Deaths in August 2016

The following is a list of **notable deaths in August 2016**. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Months".  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 (if known) and most importantly a source.
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## August
### 1
*Anne of Romania, 92, French-born Romanian royal, queen consort of King Michael.
*Frank Blas, 75, Guamanian politician, Lieutenant Governor (1987–1995), cancer.
*Dai Dower, 83, Welsh flyweight boxer.
*Trayan Dyankov, 40, Bulgarian football player and manager (FC Spartak Varna). 
*Andre Hajdu, 84, Hungarian-born Israeli composer and educator (Tel Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University).
*Harrie Langman, 85, Dutch politician, Minister of Economic Affairs (1971–1973).
*Jim Northrup, 73, American Ojibwe writer, kidney cancer.
*Raimundo Ongaro, 92, Argentine union leader (CGTA).
*Allen K. Ono, 82, American Army lieutenant general.

### 2
*Terence Bayler, 86, New Zealand actor (''Monty Python's Life of Brian*, *Time Bandits*, *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*).
*Jonathan Borwein, 65, Scottish mathematician.
*Forbes Carlile, 95, Australian swimming coach and modern pentathlete.
*Gordon Danby, 86, American physicist and inventor.
*David Huddleston, 85, American actor (*The Big Lebowski*, *Blazing Saddles*, *Santa Claus: The Movie''), heart and kidney disease.
*Robert Mabro, 81, Egyptian economist.
*Franciszek Macharski, 89, Polish Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Kraków (1979–2005).
*Juan Carlos Mesa, 86, Argentine humorist.
*Álvaro Pérez Intriago, 79, Ecuadorian politician, member of the National Congress (1984–1986, 1996–2002) and Mayor of Quito (1978–1982).
*Ahmed Zewail, 70, Egyptian-American scientist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner (1999).

### 3
*Shahram Amiri, 38, Iranian nuclear scientist, execution by hanging.
*Chris Amon, 73, New Zealand motor racing driver, cancer.
*Mansueto Bianchi, 66, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Volterra (2000–2006) and Pistoia (2006–2014). 
*Elizabeth Colson, 99, American social anthropologist.
*Louis Herman, 86, American marine biologist, bile duct cancer.
*Mel Hurtig, 84, Canadian publisher and political activist, pneumonia.
*Abdul Jeelani, 62, American basketball player (Portland Trail Blazers, Dallas Mavericks).
*Steve LaTourette, 62, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th congressional district (1995–2013), pancreatic cancer.
*Robert Rosencrans, 89, American businessman, chairman of C-SPAN.
*Elliot Tiber, 81, American artist and writer (*Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life*), stroke.

### 4
*Jean Antone, 73, American professional wrestler (AWA, AJW, CSW).
*Eugene Atkinson, 89, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district (1979–1983).
*Patrice Munsel, 91, American coloratura soprano.
*Albert Nicholas, 85, American businessman and philanthropist.
*Snaffu Rigor, 69, Filipino singer and songwriter, lung cancer.
*Gaspar Saladino, 88, American comic letterer (*Superman vs. Muhammad Ali*, *Arkham Asylum*).
*Zinaida Sharko, 87, Russian stage actress.
*Charles Toubé, 58, Cameroonian footballer (Tonnerre Yaoundé, national team).
*Ducksy Walsh, 50, Irish handball player.

### 5
*Hans-Jürgen Appelrath, 64, German educator (University of Oldenburg).
*David Attwooll, 67, British poet and publisher, Erdheim–Chester disease.
*Shamim Ara, 78, Pakistani actress and director.
*Alan Bates, 71, American physician and politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (2001–2005) and Senate (since 2005).
*Mahim Bora, 92, Indian writer, brain haemorrhage.
*Sir Robin Chichester-Clark, 88, British politician, MP for Londonderry (1955–1974).
*Don Donnithorne, 90, New Zealand architect.
*Alphons Egli, 91, Swiss politician, member of the Federal Council (1983–1989).
*Richard Fagan, 69, American songwriter and musician, liver cancer.
*Harold Hillman, 85, British scientist, heart failure. 
*Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro, 74, Uruguayan politician, Minister of Defence (since 2011), respiratory failure.
*Vander Lee, 50, Brazilian singer-songwriter.
*Annet Nieuwenhuyzen, 85, Dutch actress.
*Salvador Q. Quizon, 91, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa (1979–2002).
*John Alan Robinson, 86, British philosopher, mathematician and computer scientist.

### 6
*José Becerra, 80, Mexican bantamweight boxer, world champion (1959–1960).
*Philip Bialowitz, 90, Polish Holocaust survivor and resistance fighter.
*Helen Delich Bentley, 92, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district (1985–1995), brain cancer.
*Midget Farrelly, 71, Australian surfer, world champion (1965), stomach cancer.
*Pete Fountain, 86, American clarinetist.
*Temple Painter, 83, American harpsichordist and organist.
*Samuel Robin Spark, 78, Scottish artist.
*Norman Twain, 85, American stage and movie producer (*Lean on Me*, *Bajour*, *My Dog Tulip*).
*Michael Walter, 57, German luger, world champion (1985).
*Jan Wilsgaard, 86, Norwegian-born Swedish automobile designer (Volvo).
*Walter C. Young, 91, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1972–1992).

### 7
*Yuri Bregel, 90, Russian historian.
*Larry Brink, 92, American football player (Los Angeles Rams).
*Bryan Clauson, 27, American racing driver, race crash.
*Jack Günthard, 96, Swiss gymnast, Olympic champion (1952).
*Jack Sears, 86, British race and rally driver.
*Ruby Winters, 74, American soul singer ("Make Love to Me", "I Will").

### 8
*Edward Daly, 82, Northern Irish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Derry (1974–1993).
*Željko Kopanja, 61, Bosnian newspaper editor. 
*Klaus Weber, 80, German biologist.

### 9
*Bill Alsup, 78, American race car driver, crane accident.
*Panchu Arunachalam, 76, Indian screenwriter (*Kazhugu*, *Paayum Puli*) and director (*Manamagale Vaa*), cardiac arrest.
*Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendía, 76, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tarazona (1990–1995) and Vitoria (1995–2016).
*Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, 64, British billionaire property developer.
*Siegbert Horn, 66, German slalom canoeist, Olympic champion (1972), cancer.
*Barry Jenner, 75, American actor (*Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*, *Dallas*, *Family Matters*), acute myeloid leukemia.
*Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi, 96, Pakistani politician, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (1978–1986).
*Bob Kiley, 80, American public transport planner, Alzheimer's disease.
*W. Carter Merbreier, 90, American television personality (*Captain Noah and His Magical Ark*).
*Ernst Neizvestny, 91, Russian-American sculptor.
*Kalikho Pul, 47, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (2016) and MLA for Hayuliang (since 1995), suicide by hanging.
*Philippe Roberts-Jones, 91, Belgian art historian.
*Wang Tuoh, 72, Taiwanese writer and politician, MLY for Keelung (1996–2008), complications of a heart attack.

### 10
*Neill Armstrong, 90, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Edmonton Eskimos, Chicago Bears).
*C. Welborn Daniel, 90, American politician and judge, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1957–1964) and Senate (1964–1966, 1969–1971).
*John Saunders, 61, Canadian-born American sports journalist (ESPN, *The Sports Reporters*) and broadcaster (ESPN on ABC).
*Gerhard Tötschinger, 70, Austrian actor, pulmonary embolism.

### 11
*James B. Dunn, 89, American politician, member of the South Dakota Senate (1973–2000).
*Francesco Sgalambro, 82, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cefalù (2000–2009).
*Len Steckler, 88, American photographer, illustrator and filmmaker.
*Sir Ian Turbott, 94, New Zealand diplomat, Administrator of Antigua (1958–1964) and Grenada (1964-1967).
*Glenn Yarbrough, 86, American folk singer ("Baby the Rain Must Fall", "It's Gonna Be Fine", "San Francisco Bay Blues").

### 12
*Paul Kraabel, 83, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (19711975), fall.
*Alison Piepmeier, 43, American writer, brain cancer.
*Ljubomir Popović, 81, Serbian painter.
*Ruby Wilson, 68, American blues, soul and gospel singer, heart attack.

### 13
*Kenny Baker, 81, British actor (*Star Wars*, *Time Bandits*, *Flash Gordon*).
*Ettore Bernabei, 95, Italian television director and producer.
*Connie Crothers, 75, American jazz pianist, cancer.
*Pramukh Swami Maharaj, 94, Indian religious leader.
*Françoise Mallet-Joris, 86, Belgian writer.
*Joyce Carol Thomas, 78, American poet, playwright, motivational speaker, and author.

### 14
*Bi Chunfang, 89, Chinese Yue opera performer.
*Fyvush Finkel, 93, American actor (*Picket Fences*, *Boston Public*, *A Serious Man*), Emmy winner (1994).
*Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley, 89, British judge and law lord.
*Aboud Jumbe, 96, Tanzanian politician, President of Zanzibar (1972–1984).
*Hermann Kant, 90, German writer.
*Horst Meyer, 90, Swiss physicist.
*Na.Muthukumar, 41, Indian lyricist, jaundice.
*Lorenzo Piani, 60, Italian singer and songwriter.
*Yasumitsu Toyoda, 81, Japanese baseball player (Saitama Seibu Lions, Tokyo Yakult Swallows), pneumonia.

### 15
*Hotaru Akane, 32, Japanese pornographic actress.
*Dalian Atkinson, 48, English footballer (Ipswich Town, Aston Villa), tased.
*Mauril Bélanger, 61, Canadian politician, MP for Ottawa—Vanier (since 1995), ALS.
*Choo-Choo Coleman, 78, American baseball player (New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies), cancer.
*Bobby Hutcherson, 75, American jazz musician, emphysema.
*Bambi Sheleg, 58, Chilean-born Israeli journalist and magazine editor, cancer.

### 16
*João Havelange, 100, Brazilian football executive, President of FIFA (1974–1998).
*John McLaughlin, 89, American political commentator and television personality (*The McLaughlin Group*).

### 17
*James R. Bennett, 76, American politician, Secretary of State of Alabama (1993–2003, 2013–2015), cancer.
*Katharine Blodgett Gebbie, 84, American astrophysicist.
*Arthur Hiller, 92, Canadian-born American movie director (*Love Story*, *The Hospital*, *The In-Laws*), President of AMPAS (19931997).

### 18
*Machali, 20, Indian tigress.
*Jérôme Monod, 85, French political advisor.
*Michael Napier Brown, 79, British actor, theatre director and playwright.
*John William Vessey Jr., 94, American military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1982–1985).

### 19
*Donald Henderson, 87, American physician, smallpox eradication program director, broken hip complications.
*Lou Pearlman, 62, American record producer, music manager (Backstreet Boys, NSYNC) and convicted criminal.
*Nina Ponomaryova, 87, Russian discus thrower, Olympic champion (1952, 1960).
*Jack Riley, 80, American actor (*The Bob Newhart Show*, *Boogie Nights*), pneumonia and infection.
*Horacio Salgán, 100, Argentine tango musician.
*Mohammad Ali Samatar, 81, Somali politician, Prime Minister (1987–1990).
*Mira Stupica, 93, Serbian actress (*Parada*).

### 20
*Lilia Cuntapay, 81, Filipino actress (*Shake, Rattle & Roll*, *Brokedown Palace*, *Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay*).
*Daniela Dessì, 59, Italian opera singer, cancer.
*Irving Fields, 101, American pianist.
*Jim Gibbons, 79, American football player (Detroit Lions), double pneumonia.
*Harry Gilmer, 90, American football player (Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions).
*Richard P. Korf, 91, American mycologist.
*Eugeniusz Geno Malkowski, 73, Polish artist.
*Ignacio Padilla, 47, Mexican writer, traffic collision.
*Brian Rix, Baron Rix, 92, British actor (*And the Same to You*) and activist (Mencap).
*Louis Stewart, 72, Irish jazz guitarist.

### 21
*Sir Antony Jay, 86, English broadcaster, director and writer (*Yes Minister*). 
*Marin Moraru, 79, Romanian actor.
*Benet Rossell, 78, Spanish artist.

### 22
*Jordi Carbonell, 92, Spanish politician, President of ERC (1996–2004).
*S. R. Nathan, 92, Singaporean politician, President (1999–2011), stroke.
*Gilli Smyth, 83, English singer (Gong).
*Toots Thielemans, 94, Belgian jazz guitarist, whistler and harmonica player (*Man Bites Harmonica!*).

### 23
*Steven Hill, 94, American actor (*Mission: Impossible*, *Law & Order*, *The Firm*).
*Esther Jungreis, 80, Hungarian-born American religious leader, founder of Hineni, pneumonia.
*Berit Mørdre, 76, Norwegian cross-country skier, Olympic champion (1968).
*Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe, 93, American World War II pilot ace and politician, Mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi (1973–1981).
*Reinhard Selten, 85, German economist, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner (1994).
*Elsie Wayne, 84, Canadian politician, MP from Saint John (1993–2004).

### 24
*Juan Bell, 48, Dominican baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers), kidney disease.
*Michel Butor, 89, French writer.
*Gilles-Gaston Granger, 96, French analytic philosopher.
*George Kaczender, 83, Hungarian-born Canadian film director (*In Praise of Older Women*).
*Shūgorō Nakazato, 96, Japanese martial artist, pneumonia.
*Walter Scheel, 97, German politician, President of West Germany (1974–1979), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1969–1974) and Vice-Chancellor (1969–1974).
*Roger Y. Tsien, 64, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner (2008).
*Henning Voscherau, 75, German politician, Mayor of Hamburg (1988–1997), brain cancer.
*Nina Yeryomina, 82, Russian basketball player, world champion (1959).

### 25
*Dame Margaret Anstee, 90, British diplomat, Director-General of the UN Office in Vienna (1987–1992).
*Robert Todd Carroll, 71, American academic, scientific skeptic and writer (The Skeptic's Dictionary), cancer.
*James Cronin, 84, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics winner (1980).
*Maria Eugénia, 89, Portuguese actress.
*Justin du Fresne, 74, New Zealand radio broadcaster.
*Warren Hinckle, 77, American political journalist, pneumonia.
*Rodolfo Illanes, 56, Bolivian politician, beaten.
*Marvin Kaplan, 89, American actor (''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World*, *Alice*, *The Great Race*).
*Anna Kurska, 87, Polish politician, member of the Senate (2001–2007).
*Sonia Rykiel, 86, French fashion designer.
*Eddy Silitonga, 65, Indonesian singer.
*G. Spencer-Brown, 93, English polymath.
*Rudy Van Gelder, 91, American recording engineer.

### 26
*Peter Barry, 88, Irish politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (1982–1987), Tánaiste (1987), TD (1969–1997).
*Paul Comi, 84, American actor (*Cape Fear*, *The Towering Inferno*, *Rawhide*).
*Hatuey de Camps, 69, Dominican politician, President of the Chamber of Deputies (1979–1982), cancer.
*Joe DeMaestri, 87, American baseball player (Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees).
*Harald Grønningen, 81, Norwegian cross country skier, Olympic champion (1968).
*Anton Pronk, 75, Dutch footballer (Ajax, national team), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
*Davoud Rashidi, 83, Iranian actor, stroke.
*Jiří Tichý, 82, Czech football player (CH Bratislava, Sparta Prague, national team).
*Erika Wallner, 70, Argentine actress (*Forty Degrees in the Shade*, *Story of a Poor Young Man*, *Bridge over the Elbe''), kidney failure.

### 27
*Cookie, 83, Australian-born Major Mitchell's cockatoo, world's oldest parrot, euthanized.
*Zenzo Matsuyama, 91, Japanese screenwriter (*The Human Condition*, *Long Journey into Love*) and movie director (*Burari Bura-bura Monogatari*).

### 28
*José Balmes, 89, Spanish-born Chilean artist, complications from pneumonia.
*Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, 80, Iraqi-born Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1984–2014) and Defense Minister (2001–2002), kidney disease.
*Mr. Fuji, 82, American professional wrestler and manager (WWF).
*Juan Gabriel, 66, Mexican singer-songwriter ("Hasta Que Te Conocí", "No Tengo Dinero", "Abrázame Muy Fuerte"), heart attack.
*Lennart Häggroth, 76, Swedish ice hockey player, world champion (1962) and Olympic silver medalist (1964).

### 29
*Gene Wilder, 83, American actor (*The Producers*, *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory*, *Young Frankenstein*) and writer, complications of Alzheimer's disease.

### 30
*Věra Čáslavská, 74, Czech gymnast, Olympic champion (1964, 1968), pancreatic cancer.
*David Lavery, 67, American academic and television historian (*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*).
*Doris McLemore, 89, American teacher, last fluent speaker of the Wichita language.
*Marc Riboud, 93, French photographer.
*Joe Sutter, 95, American aeronautical engineer, chief designer of the Boeing 747.

### 31
*B. Daniel Riley, 70, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1999–2003, 2007–2011).
*Myron Tribus, 94, American organizational theorist.

## Months
* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
* November
* December

## References
## Other websites
* *The Guardian*, UK obituaries
* Obituaries, *Los Angeles Times*
* Obituaries, *Chicago Tribune*
* *The New York Times*, US obituaries
* *The Sydney Morning Herald*, Australian obituaries
* *The Telegraph* obituaries