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August 17th
156 Notable deaths
Richard Caton Woodville, Jr.
English painter and illustrator, son of richard caton woodville, sr..
Born January 7th, 1856 in London.
Died August 17th, 1927 at 71 years old in London.
Jean Carzou
French painter (1907-2000).
Born January 1st, 1907 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2000 at 93 years old in Périgueux. [ref]
Alexander Vampilov
Russian playwright.
Born August 19th, 1937 in Cheremkhovo. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1972 at 34 years old in Lake Baikal (drowning). [ref]
Erik Ivar Fredholm
Swedish mathematician.
Born April 7th, 1866 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1927 at 61 years old in Danderyd parish. [ref]
Pavel Samuilovich Urysohn
Russian mathematician.
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Odesa.
Died August 17th, 1924 at 26 years old in Batz-sur-Mer (drowning).
Miodrag Pavlović
Serbian writer.
Born November 28th, 1928 in Novi Sad.
Died August 17th, 2014 at 85 years old in Tuttlingen. [ref]
Mário de Araújo Cabral
Portuguese racing driver (1934-2020).
Born January 15th, 1934 in Cedofeita.
Died August 17th, 2020 at 86 years old [ref]
Władysław Komar
Athletics competitor (1940-1998).
Born April 11th, 1940 in Kaunas.
Died August 17th, 1998 at 58 years old in Przybiernów (traffic collision).
László Paskai
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 8th, 1927 in Szeged. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2015 at 88 years old in Esztergom. [ref]
Fadwa Soliman
Syrian actress.
Born May 17th, 1972 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2017 at 45 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams