Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

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

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

1914  On August - 17 death of james Grierson, British general   

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  Death of Pavel S "Paul" Urysohn, Russian mathematician, drowns at 26 on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history death of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer of Romanian origin (b. 1848)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1963  On this day in history richard Barthelmess, actor (Heroes for Sales), dies of cancer at 68   

1966  Archibald Palm, cricketer (Test S Africa v England 1927-28), dies on August - 17.   

1969  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect (November Group), dies at 83 on August - 17.   

1970  Death of Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker (b. 1908) on August - 17.   

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

1972  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1975  On August - 17 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  Robert Russell Bennett, US composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87 on August - 17.   

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

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

1984  On this day in history holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks   

1987  On this day in history 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  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.