August 17th
153 Notable deaths
Michel Mohrt
French writer and editor (1914-2011).
Born April 28th, 1914 in Morlaix. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2011 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lawrence Stevens
Boxer.
Born February 25th, 1913 in Johannesburg.
Died August 17th, 1989 at 76 years old in Durban.
Eugénio de Castro
Portuguese poet.
Born March 4th, 1869 in Coimbra.
Died August 17th, 1944 at 75 years old in Coimbra.
Folke Alnevik
Swedish sprinter.
Born December 31st, 1919 in Arbrå.
Died August 17th, 2020 at 100 years old in Gävle. [ref]
Stepan Smal-Stotskyi
Ukrainian linguist and economist (1859-1938).
Born January 8th, 1859 in Nemyliv. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1938 at 79 years old in Prague.
Boris Bystrov
Russian actor.
Born February 12th, 1945 in Soviet Union.
Died August 17th, 2024 at 79 years old [ref]
Guillermo Timoner
Spanish racing cyclist.(1926-2023).
Born March 24th, 1926 in Felanitx.
Died August 17th, 2023 at 97 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Grazyna Miller
Polish writer, poet, translator (1957-2009).
Born January 29th, 1957 in Jedwabne.
Died August 17th, 2009 at 52 years old (tumor). [ref]
Paulo António Alves
Association football player from angola.
Born October 22nd, 1969 in Luanda.
Died August 17th, 2021 at 51 years old in Luanda. [ref]
Wilhelm Cohn
German chess player (1859-1913).
Born February 6th, 1859 in Berlin.
Died August 17th, 1913 at 54 years old in Charlottenburg.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 153
To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan