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December 17th
175 Notable deaths
Thomas Mitchell
American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962).
Born July 11th, 1892 in Elizabeth. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1962 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills (bone cancer). [ref]
Jeremy Bulloch
English actor.
Born February 16th, 1945 in Market Harborough.
Died December 17th, 2020 at 75 years old in Tooting (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Otto Graham
American football player, coach, executive (1921-2003).
Born December 6th, 1921 in Waukegan. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2003 at 82 years old in Sarasota (aneurysm).
Dorothy L. Sayers
English crime writer, playwright, essayist and christian writer (1893-1957).
Born June 13th, 1893 in Oxford. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1957 at 64 years old in Witham (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Amin al-Hafez
3rd president of the syrian arab republic (1921–2009).
Born November 12th, 1921 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Aleppo. [ref]
Cesária Évora
Cape verdean singer (1941-2011).
Born August 27th, 1941 in Mindelo. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mindelo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Henry Heimlich
American surgeon widely credited as the inventor of the heimlich maneuver (1920-2016).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2016 at 96 years old in Cincinnati (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Willie Stargell
American baseball player and coach (1940-2001).
Born March 6th, 1940 in Earlsboro. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2011 at 71 years old in Wilmington (stroke).
Dan O'Bannon
American film director, screenwriter, actor (1946-2009).
Born September 30th, 1946 in St. Louis.
Died December 17th, 2009 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (Crohn's disease). [ref]
Moses Gunn
American actor (1929–1993).
Born October 2nd, 1929 in St. Louis.
Died December 17th, 1993 at 64 years old in Guilford (asthma).
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