22 notable people died on July 17, including Ladislaus IV of Hungary, Samuel Finley, Alessandro Braccesi.
21st Century
1 death
Phyllis Ntantala-Jordan
activistwriter
South African political activist and author
20th Century
12 deaths
Walther Spring
chemistphysicist
Belgian chemist
Clarence Bicknell
anthropologistarchaeologist
British botanist and archaeologist (1842-1918)
Richard Helms
botanical collectorbotanist
German born Australian/New Zealand botanist, entomologist, explorer and collector (1842-1914)
Edward Janczewski
biologistbotanical collector
Polish botanist (1846-1918)
Emilios Riadis
composerpianist
Greek musician and poet (1890–1935)
Theodor Rosetti
diplomatjournalist
Prime Minister of Romania (1837-1923)
Guðmundur Finnbogason
philosopherpsychologist
Icelandic psychologist, philosopher, librarian
Pepa Martins de Abreu
actorjournalist
Portuguese writer, jornalist and actress
Eduardo González Lanuza
poetwriter
Argentine writer
Czesław Marek
composerpianist
Polish musician (1891-1985)
Daniel Alomía Robles
composerethnomusicologist
Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist (1871–1942)
William Piguenit
painter
Australian artist (1836-1914)
19th Century
3 deaths
Frédéric Sauvage
engineeroperator
French boat builder
Gábor Mátray
archaeologistcomposer
Librarian, composer, historian (1797–1875)
Pantazi Ghica
literary criticpoet
19th-century Romanian writer and politician
18th Century
3 deaths
Samuel Finley
Christian ministerminister
American colonial (1715–1766)
Samuel Henzi
revolutionarywriter
Swiss writer, politician and revolutionary
Daniel Juslenius
lexicographerlinguist
Finnish writer
17th Century
1 death
Amandus Polanus
pedagoguephilosopher
German Reformed theologian
16th Century
1 death
Alessandro Braccesi
diplomatpoet
Italian Renaissance humanist
13th Century
1 death
Ladislaus IV of Hungary
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary (1262-1290)
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