November 17th
171 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]
Patrick Suppes
Philosopher from united states of america.
Born March 17th, 1922 in Tulsa.
Died November 17th, 2014 at 92 years old in Stanford.
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]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks