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December 17th
182 Notable deaths
Savang Vadhana
Thai queen consort (1862–1955).
Born September 10th, 1862 in Bangkok, Grand Palace.
Died December 17th, 1955 at 93 years old in Bangkok.
Tom Wesselmann
American artist (1931-2004).
Born February 23rd, 1931 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2004 at 73 years old in New York City (surgical complications). [ref]
Oskar Potiorek
Austro-hungarian general (1853-1933).
Born November 20th, 1853 in Bad Bleiberg.
Died December 17th, 1933 at 80 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Big Joe Williams
American delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1903–1982).
Born October 16th, 1903 in Crawford.
Died December 17th, 1982 at 79 years old in Macon.
Artur da Costa e Silva
Military and president of brazil (1899–1985) during the dictator ship.
Born October 3rd, 1899 in Taquari. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1969 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Rosa von Praunheim
German film director (1942–2025).
Born November 25th, 1942 in Riga.
Died December 17th, 2025 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Eglantyne Jebb
British social reformer, founder of "save the children".
Born August 25th, 1876 in Ellesmere.
Died December 17th, 1928 at 52 years old in Geneva.
Reginald Victor Jones
World war ii scientist (1911-1997).
Born September 29th, 1911 in Herne Hill.
Died December 17th, 1997 at 86 years old in Aberdeen.
Dick Heckstall-Smith
English jazz and blues saxophonist (1934-2004).
Born September 26th, 1934 in Ludlow. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2004 at 70 years old in London. [ref]
Victor Francis Hess
Austrian physicist and nobel prize laureate (1883-1964).
Born June 24th, 1883 in Deutschfeistritz. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1964 at 81 years old in Mount Vernon. [ref]
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