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October 17th
167 Notable deaths
Anton Hafner
German world war ii fighter pilot.
Born June 2nd, 1918 in Erbach.
Died October 17th, 1944 at 26 years old in Gusev.
Göran Malmqvist
Swedish linguist and sinologist, member of the swedish academy (1924-2019).
Born June 6th, 1924 in Jönköping.
Died October 17th, 2019 at 95 years old in Djursholm. [ref]
Wu Han
Chinese politician (1909-1969).
Born August 11th, 1909 in Zhejiang.
Died October 17th, 1969 at 60 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Bernd Meinunger
German songwriter (1944–2025).
Born September 30th, 1944 in Meiningen.
Died October 17th, 2025 at 81 years old in Grünwald. [ref]
Albert Cohen
Swiss writer (1895-1981).
Born August 16th, 1895 in Corfu. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1981 at 86 years old in Geneva (pneumonia). [ref]
Nikolay Slavyanov
Russian inventor (1854-1897).
Born May 5th, 1854 in Nikolskoye.
Died October 17th, 1897 at 43 years old in Perm.
Micheline Ostermeyer
French athlete and piano concertist.
Born December 23rd, 1922 in Rang-du-Fliers. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2001 at 78 years old in Bois-Guillaume. [ref]
Ralph Benatzky
Czech austrian composer.
Born June 5th, 1887 in Moravské Budějovice. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1957 at 70 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai
Afghan politician.
Born March 30th, 1944 in Kabul.
Died October 17th, 2021 at 77 years old [ref]
Berthold Goldschmidt
German composer (1903-1996).
Born January 18th, 1903 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1996 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
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