Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 17

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

1944  On this day in history pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45   

1956  On October - 17 death of anne Crawford, British film actor (b. 1920)   

1957  On October - 17 john HA Eman, founder of Aruban Peoples Party, dies at 70   

1958  C L Townsend, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies on October - 17.   

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

1963  Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (Prime Numbers), dies at 97 on this day in history.   

1965  Barton King, cricketer (America's greatest cricket all-rounder), dies on this day in history.   

1966  Soledad Jiminez, Spanish actor (Phantom ofthe Range), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1967  Henry Pu Yi, last emperor of China, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1970  Death of Pierre Laporte, Vice-Premier of Quebec (assassinated) (b. 1921) on October - 17.   

1972  Death of Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914) on October - 17.   

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

1974  René A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillean poet, dies at 57 on October - 17.   

1975  On October - 17 vittorio Gui, Italian composer (Batture d'aspetto), dies at 90   

1977  Robert C "Cal" Hubbard, US baseball player/umpire, dies at 77 on October - 17.   

1979  John Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1982  On this day in history peterus van Doorne, Dutch industrialist, dies at 47   

1983  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of abdul Malek Ukil,Bangladeshi politician (b. 1925)   

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  Frank J Del Giudice, US industrial designer (Boeing 747), dies at 77 on October - 17.   

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

1995  On this day in history peter Hinchcliff, historian, dies at 66   

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  On this day in history death of joan Hickson, British actress (b. 1906)   

1999  On this day in history death of nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist (b. 1915)   

2000  Death of Leo Nomellini, wrestler (b. 1924) on October - 17.   

2001  Death of Jay Livingston, American songwriter (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

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1253  On October - 17 birth of ivo of Kermartin, ]])   

1563  On this day in history birth of jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer   

1577  Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith) was born on October - 17.   

1582  On October - 17 birth of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)   

1623  Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1626  Simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt) was born on October - 17.   

1688  On this day in history birth of domenico Zipoli, composer   

1696  On this day in history birth of august III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen