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 this day in history.   

1914  On August - 17 death of james Grierson, British general   

1915  On August - 17 death of leo Frank, lynched for raping 12 year old in Georgia   

1920  Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yanks' Carl Mays pitch, dies on August - 17.   

1924  Death of Pavel S "Paul" Urysohn, Russian mathematician, drowns at 26 on this day in history.   

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

1927  Death of Horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged on August - 17.   

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

1944  On August - 17 john Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies   

1945  On August - 17 gino Marinuzzi, composer, dies at 61   

1948  Nico J Polak, Dutch economist, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1949  On August - 17 death of gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891)   

1953  On this day in history johannes B Tielrooy, literature (French Living Lesson), dies at 66   

1954  On August - 17 billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77   

1958  Florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87 on August - 17.   

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

1962  Death of Peter Fechter trying to cross the Berlin Wall (b. 1944) on August - 17.   

1963  Richard Barthelmess, actor (Heroes for Sales), dies of cancer at 68 on August - 17.   

1966  Archibald Palm, cricketer (Test S Africa v England 1927-28), dies on this day in history.   

1969  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect (November Group), dies at 83 on August - 17.   

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  Raymond Brulez, Flemish author (Schoone slaapster), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1973  On August - 17 conrad Aiken, US poet (Pulitzer), dies at 74   

1974  On August - 17 aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer, dies at 89   

1975  Sig Arno, Hamburg Germany, actor (My Friend Irma), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history murvyn Vye, actor (Road to Bali, Escape to Burma), dies at 63   

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

1981  On August - 17 robert Russell Bennett, US composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87   

1982  Barney Phillips, actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad), dies at 68 on August - 17.   

1983  Ira Gershwin, lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills at 86 on August - 17.   

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  On this day in history birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1586  On August - 17 birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)   

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on August - 17.   

1629  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)   

1686  On August - 17 birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on this day in history.   

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on August - 17.