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July 17th
264 Notable deaths
Gisle Johnson
Norwegian theologian (1822–1894).
Born September 10th, 1822 in Halden.
Died July 17th, 1894 at 71 years old in Nøtterøy.
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.
Dionisio Mejía
Mexican footballer (1907-1963).
Born January 6th, 1907 in Mexico City.
Died July 17th, 1963 at 56 years old
Ira Davenport
American track athlete, baseball player, american football player and coach (1887–1941).
Born October 8th, 1887 in Winfield.
Died July 17th, 1941 at 53 years old in Dubuque.
Emilios Riadis
Greek composer and poet (1890–1935).
Born May 13th, 1880 in Thessaloniki. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1935 at 55 years old in Thessaloniki. [ref]
Georgs Andrejevs
Latvian politician (1932–2022).
Born October 30th, 1932 in Tukums.
Died July 17th, 2022 at 89 years old in Riga. [ref]
Miel Mundt
Dutch footballer (1880-1949).
Born May 30th, 1880 in Sukabumi.
Died July 17th, 1949 at 69 years old in Rotterdam.
Hugo Gunckel Lüer
Chilean botanist (1901–1997).
Born August 10th, 1901 in Valdivia.
Died July 17th, 1997 at 95 years old in Santiago.
Magdalena Mouján
Mathematician and author.
Born March 26th, 1926 in Pehuajó.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 79 years old in Mar del Plata.
Juan Botella
Diver (1941-1970).
Born July 4th, 1941 in Mexico City.
Died July 17th, 1970 at 29 years old in Mexico City.
Maria Vierdag
Dutch swimmer (1905-2005).
Born September 22nd, 1905 in Amersfoort.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 99 years old in Amsterdam.
Eero Berg
Athletics competitor (1898–1969).
Born February 17th, 1898 in Kangasala.
Died July 17th, 1969 at 71 years old in Karijoki.
Bianco Bianchi
Italian cyclist.
Born April 6th, 1917 in Quarrata. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1997 at 80 years old in Livorno.
Ryurik Lonin
Vepsian ethnographer (1930-2009).
Born September 22nd, 1930 in Kaskesoja.
Died July 17th, 2009 at 78 years old in Shyoltozero.
Jeanette Dolson
Athletics competitor (1918–2004).
Born August 13th, 1918 in Toronto.
Died July 17th, 2004 at 85 years old in North Palm Beach.
Detlef Thorith
German discus thrower (1942–2019).
Born September 27th, 1942 in Koszalin.
Died July 17th, 2019 at 76 years old in Frankfurt-Nieder-Eschbach. [ref]
Laura Beatrice Mancini
Italian poet (1821–1869).
Born January 17th, 1821 in Naples.
Died July 17th, 1869 at 48 years old in Fiesole.
Nikoloz Berdzenishvili
Georgian historian (1894–1965).
Born January 8th, 1895 in Gogolesubani.
Died July 17th, 1965 at 70 years old in Tbilisi.
František Šimůnek
Ski jumper.
Born December 2nd, 1910 in Zlatá Olešnice. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1989 at 78 years old in Zruč nad Sázavou. [ref]
Claudine Hermann
French physicist & academic.
Born December 19th, 1945 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2021 at 75 years old in Villejuif. [ref]
Frank Jerwood
British rower (1885–1971).
Born November 29th, 1885 in Keighley.
Died July 17th, 1971 at 85 years old in Leicester.
Harvey Charters
Canoe racer (1912–1995).
Born May 8th, 1912 in North Bay.
Died July 17th, 1995 at 83 years old in North Bay.
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