Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 August - 17.   

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

1948  On August - 17 nico J Polak, Dutch economist, dies at 60   

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

1953  On August - 17 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1966  On this day in history 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  On August - 17 death of rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker (b. 1908)   

1971  Horace McMahon, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1972  Raymond Brulez, Flemish author (Schoone slaapster), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

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

1975  On August - 17 sig Arno, Hamburg Germany, actor (My Friend Irma), dies at 80   

1976  On August - 17 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  Robert Russell Bennett, US composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

1983  On this day in history 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  On August - 17 charles Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet, dies at 84   

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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  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.