Deaths in August 2014 facts for kids
This article lists some important people who passed away in August 2014. These individuals were known for their work in different fields like acting, sports, science, and politics.
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People Who Passed Away in August 2014
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August 1
- Mike Smith, 59, a British television and radio presenter for BBC Radio 1, passed away due to heart surgery problems.
- Valyantsin Byalkevich, 41, a Belarusian football player and coach, died from a blood clot.
- Michael Johns, 35, an Australian singer-songwriter who appeared on American Idol, died from a blood clot.
August 2
- Barbara Prammer, 60, an Austrian politician, was the President of the National Council (Austria's parliament) since 2006. She passed away from pancreatic cancer.
- Pete van Wieren, 69, an American sports broadcaster, died from lymphoma.
August 4
- James Brady, 73, an American government official, served as the White House Press Secretary from 1981 to 1989. He was also a strong supporter of gun control. He passed away from complications related to a gunshot wound he received during an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan.
August 5
- Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, 87, an American naval officer and doctor, was the Surgeon General of the United States from 1969 to 1973. He died from complications after a stroke.
- Marilyn Burns, 65, an American actress, passed away from a heart attack.
- Harold J. Greene, 55, an American military officer, was a commanding general in the U.S. Army. He died after being shot.
- Pran Kumar Sharma, 75, an Indian cartoonist famous for "Chacha Chaudhary," died from colon cancer.
August 6
- John Woodland Hastings, 87, an American biochemist who was a pioneer in antibiotics research, died from pulmonary fibrosis.
- Julien Fourgeaud, 34, a French businessman and inventor, died in a BASE jumping accident.
August 8
- Menahem Golan, 85, an Israeli movie director and producer, known for his work with The Cannon Group, passed away.
- J. J. Murphy, 86, a Northern Irish actor who appeared in Game of Thrones, died of natural causes.
August 9
- Charles Keating, 72, a British Emmy Award-winning actor known for All My Children, died from cancer.
- Ed Nelson, 85, an American actor from shows like Peyton Place, passed away from congestive heart failure.
August 11
- Joe Viskocil, 61, an American visual effects artist who worked on Star Wars and won an Academy Award for Independence Day, died from complications of multiple organ failure.
August 12
- Lauren Bacall, 89, a famous American actress known for movies like To Have and Have Not and The Big Sleep, passed away from a stroke.
August 13
- Eduardo Campos, 49, a Brazilian politician and economist, who was the Governor of Pernambuco, died in a plane crash.
August 14
- Jay Adams, 53, a well-known American skateboarder, passed away from a heart attack.
August 18
- Jim Jeffords, 80, an American politician who served as a United States Senator for Vermont from 1989 to 2007, died from Alzheimer's disease.
- Don Pardo, 96, an American radio and television announcer famous for Saturday Night Live and Jeopardy!, passed away.
August 19
- Robin Williams, 63, a beloved American actor and comedian known for many movies and TV shows, passed away.
- Brian G. Hutton, 79, an American movie director known for Kelly's Heroes, passed away.
August 20
- B. K. S. Iyengar, 95, an Indian yoga instructor and writer who founded Iyengar Yoga, died from a heart attack caused by kidney failure.
August 21
- Albert Reynolds, 81, an Irish politician who served as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland from 1992 to 1994, died from complications of Alzheimer's disease.
- Steven R. Nagel, 67, an American astronaut, passed away.
August 22
- U. R. Ananthamurthy, 81, an Indian writer, died from cardiac arrest caused by kidney failure.
- Emmanuel Kriaras, 107, a Greek language expert and scholar, passed away from a heart attack.
August 23
- Richard Attenborough, 90, a famous English actor known for Jurassic Park and an Academy Award-winning movie director for Gandhi, passed away.
- Annefleur Kalvenhaar, 20, a Dutch cyclist and European Cyclo-cross under-23 champion, died after a race collision.
- Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, 24, a Cameroonian football player, died from a head injury caused by an object thrown during a game.
August 27
- Peret, 79, a Spanish musician, passed away from lung cancer.
- Victor J. Stenger, 79, an American scientist and educator, died from an aortic aneurysm.
- Jacques Friedel, 93, a French physicist, passed away from pneumonia.
August 28
- Glenn Cornick, 67, a British guitarist who was a member of the band Jethro Tull, died from congestive heart failure.
August 30
- Igor Decraene, 18, a Belgian cyclist and the world junior men's time trial champion in 2013, died in a train accident.
- Jimi Jamison, 63, an American musician and lead singer of the band Survivor, passed away from a heart attack.
August 31
- Stan Goldberg, 82, an American comic book artist known for his work on Archie, died from a stroke.
- Carol Vadnais, 68, a Canadian ice hockey player for teams like the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers, passed away from cancer.
See more months
- Deaths in January 2014
- Deaths in February 2014
- Deaths in March 2014
- Deaths in April 2014
- Deaths in May 2014
- Deaths in June 2014
- Deaths in July 2014
- Deaths in September 2014
- Deaths in October 2014
- Deaths in November 2014
- Deaths in December 2014
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Fallecidos en agosto de 2014 para niños
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