October 17th
148 Notable deaths
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]
Leone Frollo
Italian cartoonist and painter.
Born April 9th, 1931 in Venice.
Died October 17th, 2018 at 87 years old in Venice. [ref]
Harry Stradling
American cinematographer (1925-2017).
Born January 7th, 1925 in New York City.
Died October 17th, 2017 at 92 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Bernhard Kellermann
German author (1879-1951).
Born March 4th, 1879 in Fürth. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1951 at 72 years old in Klein Glienicke. [ref]
Vittorio Gui
Italian conductor, and composer (1885-1975).
Born September 14th, 1885 in Rome. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1975 at 90 years old in Fiesole.
Helmut Gollwitzer
German protestant (lutheran) theologian and author (1908-1993).
Born December 29th, 1908 in Pappenheim. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1993 at 84 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Anne-Marie Lizin
Belgian politician (1949-2015).
Born January 5th, 1949 in Huy.
Died October 17th, 2015 at 66 years old in Huy. [ref]
Anders Bodelsen
Danish writer.
Born February 11th, 1937 in Frederiksberg.
Died October 17th, 2021 at 84 years old [ref]
Antônio Parreiras
Brazilian painter, draftsman, illustrator, writer and teacher (1860-1937).
Born January 20th, 1860 in Niterói.
Died October 17th, 1937 at 77 years old in Niterói.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 148
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore