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July 17th
197 Notable deaths
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).
Joseph Luns
Dutch politician and diplomat (1911-2002).
Born August 28th, 1911 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2002 at 90 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
James Lighthill
British applied mathematician (1924-1998).
Born January 23rd, 1924 in Paris. [ref]
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).
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.
Born January 3rd, 1871 in Huánuco.
Died July 17th, 1942 at 71 years old in Lima (sepsis).
Morris
Belgian comics artist (1923-2001).
Born December 1st, 1923 in Kortrijk.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 77 years old in City of Brussels (pulmonary embolism, falling from height).
Gabriel Pierné
French composer, conductor, and organist.
Born August 16th, 1863 in Metz. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1937 at 73 years old in Ploujean. [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]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 197
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou