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July 17th
207 Notable deaths
Stephen Roberts
American film director (1895–1936).
Born November 23rd, 1895 in Summersville.
Died July 17th, 1936 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Francesco Rizzo
Italian footballer.
Born May 30th, 1943 in Rovito.
Died July 17th, 2022 at 79 years old [ref]
Nikola Hajdin
Serbian engineer.
Born April 4th, 1923 in Vrbovsko.
Died July 17th, 2019 at 96 years old in Belgrade.
Annie Furuhjelm
Finnish politician and journalist, editor.
Born December 11th, 1859 in Sitka. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1937 at 77 years old in Hyvinkää.
Georg Wenker
German linguist, dialectologist, university librarian and academic teacher (1852-1911).
Born February 25th, 1852 in Düsseldorf.
Died July 17th, 1911 at 59 years old in Marburg.
Robert Budzynski
French footballer (1940–2023).
Born May 21st, 1940 in Calonne-Ricouart.
Died July 17th, 2023 at 83 years old [ref]
Lidiya Ginzburg
Soviet literary historian (1902–1990).
Born March 18th, 1902 in Odesa.
Died July 17th, 1990 at 88 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Bill Mulliken
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist (1939-2014).
Born August 27th, 1939 in Urbana.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 74 years old in Chicago.
Harry Benham
American actor (1884–1969).
Born February 26th, 1884 in Valparaiso.
Died July 17th, 1969 at 85 years old in Sarasota.
Mikhail Yanshin
Soviet actor (1902-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Yukhnov.
Died July 17th, 1976 at 73 years old in Moscow.
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