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August 17th
215 Notable deaths
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.
Eric Powell
British rower and artist (1886-1933).
Born May 6th, 1886 in Hornsey, Edmonton.
Died August 17th, 1933 at 47 years old in Pontresina, Piz Roseg.
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]
Jean-Joseph Thonissen
Belgian politician (1816–1891).
Born January 21st, 1817 in Hasselt.
Died August 17th, 1891 at 74 years old in Leuven.
Dick Bergström
Sailor (1886-1952).
Born February 15th, 1886 in Lidingö.
Died August 17th, 1952 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Hans-Bert Matoul
German association football player.
Born June 2nd, 1945 in Langeln.
Died August 17th, 2025 at 80 years old in Wernigerode. [ref]
Maša Haľamová
Slovak poet (1908–1995).
Born August 28th, 1908 in Blatnica.
Died August 17th, 1995 at 86 years old in Bratislava.
Lawrence Stevens
Boxer.
Born February 25th, 1913 in Johannesburg.
Died August 17th, 1989 at 76 years old in Durban.
Boris Vladimirtsov
Russian scientist (1884–1931).
Born July 20th, 1894 in Kaluga.
Died August 17th, 1931 at 37 years old in Siversky.
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci