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December 17th
170 Notable deaths
Oskar Potiorek
Austro-hungarian politician (1853-1933).
Born November 20th, 1853 in Bad Bleiberg.
Died December 17th, 1933 at 80 years old in Klagenfurt.
Günther Anders
Austrian philosopher and writer.
Born July 12th, 1902 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1992 at 90 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Artur da Costa e Silva
President of brazil (1899-1969).
Born October 3rd, 1899 in Taquari. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1969 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
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.
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.
Leonid Kogan
Soviet musician.
Born November 14th, 1924 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1982 at 58 years old in Mytishchi (myocardial infarction). [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]
Noble Sissle
African-american jazz musician.
Born July 10th, 1889 in Indianapolis.
Died December 17th, 1975 at 86 years old in Tampa (disease).
Maurice Duverger
French academic (1917-2014).
Born June 5th, 1917 in Angoulême. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2014 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
Gérard Blain
French actor, film director and screenwriter.
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2000 at 70 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 170
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