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July 17th
198 Notable deaths
Heinrich Rubens
German physicist (1865-1922).
Born March 30th, 1865 in Wiesbaden.
Died July 17th, 1922 at 57 years old in Berlin (leukemia).
Billy Gonsalves
American soccer player (1908-1977).
Born August 10th, 1908 in Portsmouth.
Died July 17th, 1977 at 68 years old in Kearny.
Yujiro Ishihara
Japanese actor and singer (1934-1987).
Born December 28th, 1934 in Suma-ku. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1987 at 52 years old in Shinanomachi (liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma). [ref]
Lamberto Gardelli
Italian conductor.
Born November 8th, 1915 in Venice.
Died July 17th, 1998 at 82 years old in Munich.
Pavol Peter Gojdič
Greek catholic basilian monk (1888-1960).
Born July 17th, 1888 in Prešov, Ruské Pekľany. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1960 at 72 years old in Leopoldov (cancer).
Hamo Sahyan
Armenian poet and translator.
Born April 14th, 1914 in Lor.
Died July 17th, 1993 at 79 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Osmín Aguirre y Salinas
President of el salvador (1889-1977).
Born December 25th, 1889 in San Miguel.
Died July 17th, 1977 at 87 years old in San Salvador.
Rina Morelli
Italian actress (1908–1976).
Born December 6th, 1908 in Naples.
Died July 17th, 1976 at 67 years old in Rome.
Milton Krasner
American cinematographer (1904–1988).
Born February 17th, 1904 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1988 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Stasys Girėnas
Lithuanian-american pilot.
Born October 4th, 1893 in Vytogala.
Died July 17th, 1933 at 39 years old in Myślibórz.
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