April 17th
162 Notable deaths
Stan Vickers
British racewalker.
Born June 18th, 1932 in Lewisham.
Died April 17th, 2013 at 80 years old in Seaford.
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]
Yukio Tsuda
Japanese association football player.
Born August 15th, 1917 in Kōbe.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 61 years old in Japan.
Cyril Musil
Czechoslovak cross-country skier.
Born November 26th, 1907 in Studnice. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1977 at 69 years old in Canada, Collingwood. [ref]
Paul Dujardin
French water polo player.
Born May 10th, 1894 in Tourcoing.
Died April 17th, 1959 at 64 years old in Coulon.
Alfonso Martínez
Spanish basketball player (1937-2011).
Born January 24th, 1937 in Zaragoza.
Died April 17th, 2011 at 74 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Henricus Tromp
Dutch rower (1878-1962).
Born March 19th, 1878 in Tanjungpura.
Died April 17th, 1962 at 84 years old in Etterbeek.
Victor Pryazhnikov
Russian ice hockey player (1933–2008).
Born December 23rd, 1933 in Elektrostal.
Died April 17th, 2008 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Harry Stiff
British tug of war competitor (1881–1939).
Born October 23rd, 1881 in Sudbury.
Died April 17th, 1939 at 57 years old in East of England.
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The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé