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Who died on 17 June?

Celebrities who died on 17 June

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Oldest

98 years, 26 days

Youngest

28 years, 5 months, 24 days

Born first

27 June 1874

Died first

17 June 1936

Born last

1992

Died last

17 June 2023

Vietnamese military leader and politician Trần Ngọc Châu

Trần Ngọc Châu

Vietnamese military leader and politician

2020
5th President of Egypt  Mohamed Morsi

Mohamed Morsi

5th President of Egypt

2019
First president of Zambia  Kenneth Kaunda

Kenneth Kaunda

First president of Zambia

2021
American taxi driver and police brutality victim Rodney King

Rodney King

American taxi driver and police brutality victim

2012
Greek writer Maria Lampadaridou-Pothou

Maria Lampadaridou-Pothou

Greek writer

2023
actor, singer Jeff Chandler

Jeff Chandler

actor, singer

1961
American businesswoman, fashion designer, socialite and writer  Gloria Vanderbilt

Gloria Vanderbilt

American businesswoman, fashion designer, socialite and writer

2019
American football player  Hugh McElhenny

Hugh McElhenny

American football player

2022
All-American college football player, college basketball coach, college football coach, College Football Hall of Fame member, college athletic director Josh Cody

Josh Cody

All-American college football player, college basketball coach, college football coach, College Football Hall of Fame member, college athletic director

1961
French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Trintignant

French actor

2022
American diplomat and United States Ambassador to Ireland; younger sister of John F. Kennedy  Jean Kennedy Smith

Jean Kennedy Smith

American diplomat and United States Ambassador to Ireland; younger sister of John F. Kennedy

2020
American journalist  Janet Malcolm

Janet Malcolm

American journalist

2021
American actor Henry Brazeale Walthall

Henry Brazeale Walthall

American actor

1936
Actress, dancer Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

Actress, dancer

2008
American singer Kate Smith

Kate Smith

American singer

1986
American playright John Lionel Golden

John Lionel Golden

American playright

1955
American football player and coach, college athletic administrator John David Crow

John David Crow

American football player and coach, college athletic administrator

2015
Finnish author  Tauno Yliruusi

Tauno Yliruusi

Finnish author

1994
American baseball player and coach Jim Hegan

Jim Hegan

American baseball player and coach

1984
Brazilian actress Cacilda Lanuza

Cacilda Lanuza

Brazilian actress

2018
Composer Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov

Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov

Composer

1994
baseball player Sid Gordon

Sid Gordon

baseball player

1975
American Major League Baseball manager, college baseball coach Dick Howser

Dick Howser

American Major League Baseball manager, college baseball coach

1987
American motorcycle stuntman Alex Harvill

Alex Harvill

American motorcycle stuntman

2021
American sculptor Robert Therrien

Robert Therrien

American sculptor

2019
American actor Arthur Franz

Arthur Franz

American actor

2006
French-American banker Michel David-Weill

Michel David-Weill

French-American banker

2022
Korean-born Chinese general Zhao Nanqi

Zhao Nanqi

Korean-born Chinese general

2018
American silent film actor and a minor director and producer Carlyle Blackwell

Carlyle Blackwell

American silent film actor and a minor director and producer

1955
Film director Arthur Rosson

Arthur Rosson

Film director

1960
Hungarian water polo player and coach György Kárpáti

György Kárpáti

Hungarian water polo player and coach

2020
Polish actress Elżbieta Czyżewska

Elżbieta Czyżewska

Polish actress

2010
American football player  Bill Groman

Bill Groman

American football player

2020
KGB officer Philipp Bobkov

Philipp Bobkov

KGB officer

2019
German physicist Sigurd Hofmann

Sigurd Hofmann

German physicist

2022
American actress and singer Pamela Britton

Pamela Britton

American actress and singer

1974
Argentine actor Gianni Lunadei

Gianni Lunadei

Argentine actor

1998
New Zealand musician Fane Flaws

Fane Flaws

New Zealand musician

2021
Polish Canadian mathematician specializing in geometric functional analysis Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann

Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann

Polish Canadian mathematician specializing in geometric functional analysis

2022
Brazilian nuclear physicist Roberto Salmeron

Roberto Salmeron

Brazilian nuclear physicist

2020
Film director Alejandro Doria

Alejandro Doria

Film director

2009
Chilean athletics competitor Marlene Ahrens

Marlene Ahrens

Chilean athletics competitor

2020
Slovene children's book illustrator  Marlenka Stupica

Marlenka Stupica

Slovene children's book illustrator

2022
American theatrical producer, director, songwriter and composer Earl Carroll

Earl Carroll

American theatrical producer, director, songwriter and composer

1948
Russian politician Oleg Betin

Oleg Betin

Russian politician

2023
Algerian politician Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi

Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi

Algerian politician

2022
Czech poet, essayist and writer  Petr Král

Petr Král

Czech poet, essayist and writer

2020
American mayor Darwin Hindman

Darwin Hindman

American mayor

2019