November 17th
159 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 football player and businessman (1872-1952).
Born September 28th, 1872 in Pritzwalk.
Died November 17th, 1952 at 80 years old in Berlin.
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).
Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault
French psychiatrist.
Born July 2nd, 1872 in Bourges. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1934 at 62 years old in Malakoff (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 159
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine