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December 17th
176 Notable deaths
Jan Hendriks
Actor (1928-1991).
Born December 6th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died December 17th, 1991 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Grigory Neujmin
Russian astronomer.
Born January 3rd, 1886 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1946 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Arnaldo Mesa
Boxer (1967–2012).
Born December 6th, 1967 in Frank País.
Died December 17th, 2012 at 45 years old in Holguín (myocardial infarction).
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.
Yeleazar Meletinsky
Russian academic (1918-2005).
Born October 22nd, 1918 in Kharkiv.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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 (1926–2013).
Born September 24th, 1926 in Valencia.
Died December 17th, 2013 at 87 years old in Tortosa.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 176
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe