People who died on August 17 92
Carloman (mayor of the palace)
d. 754
Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia
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Li Shouzhen
d. 949
Li Shouzhen, Chinese general and governor
Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne
d. 1153 (b. 1130)
Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne (b. 1130)
Emperor Go-Fukakusa
d. 1304 (b. 1243)
Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)
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Irene of Brunswick
d. 1324 (b. 1293)
Irene of Brunswick (b. 1293)
Nitta Yoshisada
d. 1338 (b. 1301)
Nitta Yoshisada, Japanese samurai (b. 1301)
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
d. 1424
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan (b. c. 1381)
Edmund Dudley
d. 1510 (b. 1462)
Edmund Dudley, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1462)
Richard Empson
d. 1510
Richard Empson, English statesman
Katharina von Zimmern
d. 1547 (b. 1478)
Katharina von Zimmern, Swiss sovereign abbess (b. 1478)
Regnier de Graaf
d. 1673 (b. 1641)
Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)
Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen
d. 1676 (b. 1621)
Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (b. 1621)
Anne Dacier
d. 1720 (b. 1654)
Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (b. 1654)
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Joseph Bingham
d. 1723 (b. 1668)
Joseph Bingham, English scholar and academic (b. 1668)
Vasily Trediakovsky
d. 1768 (b. 1703)
Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703)
Jonathan Trumbull
d. 1785 (b. 1710)
Jonathan Trumbull, English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710)
Frederick the Great
d. 1786 (b. 1712)
Frederick the Great, Prussian king (b. 1712)
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John Johnson (architect)
d. 1814 (b. 1732)
John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (b. 1732)
Husein Gradaščević
d. 1834 (b. 1802)
Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (b. 1802)
Lorenzo Da Ponte
d. 1838 (b. 1749)
Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian playwright and poet (b. 1749)
José de San Martín
d. 1850 (b. 1778)
José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (b. 1778)
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Alcée Louis la Branche
d. 1861 (b. 1806)
Alcée Louis la Branche, American politician and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to Texas (b. 1806)
Perucho Figueredo
d. 1870 (b. 1818)
Perucho Figueredo, Cuban poet and activist (b. 1818)
Wilhelm Bleek
d. 1875 (b. 1827)
Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (b. 1827)
William Jervois
d. 1897 (b. 1821)
William Jervois, English captain, engineer, and politician, 10th Governor of South Australia (d. 1897)
Edmond Audran
d. 1901 (b. 1842)
Edmond Audran, French organist and composer (b. 1842)
Hans Gude
d. 1903 (b. 1825)
Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic (b. 1825)
Radoje Domanović
d. 1908 (b. 1873)
Radoje Domanović, Serbian satirist and journalist (b. 1873)
Madan Lal Dhingra
d. 1909 (b. 1883)
Madan Lal Dhingra, Indian activist (b. 1883)
Moisei Uritsky
d. 1918 (b. 1873)
Moisei Uritsky, Russian activist and politician (b. 1873)
Ray Chapman
d. 1920 (b. 1891)
Ray Chapman, American baseball player (b. 1891)
Tom Kendall
d. 1924 (b. 1851)
Tom Kendall, Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 1924)
Ioan Slavici
d. 1925 (b. 1848)
Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1848)
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Adam Gunn
d. 1935 (b. 1872)
Adam Gunn, American decathlete (b. 1872)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
d. 1935 (b. 1860)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American sociologist and author (b. 1860)
José María of Manila
d. 1936 (b. 1880)
José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr (d. 1936)
Billy Fiske
d. 1940 (b. 1911)
Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (b. 1911)
Reidar Haaland
d. 1945 (b. 1919)
Reidar Haaland, Norwegian police officer and soldier (b. 1919)
Gregorio Perfecto
d. 1949 (b. 1891)
Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (b. 1891)
Arthur Fox (fencer)
d. 1958 (b. 1878)
Arthur Fox, English-American fencer (d. 1958)
Ken Miles
d. 1966 (b. 1918)
Ken Miles, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)
Otto Stern
d. 1969 (b. 1888)
Otto Stern, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
Rattana Pestonji
d. 1970 (b. 1908)
Rattana Pestonji, Thai director and producer (b. 1908)
Maedayama Eigorō
d. 1971 (b. 1914)
Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (b. 1914)
Wilhelm List
d. 1971 (b. 1880)
Wilhelm List, German field marshal (b. 1880)
Conrad Aiken
d. 1973 (b. 1889)
Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (b. 1889)
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Jean Barraqué
d. 1973 (b. 1928)
Jean Barraqué, French pianist and composer (b. 1928)
Paul Williams (The Temptations)
d. 1973 (b. 1939)
Paul Williams, American singer and choreographer (b. 1939)
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John C. Allen
d. 1979 (b. 1907)
John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (b. 1907)
Vivian Vance
d. 1979 (b. 1909)
Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (b. 1909)
Ira Gershwin
d. 1983 (b. 1896)
Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (b. 1896)
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Gary Chester
d. 1987 (b. 1924)
Gary Chester, Italian drummer and educator (b. 1924)
Rudolf Hess
d. 1987 (b. 1894)
Rudolf Hess, German soldier and politician (b. 1894)
Shaike Ophir
d. 1987 (b. 1929)
Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
d. 1988 (b. 1924)
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (b. 1924)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.
d. 1988 (b. 1914)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1914)
Victoria Shaw (actress)
d. 1988 (b. 1935)
Victoria Shaw, Australian-American actress (b. 1935)
Pearl Bailey
d. 1990 (b. 1918)
Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (b. 1918)
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Feng Kang
d. 1993 (b. 1920)
Feng Kang, Chinese mathematician and physicist (d. 1993)
Luigi Chinetti
d. 1994 (b. 1901)
Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1901)
Jack Sharkey
d. 1994 (b. 1902)
Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee (b. 1902)
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Howard E. Koch
d. 1995 (b. 1902)
Howard E. Koch, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1902)
Ted Whitten
d. 1995 (b. 1933)
Ted Whitten, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1933)
Władysław Komar
d. 1998 (b. 1940)
Władysław Komar, Polish shot putter and actor (b. 1940)
Tadeusz Ślusarski
d. 1998 (b. 1950)
Tadeusz Ślusarski, Polish pole vaulter (b. 1950)
Jack Walker
d. 2000 (b. 1929)
Jack Walker, English businessman (b. 1929)
Thea Astley
d. 2004 (b. 1925)
Thea Astley, Australian journalist and author (d. 2004)
John N. Bahcall
d. 2005 (b. 1934)
John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1934)
Shamsur Rahman (poet)
d. 2006 (b. 1929)
Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (b. 1929)
Bill Deedes
d. 2007 (b. 1913)
Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (b. 1913)
Eddie Griffin (basketball)
d. 2007 (b. 1982)
Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (b. 1982)
Franco Sensi
d. 2008 (b. 1926)
Franco Sensi, Italian businessman and politician (b. 1926)
Francesco Cossiga
d. 2010 (b. 1928)
Francesco Cossiga, Italian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Italy (b. 1928)
Aase Bjerkholt
d. 2012 (b. 1915)
Aase Bjerkholt, Norwegian politician, Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (b. 1915)
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Victor Poor
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (b. 1933)
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Patrick Ricard
d. 2012 (b. 1945)
Patrick Ricard, French businessman (b. 1945)
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John Lynch-Staunton
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
John Lynch-Staunton, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1930)
Odilia Dank
d. 2013 (b. 1938)
Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (b. 1938)
Jack Harshman
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Jack Harshman, American baseball player (b. 1927)
John Hollander
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
John Hollander, American poet and critic (b. 1929)
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Frank Martínez (artist)
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Frank Martínez, American painter (b. 1924)
Gus Winckel
d. 2013 (b. 1912)
Gus Winckel, Dutch lieutenant and pilot (b. 1912)
Børre Knudsen
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
Børre Knudsen, Norwegian minister and activist (b. 1937)
Wolfgang Leonhard
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (b. 1921)
Sophie Masloff
d. 2014 (b. 1917)
Sophie Masloff, American civil servant and politician, 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh (b. 1917)
Miodrag Pavlović
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Miodrag Pavlović, Serbian poet and critic (b. 1928)
Pierre Vassiliu
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
Pierre Vassiliu, French singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
Yvonne Craig
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Yvonne Craig, American ballet dancer and actress (b. 1937)
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Mike Gaechter
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Mike Gaechter, American football player (b. 1940)
Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, German businessman (b. 1933)
László Paskai
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
László Paskai, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1927)
Arthur Hiller
d. 2016 (b. 1923)
Arthur Hiller, Canadian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)