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August 17th
176 Notable deaths
Tadeusz Ślusarski
Polish pole vaulter.
Died August 17th, 1998 at 48 years old in Gmina Przybiernów (traffic collision).
Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder
German politician of the cdu and vice president of the union of european football associations (uefa) (1933-2015).
Born March 3rd, 1933 in Mannheim.
Died August 17th, 2015 at 82 years old in Stuttgart (heart failure). [ref]
Erich Borchmeyer
German athletics competitor (1905-2000).
Born January 23rd, 1905 in Münster.
Died August 17th, 2000 at 95 years old in Bielefeld.
Vano Muradeli
Soviet composer.
Born April 6th, 1908 in Gori. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1970 at 62 years old in Tomsk. [ref]
Boris Bystrov
Russian actor (1945–2024).
Born February 12th, 1945 in Soviet Union.
Died August 17th, 2024 at 79 years old [ref]
Tullio Kezich
Italian screenwriter, film critic, and actor (1928-2009).
Born September 17th, 1928 in Trieste.
Died August 17th, 2009 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Franciszek Brodniewicz
Polish actor (1892-1944).
Born November 29th, 1892 in Kwilcz. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1944 at 51 years old in Warsaw (myocardial rupture). [ref]
Adam Gunn
British-american decathlete.
Born December 24th, 1872 in Golspie.
Died August 17th, 1935 at 62 years old in Buffalo.
Ihor Shamo
Ukrainian composer (1925–1982).
Born February 21st, 1925 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1982 at 57 years old in Kyiv (stomach cancer).
Luis Pasarín
Spanish football player/manager (1902-1986).
Born April 16th, 1902 in Pontevedra. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1986 at 84 years old in Madrid.
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