April 17th
156 Notable deaths
Karl Meiler
West german tennis player (1949-2014).
Born April 30th, 1949 in Erlangen.
Died April 17th, 2014 at 64 years old in Augsburg.
Pierre Larquey
Actor.
Born July 10th, 1884 in Cénac. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1962 at 77 years old in Maisons-Laffitte (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kote Marjanishvili
Russian theatre director.
Born June 9th, 1872 in Kvareli.
Died April 17th, 1933 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Peter Ablinger
Austrian composer.
Born March 15th, 1959 in Schwanenstadt.
Died April 17th, 2025 at 66 years old in Berlin. [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]
Georges Miez
Gymnast (1904-1999).
Born October 2nd, 1904 in Töss.
Died April 17th, 1999 at 94 years old in Savosa (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
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.
Ljubomir Simović
Serbian poet.
Born December 2nd, 1935 in Užice.
Died April 17th, 2025 at 89 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Dmitry Ushakov
Russian philologist.
Born January 24th, 1873 in Moscow.
Died April 17th, 1942 at 69 years old in Tashkent.
Maria Bakunin
Italian chemist and biologist.
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Krasnoyarsk.
Died April 17th, 1960 at 87 years old in Naples.
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø