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April 17th
162 Notable deaths
William Conway
Catholic cardinal (1913–1977).
Born January 22nd, 1913 in Belfast.
Died April 17th, 1977 at 64 years old in Armagh.
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).
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).
Humberto Tozzi
Brazilian footballer (1934-1980).
Born February 4th, 1934 in São João de Meriti.
Died April 17th, 1980 at 46 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Johannes Thiele
German chemist (1865-1918).
Born May 13th, 1865 in Racibórz.
Died April 17th, 1918 at 52 years old in Strasbourg.
Mikhail Tanich
Soviet and russian poet (1923—2008).
Born September 15th, 1923 in Taganrog.
Died April 17th, 2008 at 84 years old in Moscow (kidney failure). [ref]
Svetozar Ćorović
Bosnian writer.
Born May 29th, 1875 in Mostar. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1919 at 43 years old in Mostar (disease). [ref]
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 Vinohrady. [ref]
Arkady Chernyshev
Russian footballer (1914-1992).
Born March 16th, 1914 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died April 17th, 1992 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Alexandru Neagu
Romanian footballer (1948-2010).
Born July 19th, 1948 in Bucharest.
Died April 17th, 2010 at 61 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
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