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January 17th
160 Notable deaths
Ida Aalberg
Finnish actress (1857–1915).
Born December 4th, 1857 in Leppäkoski.
Died January 17th, 1915 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Henry de Groux
Lithographer, painter, sculptor (1866-1930).
Born November 16th, 1866 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1930 at 63 years old in Marseille. [ref]
Sam Savage
American writer (1940–2019).
Born November 9th, 1940 in Camden.
Died January 17th, 2019 at 78 years old in Madison. [ref]
Didier Guillaume
French politician (1959–2025).
Born May 11th, 1959 in Bourg-de-Péage. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2025 at 65 years old in Nice. [ref]
Mohamed Rouicha
Moroccan amazigh singer / folk.
Born January 1st, 1950 in Khenifra.
Died January 17th, 2012 at 62 years old in Khenifra. [ref]
Agustín Yáñez
Mexican writer and politician.
Born May 4th, 1904 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1980 at 75 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
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 (1964–2013).
Born October 8th, 1964 in Frankfurt.
Died January 17th, 2013 at 48 years old in Berlin (cancer, pancreatic cancer).
Vladimir Shchuko
Russian architect (1878-1939).
Born July 17th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died January 17th, 1939 at 60 years old in Moscow.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi