Famous Deaths on October 17, Who Died on October 17
Here is a list who died on October 17. Famous deaths for the 17th of October. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on October 17. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
Famous people who died in October 17th?
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Who died on October 17?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 0033 | Agrippina the Elder, Roman wife of Germanicus (b. 14 BC) |
| 1271 | Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir, Icelandic aristocrat and poet |
| 1277 | Beatrice of Falkenburg, German queen consort (b. c. 1254) |
| 1346 | John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray |
| 1456 | Nicolas Grenon, French composer (b. 1375) |
| 1552 | Andreas Osiander, German Protestant theologian (b. 1498) |
| 1575 | Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta, Spanish cardinal (b. 1511) |
| 1586 | Philip Sidney, English courtier, poet, and general (b. 1554) |
| 1616 | John Pitts, English priest and scholar (b. 1560) |
| 1660 | Adrian Scrope, English colonel and politician (b. 1601) |
| 1673 | Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (b. 1630) |
| 1690 | Margaret Mary Alacoque, French mystic (b. 1647) |
| 1757 | René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (b. 1683) |
| 1776 | Pierre François le Courayer, French-English theologian and author (b. 1681) |
| 1780 | William Cookworthy, English pharmacist and minister (b. 1705) |
| 1781 | Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, English admiral (b. 1705) |
| 1786 | Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1723) |
| 1806 | Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian commander and politician, Governor-General of Haiti (b. 1758) |
| 1836 | Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (b. 1782) |
| 1837 | Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1778) |
| 1849 | Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1810) |
| 1868 | Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (b. 1775) |
| 1887 | Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist and chemist (b. 1824) |
| 1889 | Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1828) |
| 1893 | Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, French general and politician, 3rd President of France (b. 1808) |
| 1910 | Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (b. 1819) |
| 1918 | Malak Hifni Nasif, Egyptian poet and author (b. 1886) |
| 1920 | Michael Fitzgerald (Irish republican) died on Hunger Strike (b. 1881) |
| 1928 | Frank Dicksee, English painter and illustrator (b. 1853) |
| 1931 | Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist and academic (b. 1884) |
| 1937 | J. Bruce Ismay, English businessman (b. 1862) |
| 1938 | Karl Kautsky, Czech-German journalist, philosopher, and theoretician (b. 1854) |
| 1948 | Royal Cortissoz, American art critic (b. 1869) |
| 1955 | Dimitrios Maximos, Greek banker and politician (b. 1873) |
| 1956 | Anne Crawford, Israeli-English actress (b. 1920) |
| 1957 | Wilhelmina Hay Abbott, Scottish suffragist and feminist (b. 1884) |
| 1958 | Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (b. 1896) |
| 1962 | Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter, costume designer, and set designer (b. 1882) |
| 1963 | Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician and academic (b. 1865) |
| 1965 | Bart King, American cricketer (b. 1873) |
| 1966 | Sidney Hatch, American runner and soldier (b. 1883) |
| 1967 | Puyi, Chinese emperor (b. 1906) |
| 1970 | Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1921) |
| 1972 | Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914) |
| 1973 | Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian author and poet (b. 1926) |
| 1978 | George Clark, American race car driver (b. 1890) |
| 1979 | S. J. Perelman, American humorist and screenwriter (b. 1904) |
| 1981 | Kannadasan Indian author, poet, and songwriter (b. 1927) |
| 1983 | Raymond Aron, French sociologist, political scientist, and philosopher (b. 1905) |
| 1987 | Abdul Malek Ukil, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (b. 1925) |
| 1991 | Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and actor (b. 1919) |
| 1992 | Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (b. 1912) |
| 1993 | Criss Oliva, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1963) |
| 1996 | Chris Acland, English musician and drummer of Lush (b. 1966) |
| 1997 | Larry Jennings, American magician and author (b. 1933) |
| 1998 | Joan Hickson, English actress (b. 1906) |
| 1999 | Nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician and physicist (b. 1915) |
| 2000 | Leo Nomellini, Italian-American football player and wrestler (b. 1924) |
| 2001 | Jay Livingston, American singer-songwriter (b. 1915) |
| 2002 | Derek Bell, Irish harpist and composer (b. 1935) |
| 2004 | Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer-songwriter (b. 1952) |
| 2006 | Daniel Emilfork, Chilean-French actor (b. 1924) |
| 2007 | Joey Bishop, American actor and talk show host (b. 1918) |
| 2008 | Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1955) |
| 2009 | Norma Fox Mazer, American author and educator (b. 1931) |
| 2011 | Carl Lindner, Jr., American businessman (b. 1919) |
| 2012 | Milija Aleksic, English-South African footballer (b. 1951) |
| 2013 | Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (b. 1926) |
| 2014 | Edwards Barham, American farmer and politician (b. 1937) |
| 2015 | Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer (b. 1926) |
| 2017 | Gord Downie, Canadian musician (b. 1964) |
| 2019 | Elijah Cummings, American politician and civil rights advocate (b. 1951) |
| 532 | Pope Boniface II |
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