Famous Deaths for 17th January 2021

1625 – Nicolò Rubini, Italian composer and cornettist, dies at 50
1661 – Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed
1751 – Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor), dies at 79
1805 – Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, French scholar and interpreter, dies at 73
1899 – Jedediah Hotchkiss, American topographer and cartographer, dies at 70
1965 – Hans Marchwitza, German writer and communist, dies at 75
1992 – Frank Pullen, English businessman and racehorse owner, dies at 76
1993 – Ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer (Sparta), dies
2005 – Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People’s Republic of China (b. 1919)
2020 – Morimichi Takagi, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman (NPB All-Star 1966–67, 73, 79; Chunichi Dragons), dies at 78

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