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February 17th
195 Notable deaths
U-Roy
Jamaican musician (1942-2021).
Born September 21st, 1942 in Kingston. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2021 at 78 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Guy Laroche
French fashion designer (1921-1989).
Born July 16th, 1921 in La Rochelle. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1989 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Raffaele Cutolo
Italian murderer (1941-2021).
Born December 20th, 1941 in Ottaviano.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 79 years old in Ospedale di Parma. [ref]
Lefty Gomez
Baseball player (1908-1989).
Born November 26th, 1908 in Rodeo.
Died February 17th, 1989 at 80 years old in Greenbrae.
Tom Regan
American philosopher.
Born November 28th, 1938 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Raleigh (pneumonia). [ref]
Marie-Louise von Franz
Swiss psychologist and scholar (1915-1998).
Born January 4th, 1915 in Munich.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 83 years old in Küsnacht.
Michael Novak
American theologian, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat (1933-2017).
Born September 9th, 1933 in Johnstown.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer). [ref]
Siegbert Tarrasch
German chess player, chess writer, and chess theoretician.
Born March 5th, 1862 in Wrocław.
Died February 17th, 1934 at 71 years old in Munich.
Anjana Bhowmick
Indian actress.
Born December 30th, 1944 in Cooch Behar.
Died February 17th, 2024 at 79 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Henry Bacon
American architect (1866–1924).
Born November 28th, 1866 in Watseka.
Died February 17th, 1924 at 57 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 195
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