December 17th
182 Notable deaths
Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born January 26th, 1891 in Königsberg.
Died December 17th, 1978 at 87 years old in Rheinbach.
Traycho Kostov
Bulgarian politician (1897-1949).
Born June 17th, 1897 in Sofia.
Died December 17th, 1949 at 52 years old in Sofia (hanging).
Heinz Brücher
German ss officer and botanist (1915-1991).
Born January 14th, 1915 in Darmstadt.
Died December 17th, 1991 at 76 years old in Ugarteche.
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]
Wu Yingyin
Chinese singer (1922–2009).
Born June 23rd, 1922 in Shanghai.
Died December 17th, 2009 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Osamu Hayaishi
Japanese biochemist (1920–2015).
Born January 8th, 1920 in Stockton.
Died December 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in Kyoto. [ref]
Sam Raybould
English footballer (1875-1953).
Born June 11th, 1875 in Derbyshire.
Died December 17th, 1953 at 78 years old in Derbyshire.
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]
Dieter Grau
Rocket scientist (1913-2014).
Born April 24th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died December 17th, 2014 at 101 years old in Huntsville.
Victor Brecheret
Brazilian sculptor (1894–1955).
Born December 15th, 1894 in Farnese.
Died December 17th, 1955 at 61 years old in São Paulo.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare