December 17th
170 Notable deaths
Xhafer Bej Ypi
Prime minister of albania (1880-1940).
Born January 12th, 1880 in Starje.
Died December 17th, 1940 at 60 years old in Starje.
Harold E. Robinson
American botanist and entomologist (1932–2020).
Born May 22nd, 1932 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2020 at 88 years old [ref]
Mustafa Ertan
Turkish footballer (1926-2005).
Born April 21st, 1926 in Ankara.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 79 years old in Bursa.
Aigars Fadejevs
Latvian athletics competitor (1975–2024).
Born December 27th, 1975 in Valka.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 48 years old [ref]
Rafael Barrett
Spanish author.
Born January 7th, 1876 in Torrelavega. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1910 at 34 years old in Arcachon (tuberculosis). [ref]
Ricardo María Carles Gordó
Catholic cardinal.
Born September 24th, 1926 in Valencia.
Died December 17th, 2013 at 87 years old in Tortosa.
Carl Shy
Basketball player.
Born September 13th, 1908 in Los Angeles.
Died December 17th, 1991 at 83 years old in Orange County.
Oleh Lysheha
Ukrainian poet, playwright, translator.
Born October 30th, 1949 in Tysmenytsia.
Died December 17th, 2014 at 65 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
William Foster
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born July 10th, 1890 in Haslingden. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1963 at 73 years old in Fylde. [ref]
Antonina Khudyakova
Wwii pilot and heroine of the soviet union.
Born June 20th, 1917 in Sloboda, Karachevsky District.
Died December 17th, 1998 at 81 years old in Oleksandriia.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine