Justin Townes Earle (January 4, 1982 – August 23, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was a son of alternative country artist Steve Earle.
In 2010 he released the album "Harlem River Blues", followed by the album "Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now" in 2012. He also appeared in an episode of the HBO television series "Treme" with his father.
Earle produced Wanda Jackson's album "Unfinished Business" in 2012.
From 2014 through 2017, Earle released a "family trilogy" of albums, comprising "Single Mothers"(2014), "Absent Fathers"(2015), and "Kids in the Street"(2017).
Earle died on August 23, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 38.
John H. Hager
John Henry Hager (August 28, 1936 – August 23, 2020) was an American politician. He was the 37th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. He was the first person with a disability to be elected to that office.
He was an assistant secretary within the United States Department of Education from 2004 to 2007. He also was the chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia from August 2007 until May 2008.
Hager died on August 23, 2020 at the age of 83.
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
The Lieutenant Governor is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Lieutenant Governor is elected every four years along with the Governor and Attorney General. The office is currently held by Democrat Justin Fairfax.
Gerald D. Hines
Gerald D. Hines (August 15, 1925August 23, 2020) was an American real estate developer. He was the founder and chairman of Hines. At the time of his death, the company had assets in 25 countries. He was born in Gary, Indiana.
Hines donated $7 million to the University of Houston’s College of Architecture which renamed the college the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture.
Hines died on August 23, 2020, at his home in Greenwich, Connecticut from prostate cancer at the age of 95.
Maria Janion
Maria Janion (24 December 1926 – 23 August 2020) was a Polish scholar, critic and theoretician of literature. She was a Professor at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Janion was also a member of the Polish Academy of Learning. She has an honorary degree of the Gdańsk University. Between the years 1948 to 1978 she was an active member of Polish United Workers' Party.
Dieter Krause
Dieter Krause (18 January 1936 – 23 August 2020) was a German sprint canoeist. He competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 4×500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Krause also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
Lori Nelson
Lori Nelson (born Dixie Kay Nelson; August 15, 1933 – August 23, 2020) was an American actress and model. She was active in the 1950s and early 1960s. She was best known for her roles in the TV series "How to Marry a Millionaire" and the movies "Revenge of the Creature", "All I Desire", and "I Died a Thousand Times".
Nelson died on August 23, 2020 from Alzheimer's disease-related problems in Los Angeles, aged 87.
Charlie Persip
Charli Persip (July 26, 1929 – August 23, 2020) was an American jazz drummer. He was born in Morristown, New Jersey.
After playing with Tadd Dameron in 1953, he gained recognition as a jazz drummer as he toured and recorded with Dizzy Gillespie's big and small bands between 1953 and 1958.
From 1974, he was an instructor of drums and music for Jazzmobile, Inc. in New York City. He was Associate Professor at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan.
Persip died on August 23, 2020 at the age of 91.
Valentina Prudskova
Valentina Aleksandrovna Prudskova (; 27 December 1938 – 23 August 2020) was a Soviet fencer. She won gold in the women's team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. She was born in Yershov, Saratov Oblast.
A. B. Raj
Antony Basker Raj (21 April 1925 – 23 August 2020), also known as A. B. Raj or A. Bhaskar Raj (in Sinhala Cinema), was an Indian director of Malayalam movies. He was born in Alappuzha, Travancore. He was known for directing "Ormikkaan Omanikkaan", "Manasse Ninakku Mangalam" and "Aval Oru Devaalayam".
Raj died on 23 August 2020 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from a heart attack at the age of 95.
Luigi Serafini (basketball)
Luigi Serafini (17 June 1951 – 23 August 2020) was an Italian basketball player. He was part of the Italian teams that won a bronze medal at the 1971 European championships and finished fourth in 1977. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. He was born in Formigine, Italy.
Serafini died on 23 August 2020, aged 69.
Stoyan Alexandrov
Stoyan Alexandrov (, 14 June 1949 – 24 August 2020) was a Bulgarian economist. He was the Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Lyuben Berov between 1992 to 1994. He also was President of the Governing Council of the Association of Commerce Banks.
Alexandrov died on 24 August 2020 in Sofia at the age of 71.
Robbe De Hert
Robin François (Robbe) De Hert (20 September 1942 – 24 August 2020) was an English-born Belgian movie director. He was born in Farnborough, Hampshire. His best known movies were "De Witte van Sichem", "Brylcream Boulevard" and "Lijmen/Het Been".
De Hert died on 24 August 2020 from diabetes-related problems, aged 77.
João Lisboa
João Lisboa is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
Sálvio Dino
Sálvio Dino (5 June 1932 – 24 August 2020) was a Brazilian writer and politician. He was born in Grajaú, Maranhão. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 1963 to 1964 and again from 1974 to 1979. He was Mayor of João Lisboa between 1989 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2001.
Dino died of COVID-19 on 24 August 2020 at a hospital in São Luís, Maranhão, aged 88.
Grajaú, Maranhão
Grajaú is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Maranhão. It was founded on 29 April 1811, its population in 2015 was of 67,626. The total area is 8,864 km.
Anthony M. Frank
Anthony Melchior Frank (born May 21, 1931) was an American banker. He was the United States Postmaster General from 1988 to 1992 during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. He was born in Berlin.
Louis DeJoy
Louis DeJoy (born c. 1957) is an American businessman and Republican Party fundraiser. He was appointed in May 2020 by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service (USPS) to be the 75th United States Postmaster General.
Touriya Jabrane
Touriya Jabrane ( – born Saadia Kraytif ; 16 October 1952 – 24 August 2020) was a Moroccan theatre director, actress and politician. Between 2007 and 2009, she held the position of Minister of Culture in the cabinet of Abbas El Fassi. She was born in Casablanca.
Jabrane died on 24 August 2020, aged 67.
Bulmer's tree frog
Bulmer's tree frog ("Ranoidea bulmeri") is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists found it in the mountains between 1500 and 2000 meters above sea level. It does not live in many places.
This frog has a dark stripe behind its eye. The stripe goes down its body on each side. It sometimes has yellow coloring on its throat and chest.
In the local language, this frog is called "kogop".
Arrigo Levi
Arrigo Levi (17 July 1926 – 24 August 2020) was an Italian journalist, essayist, and television anchorman. He was born in Modena, Italy. He was a news anchor for Channel 5. From 1979 to 1983 he collaborated with "The Times", editing its international section. In 1988 he was appointed Chief Editor of "Corriere della Sera".
Levi died on 24 August 2020 in his hometown Modena at the age of 94.
Mal Pascoe
Malcolm Lawrence "Mal" Pascoe (31 March 1933 – 24 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He played 94 senior Victorian Football League (VFL) games for the Essendon Football Club from 1953 to 1958, and played 177 senior Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) games for the Hobart Football Club from 1959 to 1966.