Deaths on February 17
This archive lists notable deaths associated with February 17 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on February 17, 2026.
Maria Anspach
German writer
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Carlos Chacón Galindo
Peruvian politician
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Dagmar Lhotová
Czech writer
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Lidiya Bragina
Russian historical scientst
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Soul Jah Love
Zimbabwean reaggae singer
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Luis Balague
Spanish road bicycle racer
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Joseph Pastor Neelankavil
Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Nechan Karakéhéyan
Greek Armenian Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Andrey Myagkov
Russian actor (The Irony of Fate
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Jason Benjamin
Australian artist
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Yehoshua Sagi
Israeli intelligence officer
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Murray Weideman
Australian football player (Collingwood
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Si Spencer
British comic book writer (Books of Magick: Life During Wartime
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Mushahid Ullah Khan
Pakistani politician
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Andrea Lo Vecchio
Italian composer
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Jean-François Voguet
French politician
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Michel Vuillermet
French film director
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Roger Griffin
British astronomer
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Dave Egerton
English rugby union player (Bath
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Tom Bethell
British-born American journalist
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Peter G. Davis
American music critic
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Clayton Pachal
Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Raffaele Cutolo
Italian crime boss
Died on Wednesday February 17th 2021
Dawn Mello
American fashion executive (Bergdorf Goodman)
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Kellye Nakahara
American actress
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Peter Schirmer
British journalist (The Times
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
John Liebenberg
South African photojournalist
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Eamonn Boyce
94-95
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Mickey Wright
American golfer
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Charles Portis
American author (True Grit
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Owen Bieber
American labor union executive
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Loek Hollander
Dutch karate master
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Mário da Graça Machungo
Mozambican politician
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Karl Ludwig Schweisfurth
German businessman
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Barry Hulshoff
Dutch footballer player Ajax
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Andrew Weatherall
British music producer
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Kizito Mihigo
Rwandan gospel singer
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed
Indian politician
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Godfrey O’Donnell
Northern Irish priest
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Giorgi Shengelaia
Georgian film director (The Journey of a Young Composer)
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Hamish Milne
British pianist
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Harry Gregg
Northern Irish footballer (Manchester United--Munich air disaster)
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Ronne Arnold
81–82
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Erickson Le Zulu
Ivorian DJ
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Virgil C. Dechant
American Roman Catholic fraternity leader
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Terry Lineen
New Zealand rugby player (All Blacks
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Jason Davis
American actor (Recess)
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Aleksandr Golubev
Russian intelligence officer (KGB
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Donald Stratton
American Naval seaman
Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Chavara Parukutty Amma
Indian dancer and teacher
Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
Sal Artiaga
baseball executive
Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
James Dahl
American film producer (The End of the Tour)
Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
Paul Ramos
Argentinian football player
Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
Kálmán Györgyi
Hungarian jurist and academic
Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
Zhang Li
67–68
Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
Milt Welch
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers)
Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
Conway Berners-Lee
English mathematician and computer scientist
Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
Šaban Šaulić
Serbian pop-folk singer
Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
Ted Tsukiyama
American attorney and bonsai enthusiast
Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
Mario Bernardo
Italian cinematographer and WWII partisan
Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
Nani Soedarsono
Indonesian social minister (1983-1988)
Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
Seweryn Bialer
German-born American political scientist
Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
Arthur J. Moss
American cardiologist
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Jacques Hébert
French politician
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Daniel Vernet
French journalist and author
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Akinwunmi Isola
Nigerian playwright and actor
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Sampie Terreblanche
South African economist and writer
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Blas Calzada Terrados
Spanish economist
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Anna Saed-Shakh
Soviet-Russian poetess and journalist
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Donald P. Gaver, Jr.
American statistician and operations researcher
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Rakhymshan Otarbayev
Kazakhstan writer and playwright
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
John Muir
Australian judge
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Kavous Seyed-Emami
Iranian environmentalist
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Ya’akov Ben-Yezri
Moroccan-born Israeli politician
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Kapil Kundu
Indian military officer
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Paulo Roberto Morais Júnior
Brazilian footballer (Incheon United
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Kingunge Ngombale–Mwiru
Tanzanian politician
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Bill Teale
70-71
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Yoshihide Kozai
Japanese astronomer
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Waltraud Kretzschmar
German handball player
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Lâm Ngươn Tánh
Vietnamese military officer
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Danilo Caçador
Brazilian footballer (Chapecoense
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Geir Magnus Nyborg
Norwegian theologian
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Abolfazl Anvari
Iranian wrestler
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Pier Paolo Capponi
Italian actor (The Cat o' Nine Tails)
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
James W. Downing
American naval officer and author
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Rapee Sagarik
Thai orchidologist
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Muhammet Yürükuslu
Turkish footballer
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Hans Rinner
Austrian businessman and football official
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Valentina Freimane
95
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Gochomu J. Mudzingwa
Zimbabwean traditional ruler
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Greg Smyth
Canadian ice hockey player
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Serge Daan
Dutch zoologist specializing in chronobiology
Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Carter Manny
American architect
Died on Friday February 17th 2017
Börge Hellström
Swedish writer (Roslund/Hellström)
Died on Friday February 17th 2017
Anne Aaserud
Norwegian art historian
Died on Friday February 17th 2017