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March 17th
203 Notable deaths
Oksana Shvets
Ukrainian actress.
Born February 10th, 1955 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2022 at 67 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Taixu
Qing dynasty buddhist (1890-1947).
Born January 8th, 1890 in Haining.
Died March 17th, 1947 at 57 years old in Shanghai.
Galaktion Tabidze
Georgian poet (1891–1959).
Born November 18th, 1892 in Chkvishi.
Died March 17th, 1959 at 66 years old in Tbilisi (falling).
Ralph Thomas
British film director (1915-2001).
Born August 10th, 1915 in Kingston upon Hull. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2001 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
Guinea-bissauan politician (1958-2020).
Born March 25th, 1958 in Bissau.
Died March 17th, 2020 at 61 years old in Lisbon (disease). [ref]
Dorothy Dwan
Actress (1906-1981).
Born April 26th, 1906 in Sedalia.
Died March 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Ventura (lung cancer).
Pilar Primo de Rivera
Spanish countess (1907–1991).
Born November 4th, 1907 in Madrid. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1991 at 83 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Thomas Lewis
British cardiologist.
Born December 26th, 1881 in Taff's Well.
Died March 17th, 1945 at 63 years old in Loudwater.
Haldan Keffer Hartline
American neuroscientist.
Born December 22nd, 1903 in Bloomsburg.
Died March 17th, 1987 at 83 years old in Fallston. [ref]
Clodovil Hernandes
Brazilian stylist, tv host and politician (1937-2009).
Born June 17th, 1937 in Elisiário.
Died March 17th, 2009 at 71 years old in Brasília (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 203
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris