History Deaths on April 17

George Jennings, English engineer and plumber, invented the Flush toilet (b. 1810)

#George_Jennings

David Hollatz, Polish pastor and theologian (b. 1648)

#David_Hollatz_(dogmatician)

Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (b. 1626)

#Marie_de_Rabutin-Chantal,_marquise_de_Sévigné

A. Alfred Taubman, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1924)

#A._Alfred_Taubman

Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)

#Gabriel_García_Márquez

Barbara Bush, former First Lady of the United States (b. 1925)

#Barbara_Bush

Jonathan V. Plaut, American rabbi and author (b. 1942)

#Jonathan_V._Plaut

Piet Hein, Danish poet and mathematician (b. 1905)

#Piet_Hein_(scientist)

Dick Shawn, American actor (b. 1923)

#Dick_Shawn

Bi Kidude, Tanzanian Taarab singer (b. ?1910)

#Bi_Kidude

Roger Wolcott Sperry, American psychologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)

#Roger_Wolcott_Sperry

Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass player and songwriter (b. 1957)

#Yngve_Moe

Wojciech Le?nikowski, Polish-American architect and academic (b. 1938)

#Wojciech_Le?nikowski

Cecil Harmsworth King, English publisher (b. 1901)

#Cecil_Harmsworth_King

J. Quinn Brisben, American educator and politician (b. 1934)

#J._Quinn_Brisben

Samuel Morey, American engineer (b. 1762)

#Samuel_Morey

Benjamin Franklin, American inventor, publisher, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (b. 1706)

#Benjamin_Franklin

Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian director and playwright (b. 1872)

#Kote_Marjanishvili

Hannah Webster Foster, American journalist and author (b. 1758)

#Hannah_Webster_Foster

Alan García, former President of Peru (b. 1949)

#Alan_García

Danny Federici, American organist and accordion player (b. 1950)

#Danny_Federici

Stanley Rogers Resor, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th United States Secretary of the Army (b. 1917)

#Stanley_Rogers_Resor

Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th president of Turkey (b. 1927)

#Turgut_Özal

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (b. 1888)

#Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan

Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)

#Eddie_Cochran

Richard Jupp, English surveyor and architect (b. 1728)

#Richard_Jupp

Laurence Ginnell, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1852)

#Laurence_Ginnell

Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Dutch lawyer and politician, 28th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1873)

#Charles_Ruijs_de_Beerenbrouck

Manuel Komnenos, Byzantine military commander (b. c. 1045)

#Manuel_Komnenos_(kouropalates)

Lucre?iu P?tr??canu, Romanian lawyer and politician, Romanian Minister of Justice (b. 1900)

#Lucre?iu_P?tr??canu

Robert P. Griffin, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1923)

#Robert_P._Griffin

J. T. Hearne, English cricketer and coach (b. 1867)

#J._T._Hearne

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1678)

#Joseph_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Johann Mattheson, German lexicographer and composer (b. 1681)

#Johann_Mattheson

Chaim Herzog, Israeli general, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of Israel (b. 1918)

#Chaim_Herzog

William Conway, Irish cardinal (b. 1913)

#William_Conway_(cardinal)

Linda McCartney, American photographer, activist, and musician (b. 1941)

#Linda_McCartney

Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)

#Henrik_Dam

Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican poet and scholar (b. 1651)

#Juana_Inés_de_la_Cruz

Francis George, American cardinal (b. 1937)

#Francis_George

Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041)

#Harald_III_of_Denmark

Jean Baptiste Perrin, French-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)

#Jean_Baptiste_Perrin

Juan Bautista Sacasa, Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th President of Nicaragua (b. 1874)

#Juan_Bautista_Sacasa

Doris Roberts, American actress (b. 1925)

#Doris_Roberts

V. S. Ramadevi, Indian politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (b. 1934)

#V._S._Ramadevi

Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite and game show panelist (b. 1910)

#Kitty_Carlisle

Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal (b. 1259)

#Blanche_of_Portugal_(1259-1321)

George, Duke of Saxony (b. 1471)

#George,_Duke_of_Saxony

Antonio Bertali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1605)

#Antonio_Bertali

Jeremiah J. Rodell, American general (b. 1921)

#Jeremiah_J._Rodell

Dimitrios Psarros, Greek lieutenant, founded the National and Social Liberation (b. 1893)

#Dimitrios_Psarros

Carlos Graça, São Toméan politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (b. 1931)

#Carlos_Graça

John IV, Duke of Brabant (b. 1403)

#John_IV,_Duke_of_Brabant

Claude Provost, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1933)

#Claude_Provost

Kateri Tekakwitha, Mohawk-born Native American saint (b. 1656)

#Kateri_Tekakwitha

Manwel Dimech, Maltese journalist, author, and philosopher (b. 1860)

#Manwel_Dimech

Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher (b. 1899)

#Elda_Emma_Anderson

Robert of Molesme, Christian saint and abbot (b. 1027)

#Robert_of_Molesme

E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (b. 1821)

#E._G._Squier

Louise Nevelson, Ukrainian-American sculptor and educator (b. 1900)

#Louise_Nevelson

Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford, English nobleman (b. 1257)

#Robert_de_Vere,_6th_Earl_of_Oxford

Red Allen, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908)

#Red_Allen

Karpal Singh, Malaysian lawyer and politician (b. 1940)

#Karpal_Singh

Aimé Césaire, Caribbean-French poet and politician (b. 1913)

#Aimé_Césaire

Al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph (b. 706)

#Al-Walid_II

Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1863)

#Aleksandr_Golovin_(artist)

Carl Kasell, American radio personality (b. 1934)

#Carl_Kasell

Constantine II, King of Armenia

#Constantine_II,_King_of_Armenia

Earl King, American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter (b. 1934)

#Earl_King

Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (b. 1936)

#Ralph_Abernathy

Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1822)

#Alexander_Mackenzie_(politician)

Joachim Camerarius, German scholar and translator (b. 1500)

#Joachim_Camerarius

Scotty Probasco, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1928)

Bernat Klein, Serbian-Scottish fashion designer and painter (b. 1922)

Cheo Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer and composer of salsa and bolero music. (b. 1935)

Nityananda Mohapatra, Indian journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1912)

Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer (b. 1948)

Leila Berg, English journalist and author (b. 1917)

Robert Vickrey, American artist and author (b. 1926)

Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (b. 1940)

Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (b. 1926)

Henderson Forsythe, American actor (b. 1917)

Scott Brazil, American director and producer (b. 1955)

Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist (b. 1907)

Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (b. 1908)

Yiannis Latsis, Greek businessman (b. 1910)

John Paul Getty, Jr., American-English philanthropist (b. 1932)

H. B. Bailey, American race car driver (b. 1936)

Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, created the Atkins diet (b. 1930)

Frank E. Resnik, American sergeant and businessman (b. 1928)

Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1939)

Suzuki Kantar?, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1868)

Marin Falier, Doge of Venice (b. 1285)

Árni Þorláksson, Icelandic bishop (b. 1237)

Benedict III, pope of the Catholic Church

Bernard of Italy, Frankish king (b. 797)

Xiao, empress of the Sui Dynasty

Donnán of Eigg, Irish priest and saint

Proclus, Greek mathematician and philosopher (b. 412)