Hisdates•ComPage 3: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
1988 On August - 17 franklin D Roosevelt Jr, (Rep-D-NY, 1949-55), dies on 74th birthday 
1990 Pearl Bailey, actress (Landlord)/singer, dies of heart attack at 72 on this day in history.
1991 Don Dubbins, actor (Enchanted Island, DI), dies at 63 on this day in history.
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 August - 17.
1994 Death of Elias Canetti, buried next to James Joyce on August - 17.
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
2005 Death of John Bahcall, American astrophysicist (b. 1934) on this day in history.
2007 Death of Bill Deedes, British journalist and politician (b. 1913) on August - 17.
2008 Death of Franco Sensi, Italian oil tycoon and president of A.S. Roma on this day in history.
2017 Death of Sonny Landham, American actor on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history death of ezzatolah Entezami, Iranian actor
2019 On August - 17 death of jacques Diouf, Senegalese diplomat
2020 Death of Mário de Araújo Cabral, Portuguese Formula One driver on this day in history.
2021 Death of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (b. 1973) on this day in history.
2023 On August - 17 death of garry Adey , 78, English rugby union player ( Leicester Tigers , national team ).
2023 On this day in history death of walter Aipolani , 68, American singer.
2023 Death of Hugo Álamos Vásquez , 90, Chilean agronomic engineer and politician, deputy (1969–1973, 1990–1994) on this day in history.
2023 On August - 17 death of art Collector , 6, American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Blue Grass Stakes (2020) and Pegasus World Cup (2023), euthanized.
2023 On this day in history death of mãe Bernadete , 72, Brazilian quilombola , shot.
2023 Death of Karol J. Bobko , 85, American astronaut ( STS-6 , STS-51-D , STS-51-J ) on this day in history.
2023 Death of Paul Bush , 67, British experimental film director and animator, traffic collision on August - 17.
2023 Death of John Devitt , 86, Australian swimmer, Olympic champion ( 1956 , 1960 ) on this day in history.
2023 On this day in history death of robert Ekelund , 82, American economist, complications from Parkinson's disease and cancer.
2023 Death of Bobby Eli , 77, American guitarist ( MFSB ), songwriter (" Love Won't Let Me Wait "), and record producer on August - 17.
2023 On August - 17 death of angie Ferro , 86, Filipino actress ( Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara , Evolution of a Filipino Family , Lola Igna ).
2023 On August - 17 death of wayne Gilbert , 76, American painter, cancer.
2023 Death of Rose Gregorio , 97, American actress ( Eyes of Laura Mars , Good Time , ER ), pneumonia on this day in history.
2023 Death of Olivier Guillot , 91, French academic and historian on August - 17.
2023 On this day in history death of johari Harun , 53, Malaysian politician, Pahang MLA (since 2022), plane crash .
2023 Death of Tom Husband , 87, Scottish engineer and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of the University of Salford (1990–1997) on this day in history.
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