People who died on November 17 115
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Emperor Kang of Jin
d. 344 (b. 322)
Emperor Kang of Jin (b. 322)
Valentinian I
d. 375 (b. 321)
Valentinian I, Roman emperor (b. 321)
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Leo II (emperor)
d. 474 (b. 467)
Leo II, Byzantine emperor (b. 467)
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Gregory of Tours
d. 594 (b. 539)
Gregory of Tours, Roman bishop and saint (b. 538)
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Emperor Jomei
d. 641 (b. 593)
Emperor Jomei of Japan (b. 593)
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Liutgard of Saxony (died 885)
d. 885 (b. 845)
Liutgard of Saxony (b. 845)
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Empress Chen Jinfeng
d. 935 (b. 893)
Chen Jinfeng, empress of Min (b. 893)
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Wang Yanjun
d. 935
Wang Yanjun, emperor of Min (Ten Kingdoms)
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Nikephoros Melissenos
d. 1104 (b. 1045)
Nikephoros Melissenos, Byzantine general (b. 1045)
Usama ibn Munqidh
d. 1188 (b. 1095)
Usama ibn Munqidh, Arab chronicler (b. 1095)
Elizabeth of Hungary
d. 1231 (b. 1207)
Elizabeth of Hungary (b. 1207)
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Hethum II, King of Armenia
d. 1307 (b. 1266)
Hethum II, King of Armenia (b. 1266)
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Leo III, King of Armenia
d. 1307 (b. 1289)
Leo III, King of Armenia (b. 1289)
Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel
d. 1326 (b. 1285)
Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (b. 1285)
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Gazi Evrenos
d. 1417 (b. 1288)
Gazi Evrenos, Ottoman general (b. 1288)
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
d. 1494 (b. 1463)
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian philosopher and author (b. 1463)
Eleanor of Viseu
d. 1525 (b. 1458)
Eleanor of Viseu, queen of João II of Portugal (b. 1458)
Mary I of England
d. 1558 (b. 1516)
Mary I of England (b. 1516)
Reginald Pole
d. 1558 (b. 1500)
Reginald Pole, English cardinal and academic (b. 1500)
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Hugh Aston
d. 1558 (b. 1485)
Hugh Aston, English composer (b. 1485)
Antoine of Navarre
d. 1562 (b. 1518)
Antoine of Navarre (b. 1518)
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John III of Sweden
d. 1592 (b. 1537)
John III of Sweden (b. 1537)
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Kuki Yoshitaka
d. 1600 (b. 1542)
Kuki Yoshitaka, Japanese commander (b. 1542)
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Jakob Böhme
d. 1624 (b. 1575)
Jakob Böhme, German mystic (b. 1575)
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
d. 1632 (b. 1594)
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal (b. 1594)
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Jean-Baptiste Budes, Comte de Guébriant
d. 1643 (b. 1602)
Jean-Baptiste Budes, Comte de Guébriant, French general (b. 1602)
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Thomas Ford (composer)
d. 1648 (b. 1580)
Thomas Ford, English viol player, composer, and poet (b. 1580)
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John Earle (bishop)
d. 1665 (b. 1601)
John Earle, English bishop (b. 1601)
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Joseph Alleine
d. 1668 (b. 1634)
Joseph Alleine, English pastor and author (b. 1634)
Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier
d. 1690 (b. 1610)
Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French general and politician (b. 1610)
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Ludolf Bakhuizen
d. 1708 (b. 1631)
Ludolf Bakhuizen, German-Dutch painter (b. 1631)
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Abraham van Riebeeck
d. 1713 (b. 1653)
Abraham van Riebeeck, South African-Indonesian merchant and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1653)
Alain-René Lesage
d. 1747 (b. 1668)
Alain-René Lesage, French author and playwright (b. 1668)
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
d. 1768 (b. 1693)
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1693)
James Ferguson (Scottish astronomer)
d. 1776 (b. 1710)
James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1710)
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Bernardo Bellotto
d. 1780 (b. 1720)
Bernardo Bellotto, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1720)
Catherine the Great
d. 1796 (b. 1729)
Catherine the Great, of Russia (b. 1729)
David Zeisberger
d. 1808 (b. 1721)
David Zeisberger, Czech-American pastor and missionary (b. 1721)
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John Walter (publisher)
d. 1812
John Walter, English Insurance underwriter and founder of The Times newspaper (b. 1738/1739)
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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
d. 1818 (b. 1744)
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1744)
Carle Vernet
d. 1835 (b. 1758)
Carle Vernet, French painter and lithographer (b. 1758)
James McCune Smith
d. 1865 (b. 1813)
James McCune Smith, American physician and author (b. 1813)
George Hendric Houghton
d. 1897 (b. 1820)
George Hendric Houghton, American pastor and theologian (b. 1820)
Hugh Price Hughes
d. 1902 (b. 1847)
Hugh Price Hughes, Welsh theologian and educator (b. 1847)
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Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
d. 1905 (b. 1817)
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, (b. 1817)
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Ralph Johnstone
d. 1910 (b. 1886)
Ralph Johnstone, American pilot (b. 1886)
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Auguste Rodin
d. 1917 (b. 1840)
Auguste Rodin, French sculptor and illustrator (b. 1840)
Robert Comtesse
d. 1922 (b. 1847)
Robert Comtesse, Swiss lawyer and politician, 29th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1847)
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Eduard Bornhöhe
d. 1923 (b. 1862)
Eduard Bornhöhe, Estonian author (b. 1862)
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Gregory VII of Constantinople
d. 1924 (b. 1850)
Gregory VII of Constantinople (b. 1850)
Lala Lajpat Rai
d. 1928 (b. 1865)
Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician (b. 1865)
Herman Hollerith
d. 1929 (b. 1860)
Herman Hollerith, American statistician and businessman (b. 1860)
Charles W. Chesnutt
d. 1932 (b. 1858)
Charles W. Chesnutt, American lawyer, author, and activist (b. 1858)
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Ernestine Schumann-Heink
d. 1936 (b. 1861)
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, German-American singer (b. 1861)
Jack Worrall
d. 1937 (b. 1860)
Jack Worrall, Australian footballer, cricketer, and coach (b. 1860)
Ante Trumbić
d. 1938 (b. 1864)
Ante Trumbić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 20th Mayor of Split (b. 1864)
Eric Gill
d. 1940 (b. 1882)
Eric Gill, English sculptor and typeface designer (b. 1882)
Raymond Pearl
d. 1940 (b. 1879)
Raymond Pearl, American biologist and academic (b. 1879)
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Victor Serge
d. 1947 (b. 1890)
Victor Serge, Russian historian and author (b. 1890)
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Yitzhak Lamdan
d. 1954 (b. 1899)
Yitzhak Lamdan, Russian-Israeli poet and journalist (b. 1899)
James P. Johnson
d. 1955 (b. 1894)
James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (b. 1894)
Mort Cooper
d. 1958 (b. 1913)
Mort Cooper, American baseball player (b. 1913)
Heitor Villa-Lobos
d. 1959 (b. 1887)
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1887)
Mervyn Peake
d. 1968 (b. 1911)
Mervyn Peake, English poet, author, and illustrator (b. 1911)
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Gladys Cooper
d. 1971 (b. 1888)
Gladys Cooper, English actress (b. 1888)
Mirra Alfassa
d. 1973 (b. 1878)
Mirra Alfassa, French-Indian spiritual leader (b. 1878)
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Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
d. 1976 (b. 1880)
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, Bangladeshi scholar and politician (b. 1880)
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John Glascock
d. 1979 (b. 1951)
John Glascock, English singer and bass player (b. 1951)
Eduard Tubin
d. 1982 (b. 1905)
Eduard Tubin, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1905)
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Georges Besse
d. 1986 (b. 1927)
Georges Besse, French businessman (b. 1927)
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Paul Derringer
d. 1987 (b. 1906)
Paul Derringer, American baseball player (b. 1906)
Sheilah Graham Westbrook
d. 1988 (b. 1904)
Sheilah Graham Westbrook, English-American actress, author, and journalist (b. 1904)
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Costabile Farace
d. 1989 (b. 1960)
Costabile Farace, American criminal (b. 1960)
Robert Hofstadter
d. 1990 (b. 1915)
Robert Hofstadter, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
Audre Lorde
d. 1992 (b. 1934)
Audre Lorde, American poet, essayist, memoirist, and activist (b. 1934)
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Gérard D. Levesque
d. 1993 (b. 1926)
Gérard D. Levesque, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Premier of Quebec (b. 1926)
Alan Hull
d. 1995 (b. 1945)
Alan Hull, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945)
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Kea Bouman
d. 1998 (b. 1903)
Kea Bouman, Dutch tennis player (b. 1903)
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Esther Rolle
d. 1998 (b. 1920)
Esther Rolle, American actress (b. 1920)
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Louis Néel
d. 2000 (b. 1904)
Louis Néel, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
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Michael Karoli
d. 2001 (b. 1948)
Michael Karoli, German guitarist and songwriter (b. 1948)
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Harrison A. Williams
d. 2001 (b. 1919)
Harrison A. Williams, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1919)
Abba Eban
d. 2002 (b. 1915)
Abba Eban, South African-Israeli soldier and politician, 3rd Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1915)
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Frank McCarthy (artist)
d. 2002 (b. 1924)
Frank McCarthy, American painter and illustrator (b. 1924)
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Surjit Bindrakhia
d. 2003 (b. 1962)
Surjit Bindrakhia, Indian singer (b. 1962)
Arthur Conley
d. 2003 (b. 1946)
Arthur Conley, American-Dutch singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
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Mikael Ljungberg
d. 2004 (b. 1970)
Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler and manager (b. 1970)
Alexander Ragulin
d. 2004 (b. 1941)
Alexander Ragulin, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1941)
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Marek Perepeczko
d. 2005 (b. 1942)
Marek Perepeczko, Polish actor and director (b. 1942)
Ruth Brown
d. 2006 (b. 1928)
Ruth Brown, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1928)
Ferenc Puskás
d. 2006 (b. 1927)
Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1927)
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Bo Schembechler
d. 2006 (b. 1929)
Bo Schembechler, American football player and coach (b. 1929)
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Aarne Hermlin
d. 2007 (b. 1940)
Aarne Hermlin, Estonian chess player (b. 1940)
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George Stephen Morrison
d. 2008 (b. 1919)
George Stephen Morrison, American admiral (b. 1919)
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Pete Newell
d. 2008 (b. 1915)
Pete Newell, American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)
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Kurt Budke
d. 2011 (b. 1961)
Kurt Budke, American basketball player and coach (b. 1961)
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Ponty Chadha
d. 2012 (b. 1957)
Ponty Chadha, Indian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1957)
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Armand Desmet
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Armand Desmet, Belgian cyclist (b. 1931)
Lea Gottlieb
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Lea Gottlieb, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the Gottex Company (b. 1918)
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Freddy Schmidt
d. 2012 (b. 1916)
Freddy Schmidt, American baseball player (b. 1916)
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Billy Scott (singer)
d. 2012 (b. 1942)
Billy Scott, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
Bal Thackeray
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Bal Thackeray, Indian cartoonist and politician (b. 1926)
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Margaret Yorke
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Margaret Yorke, English author (b. 1924)
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Zeke Bella
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Zeke Bella, American baseball player (b. 1930)
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Alfred Blake
d. 2013 (b. 1915)
Alfred Blake, English colonel and lawyer (b. 1915)
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Syd Field
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Syd Field, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1935)
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Doris Lessing
d. 2013 (b. 1919)
Doris Lessing, British novelist, poet, playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)
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Alex Marques
d. 2013 (b. 1993)
Alex Marques, Portuguese footballer (b. 1993)
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Mary Nesbitt Wisham
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Mary Nesbitt Wisham, American baseball player (b. 1925)
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John T. Downey
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
John T. Downey, American CIA agent and judge (b. 1930)
Bill Frenzel
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Bill Frenzel, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1928)
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Ray Sadecki
d. 2014 (b. 1940)
Ray Sadecki, American baseball player (b. 1940)
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Patrick Suppes
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Patrick Suppes, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1922)
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John Leahy (diplomat)
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
John Leahy, English lawyer and diplomat, High Commissioner to Australia (b. 1928)
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Rahim Moeini Kermanshahi
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Rahim Moeini Kermanshahi, Iranian poet and songwriter (b. 1926)