Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1971

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1971. 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. 2 Ludwig Marcuse

  German philosopher and author (d. 1971).

• Aug. 5 Josef Stanislav

  Composer dies at 74

• Aug. 8 Freddie Spencer Chapman

  English lieutenant (b. 1907)

• Aug. 13 W. O. Bentley

  English race car driver and engineer, founded bentley motors limited (b. 1888)

• Aug. 15 Paul Lukas

  Actor kim, berlin express, dies at 76 from heart failure

• Aug. 16 Spyros Skouras

  American film executive from greece, born in 1893.

• Aug. 16 Elsie Baker

  Actress (ghosts from hanley house), died at 78

• Aug. 17 Maedayama Eigorō

  The 39th Yokozuna in sumo wrestling, a highly respected rank in traditional Japanese sport, who was active in the mid-20th century.

• Aug. 17 Wilhelm List

  German nazi field marshal. he was the son of a doctor and joined the military as a soldier.

• Aug. 17 Horace McMahon

  Actor martin kane private eye, dies at 64

• Aug. 19 Walther Victor

  Writer

• Aug. 20 Rashid Minhas

  Pakistani Air Force pilot who became a national hero for his extraordinary sacrifice during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. He was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan's highest military honor, for his bravery in preventing an enemy aircraft from crossing the border.

• Aug. 21 George Jackson

  Prominent Black Panther Party activist and political prisoner who was a significant figure in the civil rights movement, tragically killed in 1971.

• Aug. 22 Birger Nerman

  Swedish archaeologist (b. 1888)

• Aug. 23 Gisela Hernandez Gonzalo

  Composer dies at 58

• Aug. 23 Oliver F McGowan

  Actor (banning stagecoach), dead at 64

• Aug. 23 The original Shamu

  Seaworld orca

• Aug. 25 Ted Lewis

  American clarinet player and bandleader (d.71)

• Aug. 25 Ted Lewis [Theodore L Friedman]

  Bandleader dies at age 80

• Aug. 26 Francesco Santoliquido

  Composer dies at 88

• Aug. 27 Margaret Bourke-White

  Margaret Bourke-White was a pioneering American photographer and photojournalist who captured iconic images of the Great Depression and World War II, working for Life magazine and documenting significant historical moments.

• Aug. 27 Bennett Cerf

  Bennett Cerf was a renowned American publisher and co-founder of Random House.

• Aug. 28 Reuvein Margolies

  Austrian-hungarian-born israeli author and talmudic scholar (born 1889)

• Aug. 29 Nathan Leopold

  Nathan Leopold was one half of the infamous Leopold and Loeb duo, who committed a shocking murder in 1924 that captivated the American public. He and Richard Loeb killed 14-year-old Bobby Franks in what they believed would be a 'perfect crime', driven by their belief in their intellectual superiority. After being sentenced to life imprisonment, Leopold was paroled in 1958 …

• Aug. 29 Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr.

  American murderer (b. 1904)