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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

Audre LordeAudre Lorde
American
Writer

Lala Lajpat RaiLala Lajpat Rai
Indian
Freedom Fighter

Auguste RodinAuguste Rodin
French
Sculptor
Barbara DalyBarbara Daly Baekeland
American
Socialite

Doris LessingDoris Lessing
British
Novelist, Short Story Writer

Robert OwenRobert Owen
Welsh
 
Eric GillEric Gill
British
Sculptor

Mirra AlfassaMirra Alfassa
French
Spiritual Guru
Herman HollerithHerman Hollerith
American
Father of modern automatic computation

Lon NolLon Nol
Cambodian
Cambodian Politician

Heitor Villa-LobosHeitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian
Latin American Composer

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

Valentinian IValentinian I
Ancient Roman
Emperor

Fred C. KochFred C. Koch
American
Entrepreneur
George Stephen MorrisonGeorge Stephen Morrison
American
Aviator

Giovanni Pico della MirandolaGiovanni Pico della Mirandola
Italian
Philosopher
Elizabeth of HungaryElizabeth of Hungary
German, Hungarian
Saint

Mustafa IVMustafa IV
Turkish
Sultan

Ernst UdetErnst Udet
German
Pilot
Bo SchembechlerBo Schembechler
American
American football player, Sports administrator

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Ruth BrownRuth Brown
American
Singer-songwriter
Jakob BöhmeJakob Böhme
German, Polish
philosopher, Christian mystic, and Lutheran

Mervyn PeakeMervyn Peake
Chinese, British
Writer

Antoine of NavarreAntoine of Navarre
French
King of Navarre

Don GibsonDon Gibson
American
Songwriter
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of NewcastleThomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
British
Statesman
Gertrude the GreatGertrude the Great
German
Nun

John III of SwedenJohn III of Sweden
Swedish
King

John MandevilleJohn Mandeville
British
Author

Thomas C. KinkaidThomas C. Kinkaid
American
Officer
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of ElginThomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
British
Diplomat

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

Harrison A. WilliamsHarrison A. Williams
American
Politician

Charles W. ChesnuttCharles W. Chesnutt
American
Author

Queen MaryQueen Mary
British
Politician, Queen
Erskine Hamilton ChildersErskine Hamilton Childers
Irish, British
President

Maria Josepha of AustriaMaria Josepha of Austria
Austrian
 
Henry LehmanHenry Lehman
American
merchant, banker, businessperson

Theodor LeschetizkyTheodor Leschetizky
Polish
Pianist

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

Akshaya MohantyAkshaya Mohanty
Indian
composer
Carl AkeleyCarl Akeley
American
Taxidermist

Ernestine Schumann-HeinkErnestine Schumann-Heink
Austrian, German, American
Contralto

Richard Norman ShawRichard Norman Shaw
British, Scottish
Architect

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron ErskineThomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
British, Scottish
Lawyer

Whitney SmithWhitney Smith
American
Vexillologist
Pete NewellPete Newell
American
Basketball coach

Ninomiya SontokuNinomiya Sontoku
Japanese
Philosopher

Raymond PearlRaymond Pearl
American
Biologist

Carle VernetCarle Vernet
French
Painter
Willy BurgdorferWilly Burgdorfer
Swiss, American
Scientist

Tharrawaddy MinTharrawaddy Min
Burmese
King
Alain-René LesageAlain-René Lesage
French
Novelist

Guy PeellaertGuy Peellaert
Belgian
Artist

Francis McClintockFrancis McClintock
British
Explorer
Marguerite Vivian YoungMarguerite Young
American
Author

Ante TrumbićAnte Trumbić
Croatian
Lawyer
Mathilde MarchesiMathilde Marchesi
German
Soprano

Jacques MédecinJacques Médecin
French
Politician

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

David IgnatowDavid Ignatow
American
Poet
Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de MontausierCharles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier
French
Military officer

Johan August BrinellJohan August Brinell
Swedish
Engineer

Bo BergmanBo Bergman
Swedish
Writer

Annibale CaroAnnibale Caro
Italian
Writer
Ursula HerkingUrsula Herking
German
Actress
John M. DawsonJohn M. Dawson
American
American physicist

George GurnettGeorge Gurnett
Canadian
journalist, politician

David MarrDavid Marr
British
 

Erich BautzErich Bautz
German
Cyclist
John EvershedJohn Evershed
British
Astronomer

John EarleJohn Earle
British
Bishop

Dorothy AlexanderDorothy Alexander
American
Ballet Dancer

Gert Gunther HoffmannGert Gunther Hoffmann
German
Actor

Baby BollingerBaby Bollinger
American
Infant
Cho Joong-hoonCho Joong-hoon
South Korean
Businessman

Emma MarwedelEmma Marwedel
German, American
Educator
Gottfried Heinrich, count zu PappenheimGottfried Heinrich, count zu Pappenheim
German
German officer