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October 17th
148 Notable deaths
Ellsworth Huntington
American geographer (1876-1947).
Born September 16th, 1876 in Galesburg.
Died October 17th, 1947 at 71 years old in New Haven.
John Stuart
Actor (1898-1979).
Born July 18th, 1898 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1979 at 81 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Avetik Isahakyan
Soviet poet (1875-1957).
Born October 29th, 1875 in Gyumri. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1957 at 81 years old in Yerevan.
May Ziadeh
Palestinian writer (1886-1941).
Born February 11th, 1886 in Nazareth. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1941 at 55 years old in Cairo.
Julius Kronberg
Swedish artist (1850-1921).
Born December 11th, 1850 in Karlskrona city community. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1921 at 70 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Andrew Gleason
American mathematician (1921-2008).
Born November 4th, 1921 in Fresno.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
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]
Toshinori Kondo
Japanese trumpeter, music producer (1948-2020).
Born December 15th, 1948 in Imabari.
Died October 17th, 2020 at 71 years old [ref]
Gertrude Mary Cox
American statistician (1900-1978).
Born January 13th, 1900 in Dayton.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 78 years old in Durham (leukemia).
Alfons Maria Jakob
German neurologist.
Born July 2nd, 1884 in Aschaffenburg.
Died October 17th, 1931 at 47 years old in Hamburg.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 148
That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson