Frank A. Walls
American convicted serial killerDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Deaths on December 17
This archive lists notable deaths associated with December 17 across multiple years.
Christian de Chalonge
French film director and screenwriter (The Wedding RingDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Ahmed Abodehman
Saudi writer and journalist (Al Riyadh)Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Eddie Sotto
66–67Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Bob Burns III
American actor (The Ghost BustersDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Åge Hareide
Norwegian football coachDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Michele Dancelli
Italian road racing cyclistDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Bethanne McCarthy Patrick
American politicianDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Ruth Bourne
British codebreaker and World War II veteranDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Harouna Coulibaly
Nigerien writer and film directorDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Greg Biffle
American racing driverDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Slavko Aleksić
Bosnian Serb Chetnik commanderDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Oscar Allain
Peruvian painterDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Jacques Morier-Genoud
Swiss politicianDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Octave Houdégbé
Beninese politicianDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Osman Hadi
Bangladeshi politician and activistDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Barry Mitchell
American basketball playerDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Dmitry Kachin
Russian politicianDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Sarath Chandrasiri Muthukumarana
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Miroslav Vondřička
Czech basketball coachDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Bushi Kozu
Japanese politicianDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos
Angolan politicianDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Miss Janeth
Mexican wrestlerDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Ryan McDonough
cardiologist and member of the Alaska State Medical BoardDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Kozu Takeshi
Japanese politicianDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
William Rush
British actor (Waterloo RoadDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Lane Rogers
American pornographic actorDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Boyan Radev
Bulgarian wrestlerDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Toranosuke Katayama
Japanese politicianDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Vítor Gonçalves
Portuguese footballerDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Phil Vinall
English record producer and engineer (Black SeaDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Olga Cardoso
Portuguese radio announcerDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
José Luis Cienfuegos
60/61Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Constança Cunha e Sá
Portuguese journalist and a political commentatorDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Ethan McLeod
English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers)Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Peter Arnett
American journalist (Associated Press)Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Jack Abendschan
American football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders)Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Elof Axel Carlson American geneticist dead at age 94
Elof Axel Carlson, an American geneticist and historian of science, died on December 17, 2025, at age 94. He was a distinguished teaching professor emeritus at the State University of…
Richard Meier Poet dead at age 55
Richard Meier, an English poet, died on December 17, 2025, of lung cancer in East Finchley, London, at the age of 55. Born in Great Bookham, Surrey, in 1970, he…
Verena Keller German operatic mezzosoprano dead at age 83
Verena Keller, the German operatic mezzosoprano, died on December 17, 2025. Born in Schwerin on September 8, 1942, she was the daughter of the Swiss opera singer Jakob Keller. She…
Robert Heide American playwright and author dead at age 91
Robert Heide, an American playwright and author, died on December 17, 2025. He was best known for his play "The Bed" and for working with artist Andy Warhol. His death…
Friedrich St. Florian
Austrian-American architectDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Fred Lorenzen
American Hall of Fame racing driverDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Sokratis Skartsis
Greek poetDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Sigrid Kehl
German operatic sopranoDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Willie Phua
Singaporean cameramanDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Hermes Phettberg
Austrian artistDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Klaus Wolfermann
German javelin throwerDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Guido Henderickx
Belgian film directorDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
David Mallett
American singer and songwriter ("Garden Song")Died on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Gian Paolo Barbieri
Italian fashion photographerDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Thomas R. DiLuglio
American politicianDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Serhiy Olizarenko
Ukrainian steeplechase runnerDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Cosmas Michael Angkur
Indonesian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Bjørn Sand
Norwegian actorDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Mike Brewer
American musician (Brewer & Shipley)Died on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Kostas Chardavellas
Greek journalistDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Heikki Silvennoinen
Finnish musician and actorDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Dietmar Constantini
Austrian football player (SWW Innsbruck) and manager (Mainz 05Died on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Michel del Castillo
French writerDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
John Marsden
Australian writer (TomorrowDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Jean Adamson
British writer (Topsy and Tim)Died on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Rik Van Looy
Belgian racing cyclistDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Joseph Edward Corcoran
American convicted mass murdererDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Wittekind Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont
German member of former princely houseDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
José Antonio Lopetegui
Spanish weightlifterDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
William Labov
97Died on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Brian Price
Welsh rugby union player (national team)Died on Monday December 18th 2023
Larisa Gershtein
Soviet-born Israeli politicianDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Bilal Abu Samaan
Palestinian athleteDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Oleg Ryakhovskiy
Russian triple jumperDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Jim Heighton
Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue BombersDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Mike Maxfield
British songwriter and guitarist (The Dakotas)Died on Monday December 18th 2023
Hermann Brede
German architectDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Speightstown
American Thoroughbred racehorseDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Larry V. Faircloth
American politicianDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Bronislovas Genzelis
Lithuanian politicianDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Giovanni Anselmo
Italian artistDied on Monday December 18th 2023
James McCaffrey
American actorDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Maria João Quadros
Portuguese fado singerDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Eric Montross
American basketball player (Boston CelticsDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Abderrahim Ouakili
Moroccan footballerDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Susanna Parigi
Italian singerDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Valery Lagunov
Russian choreographerDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Keisha Whitaker
American actress and producerDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Amp Fiddler
64-65Died on Monday December 18th 2023
David Gell
Canadian Radio DJ and television presenterDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Brijesh Tripathi
Indian actor (Dulhan Ganga Paar KeDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Michael L. Cowan
American navy admiralDied on Monday December 18th 2023
John Biehl
Chilean lawyerDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Luca de Castro
Brazilian actor ( The Middle of the WorldDied on Monday December 18th 2023
Lao Rongzhi
Chinese serial killerDied on Monday December 18th 2023