October 17th
167 Notable deaths
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 (1860–1937).
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]
Rüdiger von Wechmar
German diplomat (1923-2007).
Born November 15th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died October 17th, 2007 at 83 years old in Munich. [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.
Carla Boni
Italian singer.
Born July 17th, 1925 in Ferrara.
Died October 17th, 2009 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Émile Allais
Alpine skier.
Born February 25th, 1912 in Megève. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2012 at 100 years old in Sallanches. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 167
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.