January 17th
150 Notable deaths
Charlie Mitten
Footballer and manager.
Born January 17th, 1921 in Yangon.
Died January 17th, 2002 at 81 years old in Stockport.
Alfredo Zitarrosa
Uruguayan musician (1936-1989).
Born March 10th, 1936 in Montevideo.
Died January 17th, 1989 at 52 years old in Montevideo (peritonitis).
William Henry Pickering
American astronomer (1858–1938).
Born February 15th, 1858 in Boston.
Died January 17th, 1938 at 79 years old in Mandeville. [ref]
Mateiu Caragiale
Poet, short story writer, novelist, visual artist, heraldist, civil servant (1885-1936).
Born March 25th, 1885 in Bucharest.
Died January 17th, 1936 at 50 years old in Bucharest (stroke).
Ion Rațiu
Romanian newspaper editor.
Born June 6th, 1917 in Turda. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2000 at 82 years old in London. [ref]
Giacomo Manzù
Italian artist (1908-1991).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1991 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Abaz Kupi
Albanian military officer, anti-communist politician and founder of the legaility movement (1892-1976).
Born August 6th, 1892 in Krujë.
Died January 17th, 1976 at 83 years old in New York City.
Andriy Livytskyi
Ukrainian politician (1879-1954).
Born April 12th, 1879 in Lipliave. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1954 at 74 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Alicia Rio
American pornographic actress.
Born February 16th, 1966 in Mexico City.
Died January 17th, 2022 at 55 years old [ref]
Leonard Eugene Dickson
American mathematician.
Born January 22nd, 1874 in Independence. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1954 at 79 years old in Harlingen. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 150
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir