Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aug 3 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian writer, Nobel Prize for Literature 1970, dies at 89
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- Aug 3 Skip Caray, American TV and radio broadcaster (b. 1939)
- Aug 3 Erik Darling, American folk musician (Rooftop Singers), dies at 74
- Aug 4 Craig Jones, English motorcycle racer. (b. 1985)
- Aug 5 Reg Lindsay, Australian country and western singer/songwriter (b. 1929)
- Aug 5 Robert Hazard [Rimato], American singer-songwriter (Girls Just Want to Have Fun), dies after surgery at 59
- Aug 7 Bernie Brillstein, American talent agent/manager and producer (b. 1931)
- Aug 7 Andrea Pininfarina, CEO of Pininfarina S.p.A.
- Aug 8 Orville Moody, American golfer (US Open 1969), dies of multiple myeloma at 74
- Aug 8 Joseph Gelineau, French Catholic Jesuit priest and composer, dies at 87
- Aug 9 Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor.(b. 1957)
- Aug 9 Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian prominent poet and writer, dies at 66
- Aug 10 Isaac Hayes, American musician and composer (Shaft), dies at 65
- Aug 11 Sir William "Bill" Cotton, British television producer and executive (Noel Gay TV), dies at 80
- Aug 11 George Furth, American actor and director (Tammy, Good Guys, Dumplings), dies at 75
- Aug 11 Günther Schifter, Austrian music journalist and radio host, dies at 84
- Aug 11 Don Helms, American steel guitarist (Hank Williams's Drifting Cowboys), dies at 81
- Aug 12 Christie Allen, British-Australian pop singer (b. 1954)
- Aug 12 Donald Erb, American composer known for large orchestral works, dies at 81
- Aug 13 Bill Gwatney, American political figure (b. 1959)
- Aug 13 Dino Toso, American Formula-1 engineer (b. 1969)
- Aug 13 Jack Weil, American oldest working CEO (b. 1901)
- Aug 13 Sandy Allen, American second-tallest woman in the world (b. 1955)
- Aug 13 Henri Cartan, French Mathematician, dies at 104
- Aug 13 Roy Prosser, Australian rugby union prop (25 caps; Northern Suburbs), dies at 66
- Aug 14 Lita Roza, English singer ("How Much is That Doggie in the Window"), dies at 82
- Aug 15 Jerry Wexler, American music producer who coined the term "rhythm and blues" (Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan), dies from congestive heart failure at 91
- Aug 15 James Orthwein, American businessman
- Aug 15 Leroy Sievers, American journalist
- Aug 15 Vic Toweel, South African boxer (undisputed world bantamweight champion), dies at 79
- Aug 16 Ronnie Drew, Irish singer (The Dubliners), dies at 73
- Aug 16 Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer and songwriter (b. 1914)
- Aug 16 Elena Leuṣtean, Romanian gymnast and Olympic medalist (b. 1935)
- Aug 17 Franco Sensi, Italian oil tycoon and president of A.S. Roma
- Aug 17 František Zvarík, Slovakian stage actor (Slovak National Theatre), dies at 87
- Aug 18 Pervis Jackson, American R&B singer (Spinners), dies at 70
- Aug 19 Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian politician (3rd President of Zambia), dies at 59
- Aug 19 LeRoi Moore, American saxophonist (Dave Matthews Band), dies at 46
- Aug 19 Marguerite Empey [Diane Webber], American model and Playboy playmate (May 1955, Feb 1956), dies at 76
Hua Guofeng
Aug 20 Hua Guofeng, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (1976-81) and Premier of the People's Republic of China (1976-80), dies at 87
Hua Guofeng
- Aug 20 Stephanie Tubbs Jones, American politician (b. 1949)
- Aug 20 Gene Upshaw, American NFL guard (Oakland Radiers) and NFLPA leader, dies at 63
- Aug 20 Margaret Douglas, chief political adviser (BBC), dies at 73
- Aug 21 Jerry Finn, American record producer (b. 1969)
- Aug 21 Buddy Harman, Country music drummer (Grand Ole Opry, Elvis Presley), dies at 79
- Aug 22 Gladys Powers, Canadian World War I veteran (b. 1899)
- Aug 23 John Russell, British-born American art critic and author
- Aug 25 John Thoday, British geneticist, dies at 91
- Aug 25 Kevin Duckworth, American basketball center (NBA All Star 1989, 91; Portland Trail Blazers), dies of heart failure at 44
- Aug 25 Pavle Kozjek, Slovenian mountaineer (b. 1959)
- Aug 25 Josef Tal, Israel composer (Israeli art music), dies at 97
- Aug 27 Mark Priestley, Australian actor (b. 1976)
- Aug 28 Phil Hill, American race car driver and one-time F1 world champion (b. 1927)
- Aug 29 Geoffrey Perkins, British comedy producer (b. 1953)
- Aug 30 Walter "Killer" Kowalski, Canadian professional wrestler, dies at 81
- Aug 30 Tommy Bolt, American golfer (US Open 1958), dies at 92
- Aug 31 Jerry Reed, American country music singer (When You're Hot, You're Hot) and actor (Bat 21, Smokey & the Bandit), dies of complications from emphysema at 71
- Aug 31 Ike Pappas, American news correspondent (b. 1933)