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February 17th
181 Notable deaths
Pixinguinha
Brazilian composer.
Born April 23rd, 1897 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 17th, 1973 at 75 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Kizito Mihigo
Rwandan organist.
Born July 25th, 1981 in Kibeho.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 38 years old in Kigali.
Erik Rhodes
American actor and singer.
Born February 10th, 1906 in El Reno.
Died February 17th, 1990 at 84 years old in Oklahoma City (pneumonia).
Verree Teasdale
American stage actor.
Born March 15th, 1904 in Spokane.
Died February 17th, 1987 at 82 years old in Culver City.
Sybille Bedford
Writer.
Born March 16th, 1911 in Charlottenburg. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2006 at 94 years old in London. [ref]
Evelyn Laye
Actress (1900-1996).
Born July 10th, 1900 in Bloomsbury.
Died February 17th, 1996 at 95 years old in London (respiratory failure). [ref]
Francisco Alberto Caamaño
Dominican soldier and hero (1932-1973).
Born June 11th, 1932 in San Juan de la Maguana.
Died February 17th, 1973 at 40 years old in Cordillera Central.
Sonja Ziemann
German actress.
Born February 8th, 1926 in Eichwalde.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 94 years old in Munich. [ref]
Carlos Casagemas
Spanish artist (1880-1901).
Born September 28th, 1880 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1901 at 20 years old in Paris.
Albert Wass
Hungarian writer (1908-1998).
Born January 8th, 1908 in Răscruci. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1998 at 90 years old in Astor. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 181
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