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December 17th
249 Notable deaths
Ada Kramm
Norwegian actress (1899-1981).
Born March 24th, 1899 in Vardø Municipality.
Died December 17th, 1981 at 82 years old in Oslo.
Nikola Padevsky
Bulgarian chess player (1933–2023).
Born May 29th, 1933 in Plovdiv.
Died December 17th, 2023 at 90 years old [ref]
Oleh Lysheha
Ukrainian poet, playwright, translator (1949–2014).
Born October 30th, 1949 in Tysmenytsia.
Died December 17th, 2014 at 65 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Georgi Natanson
Soviet film director (1921–2017).
Died December 17th, 2017 at 96 years old in Moscow.
Mikhail Umansky
Russian chess player (1952-2010).
Born January 21st, 1952 in Stavropol.
Died December 17th, 2010 at 58 years old in Augsburg. [ref]
Antonina Khudyakova
Wwii pilot and heroine of the soviet union (1917–1998).
Born June 20th, 1917 in Sloboda, Karachevsky District.
Died December 17th, 1998 at 81 years old in Oleksandriia.
William Foster
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born July 10th, 1890 in Haslingden. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1963 at 73 years old in Fylde. [ref]
Auguste Dupont
Belgian pianist and composer (1827-1890).
Born February 9th, 1827 in Ensival.
Died December 17th, 1890 at 63 years old in Brussels, Ixelles.
Sjef van Run
Dutch footballer (1904-1973).
Born January 2nd, 1904.
Died December 17th, 1973 at 69 years old in Eindhoven.
Aleksandr Kastalsky
Russian composer and folklorist (1856-1926).
Born November 28th, 1856 in Moscow.
Died December 17th, 1926 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Giovanni Sacco
Italian footballer (1943–2020).
Born September 25th, 1943 in San Damiano d'Asti.
Died December 17th, 2020 at 77 years old in Asti (COVID-19). [ref]
Aleksandr Volodin
Russian screenwriter and author (1919–2001).
Born February 10th, 1919 in Minsk.
Died December 17th, 2001 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jagoda Truhelka
Croatian female writer and pedagogist (1864–1957).
Born February 5th, 1864 in Osijek.
Died December 17th, 1957 at 93 years old in Zagreb.
Joseph Harvey Riley
American ornithologist (1873-1941).
Born September 19th, 1873 in Falls Church.
Died December 17th, 1941 at 68 years old
William Knecht
American rower (1930–1992).
Born March 10th, 1930 in Camden.
Died December 17th, 1992 at 62 years old in Cheltenham Township.
Tommaso Lequio di Assaba
Equestrian (1893–1965).
Born October 21st, 1893 in Cuneo.
Died December 17th, 1965 at 72 years old in Rome.
Oswald Turnbull
British tennis player (1890–1970).
Born December 20th, 1890 in Highgate.
Died December 17th, 1970 at 79 years old in Whitby.
Ignaz Puschnik
Austrian footballer (1934-2020).
Born February 5th, 1934 in Vienna.
Died December 17th, 2020 at 86 years old
Paul Sauvage
French footballer (1939-2019).
Born March 17th, 1939 in La Souterraine.
Died December 17th, 2019 at 80 years old in Bordeaux.
Karl Kainberger
Austrian footballer (1912-1997).
Born December 1st, 1912 in Salzburg.
Died December 17th, 1997 at 85 years old in Salzburg.
Adriaan Maas
Olympic sailor (1907–1996).
Born October 18th, 1907 in Jakarta.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 89 years old in Hilversum.
Eric Defoort
Belgian politician (1943-2016).
Born June 27th, 1943 in Ypres.
Died December 17th, 2016 at 73 years old in East Flanders (cancer). [ref]
Boris Tokarev
Athletics competitor (1927–2002).
Born May 16th, 1927 in Nevinnomyssk.
Died December 17th, 2002 at 75 years old in Moscow.
John W. Brunius
Swedish actor, writer and director (1884–1937).
Born December 26th, 1884 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1937 at 52 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Paul Meister
Fencer (1926-2018).
Born January 20th, 1926 in Basel.
Died December 17th, 2018 at 92 years old [ref]
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