Famous Deaths In August - 17

1901  On August - 17 edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61  

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

1914  On August - 17 death of james Grierson, British general  

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

1925  On this day in history death of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer of Romanian origin (b. 1848)  

1927  On August - 17 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 August - 17 john Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies  

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

1948  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1969  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect (November Group), dies at 83 on August - 17.  

1970  Death of Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker (b. 1908) on August - 17.  

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  Conrad Aiken, US poet (Pulitzer), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

1975  Sig Arno, Hamburg Germany, actor (My Friend Irma), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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  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  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 this day in history birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)  

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 17.  

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