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November 17th
160 Notable deaths
Cora Witherspoon
Actress (1890-1957).
Born January 5th, 1890 in New Orleans.
Died November 17th, 1957 at 67 years old in Las Cruces.
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]
Eileen Agar
British-argentinian painter, photographer (1899–1991).
Born December 1st, 1899 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1991 at 91 years old in London. [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).
Emil Racoviță
Romanian polar explorer (1868-1947).
Born November 15th, 1868 in Iași. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1947 at 79 years old in Cluj-Napoca.
John Bowers
American stage and silent film actor.
Born December 25th, 1885 in Indiana. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1936 at 50 years old in Santa Monica (drowning). [ref]
Adnan Pachachi
Iraqi politician and statesman (1923–2019).
Born May 14th, 1923 in Baghdad.
Died November 17th, 2019 at 96 years old in Abu Dhabi. [ref]
Archie MacLaren
Cricket player of england. (1871-1944).
Born December 1st, 1871 in Manchester.
Died November 17th, 1944 at 72 years old in Bracknell.
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]
Adrian Quist
Australian tennis player.
Born August 4th, 1913 in Medindie.
Died November 17th, 1991 at 78 years old in Sydney.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 160
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy