November 17th
160 Notable deaths
Joachim Ringelnatz
German poet and artist.
Born August 7th, 1883 in Wurzen. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1939 at 56 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis). [ref]
Franz John
German businessman (1872-1952).
Born September 28th, 1872 in Pritzwalk.
Died November 17th, 1952 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Draga Olteanu Matei
Romanian actress.
Born October 24th, 1933 in Bucharest.
Died November 17th, 2020 at 87 years old in Iași. [ref]
Yıldız Kenter
Turkish stage and movie actress, theatre director (1928-2019).
Born October 11th, 1928 in Üsküdar.
Died November 17th, 2019 at 91 years old in American Hospital. [ref]
Raymond Pearl
American biogerontologist (1879-1940).
Born June 3rd, 1879 in Farmington.
Died November 17th, 1940 at 61 years old in Hershey.
Ante Trumbić
Croatian politician (1864-1938).
Born May 17th, 1864 in Split. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1938 at 74 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Walt Davis
American basketball player and athlete.
Born January 5th, 1931 in Beaumont.
Died November 17th, 2020 at 89 years old in Port Arthur. [ref]
Eugène Minkowski
French psychiatrist.
Born April 17th, 1885 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1972 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Oleg Gazenko
Soviet generals and scientist.
Born December 12th, 1918 in Stavropol Krai.
Died November 17th, 2007 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Cheng Kaijia
Chinese physicist (1918-2018).
Born August 3rd, 1918 in Suzhou.
Died November 17th, 2018 at 100 years old in Beijing (disease).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 160
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine