The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2013.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
August 2013
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John Amis, 91, British broadcaster, classical music critic and writer.John Amis obituary John Blumsky, 84, New Zealand broadcaster and journalist. Chua Boon Huat, 33, Malaysian Olympic field hockey player, traffic collision.Malaysian field hockey player Chua Boon Huat dies in accident John Dengate, 74, Australian folk singer and songwriter.Vale John Dengate. A True Australian Son Arthur J. England Jr., 80, American judge, member of the Florida Supreme Court (1975–1981).Arthur J. England Jr., Former Florida Supreme Court Justice England, dies Mike Hinton, 57, American guitarist, cancer.'A friend of a friend of ...': Michael Hinton Dick Kazmaier, 82, American football player and businessman, winner of the Heisman Trophy (1951), heart and lung disease.Dick Kazmaier, a Heisman Winner Who Passed on the N.F.L., Dies at 82 Gail Kobe, 81, American actress (Peyton Place, Gunsmoke) and producer (The Bold and the Beautiful).R.I.P. Gail Kobe Bob Livingstone, 91, American football player. Ritham Madubun, 42, Indonesian footballer, stroke.Ritham Madubun, Mantan Pemain Timnas, Tutup Usia Babe Martin, 93, American baseball player (St. Louis Browns).American baseball player Babe Martin dies at 93 Colin McAdam, 61, Scottish footballer (Dumbarton). Tomasz Nowak, 52, Polish Olympic boxer.Tomasz Nowak P. V. Ranga Rao, 73, Indian politician, heart disease.Narasimha Rao's eldest son, P.V. Ranga Rao, passes away Toby Saks, 71, American cellist, founder of the Seattle Chamber Music Society, pancreatic cancer.Acclaimed Seattle musician Toby Saks dies Wilford White, 84, American football player (Chicago Bears, Toronto Argonauts), natural causes.ASU Hall of Famer 'Whizzer' White dies at 84
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Patricia Anthony, 66, American science fiction author.Patricia Anthony (1947–2013) Julius L. Chambers, 76, American lawyer and civil rights activist.Julius Chambers, a Fighter for Civil Rights, Dies at 76 V. Dakshinamoorthy, 93, Indian carnatic musician and music director.Music composer Dakshinamoorthy passes away at 94 Richard E. Dauch, 71, American automotive executive, co-founder of American Axle, cancer. Kurt Ehrmann, 91, German Olympic footballer.KFV trauert um Ex-Nationalspieler Kurt "Kaddel" Ehrmann Ola Enstad, 70, Norwegian sculptor.Ola Enstad *Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida, 97, Brazilian geologist.Nota de falecimento do professor do IGc e da Poli, Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida Peter Goldstone, 86, British solicitor and judge. George Hauptfuhrer, 87, American lawyer and basketball player.GEORGE J. HAUPTFUHRER Jr. Death Notice Raymond E. Joslin, 76, American television executive (Hearst Corporation), stomach cancer. Alla Kushnir, 71, Russian-born Israeli chess grandmaster.Alla Kushnir Has Passed Away in Tel Aviv Par Par Lay, 67, Burmese comedian and satirist, prostate cancer.Junta Satirist From 'Moustache Brothers' Trio Dead at 67 Thomas McAnea, 63, Scottish master counterfeiter, lung cancer. Quincy Murphy, 60, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (since 2002), cancer.Georgia state politician Quincy Murphy dies after battle with cancer David Nalle, 88, American diplomat, writer and lecturer, editor of the Central Asia Monitor.David Nalle Obituary Joe F. Smith, 94, American politician, Mayor of Charleston, West Virginia (1980–1983), member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1997–2002).Former Mayor Joe F. Smith dies Barbara Trentham, 68, American actress (Rollerball), complications from leukemia.Actress Barbara Trentham Dies at 68 Pixie Williams, 85, New Zealand singer, complications from dementia, diabetes and Parkinson's disease.Blue smoke singer Pixie Williams dies
3 Yuri Brezhnev, 80, Russian Soviet politician.Первый раз в первый класс John Coombs, 91, British racing driver and team owner.Notice of Death – John Coombs Les Cooper, 92, American doo wop musician. Dixie Evans, 86, American burlesque dancer, stroke.Dixie Evans, Who Brought 'Monroe' to Burlesque Houses, Dies at 86 Jack Hightower, 86, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1953–1955), Senator (1965–1974), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1975–1985).Former Texas justice, congressman Hightower dies Jack Hynes, 92, Scottish-born American footballer.OBITUARY Jack Hynes (1920–2013) Marina Kalashnikova, Russian historian and journalist, cancer.R.I.P. Marina Kalashnikova – May Your Memory be Honored Eiichi Kawatei, 79, Japanese sports executive (ITF, ATF), led push to return tennis to Olympics in 1988, heart failure. Samuel Lamb, 88, Chinese Christian pastor.Death of Pastor Samuel Lamb Leaves 'Hole in the Chinese Church,' Says Open Doors USA Georgine Loacker, 87, American scholar.Sr. Georgine Loacker Rose Morat, 107, American centenarian and assault victim.Rose Morat Obituary Joy Onaolapo, 30, Nigerian champion Paralympic weightlifter (2012).Nigerian Paralympics gold medalist confirmed dead (death announced on this date) John Palmer, 77, American journalist and news anchor (NBC News), pulmonary fibrosis.John Palmer, Longtime NBC News Correspondent, Dies at 77 Duane J. Roth, 63, American pharmaceutical and technology executive, CEO of CONNECT, complications from injuries in bicycle collision.San Diego 'darker,' sadder after tech giant Duane Roth's death Dutch Savage, 78, American professional wrestler and promoter, complications from stroke.Dutch Savage dead at age 78 Suthee Singhasaneh, 85, Thai politician, Senator and MP, Minister of Finance (1986–1988, 1991–1992).Former finance minister Suthee dies at 85 Ronald Siwani, 32, South African cricketer.Ronald Siwani Donald Ungurait, 76, American acamedic.Donald Ungurait passess away Arline Usden, 75, British journalist. Iryna Zhylenko, 72, Ukrainian poet.Померла Ірина Жиленко
4 Betty Babcock, 91, American politician, First Lady of Montana (1962–1969), member of Montana House of Representatives (1975–1977).Betty Lee Babcock, backer of MT Constitution, dies Keith H. Basso, 73, American anthropologist, cancer. Sherko Bekas, 73, Iraqi Kurdish poet.Kurdish poet Sherko Bekas dies at 73 Yitzhak Berman, 100, Ukrainian-born Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1977–1984), Speaker (1980–1981), Minister of Energy and Water Resources (1981–1982).Former Knesset speaker Berman dies at 100 John Billingham, 83, British-born American space executive (NASA), chief of life science at Ames Research Center.John Billingham, Seeker of Extraterrestrials, Dies at 83 Ronny Bruckner, 56, Belgian businessman.EFI mourns the passing of Ronny Bruckner, EFI's Co-Founder Wilf Carter, 79, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle), cancer.Wilf Carter 1933–2013 Inmaculada Cruz, 52, Spanish politician, member of the Senate (since 2011), cancer.La Ejecutiva Federal del PSOE lamenta la muerte de Inmaculada Cruz Art Donovan, 89, American football player (Baltimore Colts), inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame (1968), respiratory ailment.Art Donovan, a Behemoth of Modesty, Dies at 89 Dominick Harrod, 72, British journalist, BBC economics correspondent, complications from a fall.Dominick Harrod Bill Hoskyns, 82, British Olympic silver-medalist fencer (1960, 1964).Somerset's Olympic 'gentleman sportsman' Henry 'Bill' Hoskyns dies aged 82 Norris Hoyt, 76, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1975–1983).Norris 'Norrie' Hoyt, 76; was Vt. official Daniel Kan, 86, Dutch mathematician.Daniel Kan Srđan Marilović, 45, Serbian sprint canoer. Olavi J. Mattila, 94, Finnish politician.Aamuposti: Olavi J. Mattila on kuollut Charles Molette, 95, French Roman Catholic priest and archivist. David Plawecki, 65, American politician, member of the Michigan Senate (1970–1982).Gov. Snyder Orders Flags Lowered for Former State Sen. David Plawecki Des Raj, 69, Indian cricket umpire.Des Raj Renato Ruggiero, 83, Italian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001–2002), Director General of World Trade Organization (1995–1999).