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History Deaths on August 17

By  David Hiner  17 Aug   212 Views

History Deaths on August 17

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Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)

#Shaike_Ophir

In 1987

Franco Sensi, Italian businessman and politician (b. 1926)

#Franco_Sensi

In 2008

Victoria Shaw, Australian-American actress (b. 1935)

#Victoria_Shaw_(actress)

In 1988

Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (b. 1909)

#Vivian_Vance

In 1979

Aase Bjerkholt, Norwegian politician, Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (b. 1915)

#Aase_Bjerkholt

In 2012

Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia

#Carloman_(mayor_of_the_palace)

In 754

Arthur Hiller, Canadian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)

#Arthur_Hiller

In 2016

José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr (b. 1880)

#José_María_of_Manila

In 1936

László Paskai, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1927)

#László_Paskai

In 2015

Otto Stern, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)

#Otto_Stern

In 1969

Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (b. 1938)

#Odilia_Dank

In 2013

Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)

#Emperor_Go-Fukakusa

In 1304

Jack Harshman, American baseball player (b. 1927)

#Jack_Harshman

In 2013

Radoje Domanovi?, Serbian satirist and journalist (b. 1873)

#Radoje_Domanovi?

In 1908

Rudolf Hess, German soldier and politician (b. 1894)

#Rudolf_Hess

In 1987

Miodrag Pavlovi?, Serbian poet and critic (b. 1928)

#Miodrag_Pavlovi?

In 2014

Katharina von Zimmern, Swiss sovereign abbess (b. 1478)

#Katharina_von_Zimmern

In 1547

Ken Miles, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)

#Ken_Miles

In 1966

Perucho Figueredo, Cuban poet and activist (b. 1818)

#Perucho_Figueredo

In 1870

Maedayama Eigor?, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (b. 1914)

#Maedayama_Eigor?

In 1971

Arthur Fox, English-American fencer (b. 1878)

#Arthur_Fox_(fencer)

In 1958

Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, German businessman (b. 1933)

#Gerhard_Mayer-Vorfelder

In 2015

William Jervois, English engineer and diplomat, 10th Governor of South Australia (b. 1821)

#William_Jervois

In 1897

Tadeusz ?lusarski, Polish pole vaulter (b. 1950)

#Tadeusz_?lusarski

In 1998

Tom Kendall, English-Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1851)

#Tom_Kendall

In 1924

Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (b. 1891)

#Gregorio_Perfecto

In 1949

Husein Gradaš?evi?, Ottoman general (b. 1802)

#Husein_Gradaš?evi?

In 1834

Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1848)

#Ioan_Slavici

In 1925

Yvonne Craig, American ballet dancer and actress (b. 1937)

#Yvonne_Craig

In 2015

Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703)

#Vasily_Trediakovsky

In 1768

Richard Empson, English statesman

#Richard_Empson

In 1510

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (b. 1924)

#Muhammad_Zia-ul-Haq

In 1988

Moisei Uritsky, Russian activist and politician (b. 1873)

#Moisei_Uritsky

In 1918

Madan Lal Dhingra, Indian activist (b. 1883)

#Madan_Lal_Dhingra

In 1909

Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (b. 1654)

#Anne_Dacier

In 1720

Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian playwright and poet (b. 1749)

#Lorenzo_Da_Ponte

In 1838

Jonathan Trumbull, English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710)

#Jonathan_Trumbull

In 1785

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1914)

#Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt_Jr.

In 1988

Wilhelm List, German field marshal (b. 1880)

#Wilhelm_List

In 1971

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American sociologist and author (b. 1860)

#Charlotte_Perkins_Gilman

In 1935

Francesco Cossiga, Italian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Italy (b. 1928)

#Francesco_Cossiga

In 2010

Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (b. 1728)

#Matthew_Boulton

In 1809

Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic (b. 1825)

#Hans_Gude

In 1903

Børre Knudsen, Norwegian minister and activist (b. 1937)

#Børre_Knudsen

In 2014

Ted Whitten, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1933)

#Ted_Whitten

In 1995

Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (b. 1918)

#Pearl_Bailey

In 1990

Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (b. 1621)

#Hans_Jakob_Christoffel_von_Grimmelshausen

In 1676

Edmond Audran, French organist and composer (b. 1842)

#Edmond_Audran

In 1901

Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (b. 1889)

#Conrad_Aiken

In 1973

Nitta Yoshisada, Japanese samurai (b. 1301)

#Nitta_Yoshisada

In 1338

Edmund Dudley, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1462)

#Edmund_Dudley

In 1510

Frederick the Great, Prussian king (b. 1712)

#Frederick_the_Great

In 1786

Gus Winckel, Dutch lieutenant and pilot (b. 1912)

#Gus_Winckel

In 2013

John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1934)

#John_N._Bahcall

In 2005

W?adys?aw Komar, Polish shot putter and actor (b. 1940)

#W?adys?aw_Komar

In 1998

Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne (b. 1130)

#Eustace_IV,_Count_of_Boulogne

In 1153

Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (b. 1921)

#Wolfgang_Leonhard

In 2014

Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1901)

#Luigi_Chinetti

In 1994

José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (b. 1778)

#José_de_San_Martín

In 1850

Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (b. 1827)

#Wilhelm_Bleek

In 1875

Ray Chapman, American baseball player (b. 1891)

#Ray_Chapman

In 1920

Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee (b. 1902)

#Jack_Sharkey

In 1994

John Stewart, Earl of Buchan (b. c. 1381)

#John_Stewart,_Earl_of_Buchan

In 1424

Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)

#Regnier_de_Graaf

In 1673

Pierre Vassiliu, French singer-songwriter (b. 1937)

#Pierre_Vassiliu

In 2014

Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (b. 1929)

#Shamsur_Rahman_(poet)

In 2006

John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (b. 1732)

#John_Johnson_(architect,_born_1732)

In 1814

Sophie Masloff, American civil servant and politician, 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh (b. 1917)

In 2014

Frank Martínez, American painter (b. 1924)

In 2013

John Hollander, American poet and critic (b. 1929)

In 2013

John Lynch-Staunton, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1930)

In 2012

Patrick Ricard, French businessman (b. 1945)

In 2012

Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (b. 1933)

In 2012

Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (b. 1982)

In 2007

Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (b. 1913)

In 2007

Thea Astley, Australian author and educator (b. 1925)

In 2004

Jack Walker, English businessman (b. 1929)

In 2000

Howard E. Koch, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1902)

In 1995

Feng Kang, Chinese mathematician and academic (b. 1920)

In 1993

Gary Chester, Italian drummer and educator (b. 1924)

In 1987

Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (b. 1896)

In 1983

John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (b. 1907)

In 1979

Delmer Daves, American screenwriter, director and producer (b. 1904)

In 1977

Paul Williams, American singer and choreographer (b. 1939)

In 1973

Jean Barraqué, French pianist and composer (b. 1928)

In 1973

Rattana Pestonji, Thai director and producer (b. 1908)

In 1970

Reidar Haaland, Norwegian police officer and soldier (b. 1919)

In 1945

Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (b. 1911)

#Billy_Fiske

In 1940

Adam Gunn, American decathlete (b. 1872)

In 1935

Alcée Louis la Branche, American politician and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to Texas (b. 1806)

In 1861

Joseph Bingham, English scholar and academic (b. 1668)

In 1723

Irene of Brunswick (b. 1293)

In 1324

Li Shouzhen, Chinese general and governor

In 949

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