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April 17th
162 Notable deaths
Aimé Césaire
Martiniquais writer, poet and politician.
Born June 26th, 1913 in Basse-Pointe. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2008 at 94 years old in Fort-de-France. [ref]
Bogd Khan
Great khan of outer mongolia (1869–1924).
Born October 13th, 1869 in Litang County.
Died April 17th, 1924 at 54 years old in Ulaanbaatar (laryngeal cancer).
Alan García
Peruvian politician.
Died April 17th, 2019 at 69 years old in Lima (shot to the head). [ref]
Norman Hunter
English footballer (1943-2020).
Born October 29th, 1943 in Gateshead.
Died April 17th, 2020 at 76 years old in Leeds (COVID-19). [ref]
Al Bowlly
South african–british vocalist (1899–1941).
Born January 7th, 1898 in Maputo.
Died April 17th, 1941 at 43 years old in London (explosion).
Turgut Özal
President of turkey from 1989 to 1993.
Born October 13th, 1927 in Malatya.
Died April 17th, 1993 at 65 years old in Hacettepe Adult Hospital (myocardial infarction).
David Lama
Austrian rock climber and mountaineer.
Born August 4th, 1990 in Innsbruck. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2019 at 28 years old in Banff National Park (avalanche).
Hannie Schaft
Dutch communist resistance fighter and martyr (1920–1945).
Born September 16th, 1920 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1945 at 24 years old in Bloemendaal (gunshot wound). [ref]
Danny Federici
American musician (1950–2008).
Born January 23rd, 1950 in Flemington.
Died April 17th, 2008 at 58 years old in New York City (melanoma). [ref]
James Olson
American actor (1930–2022).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Evanston.
Died April 17th, 2022 at 91 years old in Malibu. [ref]
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci