Deaths in August 1994
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The following is a list of notable deaths in August 1994.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
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August 1994
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Pierre Alleene, 85, French Olympic weighlifter (1936).
Mario Baroni, 67, Italian racing cyclist.
Harold Boardman, 87, British politician.
Bernie James, 88, American baseball player (Boston Braves, New York Giants).
George Malcolm Laws, 75, American folk music scholar.
Romilly Lunge, 89, British film actor.
Valery Yardy, 46, Soviet/Russian road cyclist and Olympian (1968, 1972).
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