Died On July 17th
Discover the most famous people who died on July 17. The list includes people like Adam Smith, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Ty Cobb. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, nurses and f1 drivers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Russia, United Kingdom & France and many more countries.
Edward Heath09 July 1916, British
Former British Prime Minister
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia18 June 1901, Russian
Daughter of Tsar Nicholas II
Adam Smith16 June 1723, Scottish
Economist and Philosopher
Billie Holiday07 April 1915, American
Musician
Peter III of Russia21 February 1728, Russian
Emperor of Russia
Gloria Vanderbilt20 February 1924, American
Artist, Actress
John Coltrane23 September 1926, American
Saxophonist, Composer
Jules Bianchi03 August 1989, French
F1 Driver
Edward the Elder0874 AD, British
King of Wessex
Walter Cronkite04 November 1916, American
Broadcaster
Ty Cobb18 December 1886, American
American Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia12 August 1904, Russian
Tsarevich of Russia
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey13 March 1764, British
Former Prime Minister of United Kingdom
James Abbott McNeill Whistler11 July 1834, American
Painter
Dorothea Dix04 April 1802, American
Social Reformer
Jadwiga of Poland1373 AD, Hungarian
First Female Monarch of Poland
Nicholas II18 May 1868, Russian
Henri Poincare29 April 1854, French
Mathematician and Philosopher
Janet Lane-Claypon03 February 1877, British
Physician
Alexandra Feodorovna06 June 1872, German
Saint
Nicholas II of Russia18 May 1868, Russian
Emperor
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia15 November 1895, Russian
Politician, Nurse
Juan Manuel Fangio24 June 1911, Argentinian
Entrepreneur, Formula One driver, Racecar driver
Jim Bridger17 March 1804, American
Mountaineer
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia10 June 1897, Russian
Politician, Nurse
Katharine Graham16 June 1917, American
Publisher
Elaine Stritch02 February 1925, American
Theater Actress
Charlotte Corday27 July 1768, French
French radical
Pat Roach19 May 1937, British
Actor
Dizzy Dean16 January 1910, American
American baseball player
Dizzy Dean16 January 1910, American
Famous Baseball Players
Mickey Spillane09 March 1918, American
Novelist
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Karl Wolff13 May 1900, German
Politician, Officer
Robert Guiscard1015 AD, French
Condottiero
Isabella Stewart Gardner14 April 1840, American
Art collector
Maude Adams11 November 1872, American
Actress
Paul Touvier03 April 1915, French
Police officer
William T. G. Morton09 August 1819, American
Physician, Dentist
Giovanni Giolitti27 October 1842, Italian
Politician
William Wesley Peters12 June 1912, American
Engineer, Architect
Alfred Munnings08 October 1878, British
painter
Edward Akufo-Addo26 June 1906, Ghanaian
Judge, Lawyer, Politician
Pope Leo IV0790 AD, Italian
Pope
Ary Scheffer10 February 1795, French
painter, sculptor
Robert Wiene27 April 1873
Film director, Screenwriter
Lovis Corinth21 July 1858, German, Russian
Painter, Sculptor, University teacher, Graphic
Riad Al Solh1894 AD, Lebanese
politician
David Kelly14 May 1944, British
Scientist
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia26 June 1899, Russian
Duchess
Margo10 May 1917, Mexican
actor, film actor, television actor
Dragoljub Mihailović01 April 1893, Swedish, Yugoslav
General
Ernst Busch06 July 1885, German, British
Senior officer
Hugo Gunckel Lüer10 August 1901, Chilean
Pharmacist
Giuseppe Castiglione19 July 1688, Italian
painter, missionary, draughtsperson, engraver
Jed Johnson30 December 1948, American
film director, film editor, cinematographer,
Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle22 October 1818, French
French poet
Susanne Katherina Langer20 December 1895, American
Álvaro Obregón19 February 1880, Mexican
General
Leszek Kołakowski23 October 1927, Polish, British
Polish philosopher