August 17th
176 Notable deaths
Jack Spicer
American poet (1925–1965).
Born January 30th, 1925 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1965 at 40 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen
German world war ii u-boat commander (1913-2000).
Born February 22nd, 1913 in Riga.
Died August 17th, 2000 at 87 years old in Vancouver.
Jean Barraqué
French composer (1928-1973).
Born January 17th, 1928 in Puteaux.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 45 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Henri Breuil
French priest and academic (1877–1961).
Born February 28th, 1877 in Mortain.
Died August 17th, 1961 at 84 years old in L'Isle-Adam.
Murvyn Vye
American actor (1913-1976).
Born July 15th, 1913 in Quincy.
Died August 17th, 1976 at 63 years old in Pompano Beach.
John N. Bahcall
American physicist (1934–2005).
Born December 30th, 1934 in Shreveport.
Died August 17th, 2005 at 70 years old in New York City.
Shaike Ophir
Israeli actor.
Born November 4th, 1928 in Jerusalem.
Died August 17th, 1987 at 58 years old in Tel Aviv (lung cancer).
John Hollander
American poet (1929–2013).
Born October 28th, 1929 in Manhattan.
Died August 17th, 2013 at 83 years old in Branford. [ref]
Wolfgang Leonhard
German author, historian.
Born April 16th, 1921 in Vienna.
Died August 17th, 2014 at 93 years old in Daun (disease).
Leonard Boswell
American politician (1934-2018).
Born January 10th, 1934 in Harrison County.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 84 years old in Des Moines (cancer).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 176
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé