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November 17th
156 Notable deaths
Eric Gill
English sculptor, typeface designer, and printmaker (1882-1940).
Born February 22nd, 1882 in Brighton. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1940 at 58 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon (lung cancer). [ref]
Helmuth Weidling
Wehrmacht general.
Born November 2nd, 1891 in Halberstadt.
Died November 17th, 1955 at 64 years old in Vladimir Central Prison (heart failure).
Gladys Cooper
British actress (1888-1971).
Born December 18th, 1888 in Hither Green. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1971 at 82 years old in Henley-on-Thames (pneumonia). [ref]
Mirra Alfassa
Spiritual guru and collaborator of sri aurobindo.
Born February 21st, 1878 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1973 at 95 years old in Pondicherry.
Earle Hyman
American actor (1926-2017).
Born October 11th, 1926 in Rocky Mount. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2017 at 91 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (stomach cancer). [ref]
Art LaFleur
American actor.
Born September 9th, 1943 in Gary.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 78 years old in North Hollywood (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Jimmy Ruffin
American singer (1936–2014).
Born May 7th, 1939 in Collinsville. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2014 at 75 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Ernst Udet
German flying ace (1896–1941).
Born April 26th, 1896 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died November 17th, 1941 at 45 years old in Berlin (shot to the head). [ref]
Herman Hollerith
American statistician and inventor.
Died November 17th, 1929 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006).
Born January 12th, 1928 in Portsmouth. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2006 at 78 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan