Hisdates•ComPage 3: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17
Friday, 28 March 2025
1988 On August - 17 franklin D Roosevelt Jr, (Rep-D-NY, 1949-55), dies on 74th birthday 
1990 On August - 17 pearl Bailey, actress (Landlord)/singer, dies of heart attack at 72
1991 Don Dubbins, actor (Enchanted Island, DI), dies at 63 on August - 17.
1992 On this day in history death of andre de Villiers, South African, murdered
1993 On this day in history max de Metz, Dutch publisher/translator/interpreter, dies at 72
1994 Death of Elias Canetti, buried next to James Joyce on this day in history.
1995 David Warrilow, actor (Simon, Radio Days, Barton Fink), dies at 60 on this day in history.
1996 On August - 17 edward Digby Baltzell, Ivy League sociologist, dies at 80
1998 Death of Wladyslaw Komar, Polish track and field athlete (b. 1940) on this day in history.
2004 On this day in history death of thea Astley, Australian writer (b. 1925)
2005 On August - 17 death of john Bahcall, American astrophysicist (b. 1934)
2007 Death of Bill Deedes, British journalist and politician (b. 1913) on this day in history.
2008 Death of Franco Sensi, Italian oil tycoon and president of A.S. Roma on this day in history.
2017 Death of Sonny Landham, American actor on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history death of ezzatolah Entezami, Iranian actor
2019 Death of Jacques Diouf, Senegalese diplomat on August - 17.
2020 On August - 17 death of mário de Araújo Cabral, Portuguese Formula One driver
2021 Death of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (b. 1973) on August - 17.
2023 Death of Garry Adey , 78, English rugby union player ( Leicester Tigers , national team ) on this day in history.
2023 Death of Walter Aipolani , 68, American singer on this day in history.
2023 On August - 17 death of hugo Álamos Vásquez , 90, Chilean agronomic engineer and politician, deputy (1969–1973, 1990–1994).
2023 On this day in history death of art Collector , 6, American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Blue Grass Stakes (2020) and Pegasus World Cup (2023), euthanized.
2023 On August - 17 death of mãe Bernadete , 72, Brazilian quilombola , shot.
2023 Death of Karol J. Bobko , 85, American astronaut ( STS-6 , STS-51-D , STS-51-J ) on this day in history.
2023 Death of Paul Bush , 67, British experimental film director and animator, traffic collision on August - 17.
2023 On this day in history death of john Devitt , 86, Australian swimmer, Olympic champion ( 1956 , 1960 ).
2023 Death of Robert Ekelund , 82, American economist, complications from Parkinson's disease and cancer on this day in history.
2023 Death of Bobby Eli , 77, American guitarist ( MFSB ), songwriter (" Love Won't Let Me Wait "), and record producer on August - 17.
2023 On August - 17 death of angie Ferro , 86, Filipino actress ( Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara , Evolution of a Filipino Family , Lola Igna ).
2023 Death of Wayne Gilbert , 76, American painter, cancer on August - 17.
2023 On this day in history death of rose Gregorio , 97, American actress ( Eyes of Laura Mars , Good Time , ER ), pneumonia.
2023 On this day in history death of olivier Guillot , 91, French academic and historian.
2023 On this day in history death of johari Harun , 53, Malaysian politician, Pahang MLA (since 2022), plane crash .
2023 Death of Tom Husband , 87, Scottish engineer and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of the University of Salford (1990–1997) on August - 17.
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