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September 17th
197 Notable deaths
Angelo Schiavio
Italian footballer (1905-1990).
Born October 15th, 1905 in Bologna.
Died September 17th, 1990 at 84 years old in Bologna.
Jimmy Yancey
African american boogie-woogie pianist, composer and lyricist (1898-1951).
Born February 20th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died September 17th, 1951 at 53 years old in Chicago (stroke, diabetes).
Humberto Sousa Medeiros
Catholic cardinal (1915-1983).
Born October 6th, 1915 in Portugal.
Died September 17th, 1983 at 67 years old in Boston.
Leonella Sgorbati
Italian martyr (1940-2006).
Born December 9th, 1940 in Gazzola.
Died September 17th, 2006 at 65 years old in Mogadishu. [ref]
David Kipiani
Georgian footballer (1951-2001).
Born June 18th, 1951 in Tbilisi.
Died September 17th, 2001 at 50 years old in Tbilisi (traffic collision).
Eduard Spranger
German psychologist (1882-1963).
Born June 27th, 1882 in Groß-Lichterfelde.
Died September 17th, 1963 at 81 years old in Tübingen.
Vlado Milunić
Czech architect (1941–2022).
Born March 3rd, 1941 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2022 at 81 years old [ref]
China Zorrilla
Uruguayan actress (1922–2014).
Born March 14th, 1922 in Montevideo Department.
Died September 17th, 2014 at 92 years old in Montevideo (pneumonia). [ref]
Teodoro Fernández
Peruvian footballer (1913-1996).
Born May 20th, 1913 in San Vicente de Cañete. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1996 at 83 years old in Lima. [ref]
Thomas H. Carter
American politician, montana (1854–1911).
Born October 30th, 1854 in Portsmouth.
Died September 17th, 1911 at 56 years old in Washington, D.C..
Maarten Schmidt
Dutch astronomer (1929–2022).
Born December 28th, 1929 in Groningen.
Died September 17th, 2022 at 92 years old in Fresno. [ref]
Manos Loïzos
Greek composer (1937–1982).
Born October 22nd, 1937 in Alexandria.
Died September 17th, 1982 at 44 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Vladimir Basov
Soviet actor, film director, and screenwriter (1923–1987).
Born July 28th, 1923 in Urazovo.
Died September 17th, 1987 at 64 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Estella Agsteribbe
Dutch gymnast (1909–1943).
Born April 6th, 1909 in Amsterdam.
Died September 17th, 1943 at 34 years old in Auschwitz.
Sven Jonasson
Swedish footballer and manager (1909-1984).
Died September 17th, 1984 at 75 years old in Varberg.
Andriy Husin
Ukrainian footballer (1972-2014).
Born December 11th, 1972 in Zolochiv.
Died September 17th, 2014 at 41 years old in Chaiky (traffic collision).
Henrik Sjögren
Swedish ophthalmologist (1899-1986).
Born July 23rd, 1899 in Köping.
Died September 17th, 1986 at 87 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling.
Yu Dafu
Chinese writer (1896–1945).
Born December 7th, 1896 in Fuyang District.
Died September 17th, 1945 at 48 years old in Payakumbuh.
John Murphy Farley
Catholic cardinal (1842–1918).
Born April 20th, 1842 in Ireland.
Died September 17th, 1918 at 76 years old in New York City.
Zino Francescatti
French violinist.
Born August 9th, 1902 in Marseille.
Died September 17th, 1991 at 89 years old in La Ciotat.
Lilian Braithwaite
English actress (1873–1948).
Born March 9th, 1873 in Ramsgate.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 75 years old in London.
Yuri Vizbor
Soviet bard (1934-1984).
Born June 20th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died September 17th, 1984 at 50 years old in Moscow (liver cancer).
Kazuyuki Sogabe
Japanese actor, voice actor, musician and narrator (1948–2006).
Born April 16th, 1948 in Funabashi.
Died September 17th, 2006 at 58 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Rudolf Lehmann
Ss officer (1914–1983).
Born January 30th, 1914 in Heidelberg.
Died September 17th, 1983 at 69 years old in Ettlingen.
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