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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[318]] – [[Liu Cong (Han Zhao)|Liu Cong]], emperor of the Xiongnu state * [[577]] – [[John Scholasticus]], Byzantine patriarch and saint * [[651]] – [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]], Irish bishop and saint<ref name=Lindisfarne>{{cite web |title=Saint Aidan {{!}} bishop of Lindisfarne |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Aidan |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=8 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * [[731]] – [[Ōtomo no Tabito]], Japanese poet (b. 665) * [[894]] – [[Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i]], Muslim governor *[[1054]] – [[Kunigunde of Altdorf]], Frankish noblewoman (b. c. 1020) *[[1056]] – [[Theodora (11th century)|Theodora]], Empress of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]] (b. 981) *[[1115]] – [[Turgot of Durham]] (b.c. 1050)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Green |first1=Lionel |editor1-last=Hopkins |editor1-first=Peter |title=Building St Cuthbert's Shrine Durham Cathedral and the Life of Prior Turgot |date= 2013 |publisher=Sacristy Press |isbn=9781908381620|page=99}}</ref> *[[1158]] – [[Sancho III of Castile]] (b. 1134) *[[1234]] – [[Emperor Go-Horikawa]] of Japan (b. 1212) *[[1287]] – [[Konrad von Würzburg]], German poet *[[1324]] – [[Henry II of Jerusalem]] (b. 1271) *[[1372]] – [[Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford]], English soldier (b. 1301) *[[1422]] – [[Henry V of England]] (b. 1386) *[[1450]] – [[Isabella of Navarre, Countess of Armagnac]] (b. 1395) *[[1502]] – [[Thomas Wode]], Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas *[[1528]] – [[Matthias Grünewald]], German artist (b. 1470) ===1601–1900=== *[[1645]] – [[Francesco Bracciolini]], Italian poet (b. 1566) *[[1654]] – [[Ole Worm]], Danish physician and historian (b. 1588) *[[1688]] – [[John Bunyan]], English preacher, theologian, and author (b. 1628) *[[1730]] – [[Gottfried Finger]], Czech-German [[viol]] player and composer (b. 1660) *[[1741]] – [[Johann Gottlieb Heineccius]], German academic and jurist (b. 1681) *[[1772]] – [[William Borlase]], English geologist and historian (b. 1695) *[[1795]] – [[François-André Danican Philidor]], French-English chess player and composer (b. 1726) *[[1799]] – [[Nicolas-Henri Jardin]], French architect and academic, designed the [[Bernstorff Palace]] and [[Marienlyst Castle]] (b. 1720) *[[1811]] – [[Louis Antoine de Bougainville]], French admiral and explorer (b. 1729) *[[1814]] – [[Arthur Phillip]], English admiral and politician, 1st [[Governor of New South Wales]] (b. 1738) *[[1817]] – [[Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet]], English admiral and politician, 39th [[List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador|Commodore Governor of Newfoundland]] (b. 1747) *[[1818]] – [[Robert Calder]], Scottish admiral (b. 1745)<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Calder, Sir Robert |volume=4}}</ref> *[[1858]] – [[Chief Oshkosh]], Menominee chief (b. 1795)<ref>{{cite book |last=Hoffman |first=Walter James |date=1896 |title=The Menomini Indians |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jj8YAAAAYAAJ |location=Washington D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=47 |isbn=}}</ref> *[[1867]] – [[Charles Baudelaire]], French poet and critic (b. 1821) *[[1864]] – [[Ferdinand Lassalle]], Prussian-German jurist and philosopher (b. 1825)<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Lassalle, Ferdinand |volume= 16 |last= Kirkup |first= Thomas |author-link= |pages=235-236 |short=1}}</ref> *[[1869]] – [[Mary Ward (scientist)|Mary Ward]], Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827) *[[1884]] – [[Robert Richard Torrens|Robert Torrens]], Irish-Australian politician, 3rd [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1814) ===1901–present=== *[[1908]] – [[Leslie Green]], English architect (b. 1875) *[[1910]] – [[Emīls Dārziņš]], Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875) *[[1912]] – [[Jean, duc Decazes]], French sailor (b. 1864) *[[1920]] – [[Wilhelm Wundt]], German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1832) *[[1924]] – [[Todor Aleksandrov]], Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881) *[[1927]] – [[Andranik]], Armenian general (b. 1865) *[[1937]] – [[Ruth Baldwin (died 1937)|Ruth Baldwin]], British socialite (b. 1905)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LUj0Pjn6rCoC&q=Ruth+Baldwin+born+1905&pg=PA64|title=The Queen of Whale Cay: The Extraordinary Story of 'Joe' Carstairs, the Fastest Woman on Water|last=Summerscale|first=Kate|date=2012|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=9781408830512|page=64|language=en}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Georges Gauthier]], Canadian archbishop (b. 1871) * 1940 – [[DeLancey W. Gill]], American painter (b. 1859)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Glenn |first=J. R. |date=1983 |title=De Lancey W. Gill: Photographer for the Bureau of American Ethnology. History of Photography |journal=[[History of Photography (journal)|History of Photography]] |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=7–22|doi=10.1080/03087298.1983.10442742 }}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Thomas Bavin]], New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (b. 1874) * 1941 – [[Marina Tsvetaeva]], Russian poet and author (b. 1892) *[[1945]] – [[Stefan Banach]], Polish mathematician (b. 1892)<ref name=EB>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stefan-Banach|title=Stefan Banach – Polish Mathematician|website=britannica.com|date=27 August 2023 }}</ref> *[[1948]] – [[Andrei Zhdanov]], Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1896) *[[1951]] – [[Paul Demel]], Czech actor (b. 1903) *[[1952]] – [[Henri Bourassa]], Canadian publisher and politician (b. 1868) *[[1954]] – [[Elsa Barker]], American author and poet (b. 1869) *[[1963]] – [[Georges Braque]], French painter and sculptor (b. 1882) *[[1965]] – [[E. E. Smith]], American engineer and author (b. 1890) *[[1967]] – [[Ilya Ehrenburg]], Russian journalist and author (b. 1891) *[[1968]] – [[John Hartle]], English motorcycle racer (b. 1933) *[[1969]] – [[Rocky Marciano]], American boxer (b. 1923) *[[1973]] – [[John Ford]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894) *[[1974]] – [[William Pershing Benedict]], American soldier and pilot (b. 1918) * 1974 – [[Norman Kirk]], New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (b. 1923) *[[1978]] – [[John Wrathall]], Rhodesian accountant and politician, 2nd [[President of Rhodesia]] (b. 1913) *[[1979]] – [[Sally Rand]], American actress and dancer (b. 1904) * 1979 – [[Tiger Smith]], English cricketer and coach (b. 1886) *[[1984]] – [[Audrey Wagner]], American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (b. 1927) *[[1985]] – [[Frank Macfarlane Burnet]], Australian virologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1899) *[[1986]] – [[Elizabeth Coatsworth]], American author and poet (b. 1893) * 1986 – [[Urho Kekkonen]], Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th [[President of Finland]] (b. 1900) * 1986 – [[Henry Moore]], English sculptor and illustrator (b. 1898) *[[1990]] – [[Nathaniel Clifton]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1922) *[[1991]] – [[Cliff Lumsdon]], Canadian swimmer and coach (b. 1931) *[[1997]] – [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] (b. 1961)<ref>{{cite web |title=Diana, Princess of Wales {{!}} Biography, Marriage, Children, & Death |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Dodi Fayed]], Egyptian film producer (b. 1955)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Dodi's Life in the Fast Lane |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/1997/12/dodi-fayed-199712 |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=8 October 2022 |date=24 May 2011}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Lucille Fletcher]], American screenwriter (b. 1912) * 2000 – [[Dolores Moore]], American baseball player and educator (b. 1932) *[[2002]] – [[Lionel Hampton]], American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1908) * 2002 – [[Farhad Mehrad]], Persian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist (b. 1944) * 2002 – [[George Porter]], English chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1920) *[[2005]] – [[Joseph Rotblat]], Polish-English physicist and academic, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1908) *[[2006]] – [[Mohamed Abdelwahab]], Egyptian footballer (b. 1983) * 2006 – [[Tom Delaney (racing driver)|Tom Delaney]], English race car driver and businessman (b. 1911) *[[2007]] – [[Gay Brewer]], American golfer (b. 1932) * 2007 – [[Jean Jacques Paradis]], Canadian general (b. 1928) * 2007 – [[Sulev Vahtre]], Estonian historian and academic (b. 1926) *[[2008]] – [[Ken Campbell]], English actor and screenwriter (b. 1941) * 2008 – [[Ike Pappas]], American journalist (b. 1933) * 2008 – [[Victor Yates (rugby)|Victor Yates]], New Zealand rugby player (b. 1939) *[[2010]] – [[Laurent Fignon]], French cyclist (b. 1960) *[[2011]] – [[Wade Belak]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1976) *[[2012]] – [[Max Bygraves]], English actor (b. 1922) * 2012 – [[Joe Lewis (martial artist)|Joe Lewis]], American martial artist and actor (b. 1944) * 2012 – [[Carlo Maria Martini]], Italian cardinal (b. 1927) * 2012 – [[Kashiram Rana]], Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1938) * 2012 – [[John C. Shabaz]], American judge and politician (b. 1931) * 2012 – [[Sergey Sokolov (commander)|Sergey Sokolov]], Russian commander and politician, 6th [[Minister of Defence (Soviet Union)|Minister of Defence for The Soviet Union]] (b. 1911) *[[2013]] – [[Alan Carrington]], English chemist and academic (b. 1934) * 2013 – [[David Frost]], English journalist and game show host (b. 1939) * 2013 – [[Jimmy Greenhalgh]], English footballer and manager (b. 1923) * 2013 – [[Jan Camiel Willems]], Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1939) *[[2014]] – [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]], Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-08-31 |title=Director 'Bapu' passes away |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-society/director-bapu-passes-away/article6367375.ece |access-date=2023-08-31 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Ștefan Andrei]], Romanian politician, 87th [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania)|Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (b. 1931) * 2014 – [[Stan Goldberg]], American illustrator (b. 1932) * 2014 – [[Carol Vadnais]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=2014-09-01 |title=Carol Vadnais, All-Star and Stalwart on the Rangers, Dies at 68 |language= |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/sports/hockey/carol-vadnais-all-star-nhl-defenseman-dies-at-68.html |access-date=2023-08-31 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu]], English politician, founded the [[National Motor Museum, Beaulieu|National Motor Museum]] (b. 1926)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barker |first=Dennis |date=2015-08-31 |title=Lord Montagu of Beaulieu |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/31/lord-montagu-of-beaulieu |access-date=2023-08-31 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Tom Scott (linebacker)|Tom Scott]], American football player (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2015-09-10 |title=Tom Scott, Defensive Stalwart for the Giants, Dies at 84 |language= |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/10/sports/football/tom-scott-defensive-stalwart-for-giants-dies-at-84.html |access-date=2023-08-31 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Carole Shelley]], British-American actress (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/notable-deaths.html|title=Notable Deaths 2018|newspaper=The New York Times Obituraries|date=3 August 2018 |access-date=2018-09-12 }}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Anthoine Hubert]], French race car driver (b. 1996)<ref name="FIA">{{Cite news|url=https://www.fia.com/news/statement-incident-during-fia-formula-2-sprint-race-spa-francorchamps|title=Statement: Incident during FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race, Spa-Francorchamps|date=2019-08-31|work=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile|access-date=2019-08-31|language=en}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Alec Holowka]], Canadian game developer (b. 1983)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/story/videogames-industry-metoo-moment-male-fragility/ |title=Gaming's #MeToo Moment and the Tyranny of Male Fragility |publisher=WIRED |date=September 6, 2019 |first1=Laurie |last1=Penny |access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Pranab Mukherjee]], Former President of India (b. 1935)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-31|title=Pranab Mukherjee, ex-president and Congress veteran, dies in Delhi hospital|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pranab-mukherjee-ex-president-and-congress-veteran-dies-in-delhi-hospital/story-sKOIeIEmCyY9OcGziScT9I.html|access-date=2020-08-31|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Tom Seaver]], American baseball player (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver passes away at age 75|url=https://baseballhall.org/discover/hall-of-fame-pitcher-tom-seaver-passes-away|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|date=September 2, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Mahal (actress)|Mahal]], Filipino comedian and actress (b. 1974)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-31|title= Mahal passes away at 46|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/801573/mahal-passes-away-at-44/story|access-date=2021-09-02|website=GMA News Online|language=en}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Francesco Morini]], Italian footballer (b. 1944)<ref>[https://alwaysfreshnews.com/news/sports/52291/francesco-morini-former-juve-defender-was-77-years-old-died/ Francesco Morini, former Juve defender, was 77 years old died]</ref> * 2021 – [[Michael Constantine]], Greek-American actor (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/section/movies| title=Movies| newspaper=The New York Times| access-date=9 July 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008032326/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/46141/Splash/overview| archive-date=8 October 2013| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Geronimo (alpaca)|Geronimo]], British [[alpaca]] (b. 2013)<ref>{{cite web |date=31 August 2021 |title=Geronimo the alpaca is killed after four-year battle to save him fails |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/31/geronimo-alpaca-killed-four-year-battle-save-him-fails |access-date=10 August 2022 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Sol Bamba]], Ivorian-French footballer (b. 1985)<ref>{{cite news |title=Sol Bamba: Ex-Cardiff, Leeds, Hibernian and Middlesbrough defender dies |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cwy53xw7xgjo |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=31 August 2024}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.-->
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