People who died on October 17
2002
Derek Bell (musician) (d: October 17, 2002)
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2001
Rehavam Zeevi (d: October 17, 2001)
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1991
Tennessee Ernie Ford, American musician (b: February 13, 1919 ; d: October 17, 1991)
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1979
S. J. Perelman, American humorist and author (b: February 1, 1904 ; d: October 17, 1979)
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1973
Gene Krupa, American drummer (b: January 15, 1909 ; d: October 17, 1973)
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Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian writer (b: June 25, 1926 ; d: October 17, 1973)
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1970
Pierre Laporte, Canadian statesman (assassinated) (b: February 25, 1921 ; d: October 17, 1970)
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1967
Henry Pu Yi (d: October 17, 1967)
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1958
Charlie Townsend, English cricketer (b: November 7, 1876 ; d: October 17, 1958)
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1931
Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist (b: July 2, 1884 ; d: October 17, 1931)
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1910
Julia Ward Howe, American composer (b: May 27, 1819 ; d: October 17, 1910)
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1887
Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist (b: March 12, 1824 ; d: October 17, 1887)
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1849
Frédéric Chopin, Polish-French composer and pianist (b: March 1, 1810 ; d: October 17, 1849)
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1806
Jean-Jacques Dessalines (d: October 17, 1806)
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1780
William Cookworthy, English chemist (b: April 11, 1705 ; d: October 17, 1780)
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1776
Pierre François le Courayer (d: October 17, 1776)
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1757
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (b: February 28, 1683 ; d: October 17, 1757)
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1673
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English statesman (b: August 1, 1630 ; d: October 17, 1673)
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1660
Adrian Scrope (d: October 17, 1660)
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1586
Philip Sidney, English courtier, soldier, and writer (b: November 30, 1554 ; d: October 17, 1586)
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532
Pope Boniface II (d: October 17, 532)
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