Famous Deaths for August 2008
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Deaths 1 - 42 of 42
1st - Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Indian politician (b. 1916)
2nd - Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese cartoonist (b. 1935)
3rd - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian writer, dies at 89
3rd - Skip Caray, American TV and radio broadcaster (b. 1939)
4th - Craig Jones, English motorcycle racer. (b. 1985)
5th - Reg Lindsay, Australian country and western singer/songwriter (b. 1929)
7th - Bernie Brillstein, American talent agent/manager and producer (b. 1931)
7th - Andrea Pininfarina, CEO of Pininfarina S.p.A.
8th - Orville Moody, American golfer (b. 1933)
9th - Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor.(b. 1957)
9th - Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian prominent poet and writer of prose.(b. 1941)
10th - Isaac Hayes, American musician and actor (b. 1942)
12th - Christie Allen, British-Australian pop singer (b. 1954)
13th - Bill Gwatney, American political figure (b. 1959)
13th - Dino Toso, American Formula-1 engineer (b. 1969)
13th - Jack Weil, American oldest working CEO (b. 1901)
13th - Sandy Allen, American second-tallest woman in the world (b. 1955)
13th - Henri Cartan,French Mathematician
15th - Jerry Wexler, music producer and coiner of the term "Rhythm & Blues"
Writer and Nobel Laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (3rd)
15th - James Orthwein, American businessman
15th - Leroy Sievers, American journalist
15th - Vic Toweel, South African boxer, bantamweight world champion
16th - Ronnie Drew, Ex-Singer of The Dubliners & Solo Artist (b. 1934)
16th - Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer and songwriter (b. 1914)
16th - Elena Leuṣtean, Romanian gymnast and Olympic medalist (b. 1935)
17th - Franco Sensi, Italian oil tycoon and president of A.S. Roma
19th - Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian politician
19th - LeRoi Moore, American musician (Dave Matthews Band) (b.1961)
20th - Hua Guofeng, former Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, succeeding Mao Zedong in 1976 and being replaced by Hu Yaobang in 1981 (b. 1921)
20th - Stephanie Tubbs Jones, American politician (b. 1949)
20th - Gene Upshaw, American football player and union leader (b. 1945)
21st - Jerry Finn, American record producer (b. 1969)
22nd - Gladys Powers, Canadian World War I veteran (b. 1899)
23rd - John Russell, British-born American art critic and author
25th - Kevin Duckworth, American basketball player (b. 1964)
25th - Pavle Kozjek, Slovenian mountaineer (b. 1959)
27th - Mark Priestley, Australian actor (b. 1976)
28th - Phil Hill, American race car driver and one-time F1 world champion (b. 1927)
29th - Geoffrey Perkins, British comedy producer (b. 1953)
30th - Killer Kowalski, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1926)
31st - Jerry Reed, American country music singer and actor (b. 1937)
31st - Ike Pappas, American news correspondent (b. 1933)
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