March 17th
259 Notable deaths
Carl Jaenisch
Finnish and russian chess player and theorist (1813-1872).
Born April 23rd, 1813 in Vyborg.
Died March 17th, 1872 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Cliff Barker
American basketball player (1921–1998).
Born January 15th, 1921 in Muncie.
Died March 17th, 1998 at 77 years old in Satsuma.
John Pius Boland
Irish politician (1870-1958).
Born September 16th, 1870 in Dublin.
Died March 17th, 1958 at 87 years old in Westminster.
Antoni Lange
Polish writer and philosopher (1862–1929).
Born April 28th, 1862 in Warsaw.
Died March 17th, 1929 at 66 years old in Warsaw.
Geneviève Fontanel
French actress.
Born June 27th, 1936 in Bordeaux.
Died March 17th, 2018 at 81 years old in Draveil. [ref]
Fritz Ullmann
Chemist (1875-1939).
Born July 2nd, 1875 in Fürth. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1939 at 63 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Jan Adam Kruseman
Painter from the northern netherlands (1804–1862).
Born February 12th, 1804 in Haarlem.
Died March 17th, 1862 at 58 years old in Haarlem.
John Antoine Nau
Us-born french writer and translator (1860-1918).
Born November 19th, 1860 in San Francisco.
Died March 17th, 1918 at 57 years old in Douarnenez.
Frank Wisbar
German film director (1899–1967).
Born December 9th, 1899 in Sovetsk.
Died March 17th, 1967 at 67 years old in Mainz.
Tony Nash
British bobsledder (1936–2022).
Born March 18th, 1936 in Amersham.
Died March 17th, 2022 at 85 years old
Vittorio Bottego
Italian explorer.
Born August 11th, 1860 in Parma.
Died March 17th, 1897 at 36 years old in Ethiopia.
Helgo Zettervall
Swedish architect (1831-1907).
Born November 21st, 1831 in Lidköping.
Died March 17th, 1907 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Ferenc Sipos
Hungarian footballer (1932–1997).
Born December 13th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died March 17th, 1997 at 64 years old in Budapest.
Auguste André Thomas Cahours
French chemist (1813–1891).
Born October 2nd, 1813 in Paris.
Died March 17th, 1891 at 77 years old in Paris.
Gideon C. Moody
Former american senator (1832-1904).
Born October 16th, 1832 in Cortland.
Died March 17th, 1904 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Ferdinand Laub
Bohemian violinist and composer (1832–1875).
Born January 19th, 1832 in Prague.
Died March 17th, 1875 at 43 years old in Gries-Quirein.
Vilho Lampi
Finnish painter (1898–1936).
Died March 17th, 1936 at 37 years old in Rautasilta (falling). [ref]
Ulf Bengtsson
Swedish table tennis player (1960-2019).
Born January 26th, 1960 in Höganäs.
Died March 17th, 2019 at 59 years old in Halmstad. [ref]
Victor Rousseau
Medallist, sculptor (1865-1954).
Born December 16th, 1865 in Feluy. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1954 at 88 years old in Forest. [ref]
Abdellah Blinda
Moroccan footballer (1951-2010).
Born September 25th, 1951 in Morocco.
Died March 17th, 2010 at 58 years old in Rabat (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rubye De Remer
American actress (1892-1984).
Born January 9th, 1892 in Denver.
Died March 17th, 1984 at 92 years old in Beverly Hills.
Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor y Zaragoza
Spanish artist and politician (1875-1960).
Born September 25th, 1875 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1960 at 84 years old in Madrid.
Juan Gundlach
German zoologist (1810-1896).
Born July 17th, 1810 in Marburg.
Died March 17th, 1896 at 85 years old in Havana.
Nuno Júdice
Portuguese writer (1949–2024).
Born April 29th, 1949 in Mexilhoeira Grande.
Died March 17th, 2024 at 74 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Laurynas Stankevičius
Prime minister of lithuania (1935-2017).
Born August 10th, 1935 in Aukštadvaris.
Died March 17th, 2017 at 81 years old in Vilnius.
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld