January 17th
239 Notable deaths
Humphrey Lloyd
Irish physicist and academic administrator (1800–1881).
Born April 16th, 1800 in Dublin.
Died January 17th, 1881 at 80 years old in Dublin.
Alexander Nesmeyanov
Soviet chemist specializing in organometallic chemistry.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Moscow.
Died January 17th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Teresio Olivelli
Italian teacher, blessed (1916-1945).
Born January 7th, 1916 in Bellagio.
Died January 17th, 1945 at 29 years old in Hersbruck concentration camp.
Dino Attanasio
Belgian comics author (1925-2026).
Died January 17th, 2026 at 100 years old in Jette. [ref]
Édouard Bourdet
French playwright (1887-1945).
Born October 26th, 1887 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Died January 17th, 1945 at 57 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Charles de Tolnay
Hungarian art historian (1899-1981).
Born May 27th, 1899 in Budapest.
Died January 17th, 1981 at 81 years old in Florence.
Hans Marchwitza
German writer, proletarian poet, and communist (1890-1965).
Born June 25th, 1890 in Piekary Śląskie. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1965 at 74 years old in Potsdam, Babelsberg. [ref]
Eugène Lanti
Esperantist, socialist and writer (1879-1947).
Born July 19th, 1879 in Néhou.
Died January 17th, 1947 at 67 years old in Mexico City (hanging to death).
Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias
Spanish jurist (1946–2019).
Died January 17th, 2019 at 72 years old in Madrid.
Maurice Bouchor
French poet and sculptor (1855–1929).
Born November 16th, 1855 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 17th, 1929 at 73 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Gottfried Honegger
Swiss artist (1917–2016).
Born June 12th, 1917 in Zurich.
Died January 17th, 2016 at 98 years old in Zurich.
Michalis Papakonstantinou
Greek politician (1919-2010).
Born November 1st, 1919 in Kozani.
Died January 17th, 2010 at 90 years old in Athens. [ref]
George Newbold Lawrence
American businessman and amateur ornithologist (1806-1895).
Born October 20th, 1806 in New York City.
Died January 17th, 1895 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Vasily Andreyevich Dolgorukov
Russian statesman and military officer (1804–1868).
Born March 7th, 1804 in Moscow.
Died January 17th, 1868 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ormond Stone
American astronomer (1847–1933).
Born January 11th, 1847 in Pekin.
Died January 17th, 1933 at 86 years old in Centreville (struck by vehicle).
Ali Salim al-Beidh
Yemeni politician, last president of the people's democratic republic of yemen, first vice president of the republic of yemen.
Born February 10th, 1939 in Ar Raydah Wa Qusayar District.
Died January 17th, 2026 at 86 years old in Abu Dhabi. [ref]
Đorđe Andrejević-Kun
Yugoslav painter (1904-1964).
Born March 31st, 1904 in Wrocław.
Died January 17th, 1964 at 59 years old in Belgrade.
Abel Gabuza
South african archbishop.
Born March 23rd, 1955 in Alexandra.
Died January 17th, 2021 at 65 years old in Durban (COVID-19). [ref]
Alexandr Aksakov
Russian psychologist, translator, journalist (1832-1903).
Died January 17th, 1903 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Leopoldine Blahetka
Composer (1809-1885).
Born November 16th, 1811 in Guntramsdorf.
Died January 17th, 1885 at 73 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Wilhelm Waiblinger
German poet (1804–1830).
Born November 21st, 1804 in Heilbronn.
Died January 17th, 1830 at 25 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
Lyla Rocco
Italian actress (1933-2015).
Born January 18th, 1933 in Trieste.
Died January 17th, 2015 at 81 years old in Rome.
János Vajda
Hungarian poet (1827-1897).
Died January 17th, 1897 at 69 years old in Budapest (gastritis).
Eduard Oscar Schmidt
German zoologist (1823–1886).
Born February 21st, 1823 in Torgau.
Died January 17th, 1886 at 62 years old in Strasbourg, Kappelrodeck.
Elias Blix
Norwegian writer (1836-1902).
Born February 24th, 1836 in Sandhornøya.
Died January 17th, 1902 at 65 years old in Oslo.
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett