August 17th
176 Notable deaths
Arthur Fox
English-american fencer.
Born September 9th, 1878 in Cowes.
Died August 17th, 1958 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Leo Amberg
Swiss racing cyclist (1912-1999).
Born March 23rd, 1912 in Ballwil.
Died August 17th, 1999 at 87 years old in Oberriet.
Angelo De Martini
Racing cyclist (1897-1979).
Born January 24th, 1897 in Villafranca di Verona.
Died August 17th, 1979 at 82 years old in Verona.
Ferdinand Cattini
Ice hockey player (1916–1969).
Born November 27th, 1916 in Grono. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1969 at 52 years old in Davos. [ref]
Eliseo Insfrán
Paraguayan footballer (1935–2020).
Born October 27th, 1935 in Asunción.
Died August 17th, 2020 at 84 years old [ref]
Tameo Ide
Japanese association football player (1908-1998).
Born November 27th, 1908 in Japan.
Died August 17th, 1998 at 89 years old in Japan. [ref]
Friedrich von Rochow
German equestrian.
Born August 12th, 1881 in Schloss Reckahn.
Died August 17th, 1945 at 64 years old in Schloss Reckahn.
Zinaida Botschantzeva
Russian botanist and embryologist (1907-1973).
Born August 10th, 1907 in Almaty.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 66 years old in Tashkent.
Leó Forgács
Hungarian chess player (1881–1930).
Born October 5th, 1881 in Budapest.
Died August 17th, 1930 at 48 years old in Berettyóújfalu.
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.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou