This post provides the list of Obituaries of Famous Personalities in the month of August 2020.
India & International
Below is the list of India's Obituaries of Famous Personalities in the month of August 2020.
| Day | Person | Field |
|---|
| Aug 1 |
- Amar Singh
- Pydikondala Manikyala Rao
| - Politician (Former Rajya Sabha MP).
- Politician (Former Andhra Minister).
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| Aug 2 | Kamal Rani Varun | Politician (Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister). |
| Aug 3 | John Hume | Irish Politician & Nobel Peace Prize Winner. |
| Aug 4 | - Ebrahim Alkazi
- Sameer Sharma
| - Theater Director & Drama Teacher.
- Actor (Television, Hindi).
|
| Aug 5 | - Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
- Sadia Dehlvi
| - Politician (Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra).
- Writer & Social Activist.
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| Aug 6 | Mukund Lath | Scholar & Cultural Historian. |
| Aug 8 | Nandi Yellaiah | Politician (Former Telangana Minister). |
| Aug 9 | - Manitombi Singh
- Kamala (James Harris)
| - Footballer (Former Mohun Bagan Captain).
- Wrestler (USA).
|
| Aug 1o | Dr. Suresh Chandra Gupta | Former Director of VSSC. |
| Aug 11 | - Rahat Indori
- P.K. Muthusamy
- G.K. Menon
- Russell Kirsch
| - Bollywood Lyricist & Urdu Poet.
- Tamil Lyricist.
- Sports Journalist.
- Computer Scientist.
|
| Aug 15 | Angela Buxton | Tennis Player (UK) |
| Aug 16 | Chetan Chauhan | Former Cricket Player & Uttar Pradesh Minister. |
| Aug 17 | - Pandit Jasraj
- Nishikant Kamat
| - Classical Vocalist.
- Actor & Director.
|
| Aug 19 | - Bhaskar Maity
- Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan
| - Footballer (Former Indian Goalkeeper).
- Former Indian Cricketer.
|
| Aug 24 | Pascal Lissouba | Politician (Former President of the Republic of Congo). |
| Aug 25 | Arnold Spielberg | Electrical Engineer (USA). |
| Aug 27 | - A. R. Lakshmanan
- Archana Mahanta
| - Former Supreme Court Judge.
- Assamese Folk Singer.
|
| Aug 28 | - Chadwick Boseman
- Purushotham Rai
| - Hollywood Actor.
- Former Athletics Coach.
|
| Aug 31 | Pranab Mukherjee | Former Indian President (13th). |
COVID 19 Fatalities For the Month of August 2020
- August 1 – Pydikondala Manikyala Rao
Kerala
Below is the list of Kerala's Obituaries of Famous Personalities in the month of August 2020.
| Day | Person | Field |
|---|
| Aug 1 | Jithesh Kakkidippuram | Folk Singer. |
| Aug 7 | P. Narayanan | Politician (Former MP). |
| Aug 12 | Chunakkara Ramankutty | Poet & Lyricist. |
| Aug 15 | Punaloor Rajan | Photographer. |
SideNotes:
- John Hume – Architect of 1998 Good Friday Agreement / Belfast Agreement which ended the political conflicts of Northern Ireland.
- Russell Kirsch – Inventor of First Digital Image Scanner.
- The famous Malayalam Song "Devadaru Poothu..."(ദേവതാരു പൂത്തു...) was composed by – Chunakkara Ramankutty
- Pranab Mukherjee – served as Minister of External Affairs (2006-2009), Minister of Defence (2004-2006), Minister of Finance (2009-2012) &President of India (2012-2017).
- Recipient of Bharat Ratna (2019) & Padma Vibhushan (2008).
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