October 17th
179 Notable deaths
Rene Simpson
Canadian tennis player (1966–2013).
Born January 14th, 1966 in Sarnia.
Died October 17th, 2013 at 47 years old in Park Ridge (brain cancer). [ref]
Daisuke Oku
Japanese association football player (1976–2014).
Born February 7th, 1976 in Amagasaki.
Died October 17th, 2014 at 38 years old in Miyakojima (traffic collision).
Anders Bodelsen
Danish writer (1937–2021).
Born February 11th, 1937 in Frederiksberg.
Died October 17th, 2021 at 84 years old [ref]
Maria Kwaśniewska
Polish athletics competitor.
Born August 15th, 1913 in Łódź.
Died October 17th, 2007 at 94 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Gero Bisanz
German football coach (1935–2014).
Born November 3rd, 1935 in Konojady.
Died October 17th, 2014 at 78 years old in Overath.
John Stanley Plaskett
Canadian astronomer (1865–1941).
Born November 17th, 1865 in Hickson.
Died October 17th, 1941 at 75 years old in Victoria.
Boris Arkadyev
Russian footballer (1899-1986).
Born September 21st, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 17th, 1986 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Ferdinand Ebner
Austrian philosopher (1882–1931).
Born January 31st, 1882 in Wiener Neustadt.
Died October 17th, 1931 at 49 years old in Gablitz (tuberculosis).
Tomotaka Tasaka
Japanese screenwriter and film director (1902–1974).
Born April 14th, 1901 in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Died October 17th, 1974 at 73 years old
Franz Peter Wirth
Film director (1919-1999).
Born September 22nd, 1919 in Munich.
Died October 17th, 1999 at 80 years old in Berg.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 179
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen