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June 17th

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196 Notable deaths

Fritz Reinhardt

German politician (1895-1969).

Born April 3rd, 1895 in Ilmenau.

Died June 17th, 1969 at 74 years old in Regensburg.

Marlene Ahrens

Chilean athletics competitor (1933–2020).

Born July 27th, 1933 in Concepción.

Died June 17th, 2020 at 86 years old in Santiago (heart failure). [ref]

Nobuo Nakagawa

Japanese film director (1905-1984).

Born April 18th, 1905 in Kyoto.

Died June 17th, 1984 at 79 years old in Tokyo.

Ali Shademani

Commander of khatam al-anbia camp (1956–2025).

Born September 21st, 1962 in Hamadan.

Died June 17th, 2025 at 62 years old in Tehran (airstrike). [ref]

Thomas Winning

Archbishop of glasgow (1925–2001).

Born June 3rd, 1925 in Wishaw.

Died June 17th, 2001 at 76 years old in Glasgow.

Andrew Hannah

Scottish footballer (1864-1940).

Born September 17th, 1864 in Renton.

Died June 17th, 1940 at 75 years old in Scotland.

Klavdiya Shulzhenko

Ukrainian singer (1906-1984).

Born March 24th, 1906 in Kharkiv.

Died June 17th, 1984 at 78 years old in Moscow.

Yuri Nagibin

Russian writer (1920–1994).

Born April 3rd, 1920 in Moscow.

Died June 17th, 1994 at 74 years old in Moscow.

S. David Griggs

United states admiral (1939-1989).

Born September 7th, 1939 in Portland.

Died June 17th, 1989 at 49 years old in Earle.

Carlyle Blackwell

American silent film actor, director, and producer (1884-1955).

Born January 20th, 1884 in Troy.

Died June 17th, 1955 at 71 years old in Miami.

Carlos de Haes

Spanish painter from belgium (1826-1898).

Born January 27th, 1826 in Brussels.

Died June 17th, 1898 at 72 years old in Madrid.

Walter James, 4th Baron Northbourne

British rower, agriculturalist and translator (1896–1982).

Born January 18th, 1896 in Kensington.

Died June 17th, 1982 at 86 years old in Dover.

José Manuel Pando

President of bolivia (1849-1917).

Born December 27th, 1849 in Luribay.

Died June 17th, 1917 at 67 years old in El Alto.

Gale Henry

American actress.

Born April 15th, 1893 in Bear Valley.

Died June 17th, 1972 at 79 years old in Palmdale (pneumonia).

Emily Sartain

American engraver and educator (1841-1927).

Born March 17th, 1841 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died June 17th, 1927 at 86 years old in Philadelphia.

Eelco van Kleffens

Dutch politician (1894-1983).

Born November 17th, 1894 in Heerenveen. [ref]

Died June 17th, 1983 at 88 years old in Sintra. [ref]

Marvel Rea

Actress from the united states.

Born November 9th, 1901 in Ainsworth.

Died June 17th, 1937 at 35 years old in Los Angeles (intoxication).

Miron Białoszewski

Polish writer (1922–1983).

Born June 30th, 1922 in Warsaw.

Died June 17th, 1983 at 60 years old in Warsaw.

Gustaf Zander

Swedish physician, orthopedist (1835-1920).

Born March 29th, 1835 in Stockholm.

Died June 17th, 1920 at 85 years old in Stockholm.

Johan Wagenaar

Dutch composer, teacher, and organist (1862-1941).

Born November 1st, 1862 in Utrecht.

Died June 17th, 1941 at 78 years old in The Hague.

John Carberry

Catholic cardinal (1904–1998).

Born July 31st, 1904 in Brooklyn.

Died June 17th, 1998 at 93 years old in Kirkwood.

Aleksei Kruchenykh

Russian writer (1886-1968).

Born February 21st, 1886.

Died June 17th, 1968 at 82 years old in Moscow.

Roberto Marcelo Levingston

President of argentina (1920-2015).

Born January 19th, 1920 in San Luis.

Died June 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in Hospital Militar Central. [ref]

Peride Celal

Turkish writer (1916–2013).

Born June 10th, 1916 in Istanbul.

Died June 17th, 2013 at 97 years old in Istanbul.

Otto Lehmann

German physicist (1855–1922).

Born June 13th, 1855 in Constance.

Died June 17th, 1922 at 67 years old in Karlsruhe.

Deaths 101 to 125 of 196

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