25 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
11 deaths
Gordon Macready
engineermilitary personnel
British Army general (1891-1956)
William Jackson Pope
chemistcrystallographer
British chemist (1870-1939)
Carmen Cartellieri
actorfilm actor
Austrian actress (1891-1953)
Máximo Ramón Lira Donoso
journalistpolitician
Chilean politician, deputy, journalist and mayor (1846-1916)
Adolfo Saldías
diplomathistorian
Argentine politician (1849-1914)
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)
JV
Johannes Võerahansu
paintersculptor
Estonian painter (1902-1980)
19th Century
4 deaths
Bernhard von Beskow
historianpoet
Swedish dramatist and historian (1796-1868)
Johann Kaspar Mörikofer
historianparson
Swiss historian (1799-1877)
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)
17th Century
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Anna Maria von Baden-Durlach
painterpapercut artist
German poet and painter
16th Century
5 deaths
Andreas Osiander
mathematiciantheologian
German Protestant reformer, 1498-1552
Caspar Hedio
historiantheologian
German academic
Bernardo Rucellai
diplomathumanist
Italian humanist
Philip Sidney
diplomatmilitary personnel
English poet, courtier, diplomat (1554-1586)
Johannes Mathesius
Christian ministerhymnwriter
German theologian
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