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December 17th
249 Notable deaths
Leonid Kogan
Soviet violinist (1924–1982).
Born November 14th, 1924 in Dnipro.
Died December 17th, 1982 at 58 years old in Mytishchi (myocardial infarction).
Maurice Duverger
French academic (1917–2014).
Born June 5th, 1917 in Angoulême.
Died December 17th, 2014 at 97 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Donato Bilancia
Italian serial killer (1951-2020).
Born July 10th, 1951 in Potenza.
Died December 17th, 2020 at 69 years old in Padua (COVID-19).
Albert Wedemeyer
United states army general (1897-1989).
Died December 17th, 1989 at 92 years old in Virginia.
Nikos Papatakis
Greek filmmaker (1918–2010).
Born July 5th, 1918 in Addis Ababa.
Died December 17th, 2010 at 92 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Otar Iosseliani
Georgian film director (1934-2023).
Born February 2nd, 1934 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2023 at 89 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Rik Van Looy
Belgian road racing cyclist (1933–2024).
Born December 20th, 1933 in Grobbendonk.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 90 years old in Herentals. [ref]
Gérard Blain
French actor, film director and screenwriter (1930–2000).
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Paris.
Died December 17th, 2000 at 70 years old in Paris (cancer).
Arno J. Mayer
American historian, academic and intellectual (1926–2023).
Born June 19th, 1926 in Luxembourg.
Died December 17th, 2023 at 97 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Rajendra Lahiri
Anti-british bengali revolutionary.
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Pabna District, Bengal Presidency.
Died December 17th, 1927 at 26 years old in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Gonda district (hanging to death).
Mario Pineida
Ecuadorian association football player (1992–2025).
Born July 6th, 1992 in Santo Domingo.
Died December 17th, 2025 at 33 years old in Guayaquil (gunshot wound). [ref]
Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto
Leader of sarekat islam (si).
Born August 16th, 1882 in Ponorogo.
Died December 17th, 1934 at 52 years old in Yogyakarta.
Mariano Rampolla
Italian cardinal (1843–1913).
Born August 17th, 1843 in Polizzi Generosa.
Died December 17th, 1913 at 70 years old in Rome.
Ralph Coates
English footballer (1946-2010).
Born April 26th, 1946 in Hetton-le-Hole.
Died December 17th, 2010 at 64 years old in Bedfordshire (stroke). [ref]
Igor Kirillov
Russian military commander (1970–2024).
Born July 13th, 1970 in Kostroma.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 54 years old in Moscow (bomb attack). [ref]
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted
Danish physical chemist (1879–1947).
Born February 22nd, 1879 in Varde.
Died December 17th, 1947 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
Abebe Aregai
Prime minister of ethiopia (1903-1960).
Born August 18th, 1903.
Died December 17th, 1960 at 57 years old in Guenete Leul Palace.
Uzi Narkiss
Israeli general (1925–1997).
Born January 6th, 1925 in Jerusalem.
Died December 17th, 1997 at 72 years old in Jerusalem.
Janet Rowley
American human geneticist (1925–2013).
Born April 5th, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 17th, 2013 at 88 years old in Hyde Park (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Ber Borochov
Founder of the labor zionist movement (1881-1917).
Born July 3rd, 1881 in Zolotonosha.
Died December 17th, 1917 at 36 years old in Kyiv (sepsis). [ref]
José María Iglesias Inzárruga
President of mexico (1823-1891).
Born January 5th, 1823 in Mexico City.
Died December 17th, 1891 at 68 years old in Mexico City.
Oskar Kummetz
German admiral (1891–1980).
Born July 21st, 1891 in Iłowo-Osada.
Died December 17th, 1980 at 89 years old in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Alicia Boole Stott
Irish-english mathematician (1860-1940).
Died December 17th, 1940 at 80 years old in England, Highgate.
Patrick Edward Connor
Union army general (1820-1891).
Born March 17th, 1820 in County Kerry.
Died December 17th, 1891 at 71 years old in Salt Lake City.
Stanley Cowell
American musician (1941–2020).
Died December 17th, 2020 at 79 years old in Dover. [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 249
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