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September 17th
197 Notable deaths
Sadao Yamanaka
Japanese film director (1909–1938).
Born November 7th, 1909 in Kyoto.
Died September 17th, 1938 at 28 years old in Manchuria.
Mário Rodrigues Filho
Brazilian journalist (1908–1966).
Born June 3rd, 1908 in Recife.
Died September 17th, 1966 at 58 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Gino Lucetti
Italian assassin (1900-1943).
Born August 31st, 1900 in Carrara.
Died September 17th, 1943 at 43 years old in Ischia.
Şevkefza Sultan
Valide sultan of the ottoman empire (1820–1889).
Born December 12th, 1820 in Poti.
Died September 17th, 1889 at 68 years old in Çırağan Palace.
Leon Kirchner
American composer (1919-2009).
Born January 24th, 1919 in Brooklyn.
Died September 17th, 2009 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Alejandro Casona
Spanish writer (1903–1965).
Born March 23rd, 1903 in Bisuyu.
Died September 17th, 1965 at 62 years old in Madrid.
Jacob Thoomkuzhy
Indian archbishop.
Born December 13th, 1930.
Died September 17th, 2025 at 94 years old in Thrissur.
Bruno Jasieński
Polish writer (1901–1938).
Born July 17th, 1901 in Klimontów. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1938 at 37 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Riccardo Cucciolla
Italian actor (1924–1999).
Born September 5th, 1924 in Bari.
Died September 17th, 1999 at 75 years old in Rome.
Ignaz Brüll
Austrian musician (1846–1907).
Born November 7th, 1846 in Prostějov. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1907 at 60 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Sadegh Sharafkandi
Assassinated iranian/kurdish politician (1938-1992).
Born January 11th, 1938 in Bukan.
Died September 17th, 1992 at 54 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Peter von Bagh
Finnish film historian and director (1943–2014).
Born August 29th, 1943 in Helsinki.
Died September 17th, 2014 at 71 years old in Helsinki (disease).
Henri Storck
Belgian writer (1907-1999).
Born September 5th, 1907 in Ostend.
Died September 17th, 1999 at 92 years old in Uccle.
Dieter Schidor
German actor (1948–1987).
Born March 6th, 1948 in Brunswick.
Died September 17th, 1987 at 39 years old in Munich (death from AIDS-related complications).
Eduard Sachau
German orientalist (1845–1930).
Born July 20th, 1845 in Neumünster.
Died September 17th, 1930 at 85 years old in Berlin.
Theodore Wilbur Anderson
American statistician (1918–2016).
Born June 5th, 1918 in Minneapolis.
Died September 17th, 2016 at 98 years old in Stanford.
William Henry Perkin
English organic chemist (1860-1929).
Born June 17th, 1860 in Sudbury.
Died September 17th, 1929 at 69 years old in Oxford.
Igor Maslennikov
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter.
Born October 26th, 1931 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died September 17th, 2022 at 90 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Roger Jean Heim
French botanist (1900–1979).
Born February 12th, 1900 in Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1979 at 79 years old in Paris, 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sigge Parling
Swedish footballer (1930–2016).
Born March 26th, 1930 in Forsbacka.
Died September 17th, 2016 at 86 years old in Gävle. [ref]
Hans-Christoph Seebohm
German politician (1903-1967).
Born August 4th, 1903 in Katowice. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1967 at 64 years old in Bonn.
Oskar Halecki
Polish historian (1891-1973).
Born May 26th, 1891 in Vienna.
Died September 17th, 1973 at 82 years old in White Plains.
Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński
Polish archbishop.
Born November 1st, 1822 in Voiutyn.
Died September 17th, 1895 at 72 years old in Kraków.
France Bevk
Slovene writer (1890-1970).
Born September 17th, 1890 in Zakojca.
Died September 17th, 1970 at 80 years old in Ljubljana.
Hans Feige
German general (1880-1953).
Born November 10th, 1880 in Königsberg.
Died September 17th, 1953 at 72 years old in Bad Schussenried.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson