October 17th
179 Notable deaths
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]
Aleksander Michałowski
Polish musician.
Born May 17th, 1851 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died October 17th, 1938 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai
Afghan politician.
Born March 30th, 1944 in Kabul.
Died October 17th, 2021 at 77 years old [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]
Berthold Goldschmidt
German composer (1903-1996).
Born January 18th, 1903 in Hamburg.
Died October 17th, 1996 at 93 years old in London.
Frank Morley
British mathematician (1860–1937).
Born September 9th, 1860 in Woodbridge.
Died October 17th, 1937 at 77 years old in Baltimore.
Mark Krein
Soviet mathematician (1907-1989).
Born April 3rd, 1907 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1989 at 82 years old in Odesa. [ref]
Ingvar Lidholm
Swedish composer (1921-2017).
Born February 24th, 1921 in Jönköping.
Died October 17th, 2017 at 96 years old in Salem. [ref]
Pierre Bernac
French singer (1899-1979).
Born January 12th, 1899 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 17th, 1979 at 80 years old in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. [ref]
Gino Pivatelli
Italian footballer and manager.
Born March 27th, 1933 in Sanguinetto.
Died October 17th, 2025 at 92 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 179
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