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March 17th
259 Notable deaths
Humberto Fernández Morán
Venezuelan scientist (1924-1999).
Born February 18th, 1924 in Concepción.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Joseph Alfred Micheler
French general (1861-1931).
Born September 23rd, 1861 in Phalsbourg.
Died March 17th, 1931 at 69 years old in Lyon.
Konstantin Badigin
Soviet naval officer and explorer (1910-1984).
Born November 29th, 1910 in Penza.
Died March 17th, 1984 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Jérôme Carcopino
French archaeologist, epigraphist and historian (1881-1970).
Born June 27th, 1881 in Verneuil-sur-Avre. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1970 at 88 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Raoul Servais
Belgian filmmaker and artist (1928–2023).
Born May 1st, 1928 in Ostend. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2023 at 94 years old in Leffinge. [ref]
William Pinkney Whyte
American politician (1824–1908).
Born August 8th, 1824 in Baltimore.
Died March 17th, 1908 at 83 years old in Baltimore.
Soledad Acosta
Colombia writer (1833-1913).
Born May 5th, 1833 in Bogotá. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1913 at 79 years old in Bogotá.
Helmuth Schneider
German actor (1920-1972).
Born December 18th, 1920 in Munich.
Died March 17th, 1972 at 51 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).
Zinaida Voronina
Gymnast.
Born December 10th, 1947 in Yoshkar-Ola.
Died March 17th, 2001 at 53 years old in Balashikha.
Mohamed Latif
Egyptian association football player (1909–1990).
Born October 23rd, 1909 in Beni Suef.
Died March 17th, 1990 at 80 years old in Egypt.
Gary Bertini
Israeli composer and conductor (1927–2005).
Born May 1st, 1927 in Briceva.
Died March 17th, 2005 at 77 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
William Prager
American applied mathematician (1903-1980).
Born May 23rd, 1903 in Karlsruhe.
Died March 17th, 1980 at 76 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Charles Pickering
American anthropologist, botanist, and physician (1805-1878).
Born November 10th, 1805 in Susquehanna Depot.
Died March 17th, 1878 at 72 years old in Boston.
Santiago Lovell
Argentine heavyweight boxer (1912–1966).
Born April 23rd, 1912 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 17th, 1966 at 53 years old in Buenos Aires.
Czesław Słania
Polish artist (1921–2005).
Born October 22nd, 1921 in Czeladź.
Died March 17th, 2005 at 83 years old in Kraków.
Iliaz Vrioni
Prime minister of albania (1882-1932).
Born January 1st, 1882 in Berat.
Died March 17th, 1932 at 50 years old in Paris.
Alain Bosquet
French poet (1919–1998).
Born March 28th, 1919 in Odesa.
Died March 17th, 1998 at 78 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Jacques Frantz
French actor (1947–2021).
Born April 4th, 1947 in Dijon.
Died March 17th, 2021 at 73 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Semyon Furman
Soviet chess player (1920–1978).
Born December 1st, 1920 in Pinsk.
Died March 17th, 1978 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg (stomach cancer).
Ernst Haefliger
Swiss tenor (1919–2007).
Died March 17th, 2007 at 87 years old in Davos (heart failure). [ref]
Käthe Leichter
Austrian writer (1895–1942).
Born August 20th, 1895 in Vienna.
Died March 17th, 1942 at 46 years old in Bernburg Euthanasia Centre.
José María Forqué
Spanish film director (1923-1995).
Born March 8th, 1923 in Zaragoza.
Died March 17th, 1995 at 72 years old in Madrid (liver cancer).
Eduard Clam-Gallas
Czech nobleman (1805-1891).
Born March 14th, 1805 in Prague.
Died March 17th, 1891 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Mareike Carrière
German actress (1954–2014).
Born July 26th, 1954 in Hanover.
Died March 17th, 2014 at 59 years old in Hamburg (bladder cancer).
Rafael Paasio
Finnish politician (1903-1980).
Born June 6th, 1903 in Uskela. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1980 at 76 years old in Turku.
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