People who died on March 17 90
Marcus Aurelius
d. 180 (b. 121)
Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (d. 180)
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Amr ibn Hishām
d. 624
Amr ibn Hishām, Arab polytheist
Gertrude of Nivelles
d. 659 (b. 626)
Gertrude of Nivelles, Belgian nun and saint (b. 626)
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Haito
d. 836
Haito, bishop of Basel
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Li Yu (prince)
d. 905
Li Yu, prince of the Tang Dynasty
Harold Harefoot
d. 1040 (b. 1015)
Harold Harefoot, English king (b. 1015)
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Lulach
d. 1058
Lulach, King of Scotland
Jocelin of Glasgow
d. 1199 (b. 1130)
Jocelin of Glasgow, Scottish monk and bishop (b. 1130)
Pierre de Montreuil
d. 1267
Peter of Montereau, architect (b. c. 1200)
Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre
d. 1270
Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre
Emperor Go-Saga
d. 1272 (b. 1220)
Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)
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An-Nasir Hasan
d. 1361
An-Nasir Hasan, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (b. 1334/35)
Louis, Count of Enghien
d. 1394
Louis, Count of Enghien, Count of Conversano and Brienne
Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours
d. 1516 (b. 1479)
Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (b. 1479)
Rana Sanga
d. 1527 (b. 1484)
Maharana Sangram Singh, Rana of Mewar (d. 1527)
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Alexander Ales
d. 1565 (b. 1500)
Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (d. 1565)
Princess Sophia of Sweden
d. 1611 (b. 1547)
Princess Sophia of Sweden (b. 1547)
John Sarkander
d. 1620 (b. 1576)
John Sarkander, Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)
Philip Massinger
d. 1640 (b. 1583)
Philip Massinger, English playwright (b. 1583)
Gabriel Lalemant
d. 1649 (b. 1610)
Gabriel Lalemant, French-Canadian missionary and saint (d. 1649)
François de La Rochefoucauld (writer)
d. 1680 (b. 1613)
François de La Rochefoucauld, French soldier and author (d. 1680)
Menno van Coehoorn
d. 1704 (b. 1641)
Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
Gilbert Burnet
d. 1715 (b. 1643)
Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop, historian, and theologian (d. 1715)
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
d. 1741 (b. 1671)
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (d. 1741)
George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield
d. 1764 (b. 1695)
George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)
Daniel Bernoulli
d. 1782 (b. 1700)
Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (d. 1782)
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James Edward Smith
d. 1828 (b. 1759)
James Edward Smith, English botanist and entomologist (b. 1759)
Sophia Albertina, Abbess of Quedlinburg
d. 1829 (b. 1753)
Princess Sophia Albertina of Sweden (d. 1829)
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
d. 1830 (b. 1764)
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1830)
Friedrich Bessel
d. 1846 (b. 1784)
Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1846)
William II of the Netherlands
d. 1849 (b. 1792)
William II of the Netherlands (b. 1792)
Christian Doppler
d. 1853 (b. 1803)
Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)
Robert Chambers (publisher born 1802)
d. 1871 (b. 1802)
Robert Chambers, Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap (d. 1871)
Ferdinand Laub
d. 1875 (b. 1832)
Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1875)
Jules Ferry
d. 1893 (b. 1832)
Jules Ferry, French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (d. 1893)
Franz Brentano
d. 1917 (b. 1838)
Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)
Aleksei Brusilov
d. 1926 (b. 1853)
Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926)
Austen Chamberlain
d. 1937 (b. 1863)
Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
Dai Li
d. 1946 (b. 1897)
Dai Li, Chinese general (b. 1897)
Aleksandra Ekster
d. 1949 (b. 1882)
Aleksandra Ekster, Polish-French painter and set designer (d. 1949)
Fred Allen
d. 1956 (b. 1894)
Fred Allen, American comedian, radio host, game show panelist, and author (d. 1956)
Irène Joliot-Curie
d. 1956 (b. 1897)
Irène Joliot-Curie, French chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1956)
Ramon Magsaysay
d. 1957 (b. 1907)
Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (b. 1907)
John Pius Boland
d. 1958 (b. 1870)
John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (d. 1958)
Bertha De Vriese
d. 1958 (b. 1877)
Bertha De Vriese, Belgian physician (d. 1958)
Susanna M. Salter
d. 1961 (b. 1860)
Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician (b. 1860)
Amos Alonzo Stagg
d. 1965 (b. 1862)
Amos Alonzo Stagg, American baseball player and coach (d. 1965)
Louis Kahn
d. 1974 (b. 1901)
Louis Kahn, American architect, designed the Salk Institute, the Kimbell Art Museum and the Bangladesh Parliament Building (d. 1974)
Luchino Visconti
d. 1976 (b. 1906)
Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
Paul Dean (baseball)
d. 1981 (b. 1913)
Paul Dean, American baseball player (d. 1981)
Haldan Keffer Hartline
d. 1983 (b. 1903)
Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
Louisa E. Rhine
d. 1983 (b. 1891)
Louisa E. Rhine, American botanist and parapsychologist (b. 1891)
Capucine
d. 1990 (b. 1928)
Capucine, French actress and model (d. 1990)
Grace Stafford
d. 1992 (b. 1903)
Grace Stafford, American actress (b. 1903)
Helen Hayes
d. 1993 (b. 1900)
Helen Hayes, American actress (d. 1993)
Mai Zetterling
d. 1994 (b. 1925)
Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and director (d. 1994)
René Clément
d. 1996 (b. 1913)
René Clément, French director and screenwriter (d. 1996)
Terry Stafford
d. 1996 (b. 1941)
Terry Stafford, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
Jermaine Stewart
d. 1997 (b. 1957)
Jermaine Stewart, American singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 1997)
Ernest Gold (composer)
d. 1999 (b. 1921)
Ernest Gold, Austrian-American composer and conductor (d. 1999)
Jean Pierre-Bloch
d. 1999 (b. 1905)
Jean Pierre-Bloch, French author and activist (d. 1999)
Rosetta LeNoire
d. 2002 (b. 1911)
Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (d. 2002)
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Văn Tiến Dũng
d. 2002 (b. 1917)
Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (d. 2002)
Sylvester Weaver (executive)
d. 2002 (b. 1908)
Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, American television broadcaster and producer (b. 1908)
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Royce Frith
d. 2005 (b. 1923)
Royce Frith, Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (b. 1923)
George F. Kennan
d. 2005 (b. 1904)
George F. Kennan, Scotch-Irish American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (d. 2005)
Andre Norton
d. 2005 (b. 1912)
Andre Norton, American author (d. 2005)
Oleg Cassini
d. 2006 (b. 1913)
Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (d. 2006)
Ray Meyer
d. 2006 (b. 1913)
Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (b. 1913)
İstemihan Taviloğlu
d. 2006 (b. 1945)
İstemihan Taviloğlu, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1945)
John Backus
d. 2007 (b. 1924)
John Backus, American mathematician and computer scientist, designed Fortran (b. 1924)
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Roger Bennett (musician)
d. 2007 (b. 1959)
Roger Bennett, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1959)
Roland Arnall
d. 2008 (b. 1939)
Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (d. 2008)
Clodovil Hernandes
d. 2009 (b. 1937)
Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian fashion designer, television presenter and politician (d. 2009)
Alex Chilton
d. 2010 (b. 1950)
Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1950)
Sid Fleischman
d. 2010 (b. 1920)
Sid Fleischman, American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
Michael Gough
d. 2011 (b. 1916)
Michael Gough, English actor (b. 1916)
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (d. 2012)
Margaret Whitlam
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Margaret Whitlam, Australian swimmer and author (b. 1919)
William B. Caldwell III
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
William B. Caldwell III, American general (b. 1925)
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Lawrence Fuchs
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Lawrence Fuchs, American scholar and academic (b. 1927)
A.B.C. Whipple
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
A.B.C. Whipple, American journalist and historian (b. 1918)
Marek Galiński (cyclist)
d. 2014 (b. 1974)
Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (d. 2014)
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Joseph Kerman
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Joseph Kerman, American musicologist and critic (b. 1924)
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Rachel Lambert Mellon
d. 2014 (b. 1910)
Rachel Lambert Mellon, American gardener, philanthropist, art collector and political patron (b. 1910)
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Frank Perris
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Frank Perris, Canadian motorcycle racer (b. 1931)
Meir Dagan
d. 2016 (b. 1945)
Meir Dagan, Israeli military officer and intelligence official, Director of Mossad (2002-11) (d. 2016)
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Zoltán Kamondi
d. 2016 (b. 1960)
Zoltán Kamondi, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1960)
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Titus Labienus
d. ?
Titus Labienus, Roman tribune and general (b. 100 BC)
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Publius Attius Varus
d. ?
Publius Attius Varus, Roman governor of Africa