Famous Deaths In August - 17

1901  Edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61 on August - 17.   

1909  Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1914  Death of James Grierson, British general on this day in history.   

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

1920  On August - 17 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  On this day in history pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Surgery & Foules), dies at 36   

1944  On August - 17 john Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies   

1945  Gino Marinuzzi, composer, dies at 61 on August - 17.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1958  Florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1961  Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1970  On August - 17 death of rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker (b. 1908)   

1971  On August - 17 horace McMahon, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64   

1972  On August - 17 raymond Brulez, Flemish author (Schoone slaapster), dies at 76   

1973  On this day in history conrad Aiken, US poet (Pulitzer), dies at 74   

1974  Aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer, dies at 89 on August - 17.   

1975  On this day in history sig Arno, Hamburg Germany, actor (My Friend Irma), dies at 80   

1976  Murvyn Vye, actor (Road to Bali, Escape to Burma), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history 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 August - 17.   

1982  Barney Phillips, actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad), dies at 68 on August - 17.   

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  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)   

1586  On August - 17 birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)   

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on August - 17.   

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  On August - 17 birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

1753  On this day in history birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)