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July 17th
264 Notable deaths
Enzo Petito
Italian actor (1897-1967).
Born July 24th, 1897 in Naples.
Died July 17th, 1967 at 69 years old in Rome.
George Rickey
American sculptor (1907–2002).
Born June 6th, 1907 in South Bend.
Died July 17th, 2002 at 95 years old in Saint Paul.
Wendell R. Anderson
American politician (1933-2016).
Born February 1st, 1933 in Saint Paul.
Died July 17th, 2016 at 83 years old in Saint Paul (pneumonia). [ref]
Carlos Pellegrini
Lawyer, journalist and former president of argentina (1846-1906).
Born October 11th, 1846 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1906 at 59 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Ron Tauranac
Australian engineer and racing car designer.
Born January 13th, 1925 in Gillingham. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2020 at 95 years old in Sunshine Coast. [ref]
Michael Silverstein
American linguist, anthropologist (1945–2020).
Born September 12th, 1945 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2020 at 74 years old in Chicago (brain tumor). [ref]
Henri Farman
French pilot, aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer.
Born May 26th, 1874 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 17th, 1958 at 84 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Milan Živadinović
Serbian footballer and football manager (1944–2021).
Born December 15th, 1944 in Belgrade.
Died July 17th, 2021 at 76 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Isaac Roberts
Welsh astronomer (1829–1904).
Born January 27th, 1829 in Denbighshire.
Died July 17th, 1904 at 75 years old in Crowborough.
Harold Alan Dinehart
American actor (1888-1944).
Born October 3rd, 1889 in Saint Paul.
Died July 17th, 1944 at 54 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Harriet Chalmers Adams
American explorer, writer and photographer (1875-1937).
Born October 22nd, 1875 in Stockton.
Died July 17th, 1937 at 61 years old in Nice.
Vincenzo Cerami
Italian screenwriter (1940-2013).
Born November 2nd, 1940 in Rome.
Died July 17th, 2013 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Arthur Byron
American actor (1872–1943).
Born April 3rd, 1872 in Brooklyn.
Died July 17th, 1943 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Fyodor Kulakov
Politician (1918-1978).
Born February 4th, 1918 in Lgovskiy Uyezd.
Died July 17th, 1978 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Wen Yiduo
Chinese poet and scholar (1899–1946).
Born November 2nd, 1899 in Xishui County.
Died July 17th, 1946 at 46 years old in Kunming.
Willoughby Smith
British engineer (1828–1891).
Born April 6th, 1828 in Great Yarmouth.
Died July 17th, 1891 at 63 years old in Eastbourne.
Ichikawa Raizō VIII
Japanese actor (1931–1969).
Born August 29th, 1931 in Kyoto.
Died July 17th, 1969 at 37 years old in Tokyo.
Walther von Hünersdorff
German general during world war ii (1898–1943).
Born November 28th, 1898 in Cairo.
Died July 17th, 1943 at 44 years old in Kharkiv.
Konstantine Gamsakhurdia
(1893-1975) georgian writer.
Born May 15th, 1891 in Dzveli Abasha.
Died July 17th, 1975 at 84 years old in Tbilisi.
Zózimo
Brazilian footballer (1932-1977).
Born June 19th, 1932 in Salvador.
Died July 17th, 1977 at 45 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).
Pascale Audret
French actress (1936-2000).
Born October 12th, 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died July 17th, 2000 at 63 years old in Cressensac (traffic collision).
Henri Alleg
French-algerian journalist (1921–2013).
Born July 20th, 1921 in London.
Died July 17th, 2013 at 91 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Juan Garcia Oliver
Spanish anarchist (1902-1980).
Born January 20th, 1902 in Reus. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1980 at 78 years old in Guadalajara.
Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana
Indonesian novelist and poet (1908-1994).
Born February 11th, 1908 in Natal.
Died July 17th, 1994 at 86 years old in Jakarta.
Yūjirō Ishihara
Japanese actor and singer (1934–1987).
Born December 28th, 1934 in Suma-ku.
Died July 17th, 1987 at 52 years old in Shinanomachi (liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma).
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