November 17th
166 Notable deaths
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]
Harrison A. Williams
American politician (1919-2001).
Born December 10th, 1919 in Plainfield.
Died November 17th, 2001 at 81 years old in Denville.
Detlev Bronk
Scientist.
Born August 13th, 1897 in New York City.
Died November 17th, 1975 at 78 years old in New York City.
Clive Brook
British actor (1887-1974).
Born June 1st, 1887 in London. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1974 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Yutaka Taniyama
Japanese mathematician (1927–1958).
Born November 12th, 1927 in Kisai.
Died November 17th, 1958 at 31 years old in Tokyo.
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.
Melville Cooper
British actor (1896–1973).
Born October 15th, 1896 in Aston, Birmingham.
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.
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.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius