Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
1901 On August - 17 edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61
1909 Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1914 On August - 17 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 this day in history.
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 August - 17.
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
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 On August - 17 death of gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891)
1953 On this day in history johannes B Tielrooy, literature (French Living Lesson), dies at 66
1954 On August - 17 billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77
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 August - 17.
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 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 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 this day in history.
1973 On August - 17 conrad Aiken, US poet (Pulitzer), dies at 74
1974 On August - 17 aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer, dies at 89
1975 Sig Arno, Hamburg Germany, actor (My Friend Irma), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1976 On this day in history 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 On August - 17 robert Russell Bennett, US composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87
1982 Barney Phillips, actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad), dies at 68 on August - 17.
1983 Ira Gershwin, lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills at 86 on August - 17.
1984 Holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks on this day in history.
1987 Charles Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet, dies at 84 on August - 17.
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