December 17th
175 Notable deaths
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.
Heinz Brücher
Ss officer and botanist (1915-1991).
Born January 14th, 1915 in Darmstadt.
Died December 17th, 1991 at 76 years old in Mendoza (murder).
Karin Balzer
East german hurdler.
Born June 5th, 1938 in Magdeburg.
Died December 17th, 2019 at 81 years old in Chemnitz. [ref]
Paolo Dezza
Catholic cardinal (1901–1999).
Born December 13th, 1901 in Parma.
Died December 17th, 1999 at 98 years old in Rome.
Elvira Notari
Italian film director.
Born February 10th, 1875 in Salerno.
Died December 17th, 1946 at 71 years old in Cava de' Tirreni.
Pelle Svensson
Swedish wrestler and lawyer.
Born February 6th, 1943 in Sollefteå.
Died December 17th, 2020 at 77 years old in Sundsvall. [ref]
Clemens von Delbrück
German politician (1856-1921).
Born January 19th, 1856 in Halle (Saale).
Died December 17th, 1921 at 65 years old in Jena.
Felipe Molas López
Paraguayan politician (1901-1954).
Died December 17th, 1954 at 53 years old in Asunción.
Michel Leblond
French footballer (1932-2009).
Died December 17th, 2009 at 77 years old in Reims. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 175
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine