August 17th
162 Notable deaths
Alexey Sudayev
Soviet weapon designer.
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Alatyr.
Died August 17th, 1946 at 33 years old in Moscow.
Sig Arno
German-born stage and film actor.
Born December 25th, 1895 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1975 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Franco Donatoni
Italian composer.
Born June 9th, 1927 in Verona. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2000 at 73 years old in Milan. [ref]
Keiji Sada
Japanese actor (1926-1964).
Born December 9th, 1926 in Shimogyō-ku. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1964 at 37 years old in Nirasaki (traffic collision).
Pierre Cartier
French mathematician.
Born June 10th, 1932 in Sedan. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2024 at 92 years old in Marcoussis. [ref]
Günther Pancke
German general (1899-1973).
Born May 1st, 1899 in Gniezno.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 74 years old in Hamburg.
Aldo Palazzeschi
Italian novelist, poet and essayist (1885-1974).
Born May 29th, 1885 in Florence. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1974 at 89 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jacques Diouf
Senegalese politician.
Born August 1st, 1938 in Saint-Louis. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2019 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
John Devitt
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born February 4th, 1937 in Granville.
Died August 17th, 2023 at 86 years old
Radoje Domanović
Serbian writer.
Born February 16th, 1873 in Ovsište. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1908 at 35 years old in Belgrade (tuberculosis). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 162
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