Died On This Day: December 17

• James Cairncross (2009, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
• Chris Henry (2009, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA)
• Chandu Lal Jain (2009, Bangalore, Karnataka, India)
• Dusan Jaksic (2009, Belgrade, Serbia)
• Jennifer Jones (2009, Malibu, California, USA)
• Dan O'Bannon (2009, Santa Monica, California, USA)
• Alaina Reed-Hall (2009, Santa Monica, California, USA)
• Sammy Baugh (2008, Rotan, Texas, USA)
• Freddy Breck (2008, Rottach-Egern, Bavaria, Germany)
• Francisco Casavella (2008, Barcelona, Spain)
• Paul Greco (2008, Red Hook, New York, USA)
• Robert John Keating (2008, Palos Park, Illinois, USA)
• Justin Levens (2008, Laguna Niguel, California, USA)
• Héctor Malamud (2008, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• Sophie Perez (2008, USA)
• Willoughby Sharp (2008, New York City, New York, USA)
• Dave Smith (2008, San Diego, California, USA)
• Don Chevrier (2007, Palm Harbor, Florida, USA)
• Joel Dorn (2007, New York City, New York, USA)
• Jack Zander (2007, Pound Ridge, New York, USA)
• Don A. Ferris (2006, Studio City, California, USA)
• Farokh Ghafari (2006, Paris, France)
• Albert Hetterle (2006, Berlin, Germany)
• Kyôko Kishida (2006, Tokyo, Japan)
• Esko Nikkari (2006, Seinäjoki, Finland)
• Timmie Rogers (2006, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Denis West Payton (2006, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK)
• Jack Anderson (2005, Bethesda, Maryland, USA)
• Marc Favreau (2005, Montréal, Québec, Canada)
• John Ferguson (2005, Zachary, Lousiana, USA)
• Agnès Guillemot (2005, Paris, France)
• Sándor Kocsis (2005)
• Mohamed Osfour (2005, Morocco)
• Jean Schlegel (2005, Switzerland)
• Erich Auer (2004, Vienna, Austria)
• Héctor Collodoro (2004, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• Jerzy Groszang (2004, Debowa Góra, Poland)
• Dick Heckstall-Smith (2004, London, England, UK)
• Jerzy Karaszkiewicz (2004, Warsaw, Poland)
• Janina Niedzwiecka (2004, Lódz, Poland)
• Henry Cuesta (2003, Sherman Oaks, California, USA)
• Pierre Daigneault (2003, Laval, Québec, Canada)
• Ed Devereaux (2003, Hampstead, London, England, UK)
• Monica Doerr (2003, Junction City, Oregon, USA)
• Otto Graham (2003, Sarasota, Florida, USA)
• Mary Ann Jackson (2003, California, USA)
• Christopher N. Seiter (2003, Pasadena, California, USA)
• Alan Tilvern (2003, London, England, UK)
• Karol L. Zachar (2003, Bratislava, Slovakia)
• Uwe Belz (2002, Berlin, Germany)
• Colin Clark (2002)
• Asaideo Handige (2002, Assam, India)
• James Hazeldine (2002, London, England, UK)
• Levon Khachatryan (2002)
• Frederick Knott (2002, New York City, New York, USA)
• Hank Luisetti (2002, San Mateo, California, USA)
• Edana Romney (2002, Santa Maria, California, USA)
• Imre Szabó (2002)
• Mark Laneader (2001, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
• Al Lehman (2001, North Hollywood, California, USA)
• Reinhard Michalke (2001, Berlin, Germany)
• Martha Mödl (2001, Stuttgart, Germany)
• Frédéric de Pasquale (2001, Rouen, France)
• Aleksandr Volodin (2001, Moscow, Russia)
• Gérard Blain (2000, Paris, France)
• Barney McNulty (2000, Studio City, California, USA)
• Rex Allen (1999, Tucson, Arizona, USA)
• Warren Ball (1999, Hollywood, California, USA)
• François Dyrek (1999, Compiègne, France)
• Roger Frison-Roche (1999, Chamonix, France)
• Joe Pearce (1999, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, UK)
• Ryszard Raduszewski (1999)
• Chela Ruíz (1999, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• Grover Washington Jr. (1999, New York City, New York, USA)
• Allan D'Arcangelo (1998, New York City, New York, USA)
• John Robert Lloyd (1998, New York City, New York, USA)
• Johan Blignaut (1997, South Africa)
• F.W. Dustmann (1997, Grünwald, Munich, Germany)
• Allison Sgroi (1997)
• Peter Taylor (1997, Rome, Italy)
• Tony Ulasewicz (1997, Glens Falls, New York, USA)
• Vera Valtonen (1997, Stockholm, Sweden)
• Irving Caesar (1996, New York City, New York, USA)
• Norman Florence (1996, Wales, UK)
• Han Hsiang Li (1996, Peking, China)
• Ruby Murray (1996, Torquay, Devon, England, UK)
• Suryakantham (1996, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India)
• Lexie Bigham (1995, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Olivette Thibault (1995, Greenfield Park, Québec, Canada)
• Ella Hval (1994, Norway)
• Kathryn Hereford (1993, Los Angeles County, California, USA)
• Janet Margolin (1993, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Bob Shepard (1993, New York City, New York, USA)
• Dana Andrews (1992, Los Alamitos, California, USA)
• Janet Velie (1992)
• Jan Hendriks (1991, Berlin, Germany)
• James Landis (1991)
• Eszter Tamási (1991)
• Frank Weatherwax (1991, Malibu, California, USA)
• (1990, El Rio, California, USA)
• Don Draper (1990, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Mieke Verstraete (1990, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)
• Josephine Hill (1989, Palm Springs, California, USA)
• Luciano Salce (1989, Rome, Italy)
• Albert Wedemeyer (1989, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA)
• Jerry Hopper (1988, San Clemente, California, USA)
• Paul Löwinger (1988, Vienna, Austria)
• Jack McKenney (1988, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Irving Allen (1987, Encino, California, USA)
• Lia Corelli (1987, Rome, Latium, Italy)
• Hans-Dieter Schlegel (1987, Bautzen, German Democratic Republic [now Saxony, Federal Republic of Germany])
• Marion Sundh (1987, Råsunda, Solna, Stockholms län, Sweden)
• Linda Wong (1987, Petaluma, California, USA)
• Marguerite Yourcenar (1987, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA)
• Peter Beauvais (1986, Baden-Baden, West Germany)
• Oakley Haldeman (1986, Mesa, Arizona, USA)
• Stacy MacGregor (1986, Kern County, California, USA)
• Alan Stern (1986)
• Albert Cavens (1985, Los Angeles County, California, USA)
• Armand Delmar (1985, Mission Viejo, California, USA)
• Otto Gotsche (1985, East Berlin, East Germany)
• Kaarlo Kytö (1985)
• Harry M. Leonard (1985, Los Angeles County, California, USA)
• Simone Paris (1985, Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France)
• Roger Torrey (1985, Los Angeles County, California, USA)
• Maria von der Osten-Sacken (1985, Munich, Germany)
• Åke Whilney (1985, Abbekås, Skåne län, Sweden)
• Tilly Perin-Bouwmeester (1984, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands)
• Isa Pola (1984, Milan, Lombardy, Italy)
• Cash Shockey (1984, Los Angeles, California, USA,)
• Francisco Marín (1983)
• Joe Massengale (1983, Burbank, California, USA)
• Hal Pereira (1983, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Leonard Christmas (1982, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Léonide Kogan (1982, Moscow, Russia)
• Big Joe Williams (1982, Macon, Mississippi, USA)
• Pepe Blanco (1981, Madrid, Spain)
• Ada Kramm (1981, Oslo, Norway)
• George Moon (1981, London, England, UK)
• Børge Ralov (1981, Denmark)
• Grizelda Harvey (1980)
• William Kendis (1980, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Donald Marye (1979, Conroe, Texas, USA)
• Gregorio Barrios (1978, São Paulo, SP, Brazil)
• Per Björkman (1978, Malmö, Sweden)
• María del Río (1978, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• Don Ellis (1978, Hollywood, California, USA)
• Irving Jacobson (1978, New York City, New York, USA)
• Ralph Cochrane (1977, Burford, Oxfordshire, England, UK)
• Henry DeMond (1977, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Benny de Weill (1977, Sylt, Germany)
• Vladimir Gajdarov (1976, Siberia, Russia)
• Didi Holtermann (1975, Norway)
• Alexandra Mihael (1975, Brussels, Belgium)
• Noble Sissle (1975, Tampa, Florida, USA)
• Frank Sully (1975, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Walter Thompson (1975, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Stanislaw Latallo (1974, Himalaya, Nepal)
• Paul Mederow (1974, Brissago, Switzerland)
• Nils Nittel (1974, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden)
• Magdalene von Nußbaum (1974, Berlin, West Germany)
• Belle Benchley (1973, San Diego, California, USA)
• Wallace Butts (1973, Athens, Georgia, USA)
• María Douglas (1973, Mexico D.F., Mexico)
• Lajos Kormos (1972, Szeged, Hungary)
• Vladimir Okulich (1972)
• Floyd Shackelford (1972, Los Angeles County, California, USA)
• Helen Wallace (1970, New York City, New York, USA)
• Arthur da Costa e Silva (1969, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• Hadi Hün (1969, Istanbul, Turkey)
• Gus Peterson (1969, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Ida Barr (1967)
• Harold Holt (1967, Portsea, Victoria, Australia)
• Paul Knepler (1967, Vienna, Austria)
• Scott Moore (1967, Miami Beach, Florida, USA)
• Jack Perrin (1967, Hollywood, California, USA)
• Gösta Ström (1966, Sollentuna, Stockholms län, Sweden)
• Silvinha Telles (1966, Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• Hastings Ismay (1965, Broadway, Worcestershire, England, UK)
• George Meader (1963, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Winfried Zillig (1963, Hamburg, West Germany)
• Robert M. Haas (1962, Costa Mesa, California, USA)
• Tom Miranda (1962, Hollywood, California, USA)
• Thomas Mitchell (1962, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Afrique (1961, London, England, UK)
• Denison Clift (1961, Hollywood, California, USA)
• Joseph Plunkett (1960, New York City, New York, USA)
• H.R. Hignett (1959)
• Wladyslaw Woznik (1959, Kraków, Poland)
• Charles Gross (1958, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Buena Bent (1957, England, UK)
• Gil Doud (1957, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Dorothy L. Sayers (1957, Witham, Essex, England, UK)
• Eddie Acuff (1956, Hollywood, California, USA)
• Whitford Kane (1956, New York City, New York, USA)
• Willie Solar (1956, New York City, New York, USA)
• Olga Hellqvist (1954, Sweden)
• Zofia Nalkowska (1954)
• Bernard Randall (1954, New York City, New York, USA)
• Steven Slesinger (1953, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• James J. Van Dyk (1951, Montclair, New Jersey, USA)
• A. Robins (1950, White Plains, New York, USA)
• Hamilkar Boskovic (1947, Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia)
• J. Darcie 'Foxy' Lloyd (1947, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Wayne Nunn (1947, New York City, New York, USA)
• Jennie Haggar (1946)
• Elvira Notari (1946, Cava De Tirreni, Italy)
• Claudia Craddock (1945, Hollywood, California, USA)
• Lotte Spira (1943, Berlin, Germany)
• Jean Worms (1943, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France)
• Alfred Hemming (1942, New York City, New York, USA)
• Coen Hissink (1942, Neuengamme, Germany)
• Bruce Smith (1942, New York City, New York, USA)
• Xiling Shen (1940, Chongqing, China)
• Kaichi Yamamoto (1939)
• Norman McNeil (1938)
• John W. Brunius (1937, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden)
• Carl McBride (1937, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Lucille Thorndyke (1935, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Frank Sylvester (1931, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Henri Rolf Otte (1930, San Francisco, California, USA)
• Peter Warlock (1930, London, England, UK)
• Ted Wilde (1929, Hollywood, California, USA)
• Paola Pezzaglia (1925, Firenze, Italy)
• Joseph S. Chailee (1924, Amityville, New York, USA)
• R. Cecil Smith (1922, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Gabriela Zapolska (1921, Lwów, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine])
• Lionel Bradshaw (1918, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi (1273, Konya, Turkey)