Famous Deaths on April 17, Who Died on April 17
Here is a list who died on April 17. Famous deaths for the 17th of April. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on April 17. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
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| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1071 | Manuel Komnenos, Byzantine military commander (b. c. 1045) |
| 1080 | Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041) |
| 1111 | Robert of Molesme, Christian saint and abbot (b. 1027) |
| 1298 | Árni Þorláksson, Icelandic bishop (b. 1237) |
| 1321 | Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal (b. 1259) |
| 1331 | Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford, English nobleman (b. 1257) |
| 1344 | Constantine II, King of Armenia |
| 1355 | Marin Falier, Doge of Venice (b. 1285) |
| 1427 | John IV, Duke of Brabant (b. 1403) |
| 1539 | George, Duke of Saxony (b. 1471) |
| 1574 | Joachim Camerarius, German scholar and translator (b. 1500) |
| 1669 | Antonio Bertali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1605) |
| 1680 | Kateri Tekakwitha, Mohawk-born Native American saint (b. 1656) |
| 1695 | Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican poet and scholar (b. 1651) |
| 1696 | Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (b. 1626) |
| 1711 | Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1678) |
| 1713 | David Hollatz, Polish pastor and theologian (b. 1648) |
| 1764 | Johann Mattheson, German lexicographer and composer (b. 1681) |
| 1790 | Benjamin Franklin, American inventor, publisher, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (b. 1706) |
| 1799 | Richard Jupp, English surveyor and architect (b. 1728) |
| 1840 | Hannah Webster Foster, American journalist and author (b. 1758) |
| 1843 | Samuel Morey, American engineer (b. 1762) |
| 1882 | George Jennings, English engineer and plumber, invented the Flush toilet (b. 1810) |
| 1888 | E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (b. 1821) |
| 1892 | Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1822) |
| 1921 | Manwel Dimech, Maltese journalist, author, and philosopher (b. 1860) |
| 1923 | Laurence Ginnell, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1852) |
| 1930 | Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1863) |
| 1933 | Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian director and playwright (b. 1872) |
| 1936 | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Dutch lawyer and politician, 28th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1873) |
| 1942 | Jean Baptiste Perrin, French-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870) |
| 1944 | J. T. Hearne, English cricketer and coach (b. 1867) |
| 1946 | Juan Bautista Sacasa, Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th President of Nicaragua (b. 1874) |
| 1948 | Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1868) |
| 1954 | Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Romanian lawyer and politician, Romanian Minister of Justice (b. 1900) |
| 1960 | Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938) |
| 1961 | Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher (b. 1899) |
| 1967 | Red Allen, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908) |
| 1975 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (b. 1888) |
| 1976 | Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895) |
| 1977 | William Conway, Irish cardinal (b. 1913) |
| 1983 | Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1939) |
| 1984 | Claude Provost, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1933) |
| 1987 | Cecil Harmsworth King, English publisher (b. 1901) |
| 1988 | Louise Nevelson, Ukrainian-American sculptor and educator (b. 1900) |
| 1990 | Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (b. 1936) |
| 1993 | Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th president of Turkey (b. 1927) |
| 1994 | Roger Wolcott Sperry, American psychologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913) |
| 1995 | Frank E. Resnik, American sergeant and businessman (b. 1928) |
| 1996 | Piet Hein, Danish poet and mathematician (b. 1905) |
| 1997 | Chaim Herzog, Israeli general, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of Israel (b. 1918) |
| 1998 | Linda McCartney, American photographer, activist, and musician (b. 1941) |
| 2003 | Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, created the Atkins diet (b. 1930) |
| 2004 | Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (b. 1908) |
| 2006 | Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist (b. 1907) |
| 2007 | Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite and game show panelist (b. 1910) |
| 2008 | Aimé Césaire, Caribbean-French poet and politician (b. 1913) |
| 2011 | Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (b. 1926) |
| 2012 | Leila Berg, English journalist and author (b. 1917) |
| 2013 | Carlos Graça, São Toméan politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (b. 1931) |
| 2014 | Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | Robert P. Griffin, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1923) |
| 2016 | Chyna, American wrestler (b. 1969) |
| 2018 | Barbara Bush, former First Lady of the United States (b. 1925) |
| 2019 | Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 61st and 64th President of Peru (b. 1949) |
| 2022 | Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist (b. 1945) |
| 485 | Proclus, Greek mathematician and philosopher (b. 412) |
| 617 | Donnán of Eigg, Irish priest and saint |
| 648 | Xiao, empress of the Sui Dynasty |
| 744 | Al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph (b. 706) |
| 818 | Bernard of Italy, Frankish king (b. 797) |
| 858 | Benedict III, pope of the Catholic Church |
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