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July 17th
198 Notable deaths
Chet Brandenburg
Film actor (1897-1974).
Born October 15th, 1897 in Kentucky.
Died July 17th, 1974 at 76 years old in Woodland Hills.
Nikola Hajdin
Serbian engineer.
Born April 4th, 1923 in Vrbovsko.
Died July 17th, 2019 at 96 years old in Belgrade.
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
Annie Furuhjelm
Finnish politician and journalist, editor.
Born December 11th, 1859 in Sitka. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1937 at 77 years old in Hyvinkää.
Georg Wenker
German linguist.
Born February 25th, 1852 in Düsseldorf.
Died July 17th, 1911 at 59 years old in Marburg.
Stephen Roberts
American film director (1895–1936).
Born November 23rd, 1895 in Summersville.
Died July 17th, 1936 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Olga Forsh
Russian and soviet writer.
Born May 28th, 1873 in Dagestan Oblast. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1961 at 88 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Harry Benham
American actor (1884-1969).
Born February 26th, 1884 in Valparaiso. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1969 at 85 years old in Sarasota. [ref]
Lidiya Ginzburg
Soviet historian.
Born March 18th, 1902 in Odesa. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1990 at 88 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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