Deaths in August 2023
The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in August 2023. 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.
Every entry 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 2023[change | change source]
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- Henri Konan Bédié, 89, Ivorian politician, president (1993–1999).[1]
- Alexander Kolker, 90, Russian film composer (Private Life of Kuzyayev Valentin, Tomorrow, on April 3rd..., Three Men in a Boat).[2]
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- Ijaz Butt, 85, Pakistani cricket player (national team) and administrator, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (2008–2011).[3]
- Carl Davis, 86, American-born British composer (The French Lieutenant's Woman, Pride and Prejudice, King David) and conductor, brain hemorrhage.[4]
- Irina Miroshnichenko, 81, Russian actress (Walking the Streets of Moscow, Mission in Kabul, Could One Imagine?).[5]
- Tane Norton, 81, New Zealand rugby union player (national team).[6]
4[change | change source]
- Luis Alarcón, 93, Chilean actor (Jackal of Nahueltoro, Julio comienza en julio, Three Sad Tigers).[7]
- Walter Charles, 78, American actor (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Fletch Lives, Prancer).[8]
- John Gosling, 75, English keyboardist (The Kinks).[9]
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- Arthur Schmidt, 86, American film editor (Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump), Oscar winner (1988, 1994).[10]
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- Gillian Bibby, 77, New Zealand composer, pianist, and music teacher.[11]
- William Friedkin, 87, American film director (The French Connection, The Exorcist, To Live and Die in L.A.), Oscar winner (1971), heart failure and pneumonia.[12]
- Margit Saad, 94, German actress (Three Birch Trees on the Heath, The Criminal, The Magnificent Two).[13]
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- Yuliya Borisova, 98, Russian actress (The Ambassador of the Soviet Union, The Idiot).[14]
- Julio Capote, 90, Cuban actor (The White Rose, Cara sucia, Gata Salvaje).[15]
- Johnny Hardwick, 64, American voice actor and television writer (King of the Hill), Emmy winner (1999).[16]
- Dušan Kaprálik, 75, Slovak actor (The Teacher, Old-Timers)[17]
- Sixto Rodriguez, 81, American singer-songwriter ("Sugar Man"), subject of Searching for Sugar Man.[18]
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- Ita Ever, 92, Estonian actress (Secret of the Blackbirds, Vana daami visiit).[19]
- Doreen Mantle, 97, South African-born British actress (One Foot in the Grave, Jam & Jerusalem, Yentl).[20] (death announced on this date)
- Robbie Robertson, 80, Canadian Hall of Fame musician (The Band), songwriter ("The Weight") and film composer (The Color of Money).[21]
- Robert Swan, 78, American actor (Hoosiers, Natural Born Killers, Backdraft), cancer.[22]
- Vera Vasilyeva, 97, Russian actress (Ballad of Siberia, Bride with a Dowry, Adventures of a Dentist).[23]
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- Robert Arevalo, 85, Filipino actor (The Moises Padilla Story, Only the Brave Know Hell, Fuchsia).[24]
- Antonella Lualdi, 92, Italian actress (Miracle in Viggiù, Wild Love, Un caso di coscienza).[25]
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- Mike Ahern, 81, Australian politician, premier of Queensland (1987–1989), cancer.[26]
- Carlos Camacho, 73, Puerto Rican singer (Los Hispanos) and pastor.[27]
- Ellen Casey, 91, American social advocate, first lady of Pennsylvania (1987–1995).[28]
- John Fielder, 73, American photographer, cancer.[29]
- Angela Flowers, 90, British gallerist, founder of the Flowers Gallery.[30]
- Julian Haviland, 93, British journalist, political editor of ITN (1975–1981) and The Times (1981–1986).[31]
- Tom Jones, 95, American lyricist (The Fantasticks, 110 in the Shade, I Do! I Do!), cancer.[32]
- Nikolay Marincheshki, 65, Bulgarian Olympic fencer (1980, 1988).[33]
- Lizeta Nikolaou, 71, Greek singer, fall.[34]
- Alexandru Penciu, 90, Romanian rugby union player (Steaua București, Rugby Rovigo, national team).[35]
- Ron Peno, 68, Australian singer-songwriter (Died Pretty), cancer.[36]
- Giora Romm, 78, Israeli Air Force officer, cancer.[37]
- Kourosh Safavi, 67, Iranian linguist.[38]
- Mere Samisoni, 85, Fijian entrepreneur and politician, MP (2018).[39]
- Bikash Sinha, 78, Indian nuclear physicist, director of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (2005–2009).[40]
- Shoji Tabuchi, 79, Japanese-American fiddler.[41]
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- Joggie Viljoen, 78, South African rugby union player (national team).[42] (death announced on this date)
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- Clarence Avant, 92, American Hall of Fame music executive and film producer (Save the Children, Jason's Lyric), founder of Sussex Records.[43]
- Patricia Bredin, 88, English actress (Left Right and Centre, The Treasure of Monte Cristo) and singer (Eurovision Song Contest 1957).[44]
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- Léa Garcia, 90, Brazilian actress (Black Orpheus, Os Bandeirantes, The Greatest Love of All).[45]
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- Jerry Moss, 88, American Hall of Fame recording executive, co-founder of A&M Records.[46]
- Sir Michael Parkinson, 88, English journalist and broadcaster (Parkinson).[47]
17[change | change source]
- Bobby Eli, American guitarist (MFSB), songwriter ("Love Won't Let Me Wait"), and record producer.[48]
- Gary Young, 70, American drummer (Pavement).[49]
18[change | change source]
- Ray Hildebrand, 82, American singer (Paul & Paula) and songwriter ("Hey Paula", "Young Lovers").[50]
19[change | change source]
- Michael Dilley, 84, English cricketer (Northamptonshire).[51]
- Igor Yasulovich, 81, Russian actor (Nine Days in One Year, The Diamond Arm, It Can't Be!), film director and pedagogue.[52]
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- Naushad Ali, 79, Pakistani cricketer (national team).[53]
- Wahid Bouzidi, 45, French comedian and actor (Tellement proches, Case départ, Super-héros malgré lui), stroke.[54]
21[change | change source]
- Chris Martin, 59, New Zealand boxing manager and trainer.[55]
- Dun Mihaka, 81, New Zealand Māori activist and author.[56] (death announced on this date)
22[change | change source]
- Dan Green, 70, American comic book artist (Spider-Man, Wolverine, Doctor Strange).[57] (death announced on this date)
- Ron Palenski, 78, New Zealand journalist and cyclist, cancer.[58]
23[change | change source]
- Bob Feldman, 83, American songwriter ("My Boyfriend's Back", "I Want Candy") and record producer ("Hang on Sloopy").[59]
- Hersha Parady, 78, American actress (Little House on the Prairie, Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star, CBS Afternoon Playhouse).[60]
- Notable people killed in the 2023 Tver plane crash:
- Yevgeny Prigozhin. 62, Russian mercenary leader (PMC Wagner) and oligarch.[61]
- Dmitry Utkin, 53, Russian mercenary (PMC Wagner).[62]
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- Bernie Marsden, 72, English rock guitarist (Whitesnake) and songwriter ("Fool for Your Loving", "Here I Go Again").[63]
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- Bob Barker, 99, American game show host (The Price Is Right, Truth or Consequences) and animal rights activist.[64]
- Gleb Panfilov, 89, Russian film director and screenwriter (The Theme, Vassa, The Romanovs: An Imperial Family).[65]
- Andrzej Precigs, 74, Polish actor (Akcja pod Arsenałem).[66]
- Arleen Sorkin, 67, American actress (Days of Our Lives, Batman: The Animated Series, Duet).[67]
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- Joe the Plumber, 49, American conservative activist and commentator, pancreatic cancer.[68]
- David McGee, 75, New Zealand lawyer and public servant, Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives (1985–2007), King's Counsel (since 2000).[69]
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- Roger Van Hool, 82, Belgian actor (Oscar, Woman Between Wolf and Dog, The Woman Next Door).[70]
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- Nancy Buirski, 78, American film director (A Crime on the Bayou, Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy) and producer (Loving).[71]
- Robert Klane, 81, American screenwriter (Where's Poppa?, National Lampoon's European Vacation, Weekend at Bernie's), kidney failure.[72]
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- Mohamed Al-Fayed, 94, Egyptian hotelier and football executive, owner of Hôtel Ritz Paris (since 1979), Harrods (1985–2010), and Fulham F.C. (1997–2013).[73]
- Jack Sonni, 68, American musician (Dire Straits), marketing executive and writer.[74]
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ Décès du Président Henri Konan Bédié à la Pisam : La Côte d'Ivoire perd une figure politique (in French)
- ↑ В Петербурге умер композитор Александр Колкер (in Russian)
- ↑ Former PCB chairman Ijaz Butt passes away
- ↑ In Memoriam: Carl Davis CBE (1936–2023)
- ↑ Умерла актриса Ирина Мирошниченко (in Russian)
- ↑ Former All Blacks great Tane Norton passes away
- ↑ A los 93 años falleció el icónico actor de teleseries chilenas, Luis Alarcón (in Spanish)
- ↑ Broadway Alum Walter Charles Dies at 78
- ↑ Ex-Kinks keyboardist John Gosling dead at 75
- ↑ Arthur Schmidt, Oscar-Winning Film Editor on ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ and ‘Forrest Gump,’ Dies at 86
- ↑ In memory of Gillian Bibby MNZM
- ↑ William Friedkin, ‘The Exorcist’ Director, Dies at 87
- ↑ Schauspielerin Margit Saad ist tot (in German)
- ↑ Ушла из жизни Юлия Борисова (in Russian)
- ↑ Muere Julio Capote, primer actor de telenovelas como La Usurpadora o La Doña (in Spanish)
- ↑ Johnny Hardwick Dies: ‘King Of The Hill’ Dale Gribble Voice Actor Was 64
- ↑ Zomrel divadelný a filmový herec, režisér i pedagóg Dušan Kaprálik (in Slovak)
- ↑ Sixto Rodriguez, Detroit-born musician and subject of 'Searching for Sugar Man' documentary, dies at 81
- ↑ Скончалась легендарная эстонская актриса Ита Эвер (in Russian)
- ↑ Doreen Mantle: One Foot In The Grave actress dies aged 97
- ↑ Robbie Robertson, Leader of The Band, Dies at 80
- ↑ Robert Swan, Actor in ‘Hoosiers,’ ‘Rudy’ and ‘The Babe,’ Dies at 78
- ↑ Умерла актриса Вера Васильева (in Russian)
- ↑ Veteran actor Robert Arevalo dies at 85
- ↑ È morta Antonella Lualdi, l’attrice aveva 92 anni (in Italian)
- ↑ Mike Ahern, former Queensland premier, dead at 81
- ↑ Muere Carlos Camacho, excantante del cuarteto Los Hispanos (in Spanish)
- ↑ Former Pa. first lady Ellen Casey dies at 91
- ↑ Colorado nature photographer and environmentalist John Fielder dies
- ↑ Angela Flowers Leading British Art Gallerist Dies Aged 90
- ↑ Julian Haviland obituary (subscription required)
- ↑ Broadway Lyricist and Librettist Tom Jones Has Passed Away
- ↑ Напусна ни Николай Маринчешки (in Bulgarian)
- ↑ Πέθανε η Λιζέτα Νικολάου στα 72 της χρόνια (in Greek)
- ↑ A murit unul din cei mai valoroși sportivi români ai tuturor timpurilor, supranumit 'Alexandru cel Mare' (in Romanian)
- ↑ God Bless Ron S. Peno: Died Pretty Frontman Passes Away, Aged 68
- ↑ Giora Romm, the Israeli Air Force’s first ‘ace,’ dies at 78
- ↑ استاد کورش صفوی درگذشت (in Persian)
- ↑ Former MP passes away
- ↑ Bikash Sinha Dies: প্রয়াত পরমাণু বিজ্ঞানী বিকাশ সিংহ, শোকপ্রকাশ মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর (in Bengali)
- ↑ Longtime Branson entertainer dies at age 79
- ↑ Springbok Joggie Viljoen dies aged 78
- ↑ Clarence Avant, ‘Godfather of Black Music,’ Dies at 92
- ↑ UK's first Eurovision singer Patricia Bredin dies aged 88
- ↑ Morre a atriz Léa Garcia, aos 90 anos (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Jerome Moss
- ↑ Sir Michael Parkinson: Chat show host dies aged 88
- ↑ MFSB guitarist Bobby Eli, an architect of Philly soul, has died
- ↑ Gary Young, Pavement's original drummer, has died
- ↑ The ‘Paul’ of 1960s Pop Duo ‘Paul & Paula,’ Ray Hildebrand, Dies at 82
- ↑ Remembering Mike 'Tex" Dilley
- ↑ Умер актер Игорь Ясулович (in Russian)
- ↑ Veteran Pakistani cricketer Naushad Ali dies
- ↑ L’humoriste Wahid Bouzidi, révélé par le « Jamel Comedy Club », est mort (in French)
- ↑ Respected Kiwi boxing coach Chris Martin, who worked with David Tua and Joseph Parker, dies
- ↑ Māori activist and author Te Ringa Mangu 'Dun' Mihaka dies
- ↑ Longtime Marvel X-Men Artist Dan Green Passes Away
- ↑ New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame mourns chief executive, author-journalist Ron Palenski
- ↑ Bob Feldman, Songwriter Behind “My Boyfriend’s Back,” Other ’60s Hits, Dies at 83
- ↑ Hersha Parady, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Actress, Dies at 78
- ↑ Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin 'on board' crashed Russian plane
- ↑ Wagner Group chief among passengers on crashed plane
- ↑ Bernie Marsden / Iconic Guitarist and Whitesnake Legend Dies
- ↑ Bob Barker, longtime host of 'The Price Is Right' and animal rights activist, dies at 99
- ↑ Умер Глеб Панфилов (in Russian)
- ↑ Zmarł Andrzej Precigs, aktor teatralny, filmowy i serialowy oraz reżyser dubbingu (in Polish)
- ↑ "Days of Our Lives Alum Arleen Sorkin Dies at 67". Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ↑ Joe Wurzelbacher, known as ‘Joe the Plumber’ in 2008 election, dies at 49
- ↑ Obituaries
- ↑ Le comédien Roger Van Hool est décédé à l’âge de 83 ans (in French)
- ↑ Nancy Buirski Dies: ‘Loving’ Producer Also Directed ‘Midnight Cowboy’ Doc & Founded Documentary Film Festival
- ↑ Robert Klane, ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ Screenwriter, Dies at 81
- ↑ Mohamed Al Fayed dies as tributes paid to ex-owner of Harrods and Fulham football club
- ↑ Addio a Jack Sonni, chitarrista nei Dire Straits di Brothers In Arms (in Italian)
Other websites[change | change source]
- 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
| Preceded by Deaths in 2022 |
Deaths by year | Succeeded by Deaths in 2024 |