Famous Deaths In August - 17

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

1909  Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78 on August - 17.   

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

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 August - 17 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  On this day in history death of horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged   

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 this day in history.   

1948  On August - 17 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 this day in history johannes B Tielrooy, literature (French Living Lesson), dies at 66   

1954  On this day in history billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77   

1958  On August - 17 florent Schmitt, French composer/critic (Jardin Secret), dies at 87   

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

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 August - 17.   

1966  On this day in history archibald Palm, cricketer (Test S Africa v England 1927-28), dies   

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 August - 17.   

1971  Horace McMahon, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64 on August - 17.   

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

1973  Conrad Aiken, US poet (Pulitzer), dies at 74 on August - 17.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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1473  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

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

1629  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)   

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.   

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

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on August - 17.