April 17th
156 Notable deaths
Voldemārs Veiss
Latvian army and latvian legion officer.
Born November 7th, 1899 in Riga.
Died April 17th, 1944 at 44 years old in Riga.
Wincenty Lutosławski
Polish philosopher.
Born June 6th, 1863 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1954 at 90 years old in Kraków.
Raymond Kaelbel
French association football player and manager (1932-2007).
Born January 31st, 1932 in Colmar.
Died April 17th, 2007 at 75 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]
Jaroslav Holík
Czech ice hockey player and coach.
Born August 3rd, 1942 in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2015 at 72 years old in Jihlava.
Alberto Bovone
Catholic cardinal.
Born June 11th, 1922 in Frugarolo.
Died April 17th, 1998 at 75 years old in Rome.
Jaromír Štětina
Czech politician, publicist, and writer.
Born April 6th, 1943 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2025 at 82 years old in Prague (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Madre Teresa Nuzzo
Maltese nun.
Born May 11th, 1851 in Valletta.
Died April 17th, 1923 at 71 years old in Ħamrun.
Adelaide Lambert
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1907-1996).
Born October 27th, 1907 in Ancón.
Died April 17th, 1996 at 88 years old in Bremerton.
Ewald Balser
Actor (1898-1978).
Born October 5th, 1898 in Elberfeld.
Died April 17th, 1978 at 79 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Carlos Contreras
Chilean footballer (1938-2020).
Born October 7th, 1938 in Santiago.
Died April 17th, 2020 at 81 years old in Puente Alto. [ref]
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis