February 17th
212 Notable deaths
Robert Carr
British politician (1916-2012).
Born November 11th, 1916 in North Finchley.
Died February 17th, 2012 at 95 years old in Alderley Edge. [ref]
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
Dutch mathematician.
Born July 9th, 1918 in The Hague. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2012 at 93 years old in Nuenen. [ref]
Sonja Ziemann
German actress (1926–2020).
Born February 8th, 1926 in Eichwalde.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 94 years old in Munich. [ref]
Michel Pablo
Greek trotskyist leader (1911–1996).
Born August 24th, 1911 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1996 at 84 years old in Athens (stroke). [ref]
Chūichi Hara
Japanese admiral (1889-1964).
Born March 15th, 1889 in Matsue.
Died February 17th, 1964 at 74 years old
Adolf A. Berle
American diplomat (1895-1971).
Born January 29th, 1895 in Boston.
Died February 17th, 1971 at 76 years old in New York City.
Jean Bolikango
Congolese politician (1909–1982).
Born February 4th, 1909 in Kinshasa.
Died February 17th, 1982 at 73 years old in Liège.
Darcy Ribeiro
Brazilian politician and academic (1922-1997).
Born October 26th, 1922 in Salinas.
Died February 17th, 1997 at 74 years old in Brasília (cancer).
Jean Servais
Belgian film and stage actor (1912-1976).
Born September 24th, 1912 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1976 at 63 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vera Kholodnaya
First star of russian silent cinema.
Born August 5th, 1893 in Poltava.
Died February 17th, 1919 at 25 years old in Odesa (1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 212
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine