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July 17th
207 Notable deaths
Paul Lemerle
French historian.
Born April 22nd, 1903 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1989 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Takaji Mori
Japanese football player and manager (1943-2011).
Born November 24th, 1943 in Fukuyama.
Died July 17th, 2011 at 67 years old in Meguro. [ref]
Beatrice Ohanessian
Iraqi-american musician.
Born March 15th, 1927 in Baghdad.
Died July 17th, 2008 at 81 years old in Bloomington.
Oskar Braaten
Norwegian writer (1881–1939).
Born November 25th, 1881 in Christiania.
Died July 17th, 1939 at 57 years old in Trysil Municipality (traffic collision).
Luis Ubiña
Uruguayan footballer (1940-2013).
Born June 7th, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died July 17th, 2013 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Erik Börjesson
Swedish association football player and manager (1886-1983).
Born December 1st, 1886 in Partille Municipality.
Died July 17th, 1983 at 96 years old in Partille.
Sara Ashurbeyli
Azerbaijani historian (1906–2001).
Born January 27th, 1906 in Baku.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 95 years old in Baku.
Magnus Goodman
Canadian ice hockey player (1898-1991).
Born March 18th, 1898 in Winnipeg.
Died July 17th, 1991 at 93 years old in Florida.
Izabella Bashmakova
Russian historian of mathematics (1921-2005).
Born January 3rd, 1921 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2005 at 84 years old in Zvenigorod.
Félix de Pomés
Actor, fencer (1889-1969).
Born February 6th, 1893 in Barcelona.
Died July 17th, 1969 at 76 years old in Barcelona.
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