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
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson