12 notable people died on March 17, including Keffer Hartline, Betty Williams, Derek Walcott.
21st Century
2 deaths
Betty Williams
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1976)
Derek Walcott
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1992)
20th Century
5 deaths
Keffer Hartline
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1967)
William Unwin
civil engineerengineer
British civil and mechanical engineer
Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae
archivisthistorian
Norwegian historian and professor (1834-1910)
Soledad Acosta
editorhistorian
Colombia Writer (1833-1913)
Taixu
Buddhist monkwriter
Qing Dynasty buddhist (1890-1947)
19th Century
1 death
Anna Brownell Jameson
art historianauthor
Author, penwoman, art historian, governess, literary critic (-1860)
18th Century
1 death
Daniel Bernoulli
economistmathematician
Swiss mathematician (1700-1782)
17th Century
2 deaths
Andreas Schato
mathematicianuniversity teacher
German mathematician (1539-1603)
Benjamin Bramer
architectinstrument maker
German architect and mathematician
5th Century
1 death
Valentinian III
monarchpolitician
Emperor of the Western Roman Empire (419-455)
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