June 17th
129 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Anghel Saligny
Romanian engineer.
Born April 19th, 1854 in Galați.
Died June 17th, 1925 at 71 years old in București.
Abdul Muis
Indonesian writer, journalist and nationalist (1883-1959).
Born July 3rd, 1883 in Sungai Puar.
Died June 17th, 1959 at 75 years old in Bandung.
Peter Mennin
American composer, administrator and teacher (1923-1983).
Born May 17th, 1923 in Erie. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1983 at 60 years old in New York City. [ref]
Fritz Reinhardt
German politician (1895-1969).
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Ilmenau.
Died June 17th, 1969 at 74 years old in Regensburg.
Nobuo Nakagawa
Japanese film director (1905-1984).
Born April 18th, 1905 in Kyoto.
Died June 17th, 1984 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 129
Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman