January 17th
178 Notable deaths
Henry Stommel
American oceanographer (1920–1992).
Born September 27th, 1920 in Wilmington.
Died January 17th, 1992 at 71 years old in Boston.
Abaz Kupi
Albanian military officer, anti-communist politician and founder of the legaility movement (1892-1976).
Born February 6th, 1892 in Krujë.
Died January 17th, 1976 at 83 years old in New York City.
Miguel Torga
Portuguese writer (1907-1995).
Born August 12th, 1907 in São Martinho de Anta. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1995 at 87 years old in Coimbra. [ref]
Alfredo Zitarrosa
Uruguayan musician (1936-1989).
Born March 10th, 1936 in Montevideo.
Died January 17th, 1989 at 52 years old in Montevideo (peritonitis).
Charlie Ventura
American musician (1916–1992).
Born December 2nd, 1916 in Philadelphia.
Died January 17th, 1992 at 75 years old in Pleasantville (lung cancer).
Kong Le
Lao army officer (1934-2014).
Born March 6th, 1934 in Savannakhet Province.
Died January 17th, 2014 at 79 years old in Ballainvilliers.
Andriy Livytskyi
Ukrainian politician (1879-1954).
Born April 12th, 1879 in Lipliave. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1954 at 74 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Hüseyin Velioğlu
Kurdish islamic activist.
Born January 1st, 1952 in Bağözü.
Died January 17th, 2000 at 48 years old in Beykoz (gunshot wound).
Giacomo Manzù
Italian artist (1908-1991).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1991 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Mateiu Caragiale
Poet, short story writer, novelist, visual artist, heraldist, civil servant (1885-1936).
Born March 25th, 1885 in Bucharest.
Died January 17th, 1936 at 50 years old in Bucharest (stroke).
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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé