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September 17th
197 Notable deaths
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 (1898–1965).
Born April 10th, 1898 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 17th, 1965 at 67 years old in Mormant.
Désiré Keteleer
Belgian cyclist (1920–1970).
Born June 13th, 1920 in Anderlecht.
Died September 17th, 1970 at 50 years old in Rebecq.
Camillo Rondani
Italian entomologist (1808–1879).
Born November 21st, 1808 in Parma.
Died September 17th, 1879 at 70 years old in Parma.
Geoff Williamson
Australian rower (1923-2009).
Born July 10th, 1923 in Sydney.
Died September 17th, 2009 at 86 years old in Ryde. [ref]
Dalilah
Spanish bellydancer.
Born July 7th, 1936 in Madrid.
Died September 17th, 2001 at 65 years old in Madrid.
David Munson
Athletics competitor (1884–1953).
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]
Clifford Smith
American film director, actor and producer (1894-1937).
Born August 22nd, 1894 in Richmond.
Died September 17th, 1937 at 43 years old in Los Angeles (peritonitis).
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.
Roland Göhler
East german rower.
Born March 26th, 1943 in Meissen.
Died September 17th, 2025 at 82 years old [ref]
Erik Lindqvist
Sailor (1886–1934).
Born May 20th, 1886 in Stockholm.
Died September 17th, 1934 at 48 years old in Stockholm.
Noël Delberghe
French water polo player (1897–1965).
Born December 25th, 1897 in Tourcoing.
Died September 17th, 1965 at 67 years old in Paris.
Thorstein Kråkenes
Norwegian rower (1924–2005).
Died September 17th, 2005 at 81 years old in Bergen.
Rune Larsson
Swedish hurdler (1924–2016).
Born June 17th, 1924 in Stockholm.
Died September 17th, 2016 at 92 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Cora Vaucaire
French singer (1918-2011).
Born July 22nd, 1918 in Marseille.
Died September 17th, 2011 at 93 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Peter Zaremba
American hammer thrower (1908-1994).
Born April 7th, 1909 in Beaver County.
Died September 17th, 1994 at 85 years old in Texas.
Countess Ina Marie von Bassewitz
Prussian princess (1888-1973).
Born January 27th, 1888 in Schorssow.
Died September 17th, 1973 at 85 years old in Munich.
Panas Saksahansky
Ukrainian theatre actor, playwright and translator (1859–1940).
Born May 15th, 1859 in Kamiano-Kostuvate.
Died September 17th, 1940 at 81 years old in Kyiv.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks