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December 17th
175 Notable deaths
Moses Gunn
American actor (1929–1993).
Born October 2nd, 1929 in St. Louis.
Died December 17th, 1993 at 64 years old in Guilford (asthma).
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]
Grover Washington, Jr.
American recording artist, jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist (1943-1999).
Born December 12th, 1943 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1999 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [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]
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]
Rex Allen
American film actor, singer and songwriter.
Born December 31st, 1920 in Willcox. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1999 at 78 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter Warlock
British composer and music critic.
Born October 30th, 1894 in London. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1930 at 36 years old in London. [ref]
William Labov
American linguist (1927–2024).
Born December 4th, 1927 in Rutherford.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 97 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Sun Yaoting
Chinese eunuch (1902 - 1996).
Born September 29th, 1902 in Tianjin.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 94 years old in Beijing.
James McCaffrey
American actor.
Born March 27th, 1958 in Albany. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2023 at 65 years old in Larchmont (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 175
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo