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August 17th
170 Notable deaths
Władysław Komar
Athletics competitor (1940-1998).
Born April 11th, 1940 in Kaunas.
Died August 17th, 1998 at 58 years old in Przybiernów (traffic collision).
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]
Violet Kemble-Cooper
British actress (1886-1961).
Born December 12th, 1886 in London.
Died August 17th, 1961 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
Miodrag Pavlović
Serbian writer (1928–2014).
Born November 28th, 1928 in Novi Sad.
Died August 17th, 2014 at 85 years old in Tuttlingen.
László Paskai
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 8th, 1927 in Szeged. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2015 at 88 years old in Esztergom. [ref]
Giorgio Ferroni
Italian director (1908-1981).
Born April 12th, 1908 in Perugia. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1981 at 73 years old in Rome. [ref]
Maxine Feldman
Lesbian and non-binary musician.
Born December 26th, 1945 in Brooklyn.
Died August 17th, 2007 at 61 years old in Albuquerque.
Pierre Quinon
Pole vaulter (1962-2011).
Born February 20th, 1962 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died August 17th, 2011 at 49 years old in Hyères (falling). [ref]
Henri Brémond
French literary scholar.
Born July 31st, 1865 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1933 at 68 years old in Arthez-d'Asson. [ref]
Victor Klee
American mathematician (1925–2007).
Born September 18th, 1925 in San Francisco.
Died August 17th, 2007 at 81 years old in Lakewood. [ref]
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