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June 17th
138 Notable deaths
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]
Charles Keightley
British army general and governor of gibraltar.
Born June 24th, 1901 in Croydon.
Died June 17th, 1974 at 72 years old in Salisbury.
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.
Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov
Composer (1905-1994).
Born August 4th, 1905 in Bologoye.
Died June 17th, 1994 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ali Shademani
Commander of khatam al-anbia camp (1962–2025).
Born September 21st, 1962 in Hamadan.
Died June 17th, 2025 at 62 years old in Tehran (airstrike). [ref]
Willie Davenport
Athletics competitor (1943-2002).
Died June 17th, 2002 at 59 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Bob Sweikert
Racecar driver.
Born May 20th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died June 17th, 1956 at 30 years old in Salem (traffic collision).
Wells Coates
Canadian architect.
Born December 17th, 1895 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1958 at 62 years old in Vancouver (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 138
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