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April 17th
162 Notable deaths
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.
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.
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. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1976 at 81 years old in Copenhagen.
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 Cairo, Shubra.
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.
Born June 19th, 1900 in Solingen.
Died April 17th, 1986 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou