January 17th
239 Notable deaths
Nelson López
Argentine footballer.
Born June 24th, 1941 in Argentina. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1980 at 38 years old
Władysław Taczanowski
Polish zoologist, ornithologist, entomologist, herpetologist, curator and taxonomist (1819–1890).
Born March 17th, 1819 in Lublin. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1890 at 70 years old in Warsaw.
Carl Forberg
Racing driver.
Born March 4th, 1911 in Omaha.
Died January 17th, 2000 at 88 years old in Brownsburg.
Helvi Hämäläinen
Finnish writer (1907–1998).
Born June 16th, 1907 in Hamina.
Died January 17th, 1998 at 90 years old in Espoo.
Vilmos Zombori
Romanian footballer (1906–1993).
Born January 11th, 1906 in Timișoara.
Died January 17th, 1993 at 87 years old in Romania.
Georges Schehadé
Lebanese playwright and poet (1905–1989).
Born November 2nd, 1907 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1989 at 81 years old in Paris.
Julio Coll
Spanish screenwriter and film director.
Born April 7th, 1919 in Camprodon.
Died January 17th, 1993 at 73 years old in Madrid.
Ion Panțuru
Romanian bobsledder (1934–2016).
Born September 11th, 1934 in Comarnic.
Died January 17th, 2016 at 81 years old in Ploiești.
Andrej Hieng
Slovenian writer and director.
Born February 17th, 1925 in Ljubljana.
Died January 17th, 2000 at 74 years old in Ljubljana.
Heinrich Frey
Swiss entomologist (1822-1890).
Born June 15th, 1822 in Frankfurt.
Died January 17th, 1890 at 67 years old in Oberstrass.
Mario Checcacci
Italian rower (1909–1987).
Born April 29th, 1909 in Livorno.
Died January 17th, 1987 at 77 years old in Sacile.
Carl Robert
German classical philologist and archaeologist (1850–1922).
Born March 8th, 1850 in Marburg.
Died January 17th, 1922 at 71 years old in Halle (Saale).
Georgi Stranski
Bulgarian physician and politician (1847-1904).
Born August 13th, 1847 in Kalofer.
Died January 17th, 1904 at 56 years old in Sofia.
Kaarlo Bergbom
Finnish theatre director (1843-1906).
Born October 2nd, 1843 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1906 at 62 years old in Helsinki.
Holger Hansson
Swedish footballer and manager (1927-2014).
Born January 26th, 1927 in Örgryte församling.
Died January 17th, 2014 at 86 years old in Lundby church parish.
Antoine Frédéric Spring
Belgian physician and botanist (1814-1872).
Born April 8th, 1814 in Gerolsbach.
Died January 17th, 1872 at 57 years old in Liège.
Igor Rudakov
Soviet rowing cox.
Born October 8th, 1934 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 17th, 2008 at 73 years old
Fernand Foureau
French explorer, colonial administrator, and governor of martinique from 1908 to 1913 (1850 – 1914).
Born October 17th, 1850 in Saint-Barbant.
Died January 17th, 1914 at 63 years old in Paris.
Henry Justin Allen
Governor of kansas (1868-1950).
Born September 11th, 1868 in Warren County.
Died January 17th, 1950 at 81 years old in Wichita (thrombosis).
Sándor Glancz
Hungarian table tennis player (1908-1974).
Born July 14th, 1908 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1974 at 65 years old in New York City. [ref]
Karl Fritsch
Austrian botanist (1864-1934).
Born February 24th, 1864 in Vienna.
Died January 17th, 1934 at 69 years old in Graz.
Klaas Ooms
Dutch footballer (1917-1970).
Born June 9th, 1917 in Amsterdam.
Died January 17th, 1970 at 52 years old
Tomislav Crnković
Croatian footballer (1929-2009).
Born June 17th, 1929 in Kotor.
Died January 17th, 2009 at 79 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Ernest Moreau de Melen
Belgian footballer (1879-1968).
Born February 20th, 1879 in Herve.
Died January 17th, 1968 at 88 years old
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