November 17th
160 Notable deaths
Lon Nol
Cambodian field marshal (1913-1985).
Born November 13th, 1913 in Prey Veng Province.
Died November 17th, 1985 at 72 years old in Fullerton (heart failure).
Alyque Padamsee
Indian actor.
Born March 5th, 1928 in Mumbai.
Died November 17th, 2018 at 90 years old in Mumbai.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian composer.
Born March 5th, 1887 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Immanuel Velikovsky
Russian, israeli and american author, known for his fringe catastrophist theories, widely considered as pseudoscientific by mainstream scholars.
Born June 10th, 1895 in Vitebsk.
Died November 17th, 1979 at 84 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Mervyn Peake
English author and illustrator.
Born July 9th, 1911 in Lianxi District. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1968 at 57 years old in Burcot (neurological disorder).
Don Gibson
American songwriter and country musician (1928-2003).
Born April 3rd, 1928 in Shelby. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2003 at 75 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Todd Armstrong
American actor (1937-1992).
Born July 25th, 1937 in St. Louis.
Died November 17th, 1992 at 55 years old in Butte City.
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. [ref]
Fred Brooks
American computer scientist (1931-2022).
Born April 19th, 1931 in Durham.
Died November 17th, 2022 at 91 years old [ref]
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid
United states navy admiral.
Born April 3rd, 1888 in Hanover.
Died November 17th, 1972 at 84 years old in Bethesda.
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy