March 17th
186 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Wayne Collett
American sprinter.
Born October 20th, 1949 in Los Angeles.
Died March 17th, 2010 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Yuya Uchida
Japanese musician and actor (1939-2019).
Born November 17th, 1939 in Nishinomiya. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2019 at 79 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Taixu
Qing dynasty buddhistb (1890-1947).
Born January 8th, 1890 in Haining City.
Died March 17th, 1947 at 57 years old in Shanghai.
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]
Antun Gustav Matoš
Croatian writer.
Born June 13th, 1873 in Tovarnik. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1914 at 40 years old in Zagreb (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Dorothy Dwan
Actress (1906-1981).
Born April 26th, 1906 in Sedalia.
Died March 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Ventura (lung cancer).
Luise Rinser
German writer.
Born April 30th, 1911 in Pitzling. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2002 at 90 years old in Unterhaching. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 186
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling