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September 17th
154 Notable deaths
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]
Ljubica Marić
Serbian composer.
Born March 18th, 1909 in Kragujevac. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2003 at 94 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Mascarenhas de Morais
Brazilian army commander (1883–1968).
Born November 13th, 1883 in São Gabriel.
Died September 17th, 1968 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa
Brazilian footballer and manager (1934-2002).
Born March 26th, 1934 in Maceió.
Died September 17th, 2002 at 68 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Raffaele Rossi
Italian cardinal of the roman catholic church (1876–1948).
Born October 28th, 1876 in Pisa.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 71 years old in Crespano del Grappa.
Hilde Güden
Austrian soprano singer (1917–1988).
Born September 15th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died September 17th, 1988 at 71 years old in Klosterneuburg.
Georges Pitoëff
French actor (1884-1939).
Born September 17th, 1884 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1939 at 55 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Luboš Perek
Czech astronomist.
Born July 26th, 1919 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2020 at 101 years old [ref]
Ferenc Szojka
Hungarian footballer (1931-2011).
Born April 7th, 1931 in Salgótarján.
Died September 17th, 2011 at 80 years old in Salgótarján. [ref]
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman