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September 17th
159 Notable deaths
Jacob Thoomkuzhy
Indian archbishop.
Born December 13th, 1930.
Died September 17th, 2025 at 94 years old in Thrissur.
Bruno Jasieński
Polish writer.
Born July 17th, 1901 in Klimontów, Sandomierz County. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1938 at 37 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Riccardo Cucciolla
Italian actor.
Born September 5th, 1924 in Bari. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1999 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Peter von Bagh
Finnish film historian and director.
Born August 29th, 1943 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2014 at 71 years old in Helsinki (disease). [ref]
Henri Storck
Belgian writer (1907-1999).
Born September 5th, 1907 in Ostend. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1999 at 92 years old in Uccle. [ref]
Dieter Schidor
German actor (1948–1987).
Born March 6th, 1948 in Brunswick.
Died September 17th, 1987 at 39 years old in Munich (death from AIDS-related complications).
William Henry Perkin
English organic chemist (1860-1929).
Born June 17th, 1860 in Sudbury.
Died September 17th, 1929 at 69 years old in Oxford.
Igor Maslennikov
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter.
Born October 26th, 1931 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died September 17th, 2022 at 90 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Roger Jean Heim
French botanist (1900–1979).
Born February 12th, 1900 in Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1979 at 79 years old in Paris, 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sigge Parling
Swedish footballer (1930–2016).
Born March 26th, 1930 in Forsbacka.
Died September 17th, 2016 at 86 years old in Gävle. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 159
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi