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  On this day in history 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 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 August - 17.   

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  John Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies on August - 17.   

1945  On this day in history gino Marinuzzi, composer, dies at 61   

1948  On this day in history nico J Polak, Dutch economist, dies at 60   

1949  On August - 17 death of gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891)   

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

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  On August - 17 richard Barthelmess, actor (Heroes for Sales), dies of cancer at 68   

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  Death of Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker (b. 1908) on August - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1973  Conrad Aiken, US poet (Pulitzer), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer, dies at 89   

1975  Sig Arno, Hamburg Germany, actor (My Friend Irma), dies at 80 on August - 17.   

1976  Murvyn Vye, actor (Road to Bali, Escape to Burma), dies at 63 on August - 17.   

1979  On this day in history vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies of cancer at 67   

1981  On this day in history robert Russell Bennett, US composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87   

1982  On this day in history barney Phillips, actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad), dies at 68   

1983  Ira Gershwin, lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills at 86 on August - 17.   

1984  Holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks on August - 17.   

1987  On August - 17 charles Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet, dies at 84   

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1473  On this day in history birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

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  On August - 17 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)