June 17th
196 Notable deaths
Lewis John Carlino
American film director and screenwriter (1932–2020).
Born January 1st, 1932 in Queens.
Died June 17th, 2020 at 88 years old in Ault Field. [ref]
Cornelius Gurlitt
German composer (1820-1901).
Born February 10th, 1820 in Altona.
Died June 17th, 1901 at 81 years old in Altona.
Royal S. Copeland
American politician (1868–1938).
Born November 7th, 1868 in Dexter.
Died June 17th, 1938 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Pat Parker
American poet.
Born January 20th, 1944 in Houston.
Died June 17th, 1989 at 45 years old in Oakland (breast cancer).
Jacek Kuroń
Polish historian and politician (1934-2004).
Born March 3rd, 1934 in Lviv. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2004 at 70 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Claudio Graziano
Italian general (1953–2024).
Born November 22nd, 1953 in Turin. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2024 at 70 years old in Rome (gunshot wound). [ref]
Cassandre
French designer painter, commercial poster artist and typeface designer (1901-1968).
Born January 24th, 1901 in Kharkov Governorate. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1968 at 67 years old in Paris.
Charles Keightley
British army general and governor of gibraltar (1901–1974).
Born June 24th, 1901 in Croydon.
Died June 17th, 1974 at 72 years old in Salisbury.
Arthur Conolly
British intelligence officer (1807–1842).
Born July 2nd, 1807 in London.
Died June 17th, 1842 at 34 years old in Bukhara (decapitation).
Nguyen Thai Hoc
Vietnamese revolutionary (1902-1930).
Born December 1st, 1902.
Died June 17th, 1930 at 27 years old in Yên Bái (decapitation by guillotine).
Henriette Sontag
German operatic singer (1806-1854).
Born January 3rd, 1806 in Koblenz. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1854 at 48 years old in Mexico City (cholera). [ref]
Arthur Harden
British biochemist.
Born October 12th, 1865 in Manchester.
Died June 17th, 1940 at 74 years old in Bourne End.
Frank Yates
British statistician (1902-1994).
Born May 12th, 1902 in Manchester.
Died June 17th, 1994 at 92 years old in Harpenden.
Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel
German general (1809–1885).
Born February 24th, 1809 in Dresden. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1885 at 76 years old in Karlovy Vary. [ref]
Bob Sweikert
Racecar driver.
Born May 20th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died June 17th, 1956 at 30 years old in Salem (traffic collision).
John Stevens Cabot Abbott
American historian, pastor, and author (1805-1877).
Born September 19th, 1805 in Brunswick.
Died June 17th, 1877 at 71 years old in New Haven.
Enrico Baj
Italian painter, sculptor and writer (1924-2003).
Born October 30th, 1924 in Milan. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2003 at 78 years old in Vergiate. [ref]
Anghel Saligny
Romanian engineer.
Born April 19th, 1854 in Liești.
Died June 17th, 1925 at 71 years old in Bucharest.
Henrietta Dugdale
Australian suffragist.
Born May 14th, 1827 in St Pancras.
Died June 17th, 1918 at 91 years old in Melbourne.
Willie Davenport
American athletics competitor (1943–2002).
Died June 17th, 2002 at 59 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Wells Coates
Canadian architect (1895–1958).
Born December 17th, 1895 in Tokyo.
Died June 17th, 1958 at 62 years old in Vancouver (myocardial infarction).
William Hart
American painter (1823-1894).
Born March 31st, 1823 in Paisley.
Died June 17th, 1894 at 71 years old in Mount Vernon.
Paul Rostock
German surgeon; defendant at the nuremberg doctors' trial (1892-1956).
Born January 18th, 1892 in Kręcko.
Died June 17th, 1956 at 64 years old in Bad Tölz.
Peter Mennin
American composer, administrator and teacher (1923-1983).
Died June 17th, 1983 at 60 years old in New York City.
Geoff Strong
English association football player (1937–2013).
Born September 19th, 1937 in Northumberland.
Died June 17th, 2013 at 75 years old in Southport.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 196
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder