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February 17th
181 Notable deaths
Karel Kolský
Czech footballer (1914-1984).
Born September 21st, 1914 in Kročehlavy.
Died February 17th, 1984 at 69 years old in Plzeň.
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger
Norwegian geologist and petrologist.
Born November 10th, 1851 in Christiania. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1940 at 88 years old in Oslo.
Tadeusz Lehr-Spławiński
Polish linguist (1891-1965).
Born September 20th, 1891 in Kraków. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1965 at 73 years old in Kraków. [ref]
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]
Matthias Kaburek
Austrian footballer (1911-1976).
Born February 9th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died February 17th, 1976 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Hans Bergen
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born March 5th, 1890 in Munich.
Died February 17th, 1957 at 66 years old in Landshut.
Gianluigi Saccaro
Fencer (1938-2021).
Born December 29th, 1938 in Milan.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Vilmos Varjú
Athletics competitor (1937-1994).
Born June 10th, 1937 in Békés.
Died February 17th, 1994 at 56 years old in Budapest.
Jorge Mendonça
Brazilian footballer (1954-2006).
Born June 6th, 1954 in Silva Jardim.
Died February 17th, 2006 at 51 years old in Campinas (myocardial infarction).
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