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October 17th
148 Notable deaths
Marco Campos
Brazilian racing driver.
Born February 24th, 1976 in São Paulo.
Died October 17th, 1995 at 19 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Eva Heyman
Holocaust victim.
Born February 13th, 1931 in Oradea.
Died October 17th, 1944 at 13 years old in Auschwitz.
Andrew Schally
Polish-american endocrinologist (1926–2024).
Born November 30th, 1926 in Vilnius.
Died October 17th, 2024 at 97 years old in Miami Beach. [ref]
Manfred Gerlach
German jurist and politician (1928-2011).
Born May 8th, 1928 in Leipzig.
Died October 17th, 2011 at 83 years old in Berlin (disease). [ref]
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]
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).
Pavel Haas
Czech composer.
Born June 21st, 1899 in Brno. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1944 at 45 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]
Carlo Michelstaedter
Italian philosopher (1887-1910).
Born June 3rd, 1887 in Gorizia. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1910 at 23 years old in Gorizia (ballistic trauma). [ref]
John Halliday
1880–1947; american stage and screen actor.
Born September 14th, 1884 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1947 at 63 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Javier Suarez
Estudiante del sena.
Born April 7th, 1924 in Providencia. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2006 at 82 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 148
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene