June 17th
196 Notable deaths
Sara Lidman
Swedish writer.
Born December 30th, 1923 in Missenträsk. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2004 at 80 years old in Umeå.
Evelyn Sharp
British suffragist (1869-1955).
Born August 4th, 1869 in London.
Died June 17th, 1955 at 85 years old in London Borough of Ealing.
Arthur Văitoianu
Romanian general and prime minister (1864-1956).
Born April 14th, 1864 in Izmail.
Died June 17th, 1956 at 92 years old in Bucharest.
Rajendra Kumari Bajpai
Indian politician (1925–1999).
Born February 8th, 1925.
Died June 17th, 1999 at 74 years old in Prayagraj.
Pauline Carton
French actress (1884-1974).
Born July 4th, 1884 in Biarritz. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1974 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alberto Williams
Argentine composer (1862-1952).
Born November 23rd, 1862 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 17th, 1952 at 89 years old in Buenos Aires.
Gurgen Mahari
Armenian writer and poet (1903–1969).
Born August 1st, 1903 in Van.
Died June 17th, 1969 at 65 years old in Palanga.
Pyotr Pavlenko
Soviet writer and screenwriter (1899–1951).
Born July 11th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 17th, 1951 at 51 years old in Moscow.
György Kárpáti
Hungarian water polo player and coach (1935–2020).
Born June 23rd, 1935 in Budapest.
Died June 17th, 2020 at 84 years old in Budapest.
Paul-Émile de Souza
Beninese politician, president of dahomey (1930–1999).
Born July 14th, 1930 in Ouidah.
Died June 17th, 1999 at 68 years old in Benin.
Vladimir Sollogub
Russian poet, opera librettist, translator and diplomat (1813-1882).
Born August 20th, 1813 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 17th, 1882 at 68 years old in Hamburg.
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 Prague, Olomouc. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2020 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf
Swedish musician (1840–1913).
Born August 24th, 1840 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 17th, 1913 at 72 years old in Munich.
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]
Furio Jesi
Italian historian and archaeologist (1941–1980).
Died June 17th, 1980 at 39 years old in Genoa (asphyxia).
Mathilde Fibiger
Danish feminist, novelist, and telegraphist (1830–1872).
Born December 13th, 1830 in Copenhagen.
Died June 17th, 1872 at 41 years old in Aarhus.
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 (1900–1969).
Born August 9th, 1900 in Rome.
Died June 17th, 1969 at 68 years old in Rome.
Frank Lanning
Actor (1872-1945).
Born August 14th, 1872 in Marion.
Died June 17th, 1945 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Jeni Bojilova-Pateva
Bulgarian teacher, writer, women's rights activist and suffragist.
Born December 1st, 1878 in Gradets.
Died June 17th, 1955 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Fabrice Philipot
Road bicycle racer (1965–2020).
Born September 24th, 1965 in Montbard.
Died June 17th, 2020 at 54 years old in Semur-en-Auxois. [ref]
Józef Grudzień
Polish boxer (1939–2017).
Born April 1st, 1939 in Piasek Wielki.
Died June 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Pułtusk. [ref]
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson