March 17th
186 Notable deaths
Aleksey Brusilov
Russian and soviet military commander.
Born August 3rd, 1853 in Tbilisi.
Died March 17th, 1926 at 72 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert Monroe
American founder of the monroe institute.
Born October 30th, 1915 in Lexington.
Died March 17th, 1995 at 79 years old
Andre Norton
American writer of science fiction and fantasy.
Born February 17th, 1912 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2005 at 93 years old in Murfreesboro. [ref]
John Backus
American computer scientist.
Born December 3rd, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died March 17th, 2007 at 82 years old in Ashland. [ref]
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
117th pope of the coptic orthodox church.
Born August 3rd, 1923 in Manfalut.
Died March 17th, 2012 at 88 years old in Alexandria (kidney failure). [ref]
John Bagot Glubb
British military officer, scholar and author (1897–1986).
Born April 16th, 1897 in Lancashire. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1986 at 88 years old in East Sussex. [ref]
Malvina Reynolds
American folk singer.
Born August 23rd, 1900 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1978 at 77 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
G. William Miller
American government official (1925-2006).
Born March 9th, 1925 in Creek County.
Died March 17th, 2006 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C. (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Lee Shau-kee
Hong kong business magnate (1928–2025).
Born February 20th, 1928 in Shunde District.
Died March 17th, 2025 at 97 years old in Central and Western District. [ref]
Nancy Cunard
English writer, heiress and political activist.
Born March 10th, 1896 in Nevill Holt. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1965 at 69 years old in Hôpital Cochin. [ref]
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Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha