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January 17th
178 Notable deaths
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).
Joseph Goldberger
Hungarian-american epidemiologist (1874-1929).
Born July 16th, 1874 in Giraltovce.
Died January 17th, 1929 at 54 years old in Washington, D.C..
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.
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.
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. [ref]
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.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan