Deaths in August 1992

The following is a list of notable deaths in August 1992.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

August 1992

1 Margarita Aliger, 76, Russian writer. Alfred "Chico" Alvarez, 72, Canadian trumpeter. Bob Peak, 65, American illustrator. Eivind Rekustad, 43, Norwegian weightlifter and Olympian (1972). Aleksey Konstantinovich Ryazanov, 72, Soviet flying ace and war hero during World War II.

2 Michel Berger, 44, French singer-songwriter, heart attack. Tom W. Blackburn, 79, American author, screenwriter and lyricist. Alf Cleverley, 84, New Zealand boxer and Olympian (1928). Oscar Hagberg, 83, American football player and coach. Ephraim Katz, 60, Israeli-American filmmaker and writer, emphysema. Igor Vladimirovich Makeyev, 20, Azerbaijani soldier, killed in battle. Thomas Brennan Nolan, 91, American geologist. John Simerson, 57, American gridiron football player. Jim Weatherall, 62, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions).

3 Ebbe Carlsson, 44, Swedish journalist and publisher, AIDS-related complications. Fereydoun Farrokhzad, 53, Iranian entertainer, humanitarian, and dissident, murdered. Bror Hellström, 77, Swedish Olympic runner (1936). Wang Hongwen, 56, Chinese politician, liver cancer. Don Lang, 67, English trombonist and singer, cancer. E. Hansford McCourt, 83, American politician. Nicanor Costa Méndez, 69, Argentine diplomat. Tetsu Nakamura, 83, Japanese film actor and opera singer. Eddie Riska, 72, American basketball player.

4 Ralph Cooper, 84, American actor and screenwriter, cancer. Norm King, 73, Australian politician. Sam Loucks, 77, American basketball player. Seichō Matsumoto, 82, Japanese author. František Tomášek, 93, Czech Roman Catholic cardinal. Buzz Trebotich, 71, American football player (Detroit Lions).

5 Juan David García Bacca, 91, Spanish-Venezuelan philosopher. Tante Leen, 80, Dutch levenslied singer. Jim Marquis, 91, American baseball player (New York Yankees). Robert Muldoon, 70, New Zealand politician, prime minister (1975–1984). Achyut Patwardhan, 87, Indian independence activist and politician. Jeff Porcaro, 38, American drummer (Toto), heart attack. Bhagat Puran Singh, 88, Indian writer, environmentalist, and philanthropist. Lefty Wilkie, 77, Canadian-American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).

6 Beyler Agayev, 23, Azerbaijani soldier and war hero, killed in action. Leszek Błażyński, 43, Polish Olympic boxer (1972, 1976), suicide. Heinrich Eckstein, 85, German politician. Frank Jerwa, 83, Polish-Canadian ice hockey left winger (Boston Bruins, St. Louis Eagles). Zakir Majidov, 36, Azerbaijani soldier, helicopter crash. Ruslan Polovinko, 22, Ukrainian-Azerbaijani helicopter pilot, helicopter crash. Javanshir Rahimov, 19, Azerbaijani soldier, helicopter crash. Mazahir Rustamov, 32, Azerbaijani soldier and war hero, killed in action. Massimo Salvadori, 84, British-Italian historian and anti-fascist.

7 Alakbar Aliyev, 36, Azerbaijani soldier and war hero, killed in action. John Anderson, 69, American actor (Psycho, Eight Men Out, MacGyver), heart attack. Aslan Qabil oğlu Atakişiyev, 38, Azerbaijani officer and war hero, killed in action. Pablo Cumo, 94, Argentine actor. Mariusz Dmochowski, 61, Polish actor. Chris Lamborn, 76, Australian rules footballer. Moma Marković, 79, Serbian communist politician. Francisco Fernández Ordóñez, 62, Spanish politician, cancer. Bill Ripper, 79, Australian rules footballer. Sándor Szabó, 51, Hungarian fencer and Olympian (1964, 1968, 1972). Berthold Teusner, 85, Australian politician.

8 Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, 92, Iranian Marja'. Ivan Anikeyev, 59, Soviet cosmonaut, cancer. Alison Gertz, 26, American AIDS activist, AIDS. Mohan Jayamaha, 43, Sri Lankan naval admiral, landmine explosion. Denzil Kobbekaduwa, 52, Sri Lankan lieutenant general, landmine explosion. John Kordic, 27, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals), drug overdose. Egisto Macchi, 64, Italian composer. Thomas J. McIntyre, 77, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1962–1979). Bertalan Papp, 78, Hungarian Olympic fencer (1948, 1952). Vijaya Wimalaratne, 51, Sri Lankan general, landmine explosion.

9 Sukhdev Singh Babbar, 37, Indian Sikh militant, shot. Francisco Carrere, 79, Argentine Olympic equestrian (1948). Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin, 86, British judge. Manuel Ulloa Elias, 69, Peruvian politician and economist. Blaž Kraljević, 44, Bosnian soldier, shot. David Llewellyn, 76, British politician and junior minister. Bill Russell, 87, American composer. Frederick Shick, 78, American Olympic sailor (1936). H. W. Whillock, 88, American politician.

10 Shimon Agranat, 85, Israeli jurist. Aribert Heim, 78, Austrian SS doctor and war criminal during World War II, colorectal cancer. Kurt A. Körber, 82, German businessman. Joe Krejci, 86, American football player (Chicago Cardinals). Paride Romagnoli, 83, Italian Olympic wrestler (1936). Adrienne J. Smith, 58, American psychologist, cancer. S. P. P. Thorat, 85, Indian Army officer.

11 James R. Allen, 66, United States Air Force general, cancer. Dorsey B. Hardeman, 89, American politician. Mario Nigro, 75, Italian painter. Bernard Ramm, 76, Canadian theologian.

12 Eduardo Anguita, 77, Chilean poet. John Cage, 79, American composer, stroke. Paolo Caccia Dominioni, 96, Italian soldier and resistance fighter during World War II. Kenji Nakagami, 46, Japanese novelist and essayist, kidney cancer. James Ellsworth Noland, 72, American judge and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1949–1951). James W. Payne, 62, American set decorator (The Sting, Slap Shot, The Love Boat), Oscar winner (1974). Patricia Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere, 63, English actress and socialite, heart attack. Henry A. Schade, 91, American Navy officer and naval architect.

13 Clifford Allison, 27, American racing driver, racing crash. Bets Dekens, 85, Dutch Olympic discus thrower (1928). Jan Elburg, 72, Dutch poet. David Kaplan, 44-45, American journalist and news producer, shot.

14 Harry Allen, 80, English executioner. Deane Kincaide, 81, American jazz musician. Marcel Le Glay, 72, French historian and archaeologist. Masinde Muliro, 70, Kenyan politician. Norah Phillips, Baroness Phillips, 82, British politician. Senthamarai, 57, Indian actor. John Sirica, 88, American judge, cardiac arrest. Tony Williams, 64, American singer (The Platters), emphysema.

15 Jackie Edwards, 53-54, Jamaican musician, heart attack. Oran Frazier, 83, American baseball player. Linda Laubenstein, 45, American physician, heart attack. Ron Malo, 56, American audio engineer. Michel Medinger Sr., 83, Luxembourgian Olympic long-distance runner (1936). Giorgio Perlasca, 82, Italian businessman and anti-fascist, heart attack.

16 Malcolm Atterbury, 85, American actor (The Birds, Apple's Way, Emperor of the North). Ida Degrande, 82, Belgian Olympic middle-distance runner (1928). Jean Fidon, 86, French footballer. Mark Heard, 40, American musician, cardiac arrest. Robert E. Miles, 67, American white supremacist theologist religious leader. Yvonne Simon, 81, French racing driver. Karl Storch, 78, German hammer thrower and Olympic medalist (1952). Antoni Wieczorek, 68, Polish ski jumper and Olympian (1952), traffic collision.

17 Jéhan Le Roy, 68, French Olympic equestrian (1960, 1964). Barbara Morgan, 92, American photographer. John Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel, 86, British politician. Stretch Murphy, 85, American Hall of Fame basketball player. Tom Nolan, 71, Irish politician. Tommy Nutter, 49, British fashion designer, AIDS. Al Parker, 40, American pornographic actor, producer, and director, AIDS-related complications. Tecla San Andres Ziga, 85, Filipino politician. Stanley Woodward, 93, American envoy and ambassador.

