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October 17th
142 Notable deaths
Levi Stubbs
American singer, actor (1936-2008).
Born June 6th, 1936 in Detroit.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 72 years old in Detroit (cancer). [ref]
Bill Macy
American actor (1922-2019).
Born May 18th, 1922 in Revere.
Died October 17th, 2019 at 97 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Janice Rule
American actress (1931-2003).
Born August 15th, 1931 in Norwood. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2003 at 72 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Spanish scientist (1852-1934).
Born May 1st, 1852 in Petilla de Aragón. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1934 at 82 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Howard Kendall
English footballer and manager (1946-2015).
Died October 17th, 2015 at 69 years old in Southport. [ref]
Danielle Darrieux
French actress and singer.
Born May 1st, 1917 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2017 at 100 years old in Bois-le-Roi (fall). [ref]
Karl Kautsky
Czech-austrian philosopher, journalist, and marxist theoretician (1854-1938).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1938 at 84 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Florence Scovel Shinn
American writer, artist and book illustrator.
Born September 24th, 1871 in Camden. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1940 at 69 years old [ref]
Teresa Brewer
American pop singer (1931-2007).
Born May 7th, 1931 in Toledo. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2007 at 76 years old in New Rochelle (progressive supranuclear palsy). [ref]
Ruby Dandridge
American actress (1900-1987).
Born March 3rd, 1900 in Wichita.
Died October 17th, 1987 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer