- Aug 1 Guy Thys, Belgian football coach (b. 1922)
- Aug 1 Marie Trintignant, French actress (Le Cousin), dies from injuries after domestic violence assault by her boyfriend at 41
- Aug 2 Charles Kerruish, Manx politician and President of Tyndwald Isle of Man, dies at 86
- Aug 2 Don Estelle [Ronald Edwards], British actor and singer ("It Ain't Half Hot Mum"), dies at 70
- Aug 2 Mike Levey, American TV infomercials host, dies of cancer at 55
- Aug 2 Peter Safar, Austrian physician (pioneered cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR), dies at 79
- Aug 3 (John) Roger Voudouris, American singer and songwriter (Get Used To It), dies of liver disease at 48
- Aug 4 Anthony Bloom, Russian clergyman, broadcaster and writer (Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church for Great Britain and Ireland), dies at 89
- Aug 4 Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist and Nobel Prize laureate 1954, dies at 86
- Aug 7 Mickey McDermott, American MLB player, dies at 74
- Aug 8 Jack Noreiga, West Indian cricketer (9-95 WI v India 1971), dies at 67
- Aug 8 Maki Ishii, Japanese composer, dies at 66
- Aug 9 Chester Ludgin, American operatic baritone (New York City Opera, 1957-91; San Francisco Opera, 1962-85), dies of cancer at 78 [1]
- Aug 9 Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (White Nights; Taps), dies of liver cancer at 57
- Aug 9 Jacques Deray, French film director (b. 1929)
- Aug 9 Ray Harford, English soccer manager (Fulham, Luton Town, Wimbledon, Blackburn Rovers, WBA, QPR), dies from lung cancer at 58
- Aug 10 Bill Perkins, American cool jazz tenor saxophonist (Woody Herman; Stan Kenton; Bud Shank; The Tonight Show Band, 1970-82), and recording engineer, dies of cancer at 79
- Aug 10 Carmita Jiménez, Puerto Rican singer (Tierra Rica"; "La Vida En Rosa"), dies of cancer at 64
- Aug 11 Armand Borel, Swiss mathematician (b. 1923)
- Aug 11 Diana Mitford, English biographer, famous beauty, wife of Oswald Mosley and one of the Mitford sisters, dies at 93
Herb Brooks (1937-2003)
Aug 11 American ice hockey coach (Olympic gold Medal 1980), dies in a car accident at 66
- Aug 13 Ed Townsend, American doo-wop singer, songwriter, and producer ("For Your Love"; Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On"), dies at 73
- Aug 14 Helmut Rahn, German footballer (b. 1929)
- Aug 15 Gösta Sundqvist, Finnish songwriter and singer (Leevi and the Leavings), dies of a heart attack at 43
- Aug 16 Andrew Pryce Jackman, British progressive rock keyboardist, arranger and composer, dies of a heart attack at 67
Idi Amin (c. 1925-2003)
Aug 16 Ugandan dictator (1971-79) who killed an estimated 100,000 to 500,000 people, dies of kidney failure aged between 75-80
- Aug 18 Tony Jackson, British bass player (The Searchers, 1962-64 - "Sugar And Spice"), dies from a combination of diabetes, heart disease, and cirrhosis of the liver at 65
- Aug 19 Carlos Roberto Reina, President of Honduras (b. 1926)
- Aug 19 Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (b. 1948)
- Aug 21 Kathy Wilkes, English philosopher and aid worker (underground universities behind the Iron curtain), dies at 57
- Aug 21 Wesley Willis, American underground singer-songwriter, and visual artist, dies of leukemia at 40
- Aug 22 Arnold Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skating trainer (b. 1914)
- Aug 22 Generosa Ammon, American widow of Ted Ammon (b. 1956)
- Aug 22 Imperio Argentina [María Magdalena Nile], Argentinian-Spanish singer and actress, dies at 92
Bobby Bonds (1946-2003)
Aug 23 American MLB baseball outfielder, 1968-81, 3x All-Star, 3x Golden Glove (San Francisco Giants, 1968-74 and 7 other teams), father of Barry Bonds, dies of lung cancer and brain tumor at 57
- Aug 23 Jack Dyer, Australian rules footballer (b. 1913)
- Aug 23 John Geoghan, American Catholic priest, and convicted sex offender, killed in prison at 68
- Aug 24 John Jacob Rhodes, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona), dies at 86
- Aug 24 Wilfred Thesiger, British military officer, explorer and travel writer (Arabian Sands, dies at 93
- Aug 26 Jim Wacker, American football coach (Southwest Texas State), dies of cancer at 66
- Aug 26 Wayne Andre, American jazz and session trombonist, dies at 72
- Aug 26 Wilma Burgess, American country-pop singer (Baby; Misty Blue), dies of a heart attack at 64
- Aug 27 Jinx Falkenburg [Eugenia], American actress and well-known US cover-girl model throughout 1930s-40s, dies at 84
- Aug 27 Pierre Poujade, French politician (b. 1920)
- Aug 28 Brian Douglas Wells, American criminal (failed) (b. 1956)
- Aug 28 Peter Hacks, German playwright (Tie Windloch) and essayist, dies at 75
- Aug 29 Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, Iraqi political leader (b. 1939)
- Aug 29 Michel Constantin, French film actor, dies at 79
- Aug 29 Patrick Procktor, English artist, dies at 67
Charles Bronson (1921-2003)
Aug 30 American actor (Magnificent Seven, Death Wish, The Dirty Dozen), dies at 81 [1]
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