Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Oct-17

Died on This Day (Oct-17)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Tomiichi Murayama Tomiichi Murayama 81st Prime Minister of Japan Prime Minister of Japan 101 1
Mitzi Gaynor Mitzi Gaynor American actress American actress 93 2
  Wasil Doolwal Kashmiri political activist 36 3
  Rajes Perumal Malaysian footballer Malaysian footballer 37 4
Elijah Cummings Elijah Cummings American politician US.Representative 68 7
Ara Güler Ara Güler Turkish photographer Armenian-Turkish photojournalist 90 8
Gord Downie Gord Downie Canadian musician, writer Canadian rock musician 53 9
  John Morton Blum John Morton Blum was an American historian, active from 1948 to 1991. American political historian and Yale professor 90 15
Mack Cleveland Mack Cleveland Member of Florida State Legislature Member of Florida State Legislature 86 16
Carla Boni Carla Boni Carla Boni , was an Italian singer. Italian singer 84 17
Levi Stubbs Levi Stubbs Levi Stubbs was an American baritone singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the R&B group the Four Tops, who released a variety of Motown hit records during the 1960s and 1970s. Singer, actor 72 18
Joey Bishop Joey Bishop Joseph Abraham Gottlieb , known professionally as Joey Bishop, was an American entertainer who appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series playing a talk/variety show host, then later hosted a late-night talk show with Regis Philbin as his young sidekick on ABC. American entertainer 89 19
Marcia Tucker Marcia Tucker American art critic American art critic 66 20
  Jay Livingston Jay Livingston was an American composer best known as half of a song-writing duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. American composer 86 25
Bob Maas Bob Maas Adrianus Lambertus Joseph "Bob" Maas was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and took the Silver medal. Olympic sailor 88 30
Tennessee Ernie Ford Tennessee Ernie Ford Ernest Jennings Ford , known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and western, pop, and gospel musical genres. American singer and television host 72 35
Alfonso Gumucio Reyes Alfonso Gumucio Reyes Alfonso Gumucio Reyes was a political leader of the Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario and one of its founding members in 1940. Bolivian politician 67 45
Edward Marczewski Edward Marczewski Edward Marczewski was a Polish mathematician. He was born Szpilrajn but changed his name while hiding from Nazi persecution. Polish mathematician 68 50
Bernhard Kellermann Bernhard Kellermann Bernhard Kellermann was a German author and poet. German author 72 75
Annemarie von Nathusius Annemarie von Nathusius Annemarie von Nathusius, originally Anna Maria Luise von Nathusius , was a German novelist who wrote boldly about issues of women’s sexuality and lived a distinctly unconventional life. German publisher 52 100