People who died on June 17 93
Uthman
d. 656 (b. 577)
Uthman, Persian ruler (b. 577)
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Pope Adeodatus II
d. 676
Pope Adeodatus II
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro
d. 811 (b. 758)
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, Japanese shogun (b. 758)
Tachibana no Kachiko
d. 850 (b. 786)
Tachibana no Kachiko, Japanese wife of Emperor Saga (b. 786)
Fulk (archbishop of Reims)
d. 900
Fulk, French archbishop
Bolesław I the Brave
d. 1025 (b. 967)
Bolesław I the Brave, Polish king (b. 967)
Dirk V, Count of Holland
d. 1091 (b. 1052)
Dirk V, Count of Holland (b. 1052)
Ji Gong
d. 1207 (b. 1130)
Daoji, Chinese buddhist monk (b. 1130)
David, Earl of Huntingdon
d. 1219
David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
Ingeborg of Norway
d. 1361 (b. 1301)
Ingeborg of Norway, princess consort and regent of Sweden (b. 1301)
Jan of Jenštejn
d. 1400 (b. 1348)
Jan of Jenštejn, Archbishop of Prague (b. 1348)
Catherine of Portugal (nun)
d. 1463 (b. 1436)
Catherine of Portugal, Infanta and religious writer (b. 1436)
John I Albert of Poland
d. 1501 (b. 1459)
John I Albert of Poland (b. 1459)
Ashikaga Yoshiteru
d. 1565 (b. 1536)
Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)
Mumtaz Mahal
d. 1631 (b. 1593)
Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan (b. 1593)
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Injo of Joseon
d. 1649 (b. 1595)
Injo of Joseon, sixteenth king of the Joseon dynasty in Korea (b. 1595)
Philip Howard (cardinal)
d. 1694 (b. 1629)
Philip Howard, English cardinal (d. 1694)
John III Sobieski
d. 1696 (b. 1629)
John III Sobieski, Polish-Lithuanian king (d. 1696)
Joseph Addison
d. 1719 (b. 1672)
Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (b. 1672)
Claude Louis Hector de Villars
d. 1734 (b. 1653)
Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1653)
Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet
d. 1740 (b. 1687)
Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1687)
Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
d. 1762 (b. 1674)
Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright (b. 1674)
Daskalogiannis
d. 1771 (b. 1722)
Daskalogiannis, Greek rebel leader (b. 1722)
John Pitcairn
d. 1775 (b. 1722)
John Pitcairn, Scottish-English soldier (b. 1722)
Mohammad Khan Qajar
d. 1797 (b. 1742)
Mohammad Khan Qajar, Persian tribal chief (b. 1742)
Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham
d. 1813 (b. 1726)
Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1726)
Martín Miguel de Güemes
d. 1821 (b. 1785)
Martín Miguel de Güemes, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1785)
Lord William Bentinck
d. 1839 (b. 1774)
Lord William Bentinck, English general and politician, 14th Governor-General of India (d. 1839)
Joseph Méry
d. 1866 (b. 1798)
Joseph Méry French poet and author (b. 1798)
Edward Burne-Jones
d. 1898 (b. 1833)
Edward Burne-Jones English artist of the Pre-Raphaelite movement (d. 1898)
Nikolay Bobrikov
d. 1904 (b. 1839)
Nikolay Bobrikov, Russian soldier and politician, Governor-General of Finland (b. 1839)
Julius Seljamaa
d. 1936 (b. 1883)
Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
Allen Sothoron
d. 1939 (b. 1893)
Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1893)
Arthur Harden
d. 1940 (b. 1865)
Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
Johan Wagenaar
d. 1941 (b. 1862)
Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1862)
Charles Fitzpatrick
d. 1942 (b. 1853)
Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1853)
Jack Parsons (rocket engineer)
d. 1952 (b. 1914)
Jack Parsons, American chemist, occultist, and engineer (d. 1952)
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Danny Cedrone
d. 1954 (b. 1920)
Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (d. 1954)
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Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry
d. 1956 (b. 1878)
Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (b. 1878)
Paul Rostock
d. 1956 (b. 1892)
Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (b. 1892)
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Bob Sweikert
d. 1956 (b. 1926)
Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (b. 1926)
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Dorothy Richardson
d. 1957 (b. 1873)
Dorothy Richardson, English journalist and author (b. 1873)
J. R. Williams
d. 1957 (b. 1888)
J. R. Williams, Canadian-American cartoonist (b. 1888)
Jeff Chandler
d. 1961 (b. 1918)
Jeff Chandler, American actor (b. 1918)
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Aleksander Kesküla
d. 1963 (b. 1882)
Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (b. 1882)
José Nasazzi
d. 1968 (b. 1901)
José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1901)
Refik Koraltan
d. 1974 (b. 1889)
Refik Koraltan, Turkish lawyer and politician, 8th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (b. 1889)
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James Phinney Baxter III
d. 1975 (b. 1893)
James Phinney Baxter III, American historian and academic (b. 1893)
Hubert Ashton
d. 1979 (b. 1898)
Hubert Ashton, English cricketer and politician (b. 1898)
Duffy Lewis
d. 1979 (b. 1888)
Duffy Lewis, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)
Richard O'Connor
d. 1981 (b. 1889)
Richard O'Connor, Indian-English general (b. 1889)
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Zerna Sharp
d. 1981 (b. 1889)
Zerna Sharp, American author and educator (d. 1981)
Roberto Calvi
d. 1982 (b. 1920)
Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (b. 1920)
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Peter Mennin
d. 1983 (b. 1923)
Peter Mennin, American composer and educator (b. 1923)
John Boulting
d. 1985 (b. 1913)
John Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
Kate Smith
d. 1986 (b. 1907)
Kate Smith, American singer (b. 1907)
Dick Howser
d. 1987 (b. 1936)
Dick Howser, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1936)
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Thomas Kuhn
d. 1996 (b. 1922)
Thomas Kuhn, American physicist, historian, and philosopher (d. 1996)
Curt Swan
d. 1996 (b. 1920)
Curt Swan, American illustrator (b. 1920)
Basil Hume
d. 1999 (b. 1923)
Basil Hume, English cardinal (b. 1923)
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Ismail Mahomed
d. 2000 (b. 1931)
Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (d. 2000)
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Donald J. Cram
d. 2001 (b. 1919)
Donald J. Cram, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)
Thomas Winning
d. 2001 (b. 1925)
Thomas Winning, Scottish cardinal (b. 1925)
Willie Davenport
d. 2002 (b. 1943)
Willie Davenport, American sprinter and hurdler (b. 1943)
Fritz Walter
d. 2002 (b. 1920)
Fritz Walter, German footballer (b. 1920)
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Gerry McNeil
d. 2004 (b. 1926)
Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1926)
Bussunda
d. 2006 (b. 1962)
Bussunda, Brazilian comediant (b. 1962)
Gianfranco Ferré
d. 2007 (b. 1944)
Gianfranco Ferré, Italian fashion designer (b. 1944)
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Serena Wilson
d. 2007 (b. 1933)
Serena Wilson, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1933)
Cyd Charisse
d. 2008 (b. 1922)
Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (b. 1922)
Ralf Dahrendorf
d. 2009 (b. 1929)
Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (b. 1929)
Darrell Powers
d. 2009 (b. 1923)
Darrell Powers, American sergeant (b. 1923)
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Rex Mossop
d. 2011 (b. 1928)
Rex Mossop, Australian rugby player and sportscaster (b. 1928)
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Stéphane Brosse
d. 2012 (b. 1971)
Stéphane Brosse, French mountaineer (b. 1971)
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Patricia Brown
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Patricia Brown, American baseball player (b. 1931)
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Nathan Divinsky
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Nathan Divinsky, Canadian mathematician and chess player (b. 1925)
Rodney King
d. 2012 (b. 1965)
Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (b. 1965)
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Fauzia Wahab
d. 2012 (b. 1956)
Fauzia Wahab, Pakistani actress and politician (b. 1956)
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Michael Baigent
d. 2013 (b. 1948)
Michael Baigent, New Zealand-English theorist and author (b. 1948)
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Atiqul Haque Chowdhury
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Atiqul Haque Chowdhury, Bangladeshi playwright and producer (b. 1930)
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Pierre F. Côté
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (d. 2013)
Bulbs Ehlers
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Bulbs Ehlers, American basketball player (b. 1923)
James Holshouser
d. 2013 (b. 1934)
James Holshouser, American lawyer and politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (d. 2013)
Patsy Byrne
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Patsy Byrne, English actress (b. 1933)
Éric Dewailly
d. 2014 (b. 1954)
Éric Dewailly, Canadian epidemiologist and academic (b. 1954)
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Stanley Marsh 3
d. 2014 (b. 1938)
Stanley Marsh 3, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1938)
Arnold S. Relman
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Arnold S. Relman, American physician and academic (b. 1923)
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Larry Zeidel
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Larry Zeidel, Canadian-American ice hockey player and sportscaster (b. 1928)
Ron Clarke
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Ron Clarke, Australian runner and politician, Mayor of the Gold Coast (b. 1937)
John David Crow
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
John David Crow, American football player and coach (d. 2015)
Süleyman Demirel
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Süleyman Demirel, Turkish engineer and politician, 9th President of Turkey (b. 1924)
Roberto M. Levingston
d. 2015 (b. 1920)
Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general and politician, 36th President of Argentina (b. 1920)
Clementa C. Pinckney
d. 2015 (b. 1973)
Clementa C. Pinckney, American minister and politician (d. 2015)