9 notable people died on November 17, including Robert Hofstadter, Louis Néel, Baeda Maryam I.
20th Century
3 deaths
Robert Hofstadter
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1961)
Louis Néel
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1970)
George Armitstead
engineerentrepreneur
Latvian politician (1847–1912)
19th Century
3 deaths
Abraham Dob Bär Lebensohn
poetwriter
Lithuanian Jewish academic (1794–1878)
Alexander Chavchavadze
military personnelpoet
Georgian writer and military figure
George Gurnett
journalistpolitician
Canadian politician (1792-1861)
16th Century
1 death
Jón Arason
Bible translatorCatholic bishop
Roman Catholic bishop
15th Century
2 deaths
Baeda Maryam I
monarch
Ethiopian Emperor
Melozzo da Forlì
architectpainter
Italian Renaissance painter and architect (1438-1494)
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