Xabier Agirre
Spanish politicianDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
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.
Lew Krausse Jr.
American baseball playerDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Isaac Thomas Kottukapally
Indian film score composer (SwahamDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
U-Roy
Jamaican reggae singerDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Maria Anspach
German writerDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Carlos Chacón Galindo
Peruvian politicianDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Dagmar Lhotová
Czech writerDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Lidiya Bragina
Russian historical scientstDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Soul Jah Love
Zimbabwean reaggae singerDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Luis Balague
Spanish road bicycle racerDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Joseph Pastor Neelankavil
Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic prelateDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Nechan Karakéhéyan
Greek Armenian Catholic prelateDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Andrey Myagkov
Russian actor (The Irony of FateDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Jason Benjamin
Australian artistDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Yehoshua Sagi
Israeli intelligence officerDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Murray Weideman
Australian football player (CollingwoodDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Si Spencer
British comic book writer (Books of Magick: Life During WartimeDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Mushahid Ullah Khan
Pakistani politicianDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Andrea Lo Vecchio
Italian composerDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Jean-François Voguet
French politicianDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Michel Vuillermet
French film directorDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Roger Griffin
British astronomerDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Dave Egerton
English rugby union player (BathDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Tom Bethell
British-born American journalistDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Peter G. Davis
American music criticDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Clayton Pachal
Canadian ice hockey player (Boston BruinsDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Dawn Mello
American fashion executive (Bergdorf Goodman)Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Kellye Nakahara
American actressDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Peter Schirmer
British journalist (The TimesDied on Monday February 17th 2020
John Liebenberg
South African photojournalistDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Eamonn Boyce
94-95Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Mickey Wright
American golferDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Owen Bieber
American labor union executiveDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Loek Hollander
Dutch karate masterDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Mário da Graça Machungo
Mozambican politicianDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Karl Ludwig Schweisfurth
German businessmanDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Barry Hulshoff
Dutch footballer player AjaxDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Andrew Weatherall
British music producerDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Kizito Mihigo
Rwandan gospel singerDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed
Indian politicianDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Godfrey O’Donnell
Northern Irish priestDied 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 pianistDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Harry Gregg
Northern Irish footballer (Manchester United--Munich air disaster)Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Ronne Arnold
81–82Died on Monday February 17th 2020
Erickson Le Zulu
Ivorian DJDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Virgil C. Dechant
American Roman Catholic fraternity leaderDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Terry Lineen
New Zealand rugby player (All BlacksDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Aleksandr Golubev
Russian intelligence officer (KGBDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Donald Stratton
American Naval seamanDied on Monday February 17th 2020
Chavara Parukutty Amma
Indian dancer and teacherDied on Sunday February 17th 2019
Sal Artiaga
baseball executiveDied 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 playerDied on Sunday February 17th 2019
Kálmán Györgyi
Hungarian jurist and academicDied on Sunday February 17th 2019
Zhang Li
67–68Died 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 scientistDied on Sunday February 17th 2019
Šaban Šaulić
Serbian pop-folk singerDied on Sunday February 17th 2019
Ted Tsukiyama
American attorney and bonsai enthusiastDied on Sunday February 17th 2019
Mario Bernardo
Italian cinematographer and WWII partisanDied on Sunday February 17th 2019
Nani Soedarsono
Indonesian social minister (1983-1988)Died on Sunday February 17th 2019
Seweryn Bialer
German-born American political scientistDied on Sunday February 17th 2019
Arthur J. Moss
American cardiologistDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Jacques Hébert
French politicianDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Daniel Vernet
French journalist and authorDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Akinwunmi Isola
Nigerian playwright and actorDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Sampie Terreblanche
South African economist and writerDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Blas Calzada Terrados
Spanish economistDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Anna Saed-Shakh
Soviet-Russian poetess and journalistDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Donald P. Gaver, Jr.
American statistician and operations researcherDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Rakhymshan Otarbayev
Kazakhstan writer and playwright Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
John Muir
Australian judgeDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Kavous Seyed-Emami
Iranian environmentalistDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Ya’akov Ben-Yezri
Moroccan-born Israeli politicianDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Kapil Kundu
Indian military officerDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Paulo Roberto Morais Júnior
Brazilian footballer (Incheon UnitedDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Kingunge Ngombale–Mwiru
Tanzanian politicianDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Bill Teale
70-71Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Yoshihide Kozai
Japanese astronomerDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Waltraud Kretzschmar
German handball playerDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Lâm Ngươn Tánh
Vietnamese military officerDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Danilo Caçador
Brazilian footballer (ChapecoenseDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Geir Magnus Nyborg
Norwegian theologianDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Abolfazl Anvari
Iranian wrestlerDied 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 authorDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Rapee Sagarik
Thai orchidologistDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Muhammet Yürükuslu
Turkish footballerDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Hans Rinner
Austrian businessman and football officialDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Valentina Freimane
95Died on Saturday February 17th 2018
Gochomu J. Mudzingwa
Zimbabwean traditional rulerDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Greg Smyth
Canadian ice hockey playerDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Serge Daan
Dutch zoologist specializing in chronobiologyDied on Saturday February 17th 2018
Carter Manny
American architectDied on Friday February 17th 2017