June 17th

132 Notable deaths

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]

Willie Davenport

Athletics competitor (1943-2002).

Born June 8th, 1943 in Troy.

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.

Deaths 61 to 70 of 132

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