8 notable people died on February 17, including Heinrich Heine, José López Portillo, Chilperic II.
21st Century
1 deathJosé López Portillo
lawyerpolitician
58th President of Mexico
20th Century
1 death
Nikolai Kann
ministerpedagogue
Estonian educator and politician (1873-1948)
19th Century
3 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)
18th Century
2 deaths
Joachim d'Alencé
astronomerphysician
French astronomer (-1707)
Kilian Stobæus
historiannaturalist
Swedish physician (1690-1742)
8th Century
1 death
Chilperic II
monarch
King of Neustria
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