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January 17th
239 Notable deaths
Albert Hourani
British historian (1915–1993).
Born March 31st, 1915 in Manchester.
Died January 17th, 1993 at 77 years old in Oxford.
Grażyna Bacewicz
Polish composer and violinist (1909–1969).
Born February 5th, 1909 in Łódź.
Died January 17th, 1969 at 59 years old in Warsaw.
Chung Il-kwon
South korean general, politician (1917–1994).
Born November 21st, 1917 in Ussuriysk.
Died January 17th, 1994 at 76 years old in Honolulu (lymphoma).
Eddie Meduza
Swedish composer and musician working mainly in the rockabilly genre (1948-2002).
Born June 17th, 1948 in Gothenburg.
Died January 17th, 2002 at 53 years old in Växjö.
Pietro Anastasi
Italian association football player (1948–2020).
Born April 7th, 1948 in Catania.
Died January 17th, 2020 at 71 years old in Varese (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat
Mongolian politician, president of mongolia.
Born January 23rd, 1942 in Zavkhan Province.
Died January 17th, 2025 at 82 years old in Ulaanbaatar. [ref]
Andrei Shkuro
Cossack (ukrainian) general (1887–1947).
Born January 19th, 1887 in Paschkovskiy.
Died January 17th, 1947 at 59 years old in Moscow (hanging to death).
Dorothy Alison
Australian stage, film, and television actress (1925−1992).
Born April 4th, 1925 in Broken Hill.
Died January 17th, 1992 at 66 years old in London.
Joseph Goldberger
Slovak-american epidemiologist (1874-1929).
Born July 16th, 1874 in Giraltovce.
Died January 17th, 1929 at 54 years old in Washington, D.C..
Frederic William Henry Myers
English poet and essayist (1843–1901).
Born February 6th, 1843 in Keswick.
Died January 17th, 1901 at 57 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
Junior Mance
American musician (1928–2021).
Born October 10th, 1928 in Evanston.
Died January 17th, 2021 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Sergej Kraigher
Yugoslav politician (1914-2001).
Born May 30th, 1914 in Postojna.
Died January 17th, 2001 at 86 years old in Ljubljana.
Tom Kilburn
British electrical engineer (1921–2001).
Born August 11th, 1921 in Dewsbury. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2001 at 79 years old in Manchester. [ref]
Albert Schatz
American microbiologist (1920-2005).
Born February 2nd, 1920 in Norwich.
Died January 17th, 2005 at 84 years old in Philadelphia (pancreatic cancer).
M. K. Binodini Devi
Indian writer.
Born February 6th, 1922 in Imphal.
Died January 17th, 2011 at 88 years old in Imphal.
Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
Spanish composer.
Born January 27th, 1806 in Bilbao.
Died January 17th, 1826 at 19 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Susanna Foster
American actress (1924–2009).
Born December 6th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died January 17th, 2009 at 84 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home. [ref]
Didier Guillaume
French politician (1959–2025).
Born May 11th, 1959 in Bourg-de-Péage.
Died January 17th, 2025 at 65 years old in Nice. [ref]
Babiker Awadalla
Sudanese politician and judge (1917-2019).
Born March 2nd, 1917 in El Geteina.
Died January 17th, 2019 at 101 years old in Dublin.
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
Russian composer.
Born February 14th, 1813.
Died January 17th, 1869 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Charles Gore
Anglican bishop (1853-1932).
Born January 22nd, 1853 in Wimbledon.
Died January 17th, 1932 at 78 years old in London.
Juan Montalvo
Ecuadorian writer (1832-1889).
Born April 13th, 1832 in Ambato.
Died January 17th, 1889 at 56 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Rahşan Ecevit
Turkish statesperson (1923–2020).
Born December 17th, 1923 in Bursa.
Died January 17th, 2020 at 96 years old in Ankara (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Mehmet Ali Birand
Turkish journalist (1941–2013).
Born December 9th, 1941 in Beyoğlu.
Died January 17th, 2013 at 71 years old in Şişli (pancreatic cancer).
Ryszard Bolesławski
Polish theatre and film director, actor (1889–1937).
Born February 4th, 1889 in Mohyliv-Podilskyi.
Died January 17th, 1937 at 47 years old in Hollywood.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 239
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy