Famous Deaths In November - 17

1971  Gladys Cooper, actress (Margaret-The Rogues), dies at 83 on November - 17.   

1973  Death of The Mother, Sri Aurobindo Ashram (b. 1878) on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history clive Brook, actor/director (On Approval), dies at 87   

1975  Kay Johnson, actress (Real Glory, Of Human Bondage), dies at 70 on November - 17.   

1976  On this day in history victor Alessandro, composer, dies at 60   

1978  Claude Dauphin, actor (Paris Precinct), dies at 75 on November - 17.   

1979  On November - 17 john Glassock, bass (Jethro Tull), dies at 27 following heart surgery   

1981  On November - 17 bob Eberly, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band), dies at 65   

1982  On this day in history bill Baldwin, announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 69   

1985  Jimmy Ritz, actor (Ritz Brothers), dies of heart failure at 81 on this day in history.   

1986  Alan Hewitt, actor (Det Brennan-My Favorite Martian), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81   

1988  Sheilah Graham, gossip columnist, dies of heart failure at 84 on November - 17.   

1989  On November - 17 billy Lee, actor (Sons of Legion, Biscuit Eater), dies   

1990  On November - 17 death of robert Hofstadter, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)   

1991  John Blatnik, (Rep-Minn, 1947-75), dies at 80 on November - 17.   

1992  On November - 17 audre Lorde, St Croix' feminist author (Black Unicorn), dies   

1993  On this day in history jthm de Vreeze, Dutch MP (KVP, 1956..77), dies at 80   

1994  On this day in history g Waller, German/Swiss movie journalist (NRC/Variety), dies at 82   

1995  Alan Hull, singer/composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1996  On November - 17 andrew John Fairclough, trade union educator, dies at 45   

1998  On this day in history death of esther Rolle, American actress (b. 1920)   

2000  Death of Louis Eugène Félix Néel, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904) on this day in history.   

2001  On November - 17 death of michael Karoli, German guitarist (b. 1948)   

2002  Death of Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat (b. 1915) on November - 17.   

2003  On this day in history death of arthur Conley, American singer (b. 1946)   

2004  Death of Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler (b. 1970) on November - 17.   

2005  Death of Marek Perepeczko, Polish actor (b. 1942) on this day in history.   

2006  Death of Bo Schembechler, American football coach (b. 1929) on November - 17.   

2008  Death of Pete Newell, American basketball coach (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

2017  On November - 17 death of salvatore Riina, Italian mobster   

2018  Death of Cheng Kaijia, Chinese nuclear physicist and engineer on this day in history.   

2019  Death of Adnan Pachachi, Acting Prime Minister of Iraq on this day in history.   

2023  Death of Gohar Ayub Khan , 86, Pakistani politician, minister of foreign affairs (1997–1998) and speaker of the National Assembly (1990–1993) on this day in history.   

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0009  On this day in history birth of vespasian, Roman Emperor (d. 79)   

1502  Atahualpa, last emperor of the Inca (d. 1533) was born on November - 17.   

1503  On this day in history birth of il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son)   

1576  On November - 17 birth of roque Gonzales, Paraguayan missionary (d. 1628)   

1594  On this day in history birth of johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)   

1612  On November - 17 birth of dorgon, Manchu prince (d. 1650)   

1681  Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.   

1685  Pierre Gaultier, French-Canadian trader and explorer (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.