Famous Deaths for 17th October 2025

1174 – Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)
1897 – Isidor Dannström, Swedish composer, dies at 84
1901 – George Godfrey, Canadian boxer (“Old Chocolate” – World Colored Heavyweight Champion 1883-88), dies of tuberculosis at 48
1921 – Katherine Griffith [Kiernan], American actress (Pollyanna, Fast Company), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 45
1958 – Paul Outerbridge, American photographer, dies at 63
1979 – John Stuart, Scottish actor (Kittie, Superman, Number Seventeen), dies at 81
1981 – David Guion, American pianist, composer, and cowboy, dies at 88
1994 – Barbara Grigor, Scottish filmmaker and art entrepreneur, dies at 50
2007 – Joey Bishop [Gottlieb], American TV talk show host (Joey Bishop Show) and member of the “Rat Pack” group of entertainers, dies at 89
2024 – Mitzi Gaynor [Francesca von Gerber], American actress, singer, and dancer (Anything Goes; South Pacific), dies at 93

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