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November 17th
171 Notable deaths
Josaphat Kotsylovsky
Ukrainian greek catholic bishop and martyr (1876–1947).
Born March 3rd, 1876 in Pakoszówka.
Died November 17th, 1947 at 71 years old in Kyiv (lung disease).
Charles Rappoport
French writer (1865-1941).
Born June 14th, 1865 in Lithuania. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1941 at 76 years old in Cahors. [ref]
Christine Laszar
German actress.
Born December 19th, 1931 in Szczytno.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Hugo Villaverde
Argentine footballer (1954–2024).
Born January 27th, 1954 in Santa Fe.
Died November 17th, 2024 at 70 years old [ref]
Manolo
Catalan sculptor (1872-1945).
Born April 29th, 1872 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1945 at 73 years old in Caldes de Montbui. [ref]
Ursula Herking
German film actress (1912–1974).
Born January 28th, 1912 in Dessau.
Died November 17th, 1974 at 62 years old in Munich.
Eduard Bornhöhe
Estonian writer (1862-1923).
Born February 17th, 1862 in Lääne-Viru County.
Died November 17th, 1923 at 61 years old in Tallinn.
Avishai Dekel
Israeli astrophysicist.
Born January 13th, 1951 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2025 at 74 years old in Ramat Gan. [ref]
Johannes Paulus Lotsy
Dutch botanist (1867-1931).
Born April 11th, 1867 in Dordrecht.
Died November 17th, 1931 at 64 years old in Voorburg.
Aleksandr Salnikov
Basketball player (1949-2017).
Born July 3rd, 1949 in Sevastopol.
Died November 17th, 2017 at 68 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 171
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi