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February 17th
181 Notable deaths
Antonine Maillet
Canadian writer and scholar (1929–2025).
Born May 10th, 1929 in Grand-Bouctouche.
Died February 17th, 2025 at 95 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Steve Burtenshaw
Footballer (born 1935).
Born November 23rd, 1935 in Portslade.
Died February 17th, 2022 at 86 years old in Worthing. [ref]
Edvige Carboni
Italian mystic (1880-1952).
Born May 2nd, 1880 in Pozzomaggiore.
Died February 17th, 1952 at 71 years old in Rome.
Hugo Meisl
Austrian footballer (1881-1937).
Born November 16th, 1881 in Malešov.
Died February 17th, 1937 at 55 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Ciro Alegría
Peruvian writer, journalist and politician (1909-1967).
Born November 4th, 1909 in Huamachuco.
Died February 17th, 1967 at 57 years old in Chaclacayo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas
Lithuanian politician (1880-1935).
Born April 7th, 1880 in Vilkaviškis.
Died February 17th, 1935 at 54 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Mike Whitmarsh
Beach volley ball player.
Born May 18th, 1962 in San Diego.
Died February 17th, 2009 at 46 years old in Solana Beach (asphyxia). [ref]
Patriarch Benjamin I of Constantinople
266th ecumenical patriarch of constantinople.
Born January 18th, 1871 in Zeytinli.
Died February 17th, 1946 at 75 years old in Istanbul.
Santiago Casares Quiroga
Spanish politician (1884-1950).
Born May 8th, 1884 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1950 at 65 years old in Paris. [ref]
Elena Văcărescu
Romanian writer.
Born September 21st, 1864 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1947 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 181
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht