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December 17th
188 Notable deaths
Yuly Aykhenvald
Russian literary critic (1872–1928).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Balta.
Died December 17th, 1928 at 56 years old in Berlin (tram accident).
Peter Barrett
American sailor.
Born February 20th, 1935 in Madison.
Died December 17th, 2000 at 65 years old in Madison.
Andrey Shcharbakow
Footballer (1991–2018).
Born January 31st, 1991 in Vitebsk.
Died December 17th, 2018 at 27 years old in Talačyn District (traffic collision). [ref]
Arnaldo Mesa
Boxer (1967–2012).
Born December 6th, 1967 in Frank País.
Died December 17th, 2012 at 45 years old in Holguín (myocardial infarction).
Janek Wiśniewski
Polish writer (1952-1970).
Born August 3rd, 1952 in Zielona Góra.
Died December 17th, 1970 at 18 years old in Gdańsk.
Yeleazar Meletinsky
Russian academic (1918-2005).
Born October 22nd, 1918 in Kharkiv.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mustafa Ertan
Turkish footballer (1926-2005).
Born April 21st, 1926 in Ankara.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 79 years old in Bursa.
Johannes Hendrik Kramers
Dutch scholar of islamic studies (1891–1951).
Born February 26th, 1891 in Rotterdam.
Died December 17th, 1951 at 60 years old in Oegstgeest.
Ricardo María Carles Gordó
Catholic cardinal (1926–2013).
Born September 24th, 1926 in Valencia.
Died December 17th, 2013 at 87 years old in Tortosa.
Manuel Muñoz
Chilean footballer.
Born April 28th, 1928 in Tocopilla.
Died December 17th, 2022 at 94 years old in Arica. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 188
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner