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Deaths on the 17th of February in history

Deaths
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17 Feb 0364 Jovian, Roman emperor (b. 331)
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17 Feb 0364 Flavius Jovianus Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32
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17 Feb 0440 Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, linguist, and theologian (b. 360)
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17 Feb 0661 Finan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint
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17 Feb 0956 Hugo the Great earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55
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17 Feb 1339 Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)
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17 Feb 1371 Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria
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17 Feb 1600 Giordano Bruno, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1548)
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17 Feb 1609 Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)
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17 Feb 1612 Ernst of Bayern prince/bishop of Luik/archbishop of Cologne, dies at 57
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17 Feb 1612 Jodocus Hondius Flemish cartoonist/mathematician, dies at 48
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17 Feb 1624 Juan de Mariana, Spanish priest and historian (b. 1536)
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17 Feb 1652 Gregorio Allegri, Italian priest and composer (b. 1582)
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17 Feb 1654 Michael Lohr composer, dies at 62
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17 Feb 1659 Abel Servien, French politician, French Minister of Finance (b. 1593)
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17 Feb 1673 Moliare [Jean Baptiste Poquelin]: French Author (Learned Lady)
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17 Feb 1673 Molière, French playwright and actor (b. 1622)
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17 Feb 1673 Jean Baptiste Poquelin French author & dramatist, dies
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17 Feb 1673 Moli
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17 Feb 1680 Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (b. 1637)
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17 Feb 1680 Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (b. 1599)
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17 Feb 1688 Rev James Renwick: Hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian
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17 Feb 1688 Reverend James Renwick hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian
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17 Feb 1715 Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (b. 1646)
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17 Feb 1732 Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (b. 1669)
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17 Feb 1768 Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1691)
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17 Feb 1780 Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706)
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17 Feb 1796 James Macpherson poet, dies
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17 Feb 1803 Louis R E prince de Rohan-Gu
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17 Feb 1804 Christian Ernst Graf composer, dies at 80
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17 Feb 1815 Franz Gotz composer, dies at 59
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17 Feb 1827 Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Swiss educator, dies at 81
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17 Feb 1841 Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1770)
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17 Feb 1847 William Collins landscape painter, dies
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17 Feb 1852 Micha Joseph Levenson Hebrew poet, dies
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17 Feb 1854 John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1789)
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17 Feb 1854 Hugues F R de Lamennais French priest/writer, dies at 71
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17 Feb 1856 Heinrich Heine, German journalist and poet (b. 1797)
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17 Feb 1856 John Braham singer/composer, dies at 81
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17 Feb 1874 Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (b. 1796)
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17 Feb 1874 [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet Belgian astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77
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17 Feb 1875 Lu
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17 Feb 1878 Jos
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17 Feb 1883 Vasudev Balwant Phadke, Indian activist (b. 1845)
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17 Feb 1883 Napoleon Coste composer, dies at 76
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17 Feb 1890 Christopher Latham Sholes, American publisher and politician (b. 1819)
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17 Feb 1901 Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin composer, dies at 38
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17 Feb 1903 Joseph Parry composer, dies at 61
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17 Feb 1905 William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1815)
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17 Feb 1905 Serge Alexandrovich Governor-General Moscow, murdered
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17 Feb 1907 Henry Olcott: Co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras)
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17 Feb 1907 Henry Steel Olcott US co-founder (Theosophist Society-Madras), dies at 74
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17 Feb 1908 Geronimo Apache chief, dies at about 79
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17 Feb 1909 Geronimo, American tribal leader (b. 1829)
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17 Feb 1912 Edgar Evans, Welsh sailor and explorer (b. 1876)
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17 Feb 1912 Aloys von Aerenthal foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57
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17 Feb 1912 L Oates British explorer (Antarctica), dies
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17 Feb 1917 Edmund Bishop English Secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70
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17 Feb 1919 Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)
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17 Feb 1924 Oskar Merikanto composer, dies at 55
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17 Feb 1929 John Read cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for England for 463 runs), dies
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17 Feb 1932 Frans Gailliard Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70
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17 Feb 1933 Henri[cus A] Viotta Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84
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17 Feb 1934 Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player (b. 1862)
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17 Feb 1934 Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)
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17 Feb 1936 Erich Schaeder German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74
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17 Feb 1939 Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (b. 1859)
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17 Feb 1943 Armand J. Piron, American violinist and composer (b. 1888)
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17 Feb 1944 Fausto Agnelli Swiss painter, dies at 64
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17 Feb 1946 Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889)
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17 Feb 1951 Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan composer, dies at 94
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17 Feb 1954 Evert Gorter children's artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at 72
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17 Feb 1955 Otto J Gombosi Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52
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17 Feb 1959 Tim Mara co-founder of NFL's New York Giants, dies
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17 Feb 1959 Kathryn Adams actress (Meet the Chump, 5th Avenue Girl), dies
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17 Feb 1961 Nita Naldi, American actress (b. 1897)
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17 Feb 1961 Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1887)
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17 Feb 1962 Bruno Walter, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1876)
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17 Feb 1962 Joseph Kearns, American actor (b. 1907)
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17 Feb 1966 Hans Hofmann, German-American painter (b. 1880)
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17 Feb 1966 Frank Pettingell actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75
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17 Feb 1966 Gail Kane actress (White Sister, Arizona), dies at 81
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17 Feb 1968 Donald Wolfit actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65
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17 Feb 1970 Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor (b. 1900)
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17 Feb 1970 John Jensen, Australian public servant (b. 1884)
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17 Feb 1970 Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
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17 Feb 1970 Agnon [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81
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17 Feb 1970 Schmuel J Agnon novelist (Nobel 1966), dies
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17 Feb 1971 Teddy Hart actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73
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17 Feb 1972 Gavril Nikolayevich Popov composer, dies at 67
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17 Feb 1972 Shunryu Suzuki Roshi founder (San Francisco Zen Center),
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17 Feb 1976 Jean Servais, Belgian-French actor (b. 1910)
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17 Feb 1976 Bill Boswell, Australian public servant (b. 1911)
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17 Feb 1976 Johan[nes A] Card actor/stage manager (My Fair Lady), dies at 78
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17 Feb 1977 Janani Luwum, Ugandan archbishop and saint (b. 1922)
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17 Feb 1977 Quincy Howe newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76
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17 Feb 1979 William Gargan actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73
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17 Feb 1980 Jerry Fielding orchestra leader (Bewitched, Hogan's Heroes, Lively Ones), dies at 57
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17 Feb 1980 Graham Sutherland painter, dies
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17 Feb 1982 Theolonious S Monk: United States -- Jazz pianist / Composer (Blue Monk), dies at 64
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17 Feb 1982 Lee Strasberg, Austrian-American actor and director (b. 1901)
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17 Feb 1982 Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (b. 1917)
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17 Feb 1982 Nestor Chylak, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1922)
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17 Feb 1982 Lee [Israel] Strasberg father of method acting/actor (And Justice for All), dies of a heart attack at 80
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17 Feb 1984 Lucille Benson actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies), dies at 69
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17 Feb 1985 Wanda Perry actress (Roberta, Death of a Salesman), dies at 67
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17 Feb 1986 Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (b. 1895)
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17 Feb 1986 Paul Stewart actor (Opening Night, In Cold Blood, Window), dies
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17 Feb 1987 Hal K Dawson actor (Another Language, Wells Fargo), dies
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17 Feb 1987 Verree Teasdale actress (Skyscraper Souls), dies
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17 Feb 1988 Karpoori Thakur, Indian politician, 11th Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1924)
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17 Feb 1988 John M. Allegro, English archaeologist and scholar (b. 1923)
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17 Feb 1989 Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (b. 1908)
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17 Feb 1990 Erik Rhodes, American actor and singer (b. 1906)
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17 Feb 1990 Hap Day, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1901)
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17 Feb 1990 Jean-Marc Boivin, French mountaineer, skier, and pilot (b. 1951)
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17 Feb 1990 Frans Kellendonk Dutch writer (Good for Nothing), dies at 39
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17 Feb 1990 Keith Haring US graffiti-artist, dies at 31
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17 Feb 1990 Marc Clement actor (Career Opportunities, Sluggers Wife), dies
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17 Feb 1991 Enrique Bermudez commandant (Contra), dies
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17 Feb 1993 Alfredo de Leon leader (Philippines Red Scorpio Gang), killed
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17 Feb 1993 George E Wilburn film editor, dies of emphysema at 77
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17 Feb 1993 Leslie Townsend cricket all-rounder (England in 4 Tests 1930-34), dies
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17 Feb 1994 Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (b. 1951)
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17 Feb 1995 Jan Bart Klaster music editor (The Slogan), dies at 50
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17 Feb 1995 Thelma Hulbert painter, dies at 81
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17 Feb 1995 Timothy Hugh Brown theatre critic, dies at 52
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17 Feb 1995 Uta Graf singer/teacher, dies at 80
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17 Feb 1996 [Elsie] Evelyn Laye actress/singer (Sun Child), dies at 95
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17 Feb 1996 Bentley Bridgewater British Museum secretary, dies at 84
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17 Feb 1996 Henry Guinness missionary, dies at 87
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17 Feb 1996 Jean Writer-Pierre Herve Bazin dies at 84
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17 Feb 1996 Michael Raptis writer/revolutionary, dies at 84
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17 Feb 1997 Joe Kieyoomia, American soldier (b. 1919)
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17 Feb 1998 Bob Merrill, American composer and songwriter (b. 1921)
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17 Feb 1998 Ernst Jünger, German soldier, philosopher, and author (b. 1895)
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17 Feb 1998 Ernst Juenger German writer, dies at 102
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17 Feb 2001 Khalid Abdul Muhammad, American activist (b. 1948)
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17 Feb 2001 Bob Geary, Canadian football player, coach, and manager (b. 1933)
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17 Feb 2001 Barry Burman, English painter and educator (b. 1943)
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17 Feb 2003 Steve Bechler, American baseball player (b. 1979)
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17 Feb 2004 José López Portillo, Mexican lawyer and politician, 51st President of Mexico (b. 1920)
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17 Feb 2005 Omar Sívori, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1935)
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17 Feb 2005 Dan O'Herlihy, Irish-American actor (b. 1919)
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17 Feb 2006 Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cowsills) (b. 1948)
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17 Feb 2006 Ray Barretto, American drummer (b. 1929)
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17 Feb 2007 Maurice Papon, French police officer and politician (b. 1910)
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17 Feb 2007 Dermot O'Reilly, Irish-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Ryan's Fancy) (b. 1943)
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17 Feb 2007 Mike Awesome, American wrestler (b. 1965)
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17 Feb 2009 Mike Whitmarsh, American volleyball player (b. 1962)
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17 Feb 2009 Conchita Cintrón, Chilean bullfighter (b. 1922)
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17 Feb 2010 Kathryn Grayson, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
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17 Feb 2012 Howie Nunn, American baseball player (b. 1935)
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17 Feb 2012 Ulric Neisser, German-American psychologist and academic (b. 1928)
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17 Feb 2012 Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1918)
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17 Feb 2012 Michael Davis, American singer-songwriter and bass player (MC5) (b. 1943)
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17 Feb 2012 Clarence Dart, American captain and pilot (b. 1920)
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17 Feb 2012 Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1916)
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17 Feb 2013 Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin, Irish footballer, hurler, and sportscaster (b. 1923)
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17 Feb 2013 Mindy McCready, American singer-songwriter (b. 1975)
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17 Feb 2013 Sophie Kurys, American baseball player (b. 1925)
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17 Feb 2013 Shmulik Kraus, Israeli singer-songwriter and actor (The High Windows) (b. 1935)
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17 Feb 2013 Richard Briers, English actor and singer (b. 1934)
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17 Feb 2014 Frank Wappat, English singer and radio host (b. 1930)
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17 Feb 2014 Wayne Smith, Jamaican singer (b. 1965)
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17 Feb 2014 Frankie Kao, Taiwanese singer (b. 1950)
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17 Feb 2014 Peter Florin, German politician and diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly (b. 1921)
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17 Feb 2014 Bob Casale, American guitarist, keyboard player, and producer (Devo) (b. 1952)
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17 Feb 2015 John Hurt Fisher, American philologist and academic (b. 1919)
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17 Feb 2015 Cathy Ubels-Veen, Dutch politician (b. 1928)
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17 Feb 2015 John Barrow, American-Canadian football player and manager (b. 1935)
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