Died On November 17th

Discover the most famous people who died on November 17. The list includes people like Mary I of England, Catherine the Great, Auguste Rodin, Doris Lessing, Robert Owen. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, empresses & queens, diplomats and physicists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & France and many more countries.

Catherine the GreatCatherine the Great
Russian
Empress of Russia
Mary I of EnglandMary I of England
British
Queen of England and Ireland

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
British
Queen Consort of Great Britain and Ireland

Auguste RodinAuguste Rodin
French
Sculptor

Barbara DalyBarbara Daly Baekeland
American
Socialite

Audre LordeAudre Lorde
American
Writer
Lala Lajpat RaiLala Lajpat Rai
Indian
Freedom Fighter

Robert OwenRobert Owen
Welsh
 

Doris LessingDoris Lessing
British
Novelist, Short Story Writer
Eric GillEric Gill
British
Sculptor

Mirra AlfassaMirra Alfassa
French
Spiritual Guru
Lon NolLon Nol
Cambodian
Cambodian Politician

Heitor Villa-LobosHeitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian
Latin American Composer

Herman HollerithHerman Hollerith
American
Father of modern automatic computation

Immanuel VelikovskyImmanuel Velikovsky
Israeli
Author

Abba EbanAbba Eban
Israeli
Politician and Diplomat
Robert HofstadterRobert Hofstadter
American
Physicist

Louis Eugène Félix Néel Louis Néel
French
Physicist

Fred C KochFred C Koch
American
Chemical Engineer, Entrepreneur

Bal ThackerayBal Thackeray
Indian
Politician, Journalist, Painter
Ferenc PuskásFerenc Puskás
Hungarian
Footballer

Esther RolleEsther Rolle
American
Theater Actress, Film Actress, Television Actress
Reginald PoleReginald Pole
British
Archbishop of Canterbury

Fred C. KochFred C. Koch
American
Entrepreneur

Valentinian IValentinian I
Ancient Roman
Emperor
Mustafa IVMustafa IV
Turkish
Sultan

Ernst UdetErnst Udet
German
Aviator, Officer, Actor
Ruth BrownRuth Brown
American
Singer-songwriter

Giovanni Pico della MirandolaGiovanni Pico della Mirandola
Italian
Philosopher

Mervyn PeakeMervyn Peake
Chinese, British
Writer
Elizabeth of HungaryElizabeth of Hungary
German, Hungarian
Saint

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Don GibsonDon Gibson
American
Songwriter
Jakob BöhmeJakob Böhme
German, Polish
philosopher, Christian mystic, and Lutheran

Bo SchembechlerBo Schembechler
American
American football player, Sports administrator

Antoine of NavarreAntoine of Navarre
French
King of Navarre

Thomas C. KinkaidThomas C. Kinkaid
American
Officer
Gertrude the GreatGertrude the Great
German
Nun
Queen MaryQueen Mary
British
Politician, Queen

John III of SwedenJohn III of Sweden
Swedish
King

Henry LehmanHenry Lehman
American
merchant, banker, businessperson

Erskine Hamilton ChildersErskine Hamilton Childers
Irish, British
President
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of ElginThomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
British
Diplomat

James P. JohnsonJames P. Johnson
American
composer, pianist, jazz musician

Maria Josepha of AustriaMaria Josepha of Austria
Austrian
 

Charles W. ChesnuttCharles W. Chesnutt
American
Author

Harrison A. WilliamsHarrison A. Williams
American
Politician
Akshaya MohantyAkshaya Mohanty
Indian
composer

Bernardo BellottoBernardo Bellotto
Polish
Painter, Graphic artist
Emperor JomeiEmperor Jomei
Japanese
Emperor

Carl AkeleyCarl Akeley
American
Taxidermist

Ernestine Schumann-HeinkErnestine Schumann-Heink
Austrian, German, American
Contralto
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron ErskineThomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
British, Scottish
Lawyer

Richard Norman ShawRichard Norman Shaw
British, Scottish
Architect
Theodor LeschetizkyTheodor Leschetizky
Polish
Pianist

Alain-René LesageAlain-René Lesage
French
Novelist

Ninomiya SontokuNinomiya Sontoku
Japanese
Philosopher

Willy BurgdorferWilly Burgdorfer
Swiss, American
Scientist

Francis McClintockFrancis McClintock
British
Explorer
Guy PeellaertGuy Peellaert
Belgian
Artist

Carle VernetCarle Vernet
French
Painter

Ante TrumbićAnte Trumbić
Croatian
Lawyer

Tharrawaddy MinTharrawaddy Min
Burmese
King
Raymond PearlRaymond Pearl
American
Biologist

Mathilde MarchesiMathilde Marchesi
German
Soprano
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-TyneThomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
British
Statesman

Johan August BrinellJohan August Brinell
Swedish
Engineer

François-Joseph-Victor BroussaisFrançois-Joseph-Victor Broussais
French
Physician
Dame Gladys CooperDame Gladys Cooper
British
Actress

Jacques MédecinJacques Médecin
French
Politician
David IgnatowDavid Ignatow
American
Poet

Bo BergmanBo Bergman
Swedish
Writer

Annibale CaroAnnibale Caro
Italian
Writer
John M. DawsonJohn M. Dawson
American
American physicist

David MarrDavid Marr
British
 
George GurnettGeorge Gurnett
Canadian
journalist, politician

John EvershedJohn Evershed
British
Astronomer

John EarleJohn Earle
British
Bishop

Dorothy AlexanderDorothy Alexander
American
Ballet Dancer
Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of NewcastleThomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle
British
 
Baby BollingerBaby Bollinger
American
Infant

Cho Joong-hoonCho Joong-hoon
South Korean
Businessman