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August 17th
176 Notable deaths
Akhtar Abdur Rahman
Pakistani intelligence chief.
Born June 11th, 1924 in Rampur.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 64 years old in Bahawalpur.
Robert R. Gilruth
American aerospace engineer (1913–2000).
Born October 8th, 1913 in Nashwauk.
Died August 17th, 2000 at 86 years old in Charlottesville.
Arthur William Radford
United states naval aviator (1896-1973).
Born February 27th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 77 years old in Bethesda (cancer).
Louis Jouvet
French actor (1887-1951).
Born December 24th, 1887 in Crozon.
Died August 17th, 1951 at 63 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Otto Stern
German-american physicist (1888–1969).
Born February 17th, 1888 in Żory.
Died August 17th, 1969 at 81 years old in Berkeley.
Clarence Brown
American film director (1890–1987).
Born May 10th, 1890 in Clinton.
Died August 17th, 1987 at 97 years old in Santa Monica (kidney failure).
Delmer Daves
American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1904-1977).
Born July 24th, 1904 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1977 at 73 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Frank Kermode
Manx writer, literary critic and professor (1919–2010).
Born November 29th, 1919 in Isle of Man.
Died August 17th, 2010 at 90 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Brazilian poet, chronicler, and writer (1902–1987).
Born October 31st, 1902 in Itabira.
Died August 17th, 1987 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Wage Rudolf Soepratman
Indonesian composer and songwriter.
Born March 9th, 1903 in Jakarta. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1938 at 35 years old in Surabaya.
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson