Famous Deaths In August - 17

1901  Edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1909  On August - 17 richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78  

1914  Death of James Grierson, British general on August - 17.  

1915  Death of Leo Frank, lynched for raping 12 year old in Georgia on August - 17.  

1920  Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yanks' Carl Mays pitch, dies on this day in history.  

1924  Death of Pavel S "Paul" Urysohn, Russian mathematician, drowns at 26 on August - 17.  

1925  On August - 17 death of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer of Romanian origin (b. 1848)  

1927  On this day in history death of horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged  

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

1944  On this day in history john Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies  

1945  Gino Marinuzzi, composer, dies at 61 on August - 17.  

1948  On this day in history nico J Polak, Dutch economist, dies at 60  

1949  Death of Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891) on August - 17.  

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

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

1958  Florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76  

1962  On August - 17 death of peter Fechter trying to cross the Berlin Wall (b. 1944)  

1963  On this day in history richard Barthelmess, actor (Heroes for Sales), dies of cancer at 68  

1966  Archibald Palm, cricketer (Test S Africa v England 1927-28), dies on August - 17.  

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

1970  On August - 17 death of rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker (b. 1908)  

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

1972  On this day in history raymond Brulez, Flemish author (Schoone slaapster), dies at 76  

1973  On this day in history conrad Aiken, US poet (Pulitzer), dies at 74  

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

1975  On August - 17 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 August - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1984  On this day in history holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks  

1987  On this day in history charles Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet, dies at 84  

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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 August - 17.  

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

1601  On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  

1629  On this day in history birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)  

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

1720  On August - 17 birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)  

1753  On this day in history birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)