25 notable people died on December 17, including Victor F. Hess, Leopold II of Belgium, Pepin I of Aquitaine.
21st Century
2 deaths
Osamu Hayaishi
biochemistchemist
Japanese biochemist (1920–2015)
KR
Kamal Ahmed Rizvi
actorplaywright
Pakistani actor and playwright (1930-2015)
20th Century
12 deaths
Victor F. Hess
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1936)
Leopold II of Belgium
monarch
King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909
Lars Magnus Ericsson
entrepreneurindustrialist
Swedish inventor and founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson (1846–1926)
Ferdinand Gonseth
mathematicianphilosopher
Swiss mathematician (1890-1975)
Einar Billing
hymnwriterpolitician
Bishop of Västerås (1871-1939)
EK
Eva Kotchever
booksellerentrepreneur
Polish-Jewish lesbian writer and women's rights activist
Henry Grainger
diplomatjournalist
Australian politician (1848–1923)
Adriaan Jozef Heymans
painterwatercolorist
Belgian painter (1839-1921)
Ignác Acsády
historian
(1845–1906) historian
Rudolf Grauer
explorerhunter
Austrian zoologist and explorer (1870-1927)
JN
Josefina Niggli
novelistplaywright
Anglo-American playwright and novelist
US
Umrao Singh Sher-Gil
philologistphotographer
Indian photographer
19th Century
4 deaths
Olinde Rodrigues
economistfinancier
French banker and mathematician (1795–1851)
George Brayton
engineerinventor
American mechanical engineer (1830–1892)
Simón Bolívar
military officerpolitician
Venezuelan statesman and military officer (1783–1830)
William B. Cushing
military officer
United States Navy officer (1842-1874)
18th Century
1 deathCL
Charles Labelye
architectcivil engineer
Swiss mathematician and bridge engineer
15th Century
2 deaths
Amirdovlat of Amasia
bibliographerlexicographer
15th-century ethnic Armenian physician and writer.
Geiami
painter
Japanese artist (1431-1485)
13th Century
1 death
Rumi
Islamic juristliterary scholar
Iranian poet
12th Century
1 death
Averroes
astronomerjudge
Arab Andalusian Muslim writer and philosopher (1126–1198)
10th Century
1 death
Ar-Radi
caliphpoet
20th Abbasid Caliph (r. 934–940)
9th Century
1 death
Pepin I of Aquitaine
monarch
9th-century Frankish king
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