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November 17th
166 Notable deaths
Tadeusz Banachiewicz
Polish astronomer, mathematician and geodesist.
Born February 13th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died November 17th, 1954 at 72 years old in Kraków.
Lu Yao
Chinese writer (1949-1992).
Born December 3rd, 1949 in Qingjian County.
Died November 17th, 1992 at 42 years old in Xi'an (cancer).
Roman Viktiuk
Russian, ukrainian, and soviet theatre director and actor (1936–2020).
Born October 28th, 1936 in Lviv.
Died November 17th, 2020 at 84 years old in Bakhrushin Brothers City Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Edward Simmons
American artist (1852 - 1931).
Born October 27th, 1852 in Concord.
Died November 17th, 1931 at 79 years old in Baltimore.
Azio Corghi
Italian composer.
Born March 9th, 1937 in Cirié.
Died November 17th, 2022 at 85 years old in Guidizzolo. [ref]
Mikael Ljungberg
Swedish amateur wrestler.
Born July 13th, 1970 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2004 at 34 years old in Mölndal (hanging). [ref]
Jan van Beers
Belgian painter and illustrator.
Born March 27th, 1852 in Lier. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1927 at 75 years old in Loiret. [ref]
Robert H. Hewsen
American academic.
Born May 20th, 1934 in New York City.
Died November 17th, 2018 at 84 years old in Fresno.
Ilija Pantelić
Football goalkeeper from serbia (1942-2014).
Born August 2nd, 1942 in Kozica.
Died November 17th, 2014 at 72 years old in Novi Sad.
Margaret Yorke
British writer (1924-2012).
Born January 30th, 1924 in Surrey. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2012 at 88 years old in Long Crendon. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 166
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