December 17th
188 Notable deaths
Thomas Mitchell
American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962).
Born July 11th, 1892 in Elizabeth. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1962 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills (bone cancer). [ref]
Dorothy L. Sayers
English crime writer, playwright, essayist and christian writer (1893-1957).
Born June 13th, 1893 in Oxford. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1957 at 64 years old in Witham (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Otto Graham
American football player, coach, executive (1921-2003).
Born December 6th, 1921 in Waukegan. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2003 at 82 years old in Sarasota (aneurysm).
Dan O'Bannon
American film director, screenwriter, actor (1946-2009).
Born September 30th, 1946 in St. Louis.
Died December 17th, 2009 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (Crohn's disease). [ref]
Jeremy Bulloch
English actor (1945–2020).
Born February 16th, 1945 in Market Harborough.
Died December 17th, 2020 at 75 years old in Tooting (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Amin al-Hafez
3rd president of the syrian arab republic (1921–2009).
Born November 12th, 1921 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Aleppo. [ref]
Moses Gunn
American actor (1929–1993).
Born October 2nd, 1929 in St. Louis.
Died December 17th, 1993 at 64 years old in Guilford (asthma).
Grover Washington, Jr.
American jazz saxophonist (1943–1999).
Born December 12th, 1943 in Buffalo.
Died December 17th, 1999 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Cesária Évora
Cape verdean singer (1941-2011).
Born August 27th, 1941 in Mindelo. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mindelo (respiratory failure). [ref]
James McCaffrey
American actor.
Born March 27th, 1958 in Albany. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2023 at 65 years old in Larchmont (multiple myeloma). [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson