Discover the most famous people who died on April 17. The list includes people like Benjamin Franklin, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, A. Alfred Taubman, Roger Wolcott Sperry, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Famous personalities featured on this list, include philosophers, poets, composers and political leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Famous As: Founding Father of the United States
Birthdate: January 17, 1706
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1790
Famous As: Professional Wrestler
Birthdate: December 27, 1969
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States
Died: 2016
Famous As: Photographer
Birthdate: September 4, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Scarsdale, New York, United States
Died: 1998
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Famous As: Nobel Prize Winner in Literature
Birthdate: March 6, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aracataca, Colombia
Died: 2014
Famous As: President of India (1962-67)
Birthdate: September 5, 1888
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Thiruttani, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: 1975
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: November 4, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
Famous As: First lady of the United States (1989-1993)
Birthdate: June 8, 1925
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: 2018
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Famous As: Philanthropist
Birthdate: September 7, 1932
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Italy
Died: 2003
Famous As: guitarist,singer, singer-songwriter, composer
Birthdate: October 3, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Albert Lea
Died: 1960
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: July 18, 1972
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mulbagal, Kolar, Karnataka, India
Died: 2004
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Famous As: Early feminist author and philosopher who studied everything around her and argued forcefully that all women should be allowed to do the same
Birthdate: November 12, 1648
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nepantla de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexico
Died: 1695
Famous As: actor,singer, musician, opera singer
Birthdate: September 3, 1910
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Orleans
Died: 2007
Famous As: Civil Rights Activist
Birthdate: March 11, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Linden, Alabama, United States
Died: 1990
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: May 22, 1940
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2011
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Famous As: stage actor, film actor
Birthdate: December 1, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Buffalo
Died: 1987
Famous As: Physician,Martial artist
Birthdate: July 9, 1847
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Foshan, China
Died: 1925
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: March 5, 1916
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Asika Aska, Bihar, India
Died: 1997
Birthdate: August 7, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Manhattan
Died: 1988
Famous As: Organist, Musician
Birthdate: January 23, 1950
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Flemington, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2008
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: June 26, 1913
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Basse-Pointe, Martinique, France
Died: 2008
Famous As: Neuropsychologist
Birthdate: August 20, 1913
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1994
Famous As: Holy Roman emperor
Birthdate: July 26, 1678
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1711
Famous As: philosopher
Birthdate: February 8, 0412
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Constantinople
Died: 0485
Famous As: Sculptor, Painter
Birthdate: September 23, 1899
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi
Died: 1988
Famous As: Former writer who wrote novels, short fiction and autobiographical works that are infused with spiritual questioning and reflection
Birthdate: July 6, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Died: 1986
Famous As: Political leader
Birthdate: January 18, 1868
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kuze, Izumi, Japan
Died: 1948
Famous As: Saint
Birthdate: 1656 AD
Birthplace: Auriesville, New York, United States
Died: 1680
Famous As: Polymath
Birthdate: December 16, 1905
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1996
Famous As: Footballer
Birthdate: October 29, 1943
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Eighton Banks, England
Died: 2020
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Famous As: Archbishop
Birthdate: January 16, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2015
Famous As: Cardiologist
Birthdate: October 17, 1930
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died: 2003
Famous As: Journalist
Birthdate: September 12, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Monroe, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1974
Famous As: Pope
Birthdate: 0810 AD
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 0858
Famous As: Duke
Birthdate: August 27, 1471
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Meissen, Germany
Died: 1539
Famous As: Political figure
Birthdate: December 21, 1874
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: León, Nicaragua
Died: 1946
Famous As: Biochemist
Birthdate: February 21, 1895
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Copenhagen
Died: 1976
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: September 16, 1803
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockbridge, Vermont, United States
Died: 1876
Famous As: Businessman
Birthdate: September 14, 1910
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Katakolo, Greece
Died: 2003
Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: February 7, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2003
Famous As: Jazz trumpeter
Birthdate: January 7, 1908
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1967
Famous As: Boxer
Birthdate: April 8, 1917
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: 1991
Famous As: Soldier
Birthdate: February 1, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Waurika, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2020
Famous As: Composer
Birthdate: September 28, 1681
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: 1764
Famous As: Professional wrestler
Birthdate: April 7, 1970
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 2017
Famous As: Director
Birthdate: May 23, 1882
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: 1954
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: September 11, 1853
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baden bei Wien, Austria
Died: 1940
Famous As: Film Editor
Birthdate: December 3, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: 2010
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: April 1, 1837
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cali, Colombia
Died: 1895
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: July 3, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: 2014
Famous As: President of Peru (1985-90, 2006-11)
Birthdate: May 23, 1949
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
Died: 2019