September 17th
154 Notable deaths
Inga Fischer-Hjalmars
Swedish physicist, chemist, and humanist (1918-2008).
Born January 16th, 1918 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died September 17th, 2008 at 90 years old in Lidingö.
Charley Johnson
Olympic wrestler (1887-1967).
Born January 31st, 1887 in Gothenburg.
Died September 17th, 1967 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Jacques Coutrot
Fencer.
Born April 10th, 1898 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 17th, 1965 at 67 years old in Mormant.
Désiré Keteleer
Road bicycle racer.
Born June 13th, 1920 in Anderlecht.
Died September 17th, 1970 at 50 years old in Rebecq.
David Munson
Athletics competitor.
Born May 19th, 1884 in Medina.
Died September 17th, 1953 at 69 years old in Antwerp.
Vladimír Kos
Czech association football player (1936-2017).
Born March 31st, 1936 in Czechoslovakia. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2017 at 81 years old in Prague. [ref]
Gastone Pierini
Italian weightlifter.
Born September 27th, 1899 in Ancona.
Died September 17th, 1967 at 67 years old in São Bernardo do Campo.
Ove Dahl
Norwegian botanist (1862-1940).
Born January 29th, 1862 in Orkdal Municipality.
Died September 17th, 1940 at 78 years old in Oslo.
Erik Blomqvist
Sport shooter (1879–1956).
Born January 5th, 1879 in Stockholm.
Died September 17th, 1956 at 77 years old
Toimi Pitkänen
Finnish rower (1928-2016).
Born May 23rd, 1928 in Kuhmalahti.
Died September 17th, 2016 at 88 years old in Valkeakoski.
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene