Died On December 17th

Discover the most famous people who died on December 17. The list includes people like Kim Jong-il, Rumi, Leopold II of Belgium, William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Jennifer Jones. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, physicists and mathematicians and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom and many more countries.
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 1 
Rumi
(Persian Poet)
Rumi
55
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 30, 1207
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Balkh, Afghanistan
Died: 1273
 2 
Simon Bolivar
(Revolutionary & Military Leader)
Simon Bolivar
39
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 24, 1783
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Died: 1830
 3 
Penny Marshall
(Actress)
Penny Marshall
13
Birthdate: October 15, 1943
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2018
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 4 
Dana Andrews
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Fred Derry’ in the Film ‘The Best Years of Our Lives’)
Dana Andrews
6
Birthdate: January 1, 1909
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Collins, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1992
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 5 
Jennifer Jones
11
Birthdate: March 2, 1919
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: 2009
 6 
Leopold II of Belgium
(Former King of the Belgians (1865 - 1909))
Leopold II of Belgium
29
Birthdate: April 9, 1835
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: 1909
 7 
Harold Holt
(Former Prime Minister of Australia)
Harold Holt
18
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 5, 1908
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stanmore
Died: 1967
 8 
Daniel Inouye
(Former United States Senator from Hawaii (1963 - 2012))
Daniel Inouye
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 7, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died: 2012
 9 
Lord Kelvin
(Mathematician, Physicist)
Lord Kelvin
16
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 26, 1824
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Belfast
Died: 1907
 10 
Captain Beefheart
(Singer)
Captain Beefheart
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 15, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glendale, California, U.S.
Died: 2010
 11 
Don Draper
(Actor)
Don Draper
7
Birthdate: September 25, 1929
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Modesto, California, USA
Died: 1990
 12 
Queen Nzinga
(17th Century Queen of Angola)
Queen Nzinga
13
Birthdate: 1583 AD
Birthplace: Kingdom of Matamba
Died: 1663
 13 
Otto Graham
(American Football Player)
Otto Graham
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 6, 1921
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Waukegan, Illinois, USA
Died: 2003
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 14 
Chris Henry
(American football player)
Chris Henry
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 17, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2009
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 15 
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
(Botanist, Pharmacist, Physician, Agronomist, Nutritionist)
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 12, 1737
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montdidier
Died: 1813
 16 
Grover Washington, Jr.
(Saxophonist)
Grover Washington, Jr.
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 12, 1943
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Died: 1999
 17 
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
(Former Duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla (1814 - 1847))
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
2
Birthdate: December 12, 1791
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1847
 18 
Alphonse Daudet
(French Novelist Known for His Books ‘Le Petit Chose’ and ‘Fromont jeune et Risler aîné’)
Alphonse Daudet
39
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 13, 1840
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nîmes, France
Died: 1897
 19 
Janet Margolin
(Actress)
Janet Margolin
1
Birthdate: July 25, 1943
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1993
 20 
Nur Jahan
(Mughal Emperor Jahangir's Wife Who Exerted Immense Political Influence)
Nur Jahan
2
Birthdate: 1577 AD
Birthplace: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Died: 1645
 21 
Sammy Baugh
(American Professional Football Player Who Played as Quarterback and Coach)
Sammy Baugh
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 17, 1914
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Temple, Texas, United States
Died: 2008
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 22 
Cesária Évora
(Former Singer-songwriter who was nominated for her first Grammy Award in 1995 for her album Cesaria)
Cesária Évora
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 27, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mindelo, Cape Verde
Died: 2011
 23 
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
(Mayor of Aldeburgh)
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 9, 1836
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Whitechapel
Died: 1917
 24 
Kim Jong-il
(Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1997 to 2011)
Kim Jong-il
77
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 16, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vyatskoye, Russia
Died: 2011
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 25 
Henry Heimlich
(Physician, University teacher)
Henry Heimlich
4
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: February 3, 1920
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wilmington
Died: 2016
 26 
Dorothy L. Sayers
(English crime writer and poet.)
Dorothy L. Sayers
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 13, 1893
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Oxford, England
Died: 1957
 27 
Deon Dreyer
(Diver)
Deon Dreyer
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 7, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: South Africa
Died: 1994
 28 
Ibn an-Nafīs
(Polymath)
Ibn an-Nafīs
0
Birthdate: 1213 AD
Birthplace: Damascus, Syria
Died: 1288
 29 
Ai Iijima
(Former writer of Platonic Sex a semi-autobiographical novel)
Ai Iijima
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 31, 1972
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kameido, Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2008
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 30 
Désirée Clary
(Queen)
Désirée Clary
2
Birthdate: November 8, 1777
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: 1860
 31 
Marguerite Yourcenar
(French Novelist, Essayist and First Woman Elected to the 'Académie Française')
Marguerite Yourcenar
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 8, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: 1987
 32 
Hound Dog Taylor
(Guitarist, Singer)
Hound Dog Taylor
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 12, 1915
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Natchez, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1975
 33 
Amin al-Hafiz
(Former President of Syria)
Amin al-Hafiz
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 12, 1921
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Aleppo, Syria
Died: 2009
 34 
Jack Anderson
(Journalist)
Jack Anderson
1
Birthdate: October 19, 1922
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States
Died: 2005
 35 
Paul Greco
(Actor, Musician)
Paul Greco
1
Birthdate: October 21, 1955
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2008
 36 
Peter Warlock
(Composer)
Peter Warlock
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 30, 1894
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London
Died: 1930
 37 
Ruby Murray
(Singer)
Ruby Murray
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 29, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Donegall Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died: 1996
 38 
Tom Wesselmann
(Painter)
Tom Wesselmann
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 23, 1931
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cincinnati
Died: 2004
 39 
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
(1st Secretary General of NATO (1952 - 1957) )
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 21, 1887
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Died: 1965
 40 
Constance Garnett
(English translator)
Constance Garnett
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 19, 1861
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brighton, England
Died: 1946
 41 
C. Vann Woodward
(Historian)
C. Vann Woodward
1
Birthdate: November 13, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vanndale, Arkansas, United States
Died: 1999
 42 
Henry Cuesta
(Musician)
Henry Cuesta
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 23, 1931
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: McAllen, Texas, United States
Died: 2003
 43 
Gérard Blain
(Actor)
Gérard Blain
0
Birthdate: October 23, 1930
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2000
 44 
Francis Beaufort
(Irish Hydrographer Who was the Creator of the Beaufort Scale for Indicating Wind Force)
Francis Beaufort
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 27, 1774
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Died: 1857
 45 
Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto
(A Pioneer of the Trade Union Movement in Indonesia and the Founder of Sarekat Islam)
Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 16, 1882
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Desa Bakur, Indonesia
Died: 1934
 46 
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted
(Danish Physical Chemist Who Developed the 'Brønsted–Lowry Acid–Base Theory')
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 22, 1879
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Varde, Denmark
Died: 1947
 47 
William B. Cushing
(Naval officer)
William B. Cushing
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 4, 1842
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Delafield, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1874
 48 
Victor Francis Hess
(Discoverer of Cosmic Rays)
Victor Francis Hess
0
Birthdate: June 24, 1883
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Peggau
Died: 1964
 49 
Saint John of Matha
(Saint)
Saint John of Matha
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 23, 1169
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Faucon-de-Barcelonette, France
Died: 1213
 50 
Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
(Prince-Elector)
Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 5, 1722
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dresden Castle, Dresden, Germany
Died: 1763