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August 17th
176 Notable deaths
Víctor Mora
Spanish comic writer (1931-2016).
Born June 6th, 1931 in Barcelona.
Died August 17th, 2016 at 85 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Eugénio de Castro
Portuguese poet (1869–1944).
Born March 4th, 1869 in Coimbra.
Died August 17th, 1944 at 75 years old in Coimbra.
Paolo Angioni
Italian equestrian.
Born January 22nd, 1938 in Cagliari.
Died August 17th, 2025 at 87 years old in Cagliari. [ref]
Paulo António Alves
Association football player from angola.
Born October 22nd, 1969 in Luanda.
Died August 17th, 2021 at 51 years old in Luanda. [ref]
Alexander Alexeyevich Borisov
Painter (1866-1934).
Born November 14th, 1866 in Gluboky Ruchey.
Died August 17th, 1934 at 67 years old in Krasnoborsk, Gorodishchenskaya.
Folke Alnevik
Swedish sprinter (1919–2020).
Born December 31st, 1919 in Arbrå.
Died August 17th, 2020 at 100 years old in Gävle. [ref]
Grazyna Miller
Polish writer, poet, translator (1957-2009).
Born January 29th, 1957 in Jedwabne.
Died August 17th, 2009 at 52 years old (tumor). [ref]
Maria Paudler
German actress (1903-1990).
Born June 20th, 1903 in Děčín.
Died August 17th, 1990 at 87 years old in Munich.
Niilo Halonen
Finnish ski jumper (1940–2025).
Born December 25th, 1940 in Kouvola.
Died August 17th, 2025 at 84 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Wilhelm Cohn
German chess player (1859-1913).
Born February 6th, 1859 in Berlin.
Died August 17th, 1913 at 54 years old in Charlottenburg.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius