People who died on October 17 107
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Pope Boniface II
d. 532
Pope Boniface II
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Al-Musta'in
d. 866 (b. 836)
Al-Musta'in, Abbasid caliph (b. 836)
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Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir
d. 1271
Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir, Icelandic aristocrat and poet
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Beatrice of Falkenburg
d. 1277
Beatrice of Falkenburg, German queen consort (b. c. 1254)
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John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray
d. 1346
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray
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Maurice de Moravia, Earl of Strathearn
d. 1346
Maurice de Moravia, Earl of Strathearn
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Nicolas Grenon
d. 1456 (b. 1375)
Nicolas Grenon, French composer (b. 1375)
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John Scott of Scott's Hall
d. 1485
John Scott of Scott's Hall, Warden of the Cinque Ports
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Andreas Osiander
d. 1552 (b. 1498)
Andreas Osiander, German Protestant theologian (d. 1552)
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Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta
d. 1575 (b. 1511)
Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta, Spanish cardinal (b. 1511)
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Philip Sidney
d. 1586 (b. 1554)
Philip Sidney, English soldier, courtier, and poet (d. 1586)
Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
d. 1587 (b. 1541)
Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1541)
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John Pitts (Catholic scholar)
d. 1616 (b. 1560)
John Pitts, English priest and scholar (b. 1560)
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Adrian Scrope
d. 1660 (b. 1601)
Adrian Scrope, English colonel and politician (b. 1601)
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
d. 1673 (b. 1630)
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (b. 1630)
Margaret Mary Alacoque
d. 1690 (b. 1647)
Margaret Mary Alacoque, French mystic (b. 1647)
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
d. 1757 (b. 1683)
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (b. 1683)
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Pierre François le Courayer
d. 1776 (b. 1681)
Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian and author (d. 1776)
William Cookworthy
d. 1780 (b. 1705)
William Cookworthy, English pharmacist and minister (b. 1705)
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Johann Ludwig Aberli
d. 1786 (b. 1723)
Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1723)
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
d. 1806 (b. 1758)
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian commander and politician, Governor-General of Haiti (b. 1758)
Orest Kiprensky
d. 1836 (b. 1782)
Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (b. 1782)
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel
d. 1837 (b. 1778)
Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1837)
Frédéric Chopin
d. 1849 (b. 1810)
Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1810)
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Laura Secord
d. 1868 (b. 1775)
Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (b. 1775)
Gustav Kirchhoff
d. 1887 (b. 1824)
Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist and chemist (b. 1824)
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
d. 1889 (b. 1828)
Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1828)
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Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta
d. 1893 (b. 1808)
Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, French general and politician, 3rd President of France (b. 1808)
Julia Ward Howe
d. 1910 (b. 1819)
Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (b. 1819)
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Malak Hifni Nasif
d. 1918 (b. 1886)
Malak Hifni Nasif, Egyptian poet and activist (d. 1918)
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Frank Dicksee
d. 1928 (b. 1853)
Frank Dicksee, English painter and illustrator (d. 1928)
Alfons Maria Jakob
d. 1931 (b. 1884)
Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist and academic (b. 1884)
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J. Bruce Ismay
d. 1937 (b. 1862)
J. Bruce Ismay, English businessman (d. 1937)
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Karl Kautsky
d. 1938 (b. 1854)
Karl Kautsky, Czech-German journalist, philosopher, and theoretician (b. 1854)
Royal Cortissoz
d. 1948 (b. 1869)
Royal Cortissoz, American art critic (b. 1869)
Dimitrios Maximos
d. 1955 (b. 1873)
Dimitrios Maximos, Greek banker and politician (b. 1873)
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Anne Crawford
d. 1956 (b. 1920)
Anne Crawford, Israeli-English actress (d. 1956)
Paul Outerbridge
d. 1958 (b. 1896)
Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (b. 1896)
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Charlie Townsend
d. 1958 (b. 1876)
Charlie Townsend, English cricketer and lawyer (d. 1958)
Natalia Goncharova
d. 1962 (b. 1881)
Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter, costume designer, and set designer (b. 1882)
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Jacques Hadamard
d. 1963 (b. 1865)
Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician and academic (d. 1963)
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Bart King
d. 1965 (b. 1873)
Bart King, American cricketer (d. 1965)
Sidney Hatch
d. 1966 (b. 1883)
Sidney Hatch, American runner and soldier (b. 1883)
Wieland Wagner
d. 1966 (b. 1917)
Wieland Wagner, German director and manager (b. 1917)
Puyi
d. 1967 (b. 1906)
Puyi, Chinese emperor (b. 1906)
Pierre Laporte
d. 1970 (b. 1921)
Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1921)
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Vola Vale
d. 1970 (b. 1897)
Vola Vale, American actress (b. 1897)
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Quincy Wright
d. 1970 (b. 1890)
Quincy Wright, American political scientist, historian, and academic (d. 1970)
Turk Broda
d. 1972 (b. 1914)
Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914)
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George, Crown Prince of Serbia
d. 1972 (b. 1887)
George, Crown Prince of Serbia (b. 1887)
Ingeborg Bachmann
d. 1973 (b. 1926)
Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian author and poet (b. 1926)
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George Clark (racing driver)
d. 1978 (b. 1890)
George Clark, American racing driver (b. 1890)
Giovanni Gronchi
d. 1978 (b. 1887)
Giovanni Gronchi, Italian educator, soldier, and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (b. 1887)
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S. J. Perelman
d. 1979 (b. 1904)
S. J. Perelman, American humorist and screenwriter (b. 1904)
John Stuart (actor)
d. 1979 (b. 1898)
John Stuart, Scottish-English actor (b. 1898)
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Kannadasan
d. 1981 (b. 1927)
Kannadasan Indian author, poet, and songwriter (b. 1927)
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Albert Cohen
d. 1981 (b. 1895)
Albert Cohen, Greek-Swiss civil servant and author (b. 1895)
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Lina Tsaldari
d. 1981 (b. 1887)
Lina Tsaldari, Greek politician (b. 1887)
Raymond Aron
d. 1983 (b. 1905)
Raymond Aron, French sociologist, political scientist, and philosopher (b. 1905)
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Abdul Malek Ukil
d. 1987 (b. 1925)
Abdul Malek Ukil, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
Tennessee Ernie Ford
d. 1991 (b. 1919)
Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and actor (b. 1919)
Herman Johannes
d. 1992 (b. 1912)
Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (b. 1912)
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Orestis Laskos
d. 1992 (b. 1907)
Orestis Laskos, Greek director, screenwriter, and poet (d. 1992)
Criss Oliva
d. 1993 (b. 1963)
Criss Oliva, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1963)
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Chris Acland
d. 1996 (b. 1966)
Chris Acland, English musician & drummer of Lush (b. 1966)
Larry Jennings
d. 1997 (b. 1933)
Larry Jennings, American magician and author (b. 1933)
Joan Hickson
d. 1998 (b. 1906)
Joan Hickson, English actress (b. 1906)
Hakim Said
d. 1998 (b. 1920)
Hakim Said, Pakistani scholar and politician, 20th Governor of Sindh (b. 1920)
Nicholas Metropolis
d. 1999 (b. 1915)
Nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician and physicist (b. 1915)
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Leo Nomellini
d. 2000 (b. 1924)
Leo Nomellini, Italian-American football player and wrestler (b. 1924)
Joachim Nielsen
d. 2000 (b. 1964)
Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1964)
Jay Livingston
d. 2001 (b. 1915)
Jay Livingston, American singer-songwriter (b. 1915)
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Micheline Ostermeyer
d. 2001 (b. 1922)
Micheline Ostermeyer, French discus thrower, shot putter, and pianist (d. 2001)
Rehavam Ze'evi
d. 2001 (b. 1926)
Rehavam Ze'evi, Israeli historian, general, and politician, Tourism Minister of Israel (b. 1926)
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Derek Bell (musician)
d. 2002 (b. 1935)
Derek Bell, Irish harp player, pianist, and songwriter (d. 2002)
Uzi Hitman
d. 2004 (b. 1952)
Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
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Daniel Emilfork
d. 2006 (b. 1924)
Daniel Emilfork, Chilean-French actor (b. 1924)
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Christopher Glenn
d. 2006 (b. 1938)
Christopher Glenn, American journalist (b. 1938)
Joey Bishop
d. 2007 (b. 1918)
Joey Bishop, American actor and talk show host (b. 1918)
Teresa Brewer
d. 2007 (b. 1931)
Teresa Brewer, American singer (b. 1931)
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Suzy Covey
d. 2007 (b. 1939)
Suzy Covey, American scholar and academic (d. 2007)
Urmas Ott
d. 2008 (b. 1955)
Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1955)
Levi Stubbs
d. 2008 (b. 1936)
Levi Stubbs, American singer (b. 1936)
Ben Weider
d. 2008 (b. 1923)
Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (b. 1923)
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Norma Fox Mazer
d. 2009 (b. 1931)
Norma Fox Mazer, American author and educator (b. 1931)
Vic Mizzy
d. 2009 (b. 1916)
Vic Mizzy, American composer (b. 1916)
Carl Lindner, Jr.
d. 2011 (b. 1919)
Carl Lindner, Jr., American businessman (b. 1919)
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Milija Aleksic
d. 2012 (b. 1951)
Milija Aleksic, English-South African footballer (b. 1951)
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Émile Allais
d. 2012 (b. 1912)
Émile Allais, French skier (b. 1912)
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Henry Friedlander
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Henry Friedlander, German-American historian and author (b. 1930)
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Stanford R. Ovshinsky
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Stanford R. Ovshinsky, American scientist and businessman, co-founded Energy Conversion Devices (b. 1922)
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Kōji Wakamatsu
d. 2012 (b. 1936)
Kōji Wakamatsu, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
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Mother Antonia
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (d. 2013)
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Terry Fogerty
d. 2013 (b. 1944)
Terry Fogerty, English rugby player and coach (b. 1944)
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Arthur Maxwell House
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Arthur Maxwell House, Canadian neurologist and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (b. 1926)
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Lou Scheimer
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Lou Scheimer, American animator, producer, and voice actor, co-founded the Filmation Company (d. 2013)
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Rene Simpson
d. 2013 (b. 1966)
Rene Simpson, Canadian-American tennis player (b. 1966)
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Edwards Barham
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
Edwards Barham, American farmer and politician (b. 1937)
Masaru Emoto
d. 2014 (b. 1943)
Masaru Emoto, Japanese author and activist (b. 1943)
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Tom Shaw (bishop)
d. 2014 (b. 1945)
Tom Shaw, American bishop (b. 1945)
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Berndt von Staden
d. 2014 (b. 1919)
Berndt von Staden, German diplomat, German Ambassador to the United States (b. 1919)
Danièle Delorme
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer (b. 1926)
Howard Kendall
d. 2015 (b. 1946)
Howard Kendall, English footballer and manager (b. 1946)
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Anne-Marie Lizin
d. 2015 (b. 1949)
Anne-Marie Lizin, Belgian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
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Tom Smith (Pennsylvania politician)
d. 2015 (b. 1947)
Tom Smith, American businessman and politician (b. 1947)
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Gord Downie
d. 2017 (b. 1964)
Gord Downie, Canadian musician (b. 1964)
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Agrippina the Elder
d. ?
Agrippina the Elder, Roman wife of Germanicus (b. 14 BC)