December 17th
170 Notable deaths
Eva Ekvall
Venezuelan tv news anchor, author, breast cancer awareness advocate, fashion model, and former miss venezuela.
Born March 15th, 1983 in Caracas.
Died December 17th, 2011 at 28 years old in Houston (breast cancer). [ref]
Otar Iosseliani
Georgian film director.
Born February 2nd, 1934 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2023 at 89 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Uzi Narkiss
Israeli general (1925-1997).
Born January 6th, 1925 in Jerusalem.
Died December 17th, 1997 at 72 years old in Jerusalem.
Oskar Kummetz
German admiral.
Born July 21st, 1891 in Iłowo-Osada.
Died December 17th, 1980 at 89 years old in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Carl Diem
German sports administrator (1882-1962).
Born June 24th, 1882 in Würzburg.
Died December 17th, 1962 at 80 years old in Cologne.
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]
Jürgen Moser
Mathematician (1928-1999).
Born July 4th, 1928 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1999 at 71 years old in Zürich. [ref]
María Teresa Vera
Cuban musician.
Born February 6th, 1895 in Guanajay.
Died December 17th, 1965 at 70 years old in Havana.
Árpád Pusztai
Scientist, researcher.
Born September 8th, 1930 in Budapest.
Died December 17th, 2021 at 91 years old in Aberdeen. [ref]
Spiru Haret
Romanian mathematician, astronomer and politician.
Born February 15th, 1851 in Iași.
Died December 17th, 1912 at 61 years old in Bucharest.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 170
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut