March 17th
259 Notable deaths
Mohamed Salah Jedidi
Tunisian association football player (1938-2014).
Born March 17th, 1938 in Ghardimaou. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2014 at 76 years old in Tunis. [ref]
Frederick Garfield Gilmore
Boxer.
Born May 22nd, 1887 in Montreal.
Died March 17th, 1969 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Georg Lammers
German sprinter (1905–1987).
Born April 14th, 1905 in Butjadingen.
Died March 17th, 1987 at 81 years old in Butjadingen.
J. Frank Glendon
American actor (1886-1937).
Born October 25th, 1886 in Choteau.
Died March 17th, 1937 at 50 years old in Hollywood.
Léonie Geisendorf
Architect (1914-2016).
Born September 21st, 1914 in Łódź.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 101 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Conrado del Campo
Spanish musician (1878–1953).
Born October 28th, 1878 in Madrid.
Died March 17th, 1953 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Gedaliah Alon
Historian (1902–1950).
Born January 23rd, 1902 in Kobryn.
Died March 17th, 1950 at 48 years old in Jerusalem.
Nikolai Zarudny
Ukrainian/russian ornithologist (1859–1919).
Born October 7th, 1859 in Griakove.
Died March 17th, 1919 at 59 years old in Tashkent (poisoning).
Marek Galiński
Polish cyclist.
Born August 1st, 1974 in Opoczno.
Died March 17th, 2014 at 39 years old in Jędrzejów (traffic collision).
Ferdinand von Alten
German film actor (1885-1933).
Born April 13th, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 17th, 1933 at 47 years old in Dessau.
Josef Svatopluk Machar
Czech politician, poet, publicist, politician and politic writer (1864-1942).
Born February 29th, 1864 in Kolín. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1942 at 78 years old in Střešovice (angina pectoris). [ref]
Heinrich Suter
Historian of science (1848-1922).
Born January 4th, 1848 in Hedingen.
Died March 17th, 1922 at 74 years old in Dornach.
Boleslaw Barlog
German theatre director and film director (1906-1999).
Born March 28th, 1906 in Wrocław.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 92 years old in Berlin.
Inomjon Usmonxo‘jayev
Uzbek politician (1930-2017).
Born May 21st, 1930 in Fergana.
Died March 17th, 2017 at 86 years old in Fergana. [ref]
Paul Pogge
German explorer (1838-1884).
Born December 24th, 1838 in Groß Roge.
Died March 17th, 1884 at 45 years old in Luanda.
Frank Griffin
Film director (1886-1953).
Born September 17th, 1886.
Died March 17th, 1953 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Emma Schenson
Swedish photographer and painter (1827–1913).
Born September 21st, 1827 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1913 at 85 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Pietro Maffi
Catholic cardinal (1858–1931).
Born October 12th, 1858 in Corteolona.
Died March 17th, 1931 at 72 years old in Pisa.
Anthon Olsen
Danish footballer (1889–1972).
Born September 13th, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died March 17th, 1972 at 82 years old in Gentofte.
Allan Woodman
Canadian ice hockey player (1899–1963).
Born March 11th, 1899 in Winnipeg.
Died March 17th, 1963 at 64 years old in Winnipeg.
William Merz
American athletics and gymnastics competitor (1878-1946).
Born April 25th, 1878 in Red Bud.
Died March 17th, 1946 at 67 years old in Overland.
Yevgeny Belyayev
Cross-country skier.
Born March 20th, 1954 in Kirovsk.
Died March 17th, 2003 at 48 years old [ref]
Elis Wiklund
Cross-country skier.
Born December 12th, 1909 in Kramfors.
Died March 17th, 1982 at 72 years old in Sollefteå.
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Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé