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February 17th
209 Notable deaths
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.
Born March 13th, 1874 in West Roxbury.
Died February 17th, 1949 at 74 years old in Boston.
Yevgeny Samoylov
Soviet and russian actor.
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.
Máté Fenyvesi
Hungarian footballer, politician (1933-2022).
Born September 20th, 1933 in Jánoshalma. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2022 at 88 years old [ref]
Peter Florin
German politician (1921-2014).
Born October 2nd, 1921 in Cologne.
Died February 17th, 2014 at 92 years old in Berlin.
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