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August 17th
521 Notable birthdays
Marie Jaëll
French composer (1846-1925).
Born August 17th, 1846 in Steinseltz.
Died February 4th, 1925 at 78 years old in Paris.
Robert F. Broussard
American politician (1864-1918).
Born August 17th, 1864 in New Iberia.
Died April 12th, 1918 at 53 years old in New Iberia.
Ken Sears
American basketball player (1933–2017).
Born August 17th, 1933 in Watsonville.
Died April 23rd, 2017 at 83 years old in Watsonville. [ref]
Dewey Robinson
Actor (1898-1950).
Born August 17th, 1898 in New Haven.
Died December 11th, 1950 at 52 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction).
Michael Fitzgerald
British catholic cardinal (born 1937).
Born August 17th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Walsall.
Nicolas Gessner
Swiss theatre and film director and screen writer (1931–2023).
Born August 17th, 1931 in Szombathely.
Died August 22nd, 2023 at 92 years old in Caen. [ref]
Abram Kardiner
American anthropologist (1891-1981).
Born August 17th, 1892 in New York City.
Died July 20th, 1981 at 88 years old in Easton.
Maria Deraismes
French writer and feminist (1828–1894).
Born August 17th, 1828 in rue de la Verrerie. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1894 at 65 years old in rue Cardinet.
Oliverio Girondo
Argentinian poet and writer (1891–1967).
Born August 17th, 1891 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1967 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Françoise Bonnot
French film editor (1939-2018).
Born August 17th, 1939 in Bois-Colombes.
Died June 9th, 2018 at 78 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Hassan Abdel-Fattah
Jordanian professional association football player.
Born August 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Riyadh.
Pierre Chaunu
French historian & academic (1923-2009).
Born August 17th, 1923 in Belleville-sur-Meuse.
Died October 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Caen (falling from height). [ref]
Enrique de Lucas
Spanish footballer.
Born August 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
Lotte Jacobi
German-american photographer (1896–1990).
Born August 17th, 1896 in Toruń.
Died May 6th, 1990 at 93 years old in Concord. [ref]
Ludwig von Hofmann
German painter (1861-1945).
Born August 17th, 1861 in Darmstadt.
Died August 23rd, 1945 at 84 years old in Pillnitz.
Nikolai Gubenko
Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter, politician (1941–2020).
Born August 17th, 1941 in Odesa.
Died August 16th, 2020 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hans Kreysing
German general (1890-1969).
Born August 17th, 1890 in Göttingen.
Died April 14th, 1969 at 78 years old in Oldenburg.
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