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November 17th
166 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]
Cora Witherspoon
Actress (1890-1957).
Born January 5th, 1890 in New Orleans.
Died November 17th, 1957 at 67 years old in Las Cruces.
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]
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ
Turkish sumerologist (1914–2024).
Born June 20th, 1914 in Bursa. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2024 at 110 years old in Mersin Province. [ref]
Louis Néel
French physicist (1904-2000).
Born November 22nd, 1904 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died November 17th, 2000 at 95 years old in Brive-la-Gaillarde.
Max von Oppenheim
German historian (1860-1946).
Born July 15th, 1860 in Cologne. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1946 at 86 years old in Landshut (pneumonia). [ref]
Oerip Soemohardjo
Indonesian general (1893–1948).
Born February 22nd, 1893 in Purworejo.
Died November 17th, 1948 at 55 years old in Yogyakarta.
Eileen Agar
British-argentinian painter, photographer (1899–1991).
Born December 1st, 1899 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 17th, 1991 at 91 years old in London.
Rikard Wolff
Swedish actor.
Born April 8th, 1958 in Farsta.
Died November 17th, 2017 at 59 years old in Stockholm (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Marek Perepeczko
Polish actor (1942-2005).
Born April 3rd, 1942 in Warsaw.
Died November 17th, 2005 at 63 years old in Częstochowa (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 166
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht