23 notable people died on October 17, including Andrew V. Schally, Andreas Osiander, Caspar Hedio.
21st Century
1 death
Andrew V. Schally
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1977)
20th Century
10 deaths
William Jackson Pope
chemistcrystallographer
British chemist (1870-1939)
Gordon Macready
engineermilitary personnel
British Army general (1891-1956)
Carmen Cartellieri
actorfilm actor
Austrian actress (1891-1953)
Adolfo Saldías
diplomathistorian
Argentine politician (1849-1914)
Máximo Ramón Lira Donoso
journalistpolitician
Chilean politician, deputy, journalist and mayor (1846-1916)
Tite Margwelaschwili
journalistphilosopher
Georgian writer and philosopher
Abdel-Halim Mahmoud
imamwriter
Egyptian Sufi and Sheikh (1910–1978)
Henri Crolla
actorcomposer
French musician (1920-1960)
Karol Pniak
flying acemilitary officer
Polish flying ace (1910–1980)
HS
Hakim Said
homeopathpolitician
Pakistani medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and governor of Sindh Province (1920–1998)
19th Century
4 deaths
Johann Kaspar Mörikofer
historianparson
Swiss historian (1799-1877)
Bernhard von Beskow
historianpoet
Swedish dramatist and historian (1796-1868)
RB
Raphael Berdugo
rabbiwriter
1747-1821 Moroccan writer
Henry Hunter
architect
Australian architect
18th Century
3 deaths
Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt
chemistpharmacist
French chemist
Archibald Pitcairne
anatomistmathematician
Scottish physician and poet (1652–1713)
Johann Ludwig Aberli
etcherpainter
Swiss painter and etcher (1723-1786)
16th Century
5 deaths
Andreas Osiander
mathematiciantheologian
German Protestant reformer, 1498-1552
Caspar Hedio
historiantheologian
German academic
Bernardo Rucellai
diplomathumanist
Italian humanist
Johannes Mathesius
Christian ministerhymnwriter
German theologian
Philip Sidney
diplomatmilitary personnel
English poet, courtier, diplomat (1554-1586)
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