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August 17th
153 Notable deaths
Helen E. Fisher
Canadian anthropologist.
Born May 31st, 1945 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2024 at 79 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
Richard Barthelmess
American actor (1895-1963).
Born May 9th, 1895 in New York City.
Died August 17th, 1963 at 68 years old in Southampton (esophageal cancer).
Jack Sharkey
American boxer.
Born October 26th, 1902 in Binghamton.
Died August 17th, 1994 at 91 years old in Beverly.
Billy Murray
American singer.
Born May 25th, 1877 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1954 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Conrad Aiken
American novelist and poet.
Born August 5th, 1889 in Savannah. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1973 at 84 years old in Savannah, Brewster. [ref]
Robert R. Gilruth
Aviation and space pioneer.
Born October 8th, 1913 in Nashwauk.
Died August 17th, 2000 at 86 years old in Charlottesville.
Akhtar Abdur Rahman
Pakistani intelligence chief.
Born June 11th, 1924 in Rampur.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 64 years old in Bahawalpur.
Arthur William Radford
United states naval aviator (1896-1973).
Born February 27th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 77 years old in Bethesda (cancer).
John Marshall
British archaeologist (1876–1958).
Born March 19th, 1876 in Chester. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1958 at 82 years old in Guildford. [ref]
Louis Jouvet
French actor (1887-1951).
Born December 24th, 1887 in Crozon. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1951 at 63 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe