page_title: Deaths in August 2017
section_title: August
hierarchical_section_title: Deaths in August 2017 / August
caption_attribution_description: فارسی: ابراهیم یزدی
context_page_description: The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2017. Names under each date are reported in alphabetical order by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are reported here also if notable.
  Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, nationality, what the person is known for, cause of death and most importantly a source.
caption: Ebrahim Yazdi
  1931 – 2017
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