Famous Deaths on February 17, Who Died on February 17
Here is a list who died on February 17. Famous deaths for the 17th of February. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on February 17. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
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| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1178 | Evermode of Ratzeburg, bishop of Ratzeburg |
| 1220 | Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine |
| 1339 | Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) |
| 1371 | Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria |
| 1500 | Adolph, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst, German noble (b. before 1463) |
| 1600 | Giordano Bruno, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1548) |
| 1624 | Juan de Mariana, Spanish priest and historian (b. 1536) |
| 1659 | Abel Servien, French politician, French Minister of Finance (b. 1593) |
| 1673 | Molière, French actor and playwright (b. 1622) |
| 1680 | Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (b. 1599) |
| 1715 | Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (b. 1646) |
| 1732 | Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (b. 1669) |
| 1768 | Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1691) |
| 1841 | Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1770) |
| 1849 | María de las Mercedes Barbudo, Puerto Rican political activist, the first woman Independentista in the island (b. 1773) |
| 1854 | John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1789) |
| 1856 | Heinrich Heine, German journalist and poet (b. 1797) |
| 1874 | Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (b. 1796) |
| 1890 | Christopher Latham Sholes, American publisher and politician (b. 1819) |
| 1905 | William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1815) |
| 1909 | Geronimo, American tribal leader (b. 1829) |
| 1912 | Edgar Evans, Welsh sailor and explorer (b. 1876) |
| 1919 | Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841) |
| 1924 | Oskar Merikanto, Finnish composer (b. 1868) |
| 1934 | Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875) |
| 1939 | Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (b. 1859) |
| 1946 | Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889) |
| 1961 | Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1887) |
| 1962 | Joseph Kearns, American actor (b. 1907) |
| 1966 | Hans Hofmann, German-American painter (b. 1880) |
| 1969 | Berry L. Cannon, American aquanaut (b. 1935) |
| 1970 | Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli novelist, short story writer, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888) |
| 1972 | Friday Hassler, American race car driver (b. 1935) |
| 1977 | Janani Luwum, Ugandan archbishop and saint (b. 1922) |
| 1979 | William Gargan, American actor (b. 1905) |
| 1982 | Nestor Chylak, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1922) |
| 1986 | Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (b. 1895) |
| 1988 | John M. Allegro, English archaeologist and scholar (b. 1923) |
| 1989 | Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (b. 1908) |
| 1990 | Jean-Marc Boivin, French mountaineer, skier, and pilot (b. 1951) |
| 1994 | Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (b. 1951) |
| 1998 | Ernst Jünger, German soldier, philosopher, and author (b. 1895) |
| 2003 | Steve Bechler, American baseball player (b. 1979) |
| 2004 | José López Portillo, Mexican lawyer and politician, 51st President of Mexico (b. 1920) |
| 2005 | Omar Sívori, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1935) |
| 2006 | Ray Barretto, American drummer (b. 1929) |
| 2009 | Conchita Cintrón, Chilean bullfighter and journalist (b. 1922) |
| 2010 | Kathryn Grayson, American actress and singer (b. 1922) |
| 2012 | Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1916) |
| 2013 | Richard Briers, English actor (b. 1934) |
| 2014 | Bob Casale, American guitarist, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1952) |
| 2015 | John Barrow, American-Canadian football player and manager (b. 1935) |
| 2016 | Andy Ganteaume, Trinidadian cricketer (b. 1921) |
| 2017 | Robert H. Michel, American politician (b. 1923) |
| 2021 | Rush Limbaugh, American talk show host and author (b. 1951) |
| 364 | Jovian, Roman emperor (b. 331) |
| 440 | Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, linguist, and theologian (b. 360) |
| 923 | Al-Tabari, Persian scholar (b. 839) |
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