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August 17th
176 Notable deaths
Tadeusz Ślusarski
Polish pole vaulter.
Died August 17th, 1998 at 48 years old in Gmina Przybiernów (traffic collision).
Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder
German politician of the cdu and vice president of the union of european football associations (uefa) (1933-2015).
Born March 3rd, 1933 in Mannheim.
Died August 17th, 2015 at 82 years old in Stuttgart (heart failure). [ref]
Erich Borchmeyer
German athletics competitor (1905-2000).
Born January 23rd, 1905 in Münster.
Died August 17th, 2000 at 95 years old in Bielefeld.
Vano Muradeli
Soviet composer.
Born April 6th, 1908 in Gori. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1970 at 62 years old in Tomsk. [ref]
Boris Bystrov
Russian actor (1945–2024).
Born February 12th, 1945 in Soviet Union.
Died August 17th, 2024 at 79 years old [ref]
Tullio Kezich
Italian screenwriter, film critic, and actor (1928-2009).
Born September 17th, 1928 in Trieste.
Died August 17th, 2009 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Franciszek Brodniewicz
Polish actor (1892-1944).
Born November 29th, 1892 in Kwilcz. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1944 at 51 years old in Warsaw (myocardial rupture). [ref]
Adam Gunn
British-american decathlete.
Born December 24th, 1872 in Golspie.
Died August 17th, 1935 at 62 years old in Buffalo.
Ihor Shamo
Ukrainian composer (1925–1982).
Born February 21st, 1925 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1982 at 57 years old in Kyiv (stomach cancer).
Luis Pasarín
Spanish football player/manager (1902-1986).
Born April 16th, 1902 in Pontevedra. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1986 at 84 years old in Madrid.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 176
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi