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June 17th
154 Notable deaths
Kate Smith
American singer (1907-1986).
Born May 1st, 1907 in Greenville. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1986 at 79 years old in Raleigh (diabetes).
Kenneth Kaunda
First president of zambia (1924–2021).
Born April 28th, 1924 in Chinsali.
Died June 17th, 2021 at 97 years old in Lusaka (pneumonia).
Jean-Louis Trintignant
French actor (1930–2022).
Born December 11th, 1930 in Piolenc. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2022 at 91 years old in Collias. [ref]
Jack Parsons
American rocket engineer (1914–1952).
Born October 2nd, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died June 17th, 1952 at 37 years old in Pasadena (blast injury).
Eugen Weidmann
German serial killer (1908–1939).
Born February 5th, 1908 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1939 at 31 years old in Versailles (guillotine, decapitation). [ref]
Clementa C. Pinckney
American politician.
Born July 30th, 1973 in Beaufort.
Died June 17th, 2015 at 41 years old in Charleston (ballistic trauma).
Roberto Calvi
Italian banker (1920–1982).
Born April 13th, 1920 in Milan.
Died June 17th, 1982 at 62 years old in London (hanging).
Willie Thorne
British snooker player (1954-2020).
Born March 4th, 1954 in Leicester.
Died June 17th, 2020 at 66 years old in Torrevieja. [ref]
Süleyman Demirel
9th president of the republic of turkey (1924-2015).
Born November 1st, 1924 in İslamköy.
Died June 17th, 2015 at 90 years old in Ankara (respiratory disease). [ref]
Yadavindra Singh
Indian diplomat and cricket player (1914-1974), maharaja of patiala (1938-1947).
Born January 17th, 1913 in Patiala.
Died June 17th, 1974 at 61 years old in The Hague.
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