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April 17th
145 Notable deaths
Felix Pappalardi
American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist.
Born December 30th, 1939 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1983 at 43 years old in Manhattan (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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).
Al Bowlly
Mozambican-born south african-british vocalist and jazz guitarist.
Born January 7th, 1899 in Maputo. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1941 at 42 years old in London (explosion). [ref]
Turgut Özal
Turkish politician (1927-1993).
Born October 13th, 1927 in Malatya.
Died April 17th, 1993 at 65 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Hannie Schaft
Dutch communist resistance fighter and martyr.
Born September 16th, 1921 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1945 at 23 years old in Bloemendaal (ballistic trauma, execution). [ref]
Bogd Khan
Great khan of outer mongolia.
Born October 13th, 1869 in Litang County.
Died April 17th, 1924 at 54 years old in Ulaanbaatar (laryngeal cancer).
Chaim Herzog
Israeli politician, 6th president of israel (1918-1997).
Born September 17th, 1918 in Belfast. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Chips Keswick
British businessman.
Born February 2nd, 1940 in London.
Died April 17th, 2024 at 84 years old [ref]
Danny Federici
American musician (1950-2008).
Born January 23rd, 1950 in Flemington. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2008 at 58 years old in New York City (melanoma). [ref]
Nasser Al-Kharafi
Businessman (1943-2011).
Born June 17th, 1943 in Kuwait City.
Died April 17th, 2011 at 67 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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