Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 17

1943  On October - 17 death of stefan StarzyÅ„ski, Polish politician (b. 1893)   

1944  Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45 on October - 17.   

1956  On this day in history death of anne Crawford, British film actor (b. 1920)   

1957  John HA Eman, founder of Aruban Peoples Party, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history c L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies   

1962  Death of Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter (b. 1882) on this day in history.   

1963  Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (Prime Numbers), dies at 97 on October - 17.   

1965  Barton King, cricketer (America's greatest cricket all-rounder), dies on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history soledad Jiminez, Spanish actor (Phantom ofthe Range), dies at 91   

1967  On this day in history henry Pu Yi, last emperor of China, dies at 61   

1970  Death of Pierre Laporte, Vice-Premier of Quebec (assassinated) (b. 1921) on October - 17.   

1972  On this day in history death of turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)   

1973  Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian poet (Gott von Manhattan), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history rené A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillean poet, dies at 57   

1975  On October - 17 vittorio Gui, Italian composer (Batture d'aspetto), dies at 90   

1977  On this day in history robert C "Cal" Hubbard, US baseball player/umpire, dies at 77   

1979  On October - 17 john Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81   

1981  On October - 17 david Guion, composer, dies at 88   

1982  On October - 17 peterus van Doorne, Dutch industrialist, dies at 47   

1983  Raymond Aron, French sociologist/political scientist, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1984  Alberta Hunter, US blues singer/composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1987  Death of Abdul Malek Ukil,Bangladeshi politician (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

1990  On October - 17 ralph Abernathy, civil rights activist, dies at 64   

1991  J[ames] G Devlin, actor (No Surrender), dies at 84 on October - 17.   

1992  Ton Hasebos, cameraman/TV director (Gnome Hasebos), dies on October - 17.   

1993  On this day in history frank J Del Giudice, US industrial designer (Boeing 747), dies at 77   

1994  Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby League Player, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1995  On October - 17 peter Hinchcliff, historian, dies at 66   

1996  On this day in history berthold Goldschmidt, composer/conductor, dies at 93   

1997  On this day in history paul Edwin Zimmer, sci-fi writer, dies of heart attack at 54   

1998  Death of Joan Hickson, British actress (b. 1906) on this day in history.   

1999  Death of Nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist (b. 1915) on October - 17.   

2000  On October - 17 death of leo Nomellini, wrestler (b. 1924)   

2001  Death of Jay Livingston, American songwriter (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

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1253  On this day in history birth of ivo of Kermartin, ]])   

1563  Jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer was born on October - 17.   

1577  On October - 17 birth of cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith)   

1582  On this day in history birth of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)   

1623  Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1626  Simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt) was born on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history birth of domenico Zipoli, composer   

1696  August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen was born on October - 17.