July 17th
207 Notable deaths
Gozo Shioda
Japanese aikido master (1915-1994).
Born September 9th, 1915 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1994 at 78 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Daniel Alomía Robles
Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist (1871–1942).
Born January 3rd, 1871 in Huánuco.
Died July 17th, 1942 at 71 years old in Lima (sepsis).
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter.
Born March 6th, 1918 in Tulsa.
Died July 17th, 1987 at 69 years old in New York City.
Gabriel Pierné
French composer, conductor, and organist.
Born August 16th, 1863 in Metz. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1937 at 73 years old in Ploujean. [ref]
Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician.
Born January 31st, 1906 in Phillips County.
Died July 17th, 1983 at 77 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction).
Nie Er
Composed the national anthem of the people's republic of china (1912-1935).
Born February 15th, 1912 in Kunming.
Died July 17th, 1935 at 23 years old in Fujisawa (drowning).
Henry Hartsfield
American astronaut (1933–2014).
Born November 21st, 1933 in Birmingham.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 80 years old in Houston (surgical complications).
Jacqueline Sassard
French actress (1940–2021).
Born March 13th, 1940 in Nice.
Died July 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Lugano.
Mangala Narlikar
Indian mathematician.
Born May 17th, 1943 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2023 at 80 years old in Pune. [ref]
Silvio Marzolini
Argentine footballer (1940-2020).
Born October 4th, 1940 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 207
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø