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People who died on July 17 125

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Magnus Felix Ennodius

d. 521

Magnus Felix Ennodius, Gallo-Roman bishop

Pope Leo IV

d. 855 (b. 790)

Leo IV, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 790)

Edward the Elder

d. 924 (b. 877)

Edward the Elder, English king (b. 877)

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Wu Hanyue

d. 952 (b. 913)

Wu Hanyue, Chinese noblewoman (b. 913)

Empress Dowager Du

d. 961

Du, empress dowager of the Song Dynasty

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Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders

d. 1070 (b. 1030)

Baldwin VI, count of Flanders (b. 1030)

Robert Guiscard

d. 1085

Robert Guiscard, Norman adventurer

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Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders

d. 1119 (b. 1093)

Baldwin VII, count of Flanders (b. 1093)

Sverker II of Sweden

d. 1210 (b. 1210)

Sverker II, king of Sweden (b. 1210)

Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer

d. 1304 (b. 1251)

Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer (b. 1251)

Jadwiga of Poland

d. 1399 (b. 1374)

Jadwiga, queen of Poland (b. 1374)

Dmitry Shemyaka

d. 1453

Dmitry Shemyaka, Grand Prince of Moscow

John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury

d. 1453 (b. 1387)

John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English commander and politician (b. 1387)

Hosokawa Takakuni

d. 1531 (b. 1484)

Hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese commander (b. 1484)

Georg Fabricius

d. 1571 (b. 1516)

Georg Fabricius, German poet and historian (b. 1516)

Mimar Sinan

d. 1588 (b. 1489)

Mimar Sinan, Ottoman architect and engineer, designed the Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque and Süleymaniye Mosque (b. 1489)

Mózes Székely

d. 1603 (b. 1553)

Mózes Székely, Hungarian noble (b. 1553)

Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset

d. 1645 (b. 1587)

Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, English-Scottish politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom (b. 1587)

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Pierre-Charles Le Sueur

d. 1704 (b. 1657)

Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer (b. 1657)

Robert Bolling

d. 1709 (b. 1646)

Robert Bolling, English planter and merchant (b. 1646)

Peter III of Russia

d. 1762 (b. 1728)

Peter III of Russia (b. 1728)

Adam Smith

d. 1790 (b. 1723)

Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (b. 1723)

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Martin Dobrizhoffer

d. 1791 (b. 1717)

Martin Dobrizhoffer, Austrian missionary and author (b. 1717)

Charlotte Corday

d. 1793 (b. 1768)

Charlotte Corday, French assassin of Jean-Paul Marat (d. 1793)

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John Roebuck

d. 1794 (b. 1718)

John Roebuck, English chemist and businessman (b. 1718)

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey

d. 1845 (b. 1764)

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1764)

Carl Tausig

d. 1871 (b. 1841)

Carl Tausig, Polish virtuoso pianist, arranger and composer (b. 1841)

Aleardo Aleardi

d. 1878 (b. 1812)

Aleardo Aleardi, Italian poet and politician (b. 1812)

Maurycy Gottlieb

d. 1879 (b. 1856)

Maurycy Gottlieb, Ukrainian-Polish painter (b. 1856)

Jim Bridger

d. 1881 (b. 1804)

Jim Bridger, American scout and explorer (b. 1804)

Tự Đức

d. 1883 (b. 1829)

Tự Đức, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1883)

Jean-Charles Chapais

d. 1885 (b. 1811)

Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1811)

Dorothea Dix

d. 1887 (b. 1802)

Dorothea Dix, American nurse and activist (b. 1802)

Frederick A. Johnson

d. 1893 (b. 1833)

Frederick A. Johnson, American banker and politician (b. 1833)

Leconte de Lisle

d. 1894 (b. 1818)

Leconte de Lisle, French poet and translator (b. 1818)

Josef Hyrtl

d. 1894 (b. 1810)

Josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist and biologist (b. 1810)

Thomas McIlwraith

d. 1900 (b. 1835)

Thomas McIlwraith, Scottish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Queensland (b. 1835)

Hector Malot

d. 1907 (b. 1830)

Hector Malot, French author and critic (b. 1830)

Henri Poincaré

d. 1912 (b. 1854)

Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1854)

Shooting of the Romanov family

d. 1918 (b. 1901)

Victims of the Shooting of the Romanov family Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1901) Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1899) Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1895) Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1897) Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russia (b. 1872) Aleksei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (b. 1904) Nikolai II of Russia (b. 1868) Anna Demidova (b. 1878) Ivan Kharitonov (b. 1872) Alexei Trupp (b. 1858) Yevgeny Botkin (b. 1865)

Robert Philp

d. 1922 (b. 1851)

Robert Philp, Scottish-Australian politician, 15th Premier of Queensland (b. 1851)

Lovis Corinth

d. 1925 (b. 1858)

Lovis Corinth, German painter (d. 1925)

Giovanni Giolitti

d. 1928 (b. 1842)

Giovanni Giolitti, Italian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1842)

Álvaro Obregón

d. 1928 (b. 1880)

Álvaro Obregón, Mexican general and politician, 39th President of Mexico (b. 1880)

Rasmus Rasmussen (actor)

d. 1932 (b. 1862)

Rasmus Rasmussen, Norwegian actor, singer, and director (b. 1862)

George William Russell

d. 1935 (b. 1867)

George William Russell, Irish poet and painter (b. 1867)

William James Sidis

d. 1944 (b. 1898)

William James Sidis, American mathematician and anthropologist (b. 1898)

Ernst Busch (field marshal)

d. 1945 (b. 1885)

Ernst Busch, German field marshal (b. 1885)

Florence Fuller

d. 1946 (b. 1867)

Florence Fuller, South African-born Australian artist (b. 1867)

Draža Mihailović

d. 1946 (b. 1893)

Draža Mihailović, Serbian general (b. 1893)

Evangeline Booth

d. 1950 (b. 1865)

Evangeline Booth, English 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865)

Antonie Nedošinská

d. 1950 (b. 1885)

Antonie Nedošinská, Czech actress (b. 1885)

Billie Holiday

d. 1959 (b. 1915)

Billie Holiday, American singer (b. 1915)

Eugene Meyer (financier)

d. 1959 (b. 1875)

Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (b. 1875)

Ty Cobb

d. 1961 (b. 1886)

Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (b. 1886)

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Emin Halid Onat

d. 1961 (b. 1908)

Emin Halid Onat, Turkish architect and academic (b. 1908)

John Coltrane

d. 1967 (b. 1926)

John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1967)

Dizzy Dean

d. 1974 (b. 1910)

Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1910)

Konstantine Gamsakhurdia

d. 1975 (b. 1893)

Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian author (b. 1893)

Don "Red" Barry

d. 1980 (b. 1912)

Don "Red" Barry, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1912)

Boris Delaunay

d. 1980 (b. 1890)

Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1890)

Bruiser Brody

d. 1988 (b. 1946)

Bruiser Brody, American football player and wrestler (b. 1946)

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Itubwa Amram

d. 1989 (b. 1922)

Itubwa Amram, Nauruan pastor and politician (b. 1922)

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John Patrick Spiegel

d. 1991 (b. 1911)

John Patrick Spiegel, American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1911)

Jean Borotra

d. 1994 (b. 1898)

Jean Borotra, French tennis player (d. 1994)

Juan Manuel Fangio

d. 1995 (b. 1911)

Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1911)

TWA Flight 800

d. 1996 (b. 1971)

Victims of TWA Flight 800 Michel Breistroff, French ice hockey player (b. 1971) Marcel Dadi, Tunisian-French guitarist (b. 1951) David Hogan, American composer (b. 1949) Jed Johnson, American interior designer and director (b. 1948)

Chas Chandler

d. 1996 (b. 1938)

Chas Chandler, American bass player and producer (b. 1938)

Lillian Hoban

d. 1998 (b. 1925)

Lillian Hoban, American author and illustrator (b. 1925)

Katharine Graham

d. 2001 (b. 1917)

Katharine Graham, American publisher (b. 1917)

Joseph Luns

d. 2002 (b. 1911)

Joseph Luns, Dutch politician and diplomat, 5th Secretary General of NATO (d. 2002)

David Kelly (weapons expert)

d. 2003 (b. 1944)

David Kelly, Welsh weapons inspector (b. 1944)

Rosalyn Tureck

d. 2003 (b. 1914)

Rosalyn Tureck, American pianist and harpsichord player (b. 1914)

Walter Zapp

d. 2003 (b. 1905)

Walter Zapp, Latvian-Estonian inventor, invented the Minox (d. 2003)

Geraldine Fitzgerald

d. 2005 (b. 1913)

Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish-American actress (b. 1913)

Edward Heath

d. 2005 (b. 1916)

Edward Heath, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1916)

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Joe Vialls

d. 2005 (b. 1944)

Joe Vialls, Australian journalist and theorist (b. 1944)

Sam Myers

d. 2006 (b. 1936)

Sam Myers, American singer-songwriter (b. 1936)

Mickey Spillane

d. 2006 (b. 1918)

Mickey Spillane, American crime novelist (b. 1918)

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Grant Forsberg

d. 2007 (b. 1959)

Grant Forsberg, American actor and businessman (b. 1959)

Júlio Redecker

d. 2007 (b. 1956)

Júlio Redecker, Brazilian politician (b. 1956)

Paulo Rogério Amoretty Souza

d. 2007 (b. 1945)

Paulo Rogério Amoretty Souza, Brazilian lawyer and businessman (b. 1945)

Walter Cronkite

d. 2009 (b. 1916)

Walter Cronkite, American journalist and actor (b. 1916)

Leszek Kołakowski

d. 2009 (b. 1927)

Leszek Kołakowski, Polish historian and philosopher (b. 1927)

Larry Keith

d. 2010 (b. 1931)

Larry Keith, American actor (b. 1931)

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David Ngoombujarra

d. 2011 (b. 1967)

David Ngoombujarra, Australian actor (b. 1967)

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Richard Evatt

d. 2012 (b. 1973)

Richard Evatt, English boxer (d. 2012)

Forrest S. McCartney

d. 2012 (b. 1931)

Forrest S. McCartney, American general (b. 1931)

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İlhan Mimaroğlu

d. 2012 (b. 1926)

İlhan Mimaroğlu, Turkish-American composer and producer (b. 1926)

William Raspberry

d. 2012 (b. 1935)

William Raspberry, American journalist and academic (b. 1935)

Marsha Singh

d. 2012 (b. 1954)

Marsha Singh, Indian-English politician (b. 1954)

Henri Alleg

d. 2013 (b. 1921)

Henri Alleg, English-French journalist and author (d. 2013)

Peter Appleyard

d. 2013 (b. 1928)

Peter Appleyard, English-Canadian vibraphone player and composer (b. 1928)

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Vincenzo Cerami

d. 2013 (b. 1940)

Vincenzo Cerami, Italian screenwriter and producer (b. 1940)

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Don Flye

d. 2013 (b. 1933)

Don Flye, American tennis player (b. 1933)

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Ian Gourlay

d. 2013 (b. 1920)

Ian Gourlay, English general (b. 1920)

David White (Scottish footballer)

d. 2013 (b. 1933)

David White, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1933)

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

d. 2014 (b. 1957)

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 victims: Liam Davison, Australian author and critic (b. 1957) Shuba Jay, Malaysian actress (b. 1976) Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (b. 1954) Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (b. 1952)