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August 17th
153 Notable deaths
Umberto Boccioni
Italian painter and sculptor (1882-1916).
Born October 19th, 1882 in Reggio Calabria. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1916 at 33 years old in Verona (horse fall). [ref]
Paul Williams
American baritone singer and choreographer; founding member of the temptations.
Born July 2nd, 1939 in Birmingham.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 34 years old in Detroit.
Madan Lal Dhingra
Indian revolutionary.
Born September 18th, 1883 in Amritsar, Punjab.
Died August 17th, 1909 at 25 years old in Barnsbury, HM Prison Pentonville (hanging).
Irène Némirovsky
French novelist.
Born February 11th, 1903 in Kyiv.
Died August 17th, 1942 at 39 years old in Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (influenza, typhus). [ref]
Peter Fechter
German bricklayer (1944-1962).
Born January 14th, 1944 in Berlin.
Died August 17th, 1962 at 18 years old in Checkpoint Charlie (ballistic trauma).
Silvio Santos
Brazilian media entrepreneur (1930–2024).
Born December 12th, 1930 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2024 at 93 years old in Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Wilhelm List
German field marshal during world war ii.
Born May 14th, 1880 in Illerkirchberg.
Died August 17th, 1971 at 91 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Ruth First
South african politician (1925-1982).
Born May 4th, 1925 in Johannesburg.
Died August 17th, 1982 at 57 years old in Maputo (letter bomb). [ref]
Al Parker
American pornographic actor (1952-1992).
Born June 25th, 1952 in Natick.
Died August 17th, 1992 at 40 years old in San Francisco (death from AIDS-related complications).
Francesco Cossiga
8th president of italy (1928-2010).
Born July 26th, 1928 in Sassari. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2010 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld