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August 17th
170 Notable deaths
Henri Breuil
French priest and academic.
Born February 28th, 1877 in Mortain. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1961 at 84 years old in L'Isle-Adam. [ref]
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).
Ezzatolah Entezami
Iranian actor.
Born June 21st, 1924 in Tehran.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 94 years old in Tehran (stroke).
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).
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