October 17th
179 Notable deaths
Turk Broda
Ice hockey player (1914-1972).
Born May 15th, 1914 in Brandon.
Died October 17th, 1972 at 58 years old in Toronto.
Muhammad Yamin
Indonesian historian, poet, playwright and politician.
Born August 24th, 1903 in Sawahlunto.
Died October 17th, 1962 at 59 years old in Jakarta.
María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias
Spanish princess and spanish infanta (1880–1904).
Born September 11th, 1880 in Madrid.
Died October 17th, 1904 at 24 years old in Madrid (puerperal disorders).
Wieland Wagner
German opera director (1917–1966).
Born January 5th, 1917 in Bayreuth. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1966 at 49 years old in Munich (lung cancer). [ref]
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]
Stanford R. Ovshinsky
Prolific american inventor and scientist (1922–2012).
Born November 24th, 1922 in Akron.
Died October 17th, 2012 at 89 years old in Bloomfield Hills (prostate cancer). [ref]
Lucy Bacon
American artist (1857-1932).
Born July 30th, 1857 in Pitcairn.
Died October 17th, 1932 at 75 years old in San Francisco.
May Ziadeh
Lebanese-palestinian writer (1886-1941).
Born February 11th, 1886 in Palestine, Nazareth.
Died October 17th, 1941 at 55 years old in Cairo.
Hakim Said
Pakistani medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and governor of sindh province (1920–1998).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Delhi.
Died October 17th, 1998 at 78 years old in Karachi.
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]
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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce