November 17th
171 Notable deaths
Bal Thackeray
Indian politician (1926-2012).
Born January 23rd, 1926 in Pune.
Died November 17th, 2012 at 86 years old in Mumbai (cardiovascular disease).
Young Dolph
American rapper (1985–2021).
Born March 5th, 1985 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2021 at 36 years old in Memphis (gunshot wound). [ref]
Ferenc Puskás
Hungarian association football player (1927–2006).
Born April 1st, 1927 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2006 at 79 years old in Budapest (pneumonia). [ref]
John Allen Chau
American missionary (1991–2018).
Born December 18th, 1991 in Scottsboro. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2018 at 26 years old in North Sentinel Island. [ref]
Esther Rolle
Actress (1920-1998).
Born November 8th, 1920 in Pompano Beach. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1998 at 78 years old in Los Angeles, Culver City (diabetes). [ref]
Lala Lajpat Rai
Indian author and politician (1865-1928).
Born January 28th, 1865 in Dhudike.
Died November 17th, 1928 at 63 years old in Lahore (blunt trauma).
Audre Lorde
American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992).
Born February 18th, 1934 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1992 at 58 years old in Saint Croix (liver cancer, breast cancer). [ref]
Salvatore Riina
Sicilian mafia boss (1930–2017).
Born November 16th, 1930 in Corleone.
Died November 17th, 2017 at 87 years old in Parma (renal cell carcinoma). [ref]
Doris Lessing
British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer.
Born October 22nd, 1919 in Kermanshah. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2013 at 94 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Eric Gill
English sculptor, typeface designer, and printmaker (1882–1940).
Born February 22nd, 1882 in Brighton.
Died November 17th, 1940 at 58 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon (lung cancer).
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Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi