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August 17th
162 Notable deaths
Albert Austin
English actor.
Born December 13th, 1882 in Birmingham.
Died August 17th, 1953 at 70 years old in North Hollywood.
Bob Bass
American basketball coach and executive.
Born January 28th, 1929 in Tulsa.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 89 years old in San Antonio (stroke). [ref]
Alf Sjöberg
Swedish film director (1903-1980).
Born June 21st, 1903 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1980 at 77 years old in Oscar Parish (traffic collision). [ref]
Robert Frazer
American actor (1891-1944).
Born June 29th, 1891 in Worcester.
Died August 17th, 1944 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Reiner Klimke
German equestrian (1936-1999).
Born January 14th, 1936 in Münster. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1999 at 63 years old in Münster (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Wojciech Korfanty
Polish politician (1873-1939).
Born April 20th, 1873 in Siemianowice Śląskie.
Died August 17th, 1939 at 66 years old in Warsaw.
Gérard Souzay
French opera singer (1918-2004).
Born December 8th, 1918 in Angers. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2004 at 85 years old in Antibes. [ref]
Paul Natorp
German philosopher and historian.
Born January 24th, 1854 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1924 at 70 years old in Marburg. [ref]
Bruno Paul
German architect (1874-1968).
Born January 19th, 1874 in Seifhennersdorf. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1968 at 94 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 162
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo