January 17th
150 Notable deaths
Georgiy Shilov
Soviet mathematician.
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Ivanovo.
Died January 17th, 1975 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Paul Scardon
Australian actor.
Born May 6th, 1874 in Melbourne.
Died January 17th, 1954 at 79 years old in Fontana (myocardial infarction).
Robert Lindley Murray
Us tennis player.
Born November 3rd, 1893 in San Francisco.
Died January 17th, 1970 at 76 years old in Lewiston.
Gerrit Achterberg
Dutch poet.
Born May 20th, 1905 in Wijk bij Duurstede. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1962 at 56 years old in Leusden (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 2nd, 1883 in Montreal. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1947 at 63 years old in Alhambra. [ref]
Gottfried Honegger
Swiss artist (1917-2016).
Born June 12th, 1917 in Zürich. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2016 at 98 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Alexander Nesmeyanov
Soviet chemist specializing in organometallic chemistry.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Moscow.
Died January 17th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Hans Marchwitza
German writer, proletarian poet, and communist (1890-1965).
Born June 25th, 1890 in Piekary Śląskie. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1965 at 74 years old in Babelsberg. [ref]
Maurice Bouchor
French poet and sculptor.
Born November 16th, 1855 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 17th, 1929 at 73 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer