Died on October 17
Remembering 26 notable people who died on this day
🇺🇸Alberta Hunter
deceasedAmerican blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984) · 1895–1984
Days lived
Lived 32,707 days
🇦🇹Angelika Werthmann
deceasedAustrian politician (1963-2019) · 1963–2019
Days lived
Lived 20,434 days
Anton Magnis
deceasedentrepreneur · 1862–1944
Days lived
Lived 30,112 days
August Landmesser
deceasedNotable Trials · 1910–1944
Days lived
Lived 12,566 days
🇨🇳Ba Jin
deceasedwriter · 1904–2005
Days lived
Lived 36,852 days
Bernhard Kellermann
deceasedYouTube personality · 1879–1951
Days lived
Lived 26,525 days
🇦🇹Carmen Cartellieri
deceasedactor · 1891–1953
Days lived
Lived 22,757 days
🇺🇸Fred Scolari
deceasedbasketball player · 1922–2002
Days lived
Lived 29,451 days
🇩🇪Fritz Wittmann
deceasedGerman politician (1933-2018) · 1933–2018
Days lived
Lived 31,257 days
🇮🇹Giovanni Gronchi
deceasedpolitician · 1887–1978
Days lived
Lived 33,275 days
🇩🇪Helmut Gollwitzer
deceasedGerman Protestant (Lutheran) theologian and author (1908–1993) · 1908–1993
Days lived
Lived 30,974 days
🇩🇪Hermann auf der Heide
deceasedGerman Olympian in field hockey · 1911–1984
Days lived
Lived 26,803 days
🇫🇷Hermann Vogel
deceasedFrench painter (1856-1918) · 1856–1918
Days lived
Lived 22,783 days
🇭🇺Imre Kozma
deceasedHungarian catholic priest, activist (1940–2024) · 1940–2024
Days lived
Lived 30,817 days
🇦🇹Ingeborg Bachmann
deceasedYouTube personality · 1926–1973
Days lived
Lived 17,282 days
🇦🇹Jean Améry
deceasedwriter · 1912–1978
Days lived
Lived 24,093 days
🇺🇸Joey Bishop
deceasedAmerican entertainer (1918–2007) · 1918–2007
Days lived
Lived 32,764 days
🇩🇪Manfred Gerlach
deceasedpolitician · 1928–2011
Days lived
Lived 30,478 days
🇯🇵Masaru Emoto
deceasedJapanese writer · 1943–2014
Days lived
Lived 26,021 days
🇫🇷Natalia Goncharova
deceasedartist · 1881–1962
Days lived
Lived 29,691 days
🇺🇸Olaf Henriksen
deceasedDanish-American baseball player (1888-1962) · 1888–1962
Days lived
Lived 27,202 days
🇩🇪Paul Westermeier
deceasedGerman actor (1892–1972) · 1892–1972
Days lived
Lived 29,320 days
🇪🇸Santiago Ramón y Cajal
deceasedSpanish scientist (1852-1934) · 1852–1934
Days lived
Lived 30,119 days
🇮🇱Shimon Bejarno
deceasedIsraeli politician (1910-1971) · 1910–1971
Days lived
Lived 22,300 days
🇺🇸Stanford R. Ovshinsky
deceasedentrepreneur · 1922–2012
Days lived
Lived 32,836 days
🇩🇪Wieland Wagner
deceasedwriter · 1917–1966
Days lived
Lived 18,183 days