April 17th
206 Notable deaths
Robert P. Griffin
American politician (1923–2015).
Born November 6th, 1923 in Detroit. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2015 at 91 years old in Traverse City.
Sergio Fantoni
Italian actor (1930-2020).
Born August 7th, 1930 in Rome.
Died April 17th, 2020 at 89 years old in Rome. [ref]
Toni Frissell
American photographer (1907–1988).
Born March 10th, 1907 in Manhattan.
Died April 17th, 1988 at 81 years old in St. James (Alzheimer's disease).
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu
Romanian politician (1900-1954).
Born November 4th, 1900 in Bacău.
Died April 17th, 1954 at 53 years old in Bucharest.
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader (1908–1967).
Born January 7th, 1908 in New Orleans, Algiers.
Died April 17th, 1967 at 59 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Gwyneth Dunwoody
Longest ever serving female member of the parliament of the united kingdom (1930-2008).
Born December 12th, 1930 in Fulham.
Died April 17th, 2008 at 77 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Alexy I of Moscow
Patriarch of moscow and all rus' (1877–1970).
Born November 8th, 1877 in Moscow.
Died April 17th, 1970 at 92 years old in Peredelkino (myocardial infarction).
Long Boret
Cambodian politician (1933–1975).
Born January 3rd, 1933 in Chbar Ampéou.
Died April 17th, 1975 at 42 years old in Phnom Penh (extra-judicial killing).
Richard Brauer
Mathematician (1901-1977).
Born February 10th, 1901 in Charlottenburg.
Died April 17th, 1977 at 76 years old in Belmont.
Jack Yellen
American lyricist and screenwriter (1892–1991).
Born July 6th, 1892 in Raczki.
Died April 17th, 1991 at 98 years old in Springville.
Cecil Cunningham
American actress (1888-1959).
Born August 2nd, 1888 in St. Louis.
Died April 17th, 1959 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (atherosclerosis).
Juan Bautista Sacasa
President of nicaragua (1874-1946).
Born December 21st, 1874 in León.
Died April 17th, 1946 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Harriet Brooks
Canadian nuclear physicist (1876–1933).
Born July 2nd, 1876 in Exeter. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1933 at 56 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Ernst Moro
Austrian physician (1874–1951).
Born December 8th, 1874 in Ljubljana.
Died April 17th, 1951 at 76 years old in Heidelberg.
Iris Love
American archaeologist (1933-2020).
Born August 1st, 1933 in New York City.
Died April 17th, 2020 at 86 years old in New York City (COVID-19). [ref]
Henrik Dam
Danish biochemist and physiologist (1895-1976).
Born February 21st, 1895 in Copenhagen.
Died April 17th, 1976 at 81 years old in Copenhagen.
Julius Springer
German book publisher (1817–1877), founder of springer verlag.
Born May 10th, 1817 in Berlin.
Died April 17th, 1877 at 59 years old in Berlin.
Lucy Larcom
American teacher, poet, author (1824-1893).
Born March 5th, 1824 in Beverly.
Died April 17th, 1893 at 69 years old in Boston.
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
Swedish engineer (1876–1953).
Born December 10th, 1876 in Kumla.
Died April 17th, 1953 at 76 years old in Vasa parish.
Inji Aflatoun
Egyptian painter (1924–1989).
Born April 16th, 1924 in Shobra.
Died April 17th, 1989 at 65 years old in Cairo.
Nikos Papazoglou
Greek singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (1948–2011).
Born March 20th, 1948 in Thessaloniki.
Died April 17th, 2011 at 63 years old in Thessaloniki (cancer). [ref]
Hermann Friedrich Graebe
German righteous among the nations; affiant in the imt (international military tribunal).
Born June 19th, 1900 in Solingen.
Died April 17th, 1986 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
Eva Novak
American film actress (1898-1988).
Born February 14th, 1898 in St. Louis.
Died April 17th, 1988 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
László Mednyánszky
Hungarian artist, painter (1852-1919).
Born April 30th, 1852 in Beckov.
Died April 17th, 1919 at 66 years old in Vienna.
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King