Deaths in August 2015 Facts for Kids

This article lists some famous people who passed away in August 2015. It shares a little bit about who they were and what they were known for.

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People Who Passed Away in August 2015

August 1 – Stephan Beckenbauer, 46, a German footballer who played for FC Bayern Munich.
August 1 – Bob Frankford, 76, a Canadian politician.
August 1 – Chiara Pierobon, 22, an Italian professional cyclist.
August 1 – Cilla Black, 72, a British singer known for songs like "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and "You're My World". She was also a popular TV presenter for shows like Blind Date and Surprise Surprise.
August 2 – Natalia Molchanova, 53, a Russian free diver.
August 2 – Piet Fransen, 79, a Dutch footballer who played for FC Groningen and the national team.
August 2 – Forrest Bird, 94, an American aviator and inventor.
August 2 – Içami Tiba, 74, a Brazilian psychiatrist and writer.
August 2 – Giovanni Conso, 93, an Italian legal expert who served as Minister of Justice.
August 3 – Mel Farr, 70, an American professional football running back for the Detroit Lions.
August 3 – Johanna Quandt, 89, a German businesswoman and billionaire.
August 3 – Margot Loyola, 96, a Chilean folk singer and musician.
August 3 – Robert Conquest, 98, an American historian known for his book The Great Terror.
August 3 – Coleen Gray, 92, an American actress who appeared in movies like Nightmare Alley and Kiss of Death.
August 4 – Theo van Els, 79, a Dutch linguist.
August 4 – Achim Hill, 80, a German Olympic rower.
August 4 – Les Munro, 96, a New Zealand pilot who was the last survivor of Operation Chastise.
August 5 – George Cole, 90, a British actor known for Minder and St Trinian's.
August 5 – Ellen Vogel, 93, a Dutch actress.
August 6 – Louise Suggs, 91, an American professional golfer and co-founder of the LPGA.
August 6 – Orna Porat, 91, a German-born Israeli theater actress.
August 7 – Terrence Evans, 81, an American actor who appeared in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Star Trek.
August 7 – Frances Oldham Kelsey, 101, a Canadian-born American physician and reviewer for the Food and Drug Administration.
August 7 – Manuel Contreras, 86, a Chilean military officer.
August 8 – Sean Price, 43, an American rapper.
August 8 – Gus Mortson, 90, a Canadian ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks.
August 8 – Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, 100, an Indian independence activist, author, poet, and journalist.
August 9 – John Henry Holland, 86, an American computer scientist.
August 9 – Fikret Otyam, 89, a Turkish painter and journalist.
August 9 – Frank Gifford, 84, an American football player for the New York Giants and a sportscaster for Monday Night Football.
August 9 – Susan Sheridan, 68, a British voice actress known for The Black Cauldron and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
August 9 – David Nobbs, 80, a British novelist and comedy writer.
August 9 – George E. R. Kinnear II, 87, an American admiral.
August 10 – Endre Czeizel, 80, a Hungarian geneticist.
August 10 – Fred Eckhardt, 89, an American beer expert.
August 11 – Nour El-Sherif, 69, an Egyptian actor.
August 11 – Harald Nielsen, 73, a Danish footballer who played for Bologna and the national team.
August 12 – Jaakko Hintikka, 86, a Finnish philosopher and logician.
August 12 – Meshulim Feish Lowy, 94, a Hungarian-born Canadian rabbi.
August 12 – Stephen Lewis, 88, a British comedy actor known for On the Buses and Last of the Summer Wine.
August 13 – Bob Fillion, 95, a Canadian ice hockey player.
August 14 – Agustín Cejas, 70, an Argentine footballer who played for Racing Club.
August 14 – Bob Johnston, 83, an American record producer who worked with artists like Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.
August 15 – Julian Bond, 75, an American civil rights activist and politician. He was the chairman of the NAACP from 1998 to 2010.
August 16 – Mile Mrkšić, 68, a Yugoslav military officer.
August 17 – László Paskai, 88, a Hungarian Roman Catholic leader who was the Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest.
August 17 – Arsen Dedić, 77, a Croatian singer.
August 17 – Yvonne Craig, 78, an American actress known for her roles in Batman and Star Trek: The Original Series.
August 17 – Jacob Bekenstein, 68, a Mexican theoretical physicist.
August 17 – Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, 82, a German football executive and politician.
August 17 – Eduardo Guerrero, 87, an Argentine rower and Olympic champion in 1952.
August 18 – Suvra Mukherjee, 74, an Indian philosopher and dancer. She was the First Lady of India.
August 18 – Louis Stokes, 90, an American politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.
August 18 – William Jay Smith, 97, an American poet.
August 19 – Suharno, 55, an Indonesian football player and coach.
August 20 – Egon Bahr, 93, a German politician who helped create the Ostpolitik policy.
August 20 – Lev Durov, 83, a Russian actor.
August 20 – Lina Morgan, 78, a Spanish actress and showgirl.
August 20 – Harry Volkman, 89, an American meteorologist.
August 21 – Wang Dongxing, 99, a Chinese politician.
August 21 – Gerry Steinberg, 70, a British politician.
August 21 – Anna Kashfi, 80, a British actress.
August 22 – Arthur Morris, 93, an Australian Test cricketer.
August 22 – Ieng Thirith, 83, a Cambodian politician.
August 22 – Merl Reagle, 65, an American crossword puzzle maker.
August 22 – Jörg Schneider, 80, a Swiss actor and comedian.
August 22 – Mariem Hassan, 56–57, a Western Saharan singer.
August 23 – Yosi Piamenta, 64, an Israeli musician.
August 24 – Cees van Kooten, 67, a Dutch footballer.
August 24 – Justin Wilson, 37, a British IndyCar Series driver.
August 24 – Julián Pastor, 71, a Mexican movie director and actor.
August 24 – Chico Maki, 76, a Canadian ice hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks.
August 25 – Francis Sejersted, 79, a Norwegian history professor and chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
August 25 – José María Benegas, 67, a Spanish politician.
August 26 – Amelia Boynton Robinson, 104, an American civil rights activist.
August 26 – Alison Parker, 24, an American news reporter.
August 26 – Adam Ward, 27, an American news cameraman.
August 26 – Peter Kern, 66, an Austrian actor and filmmaker.
August 27 – Darryl Dawkins, 58, an American basketball center for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets.
August 27 – Joan Garriga, 52, a Spanish motorcycle racer.
August 28 – Al Arbour, 82, a Canadian ice hockey player and Hall of Fame coach for the New York Islanders.
August 28 – Józef Wesołowski, 67, a Polish archbishop.
August 28 – Teresa Gorman, 83, a British politician.
August 28 – Nelson Shanks, 77, an American painter.
August 29 – Kyle Jean-Baptiste, 21, an American actor who performed in Les Misérables.
August 29 – Wayne Dyer, 75, an American self-help author and motivational speaker.
August 30 – Bart Cummings, 87, an Australian racehorse trainer who won the Melbourne Cup twelve times.
August 30 – Oliver Sacks, 82, a British neurologist and author of books like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.
August 30 – M. M. Kalburgi, 76, an Indian writer and academic.
August 30 – Wes Craven, 76, an American movie director, writer, and producer known for horror films like A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream.
August 30 – Marvin Mandel, 95, an American politician who was the Governor of Maryland.
August 30 – Edward Fadeley, 85, an American attorney and politician.
August 30 – Hugo Rasmussen, 74, a Danish jazz musician.
August 31 – Edward, Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, 88, an English peer and founder of the National Motor Museum.