Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

1901  On August - 17 edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61   

1909  On August - 17 richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78   

1914  Death of James Grierson, British general on August - 17.   

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  Death of Pavel S "Paul" Urysohn, Russian mathematician, drowns at 26 on August - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1936  Pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Surgery & Foules), dies at 36 on August - 17.   

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

1945  On August - 17 gino Marinuzzi, composer, dies at 61   

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

1949  On this day in history death of gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891)   

1953  Johannes B Tielrooy, literature (French Living Lesson), dies at 66 on August - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1962  Death of Peter Fechter trying to cross the Berlin Wall (b. 1944) on this day in history.   

1963  Richard Barthelmess, actor (Heroes for Sales), dies of cancer at 68 on August - 17.   

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  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  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  On August - 17 murvyn Vye, actor (Road to Bali, Escape to Burma), dies at 63   

1979  On August - 17 vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies of cancer at 67   

1981  On August - 17 robert Russell Bennett, US composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87   

1982  On August - 17 barney Phillips, actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad), dies at 68   

1983  On August - 17 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 this day in history charles Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet, dies at 84   

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.   

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  On this day in history 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  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.   

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.   

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