People who died on January 17 111
Theodosius I
d. 395 (b. 347)
Theodosius I, Roman emperor (b. 347)
Sulpitius the Pious
d. 644
Sulpitius the Pious, French bishop and saint
Joseph of Freising
d. 764
Joseph of Freising, German bishop
Mas'ud I of Ghazni
d. 1040 (b. 998)
Mas'ud I of Ghazni, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire (b. 998)
André de Montbard
d. 1156
André de Montbard, fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar
Thierry, Count of Flanders
d. 1168 (b. 1099)
Thierry, Count of Flanders (b. 1099)
Albert of Riga
d. 1229 (b. 1165)
Albert of Riga, German bishop (b. 1165)
Saint Roseline
d. 1329 (b. 1263)
Saint Roseline, Carthusian nun (b. 1263)
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond
d. 1334 (b. 1266)
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond (b. 1266)
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Henry of Asti
d. 1345
Henry of Asti, Greek patriarch
Martino Zaccaria
d. 1345
Martino Zaccaria, Genoese Lord of Chios
Peter I of Cyprus
d. 1369 (b. 1328)
Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)
Elisabeth of Lorraine-Vaudémont
d. 1456 (b. 1395)
Elisabeth of Lorraine-Vaudémont, French translator (b. 1395)
Skanderbeg
d. 1468 (b. 1405)
George Kastrioti, better known as Skanderbeg, Albanian national hero (d. 1468)
Qi Jiguang
d. 1588 (b. 1528)
Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)
Feodor I of Russia
d. 1598 (b. 1557)
Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)
Fausto Veranzio
d. 1617 (b. 1551)
Fausto Veranzio, Croatian bishop and lexicographer (b. 1551)
John Ray
d. 1705 (b. 1627)
John Ray, English botanist and historian (b. 1627)
Benjamin Church (ranger)
d. 1718 (b. 1639)
Benjamin Church, American colonel (b. 1639)
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann
d. 1737 (b. 1662)
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, designed the Pillnitz Castle (d. 1736)
Jean-François Dandrieu
d. 1738 (b. 1682)
Jean-François Dandrieu, French organist and composer (b. 1682)
Tomaso Albinoni
d. 1751 (b. 1671)
Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1751)
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga
d. 1826 (b. 1806)
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer and educator (d. 1826)
Giovanni Aldini
d. 1834 (b. 1762)
Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1834)
Lola Montez
d. 1861 (b. 1821)
Lola Montez, Irish-American actress and dancer (d. 1861)
Horace Vernet
d. 1863 (b. 1789)
Horace Vernet, French painter and academic (d. 1863)
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
d. 1869 (b. 1813)
Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)
Edward Shepherd Creasy
d. 1878 (b. 1812)
Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian and jurist (d. 1878)
Hermann Schlegel
d. 1884 (b. 1804)
Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist and herpetologist (d. 1884)
William Giblin
d. 1887 (b. 1840)
William Giblin, Australian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)
Big Bear
d. 1888 (b. 1825)
Big Bear, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1825)
George Bancroft
d. 1891 (b. 1800)
George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1891)
Rutherford B. Hayes
d. 1893 (b. 1822)
Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (d. 1893)
Ignaz Wechselmann
d. 1903 (b. 1828)
Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
d. 1908 (b. 1835)
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1835)
Francis Smith (Australian politician)
d. 1909 (b. 1819)
Francis Smith, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819)
Francis Galton
d. 1911 (b. 1822)
Francis Galton, English biologist and statistician (d. 1911)
Juliette Gordon Low
d. 1927 (b. 1860)
Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)
Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia
d. 1931 (b. 1864)
Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)
Ahmet Derviş
d. 1932 (b. 1881)
Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
Albert Jacka
d. 1932 (b. 1893)
Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
Louis Comfort Tiffany
d. 1933 (b. 1848)
Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (d. 1933)
Mateiu Caragiale
d. 1936 (b. 1885)
Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
Walther von Reichenau
d. 1942 (b. 1884)
Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (d. 1942)
Pyotr Krasnov
d. 1947 (b. 1869)
Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)
Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve
d. 1947 (b. 1883)
Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
d. 1951 (b. 1903)
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
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Walter Briggs Sr.
d. 1952 (b. 1877)
Walter Briggs Sr., American businessman (b. 1877)
Patrice Lumumba
d. 1961 (b. 1925)
Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. 1961)
Simon Kovar
d. 1970 (b. 1890)
Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoon player and educator (b. 1890)
Betty Smith
d. 1972 (b. 1896)
Betty Smith, American author and playwright (b. 1896)
Dougal Haston
d. 1977 (b. 1940)
Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (b. 1940)
Gary Gilmore
d. 1977 (b. 1940)
Gary Gilmore, American murderer (b. 1940)
Loukas Panourgias
d. 1981 (b. 1899)
Loukas Panourgias, Greek footballer and lawyer (b. 1899)
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Kostas Giannidis
d. 1984 (b. 1903)
Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1984)
Hugo Fregonese
d. 1987 (b. 1908)
Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 1987)
Percy Qoboza
d. 1988 (b. 1938)
Percy Qoboza, South African journalist and author (b. 1938)
Olav V of Norway
d. 1991 (b. 1903)
Olav V of Norway (d. 1991)
Frank Pullen
d. 1992 (b. 1915)
Frank Pullen, English soldier and businessman (b. 1915)
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Albert Hourani
d. 1993 (b. 1915)
Albert Hourani, English-Lebanese historian and academic (b. 1915)
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Yevgeny Ivanov (spy)
d. 1994 (b. 1926)
Yevgeni Ivanov, Russian spy (b. 1926)
Helen Stephens
d. 1994 (b. 1918)
Helen Stephens, American runner, baseball player, and manager (d. 1994)
Barbara Jordan
d. 1996 (b. 1936)
Barbara Jordan, American lawyer and politician (d. 1996)
Bert Kelly
d. 1997 (b. 1912)
Bert Kelly, Australian farmer and politician, 20th Australian Minister for the Navy (b. 1912)
Clyde Tombaugh
d. 1997 (b. 1906)
Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer and academic, discovered Pluto (d. 1997)
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Philip Jones (musician)
d. 2000 (b. 1928)
Philip Jones, English trumpet player and educator (b. 1928)
Ion Rațiu
d. 2000 (b. 1917)
Ion Rațiu, Romanian journalist and politician (b. 1917)
Camilo José Cela
d. 2002 (b. 1916)
Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
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Roman Personov
d. 2002 (b. 1932)
Roman Personov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1932)
Richard Crenna
d. 2003 (b. 1926)
Richard Crenna, American actor (b. 1926)
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Raymond Bonham Carter
d. 2004 (b. 1929)
Raymond Bonham Carter, English banker (b. 1929)
Harry Brecheen
d. 2004 (b. 1914)
Harry Brecheen, American baseball player and coach (b. 1914)
Ray Stark
d. 2004 (b. 1915)
Ray Stark, American film producer (d. 2004)
Noble Willingham
d. 2004 (b. 1931)
Noble Willingham, American actor (b. 1931)
Charlie Bell (businessman)
d. 2005 (b. 1960)
Charlie Bell, Australian businessman (b. 1960)
Virginia Mayo
d. 2005 (b. 1920)
Virginia Mayo, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1920)
Albert Schatz (scientist)
d. 2005 (b. 1920)
Albert Schatz, American microbiologist and academic (b. 1920)
Zhao Ziyang
d. 2005 (b. 1919)
Zhao Ziyang, Chinese politician, 3rd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919)
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Pierre Grondin
d. 2006 (b. 1925)
Pierre Grondin, Canadian surgeon and academic (d. 2006)
Art Buchwald
d. 2007 (b. 1925)
Art Buchwald, American journalist and author (b. 1925)
Yevhen Kushnaryov
d. 2007 (b. 1951)
Yevhen Kushnaryov, Ukrainian engineer and politician (b. 1951)
Bobby Fischer
d. 2008 (b. 1943)
Bobby Fischer, American chess player and author (b. 1943)
Ernie Holmes
d. 2008 (b. 1948)
Ernie Holmes, American football player, wrestler, and actor (b. 1948)
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Anders Isaksson
d. 2009 (b. 1943)
Anders Isaksson, Swedish historian and journalist (d. 2009)
Gaines Adams
d. 2010 (b. 1983)
Gaines Adams, American football player (d. 2010)
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Michalis Papakonstantinou
d. 2010 (b. 1919)
Michalis Papakonstantinou, Greek journalist and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (b. 1919)
Erich Segal
d. 2010 (b. 1937)
Erich Segal, American author and screenwriter (d. 2010)
Don Kirshner
d. 2011 (b. 1934)
Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
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Ernie Alexander
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Ernie Alexander, American educator and politician (b. 1933)
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Julius Meimberg
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Julius Meimberg, German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
Johnny Otis
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1921)
Marty Springstead
d. 2012 (b. 1937)
Marty Springstead, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1937)
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Mehmet Ali Birand
d. 2013 (b. 1941)
Mehmet Ali Birand, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1941)
Jakob Arjouni
d. 2013 (b. 1964)
Jakob Arjouni, German author (d. 2013)
Yves Debay
d. 2013 (b. 1954)
Yves Debay, Belgian journalist (b. 1954)
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John Nkomo
d. 2013 (b. 1934)
John Nkomo, Zimbabwean politician, Vice President of Zimbabwe (b. 1934)
Lizbeth Webb
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Lizbeth Webb, English soprano and actress (b. 1926)
Harvey Shapiro (poet)
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Harvey Shapiro, American poet (d. 2013)
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Mohammed Burhanuddin
d. 2014 (b. 1912)
Mohammed Burhanuddin, Indian spiritual leader, 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq (b. 1915)
Francine Lalonde
d. 2014 (b. 1940)
Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2014)
Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green
d. 2014 (b. 1942)
Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green, English businessman and politician (b. 1942)
John J. McGinty III
d. 2014 (b. 1940)
John J. McGinty III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014)
Sunanda Pushkar
d. 2014 (b. 1962)
Sunanda Pushkar, India-born Canadian businesswoman (d. 2014)
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Ken Furphy
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Ken Furphy, English footballer and manager (b. 1931)
Faten Hamama
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress and producer (d. 2015)
Don Harron
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Don Harron, Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
Blowfly (musician)
d. 2016 (b. 1939)
Blowfly, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2016)
Melvin Day
d. 2016 (b. 1923)
Melvin Day, New Zealand painter and historian (b. 1923)
V. Rama Rao
d. 2016 (b. 1935)
V. Rama Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th Governor of Sikkim (b. 1935)
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Sudhindra Thirtha
d. 2016 (b. 1926)
Sudhindra Thirtha, Indian religious leader (b. 1926)
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Tirrel Burton
d. 2017 (b. 1929)
Tirrel Burton, American football player and coach (b. 1929)