February 17th
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267 Notable deaths
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian grand duke.
Born April 22nd, 1847 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 17th, 1909 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Maurice Bucaille
French physician and author (1920–1998).
Born July 19th, 1920 in Pont-l'Évêque.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 77 years old in Paris.
Pavel Batitsky
Soviet military leader, hero of the soviet union, marshal of the soviet union (1910-1984).
Born June 27th, 1910 in Kharkiv.
Died February 17th, 1984 at 73 years old in Moscow.
José López Portillo
58th president of mexico.
Born June 16th, 1920 in Mexico City.
Died February 17th, 2004 at 83 years old in Mexico City.
Andrew Weatherall
English dj, record producer, and remixer (1963-2020).
Born April 6th, 1963 in Windsor.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 56 years old in Whipps Cross University Hospital (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Alfred P. Sloan
American businessman (1875–1966).
Born May 23rd, 1875 in New Haven.
Died February 17th, 1966 at 90 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (myocardial infarction).
Christopher atoles BR BR patapin
American politician (1819–1890).
Born February 14th, 1819 in Mooresburg.
Died February 17th, 1890 at 71 years old in Milwaukee (tuberculosis). [ref]
Larry Tesler
American computer scientist.
Born April 24th, 1945 in The Bronx.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 74 years old in Portola Valley. [ref]
Richard Wurmbrand
Romanian christian minister of jewish descent (1909-2001).
Born March 24th, 1909 in Bucharest.
Died February 17th, 2001 at 91 years old in Torrance.
Dorothy Gibson
American silent film actress, singer, model (1889–1946).
Born May 17th, 1889 in Hoboken.
Died February 17th, 1946 at 56 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Omar Sívori
Italian-argentine footballer.
Born October 2nd, 1935 in San Nicolás de los Arroyos.
Died February 17th, 2005 at 69 years old in San Nicolás de los Arroyos (pancreatic cancer).
Hans Baur
German military aviator (1897–1993).
Born June 19th, 1897 in Ampfing.
Died February 17th, 1993 at 95 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
Maurice Papon
French civil servant, vichy collaborator, and war criminal (1910–2007).
Born September 3rd, 1910 in Gretz-Armainvilliers. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2007 at 96 years old in Pontault-Combault (heart failure). [ref]
Vasudev Balwant Phadke
Indian revolutionary (1845–1883).
Born November 4th, 1845 in Shirdhon.
Died February 17th, 1883 at 37 years old in Aden (hunger strike).
Johan Galtung
Norwegian sociologist and peace scholar.
Born October 24th, 1930 in Oslo.
Died February 17th, 2024 at 93 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Šaban Šaulić
Serbian singer.
Born September 6th, 1951 in Šabac.
Died February 17th, 2019 at 67 years old in Bielefeld (traffic collision). [ref]
Manna
Bangladeshi film actor, film producer and film organizer (1964–2008).
Born April 14th, 1964 in Tangail District.
Died February 17th, 2008 at 43 years old in Gulshan Thana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rani Gaidinlu
Indian independence activist (1915–1993).
Born January 26th, 1915 in British Raj.
Died February 17th, 1993 at 78 years old in Manipur.
Charles Portis
American writer (1933–2020).
Born December 28th, 1933 in El Dorado.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 86 years old in Little Rock (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Paul Stewart
American actor (1908-1986).
Born March 13th, 1908 in New York City.
Died February 17th, 1986 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Randy Shilts
American journalist (1951–1994).
Born August 8th, 1951 in Davenport.
Died February 17th, 1994 at 42 years old in Guerneville (death from AIDS-related complications).
Ray Barretto
American percussionist and bandleader of puerto rican ancestry (1929–2006).
Born April 29th, 1929 in Brooklyn.
Died February 17th, 2006 at 76 years old in Hackensack. [ref]
John M. Allegro
English archaeologist and dead sea scrolls scholar (1923–1988).
Born February 17th, 1923 in London.
Died February 17th, 1988 at 65 years old in Sandbach.
Henry Steel Olcott
U.s. army officer; founder of theosophy (1832-1907).
Born August 2nd, 1832 in Orange.
Died February 17th, 1907 at 74 years old in Adyar.
Hans Hofmann
German-american painter (1880–1966).
Born March 21st, 1880 in Weißenburg in Bayern, Weißenberg. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1966 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau