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June 17th
154 Notable deaths
Paul England
Australian racing driver.
Born March 28th, 1929 in Melbourne.
Died June 17th, 2014 at 85 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Henrik Lund
Greenlandic lutheran pastor, poet, painter, and author of greenland's national anthem (1875-1948).
Born September 29th, 1875 in Nanortalik.
Died June 17th, 1948 at 72 years old in Narsaq. [ref]
Augusto Samuel Boyd
President of panama (1879-1957).
Born August 1st, 1879 in Panama City.
Died June 17th, 1957 at 77 years old in Panama City.
Petr Král
Czech poet, essayist and writer (1941-2020).
Born September 4th, 1941 in Olomouc, Prague. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2020 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Heinz Hellmich
German generalleutnant during world war ii.
Born June 9th, 1890 in Karlsruhe.
Died June 17th, 1944 at 54 years old in Cherbourg-Octeville.
Davey Lee
American actor (1924-2008).
Born December 29th, 1924 in Hollywood.
Died June 17th, 2008 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Hugo Birger
Swedish artist (1854-1887).
Born January 12th, 1854 in Stockholm.
Died June 17th, 1887 at 33 years old in Helsingborg.
Enrico Persico
Italian physicist.
Born August 9th, 1900 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1969 at 68 years old in Rome. [ref]
Frank Lanning
Actor (1872-1945).
Born August 14th, 1872 in Marion.
Died June 17th, 1945 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
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