March 17th
203 Notable deaths
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]
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, 1925 in Missouri.
Died March 17th, 2011 at 85 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.
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]
Malvina Reynolds
American folk singer.
Born August 23rd, 1900 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1978 at 77 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Dai Li
Chinese kmt general (1897–1946).
Born May 28th, 1897 in Jiangshan City.
Died March 17th, 1946 at 48 years old in Nanjing.
G. William Miller
American businessman and investment banker (1925–2006).
Born March 9th, 1925 in Creek County.
Died March 17th, 2006 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C. (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia