Famous Deaths for 17th September 2018

1575 – Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer, dies at 71
1934 – Edmund van der Straeten, composer, dies at 79
1953 – Henry Holden Huss, American composer, dies at 91
1985 – Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, businesswoman and co-founder of Laura Ashley, dies by falling down the stairs of her daughter’s home at 60
1993 – Christian Nyby, US director (Big Sleep, Thing), dies at 80
1994 – Vitas Gerulaitis, Lithuanian American tennis star (Davis Cup 1979), dies of carbon monoxide poisoning at 40
1994 – Henk Figee, author/publisher (Shoes of the Sea), dies at 46
1994 – Paul Nicholas Young, architect, dies at 47
1998 – Ted Binion, Las Vegas casino heir (b. 1943)
2014 – George Hamilton IV, American country musician, dies from complications from a heart attack at 77

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