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February 17th
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267 Notable deaths
Elena Văcărescu
Romanian writer.
Born September 21st, 1864 in Bucharest.
Died February 17th, 1947 at 82 years old in Paris.
John Francis Campbell
Scottish author and celticist (1821–1885).
Born December 29th, 1822 in Islay.
Died February 17th, 1885 at 62 years old in Cannes.
Julian Bigelow
American computer scientist (1913-2003).
Born March 19th, 1913 in Nutley. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2003 at 89 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Gavriil Popov
Russian soviet composer (1904–1972).
Born September 12th, 1904 in Novocherkassk.
Died February 17th, 1972 at 67 years old in Repino.
Aysel Gürel
Turkish poet (1929–2008).
Born February 7th, 1929 in Denizli.
Died February 17th, 2008 at 79 years old in Istanbul (chronic bronchitis).
Alain Savary
French politician (1918-1988).
Born April 25th, 1918 in Algiers.
Died February 17th, 1988 at 69 years old in Paris.
Ernesto Schiaparelli
Italian egyptologist (1856-1928).
Born July 12th, 1856 in Occhieppo Inferiore.
Died February 17th, 1928 at 71 years old in Turin.
William Odling
British chemist (1829–1921).
Born September 6th, 1829 in Southwark.
Died February 17th, 1921 at 91 years old in Oxford.
Tasker Oddie
American politician (1870-1950).
Born October 20th, 1870 in Brooklyn.
Died February 17th, 1950 at 79 years old in San Francisco.
Vilho Petter Nenonen
Finnish general.
Born March 6th, 1883 in Kuopio.
Died February 17th, 1960 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Gretchen Fraser
American alpine skier (1919-1994).
Born February 11th, 1919 in Tacoma.
Died February 17th, 1994 at 75 years old in Sun Valley.
Ignacio Andrade
President of venezuela (1839-1925).
Born July 31st, 1839 in Mérida.
Died February 17th, 1925 at 85 years old in Macuto.
Pyotr Shirshov
Soviet scientist and explorer (1905–1953).
Born December 25th, 1905 in Dnipro, Russian Empire.
Died February 17th, 1953 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Marguerite Snow
American actress (1889-1958).
Born September 9th, 1889 in Salt Lake City.
Died February 17th, 1958 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills.
Giorgi Shengelaia
Georgian film director (1937–2020).
Born May 11th, 1937 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2020 at 82 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Gazanfer Özcan
Turkish actor (1931–2009).
Born January 27th, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died February 17th, 2009 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Manya Shochat
Israeli politician (1879-1961).
Born October 11th, 1879 in Lasosna.
Died February 17th, 1961 at 81 years old in Tel Aviv.
Mário da Graça Machungo
Mozambican politician (1940-2020).
Born December 1st, 1940 in Maxixe.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 79 years old in Lisbon (disease). [ref]
Ellery Harding Clark
American track and field athlete (1874–1949).
Born March 13th, 1874 in West Roxbury.
Died February 17th, 1949 at 74 years old in Boston.
Yevgeny Samoylov
Soviet and russian actor (1912–2006).
Born April 16th, 1912 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 17th, 2006 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Charles Hill Mailes
Actor (1870-1937).
Born May 25th, 1870 in Halifax.
Died February 17th, 1937 at 66 years old in Los Angeles.
Konstantin Bogaevsky
Ukrainian artist (1872-1943).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Feodosiia.
Died February 17th, 1943 at 71 years old in Feodosiia.
Jurga Ivanauskaitė
Lithuanian writer (1961-2007).
Born November 14th, 1961 in Vilnius.
Died February 17th, 2007 at 45 years old in Vilnius (cancer). [ref]
Victor Alter
Jewish socialist activist and publicist (1890–1943).
Born February 7th, 1890 in Mława.
Died February 17th, 1943 at 53 years old in Samara.
Toktogul Satylganov
Kyrgyz poet, musician and singer (1864–1933).
Born October 25th, 1864.
Died February 17th, 1933 at 68 years old in Toktogul.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner