January 17th
178 Notable deaths
Gary Gilmore
American murderer (1940-1977).
Born December 4th, 1940 in McCamey.
Died January 17th, 1977 at 36 years old in Draper.
Lucile Randon
French catholic sister and supercentenarian (1904–2023).
Born February 11th, 1904 in Alès. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2023 at 118 years old in Toulon. [ref]
Jyoti Basu
Indian politician (1914-2010).
Born July 8th, 1914 in Kolkata.
Died January 17th, 2010 at 95 years old in Kolkata (pneumonia). [ref]
Greg Plitt
American fitness model and actor (1977–2015).
Born November 3rd, 1977 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2015 at 37 years old in Burbank (railway accident). [ref]
Jay Briscoe
American professional wrestler (1984–2023).
Born January 25th, 1984 in Salisbury.
Died January 17th, 2023 at 38 years old in Laurel (car collision). [ref]
Derek Fowlds
British actor (1937-2020).
Born September 2nd, 1937 in Wandsworth.
Died January 17th, 2020 at 82 years old in Bath (infectious disease). [ref]
Barbara Jordan
American politician (1936-1996).
Born February 21st, 1936 in Houston.
Died January 17th, 1996 at 59 years old in Austin (pneumonia).
Faten Hamama
Egyptian producer and actress (1931–2015).
Born May 27th, 1931 in Mansoura. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2015 at 83 years old in Cairo (circulatory collapse). [ref]
Windsor Davies
Welsh actor (1930–2019).
Born August 28th, 1930 in Canning Town.
Died January 17th, 2019 at 88 years old [ref]
Noble Willingham
American actor (1931-2004).
Born August 31st, 1931 in Mineola. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2004 at 72 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau