13 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
5 deaths
Tite Margwelaschwili
journalistphilosopher
Georgian writer and philosopher
Máximo Ramón Lira Donoso
journalistpolitician
Chilean politician, deputy, journalist and mayor (1846-1916)
Adolfo Saldías
diplomathistorian
Argentine politician (1849-1914)
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Carmen Cartellieri
actorfilm actor
Austrian actress (1891-1953)
Abdel-Halim Mahmoud
imamwriter
Egyptian Sufi and Sheikh (1910–1978)
19th Century
1 death
Johann Kaspar Mörikofer
historianparson
Swiss historian (1799-1877)
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
Caspar Hedio
historiantheologian
German academic
Bernardo Rucellai
diplomathumanist
Italian humanist
Philip Sidney
diplomatmilitary personnel
English poet, courtier, diplomat (1554-1586)
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