Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
February 17th
209 Notable deaths
Charles Meunier
Cyclist.
Born June 18th, 1903 in Gilly.
Died February 17th, 1971 at 67 years old in Montignies-sur-Sambre.
Erik Bergqvist
Swedish swimmer, water polo player and footballer (1891-1954).
Born June 20th, 1891 in Stockholm.
Died February 17th, 1954 at 62 years old in Stockholm.
Ettore Bortolotti
Mathematician.
Born March 6th, 1866 in Bologna.
Died February 17th, 1947 at 80 years old in Bologna.
Spartaco Bandinelli
Italian boxer.
Born March 27th, 1921 in Velletri.
Died February 17th, 1997 at 75 years old in Velletri.
Marquard Schwarz
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1887-1968).
Born July 30th, 1887 in St. Louis.
Died February 17th, 1968 at 80 years old in Santa Monica.
François Devries
Belgian footballer (1913-1972).
Born August 21st, 1913 in Antwerp.
Died February 17th, 1972 at 58 years old
Einar Karlsson
Olympic wrestler (1908-1980).
Born September 1st, 1908 in Stockholm.
Died February 17th, 1980 at 71 years old in Stockholm.
Arev Baghdasaryan
Soviet armenian singer (1913-1994).
Born April 15th, 1913 in Shushikend.
Died February 17th, 1994 at 80 years old in Yerevan.
Gaston Godel
Athletics competitor.
Born August 19th, 1914 in Givisiez.
Died February 17th, 2004 at 89 years old in Domdidier.
Antons Justs
Latvian theologian, university teacher and catholic priest (1931-2019).
Born November 22nd, 1931 in Varakļāni.
Died February 17th, 2019 at 87 years old in Jelgava.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 209
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett