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March 17th
192 Notable deaths
Nikolai Zarudny
Ukrainian/russian ornithologist (1859–1919).
Born October 7th, 1859 in Griakove.
Died March 17th, 1919 at 59 years old in Tashkent (poisoning).
John Pius Boland
Irish politician (1870-1958).
Born September 16th, 1870 in Dublin.
Died March 17th, 1958 at 87 years old in Westminster.
J. Frank Glendon
American actor (1886-1937).
Born October 25th, 1885 in Choteau.
Died March 17th, 1937 at 51 years old in Hollywood.
Nuno Júdice
Portuguese writer.
Born April 29th, 1949 in Mexilhoeira Grande.
Died March 17th, 2024 at 74 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Marek Galiński
Polish cyclist.
Born August 1st, 1974 in Opoczno.
Died March 17th, 2014 at 39 years old in Jędrzejów (traffic collision).
Josef Svatopluk Machar
Czech politician, poet, publicist, politician and politic writer (1864-1942).
Born February 29th, 1864 in Kolín. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1942 at 78 years old in Střešovice. [ref]
Frank Griffin
Film director (1886-1953).
Born September 17th, 1886 in Norfolk.
Died March 17th, 1953 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Ferdinand von Alten
German film actor.
Born April 13th, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 17th, 1933 at 47 years old in Dessau.
John Antoine Nau
Us-born french writer and translator (1860-1918).
Born November 19th, 1860 in San Francisco.
Died March 17th, 1918 at 57 years old in Douarnenez.
William Merz
American athletics and gymnastics competitor (1878-1946).
Born April 25th, 1878 in Red Bud.
Died March 17th, 1946 at 67 years old in Overland.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 192
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