December 17th
175 Notable deaths
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 (1930–2000).
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Paris.
Died December 17th, 2000 at 70 years old in Paris (cancer).
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).
Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto
Leader of sarekat islam (si).
Born August 16th, 1882 in Ponorogo.
Died December 17th, 1934 at 52 years old in Yogyakarta.
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted
Physical chemist (1879-1947).
Born February 22nd, 1879 in Varde.
Died December 17th, 1947 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
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]
Albert Coady Wedemeyer
United states army general (1897-1989).
Died December 17th, 1989 at 92 years old in Virginia. [ref]
Janet Rowley
American human geneticist.
Born April 5th, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 17th, 2013 at 88 years old in Hyde Park (ovarian cancer). [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]
Arno J. Mayer
American marxist, historian, academic and intellectual.
Born June 19th, 1926 in Luxembourg.
Died December 17th, 2023 at 97 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 175
The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson