November 17th
216 Notable deaths
Alyque Padamsee
Indian actor.
Born March 5th, 1928 in Mumbai.
Died November 17th, 2018 at 90 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Rebecca Heineman
American video game programmer (1963–2025).
Born October 30th, 1963 in Whittier.
Died November 17th, 2025 at 62 years old in Rockwall. [ref]
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian composer (1887–1959).
Born March 5th, 1887 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 17th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Mervyn Peake
English author and illustrator (1911–1968).
Born July 9th, 1911 in Guling, Jiujiang.
Died November 17th, 1968 at 57 years old in Burcot (neurological disorder).
Immanuel Velikovsky
Russian, israeli and american author (1895–1979).
Born June 10th, 1895 in Vitebsk.
Died November 17th, 1979 at 84 years old in Princeton.
Todd Armstrong
American actor (1937-1992).
Born July 25th, 1937 in St. Louis.
Died November 17th, 1992 at 55 years old in Butte City.
Don Gibson
American country musician (1928–2003).
Born April 3rd, 1928 in Shelby.
Died November 17th, 2003 at 75 years old in Nashville.
Abba Eban
Israeli diplomat and politician (1915-2002).
Born February 2nd, 1915 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2002 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv.
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Duke of nassau (1839–1866), later grand duke of luxembourg (1890–1905).
Born July 24th, 1817 in Biebrich Palace.
Died November 17th, 1905 at 88 years old in Lenggries.
Fred Brooks
American computer scientist (1931–2022); author of the mythical man-month and 'no silver bullet' (1986), which distinguished essential from accidental complexity in software engineering.
Born April 19th, 1931 in Durham.
Died November 17th, 2022 at 91 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
Bangladeshi political leader (1880–1976).
Born December 12th, 1880 in Sirajganj District.
Died November 17th, 1976 at 95 years old in Dhaka. [ref]
Erskine Hamilton Childers
4th president of ireland (1905-1974).
Born December 11th, 1905 in London.
Died November 17th, 1974 at 68 years old in Dublin (cardiac arrest).
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid
United states navy admiral.
Born April 3rd, 1888 in Hanover.
Died November 17th, 1972 at 84 years old in Bethesda.
Alexander of Battenberg
Bulgarian ruler (1857–1893).
Born April 5th, 1857 in Verona.
Died November 17th, 1893 at 36 years old in Graz (peritonitis).
Victor Serge
Russian revolutionary and writer (1890-1947).
Born December 30th, 1890 in Brussels.
Died November 17th, 1947 at 56 years old in Mexico City.
Charlie Dominici
American musician (1951-2023).
Born June 16th, 1951 in Brooklyn.
Died November 17th, 2023 at 72 years old [ref]
John Glascock
British musician (1951–1979).
Born May 2nd, 1951 in London Borough of Islington.
Died November 17th, 1979 at 28 years old in London (congenital heart disease).
James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer (1894–1955).
Born February 1st, 1894 in New Brunswick.
Died November 17th, 1955 at 61 years old in New York City (stroke).
Alexandre Levy
Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor (1864–1892).
Born November 10th, 1864 in São Paulo.
Died November 17th, 1892 at 28 years old in São Paulo.
Yusef of Morocco
Sultan of morocco (1882-1927).
Born January 1st, 1882 in Meknes.
Died November 17th, 1927 at 45 years old in Fez.
Lilli Hornig
American czechoslovakian-born scientist.
Born March 22nd, 1921 in Ústí nad Labem. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2017 at 96 years old in Providence (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Charles Chesnutt
American novelist, short story writer, essayist, activist (1858–1932).
Born June 20th, 1858 in Cleveland.
Died November 17th, 1932 at 74 years old in Cleveland.
Dick O'Neill
American actor (1928-1998).
Born August 29th, 1928 in New York City.
Died November 17th, 1998 at 70 years old in Santa Monica.
Kay Johnson
American actress (1904–1975).
Born November 29th, 1904 in Mount Vernon.
Died November 17th, 1975 at 70 years old in Waterford.
Robert Hofstadter
American physicist and nobel laureate (1915-1990).
Born February 5th, 1915 in New York City.
Died November 17th, 1990 at 75 years old in Stanford.
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