgoraj County. Wujec was an activist in the Solidarity movement of the 1980s. In 1984, he was imprisoned at Białołęka for his political activities.
Henk Wullems (January 21, 1936 – August 15, 2020) was a Dutch association football manager. Career. In the early sixties he was a defender playing for Kooger Football Club () and Racing Club Heemstede. Wullems was the former manager of, among others, the eredivisie teams NAC Breda (1972–75), SBV Vitesse (1977–83), Go Ahead Eagles (1983–86), and AZ (1990–93). From 1996 to 1998 he was manager of the Indonesia national football team, winning a silver medal with them at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games. From 2000 to 2007 he managed a number of Indonesia Super League teams. Death. Wullems died on August 15, 2020 from problems caused by a cerebral infarction in Udenhout, Netherlands at the age of 84.
Mário Veloso de Araújo Cabral (; 15 January 1934 – 17 August 2020), commonly known by the nickname "Nicha" Cabral (), was a Portuguese racing driver. He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix (four starts), debuting on 23 August 1959. He did not score any championship points. He was born in Cedofeita, Portugal. Araújo Cabral died in Lisbon on 17 August 2020 at the age of 86.
Elsimar Metzker Coutinho (May 18, 1930 – August 17, 2020) was a Brazilian scientist. He was a professor, gynecologist, and television personality. He was born in Pojuca, Bahia. His works helped create the first injectable contraceptive ciclofem. Coutinho died on August 17, 2020 from COVID-19 at the age of 90.
Pandit Jasraj (28 January 1930  – 17 August 2020) was an Indian classical vocalist. His songs were related to "Mewati gharana". His musical career lasted for 75 years. He was born in present-day Fatehabad, Haryana. He was also the founder of schools for Indian classical music in Atlanta, Tampa, Vancouver, Toronto, New York, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Mumbai, and Kerala. At age 90, he was teaching some of his international students through Skype. Jasraj died of cardiac arrest on 17 August 2020 while visiting family in the United States in New Jersey, aged 90.
Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 – 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. His first movie was "Dombivali Fast". His best known movie was "Evano Oruvan". An actor, he starred in "Saatchya Aat Gharat" and "Rocky Handsome". He was born in Mumbai. Kamat died of cirrhosis on 17 August 2020 in Hyderabad at the age of 50.
Nina Kraft (December 31, 1968 – August 17, 2020) was a German professional triathlete. She was born in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. Kraft was banned by the German Triathlon Federation (DTU) for one year, after a positive drug test. Following her win at Ironman Germany in July 2004 Kraft crossed the finish line in first place a few months later in October at the Ironman World Championship as the apparent Ironman World Champion. Kraft died from an illness in Germany on August 17, 2020 at the age of 51.
Michael B. Diven (March 27, 1970 – August 18, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 22nd District between 2001 to 2006. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Diven died on August 18, 2020 in Pittsburgh, aged 50.
Madhav Prasad Ghimire () (23 September 1919 – 18 August 2020) was a Nepali poet and scholar. He was honored as the "Rashtra Kavi" (National Poet) by the Government of Nepal in 2003. Some of his best known works include "Gauri", "Malati Mangale, Shakuntala, and Himalwaari Himalpaari." Ghimire died on 18 August 2020 of respiratory failure in Nepal at the age of 100.
Dale Hawerchuk (April 4, 1963 – August 18, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach.  Hawerchuk played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 16 seasons as a member of the Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers. He won the NHL's Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's Rookie of the Year in 1982 and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.  Hawerchuk was the head coach of the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League from 2010 to 2019. Hawerchuk was diagnosed with stomach cancer in September 2019. He died from the disease on August 18, 2020 in Barrie, Ontario at the age of 57.
Barrie is a city and manifesting regional centre in Ontario, Canada, located on the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe.  Barrie is located north of Toronto, northeast of Detroit and west of Ottawa. Media. CIQB 1230 CKVR A Channel
Sayeeda Khanam (29 December 1937 – 18 August 2020) was a Bangladeshi photographer. She was the first female professional photographer of Bangladesh. She covered many important events of Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 through her photography. She also did portraits of figures such as Queen Elizabeth, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Khanam died on 18 August 2020 in Dhaka from kidney disease, aged 82.
Cesare Romiti (24 June 192318 August 2020) was an Italian economist and businessman. He was born in Rome. He was best known as an executive of both state-owned firms and private companies, including Fiat and Alitalia. In April 1997, Romiti was convicted tax fraud, and making illegal payments to political parties. In 2000, the Supreme Court commuted the sentence to eleven months and ten days, for the same charges. In December 2003, the Court of Appeal in Turin, revoked the sentence for false accounting. Romiti died on 18 August 2020, aged 97.
Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri (19 October 1944 – 18 August 2020) was an Iraqi-born Iranian cleric and diplomat. During the 1980s Taskhiri served as the Iranian representative to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. He was a member of the Assembly of Experts between 1999 to 2007 and again from 2016 until his death. He was born in Najif, Iraq. Taskhiri died on 18 August 2020 in Tehran from a heart attack, aged 75.
Hans Cavalli-Björkman (29 June 1928 – 18 August 2020) was a Swedish lawyer and banker. He was the chairman of the Swedish Association football club Malmö FF, a post he held between 1975 and 1998. During Cavalli-Björkmans years at the club they won four Swedish championships. He was also CEO of Swedish bank SEB in the late 1980s. Cavalli-Björkman was born in Jönköping, Sweden. He died on 18 August 2020 in Malmö, Sweden at the age of 92.
Robert Reed "Bob" Shahan (October 18, 1939 – August 14, 2020) was an American Anglican prelate. He was the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona from 1992 to 2004. He was born in Elkhart, Kansas. He was made bishop by Edmond L. Browning. Shahan died on August 14, 2020 at the age of 80.
Katharine Jefferts Schori (born March 26, 1954) is the former Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church of the United States.  She was the 9th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada. She was the first woman elected as a primate in the Anglican Communion. Jefferts Schori was elected at the 75th General Convention on June 18, 2006. She retired on November 1, 2015. She took part in her first General Convention of the Episcopal Church as Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church in July 2009. Jefferts Schori was born in Pensacola, Florida.
Michael Bruce Curry (born March 13, 1953) is an American bishop. He was the 27th presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church. He was the presiding bishop from 2015 to 2024. He is the first African American to be presiding bishop in The Episcopal Church. He was previously bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina. He was born in Chicago.
The Episcopal Church (TEC) is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere.  It is a mainline Christian denomination divided into nine ecclesiastical provinces. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is Sean Rowe.  the Episcopal Church had 1,835,931 baptized members, of whom 1,676,349 were in the United States. it was the nation's 14th largest denomination.
Chetan Pratap Singh Chauhan (21 July 1947 – 16 August 2020) was an Indian cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party politician. He played 40 Test matches for India. He played Ranji Trophy for Maharashtra and Delhi. He played most of his international cricket in the late 1970s. He was also twice elected to the Lok Sabha from Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, in 1991 and 1998. From 2018 to 2020, he was minister for youth and sports in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. On 12 July 2020, he was hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19 in Gurgaon, Haryana. He died from multiple organ failure caused by the infection on 16 August 2020 at the age of 73.
Barbara Doherty (December 2, 1931 – August 17, 2020) was an American educator and theologian.  She was a Roman Catholic nun. She was a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana from 1984 to 1998. She was director of the Institute of Religious Formation at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She died on August 17, 2020 at the age of 88.
Arthur Docters van Leeuwen (8 May 1945 – 14 August 2020) was a Dutch politician, jurist and civil servant. He was member of the liberal political party VVD. Between 1999 and 2007 he was chairman of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets. He was born in The Hague. Docters van Leeuwen died from a heart attack on 14 August 2020 from a heart attack, aged 75.
Nikolai Nikolaevich Gubenko (; 17 August 1941 – 16 August 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film and theatre director and screenwriter. He was the founder of the Community of Taganka Actors theatre. His movie "Wounded Game" was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.  He was named People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1985. Gubenko was also active in politics. He was the last Minister of Culture of the USSR (1989—1991) and as the Russian State Duma deputy between 1995 and 2003. From 2005 on he acted as the Moscow City Duma deputy. He died of cardiac arrest on 16 August 2020 in Moscow, one day before his 79th birthday.
Valentin Sergeyevich Pavlov (; 27 September 1937 – 30 March 2003) was a Soviet official who became a Russian banker following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He was the Premier of the Soviet Union between January 1991 to August 1991.
Nikolai Alexandrovich Tikhonov (; – 1 June 1997) was a Soviet politician during the Cold War. He was Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1980 to 1985.
Bahman Mofid (; 15 August 1942 – 16 August 2020) was an Iranian actor and singer. He was born in Tehran. He was known for his roles in "Qeysar", "Reza Motorcyclist" and "Wood Pigeon". Mofid died of lung cancer in Tehran on 16 August 2020, one day after his 78th birthday.
Sharon Lee is an American Democratic politician. In January 2020, she became the acting borough president of Queens.  Lee was appointed deputy borough president in November 2018. Lee took over as borough president from Melinda Katz in January 2020, who was elected Queens District Attorney in 2019.
Rubén Díaz Sr. (born April 22, 1943) is a Puerto Rican politician and an ordained Pentecostal minister. He has represented the 18th Council District in the New York City Council since January 2018.  He is a member of the Democratic Party. Díaz represented the 32nd district in the New York State Senate from 2003 to 2017. He is a socially conservative Democrat. Díaz is known for his criticisms to abortion and same-sex marriage.
Caio Narcio Rodrigues da Silveira (21 August 1986 – 16 August 2020) often simply known as Caio Narcio was a Brazilian politician and a social scientist. He was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. He was a Federal Deputy from 2015 to 2019. In 2018, Narcio was diagnosed with meningoencephalitis. In July 2020, he was hospitalized in São Paulo with COVID-19. He died from the infection and meningoencephalitis on 16 August 2020, less than a week before his 34th birthday.
Gershon Shafat (, 6 December 1927 – 16 August 2020) was an Austrian-born Israeli politician. He was a member of the Knesset for Tehiya from 1984 to 1992. He was born in Vienna. He became a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement, and later joined the National Religious Party. In 1946 he was amongst the founders of kibbutz Ein Tzurim. Shafat died on 16 August 2020 in Tel Aviv, aged 92.
Pierre-Yves Trémois (8 January 1921 – 16 August 2020) was a French visual artist and sculptor. He was known for working on drawing in equal proportions on surrealism and science illustration. He was born in Paris. He held seat #2 in the engraving section at the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 2015, he was honored with the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Georg Volkert (28 November 1945 – 16 August 2020) was a German football player. He played in 410 games in Bundesliga and scored 125 goals. He won 12 caps for West Germany between 1968 and 1977. He scored two goals on his debut. Volkert died on 16 August 2020 in Erlangen, Germany from a heart attack, aged 74. Honours. 1. FC Nürnberg Hamburger SV
John Jairo Bedoya Jr. (December 28, 1977 – August 16, 2020) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Xavier. He was best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor between 2002 and 2004, where he was the second ROH Champion. Bedoya died on August 16, 2020 at the age of 42.
Ali Chaouch (26 June 1948 – 17 August 2020) was a Tunisian politician and government minister. He was the Tunisian Minister of the Interior between 1997 to 1999. Chaouch died on 17 August 2020, aged 72.
Mariolina De Fano (14 October 1940 – 18 August 2020) was an Italian actress. She was born in Bari, Italy. She was known for her roles as Zia in "Tutto l'amore che c'è" (2000), Mrs. Lo Turco in "The Cézanne Affair" (2009) and as Mrs. Bandiera in "Make a Fake" (2011). She was born in Bari, Italy. Her career lasted from 1981 to 2017. De Fano died on 18 August 2020 in Bari from a short-illness at the age of 79.
Allan Fotheringham (August 31, 1932 – August 19, 2020) was a Canadian newspaper and magazine journalist, columnist and television presenter. He was known for his many columns that appeared in "Vancouver Sun", "Toronto Sun", "The Globe and Mail" and "National Post". He was also a panelist on "Front Page Challenge" between 1984 to 1995. He died on August 19, 2020 in Quebec at the age of 87.
Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton (July 12, 1920 – November 30, 2004) was a Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history. He was a television personality and journalist. He won many honours and awards for his books. He was born in Whitehorse, Yukon. Between 1957 to 1995, he was a panelist for "Front Page Challenge". Beron died on November 30, 2004 at a hospital in Toronto of congestive heart failure, aged 84.
Andrej Andreevich Zolotov (born 13 December 1937) is a Russian screenwriter and music and art critic. He has written over 30 documentaries about Russian musicians, composers and conductors. He is the vice president of the Russian Academy of Arts.  He was born in Moscow. He wrote the scripts for "Komsomolskaya Pravda" and the TV series "Vremya". He was Assistant Minister of Culture between 1990 and 1992. He became the chief editor of RIA Novosti in 1994.
Lorraine Thomson (12 July 1931 – 13 August 2020) was a Canadian dancer, television host, television producer and one of the co-founders, with Pierre Berton, of the ACTRA Awards. She was the first dancer hired by the CBC for their first televised variety show, "The Big Revue". She turned to radio hosting the 1960s, and then television hosting in the 1970s for CBC's "The Naked Mind", "The Weaker(?) Sex" and "V.I.P." She was the one of the first women to produce variety shows on CBC. For 18 years, she was the program coordinator for "Front Page Challenge". She was nominated for several national awards for her work both in front of and behind the camera.
Robert Eugene Sykes (March 15, 1927 – August 4, 2020) was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins in 1952. He played college football at San Jose State. He was born in Oakland, California.  Sykes died on August 4, 2020 in Laguna Niguel, California at the age of 93.
Douglas Jack Wiseman (July 21, 1930 – August 1, 2020) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He was in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative from 1971 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Bill Davis. He was born in Smiths Falls, Ontario. Wiseman died on August 1, 2020 at a hospital in Perth, Ontario at the age of 90.
Wendy Blunsden (9 February 1942 – 1 August 2020) was an Australian cricketer. She captained the Australia national women's cricket team in one Test match and played a total of seven Tests. She was born in Adelaide. She made her Test debut against New Zealand in 1972. Blunsden died on 1 August 2020, aged 78.
Nando Angelini (17 August 1933) is an Italian actor. He has appeared in more than eighty films since 1957. He was born in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy. His best known roles were in "Il Sorpasso", "Barabbas" and "Bloody Pit of Horror".
Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994 in Maia, Porto) is a Portuguese professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for club Manchester United and for the Portugal national team. He has previously played in Italy for Novara, Udinese, and Sampdoria, as well as in Portugal with Sporting CP. He was named Primeira Liga Player of the Year in both 2018 and 2019. In January 2020, Manchester United signed him for an initial fee of €55 million (£47 million). Fernandes made his senior debut for Portugal in November 2017. He had previously played for Portugal's under-19s, under-20s and under-21s. He also played for Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Club career. Italy. Novara. Fernandes was born in Maia, Metropolitan Area of Porto. He played most of his youth football with local club Boavista FC. On 27 August 2012, he went to play for Novara Calcio in Italy. After only a few weeks with the youth side, Fernandes started to play to the first team in Serie B. He played in just over half of the league games during the 2012–13 season. He helped his team to fifth place and the promotion play-offs. Udinese. In summer 2013, Fernandes signed for Udinese Calcio in a co-ownership deal. He made his debut in Serie A on 3 November. He came on as a second-half substitute. Udinese lost 0–3 at home against Inter Milan. Fernandes scored his first league goal on 7 December 2013. This was in a 3–3 draw at S.S.C. Napoli. He scored again in the second match between the sides (a 1–1 draw). Sampdoria. On 16 August 2016, Fernandes moved to U.C. Sampdoria on loan. He also had to sign permanently. He made his league debut twelve days later. He played six minutes in a 2–1 home win against Atalanta BC. Fernandes scored his first goal for
Ranoidea is a genus of frogs in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. They live in Australia, New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, and the Louisiade Archipelago. Scientists still disagree with each other about whether "Ranoidea" should be its own genus or not and which frogs should be in it. Many of the frogs in "Ranoidea" used to be in "Litoria", "Dryopsophus", or "Hyla". In 2016, one team of scientists wrote a paper saying "Litoria" should be divided up into other genuses. Many other amphibian scientists read it and agreed, but some did not. One reason for this was that not all of the frogs in "Litoria" had been studied on the DNA level. Description and ecology. All frogs in "Ranoidea" have side-to-side pupils that open up-and-down and no coloring in their eyelid membrane. Many species have tadpoles that swim in mountain streams and have very large mouths on the undersides of their bodies. Species. The following species are or were recognized in the genus "Ranoidea": Scientists also think the Papua big-eyed tree frog might be in "Ranoidea" but they want to collect more data about where the frog lives first.
The Ranoidea are a superfamily of frogs in the order Anura. These frogs have a fused pectoral girdle bone in their chests, no ribs, and the males hold on to the female with an axillary grip during mating. The tadpoles have a single spiracle on the left side and complex mouthparts. Some species do not have tadpoles, and small frogs grow straight from eggs. Scientists disagree about exactly which frogs should be placed in which family and on exactly where Ranoidea belongs among groups of amphibians. Amphibian scientists often change their minds about exactly which frogs are related to each other and how closely, usually when someone finds new information (Glaw,Vences, 2001). This superfamily contains seventeen different families, each containing at least 2 species (some contain over 300 different species). Families. These families are copied from and  Ranixalidae. The family of Ranixalidae (Leaping Frogs) has one genus containing 10 different species. They live in central and southern India. They live in leaf litter and in tropical deciduous forests, near streams and can be found between 200 m and 1100 m above sea level. Mantellidae. The family of Mantellidae (Malagasy Poison Frogs) has 3 different genera with 191 species total. They live in Madagascar and Mayotte Island. They are both terrestrial and tree frogs and live between 800 and 1000 m above sea level. Rhacophoridae. The family of Rhacophoridae (Afroasian Tree Frogs) has two subfamilies, 14 genera, and a total of 321 species. They live in Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and South Asia. They are mainly tree frogs. Pyxicephalidae. The family of Pyxicephalidae (African Bullfrogs) has two subfamilies, 13 genera, and 68 total species. They live in Sub-Saharan Africa. The two subfamilies are completely different. Cacosternine frogs are small