🎭 Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday)
Notable deaths on February 17th
Rush Limbaugh
American political commentator (1951–2021).
Born January 12th, 1951 in Cape Girardeau.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 70 years old in Palm Beach (lung cancer). [ref]
Jesse Jackson
American baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the rainbow push coalition (1941–2026).
Born October 8th, 1941 in Greenville.
Died February 17th, 2026 at 84 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Gerónimo
Leader of the bedonkohe apache (1829-1909).
Born June 16th, 1829 in Gila River.
Died February 17th, 1909 at 79 years old in Fort Sill (pneumonia).
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986).
Born May 12th, 1895 in Madanapalle.
Died February 17th, 1986 at 90 years old in Ojai (pancreatic cancer).
Thelonious Monk
American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982).
Born October 10th, 1917 in Rocky Mount.
Died February 17th, 1982 at 64 years old in Englewood.
Mindy McCready
American country music singer (1975–2013).
Born November 30th, 1975 in Fort Myers.
Died February 17th, 2013 at 37 years old in Heber Springs (gunshot wound). [ref]
Stella Stevens
American actress (1938–2023).
Born October 1st, 1938 in Yazoo City. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2023 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lee Strasberg
American theatre director, actor and acting teacher (1901–1982).
Born November 17th, 1901 in Budaniv.
Died February 17th, 1982 at 80 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Albert I of Belgium
King of the belgians from 1909 to 1934 (1875–1934).
Born April 8th, 1875 in Palace of the Count of Flanders.
Died February 17th, 1934 at 58 years old in Rochers de Marche-les-Dames (climbing accident).
Richard Briers
English actor (1934–2013).
Born January 14th, 1934 in Surrey.
Died February 17th, 2013 at 79 years old in London (pulmonary emphysema).
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris