29 notable people died on February 17, including Heinrich Heine, José López Portillo, Chilperic II.
21st Century
5 deathsJP
José López Portillo
lawyerpolitician
58th President of Mexico
Johan Galtung
mathematicianpolitical scientist
Norwegian sociologist and peace scholar
Elda Cerrato
painterplastic artist
Artist (1930–2023)
JK
Jens Martin Knudsen
astronomerastrophysicist
Danish astrophysicist (1930–2005)
PA
Per Andersen
neuroscientistprofessor
Norwegian brain researcher (1930–2020)
20th Century
11 deaths
Nikolai Kann
ministerpedagogue
Estonian educator and politician (1873-1948)
Miklos von Konkoly-Thege
astronomerphysicist
Hungarian physicist and astronomer (1842-1916)
Victor Alter
engineeropinion journalist
Jewish socialist activist and publicist (1890–1943)
Patriarch Benjamin I of Constantinople
clericnon-fiction writer
266th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Lajos Hevesi
criticjournalist
Hungarian writer, critic and journalist (1843–1910)
Ōtsuki Fumihiko
historianlexicographer
Japanese linguist and lexicographer (1847–1928)
Selina Chönz
children's writerwriter
Swiss author (1910-2000)
Husayn Muruwwa
historianintellectual
Lebanese Marxist intellectual writer journalist and literary critic (1910–1987)
MZ
Marģeris Zariņš
composerconductor
Latvian composer (1910–1993)
PR
Purushottam Shivaram Rege
poetwriter
Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India
JD
John Dunkley
paintersculptor
Jamaican artist (1891-1947)
19th Century
7 deaths
Heinrich Heine
composeressayist
German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)
Adolphe Quetelet
astronomerbotanist
Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist (1796-1874)
Llewelyn Lloyd
naturalistwriter
British naturalist (1792-1876)
John Martin
architectartist
English painter, engraver and illustrator (1789–1854)
José Burgos
Catholic priestwriter
Filipino priest martyred in 1872
Angelo Boucheron
painter
Italian painter (1780-1859)
Juan José de Aycinena y Piñol
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Guatemalan politician (1792-1865)
18th Century
3 deaths
Joachim d'Alencé
astronomerphysician
French astronomer (-1707)
Kilian Stobæus
historiannaturalist
Swedish physician (1690-1742)
Erik Benzelius the Elder
church historianpriest
Swedish bishop
17th Century
1 death
Johann Heermann
hymnwriterpoet
German poet hymn-writer (1585-1647)
16th Century
1 death
Francesco da Sangallo
architectsculptor
Italian artist (1494-1576)
8th Century
1 death
Chilperic II
monarch
King of Neustria
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