Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

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

1909  Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history 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 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  On August - 17 pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Surgery & Foules), dies at 36   

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

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

1953  Johannes B Tielrooy, literature (French Living Lesson), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1958  On August - 17 florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87   

1961  Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1962  Death of Peter Fechter trying to cross the Berlin Wall (b. 1944) on this day in history.   

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

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  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 August - 17.   

1973  Conrad Aiken, US poet (Pulitzer), dies at 74 on August - 17.   

1974  Aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1981  Robert Russell Bennett, US composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87 on August - 17.   

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

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

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)   

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  On August - 17 birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.   

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