January 17th
178 Notable deaths
Billy Stewart
American singer.
Born March 24th, 1937 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1970 at 32 years old in North Carolina (traffic collision). [ref]
Gregory Corso
American writer (1930-2001).
Born March 26th, 1930 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2001 at 70 years old in Robbinsdale (prostate cancer). [ref]
Tony Lloyd
British labour politician (1950–2024).
Born February 25th, 1950 in Stretford.
Died January 17th, 2024 at 73 years old in Manchester (leukemia). [ref]
Art Buchwald
Journalist, humorist, united states marine (1925–2007).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Mount Vernon. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2007 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure). [ref]
Walter von Reichenau
German field marshal (1884–1942).
Born October 8th, 1884 in Karlsruhe.
Died January 17th, 1942 at 57 years old in Lviv (cerebral hemorrhage).
Camilo José Cela
Spanish novelist (1916-2002).
Born May 11th, 1916 in Iria Flavia. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2002 at 85 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Betty Smith
American author (1896–1972).
Born December 15th, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died January 17th, 1972 at 75 years old in Shelton (pneumonia).
Origa
Russian singer.
Born October 12th, 1970 in Kochenёvo.
Died January 17th, 2015 at 44 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Sophiya Haque
English actress, singer, video jockey and dancer (1971-2013).
Born June 14th, 1971 in Portsmouth. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2013 at 41 years old in London (cancer, pneumonia). [ref]
Rochelle Hudson
American actress (1916–1972).
Born March 6th, 1916 in Oklahoma City.
Died January 17th, 1972 at 55 years old in Palm Desert (pneumonia).
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine