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August 17th
176 Notable deaths
Arsen Dedić
Croatian singer-songwriter, composer and poet.
Born July 28th, 1938 in Šibenik.
Died August 17th, 2015 at 77 years old in Zagreb.
Mariama Bâ
Senegalese writer.
Born April 17th, 1929 in Dakar. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1981 at 52 years old in Dakar (cancer). [ref]
David Ostrosky
Mexican actor (1956-2023).
Born September 13th, 1956 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2023 at 66 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Moufdi Zakaria
Algerian poet.
Born June 12th, 1908 in Ghardaia. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1977 at 69 years old in Tunis. [ref]
Eve Miller
Actress (1923-1973).
Born August 8th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 50 years old in Van Nuys.
Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke
Painter and prince of sweden (1865-1947).
Born August 1st, 1865 in Drottningholm Palace. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1947 at 82 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Shamsur Rahman
Bangladeshi poet, writer, journalist (1929–2006).
Born October 24th, 1929 in Dhaka.
Died August 17th, 2006 at 76 years old in Dhaka (kidney failure). [ref]
Luigi Chinetti
Racecar driver.
Born July 17th, 1901 in Jerago con Orago.
Died August 17th, 1994 at 93 years old in Greenwich.
Edwin Morgan
Scottish poet and translator (1920-2010).
Born April 27th, 1920 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2010 at 90 years old in Glasgow (pneumonia). [ref]
David Landes
American economic historian (1924-2013).
Born April 29th, 1924 in New York City.
Died August 17th, 2013 at 89 years old in Haverford.
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz