Deaths in August 2018

The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in August 2018. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.
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, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.
August
1
Mary Carlisle, 104, American actress (College Humor, Doctor Rhythm, Dead Men Walk), last-surviving WAMPAS Baby Star.
Rick Genest, 32, Canadian fashion model and actor (47 Ronin), suicide by jumping.
Fakir Musafar, 87, American performance artist, lung cancer.
Celeste Rodrigues, 95, Portuguese fado singer ("Lenda das Algas", "Ja e tarde", "Fado Celeste"), stroke.
Jakob Schonenberger, 86, Swiss businessman (Swiss National Bank) and politician, member of Council of States (1979-1991).
Nancy Tuckerman, 89, American secretary, White House Social Secretary (1963-1963), complications from COPD.
Umbayee, 66, Indian ghazal singer ("Hrudayaraagam", "Mehboob", "Gazalmaala"), stomach cancer.
Hannie van Leeuwen, 92, Dutch politician, Senator (1995-2007).
2
Neil Argo, 71, American composer (Wild America, Mission: Impossible), heart failure.
Armand de Las Cuevas, 50, French cyclist (Movistar Team), suicide.
Herbert King, 55, Colombian actor (Pasion de Gavilanes, Guajira, Loving Pablo), heart attack.
Winston Ntshona, 76, South African actor (Marigolds in August) and playwright (The Island, Sizwe Banzi Is Dead), Tony winner (1975).
Vladimir Placek, 53, Czech politician and physician, Senator (since 2012).
Daan Schrijvers, 76, Dutch footballer (national team, PSV Eindhoven, NAC Breda).
3
Matija Barl, 78, Slovene actor (Kekec).
Carlos Buttice, 75, Argentine footballer (Union Espanola, Bahia, CASLA).
Ingrid Espelid Hovig, 94, Norwegian television chef and cookbook author.
Moshe Mizrahi, 86, Israeli movie director (Madame Rosa, Every Time We Say Goodbye, The House on Chelouche Street), Oscar winner (1978), pneumonia.
Tommy Peoples, 70, Irish fiddler (The Bothy Band).
Zbigniew Scibor-Rylski, 101, Polish Air Force officer (Warsaw Uprising) and brigadier general.
4
Lorrie Collins, 76, American rockabilly singer ("Just Because") and guitarist (Ricky Nelson, The Collins Kids), complications from a fall.
Arsene Tchakarian, 101, Armenian-born French resistance fighter (FTP-MOI), heart attack.
Masahiko Tsugawa, 78, Japanese actor (Otoko wa Tsurai yo, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Tampopo), heart failure.
5
Barry Chuckle, 73, English comedian (ChuckleVision) and actor, bone cancer.
Robert Dugard, 76, English speedway rider (Eastbourne Eagles, Wimbledon Dons, West Ham Hammers) and promoter (Arlington Stadium), lung cancer.
Ellen Joyce Loo, 32, Canadian-born Hong Kong singer-songwriter (at17), fall.
Alan Rabinowitz, 64, American zoologist (Panthera Corporation), leukemia.
Charlotte Rae, 92, American actress (The Facts of Life, Diff'rent Strokes, 101 Dalmatians: The Series) and comedienne, bone cancer.
Piotr Szulkin, 68, Polish movie director (The War of the Worlds: Next Century, O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization).
6
Patricia Benoit, 91, American actress (Mister Peepers) and movie director (Stones in the Sun).
Rosa Maria Carrasco i Azemar, 82, Spanish politician, co-founder of Democrats of Catalonia, stroke.
Margaret Heckler, 87, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district (1967-1983), Secretary of Health and Human Services (1983-1985) and Ambassador to Ireland (1986-1989), heart attack.
Paul Laxalt, 96, American politician, Governor of Nevada (1967-1971) and U.S. Senator (1974-1987), complications from a fall.
Joel Robuchon, 73, French chef (L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon) and cookbook writer (The Complete Robuchon), pancreatic cancer.
7
Carlos Almenar Otero, 92, Venezuelan singer-songwriter ("Cara Mia" "Arpa, mar y llano", "Ven a mis brazos"), pneumonia.
John Ciaccia, 85, Italian-born Canadian politician, member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Mont-Royal (1973-1998).
Arvonne Fraser, 92, American women's rights activist, Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (1993-1994).
Gustavo Giagnoni, 86, Italian football player (Mantova) and manager (Milan, Roma).
M. Karunanidhi, 94, Indian screenwriter (Rajakumari, Kannamma, Ponnar Shankar) and politician, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1969-1971, 1971-1976, 1989-1991, 1996-2001, 2006-2011), multiple organ failure.
Anton Lehmden, 89, Austrian painter.
Stan Mikita, 78, Slovak-born Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks), NHL champion (1961), complications from Lewy body dementia.
8
Nicholas Bett, 28, Kenyan hurdler, World Champion (2015), car crash.
Jarrod Lyle, 36, Australian golfer, acute myeloid leukemia.
Takeshi Onaga, 67, Japanese politician, Governor of Okinawa Prefecture (since 2014) and Mayor of Naha (2000-2014), pancreatic cancer.
Mikhail Shakhov, 86, Ukrainian wrestler, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).
9
Arthur Davies, 77, Welsh opera singer. (death announced on this date)
Manfred Melzer, 74, German Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (1995-2015).
10
Mehrdad Pahlbod, 101, Iranian politician, Minister of Culture and Art (1964-1978), cardiopulmonary arrest.
Richard Russell, 29, American mechanic and hijacker, responsible for the Horizon Air Q400 incident, suicide by airplane crash.
11
Bui Tin, 90, Vietnamese military colonel (People's Army of Vietnam) and dissident, renal failure.
Morris G. Hallock, 92, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1953-1954, 1967-1968), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Sir V. S. Naipaul, 85, Trinidadian-born British writer (A House for Mr Biswas), Nobel Prize winner (2001).
Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, 86, Dominican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Barahona (1976-1999).
12
Samir Amin, 86, Egyptian-French Marxian economist, created the term "Eurocentrism".
Kazimiera Utrata, 86, Polish actress (A Woman's Decision, Ballada o Januszku), congestive heart failure.
13
Somnath Chatterjee, 89, Indian politician, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (2004-2009), heart attack.
Powell A. Moore, 80, American politician, Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1982-1983), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs (2001-2004) and Representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (2006-2009).
Jim Neidhart, 63, American professional wrestler (WWF, WCW, Stampede), complications from a fall.
14
Chemmanam Chacko, 92, Indian poet (Kanakaaksharangal, Dukkhanthinte Chiri, Ottayaante Choonduviral), cardiopulmonary arrest complicated by Parkinson's disease.
Jill Janus, 42, American rock and roll singer (Huntress), suicide.
Michael Persinger, 73, American-born Canadian psychology professor and neuroscience researcher (Laurentian University).
Randy Rampage, 58, Canadian thrash metal singer and bassist (D.O.A., Annihilator, Stress Factor 9), heart attack.
Balram Das Tandon, 90, Indian politician, Governor of Chhattisgarh (since 2014), bronchopneumonia.
Eduard Uspensky, 80, Russian author (Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat) and screenwriter (Gena the Crocodile, Plasticine Crow), liver cancer.
15
Rita Borsellino, 73, Italian anti-Mafia activist and politician, MEP (2009-2014), pancreatic cancer.
Francois Garnier, 74, French Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Cambrai (since 2000), aortic aneurysm.
Albert Millaire, 83, Canadian actor (Tartuffe, Le Misanthrope, Dom Juan), prostate cancer.
Stuart Mitchell, 52, Scottish pianist and composer, lung cancer. (death announced on this date)
16
Benny Andersen, 88, Danish writer (Samlede digte) and pianist ("Svantes viser"), member of the Danish Academy (since 1972).
Donald E. Edwards, 81, American Army military officer (Vietnam War) and politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1975-1981), respiratory failure.
Aretha Franklin, 76, American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter ("Respect", "A Natural Woman", "Chain of Fools") and actress (The Blues Brothers), 18-time Grammy winner, pancreatic cancer.
Kim Yong-chun, 82, North Korean politician, Deputy (1986-1988) and Chief of the KPA General Staff (1995-2007), heart attack.
Yelena Shushunova, 49, Russian Hall of Fame gymnast, European (1985), World (1985, 1987), and Olympic champion (1988), complications from pneumonia.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 93, Indian politician and poet, Prime Minister (1996, 1998-2004) and Minister of External Affairs (1977-1979), multiple organ failure.
17
Leonard Boswell, 84, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 3rd congressional district (1997-2013), complications from gastrointestinal cancer.
Ezzatolah Entezami, 94, Iranian actor (The Cow, Hajji Washington, Once Upon a Time, Cinema), complications from a stroke.
