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December 17th
170 Notable deaths
Mikhail Umansky
Russian chess player (1952-2010).
Born January 21st, 1952 in Stavropol.
Died December 17th, 2010 at 58 years old in Augsburg. [ref]
Sjef van Run
Dutch footballer (1904-1973).
Born January 12th, 1904 in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Died December 17th, 1973 at 69 years old in Eindhoven.
Manuel Muñoz
Chilean footballer.
Born April 28th, 1928 in Tocopilla.
Died December 17th, 2022 at 94 years old in Arica. [ref]
Aleksandr Kastalsky
Russian composer and folklorist (1856-1926).
Born November 28th, 1856 in Moscow.
Died December 17th, 1926 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Tommaso Lequio di Assaba
Equestrian.
Born October 21st, 1893 in Cuneo.
Died December 17th, 1965 at 72 years old in Rome.
Ignaz Puschnik
Austrian footballer (1934-2020).
Born February 5th, 1934 in Vienna.
Died December 17th, 2020 at 86 years old
Ahmet Berman
Turkish footballer.
Born January 1st, 1932 in Fatih.
Died December 17th, 1980 at 48 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Aleksandr Volodin
Russian screenwriter and author.
Born February 10th, 1919 in Minsk.
Died December 17th, 2001 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Nikola Padevsky
Bulgarian chess player.
Born May 29th, 1933 in Plovdiv.
Died December 17th, 2023 at 90 years old [ref]
Paul Sauvage
French footballer (1939-2019).
Born March 17th, 1939 in La Souterraine. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2019 at 80 years old in Bordeaux. [ref]
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