Famous Deaths In August - 17

1988  On this day in history franklin D Roosevelt Jr, (Rep-D-NY, 1949-55), dies on 74th birthday  

1990  On August - 17 pearl Bailey, actress (Landlord)/singer, dies of heart attack at 72  

1991  On August - 17 don Dubbins, actor (Enchanted Island, DI), dies at 63  

1992  On this day in history death of andre de Villiers, South African, murdered  

1993  Max de Metz, Dutch publisher/translator/interpreter, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history death of elias Canetti, buried next to James Joyce  

1995  David Warrilow, actor (Simon, Radio Days, Barton Fink), dies at 60 on August - 17.  

1996  Edward Digby Baltzell, Ivy League sociologist, dies at 80 on August - 17.  

1998  Death of Wladyslaw Komar, Polish track and field athlete (b. 1940) on this day in history.  

2004  Death of Thea Astley, Australian writer (b. 1925) on August - 17.  

2005  On this day in history death of john Bahcall, American astrophysicist (b. 1934)  

2007  Death of Bill Deedes, British journalist and politician (b. 1913) on August - 17.  

2008  On August - 17 death of franco Sensi, Italian oil tycoon and president of A.S. Roma  

2017  Death of Sonny Landham, American actor on this day in history.  

2018  Death of Ezzatolah Entezami, Iranian actor on this day in history.  

2019  Death of Jacques Diouf, Senegalese diplomat on August - 17.  

2020  Death of Mário de Araújo Cabral, Portuguese Formula One driver on August - 17.  

2021  Death of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (b. 1973) on this day in history.  

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

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

1586  On this day in history birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)  

1601  On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on August - 17.  

1686  On this day in history birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer  

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on this day in history.  

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