December 17th
182 Notable deaths
James McCaffrey
American actor.
Born March 27th, 1958 in Albany. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2023 at 65 years old in Larchmont (multiple myeloma). [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]
Janet Margolin
American actress (1943-1993).
Born July 25th, 1943 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1993 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Sammy Baugh
American football player, coach (1914-2008).
Born March 17th, 1914 in Temple.
Died December 17th, 2008 at 94 years old in Rotan. [ref]
Eric Montross
American basketball player (1971-2023).
Born September 23rd, 1971 in Indianapolis.
Died December 17th, 2023 at 52 years old in Chapel Hill (cancer). [ref]
Jānis Timma
Latvian basketball player (1992–2024).
Born July 2nd, 1992 in Krāslava.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 32 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
British army officer and diplomat, 1st secretary general of nato (1887-1965).
Born June 21st, 1887 in Nainital. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1965 at 78 years old in Wormington Grange. [ref]
Sun Yaoting
Chinese eunuch (1902 - 1996).
Born September 29th, 1902 in Tianjin.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Peter Arnett
American journalist (1934–2025).
Born November 13th, 1934 in Riverton / Aparima.
Died December 17th, 2025 at 91 years old in Newport Beach (prostate cancer). [ref]
Marguerite Yourcenar
French novelist and essayist (1903-1987).
Born June 7th, 1903 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1987 at 84 years old in Bar Harbor. [ref]
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Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi