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December 17th
176 Notable deaths
Ignaz Puschnik
Austrian footballer (1934-2020).
Born February 5th, 1934 in Vienna.
Died December 17th, 2020 at 86 years old
Aleksandr Volodin
Russian screenwriter and author.
Born February 10th, 1919 in Minsk.
Died December 17th, 2001 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Nikola Padevsky
Bulgarian chess player.
Born May 29th, 1933 in Plovdiv.
Died December 17th, 2023 at 90 years old [ref]
Paul Sauvage
French footballer (1939-2019).
Born March 17th, 1939 in La Souterraine. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2019 at 80 years old in Bordeaux. [ref]
Adriaan Maas
Olympic sailor (1907–1996).
Born October 18th, 1907 in Jakarta.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 89 years old in Hilversum.
Joseph Harvey Riley
American ornithologist (1873-1941).
Born September 19th, 1873 in Falls Church.
Died December 17th, 1941 at 68 years old
Johannes Kaiser
German sprinter (1936-1996).
Born February 27th, 1936 in Jüngersdorf.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 60 years old in Zürich.
Eric Defoort
Belgian politician (1943-2016).
Born June 27th, 1943 in Ypres.
Died December 17th, 2016 at 73 years old in East Flanders (cancer). [ref]
Karl Kainberger
Austrian footballer (1912-1997).
Born December 1st, 1912 in Salzburg.
Died December 17th, 1997 at 85 years old in Salzburg.
Charles Winckler
Danish shot putter.
Born April 9th, 1867 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 17th, 1932 at 65 years old in Frederiksberg.
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