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August 17th
215 Notable deaths
Alf Ross
Danish jurist (1899-1979).
Born June 10th, 1899 in Copenhagen.
Died August 17th, 1979 at 80 years old in Virum.
Motomu Kiyokawa
Japanese voice actor, actor (1935-2022).
Born April 9th, 1935 in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Died August 17th, 2022 at 87 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Aleksei Sudaev
Soviet weapon designer (1912-1946).
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Alatyr.
Died August 17th, 1946 at 33 years old in Moscow.
Alf Sjöberg
Swedish film director (1903-1980).
Born June 21st, 1903 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died August 17th, 1980 at 77 years old in Oscar Parish (traffic collision). [ref]
Pierre Cartier
French mathematician (1932–2024).
Born June 10th, 1932 in Sedan.
Died August 17th, 2024 at 92 years old in Marcoussis. [ref]
Alexander Butlerov
Russian chemist (1828-1886).
Born September 15th, 1828 in Chistopol.
Died August 17th, 1886 at 57 years old in Biarritz, Butlerovka.
Paul Natorp
German philosopher and historian (1854–1924).
Born January 14th, 1854 in Düsseldorf.
Died August 17th, 1924 at 70 years old in Marburg.
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player (1915–2001).
Born March 26th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died August 17th, 2001 at 86 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Keiji Sada
Japanese actor（1926 - 1964）.
Born December 9th, 1926 in Shimogyō-ku.
Died August 17th, 1964 at 37 years old in Nirasaki (traffic collision).
Sig Arno
German-born stage and film actor.
Born December 25th, 1895 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1975 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
John William Casilear
American artist (1811-1893).
Born June 25th, 1811 in New York City.
Died August 17th, 1893 at 82 years old in Saratoga Springs.
John Devitt
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born February 4th, 1937 in Granville.
Died August 17th, 2023 at 86 years old
Hans Ulrich Klintzsch
German sa commander (1898-1959).
Born November 4th, 1898 in Lübbenau/Spreewald.
Died August 17th, 1959 at 60 years old in Hamburg.
Richard Caton Woodville Jr.
English painter and illustrator (1856–1927); son of richard caton woodville sr. (1856–1927).
Born January 7th, 1856 in London.
Died August 17th, 1927 at 71 years old in London.
Gérard Souzay
French opera singer (1918-2004).
Born December 8th, 1918 in Angers.
Died August 17th, 2004 at 85 years old in Antibes.
Bruno Paul
German architect (1874-1968).
Born January 19th, 1874 in Seifhennersdorf. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1968 at 94 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Günther Pancke
German general (1899-1973).
Born May 1st, 1899 in Gniezno.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 74 years old in Hamburg.
Pavel Urysohn
Russian mathematician (1898–1924).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Odesa.
Died August 17th, 1924 at 26 years old in Batz-sur-Mer (drowning).
Franco Donatoni
Italian composer (1927–2000).
Born June 9th, 1927 in Verona.
Died August 17th, 2000 at 73 years old in Milan (stroke).
Marguerite Williams
American geologist.
Born December 24th, 1895 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1991 at 95 years old
Aldo Palazzeschi
Italian novelist, poet and essayist (1885-1974).
Born May 29th, 1885 in Florence.
Died August 17th, 1974 at 89 years old in Rome.
Fadwa Soliman
Syrian actress.
Born May 17th, 1970 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2017 at 47 years old in Montfermeil (cancer). [ref]
Herbert S. Walters
American politician (1891-1973).
Born November 17th, 1891 in Jefferson County.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 81 years old in Knoxville.
Jacques Diouf
Senegalese politician (1938–2019).
Born August 1st, 1938 in Saint-Louis. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2019 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
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