Linton Freeman, 91, American sociologist (Betweenness centrality) and editor (Social Networks).
David McReynolds, 88, American political activist (War Resisters League, Social Democrats, USA) and politician, 1980 and 2000 presidential candidate, complications from a fall.
18
Kofi Annan, 80, Ghanaian diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997-2006), Nobel Peace Prize winner (2001).
Jack Costanzo, 98, American percussionist and actor (The Ed Sullivan Show), complications from an aneurysm.
Ronnie Moore, 85, Australian-born New Zealand speedway rider, world champion (1954, 1959), lung cancer.
Sir Peter Tapsell, 88, British politician, MP (1959-1964, 1966-2015) and Father of the House of Commons (2010-2015).
Henk Wesseling, 81, Dutch historian (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study), member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 1988), Parkinson's disease.
19
Khaira Arby, 59, Malian singer-songwriter, breast cancer.
Bazlur Rahman Badal, 95, Bangladeshi folk dancer, Independence Day Award recipient (2017), pneumonia complicated from COPD.
Rafael Calventi, 86, Dominican architect and diplomat, Ambassador to Germany (since 2009), heart attack.
Margareta Niculescu, 92, Romanian artist and puppeteer, President of UNIMA (2000-2004), Erasmus Prize winner (1978).
20
John N. Abrams, 71, American military officer, Commander of TRADOC (1998-2002).
Uri Avnery, 94, Israeli peace activist (Gush Shalom), journalist (HaOlam HaZeh) and politician, member of Knesset (1965-1974, 1979-1981), complications from a stroke.
Jimmy McIlroy, 86, Northern Irish footballer (Burnley, Stoke City, national team) and manager (Oldham Athletic).
Eddie Willis, 82, American soul guitarist (The Funk Brothers), complications from polio.
21
Otavio Frias Filho, 61, Brazilian journalist, editorial director of Folha de S.Paulo (since 1984), pancreatic cancer.
Charles Gain, 94, American police officer, Chief of the San Francisco Police Department (1975-1980), respiratory failure.
Barbara Harris, 83, American actress (The Apple Tree, Freaky Friday, Nashville), Tony winner (1967), co-founder of The Second City, lung cancer.
Spencer P. Jones, 61, New Zealand-born Australian singer-songwriter ("The World's Got Everything in It", "What's Got Into Him") and guitarist (The Johnnys, Beasts of Bourbon, Sacred Cowboys), liver cancer.
Stefan Karl Stefansson, 43, Icelandic actor (LazyTown), bile duct cancer.
Mollie Tibbetts, 20, American student (University of Iowa), stabbed. (body discovered on this date)
Villano III, 66, Mexican professional wrestler (UWA, CMLL, AAA), cerebral infarction.
22
Tullio Ilomets, 97, Estonian chemist and historian.
Richard Kadison, 93, American mathematician, member of the National Academy of Sciences (since 1996), heart failure.
Ed King, 68, American Hall of Fame guitarist (Strawberry Alarm Clock, Lynyrd Skynyrd), cancer.
Lazy Lester, 85, American Hall of Fame blues guitarist (Lightnin' Slim), stomach cancer.
23
Russ Heath, 91, American Hall of Fame comic book artist (Men of War, Little Annie Fanny, G.I. Combat), prostate cancer.
Dieter Thomas Heck, 80, German television host (ZDF-Hitparade, Die Pyramide) and actor (Das Millionenspiel), complications from COPD.
Dominik Kalata, 93, Slovak Roman Catholic prelate, Titular Bishop of Semta (since 1985), congestive heart failure.
Kuldip Nayar, 95, Indian journalist (The Statesman), human rights activist and politician, MP (1997-2003).
George Sheldon, 71, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1974-1982), complications from a fall.
Franck Venaille, 81, French poet and writer (La halte belge).
George Walker, 96, American composer (Lilacs), Pulitzer Prize recipient (1996), fall.
24
Lawrence J. DeNardis, 80, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district (1981-1983) and President of the University of New Haven (1991-2004).
Tom Frost, 80, American mountaineer and photographer.
Robin Leach, 76, British writer and television host (Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous), complications from a stroke.
Princeton Lyman, 82, American diplomat, Ambassador to Nigeria (1986-1989) and South Africa (1992-1995), lung cancer.
Javier Ochoa Palacios, 43, Spanish cyclist, Paralympic champion (2004, 2008), sepsis.
Aleksei Paramonov, 93, Soviet-born Russian football player (Spartak Moscow, national team) and manager (Etoile Sahel), Olympic champion (1956), respiratory failure complicated by a stroke.
Valentina Rastvorova, 85, Soviet fencer, Olympic champion (1960) and silver medalist (1960, 1964) and multi-World Champion.
Ciril Zlobec, 93, Slovene poet, writer and politician, member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (since 1989).
25
Lindsay Kemp, 80, English dancer, choreographer and actor (The Vampire Lovers, The Wicker Man, Valentino), cardiac arrest.
John McCain, 81, American politician and military officer (Vietnam War), member of the U.S. Senate (since 1987) and House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st congressional district (1983-1987), Republican nominee for President (2008) and candidate (2000), brain cancer.
Kyle Pavone, 28, American rock singer (We Came as Romans).
Noam Sheriff, 83, Israeli composer and conductor.
26
Rosa Bouglione, 107, French circus performer.
Barrie Dunsmore, 79, American journalist (ABC News).
David Katz, 24, American video gamer (Madden NFL 19), perpetrator of the Jacksonville Landing shooting, suicide by gunshot.
Kerry Hill, 75, Australian architect (State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, City of Perth Library).
Tony Hiller, 91, British songwriter ("United We Stand", "Save Your Kisses for Me", "Figaro") and producer.
Neil Simon, 91, American playwright (Biloxi Blues, Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple) and screenwriter (The Goodbye Girl), Tony winner (1965), Pulitzer Prize winner (1991) and Golden Globe winner (1977), pneumonia complicated by renal failure.
27
Dale M. Cochran, 89, American politician, Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa (1987-1999) and member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1965-1987), stomach cancer.
Mirka Mora, 90, French-born Australian artist, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Fredd Wayne, 93, American actor (The Spiral Road, Hangup, Man on the Moon) and columnist (The New York Times), heart attack.
Murray Westgate, 100, Canadian actor (Happy Birthday to Me, Blue City Slammers, Scanners II: The New Order), cardiopulmonary arrest.
28
Ray Barry, 89, American ice hockey player (Boston Bruins).
Silvano Campeggi, 95, Italian movie poster designer (Casablanca, Singin' in the Rain, Breakfast at Tiffany's), respiratory failure.
Josep Fontana, 86, Spanish historian and academic (Pompeu Fabra University), heart failure.
Gary Friedrich, 75, American comic book writer (Ghost Rider, Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, Hulk), complications from Parkinson's disease.
29
Stan Brock, 82, British philanthropist, founder of Remote Area Medical.
Samuel Conti, 96, American judge, District Court for the Northern District of California (since 1970).
Sir James Mirrlees, 82, Scottish economist, Nobel Prize winner (1996).
Carilda Oliver Labra, 96, Cuban poet, National Prize winner (1997), pneumonia.
Marie Severin, 89, American Hall of Fame comic book artist (Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man), stroke.
Paul Taylor, 88, American choreographer, Primetime Emmy Award winner and Kennedy Center honoree (1992), renal failure.
30
Joseph Kobzon, 80, Russian singer, People's Artist of USSR (1987), prostate cancer.
Vanessa Marquez, 49, American actress (ER, Stand and Deliver, Wiseguy), shot.
William Joseph Nealon Jr., 95, American judge, District Court Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (1962-1989), last President Kennedy federal judicial appointee, pneumonia.
Ray, 36, Hong Kong professional wrestler (WNC, Ice Ribbon), brain cancer.
31
Susan Brown, 86, American actress (General Hospital, Santa Barbara, As the World Turns), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, 96, Italian geneticist, Weldon Memorial Prize winner (1978).
Gloria Jean, 92, American singer and actress (The Under-Pup, Pardon My Rhythm, Manhattan Angel), heart failure.
Anita Lindman, 86, Swedish television announcer and producer (Anita och Televinken). (death announced on this date)
Carole Shelley, 79, English actress (Wicked, The Elephant Man, Robin Hood), Tony winner (1979), pancreatic cancer.
Alexander Zakharchenko, 42, Ukrainian separatist leader, President and Prime Minister of Donetsk People's Republic (since 2014), bombing.
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Related pages
Deaths in 2014
Deaths in 2015
Deaths in 2016
Deaths in 2017
References
Other websites
The Guardian, UK obituaries
The Telegraph obituaries
Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
The New York Times, US obituaries
The Washington Post obituaries
The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian obituaries
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