28 notable people died on April 17, including Roger W. Sperry, Domnall mac Ailpín, Georg von Peuerbach.
20th Century
13 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)
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)
Ivan Lukov
military officermilitary personnel
Bulgarian military personnel (1871-1926)
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Soma Morgenstern
journalistpoet lawyer
Austrian writer (1890-1976)
Władysław Filipkowski
military officer
Polish general (1892–1950)
MS
Mircea Streinul
journalistpoet
Romanian poet
GT
Giorgos Themelis
poetwriter
Greek writer (1900-1976)
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Francis S. Walker
etcherpainter
Irish painter, illustrator and etcher (1848-1916)
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
Haquin Spegel
hymnwriterpolitician
Swedish archbishop (1645-1714)
Benjamin Franklin
diplomatpolitician
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
17th Century
1 death
Caspar Ziegler
composerhymnwriter
German jurist, poet and composer (1621-1690)
16th Century
2 deaths
Nilus of Sora
monkphilosopher
Russian theologian and saint
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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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