February 17th
181 Notable deaths
M. P. Shiel
British writer.
Born July 21st, 1865 in Montserrat.
Died February 17th, 1947 at 81 years old in Chichester.
Robert Carr
British politician (1916-2012).
Born November 11th, 1916 in London.
Died February 17th, 2012 at 95 years old in Hertfordshire. [ref]
Marcel Bezençon
Swiss broadcasting executive (1907-1981).
Born May 1st, 1907 in Orbe. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1981 at 73 years old in Lausanne.
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
Dutch mathematician.
Born July 9th, 1918 in The Hague. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2012 at 93 years old in Nuenen. [ref]
David Brenner
American film editor (1962–2022).
Born November 3rd, 1962 in Hollywood.
Died February 17th, 2022 at 59 years old in West Hollywood. [ref]
Vera Kholodnaya
First star of russian silent cinema.
Born August 5th, 1893 in Poltava.
Died February 17th, 1919 at 25 years old in Odesa (1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Adolf A. Berle
American diplomat (1895-1971).
Born January 27th, 1895 in Boston. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1971 at 76 years old in New York City.
Darcy Ribeiro
Brazilian politician and academic (1922-1997).
Born October 26th, 1922 in Montes Claros. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1997 at 74 years old in Brasília (cancer). [ref]
Amar Kant
Indian writer (1925-2014).
Born July 1st, 1925 in Ballia district. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2014 at 88 years old [ref]
Jean Servais
Film and stage actor (1912-1976).
Born September 24th, 1912 in Antwerp.
Died February 17th, 1976 at 63 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 181
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci