Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
December 17th
175 Notable deaths
Andrey Shcharbakow
Footballer (1991-2018).
Born January 31st, 1991 in Vitebsk.
Died December 17th, 2018 at 27 years old in Talačyn District (traffic collision).
Mirza Ibrahimov
Azerbaijani writer (1911-1993).
Born October 28th, 1911 in Eyvaq.
Died December 17th, 1993 at 82 years old in Baku.
Aleksei Pogorelov
Ukrainian mathematician.
Born March 2nd, 1919 in Korocha.
Died December 17th, 2002 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev
Azerbaijani playwright, stage director, politician and public figure.
Born May 17th, 1870 in Ağbulaq, Shusha.
Died December 17th, 1933 at 63 years old in Baku.
Ted Wilde
American film director, screenwriter (1889-1929).
Born December 16th, 1889 in New York City.
Died December 17th, 1929 at 40 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Severino Poletto
Archbishop emeritus of turin.
Born March 18th, 1933 in Salgareda.
Died December 17th, 2022 at 89 years old in Testona. [ref]
Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann
Russian metallurgist (1861-1938).
Born June 9th, 1861 in Kingisepp.
Died December 17th, 1938 at 77 years old in Göttingen.
Michel del Castillo
French writer (1933–2024).
Born August 2nd, 1933 in Madrid. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2024 at 91 years old in Sens. [ref]
Philipp Jarnach
German composer (1892-1982).
Born July 26th, 1892 in Noisy-le-Sec. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1982 at 90 years old in Börnsen. [ref]
Jan Hendriks
Actor (1928-1991).
Born December 6th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died December 17th, 1991 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 175
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom