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September 17th
137 Notable deaths
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]
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.
Alfonso Sastre
Spanish playwright.
Born February 20th, 1926 in Madrid.
Died September 17th, 2021 at 95 years old in Hondarribia. [ref]
Hans Feige
German general (1880-1953).
Born November 10th, 1880 in Königsberg.
Died September 17th, 1953 at 72 years old in Bad Schussenried.
Wataru Takeshita
Japanese politician (1946-2021).
Born November 3rd, 1946 in Kakeya.
Died September 17th, 2021 at 74 years old [ref]
Giovanni Urbani
Italian catholic patriarch of venice and cardinal (1900-1969).
Born March 26th, 1900 in Venice. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1969 at 69 years old in Venice (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rolf Peter Sieferle
German historian (1949-2016).
Born August 5th, 1949 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2016 at 67 years old in Heidelberg.
Herbie Fields
American jazz musician.
Born March 24th, 1919 in Asbury Park.
Died September 17th, 1958 at 39 years old in Miami (drug overdose). [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]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 137
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