Died On August 17th
Discover the most famous people who died on August 17. The list includes people like Frederick The Great, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Arthur Hiller, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Fernand Léger. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, artists, journalists and emperors & kings and from other domains of life. This list includes people from Germany, United Kingdom, France & Norway and many more countries.
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq(Politician, Officer)
12 August 1924
Indian,Pakistani
José de San Martín(soldier, politician)
25 February 1778
Argentinian,Chilean
Jean-Jacques Dessalines(Haitian general)
20 September 1758
Haitian
Dominick Napolitano16 June 1930
American
Günther von Kluge(Officer)
30 October 1882
German,Polish
Bill Millin(Soldier)
14 July 1922
British
Umberto Boccioni(Painter, Sculptor, Artist)
19 October 1882
Italian
Frederick II of Prussia24 January 1712
German
Matthew Boulton(Businessperson, Engineer)
03 September 1728
British
Lorenzo Da Ponte(Opera librettist, Poet)
10 March 1749
Italian,American
Wilhelm List(Officer)
14 May 1880
German
Ruth First(Author, Politician, University teacher, Writer, Journalist, Martyr, Political activist)
04 May 1925
South African
Francesco Cossiga(Politician)
26 July 1928
Italian
Jack Walker(Businessperson, Business magnate)
19 May 1929
British
Pope EusebiusItalian
Ole Bull(Composer, Academic musician)
05 February 1810
Norwegian
Hans Gude(Painter, University teacher)
13 March 1825
Norwegian
Carlos Drummond de Andrade(Poet, Journalist, Writer, Screenwriter, Children's writer)
31 October 1902
Brazilian
Emperor Go-Fukakusa(Emperor , Sovereign)
28 June 1243
Japanese
Moufdi Zakaria(Poet, Writer, Songwriter)
12 June 1908
Algerian
Veronique Passani05 February 1932
French
Robert C. Maynard(American journalist)
17 June 1937
American
Carloman, son of Charles Martel(Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia)
0710 AD
French