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March 17th
186 Notable deaths
Mai Zetterling
Swedish actress (1925–1994).
Born May 24th, 1925 in Västerås. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1994 at 68 years old in London (cancer).
Eduard Limonov
Russian writer (1943-2020).
Born February 2nd, 1943 in Dzerzhinsk. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2020 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Team Hoyt
American triathlete (1940-2021).
Born June 1st, 1940 in Winchester.
Died March 17th, 2021 at 80 years old in Holland.
Ric Grech
British musician (1945–1990).
Born November 1st, 1946 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1990 at 43 years old in Leicester (kidney failure).
Christopher Alexander
American architect and design theorist.
Born October 4th, 1936 in Vienna.
Died March 17th, 2022 at 85 years old in Binsted. [ref]
Alexander Prokhorenko
Russian officer (1990-2016).
Died March 17th, 2016 at 25 years old in Palmyra.
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).
Austen Chamberlain
British politician (1863-1937).
Born October 16th, 1863 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1937 at 73 years old in London.
Ferlin Husky
American country music singer.
Born December 3rd, 1927 in Missouri. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2011 at 83 years old in Nashville (heart failure). [ref]
Meir Dagan
Israeli general and spy.
Born January 30th, 1945 in Novosibirsk.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 71 years old in Tel Aviv (liver cancer). [ref]
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