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Events on Wednesday 17 February 1982 1
1917 – 1982Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)Died 17 February 1982, aged 64American jazz pianist and composer, a pioneer of bebop and modern jazz harmony. He died following a stroke after years of declining health and public silence.