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January 17th
178 Notable deaths
T. H. White
English author (1906-1964).
Born May 29th, 1906 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1964 at 57 years old in Piraeus (heart failure). [ref]
Juliette Gordon Low
Founder of the girl scouts (1860–1927).
Born October 31st, 1860 in Savannah.
Died January 17th, 1927 at 66 years old in Savannah (breast cancer).
Clarence Ray Allen
American murderer.
Born January 16th, 1930 in Blair.
Died January 17th, 2006 at 76 years old in San Quentin State Prison (lethal injection). [ref]
Don Kirshner
American songwriter, publisher, music producer, manager.
Born April 17th, 1934 in New York City.
Died January 17th, 2011 at 76 years old in Boca Raton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jessica Falkholt
Australian actress.
Born May 15th, 1988 in Sydney.
Died January 17th, 2018 at 29 years old in Kogarah (traffic collision).
Pyotr Krasnov
White movement cossack (1869－1947).
Born September 22nd, 1869 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 17th, 1947 at 77 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Erich Segal
American writer (1937-2010).
Born June 16th, 1937 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2010 at 72 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jules Feiffer
American cartoonist, screenwriter and playwright (1929–2025).
Born January 26th, 1929 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2025 at 95 years old in Richfield Springs. [ref]
Barbara Britton
American film and television actress (1919-1980).
Born September 26th, 1919 in Long Beach. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1980 at 60 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).
Deso Dogg
German rapper and isil gangster (1975–2018).
Born October 18th, 1975 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2018 at 42 years old in Gharanij. [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 178
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett