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December 17th
170 Notable deaths
Joseph Harvey Riley
American ornithologist (1873-1941).
Born September 19th, 1873 in Falls Church.
Died December 17th, 1941 at 68 years old
Johannes Kaiser
German sprinter (1936-1996).
Born February 27th, 1936 in Jüngersdorf.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 60 years old in Zürich.
Eric Defoort
Belgian politician (1943-2016).
Born June 27th, 1943 in Ypres.
Died December 17th, 2016 at 73 years old in East Flanders (cancer). [ref]
Karl Kainberger
Association footballer (1912-1997).
Born December 1st, 1912 in Salzburg.
Died December 17th, 1997 at 85 years old in Salzburg.
Charles Winckler
Danish shot putter.
Born April 9th, 1867 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 17th, 1932 at 65 years old in Frederiksberg.
Oswald Turnbull
British tennis player.
Born December 20th, 1890 in Highgate.
Died December 17th, 1970 at 79 years old in Whitby.
William Knecht
American rower.
Born March 10th, 1930 in Camden.
Died December 17th, 1992 at 62 years old in Cheltenham Township.
Boris Tokarev
Athletics competitor.
Born May 16th, 1927 in Nevinnomyssk.
Died December 17th, 2002 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Paul Meister
Fencer (1926-2018).
Born January 20th, 1926 in Basel.
Died December 17th, 2018 at 92 years old [ref]
Guillermo Ortiz Camargo
Mexican footballer (1939-2009).
Born June 25th, 1939 in Mexico City.
Died December 17th, 2009 at 70 years old in Mexico City (laryngeal cancer).
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