Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 17

1943  Death of Stefan StarzyÅ„ski, Polish politician (b. 1893) on this day in history.   

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 October - 17.   

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

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  On October - 17 barton King, cricketer (America's greatest cricket all-rounder), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 October - 17.   

1981  David Guion, composer, dies at 88 on October - 17.   

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

1983  Raymond Aron, French sociologist/political scientist, dies at 78 on October - 17.   

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

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  On this day in history 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  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 October - 17 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 October - 17.   

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

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1253  Ivo of Kermartin, ]]) was born on October - 17.   

1563  On October - 17 birth of jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer   

1577  On October - 17 birth of cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith)   

1582  On this day in history birth of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)   

1623  On this day in history birth of francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687)   

1626  On October - 17 birth of simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt)   

1688  On October - 17 birth of domenico Zipoli, composer   

1696  August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen was born on October - 17.