Famous Deaths In July - 17
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1879 Death of Maurycy Gottlieb, Ukrainian painter (b. 1856) on July - 17.
1881 On this day in history death of jim Bridger, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. 1804)
1885 On this day in history death of jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian politician (b. 1811)
1887 On July - 17 death of dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802)
1893 Death of Frederick A. Johnson, American politician (b. 1833) on July - 17.
1894 Death of Josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist (b. 1810) on this day in history.
1901 On this day in history john Farmer, composer, dies at 64
1903 On July - 17 james A McNeill Whistler, US/Brit writer (Bride Tomorrow), dies at 69
1912 J-Henri Poincaré, French mine engineer/mathematician, dies at 58 on this day in history.
1915 On July - 17 francesco Fanciulli, composer, dies on 62nd birthday
1918 On this day in history death of aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II, executed at 13
1922 Heinrich Rubens, German physicist, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1928 Death of Alvaro Obregon, general/pres of Mexico, assassinated on this day in history.
1935 Death of George William Russell, Irish nationalist, poet and artist (b. 1867) on this day in history.
1937 Henri-Constant-Gabriel Pierne, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1944 On this day in history hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies
1946 Death of Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslav gen (Nazi), executed at 53 on this day in history.
1947 On July - 17 raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34
1950 Death of Evangeline Booth, the 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865) on this day in history.
1953 On this day in history bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer, dies at 65
1954 On this day in history dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85
1955 Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1959 Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44 on July - 17.
1961 On this day in history ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74
1965 On July - 17 luiz Cosme, composer, dies at 57
1966 On July - 17 august Baeyens, Flemish composer (Piranesi-suite), dies at 71
1967 On this day in history cyril Ring, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Red Hot & Blue), dies at 74
1970 Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 on July - 17.
1971 Cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76 on this day in history.
1974 On July - 17 jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher (St Louis Cards), dies at 63
1975 Modoc, the elephant, dies at age 78 (oldest known nonhuman mammal) on July - 17.
1978 Thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51 on this day in history.
1979 On July - 17 doug Meintjes, S Afr cricket pace bowler (v England 1922-23), dies
1980 Donald Barry, actor (Mr Gallo-Mr Novak), dies at 68 on July - 17.
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