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 Frank Little

  American labor organizer (lynched) (born 1879)

• Aug. 2 Jaan Mahlapuu

  Estonian military pilot (b. 1894)

• Aug. 3 Ferdinand Georg Frobenius

  German mathematician and academic (b. 1849)

• Aug. 7 Edwin Harris Dunning

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

• Aug. 13 Eduard Buchner

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

• Aug. 15 Thomas J. Higgins

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

• Aug. 20 Adolf von Baeyer

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

• Aug. 20 Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer

  Nobel Prize laureate in recognition of his services in the advancement of organic chemistry and the chemical industry, through his work on organic dyes and hydroaromatic compounds

• Aug. 20 JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer

  German chemist (nobel1905)

• Aug. 29 George Huntington Hartford

  American businessman (b. 1833)

• Aug. 30 Uritsky

  Leader of petrogradse czech