Famous Deaths In July - 17
Friday, 26 February 2021
1879 Death of Maurycy Gottlieb, Ukrainian painter (b. 1856) on July - 17.
1881 Death of Jim Bridger, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. 1804) on this day in history.
1885 Death of Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian politician (b. 1811) on July - 17.
1887 Death of Dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802) on July - 17.
1893 On this day in history death of frederick A. Johnson, American politician (b. 1833)
1894 On this day in history death of josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist (b. 1810)
1901 John Farmer, composer, dies at 64 on July - 17.
1903 James A McNeill Whistler, US/Brit writer (Bride Tomorrow), dies at 69 on this day in history.
1912 On July - 17 j-Henri Poincaré, French mine engineer/mathematician, dies at 58
1915 On this day in history francesco Fanciulli, composer, dies on 62nd birthday
1918 On this day in history death of aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II, executed at 13
1922 Heinrich Rubens, German physicist, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1928 Death of Alvaro Obregon, general/pres of Mexico, assassinated on July - 17.
1935 On July - 17 death of george William Russell, Irish nationalist, poet and artist (b. 1867)
1937 On July - 17 henri-Constant-Gabriel Pierne, composer, dies at 73
1944 On this day in history hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies
1946 On July - 17 death of dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslav gen (Nazi), executed at 53
1947 On July - 17 raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34
1950 Death of Evangeline Booth, the 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865) on July - 17.
1953 On this day in history bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer, dies at 65
1954 Dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85 on July - 17.
1955 On this day in history bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer, dies at 73
1959 Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44 on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74
1965 Luiz Cosme, composer, dies at 57 on July - 17.
1966 On July - 17 august Baeyens, Flemish composer (Piranesi-suite), dies at 71
1967 On this day in history cyril Ring, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Red Hot & Blue), dies at 74
1970 On this day in history juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74
1971 On this day in history cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76
1974 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher (St Louis Cards), dies at 63 on July - 17.
1975 Modoc, the elephant, dies at age 78 (oldest known nonhuman mammal) on July - 17.
1978 Thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51 on July - 17.
1979 On July - 17 doug Meintjes, S Afr cricket pace bowler (v England 1922-23), dies
1980 On this day in history donald Barry, actor (Mr Gallo-Mr Novak), dies at 68
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