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January 17th
150 Notable deaths
Betty Smith
American author (1896–1972).
Born December 15th, 1896 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1972 at 75 years old in Shelton (pneumonia).
Jane Avril
French can-can dancer made famous by henri de toulouse-lautrec through his painting (1868-1943).
Born June 9th, 1868 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1943 at 74 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Indian singer.
Born March 3rd, 1931 in Budaun.
Died January 17th, 2021 at 89 years old in Mumbai.
Rochelle Hudson
Actress (1916-1972).
Born March 6th, 1916 in Oklahoma City.
Died January 17th, 1972 at 55 years old in Palm Desert (pneumonia). [ref]
Pyotr Krasnov
White movement cossack (1869-1947).
Born September 22nd, 1869 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1947 at 77 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Tony Lloyd
British labour politician (1950–2024).
Born February 25th, 1950 in Stretford.
Died January 17th, 2024 at 73 years old (leukemia). [ref]
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
26th president of colombia (1900-1975).
Born March 12th, 1900 in Tunja.
Died January 17th, 1975 at 74 years old in Melgar (myocardial infarction).
Varlam Shalamov
Soviet writer, journalist, poet and gulag survivor.
Born June 18th, 1907 in Vologda. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1982 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Yoshio Kodama
Japanese criminal (1911-1984).
Born February 18th, 1911 in Nihonmatsu.
Died January 17th, 1984 at 72 years old in Tokyo (stroke).
Walther von Reichenau
German field marshal and war criminal.
Born October 8th, 1884 in Karlsruhe.
Died January 17th, 1942 at 57 years old in Lviv (cerebral hemorrhage).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 150
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