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March 17th
259 Notable deaths
Santo Trafficante
American crime boss.
Born November 15th, 1914 in Tampa.
Died March 17th, 1987 at 72 years old in Houston, Tampa (cardiovascular disease).
Oleg Cassini
American fashion designer (1913–2006).
Born April 11th, 1913 in Paris.
Died March 17th, 2006 at 92 years old in Manhasset (aneurysm). [ref]
Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1883-1963).
Born September 2nd, 1883 in Laxenburg.
Died March 17th, 1963 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Larry Drake
American actor (1950–2016).
Born February 21st, 1950 in Tulsa.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 66 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
British prince and military commander (1819–1904).
Born March 26th, 1819 in Hanover.
Died March 17th, 1904 at 84 years old in London.
Fred Allen
American comedian (1894–1956).
Born May 31st, 1894 in Cambridge.
Died March 17th, 1956 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Eduard Limonov
Russian writer (1943-2020).
Born November 22nd, 1943 in Dzerzhinsk. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2020 at 76 years old in Moscow (surgical complications). [ref]
Team Hoyt
American triathlete (1940-2021).
Born June 1st, 1940 in Winchester.
Died March 17th, 2021 at 80 years old in Holland.
Mai Zetterling
Swedish actress and film director (1925–1994).
Born May 24th, 1925 in Västerås.
Died March 17th, 1994 at 68 years old in London (cancer).
Robert Monroe
American founder of the monroe institute (1915–1995).
Born October 30th, 1915 in Lexington.
Died March 17th, 1995 at 79 years old
Ric Grech
British musician (1945–1990).
Born November 1st, 1946 in Bordeaux.
Died March 17th, 1990 at 43 years old in Leicester (kidney failure).
Susanna M. Salter
American politician and activist (1860–1961).
Born March 2nd, 1860 in Belmont County.
Died March 17th, 1961 at 101 years old in Norman.
Gail Davis
American actress and horseback rider (1925-1997).
Born October 5th, 1925 in Little Rock.
Died March 17th, 1997 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Christopher Alexander
American architect and design theorist (1936-2022).
Born October 4th, 1936 in Vienna.
Died March 17th, 2022 at 85 years old in Binsted. [ref]
Austen Chamberlain
British politician (1863-1937).
Born October 16th, 1863 in Birmingham.
Died March 17th, 1937 at 73 years old in London.
Ahmad Khomeini
Iranian politician.
Born March 14th, 1946 in Qom.
Died March 17th, 1995 at 49 years old in Tehran.
Aleksey Brusilov
Russian and soviet military commander.
Born August 3rd, 1853 in Tbilisi.
Died March 17th, 1926 at 72 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Franz Brentano
German philosopher and psychologist as well as refounder of the theory of intentionality (1838–1917).
Born January 16th, 1838 in Boppard.
Died March 17th, 1917 at 79 years old in Zurich.
John Bagot Glubb
British military officer, scholar and author (1897–1986).
Born April 16th, 1897 in Lancashire.
Died March 17th, 1986 at 88 years old in East Sussex.
Meir Dagan
Israeli general and spy (1945–2016).
Born January 30th, 1945 in Kherson.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 71 years old in Tel Aviv (liver cancer). [ref]
Ferlin Husky
American country music singer.
Born December 3rd, 1927 in Missouri.
Died March 17th, 2011 at 83 years old in Nashville (heart failure). [ref]
Alexander Prokhorenko
Russian officer (1990-2016).
Died March 17th, 2016 at 25 years old in Palmyra.
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
117th pope of the coptic orthodox church (1923–2012).
Born August 3rd, 1923 in Manfalut.
Died March 17th, 2012 at 88 years old in Alexandria (kidney failure). [ref]
Andre Norton
American writer of science fiction and fantasy (1912–2005).
Born February 17th, 1912 in Cleveland.
Died March 17th, 2005 at 93 years old in Murfreesboro.
John Backus
American computer scientist (1924–2007).
Born December 3rd, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died March 17th, 2007 at 82 years old in Ashland. [ref]
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