July 17th
207 Notable deaths
Sam Bartram
English footballer (1914–1981).
Born January 22nd, 1914 in Jarrow. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1981 at 67 years old in Harpenden.
Eugene Isaac Meyer
American financier, first president of the world bank (1875-1959).
Born October 31st, 1875 in Los Angeles.
Died July 17th, 1959 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Leszek Kołakowski
Philosopher, historian of ideas (1927–2009).
Born October 23rd, 1927 in Radom. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2009 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Joseph Maher
Irish actor (1933-1998).
Born December 29th, 1933 in Westport.
Died July 17th, 1998 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer).
I. F. Stone
American investigative journalist, writer, and author.
Born December 24th, 1907 in Philadelphia.
Died July 17th, 1989 at 81 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
Gary Beach
American actor (1947-2018).
Born October 10th, 1947 in Alexandria.
Died July 17th, 2018 at 70 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Edward Akufo-Addo
Second president of the republic of ghana (1906-1979).
Born June 26th, 1906 in Dodowa.
Died July 17th, 1979 at 73 years old in Accra (heart failure).
Eugene Botkin
Court physician for tsar nicholas ii.
Born June 8th, 1865 in Pushkin.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 53 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).
Edward A. Murphy, Jr.
American engineer, coiner of murphy's law (1918–1990).
Born January 11th, 1918 in Panama Canal Zone.
Died July 17th, 1990 at 72 years old in New York City.
Anna Demidova
Maid of tsarina alexandra of russia. (1878–1918).
Born January 26th, 1878 in Cherepovets.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 40 years old in Yekaterinburg (gunshot wound).
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu