February 17th
187 Notable deaths
Hirabayashi Taiko
Japanese author (1905–1972).
Born October 3rd, 1905 in Suwa.
Died February 17th, 1972 at 66 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Milan Neralić
Austrian fencer.
Born February 26th, 1875 in Slunj.
Died February 17th, 1918 at 42 years old in Vienna.
Hagop Oshagan
Armenian literary figure (1883-1948).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Bursa. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1948 at 64 years old in Aleppo. [ref]
Tomislav Ivančić
Croatian theologian.
Born September 30th, 1938 in Davor.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Jan Cieplak
Polish archbishop.
Born August 17th, 1857 in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
Died February 17th, 1926 at 68 years old in Passaic.
Karel Kolský
Czech footballer (1914-1984).
Born September 21st, 1914 in Kladno, Kročehlavy.
Died February 17th, 1984 at 69 years old in Plzeň.
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger
Norwegian geologist and petrologist (1851–1940).
Born November 10th, 1851 in Christiania.
Died February 17th, 1940 at 88 years old in Oslo.
Tadeusz Lehr-Spławiński
Polish linguist (1891-1965).
Born September 20th, 1891 in Kraków.
Died February 17th, 1965 at 73 years old in Kraków.
Julius Jaenzon
Swedish cinematographer.
Born July 8th, 1885 in Haga parish.
Died February 17th, 1961 at 75 years old in Oscar Parish.
Aleksandr Chakovsky
Soviet editor (1913-1994).
Born August 26th, 1913 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1994 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 187
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel