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August 17th
153 Notable deaths
Arturo Maffei
Italian association football player and athletics competitor (1909-2006).
Born November 9th, 1909 in Viareggio.
Died August 17th, 2006 at 96 years old in Torre del Lago.
Paul Wormser
French fencer (1905-1944).
Born July 11th, 1905 in Colmar. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1944 at 39 years old in Sainte-Radegonde. [ref]
Anatoliy Samotsvetov
Soviet hammer thrower.
Born November 27th, 1932 in Irkutsk.
Died August 17th, 2014 at 81 years old [ref]
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