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March 17th
185 Notable deaths
Helen Hayes
American actress.
Born October 10th, 1900 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1993 at 92 years old in Nyack (heart failure). [ref]
Michael Gough
English actor (1916-2011).
Born November 23rd, 1916 in Kuala Lumpur. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2011 at 94 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ramon Magsaysay
7th president of the philippines (1907-1957).
Born August 31st, 1907 in Iba.
Died March 17th, 1957 at 49 years old in Asturias.
Alex Chilton
American songwriter, guitarist, singer & producer (1950-2010).
Born December 28th, 1950 in Memphis. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2010 at 59 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George F. Kennan
American advisor, diplomat, political scientist and historian (1904-2005).
Born February 16th, 1904 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2005 at 101 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Louis Kahn
Estonian-american architect.
Born February 20th, 1901 in Kuressaare. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1974 at 73 years old in New York City, Pennsylvania Station (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jermaine Stewart
American musician, singer, actor, dancer.
Born September 7th, 1957 in Columbus.
Died March 17th, 1997 at 39 years old in Homewood (liver cancer).
Luchino Visconti
Italian theatre, opera and cinema director (1906-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Milan. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1976 at 69 years old in Rome (stroke). [ref]
Peter Bowles
English actor (1936–2022).
Born October 16th, 1936 in London.
Died March 17th, 2022 at 85 years old (cancer). [ref]
Derek Walcott
Saint lucian–trinidadian poet and playwright (1930-2017).
Born January 23rd, 1930 in Castries.
Died March 17th, 2017 at 87 years old in Cap Estate. [ref]
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau