July 17th
185 Notable deaths
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 KoĊakowski
Philosopher, historian of ideas.
Born October 23rd, 1927 in Radom. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2009 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Edward Akufo-Addo
Second president of the republic of ghana (1906-1979).
Born June 26th, 1906 in Dodowa.
Died July 17th, 1979 at 73 years old in Accra (heart failure).
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).
Eugene Botkin
Court physician for tsar nicholas ii.
Born June 8th, 1865 in Pushkin.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 53 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).
Paul Touvier
French soldier, nazi collaborator, first frenchman to be convicted of crimes against humanity (1915-1996).
Born April 3rd, 1915 in Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1996 at 81 years old in Fresnes Prison (prostate cancer). [ref]
Edward A. Murphy, Jr.
American engineer, coiner of murphy's law.
Born January 11th, 1918 in Panama Canal Zone.
Died July 17th, 1990 at 72 years old in New York City.
Qiu Jin
Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and writer.
Born November 8th, 1875 in Xiamen.
Died July 17th, 1907 at 31 years old in Shaoxing (decapitation).
Zizi Jeanmaire
French ballet dancer and singer.
Born April 29th, 1924 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 96 years old in Tolochenaz. [ref]
Anna Demidova
Maid of tsarina alexandra of russia..
Born January 26th, 1878 in Cherepovets.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 40 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson