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July 17th
198 Notable deaths
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]
Milan Živadinović
Serbian footballer and football manager (1944–2021).
Born December 15th, 1944 in Belgrade.
Died July 17th, 2021 at 76 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Michael Silverstein
American linguist, anthropologist (1945–2020).
Born September 12th, 1945 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2020 at 74 years old in Chicago (brain tumor). [ref]
Henri Farman
French pilot, aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer (1874-1958).
Born May 26th, 1874 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1958 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alan Dinehart
American actor (1889-1944).
Born October 3rd, 1889 in Saint Paul.
Died July 17th, 1944 at 54 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Walther von Hünersdorff
German general during world war ii (1898–1943).
Born November 28th, 1898 in Cairo.
Died July 17th, 1943 at 44 years old in Kharkiv.
Harriet Chalmers Adams
American explorer, writer and photographer (1875-1937).
Born October 22nd, 1875 in Stockton.
Died July 17th, 1937 at 61 years old in Nice.
Fyodor Kulakov
Politician (1918-1978).
Born February 4th, 1918 in Lgovskiy Uyezd.
Died July 17th, 1978 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Vincenzo Cerami
Italian screenwriter (1940-2013).
Born November 2nd, 1940 in Rome.
Died July 17th, 2013 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Wen Yiduo
Chinese poet and scholar (1899–1946).
Born November 2nd, 1899 in Xishui County.
Died July 17th, 1946 at 46 years old in Kunming.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 198
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan