Famous Deaths In August - 17

1901  Edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61 on August - 17.  

1909  On this day in history richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78  

1914  On this day in history 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  Death of Pavel S "Paul" Urysohn, Russian mathematician, drowns at 26 on August - 17.  

1925  On this day in history 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  On August - 17 pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Surgery & Foules), dies at 36  

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  Nico J Polak, Dutch economist, dies at 60 on August - 17.  

1949  Death of Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891) on this day in history.  

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

1954  On this day in history billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77  

1958  On this day in history florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87  

1961  On August - 17 carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76  

1962  On this day in history 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  On August - 17 archibald Palm, cricketer (Test S Africa v England 1927-28), dies  

1969  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect (November Group), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

1973  On August - 17 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 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  Robert Russell Bennett, US composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87 on August - 17.  

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

1983  Ira Gershwin, lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills at 86 on August - 17.  

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

1987  Charles Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet, dies at 84 on August - 17.  

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

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 this day in history birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)  

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.  

1720  On this day in history birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)  

1753  On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)