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History Deaths on June 17

By  Christopher Fawcett  17 Jun   79 Views

History Deaths on June 17

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Tachibana no Kachiko, Japanese empress (b. 786)

#Tachibana_no_Kachiko

In 850

Boles?aw I the Brave, Polish king (b. 967)

#Boles?aw_I_the_Brave

In 1025

Fritz Walter, German footballer (b. 1920)

#Fritz_Walter

In 2002

Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese sh?gun (b. 1536)

#Ashikaga_Yoshiteru

In 1565

Süleyman Demirel, Turkish engineer and politician, 9th President of Turkey (b. 1924)

#Süleyman_Demirel

In 2015

Bussunda, Brazilian comedian (b. 1962)

#Bussunda

In 2006

Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)

#Julius_Seljamaa

In 1936

John I Albert, Polish king (b. 1459)

#John_I_Albert

In 1501

Refik Koraltan, Turkish lawyer and politician, 8th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (b. 1889)

#Refik_Koraltan

In 1974

Uthman, caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate (b. 579)

#Uthman

In 656

Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (b. 1672)

#Joseph_Addison

In 1719

Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (b. 1920)

#Roberto_Calvi

In 1982

Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, Japanese sh?gun (b. 758)

#Sakanoue_no_Tamuramaro

In 811

Jack Parsons, American chemist and engineer (b. 1914)

#Jack_Parsons_(rocket_engineer)

In 1952

Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright (b. 1674)

#Prosper_Jolyot_de_Crébillon

In 1762

Fulk, French archbishop and chancellor

#Fulk_(archbishop_of_Reims)

In 900

Joseph Méry, French poet and author (b. 1798)

#Joseph_Méry

In 1866

Jan of Jenštejn, archbishop of Prague (b. 1348)

#Jan_of_Jenštejn

In 1400

Jeff Chandler, American actor (b. 1918)

#Jeff_Chandler

In 1961

Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)

#Arthur_Harden

In 1940

Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (b. 1965)

#Rodney_King

In 2012

John III Sobieski, Polish king (b. 1629)

#John_III_Sobieski

In 1696

Kate Smith, American singer (b. 1907)

#Kate_Smith

In 1986

Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1893)

#Allen_Sothoron

In 1939

John Pitcairn, Scottish-English soldier (b. 1722)

#John_Pitcairn

In 1775

Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1726)

#Charles_Middleton,_1st_Baron_Barham

In 1813

Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1853)

#Charles_Fitzpatrick

In 1942

Richard O'Connor, Indian-English general (b. 1889)

#Richard_O'Connor

In 1981

Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general and politician, 36th President of Argentina (b. 1920)

#Roberto_M._Levingston

In 2015

José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1901)

#José_Nasazzi

In 1968

John David Crow, American football player and coach (b. 1935)

#John_David_Crow

In 2015

Martín Miguel de Güemes, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1785)

#Martín_Miguel_de_Güemes

In 1821

Duffy Lewis, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)

#Duffy_Lewis

In 1979

Mumtaz Mahal, Mughal princess (b. 1593)

#Mumtaz_Mahal

In 1631

Dirk V, count of Holland (b. 1052)

#Dirk_V,_Count_of_Holland

In 1091

Darrell Powers, American sergeant (b. 1923)

#Darrell_Powers

In 2009

Lord William Bentinck, English general and politician, 14th Governor-General of India (b. 1774)

#Lord_William_Bentinck

In 1839

Thomas Winning, Scottish cardinal (b. 1925)

#Thomas_Winning

In 2001

Ingeborg of Norway, princess consort and regent of Sweden (b. 1301)

#Ingeborg_of_Norway

In 1361

Baldwin Lonsdale, president of Vanuatu (b. 1948)

#Baldwin_Lonsdale

In 2017

James Holshouser, American politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1934)

#James_Holshouser

In 2013

Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (b. 1892)

#Paul_Rostock

In 1956

Jijabai, Dowager Queen, mother of Shivaji (b. 1598)

#Jijabai

In 1674

Philip Howard, English cardinal (b. 1629)

#Philip_Howard_(cardinal)

In 1694

Willie Davenport, American sprinter and hurdler (b. 1943)

#Willie_Davenport

In 2002

Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1653)

#Claude_Louis_Hector_de_Villars

In 1734

Daskalogiannis, Greek rebel leader (b. 1722)

#Daskalogiannis

In 1771

Basil Hume, English cardinal (b. 1923)

#Basil_Hume

In 1999

Eugen Weidmann, German criminal (b. 1908)

#Eugen_Weidmann

In 1939

Catherine of Portugal, Portuguese princess (b. 1436)

#Catherine_of_Portugal_(nun)

In 1463

Daoji, Chinese buddhist monk (b. 1130)

#Ji_Gong

In 1207

Ron Clarke, Australian runner and politician, Mayor of the Gold Coast (b. 1937)

#Ron_Clarke

In 2015

Dick Howser, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1936)

#Dick_Howser

In 1987

Nikolay Bobrikov, Russian soldier and politician, Governor-General of Finland (b. 1839)

#Nikolay_Bobrikov

In 1904

Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (b. 1929)

#Ralf_Dahrendorf

In 2009

Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (b. 1922)

#Cyd_Charisse

In 2008

Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1862)

#Johan_Wagenaar

In 1941

Dorothy Richardson, English journalist and author (b. 1873)

#Dorothy_Richardson

In 1957

Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1687)

#Sir_William_Wyndham,_3rd_Baronet

In 1740

Edward Burne-Jones, English soldier and painter (b. 1833)

#Edward_Burne-Jones

In 1898

Bulbs Ehlers, American basketball player (b. 1923)

#Bulbs_Ehlers

In 2013

Clementa C. Pinckney, American minister and politician (b. 1973)

In 2015

Larry Zeidel, Canadian-American ice hockey player and sportscaster (b. 1928)

In 2014

Arnold S. Relman, American physician and academic (b. 1923)

In 2014

Stanley Marsh 3, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1938)

In 2014

Éric Dewailly, Canadian epidemiologist and academic (b. 1954)

In 2014

Patsy Byrne, English actress (b. 1933)

In 2014

Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (b. 1927)

In 2013

Atiqul Haque Chowdhury, Bangladeshi playwright and producer (b. 1930)

In 2013

Michael Baigent, New Zealand-English theorist and author (b. 1948)

In 2013

Fauzia Wahab, Pakistani actress and politician (b. 1956)

In 2012

Nathan Divinsky, Canadian mathematician and chess player (b. 1925)

In 2012

Patricia Brown, American baseball player (b. 1931)

In 2012

Stéphane Brosse, French mountaineer (b. 1971)

In 2012

Rex Mossop, Australian rugby player and sportscaster (b. 1928)

In 2011

Serena Wilson, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1933)

In 2007

Gianfranco Ferré, Italian fashion designer (b. 1944)

In 2007

Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1926)

In 2004

Donald J. Cram, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)

In 2001

Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and jurist, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (b. 1931)

In 2000

Curt Swan, American illustrator (b. 1920)

In 1996

Thomas Kuhn, American historian and philosopher (b. 1922)

In 1996

John Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1913)

In 1985

Peter Mennin, American composer and educator (b. 1923)

In 1983

Zerna Sharp, American author and educator (b. 1889)

In 1981

Hubert Ashton, English cricketer and politician (b. 1898)

In 1979

James Phinney Baxter III, American historian and academic (b. 1893)

In 1975

Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (b. 1882)

In 1963

J. R. Williams, Canadian-American cartoonist (b. 1888)

In 1957

Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (b. 1926)

In 1956

Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (b. 1878)

In 1956

Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (b. 1920)

In 1954

Lozen, Chiracaua Apache warrior woman (b. ~1840)

In 1889

Mohammad Khan Qajar, Persian tribal chief (b. 1742)

In 1797

Injo of Joseon, Korean king (b. 1595)

In 1649

David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon

In 1219

Adeodatus, pope of the Catholic Church

In 676

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