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February 17th
181 Notable deaths
Hugo Österman
Finnish general (1892-1975).
Born September 5th, 1892 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1975 at 82 years old in Helsinki.
Mário da Graça Machungo
Mozambican politician (1940-2020).
Born December 1st, 1940 in Maxixe.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 79 years old in Lisbon (disease). [ref]
Gazanfer Özcan
Turkish actor and voice actor (1931-2009).
Born January 27th, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died February 17th, 2009 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Jurga Ivanauskaitė
Lithuanian writer (1961-2007).
Born November 14th, 1961 in Vilnius.
Died February 17th, 2007 at 45 years old in Vilnius (cancer). [ref]
Ellery Harding Clark
American track and field athlete.
Born March 13th, 1874 in West Roxbury.
Died February 17th, 1949 at 74 years old in Boston.
Konstantin Bogaevsky
Ukrainian artist (1872-1943).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Feodosia.
Died February 17th, 1943 at 71 years old in Feodosia.
Charles Hill Mailes
Actor (1870-1937).
Born May 25th, 1870 in Halifax.
Died February 17th, 1937 at 66 years old in Los Angeles.
Máté Fenyvesi
Hungarian footballer, politician (1933-2022).
Born September 19th, 1933 in Jánoshalma. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2022 at 88 years old [ref]
Petr Bezruč
Czech poet and short story writer.
Born September 15th, 1867 in Opava. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1958 at 90 years old in Olomouc, Kostelec na Hané. [ref]
Yevgeny Samoylov
Soviet and russian actor.
Born April 16th, 1912 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 17th, 2006 at 93 years old in Moscow.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris