Famous Deaths In July - 17

1984  On July - 17 j Delos Jewkes, singer/actor (Stars & Stripes Forever), dies at 89   

1985  On this day in history czeslaw Josef Marek, composer, dies at 93   

1987  Death of Yujiro Ishihara, Japanese actor (b. 1934) on this day in history.   

1988  Death of Bruiser Brody, wrestler, stabbed to death on July - 17.   

1990  On July - 17 bernard Cowan, TV announcer, dies of kidney disease at 68   

1993  Ineke Shutter, choreography (Black Girl Goes to School), dies at 61 on July - 17.   

1994  Jean Borotra, [Flying Basque], Fr tennis star (Davis Cup), dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1995  Herbert Hippauf, baseball player, dies at 56 on July - 17.   

1996  On July - 17 alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer (NSW 1933-37) and radio commentator (1935-85), dies at 85   

2001  Death of Katharine Graham, American publisher (b. 1917) on July - 17.   

2003  On this day in history death of david Kelly, Welsh UN weapons inspector (b. 1944)   

2004  Death of Pat Roach, British professional wrestler and actor (b. 1937) on this day in history.   

2005  On July - 17 death of laurel Aitken, Jamaican singer (b. 1927)   

2005  Death of Death of Sir Edward Heath, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1916) on July - 17.   

2006  On July - 17 death of sam Myers, American musician and songwriter (b. 1936)   

2007  Death of Júlio Redecker, Brazilian Politician (b. 1956) on this day in history.   

2008  Death of Larry Haines, American actor (b. 1918) on July - 17.   

2009  On this day in history death of walter Cronkite, American broadcast journalist (b. 1916)   

2018  On July - 17 death of yvonne Blake, British-Spanish costume designer   

2019  On July - 17 death of andrea Camilleri, Italian writer   

2020  On this day in history death of zenon Grocholewski, Polish Roman Catholic cardinal   

2020  Death of Zizi Jeanmaire, French ballet dancer on July - 17.   

2020  On this day in history death of john Lewis, American civil rights leader and politician   

2020  Death of Silvio Marzolini, Argentine footballer on this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history death of ron Tauranac, British-Australian engineer and racing car designer   

2021  On this day in history death of pilar Bardem, Spanish actress and activist (b. 1939)   

2023  Death of Jerry Bradley , 83, American Hall of Fame music executive ( Wanted! The Outlaws ) on this day in history.   

2023  On this day in history death of gary Brandt , 80, Canadian football player ( Saskatchewan Roughriders ).   

2023  On July - 17 death of robert Budzynski , 83, French footballer ( Nantes , Lens , national team ).   

2023  On this day in history death of floyd H. Crain , 94, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1979–1989).   

2023  On July - 17 death of buster Cupit , 96, American golfer.   

2023  Death of DJ Deeon , 56, American dance music DJ and producer on July - 17.   

2023  On this day in history death of joão Donato , 88, Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist.   

2023  On this day in history death of manuel Duarte Velarde , 93, Peruvian agronomist and politician, governor of Junín (2003–2006) and deputy (1990–1992).   

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1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on July - 17.   

1487  Ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.   

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On July - 17 birth of johann Schneider, composer   

1744  On this day in history birth of elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering   

1745  Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826) was born on July - 17.   

1763  Johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education was born on this day in history.   

1763  On July - 17 birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader