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 August - 17.   

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 this day in history death of pavel S "Paul" Urysohn, Russian mathematician, drowns at 26   

1925  Death of Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer of Romanian origin (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1953  Johannes B Tielrooy, literature (French Living Lesson), dies at 66 on August - 17.   

1954  Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77 on August - 17.   

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

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

1962  On August - 17 death of peter Fechter trying to cross the Berlin Wall (b. 1944)   

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

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  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 August - 17.   

1973  On August - 17 conrad Aiken, US poet (Pulitzer), dies at 74   

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

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  Vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies of cancer at 67 on August - 17.   

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

1984  On this day in history holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks   

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 this day in history 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 August - 17 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)