Famous Deaths In August - 17
Friday, 31 March 2023
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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