È morto l'ex ministro Renato Ruggiero: guidò la Farnesina sotto il governo Berlusconi Jasjit Singh, 79, Indian military officer, air commodore (Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses). Tony Snell, 91, British RAF fighter pilot.Flight Lieutenant Tony Snell Fritz Stange, 76, German Olympic wrestler.Fritz Stange Stanisław Targosz, 65, Polish military officer, commanding general of the Polish Air Force (2005–2007).Nie żyje dowódca, który był poprzednikiem gen. Błasika Charles-Omer Valois, 89, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Saint-Jérôme (1977–1997).Diocese of Saint-Jérôme, Canada Billy Ward, 20, Australian Olympic boxer (2012), suicide.Tributes flow after Gladstone boxer Billy Ward dies Kramer Williamson, 63, American sprint car racing driver, inducted into National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (2008), race collision.Sprint Car driver Kramer Williamson dies after crash Sir John Forster Woodward, 81, British military officer, Royal Navy admiral (Falklands War).Falklands War admiral Sandy Woodward dies aged 81 Tim Wright, 63, American bass guitarist (Pere Ubu, DNA), cancer.Tim Wright, Pere Ubu and DNA Bassist, Dead of Unknown Causes
5 Ruth Asawa, 87, American sculptor, natural causes.California sculptor Ruth Asawa dies Malcolm Barrass, 88, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers), dementia. İnal Batu, 76, Turkish politician and diplomat, Ambassador to the UN and Italy, MP (1997–1999).İnal Batu died Shawn Burr, 47, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks), complications from a fall.Ex-Red Wing Burr dies at 47 Jaime Luiz Coelho, 97, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop and Archbishop of Maringá (1956–1997).Relembre a história do primeiro arcebispo de Maringá, Dom Jaime – Maringá George Duke, 67, American Grammy Award-winning jazz fusion keyboardist, chronic lymphocytic leukemia.George Duke, Crossover Musician With Frank Zappa, Dies at 67 Willie Dunn, 71, Canadian Mi'kmaq folk singer, film maker, songwriter and First Nations activist.Aboriginal singer, activist Willie Dunn dies at 71 Kenneth John Frost, 78, American astrophysicist.Kenneth J. Frost (1934–2013) Robert Häusser, 88, German photographer.Fotografie-Ikone Schwarzweiß-Meister Robert Häusser ist tot Joseph Lehner, 100, American mathematician.The Electronic News Net of the SIAM Activity Group on Orthogonal Polynomials and Special Functions *Lin Chieh-liang, 55, Taiwanese physician and toxicologist, pneumonia and multiple organ failure.Renowned toxicologist Lin Chieh-liang dies from pulmonary infection at 55 Hector Luisi, 94, Uruguayan politician, Foreign Minister (1967–1968), Ambassador to the United States (1985–1990).Hector A. Luisi Obituary Qaqambile Matanzima, 63, South African tribal leader and politician, stabbed.Matanzima dies after hijack Mohamed Ezzedine Mili, 95, Tunisian telecommunications engineer, Secretary General of ITU (1967–1982).40ème jour, ce vendredi, du décès de Mohamed Ezzeddine Mili Quraish Pur, 81, Pakistani scholar, writer and television host.Renowned scholar Quraish Pur dies Roy Rubin, 87, American basketball coach (Philadelphia 76ers, Long Island University).Roy Rubin, Who Led a Record-Losing 76ers, Dies at 87 Frank Valdor, 75, German band leader.Hamburger Bandleader Frank Valdor gestorben May Song Vang, 62, Laotian-born American Hmong community leader, widow of General Vang Pao, complications from cancer.Widow of Gen. Vang Pao dies Len Watson, 85, New Zealand cricketer.CricketArchive: Leonard Watson Rob Wyda, 54, American judge, commander of U.S. Navy Reserve JAG Corps, heart attack.Judge Robert c. Wyda passes away
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