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August 17th
162 Notable deaths
John N. Bahcall
American physicist (1934-2005).
Born December 30th, 1934 in Shreveport. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2005 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
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).
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]
Ezzatolah Entezami
Iranian actor.
Born June 21st, 1924 in Tehran.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 94 years old in Tehran (stroke).
John Hollander
American poet (1929–2013).
Born October 28th, 1929 in Manhattan.
Died August 17th, 2013 at 83 years old in Branford. [ref]
Shaike Ophir
Israeli actor.
Born November 4th, 1928 in Jerusalem.
Died August 17th, 1987 at 58 years old in Tel Aviv (lung cancer).
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.
Murvyn Vye
American actor (1913-1976).
Born July 15th, 1913 in Quincy.
Died August 17th, 1976 at 63 years old in Pompano Beach.
Wolfgang Leonhard
German author, historian.
Born April 16th, 1921 in Vienna.
Died August 17th, 2014 at 93 years old in Daun (disease).
Alf Ross
Danish jurist (1899-1979).
Born June 10th, 1899 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1979 at 80 years old in Virum. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 162
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris