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June 17th
196 Notable deaths
Nils Sandström
Swedish sprinter (1893–1973).
Born August 9th, 1893 in Gothenburg.
Died June 17th, 1973 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Eugenie Goldstern
Austrian geographer (1884–1942).
Born May 1st, 1884 in Odesa. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1942 at 58 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
John Jackson
American sport shooter, born 1885 (1885–1971).
Born February 14th, 1885 in Lincoln.
Died June 17th, 1971 at 86 years old in Fairfield.
Vane Pennell
British real tennis player (1876–1938).
Born August 16th, 1876 in Kensington.
Died June 17th, 1939 at 62 years old in Boscombe.
Yasuo Haruyama
Japanese association football player (1906-1987).
Born April 4th, 1906 in Tokyo.
Died June 17th, 1987 at 81 years old in Toshima. [ref]
Aage Eriksen
Norwegian wrestler (1917-1998).
Born May 5th, 1917 in Notodden Municipality.
Died June 17th, 1998 at 81 years old in Notodden Municipality.
Primo Magnani
Italian racing cyclist (1892–1969).
Born March 31st, 1892 in Pavia.
Died June 17th, 1969 at 77 years old in Milan.
Juozas Jagelavičius
Soviet rower.
Born January 12th, 1939 in Džiuginėnai.
Died June 17th, 2000 at 61 years old in Vilnius.
Louis Moreau
French fencer (1889–1981).
Born October 16th, 1889 in Belligné.
Died June 17th, 1981 at 91 years old in Neuilly-l'Évêque.
George Canning
British tug of war competitor (1889-1955).
Born August 23rd, 1889 in Bermondsey.
Died June 17th, 1955 at 65 years old in Rochford.
Vladimír Andrs
Czechoslovak rower (1937–2018).
Born May 12th, 1937 in Prague.
Died June 17th, 2018 at 81 years old [ref]
Vigo Madsen
Danish gymnast (1889-1979).
Born November 13th, 1889 in Vejle.
Died June 17th, 1979 at 89 years old
Tetiana Yablonska
Soviet and ukrainian painter (1917–2005).
Born February 24th, 1917 in Smolensk.
Died June 17th, 2005 at 88 years old in Kyiv.
Kim Tong-ni
South korean writer (1913–1995).
Born November 24th, 1913 in Gyeongju.
Died June 17th, 1995 at 81 years old in Seoul.
Flavio Roberto Carraro
Catholic bishop italian. (1932–2022).
Born February 3rd, 1932 in Sandon.
Died June 17th, 2022 at 90 years old in Conegliano.
David Nikitich Kugultinov
Russian writer (1922–2006).
Born March 13th, 1922 in Esto-Altay. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2006 at 84 years old in Elista. [ref]
Bruno Pedron
Italian priest and theologian.
Born March 6th, 1944 in Torreglia.
Died June 17th, 2022 at 78 years old in Campo Grande.
Manuel Vidal Hermosa
Spanish footballer (1901-1965).
Born October 15th, 1901 in Bilbao.
Died June 17th, 1965 at 63 years old in Valencia.
Paul England
Australian racing driver.
Born March 28th, 1929 in Melbourne.
Died June 17th, 2014 at 85 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Arturo Bresciani
Cyclist (1899-1948).
Born June 25th, 1899 in Verona.
Died June 17th, 1948 at 48 years old in Saint-André-d'Allas.
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