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January 17th
160 Notable deaths
Fumiko Yonezawa
Japanese theoretical physicist (1938-2019).
Born October 19th, 1938 in Suita.
Died January 17th, 2019 at 80 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
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 (1920–2011).
Born November 14th, 1920 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2011 at 90 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.
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 (1892–1970).
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]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 160
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