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January 17th
144 Notable deaths
Patrice Lumumba
Prime minister (1960 to 1961) of the democratic republic of the congo.
Born July 2nd, 1925 in Katakokombe. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1961 at 35 years old in Katanga Province (execution by shooting). [ref]
Olav V of Norway
King of norway (1903-1991).
Born July 2nd, 1903 in Appleton House.
Died January 17th, 1991 at 87 years old in The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Evelyn Nesbit
American model and actress.
Born December 25th, 1884 in Tarentum.
Died January 17th, 1967 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Sunanda Pushkar
Indo canadian businessperson.
Born June 27th, 1962 in Sopore.
Died January 17th, 2014 at 51 years old in New Delhi (drug overdose).
Zhao Ziyang
Former general secretary of the chinese communist party (ccp).
Born October 17th, 1919 in Hua County. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2005 at 85 years old in Beijing (stroke). [ref]
Virginia Mayo
American actress.
Born November 30th, 1921 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2005 at 83 years old in Thousand Oaks (myocardial infarction, heart failure). [ref]
Greg Plitt
American fitness model and actor (1977-2015).
Born November 3rd, 1977 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2015 at 37 years old in Burbank (railway accident). [ref]
Roma Dasgupta
Indian actress.
Born April 6th, 1931 in Pabna. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2014 at 82 years old in Kolkata (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mary Oliver
American poet.
Born September 10th, 1935 in Maple Heights. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2019 at 83 years old in Hobe Sound (cancer). [ref]
Jyoti Basu
Indian politician (1914-2010).
Born July 8th, 1914 in Kolkata.
Died January 17th, 2010 at 95 years old in Kolkata (pneumonia). [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan