January 17th
150 Notable deaths
Clyde Tombaugh
American astronomer (1906-1997).
Born February 4th, 1906 in Streator.
Died January 17th, 1997 at 90 years old in Las Cruces.
Gauhar Jaan
Indian singer and dancer (1873-1930).
Born June 26th, 1873 in Azamgarh.
Died January 17th, 1930 at 56 years old in Mysore.
Simon Shelton
British actor (1966-2018).
Born January 13th, 1966 in Shepherd's Bush.
Died January 17th, 2018 at 52 years old in Liverpool (hypothermia).
Jay Briscoe
American professional wrestler (1984–2023).
Born January 25th, 1984 in Salisbury.
Died January 17th, 2023 at 38 years old in Laurel (car collision). [ref]
Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer.
Born December 28th, 1921 in Vallejo.
Died January 17th, 2012 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jessica Falkholt
Australian actress.
Born May 15th, 1988 in Sydney.
Died January 17th, 2018 at 29 years old in Kogarah (traffic collision).
T. H. White
English author (1906-1964).
Born May 29th, 1906 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1964 at 57 years old in Piraeus (heart failure). [ref]
Juliette Gordon Low
Founder of the girl scouts.
Born October 31st, 1860 in Savannah.
Died January 17th, 1927 at 66 years old in Savannah (breast cancer).
Clarence Ray Allen
American murderer.
Born January 16th, 1930 in Blair.
Died January 17th, 2006 at 76 years old in San Quentin State Prison (lethal injection). [ref]
Don Kirshner
American songwriter, publisher, music producer, manager.
Born April 17th, 1934 in New York City.
Died January 17th, 2011 at 76 years old in Boca Raton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel