December 17th
170 Notable deaths
Nikolay Kasatkin
Russian painter (1859–1930).
Born December 13th, 1859 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1930 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink
Dutch cardinal (1900-1987).
Born July 5th, 1900 in Nijkerk. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1987 at 87 years old in Nieuwegein (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Traycho Kostov
Bulgarian politician (1897-1949).
Born June 17th, 1897 in Sofia.
Died December 17th, 1949 at 52 years old in Sofia (hanging).
Osamu Hayaishi
Japanese biochemist.
Born January 8th, 1920 in Stockton.
Died December 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in Kyoto.
Nicholas Chia
Singaporean roman catholic prelate (1938–2024).
Born April 8th, 1938 in Singapore.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 86 years old in Singapore.
Wu Yingyin
Chinese singer (1922–2009).
Born June 23rd, 1922 in Shanghai.
Died December 17th, 2009 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
José Pablo Feinmann
Argentine philosopher and writer.
Born March 29th, 1943 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 17th, 2021 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Victor Brecheret
Brazilian sculptor.
Born December 15th, 1894 in Farnese, Lazio. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1955 at 61 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Dieter Grau
Rocket scientist (1913-2014).
Born April 24th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died December 17th, 2014 at 101 years old in Huntsville.
Sam Raybould
English footballer (1875-1953).
Born June 11th, 1875 in Derbyshire.
Died December 17th, 1953 at 78 years old in Derbyshire.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 170
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