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.
Jean-Michel Savéant
Jean-Michel Savéant (September 19, 1933 – August 16, 2020) was a French chemist. His works focused in electrochemistry. He was elected member of the French Academy of Sciences in 2000. He was foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences in 2001.
Gershon Shafat
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
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
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 2 goals in his debut.
Volkert died on 16 August 2020 in Erlangen, Germany from a heart attack, aged 74.
Xavier (wrestler)
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
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
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
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 Berton
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.
Gianni Agnelli
Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli, (; 12 March 192124 January 2003), also known as L'Avvocato ("The Lawyer"), was an Italian businessman. He was known for his business career with Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP. He was the richest man in modern Italian history.
Andrej Andreevich Zolotov
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
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.
Bob Sykes (American football)
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 Wiseman
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
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
Nando Angelini (17 August 1933 – 7 August 2020) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than eighty movies between 1957 until his death. He was born in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy. His best known roles were in "Il Sorpasso", "Barabbas" and "Bloody Pit of Horror".
Angelini died on 7 August 2020 in Pescara, Italy at the age of 87.
Garhajis
Garhajis is a clan made up of Habr Yunis and Eidagale who live in northern Somalia. They border the habar Awal tribe to the west, the Warsangeli to the East and the reer darawiish to the southeast.
Tibetan Mastiff
The Tibetan Mastiff is a big breed dog. It originated in Tibet. It has long black fur. It is like the Tibetan spaniel dog, but its fur is different.
Planet 51
Planet 51 is a computer animated movie made by Ilion Animation Studios and HandMade Films. It stars Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott and John Cleese.
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer is an American television series, which ran on CBS from 2005 to 2010.
Leverage (TV series)
Leverage is an American action crime drama television series. It aired on TNT from December 7, 2008, to December 25, 2012.
Bruno Fernandes
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).