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The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2010.


Video Deaths in August 2010



August 2010

1

  • Robert F. Boyle, 100, American art director and production designer (North By Northwest, The Birds), natural causes.
  • Bruce Garvey, 70, British-born Canadian journalist, lung cancer.
  • Lolita Lebrón, 90, Puerto Rican nationalist.
  • William MacVane, 95, American surgeon and politician, mayor of Portland, Maine (1971).
  • Stig Mårtensson, 87, Swedish Olympic cyclist.
  • K. M. Mathew, 93, Indian newspaper editor (Malayala Manorama).
  • Eric Tindill, 99, New Zealand cricketer and rugby union player.

2

  • Ian Castles, 75, Australian public servant, Australian Statistician (1986-1994).
  • Makh Daniels, 28, American heavy metal singer (Early Graves), car accident.
  • James Hunter, 56, American football player (Detroit Lions), apparent heart attack.
  • Mitch Jayne, 82, American bluegrass bassist (The Dillards) and actor (The Andy Griffith Show), cancer.
  • Ole Ivar Lovaas, 83, Norwegian psychologist and researcher (Lovaas technique), Alzheimer's disease.
  • José María Silvero, 78, Argentine footballer. (Spanish)
  • Jan Wilson, 66, British politician, Leader of Sheffield City Council (1997-1999, 2002-2008), lung cancer.

3

  • Marilyn Buck, 62, American activist and terrorist, uterine cancer.
  • Bruce M. Cohen, 65, American rabbi, cancer.
  • James L. Gray, 84, British engineer.
  • Bobby Hebb, 72, American singer-songwriter ("Sunny"), lung cancer.
  • Norman Walsh, 77, Zimbabwean air marshal.
  • Edmund Zientara, 81, Polish Olympic footballer. (Polish)

4

  • Robert E. Davis, 70, American jurist, Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court (2009-2010).
  • Gary Johnson, 57, American football player (San Diego Chargers), stroke.
  • Jim Kennan, 64, Australian lawyer and politician, Deputy Premier of Victoria (1990-1992), cancer.
  • Henry A. Lardy, 92, American biochemist.
  • Daikirin Takayoshi, 68, Japanese sumo wrestler, pancreatic cancer.

5

  • Robert Baker Aitken, 93, American Zen Buddhist teacher, pneumonia.
  • Godfrey Binaisa, 90, Ugandan politician, President (1979-1981).
  • Francisco María González, 92, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate. (Spanish)
  • Sue Napier, 62, Australian politician, Leader of the Tasmanian Opposition (1999-2001), breast cancer.
  • Jürgen Oesten, 96, German seaman, U-boat commander during World War II.
  • Yuri Shishlov, 65, Russian football coach, shot.

6

  • Ultus Alvarez, 78, Cuban baseball player.
  • Cacilda Borges Barbosa, 96, Brazilian electronic musician. (Portuguese)
  • Julian Besag, 65, British statistician.
  • Catfish Collins, 66, American guitarist (James Brown, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Parliament-Funkadelic), cancer.
  • Chris Dedrick, 62, American musician (The Free Design) and composer (Ray Bradbury Theatre), cancer.
  • David C. Dolby, 64, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient.
  • Fredrik Ericsson, 35, Swedish mountaineer, falling accident on K2.
  • Constantin Guirma, 90, Burkinabé Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Kaya (1969-1996).
  • Tony Judt, 62, British historian, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
  • John Louis Mansi, 83, British actor, lung cancer.
  • Jeff McLean, 63, Australian rugby football player, cancer.
  • Knut Østby, 87, Norwegian sprint canoer, Olympic silver medalist (1948). (Norwegian)
  • Jack Phipps, 84, British arts administrator.

7

  • Roberto Cantoral, 75, Mexican composer, heart attack.
  • Bruno Cremer, 80, French actor (Is Paris Burning?, Sorcerer, Maigret).
  • Keith Drumright, 55, American baseball player (Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics).
  • Jerry Flint, 79, American automotive journalist (Forbes), stroke.
  • Leonid Gorbenko, 71, Russian politician, governor of Kaliningrad Oblast (1996-2000). (Russian)
  • Alex Johns, 43, American film producer (The Ant Bully) and television producer (Futurama), after long illness.
  • John Nelder, 85, British statistician, President of the Royal Statistical Society (1985-1986).
  • Werner Winter, 86, German linguist.

8

  • Aleksandr Bokovikov, 53, Russian politician, governor of Evenk Autonomous Okrug (1997-2001), heart attack.
  • Ken Boyes, 75, English footballer (York City F.C.).
  • Charlie Davao, 75, Filipino actor, colorectal cancer.
  • David Dixon, 87, American businessman, founder of the United States Football League.
  • Ted Kowalski, 79, Canadian singer (The Diamonds), heart disease .
  • Alan Myers, 77, British translator.
  • Patricia Neal, 84, American actress, 1964 Academy Award winner (Hud), lung cancer.
  • Jack Parnell, 87, British musician and bandleader (The Muppet Show), cancer.
  • Bernhard Philberth, 83, German physicist, engineer, philosopher and theologian.
  • Matthew Simmons, 67, American businessman and economist.
  • Massamasso Tchangai, 32, Togolese footballer, after brief illness.

9

  • Tab Baker, 50, American actor (Prison Break), heart attack.
  • Lech Boguszewicz, 71, Polish Olympic athlete.[54]
  • George DiCenzo, 70, American character actor (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Helter Skelter) and voice actor (He Man and the Masters of the Universe).
  • Fernando Fernández, 70, Spanish illustrator and comic artist, after long illness.
  • Robin Warwick Gibson, 66, British art historian.
  • Gene Hermanski, 90, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers).
  • Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, 84, American blues bassist and singer.
  • Herbert Kirschner, 85, German Olympic sprint canoer.
  • Jay Larkin, 59, American television boxing executive (Showtime), brain tumor.
  • Harry Lindbäck, 83, Swedish Olympic sprint canoer.
  • Paul K. Longmore, 64, American historian and disability activist.
  • Mariam Baharum, 75, Singaporean actress, natural causes.
  • Juan Marichal, 88, Spanish historian.
  • Paul Milstein, 88, American real estate developer.
  • Roy Pinney, 98, American herpetologist, photographer, war correspondent and writer.
  • Ronald Reid-Daly, 83, South African army officer (Rhodesian Army), founder and commander of the Selous Scouts.
  • Ted Stevens, 86, American politician, Senator from Alaska (1968-2009), inventor of the term series of tubes, victim of 2010 Alaska plane crash.
  • Mary Anne Warren, 63, American philosopher and academic.
  • John Yaremko, 91, Canadian politician, MPP for Bellwoods (1951-1975).

10

  • Gordon Robertson Cameron, 88, Canadian politician, Commissioner of Yukon (1962-1966).
  • Brian Clark, 67, English footballer (Cardiff City F.C.), after long illness.
  • Dana Dawson, 36, American actress and singer, colorectal cancer.
  • Séamus Dolan, 95, Irish politician, Teachta Dála (1961-1965) and Senator (1965-1969, 1973-1982).
  • Marie de Garis, 100, Guernseyan author.
  • Antonio Pettigrew, 42, American athletics coach, 1991 world champion and 2000 Olympic sprinter, suicide by overdose of medication.
  • Leo Pinto, 96, Indian field hockey player, Olympic gold medalist (1948).
  • Thelma Pressman, 89, American microwave cooking consultant, opened first microwave cooking school in the United States.
  • Jimmy Reid, 78, Scottish trade unionist and journalist.
  • Armando Robles Godoy, 87, Peruvian film director, heart failure.
  • Radomír ?im?nek, Sr., 48, Czech racing cyclist, after long illness.
  • Adam Stansfield, 31, English footballer (Exeter City F.C.), colorectal cancer.
  • Shirley Thomson, 80, Canadian arts administrator, heart attack.
  • David L. Wolper, 82, American film and television producer (North and South, Roots, The Thorn Birds), heart failure and Parkinson's disease.

11

  • David Hull, 75, American philosopher, pancreatic cancer.
  • Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith, 86, British politician, MP for Holborn and St Pancras South (1959-1964), East Grinstead (1965-1983) and Wealden (1983-2001).
  • Nellie King, 82, American baseball player and public address announcer (Pittsburgh Pirates).
  • Ger Lagendijk, 68, Dutch footballer (Hermes DVS) and football agent, heart attack. (Dutch)
  • Markus Liebherr, 62, Swiss businessman, owner of Southampton F.C.
  • Dan Rostenkowski, 82, American politician, Representative from Illinois (1959-1995), lung cancer.
  • Bruno Schleinstein, 78, German actor.
  • Sesenne, 96, Saint Lucian singer.
  • Lou Smit, 75, American police detective, investigated JonBenét Ramsey case, colorectal cancer.
  • James Mourilyan Tanner, 90, British paediatrician.
  • Sir Ron Trotter, 82, New Zealand businessman, cancer.
  • Arnold Zellner, 83, American econometrician and statistician, cancer. [55]

12

  • Isaac Bonewits, 60, American Neopagan leader and author, colorectal cancer.
  • Guido de Marco, 79, Maltese politician, President (1999-2004), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1990).
  • Laurence Gardner, 67, British writer and academic, lecturer on historical revisionism, after long illness.
  • Richie Hayward, 64, American drummer (Little Feat), liver cancer.
  • Manfred Homberg, 77, German Olympic boxer. (German)
  • André Kim, 74, South Korean fashion designer, pneumonia.
  • Victor Kremer, 78, Luxembourgian Olympic shooter.
  • Mario Laguë, 52, Canadian diplomat, Liberal Party communications director, road accident.
  • Artur Olech, 70, Polish boxer, Olympic silver medalist (1964, 1968). (Polish)
  • Andrew Roth, 91, American-born British biographer and journalist, prostate cancer.
  • Paul Ryan Rudd, 70, American actor (Beacon Hill, The Betsy), pancreatic cancer.
  • Mohammad Ali Taraghijah, 67, Iranian painter.
  • Luis Tascón, 41, Venezuelan politician, member of the National Assembly, colorectal cancer.

13

  • Panagiotis Bahramis, 34, Greek footballer (Veria F.C.), fishing accident. (Greek)
  • Helen Berg, 78, American statistician and politician, mayor of Corvallis, Oregon (1994-2006), peritoneal mesothelioma.
  • Lance Cade, 29, American professional wrestler, heart failure.
  • Patrick Cauvin, 77, French novelist, complications from cancer.
  • Jacques Maurice Faivre, 76, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Le Mans (1997-2008), heart attack.
  • Alejandro Febrero, 85, Spanish swimmer.
  • Albert Frost, 96, British businessman.
  • Esteban Jordan, 71, American accordionist, complications from liver cancer.
  • Edward Kean, 85, American television writer (Howdy Doody), complications from emphysema.
  • Alberto Müller Rojas, 75, Venezuelan military officer and politician, adviser to Hugo Chávez.
  • Edwin Newman, 91, American journalist and newscaster (NBC News), pneumonia.
  • Isaac Passy, 82, Bulgarian philosopher and art historian.
  • Phil Petillo, 64, American luthier and engineer.
  • Jan Reinås, 66, Norwegian businessman, cancer. (Norwegian)
  • David Rowland, 86, American industrial designer.
  • Craig Van Tilbury, 53, American guitarist and chess master, heart attack.
  • Janaki Venkataraman, 89, Indian First Lady (1987-1992), after short illness.

14

  • Mervyn Alexander, 85, British Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Clifton (1974-2001).
  • Rallis Kopsidis, 81, Greek painter. (Greek)
  • Herman Leonard, 87, American jazz photographer.
  • Abbey Lincoln, 80, American jazz singer and actress (For Love of Ivy, Nothing But a Man).
  • Lynn Lowe, 74, American politician, Chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party (1974-1980).
  • Terje Stigen, 88, Norwegian author. (Norwegian)
  • Sherman W. Tribbitt, 87, American politician, Governor of Delaware (1973-1977).
  • Gloria Winters, 78, American actress (The Life of Riley, Sky King), complications from pneumonia.

15

  • Ahmad Alaadeen, 76, American jazz musician, bladder cancer.
  • Ghazi Abdul Rahman Algosaibi, 70, Saudi Minister of Labour, after long illness.
  • Dan Avey, 69, American radio personality, cancer.
  • Joe L. Brown, 91, American baseball executive (Pittsburgh Pirates), after long illness.
  • Denis E. Dillon, 76, American lawyer and politician, District Attorney of Nassau County, New York (1974-2005), lymphoma.
  • James J. Kilpatrick, 89, American columnist and grammarian.
  • Philip Markoff, 24, American murder suspect, suicide.
  • Harrison Price, 89, American businessman, theme park pioneer.
  • Lionel Régal, 35, French hillclimbing racer, car accident.
  • Robert Wilson, 53, American musician (The Gap Band), heart attack.

