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February 17th
209 Notable deaths
Hiram Percy Maxim
American automotive pioneer.
Born September 2nd, 1869 in Brooklyn.
Died February 17th, 1936 at 66 years old in La Junta.
Tom Regan
American philosopher.
Born November 28th, 1938 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Raleigh (pneumonia). [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]
Frits Bolkestein
Dutch politician (1933–2025).
Born April 4th, 1933 in Amsterdam.
Died February 17th, 2025 at 91 years old in Rosa Spier Huis. [ref]
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]
Rebecca Blank
American economist (1955–2023).
Born September 19th, 1955 in Columbia. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2023 at 67 years old in Madison (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ulric Neisser
American psychologist (1928–2012).
Born December 8th, 1928 in Kiel.
Died February 17th, 2012 at 83 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
William Gargan
American actor (1905-1979).
Born July 17th, 1905 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1979 at 73 years old in New York (myocardial infarction).
Ango Sakaguchi
Japanese writer (1906–1955).
Born October 20th, 1906 in Niigata.
Died February 17th, 1955 at 48 years old in Kiryū.
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