Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1935

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1935. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 6 Alexander Gustav Adolfovich Winkler

  Composer dies at age 70

• Aug. 11 William Watson

  English botanist and physician physicist (d. 1787).

• Aug. 12 Friedrich Schottky

  Polish-german mathematician, theorist (d. 355)

• Aug. 15 Wiley Post

  Wiley Post was a pioneering American aviator who set multiple flight records.

• Aug. 15 Will Rogers

  American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)

• Aug. 15 Paul Signac

  French painter and author (b. 1863)

• Aug. 15 Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff i

  Alaska.

• Aug. 15 Gerard Brucken Fock

  Composer dies at 75

• Aug. 17 Charlotte Perkins Gilman

  American feminist and author of 'The Yellow Wallpaper'.

• Aug. 17 Adam Gunn

  American decathlete (b. 1872)

• Aug. 20 Otakar Ostrcil

  56 years old death of composer

• Aug. 21 John Hartley

  English tennis player (b. 1849)

• Aug. 21 Josef Cyril Sychra

  Composer dies at 76

• Aug. 27 Childe Hassam

  American painter and academic (b. 1859)

• Aug. 29 Astrid S L T Bernadotte

  Queen of belgium/princess of sweden

• Aug. 29 Charles Lee Williams

  Composer dies at 82

• Aug. 29 Queen Astrid

  Belgium (born in 1905)

• Aug. 30 Namık İsmail

  Turkish painter and educator (b. 1890)

• Aug. 30 Henri Barbusse

  French journalist and author (b. 1873)

• Aug. 31 Abraham Isaac Kook

  Rabbi / author (hokhmat ha-kodesh)