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February 17th

212 Notable deaths

Dorothy Gibson

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.

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.

Born September 3rd, 1910 in Gretz-Armainvilliers. [ref]

Died February 17th, 2007 at 96 years old in Pontault-Combault (heart failure). [ref]

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).

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