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February 17th
181 Notable deaths
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]
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.
Born October 2nd, 1939 in Hayrabolu.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Fausto Cigliano
Italian actor and musician.
Born February 15th, 1937 in Naples.
Died February 17th, 2022 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jens Martin Knudsen
Danish astrophysicist.
Born October 12th, 1930 in Haurum Parish.
Died February 17th, 2005 at 74 years old in Copenhagen.
Toktogul Satylganov
Kyrgyz poet, musician and singer.
Born October 25th, 1864 in Toktogul.
Died February 17th, 1933 at 68 years old in Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic.
Heinrich Franz Friedrich Tietze
Austrian mathematician.
Born August 31st, 1880 in Walpersbach. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1964 at 83 years old in Munich. [ref]
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