February 17th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on February 17th

2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on February 17th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2021

• Rush Limbaugh

  Renowned conservative radio host known for 'The Rush Limbaugh Show.'

• Seif Sharif Hamad

  Zanzibari politician, 2nd chief minister of zanzibar (d. 2021)

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on February 17th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

• Saban Saulic

  Renowned Serbian singer known for his folk music.

2017

• Nicholaos Kounelis

  Italian artist known for his innovative sculptures and installations.

• Michael Novak

  American roman catholic theologian (b. 1933)

• Robert H. Michel

  American soldier and politician (d. 2017)

2016

• Niccolas Bouvier

  Niccolas Bouvier was a Swiss writer and photographer known for his travel writing, particularly his book 'The Way of the World'.

• Claude Jeancolas

  French historian, author, and journalist (b. 1949)

• Mohamed Hassanein Heikal

  Egyptian journalist (b. 1923)

• Tony Phillips

  American baseball player (b. 1959)

• Andrzej Żuławski

  Polish director and screenwriter (d. 2016)

Andy Ganteaume

Trinidadian cricketer (b. 1921)

2015

• Hy Berman

  Contributed to the development of the atomic bomb

• Cathy Ubels-Veen

  Dutch politician (b. 1928)

• Liu Yudi

  Chinese general and pilot (b. 1923)

• John Barrow

  American-canadian football player and manager (b. 1935)

2014

• Bob Casale

  American guitarist, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1952)

• Wayne Smith

  Jamaican rapper (d. 2014.)

• Peter Florin

  German politician and diplomat, president of the united nations general assembly (b. 1921)

2013

• Richard Briers

  British supporting actor, seen in film and tv comedy roles. he also appeared on stage in shakespeare productions. he was first seen in the 1955 rada production of hamlet. after that, he moved on to tv comedy roles. in april 1975 through june 1978, he hit his stride in "the good life." he then followed that up with "ever decreasing …

• Debbie Ford

  Renowned self-help author and spiritual teacher.

• Mindy McCready

  Mindy McCready was an American country music singer who gained fame in the 1990s with hits like 'Guys Do It All the Time'.

• Shmulik Kraus

  Israeli singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1935)

• Sophie Kurys

  American baseball player (b. 1925)

2012

• Robert Carr

  English engineer and politician, shadow chancellor of the exchequer (b. 1916)

• Michael Davis

  American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1943)

• Ulric Neisser

  German-american psychologist, neuroscientist, and academic (d. 2012).

• Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn

  Dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1918)

2010

• Kathryn Grayson

  American actress and singer who first appeared onscreen in 1940. her cute, girl-next door look was very popular in the 1940s and 1950s. it was seen in films such as "ziegfeld follies", 1944, "the kissing bandit," 1948, and "the vagabond kings," 1956. her main occupation was in the mgm musical era.

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on February 17th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

• Genia Ginzburg

  Renowned Italian author known for her works on life in the Soviet Union.

• Conchita Cintrón

  Chilean bullfighter and journalist (b. 1922)

• Gazanfer Ozcan

  Turkish actor (born 1931).

• Conchita Cintron

  Chilean bullfighter (born 1922)

• Mike Whitmarsh

  American volleyball player (born 1962).

2008

• Brian Harris

  English footballer (born 1935)

2007

• Jurga Ivanauskaite

  Lithuanian writer (born 1961).

• Dermot O'Reilly

  Irish-born producer, songwriter and musician (born 1943).

2006

• Bill Cowsill

  Newport, rhode island -- rock guitarist / vocals (cowsills-we can fly)

• Ray Barretto

  American jazz musician (d.2006)

2005

• Omar Sívori

  Italian-argentine footballer and manager (d. 2005)

• Leona Rostenberg

  Renowned book dealer and author known for her expertise in rare books.

• Dan O'Herlihy

  Irish-american actor (b. 1919)

2004

• José López Portillo

  Mexican lawyer and politician, 51st president of mexico (b. 1920)

• Jose Lopez Portillo

  President of mexico (born in 1920).

2003

• Steve Bechler

  American baseball player (born 1979).

2001

• Khaalid Abdul Muhammad

  American activist known for his work in the Nation of Islam.

• Barry Burman

  English academic and painter (d. 2001).

• Bob Geary

  Canadian football manager and player (born 1933).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on February 17th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1998

• Ernst Jünger

  German philosopher, essayist, and novelist. he was preoccupied in his early years with the power and glory and glory of war, making him controversial. at 18 he joined the french foreign legion, was wounded seven more times during ww i, and was awarded germany's highest decorations. as an army captain, he served in world war ii. he was assigned to …

• Bob Merrill

  American composer and screenwriter (d. 1998)

• Ernst Junger

  German author (born 1895)

1996

• Herve Bazin

  French author known for his novels and essays.

• Jean Writer-Pierre

  Herve bazin dies at age 84.

• Henry Guinness

  Missionary dies at 87

• Bentley Bridgewater

  British museum secretary, at the age of 84, dies.

• Michael Raptis

  Writer/revolutionary, dies at age 84.

[Elsie] Evelyn Laye

Actress/singer (sun child), dies at age 95.

1995

• Elise Raymonde

  French actress known for her roles in classic films of the 1930s and 1940s.

• Newell Simon

  Pioneer in artificial intelligence and co-founder of Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute.

• Jan Bart Klaster

  Music editor (the slogan) dies at 50

• Timothy Hugh Brown

  Theatre critic, died at 52.

• Uta Graf

  Singer / teacher, dies at 80

1994

• Randy Shilts

  Renowned for his investigative journalism and advocacy for LGBTQ rights.

1993

• Alfredo de Leon

  Leader (philippines red scorpio gang), killed.

• George E Wilburn

  Film editor, dies from emphysema aged 77.

1991

• Enrique Bermudez

  Commandant (contra)

1990

• Jean-Marc Boivin

  French mountaineer, extreme skier and speleologist. film maker. author.

• Slim Keith

  American writer known for her memoirs and biographies.

• Slim Keith

  American socialite known for her wit and charm.

• Hap Day

  Referee and manager for canadian ice hockey players (d. 1990).

• Frans Kellendonk

  Dutch writer ("good for nothing") dies at 39

Erik Rhodes

American porn actor (d. 2012).

Marc Clement

Actor (career opportunities, sluggers wife)

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on February 17th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

• Lefty Gomez

  Lefty Gomez was a Hall of Fame pitcher known for his success with the New York Yankees.

1988

• Karpoori Thakur

  Indian educator and politician, 11th chief minister of bihar (b. 1924)

• John M. Allegro

  English archaeologist and scholar (b. 1923)

1987

• Verree Teasdale

  Actress (skyscraper souls)

• Hal K Dawson

  Actor (another language: wells fargo).

1986

• Jnya Krishnamurti

  Jnya Krishnamurti was a renowned Indian philosopher and author who wrote extensively on spiritual and philosophical topics.

• Jiddu Krishnamurti

  Indian-american philosopher and author (b. 1895)

• Paul Stewart

  Actor (opening night in cold blood, window).

• Jiddu Krishnamurti

  He was an east indian teacher, religious leader, and a metaphysician and philosopher from his youth. krishnamurti gained international recognition as a spiritual teacher. he lectured to groups such as diplomats, u.n. delegates and scientists at los alamos national laboratory, as well as people from all walks of the globe. krishnamurti broke with the theosophical society of 1929 and preached …

1985

• Wanda Perry

  Actress (roberta death of a saleman), dies in 67

1984

• Lucille Benson

  Actress (lilly bosom buddies), is killed at 69

1982

• Thelonious Monk

  American jazz composer and pianist, monk is often referred to as "the high priest of bebop". monk's most productive years, 1945-1965, were when he published a large volume of work. he toured the globe with "the giants of jazz" from 1971 to 1972 and was honored at president jimmy carteraeur(tm's white house jazz party in 1978).

• Lee Strasberg

  Austria -- acting coach/actor (somewhere in the night)

• Nester Chylak

  American Major League Baseball umpire known for his long and distinguished career.

• Nestor Chylak

  American baseball player and umpire (b. 1922)

• Nestor Chylak

  American baseball umpire (born in 1922)

Theolonious S Monk

Blue monk, an american jazz pianist/composer, dies at the age of 64 (born in 1917).

Nestor Chylak

American baseball umpire (born in 1922)

1981

• David Garnett

  Known for his novel 'Lady into Fox' and his association with the Bloomsbury Group.

1980

• Grahame Sutherland

  Grahame Sutherland was a British painter known for his distinctive style and portraits.

• Graham Sutherland

  Painter

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on February 17th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

• William Gargan

  Brooklyn, new york -- actor.

• William Gargan

  Actor (rain bells of st mary), died at 73

1977

• Janani Luwum

  Ugandan archbishop and saint (b. 1922)

• Quincy Howe

  Newscaster (cbs weekend news), dies at 76

1976

• Jean Servais

  Belgian/french actor, onscreen beginning in 1931.

• Johan[nes A] Card

  Actor/stage manager (my fair lady) dies at 78

1974

• Zevi Singer

  Renowned Yiddish writer and poet.

1972

• Friday Hassler

  Friday Hassler was a professional baseball player known for his pitching skills.

• Gavril Nikolayevich Popov

  Composer dies at 67

1971

• James Asheton

  Bassist and co-founder of the influential rock band The Stooges.

• Teddy Hart

  Actor (3 men on horses), dies at 73

1970

• Yaacov Agnon

  Nobel Prize-winning author known for his Hebrew literature.

• Shemuel Yosef Agnon

  Nobel Prize-winning Israeli author known for his works in Hebrew literature.

• Shmuel Yosef Agnon

  Ukrainian-israeli novelist, short story writer, and poet, nobel prize laureate (b. 1888)

• Alfred Newman

  Famous composer known for his work on numerous film scores, including 'The King and I' and 'Camelot.'

• Shai Agnon

  Israeli author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966.

Boris Pavlovich Belousov

Known for the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction, a classic example of non-equilibrium thermodynamics.

Agnon [SJ Czaczkes]

Hebrew writer (nobel prize 1966), is killed at the age of 81.

Schmuel J Agnon

Novelist (nobel prize 1966), dies.

Alfred Newman

American composer and conductor (d. 70)

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on February 17th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

• Berry L. Cannon

  American aquanaut (b. 1935)

1968

• Donald Wolfit

  British distinguished thespian and manager, who brought shakespeare to the colonies, performed both entertaining and hammy roles in films. his 20 films include "drake of england", 1935, 1952, "the ringer," 1954, and "svengali," 1956. he also directed "room at the top," 1959, and "decline and fall," 1967. rumours suggest that albert finney's role in "the dresser" may have been inspired …

1967

• Ciro Alegria

  Peruvian novelist known for his portrayal of indigenous cultures.

1966

• Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr.

  Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. was an influential business executive known for his leadership at General Motors.

• Alfred Sloan

  Alfred Sloan was a pioneering business executive who transformed General Motors into the world's largest automobile manufacturer.

• Hans Hofmann

  German/us painter (search for the real), reaches 85 years old.

• Frank Pettingell

  Actor (becket and up the creek), passes away at 75

• Gail Kane

  Actress (white sister in arizona) dies at 81

1962

• Bruno Walter

  At 85, the new york philharmonic's symphony conductor has died.

• Joseph Kearns

  American actor (d. 1962)

• Joseph Kearns

  Actor george-dennis the menace, dies at 55

1961

• Lütfi Kırdar

  Turkish physician and politician, turkish minister of health (b. 1887)

• Nita Naldi

  Actress (dr jekyll and mr hyde) dies at 63 from a heart attack

1960

• Beckhem Karl

  Known for his work on the theory of atomic structure.

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on February 17th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

• Kathryn Adams

  Actress (meet the chump 5th avenue girl).

1958

• Hugh McCrae

  Australian actor and author (d.58)

1955

• Otto J Gombosi

  Hungarian/american musicologist, dies at age 52.

1954

• Evert Gorter

  Dutch paediatrician, professor at utrecht, ghent, biochemist, and author.

1951

• Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan

  Composer dies at 94

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on February 17th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1948

• Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din

  Imam of yemen (b. 1904)

1946

• Dorothy Gibson

  American singer and actress (d. 1946).

1944

• Fausto Agnelli

  Swiss painter dies at the age of 64

1943

• Armand J Piron

  American jazz composer and violinist (born 1888).

• Konstantin Bogaevsky

  Russian painter (born in 1872)

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on February 17th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

• Willy Hess

  German violinist and educator (b. 1859)

• Willy Hess

  German violinist and educator (d. 288)

1937

• Odilon Roche

  French ceramic artist recognized for his intricate and colorful pottery.

1936

• Erich Schaeder

  German theologist (theozentrische), dies at 74

1934

• Siegbert Tarrasch

  German chess player and theoretician (b. 1862)

• Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)
• Albert King

  American basketball player and sportscaster

• Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg

  King of belgium (1909-1934), dies aged 58.

1933

• Henri[cus A] Viotta

  Dutch composer (handbook of music), died at 84

1932

• Frans Gailliard

  Belgian painter/graphic artist (egina) dies at age 70

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on February 17th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1924

• Oskar Merikanto

  Finnish composer and pianist (d. 1924)

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on February 17th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

• Hamilton Jacobi

  Contributed to the development of Hamiltonian mechanics.

• Wilfred Laurier

  7th Prime Minister of Canada known for promoting national unity and expanding the country's territory.

• Wilfrid Laurier

  Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th prime minister of canada (b. 1841)

1918

• Wilfrid Laurier Canadian Prime Minister (1896-1911)

  Dies.

1917

• Arch Rockefeller

  American businessman known for his involvement in various industries.

• Edmund Bishop English Secretary of Thomas Carlyle

  At the age of 70, she dies.

1915

• Emmons S. Smith

  Union Army officer during the American Civil War.

1914

• Elijan Hales

  Contributed to the study of solar activity.

1912

• Edgar Evans

  Edgar evans was a renowned tenor known for his powerful and emotive vocal performances.

• Edgar Evans

  Welsh naval officer (born in 1876).

• L Oates

  British explorer (antarctica)

• Aloys von Aerenthal foreign minister (Austria-Hungary)

  At the age of 57, she dies.

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on February 17th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

• Geronimo

  Renowned Apache leader known for his resistance against Mexican and American expansion.

1908

• Geronimo

  Apache chief, dies at about 79

1907

• Henry Olcott

  Co-founder (theosophical society-madras)

• Henry Steel Olcott US co-founder (Theosophist Society-Madras)

  At the age of 74, he dies.

1905

• William Bickerton

  English-american religious leader, leader in the latter day saint movement (b. 1815)

• Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia

  Fifth son and seventh child of tsar alexander ii (b. 1857)

• Serge Alexandrovich Governor-General Moscow

  Murdered.

1903

• Joseph Parry composer

  At the age of 61, he dies.

1901

• Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin

  Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin was an American composer known for his songs and piano music.

• Ethelbert Nevin

  American composer and musician, whose image appeared on a ten-cent american stamp. his music was poetic and rich in color, starting with his first piece at age 13. his song "the rosary" is his most famous.

• Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin composer

  At 38 years old, he dies.