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December 17th
182 Notable deaths
Nikola Padevsky
Bulgarian chess player.
Born May 29th, 1933 in Plovdiv.
Died December 17th, 2023 at 90 years old [ref]
Oleh Lysheha
Ukrainian poet, playwright, translator (1949–2014).
Born October 30th, 1949 in Tysmenytsia.
Died December 17th, 2014 at 65 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Mikhail Umansky
Russian chess player (1952-2010).
Born January 21st, 1952 in Stavropol.
Died December 17th, 2010 at 58 years old in Augsburg. [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.
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]
Sjef van Run
Dutch footballer (1904-1973).
Born January 12th, 1904.
Died December 17th, 1973 at 69 years old in Eindhoven.
Aleksandr Kastalsky
Russian composer and folklorist (1856-1926).
Born November 28th, 1856 in Moscow.
Died December 17th, 1926 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Giovanni Sacco
Italian footballer (1943–2020).
Born September 25th, 1943 in San Damiano d'Asti.
Died December 17th, 2020 at 77 years old in Asti (COVID-19). [ref]
Aleksandr Volodin
Russian screenwriter and author.
Born February 10th, 1919 in Minsk.
Died December 17th, 2001 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Johannes Kaiser
German sprinter (1936-1996).
Born February 27th, 1936 in Jüngersdorf.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 60 years old in Zürich.
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