October 17th
179 Notable deaths
Theodor Lipps
German philosopher (1851-1914).
Born July 28th, 1851 in Wallhalben. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1914 at 63 years old in Munich. [ref]
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]
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. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1910 at 23 years old in Gorizia (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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.
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]
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
Actor (1898-1979).
Born July 18th, 1898 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1979 at 81 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 179
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran