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

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2029 - 2020

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

2023

2021

  • Renowned Japanese contemporary artist known for her avant-garde works.

  • The fifth president of tanzania (b. 1959)

2019 - 2010

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

2018

2017

  • Renowned journalist who covered the Civil Rights Movement for The New York Times.

  • Dereke Walcott was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992.

  • Saint lucian playwright and poet. he was awarded the 1992 nobel prize in literature. he is professor of poetry at the university of essex. many critics consider omeros (1990), walcott's greatest achievement, to be among his works. walcott won the nobel in literature. he also won an obie award for his play dream on monkey mountain in 1971, a macarthur …

  • Nobel laureate known for his works on Caribbean culture and identity.

  • Acclaimed painter known for his abstract expressionist works.

2016

  • Former director of the Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, turned journalist.

  • Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1960)

2015

2014

2013

  • Tibetan activist who self-immolated in protest against Chinese rule in Tibet.

  • Lesle Yates was a British mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of operational research, particularly in the areas of game theory and decision theory.

  • Venezuelan politician and brother of former President Hugo Chavez.

  • Renowned African-American painter and sculptor.

  • American general (b. 1925)

2012

2011

2010

  • Bestselling author known for captivating storytelling and literary prowess.

  • Pioneering scientist who revolutionized the field of biotechnology.

  • Groundbreaking researcher in the field of biotechnology.

  • Bestselling author known for captivating storytelling and literary prowess.

  • Bestselling author known for captivating storytelling and literary prowess.

2009 - 2000

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

2009

2008

  • Innovative playwright known for pushing the boundaries of traditional theater.

  • French-american businessman and diplomat, 63rd united states ambassador to the netherlands (b. 1939)

2007

  • Developed the first high-level programming language, FORTRAN, and the Backus-Naur form (BNF) notation.

  • American computer scientist (born in 1924)

  • British activist for animal welfare (born 1951).

  • American computer scientist (born in 1924)

2006

  • French fashion designer, bon vivant with jet-set clients. he was the son of russian and italian parents. he grew up in a poor european aristocratic household and a strong-willed mother. he was a polo player on the army cavalry unit during ww ii, and enjoyed the hollywood of the 1940s with his friends and loved ones.

  • Turkish composer and educator (b. 1945)

  • American basketball coach and player (d. 2006).

  • American singer/songwriter (born 1948).

  • Bob Papenbrook

    American voice actor (born 1955).

2005

  • Prentice Gautt was a talented football player known for breaking racial barriers in college football.

  • Renowned poet known for his lyrical works.

  • American science fiction and fantasy writer. she died 17 march 2005.

  • Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, canadian high commissioner to the united kingdom (b. 1923)

  • American historian and diplomat, united states ambassador to the soviet union (d. 2005)

2004

2003

  • Chinese mathematician, educator (born in 1902)

2002

  • Renowned professional surfer who tragically passed away at a young age.

  • Rosetta LeNoire

    Rosetta LeNoire was a talented actress known for her work in theater, film, and television.

  • Vietnamese general and politician, 6th minister of defence for vietnam (b. 1917)

  • American television broadcaster and producer (b. 1908)

  • American broadcast executive (born in 1908)

2001

  • Influential playwright known for his thought-provoking dramas.

  • Influential artist known for his unique and thought-provoking artworks.

  • Renowned for his vibrant and expressive artworks.

  • Influential playwright known for pushing the boundaries of traditional theater.

  • Influential playwright known for their thought-provoking dramas.

2000

  • Tilley Walcott was a Caribbean playwright and poet who wrote extensively about the postcolonial experience and the struggles of marginalized communities.

1999 - 1990

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

1999

  • French resistance of the second world war activist. he was a former president, international league against racism and anti-semitism.

  • Hildagarde Peplau was an American nurse theorist who developed the theory of interpersonal relations in nursing.

  • Austrian-american composer and conductor (d. 1999)

  • British comedian (born 1936).

1997

1996

1995

  • American singer-songwriter/pianist (d. 1995).

  • Grover Stephens was a chemist known for his contributions to the field of organic chemistry.

  • Age 48, youngest son of iranian ayatollah khomeini.

  • British homicide. he was a professional criminal and his identical twin brother were also guilty. he was the younger of the two and became more muscular in middle age. he was less social and slower after he had been exposed to diphtheria and measles at the age of three.

  • Jazz/blues singer/pianist (delta blues) dies at the age of 87.

1994

  • Mai Zetterling

    Actress (night is my future) dies from cancer at the age of 68

  • Ellsworth Vines was a prominent American tennis player known for his powerful serve and volley game.

  • Pioneering geneticist known for her research on the mutagenic effects of chemicals.

  • German-jewish scottish folklorist, geneticist, and zoologist (b. 1899)

  • German writer, troubles with truth, dies at 79

1993

  • Helen Hayes

    American actress, who started on stage at age five. she was a child actor and a juvenile role player that earned her adult fame which lasted throughout her life. she was nominated for two oscars and one emmy. her films included "a farewell to arms," 1931, and "anastasia," 1956.

  • American poet and translator.

  • Actor (smokey & hotwire gang), died at 62

  • Murdered member of algerian parliament.

1992

1990

  • French actress known for her roles in classic films like 'The Pink Panther'.

  • British rock bassist, blind faith, traffic, dies at the age of 44.

  • Indian art collector (b. 1896)

  • French fashion model and actress best known for her comedic roles in the pink panther (1963) and what's new pussycat? (1965). she appeared in 36 films and 17 television productions between 1948 and 1990.

  • Actress (rendez-vous de juillet), dies at 57

1989 - 1980

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

1989

  • Renowned basketball player known for his exceptional skills on the court.

  • Merritt Butrick was an actor known for his role in Star Trek II and III.

  • Merritt Butrick

    Merritt Butrick was an actor known for his role in Star Trek II and III.

1988

1987

  • Wylie Sypher was a prominent literary critic known for his work on symbolism and allegory.

  • Jr., american gangster (born 1914)

1986

1984

1983

1982

1981

  • American baseball player (d. 1981)

  • Canadian guitarist (loverboy & streetheart).

1980

1979 - 1970

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

1976

1974

  • American architect designed the salk institute, the kimbell art museum, and the bangladesh parliament building (d. 1975).

  • Versailles military man

  • Actress (lawless woman), who dies at 72

  • Estonian/us architect dies around age 73.

1973

1971

1970

  • Belgian dramatist. his farces are known for transforming common weaknesses into massive obsessions.

1969 - 1960

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

1969

  • Renowned author known for her captivating novels.

1967

1966

1965

  • American journalist and author known for his war reporting.

  • Amos Alonzo Stagg was a pioneering football player and coach known for his innovations in the sport.

  • Newscaster (its news to me) / author(fbi), dead at 62

  • California's university of chicago football coach, dies at the age of 102.

1963

1962

  • British explorer and surveyor (born 1896).

  • Actor (boston blackie - the brothers) dies at 82

1961

1959 - 1950

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

1958

1957

  • Ramon Magsaysay was a Filipino politician who served as the 7th President of the Philippines.

1956

  • A Welsh poet and author who was a prominent figure in the Welsh Renaissance of the early 20th century.

  • French physicist and chemist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1897)

  • Nobel Prize-winning physicist known for her work on artificial radioactivity.

  • American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and author (b. 1894)

1955

  • Oscar Meyer was a professional baseball player known for his exceptional pitching skills.

1954

1953

1949 - 1940

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

1949

1947

  • American wyandotte chicken, lived 18 months following decapitation (h. 1945)

1946

  • Chinese spymaster (born 1897)

1944

  • Irish politician who served as Governor-General of the Irish Free State.

1943

  • Bertha Lamme was an American electrical engineer who made significant contributions to the field.

1942

  • People's hero of yugoslavia, victim of genocide of serbs

1941

  • Nicolae Titulescu was a Romanian diplomat who served as the Foreign Minister of Romania and as the President of the League of Nations.

  • Romanian diplomat and politician who served as the Foreign Minister of Romania and as the President of the League of Nations.

  • German commandant (u100), dies in battle

  • American actress (born 1895).

  • Rus writer (crvenakonjica), executed at 46

1940

1939 - 1930

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

1937

  • English politician and businessman chancellor of the exchequer nobel prize laureate (d. 377)

1934

1933

1929 - 1920

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

1929

  • Birger Schmidt was a renowned Swedish sculptor known for his works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

1927

1926

1925

  • Kashmiri poet and writer known for his contributions to Urdu literature.

1924

1919 - 1910

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

1919

  • American author known for his works on art and criticism.

1917

  • German psychologist and philosopher. although he contributed to many areas of philosophy, his main contribution was his philosophy on mind. brentano was a charismatic teacher who had many notable students, including edmond husserl, sigmund freud and others.

1915

1912

  • Famous for leading the first expedition to reach the South Pole.

1911

  • American politician and lawyer known for his contributions to civil rights.

1910

1909 - 1900

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

1906

1902

1901

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