Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 17
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1943 Death of Stefan Starzyński, Polish politician (b. 1893) on October - 17.
1944 Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45 on October - 17.
1956 Death of Anne Crawford, British film actor (b. 1920) on October - 17.
1957 On October - 17 john HA Eman, founder of Aruban Peoples Party, dies at 70
1958 On this day in history c L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies
1962 On October - 17 death of natalia Goncharova, Russian painter (b. 1882)
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 Henry Pu Yi, last emperor of China, dies at 61 on October - 17.
1970 Death of Pierre Laporte, Vice-Premier of Quebec (assassinated) (b. 1921) on this day in history.
1972 On October - 17 death of turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)
1973 On this day in history ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian poet (Gott von Manhattan), dies at 47
1974 On October - 17 rené A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillean poet, dies at 57
1975 Vittorio Gui, Italian composer (Batture d'aspetto), dies at 90 on October - 17.
1977 Robert C "Cal" Hubbard, US baseball player/umpire, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1979 John Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1981 David Guion, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.
1982 On October - 17 peterus van Doorne, Dutch industrialist, dies at 47
1983 On October - 17 raymond Aron, French sociologist/political scientist, dies at 78
1984 Alberta Hunter, US blues singer/composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.
1987 Death of Abdul Malek Ukil,Bangladeshi politician (b. 1925) on this day in history.
1990 Ralph Abernathy, civil rights activist, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1991 On this day in history j[ames] G Devlin, actor (No Surrender), dies at 84
1992 Ton Hasebos, cameraman/TV director (Gnome Hasebos), dies on this day in history.
1993 On October - 17 frank J Del Giudice, US industrial designer (Boeing 747), dies at 77
1994 Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby League Player, dies at 83 on October - 17.
1995 Peter Hinchcliff, historian, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1996 On this day in history berthold Goldschmidt, composer/conductor, dies at 93
1997 On October - 17 paul Edwin Zimmer, sci-fi writer, dies of heart attack at 54
1998 Death of Joan Hickson, British actress (b. 1906) on October - 17.
1999 Death of Nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist (b. 1915) on this day in history.
2000 Death of Leo Nomellini, wrestler (b. 1924) on this day in history.
2001 Death of Jay Livingston, American songwriter (b. 1915) on October - 17.
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