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February 17th
181 Notable deaths
Alfred Newman
American composer (1901-1970).
Born March 17th, 1901 in New Haven. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1970 at 68 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Maurice Bucaille
French physician and author.
Born July 19th, 1920 in Pont-l'Évêque. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1998 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
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]
Larry Tesler
American computer scientist.
Born April 24th, 1945 in The Bronx.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 74 years old in Portola Valley. [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).
José López Portillo
President of mexico from 1976 to 1982.
Born June 16th, 1920 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2004 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [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.
Šaban Šaulić
Serbian singer.
Born September 6th, 1951 in Šabac.
Died February 17th, 2019 at 67 years old in Bielefeld (traffic collision). [ref]
Paquita la del Barrio
Mexican singer (1947–2025).
Born April 2nd, 1947 in Veracruz.
Died February 17th, 2025 at 77 years old in Xalapa (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Hans Baur
German military aviator.
Born June 19th, 1897 in Ampfing.
Died February 17th, 1993 at 95 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
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