Abdelaziz Guerda has died at age 79
Abdelaziz Guerda, the Algerian actor and stage director, died on August 17, 2026, aged 79. Born on December 2, 1946, in the Casbah of Algiers, he built a career in…
Deaths on August 17
This archive lists notable deaths associated with August 17 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on August 17, 2026.
Ron Smith has died at age 90
Ron Smith, the English footballer who played on the left wing for Altrincham, Crewe Alexandra and Southport, died on August 17, 2026, aged 90. Born in Liverpool on 7 June…
Paul Shaw has died at age 77
Paul Shaw, a Canadian Olympic sport shooter, died on August 17, 2026, aged 77. Born in Collingwood, Ontario, on April 20, 1949, he represented Canada in the men's trap event…
Itziar Alba Orbegozo passed away at age 83
Itziar Alba Orbegozo, a Spanish politician and member of the Basque Parliament, died on August 17, 2026, aged 83. Born in Goizueta in 1947, she was a member of the…
O. J. Brigance passed away at age 56
O. J. Brigance, an American football player who competed in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League, died on August 17, 2026, at age 56 from complications of…
Orientate passes away at age 28
Orientate, an American Thoroughbred racehorse and 2002 Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner, died on August 17, 2026, aged 28. Foaled in Kentucky in 1999, the American-bred colt was bred by Gainesway…
Sylvie Rimbert has died at age 99
Sylvie Rimbert, the French geographer and cartographer, died on August 17, 2026, aged 99. A graduate of Strasbourg I University, she became a pioneer in the use of computer tools…
Obituary: Frank Beard, dead at age 77
Frank Beard, the American Hall of Fame rock drummer best known for his long run with ZZ Top, died on August 17, 2026, aged 77. Born Frank Lee Beard in…
Vincent Van Brunt has died at age 82
Vincent Van Brunt, an American chemical engineer, died on August 17, 2026, aged 82. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he attended Friends Academy in Long Island before earning a bachelor’s…
Mike Bailey death at age 84
Mike Bailey, the English footballer and manager who played for Charlton Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers and England, died on August 17, 2026, aged 84, following complications from dementia. Born in Wisbech…
Bob Lee dead at age 81
Bob Lee, an American football player who spent part of his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Rams, died on August 17, 2026, aged 81.…
Mile Korun passes away at age 97
Mile Korun, the Slovenian theatre director, died on August 17, 2026, aged 97. Born in Ljubljana on October 30, 1928, he worked across several theatre disciplines, including direction, сценography, costume…
Andreas Hoppe dies at age 66
Andreas Hoppe, the German actor best known for roles in Alaska.de and Black Forest, died on August 17, 2026, aged 66. Born in West Berlin on June 1, 1960, he…
Nick Glennie-Smith dead at age 74
Nick Glennie-Smith, the English film composer behind scores for The Rock, The Man in the Iron Mask and We Were Soldiers, died on August 17, 2026, aged 74. Born Nickolas…
Klaus Törnudd obituary: died at age 94
Klaus Törnudd, the Finnish diplomat and researcher, died on August 17, 2026, aged 94. Born in Helsinki on December 26, 1931, he studied at the University of Helsinki and later…
Johnny Schuth death at age 84
Johnny Schuth, the French football goalkeeper known for his time with Strasbourg and Metz, died on August 17, 2026, aged 84. Born Jean Schuth in Saint-Omer on December 7, 1941,…
Stanislas Lalanne died at age 78
Stanislas Lalanne, the French Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Pontoise from 2013 to 2024, died on August 17, 2026, aged 78. Born Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne…
Javier Lasagabaster dies at age 93
Javier Lasagabaster, a Spanish politician and lawyer, died on August 17, 2026, aged 93. Born Javier José Luis Lasagabaster Echarri in Pasaia on January 5, 1933, he served as Minister…
Alex Fiorio dead at age 61
Alex Fiorio, the Italian rally driver, died on August 17, 2026, aged 61, after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. Born Alessandro Fiorio in Turin on March 10, 1965, he made…
Nicolas Altmayer dies at 61
Nicolas Altmayer, a French film producer, died on August 17, 2026, at age 61 in a car crash. Born on September 8, 1962, he worked in partnership with his brother…
Andrey Sobolyev death at age 71
Andrey Sobolyev, a Russian political figure, died on August 17, 2026, aged 71. Born Andrey Nikolayevich Sobolev on December 1, 1954, in Ostrovnoy, he served as a member of the…
Fritz Schramma passes away at age 78
Fritz Schramma, the German politician who served as mayor of Cologne, died on August 17, 2026, aged 78. Born in Cologne on August 27, 1947, he built his career in…
Harry van der Kamp passes away at age 79
Harry van der Kamp, the Dutch bass singer and voice teacher, died on August 17, 2026, aged 79. Born in Kampen in 1947, he became known for work in opera…
Liu Jiyuan dead at age 93
Liu Jiyuan, a Chinese space engineer, died on August 17, 2026, aged 93. Born Chen Jiyuan on August 1, 1933, he was from Xing County in Shanxi Province and became…
Obituary: Frank Beard, dead at age 77
Frank Beard, the American Hall of Fame rock drummer best known for his long tenure with ZZ Top, died on August 17, 2026, aged 77. Born Frank Lee Beard on…
Dick Stevens passes away at age 78
Dick Stevens, an American football player who spent five seasons as an offensive tackle with the Philadelphia Eagles, died on August 17, 2026, aged 78, from complications of dementia and…
Robert Lanou dies at age 98
Robert Lanou, an American physicist, died on August 17, 2026, aged 98. Born Robert Eugene Lanou Jr. on February 13, 1928, in Colchester, Vermont, he studied at the University of…
Kenneth Chen died at age 86
Kenneth Chen, a Singaporean architect and politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1992 to 2001, died on August 17, 2026, aged 86. Born Kenneth Chen Koon Lap…
Sonia Melchett, died aged 100
Sonia Melchett, the British socialite and author known in later life as Sonia Elizabeth Sinclair, died on August 17, 2026, aged 100. Born Sonia Graham, she was the daughter of…
Sofia Södergård dies at 39
Sofia Södergård, a Swedish dancer, choreographer, drag performer and actor, died on August 17, 2026, aged 39. Born Hanna Sofia Charlotta Södergård Treichl in Selångers församling in Sundsvall, she trained…
James Farris has died at age 33
American baseball player (Arizona Wildcats Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Death of Achyut Potdar at age 90
Indian actor (Dabangg 2 Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Derry O’Sullivan passed away at age 81
Irish poet Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Tendai Ndoro obituary: died at age 40
Zimbabwean footballer (Cape Town City Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Death of Jules Witcover at age 98
American journalist Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Hans-Bert Matoul passed away at age 80
German footballer (FC Sachsen Leipzig Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Elon Dershowitz dies at age 64
American film producer (The Whole Truth) Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Jack McClelland, died aged 74
American Hall of Fame poker tournament director Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Jorge Maestro passed away at age 73
Argentine screenwriter and playwright Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Obituary: Eduard Carbonell, dead at age 78
78-79 Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Marcelo Bianconi passed away at age 69
Brazilian journalist Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Torsten Michaelis dies at 64
German actor Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Jasna Malec death at age 80
Croatian actress Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Abraham Than dead at age 97
Burmese Roman Catholic prelate Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Víctor Maldonado has died at age 98
Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Nissar obituary: died at age 65
Indian film director (Sudhinam Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Niilo Halonen, died aged 84
Finnish ski jumper Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Nicolae Todos passed away at age -1
Moldovan politician Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Jihad Abu, died aged 56
Jordanian journalist Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Jehad Abu died at age 56
Jordanian journalist Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Gary Hooper has died at age 86
Australian Paralympian Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Julio César death at age 100
Venezuelan cyclist Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Obituary: João Barreiras, dead at age 60
Portuguese politician Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Karl-Rudolf Hornberger has died at age 94
German photographer and writer Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Mark Kirton dies at age 67
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Landon Jones dies at 80
American editor and author Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Adolf M. death at age 84
German historian Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Ronny Borchers has died at age 76
German football player (Eintracht Frankfurt) and manager (Kickers Offenbach Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Kevin Kehilly has died at age 74
Irish Gaelic footballer (Cork) Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Tommy Roberts dead at age 96
American sportscaster and entrepreneur Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Victor Okuley dies at -1
Ghanaian politician Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
John Woods death at age 87
Canadian logician and philosopher Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Ron Barge dies at age 87
Canadian children's television presenter (CFCN-DT) Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Tadeusz Trębacz passed away at age 91
Polish social activist Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Rakesh Pal, died aged -1
Indian flag officer Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Death of Michael Sperberg-McQueen at age 70
American philologist and markup language specialist Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Vladislav Gostishchev dies at 83
Russian actor (At the Beginning of Glorious Days Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Virginia Ogilvy, passes away at age 91
American aristocrat Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Obituary: Boris Bystrov, dead at age 79
Russian actor Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Obituary: Lorenzo Vella, dead at age 43
Maltese politician Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Franciszek Smuda passes away at age 76
Polish football coach and player Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Johnny “Dandy” passed away at age 78
American bongo player of Puerto Rican descent Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Eugene Quilban died at age 58
Filipino basketball player Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Alain Delon death at age 88
French actor (Rocco and His Brothers Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Obituary: Zhou Guangzhao, dead at age 95
Chinese theoretical physicist Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Christian Estèbe obituary: died at age -1
French novelist Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
John Aprea died at age 83
American actor (The Godfather Part II Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Tommy Clish passes away at age 91
English footballer (Darlington) Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
John Goto, died aged 74
British photographic artist Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Lolita death at age -1
c. 57 Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Mirfatyh Zakiev passed away at age 95
Russian academic in the domain of Turkology scholar Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Gabriella Kotsis passes away at age 96
Hungarian Olympic volleyball player Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Death of Bernadete Pacífico at age 72
Brazilian quilombola Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Karol J. dies at 85
American astronaut (STS-6 Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Death of Jiří Černý at age 87
Czech music critic and activist (Civic Forum) Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Jane Whittenshaw has died at age -1
British actress (Mrs Dalloway Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Death of James L. at age 100
American jurist and politician Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Mariano Moreno dies at age 84
Spanish Roman Catholic prelate Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Jørn Riel passed away at age 92
Danish writer Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Edgar Marín died at age 80
Costa Rican footballer Died on Friday August 18th 2023
David Ostrosky, died aged 66
Mexican actor (Teresa Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Obituary: Walter Aipolani, dead at age -1
American musician known as the Father of Hawaiian reggae Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Obituary: Hans Hermann, dead at age 85
German title dealer Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Chai Yitzchok died at age 92
Jerusalem-born American rabbi Died on Friday August 18th 2023
John L. passed away at age 79
American judge and academic administrator Died on Friday August 18th 2023
John Devitt passes away at age 86
Australian Olympic swimmer Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Rick Jeanneret, died aged 81
Canadian sportscaster (Buffalo Sabres) Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Bobby Eli dies at age -1
American guitarist (MFSB) Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Ernst Wroldsen dies at age 78
Norwegian politician Died on Friday August 18th 2023