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October 17th
148 Notable deaths
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]
Aleksander Michałowski
Polish musician.
Born May 17th, 1851 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died October 17th, 1938 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Frank Morley
British mathematician.
Born September 9th, 1860 in Woodbridge.
Died October 17th, 1937 at 77 years old in Baltimore.
Boris Papandopulo
Croatian composer.
Born February 25th, 1906 in Bad Honnef. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1991 at 85 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Mark Krein
Soviet mathematician (1907-1989).
Born April 3rd, 1907 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1989 at 82 years old in Odesa. [ref]
Aileen Riggin
American diver, swimmer, olympic gold medalist.
Born May 2nd, 1906 in Newport.
Died October 17th, 2002 at 96 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Adolf Hölzel
German artist (1853-1934).
Born May 13th, 1853 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1934 at 81 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Fred Scolari
American basketball player/coach.
Born March 1st, 1922 in San Francisco.
Died October 17th, 2002 at 80 years old in San Ramon.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 148
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