18 Lachlan Cameron, 83, Australian rules footballer. Simon Hartog, 52, British filmmaker, leukaemia. Aatos Hirvisalo, 76, Finnish Olympic sailor (1948). Chris McCandless, 24, American adventurer, starvation, poisoning. Sixten Ringbom, 57, Finnish art historian. John Sturges, 82, American film director (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Bad Day at Black Rock), heart attack, heart failure.

19 Jean Accart, 80, French flying ace during World War II. Clyde D. Eddleman, 90, American general. Jean-Albert Grégoire, 93, French racing driver and engineer. Jean Hubeau, 75, French pianist, composer and pedagogue. Drahomír Koudelka, 46, Czech Olympic volleyball player (1968, 1972, 1976). Norvel Lee, 67, American Olympic boxer (1952), pancreatic cancer. George McIlraith, 84, Canadian politician. Carsten Winger, 85, Norwegian actor.

20 Eliezer Berkovits, 83, Romanian-American theologian and rabbi. Walter Grabmann, 86, German flying ace during World War II. Walter Lincoln Hawkins, 81, American chemist and engineer. Alex McKenzie, 95, New Zealand sharebroker and politician. Jack Nuttall, 63, Australian rules footballer. Liu Zhen, 77, Chinese general.

21 Theodor Berger, 87, Austrian composer. Henning Jensen, 82, Danish footballer. Harry Kaskey, 90, American Olympic speed skater (1924). Isidro Lángara, 80, Spanish football player. Arturo Martínez, 74, Mexican film actor and director. Zühtü Müridoğlu, 86, Turkish sculptor. Dai Vernon, 98, Canadian magician. Mike Wise, 28, American gridiron football player (Los Angeles Raiders, Cleveland Browns), suicide.

22 Mark E. Andrews, 88, American oil executive, complications following a stroke. Hedley Blackmore, 91, Australian rules footballer. Hallowell Davis, 95, American physiologist and otolaryngologist. Paul A. Dodd, 90, American educator and economist. Flit Holliday, 78, American baseball player. Gerald Ketchum, 83, American naval officer. Ljubomir Kokeza, 72, Croatian football player. Ruslan Muradov, 19, Azerbaijani soldier and war hero, killed in action.

23 David Hallifax, 64, British naval officer, ALS. Joe Marconi, 58, American gridiron football player (Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Bears), leukemia. Charles August Nichols, 81, American animator and film director. Ricardo Romero, 93, Chilean Olympic fencer (1936). Cyril Rushton, 69, Australian politician. Virginia Sale, 93, American actress, heart failure. Donald Stewart, 71, Scottish politician. Lee Tevis, 71, American football player. N. Veeraswamy, 60, Indian film producer. Alf Watson, 85, Australian track and field athlete and Olympian (1928, 1936). Jim Young, 76, Irish hurler and Gaelic football player.

24 Bekor Ashot, 32, Armenian military leader, killed in battle. André Donner, 74, Dutch jurist. Gordon Goldsmith, 76, Australian rules footballer. George Jones, 95, Australian Air Force commander. Margie Liszt, 83, American actress, cancer. Larrie Londin, 48, American drummer, heart attack. Andrei Lupan, 80, Moldovan writer and politician. Yunis Najafov, 24, Azerbaijan soldier and war hero, killed in action. Tommy Pratt, 86, Australian rules footballer. Lazăr Sfera, 83, Romanian football player.

25 Neil Stanley Crawford, 61, Canadian politician and jazz musician, ALS. George R. Nelson, 65, American set decorator (The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, The Right Stuff), Oscar winner (1975). Frederick O'Neal, 86, American actor and television director. Veikko Peräsalo, 80, Finnish Olympic high jumper (1936). Cyril Stanley Smith, 88, British metallurgist and historian of science, cancer.

26 Ray Adams, 79, American basketball player. Arthur Leigh Allen, 58, prime suspect in the Zodiac killings. Sammy Benskin, 69, American pianist. Bob de Moor, 66, Belgian comic artist. Nguyen Thi Dinh, 72, Vietnamese Army general and Vice President. Daniel Gorenstein, 69, American mathematician. Don Reece, 72, American football player. Sammy Timberg, 89, American musician and composer.

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