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August 17th
170 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Hardayal Singh
Field hockey player (1928-2018).
Born November 28th, 1928 in Lucknow.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 89 years old in Dehradun. [ref]
Hans-Martin Trepp
Swiss ice hockey player (1922-1970).
Born November 9th, 1922 in Arosa.
Died August 17th, 1970 at 47 years old in Arosa.
Anatoliy Samotsvetov
Soviet hammer thrower (1932–2014).
Born November 27th, 1932 in Irkutsk.
Died August 17th, 2014 at 81 years old [ref]
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