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February 17th
195 Notable deaths
Ray Barretto
American percussionist and bandleader of puerto rican ancestry.
Born April 29th, 1929 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2006 at 76 years old in Hackensack. [ref]
Jim Hagedorn
U.s. representative from minnesota.
Born August 4th, 1962 in Blue Earth.
Died February 17th, 2022 at 59 years old [ref]
Paul Stewart
American actor (1908-1986).
Born March 13th, 1908 in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1986 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Israeli hebrew writer, nobel laureate in literature (1888-1970).
Born August 8th, 1887 in Buchach. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1970 at 82 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Hiram Percy Maxim
American automotive pioneer.
Born September 2nd, 1869 in Brooklyn.
Died February 17th, 1936 at 66 years old in La Junta.
Daniel Quinn
American writer (1935-2018).
Born October 11th, 1935 in Omaha.
Died February 17th, 2018 at 82 years old in Houston (pneumonia).
Martha Stewart
American actress (1922-2021).
Born October 7th, 1922 in Bardwell.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 98 years old in Reseda.
Bruno Walter
German-born conductor, pianist, and composer (1876-1962).
Born September 15th, 1876 in Berlin.
Died February 17th, 1962 at 85 years old in Beverly Hills.
John M. Allegro
English archaeologist and dead sea scrolls scholar.
Born February 17th, 1923 in London. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1988 at 65 years old in Sandbach. [ref]
David Garnett
British writer and publisher (1892-1981).
Born March 9th, 1892 in Brighton. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1981 at 88 years old in Saint-Lary.
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