October 17th
148 Notable deaths
William Andre
Modern pentathlete.
Born August 23rd, 1931 in Montclair.
Died October 17th, 2019 at 88 years old [ref]
Yury Klimov
Soviet handball player.
Born July 22nd, 1940 in Syktyvkar.
Died October 17th, 2022 at 82 years old [ref]
Claude Brodin
French fencer (1934-2014).
Born July 30th, 1934 in Les Andelys. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2014 at 80 years old in Les Andelys (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Heikki Sammallahti
Gymnast (1886-1954).
Born January 20th, 1886 in Pyhäjärvi.
Died October 17th, 1954 at 68 years old in Kokkola.
Vasso Papandreou
Greek politician and economist (1944–2024).
Born December 9th, 1944 in Valimitika.
Died October 17th, 2024 at 79 years old in Chalandri. [ref]
Emilian Bukov
Soviet writer (1909-1984).
Born August 8th, 1909 in Kiliia.
Died October 17th, 1984 at 75 years old in Chișinău.
Orazio Rancati
Italian association football player (1940–2023).
Born March 9th, 1940 in Morbegno.
Died October 17th, 2023 at 83 years old [ref]
Konstantin Skryabin
Russian and soviet zoologist.
Born December 7th, 1878 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 17th, 1972 at 93 years old in Moscow.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson