Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

1901  On August - 17 edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61   

1909  Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78 on August - 17.   

1914  Death of James Grierson, British general on this day in history.   

1915  Death of Leo Frank, lynched for raping 12 year old in Georgia on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yanks' Carl Mays pitch, dies   

1924  On August - 17 death of pavel S "Paul" Urysohn, Russian mathematician, drowns at 26   

1925  On this day in history death of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer of Romanian origin (b. 1848)   

1927  On August - 17 death of horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged   

1936  Pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Surgery & Foules), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1944  John Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history gino Marinuzzi, composer, dies at 61   

1948  Nico J Polak, Dutch economist, dies at 60 on August - 17.   

1949  On this day in history death of gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891)   

1953  Johannes B Tielrooy, literature (French Living Lesson), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1954  Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1958  On August - 17 florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87   

1961  Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76 on August - 17.   

1962  On this day in history death of peter Fechter trying to cross the Berlin Wall (b. 1944)   

1963  On August - 17 richard Barthelmess, actor (Heroes for Sales), dies of cancer at 68   

1966  On August - 17 archibald Palm, cricketer (Test S Africa v England 1927-28), dies   

1969  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect (November Group), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1970  Death of Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker (b. 1908) on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history horace McMahon, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64   

1972  On August - 17 raymond Brulez, Flemish author (Schoone slaapster), dies at 76   

1973  Conrad Aiken, US poet (Pulitzer), dies at 74 on August - 17.   

1974  Aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer, dies at 89 on August - 17.   

1975  On this day in history sig Arno, Hamburg Germany, actor (My Friend Irma), dies at 80   

1976  Murvyn Vye, actor (Road to Bali, Escape to Burma), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1979  Vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies of cancer at 67 on August - 17.   

1981  Robert Russell Bennett, US composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1982  Barney Phillips, actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1983  On August - 17 ira Gershwin, lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills at 86   

1984  Holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks on this day in history.   

1987  Charles Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet, dies at 84 on August - 17.   

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.   

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.   

1601  On August - 17 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on August - 17.   

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.   

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.   

1753  On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)