Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

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

1909  Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78 on August - 17.   

1914  Death of James Grierson, British general on August - 17.   

1915  Death of Leo Frank, lynched for raping 12 year old in Georgia on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yanks' Carl Mays pitch, dies   

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 August - 17.   

1944  John Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies on this day in history.   

1945  Gino Marinuzzi, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1948  On August - 17 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 August - 17.   

1958  Florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87 on August - 17.   

1961  On this day in history carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76   

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 August - 17.   

1966  Archibald Palm, cricketer (Test S Africa v England 1927-28), dies on August - 17.   

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 August - 17.   

1972  On August - 17 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 August - 17.   

1976  Murvyn Vye, actor (Road to Bali, Escape to Burma), dies at 63 on August - 17.   

1979  On August - 17 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 this day in history.   

1982  Barney Phillips, actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.   

1578  On August - 17 birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.   

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