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December 17th
182 Notable deaths
Noble Sissle
African-american jazz musician.
Born July 10th, 1889 in Indianapolis.
Died December 17th, 1975 at 86 years old in Tampa (disease).
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. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2014 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
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 Coady Wedemeyer
United states army general (1897-1989).
Died December 17th, 1989 at 92 years old in Virginia. [ref]
Otar Iosseliani
Georgian film director.
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 marxist, historian, academic and intellectual.
Born June 19th, 1926 in Luxembourg.
Died December 17th, 2023 at 97 years old in Princeton. [ref]
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]
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