Died on February 17
Remembering 28 notable people who died on this day
🇩🇪Alex Hannig
deceasedGerman athletics competitor (1897–1987) · 1897–1987
Days lived
Lived 32,626 days
🇬🇧Andrew Weatherall
deceasedEnglish DJ, record producer, and remixer (1963-2020) · 1963–2020
Days lived
Lived 20,772 days
Avni Engüllü
deceasedTurkish journalist · 1947–2024
Days lived
Lived 27,923 days
🇰🇪David Lelei
deceasedKenyan distance runner (1971-2010) · 1971–2010
Days lived
Lived 14,164 days
🇭🇺Ferenc Olgyay
deceasedpainter (1872–1939) · 1872–1939
Days lived
Lived 24,285 days
Giordano Bruno
deceasedNotable Trials · 1548–1600
Days lived
Lived 19,041 days
🇮🇹Giuseppe Ros
deceasedItalian boxer (1942–2022) · 1942–2022
Days lived
Lived 29,004 days
🇫🇷Guy Laroche
deceasedFrench fashion designer (1921-1989) · 1921–1989
Days lived
Lived 24,689 days
🇩🇪Hans Baur
deceasedGerman military aviator (1897–1993) · 1897–1993
Days lived
Lived 34,942 days
🇩🇪Hans Scherbart
deceasedGerman field hockey player · 1905–1993
Days lived
Lived 31,841 days
🇦🇹Hans Thimig
deceasedactor · 1900–1991
Days lived
Lived 33,082 days
🇩🇪Heinz Schillinger
deceasedGerman artist and graphic designer (1929-2008) · 1929–2008
Days lived
Lived 28,695 days
Jens Emil Mungard
deceasedwriter · 1885–1940
Days lived
Lived 20,135 days
Johan Galtung
deceasedNotable Trials · 1930–2024
Days lived
Lived 34,085 days
🇫🇮Juhani Salakka
deceasedFinnish weightlifter (1950-2015) · 1950–2015
Days lived
Lived 23,534 days
🇩🇪Konrad Helbig
deceasedGerman photographer (1917–1986) · 1917–1986
Days lived
Lived 25,083 days
🇺🇸Lefty Gomez
deceasedfilm director · 1908–1989
Days lived
Lived 29,304 days
🇨🇭Léon Savary
deceasedSwiss writer (1895-1968) · 1895–1968
Days lived
Lived 26,592 days
Levan Tediashvili
deceasedathlete · 1948–2024
Days lived
Lived 27,733 days
🇨🇭Marcel Bezençon
deceasedSwiss broadcasting executive (1907-1981) · 1907–1981
Days lived
Lived 26,957 days
Otto Sackur
deceasedchemist · 1880–1914
Days lived
Lived 12,195 days
🇬🇧Peter Skellern
deceasedEnglish singer, songwriter and pianist (1947–2017) · 1947–2017
Days lived
Lived 25,544 days
🇮🇳Purushottam Shivaram Rege
deceasedMarathi writer from Maharashtra, India · 1910–1978
Days lived
Lived 24,672 days
🇺🇸Red Ruffing
deceasedAmerican baseball player and coach (1905–1986) · 1905–1986
Days lived
Lived 29,511 days
🇩🇪Siegbert Tarrasch
deceasedGerman chess player, chess writer, and chess theoretician (1862–1934) · 1862–1934
Days lived
Lived 26,282 days
🇩🇪Sonja Ziemann
deceasedGerman actress (1926–2020) · 1926–2020
Days lived
Lived 34,343 days
🇦🇹Tala Birell
deceasedactor · 1907–1958
Days lived
Lived 18,424 days
🇺🇸Thelonious Monk
deceasedAmerican jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982) · 1917–1982
Days lived
Lived 23,507 days