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July 17th
207 Notable deaths
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.
Born April 22nd, 1916 in Howrah.
Died July 17th, 1992 at 76 years old in Kolkata.
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]
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]
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]
Conjeevaram Srirangachari Seshadri
Indian mathematician (1932–2020).
Born February 29th, 1932 in Kanchipuram.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 88 years old in Chennai. [ref]
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