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September 17th
137 Notable deaths
Marvin Hart
American boxer.
Born September 16th, 1876 in Fern Creek.
Died September 17th, 1931 at 55 years old in Kentucky.
Jimmy Yancey
African american boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist.
Born February 20th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died September 17th, 1951 at 53 years old in Chicago (stroke, diabetes).
Eduard Spranger
German psychologist (1882-1963).
Born June 27th, 1882 in Groß-Lichterfelde. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1963 at 81 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Humberto Sousa Medeiros
Catholic cardinal (1915-1983).
Born October 6th, 1915 in Portugal.
Died September 17th, 1983 at 67 years old in Boston.
Gego
Venezuelan sculptor (1912-1994).
Born August 1st, 1912 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1994 at 82 years old in Caracas (disease). [ref]
David Kipiani
Footballer (1951-2001).
Born November 18th, 1951 in Tbilisi.
Died September 17th, 2001 at 49 years old in Tbilisi (traffic collision).
Estella Agsteribbe
Gymnast.
Born April 6th, 1909 in Amsterdam.
Died September 17th, 1943 at 34 years old in Auschwitz.
Leonella Sgorbati
Italian martyr (1940-2006).
Born December 9th, 1940 in Gazzola.
Died September 17th, 2006 at 65 years old in Mogadishu. [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]
Manos Loïzos
Greek composer.
Born October 22nd, 1937 in Alexandria.
Died September 17th, 1982 at 44 years old in Moscow (stroke).
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