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July 17th
264 Notable deaths
Joseph Luns
Dutch politician and diplomat (1911–2002).
Born August 28th, 1911 in Rotterdam.
Died July 17th, 2002 at 90 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Queen Stephanie of Portugal
Queen consort of portugal (1858-1859) (b.1837–d.1859).
Born July 15th, 1837 in Krauchenwies.
Died July 17th, 1859 at 22 years old in Lisbon (diphtheria).
Larry Haines
American actor (1918-2008).
Born August 3rd, 1918 in Mount Vernon.
Died July 17th, 2008 at 89 years old in Delray Beach. [ref]
James Lighthill
British applied mathematician (1924–1998).
Born January 23rd, 1924 in Paris.
Died July 17th, 1998 at 74 years old in Sark.
Gerald Nye
American politician and antiwar activist (1892-1971).
Born December 19th, 1892 in Hortonville.
Died July 17th, 1971 at 78 years old in Brentwood (surgical complications).
Rainilaiarivony
Prime minister of madagascar (1828-1896).
Born January 30th, 1828 in Ilafy.
Died July 17th, 1896 at 68 years old in Algiers.
George Low
American nasa administrator and president of rensselaer polytechnic institute (1926-1984).
Born June 10th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died July 17th, 1984 at 58 years old (cancer).
Simon Rodia
American artist, tile setter (1879–1965).
Born February 12th, 1879 in Serino.
Died July 17th, 1965 at 86 years old in Martinez.
João Donato
Brazilian musician (1934–2023).
Born August 17th, 1934 in Rio Branco.
Died July 17th, 2023 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). [ref]
Maurycy Gottlieb
Polish painter and student of jan matejko (1856-1879).
Born February 21st, 1856 in Drohobych. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1879 at 23 years old in Kraków (pharyngitis). [ref]
Gozo Shioda
Japanese aikido master (1915-1994).
Born September 9th, 1915 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1994 at 78 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Daniel Alomía Robles
Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist (1871–1942).
Born January 3rd, 1871 in Huánuco.
Died July 17th, 1942 at 71 years old in Lima (sepsis).
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter.
Born March 6th, 1918 in Tulsa.
Died July 17th, 1987 at 69 years old in New York City.
Gabriel Pierné
French composer, conductor, and organist (1863–1937).
Born August 16th, 1863 in Metz. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1937 at 73 years old in Ploujean.
Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician.
Born January 31st, 1906 in Phillips County.
Died July 17th, 1983 at 77 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction).
Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle
French poet (1818–1894).
Born October 22nd, 1818 in Saint-Paul.
Died July 17th, 1894 at 75 years old in Louveciennes.
Nie Er
Composed the national anthem of the people's republic of china (1912-1935).
Born February 15th, 1912 in Kunming.
Died July 17th, 1935 at 23 years old in Fujisawa (drowning).
Henry Hartsfield
American astronaut (1933–2014).
Born November 21st, 1933 in Birmingham.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 80 years old in Houston (surgical complications).
Jacqueline Sassard
French actress (1940–2021).
Born March 13th, 1940 in Nice.
Died July 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Lugano.
Mangala Narlikar
Indian mathematician.
Born May 17th, 1943 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2023 at 80 years old in Pune. [ref]
Silvio Marzolini
Argentine footballer (1940-2020).
Born October 4th, 1940 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Otto Piene
German artist (1928-2014).
Born April 18th, 1928 in Bad Laasphe.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 86 years old in Berlin.
Carlo Cafiero
Italian anarchist (1846-1892).
Born September 1st, 1846 in Barletta.
Died July 17th, 1892 at 45 years old in Nocera Inferiore (extrapulmonary tuberculosis).
Boris Delaunay
Soviet mathematician (1890–1980).
Born March 15th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1980 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Owen Chadwick
English academic, priest and rugby union player (1916-2015).
Born May 20th, 1916 in Bromley.
Died July 17th, 2015 at 99 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine