Quote Authors Who Died on August 17th

Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Brazilian Poet

Oct 31, 1902 - Aug 17, 1987

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

American Writer

Jul 3, 1860 - Aug 17, 1935

Conrad Aiken

American Author

Aug 5, 1889 - Aug 17, 1973

Fernand Leger

French Artist

Feb 4, 1881 - Aug 17, 1955

Frederick the Great

Royalty

Jan 24, 1712 - Aug 17, 1786

Howard E. Koch

American Playwright

Dec 12, 1901 - Aug 17, 1995

Ira Gershwin

American Musician

Dec 6, 1896 - Aug 17, 1983

James Patrick Murray

American Journalist

Dec 29, 1919 - Aug 17, 1998

Leonard Boswell

American Politician

Jan 10, 1934 - Aug 17, 2018

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

American Architect

Mar 27, 1886 - Aug 17, 1969

Moses Hadas

American Writer

Jun 25, 1900 - Aug 17, 1966

Myrtle Reed

American Author

Sep 27, 1874 - Aug 17, 1911

Paul Williams

American Musician

Jul 2, 1939 - Aug 17, 1973

Pearl Bailey

American Actress

Mar 29, 1918 - Aug 17, 1990

Ruth First

South African Activist

May 4, 1925 - Aug 17, 1982

Yvonne Craig

American Actress

May 16, 1937 - Aug 17, 2015