Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for August 17th: https://ko-fi.com/post/August-17-Jonathan-Franzen-B0B8NXCEW
Artist Birthday: Geneva "Gene" Stratton-Porter
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| The July 5, 1926 South Bend (IN) News-Times |
Bummer August 17th
August 17, 1896: Bridget Driscoll, the 45-year-old mother of a teenage daughter, has the dubious distinction of being the first person in Great Britain known to have been killed in a automobile-pedestrian collision. Driscoll, walking near the Crystal Palace in London, was struck by Arthur James Edsall, who was taking the vehicle for a test drive.
August 17, 1920: Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman dies of his injuries after having been hit the previous day by a baseball pitched by New York Yankee Carl Mays. The Indians go on to win the 1920 World Series.
August 17, 1966: English race car driver Ken Miles is killed when the Ford Mk IV he is test-driving crashes at over 200 miles per hour.
August 17, 1997: Antony Wheeler, playing Judas in a Greek production of Jesus Christ Superstar, accidentally dies by hanging during the scene in which his character is supposed to hang himself.
August 17, 2007: Former NBA basketball player Eddie Griffin, intoxicated, drives his car through a railroad warning barrier and collides with a moving train, killing him instantly. Griffin is 25 years old.
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Aug. 17, 2025: I uploaded this video to YouTube:
