September 17th
159 Notable deaths
Hans-Christoph Seebohm
German politician (1903-1967).
Born August 4th, 1903 in Katowice. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1967 at 64 years old in Bonn.
Oskar Halecki
Polish historian (1891-1973).
Born May 26th, 1891 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1973 at 82 years old in White Plains. [ref]
France Bevk
Slovene writer (1890-1970).
Born September 17th, 1890 in Zakojca.
Died September 17th, 1970 at 80 years old in Ljubljana.
Hans Feige
German general (1880-1953).
Born November 10th, 1880 in Königsberg.
Died September 17th, 1953 at 72 years old in Bad Schussenried.
Miloslav Kabeláč
Czech composer and conductor.
Born August 1st, 1908 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1979 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Nelo Risi
Italian poet and film director (1920-2015).
Born April 21st, 1920 in Milan.
Died September 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in Rome.
Giovanni Urbani
Italian catholic patriarch of venice and cardinal (1900-1969).
Born March 26th, 1900 in Venice.
Died September 17th, 1969 at 69 years old in Venice (myocardial infarction).
Wataru Takeshita
Japanese politician (1946-2021).
Born November 3rd, 1946 in Kakeya.
Died September 17th, 2021 at 74 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Phedon Matheou
Greek basketball player and coach, and rower (1924-2011).
Born July 12th, 1924 in Thessaloniki.
Died September 17th, 2011 at 87 years old in Thessaloniki. [ref]
Martí de Riquer i Morera
Spanish noble and philologist (1914-2013).
Born May 3rd, 1914 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2013 at 99 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche