June 17th
159 Notable deaths
Frank Yates
British statistician (1902-1994).
Born May 12th, 1902 in Manchester.
Died June 17th, 1994 at 92 years old in Harpenden.
Bob Sweikert
Racecar driver.
Born May 20th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died June 17th, 1956 at 30 years old in Salem (traffic collision).
Enrico Baj
Italian painter, sculptor and writer (1924-2003).
Born October 31st, 1924 in Milan. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2003 at 78 years old in Vergiate. [ref]
Anghel Saligny
Romanian engineer.
Born April 19th, 1854 in Galați.
Died June 17th, 1925 at 71 years old in București.
Willie Davenport
Athletics competitor (1943-2002).
Died June 17th, 2002 at 59 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov
Composer (1905-1994).
Born August 4th, 1905 in Bologoye.
Died June 17th, 1994 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Wells Coates
Canadian architect (1895–1958).
Born December 17th, 1895 in Tokyo.
Died June 17th, 1958 at 62 years old in Vancouver (myocardial infarction).
Paul Rostock
German surgeon; defendant at the nuremberg doctors' trial (1892-1956).
Born January 18th, 1892 in Kręcko.
Died June 17th, 1956 at 64 years old in Bad Tölz.
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]
Geoff Strong
English association football player (1937–2013).
Born September 19th, 1937 in Northumberland.
Died June 17th, 2013 at 75 years old in Southport.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 159
I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw