Died On February 17th
Discover the most famous people who died on February 17. The list includes people like Thelonious Monk, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Christopher Latham Sholes, Alfred P. Sloan, Alfred Newman. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, composers, philosophers and pianists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, France & Italy and many more countries.
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Geronimo(Bedonkohe Apache Leader of the Chiricahua Apache)
Birthdate: June 16, 1829
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Arizpe Municipality, Mexico
Died: 1909
2
Rush Limbaugh(Conservative Political Commentator and Host of 'The Rush Limbaugh Show')
Birthdate: January 12, 1951
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Died: 2021
Birthdate: October 10, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States
Died: 1982
4
Mindy McCready
(Platinum-selling country music singer who is known for albums like 1996's Ten Thousand Angels)
Birthdate: November 30, 1975
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Died: 2013
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Moliere(French Playwright and One of the Greatest Writers of French Comedy)
Birthdate: January 15, 1622
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rue Saint Honoré, Paris, France
Died: 1673
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Lee Strasberg
(Actor, Director)
Birthdate: November 17, 1901
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Budaniv, Ukraine
Died: 1982
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Richard Briers(Best Known for His Roles in TV Series: ‘Roobarb’, ‘Marriage Lines’ and ‘Noah and Nelly in… SkylArk’)
Birthdate: January 14, 1934
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Merton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Died: 2013
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: February 14, 1819
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mooresburg, Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1890
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Kathryn Grayson
(American Coloratura Soprano and Actress)
Birthdate: February 9, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
Birthdate: May 1, 1919
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wexford, Ireland
Died: 2005
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Heinrich Heine(German Poet & Literary Critic Know for His Works 'Germany. A Winter's Tale' and 'Buch der Lieder')
Birthdate: December 13, 1797
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Germany
Died: 1856
Birthdate: March 17, 1900
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1970
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Graham Sutherland
(Painter, Artist)
Birthdate: August 24, 1903
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Streatham
Died: 1980
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Al-Tabari
(Iranian Historian and Educator)
Birthdate: 0839 AD
Birthplace: Āmol, Iran
Died: 0923
Birthdate: May 23, 1875
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Haven
Died: 1966
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Giordano Bruno(Philosopher & Mathematician Known For His Cosmological Theories)
Birthdate: 1548
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nola, Italy
Died: 1600
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Dorothy Gibson
(Former Film Actress best remembered as a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic and for starring in the first motion picture based on the disaster)
Birthdate: May 17, 1889
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1946
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Šaban Šaulić
(Legendary Serbian Folk Music Star)
Birthdate: September 6, 1951
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Šabac, Serbia
Died: 2019
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Andrzej Zulawski
(Polish filmmaker)
Birthdate: November 22, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lwów, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic USSR
Died: 2016
Birthdate: April 8, 1875
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: 1934
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Florence Kelley
(American Social and Political Reformer and the Pioneer of the Term 'Wage Abolitionism')
Birthdate: September 12, 1859
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1932
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Mesrop Mashtots
(Linguist)
Birthdate: 0362 AD
Birthplace: Hatzikk, Armenia
Died: 0440
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Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
(Swiss Educational Reformer and Pedagogue Who Exemplified Romanticism in His Approach)
Birthdate: January 12, 1746
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
Died: 1827
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Ray Barretto
(Percussionist)
Birthdate: April 29, 1929
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2006
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Lefty Gomez
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: November 26, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rodeo, California, United States
Died: 1989
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Jack Cole
(Choreographer, Dancer)
Birthdate: April 27, 1911
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1974
Birthdate: August 8, 1951
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Davenport, Iowa, United States
Died: 1994
Birthdate: November 20, 1841
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Canada
Died: 1919
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Brad Van Pelt
(American football player, Basketball player)
Birthdate: April 5, 1951
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Owosso, Michigan, United States
Died: 2009
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Michael Novak
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: September 9, 1933
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2017
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Henry Steel Olcott
(Military Officer)
Birthdate: August 2, 1832
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: City of Orange, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1907
Birthdate: 0331 AD
Birthplace: Singidunum
Died: 0364
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Alexander Bashlachev
(Poet)
Birthdate: May 27, 1960
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cherepovets, Russia
Died: 1988
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John Martin
(engraver, painter)
Birthdate: July 19, 1789
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Haydon Bridge
Died: 1854
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Antoine Galland
(Archaeologist)
Birthdate: April 4, 1646
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rollot, France
Died: 1715
Birthdate: May 12, 1895
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Madanapalle
Died: 1986
Birthdate: December 6, 1964
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tangail District, Bangladesh
Died: 2008
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Adolphe Quetelet
(Belgian Astronomer and Mathematician Who Introduced Statistics in Social Sciences)
Birthdate: February 22, 1796
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ghent
Died: 1874
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Shmuel Yosef Agnon
(Israeli Novel Writer)
Birthdate: July 17, 1888
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Buchach, Ukraine
Died: 1970
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Richard N. Cabela
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: October 8, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chappell, Nebraska, United States
Died: 2014
Birthdate: May 17, 1921
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1998
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James Macpherson
(Poet, Translator, Writer)
Birthdate: October 27, 1736
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ruthven
Died: 1796
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Hans Hofmann
(American Painter Known for His Role in the Development of Abstract Expressionism)
Birthdate: March 21, 1880
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Weissenburg in Bayern, Germany
Died: 1966
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Gregorio Allegri
(A Roman Catholic Priest and a Celebrated Composer)
Birthdate: 1582 AD
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 1652
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Red Ruffing
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: May 3, 1905
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Granville, Illinois, United States
Died: 1986
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Ruby Hunter
(Singer-Songwriter)
Birthdate: October 31, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Murray Bridge, Australia
Died: 2010
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Ulric Neisser
(Psychologist, University teacher)
Birthdate: December 8, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kiel
Died: 2012
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Siegbert Tarrasch
(German Chess player)
Birthdate: March 5, 1862
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Died: 1934
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Jan Swammerdam
(Dutch Biologist and Microscopist Who Was the First to Observe and Describe 'Red Blood Cells')
Birthdate: February 12, 1637
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: 1680
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Marie-Louise von Franz
(Swiss Jungian Psychologist and Scholar)
Birthdate: January 4, 1915
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1998