Died on August 17
Remembering 24 notable people who died on this day
🇺🇸Billy Murray
deceasedAmerican singer (1877–1954) · 1877–1954
Days lived
Lived 28,208 days
Boelie Kessler
deceasedDutch footballer (1896-1971) · 1896–1971
Days lived
Lived 27,288 days
🇺🇸Delmer Daves
deceasedAmerican film director, producer, and screenwriter (1904–1977) · 1904–1977
Days lived
Lived 26,688 days
🇺🇸Ernst Jäckh
deceasedJournalist and Orientalist (1875–1959) · 1875–1959
Days lived
Lived 30,857 days
🇫🇷Fernand Léger
deceasedartist · 1881–1955
Days lived
Lived 27,222 days
🇸🇮Franc Gubenšek
deceasedSlovene biochemist (1937–2010) · 1937–2010
Days lived
Lived 26,589 days
🇮🇹Francesco Cossiga
deceasedpolitician · 1928–2010
Days lived
Lived 29,973 days
🇳🇿Frank Livingstone
deceasedNew Zealand lawn bowls competitor · 1886–1966
Days lived
Lived 29,236 days
🇩🇪Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder
deceasedGerman politician of the CDU and Vice President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) (1933-2015) · 1933–2015
Days lived
Lived 30,118 days
🇩🇪Günther Pancke
deceasedGerman general (1899-1973) · 1899–1973
Days lived
Lived 27,137 days
🇺🇸Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
deceasedGerman architect (1886–1969) · 1886–1969
Days lived
Lived 30,459 days
🇩🇪Maria Paudler
deceasedGerman actress (1903–1990) · 1903–1990
Days lived
Lived 31,836 days
Marosa di Giorgio
deceasedUruguayan writer (1932-2004) · 1932–2004
Days lived
Lived 26,361 days
Oldo Hlaváček
deceasedactor · 1934–2025
Days lived
Lived 33,442 days
🇭🇺Pál Bogár
deceasedbasketball player · 1927–2012
Days lived
Lived 31,032 days
Reinhold Victor Walther Graef
deceasedGerman judge and politician (1873-1937) · 1873–1937
Days lived
Lived 23,566 days
Rudolf Hess
deceasedNotable Trials · 1894–1987
Days lived
Lived 34,081 days
🇩🇪Torsten Michaelis
deceasedGerman actor and dub actor (1961–2025) · 1961–2025
Days lived
Lived 23,575 days
🇦🇹Uta Franz
deceasedactor · 1935–2012
Days lived
Lived 28,093 days
Wilhelm Cohn
deceasedGerman chess player (1859-1913) · 1859–1913
Days lived
Lived 19,916 days
🇫🇷Wilhelm Uhde
deceasedGerman art historian, dealer and collector (1874-1947) · 1874–1947
Days lived
Lived 26,591 days
🇵🇱Władysław Komar
deceasedathletics competitor (1940-1998) · 1940–1998
Days lived
Lived 21,313 days
Wojciech Korfanty
deceasedjournalist · 1873–1939
Days lived
Lived 24,225 days
🇦🇹Wolfgang Leonhard
deceasedGerman author, historian (1921–2014) · 1921–2014
Days lived
Lived 34,092 days