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February 17th
181 Notable deaths
François Devries
Belgian footballer (1913-1972).
Born August 21st, 1913 in Antwerp.
Died February 17th, 1972 at 58 years old
Gaston Godel
Athletics competitor.
Born August 19th, 1914 in Givisiez.
Died February 17th, 2004 at 89 years old in Domdidier.
Einar Karlsson
Olympic wrestler (1908-1980).
Born September 1st, 1908 in Stockholm.
Died February 17th, 1980 at 71 years old in Stockholm.
Jaakko Friman
Finnish olympic speed skater.
Born January 13th, 1904 in Tampere.
Died February 17th, 1987 at 83 years old in Tampere.
Tore Eriksson
Olympic biathlete (1937-2017).
Born August 7th, 1937 in Transtrand.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 79 years old [ref]
Philippe Bonnardel
French footballer (1899-1953).
Born July 28th, 1899 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 17th, 1953 at 53 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Martin Schröttle
Ice hockey player.
Born September 1st, 1901 in Munich.
Died February 17th, 1972 at 70 years old in Munich.
Erik Charpentier
Gymnast (1897-1978).
Born August 17th, 1897 in Sölvesborg.
Died February 17th, 1978 at 80 years old in Lund.
Arev Baghdasaryan
Soviet armenian singer (1913-1994).
Born April 15th, 1913 in Shushikend.
Died February 17th, 1994 at 80 years old in Yerevan.
Selina Chönz
Swiss author (1910-2000).
Born August 4th, 1910 in Samedan.
Died February 17th, 2000 at 89 years old in Samedan.
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