January 17th
239 Notable deaths
Alexander Bullock
American politician (1816-1882).
Born March 2nd, 1816 in Royalston. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1882 at 65 years old in Worcester County.
François Ponchaud
French missionary.
Born February 8th, 1939 in Sallanches. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2025 at 85 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Vicente Álvarez Areces
Politician (1943–2019).
Born August 4th, 1943 in Gijón.
Died January 17th, 2019 at 75 years old in Gijón (cerebral infarction).
Mohamed Rouicha
Moroccan amazigh singer / folk (1950–2012).
Born January 1st, 1950 in Khenifra.
Died January 17th, 2012 at 62 years old in Khenifra. [ref]
Ida Aalberg
Finnish actress (1857–1915).
Born December 4th, 1857 in Leppäkoski.
Died January 17th, 1915 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Sam Savage
American writer (1940–2019).
Born November 9th, 1940 in Camden.
Died January 17th, 2019 at 78 years old in Madison. [ref]
Agustín Yáñez
Mexican writer and politician (1904–1980).
Born May 4th, 1904 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1980 at 75 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Jakob Arjouni
German author, born 1964 (1964–2013).
Born October 8th, 1964 in Frankfurt.
Died January 17th, 2013 at 48 years old in Berlin (cancer, pancreatic cancer).
Atanas Dalchev
Bulgarian writer (1904-1978).
Born June 12th, 1904 in Thessaloniki.
Died January 17th, 1978 at 73 years old in Sofia.
Armando Gama
Portuguese singer (1954–2022).
Born April 1st, 1954 in Luanda.
Died January 17th, 2022 at 67 years old in Lisbon (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Susanna Al-Hassan
Ghanaian politician and writer (1927–1997).
Born November 20th, 1927 in Tamale.
Died January 17th, 1997 at 69 years old
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.
Jean Dutourd
French writer (1920–2011).
Born January 14th, 1920 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 17th, 2011 at 91 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Robert D. Carey
American politician (1878–1937).
Born August 12th, 1878 in Cheyenne.
Died January 17th, 1937 at 58 years old in Cheyenne.
Georgiy Shilov
Soviet mathematician (1917–1975).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Ivanovo.
Died January 17th, 1975 at 57 years old in Moscow.
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).
Johannes Verhulst
Dutch composer and conductor (1816–1891).
Born March 19th, 1816 in The Hague.
Died January 17th, 1891 at 74 years old in The Hague.
Paul Scardon
Australian-american actor and film director (1874–1954).
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.
Robert Lindley Murray
Us tennis player (1892–1970).
Born November 3rd, 1893 in San Francisco.
Died January 17th, 1970 at 76 years old in Lewiston.
Oswald von Richthofen
German politician (1847-1906).
Born October 13th, 1847 in Iași.
Died January 17th, 1906 at 58 years old in Berlin.
Jacob Georg Agardh
Swedish botanist, phycologist, and taxonomist (1813-1901).
Born December 8th, 1813 in Lund Cathedral parish. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1901 at 87 years old in Lund Cathedral parish.
Wilhelm Haferkamp
German politician (1923-1995).
Born July 1st, 1923 in Duisburg.
Died January 17th, 1995 at 71 years old in Brussels.
Gerrit Achterberg
Dutch poet (1905–1962).
Born May 20th, 1905 in Wijk bij Duurstede.
Died January 17th, 1962 at 56 years old in Leusden (myocardial infarction).
Julius Deutsch
Austrian politician (1884-1968).
Born February 2nd, 1884 in Lackenbach.
Died January 17th, 1968 at 83 years old in Vienna.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner