August 17th
176 Notable deaths
Maxine Feldman
Lesbian and non-binary musician.
Born December 26th, 1945 in Brooklyn.
Died August 17th, 2007 at 61 years old in Albuquerque.
Pierre Quinon
Pole vaulter (1962-2011).
Born February 20th, 1962 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died August 17th, 2011 at 49 years old in Hyères (falling). [ref]
Henri Brémond
French literary scholar.
Born July 31st, 1865 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1933 at 68 years old in Arthez-d'Asson. [ref]
Victor Klee
American mathematician (1925–2007).
Born September 18th, 1925 in San Francisco.
Died August 17th, 2007 at 81 years old in Lakewood. [ref]
Ludvík Kundera
Czech poet, playwright, translator and writer.
Born March 22nd, 1920 in Brno. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2010 at 90 years old in Boskovice. [ref]
Elek Benedek
Hungarian writer (1859-1929).
Born September 30th, 1859 in Bățanii Mici.
Died August 17th, 1929 at 69 years old in Bățanii Mici.
Raquel Rastenni
Danish singer.
Born August 21st, 1915 in Copenhagen.
Died August 17th, 1998 at 82 years old in Skodsborg.
Sergei Fomin
Soviet mathematician (1917–1975).
Born December 9th, 1917 in Moscow.
Died August 17th, 1975 at 57 years old in Vladivostok.
Rohana Kudus
Indonesian journalist (1884-1972).
Born December 20th, 1884 in Agam.
Died August 17th, 1972 at 87 years old in Jakarta.
Elsa Wagner
German actress (1881-1975).
Born January 24th, 1881 in Tallinn.
Died August 17th, 1975 at 94 years old in West Berlin.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 176
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid