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February 17th
187 Notable deaths
Máté Fenyvesi
Hungarian footballer, politician (1933-2022).
Born September 20th, 1933 in Jánoshalma. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2022 at 88 years old [ref]
Petr Bezruč
Czech poet and short story writer (1867–1958).
Born September 15th, 1867 in Opava. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1958 at 90 years old in Olomouc. [ref]
Yevgeny Samoylov
Soviet and russian actor.
Born April 16th, 1912 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 17th, 2006 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Stanislaus von Prowazek
Czech biologist.
Born November 12th, 1875 in Jindřichův Hradec. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1915 at 39 years old in Cottbus, Chotěbuz (typhus). [ref]
Frederico Rosa
Portuguese footballer (1957-2019).
Born April 6th, 1957 in Castro Verde.
Died February 17th, 2019 at 61 years old [ref]
Manya Shochat
Israeli politician (1879-1961).
Born October 11th, 1879 in Lasosna.
Died February 17th, 1961 at 81 years old in Tel Aviv.
Francis Lane
Athletics competitor (1874-1927).
Born September 23rd, 1874 in Chicago.
Died February 17th, 1927 at 52 years old in Chicago.
Peter Florin
German politician (1921-2014).
Born October 2nd, 1921 in Cologne.
Died February 17th, 2014 at 92 years old in Berlin.
Martí Vergés
Spanish footballer (1934-2021).
Born March 8th, 1934 in Vidreres.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 86 years old in Viladecans. [ref]
Özcan Arkoç
Turkish footballer (1939–2021).
Born October 2nd, 1939 in Hayrabolu.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 187
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