April 17th
156 Notable deaths
Yi Sang
Korean writer.
Born August 20th, 1910 in Jongno.
Died April 17th, 1937 at 26 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis).
Inji Aflatoun
Egyptian painter (1924–1989).
Born April 16th, 1924 in Cairo, Shubra.
Died April 17th, 1989 at 65 years old in Cairo.
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
Swedish engineer (1876–1953).
Born December 10th, 1876 in Kumla.
Died April 17th, 1953 at 76 years old in Vasa parish.
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.
Julius Neubronner
German apothecary (1852-1932).
Born February 8th, 1852 in Kronberg im Taunus. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1932 at 80 years old in Kronberg im Taunus. [ref]
Sotigui Kouyaté
Burkinabé actor and football player (1936-2010).
Born July 19th, 1936 in Bamako. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2010 at 73 years old in Paris (lung disease). [ref]
Jean Perrin
French physicist (1870–1942).
Born September 30th, 1870 in Lille.
Died April 17th, 1942 at 71 years old in New York City.
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.
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]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 156
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene