Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 17
Sunday, 02 November 2025
1943 On October - 17 death of stefan Starzyński, Polish politician (b. 1893) 

1944 Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45 on October - 17. 

1956 Death of Anne Crawford, British film actor (b. 1920) on this day in history. 

1957 John HA Eman, founder of Aruban Peoples Party, dies at 70 on this day in history. 

1958 C L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies on this day in history. 

1962 Death of Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter (b. 1882) on October - 17. 

1963 On October - 17 jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (Prime Numbers), dies at 97 

1965 Barton King, cricketer (America's greatest cricket all-rounder), dies on October - 17. 

1966 On this day in history soledad Jiminez, Spanish actor (Phantom ofthe Range), dies at 91 

1967 On this day in history henry Pu Yi, last emperor of China, dies at 61 

1970 On October - 17 death of pierre Laporte, Vice-Premier of Quebec (assassinated) (b. 1921) 

1972 On this day in history death of turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914) 

1973 Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian poet (Gott von Manhattan), dies at 47 on October - 17. 

1974 On this day in history rené A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillean poet, dies at 57 

1975 On this day in history vittorio Gui, Italian composer (Batture d'aspetto), dies at 90 

1977 On October - 17 robert C "Cal" Hubbard, US baseball player/umpire, dies at 77 

1979 On this day in history john Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81 

1981 On this day in history david Guion, composer, dies at 88 

1982 On October - 17 peterus van Doorne, Dutch industrialist, dies at 47 

1983 On this day in history raymond Aron, French sociologist/political scientist, dies at 78 

1984 On this day in history alberta Hunter, US blues singer/composer, dies at 89 

1987 On this day in history death of abdul Malek Ukil,Bangladeshi politician (b. 1925) 

1990 On this day in history ralph Abernathy, civil rights activist, dies at 64 

1991 J[ames] G Devlin, actor (No Surrender), dies at 84 on this day in history. 

1992 Ton Hasebos, cameraman/TV director (Gnome Hasebos), dies on October - 17. 

1993 On this day in history frank J Del Giudice, US industrial designer (Boeing 747), dies at 77 

1994 On October - 17 augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby League Player, dies at 83 

1995 Peter Hinchcliff, historian, dies at 66 on October - 17. 

1996 On this day in history berthold Goldschmidt, composer/conductor, dies at 93 

1997 On this day in history paul Edwin Zimmer, sci-fi writer, dies of heart attack at 54 

1998 Death of Joan Hickson, British actress (b. 1906) on this day in history. 

1999 On October - 17 death of nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist (b. 1915) 

2000 On October - 17 death of leo Nomellini, wrestler (b. 1924) 

2001 On October - 17 death of jay Livingston, American songwriter (b. 1915) 

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