October 17th
167 Notable deaths
Elisabeth Beskow
Swedish writer (1870-1928).
Born November 19th, 1870 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen.
Died October 17th, 1928 at 57 years old in Åre church parish.
August Adler
Czech astronomist, surveyor and mathematician.
Born January 24th, 1863 in Opava.
Died October 17th, 1923 at 60 years old in Vienna.
László Szabados
Swimmer (1911-1992).
Born April 11th, 1911 in Subotica.
Died October 17th, 1997 at 86 years old
Maurice Grammont
French linguist.
Born April 15th, 1866 in Damprichard. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1946 at 80 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Zenon Przesmycki
Polish poet, translator and art critic of the literary period of młoda polska.
Born December 22nd, 1861 in Radzyń Podlaski. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1944 at 82 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Peder Møller
Gymnast.
Born February 28th, 1897 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1984 at 87 years old [ref]
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.
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King