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July 17th
264 Notable deaths
Bill Mulliken
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist (1939-2014).
Born August 27th, 1939 in Urbana.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 74 years old in Chicago.
Harry Benham
American actor (1884–1969).
Born February 26th, 1886 in Valparaiso.
Died July 17th, 1969 at 83 years old in Sarasota.
Mikhail Yanshin
Soviet actor (1902-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Yukhnov.
Died July 17th, 1976 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Béni Egressy
(1814–1851) hungarian composer.
Born April 21st, 1814 in Kazincbarcika.
Died July 17th, 1851 at 37 years old in Pest, Kazincbarcika.
Olga Forsh
Russian and soviet writer (1873–1961).
Died July 17th, 1961 at 88 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Rufino José Cuervo Urisarri
Colombian writer, linguist and philologist (1844–1911).
Born September 19th, 1844 in Bogotá.
Died July 17th, 1911 at 66 years old in Paris.
Percy Gardner
British archaeologist (1846-1937).
Born November 24th, 1846 in London.
Died July 17th, 1937 at 90 years old in Oxford.
Rosa Regàs
Catalan writer (1933–2024).
Born November 11th, 1933 in Barcelona.
Died July 17th, 2024 at 90 years old in Llofriu. [ref]
Arthur Hoag
American astronomer (1921–1999).
Born January 28th, 1921 in Ann Arbor.
Died July 17th, 1999 at 78 years old in Tucson.
Adolf Yushkevich
Soviet historian of mathematics and leading expert in medieval eastern mathematics (1906-1993).
Born July 15th, 1906 in Odesa.
Died July 17th, 1993 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Gertrude McCoy
American actress (1890-1967).
Born June 30th, 1890 in Sugar Valley.
Died July 17th, 1967 at 77 years old in Atlanta.
William Hauber
Actor (1891-1929).
Born May 20th, 1891 in Brownsville.
Died July 17th, 1929 at 38 years old in California.
Paul Johnson
American ice hockey player (1936–2016).
Born May 18th, 1937 in West St. Paul.
Died July 17th, 2016 at 79 years old [ref]
Federico Halbherr
Italian archaeologist and epigrapher (1857–1930).
Born February 15th, 1857 in Rovereto.
Died July 17th, 1930 at 73 years old in Rome.
Clarence Bicknell
British botanist and archaeologist (1842-1918).
Born October 27th, 1842 in Herne Hill.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 75 years old in Castérino.
Claudia Testoni
Italian hurler (1915-1998).
Born December 19th, 1915 in Bologna.
Died July 17th, 1998 at 82 years old in Cagliari.
Erden Kıral
Turkish film director and screenwriter (1942–2022).
Born April 10th, 1942 in Gölcük.
Died July 17th, 2022 at 80 years old in Kumluca. [ref]
Jean Margéot
Catholic cardinal (1916–2009).
Born February 3rd, 1916 in Mauritius.
Died July 17th, 2009 at 93 years old in Port-Louis. [ref]
Charles Plisnier
Belgian writer (1896-1952).
Born December 13th, 1896 in Ghlin.
Died July 17th, 1952 at 55 years old in Brussels.
Paul Lemerle
French historian (1903–1989).
Born April 22nd, 1903 in Paris.
Died July 17th, 1989 at 86 years old in Paris.
Takaji Mori
Japanese association football player and manager (1943-2011).
Born November 24th, 1943 in Fukuyama.
Died July 17th, 2011 at 67 years old in Meguro. [ref]
Beatrice Ohanessian
Iraqi-american musician.
Born March 15th, 1927 in Baghdad.
Died July 17th, 2008 at 81 years old in Bloomington.
Oskar Braaten
Norwegian writer (1881–1939).
Born November 25th, 1881 in Christiania.
Died July 17th, 1939 at 57 years old in Trysil Municipality (traffic collision).
Luis Ubiña
Uruguayan footballer (1940-2013).
Born June 7th, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died July 17th, 2013 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Erik Börjesson
Swedish association football player and manager (1886-1983).
Born December 1st, 1886 in Partille Municipality.
Died July 17th, 1983 at 96 years old in Partille.
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø