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July 17th
185 Notable deaths
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.
Died July 17th, 1994 at 78 years old in Tokyo.
Daniel Alomía Robles
Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist.
Born January 3rd, 1871 in Huánuco.
Died July 17th, 1942 at 71 years old in Lima (sepsis).
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]
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter.
Born March 6th, 1918 in Tulsa.
Died July 17th, 1987 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
John Taylor
British jazz pianist.
Born September 25th, 1942 in Manchester.
Died July 17th, 2015 at 72 years old in Angers (myocardial infarction).
Nie Er
Composed the national anthem of the people's republic of china.
Born February 15th, 1912 in Kunming.
Died July 17th, 1935 at 23 years old in Fujisawa (drowning).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 185
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