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February 17th
212 Notable deaths
Gazanfer Özcan
Turkish actor (1931–2009).
Born January 27th, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died February 17th, 2009 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Manya Shochat
Israeli politician (1879-1961).
Born October 11th, 1879 in Lasosna.
Died February 17th, 1961 at 81 years old in Tel Aviv.
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]
Ellery Harding Clark
American track and field athlete (1874–1949).
Born March 13th, 1874 in West Roxbury.
Died February 17th, 1949 at 74 years old in Boston.
Yevgeny Samoylov
Soviet and russian actor (1912–2006).
Born April 16th, 1912 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 17th, 2006 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Charles Hill Mailes
Actor (1870-1937).
Born May 25th, 1870 in Halifax.
Died February 17th, 1937 at 66 years old in Los Angeles.
Konstantin Bogaevsky
Ukrainian artist (1872-1943).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Feodosiia.
Died February 17th, 1943 at 71 years old in Feodosiia.
Jurga Ivanauskaitė
Lithuanian writer (1961-2007).
Born November 14th, 1961 in Vilnius.
Died February 17th, 2007 at 45 years old in Vilnius (cancer). [ref]
Victor Alter
Jewish socialist activist and publicist (1890–1943).
Born February 7th, 1890 in Mława.
Died February 17th, 1943 at 53 years old in Samara.
Toktogul Satylganov
Kyrgyz poet, musician and singer (1864–1933).
Born October 25th, 1864 in Kushchu‑Suu.
Died February 17th, 1933 at 68 years old in Toktogul.
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