Famous people died in August - page 16

James Watt

James Watt

James Watt was a Scottish engineer and instrument maker, who is known for his invention of the first modern steam engine

ScottishJanuary 19, 1736210 views

Giovanni Gabrieli

Giovanni Gabrieli was a prominent Venetian composer

Italian1557153 views

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough was an actor and film director best known for his Academy Award winning movie, ‘Gandhi’

BritishAugust 29, 1923117 views

Cannonball Adderley

Cannonball Adderley was a reputable jazz alto saxophonist

Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer was a French actor best known for playing romantic roles in American films

FrenchAugust 28, 1899116 views

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a famous American feminist, sociologist and novelist

AmericanJuly 3, 1860153 views

Nirad C. Chaudhuri

Bengali-English writer Nirad C

IndianNovember 23, 1897105 views

Tomas Luis De Victoria

Tomas Luis de Victoria was a well-known music composer in the sixteenth century

Spanish1548108 views

Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan was the seventh secretary general of the United Nations

GhanaianApril 8, 1938157 views

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was a Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist most famous for his theory on black holes

IndianOctober 19, 1910141 views