December 17th
249 Notable deaths
Josep Manyanet i Vives
Catalan priest (1833-1901).
Born January 7th, 1833 in Tremp.
Died December 17th, 1901 at 68 years old in Barcelona.
Grigory Neujmin
Russian astronomer (1885–1946).
Born January 3rd, 1886 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1946 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Philipp Jarnach
German composer (1892-1982).
Born July 26th, 1892 in Noisy-le-Sec.
Died December 17th, 1982 at 90 years old in Börnsen.
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba
Danish sculptor (1911-1984).
Born November 1st, 1911 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1984 at 73 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Harold E. Robinson
American botanist and entomologist (1932–2020).
Born May 22nd, 1932 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2020 at 88 years old [ref]
Jan Hendriks
Actor (1928-1991).
Born December 6th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died December 17th, 1991 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Leopold, Count von Thun und Hohenstein
Czech nobleman (1811-1888).
Born April 7th, 1811 in Děčín.
Died December 17th, 1888 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Rafael Barrett
Spanish author (1876–1910).
Born January 7th, 1876 in Torrelavega. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1910 at 34 years old in Arcachon (tuberculosis). [ref]
Yuly Aykhenvald
Russian literary critic (1872–1928).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Balta.
Died December 17th, 1928 at 56 years old in Berlin (tram accident).
Peter Barrett
American sailor.
Born February 20th, 1935 in Madison.
Died December 17th, 2000 at 65 years old in Madison.
Andrey Shcharbakow
Footballer (1991–2018).
Born January 31st, 1991 in Vitebsk.
Died December 17th, 2018 at 27 years old in Talačyn District (traffic collision). [ref]
Arnaldo Mesa
Boxer (1967–2012).
Born December 6th, 1967 in Frank País.
Died December 17th, 2012 at 45 years old in Holguin (myocardial infarction).
Gerd Heinrich
German zoologist (1896-1984).
Born November 7th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died December 17th, 1984 at 88 years old in Farmington.
Janek Wiśniewski
Polish worker.
Born August 3rd, 1952 in Zielona Góra.
Died December 17th, 1970 at 18 years old in Gdańsk.
Yeleazar Meletinsky
Russian academic (1918-2005).
Born October 22nd, 1918 in Kharkiv.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mustafa Ertan
Turkish association football player (1926–2005).
Born April 21st, 1926 in Ankara.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 79 years old in Bursa.
Johannes Hendrik Kramers
Dutch scholar of islamic studies (1891–1951).
Born February 26th, 1891 in Rotterdam.
Died December 17th, 1951 at 60 years old in Oegstgeest.
Paul Arène
Provençal poet/french writer (1843-1896).
Born June 26th, 1843 in Sisteron.
Died December 17th, 1896 at 53 years old in Antibes.
Sverre Stenersen
Norwegian nordic combined skier (1926-2005).
Born June 18th, 1926 in Målselv.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 79 years old in Målselv. [ref]
Isa Pola
Italian actress (1909-1984).
Born December 19th, 1909 in Bologna.
Died December 17th, 1984 at 74 years old in Milan.
Ricardo María Carles Gordó
Catholic cardinal (1926–2013).
Born September 24th, 1926 in Valencia.
Died December 17th, 2013 at 87 years old in Tortosa.
Henry Theodore Tuckerman
American writer (1813–1871).
Born April 20th, 1813 in Boston.
Died December 17th, 1871 at 58 years old in New York City.
Manuel Muñoz
Chilean footballer (1928–2022).
Born April 28th, 1928 in Tocopilla.
Died December 17th, 2022 at 94 years old in Arica. [ref]
Carl Shy
Basketball player (1908–1991).
Born September 13th, 1908 in Los Angeles.
Died December 17th, 1991 at 83 years old in Orange County.
Charles Winckler
Danish shot putter (1867–1932).
Born April 9th, 1867 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 17th, 1932 at 65 years old in Frederiksberg.
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