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November 17th
160 Notable deaths
Jimmie Durham
American artist (1940-2021).
Born July 10th, 1940 in Houston. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand duke of mecklenburg-schwerin (1882-1945).
Born April 9th, 1882 in Palermo.
Died November 17th, 1945 at 63 years old in Flensburg.
Whitney Smith
Founder of vexillology, the study of flags.
Born February 26th, 1940 in Arlington.
Died November 17th, 2016 at 76 years old in Peabody.
Melville Cooper
Actor.
Born October 15th, 1896 in Birmingham, Aston.
Died November 17th, 1973 at 77 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Ruth Donnelly
Actress (1896-1982).
Born May 17th, 1896 in Trenton.
Died November 17th, 1982 at 86 years old in New York City.
Efim Geller
Soviet chess player.
Born March 8th, 1925 in Odesa.
Died November 17th, 1998 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Austrian-american singer.
Born June 15th, 1861 in Libeň. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1936 at 75 years old in Hollywood (leukemia). [ref]
Louis Néel
French physicist (1904-2000).
Born November 22nd, 1904 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2000 at 95 years old in Brive-la-Gaillarde. [ref]
Oerip Soemohardjo
Indonesian general (1893–1948).
Born February 22nd, 1893 in Purworejo.
Died November 17th, 1948 at 55 years old in Yogyakarta.
Rikard Wolff
Swedish actor.
Born April 8th, 1958 in Farsta.
Died November 17th, 2017 at 59 years old in Stockholm (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
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