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June 17th
128 Notable deaths
Jean-Louis Trintignant
French actor.
Born December 11th, 1930 in Piolenc. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2022 at 91 years old in Collias. [ref]
Clementa C. Pinckney
American politician.
Born July 30th, 1973 in Beaufort.
Died June 17th, 2015 at 41 years old in Charleston (ballistic trauma).
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]
Willie Thorne
British snooker player (1954-2020).
Born March 4th, 1954 in Leicester.
Died June 17th, 2020 at 66 years old in Torrevieja. [ref]
Roberto Calvi
Italian banker (1920–1982).
Born April 13th, 1920 in Milan.
Died June 17th, 1982 at 62 years old in London (hanging).
Yadavindra Singh
Indian cricket player (1913-1974).
Born January 17th, 1913 in Patiala.
Died June 17th, 1974 at 61 years old in The Hague.
Süleyman Demirel
Turkish politician (1924-2015).
Born November 1st, 1924 in İslamköy.
Died June 17th, 2015 at 90 years old in Ankara (respiratory disease).
Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
British field marshal (1883-1963).
Born July 23rd, 1883 in Bagnères-de-Bigorre.
Died June 17th, 1963 at 79 years old in Hartley Wintney.
Francis Parker Yockey
American writer (1917-1960).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died June 17th, 1960 at 42 years old in San Francisco (cyanide poisoning).
Richard Meinertzhagen
British soldier, intelligence officer, fraudulent ornithologist (1878-1967).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Kensington.
Died June 17th, 1967 at 89 years old in Kensington.
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