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February 17th
209 Notable deaths
Kathryn Adams
Actress (1893-1959).
Born May 25th, 1893 in St. Louis.
Died February 17th, 1959 at 65 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Hagop Oshagan
Armenian literary figure (1883-1948).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Bursa.
Died February 17th, 1948 at 64 years old in Aleppo.
Milan Neralić
Austrian fencer (1875–1918).
Born February 26th, 1875 in Slunj.
Died February 17th, 1918 at 42 years old in Vienna.
Sheila Bhatia
Punjabi poet.
Born March 1st, 1916 in Sialkot.
Died February 17th, 2008 at 91 years old
Karel Kolský
Czech footballer (1914-1984).
Born September 21st, 1914 in Kladno, Kročehlavy.
Died February 17th, 1984 at 69 years old in Plzeň.
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).
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.
Tomislav Ivančić
Croatian theologian.
Born September 30th, 1938 in Davor.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
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.
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