16

  • John Amyas Alexander, 88, British archaeologist.
  • Nicola Cabibbo, 75, Italian physicist, President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, respiratory problems.
  • Christopher Freeman, 88, British economist.
  • Dimitrios Ioannidis, 87, Greek army officer, junta leader.
  • Frank Ryan, 50, American plastic surgeon, car crash.
  • Narayan Gangaram Surve, 83, Indian poet, after short illness.
  • Bobby Thomson, 86, Scottish-born American baseball player (Shot Heard 'Round the World), after long illness.

17

  • Francesco Cossiga, 82, Italian politician, Prime Minister (1979-1980) and President (1985-1992), respiratory problems.
  • Frank C. Garland, 60, American epidemiologist, esophageal cancer.
  • C. Joseph Genster, 92, American marketer (Metrecal), natural causes.
  • Don Graham, 96, American real estate developer (Ala Moana Center), pneumonia.
  • Franc Guben?ek, 72, Slovene biochemist, Alzheimer's disease.
  • Amin al-Hindi, 70, Palestinian intelligence chief of the National Authority, pancreatic cancer.
  • Sir Frank Kermode, 90, British literary critic and writer.
  • Ludvík Kundera, 90, Czech writer and translator, recipient of the Jaroslav Seifert Prize.
  • Alejandro Maclean, 41, Spanish television, film producer and aerobatics pilot, plane crash.
  • François Marcantoni, 90, French gangster. (French)
  • Eugene McDonnell, 83, American computer scientist.
  • Bill Millin, 88, British soldier, bagpiper during World War II.
  • Edwin Morgan, 90, Scottish poet, The Scots Makar, pneumonia.
  • Ricardo José Weberberger, 70, Austrian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Barreiras (1979-2010).

18

  • William Breuer, 87, American military historian. [56]
  • Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma, 80, Spanish aristocrat, Carlist pretender to the Throne, cancer.
  • Edelmiro Cavazos, 38, Mexican politician, mayor of Santiago, shot. (body found on this date)
  • Hal Connolly, 79, American hammer thrower, Olympic gold medalist (1956), brain trauma.
  • Fiona Coyne, 45, South African television presenter (The Weakest Link), suspected suicide.
  • Martin Dannenberg, 94, American World War II soldier, located the Nuremberg Laws, natural causes.
  • Sepp Daxenberger, 48, German politician, bone marrow cancer. (German)
  • Steve DeLong, 67, American football player (San Diego Chargers).
  • Kenny Edwards, 64, American singer-songwriter (The Stone Poneys), prostate cancer.
  • Rina Franchetti, 102, Italian actress. (Italian)
  • Robert Gundlach, 84, American physicist and inventor.
  • Benjamin Kaplan, 99, American jurist, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1972-1981), pneumonia. [57]
  • Ryszard Kosi?ski, 55, Polish Olympic sprint canoer. (Polish)
  • Christopher Kovacevich, 82, American Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan of Libertyville and Chicago, cancer.
  • Mario G. Obledo, 78, American politician and activist, co-founder of MALDEF, heart attack.
  • Efraim Sevela, 82, Russian writer and screenwriter. (Russian)
  • Rod Shealy, 56, American political consultant, cerebral hemorrhage.
  • Subair, 48, Indian actor, heart attack.
  • Héctor Velásquez, 58, Chilean Olympic boxer, stroke. (Spanish)
  • William Wilson, 97, British solicitor and politician (MP for Coventry South 1964-1974, Coventry South East 1974-1983).

19

  • Skandor Akbar, 75, American professional wrestler and wrestling manager.
  • Michael Been, 60, American musician (The Call) and actor (The Last Temptation of Christ), heart attack.
  • Gerhard Beil, 84, East German politician.
  • Zenon Bortkevich, 73, Azerbaijani Olympic bronze medal-winning (1964) water polo player. (Russian)
  • Ahna Capri, 66, American actress (Enter the Dragon), car accident.
  • Jackson Gillis, 93, American television writer (Columbo, Perry Mason), pneumonia.
  • Suzanne Grossmann, 72, American actress and television writer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  • Dick Maloney, 77, Canadian singer.
  • Anker Sørensen, 84, Danish film editor and director.

20

  • Johnny Bailey, 43, American football player (Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals), pancreatic cancer.
  • James Dooge, 88, Irish politician and academic, Senator (1961-1977; 1981-1987), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1981-1982).
  • Samuel Gaumain, 95, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Moundou (1960-1974).
  • Charles Haddon, 22, British musician (Ou Est Le Swimming Pool), suicide by jumping.
  • Gyda Hansen, 72, Danish actress, cancer. (Danish)
  • Jack Horkheimer, 72, American public television host (Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer), executive director of Miami Planetarium, respiratory ailment.
  • Samuel Lehtonen, 89, Finnish Lutheran prelate, bishop of Helsinki. (Finnish)
  • Tiberio Murgia, 81, Italian actor. (Italian)
  • Conny Mus, 59, Dutch journalist, cardiac arrest. (Dutch)
  • Charles S. Roberts, 80, American game designer and railroad historian.
  • Franz Schurmann, 84, American founder of Pacific News Service, Cold War expert on China, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
  • Howard Boyd Turrentine, 96, American federal judge.
  • David J. Weber, 69, American historian and author on the American Southwest, multiple myeloma.

21

  • Alberto Ablondi, 85, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Livorno (1970-2000).
  • Gheorghe Apostol, 97, Romanian politician, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (1954-1955).
  • Calvin Blignault, 30, South African mechanical engineer, traffic collision. [58]
  • Satch Davidson, 75, American baseball umpire (National League).
  • Nancy Dolman, 58, Canadian actress (Soap), wife of Martin Short, natural causes.
  • Harold Dow, 62, American television news correspondent (48 Hours), asthma.
  • Rodolfo Enrique Fogwill, 69, Argentine writer, lung cancer.
  • Melody Gersbach, 23, Filipina beauty queen, Binibining Pilipinas International (2009), car crash.
  • Chloé Graftiaux, 23, Belgian rock climber, mountaineering accident.
  • Hugo Guerrero Martinheitz, 86, Peruvian journalist, commentator and radio host, cardiac arrest.
  • Sir Peter Gwynn-Jones, 70, British herald, Garter Principal King of Arms (1995-2010).
  • Gyda Hansen, 72, Danish actress, cancer. (Danish)
  • Masaru Nashimoto, 65, Japanese reporter, lung cancer.
  • Christoph Schlingensief, 49, German film and theatre director, lung cancer.
  • Lakhdar Ben Tobbal, Algerian politician. (Arabic translation)

22

  • Raúl Belén, 79, Argentine footballer. (Spanish)
  • Stjepan Bobek, 86, Yugoslavian footballer (1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cups, 1948 and 1952 Olympic silver medalist).
  • Gheorghe Fiat, 81, Romanian Olympic bronze medal-winning (1952) boxer. (Romanian)
  • Raymond Hawkey, 80, British graphic designer.
  • Robert S. Ingersoll, 96, American politician, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1974), Deputy Secretary of State (1974-1976).
  • Bengt Lindroos, 91, Swedish architect (Kaknästornet).
  • Sir Donald Maitland, 88, British diplomat.
  • Michel Montignac, 66, French nutritionist, creator of Montignac diet.
  • Conny Stuart, 96, Dutch singer and actress.

23

  • Marcel Albert, 92, French aviator, World War II flying ace.
  • Tito Burns, 89, British musician, prostate cancer.
  • Kihachir? Kawamoto, 85, Japanese puppet designer and animator.
  • Dave McElhatton, 81, American television news anchor, complications of a stroke.
  • Carlos Mendo, 77, Spanish journalist, founder of El País newspaper, after long illness.
  • Natalie Nevins, 85, American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show), complications from hip surgery.
  • Bill Phillips, 74, American country music singer.
  • George Thornewell Smith, 93, American politician and jurist, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (1967-1971), Supreme Court of Georgia (1981-1991).
  • George David Weiss, 89, American composer ("What a Wonderful World", "Can't Help Falling in Love", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"), natural causes.
  • Gareth Williams, 31, British intelligence officer (GCHQ seconded to MI6). (body discovered on this date)

24

  • Douglas K. Amdahl, 91, American jurist, Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1981-1989).
  • Maixent Coly, 60, Senegalese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ziguinchor (since 1995).
  • Idiris Muse Elmi, Somali politician, member of the Transitional Federal Parliament, victim of Muna Hotel attack.
  • Geddi Abdi Gadid, Somali politician, member of the Transitional Federal Parliament, victim of Muna Hotel attack.
  • Pierre Marie Gallois, 99, French brigadier general and geopolitician.
  • Satoshi Kon, 46, Japanese film director (Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress), pancreatic cancer.
  • Sir Graham Liggins, 84, New Zealand scientist, after long illness.
  • Ian McDougall, 65, Canadian television producer, sudden heart failure.
  • Bulle Hassan Mo'allim, Somali politician, member of the Transitional Federal Parliament, victim of Muna Hotel attack.
  • Scotty Moylan, 94, Guamanian businessman and entrepreneur.
  • Vladimir Msryan, 72, Armenian actor.
  • Mohamed Hassan M. Nur, Somali politician, member of the Transitional Federal Parliament, victim of Muna Hotel attack.
  • Acácio Rodrigues Alves, 85, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Palmares (1962-2000).
  • William B. Saxbe, 94, American politician, Senator from Ohio (1969-1974) and Attorney General (1974-1975), pancreatic cancer.
  • Mitsuyo Seo, 98, Japanese animator.
  • Gibson Sibanda, 66, Zimbabwean politician, cancer.

25

  • Daniel P. Davison, 85, American banker and chairman (J.P. Morgan, Christie's, Metropolitan Museum, Burlington Northern), pancreatic cancer.
  • Esther Earl, 16, American activist and vlogger, thyroid cancer.
  • Andrew S. C. Ehrenberg, 84, British marketing scientist.
  • Norm McAtee, 89, Canadian ice hockey player.
  • Howard McDiarmid, 83, Canadian physician and politician, cancer.
  • Clive Mitchell, 91, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council (1968-1973).
  • Jaime Prieto Amaya, 69, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Barrancabermeja (1993-2008) and Cúcuta (since 2008).

26

  • Frank Baumgartl, 55, German Olympic bronze medal-winning (1976) steeplechaser, heart failure. (German)
  • John Karefa-Smart, 95, Sierra Leonean politician, Foreign Minister (1961-1964).
  • Steve Laore, 46, Solomon Islands politician.
  • William B. Lenoir, 71, American NASA astronaut, head injury.
  • Bob Maitland, 86, British Olympic silver medal-winning (1948) cyclist, heart attack.
  • Cal McLish, 84, American baseball player.
  • Raimon Panikkar, 91, Spanish theologian. (Spanish)
  • Jack Pitney, 47, American marketing executive (BMW North America), promoter of the Mini Cooper, tractor accident.
  • Rustum Roy, 86, Indian physicist.
  • Charlotte Tansey, 88, Canadian educator.
  • Walter Wolfrum, 87, German World War II Luftwaffe fighter ace.

27

  • Fermo Camellini, 95, Italian-born French road bicycle racer.
  • Corinne Day, 48, British photographer (Vogue), brain tumour.
  • Anton Geesink, 76, Dutch judoka, 1964 Olympic gold medalist and member of the IOC.
  • Bernard Goldberg, 84, American businessman, co-founder of Raymour & Flanigan, Alzheimer's disease.
  • George Hitchcock, 96, American poet and publisher.
  • Marampudi Joji, 67, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Hyderabad (since 2000), cardiac arrest.
  • Ravindra Kelekar, 85, Indian author, poet and activist, after short illness.
  • Andrew McIntosh, Baron McIntosh of Haringey, 77, British politician and life peer, Greater London Council member (1973-1983), Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (1997-2003).
  • Alexander Monin, 55, Russian vocalist (Kruiz), peritonitis. [59]
  • Oscar Ntwagae, 33, South African footballer, hit by automobile.
  • Tony Osborne, 84, American professional wrestler.
  • Simone Scatizzi, 79, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Fiesole (1977-1981) and Pistoia (1981-2006).
  • Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, 83, Scottish noble, developer of Mustique.
  • Luna Vachon, 48, Canadian professional wrestler, drug overdose.
  • Sigurd Verdal, 83, Norwegian politician. (Norwegian)
  • Thomas White, Jr., 71, American politician, member of the New York City Council (1992-2001, since 2006).

28

  • Keith Batey, 91, British codebreaker during World War II.
  • Pietro Chiodini, 76, Italian cyclist. [60]
  • Daniel Ducarme, 56, Belgian politician, Minister-President of the Brussels Capital-Region (2003-2004), cancer. (Dutch)
  • William P. Foster, 91, American marching band director (Florida A&M University).
  • John Freeborn, 90, British fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II, age-related complications. [61]
  • Sinan Hasani, 88, Kosovar writer and politician, President of Yugoslavia (1986-1987). (Serbian)
  • Isa Bakar, 58, Malaysian footballer.
  • Augoustinos Kantiotes, 103, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Florina (1967-2000), renal failure. (Greek)
  • Robin Loh, 81, Singaporean businessman, founder of Robina, Queensland, breathing difficulties.
  • Sir Richard Peek, 96, British admiral.

29

  • A. C. Baantjer, 86, Dutch author.
  • Louis Bastide, 67, Malian judge and diplomat, President of the Supreme Court. (French)
  • Totti Cohen, 78, Australian educational activist.
  • James Deuter, 71, American actor (Early Edition).
  • Ary Fernandes, 79, Brazilian filmmaker, stroke. (Portuguese)
  • Gwen Gaze, 95, Australian-born American actress (I Cover the War).
  • Lowell Jack, 85, American historian and broadcaster, cancer.
  • Peter Lenz, 13, American motorcycle racer, racetrack crash.
  • Victoria Longley, 49, Australian actress, breast cancer.

30

  • J. C. Bailey, 27, American professional wrestler, brain aneurysm.
  • Dejene Berhanu, 29, Ethiopian Olympic runner, suicide.
  • Franklin Brito, 49, Venezuelan agricultural producer and protestor, starvation due to hunger strike.
  • Alain Corneau, 67, French filmmaker, cancer.
  • Henryk Czapczyk, 88, Polish footballer. (Polish)
  • Patrick Dougherty, 78, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Bathurst (1983-2008).
  • Myrtle Edwards, 89, Australian cricketer and softball player
  • Owen Edwards, 76, British television executive, Director of BBC Wales (1974-1981).
  • Lakshman Jayakody, 80, Sri Lankan politician, Minister of Buddhist Affairs (1994-2000), after short illness.
  • Nicholas Lyell, Baron Lyell of Markyate, 71, British politician, MP (1979-2001), Solicitor General (1987-1992), Attorney General (1992-1997) and life peer, cancer.
  • Jim MacLaren, 47, American triathlete.
  • Irvin Rockman, 72, Australian politician and businessman, Lord Mayor of Melbourne (1977-1979), eye cancer.
  • Mikhail Sado, 76, Russian Assyrian dissident, politician and scholar. (Russian)
  • Philip Tisson, 24, Saint Lucian footballer, shot.
  • Lynn Turner, 42, American murderer, suicide by overdose of prescription medication.
  • Francisco Varallo, 100, Argentine footballer, last surviving participant in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

31

  • Joseph T. Ainsworth, 93, American physician.
  • Vance Bourjaily, 87, American novelist.
  • Laurent Fignon, 50, French road bicycle racer, winner of 1983 and 1984 Tour de France, lung cancer.
  • Jean-Marie Kélétigui, 78, Ivorian Bishop Emeritus of Katiola.
  • Gail Koff, 65, American lawyer and partner in Jacoby & Meyers, leukemia.
  • Mick Lally, 64, Irish actor (Glenroe), heart failure and emphysema.
  • Ken Orsatti, 78, American director of the Screen Actors Guild (1981-2000), pulmonary disease.
  • Alexander Prosvirnin, c. 46, Ukrainian Olympic Nordic combined skier. (Ukrainian) (body found on this date)
  • Vladimir Raitz, 88, Russian-born British entrepreneur.
  • Sid Rawle, 64, British campaigner.
  • John Rowswell, 55, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
  • Vladimir Shkodrov, 80, Bulgarian astronomer, politician, professor and rector. (Bulgarian)
  • Jef Ulburghs, 88, Belgian priest and politician.

Maps Deaths in August 2010



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