29 notable people died on June 17, including Donald J. Cram, Arthur Harden, John III of Navarre.
21st Century
5 deathsDC
Donald J. Cram
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1987)
Roberto Marcelo Levingston
military officerpolitician
President of Argentina (1920-2015)
AS
Andrei Ivanovich Stepanov
diplomathistorian
Russian diplomat
AC
Atiqul Haque Chowdhury
authorwriter
TV personality (1930-2013)
GK
Grigory Klinishov
nuclear physicist
Russian physicist (1930–2023)
20th Century
16 deaths
Arthur Harden
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1929)
Victor-Charles Mahillon
musical instrument makermusician
Belgian musician and writer on musical topics (1841-1924)
Bernt A. Nissen
biographerjournalist
Journalist
Philip J. Bone
biographermandolinist
English musician
Michael Johan Færden
authorLutheran pastor
Norwegian priest (1836–1912)
John Cowper Powys
literary criticphilosopher
British writer, lecturer and philosopher (1872-1963)
Francisco Urondo
journalistpartisan
Argentine poet and political activist. (1930–1976)
Yuri Nagibin
children's writerjournalist
Russian writer (1920–1994)
Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf
composerpianist
Swedish musician (1840–1913)
José Manuel Pando
politician
President of Bolivia (1849-1917)
Máximo Gómez Báez
military officerpolitician
Cuban-dominican Major General (1836-1905)
Enrico Persico
physicist
Italian physicist (1900–1969)
MB
Margaret Bullock
journalistpainter
New Zealand journalist, writer, feminist, social reformer and artist (1845-1903)
MO
Margaret Oppen
artistembroiderer
Australian artist (1890-1975)
Mohammad-Hadi Shadmehr
military officer
Iranian military officer
TB
Thomas Brydone
farmergeneral manager
New Zealand land company manager, farm manager and freezing industry developer (1837-1904)
19th Century
2 deaths
Lewis Cass
diplomatlawyer
American politician (1782-1866)
Josef Goldstein
cantorcomposer
Hungarian artist (1836-1899)
18th Century
1 deathKO
Kane O'Hara
composerplaywright
Irish composer and playwright
17th Century
3 deaths
Mumtaz Mahal
empress consortpoet
Mughal empress
Giacomo Torelli
architectengineer
Italian stage designer, engineer, and architect (1608-1678)
Adriaan Heereboord
philosopheruniversity teacher
Dutch philosopher (1614-1661)
16th Century
2 deaths
John III of Navarre
kingruler
King of Navarre
Johannes Stadius
astrologerastronomer
Astronomer, astrologer, mathematician
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