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.
GeronimoAmerican
Leader
Jiddu KrishnamurtiIndian
Public Speaker & Philosopher
Thelonious MonkAmerican
Jazz Pianist & Composer
Giordano BrunoItalian
Philosopher
Richard BriersBritish
Actor
Albert I of BelgiumBelgian
3rd Belgian King
Wilfrid LaurierCanadian
7th Prime Minister of Canada
Ernst JüngerGerman
Soldier, Author, Entomologist
Alfred P. SloanAmerican
CEO of General Motors Corporation
Christopher Latham SholesAmerican
Inventor of the QWERTY Keyboard
MoliereFrench
Playwright, Actor and Stage Manager
Alfred NewmanAmerican
American composer
MannaBangladeshi
actor
Lee StrasbergAmerican
Film actor, Theatre director, Film director, Stage
Mindy McCreadyAmerican
Singer, Songwriter
Graham SutherlandBritish
Painter, Artist
Teddy HartAmerican
Actor
Heinrich HeineGerman
Poet
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of RussiaRussian
Politician, Military personnel
Dave DuersonAmerican
Football Players
Kathryn GraysonAmerican
Actress
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of RussiaStatesman, Military personnel, Architect
Johann Heinrich PestalozziSwiss
Pedagogue
Hans HofmannGerman
Painter, Artist
José López PortilloMexican
Politician, Lawyer, University teacher
Henry Steel OlcottAmerican
Military Officer
Hans BaurGerman
Aviator, Military personnel
Mesrop MashtotsArmenian
Linguist
Florence KelleyAmerican
Social Reformer
Maurice PaponFrench
Politician, Businessperson, Police officer
Bruno WalterGerman
Conductor, Pianist, Composer, Autobiographer,
Ray BarrettoAmerican
Percussionist
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Gregorio AllegriItalian
composer, priest, cantor, singer, cleric
Tom ReganAmerican
Philosopher, University teacher
Antoine GallandFrench
Archaeologist
Muhammad ibn Jarir al-TabariIraqi, Iranian
Historian
Guy LarocheFrench
Grand couturier
Adolphe QueteletBelgian
Belgian astronomer
James MacphersonScottish
Poet, Translator, Writer
David GarnettBritish
Writer
Michael NovakAmerican
Philosopher
Marie-Louise von FranzSwiss
Psychologist, Scientist, Writer
Ulric NeisserGerman, American
Psychologist, University teacher
Siegbert TarraschGerman, Polish
Chess player
JovianSerbian
Emperor
Ferdinando CarulliItalian
Composer, Guitarist, Musicologist, Classical
Nicolas BouvierSwiss
Swiss writer
John MartinBritish
engraver, painter
Giuliano BugiardiniItalian
Painter
Omar SivoriArgentinian, Italian
Football player
Saint MesrobArmenian
Linguist,