Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

1901  On this day in history edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61   

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 this day in history.   

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

1924  On this day in history death of pavel S "Paul" Urysohn, Russian mathematician, drowns at 26   

1925  Death of Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer of Romanian origin (b. 1848) on August - 17.   

1927  Death of Horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Surgery & Foules), dies at 36   

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

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

1948  On August - 17 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  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  On August - 17 death of peter Fechter trying to cross the Berlin Wall (b. 1944)   

1963  Richard Barthelmess, actor (Heroes for Sales), dies of cancer at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1969  On August - 17 ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect (November Group), dies at 83   

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

1971  Horace McMahon, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64 on August - 17.   

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

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  On August - 17 sig Arno, Hamburg Germany, actor (My Friend Irma), dies at 80   

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

1979  On this day in history vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies of cancer at 67   

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

1982  On August - 17 barney Phillips, actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad), dies at 68   

1983  Ira Gershwin, lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills at 86 on this day in history.   

1984  Holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks on August - 17.   

1987  Charles Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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1473  On August - 17 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 August - 17 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

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

1686  On this day in history 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 this day in history.