January 17th
178 Notable deaths
Atanas Dalchev
Bulgarian writer (1904-1978).
Born June 12th, 1904 in Thessaloniki. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1978 at 73 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Vladimir Shchuko
Russian architect (1878-1939).
Born July 17th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died January 17th, 1939 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Armando Gama
Portuguese singer.
Born April 1st, 1954 in Luanda.
Died January 17th, 2022 at 67 years old in Lisbon (pancreatic cancer). [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 January 14th, 1920 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2011 at 91 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Georgiy Shilov
Soviet mathematician (1917–1975).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Ivanovo.
Died January 17th, 1975 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Đorđe Andrejević-Kun
Yugoslav painter (1904-1964).
Born March 31st, 1904 in Wrocław.
Died January 17th, 1964 at 59 years old in Belgrade.
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).
Paul Scardon
Australian actor.
Born May 6th, 1874 in Melbourne.
Died January 17th, 1954 at 79 years old in Fontana (myocardial infarction).
Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve
Catholic cardinal (1883–1947).
Born November 2nd, 1883 in Montreal.
Died January 17th, 1947 at 63 years old in Alhambra.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 178
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold