Renato Ruggiero, Italian lawyer and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1930) 2013 – Tony Snell, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1922) 2013 – Sandy Woodward, English admiral (b. 1932) 2014 – James Brady, American activist and politician, 15th White House Press Secretary (b. 1940) 2014 – Chester Crandell, American lawyer and politician (b. 1946) 2014 – Jake Hooker, Israeli-American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1953) 2015 – Elsie Hillman, American philanthropist and politician (b. 1925) 2015 – Les Munro, New Zealand soldier and pilot (b. 1919) 2015 – John Rudometkin, American basketball player (b. 1940) 2015 – Billy Sherrill, American songwriter and producer (b. 1936) 2019 – Nuon Chea, Cambodian politician and theorist for the Khmer Rouge (b. 1926) Holidays and observances Christian feast day: Aristarchus Euphronius Blessed Frédéric Janssoone John Vianney Molua (or Lua) Raynerius of Split Sithney, patron saint of mad dogs August 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Coast Guard Day (United States) Constitution Day (Cook Islands); first Monday in August Matica slovenská Day (Slovakia) Barack Obama Day in Illinois in the United States 2020 Beirut explosion commemoration day in Lebanon References External links Days of the year August