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July 17th
185 Notable deaths
Conjeevaram Srirangachari Seshadri
Indian mathematician.
Born February 29th, 1932 in Kanchipuram.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 88 years old in Chennai.
Bernard Giraudeau
French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer.
Born June 16th, 1947 in La Rochelle. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2010 at 63 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Lin Dai
Actress.
Born December 26th, 1934 in Nanning.
Died July 17th, 1964 at 29 years old in Hong Kong (drug overdose).
Laurel Aitken
Singer.
Born April 22nd, 1927 in Havana. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2005 at 78 years old in Leicester (myocardial infarction).
Eric Flint
American author.
Born February 6th, 1947 in Burbank.
Died July 17th, 2022 at 75 years old in East Chicago. [ref]
Liam Davison
Australian author.
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]
Simon Rodia
American artist, tile setter.
Born February 12th, 1879 in Serino.
Died July 17th, 1965 at 86 years old in Martinez.
Juan María Bordaberry
Politician, rancher (1928-2011).
Born June 17th, 1928 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2011 at 83 years old in Montevideo (disease). [ref]
Willem Witteveen
Dutch politician.
Born May 5th, 1952 in Rotterdam.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 62 years old in Hrabove (aviation accident).
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