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November 17th
216 Notable deaths
Raimundo Rolón
President of paraguay (1903-1981).
Born March 14th, 1903 in Paraguarí.
Died November 17th, 1981 at 78 years old in Asunción.
Carlo Dossi
Italian writer, politician and diplomat (1849-1910).
Born March 17th, 1849 in Zenevredo.
Died November 17th, 1910 at 61 years old in Cardina.
Henning Munk Jensen
Danish footballer (1947–2023).
Born January 12th, 1947 in Tønder.
Died November 17th, 2023 at 76 years old [ref]
Andrejs Upīts
Latvian poet and writer (1877-1970).
Born December 4th, 1877 in Skrīveri. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1970 at 92 years old in Riga.
Vivian Rich
Actress (1893-1957).
Born May 26th, 1893 in Philadelphia.
Died November 17th, 1957 at 64 years old in Hollywood (traffic collision).
Johan August Brinell
Swedish metallurgist (1849–1925).
Born June 21st, 1849 in Bringetofta socken. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1925 at 76 years old in Stockholm City.
Bo Bergman
Swedish writer (1869-1967).
Born October 6th, 1869 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1967 at 98 years old in Oscar Parish.
Jan Novák
Czech composer and pianist (1921–1984).
Born April 8th, 1921 in Nová Říše. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1984 at 63 years old in Neu-Ulm. [ref]
Ennio de Concini
Italian film director (1923–2008).
Born December 9th, 1923 in Rome.
Died November 17th, 2008 at 84 years old in Rome (tuberculosis). [ref]
Mario Caserini
Italian film director (1874–1920).
Born February 26th, 1874 in Rome.
Died November 17th, 1920 at 46 years old in Rome.
Kōichi Shiozawa
Japanese admiral (1883–1943).
Born March 5th, 1883 in Kamiina district.
Died November 17th, 1943 at 60 years old in Tsukiji (pancreatitis).
Georgi Atanasov
Bulgarian composer (1882-1931).
Born May 6th, 1882 in Plovdiv.
Died November 17th, 1931 at 49 years old in Gardone Riviera.
Aurelio Mosquera
President of ecuador (1938 - 1939).
Born August 2nd, 1883 in Quito.
Died November 17th, 1939 at 56 years old in Quito.
Josaphat Kotsylovsky
Ukrainian greek catholic bishop and martyr (1876–1947).
Born March 3rd, 1876 in Pakoszówka.
Died November 17th, 1947 at 71 years old in Kyiv (lung disease).
Charles Rappoport
French writer (1865-1941).
Born June 14th, 1865 in Lithuania.
Died November 17th, 1941 at 76 years old in Cahors.
Christine Laszar
German actress.
Born December 19th, 1931 in Szczytno.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Hugo Villaverde
Argentine footballer (1954–2024).
Born January 27th, 1954 in Santa Fe.
Died November 17th, 2024 at 70 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Manolo Hugué
Catalan sculptor (1872-1945).
Born April 29th, 1872 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1945 at 73 years old in Caldes de Montbui (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ursula Herking
German film actress (1912–1974).
Born January 28th, 1912 in Dessau.
Died November 17th, 1974 at 62 years old in Munich.
Eduard Bornhöhe
Estonian writer (1862-1923).
Born February 17th, 1862 in Lääne-Viru County.
Died November 17th, 1923 at 61 years old in Tallinn.
Avishai Dekel
Israeli astrophysicist.
Born January 13th, 1951 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2025 at 74 years old in Ramat Gan. [ref]
Johannes Paulus Lotsy
Dutch botanist (1867–1931).
Born April 11th, 1867 in Dordrecht.
Died November 17th, 1931 at 64 years old in Voorburg.
Alexander Imeretinsky
Russian governor-general of warsaw (1837-1900).
Born December 24th, 1837 in Moscow. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1900 at 62 years old in Warsaw.
Aleksandr Salnikov
Basketball player (1949-2017).
Born July 3rd, 1949 in Sevastopol.
Died November 17th, 2017 at 68 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Francisco de Lersundi y Hormaechea
Spanish politician (1817-1874).
Born January 28th, 1817 in Valencia.
Died November 17th, 1874 at 57 years old in Bayonne.
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