July 17th
190 Notable deaths
Nie Er
Composed the national anthem of the people's republic of china.
Born February 15th, 1912 in Kunming.
Died July 17th, 1935 at 23 years old in Fujisawa (drowning).
Adolf von Thadden
German politician (1921-1996).
Born July 7th, 1921 in Trzygłów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1996 at 75 years old in Bad Oeynhausen.
Henry Hartsfield
American astronaut (1933-2014).
Born November 21st, 1933 in Birmingham.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 80 years old in Houston (surgical complications).
Otto Piene
German artist (1928-2014).
Born April 18th, 1928 in Bad Laasphe. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2014 at 86 years old in Berlin. [ref]
George Rickey
American sculptor.
Born June 6th, 1907 in South Bend. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2002 at 95 years old in Saint Paul. [ref]
Owen Chadwick
English academic, priest and rugby union player (1916-2015).
Born May 20th, 1916 in Bromley.
Died July 17th, 2015 at 99 years old in Cambridge. [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]
Jacqueline Sassard
French actress.
Born March 13th, 1940 in Nice.
Died July 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Lugano.
Boris Delaunay
Russian mathematician.
Born March 15th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1980 at 90 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ron Tauranac
Australian engineer and racing car designer.
Born January 13th, 1925 in Gillingham. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2020 at 95 years old in Sunshine Coast. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 190
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci