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March 17th
186 Notable deaths
Czesław Słania
Polish artist.
Born October 22nd, 1921 in Czeladź.
Died March 17th, 2005 at 83 years old in Kraków.
Santiago Lovell
Argentine heavyweight boxer.
Born April 23rd, 1912 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 17th, 1966 at 53 years old in Buenos Aires.
Käthe Leichter
Austrian writer.
Born August 20th, 1895 in Vienna.
Died March 17th, 1942 at 46 years old in Bernburg Euthanasia Centre.
Semyon Furman
Soviet chess player.
Born December 1st, 1920 in Pinsk.
Died March 17th, 1978 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg (stomach cancer).
José María Forqué
Spanish film director (1923-1995).
Born March 8th, 1923 in Zaragoza. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1995 at 72 years old in Madrid (liver cancer).
Cliff Barker
American basketball player.
Born January 15th, 1921 in Muncie.
Died March 17th, 1998 at 77 years old in Satsuma.
Humberto Fernández Morán
Venezuelan scientist (1924-1999).
Born February 18th, 1924 in La Cañada de Urdaneta.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Fritz Ullmann
Chemist (1875-1939).
Born July 2nd, 1875 in Fürth. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1939 at 63 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Rafael Paasio
Finnish politician (1903-1980).
Born June 6th, 1903 in Uskela. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1980 at 76 years old in Turku.
Mareike Carrière
German actress.
Born July 26th, 1954 in Hanover.
Died March 17th, 2014 at 59 years old in Hamburg (bladder cancer).
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau