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July 17th
207 Notable deaths
Lamberto Gardelli
Italian conductor.
Born November 8th, 1915 in Venice.
Died July 17th, 1998 at 82 years old in Munich.
Stasys Girėnas
Lithuanian-american pilot.
Born October 4th, 1893 in Vytogala.
Died July 17th, 1933 at 39 years old in Myślibórz.
Hamo Sahyan
Armenian poet and translator.
Born April 14th, 1914 in Lor.
Died July 17th, 1993 at 79 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Chet Brandenburg
Film actor (1897-1974).
Born October 15th, 1897 in Kentucky.
Died July 17th, 1974 at 76 years old in Woodland Hills.
Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi
Libyan politician (1935-2009).
Born November 29th, 1935 in Haifa.
Died July 17th, 2009 at 73 years old in Damascus.
Daniel Salamanca Urey
President of bolivia (1863-1935).
Born July 8th, 1863 in Cochabamba.
Died July 17th, 1935 at 72 years old in Cochabamba (stomach cancer).
Giuseppe Veronese
Italian mathematician (1854-1917).
Born May 7th, 1854 in Chioggia.
Died July 17th, 1917 at 63 years old in Padua.
Jan van Rijckenborgh
Dutch mystic (1896-1968).
Born October 16th, 1896 in Haarlem.
Died July 17th, 1968 at 71 years old
Gustaf Fjæstad
Swedish painter, road racing cyclist and speed skater (1868–1948).
Born December 22nd, 1868 in Stockholm.
Died July 17th, 1948 at 79 years old in Arvika.
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