Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 17

1943  Death of Stefan StarzyÅ„ski, Polish politician (b. 1893) on October - 17.   

1944  Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history death of anne Crawford, British film actor (b. 1920)   

1957  John HA Eman, founder of Aruban Peoples Party, dies at 70 on October - 17.   

1958  On October - 17 c L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies   

1962  On October - 17 death of natalia Goncharova, Russian painter (b. 1882)   

1963  Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (Prime Numbers), dies at 97 on October - 17.   

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

1966  Soledad Jiminez, Spanish actor (Phantom ofthe Range), dies at 91 on October - 17.   

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 October - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  David Guion, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1982  Peterus van Doorne, Dutch industrialist, dies at 47 on October - 17.   

1983  On October - 17 raymond Aron, French sociologist/political scientist, dies at 78   

1984  Alberta Hunter, US blues singer/composer, dies at 89 on October - 17.   

1987  Death of Abdul Malek Ukil,Bangladeshi politician (b. 1925) on October - 17.   

1990  Ralph Abernathy, civil rights activist, dies at 64 on October - 17.   

1991  J[ames] G Devlin, actor (No Surrender), dies at 84 on October - 17.   

1992  On October - 17 ton Hasebos, cameraman/TV director (Gnome Hasebos), dies   

1993  On this day in history 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  Berthold Goldschmidt, composer/conductor, dies at 93 on October - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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 October - 17.   

2001  On this day in history death of jay Livingston, American songwriter (b. 1915)   

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1253  Ivo of Kermartin, ]]) was born on this day in history.   

1563  Jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer was born on October - 17.   

1577  On this day in history birth of cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith)   

1582  Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637) was born on October - 17.   

1623  On October - 17 birth of francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687)   

1626  On this day in history birth of simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt)   

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer was born on October - 17.   

1696  On October - 17 birth of august III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen