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July 17th
264 Notable deaths
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Irish-american actress (1913–2005).
Born November 24th, 1913 in Greystones.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 91 years old in Upper East Side (Alzheimer's disease).
Dorothea Dix
American author and social reformer (1802–1887).
Born April 4th, 1802 in Hampden.
Died July 17th, 1887 at 85 years old in Trenton.
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
Grand duchess of russia (1899–1918).
Born June 26th, 1899 in Petergof.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 19 years old in Ipatiev House (gunshot wound).
Mickey Spillane
American crime novelist (1918–2006).
Born March 9th, 1918 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died July 17th, 2006 at 88 years old in Murrells Inlet (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Margo
American actress (1917–1985).
Born May 10th, 1917 in Mexico City.
Died July 17th, 1985 at 68 years old in Pacific Palisades (brain cancer).
Isabella Stewart Gardner
American art collector, philanthropist, patron of the arts (1840–1924).
Born April 14th, 1840 in New York City.
Died July 17th, 1924 at 84 years old in Boston.
Karl Wolff
German waffen-ss army general and nazi military war criminal (1900-1984).
Born May 13th, 1900 in Darmstadt.
Died July 17th, 1984 at 84 years old in Rosenheim.
Draža Mihailović
Yugoslav general (1893-1946).
Born April 27th, 1893 in Ivanjica. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1946 at 53 years old in Belgrade (gunshot wound).
Dizzy Dean
American baseball player and coach.
Born January 16th, 1910 in Logan County.
Died July 17th, 1974 at 64 years old in Reno (myocardial infarction).
Pilar Bardem
Spanish film and television actress (1939–2021).
Born March 14th, 1939 in Seville.
Died July 17th, 2021 at 82 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Harry Guardino
American actor (1925–1995).
Born December 23rd, 1925 in New York City.
Died July 17th, 1995 at 69 years old in Palm Springs (lung cancer).
Cheng Pei-pei
American hong kong actress (1946–2024).
Born December 4th, 1946 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2024 at 77 years old in San Francisco (corticobasal degeneration). [ref]
Richard Lynn
British psychologist (1930–2023).
Born February 20th, 1930 in Bristol.
Died July 17th, 2023 at 93 years old [ref]
Maude Adams
American actress (1872–1953).
Born November 11th, 1872 in Salt Lake City.
Died July 17th, 1953 at 80 years old in Tannersville (disease).
Andrea Camilleri
Italian writer (1925–2019).
Born September 6th, 1925 in Porto Empedocle.
Died July 17th, 2019 at 93 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James McNeill Whistler
American painter (1834-1903).
Born July 10th, 1834 in Lowell.
Died July 17th, 1903 at 69 years old in London, Chelsea.
Thayer David
American actor (1927-1978).
Born March 4th, 1927 in Medford.
Died July 17th, 1978 at 51 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
J. I. Packer
Canadian theologian (1926-2020).
Born July 22nd, 1926 in Twyning.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 93 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Harvey Atkin
Canadian actor (1942–2017).
Born December 18th, 1942 in Toronto.
Died July 17th, 2017 at 74 years old in Toronto (brain cancer).
Giovanni Giolitti
Italian statesman (1842–1928).
Born October 27th, 1842 in Mondovì.
Died July 17th, 1928 at 85 years old in Cavour.
Sam Bartram
English footballer (1914–1981).
Born January 22nd, 1914 in Jarrow. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1981 at 67 years old in Harpenden.
Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani
Founder of the modern qatar (1825–1913).
Born January 13th, 1825 in Doha.
Died July 17th, 1913 at 88 years old in Lusail.
Eugene Meyer
American financier, first president of the world bank (1875-1959).
Born October 31st, 1875 in Los Angeles.
Died July 17th, 1959 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Leszek Kołakowski
Philosopher, historian of ideas (1927–2009).
Born October 23rd, 1927 in Radom. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2009 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Joseph Maher
Irish actor (1933-1998).
Born December 29th, 1933 in Westport.
Died July 17th, 1998 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer).
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson