Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1917

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1917. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 1 Enric Prat de la Riba
• Aug. 2 Jaan Mahlapuu

  Estonian military pilot (b. 1894).

• Aug. 3 Ferdinand Georg Frobenius

  German mathematician and academic (b. 1849).

• Aug. 4 Paul Porel
• Aug. 7 Edwin Harris Dunning

  South african-english commander and pilot (b. 1891).

• Aug. 13 Eduard Buchner

  German chemist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1860).

• Aug. 15 Thomas J. Higgins

  American sergeant, medal of honor recipient (b. 1831).

• Aug. 15 Gustav Körte
• Aug. 15 Frédéric Henry Micheler
• Aug. 19 Giovanni Amadio
• Aug. 19 Eugenio Angeloni
• Aug. 19 Otto Jäger
• Aug. 19 Italo Lambertenghi
• Aug. 19 Erminio Marcias
• Aug. 19 Antimo Panico
• Aug. 19 Agostino Setti
• Aug. 20 Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer

  Prize laureate in recognition of his services in the advancement of organic chemistry and the chemical industry, through his work on organic...

• Aug. 20 Adolf von Baeyer

  German chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1835).

• Aug. 20 Clark Leiblee
• Aug. 21 Angelo Morsenti
• Aug. 22 Antonio Grego
• Aug. 22 Carlo Gallardi
• Aug. 22 Matthijs Maris
• Aug. 22 Attilio Mereu
• Aug. 22 Ecaterina Teodoroiu
• Aug. 29 George Huntington Hartford

  American businessman (b. 1833).

• Aug. 30 Giulio Bechi
• Aug. 30 Giorgio Natale Gherlinzoni
• Aug. 30 Corrado Mazzoni