October 17th
217 Notable deaths
Theodor Lipps
German philosopher (1851-1914).
Born July 28th, 1851 in Wallhalben.
Died October 17th, 1914 at 63 years old in Munich. [ref]
Pavel Haas
Czech composer (1899–1944).
Born June 21st, 1899 in Brno. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1944 at 45 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]
Bernt Balchen
Aviation pioneer and united states army officer (1899-1973).
Born October 23rd, 1899 in Tveit.
Died October 17th, 1973 at 73 years old in Mount Kisco (bone cancer).
Carlo Michelstaedter
Italian philosopher (1887-1910).
Born June 3rd, 1887 in Gorizia.
Died October 17th, 1910 at 23 years old in Gorizia (gunshot wound).
John Halliday
American stage and screen actor (1880-1947).
Born September 14th, 1884 in Brooklyn.
Died October 17th, 1947 at 63 years old in Honolulu.
Eva Heyman
Holocaust victim.
Born February 13th, 1931 in Oradea.
Died October 17th, 1944 at 13 years old in Auschwitz.
Daniel Emilfork
Actor (1924–2006).
Born April 7th, 1924 in Providencia.
Died October 17th, 2006 at 82 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Giuseppe Sergi
Italian anthropologist (1841-1936).
Born March 20th, 1841 in Messina.
Died October 17th, 1936 at 95 years old in Rome.
Marco Campos
Brazilian racing driver (1976–1995).
Born February 24th, 1976 in São Paulo.
Died October 17th, 1995 at 19 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Kōji Tsujitani
Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and director of audiography.
Born April 26th, 1962 in Kodaira.
Died October 17th, 2018 at 56 years old in Tokyo (stroke). [ref]
John Stuart
Scottish actor (1898–1979).
Born July 18th, 1898 in Edinburgh.
Died October 17th, 1979 at 81 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Jan Syrový
Czechoslovak legioneer, minister of national defence and army general (1888-1970).
Born January 24th, 1888 in Třebíč. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1970 at 82 years old in Prague. [ref]
Youssef Wahbi
Egyptian film director and actor (1898–1982).
Born July 14th, 1898 in Faiyum.
Died October 17th, 1982 at 84 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Ellsworth Huntington
American geographer (1876-1947).
Born September 16th, 1876 in Galesburg.
Died October 17th, 1947 at 71 years old in New Haven.
Radaslaŭ Astroŭski
Belarusian politician.
Born October 25th, 1887 in Zapollie.
Died October 17th, 1976 at 88 years old in Benton Harbor.
Andrew Gleason
American mathematician (1921-2008).
Born November 4th, 1921 in Fresno.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Alfons Maria Jakob
German neurologist (1884–1931).
Born July 2nd, 1884 in Aschaffenburg.
Died October 17th, 1931 at 47 years old in Hamburg.
Julius Kronberg
Swedish artist (1850-1921).
Born December 11th, 1850 in Mönsterås. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1921 at 70 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Sarojini Varadappan
Indian activist (1921-2013).
Born November 21st, 1921 in Chennai.
Died October 17th, 2013 at 91 years old in Chennai.
Avetik Isahakyan
Soviet armenian poet (1875-1957).
Born October 30th, 1875 in Gyumri.
Died October 17th, 1957 at 81 years old in Yerevan.
Albert Cohen
Swiss writer (1895-1981).
Born August 16th, 1895 in Corfu.
Died October 17th, 1981 at 86 years old in Geneva (pneumonia).
Uzi Hitman
Israeli musician.
Born June 9th, 1952 in Giv'at Shmuel.
Died October 17th, 2004 at 52 years old in Ramat Gan (myocardial infarction).
Gertrude Mary Cox
American statistician (1900-1978).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Dayton.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 72 years old in Durham (leukemia).
Toshinori Kondo
Japanese trumpeter, music producer (1948-2020).
Born December 15th, 1948 in Imabari.
Died October 17th, 2020 at 71 years old [ref]
Wu Han
Chinese politician (1909-1969).
Born August 11th, 1909 in Zhejiang.
Died October 17th, 1969 at 60 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 217
Death makes equal the high and low. John Heywood