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September 17th
137 Notable deaths
Ljubica Marić
Serbian composer.
Born March 18th, 1909 in Kragujevac. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2003 at 94 years old in Belgrade. [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]
Eugenio Bersellini
Italian association football player and manager (1936-2017).
Born June 10th, 1936 in Borgo Val di Taro.
Died September 17th, 2017 at 81 years old in Prato (pneumonia). [ref]
J. D. Souther
American singer, songwriter, and actor (1945–2024).
Born November 2nd, 1945 in Detroit.
Died September 17th, 2024 at 78 years old in Sandia Park. [ref]
Luboš Perek
Czech astronomist.
Born July 26th, 1919 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2020 at 101 years old [ref]
Georges Pitoëff
French actor (1884-1939).
Born September 4th, 1884 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1939 at 55 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Krešimir Baranović
Croatian composer.
Born August 25th, 1894 in Šibenik.
Died September 17th, 1975 at 81 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Ferenc Szojka
Hungarian footballer (1931-2011).
Born April 7th, 1931 in Salgótarján.
Died September 17th, 2011 at 80 years old in Salgótarján. [ref]
Raffaele Rossi
Italian cardinal of the roman catholic church.
Born October 28th, 1876 in Pisa.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 71 years old in Crespano del Grappa.
Hermidita
Spanish footballer (1924-2005).
Born November 27th, 1924 in Gondomar.
Died September 17th, 2005 at 80 years old in Vigo.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 137
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel