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April 17th
145 Notable deaths
Margaret Seddon
American film actress (1872-1968).
Born November 18th, 1872 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 17th, 1968 at 95 years old in Philadelphia.
Elda Emma Anderson
American physicist (1899-1961).
Born October 5th, 1899 in Green Lake.
Died April 17th, 1961 at 61 years old in Oak Ridge (leukemia, breast cancer).
William Conway
Catholic cardinal.
Born January 22nd, 1913 in Belfast.
Died April 17th, 1977 at 64 years old in Armagh.
Fritz Hommel
German orientalist.
Born July 31st, 1854 in Ansbach.
Died April 17th, 1936 at 81 years old in Munich.
Johannes Thiele
German chemist (1865-1918).
Born May 13th, 1865 in Racibórz.
Died April 17th, 1918 at 52 years old in Strasbourg.
Paolo Barison
Italian footballer (1936-1979).
Born June 23rd, 1936 in Vittorio Veneto.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 42 years old in Andora (traffic collision).
Lukman Niode
Indonesian swimmer.
Born October 21st, 1963 in Jakarta.
Died April 17th, 2020 at 56 years old in Jakarta (COVID-19). [ref]
Arkady Chernyshev
Russian footballer (1914-1992).
Born March 16th, 1914 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died April 17th, 1992 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Jan Kotěra
Czech architect, designer, painter and university educator (1871-1923).
Born December 18th, 1871 in Brno. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1923 at 51 years old in Prague. [ref]
Mikhail Tanich
Russian poet.
Born September 15th, 1923 in Taganrog.
Died April 17th, 2008 at 84 years old in Moscow (kidney failure). [ref]
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo