Hisdates•ComPage 3: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17
Friday, 21 February 2025
1988 Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, (Rep-D-NY, 1949-55), dies on 74th birthday on this day in history. 
1990 Pearl Bailey, actress (Landlord)/singer, dies of heart attack at 72 on this day in history.
1991 On this day in history don Dubbins, actor (Enchanted Island, DI), dies at 63
1992 On this day in history death of andre de Villiers, South African, murdered
1993 Max de Metz, Dutch publisher/translator/interpreter, dies at 72 on August - 17.
1994 Death of Elias Canetti, buried next to James Joyce on August - 17.
1995 On this day in history david Warrilow, actor (Simon, Radio Days, Barton Fink), dies at 60
1996 Edward Digby Baltzell, Ivy League sociologist, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1998 On this day in history death of wladyslaw Komar, Polish track and field athlete (b. 1940)
2004 On August - 17 death of thea Astley, Australian writer (b. 1925)
2005 Death of John Bahcall, American astrophysicist (b. 1934) on this day in history.
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 August - 17.
2017 Death of Sonny Landham, American actor on this day in history.
2018 Death of Ezzatolah Entezami, Iranian actor on August - 17.
2019 Death of Jacques Diouf, Senegalese diplomat on this day in history.
2020 Death of Mário de Araújo Cabral, Portuguese Formula One driver on August - 17.
2021 Death of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (b. 1973) on this day in history.
2023 On this day in history death of garry Adey , 78, English rugby union player ( Leicester Tigers , national team ).
2023 On August - 17 death of walter Aipolani , 68, American singer.
2023 On this day in history death of hugo Álamos Vásquez , 90, Chilean agronomic engineer and politician, deputy (1969–1973, 1990–1994).
2023 Death of Art Collector , 6, American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Blue Grass Stakes (2020) and Pegasus World Cup (2023), euthanized on August - 17.
2023 Death of Mãe Bernadete , 72, Brazilian quilombola , shot on August - 17.
2023 Death of Karol J. Bobko , 85, American astronaut ( STS-6 , STS-51-D , STS-51-J ) on August - 17.
2023 On this day in history death of paul Bush , 67, British experimental film director and animator, traffic collision.
2023 Death of John Devitt , 86, Australian swimmer, Olympic champion ( 1956 , 1960 ) on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
2023 Death of Angie Ferro , 86, Filipino actress ( Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara , Evolution of a Filipino Family , Lola Igna ) on this day in history.
2023 Death of Wayne Gilbert , 76, American painter, cancer on this day in history.
2023 Death of Rose Gregorio , 97, American actress ( Eyes of Laura Mars , Good Time , ER ), pneumonia on this day in history.
2023 On August - 17 death of olivier Guillot , 91, French academic and historian.
2023 Death of Johari Harun , 53, Malaysian politician, Pahang MLA (since 2022), plane crash on August - 17.
2023 Death of Tom Husband , 87, Scottish engineer and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of the University of Salford (1990–1997) on this day in history.
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