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September 17th
197 Notable deaths
Thanu Padmanabhan
Indian theoretical physicist (1957–2021).
Born March 10th, 1957 in Thiruvananthapuram.
Died September 17th, 2021 at 64 years old in Pune (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Noordin Mohammad Top
Malaysian terrorist (1968-2009).
Born August 11th, 1968 in Kluang. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2009 at 41 years old in Mojosongo (gunshot wound). [ref]
Seth Low
American mayor (1850–1916).
Born January 18th, 1850 in Brooklyn.
Died September 17th, 1916 at 66 years old in Bedford Hills (cancer).
Cecilia Beaux
American artist (1855-1942).
Born May 1st, 1855 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1942 at 87 years old in Gloucester. [ref]
Anneliese Kohlmann
German war criminal.
Born March 1st, 1921 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1977 at 56 years old in Berlin, West Berlin.
Henry Louis Le Châtelier
French chemist (1850–1936).
Born October 8th, 1850 in Paris.
Died September 17th, 1936 at 85 years old in Miribel-les-Échelles.
Rudolf von Jhering
German jurist (1818–1892).
Born August 22nd, 1818 in Aurich.
Died September 17th, 1892 at 74 years old in Göttingen.
Judith Nisse Shklar
American political theorist (1928–1992).
Born September 24th, 1928 in Riga.
Died September 17th, 1992 at 63 years old in Cambridge.
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
Sculptor (1929-2011).
Born April 20th, 1929 in Kadhimiya.
Died September 17th, 2011 at 82 years old in Amman. [ref]
James Crumley
American writer (1939–2008).
Born October 12th, 1939 in Three Rivers.
Died September 17th, 2008 at 68 years old in Missoula (respiratory disease). [ref]
Bahman Golbarnezhad
Iranian paralympic athlete.
Born June 12th, 1968 in Shiraz. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2016 at 48 years old in Rio de Janeiro (sports injury). [ref]
Adolph Malan
South african flying ace (1910–1963).
Born March 24th, 1910 in Wellington.
Died September 17th, 1963 at 53 years old in Kimberley (Parkinson's disease).
Harold Mabern
American pianist (1936-2019).
Born March 20th, 1936 in Memphis.
Died September 17th, 2019 at 83 years old [ref]
Adrienne von Speyr
Swiss doctor and mystic (1902–1967).
Born September 20th, 1902 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died September 17th, 1967 at 64 years old in Basel.
Dettmar Cramer
German football manager (1925–2015).
Born April 4th, 1925 in Dortmund.
Died September 17th, 2015 at 90 years old in Reit im Winkl. [ref]
Alfred Reed
American composer, arranger and conductor (1921–2005).
Born January 25th, 1921 in New York City.
Died September 17th, 2005 at 84 years old in Miami.
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens
Self-proclaimed king of araucanía and patagonia.
Born May 12th, 1825 in Chourgnac.
Died September 17th, 1878 at 53 years old in Tourtoirac.
Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau
Prince of nassau (1832–1905).
Born September 20th, 1832 in Biebrich.
Died September 17th, 1905 at 72 years old in Wiesbaden.
Jan P. Syse
31st prime minister of norway.
Born November 25th, 1930 in Nøtterøy.
Died September 17th, 1997 at 66 years old in Oslo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Emil Ludwig
German writer (1881-1948).
Born January 25th, 1881 in Wrocław.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 67 years old in Ascona.
Song Shilun
Chinese general (1907-1991).
Born September 10th, 1907 in Liling.
Died September 17th, 1991 at 84 years old in Shanghai.
Marvin Hart
American boxer (1876–1931).
Born September 16th, 1876 in Fern Creek.
Died September 17th, 1931 at 55 years old in Fern Creek.
Pōmare IV
Queen of tahiti (1813-1877).
Born February 28th, 1813 in Pare.
Died September 17th, 1877 at 64 years old in Papeete (aneurysm).
Gego
Venezuelan sculptor (1912-1994).
Born August 1st, 1912 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1994 at 82 years old in Caracas (disease). [ref]
Hans Enoksen
Prime minister of greenland.
Born August 7th, 1956 in Itilleq.
Died September 17th, 2025 at 69 years old in Queen Ingrid's Hospital. [ref]
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler