March 17th
259 Notable deaths
Adalberto Libera
Italian architect (1903-1963).
Born July 16th, 1903 in Villa Lagarina.
Died March 17th, 1963 at 59 years old in Rome.
Susan Warner
American writer (1819-1885).
Born July 11th, 1819 in New York City.
Died March 17th, 1885 at 65 years old in Highland Falls.
Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville
French caricaturist (1803-1847).
Born September 13th, 1803 in Nancy. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1847 at 43 years old in Vanves. [ref]
Antón García Abril
Spanish composer (1933–2021).
Born May 19th, 1933 in Teruel.
Died March 17th, 2021 at 87 years old in Madrid (COVID-19). [ref]
Michiyo Aratama
Japanese actress (1930–2001).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Nara.
Died March 17th, 2001 at 71 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Nada Dimić
Yugoslav partisan (1923–1942).
Born September 6th, 1923 in Divoselo.
Died March 17th, 1942 at 18 years old in Stara Gradiška concentration camp (typhoid fever).
Ernest Gold
Austrian american composer (1921-1999).
Born July 13th, 1921 in Vienna.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Laura Valenzuela
Spanish television presenter (1931–2023).
Born February 18th, 1931 in Spain, Seville.
Died March 17th, 2023 at 92 years old in Madrid (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Stephen Schwartz
American pathologist and medical doctor.
Born January 1st, 1942.
Died March 17th, 2020 at 78 years old in Seattle (COVID-19). [ref]
May Clark
British actress (1885-1971).
Born June 1st, 1885 in Sunbury-on-Thames. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1971 at 85 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home. [ref]
Wilhelm Blaschke
Austrian mathematician (1885–1962).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Graz.
Died March 17th, 1962 at 76 years old in Hamburg.
Heinz Nixdorf
Computing pioneer (1925-1986).
Born April 9th, 1925 in Paderborn.
Died March 17th, 1986 at 60 years old in Hanover (myocardial infarction).
Ali bey Huseynzade
Azerbaijani and turkish writer, doctor and university teacher (1864–1940).
Born March 7th, 1864 in Salyan.
Died March 17th, 1940 at 76 years old in Üsküdar.
László Fejes Tóth
Hungarian mathematician (1915–2005).
Born March 12th, 1915 in Szeged.
Died March 17th, 2005 at 90 years old in Budapest.
Tanya Reinhart
Israeli journalist and linguist (1943-2007).
Born July 23rd, 1943 in Haifa.
Died March 17th, 2007 at 63 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Betty Williams
Northern irish peace activist (1943–2020).
Born May 22nd, 1943 in Belfast.
Died March 17th, 2020 at 76 years old in Belfast. [ref]
Artem Datsyshyn
Ukrainian ballet dancer.
Born January 26th, 1979 in Kherson.
Died March 17th, 2022 at 43 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Charlotte Auerbach
Geneticist, author (1899–1994).
Born May 14th, 1899 in Krefeld.
Died March 17th, 1994 at 94 years old in Edinburgh.
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Italian opera singer (1892-1979).
Born December 11th, 1892 in Lanuvio.
Died March 17th, 1979 at 86 years old in Valencia, Burjassot.
Henri Maspero
French sinologist (1883–1945).
Born December 15th, 1883 in Paris.
Died March 17th, 1945 at 61 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp.
Solomon Marcus
Romanian mathematician (1925-2016).
Born March 1st, 1925 in Bacău.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 91 years old in Bucharest (heart failure). [ref]
Arthur Hinsley
Catholic cardinal (1865–1943).
Born August 25th, 1865 in Carlton.
Died March 17th, 1943 at 77 years old in Buntingford (myocardial infarction).
Marian Kociniak
Polish film and theater actor (1936–2016).
Born January 11th, 1936 in Warsaw.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 80 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Jorge Edwards
Chilean writer, literary critic, journalist and diplomat.
Born July 29th, 1931 in Santiago. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2023 at 91 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Argentinian film director (1897–1968).
Born May 6th, 1897 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 17th, 1968 at 70 years old in Monte Carlo.
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