August 17th
176 Notable deaths
Günther Pancke
German general (1899-1973).
Born May 1st, 1899 in Gniezno.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 74 years old in Hamburg.
Pavel Urysohn
Russian mathematician (1898–1924).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Odesa.
Died August 17th, 1924 at 26 years old in Batz-sur-Mer (drowning).
Franco Donatoni
Italian composer.
Born June 9th, 1927 in Verona. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2000 at 73 years old in Milan. [ref]
Marguerite Williams
American geologist.
Born December 24th, 1895 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1991 at 95 years old
Aldo Palazzeschi
Italian novelist, poet and essayist (1885-1974).
Born February 2nd, 1885 in Florence.
Died August 17th, 1974 at 89 years old in Rome.
Fadwa Soliman
Syrian actress.
Born May 17th, 1972 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2017 at 45 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Herbert S. Walters
American politician (1891-1973).
Born November 17th, 1891 in Jefferson County.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 81 years old in Knoxville.
Jacques Diouf
Senegalese politician.
Born August 1st, 1938 in Saint-Louis. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2019 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Radoje Domanović
Serbian writer (1873–1908).
Born February 16th, 1873 in Ovsište.
Died August 17th, 1908 at 35 years old in Belgrade (tuberculosis).
Nino Frank
French film critic (1904-1988).
Born June 27th, 1904 in Barletta. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1988 at 84 years old in Chevilly-Larue. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 176
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche