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December 17th
170 Notable deaths
Stanko Todorov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1920-1996).
Born December 10th, 1920 in Klenovik.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Robert Jonquet
French association football player and manager (1925-2008).
Born May 3rd, 1925 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 17th, 2008 at 83 years old in Reims. [ref]
Nélida Piñon
Brazilian writer.
Born May 3rd, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2022 at 85 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Martha Mödl
German opera singer.
Born March 22nd, 1912 in Nuremberg. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2001 at 89 years old in Stuttgart (disease). [ref]
Urmas Sisask
Estonian composer (1960-2022).
Born September 9th, 1960 in Rapla.
Died December 17th, 2022 at 62 years old [ref]
Beatriz Sarlo
Argentine writer (1942–2024).
Born March 29th, 1942 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 82 years old in Sanatorio Otamendi y Miroli (stroke). [ref]
Otto Sackur
German chemist.
Born December 28th, 1880 in Wrocław.
Died December 17th, 1914 at 33 years old in Berlin.
John Hamilton Roberts
Canadian general (1895-1962).
Born December 21st, 1895 in Pipestone.
Died December 17th, 1962 at 66 years old in Channel Islands.
Li Han-hsiang
Chinese film director.
Born March 7th, 1926 in Lianshan District.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 70 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction).
Hal Pereira
American director (1905-1983).
Born April 29th, 1905 in Chicago.
Died December 17th, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 170
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson