Same Rivers
American musicianDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Deaths on October 17
This archive lists notable deaths associated with October 17 across multiple years.
Stavros Demosthenous
Cypriot soccer president KarmiotissaDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Enric Canals
Spanish journalist and television producerDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Jacques Esnal
French ETA militant and convicted terroristDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Don Perdue
American politicianDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Jose Manuel Gomez Vazquez Aldana
Mexican architectDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Philly Ryan
Irish Gaelic footballer (Clonmel Commercials) and manager (Tipperary)Died on Saturday October 18th 2025
Roy Jacobsen
Norwegian novelistDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Jakes Esnal
French ETA militant and convicted terroristDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Petra Kammerevert
German politicianDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Martin Townsend
British journalistDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Emilio Rodríguez Menéndez
Spanish lawyer and television personalityDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Klaus Doldinger
German jazz saxophonist and composerDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Gino Pivatelli
Italian football player (BolognaDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Gustavo Aliaga Palma
Bolivian diplomat and politicianDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Mircea Tiberian
Romanian jazz pianist and composerDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Ra’ouf Mus’ad
Egyptian playwrightDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Baltasar Gonçalves
Portuguese footballerDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Lady Annabel Goldsmith
English socialiteDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Leonid Hrach
SovietDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Sofia Corradi
Italian pedagogistDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Pye Engström
Swedish sculptorDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Milan Dobeš
Slovak painter and graphic artistDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
David J. Armor
American social scientistDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Sergey Kara-Murza
Russian chemistDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Zsolt Egyed
Hungarian electronic technician and politicianDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Eduardo Ermita
Filipino military officer and politicianDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Yang Chen-Ning
Chinese theoretical physicist and recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in PhysicsDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Duke Roufus
American kickboxerDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Bruno Bürki
Swiss pastorDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Nicholas Daniloff
American journalistDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Tom Garvin
Irish political scientist and historianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
George A. Bekey
American roboticistDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Heinz Aldinger
German football refereeDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Judith de Kom
Dutch-Surinamese activist and novelist. (death announced on this date)Died on Friday October 18th 2024
François Kouyami
Beninese general and politicianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Saimin Redjosentono
Surinamese academic and politicianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Yehuda Bauer
Czech-born Israeli Holocaust historianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Nikolai Volev
Bulgarian film director (Gentlemen for a DayDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Jack Zussman
British crystallographer and mineralogistDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Zebedeo John Opore
Kenyan politicianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Manuel Octavio Bermúdez
Colombian rapist and serial killerDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Ginés González García
Argentine diplomat and politicianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Sultan Kigab
Sudanese marathon swimmerDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Rick Nolan
American businessman and politicianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Patti McGee
American skateboarderDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Bobby Gill
former NASCAR driverDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Shepherd Mdladlana
South African politicianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Lê Văn Triết
Vietnamese diplomat and politicianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Isabelle de Borchgrave
Belgian sculptor and painterDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Emin Fuat Keyman
Turkish academic and political scientistDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Donald B. Elliott
American politicianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Árpád Potápi
Hungarian politicianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Shujeo Shyam
Bangladeshi music director (Hason RajaDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Len Silver
English motorcycle speedway rider and promoterDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Dorothy Pocklington
American brigadier generalDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Barbara Owen
American organist and scholarDied on Friday October 18th 2024
John Lawrence O’Meally
Australian judgeDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Morris Mills
American politicianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Leonard J. Jacobs
American politicianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Richard Conroy
Irish politicianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Verna L. Clayton
American politicianDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Muhammad Shabana
Palestinian militantDied on Friday October 18th 2024
Sherry Coben
American television writer and producer (Kate & Allie)Died on Friday October 18th 2024
Loren Parks
American businessmanDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Giancarlo Cantelmi
Italian lawyer and politicianDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Osvaldo Desideri
Italian art director (The Last Emperor)Died on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Ayman Nofal
57–58Died on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Gary Nuñez
Puerto Rican musician (Plena Libre) and politicianDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Gaqry Nuñez
Puerto Rican musician (Plena Libre) and politicianDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Giovanni Chiaramonte
Italian photographer and photojournalistDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Hatto Beyerle
German-Austrian chamber musicianDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Willy Pfund
Swiss politicianDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Paul Reynolds
English cricket umpire representing IrelandDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Neil Le Bihan
English footballer (Peterborough UnitedDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Neil Le Behan
English footballer (Peterborough UnitedDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Evgeniy Artemev
Russian actor (Torpedo BombersDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Alexander Buzgalin
Russian MarxistDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Roza Agisheva
Russian singer (Big Children's Choir) and actress (Crank from 5th B)Died on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Franklin Meumeu
Cameronian actorDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Shafi Bikrampuri
Bangladeshi film director (Denmohor)Died on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Jacques Pavlovsky
French photojournalistDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Khaled Al Muhtasib
Palestinian militantDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Abdel Fattah Dukhan
Palestinian militant and founder of HamasDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Wasil Doolwal
Kashmiri political activistDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Urmas Jõemees
Estonian animation operatorDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Junji Higashi
Japanese politicianDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Tabby Brown
British model and presenterDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Roger Greenhalgh
British academic and writerDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Richard J. Lesniak
American politicianDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Anna Gutu
30-31Died on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Jacques Pavlovksy
French photojournalistDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Jean-Claude Cassini
French cartoonistDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023