Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

1901  On this day in history edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61   

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 this day in history ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yanks' Carl Mays pitch, dies   

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 August - 17.   

1936  On August - 17 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 this day in history.   

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

1949  Death of Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891) on this day in history.   

1953  On August - 17 johannes B Tielrooy, literature (French Living Lesson), dies at 66   

1954  On August - 17 billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77   

1958  Florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87 on August - 17.   

1961  Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76 on August - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history horace McMahon, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64   

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

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

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

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

1976  On this day in history murvyn Vye, actor (Road to Bali, Escape to Burma), dies at 63   

1979  Vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies of cancer at 67 on August - 17.   

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

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

1983  On August - 17 ira Gershwin, lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills at 86   

1984  On August - 17 holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks   

1987  Charles Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet, dies at 84 on August - 17.   

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

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.   

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

1601  On August - 17 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 August - 17.   

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