Muriel Siebert, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1928) 2014 – Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1923) 2014 – Antônio Ermírio de Moraes, Brazilian businessman (b. 1928) 2015 – Charlie Coffey, American football player and coach (b. 1934) 2015 – Joseph F. Traub, German-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1932) 2015 – Justin Wilson, English racing driver (b. 1978) 2016 – Walter Scheel, German politician, 4th President of Germany (b. 1919) 2017 – Jay Thomas, American actor, comedian, and radio talk show host (b. 1948) 2020 – Gail Sheehy, American author, journalist, and lecturer (b. 1936) 2021 – Charlie Watts, English musician (b. 1941) Holidays and observances Christian feast day: Abbán of Ireland Aurea of Ostia Bartholomew the Apostle (Roman Catholic, Anglican) Jeanne-Antide Thouret Maria Micaela Desmaisieres Massa Candida (Martyrs of Utica) Owen (Audoin) August 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Flag Day (Liberia) Independence Day or Den' Nezalezhnosti, celebrates the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991. International Strange Music Day National Waffle Day (United States) Nostalgia Night (Uruguay) Willka Raymi (Cusco, Peru) Kobe Bryant Day, a proposed federal holiday in the United States, in reference to his 2 jersey numbers, as well as the day after his birthday References External links Days of the year August