April 17th
206 Notable deaths
Elda Emma Anderson
American physicist (1899-1961).
Born October 5th, 1899 in Green Lake.
Died April 17th, 1961 at 61 years old in Oak Ridge (breast cancer, leukemia).
Yoshitoshi Tokugawa
Japanese general (1884–1963).
Born July 24th, 1884 in Tokyo.
Died April 17th, 1963 at 78 years old in Tokyo.
Paolo Barison
Italian footballer (1936-1979).
Born June 23rd, 1936 in Vittorio Veneto.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 42 years old in Andora (traffic collision).
Humberto Tozzi
Brazilian footballer (1934-1980).
Born February 4th, 1934 in São João de Meriti.
Died April 17th, 1980 at 46 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Johannes Thiele
German chemist (1865-1918).
Born May 13th, 1865 in Racibórz.
Died April 17th, 1918 at 52 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]
Mikhail Tanich
Soviet and russian poet (1923—2008).
Born September 15th, 1923 in Taganrog.
Died April 17th, 2008 at 84 years old in Moscow (kidney failure). [ref]
Hermann Bollé
Austrian architect (1845–1926).
Born October 18th, 1845 in Cologne. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1926 at 80 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Svetozar Ćorović
Bosnian writer (1875–1919).
Born May 29th, 1875 in Mostar.
Died April 17th, 1919 at 43 years old in Mostar (disease).
Jan Kotěra
Czech architect, designer, painter and university educator (1871–1923).
Born December 18th, 1871 in Brno. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1923 at 51 years old in Vinohrady. [ref]
Arkady Chernyshev
Soviet ice hockey player and footballer (1914–1992).
Born March 16th, 1914 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died April 17th, 1992 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Alexandru Neagu
Romanian footballer (1948-2010).
Born July 19th, 1948 in Bucharest.
Died April 17th, 2010 at 61 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Krsto Hegedušić
Croatian naive painter (1901-1975).
Born November 26th, 1901 in Petrinja.
Died April 17th, 1975 at 73 years old in Zagreb.
Joaquín Jovellar y Soler
Prime minister of spain (1819-1892).
Born December 28th, 1819 in Palma.
Died April 17th, 1892 at 72 years old in Madrid.
Ljubomir Simović
Serbian poet.
Born December 2nd, 1935 in Užice.
Died April 17th, 2025 at 89 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Paul Costello
American rower (1894–1986).
Born December 27th, 1894 in Philadelphia.
Died April 17th, 1986 at 91 years old in Philadelphia.
Franco Restivo
Italian politician (1911-1976).
Born May 25th, 1911 in Palermo.
Died April 17th, 1976 at 64 years old in Francavilla di Sicilia.
Pierre Larquey
Actor (1884–1962).
Born July 10th, 1884 in Cénac.
Died April 17th, 1962 at 77 years old in Maisons-Laffitte (myocardial infarction).
Karl Meiler
West german tennis player (1949-2014).
Born April 30th, 1949 in Erlangen.
Died April 17th, 2014 at 64 years old in Augsburg.
Lukman Niode
Indonesian swimmer.
Born October 21st, 1963 in Jakarta.
Died April 17th, 2020 at 56 years old in Jakarta (COVID-19). [ref]
Hans Purrmann
German painter (1880-1966).
Born April 10th, 1880 in Speyer.
Died April 17th, 1966 at 86 years old in Basel.
Kote Marjanishvili
Russian theatre director (1872–1933).
Born June 9th, 1872 in Kvareli.
Died April 17th, 1933 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Voldemārs Veiss
Latvian army and latvian legion officer (1899-1944).
Born November 7th, 1899 in Riga.
Died April 17th, 1944 at 44 years old in Riga.
Georges Miez
Gymnast (1904-1999).
Born October 2nd, 1904 in Töss.
Died April 17th, 1999 at 94 years old in Savosa (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Sebastian Koto Khoarai
Mosotho catholic cardinal (1929–2021).
Born September 11th, 1929 in Leribe District.
Died April 17th, 2021 at 91 years old in Mazenod. [ref]
Pyotr Glebov
Soviet and russian actor (1915-2000).
Born April 14th, 1915 in Moscow.
Died April 17th, 2000 at 85 years old in Moscow.
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen