Ralf Metzenmacher (July 26, 1964 – August 3, 2020) was a German painter and designer. He was an expert Retro-Art, a mixture between art and product design. He was born in Aachen, Germany. Between 1991 and 2004 he worked as a designer for Puma. As director, towards the end of his time there he was responsible for the Footwear Europe and Accessories International division.
Metzenmacher died on August 3, 2020 at the age of 56.
Michael Peter Smith
Michael Peter Smith (September 7, 1941 – August 3, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter. He was known as "The greatest songwriter in the English language". He sang and composed from the 1960s.
He was best known for writing "The Dutchman", which was popularized by Steve Goodman.
He died from colon cancer on August 3, 2020 at the age of 78.
Ebrahim Alkazi
Ebrahim Alkazi (18 October 1925 – 4 August 2020) was an Indian theatre director and drama teacher. He was the Director of National School of Drama, New Delhi from 1962 to 1977.
He directed over 50 plays, including famous productions of: Girish Karnad's "Tughlaq", Mohan Rakesh's "Ashadh Ka Ek Din", Dharamvir Bharati's "Andha Yug" and numerous Shakespeare and Greek plays.
Rajko Dujmić
Rajko Dujmić (7 August 1954 – 4 August 2020) was a Croatian songwriter, composer and music producer. He was best known as a member of the pop group Novi fosili. He composed the winner entry of Eurovision Song Contest 1989, "Rock me".
He was in a car crash on 29 July 2020. Dujmić died six days later, on 4 August at the hospital, aged 65.
Dick Goddard
Richard D. "Dick" Goddard (February 24, 1931 – August 4, 2020) was an American television meteorologist, author, cartoonist, and animal activist. He was the evening meteorologist at WJW-TV. He held the Guinness World Record for longest career as a weather forecaster. Goddard was born in Akron, Ohio.
In June 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19. Goddard died on August 4, 2020 in Florida, at the age of 89.
Hu Ping
Hu Ping (1 July 1930 – 4 August 2020) was a Chinese politician. He was born in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Hu was a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Hu was Governor of Fujian from 1983 to 1987. He was the Minister of Commerce from 1988 to 1993.
Hu died on 4 August 2020 in Beijing, aged 90.
Jiaxing
Jiaxing (), alternately romanized as Kashing, is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, China. At the 2010 census, its population was 4,501,657.
Willie Hunter (footballer)
William Hunter (14 February 1940 — 4 August 2020) was a Scottish football player and manager. Hunter spent most of his playing career with Motherwell.
He also played for the Detroit Cougars, Hibernian, Hellenic and Cape Town City. Hunter also represented both Scotland and the Scottish League.
He was born in Edinburgh. Hunter died in August 2020, aged 80.
Eddie Ilarde
Edgardo "Eddie" U. Ilarde (August 25, 1934 – August 4, 2020) was a Filipino radio-television host and politician. He was born in Iriga, Camarines Sur. He was a member of the Liberal Party. He hosted "Student Canteen". From 1965 to 1969, he was a member of the House of Representatives. In 1972, he was a member of the Senate.
Ilarde died on August 4, 2020 at a hospital in Makati, Philippines at the age of 85.
Lorenzo Chiarinelli
Lorenzo Chiarinelli (16 March 1935 – 3 August 2020) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate. He was born in Concerviano, Italy. He became a priest in 1957. He was made a bishop in 1983 by Pope John Paul II.
He was the Bishop of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo from 1983 to 1993, Aversa from 1993 to 1997 and Viterbo from 1997 to 2010.
Chiarinelli died on 3 August 2020 at the age of 85.
Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil (1 September 1928 – 5 August 2020) was an Indian politician. He was a leader of Indian National Congress Party. He was born in Nilanga, Maharashtra. He was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra between 1985 to 1986. He was also a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly between 1962 to 2014.
Nilangekar died on 5 August 2020 from COVID-19 at a hospital in Pune, aged 91.
Karam Ali Shah
Pir Karam Ali Shah (c. 1934 – 4 August 2020) was a Pakistani politician. He was governor of Gilgit-Baltistan. He was appointed governor on January 26, 2011 by President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. He stepped down from the job on 16 February 2015. He was born in India.
Shah died on 4 August 2020 in Islamabad, Pakistan at the age of 86.
Jan Strelau
Jan Strelau (May 30, 1931 – August 3, 2020) was a Polish psychologist. He was born in Free City of Danzig, now Gdańsk, Poland. Strelau was best known for his studies on temperament.
He was professor of psychology at Warsaw University from 1968 to 2001.
In 2001, he became a professor at Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities, where he took the positions of Vice-rector for Research and International Affairs from 2002 to 2010 and Vice-rector for Research from 2010 to 2012. He was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 2012 to 2016.
Strelau died in Warsaw on August 3, 2020 at the age of 89.
Robert Prosky
Robert Prosky (born Robert Joseph Porzuczek, December 13, 1930 – December 8, 2008) was an American actor.
His best known movie roles were in "Thief" (1981), "Christine" (1983), "The Natural" (1984), and "Broadcast News" (1987).
He also appeared in "" (1990), "Hoffa" (1992), "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993), "Last Action Hero" (1993), "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994), "Dead Man Walking" (1995), and "Mad City" (1997).
Prosky died on December 8, 2008 at a hospital in Washington, D.C. at the age of 78. The cause of death was heart surgery-related problems.
William Petersen
William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama series "" (2000–2015).
The Natural (movie)
The Natural is a 1984 American sports movie. It is based on Bernard Malamud's 1952 novel of the same name. It is directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Robert Redford, Glenn Close, and Robert Duvall.
The movie was nominated for four Academy Awards.
Many of the baseball scenes were filmed in 1983 at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, New York. The All-High Stadium, also in Buffalo, stood in for Chicago's Wrigley Field in a key scene.
Bernard Malamud
Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an American novelist and short story writer. He was one of the best known American Jewish authors of the 20th century.
His baseball novel, "The Natural", was made into a 1984 movie. His 1966 novel "The Fixer" (also filmed), about antisemitism in the Russian Empire, won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
Malamud died in Manhattan on March 18, 1986 from a heart attack, at the age of 71.
Riverhead (CDP), New York
Riverhead is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Riverhead in Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. The CDP's population was 13,299 at the 2010 census.
East Hampton (village), New York
The Village of East Hampton is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is located in the town of East Hampton. The population was 1,083 at the time of the 2010 census.
East Hampton (town), New York
The Town of East Hampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York. At the time of the United States 2010 Census, it had a total population of 21,457.
Brentwood, New York
Brentwood is a hamlet in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the population of Brentwood was 60,664.
Jake LaTurner
Jacob LaTurner (born February 17, 1988) is an American politician. He is a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2021. He became the Kansas State Treasurer in 2017.