21 notable people died on April 17, including Roger W. Sperry, Domnall mac Ailpín, Georg von Peuerbach.
20th Century
7 deaths
Roger W. Sperry
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1981)
Michael Ashikodi Agbamuche
lawyerminister
Nigerian jurist
Maria Bakunin
biologistchemist
Italian chemist and biologist
Ludwig Herzer
librettistphysician writer
Austrian librettist and writer (1872–1939)
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McKee Rankin
actorscreenwriter
Canadian-American actor and theatrical manager (1841–1914)
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu
diplomateconomist
Romanian politician (1900-1954)
Yi Sang
architectessayist
Korean writer (1910–1937)
19th Century
4 deaths
John Davidson Godman
anatomistnaturalist
American naturalist and anatomist (1794–1830)
Peter Anker
art collectordiplomat
Norwegian general, diplomat and painter (1744-1832)
Jorge Isaacs
diplomatnovelist
Colombian writer and politician (1837-1895) Turín turan
William Ashford
painter
British artist (1746-1824)
18th Century
4 deaths
Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten
mathematicianphysicist
Mathematician (1732-1787)
Johann Jacob Ferber
chemistmineralogist
Swedish mineralogist
Benjamin Franklin
diplomatpolitician
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
Haquin Spegel
hymnwriterpolitician
Swedish archbishop (1645-1714)
16th Century
2 deaths
Nilus of Sora
monkphilosopher
Russian theologian and saint
MI
Minkhaung II
monarch
King of Ava
15th Century
1 death
Georg von Peuerbach
astronomermathematician
Austrian mathematician and astronomer (1423-1461)
13th Century
1 death
Albrecht II.
composerwriter
Abt 1235 - 17 Apr 1298 near Schloss Leinstetten
11th Century
1 death
Anawrahta
king
Founder of the Pagan Empire
9th Century
1 death
King of the Picts from 858 to 862
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