Famous Deaths for 17th June 2026

1501 – John I Albert [Jan I Olbracht], Polish sovereign (King of Poland, 1492-1501; Duke of G?ogów, 1491-98), dies at 41
1565 – Ashikaga Yoshiteru, 13th Japanese sh?gun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1545-65), dies at 29
1734 – Duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle
1965 – Arnold Meijer, Dutch leader of fascist Dutch National and Black Front, dies at 60
1978 – Cully Richards, actor (Don’t Call Me Charlie), dies at 68
1981 – Richard O’Connor, British general (b. 1889)
1987 – Dick Howser, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star All-Star 1961, 61²; KC A’s) and manager (World Series 1977, 78 NY Yankees; KC Royals 1985), dies of brain cancer at 51
2002 – J. Carter Brown, American art director (Washington National Gallery), dies at 67
2007 – Paul Hodder-Williams, British publisher (Hodder and Stoughton), dies at 97
2015 – Ron Clarke, Australian athlete (17 x WRs, 5,000m, 10,000m, 20,000m; 2, 3, 6, 10 miles) and politician (mayor Gold Coast), dies from kidney failure at 78

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