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April 17th
145 Notable deaths
Koji Kondo
Japanese association football player.
Born April 28th, 1972 in Kariya.
Died April 17th, 2003 at 30 years old in Toyoake.
Ronald Sanderson
British rower.
Born December 11th, 1876 in Uckfield.
Died April 17th, 1918 at 41 years old in Gommecourt.
Hanns Kilian
Bobsledder.
Born May 2nd, 1905 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Died April 17th, 1981 at 75 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Víctor Balaguer
Spanish singer (1921-1984).
Born March 24th, 1921 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1984 at 63 years old in Barcelona (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Geysar Kashiyeva
Azerbaijani painter (1893–1972).
Born June 7th, 1893 in Tbilisi.
Died April 17th, 1972 at 78 years old in Baku (malaria).
Stan Vickers
British racewalker.
Born June 18th, 1932 in Lewisham.
Died April 17th, 2013 at 80 years old in Seaford.
Yukio Tsuda
Japanese association football player.
Born August 15th, 1917 in Kōbe.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 61 years old in Japan.
Aleksandr Dolgushin
Russian water polo player.
Born March 7th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died April 17th, 2006 at 60 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Gustav Hedenvind-Eriksson
Swedish writer (1880-1967).
Born May 17th, 1880 in Alanäs socken. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1967 at 86 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 145
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