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August 17th
149 Notable deaths
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer (1860-1935).
Born July 3rd, 1860 in Hartford. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1935 at 75 years old in Pasadena.
Glenn Corbett
American actor.
Born August 17th, 1933 in El Monte.
Died August 17th, 1993 at 60 years old in San Antonio (lung cancer).
Ray Chapman
American baseball player.
Born January 15th, 1891 in Ohio County.
Died August 17th, 1920 at 29 years old in New York City (head injury).
Ira Gershwin
American lyricist (1896–1983).
Born December 6th, 1896 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1983 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Jasraj
Indian classical singer.
Born January 28th, 1930 in Hisar.
Died August 17th, 2020 at 90 years old in New Jersey. [ref]
Victoria Shaw
Australian actress (1935-1988).
Born May 25th, 1935 in Sydney.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 53 years old in Sydney (pulmonary emphysema).
Fernand Léger
French painter (1881-1955).
Born February 4th, 1881 in Argentan. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1955 at 74 years old in Gif-sur-Yvette. [ref]
Arthur Hiller
Canadian-american director (1923-2016).
Born November 22nd, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died August 17th, 2016 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Eddie Griffin
American basketball player (1982-2007).
Born May 30th, 1982 in Philadelphia.
Died August 17th, 2007 at 25 years old in Houston (traffic collision). [ref]
William Redfield
American actor.
Born January 26th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1976 at 49 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz