January 17th
150 Notable deaths
Eugène Lanti
Esperantist, socialist and writer (1879-1947).
Born July 19th, 1879 in Néhou.
Died January 17th, 1947 at 67 years old in Mexico City (hanging).
Knut Hjeltnes
Norwegian discus thrower and shot putter.
Born December 8th, 1951 in Ulvik.
Died January 17th, 2024 at 72 years old [ref]
Andrei Fajt
Soviet actor.
Born August 29th, 1903 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died January 17th, 1976 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Helvi Hämäläinen
Finnish writer.
Born June 16th, 1907 in Hamina. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1998 at 90 years old in Espoo. [ref]
Ion Panțuru
Romanian bobsledder (1934-2016).
Born September 11th, 1934 in Comarnic.
Died January 17th, 2016 at 81 years old in Ploiești.
Vilmos Zombori
Romanian footballer (1906-1993).
Born January 11th, 1906 in Timișoara.
Died January 17th, 1993 at 87 years old in Romania.
Holger Hansson
Swedish footballer and manager (1927-2014).
Born January 26th, 1927 in Gothenburg.
Died January 17th, 2014 at 86 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Carl Forberg
Racing driver.
Born March 4th, 1911 in Omaha.
Died January 17th, 2000 at 88 years old in Brownsburg.
Carl Robert
German classical philologist and archaeologist.
Born March 8th, 1850 in Marburg. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1922 at 71 years old in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Karl Fritsch
Austrian botanist (1864-1934).
Born February 24th, 1864 in Vienna.
Died January 17th, 1934 at 69 years old in Graz.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine