Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 17
Sunday, 06 July 2025
1892 Death of Alexander Mackenzie, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1822) on April - 17.
1899 Hans Balatka, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1902 Death of Francis of Assisi of Bourbon, King Consort of Spain (b. 1822) on April - 17.
1915 Johannes P Kelly, [Kellij], Dutch actor/operetta writer, dies at 60 on April - 17.
1930 Death of Alexander Golovin, Russian painter (b. 1863) on this day in history.
1936 On this day in history charles J M Ruys de Beerenbrouck, Dutch PM (1918-23, 29-33), dies
1937 On this day in history death of yi Sang, Korean Poet (b. 1910)
1941 On April - 17 death of al Bowlly, British dance band vocalist (b. 1899)
1942 On April - 17 death of jean Perrin, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)
1944 J T Hearne, cricketer (took 49 wkts in 12 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history death of hannie Schaft, "Girl with red hair," executed
1946 John Iddon, cricketer (car accident 5 Tests for Eng 1934-35), dies on this day in history.
1948 On this day in history johan P earl of Limburg Stirum, diplomat, dies at 75
1954 On this day in history death of lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu, Romanian communist activist (b. 1900)
1960 Eddie Cochran, rocker, dies at 21 in a car crash on April - 17.
1962 On April - 17 louise Fazenda, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 66
1967 On this day in history death of red Allen, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1908)
1968 Margaret Seddon, dies at 95 on this day in history.
1970 Sergei U S Aleksi, patriarch of Russian-Orthodox church, dies at 92 on this day in history.
1971 Roberto Lupi, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1974 Frank McGee, Today show host, dies of cancer at 52 on this day in history.
1975 On April - 17 death of sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher (b. 1888)
1976 Jean-Jacques Gailliard, Belgian painter, dies at 85 on April - 17.
1977 On April - 17 marjorie Gateson, actress (One Man's Family), dies at 86
1983 On April - 17 felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies
1984 On this day in history death of claude Provost, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1933)
1985 On April - 17 ilona Bodden, writer, dies
1986 On this day in history bessie Head, writer, dies
1987 Carlton Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (No woman no cry), dies at 36 on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history eva Novak, actress (Medicine Man), dies of pneumonia at 90
1989 On April - 17 charles Lampkin, dies
1990 Ralph David Abernathy, US civil rights leader, dies on April - 17.
1991 On April - 17 jack Yellen, US poet (Sons o' Fun), dies at 97
1992 On this day in history hank Penny, country music singer, dies at 73 of heart failure
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