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Tuesday, 17 February 2026
1902 Samuel butler: British writer (erewhom), 

1909 Learmont drysdale: Composer, 

1911 Franjo zaver kuhac: Composer, 

1915 Eufemio zapata: Brother to mexican revolutionist emiliano zapata, killed by sidronio comancho 

1916 Helmuth j l von moltke: German chief general of staff, 

1921 Eduardo acevedo diaz: Uruguay writer (nativa, lanza y sable), 

1922 John c kapteyn: Astronomer, 

1928 Roald e g amundsen: Norwegian pole explorer, 

1934 Francisco lacerda: Composer, 

1935 August reusner: Composer, 

1936 Maxim gorki: [alexei m peshkov], russian writer (mother), 

1937 Gaston doumergue: Premier/president of france (1913..34), 

1939 French lm "sas" van aerschot: Flemish actor, 

1942 Adolf opalka: Czech resistance fighter, shot down 

1945 Colonel roberts: Commandant 22nd regiment marines, 

1947 Shigematsu sakaibara: Japanese admiral (b. 1898) 

1952 Efim d bogolyubov: Russian chess player, 

1955 Walter rein: Composer, 

1958 Douglas jardine: Cricketer (22 tests for england), 

1959 Ethel barrymore: [blythe], actress (none but the lonely), 

1962 Volkmar andreae: Swiss conductor/composer (bruckner), 

1963 Pedro armendáriz: Mexican actor (b. 1912) 

1964 Alexander shamil'yevich melik-pashayev: Composer, 

1965 George melachrino: Composer, 

1967 Humberto de alencar castelo branco: Brazil pres (1964-67), 

1971 Thomas gomez: American actor (b. 1905) 

1973 Fritz mahler: Composer, 

1974 Georgi k zhukov: Russian marshal/minister of defense, 

1975 Faisal ibn mussed abdul aziz: Saudi prince, beheaded in riyadh shopping center parking lot for killing his uncle the king 

1978 Walter c. alvarez: American physician (b. 1884) 

1980 André leducq: French cyclist (b. 1904) 

1982 Curt jurgens: Actor (disorder), 

1984 Alan berg: American radio talk show host 

1985 Paul colin: French poster designer (b. 1892) 

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