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October 17th
217 Notable deaths
Frédéric Chopin
Polish composer and pianist (1810–1849).
Born March 1st, 1810 in Żelazowa Wola. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1849 at 39 years old in Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
Puyi
Last emperor of qing dynasty and manchukuo (1906–1967).
Born February 7th, 1906 in Xicheng District.
Died October 17th, 1967 at 61 years old in Dongcheng District (kidney cancer).
Elijah Cummings
American politician (1951-2019).
Born January 18th, 1951 in Baltimore.
Died October 17th, 2019 at 68 years old in Baltimore.
Richard Crenna
American actor, director and producer (1926–2003).
Born November 30th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died October 17th, 2003 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
J. Bruce Ismay
Chairman of white star shipping line (1862–1937).
Born December 12th, 1862 in Crosby.
Died October 17th, 1937 at 74 years old in Mayfair (stroke, thrombosis).
Joey Bishop
American entertainer (1918–2007).
Born February 3rd, 1918 in The Bronx.
Died October 17th, 2007 at 89 years old in Newport Beach (heart failure). [ref]
Mitzi Gaynor
American actress (1931–2024).
Born September 4th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died October 17th, 2024 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Masaru Emoto
Japanese writer.
Born July 22nd, 1943 in Yokohama.
Died October 17th, 2014 at 71 years old in Japan (pneumonia).
Tennessee Ernie Ford
American recording artist and television host (1919–1991).
Born February 13th, 1919 in Bristol.
Died October 17th, 1991 at 72 years old in Reston (liver failure).
August Landmesser
German shipyard worker and anti-nazi protester (1910–1944).
Born May 24th, 1910 in Moorrege.
Died October 17th, 1944 at 34 years old in Berlin.
Joan Hickson
British actress (1906–1998).
Born August 5th, 1906 in Kingsthorpe.
Died October 17th, 1998 at 92 years old in Colchester Hospital (disease).
Levi Stubbs
American singer, actor (1936–2008).
Born June 6th, 1936 in Detroit.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 72 years old in Detroit (cancer). [ref]
Kannadasan
Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist.
Born June 24th, 1927 in Sirukoodalpatti.
Died October 17th, 1981 at 54 years old in Chicago.
Bill Macy
American actor (1922-2019).
Born May 18th, 1922 in Revere.
Died October 17th, 2019 at 97 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Janice Rule
American actress (1931–2003).
Born August 15th, 1931 in Norwood.
Died October 17th, 2003 at 72 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Spanish scientist (1852-1934).
Born May 1st, 1852 in Petilla de Aragón.
Died October 17th, 1934 at 82 years old in Madrid.
Gustav Kirchhoff
German physicist (1824–1887).
Born March 12th, 1824 in Königsberg.
Died October 17th, 1887 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Howard Kendall
English footballer and manager (1946-2015).
Died October 17th, 2015 at 69 years old in Southport. [ref]
Karl Kautsky
Czech-austrian marxist theorist (1854–1938).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1938 at 84 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Julia Ward Howe
American abolitionist, social activist, and poet.
Born May 27th, 1819 in New York City.
Died October 17th, 1910 at 91 years old in Portsmouth.
Danielle Darrieux
French actress and singer.
Born May 1st, 1917 in Bordeaux.
Died October 17th, 2017 at 100 years old in Bois-le-Roi (falling from height). [ref]
Florence Scovel Shinn
American writer, artist and book illustrator (1871–1940).
Born September 24th, 1871 in Camden.
Died October 17th, 1940 at 69 years old
Patrice de MacMahon
Third president of the french republic (1808–1893).
Born July 13th, 1808 in Sully.
Died October 17th, 1893 at 85 years old in Montcresson (chronic renal insufficiency).
Teresa Brewer
American pop singer (1931-2007).
Died October 17th, 2007 at 76 years old in New Rochelle (progressive supranuclear palsy). [ref]
Julius Harris
Actor (1923–2004).
Born August 17th, 1923 in Philadelphia.
Died October 17th, 2004 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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