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July 17th
264 Notable deaths
Ernst Busch
German field marshal (1885-1945).
Born July 6th, 1885 in Steele.
Died July 17th, 1945 at 60 years old in Aldershot (cardiovascular disease).
Morgan Paull
Actor (1944-2012).
Born December 15th, 1944 in New York City.
Died July 17th, 2012 at 67 years old in Ashland (stomach cancer). [ref]
Ivan Kharitonov
Russian saint (1870-1918).
Born June 14th, 1870 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 48 years old in Yekaterinburg (gunshot wound).
Tự Đức
Vietnamese emperor (1829–1883).
Born September 22nd, 1829 in Huế.
Died July 17th, 1883 at 53 years old in Huế.
Robert C. Weaver
Member of the united states cabinet (1907-1997).
Born December 29th, 1907 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1997 at 89 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Wilhelm Marr
German publicist (1819–1904).
Born November 16th, 1819 in Magdeburg.
Died July 17th, 1904 at 84 years old in Hamburg.
Nova Pilbeam
British actress (1919-2015).
Born November 15th, 1919 in Wimbledon.
Died July 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in London.
Yehiel De-Nur
Jewish holocaust survivor and writer (1909–2001).
Born May 16th, 1909 in Sosnowiec.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 92 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). [ref]
Juano Hernández
Puerto rican actor (1896-1970).
Born July 19th, 1896 in San Juan.
Died July 17th, 1970 at 73 years old in San Juan (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jessie Duarte
South african politician (1953–2022).
Born September 19th, 1953 in Johannesburg.
Died July 17th, 2022 at 68 years old in Johannesburg (cancer). [ref]
Eric Flint
American author.
Born February 6th, 1947 in Burbank.
Died July 17th, 2022 at 75 years old in East Chicago. [ref]
Kanan Devi
Indian actress (1916–1992).
Born April 22nd, 1916 in Howrah.
Died July 17th, 1992 at 76 years old in Kolkata.
Juan María Bordaberry
Uruguayan politician and rancher (1928-2011).
Born June 17th, 1928 in Montevideo.
Died July 17th, 2011 at 83 years old in Montevideo (disease). [ref]
Bernard Giraudeau
French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer (1947–2010).
Born June 18th, 1947 in La Rochelle.
Died July 17th, 2010 at 63 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Liam Davison
Australian novelist (1957–2014).
Born July 29th, 1957 in Melbourne.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 56 years old in Donetsk Oblast (aviation accident).
Joep Lange
Dutch clinical researcher specializing in hiv therapy.
Born September 25th, 1954 in Nieuwenhagen.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 59 years old in Hrabove (aviation accident). [ref]
Conjeevaram Srirangachari Seshadri
Indian mathematician (1932–2020).
Born February 29th, 1932 in Kanchipuram.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 88 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Ricciotti Garibaldi
Italian politician (1847-1924).
Born February 24th, 1847 in Montevideo.
Died July 17th, 1924 at 77 years old in Rome.
Willem Witteveen
Dutch politician (1952–2014).
Born May 5th, 1952 in Rotterdam.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 62 years old in Hrabove (aviation accident).
Lin Dai
Chinese actress (1934-1964).
Born December 26th, 1934 in Nanning.
Died July 17th, 1964 at 29 years old in Hong Kong (drug overdose).
Adolf von Thadden
German politician (nsdap, drp, npd), mdb, mdl (1921–1996).
Born July 7th, 1921 in Trzygłów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1996 at 75 years old in Bad Oeynhausen.
Jane Haining
British righteous among the nations (1897–1944).
Born June 6th, 1897 in Dunscore.
Died July 17th, 1944 at 47 years old in Auschwitz.
Laurel Aitken
Cuban singer (1927–2005).
Born April 22nd, 1927 in Havana.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 78 years old in Leicester (myocardial infarction).
Morris
Belgian comics artist (1923-2001).
Born December 1st, 1923 in Kortrijk.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 77 years old in Brussels (falling from height, pulmonary embolism).
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan