28 notable people died on January 17, including Catherine of Aragon, Jitō, Antoine de Loménie.
21st Century
5 deaths
Mohamed Rouicha
singersinger-songwriter
Moroccan Amazigh Singer / Folk (1950–2012)
Homero Cárpena
actorfilm director
Actor (1910-2001)
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Surjit Hans
poetwriter
Punjabi poet
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
composermusic educator
Indian singer
Homayoun Khorram
composerviolinist
Iranian composer and violinist
20th Century
6 deaths
István Réti
art historiangraphic artist
Hungarian artist (1872–1945)
Elias Blix
Bible translatorhymnwriter
Norwegian writer (1836-1902)
Joaquim Nabuco
autobiographerdiplomat
Brazilian writer and statesman
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Edward Craigie
bakerbutcher
Australian politician
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Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli
anthropologistarchaeologist
Italian archaeologist and art historian (1900-1975)
Elisa Caroline Bommer
botanical collectorbotanist
Belgian botanist (1832-1910)
19th Century
8 deaths
Pietro Moscati
chemistphysician
Italian physician (1739-1824)
William Wagner
politicianscientist
American philanthropist (1796-1885)
Alden Partridge
politicianwriter
United States Army officer
Malla Silfverstolpe
diaristsalonnière
Swedish salon-holder (1782–1861)
Elizabeth Willing Powel
salonnièresocialite
American socialite and women letter writer
François-Xavier-Anselme Trudel
editorlawyer
Canadian politician
Joseph Tassé
journalistnewspaper editor
Canadian politician (1848-1895)
Juan Montalvo
writer
Ecuadorian writer (1832-1889)
18th Century
4 deaths
Johann Christoph Heilbronner
mathematiciantheologian
German mathematical historian and theologian
John Ray
botanistbryologist
British botanist (1627–1705)
Yosa Buson
calligrapherhaiku poet
Poet and painter from Japan (1716–1784)
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Charles III Le Moyne
colonial administratormilitary officer
French noble, Governor of Montreal
17th Century
3 deaths
Antoine de Loménie
ambassadordiplomat
French diplomat
Joseph Furttenbach
architectdiarist
German architect (1591-1667)
Tamás Erdődy
military leaderpolitician
Hungarian count, imperial military general, Ban of Croatia
16th Century
1 death
Catherine of Aragon
aristocratdiplomat
First wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)
8th Century
1 death
Jitō
poetpolitician
Empress of Japan (645-703)
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