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August 17th
215 Notable deaths
Howard Koch
American screenwriter (1901-1995).
Born December 12th, 1901 in New York City.
Died August 17th, 1995 at 93 years old in Kingston.
Florent Schmitt
French composer (1870-1958).
Born September 28th, 1870 in Blâmont.
Died August 17th, 1958 at 87 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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]
Ioan Slavici
Romanian writer (1848–1925).
Born January 18th, 1848 in Șiria. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1925 at 77 years old in Panciu. [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.
Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet
British statesman and author (1838-1928).
Born July 20th, 1838 in Rothley Temple.
Died August 17th, 1928 at 90 years old in London Borough of Sutton.
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.
John B. Weller
United states senator, from california (1812-1875).
Born February 22nd, 1812 in Montgomery.
Died August 17th, 1875 at 63 years old in New Orleans.
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 (1921–2014).
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).
Ezzatolah Entezami
Iranian actor (1924–2018).
Born June 21st, 1924 in Tehran.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 94 years old in Tehran (stroke).
Charles L. Robinson
American politician and state governor (1818–1894).
Born July 21st, 1818 in Hardwick.
Died August 17th, 1894 at 76 years old in Douglas County.
Reiner Klimke
German equestrian (1936–1999).
Born January 14th, 1936 in Münster.
Died August 17th, 1999 at 63 years old in Münster (myocardial infarction).
Robert Frazer
American actor (1891-1944).
Born June 29th, 1891 in Worcester.
Died August 17th, 1944 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Wilhelm Uhde
German art historian, dealer and collector (1874-1947).
Born October 28th, 1874 in Strzelce Krajeńskie.
Died August 17th, 1947 at 72 years old in Paris.
John C. Brown
Confederate army general (1827-1889).
Born January 6th, 1827 in Giles County.
Died August 17th, 1889 at 62 years old in Red Boiling Springs.
Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek
German linguist (1827-1875).
Born March 8th, 1827 in Berlin.
Died August 17th, 1875 at 48 years old in Cape Town.
Albert Austin
English actor (1881–1953).
Born December 13th, 1882 in Birmingham.
Died August 17th, 1953 at 70 years old in North Hollywood.
Wojciech Korfanty
Polish politician (1873–1939).
Born April 20th, 1873 in Siemianowice Śląskie.
Died August 17th, 1939 at 66 years old in Warsaw.
Bob Bass
American basketball coach and executive (1929–2018).
Born January 28th, 1929 in Tulsa.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 89 years old in San Antonio (stroke). [ref]
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