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Friday, 13 February 2026
1988 Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, (Rep-D-NY, 1949-55), dies on 74th birthday on August - 17. 
1990 Pearl Bailey, actress (Landlord)/singer, dies of heart attack at 72 on this day in history.
1991 Don Dubbins, actor (Enchanted Island, DI), dies at 63 on this day in history.
1992 On August - 17 death of andre de Villiers, South African, murdered
1993 On this day in history max de Metz, Dutch publisher/translator/interpreter, dies at 72
1994 On August - 17 death of elias Canetti, buried next to James Joyce
1995 David Warrilow, actor (Simon, Radio Days, Barton Fink), dies at 60 on August - 17.
1996 Edward Digby Baltzell, Ivy League sociologist, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1998 Death of Wladyslaw Komar, Polish track and field athlete (b. 1940) on this day in history.
2004 On this day in history death of thea Astley, Australian writer (b. 1925)
2005 On August - 17 death of john Bahcall, American astrophysicist (b. 1934)
2007 On August - 17 death of bill Deedes, British journalist and politician (b. 1913)
2008 On this day in history death of franco Sensi, Italian oil tycoon and president of A.S. Roma
2017 Death of Sonny Landham, American actor on August - 17.
2018 Death of Ezzatolah Entezami, Iranian actor on August - 17.
2019 Death of Jacques Diouf, Senegalese diplomat on August - 17.
2020 On this day in history death of mário de Araújo Cabral, Portuguese Formula One driver
2021 Death of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (b. 1973) on August - 17.
2023 On this day in history death of garry Adey , 78, English rugby union player ( Leicester Tigers , national team ).
2023 Death of Walter Aipolani , 68, American singer on August - 17.
2023 Death of Hugo Álamos Vásquez , 90, Chilean agronomic engineer and politician, deputy (1969–1973, 1990–1994) on August - 17.
2023 On this day in history death of art Collector , 6, American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Blue Grass Stakes (2020) and Pegasus World Cup (2023), euthanized.
2023 On this day in history death of mãe Bernadete , 72, Brazilian quilombola , shot.
2023 On August - 17 death of karol J. Bobko , 85, American astronaut ( STS-6 , STS-51-D , STS-51-J ).
2023 On this day in history death of paul Bush , 67, British experimental film director and animator, traffic collision.
2023 On this day in history death of john Devitt , 86, Australian swimmer, Olympic champion ( 1956 , 1960 ).
2023 On this day in history death of robert Ekelund , 82, American economist, complications from Parkinson's disease and cancer.
2023 On August - 17 death of bobby Eli , 77, American guitarist ( MFSB ), songwriter (" Love Won't Let Me Wait "), and record producer.
2023 Death of Angie Ferro , 86, Filipino actress ( Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara , Evolution of a Filipino Family , Lola Igna ) on this day in history.
2023 On this day in history death of wayne Gilbert , 76, American painter, cancer.
2023 On August - 17 death of rose Gregorio , 97, American actress ( Eyes of Laura Mars , Good Time , ER ), pneumonia.
2023 On August - 17 death of olivier Guillot , 91, French academic and historian.
2023 Death of Johari Harun , 53, Malaysian politician, Pahang MLA (since 2022), plane crash on this day in history.
2023 On August - 17 death of tom Husband , 87, Scottish engineer and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of the University of Salford (1990–1997).
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