November 17th
164 Notable deaths
Victor Serge
Russian revolutionary and writer (1890-1947).
Born December 30th, 1890 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1947 at 56 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
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.
Kay Johnson
American actress (1904–1975).
Born November 29th, 1904 in Mount Vernon.
Died November 17th, 1975 at 70 years old in Waterford.
Yusef of Morocco
Sultan of morocco (1882-1927).
Born January 1st, 1882 in Meknes.
Died November 17th, 1927 at 45 years old in Fez.
Charlie Dominici
American musician (1951-2023).
Born June 16th, 1951 in Brooklyn.
Died November 17th, 2023 at 72 years old [ref]
Syd Field
American screenwriting guru (1935-2013).
Born December 19th, 1935 in Hollywood.
Died November 17th, 2013 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (hemolytic anemia). [ref]
Theuns Jordaan
South african singer.
Born January 10th, 1971 in Venterstad.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 50 years old (leukemia). [ref]
Arthur Conley
American soul singer.
Born January 4th, 1946 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2003 at 57 years old (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Michael Karoli
German musician (1948-2001).
Born April 29th, 1948 in Essen. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2001 at 53 years old in Essen (cancer).
Adolph Joffe
Soviet diplomat (1883-1927).
Born October 22nd, 1883 in Simferopol.
Died November 17th, 1927 at 44 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 164
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen