January 17th
150 Notable deaths
Armando Gama
Portuguese singer.
Born April 1st, 1954 in Luanda.
Died January 17th, 2022 at 67 years old in Lisbon (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
François Ponchaud
French missionary.
Born February 8th, 1939 in Sallanches. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2025 at 85 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Jakob Arjouni
German author, born 1964.
Born October 8th, 1964 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2013 at 48 years old in Berlin (cancer, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Shchuko
Russian architect (1878-1939).
Born July 17th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died January 17th, 1939 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Tomislav Crnković
Croatian footballer (1929-2009).
Born June 17th, 1929 in Kotor.
Died January 17th, 2009 at 79 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Atanas Dalchev
Bulgarian writer (1904-1978).
Born June 12th, 1904 in Thessaloniki. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1978 at 73 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Jennie Fletcher
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born March 19th, 1890 in Leicester.
Died January 17th, 1968 at 77 years old in Teeswater, Ontario.
Jean Dutourd
French writer.
Born January 14th, 1920 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2011 at 91 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Đorđe Andrejević-Kun
Yugoslav painter (1904-1964).
Born March 31st, 1904 in Wrocław.
Died January 17th, 1964 at 59 years old in Belgrade.
Louis Martin
British weightlifter (1936-2015).
Born November 11th, 1936 in Kingston.
Died January 17th, 2015 at 78 years old in Heanor (cancer).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 150
For some moments in life there are no words. David Seltzer