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September 17th
145 Notable deaths
Spiro Agnew
Vice president of the united states from 1969 to 1973.
Born November 9th, 1918 in Baltimore.
Died September 17th, 1996 at 77 years old in Berlin (leukemia).
Paula Yates
British television presenter and writer.
Born April 24th, 1959 in Colwyn Bay.
Died September 17th, 2000 at 41 years old in London (drug overdose).
Charmian Carr
American actress (1942–2016).
Born December 28th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died September 17th, 2016 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (dementia). [ref]
Karl Popper
Austrian-british philosopher of science.
Born July 28th, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1994 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Red Skelton
American comedian (1913–1997).
Born July 18th, 1913 in Vincennes. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1997 at 84 years old in Rancho Mirage (pneumonia). [ref]
Bobby Heenan
American wrestling commentator and manager (1944–2017).
Born November 1st, 1944 in Chicago.
Died September 17th, 2017 at 72 years old in Largo (laryngeal cancer).
Cokie Roberts
American journalist (1943–2019).
Born December 27th, 1943 in New Orleans.
Died September 17th, 2019 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (metastatic breast cancer). [ref]
Jessica Jaymes
American pornographic actress (1979–2019).
Born March 8th, 1976 in Anchorage.
Died September 17th, 2019 at 43 years old in North Hills.
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
American socialite (1924-2006); younger sister of john f. kennedy.
Born May 6th, 1924 in Brookline.
Died September 17th, 2006 at 82 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
President of algeria.
Born March 2nd, 1937 in Oujda.
Died September 17th, 2021 at 84 years old in Zéralda (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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