March 17th
203 Notable deaths
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.
Elis Wiklund
Cross-country skier.
Born December 12th, 1909 in Kramfors.
Died March 17th, 1982 at 72 years old in Sollefteå.
Tatsugo Kawaishi
Swimmer (1911–1945).
Born December 17th, 1911 in Etajima, Higashi-Nōmijima. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1945 at 33 years old in Iwo Jima.
Gaúcho
Brazilian footballer (1964-2016).
Born March 7th, 1964 in Porto Alegre.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 52 years old in São Paulo (prostate cancer). [ref]
Giacomo Violardo
Catholic cardinal (1898-1978).
Born May 10th, 1898 in Govone.
Died March 17th, 1978 at 79 years old in Rome.
Hjördis Töpel
Swimmer (1904-1987).
Born January 4th, 1904 in Gothenburg.
Died March 17th, 1987 at 83 years old in Gothenburg.
Juozas Maniušis
Soviet politician (1910-1987).
Born December 25th, 1910 in Maĺkaŭka.
Died March 17th, 1987 at 76 years old in Vilnius.
Lloyd Appleton
Olympic wrestler.
Born February 1st, 1906 in Iowa.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 93 years old in Oberlin.
Vasil Mitkov
Bulgarian footballer (1943-2002).
Born September 17th, 1943 in Sofia.
Died March 17th, 2002 at 58 years old in Sofia.
André Boerstra
Dutch field hockey player (1924–2016).
Born December 11th, 1924 in Bandung.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 91 years old in The Hague.
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold