DeathDecember 52017

August Ames

August Ames, Canadian American pornographic actress (born 1994)

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When
Tuesday, December 5 20179 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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Person
August Ames

Who they were

August Ames, Canadian American pornographic actress (born 1994)

Early life

Early life Ames was born Mercedes Grabowski in Antigonish, Nova Scotia , on August 23, 1994. She grew up in Petawawa , Ontario , and later lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado . Both of her parents were in the army and she spent her early years as a military brat , including a number of years living beside Canadian Forces Base Petawawa . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Ames alleged that she was routinely sexually abused by her paternal grandfather as a child,

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August Ames appears on our December 5 calendar for 2017 as a death entry.

December 5 through the years

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