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August 17th
176 Notable deaths
Paul Wormser
French fencer (1905-1944).
Born July 11th, 1905 in Colmar. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1944 at 39 years old in Sainte-Radegonde. [ref]
Hardayal Singh
Field hockey player (1928-2018).
Born November 28th, 1928 in Lucknow.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 89 years old in Dehradun. [ref]
Hans-Martin Trepp
Swiss ice hockey player (1922-1970).
Born November 9th, 1922 in Arosa.
Died August 17th, 1970 at 47 years old in Arosa.
Anatoliy Samotsvetov
Soviet hammer thrower (1932–2014).
Born November 27th, 1932 in Irkutsk.
Died August 17th, 2014 at 81 years old [ref]
Dick Bergström
Sailor (1886-1952).
Born February 15th, 1886 in Lidingö.
Died August 17th, 1952 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Lawrence Stevens
Boxer.
Born February 25th, 1913 in Johannesburg.
Died August 17th, 1989 at 76 years old in Durban.
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