Deaths on August 23
This archive lists notable deaths associated with August 23 across multiple years.
Vitaly Logvinovsky
Russian stage actorDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Barry Bennett
American football playerDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Rashiram Debbarma
Indian politicianDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Mihail Vedyushev
Russian film directorDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Michel Che
French chemistDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Herm Urenda
American football player (Oakland Riders)Died on Friday August 23rd 2019
Les Strongman
Canadian ice hockey player (Nottingham PanthersDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Edward H. Jennings
American academic administratorDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Gordan Mihić
Serbian screenwriter (Black CatDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Neelum Sharma
Indian anchorwoman (Doordarshan)Died on Friday August 23rd 2019
Ernesto Lariosa
Filipino Visayan writer and poet in Cebuano languageDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Bill McDonagh
Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers)Died on Friday August 23rd 2019
Allen Church
American alpine skiing sports officialDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Harry B. Luthi
American businessmanDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Margarita Plavunova
Russian athleteDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
David Koch
Executive Vice President of Koch IndustriesDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Lalbihari Bhattacharya
Indian politicianDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Helmut Bez
German playwrightDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Kelsey Weems
American basketball player (Quad City ThunderDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Gary Ray Bowles
American serial killerDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Larry Siegel
American humoristDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Pollycarpus Swantoro
Indonesian historianDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Dwi Koendoro
Indonesian comics artistDied on Friday August 23rd 2019
Sergio Arredondo
Chilean militantDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Jeremy Geffen
American entrepreneurDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Brian Drebber
American sportscasterDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Dario Pegoretti
Italian framebuilderDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Lance Thompson
Australian rugby league player (Cronulla SharksDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Rafif al-Yasiri
32–33Died on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Donald E. Edwards
American military officer and politicianDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Turgut Berkes
Turkish rock musician and artistDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Jesús Torbado
Spanish writerDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Marcello Cassettari
Brazilian musicianDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
John N. Abrams
American military officerDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Renzo Sclavi
Italian politicianDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Vaughn Beals
American businessman (Harley-Davidson)Died on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Francesco Cavicchi
Italian professional boxerDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Kyriakos Diakogiannis
Greek journalistDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Jiří Blažek
Czech dramaturge (I Enjoy the World with YouDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Jeremy Catto
English historianDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Lazy Lester
American blues musicianDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Martin Shubik
American economistDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
John van Reenen
South African discus throwerDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Ron Hunt
English footballer (Queens Park Rangers). Died on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Natan Bernot
Slovenian slalom canoeistDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Graham Bond
Australian gymnastDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Gyula Szabó
Hungarian sports shooterDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Göran Bundy
Swedish diplomatDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Sadou Hayatou
Cameroonian politician and bankerDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Robert J. LeRoy
Canadian chemistDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Giam Choo Kwee
Singaporean chess playerDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Don Garrison
American politicianDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Hakam Singh
Indian racewalkerDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Stuart Mitchell
British pianist and composerDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Henk Wesseling
Dutch historianDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Andriy Fedetskyi
Ukrainian football player and managerDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Joseph Kadji Defosso
Cameronian businesspersonDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Andrey Fedetskiy
Ukrainian football playerDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Bill McGrath
Australian politicianDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Kuldip Nayar
Indian journalistDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Ghislain Van Royen
Belgian writerDied on Thursday August 23rd 2018
Alain Berbérian
French film director and writerDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Mirgayas Shirinsky
Russian Ambassador to Sudan (from 2013)Died on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Bill Weick
American wrestler and coachDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Rikard Olsvik
Norwegian politicianDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Jerzy Leśniak
Polish journalist and historianDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Arturo Corcuera
Peruvian poetDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Lateef Raji
Nigerian politicianDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
P. V. R. K. Prasad
Indian civil servantDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Halwa Vasu
Indian comic actor (Amaidhi Padai)Died on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Roberto Gottardi
Italian architectDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Gérard Férey
French chemistDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Fiona Richardson
Australian politicianDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Mirosława Litmanowicz
Polish chess playerDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Susan Brown
British mathematicianDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Shane Sieg
35Died on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitaristDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Jim Whelan
American politicianDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Mario Roberto Cassari
Italian Roman Catholic prelate and diplomat of the Holy SeeDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Joseph Chilton Pearce
American authorDied on Tuesday August 23rd 2016
Dennis Hackett
British journalist and editor (QueenDied on Tuesday August 23rd 2016
Reinhard Selten
German economistDied on Tuesday August 23rd 2016
Edgar Schoen
American physicianDied on Tuesday August 23rd 2016
Berit Mørdre
Norwegian cross-country skier (1968 and 1972 Olympics)Died on Tuesday August 23rd 2016
Tony Pasquesi
American football player (Chicago Cardinals)Died on Tuesday August 23rd 2016
Gerald J. Oppenheimer
American librarian and academicDied on Tuesday August 23rd 2016
Mohammad Heydari
Iranian musician and songwriterDied on Tuesday August 23rd 2016