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Thursday, 15 January 2026
1981 Hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history. 
1985 Death of Bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas on May - 17.
1987 Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88 on this day in history.
1992 George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87 on May - 17.
1994 On this day in history alain Cuny, [René X Marie], French actor (La Dolce Vita), dies at 85
1995 On this day in history nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72
1996 On this day in history rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), dies
1999 Death of Bruce Fairbairn, Canadian record producer and musician (b. 1949) on May - 17.
2000 Death of Donald Coggan, 101st Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1909) on May - 17.
2001 On May - 17 death of frank G. Slaughter, American novelist and physician (b. 1908)
2002 Death of Dave Berg, American cartoonist (b. 1920) on May - 17.
2003 Death of Frank "Pop" Ivy, American and Canadian football coach (b. 1916) on this day in history.
2004 Death of Jørgen Nash, Danish artist (b. 1920) on this day in history.
2005 Death of Frank Gorshin, American actor (b. 1934) on this day in history.
2006 Death of Cy Feuer, American playwright (b. 1911) on this day in history.
2007 On this day in history death of lloyd Alexander, author (b. 1924)
2009 On May - 17 death of mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (b. 1920)
2010 On May - 17 death of walasse Ting, Chinese/American painter (b. 1929)
2017 On this day in history death of viktor Gorbatko, Russian cosmonaut
2017 On this day in history death of rhodri Morgan, Welsh politician
2017 On this day in history death of todor Veselinović, Serbian footballer and coach
2018 Death of Nicole Fontaine, French politician on May - 17.
2018 Death of Richard Pipes, Polish-American academic and historian on this day in history.
2019 Death of Herman Wouk, American author on this day in history.
2020 Death of José Cutileiro, 8th Secretary General of the Western Europe Union on May - 17.
2023 Death of Ray Austin , 90, British stuntman ( The Avengers ) and director ( Zorro , Magnum, P.I. ) on this day in history.
2023 Death of Livia Bitton-Jackson , 92, Czechoslovak-born American-Israeli author and Holocaust survivor on this day in history.
2023 On May - 17 death of creative Force , 5, Irish-bred British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the British Champions Sprint Stakes (2021).
2023 On this day in history death of alicia Dussán de Reichel , 102, Colombian anthropologist.
2023 On this day in history death of david Gardner , 82, English cricketer ( Wiltshire ).
2023 Death of Graham Gipson , 90, Australian sprinter, Olympic silver medalist ( 1956 ) on this day in history.
2023 Death of "Superstar" Billy Graham , 79, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler ( WWWF ), multiple organ failure on this day in history.
2023 Death of James Hartle , 83, American physicist, complications from Alzheimer's disease on this day in history.
2023 On May - 17 death of s. P. Hinduja , 87, Indian-born British businessman ( Hinduja Group ) and philanthropist, complications from Lewy body dementia .
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