April 17th
165 Notable deaths
Alexandru Neagu
Romanian footballer (1948-2010).
Born July 19th, 1948 in Bucharest.
Died April 17th, 2010 at 61 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Krsto Hegedušić
Croatian naive painter (1901-1975).
Born November 26th, 1901 in Petrinja.
Died April 17th, 1975 at 73 years old in Zagreb.
Ljubomir Simović
Serbian poet.
Born December 2nd, 1935 in Užice.
Died April 17th, 2025 at 89 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Paul Costello
American rower (1894–1986).
Born December 27th, 1894 in Philadelphia.
Died April 17th, 1986 at 91 years old in Philadelphia.
Franco Restivo
Italian politician (1911-1976).
Born May 25th, 1911 in Palermo.
Died April 17th, 1976 at 64 years old in Francavilla di Sicilia.
Pierre Larquey
Actor.
Born July 10th, 1884 in Cénac. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1962 at 77 years old in Maisons-Laffitte (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karl Meiler
West german tennis player (1949-2014).
Born April 30th, 1949 in Erlangen.
Died April 17th, 2014 at 64 years old in Augsburg.
Lukman Niode
Indonesian swimmer.
Born October 21st, 1963 in Jakarta.
Died April 17th, 2020 at 56 years old in Jakarta (COVID-19). [ref]
Hans Purrmann
German painter (1880-1966).
Born April 10th, 1880 in Speyer. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1966 at 86 years old in Basel. [ref]
Kote Marjanishvili
Russian theatre director.
Born June 9th, 1872 in Kvareli.
Died April 17th, 1933 at 60 years old in Moscow.
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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix