22 notable people died on August 17, including Johannes Lazo, Johannes Nikolaus Tetens, Ferdinand Karl Schweikart.
21st Century
3 deaths
Elsimar Coutinho
gynecologistscientist
Brazilian scientist, professor, gynecologist and television personality
Sirkka Selja
poetwriter
Finnish poet
Sirak Melkonian
painter
Iranian-Armenian Modern Artist (1930-2024)
20th Century
11 deaths
Jacob van Deventer
military personnelwriter
South African general
Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet
historianpolitician
British statesman and author (1838-1928)
Anna Caspari Agerholt
authorteacher
Norwegian feminist
Julio Ugarte y Ugarte
journalistphilosopher
Peruvian philosopher
Ioan Slavici
journalistphilologist
Romanian writer (1848–1925)
Mary O'Donovan Rossa
editorpoet
Irish nationalist, poet (1845–1916), editor
Stanisław Jerzy Rothert
journalistsprinter
Polish sprinter and journalist
Hans Eduard von Berlepsch-Valendas
architectexlibrist
Swiss artist (1849-1921)
Mihail Davidoglu
playwright
Romanian playwright
GM
George Magheru
physicianpoet
Poet and playwright
EM
Efrén Núñez Mata
physicianpoet
Poet (1890–1974)
19th Century
6 deaths
Johannes Nikolaus Tetens
mathematicianphilosopher
German-Danish philosopher (1736-1807)
FS
Ferdinand Karl Schweikart
juristmathematician
German mathematician
Sveinbjörn Egilsson
philologistpoet
Icelandic poet (1791-1852)
Gheorghe Dem Theodorescu
biographerchildren's writer
Wallachian-born Romanian folklorist, literary historian and journalist
Carl Otto Mörner
diplomatmilitary officer
Swedish noble
Michel-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay
military officer
Canadian army officer
18th Century
1 death
Petter Dass
Lutheran pastorpoet
Norwegian priest and poet
16th Century
1 death
Johannes Lazo
humanistpoet
Hungarian poet (1448-1523)
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