7 notable people died on October 17, including Andrew V. Schally, Andreas Osiander, Bernardo Rucellai.
21st Century
1 death
Andrew V. Schally
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1977)
18th Century
2 deaths
Archibald Pitcairne
anatomistmathematician
Scottish physician and poet (1652–1713)
Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt
chemistpharmacist
French chemist
16th Century
4 deaths
Andreas Osiander
mathematiciantheologian
German Protestant reformer, 1498-1552
Bernardo Rucellai
diplomathumanist
Italian humanist
Caspar Hedio
historiantheologian
German academic
Philip Sidney
diplomatmilitary personnel
English poet, courtier, diplomat (1554-1586)
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