Famous Deaths for 17th August 2025

1676 – Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German writer (Simplicius Simplicissimus), dies
1865 – Johann Nepomuk Poissl, Bavarian composer, dies at 82
1896 – Bridget Driscoll, 1st person in Great Britain to die in an auto-accident
1966 – Michael Garrison, American TV producer (Crowded Sky), dies after a fall at 43
1971 – Wilhelm List, German field marshal during World War II who was convicted of war crimes, dies at 91
1990 – Pearl Bailey, American Tony and Emmy Award-winning stage and screen actress, singer and dancer (Hello, Dolly!), dies of a heart attack at 72
1995 – “Wild Bill” Davis, American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger, dies at 76
1998 – Tadeusz Slusarski, Polish track and field athlete (b. 1950)
2008 – Franco Sensi, Italian oil tycoon and president of A.S. Roma, dies at 82
2020 – Boyd Grant, American college basketball coach (PCAA Coach of the Year 1978, 81, 82; Fresno State, Colorado State), dies from a stroke at 87

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