Scottish politician (b. 1933) 2013 – Ciril Bergles, Slovene poet and translator (b. 1934) 2013 – António Borges, Portuguese economist and banker (b. 1949) 2013 – William Froug, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1922) 2013 – Liu Fuzhi, Chinese academic and politician, 3rd Minister of Justice for China (b. 1917) 2013 – Raghunath Panigrahi, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1932) 2013 – Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (b. 1930) 2014 – William Greaves, American director and producer (b. 1926) 2014 – Marcel Masse, Canadian educator and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of National Defence (b. 1936) 2014 – Nico M. M. Nibbering, Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1938) 2014 – Uziah Thompson, Jamaican-American drummer and producer (b. 1936) 2014 – Enrique Zileri, Peruvian journalist and publisher (b. 1931) 2015 – José María Benegas, Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1948) 2015 – Francis Sejersted, Norwegian historian and academic (b. 1936) 2016 – Marvin Kaplan, American actor (b. 1927) 2017 – Rich Piana, American bodybuilder (b. 1971) 2018 – John McCain, American politician (b. 1936) 2019 – Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian business magnate and engineer (b. 1937) 2022 – Mable John, American blues vocalist (b. 1930) Holidays and observances Christian feast day: Æbbe of Coldingham Aredius Genesius of Arles Genesius of Rome Ginés de la Jara (or Genesius of Cartagena) Gregory of Utrecht Joseph Calasanz Louis IX of France Blessed Ludovicus Baba Blessed Ludovicus Sasada Blessed Luis Sotelo Menas of Constantinople Blessed Miguel de Carvalho Patricia of Naples Blessed Pedro Vásquez Thomas de Cantilupe (or of Hereford) August 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of Songun (North Korea) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Uruguay from Brazil in 1825. Soldier's Day (Brazil) References External links Days of the year August